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New-York tribune., 1874-03-20
MIrNICIpAI. POLICY.
MUNICIPAL IVLTNf' :,
COST oRSxTRrrr IupRovEMENTs-THE CONTROLLER
1tpRrurNsIoSs-Brps FOR CITY STOCK.

cosr ,p>Srprpr ,,,ppovrurNTs-THE CONTROLLERS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FOR CITY STOCK
The Board of Aldermen received a comiiu-
'noaron from the Mayor yesterday statipg Una.
II. , ndrews had withdrawn his name az can"iu"
Police Commissioners resolution or Alderman nv
'Csferty requesting that measures DE takeh Wy '
eoislature for the submission popular vote OF enc
oneston whether the credit Of the city should be peogcu
in aid of rapid transit. adopted. communication
WAS received from the Controller giving s' Vi con
tracts and instruments purporting 10 DC con""'''' "
which the following is an abstract:
The disbursements during the year 1873 upon h are
tracts. on account of the street Improvements iuu' "
respectively as tolo"s; -. - $1,000.
meats be teug derived from assessnent co 70, G5
On Work and supplies for which are 40, oq7 ae
r mysd df rom SI SHpes who's. cost defrsyd b,
stocks and bonds account Of the PER es oeo ~
HsneDt ebt......s..''' i'
Making total on these three Of 81 9G062l 6s
The amount of street Improvement bonds or asses
meot bonds on OF OF sres @
the advances TO contractors ana Others ana may o0
T. Amor1t 10 %' aSyaDec to contractors and Others
progress and Tor which assessments ooo GA, ,s
Aui no IN 't ayaSee to contractors
for which assessments bave beel conhTDed 7ooeIoo %
Mil, total ., IL 537. 900 90
The above aggregate includes adyanees Afor2s
and ri so advances on works carried by days work"
under the direction of the Commissioner OF PuOhc
In consideration OF this large debt much of IL repre-
by assessments levied aud open Tor coeeiun nee m
aud due Uunber Of years he recommends that no
work be ordered, except where 10 Is absolutely heces
sary. He states tnat not until the rea estate hoIucis
who are benefited by these improvements respond more
promptly and chcerfuy TO the requirements OF the
citv Will the burden up the taxpayers DC removed
while tbe collections on this class during
the last six months 1873 amounted 10 only sSH6I So
the assessments vacated during the same PERIOD rom
Juy TO December 1873 represents total Of S63353 81;
excess Of collections vacations, S2s373 49,
This was received and copies were ordered to he
printed Alderman Van Schaick offered the following,
which was unanimously adopted:
Rolrcd That Of hr5e be appointed Of which The
H draft suitable resolutions q Wncome anG 70
extend h freedom L.vfou LousiIe tho COMMANDER
gany if
cou Of he lives cusless erus tLe steamer
/ NirCuiu-
MUNICIPAL CREDIT GOOD.
The following n statement Of proposals received yes
tcrday Controller Green fOr s,l92JCO consolidated
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10 an uriy ho,c about four feet IN dianeter Tnere
slight depression az West Eghteeltn-st anu az ., .a
inncton OF Eighth,st. aud the avenue may be seen
large hollow. caused by rpaving where inc liaeh hts
laid With these exceptions the suee'i III '''
condition" -. A., .o.,,,
In Informing reporter OF THE TRIBUNE OF te
as 10 the extent OF dis lob fnd, upon INQUIRY tna
the bill contem, ,lates resurfacng the avenue Hon, =,
Waverley-pldce, 10 Sixteth land not SlhNeh'hrS' ~
will cost about a million dollars"
New-York tribune., 1874-03-20
THE NEW PAVING SCHEME.

Mayor Haycmaycr caused an inspection 20 he
maoe Yesterday of the condition Of the pavement IN
Fitb-ave. between sixtcenthst ard Wayerey. .place.
1te report slated that between Fifteenth and SIX.
teenthsis there slight depression caused by the re-
paving Of the street after laying gas pipes similar
depression fTom the same cause was found between
fourieenth and fiitoeuthsts Two three small but
ny holes are observed between Twelfth and F,ur
iseuthsts. Al the cTossIng VI West Eleyeptst there
New-York tribune., 1874-03-20

Byeroort Bouseyudge Benjamin r. Curtis OF Bos
i1. osaa Ho6man Houst-sensor william sprague OF hhJ
id AMI Judge George w. Pssebal Of wa.hgton Rnd.or
,s.na s r. Young n. c. Of Georgia Gen james Canning
h ~ Msssaeha.e Judge NJ Wooworh OF onsh. nem
Coo Of Havana Dr. r. Tryon u s. Navy 6rana fenI %
s, pi.hon r Hendreken Of Providence. MopoNIn HoN
UaniItn OF Trss. Uroa SQUARE H0kt-Cbiefbngi'
nee, W W. Wood Navy and Ba,eh Of Boston o.
T@ssE-M westssbeg Minister for The Sethesnd' at
I.,or adson Of Pennsylyana hnd Admh
g; ss Rohap New1sven. Fta Avenue Hotet-Gen Ibom.
~ nhnrn Chicago Col E. Gowen Of Boston and "liiSm
Mass.
New-York tribune., 1874-03-20
LECTURES AND MEETINGS.

The Arcsdian Club gave pleasant reception
at its club-rooms last night. FOryour paintings vers
exhibited I'm the west east, and center rooms and
varied musical programme provided for the enter
taninent Of the guests.
A meeting of the Dock Commissioners wM
held yesterday afternoon. By means OF resolution
the Controller informed IN reply 10 his communa-
ton dated Dec g. 1S73 asking If the issuing OF certain
grants OF land under applications for which ara
now before the Commissioners OF the sinking Fund VIII
interfere with the plans OF this Department, that
Issuing OF grants OF land under water at the sonth-
fhirtydfth-st aud between northumberland thirty.
eghth-st., and 100 feet north OF One-bundred and.
forieth-st Harlem River under the applications oe
b. A. Willis viii not interfere with the said plans pro-
yided the eastery limit Of the sad grants shah not be
beyond the bulkhead and pier line as established In s
and as shown Dy tracings transmitted herewith.
New-York tribune., 1874-03-20
PoND's EXTRACT.
sACr.
PoSD's BsTEAor.
PosD's Exfplcr

This Standard Domestic oha ned ali reputable Ds
In @ j. no. dependent npon
two Broadway Institutions eber SmdE j. Cuesp al 30
Light Mediss cheaper az II worth 81 3Ata
30 LaTge cheapest II 1j worth y 61 saving 81
New-York tribune., 1874-03-20

Henry VI. Stevens, carriage manufacturer.
died ~ ms city early yesterday. He has been identified
with the carriage interest n this ctr for 90 wears bctno
member a. tbe I'm OF Miner stevens III v'as fbS
ln' ontor VI nlmDtT OF Improvements IN tDIs inauu
factuTa
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HOME WS.
PROMINENT ARRIvALa

rgERuoNETRR YESTERDAY. AT HUDNUrs IN Baoso"A'
n. m-b2, Noon-68' 3D. n-65' hdpgbt-5 3D.
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IAnnogposneatAI

For Bathing InfaEts-BURSErT's KAbLIsrox
OMELET or UoMINYi that is the question:.
For particulars Pref ". JoHSoSs article The srr wsssrs
TRIBUNE ready this morning srspe r mailing Pnoe ososs
copy
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LONG ISLAND.


JAMAICA.-The examination of Thomas W.
Jones' charged with the murder OF his hali-brotler,
Samuel j. Jones, at South Oyster Bay, concluded
before Judge Snedeker yesterday aud the prisoner
honorably discharged The prosecution produced few
witnesses To testify the similarity of the anonymous
letter ami the handwriting of Thomas Jones, and then
closed, but the theory duplicating Mr.. Jones COM
petely upset by Abraham SOuthart OF lFlecpOrt who
swOre that he wrote tue anonymous letter. Judge
Hagner the the defendant, moved that his
client be discharged, and. Dstuct-Attorney Downing
concurrng Judge Snedeker granted the prisoner
conditional and honorable discharge.
FLusHNG.The Board of Trustees Of this village have
decided adopt the Holly system for supplying the
village with water. They have contracted foI the ma
chlnery, the price being s35OOJ aud nave purchased
Douglas Pond source of supply for $4,000 The lay
lug the mains will be begun at Super
ysors Roe Of tins village Burroughs Of NcTtOwn and
laynter OF Long Island City. claiming tO represent u
majority Of the payers OF Queens County, have pet
toned the Legislature against the repeal OF the Court
louse act They desire that the Commissioners shah
complete the b4dng without being restricted as TO the
cost.
LONG ISLAND CTY.-The bridge across Newtown
Creek at upOutaye is in unsafe condition. aud
propusas its repair have Occn solicited by Alexander
Moran the Commissioner OF Public Works. The net
SWING the amended Charter the reduc-
ton OF salaries OF the city officials is $1,000 the
gent expenses being limited to $4,000 Instead .! s750O,
az heretofore
New-York tribune., 1874-03-20


1t was stated on good authority yesterday
that Mr.. sprague's trial Will be again postponed be-
cause OF Illness.
In the absence Of Mayor Hunter, who is IN
Washington business connected with the filing up
OF Wallabou lands and the damage done to adjoining
dOcks belonging C. the city, John Bergen President OF
the Board oil Aldermen, il acting as Mayor
1t is stated that Judge Moore refused to ad-
mii Capt. Gi Deputy Tax Collector to bail because
Of the laers knowledge OF frauds in the Tax Office aud
of hIs value a "a witness against other officials. GINS
bOndsnen ready and the impression exists that
GIL uad been bacd lie would have left the city forever
Mr.. Van Buren,, the accountant who has been
INVESTIGATING the affairs in the Old Street Commissioners
office has nearly finished his labors He has prosecuted
his examination back 1876 Tuc result OF his
gation, which has been publlshedin The TRIBUNE
shows discrepancy between the assessments recorded
as unpaid in the books OF the Department OF Arrears
and Ia the books OF the Controllers cihoe.
At the meeting of the Kings County Board
of Supervisors held last evening, the Finance Commit,
tee reported against paying John y. TAYLOR recently
Controller Of the Park Commissioners s13 6j which he
claimed as collection fees sj63 the assessment levied
against the county on the Parade Ground for beneft
received from the FranKn-ave. improvement. The
County Treasurer however, was ordered TO pay the
assessment TIE Committee reported in favor OF pay
mc a number of bills Of the Charity Commissioner,
amounting TO F52I7 49 less SO charged fOr asbestos felt
ing resolution passed that no orders hhall Oe
gwen for charity stores to grOcers who sell tdS
liquors. $3.50 ,,,,,n
New-York tribune., 1874-03-20

4, Dull DAY ON THE STOCK ExcHANGE-sIREkr
GOSSIP ABOUT ERIE.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-06-07
MINING NOTICES
DELINQUENT SALE NoTIcr
,I.GNtN SILVER MuN,xc

,sincss. Sam location of principal r,a' "H:
,T.ka county. .S Ssva a%I'' Sd Mining bi,''fiiissio.
Hnl"ent uron the follnw;,- there NE
"!h; on account If assessmar, ueSscriboi
ia on the 2lst day of April. ls!, 10 ~ Ii
>Fcc'i'e shareholders. as foilcmss.'e names OF tie
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-05-29
THE BEST COW

A pretty rich thing occurred at the
establishment of Simpson not long
since. Simpson used to be our milk.
man, and we attribute to him, in q
great measure, our loss of confidence in
humanity generally, and milkmen in
particular. Mike Welsh had been
recommended to Simpson as a fit man
to assist in taking care of horses and
cows ; so Mike was hired, and placed in
charge of his department.
One morning, after Mike had been a
month at the place, Simpson, who had
made ready to start off with his milk
cart. said to him: "Mike, you may
give the COWS some oatmeal this morn
ing; and be u you give my best
mixer an extra quantity"
"The best mixer, is it, sir?"
eyes; you know the old COW that
gives the most milk?
"Bedad, l think I do, sir"
Well, you may give her four quarts
of the mash"
"AIl right, sir. I'll do that same"
On the evening of that day, Simpson
had occasion to go to the old wooden
pump in the yard. He tried the handle,
but it wouldn't work. The pump
seemed to be entirely choked up.
Finally he discovered that all the upper
part was loaded with something very
nearly resembling oatmeal mash. He
called his man-servant.
mike" said he, "what is the mat
ter with this pump?"
"The pump, is it, sir?"
Eyes. How came this oatmeal mash
in here?"
"Sure, sir, I put it in meself."
"Stupid blockhead ! why did you do
that?"
at was yerself that told me, sir"
CT told you to put it in here 2"
"Indade, We did, sir I"
"Why, you thick-headed rascal 4!
what do you mean?"
Don't be in q passion, master. Did
not We tell me to give yer best mixer
an extra quantity of the mash, and
where, in all the world, I'd like to
know, is the crathur that gives so much
milk to yer cans as does this old
pump"
The story leaked out, and added
to the distrust already enter
tanned by Simpsons customers.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-05-29
The Roman Soldier.
UNCLE Bob.

Everybody has heard something Of
Pompeii. This small city Of 10000
souls, which stood at the foot of Mount
Vesuvius, looking out on the Bay OF
Naples, was overwhelmed aud buried,
together with Herculaneum and Stable,
in one day. The eruption of Vesuvius
that destroyed these towns, took place
A. D. 70. In the course of time, Or
chards, vineyards, gardens and wood
lands, covered the ground above where
these cities had once stood. Even the
few learned men who knew Pompeii by
name could not point out its site. After
more than sixteen hundred years, in
1859, some ruins were noticed and in
1755 excavations were commenced. To-
day, about a third of the city has been
brought to light. The showers of
pumice-stone that fell upon the doomed
city were followed by streams of thick,
tenacious mud, which flowed over the
sand and ashes, and filed up all the
crannies that we're left. The objects
oyer which this mud flowed had been
developed in it, as in a plaster mold !;
and where these objects happened to be
human bodies, a mold was left as per-
feet as if it had been prepared for cast.
ing a bronze statue. Some of these
cavities have been filed with liquid
plaster, and casts have been obtained
Of several human bodies. One is that
of a man of the people, probably q COM
mon soldier. He wa of almost colossal
size /; he lay upon his back so as to die
bravely his clothing is very clearly de-
fined. HIS greaves are visible. and fit
closely +; his sandals, the nails in the
soles distinct, are laced upon his feet /;
he wears an iron ring upon his finger
of his teeth are gone; his eyes are
gone, but the mustache still remains.
Perhaps, when almost all others were
escaping, he refused to leave his post
without orders, turning a deaf ear to
the entreaties of his wife and child
Oiiccr Optics Magazine.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-05-29

it. There's themeerschaum, which som
men of scanty brains make the serious
business Of their lives to color properly,
l wonder if they'd take so much pains
if they knew what makes them color
at all. It's just because they're greasy.
I must tell you about it. The meer-
schanm itself is q sort of chalky sub
stance found in Spain and other coun,
tries on the Mediterranean sea. In the
countries where it is found it is cut into
the rough shape of a pipe, and sent to
be carefully carved. Some of them
have figures cut on them, and are really
beautiful before they are used. They
are of a delicate cream-color, and the
word neerschaum is German, and
means "sea-foam."
To prepare them to "color," they are
soaked some hours in grease, and it's
because the grease absorbs the smoke
that they color at all.
The bits cut off the original blocks are
powdered, boiled and nodded into
blocks, and then cut like the original.
They are just as good to use, I suppose;
but smokers don't like them any better
than ladies like Limitation " lace.
Between two and three hundred thou
sand dollars worth of them are brought
to the United States every year.
Besides the clay and meerschaum
there are several other kinds of pipes
brier and cypress wood, porcelain and
copper, and 1 don't know how many
kinds.
The first kind of a pipe that I have
read of was made of a walnut-shell with
a straw to draw through.
The Perslans and Turks, however,
have the most elaborate pipes in the
world, for they make smoking more of
a serious business than any other peo-
pie. Their pipes are different from
ours. being quite heavy, intended to
stand on the floor, and having stems
sometimes several feet long and very
flexible.
The mouth piece is Of silver, ivory or
amber, and somtimes is very valuable.
One of amber is often worth more than
one thousand dollars.
That wouldn't do for anybody but a
Turk, whose most serious business in
life is to do nothing.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-05-29
A III VEL BEIR-FITHT.

While coming up the lake shore an
Indian encountered a huge bear in his
path, and although only armed with a
knife and hatchet, he resolved to cap
ture the bear, or ut least make an at
tempt. He procured a sharp stick and
fastened the knife to the end of it,
boldly attacked Bruin, who stood his
ground and showed fight. Lo made a
lunge at the animal, but before pene-
trating the hide the knife turned on the
stick and became useless. He then at
temptedto dispatch him with his hatchet,
and had desperate fight, but was over
powered by the brute, who got him
down leisurely to chaw him up" The
Indian vas bitten twice in one leg and
on his arm and shoulder very badly,
besides receiving a frightful scratch on
his forehead. The bear, no doubt
thinking his adversary dead or suf-
ficiently punished, walked off into the
woods. The Indian, more dead than
alive, managed to drag himself to a
farmhouse, some two miles from the
scene of the fight, being two days MAX
ing that distance. 1t is hardly likely
that he will again attack IA full-grown
bear without more formidable weapons
than a knife and hatchet, ever if he is
a big Injun."-Duiuh Herald.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-05-29
Our Jenny.

She is the most discontented, I'M
happy little monkey that ever lived.
She finds something to cry about twenty
times a day. Yesterday l saw her sit
ting on a box in the back yard, n small
monument of despair. The tears were
running slowly down her cheeks, and
old Carlo, the Newfoundland dog, all
decked in rags and strings, stood wag-
ging his tail and watching her sympa-
thetically. L took her up in my arms,
and asked her what she war crying
about.
80, many sings" she said.
"What things darling?"
go, every sings is wrong; every sings
in dis world. / wish You hadn't horned
me-"
Tell mamma what is wrong now."
"Well, den, old Tarlo's tail drowed
out behind, when 1 wanted it to drow
out tween his shoulders, tos why for n
pummel, SOS l tould ride ON his back
and have something to hold on to-"
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-05-29

When Eddie was sever years old he
went to Ohio on a visitto his grandpa's.
He has there a bachelor uncle who is
very fond of getting jokes on little
children. One day he said, Eddie, l
will tell You how to catch birds. Take
a handful of salt, and if youcan sprinkle
it on their tails they will keep still and
let you catch them"
Eddie was sup to SALT" but he
thought he would humor the Joke /; so,
taking a handful, he ran around the
house, and there on the doorstep was a
pretty bluebird, and it seemed to be
asleep. Eddie dropped the salt, slipped
up quietly and cahght the bird, sure
enough. All this while his uncle and
aunts were waiting around the other
side of the house to see him come back
disappointed, and to have a laugh at
his expense. But when they saw him
coming with a bird in his hands, it
seemed so funny that they all screamed
with delight /; and when they asked him
how he caught it, he said, "By sprink-
ling salt on its tail, of course"
But what did Eddie do with the bird?
He opened his hand and said, ely
away, little birdie, You have helped me
to turn the laugh on some one else"
Eddie did right. 1t is cruel to keep
birds in cages, and especially SO when
they are not well cared for. A young
bird taken from the nest, or from the
care of the old ones, and put in a cage,
is almost sure to die. To manage it
the parent bird does, it would have
to be fed the whole day through, a little
at a time.
Some children think it a great treat
to get the eggs from a birds nest. This
is downright robbery. 1t is taking
something that doesn't belong to them.
1t is the same principle that leads some
men to take money that belongs to
Others, just because they have the
power. Birds are not only harmless but
Now remember it, children,
and don't be robbers, not even of birds
nests. The birds protect your fruit and
your berries, and if they eat a little
sometimes, they save ten times as much
as they waste. "Thelaborer is worthy
of his hire" Aside from birds of prey
the hawk-I think there are none
but what do more good than harm, and
If they were all killed, our grain and
would soon all be destroyed by
When I find a birds nest On the
/ put some stakes around it, so
that it will not bedisturbed in blowing,
and birdie looks at me as if it would
say if it could, "Now you are a kind
indeed"
Learn to love birds and flowers and
everything that is beautiful and good,
md you will always be happy.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-05-29
You may 60 for hawks and their nests,

You may go for hawks and their nests,
and for the blueiay, too, for it is no bet
ter. They spend the summer in search
ing for the nests of other birds, and
they eat the eggs, and also the young
ones when they find them. I have even
known the bluejay to break a hens egg
with its saucy bill. Now when you
want to throw a stone, or shoot off a
gun, wait until you find hawk or blue
jay, and then let him have it.
UNCLE Bob.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-05-29
VARIETIES.

The spendthrift's prayer-"Leave
me a loan, will your"
WHAT should clergymen preach
about? About fifteen minutes.
WHY is grass like a penknife? Be
cause the spring brings out the blades.
THE Brooklyn argus is Of opinion
that a kind word will always go farther
than a fat-iron or a potato-masher. +"
A FATHER in Wisconsin offered his
son five dollars to take q dose of castor
oil, and then got q counterfeit bill off
on the boy.
HARVARD says that "enquire" Is
right, and Yale says that it is "in-
quire." We think acquire" is pretty
near the thing.
A BIT of orange peel set a good Iowa
deacon flat on his back while passing
the contribution-box Orange peel is
very popular there now.
o, BOTHER cremation says the Pitts
burgh Commercial. We have to earn
our living-and we don't want to be
compelled to urn our dead.
Ii cremation comes into fashion,
Gray's famous line will have to be
changed so as to read, "The paths of
glCry lead but to the fiue."
"WHY Did He not Die 2" is the title
of a new novel. We have not read the
conundrum, but believe the answer to
be, because he refused to take his
medicine.
A WESTERN paper says of the air, in
it's relations to man, cit kisses and
blesses him, but will not obey him."
Blobbs says that description suits his
wife exactly.
"ANY letters" asked Smith of his
landlady on going home to dinner.
"Only two postal cards, sir" was the
disdainful reply; "but they contain
nothing particular"
AMAN referring to the sudden death
of a relative was asked if he lived high.
Well, l can't say he did," said Ter
ence, "but he died high" Like the
banks in these days, he was suspended.
TwENTY-ONE freshmen were lately
suspended from al English college be-
a Professor could not find out
who placed a tack in his chair. He,
however, knew all about who sat down
IN it.
A TAILoR cut out a rival, and when
lie ascertained that he was completely
'ewed up, he successfully pressed his
'wn suit on a fitting occasion. This
vas all in the way Of his own business.
How doth the li.tle busy pig improve
ach shining hour, and gather sausages
day, from every opening flower?
md when the shades of twilight fall,
slumbers in his stye, or sings his
'retty evening hymn-"Root, little pig,
L die!"
The woman of the coming time
Shall man to vote appoint her?
Well, yes or no, your bottom dino; .
She'll do rs she's a min ter.
We know she twill or else she " won't"
Twill be the same as now;
And if she does, or If she don't,
God bless her, anyhow.