The New York Herald Newspaper, April 19, 1871, Page 5

‘THE STATR CAPITAL, PASSAGE OF ALL THE BIG MEASURES, The New Tax Levy, the Amended City Charter, the New Election Law and the Begi try Bill All Hurried Through. THE GOVERNOR SIGNS THEM. How the Tax Levy Bill is Amended. How Much We Are to be Taxed, How It is to be Done, and Where It is to Go When Collected. A Day’s Jobbery on a Napo- leonic Scale. ADJOURNMENT TO-D, PROPOSED FINAL ALpany, April 18, 1871, The majority made A REGULAR FIELD DAY of it to-day in both houses, The opposition in the Assembly, after the terrible knocking about they got last night when the bills they had proscribed in caucus put in their appearance, knew right well ‘what was in store for them this morning. They expected nothing but rough treatment and they got all they expected. It was in vain that they attempted to get in ao word here or @ suggestion there, when the bills came up again, for they were choked down as effec- tually as though the majority were ten times their strength in point of numbers. Alvord tried his hand whenever he could at the yeas and nays to delay action as long as possible on the bills, but the democrats knew they held THE TRUMP CARD, and so could afford very well not to get too mad at the filibustering efforts of the enemy. The first move on the board was made by Tom Fields. To pave the way for @ grand rush of tae proscribed bills it Was necessary that rule twenty-eight of the House should be so changed that any bill could be made a #pecial order for any particular day by the assent of @ majority, instead of two-thiras, of the mem- bers present, The change was nally made by a strict party vote, Alvord, Littiejohn, and Goodrich did ail they could to convince the stubborn democrats that they were doing a revolu- tionary act aud all that sort of thing, but the ma- ‘Jorfty were not much open fo conviction and turned @ deaf ear to the heart-rending appeals of the trio. Once the objectionable rule had been knocked in the head there was left no serions obstacle to the Sonsigration of the proveribed measures, and Alec Frear at dice bégati dperations, ong, THE TWO PER CENT BILL. scsropy .- ‘was the first one taken hold of, and, in moving that the bill should be put upon its final passage, Alec “suggested”? that no amendments should be enter- tained ncr debate had upon the .ubject, and he dragged up the previous question to make the thing sure. The Clerk read the first section of the bill and ‘was about to read the bill through—Alvord insist- ing upon it—when the reading was suddenly stop- ped on his motion, he asserting that he would take Frear’s word for it that the bill would be presented with the amendments to-morrow. What mental reservation Alec made when he made this promise Alvord did not stata, To make a long story short, it 18 only necessary to state that the bill was passed by aatrict party vote, on ' WINANS STANDING FIR! every time. Frear took all the other bills np one by one and they went through with a rapidity that quite took away the country members’ hearts. Alec fanked all attempts at discussion or the offerlug or amendments to any of them by resorting to the same manwuvring he had made such good use of at the start, and in less than ten mMinates the tax levy, the Registry bill, the bill “relative to the local government ot the county of New York” and the amendments to the charter were passed and on their way to the Senate. The “Boss” and his friends immediately took hold ce peers et them. A similar attempt as was made #0 smother the amendments to the city charter and the tax Jevy in the other House was made by one of the democratic Senators; but the “Boss” would not allow it, and had the amendments read for the benefit of his friends on ‘the opposition side. The reading, however, was done in & Way that was not at all to the liking of those who were anxious to hear exactly what they amounted to. All the otner bilis Went through the game way as they had been whizzed through the Assembly. It now only remains for the majority to ‘take up and pass THE ELECTION BILI, which provides that a separate ballot box shail be had for the Congressional ticket, te make their tri- Uumph complete. In order that New Yorkers may have their minds refreshed with the real import of tf® bills passed to-day in euch a high-handed fashion, 1 will briefly state what they amount to, THE REGISTRY BILL provides that the inspectors of election tn the city of New Yock, when acting as registers, shail hold meetings onthe Wednesday, Friday and saturday Preceding the day of election as at present. The Pie point in it 1s this:—On the day of any clection, case any elector preseuts himself wio ts not registered, the inspectors shall require him to make oath as to the cause of his FAILURE TO REGISTER, “and if the excuse be deemed suMctent by a majority of the inspectors he sha!l be permitted to ‘vote the samo as if his name was registered.” The pill “relative to the LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK” legalizes and confirms the resolution of the Board of Supervisors of the county of New York adopted May 26 and approved by the Ma or May 27, 1370, in- creasing the salaries of the Justices of the Supreme Court, the Justices of the Superior Court, the Judges of the Court of Common Picas and the J of the Marine Court. ‘the biil further provid ‘Vhe amount of such salaries lor the present y arrearages of the salaries for last year be raised and collected ‘in the same manner as other county charges, and in every year hereafter the amount of @uch annual salaries shail in like manner be raised and collected.” It will be seen that the whoie tenor of the bill is simply a confirmation of acertain act done by the Board of Supervisors; yet in the com- Mittee the bill wasso amended as to include the cierks of the police justices in the increase of salary clause. The AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER, as given in the original bill, are too well known to need repetition, The principal feature ts that wolch gives the appointment of the members of the Board of Education tothe Mayor. All kinds of FOULED PLANS in regard to the tax levy have come to light since the final passage of the bill. The great objection and combination against it appears to have ‘arisen from the fact that it abolished what is called an old- fashioned tax levy, ora sort of omnibus to carry ail the loads and jobs of the lobby and city manipulations, Now, there is no denying the fact that the two per cent tax levy has been all along the most unpopular legisiative scheme ever amvented for Albany edification. a gort of legal Ish- maelite—every man’s hand against it and tts hand against every man. As passed to-day, 1 retains tho two per cent feature, with the addition that i the ‘State taxes are increased the city taxes may bead- vanced to the extent of such increase, but with a roviso, offered by Senator Wood in the Senate, That no more than $26,000,000 shatl be raised ta either of the two years to which it is confined in operations. As the State taxes are about seven millions, and the interest on the city debt over four millions, this will leave about fourteen millions of the full amount ‘Of $25,000,000 to be raised for city and county pur- poses, judicial salaries, olive, education, Fire, Judi- clary, executive departments, &c. It 13 said, how- ever, that the two per ceut as it stands will only realize $23,000,000, which Will give but $12,000,000 dor city and county purposes. The feature protibit- tng the Paents or distribution of any part of the moneys ral by tax to any sectarian school or re- higlous institution 1s retained in the bill with the exception introduced by Senator Brailley, authoriz- ing an additional appropriation to the Foundiing Asylum and the various charitable institutions emoraced in his amendment. A provision 13 Inserted requirh H the Coinptroiler to give a detailed statement, with the names and amounts of all pay- ments made by by every tiree mouths, No in- NEW YURK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1871.—QUADRUPLE SHEET, crease of the aebt 1s to be allowed witnour the ex- press authority of the Legislature and the unini- mous approval. of the Board of Apportionment pro- vided for in the bill, Seven hundred and fity thon- sand dollars are appropriated to complete the new Court House under the direction of the Commission- ers apppinted under the law of last year, This is to provide a dome and finish the building from the incomplete state in which it was left by the old Board of Supervisors, A provision 18 inserted giving tne Supervisors $2,000 a yearsalary,the Mayor excepted, Another authorizes the Counsel to the vorporauion to audit and settle the claims of James O’Brien, late Sherif, and allowing the Comptroller to settle the claim of Fox & Livingston for repairs to @ pier, which claim will amount to about $40,000. This substantially is the tax levy for the ensuing year. It is said that the amount that will be raised under it will be about 000 LESS $8,000, than the estimates of the several heads of depart- ments, This will require that the Board of Appor- tionment shall rigidly enforce & percentage reduc- | tion onal the departments and objects of expen- diture, Evidently the most dificult task devolving | upon them at the outset will be iixing the amounts to be paid’ to the various charitable | institutions mentioned in the itl Although these institutions are named no amounts are specified, and the Board of Apportionment will be catled upon. to vole the appropriation in each instance. The ex- cise moneys received since the new Excise Board Was organized, which was in May of last year, are also placed at the disposal of the Board, to he used in their discretion for charitable purposes. Thus the money received from the business of | selling Uquor will used wo repair some of tne consequences of the misery which it produces, There is imimense disappolat. ment about the lobbies and in and aroud tie hotels among the army of jobbers and claimants who, up to the last moment, expected that the two per cent restriction would be abandoned, and the old fashioned tax levy subsituted according to the usages of the party, The repuvlicans are as much disappointed as the democrats. It is said that about $5,000,00,in claims have been thrown out by the two per ceht ievy. Itwas a matter of seli- preservation, If the restriction were retained, and ail the claims that were presented allowed, tbere would have been very little money toran the cily government with, So those interested as the heads of the several departinents were placed in A SERIOUS DILEMMA during the past weeg or two. They did not dare abandon the two per cent restriction, otherwise the levy would have amounted to nearly $40,000,000 and the taxation to four per cent. They were tnerefore compelled to go against all claims. ani hence the ublic beneiit from the necessity of the situation, Thus the Jones claim, the Hackiey coutract job, the Jayoox judgment and ail the long lst of well known Jobs, some of them amounting to over $1,0i0,000 each, have been consigned to @ legisiative grave. Just here let me say that the SECRET OF THE REPUBLICAN COMBINATION against the new tax levy has leaked out to-night, at least that part of it designed by those of the old members who sat up and engineered the republican caucus, Most of these men had voted for tax levies in the past, and, strange te say, never discovered that a bill for the support of the goverament of the city of New York was to be opposed asa pa: ty mea- sure until tt assumed its present form of limitation. The scheme was, after securing toc combination against the levy, lo appoint a committee of confer- ence with the democrats, and the joint commitrees trom each side were to have agreed upon an unlim- ited tax levy. Their virtuous indignation, now that all their schemes in this respect have been foiled, is immeasurable and unappeasable. It was thought down to the last moment that there would be a disagreement between the two houses, and @ conference committee could bo secured Wich would iusert the rejected claims, but the prompt concurrence to-day of the Senaie in the awendinents introduced in the Assembly took away the last hope, and there are now as Many mourners as though there had bern pngiber New Hamburg disaster, The bill providifig for ~ THE ELECTION IN IRVING'S DISTRICT was ordered to a third reading this evening, and, together w.ti the bill providing for the separate ballot boxes for Congressmen and State Senators ang Assembiymen, will be passed to-morrow. The tdca in passing the special bill 18 to give the Governor power, in case of an extra session being calied, to at once order an election in the Sixteenth district. Quick Work. The Governor this afternoon and tnia evening signed the Registry bill, the City Charier bill and the bill in relation to judges’ salaries, which onty succeeded in getting through botn houses at noon, The two houses have now nearly completed their business. To-morrow the Supply and state Appro- mation bills will be U) R ag; 3”. THE acsbcidackar SINE DIE = mil take place to-morrow night or Thursday morn- TESTIMONIAL TO THE CLERK OF THE SENATE. After adjournment the Senate was called to order by Senate: ker, who addressed the Cierk, Mr. valkias, t King him for the manner in which he had discharged his duties, and accompanied his re- marks with a ove thousand dollar bond, which the Senate presented him. Mr. Caikins responded, returning thanks to the Senate, and stating that he had endeavored to dis- charge his duties faithfully and impartially. NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. Senate. ALbANY, April 18, 1871. A VETO. The Governor returned the bill to incorporate the South Hill Water Worke Company without bis approval. fis ob- jections are the same as those to the Little Valley Water Works Compsny, which were that there were great doubts as to its coastitctionality, as it allows a private company to take the property of private citizens without their consent, ‘The veto was sustained and the bli: reyected. THE OITY BILLA. The Assembly amendments to the New York Tax bill and other New York city bills which passed the Assembly were eoncurred fn. Mr. MORGAN introduced a bill to prohibit nuisances in the og of New ¥ , Staten Irland Bridge Company was passed. Mr. TWEED called up THE BUFFALO POLICE LIL. Mr. Lewis took ground that this bill was unconstitutional, ‘as it did not provide for electing certain officers. He move thatthe bill be recommitied with instructions to amend, Lost ~18 to 14. ‘Te bill was then passed—I7 to 12. The bill providing (or certain work ow section five of the Erie Can eee Recess to halt-past seven P. M. Evening Session. Tue following bills were ordered to a Providing f¢ ection to Bll the roviding for an election to fill the vacancy in the Assemn- bly Tor the Sixteenth district of New York: providing tor reparate boxes at elections for Congressmen und Leglitlugore; the bill to foster ana develop the internal commerce of the State by appo! ting a commission to test steam or other power for propelling boats on canals of the State. BILLS PABBED. Relative to the deposit of manure in the city of New York; relative to contracts for advertising in Sunday newspapers. MANURE GROUNDS. Mr, CREAMER introduced and had passed a bill setting apart the vacant lots on the North river side of New York, between Thirty-seventh and Thirty-elghth streets, as a dump: urty~ ing ground for manure, and preventing the heaith autnorities from foterfering with Kane, the proprietor, between the Ist of December and the Ist of May. Adjourned. Assembly. ALBANY, April 18, 1871. Mr, FIELDS movod tbat the minority report on refunding MONEYS TO DRAFTED MEN be printed with the majority report, be finding many mem bers desirous that this should be done. Carried. BILLS PASSED, To incorporate the New York Life Policy Loan and Trust Company. AMENDING THE TWO-THIRDS RULE. Mr. FIELDS called up his motion to amend the twenty, eighth rule, so that 4 majority may advance business instead of two-thirds as required, and called for the previous ques- tion, which was ordesed. The motion carried 65 to 58. Mr. WBED caiied up his motionof a har PY, to the following balla: joxes at elections for Congressmen and vine the charter of Buffaio; amending the New York. Mr. ALVoRD warned the House against this action. There were legitimate and proper ways to accomplish what desired without breaking down the wise and judicious rule! Teguired for the transaction of legislative’ business, He characterized it aa revolutionary. Mr. WEED said the tnotion was not in any sense revolu- tionary. He knew that always whenever there is not a two- jority motions of this character were necessary. It al and cus:omary at a certain stage of the proceed: suspend the rules, He asked what there was revolu- ry In providing that a constitutional majority may con. trol the legisiation’. The constitution makes ‘thie necessary, and this only, and this was what his motion provided. Mr, FIELDS moved the previous question, which was or- dered. Mr. WExD's motion was carried b; d Winans voting with the democrats, 2 © Vt OF to Si, Mr. On motion of Mr. FRRAR the New York TWO PER CENT TAX BILL was put on its pane mased under the operation of the previons question: yeas 65, uays 89, Mr. witt the democrate, sh dehconnpnlieaad At Mr. FEAR moved that the bill to amend the act to RFORGANIZE LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN NEW YORK now have ita tiird reading, and called for the previous ques- tion, which was ordered. Te bill was then put ou its acaye and passed —yens f6, Mr. FREAR moved that the bill making provision for local f New York, fixing the government tn ithe tt county nalaries of judicl now have its thira reading, and question, which was ordered. or be nth the previou 4 Mr. LITTLEJONN objected to this mode of putting these Important bills through this House, suffering no debate. These bile were materially amen ed and opportunity la pro- hibited to the minority Co even wee them much leas to discuss and aepate t RINCE. algo declared that the minority were anxious to discuss there notwithstanding th did not dare debate them. son ehnbangabarsd The bill waw then put on ite passage and passed—yeas 65, nays REAR moved that the bill amendin; THE NEW YORK ELROTION LAW be now rend, and called for the previous question, which was ordered, The bill was then passed—yeas 8, nays 58, Defining the DARMAGE OF BILLS REsuMED, ining the powers of the Corporation At Ne York in suits for hues and penaltien, tae Alia il corporate the Metropolitan Institute, New ¥ Recess until seven o'clock P.M. eaeies Evening Scasion. PABSAGR BILLS, To abolish the office of Canal Superintendent and give aduitional powers to the Canal Commissioners. Making pro- visiona (or the regul aay banks. 3 Judiciary Committee from tne farther coneideration of the bill to pay the ‘certine cates of the soldiers of 1812, and that the game be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, This resolution gave rise to a heated debate, in which Mr. Fields took strong rounde agsinst the measure, as be considered tue claima bad en settied Jong ago, Mesers. VAN STRENBURG and COON argued in favor of the justice of the claim. The motion was carried. Mr. Jaoons cailed pe the Senate amendments to the General Avprvpriation bill, and om bis motion » portion of them were concurred in. Other amendm enta were non-con- curred In and a conference committee appoiated. Adjourned. NEW YORK CITY CHARTER. The following are the amendments to the City Charter, as adopted by the Senate:— In Section 1. nirike out words “at length,” having refer- ence to the publication of advertisements. Section 1. In- sertaftor word “advertisement” the wi “req by Jaw or ordinance.” Section I. Insert the following, “But no final judgment against the said city heretofore obtained or which hereaiter may be obtained, for the publication of any such ad all be allowed or paid from trea: ‘of auld chy, unless such advertisements were “published ji apers. which may P in auch — bewsp. be designated by the Mayor and Comptroller in pursnance ot this section, and no execution shall be issued or any dnal judgment passed upon any claim for such advertisements In any newspaper leas in such newspaper to be designated as id of nection the following:—“The Board of Assessors in the city of New York are hereby authorized and directed to assess or reassess upon the property intended to be benefited in the manner provided by law for making as- sessments for local {mprovements in said city, which have been paid or Incurred, and actnally incurred by the Mayor, Aldermen and Common- alty of the city of New York for either guttering or grading, or paving or repaving, or sewering or curbing, or guttering, or otherwise improving any of the streets, avenues, or public pisces in aatd clty of Rew York, and ‘all the provisions of w in relation to adverti niering and collecting asseas- ments for the tocal {inprovements in ‘sald city shall apply to all such assessments or reassearments. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Pubilc Works ot said cily to certify to the Board of Commusioners the sum or sums ex- aforesaid, and such certi‘ioate shall be conclusive of the amount of sucks jure.”? “on or before the first Monday of Jan- uty ineach year,” baving reference to the time the Depart ment of Docks shail make their aunual report, ‘the following section 1s added to the Department of Pub- lic Inatruction:— SeoTI08 8. All provisions of the law providing for the election of Trustees of the Common Schools are hereby repealed. very said truatee who shall be now in otice and under election shall, however, serve out the full term for which he sbali ‘have been elected, Witlin twenty dayn before the expiration of the term of office of any mich trustees who ehall have any office by election, or upon the occurrence of any vacancy in th oilice of sald trustee, the Mayor of the city shall appoiut his successor. Upon any appotntment, whether by expiration of term or to ll a vacancy by said’ Mayor, it shall be for the term of five years from the year of the expiration of the tertn or time of tilling the vacancy. The trustee so appointed soall possess and exercise all tue powers and duties of trus- tees of common achoo s under exiating law: SK. 4, ‘The inspectors of eoramon schcois shall be here- after appointed by the Mayor for the e term of otlce now provided to such inspectors, All vacancies in the o! of Inspector of Common shall be billed by the sald Mayor and for the full term of vilice. The following is a new sectior The Mayor, the Commissioner of Public Works and the } President of the Department of Public Parks of the city of New York shall, and are hereby directed, on ana alter the Ist day of December {peach and every year hereafter, and Immediately for the current year, being the vear 1810, to make and agreo upon the extiates of the various sums of ich, in thelr discretion, shall be required to I the various expenses necessary for conducting the various boards and commissions; the commissions and departments, whether executive, judicial, legislative or ad- ministrative, of the eity government; and also for paying the Intereat on the said devt and the priucipal of said aebt calling due; and for providing for charitable and other obj oT theroupon to nx and determine the amount of all suca esti- mates, which amounts, when so established by said Mayor, Comptrolier, “Commissioner of | Fublie, Works and ‘the President of the Department of Public Parks, but the concurring vote of all present, shall there- become appropriated as the amount of money re- quired as aforesait, That amount thua established shall be gertifed to the Board of Supervisors of the couuty of New York by the Comptroller as the of auld government for one year. And ure hereby empowered and directed annually to use the said amount of money estimated, required and certified-as aforesaid, to be according to law raised and collected by tax upon ine estates, real and personal, subject to taxation within tno ing of the Works Park ald city and county of New York. The tirat meet- aid Mayor, Comptroller, Commiasionerg of Public and Preslient of the De,artment of Public nt meetings shall be called as said Mayor, Com) troller, Commissioner of Pablic Works and President of the Pepariment of Public Parks shall direct, At the trat mect- ng the said officers above mentioned shail organize by eiact- fog one of thelr number chairman, and shall appoint a recretary, The éxclee moneys derived from licenses for the gale of intox‘cating quors since the organization of the pre- sept Board of J.xcise Commissioners and the moneys here- r received for such lcens propriated for ritable purposes by the ned e 1% os they in each imé fo time as to object proper officers shall c ts, it such excise monevs with the Chamberiain, who siall hotd them at the disposal off the be. fore mentioned ollicera—the Mayor, troller, Commis. pore of Sublic Works andthe Pre of the Board of bile Parka. nee. 6 of said act is hereby amended 40 as to reed as tows! ‘The Aldermen and Assistant Aldermen who were elected severally as such in 1870, and who are several'y in office at the sage of thia act, shall hold and are coutinued fn office until the first Monday’ in January, which will be in the year 1:78. There shall be aldermen and assistant alder- men elected at the general State election, which wiil occur in the year 1872, and for the term of two years, and every two years thereaiter on the day of the general State election. The sald term for the Aldermen and Assistant Aldermen shall commence on the first Monday ction. All the provisions of tn the city of New York, 60 to the manner of fen apply to every election for Alderman and Assistan Aldermen. Any vacancy in the ofice or oifices of Aldermen or Assistant Aldermen occurring or existing from death or resignation or anv other cause or contingency berore raid election in 1572 shall be plied by the appointment of the Mayor and filed with the clerks of the respective boards, Sko. 11. Section 28 of said act fs» hereby amended by adding’ at the end of sald section the following :-—“And the Mayor shall bean ar oficio member of the Board of Poitee and of the Board of Health, with every right, power and prisiiege appertaining to any member of ‘said board, ex. cepting increase of salary or voulng for the appointment of the patzolmen of the poiice force.” 12. Section 35 of said act is hereby amended so ns to Ske, 85, The chief officer of the Finance Department shail be cailed the Comptroller of the city ot New York, and be shall be appointed ror a termgf tive voars by the Mayor. The appointment of the Comptroller of the city of New York, mace during the year 1870 by the Mayor, is hereby confirm ‘The Mayor shall fll any vacai.cy in the oflice of Comptroller by appointment for the full term of ‘five verre | The Somptroller shall report to the Mayor once in ninety days the name of any person in whose favor an account is audited, with the decision of the Auditor on the same, together with the final action of the Comptrolier thereon; and also such further information In relatton to the finances of the city as in his judgment the public interests may require. SEO. 18. Section forty-two of said act is bereby amended by adding at the end the following words: —“The term of office of the Corporation Atiorney shail be four yeara, and he shall bold his oitice subject to removal for the causes and in the manner as the Counsel of the Corporation may be re- moved, {he sald Corporation AMlorney may appoint and re. jerks, nt move cl istant clerks and employes 0 burean of the Corporation Attorney, and they shalt each receive such annual salary, to be fixed by the term, and paid as other city oficers are paid,” SEC, 14, Becton 79 of anid act is hereby amended by adding thereto the following subdivision :— 9. A Bureau for the removal of encumbrances on the streets or sidewalks, the chief officer of which shall be called Superintendent of Encumbrances, to whom all complaints relating to the removal of encumbrances shall be made and by whom all encumbrances shall be removed. 10, A Bureau, the chlef ofcer of which ‘shall be called Superintendent of Railroads and Ferries, and to whom all complaints for violation of corporation ordinances r to rafiroads and ferries shall made, and whose du shall be to see that proper Upaeyety od are taken Suber i the recurrence of such violations, and to recover penalties in- curred thereby. SKC. 15, Bection 80 of saidact is hereby amended so as to read as follows:—The Department ol Public Charities and Correction shall hereafter be compose: of and have for its bead a board of five persons, which board sball possess all the powers and discharge all the duties now conferred upon such department by special laws avd by provisions of chapter 510 of the laws of 1860, and acts and parts of acts amendatorv thereto, except the same are modified or re; led by the provisions of this act, The said Corn issiooers herein provi for shall be appointed by the Mayor for a term of five years respectively, and each of sald ‘ommissioners shall receive an annual salary equal to the salary designated by law tor the Commissiouer of Assess ments of the city of New York. SEC. 16, Section 81 of the said act is hereby amended a0 as to read as follows:—-The Fire Department shali have for its head a board, consisting of five persona, to be known as the Fire Commissioners ot the city of New York, who shall be appointed by the Mayor for the term of five years respec- tively, and each of sald Commissioners shall receive an a nual salary equal to the salary designated to the Commis- sioners of Salaries and Assessmentaof the city of New York. ‘Seo. 17. Section 91 of said act fa hereby nimended by ada- ing to said section the followi enever the Rtreet Cleaning Commissioners having supervision of the existing contract for cleaning the streets of the city may in writing Tequcat irom tne sal furnished with the list of streets for the purposes of — the cleaning, it shall be to turniah the said list, whereupon the said Street Cleaning Commisstor a@ majority thereof, may, in ite discret authorize the contractor for cleaning streets to perform ¢! extra ch according to said faraished list, and the said Btreet € Commission, or # majority thereof, may agree with said contractor upon the price and payment o| auch extra street cleaning, and the amount required to pay said contractor for such extra street cleaning shall be duly paid said contractor by the soother oat but ouly upon affidavit duly died with the Comptrolier, showing where the work was ‘ormed as particuarly as possible, and annexed to the list furnished La the bureau of street jeaning, and also upon the certification of the authority for +naid work made by the President of the satd Street Cleaning Commiasion, all which papers shail be fled with the Comp- ‘The amount of money necessary to defray said ex- ail be included in the esti 4 daly authorized in be made for admin: poses and in the taxes of the current year, and o' id every year, but said amounts shall never In any one year exceed the sum of Bureau of the Street Cleaning to be which require nin; ection 119 of said act is hereby amended 60 as to read as foll allo The Mayor, Comptroller, Commissioner of Public Works and Commissioners of Taxes and Assessinents for said city and coanty of New York, the Conuse! to the C the Preaident of the Department of Pubit alter together form a board, to be known as the d of Street Openin: Improvements, to place and stead of the Board of Street Openings heretofore constituted by law, and shall bi Il the powers and authority as to lay- ing out, openini traightening, extending, altering and closing 8 and avenues York south of Fifty-ninth street, now not in any other man- ner conferred and vested by L other law or provision thereof or under existing laws which reiate to altering the map or plan of said city, and the said Board are hereby authorized and empowered, whenever they may deem 1t for the public interest so to do, to alter the Lome or map of New York city so as to lay out new streets in sard pa of sald city, and from time to time to cause maps showing the sev- eral streets and avenues so laid out, ened, widened, straightened, extended, altered or closed by thera, to. be certified by ‘them and. filed—one in the office of the Superimtendent of Public Works in said city, and one in the e@Mce of the Counsel of the corporation of safd city, acd It shall be the daty of the said Couns the Corporation, on the pling of said maps 10 otties ogether with the requisition in writing of id board, immediately to take proceedings in the name of Mayor, Aldermen and Commonaity of said city as to acquire title for the use of hang” Cg to the lands rod ja for the streets and avenues 40 Iali out, opened, ned, for thi ftralghteneay extended "or altered ‘and for that put, tion je Supreme Cor poet ctaraiarice, and in tras said. board shall Judicial district, and in such mann direct for the appointment of commissioners of the estimates and assessments, Indic im auch application the lanus required for such purp< reference to the sald map on fle as afcrosald, and the proceedings to acquire titles to said land shall be had pursuant to suc! bail be force relating to whe opening, air MINK, exten ing, widening or altering the atreets, roads, ave- niige “and, public squares and places in the city ot New York; which said acts, a0 far as the rane are not in consistent with the provisions of this section, are hereby made applicable to the atreeta and avenues. or of streets and avenues, a0 latd out, opened, widened, Cngd, extended and altered, and to the proceedings authorized hereby, except ' that the Commissioners Of Estimates and Assessments who may be pointed by the Supreme Court for acquiring titles in d- any lands required the woses of this section may assess therefor al! such parties’ and persons’ ianda aod tenement as they may deem to be benofitted by such im- provement, and to the extent and amount waich they may deem such parties’ and persons’ lands and tenements bene- fited thereby; and the said Board is also anthorized* and empowered to close all streeta and such avenues, or = such parts thereof, as they may deem 10'be expedient so to do, to direct said Counsel of the Corporation to take such proceedings, In the name of the 01 r the cloning of snoh or parts thereof, as are now or sball be w, Who shall thereupon apply to the Su- Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty, streets and aven thea provided preme Court for the appointment of Commissioners of Esti- mates and Assessments, in the matter of the clos ng of said man- or ‘avenues or part thereof, in the ner provided by Jaw; and said authorized and = empowered to legal proceedings for Iaving out, open: ening, extending, altering or closing streets or ave! arte of atreets or avenues south of Fifty-ninth street under is act at any time betore the confirmation of the report of the Commissioners of Estimates and Assessments in such proceedings, if in the opinion of the board the pubilc interest requires such discontinuance and with power to cause new proceedings to be taken in such cases for the ap- pointment of new commissioners. A majority of said board shall constitute » quorum, but « majority of all the members thereof shall be necessary to any act of said board, THE NEW ELECTION LAW. Introduced by unanimous consens by Mr. Tweed— read twice and referred to the Committee on Munici- pal Affairs—reported favorably from said commit- tee by @ majority thereof and committed to me Committee of the Whole. Ax Act to amend tn act entitled “an act in relation to elections in the city and county of New York,” passed April 5, 1870. if ig e People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assemb.y, do enact us follows: SHOTION 1. Section of an act entitied “An act in relation to elections in the city and county of New York,” passed April 5, 1870, I hereby nmonded kone to read ae follows: SFO. 9, In addition to the existing provisions of law govern- ing the action of inspectors of elections in the eltyot NewYork when acting us resisters, the eald inspectors shail hold meet- {ngs as reguterson the Wednesday, Friday and Satu:cn receding the day ot election, and aiail ait {rom nine o°oi0ck In the forenoon nti! ten o'clock in the evening. on each of said dave, and shail enroll such applicant as ball then or on the day of on. be -qualitied voters. On the day of any election, In case ents bimseif. who fa not regiatere the inspectors ‘shail require auch elector to make onth as to the cause of his failure to register, and if the excise deemed sutiicient by a majority of the inspectors such. elec tor ahall be permitfed to vote the same as if his name was Fogiatered, The right of such elector to vote, however, shail be aitbject to the usual challenge, but the sume as if he had heen registered, ‘The oath of any sich non-registered eloc= tor as to his excuse may be taken before any. oflicer. compe- tent to administer oaths fa the city or county of New York, and by either of the inapectcrs or poll clerks at the poll where anid elector shail oifer le vote, and any stich Officer applied to to administer. sald. oath’ shall do be the same without charge therefor, and , hull be filed with tue pol book filed with the Gounty BEC. 2. Section twelve of said actin wereby amended 80 as to read as follows:— DRO. 12. The Mayor of the city of New York shail, at least ten days prior to any election, appoint for each election district two poll clerks, one of whom shall be from the party in general political opposition on State issues to the party electing the two successful candidates for inspectors of election in the election district. Such appointees shall take the oath, subject to the same restrictions provided in section eight of this act for inspectors of election. 8B0. 8. Bection nineteen of sald act 1s hereby amended so as to read as lows :-— SEO. 1%. It hail be the duty of the Common Council of the city of New York on or before the Ist day of September, in the year eighteen hundred and seventy, and in each year thereafter, to redistrict the city #o that each election district shall cortain not more than four hundred electors, taking the vote of the preceding election ff the Com- mon Council shall in any year neglect to ao redistrict the ctty the Mayo: } on of before the 10th day of Septemb by prociamation, establish districts as above prescribed. SEO. 4. Section twenty of said act Is hereby amended so as to read as follows :— SEC, 20. The Common Connell shall not change the boun- daries of any election district after the first day of September in each year, and the chief of the Bureau of Elections shall deuignate the places where the polls of election shall be held after the 10th day of September and before the first Monday in October In each year; but oll shall be held at any place where intoxicating liquor is soli, Sx. 5, All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the pro- of thia act are hereby repeaied. 6. This act shall take effect immediately. ” YACHTING. Yesterday Afternoon, from the shipyard of P. McGeighan, at Salterville, oras it is now called, Pamrapo, was launched a new yacht, built for Cap- tain August Beling, of the Bayonne Yacht Club. The launch took place in the presence of an as- semblage of some hundreds of the friends ef both the owner and the bullaer. The yacht is about thirty-five tons register and of the following dimeu- sions: —Forty-eight feet overall, sixteen feet beam, forty-four feet keel; mainmast from heel to hounds, forty-five feet; length of topmast, eighteen feet; length main boom, forty-two feet; gatf, twenty-one feet; bowsprit outboard, eighteen feet. The yacht’s cabin 1s Mnished in panelling of oak and black walnut boards. Her hull was painted @ ight fawn color, with broad band of white run- ning along sides, The taunch was most successfully made, and as she slid off the ways the customary bottle of wine was broken over her by the wife of the builder aud she was christened Kaiser William the First. Quite a large party of ladies and gentlemen were on board and were launched wih the yacht and sailed in her on what may have been called her trial tip—viz., from the yard as Saiterville around Ber- fa Poiut to the Captain’s own dock, just be- low Bayonne City. She was most superbly nandled by Captain J. Elisworth during a squall that struck her when of the Point, and which, in her unballasted coadition, made things very lively for a minute or 80, Upon arriving at the dock the company were marched to the music of a fuil band to tue Captain's house, where a lunch was spread out and to which ample justice was done. Speeches and toasts fol- lowed ‘one anotuer in quick succession, until the larger portion of the company were called to New York by the near departure of the traiu. “FIRE ON THE RIVER. for registration ‘ot the election Plor Forty-four Destroyed—Loss Forty Thousand Dollars. A short time after eight o’clock last night fre was discovered in the office of Hancock & Co., proprietors of the Albany and New York line of steamships at the foot of pier 44 North river, completely destroying the pier, together with about $1,000 worth of potatoes which were stored on the dock. The flames extended to @ schooner and three barges which wero tying alongside the dock, com- pletely destroying them. Tne last named vessels were cut loose from the dock and floated out in the stream against the City of Brussels, which took fire, and would have been burned but for the who play prompt arrival of the flretug John Fuller, who played a stream of water upon the sieamer an extinguished the flames. The pier, which was covered and 250 feet long, was completely destroyed. The flames trom the pler extended to the lumber yard ot Douglass & Co., on the bulkhead, destroying about $1,000 worth ot lumber, As a strong wind was blow- ing at the time the flames extended across the street to the unoccnpled buildings, Nos. 312 and 313 West street, causing @ damage of $100 to each. The liquor store of J. C. Feeley, No. 314 West street, a four story brick building. was damaged $1,000, insured for $4,000. The building was owned by J. M. Ridley and damaged $500. The toto! amount of damage 18 estimated at $40,000, the most of which 1s covered by insurance. OBITUARY. Thomas F. Marshall. A despatch from Louisvilie announces the death in that city, on Monday last, of Hon. Thomas F. Marshall, of Kentucky. He was a member of the celebrated Marshall family, and was born near Ver- sailles, Ky., on January 15, 1794. He was educated at Yale College, where he was graduated in 1815, and the following year, after studing law, was ad- mitted to the bar, As a@ politician Mr. Marshall be- came prominent, He served in Congress as a repre- sentative from 1831 to 1835. Subsequently he be- came a Judge and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Kentucky, which latter position he heia for nearly a quarter of a centvry. Archibald Russell.” This well known citizen of New York died on yes- teraay, at his residence in West Tenth street, in the sixtieth year of his age. Mr. Russell was one of the most benevolent and philanthropic men in this city. As the founder of the Five Points Mission he associated nis name with one of our most asefml institutions. He was also the President of the Historical Society. ‘The funeral of the deceased wili take place on Friday next from the Uhurch of the Ascension, and the remains will be interred at Woodlawn Cemetery. BOSTON DIETINE. What the Hubites Eat—A Butcher Poisoned While Dressing Beef tor the Boston Market. Boston, April 18, 1871. An tnquest held in Brighton, Mass., yesterday to investigate the death of George Temple, a butcher, developed facts showing ® common practice of dressing and sending to the Boston market carcases of cattle trampled to death in cara or affected with cattle disease. The inquest showed that Templer’s death was caused by ble od poison inocuiated into the sys- tem while dressing a dead ox, taken from the yard or the Boston and Albany Railroad Company; de- ceased being in the employ of August Weitz, and that Weitz sent the meat to market with other beef. The jury investigating the case earnestly recom- mended the Board of Health to establish and en- force stringent ulations for the prevention here- alter of the im uction of any dead creatures into ihe slaughtering establishments of the towm, MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. CoMIQUE.—A variety bill of the most interesting kind 1s offered to the patrons of this pretiy little | downtown theatre this week. Under the careful | Management of Messrs, Butler & Gilmore the Comiyue his become a standard success. The pres- ent bill drew a crowded house on Monday nightand was applauded to the echo, There was “Old Dog Tray,” an amusing sketch, then @ trained dog, @ banjo solo, a breakdown, New Subject,” and one of the best ballet divertissements that the New York boards have witnessed for many @ year; a half dozen other entertaining sketches and a Pro- tean farce, in which Mr, Harry Jackson, & geaume pubite favorite, made his bow. Mr. Jackson sus- tamed the characters of Jerry, a servant: Sain Wax, adrunken cobbler; Susan squall, a gushing old woman; & Heathen Chinea, Mile. Dumpling, from the opira touge; Napoleon |. and Charles Fechter as Hamlet. ‘These changes were made neatiy and rapidly, and were loudly applauded; but the most successtul were the Heathen Chimes, Napo- leon and Feciiter, They were artisticaily made up, and in action and word were almost perfect. Mr. Jackson excels particularly in the art of dressing various characters, though be has a good know- ledge of stage business, as was eviuced by his management when with the Parepa-Rova troupe. | Only two weeks remain for this excellent company | in this city. ‘They will visit the provinces at the ex- piration of that time and retuin in August, to open at Messrs, Butler & Gilmore's new theatre in Union ‘This theatre has had an unexampled carreer this season, und, thanks to the energetic ex- | ertions of Josh Hart, the manager, the interest of the pubile has never flagged, Last might every seat Was occupied, and the atiractions seemed endless, One man indulged in the pleasantry of drinking scalding brandy and emitting a flame from his mouth, and little Eddie did some extraordinary feais | on the tight rope, But the Kiralfles, wit ther | ecceniric dances and lightuing Terpsicnorean move- ments, were the main attraction, ‘They are wue artists in their line, lithe, graceful, and at ease in every dane It 's unnecessary to refer to ihe other bewildering features of this bill, Josh Fart is one of the most indeiatigable and | enterprising men in the variety business. Not con- | tent with making the Glove a thorough success, tie | has started a namesake to it in Brookiyn, wiere | Hooley was wont to hold forth, and the y of | Churches has been in a fever of excitement over it ever since. Again the Comique has fallen into nis meshes, and on Moving Day he transfers a first class variety company there also. but the reconstructed New York theatre, where once the sylph-like Lucy Rushton pirouetted and the grim Davis bid deflance to the Sheritf’s minions, has become a thing of life and @ joy under the guidance of Mr. Hart. On Thureday week an afternoon performance will be given fof the beneflt of Mr. Jonn R, Topham, the treasurer, STapT THEATRE—BENEFIT OF HERR FRAUSCH. The German portion of our popmation onght to con- gratulate themselves upon the musical treat pro- vided for them at this theatre last night. Messrs. Hamann and Rosenberg certainly deserve creit for the manner in which they have placed the comic opera ‘Maurer und Schlosser’ (“Mason and Lock- | smith”) before the opera loving public, and, to judge from the well filled seats and boxes, their efforts are appreciated in @ great measure, ‘Ihe opera is divided into three acts, which, though a trifle too long in the pertormance, are neverticles enjoyabie, ‘The priucipal performers were Herr tia belmann as Leon de Mervilie, Franein Romer as Irma; Herr Bernard, Roger, 8 mason; Herr Adolf, Franosch, a locksmith; Madame Lichtmay as Henri- etta, wile of the locksmith; Madame Friederici as Bertrand, Miss Scholz as Zobelde, companion to Irma; Herr Formes and tlerr Vierling a3 Usbeck and | Kicka, and Herr Weisheit as a keeper. The parts | were well taken and several times the heroine was recalled to receive the favors of the auaience. It being on the occasion of Herr Franosch’s benefit every care appeared to be taken that every. thing shoula go of in the most satisfactory manner, and success attend all their efforts, In addition, the splendid music from Auber tended to increase the enjoyment of the evening.Herr Fra- nosch was twice recalled and received repeated ap- plause for his efforts in those comical parts of the second and third acts, which none better than he understand how to render, Madame Lichtmay and Romer were excelient, and deserved the applause afforded them by the audience. A new opera will be brought forward this evening, with, no doubt, as Great success, Union LEAGUE CLUB THEATRE.—An amateur performance, for the benefit of an uptown Episcgpal church, was given last evening at this diminutive theatre. The ladies and gentlemen were up to the average of amateur performers, and geveral of them showed decided talent, The comedy of “Tis Last Legs’ was enacted, and seemed to give muck delight to the andienee, which was manifested by frequent appiause an®* a shower of bouquets, The leading part of Felix O’Caliaghan was rendered, with much zest and in a spiried manner by Mr, J. C, Bushnell, who kept the audt- ence inacontinuous merriment. Mr. McAdam as Mr. Rivers was perfect in the words of tne charac- ter, but gave a dry and spiritiess ren- dering of the part. Mr. Fred Southgate per- formed the part of Charles Rivers hike a sensible young gentleman, and Messrs. Van Pelt and W. Burt deserve credit for their several impersona- tious, Mr. C. Vibbard, Jr., as John, the tootnién, was ludicrously awkward. Mrs. J. C. B, (the ladies objected to giving their names in full) was charming as Julia, and Mrs. H. P. M. and Miss B, were equally satisfactory. The performances concluded with the faice of “Poor Pillicoddy,”’ which the audience seemed to enjoy hugely. A second performance wil be given next Tuesday evening for the same object at this theatre, when the comedy of “Caste” is to be enacted, - fue HAUNEMANN HosritaL Concert. —A grand musical soirée will be given at the Union League theatre on Friday evening for the benefit of the above excellent institution, The foliowing artists will appear:—Mr. Ranieri Vilanova, the eminent pianist; Misses Simon, Segur, Davenport, Tomin- son and Manter, and Messrs. Ponzanskl and Berg- ner. The programme fs interesting and well diversi. flea, and the co-operation of Mr. P. A. Kivarde has been secured as conductor of the concert. Tue CoRTADA CONCERTS.—The Athenwum, corner of Atlantic and Uliaton streets, Brooklyn, was filled by avery fashionable audience last evening, the occasion being @ complimentary concert to Signor Augustin Cortada by the South Brooklyn Amateur Choral Society and the Harmonic Glee Club. The programme embraced a very fine selection of musical and vocal gems. {he ‘Fra Diavalo” over- tures (eight hands), by Messrs. Caseweil, Loretz, Navarro and W. H. Clark, opened the entertain- ment, which was charming throughout, The chief attraction of the no, ee the singing of the favorite young soprano, Miss Estelle Murtagh, whose rendition of “Grande Valse de Venzano” was excellent, and led to a most flattering encore, a8 also did the solo “Non-e-Ver”’ (Matte) by the same lady. Mile. Regina septgio otee: at the piano and the singing of the Harmonie Glee Club were alike deservedly applauded, = * a. * ~ na Apes MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL NOTES, At Home. “Pluck” has been considerably ‘‘cut’’ since its first representation, H, J. Sargent arrived in this clty on the 17th inst, from Louisville, Ky. Lilie Bluridge, at present at Lina Edwin's tne- atre, is having a play written for her for next season. E. T. Stetson produces lis sensational drama of class dramatic company, on June 5, varlety season closes on the 3d of June. The management of Nidlo’s Garden think of mak- ing & constant change in the role of Richard, think- ing that the appearance of a different acior ever: two nights will make @ novelty of it. Mr. J, W, Wallack 1s spoken of as the next man. William Henderson, the well known Pittsburg manager, and only one who has succeeded there as @ manager, is ut present in this city. He has had great inducements co return and manage the new Opera House, but prefers taking charge of the new Opera House In Providence, which he will shoruy open, * Bessie Sudlow was taken suddenly ill on the 17th Inst., and could not play her part in the play of “Javan” at the Globe. She gave notice at six o’clock. Marie Boniface was found and engaged at haif-past seven, She did not get the part to study until after eight, and went on and played ft to the satistaction of all, and was dead jetter perfect. This lady hasan excellent study ant is a most deserving litue.actress, She will continue te piay the part ali this week, The regular In the Provinces. The Wyndham Comedy Combination occupy the Dearborn theatre, Chicago, the month of June. Spalding, Bidwell & McDonough clored their regu- lar season of the Southern circuit last week. Blandowski, the ballet master, opens at the Front Street theatre, Baltimore, this evening for the balance of the season. The oe an Comedy Company are tn Memphis this week, Mobile next week and open in New Or- leans on May 1 for two weeks. McVicker closes his season in Chicago on June 1, And then commences extensive alterations of the theatre by making it two stories higher and every way improving it for the fall and winter season. Vienna Demorest’s concert at Bridgeport last night was a complete success. She had a crowded house, and was received with rapturous applause and was called out again and agam. bi Clarke, the well known manager, has secu! Ohver Doud Byron for @ tour of several Weeks through the New England circuit for the pur- pose ot playing his drama of ‘Across tue Con nent,” for which he bag bad pained @ cpwpiete | the inonument were received from Paris, Neck and Neck” at the Globe theatre, with @ first | o 5 set of scenes for the trip, also wing’, &¢., 60 at Tanged that they can be compact'y put away while ne He wiil commence in New Haven on y “Richard Ralph is the last actor who has washed the cork off nis face, abjured tie banjo and bones Qnidonned the sock and baakin, He plays “The Minstrel for,” one of Brougham’s plays, al MeVice ker's, Chicago, Emmet, Joe Murphy, Jomnny Allen. J. ©. Campbeil and’ Johnny Thompson have already left the minstrel for the dramatic stage. Foreign Items, Mario 18 singing his farewell in London. Charles Adams, @ well known American tenor, ia making @ sensation in opera at Milan. Rose Massey is domg ‘Jack Sheppard” in Not tngham, England, under the managemeut of Lady Don, The piece 13 produced under the persouat Cirection of the author, H. B. Farnie. Wagner's last work Is an tmperia! march in honor of the German victories and of the consolidation of the empire which has crowned the complete triumph of the Germans over tielr aggressive foe. The great organ in the Crystal Palace Henael or- chestra 1s now being materially enlarged aud thoe roughly renovated, in view of the comiag Handel Festival. Mrs. John Wood appeared tn a new comedy—“The Aciress by Daylight’ —on the sth inst, at the si James theatre, Loudon. ‘The Gluck monument at Widenwang will be an- covered on the 4th of July, the birtivay of the great composer, The colossal bust by Conrad Knoll was placed upon a pedestal of red Saizburg marbie, en fect high. Sh rily before the outbreak of tie “war numerous contributions toward tue erection of a) every One Knows, Gluck aculeyed his greatest tri- umphs. nere Is 2 curious law in Russia concerning ope- ratie matters, the object of which is not precisely to encourage native talent. No lussian musi clan, singer er dancer may receive from # Stal re more than 1,143 roubies mm any one year; aod this principle has been eXtended” jor the benefit of composers, who are not allowed” to recelve more than 1,113 roubles (about £170) for any one work, The native at talent elsewhere; but in clatm to a pension, UW books o:one of thi ry inuist content nimself with th ist may carry his nat caso he forierts his sto remain on the svotesque saun OF 1, Lb roubles aa annual salary yt J,145 ronvles is, im any case, the largest sum that caa be patd for an opera to a Russtan pany eived from agement of the italy 1,000 roubles orza dol Desting;” but then Verdi ia Nota The late Russian composer, Dargomijeki, having declared by will that au opera of hus lett ready for representation was not to be sold for less than 3,000 roubles, no theatre could buy It, and & series of concerts are now being given at St, Peters: burgto make up the differences between the tradf- tonal 1,143 roubles and the sum demanded oy the composer's execution, LITERARY CHIT-CHAT, SoMEB WEEKS AGO a shipowner of Portsmouth, N. H., launched a fine ship which he named “Jeam Ingelow.” The compliinent thas paid to the poetess was immediately recogniz'd by her American pub- lishers, Mess.s. Roberts & brothers, of Boston, who presented a peonant forthe vessel, bearing Miss Ingelow’s coat of arms, and also gave a ph’ tograph of the poetess, which, together wiih an appropriate extract from one of her poems, in fac sumile of ner chirography, will hang in the ship’a cabin, Miss Ingelow herself, on learning of the honor paid her, declared that the compliment was the highest she had ever received, and she sent to Captain Moss, the principal owner of the ship, an elegantly bound copy of her illustrated poems with an autographic inscripe ton, Ir Has BEEN DiscoverED that the author of “Goody Two Shoes,” renowned tn the juvenile lite erature of the last century, was Mr. Giles Jones, resident Secretary of the York Buildings Water Company, London, and not Oliver Goldsmith, to whom it had been generaliy attributed. PROFESSOR JEwsrT, it 1s rumored, intends, In course of time, to publish a volume supplementary to his translation of Plato, in which he will discuss at lengin the question of the genuineness of the Platonic dialogues and other pouits that he was unable to treat of witnin the limits of his recent work. Mr. HARGRAVE JENNINGS’ work on “The Rosl- crucians” has met with snccessia England, and a second edition, with considerable additions, with shortly be published. Seribuer, Welford & Co., of this city, are the American publisners of this work, A UNIQUE MANUSCRIPT, of tae prose romance ot Ipomydon, has been lately seen, says the London Athenvum, ina handsome vellum volame of about 1440 A. D. The same volume conta ns, among other things, a poetical version, in twelve jine stanzas, of many of the books of the Oid Testament and the Apocrypha, and 18 probably translated from Petrius Comestor. Dr. RopeErr Bird, of the Bengal Army, has writ- ten, and Trnbmer & Co., of London, have pubiished, @ book entitled “Physivlogical Essays ; Drink-Crav- ing, Differences in Men, Idiosyncracy and the Origin of Disease.” The author, whose work is favorably received, seems to be an adherent of the old doctrine that “Whiskey and freedom gang thegither,”’ F. W. Fatrnont, the well known author of the “Dictionary of Termsof Art,” has written a work entitled “Rambles of an Archwologist Among Old Books and in Old Places,” full of curtous and ine structive information. The book ts said to be quite Interesting. Livvincorr & Co., of Philadelphia, will shortly publish new volumes of the cheap edition of the Jdine Poets.’ They will comprise the second an@ third volumes of Milton, " SCOTLAND. Shock of Earthquaks Among a Staid and Steady People. e TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YAK HERALD, : Lonpon, April 18, 1871. Telegrams dated in Glasgow and Edinburg, state that a slight shock of earthquake was felt in Scote land this morniag. THE SEAL FISHERY. Beizure of American Steamer at St. Johns, N. F.y for Engnuiog in the Seal Fishery. St. Jouns, N. F., April 17, 1871. The American steamship Monticello, with 18,000 seal on board, has been detained at this port for ine fringement of the treaty of 1818, by engaging in the seal fishery. The captain and United States Consul plead that the seal were taken on the high seas, This affair will probably afford another item for the Joint High Commission, BOILER EXPLOSION. Fatal Boiler Explosion on Board the United States Steamer Worcester—Four Men Killed and Seven Wounded—Cause of the Exple- sion to be Investigated. Boston, April 18, 1871. A latter, dated April 5, on board the United States steamer Worcester, then at Plymouth, reports tha on the third day out from Boston about thirty tubes of the boiler of the vessel burst and scalded seven persons, four of them were killed, three dying within a few hours and one lingering eight days. ‘rhe other three recovered so as to resume their du- tles. The cause of the explosion will be 1nvestl- gated. There was plenty of water in tne botler at the time and oniy twenty-nine pounds of steam on. The tubes burst in the middie, which 13 an unusual thing. The ing qualities of the Worcester proved admirable. GERMAN PEACE CELEBRATION IN NEWARK. The Newark Germans held their promised peace celebration yesterday. All day long from thousands. of Gewfaan hapitations and places of business Mut- tered the flags of Germania and Columbia, and at night there were innumerable illa- minations, Besides the Germans quite a large numoer of citizens of ather nattonalities flung out their banners on the outer walis ib sym with the joyous Pear Ty | og cosmopolitan rather than m tOnIC. at the Rink. the largest public buuding In or aa an immense jconconrse of pecple assembled listened to appropriate addresses German and English by numerous local celebrities, There was no parade, such a thing being deemed unne- ceasary In view of the recent grand display im the national metropoiis—New You Everything passed off pleasantly. FATAL ACCIDENT, About five o'clock yesterday afternoon Thomas Young, @ boy six years old, while at play in a cellar which is being My the corner of Lait and Dean street, South Brooklyn, was the caving of the embankment upon him, The waa notified,