The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-29

II extends the nerods during which Ave cents onlis
charged making the time from nve 70 niue ILL., as
in the morning and from four to eight CLOCK IN lo
evening The bill also provides that car to carry
passengers Ave shall be attached 10 al ote
trains; and, further, that engines snali not
be stored. repaired cleaned any street or ave-
nue. By bill of Senator Oakley the ierrage ZOE iooe
passengers on the Thrtyfourth street ferry 10 Long
Island City is reduced to two cents.
With the exception of some routine work this maoS
mp the days work of the Senate.
THE GUARDIAN SAVINGS BANK -
An interesting statement sent in to-day to
the Senate COMMITTEES on Banks and also to the Bank
superintendent by Mr.. John Il. McGowan, receiver
of the defunct Guardian Savings Bank OF New YORK
city. II will be recollectcd that this il the
appointed receiver and Of Which William NJ Tweed
was president and Walter Roche vice president The
bank failed in November 1871. According to Mr:
in relation to this notorious institution:-The liza
bilites at the time of failure. were s56i6 Y
declared in February. 1872 by the receiver Qin
Ian. the time of the failure and the declar-
through the exertions OF Walter Roche and his
friends $sl ,105 o2 Prior also to this divi-
which, onna was 'n one 'nre real esas
almAst unencumbered. and valued at $350,no.
to pay the depositors, Qunan collected out of the
assets of the bank $326,101 20. Fifty per cent was
paid out of this to the depostors. the small
depostors having $500 and less to their credit. The
estate to the amount Of about S3OOOO0 Out Of this
nearr all the depositors were paid an additional
forty five per cent. Owing to Quinan's mismanage-
ment OF his receivership as alleged assets Of the
bank still remain, amounting to $as7.si9 80 Mr..
MCGOWAN estimates these assets to be now worth
about $4,000. The report also shows that
the amounts realized on the sale OF Roche's
property. together with the actual moneys
collected assets ample to pay all creditors In
full and leave handsome surplus for the ex-Super-
visor. The document further shows that when
for his removal. Peter j. O'Donohue. brother Of
his !Qninlan's, surety, Joseph I. o'Donohue. was
QUIxIANs ACCOUNTS
An examination Of Quinlans accounts before
resignation developed the fact that Qninian owed
S35.0O0 and upward unaccouned for by him. On the
Interference OF Peter j. ODonohue the referee found
only about $4,000 due. Judge Brady reviewed
all the testimony and the referees report.
and found that Quinlan was short $685. 4O3 O3. in-
stead of $4,000. found by the referee. Quin-
lan surety. Joseph J. o Donohue, appealed the
of Judge Brady to the General Term of the SUI
preme Court. The order was affirmed by the General
Term in December last less 81 900. beng mistake
in calculation. An appeal from this decision is
pending before the Court of Appeals. Mr.. Nc
moval of Peter J. ODonohue in July, 1877.
with the consent of nearly all the creditors All the
j. O'Donohue, have been conducted by Mr. Mcdowan
counsel Tor the creditors. He has collected since
ciudes a Judgment against Mr.. oDonohue
beyond his liability as surety tor Mr. Qun-
n-law, who clerk for the first receiver, which
settled by order of the Court for 467 49, Mr..
and to creditors 49, All the depositors have
received ninetyfve per cent, with half dozen ex-
ccptiOns. This extraordinary narrative Is
file here in the Bank Department.
BILLS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR.
The Governor has signed the following bills TO
enable the trustees OF the village Of Edgewater.
Richmond county, to issue warrants for tho
collection of certain taxes; to provide for
s Village Of f0s for the
relief of John q. and silvanns D. Gage; to provide
for more completely equippng the National Guard
Of the state or New York; to authorize extension
of time for the collection of taxes.
YORK CATHOLIC PRoTEcToRY REPORT.
The sixteenth annual report Of the New York
Catholic protectory was handed in to the Legislature
to-day. This report is signed by Mr.. Henry L.
Hogret president of the institution who gives full
and creditabe account OF the workings during the
year. During that period large additions have becn
made to the buildings on the Protectory, the most
important of which is nursery for the of little
boys under years, who have been placed under
the the Sisters of Charity The President calls
attention to the want OF proper facilities for the
teaching of proper and thorough system Of agricu.
tire such as is taught in similar institutions
in European countries. The reverend rector of
the boys department reports that thirty various
trades are Taught the boys under his cat Q.
that the girls under her engaged in sewing
in all its branches, knitting and the various housa
hold duties that are necessary to make good SERVANTS
The sanitary condition III the establishment has been
remarkably good. only five deaths having occurred
in average number of ABBA inmates during the
year. The total cost of the institution s3l1,50j
OF which there contributed from private sources
$52.392 Average cost per inmate was 1872 7S.
The earnings of the inmates amounted to S12,612.
slr Hoguet concludes his report with appeal 10
the Legislature aud the chartably inclined for
wherewth build the east wing or the female dcs
partncnt, want long felt and now about to be sup.
piled.
The report of AIR. =. g. Dooley the Supervisor Of
Admissions and Discharges, treats ut length OF the
abnormal growth Of vice and crime among the
youth of our city; in itself apparent to any casual
observer but which any person who has made the
matter subject of partial study, has attained
proportions of such magnitude as to cause grave
icars for the condition of that society of which the
rising generations destined to be the component
parts This growth of crime he attributes to tue evils
and Tho ffarfI nP
the trashy literature of the day On this last subject
he s:-"But to my mind not even does the tene-
nent house. with its necessarily attendant evils exert
onc-tcnth of the baneful influence youth that
the current cheap literature OF the day ia continually
again and again from pulpit and press. but the evil
seems to grow apace instead OF diminishing.
RESULTS OF READING NOVELS.
The cheap novel and the cheaper serial are to be
found where bread il wanting and in the pocket OF
almost every boy and girl who is able to spell out its
contents Is sure to find of these pernicious
Sheets ready be pulled out and its contents eagerly
| devoured ut intervals of rest between working
| hours, or at any and every moment Of leisure In
these publications the very passions of the hui
mind portrayed as virtues, and false ideas
and criminal characters depicted as worthy
pies of manly heroism and womanly honor and devo-
tion and the lesson clearly and sometimes cevery
| poverty IL savish degradation ans true morality
myth. As fact illustrative of this subject. may
state that, of fifty juvenile doinquents into whose
habits and antecedcnts have made special inquiry
and investigation. found forty-three who wero
habitual readers OF this class OF literature ana all
| OF them read 1t when they could get It, and-a
fact more terrible in its significance. ~ showing tho
| ignorance criminal carelessness Of the PARENTS
twelve Of them had the papers purchased for them
by their mothers. 1t is difcult to propose feas-
Bile project for the suppression of this moral poison
| but it is the duty Of every citizen who has
| the true interests of his country at heart to
| lend his best energies to the crushing out OK
an evil that overshadowing the rising generations
| with moral pail. Another evil, and one more
shocking account OF the depth of the depravty OK
which II il the cause, Is the exposure OF girls OK
tender years. who engaged in the seemingly In:
noccnt occupation Of pcddling or vending small
| the children Of the well-to-do have been
hours asleep under the careful protection OK rather
mo<hcr these little are to be round prowi-
ing round the frequentcd parts of the CITY, their
prcmaturely aged faces startling one as much US the
incongruy OF their presence In such place az sucn
| hours Ilnfortunateiy for humanity in great many
cuses they are martyrs the avrice or the drunken
appeties of the human brutes that stand to them IN
the place of parents. .