The New York Herald Newspaper, January 22, 1858, Page 3

Board of Aldermen. Jebn Clancy, Exq., President, in the chair. A number of petitions were received and referred. The Petition of Bryan McCahill and others fora wing of the ew City Hall to be built in Maidison square—referred; the Petition of Abraham J. Post and others for the passage of fan ordinance to compel the Kighth Avenue Railroad Com- pany to run their cars to Fifty-ninthstreet and Eighth ave- mye—referred; the petition of Nathaniel Niles and others te allow country produce to be sold at the intersection of ‘Sixth avenue and Broadway without charge to persons 0c- eupying the said stand—referred. PROPOSED TAX ON CITY RAILROAD CARS. Alderman Apams presented the following resolution:— ‘That it be referred to the Committee on Railroads to in- and report a rate to be fixed and exacted by the ‘or, Aldermen and Commonalty as @ license feo for each car run by the several railroad companies in this ety, such license fee to be not leas than $25 per annum for each car. Adopted. A resolution calling upon the City Inspector to to ‘this Board whetber any tax or fee is imposed and ffrem persons selling articles of food in any of tho streets ‘a this city, and if so, in what streets and what amount is eoliected. ‘A preamble and resolution in faver of stopping steam en the Eleventh avenue below Fifty-ninth street were of- fered by Alderman Bradley, and referred to the Commit tee on Railroads. HE STREET COMMISSIONER'S DEPARTMENT—MR DEVLIN’S REPLY TO MR. CONOVER’S COMMUNICA- TION—CRIMINATION AND RE-CRIMINATION. Tne following communication from the Street Commis. sioner was and ordered to lie on the table:— 20 THE HON. THR BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK GenTLemEN—From boyhood up, through a life of toil and honest industry, Ihave been a resident of this city. have worked ‘hard, worked steadily, worked honestly; and have, as a matter of course, met with that success which bonest inaustry is sure to meet with in our coun- try. During that long life, my fellow-citizens have known me, and those knowing me most intimately, will be,I be- Meve, the most ready to indorse what I gay, when I de- clare what is the proudest and dearest heritage I wish to leave my children, that never, through that long life of toil, was the breath of slander or suspicion against me before the nt time, when the most corrupt crew Pe yg men that ever clutched at office have com- to divert attention away from themselves, by a sya- ‘Yematic attempt to crush me down, as I stand in their ‘way to power, which they seek only to abuse. Though a democrat, by education and conviction, and living in a democratic city, where office is open to all who. aspire to it, and though I bad strong and numerous fritnds, who would have stood by me, if I desired it, and frequently it upon me, yet! never sought office, and never ‘one, or thought of holding one, till the death of our thy Street Commissioner, Joseph 8. Taylor. Atter his death I was solicited to accept the office igen shed that sad event. After much hesitation, I was induced, | aera to my own pecuniary loss, to accept a nomination, red me by the chief magistrate of our city, and con- firmed by both branches of our city the necessary bonds, and entered on discharge of my duties with that determination to do right which has Deon the guide of my life, from boyhood to the present time, and will be till its close. On the second morning after assuming the responsibili- ties of my office, I was cited to appear before Judge Pea- ody, to show cause why I should not surrender my effice, with the books papers therein. after I ‘was arrested, without the color of law or justice, and thrown in‘ Eldridge street prison. The books pertaining to my office were taken from my control, closets were Broken open and locks were picked, and the books sub- jected to unknown risks of mutilation and destruction, ‘among the jail birds and shoulder hitters, then rushing, under one Conover, to the front ranke of city reformers. ‘What alteration or mutilation may have taken place I can- motsay, though the very contact which befel them cast suspicion on their safety; yet, this I can say for myself, that during the brief space of time I was permitted to be in my office, never did I place pen, hand or finger upon any contract book belonging to the office, to alter it in an: particular, The Pony | which has not had the manii- mess to make the charge direct, has insinuated the {alse- hood, and falsehood it is, as they well know. Previous to accepting office, I sold out all and every eontract—awarded or progresting—in which 1 had at interest. Honestly, too, I sold out no bogus sales, whic! stand between me and my creditors, on purpose to defraud, while the vendor enjoye the Profs, and laughs at his creditors. That kind sales I leave to my ac- poe ee pga une atest hed tne 3 Ln ever to be.” My sale was " ¢ right to sell; I exercised that right honestly. This, too a wccuee °® know and see, even through the dita twilight of moral oo im which they live and move and have their I have been too busily employed recently to notice— ‘and doubt even now the propriety of noticiag—a paper re- eently presented to your honorable body, by one Daniel D. Conover, on the awful frauds perpetrated in the Street Department, of which he ‘ises to show you more hereafter. It is not m: place to interfere between him ‘and the dead man’s ashes which he is reviling. He and the late Street Commissioner swore a brotherhood of love ever @ lantern as dark as the soul of the survivor. I mever belonged to the political creed of either Mr. Taylor er his reviler; but it is hardly generous in him to be re- sarge = of Reon Pat em eee for per- e inst the weepio widow. * his evar ferocity spare not the ashes oF hhis dead ‘‘ brother,”’ 1, who was always the —_ of po- litical chicanery and the foe of moral turpitude, both meeting in corrupt conjunction in the same man, need expect no mercy from him. I defy him, however, to lay hie Ginger 8 one single act of my whele life that would make my children blush to think that he had found in me one as degraded as himself. ‘As to the further developementa promised, there is lit- tle doubt that if he manages to continue himself in the of- fice which he aspires to fill, le will not only show you, but will show to all the city, frauds enough hereafter. ‘The first charge against me, and the only one which I shall at present notice, is founded onthe Fifty seventh street contrant. And what is the charge against me here’ The —— coutractor failed, assigned his contract, and died. ith great reluctance I was induced to undertake i The wall about which so much is said was recom- ended by the surveyor, long before the death of the origmal contractor, and waa contracted for under Mr. Tay- Jor. Was it wrong for me honestly to undertake to finish a job for the improvement of the city, on ee isely the same terms which others had for doing it, and failed todo? I worked hard, honestly and steadily at it until I accepted office in June last. I made fair and honest profits op 1, at prices where others had failed; and | feel po kind of desire to exchange the memory of my hard, honest indus- try on that job for the memories of scenes of gambling and dissipation in which the lobbying genius of my ac- cuser blossomed like a night biooming ceres in the cow. servatory at Albany. lask any of my fellow citizens, whore is the dishonorable thing done by me in this mat. ter, even on Conover’s own showing ? Thave proferre! the quiet road to a moderate independ: ence, through hovest toil, to the more flashy and perhaps fagcinating Byte of my eminently pious and spotiess ‘secuser. His example has no fascinations for me. What- ever the record of my life may be, humble as it ia, the id of California could not induce me to exchange it for vernment. I filed ‘The other cases, numbered from one totwelve, up or down, which he nas tried to make out ae me, are weaker than the one I bave just dissected. One by one they could be met and explained, but my time is to pro- cious, and so is yours, to be wasted. The sum of the whole is, that the lowest contractor does not the job, and that the city is swindled. Now, if such immense Profits are to be made out of these contracts, why have ‘we not more contractors?’ Why doesn’t Conover turn con- tractor? He could bid low as any ove else could, and no ‘one could compel him to sell out. But he and every one knows that the lowest bidder seldom if ever gos the con- tract; por is it well that he should get it. Cheap con- tractors are like cheap doctors and cheap lawyers, Bet ter bey some men for doing a thing well, than have it dose for balf nothing or half done for nothing. The very facts developed in the cases cited by Conover show that the lowest bidders scarcely ever get the contract; and if they ever do, the city, alter suffering for some time, has pat it done by men who work for prices that will pay finish what they contract to do. Very often estimates fare put in whieh it ble to perform, and imposai Die to find security for their performance. These failing, the contracts come to those who have offered to do them, and to give good security to do them well and at paying 8. This is the established law, and a just and equita- one; and yet many have seemed to stand at Conover’s exposures, when really this is all he ox + posed, except his own care Look into thie morning's Henatp, and you will see that the Police Commissioners are all of them, under Conover’s sweeping charges, guilty of enormous frauds, for they have jurt given the contract for building the river police Doate, not to the lowest nor to the second lowest bidder. Let the Metropolitan Police Commissioners look to their laurels, for Conover’s prison reform birds are on the wing SE upon their characters, and a feast they will £ iH F Hi z HE i i i i i H 3s i i Hi HI 2377 [i fi HH Hi al in ut 7 z j A i i ut E NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1858, and I have no fears meet as be me, and trath shali noes Tadiant aod se.cue ifvus we dustin which her enemies had temporarily crushed ber, in their unprincipied crusade against me. Yours, respect. no. ‘HARLES DEVLIN, Street Commissioner, ew York, January 21, 1868. A resolution calling upon all persona having keys of any of the apartments in the basement of the City Mall wo de- posit them with the keeper forthwith. Referred. The report of the Committee on Ordinances in favor of the aes ordinance providing for an iseue of stock for the rel jing of Tompkins market was laid over, A minority report was also presented and {aid over. Alderman Tucker offered a resolution to the effect that the resolution of the former Board giving the late Mayor the iting & referee to decide on the purchase of the Ward's Island property be repealed. Referred to Com: mittee on Lands and Places. A resolution in favor of giving employment to laborers by removing earth on Hamilton square was adopted A communication was received from the Corporation Counsel in answer to a resolution respecting the com- mencement of proceedings for damages against Mr. Conk- lin, contractor for the work of enlarging the Battery. Mr. Busteed recommends that the contract first be given to other parties that he Lo better arrive at an estimate of damages. The communication was referred. The Board adjourned to Monday next at 5 o’clock. City Intelligence. ‘Tue Russ Pavemunt,—The Committee on Streets of the Board of Aldermen met yesterday afternoon to take into consideration the expediency of altering or improving the Rugs pavement in Broadway. Mr. Barklay, President of the Knickerbocher line of stages, came forward and stated that the pavement is 80 much worn that it is exceedingly difficult for horses to travel on it without slipping and falling, and he recommended that the most effectual way to prevent this would be to have it grooved, go that the herses’ hoofs would catch’in the pavement, and their fall- ing be thereby prevented. W.,F. Kidney, who iaid the \vement, said that two years ago he recommended that it shovld be taken up, broken and relaid; and he was still of opinion that nothing would be so good a job as break: ing the blocks of stone which compose the pavement, and then having them relaid. He said, however, that the pars would te andre geod. plan, and would only cost uu Fg square yard, while the breaking and relaying of pavement would cost fifty per cent more, After the committee had heard all that was to be said upon the subject, Mr. Boole, the chairman, eaid that they would postpone their action in the matter, and added that they would meet again in about one week, when the subject would be reconsidered. ‘Tas Contract *oR BUILDING THE Boats FoR THE RIVER Poucs.—It was stated in yesterday’s Heratp that the Metropolitan Police Commissioners had awarded the con. tract for building the five boats for the new river police to the person whose bid was one hundred dollars for each Doat. It is also asserted that in thus giving out the job over two lower bidders, the Commissioners bulieved the work would be executed in a more satisfactory manner than if the principles of the law governing the giving out of contracts had been adhered to. Atl this is mere bosh and dust thrown in the eyesof the people. We know the indi- vidualsfrom whom the ninety doliar and eighty-four dollar bids came. They are both practical boat builders, and the very men, above all others, a Whitehall boatman woald en; to do his work. The truth is that this con- tract, like er all the others that are given out in this city, was awarded without regard to qualidcation or cost, the main odject being to reward parYisan friends. New Bank Buitpincs Down Towx.—Several of the new adifices desigred for banking purposes have recently been completed in the lower part of the city, and wili add not a little to the architectural beauty of the metropolis. Tae fine building at the corner of Wa.i and William streets, de- eigned for the Bank of New York, will be in readiness for occupancy by the Ist of March. This edifice cost $125,000, and is fire proof throughout. The bank will occupy the first floor, the second has been hired by the United States Trust Company, while the upper floor will be occupied by the Clearing House. There will also be accom- modation in a at for several fre ‘surance companies. A marble front Duilding in Broad- way, near Wall street, orected by William B. Astor, is much admired. It was stated, when this edifice was first commenced, that Mr. Astor would use it as a banking house, but it now seems he is widing to le: it out for other purposes. The store formerly occupied by Bowen & McNamee is undergoing alteratious, to be used by ite owners, the New York Life’ Insurance Company. \e American Exchange 3ank, at the corner of Broalway and Cedar streets, has just been completed, and will be occu) about the Ist of March. On the corner of Cedar and William streets, the Union Mutual and New York Ma- tual Insurance Companies have just erected a sandstone building which cost $40,000. The American Express Company are building a tine white marble edit on Hud- gon street, near Jay, which ‘will cost some $70,000, There are —— of new buildings going up, even if the times are ‘Tue Finewen’s Batt.—We are happy to hear that great zeal is being displayed by the Fire Departmen: Ball Com- mittee in their arrangements for their annual f’’e on the 26th inst. The decorations are to be on the most exten- sive scale. Those who are not disposed to join in tho mazy dance will be recompensed by the choice selection of music to be performed by the two bands on that occa. sion. The object, it is almost needles# to say, is most commendable, and worthy the attention and patronage of | alipbilanthropically disposed. Tiekets inay ve ot ned at the following place::—Henry A. Burr, Presiden, 101 Cliff street; Peter H. Titus, Tress a4 Market sireet; James F. Wenman, Secretary, 1 | street; A.J. Dela tour, 26 Wall street; James Y. Watkins, 16 Catharine street; Lorenzo Delmonico, corner of Chambers street aud Keator, corner of Thirteenth street A Revorm at THR Mayor’s Orrice.—Since the accession of Mayor Tiemann he has petiently surrendered bis ime from 9 o’clock in the morning until nearly duwk lr ‘ening to all kinds of complaints and every imaginable applica tion for office. He hoped that this would soon wear off, but the indefatigable corps of candidates for office are equal to the absorption of all his time. It will be become necessary to restrict the hours during which the Mayer may be seen by the public generally, im order that those ee official business to transact may net be do- ved. : Licrt Guarp.—On Wednesday evening last, the mem- ders of this healthy, vigorous, old and honored company, were convened in their armory for the purpose of electing: a Captain to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Capt. Vincent, whereat R. H. Garland, Psq., was unanimously elected—06 members present, All the off cers and non commiseioned offices are now filled, @ cent that of acting 34 Lieutenant, Liout. Cooper Levin Iniely resigned in consequence of {Il health, New Governor ov TH Ams House, -Mr Patrick McE!- roy, the newly elected Alms House Gov: cnor, appeared yesterday before Mayor Tiemana, and took the oath of office. Mr. MeFiroy is an Iriehman by birth, as his name imports, aod was formerly associated with James McKivany in the Bull’s Head omnibus business, but has Deen out of business several years. He residee at No, 33 Lexington avenne, is a democrat, and very wealthy. Wrirew seine Jvericr.—Workmen have beoa busily en- gaged for some time past in painting the cupola ef the City Hail, and the figure of “Justice” at the top Las been smeared with white, to give the public some or! oa of her pristine purity. The other portions of the b lding are aleo undergoing repair. The vew rooms for the Super- visors and Councilmen will be in res Jiness in a few days. The Scarlet Petticoat. TO THE EDITOR OF THE UBRALD. Jaxvany 15, 1858. Who can forget the stout Jersey matron who gave her single petticoat to make watding for Revolutionary mus- keta.—Herald of tuesday. Now, Mr. Hrxaup, it is too bad that you should, unwittingly, undertake to rob old Mrs. Bailey, of New Londan, Coun., of her red flannel distinction during the burning of that town in the war of the Revolution. The Yaukeos, during the fight, rot ont of wadding, and more was nece vary; no flanuel was to be found, when Mrs. Builey, with the heroic cou- rage and patriotic devotion of the trae woman, pre- sented her petticoat to her gallant countrymen, and it was fired at her enemies from the cannon’s mouth. When President Jackson visited New Ley oo he called on Mrs. Bailey and took a social breakfast with her, much to the mutual gratification of both. Now, Mr. Heranp, as the scarlet petticoat is about to be inaugurated, and oes dresses are no t to hide pretty ankles from the rude gaae of lovers of the beautiful in nature, will you see to it that jastice, full and complete, is done to Mrs. Bailey, while no injustice is done to the worthy Jer- sey matrons of Revolutionary memory! J. A. B. ‘Theatrical, Musical, &c. Broapway Tiare. —The combination of the equestrian and zoological entertainments, with the pleasing fa'ry spectacle called “Cinderella,” ‘proves bighiy aocept.d.e to the numerous patrons of thia he ise, Soe programme for to-night. Ninto’s Garony.—The rush to “Dan Rico's great show'” mey de truly characterized as immense, and, what is etil. better, all who go amply satisfied with the novel and extraordinary sight afforded them. Bowsry THeaTRR.—It is grat to be able to state that Mr. Rddy is Naperialo pelocings ‘worthy of hie en- ide easy ors a vets of the Ga. +) plays lazeppa’’ and the WALLAck’s.—It is understood that the successful drama denominated the “Poor of New York" is hd after this week ; all the pleasure of seeing it morrow. Laura Kenn’ —Wilkie Colling’ new Lighthouse” is to be performed for the — Th will bo Unequal Match.” Mise Keene pieces. is | son to apprehend danger from the build THE BROOKLYN CALAMITY. The Catastrophe at Public School No. 14— Conclusion of the Coroner's Inquest and Verdict of the Jury. ‘The investigation into the causes of the destruction of school house No. 14, at the corner of Concord and Navy streete, on the afternoon of Tuesday, the 19th inst., was concluded before Coroner Snell anda jury yesterday af- ternoon, A number of witnesses were examined, and additional evidence taken, when the jury rendere’ their verdict exonerating the principal and assistants from blame, recommending care in the future construction of heaters in buildings of this nature, and commending the Coroner for the manner in which he conducted the case. The following additional evidence was taken:— Samuel M. Main sworn—Reside in Connecticut; bust- ness at 406 Broadway; am employed by Geo. L Can- non, for the sale of hot air ; Was employed to put in the furnaces in No. 14 last fall; the contract was accept- ed by the Board of Education, and soon after received or- ders to put in the works; this was about the 28th of Sep- tember, 1857; the specification did not call for a re-in- spection of the flues; examined tho flues myself; about the 1st September went to fix the pipes; to put register stones —soap stones—around all the registers in the wainscoat- ing walls; the registerg in the tloor were surrounded with food la in my examination came across a row of pipes leading from the furnace to one of the rooms on the second fleor, which came in contact with a beam; it was the se- cond room from the extremity of the building on Concord street; in my examinationjfound in some cases the pipe lay close to the wood work, and a few were half an inch or more from it; in almost every case the wood work was covered with tin; in the fronts of the pipes there was no tin—nothing but plaster; in some cases the flues, as they od up through the floors, the pipes were close to the wood work; should think that in most of the cases the tin pipes came close to the wood; i varied from 144 inch, maximum, to no space atail, minimum; we put in tin in these cases soas to guard the pipe; we cut off the beam on the floor above the cellar, wh: we put in the furnaces; we cut it nearly two inches off at the time the furnaces were put up; the defect was remedied, and that wes not the origin of the fire; it fis§ possible in cases where the pipes come in proximity with wood, even when the wood was covered with tin; never knew a fire to occur trom this cause, however, as in case of a building burning down it is im- possible to investigate it; the registers were not so ar- rapged as to allow a chance for the circulation of cool air between the pipe passing throughthe floor and the beam, or, in other words, there was around the pipe a space where there was a quantity of hot air constantly; should not think that that would cause ignition to the surrounding wood work; ‘© were only two registers ar- in this manner, in the floor, in the whole building; all the pipes from the furnaces came up in the partition: the a doors; the pipes ran up in the plastered wails; closing all the registers Pecitenly ha a tendency to concentrate a.great amount of heat in the flues; closing a part of them would not have so great an effect; it rendered the circulation more equable; have experimented on this point; have tested that; the pipe be- comes very hot, 80 a8 to be unbearable to the hand; heat becomes more intense by confinement; don’t think, even in this case, hot air could be made hot enough to burn through wood, when made ef double tin and properly se- cured; was directed by Mr. Harris to make the building entirely safe; when I found the (ues in the condition they were in { was shown indizputable evidence that there had beer a fire there before; was shown pieces of wood and lath which were almost charred; whon we examined the pipes we found that the pipes were single, of light tin and without double seaming on the ends, and altogether it was a bad job to make safe; he thought it would be safe if made safe around the register heads; I could do that easy enough, but could not secure them when they were in the partitions; we made all safe down as far asthe bottom of the ceiling; when I put in the furnaces we made allsafe; the pipes passing thtough the partitions were made as safe as possible without tearing away the par- titions; I thought there was danger in the 1 made all sa’e above and below; in these partitions the lathing might have bugged the pipes; the pipes in the ceiling might have been double, for all that I know; learned that Mr. Samue! Sale put in the pipes; Mr. Harris directed the timbers to be cut away—all timbers where there was danger; could not see if there was a hugging of the lath ing to the pipes, as they passed between the floors; if the pipes were doubled they must bave left a very thin space between the pipes and lathing. Jobp Stimpson sworn—Went over to examine the work referred to by last witness, went over to see the place be- fore we went to work; examined and found that there were single pipes instead of doublo pipes; Benjamin Burns put in the tin work; have good reason to believe the work ‘was properly done. Robert McMahon ‘sworn—About three days ago saw that one of the pipes was unsoldered; it was one of the pipes leading from one of the furnaces on Navy street, near the end of the building; it was very near the beam where the pipe ran; it was oa the floor over the play ground; there were ‘three or four holes that I observed whore the solder had run cf the pipe and left it unsolder- ed; did not think it would vary three or four inches from the pipe to the wood work; spoke of it to Mr. Smith, en- gineer, and,others, saying that the building was unsafe; went up to see if | could find the head teacher, but could not; this was the first that I ever knew about the matter; heard that the teacher wanted to get some one to fire up in the Duilding, and being out of work went to get em- ployment. Jobn Carpenter bebe pay in the building about fif- teen minutes alter it wi on fire; went in cn the end on Concord street; went up stairs and discovered a great deal of smoke; there were no children iu the passage way or up stairs? turned to the right on (he second floor, and parsed about ten feet from the lauding till I came to the Mret partition of the class rooms; saw lire alom up the skirting, and took an axe and cut ahole in the place; threw water on the fire; five minutes after went down into the basement or growmd floor, and right under the place that was on fire above; could not see how the fines ware, as there was too much smgke; the fre on the second floor was in the second room from the stairway; cannot recolieet the si sation of the heaters with reference to the fire. Charles W. Wolcett, principal Zof the school No. 14, had clurge of the furnaces; was janitor of the school as weil as principal, employed Joseph H. Sturgis, of 47 Ooncord street, to resist me; don’t know bow much fire there was in the furnaces that day; don’t know that I have had rea. at ope time went to see Mr. Harris in reference to the ted in the ball on Concord street, the er from Navy street; supposed there Was a heater between the brick wall and the plaster, bat was assured that such was not the case; was inaugurated principal, 18th June, 1856; have had a lack of heat in every room last winter; more on the primary floer than the one above; have Shought the reason was because the furnaces were not good; not on account of any defect in the pipes. Mr. Main recalled—There was a separate pipe from each furnace to each register, and alt of the samo dimen. sions, viz., with the excep*ion of ono angle, they were five by eixteen inches. Wolcott recallied—Had not reen the furnaces that day, judged the registers were all closed, mostly in the whole building, owing to the state of the weather; should think 1 at closing the registers would cause an accumulation of hot air; we had windows open, more or leas, all day; waa hearing a recitation at tho time of the dro; Miss Farmer bad taken apart of the class to recite; heard a noise and stepped to the door of my room to'check it, as | supposed the scholars were coming np, and at that time heard ecreams of children and also discovered emoke in the hell of the third floor or grammar department, did not then ascertain where the fire was, acted without refe. renee to the fire, but aimed w get the children out of the building; cannot say where the fire started; started to see if the children gotout; tolt the teachers to get the child- rep out of the main entrance, so as to get them away from the fire; all a) this time were aware of the fire; none of the children that passed down the main en rance wera injured; those children in She room where the fire occurred passed ‘out of the main ébirance, I think; on seeing the children at the main entrance clear | went to the stair- way at the Navy street side,and saw the boys passing down the stairs: found the children piled on the platform ; more fell after I got there, attribute the whole disaster to the smaller children failing on the platform and others falling on ther; saw no trying to crowd up past the boys on the stairs, I st dover the balusters and saw two men at the foot of stairs who had hold of a boy trying to pull him out; | then pushed back to ki the crowd away off those who had fallen; I then passe: the boys r the balusters to the men below; the ladies back of me were engaged in aesisting the children; know of 0 who were seized with the | penond and ran away, all attended to their duty, an roy some of the children out of the window; should judge that there was fuk a bundred on the stairs and piatform, out of these not more than a dozen bad fallen down on the platform; those who wore down were under the feet of others; passed as many as a bundred and Ofty over the balusters; when all had been passed out / retarned to the floor above, and the floors were all clean; no teachers or children there; expe- rievced no difficulty from smoke till I passed back; am certain that none were suffocated by the smoke, saw no doy in any of the class rooms that was dead and hed died from suffyeation, am poritive that no boy was suffocated, the testimony yesterday. Mise Sarah W.Voorhies, mary department, raw the it was between rooms Band ©, in the ition, just above the ‘ister, about two feet from floor; bave talked about the brick in the outaide pe A ed this was about six weeks before the holidays; the trouble was remedied; presume that the ro- gistors in'the rooms on the Concord street side wore all closed; the one in my room was ; that is the corner room, corner of Concord and Navy streets; when the fire broke out Mise Rutherford came to me and told me that there was a fire; a moment after little girl came and Raid “the building is on fire;’’ I ‘irected my clags to sit auiet, om the and fol her to her room, and saw the A and told Ler t dismiss her class, went back to my room, as | came through the passage way low times fifteen minutes. Mise Mary Matlock sworn—Am atsistmnt, under last wit- ees. Mr. Main ré-called—Aseuming the soldering to have molted off the pipe in the basement, it would not necema- open, the heat would not be sufficient to Mise resumed—Waa first tolf that there was fire im the building by a little girl, who came to me im the re. cond reom from Navy street entrance, and asked for her brother, as the building was on fire; I had 86 children in the room at the time; as she said there was fire they all screamed and rushed towards the Navy street entrance, into the hall; a large boy in the back partof the room came from room A and said shag were all. gmt: I saw that it was clear, and went into the ay and picked up two or Utree boys whe hud fallen and set thet on their feet; the rert of the boys were going to the stairs; went to the window and put two of the Boys out; Mr. Wolcots thea cume and told we to send them out the corner passage; two dozen started towards the main entrance, and a fire man sent them back; Misses Anabel and Voorhies came and. we put them out the window; when they were all out went back in the room and saw none there at all; when the fire was annow wi] was in confusion; partof the time the rcp closed; it had been opened about 1 o'clock, and was open at the time of the fire. Miss Malvina Sherman, sworn—Have charge of room C, on Concerd street; trom 123g to 1 the register was open; after 1,1 shut the register, dod it remainerbehut till the fire; the children in my room discovered the fire in the partition next Miss Rutherford’s room; perceived no smell of emoke in my room before the discovery of the fire; after 1 saw the fire 1 saw the other children in the entry, going down the stairs; I then went back w get all my children out; one little girl was bebind, and J got her out; 1 was taken out of the building by the crowd on the stairs; before the fire don’t think that any of, my children discovered apy unusval beat in or cn the floor; Miss Harriet M. Anabel had charge of room 1), Concord street side; have forty- three children on record; the register in my room was open the entire afternoon; I dismissed my own and the clags next to it, Mies Jane A. Wight, sworn—Have charge of class A grammar department, Concord street side ; forty six scholars on record; discovered no smell of smoke in my room before the alarm; tho register in my room was closed from one o'clock to time of the fire; alter the alarm J went out the main entrance with my children; I was carried down by the crowd on the stairs; went to the €nd on Concord street side, but saw no children. Miss Apn A. Warner sworn—Have charge of room B, Concord street side, grammar department; have thirty nine children; discovered smoke before the alarm, and but just a minute before I dismissed my class; from one o’clock my register was closed; stepped to the door and saw children going out, and then went back to my room and dismissed the claes; remained till all the girls on that floor were out; their ages averaged between cight and twelve years, Clarence Hedge sworn—Am a furnace setter; have had thirty years’ experience; the opening and closing of re- gisters has an effect to make the pipes so hot as to be- come an oven almost, if all were closed; if one was open it would be proportionally colder; it depends upon the rin which the pipe is placed as to the heat; a I pipe would grow hotter when, the rej closed, while a horizontal one would grow colder ; this is not always the case, however; the effect would be when there was a bend of the pipe to uMsolder the pipe, and by that means set fire to the weod; when the space between the pipe and the wood is almost an inch or more it is safer to keep the tin which is placed as @ guard at a distance from the wood, 80 as to leave a circulation of air between the wood and the reflecting surface of the tin. ‘This closed the evidence, and the case was then sub- mitted to the jury, who rendered the following— VERDICT. We, the jury, in the above investigation, find that the deceased, Henry C. Swith, Henry Le Blanc and Stephen Bloomtleld, came to theirdeaths by being sutfocated by being crowded upon and crushed on a platform of the stairs leading from the Navy street entrance of Public School No. 14, city of Brooklyn, by the were crowding upon them in the excitement of the firo on the 1th day of January ‘instant. The jury recommend that school buildings be erected of only one story high, instead of two or more, and that the entrances be made wider and more convenient, and not have so many scholars confined in one building. We further tind that the fire was caused by a faulty construction of the hot air pipes leading from the furnaces with reference to their position relauve to the wood work, and we would recommend that, in fu- ture, more care be taken in the construction of these heaters, and that double tin pipes be used instead of single tin pipes. We also entirely exonerate the principal of the school and the assistants engaged under him from all blame in reference to the origin or spread of the fire; but tbat they behaved nobly through- out the whole excitement, and endeavored, with all the means at their command, to conduct the children out of the building safely, We earnestly commend the course taken by Coroner Isaac K. Snell, in giving this case a tho- rough investigation, such as the circumstances demanded. Signed by the jury. Nicholas Amerman, James Gillen, Stephen Johnson, John B. Tilton, John Murray, Willet Baldwm, W. A. Kenneday, Zacchens Maples, Richard L. Rogers, Alfred Horton. Abrabam Amerman, 5 St. Lawrence Hotel T: '. LAST ACT OF THE DRAMA—TAE PRISONER RELEASED ON BAIL. {From the Philadelphia Bulletin, This morning, in the Court of Oyer an fore Judges Allison and Thompson, Mr. Thayer an Brown, counsel of Thomas Wathington Smith, who acquitted, on the ground of insanity, of the murder Richard Carter, called the attention of the Court to th petition of Miss Mary E. Smith, which was filed in open court on last Tuesday, and cited the act of Assembly of 1836, the 62d section, which says:—‘‘In every ease in which it shall be given in evidence upon the trial of any person charged with any crime or misdemeanor, that such person was insane at the time of the commission of such offence, and such person shall be acquitted, the jury shall be required to find specially whether euch person was insane at the time of the commission of such offence, and to declare whether such person was acquitted by them on the ground of such insanity.’ Mr. Thayer proceeded to state to the Court that under the verdict in this case they had powef to commit him to the custody of his friends or to the State Lupatic Asylum. Mr. Thayer then proceeded, under the direction of the Court, to examine Doctor Klapp, ae of the prison, who testified to having qyended Mr. Smith from the day of his contine- ment up © the present time, he thought that his condition now was better than & was before the verdict was rend in this case; that to restore bis mmd to its equilibrium he should be placed in the custody of his sister, who says “ she will bestow her whole life to him.” To confine Smith would enly be an increased iajury to bis mind and body, and to take him to a lunatic asylum would be pernicious to him; there was po bailucination in him when I saw bim yesterday after the verdict; he said he was determined to obtain a divorce; | never heard Smith use a threat towards his wife; he appeared to be repugnant in his manner when speaking of his wife. Henry C. Townsend was now examined to show the con- dition of the m! of Mr. Smith. He said, as soon as the verdict had been rendered, he, Smith, appeared more calm and collected, and wished me to ‘proceed and got a divorce for him’ in the Legislature of Pennsylvania; when | told him of a notice boing necessary to be given to his wifo, he said, ‘ Good bye, poor woman!” and added, “her father been my beet friend before and since the trial.” 1 last night saw the prisoner's wife, and she said she was yen satisfied with his obtaining a divorce; she seemed deeply affected, and said she would go with her father to Witkesbarre and stay there; 1 think he would be better with bis sister, and { anderstand «he will take care of him; 1 saw no indications of insanity last evening. Misa Stary E. Smith was called and testified as follows— I think my brother Tom has no iil feelirgs towards his wife; he sald to me yesterday he would never burt or in- jure her; he pities her for the faults of an erring woman; 1 do not think he will commit any offence against the laws now; if you give him t me | will take him to New Castle county, Delaware, where he will be free from ex citement, and I will devote my whole life t» him Mr. Mann acquiesced in the remarks of Messrs. Thayer and Brown, and made quite a feeling speech Judge Allison remarked that, under the evidence that had been submitted to the jury, he fully coincided with the verdict. He paid the «ister of the prisoner a very | bigh compliment, and also the friends who bad gathered | around Smith in his hour of need. He thought from the | testimony elicited this morning that he did pot design in jury to his unfortunate wife, and therefore would admit the of to bail. Judge Ludlow coneurred in the genera) remarks made by Judge aye gop differed from bim in regard to the Police Intelligence. Novet Core ror Diskase.—Francis Miller and Andrew Schriveizer, natives of Germany, residing in Forty-seventh street, near Eleventh avenue, were taken into custody yesterday under somewhat amusing and peculiar circum: stances. A daughter of one of the Twenty-second ward police, while looking out of one of the rear windows of her residence, in Forty-eighth street, happened to witness a scene extremely disgusting to one of her tender years. The prisoners were busily engaged in skinning and salting down the carcass of a dog in the rear of their house ip Forty seventh street, when the quick eye of the young lacy iu question detected them in the act. information of the occurrence was immediately conveyed to the etation house, when policeman McDougal wax despatched to the scene of the butchery. Poor Beppo had already been jaced in pickle, and was about being deposited in the cel- lar for corning when the “star” made his appear- ance, and placed an injunction upon the proceedings. The policeman upon searching the apartments of the prisoners found @ quantity of suspicious looking sausages which, together with the carcass of the butchered dog, were conveyed to the station house as evidence against the accused, ier on being questioned relative to the kill- ing, skinning and salting down of Beppo declared that the carcass wag pot intonded for the benefit of any other than. himself. He ciaimed to have been acting under medicat advice in manifesting such a desire for dog meat, and said his doctor had ordered him to regale himself with the fru- gal repast at least once a day until he should be relieved from an attack of nervousness with which he was no doubt sorely afflicted. Schreveizer denied having ever manufactured apy dog meat sausages, and stated that it ‘was not his intention to join his friend Miller in the dainty dish that was prepared, but that he merely acted in the capacity of butcher on the occasion. Justiee Kelly de- cided to commit the prisoners for examination, on suspi- cion of their having been engaged in the unlawful occu pation of selling diseased meat. It is not known how many of the canine race suffered at the hands of the pri- sonere, but ifthe number of dogs stolen in the Twenty- second ward during the past six months be any indica- tion of the tigui ‘then the conclusion arrived at would be anything like favorable towards the accused. Stvaunar Arrain;-A Cask or Avpucrion.—Mrs. Rouff, residing at 220 Kast Eleventh street, went from her home on Thureday afternoon, for the purpose of purchasing some things, having in company her sister, who is a deaf mute, named Jane Morrow. The two in company pro- ceeded to Broadway, and Mrs. Rouff entered a store near Tenth street, leaving her sister standing by the door until she returned, and unattended. She was absent but a short time, and found, on returning to the street, that her sister was missing. Imagining that she had gone home, Mrs, Rouff proceeded thither, but to her dismay found’ that her charge was not thore, and thoroughly alarmed returned to Broadway and commenced searching tor the missing girl. A person near by stated that a well dressed man had driven to the store door in a carriage, and taken a female from the pavement about the time that Mrs. Rouif had been engaged in making her pur- chases: and from the description he gave of the one that he had noticed, but httle doubt can exist that the unfortu- nate girl has been decoyed away by some or other who noticed her helpless condition. Morrow is a very fine looking girl, five fet three inches in height, with black hair and black eyes. She had on a red shaw! and delaine drees, also a straw bonnet. Mr. Kellogg, of the telegraph office, immediately communicated the facts to all the station houses, but up toa late hour last night no traces of her whereabouts could be learned. F4 Personal Intelligence. Our London correspondent says:—Mr. Andrew Arce- deckue is the accepted Commodore of the Royal London Yacht Club, numbering over 600 of our first amateur jlors and yacht proprietors. Of the popularity of Mr. Arcedeckue’s election, we have but to refer you to The Field, Bell’s Life, Sunday Times, Era, and other pa. pers.’ They all agree that he is the right man in the right place, as true, legitimate, and fully determined, as his re- cent suggestions have shown, to unite in friendly compe- tition the yachtmen of America and England. Mr. Cor- nelius Grinnell is to be requested to accept the honorary secretaryebip of the London Club at New Mork. ‘The vacancy upon the bench of the Superior Court of Boston will probably be filled at once by Goy. Banks. Judge Thomas Russell, of the Boston Police Court, is likely to receive the place. Though strenuously opposed by many prominent members of the Boston bar, he is yet said to have the countenance of Chief Justice Shaw of the Supreme Court, Rufus Choate and Sydney Bartlett. Judge Neleon of the same Court, thongh improved in health, is still unable to perform ite duties, his resignation’ is also anticipated. Hon. Mr. Fenton, of New York, has been detained from bis seat in the House of Representatives by iliness. Governor King bas appointed Mr. John Fowler, Jr., of New Rochelle, Judge Advocate of the Second Division New York State Militia, with the rank of Lieutenant Colo- nel. A writer in the Washington States says:—My fair read- ers will remember a terrible domestic muss in Boston last ear, in which a young fellow, named Sumner, was 40 aten that he died, giving rise to all sorts of suits for ghter, divorce and other naughty matters. Well, leman here just from Kansas, telleme that this same Mr. Frank Dalton and his wife have made friends, deter- mined to live in peace, and are now quietly settled at Lawrence, where he is doing business. The Haverhill Gazette states that the wife of Mr. M. A. Tidd, of Georgetown, gave birth to four children one day last week, three of ‘whom are still living. A year ago last June, she gave birth to three at one time, all of whom are doing well. ARRIVALS. From Richmond, &e, in the steamship Jamestown—Mra R W Heath, three ebildren and nurse, Miss Allen, © Allen, J le Wilcox, J F Allen, F Cramer, WJ Clarke, J W Swan. Mra L Wright, N H Wolte, Capt T Skinner, M Hj Prince, J Harry, A J Thompson, J Jackson, J # Adams, E MoGregor, D Field, Capt Tennis, J Hopkins, Jr, JE Harris, R Duncas, and 7 in t A / favor by communicating further informs the death of C. B,C. in California, noticed Saturday, the 16th instant. Please address P. W. office. ALIFORNIA—J. ©. ANSTAIN, J at the Herald office for the abo farmer, from the above named place. ter of last Friday or Saturday. DURING MY RECENT ABSENCE FROM NRW YORK several letters for my friends were addressed to my care, which ean be had by calling at No, 73 Liberty street, an Chas. H. Talbot. a TRA—I SHALL MEET YOU. HERE IS A LETTER named gentleman, Tn answer to his let~ I" JULIUS FREDERICK TRETSCULER WILL CALL at Whiting & Clark's, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, 385 Broadway, he will hear of something to bia advantage, F MR. CHARLES WILMOT WILL CALL AT THE Herald office, he will find a letter trom the West awatting him. Tbave forgot your address, F—a, F MR. ORS, WHO WAS SPIRITED FROM HIS wife, will call on James Neary, 602 Brondway, he will bear of something to his advantage: F THE CARMAN, WHO TOOK BY MISTAKE ONE baggage from (5 ry, be will re place is st sa to Frances, New York Post of nd. witl bear of a lady fr [XTORMATION | WANTED—OF ADOLPHA LOREMAR, an Hungarian youth, 15 years old, speaks good English, German and Freoch.. bis speedy re'urn is implored hy bis deserted but a mother. Apply at B. Polatsek’s, eet, N.Y. ND OWEN parish of Dramrany Ybio in 1882. Any in} fuily tecetved by the: street, Brooklyn, L. 1 J J.—ADDRESS: . SAMUEI SWAN Georgia. cone act of 1845. The Court then gave the c' \y of T. W. Smith to his sister, under security in the bum of $5,000, which was ‘omptly entered by Joba F Keen, Fsq., of the firm of \yers, Claghorn & Co. The prisoner was then discharged. tog going out of the dock he was greeted most cor- dially by his numerous friends, who again thronged the court room. The sister, in giving her testimony, ev more feeling than she has hitherto exbibived. wring the expression, ‘'I will take care of hi soul seemed dedicated to the service ot brother. Such an instance of genuine affection we have rarely seen exhibited. After Smith was released bi dressed Mr. Brown, thanking him in the most gratefal ‘and eloquent tanner for hia un ed services in behalf of her brother. Mr. Brown received this tribute of grati tude with characteristic ease and grace, and replied that he had performed only hie duty, but that she had done more than the rest—her patience, anxiety and fidelity have not their parallel in history. ‘A great crowd was gathered outside the building, and Smith and bis sister were greeted with hearty cheers emerged from the court house. ister converantionally ad A Canxpantan Vanpict—Srrcrat. Provisien ror 4 Famity.—We find in the Toronto (lobe and the some in details of another action tgainet Western fal damages for the death of Mr. Alexander Grant, caused by the terrible accident at the Desjardins bridge. was Mrs. Flizabeth Grant, the widow of the a It ET ey er Tare S menced business as’ ® leas, seventeen balf an iberation, rendered a verdict eee ten: as follows,—For the widow, $6,000; rst child, $400; second child, $600; third child, $1,000; fourth child, $1,200; fifth child, $2,000. Total, $11,200. Anrivan or Nicanagvans.— Within the last few days there have arrived here from Norfolk, by the steam- ere, a number of persons who were attached to Walker's army in Nicaragua. They are generally in & destitute condition, and complain, about the manner in which they have been treated. ing New York as their residence, bang Ay that goveanment should have for: warded them that place, instead of Norfolk, where they were unknown, and had no personal resources. Baltimore American, Jan. 20. RarLRoap Accipent—Mr. Jonett Jones, express meesenger between Boston and Methune, was killed by — and Maine Railroad, on the och inst SAMUBL SWAN SAMUEL SWAN M. A LETTER AWATTS YoU + _square Post qfice, from Cyrus Hawley. HOULD THIS MEET THE BYR OF MR. JONN N ford, native of Newton Bushell, Devonshire, Bugland, » currier by trade, whe learned the irade of Mr. Bigford, and left London in the year 1817 of 1818 for Pennayivania, now residing in Towa, liza Croat, Joint, would be & letier to Richard Maiden lane, New inte, Georgia. usta, Georgia. IN UNION SAW THE COPY OF ROSA BONTIEUR'S re, the “Horse Pair,’’ at the Express, 101 Nas t ne picture, but cannot compare It is well worth aeeti h the [fatten terrier, sgabere vo the same of oa ona sliver collar marked Renton, Waveriey tlouse. The finder will be liberally rewarded by lexving him at the above number. ON WRONESDAY AFTER. portemonnaie, with initials #8. F. L. and lining. The' finder is welcome to lease return the purse to No. 6 East Sit tly Lo BROADWAY, greet red money, but will teenth street. Lee BU fader will Ti Cedar ati OST—ON THE NIGHT OF THE 2TH INST, AT THE Amity bop, or in returning through Bleecker street to Abingdon place, a point iace handkerchief, The finder will receive a suitable reward by leaving it at 34 Abingdon place. O8T—A CHECK DRAWN BY B. F. MANIERRE, €O. Lea erase tet oe nie y by sone are hereby cautioned : he aame, payment of aadi.ghrs hae fauna" ag Geren ers O8T—A BUNCH OF KEYS, BETWEEN TWENTY — wreet, New York, and State sireet, Brooklyn, jer will confer a special favor by leaving them with GB. Daniela, 26 Dey street OST—THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 2, BE- tween Bleecker and Thirty fourth sireeta, ® tink Foeceabling « pleket fence, The finder will be sutta- bly rewarded on returning it to 97 West Fourteenth street. —FROM 8&2 FOURTH AVENUE, A SMALL een 10 and 2 o'clock, yesterday, Dat. A iberal reward wil be ven by returning him to the abov « v re L in BROADWAY OR BLERCKER STREET, ON edveniay evening. ® Jadyiscamen breast pin. Any person returning the same to 56 Hammond will be suitabl) rewarded and receive the thanks of the owner, it being « gi from a very dear friend. Nove 8 HERESY GIVEN THAT A CERTAIN ebeck drawn by the Manufacturers’ and Tradere’ Bank Buffalo on the 18 of September, 1887, to the amount of 00, in favor of Charlen i. Khenpforih, aid certified hy the nk of the Republic of New York, has been lost, and pay ment (bereo! bas been stopped, ate bu Eaveart ied Ly ey suitably rew ing t 4 My y leaving them at No, STOR ROUSE.—THE PATRONS OF THR ASTOR House are respectfully requested to give notice of thelr intended visits during the approachmg business neasen. ©. A. STETSON. CARS ;4 LETTER MAILED ON TH J saquary last, by Wm. Warner & Vo. Phiu dressed to Oswin Welles, Glastenbury. ‘Conn... draft drawn by Grant & Nelson, dated bia, Va. 1#67, on four months, for twenty five hundred 26, dollars, on Chas, M. Connolly & Co., in New York, and accepted by the wary, 18de atthe Baok af im payable on the 28h of any North America, apd endorsed by Wm. Warher & Vo... the order of Oswin Welles, Said letter and draft not having reached their destination, the public is caution@d against ne gotlating the same, as payment thereof hax been stopped. M. RADER, 92 Wail OUSE’S PRINTING TELEGR APH.—WASHINGTON, Jan., 1858.—For the convenience of the Governmer Departments, bankers and residents gendrall of the Weat end of the elty, the New York and Washington Printing Teie- graph Company have opened an office in Willard's Hotel, whence messages will be transmitted direct to Baltimore, Philade!phia and New York, and from those cities, in cones: tion with the different House and Morse \elagrap! lines, to Wheeling, Pittsburg. Cincinnati, Louisville, Nashville, bis and New Orleans; Albany, [tuffalo, Cleveland, at, RS. CORA HATCH SPEAKS IN STUYVESANT IN mtitute this (Friday) eveniog. Subject seiected by the ence, Also In Brooklyn Institute on Sunday neat, at 3 k. Subject—Marriage in the spheres, Admission 150. OTICE.—AN OFFICE OF THE CENTRAL COMMIT tee on petitions to Congress for the passage of 4 general bankrupt law has been established at No 12 Jobn street, ap stairs, Office hours from 19 A. M. to 9 P. M. OOR HOG OR DIE.—A HOG, FOUR YEARS 01 weighing nearly one thousand pounds, will be on hibition at No. 4 Fulton Market, to day, at 10 o'clock. Deal- ere in pork and others respectfully invited to attend. PECTAL NOTICE TO DRY Goons DEALE! s.—A DRY goods honse, having one of the best stores in Canal street, and will aell are preparing to engage in the wholosaie tra part of their stock, Which is in first rate condition, and give long lease of their store, which as a business ‘stand ia une equailed. This offersa rare chance to reaponaible business men. Areal bargain of stock will be given and on liberal terms. Address, immediately, A. H. Howland, Broadway Post ofice. JHE BURNS ANNIVERSARY ASSOCIATION Will selebrate ‘THE POET'S BIRTHDAY At Mozart Hall, P.M. Tickets $1 br way; T. Miller, 106 Sixth avenue; Dui Bros., 21 Third avenue; Wm. Miller, 20 Third nue; H. Orr, 31 John street, or of any of the committe», BAVID B. SCOTT, President, DR. HISLOP, J. Guay, See. WM. MILLER, Y Sag COMMM@TEE ON WHARVES, PIERS AND SLIPS of the Board of Councilmen will hold a meeting at No. 12 City Hall, on Friday, Dec. 22,413 P.M., in relation to the removal of the steamboat landings, ec. ' Parties interested are invited to oe Coun in G, P, BICKFORD, 2 Committee on B.'t. RHODES, | & Wharves, Piers J, WH, BRADY, and Slips. {Vice Pres'ta. bi lad LAWYERS.—WANTED—A LEGAL GENTLEMAN, of joquence and perseverance, to undertake & case int volving a toriune, baif of which shall be the reward of suc- tesa. None need apply but those conssions of power to com. pete with the first legal skili in the country, Address, with name, box 1,994 Post office. — ee a INSTRUCTION. FOR BUSINESS MEN y. has a private desk vacated this may be secured by Bnew pupil at only $10 for a full course of lessons. Regular terms, 25. Apply this day or evening for the $10 desk. LADY REFINEMES wishes a situation as visiting or resident gove family or school, or Would accept of a situation to tak: of a gentleman's house. Would pe willing to g> South or West. Address Governess, Madison square Post offi A NSORIBER WILL RECEIVE PU. private ifsiruction in. penmanship, bookkeeping ond arithmetic, at the rooms No. 362 Kroadway, corner of Franklin street, and No. 9) Broadway, corner of Twentieth atreet, OLIVER B, GOLDSMITH, OF EDUCATION AND RENCH LESSONS.—A FRENCH LADY DESIRES A few more pups to instruct in the French ianguag Address P. C., box 154 Herald ofice, or call at her residenc 316 Hicks st., Brooklyn. pours CLASSER.—PROF. D. LAGROTX 764 BROAD- way, is now forming classes in French, for the winter, both for beginners and for thowe already advanced, wishing to erfert themselves in conversation. A thorough practical nowledge and & pure, Parisian pronunciation imparted by & new and approved method. For terme and particulary app! ag above, “Big to 1054 o'clock A. M., oF from 6 to 10 PM, AVING A BOY, BIGHT YEARS OLD, AND WHO speaks the Spanish and English lang: ‘weil, T abould itke to put in one of the institutions of this city or vieinity, and in payment of his board and tuition, Tan ready to devote so many hours every day giving lessons in the Span- ish, French and English branches. Address Senor Padre, Broadway Post office, for one week. NSTRUCTION,—BOARD.— NGLISH LADY DE res board, in exchange for leasons in English, French, Malian, Germain Spanish, or it ddraw ing. She has » University dip! ood references, Ad- dress,lostructor, ladies’ window, OWF'S $1 WRITING CLASSES, M7 BROADWAY.— The system perfectly acquired in twelve lessous. Age or deficiency no impediment. Pupils instructed at their reni- dence as usual. Wedding and visiting cards and orn imental penmanship executed equal, if uot superior to plate en graving. wees FOR THREE SMALL CHILD: in the country; Igeation in the vicinity of New York. Address Y. X. Z., Werald off DANCING ACADEMIES. _ vo “inases now open I BARNRSTT AND T. HRALY'S DANCING + mics in New Wek and Brookiyn.—The sixth bop on Tuceday evening, Jan, 26. Day® and evenings of tnitien in New York, Tuesdays and Protaye; and in Brooklyn, in Franklin Building, 106 Orange street, ‘near Fulton, Dare and evenings of tuition, Wednesdays and Katurdays, Afternoon cinases from 2toS: evening do.. for indies, from 7 to 8; for gentlemen, from 8 t09. Bail room practice from 9% IL o'cloex. Mesers. B. & H.'s grand complunentary ball comes offon the Sub of January. IGA, a4 the Apolto Rooine, 410 roadway. Tlekote may de obtained the academies or of the pupa. HINCHMAN, 112 Kleseker street, Chairman, R. Atagnion, Baltic street, Treasurer, HrarronD Coos, Secretary ACADR- DRY GUOUDS, 60 oO“ AND ade half price during the month of January. * — sremendous bargaine On hand for thore who have dein yed porceedng Deir winter garmenta, GEO. BULPIN, 41 Broadway. D®Y, 20008 WANTRD-IN EXCHANGE FOR IM. proved and productive real eataie, situated 'n a feuriah- ing town near New York, on one of’ the leadicg railroads. Halanoe of retail stock preferred. Address M. ¥., postpaid; box 3311 Post office. J ARLY SPRING DRY GOODS. GREAT ASSIGNRE'S SALE At No, 415 iro way ner of Lispenard atreet, THE ENTIRE SPRING AND SUMMER STOCK OF GB. WILLIAMS & COMPANY, Formerly at 767 Brondway,) And removed to the first hamed address For greater convenien= f anle, Rich pri jaconeta, and calieors, New spr 198 silks, Table and other linena, Em >rotderies, lace goods ano hosiery, Consisting chiefly of importadona INTENDED FOR THE BNSUING SPRING And which, on account of the Inte disastrous times, ust now be forced TO ABSOLUTR AND PRREMPTORY SALE, Ry orvler of the assignees. Terms, cash only. Sale’ now on. Store opened at 10 and close at 6 o'clock G*k: SALE OF DRY GOODS AT RETATI. The ‘at Columbian Hail 281 Grand tinue to offer the eutire balance of winter goods at 6 centa, and al) others at 45 cents from the original coat prives, coed the whole by the first of February neat, and invites pardcular attention to the 4 i» iain ond Agured silte, rinoes, piaide and p Lace and mashn "reat, con QHIRT BOSUMS, WRISTBANDS AND © © every style, from the lowest to the finest « stantly kept on hans and made to order at THE LISEN STORE, way, above Astor piace. J.C. MILLIKEN & A MODERATE SIZKD FURNISHED HOUSE WANTED, ep ty, that immediately, bj Will take good card of the house and furniture. Broad wa) preferred, below Meecker street Apply to B. W. RICH- ARDS, 3t Broadway. sng OUSE WANTED, IN soUT! OOKLYN -IN BX- change for cash and ‘ye, A thr mony bes , sitaated neighborhood, belween Court and Henry sireeia an . Walter a == ine good and Harrison street Lacke, box 2,787 ‘OUSE WANTED.—A TWO STORY OR SMALL THRER story house, with gaa and bathe, is bya witew indy, with emall family. Location must Li Third and ‘inh a 4 P| cehee! greets and | raf en, yd Maureen ti, W, Terand office. < few Yor! OUSE WANTED—ON FIFTH AVENUE OR IMMEDT- ate vicint just De first clase and full Int. Prige not oxeveding ea HH, ce. Horaid ANTE: OOD HOUSR AND LOT IN A RESPROT. WwW EEO we sous for elotbing a part, vacant Jota near J Clty, and « farm near Ade dress bor Lid Peat Sthce een ANTED—ON THE IST DF FRBRCARY, IN FULTON W iter lyn, for s indy and , three or four tahcrolebed, om the second ET ioe oF ome Feom on the eacond an the balance on the floor. it ‘monty in advance. Light business done. Address W. eeinune prise. ac, box 288 Post office, Brooklyn. TY A SMALL FAMILY, A PART OF A Wane cccaund tor preferred), with conveniences for honsekeeping. Rent not tb'exesed $14 per month. Addrems G. L., Herald offtee. rar TANTED TO LEASE—A LOT ON THE RAST SID WW iiihe city, between Houston nod Thirty fourth sirseta, and Third avenue and Avenne A. Address, ating and terme, William B Haws, 3% Canal street, ocauon