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Year: 1877

D1FFIcuLrIEs ATTENDING THE CONSTRUCTION


OF NEW HIGHWAY ALONG THE NEW YORK


RANGE OF THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE.


It will be remembered that a number OF gentlemen
representing the business interests of that part OF the
city in the vicinity Of the New York and Brooklyn
Bridge held meeting last week to consider the propo-
sition OF opening new street from the East River TO
City Hall square, along the side OF tho bridge AT that
meeting committee appointed 10 hear the views
OF property concerning the plan, and yes
tcrday they met at the New York Office of the bridge
company of Cherry and Dover Streets for that
purpose. Mr. Oswald Ottendoricr called tho meeting
TO order and stated its Objects


Mr.. French, representing the French estate, said
that he unable to give any views on the subject
until he learned the approximate cost of the property
TO bc used the tho pro rata rate
scssmcnt the property owners.


Mr. Ottendorfcr replied that he understood that the
assessment OF tho Tax Ofco on the forty lots which
proposed to purchase is about 100000 Properly Is
usually assessed about sixty per cent OF its market
value but the present value Is only about sixty per
cent of what It worth three four years ago.
Mr. otcndoricr was of the opinion tho greatest
expense attached 10 building new street viii DO tho
rmE COMPARATIVE EXPENSES.
Mr. William HoopIe said that he thought the OK
penso OF filling in and Icvoilng streets would not COM
| pare with other expenses The alterations which VIII
|
where the grading will be made will cost an amount
that cannot be estimated THE BRIDGE" said MI
| Hoope, twill only twelve icct over William
street, and that not adequate height for high
way. do not think the taxpayers able to pay tho
loss to the present owners and occupants OF
| buildings on tho streets TO be graded. have con-
| suited many largo property owners on Pearl Gold,
Frankfort and other streets IN regard to the matter
aud almost all of them seem to be opposed 10 the
scheme If the street will prove a benefit 10 the city
tho city should pay for II and not only portion oil the
| taxpayers, as Is now proposed -


-. II. r..
city should pay for tbe Improvement, and considered
that there should be roadway on both sides oi the
bridge.


Mr. schultz said that If tho city was called upon to
pay tho carrying out OF the enterprise he would
say thai could do IL, and the street would never
be built Hc thought the proposition TO the property
holders asonabe, on account oil the great advan
tagc to bo derived from tho new street.


Mr. French said the property owners had, as YET, no
definite figures plans which TO base their calcua
tions, asked that they might have an opportunity
to discuss the question aior careful estimates nae
been made by tho committee


Several other gentlemen made remarks on tho sub
l ioct. and tho meeting adjourned until to-day.
Year: 1877

YOUNG MAN SHOOTS HIMSELF AT THE FEET


OF HIS LADY LOVE.


William 8 Ryder, aged about twenty.hve teacher
in select school at Sing Sing, attempted to commit
suicide in that village Sunday evening under some
what unusual circumstances It appears that until
recently young woman, namod Mary f. Anderson
held position as teacher in the public school at
Sing Sing and during her residence there
Ryder made her acquaintance which, 1t seems
his part at least, soon ripened into more
tender feeling Miss Anderson who is now living with
q relative at Harlem, visited Sing Sing on Sunday
spending the day with the family Of q merchant doing
business at that place During the afternoon Ryder
called upon Mss Anderson, and alter few minutes Of
pleasant conversation both wont out for walk When
they returned and had tea the young couple repaired
to tho pAr0r whore thcre was ample opportunity to
enjoy Hte.d-fste alone. They had been there but q
short rme however. when the report OF a pistol shot
startled the family, and some Of the latter
ing Ryder lying on the carpet bleeding prouscly and
pistol by his SIDE. physician was at mmoncd
when 1t lound that The bullet had the lett
breast Immediately above the heart and after passing
nearly through the body had lodged In tho back The
bali extracted and Ryder conveyed to tho
planaton OF the affair, simply asserting that the
young lady had nothing TO do with the shooting.
II Is believed by tho friends OF both that
Ryder had asked Miss Anderson for a positive ac-
ccptance rejection OF his suit ana that she declin-
Ing commit herself IN regard 10 either horn OF the
dilemma he, in moment OF ungovernabl pussion
tried TO Kill hmse. Az Rydcr's request Miss Andcr.
to ner home Harlem. Tho wouldbe suicide is likely
In rocOvcr.
Year: 1877

NEW YORK. Jan. y2, 1871


To TEE Epiros THE HsgALp:-


In yesterdays issue you made the complimentary
remark OF Mayor Ely that agreeable surprise
to dnd man Mayor Of New York who dared to ex-
press the opinion that the city government could be
by single head in the various departments and
with one-half Of the present number OF officials.
tirey agree with you. but At the same time desire
ask you, What DO you think of Mayor who expresses
this opinion, yet, when It comes to putting II into
practical effect, his power against IT? have
right ask this question, for you did toward
making Smith Ely Mayor Of New York than any other
single power that know Of not excepting even Tam
many Hall herself Tammany's pwer would never
have elected him; the political graves OF Frederick L.
Smyth Peter b. 0lney and several others prove that
But IL was the indorsemeut OF the HERALD aided oy
the good opinion OF some OF the other papers, that
elected him, by controlling IN his favor the indcpcn-
dent vote, which still looks with suspicion upon
anything coming from Tammany Hall. At any rate,
caused me TO vote for him, and / believe
am pretty fair sample OF the independent voter
therefore repeat that believe have tue right 10 ask
you what do you think OF Mayor whose advocacy OF
economy and reform IS only his lips? But before
which prompt the question, SO here they are. The
Marine Court of this city has long been sort OF politi
cal hospital. where in years gone by Apollo Hail. but
Tammany Hall, could keep alive at tho public
expense a small army OF ward politicians. About tins
time year ago It proved by OF its clerks that
it had long been corrupt nes where from $50, 600
to 800 600 year stolen in the shape oi tees
which belong 10 the city. Through the negligence
ignorance of its judges its calendar is cogged with
some 5000 causes, half OF which, according TO
Justice Goepp, OF the same Court, have no hopes OF
being reached Yet this corrupt and inefficient
Court COSTS the city about S150,000 annually IL is
proposed to remedy all this In tins Legislature by
abolshing this Court and establishing IN iss stead
O .'City Court OF New York" which Will cost 200
less than the Marine Court, will be far more efficient
because OF the reforms It introduces. and Will be so
hedged round make stealing IN the Clerks Office
ineficency on its bench impossbility. This
tainy is emoodyng IN practical form al the good
things in radical reform that you say OF Mayor Ely;
yet when he approached, the head Of tho city
government give his endorsement to this reform ho
hesitated and like the who hesitates was lost.
Ho declined 10 give his aid to the reform NOtwith-
standing this, as ieel the bill will commend itself 10
good Judgment OF the Legislature and will become
law, his opposition not trouble those who
ccrely desire TO cut down expenses But mention II
that you and your large congregation of readers
not or with tho idea that Mayor Ely is such rud
ical rcormer until you have something further than
his word for II. Yours truly, AN INDEPENDENT
Year: 1877

Since the first Of the series Of athletic games
held at the Metropolitan Riding Academy there has
becn constant desire on the part OF the amateur
pedestrians and their numerous admirers to some
OF tho heet-footed champions In long distance walk.
there never having been amateur walking compe-
tton IN this country which tested the endurance
well the speed OF well trained amateur athletes
though wonderful things have been reported Of
private trials The walk In question will be twenty i've
miles, to take place at the Metropolitan Riding Academy
Tuesday next Among the entries SO lar
the OF eight OF best pedestrian notabili ties
who close training taking their regular practice
walks each evening" from six to eight. the splendid
track upon which this interesting event will be
cided. The Metropolitan Riding Academy is the
as everything in connection Herewith corresponds
with the size and comfort of the place, athletes
deprived Of their exercise and practice and
consequence, It may be expected that some very
markable time will be made number of foot ball
month
Year: 1877

ARRANGING FOR A DISCUSSION WITH THE BOARD


OF APPoRTIoNMENT.


Mayor Ely yesterday received accommodation from
the President OF the Board OF Education asking him
appoint a day on which he and the other members OF
the Board Of Apport,onm the School Com.
mssioners for the purpose of discussing the question
OF school teachers salaries The appropriation for the
OF salaries 1877 has been reduced $50 COO
and consequently the teachers working at
salaries which cannot be paid out OF the provided
for that purpose The Secretary of the Board stated
yesterday that tho Board of Education had decided
make no reduction until after the meeting with the
Mayor and Comptroller. They desire; il possible TO
preserve the salaries as they aro
Year: 1877

They tell a good story on an old mar
iner who keeps little hotel down Eere,
writes correspondent from Coney Island.
His wife was very anxious to have
horse, an animal in which the old gen.
tleman took but little stock, and the old
lady finally won her point and got her
horse. The steed was of an erratlc and
playful disposition, and used, on the
least provocation, to tear madly along
the beach, and succeeded in spilling the
old lady out several times. At last the
captain, who had never driven the beast,
volunteered to break him of his vicious
habit, SO getting another old salt to as
sist him, he procured kedge anchor
with a stout line attached. Fastening
the end of the line around the axle and
putting the anchor in the wagon, the
fiery r,ntamed was hitobed UP, and the
two old gents started out for drive
along the shore. Soon the vlVaclous
charger espied something which gave
him an excuse to run away, and immedi-
ately dashed off with frightful velocity
The captain dropped the reins and sum-
moned all hands to ''let 60 the anchor.
The anchor was let go, and caught firm
/ 10 in the sand. The unsuspectlng quad
ruped pranced joyously along until he
got to the end of the rope. and then he
paused-paused so suddenly that the
wagon was demolished, and the two old
gentlemen shot up into the air like
sky-rockets, coming down In fearfully
dilapidated condition. The captain af-
terward remarked that he knew it would
break the horse, but he didn't suppose
it was going to break him.
Year: 1877

It is not every man who is fit to take
care of other peoples property. And the
man himself ought to know his own
weaknesses, and refuse trust that may
tempt to wrong. But if he has become
a trustee, the VOW is on him, the load is
on him, and the danger is before him.
Now let him look about him, and see
that the tempter is not allowed to come
into the secret chamber of his soul. The
easiest of all slides into sin is the use OF
other peoples money for the sake of do
ing a good thing with it. The trustee
sees good chance to improve the prop
erty in his hands by taking risk with


it, or he would build up his own fortune


by the temporary use of the fund IN his


hands, promising himself that he will


return them with large interest, when


he has gained his ends. Or he would


do friend good turn by letting him
|


| have the use of the money just for lit


tie while to get by tight place. And


then comes the slip up; the disappoint-


ment the failure the fall; the defal-


cation the ruin. He meant we'll. His


motives were good. He would have


shrunk from stealing as he would from


touching the plague but he has taken


another mans property without his con-


sent, and cannot restore it. 1t is gone,


irretrievably gone, and with it peace,


confidence, honor, happiness, all gone


he is an unfaithful trustee. and goes


down under cloud.


! We knew a man who would never put
into purse or drawer or bank account


the money derived from one trust witt
his own money. or with the money o
another trust. This was perhaps an ex


cess of particularly, or caution. But b
was unwilling to get things mixed. II
: was afraid of mistakes and confusions
: and he placed each trust money by II
). SELF and distinct from his own, that h
d might never use dollar of other pee
: Piles money in his own business, an
;. might never be unable to respond to tn
t call for an account of his own steward
e ship. However "old fogy" this way


doing business may appear, it is yer
l. certain that such man is faitbfl
, trustee, and never will be reproached b
y widows and orphans for his neglect


duty. 1t is far better to err on the SIC
~ of caution than carelessness. To ket
D. things clear of tangles, to be straigh
d. forward and upright in the midst of


crooked generation is not lmposslbl
D. and it always turns out well. 1ntendiI
s. to repair wrong is no excuse for dolI
as the wrong. The sorong was done wht
:. the deed was done, not when the disa
p trous consequence disclosed it. Fl
or cashier who robs the safe with the i
nj tention of returning the money when
o. has made successful speculation, "
&c a thief when he took the money, and
To more so and no worse when he failed
III his purpose, and was detected. And t
II. guardian who puts his wards proper
u into danger for his own good, is unfait
I'm full when he makes the venture, and I
nt more SO when he and his confdi
et- friends are ruined.
Year: 1877

Are nothing less than little morals.
They are the shadows of virtues, if not
virtues themselves. ga beautiful beha-
vior is better than beautiful form; it
gives higher pleasure than statues and
pictures it is the finest of the fine arts.
How we'll it is then that no one class has
a monopoly in this "6nest of fine arts )"
that while favorable circumstances un-
doubtedly do render good manners more
common among persons moving in high
er rather in lower spheres, there should
nevertheless be no positive hindrance to
the poorest classes practising good man
ners toward each other. For what is a
good manner? 1t is the art art of put
ting our associates at their ease. Who
ever makes the fewest persons uncom-
Portable. is the best hammered man in a
room.


Vanity, ill-nature, want of sympathy,
want of sense-these are the chief sourc-
es from which bad manners spring. Nor
can we imagine an incident in which a
man could be at loss as to what to say
or do in company, if he were always con-
siderate for the feelings of others, forgot
himself, and did not lose his head or
leave his common sense at home. VAN
ity is the source of that boasting self
assertion which is the bane of manners.
| He is an ill.mannered man who is al
ways loud in the praises of himself and
Of his children; who boasting of his
rank. of his business. of achievements
in his calling, looks down upon lower
orders of people who cannot refrain
from having his joke at the expense OF
another's character, whose smart thing
must come out because he has not the
gentlemanly feeling that suggests to US


Never to blend our pleasure our pride


With sorrow to the meanest thing that lives


The habit of saying rude things, Of run
ming people down springs not SO much
| from ill-nature as from that vanity thai
would rather lose friend than a joke
On this point DIR. johnson once remark
ed: sSir, man has no more right Il
sag an uncivil thing than to act one
no more right to say rude thing to an
other man than to knock him down.
The vain egotism that disregards other


is shown in various unpolite ways as
for instance, by neglect of propriety il
J dress, by the absence Of cleanliness, o
Year: 1877

sony fall the leafshadows, mottling the ground.
While through all the hazy rings the fails clear


Telling Of the bearded rye, [sound,


Telling Of the bearded wheat,


Giving TO the eater


Bread to eat.
Lord Of the harvest, may soul be fed
From off Thy table with the everything Bread.
And at the last when Thy angel-reapers come
May we bear our sheaves rejoicing. at Thy Harvest
Homel
Year: 1877

How TO CONSTRUCT TELEPHONE
A form which may be called the farmers
telephone for communications less than
one thousand feet may be stated for the
benefit of agricultural readers, who can
easily construct it for themselves. Take
tape such as is used by the ladies for
dresses, either in long roll or pieces
sewed together fatwise. Whenever 1t is
necessary to support it, fasten it fatwise
to the top of spiral spring about one
and one-half inches long. made by wind
ing close small steel wire round a lead
pencil. Kerosene lamp chimneys make
the best mouth pieces. Over one end
stretch piece of old kid glove or stout
paper in the manner of drum head by
winding string tightly around. Fasten
the tape hatwise against the outer surface
of the diaphragm of leather or paper
thus formed, and when converslng keep
the tape taught. The sound vibrations
will travel across the supporting points
Of steel springs without interruption and
the fat surface of the tape prevents the
musical ring which destroys the distinct
ness IN such contrivances made Of strings.
Such lines Of tape can be carried in
every direction, round corners. up stairs
and down without much affecting the
sound except by the distance.
Year: 1877

MAKE Your HOUSES COMFORTABLE
Do not huddle together in little room
around red-hot stove, with every win
dow fastened down; do not live IN this
poisoned air, and then when one OF your
children dies put a piece in the paper
commencing with Whereas ithas pleas
ed Providence to remove from our midst.
Have pleanty Of air and pleanty OF
warmth. Let your children sleep. DO
not drag them from their beds IN the
darkness of the night. Treat them with
infinite kindness. There is no happiness
in house not filled with love; where
the man hates the wife or the wife hates
the husband; where the children fear the
parents; where the parents dislike their
children. Every such home is hell
upon earth. There is nothing IN the
soil to make men Grabbed or unjust.
Year: 1877

CITY COUNCIL MATTERS--A PROPOSITION
TO REDUCE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, &C.
The Council Committee on the Fire De-
partment have decided to recommend to the
Council the putting out Of service OF Com
pany BIS steam fire engine, on Third street
between Broad and Grace streets, and the
disbanding OF the company. +.


The special joint committee appointed to
consider the propriety Of reducing the sala-
ries paid to city officers and employees adj
dressed communication to the Committee
on the Fire Department some time ago, re-
commencing as a measure OF economy that
one OF the steamers be put out OF service,
and thus save to the city about 81, 900 per
annum.


Alta special meeting of the Committee on
matter was decided so far as the committee
is concerned. ''@-
It was suggested that it might be best to
disband the Tenth-Street Hose Company
and put the Third-street steamer in the
Tentt-street engine-house; but the COM
mittee afterwards agreed that that plan
would not answer, and they finally decided
to make the experiment OF putting the
Third-street steamer out. The plan is to
keep the engine at the house where it now
is, disband the company, sell the horses,
and employ competent engineer at a fair
salary to take control and care of the
steamer, keeping it in perfect working order,
to be at the house whenever there is an
alarm of fire, and in readiness in case his
services are needed. II there should be a
fire at which more than four steamers are
needed the Chief Engineer will dispatch q
driver and the horses Of one Of the other
engines for the engine put out Of serYice,
who viii bring it to the fire, and the engi-
neer will put it to work, q detail OF minute
men from the other companies stretching
the hos e, holding the stream, &c. r.


The committee also decided to recon-
mend an amendment to the present ordi-
nance concerning the Fire Department 80 as
to provide for the appointment Of an assist
ant to the Chief Engineer, who shall reside
in the western end Of the city, and who shall
in the absence Of the chief exercise full au.
thority. Residing, as he will, in the west
ern end Of the city, he will in case Of fire
in that locality be first on the ground to
give the necessary directions for its manage.
ment.


The propositions will come up in the
Board of Aldermen on Monday, when the
regular semi-monthly meeting will be held.
BY authority Of the committee, the chair.
& Rady six hundred feet additional Of oak
tanned leather hose, and when it arrives the
Department will be tolerably we'll supplied
with hose. >" ~


The Council Committee on Retrenchmeni
and Reform are busily at work inspecting
each of the city departments in person. Il
1s stated that they win shortly make some
important economical recommendations to
the Council.
Year: 1877

The Fourth" with its memories has
come and gone, and yet but little demon
stration. The habit Of celebrating the
anniversary day of lndepeT dence Is
gradually falling into disuse. Is there
no blood Of sire who drove wagons AMI
kept sutler stores IN the Colonial army
running in the veins of their patriotic
sons. that few fire crackers cannot be
burnt on the glorious Fsurtb2 Our city
authorities and Fire Insurance Compa-
MES are so utterly lost to patriotism that
the youth OF the land are forbidden 10
light the torch of liberty, even though It
take SIX story building to furnish mate
rial for the bonfire. The old Latin
maxim says that it Is sweet to die for
ones country, and the small boy might
be allowed TO add to the list OF casualties
on the natal day of American lndepen.
denCe.


have recently given several incl
dents OF Mr. Clsys life IN connection
with these springs, but it is reserved for
the Fourth of July to give characteristic
letter of the great statesman. Alter
Mr.. CIay's defeat for the Presidency and
hls retirement from public life to the
shades of hospitable Ashland, his friends
throughout the United States were
ANXIOUS To furnish him some testimonial
OF their esteem. 1t was about the time
that the English people had raised hal
a million sterling for Golden, and u
similar contribution was suggested on
this side OF the water for Mr.. Clsy's
benefit.


Prot. Wedgwood, late of the Law
Department of the University of the
city OF New York, but now a resident OF
Washingto took the matter IN hand,
and atter consultation with number OF
Wings throughout the country devised
plan by winch their purpose could be
carried out. 1t was known that MIR.
Clay mad suffered from pecunisry en-
barrass ments; ii was desirable to relieve
him from these difficulties and also to
secure TO him Ashland" his home, and
provide iuud 50 that his old home
stead could be fitted up and its hospitali-
ties extended 10 all who should visit the
Whig Mecca of America But knowing
The sensitive nature OF Mr.. Clay, it WAS
thought best to advise him OF their pur-
pose before proceeding in the matter.
Accordingly Mr.. Wedgwood wrote to
him, and the following is Mr.. Clay's re
plv. | am indebted to MIR. w. tor n
copy of it: