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The New York herald., 1872-12-20
DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY.

Three Highwaymen Throw u Hand.
ful OF Pepper into . Mans Eyes
and Rob Him Of Se,s35-One OF the
Three Captured.
Mr.. william Feldman, who IL In the employ OF
Hushborn Co., OF 33c s34 and s96 Rivngton street.
has been in the habit oi going TO the Importers and
Traders Bank every Monday, for the purpose OF
drawing money to pay on the hands with. At half
past last Monday as usual, he went to the bank
and drew &4,175. As he passed through Rivngton
street. on his return from the bank he
noticed three mon coming up RIvington
street In an opposite direction. When they
came up TO him he stepped to the
curbstone to allow them to pass AS he did So he
thought no saw one OF them lift his arm as IL in the
act OF throwing something. Turning around to see
what the man was doing, he received . handful OF
pepper tull in the eyes. The men then tried to
wrench the bundle from under his arm In which
the money was contained. Mr.. Feldman made
desperate resistance but the robbers succeeded In
These facts were related to Onicer Charles
O'Conor, who has been working up the case since
Monday last. Yesterday he succeeded In Oaptur.
ing samuel Maoney on the corner OF Twen ty-iourth
street and Third avenue. This man was brought to
the Eleventh preclnct station house, and recon
nized by Mr.. Feldman as one Of the party who had
assaulted him. Justice Scott committed Maloney
to answer,
The New York herald., 1872-12-20
CUSTOM HOUSE AFFAIRS.

Important Ruling OF Secretary Bout
well-IIides from south American Ports
May He Landed Under Certain Restric-
tiOns.
In the early part OF November an order OF the
Acting Secretary OF the Treasury relating to 'the
introduction OF hides from South American ports
infected with the cattle disease" that they "be re-
fused permission to be landed" appeared in the
HERALD, which ct the time created great deal Of
satisfaction to the public generally
A few days ago Messrs. Edward r. Dawson Co.
received shipment OF hides from Buenos Ayres
which Collector Arthur refused to be landed-the
invoices not being viscd as directed by the order Of
the Secretary OF the Treasury, dated October 90
1872. The consgnees thereupOn addressed Sccrc-
tary Boutwell, on the subject, who not only
answered their petition fav0raby, but In this let
ter gives the Collector the power TO permit hides
certain restrictions. The following Is the Secre-
tarys letter received yesterday
TREAsUnv DRpARrxpSr,
WASHINGTON ID. G., Dec. 49, 1871
sR-Ihe Department l. In receipt Of letter dated the
questing permission 70 land nom e Nonparei al your
port, certain dry hides imported from Buenos Ayres
which they claim are Tree from disease and Injection
at Bueos Ayres prior TO the receipt BY United States
Consul at that port Of departmeht Instructions Of the
3oth q October last relative to the requirement OF this
and and you arc ssd hst ro nc nfeoon Exists n
the hides, you are authorized TO allow the 10 be
s ss ss sssi
while on board the vessel or else when arst landed.
This course may be pursued In other similar sris
Ing A.. your , Dc Where ycu are ss.sed hst the hides
~ 0EokdE d BtUTwEsiii. Secretary.
The New York herald., 1872-12-20
THE BOULEVARD COMMISSIONERS.

The Boulevard Commissioners met again ycster-
day at 50 Nassau street to hear the views Of the
property holders as to awards and assessments
There was larger attendance OF property holders
present, and II the wishes OF those gentlemen
were consulted there would be no assessments
and enormous awards. In their estimation prop
erty In the locality through which the Boulevard
will pass Ia or fabulous value. AS the Commits
sioners have power to assess oil property which
visited yesterday by property-ho.ders from the
neighbornood OF the East River, who were afraid
they might be included In the assessment.
The Commissioners will now 90 to work to pre-
pare the awards and assessments, and will proba-
bly, be ready to make report some time In jan
uary
The New York herald., 1872-12-20
THE POST OFFICE MAIL BAG CAsB-C0R-
RECTION.

TO THE EDITOR OF TIE HERALD:-
SrR-Permit me to correct a statement in your
Issue OF the 10th inst. to the effect that was ar
rested on charge Of stealing mail bags and held
to bail in $780, the facts are that am, as stated
wholesale dealer in woollen and cotton
rags at 81 Snerir street, In this city, and In
the course OF my business l purchased, In
good faith, the property In question from
James Cahill and William L. Hughes, dealers
In rags. to whom l paid the market price OF the
mail bags In question, and which subsequently
disposed of in the regular course Of business. But
az soon as learned that q charge was pending In
the case, voluntarily went before the United
States Commissioner and gave bail. will add,
when purchased these mail bags, fully believed
that they had been condemned and sold by the
government as useless. Yours respectfully,
CHARLES MCGlNNIS. 81 SheriN street n Y.
The New York herald., 1872-12-20
DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS.
Weekly Meeting OF the Boartl-Thc
ComptrOlIer Withholding Funds.


Comptroller Withholding Funds.
The regular meeting Of the Dock Commission was
held yesterday, Commissioner Hunt presiding.
The financial statement Of the department was
made and placed on file. Mr.. Hunt, in calling at
tention to 1t, remarked that for the liquidation OF
the $9,000O0O OF bonds Of the department due this
year but $4,000, 600 had been received from the
Comptroller. The $5oo,OOo due from the sinking
funG also remained unpaid Barely funds enough
have been raised to meet the expenses for last
month, and II this months expenditures should
amount to as much as those OF last month they
would be unable to pay them. He was in iav0r Of
taking active measures to obtain the money neces-
sary Tor the administration OF the affairs OF the de-
partment.
Commissioner Henry also made a few remarks
In the same vein. While he was In favor OF the
beautying OF the city In it's parks streets and pub
lie buildings, he was earnest in his convection that
the river fronts should not be neglected As mat
ters now stood they were nearly going to wreck
Corporation Counsel Il. Delaneid Smith was in
troduced to the Commission. and made few re-
marks, pledging his best endeavors to carry out
what the Commissioners thought necessary for the
river front Improvement.
The New York herald., 1872-12-20
sMALLpox's TERRIBLE RAvAGEs.

For a long time the terrible disease smallpox
has held grip, now tight, now loose, on the city
OF Newark and has carried OF good many people.
But probably the saddest and most startling case
Of all Is that Of family named Eberts. Some
days ago the eldest son OF Mr.. Ferdi-
nand Eberts, or No. Springfield avenue,
died from the contagion. On Wednesday Mrs.
Ebcrts was hurried OF and buried. Yesterday o
bright girl OF fourteen was Frustrated, and
alone has escaped; but OF course, there are fears
that he, too, will succumb to the demon of con-
tagi0n and that the entire family will sleep to-
pcther In death.
The New York herald., 1872-12-20
FIRE IN HOWARD STREET.

A fire broke out yesterday morning on the Sec
ond floor OF 10 Howard street that caused a
damage to the property OFF. Landman OF $500; in
surcd in the Northern Missouri Company for 1000.
The first noor, occupied by John Kollman as a
lager beer saloon was damaged TO the extent OF
5000; no insurance. The basement, occupied by
Mary Mcmahon as q hair store, was damaged to the
amount Of 5000; insured. The building was injured
to the extent OF $500; insured.
The New York herald., 1872-12-20
Total,
LUDLOW STREET JAIL

Supervisor OOnOver presented report from the
Committee on County Officers as to the above jail,
and submitted the following resolution. The re-
port and resolution were both laid over:=
Supervisors be hereby requested prepare the
draft an placing the Ludlow Jail
sole jurisdiction and the Commissioners Chart
ties and Correction, and that he embody such draft
clause giving said Commissioners to charge the
person persons who may cause the Incarceration Of
any one in said Jail tor debt contracted In any
for the support, Of such person or persons SO
have the right to demand the security the payment of
such sum sums may be agreed upon between them
and the party parties causing the Imprisonment
debtor to said Jail also that the act shall apply all
prisons places Of detention under the charge OF the
said commission.
PRINTING THE COUNTY CANVASS.
resolution to print 1000 copies of the county
canvass by M. Brown h Co., at q cost not exceed
ing So, 500 was passed. The same to be under the
direction OF the County Clerk.
The Board adjourned ut five O'Clock until Monday
next at halfpast three p. NJ
The New York herald., 1872-12-20
FATALLY BURNED By KEROSENE
The OIL To BE Analysed.

Two witnesses were yesterday examined before
Coroner Herman In the case OF Charlotte Gregory,
the woman. twenty-five years Of age, who was
burned to death at 14s sixth avenue on the even
ing OF the 18TH inst. by her clothing taking nre.
Deceased was filing O Kerosene OIL lamp while
ignited. Charlotte becoming alarmed dropped the
lamp. and in doing 80 spilled quantity Of the oil
over her dress. In few moments she was en-
veIoped In names, and in that condition ran down
stairs. A gentleman threw q blanket over the burn
ing woman, and thus put out the FIRE. In order to
tctt the purity Of the oil Coroner Hartman has or
dered IL to be analyzeC,
The New York herald., 1872-12-20
COUNTERFEIT P1FTY.CEHT STAMPS.

NEW YORK, Dec. Is, 1872.
To THE EDITOR or THE HERALD:-
DEAR SIR desire, through your paper to call
the attention Of the Treasury Department at wash
ington to the fact that there is an immense amount
Of counterfeit ty cent postal currency anoat The
writer In In the habit daily of handling large
amounts Of currency, and the frequency with which
that the loss on this counterfeit must be very large
These counterfoits have been In circulation for a
year past, and 40 well are they executed that none
but go06 Judges can detect them. The whole issue
OF the ffty-ce stamp should be called In At Onoe
and substituted With Kind entirely different.
The New York herald., 1872-12-20
ILLNESS OF ARCHBISHOP BAYLEY.

A letter was received by Rev. Father Doane, OF
Newark, from Archbishop Bayley, yesterday, set
ting at rest the loose reports which have been
going the rounds OF the papers, TO the effect that
the Primate was seriously indlsposed. The Arch
bishop had been troubled with slight attack Of
gastric fever but is now rapidly convalesclng.
The New York herald., 1872-12-20
srABB1Ha AFFRAY.

James Gill, Of Thirty-seventh street and Seventh
avenue, had an aitercation with Frank Mastcrson
In liquor saloon in Seventh avenue, near Fifty
eighth street, at an early hour yesterday morning
ana Mastcrson stabbed Gin in the region OF the
heart with o knife. Both men were taken TO the
e0n was allowed to 90, ~ Gan wnnh not mako
complaint against hiE.
The New York herald., 1872-12-20
More Money for the SUFFERING Servants.

More Money for the Suffering Servants.
COLEMAN House. NEW YORK, Dec. Is, 1872.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
On the 18th inst. sent you contribution OF $25
towards fund for the benefit OF the poor surviving
servant girls OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel fire. and
beg leave to enclose you additional sums which
have been cheerfully contributed as follows:-
Peter Gilsey s25; Gisey Smith. $40; Pat. McCor-
mack, IS; J. Dougherty, S.; William Curley, 81;
William Scarlet, 81; Patrick LarkIn, So; p. Welsh
81; l. Leonard, So; Laurence Fallen. 81; John
Cassidy, 81; Patrick Seerey, 81: Peter Benz, 81 (;
Philip Kline, 81; John Johnnesson, 81; Bridget
Feeney, 81; Mary Crooney, 60c. Catharine Noonan
50c.; Mary Matthews, Soc; "Maggie," soc. Mary
Iacroix, 81; r Prior, 81; Kate Gien,
Haggerty 81; Kate White, 81: Mary Drum, 81 ;
Lizzie ONeilI, 81; Bridget sculley, 81; Rosy
Coceran, ST.; Della Joice, 81; Annie Dowd 81
Daniel Cannon, 81; Laskar, 81; Ben Melette .s2
s %oo 81 s Ksy 81 Iabss aaysr Tayge ger
mol, 81; spangenberg, 81; Heaiey 81 stllweil, 81;
Roosevelt, 81; Bouvier, 81; Frank, 81: Burner, 81 !;
Lizzie Coffee 81; buckingham, ST. Fitzpatrick. 81 |;
cash, 81; p N. Laurence, 81; DAILY. 81; cash, So;
Mount, 81; A. T; ,, 5, g.; Duncali 81 cash, s.;
Smith, i 81; Mc6ormack. 81; Cunningham, 81; ken. n
ben, Soc: cash, 81 so; cash, 81; cash. 5Oc
The influence OF the HERALD has always been ex-
ercised in behalf OF charity, and is invariably DO
tential whenever tt undertakes any cause, and as
to he hoped that generous public will not forget
them, as in many heretofore '.seven days. won
der.u Very respectfully
THOMAS MURPHY, Porter Coleman House.
The New York herald., 1872-12-20

Janusry-5,6s2 commitments, at s7s cents -. $2lo rs
February-6U36 commitments at SIC cents 2203 80
March674 commitments, at S71s cents. 2528 %
April-6l78 commitments, at S1a cents 23l6 %
May-7lt ia commitments at Sa cents. 2661 20
June-1,358 commitments, At S1H cents. 2169 20
Juy-SlH commitments at y716 cents. a0E 2
August. 934 commitments at y1H cents 1913 70
september6396c commitments, At 37H cents. 2Syl 10
October-6 1S9 COMMITMENTS at 37h cents 2320 81
November-5 i7 commitments at 371s cents 2O09 81
December-6 100 commitments, at Sa cents... 2ll8 20
January 7s6 commitments, at $k cents.... Its 90
February-53S9 commitments at S7iS cents. 2020 81
March-5,647 commitments 37S cents 21l7 62
April-6846 ts BIZ 2t02 rs
July7 52 commitments at cents ......... 1876 10
August-7,l79 commitments 80 S6D 80
September-66l7 commitments at cents, 3400 6U
October-6,4sS commitments at 80 cents. S2li 90
NOvember-5 AOs commitments at 50 cents 27O2 10
Dccember-52H commiments ut 80 cents ..... 26OS 50
1870.
January-5202 commitments at 80 cents. 26l 90
February-1S75 commitments, at 80 cents .. 24y7 50
March-S87I commitment at cents. 1855 30
ApriI-A0S9c commitments, at 50 1894 10
May, ,299 commitments ut 80 ......... 36A9 80
June-7,6J commitment cents .......... SOS 80
July9t25 commitments at 80 cents. 4b62 80
August-AN6 commitments at so cents. ..... 4488 %
Scptcmber-S US commitments, 50 4O5l 10
October-7 A66 commitments, at % cents.. 373S 90
November-6366 commitments at 80 cents Al93 20
December-6,70S commitments At % cents.... 3S4 %
10
The New York herald., 1872-12-20
MUNICIPAL AYYAms.
BOARD oP ALDBRNEy.

Legislative Action Recommended ~ TO .
.-.N New City Prison.
The adjourned meeting Of this Board was held
yesterday President Cochrane In the chair. The
only business OF public character transacted had
reference TO the following report
A NEW CITY rRIsoN.
Alderman CoNoyER presented . report rom the
Committee on Public Works as to the deslrabiitty
OF selecting new site for city prison. The com.
mittee recommend that application be made to the
Legislature at its ensuing session 70 pass law
giving the power to the Common Council, or to
appoint q commission. to dispose or the present
City Prison. known as ssThe T0mbs, In such manner
as shall be for the best interests OF the CITY, and
procure site for new prison, either IN the he I'm
mediate vicinity OF the Courts OF the City Hall or
upon the East or North River, and empowering
them TO erect suitable building thereon, to Dc
used as city prison. The committee also made
suggestion In reference to the disposition OF the
present City Prison-to turn 1t into hospital or
armory.
The report was submitted and laid over.
The Board adjourned TO Monday next.
The New York herald., 1872-12-20
ltIUu WdS uUUp6cUs
NEWSPAPER CLAIMS
K O'BRIEN,s BILL.

Supervisor MEHRBACH submitted the following
bill and requested that 1t be referred to the Com
mittee on County Of1ces. 1t was SO 0rdered:-
The COUNTY NEW YORK JAMES O'BRIEN late Sheriff
OF the City and County OF New York -
To commitments and discharges Of prisoners in pursu
ance the third revised satutes nth edition. 0Q
and OF chapter $50 of Laws OF 1862
The New York herald., 1872-12-20
Aid for Annie NIcCabc.

NEW YORK. Dec. IA, 1872.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
DEAR SIR-Plcase find enclosed 50 for Annie
McCabe, for whom presume q fund will be raised.
Respectfully, A WORKINGMAN.
The New York herald., 1872-12-20

Ex-Shcri2 O'Brion's Old Claims Hevtved-
A ReOrganixathoa Of Ludlow Street
JAIN Recommended.
A meeting Of the above Board was held yesterday,
Supervisor Ceohrane In the chair.
INJECTION CLAIMS.
Supervisor VANCE moved the following resolu-
tion:-"That the Comptroller is hereby authorized
to pay the claims Of oil inspectors OF election, poll
clerks and landlords accruing during the days for
registry and election for the late general election
upon the certificate OF the Chief OF the Bureau of
Elections that such complainants have complied
with all the requirements or law relating thereto
and that the several amounts are justly due.
The resolution was adopted.
NEWSPAPER CLAIMS.
The following claims from the respectable news.
papers for advertising election returns were or
dered to be paid
The sun ........ sasos
The New York herald., 1872-12-20
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

The report was submitted and laid over.
The Board adjourned TO Monday next.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-04-26

The Boston Globe, independent,
thinks that the Democratic party
will not enlist very heartily in the
Cincinnati movement, for the best
of reasons to the Democratic mind;
because there is scant chance for
them to secure the loaves and fishes
if it is successful. The Globe
says:
"Whilc they are expecting to buy
pretty much all the tickets in the
proposed lottery, they see no show
Of drawing anything but blanks in
return; they see that the prizes are
few, and that the managers will have
the manipulation Of the tickets to
which the prizes will be allotted.
In the language of the Hon. Mr..
Van Trump, Of Ohio, many Of the
leading Democrats also say that
there would be greater gain Of
Democratic votes to the regular
Republican nominee than that of
ex-Republicans to the coalition can:
didate. Hence, the prospect of any
great enlistment Of Democratic
strength for the Cincinnati combina-
ton is not at all inviting; and as
the Pickering hopes of some great
Republican name like Sumner OF
Greeley to bless and sanctify the
enterprise, become less and less;
and as there is little show for Judge
Davis to hook on the Labor Reform
car to the combination train, even
il he should be the coalition can.
didate, there is by no means fiat.
tcring look out for Cincinnati"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-04-26

An Executive Order has been
published authorizing notifications
Of the rules heretofore announced.
The tenor of the whole is that fideli-
ty and diligence will be required Of
the officers and employees in every
branch of the civil service; that
honesty and efficiency, and not po-
litical activity, will determine the
tenure of Office, and forhiddilg all
political assessments upon persons
in government employ.
The "aegulations" appended to
the order make some important
changes in the original rules OF the
Commission. Among these are
placed first among the requirements
OF candidacy to appointment, proof
of fidelity to the Union and the
Constitution; second, character.
On the whole, if the system re-
commended is not all we could ask
for, it is as good % we have . right
70 expect under the circumstances.
Many suggestions in. the first report
Of tho Commission which REeyea
imprsctjcabie have been modified;
and % now difficulties. and oh.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-04-26

In response to a paragraph in the
Conservative stating that President
Grant had been fourteen days in
Washington; and abiding to the
fact as If II was an unusual circum-
stance, the Waveriy Independent
makes the sharp retort, that, the De-
mocracy were as hard to please be-
cause Grant stayed fifty days in
front of Vicksburg, as they now are
with his movements around Wash
ington. Then he stayed~in one
place too long. and now he moves
too much. He will make move
,ncnt this fall which will probably
fill the measure of their discomfort.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-04-26

SENATOR CARPENTER has subjec-
ted himself to much pungent and
well-deserved criticism from the
press of all parties by pettifog-
cling communication to some of his
German constituents in Wisconsin,
to which apropos of the action Of
Messrs. Sumner and Shurtz in the
French arms matter, he advances
the pitiful dogma, that if Senator
becomes possessed of the knowl-
edge of an act of bad faith on the
part of the government toward a
foreign power it is his duty to keep
quiet, saying nothing about it until
the party injured complains. He
further goes on to say, that Sena-
tor who thus calls attention to
an act of bad faith, and attempts to
purge the nation of its wrong and
bring those who are responsible for
it to justice, is guilty of "substan-
tial treason" This is uttered not
to apply specially to the matter OF
the sale OF arms to France, but as
general principle, having general
application. This monstrous propo-
sition needs no refutation; every
mans sense of right and wrong will
At once pronounce it base and
scouudrelly. Carried out it would
undermine the morality Of the ma
ton, making its officers the pander'
ers and abettors of crimes and
abuses. The PRONUNCIATION Of such
a sentiment by a man Of Mr.. Car
penter's intellect shows him to be
possessed of perverted ideas of ma
tional morality, orto be hopelessiy
demoralized by partisanship, and
what he deems its necessities. Hap
pily the investigation Of the French
arms affair demonstrates that no
suppression of facts, and covering
mn of state secrets is needed by the
administration to make apparent its
rood faith and justice.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-04-26
ssOBsERyER," writing to the Chi.

"OBsERvER," writing to the Chi
cago Tribune from Des Moines,
who, the State Register says, is J.
B. Grinnell writing to Chicago
says that. the Liberals in iowa will
nominate . State ticket and have
candidates in the field in each Con-
gressionail District. That is all
very well to talk now. but who, after
election, will have tho brass to
swear that, such a ticket was
ever nominated. Evidence Of this
fact will have 70 be sought else
where than in the official returns.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-04-26

The Des Moincs Registsr Of the 10th
says that Lieut.. Gov. Bulls was summon
ed home the preceding evening by tele-
gram from DEBORAH, announcing that his
son was lying at the point Of death with
spotted fever. He started for home by
special train the same evening. r.
The Mason City Republican tells Of
doctor in that vicinity who, hastily
summoned to attend on a woman dying
of poison, gathered his stomach pump
and other fixtures and started post haste
to the scene of death, only to find the
patient dead-drunk. 1t was case Of
poison, truly, but ola kind too common
to require the application Of the stomach
pump The Republican reports CON.
siderable Of hurricane in that region on
Friday and Saturday of week before lust.
The Waterloo Courier publishes the
following dispatch received in that city,
from Judge Williams of the Iowa East
ern marrow guage) Railroad. 1t is dated
the 18th:
Returned from New York two days
since. Iron for the whole line Of the
Iowa Eastern is purchased. Fourteen
engines also bought. The work is to he
pushed Immediately. have made ar
rangements for three corps Of engineers
to run the lines. IL Waterloo readys
What will you do? Nothing must be
permitted to cause delay--there is no
time to loose.
Two engines arrive next Thursday.-'
Iron here. E. H. WILLIAMS,
Tho Dubuque Timer says that ]. p.
Farley has rendered his rcsigpatios as
Division Superintendent Of the 1liihois
Central Railroad, and will devote his
time hereafter to his duties AS President
of the Southw cstern road, which. ID lopm-
ing into importance as part of the con-
solidated line to Ottumwa and St. Louis.