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Year: 1874

THE CITY HALL.-By resolution CT the
City Council adopted at Its last meeting the
old City Hall was ordered 10 lie sold, and
the City Engineer was authorized to use the
stone steps in the construction Of the new
reservoir. A few Of the steps on the Capi
tol-street side of the building have already
been removed. The doors to the different
Offices in the building, as we'll as the gas Tx
lures and other available appurtenances,
will be taken out and transferred to the new
building which is in process OF erection on
Capitol street near Tenth. ~.
Year: 1874

GENERAL BENJAMIN j. SWEET, who died In
Chicago recently, had taken out . $4,000 policy
In the Universal Life Insurance Company only
ten days before his death. The claim was prompt
ly paid Here Is practical evidence OF the value
OF life einsurauce.-In Insurance World.
Year: 1874

Prof. Dlnno tested q now ilying-maohino in
London ycatordny. Tho experiment cost him his
life. We aro at loss to account for tho sclon-
titic principles which required the Professor to
launch out from q balloon ct 9 great height from
the ground. Mon with no nonsense about them
would have taken a first departure from tho
Top of o fence and then looked to Providence
Tor oncouraKement.
Year: 1874

Before Judge Sherwood.


Henry NJ. Hawkins, a dealer IN oysters and nsh
At the corner OF Fortv.nlnth street and Seventh
avenue. was charged with attempting to take the
Lie OF John +. Bradley, of No. lis Seventh avenue,
during a quarrel In the lormer's place on Monday
evening. Held Tor trial IN $l500 bali.


Seeking Peace in q Watery Grave.


William Streeter, German cigarmaker, residing
at No. 1856 West Fiftieth street, was arragned by
Officer Powell, Of the Central Park police. He had
attempted to drown himself in the North River
and was only saved alter much exertlon by the
oficer, who saw him Jump in. In his vest pocket,
when taken out, was found paper giving his
name and residence which he had himself written,
he said, to enable his friends TO fnd him. He in
formed the Court that he was determined to XIII
port mis- vile and six children ana because OF his
lrapiIty TO supply them with the necessaries Of
% drove s n mr rom E se house, He could NOT bear the
reprOaches OF his wife, and would rather thou
sand times be dead than alive


The Court thought TO discharge man in such a
state OF mind would be criminal, and he was sent
on the Island for three months


Kept Her Word and Escaped from the


Isla nd.


Elizabeth Donohue, who was sent on the Island
on Monday week last for six months, and who then
said she would be down again In week, was
placed at the bar, proving by her presence that
she had kept her word In reply to questions put
to her by the Court, she stated that she had been
sent to Hart's Island, and escaped from 1t
on raft with three others on Monday
morning before day. She asked for Gods
sake not to be sent back tor they would murder
her altogether" II they caught her again. She
said she mad been locked up all last week III DARK
cell, on bread and water, and sne supposed when
she went back they wound keep here there Tor two
weeks. The prospect OF gong back seemed TO
have for her terrUrs not to be laughed at, and
when remanded Tor further examination she went
down stars without any OF that air of bold de.
hance which distinguished her on former occa-
sion. Kate sweeney one OF those who escaped
with her. was also remanded, and the officer who
brought them IN was Instructed to learn her his
tory.


Domestic Infelicity.


Augustus White, of No. 425 East sixteenth street,
was charged with disorderly conduct by an Officer
of the Eighteenth precinct, whom he assaulted for
arresttng him on the complaint OF his wife. Tn:
accused denied she was his wife, and admitted
'chuckingn her out into the street because he had
got two letters from her parents IN Philadelphia,
rolled up In a towel, advising her to remove the
furniture to an auction room during his absence
at work. there sell Ii, and come on to them. She
had lett him three times, and each time she came
back she brought MIN a baby. He was committed
In default OF ball TO keep the peace. and Il Is very
probable tnat when he goes back he will have
neither wife nor home.
Year: 1874

Mrs. Lewis May, well known for her many works
OF charity, died suddenly on Monday afternoon in
the forty-sixtn year OF her age Mrs. May was the
eldest daughter OF the late Charles King and the
wife OF the banker Mr.. Lewis May, who is also
President OF the Temple Emanuel, In Filth avenue
At the time OF her death she was Vice President
OF the LADIES' Auxiliary Society OF the Mount sinai
Hospital and memoer of the Hebrew Home and
other charitable societies. She was q lady OF
great refinement and culture. Her funeral takes
place this morning, from No. 3s6 Fitln avenue.
where she was temporarily residing with her
mother.
Year: 1874

The death OF this faithful officer was yesterday
announced to the Navy Department At Washing
ton from Williamsburg. Mass. Lieutenant Com
mander Miller was a native OF Massachusetts and
entered the naval service from Annapolis on
March 10, 1862. He was recently on the receiving
ship Potomac. At the time OF his death he had
been twelve and a hall years In the service, being
in commission during the greater part OF thus
period.
Year: 1874




SIR: A recent paragraph In The TRIBUNE, to
the effect that the excellent Librarian Of the
Public Library would not be able to catalogue
and deliver tho books before next September,
excites my surprise, it not indignation. Isyu-
pathize with the reading public which has been
patiently waiting for nearly two years to get
ACCESS to the books for winch they are in famish-
ing need; and now to be told that they must
walt half year longer is enough to provoke i
saint. Tho expenses Of the Library are Of
necessity great, and these expenses have been
running On for e. long time with very inade-
quate return to the public. It sooms strange to
me, after some acquaintance with both libraries
and mercantile establishments, that an institu-
ton no larger than the present Library should
be 30 long in getting under headway. Is the
cataloguing OF few Thousand volumes so lAbo
rious and difficult undertaking that Six
months more arc needed ! so ooa accomplish it,
more ssupondous work than the inventory
of either Stewart or Cladin's wararooms2
How do booksellers and other merchants man
age to take IN account OF stock and carry On
complicated business At the same time? make
merely to hasten the progress OF . bonohcent
work, in which the entire community Is deeply
Interested.


It is wrong to deprive the reading public OF
access to Library which they have been twice
taxed 70 support The management should have
opened the Library to the public during the past
winter, to say nothing OF further delay What il
the Library was small SO are all libraries 1t the
outset; but what Sane man advocates closing
them until they number their lou, 900 volumes2
And. again, what if the present catalogue is un-
printed and iucomplete7 Let the Librarian
make written duplicates. and give out books by
the written catalogue a. fast as q section
Of 100 volumes or 500 is completed.
These be can correct and classify after
wards. II he needs more help, let him
procure it, and work nights as we'll as days, as
other businessmen do IN important Affairs; but
let the Library be no longez sealed to the public.


M
Year: 1874

sort OF clerical bearing and address presented
him; elf at the Office of one OF the BoIton steam
boat lines in New York, and announced him
Episcopal Congress to make o contract for the
conveyance OF six hundred members OF that
body on visit to the s'Hub." The contract
price agreed upon WAS 81 SEQ; OF this amount
the committee OF one" was to retain sI00 "A a
commission. The latter gave the steamboat
man Handsomely engraved check for Al 500
and received $50 in retuJn in blnk bills The
steamboat folks did not discover they had beep n
swindled until they had kept their anoating
palace" one hour behind time, awaiting the
arrival OF the ''six hundred dalegatasr
Year: 1874

DECISION OF JUDGE BENEDICT IN THE


sANBoRN CASE.


NEW YORK, March 31.-Judge Bene-
dict gave decision to-day on the points
raised yesterday by the counsel ior the
defense In what Is commonly called the
SanbOrn case. The counsel held first,
that there was no allegation in the indict.
ment that Sanborn, Hawley and Wander.
werken conspired with any other persons
10 deiraud the United States second, that
no offence Is charged under any law that
exists upon the statute book third, that
the contract Ia not set out in the indict-
ment, and for these reasons they objected
to the admission Of any evidence under
the indictment regarding these points as
involving q test question, and they were
so treated by the counsel on both sides.


The Judge holds that the contract
which Sanborn obtained does not limit
his right 10 portion Of such oil the taxes
therein named as might be collected by
his aid and thereafter rendered, but that
upon the execution OF this contract San
born acquired the right to receive upon
the collection Of the taxes included in his
contract the stipulated portion Of such
taxes, however and by whomsoever col.
lected.


The contract was claimed by Sanborn
and awarded by the Secretary on the
ground that Ssnborn had already discov-
cred the Indebtedness TO the United
States OF the parties named, and
that these taxes were being withheld.
1t in express terms confers on Sanborn
the right to collect the taxes due from the
parties designated by name, and it then
expressly declares whenever any money
shall be collected from the persons named,
either by legal proceedings conducted by
the proper U. s. Attorney or by settle.
ment as q compromise OF said claims.
There shall be paid to Sanborn out OF
such money as fast as collected so per
cent Of the amount which is now
herein the contract described as the
compensation Tor services rendered In
collecting Indebtedness, which was
thought TO have been discovered by him.
Such contract does not support the aver.
ment in the indictment, and with such
contract conceded, ! am of the opinion
that this contract must fail. The theory
upon which the indictment Is framed de.
pends on q misconception oil the scope
and effect Of the contract, and the error
seems fatal to the indictment. Such being
my opinion on what Is concluded to be
decisive point in the case, l do not con.
slider the other grounds oi objection.


The war between the great railroad
trunk lines on the subject Of carrying i'm.
migrants Ia likely to prove beneficial to
the immigrants, as It will result in great
reduction Of rates as long as 1t lasts. Van.
derbllt says II 1t is necessary TO fight the
Combination he will carry immigrants at
one dollar head.


Judge Benedict on the conclusion OF his
decision in the SanboTn case ordered the
jury to find verdict Of not guilty, which
was accordingly done, and the defendants
and their counsel received the congratu-
latIons OF large number Of friends in
the court
Year: 1874

by our Old Employe.


CENTER STREET.


Monday was one Of those bright spring
days that tempt US out to the hills TO note
the changing garb Of wood and field. On
our way, passing through 18th Center
street, we observed that David Alexander
Is undermining the front OF the old Morris
house. The neat bow windows and the
elevated cornice will much improve Its
appearance. The Roberts residence has
been recently painted and presents a
bright, cheerful exterior


I'M. Dillon Is preparing his grounds
for that brilliant display Of floral beauty
which every season makes his premises
one Of the most noticeable and attractive
spots in that pleasant locality Of quiet
homes.


THE CENTRAL GLASS WORKS.


Passing out to the works OF the Central
Glass Company we find that immense es.
tablishment going on with its unobtrusive
regularity, turning out as usual its daily
quota Of glitterlng varieties. Welearned,
however, in conversation about the WON.
ems movement that the war has for the
present largely reduced the demand for
certain lines OF goods. The mug part Of
the BUSINESS Is under cloud.


MANCHESTER.


Noticing large number Of women
assembled about the entrance TO Rey-
nsnns brewery over In Manchester, and
suGpecting 1t to be the initiation Of the
Eumored outdoor temperance exercises,
we rushed over 10 find that while 1t was
tn fact Women's movement, It had no
reference to beer further than the pur-
chase Of the matted grains, vast quantities
Ofwhich during a year are sold for COW
Iced. The brewery seems to be the main
dependence Of the people in East Wheel.
ing for that article. Between the coal
works Of Kimberly i Co., the brewery,
aud Warren's oil refinery, Manchester Is
quite busy locality. The improvement
OF Warren street, which ia now taking on
tremendous dose Of limestone, will give
the place good solid road, which will
greatly facilitate the transportation Of
coal and stone from that quarter.


THE COUNTRY SIDE!


Passing up the hill to the cemetery
one may well wonder that the build
ing ol that much talked Of fence should
have been so long deferred, and we are
glad that this blot upon a respectable at
tention to the dead will soon be removed.


REMARKABLE SLIP.


on the east side Of the hill, on Judge
Thompson's farm, and facing Letherwood,
we noticed the generally jumbled appear.
snce Of the ground, and, on inquiry, found
that Notwithstanding the light freezing of
the past winter, there has been an unusual
slipping Of the surface OF the hill, the
most remarkable feature oi which is l,s
extension lar up into the timbercd Sec
ton. Large patches have slipped con-
siderable distance, carrying, ol course
The trees with them, and yet the trees re-
nsined erect.


THE vIRw BEYOND.


From the Judges stand point one gets
sn extended view Of hill and dale
The little village OF LethGrwood, clean
and sweet looking as baby, sleeps
among Its shrubbery, 1t Is not ye,
tie season OF beauty, only the emerald
Year: 1874

SERGEANT DANIEL WREN FINED TWENTY.
FIVE DoLLARs.-Sergeant Daniel Wren, of
the First police district, appeared before
Judge Guigon yesterday morning to answer
an attachment for contempt Of court, using
threats of violence against the person of f..
c. Cabell, attorney for the Commonwealth,
when retiring from the courtroom on the
cath instant, after the trial of the case of the
Common wealth against John Wren, who
was indicted for miSdemeanor.


Sergeant Wren was informed by Judge
Guigon that the offence Of which he had
been guilty was very serious one, espe-
ciaIIy as it was to an officer Of the court.
He could well understand, however, that
he should have been excited lmmedl-
ately after the conviction of his brother, and
that would be the saving clause for him. he
would not inflict the full punishment au.
tborized by law, which Is very summary
and seyere-ten days in Jail and hne OF
S2O-but would only impose fine OF S2o:
lie believed that the ends OF justice would
not be met unless he was punished in some
wsy. and he had therefore decided TO maze
an example in this instance-not more Tor
Mr.. Wren than for the benefit OF all persons
who are in the habit Of attending court. III


Sergeant Wren assured the Court that ne
never had had any ill-feeling against MIR.
Cabell or any one else connected with this
case: that he did not then have any, ana ne
did not in the future intend to allow such
feelings to influence him. -


The Judge said that had he not been a
brother of the man convicted be would
have inflicted the full punishment allowed
by law. ,,rt


Mr.. Samuel NJ. Page addressed the COURT
and asked that the fine be RENTED or les
sened, as he was sure the defendant did not
intend violence to Mr.. Cabell or contempt OF
court, and that what be had said was done
under the excitement Of the moment.


The court declined to remit or lessen the
Year: 1874

comes to me again this year With sure cure Tor
anything death is his doom. I've suffered enough
already. The keeper of livery stable has been
trying 10 persuade me for week back-',r perhaps
/ should say for weak stomach-that the Dest
thing TO stimulate the digestive organs is to hiIe
carriage every day. and 90 humping over the brokeh
bridges that environ Saratoga, at S5 an hour. Inc
half-breeds AZ the epcaupments. on the other hand
think that man can never suffer from dyspepsia so
long as he spends the forenoon aud afternoon ana
the early part Of the evening shooting with an ar
gun at the targets which Indian ingenuity provides
and Dutch awkwardness attends For my part l
can assure any fellow worm who seeks for some
thing which viii enable him to digest bus tood that
if he VIII but vigorously resolve that for one month
he viii live strictly what he finds himself abie 70
earn by mnding somebody elss's business, he'll not
be troubled at all his fodder won't lie on his sto-
aeh heavily enough to bother aboutl


You may wonder at letter from Saratoga at this
time of the year but to confess the honest truth
Pm writing this TO prove alibi. To be IN Sara
toga, however, at this time is nothing for me- I've
been here much later. I've seen Saratoga
with all her clothes Oft so to speak. have
wandered through the halls and parlors of
these hotels when floors and walls as naked as
the day they left the carpenters and plasterers'
hands. And for complete picture OF desolatloh'
commend me TO such scene


But to come up here quite so early or late Is dan
gerous In the absence of all other Victims every
body lights on you Were to


But why should incur any more detestatlon than
is already heaped upon my headf NV eonhdlng'
hopeful and gushing nature will be the death OF me
yet In previous letters spoke of "gazelles OF the
grounds" of mythical ladies who promenaded
with me, intending simply to conjure up
lay-fgures on whom 1 might string the pearls OF
thought and wine-colored amethysts OF wisdom
which drop from my pen naturally and freely as sap
from sugar tree. What is the resultf Every wo-
man I've walked with thinks 1 mean her, and have
villainously held her up to the scorn of proud
world violating private confidence and all conven-
tionalities in most shameless way.


L am grieved. deeply grieved to think that could
be 50 misinterpreted. Is reputation nothingF Have
lived and labored long in a naughty world for
nothing better than thisi Am / TO be misjudged,
trampled down, Stunned by women and threatened
by men, merely because l speak in parallels


Well, the fate of all good men is upon me. lis
pleasant to think that there is world where the
correspondent of a reat Moral Organ may utter his
thoughts in peace and if the type doesn't melt ad-
dress an always warm and sympathiZing audience
JOHN PAUL.
Year: 1874

therefore nnd ready foreign market II t could be sold
cheap. The general demand undoubtedly fOoe
and healthy and f the crops only reach the seaeoard


the trade would be very good The receipts IN thls mar
ket be large this FAIL the crops reported 70
be good providing that the farmers will only orwad
their stocks but Western farmers may DO DlsleJ
By the falaey 0f realizing higher prices and wa unu
the sprng before they send to he seaboard should
they do this the foreign trade be tgrOwn lO other
channels and fhe farmers lose the adgant-ge .. tAo
present existing demand
Year: 1874

flying high in the air, on his way home


for least, All about him nimble small


birds were dashing at him; and with no


small effect, for he swung TO the right, to


the leit, rose high, plunged low, but could


not shake them of. As far as l could


see the flight the plucky little birds were
striking him, and he wss holding on 10


his prey. OF course we took sides with


tho parents. Parental piety Is admirable.


Yet, truth told, we did NOT, upon reaec.


ten, much blame the crow. Why may l


put my hand TO the dove-cole and bring


forth juicy SQUAD, and a crow not 10


take plump young robinS As between


the crow and the robin, took sides with


the robin; asbetween the crow and my
sell, there was no choice, or Il any, tho
crow had the advantage. - Y ."


"By the way, have lost control OF my
house. am henpecked man, or rather,
robin'pecked. In Norway spruce close
to the house, on the west, a pair Of robins
have nest. II Is their frat one. know
II by the amazing sensibilily they have
shown. No sooner were the birds found
tickling under them than the world was
transformed. There was nothing on the
globe that was not created for them. The
nest became the navel Of the universe.
Morning and night were opened and shut
purely Tor them, No one could go near
the tree for fear Of "waking the baby I"
Nay, no one was allowed on that side oil
the house. The children, the chickens,
the dogs brought out such a TRADE that
they beat q speedy retreat We were
driven from everywhere II we went on
to the croquet ground, or even sat on the
veranda, the jealous creatures flew about
scolding, and insisted that we should go
In. Irdeed, it seemed likely that we
should not be allowed TO look out Of the
windows. Such a robin-storm have
never seen. Something like 1t in young
vile and the first darling baby l have
seen, And this Ia the way that found
out that they were last years robins, and
that this was their first brood. Next year
they will be more sedate, and laugh al
other young couples, which will act Just
IS absurdly as they are now doing 8 4
Year: 1874

Some curious facts with regard to
the recklessness often shown in hand
ling gunpowder, fireworks, and other
such explosive substances, were brought
to light in the evidence of Major Ma
jendie, the Government Inspector, be-
fore the House of Commons Committee
on Explosive Substances few days
ago. 1t was we'll enough known that in
a factory at Birmingham open stoves
were used in the sheds, and the girls
employed were in the habit of shaking
grains of powder from their aprons in.
to the stove, until one day the place
was blown up, and they were all killed
but one is rather startled to hear that
red hot poker is not SO very uncom-
monty used to bore hole certain dis.
tance into barrels of gunpowder. In
this case also an inquest was held on
what could be found of the operator.
In Scotland, where caution is supposed
to be a characteristic of the people,
Major Majendie one day went with the
owner OF powder factory down into
his cellar. The owner showed the open
barrels of powder by the light of q
naked candle, and assured the horriied
spectator that he was accustomed to
ladle out the powder to his workmen by
the same light. Another case was related
of q man who was in the habit of hold
ing dynamite on q shovel over the fire.
1t seems that trains carrying twenty
tons of gunpowder sometimes pass
through London, and that van loads are
often taken along the streets and are
loaded and unloaded while by-standers
are smoking their pipes.