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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-28
MARRIAGES AND DEATHS


MTXSRLIe-BEATTY.-On Monday, January 70, AT
the Church of the Annunciati0n, by Rev. W.. J.
Seabury, MELVILLE HORNE MIxsELL, Oh fhiiaoei-
phla, to LOUISE y. BEATTY. OF THIS CITY.
RUTAN-PHEkPs--AtW washington square Metno-
dist Episcopal church. on Tuesday, January ~, by
the Rev, William p, Abbott, Mr. THEODORE r.
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SUPERIOR CoUaT-spEciM TERN.
Decisions.

BY Chief Justice Mcneil.
Mendeisohn vs. Stout-Tnis IL not q case In
which the party can have an extra allowance IN
der section 30S OF the code.
Schemerhorn vs. Wheeler.-Motion denied.
Smith VS.. Reynolds, Justice VS.. Long.-0rders
granted.
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Y0nkW.tt POLICE COURT.
Before Justice Wandeli.


Charles vantine. young whose external
appearance was that OF a gentleman, was ar.
raigned on complaint OF Christian 4. Oenier, q
tailor doing business az No. 293 Third avenue on
whom the prisoner passed a forged cheek for f23
In payment for pair Of pantaluons. Prisoners
counsel, Nathan Nesbitt, asked Tor an adjournment
OF the examination for lew days when he prom
ised he would afford such an explanation OF his
cllents conduct a. would induce Hts Honor 70 dis
miss the charge which now appears against him.
The Court thought that N case of this KIND,
where the evidence was 50 clear, and where the &c.
cused was suspected OF having other victims besides
the present complainant ~ would he Improper 70
delay punishment; but IN confederation OF the
prisoners friends, VINO are. ~ T. said. highly
spectacle, and the assurance tnat the counsel
would bring Forward TESTIMONY favorable TO the
cause OF his client, the Examination was set down
for TINS afternoon Tor anal disposition.
TamPertng with Justice.
Mary Lord, @ young woman OF prepossessing
appearance, ana with strong German accent en-
tered complaint on Tuesday against Mrs. Caro-
line Goldsmith for keeping disorderIy house IN
East Twenty-second street. Yesterday Mrs Gold
smith and three Of her female boaTders were brought
into court 20 answer the charge. Mrs Goldsmith
was held for examination. while her three board
ers zone OF whom claims 90 be the wife OF gentle
man residing IN Paterson, and only temporarily
stopping Win MIS-. eodsmithi were punished ny
being sent 70 prison for few days The com
piainaht having iahea 20 make her appearance IN
court 10 press the charge, an oficer OF the court
was ordered 10 And her.
Mrs. Roberts, the Baby Farmer.
On Tuesday Justice wandoll concluded hts exam
nation Of the cnarRrs preferred In september lsst
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COURT or GENERAL SESSIONS.
Before Judge Sutherland.

One OF the ''Forty Thfeves" Convicted
or Robbery and Sent to the State
Prison for Fifteen Years.
Before Judge Sutherland.
The trial OF william McIntee, which was COM
menced on Monday, was concluded yesterday and
resulted in,the conviction Of the prisoner OF rob-
berry in the ffrst degree. Joseph Jourdan, the com
plainant, swoEe that while at lager beer saloon
in West Forty seventh street he was assaulted by
the prisoner and, a man named Canill who escaped.
dragged on the aAdeH.alk aud ROBBED OF silver
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the COURT Of APPEALS CALENDAR.

ALBANY, Jan. 81, 1874.
10, rs, "A, 90.
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RurAr 10 Miss IDA NJ PHELPS. daughter OF \. r
Phelps, ESQ.,. all OF this city.
SHrPHERD-PoLL0cK.-At the parsonage of tina
Willctt street Methodist Episcopal church. on rnes
day evening, January 81. 1874, by the Rev. Ceorye
Taylor. WILLIAM O. SHEPHERD to Miss FRANCE
POLLOCK, all OF this city.
Albany and Rochester papers please eopy
NREELAND-EARIE.-O Wednesday evening
January II. at the residence OF the bride by the
Rev. J. y DE Bann, M. 5. VREELAND OF HacKen.
sack, n. j., TO Miss NJ EvELINE EARLE. Of Bogota,
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COURT or OYER AND TERMINeR.

BY Judge L0ew.
GOOdchild vs.. Carr.-Case settled.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-17
The Editor.

We have seen many definitions
Of many names, words, and
phrases, but the following def
milton of the editor, given by
Josh Billings, is about the best we
ever heard:
An editor is a male being whose
bizness IL is to navigate nusepa-
per. He writes editorials, grinds
out poetry, inserts deths and we'd
dings, sorts out manuscripts keeps
waste basket, blows up the "devil,
steals matter, ftes other peoples
battles, sells his paper for dollar
and so cents year, takes white
beans and apple sass for pay when
he can get it, raizes large family,
works nineteen hours out of "a,
knows no Sunday, gifts damned bi
every body, and once in a while
whipt bi sumbody, livs poor, dies
middle-aged and often broken
hearted, leves no money, IL reward.
ed for a life of toll with a short
but free obituary puff in the nuze
papers. Exchanges please copy.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-17

During the late unplesantness
1t was considered necessary, in
Cynthiana, Kentucky, to keep
few soldiers at that place. One
night two of them happened to
stray into the church of the col
ored people, just as the minister
was concluding an earnest invita-
ton to any one who wished to
Join the church to come forward.
After he had finished, these two
soldiers got up, and walked for
ward, and presented themselve:
for admission whereupon the
preacher said:
"Breddren, dis is cullud church
an / dunno as rs any 'thority t.
take in white folks"
At this point an elderly uncle
arose in the congregation, and ejac
ulated-
"Take 'em Brudder Jilson, take
'em in; dar skins is white, dat''
fact, but dar hearts is jist as BLACK
as ourn, suah!"
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-17

the that sows to the flesh, shall
Of the flesh reap corruption
This is the enunciation of a law
fixed and uniform /; and numerous
are the examples in daily life which
serve as illustrations of its inexor-
able truthfulness. Some facts
lately brought to light in one partic-
ular sphere of investigation serve
to illustrate this most forcibly.
Mr.. Kingswill, chaplain of Penton-
vile Prison England, put the ques-
ton, "What was the first cause of
all your troubles Z" to several hun
dreds Of convicts who were about
to be transported to Australia,
with the assurance that their an
swers should not be read until
they had left the country. The
prime causes Of crime, as found in
the Independent, which these an
swers give stand as follows:
l. bad company, drink and
idleneSs-7
,. ~Disobedience 10 parents,
and from that to Sunday-breaking
and gambling"
3. Staying out late at night
and bad company not taking good
advice and disobedient 10 parents ;
gaming and such like practices"
4. "Disobedience toward both
my heavenly and earthly father"
5. bad company, card-playing
the ale-house, drunkenness, and
night work brought on a house
breaking job"
These answers contain a solemn
lesson for parents and guardians
the young, also, may take warning
and heed the ancient maxim eJStc
principals, resist beginnings.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-17

Some of the clerks were waiting
in the treasury department for the
opening of business. One said to
the company "Who is the short
est man mentioned in the Bible y
The Old Millers were all exhausted
nehemiah (knee-high-miah), Bill
dad, the Shuttle (shoe-height.1 y
To all answers the clerk replied
"No." ave all give it up was
the response. "Peter," was the
reply. "Peter!" they all cried
she was a stout, large man, athle-
tic man." "Can't help it. He was
the shortest man / ever read of in
the Bible. He said he had neither
silver nor gold, and man is pref
tyshort when he hasn't any money
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-17

A German peddler sold a man a
liquid for the determination of
bugs. SLOW do you use III" in
quired the man after he had
bought it. "Ketch the bug, un
drop Won little drop into his mout,
answered the peddler. "Pshaw !?
exclaimed the PURCHASER, 81
could kill it in half the time by
stamping on il" "Vell,' calmly
exclaimed the German, dat Is a
good way too"
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-17

"My young friend, said a minis
ter to a chap at camp meeting, do
Won ever think Of a future state =
mo, never meddle with state
affairs, though my brother John is
poiticianer." do you ever
think of dying I" "No; but
guess our Sally did when she had
the measles, for she turned all sort:
Of colors." Whose boy are you ?
when any body axes you that
tell EN- YOU don't know"
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-17

"If the gates of heaven were sud-
denly to swing open and all man.
kind were asked on equal terms to
enter into its kingdom, don't you
know some people would pause to
see what some other people were
going to do about it, and some
would draw back for fear the Gel
estial city was getting vulgar, and
some who would refuse altogether
IL they saw the so-and-sos about
10 enter
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-17

Danbury tells how a Troy edi-
tor took his wife to New York,
Friday The conductor, when he
came along, recognized our Troy
brother entitled to free passage,
but not knowing the lady, whisper
ed to him. ais this lady friend
of yours "No, no. said the Troy
editor in haste "she is my wife,"
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-17

The fellow who wanted to cross
the Mississippi river on the ice,
and fearing that it was to thin, be-
gan 10 crawl over on his hands
and knees, dragging a skiff after
him as life preserver in case Of
accident, felt almost sick when
Just as he was nearly over and al
tired out, a fellow passed him with
a sled loaded with pig-iron.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-17

A Denver minister was marrying
a couple when a dog fight inter-
fered, and the bride call out :
"Drive ahead ; the yaller purp has
him by the front paw"
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-17

A day in the moon is fourteen
times as long as a day on earth.
What a place in which to give a
six months note but what bore
to the lunatics, when they work by
the day!
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-17

AS they sat in the light Of the
cold pale moon, he said to her Glove,
l am thine,' when she said to him,
"look at your turnip old coon, I've
promised to be in at just nine"
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-17

A gentleman who rather suspect
ed some one was peeking through
the key hole of the Office door, in
vestigated with a syringe full OF
peppersause, and went home to
find his wife had been cutting
wood and a chip hit her in the eye J,
National Republican., 1874-06-01

Amer this committee has gone so much
through the details thought perhaps might
help their labors, and have here mads upin
the evening 9 cursory statement Of tbeekpend'-
lures and dues under the admin stfsttoaNo the
Board Of Public Works from Jlnes 1871, 70
May, 1874. S>
1t Is as follows:
Csrsorv Statement qf tss Kiainsn Of Ezpsuds-
tsrss aAd Drss sndr Hs Administration Of
hs Board of Pli5lie Work. Of tk Dssfrici Of
Coien'eia From gra<, 1871, % May, 1874.
Expenditures Of ne Board sf Psslfe works.
National Republican., 1874-06-01

The committee here retired for consultation,
and upon reassembling, the chairman said:
"The committee instruct me to say that the
testimony "a now closed With the exception Of
the matter Of Mr.. Klbourn andthe mattef of
Mr.. Gibson. The committee not being at pres
ent full, do not deem themselves st liberty To-
decide upon those questions, snd no action wiz
therefore be taken upon thsm until the return
Of Judges Thurman and Jewett, If we con-
.elude 70 call the parties. We wiz do 90 here
after. ,-,s -, NJ, = !. 80 49,. 80.
I 1--WE may require some further information
hom members Of the board As TO figures and
detaiis; II 30, ws VIII expect gentlemen to fur
nish. US with those details. Wewill now say
to counsel that all the papers and documents
which have been ordered into this building may
be returned % the District govsfnment, and II
We aEalh desirs 10 look ct Them they nnst be
furnished to rs. 30 far as public sessions Of
this committee are concerned We viii now ad-
,louyR wth9ut day." :
National Republican., 1874-06-01

with the schools. dating back to 1862. there had
been great IRE <ulsrity occasioned By the want Of
were very frequently in arrears, and part Of the
debts due on account Of schools was paid BY NE.
Bowen In bonds, which were suthorlIod 20 De
came into oos in the city Of sshin gton, in July
,nesths-Apfil Msy June, July and August.
eertlneates Which we're issued % to bay The dostinS
indsbtedness or TIE corporation 81 that time. =
O. Since he org.niiatiOn OF the Dstriot gov
ernment, Win what degree OF regularity have
his TSsg ssss psiS q ssS .Rs
Years preTlousto that time During the frst year
Of the government they were paid promptly. =
And again, on page 40, he said:
think that the District government has done
and 70 aid the schools In every respect.
The District government went into operation
in the summer Of 1871, with heavy inherited
burden of debt, due by the old corporations, for
which, under the organic act, the Legislature
was bound to provide, and with the salaries of
the school teachers four months In arrear. Be-
side this, school buildings were In course Of
construction under contracts made BY the old
corporation, on which large sums Of money
already were due, and for which further
amounts were needed for completion Of the
structures. When the District government
came into existence, It was in receipt Of 40 rev.
enue from taxes for six months, Under the
former city government the current fiscal year
was from January 1 to December 81; and under
the new government from July to June 80
Therefore, from January 1, 1871, to June 80 Of
the same year, property In the District was free
from taxation, and no revenue for that period
was available to tho government, upon which
was imposed heavy burden of Indebtedness
incurred by it's predecessor. And yet ono of
the 6rst measures OF the new government was
to borrow funds BY authority of the Legisla-
-ture, and by exertions OF the executive, for the
payment ofschool teachers, whose. salaries ware
then In arrear. = .-... = -
So, also, provision was made for the COM
pletion Of school buildings contracted for under
the old corporations, and for the payment of
all sums due upon them. Since the orgsniza-
ton Of the present government, and up to the
beginning Of this investigation, the amount paid
in as school revenue is s700, ,634 20, and there
has eeen expended for school purposes, includ-
ing salaries OF teachers, and completion and
erection of school buildings, the sum Of SS73, :
767, showing that the amount expended for
the education of children and tho maintenance
OF school teachers is in excess of the revenue
collected by the District government for that
purpose in the sum Of s172, ,733.45. In tn Q tes-
timony, the account Is thus stated:
National Republican., 1874-06-01


Yesterday stated that I had found one
oyerchsrge, but this was that Of Thomas Nor
gan, in Mount Vernon square. sRhe osercharfe
WAS made, but think ths auditor IA excussbie
for It. q Mr.. Morgan laid 6aeginE opposite
Mount Vernon square, diferenf In workman
ship from that on Mount Vernon square, and
the bill being referred to me, orr rather the
charge being referred TO me, sal, u being Of
smilsf Eorkmsnship, the ssms price should ps
man. So OF course when, The bill, was settled,
and It came downih blank, as usual, the auditor
allowed the high price Of the Creased Tagging,
but Il seems, subsequently, 70 the price being
'nxed BY, me-, ard the work being done, the
quality Of the work went down; 50, instead Of
thif 90 cents It should have been ST csnts per
square foot. This is' the mistake, and It Is er-
cusable In the suditor that he has done It /.
he aid not know thai TIE chspgs Ess msds.
National Republican., 1874-06-01


.-...- Connecticut Avenue.
In reply to Mr.. Oertly on this avenue, admit
that base all my calculatiors on tho statement
that the avenue cost only tllo, ,b75 t3, and take
this statement from the report OF the Board OF
Public Works for 1878 page 81, which states the
total cost Of this avenue as above stated; and II
amount was purposely avoided, for ths table is
prepared with TOO much care to contain mistakes,
lunintsntional.0 Mr.. Oertly states the auditor
II this 1 50 then ne amount foswsrdsd H to IcS Con.
kress, sll0, ,57543, is wrong-Which LIDO not admit,
but claim it vas the proper amount as the table
srEe isssks. base % % my Sseuiston: il % on saSs aSe
Official reports. On this avenue the board has
charged the general fund with two thirds besides
collecting from the United States this same
amount again, the same as was done on New
York avenue. ' 200. -.-.t -. Cd . -"
- Msssaehusstts and Vermont Avenues o. !.
In reply to his toertly'O ststsmept In regard 10
nOt examined It except In regard 10 errors, rs
deduction fot this ayshas sas similar to that
soaa ny testinSny, page 1907, tbottOm Of pegs.)
The difeFenes 10 tl0l6S.ss. In reference TO Yer
mont avenue refsr 70 my testimony page 2o24.
". N, .,., ,,, - T,osyiA Street: %, -,
lTesumony. page 2a2A slfyou viii examine cor
tract Ne. q, Governors answer, pages 2l2 and
~ yo1 !, VII md tnat IL Vas for sewer from
In regard to his sswsr-tsblss, stiil claim this.
they are wrong, and that all naaln-sewers should
be omitted. Do th.L and the United States pays
$1oo, ,N1,e2 more than the board. (sse testimony
3o4.O q In reply to ME. ShspherdS statement
Lthst one sewer alone cost my 70 sixty thousand
dollark clsin that all sawers laid In GeorgetoWn
were charged 70 ,priyS . property and general
fund, thAt5hs tEo lsrges, sessrs are On, Bridge
Isnd Beall strsets. one costing nine thousand and
odd dollars, and the other some twenty odd hun
dred dollars; and from al my exsEinstlous and
inoulries i knd that all the sewers IN GEORGE
town laid by the board do not amount 10 the AZ.
gregete 10 e45,0oo. (In reference to sewers, see
Mr. 5Cluss' teGs:ciony.l In Mr.. Oertlyis state.
msnt hs states that. do not md fault With his
method m regard to the avenues. j do sfina fault
with them. for the following reasons, viz: In the
berty 10 dsdneted sad the balance sths speunt Of
private property eharEeable on street.. He tskss
this amount and II By ths cost ofthe street.
qu0tisnt 10 the rate per ont foot that the property
National Republican., 1874-06-01


ment Of counsel, has for its sanction repeated
judgments Of court of the United States.
THE SCHOOL FUND. --.r
Still more unjust, because 1t imputes greater
moral delinquency, is the accusation, coucbed in
harsh language, that the District government has
perverted from its legitimate objects, and spent
upon greedy contractors and time-serying fay-
orites, the revenue dedicated TO the education
of children and the maintenance Of school
teachers. This charge had before the present
Investigation been made freely, but without
Justification; and the full deyelopment Of the
facts In the course ofthis inquiry refuted IL 90
clearly that, at an carly stage, counsel for the
,memorialists were forced to modify Its form
and 10 even disclaim It as part Of their own
especial case. In the light Of facts fully ell
cited, the original accusation was abandoned;
and 1t was merely insisted that the school fund
had not received certain credits, partly In
money and partly In bonds, neither Of which
were derived from the revenue raised for school
purposes. ,-.5-.. 10 d
SO far a. application Of that revenue Is con-
cerned, the administration of the present Dis
trict government presents Q marked and shin
ing contrast TO the old corporations under .
succession Of mayors. II presents similar con-
trast 70 the conduct OF the United States Gov
eminent, which recognizes the organic act, but
has never discharged, its obligation to relieve,
in some .seasure, the tax payers Of the District
from the burden OF. educating the children Of
United States officials, not tax payers in the
Territory, and Of educating also the children Of
emancipsted bondsmen who, during and since
the war, cams IN focks TO the seat Of Govern
ment. 1872 eSp ts'g' F.'i. = .'ip-3.EJ
. For ten years before the organisation Of the
present District government, the old munich
palities we're habituslly in arrearsin respect Of
the payment Of teachers; and the new suthori-
ties strove st once for reform. The present
efficient and experienced psuperintendent OF
schools, Mr.. Wilson, holding that once before
the existence Of the Territorial government,
and re-sppointed under it, testified a. follows,
on pages 70 and a.: .sl.I5. t5 .issas.l
O.. Just state, II you can. what the arrearage,
OF school tesehers were ~ tths time the District
government uas forganissdf A. In July or fs7l
1hsss ISs ysss iSSs Pooshs salaries due thsm-Aay
: q. State what had been the ordinary practices
under the late corporation relative toths pay
ment Of the tesehers prior 70 the organisation o.
the pistrict goyernment. With what regularity
..ssN pg pAN 4. pEpg ~ aeausiHtARe'
National Republican., 1874-06-01

For year ending June 80, 1872, I
For year ending June 80, 1873,
For year ending June 20, 1874, to De-
cember 81, 1873,
For year ending June 30, 1874, to jan
uary 81, 1874,
For year ending June 30, 1874, account
buildings,
For year ending June so, 1874, account
buildings, to Dece1Rer 81, 1873,
For year ending JunUB0, 1874, account
buildlngs, TO January 81, 1874,
From Criminal Court lines,
National Republican., 1874-06-01
EXPENDITURES.

For year ending June 80, 1872, teachers
and contingencies, 90, ,ls
For year ending June3o, 1873, teachers
and contingencies, p D. "a 81
For half year endlog December 81,
1878, teachers and tontfng gencIes, 81, 90
For month ending January 81, 1874
teachers and conting gencles, ST.
For year ending June 90, 1873, school
buildings, T,s4
1878, school buildings. 1905
so, .-D MSS
For school buildings In theeounty, n,s5
Total expenditures on account of
schools, - - - S73, 80
E1cess Of expenditures over re- -
ceipts, 172,zs
National Republican., 1874-06-01

August Is. 1872. No. -:
August Q, Connolly asks for
measurement betwsen n
Sixth and Eighth streets
east. Forsyth reports Co.
Tl3 yards grading, at 50 cts.
69,7l3 yards haul, sos feet over
200 feet, at I cents =
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-21
EDUCATION.

DASS CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, PASS CHRIS
/ tan, Miss The next Session of this Instltu.
ton will commence on TUESDAY, October 9th.
The most ample accommodations are afforded to
young men DESTROYS Of pursuing thorough Clas-
Special attention given to the French and Ger.
man languages.
For prospectus, giving terms, ETC., address
au23 2meod BRO. STEPHEN. President.
URINARY, GRAMMAR AND HIGH SCHOOL.
L 349 Josephine street, between Prytania and
st. Charles streets. The Fifth Annual Term of this
1874. limited number Of boarding pupils vii
be received. The object Of the Principal will be
to make this department Home School for Girls.
An advance class in Rhetoric, Composition and
Literature will be formed for Young Ladies.
Hours Of attendance, for this class, from P. NJ
till P. NJ Circulars containing terms, etc., can
be obtained at the School from
au30 1m&eSuo E. MATHEWS, PRINCIPAL.