The New York Herald Newspaper, September 25, 1866, Page 4

Celebration of the Emancipation Pro« clamation at Myrtle Avenue and Lefferts’ Parks, Brook!yn. A Gala Day Among the Colored People of Wew York, Broo! lyn and Williamsburg. epee rere nana Speeches, INuminations and Other Ceremonies. &o. &e. &e. ‘At an early hour yesterday morning it might have {been seen from the unusual amount of stir and bustle evinced by the colored citizens that something import- pot was in the wind. Red sashed individuals of the wolored persuasion flitted hither and thither with anxious and elongated visages, in their haste almost ; urning the quiet pedestrian, who with wondering @yes would follow the path of these moeteor-like per- @onages, no doubt thinking of all the bug-boar stories of "negro insurrections, &¢., with which the country has {been surfeited for the past few years. “At about half-past ten o'clock the members of the col- ored association known as the ‘Faithful Few’ assem- Died at their rooms at 281 East Sixteenth street, and prepared to form a column which was to march from that point to Broadway, down Broadway to Fulton street, and from thence to Fulton ferry, where they were to embark Yor Brooklyn. Qu.te a crowd gathered, attracted by curt- sity, to view the unwonted spectacle, The members of tho association were designated by a red, white and blue rosette, which they wore upon the left breast, The Marshal of the day, in addition to the rosette, wore a Lingelled sash, trimmed with red, white and blue rib- ‘bons, He had several assistants, who severally dis- Spiayod red, white and blue sashes, each of whom carried in his hand a baton trimmed in such a manner as to re- present a barber's pole, The column was formed in piternate sections of four and five abreast, headed by « ‘Drass band of white musiciana, whigh was followed by a drum corps of colored men, In the centre of the column ‘was carried a United States fug, on which was in- scribed, ‘Heroes of the Battles; The Faithful Few of Council No. 21, U. L A. F. F.” The general appearance of the ofganization was quite creditable. : Along the route of march great interest was manifested by the citizens On their arrival at the ferry some littie , delay was ocrasioned in embarking on the ferry boat, and their line was broken up considerably, but no dis turbance occurred. A large number of .the negroes who had been fo!lowing the column along the line of march, who did not have the badzes by which the members of the organization wer distinguished, also embarked, Brooklyn, Williamsburg and this city were but sparsely repr sented by 'ts colored population at Myrtle Avenue Park until a considerable portion of the day had trans- ired. This was not owing, however, to any want of interest in the great event which the ceremonies were designed to celebrate. A feeling prevailed generally that the occasion commemorated a salient historical event, which should project through ail time to the ‘honor of the coun'ry, and more espocially to the fame of the lamented Lincoin—an even: which had broken the shackles from millions of slaves and created a new nation of freemen. Uncouth, uncultivated natures, inured to hardsbips by a gritty encounter with the ‘world, and some of them schooled by the terrible i riences of a soldier's life, gave free vent to ther J \vial- Ity'and crowned by @ day of unailoyed and peaceable enjoyment the remembrance of ‘the greatest event in modern times,”” The threaten'ng appearance of the ‘weather, and, more particularly, the availability ‘of Lef- fert's Park had the tendency to delay a full attendance on the main ceremonies, which were fixed at alate hour, in Myrtle Avenue Park, in order to allow colored work- ingmen to witness them after the usual hours of Jabor. ORATION BY J. P. JONSB. After indulging freely in Terpsichorean exercises under ‘the large pagoda, to the lively music of a brass and string band, the orator of the occasion, Mr. J. P. Jones, was introduced to the large assemblage by Mr. Louis Pinkert in the following words :— Laves anv GENT EMEN—1 will tha) ou for your at- tention. Ase pas af se sequal Wersen tor zene et caedin: (Cecomen my it duty to juce fo vou Mr’ J.P Jones, who will address you on subjects befitting the obj ct for which we are here assombiod. He has it for his country on the fleld, where the long and glittering lines of loyal bayonets have baffled the Onglaught of a rebellious bi and, conqueror ip the fleld, he will hore be a uae present refutation of tho tho colored race is Incapable of culture and fatelligonce. I know him to be an —_— eloquent and Paar ai cate of the is “te of - -_ and @ jeasure Presenting him to your ation ai appreciation. (Applause. ) Mr. Jones then addressed the audience at considerable bad not met there,for any i . Femarking that bo child's play, but to properly celebrate the event which had done so much for them. They met as to testify their appreciation of what bad been achieved for them through the instrumentality of the Jamented Lincoln. He would refer in the first piace to the Eine. of the American nation, and the causes which to that greatness, The vast extent of terri richness of the soil, combined with the liberty. principles which inspired its early seitlers, were eauses of our progress and magnitude asa nation. Com- merce was anther cause, and still another was her vast armies and fleets that have been engaged from time to Ume inthe cause of rightand justice. But there was e great sin which had injured her pro, from the Start, and that was American slavery. great and damning sin Gnally grew and almost burled hei dition. Up to 1840 this country bad to which few mations ever of the incidents which stamped attain. this t sin almost indetibly America were, first, the recognition-of sjavery in connition or rather the want of a clauke there ing the American citizen from holding slaves; # cond, the Fugitive Biave law, and, third, the Dred Scott decision, by which Judge Taney decided that a negro bad no rights which a white men was bound to respect. To these the North said Amen! Then, too, came the Missouri Compromise, with other bills, that tended to hold the nogro race stronger and faster in the bonds of subjugation and slavery. ‘These issues of wrong were arrayed against the ret ty 8 bloody conflict of arms between the North and South. The war came. It raged with irresistible fury, and the vast South was male ono great charnel house, After two yoars of sangulnary straggle, the white inan tailing to conquer the rebellion, two hundred and fifty thousand Dieck men were called to the feild, and the God of bat. tles, the God of mercy, the God of right and truth and (Ap justice shifted the fortunes of war in our favor, juuse.) It was then conceded that the joc old of the qualities (hat make up the sauce dior. In the year 1863, on the 16h day of April, the firs instalmeht of Justlc was dealt out to by emancipation of the sinve Ciose upon that followed the dixenthralment of th face throughout the American continent, (Applaue,) Then, during the last session of Congress, followed Another instalment of justice iv the Freedmen’s Bureau Dill, which was necessary in order to protect the rights of tree negroes. Following thi oh) Rights bill—an act whieh, with the ott: fame of Congress on tho pages of ‘history, when the towering monument shall have cramble! into dust and farthly grandeur shall be no more (Applause) The Bogro race had shown its appreciation of these acts by is aid in the sppression of the rebellion ant by ti carnost efforts for #olf-elevation, shown in the estaliiets Mont of schools and churches. He remarked, in clusion, that notwithstanding all that bad been dove them there was more that would be done. It remained for them to hope on, ever looking at the bright «tar of hope that shines with so much brilliancy, and show to the American people that they appreciated fully every nd act or word which had been eaid or done for them, on thay were armed at Inst with the ballot, ax they had been with the bullet on the batie Held, it would be found that as the negro defeated the robels tthere they Would defeat them again at home with the batlot ina timo of peace. (Applause.) At tho close of the oration the park was brilliantly fllem’paied with calcium lights, beneath whose Huatre the immense assembiage mingled in the dane: ® learty and jovial «piri, The shooting galleries, scups, js Tie pre des, &c the day, adding The Pastime Bas Minerva Club of Now York displayed their ekill on the srounds, but did not encounter in any set game, MrMD. RK. Johoson and Mr. P. Tucker were the chief officers of the ovcasion at this park, AT LEFPERT'S PARK, There was a supplomentary moeting at Lefferts Park, at which thore was good asemblace of both axes of the colored race, There was an excellent band of ronsle in attendance, and on the raised platform in the ’ tue dance was eujoyed for several hours, the afternoon Reveral OrAtors addressed the moctin, ‘1 - spoakers held forth in glowing terms on the many sitorta which bad been made by phiianthropise in Eng: Tad ead this country for the emancipation and elevation (to African race, and paid a deserved tribute to the a Y ofthe martyred President who bad at length he glorious result ice Sew Mr. Gibbon, of Chicago, was the orator of (and delivered a'speech of much eloquence and vit not ditfering in any great degree from that Mr Jones, at Myrtle avenue park. In fact, ‘fea at this place were merely preliminary t important proceedings which took place later ‘ ng at Myrtle avenue park, and were rather tthe recreation of the women and children persons who could take a holiday, while the . at Myrtle avenue park was attended by the ' orking men of the race who take an interest ( caune, ertainment ¢ame to a conclusion about dask, wl “weaker vespela”” returned to ther homes f the creailon proceeded to Myr- ded the evening there, eperrr’s mat. reioniste from Myrtle Avenue «| ball was given at Ebbite’s Hall, in Hudson neh oh the beauty and ¢ii of the colored arie ary ¥ lA large crowd of darkies attempted MA ae Adincoiva, byt oly those were allowed in the in the Distric ) ballroom who had the “open sesam dose, The Souts” grew terribly irate at the ius," and revenced themsel:es by giving @ very good imitation of @ gral cat concert on 4 moonlight night, interspersed with imi tations of @ pig under a gate, saw filing, lowing or oat- tle, Ac, The amusement of the outsilors did not ben rally interfere with the occupants of the ballroom, who ikopt $e Jig and reo! dancing until morning, ee A NEGRO LIGHT B y mnitary Organization bi venkat ae dauarters in Blee It yi ‘aphorisin titat history repeats itself bo correct, ucleus of another piece of we have certainly thé # te atthe colored politeness towards the qllte poop! ot United States, and partic:larly that portion _* *eom lying south of Mae" and Dixon's line, in the course Of organization, This conspiracy has escaped thé Argus- eyed members of the press until vory recently, it nas béen gonducted with a great amount of secrecy for the last two months in an upper apartment tn a house on the corner of Morton and Bioeckor atrects, The affair as yet can hardly be called anything more than a feeble attempt on tho part of a fow of Uncle Sam's unbleached citizens t» have a little innocent military amusement, which will afford these irrepressible poople an opportunity of making that display in ‘‘sogers’ clothes” which ig so dear tothe Ethiopian mind. The whole affair, as they themselves would have it repre- sented, is nothing more than that A,colored band is mustering, And cuity'a Rear is panting’ ry To show of on penie VISIT TO THE HEADQUARTERS. A visit to tho headquarters in Bleecker street, on Fri- day evening, which is the night that thoy assemble for drill, was not atrended with much success as far a3 ro- ards obtalning an interview with the leaders or witness- ing the military display. The way up to this hall of colored heroes wa: by a winding staircase that only a gorilla could comfortably get up, though these sable war- rors scrambled to tho top apparently with great ease. ‘This wonderful agility is almost a conclusive proof that Darwin's ‘‘ori_tn of species’ has some show of truth in it, and tho lost link between man and monkey may yet be traced to Afric’s swarthy sons, On the topof tho landing a youthful member of this black band was sta- tioned as a sentinel, As soch as he saw a white fi nistor, he made at double quick for the hall, carefrily closing the door atter him. While waiting here, martial sounds of “right face,’ “march.’? and then the “measured ref of armed men,” was distinctly heard. By the tength of time the colored Mercury took to make known the object of his visit, It was very evident that a consultation was going on about “Jo white man out dar." One of the radical gods, in the shape of an “everlast- ing nigger,’’ dressed in military uniform, wearing a regulation cap, male his‘appearance, He was in a pro- fuse state of perspiration, and out of the open door came such a fragrant gale of Heuquet d’ Afrique that the scent will cling to the apartment for some cent iries to come, and de‘y ull tho dis nfectors to remove it that the Sani- tary Commission ever thought of introducing in their wildest inventive fights. As this black “brave” hold the door ajar, a number of negroes of all shades and colors, from greenish yellow to jet black, were caught sight of ag they were intently rezarding the mijitary movements of their colored “bredern’ at the othag cad of the room, REPORTER REUSED ADMITTANOR. Without making any inquiries, the colored gentleman immediately opened this verbal batiery:—‘I know who you is; youse de reporter for de World; you aint agwine to et in here dis time; you told a pack ob los when you was hero before.” “On being informed that it was the reporter for the Hersty, ani not for the Wor'd, that was seeking admittance, he’ seemed to relent, especially when the object of getttng correct information on the movement was explained to him. He did not seem, however, to think that first thoughts were the best, and on second conseralion unceremoniously closed’ the door, remarkine that ‘Dom copperhead papers were al- ways saying sumnfing or oder about de colored people dat wasn't true,” OPINION OF THR NEIGHBORS, The only other means of obtaining mformation was by making Inquiries from the nefghbore, but they were in as Dlissfol a alate of ignorance about the affair asthe general public was, and could only say that something in the shape of an association for drilling had beon going on for some time and that tho meetings had recently been very largely attended. It was very sad to see that these peo- ple were not fully aware of tho importance and grandeur of thegroceedings of this mystertous movement, nor were they appreciative of the bigh honor conferred on th» street by having the future Hannibals and Oth to: of America drilling in their immed’ate vicinity. One man was began 80 Uncharitable as to wish that the colored cusses would clear out, and another expressed his desire to 800 the biack sons of canine maternals “git out of this, CONVERSATION WITH INTELIIGENT CONTRARANDA On the cornor of the strect, however, wore two colored gentlemen, oue o° whom vouchsafed to give some inior- mation concerning the meciing. He coramenced with « pol tical tirade against the two Philadelphia conventions, styling them “as sumpling de white io was a getting up dat dey were’nt axwine to fet the colored folks know naffing pho By the tone of his conversation aud re- Manes No'’certainty: liad « confused (dea in rogard to these conventiona, fing sary munch like the farmer's wife that asked ber hu: during the war, “Weil, old u is it for or agit ust” when she heard him read- ing the despatches in the papera that Grant*was driving Lee, heridan was victorions, and tho host of other mill names connected with armies’ movements. tary They said that in the event of another riot the rougha were not going to have all their own way, and that per- hapa they micht be wanted to help their peoplo bet long ‘down Sout. ARREST OF A BOSTON BURGLAR. Arrest of a Boston Burglar-He Knocks Down a Police Captain and Attempts to Escape— His Rearrest—The Prisoner Taken Back to Boston, &c. Tho fact of two dwellings in Beverley, near Boston, Mass. having been entered by burglars on the night of the 11th instant, and robbed of nearly $6,000 worth of silver ware and other property, has already been printed in the Hemanp, When the news reached the criminal authorities of Boston, officers Kirk, Wade and Liscott, of the Roston constabulary or State police, started in pursuit of the burglars, who were known as Wm. F, Cooley, alias “Coal Oil Johnny,” Goorge E. Kenneston and George J, Gray. At five o'clock the follow. ing morning the officers overtook the burglars at Chelsea Beach with the plunder in their possession, aitempted to arrest them, The thieves offered a desperate resistance, and seemed determined to escape at all hazards, Drawing their pistols, they commenced firing at the officer, whereupon the latter drew thoir re- volvers and returned the fire, Tho result was that “Coal-Oil Johnny" was shot dead, and Gray received a pistol ball in his left arm, partially disabling bim, but not till he had emptied six barrels of his revolver at officer Kirk; but fortynately moat of the bullets intend- ed for his head lod. in the collar and breast of hie coat without doing further harm. Kenniston ne cured, but Gray managed to escape, and the officera were unable to (ind him. On Saturday last, officers Kirk aud Jonos arri this city from Boston in search of the fugitiv they believed to be here, They at once com) feated with Captain Jourdan, of the Sixth procinet, and re- quested ie aid in th 3 Captain Jourdan eub tly learn dt man with alame arm aad Gray's deseription was stopping with his aunt, a Mra, Miles, at No. 73 Mott street, Yesterday afteraoon Captain Jourdan caused ¢ and, without exciting his # station house ia Worth street. Seon afterwards the prisoner, who laughed at the idea of being arrested, was started for police headquarters, but on reaching the corner of Centre and Leonard streets = turned and dealt Captain Jourdan a heavy blow with his fist on the neck, partially knocking him’ down, at (he same timo remarking, “You d—d fat —! you ‘ant take me.” Gray then started through Leonard street towards Daxter, hotly pursued by Captain Jourdan. who almost instantly recovered himself, Turging down Hax'er street, Gray rau rapidly for the Five Points; but the captain cried © stop thief,” and was gaining on him step. Officer Riker intercepted tho fugitive, & moment more Captain Jourdan planted y blow on Gray's temple, and laid him eprawling on the walk. He was then secured and taken back to the station house, where the Buston officers wore in waitin, to aecure him. The prisoner made a [nll confersion of suilt, and stated that “Coal Oil Jonoy'’ had been a burg Jor all bis life. Gray, who is twenty-three years of age, and a native of Ireland, was delivered over to the Hos. ton officers, who started back with bim last even ng. Wahitle in the station house the prisoner sta‘ed that for reveral months during the war he was a government do- ‘ective ender Colonel Baker, then Woned in Chicago, to be called from the house, clone, decoyed bim to the MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The New Comm, off the Firat Division, National Guard. Tu accordance with orders from headquarters Brigaler General Lioyd Aspinwall has assumed temporary com- mand of the First division, National Guard, by virtue of seniority i rank, vice Sandford, retired The headquar- tora of the new command r has been established at No 64 south street, His personal quarters are at 101 Fast Tenth street. The officers of the division staff are directed to report, in. writing, to the commanding gen- eral, furnishing both their places of business and resi- dence. Captain Franos 0. Brown, ee Lieu. tenant A_K. Laing, Assistant. Quartermaster, beon relieved from duty on the Fou Drignie staff and direct. to ro lor duty at beadquartera igade com. manders Sete transmit to Resdguasters rosters of brigade staff and field officers, and adjutants of the regi- ments ander their command, Colonel J. Maithoff, of the Eleventh infantry, has been assigned to the command of the Fourth je. Military Excarsion te Bridgeport, Conn, On Friday of last week the officers and members of Company B, Twenty-second regiment, N. G. 4 N. Y., Accepted an invitation tendered by the citizens of Bridge- port, Coon. The company, with Dodworth’s band, pro- ceeded by steamer up the Sound, reaching Bridgeport at four o'clock, when they were received by the welcomes Of hundreds of assombled people, Supper was provided at the Sterling Hotel, after which the opener Sitended & bop at Franklin Hall, which was eald to be ® magn) t- cont affair On Saturday a grand clam-bake was given at Long Beach under the auspices of @ number of the wrealthtost cltizens, at which The mombers of the com: pany were it. Speeches, toasts and sentimen' m ngted wi asic, rendered the ofcasion enusealt? leasant, In the afternoon the company gave @ dress rate in Court House rquare, which ettracted @ very jarce gathering, In the evenine the Wand af the enn jos to a number « ee atend » in pixcopal tered the ci at five o'eluck every one being highly gratified ve serenad Ba Seada ‘y freon d church. Returni my | esterday mornin; With the trip, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. 'The Tax Levy for the Year 1868—Approprie, tons for the Repairsand Painting ef Arye. ries and Drill Rooms, ‘The Board of Suporvisors mst yest atday 00%)0, the Pros- ident, Henry Smith, in the cb: A resolution allowing $2,400 Per ARAM “om the Ist January “Yas v0 the City Judz, Tor ome. rent, was re- ferred. he Committee on Annual Taxes reported in favor of remity.2g the tax on $10,009 assessed on Mr, E.R. Bon. nott, for .he year 1565, ho having applied at the propor time to thes"®* Commissionors and made affidavit that ho was not poas.88ed of any personal property over and above his debts am ' Habilities, The Committee on atmories and Drill Rooms reported in favor of paying the following bills :—For repairing the armories of First, Seven Y-soventh and Ninoty-fiftn rogimonts N, Y. 5. N, G. $4,62.. § Paluting the armortes of Seventy-seventh and Ninety-f,"0 regiments $1,619; rent for Pe of = Fifty-fifth Teciment for one month $187; rent for armory of Sepevty-ninth: regi- ment for four months $600; carpeting Arwory of Ninety-sixth regiuent 6319. * Supervisor TwERD Moved that, ag it was Reafiy’ a mat. ter of impoasibility to find what the Registry laf waa, the Committee on Annual Taxes be authorized to have printed for the Information of electors 5,000 copies of the Registry and Election law passed on the 13th of May, 1865, together with the amendments passoil thereto on April 25, 1866. The resolu ion was adopiod. TAX LEVY FOR THB YRAR 1! The Committee on Annual Taxes, to whom was referred the Comptrotier’s communication of June 21, 1884, trana- mitting a statemont of the amo int required to be raised by tax for State, county and city purposes for tho year 1866, reported that the many important interest aifocted by the annual tax levy had received careful examina- tion; that there was not a county in the state—if i the United States—where 1! citizens were called upon to bear the burden of taxation for 80 many objects and purposes over which the local county governments had no oversight or control, The committes in the cansid- eration of the leyy of the pres nt year had been more than usually impressed with that fact, Tho levy for 1846 might be classed as follows:— Tax for State purposes .... 2,902,849 ‘Tax for county purposes ‘Tax for city purposes. . Total... a The tirst ite thronghont the State, for general purposes, and for canala, If these taxes’ were imposed in a just and fair portion upon All the countles ip tiveState, the amount assessed upon the county of New York would be com paratively trifling, aud be deemed a proper and reason able appropriaion. But whea it was remembered the Board of Equalization had fixed tie value of the pro- perty in the county of New York at moro than forty per cent of the valuation of the property of the whole State, this tax shouid be considered a bur: equa’ assessment upon our citizens. ties had no oversigh( or control over these ¢ Equalization. ‘The committee also prozentod !he fotlowiny facts con- nected with tho levy for county purposes:—The amount required was $5,071,405, ly analyzing this, it was found thata great proportion of expendity re was for objecisaver which the Board of represoniatives of the poopie of the cou meiate control, as, for example, tho following @ priotions:—Ch ldren’s Aid Society, $10,000; Re ( of New York, $85,000; Harlem’ bridge construction, $187,876; interest on loans, $85,000; interest on rhot damage and soldier's _bornty bonds, $559,161, Metro plitan Board of Health, $225,900, Police fund, 2,104,870, and many others, making a tolal of $8,692,423, leaving a balance from the levy for county purposes of ouly $1,378.941 which could bo ly any wise considered within the legislation of the Board of Super- visors, and o” this balance they had a discretion over something tess than $1,000,000. The examination of the City levy also showed (ha', of tho $8,437,257 required for cily purposes, over $6,000,000 were for special purposes, over which the Couneil left them no control The Lezislature had alsa added this year, as in pre- vious years, large amounts for epecial objects and pur- poses not inclid-d in the regular county and city pure poses, In calling aiteation to this fact, the committee did not do so in censure, because some of the objects were meritorious and hiwhly deserving of the suppert of the citizens, Tt seomed to them to be @ duty to let it be Nainly understood that the local authorities were not Joces Chargeable with the numerous appropriations ad- ‘ded by the Legiatature. Areforence to the laws rendering the approvriation for certain expenditures mandatory on the Board, would be found in the Coraptrolier's communication, im duo ja 10, 204 met Ntnaunt requirod to bo raised by tax this yoar is much loss than last year, aud the tax rate has been con- siderably dirotolah: ‘The following is a list of the more important items in the tax levy :— TAX FOR STATR PURPOFRS. For common schools throughout the State, $466,946 For general purposes. 1,556,487 For canals.....+ +» » 879,415 Total....ssesee seaereseees sens $2,902,548 FOR COUNTY PURPOBES, Advortising...++.++s++0++ se eeey «68 20,000 Care phi Reeders of Coles or Harlem Bridge. 2,700 Coltoge of the city of New York + 85.000 Coroner fees.......+ + 29,000 County er nies. «30,000 Construction of New Court House... -600,000 Deaf and Dumb Asylum........ s+2 9,060 Disbursements of county officers and witnesses’ ne +, 75,000 $3533 z 3 83: Taterest on Hit damages indo Interest on jamages indot Interest on riot redemption bonds Toterest on goldiors’ substitute bot 3 ts § Interest on solders bounty fund rejemption bonda No. 2. seeeeeecens Interest on soldiers’ bounty fund bonds No. 3 Lighting, cleaning and supplies for county off Metropolitan Board of Heaith fund New York Juvenile Asylum ...... Printing, stationery and blank books Potted TUN oo e006 vere eens Police contingent expenses. 4322233 23 8 £22: 3 Salaries Legislative department. 300 Salaries Execative department. 146 531 Salaries JudiCl@ry .......seeeseene -425,500 Society for the Protection of Destitute Roman Catholic Children of the city of New York 73,500 Supplies for the police pesinaiy seveeee O14 Armories and drill roo $0, The forecoing, with ran ; total of $5,181,405 for county purposes, from wh be deducted for amount of revenue of the county not otherwise specially appropriated by law, $116,000, lenv- ice of $5,071,405 to be rwisod by tax for county YOR CTY PURPOSES Advertising for the Common Council........ ‘Aqueduct repairs and Improvem nts, .. é Alterations of aquedact, Eighty-sixth street to Ninety-second street + 60,081 Belgian pavement. * 0,000 Bridge over Broad wa: si ste “*! 15,000 Contra! Park—maiutenance and government of, 244,000 Cleaning streets under contract Cleaning etre ts under Board of Health .. Clountng markets, * gs000 City Chamberlain's fees * 10/000 City contingencies. * 60,000 Contingencies Mayor's office . 18,000 Contingonctes Comptroller's offi 1 18/000 Contingencies Law Deparment . « 69,622 Contingenci-s Street Department . 16,000 Contingencies City vn: pnb Dopariment,..... 6,172 Contingencies Croton Aqueduct Department... 6,000 Donations, special. ..... 7 [110! 286 Donations to the blind, ee dedvoed Defaication in office of Public Adyninistratoy 43, Defictencies in compiling and embellishing poration Manual, 1865. Election expenses. re machines and ite telegraph. Inebriate asy tu Judgments. . Lamps and gas Lands parehased Motropo! tan Fire Department fund..... ‘ Public buildings, Construction and repairs, Painting for the Common Council, Painting for departments Public charities and corrections. Public instruction... ..+.+0+ Sularies—Legistative department Mayor's office....... Finance department, Street department....... Croton Aqueduct department Sew-rs, repairing and cleanin; Streets, repaving.and repairs Supplies for and cleaning pal 6.000 164,880 H4050 98. . Interest on Floating Debt F wok of D874... Interest on Volunteer Soldiers’ Family and Re- demption Bonds. ....+6...4 sees tesa tens Tnterest on Volunteer Soldiers’ Family Aid Fund Bonds, Now 6, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, Ta Floating Debt Fund stock of 1879, 078 Revenuo Bonds isvued for paymout of Judy. ments, redemption of,.... eeeees eee e ee L1O, 752 Assessments vacated by order of supreme Court... 60,000 Theo ome, With numerous minor One®, make A total of $10,457,267, Which, after deducting therefrom the amount of revenues of the ( ofporation not otherwire apecially appropriated by law, §2 000,000, leaves a bal- ance of $4,457,257 to be provided for oty parposes. Supervisor Terry moved tuat the report be approved Of toless objection by made, Supervisor Srewart moved Asan amendment that an additional appropriation be inserted of $100,000 to pay the interest on oads for the repayment of taxes. The amend: (84 was eaPried and the mattor laid over not) Wednestay next, The committee also submitted Sas Galowiog table, showing.the aaseased value of rea and al property tn the elty and county of New York for the years 1865-6, and nlso the incroase:— Trereare, 8.645, 700 18,879,300 81,570,200 19,307,310 22,922,200 41,004,200 87,36 050 15,990.010 42,704,950 24,052,715 Total.....$427,450,984 $478,902,084 PRROOWAL BST ATE | Resident, ....4.182,982,151 — 206,60R,278 Non-restdent,,,, 18,441,317 51,385, 696 Total, $181,423,471 $76,571,603 Total real and personal for 1845, $88,874,455, Total real and porsonal for 1868, 736,987,058, Tota! incrosise, $128,112,603, The rate of tae was not fixed asthe matter was de- forred unti! Wednosday, but tt is nnderstood tobe lower than last yonr, and prohabiy abont £2 30 The Board then adjourned to Wednesday noxt, at twolve o'clock, noon, $51,541,100 43,627,124 82/944, 979 POLICE INTELLIGENCE. A Yousa Maw Row mg Eurrower aso Roxas Away.— Ox the 9th of June tast, Samucl Conklin, a youns man, twenly years of ogo, wasin the employ of Messrs. Hoover, Cathoan & Co, 342 Prondway. At that time Conklin forced open a desk nud taking therefrom $235 in legal tender notes, mado his exeape, and was mot seen again till yesterday, whin a dofective of the Sixih precinct arrestet Conklin and tock him before Justice Dowling, where Mr. Samne! &, Lang, & wember of the firm ap. peared and made » comple ut agains, him, The macis- trate committed the accused for triai in default of $1,000 bail. Vio. ative Tam Roar Law.—Jobn Behrmann, Froderick Schamann, Adolph Eirgoike and Deidrick Heiztelbulter were arraigned before Justice Dowling yesterday morn- ing on the charge of being in all boat in the Rarber, tha boat not having the word Licensed" por tha nnm- her painted ¢horaon ag roguired by law. The prisoners, it t# furthar charged, were holdiay interrourse with pare sons 00 board the ship Atlauia, thon at anchor in the The magisirate required the accused partios to y to bis own uss, Accordingly, as charged, be entered the premises, 146 West street, and etrippad four beds of their sheets and hactonod away with his booty. Tia wns subsequently arrested on the complaint of Honry ©. Mintze, and Justine Dowligg comm ted him to the Tombs for trial, Jo R. Rhodes, now in the Hons Of Delention usa’ witness, eptered ‘© complaint hefon Juatice Dow! ng againat Jolin Morrs, charging bim with stealing «aaroher of Treasury notes and a quantity of cloth The stolen goods were found in posreseton of the prisoner, and thoiuggictrate seat him te the cells to await trial, A Dosw or Qroavk—Whether Mr. George Simmons had a violoat disease and required a violent remedy ean not here be told, Tf, however, the said George own be vod, it would appear that Mr. Jeremiah Quinine did it disturl the peace aud threaten bim with bodily injury. If (he pugilisticuly tnelined individual of medicinal eornomen, bad conined himself to at mero expression of threats, doubtless tie disagreeable a'tor- native of lying to Jude Connolly for assistance " en obviated. it was, hower, Mr. Qui- up two sloues, of partien- ped down and pic siond was nothing of im wreeable size, This portance, sitively buried themat the residence of the said breaking the panel‘tof the door, and great! € ary safety of Mr. 8's fami onsidertag the lest emetic too violent to be quietiy taken Mr. Simmons reported the matter to Judge Convolly, in the form of an affidavit, and Mr. Quinine ‘was ordered to Dail in tho gum of to answor the charge of having commiiicd au assault and battery, Avomner Dose or Quixins wir AN Agsstixa Tostc,— Mr, Mosely Ezekiel lives in Wighty-fifth street, one door east of Second avenue. His name is biblical, and his disposition t@ serene, Not se aco the nAaMes of Jeremiah Quinine and 8 dney Sinith; not so are their dispositions, Alas! (oat it should be said that these latter gentlemen are violators of the poaco, Alas! that they should have, in concert, maticiousiy and with intent to do greivous bodily harm, assauited tho serene Ezekiel. Quinte bit his haod; svdnev huried aetone of great weight at his head. Exekiel sloped and next turned up with an afi- davtanda policeman, Jndga Connolly gazed at the alleged offenders, and Ezekiel ganod atthe Judo. His Honor requested the prisonera to furnish bail iu the sum of $300 cach to answir the charge of assault and bat- tery, Exit Quinine, who had boen up for two offences and had been required to furnisu ball to answer for both. Exit Ezekiol, looking ae mild, grateful and benignaat as @ cow with @ carrot in her mouth, Ma, Syovey SyitH Acatx.—Human natore is given to antics of various kinds, Some men's pleaseres are the injury of othera, It may bej very amusing to pitch a stone through a window and have it strike somebody on theshouller, It cannot be denied that the capers of the hart individual bring an costacy of jor. So Sydney Smith thought, But Henry RB. Hertz hada different idea. He hadpeen etrack on the shoulder by a atone from the haw Sydney, which stone passed through the window before Henry's shonlder stopped ita further Progress, This atiompt to pervert progression was attended with painfal re-aita, Indeed, it may safely be said that Henry’s shoulder hurt him, The pain was doubtless aa ghastly as the. joke, Henry had Sydney arrested. Yesterday morning Judge Leng 2 invest. gated tho matter, Afier a patient hearing, his Hon catled upon Sydney to furnish $300 bail to answer the charge brought against him, Goma rt Fast. ir. John Dempsey and Mr. Thomas Booseyth are friends. Yesterday they went to takea ride for the purpose of obtainjug some fresh air, it was likely. Fresh air is invigorating, and their course must meet with general approval. Officer O'Hérn had no ob- jection to their taking a ride, not at ail But the two gentiemen, seeraing to have a desire to discover whether thelr horse could make 2:15, rede through the public’ thoroughfare at a hich speed, Tt might have been ca'led ® parti ularly high eperd, The officer told th m to stop, and they stopped, What followed next may be imagined. It may be well to state, however, that they were ar- rested, and yesterday fined $5 each for fast driving, ‘This must be a warning to fast drivera, Take heed. A Bay Beat,—Arclibald Taylor, M. P., (not Member of Parilament,) made an affidavit against John Crosby for beating his wife #0 severely that she was unable to attend court yesterday. The prisoner was remanded to await the result of the Injuries inflicted upon his spouse, Avotuna Wire Bester.—Mre. Mary Farley yesterday soleranly swore that her lawful hosbaad, James Farley, did eeverely beat her the day previous, Judge Connolly Appeared to regard ths matter as one requiring somo Honor looked at the prisoner and t r looked at his Honor. The giance appeared mi tually uneatsfactory, James was ordered to furmah $300 bail to answer the charge. Up to the latest accounts ve still under arrest, not having complied with the order. GGLS AND A Prisowma—Mr, MoArthur is a can, and he represents cluba, That means that he is policeman, One night last woek he beheld # man in Third avenue strike a woman with a cane, His chival- rows Soul revolted at the cowardly act, and he flew to the reseve, He discovered that the castigator was Mr. McCabe, and that the trembiing female was Mrs. McCabe, The lady np to him for protect and promised to make an affidavit agains Set Hege lord if the officer would arrest him. So McArthur swears, Unfortunately for the officer he giores in hart of a carrotty hoe, Wh therefore, he wdvanced to arrest MeCabe his locks glistened in the awa “You red headed son of a—female dog,” raid MoCqbe, ag Le faised his cang m tine on the bead ‘of the offeor,“Mekrbar int with bis assailant, The struggle was in The combat was a fit subject for the pencil of an artist. MeCabe caaght McArthur od bair of his head, and tried to gone ont his eve. tunately for the officer the finger went, not in hie éye but mouth, and the probability is that it was bitten, How the matter would hove ended ip this memorable engagement cannot be surmised, had not reinforcoments arrived for the officer, when Me“abs was captured. The case was arn over from last week until yesterday, when it was further adjourned antil Taesday, October 2 John McKeon Appeared for McCabe aud Mr. Harrington for McArthur, A Tasorrove Dewoverratios,—On Suaday night W. A. George did a very foolish thing, He got drank, and bo- ng drank could not help involving himself in trouble, He gtew quarrelsome and determined to fight every one ho met, No one would engage in combat with him, and he rallied out on Broadway, The first one he met wasa policeman Valiantly he advanced upon him, amd when the officer told bim to go home he drew a pistol and pre- ted it, Forbearance now ceased to be # virtue, and the policeman by a vigorous use of his club soon over. came George's p% ity, The iatter was taken to the station house, yesterday morning at the Jefferson Market Pol ce Court was ordered to give bonds for his ap- pearance at the Spectal Sessions, A Dierenesce of Ove Crvt.—Another dificulty arose on Sondag out of the car fare question. Henry Brandes was riding in @ Seventh avenue car with a friend, and tendered tho conductor eleven conts in payment of two fares, ‘The latter demanded another cent, which Brandes refused to give, The conductor then endeavored to put Dim out of the car. Brandes resisted him, and in stroggi@ the conductor was struck In the face and one of the windows of the car broken. Brandes Was arrested oi yestorday morn ng arraigned at the Jefferson Market Police Court on a charge of assmult and battery. Juctice Ledwith decided that in tendering NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1866.—IRIPLE SHEET, - > Siar window fuod big #°° wares, but ashe had broken 2 -v for disorderly conduct, eee On Sunday Mrs, Catharine Quin- om Tahg M ©", 8 Greene street, missed a calicd dress aod skite Maria Smith lived In the same house, and UPO®. ner the suspicions of Mra. Quinlan at once fell. It rned out that her surmises were correct, for Mar’ upon being at , confessed to the theft, Justice righ yesterday committed her for trial in default of Rospep By 4 Frrewp,—On Sunday night Patrick Kelly bocamo go drunk that it was necessary that he should be assisted homa, One Charies D'My volunteered to second street and Sixth avenue they stopped end Kelly wanted to drink again, At this moment the at(empcd of Patrick Lynch, who was was attracted, ai he stopped to observe whut Ingon. As he stood he saw Duffy, it is alleged, silp his hand into Kelly's pees, the latter being too drunk to notice it, Lynch immediately advanced, and held Duffy until the arrival of @ policeman. It was then f that Kelly’s pocket- book, containing $150, was missing. Duffy was searched, but the pocketbook conld not bé found, and it ts sup- posed that he gave it toan accomplice named Murph: who was near him at the time that Lynch noticed the theft, Justice Ledwith yesterday committed Duify for trial at the Genoral Sessions, in default of $1,000 bail. An Unsavony Morsrz.—The quiet of Sunday night was disturbed by a promiscuous row on Canal ‘street, betwoon a party of rowdies and several Irish laborers. Blows were freely exchanged and in the fracas a labor- ing mi pamed Michae! Howard, seized the nose of Mich: between his teeth and bit it completely off, Hare, rovring with pa'n, shouted Iustily for the pies. Several officers were quickly on the spot, and loward was arrested. Hare ay at the Jefferson Market Police court yesterday morning with his face shockingly mutilated and bleeding from his nose, the end of which was missing. Howard was arraigned on the charge of mayhem, and when informed that he must bo committed for trial at the General Sessions whimpered like a little child, Bratex By Hrs Coox.—Dominick Beaudin yesterday appeared at the Jefferson Market Police Court to prefer a charge of assault and battery against his cook, Mrs, Etten Lotore, The complainant appeared tn court with both eyes in mourning, the evidence of the handiwork of Mrs. Lotore, He had evidently sustained severe pun- ishment, as he was scarcely able to see, and several seratches ornamented the sie of his nasal organ. It appeared that he livex at No. 645 Broadway and that the prisoner has beew in his employ as cook for the past year Her time was out on Sunday night, and, having long cherished an xpimosity against Mr. Beau- din, resolved that she would take advantage of the occasion to pay off old scores. It was easy to get into a wranile, and the irate eook, do'tly seizing the object of her avger by the coat, dealt him three heavy biows be: tween the eyes. He straigtway ran down stairs, and, summoning an oMcer, had the fomale pugilist taken into dy. Justice Ledwith committed her for trial in alt of $500 bail, A Forcmi» Evtay.—Last week the husband of Mrs, Margaret Lee went away, leaving his wife to take care of the household untit be should return, Everything went on smoothly until Sunday night, At that tie Mrs. Lee, after having put her three little ones to bed, was about to retire herself, when she thought she heard footsteps ascending the staira, She hastily locked the door and paised to await a denouement, Tho steps drew negr to her door and there stopped. An ominous silence ensued, during whch the poor woman nearly swooned from ter- ror. Presently there came anoise, acrash and then, throngh each of the broken panels, appeared the head of aman. More than that, they were the heads of two drunken men. They had butted their beads through the door, and now leered stupidly upon the affrizhted woman, Terrified she shrieked loudly, and her cries brought an ofticer speed ly there. Tom Cotlivan and James Boyle were extricated from the position of which they were unable to rlieve themselves and taken to the station hove, Justice Ledwith yesterday committed both for trial at the Special Sessions for having, in a drunkea frolic, frightened a lone woman out of her wita, Raptr TraaTep.—Thomas Cavananch yesterday came for redress to the Jefferson Market Police Court in a most woful and lugubrious condition, All over his face, which was none of the smallest, were bruises, scratches, abrasions and outs, These were all to be laid at the door of John Price, a great, hulking fellow, with shoul- ders like those of an overgrown ox. About tho corners of his month lurked an evil look, and his ugly disposition manifested itself more than onc» during the examination. Cavanaugh and Price, between whom there had for some time bee feeling, happened to meet on Sunday even- ES pleas Cavanaug! resembled a well mashed piece of smarting from Nis wounds, hurried in search cf an officer. Price was yesterday arraigned before Justice Ledwith, and by him committed for trial. Rovan Piay.—Thomas Toomey and Patrick O’Brien were two of the most noticeable offenders brought before Justice Ledwith yestorday. Thoy were the two sorriest looking beings that one could possibly conceive of. Rag hatloss and dirty, thoir heads frowsy and un- combed, all thoir features were rendered undistingulsha- ble by reason of numborless bruises and marks which each hai bestowed upon the other, When asked why they had been fighting they laughed at the idea as ridic- uloun; aaid that they were “only fooling,” and this was one the pleasant diversions to which they rorted, As thoy reomed very friendly towards ono ai other the Justice was of the opinion that they had re- Sie sufficient punishment, and eo let them off with How 4 Hovsz was Extwrep axp PLowperep—Arnust oF Tax Turer.—On the 23d of August the house of Mra. Mary A. Cashman, No, 1 West Thirty-fifth street, was entered by means of a false key, and six pair of lace curtains, five pair of damask curtains, a plano cover, a billiard table cover, threo chair covers, in all iy amounting in value to $1,045, was stolen therefrom, ‘The bu occurred during the absence of Mra. Cash- man, who was in Europe, and while the domestics left in charge were absent. On'the day on which the articles were stolen detective Crowley observed a man, apparently a , carrying a large sized bundle. On inquiry the man told the detective that the goods be- longed to a Mra. Cashman, and that he was taking them to be cleaned. Soon afterwards the burglary was dis- covered, and the case committed to the charge of special dotectives Crowley and McCarthy. As there was no doubt that the man seen by the former was concerned in the burglary, both of these officers set themselves to the tak of hunting him up. They visited several second hand shops, and among others that of ry Rei: , 427 Seventh avenue, where they suc. jed in finding a portion of the stolen articles, They could give no satisfactory information relative to the perpetrator until some time last week, when they acci- dently learned where he was to be found. They pro- © eded thither’at o1 ind succeeded in arresting the man, who gave his name as Henri Curria He wae at once taken into custody, and after being a few days im- isoned confessed that he was the perpetrator of the urglary, and told where all the stolen goods were to be found, By this means the detectives recovered nearly all of the property stolen. The evilty man was arraigned before Justice Ledwith and committed on the charge of burgiary for trial at the General Sessions, bail being re- fused. The man Reirback was also committed on the charge of receiving stolen goods, ADarx Deep Formep.—Yesterday morning a woman calling herself Adelaide Barnard appeared at the Jeffer- son Market Police Court against one Jeremiah Abern, with whom she had been living, and who, she alleged, had beon in the constant habit of abusing her. Justice Ledwith committed the defendant for trial at the Special Sessions in default of $500 bail. Previous to his bein locked up, the keeper searched Ahern and found apon hia person a bottle full of laudanum and two lotters, =e bore es 4 £ guilty ines upon the part of “| pay dl In these letters, whieh are dated - ber at Brooklyn, oo den states that he married Miss Bar- mard August 31, 1! since which time he lived hap- vily with her wntil the 12th of April of the Present i ‘when,’ rays he, “to my sur. ise, what should come but a bill of divorce a former husband, named Franklin E. Keach, of Waterbury, Conn."’ He then depicts in glowing terms how the demon of jealousy gradually took possession, when he thonght that this woman, to whom he had never been yy married, had never been true to him, but was false, He states that on one oocasion, indeed, she sent for a former lover, and that soon after she added a fresh pang to his grief by appoint ng a day for their legal mar- Tiage. In consequence of which he says, the only thing he could do was to have reve: Revenge was sweet, ‘and now he had it. The second of these letters concludes in a similar strain:—‘“Revenge is sweet, and 1 bave got it. Blood 1"? 8 pe of these letters if seems that the plan of the unhay man was to murder he wife and then kill himself, which bloody t was to dave been rye on the night which was are ted. Ashe will remain in . ie quarters fora year, at Joast, it i# to be hoped that he will come forth heartily cured of both Jealousy and affection. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Before Judge Russel. DISCHARGE OF THR GRAND JURY. The Grand Jury was discharged yesterday, with the thanks of the Court for their attention to the public bus- ROM, BATCH OF BURGLAR ENT TO THE BTATR PRISON, The majority of cases disposed of were indictments for burglary in the various degrees, John Gray, charged ‘with burglary in the first degree, pleaded guilty to the third grade of that offence, he having on the 21st of Au- gust barglariously entered the dwelling house of Edward Cassin, No. 18 Sixth street, while the owner was absent from the city. A portion of the wearing appare) which ‘was stolen was found in possession of the prisoner, He ‘Was sont to the State Prison for five yeara, Edward Berrigan was tried and convicted of burglary in the third degree, in breaking into the store of Dennis Decourey, No, 64 Great Jones street, on the 234 of August, when over $4,000 worth of cloth and ready clothing was carried of. The burglars, the language of the wit ‘gleaned the store out.” Ab officer, white oy jie boat in Broadway, at half. erm 0" fa mornin ty? men & wagon ata very fate, which sudden!y came £0 a stand alll by the reaking of the shaft. ile and op ee ole wagon found it to con- tain the Decoure; which were jen from Mr. place, whon arrested said be knew noth! of the affair con! suceeded their cegave, The hiehest penalty which bi federates help him to reach his room. On thé cornor of TMF | Jovy law to Impose was inflicted—five years Jamos ‘nd Frederick Cqultér pleaded gull! to an attompt at burglary tind deztecs thoy fi ae — ine. wna fcr Ot king Into ths yromiaes of Charles ¥, Holmas, £7 Laight street, on the ‘! Sith when $20 in money was taxed. They wore 8d] the State Prison for two years and six monthe, John Howard, a youth under sixteon, was convicted of being concerned in @ bury perpetrated upon the I rm we of William De Groot, 142 Fulton street, on the dof August, The safe in’ the office was blown opel and $400 in money anda bundie om panes were ab- Stracted, The boy when arrested admitted hig ecllt #74 gave ® minute dospription of how the crime Wal Boaz aitlod BYRD: natnou “'aasones anak Whe zstin Seward, a colored boy, was also const De breaking into the store of Joss X'ques, 372 Canal strong, on the 4th of nom ay Seventy dollars in money stolon, with which the contraband purchased a Tutt of einshes. young criminals were sent to the House lea The Court adjourned to meet on Wodues- SANITARY. The Cholera in New York—The Mortnary Report—Progress of the Cholera in Brooke lyn, The atmosphere was pleasant, although the clouds were rather heavy yesterday, The continued cod ead bracing woather has, however, failed as yet to asvest the cholera, ten caser having been reported during the twenty-four hours ending at two o'clock yesterday after noon, ean OFFICIAL LI8T oo clean, ¢ following cases were repo! yesterday :— Nancy Harrison, 34 Mulberry street. Fredericka Menz, 445 West Thirty-s'zth street, Peter stdler, 430 Tenth avenne, John F Fricken, 63 Baxter street. Marcaret Rouse, 16 Mott street, Rridget Kane, 476 Pear! street, Catharine Schreiber, 417 Wes! Thirty-sixth street, Edward O'Rrien, 92 Baxter street, Mrs. Reif, 825 Third avenue, Peter Harken, Fortieth etreet, between Nimth and Tenth avenues, CERTIFICATEA OF DRATH, Burial permits for the following named cheters dead - were issued during the forty-cight hours endeng at two o'clock yesterday afternoon :— Franz Elchishansen, 26 avenue A. Thomas Harrison, 34 Mulberry street, Hannah Regan, 166 Leonard street, Jacob Gordon, 105 Bayard street, Mary Hepp, 197 avenu A. : Deborah Conner, 69 Washington atrest, Saran Willama, Battery Barracks Hospital. Elisha Gar and, 441 Tenth avenue, Fredericka Monz, 445 Wost Thirty-six: Margaret Rouse, 15 Mott street. THR MORTUARY PRPORT, There were 660 deaths in this city and the publie ines tations during the week ending last Saturday eve: being a decrease of nearly # xtv from the mortatiey the previous week, The number of deaths frem cheers waa fifvy-four, being a decrease of thirteon from the re port of the previous week, THE CHOMRRA IY BROOK) TN, All the cases of cholera in Sandford streot, Enstem Tnstrict, reported in the Hera! p vesterday, have readie® in death. ‘The fotlowin« additional cases have been bal- letined at the Health ofice:— Jnumes C. Wright, aged fifty.five, 97 Concord street a crivical condition, Charlotie Schubert, 22 Meserole street, dead. Tho mortality report of last week shows that there were twenty-one deaths from cholera, our from chel.ee morbus and twenty-six from diarrhoea and dysenteey, ‘The total deaths were two hundred and eight, disiribeved a3 follows;:— Wards. street. Death, oe ‘CHOLBI THE Low! AY. Hoserray ~mir Fatcox, Lowes Quarantine Died September 23—Friedel Steib, aged thirty. native of Dolhand, Wirtemburg; admitted Septemeer Le ae Goitysburg, from Havre. Remaining ta hes- pital, four. POWERS OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH. Manufacturers of Superphosphate of Lime a8 ters Point—Motion for a Permanens je Board from In- terfering With Their Business, &c. SUPREME COURT—CHAMPERS, Before Judge Sutherland. Surr, 24.—Bnoch Coe wt, the Board of H’alth —Piatatt? im this case is the proprietor of an establishment a Hunter's Point, for the manufacture of superphosphate alterations = the on pied — conan = oes pated the same mont! in! an ler A) cause why defendants should not be restrained from with his business, and the case came up before the Sale fe at tane ane Pa, a jeasra, jor Mr. Bliss for defendants. By: of his motion for a continuance of the injunction. — thd SS was the affe . Fr. who stated was superintend- ent of the establish ment at Hunter's Point; that he newer heard complaint made of any sickness resu! (rom the business in question ; several men of del! stitutions have worked in the establishment and ee ceived benefit therefrom; the locality was unhealthy by the land around being marshy in with refuse matter; there were no more than four oF fie elling houses in the immediate vicinity of plaim ufs establishment; the aMfdavit concludes by that in case the Board of Health interfered with business of plaintiff he would lose some $20,000. Dr Jobn soe pe? swore that he was twelve years @ i ek phynict examined e establishment ig question; waa clearly of the opinion that it reg not in the least detrimental to life or health, the gas used for manufacturing ae poses was & infectant; the manufacture was described as a simple & mixture of animal with diluted sulphuric acid; deponent had visited bocce yes Nee? with eminent chemists, who reod with him in every cular; two the Board of Health who bad examined the also of the “ame opinion; no dwelling house was Regio] three or four hundred yards of the place; deponent also ‘nquired among the mon bea me ge in the establish mont, and they stated that they never lost a day ia consequence of sickness. Dr. +t. John had also examined the place and wrote @ letter to Dr. Parker giving an account of his examh and the method of manufacture; this gentleman that the process of manufacture is conducted In a large onpola, which prevents the escape of gas in any ti ows quantities, and that Mr. Dean ts now en ia AE making a new cupola which will effectually do away with any deleterious substances being conducted inte thé atmosphere ~ ” ane Professor Charles F. Chandler, of the School of Mines, corroborated tho statements mad by Dr. St. Joba, Professor Doremus also examined the manufactory, and testified that the gaseons odors were a benedt instead, of being an ay to the locality. John Miller, Adam Bloss, Francis Bailey, Meserole and others made afMfdavi's that y | years employed i. the e-tablishment, and never o med sickness or were in any way affected by the odora, The aMdavits of one hundred residents were to prove that no sickness resulted in the neigh! from the fact that superphosphate of lime was manufee- tured therein. Mr. Blisa,on the part of the Board of Health, them read his papers in rou, The answer denied all the me terial singanene Plalntid, stating thes stench a produced which is very injurious to the public health, ‘and that many are affected thereby, Thi \davit of Dr. Lewis Gray testified as to those \d stated that the place was devidediy detrimen- blic health. th Inspector Jamos P. Trask had repeatedly visit place; watery vapors escaped into the atmos here, which were very injurious; in riding through wenswood deponent had been affected with a severe nausea, whieh was the result of a stench from this oe tablishment, He iso knew of a lady who hed bees much troubled from the same cause, Henry 8. Annibal, Thomas Smith, John English, Nel- son Weeks, Charlies H_ Rogers, Samuel Robineon, Atm drow Kimball, A. 8 White, Peter McKeever, Andrew McGinnis and several others, residenta in the vicinity, furnished affidavits in which the injurious effects of tnib factory were set forth. Th by those gaseous odors, were’ also produced by Blin Mr. Knox remarked that there were various statemonta in thove affidavits which could be refuted if they had as opportanity. judge Sutherland could not eee how that could be done, There was, indeed, conflicting testimony. Those people who swore as to sickness spoke from personal experience. The case should be decided entirely out. side of the question of law. It was a simple question of fact as to whether or not this establishment was @ nu rance, It was a fact which be should devermine ase Judge. Tho Board of Health was a body which had pe earthly interest except doing the very best for the pub- lic good. They were discharging a duty imposed upoa them by the Legislature. Counsel bad their scientifie affidavits, but they were not half as good as those pro- d ced by partion who happened to have personal expe- ri fe should look at this thi ly; for wpom what principle could he ‘the injunction, look. ing upon it in a jodiolal light fir, Pallerton—Your Honor will not decide the quee- tion upon affidavits? Jodge Sutheriand—1 mast. Mr. Fullerton—Hero is a preponderance of testimony 10 favor of my cliant, We have the affidavits of over one hundred laboring men who are engaged in the esiablish- ment. Mr. Knox raised the point as to the power of the Board of Health ander mn ase that they law was unconstitationa: Jodge Satheriand remarked that be would hear coun- pel upon that potat, altho: @ had made bis mind to deuy the motion a to continuance of the injancitoa n the affidavits presented. Mr. Knox then proceeded to argue the casi aa t) the constitutionality of the Health law, and was followed by , ine. Miedge Suthodand took (be papers and reserved his de ciigay,