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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-29
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xst them 90 blythe beats the dcnbts the s'r'1s'
= CON ali here and care not for them now,
A,,.~rninc beside the glrtterng wave OF iue
Once more,-I know not bow.
'Therr is o murmm III my heart hear
Faint oh so faint some air ! useu 10 slng
d-sfirs my sense: and odors dim ana uoar
The meadow breezes bring.
Inst tins way did the quiet twilights fsee
0vcr The ields and happy homes of men,.
While one bird sang as now, piercing the silsuo'
Lo"s Shi'o A EDWARD DowDEE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-29

bowl standing ON plato Ike itself filed with clear
water, and merely leaves and Q few large "Margusr
ties" floating In It. I suppose these flowers Werc
forced. but thought what pretty device 1t was
for the fair dafodis," the yellow ranunculus wood
ansmOne, the water crowfeet. water-ly and a nun,-
Der OF other delightful plants shall iase b. au,i-
by.-lCardifr Times
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LEFT IN TRUST.
THE STORY OF A LADY AND HER LOVER

BY MRS. OLIPHAET
x,.,- of" Phre Junior" The Curate M Charge &C.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-22
THE TROUBLE ONLY POSTPONED.

The Investigation Of the charge of bribery against
Chief Van BuSkrk, OF the police of Rayonne CITY,
preferred by tie Rev. Father hilleen was fixed for
last night at the Council Rooms. Half an hour
bclorr the trial began every stairway lead
ing to the rooms was guarded by stalwart
poirein'n. Across the main entrance was stretched
heavy bar aud the spectators of the show were
JET M ne by one. When they finally admit ed
Z" the scene of thc uial they corTaled at one
end of the room by large rope, extending from
VAL to wall. It was evident that repetition of
he tolerated Chief Van Bushirk vas present
and eX-Judge William f. Hoffman appeared
tor HIM. Father killcen, who came in
luNt aS Major Lane opeuod the proceedings from a
SISTED bY Charles II. Winfield The committee of
i've Aldermen, Mcssrs Mitchell, Sevage, Dome
tliN and Holiston was present.
81; hg Common Council. BEGAN the Mayor rap
ping on the desk vigorously, has nothing TO 10
with this trial, according 10 the char
A. The Mayor conducts. it and renders
verdict, the Council must then confirm il or not
tno word To the members OF the lobby docking at
the audience in the rear. Last AonGay this room
was the scene of disorder and winaoWs and chairs
might.
r Roston-The members of the Common Coun-
ell have got nothing 70 do with this trial 1t lies en-
tlrclN with the Mayor.
Nj Kelly Dumping to his feet cxcitcdly)-Your
Honor knew that az well ~ Mr RoSton. lie wants
a. show that he knows more than anyone else.
Mr. holst9n-lt dldn I know more than you do
| would no, know much.
Mr. Kelly subsidized, and as the charges against
'pp an Buskirk had not bocn Ic .uceG To writing,
thr trIai was Adjourned until next tuesday. Mr..
TIM most pronounced type shook hands cordially
win 4 Tribune reporter after the adjournment.
-" lhd We see me lay tor him = he asked I'm not
CulSatod. but he can't talk wild me for five minutes"
y hy do you dislike Mr. Roll>tont'
bc sad lrlshmcn were no better than TcXicans.
Joust III me cit III him once
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-22
EXAMINING PAVING CONTRACTS

Edward Cooper, John Kelly, Controller Campbell.
Commissioner LOrcd and eX-IaX Commissioner An
drews met Yesterday as Assessment Commissioners
at No. ~ ChambcTs-st. EX-Controer Green was
examined as to the manner in which contracts We're
made by the Central Park Commissioners from 1SG7
to 1870, for the work of regulating, grading and
matchmaking Sixth and Scventh-aves., north Of
One Observation-Disclosures These improvements
cost 81 100000 and the property owners petitoncd
for reduction of the assessment the ground that
some cases fraudulent prices. At former meeting
the property owners presented evidence showing that
IN July, 1869, contract was made by the Central
Park Commissioners through Andrew H.Green Con-
troller OF the Park. with James Sullivan d Co., for
the furnishing and setting of 200 cubic yards of
rock, and as many more yards may be re-
CURED" for the foundation for the TcfOrd pave
nent IN Seventh-ave., at S} 80 yard. The original
contract was yesterday produced and showed that
the words quoted above had been eraseohk. 1t was
charged that the erasure was made after the con-
tract had been signed and for the purpose of allow
ing subsequent contract to be made in August,
1870. with the same contractors for setting 10000
yards OF rock foundation in Sevcntl-avc. at 50 so
MIR. Green said that he knew nothing whatever
OF the erasure. lie did not remember ANYTHING
about the contract. He could not say whether il
was the general practice, outside Of the Park Com
mission To invite tenders for work. great deal
was done by days work, but bids may have been in
vited which he did not Tecoect. Abraham Dowd-
ney, an Old city contractor, said that in his opinion
the prices charged by Sullivan * Gov were not excess
slve. The Commission adjourned to meet again
Thursday next at O'clock.
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case of the children who were killed by the fall of
the ruins of Frost's kndlngwood factory at Third
ana Brunswick-sts.. last Monday. Some eye-wif-
ncsSs or the disaster examined they described
II, giving the same facts as have already been pub
llshed In order to ascertain who is responsible for
The unsafe condition of the structure the inquest
was adjourned until this evening.
NEWARK.
About 100000 has been paid to the old depos-
1tors OF the Newark Savings Institution since the
payment of the 20 per cent dividends was begun
The police of the Second Precinct were Informed
ny telephone about 2 o'clock yesterday morning,
mat burglars at work in ST. Patricks Cathe-
drit squad of men was sent to the Cathedral and
surrounded il, but the burglars had fed They had
gained entrance by forcing side door, but secured
nothing.
Mayor Fielder held trials yesterday in the cases of
several police officers charged with drunkenness
he frequency with which patrolmen have been
proven to be drunk while duty has excited good
deal OF comment. There is scarcely week that the
Mayor J. not called upon to pronounce sentence on
some policeman brought before him on a charge of
dfnhkcnnes%. 1t Is proposed that no men he APP
pointed TO the police force who drink any kind of
liquor.
LONG ISLAND.
LONG ISLAND CITY.-,Jom Sanderson and David
aud john Riley. OF NcW-Nnrk. who were arrested
SUNDAY evening for assauitins Michael McMullcn,
% No. 3lO East EleVcnth-st.. of tho New
York, WoodhaVen and RockawaV Beach trains
at Long Island City, convicted Of assault and bat
Try and sentenced 10 imprisonment in the County
jan fora term oi flty-nine days each.
STATEN ISLAND.
NJ w-BRIGTrON.-Ictitions with many signatures
have been presented to the village trustees of New
brighton. asking for better drainage in Franklin
ald LaiaNctte-ayeS.
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Der s s"ss %aT rs Lerh S Sc 9 NJ days with
sShr Mary srit Grafton. rso@aston with lime 70
following vessels arrived yesterday but were not in,
~q n,,, ~ sa shi ,ia,,l news -.
PARK Eduardo Torroo Mex Eaiia,a Campoche cavs with,
Brig Mary Fink, Darrah Nstanzas via Delaware Prosk
MS"t q dsSs Si,h sugar and moss-es vessel to
to The following on the oou inst but wax
and Sfea%s saGs En-. S avre July with
c sG ,A, a, Sandy Hook moderate y; hazy Al
CLEARED
SfHners state Of Pennsylvania Br Hc;chie GLASGOW
Sa,pastoyn r cortis Dloivan ri vallat Msrselies
IS and 81 Joins + Clark seaman ,o a, ha aI
Ludwig Hamburg; plymouth cefbour anRsrdt q &;
sh 31 Gsr AlSers Hamburg kunLart Nania
ana nrrSas1 1 dc hessSgs Or Basgqs9s Sare cad
SION savsaa Phn For%ooi e e o1S bna rang
Portland, Krens..... c sinners Warren PRaseip1,s
w b Tges GO Eoo eeneIa Whitney; iael boston.
srret 1rat"s , Curtis Havana Jas WaTd Co-.Jw
mp Il Cheney Humphreys san Francisco Van Week
BarSa Ernst Ger Prend, Rangoon BEL Tobias & Co.
Franc aHbirih Jones csiSn NIX a Ds hdye q ES
Mss h S ader SoSfss 2RoriG 2 Aassk
Brs hrc oeSr nSaa south AiIaq sclg KoES
CEN PieTce rdse1SS bI n ITS~ brides
~ >tToacb p oiT pITnhen Soi rppeh Edye & CO
d spes Showers BueDos Ayres AIg Rep. John Norton K
1.-THE following vessels cleared Goth inst but was
Bark Cacheiia (Ger Beeknann. London Eng Punch dve
BrgAnn and Gesine GER wnshusen, Bergen Nor c To-
THE MOVEMENTS OF srEAIERs
FOREIGN PORTS
fol LS Ta JIly 2l-saled. steamer Denmark r Tyson
LxERr2o1 July 2lAr1ved. Finsbnry tIr, scor.
D s, iI1m 81 81 John \ B via \ sydney. CD .
non New YORK on her way TO Liverpool
~, iLh July zlAi1yed steamer TI1nacg1a 3D. Russell
noe Ncw fork ou Der way 20 glasgow
otIhANProNJuly Il -Arved. steamer Koln Jungst
lI"n a,timore on her Bremen
tRookHAlhN July 2lPassed steamer Cmllia In Uans
ii"ih new 4 OIh ior Liverpool via Queenstown.
AMERICAN PORT.
tNoEF, July 2l-Arsed, steamers orr from
from New York w whdin, Iliggans from Phiadeipiia
wdder Clark for NewSork; Elizabeth Wood Phladel.
rIILADnPHIs. Jnly 2l-Arrived steamer II / CAV Picr
Cleared steamers Fanits Nelson Richmond. r wu,nz
i'Si' ia i ,lhloie; Mayno~er, Davds"-L NewHOrk.
DELAWARE CLEARWATER July 2l-An1yod steamer Break.
Passed in, steamer Pioneer
BosIo% ply 2l-Arrived. steamer Malta (Br Tuff from
Be.iIse, from New York -
MISCELLANEOUS
GIBRALTAR, July 2Tbe British steamers Ben Voiriich anf
ton & M 1eTe he 9rmsr Win her copressure
FOREIGN SHIPPING.
LONDON July 2lSslled-l7th inst Ionan Nobe the la
- ''r rev" OK IJb INST Colorado. for baltimore, GOa-
Sll.t "' w.
Auyed-Gth inst, Botvid Bravo capt Chrisiophsrsen,
HGi ! "a INST Hesperia. Lura. Salome 18Th ias Aphs
Columbia Hermine, saron, Veronica Capt Pay-onl Wn *
Ihauer '' "~b's
fOr later satpptao Ye'o,. n aay Ss, Eat PIJAl
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PfSSENG ERS ARRITED
FROM nAyHr-nr STEAMSHIP FRANCE.
SHIPPING NEHN.
PORT OF NEW-YORN .JULY 81 l2si


ARRIVED
Steamer Saxon Monarch tI}r, Lawson London lS davs
with mdsc to Patton, Nickers x co.
steamer licIder tNVr). Iischhon Hamburg JulV md
HaNrc ., with mdsc and pa scngcTs Ia kunhardt
steamer Algeria Obj, hNl, Liverpool July and Queens
town 10 WIN ndsc anu passengers 10 Vernon II Brown
steamer Jan Breydcl. Bcle, Mcihlc, Antwerp DAYS
steamer bermuda, Br, FaIclothc. Humacoa q
H. Aluadila - ArcCoiOO l3, Johns mase
and passengers 10 \ 4 Outcrbridge & CO.
steamer iaI, tas Foaz Norfolk with mdse and
To old Dominion so Co.
steamer Neptune, Berry, Boston, with passer-
gers to "a Dimock.
steamer Wnkesbarre. Eldrdge. for Philadelphia
Bark Washington AUST Prenuda Bordeaux 40 DAYS. in
ballast to Austin Baldwin
Schr VIM II Curry, WaTk OF and 3 DAYS Nassau
with logwood, old irot etc; to + 4 Montell & '
Schr Lena ~ tottingham, Campbell Jacksonville days
with lumber Ia q Hunter 4 son. vessel 10 master
Schr tne sweet Flick, OF and days from Halifax with
fish and Old iron TO order, vessel 10 Perkins A.
hchr = Farwcl, Jacksonville with lnrnhor
TO w ID WheclWrtght x Co; vessel To
Schr EcnOr GasLi, Georgetown, naval storcs
Touer * Hart; vessel TO T. ID iurlbut x Co. ~ ~
Schr NJ Marrctt, DAYS with f,1it IN Nh,
Douglass; vessel 90 Peck Mcdcro. ~ W."
Selr Miiie Trim, Haskell, Mount Desert with stone 70
+ II smith Il Co. N y"
& $3.50 ~ " N''''' i"o"'
schr Knduskeag Whitney, Bangor. with lumber to r II
Sehr Lizzie Mills, Armstrong Bangor with lumber 70
L II smith & Co. $1,000 '' w
sem Yaes, Freeman Calais with lumber 70 F G Gates
schr taseo Lodge, Pierce Portland, lumber Ia 1 NJ
schI NJ Brookngs Durkin wiscasson with lumber TO I
NJ schuyler w
schr Empress Lord. Rockand, with lime to uaviland a
PIcssey. ~ '' ."
sohr Lucy Ames. Bishop. Roekland with lime Il Brown
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Mr.. hDANSON'S Family TROUBLES.

Alexander Adamscn. Of No. no broadway, Who
with ms son Francis, arrested "Wednesday night
~ The M"rkct street Depot al the PENNSYLVANIA
Ea' iroad at New ark, while struggling for the pos
session of Young daUghtcr of Mr.. Adainson. " as
locked mp in cell Of the Police Headquarters in
Newark that night. francis and his sister, Gertie
were allowed to remain III the NitnrSS-rOom. and
sept IN each others arms, Gcgie holding tightly 10
AGamSgn procured bail and was released by the
iotico Justice. He bitterly denounced the manner
81 ~. arrest, and asked the sergeant to return HIM
MS pistol. Ills request WAS refused. He declared
that ho NOald kl!l any one who interfercd in his do
nestle relations. let the consequences be what they
NuGht. Yesterday morning tilc Police Justice gave
al" f"ther and son further hearing. Mir. AdaInson
apl"2rrl IN court with his band tied mp. 1t had
the pistol from his hand at ihc depot. The Justice
refused TO take the sons complaint because he was "A
nonresident. He awarded The custody of the child
/" me IA "f ana fined him SIG for breach of the
peace. ne Enc was promptly paid. Francis was
Mnrd a Ike amount, hut the policeman vino made
the arrest subsequently, withdrew the complaint
a"allSi him. and the fine rcmttcl Mr. Adam
son then tooh the 500 uaIn for Ncw-lor accom-
ms not r IN Washington 10 take the train to New
ark and lac waited until after 3 o'clock for her.
flHdInE hat she not on the train due at 81 y.
a., h" took the 3:10 tram from New-York for Wash
In"ton.
Nh AdamSon began life as a ncwsboy. He mar
rcd at tNcnly-seVcn and is iiity years Of age
Tie has eight children. The family lived in Wash
lHg ON during The war ANA wlie there Mr. Adam
nom his vi he made "A division of his property
with her. Francis and another son were started by
hn IN the produce business in Ccntrc-st this ciiv
hul l"hcd. The father attributed the failure OF the
huNn'.s Ia the dishonesty Of his son. Francis re-
married yesterday, speaking of his fathers attack
upon Ann at the depot: d" II lie had drawn a pistol
on me ana | hat had revolver. would have shot
nm; / viii make him sick when get back to New
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-22
LETTING A DEFAULTEE GO

James Orr, who was for upwards of tweuty-fye
years III the employ of jackson :. SCHULTZ as CONT
dental man in the hide department of his business
last winter suddenly disappeared, and it was sun
posed for many days that he had been drowned
MI schultz refused to believe that he was Willingly
absent, but subsequently it discovered that he
was a defaultcr IN "A large amount. He was traced
TO Colorado arrested and brought 70 this CITY An
indictment charging him with the theft of hides TO
the value of %}3,OUo was found against him and
civil suit was instituted by SIR. Schultz TO recover
100000 On the latter suit Orr was locked mn in
Ludlow street Jail subsequently he gave bail in
noth proceedings. Yesterday Mr.. Schultz called at
had no evidence whatever OF Orr's guilt, and asked
that the charge against him be dismissed Consr-
quently his b0ndsmen were relieved from further re-.
sponsh lllty, and Orr was allowed 10 90 at iberiv
The clvll SUIT against him was also withdrawn Mr.
his action. "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-22
PLEADING FOR NUJsANCES.

Aldermen Cavanagh, Wells and Kirk special
committee listened yesterday TO arguments of
various representatives of and stage stables in
favor of being assigned some place along the river
fronts where stable manure can be placed until it
can be conveniently removed. President Lyons of
the Third Avenue Surface Railroad, President
Butler of the Sixth Avenue Surface Railroad sup
perintendent leadbeater, of the Seventh Avenue
Railroad, Michael Kane, Thomas DAILY, stable
keeper, Alderman Robert Hall and others in
terested III the object named appeared before the
committee. Speeches made by Presidents
Butler and Lyons eX-Alderman Hall and J. Living
ston urging that the Inconvenience of removing so
many loads of manure daily was very great.
President Butler said that there So 600 horses
In this city, and matter that should be removed
amounted TO / 100 loads daily. Others contended
that the odor from the manure not unhealthful
although il might be at times unpleasant.
Professor Charles L. Chandler, President of the
Board OF Health. strongly objected to the request of
the petitioners being granted. He declared that the
odor from the manure if allowed TO remain for any
length OF time within the city limits became very
Objectionable. 1t absurd to say that it would
not cause sickness. The Board Of Health formerly
mad long struggle to compel the removal of
manure. 1t did not wish to fight the same battle
Board Of Aldermen. ~ ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-22
HORSE SWINDLER IN BROOKLYN.
SELLING MARE GUARANTEED TO RE SAFE AN
GENTLE. WHICH WAS NOT So

GENTLE. WHICH WAS NOT so.
bogus horse dealers, with swindling as capital,
to brooklyn. Charles Baker. who has had room
at No. ~ llenryst. Brooklyn, for some weeks, was
arrested arrested Yesterday for the part he had taken in
seiing tricky horse as entirely trustworthy. 1t
appears thai Haker has hccr advertising for some
nme IN paper of this city offering the elegant
aug high bred and fast-troting mare Kate Thorn,
nan sister TO Lady Thorn, raised on Fairlawn stock
Ia dGE EHfntncky, siTsd by Mamhrino Chief dam
2:l9; seven years old for sale at a bargain for
T4oo, although she cost the owner over II 900 a
year ago. The advertisement also set forth that
the mare perfectly safe. and could be driven at
the top of her speed by woman.
Among those attracted by the wording Of the ad-
vertlsement was Mrs Rauft. of Astoria, l.. l. She
requested a relative. Richard Rauft, to see Mr..
Baker at No. ~ Hcnry-st. On going to the house,
found many reasons to believe Baker. who sat at his
ease III wcll-nrnishcd rarlor. to he the gentleman
he appeared. He praised the horse without stint,
the taNolse mare of his father, who had recently
aled and as his mother could not now bear TO see
ner, ne offered her for sale at bargain. Ir then
took Mr.. ltauft to the Mansion House stables and
ard showed the brute, and Mr.. Rauft was we'll
pleased hat he then and there closed the bargain,
and paid n check for 500 for her, receiving II
written guarantee that the mare was good, kind aud
gentle, as well as entirely sound, and ready to make
q mile III 2:26. No suspicion of 4 SWin0lc entered
his MUD until after the mare had been sent to
Astoria. The first time she was hitchcd Police Com
missioner Williams of Long Island City, was pass
ing. He did not like her looks actions and asked
Mrs Rauft to let him drive the horse before she her
rage than the mare began to display ugly temper
and attempted to run away. Mr. Williams only
barely succeeded in controlling her, and was HIM
sci thrown from the vehicle.
The vicious character of the creature being made
eieaEi Mr.. Rant ATTEMPTED to see Baker, Lut was
warrant for his arrest, which executed yestcr-
day by Detective Powers, of the Central Otiice.
Baker was taken before Justice Walsh and trans
lerred to tue custody of Long Island City officers.
lie offered Mr.. Rauft 800 TO let up" ON him This
was refused, and he was committed for cXamina ion
by Justice DclehantY in LONG Island City.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-22
THE COOPERATIVE DRESS SCHEME.

Miss Kate Field has just finished signing 10 600
certificates of stock of the Cooperative Dress Asso-
citation, Limitcd-nO easy task, she claims for this
season of the year. These certificates have been
somewhat DELAYED by the printers. The business
management OF the association will be entirely in
the hands of John Wales late of the Boston firm of
Spalding, Wales & Co. In selecting Mr. Wales the
directors of the association say they have been
OF leading dry goods merchants in New-York and
other cities, and that the association Is to be man
aged by an American versed in American WAYS of
dong business and for the benefit OF Americans
The store will be opened in September. The order
bureau has been in operation since June l.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-22
OPENING BIDS FOR BONDS.

The Finance Committee of the Produce EXCHANGE
yesterday opened proposals for $500 900 of the first
mortgage 4i2 per cent bonds Bids for $474. 900
were received; all those that offered TO take the
bonds atlO2 and over were received and the Others
were rejected The following is list of The bids
d. O. Armour $500 600, par; Armour. PlankintOn
* Co., $4,000, 1O2 Sawyer. Wallace & Co.
$4,000. 1O3l2i $25, 900, l04 $25. OOO IO4ia
$4,000. 100 Perry Williams $1,000, I02ls f.
II. Turtle 81 900, 104 Home Insurance Company
$4,000. par; David BOWS g. Co. $40, 600, par !;
A: Orr trusted $l0, 900, par; Thomas n. Cracken
200. lob W. Willis Merrill, ~ ZOO, 104 ~. OOO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-22
THE STRENGTHENING BUREAU

Commissioner Coleman. of the Department of
STRENGTHENING, has written TO ID. Willis James
chairman of the Citizens Committee of Twenty-one
correcting the statements made by some of the
newspapers that he had appointed Mr.. Bridge secre-
tary OF the committee an inspector of street-cean-
ing without salary at the request of the committee.
The appointment of Mr. Bridge made without
solicitation on the part of the committee. He was
an old acquaintance of Commissioner Coleman's,
sho one dea nf interest IN ne mao
kept clean. Robert b. Tibbits was appointed in
spector at the Forty-fourth-st. dump in place of
John Mcdonald resigned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-22
FILTH IN SHEEPSHEAD BAY,
REPORT OF SECRETARY LA FETRA, Of THE BROOK
LYN BOARD OF HEALTH

LYN BOARD OF HEALTH.
-, At meeting of the Gravescnd Board Of Health,
fetra, OF the brooklyn Board of Health, relating 10
the condition of Shccpshrad Bay, was read Mr.
ahine the system OF sewage for Manhattan Beach.
In his report he SAYS that from the result of his ex-
animation he finds that all the sewage from the two
great hotels is discharged into the bay at a
point halfway between the Oriental Hotel and
the inlet through wooden trunk six feet by
three feet running out 100 feet from the shore in
water SIX feet deep at high tide and foot deep ut
low tide and SAID to he open when the tide goes out
was escaping from break in the side and also under
the gate. The top of the trunk showed that il had
frequently overlooked. All around the mouth of
deposit OF NTH loot in depth, gradually dcscrcaS-
ing, Tor 200 feet. This deposit exceedingly of
freely discharged the wind carried the lighter
matter up the Bay the surface, while
the heavier portions sank, but were dis
higher it was found full of sewage, which was
overlooking into the water and being carried freely
up the bay by the ii G. Unclean matter was found
nearly at the head of the BAY and along the hanks
III various places. The odors very offensive.
Mr. La fetra sums up the matter in the following
words:
The following statements of the condition of this mat
Beach sewer is discharged IN large quantities into
Shecpshcad Bay, and at al hours deposits Of sewage
depth of foot the sewage carried up the bay upon
ts surface and deposited along its banks the stencil
arising therefron and from the itself offensive
and detrimental to health.
And he adds that the filthy condition of the bav
VIII continue to extend unless the discharge of
sewerage IN II is stopped The service of tides IN il
IS from one end and its conditions are like those of
Newtown and Bushyick Greeks in Brooklyn. Filth
thrown in IS not carried out, and If it is continued
the body of water becomes an elongated cesslool
lie urged III CONCLUSION that the bay should be left
unpollutcd and the sewage nottcusiVcy disposed Of
The Board of Health ordered the letter on iilc
Supervi sor McKane said that steps had been taken
IN legal proceedings against the Manhattan Beach
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-22
A BARK BELIEVED TO BE LOST.

The British bark Halten Castle, Captain Haynes
sailed from this port April l6 and has not been
heard from since. Among shipping men it is be-
lieved that the vessel has been lost. Her destina-
uon was either Queenstown or FalmOuth-which-
ever way the wind carried her. On board were
stored 29,O42 bushels of corn. The crew numbered
thirteen men. Seager Brothers, the agents of the
vessel here. stated yesterday that the vessel was