The New York Herald Newspaper, August 15, 1871, Page 6

INVITING INFECTION. The Filthy Streets of the Me- tropolis. Report by the Police on the Superficial Con- dition of the Streets and Avennes, The Sanitary Inspector on Zy- motic Diseases. Stagnant Pools—Stifling Stenches—Mud and Mire—Broken Pavements— Dirty Markets, A special and highly important meeting of the Board of Health was held yesterday, at which there ‘were present Commissioners Henry Smith, Dr. Stephen Smith, Dr. Cecearini, Dr. Carnocnan, Barr, Gross and Manierre, the iatter presiding. The Board has ever deen fully alive to the interests and wants of the metropolis, and now that there 1s reason to fear that these snores will be visited, during the present season, by tbe cholera, which ts already devastating portions of Europe on its west- ‘ward march, they are particularly wide awake and energetic in behaif of the sanitary condition of the streets, avennes and dwellings of the city, At their last meeting several resolutions of an important mature touching the subject were passed, one in particular, which Instructed the City Sanitary In- Spector, Dr. Morris, to make or cause to be made a thorough and most searching investigation of the ganitary condition of the streets and report the same to the Board, together with such recommenda- Wons and suggestions as he might deem proper. ‘This work has been done, and the result of the in- spection 18 given below. That no stone might be left unturned Messrs. Henry ‘Smith, Barr and Manterre, of the Board of Police, at & meeting of that body which was held last Friday, and the proceedings of which were published in the HeERaLp of Saturday, ordered the entire police force to make an INSPECTION OF THR STREETS AND AVENUES ef the city, between the hours of one and 81x 0’clock P. M. on Saturday, the 12th inst. Like that of the City Sanitary Inspector, this inspection was most thoroughly and completely made, and yesterday the captains of the varions precincts transmitted their reports to Superintend- ent Kelso, who in turn submitted them to the Police Board. These reports, a synopsis of which is given below, cover every street, alley, lane, highway and byway tn the metropolis, At the meeting of the Health Board yesterday Commissioner Manlerre, on behalf of the Board of Police, presented them to the soard, and they were banded over to the Sanitary Committee for their in- ‘vestigation and guidance. From the extracts given below it will be readily observed that New York city isin a most deplorable condition as regards eleaniiness. In almost every portion of 11s limits STAGNANT WATER AND FILTHY GARBAGE ‘were found by the police to abound in the greatest profusion. A prominent feature of these reporis, although not mentioned tn the following extracts, fa the frequent and repeated mention made of the @eplorable condition of the street pavements in Ss ; ~11é0h -etreet, detween First ana Second avenues, and at Nos. 333 and 335 Kast 115th street, THIRTEENTH PRECINCT. of the Rage Pi Willett Sheri, Columbia, Can: , Colum veri, M ‘Tompki and Curlaers streets, all in unhealthy condition. Captain Walsh Teports his precinct to be in an -— A... - yy! condition. ne men found n4 iedieee garbage im front of only (') PIFITERNTH PRECINCT. Captain Byrnes, of this precinct, reports portions of the following streets in bad condition, which con- sist for the most of stagnant water:—Fourth, Eighth, Eleventh, Tweith, Thirteenth, Bleecker, Fourth avenue, Sixth avenue, Mercer street, Greene, Wooster and Macdougal. SIXTEENTH PRECINCT. ‘The general condition of the Sixteenth reported to be a0 |, although portions of many of the streets were found to contain a quantity of stag- nant water and some gar! ‘rhe following are the names of the worst:—Fourteenth, . Seventeenth, Twentieth, Twenty-first, ‘Twenty- second and Twenty-sixth streets, and Seventi Ninth and Tenth avenues, : PRECINCT. EVENTEENTH of the Seventeenth precinct is re- ict 18 8 The condition ported as being very bad, standing Water and gar- bage having been found in great abundance in every street through its entire length and breadth. BIGHTERNTH PRECINCT. Captain Cameron, of the Eighteenth precinct, sub- mits @ report gotven Up in an emoceaney handsome style, which shows that Firat avenue is in a very bad condition, a8 are portions of Fourteenth, f~ teenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets this avenue, and Twen- enty-fourth, 5 x Twenty-seventh sured 4 oF ‘Third avenue; Four- teentn, Fifteenth, sixteenth, Seventeenth, Bigh- teenth’and Nineteenth streets ‘west of Firat avenue, end Twentieth, Ewrepey es, Twenty-second, en- ty-third, Twenty-for , Twenty-fith. Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh streeta west of Third avenue. TWANTIETH FRECINOT, Captain Caffrey, of the Twentieth precinct, reports at length on the condition of his precinct, which, considering that he found either stagnant water or arbage, and irequently both, in front of 936 dwell- 18, Inust be in @ rather sad condition. SWNT VRE? FRBOINCE, Captain Henry Hedden reports part of Third ave- nue, from Twenty-seventh to Forty-second street; Second avenue, from fTwenty-seventh to Forty-sec- ond street; Firet avenue, from Twenty-sixth to Forty-second street; Prong eaten: Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth, Thirvieth, Thirty-first, Thirty-second, ‘Thirty-tnird, Thirty-fou: th, Thirty-fifth, Thirty-sixth, Thurrty-eighth, ‘Yhurty-nmth, Fortieth, Forty-first and Forty-second streets to be in an unhealthy con- dition. TWENTY-SECOND PRECINCT, Sergeant Wm. M, Gross, in command of this pre- oinct, reports the Lae of the following streets lying West of Sixth avenue to be in an unhealthy condi- tion:—Forty-third, Forty-fourth, | th, Forty- seventh, one nae th, Fifty-second, Fifty-third, Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth streets; also parts of Broadway, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh ave- nes. ‘TWENTY-THIRD PRECINCT, ‘The general condition of this precinct 1s reportea tobe good, although in Lag * places in Ninetieth, Ninety-first, Ninety-second, Kighty-rourth, 104th, 106th and 110th streets water wes found standing and garbage had been left in the gutters, TWENTY-SEVENTH PRECINCT. Captain Cherry, of the Twenty-seventh, makes the following report:—Oarlisle street, garbage in front of alM@weillings and large holes tn the street pave- meat are full of ie 4 water, General condition of street is fithy. iton street (south side), from Washington to West street, gutters in filthy condl- tion and full of garbage. Greenwich street, from Battery 7 plane to Liberty street, garbage in iront of neariy ali dwellings and gutters and holes in pave- preg of ‘oAnt ae coneree condition of stree! 07 street way West, gar in front ba A ‘awell, ings ‘and gutters ‘and holes in street pavement are fall of st it water; general condition, flithy. Thomas street, trom New Church to Greenwich streets ying entire length, Gutters and holes in the 6 are full of stagnant water, Gen- eral condition, horrible, Washington street, from Battery place to Liberty street, gar! in front of all dwel Gutters and holes 10 front of Nos. 53, 56, 69, , 79, 88, 85, 87, 89, 95, 102, 111 and 120 are full of ant water. General condition of street, filthy, The other streets in the precinct are in Tair condition, ‘a very many streets. They were found, it seems, in ‘the most uneven and irrregular condition imagin- able, abounding in holes of almost every size, formmg most excellent cesspools for stag- mant water, and precluding the possibility of anything like proper and efficient drainage. There 1s a probability that this condition of the thoroughfares will ere long be remedied; for in his report the City Sanitary Inspector, as well as the police, complained of this nuisance, and when his report was referred to the Sanitary Committee 4t was with instructions from the Board to the effect that the committee call the earnest attention of the Department of Public Works to the matter, witha view to having @ suitable pavement lald which hall present at least a uniformity of surface. During the meeting of the Health Board Dr. Smith submitted the following resolution, which was ‘ananimously adopted: Resolved, That the Sanitary Committee be and is hereby directed to prepare and present to this Board a weekly @tatement of the amount and kind of work yerformed by TWENTY-RIGHTH PRECINCT, In this pareines arts of the following streets are reported to be in an unhealthy condiuion by ete William MoClary:—Spring, Clarke, Hudson, Cnarl- oe Clarkson, Houston, Greenwich and Canaf, north e. Su Rare NOTE PRECINOT. ‘The following 18 Captain Henry Burden’s report of the streets in his precinct which are in bad condit t—Parts of Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth, Nineteenth, Twentieth, Twenty-second, hie ipa tis Ca er Twenty-seventh, Twen- ty-eighth, enty-ninth, Thirtieth, Thirty-tirst, ‘Thirty-second, Thirty-third, Turty-filth, Forty-first and Fourth, Sixth, Seventh and Madison avenues, THIRTIETH PRECINCT. ‘The sanitary condition of this precinct can be seen from the following:—Lawrence street, between Ninth and Tenth avenues; Manhattan street; Broad- way, between 129th and 130th sireets; 131st street, lioth street, 119th street, 120th street, standi: ‘water at different paces between 115th and 124 streets, on the Boulevard. THIRTY-FIRST PRECINCT. The report from the Thirty-first precinct shows that section of the city to be ina very bad condition, owing to the large quantities of stagnant Wuter and garbage, which was found in great abundance every- with such information and ublic and sanitary condition ime to time deem unportant. ‘the several bureaus, together jons in relation to the of the city as they may from Also the following:— Resolved, That with a view to determine as accurately as ich as fevers, affections, consumptio banitary Committee are hereby airected to muxe, of made, such careful and systematic Inquiry umstances connected with the sickness de, $24, cen, of every, individual, reported to, this ofice wing died of any one of the led zymotic diseases, auch diseases and cases as they may deem best ‘dapted to seoure the information desired, and report the re- sult of such inquiry to the Board, together with the recom- 2 of such measures as in their judgment will be ‘adapted to diminisn the sickness ad mortality from these diseases. That, to enable the committee to render the in- vestigation complete and exhaustive, they are berety em- wered to advise with and obtain the services of such qual- Dhysiclans as they may deem necessary. THE POLICE REPORT. FIRST PRECINCT. Captain Ulman, of the First precinct, reports “streets all blean,’’ but says garbage was found in ‘out of 92 Pearl street, 22 Stone street and No. 1 ‘ketfleid street, and that water was found stand- ing in front of 46 Wall street, 16 South street, 21 Pearl street and 36 South William street. With a etrange inc vency, the Captain says, a littie fur- ther on in his report, that Pearl street, between ‘Woizehall and State streets, 6 in a filtny condition. SECOND PRECINCT. Cay in Leary, of the Second precinct, reports that, ‘‘with the exception of Fulton Market and its Immediate suiroundings, and South street, from Peck to Purling silp, the precinct 1s in 4 good sani tary condition.” THIRD PRECINCT. Captain Speight, of this precinct, reports portions of Vesey, Murray, Kovinson, Read, Churcn, Wash- ington, Warren and Park strects to ve ip a very flithy condition. FOURTH PRECINCT. Captain Anthony J. Ajlaire reports that Batavia, Cherry, Cliff, Frankfort, Hague, James, Madison, Oak, Oliver, Rooseveit, South and Water streets are 4n bad condition. FifrH PRECINCT. The Captain reports that im portions of West Broadway, Hudson street, Greenwich street, Wasn- ington street, West street, Staple street, Oollister street, Caroline street, Hoboken street, Canal street, Watts sireet, Desvrosses street, Vestry street, Laight street, Hubert street, Beach street, Norw Moore street, Franklin street, Harri- gon, Jay, Duane, Thomas, Worth, Leonard, White, Walker, Lispenard, York, Saint and Scott streew are ina very filthy condition. Stagnant water, gar- bage and all kinds of refuse were found in great @bundance in ail of them. SIXTH PRECINCT. Captain Kennedy, of the Sixth precinct, reports gavene and standing water in portions of Maulat- alley, Pearl street, York street, Leonard street, Baxter street, Downing ailey, rk street, New Worth street, Duane sire: od Elm, Chambers, a Elizabeth, Mott, Mulberry, City Hall place, Peli and Doyer stres He states that very many of these streets greatly in need of repair. SEVENTH PRECINCT. Captain Michael J. Murphy submits the following % of streets whose sanitary condition 14 bad:— ivision, East Broadway, Henry, Birminghat fadison, Mouroe, Hamilton, Civerry, Mechanics’ al- Water, Market stip, Pike siip and Rute ley, Peinam, gers sip. NINTH PRECINCT. Captain George Washburn reports the following streets in the Ninth prectuct to be im a filth: d tion:—Fourth, Gansevoort, Greenwich avenu son, Lite Twelfth, Perry, Thirteenth, lenth avenue, Weat Tenth street, Washington, Weehawken, West and Waverley place. TENTH PRECINCT. Captain Davis, of this precinct, says that all that jena of the east side of the Bowery which tles tween Division and Delancey streets is in bad condition owing to the unevenness of the pave- ments and gutters. Chrystie street, he says, is in very bad condition, as are also portions of rorsy th, Blaridge, Allen, Orchard, Kssex, Division, Delancey, Rivington, Stan Suffolk and Broome streets. ELEVENTs PRECINCT, Capta.n T. R. Bennett submits the following re- yest of the sanitary condition of his precinet nwo, Anthony, Kidge, Pit, Wille, Sherif, Can- non, Kivington, Stanion, Last Houston, Secpnd, Third, Fourth, Pifuh, Sixth, Seventh, Liguth, Noth, Eleventh, Tweitth, Thiriecnth, Dry Dock, Rivington streets, and part of avenues B and D, are ip bad condition aod badly iu want of repauring. SWKLETH PRECINCT. Captain Garland reports that the general condivon of the precinct 1s good, but says he found stagnant water standing, as follows;—Coruer ol 129th street aud Third avenue, 110th street aud Second avenue, | 1th street and 210th sireet aud Third avenue, ewe. Fousia Adihh ieee ane Fousih avenues, where. THIRTY-SECOND PRECINCT. The following is tue report of the sanitary condi- tion of tue Thirty-secona precinct, submitted by Cap- tain A. 8. jon:—126th, 127th, 129tn, 150th, 14sth, 160tD, 142d, 148d, 175th, 181st streets and Kingsbridge road, 161st, 165th, 157th and 158th streets and Eighth avenue are reported to be in a filthy and unhealthy condition. THE SANITARY REPORT. BUREAU OF BANITARY INSPECTION, Hea.tn DEPARTMENT, NO. 30L MOTT STREET, New Youx, August 12, 1871. To THE BOARD oF HEALTH OF THE EALTH DEPART- MENT :— GENTLEWEN—During the past week the Bureau of Sani- tary Inspection was directed by the Sanitary Committes of your Bosrd 10 exainine and make oficial reports upon the Sanitary condition of the streets, gutters, alleys and public places within the city. First—With reference to their cleanliness. Second—As to the condition of the pavements. Third—Whether paved or not, and also to make the usual complaints for orders or. such | as are found in fithy eonaition ionging to private parties, Based upon these reports and from’ personal observation I beg leave wo present the following REPORT. The sanitary necessity required to keep and promote con- ition of public heaith exacts constant eiforis oa the art of fanitary oflicers. Preventable causes affecting public health #hould be controlled, unpreventable causes rapidiv removed or destroyed. To accomplish these ends I beg leave to pre- gent th following facte and suggestions :—First in impor ance 1s THE CLEANLINESS OF PUBLIO STREETS, GUTTERS AND LACES. With a high temperature vegetable and antmal decompo tion and putrefaction are some of the most fertile factors af- fecting public health, Non-enforcement of sanitary ordi- nances by police authority, allowing the throwing of carbage and honse refuse of all kinds into the public streets, is one of the most fruitful sources of unhealthy conditions. Streets and gutters thoroughly cleaned of all filth wu the morning are found again in filthy condition in the evening, and upon in- spection this accumulation 1s found to be composed princt- pally of house refuse and garbage. Tuia is a preventable condition. Daily cleaning and thorough disinfection will re- move and destroy its bad effects and prevent {ts becoming a source of se, Diarrhoea, cholera mordus, sporadic cholera, and with certain other factors when present, cho- lera, typhoid fever, and, ponalbly, other diseases, are dtrect results of tithy, neglecter reeta, gutters and premises. The extra street cleaning ordered by your Board during the past and present year hat accomplished a decided tmprove- ment 1n con jon with former years and was beyond ques- tion the means of prevention of Cred and endemic diseases during the last summer. At this season of the year, while the principal articles of diet are of a vegetable kind, the amount of refure of that character is enormously in: creased. ‘The wastage far exoseds in bulk the amount con- sumed, and in densely populated portions of the city the nc- cumulations in the streets and guiters are constant ana very consicerabie, ‘Decomposition immediately and rapidly progresses under the fufiuence of heat and motsture, and in such sireets and guiters where this refuse garbage is thrown mephitic odors Are being constantly elftninated. Tn the densely populated districts, as tn the Fourth, | Sixth, Seventi, Eleventh, Fourteenth, eastera portions of the Sev- enteenth, Eighteenth, Twent, western portions of Six- fconth, Twentiethy Fifth, Eighth and Ninth wards, and about Washington, Puiton and Catharine Markets, these oifensive conditions are constant. STREET PAVEMENTS, It{s found that where the streets are paved with the old cobble stone asa general rule there re humerous pools of Stagoant water, caused by holes and uneven gurfaces, which have superveney upon neglected repairs. In the Seventh ward, portions of the Fourth, Fourweenth, Sixteenth, Twen- tieth ‘and Twenty-second wards these conditions are ver; bad. It fs tmpossible to clean or keep properly cleanea sucl ood sanitary condition. No nount of cleaning will keep boles dry, it being imporsibie e up the water by any present appliances, the rain. fall fills hem, to be evaporated by the sun's rays, and at the paive emanations are wn off by the con- of passing vebicles, Such marked Improve- jdenty better sanitary conditions follow the re- omeots—when substituted by the oot Belgian, which pr us A smooth, uniform surface— as to strong y urge this sanitary Improvement, and therefore {t ia urgent y recommended that the latter pavement or one equally unuiorm be substituted for the former as rapicly as a eets, or keep them in a DISINYROTION, In view of the Immediate danger from the present con- ditions of streets and qutters as enumerated fn the accompa tions of the city and around markets, eat expsuee attending the constant daily clean- thorough dally disinfection should be performed. This measure would arrest decomposition and fermentation until euch time as the mutations could be removed, 0% AUTHORITY AND CONTROL. adjunct should by no means be neg- jected. W Alone of the code referring to the matters of throwing garbage iio streets entorced much of this evil could be remediad. ‘The Of the police patrol in the streets, if these would soon put & atop to . jb 18 unoecessary to dilate upon these enuses of ill hi ‘They are patent to all. The results in ‘an increased mortality by dlarrhowal diseases are but too evi- dent, 1n view of these facts such measures for prevention are therefore recommended aa will result ip removing causes affecting pubtic heath and present conditions for promoting public benebt, PIERS AND HULEABADE. ity are, a4 at prevent reported, in a very jeapliness. Tue entrances thereto, partiou- ‘ere not properly graded, paved or rise to colieetions of mud and bith which eZ and eatink. iy The piers of kiewde on the J of uraded, and are ful) of holes and depressions, ia Guh soleck Specibe cympiniots Lave bot pave + wileh water I sores ests geen seme gee = uggested that the directed to request the 80 howe sole jurtedtotion this power has Laws of 1870 and 1871, to bave this ure immediately commenced and carried ‘Second—It Is respectful Yy recommended that such streets by the, heading of satrocta to Publi be repaired Pavement, or where it 18 im good repair that it be done y. Also that such streets as are reported in bad condition from absence of all pavement be paved at once and included in street paving coatract, The measures are urged Cr tes. Third. sinfection.—It Ie tly recommended that dis - fice coders uals Kany contin he laces, wherever found in condition, ! Huse Toss otnae peuiemaner te caren, Ina) x, by use of such Inspector, by use of auch means aa may be devised by the Fou, Pol acco! ance with eectiona Il nnd IR of the Danliers Goat tee Deaed of the ent nally requested and ‘ordered to Gode, by enjoining upon tae plige persst speeial weteet Beas” abd drreat St ail parties found stolsung. tne same, Ge eae Re tats ta i my suse 108 108 ton iS 115, Ute wir, wiedan 1 A list of streets and avenues requiring sanitary care, as in- dicated under different headin; herewith iranseaitted. Respect parva ol jent nt, REAU MOKRIS, City Sanitary Inspector. STREETS NEEDING CLEANING THREE TIMES A WEEX. Avenues A, B and ©, from East Houston sireet to East Fourteenth street; First avenue fro1 id rd to Fifty-ninth street; from Fifty-third to Fifty-fifth street; Seventh Seventeenth to Twenty-first street and ‘wenty-sisth street (eapecially gutters); Ninth avenue, fro eenth to Sixteenth sireet (especially gutters), ~ Ahh to Focieth treet; Tenth avenue, from Pitteenth to Nineteenth and Twenty-third to Twenty alnth street ¢ otally gutters), and Twenty sixth to Forteth atreet and Fifty: ond to ifty Ath street; Vieventh avenue, from Four. ent} rth street {especially gutters), and Twen- ixth to "Forvieth. street; South Pith wy enue; Altorney street, between Rivington and Housto pecially mn streets utters); Ann street; Bridge street; Broad street, between Beaver street; Burling. slip East pote Brocte from ngin street to Chrystie street from Grand to Houston and Hester to Canal; Clarkson street, from Varick to West Corieara; Clinton, from Grand to Division; Chatham, Catha- Fine, Dover, from front to South Delancey, trom Essex to Attorney (gutters), Mangin to the Bowery; Downing; East, whole length; Haat Houston, from avel ‘Goerck} East Second, from avenue A to avenue ©; East Third, from to’East River and from avenue A to Second ave- nue; ot rom Lewis to East River; Bust Fiftn, from Lewis to avenue A; East Sixth, from avenue D to ave: nue A; East Seventh and Righth, from avenne B to avenue AG from Second ‘avenue to First avenue; East Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth and Fourteenth, from avenue A to Second avenue; East Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Sev- enveenth, Kighteenth, Nineteenth, Twentieth, Twenty-first, Twenty-second, Twenty-third, Twenty-fourth, Twenty-tifth, ‘Twenty-sixth, Twenty-seventh, Twenty-elghth, Twenty-ninth, Thirueth, Thirty-irst, Thirty-second, Thirty-thing, ‘Thirty- fourth abd Thirty-ffth, east of First’ avenue to East River; Tuirty-sinh, Thirty-seventh, Thirty eighth, Thirty-ninth, For. eth, Forty-nrat, "Forty-second and Porty-third street, from rat to Second avenue; Forty fourth street, from Firs nue, and Forty-fifth street, from Second ‘avenn River; Forty-seventh street, from Third to Fourth Fiftieth street, from Sixth to Fith avenue; street, from Fourth to Fifth avenue; Fifty-sixth Second to Third avenue; Fifty-ffth street, from Third to Lex- ington avenue; Pifty-ninth sireel, froin First avenue 10 Eaat River; 119%b and 12°th streets, from Third to Fourth ay- enue; Front street, from Fulton tq, Whifehal/sireet; Frank. Hin ‘sireet Forsyth! atgeety from Grand to Division street; Forsyth atreat, from Grand to Houston street; Gouyernenr ; Goerel , from East River to Third street; Houston street, between avenue A and First avenue; Houston street, between Clinton and Cannon streets; Hester street; Ludiow Street, between Stanton and Houston streets; Hester and Ca- nal streets; Manhat t Houston to Third street; Mar- Ket alip, Montgomery alip Orchard, Heater to Division street Prince sireet, Pike alip, New Bowery, New Chambers street, itt street, from Broome to Houston street ; Rivington street, especially gutters; Ridge street, between Houston and De- Imnoey strects; Rachel lane, between Mangin and Goerck streets; Rutgers slip. AVENUES AND 8TRERTS NEEDING CLEANING DAILY. Bayard, from Baxter to Bowery; Baxter, whole length; Batavia, whole length ; City Hall place, Centre Market place, Cherry, Chestnut, Elizabeth, Hamilton, Hague, Jackson, from Madison to East Kiver;'Leonard, from Kim to Baxter Jersey, Mott Mulberry, Madison, Monroe, from Catharine to Markel and Jeme Grand; Oak, Pell, Bim to Chatham; Park, from Centre to Mott /Seammel; South, from Montgomery to Gouverneur; Roosevelt, Olver, Water, north of ern pavement so old, bad ton. RETS WHICH NEED REPAVRMENT, ‘as to render repairing ‘Useless :—Ann, bs le, City Hall place, Cen- o East enne | Fifty-necond street, from tre Market place, Cliff, Cherry, Frankfort, Ferry, Hague,Gol Jersey, Jacob, Mull ince to pce {Mott Siring South, Sheriff, between Deiancey and Houston; Suifoik, be- tween Broome and Rivin ‘Stanton, ly between Essex and Bowery; ame ivington to Stanton, Grand to Rivington; Willett, ‘and Honiton! W ter, between West Houston and Amity; Weehawken, W. from Fuiton to Whitehall; Whitehall, Walker, Wi West Thirteenth, between Ninth and Tenth avenues; Lit Twelfth, between Ninth avenue and West; Fourteenth, between Ninth and Eleventh avenues; Sixteenth, between Eighta and Tenth avenues; Etghteenth, between Ninth and Tenth avenues; Nineteenth, between Tenth avenue and North River; Twenty-fftb, between Tenth and Eleventh avenues; -gixth, between Bixth and Seventh, Eighth and Eleventh and Eleventh and Twelfth avenues; Twenty-sev- enth, between Sixth and Seventh and Eleventh and Twelfth Seniues; “Twenty-cighth, “between Sixth and Bighth and Ninth and Twelfth avenues; Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth, between Sixth and Twelfth avenues; Thirty-first, between Seventh and Kighth and Ninth and Tweifth avenues; Thirty- second, between Sixth and Eighth and Ninth and Twelfth ave- hue; Thirry-thira, between Sixth and Twelfth avenues; Thirty- fourth, between Ninth and Twelfth avenues: Thirty-fifth, Thir- ty-sixth, Thirty-seventh, Thirty-eignth, Thirty-ninth and For- th, betwoen Seventh and Twelfth avenues ; Forty-fifth, west of Eleventh avenue Forty «ighth, from Ninth to Tenth ave- ne; Fifty-orat,” west of Seventh avenue; Fifty-second, West of ‘Eighth avenue: Fitty-fourth, from Tenth to Eleventh Fifty-sixth, from "Sixth to Seventh avenue; from Sixth to Eighth ave- nue; _" Marketfel Bton Pearl, State, James, Park, Pell, Forayih, Ludlow, Stanton: East Fitth, ave: nue A Bowery; Bast Sith, A to Bowery; ‘East Riuth, avenge A to Second avenue; East Eleventh, avenue ‘Ato Second avenue; East Twelfth, avenue A to Second ave- nue; East Thirteeenth, from avenue A to Second avenue; West Twenty-sixth street, trom Sixth to Twelfth ave: nue; Twenty-seventh, from Sixth to Twelfth avenue; Twenty- eighth, from Sixth to Eleventh avenue; ‘Twenty-ninth. trom Sixth to Twelfth avenue; Thirty-first, from Ninth to Twelfth avenue; Thirty-second, from Seventh to Eighth and Ninth to Twelfth avenue; Thirty-third, from Tenth to Twelfth avenue ; Thiriy-sisth, from Eighth to Eleventh avenue ; Thirt: venth to Eleventh avenue, enue; Thirty-ninth, from Nin Fortieth, from Tenth to Twelfth avenne; Ninth aven be een Thirty-fifth and Fortietn streets; Tenth avenue, be- tween Twenty sixth and Fortieth streets; Bleventh avenue, petween Twenty-sixth aoa Fortieth streets. STREETS NEEDING REPAIRS. Avenues— Tenth avenue, between Fourteenth and Twenty- sixth streets; Eleventh avenue, between Fourteenth and Twenty-sixth’ streets and between Forty-second and Forty- fourth sireets, Streets—Allen, between Grand and East Hous- ton; Batavia, Bethune, between Greenwich and North River; roome, between Ridge and Sheriff; Burling alip, Chestnut; stie, between Grand and Houston; Clarkson, between Varlex and North River; Corlears, Cornelia, Division; Do- ver, between Front and South; Bast Thirtieth Bircet, between Second avenue ‘and avenue D; East Fourth Street) between Second avenue and avenue A; East Firth street, between avenue A and avenut ; East Sixth street, Detween avenue A and Kast River; East Seventh street, be: tween avenue A and avenue D, Kast Eighth sircet, between ‘avenue Dj East Ninth street, between avenue ;_ bast Eleventh street, between avenue A ; Bast Twelfth street, between avenue A and ‘avenue; Fifty seventh, ‘River; East Thirtecnth street, between avenue Aand Enst River; East Forty-fourth street, between Fourth and Second avenues ond avenue and fifth street, Front, Gouverns Henry, between Forsyth and Bidridge; Jackson, Twelfth, between Greenwich and North’ iver; Madison, Market,’ Monroe, Montgomery, Moore, between South and Front; Morria, between Greenwich and West jorfolk, be- fe and. East Houston ; ; Orchard, between Division an tween’ Bi and and East Houston; Pearl, id slip; Pearl, be New Bo Perry, ‘between | Greenwich and West; Pike, Rivineton, Roosevelt, Rutgers, Scammel, South, foot of Wall, between Roosevelt and Catharine and between Mont- omery and Godverneur; South William, Staple, between fietrison and Duane; Stone, Tompkins, between Rivington and Stanton ; Washington, between Cortlandt and Battery ince; Water, West, between West Twelfth and Horatio; rest Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth, between Ninth and Tenth avenues: West Sixteenth, between Bixth and Eleventh avenues; West Seventeenth, between Sixth and Tenth avenues; West Highteenth, between Zighth and Klev- enth avenues; West Nineteenth, between fenth aveoue and Hudson River; West Twentieth, between Sixth ana Tenth avenues; West Twenty-tirat, between Eighth and Tenth ave- pues; West Twenty-second, between Tenth and Eleventh avenues; West T ty-fourth and Twenty-ffth, bet Brxth and Eleventh aud Twelfth avenu Tenth avenues; W: TRERTS NOT PAVED. Leonard, from Broadway to Benson; New Churcb, South Fifth avedue and: Worth, from Baxter to Chatham; East Fourth, sixth, kleventh and Twelfth, from avenue D to East Rivor;' East Fortieth, Fort Pe First lo Second avenw seventh, between Eleventh Forty-tifth, ail west of Eleventh a from Ninth to Tenth aveuue; W Beventh avenue; West at West Twet jo avenue; cond, from Eleventh avenue to North River y first, Twentieth and Yineteenth, from Tenth avenue to North River; West Fourteenth, from Tenth to Kleventh avenue; East Twenty-eighth, Twenty- ninth, Thirty-fret, Thirty-tith, Thirty-seventh and Forty- fourth, g Kast Forty- from First avenue to Kast River; seventh, from Third to Fourth avenue; East Firtwth, from Fifth vo Sixth avenue; East Pifty-tirst, from Fourth to Fitth avenue; East Fifty-second, from Fourth to Fifth avenué and Second avenue to Kast Rivers East Fifty-third, from Fourth t Fifth avenue; East Fifty-fifth, from Fourth to Fitth avenne and First avenue to East River; Fast kifty-sixth, from Leaington to Fifth avenue and Seeond, Third and First avenues to East River; East Fifty-seveoth, from Lex ington to Second avenue, WHAT ARE THE WILD WAVES SAYING? Jimmie Dorgan, @ hod carrier, residing at the cor- ner of Sullivan and Conover streets, South Brook- lyn, partook of deep potions of bad Bourbon last evening. While tossing about for some one to quar- rel with he met his wife, Julia, and at once set about abusing her for ber extravagance In expending 80 much money on bread and so little for “whushkey,”* Tne poor woman having no derence to offer, James grew exasperated and, selzing a sea shell from the maatel piece, struck her with It on the head, inflict ing @ very severe wound. The brute was hauled up and is held for examination, PIRE IN GOLDSBOROUGE, N. 0, GOLDSBOROUGH, August 14, 1871. Atabout half-past twelve o'clock last night a fire broke out in the Exchange Hotel in Unis place, de- stroying two hotels, ten stores and the outbul ings and railroad car sheds, The loss is estimated at $80,000; Insured for about $20,000. The tre was the work of ap incendiary, | from leaf and root, | the SCOTT CENTENNIAL. Anniversary of Scotia’s Bard To-Day—The Monu- ment in the Park—Interesting Procecd- ings—Banquets and Bumpers— The Day in Jersey. ‘The sons of Scotia will to-day vent their enthu- siasm for Scottish bards and Scottish valor 1n cele- brating the centenary of the Wizard of the North, Sir Walter Scott, It will pe the echo of the hearty tribute of older countries which lately saluted our delighted ears; but in depth of feeling and in all that combines to make up & popular display of grateful remembrance the demonstration of to-day will not be inferior to any held by the inhabitants of the land Sir Walter's genius has 80 greatly distin- guished. ‘The creations of the great romancer’s fertile brain have probaoly a more decided indl- viduallty tor the descendants of Scotchmen here than for their countrymen at home. Indeea, it 1s safe to say that like the posterity of expatriated Irish- men, the descendants of the Scotch are more Gaelic than the Gaels themselves, And so may it be for all time, for no nobler thought ever stirred the heart and quickened the pulse of & man than the recollection of the VIRTUOUS ACTIONS AND HEROIC DEEDS of departed ancestors and countrymen. Scott Wrote not for his contemporaries only, or to pay his pressing debts; he making fiction respectable, labored to ennoble literature by As with many men of genius, he crowded his programme, outstripped the bounds he himseif hand laid bare nermost Then, delineations of immortality of well-deserved renown. all over the world, tries and lovers of recesses Of by matchiess poewy and prescribed, and with a master- to world-wide view the 1n- Scottish character, inimitable obtained an Scotchmen readers of his works in all coun- literature everywhere will this character, he day remember him. Recoliecting that he was born this day one hundred years ago—the same day en which Napoleon the Great was -ushered into nis stormy life—it is a of pressing thoughts on the moral afforded. iMcult to restrain the utterance But this is not the time, nor does the occasion demand digression, however instructive. the memory of the charming writer, day bard, Enough that to- Sir Walter scott, the the biographer of Napoleon the First will be honored throughout the Western republic, while the Corsican murderer of nations and men will be utterly forgotten. To- day the pen will be mightier than the sword, ‘The citizens of New York will lay the corner stone of & monument to with imposing and the Sottisn bard in Central Park appropiate ceremonies, and all citizens of the republic will be present im the spirit of grateful remembrance of his life and works. The site chosen for the monument is a short aistance to the left of the Terrace, beyond the Mall. The foliow- ing is THE PROGRAMME. Prayer—Rev. John Thompson, Db, D. Introductory, ad \dress— Richard Irvin, President of the Scott Centenary Committee. Laying the stone, the presentauon—Richard Irvin, Response by Mayor Hall. Benediction, The Scott Centenary Committe will entertain a number of invited guests at dinner at Delmonico’s, Fourteenth street, at seven o'clock P. M. After the ceremony in the Park the New York Caledonian Club bi spread a splendid Collation at jasind. the Central Par! ‘The Seventy-ninth regiment (Highlanders), N. Y., will participate inithe ceremony, mefital ‘roll. 18. t0 o'clock P. My The reg! be called at the armory at one The Bard of Abbottsford in Newark. An exceedingly Interesting mustcal, literary and dramatic entertainment has been arranged to come off this evening in the Newark Opera House in observance of the nundreth anniversary of the natal day of Sir Walter Mterary firmament of Scotia. Scott, the atest light in the ‘ne affair is entirely complementary and will attract one of Newark’s fairest audiences. Tne programme is emphaticaily Scotch. It includes Scotch songs, Scotch music, readings from Scott and @ poem and oration tribu- tary to the poet and novelist. ll the arrangements are now completed and there 1s eve! Newark will reflect credit on hersel! prospect that in this matter while paying a proper tribute to Scotiand’s greatest literary son. THE NEW DRUG LAW. An Auswer to the Oppenents of the Law— Detence of t To THE EDITOR OF In view of among druggists law, it may not statements which mindea persons At the outset we wi penal laws, this ont lated to breed bosti whom it is intend he Board of Examiners, New York, August 13, 1871, THE HERALD:— the misapprehension existing with reference to the new be amiss to present a few will help to make right- satisfied witn its provisions, ll graat that, in common with all @ is odious, and as such calcu: ity towards it among those to led to apply. This fact at once disquafifies the druggists to pass an fmpartial judg- ment on its merit to the unbiased and and ts, the public must look enlightened utter- ances of the press for a@ criterion by which to weigh its adva admit the necessity ntages and shortcomings, All of some legislative limitation to the sale and dispensation of medicines, not alone for the sake of affordt Ing protection to the public in a matter of vital importance, but likewise for the pur- pose of excluding cated routinists, speculators in real from the profession mere unedu- It 18 @ well known fact that estate after having built a block or two of first class tenements take measures to rent out the corner stores w druggists, with the view of attracting @ more respect. able class of tenants, and, having this object before them, the expenses persons entirely they contract to be and im purchasing drugs. tw bear part of Mmeurred in fitung up In this way many innocent of pharmaceutical | knowledge bave suddenly loomed up as ‘practical pharmacists,” “eminent compounding chemists’? and “scientific apothecaries,” In @ business of whose details it is impossible for the public to know anything this sort of impo- sition is quite easy, and so long as those pretenders avoid the commission of glaring errors they can, by a system of elaborate and meretricious decoration, drive th a far more lucrative trade than ir poor but more competent neigubors. Is it not right that these should be weeded out? ground that it 18 the business of long established druggists, the law,”’ they say, enter the professio! oW some object to the new law solely on the retrospective and interferes with “ADDIY “to those who will henceiorth n, test their competency and if the Commissioners find them, wanting send them to the College of Pharmacy ttil they learn more, but do not subject to the hum! those who have grown gray in the business." it may be retorted, in every walk of are no exceptions not those who sion whose straction of errors: life and illation of & second examination tt are there not hoary ignoramuses life? And druggists, as we see. to the rule. Besides it 18 are to enter the profess have wrought the de- determined the State Legislature to pass the present law, but the care- lessness and incompetency of those who for years have pursued the business as speculators greedy ot gain rather than as savans anxious for the eleva- tion and advancen nent of a noble profession. Nay more, & retrospective law Is the one spectally needed; for iv 1s to be presu med that oar druggists in embryo will have attended a full course of lectures in the | College of Pharma fore the Board of Exeminers, thus avoiding h of being rejected; that the now deal across t ignorant cy ere preseuting themselves ve- all risk but what guarantees have we and inexperienced — who heir counters the subtie poisons which modern chemistry nas cunningly extracted Will not fall again into the ei rors which have deft taeir melancholy mark on lor- mer years? Auwhile it is emimently proper that we now edneate toa coming generation, tat 1s at least a able ourselves, selfisdizess But it not provide for the edue is therefore useless, Gran’ the education of those now engaged in the busin but it accompilshes an equally desirable result by exciusion of with regard to those coutemplating the practi of pharmacy at some future Lime, the jaw does tdl rectly provide for thelr education when it says, “Gentlemen, you cannot pat up a prescription until have satisfied $988 SUCIL you inat you cannot, without side the with @ pharmacy, rorth skilled to mingle the But Low com eS behind th this, way alone do those genuieme cal tudents, and bind phe counter a College polite congé, the Board senas th aspire to wield the pestie, to some i ‘Coins and rataceisus, they may come Jelsus ‘and , peenibd Guten with alembic and retort, quick potent draughta which restore bloom to the pallid cheek and vigor to the painted \imb. bat practical knowledge those who are to dispense doses which prompts to 1s obpoodod the prevent law does ion of the druggists, and 4 it does not provide for incompetent persons, while Board of Examiners kugwiedge as you great diMculty, acquire out- of Pharmacy.” And 80, o wvtar school of Inravelled the the after paves es the great casus belli. The thecaries insist that according to the terms of tho. new Jaw it is impossible for them to train e conater, and impart to them which they can tn acquire, In what estimation n hoid the College of Pharmacy ? It surely is the proper gymnasium tor pharmaceutt If its lessons are not suMiciently practical let the practical knowledge be gained be- fier a diploma has been granted NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1871—WITH SUPPLEMENT. E him jores the fact that the law subordinates the convenience and private taterests of druggists to the safety of the community at large. In this the law may be pea somehow, a@narrow-minded is right. And, gentlemen ‘innocent of an pecial political aMiiations as place hunters and political rs-on who have abuse on & name which stands pre-eminent among the toxiolo- — and chemists of the day. It might be said of Nomine mutato de te fabula narratur. A communication in one of the daily papers recently charged that Dr. Doremus was gathering in @ rich rental trom the rooms occupied by the Commission. On inquiry it has been ascer- tained that $1,500 per annum is the rent charged for the elegant and very acces- sible apartments of the Board, and the writer has seen three applicauons from private famulles, in which that amount was freely offered, wilh the urgent request that the offer be accepted. Besides, the Doctor uses his own private lavorat for @x- amination, and saves the city the cost OF valuable aud expensive chemicals, the purchase of which would be indispeasable if other apartments had been engaged. But it 18 scarcely worth while to notice mere scurrilities, Suffice it to say that, bad the Board hired office,room elsewhere, twice the amount would have been charged for apartments, which, in point of elegance, comfort and conve- nieuce (points studied matnly in the interest of those to be examimed), would be vastly inferior. But, who are those who in this day of tribu-' lation buckle on their armor and with poised jance ure ready to do battle in behalf of the College of Pharmacy? They are the men who have refused thelr overworked clerks the time to attend its lectures; they are the men who have failed to contribute to its support, and bave left 16 to-lay laugh stock before a the scientific world by reason of its wretchedly ap- inted laboratory and its scanty means of aiford- ig instruction. Even now it is indebted to the pro- fessor of chemistry for a voluntary offer of practical instruction in the analytical labora- tory of the School of Mines, a8 in past years it was indebted for a similar offer jrom the private laboravory of the present Chairman of the Board of Examiners. The only man who ever aid give a propuiston to the moribund concern 1s this same much abused official, Who can challenge the ghbbest talker avout the College of Phar- macy to @ show of work done and money Spent in behalf of that institution, The chief period Ol vitality the College enjoyed was during the ten years’ term of Dr. Dorenius’ connection therewith, Who spared neither time nor money to pro- mote sound pharmaceutical instruction among Ms students, hat other gentieman can say the same? Surely not those who with unctuous words extol this temple of science and denounce the new Commission as political in its character and incom- petent in tts personnel, for those gentiemen have begrudged thetr clerks the few daily hours needed for attendance at tie lectures, While it is undeniable that no calling is graced with more courteous gentlemen and more erudite scholars than the noble profession of pharmacy, it 4s Wo be regretted that many of tis members know no better use of language than to utter injurious epithets and call unseemly names, EX, LONG BRANCH. Sea Bathing in Disrepute—How Married Women Pass Ticir Time—Flirtation a Set-off tor a Husband’s Negleci—How Homes are Bissted—A Model Young “an—An Ideal Young Amevican—The Fresident and the Premier. Lone BRANCH, N, J., August 12, 1871. ‘There ts & cool breeze to-day, and overcoats are more in demand than bathing suits. In fact sea batming does not seem to be one tof the attractions of this place. The beach and the surf are all good, but tne fashionables who muster here seem to be averse to the revelations in regard to forms and embonpuint and rouge and false hair that the un- sycophantic sea is tooapt to make, ’Tisn’t often that you see any women in bathing, and if you see any one gO im you are not likely to recognize her when she comes out. At least one lover's matcn has been broken of by the surf. In the absence of the bath and all other excitement there is nothing to do but firt, DBLICATE AND DANGEROUS PASTIMES. Married flirtations are carried on with an energy bordering on desperation, There does not appear to be any very desperate bona Ade courting among the young people, nor, I believe, any matrimonial intentions that a good douche in the sea would not dtssipate. But while husbands are busy over at the “Cottage,” or pipelaying with the politiclans, or having a cosey “game” with a friend in his room, the wives are put to desperate straits to find some means of killing time. The result 18 you see quite a number of fresh looking wives promenading about the piazzas upon the arms of men upon whose linea- ments the word rake is plainly marked. ‘The wife of one individual down here has been flirting to such excess that already the roué cliques at the piazza corners pick her reputation to pieces, though 1 have more than once heard her say, wist- fally, “I wish my husband would leave his horrid conspiracies and wire-pulling for a while to attend to me.” Another instance I noticed at the dinner table yesterday, A handsome wife and mother came to table on the arm of @ dissipated looking captain, her little boy of avout three years accom- panying ber. She and this captain held low and confidential converse for the greater part of the meal. “Where’s your husband t”’ said the Captain. “oh,” responded she, peevisbly, ‘i don’t know; enjoying himself at billiards, I suppose.” The child asked Jor something just then, but was put off with “No, you can’t have it.” He persisted, and finally got off bis seat, and was allowed to wan- der away unnoticed and uncared for, while the mo- ther continued to make these pleasant revelations of her misery to the Captain, “He neglects me svamefully, Captain. We hada Teal quarrel to-day. #He’s a perfect brute.” “Come now,” said the Captain, soothingly. “On, don’t you deiend him.” Then they fell into pleasant bantering, and this mother became all ra- diant smiles, until her husband came in, leading an- other and an older boy. “Ah, how are you, Captain? Enjoying yourself, I hope,’ said he, casting merely an unmeaning glance upon his wife, to whom he spoke nota word. Ble ceased her pleasantry and became sullen at once. “Yes,” said the Captam, “in your absence I took the liberty of bringing your wite down.” “Yes? Ah, kind of you,” answered the husband, “What wine will you have? An, John, @ oottle of champagne here.” The champagne was brought, the glasses of the wife, the husband and the Captain were filled, and then’ the husband, turning to the boy, ‘said, “Have some wine, Tommy” The boy was greedy enough, but the mother suddenly interposed, “No he shall have no wine; do not offer it to nim,” “You are rigbt,” said the husband, “You are right; my boy, you must never touch wine, itis a devil.” ‘Then, suddenly missing the younger one, he said, “Where is Jimmy‘? “He wandered off somewhere,” answered the mother listiessly. “Wandered of!’ fhe fatner was off like an arrow, searching through the spacious dining nail and the lobbies, and finally came back bearing his young one on his arm. He was greatly agitated, and, placing the boy ima chair, he took another glass of Wine, and then said almost under his breath:— “You should not let him wander off.”” “Oh, le can always easily be found,” responded she coolly, and tae husband and wife remained sulien towards one another for the rest of the meal. ‘Thus the firtation, commenced merely to puss away the time that iell heavy on her hands at these bores of watering places, bids fair to embitter her lite, And how mauy of them occur daily here and how many homes imay have been blasted by such dreary pastime is beyond computation. A MODEL FOR AMERICAN YOUTH. As T rode up irom the depot to the hotel recently I was attracted by a maniy young fellow of avout twenty-eight who sut next me in the stage. THe was handsome, with a hazel eye and fresh complexion, was well and neatly dressed, and had espe ya silvery-toned voice. | spoke to him first, because I Was attracted by his modesty. “Yes,’ said he, in reply to an introductory ques- ton in regard to tne hotels (the weather being en- tirely beyond argument), “it has turned out a preity good sean, i beieve. [ have been here several seasons, nud have seen none becte 01 tons here?” acattons. usnally pass Eyidentiy Was arich young blood, and with his good Looks and modesty an excellent mouel for the American youth, “Stopping at the — Hotel?” He was bowing to a sweet-looking school eins 1u8t then, and did hot immediately,» Tr he was smiling back with aes C0, SHOW & mouthiul of ri aris. Kyidently he knew the a socleey of the trance. woot oo, he replied, when he had ceased bowing and bad comprehended my question. ‘No, I stop at—at—at a covtage.” | _ Fine fellow, this, stopping at his own cottage and independent enough to ride up mau omni us, He interested me greatly as we went along, evidently knowing everything about the place. “Lhere’s Judge ———'s Collages handsome, isms tt’ ‘There's the handsomest pair of steppers at the Branch, those grays just turning in at the Contivental.”” Here he was attracted by the repeated bows of | two gorgeous dames who were passing us slowly In weir open carnage, and who opened two huge mouths and & couple of batteries of ready-made teeth upon him. Ho bowed quite gracefully to them and went on with his pleasant descriptions. At the | hotel we parted anit lost nim; but I thought in | unis wise of fy Talk of the degeneracy of the | American youth, Look at this young lellow, Hand- tempered, elegant fn manvers, rich, modest, nensle. He visite this i a) not in the notels and w the old winter sity routine of dissipation: He wor ot seek them 1m his own quiet cottage, He comes for the more ra tonal joys of sea airand sea bathing, to haps, near the girl be loves and hopes (and say ) to win. E fellow! Trae model he for the youth or this glorious republic | oon 3 to hed pee ot lions I went tage where the viger 18 let | it or two from the West ‘tna, and as towent. inte the back room, among the rattling of chips at tl faro table and the clinking of the little vail in the pool of the roulette table, E poana. Le sivery-toned voice again:—Walk ave some supper, gentlemen—just ready—18, red. Ah, how ae do—met you on the stage—I remember. Have supper? No’ Ther take a drink—2i, biack. Nxcusée me—business, you know. Charley, pass the cigars to this gentieman.’” There he was—my model of the American youth ? 1 passed out without patronizing that establish- ment, THE GOVERNMENTAL TURNOUT. A little stir, not much more exciting than a yawn, passed through the lines of loungers on the hoteh piazza @ litte while ago, and some one sleepily said:—“Grant! That must be Fish with him,’? Sure enough it was. Ina heavy Park phaeton,, with high seats, sat the President and his Premier, the latter erect, dignified and commanding in pres- ence, the former lolling back, with his feet crossea On the opposite seat, smoking his inevitabie cigar, and letting the reins flap Indolently upon the backs of the two sluggish-biooded bays that were soberly and leisurely fullilling the task of drawing tne dis- tinguished load to the depot. “Not much style there for @ President,” said a bast? old lady among the shoddy clique. “Style, my dear madam,” said a gallant of high degree (stx feet), who stood near leaning over the back of the chair of my lady’s blooming daughter, “that ia not his only lack of stvie; why, he takes dinner at two o’clock in the afteraoon, I’m told; that’s barbarous, you Know. lt reminds me of Joke tne French had on the Marquis of Hertford, by the way. He had eccentric tastes, too, dad he to take his dinners after the opera, at two o’clock in the morning, you know, so the French called hiny ‘the English gentleman who eats his diuner to- morrow.’ Grant ts the President who eats his din- ner at breakfast time.”’ ir to the Return of the President to His Cottage by the Sea—Odd Fellows’ Celebration. LONG BRANCH, August 14, 1871, President Grant, accompanied by Genera Porter, returned from Philadeiphia to-day and proceeded to the cott Ocean Lodge, No. 110, Odd Fellows of New York, arrived here to-day to celeprate their twenty-fourtty anniversary. Two thousand friends accompanied them. THE JERSEY CITY FIRE. THREE PERSONS BURNED TO DEATH: A Night of Terror—The Terrible Struggle for Life—What Caused the Explosion ?— Where is Durancey? Owing to the late hour of night at which the fire broke out in Jersey City the particulars given in yesterday’s HERALD were necesarily incomplete. The conflagration proved most disastrous. Threa human beings perished in the flames, five are suf< fering from severe burns aid two others were slightly injured, Nothing, in fact, has been so dis< astrous in Jersey City since the nitro-glycering explosion about two years and a half ago on tha bull. THE EXPLOSION. It was just ten minutes past twelve o'clock when people were startled from their beds in every house for @ distance of three blocks by a leud report, fold lowed in a few seconds bya sulll louder one. Ona man, residing in Warren sireet, thought that a lox comotive had exploded on the New Jersey Railroad. Nearly the entire front wall of Durancey & McGee's Mquor store, In which the explosion ocx curred, was swept across the street, showers off bricks and timbers were hurled into the air, and then barst forth from the ruins A HISSING, SURGING SHEET OF FLAME, darkened with a cloud of smoke. In less than half a minute afterward the spattered remnant of tid rickety frame structure was floating ina pool of fire. Incredible as it may seem tne fra imp had already done its work. The rapid- ity with which the destruction was effected completely bewildered Bill Kelly, the patrolman, who ran here and there giving the alarm. No fire- man was insight. In the midst of the flames six human beings were making FRANTIO EFFORTS FOR BARE LIFF, and not all the roaring of the flery torrent as it swept around the corner and enveloped half a dozen baud. ings could drown the cries of agony. There wad only one floor over the liquor store, and on this foor Hank Smith, his wife, mothes, niece, nephew and a boarder named Mary Jane Martin, making up @ quiet family, had retired for the nigat. Miss Martuun JUMPED FROM THE WINDOW, ) and, falling heavily on the sidewalk, broke her leg.’ Before any assistance arrived she was severely burued, the heat on the sidewalk being intolerabie, Olid Mrs. Smith escaped through @ window to th roof of an adjoming building, but was so scorche from the fire that she fell into a state of exhausuon, and had to_be conveyed witn Miss Martin to the hospital. Hank rushed down the stairs and uied to escape by the hallway, but found his retreat cut off. He then rushed back and escaped through the skylight. Although not con<« fined to his bed, he received scars and burns suifi< cient to bear testimony to his narrow escape from death. But<is poor wife, his niece, Emeline Smithy and his nephew, Johu Perrine, the latter aged ning years, had not yet escaped. Emeline had reacne the bottom of the stairway, when a current of fam swept in and enveloped her in its remorseless cons. Even then it was not too late to snatch her trom the flames, but there was NO HAND THERE TO SAVE. Mrs, Smith was last seen by her husband rushing/ towards the stairway, but her escape in that direcy tion at that moment was impossible. The unfortu. nate Iad Perrine seems to have been Jost sight altogether by the cider inmates, as they rushei towards every side that led to deliverance. 1s wag not till two o’clock im the afternoon that hig charred remains were found by THE DIGGERS IN THE RUINS. The body of the iil-fatea Mrs. Smich was so cot pletely carbonized that identification was out of tha question if it had not been known that her escap@ was cut off, Tne body of Emeline was literal: roasted. The flesh would peel off at the touch, and, to the most hard-heartea spectator, it was nol simply @ ghastly, but 4A SICKENING SIGHT, ‘The three bodies were conveyed to the office of Coroner Wandie, where an inquest will be heid next Friday. ‘Then it may be determined whetier ther stalks among Us In the fesh gn arch-demon. ‘het willarise the great qucatton what caused the ex. plosion? There is hardiy a safe conjecture as to the substance employed. It was not petroleum not nitro-glyceriue, A superticial Investigation disposes ofthat much, lt may have been powder inclose m cans. WHERE 18 DURANCEY? All through the day the question was asked tm’ every qnarier of the city, Where is Durancey, or hit partner, McGee? Netther has been seen mi Jerse: City since the expiosion, Hank Smith saw bot! ouiside the store at lull-past ten o'clock on Sunday night, jess than two hours before the explosion. Thi bartender, Hugh Mulligan, was arrested yesterd: morning, but he stubbornly refuses to answer an: questions in reiation to the fire. The police are t quest of Duraacey and McGee, That the coafagr tion was 4 TRE INFERNAL PLOT ) of one er more incendiaries there 18 not # donbty .and if guilt can be estabiished against any wretc' inthis most diabolical triple murder the rusty gal4 lows in Hudson County Jail will come Into the Ngo of day. LOSSES AND INSURANCES. The loss of Durancey & McGee 13 not known, bug it cannot amount to more than half the insurance. ‘They are insared im the Washington Insur, ance Company, New York, $2,000 on stock: the Yonkors of New York, $1,200 0 stock, 100. fixtures; North Britisn_ ans Mercantlie, New Yors, $1,800 on stock and $700 0 fixtures; State New Jersey, $2,000 on stock, $300 01 fixtures; total, $8, P. Townsend's 1083 1 about $2,000; ful that his 1083 by th sured. John W. Ellison, $600. A. ANron’s 1088 hi known, |The families It butcher shop and Pare was 1asured, None of oiuity of some of the new appointees on 1) ‘THE POLICE PORC! was never more apparent than on this occastond Well-known reporters of local and metropolita papers were prevented from obtaining any Inform: tion [rom the proper sources during the progress of the fire, They were naceremonioasly collared an thrust backwards and forwards, In spite of all ex planations and protests, One resident of th swamps, named Anne partidularly achieved di: tinction for himsell In this business, And yet th present Police Commissioners never investizate ang outrages of this kind. “BASE BALL NOTES, The Mutuals play the Brooklyn Athletics on the Union grounds to-day. ‘Vhursday the Kekiords play the Haymakers on th Union ee ‘The Dauntiess (late Ink Slinger) Club will not pi: their namesakes to-morrow, as previousiy a ae but wil be happy to meet them some Me aye