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dhstrnct and hinder and thus to dis- courage the rew mm by men from other coun. tries of thetr nee to fol vernments in order to become fawhful citizens of ourown. Can this policy be a Wise one? Ali good citizens will cer- tainly favor such legislation as may be necessary to cheek or punish frauds im naturalization, but the interests of our State and country, led irom their oni by wnd owing so much of t! greatness men of foreign birch, and to which the tide of Jminigration 80 Incessautly and rapidly flows, de- mand that additional rather than dimmished taciil- “ties should be extended to all those of good moral chayacter and of undoubted devotion to our institu. tions who, having chosen their homes among us, de- sire to assume the duties and responsibiliues of citi- zens, We must not forget that quring the late war, when our couniry needed them to fight the battles of the Union, we extended to them the privileges of citizen- silup one year’s service and an hono} dis- charge, a9 one of the rewards for their fidelity to the government, Now, in the time of peace, their ser- vices are quite as valuable in developing the re- source: of our new ‘erritories and of the Southern States, and tn assisting, by their industry and toil, to work out a practical solution of the great problem of reconstruction, aud every inducement should be ex- tended to them. CONCLUSION. Few questions of principle or policy will be pre- sented tor your consideration towards the decision of which precedent or experience will not furnish ou @M accurate gulde or, at least, eifective aid. ie need only to the discharge of our trusts in our Tespective departments, graye, resp ie and Mumerous as they are, an earnest spirit. a constant id viglant regard for the public interests and an ceasing Watchiulness in maintaining the integrity, honor and dignity of the State. With these we can- Not {aii to meet the just expectations of the people. But beyond the linuts of our jurisdiction there are qpontions and’ principles of far wider signiticance those Which engage our official consideration; Which appeai to us as citizens of a common coun- try; Which press upon the people in the form of un- equal responsibilities, and in which we allliave a deep and abiding interest, Lalilude to the national ja3ues which await solution.. I do not intend to refer to them in @ partisan spirit or to discuss them at leugib. ‘These. issues have presented few and diilicnit questions of government, of nance and taxation, resulting from the rebellion, and wé are without guides im previous history to * reall their determination. Nearly four years e elapsed since the close of the rebellion and the federal authorities have had uarestricted power to re-establish civil government in the States rescued from sedition and restore to their people peace and the motives to industry; and yet how little has been done towards these ends. Had they been attained, the South would now be enabled to bear its share of the taxation entailed by the war and the North relieved of its unequal re- sponsibility, while the whole country, resuming its former commercial relations, would be so far ad- ‘vanced in prosperity and power that in a few yours our financial troubles would cease to be the subject of anxiety. Instead of sec! these results Con- gress has directed its efforts to the Boppreasion of Yepresentation, and the subversion of republican vernment+ mm the Stat 101 the Bobser nisndy of the arin tot tn eaclitary power and stponing the return of peace. The have chosen by their ag! to whose Big they are willing to cominit the destinies of the count and the settlement of the issues which disturb i These questions do not belong to party, but to the fb chaoti country and it should be our earnest prayer he who has shall posi le, at the late election, Pantrag the Chief Magistrate been thus chosen prove equal to. the great trust with which he is charged, Party 01 tions must be Kept up as the means. of preserving great ipies and maintaining the integrity of the government and the liberties of the eer are op} icy @ jominant srmbed noe country and ‘the election of its. candidate for the Presidency adhere firmly to their views of public policy, the adoption of which leve will atford the earliest and best settlement of the great questions which now distract us. They will, however, lay aside all mere! partisan considerations and joi ina common spirit of magnanimity and patrioti in sustaining any “administration of the federal government in oer. earnest eilort@vhich 1b shall make to restore its cred- it, vo maintam the public raith, to re-establish the au- thority of the constitution, to unite all our peo; le in amity and concord, to give ce and ee y to ‘all séctions of the Union and to assert among na- tions tne honor of our flag and the rights of those ‘who claim its protection. ‘There isa apint of party intolerance growing up ‘Which not only arrays men in Gg ge hos- but w! creates persona through mere differences of opinion. It follows the clected Tepresentatives of the pie with detraction —e ory resentation, and impairs their usefulness a ge of important trusts invoving the public. welfare. Iconsider this a dangerous evil. Public officers, federal and State, both should be judged by and held responsible for their acts and not prejudged by clamor and party intoler- ance, nor shouid tuey be intimidated by either. My daty is defined by the oath I have taken to execute the laws of this State and to support its con- Siete and the constitution of the United I shall endeavor to do it faithfully; and I shall uphold and maintain the Ftd doctrines and principles to which Ijam devoted, and assert and defend the rights of the State and of ge people, whose representative I am, I will, [ ecutive of this State, support the Executive the United States in every exercise of rightful authority and in every effort for the welfare of our common country. The piople will approve. War no longer claims offerings of lives aud treasure. Peace now demands the sacrifice of aby and passion. odie JOHN T. FFMAN, CAUELTY TO APPRENTICE BOYS OW SHIPBOARD. A Righteous Sentence Against Twe Brutal Officers. (From the San Francisco Morning Call, Leto Several days ago we gave an account of how the first officer of an American ship “broke in” three boys di a voyage irom New York to this port. Yesterday offender was brought to trial betore Judge Hoffman in the United States District Court. ‘The accused was J. W. Caualand, chief officer of the american ship Santee, ind three indictments were [presented against him by the United States Grand a. The first case ‘ried was where George ding, a boy between seventeen and eighteen of age, it. He tes- that he was whipped several times during forty times; the de- uently compelled him to drink salt ‘water, and upon one occasion he forced him to eat a jiece of tobacco as long as @ man’s finger; it made Sim very re causing him to vomit and strain a reat deal; he to ik salt water a number of mes, and each time that it was forced upon him the mate deciared that it ‘would st nm his and give the ship a good was the com name.” re the inyeriape eigutcon of He is not years + ave ht boy: He had been out from New York only few when the mate began to maltreat could not remember the name of the ropes. Some- times he would make him draw a bucket of water from the sea and: drink of it until he could hold no more; ‘on one occasion he compelled him to drink four cup- most a n—it puffed out his stomach un- til it looked like a ‘3; he was vory sick after- ‘ward, but received no pity irom either of the mates; treat the boys, but the ner continued to do 80 ‘whenever he felt like it—which was very often. ‘The of such : if con 83°33 mite see i 2 i = He fi i ' i gz : li = = : r & Ey g Eg i} i i H ; : E a: : ther men, Whose name was bd Ty ey SS ten and eleven o'clock on night, o street, probabl, the eame mang of villains; but the sadden 4 woe of officer Kendall, of the ey ce, them a they effected | =) Dootfie-Boston Pranscrpt, Jan NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JANUA RY 6, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET. NEW YORK CITY. THE COURTS. UNITED STATES DISTRIT COUR). The Blaisdet! and Eckel Case—Another Post- Poneuicat Obtained by Defendants’ Coun sel, Before Judge Blatchford, The United States vs, Alwah Blaisdetl and J. J, Eckel.—This case, which was set down peremptorily for trial yesterday, was again, on application of defendants’ counsel, further postponed for another week, The prosecution has been anxious to get the case disposed of, not only for the ends of justice and for the official character of the officers of the gov- ernment in this district, put alsoon account of the ex- pense these protracted and frequent postponements entail upon the government, Collector Bailey, who first brought the charges against the defendants, has been untiring in his efforts to prepare the caso for trial, and for several weeks past has been waiting, with plans perfected and a host of witnesses to be examined, ready to go into court. The reason ad- vanced for the postponement on the part of the de- fendants’ counsel is one that is always accepted b; the courts and always prevatis with the judges—that is, the sickness of counsel. On one of the previous days on which it was set down for trial Mr. Bee! defendants’ counsel, obtained a brief adjournment on the plea of filness. When next the case was calied Mr, Shafer, counsel for the defence, ected successiully to the legality of the venire, which led to a postponement for a week, and this morning the same counsel, Mr. Shafer, in conse- queuce of severe illness, applied for and obtained another postponement of the case for a week. Judge Blatchford having taken his soat on the bench, the clerk called the pauel of jurora that had been summoned speciaily in the case, THE DISTRIOT ATTORNEY MOVES THB CASE FOR TRIAL Mr. Courtney, United States District Attorney, then moved for trial the case of the United States vs. Alvah Biaisdell and J, J. Eckel. MOTION TO POSTPONE. Mr. Ira Shafer, addressing the Court, said:—May it please your Honor, alter the disposition made of this case on the previous day, and after consultation ‘with my assoc! counsel as to the conduct of the defence, it was found that my views in regard to the theory to be followed for the defence differed very widely from those entertained by them. Ultimately these gentlemen have accepted my views on the sub- ject, and, therefore, the entire responsibility of the case naturally rests upon me. 1 have now, your Honor, to make an application fora Estas acer of the trial of the case. Since the previ post- | roger d Lhave been afflicted with carbuncle boils, which I have suffered a deal and from which I am now in great pain and utterly unable to remain in court. T have, therefore, under these cir- cumacances, to ask your Houor to postpone the trial tii such time as I 8] be in a condition to take charge of the interests of my clients, for, as your Honor will understand, that by reason of. the lacts gtated Pi pews practically the defence rests with me, aided, of course, by the other counsel. ‘Mr. Courtney said that while he had no doubt of the faith of counsel in maxing this application, that-he was in fact suffering from illness, yet the Court would remember that the trial had already been postponed on account of the illness of another of the counsel for defence. If postponement were to beigranted because of the of iliness of each new counsel that might come into the case, they ‘would never reach the trial of the case, and which to be just as near now as it sb a pig! last. ke Bone, wi remere. r that this ractically an 0) 4 against these defentants del and aes On a previous occasion Mr. McCarthy appeared as de- fendants’ and expressed himself as ready to go to trial. And besides the learned gentleman who has moved for this postponement on account of his ilmess there are two other counsel in the case, Mr. McCarthy and Mr. Knox, the latter the principal in preparing the defence, procuring witnesses, &c. I therefore submit, your Honor, the Court should now insist on going on with the trial. No injustice will thus be done to these defendants, as they will still be defended by able counsel. Mr. Shafer replied to the remarks of the District Attorney, and urged his application on the consid- eration of the Court. Judge Blatchford said he was satisfied from the representations made by counsel (Mr. Shafer) that the case could not be proceeded with to-day. Al- Boog there have been post) ments of the case heretofore, yet this is an ealgency hich demands the favorable consideration of thi rt on an ap- plication for postponement. The Court khew how very painful and sometimes dan: jus these sores were; they were not to be tri with, and under the circumstances counsel could not be ex- “ to 89. hone xd Court tong postpone 6 case, there! solely on account of counsel's illness, and ‘whom it recognized as having the lead in the but with the understanding that counsel will undertake no engagements that it inteifere with his conduct of the case when it in be again called on. Under the circumstances the case will now stand adjourned till Tuesday morning next, When this disposition of the case was made the large crowd that filled the @ourt room began to dis- Pperse, and soon the room was almost deserted, sllow- ing the great Interest that 1s felt in the case. THE ‘STEVENSON COTTON CASE. ‘This case it was understood would be called on if nothing should happen to prevent the Blaisdeil case from proceeding. Counsel were present and announced the case ready. Judge Blatchford, to enable counsel to procure the witnesses, allowed the case to go over for the day, setting down to- day for the trial. Petitioners iu Bankruptcy. Inthe hst of parties who filed petitions in the Bankrupt Court for the week ending January 2, and which was published in the HeraLD yarey morning, the name of a petitioner’s counsel, Mr. P. aah eat substituted for the petitioner him- Roberts. C. Tall self, John Arraignments. Alvan Blaisdell, John J. Eckel, John McClaren and Joseph J. Yates, indicted for illicitly removing whiskey from a distillery and conspiring to defraud tho United States, and Jacob and Moses Depuy, in- dicted for obstructing the Marshal in the execution of process, were arraigned and pleaded not gutity, and the former were held in $5,000 and the latter in $1,500 bail for trial. SUPREME COURT. . ‘The Express Companies? War-Judge Bar- nard Vacates His Orders of Injunction and Receivership. Blatchford vs. the Merchants’ Union Express Com- pany et al. and the American-Merchants’ Union Express Company.—The following order in this case ‘was granted yesterday by Judge Barnard:— I am satisfied, after more thorough examination, ‘that it is nota case In the first instance for the ap- 1am of opinion that all character should be heard at Spectal and then only after ‘This was not done in Foe vacated, receiver be cancelled, set aside ve " ve to pinnti to ply 1 Ly jor in the premises. such rellef as may-be COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS. Man’s Inhumaanity to Woman—Two Salts on on a Cruise—Bit tm a Fit—A Colored Gentle. man Seeks His Brother John in a Lady’s Before Justice Dowling. « When the Court of Special Sessions opened yes- terday there were more than the usual number of the “tag, rag and bobtall”’ of the classw locality of the Tombs present as spectators, and a large force of observing M. P.’s occupied front seats. Two court premises. Mary Hughes, a BRATIN( woe-| lookt prc Wr Munger and. hirdentp nad made pre, ol peared trembli in the witness seer’ mpi of hex ramen sn Sm yy 4 verou! pearance. She aa said, five children to support, and her hus- did anything but beat and abuse her. Ten dollars was al ao got from him in as many Judge Dowling—I'll teach him Two months in the Penitentiary. issiimma afr customer, a pearet on tne coin tsk oh we Anne, wt Dore I Sree enar eine memes alee lly Whenever he wanted bodily requested Mickey to take the cars fo mol ‘¢ of departed, ry THREE SALTS. “There ate water sharks and land sharks.” Ed- Michael Christofore and Thom: enuine salte, aud the testimony Was received with thanks, Mw it once, and Tom and were induced accept the accommoda- tions ot the city for ten days. A CURIOUS CASE. Jamea ©, Foley found Thomas Reynolds ina fit, frothing out of the mouth and kicking up his heels im a highly undignified manuer, A Good Samaritan, he at once laid hold of bim, opeved his collar and gave all the assistance he could, Thomas, not know- ng in his mad state whether he was attacked by thieves or assisted by a Samaritau, caught hold of Mr. Foley's hands with his teeth and commenced to eat them, which raised the good man’s ire and made him forget his humanity in his thirst for veageance, Au olicer Was called aud Reynolds was arrested for assauit and battery. ‘The case being exp!ained Judge Dowling put a flea in Mr, Foley’s ear and told Reynolds to go on his rejoicing, way LOST 13S BROTHER. Mr. George H. Curley appeared to prosecute a colored gentleman rejoicing in the name of John Wal who looked as solemn and as black as George ington’s statue in Union square. Mrs, Curley said that she went into to her bathroom aad tout ‘dig ed man there—oh, he was 80 black | J wiing—He'd be white if he could, no doubt; go on. Tealled for assistance and then had him arrested, the big black fellow, George Thompson, very much colored gentleman, on being called, crept softly into the witness box and looked profoundiy at the inagnificent decorations of the court lately made by the rain. “Dat nigger a, brother?’ he asked, In reply to a gentle inquiry of the Judge; “oh, no; he kem into de fouse and asked fur ‘is brudder John, Liet ‘in go up stairs; Misses found ‘im in de bathroom; he he was looking for his brudder John.” Judge Dowling—This case is remarkably clear, John. You went into the house to steal; you could not be looking for the other John; for it seldom hap- ns that there are two brother Johas in one family. ‘i send you to Sing Sing for six months. With due diligence you will find brother John there, I have no doubt, “ Exit John. STOLE A PIRCE OF BACON. Urban Franciso was introduced to the court. “Tatty was a Welchman, Tafly was a thief,” but Urban was an Italian and stole a piece of bacon. Uroan intimated that Mr. Chuck, the proprietor of the hog meat in question, chucked it to him, but failing to make out his case, had to take nis depar- tare for the musically named village on the Hudson, there to remain six months. There were forty-five cases on the calendar, but except the above-mentioned none of any import ance, CITY INTELLIGENCE, THE WEATHER YESTERDAY.—The following record will show the changes im the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, as indicated by the thermo- meter at Hudnut’s pharmacy, HERALD Building, Broadway, corner of Pn street: — Average temperature....... Average temperature Monday. Tne Liquor DEALERS’ SOCIET’ meeting of the New York Liquor Dealers’ Society, which was held last evening, at the Metropolitan Rooms, Hester street, Mr. D, V. Freeman was elected President and Mr. John Marchant Secretary for the ensuing year. Tae BoarD oF ExcisE.—This Board met yester- day. There were but fourteen cases on tlie calendar, and none of any particular importance, The licenses of James McNulty, No. 130 Fulton street, Brooklyn, and John Rice, No. 47 Mangin street, this city, were revoked. Mayor’s OFrrice.—Mayor Hall contemplated issu- ing a proclamation offering a reward for the arrest and conviction of the murderer or murderers # Mr, ¢) M- -agore but-on inmang tquiry of the SoALS ommies loners he learned from them that they had already offered a reward of $500 for the arrest of the murderers. ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT.—A young man named ‘William Hirschberg, eighteen years of age, employed aga porter and driver by W. G, Wheeler & Co., 25 New Chambers street‘ “was sent to tho Shoe and Leather Bank yesterday to have @ check for filty dollars casited ‘for the firm. ‘The money was ob- tained, but Hirschberg has not as yet turned up. DEATH FROM INJURIES.—On Monday night Maurice Naney, of No. 89 Mulberry street, was kdocked down by @ runaway horse in Twenty-sixth street, near qT avenue, and was 80 severel; jured that he died yesterday at Bellevue Hospital. Coroner Schir- mer held an inquest, and received @ verdict of acci- dental death, FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.—On,the Ist inst, the body of an unknown man was found ina mangled condition on the Hudson River Railroad track near Fifty-sixth street, and the same has been recognized as that of tes Ryan, aged twenty-five. Coroner Schirmer will hold an inquest to-day. The family of deceased reside in Thirty-eighth street, and state that he was grossly intoxicated the day previous. ATTEMPTED SuicipE.—A Frenchman named Jules Fell, of No. 2 Grand street, attempted to commit suicide yesterday by shooting himeeif with a pistol. He placed the barrel to his mouth and fired off one shot, which did not injure him seriously, and was just in the act of discharging another shot when an officer seized hold of him and gore him from blowing his head off. He was taken to the hospital, REvORM NEEDED.—Politeness is one of the first requisites in @ public officer, and the County Clerk, Mr. Loew, should see that bis subordinates adhere* to this rule, but they don’t, A gentleman called at the Clerk's office on Monday last, desiring to in- spect the new January calendar for the Supreme art (Circuit), and was so rudely answered by the young man apparently in charge of the principal desk, that he went away in disgust. A polite answer costs as little as @ rude one and makes better fricads in the end. FALL OF A BUILDING.—The furniture factory of Frank Ritter, No. 604 East Sixteenth street, owing to an excavation that had been made tn an adjotning lot, fell to the ground with a great crash about four o'clock this moruing. The one side of the buildin, was completely demolished and everything turne sony, turvy, some of the floors falling in shapelcs les to the lower story. The damage done to the iding will amount to about $2,000. No person was injured by the accident owing to the early hour of its occurence; but had it happened three hours later the 1083 of many lives would have been the result, THE GERMAN SALOON KEEPERS AND TEMPERANCE Laws—An invitation has lately been issued and cir- culated among all the German saloon keepers throughout the country by the Society of German Tavern-keepers of Cincinnati, Ohio, for the mecting of @ national convention of their trade in that cit; in March, or May next. Each establiel society of German liquor dealers ts to be entitled to three del and three del may be sent in addition for each county. The promoters of this convention better postpone Its meeting to mid- summer, for if their invitauion be generally re+ sponded to there would be no hall anywhere in the world large enough to hold the tes, and the conyention Will have to meet on the ‘parrairie,” in the “settin’ sun.” The object of this convention is to make @ united effort ali over the country for @ repeal of the prohibitory or restrictive laws whicts temperance ation has succeeded in eny .iag upon the statute books of the several States. A Naturat Coriosiry.—At Wood's Museum, on Broadway, near Thirtieth street, there is now om exhibition an extraordinary creature, ‘caught last August off the coast of Maine, in the neighborhood of Eastport, somewhere about Passamaquoddy Bay and Utopia Lake,” and not far from Morelli’s Isiands. ‘The animal, or rather what 1s left of it in the shape of its oe skin, 18 one of the most remarkable ee nature’s freaks ever yet discovered, old Arkansas phrase, “Half horse, halfaliigator,”” give one but @ slight conception of this auimal. In appearance it combines in. itself every conceiva- specimen of Ly me having the skin of the pointed of the porpoise, the al the flukes of the wairus, the frog and teeth as no other liv- in the known world. the manager determine the class or genus to which it belongs. It is feared that its stay in this city will not be pro- ted, for about its in & lawsuit is threat. hich may result tn itt being returned to New ened w’ England. The con’ has in this wise:— A certain Thomas More ims & prescriptive right Lake and ail contiguous ‘waters, and, therefore, he insists that this monster of the deep, being taken from his waters, 18 bis pro- perty and should be returned to him. There 1s yet & chance to see this ‘oar 5 “What Ia It’? before this suit is decided in favor of the greedy Thomas More. TWE BOARD OF HEALTH. The Board of Health met yesterday afternoon. Sixty-one complaints against tenement house owners ‘wore made and the attorney ordered to bring suits against them. The Treasurer reported that $1,585 had been obtained through tenement house suiis, for which the legal expenses had been $531. An inspec- tor reported that in Nos. 431, 434 and 495 East Thir+ teenth street typhus had been raging for a few days, the disease having broken out among young chil dren abandoned in the strect by arunken parents. ‘The children burrowed at nighttime im wagous and coal boxes, and some of them had taken refuge In & basement of one of the houses, where they slept on a SS of rags found in the place. Tho house had been thoroughly fami; . An order, based on a complaint of Dr. Janes, xe of the Board, was issued to Messrs. Briggs, the owners of the premises No, 111 West Twenty-third street, or them to thoroughly disinfect with carlonic acid corrupting carcasses of dead hens now lying there and to remove the carcasses immediately A Pg ‘was read from the citizens of the Seven- teenth ward requesting the Board at once to re- move the slanghter h@uses from that ward, and an other from the butchers requesting an extension of time. A number of butchers appeared before the Board and apome at length on the subject, giving reasons why they should be allowed to remain for some time An extension of time was con- come, ted, TUE METROPOLITAN POLICE. A Chnuge in the System of Tour Duty of Patrolmen. It will be seen by the following general order, which Saperintendent Kennedy issued to every police captatn yesterday, that the murder of Mr. Rogers, in Twelfth street, a few days ago, has taught the Police Department that the old system of tour duty was very defective and needed much improvement, What is commonly called the “long tours” (that is to say, when the posts aro covered by platoons of men) ended at six in the morning, and from that time to eignt o'clock the “dog watch’? ensued, during which but one-half the men employed on the long tours are on duty. Itis contended, as a reason for the change in the system, that in winter time six o'clock is altogether too early an hour to leave the streets guarded by sections of men instead of pla- “and moreover that it does away with the old trick of the patrolmen, which consisted in the fact that whenever they knew they were on ‘dog watch” on acertain morning they would make sure to ar- rest some person the oe before in order to com- fontaniy speed. their “dog watch” with him at the eas the following morning. The following is the er:— GENERAL ORDER—-NO, 554, OFFICE METROPOLITAN POLICE, New Yor«, Jan, 4, 1369. General Order No. 545 is amended so as to read.as follows, and you will be governed thereby:—General” Order No. 545.—You will on the 16th Navember inst. (meaning November 15, 1868) change the hours of patrol duty as follows, viz.:—Day duty will com- mence at seven o'clock A. M. and end at five o'clock P.M. Evening duty will be from five o'clock to seven o’clock P. M.* Night duty will commence at seven o'clock P. M, and end at seven o'clock A. M. Day duty—First tour, from seven o'clock A. M. to nine o'clock A. M.; second tour, from nine o'clock A. M. to one o'clock P. M.: third tour, from one o'clock P. M, to five o’clook P. M. Evening duty—From five o'clock P. M, to seven o'clock P. M. ‘ht duty—First tour, from seven o'clock P. M. to eleven o'clock P, M.; second tour, from cleven o'clock P. M, to three o'clock A. M.; third tour, from three o’clock A. M. to seven o'clock A. M. Captains of police may (if the ability of tn command to meet a sudden emergency will not impaired Ae) allow the members of one section & turn) of the platoon that periormed the second ur of hips patrol duty to go to their respective homes and remain until it 1s time to report to the station hot at nine o’clock A. M., when they will Telieve the other section on duty and patrol the pre- cinct until one o’clock P. M. The section relieved at nine o’clock A.M. will, with the exception of one hour for breakfast and one hour for dinner, remain in the station house, as a reserved force, until one o'clock P. M., when they will relieve the section on patrol and perform the patrol duty of the precinct ‘until five o’clock P. M. section relieved at one o'clock P, M. will, with the exception of one hour for dinner, remain in the station house, as a reserve force, until five o’clock P. M,, when the platoon on day duty ‘will be relieved by the other platoon. tains ef police may (if the requirements of the public service will permit) allow the men on the ee bce serlnege bee Te be — of pal tut eir respective homes and remain unless ‘their services should be mean- while required) until five o'clock P. M., when they will report for duty. ‘The platoon whose duty {tt may be to relieve at eleven o'clock P. M., or at three o'clock A. M., and the section who are to perform the first tour of day patrol duty, will, without any exception, remain in the station house during the period they are in re- serve, unless their services should ‘at res, riots or for other public emergencies, The evening and night patrol duty will be per- formed by the platoons in turn. One section ata time of the platoon that performed day duly will be allowed fifty minutes for supper while in reserve during the evening tour. The members of the section performing patrol duty from seven to nine o'clock A. M. will not convey prisoners arrested by them during the evening or hight tours to court until after being relieved at nine o'clock A. M. ‘This general order to remain in force until the 15th of March next, when it will be suspended and Gen ral Order No. 627 will go into force, unless otherwise ordered. JOHN A. KENNEDY, Superintendent. Geo. W. DILKS, Inspector. INCENDIARISM. The West Thirty-ninth Street Case—Prelimie nary Examination of the Prisoner Wiite- ford=He is Held to Answer the Charge of Arson. Fire Marshal Brackett having eoncluded his pre- liminary examination regarding the alleged attempt of Samuel Whiteford to burn the tenement house No. 435 West Thirty-ninth street on Sunday last, and finding evidence sufictent, in connection with the prisoner's admissions, to warrant his arraignment before @ police magistrate, he caused the accused to be taken before Justice Dodge, at the Jefferson Mar- ket Police Court, yesterday morning, when the fol- sowing afidavits were submitted:— STATEMENT OF JOHN DOUGHERTY. John Dougherty, being duly sworn, says:—I reside at 436 Weat Thirty-ninth street; the building is five stories in height, with four families on each floor; I know Samuel Whiteford; he occupies rooms on the same floor as myself—the fourth; 1 saw him about ten o’clock on Sunday m , having calicd at his Tooms witile he was at it; Tremained there an hour, during which time he and his wife had some angry words, both a oat in bad humor; { ‘was obli to separate them at one time, when they were clinched; after 1 se) ted them Mrs, Whiteford took her children and left the apartment, and I went to my own room; from there I visited a Mrs. Lawler, also living in the house; while I stood talking to her I smelied smoke; a few minutes after I wite cry “Fire,” when, suspecting White- ford had fired his rooms, I ran into the hail and burst open the door leading to them; on entering 1 found flames aud smoke, the fire blazing nearly to the ceiling, at least eight or nine feet high; there was a quantity of barrel staves piled up, under which there was a lot of rags, both of which and the flooring were on fire; there was no carpet on the floor; some one handed me a washtub of water, and Textingulshed the dames; at that time I found. tne lying down under the window, but he got ‘up without assistance; I asked him if he intended ning us up;” he said, “No, only some old papers;’’ I belie’ the fire was kindled by Whiteford ‘with @ wilful and malicious intent. STATEMENT OF THE ACCUSED. ‘The accused, after his arrest, had his examination in the Twentieth precinct station house, and being notified he could answer or not such questions as ‘Were put to him, as they would be used m evidence against him, said:—About ten o'clock on Sunday mornfng last my wife and I had an altercation, when she, for some remark I made, struck me in the Nee immediately after she took the children left the apartment; I laid down on the bed, but how Lene there 1 cannot say, asi had been king; | remember get- ting up and going to a trunk in an adjoining room to some clothes; finding @ barrel contali nen on top of the trunk I threw it on the floor and broke it up, and then drew the trunk into room; L opened it and took out some papers and |gid them beside it and the remains of the broken barrel; I then took @ match from the mantle and, having ligited tt, pet the on fire; 1 have no recollection after ‘setting them on fire until Uwas lifted from the floor a unknown to me; my motive in kindling ire was to destroy the papers taken from the trunk, and belonging to my wile Margaret, as I did want Rosa, the woman with whom I om now , to see them. Daniel aby the Twentieth precinct,who arrested Whiteford, testified to what he knew Of the case, but his statements are merely corrobo- ative of that testified to by Mr, Dougherty. Upon these statements Justice ge committed the accused to answer the charge of arson, without ball. Whiteford is forty-four years of age, a native Of Scotland, and by occupation @ machinist, THE LATE EXPLOSION. Henrtrending Caso for the Benevolent. ‘The appalling accident in the lower bay on Sun- day last has plunged once happy families into the deepest mourning. But the direful effects of the catastrophe do ndt end with tears, for the result is Not to be measured by the annihilation of three or four lives. Perhaps of all the heartrending cases of persons suddenly deprived of a means of sub- sistence that of Mrs, Churchill, wife of the gallant captain, who was blown to atoms, is without a parallel. None that has ever been heard of appeals to the charitable with more powerful accents, Gifted witn all the accompishments toat could ‘adorn a woman, and brought up amid the comforts and happiness of a Southern home, she now lies a helpless cripple, frieudiess, penniless aud bereft During Sherman's raid r father's house was set on ft and when endeavoring to save her life by jum from the window of the second story she fell to the ground, her form shat tered and destroyed for life. She is now in the prime of youth; but what is such youth to her? Her hus- band, formerly a most efficient oMcer of the United States xe, who headed the daring expedition to raise the steamship Scotland, is now gone to bis ac- count, while hls young widow groans with acute — upon 4 bed of sickness, stunned the cal ty, paralyzed by infirmity and without @ friend in the wide world, The Belmont Hotel has been her residence for some time past, and tt ts ) it ee to send her to her aged mother, wi en- re property was confiscated, and who now lives on very slender means in Georgia. It is neediens to say more, If such @ case as this will not arouse the aub- stantial sympathy of the humane then, truly, charity haa no friends, Up tothe present Mr. and Mra, Richards, of the Beimont Hotel, Fulton street, have been unremitting In their attentions toward the dis- treased jady. Any assistance forwarded to the hotel will be thankfully received, and tt ts sincerely to be hoped that the benevolent will take this fitting op- portunity to ald the object ip view, ° A Truly NEW YORA FISTORICAL SOCIETY. Annunl Meeting Last Night=Financial Ree | Commencomont ef the Inquest--Medical T port for the Year=Other Reports—Election of Oficers, ‘The New York Historical Society held us annual Meeting last evening at the hall of the socrety, cor- ner of Second ayeuue aud Eleventh strect, The attendance was good, a numberof ladies being | Present. Owing to the absence of the president, Mr. Schell, the chairman of the Exeouttye Committe was chosen to preside. The proceedings commenced by the reading of the minutes of the previous meet ing. The librarian then read a jist of donations to the society, giving particulars with regard to some, Several now members were elected and othars pro- posed, among whom, as honorary members, the name of Governor Hoffman was mentioned, The chairman announced that as the meeting was an annual one the business would consist of the reading of the varlous reports and the election of | ficers for the ensuing year. The first im order was the TREASURERS REPORT. in H, Pleld read the treasurer’s annual te following were the receipts: nee on hand January 1, 1863. $iiT Receipts from annual dues. 11,470 Receipts frou fe members 700 Rent of hall, Ayan sees 1,697 Interest from Grosvenor fund wo Interest from Thomas fund ........ 24 Sons of Rhode Tsland.......s..0++- Payments for 1868, Ralance in hand in Manhattan Bank 5 Stocks on hand belonging to the following ac- counts:— Grosvenor fund... Josiah Thomas fund... Sons of Rhode Island fund Publication fund........ Balance in bank of America, TOLL. ... 0.0000 foe eeenssreeeeseg sess: $0,300 Mr, Fre.p remarked, after reating the report, that the past year was the first in which the members’ dues had been doubled, and he was gind to be able to state that owing to the prompt manner in which the members had paid the society had been’ able to Bee ‘all debts and also to compensate the libra- rian, Dr, Osaoop, in moving the acceptance and refor euce of the report to a committee, congratulated the society upon its financial condition, and said that he believed it to be the most popular literary society in the country. Dr. Osgood’s motion was carried and the chairman appointed Messrs, H. K. Bogart, Islam and Stuyve- sant as & committee to audit the report. LIBRARIAN'S REPORT. Mr. Groner H. Moon, the librarian, then read his report. After speaking of the continued pro- gress of the society in this direction, he stated that there had been presented to the library during the YeareBooks, 687; pamphlets, 3,666; seventeen bound volumes of newspapers aud twenty-six manuscripts, besides the Reid papers and manuscripts relating to the public schools; five bound volumes of maps, to photographs, several valuable portraits and seven new specimens to the museum. In addition to all these the society had added to its library a complete collection of tle laws and other matter relating to lagsachi which constiuted the most perfect collection in the country. It consisted of the jour- nals of the Legislature irom 1715 to 1730, some of. which were not in the series belonging even to that State, and also a complete set of laws and resolves from the year.1776.. Mr. Moore then read a@ very tn- teresting uccount of the foundation and progress of the library from the year 1806 to the present time, ‘tracing its history through ail its changes of fortune and locale, REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COAMITTER, Mr. Moore then read the report of the Executive Committee, It stated that the society hud held nine stated meetings and four special ones; that during the year two honorary members, nineteen corro- — aud sixty-six resident members had joined the society, Since the year of the foundation of the association the total humber of members who had belonged to it was as follows:—Honorury members, 442; corresponding members, 1,193; resident mem- 4, ing ® total ‘of'6,3i5. The number of members now on the roll of the society Is 1,680 of whom 860 pay dues, the remainder being honorary. During the year tae Hxecutive Commit- tee had held twenty-two business meetings. ‘The re- rt then went on to speak of the action of the last siature as to the grant of land in Ceniral Park to the society for museum Durposes, stating that tue round was situated in Fifth avenue, between highty-first and Kighty-fourth streecs, with a front. age on the avenue of 1,000 feet and a depth of 800 feet, After referring to the series of booKs com- menced to be issued under the puviication fund the report wound up with a referece to the decease of some members since the last annual meeting, ELBCTION OF OFFICERS. ‘The election of officers for the ensuing year was then gone into and resulted in the unanimous choice of the following gentiemen:—President, Hamilton Fish, L. L. D.; First Vice in pay Thomas De Witt, D..D.; Second Vice President, Gulian C, Ver- lanck, L. l. D.;' Foreign Corresporiding Seeretary, john Romeyn Broadhead, L. L. D.; Domestic Cor- responding Secretary, William J. Hoppin; Record- ing Secrotary, Andrew Warner; Treasurer, Benjauun Hi. Field; Librarian, George 1. Moore, CROTON AQUEDUCT DEPARTMENT. The annual report of the Croton Aqueduct Depart- ment, which was presented at the meeting of the Board of Aldermen on Monday last, is quite exten- sive and exhaustive in regard to the work performed by the different bureaus into which the department is divided, The following extracts from the report will be found to be of interest:— ‘The collections by this department in 1903 were as follows:— Water rents and penaltie: $1,232,404 ‘Taps in water og . 2.343 Sewer connections... ae Vault constructions, .. Making & total Of.......+..s++0005 The receipts for water rents were $55,675 95 more than those of 1867, while, as compared wit the re- colpts of 1861, the increase is $466,450 60. Contracts for new stone block pavements to the extent of 40,862 superficial yards were made, ‘The total length of stone btock pavements com- pleted and under contract, including Broadway, 1s eato-ns miles—3,431 feet. ‘Nt su s+ oe $1,319,054 olson pavement laid during the year, 20,073 inl yards, ‘he contract price for laying the Nicolson pave- ment has been $4 75 per square yard. Total amount of Nicolson pavement now laid, 68,564 superficial yards, ‘Wall street, from William to Hanover street, was x- paved with the Statford pavement at private pense. ‘This is a wooden pavement, differing so what in its mode of construction from the Nicolson wement, ‘The blocks wore prepared under What is Known ag the “Seeley patent.’ T2ith street, from lirst to Third avenue, was paved ‘With @ composition pavement called the ‘Iisi as crate pavenent,”’ under the “Hiram Burlew patent." ‘The Croton Board say that this as well as the Stat. ford pavement were laid too Inte in the season to — any practical test as to their clalmed dura- ality. Under the head of water pipes and laying it a) pears that 21,463 feet of six foes pipe, 208 "feet i twelve Longhin and 2,531 feet of twenty inch pipe have been lal fae the year. ‘The total length of the inain pipes now laid is 313 miles, 9,045 feet. ‘The number of butldings used either as dwellings or for business purposes within tie area of water Matribation 1s 66,925; manufactories, 1,617; churches, 307. The number of bu! supplied with water, for which no revenue Is rece yea 13 a foliows:— Occupied by Metropolitan Fire Department. Occupled by Metropolitan Police 1 Occupied by Department of Chariti and Cor- In City Hail Park...... Water is also supplied for the following Hog mye for which no pecuniary return is received by the fo gab be Lat aoe cae wkd hig tg Sete igh ls ni orienting 8, &e.; to street cleann ona actor, for sprinkling streets, &c. ro QUROLARY BY BUYS UNDER PECULIAR CIRCUMSTANCES, Arthur Stewart, residing at No. 154 West Twenty- first, caused the arraignment of two boys, Louls Fitzgerald, aged fourteen, and James Smith, aged sixteen, before Justice Dodge, at the Jefferson Market Police Court, yesterday morning, on the charge of burglary. The circumstances connected with the case are somewhat peculiar, manifesting on the part of Fitzgerald an abuse of confidence which seems really frightful in one so youthful. This boy has long been a friend of the Stewart family and last evening visited them. While most of the inmates of the house were engaged he, it 1s alleged, descended to the front basement house, saying that he an hour or two he ith, emerging from his mignal, let him into the mt So far everything ‘® Was prosperous. After boys Went Into the parlor and gat together overcoats, spoons, knives, nut Dicks, napkin vases and other articles of value, gmounting to , and were about to depart with them, Mr. Stewart, who had been out, came into tho house and surprised them, but before he could effect thelr detention they ex into the street with the property. As they ran from ‘he house he drew a pistol and dred two slots at thom, which attracting the attention of officers Ile the Twenty -ninth precinct, they sic od tn arrest. ing them with the property in thelr possession. In their informal examination the boys confessed that they were a, and expressed great penitence, Smith aasuting the Court that “it was the drat time he ever stole anything.’ answer the cbarg in default of bys) wore committed to $1,600 bau, THE ROGERS MURDER. mony—The Prisoner Tallant Tdentifted the Colored Boy~Other Parties Said to Iuplicated=Tatlant Kept In Custody. An Investigation into the circumstances attend the death of Mr. Charies M. Rogers, wng diod wounds received {rom an urfknown man on Thu day morntng while he was sweeping the area of house in Bast Jwellth street, was commenced y terday morning by Corouer Flynn at tne Corone| oMlee, No. 4 Centre street, The circumstances of this peoullar case hi already been published in the MexaLp, ‘The proceedings commenced by the submitting the medical testimony, TESTIMONY OF DR, MAXWELL, W. H, Maxwell, M. D., residing at 44 Rast Twell street, deposed as follows:—I saw Charles M. Roge! residing at 42 East Twelfth street, on the morning) December 31, at fifteen or twenty minutes padt sev| o'clock; sald Rogers occupied front parior, lyt upon a couch, with pallid countenance, skin mo! and moaning from pain in abdomen; puise sevent two to seventy-four; foand the wound made b; cutting instrument midway between the umbill and the Interior spinous ‘process of ew sald wound extended obliquely downwal two mehes or more in length and entert abdomen; from said wound proiruded omentiu| no hemorrhage; reduced satd omentum ; on pressi my dinger into the cut through the cellular t found the samo had been dissected from the dominal museles and fisclw, aud extending do wards to symphises’ pubis, formed a pouch, same being three or four inches in length and nei as broad, filled with intestines, &c.; revurned same within abdominal cavily, dressed the wou! rete ceased; treatment—morpiia, majene solution, ten drops, administered every hour ans halt. for tiurtysalx hours; warm fomentations warm poitttites; died on Sunday, Jaauary 2, ata quarter before eleven A. M. Dr. G. HL. Wynkoop, M.D. of No. 43 Weat Twe Street, who attended the deceased tn company Ww! Dr. Maxweil, testified to the same eifect as Lis clate, . TESTIMONY OF DRS. SHINE AND FINNELL. Drs, Shine and Finneil, being duly sworn, say: We made a post mortem examination of the bor Charies Rogers at 42 Kast Twelfth street, on Sunt January 8, 1869; on external examination we fou ‘an incised wound in the left aide of the abdomen, t inches in Jength and situated three inches from umbilicus; tue direction of the wound wag do’ ward and inward and measured six tucies in dept on opening the abdomen the intestines were fou adherent from inflammation; a snali portion of {leur was cut off, correspondin, to the piece of testine found in the area by Dr. Wynkoop; de: was caused by peritonitis, {the result of a stab wo! in the intestines, After the conclusion of the medical testimony man James Tallant, who surrendered himself to Police of the Fitteenta ead on Friday last, mi @ statement and the colored boy William Glouces! was examined. At the conclusion of the boy's amination, Tallant was placed among & number other persons and Gloucester was asked if he cot recognise any person whom he saw in East Twel street on the morning of the tragedy. After look around he identiiied the prisoner Tatlant as shorter of the two. mou who were notic| him at that place on ‘Thursday morning | ‘The prisoner asked the boy if he hail not said at station house that he was unable to recognize hi ‘The boy answered tuat he had not so stated, that he thought that at the time of the murder T lant was disguised with @ false musiache whiskers, Coroner Flynn took possession of the papers would not allow the evidence to be taken by the porters, as it contained information as to other pi ties said to be implicated, the publication of whi would be likely to defeat the ends of justice, T inquest was adjourned to January 19, to be held the Coroners’ ofice, The colored boy was plac} under the charge of Captain Caftrey, of the Fifteen precinet, and the prisoner Tallant was removed custody of ofiicers of the same preciaet, PROPOSED REMOVAL OF THE NEW YOAK HOSPITAL To TH# Epitor oF THR HRRALD:— | observe tu to-day’s papers @ remonstrance the attending physicians of the New Yerk Lospu aguinst 1s proposed removal to Bloomingdale, which some specious statements are made which muy be well to look to more carefully. When this hospital was first established in its pi sent locality 1¢ was comparatively as far from t city a3 Bloomingdale 1s now above the limit of population. New York town then scarcely Wall street, An idea was at that time prevalent @ hospital needed pure air, outside of It at least, though but little attempt at invernal ventlation W made, It was accordingly placed away beyo the contaminating infuences of a cl built city and in the midst of upon @ commanding eminence. Fer me thirty years it has been surrounded by thi built houses, having for many years been crow to overflowing, way down into the cellars and up the very top of high garrets, with the pooreat, di vilest denizens of the city, with black, white ellow, With organ grinders and bone pickers, wi ris, (talian, German, American, Chinese, ne; of the lowest types, with thieves, piu, gambk rostituies, bullies and politicuans, all cheek by Jo In short, if there was anything vile, foul and a to be found in this city, it Was centred inmedial around those butldings., The view from its wlado: overlooking Church and Thomas streets and Anthony (now Worth) street, was in the highest gree demoralizing, and the noxious emanations fro) the streets and gutters added to the impurity of air already tainted by so crowded a neighborhs For the lust ten or twelve years the march of has somewhat ameliorated (hese sources of fouln and healthy stores have driven away the noxtor groggeries and houses of prystitution, On the se of air there 19 lesa reason now for removal than lume during the last twenty-five years. oe is, however, one fact which is scarcely, if ali, tous patients are Waating. estalyils! t v vy of New York, since their editioe % Kast Fou teenti street was burned, have hired appropria] room from the hospital, and with it the priv iniroducing their pupils into the hospital w. clinical instruction—allke beneficial w the hospital the college and the pupiis, fhe other. buildings are imperfectly filed, TH tailding of the Ward's Island Hospials, the Se men's Retreat, the Breokiyn tospital, &o., hav ‘taken from the New York ilosplial many of tb vatients which formerly over thronged ft, The fag os and Workshops which formerly furnisiod suc ror gee injuries from aceidents are moved up low, and into adjacent tow jd their quotas go Bellevue, St. Luke’s and The Sisters’ Hospital. Ad to this the increased reputation of spectal hospita for diseases of the eye and ear, of females, of cli dren, for Jews, for Germans, for Catholies, for bp copalians, it Is easily seen why the glory « lsract has Finally, the selection of its medical men has nc A. . been such as to coutinge the reputation of the lu & ‘at that high standard to which tt formerly a) . “There were giants in thowe days,’ and was because ae ee their extra Inohes that (he were appointed to the high places. Latterly men ar appotnted by Sepomearncie nephews, cousins of governors, oMleers, of of past anybody, not for his ity, but because bi is somebodyra relative, who inay bave done nothin ise but saunter through Spain, or dawdle in Hyd Park, or laner lea ruea de hein, eee i) cause it would concilate the Quaker or Episcopaila| lly because of au ven if nalf crazy—" why! ly decorous and— old fogy.” Th community bas found this out, and the patients hay, gone her ; the students have found | out, the ues of Bellevue are crowded. Senility is the prevailing characteristic of the Nev York Hi ble, venerable, dignitied, # ie dying of dry rot. Its httle clique that once act like @ parish Deadie on the profession, rapping an oungsver over the head who chanced (o make an noise or to do thing to overcome the tern ite tm influence excited, a ‘with a terride frown any outsider who did not wor ship Grand Tycoon of self-creation and assunig) Ron—this arrogant — with ite secret organ! is now utterly define ‘The necessities of (he commanity tm the lower of this city require # local hospital; but one of th resent butltings Would sattice for ite local want @ remainder might’ be sold without ae this want, and the institution a elsewhere. If mo to some ch location the vicinity or not too distant, then all the butld: might be dispensed with, ‘The old on the Bast river, latterly would be a healthy location for & venient sain the ferries and ‘The Kipiacopal BP raety school on West Tweattet street ought to sell oub and move away from th noise bustle of the city, and there the hos usly located. pital might be actvantageo A block « jand of little value might be found © Broadway, a baps cast of the Bowery no’ far from Prince street, of Sabubrious soll and sum elently central for practical use, Noxt, the community have @ right to demand—fo they, by State and city ‘and legacies, have erected this tistitutton—that ft medical officers, fran: the lowest to the highest, should be appolmted by concouras Wee them ly a8 canditetes, write an defend theses —in 6! prove themselves to be th best men in the profession—then your hospitals writ rank high, and, as in Europe, the honorable situation: will be fijed, not by rich men’s sons and a not by Popresentatives Of churches oF ition parties, but by the nerve aad brain of the thinking men La the profession, AUGUSTUS K. GARDNER, M. Dy ae |