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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-04
NEW YORK CITY.

nre yesterday In the house at the rear OF No.
2l5 East Fourth street caused damage OF about
$4,000.
Thornton Co.. of No. 400 Broadway. were
robbed the night before last OF goods valued at
$1,000.
A IRE yesterday in the premises OF Moses 4
Benjamin, No. s5s Bowery caused . damage OF
$4,000.
The regular monthly meeting OF the Importers
and Grocers' Board OF Trade adjourned yesterday
for want OF quorum.
Mr.. James Parton will lecture before the New
York Liberal Club tomorrow night at Plimpton
Hall. SubJect-"Who Are the Vulgar ~ q
Thomas Curtin, twenty-six years OF age, and
born in Ireland, who lived at No. $40 Spring street.
fell through the natchway OF the steamship City OF
London, at pier As, North River, and was Almost
instantly Killed. Coroner Kesser was notified.
An entertainment is TO take place this evening,
in the nail OF the College OF st. Francis Xavier, in
Sixteenth street. There will be instrumental al and
vocal music, the latter consisting oil solos and
choruses. The performances are likely TO be very
pleasing.
A regular meeting OF the Commissioners of Chair.
ties and Correction was held yesterday after.
noon, at which al; the Commissioners were pres.
ent. The business transacted was OF an entirely
routine character and utterly devoid or interest
to the pubic.
Mrs. M. Kornprourch, forty 1--WE years Of age and
native OF Russia, died on Tuesday night, at her
residence, No 90 Ludlow street, from the effects OF
dentally taking fire from stove on Monday even
ing. Coroner kessler was called.
The usual semrmontnly reception win be held
atthe Free Training schools. No. A East Tenth
street, tonight at eight O'Clock Mrs. Dung win
sing some Scotch ballads DR.. Van Der Weyde viii
give piano recitals and Mrs. Professor froDisher
Will read and recite humorous selections. All
working women are cordially Invited TO attend.
1t will be learned with general satisfaction that
the very valuable collection OF antiquities illus
trative OF prehistoric America, gathered by Mr..
Il. c. Squler from the tumdi OF the Mississippi
Valley and the almost nnknown ruins OF Mexico,
Central and South America. Is to be permanently
Iocacd IN this city. having been purchased Tor The
Central PARK Museum. These curiostles were the
result OF many years industrious and intelligent
labor, and are OF almost Ines Unable value to the
student OF history, and as archives OF the old New
World
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always prime Rs don't. expect TO get through
with bis ease untl It goes INTO the Court Of Az
preme Court General or whatever Il 10 called.'
you sald. Mr.. Burke short time ago, some
cealed tnat Mr.. Tweed mad so many privileges In
prison. Now, how was 1t doner
asy an Knew a how the ne 0S ss sas
Tasy ov could "a. 20 tsrousa the Psnisentarv
the Old man. iou remember when the Grand
Jury came up to the island last month"; II was on
a saturday-the 10th, think: Tweed knew they.
were coming, and SO did Warden Fox and all
The other officers. ON that morning 'tne
old man. aIa came to me. and; says ne, tommy;
they're gong TO kick up hell OF q row.
BRENNAN SENT NE WORD.
I'll have 10 20 upstairs Tor while unfil
BE- uxsa up s0ns soon alter TINA that the men
went INTO the Boss room and took up the
ap os De al p
into the room. When the jury came up the CON-
mlssiouers aud Warden Fox were with them. Tney
looked az the lower part OF the Pententlary arsI.
aad when they got into Tweed's real room they
were told that It was slept IN by keepers.
room parritioned on IRON the hospital Tnere was
a window aud bad smell IN tue room. There's
always bad smell from 2 Losplta. the ar aii
reach up more than eignr or ten feet. Well the
jnryinea saw the old man up IN that
thought that it was his regular room. neard
Warden Fox say Now you see the magnificent
apartment OF Mr.. Tweed that the newspapers
talk ABOUT SO much He said some more. but
couldn't near 1t. | mad to pretend TO be working
around. And faint queer that tue jurymen were
made to think mat the rom they saw the Boss
In was his, Tor the prisoners all thought he slept
IN it,"
las soon as the Grand Jury was gone con;
tinued .sMr.n Burke "the Boss old room was hxed
up again, and the old man was In It when lett
tue Island on Saturday. When was coming away
saw him, and he told me ne didn't expect moth
ing TO be done Tor him BY the Supreme Court. lie
thought the Judges III that Court Was ali down on
him. But he thought the Court OF Appeals was all
right, and would do something Tor him."
"Hoy did he regard the results OF the attempts
to get him out on wrtts Of habeas corpusr'
''Oh. he didn't think nothing or Them, and when
he went away from the island he expected to
come back again"
Ana now. Mr.. Editor, this is the story told
me by Mr.. Thomas Burke. ex.convict,
from the peultentlary, Of how Mr.. William
M Tweed moves and has his imprisonment on
BacKwel's Island. 1t is certainly circumssantial
enough to De true, and there are many things
that point II ont as credible. II only half what
Burke says IS true then certainly should every
of1icial connected with the Penitentiary be re-
moved from his place.
ask you II the play at the Penitenuary has not
continued long enough, and II 1t should not end In
q catastrophe involving all the acrorsS
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OF the balances Is immateri rial. SO long as personal
taxes remain unpaid think some provision ought
70 be mado IN this matter.
Mayor WIcKuAM-what objection have you, Mr..
Comptroller to giving statements Of the bal
ancesf
Comptroller GREEx-The balances have been
gwen often before. they are In print, and II me
gentleman fMr. Lcwts) is at all familiar with the
records OF the Board OF Aldermen be viii ind them
there.
Mr.. wHEELER-I DO not think there Is any nee.
have been asked to-day.
Mr. Lewis motion to lay the resolution over was
then carried, the Comptroller voting against the
MISCELLANEOUS
communication ir0m C0mmlssoner Van Mort
asking the Board to authorize the Issue of stock
TO The amount OF $4,000 Tor sewer repairs was
laid over. The following were also laid over AN
application rom the Department OF PARIS to have
transferred balance OF $3.50 OF the Fourth oil July
celebration appropriation OF 1874 to the Iund Tor
The maintenance and government or roads, &c,
In the Twenty-thrd and Twenty-fourtn wards.
which was short about $l26; an Applicant n from
the Health Board that $4,000 transferred IN 1874
fund Tor the removal OF night SOIL and dead AMI
mails; an Application from the Register for $4,000
to pay two draughtsmen who had been employed
In copying maps. ano who mad Jet others 10 copy.
tney having Already copied liz.
Tte Board then adjourned to meet to-day at
eleven O'Clock. The Representatives OF the four
charitable institutions who are interested in the
transfers 10 be made to-day Tor their benefit
should ne hand as to see to IL that they have
no further claims upon the Charitable Appropria-
ton Fund before the transfers are made.
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THE FIRE COMMISSIONERS.

The Fire Commissioners met yesterday in Fire
mems Hall. Mercer street. and contrary TO gem
eral expectation, nothing OF Importance was
transacted. At the regular weekly meeting OF
the Commissioners last Wednesday resolution
was adopted, ordering the Chief Of the Depart
ment, MIR. Bates, to nominate ten men OF the uni.
formed force, distinguished Tor meritorious con-
duct aud ability to ain him as chiefs OF battallons,
and to report the names Of those he selected to
the meeting yesterday. The order created con-
could imagine no good reason Why they should De
displaced. Their Tears, however, are set at rest,
Tor yesterday Chtei Bates nominated the same
men exactly who have been holding the position
tor years, with one or Two exceptions. The n0mi-
nations were all confirmed, as follows First bat
taIion James H. Munros Second battalion, Hugh
Bonner; Third battalion. William Rowe; Fourth
battalion, William Nash; Filth battalion, Benla-
entn battalion. Robert King; Eighth battalion,
Jonn Fisher; Ninth battalion. william Rhodes;
Tenth battalion Martin Walsh.
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LONG ISLAND.

The Board Of Aldermen Of Long Island City met
yesterday, and among other bills, passed that OF
the police which amounted to $7.779 81.
Mayor De Bevoise, OF Long Island City, will re-
ceive the democratic nomination for the Mayoralty
Of tnpt city, and It Is generally conceded that be
VIII be reelected.
While tro soldiers from Yilletts Point, were at
tempting to cross the ice In front OF Bay Side on
Monday night the ice broke and one OF them,
named Arnold, iell through and was drowned.
Another private belonging to the same corps was
thrown from q sleigh and had one OF his legs
broken and his body seriously bruised.
jewelry peddler named Reynolds, while pass
ing through piece Of woods near Southhold vii
lage on Tuesday afternoon, was suddenly con-
fronted By highwayman, who demanded his
money. Reynolds fortunately had revolver with
him, which he drew, and, presenting at the vii
latn's head, threatened TO blow his brains out II
dltl not leave, which he did. disappearing into the
wOOds. w Nv y 'f y
The Queens County Democratic Central Com
mittee met yesterday at Flushing, and organized
by electlng John h. Sutphen, OF jamaica as Presl-
dent; s. D. Roe, OF Jamaica, as Treasurer, and 10.
seph B. Pearsall, OF Oyster Bay, as secretary. The
appointment OF the different committees was de-
Ierred until the next meeting which will take
place on the second Tuesday OF next month at
the Long Island City Hotel, at Hunters Point.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-04

terday, Charles w. LANCE recovered the sum OF
$3.50 in an action against J. c. smith for malicious
prosecutor. smith mad caused Lange,s arress on
suspicion OF having stolen his pocketoook.
The Conysn ton OF the Christian women's State
Temperance League began It's session yesterday
at Association Hail. corner Of Fulton street and
Gallatin place. the object OF the convention 10 TO
advance the cause OF temperance as religious
duty.
The recent DISASTROUS are In Pacihc street,
(which resulted IN the loss or four lives, led to an
inquiry by the Police Commissioners as to how
many owners Of buildings had violated the law re.
curing them TO provide suitable IRE escapes. Inc
numoer OF VIOLATIONS reported by onicerS detalleo
TO investigate the matter IS 7,7l2.
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The MAYOR asked whether these balances were
correct and the Comptroller replied that they
we're
Mayor wIcKuAM-The reason ask Is that I'M.
derstand gentlemen representing the Infant Asy-
Ium claim that there moneys no In the ha nds
OF the Comptroller belonging to them which he
refuses TO pay.
Comptroller GREEs-I heard that they have
claimed that
Mayor WIcKHAM-l think this whole matter had
better be left over til the meeting tomorrow, SO
that the officers OF these Jour institutions at
tend, and also see whether the amounts on their
books agree with those on the ConptroIer's
books. don't think twenty Jour hours delay IN
this matter Will 40 the institutions any harm.
LITTLE ALLsPfCE.
Comptroller GREEN--l DO not think there ought
to be any delay IN paying any one TO whom the
Mayor wIcKHAM-I am, indeed, very happy TO
hear that the Comptroller mas come TO that wise
CONCLUSION.
Comptroller GREEN tdryiv-Tne clerks OF the
Supreme Court could not walt twelve hours ior
tneir pay twelve weeks ago, and think That their
wants were by no means so pressing as the wants
OF these charlaoe Instltutlons andyet the Mayor
thinks tnat they can walt twenty-iour hours.
mayor WicKnAx warmly But these supreme
court clerks dId not get their pay TILL fve days
after Tie balances were transferred Tor their bcnc
Mt.
Mayor wickham here turned to Mr.. Bernard
Casseriy, who represented the Catholic Protec-
tory ut the meeting, aud asked him IL the Protec.
W. hours lot tleIr money,
anu mr. tasserly SAID he Thought they could by
getting thelr creditors 10 walt tDat length OF time.
Comptroller GREEN-Ii the Protectory can wait
we might as well transfer the balances 10 the
other institutions.
the MAYon remarked he thought the whole sub.
ject could be lad over for day, and his mo-
tion IT. was lad over by vote of to l, the Comp
troler voting III the negative
THOSE BALANCES AGAIN.
The C0NPTR0LLER called up his resolution,
onered some time ago, declaring II to be injndic.
OF years previous to 1874 10 accounts OF 1875.
Mr. LEwIS-l DO not think that any action should
be taken on that resolution until We kbOn
what the unexpenued balances are. They may be
$4,000 or 100000 Tor augft know 80 move
that the resolution be laid over.
Comptroller GgEEs-The question OF the amount
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NOT THE MAN.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
In your issue Of the Sd inst appears statement,
entitled 'Straw Ball." wherein one Thomas A.
Groom ana Patrick Farrell offered themselves be.
tore the United states Commissioner as bondsmen
Tor one James Mckinley; that upon the oficers
going to the numbers designated by Patrick Farrell
as his property VIZ, Nos 27o and 272 Division
avenue Brooklyn-they found that ne (Palrtck Far
rcD Ibid not own the property, and owned no
property IN the neighD0rhoOd, and was entirely
unknown" This property Is owned by me- and II
any person has taken upon himself to use my
name am not to be neld responsible Tor It, I am
now, ana nave been, dong business at the above
numbers. PATRICK Farrell, '''~
NO. % North Filth street, Brooklyn, 4. D.
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NEW JERSEY.

considerable amount Of damage was done In
Newark by the storm yesterday, sucn as the
nooding Of cellars washing away OF sewers, &c.
The new Board OF Excise in Newark have or
ganized by re-electinR Mr.. John Evans President,
and 1t is promised that proper efforts will be made
to enforce the law 80 that the city will not. as
now be robbed OF Its license revenue OF 1880
saloons About four hundred pay license now,
owing to the lax enforcement OF the law,
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STATEN ISLAND.

The choir Of the Reformed church Of Port Rich.
mond, assisted BY several well known vocalIsts
from New York, Brooklyn and staten Island, will
give grand vocal ana instrumental concert at
the church this evening.
While the Rev. W. T. Enyard, OF the Brighton
Heights Reformed church, at Tompkinsville, was
fixing curtain before the chance yesterday no
tell from the ladder, lnjuriDg his hip and sprain-
ing his lett leg. IL Will De weeks before he can
resume his parOchial duties.
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BROOKLYN.

Lemuel Burrows, Collector OF Taxes. yesterday
discharged eighteen clerks from hs ONCE. The
men we're only employed temporarily.
Before Justice Eames yesterday Hugh Fasckel
charged his mother-in-aw with stealing S450
worth OF stock IRON his store at no. G3 Grand
street. Inc examination OF the case Was ad-
journed.
In the City Court, before Judge Reynolds yes
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-04

The amount Of salary paid to each Commissioner since
June l. 1873 to January / 1915 has been
Commissioners June 1878. to August 29 1873 at
s. 'ssfsas Nay eG%
s% Mas r7sss9 .su the
Hon. David B Williamson. Treasurer Of the Board
1874 at the rate Of $o per anuun when he Voluntarily
waived all claim to the same.
Here Is given list OF the Typographical en-.
gineers surveyors supcrintendents, clerks and
ali others tnan Ioremen, mechanics ana aDorers,
with the residences OF each and the salary paid
them, with the exception OF tue Park keepers lpo.
iicemenl and gate Keepers.
number OF hremcn. mechanics and laborers em.
pos ed the salaries paid TO ioremen the number
OF laDorers employed under each foreman and the
names anc residences OF sucn i0remeil, also The
number OF horses ana carts employed uy the De-
partment and the amounts paid Tor the use Of the
same, make q detailed statement OF the names,
numbers and occupations OF the several IndIvld-
uals employed by the Board. Inc number OF
horses ana carts owned BY the Department., the
Keeping, including stables, &c, are thirly-iour
horses and seventy carts. The horses we're nearly
all bought during the years 1870 and 1871, and cost
on an average 1912 eacn. The carts cost from
$50 TO $s5 each, and the trucks from sl25 to
June |, 1873 10 January i, 1875, was n ss.oia IS.
All the horses with one exccption) are kept in
stables belonging 70 or me CITY ana consequently
one horse liz $50 per mon b, which is ncluded in
the above sum OF $S0i2 80.
The contracts entered into by the Board are also
given In detail the amount OF money received from
all sources and receipt gwen; and an account OF
all articles sold, and all sucn enumerated. The
amount OF money received from all reRtals and
parties TO whom rented, rom June |, 1873, 10 JAM
uary l. 1878, was $41,s56 40. The moneys received
on these accounts are paid TO the City Chamber.
lain weekly.
COLUMBUS RYAN.
Mr.. c. Ryan occupies a part OF Mount st. VIM
cent, the Casino ana other places IN the Central
Park designated by the Commissioners for the site
OF refreshments under an agreement maze Novem-
Der l. 1872 Tor which he pays a compensation OF
six per cent on his gross receipts. Total amount
plId from June /, 1873, 10 January !, 1876.
SI3.43S So.
No empIoyes OF this department have been In
ercsted IN any contract or house OF which the city
mad TO pay the cost, so lar AS the Commissioners
are aware. Mr.. Ryan, referred 10 above. resigned
MS ONCE OF superintendent on January 81, 1875.
NO money winch mas been appropriated by the
Legislature 10 this department Tor construction
\ purposes within the dates specified has been con.
veIlec 10 any other purposes. fiIere Is given
llst OF Park keepers and gate Keepers IN lctalll
Inc cost OF cqupping the PARK ponce iron, Jill ne
l. 1910 10 January l, 1875, was soS.6 81 exclusive
OF the pay Of ave tailors employed Tor the care
and repairing OF the uniforms. these taliors are
PAID 81 80 per day each. -
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BOARD OF APPoRTIONMENT.
DEPARTMENT or FINANCE.

THE QUESTION OF UNExPENDED BALANCES.
The Board OF Estimate and Apportionment met
yesterday, at noon, the Chairman, Mayor Wick
ham. presiding.
THE CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS
The Comptroller opened the business Of the day
BY Offering the following rcsolu tom
Resolved that the following transfers Of appropra-
lions hereby made the ended amounts tncreof
being in excess of the amounts required for the purposes
and objects thereof certain ether appropria tons the
amounts thereof being Insufficient. wit
IRON APPROPRIATIONS.
New York Infant Asylum. ................. e6l93 IS
Roman Catholic House Of the Good Shepherd $50 s.
New York Juvenile Asylum 400 90
New York society for the Relief OF the Rup-
turcd and Crippled ...................... 1868 %
Total. .Sl69ss 70
TO THE APPROPRIATIONS.
Hebrew Bcncvolcnt society Observation-Disclosures. S3f5 81
Union Home aud school. 8c...... X5 "a
Cnildrens rod l037 Is
New YORK Catholic Prote tory 9467 rs
Protestant Eplscopal House OF Mercy. Iz65 81
Nursery and Childs Hospital 4,53G IS
70
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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS.

ANSWER TO ALDERMAN BILLINGS RESOLUTION
APPOINTMENT OF A POLICE LIEUTENANT.
A regular meeting OF the Park Commissioners
was held yesterday, at which all the Com.
missioners we're present. great deal Of routine
business was transacted, alter which John Cor
coran was appointed Lieutenant OF the Park
Police. The following reply to the resolution
adopted by the Board Of Aldermen, on motion OF
Alderman Billings, asking for information In re-
gard to the AFFAIRS OF the Park Department, was
then read and ordercd to be sent to the Presl-
dent OF the Board OF Aldermen.
The amount OF money apportioned by the Board
OF Apportionment OF this city and Legislature Of
the State. also The amount OF money standing
to the account OF said department. on the LIST DAY
OF June 1873 and the amount standing TO the
account Of said department on the LIST day Of Janu
AIRY, 1875, IL as follows
AMOUNT or MONEYS A1roszloxzp p TEE
RAISED By TAXATION 80.
Balances to different accounts Is forows,-
Maintenance and government OF Park and
Maintenance and scysrnmeni Of Museum,
s AND Iasay Of HARLEM
ceeS as a'T Il Day 1900
H aS sa psfs and aoveiniaeat Of
ssrks aea Places s., s ,ncqaiaS Me- me-
scum OF Natural History and Me-
tropoiitan Museum Art $4,000 90
Maintenance and government Of
Museum, observatory and Gallery
Maintenance and government of
Harlem River bridges. 1900 90
Independence Day celebration. l0U00 90
Sea wall at .attery, repair Off,. 76U w
Supplies OF to Department Of
Public Parks, 1872 and 1873 o8.000 90
Maintenance and government OF
public parks and places III Twen-
tyt ird Twenty fourth wards 5000 00-665.5O0 90
June 3-Rcduced by Board OF Estimate and Apporion-
ment ioows:-
Maintenance and government Of
Parks and places. ................ $1,000 10
City hall pavement. luOOO 10
Maintenance and government &C..
OF Twenty-thrd and twenty
fourth wards. l0OO0 o. 10000 %
Total $685. 500 90
September lS-Additonal apportionment by the Board
OF stima te and Appointments
River bridges 5000 %
Total. $780, $40 0O
ok paia IL
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-12-25
HOW A WOMAN DOES r..

Any day when you have time you can
see how she does i by dropping into
the post, Office. She arrives there with
letter in her hand. II is Shest Of
note in white envelope. She halts in
front OF stamp window, opens her
mouth to ask for stamp, but suddenly
darts away to see il she has made any
error in names or dates. It takes her
five minutes to make sure Of this, and
then she balances the letter on her fn-a
ger, and the awful query arises In her
mind: Perhaps it is overweight r.
She steps to the window and asks the
clerks if he has three-cent stamp, fear
ing that he hasn't, she looks over every
compartment in her portmonnie before
she finds the change to pay for it. The
fun commences as she gets the stamp.
She fiddles around to one side, removes
her gloves, closely inspects the stamp,
and hesitates whether to lick" il or
wet her finger. She finally concludes
it wouldn't be nice to show her tongue,
and vets her finger and passes it over
the envelope. She is so long picking
up the stamp that the moisture il abb
sorbed and the stamp slides off the en-
velope. She tries it twice more with
like success, had then, getting desper-
ate, she gives the stamp q lick" and
it sticks. Then comes tho sealing OF
the letter. She vets her finger again,
but the envelope flies open, and after
three minutes delay she has to pass her
tongue along the streak of dried mucil-
age. She holds the letter lorg time
to make sure that the envelope is all
right, and finally appears at the window.
and asks: "Three cents is enough, is
itY !" Yes, ma'am." This will 60
out to-day p Certainly" ." Win it
go to Chicago without the name Of
the county on p " just the same"
What time will it reach there 2" To-
morrow morning" She sighs, turns the
letter over and over, and finally askes:
+" Shall drop it into one Of these places
here ?" eyes, ma'am.'s She walks
up in front of the six orifces, closely
scans each one of them, finally makes o
choice, and drops-no she doesn't.
She stops to see where it will fall, press
ing her face againt the window until
she fattens her nose out Of shape, and
she doesn't drop it where. she intended
to. She, however. releases il at last,
looks down to make sure that it did not
fall on the floor, and turns away with o
sigh of regret that she did not take one
more look at the superscription. ~