The New York Herald Newspaper, June 7, 1870, Page 5

‘THE NEW REGIME. Organization of the Boards of Alcermen and Atsistant Aldermen, Tnteresting Proceedings—Message of Mayor Hail. ‘The last ink but one has been added to the chain Of legisiative, administrative and executive depart- ments under the new order of things in the govern- mento! the city and county of New York. In ae- Cordance with law, the Aldermen elecied at the late special election assembied at noon yesterday, in the chamber of the Board of Aluermen, for the purpose of organizing, Just as the last stroke of twelve was soundingMayor Hall entered the room, struggied through THE CROWD, which filled the chamber in every part, and ascended the platform at the President's desk, The crowd Was a remarkable one, indeed, and embraced ail sorts and sizes uf New York politicians. Some did not know enough to remove their hats, and others were puffing strenuously at the worst possible cigars. They filled the lopby and the space behind the Alder- men’s chairs, and gazed with eyes and mouths wide open on the surroundings, “ Mayor Hall, on reaching the desk, rapped with the gavel, and comparative order having been obtained, said that as Mayor of the city of New York he had been served by the County Clerk with a copy of the certificate of election of the gentlemen ehosen to act as Aldermen for the city. He then read the certifl- cate, as furnished by County Clerk Loew, and re- quested the Aldermen elect who were present to appear before the desk and take THE OATH OF OFFICE. The Aldermen then arranged themselves In three groups, those in each group holding one hand on the Biple, except Alderman Hart, who held up his right hand and held his hat in his left hand. The group at the right of the chamber comprised Aldermen Hart, Irving, Reilly, Coman and Cuday; at the left of the chamber Aldermen Plunkitt, O'Neill, Schlichting, Mitchell and McKiever, and at the middle of the chamber, at a short distance back of the other groups, stood Aldermen Woltman, Charlock, Dimond and Welch, He then satd:—You each and all of you severally swear that you will support the constitu- tion of the United States, the constitution of the State of New York, and that you will discharge the duties of Alderman of the city of New York to the best of your ability. THE SCENE ‘was unique and remarkable, and one the like of which hag not occurred in years and may never be Witnessed again, There was a death-like stillness while the May or pronounced the words of the official oath, and then as each member kissed the Holy Book the restraint upon the crowd seemed to become loosened by degrees and soon a murmuring of whis- pers crept over the assemblage. The Mayor, having completed his portion of the work, descended from the rostrum, when the Clerk, Mr, Shannon, called the Board to order and announced that as Clerk of the Common Council the duty of calling the Board to order devolved upon him and that he awal ted the pleasure of the Board. The roil was then called and allthe Aldermen elect, except Mr. Jerome, an- swergl to their names, Alderman IRVING then offered the first resolution, providing that for the purpose of organization Al- , derman Hart be chosen as temporary President. The resolution was adopted and Alderman Hart took the Presidential seat. Alderman REILLY then offered a resolution provid- ing that Alderman Thomas Corman be chosen as Permanent President of the Board for the year 1870. ‘This resolution was also adopted. Alderman WoLTmaNn moved that a committee of three be appointed to conduct the President to the chatr, Alderman IRVING moved as an amendment to Make the committee two instead of three. The amendment was accepted and the motion adopted. . The CHair then appointed Aldermen Woltman and Irving as such commitiee. They escorted Mr. Coman to the chair in due form, and he having been formally received by the temporary Preside Al- derman Hart, aadressed the Board as follows:— GENTLEMEN—To say that I am deeply grateful for this mark of your partiality but faintiy conveys my sense of the obligations Iam under to you; it 1s the fourth consecutive time this high honor has been conierred upon me by my associates in the Board of Aldermen, and 7 trust any display of egotism I may make, pardonabie in this if under any circumstance, ‘will be overlooked by your kind indulgence, I have always regarded the position of a member of this Board, the highest branch of our local legislature, as second in importance to but very few, if any, of the representative oliices in the git of the peopie of any State or subdivision of a State in this Union of States, The constituency of some of the cireum- scribed wards or districts of this city, as formerly represented by individual members of this Board, equal, if they dia not exceed in population, commercial and other industrial interests, some of our States and ‘Territories, and was, consequently, in excess of the interests, numerically and commercially, represented by two Senators from such States in the Senate of the United States, This fact invested the office of Aiverman, in the city, with an importance and dig- nity really exceeded by no other ofice within the gift of the people. An entire and radical change, how. ever, has taken place in the character of the office of Aiderman. for the first ime in the history of this oily—at least since its incorporation under the char- ter of 1646—the representative character of this hranch of the city government hgs been changed. Since twat period the members of the Board of Alder- mén tiave been chosen to represent certain political subdivysions of this city known as “wards” or ‘lis- tr.cis,” but by an act of the Legisiature of this State, enlitied “An act to reorganize the local government of tne city of New York,” passed April 5, 1870, ward and district lines, as respects the member- ship of this Board, have been entirely obliterated, ant each Alderman is now the dire seniative of the people of the entire city, inly over 1,000,000 in number, and charged in a great mieasure With the care of the whole of the great, varied and innumerable interests, the wealth, tensive commercial relations and vast mechanical, artistic, scientific and other tndustria! pursuits cen- tered within its corporate — limits. is radical change greatly increases the responsibility of the office, adds proportionately (© its importance and dignity and imposes upon us, individually and col- lectively, graver duties, more direct accountabihi closer application to, and greater circumspection in, the exercise of our new and enlarged legislative Tunctions, in order to render the change advanta- geous and effective, Success or failure is in our own hands, Let us be equal to the performance of every duty, the care of every interest, the promo- tion of every industrial pursuit, Large expectatious have been formed and exist in the public mind of an economical, yet improved—conservative, yet wise—enlightened, yet careful—liberal, yet fru- gal (in this counection not really, though apparently, paradoxical) administration of the government en- trusted to us, under our new and reorganized (may we not say regenerated’) munieipal Jegistature. We must not disappoint the reasonable and just ex- ectations of the public, in this regard, as we hope Tor a continuance of the public favor. That you will persistentiy endeavor conscientiously to perform every duty I nave no doubt, and that you will’ suc- ceed, thereby securing the reward of an approving conselence and the commendation of a grateiul con- suituency, 18 My most earnest wish. Repeating my assurances of thanks and expressions of gratitude ‘to you, gentlemen, for the high distinction conferred ‘upon me in selecting me to preside over your delib- erations, and trusting that the personal and official Telations now Peter | may be of the most inti- mate, friendly and mutual na pleasing and agreeable eels i await the further pleasure of the joard, On resolution of Alderman Drwonp Mr, John Hardy was elected Clerk of the Board. motion of Alderman FLunxitr Terence P. Smith was elected Sergeant-at-Arms. On motion of Alderman CHaARLOcK Cornelius Cal- Stee ‘was elected Assistant Sergeant-at- Arms. in motion of Alderman HakT &@ committee of three ‘Was appointed to walt on the Mayor and inform him that the Board had organized, and was ready to receive any communication he might have to make, The President appointed, Aldermen Hart, Woltman and McKtever. On motion of Alderman ScBLICHTING a similar committee was appointed to waiton the Board of Assistant Aldermen. The President appointed Aldermen Schlichting, Mitchell and O'Neill. Alderman Cuppy offered a resolution directing the Clerk to furnish the members of the Board with suti- able badges. The resolution was adoptea, as was also one by Alderman MCKIEVER, that the Clerk provide the psoas stationery, &c., for the members of the joard. Alderman IRvING offered a regointion providing ‘that the rules of the late Board of Aldermen be adopt- ed as the rules of the present Board uniil otherwise ordered. The resolution was adopted. ‘The President then announced the te of Wiliam Furlong as reader to the Board. ‘The committee which had been appointed to wait on the Board of Assistants at thts time returned, and Chairman Schlichting reported that the President of the other Board returned his thanks for the courtesy shown them, and would communicate with the Board by committee. ‘The committee appointed to wait on the Mayor re- turned, and chairman Hart stated that they had dig- NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET, assigned them and that the Mayor them he would communicate to the Board by his chief clerk in a few minutes. Mr, Joline, chief clerk to the or, entered the room and handed to the President a communication from the Mayor. ‘The Clerk, Mr. Hardy, had commenced reading the communication, when a committee from the Board of Assistants 4 announced, Assistant Aldermen Hansen, McCarthy and Costello appeared at the bar of the house and announced the organiza- Uon of the Board of Assistants, President Coman requested the committee to thank their Board on behalf of the Board of Aldermen for the courtesy shown, and assured them that the Board of Aldermen had no communication to make at this Une. The reading of the message was then com- pleted, the usual number of copies ordered printed, and the Board adjourned until the 14th inst., at (Wo o'clock P. M, Board of Assistant Aldermen. The new Board of Assistant Aldermen assembled in their chambers at twelve M. yesterday, and were sworn in by the Mayor, Assistant Alderman Robin- son was called on to act as temporary chairman, pending the organization of the Board. The Board organized by the election of Assistant Alderman Jonn Galvin as president and William H. Maloney as clerk, to serve unul the first Monday in January, 1872, Patrick McConnell was mepolases sergeani-at- arms, and Bartholomew Ward, @s assistant ser- eiier and Charles Gallagher as doorkeeper for remaining period of time. Committees were ap- pointed to wait on the Mayor and Board of Aldermen and inform them that this Board was now fully organized and prepared to proceed to business, ssistant Aidermen Lysaght, Robinson and Rogers were appolited as Finance Committee. The Mayor’s message was then received and read, after which the Board adjoarned, THE MAYOR'S MZSSAGE. GENTLEMEN OF THE ComMMON CouNCIL:~ Your accession this day to office completes the very thorough and acceptable reorganization of our municipal government under recent legislation. Details of that reorganization have been so fully ais- cussed by the public press that it would prove a Wasteof your time for the Mayor to make extended reference to them. By the legislative plan of reorgan- ization the ‘powers of former Common Councils have been in various respects limited. Some of those powers have been distributed among the executive departments, and others of them have been modified yet kept within your control, POWERS OF A MINORITY. Tne numerical proportion of votes necessary to give effect to certain of your measures has been in- creased, Any four of your number may now defeat any ordinance or resolution which involves the ex- penditure of money. Any three of your number may prevent the expenditure of money for celebra- tions, processions or entertainments. And any one of your number may deny an allowance over and above the technical legal claim of a corporation creditor. STREET OPENINGS. The consideration of street openings below Canal street has been taken away from the Common Coun- cil and placed in @ Board composed of the Mayor, Comptrolier, Commissioner of Public Works and the Commissioners of Taxesand Assessments. It is no longer requisite for the Clerk of the Common Coun- cu to sign city warrants, The Common Council no longer legislate about the repair, care and use of docks, wharves, piers and siips, THE CORPORATION PRINTING, The late jurisdiction ef the Common Council to designate newspapers in which to publish corpora- tion proceedings has been reposed in the Mayor and Comptrojier, who this day—as far as they were able to agree upon a selection from among the number of newsnapers so embarrassingly limited by s(atute—have put the new provision inio operation, To show Bow pe ee ay in terms and embarrassing in limitation the section reads it 1s here quoted:— All advertising for the city government hereafter, in- cluding the Legislative and Executive Departments, and in Sireet and assesament proceedings, shall be published in not more than seven daily and six weekly newspapers, printed nd pubilshed in eald city, to be desiguated trom’ tne. to me by the Mayor and Comptroller of said city, and it shall not be lawful for apy oficer to pay or allow to be paid any money for advertising hereafter made or incurred, of any description, for or on account of the corporation, except to such newspapers, and any such officer, making or allowing any such payment sball become personally liable for the amount so paid. INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF DEPARTMENTS. The jariadicgian of the Common Council to pass an ordinance regulating the internal aifairs of any of the departments, or of a bureau, or the duties of officers, or prescribing the number of persons to be employed in departments, or of increasing thetr sul- aries, cannot hereafter be exercised unless the head of the department to be affected by such ordinance shall first make aftirmative appication to you in writing for the saine, PAVING STREETS, The Common Council cannot authorize the repav- ing of streets with any patent or ag pavement unless a majority of the property owners to be aflected by the process shali have previously con- sented to such action, And by the majority ot the property owners the Mayor understands @ numerical Majority of individual Owners, irrespective of tue superficial extent of |ots they may own. LEGISLATIVE POWERS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL. On the other hand the legislative powers of the Common Council have been extended. Until recent statutes the power of the Common Council to enact ordinances was of @ confusing and general charac- ter, Oftentimes in the past, when ordinances were eniorced by penalties, criucism had to be met in courts that the Common Council had usurped power by enacting the very ordinances whose enforcement was sougiit. ‘The new powers are succinctly grouped in the twenty-seven subdivisions of sectiun twenty- one of the act reorganizing our local government. REVISION OF THE CITY ORDINANCES. The Mayor recommends that, without delay, the appropriate committee of the Common Council re- port a revised volume of cliy ordinances, adapting old ones to new exigencies and adding those for which power nas been given under the act. In view of the probable action of such committee the Corpo- ration Counsel, the Corporation Attorney, the Mayor and the various leads of deparunents have already accomplished much toward maturing a system of improved ordinances, THE REORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENTS. Tt will become your province, by appropriate legis- lation, to carry Into etfect the toliowing provision contained in the recent act reorganizing the local governmen SECTION 102, Whatever provisions and regulations, other than those berem specially authorized, may become requisite for the fuller organization, pertecting and carrying out of the powers and duties prescribed to any department vy this act, they shail be provided for by ordinance of the Common Council, who are hereby authorized to enact such necessary ordinances. ‘The various executive departments of the city gov- ernment have been adjusting their machinery dur- ing the past month, It 1s already evident that they will work together harmoniously and effectiveiy. ‘the departments have hot, however, been long enough in existence to furnish you now with useful veports, or for the Mayor to give you recommenda- tions about them. In due time reports and recom- meuduiions will be presented for your legislative consideration. REPRESENTATION, The Mayor Invites your particular attention to an improvement attained in your organization by a pro- vision {hat the Board ol Aldermen sali be elected from the city at large. The tterests of the city as @. metropolis will hereafter ve perlectly represenied. Hitherio those interests suffered trom local = jealousies. Unless an Aider- man from 2 ward consented to legisiation that immediately anected his locality, a courtesy Jrom associates seemed to dictate that 01s opposi- tion should prevail against it, and thus a give-and- take policy Was instituted in cousequence among the Aldermen. It 1s, of course, necessary Wo protect lo- calities against unjust legislation, Now, as hereto- fore, localities are represeuted in the Board of Axe sistant Aldermen, whose action will prove, undoubt- edly, to be sufficient for local protection against the overshadowing influence of city interests at large. It will become, therefore, more especially the pro- vince of the Board of Aldermen to initiate measures which tend to loster the aggregate prosperity and to promote the general welfare of the whole city; and of the Board of Assistants to oversee that taxpayers in small districts are not injured in their locai rights. GOOD RECOMMENDATIONS, ‘The Mayor respectfully suggests that your com- mittees (requentiy assemble, after public notice of Meetings, and invite discussions upon all matters appropriate for your consideration. Also that your committees make frequent visits to the heads of de- partments in order to obtain from time to time their views and wishes respecting such legislation as may assist them in fully satistying public wants. Also that resolutions be speedily passed for the repaving of a large number of streets and giving appropriate authority for the construction of sewers. The Mayor also respectfully calls your attention to two prior mes: Fe Which contain a great number of recommendations that, so far as the public press by Mvorable comments upon them seemed to reflect the wishes of our constituents, appear to still invite the attention of the Common Council. A. OAKEY HALL, fayor, FREE LOVE IN YORKVILLE. A Jones’? Wood Vendetta—Opinione of Justice Coulter on the Subject. Several weeks ago Mr. Frederick E. Wertzig, re- siding at the corner of Eighth street and First ave- hue, lost his better half, not, however, by that fell destroyer of mankind, death, butin afar more un- fortunate manner—at least so he thinks, She took quite @ fancy to & rakish young Teuton, who in a very short time after their acquaintance won the Jady’s affections to such an extent that she ran away with him. It was not until yesterday, at Jones’ Wood, that Fred. again laid his eyes on the fair face and yellow hair of Mrs, ce She was accompani by her lover, Charles Montz, whom the deserted husband at once began to thrash. This he did so effectually that he nearly cut the nose off the author of his misfortunes, and otherwise badly maltreated him. Werizig was brought vefore Justice Coulter, but was immediately discharged, that learned genileman hoiding views somewhat similar to the jury who tried McFariand. It will be seen from this that the above court is a bad place for “ree Jovers” to seek redress for what they term the Wrongs to which they are subjected, BROOKLYN'S GOVERNMENT. The City Fathess—Chaage of Base—Wallabout Improvement—Public Baths—The Fire Com- miasioners—The Mayor's Budget—Great Increase of Expenditure—A Rap at the Albany Schemes. The Brooklyn Board of Aldermen met at three o'clock yesterday afternoon as a Board of Can- vassers, but adjourned until Thursday evening, The Aldermen reassembied at half-past three o’clock, when @ petition was received on behalf of the Williamsburg and Flatbush Railroad Company, asking perinission to change the routes of the road 80 as tostartat the junction of Flushing and Nos- trand avenues, thence through Wythe avenue and | Second street to Broadway, and thence through Broadway to South Seventh street ferry. The petition was referred to the Railroad Committee. The Commissioners of the Wallabout Improvement submitted their annual report to the Common Coun- cll yesterday afternoon, showing the following figures:— Total appropriations of the Comptrolier’s construction ac- seeeeees 807,288 40,550 From the Comptroller's contingent account, . From the Comptrolier, as per resolution of ‘theCommon Council, negotiations of land, J. 8. Rockwell, From the Coin! . Brooklyn Gas Company. From wharlage dues collecied, Total....... seeeeee se «$856,105 EXPENDITURES. Paid to contractors in monthly instalinents.. $807,288 Engineer and office expenses: 635 Contingent expenses, . ie Items of work not included in contract... Negotiation of Donds, as per resolution of Common Council, Brookiyn Gaslight Paid to bridgekeeper and whartinge: + $853,786 wu Bank, $2,: remaining in the hands of the Comptroiler, $2,483; making a Lotai of funds remaining, $4,752. BROOKLYN'S ABLUTIONISTS. Aldermen NoLax, chairman of the Committee on Public Baths, submitted plans and speciticaons for oe ame at the meeting of the Common Council yes- terday. Alderman WHITING opposed the establishment of the baths, saying that It was a wilful waste of the public funds, A resolution directing the Street Commissioner to advertise for proposals was laid over lor one week. THE BROOKLYN FIRE COMMISSIONERS sent in a lengthy communication to the Board of Al- dermen saying that the Mayor was penny wise and pound foolish in vetoing the resolution passed by the Board empowering them to procure additional ap- paratus for the protection of property in the Ninth and Twenty-second wards, The Mavor refused tu place the additional sum asked for by the cominis- Stoners in his annual budget. Alderman THORNE moved to adopt the resolution empowering the Fire Commissioners to purchase the apparatus notwithstanding the objections of his Honor, ‘Tae motion was lost. NEARLY FOUR MILLIONS WANTED—THE MAYOR'S BUDGET. The joint Boards of Aldermen and Supervisors met yesterday afternoon at half-past tour o’viock, when the annual bucget of the Mayor was received and read, The Mayor says It will require $212,400 to pay the instalments of the principal of the debt falling due in 1871; this amount is small coupared with our indebtedness, For the payment of the interest on the debt not otherwise provided for, $945,405 is required, To pay outsianding certificates falling due in 1871, with the interest thereon, which have been issued tor various purposes, as set forth in statement No, 3, $257,500 48 Will have to be provided, ‘The amount needed for general expenses is estl- mated at $734,500, against $725,000 last year. For cleaning and repairing of streets and cross- walks, $150,000 is the amount necessary to be raised, as estimated by the Board of Water and Sewerage Commissioners, who now have the matter under their exclusive control. For the payment oi the expenses of the police force $512,595 will have to be provided, a reduction of neariy $100,000 from the amount raised last year. The Board of Education have made a requisition for $900,059, in addition to the $90,000 required to be raised under the provisions of the law of 1867, niaklng tie total amount $999,059, nearly $1,000,000, to be raised in the taxes for one single year, an enormous increase on former years, He estimates the amount necessary for the main- Venance of the public parks at $60,000, He says the increase in our expenditures is far greaier in comparison than the addition made to the taxable property, li is true some of the commis. slons heretofore maimiaimed by the Lezisiature have ceased to exist, and whatever acts of extravagance they may have committed their power for evil is de- stroyed. ‘There are some of thein still left, which I trust will ail be gor rid of a8 soon as the objects for which they were created shali have been accoin- plished, AN UNHEEDED WARNING, Ihave on former occasions called the attention of your honorable body to the large icrease annually in different items of expenditure, taking the amount of taxabie property and its Increase during the same perigis as a basis for my comparisons, My object Was to draw the attention of your honorabie body, andthe taxpayers at large, to this subject, and to warn them of consequences which ultimately must follow irom such reckless and extravagant, and in some instances neediess, public expenditures, The outstanding city debt has, during Une present year, been augmented, In round numbers, about one mil- lion and a half dollars, and, from data before me, I estimate the further increase of the amount of bonds which will be outstanding at the expiration of the year 1870, at least one million more. So as not to be misunderstood, and to make my meaning plain, I will say at least two millions and one halt dollars of ponds during this year are being and have been issned in excess Of tne instalments payable during the year. Tregret to have to state, often as Thave endeavored to call public attention to this maiter, 1 have thus far met with but little en- couragement in iny endeavors towards bringing about & reaction in favor of limiting and reducing the amount of city labiliies. The whole amount of money to be provided for the payment of liabilities and general expenditures is $3,7: 23—an advance of $154,542 over [he preceding year. The city reve- nue being $90,000 less aids to make up the difference, Among the iiems of general expenditure which seem to me to require some consideration, and to which I beg leave to call your attention specially, 1s the one for school purposes. Well aware as lam that tis department is one in the proper maintenance of which the people feel a deep interest, and, in my opinion, justiy 80, [, nevertheless, think investigation should be had to ascertaim a1 the great increase demanded on this item of expenditure is really necessary for the instruction of the children for whose benefit the public school system has been established. THE COST OF EDUCATION, During the years 1561, 1462 and 1863 the average attendance of children in our public schools was 20,175, and the average annual amount of money ex- pended for the schools during those years was $148,160, or at the rate of $7 85 for each scholar. We are now asked to contribute $990,059 for a single year, for an average attendance of 35,560 children, or at the rate of $27 80 per scholar per annum. Tam told that this arises from the fact that a great many new houses are needel; but this can hardly be con- sidered a satisfactory explanation. Take, tor in- stance the amount paid for teachers’ sala- ries, This item should only increase in the same ratio as the number of scholars; but what ure the facts? The average cost to the city during the three years named to defray the expenses incurred for teachers’ salaries was $3 14 per annum for each scholar, exclusive of the State appropria- tion, Now $953 ale expenied exclusive of State appropriation for the same purpose, Surely the enormous, and in my opinion very extravagant, ex- penaiture for schoolhouses cannot be urged in justi- Neation for the great pro rata increase in the salary account. To further show with how little care this subject of salaries is considered, I would mention that in 1868 the Board of Eaucation increased the teachers’ wages account by a wholesale addition of over $60,000 per annum to the already high salaries, while only eight years before, in 1860, the whole amount ol money raised for teachers’ wages was but $50,000, exclusive of the State appropriation. No adequate cause existed in that year for grant- ing the increase. The Board of Education is com- posed of gentlemen of the highest respectability, and no imnure Inotives Can reasonably be imputed to them, however strange their conduct im the pre- mises may appear. ‘The merest tyro in arithmetic, however, must, on examination of these Ngures, be- come at once convinced that there is a screw loose somewhere, 1 am satisfied from facts which have recently come to my knowledge that the finan- cial matters of the Board do not receive that rigid scruuiny Which they should in all cases obtain, and that in many instances moneys have been used for purposes other than those for which they were ap- Pace heehit and the moneys raised for one year often have been used to pay debts incurred during the year preceding. A LARGE INCREASE, In the statement now transmitted to me by the Board of Education I find an increase of nearly $300,- 000 over the total of $707,726 asked for the last year. I cannot believe that this great increase is necessary, nor become @ party to it b; jaying the statement before you un- amended, Jind that notwithstanding the spectal rovision made by law of $90,000 a year, to be paid for five years for school building purposes, nearly 400,000 is asked for the purchase of new sites and for building purposes, exclusive of the $90,000 set apart by law for this purpose. The Finance Comit- tee of the Board, it is understood. unanimously agreed upon and reported a much smaller amount as adequate for school purposes than. Uiat which 1s now asked for. On the whole, I believe Jam consuiting the interests of the schools, as well as of the city at large, in recommending you to appropriate to their general school fund the sum of $350,000, being the amoant voted last year, witli ten per cent additional to cover the average annual ad- dition to the number of scholars; and for the special school fund $400,000, including therein the $90,000 leviavle undey the act of 1867 for school bullding urposes, This will place at the disposal of the Roura of Education a total of $750,000, in addition to the sum of $159,000 which they will receive from the State school fund; and it cannot be doubted that with proper care t. Aggregate of over $900,000 will be found ample for a year’s education of 35,000 chil- dren in our public schools, In_ 1860 (by no means the lowest in point of ex- penditure) the whole amaunt of money needed for city pur} after deducting the fevenue was $1,016,191 25 on a property valuation of a iittle more than one hundred millions of dollars. In 1863 we raised $949,733 after deducting the revenue, and now We heed $3,812,423 59 on an assessed valuation of scarcely double that of the former years. ‘The re- verse seems to be the case with the revenue account, for while in 1863 it amounted to $180,000, It ts oniy $153,000 the present year. An examination will also show that the annual in- terest on our debt is almost as large @ sum now as the whole amount expended but ten years ago for all purposes; and while this evil is growing daily another and much greater evil exists inthe rapid igsue of city bonds. ‘The amount of bonds now out- | standing is more than sixteen times as great as it was only ten years ago. Could the city be lett to itselfto manage itsown muntelpal affairs, and be exempt from Albany legis- Jation and lobbyists, who make it their business to Infiict yearly upon our citizens a batch of laws with no other ob'ect than their own personal gain. a hope for retreuchment might be entertained; but until | Some reform 13 had in that dlreetion may we look in vain for destred reilef, unless the evil by manifest and gross outrages works its own cure, T have appended the original budget of the Board of Educauon for your consideration. Very respect fully, ARTIN KALBFLEISCH, Mayor, RECAPITULATION OF THE VARIOUS STATEMENTS. 1. For instalments on public debt + $212,400 2. For interest. ees ‘ei . 987,905 3. For payments of certt les opening North Thira and North Fourth streets, act of May 16, 1867, . + 89,900 4. For interest on avove. +e 5, For deficiencies, act of April 15, 1870.... 6. For interest on same from May 25, 1870, to January 1, 1871....... 7, For Fire Department purpose: 2, 1870. o. 8. For cel ate, MIO! PAIDR 159 oc ss >cadlcnie pede nvenadee 9. bo Salaries of Superintendent of Build- 10. For salaries of city officers. 11, For generat purposes... 12, For expenses of widening Main 13, M4 ts 16, street, ACt Of May 3, 1870...........0.seceseeeees 11,768 For cleaning and repairing streets an sidewalks....... + $8,875,176 152,752 ordered to be printed Balance....... ‘On motion 1,000 comes wer In English and 500 in German, The Board then adjourned, MORE CHEMICAL FORGERIES, Arrest of Two Opcrators—How One of Them Has Been “Roped” Into the Business—Ex- amination Before Justice Dowling. An arrest of forgers has been made by detectives Elder and McDougal that will be regarded in Wall street with considerable satisfaction, Lewis Van Eton has long been known tn the down town business circles as a broker, with a reputation for making and spending money rather rapidly and freely. He once carried on business in William street rather extensively, and last summer aston- ished the visitors at t otels at Lake Mahopin by the splendor of his style of living, and his aetermina- tion not to associate with any one in so insignificant @ social position as clerks in public oMces, and even Went so far as to desire the landlord of ,one of the hotels to give orders for guests of that character to Teave the hotel. Van Eton 18a native of Belgium and about forty years of age. He was notorious some time ago im consequence of charges brought against him for seduction by several women. A wo- man named Kate Price was particularly active among his persecutors. She was ultimately sent by ils representatives to Blackwell's Island. Ferris appears to have been a victim to some ex- tent of the piotiing of Van Eton, if the facts sworn to in the following afidavits are to be relied upon:— On the sist of etd they disposed of a $100 tive- twenty bond at the oMice of Fisk & Hatch, receiving @ check on the Fourth National Bank for $113 in payment. Pie check was payable to J. Payson, On the 22d insiant the same persons sold two fifiy- dollar government bonds to the above firm, giving the name of Wiiliam Muller and securing in payment a check on the Fourth National Bank. The first check was presented at Security Bank on Friday, altered to $4,000, and was passed to the credit of @n account recently opened in the name of James Robinson. The forgery was discovered at the Fourth National Bank, and Fisk & Hatch were notified. Captain Kelso wag placed in possession of the facts, and detectives Elder 1 McDougal detailed to un- ravel them. On searching Van Eton at police head- quarters, on Saturday evening, the check for $113, issued on June 2, was found altered to $7,000, in the name of J. Robinson, The checks had been operated upon with acids, THE EXAMINATION, The prisoners were brought before Justice Dowling yesterday afternoon, and the facts, as given above, sworn tO by a number of witnesses, Ferris mac fe following statement, in the form of a sworn affi- javits— e in the year 1862 I was in business at Hilton Head as a speculator.in dry goods, boots and shues, &c. Whilst there T became involved, and in New York, where I had come to purchase more goods, | was ar- rested by my creditors as an absconding debtor and was locked up in Ludlow Street Jail, where I be- came acquainted with Louis M,. Van Eton, who was also a prisoner there on some charge. I was de- tained im jail about fourteen days, when my creditors bought a store for me at Crawford, . J.,where I remained seven months; but as I had an offer to go to Tennessee | gave up the store and took the position of superintendent of the workshops of the Northwestern Ratiroad at Johnsville, Tenn. £ returned to New York, and after being here about four ye While 1 was employed as agent for the Nationai Insurance Company, No. 176 Broadway, 1 met with Van Eton forthe frst time since I met him in Ludlow street. He inquired of me what [ Was doing, and said, “You can do better.” This was in April, 1870. He promised to start me in business in Wall Las a broker, and Ll gave up my position as agent of the insurance company. mg to do this for me, its coming, but from time give me United States five-twenty bonds of 1865, of lity dollars and $100, to dispose of, which I did, re- ceiving the payment for them in currency. Van Eton found tault with me for taking money for them, instead of acheck, and made some remarks which I did not like. After this, when I sola bonds I received checks, He told me not to liave the checks made out in his name, a8 he was in no good repute in Wall street, and he did not wish any one to kuow that he had money. Lasked if I should them in ny name, He said, “No; that would not do,” and told me to get them in an naine I could think of. 81 got them in the name of fA Pierson, William Miller, William Slade and Myer. 1 am not sure of the first named. On May 31, 1870, I soll $100 five-twenty 1560 United States bond to Fisk & Hatch and ived a check able to J. Plerson, Elizabeth, N. J., for $113; on Jui 1870, [ sold to. Hatch two $50 bonds, tiv pniles, 1865, and received a check payable to the order of William Miller, Westfleld, N. J., for $113, I have been at Van Efon’s house, at 334 West Thirtieth street, on several occasions; he has also calied on me. He aiways represented himseli to me as being a very weultliy man, owning a house, coach, horses, &c. I did these transactions for him on the supposition that he going to do mé @ kindness in placing me in business. | always gave the check or sumsas L received them to him, he being near me, outside, as soon as I had sold them, In default of $10,000 bait both defenda: commited to answe! A BOGUS DETECTIVE. Henry Mcvord, @ private detective, employed by Mr. Jolin Young, was brought before Justice Dow- ling yesterday by detectives Dunn and Kerns, McCord went to Ludlow Street Jail, where a man named Charles C, Miller, of 229 West Thirtieth street, was confned on a civil suit. McCord went to Miller and showed him what appeared to be @ warrant signed by Justice Hogan, which he said He promis- anxiously waited to tme he would had been Issued on the complaint of Henry Brinker, who alleged that iler nad committed @ criminal offence, and that Brinker had promised McCord $200 if ne would produce Miller's body, He told Miller that if he would give him the same as Brinker had promised that he would not arrest him. To avold this arrest Miller gave McCord a gold watch and diamond ring of the value of $500, as Miller had no money upon him. McCord took this property and tore up what appeared to be @ warrant, at the same time showing Milter a policeman’s shield, Miller told his counsel about it afterwards, and it was found that Brinker had not made any such complatnt norhad any inten- tion of doing 80. Upon this the matter was placed inthe hands of detectives Dunn and Kerns, who succeeded in not only arresting the prisoner, but in recovering the property, which had been pledged at @ joan oitice In Grand strect. McCord, who said he was twenty-nine years of age and resided at 17 Jones street, was committed to answer, “TAKING THE WORTH OF IT OUT OF THEM.” Thomas Gallagher, the keeper of the saloon No, 753 Sixth avenue, who stavbed James Gallagher on Sunday night last, was arraigned yesterday at tne Yorkville Police Court, and there held to await the result of his victim’s injuries, on the complaint of omeer Whitman, of the Twenty-second precinct, Subsequently, however, he became the complainant against the wounded man and one Cliaries Car- penter, both of wiom he charged with robbing him of seventy-five dollars during the scutle that ensued upon their refusal to pay for te gkisses of lager which they had drank. Thomas Gallagher claims thas he acted only in self-dereace., The case will be examined this afterncom THE COURTS. A Collision Suit—The Swiss Extradition Case— More Lottery Dealers in Trouble—The Be- vival of the Jumel Will Case—Estimated Loss of a Husband—The Jackson- Douglas Murder Case. MALTY. GUITED STATES DISTRICT COURT—M AD A Collis Suit. Before Judge Blatch‘ord, Abraham Walter et al. vs. The Steamboat W. C. Redfeld.—This was an action brought by the owners of the #chooner Sarah L, Merritt to recover $5,000 for the sinking of their vessel by the libelled steamboat on the 9th day of October, 1847, near West Camp, on the Hudson ‘river, ‘The Court dismissed the libel with cosis, holding that the schooner, by proper Management, could have avoided the collision, UNITED STATES. COMMISSIONEAS' COURT, The Swiss Extraditiqn Case. Before Commissioner White, In the Matler of the Application for the Extraat- tion of Francois Ferez.—The examination into this case was resumed yesterday. The prosecution put in @ number-of documents and depositions taken in the Canton of Berne, in support of the charge, and then rested their case, Mr. Coudert, counsel for the accused, moved to dismiss the application for extradition on the ground that, under the terms of the treaty, the prisoner could not be sent back unless It Was mae to appear that he hat committed a crime to be followed by some infamous punishinent, Counsel contended that it was not proved by the papers submitted to the Court that any such offence had been established avainst his client; besides, that the laws of the United States, in which country the prisoner had been arrested, requires that he must be proved guilty before the examining magistrate of some crime known to the governmentof the country of which he is then a resident: that the crime of forgery was not punishable here as a crime infamous in the’ eye of the law. Counsel further contended that it Was also necessary that the notes stated to have been forged by the accused should be presented im court so.as to enable the magistrate to compare the handwriting of the alleged forged papers and the copies thereo!, In the third place counsel contended that the evidence before the Court was insufficient to hold the prisoner, Alter exhausting argument on these various points the Commussioner ruled with regurd to the second point—the suiticiency of documents purporting to be the genuine copies of the origina!—that according to the deciston of Judge Nelson in a recent extradition Case—that of Henry Heindrich, charged with having committed forgeries in Cologne, Prussia—it was only necessary to produce certified copies of the alleged fraudulent documenis, and on this point overruled the motion of counsel, Counsel then proceeded to argue that the facts set forth in the papers were quite insufficient to prove the charge of forgery. Upon this point he further argued wat should the Commissioner decide against Lim he would probal be in @ position to produce oral testimony in behalf of the accused, Case still on, More Lottery Dealers in Trouble. Before Commissioner Shields, The United States vs, Thomas Condy, Michael Goodwin and James Bates.—The defendants ara charged with carrying on the business of lottery dealers without paying th vial tax imposed by the statute therefor, Th were held to bail to ap- pear for examination on ihe charge. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBENS. The Jumel Will Case. Before Judge Barnard, A motion was made yesterday in this case for an order to show cause why the Comptroller of this city should not furnish copies of certain receipts and other papers to pe used on a motion in this case. Counsel for the Comptroller suid Uncre was no objec- tion to furnishing the papers, but they wanted their fees tendered. Judge Barnard thought it was right the fees should be tendered, and postponed the case to Monday next. SUPERIOR COURT—TRIAL TERM—PART |. Action tor Damages tor Non-Delivery. Before Judge Spencer, John C. Ham vs. The New Haven Steamboat Company.—The plaintiff in this action sues for $600 and interest from July, 1866, for the non-delivery of a coupé carriage, consigned to the care of the defend- ants, which was burned at their New York pier. ‘The plaintiff alleges that on the 3d of July, 1866, one Gabriel Chevalier delivered to defendants the car- Mage, with instractions that it should be sent by the boat of that morning. It did not arrive, however, by that boat, but by the evening boat. When Che: valier first calied for it it had not arrived, and when he applied again he was informed that it had been burned. Chevalier then sold his claim to the preseut plaintit, The defendants state that there was no contract Made with them that the carriage should be shipped by the morning boat. It was seni by the evening boat and de! ed onthe morning of the 4th July safely on the New York pier. Chevalier did not cail for tt on that day, and on the morning of the Sth a ire occurred on the pier, not by any fault of theirs, by which the carriage, together with other merehan- dise, was burned, ‘The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $365, With interest from March 1, i867. SUPERIOR COURT—TRIAL TERM—PART 2. Damages Asked for Killing a Husband—The Glorious Uncertainty of the Law. Before Judge Barbour, Elizabeth Gonzales, Administratriz, vs. The New York and Harlem Railroad Company.—On the 15th of November, 1864, John H. Gonzales, husband of plainull, took the twenty minates to seven o'clock P. M. train for West Mount Vernon. Having arrived there he proceeded to get olf the car, when an ex- press train coming from the opposite direction struck him, throwing him under the wheels of the train which he had le: nd It Moving, went over and killed him, His wife now sues for $5,000 and costa, The defence claims contributive negligence, and allege that the deceased Gonzales got off the car at the rear, while in front was a platform for passen- gers to get off and on. The case has been before the court for the last five years. In the first trial before a jury the plaintiff got @ verdict for $4,000. Deiendanis took it to General Term, which contirmed the judgment, The case then went to the Court of Appeals, which trial, At the next trial plaintit™ w nonsuited, General Term confirmed that decision, and the Court of Appeals again ordered a new trial, which is (he present one. Case suil on. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS, Before Recorder Hackett. THR JACKSON ALLEGED MURDER CASE POSTPON' The June term of this Court commenced yester day, his Honor the Recorder presiding. It was well known by the frequenters of this court for the last month that the trial of Thomas Jackson for the alleged murder of Archibald Douglas was positively set down by District Attorney Garvin tor the first day of this term. TM case was on the calendar, and as soon as the Recorder took his seal upon the bench Judge Garvin said he was ready to proceed with the trial of Jackson, Who was placed atthe bar. Counsel for the accused rose and sald that it was impossible for him to proceed with the trial in con- sequence of tilness, and in the course of his remarks roduced the certificate of his physician, which set forth that for three weeks past the counsel was suf- fering 60 acutely from neuralgia that it would be im- proper for him to engage in an important criminal u rial. District Attorney Garvin replied that he was fully ready to goon, thatan exira panel of jurors was drawn, and that all the witnesses for the people were In atiendance; but in view of the counsel’s in- disposition he would leave the matter in the hands of the Court. Recorder Hackett permitted the case to go over for the term. AN ACQUITTAL. Mary Ann Dayis was tried upon a charge of steai- ing from Mrs, Hilkey a gold watch and chain and a silk dress, on the Sthof April, but the evidence being insuftictent to sustain the imdictment the jury ren- dered @ verdict of not guilty. BROOKLYN COURTS. SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM. The Prospect Park Bonds—Argument on the Application for a Mandamus Against the Mayor—The Bonds Must Be Signed. Before Judge Pratt. The argument on the motion of the Brooklyn Park Commissioners for a mandamus compelling Mayor Kalbfleisch to sign certain additional bonds for the improvement of Prospect, Washington and Tomp- King parks was heard before Judge Pratt at Special y afternoon, Messrs, Van Cott, Henry Taylor appeared for the Com- . Henty Joly ew York, ‘ation Counsel William Vitt for the C. missioners and Corpo: Ors . Ta! which 4 based, se Mayor, Comptre to issue bontis were issued; shat the these bonus, aud Wal he subseque or read to the Court a statement upon er and City Clerk were authorized application of the Commissioners was ing fort that under the act of 1870 the Y velused to sian 5 = emer ‘8 warrant on the City Treasury for the latter smount OF to sign the balance of the bonds issued. Mr. Jotinson a) that the application must be dismissed on the face of the papers. Counsel read a0 aMdavit of Mayor Kalbfe! Rah esting forth that this act of the Legislature Was Ot passed at the re- Quest of the corporation of the city, or opposed by it, and that he had no kuowledge of the pas- sige’ of @ resolution by the Commissioners desienating the times and amounts in which bonds should be issued tore ag to said act further than appeared in the paper’ requiring him 2 show cause why a mandamus should not be sued. The Mayor claims further that when he Signed the bonds for $36,000 he believed that they were to be issued ‘under a certain other act of the Legistture, and that SaNeeGIOERy were @ part of the learning that ~ they series of the Park bonds he declined to counsel having advised him, MeO Sey more, and be believed that the act was unconstitutional. At the time the check or warrant was presented to him there was 10 money applicable for the purpose. In concluding, his Honor asserted that the debt of the city was now eight per cent more than the as« sessed Valuation of property within its bounds, Mr, Johnson stated that ihe first question which arose Was Whether in accordance with that act the Commisstoners had directed the times and amounts in which bouds should be fasued, and unless the moving papers stated that fact conclusively he took it that the Court had no power to issue a mandamua, Tie times and amounts had not been designated, ‘Tis act of 1870 did not authorize the Mayor to sign any Warrants upon the city (reasury Whatever, and he had not the slightest authority under the law todo, 50 unles® under a resolution or ordinance of the vormmon Counc, Mr. Van Cott argued that the Commissioners had Hirst told the city oMfcers that they wanted the Money, requested them to issue $100,000 of bonds, and stated that they would then draw the money. ‘the Comptroller understood, when the resolution Was Served upon him, that he was directed to issue bonds, which he did. Of these $35,000 worth were signed by the alayor, delivered and the money real- izect on them. The argument was continued at considerable Jength by counsel on both sides, the Commissioners holding that the law was constitutional, while the Mayor's counsel argued that it was not. a Without leaving his seat his Honor declared that he had seen nothing that would justify hum in hold. ing the action of the Legislature to be illegali, and therefore he would grant the motion of the Park Commissioners, Exception was taken by Mr. Johnson and a stay of proceedings obtained until next week, when the case Will come up before the Court of General Terms, FIGHTING FOR THE BONDS. The Burke-Gardiner CaseMrs. Gardiner Still Fails to Put In an Appearance—A Lawyers Specific fer Colic und the Surrogate’s Opinion of ItThe Mystery Deepens. It will be remembered by those who have watched the progress of the Bur! rdiner examination, be- fore Surrogate Hutehings—the charges involved in which have been woo often reiterated to re- quire recapitalation—that the examination, which was to have been resumed on Friday last, but was posiponed owing to the absence of Mrs, Gardner, a co-defendant with her husband, whose attendance was then required as & witness, p reason assigned for ‘her non-at- tendanee, as will be further recollected, was th at at home to atiend upon- alth was alleged to be in usband, Whose I a very precarious condition. Yesterday, at hall-pastoue P. M., the examination to have been res Pr { the spect- time the Surrogate » yeneh; & portion of the opposing array of counsel promptitude, on hand; ¢ press were in thei seatt the room Was an uhusual number of spectators, iIn- cluding several ladies, READY AND NOT READY. “) am ready to proceed with the case,” said the Surrogare. “We are waiting the arrival of Mrs, Gardiner,” sald Judge Fullerton, senior counsel for Mrs, Burke, “We are walling for Mrs. Gardiner,” echoed Mr, Andrews, Jubior counset for the Gardiners, flat an hour passed and Mrs, Gardiner did not appear. A look of impatience was platuly manifest on the broad and benignant looking coun- tenance of the Surrogate, The opposing coun- sel looked at exch other, and while Mr. Audrews looked astonished Judge Fullerton looked unutterable things. While matters were in this preiiminary stage of waiting Mr. Graff, sou-in- law of tie Gardiners, came rushing in the court room and hauded a paper to Mr. Andrews, Rising quickly from his seat Mr. Andvewe stated that MRS. GARDINER HAD THE COLIC, nd owing to this fact would be unable to attend the rt, and thereupon he proceeded to read the pa- perin bis hand just delivered to him by Mr. Graff, Wich proved Lo be dicate from a Dr. Gregory setiing forth Mri ardiner’s illness from the com- piaint mentioned, “! know what will cure that complaint, in her case, better than all the doctors in Harlem,’? spoke up Judge Fullerton as he rose to his feet. “The remedy 4s simple, but will prove eMeacious, An attachment from this court will insure immediate convales- cence.” ‘There is no attachment needed,” replied Mr. Andrews. “As soon a3 Mrs. Gardimer 18 well enough to be here she will come,” “How was it last Friday?’ asked Judge Fullerton, “Tt was stated here t rs. Graf, her daughter, that she was bome attending upon Mr. Gardiner, who Was dangerously ili, and [can prove that she was tn Wall sireet at the very tiie the court Was expecting “Such was the distinct statement of Mr. Graft,”? sald the Surrogate “Twill call Mrs Judge Fullerton, THE SUN-IN-LAW’S STATEMENT. Mr. Graf! was accordingly called to the witness d and testified as folloWws:—I am son-in-law of Mrs. rdiner; she was down town last Friday, between four and five P. M.: I saw her in acar; L do not know When she came down town, Crossexammination—! was seat for this morning to go to her house; she was unable to raise her head; L sent for Dr. Gregory aud at my request he wave the certificate produced in court; she expressed great regret at being unable to attend, ANOTHER WITNESS. Jolin Scott sworn—I saw Mrs, Gardiner last riday, at half-past three o'clock P. M., in Wall she was going into the oftice of Judge irait himself on this point,” said not satisfied,” said the Surrogate, “with ourse Mrs, Gardiner has taken as (o appearing 2 to give her t Neither she hor Mrs, Graff are here to-day, though both were required to attend. I shall, therefore, issue an attachinent for Mrs. Gardiner to attend the court at ten o'clock to- morrow morntig.” And thus the case went over again. THE REMILL MA SLAUGHTER CASE, Trial of Dr. James Carey in Jersey City for the Manslaughter of His Patient. The trial of Dr. James Carey for the alleged man- Slaughter of Mrs, jen Rehill on the 14th of October last came off in the Court of Quarter Sesstons, at Jer- sey City, yesterday. Mr. Garrezson, District Attorney, In opening the case, stated that the prisoner was charged with having used instruments in 80 unskilfal a manner on Mrs. Ellen Rehill, at childbirth, as to cause her death within an hour and @ half afterwards, ‘The first witness called was John Rehtll, husband of deceased, who depo: 1 have lived’ in Jersey City for cleven years; was married in October, 1857; my wife died on the night of the 4th of October last; she was delivered of a child about ten o'clock that nignt; she commenced to complain about six o'clock; she had been,to church that morning; she told me to go for Mrs. Morgan, in Steuben strect, and I did so; when she came I remained for a short time, then went for Dr, Carey, Who came with me; my Wile was then in bed: I went into the kitchen and left her in the dark with Dr, Carey; after a short time she called me and said the doctor was sticking and killing her; I went in to see what was the mat. ter; ny wife began to cry out and told me to go for the priest; the doctor replied there Was no occasion for it; my wife continued to call for the priest; when the child was born there was @ wound under its eye from which blood flowed: asked the doc. tor how did that happen, and he replied that it could not be helped; he told me to get some liquor and give it to my wife; when I offered it she said she did not want it; she acted as if she were in great agony; we poured the liqaor down her throat; fiften minutes afterwards I made another glass ol hot siuf’ at the doctor’s directions, and we poured that down also; I left the room and returned ten minutes afterwards, when I found that my wife was very low, and i asked the doctor if I should go for the priest; he sald there was none required; I went into the sitting room and remained there for haifan hour; the doc- tor then left, and in going out wrote on a piece of paper, handed it to me and tola me to go for the prie Started off, and on my return with the priest We met Carey atthe corner of York and Warren strects; he told me that my wife was dead; T there- upon replied, “Carey, you have ki my wife, and it there be any law in the State of New Jersey I'll punish you,” I ee home about a quarter past twelve; my wiie had seven children, and of these but two are living. The witness was subjected to a severe cross- examination, in which he dented vehemently that he had strack his wife or kicked ner within the nine months previous to her death. Dr. Watson was then called, and it is unierstood ‘that he will be recalled to-day. “STAND ANO DELIVER.” Thomas Brennan and Robert Nichols were com- Mitted at the Yorkville Police Court yesterday for robbing Mr. Patrick McCloskey, of No, 775 Tenth avenve, ou Saturday night, of fifty dollars, He went into a lager beer saloon to get a glass of lager before ¢ ‘bed. The prisoners, Who happened to be Gorat the itme, followed hua out threatened to blow his braing out ifhe did not “stand and de- liver.” He told them to fire away, but they did not, and while one caugh im by the throat the other rifled his pocke! The complainants testimony * was corroborated of his sister.