New-York tribune., 1885-02-11
Mr., Day has enoug Oh means to make him tndepend-
emit. Probably both sides think change deSir-
IcE-DEALERs In A BR GHTER MOOD.

ICE-DEALERS IN A BR GHTER MOOD.
PROSPECTS OF MEDIUM CRoP-THE FIRST ONE
INJURED BY THE THAw.
A month ago ice-dealers were in the depths OF
despair. To-day they are in brighter mood,
thou oh they do not consider themselves out Oh tno
woods vet. Toward the last of December 1l me
for good crop were mere oe ssep and the
ice was as clear crystal. 1t was staked on am
in some places cutting was considerably aaV
when the dreaded January thaw came ana swept
tbe cron ON. of existence, At the end of the thaw
little ice remained in the river, What did not run
out was spoed More than TINS IL da,nageH or 'it s
jammed and formed gorge Inc gorge feacnea r ,.o
height of twenty feet. The tbaw slled the upper
Hudson to OVERLOOKING and the water poured over
the ice dam with the force of miniature Niagara.
The water was filled with debris In the language
of the rural fisherman it was badly 'rled. Wneh
ice this season will be of a second crop. ihe ice
gathered near COeymans Coxsackle New w-Baltlmore
Scotia, Athens and Catskills. on the Hudson. Is OF
excellent quality 1t is considered equal 4 not s-
perlor TO the best of last years lce / ne ice on
Rockland Lake is also of fine quality AT Rondout out
and some other points on the HUDSON the Ice Is ho'
clear and contains impurities ,
This city is supplied with ice from the Hudson son
River and Rockland Lake, except In rsmarGany tx ply
port their stocks from Maine and other regions Ia
vored with cold weather. About half OF crop
sufficient to spp e ook with anxiety
to February 10. This is considered date on WHICH
they can tell with certainty whether they VIII
make or lose money IN the coming seas season. n,.
If tbree-ouarters of crop has not been gathered by
this date the price of is certain to be advanced.
One of the largest ce-deales IN the city said yes
terday: 1--WE have had worse winters Tor our Dusl-
ness but we have had many better; January is the
terror Of ice dealers five can get through January
without oad thaT we t never ia s tS vear was
total loss. If you ask me in week what our pros
poets are can say to dot. Until February 10 Is
passed there will be an element of doubt to combat.
We ara q certain however,
| ice we need before that date. Another cold wave
is coming and at this morning at at. Albany,
the mercury stood at $50 above zero. Yes, we get
the weather report every morning. II contains IN
| formation that we must have. If all our men are
laid of and a cold snap is coming we nave 10 pre-,
pare for it, Time is money in the Ice business, and
no mistake. The weather bureau Is OF great a.,
sstance to u.s. think it's safe to say that we VIII
have fair crop of splendid Ice tins season. Prlces
| think will be about the same IA last year. ram
lies will be supplied for 40 cents hundred or
about that price. There are so MANY contingencies
that the price cannot be fixed SO early as this. we
sible. The ice we have harvested is from IL to II
inches thick. This is the best size. IL Is Manu-
some and solid water ice.'
Reports from other parts of the State are not so
favorable. Albany ice-dea lers complain that tneir
stocks are very low, and that II cold weather
doesn't set in at once and continue for at least
week that the price of Ice will be much hgher
next season than it was last: On the whole. con-
sumers have reason to be satisfied with the situa-
tiOn
Members of the Ladies' Health Protective Asso-
citation. who recently had a consultation with the
Board of Health regarding the slaughter houses on
the east side Of the city Wss
signed by Mrs. T: Wcndt. of \o. 4l4 East Fifty
frst-st., Mrs. Eliza j.; Sparks OF No a2O East
paes and Mrs fs Fancs s'rebie Of No. 400 East
Fifty -frst-st.. who made persona Inspection OF
slaughter houses. in First-ave, between Forty
stated that thew witnessed violations o1theSanitary
Code as follows
Mot of the slaughter houses s situated directly
hs po@ rode sne sNo one Of them is 50
receive stock deliverable therea directly from cars or
exception the houses do not have floors or yards
cemented not to absorb blood, as Section 5y re-
auires The house Forty ythrd-s and Firstave has
brick floor The others wooden floors and. most
them are built without cellars. much blood drains
few houses said to be half full OF mingled blood and
mud 4There is not the requisite capacity for yardsag
which forbds the hanging OF carcae. IN front OF ne
n or ahe 70 h "o 10 mention in detail O.
Hardly attempt was made at any & o hs 20
sssp g. the l''''' clean III compliance WIN ''''"
The communication ended with this appeal:
In view of the imminent danger to the public health
proximity TO crowded neighhorhoods and OF the almost
necessarily poisonous character OF he meat SEM Out
earnestly pray your Honorable Board 70 take such In
stant action as Will compel the Immediate compliance
with the law.
A butcher named Fleischhauer, whose slaughter
house Is IN East t1fteth ST., listened 10 the COM
municatlon a 1t was read by secretary clark, ana
appeared TO restrain speech with difficulty. lie
was heard 20 say that he could disprove the state
| nents submitted by the ladies. and he aftcrward
wrote out for the reporter of q German newspaper
what he had 10 say ON he subject. General Shaler
told the ladies that their statements would recelve
the careful consideration OF the board, and mat
Sanitary superintendent Day would make
thorough investigation Of the alleged violations OF
the code.
TEACHING SOLDIERS TO HIT MEN
Whei at a recent meeting of the National Rife
Association, il was discovered that certain impor-
tant changes were beng made in the mode OF rifle
practice IN the regular army there was much aston
ton to investigate the changes and lay
the objections OF the association before
General Sheridan. The changes had been made.
meeting Of the ASSOCIATION was held yesterday at
No. 1O2 Willism-st., and Captain f. !. BlOunt, Of
General Sheridan's staff present. by his chefs
making them. lie said that the chief object OF
training soldier how TO shoot was not that he
| might make big larget records but that he might
hit his man and wound hIm or kill him. IL the
army men were wanted VINO could make good line
| shots; shot that would hit a man somewhere
| The question of how best to gain this object was
submitted TO a large number Of officers in active
service throughout the United States, particularly
were the n fsvoT Mss and the 81 e0as ss1t
| A soldier who could make true line shot would
be effective. because he would be to hit his
disable him in action
The association decided that. the matter being
| irrevocaby settled nothing was TO be gained by
discussing it. vote Of thanks was given TO Cen
| eral Sheridan for his courtesy The militia of
Maine has decided to adopt the mode Of prac-.
| tlce.
THE CLEARING HOUSE TAKES SILVER.
In the settlement of balances at the Clearing
| House on Monday, the ubTreasury for the first
time paid part of its balance In silver certificates
| The amount was not large and was accepted with
| out question. The balance yesterday was paid
| In gold certificates. The Clearing House Asso-
| cation refused to accept silver or silver
in aeftlemenf of eIchanQna nniIl Gan-