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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-20
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
THE BOARD OF AUDIT.

The Board or Audit met yesterday at>noon,
Mayor Hall presiding Resolutions were adopted
to the following eject
That the title contained resolution Of this Board
adopted May @ 1874 entitled 'Judgments OF 1872 be
amended by striking the and figures of 1872"
that the account shah read Judgments 800 000n.
Authorizing The Comptroller to transmit 10 the Board Of
ton adopted by this Board May 1872 10 relation 70 the
amount of taxes to be raised In the city and county Of
New YORK In 1872 which were restcterniined and re-
Regulating and fixing the salary OF Louis Ka2insky,
Interpreter of the County Courts the IS $50
annu, for lT2 and authorizing the Comptroller 10 pay
The first paragraph In the resolutions Is designed
ing against the city.
Donations were asked for as follows The Blind
Mechanics Association, for $50 per year for every
blind man In the city; the Ladies' Depository, for
$l,0O0 Yorkvllle Homeopathic Dlspensary, for
$1,000; Northeastern Homeopathic Dispensary, for
street, for $fper week for each child during the
week; inlrnary OF the New York College OF Dentls-
try, for 81 goo; lIahnemann Hospital East Fiftyfth
street, for $4,000. The applications were laid over
TO be acted on ut special meeting to be held In
July.
Communications were received AZ follows:-Erom
the Fire commissioners asking for an appropriation
the upper part OF the city: from the Board OF
Health, asking for 100000 additional Tor sanitary
purposes; from the New York Bridge Company,
asking for 100000 being ten per cent instalment
OF the subscription by this city; from the Depart
ment OF Public Instruction asking $14s 600 for ne
and from the Corporation Attorney, asking for an
increased appropriation 10 meet the expenses or
his oiflce, al OF which were laid over.
The Board then adjourned.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-20
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION,
A Special Notwithstanding the Eve
ming school System-'The Winding Up
OF Affairs for the Summer Vacation.

Special MISUNDERSTANDING the Eve
ming school System-Fhe Winding Up
OF Affairs for the Summer Vacation.
The Board Of Education held a special meeting
yesterday afternoon at four O'Clock, Mr.. Bernard
Smyth presiding. The following members were
present-Messrs. Brennan, Lewis, Duryea, Wood,
Sands Jarvis and jenkins.
An invitation from the Commissioners OF Emf
grafton to attend the examination OF the scholars
Of the School of Emigration, on Randall's Island
was accepted by formal motion.
A resolution appointing Mr. B. Oakley to the
position of teacher, made vacant by the death Of
Mr.. William J. Malone, at an annual salary Of
$1,000, was adopted.
Commissioner WOOD offered resolution for the
remOdeling OF the system OF the evening schools.
No pupils were to be admitted under fourteen
years OF age. The number OF scholars registered
last year was as folows-Boys, 1881; girls, e129.
The average attendance was as ws:-BOys,
4,7S3; girls, 3,446 making a per centage of 61h OF
absence of boys and 4sA Of the girls. Commissioner
absence OF scholars in the evening schools was so
great 1t was very easy to infer, and with perfect
Justice, that something should be done to improve
the system of teaching. The resolution was given
to the Committee on Normal and Evening Schools
The Alumni OF the Normal College offered to the
Board the sum OF $s7 for the purchase of scientific
text books for the use of the college. On motion of
Commissioner Wood this donation was accepted
with thanks to the munincent young ladies who
Reports from the Finance Committee on several
bills against the Board were received and their
payment ordered.
Mr.. WOOD offered q resolution, which was
adopted to the effect that there be two additional
assistant superintendent appointed, at the annual
salary OF $500, their terms OF Office to begin the
LIST OF september, 1872. On motion OF Commissioner
School No. 81, ana Arthur McMuien, Principal of
Grammar School No. 81, we've unanimously elected
to the newly created positions to continue in them
at the pleasure OF the Board.
long string OF resolutions Of appropriation for
the salaries OF teachers were disposed Of and after
other formal business the Board adjourned to meet
on Wednesday Of next week. for the last time before
the summer vacation.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-20
7gphus zyphoid se1rit Meus,ss Diptha. Smallpox
June g.. lOl So ~
June I62 IS ~ ii Is

The Register Records reports follows During the
past week there were roslsered Ga deaths being an
eases caused "A dea his constttutlona I7 local 200 de-
smallpox increased from % to - those Of measles from IL
to 6 those of scaratna rom 70 to 49, those OF dphthea
ana f M Of o
from u to g. The deaths by typhoid fever dmin
ished from to those By ntermtent syer from %
ing cough and remittcnt oecasoned respectively
THE sAsE NUMBER or DEATHS
in the previous week, vz-S and One death
June 9Th due 10 hydrophoba, the victim having
been bitten about woes previously phthisis pumonal
tory affections SO, decrease of l. The mortality Of
pneumonia declined from i2 70 49, There 81 deaths
dents and by homicdes III deaths took place In hos.
pitfalls and Institutions OF the total number of deaths,
81 occurred among children under years OLD and g
were the principal oogcai features Of the week as
%am 81 Degrees miam%R temperature @
degrees; mean temperature, M95 de .rces, being 74l
mean degree of humidity, I207
The Attorney reports rs iolows:-Number Of actions
commenced for no-comp ance with orders violations
OF health laws or ordnance 70; number Of judgments
obtained IN pending actions, Il number Of actions dis
complaint Isl number Of complaints by inspectors eS-
amncd and form OF order endorsed thereon 26T number
examination and report b. Tic City Sanitary Inspector
reports the slaughter houses of The city being In good
sanitary co 9di generally 1srorv poo
ports the following The amount Of meat, Ash, &C.
seized and confscated as unt for human food
poultry, 20 pounds; fish, i,i2J pounds.
Commissioner MULLALLy introduced resolution
asking that the engineer or the Board be instructed
to investigate the present system OF constructing
tenement houses anu report to the Board what
opinion. to Introduce. The Board then adjourned
to one O'Clock On Friday next.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-20

ne thought would DO an rock rcnnovfuR-A hard
c,on,tract-which would cost about twenty thousand
S% ana take about nine months to complete ~.
ING Oomptroller's representative knew OF no OBJ
y rassoa 70 the case, and It was declared
p ps ssS.,. The next case called was that
was the assignee from Mr. Flnay. 1t was OF
ane abandoned contracts given TO Masterson to
te Uemn sne MGrs and there was no duplicate IN
nad already done s2a, 900 worth OF work by advice
S az sne was 1omptGdef He produced his contract
also to the signatures OF Messrs. Finlay and
William N. Tweed. The contract was a heavy
one year to complete Ii. The MICE allowed
Tor the rock excavation was So so Der ward and
rock he declared to be the hardest he had met IN
long time, and there was now about sl3 Ooo dna ON
1t. The whole would cost about 500 900. He was
proceeding with the work under advice of the
Comptroller. There was no objection, and the case
was passed, subject to the Surveyors report.
The name of the Comptroer's representative
was here declared to be William i. Sacket The
1880 street contract was next called and Mr.. Mas
terson declared he had completed the work; there
was no objection to the work, but he had not yet
received o dollar for the work, which was worth
$4,000 There was no objection, and the contract
was passed subject, like the Others, to the Survey
Mr.. Keys Macdougal street case was again called,
when he stated that he had received $2l 900 the
contract and had about $4,000 due.
Mr. Ncwmans case, that OF sewerage in Seven
teenth street, was called, and Mr.. Newman said,
lie said he had received $50 900, and was proceed
Ing with the work. There was now about $50 900
due The only objection was In relation to the
plans, and the reason he did not proceed more
rapidly was that he could not get his money to go
on WITH There was no Offensive matter, he de-
clared, excepting what came through the Old
sewers and he believed he could complete the
work in about nine months II he could get his
money to go on with 1t. The made to
await investigation Of the date OF fling notice.
Thomas Gearty's case, for stone block paving In
Ninth avenue, was next called. lie declared he had
In all particulars confOrmed to the requirements of
the contract IL having been declared that the
Comptroller was not present, the case was passed
satisfactorily.
NJ j. lannon's case. regarding &C., Ninetysixth
street, was called and his father Patrick, appeared
as the assignee. The work, he said was about one
$4,000. The next case OF Mr. Bannon's was
the Eighty-t street regarding, &C 1t would take
about eight months to complete the work, and he
would continue 1t as soon as he could get money
from the Comptroller. There were no objections
made by Mr. Strahan, who now appeared for the
Comptroller, and the contract was passed. Mr..
Bann9n also appeared for the Herman Polye
tract for regarding, &C., Seyenty-1rst street. OF
which he Is the assignee. There had not been ana
were not any objections made. The case was de-
clared passed, and the Commissioners adjourned.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-20
THE CITY CONTRACT.
Commissioners' Decisions I'm Number
of Heavy Cases.

Oh hltNVy SAsebs
Messrs. Sutherland, Van Worst and Jaques, COM
missioners to inquire into the facts and circum-
stances relating to the contracts made by the
Mayor, met at the ST. James Hotel last evening" in
continuation of the investigation. In relation to
the Third avenue (SaXon) contract, which was to
have been considered, Judge Edmonds asked
for an adjournment on account OF his own indispo-
stion His request was granted.
The several Gearty cases were called, but he was
not present.
The Keys Macdougal street stone block paving
case was called, but Mr. Keys declared that his case
had been closed, and there was nothing further
done.
The J. s. Masters0n case, Seventy seventh street.
regarding, was called, and at this time the Comp
troller appeared by one OF his clerks and the
papers In the cases were presented. Mr.. Masterson
said the work on the contract was not yet CON-
plete; he had done about $500 worth OF
work on u and then stopped because he under
stood the Comptroller declined to pay because at
some Jjncuu ~ tn the advertising. The grading.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-20
A CONFLICT IN TIE CITY DEPARTMENTS.

Under the recent law taking the Jurisdiction OF
the Boulevard Improvements out of the hands Of
the Park Commissioners and giving it to the
Department Of Public Works, the labOrers engaged
under the new direction But the implements
with which they worked. the spades, wheelDarrows,
derricks, &C., were retained by the PARK Commits
The work has ceased IN Consequence and wearsome
legislation Is threatened.
The force employed unon the Boulevard Tenth
avenue, north of 155th street; Sixth and Seventh
avenues avenue st. Nicholas, &C., numbers up
ward OF one Thousand iour hundred men, including
drivers oil teams aud carts.
Commissioner Van Mort has appointed Mr.. M. A.
Kellogg engineer In charge OF the works, Mr.. KEEL
logg having been associated with Mr.. Van Mort in
a similar capacity upon that work, under the Park
administration. for fourteen years.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-20
LOCUSTS ON LONG ISLAND.
EIwDOu. l.. T.. 1

ELwooD l.. H. June 49, 1872
The seventeen-year locusts-s0 called from their
appearance once in that number OF years-have
again visited the island and this time In immense
numbers. The woods are swarming with them.
every tree and bush and shrub literally bending
with their weight. Their peculiar scream, SO
strangely like the buzz OF a moving machine, can
be heard everywhere, ana sometimes so loud as to
drown all other sounds. These locusts are very de-
stfuctve to grain and fruit, and, indeed, to oil
kinds OF vegetation. They may be seen emerging
from holes In the ground In the form OF grub,
whence they undergo mysterious transformation,
and are invested with wings. Their appearance at
this time Is a matter of serious regret TO many
farmers, who, OF course, are unwilling that their
crops should suffer injury from these worthless
pests.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-20
ALEXIS Nv BRAZIL.
His Reception by the Dons
and Donnas.

Courtesiea Between the Russian Fleet and the
United States South Atlantic Squadrcn-Ths
Emperor and Imperial Family on Board
tho svesiana-The Grand Duke at the
BAH Of Welcome to Dom Pedro
Comments on Alexis Visits to
Free-and-Easy Concert
Hall-The Departure Of
the Russian Fleet.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-20
TAKING AN OVER DOSE OF HYDRATE OF
CHLORAL.

Coroner Herman held an inquest at No. los West
Fiftieth street over the remains Of Mr.. jacob f.
Pecare, lawyer, who died suddenly. An investi-
CATION showed that the nervous system or MI
Pecare had been much disturbed OF late and Migrate
OF choral had been prescribed by physician. The
daughter of Mr.. Pecare gave him dose OF
the Dangerous medicine, which not having the de-
sired erect he soon rose from his bed and took an
additional quantity, death being the Result IN less
than hall an hour aftAYuarcA y
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-20
DROWNED WHILE BATHING.

Charles sharkey, aged fourteen, was drowned
last evening while bathing at the foot OF south
Fourth street, Williamsburg. The boy was seen
floating away on the tide by many but NO person
attempted to rescue him. The body has not been
recovered r parents reside at al2 Grand atseet
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-20
DROWNED FROM A SOUND STEAMER.
BOSTON, June 10, 1872.

BOSTON, June 10, 1872.
Miss Josephine Heaton. OF Boston, aged twenty
two fell overheard from the Stonington steamer on
Monday night, on the passage from New York. II
IL supposed that she lost her balance IN leaning out
u o window IN the ladies' room while III :
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-10-29

many others not mentioned, make
these DAYS and nights such az can.
uot be fJrgotten. Oil these fails,
and their rad eternal requiem, sound
ing on though seldom heard by hu-
man ears There is 10 the frowning,
topping cliffs, dropping stones, inky
depths and fatal whirlpool, more
that is gloomy and dangerous than
any other spot have ever seen.
And once having seen the place, one
can no longer think it strange that
two of the early surveyors, on pad
ding their bark canoe round the
rocky point into the unsupported
chasm, should have gazed upward in
wonder at the circular walls and the
pines hundred feet overhead, till
the fatal whirlpool brought them too
near the falling torrent and in a mos
ment all was over a4
| shall return as soon as the heavy
sea subsidies and the wind is fair, and
perhaps reach home as soon as my
letter write beside the camp fire
sheltered by sail from the wind;
and my desk is barrel left by the
last picnic party from Ontonagon, IS
miles off, the nearest settlement
on the east. A. w. b.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-10-29
HOW TO GO WEST.

This is an inquiry which every one should
have truthfully answered before he starts on
his journey, and little care taken in exami-
nation Of routes will in many cases save much
trouble, time and money.
The burlington Route'' has achieved a
splendid reputation in the last two years as
the leading Passenger Route to the west.
Starting at Burlington it runs direct through
Southern Iowa TO Nebraska and Kansas, with
close connections to California and the Terri
tories and passengers starting from Lancas-
ter, on their way westward cannot do better
than TO take the c. B. & @. and Burlington
Route.
This line has published pamphlet called
"How TO go West" which contains much val
liable information; large correct map of the
Great West, which can be obtained free of
charge by addressing the General Passenger
Agent B. & NJ, X. r., Burlington, Iowa.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-10-29

297 majority, ard their opponents
fought desperately until the Presi,
dental election to turn the scale,
for they knew that the success of
Gen. Cass depended en- gaining tho
electoral vote of the keystone
State. Nevertheless the Wing tick
ct was again successful, and Gen.
Taylors majority was 1854 over
both Cass and Van Buren,.
\ Again in 1856 the choice Of Pres
ident seemed to depend on the Oc-
tober vote of Pennsylvania. So the
Republicans and Conservatives uni
ted their strength and polled some
81 900 more votes than the Wing
vote four years before, yet the Dem
ocrats elected their State ticket by
1000 majority, And this slight
advantage in October was repeated
month later, and was the means of
defeating Fremont and electing Blu,
chanan. Had the Peoples State
Ticket won in October, Fremont
would have been President.
No state which went Republican
at the September or October elections
Of 1856 went otherwise.in November.
The same is true of the State and
Presidential elections in 1860 and
1864. And as the great states which
have already given such Grant ma
Jorities are almost sure to increase
their Republican vote next Tuesday,
we await the result without fear OF
anxiety.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-10-29
AS Pennsylvania goes, so goes the
Union"

This oft,quoted remark has beer
heard on both sides throughout the
campaign, and is in all probability
destined to receive fresh cOnfiT ma
ton of it's truthfulness in November.
While the people waited in trembling
expectancy for the result in the late
state elections, the boastful Liberal
press claimed in advance a victory
in Pennsylvania, and on the strength
of the proverb quoted above, grew
exhilerated at tbs scent of the great
expected Democratic victory for
Greeley. These Democratic ed tors
are ever alert aud active at counting
up their chickens, but they have not
the patience to wait till they are
Matched. They raised flags and fired
guns over North Carolina, and then
put on the sack cloth of humiliation.
They did a great deal of premature
growing over Pennsylvania, and told
us in great exultation that as that
state election went, so would the
Presidential contest result; but once
more are they obliged to cit down IN
the fgurative sack cloth and ashes
And now, with the gunny-bag gar
ments still chatting their flesh and the
ashes still in their hair, they look up
in reviving hope and tell us that the
October state elections are no certain
indication of the general result. For
instance, one Democratic paper says:
''The political history OF this country is
of that closely-cOntested State elections,
preceding the Presidential election, cannot by
any means be accepted as certain indication
Of the will Of the people upon the national is
sues in the Presidential contest.
The instances in which states have given a
majority for one party in October, and against
IL in November, have beensso recently and FIRE :
quently presented that a reference 70 the fact
is only required here"
But brief examination Of the re-
cords of Presidential elections sufi,
ces to dispel all the assurances of
hope that this vague item may i'm
ply. We find no instances at all,
since the present parties were form
ed, in which the result in any state
has been opposite in November to
that of October. In response to all
such articles, we compile the follow
ing facts showing that Pennsylvania
has thus far been very good index
OF the final result
Ia October 1874 the Democrats
carried that state by 4,397, and the
Wings all felt that Clay's election de-
pended on turning that state over to
him. But in spite of the most super
human efforts TO reverse the MAJORS
~, they were again beaten in No
vember, by 6332 votes. The effect
Of their first defeat was such as to
largely increase their second.
In October l849, the Wings carried
Pennsylvania for Governor BY only
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-10-29
REPUBLICAN MEETINGS.
Hon. ]. Allen Barber

Hon. J. Allen Barber
Will address ,he people upon the political is
sues Of the dag as follows:
At Mount Hope, Friday evening, Nov. LIST.
AT Cassville, Monday evening, Nov. A..
Hon. ]. Allen Barber and Geo. Glenn
entson, Esq,
will address the people
AT Hazel Green, Saturday even'g, Nov. I'd.
Geo Clementson, Esq,
Will address the people
AT Po,osi, Friday evening, Nov lst
Hon. Geo. C. Hazelton
Will address the people
At Bloomington, Friday evening, Nov. lst
Hon. Geo. c. Hazelton and W. B.
Clarke, Esq,
Will address the people
A. Patch Grove, Saturday evening, Nov. ?
Col. John G. Clark
viii address the people
AT Lancaster, Saturday evening, Nov. "a.
At the "Lewis Oakley School House," OF
Waterloo Ridge, on Monday evening, Nov 4
Republicans in each OF the places vii
please see that proper arrangements be made
Tor providing a room for the speaker.
By order Of the County Central Committee
ADDISON BURR. Chm'n.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-10-29
SheriG,S SaIe-Case Of al

g tate of Wisconsin, ga In Circuit Court in ant
- County of Grant. 81 for Grant Comfy
George olcott. ptff, Austin Case, Elizabeth Case
his wife, and James Bradley, dts
Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale
BY virtue of a judgment of force osure and sale
made and rendered in the above titled action sep
10TH 1872 directing that sale be made Of the lands
and premises therein mentioned, aud described AZ
follows to-wit:
The north west qurter Of section number eight (s)
town three t3N, north of range ~ west, in Grant
County. Wieoensin; / will on the tenth dav of De
cember, 1872, at the hour of one o'clock in the
afternoon at the front door Of the court house ia the
village Of Lancaster, in said Grant county Wisconsin
~ said described lands 20 the highest and best bid
DER for cash. to satisfy said judgment interest there
on an costs. OF sale.
VIM. L. SL0AT
Sheriff Grant County Wis
HENRY SMITH. Plaintiff g Attorneys 22w6
Dated Oct. 2.th. 1877
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-10-29
Vote for James Woodhouse
for Register.

AGGRAvATING.-A correspondent
tells us of Greeley meeting at
Buena Vista, Iowa, near Cassville, at
which an Iowa Greeley editor har>
angued as usual on the thread bare
themes of Grant and his relatives,
and was duly encouraged by cheers.
at the close some one who wished
to test the feelings of the audience
called for cheers for Grant, and the
astonishing way in which they were
given convinced the orator that be
had been" wasting bis sweetness on
the desert air"