The New York Herald Newspaper, February 8, 1872, Page 8

~ MURDER IN JERSEY. A Coachman Killed in a Stable. ARREST OF THE MURDERER , The Property of the Dead Man Found in His Posscssion—The Probable Cause—A Ter- rible Chain cf Evidence of Guilt— $ Discovery of the Deed. : Ateight o'clock yesterday mornmg a young man, about twenty-five years of ‘age, named Johm Avery, Was arrested at bis home, 143 Thompson street, by Marshall W. N. Hilla, of the Englewood (N. J.) Pro: ection Society, for the aileged murder of Jacob Erb, ®coachman, mm the employ of Mr. Elijah F, Clark, of 330 Broadway. Avery Lad been in the service of Mr. Clark up to the ist of tnis month, when he ‘Was discharged by (hat gentieman for not properly performing bis duty. I: appears from the state- ment mace by Mr. Clark yesterday morning to Superintendent Kelso mat both the men—the one murdered and the one now under arrest for the commission of the deed—were employed upon his Yarm at vressisiil, N. J, Ero was the coachman and Avery was a kina of general naud about the place. ‘One ef his duties was to MILK THE Cows nd attend to outside work about tne farm, During "the time that he was engaged at Cresskill some mis- “understanding arose between Avery and the coach- ‘map, and it was noticed by the family that the two men did not get along comiortably afterwards, A “short time before Avery left this bad feeling which had existed burst out into an open rupture and a “quarrel ensued. When avery was discharged by Mr. Clarke ne went back to bis home at 143 Thomp- son street, where he livea with his mother and step- father, Jonn Livingstone, ® porter in the employ of Mr. Clark, at 330 Broacway. He remained there ‘mp to Monday morning last without any unusual oc- @urrence taking place. On that morning he went i} as usual, and did not return until Tuesday at -mbout the same hour that he had gone away on Monday. As soon as he got home Mrs. Livingstone questioned him about his absence, bus he could not give any satisfactory reason for his absence, At frst he told her that HB HAD BEEN MARRIED, and afterwards he said he had slept that night with & friend at Twellth street. The Livingstone family, though not satisfied with the account he gave of Dimself, were, however, obliged to be content, as Avery oifered no further explanation of the mys tery. It now turns out that on leaving his nome as usual on Monday morning, with the pretence of going to look for employment, he turned nis steps towards New Jersey, intent upon work of another mind. At what time he left New York has not been exactly ascertained, but it is surmised wnat he jounged about the city all day, and started for CresskiN aiter dark; that he then hil himself im some stable or outhouse during the night, awaiting the appearance of his victim at daybreak. at tis Supposition is very nearly correct may be seen by tbe facts already brought to light im the affair. Erb was MURDERED IN THE STABLE, about six or half-past six o’clock in the morning, and atthat hour he had already periormed a good portion of his daily work. That the murderer knew the ways of the place and the habits of the people d there is also evident from the ume and place 01 the killing, And not only that he knew alt ut the routine labor of the farm, but that was intimately acquainted wits tae changes that haa been mate since his discharge, and had taken considerable pains to be exact sbout the hour at which the murdered man could be most easily caught Of nis guard. Since Avery was dis- charged on the ist of tue month, tue coachman, Erb, has been mm the haoit of milking the cows the first thing every morning. Yesterday ue went out as Usual LO the Held Waere the cows Were kept for his purpose, and veing absent a much longer ume ‘han usual, Mrs. Clark became anxious avout him. she sent out one of her waning women to see what was the matter with Erb, but im a short vme the girl e®ame rushing back into tne house in 4 terribie state ef excitemeut and shouung “Murder !’ at tne top ef ber voice. ‘This 80 alarmed Mr. Ularke, who was im the act of dressing al the time, that he ran vat imo the stabie, where the gir; said she saw Erb lying, and he found the man stretched upoa the four with his head resting upoa the window sili and his clothing saturated with blood that was siul ranning from a wound over the left temple. Erb ‘Was uot dead at the time, but he was 80 weak from she loss of viood that Mr. Clark could get gothing § from him avout the manner in which he hat been attacked, He continued to moan aud cry out at imiervais while alr. Clark Was endeavoring to put its body into an easier ution; bui from the time ne was first discovered the girl unti the medical men summoned by Mr. Clark arrived at tue piace nothing distinguishable was said BY THE DYING MAN. Mr. Olark, thinking tue mao’s ive might be saved MW proper atienuon could be procured ia time, pot into @ Wagon and drove wiih all speed to waglewood. ‘Ihete he engaged tne services of two proiwinent surgeons, and aiter making a repor. of the aijair to tne local police drove back again to Cresskill only to find Erb dead, Upon examming the body the dociors tuund he had been struck on the el temple with some sharp lostrumeat, aud on searching whe staple they found Whatis Knowa as a picket tron ise close to where Erb was first discovered. us Weapon, with Which Lie lnurder was undoubt- edly committed, is about tarty iuches iong ama three-quarters of an toch thick, pointed at one ena and thick at the other, with a hole at tne thickest art. As a furcuer evidence that the murderer was lurking about sue viciulty during the nigut Wwe tact of nis using THIS INSTRUMENT LooMs UP forcioly, for ii was undoubiediy picked up in one of the Heids adjoiniug ine house and was carried inty the *tavie lor # purpose by tie man who com- mitted (he deed. Ie dismay of the housenold was Leyond description wien it was ascertained that the coachman was murdered, and the greatest care hac to be taken in conveying the news to the wile Oi the poor murdered kro, Shortly afver the arrival of the medica: wen Marsnai tiiis made his appear- ance, and began an investigation ot ine affair. Upon consultation with Mr. Clark, he Jearned from that -geusleman the history o: the connection of Avery With the housevoid, ahd more parucuarly with the dead coachwau. Mr. Clark was strongly auder the Impression that Avery was the guilly man, and ne conveyed his opimious w tue oiicer. ‘The stable was then closed up tO await Lhe arrival of the Coroner, and tue SEARCH FOR THE MURDERER began. Mr. liills spenr the greater part of the after- noon of that day endeavoring ww flad out ime co ductor who bad brougnt on the train to New York n Which toe supposed murle:er had arrived in the city. The conuuctor was at length found, and upon getting & Gescription of the suppo.ea murderer he Temembered distinct, having brought op such a person on bis train. ‘Ths was AN IMPORCANT CLUB, gnd the oMcers went to work earnestly upon it. ‘When ihe coachman had been struck down we morderer swie tis watch, and so eager was Be W get away trom the horrible signt of the dying man's life blood rushing @way that he had not sufficient patience to lilt 1% quietly out of bis pocket, but tore it from Bim #© violenily that he broke the ciutn at ine Swivel, Jeaving the chain LehiLd and carrying away the swivel aitaciied to the watch. Tne next tui fo find out was wWiere the watch was disposed ut OF pawned, and alier visiting almost ali the shops Of that description iu tie city wir. Hills found me at Mr. Levy’s, in Granu street, The mat in charge o1 the shop rememvered dis- tne gary wito had pledged it, ana nis de- scription couicided precisely with the appearance of Avery. ‘The detec'ive then took his post in front of the dweiling 01 Avery and remained taere during yshe night. Yesterday morning he went to Mr, Olark’s store, at 330 Broadway, and they held ‘A SECOND CONSULTATION, Mr. Ulerk then sent a messenger to the house of Lavingstoue to (ud out bow he Waa, as he had been Goseut lor some ‘8 10 consequence of ilimess. The nger saw Mr. Livingvone and ascertained oun Mim that Avery Was in voc house. This news ‘Was couveyed to the officer ana he immediately Proceeded to arrest him, Tbe young man was com- Dietely aniazed tora lew moments, bat He soon Tre. covered his usual self-possessisn and went quietly along with the police. They had not gone far. now- ever, avben one oj tue men Whom Mr. Hills had pro- cured t© asst him woticed Avery attempt fi someting away. They stopped him 3 found “& was the pawn ucket of the watch. ‘Ihey then procured the watch, and \ Mr. Clark recognized it a* the ope usealiy worn by Erb, Avery was tacen belore SOperintendeat Kelso, who asked him il he would go back to Jersey of tus own accord, or whether be would ovlige them vo ges out a requisition tor mim. Avery aid not under- sland What was meant by & requisition nnty 1 was explained tohim, but he finally conseated to go Without giving the authorities that troable, OMicer sills took bim to Englewood yesveruay alter- Boon, THE CHURCH MUSIC ASSOCIATION, The third pubiic rebearsal will take place to-day, @t Steinway Hall, atthree o'clock. The programme to be rebearsed will be the tragic “Struensée” vver- ture, by Meyerbeer; Mozart’s “Requiem” mass, and p devghtiut selection from Vincent Watlace’s “Lur- ne.” ‘The soloists, Orchesira and chorus will be in Tall attendance. and be ouder the direction o1 Dr. dames Pers NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1872.-TRIPLE SHEET. | THE LERIGH VALLEY ACCIDENT, Statement of a Resident at Maunch Chunk— Why the Affair Was Exaggerated by Local Writers. MavucH CHUNK, Feb, 5, 1872, To Tae Epiror oF THe HkRALD:— Idesire to give to the readers of the HERALD an Buthentic statement of the number killed and in- Jured in the late accident near Rockport on the Le- high Valley Ratlroad, and@ to correct, through the columns of your paper, erroneous statements and reports whicn are being published in journals throughout this and other Staves in relation thereto, tometer with some facts as te the condition of the Toad, management, &o, Tre accident occurred to the No. 3 eastward bound train (not the Buffale express, as has been erroneously reported), abows one and a half mile above Rockport, one-half mile east of Mud Run. ‘The trata was runniag @t nearly the schedulé rate ‘Of speed. ‘The running time between White Haven and Mud Run is twenty-:wo minutes, distance seven iniles, On this day the time consumed be- tween those two points was twenty minutes, not eleven minutes, as stated by a correspondent of the Scranton Republican, ‘The supposition ts that the locomotive attached to this train broke the rail in passing over it, The lo- comotive, exp ess, baggag? and mait car passed over safely, while the last two passenger cars were thrown from the track and precipitated down a thirty foot embankment, instanily cuiing four per- sons, tatally injuring two, both of whom have since died, and injuring fifteen others, All of the latter are rapidly recovering from their injuries, It nas been stated that the rail oroke ina very sharp curve. This statemens 1s incorrect; the broken rall was in an almost perfect straignt line, a tangent 600 yards in jength, The testimony given belore the Coroner's jury of many who were at the place when the accident oc- curred is, tnat he road 18 im exceilent condition; that the tron, sills, chairs, &c., are all new and the Toad very good. The Coroner’s jury, after having visited the scene of the disaster and examined a score Of Witnesses, have rendered the following verdict;—‘The acciaent Was unavoidapie; one tat could not be foreseen, and Liat oO blame Can be al. tached to the company or its agents.’” i have seen @ piece Of the broken rail, The tron shows @ Hue and teaacious fibre, and oas been pro- Bounced oy ail who saw 1 Of the vest quaiity. Charges have been made by irregular correspond- ents Of the press—men whose sympathies are with €b Opposition line (because tuey have been retused Tree passes)—to the extent thatthe Lenigh Valley Kaulroad 18 not only Jn a poor and dangerous condi- tion, that the sills are rotten, 1roa worn out, &c, but taat it 1s badly managed, which charges are a8 malicious as they are ialse, and nv doubt made wo divert tne passenger traine of this road to some other line, Such mean attempts to aid tae busivess of acompeting road, immediaiely following so sad and unavoidable @ Calamity, 1s, tO say Lie least, despicabie, it 18 weil known here that the road 1s in excellent condition trom Eusion io Waveriey. The oiticers of the company wilt andoubdiedly ask some competent Judges to yo over its entire length ana report on 118 vondiion. ‘They will not shrink trom the fullest in- vestigation, but will earuestly invite it, and give all the laciiities necessary to lusure its thorouguness. In regard to the management of the roa | nave no hesitancy in saying tuat Lhere 1s Lot a railroad la the State that 1s beter Managed than the Lehigh Vailey, and [ ask the public vo retrata from judging adversely in this respect without yiving this charge of dereliction of auty on the part of the officers of the company the consideration it deserves, Those Wo have given curredcy to the story that the onl- cers of tins company have been cuipably negilgent of the duties impoxed upon them, aud that sad and ainiul accideuts nave resuited therefrom, should ave Veen sure that they Could sustain their charges be.ore attempting to bring inco disrepute some of the best rauroad oficias Ol our State, As it 18, (hey must ve deservedly beid guilty of that meanest of crimes—siander. I! your 1eaders will take up the reports of rartway compaues 10 Lis and adjoluing States oF tne loss of lite aud injory to passengers during the past fif- teen years tuey Will find that the casualites on the Leugn Valiey Katiroad, for the numoer of mites run and the number of passengers carried, ranks among the smallest, I a-sert Wuut I know to be we tact, that not a passenger has been killed on this Toad since its openiny, in 1505, by any negligence of the company, aud Unat all injuries to passeagers have been the result of their own personal negiect ana disobedience Ot rules adopted fur their safety. {append a staement of accidents vo passengers OD Summe Oo: Lae railroads Of this vate for the past taree years, compued frum the Stave Auditor Gene- Ta.’s report:— 1968, Ruitroada, L Anju ed, Aulantic and Great Western 8 10 Hunungion and road Top. a 7 Lackawanna and Bioomsbur, - 9 Lebigh Vauey = a Nortuern Central 1 1 2 3 = 6 1 a 5 2“ 1 = Fbhadelphia ¥ = rie... —1860.— Lake Snore 2 4 Leuigy Valley = 1 Northern 1 - Pennay: a ¥ Phiade phia and 1 rie = u Germaot wn and Norrisvown Aa} 1 brie..... - obi suntv nes ww 23 o— 18. — Aulantic and Great Western 1 7} Lacks wanna and Bioomsbu 1 3 | Pennayivania Centra. 2 18 | high Valiey... ba Pualaie.puia and Baltimore. 1 —| Pailade.phia and Treaton 1 4) Germaniown and Norritown 1 t Ene. 4 13 | By the above statyments it wi.l be seen tha: but two passengers have been injared: on tae Leonia | Valley Kauiroad during the three years, aud tuvse | two sustaiued but slight lajuries. A correspoudent of the Scranton Republica” says that there were toree accideuts on the Lehigi \ ui- ley Railroad since the jast part of Novemver. ‘Cue statement is true, but what were they, The tirst happened at Barndoor, a collision between u coal | aud Ireight train, caused by disovedience of oriets: or injured, The second Was at Leslie's Run, @ co. | sion vetween @ Coal and passenger train, caused | by disobedience of orders on tue part ol the @.i41- | neer; no ow ogy od kuled or injured, Tue turd | was at Sugar Notch, the passenger train pan | thrown from the track by breaking @ switch od | when passing over it; nobody ourt. snus it wil: be | seen that it 15 ab easy matter for malicious pei sons to publish distorted accounts of accidents in oder | to oring ratiroad mavayers into disrepute, wieu ‘the detailed statements of facts totally annihilaie their assertions. JUSTICL. THE PANORMO MURDER. ‘he Mystery Unsolved—Verdict of the Coro- ners Jary, “The Death Wounds Infliicted by Some Person Unksowo”’—An Lucrease of the Police Force thecommended. The inquest into the circumstances attending the death of Mr. John B. Panormo, the music teacher, who was rooved of bis watch and veaten about the head by highwaymen on che might of Tuesday, January 23, on Park avenue, near the corner of Ox- on ihe part of the empioyés; no passengers Killed | ™ lord street, brookiyn, Irom the effects of which in- juries he subsequently died, was resumed yester- Gay, beiore Coroner J. B. Jones, Captain James Powers, of the Fourth preciact Police, testified that on the night Panormo was murdered he had twelve men ou duty in bis pre- cine! Coroner Jones here stated to the jury that he had procured Jroum the city authorities ad estimate of the exceut oi the Fourth precinet, in whien Pauor- mo was murdered, and he found that where were 36.49 miles of area to be patrulied by Captain Pow- ers’ officers. Captain Powers continued, saying that officers have vo take especial nove Of vusiness streets; in order to take proper care of the district at 1eaat ity men should be on duty there; tuere are only thirty men io the precinct at present; tue reason Why no oilicer Was in the Vicinity ot the place where deceased Was asgaulted Was because we district was Wo extensive for the oMcer w cover: I was iniormed ou Wednesday morning of a man being injures! in @ car; Lordered Wetective Corr to go vo the railroad o1 aod tind out, Mo he could, the cat which passed Oumperiand ‘strect at teu Tyinutes to ten on Tuesday (the previous) night; 1 eut W Oumberiaud sireet aad looked down the street a8 far a6 Park avenue, but could fnd no traces of blood; didn’t search Park avenue; tne con- ductor of the car was ound on Wednesday night. ‘Question by a Juror—Who were atteading the pri- mary? A. Those were the reserve, witn the excep: tioa of two men, whom I at the primary, and who were on special duty; it was ny duty 10’ sena these men Lo primaries: the reasou why I sent so many men to the seventh ward primary was be- cause Lhe inspectors requested me to send a strong force, a8 last year one ol the luspectors was knocked down; wheu my mea go on duty they are more likely to scay on the business streets, aud where | there is ue greatest Amount of travel; they are sup. posed Lo cover the whole Of their peat u possivie. Mr. Navarro testified that he met Mr. Panormo on @ Myrtle avenue car on the night he was assauled, and that he (the witness) was returning (rom a con- cert at the time. With & brief review of the facis as given in the testimony, the Coroner gave tue matter over to the hands o! the jury. ‘The iatter bouy, ulter a brief deiiberation, returned # verdict as follows: — ‘That Jobo B, Pagormo came to his death by com- pression of the bralo \rom injuries inflicted by some person or persons uoknown to this jury, and very mach biawe Mr, Marvin, the apotuecary, ior not showilog any willingness to ao What ought to have been done to any suilering person, to whom he could so easily have ofered assistance; and we ree commend the pro! authorities to toc! the police lorce, as We deem the present number inade- quate to the proper “otaeeeg of we lives and property oF our cl THE BOARD OF AUDIT. A Quiet Meeting—A Large Amount of Business Transacted—Particulars of Submitted Claim:— Mr. Tweed Appears as a City Creditor. A meeting of the Board of Audit was held yester- Gay at the Comptrolier’s oMce. There was again a large attendance of the public, but the proceedings Were very quiet and formal, There was, however, @ large amount of business disposed of. POLICR PAY ROLLS, The Comptroller submitted the pay rolls of the Police tor the month of December, 1871, which had been examined oy the Department of Finance and found correct, Tne amount was $220,358 50. Ur- dered to be paid, FIRE DEPARTMENT PAY ROLLS, The Comptroller presented pay rolls for Decem- ber, 1871, for the Fire Department, amounting to $60,983 36. Ordered to be paid. DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, Pay rolls for the above department up to February 8, 1872, amounting to $43,280 32, were presented and ordered to be paid. SALARIES OF JUDGES. The Comptroller presented pay rolis for the salaries oi Judges of the following named Courts:— Supreme Court. Court Common Superior Court. Marine Court. Ordered to be paid. ASSIGNMENT OLATMS. Commissioner Van Nokr offerea the following:— Resolved, That the claim ot T. F. Jeremiah, B. Fellowes and A. B. McDonald, trustees for various ire insurance com- | panies, being for amounts advanced to pay thewsalaries of tne | engineers, | remen and other employes of the New ) ork Fire Department for the months of lover and November, J571, } be auiited and allowed by this Hoard, provided the pay | rolle are properly ceniged by the Fire Department. | Pay roll tor October, 1871. 2 Pay roll for November, 1871 - Commissioner VAN NokT moved the feliowing, } which were adopted:— Resolved, That all claims presented to this Roard shall be referre |, before any audit thereo’, to the Finance bepart- ment for examination and report’ thereon as to correctness and as to authority for the same. Resolved, That all objections to bills, accounts and clams presented to this board shall bela writing and sigued by the party objecting. Resolved, That objections to any bi!l, count or claim, | elther by this Board or by any other person, shail be con- | aldered by the d parzies interested wili be informed, on oft may Board, an application to the Olerk of the Board, of the time which be bxed for considering the same. MR, TWEED'S CLAIMS. The Department of Puvlic Works presented the | following claims, whict were incurred by Commis: sioner Van Nort’s predecessor. They were ordered | to lie over under tne rate :— | CT a 4,250 20 | Gi THE DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS. Petition of New York Merchanty to the Legislature for its Continuance. ‘The following letter, accompanying a petition to the Governor for the continuation of the Depart- ment of Docks, has been transmitted to His Excel lency by Mr, Hurst, of the National Steamship Line. The petition, which has received the signatures of alarge number of our prominent merchants, has also been placed in the hands of each member of the Legislature, and claims their serious atten- ton:— New Yo. Feb, 6, 1872. Hon, John T. Horrman, Governor, &. ition of the ahipbing merchants of the sity’ot New Do e favor of the continuaute of the Department ‘of Docks aa & separate department of the Cea governmens. The leading ants, and others fn‘our elty would no dou! pave signed this petition, but it bas been thought better to contne it to thone directly mterested in the improvement of ron for me to‘detafl to you the various difl- culties that were ‘overcome in ‘the crextion of the Department of Docks, 1 wish merely to recall to yout mind that this department was created solely in the interest of the commerce of this port, Ido not believe that there ever has been adepartment of the city government at the bead of which have been gentlemen who have had the confidence of the community In greater degree than have the present Commuusioners of Docks. Fo my opinion the Improvement of the water front of the city should. be carried on under a separate Board, and avy attempt to combine this with other work, will, in the begin- the whole subject, and, in’ theend, atop this improvemet te copie ‘of thie Petition will be sent to the members of the ‘have the honor to be your obedient servant, F. W. J. HURST. THE PETITION. To Tux HONORABLE ENATE AND ASSEMBLY OF 70) Tue Stare oF New Yo pak io the commercial prosperity of ‘New "York, respect. tully petition that whatever charter enRy, be adopted for the city of New York, the Department of Docks, as at present constituted, with all its powers and duties, as a separale und independent department of the city govern- ay; E. B. Mor. Inman Line, 16 ment. * F, W. J, Hurst, bi gppreed Line, le; n 63 Wail 67 South street; John G. Dale, Bi 3 'Wiliiuias & oion 4 Bowling joneph_ Hyde § Brothers, No? Bowling Greens Franeklyn, Cunard Line, No. ‘est strcet ; Mi street; Charles G. Dy, Livingnan, ¥ox & Co. 187 W & Coy, ea South atreet; Henry ‘Treasurer; Bowling Green; William street; hip Company, & Co. Bremen Line, bt .. Cameron Co, 28 sour Aaams & Whitlock, 51 South ‘street; Howland g Asptawalt us corner 48 and 65 South street; James W. Elwell & Co. street; James Hand, 119’ Wall atreet; Sutton & Co. Wall th streets; William 8. Whitlock & Co., 57 street; William Wall's Sous, 113 Wall street ; Cor. ra) Wail street: Isaxc Odell, Providence and Steamship Pompey, ler 27 North River; James M. ity Secretary Old Dominion Steamshiv Company, fer 37 North : Kobert Lowden, 93 West street; Geo. Mackenzie, Agent General Transportation Company; ©. K. Garrison; W! M. Lillian, Joint Attorneys jows, 69 Wall street; 0. H. Mal- aiden line; Grinnell, Minturn & Co.,78 South sireet; W. W. De Forrest & Co.,83 South street; Bentley, Miller & Co., #4 Soutn street; A. A. Low Brothers, 31 pucling slip; J.D. Hurlbut & Son, 84 South street; W. F. Frost, South street; Snow & Burgess, 66 South street; James ‘0, ard +113 Wall street; Howland & Frothingham, 106 Wail street: Moses Taylor, o2 Wall street ; Wendt & tammels- berg, Agent of Baltic Lioyd Mail Steamship Com| any, 40 loan; F. W AG AND CLRANERS, PAY ROLL FOR OCTOBER—1.Ab0: City Hall. . 759 00 Pubite Buildings T1040 November -Pub! 1,201 00 November—City Hall 30756 00 Salaries Departinent F. B73 66 Salaries Department Public Wor! 473 Wiliam M. 0 00 November. 500 00 December 38 451 6 Wm, . King, Ostover, 500 00 Wm. E. King, November... 6) 00 Pay roli for Octoder— Konds and avenue: 2,620 00 | November 600 | Inapector of "305 00 Daniel Berrien, supple ‘ 72 50 G. Palmer, expeases visitio: works. 25 00 Pay roll, Novembor—Lamplighters 226 66 Painters. 3,907 00 | under the rule:— Rent for the Ninti District Justicial Court, and Ninth Dis. trict Police Court, floor of building, from September | to December, 18/1, 4,700, with interest tiereon. | SUBMITTED CLAIMS. Claims for preseutment by the chairman of the Bourd of Apportionment and Audit:— . Cornwallis, the Al) 1869 Advertising 1870--Advertisin $367 50 5,185 00 —Pu' 4e10—Puvlii Total... my 84,003 8 December 8 to August 13, 187i, advertising for Department o. Pesce + B16 95 1870 James O'Connell— July W3—Resolusion of Common Co for Comptro ler to pay for sinking well of TAth strcet and Kingsbridge road... + $259 00 woek & CO.— 8 und shovels for Burean of Markets. $271 50 | nus wDA Sho reau of Markeis, 269 76 7,181 15 Tee he Viz | Joi anu 1871—Advertiuing for eity and county... 91,080 25 q hates New somrnat FL and 1972—Adwertising..... ..sessseseesecnsee 5,331 10 Cowrrird B in 180i, 18:0 and 1871—Advertising Sheriff» notice, euhvass, taxes, works, d 6,093 75, iN Olictal staten 280 20 us ashen seceees 82,897 18 1 TL 640 14 L Manhatan 1s71—Febre a § 1, Jacoous, . irexy, uyler, Conrad Boller, ith, Watson's «minis: » Charles 1 ‘0 September, 1871. . Hell, assigne t co Odell & Mills Furnishing be 900 00 | ehtidrea, 18/1, quarter ending ‘a work in Court rooms, coven 95814 55. | Mi 1 Bell, assiened to Odell « stis | Boats and removing night soll, November and De cciber, IS71, and January, 1872 9,00 00 Perris & Brown— a yiPEOt Now York and cemetery maps, 99850 M. 1. Kenny ISi0 anit 1872.—Carpenter work, mason work, &o., m At County Jatlesee seeeeees 12,506 °80 Gay & Doxe- Fit ing 380 polling places for election, November, Bites saseosesras + 1,853 00 The Scrmuitite Pihtishiag Company — | cotbshing. notices... + 24260 | o ore For increase of salary from January to April, 1870 88478 | Alexander ¥, Daviison— Increas» of salary from January to April, 1870.. 478 Ja W. Fowler. 187) -Siuary ax Justice of Third District Court... 4,166 65 Valentine ¥ Bater— 1871_—For repairing locks on #ale.....seescreeseee 12 00 Coliax & Overio For rent, with + 7686 6 G.#, O'Callaghan I70-1--servicea from October, 1870, to October, 1811, 5,000 00 8. Farrer & Co. For County Jail..... es secvee . seers eeeeee oe: + 985 96 De Marrii— advertising... 3,033 16 mer— 1 Fo. advances in money and interest. + 605,338 OL Martin & Smitn— . 1s71-2- Rent frora May 1, 1871, to February, 1872 4,961 00 Sefentific Pustishing Company — 1870-71—For advertising from December 8, 1870, sil... <a see teteeeee 246.00 rvices an watchman and for the Fisher as watebman teseeeee 900.00 ‘ seveseeee 278.00 On the motion of Commissioner Stebbins the Board adjourned until Saturday, at threezo’clock, ‘ne following petition or statement, with accom- nying resolutions, from the three members of the of Audit, will exypiain themeelves:— New Yous, Feb. 5, 1872. To THB HoOnoRasie THE LeG@isuATORE OF THE STATE Rw York:— The uate |, the membern of the Board of Apportion- ment and jeniring lo ascertam and pertorm the duty ns of the act lately u tons ree ee a to. the constructions Gey etrt at some of the provisions Of anid act, the eect of which may be to embarrasa and deiay its execution, and that the mpeediest method to obtain the end apparently intended to be secured by the act will be to apply to the Legisiature for ® supplementary act. In accordance with these views eet the undersigned respeoifuliy request your honor- pase the annexed draft of ap act in order that dela; ress of the public business ma: 7 In the PrRNORE 1 GREEN, if Comptroller of the City of New York, GEORGE M. VAN NORT Commissioner of Public Works of the Cilv of New York, HENRY G, STEBBINS, President of Dep't. of Ps...) yd City of ae iis jourd of nment and Aud Whereas this Board is advised. by ie questions may arise as to the construction Of the provisions of the act (chapter 9 of Resolved, Toat thie Board do approve the draft act amend- story of sali chapter 9, herewith submitted, and | dad Fecommend ita passage by the Legis iaitire of the State, Adoptea 0 aie y the Board of apportionment and ised may ony ‘be avoided. counsel that grave and effect of some 1872). &C-4 THE DBATH OF MR. GEORGE 0, VANNEOK. From circumstances wutch nave mnce come to light it 18 evident that Mr, Vanneck, the unfortunate gentleman who was found dead in hia bea at the Hoffman House, did not commit suicide, but that his death was caused by his fatal mistake of taking an overdose of opium for the pui rest and sleep, Mr, Vanneck. tormeny ag. ‘omlosr if the British army, was bighiy connec both im this pl A in yy a tar not in straitened nces, ot Well cared us Teauves 1D thus city, | ee | obit; Broadway; Tucker & Lightburn, 25 South street; T. ‘1’, F. A. Dwight & Co., 25 Soutn street; Carver & Barnes, D. & F. Brookinan, 3/ South street; South street; i. | Youngs & Oo.; Ponvert & 45 South street; Bucklin, | Grane & Co., 43 South street; Ferguson & Wood, 46 South | street; Borland, Dearborn & Co., 63 South street; Charies | L. Wright @ Co., 56 South street; J.B. | dons, 86 South street; C. H. Trumbull, B6 South strectt F, Alexander & Sons, New York aud Mexican Steamship Line, 83 Broadway ; Frederick Baker. Merchants’ Steamship Line, 30 Broadway; George D. dutton, 1.1 and 123 Front street; B. F. Metcalf & Cc Wall sir Overton & Haw- | kins, 68 Maiden lane; Thomas Dunham's Nephew & Co. 68 | South street ; Wetmore, Cryder & Co., 73 and 74 South street; 8. L. Merchant 4 Co.. 76 South street; Hand & Swann, 77 South street; D. De Castro & Co., 25 William street; Boyd & Hincken, No.3 William street; Benner & Pinkney, 19 Old slip; Waydell & Co., 21 Old slip; Tetens & Bockmann, No. 6 South William street;’ Crandall, Bertaux & Co., 115 Broad street; 8. W. Lewin 20.5 94 South street; Dovale & Co. 26 South treet ; Walab, Field & Way, 29 South street: Evans, Bul & Co., 26 South street; J. Atkins & Oo., 33 South street; H. W. Jack- son & Co., 4 South street; Moss & Ward, 41 ‘South street; ge F, Bulley, 120 Wail stract; Warren Wail Ray, 1 Robinsons, 44 Front street; David Dows h street; J. M. Flake & Co.. 18° South streets 9 South street; J. H, Herrick & Co., No. jos Cobb, 80 Whi li; A. EB, Masters, 129 Broad street; Charies H. Marshall, Bariin, ;, Joha 8. War, 42 Pearl street; Wililam K, Hinman, u iouth street; 8. W. Carey, 82 Whitehall; Cragin & Co., 400 West Twelfth street; Barling & Davis, 48 South street THE STREET CLEANING COMMISSION. Meeting of the Commissioners Yesterday— The Mayor’s Scheme tor the Much Needed Remedy for the Street Cleaning Question, Ameeting of the Street Cleaning Commission, specially called by the Mayor at the request of Mr. John L. Brown, street cleaning contractor, to whom the Commonalty 18 indebted to a considerable amount, was held yesterday In the Comptroiler’s | oftioe, At five minutes to two o'clock tne meeting opened, the Mayor taking the chair. The reading oi the minutes was dispensed with, The Mayor stated that he had recelvea a commu- nication from Mr. Brown, street cleaning con- tractor, to the effect that as It seemed to be the de- sire of certain members of the Commission to break the contract with him he was willing to do 60 on certain conditions. ‘The MAYoR then offered the following:— Whereas the present contract for cleaning the streets was entered into seven years since, when the number of streets re- quirmy sweeping were verv much less than now ; Wi the concract iimits the sum to be paid; aud whereas it that the contractor in oraer to make any kind of a pi fit is ised to be aa economical as he possibly can be in labor service without vitiating his contract; and where- he contract limits the sweepings to so many & week; und whereas emergencies arise and exist ide out of’ the contract requiring street ¢ . and especially for extreme sanitary measures; and whereas it is believed that the system of cleaning the whole city by the operations of one contract is cumbersome and has not realized the necessities of the business, and it 's oxpe- dient that anew plan be adopted; and whereas there are gal difficulties in rescinding the present contract, iit be rescinded upon apparently good grounds ion; and whereas it r 1 to relinquish the Contract if he can be secured agalnat Loss. Kesolved, That the Presi.ent of the Board of Health be a pointed a commitiee to negotiate with the contractor for the hypothetical snrvender of his contract, and ascertain what his views are on the subject, and what his terms would be for the surrender, and report to this Commission, and also to Teport an ouiline of a new system for cleaning the streets, and to report whether itis subject which abould be placea under the control of the Board of Health, or to make Such recommendations for a memorial to the Legislature for remedial action asin his acquaintance with the subject may f#eem advisable for the public good, ‘The COMPTROLLER made objection to the lengthy preamble, at least to the statements therem set forth. ‘The Mayor then marked the manuscript where it begins “it is understood that tne contract,” &., and, stating that the oaege portion may be re- arded as his remarks, he offered the remainder, including the resolution which was adopted. Mr. BROWN then handed in two bills, one for $50,000 and odd for work done, and $49,850, the bal- ance retained from the semi-conthiy certiticates from January to Decomber, 1871, as per contract, being ten per cent on $498,500. The MAYOR said that no action conid be taken upon these pills until the report of the President of the Board of Alealth, Juage Bosworth, to whom they were referred at ihe iast meeting. Mr. BRowN replied that this matter was urgent, He had 1,300 men in his employment to whoma large sum of money was owing. Finally the bilis in * to 3lst December were passed and sabsequently handed to the Comptroller for presentation to the Board of Audit The bills passed include the balance of ten per cent retained, ‘he Board then adjourned, BOARD OF HEALTH. Sanitary Inspection—Smallpox Dying Out— Conatngious Diseases—OMcial Reporte—The *Tabernacle” Tenement House Rented by the Owner in Violntion of Law. At the reguiar meeting of the Board of Health yesterday afternoon the following reports from the various bureaus were received and acted upon:— The Sanitary Committee respectfully submit the foll report for in week ending February'S, 167 pitipa BANITARY INSPROTION, The City Sanitary Inspector reports a total of 1,292 tone by the Health Inspectors as follows—viz,, 623 used, 45 pi tories and wort rivi Rraughver hous te inspec- dwellings, 38 other dwellings, 14 manutage ps, 8 stores and warehouses, 79 stables, 1 house, 4 tripe bolling establishments, ’6 ; 82 munken and vacant tote, 20 yards, courte and areas, 9 ORLL. ND BASEMENTS, | 15 waste pipes and drains, 161 closets, 5 streets, gutters and | sidewalks, 10 otaer nulsai piggeries and 109 visite to of contagious diseases, fhe number of reports received cases ports from Henith Inspectors was 191. During the week 24 Jaints have been received from citizens and referred to the jealth Inspectors for investigation and report. His report we that sho DURING THE WEEK the disinfecting corpe have visited 85 premises where con- tagious diseases were found and have disinfected and fumt- ated 77 houses, 77 privy sinks, together with clothing, bed- ing, Ac. ; 42 cares ot amallpox were removed to nd ene dead body to the Morgue by the ambulance corps. This Teport also shows that 65 GINKB AND OFSGPOOLS have been et ‘and dininfected by the night der permita of the Board, and 1%8 londs of ni from the city. There have also been at the market yards, of which 29 were found bruisea and 14 badly brused. Permits have been granted to 17 dine! cargoes on vouchers from the Health Officer of the pork. ‘vace! have visited 11,761 families ‘and performed 1 were pri- seco of vaccina un: ion corps vaccinations, of which 16 number February hus, Typhoid. Searle, Measles the: fenvery aft 12 ‘@ isha io ‘= Smale “ ‘ne Reginter of Record t wee! EPO upon t corres 0; death; and no.ent cat hed fro of typ) creaned from W to 2%, of dip! from 24 to 32, of wh from 6 to7, and of remient tover [600s from fever. Diarrhoral Segoe gece 4106, There Gentha ‘ane ibe Sova! Seaplrmlary gaieeuong 10, agalans and 73 im the week, The Freorded tor a the Cooper Union Ma degrees ; ‘dais degrees; being 10.05 de- ros Feading of barometer, 30.009 inches; mean for health 1 r th, laws oF ordinan; 5 n Yule, 0 the following as the amount confiscated ae unt. for human food’ 18; veal (“carcas”), 1; veal (“bob”), Pope sanitary condition of the slaughter houses of the city 1s good, The City Sani that Mr. tary reported Peter Dolan, the oanerol iat tenement house Nos. 6,7 and 9 Mulberry street, known as the “Taber- nacie,”’ had let that building to tenants without a permit from the Board, who had ordered its vaca- tion some time since on the und that rie pace Was unfit for human habitation, The City itary Inspector asked that Mr. Dolan be usual way for this violation of the law. Action in the matter was postponed until a tull report shall be received irom the City Sanitary Inspector, At the time the Board ordered the vacation of these premises forty famiiies resided in them, and a MOKE FILTHY OR DISGRACEFUL DEN could not be found in the city. Disreputabie char- acters from ali parts of New York found netuge there at night, and the scenes that took place in the vast sneil were ond the power of description, The place is not now Mt for human habitation, and there ts no doubt but the Board of Heaith will order the entire structure to be pulled down. PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. Stated Meeting of the Board ef Commission- ereProtest ef a Teacher—An Empty Treasary. The Commissioners of the Department of Public Instruction met yesterday, at four o'clock, in stated session, nine Commissioners present and President Smythe in the chair. Communications were received from the trustees of various wards, in regard to salaries and absences of teachers, repairs, furnishing, &c. A communication was received fom the trustees of the Nineteenth wara relative to a new grammar School building in East Fifty-seventh street and pur- chasing a site for a public school in Hamilton equare, The communications were reierred to the Commit- tee on sites aud New School Houses. ‘The PRESIDENT announced that the Committee on the West Point Cadetship had been appuinted, and Set of Commissioners Sands, Gross and Eng- A communication was received from Miss Swayne protesting against the action of the trustees of the Seventeenth ward in removing her to an inlerior patton. ata reduced salary. 1t was decided by the oard that the trustees had exceeded their rights and that the case should be investigated, commissioner Woop exhibited some illustrated cards for the use of schools, recommending their adoption. The matter was referred to ihe Commit- tee on School Books, Commissioner Woop introduced a resolution to the eifect that, inasmuch as the new course ot studies required a greater amount of knowledge in natural science than bas been required of the teachers heretofore, provision should be made in the Normal College to meet the want, Mr. Lewis, of the Finance Committee, reported that the primary school building iu Ludiow and Delancey streets had been finished under the specifl- cations endorsed by the board, and moved an ap- a en vl $53,000 to meet the expeuse, The estimate of tne expense for the support of the Public schools tor 1872 was reported as $2,757,100, and it was recommended that an immediate appor- tionment be made vy au autuorized Board, Jt was voted that William Belden, Princtpai of Grammar School No. 44 be permitted three months? absence, provided ne furnished a suitable suvstt- tute, at his own expeuse, for the first class, ‘The report of tue Committee on Bylaws, laid over ata former meeting of the Board, providing that girs should not exter the Normal College tll they ad attained their fourteenth year, was taken up and discussed. Mr-Smythe offered an amend- mient, Making It possible for girls of twelve years, wno had passed # successful examination, to be ad- mittea to the college. He was opposed by Mr, Wood, who thougut that the physical and mental health of the pupils forbade such a course, Mr. Smythe considered that the Normal College was pecuiiarly established for the poor, and he thoughc that such could not afford to keep their daughters at home waiting for them to reach @ certain age belore they could enter. Mr. Smythe’s amendment was lost and the question Was postponed till the last meeting in March. The Auditing Committee reported an empty treas- ury and expressed the desire of the Board vnat the authorities should act as suun as possible upon the subject of providing the Board with iunds to meet Ite pressing necessities, A resolution was offered providing that the local Boards should have clerks paid by the central Board. This resoiution was adopted in opposition tw ammority report read by Commissioner Bren- nan. Misses De Wallly and Crasto were appointed sec- ond assistant teachers in the Normal College, at salaries of $1,400 each, AROUND THE CITY HALL. The Mayor was busily engaged with his oMcial duties at his office at the City Hail yesterday. In the morning Samuel Bromberg was sworn in as Third Assistaat Clerk, and Charles A, Tucker as Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms and Doorkeeper to the Board of Aldermen.* The Mayor received a com- mittee of the Carmen’s Association, who, in regolu- tions which they submitied, set forth their griev- ances, They compiain that the streets are so en- creached upon by hucksters’ stalls that they dnd it dificult to oad and unioad their drays, They com. plain, too, of the interterence of the police, and of the hooks on the butchers’ stalls, which injure thetr horses in passing. Tbe Mayor promised tne carmen that he would consult the Chiei of Police as toa remedy of the evils, The Comptroller and the Laborers. Eleven hundred of the laborers employed on the line of the aqueduct, Ninety-tnira street and Tenth avenue, ‘were paid by the Comptroller yesterday. ‘The.amount of their two weeks’ pay was abont sixty thousand dollars, This class of workmen are now paid to the 16th of January, ‘The Comptroller states that he is very cesirous of discharging al! the in- debtedness of the city, and to pay promptly and in fall all the salaries of the city’s employés. He is doing this, he states, as fast as it is possibie for him to do It consistent with the requirements of the law. There is, however, he assevts, no large amount of unpaid claims for labor now existing in 18, the city depart ial To NaMNOCE FIRES. Fire in Broadway. At a quarter past four o’clock yesterday morning @ fire occurred on the first floor of Nos, 40 and 42 road: occupied by Isaac lor, @ shippin; See at ‘Owned oy Edward atthews. Tne damage done amounted to $600, The building was fully insured, Fire in Hudson Street, About four o’clock yesterday morning a fire broke out on the top floor of 93 Hudson street, occupied by Matthew Isaacs, tailor, which caused a damage of $260. The place was not insured, The second story, which was occupied by Otto Bruchif, was damaged to the extent of $500; Insured in the Man- hattan Insurance Company for $400. The basement, which was occupied by Caspar Reiff as a lager beer saloon, was injured to the extentof $200; not in- sured, The buliding, which is the property of the Trinity Church corporation, was damaged to the extent of $600, Confingration in Albany. N. Y. Smith & Covert’s morocco factory, on arch sireet, Albany, was dumaged by fire yesterday to the amount of $10,000, Tne property was insured. Fire at Sand Lake. TRoy, N. Y., Feb. 7, 1872. One of Kidder®& Akins’ hosiery milis at Sand Lake took fire in the picker’s room this morning, = Lig destroyed. The loss 13 $30,000; parually jared. The Worcester Fire. Worcester, Mass., Feb. 7, 1872, ne loss by the fire in this city on Tuesday was 000; the insurance $5,000, Disastrous Conflagrat’ in Ol City. JAMESTOWN, Pa., Feb, 7, 1872. A fire broke out in the National Hotel in Oil City, esterday, destroying the hotel, together with the ior House, the Ol Exchange, the branch oMces o1 the Western Union Telegraph Com: and At. lantic Telegraph Company, and two or three saloons. The 1088 estimated at $60,000; lasured. ‘The fire.was caused by a Jamp explosion, Bired by an Incendiary. CAMBRIDGE City, Ind., Feb. 7, 1872. The grocery store of Smaliey & Co. was burned this morning. The loss 1s $12,000; insured for 000, The same property was fired by an incen- & on Sunday night, but the snow on the bulld- ing prevented a epreuling ‘of the flames. $60,000 Worth of Property Destroyed. Derrort, Mich., Feb, 7, 1872. Afire at Port Huron this morning entirely de- atroyed the buildings and stocks of D, Graham, hats and furs: D. Gurin, boots and shoes; F. +. Meyer, and J. B, Farrand, dry ¢ total one rT} bot; onuranee $28,000, There war no on ie MILLER'S INSURANCE RECORD. Further Testimony Before the Assembly Com mittee—Miller’s Fees and How He Examined Companies—Startling Statements by Ex- Chief of Police English—He Describes the Superintendent’s Little Bills and The Assembly Committee on Insurance resumed their session yesterday, at ten o'clock A. M., at thd THE TESTIMONY. The first witness called was Ezra White, one of ors of the North British and Mercautile Service Compuny. He said:—Its affairs have never been never knew of an; some transfer o! sent the one per cent on and be said it Sareeee: ye cl ‘ge was lonate; never whether it was high or low. Mr, Miller explained that it was not re reporks itwasa the Superintendent to repair its cap! ; the capital been impaired, and the examination was necessary to cover what; amount was necessary before a call wae upon the stockholders; the call would not be legal unless examination had been’ made. Witnres—The Excelsior has failed twice in consequeni res; | was Spoinin’ receiver, ‘z tosses in the Chicas Jonn R. Hegerman, sworn—I am Vice President of Metropohiian Life Insurance Company; the compa: affairs were examined by Mr. Miller and’ his deputies; the examination took three weeks; the result was never ‘pree sented to the company, but a call was made for them tt crease its capital stock 0,000; Mr. Miller received $1, for the examination; one ot bis deputies, Mr. Oarr, was $100 besides’ what was paid Mr. Miler (witn Teoeipts in receipt book acknowledging the same); » Mrj Rollin came to us before the examination aud told us St, what he could do, .tc. ; the President of the com Mr, Rollin $260 for’ his ‘assistance to Mr. Miller; the mo paid to Mr, Carr was a gratuity for his extra work; the ex. ‘amination giao thorough we do not want y in. ‘George F; Sniffen, sworn—I am Secretary of the Ki booker Life Insurance Company; our, company was mined from November, 1870, to ‘April, 1871, by varioi parties, inclading Miller; they’ were there nearly every among’ them were Blanidg . Southwick and Sherman} $2,000 to Maller for examination; there was no bill rendered the report was favorable; the examifation was not req\ don’t know how many companies have been examined, Here Mr. Miller interrupted the witness in a speech, which be declarea that out of seventy-fi compan! doing business in this State he had examined but nine and out of all the companies, 294 in number, but seven nine had been examined, ‘This would be shown in his in answer to a resolution of the Senate, which would soon ._ He reflected upon Mr. Barnes’ administration of department very severely. Mr. Barnes responded his fees for examinations were very small, Mr. Miller nounced Barnes’ statements as false. Mr. Sniffen resumed—1 know of no reason for the exam: tion ; we paid Eldridge #280 for examination of books, &c. this in aduition to the $2,600 paid Miller ; don’t recoll e was taken, was thorou; examined under oath; I thougl n; all of the officers were aworn xamined; never told Miller of directed t'y Vice President to pay Taigned testimonial to Miller arily; think the companies will ultimately be benefited! the system of examiuatious, and the charge for the re} was reasonable. Jacob ‘worn—I am President of the Hope Fire I atice Company ; was examined by Miller's orders in June, 187 the parties were Miller, Eldridge and Mr. Mead; was't examined by arnes previously: the examination commen one afternoon and ended next moruing; the charge was $60; never pala more, nor was a request mate for more. * Cross-examined—I sigued the testimonial voluntarily, never complained of the $60 charged. Stephen Inch English, editor of an obscure’ ins paper, was sworn—In the months of March, April and May Grew Miller's attention to the Hope Fire Insurance Companys: of New Haven, which was rotten; Miller promised to examnd Cross-examined—I_w: you meant written dep everything was thorou, ine It; {n April the Vice President called upon me and) admit an impairment of the canals T again ittention; be went to Ne dollar Ot capital eat Of $1,000,000, when they had aot Miller was at New Laven with Pierce the bsp drew gheck for $6,000 on Scranton & Co.; on the 14th June following entry appears on the ledger of the compan: “Expenses, Sewell & Pierce, services as Fotainer, $5,000; saw the entry on the ledger ‘myself; Plerce and heard, went to New Haven to; made another examination, and following 1s the check :— 5 ee nan PLCC ETE IE ND AOODOIODS: i New Haven, June 9, 1870. ther; in September charged for it 3.8 36 YALE NATIONAL BANK $29] _ Pay to i, 8. Scranton & Co. or order 325 | Five Thousand Dollars, Nba D. 8. SATERU et 4 Peosdeat % | 85,000 00. Mr. Miller objected to the admission of this hearsay dence, which nevertheless, adinitted. English resumed—In J Miller about the certificate : the wool over my eyes there;' outery over the exorbitant chatges for examining fire panies: Miller replied, “Well, I'l see southworh and It stopped ;” I got this check in the company’s office at N Haven; it isthe only check drawn on that day; I bave req ceived money in the same way myself, The committee at this point took a recess un! two o’ciock. On resuming tne examination of English was continued in substance as follows:— In May, 1871, statements appeared in the papers about Commonweaith Fire Company; Miller when he put a receiver in; the Secretary, that Miller received @ bribe of $1,000 f1 from him j read a letter he wrote to Miller on the subject in April forming Miller of the charge; witness gave the names Wy, Lip] hty bole te eagee ‘and 1 Liporeen ie m the the company wi another substituted, never went by any other name; I was born in Irelana; at the of the lice Eo for many years; resicned, >but was never arrested, ross-examined by Miller—My name is Stephen aa although I was summoned once for an assault upon @ the magistrates requesied me to recail my resignation {s tue city girl case T had: never asounltey anekce ore Ro brother threatened to shoot me; it was @ int ou _extorted money’ from Emong them "were Charles Opdyke ana Mt. “Dewes a r. the Standard Life, and Edward A: Jones; my ov commenced when it was currently reported you. recel 850,000 from the Mutual Life Company, ‘Sewall Plerce; I heard hundreds of people talking of If all over chuntry.; can't give the name of one man who told me story; Mr. Ecclesine, of the Underwriter, said ou received $20,00) from the Knick er Life fi 10,000 ; It was also zenerally believed that your life ts sured for #60,000, and you have never paid ‘a cent on your licies; 1 ceased to support your pohey after going to Al’ any to get you to change it. Mr. MILLER read from the witness’ ye various extracts, and in @ scathing cross-examination ex~ posed some of the absurd utterances of the witness,) and concluded by inviting ee to make lurther statement he chose. While giving his mony English excited the mirth cree who shook with laughter when he e of influence 1n political and insurance circles. ‘The committee adjourned until ten this morning.j The mode of conducting the examination is likely’ to eventuate in a burlesque, 80 little regard 1 pai to any rule of examination. Is THE METROPOLITAN GAS OOMPANY A) PARTNER OF TWEED? New York, Feb. 6, 1872, To THe Eviror oF THE HeRALD:— Is the the Metropolitan Gas Company a inca Tweea? The reason I ask this question is the ease and faciiity with which tney rob the put in the apper part of this city could only be ex: by Tweed and his Ring; but this state of affairs cans not last forever, as the public know the Sane Metropolitan Gas Company to be one of the extraordinary-set of scoundrels and swindlersin this country, and, knowing that sooner or sater they be brought to Justice, I nope no mercy will be sho them, Now, as youand the puditc no doubt remember, the gas of this company gave out on the Christmas holidays and left the upper part) bitty oe darkness for several enh yet notwitn-, standing this lack of the bills range on an avers age from fifteen to thirty per cent er than previous months, and if you ask the reason of ¢ out they have the audacity to Inform you thay average from twenty-five to raed ‘would have been if chai y er cent Jess (nary coosumed @s recorded on henna aa nee, A Hope ‘the public will do its ratenoae justice to a down-trodaen community, that the Matos! Gas Company will be a In th success, Lremain yours, uly. ay MAYER, ? THE EIGHTH NATIONAL BANK. ‘ To THs Eprror oF THE HERALD:— I did notsay at the meeting of depositors o1 the Eighth National Bank iast evening, as statea by your reporter, that Mr, Union Adams drew $9,000 from the bank on the evening before its suspen- sion; but I did say that his checks for over $6,000 were paid on the morning of the b to get his own funds overdrew botn hi account and that of his firm, thi core, Mt tA iP ‘ rection i will ob! re 4 STEPHENSON