The New York Herald Newspaper, February 28, 1858, Page 3

Whe Mctropolitan Peltee lew in the Legisin- ‘We publish below abstractsof the report of Mr. Weir, ‘im the House of Assembly, on the bill for the repeal of the ‘Metropolitan Police law, the minority report of Mr. Jona C. Mather, in the Senate, on his own bill forthe same pur- pose, and Senator Diven’s new bill to amend the Metropo- ‘Man Police law of last seasiou—all of which are just now ecoupying the attention of the State Legislature, reported: ABSTRACT OF THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTER ON THE BILL RELATIVS TO THE REPEAL OF THE METROPO LITAN POLICE LAW. Bathe Assembly, on the 17th of February, Mr. Weir, from the Committee on the Incorporation of Cities and Vil- Jages, to whom was referred the Metropolitan Police bill of April, 1857, and the bill for its repeal. The Repeal bill they report favorably into the House, ‘and recommend its passage without amendments. In the examination of the Metropolitan Police law, they review Ne dangerous effects as a precedent—its conflict with the cepstitution. In a!!cding to the former police system the looking back we find that previous to 1844 the city ef New York had but a few officers, who in the day time ‘acted as a police force, whilst at night the property and safety of its citizens were protected by some eight hun- dred watchmen. The people of the m lis, becoming sensible ihat the day or police officers before alluded wo were altogether insufficient for the purpose of shielding ‘them against ihe depredations of burglars and agsassins, eailed for the sboliehment of the night watch thatthey might create a more powerful and efficient system in its Place. In accordance with the wishes and action of the citizens of that locality, the police of the city of New York ere regulated and governed pureuant to an act of the ure, ed in the year 1844. The whole force, mcoording to that act, consist of a chief of police, cap- taing, assistant captains and policemen, not to exceed oight undred in number, ant they were all sppointed by tae Mayor and Common Counc!] and the Assessors of the seve- val wards. In the eetablehment of the new system we see the Leg'slature acting in harmony with the will of the an amendment of the c'tv charter, passed in the year }, @ separace department was organized for police pur- poses, and the Mayor was made its head. A chief of police was required to be appointed by the Mayor, “ by and with the consent of the Board of Aldermen.” in this alteration no dissatisfaction was visible, and as a coase- quence the Legislature acted in consonance with the fecl- mgs of the electors of the city of New York. After the adoption of the constitution of 1853, the Police Department was reorganized by an act of the Legislature. and the Mayor, Recorder and City Judge were constitnted ® ‘Board of Commiesiouers of Police,” ani to that “ board’? was committed the appointment and removal of ihe Chief of Police, and of all the subordinates of the police force, and the duty of trying delinquent policemen. The Mayor was made the head of the police, as in the act of ‘Y84o. Fare seein sain he Erecedins. tg that were made, peace and quietness prevailed ; of thin, niated because the act of tho was in ™ e Legislature mity with the expectations of the citizens of the locality. then ‘ded to give @ history of the obnoxious the Metropoiitan Police law, with which we ure unfortunately too familiar. In this history and description of the previous and pre- sent operation of the acts of the Legislature they declare chat we have the distinct features of the difference be ‘tween usur} power and the mutual co operation of the le and their representatives in the substitution of we that were not the result of that reciprocal feel of agreement which should ever exist between citizens whose moterest and welfare are identical. Up to the passage of the ‘‘Metropolitan Police’ act of April 15, 1857, +*there ‘was no dispesition manifested by the Luo of thesity of New York hostile to the action of preceding LegisItures regarding the regulation and management of their muni- cipal police. As long as the citizens of this locality were — ‘with the vidence that they were allot to pro- for their own safety, in the selection of their own agents, there was no apparent attempt to inter- fere with their recognized sovereignty within the limits of the jurisdiction of the city, they were contented; but when the act of April 15 was announced as haviog passed, it need. ed no scrutiny, but the instinctive volition of the first im. pulse showed them that (be Legislature had outraged the ‘constitution, in attacking and renJeripg useless the ee principle of self government, in withdrawing from them of exercising in the localities the attributes or essence of that @unicipal organization which lays at the foundation and whence springs the true phase and substance of our democratic government. That the opin- wn thus formed is correct, we have only to recur to the analysis of the arguments which have been produced to Sustain the Legislature in this attempt to give a construc. tion to the constitution—a construction which we deem wholly at variance with its intention and previsions. The people or electors of the four counties for whom the law was created jhave declared itas repugnant to their ideas of what they conceive to be the rights guaranteed to ‘them by the constitution. Over a million and a quarter of poopie, speaking through their representatives, within the precincts of the operation of the enactments of this act, refused to endorse it. With sueh evidence of its revolting features, is it poesible that it shall remain in opposition to the will of this multitade who protest against its accept- ‘ance and continuance? ‘The action of the Jegislature of 1857 in construing their power 80 a8 to avoid the apparent violation of the constitution, in unitung four counties and making them as a district, does not alter the fact that the sphere of the - was extended in the evident action of perpe- ‘rating an injustice to the interpretation of that instrament- By a close perusal of the rights of cities, towns and villages, the originators of the Metropolitan’ act of 1857 were forced to abandon the Seaton of the law to the eity of New York, and therefore they bethougat them velves of an expedi¢ut (> incorporate this oifending lo cality with three of the other counties; ani namo the persone within this increased boun tary a district. Here we have the evidence of an adroitress of fertility which more becomes the sleight of hand pretensions of the juggler than it does betray the far seeing capacity of those logis. dators. The committee combat the idea that the public fanction- ar@ having abuse! their power |s any justification for depriving the whole body of electors of their privilege to choeee their officers. The decision of the Court of Anpeals next taken up, and the principal fuactionary thereof severely dealt’ with, for “foregoing the Kmitation 10 which the Judiciary is properly restricted, and allying the high functions of his office with that of the Legisia re, ia combining and making common cause with it in itravening the purposes of the constitution. ‘The Court of Appeals, they say, does not pretend to for- tify the act of the Logisiature by any evidence that the latter body were called upon through the usual mode of application, by petition or otherwise, for an alteration in the police of either of the four counties, but goes on to suppose that the creation of the act “must be considered to bave determined that public convenience and the public good would be promoted by abolishing the local character of the police of the f counties.”’ Ii the te of the four counties that were to be reached by the effects of the bilt did not complain or call for the interposttion of the Legislature in altering the law, where or from whence came the proof that the obliteration of their rights would be a “public convenience?” From the absence of any manifestations of the four counties in assenting to or desir- ing a change for the ‘public convenience,” we see that the supposition of the Legislature and the supposition of © the Court of Appeals are frivolous aad anworthy pretexts to carry through some invidious of interested ; urpose of the instigators for the infliction of a wrong upon the con- stitutional rights of their fellow citizens. ‘After diepating the point that the public interests of any locality would be prejudiced by the vested right whicn gives tbe people the power of abolishing a local Office by the exercise of the franchise, the committee pro- coed to show that the cities of New York and Ta have not only been degraded in the suppression of the right of selecting Police Commissioners, but they have deen likewise oppressed with such additional taxation and ‘Durdens in the expenditure of moneys as would suit the extensive views of those centralized commissioners; and thet, with regard to the public or local interest being the establishment of the Metropolitan Police act within the cities of New York and Brooklyn, the re- sult of its operations bas been that of total unfitness and to meet the expected predictions of ite authors. ‘Ae reepecte the counties of Richmond and Westchester, the local and reserved power of the inhabitants has shown ‘that the anticipated usarpation of their rights, by their action, have been rendersa legislatively useless. The report concludes thus: — By the existence of the law and the management of these by whom its stipulations are carried out, there have been added to the ex, of treasury of the ony of New York over one quarter of a million of dol- lare. Here, then, is one of the effects of an attompt to Jepislate for what has been termed the public interest; dot, unfortunately for the citizens of the metropolis, they cannot recognize the application of such term as coming im the scope of this meaning, inasmuch as the raising ‘of the above amount of money is extracted from the resi- dents of the city of New York. Were the citizens of the reat of the State required to furnish the proportion of the ‘amount of moneys to defray the increased expenges of tho n it might be aseumed that it was a general and pot al transaction, the burthen of which fails most grievously upon the shoulders of this overtaxed munci- pality. ABSTRACT OF THE MINORITY REPORT, BY SENATOR MATHER, ON THE METROPOLITAN POLICE LAW, PRESENTED TO THE SENATE ON FRIDAY, PEBRU- any 25, 1858. Mr. Mather, from the select committee to which was re- ferred that portion of the Governor's message relating to the act passed April 15, 1867, entitled ‘An act to establish a Metropolitan Police district, and to provide for the gov. ernment thereof,’ and the memorial of the Police Commis- pioners suggesting certain amendments to the said act, together with the bill Introduced by the undgrexgaed for fte immediate repeal, respectfully reports be hae given to the subjects referred to tle committee such con fideration as their importance seemed to demand, and eubmits to the Senate the result of his examination and re- floctions for ite action, ‘The question is one of vital impor- tance, not only to the people residing within the Metropo- Mtan Police district, but to the whole people of the State, It not only involve: grave questions of constitutional law, Dut covriserations of great public importance in respect to the government of municipal corporations and the rights of the members of municipal bodies to regulate and control their internal affairs. It presents in the broadest form the question whether looai government under our constitution and laws is in any sense independent, or ‘whether i is the policy of the Legisiature of this State to ignore the right of the people city to govern them. selves, While it will be admitted that all municipal bodies derive their functions trom the sovereigns to whom their allegiance is due, it equally certain that the uniform rule of policy has been to leave the constituent members of a municipality perfectly free to manage their own af faire in their own way, so long as their action was re- strained within the limite of their charters, atfd not incon- sistent with general laws and public policy’ For instance, ‘geeted. until the action of the lagis 7, that weity bad not the absolute right to elect or appoint ita own local officers, by whom the gov ernment ot the municipal body was to be’conducted. It ie Dolieved to have never been questioned that such right Sristed until the Logklature enw ft to aseail the ine pendence of the city of Now York and usurp ite govern. fhent in a branch most essential to the safety of the lives and property of fs citivens, and virtually aifecting every interest connected with {te internal administration. Mr. Mather proceeds to show that the previous method ‘of appointing police by the Mayor was satisfactory, and gore into a history of the new law, which deprives the People of their constitutional rights to elect Weir own NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1858. tt serupulour po! more elev: motive than that which stimulates Mercenary politicians a has scarely ever been gait. That resietance to sucl whose rights have been wantonly trampled im some form exceed the narrow limits need not in a free country occasion surprise. Yet it is @ matier of gratification a intensely excited populate, ¢- of deep wrong, acquiesced in the judgme) ‘on the issue between them and their oppressors; and when the tribunal of last resort pronounced the enactment valid they submitted to the decree, and now make thei appeal to the poople’s representatives for a restoration of their rights. ‘h reference to the decision of the Court of Appeals, he says:— it cannot, however, be denied but that the decision was not in harmony with the sentiment of the people of the State, a 6 majority of whom, it is believed, concur in the view of constituted power maintained in tho luminous and able opinion of the distinguished Judge who spoke for en its judgment was pro» ig eettled and cannot be reversed. ever, does not p: eclude inquiry into the justice and policy of the law, or an examination of the consequences which must ensue if the bare thus imaugurated is to pre- ‘vail as the settled rule of legisiation. Until the bold experiment of establishing a Metropotitaa Police for the city of New York and its vicinity, it is be- Meved that no one imagined that any such vagrant power was lurking in the constitution as would authorize the Legislature to disfranchize a particular locality} ahd force upon it a local government without the cousent of the goverped. The Le; ire of the State may limit and dofine the powers municipal hove, Citeng ut when a municipal government has been established by law, with the power of governizg itelf within the limits of its charter, it is plainly in violation of tbe first principle upon which the existence of such a corporation is based, that its executive or administrative officials are to be forced upou it by a central authority without the consent of those for whose benefit or protection the local government was organized. If the Legislature have power to assume the control of the municipal affairs of the city of New York, the city cor- poration ceases to exist except in name, and the powers poe to it are usurped by a foreign power, and its own reduced to obedience to foreign masters. e experiment of such legislation has as yet been tried only wy the city of New York and vicinity; butif it isa rule of policy to be carried out, it ', and no doubt will, be apphed to all other cities and | itles as soon as Coca gion may arise when an unssrupulous party flods itself in power, with a horde of hungry aspirants for office to pro- vide for beyond their ability to supply; and in due time it may be expected that every city and village in the Siate will be provided by the central power at Albany with officers for the management of its mterpal concerns. Whatever may be regarded as the legal aspect of such question, it is impossible that the inan- guration of such’ @ policy can bo received with favor anywhege. Regard for the rights of the people in ths 82 lection of their own public agents, from the highest to the lowest, has been a predon inant principle, almost univer- saily acted upon in the administration of our government in every department. It was a leading idea in the forma- tion of Gur present State constitution, and was supyesed to have been placed beyond the reach of legislative invasion by the framers of that instrament. The people had be- = LE ccbebeony ap apes soo be ae phat gs localities by a ruling pol ry capital, ‘a pro- vision Was yn gran any interference in the se lection of county, town, city and village officers by any branch of the State government was supposed to be for bidden. The debate and proceedings of the Convention of 1846, and the constitution which was the result of its la- bors, need only be referred to to show that the prevailing spirit which controlled its deliberations and results was hostility to the centralization of State powers and ade- sire to obtain security for the future by a dec- laration of local independence in the choice of local agents to administer local government. It was supposed that these interests had by the framers of this constitution been placed beyond the reach of any mercenary or — nical power, which, by any accident or misfortune, should ever after obtain contro! of the Legislature of the State. Tt ts now, however, made evident that those wise and salutary provisions are unequal to the purpose for which they were desired. By an edroit scheme, devised by necdy and aspiring partisans, the spirit of the constitu tion may be violated with jimpunity; the courts are pow erless to give relief, and every city, county, town and village, in the management and control of its internal af- taire, is placed at the mercy of a political majority in the Legislature; they are liable to invasion by any number of joreign emisearies which the exigencies of a political majority may force upon them, while taxation is wrong from the people to support the polltical favorites depated to exercige authority over them. Mr. Mather goes on to exhibit the multifarious evils | which must spring from such & violation of the conetitn tional rights of citizens ip all the details of municipal gov. ernment. New York and Rrooklyn, nay, even New York aod Schenectady, may be connectes under one govern- ment, and a host of needy politicians from abroad be ap pointed at Albany to control their municipal offices, and receive their pay from the tax payers who have no voice mm their election. After dwelling at some length on these dangers to the independent government of our great citios,, Mr. Mather thus concludes his report.— Every transfer of the legitimate power of the people of ary locality to agents commissioned by a central dynasty, is one step in the direction of despotism; andSf one step may be taken with im yy, another and larger stride will inevitably follow. “ Pternal vigilance is the price of Kiberty,’’ and regard for the teachings of tis great maxim ts as essential to the preservation of a free government, as it is potent in the effort to achieve it A single effort of despotic legislation may not in itself furnish ground for serious apprehension, beyond the limite where the injury is directly felt; but the most appropriate period for the correction of error and for the redress of a es wrong is when the appeal is firet made to the tri minal capable of affording relief. The people ot the Me- tropolitan Police district appeal to the Legislature to re- store to them their ancient rights. They have been deprived of them against their earnest remonstrance and without adequate cause. Rights which have been enjoyed without interruption for a period beyond the memory of Hiving men have been taken away for no higher parpose than to swell partiean triamph and gratify partisan ambi tion, It was the work of grasping and wascrapulour poli — New York, Sams, ' Vestchester Ce | Ca «sired no copartnership in the management of their ma nicipal affairs: and above all, they desired no political commission, selected at Albaty, \o Create and control their local police. They desired then, as they desire now, to administer their own local government witbin their own Sereteey without interference of the State suthoritie while they ask and no more than is their acknow ledged right, it not their purpxe to quietly submit to unprovoked outrage, #0 as the means of legitimate resi<tance furnishes the hope of ulti maie redress. In reference to that portion of the annual message of his Excollency the Governor commenling the operations of the Metropolitan Police act to legislative fa vor, the undersigned need only add that the executive recommendation ! not in accordance with the views and sentiments of any considerable portion of the people who are subjected to the operations of the law. No reforin is even claimed to have been effected. The extent of the ‘achievement {* that the Legislature has dismissed from tervice the most efficient police force ever organized in the city of New York, and substituted in their stead, with few exceptions, a partisan police, without regard to their qualifications or efficiency, under whose auapices crime ‘and taxation are steadily on the increase. The people of New York, Kings, Richmond and Westchester, by the unanimous voice of their representatives in the Senate ant Assembly, demand that this obnoxious law be annulled; that their foreigo masters be diecharged, and that they be permitted ayain to exercise the rights and immyuities of self government. ABSTRACT OF SENATOR DIVEN'S BILL TO AMEND THE METROPOLITAN POLICE LAW, The following is an abstract of the bill introduced inte the Senate by Mr. viven to amend the Metropslitan !"e Jaw of April, 1867. It will probably be the moeasm agreed upon by the black republicans as a subetiuto for the obnoxious act of the last Legisiature — ‘The first section of the act hereby amended is # amend od as to read as follows:—The counties of New York aad Kings shall hereafter constitute a district to be called th» Metropolitan Police district of the State of New York. There shall be #ix commissioners of police, who sha!l be the chief officers of the said Metropolitan 'Polico district, and who shall severally possess and pertorm thereia the ere and duties authorized and enjoined by ths set said commirsioners, together with the mayors of the Gities of New York and Brooklyn, shall form the Board of Police for the district, and, a majority of them «tal stitute a quorum of such board for the transaction bneinees Section two of the old act is amended so aa to read Aas follows: At the next annual general election there shail \o elected four potice commissioners, two of whom shall bold their office for two years, and the other two for three years. Sach commissioners shall be elected by ballot by the legal votes ot said district at each general election Fach ballot shall contain the names of ten commissioners, and no elector shal! vote for more than two cormmis sioners, Such ballot shall be endorsed “Molise.” Opps site one name on aid ballot shell be written or printed the ‘words “for sbortterm.’’ The two persons named in the ballot having the largest number shail be elected, the one ‘ite to whose name the word “for short term” i+ written or printed, for two years, and the other for three years fand the persons named in the ballot having the next largest number, sball in like manner be elected, the ane for two and the other for three years ‘At the annual gene. ral election for 1869, and at each annual general election thereafter, there shall be elected two police oommissioners: @ho shall hold their offlee respectively for three years. Such election to be by ballot endorsed as above. provided such baliot shail contain the name of but one commis: sioner: and no elector shall vote at anysuch election for more than one cemmissioner. The person receiving the highest number of votes, and the person receiving the next highest shall be elected. The official torm of each commissioner ‘ahail commence on the first day of January next Ber hie th of expire on the fret day of May next, aball Continue in office wpb) the fips day of eaner -¥ noxt, and M onee of dewth, : i : g i Ff g ‘the city of New York sha!! be President of the Mayor of the city of Brooklyn shall be A treasurer shall be elected by the Board ‘The Board shali have power to appoint a chief clerk and cix deputy clerks for the district, who shall severally hold office at the penate ot the One Deputy Superintendent shall keep his office have office accommodations in the city of Brooklyn. , Deputy Superintendent, , “and all patrolmen shall be 6 Commissioners of Police. Mayor of the city of New York or the Mayor of , for cause, remove any of the & and on such removal shall ‘the Board the cause of each removal ; so! removed may be restored to his place thirds of the members of the Board. re merino mar og of any of the Com- missioners, it e] de filled by the Board of Supervisors of the city and county of New York. All provisions of the act hereby amended, or any other act inconsistent with the provisions of this, and all the provisions of the act hereby amended, relating to the counties of Richmond and Westchester are hereby repealea, ‘This act shall take effect on the first day of May next. 5 z u | The Police Commissioners, ANOTHER PROBABLE DEAD LOCK IN THE POLICE COMMISSION—ALL THE MEMBERS OF THS STATH OOMMISSION BUT ONE TO EXPIRE IN TWO MONTHS— —PROBARLE REDUCTION OF TH® BOARD TO THRER —THE STRIFR FOR VACANCIRS—NO APPOINTMENTS LIKELY—CAN TMH OLD BOARD HOLD OVER!—CAN THE GOVERNOR FILL THE BOARD IN SPITE OF THE SENATE? THE COMPETITORS AND THE PIPELAY- ING, BTC. The police force of the city has reached within about one hundred and fifty men of the highest number on duty under the old system. The character of the new body and the executive efficiency of its organization have had their trial. Public opinion is pretty generally made up on the result of the experiment, especially as to the under- taking of removing the police out of the control of the city into the hands of a State Commission, with the view of taking the matter out of politics. The Board has once again reached the condition which recently paralyzed its action for montbs—a dead lock of its m¢ wing to the equal balance of its partisan complexion. The with- drawal of Mr. Perit leaves the Board ag he found it—di- vided three and thr mere ts may be bargained between the mem- ders, but the anticipation is that « completion or increase of the force ia not to be expected. Neither is thore any prospect of filling the vacancy at present again occasioned in the Board. Indeed the t predicament of the Board presents a more serions and startling proposition by far in regard to the prospect for filling the ranks of the Commissioners themselves than those of the patrolmen or their officers. On the first day of May next the terms of all the present members of Board, except the vacancy and that of General Nye, besides the two ‘ors, willexpire. The vacancy, like General Nye’s commission, extends er year. us, if by any pesasibility the could not agree with the Senate in bis nominations, the Board would be reduced to General Nye, President of the Hoard; Mayor Tiemann, of New York or Powell, of Brooklyn. It is well known that the republicans bave but seven- teen votes in the Senate at most, with one of these (Stew) & disputed American, whilst the opposition is sixteen. There is already not a little stir among numerousaspirants for the pective vacancies, and every process in the pipelaying business is going rapidly into operation for ia- fluencing both the Governor and the Senate—the latter es- pecially, in view of the mere pivot on which it sways is the object of the most particular canvass on this question. Of course “he democrats are pot without their movements against the republican “one” majority; and it is condident- ly stated that considerably more than that number of re- publican senators are personally opposed on priociple to the assurpption, and will take ground in opposition to all ap- po'utnients of these Commissioners by the Governor, from whatever party. This in fact is adopted as the American priociple in the matter, and will so be urged upon the “balance of power.”? Together with the general partisan issue there is in- volved algo a daily increasing number of private «chemea and log rollings. Republicans, democrats and Americans, who have anything hike even a single vote sure in the Senate. nre gathering to the scramble in surprising num bers. The salaries, apart from the very of the position to be filled, make po mean prize in the poli- tical lottery. There are two places of $2,500, with that of the treasurer at $3,000, in the Board. All those moro fa- miliar names of the interminable ballotin; the recent «dead look’? are up again in discussion, and canvassed for the courre. Some, it is stated in the best informed quar ters, bave ited their interests immoveably in the Senate, 80 that if they do not get the Governor’s nomination there can be no appointment effected. General Nye, who has just returned from up the river, it is given out, made final ‘arrangements for parties during his absence (all republi- cans), whilst the friends of certain others insist that if he has, and they clash with theirs, then any appointments with the cousent of the Senate will prove impracticable through @ split of une republicans themselves Allof the present expiring Commissioners say they are idates for re-appointment, yet Mr. Bowen is un- by General Nye during his late absence, (ostensib|: rape General hiuwelf might’ say perhaps, a “rape of the leck"’); and ex-Attorney General Cushing, with others of the Americans, are busy in the cause of Mr. Chelwell. But as to appointments, it is pretty certain now that neither these, vor Cyros Cartie, Robert T. Haws, Curue Noyes, ex Judge Peabody, J. T. Cooley, General Hall, Jas. Kelly, Libbeus Ward or 8. L. H. Ward, James W. Barker, nor any of the score of names commonly discussed, can unite a majority of the Senate. So on the first of May, the Police Commission will apparently be reduced to its’ old and efficient executive number, of three members. The prospect that two of these will be democrats to one re publican, bas already struck the latter with something of apprehension, and they fall back, a8 usual, “upon opinion of counsel,’ which it is understood will be had upon the following curious point, viz. — Incase of failure of the appointment of new Commis sicners by the Governor and Senate, can the old members contipue to sit after the expiration of their term’ Does the law imply the power of the Governor alone to ap: point for the ioverim after the Senate adjourns? If the Board should not be in some such way relieved from thia probable result of the political scramble around it, there will not be a quorum, but only enough members to ‘regulate’ the department. In a point of view the one republican remaining (General Nye) ought to be a mateb for the two Mayors. Lake Disasters, Wasiixuron, Feb. 19, 1858. The toes of life and property on the lakes for the last four years is publicly rtated at the following figures:— Life Property. 187 825 838, «119 persons une 4 47 F ~ 2al ly may not be strictly accurate: they never- theless indicate what is woll kaowo, namely, that the annual loss of life and property on the lakes amounts to a blic calamity. The attention of the government has Been directed to the dangers of lake navigation, and steps have been taken to make those dangers less. I venture to call the attention of the d ent to the subject, in connection with the communication I bad the honor to addrees you on the 4th instant The object of that communication was to make known a meteorological discovery which Professor Bays Ballat, of Holland, professes to have made, and the object of thie i# to suggest the application of that discovery w the navi gation of the lakes.* This Dutch meteorologist claims to have discovered a numerical relation yotween the force of the wind and the difference of simultaneous barometric pretsures at cer tain stations. From this relation be bas beew enabled to dedoce rales by which every morning the maximum force of the wind during the day may be predicted, and conse quentiy outward bound vessels may know in the morning if tt would be unsafe to put to sea at noon or in the eveniny thee done in Holand, and Professor Ballat «aye that during five years the force of the wind bas in no instance exceeded the force which his rules indicated. Wall roles work ns well on oar lakes? If so, what would mot their application be worth to the business that ie done there’ We may give them a trial at little or no expense, ard such a dircovery ae this purports to be needs farther trial, Before it ean be recogn'zed as a reality, it wants the tet of practical mm under a variety of condi tions, and such as its author bas not had an opportunity of <ubjecting it to Holland embraces but a «mall area in comparivon with that of our Jake region, and it remains to be seen whether the rule that applies there will be applicable here. We cannot say how many of this thousand persons or of this ten miliions of property went down or was wrecked in the storm: nor can we say what propor tion of ail this lowe might have been prevented bad every veasel before sailing been warned of the weather she might expert to have during the succeeding twenty four hours. We cannot say this, but we may take for granted that the amount of losses such warning would prevent would not be ineonsiderable In the present state of this question it seems desirable to bring it to a practical test. Tais may readily be dor The necessary observations may be made by the keepers At the light houses along the lake shores. these keepers are already on pay. The observations at any oue station would not require moré than ten minutes of the keeper's time daily: therefore the making of them would cost noth ing, and the cort of the requisite instruments would be very little he observations from ¢ach lighthouse should be trans mitted daily by telegraph for immediate discussion and announcement, This would involve the principal part of the expense. It will afford me pleasure to submit esti mates, if you desire them It is wot necessary to go into any argument to chow the importance of such exteusion of Our meteorological re searches, Every person acquainted with lake commerce snd navigation can farm as correct aa estimate ax | can of the benefit which the shipping there would derive from the application of any rule that would give the mariners foreknowledge of the storm. F. MAURY. Hen. aac Tovcey, Secretar of the Navy. *Nore.—A similar system of observations has been inaugurated in France, under M. Leverrier, of the Paris Observatory. These weather reports are received daily by telegraph (rom all parts of the continent. Matrivowy axp Haro Tiwes—Marriages seem to be affected by the hard times as much as business con tracts, and the clergy, who anticipate a consid Amount of perquisites from these services, f this source of revenue much diminished during the past four ot five months. One prominent clergyman, who lias averaged one marriage a week for several years past, in formes us that he haa only performed one ceremony since Thankegiving day: and other clergymen could give the same experience. Thare is evidently little faith in the old atavement that it is as easy to live double as single at Mas pertiouiar time. —Vewark Advertiter. split in the Union party of the wooden nutmeg State is now perfected, and the two sections of the opponents of the national administration will hereafter rally under the Bames of the republicans and the Americans, Both have mado their nominations for State officers and are now marshalling their forces and making preparations for a triangular fight. The following is the platform adopted at the Know Nothing Convention, recently held in Hartford:— Whereas, the American of Connecticut have deemed it necessary, in vi w of the dissolution of the Union party as a State org nization, by the act of the Union Convention lately convened at Hartford, to re or- T pslnedl mi Demy we for that purpose assembled convention; now, therefore, that our principles and purposes ay be justly placea before the freemen of Con- necticut, be Resolved, That while we, as Americans, do still main- tain the attitude of opposition to the extension of slavery, taken by us prior to the existence of any distinctive re- publican party, and do most emphatically condemn the designed for the extension of, slavery and the frauds upon the ballot box committed in Kansas, we do also believe that the frauds and cor- ruption practiced at our own ballot boxes, and in our own elections, ‘admonish us of the necessity of resist- ing the undue wfiuence of unintelligent foreigners i our litical affairs, and we therefore favor the adoption of such legislation as may be necessary to protect the right of suffrage and purity of the ballot box;” and do farther declare it ag our opinion that sail Conveution was derelict to its delegated duty as a union convention in refusing to aesume this position. Regolyed, Thatas members of the Amer.can party we demand such modification of the national revenue laws a3 shall afford adeqvate protection t) American in justry, and ‘that fn view of the general stagnation of productive labor snd of the present condition of fuancial affairs, we deem such demand to be eminently timely, and its omission from the republican piatform to be an omission too glar- jug to have been unintentional, and one calling for the digtinct reprobation of every elector of Connecticut. The election takes place on the 5th of April, and if the democrats are at all up to the work, Connecticut wil! again take ber position in the democratic ranks. At the Jast election the republicans and Know Nothings were ‘united on one ticket, not ithstanding which the vote was very close, the opposition candidate for Governor having but five hundred and fifty majority. Anti Lecomrron Convention 1x Onto —A call appears in the Ohio papers for the assembling of the democracy of the State in convention at Columbus, on the 10th March, to remonstrate against the passage of the Kansas Lecompton constitution. Tho day for the meeting of the conventidn is too far off. In all bability before that time arrives Kansas will be the thirty-second S'ate of the confederacy, and the whole opposition to the Lecompton cons‘itu ion will have fizzled out, and the shrieks of the black repub licans;will cease to be heard. Decues tHE Kxow NormxG Nomivatioy.—Mr. FE. C. Scranton has declmed the American nomination for Go vernor of Connecticut. His letter of deciination is a little foggy. Here it is:— T have no aspirations for political preterment, but have ever held myself ready to to all in my power for the pro- motion of those principles which, in my humble judginent, would be productive of the greatest national good. These opinions, honestly entertained, 1 have endeavored to pro- mote by all hovorable means; but I find the party to which I have ever belonged and those principles I have ever held dear, either wholly repudiated or left out of the question, and, as I understand the question as at present presented to the electors of Connecticut to be sectional or national, I am compelled to adopt those principles most in cottormity with my national views. —IF THAT WAS ALL SATISFACTORY, AND YOU receives your letter in time, send again to 8. SWAN & , Angusia, Georgia. HILLGAN WILL CALL AT Whit niage. \POTICE —IF JOHN 0. itebead, 179 Broudway, be will the office of Berke: learn something to his HE MAN WHO TOOK TWO LETTERS FROM TH Broadway Post on last Tuesday or Wednesds: addressed to Effie W., is advised to retura them forthwith avoid exposure and law suit. He is well known, HE BROOKLYN LADY WHO MET A FRIEND IN Jersey City ferry house Thursday afternoon, will hear of something to her advantage by addressing Chas. Plumb, Chat- ham square Post office. H. ©, CALI AND SEE L., MONDAY AFTER. , OR JOHNSTON, SARAH, 1 Wwite, William Henry, their son, and Hxrriet Dead, for merly « boarder in their family. It is believed they r in Grand street within afew years since. Any person giving information as to their present residence will be liberally rewarded on application to the office of Moss’ Hotel, corner of Bowery and Hayard atreet. THE LECTURE SEASON, ROOKLYN LECTURE.—THE LECTURE BY REM- brandt Peale, on Washington and his Portraits, tlio irated by eight painiings, displayed under anovel and pleaai arrangement of light (singly and in succession), will be de! vered at the Brooklyn Atheawum, on the evening of Tu day, March 2, at 7% o'clock. Tickits 50 cents. RS. CORA L. V. HATCH SPEAKS IN THE BROOK lyn Inatitute every Hiall, Astor place, every Wednesday and Friday evening. 1s. H, is not yet 18 years old, but will speak upon any reli gious, moral or philosuphical subject the audience may select MUSICAL, TI misnatinctererss at to per cent them, 6 jull seven oc $275, will be sold loca, serpentine, tie round eorner «, ow earl, finisved In the most be sold for $265 each. All t. Those wishing (0 p well to call at the many Fast Twenty second street, near ation avenue, and exemine before purchasing.” Kvery instrument will be war ptin tune for oni LADY, WITH UNEXCE! as to ‘ability and posi schools or families, in 4 Or would become visitin; } pglieh and drawi Tera oftice, A GHOST, A Ghost, A ¢ iby At W. HALL & SONS RE ORS pits in music, Broadway FAMILY DECLINING | HOUSEKERPING WIL! voll _& piano whieh coat $754 for 8375, Including rich swo! in brocade satin, Deseription, viz. all round corners k exactly like the froat, beautiful level top, double earved logs, with pears, grapes,’ Ae., maacive fluied moniding of solid rosewood all round, costly seolloped pearl keys, mos tliborately Inlaid with artistic, work of vases of) fountaina, bouauets, and fall rich plaie, suverd ro case, entire semi-grand action. mace and finished in the heat mauner by one of the most celebrated city 1m: and fally tied for two years; three months in worthy the atlention of those in seare Parlor piano, with unexcelled 1S Sixth avenue, near the Orystal Palace, f A.M. US P.M. N. B—An obje to a cash customer, and boxed if necersnry. nificen’ Appl ay fe N ELEGANT ROSEWOOD PIANO, MADE BY ONE of the bestelty makers, for sale ai an © Price, as the owner has no further use for it at Hufnayel’s photographie gallery, 413 Broadway GODONE, NO. 773 BROADWAY, NEAR NINTH ‘stairn, uence of removal, offers the of musical instruments, music Pp ‘One hundred pages of erent ira, in balance of hie entire stock stands, atrings, &e., at baif fashionable music for $1. VITAR AND SINGING.—NAPOLEON W. GOULD, J inte of Christy’, and now of Bryants’ Minstrels, eax upiia in a few lessons to accompany syns compositions. 102 Kast Thirteenth atreet. vavore” and “ Traviata’’ arranged. UBIC AT REDUCED PRICES.—HAVIN' chased abont $400 worth of \n At retail prices, willsell the same et the umal prices, daring thia Week, An elodeone, new and second hand, fo oF en on purchase sale at Pianos and meioteons for rent very low pri and rent allower HORACE WATERS, Agent, S43 Broadway ADAME PRYRIE, HAVING RETURNED FROM ria, informe her former pupils that phe ie now ready lessons on the pisnotorte, guitar and harp, on For particulars inquire at Greb & SICAL.—TO PERSONS IN WANT OF A 8 pianoforte —C ne of the best in seven ovtas 7 py the makers for tw rn ‘of tbe gurranies expired. This pianoforte cost $ Jateuction on Monday, at 11 o'clock, at house 116 Weat Fifteenth street OE 20GD, RECORD HAND PIANO FOR SAL cheap. Money liberally advanced on wa'ches and dis monos. Al! busimess confidential and rooms private, A. i BILLINGS & CO., 566 Brondway. up siairs — — —_ . UR NITCRE ~WANTED, FURNITURE IN SMALL OR large quantities; @ fair valne will be given for fucatiure carpets, books, &e. Apply at 123 Stati near Jeferaon mae oan be RETARY BEDSTRADS rent, inst eping apartments. Soi iments, at 62 Whice atr YRARLY flores uvstal Broadway THE FIREME: TASPECIAL MEBTING OF Mi” pany No. Si, held after thetr reta { Broaiwas and Blaecker streets on Sat mousy tthe thanks of this company a nhan, ot Manaban'e Corte, tine kapply of refreshments furnished + saloon, No. Z70 Bowery GEORGE MeGRATH, Foremin Groner Garren, Recording Secretary TAL BNOINE rom: _ THE MILITARY. 1OR VETERAN CORPS OF 1812 WITA, MERT AT the Colonel's quarters, 458 Greenwich street, corner of Desbrosses, on Sunday, Feb. 28, at 255 o'clock, to attend Ai vine service at St. John’s ehureb, in Varick street, mn a bo Sermon by the Re: Dr. Vincent, Let every veteran be pre VTRRAN CORPS OF 1812 OF THE STATE OF York.—A monthly meeting of this corps wil! be belt at headquarters, 62 Liapenard street, on Monday evening, Marth Late PM. By order, THOMAS JEREMIAT, Pres. Wa. W. irutinen, Secretary ssmanoanseebied [ae ee pany has just received a new stereoscopic pictures, far auperior to anything of the kind every imported J. CUSSANS, Agent, 29 Broadway assortment of the finest N.Y. Sunday, at 3 o'clock, and In Chaton POLITICAL, TH ‘WARD. EGULARS ATTENTION.—A MERTING will be beld at democratic headguarters, 173. Masia? street, tormerrow (Monday evening) ‘March 1 ibse, aT ° 4 RAND MASA MEETING AT TAMMANY HALL TO ‘sustain President Buchanan, ‘The undersigned, sharing the convictions of the President of the United States, that “the perce and quiet of the whole country are of grealer importance than the mere temporary {rlumph of either of the politieal parties in Kansas” ‘That “Kansas F yeare occupied too much of public ita high time this ahould be directed to far ortant objects; ‘when once admitted into the Union, whether with or the excitement, beyond ber own limita, will ‘and that, “if her constitution on tut sub- displeasing to a majority of the people, no human power can prevent them from ehanging it within a brief period:”” ‘And that the people of Kansas having, ‘in their own and ip strict accordance with the organic act, framed a conatle tution and State government,” and applied for “‘adminsion into the Union under this constitution,” she ought to be so admitted by Congress during ite present sesslon, and. the “dark and ominous clouds thus be dissipated, which appear impending over the Union,” by reason of the disturbed dly relations of the people of the States with ench tt more im That, * other, Respectfully invite their fellow eltizens, without distinction party, Who are in tavor of sustaining the action of the Preai- ‘o hunite with them in @ public meeting to be hel at thedth of Marek, at 73g o'elosk, R nt to the eall of the Democratic Republican General mmi,tee, for the purpose of expressing their concurrence with and strengthening the hands of the national Executive, Siewart Brown, James Lee, Henry Grinnell, Moses Taylor, Reuben Withers, Royal Phelps. James M Brown, Jonathan Thomson, Wm. Whitlock, Jun., 4 Greer, Charles Aug. Davis, Gardiner G. Howland, Gerard Stuyvesant, Joshua J, Hi W. Butler Duncan, Aug: J. J. Boyd, qanae Joseph Kernochan, Boonen Graves, Barclay & Livinggte Pater V. King & Co., Jobn Steward, Jup., William Aymar, David Ogden JH. Brower, Mathew Morgan, 8, Drayton, Eningham Townsend, George D. Sutton, 1. 0. Brewer, Witliain Tyson, T. L, Salloott, William Barton, Carrol Livingston, J.T. Souter, 8. Gaudy, J. Conklin & 2 sdenburgh, 'B. Green, F, &D. Fowler, Wm. Fellows, Horas wrle, Samuel Sivan, Wm. M. Clarke, Lawrence Waterbury, Robers Gracie, T. L. Hallett, William Adams, G. Romeyn Brodhead Edward Cooper, obert L Cutting, Henry @. Stebbins, Tenac Bell, Jr., ©. A. Meeks, Henry Hopkins, D L, H. Meyer, W. W. Berrows, Win. Loenchi Charles Sonor, Charles Christmas, vern, ed Behwendler, Vi, Behondortf, 6 Amsinck, Gustavus Kutier, G. W. Morton, H. H. Jobnaon, Robt. J. Dillon, Theo. O. Fowler, W. T. Schmidt, Kulpe King, Robt. Colgate, Edward Au Charies A. Meigen, 1. Mellette, L. Barbier, 1, Delmonico, KE. Cuyler, DeReyter &Co., Christ, Fay & Hees, Jobn A. Dix, G, R. J. Bowdoin, Jor, Larogne, Wim. Lobach & Schpeler, F. W. Coie, ©. F, Lindsley, John 8. Lawrence, a G, WB. Tompkins & Co., K. Stone. ‘Thos. C. Fields, Geo. P. Lawrence, Saml. K. Meredi:a, Fred, C, Schmit, G. L. Arrowsmith, J. UL Bradbury, R. Wells Kenyon, D. Wrieht & Co., A. Kicahof, E. F. Purdy, Lansng, Jd. Vanwest, dohn L, Boyd. WH. Buleei, Geo, Bvans, W. Browne, . Clinton, ALS. Jarvia, Raw. Dougiase, £8: Driggs, W.8. Sth, A.C, Ramsey, W. 4, Rooraem, H.R. Clark, LG. Morris 8. Eluson, Gerard Hallock, Theodore N. Herbst, DA. Hale, W. Wateou, Adolf Pfeniter, Alex. Jones, A. Hume, Jobn H. Burns, Hf. Clifion, Woodhouse, E. H. Jaquelin, a H, Sauliner, Doug! 8. M. Dayton, Weary F. Devoe, J. 8. Harris, Hi Dyer, W. J. Carr, Jobn D. Spader, G. J Boyd. Andrew 1). Clark, Andrew Luke, J. A. Machado, M. Marmion, Marcellus Massey, T, Hopkins, Bros., Thos. J. stewart, ite, George B. Powell and thir- ty-three hundred others AH Pomero Campbell P Henry W. Peck, RAND MASS MEETING ‘Thursday, Mareh 4. the James Buchapan.—The dem: New York, and ail who are i administration in ita patriotic « Von, are requested ) meet at NY WALI--ON curation of county of aT TAMM pon the any Hall, on Thureday evening, March 4, at eight o'clock. ly order of the Demoora- tic Repub ican General Committee. PETER B. SWEENEY, Chairman. Joun H. Wu Save. D. ¥ Committee of Arrangem: J John F. Hone, John Jourdan, fon Anarew Jackman, Charles Kolce P. West, Walter KR. Jenes, Michael Halpin, Maa Henry Matth Joseph Cornell, Dennis moni, Aiexander Wi GPAND BANQUET OF This DEMOCRACY. J This grand and brilliantatfair, in honor of the anniver. sary of the Inauguration of President Buchanan, will take pince at the La Farge House, Broxdway, Thursday evening, arch 4, 1888, at 73, o'clock. § P. Russell, Esq., e Aw ks B. Ireland, Beq., Smith, ba, Genet, Esq. \ Key, | Bese , can be procured al the La Farge H of the comm) of arrangement, No. > A. &. Vosburg, I. Joba H: Mevuae, ‘Tryon row EUGENE A. KOZLAY, Chairman of tbe Commitee. Jams MULLIGAN, IE UNION NOW AND FOREVER GRAND DEMPNSTRATION OF THE DEMOCRACY. ADMISSION OF KANSAS UNDER THE FROVISIONS OF THE : racy wre red inent: hg at Mozart Hall, 668 Broadway, op i) rs Y¥ EVENING, March 2, at 7g P.M, For the purpose of responding to, sustaining wed endorsing the governmental policy of AMES BUCHANAN, As promulgated in bia Kansas. Lecompton measage, All men who love the federal Union and tbe constitution— who despise sectional ngitadon and factious strife, are re apeettnily invited te atten The various ward committees, acting in cooperation with this committee, are requested to meetin their several wards 2d of March and proceed w Mozart Hall to join in the men have been invited — HOKATIO SBYMOUR, RAHAM N. FITCH, N-SLIDELL, TELPRRGON DAvIs, REEN, ALEB CUSHING, ROM. T.HUNTER, =H AMASAJ. PARKER, Hon. LYMAN TREMAIN, JORN KELLY, Hon. JOAN COCHRANE, WM. BOMACLAY, TF. MEAGHER, Esq ELIJAH WARD, and others COMMITTRE OF ANIA James HKED, Petre McKsrent, T. W. McManon, Axpanw J. Pt Tease Rowenne WHITE OG LOST REWARD—A LARGE SIZED. ¥ of “Frank.” h poodle dog; answers to the name Peill deliver Wien at 130 Mt paid the abo ADISON #QUARE, A DIAMOND RING, with black. Aa it Was & present from ade ceased (riend the owner will give Re value ($100) to the finder ita delivery to J. Hl. B., 44 Broad street, N WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2%, A CAMEO a od with dark blue enamel. "ff returned io 28 Lag! ward will be given. OfT—FIREMAN'S BADGE, NO. 3,310— THR PINDER 4 will please lone it with Finke Go. No. 60, . Any one who, F. Jones, ehal | Pigs REWARD—WILL BE GIVEN TO ANYRODY at r y pers at 09 Fourth street, will receive the Above reward and (be thanks of the owner. REWARD <LOST. ON THE isTH INST, A SKYE ter , cropped ears and tail, of greyid® color, aad when loa’, bad ons brase above reward on me viel collar, The finder will receive him at 100 Pearl street TO $4,00 WORTH OF NEW AND LEFT OFF clothing wanted, for the city and Western marke Gentlemen will receive fifty per cent more than their su pomed value by eall the store or addressing THOS, SONROY, 46 Centre sireet TO 10.00 WORTH OF NEW AND CAST OFF clothing wanted for city and Western markets. (Gr having suoh to dispose of will reestve the bighest y calling At the store, or addressing J. K. Murray, 42 reet eM I Np D. N HAVING ANY LAPT OFF OR b- of, will receive the bighaat caeh price for the same by ing at the store or addressing D. Doyle, 49) Pearl stress. eA “WINES AND LIQUORS, Bae STANDARD GIN —THIS CELEBRATED AR ele, superior to any other in thia market, can be had in casks, eases or demijobns of C. W. SMITH, sole importer, 145 Water street. Sgmple bottles 25 cents, FOR WILLIAM YOUNGER ale pear Heaver 3 —— BOARDING AN .ODGING, OR THREE SINGLE GFN 1LEMEN CAN BE ACCOM- modated with board and «\nzle rooms, also, & room suit able for a gentleman and wile, a 19 and 21 Jay atreet. ——— BOND #TREET, NEAR BROADWAY.—A SUIT OF rooma to set, with board; suitable for s small fam!ly, Dio- ner at 6 o'clock. LiL” “enema se airereainea a S30 SEVERAT, GENTLEMEN CAN BE 4000. modated wi leasant single root with fol FF and board at $8 20, at 10) Pranblin street, STREET.—TO LET. A FRONT PARLOR AND 5 jet elegantly furnished, suitable for professional or pet ate ger lemmas Ot Bed ad pe west, wiih grates f an the Toon. ite house containe allthe vementa, or week, modern CK, KIGHIH STREET.—HAND. 107 arn Tue ‘suit of apartments, with heard, for & gentieman and wite or le \Uemen. we house bas the modern improvements, ab6. Refers quired, 1D] MERCKER, STRERT, NFAR BROADWAY.—A very pleasant parior ‘and bedroom on the second itoor, also # few single rooms on the third floor, with fire and board. ‘Honse i first class, and contains all improvements, Terms very reason! boarders taken. 135 EIGHTH STREET, TAIRD DOOR FROM BROAD. Ow way.—Boarding for families and one of the moat delightful locations in the vicinity of amusements, principal hove! Terms reanonable. 4 ree lable. Dinner at 6 o'clock, A few day nn 143 FIGHTH STREET, OPPOSITE THE MERCANTILE Library.—Pleasant rooms, with board, References exchynged. 230 STREET, RETWEEN FIRST AND Second avenues.—A few hoarders can he accommo diated with ood board in a gentee! farniy, where the comforts of a home can be enjoyed, The house has all the modern, improvements, FOURTH AVENUK--A PLEASANT FRONT room, suitable for a gentleman wife or two single gentlemen, to let, with hoard, at 254 Fourth avenue, between Twentieth and Twenty-first streets. References exchanged. TENTH 46] BROOME, STRERT, ONE BLOCK WEST OF JL Broadway.—The mont desirable and central location in the city, being in the immediate vicinity of all the fiat clase hotels, “Permanent and transient boarders accommodated. Meals served in rooms it desired. Sn 50S BROOME STREET “NEW AND RICILY FUR- re) pisbed rooms, with ail the modern improvements, to let to gentlemen only. 859 BROADWAY, UNION SQUARE, CORNER SEVEN- ee teeuth street, weat—Furnished rooms to let to select coup.e or gentlemen. Dinner at 6 o'clock. House Reference given and required, DESIRABLE ROOM, WITH LARGE PANTRIES, Ac. to let, with board,” to a gentleman and wife; also oom for single genttemen, Apply at 176 Wont Twenty rireet, between Seventh and Kighth avenues, “References re- INTENDING CHANGING HIB Doarding piace about the 2th of Mareh, would be pleased to eflect a permanent engagement for full or par- {igi board with a private American family, oF where there are but few boarders. Location no especial object, @ pleasant room and agreeable society being the great desiderain, Re- ferences given if desired. Please address, wating terme or where an interview may be had, Harry, Herakt office. LADY AND GENTLEMAN OR SINGLE GENTLE- men, can be accommodated with pleasant rooma and good board, where only # tew boarders are taken; the house contains gas and bath. Apply at 58 West Twelfth ‘street, be- tween Sixth and Seventh avenues. HANDSOMELY FURNISHED FRONT PARLOR and bedroom, on the second floor of anew brown atone es! Slateentl GENTLEMAN, ee! to let, with board, to & gen- o'clock. No removal on the TS WANTED—RY A MAN AND WIFE, children, the whole of the first or second floor Ib Aamall house, Must have water and gas. Location between Canal aud Fourteenth streets, Kent not 10 exceed $200 oF $240 per year. Address B. Williams, 429 Broadway. FURNISHED FRONT ROOM, WITIT BEDROOM AT- tached. to let, with board to ® lwly and gentleman, board for the Jady only, Apply at 453 Fourth avenne, be? tween Thirty first and shirty second sirevia; reference given, YOUNG GENTLEMAN WISHES A SINGLE ROOM, Wb partia’ beard, dinner at sixo'clock oF later; location between I th sirveta, near Broadway. a PARTME) with 432 New York Pos! office. OAKD.—A SECOND FLOOR TO LET, WITH FULL or psrtinl board; also wo or tbree singlé rooms. Apply at 165 East Fourteenth street OARD.—ANY PARTY HAVING FURNITURE SUFFI- cient for & moderate sized house, and wishin g to sell oF hire the same in exchange for board, could make a very arrangement with lady baving « modern house ina genteel neighborhood; the best of reference given. Address A. B. C., Herala office. OARD.—A NICELY FURNISHED ROOM FOR A LADY and gentleman, at 2) Greene street, Terms moderate. OARD IN BROOKLYN —A GENTLEMAN AND WIFE. or two singe gentlemen can be accommodated With good rooms and board at 17 Johnson street, Brooklyn. OARD IN BROOKLYN.—A GENTLEMAN AND WIFE and single gentlemen ean be accommodated with board ind pleasant rooms, with large pantries attached, on the cond oor, by applying ai 26 Jay street, one door from oughly OARDING.—GENTLEMEN 1 TRING GOOD ROOMS and board ina pleasant family, and ing very central location: prices to suit the times, are. eotfully requ i os at 182 Grand street, nearly opposite Odd Fellows’ OARDING.—A WIDOW HAVING MORE ROOM THAN she r mmo fate a single iady or a single ptleman front er back parlor; also a few ated| with single or dy: coms, ‘and board for two young indies can he bad: reverences ex changed. Apply at No. 6) Lisp OARD WANTED—POR A ebild and servant, ip a privat spectabullty where good plain livin, be found, hy persens of the same standing. Ad Woodward, at Heraid oSice. BAR WANTED—AND COMFORTABLY FURNISHED for a party of friends, for gentlemen, and lad above Siateenth sere emanent boar rd street, near Broadway. JENTLEMAN, WIFE, ity of undoubted re ra; location 1 4 cher, near Hi rwhere there {sno Bible House Post off} OARD WANTED—FOR A GENTLEMAN AND WIFR, near Broadway, be!ween Fifth and Twelfth sree, Com? fort will be considered m: will be pa few or no other b rable than external show, for good accommodations, where Jers. Address ZX , Nerald OARD WANTED—IN A FR! oH FAMILY, WHERE th no boarders with inate in the French languege, state location and terma, with insiruetion, Address box 2728 Pont office, YOOPER MOUSE, NO, M4 BROADWAY.—FURNISHED ) rooms by the day or Week for gentlemen And ladinw, price per day. 40 to OO cents, par week, from $20 6, Counected is class restaurant. PUREBRED, BOOMs, WITH OR WITHOUT HOARD, at very moderate prices, at 99 Fourteenth street, of Union square FURSIsHED Room ONE FIRST CLASS SECOND floor front root, sufficient for two gentlemen, without board No, 74 White strret, neag Broadway. RENCH ROARD.—ONE OR TWO GENTLEWEN CAN be accommodated with» out board, in a small French pr Inquire at 3469 Sixth avenue, after 50'eloel . N23 OLAIGHT STREET —FURNISHED ROOMS TO LET, with or without board. House bas all he modern improve. Terms moderate. ments ARTIAL BOARD WANTED—IN BROOKLYN, FOR A FM coy Titan roror Please address, ataing verue and par joulars, PERMANENT BOARD WANTED—BY A GENTLEMAN, and wife. no: above Twenty third street, west sile, price preferred; raid office, moderate: comforta of home, neat private famil, FOOMS TO LET—AT 864 BROADWAY, TW. above Union sqaare, plassan'ly situaed, w: modern improvements, WO PLEASANT NEATLY FURNISHED ROOMS, SUTT- Able for two gentlemen, or pbtain with board, afi DOORS ib all he lnrg*, handsome rooms, with marble mancels adel pan- tries auiached, suitable fora party of gentiemen. (as, bath, Ae. Apply ai 123 Waverley jpiace. ) EXCHANGE-HOTEL BOARD FOR A_ GOOD aient lever gold watch wnt chain. Address Winalow, ox ING Herald office, stating when and where to be seen, Be. BOARDING HOUSE KEKPERS.—THE KEEPER OF A genieel boarding house in ope of the best locations in ity, will retire from tne business in a few days, and fe or fifteen first claes boarders wish to continue in the A peraon competent to keep euch a house bave the peasraston Immed' fone. Apply wo street and Fourth and enter upon a p ALTHY G. DANK, corner of ° TANTED—TWO ROOMS CONNECTING TOGETHER, with board for two young ladies; location must be be- tween Fourteenth and Broome streets, and Third and Simth avenues, terms not to exceed $5 cash per week, payadie in advance. Address A. ¥, %., Sroadway Post office. ANTED—A FURNISHED HEDROOM, WITHOUT w with ocsasionsl privilege in jon and terms, House Hunting, ANTED—BOARD FOR A LADY AND GENTLEMAN quiet family (board for lady ony) up town, be- enth ani Twen y -iebth strects: terme, with fire hot to exceed $10 per w Address » ware Pos! offiee. MARRIED LADY n infant or email child Kindly treated and re- nt Broadway, over ‘who bas no ebileren ¢ to hoard and care for; the AORPORATION NOTICE. THE CO yO"pesements of the Board of AM ‘will meet on Thureday afternoon, March 4, at No. 8 Chy at So clock, to heer portlet imerested in petitiogs for sewers, aiso remon- THOS, DON, oo Leone STARR Agsoaenent# illsotan meetin oe Ming Bech ‘commissioner’ es baving: HE COMMITTEE of Connal at2P. M. atthe Tax dusiness before the committees wil! p! TT ESEEPAP) comnts win on H GENET, | Aseesaments, J. H. BRADY, SEGARS, Sayeed BY THB FINANCIAL PRESSURE mE SMOKE dp eral tas ue samme o pogere, oe hat Parent tc eek ee TW 7 era. dealers wi?! ¢ took. ee ee P MUER ST Braalway,