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New-York tribune., 1873-02-21
DEFECTIVE BUILDINGS.
ADDITIONAL FIRE ESCAPES AND SASITARY PRO
VISIONS WANTED IN HOTELS AND SCHOOL


| ADDITIONAL FIRE ESCAPES AND SANITARY PRO-
VISIONS WANTED IN HOTELS AND SCHOOL
HOUSES.
Reports in substance as follows were made
by the inspectors Of the Department OF Buildings yes
terday
The Everett House. at the north corner Of Fourth
ave- and seventeehst is five stories high, and contains
20G rooms The help sleep the top story, from which
there is ample escape to the roof and by stairway below
The building has spacious halls on which the rooms
OPEN The stairs situated as to be easy OF access
The inspectors recommend detectors and alarms in the
kitchen laundry. stOre-roOm, market-roOm and base
ment of the Mofat mansion; also In the barroom and
nen-room the hail and at the head of each flight
OF stairs throughout; two in the north hall where the
servants seop and at the south end of the hail. opposite
the dining-room door. The WestmOreand Hotel at the
southeast corner Of Fourthaye. and Seyeneenth-st,
has five stories and basement. II contains 50 rooms
There are two buildings connected by passage on the
second story There scuttlo to each building and
stairway in each In the corner building there is
proper stairs the scutle, and one ordered for the
adjoining house. The means OF escape are ample The
inspectors recommend that detectors and alarms DO
placed in the Kitchen laundry and at head OF stairs
second and top floors. The Clarendon Hotel, at the
southeast corner Fourthaye. and Eghteenthst Is
five stories high on Eighteenlst and four stories on
Fourth-ave On the corner building there has been a
story added for female servants sleeping rOom from
which they step out Of the window on the roof OF
the building. There also means Of escape by
scue The inspectors recommend detectors and alarms
in the Kitchen laundry, bakery, servants dininGroom,
and each ha in the basement; also one at head
Of stairs throughout.
In Grammar School No. 80, at No. 41s West Twenty
eightht the inspectors found the walls good the roof
leaky, and the ventilation by 1uc. They recommend
repairs to roof and ceilings and that openings be made
in partitions dividing center from end classrOoms IN
fourth story, means Of escape In case OF hre The
total attendance - 1900
At Grammar school No. 90, No 100 West Thrtiethst,
they recommend the substitution OF slate for wood IN
the BOYS waterclosets and that the doors be
made TO slide back. Repairs 10 the roof OF Grammar
school No. 49, at No. 20 West Twentyeighth-st, are
ordered.
Grammar School No. IS il az No. POI West Twenty
fOurth-st. The walls good, bnt the ceilings are
cracked throughout aud greatly IN want OF repair Inc
ventilation f. by fine, and Isl good fire occurred IN
this building recently, the roof beams having been too
close to the ues The defect has been renedled Ihe
inspectors recommend immediate repairs tO ceilings ana
that column be placed IN each story immediately
over the one in the center of the playground
New-York tribune., 1873-02-21
POLITICAL NOTES.
A Washington dispatch says that "owing to

A Washington dispatch says that owing to
the unslful manner in which Mr.. Pomeroy had drawn
the resolution OF investigation" the scope of the Com
mittee's inquiry will have TO be limited TO the attempt
to brbe York instead Of being full and thorough IN
sdnful" is excessively good. Doubtless Mr.. PonerOy
lies awake nights with remorse at his carelessness
1t is reported that SenatOr-elect BOgy was
not sincere his request for reOpening OF the Missouri
Senatorial investigation, and secretly used MS lnnu-
ence to secure the adoption Of the majority report 80
much the for Bogy And If Senators elect are 70
add by such contemplate wrggng. TO the fearful mess
which Senators and exSenatOrs have already made of IT,
shall presently feel tempted 10 discuss tne auIah
ages of dispensing with the Senatorial Oce altogether
The Ne,o- HaUen Palladium reports that a
proposition has been made by the friends of Mr. Haven
the Republican candidate for Governor that If the c
zens of Haven will give him an enthusiastic sup
port, they may rely upon the next General Assembly
voting an appropriation Of $4,000 for new state-nouse
In that city, The Palladium says this is an open attempt
at corruption large scale ana advises its IfsndS 70
have the money put up before the proposlt9h is con
sdered. They seem TO have cut thelf eyeIee'n III NV"
Haven
The Portsmouth (N. H. Times complains that
Cash rules party In power. Cash Is the great
moral idea Cash has carried the elections in this State
Cash controls the of the party Cash elects
United States Senator'S Cash carried the Ms e election
last September. Cash was the great moral idea that
swept PENNSYLVANIA last October" And It says the
Democratic party of that State stands arrayed against
il that " its platform says Cash shall not rule" We
are not quite clear about this-as between cash ana
credt-cash be preeTed-particuarly If the credit
is-MObihcr.
Mystery follows mystery in as rapid and
brilliant succession dividends in Credit MODier. The
latest is offered of Mr. D. W. Bartlett the Washington
correspondent who testified before the Senate Credit
Mobiler Committee, that he had heard somebody say
that Senator Harlan after receiving the two 5000 checks
of Durant cried them and offered TO restore the
money" This is pIovokDgly indefinite as to time ana
place and profoundly mysterious as 70 motive. when
and where did Harlan cry, ana what upon eart
dd he cry about? viii Bartlett be little explicit
Meantime waiting wondering world, viewing curiOusly
the lachrymOse Harlan remarks:
Tears idle tears " know what ye mean"
New-York tribune., 1873-02-21
RE4DlYG F0R Disabled SOLDIERS.

To me Friends of the Boys m Blue:
There are at the present time in the Soldiers
Retreat on Wards Island 800 disabled and invalid sol
diers who are unable to obtain employment, or
disabled by the loss OF limbs The number is now larger
than usual the severity the Winter having occasioned
more than ordinary interruption TO the outdoor INDUS
tries upon which many Of them depend for livelihood
In addition TO these reasons or them advanced
in years. and find labor which they can perform or
the persons who would employ them II they could.
There Is no library their command, and 1t is desra
bile that they should have a sufficient supply Of books
and magazines and instruct them while In the
Home. An appeal Is consequently made to all who sym.
pathiZe with OF the war, To make cOntrl
button OF money and reading matter 70 estaDush n
library Contributions to the amount or about $500 In
money will be sufficient to place lt on good t0undatlOn
and donations OF books and magazines III addition are
solicited from every friend OF the soldiers Enclosures IN
cash addressed TO Gordon L. Ford Once OF TIE
NEwYORK TRIBUNE, who has kindly consented to act as
Treasurer the fund, ana under whose supervision
will be used assisted by Dr. j. H. Adams, the resident
physician OF the Home Parcels OF books anu magazines
may he left contributors In upper part Of the city,
at the bookstore DOdd Mead NO. 762 Broadway, be-
tween Eighth and Ninth-sts Contributors In Brooklyn
and the lower part the city leave their packages
at the office OF The Daily witness, in Printing House
square they will be received ana forwarded 10
their destination number OF good works IN tho Ger
man language are required. 10 IS desirable that ths
long needed compliment TO our disabled soldiers should
receive prompt attention. NA OLAhD BOURNE
Netr- York, Feb. 20, 1873.
New-York tribune., 1873-02-21

last two years in italy might have been forthcoming
but perhaps an artist much pleased that the owner
OF portfolio OF his sketches enjoys them TOO much 70
be willing 10 part with them for MONTH as no "ouu
he TO know that they put whore the public might
admire them II II pleased. Mlss Margaret Mcdonald Is
shy too OF showing what she has been doing OF iate
though her "Chrysanthemums," No 1ss Ia ~ good To
show her truth Of observation, and her certainty ot
hand as II she had sent Of stained paper An
other exquisite workman ia Miss Fideia Bridges, whose
two drawings "study Of Wild Lilies" No l22, ana
"snow-Birds." No. 1872, are drawings that would dc
recognized everywhere the works Of poet carefully
trained to expression, and carefully trained TO oo
serve Miss Bridges's drawing is as fine and
and see Mr. d. FoWlors Oleanders," NO 1bl, or MS
Flowers" No. 2 and here is Nature looked at IN quite
another way yet equally true and equally pOetlcal
In some respects the Oleander seems 70 US
We must not conclude present notice without WORD
of praise for Mr. c. q. Bushs series OF drawings IN
illustration OF The Scarlet Letter. Mr. Bush Is known
10 the public by work OF amuCh less pretending character
than this but he has not mistaken ms powers at'enp
ing something higher In technc he has much to learn,
especially in bringing his light and shade into harmony;
there is at much and too hte work IN tnese
drawings, but what redeems them and makes us Wiling
wait for better workmanship is the evidence tney
that artist thinking of his author wing st vi
ali TO understand him, to interpret him rightly II ne can
and make what he has 10 say OF hl worth iisVh IN
ing to- Considering what has been done among usln INC
way Of illustrating the works OF our rev nIstIduc
authors how the artists seem 20 take pIue w ItaNis
their authors unstuded and msunderstood 1t is worth
noting that is who ls trying 10 90 inc
and does the best OF his ability Whch s Dy
no means small and will one day snow ltseli cousiuVia a
ble succeed in making Hawthorne's wonderful story
! real tn
New-York tribune., 1873-02-21

The debate being closed, Mr. FARNsWOR1H Lib.
Rep Il) moved % lay the bill on the table. Ncgatyed
Yeas, 1O2 Nays, 103.
The vote the ment and third reading of the
bill was Yeas 90 Nays llS the bill was rejected.
A TILT BETWEEN NEssRs. FABSswoRTH AND PLATr.
The House. at 2:l5 p IN, went into Committee OF the
Whole. Mr. Tyner Rep Ind) In the chair the sundry
Civil Appropriation bill
In the progress Of the discussion, Mr.. FARNSW0RTH
Rep. ILL made an Ons Sght Mr. Mullett the archi.
tect Of the Treasury DeparmeA,, and alluded TO pat
ent known as the ." VauX Roofing patent" which, hc
said was owned by the YicePfesiden Of the Washing
ton Board OF Works
In response a remark by Mr.. PLATr d2epo VaJ, he
said something which looked toward connecting Mr.
Platt with the Washington "Rng," 70 which Mr.
PLATT replied that IL the gentleman from Illinois
charged or nsnuated that he (Platu was in any way
connected with any Ring" or contract" no Farns
worth) insinuated what not true, and lied when he
made such statement
Mr. Platt was called 10 order for his unparamentary
remark, and Mr.. FARNSWORTH expressed his surprise
o. PlatPs nuttering He had aimed at larger game.
lLaughbrl
Good feeling was completed by the two adversaries
being appointed teers and shaking hands warmly.
Ater proceeding on the bill far page 81, the Com
mttee
The death of Thos ]. speer Of Georgia who died dur
Ing the recess OF Congress, announced and appTO
pirate euoge5 delivered. and then tue House. AZ AS
u m. adjourned.
New-York tribune., 1873-02-21
BOwDoIN COLLEGE ALUMNI

The third annual reunion of the alumni AS
socation of Bowdon College took place last evening
the Westminster Hotel The society ventured out of the
beaten track and In place Of its customary formal meet
ings made tho assembling reunion In the fullest
of the word all its members greeting each
other with cordiaty forgetting everything but the en-
oyment the hour and the recollection Of college days
which il brought to mind At O'Clock the meeting was
called TO order by the Rev. Dr. Prentss and the follow
ing officers elected:'
President, Thomas II. Hubbard; Secretary, James
McKeen; Treasurer William A. Abbott Executive Com.
mittee, Granville l.. Hawes Dr. b. f. Barker, Augustus
I. Libby and Hon. 5. G. Fessenden
Resolutions passed In reference the death OF
George T.. Putnam and Prof ThOs &. Upham, members
OF the Association. At O'Clock the company sal down
TO "A table supplied with every delcacy.
No programme had been arranged and all the addresses
were imprOmptu In character. Many OF the chief men
bers were summoned to their feet oweave their
into the form OF speech, aud among them Prof Good
win Of Philadelphia, Prof. Hitchcock, j. s. C. Abbott
Henry Field, the Rev. Dr. Adams 4. Charlton Lewis
Granville 4. Hawes, the Roy. DIR. Henry B smith aud
Dr. Il. Ford.
New-York tribune., 1873-02-21
THE JUMEL CASE ENDED,

A VERDICT AGAINST THE CLAIMANT.
CHARGE OF JUDGE sHIPMAN TO THE STRUCK
JURY-A SPECIAL FINDING ORDERED THAT
NO HEIR COULD INHERIT THE ESTATE
BOWEN NOT THE CHILD OF NIKE. JUMEL'
Tho victory Of Charles O'Conor in tho United
States Court yesterday, marks the close OF one OF
the most remarkable litigations in tho annals OF
American courts. Lawsuits, as a rule are only IN
terestipg when summed up by a novelist in his
happiest mood, but in the Jumel estate case
were combined elements of romance, mys-
tery, and revolutionary reminisceuce Wmch
took il outside of the back offices OF
LAWYERS, apprentices and rendered it theme Of
general discussion as the proceedings were deyei-
oped from day to day. At this time, too when the
defects of the present jury system are 50 gang ana
when the Jury box has become a synonym LOT unlh,,
ouisitye ignorance the constitution OF the struck
Jury in this case has invited public scrutiny loI
the twelve men to whom have been reheaIseu
the extraordinary history of Aaron Burrs VIE
and the probematic circumstances under wmch
George Washington Bowen was born, have Deeh
respectable merchants ard men of wealth ana lhtei-
ligepce and their attention has been given to these
proceedings at o great sacrifice OF time ana means
The amount involved, too has been very large LOT
the homestead and unimDroved real estate WIN
which Stepben Jume endowed his wife 5O years ago
are now worth S6OO00OO. This was the prize lor
which the gray-haired Bowen eagerly stretched out
his hand, and TO which Mr.. Chase aud his children
have tenaciously elung.
The principles of law involved have been as in
tricate as the questions of fact have been compl-
Gated; and they have been debated by such
eminent counsel az Charles OCOnor and Judge
Hoar Although the courtroom has resounded
with tho criminations and Tecrimnatons OF
counsel and although the evidence has been
so incongruous as 80 lead to the conviction that
memory had either been lost, or that human tongues
had grown white with perjury, the dramatic nature
of the incidents Of the controversy has sustained
public interest from first to last GarrulOus old men
have rehearsed the scenes Of their youth
and dispensed the gossip of the Revolutionary
epoch the strange record in the King Henry
Book u has been scrutnzed; Mr. HulPs account of
his first interview with the infant Bowen at Major
Ballous has been analysed resemblances have been
traced and specimens of penmanship compared; and
the interest has not been lost even when the most
complicated questions Of land title and probate law
have been the subject of argument.
At last the case was submitted to the jury, who
required little more than an hour to determine that
Nine Jumel was not the mother Of George Wash
ington Bowen and that even if she were she had at
the time of her death estate interest which an
heir would be entitled to inherit, as the cOnveyances
made by her in 1923 could only have been revoked
by n will
New-York tribune., 1873-02-21
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
FATHER BURKE's DEPARTURE
CLOSE or A REMUNERATIvE COURSE or LIE
TURES.


CLOSE or A REMUNHRATIyE COURSE or LEG
TURES.
Father Burke, the Dominican preacher, ac-
cOmpanied by Father Lilly. Prior Of the Dominican
Fathers this city. and Pastor Of the Church OF ST.
Vincent Ferrer at Lexngton-aye. and sixtysiXth-st'
will sail for Liverpool tomorrow In the Ininan steamer
City OF Pars having called 20 Rome 20 attend the
election Of the General Of the Order Of Domincans, vice
Father Jandel, deceased Several irish and Roman
Catholic societies have signided their intention TO Dd
Fathers Burke and Lilly goodby. and for this purpose
steamer has been chartered accompany the City OF
Paris to Sandy Hook Among the societies that
will ion I'm the excursion are the Knights OF ST. Patrick
the Galway Club st. Vincent Ferrer Temperance
Ass0catOn all OF this city the Friendly sons OF 81
Patrick, Emerald Society, and Young Mems Cathohc
Society of Brooklyn; temperance society of jersey
City, and others. The excursion steamer VIII leave tue
Battery at II a. NJ This evening at the residence OF inc
Dominican Fathers in sixty-sixthst father Burke VIII
be presented with number Of tokens OF regard by the
representatives Of various societies. Among other
articles is very handsome photograph The ladies OF
the Church of ST. Francis Ferrcr have costly gt the
nature OF which s I9f the P5esfn' "a s countrv have
netted "A little than $4,000. The receipts Tor tbe
lecture delivered in tse Boston @ CVS,1 % MY
number of others realized from 5000 - s59Co eaeh In
only one instance On RAINY day IN NeW-Jersey town.
AID the Tecepts for lecture fall below 81 OOO On hearing
of the burning Of the Catholic Orphan Proec0ry tSer
Burke promptly informed me trusees that 10 TOud de-
! liver a lectare 70 asia in rebuilding it, and this
| netted more than 5000. or the largo sum
realized by Father Burke's Lectures no part
church charities Less than $4,000 has been forwarded
to the monastery at Dublin, Ireland TO %nen Father
Burke Is attached. Father Burke TOOK OCCASION yester
day TO compliment The TRIBUNE on me accuracy Of It's
reports Of his lectures he proposes ~ ms s1PeFioGs are
Autumn, and 10 remain here Tor long tne he IS very
grateful for the hearty reception Accorded nl
he gone and speaks in terms OF enthusiasm Of the
| country and its people.
New-York tribune., 1873-02-21
THE SCANNELL TRIAL.
MENTAL IRRESPONSGBILTTY THE MAIN GROUND
OF DEFENSE.

MENTAL IRRESPONsBILITY THE MAIN GROUND
OF DEFENSE.
John Scannell looked as nOnChalant as ever
on entering the yesterday, where his wife
and mother were already seated and his face
frightened as Judge Brady excluded the testimony OF
the preceding day relating TO the attack made upon
Donohue in 1870 and as Col Spencer TO open the
case for the defense The counsel frankly admitted ths
shooting OF Donohue by his client, but claimed that
was the result Of mental rrespOnsbiity. His mind vas
completely and irreyocably gone the subject OF re-
venge for the killing Of his brother, 10 whom
he was so mucn devoted. They would show,
from the conduct OF the accused before
and after the act that he irresponsible
for his conduct and they would the testimony OF
Of the witnesses OF the prosecution In doing So
The counsel then referred to the extraordinary attach
ment which existed between the defendant aud his
brother, Florence. The melancholy and mania which
seized the former after his brothers DEATH was the
direct though distant OF the shooting Of Donohue
This mental alteration was aggravated by his failngo
bring Donohue to trial. Although the COroners jury
had pronounced him guilty, Donohue was released on
$4,000 ball. and brought to trial They would
show that Donohue attempted brbe the Coroner who
held the inquest on FlOrences body change the bullet
found in the body for one that would not IL Donohnes
that the accused was not responsible for ms acts
Three witnesses examined for the defense IN res
tlon to the shooting OF Florence ScanDe In DOnOhnet
saloon In December 1862 Garrett Brown heard tne 70
port OF the pistol aud saw D0nOAue rush INTO M rVsh
pistol In hand Wm. Tnsley OF Thirty sec0nd-st., De
tween Seventh and Elghayes., testified that Donohas
shot Florence scannel IN the back ana minuteg Due oe
scribed the circumstances OF the anrdy ne Ws eiVs
examined by the DlstrctAt0rney ut great length bui
10 little result
After recess wm. Annesley testified substantially IS
follows:
was ia DOnOhue's saloon when Florence Scannen was
shot he went into the saloon with Florence DOnohN
said, How you FlorryP and he replied, How are
YOU John 3" Florence then toward the back room
and tried TO get In he put his knee 10 the door, Done
hue said don't 90 IN there, Scaunell - the door was
then opened and half dozen men rushed out previous
u this DOnOhue had taken pistol out OF tle drses
behind the counter and put IL into hrs coat pocket sas
DonOhue shoot Scaune and then rush out at he resr
dence Of the Scannells subsequently, JOhn acteu IN
very excited manner; his wife tried to paefy him. aD
said .: DO you think more OF Forry than you DO Oi ms
and he replied think more OF him than all III 'n'
world" -
Michael Pagan, OF No. 231 Third-ave., with WHOM
the prisoner In partnership In keeping the Comps
House, examined He was I'm Jonnson's po9lfoonS
the night DOnohue shot by the prisoner, ana ~
Donohue eXcaim " Come on, John!' Had his hsnI hsnhs1
his overcOat pocket the hand was raised as no hS
something In 1t; then came the report OF pistol
New-York tribune., 1873-02-21
CONDITION OF A DlssEcrISG-RooM.

To The EdttOr OF The Tribune.
SIR: In The TRIBUNE of Feb. 49, an article
ON Breeding Disease" contained the following para
graph with regard 70 meeting Of the Board OF Health
H. Jay Health Inspector reported that he hal examined the
house No 81 81 Mara Pce occupied BY tho New los tee Medical
College Women an hsi found that bad antary con
ton Two families door, aud the used
ecng where the bis visit lie found three bodies 10
stages Of decomposition.
The above statements false and should be cor,
rected. The house No. 81 st. Marks-place Is not in
bad sanitary condition the sinks and dissectngroOm
are thoroughly cleansed and disnfeted and am sure
there Is not cleaner dissectngrOOm In the country
than the used by the New Free Medical College
for Women The building has been visited by several
health inspectors all OF whom expressed pleasure at
finding II well cared for. Mr. Jay complains that the
room contains three dead bodies What else should 10
cOntaini That Is not large number for college
tanning 43 students. Mr. jay complains that they are in
a state OF decomposition but he cannot name dsseet-
ingrOOm la the country which dead bodies do not de
The dissectng room Is open 70 the inspection OF
suitable persons at any reasonable hour.
FREDERIC X. MARVIN, NJ. D., secretary OF Faculty.
No. 90 East NiHt-St, Feb. H. 1873.
New-York tribune., 1873-02-21

ities 100000 Of which s2OOoOOO falls upon Newfork
bank II ia believed and stated that tho failure IL OWING
to heavy but unsuccessful speculatohs In cotton peuo
leum WOOL and other produce. branch house IN Lon
don is also affected by the failure. The statement that
New.York bank sustans loss OF 2Oo0ooO Is without
foundation. and It is even considered douDuu II Iio
sr,,a naner is moderately held here Lizard 81 60;
drew bs OF exchange London, which were lhuOIseu
10 "A largo extent by New Orleans banks. when may posi-
hlv oe by their failure some OF their bs were sOIu ~
this market but they have been scattered among tc
foreign bankers In manner unlikely 10 alect any QUO
very materially. Tho losses viii fall princlpaiy On
n.I.
New-York tribune., 1873-02-21

ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN EXTENSIONS
The stockholders of the Atlantic and Great
Western Railroad Company met yesterday. at the once
Of the Company in Wast. and ratified the lease o 'D'
Pithole Valley Railroad, the Chenango ana Ai's""p
Railroad, and the Pennsylvania Petroleum Rali"1y' -
order to obtain funds 10 lease the lines tie A'ah ~
Great Western Railroad Company, through theH hu--
cial agents in London. have effected loan OF a9'V'
$500 900. per cent rental trust Oonu1 tFs
rental OF the rUuds uaned. Notice mas beth klNruIr.
further issue OF $,s6o0oO VIII soon be male TOT III Ale
ghany Railroad, ana for the extension Oh inc i'"'
yania Petroleum Railroad 10 Lake Erlc'