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The New York herald., 1875-03-25
MUNICIPAL NOTES.

To-day the Board Of Aldermen will appoint, Nm.
der the new rules. four additional committees, as
follows:-First, Fire and Police; second, Health
and Building; third. Charities and Correction and
Excise; fourth, County Of1ces. The charmen are
to be In the order the committees are named. as
tolows:-Lysaght, Powers, Cole, Purroy.
Alderman Morris intends to offer resolution IN
the Board to-day asking the Governor 10 veto the
bill introduced by senator Connolly in the Senate
which conflicts with the city ordinance relative to
bales OF nay and straw, passed by the Aldermen
some mon tbs ago ana which went into effect on
the TIN inst.
1t Is expected that number OF clerks will to-
day be removed and others appointed in their
place IN the Department OF Public works.
The Mayor had large number OF visitors yes
terday; among others, General william l.. Morris,
Henry Q. Murphy, OF Brooklyn, and Commissioner
Stner, OF the Board OF Excise. General motifs
was rather an extraordinary visitor. He made IL
visit TO the City Hall In search OF Alderman John
j. Morris, relative Oh his, with a view OF having
ais cOmmlsSlonershp OF deeds renewed by reso-
luton OF the Common Council. The old gentle
man was first appointed commissioner In 1918,
ffty-seven years ago, by Governor Clinton, when
City and county OF New York, and when the ap-
pointment was considered OF great honor
Since that date General Morris has never Jailed to
have his commission renewed eacn year, and
Alderman Morris promised to nave 1t renewed at
the next meeting OF the Aldermen. The General
is over eighty years OF age and looked hearty and
strong.
The New York herald., 1875-03-25
BILLIARD NOTES.

The match for the championship of America and
the Delaney emblem between Maurice vlgnaux
and Cyrille Dion will be played this evening in
Tammany Hall. 1t will probably be the last pub
lie match that Vignaux Will play before he leaves
Tor France, as he has taken his passage for the lst
Of May. Should ne be successful GARNER with
have the chance OF playing him for the emblem at
any date during the coming month; but he viii
not delay his departure, and Will give up the
game rather than stay over the fourteen days
longer that cover the rules governing the possess
sion OF the emblem. Both vignaux and Dion have
been practising steadily during the past two
weeks, and the latter has been astonishing his
friends by remarkable average, SO much so that
he Is readily backed at 90 against l0o The game
this evening will be 600 points at the tnree-pall
game, played with two and tnree-eighth balls, on
a 5Xl0 table.
Tue exhibition games for the benefit OF tn
widow OF the late Daniel Il. Gavitt will be play
tomorrow evening IN Tammany Hail. The even
fng's entertainment will comprise three games
one oil two, one OF four and one Of eight players.
from Garner and alter the second game Rudolphe
WIN exhibit mis- tour de force. AS the sale OF lick
Is anticipated, that win realize at least $500 or
$500 Tor really deserving OBJECT
A remarkable bet was made the other evening,
1ully eXempufylng the uncertainty OF the game OF
billiards. TWO gentlemen were watching a game
between couple OF well known amateurs In Chris
UConnor's billiard rooms on Union square, wnen
one said TO the other, II Will bet you $1,000
against $40 that can beat you.n The pet was
TAKEN and game oil 100 points was PLAYED on
sx-pocket table, with lour balls, and although the
betting was really 100 TO l on the layer OF the
ODDS. the otner man mad only to strike balls IN
order TO count, and won 81, 900 by an outlay OF
$40. Such Instances OF course are rare, but tncy
serve TO show how much LUCK there is In the
game.
The arrangements for the Brooklyn tournament
are all made, and the manager Mr.. A. Il.
Samuels, deposited 81, 500 yesterday in the hands
OF MIR. Coilender as security Tor the prizes. The
opening games Will De played on the evening OF
April /. wnen two ma ches VIII be played, the nrst
between Cyrille Dion and Joseph Dion ami the
second between Maurice Vignaux and Francois
Ubassy.
Daniels, the Massachusetts champion. is anxious
TO play some OF our billiard experts, and mas ac-
cofdlnglt issued challenges, stating The amount
Oh odds ne is Wiling 10 accept rom each payer.
Inc caro- lG signed by gentleman who, Ia the
nrst lew lines, proposes to holl the stakes, and
attaches solid Esquire TO the end of his name /:
but at the last his modesLy got tne better OF mia
good judgment and he dropped the utular ad.
dendl. w.
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spoken to by several OF the members or the two
companies but seemed reluctant In giving IN her
testimony, which was accounted Tor when fr
turned out that her husband as member OF the
department and assistant engineer or steamer.
Quite numner OF the memoers OF the two COM
panies were called and tried 10 damage the girls
character stating wlat they had heard against
her.
Mr.. Hatch put a damper on their evidence by
stating he would hear nothing but what tney could
swear positively 10. Moreover. no matJer wnat
the girl was, she was entitled to protection, and
he Tor one should that she mad II. Miss
Mckenzie cried bitterly when she heard her good
name villted as did also young sister who was
with her, and both left headquarters together cry
Ing. Tue Board reserved their decision for the
present.
District Engineer Rhodes was detailed to extend
his district to the new Twenty-third and Twenty
fourth wards.
report was received OF several cases OF small
pox among the members, all OF whom were
leased from duty, leave OF absence being granted
them until they got wen.
The New York herald., 1875-03-25
CARDINAL MANNING.
from Galignan.'s Messenger, Marc

tFrom Galignanis Messenger, Marcn e.)
Most Rev. DR.. Manning. Archbishop OF Westmin.
ster, arrived In Paris on saturday and left fov
Rome yesterday evening by way OF Nice. The
exact date wnen the ceremony OF concerning the
cardinaate on the most reverend prelate VII,
take place Is not yet liked. but the belief Is that
the solemnity VIII not be characterized by the
usuai display. IL IL, however, certain that Arch.
blshop Naming, pursuant TO tHe custom OF caroi.
nts taking the title % one OF The various
cnurches vi Rome, will assume tnat wnicn ~ at
present vacaut--namely, ST. Gregorio IN Monte
como, the ancient edlncs, situated close 10 the
HISTORICAL Coliseum, ana that nom which Pope
Gregory despatched ST. Augustine 10 conyer1 ,as
SaXons. IN 6v5.
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THE COMMISSIONS.
FINANCIAL EMBARRASSMENT IN THE PARK DE-
PARTMENT-THE CRUMBLING PARK HOSPITAL

FINANCIAL EMBARRASSMENT IN THE PARK DE-
PARTMENT-THE CRUMBLING PARK HOSPITAL
SALE OF PIER AND BULKHEAD LEASES.
The Park Commission held lengthy session
yesterday morning to consider what legislation 1t
required to enable them to secure money for the
prosecution OF very urgent work, but no decision
was arrived at. very large additional amount
OF work has been conferred upon the Board, owing
to the annexation OF the Twenty-thlrd and
Twenty-fourth wards, and the appropriation made
has been found utterly inadequate TO meet the re-
quirements OF the woIk Immediately needed The
department, in consequence OF its financial en-
barrassment, has been compelled 10 Issue orders
ior the suspension from employment OF about one
hundred laborers on tnat part OF the work paid Tor
out or the Construction Fund, because the fund is
intelligence for the laboring classes; but, IN the
absence OF any legislation looking to a iurther
monetary appropriation, 1t cannot be helped ana
probably wItnin a week 200 aDorers will thus be
thrown out OF employment.
THE COMMISSIONERS OF CHARITIES.
Inc most mOmentOus SUBJECT Just now exciting
President BAILEY and.ns associates Is what 10 DO
with the Park Hospital, which has been con-
were notified by Commissioner Porter that the
department OF Pubic Works has no power TO Sc
the common council. President Bailey
states states, mat their engineer mas made :
cannot he rendered sale, ana the entire DNildlng
must DC torn doNn; thaG they Will ask the Board
o Aldermen to-day Tor another builGing located
down town, us II Is absolutely necessary that
there should be a hospital IN the lowenp OF the
city. lie states that II thcY do not get building
they wil be compeIed, as soon as the weather VIII
permit, to remove tue patients TO other hospitals
and aoandon the structure. Three OF the patients
are so bad. he reports. tnat 1t would endanger
their llvcs 10 remove tncsn at present.
Mr.. CHARLES Lawrence, OF the tomptroller's OF
fee. on Ocng questioned as TO wnat property of
the city Is vacant, reported that the only build
ings at All attalnaDle are the Franklin Market IN
Old sip. when rs now partially occupied by ten
ants VINO may refuse TO Yacate; the old police sta
non house IN Leonard street, now used as "A Iodg-
ing house ior poor persons, aud the building in
The New York herald., 1875-03-25

Worth street formerly used by the Board OF Health
as a disinfectlng bureau, but now as . storehouse
Tor old junk. With little renovation and repairs
1t Is believed that the latter building could be
made a toeraDy good hospital.
THE DOCK COMMISSION.
The auctioneer OF the Dock Department will on
Wednesday, March 81. sell the franchises OF twen-
tv-seven bulkheads and piers on the East River
and tnlrty-three on the North River. The pur-
chasers Will have the right to collect all dues for
wharfage, &C., on vessels using the premises.
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FOLLOWING UP THE VERDICT.

DIR. JAYNEs AND KEEPER CUNNINGHAM IN rHy
NEsHEs OF THE LAW.
Coroner Kessler issued warrants yesterday loI
the arrest OF DR.. Walter Jaynes, OF the Workhouss
on Blackwers Island, and Keeper Robert Gun.
ningham, both OF whom 1t will be mbered,
were indirectly concerned In the verdict OF the
Coroner's jury In the Stockvis case. The parties
Will be taken to the Coroners Office this morning
and required TO give bail.
The New York herald., 1875-03-25
FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
FIREsfEN CHARGED WITH INSULTING WOMEN ON
THE PUBLIC STREET.

Several members OF tho department belonging
to Hook and Ladder Company No. 10 and Engine
Company No. 20, located on Fulton street, were on
trial yesterday before the commissioners, charged
with insulting a Miss Mary Mckenzie, young
bank messenger employed by the Irving Savings
Bank and Mrs. Lizzie Berrlan. There was quite
large attendance present and considerable in
tcrest manifested.
Miss Mckenzie testified to being compelled to
pass she houses OF both companies repeatedly
throughout the day and that she had on several
occasions been insulted by the members; that at
time she was seized hold OF by one collins, q
member, and treated IN shameful manner
Mrs. Lizzie Berrian testified TO having been
The New York herald., 1875-03-25

The bill Of Thompson. the restsurateur, for 500,
presen led by the Assistant Adermanic commttee
has been Withdrawn by him. the Assistant Alder
men COlsentlnG to pay It themselves.
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COUNTY AGENTS SALARIES.

AGENTS SALARIES.
Per Anntm-
Physician at Buffalo. 20J
Cerk at AtDany 3U
Agent at Dunkrk. 1000
Assistant agent $50
Agent at qspension Bridge. lOOO
BY the act named the Commissioners were EN-
powered appoint all counties the State
but limited the salary to the $500 per
while others have but few duties to perform
LEGISLATURE of the bill referred 10 removing
this limit with a view of enabling the Com
performed the service which compensation had been
given by previous Boards it not contemplated to
appoint agents every county of tho State but ii
deemed to continue this clause by
asked for to the agents in the counties 81 500
each per annum, but to pay salary not exceeding That
amount.
Eihteenth-state If any, and if so how many and why
emgrants are sent to private hospital III the city Of
New YORK at cost Of - when there is sufi-
cien accommodation i'll the institution under charge
the COnm ssioners tor these emlgrans
Atlsuer-No emigrants having claim the Commits
sion have been sent to private hospital in the city OF
New York. All such cmiRrants Application at Ca se
Garden, If in need OF hospital treatment admitted
the State Emigrant Hospital Wards Island Emil
grants taken suddenly Ill or meeting with accidents
at times admitted to city hospitals, but are
sent there by the.Commssioners their officers
Francis Hospital OF this city and the officers the
Commission informed thereof The persons in charge
of st. Francis Hospital were notified that the Com
mission would not be responsible support such
Case Garden be admitted the Wards Island instl.
tuition.
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of 1873 is hereby amended read az follows -
sThe Commissioners of Emigration are authorized to
pay agents in the coIniieS OF Albany Oneida, Oman
as the said commissioners in their discretion may think
lust. ut to exceed 500 per annum The Commits
OF Emigration are also authorized TO appoint
agents III all The other counties OF the state. at salary
not to exceed 0J per annuIN"
Previous TO passage of the OF April 26 1873
chapter 302 the Commissioners were empowered to
pOy agents in the counties named, where they
prlnclpaly needed and pay such salaries were
deemed Just In 1872 and 1873 previous Board paid
The daily gazette., 1875-06-12
GENERAL NEWS.

A Gulf cable dispatch conveys the
startling statement that an earthquake
has recently occurred in New Grenada
by which sixteen thousand lives were
lost. The scene of the calamity is in
bhe valley of Curcuta, on the Venezuc-
Ian frontier. The number of victims,
as stated, seems improbable, and fur.
ther intelligence will be awaited with
interest. 1t may be stated, however
that the Department of Bogrea in
which the vally is situated, is one of
the most populous in New Grenada,
containing over half n million inhabi-
tants.
Our dispatches from New York this
morning state that an important con-
ference took place in that city yester-
day, in which Col. Thomas A. Scott
and A. j. Cassatt, of the Pennsylyania
Railroad Company, ,and John King ,Jr., ,
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, participated, the result of
which is that basis of agreement, de-
signed to settle the pending war"
will be submitted to the directors of
the respective roads within the next ten
days.
The daily gazette., 1875-06-12

ANOTHER MELANCHOLY STEAMSHIP
DIsAsTER.-The sensation caused Inv
the loss of life in the wreck of the
steamer Schiller has scarcely abated
before We have to record another
ocean tragedy in the disaster to the
steamer Vicksburg, from Quebec for
Liverpool, which struck upon floating
ice on the 31st ultimo, and sunk nexf
morning, forty OH board going down
with the ship. What further loss of
life has occurred is not yet certain. 1t
is--said that more than forty got off in
boats, but only one boat, with Ave of
the crew, has as yet been picked up.
The crew in most of these calamities
Aeem to have a faculty of taking care
of themselves, which is promptly exer,
cised. 1t Is to be regretted that their
safelH is 30 often purchased at the OK.
ponse of the passengers. Until more
full particulars of the melancholy oc.
currence are received it Is Anpossible
to form an intelligent Judgment as to
the proper adjustment of the RESPONSE
bility Of this disaster, If, indeed, It NAV
not be shown, as are so many ship.
Wrecks, to have been unavoidable.
The daily gazette., 1875-06-12
100000 Recovered.

The iron safe of the US man.of-
war Cumberland, sunk by the Confed.
crate ram Merrimac in Hampton roads,
In 1879, has beenlrecovered, and arrived
atNorfolk yesterday on board schoon-
er. 1t is believed to contain from $G0,.
600 to $10O, ,00O In gold, and is said to
belong to Captain Brown and 0. f.
Maltby OF Norfolk, and Herbert Smith
of Detroit who recovered it. Divers
have been searching for this safe for
ten years, and it is estimated that more
than 500, 900 in the aggregate had
been spent in the search for it, by diff.
ferent parties. 1.-THE lucky man" who
at last made tho discovery, did so after
he had been forty eight hours at the
wreck; he found the safe buried in
three or four feet of mud, in a place
where the water is seventy eight feet
deep. The safe had been cracked by
the explosion of torpedo, and, as it
was hauled on deck, few of the 90 d
pieces fell out. A petrificd human
body, unharmed by the fishes, was
found in the wreck, and will be brought
to the surface.
The daily gazette., 1875-06-12

mia Railroad Company where it exerci-
ses a monopoly control, viz: over the
Camden and Amboy road for the i'm
mense travel between Philadelphia and
New York, viz: for 80 miles, 50 25 per
passenger. This rate presents a strik-
ing contrast to their charge of 80 cents
for AZ miles, over their Baltimore and
Potomac road. The Baltimore and Ohio
Company found the Marietta and Gin
cinnati road needed aid, SO that it deem
ed it proper to loan its securities to that
company to aid it in meeting it's oblign-
tions and promote its improvements.
1t also deemed it proper to assist the
Pittsburg and Connellsville road. A
loan OF over $3,000,000 in bonds and Sc
curities was made to enable them 10 pay
off their floating debt, and make the ne
cessary improvements. The large sums
that were due by these companies in
Cincinnate, Chillicothe, Baltimore, Pitts
burg and elsewhere, have been paid.
| The extra rates Of Interest," paid in those
cities by these companies are no longer
paid. The Baltimore and Ohio Company
stepped forward with its money and
| creult unO palu the entlfe noatIng debt.
And what is that credit this day, not in
Bal timore, but in every eJed capital
of Europe, and in New York, notwith-
standing the assaults of rival opera
tionsp Deservedly the Baltimore and
Ohio stands prominently among the
most reliable and trustworty corpora =
tlons in the country. 1t has advanced
its money, and il has used its credit be-
yond its own hard money. but TO what
extent? Less, gentlemen, than one-haif
the amount advanced in cash TO those
two connecting roads.
After again referring to the complete
equipment and condition of his road,
Mr.. Garrett continues: That which has
disturbed the railroad interests OF the
country-and | judge we ought to have
been prepared for u certain degree of
sensitiveness. and, perhaps, for some
strength of adverse feeling on the part
of the managers of the other great
trunk lines-has been the opening of
our powerful and independent road to
Chicago. Two hundred and sixty miles
Of road have been built through Ohio
and Indiana. This entire road was built
for cash, and continues without mort
gage or debt in any form upon it,"
The daily gazette., 1875-06-12
TRUsTEE's SALE.

The undersigned, as trustee under rec
oi Oh the Court, will expose 10 public ssio III
Chestertown, Md, at the Voshejl HeSDa' sSe' A.
half-past II O'Clock, a. m., on TiiGSre
the 10th OF JUNE, 1873, the followno "A. u
perty: "ing pr
lst.. The lands OF Elias Deputv ,vir,
Langiord's Bay in Kent county, about 's H,,aa w
from ChestertOwn, consisting of two tsr,ne m,le'
or will be sold as one, If desired. Ono a,ns' nan
tains about lO6 acres, tho other a27 pnI, uIn
ings comparatively new on both farm. Tho,,
arc situated about two miles rom most .o,io,s
stores, churches and school houses 1u'rs
Cheney OF wood, etc. Also a farm witt,
three and half miles Of Chestertown. ih,1 caiiaS
the Baker Farm" containing abent dv. Vo,
acres; suniciency Of wood and timber: lanTs M
bring Al kinds of grain and fruit; fruit faT
market on all the farms. ''
TERMS OF THE FIRST Two FARNs. ooo.
third OF the purchase money within "a d,ns.
balance In one two and three years. Tbcse
payments may be extended.
The TERMS OF THE BAKER FARMn. Ona.
NTH OF the purchase money on the dav Of
sale, or In 80 days, and balance in six. twelye W.
GEORGE VICKERS, Trustee.
lo"-eVuot ChestertoWn Md
The daily gazette., 1875-06-12
Mr.. Shute's StruggI was the Bur
gular q Woman.

From yesterdays n. Y. Tribune.
Mrs. Shute made a new statement to
Police Inspector Waddy yesterday after
noon, and one which differs in some par
ticulars from that made on the morning
Of the attempted burglary while she was
greatly agitated. She now says that, af
ter igniting six or eight matches. she had
succeeded in lighting the gass before her
husband was shot.
After the burglar had been released
by her husband, who had become faint
through loss Of blood, she seezed the
burglar by his arms and could have
held him had he not menaced her with
his revolver. Mrs. Shute, who is large
and muscular woman, 50 years Of age
says that tie burglars arm, were very
thin, and that he was weak and slim.
She described him as speaking in a
feminine tone of voice when he threaten.
ed to shoot her, and as beng of boyisl
appearance without whiskers, except
possible @ slgnt mu stache. She say;
that his hight was not more than feet 4
inches, and that while she N'as holdi1p
him under the full glare of the gaslight
she was able to look over and beyond his
head.
The daily gazette., 1875-06-12
The Last Ocean Wreck

The steamship Vicksburg, which was
sunk by ice of Newfoundland on the Isl
instant, when on her voyage from Que
best ship of the Dominion line. She
was screw steamer of 2,4S4 tons bur.
then, and was built in 1872, and had
been running on the Liverpool and Mis-.
sissippi line. Captain Bennett. her com.
mander. was formerly chief officer of the
Atlantic steamship Prussian. The yes.
ssel was valued at 1926, 900, and was fully
insured. The cargo was valued at Ss5'.
600: Ninety-two head Of cattle shipped
by Brian McShane, Of Montreal, one of
the passengers, were insured for sl4 900.
There were in the saloon, besides Mr..
MoShane. Miss Sutherland, of Montreal;
A; A. ID. Belts, OF Kingston; Mr.. and Mrs.
Canada, and Mr.. Vipond. The steerage
passengers were nearly all from Mon.
treal. and numbered fifteen.
The daily gazette., 1875-06-12
HARPERs MAGAzIN e FOR JULY

HARPER's MAGAZINE for July contains
over ninety beautiful engrayiDgs. illus
trating q great variety OF subjects, Sow
en- Of the seventeen articles are illustra-
ted.
Mrs. SPoFEoRD's splendid illustrated
paper ON Newburyport is itself so pic
turesque, and SO full Of color, as to need
no picture imbelishment. She shows
that the old town at the mouth Of the
Merrimac is as rich in literary and his
torical associations as Concord-on one OF
the tributaries of that riyer-has been
shown to be in the May and June NUM-
with the articles on Concord, Mrs SPoF-
FoRDs paper complt tes the proof that the
Merimac Valley 'has some right to con-
slider itself the Attic region Of America
The associations with our naval history
Of the town which gave John Paul Jones
his two ieutenants invite especial at
tcntion. ''uere," says Mrs. SPoFFoRD,"
Arnold's Expedition agaipSt Quebec re-
cruited and sailed with it's dashing
young officer, Aaron Burr; and hero were
built and manned not only the very first
OF the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF which
with thousand men, were never heard
from after sailing-but many others
which sank British commerce to the
NhAut vi ia tuiS port uUu Iut
sloop Wasp, which fought as fercely as
her namesake fights, in three months
captured thirteen merchantmen, enga-
ging four ships CT the line, and, finally,
after bitter struggle, going down with
all her men, at the guns, and all her col
ore flying"
Those who have read =. q. w. Benja-
Minis paper in the June Number Of Har-
per, on the Channel Islands. will have no
less pleasure in following the saraa wri-
ter through his " Wanderings in Brittany
occupying twenty pages of this Number
with thirty -one beautiful illustrations.
Professor Charles Rau continues his
illustrated papers on the Stone Age in
Europe, this months installment dealing
mainly with the remains found in the
Hohlefels cave in Germany.
Miss Thackeray's beautiful story,
" Miss Angel" is concluded; but the
readers Of serial stories will find in
Garth" Julian Hawtbornes new novel,
a story that will meet the highest ex-
pectations. This novel will place Mr..
Hawthorne in the first rank among
American novelists.
The "First Century" article in this
number is by Edward Atkinson, and is a
very thoughtful and suggestive review
of tho development OF AEerican com
merce.
The poetry Of the number ID contribu-
ted by II. b. Aldrich, Fannie X. Robin
son. Nelly M. Hutchinson, aud Helen S.
Conant.