davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The New York herald., 1876-02-26
BROOKLYN ECONOMY.

Yesterday another session OF the Committee Of the
Board OF Aldermen OF the Brooklyn Common Council
appointed to investigate the various city departments
with view to retrenchment and reform was held in
the City Hall Henry A. Aechternacht, superintendent
of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Com
panys yard Adams street. testified that that company
had our-inch pipe laid In their yard and connected
with the water main, which put in by Water Pur-
veyor Rhodes Witness paid the purveyor the sum Of
81, ,26O in check the company for the work; tho
amount included the cost OF the meter and fair
the work was done in about two days
DR. Edward r Squibbs testified that, In 1870 he hnd
a sx-inch pipe put in house fire hydrant service
the Of John and Gold Streets and the bill was
made out the name Of John II. Rhodes; the bill was
81 600 though witness believed as he had calculated
the cost that il could have been done for $500 witness
have done IL better for less money; Mr. Rhodes had
expressed his willingness 10 correct any errors made,
but he had never entirely done so.
Theodore A. Drake, who was in the employ or the
Water Board from 1858 to 1865 Inspector in making
surveys for the assessments where water pipes had
been laid, and superintendent Of The Gowanus Pipe
Yard at various periods, testified that pipe was re-
ceved at the yard for Dir. Rhodes his private ac-
count OF which he (witness had made no entry; the
pipe came the same boats as the city pipe ana was
stored in the same yard; when Mr.. Rhodes wanted
pipe belonging the city he took II, and when wit
told him that he receiving orders at the yard
for pipe without saying where IL to 60 MI Rhodes
said, Gan need care for was 10 see that the orders
came from him." witness was told that some or the
pipe going 70 Harbeck's stores, Squibs place,
accounts they had send word to the Commissioners
that certain quantity of the pipe was missing tney
knew what had been used for the CITY, but the trouble
with the rest, where there was deficiency.
The New York herald., 1876-02-26
INFRINGEMENT IN BROOKLYN.

The democratic politicians are highly incensed over
the bill OF Assemblyman Ogden, which contcmplates
series Of amendments to she Brooklyn charter, at q
sacrifice of the interests OF the party which was over
thrown at the polls last fall Tho BILL which has been
ordered third reading reduces the city payrolls
very largely deducng $685. 900 from the aggregate. As
the reduction would fall heavily upon the democratic
employees the hope is ndulged that Governor Tilden
will withhold his signature from the bill in tho
event OF its passing the Senate. Tho act
proposed does away with two Commissioners from the
Boards Of City Works. Fire. Police and Excise,
places the OF three departments under
control OF head Il also abolishes the Office OF
Auditor and Register Of Arrears The salaries Of the
Mayor Comptroller and Corporation Counsel will aso
be down. is contemplated from $40 900 per year
which those officials now receive, 70 $500. The
Common Council Committee and the Committee OF tho
Board OF Supervisors have prepared reports on the
subject of salaries which, If adopted viii cut down
the aggregate amount paid by the city and county
$l60, 900.
The New York herald., 1876-02-26
THE JERSEY CITY BURGLARY.

Walters, Williams and Edwards, the three men ar
rested suspicion Of being tho burglars who robbed
Browns dry goods storo In Montgomery street, Jersey
City, again brought up for examination yesterday
Detective Howard testified that he paid visit to the
localities in New York designated by the prisoners
their residences and found such houses existed It
was further proved that nearly every statement made
by the prisoners was falsehood. w. H. Sutton
pointed Walters the who entered his store
next to Browns dry goods store, Wednesday and
asked what the rent Of the rooms over the
store He remained about hour hired room
and paid $40 account Of the rent He gave the
name of Boyd, said he from Philadelphia and wanted
the room for paper box factory. He obtained the
key and said he would call again next morning.
Dominic Mayer, whose saloon the employed as a
base OF operations, also gave some damaging testimony
as to their movements. There five IN the gang
during the early part Of the evening and the who
left for New York before the police made the raid are
supposed TO have carried oil the missing property The
plot was laid IN Mayors saloon Tuesday afternoon
when man pretending TO be cripple was in the gang
The three committed for trial, Talson, tho
driver, being held to bail as witness. The man who
gave his name Edwards is known by the name of
Brown IN New York, and is professional thief
The New York herald., 1876-02-26
THE STEAMSHIP HERDER.

Last evening the Hamburg steamship Herder for
merly OF the Eagle line) which had been detained al
Hobokon for upward of twenty-six hours by the oc-
of fire on board OF her, put to carrying
the mails and s65l 600 in specie The following is the
statement of Mr. Kunhard the agent Of the line with
respect the re:-The first received Of the fire
from the chief engineer, who notified Captain
Brandt that the boiler covering burning and that
the engine filed with smoke There was no
fame TO be seen-nothing but smoke My partner.
Mr.. Meyer was already on board and FASTENED over
70 the vessel We told the cabin passengers that the
vessel would not sail for some time there fire
in the boiler room, and ;he majority of them re-
turned to the shore. We told the steerage passen
gers TO go TO the neighboring hotels, at the
expense oil the company Meanwhile we had water
playing the external surface of the boilers, but 1t
difficult to reach some portions of them To pre-
vent danger TO tho mails and bullion we had them
transferred TO the warehouse and safely guarded We
found smoke in an adjoining compartment and played
water into it, damaging externally about seventy five
bags OF clover Seed worth about twelve cents pound
Mr. Meyer and myself, having holy fear Of dynamite,
had about $50 tons Of cargo removed TO the dock,
but found nothing to excite our suspicious The
principal ingredient OF the boiler felting hair
II has all been removed Its TO keep In tho
heat 1t is not that II caught fire the voyage
coming out The value of damages is not, believe
over 5000. Our steamers are insured in Hamburg.
The New York herald., 1876-02-26
PIGEON SHOOTING.
ADVANCEMENT OF MATCHES BETWEEN DE. TAI
non AND TpA pAr,-r

ARRANGEMENT OF MATCHES BETWEEN DE. TALL
BOT AND IRA A. PAINE.
The admirers Of this pastime will be glad TO learn
that Dr. Talbot and Ira Paine have arranged to shoot
two matches at Deerfoot Park the 9th prox. The
first ofthese Of novel nature, being styled table"
match the conditions requiring each to shoot at 20
single birds from a ground trap, 21 yards rise,
so yards fall and Ia OF shot Birds wiz be
found by each, and all are TO be trapped out of
one hamper. Each shooters gun is 10 be laid upon
table and not to touched until the bird s fairly on
the wing and either party touching his gun before the
bird Is so the wing will be scored having missed.
The unusual conditions Of this event must prove very
attractive and draw together largo number or specta
tors
The second match possesses equal interest almost
with the FIRST IL is for each to shoot at Is pairs
OF pigeons Long Island rules TO govern excepting that
plunge traps be used Paine 10 stand at 2 yards
rise aud DIR. Talbot at is yards. Shooting will com.
mence NJ sharp, and as each event is for $500
there will be crcditable work done by both men.
All who have witnessed the skill displayed by tho
Doctor the several reunions this season OF the Long
Island Club Of which body he is member, know fun
well that he takes "a deal OF beating" and Paine TO
win, must be in the very best of form and stop his
birds in first class style.
The New York herald., 1876-02-26
EJEcTING THE HEALTH BOARD.

The large building on Mulberry street, known as Po-
lice Headquarter is at present the seat OF no little dis
cord The Mulberry street front is occupied by the
Police Commissioners and their various subordnates
while the Mott street front is devoted to the use Of the
Board of Health The apartments OF the latter COM
mission are commodous those Of the former lin
tied in and lily arranged for police purposes For
months past the Board OF Police have looked with long
ing eyes upon the spacious ofces of their sanitary
neighbors, and the Health Commissioners have smiled
at the envy Of their uniformed friends.
Some three weeks ago the matter was talked over in
the Police Board, and bill for three years rent at
81 500 per year. and another little bill for 600 for
gas ana fuel during that tme was presented TO Colonel
Emmons Clark the secretary TO the Health Board for
settlement The Colonel brought IL before his col
leagues The latter grew indignant Aftor dehbera-
ton they framed polite note expressing regret &c,
but owing to a want of funds they found themselves
unable pay the gas and fuel bill AS TO that for rent
they respectfully denied its validity claiming that they
occupied the rooms not as tenants TO tho Board Of
Police but as an integral part of the city government
subject to the Common Council
Yesterday, in a meeting Of the Police Board, Com
missioner Voorhs offered resolution requesting the
Board Of Health vacate the rooms before the
18th of next March, as the same were required for
police purposes The resolution was adopted by unan
imous vote
HERALD reporter called at the Health ohce to feel
the pulse of the Commissioners the question. None
were present but Colonel Clark.
dov Colonel Clark stated that the Health Board unser.
stand the building to belong 70 the CITY and 10 be under
the control OF the Common Council No action will be
taken upon the formal demand Of the Police Board
until the meeting OF the Health Commissioners
next Tuesday. On the other hand each OF the
Police Commissioners affirmed that their de-
partment need the whole building which, 1t is claimed
paid for out of fund accumulated from police
mems fines exacted under the metropolitan police
system. Commissioner Voorhs explained that before
the charter Of 1878 the Health Bureau branch of
the Police Department, and that when separate
Board was instituted il continued on in the occupancy
of the rooms without any special assignment from the
Common Council or any other authority.
The New York herald., 1876-02-26
THE PRINCE IMPERIAL.

HIS FIRST GREAT PUBLIC MIsTAKE-NAPo-
Icons HEIR USED AS AN ELECTION AGENT
Paris February 11 correspondence of London Times
telegram received from Ajaccio this evening gives
the following additional contribution the be-
tween Prince Napoleon and NJ Rouher:-
CAMDEN PLACE, CHIsELHuRsT, Jan. 81, 1876.
MY DEAR NJ FRANCEscHrM PIErRI-PrInce Napoleon
Jerome offers himself for the surages OF the people Of
AjaccIo He forward against my will he relies
on our enemies am forced 10 treat him as SUCH II
II true that he had tried 10 efface from my
memory past dissensions he would have withdrawn
from the contest. He would have spared bitter
could not make overtures to reconciliation, but
should have accepted with JOY An agreement could
only be sincere II the Prince gave up pursuing
political conduct other than my own; IL would
only have been durable If he had abandoned all idea Of
candidacy Tor the Assembly. Unforeseen incidents OF
debate would have placed him In presence of resolu-
lutons on which previous decision would have been
come to between US His votes would have been the
source of fresh differences the more their
echoes would have been greater When the Emperor
was living his authority was not questioned In the
bosom Of his family AS pmh lot me- have the duty OF
Ajaccio. hope he will be called to represent those
generous populations-hat faithful town of cradle
of our family. His long and loyal services his unshak
Napoleon ideas In the Napoleon town par erccence The
Corscans have the feeling Of duty and honor Ii is
homage which they will render to those virtues by
electing man who has never been wanting to either
the or the other. Believe, my dear NJ. Frances
NAPOLEON.
This sletter will certainly be read with sentiment OF
sadness One feels at every line that the young Prince
is makng-himsef IN his lack OF experience the passive
instrument OF those who direct his hand Ii is
strangely lowering the Intervention of him who claims
the colossal heritage OF Napoleon TO make him simply
the electioneering canvasser of his distressed par
The New York herald., 1876-02-26
SLAVERY IN ZANZIBAR.

The treaty between Her Majesty Queen Victoria and
the Seyyid OF Zanzibar, supplementary to the treaty
for the suppression of the slave Of the 5th OF
June, 1873, was issued among the Parliamentary
papers in London 1t signed in London on the
14th ofJuly, 1875, and contains the following articles
among others:-
l. The presence board of vessel of domestic
slaves In attendance in discharge OF the legiti
mate business Of their masters OF slaves bona de
employed In the navigation of the vessel shall
In no case Of itself justify the seizure and
condemnation OF the vessel provided that
such slaves not detained on board against
their will II any such slaves detained board
against their will they shall be freed but the vessel
shall nevertheless that alone be con-
demned
All vessels found conveying slaves lother than do
mcstic slaves in attendance in the discharge OF
the legitimate business OF their masters slaves bona
de employed In the navigation OF the vessels to or
from any part OF His Highness' domnions, or Of any
foreign country, whether such slaves be destined for
sale or not shall be deemed guilty OF carrying on the
slave trade and may be seized by any of Her Maestys
ships OF and condemned by any British court exer-
cising Admiralty Jurisdiction.
The New York herald., 1876-02-26
BREWERS CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION.


Yesterday afternoon there was an adjourned meet
ing held al the Brewers and Maltsters Insurance
Company, No. lSo Broadway, OF the General and
Executive Committee OF the brewers and maltsters
trade organization, which has already been perfected
and action OF harmonious nature Is taking place
among the trade all the Union in regard TO the
representation OF the brewing business at the Phia
delphia Centennial Industrial Exhibition. Mr. Il. H.
Rueter OF Boston, prominent brewer, occupied the
chair. resolution was offered that the work on the
proposed brewers and maltsters' buildings to be
erected In the vicinity OF Agricultural Hall should be
given TO the architect and the contractors March
The dimensions will be 260xS0 feet and It is estimated
that the cost will be about $4,000 The resolution
was adopted without dissent
The entire cost Of the proposed brewers exhibition at
Philadelphia will be O,0O0 and ALREADY 500 600 have
been subscribed by the trade with but very te soic
tation not tithe OF the manufacturers having been
called upon yet The failures OF the Vienna Exhibi-
ton have been regarded and precautions have been
Letters have been received by the committee from Aus
trian, Bohemian German and English brewers, noti-
Tying the association that they would send specimens
OF their malty beverages for exhibition. The
work yesterday afternoon chiefly consisted In the
appointment Of subcommittee to farther the work in
hand A. Schwartz, of New York; John FlintoH OF
New York; DR.. Thomas Dunn English, of Newark, N.
j., and Louis Schade, of Washington, appointed
Committee Statistics and Henry Clausen, Jacob
Ahles and Philip Merkle were appointed committee
to Ego West" state the arrangements already made to
the manufacturing brewers and collect subscr ptons
The Committee on Machinery an important one, ap-
pointed yesterday, Is as follows:-Chares Stoll, mill
wright OF Now York; W. Orth, coppersmth, OF New
York; Frederick Speiss machirist New York; I'd
ward Haas, machinist Philadelphia; George +. Burk
hardt vat maker OF Philadelphia John N. Smith, val
maker Of Philadelphia, and Theodore Bergher, ma
chinst, Of Philadelphia Mr. John A Belts, brewer, o.
Philadelphia was also added to the General Committee
after which the committee adjourned.
The New York herald., 1876-02-26
IN POLAR RIG.

Such biting northwest gales as swept this coast
during Wednesday night and Thursday are even the
dread OF tho sailor Their power was evidenced
on all cran navigating the North Atlantic in iced ropes
ana frosted decks This especially noticed on the
arrival here yesterday Of the Anchor Line steamship
Victoria Her sides, from stem stern were plated
with ice to the thickness Of four inches while every
thing on her deck covered with the frozen spray
which had formed skating field bounded by iced bui-
warKs ana ringed with The rigging, whose small ropes
Swollen the size OF cables with their epcasnrs
OF crystal and bright pendants Of icicles Cabins
bridges aud boats were all covered with thick ice Tho
officers stated that their trip had been pleasant tin
"Wednesday night at which time the gallo struck them
rolling up heavy sea, which CONCEALED soon as il
touched the steamer. Great caution used end no
accident resulted. Clad IN her mail OF ice the steamer
looked like swift messenger from the Polar seas come
tO US laden with the fruits Of the Arctic Circle
The New York herald., 1876-02-26
ocCULTATIoN BY JUPITER.

To THE EDITOR oP THE HERALD:--
At two O'Clock noxt Monday morning according to
the American Ephemeris, beta Scorpionis may be
occuted by Jupiter" The star Is already nearer 10
the planet than its outer satellite and to the naked eve
Jupiter and Beta form beautiful double star rising
about halt an hour after midnight On Monday
morning they will longer be visible with
out the telescope but will combine their lustre in ono
star II is probable that the occutaon If it occurs
will only DO visible in the southern hemisphere, and
that here the star win pass very near the northern
limb OF the planet At six minutes to four New York
tme the first satellite will reappear from behind
Jupers disk so that at four o'clock the objects Will
present in ordinary telescope beautiful appear.
The fourth satellite 10 the cast its greatest
elongaon; the second and third 10 the west also near
east, nearly IN contact with the disk; while Beta
bright second magnitude star, is equally close on the
north. Beta is a double star and its companion.
which Is OF the nth magnitude, will be seen a
little further TO the north. Their relative situa-
tions will not greatly change before the morn
ing dawn; but on the following morning Jupiter will
have moved so far eastward 10 leave Beta beyond
rs third satellite Tho motion OF Jupiter at this time
Is quite slow, and after passing Beta short distance
II will begin TO rctrograde and will pass II on
April as again 20 form TO the naked eye beautiful
double star When u again passes u, after lis retro
gradat0n, October L. 10 will be about the moons
diameter from IT, Should the occulation occur and he
through large telescope IL will be interesting TO
note the effect OF Jupiter's atmosphere. Should IL be
filed with clouds 10 the very top the disappearance
might be as sudden as IN an Occultation by the moon
But should there be, as is more probable stratum OF
clear air 10 act lens IL would apparently dispace
the star and the extinction would be gradual; or n the
retroactive power were sufficient there would be ex-
tinction, but the would expand into a ring en-
tirey cncircling the planet which would DO visible
while the star remained behind the disk.
HENRY n. PARKHURsT.
The New York herald., 1876-02-26
RAILROAD MATTERS.

The Delaware, Jackawannaand Western Railroad will
commence work Immediately in changing its tracks
nom wide TO narrow gauge. at cost OF 81 $50 Ooo
Samuel l. Sloan, the President says that this is good
time TO commence operations as the season is dull and
a number Of the employees are out OF work. The
majority OF the business viii be done in their own
machine shops.
meeting TO hear tho report Of a committee APP
Pointed last Saturday by the first mortgage bondhoders
OF the New Orleans Mobile and Texas Railroad, was
held yesterday AZ the ofbce OF Morton Bliss a Co
This report OF the committee, consisting OF Levi p
Norton Henry Morgan and William Mertens, was passed
upon. amended and recommtted. II recommends the
organ nzaton OF 10 be called the New Orleans
and Taraa Railroad
The New York herald., 1876-02-26
COACHING
IFrOm the Foros. and stream, Feb. "a. ]

[From the Forest and Stream, Feb "a
Although We think generation too soon VIC wish
the gentlemen who have undertaken the revival OF
coaching in this part Of country every in
their Efforts We use the word "revival" advsably
and in preference to ''ntroduced" which Is the term
applied by Of our contemporaries, who forget
that we have not always had railroads. and that coach
ing If followed purely pastime by any OF our
gentlemen ofwealth, asst and in England yet
In oden times the only means Of travel; and In fact
this country is still the home Of the stage coach and
affords of that peasurabe excitement TO be found
'on the road" than IS to be had elsewhere
In many parts Of the West and Southwest notably in
California, Nevada, Colorado Arizona and New Mex
co the stage coach Is the only means of COM
munication between distant points, and our
English visitor can not only be carried over the
Serras by the rocky shores Of the Pacific and
across great sandy deserts but can give him taste
of that variety IN coaching which be has not known
since the days Of Dick rurpn and Claude Duval. The
heroes of Hounsow Heath seem now almost like myth
ical characters but road agents. Still flourish in
Nevada and California while the playful Apache awaits
the traveller in Arizona to relieve him alike OF purse
and scalp
AS for distance continuous trip can be made on the
Pacific coast OF 600 more miles and lasting night
and day for week. Or the traveller can remain over
at his will at any Of the stations Probably no coach
ing trip be named TO exceed in interest that which
is made by starting at Giroy Hollster, or the fur
thes point from San Francisco reached by the South
ern Pacific Railroad and driving through tho Salinas
Valley and the range Santa Barbara pass
through scores OF those beautiful natural parks OF
live oaks, and attaining altitude OF 5000
feet more. Thence following tho coast, with
the wheels somqtimes washed by the waves Of
the Pacific through San Beneventuro TO Los Angeles,
and through the lovely San Gabriel Valley TO San Ber
nardino.
1t generally supposed that the horses used on these
Western stage lines miserable little mustangs but
this is mistake. The Seattle" generally consists OF
fine American horses lso called 10 distinguish them
from the native stockl We remember once driving
into Gilroy the waiting TO take to
San Francisco, behind as handsome a team OF six
horses could be turned out anywhere and got
ten up 70 grooming and harness IN style that
would not have disgraced "the avcnue.n Everybody
took Mr. Greeley a such pace the Sierra Nevadas
and, pretending to misunderstood his petitions for
caution, exclaimed, Slt still, Mr.. Greeley, III get you
there in time" And every who goes TO San Fran
cisco and visits the geysers must nave been struck
with that remarkable bit OF workmanship where six
horses taken down and around mountain a
road barely wide enough for the wheels, with steep
precipce side.
The New York herald., 1876-02-26
WHERE Is THAT BILL2

To THE EDTroR OF THE HERALD:-
About the 10th Of January Mr. Killian, OF New
York city, introduced bill into the House TO sup
press pool selling IN cities. II was referred to rhe
Judiciary Committee. VIII you ask, through your
paper, Why that bin been acted upon by said
committee, and whether Kelly Bliss q Co., and
johnson Bros, pool Sellers appear 70 have more in
auenco with the Judiciary Committee OF the Legis-
ature than the Christian people who ask for the pas
sage OF said billS
herewith give you the names Of said committee -
Messra Strahan, New iork Hogoboom, Columbia;
Hepburn. ST Lawrence; Gilbert, Franklin; Santcs;
RuggIcs, Scfamling.
You have several times asked for the suppression Of
pool selling during election times and you will again
publish article the subject you win receive the
thanks OF Christian people who would be glad TO see
the evil suppressed REGULAR SUBSCRIBER