The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-10
'FRE SH Cos SIP
FROM GOTHAM |.
How the Expenses Of Greater New
York Pile Up.
SUITS IHEtEPIsC0PAL MINISTRY.
Andrew Carncsic's r'niatinl Home will.
Occupy a Whole Block Editor
Gotlkin las Vcrti:o-Grumblcs
Because He Wasn't Hanged.

NEW YORK, Feb 9.-Special-lt was
claimed on l.ehaif CT the scheme &c con-
solidate the several municipalities h rto
4 Greater New York that the cost OF gov
eminent would thereby be reduccd-# Or l
the contrary. the running expenses OF
5t;reatcr New York are increasing all
the time. The expenses of government
this year will be 500, 1882. The total
amount of the budgets made in 1891 py
the cities. towns and villages winch
now constitute Greater New y orks was
s73, 400 726; in 1898 it was ss0,5l6.oT; in 1889
1t was S66,3ii,221. 1t will be seen from
this l.that the government expenses in
1860 will be about 100000 greater than
were the running expenses in the terri
tory included in Greater New York dur
ing the year preceding the consolidation.
( ANOTHER PREACHER TO RESIGN.
The spirit OF the Briggs controversy Is
still marching on. J. is now announced
that the Rev. Martin X. Schermerhorn.
whose name was prominently associated
with the controversy attendant upon the
ordination of DR.. Briggs and who was
then assistant to Rev Heber Newton,
rector of All-Sou's church. has deter
mined to send in his resignation OF
priestly orders and Withdraw from the
Protestant Episcopal church. rs-Sis said
THAT he will so back to the Unitarian
church. whence ne came.
nifcert home in New York, the founda-
ton for which is already laid The home
will occupy an entire city block. fronting
on Fifth avenue between Ninetieth and
Ninety-second streets.
WANTED TO BE HANGED.
Edward Clifford, under sentence of
death. was TO be hanged this morning
in the Hudson county Jail at Jersey City,
but a telegram was received in the at
ternoon from his counsel stating that he
had secured a st:.y of execution from
Judge Gray of the United States CIR
curt Court When the fact was made
known to Clifford ne seemed not at all
pleased, saying that he was ready to die
and he did not thank his lawyer for In
terfering. The crime for which ne is TO
suffer was murder.
Mrs. Lanstry went on the Stock EN-
change yesterday and sold $1,000 worth
of tickets for her tea concert to be gwen
at Sherry's next Tuesday for the benefit
of the >hospital ship Maine. The brokers
were quite liberal in their purchases.
and Mrs. Langtry was much pleased
with her success.
Smiling John Kelly is to have me-
mortal. Thirty-flve of his friends met
last night and raised $1,000 toward a
fund OF s27,5OO to endow ten beds in st.
vincent's Hospital. A number of prom
inent city officials are interested in the
movement.
Everything is gong along smoothly in
the revival since the Rev. DR.. Broush-
ton left. The local pastors are now con-
Quoting the evangeistic work and
large number. of churches are being
thrown open for daily meetings. This is
in accordance with the original pian
EDITOR GODKIrI ILL.
Mr. f. T., Godkin. who retired from the
eiliuor-hip OF the Evening Post last No
ve,rber on account of. ill health, suffereti
a serious attack of vertigo on SUNDAY.
For some time his condition caused much
anxiety, but since Tuesday morning he
has been improving, and the change for
the better continues this afternoon.