The New York Herald Newspaper, January 5, 1873, Page 5

Two English Steamers Ashore—The Sir Francis, of Liverpool, Sunk in a Bad Position Off Sal- isbury Beach—The Dominion Compa- ny’s New Steamer Texas Ashore in Boston Harbor—Distressed Vessels Assisted by Revenne Steamers. Phe British Steamer Sir Francis, of the Warren Li Ashore on Salisbury Beach—Dangerous Position of the Sunken Vessel—Probable Loss of Part eof Her Cargo. Boston, Jan. 4, 1873, ‘The dense fog which hung over the coast on Friday rendered navigation exceedingly danger- ous to inward bound vessels. Besides the disaster to the bark Aurora, wrecked on Cape Cod, and the vexatious mishap to the steamship Texas below this port, information has been received of the stranding of the British steamer Sir Francis, of Warren & Co.’s line, bound from Liverpool to Boston. THE DISASTER eccurred off Hampton Beach, the famous Summer resort, and only about ten miles below Newbury- port; and it is probable that the cargo, M% =6not the steamer, will prove a _ total jess. From the statement of Captain Whiting, the commander, to the HERALD Teporter, it appears that he has expe- rienced the most dificult passage which he ever made across the Atlantic, having been twenty-five @aya out from Queenstown. When he met the dis- aster his ship was straining along in alense fogata slow rate, and he was expecting to sight tife familiar hheadiand of the coast when, at about two o’clock P. M., the beach loomed up at an apparent distance @f about five miles, Immediately afterwards the steamer struck a rock, which, from the effects pro- @uced, must have torn the iron from her bottom frem stem to stern. SAFETY OF ALL ON BOARD. The crew and her only passengey were taken off im small boats and rowed into Newburyport in wafety. The steamer now lies on the rocks on Salisbury beach, about one mile west of the Atlan- tic House. The captain and crew were obliged to row several miles along the shore before they could make alanding. The steamer fills with wateD at every tide. Tugs and men have gone from New- buryport to-night to assist in saving her. If the weather continues mild SHE MAY BE GOT OFF, but her position is avery dangerous one on the rocks. The ship is divided into compartments and all the openings were closed; but on sounding the holds the captain found water in all but the fore hold, which was not examined. This contains geda, ash and bleaching powder, which if exposed to water will be greatly damaged. The lower hold contains an assorted cargo, including a large quantity of iron, which latter will not, of course, be materially damaged. The steamer is con- structed with bilge pieces, and now rests on an even bed, with water up to within a few inches of the lower deck. It is probable that a large portien of the CARGO WILL BE SAVED without damage, as the-steam tug 0. M. Winch, ‘Which has just been iron clad to meet the emer- geucies of the season, has been despatched to the scene of the disaster. The steamer bad but a single passenger, who, in company with the efficers and crew, effected a landing by means of boats on the Beach near the Newburyport Lighthouse. A heavy surf was running at tié time, in which the boats warrowly escaped being swamped, THE INSURANCE, ‘The cargo is largely insured in this country, and the value of the vessel is probably covered in Eng- lish offices. An Attempt to Have the Cargo of the Sir Francis Removed. PortsMouTH, N. H., Jan. 4, 1873. ‘The steamer George M. Hunt, of Rockport, which arrived here this aiternoon, reports that she found the British steamship Sir Francis (before reported ashore off Hampton), on Salisbury Beach, deserted ‘and lying hard and fast on the rocks, two miles off shore. ™ ‘The Hunt put a wrecking crew on board, and will proceed hence to-morrow to break and remove the cargo. The captain of the Hunt states that the back of the iron steamship is broken and the middle compartments are full of water. There was no person on board the vessel when she was discovered by the Hunt, the second mate having just gone ashore. The first mate came on board soon alter, ‘but laid no claim to the ship. Disaster in Boston Harbor—The. New British Steamer Texas, of the Missis- sippi and Dominion Line, Ashore Near Fort Independence. Boston, Jan. 4, 1873. The new British steamship Texas, Captain Bouchette, belonging to the Dominion line, which left Liverpool on the 12th of December, arrived Delow this port last night after a very rough ‘passage, having been compelled to put into Halifax for a supply of coal. In coming up the harbor through the dense fog ghe ran ashore on the southeast side of Fort Inde- pendence, where she remains to-night. Her bow rests fast on the shore, but around her stern there ts twenty feet of water. Steam tugs and lighters have been sent down to assist in getting her off, and it is expected that as goon as she is relieved of a portion of her cargo she will Noat without sustaining any material damage. She had a general cargo of 2,000 tons of foreign merchandise for Boston consignees and about 400 ‘tons for Portland. The Texas is & new screw steamship, just com- Pieted for the Mississippi an@ Dominion Steamship Company, which has recently commenced running their boats to Boston. Usefulness of the Reven Cutters— Assistance Rendered to Vessels in Dis- tress by the Boats Mosswood and Dobbin, WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 1873, Reports have been received at the Revenue Ma- Tine office of assistance rendered by the revenue Steamer Mosswood to the schooner N. 8. Bridges, of Pembroke, Me., which was ashore on the rocks on the west side of Rice Island in Rumney’s Bay and in avery perilous position at high water on the night of December 29. The Mosswood ‘bent & hawser and towed the schooner trom her peril to safe anchorage in Broad Cove. The revenue cutter Dobbin rendered assistance to the American schooner Sarah, of Rockland, Me., which was discovered in the height of a severe gale on December 20 dragging ashore. There were mone of the crew on board, and it was impossible for them to reach the vessel. A boat’s crew from ‘the Dobbin, in charge of an oficer, was sent to the assistance of the schooner, and after a desperate struggle succeeded in getting on board, when a second anchor was let go and a sufficient quantity pf cable paid out, thus saving the vessel from ab- solute destruction. The boat's crew were unable to return to the cutter owing to the heavy head sea and the etrength of the gale. They therefore ran to lee- ‘ward and waited until the storm lulled. THE NEWCASTLE DISASTER, ERIE, Pa., Jan. 4, 1873, The report printed in some papers this morning ‘that nine persons were burned in the railroad ac- cident at Newcastle is incorrect. No one was burned, WHY NOT DOIT EFFEOTUALLY? Parerson, N. J., Jan. 4, 1873, John Boker, aged abort forty-five, stabbed him- self twice and then tried \o shoot himssif this noon in front of his wife's residence in Mill street, Jealousy of his wife being \he alleged cause. He had just served @ sentence of six montis in the State Prison for an assault and battery on Mrs. Boker, proceeding from a wimilar caus, The ‘wounds inflicted are all above the heart atd are Bot dangerous, | He was sent tojall, NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JANUARY 5, 1873—TRIPLE SHEET. DISASTERS ON THE DEEP, | THE LOSS OF THE STEAMER MISSOURI, Oficial Report of the United States Local Inspectors of Steam Vessela—The Vessel Feund To Be Perfectly Equipped—A Breach of the Steam Vessel Law In- curred However. P WAsHineron, Jan, 4, 1873, ‘The following statement was received here to-day from New York, and puts a very different coloring upon the loss of the Missouri from that report made by @ local magistrate at Nassau and transmitted to the authorities nere, which abused the Missouri, her equipment and American steamers in gen- eral:. New Youx, Dec, 20, Apprson Low, Esq.,, United States Supervising Inspector of Steam Vessels, Second District, New York -— Sin—In compliance with your instructions of the 7th inst., directing me to procéed with the investigation of the steamer Missouri dfsaster—which vessel was burned at sea on the morning of the 22d October twenty-five miles northeast of the island of Abaco, mas—and to make a careful investigation relative to her eonstruction and equipment, we respectfully make the following, report:—We commenced the investigation on the morning of the 15th ult. and continued it on the tol- lowing day. ‘The Board then adjourned to Monday, the 8th ult, when the examination of witnesses was re- sumed. In consequence of one of the Board, @. K. being engaged in another ease, which had been ad- journed to Tuesday, 19th ult, this case was adjourned to Friday, 22d ult., when the investigation was resumed. Alter’ an examination of all the witnesses that could then be obtained the Board adjourned » OM the following morning, learning through the papers that another boat's crew had been saved, we therefore con- to reopen the case upon their arriyal here. investigation was reopened on thé dth inst., and mination ee tie then remaining survivors—viz., a ind third con nt oe teen meee’ and a passenger by me ot Outerbridge- ‘The Cuse was ayuin closed om the 6th inst, occupied six days. In compliance with your instructions of the 9th inst., directing us to keep the investigation open antil further orders, it was 80 ordered. On the 17th inst. two witnesses ‘were examined. On the léth inst. one witness was ex- amined, when, in compliance with your instructions of the 16th inst., the case was finally closed, having occu- Pied a total of eight daya. ‘The Missouri was @ screw steamer 180.83 tons bur- den; built at Mystic, Ct, in 1862; was inspected Octo- ber 10, 1872, by L. H. Be , local Inspector of Halls H, Birdsall, Assistant Inspector of Boilers for the district of New Y; and atter a careful examination of the cer- taficate of i ction (a copy of which is herewith sub- mitted) and the evidence produced, we conclude that the iuspection and the equipment, as stated in the certifi. ae. ‘was strictly in compliance with the requirement of e law. Mr. George H. Alchorn, the caryenies who made the repairs in the vei and Mr. John Germain, the port ‘superintendent of thé Atlantic Mail Steamship Company, testify that she was a strong, well built ship, diagonal iron strapped, and in good and seaworthy condition, ant that her equipments were complete ai articu- lars in excess of the requirements of in evidence that her boilers were most thoroughly re- paired, and thatovery precaution was taken to gua against danger of Are. ir, Germain further testifies that the engine and boiler were worked—the former some four or five hours, the latter ten hours—prior to her sailing, quite lonz enough to have made a trip to Sandy Hook and back, and that they gave the utmost satisiaotion. He also testifies that felt is not put on boilers as a precaution fire, but to prevent the radiation of heat, to save fuel and to pre- vent heating of other parts of the vessel, all of which is well known to practical engineers. It is stated in evidence that the engines were fre- quently slowed and stopped during the first forty-eight hours of the passage,on account of foanting or priming of the boilers. ‘This is not an uncommon occurrence, nor is it dangerous When such precautions as were used were taken. As per bills submitted to this Board, the company owning the vessel had just completed repairs Martin, fireman on her amounting to Wh and Mr. J. . pa the treasurer, states in his evidence at the: had ‘ticular in repair- been 80 ing her at they consider that not another dollar could be necessarily spent upon her. She lett New York on the 18th of October, bound for Havana, via Nassau, nothing of importance ogenering ‘until the morning of the when about twenty-five miles northeast of the island of Abaco, it blowing «gale at that time from east-north- east, With heavy sea running, ship heading south haif west and rolling deep, At cight A. M. fire was discovered in the portafter locker of the panjry, which was re- ported a moment after as having been extinguished by a wet carpet and a bucket of water; but shortly aiver smoke and flame broke out with fearful Freee The Qumps were immediately manned and worked, but with the rapidity with which the flames spread they were of but little use. Seeing no chance or hope of sav- ing the vessel, Captain Green then gave orders to clear away and lower the boats, which was done with indifter- ent success. Three boats were burned, one swamped and another upset, and the third, lowered over the Hern, was partially ne of these three boats reached the Tandon the same evening (Mc disaster with iwelve oF sons—seven passengers and five of the crew. Another boat which bad nine of the crew on board, landed on evening uf the eighth day after the casualty, having en- dured awful sufferings, and having lost five of number. The third boat, which was bottom up, with two persons clinging to it, was righted, and the persons in reached land in her on the morning of the eg th day after the casualty; they also endured awful hardship and privation, and one of them died some days atter landing. THE RESULT OF THE EVIDENCE. From a caretul consideration of the evidence we are fully satisfied that oe Green and his officers did everything possible under the circumstances and in the short time allowed torescue the passengers and save his vessel. When last seen they were endeavoring t h the ay remaining available boat, with wha success 1s unknown, but the presumption is they ungelfishly shared the fate of their vessel. In this connection we state the crew had not been stationed awfire quarters, nor had the hose been attached to the fire pumps, as required by rule 2%, section jaw of February 28, 1871; it'also ap- ears that some of the crew "¢ demoralized, each se! Ine his own safety, regardless of safety. We are there- fore of the opinion that proper discipline and organiza- tlon were lackidg, and that the oe of the vessel ip jerelict of his duty. this respect was ‘THE CAUSK OF THE FIRE, We are unable to give a positive penory, for. the origin ot the fire, but from the evidence of Louis Bohm, chief pan- tryman, and Richard Murphy, assistant paniryman, we are of the opinion that the primary cause was the break- ing of a demijohn containing aguardiente (which is of a very inflammable nature) in the port locker of the pan- try, andits wnition from some cause unknown to us Bohm. and Murphy testified that the fire was first discovered in the locker; they also state that the demijohn was broken and that the spirits were burning, ana they gave their opinion that thi: 8 the cause ot the disaster; that it belonged to the ship stores, and was used to keep tea and coffee warm. Mr. Quinnan, the treasurer of the company, testifies that under no cir- cumstances whatever are stores of an inflammable nature allowed on board, except such ag are kept in the store- room in charge of the storekeeper, and delivered by him in such qgantities as are needed for immediate use ; and iPaguardtente was on board it must have been taken b; me of the crew for Grinking purposes, in oven whic! e furnishes @ list of liquid stores in the ship—viz., eae stores, engineers’ stores and mates’ stores (list herewith submitted). ‘That the aguardiente was on board contrary to the orders of the Crd tonal does not seem to admit of adoubt. There is noth in the evidence to warrant the opinion or belief that there was anything in the con- struction or management of the boilers to cause the’ disaster. The cargo being so far removed from the point at which the fire originated we did not deem it necessary to ‘tion in that direction. pursue the inves! LOSS OF LIFE. By the disaster thre were sixty-nine persons lost— viz., twenty-four passengers, including five women, seven children, and torty-tive officers and crew. ‘There ‘were seven male passengers and ten of the crew saved. ‘The feartul loss of life can onl: rapidity with which the flames spread and the circum. stance of a heavy gale and sea running at the time. COWARDS. The difficulty of launching boats and disembarking people under ‘such circumstances can, only be fully Tealized by seafaring men and those having witnessed such scenes. Although it may seem to be exceeding our instructions in the case, we cannot close this report without reference to the Conduet of the male passengers Who were “saved, seven of whom, Heing, the majority. in the ‘boat, took possession of the conditioned boat, and, in about thirty or forty min- utes trom the breaking out of the fire, left the ship, and in less than two hours pulled away for the land, leaving their shipmates to their fate, ‘There was no effort made by them to save the few help- less women and children on board. It is in evidence that the boat could have carried nine persons with safety, still these are the men (some of them professin; to be seamen) who cast reflections on others who unsel- fisnly shared the fate ofthe vessel. The evidence of the case and other papers are herewith subtaitted. The ship wi $175,009 Cargo... 62,588 Tota rec saapicitgag oot SS chi is respectful A eae eee y SOHN K. MATTHEWS, Local Inspector District, New York. EMAIN BRAINAED, Local Inspector District, Albany. ' NEW YORK CITY. The police made 1,508 arrests, On New Year's Day fifty arrests were made by the police. The taxes yielded a harvest of $366,645 72 to the City Treasury last week. Twenty-five cases of smallpox were reported since Sunday last, thirteen of which were fatal. ‘There were forty-three fires last week, causing a total loss of $32,545. The total insurance is $33,050, — Four thousand two hundred and sixty-seven per- sons were lodged in the station houses during the Past week. Two of the victfms of the Centre street fre were buried yesterday afternoon in Calvary Cem le They were Margaret and Mary Donohue. “sr Fifty-two licenses were granted last week by Mar. shal Hart, who, it appears, has been hard at work, The money received for them amounts to $129 75, There occurred 399 births, 31 still births, 179 mar. tiages and 583 deaths, showing quite a flarge in- pode od both of generation and mortality of the species, The Free Labor Bureau in Clinton place received 566 applications for employment last week. The Ve of situations proc for applicants was During the passage of the steamship Hammonia, which arrived at this port yesterday from Ham- burg, quite @ romantic, but tragic incident oc- curred. While talking to several friends one pleas- ant afternoon Eliza Kuhl, aged forty-eight, jumped over the rail of the vessel, and, though caught by the hair by a ey il she dropped into the ocean and was lost. The actions of the woman had not caused any unusual attention to be directed to her, but it it is supposed that she was laboring upder tempo- Tay aberration of mind af the time, CITY CHARTERS. Lecture by J. B. Varnum at Oriental Hali—Mecmories of the Knickerbock- ere—The Charters of 1830, 1849, 1857 and 1870. There was a meeting last evening at Oriental Hall ot the Eighteenth Ward Council of Political Reform. After some desultory discussion about the propriety of civic titles, such as ‘“‘Hon.,”? which resulted in a resolution that they ought to be dis- continued, as they had become merely a subject of ridicule, Mr. J, B. Varnum delivered an interesting address an CITY CHARTERS, He began by alluding to the craze prevailing among city politicians on the subject of charters. Every one seemed to think that to make a charter was the easiest thing in the world, All he had to say to such an opinion was, “let them try it.” They Would soon become sadder if not wisermen. We were brobably on the eve of an epidemic of new charters, most of which, however, on examination would be seen to be a revival of old failures, Going back to the OLD KNICKERBOCKER DAYS, we found that in 1656 what might be termed the first charter was given to the settlers around the old fort which was the centre of New Amsterdam. One great pecullarity of it was the care exercised not to give too much power to the people. The burgomasters and scheppens, corresponding to our two Boards of Aldermen, were to be honest, fit and rich men, and twice the necessary number had te be elected, so that the Governor could pick out the set that suited him best. ‘The burgomasters were great Ognltarice, and were addressed as ‘My Lord.” In 1664 the province was surrendered to THE ENGLISH, who at once made th¢ city government to consist of a Mayor, Sheriffand Aldermen. In 1686 @ char- ter was granted by the English Governor, which was afterwards amended and coniirmed, owing to a doubt about its validity, arising from the fact that it had been granted after King James had been turned out of England, and before the Gov- ernor bad got his new commission from King William. These charters were, however, merely the commencement of the existence of the city government. Mr, Varnum then came on to the charter of 1830, which, he said, was singularly sim- ple. Under it the Common Council was, in fact, she government, the Mayor enjoying compara- tively little power. They fixed the rate of taxation, among other things; but even at that early date we found the State government interfering in city affairs, for a confirmation of the rate of taxation had to be made by the Assembly. The government under the 1830 cliiarter was for many years a very (aad one, though subsequently it became infamous y the scandal of “THE FORTY THIEVES.” That was the date trom which began political corruption in our local politics. Then, for the first time, the class of loafers who now put up for every- thing trom Governor down learned the art of pack- ing conventions and getting themselves elected. ‘The people at first could scarcely believe that the pupae: of the forty thieves was, indeed, true; ut they were convinced at last and an agitation began for a new charter. In 1846 there was a Con- vention to amend the State constitution. The cry of the hour was against centralization, The people were alone to be relied upon, and the Albany regency was to be broken up, The result was that we had a Gov- ernor, with @ council around him who were inde- pendent of him, and were elected at a different time from himself, The judges also were made elective and the State Prison Inspectors. ‘The city charter, MADE IN 1849, was based upon the same principle. It was satd that under the 1830 charter the executive and legislative powers had been too much intermingled. It was thought, however, that the Mayor could not. be entrusted with the sole executive power, and therefore executive power was confided to no less than seven persons—the Mayor and the six heads of departments, whose Cy syek had to be, however, confirmed by the Common Councih The result was @ *a=~ GENERAL BARGAINING all round, and the state of things soon became in- tolerable. In 1853 a change was made in the Board of Assistant Aldermen, which, instead of ry twenty-two members, was made to consist of sixt: Councilmen, The change, however, was a change for the worse, for there never was a set of more unscrupulous legislators than that Council. Mr, Varnum proceeded to inveigh against the system of salaries to elected officers, which ne claimed was bad in every way. It increased the competi- tion for office, and consequently the expense of getting it, and brought into the ficld men whose only aim was TO MAKE MONEY. In 1857 there was a mania for a new charter. The Legislature took up the matter, and the re- publican party, then in power, determined to put through whatever charter should be reported by the Committee on Cities and Villages. The charter reported and passed was a compromise over some twenty proposed charters and the charters of 1830 and 1846, ‘This charter never had a' fair chance to show what it was worth, as all sorts of amend- ments to it were made by the Legislature, which utterly changed its character. Mr. Varnum closed by a brief review of the 1870 charter, which, he said, professing the great and good principle of centralizing power in the Mayor, reaily did some- thing very different. THE FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL FIRE. Monetary Aid for the i ferers. Spontaneous generosity has formed a fund for the relfef of the poor female employées who sus- tained loss during tne recent fire at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Subscriptions trom sympathizers already amount to a considerable sum, which is at present in the hands of the cashier of the HERALD. It has been proposed that Mr. Thompson, the steward of the Fifth Avenue Hotcl, should be the custodian of the moneys subscribed, and to him they will be paid on application. The total amount received at this oMce is $538 50, most of which has been contributed by the employés of other hotels, Sr. Dents Hote. New Yor«, Jan. 4, 1873. To THe Eprror ov Tux Henaup:— Sin—Would you pe kind enough to forward to the female employes of the Fifth Avenue Hotel who got burned out by the late fire the small amount subseribed by the St. jenis Hotel . Donahoe, $2: G. Baker, $2; Donahoe, $1; M. MéCouvilie, $2; T.J, Cronogic, $2; Thos, MeNal Female Suf- jeeney, 0c, M. Daly ’ Irwin, bec. ; K. Malone, Se. ; E, Connelly, 1; M. Mullin, 50c. ; 8. Retiey, $1: M. Cun: . Monagan, $1; Aymar, $1; M. Boyce, ningham, 50c. Bc. 5 J. Devine, be.’ M. Carroll, $1; C ‘albot, $1 Durkin, $1; ‘Cash, $3 ny, 8c. Cash Chi ;7.D. Phelps, $1; M. J, McKenna, c., Murphy, $1: M. Kifer, $1; Cash, $3 25; $1; total amount, $74. By forwarding the same you will confer a favor on the PHILIP DONOHOE. + 164 50 mw +9538 50 a ith instant, @ musical and literary entertainment under the auspices of the Catholic Volunteer Literary and Musical Associa- tion will be given at Apollo Hail, Twenty-eighth street and Broadway, for the benefit of the females who suffered by the conflagration at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Having a charitable and laudable object for its basis, itis to be hoped that the entertainment will prove a financial success. 3; Je Cash, above. Yours respecttully, Amount previously acknowledged Per Mr. P, Donohoe THE CENTRE STREET HORROR. —_———+—— Faneral of the Eoy Bevan—A Pecu- Marly Sad Story—“Mother, I Will Bring Home Something Nice for Your Christmas.” Aniong the many sad stories connected with the late Centre street disaster there is scarcely one more sad than that of the little boy James Bevan, a bright, cheerful lad, the sole support of a doting mother, a favorite and constant attendant at Sun- day school, a youth of good promise, full of industry and hope, with an apparently happy face and light heart, struggling uncomplainingly to make his widowed mother’s burdens light as his years and | energy could make them. He left his home on the morning of that fatal day after a hearty filial kiss and with the cheering words to his loved and lov- ing mother, “I will bring home SOMETHING NICE FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS,”’ Sad commentary on the frailty of human hopes and promises! He little thought how “nice” his Christmas gift would be, Tae gift of a young life sacrificed at the post of duty, bat sacrificed in consequence of the insatiate thirst for = on tie part of owners, the inefficiency of the W and of its officers, Connected with this case is a peculiar coinct- dence. id residents of New York will readily re- member the famous Hague street explosion. Amon; those who were conspicuous for their bravery an persistency in rescuing the dying and starving victims of that disaster was Joseph Bevan, father of the lad who lost his life in Centre street. It will also be remembered that among the latest of those rescued with the assistance of Mr. Bevan at the Hague street disaster was a young voy, who worked in the printing establishment, and who was found with an tron beam, heated red hot, lying across his breast. Young Bevan was found with a wooden beam frozen into his back. ‘The last solemn rites over the remains of the Bhd pe victim will take place this afternoon, av he Attorney street Methodist Episcopal church, and wili attract, no doubt, a crowd of sympathizin, and sorrowing iriends, The boy wasa@ nephew oO! Captain Mount, of the Municipal Police, who will have charge of the funerai, | THE SLEIGHING CARNIVAL, ib aes ates tee A Scenes in the Park and on the Road. NEW YORK’S EQUINE DISPLAY ON THE SNOW, FAST TROTTING. The great storm of Thursday, the 26th of Decem- ber, covered the ground go deeply with snow that the Park roads and avenues beyond frequented by the driving community were rendered almost im. passable. The large number of horses and sleighs constantly passing over them, however, soon trod them down somewhat, although very heavy foot- ing continued until New Year’s Day, when the snow commenced to pack, and there has been splendid sleighing ever since and can now be found surpassing any we have had for years. It was not until Thursday last that the roads were packed enough to allow of any footing for speed- ing, and any account of great speed having been shown on the roads before that time has been taken from fancy entirely. Recently a great deal has been published relative to speeding on Harlem lane, and writers have shown their utter ignorance of the changes which have occurred during the last year by continuing to call avenue St, Nicholas by 1ts ola name of the “Lane,” whieh no longer exists, It is a matter of astonishment, even to an old roadite, to see the chamge which has taken place during the last few years in the style of sleighs driven in New York. Formerly the old “Albany” was used, which was a crooked-looking affair, with the shafts attached to the runners, a few inches from the ground, necessitating an extra strap on each trace to lengthen it out or the horse would strike the crossbar with his heels; the seat ‘Was 80 constructed that the occupant had to gaze upward at an angle of forty-five degrees or break his back in endeavoring to sit up straight. Now the elegant Portland has taken the place of the “Albany.”’ They are upholstered in a stylish manner and painted artistically; pretty, open bells are attached to the shafts, saving the horse from the weight and annoyance of the heavy strings of bells formerly used, Only one robe is needed, as, being upholstered, they do not need one over the back; the shafts hang high, and the “hitch’’ is the same as8toawagon. In short, they are models of light- ness and beauty. This great change ts owing largely to the HERALD, which, from time to time, has contrasted the va- rious styles, During the last week everything in the shape of horseflesh has appeared upon the road, and from notes taken during that time below will be found a list of horses which for speed, beauty, value and blood can distance the horses of any other city in the world, ‘These animals are ali owned by pri- vate gentlemen for their pleasure, except in a few cases, When they are used during the season upon the turf; the names are bona Jide, and not got up for the occasion :— Mr. Thomas P. Wallace has been out during the sleighing, driving a pair of young horses, one a Volunteer and the other a Columbus, which make a beautifal and speedy team. Mr. Wallace is one of our millionnaire horsemen, and looks for pleasure entirely to remunerate tim for the immense amount of money spent in maintaining a stable of trotting horses. Mr. William M, Humphreys has been driving his last team, the black gelding (Captain Owens) and mate. They are very fast and beautiful drivers, Mr. William H. Harbeck has been enjoying the sleighing behind his pretty and speedy mare Nellite, He has also driven Saratoga, who is a very fast sleigh mare, and also the marge Gladergiia and mate—as fast a team as there is on the road. Mr. J. Q. Laws has driven his gray and chestnut foam gyery afternoon. They are very fast ,and Stylish. ~*~ Mr. A. R, Phyfe has been driving his horses, Glendale, Champagne Charlie, Venus and Soli- taire—all fast and stylish trotters, Mr. James W. Gillies has taken @ drive every afternoen behind his stylish bay team, which are well mated and good drivers. Mr..Tkhomas B. Kerr has enjoyed the sleighing behind his splendid gray and black team, which can step fast, are very beautiful drivers and very stylish looking. A drive up the road behind them is a genuine treat. Mr. Bonner has been driving a number from his stables, but the young staliion, Startle, seems to lease everyone that sees him. He is a marvel- tous trotter, every stroke he makes being better than the one preceding it, with fine, bold action, leaving nothing to be desired. Mr. William Vanderbilt has been driving a gray and black team; also other horses trom hfs stables. The old Commodore, Dr. Corey, Frank Worth, and Captain Jake Vanderbilt, with his fast team of blacks, have had a tilt nearly every day for the supremacy of the road, and their horses seem to be pretty well up to snow work now, and can last well. Harry Hamilton goes up the road flying behind different horses every day. Among them Laven- der and mate, a black team; Stolen Kisses, Air- tight, Snow-(lake, Black Breeze, Temptress, Wan- derer and Variety, all of them fast. As we never have seen any one beat Harry—and he is ready fo trot at all times—it may be inferred that he keeps good stock. Dan Walter and Henry N. Smith had a brush on the Sixth avenue on Thursday afternoon, both having teams. They made a very pretty race, and pulled up at the Park nearly together. Mr. Robert J. Anderson has been driving his fast white-faced horse Winficid Anderson, also his sorrel team; and has shown a great deal of speed on the snow. Mr. N. H. Leadbetter has been driving a very fast Hambletonian mare, which excites a great int of attention, as she is young and very prom- sing. § Mr. Reynolds has been driving his old favorite, Rocks. Mr. Jerome has been behind a fine-looking team of bays nearly every day since the sleighing com- menced. Mr, William De Forest and John Lovett have been driving the brown gelding Young Bruno and the mares Lulu and Gazelie. They are all weil known on the turf. Mr. 8. L. Bradley has enjoyed his sleigh rides be- hind his brown horse Billy and gray mate. They make a nice team. Dr. Hall has been driving his chestnuts. Henry Smith has been driving several very good ban from his stables. “Kn I sack” has been driving the trotting horses ‘aylor, Stonewall Jackson and a number of other trotters well known on the turf, Henry Casey has been sleighriding for a few days behind the gray gelding Frank, but has now sold hii to Mr. Post, of Paterson. Benny Mace has been driving Honest John and mate, and his sleigh robes and team are models of taste and elegance. Dan Mace has been out behind thirty or forty during the week—among them Darkness and Plimpton and the beauty Bay Star. John Rogers has been driving any number of fast trotters—among them Arlington and Shot. Mr. Frank Markham has enjoyed his sleighing behind a very fine team of brown mares. Mr. hod 3 still drives his chestnut gelding Tom. Mr. Goodwin has been handling the fast chestnut gel- ding State of Maine, Mr. Johnson his three-minute bay gelding, Wm. Lovell his new purchase, a team of Hambiletonians, which can step well; Mr. Pal- mer’s brown horse and Mr. Wood’s Volunteer stallion; Mr. Studwell, his bay team of Hamble- Mr. Dooley & nice bay road team, Mr. , & gray mare, asecond Hambietonian; Mr. Andre ws, Bray and mate; Captain Nilson’s fast Hampletonian mare; Messrs. Borst and Irving with the stallions Jack and Charles E, Lowe; Mr. Archer a sorrel road team, Mr, Milla a gray and-bay road team; Mr. William H. Gray, his brown horse David Bonner and Patchen gelding were ail on the road and showed Bey of speed ; then there was Jesse Marshall, with Shark and Lady Allen, and David Bonner, with his Post's Thomas Cable, with his beauty, May Myrtle; J. Alcott, with a black trotter; Mr. Griswold, with a rapid bi y horse; Mr. Dickerson, with a bay; Mr. Cook, with the Chamberlain mare, an easy-going fast gray; Mr. Tull, with a fast Hambletonian celt. James McKee has been showing great speed with his bay Hambletonian and the rapid going bay horse Post Boy. Mr. J. Hartley has been driving the very fast mare Sally. Robert Adams, of Pater- son, ® sorrel horse, by Knox, very fast; Mr. Carr his Patchen gelding American Boy; Mr. Harney his fast Billy Denton mare, and Mr. Millimer his gray mare Lady Taylor, a rapid trotter. The San Francisco stables were represented on the road by Mr. Ridabock and his brown gelding; Frank Ferguson with Crown Prince or Cloudman, William C. Dewey with his sorrel mare; Mr. Polk with Lady Polk, Sammy Weeks with his white- faced Ethan Allen; Mr. Gillender and bay team, Mr. Littell and black mare ; Robert Elliott and a white- legged gelding; Mr. Lockwood with Watch Eye and ‘ommy. Dr. Grosvenor with his bay horse; J. Rabino with 330 bay horse, and Mr. James Gal with those re brothers Rutledge and the mare Mosabel, who are in fine ix; Harvey Hynard also drove the gray mare Camille, a very iast and gamy trotter, Mr. James Jack had his bay Hambietonian out and others of bis stable of horses, among them some very fine and fast ones. Edward Wilkins has shown great speed on the snow with his bay gelding by Kentucky Huater. Mr. Wilking former! VJ owned the horse George Palmer, and says his bay can trot as fast as Palmer Hambletonian mare; could when he owned him, Kendall & Lage aged stables were reprerentte by George Ives, wit Tueker, with Dolly and with Annie and Nannie, Cabrey, with a whi hb his bay Ethan Allens; d Dunkiey and his black gelding Fred, by Black Hawk; Mr. Davis and chestnat | most of the Lambert; Natl nggins and bay mare Hat; R. Darling and 8; Charles Brown and brown mare; John Starin’s bay Patchen colt; Mr. Love's brown mare; Mr. A. A. Kendall and a bay team of Mem- brino Pilots, three-year-olds, which are very prom- ising, and Mr. Bellinger and bay horse Dandy, who can step in three minutes in the snow. From Samuei Truesdell’s club stables General Baxter drove his splendid brown team, Maximilian and Walter, a pair of sixteen-hand trotters; can step in 2:35 together; J, Flender’s sorrel gelding Keno. Samuel Truesdell was out with Lew Petty Second, a fast bay Hambletonian of promise. Mc- Mitchell showed that his brown mare Carlotta could still trot fast. Mr. Al Blanchard drove & very handsome black horse that can trot in 2 Mr. Samuel Kk. Platt drove a black and bay team. Mr. Henry Van Ness was out with his splendid Stallion Compeer; also his Hambletonian mare, both beautiful and fast animals; aud Mr, 5. Lich- enstein was on the road with a team of sorrels. Mr. William Van Cott had a very fast bay horse, Jay Gould rode ina natty sleigh behind Rosa and Lizzie, a pair of fast mares. Harry Genct drove is colts, a gray and bay, by George Wilkes and Guy Miller, dam his mare Lady Sucoik. Messrs. Thomas and William Johnson drove their Patchen mare and stylish black gelding by Mor- rill; Mr. Parker, his old favorite Pulaski, who Seems in fine iettle; Isaac Phillips, his gray Admiral Farragut; Mr. Kyder, his brown and bay team; Mr. Norman 8. Kenyon, his fast mare the Bride of the Wind, and Mr, fioyter, chestnut road horse. Mr. Thomas Havemeyer took his airing behind his very fast bay gelding Red Cloud, who, it is said, can béat 2 Mr. Meiindy drove a fine roan horse; Joe ‘Townley his bay stallion Joe, by Hambletonian, ‘This is a five thousand dollar pur- chase, and can trot fast. Major Barker was out with a very nice golden sorrel, by Membrino Patchen. Fred Reynolds drove a black mare. Ed Jones drove a number from his stable, tuciuding White Heels, Cricket, Henrietta and others. Obarlie Weeks had the old Blue mare out, and she showed a clean pair of heels to trotters, Mr. Deming had a bay horse. Mr. Green drove Medoc and Nabochlish, agftay and black team; Mr. Gourdier his brown Mare, who is quite speedy; Charles Ransom thé sorrel horse Finnegan ; G. B. Alley a pair of Ham- bletontans, good steppers. Mr. Bailey drove a white and brown teain; Mr. L, Petty his sorrel stallion and several other of his horses; Mr. Elderd @ chesunat and gray team; Mr. L. J. Phillips his jJast bay horse Prince, a splendid driving animal; Mr. Moller his team, a grey and brown; Mr. Thomas se Agray and black; Mr. Andrew's his brown id gray team, which are hard to beat, and Mr. Sheppard Knapp drove a fine bay horse, which can no doubt step very fast. Among the family teams attached to sleighs in the Park we noticed Mr, John Hay’s tine bay team, Mrs, Blumenthal’s seventeen hand carriage horses, Bourdweine’s jour-in-hand, Mr. Fellows’ pair of browns, Mr. Bell's bays, Mr. Case’s family bay team, ir, Husted’s black team, Mr. Courtney's very large bay team, Mr. George Lewis’ superb Span of bays, Mr. L. J. Phillips’ seventeen hand pair of thorough bred grays, a very stylish team, attached to a very handsome sleigh, with magni cent robes; Mr. A. J, Jackson's bay team, Mr. S, Baxter's pair of bays, Mr. James Talcott’s pair of bays, Mr. Jonn Starin’s spotted family team, Mr, George Nelson’s toppy brown tcam, Mr. George King’s very handsome brown team, attached to an elegant sleign; Mr. P. Williams’ bay team, Mrs. Humphrey's bays, Mr. Abercasas’ banged-tatled bay team, Mr. V, K. Stevenson's brown seventeen hand horses, and Mr. Offman’s roan team, a very shOWY span, BROOKLYN AFFAIRS, Police Labors. The police of Brooklyn during the past week Bacpsted) 309 persons for various violations of the aw. The Support ot the City Government, The taxpayers of Brooklyn during the past week paid over to the Tax Collector the sum of $1,830,566 60, Tired of Life. Private watchman Samuel Linesburgh, of 72 High street, said that he was tired of life. He procured ten cents’ worth of Paris green, mixed it in a glass of weis beer in Otto’s saloon, in Fulton street, and was about to quaff the dose when Otto seized his hand and prevented him. Shortly after the would- be suicide was locked up in the Second precinct Station house, An Explosion Spoiled. The attention of a Brooklyn police oMcer was yesterday morning, at an early hour, called to the fact that steam was escaping from Muchmore’s kindling wood factory in Plymouth street, near Main street, The officer, on forcing the deor open, discovered that there was @ great fire in the fur- mace bencath the boilers and ninety pounds of steam on. ‘The policeman drew the tires from the furnace and let the steam off, Smallpox in Brooklyn. Anumber of cases of smallpox in various sec- tions of the city have, during the past week, been reported to Health Officer Otterson. The conta- gion has now broken out in the Kings County Pen- itentiary, and considerable alarm is fett for fear it will become epidemic. The prisoners, although confined in separate cells at night, are brought to- getherin the day at the workshop. The female risohers occupy a separate wing of the prison. It E said that there are nine of the prisoners sick with the disease, Three, whose names are John Monell, William H. Colton and George Bush, were removed to the smallpox hospital. An inspection of the prison is to be made to-day by Dr. Alexander Cochran and Deputy Health Oimcer Holly. Every precaution has been takcn to pre- vent a spread of the disease. Surrogate’s Coart. Wills proved during the past week:—Thomas Jefferson Smith, of the city of Washington, District of Columbia; John Schuehmann, John Casey, Caro- line L. Pearsall, Richard F, Cole, William Daniel, Join H. Locke, Christina Canfield, William F. Peckham and Morris James, all of the city of Brook-, lyn, Letters of administration were granted in the estates of Thomas J. Smith, of the ct if Washington, D. C.; John L. Gainaud, Mary McUon- ville and James ae all of Brooklyn. Letters of guardianship of the persons and estates of Louisa C. Hillman, Sophia R. Hillman and Wilhelmina E. Millman were granted to Loujsa W. Hillman, their mother; of Mary E. Ledburg to Peter A. Ledburg, all of Brooklyn, Brooklyn Highway Robbery. Highway robberies are growing fearfully fre- quent in Brooklyn. On Tuesday evening last a gentleman was knocked down and robbed in Sackett street; on the same night a blind mu- sician was assaulted and robbed in Atlantic street, and other cases were also reported during the early part of the week. Fri: night, abont nine o'clock, Mr. David Hyde, of Tompkins avenue, was making his way home through Lexington ave- nue when he was accosted by three young men, one of whom asked him for twenty-five cents to get a@ drink. Mr. Hyde refused to “stand treat’ in that manner. One of the rufMians then struck Mr. Hyde on the side of the head and knocked him down and the others rifled his pockets of $45. The triothen fled. The outrage was reported at the Nath precinct station house, and policemen were sent out to look up the robbers. They arrested Charles Campbell, John Perry and Thomas Higby on picion of their being the gentry who com- the robber Mr. Hyde failed to identify and they were, theretore, discharged, ite The Firemen’s Widows and Orphans’ Fund. The trustees for the election of officers of the Widows and Orphans’ Society, in connection with the old Volunteer Fire Department, met at the headquarters of the Brooklyn Fire Department, and elected the following named gentiemen for the ensuing year:—Mr. W. A. Furey, of the Board of Assessors, elected President; Samuel, Bowden, Secretary; F. A. Massey, President of the Board of Fire Commissioners, Treasurer, and W. D. Veeder, Surrogate Counsel. Thf¥ society was established by tl volunteers of the re Department of the Western District some forty years ane with the manly desire to make their widows and orphans independent of the “cold charity” of the populace. t present the fands foot up to the round sam of $84,000, and from this about one hundred and fifty pensioners are relieved, and several indigent and disabled firemen. After the standing of the society had beew stated, and the officers elected, the meeting adjourned, The Fire M: hal’s Report. The Fire Marshal of Brooklyn submitted his monthly report of fires in Brooklyn during the month of December on the 2d inst. Yesterday the Police Commissioners concluded to give it to the press, and, in doing 80, selected but two journals, Laid ‘plate Fay Ld that there were any more published, The document is as follows:— Ton Honorastx tux Boarp of Pouce Commisston- mi them, ERS, Ni GentLemen—There were twenty-nine fires in this city during the month of December, 1872, by which thirty-one buildings were either damaged or totally coatror d. Eighteen were wood or frame bulidings, nine brick, three stone and one, achurch, corrugated iron and wood com- bined. | The estimated loss on buildings during the month is Fee aerate. $379,600; estimated loss on K and furniture, $91,150—insurance, $197,900; the actual loss, ‘as nearly as it could be ascertained, is $157.3. In- hows that the fires o1 Bated frora the fol- of vapors arising mn boilers t; childee h mat ‘oxene lamp explosions, gareless use of Lights ad fires, 2; supposed lncendlarlsm, 3; unknown, 5; defective flues aud heating appar: 14. Total, 29, The mosg destructive fires were those al the Bushwick avenue car stabie, loss, $54,000; Rey. Dr. Talmage's T@bernacie, $65,000, and Ave: paint works, 000. There was one person burned to death in Brooklyn: through the agency of kerosene Oils n Allison, & colored woman, was so juring the month the 3 it. Ani ni With setting fre ‘to the house 23 M. avenue, was tried in the Court of Sessions on the 26th inst. pequitted, etfully submitted, P. ‘olice Fire Buooaryn, Dec. 31, 1872, 5 THE THAWING SEASON. Wonderful Contrasts of Weather—Rapid Melting of Snow and Weakening of Ice—The Woful Misery of Street Crossings— Falling Off of Sleighing. Between yesterday and the day before there wad ® very marked contrast. If the one embraced all the misery and wretchedness bad weather is capa- ble of bringing together, the other had a Spring- like softness as unexpected as it was welcome. Yesterday's blue sky and gently bracing air had @ kindly influence and made people bear their triala in travelling through the streets afoot with some- thing approaching equanimity. Of course the thaw was accelerated by the mild condition of the atmosphere, and the walking in places was just ag bad ason the previous day; but Broadway wags vastly improved, ‘The Street Cleaning Department did better than usual by that thoroughfare. Pri- vate enterprise here and there made the trans- verse crossings clean, but for the greater length of the street the effort to pass over from one sid@ to the other involved a trying ordeal. The Department was offered @ splendid opportunity yesterday for makinga clean sweep of all the slush on the principat thoroughfares, The present thaw may be followed immediately by @ hara trost, and then we may be compelled to endure another sucti disagreeable experience as we have had for the past two days, A VAST QUANTITY OF SNOW has melved away and gone to mingle with the waters of the North and East. rivers, and if the thaw only continues a few days longer people wil jlorget that there has been any snow storm unless they travel down the side streets, where a few re- minders of that eventstillremain. The ied to the ferry slips were sadly demoralized by thet rapid tnaw of yesterday. It seems to be nobody's business to clean off these places, and they remain in all their repelling filth long after the broom has done its work In other parts of the city. This may be chiefly remarked of the west side ot town and of the approaches to the Jersey ferries, THE STREET CAR LINES ave dispensed with double teams and returned to heir normal appearance, but the stages are still compelled to keep up a multiplied equine force. In Canal, Fulton, Chatham and lower #roadway great confusion and loss of time occurred yesterday by reason of the stages, street cars and drays be- coming blocked. ‘The BLOCK ON CANAL STREET at two o’cleck extended from Broadway to the North River, and looked the most hopeless en- tanglement that ever presented itself to the anxious eye of a police officer, At the corner of Varick and Broome streets a reporter of the HERALD saw three bewildered policemen standing. None of them could devise a ‘means of breaking the endless blockade. The dificulty was to tell where the ultimate cause lay. Mourniul looking people sat patiently: in the street cars, hoping that an end of the dreary business of waiting would come some time this side of doomsday. In vain the policemen gazed with penetrating vision up and down the long confused line of vehicles embracing everything usually seen on wheels; nowhere could they detect what was at the bottom of the sn Finally aiter an hour, which to those on board the cars must have seemed an age, 2 movement appested in the direction of Hudson street, and amid much blasphemy, shout- ing and whip cracking the blockade broke up in alb directions. Something similar occurred on Broad- way, between Barclay and Fulton streets, at noon. Four and five vehicles abreast were wedged into the space between the Park Bank and St. Paul’s church, and hundreds of people were compelled to t wait for the block to break before getting a chance to cross the street. WHAT THE THAW HAS DEVELOPED. The thaw has been instrumental in developing considerable muscular energy in prove not much given to physical exercise. In the lower part of town there never was seen such hopping and’ jumping. To pass with dry shoes and in safety over a crossing, say in:Nassau or Beekman streets, was & feat many essayea but few accomplished, To jump from oné hillock of snow to another without slipping into’ the intervening hoies of liquifled slush called for the skillof an acrobat. In some places there were broad channels of icy water that required some little muscular spring to jump over. ‘Those who were deficient in that quality, and hap- pened to be supplied with the blessed invention of Tubber shoes preferred to plunge boldly in and wade across. ‘the crossings that the scavengers?’ broom nad failed to disturb furnished an endless source of excitement for pedestrians, They also brought out various qualities of character among people. The strong-willed and go-ahead spirits compassed & snow-bound crossing at a rush, without pausing on the curbstone to survey the situation. Cautious and timid folks stopped at the edge, and, after looking carefully across, ventured over, with siow and hesitating steps. Keckless people plunged in without even a look or a thought ol the consequences: and generally managed to fare as well as the rest. Young fellows in rubber boots outside their pants were especially vain of themselves, and took infl< nite delight in wading through the very worst places. ‘The freight wagons ON THE NORTH RIVER FRONT had an sspeoiely hard time of it. West street was never remarkable sor cleanliness nor order, and yesterday it sustained its olden character to per- lection. It took some drays half the day to work their way from Corthindt to Christopher street, und, as for the Belt Line of cars, they suffered countless stoppages going up and down town. HOUSEKEEPERS, DO YOUR DUTY, Here it should be observed that whoever be the authority designated to see the city ordinance en- forced compeliing housekeepers to clear away the snow in front of their houses he has neglected hts daty. The Street (leaning Department if it had ten times the force at its command would be una- ble to cope with the enormous job of ridding both sidewalks and streets of their present encume- + brance. If every householder would put do the duty imposed on him by the city ordinance there would be less cause for complaint than there is. Anybody can see there has been great and wilful neglect in tia respect, and that the Street Clean} ing Department has no more to answer for than & great many citizens themselves, THE SLEIGHING The sicighing has fallen oif considerably, There was a rush of cuytters for the Park in the e ing, but they came chiefly from the petcwe streets. Down town few sleigh bells were and indeed a sleigh under the circumstances wag more an object of pity than admiration. A sail boat would be more in place, ‘The Park, however, kept up the enchantment of Winter, and though the snow Was as soft as sugar it was seamed with no splashing channels of water like the article in the city, A little more cold and the sleighing yesterday above Fifty-ninth street would have been very enjoyable. There were many ladies abroad incutters, as the weather was kindly enough to be borne by delicate constitutions. Peo- ple versed in the science of meteorology predict lor us more snow and more irost. A dip below zero fifteen or twenty degrees is said to be in store jor us within the next few weeks, Even that will be more welcome than the insuflerably horrid weather of Friday, "HORSE NOTES ‘The Nashville Blood Horse Association will in @ short time issue its programme of the Spring meeting. The Belmont Stakes for three-year-olds closed with twenty-four nominations, The Turf Congress Stake, four mile heats, will be run at the Fall meeting of 1873. The Turf Congress Stake for 1872, which was to have been run at Mobile in the Fall, was postponed until next Spring omaccount of the horse epidemic, The celebrated race horse, Harry of the West, died on the 9th of December, at Gallatin, Tenn., at Major A.C. Franklin's stables, Harry of the West was a bay, foaled in 1862, by Lexington, dam Laura, by Leviathan, and a@ full brother of Judge Durell, now tn Ca The tarf career of Harry: was very brilliant, starting in twenty-nine races and winhing twenty-five, These races were at all distances, trom mile dashes to four-mile heats, He was the property of Cap’ W: Cottrill, of Mee bile, at the time of his death. All the horses at the McGrathiana stock farm, near Lexington, Ky., have recovered from the horse disease. Tom Bowling isin fine health. ‘The trotting stallion Anthony Wayne, by Ryg- dyk’s Hambletonian, dam by ts Clay, has “lets down,” and will have to be retired from the trot- ung. turf, essrs, Sprague & Akers have lost by death their. promising young trotting stallion Kentucky (fore merly Mambrino Pate! The celebrated English stallion Leamington, tha sire of Longiellow, Lyttleton, Enquirer, Lynch- burg and many other fine race horses, is in fine health at Chestnut Hill, near Philadelphia. John M. Webster, a promising young trotter, Mod at $10,000, died last week at Wyandotte, ansas, Mr. D.D. Withers has named his imported colt by Macaroni, dam Songstress, by Chanticleer, ‘acaroon, and his colt by Crater, dam Lady Bountie ful, by Ratapian, Intruder, NEWARK COMMON COUNCIL MATTERS, A special committee, appointed to investigate divers and sundry charges against Mr. Baldwiny the Overseer of Poor in Newark, setting forth that he had misappropriated the city’s funds and had been a literal “oversee-er”’ of the really worthy poor, have reported, and everything is lovely wit Mr. Baldwin, exce ‘that he may hot have. prove & very Chesterfield in his ent to the poor. A more liberal policy with the helping of the was, however, recommende committee of Armot ve also reported. show tit ty ive irchased and reconstruc! a=