The New York Herald Newspaper, August 13, 1873, Page 5

“UTOPIAN UTAH! John W. Young Gives the Family Version of the Pending Di- vorce Suit at Salt Lake. Mormon Matrimonial Misery a Myth.” JA WOMAN’S JEALOUSY. Polygamy Not Embarrassed by the Course of Ann Eliza Webb-Young. THE DIVORCED WIFE OF A PLASTERER The Stories of Enforced Drudgery and Depri- vation Declared False--Ann Eliza Was Provided with a Horse and Car- riage and Had Five Servants, ALWAYS HUNTING FOR THE STEWARD Oe The Case Will Never Be Compromised and Ann Eliza Oan Never Return to the Apostolic Embrace, THE NEW UTAH THAT IS TO BE. ————EE SIf the Rest of the World Desires to Con- vert the Mormons Better Examples of Its Goodness Must Be Sent to Salt Lake.” The suit of Ann Eliza Webb-Young, seventeenth wife of Brigham Young, for divorce, has called the &ttention of the people of this country to the con- dition of Utah and the mode of Mormon life, Heretofore the greater portion of theinhabitants of the Eastern States regarded the customs of that portion of our countrymen as unworthy of even casual study. The strange legal and social questions which are likely to arise out of this suit have awakened great general interest in the Mormon problem. Jt remains to be seen whether the courts of the United States can take cognizence of marriages contracted according to the Mormon faith. Admitting that this woman is the wife of Brigham Young, the Court takes oficial cognizance of polygamy, which it has heretofore avoided floing. Will it do so? is the question Qppermost in many persons minds, the querists themselves probably caring very little ‘bont the Mormon probiem in eny other way than 0s it affords them food for thought, To place Ann Eliza Webb-Young as the law of the land Places her would be to deny that she is any man’s wife, and to leave her as an only resonreo # sult for seduction. The legal rulings in this case will, without doubt, have an effect upon the izith, and a8 such, will be watched accordingly. Mr. John W. Young, a son of Brigham Young, arrived in the metropolis on Monday, and took rooms at the St. Nicholas Hotel. A representative ofthe HERALD called at the hotel yesterday and sent up his card, Be was kept waiting only @ very few moments, at the end of which time he was shown up to Mr Young’s room on the fourth floor, Upon the door being opened he saw a pleasant looking, well built gentieman of about 30 years of age, reclining in a large arm chair. Mr. Young wore a black velvet jacket, faced with light blue silk, and ap- peared thoroughly comfortable. He welcomed the HERALD man cheerily and expressed his willingness toanswer any questions which might be askedior the sake of gaining information regarding the Mormon faith, mode of life or the present suit now pending. Ge deprecated very strongly any desire on the part of the newspapers to make a sensational interview out of his conversations and was gratified, he said, to be informed that the HERALD desired to give his fanguage just as he should utter it. Mr. Young is @ man of medium height, rather stoutly built, with ® florid complexion, light hazel eyes and dark brown hair. A heavy mustache covers his mouth. THE HAPFY STATE OF WOMANKIND, After considerable conversation regarding the commerce and trade opened up to the inhabitants of Utah by the railroad facilities which the Terri- tory now possesed and the great contrast between the trip across the Plains to-day and twenty years ago, When nearly three months of tiresome travel lay between Salt Lake and the Missouri: River, the interview continued substantially as given below :— “Do you find the condition of women in polygamy in gphappy one #” asked the HERALD Lt “On the contrary,? #yied Ms, Young, “Thave always observed that they were peculiarly con- tented. Of course, all women are naturally more or less jealous, If they were not governed by pure religious motives there is little doubt but that their condition would be one of constant vexa- tion, As it is, they have feclings regarding the question of polygamy which appeal to the highest sentiments of humen nature and which @o not call forth base sentiments of jealousy, Our men and women are as chaste and virtuous as any other class or sect of religious peopie. More than this we do not claim, Sprung #8 we have froma race of hard-working people, we are not disposed to be arrogant. The women conscientiously sanc- tion the Mormen faith because they believe that POLYGAMY 18 RIGHT, and I will ventare to assert that one hundred Mor- mon families taken at random will be found to contain fewer seeds of discord than the same number of families selected from out of any Eastern city’s population. Family trouble exists more or less everywhere.” “Mrs, Aun Eliza Webb-Young stated to @ repre- sentative of the HERALD in Salt Lake City that her brother bad had some business relations with President Young, and that she was rather forced imto marriage by these circumstances. Is this the actual state of the case 1 queried the questioner. “To begin with, her brothers are both gentlemen Of the highcs* integrity. They would not, if they ould, coerce her into any warriage relation, Re- garding the statement tiat one of her brothers Bad business relations with my father, I do not hesitate to stamp the whole story as false.” AN UNPROFITABLE CONTRACT. “Did he havc} any business relations with any one, or had rity San become impaired or com- plicated?” asked the HeRaLD man, in the hope that all equivocation might be avoided. “Eliza Webb bas by her reference to the fact rendered your question a fair one, but I would much rather not have anything to say on this sub- ject. The true fact is that Brigham Young was not interested at al] in the financial embarrass ment which overtook one of the brothers, It ‘was merely @ question of dollars and cents between her brother aad another man. This man was ‘W. H. Hooper, now our representative in Congress, The former had obtained a contract for farnishing telegraph poles, and bought more by severai thou- @ands than he could pay for, That is all there is about it, I would not have said anything about it Only for the rearon that there would have been @ shadow of mystery in my silence.” WE WERE CHILDREN TOUBTER. “You knew Eliza Webb before her marriage with your father, did you not?’ asked the HERALD rep- resentative, “Yes, ‘rom ehildhood.” replied Mr. Young. “She NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 13, 1873—TRIPLE SHEET: fs about twenty-nine years old—jnst my own age. She was born 10 1844, Wewenttoschool short time together.” “She was & widow at the time of this marriage?” “Yes, and the mother of two children. She had @ divorce from her first husband,” said Mr. Young. “She speaks of ruined hopes and blighted pros- pects. May that not have reference to her former married life?” asked the HERALD man, “It 18 not improbable. 1 do not know in what other respect her li‘e could have been ‘blighted.’ Mer first husband was a plasterer. She was not then attired like a queen, nor would the fact of her divorce indicate that she was very happy in that relation.” “She was educated in the faith?” “Certainly. She had a thorough knowledge of the polygamic usages, and when she contracted the marriage she did so with her eyes wide open.” THE FEELINGS OF THE FAMILY. “How do the other members of the family feel abont the suit?” asked the HERALD man, en- couraged by the frank manner in which bia ques- tions had been answered. ‘So far as 1 can learn, all regard her present un- enviable position asa result of her own doings Her past conduct can be characterized in @ mild form as very injudicious, It has transpired, since her departure from the Jamily, that her present course is the result of loose principles, demon- strated by her actions inher own home. There ia in Salt Lake @ very obnoxious class of men, who have ‘squatted’ upon us, and whose sold attention is devoted to insinuating themselves into our fam- ilies, Their object in life ia to rutin women and to break up all household ties, Such men exist here in New York, doubtless; exist more or less everywhere, The infuence of some man is un- questionably at the bottom of Eliza’s actions.” “NOT ONE CENT FOR TRIBUTE."? “Will the suit be compromised?” - “There certainly will not be a settlement in the form of acompromise., My father has no intention of remauerating hungry lawyers, especially such shameless scoundrels as ask $20,000 for their ser- vices ina simple divorce case. He is willing 10 give Eliza anything that is reasonable in the shape of alimony, but he will not be blackmailed.” “Do the wives of the Prophet have to work, as she asserts? Was she compelled to be a common drudge?” asked the HERALD man, “There is not a word of truth about her toll. I will tell you how she lived, The farm on which she resided wasthe best in the whole Teiritory, and had one of the finest farmhouses anywhere to be found, A HORSE AND CARRIAGE WAS AT HER SERVICB and five servants ministered to her wants, She did not have to raise her hand, Her mother had been raised ona farm and went to live with her daughter, Ann Eliza moved into the city because she was not contented on the farm—not on account of any neglect or inattention from my father. I know that she was always furnished money when- ever she applied for it. On one occasion my father gave her mother money to make a trip to the East to visit her friends, Upon her stating a desire to come to the city a cottage was erected for her especial accommodation at an expense of fully $12,000, There is not a more comfortable home in the city. She was always hunting for the gteward. Itis only a short time since that I met her on an errand of this kind. The account of the steward will show that she was always amply provided for, and that the story of her poverty is o fabrication.” WHO IS AMELIA? “Was Amelia the cause of any tronble in tte househoid ?” asked the HERALD representative, with rome little trepidation, which a man natu- rally feelg when asking for a strange woman, not knowing whose mother, sister or danahter one may be, and that, toa wien une familiarity which the presens'vane seemed to demand, “she has always been a yery worthy member of the family,” replied Mr. Young. ‘she has never been the cause of any disturbance, and Ann Eliza's allegations regarding Amelia are entirely without foundation in fact. On the other hand, Eliza’s troubies have arisen from the interference of fanatics, whose business seems to be to make dis- sensions 1a the Mormon Church.’ THE MORMON CHURCH. “What is the condition of the faith ?” “When we consider all the abuse and scandal which bas been heaped upon our Church and faith I must say that the elements of discord which almost ali other sects—tne Catholics excepted— have sown among us has not taken any root. Iam very proud to have the opportunity to say in the HERALD that all efforts to break up or impair our Jamily relations have failed. We are as united as ever.” “Who are these men who you say are treating you as heathon 1” asked the Henaup representa- tive. «They visit Salt Lake City principally as repre- sentatives of religious bodies. If these same men were to act among the New Yorkers as they deport themselves among us they would not be regarded as fit associates for barroom loa‘ers. So anxious are they to make proseiytes that they even THROW OFF THE GAKB OF SANCTITY and descend to all manner of low tricks, Ifthe Churches desire to convert us they must send better representatives among us. 1 will gladly say in ail justice that such men do not represent the Christian people of the East. Those that we see are simply meddling and officious intruders, who employ any mean, contemptible act to disseminate strife.” “Do they accept Mormon hospitality?” “Certainly; they preach in our churches and accept favors of every kind irom us and never give us any manner Of credit for even the hospitality of the Arab.” “Do they abuse your faith from your own pulpits?” “No; that would not be tolerated. They wait until they get home; them they do not spare the lash. Large donations have been made by our Church toward the erection of houses of worship for other faiths. I know that my father contri- buted toward the erection of the Catholic church.” THE SCHOOL SYSTEM 13 GOOD, “What are your educattonal advantages and how are they managed?” asked the HizRALD repre- sentative. “Our Territory hag more schools than any other State or Territory in the Union as regards its quota of population, Our peopie are progressive in science, art and literature. We were driven out into the undeveloped desert, and the first genera- tion had very little opportunity for improving their minds, But we believe in intelligence; we despise ignorance, The story that our peopie are kept in ignorance, as the slaves were in the South, is false. It is true that my school days were few; but, as I said before, there were no advantages for educa- tion, When we went to Utah we found a new country; we had to work, we were without money and all the world was against us, We had to make our own roads, where we can now afford to pay for having them built. This age of toil has all passed and we now turn our attention to learning. Our schools are better than those of any other Territory. It i# trae that a great many of the older people were men of hard work, accustomed to toil, and whose education was almost totally deficient. NO FEAR OF OTHER FalTus, “To-day the Episcopal schools are well attended by the Mormon children, We do not object, and do not fear that they will forget their faith. Our missionary system, which now pervades every corner of the earth, affords great opportunity for observation and the development of intelhgence which travelling gives. Through this means it is not unfrequent to find in the person of an humble farmer @ man who hasbeen all over the globe, We are a reading people. A family up in New York State here wrote toa sriend of mine asking how many papers he took, and stating that the New Yorkers received six diferent publications, They were surprised to learn from my friend that he actually received seventeen magazines and hewspapers from New York city alone, Such I know to be the fact, however.” BCCLESIASTICAL LAW SUPREME, “What are the obstacies in the way of a divorce in Utah?” asked the HERALD man, with a desire to turn the conversation into a legai channel, “There are no obstacles of any kind to an ecclesi- astical or civil divorce upon justifiable cause, and only asked for @ divorce, if she had gone to Presi- dent Young and told nim what she wanted, he would have divorced her on the spot, and it would not have cost her three cents. We do not recog- nize anything in the form of a separation. An ecclesiastical divorce is absolute. We claim, and I think justly, that the Probate Courts should only have jurisdiction in divorce cases,” NOT A TEST OF THE SYSTEM, “What do you tuink of the rulings in the present case 7” “1 feel confident that if any other person than & wife of President Young nad applied tor a divorce the Supreme Judge would have sent the case tothe Probate Court. -He would not have entertained it for & moment. As it is, however, there is a chance for considerable notoriety in this instance, and the Judge is determined to improve i.” “Is this case regarded as an evidence of the fall- ing off of the believers 7” “Not at all. Lt in no way impairs the faith in or efficacy of the system of polygamy. It is merely an evidence of the foolish course of one woman, and it is not the first instgnce either in the history ofthe world. There will not be any further trouble in the family, whether she 4# successiul or not. We do not fear an explosion of that sort. Ann Eliza can never come back into the family relations. I am sure, however, that my father will provide for her, Good afternoon.” CHSARISMHM. [Frontthe Florence (Ala.) Times-Journal, August 6.) We wish we had room tn our paper for the articles of the New York HERALD on this subject, ‘Thas great paper is always the first to sound the notes of alarm when danger threatens, and fear- lessly attacks every foe that raises its nead to strike down the rights and liberties of the people or subvert the republican institutions under which we have lived and prospered and grown to be a mighty people. The HERALD snuffs the danger In the distance. The schemes of the consolidationists, though, as yet in embryo, are discovered in their very forma- tion state. A new lease of powcr is no sconer given to the presept administration than the plang are being formed, the forces organized and work commenced for a concentration of power in the hands of General Grant and the extension of that power to an indefinite period, The HERALD gives out the notes of alarm like a fire bell in the night, and calls on the patriotic all over the land to come to the rescue, Our journal is of limited influence, and of com- paratively little weight, in the political world; but. still we desire to exercise what little of inttuence we possess, even though is be but a feather’s weight, in arresting the downward tendency of our country toward the vortex of absolutism. If it would do any good we could turn to the files of our paper during the last canvass, not a year ago, and copy the warnings which we then feebly es- sayed to give our countrymen. We then told them that if General Grant were re-elected President he would no sooner utter the “so help me God” of the oath of office than he would fix his eye and heart on the same formula four years hence, “There was something in the movements of the radical party which, coupled with the apathy of the democratic party, produced in the minds of all re- fecting and far-seeing men the Jecling that, although unseen, danger lurked in the act the American people were then about to perform: Only a few months have passed and the con- spiracy—tor so it Is—is beginning to be developed slowly and cautiously, by litte eau oy degrees, it tecto sus WAY among the phople undar disguise lest its open avowal might shock the pubiic mind and bring them to their senses. The chain is not the less tight hecause the clanking of its links is not heard, Though it may now be no stronger than a spider’s web, yet if the country continues to submit to the usurpations of power which have marked thé course of the administration during the last four years they will find themselves as surely caught in the meshes of political strategy as tue unfortunate fly which ventured to penetrate the beauti(ul yet dangerous network of tue iusidious spider. ‘The day and the hour are upon us when we must meet the issue, As sure as we live the effort will be made to re-elect General Grant to a third term of oillce; this done, and a coup de main will make hin President for life, from which there is but one step to imperialism. The HERALD has given to the people of the United States @ number of the finest articles that can be produced, and awakened a feeling of alarm among the most inteiligent and thoughtiul for the safety of the country! it remains for them to arouse the people before the house be ina fame and the wretched inhabitants be cut jrom all means of escape. It may be that it is already too late. We may be in the fearful rapids from which there is no retreat or means of escape; certain it is that the danger ts fearfully imminent, and will require all the energies and all the wisdom of tne patriotic and pure to save what is leit of our Tepublican institutions. {From the Frederick City (Md.) Citizen, August 8.] For some time past we have been paying par- ticular attention to the able and fearless articles in the New YorK HERALD regarding the Cesarism of America, Many, no doubt, will consider that it igentirely too soon to speculate upon the results of the distant future; yet if they will carefully eon- sider the manner in which things have been con- ducted in order to carry out the selfish wishes of the administration and the utter disregard in which they have treated the people of the South they will abandon that idea and awake to the importance of the appeal now being made by the HERALD. For years past they have been filling the Jand of tne South with corrupt and designing men, who are the Mere slaves of the party in power—sent to do their bidding and legis- late to prolong the reign of terror that has existed so long. In order to convince our readers of the truth of these assertions itis only necessary for us to direct their attention to the disgraceful manner in which the political affairs of Louisiana and other States of the South have been conducted—all with the sanction of the prerent administration—and our chief magistrate evincing such a desire to have the base schemes carried out that he even sends his brothers-in-law and other trusted carpet-baygers to see the work well done; and, if trouble should overtake them in their cor- rupt designs, he 1s ready to cast his mantle of secn- rity over them, and say, “Well done thou good and faithful servant!’? No wonder that the HeRaLp has sounded the alarm and warns us to beware of the coming Uwsar. Yet ifmen will remain indifferent and lilt not the.r voices against this state of affairs, what are we toexpect? Many, no doubt, who are mefnbers of the republican party would repudiate the idea, and laugh tu scorn when told that they are helping to bring about this state of affairs. Such, however, is the case, for by their votes they sanction sich a course and cause the bold leaders to grow bolder in their designs to revolutionize this once free country and establish upon its ruins the Cesarism of America. [From the Shreveport( La.) Times, Angust 3.) The New YorK HRRALD has recently pointed out, in a series of very able articles, the tendency of this government to Cwsarisin, and gought by the most earnest appeals to arouse the people to a sense of the danger that threatens the Republic, ‘The sagacity of the HERALD has not been at fault; it has clearly divined the inevitable issue of the prevailing political and economic tneories—the centralization of the States and the usurpation of all the powers of government by the federal administration—imperialism in the forms of the Republic—Cwsarism, But can the HsRraLp hope to check the fall of republicanism by its appeals to the people in behalf of the constitution; by sounding the old rallying cries of liberty; by eloquent discourses on the right of self-government and scathing denuncia- 4 tions of usurpers and tyrants? There may be some of the oid love of liberty, there may be & great deal of it leftin the hearts of the Northern people, but they have placed in the hands of Gen- eral Grant a power more potent for the destrac- tion of civil liberty than their love is for its preser- vation. In @ spirit of malignant hate they hi there is not one-half the expense attending the procurement of the docament, If Ann Eliza had given over tospoliation by rings and unprincipled politicians aud to the mercy"6s @ multitude , of ignorant and brutal negroes eleven of the States which were the very citadels of republicanism, and where the spirit of civil Uberty had erected its purest sanctuaries; for the persecution of these States they tiave per- mitted Congress and the Administration to disre- gard the guarantees of the constitution until the Constitution has ceased to command the reverence of any portion of the country; they have permitted every principle of justice, magnanimity and honor to be violated by the government in launching its fierce gnd vindictive wrath at these States, until Justice, magnanimity and honored public virtues have fallen into utter contempt; prompted by cupidity and sectional vanity, they watched approvingly the appropriation of the pub- lic domain and the expenditure of the pub- He revenues in the creation of gigantic rings and monopolies, which are grown stronger than they are themselves, and which they are powerless to overthrow, Such is the state of affairs the radical or republican party has brought about, and ont of whtch is arising with unmistakable dis- tinctness Cxsarism, Nor will the grim reality down at the bidding of the HERALD or the curses of the Northern people, and the country may soon be startled by the development in the South, which has been hated, badgered, robbed, persecuted and trampled tn the dust, of a widespread and powerful organiza- tion of the white people to sustain General Grant's pretensions to a life-time Presidency, or, if he desires it, to @ sceptre and imperial crown. We hold that among all the races of men there has existed none in whose hearts burned a higher, haughtier and truer love of liberty than that which once animated the people of the South; and conquered, they have for years, under perse- cution, robbery and contumely, been true to their ideas of freedom, sacrificing with @ chivalrous devotion their all in the support of their lofty sentiments. But the last hope of restoring the purity of the Republic, or of obtaining justice under the government the radical party has set over them, is rapidly vanishing, and they are fast making up their minds that their only hope of relief, that their only refuge, is in iinperialism, They remember that General Grant was formerly a democrat of liberal views; that he never believed in the policy of en- franchising the freedmen; that he displayed a lofty magnanimity in accepting the surrender of General Lee; that, senton a tour throughout the South by Prestdent Johnson, he gave a truthful, Uberal and kindly report, They consider in this connection that the aposties of hate are the leaders of the republican party; that the scoundrels who have plundered these States and smitten them With ruin have all been radical politicians and re- Publican emissaries; that the republican party has regarded the negro vote as its backbone of strength, and, by the most unjust and unmerci- ful systems of tactics, organized it as a unit against the whites and the true interests of the South; they remember all these things aud many more of the same nature, and they naturally con- clude that their best hope is in emancipating General Grant from the thraldom of his party by placing him above it, a8 wellas above the South—in short making him Dictator, perpetual President, Cagar, or, ifhe desire it, Emperor, ‘The people of this section are beginuing to feel that if General Grant were independent he would be Just, or, atjleast, re- moved above all factions and parties and equally independent of all sections and all States; all would alike feel the weight of the government ma al) mune enjoy Its pro- tention aud participate in its — blessings, Finally they feel % any change will be for the best, and that any species of government is prefer- Able to the infamous mongrel despotism, which recognizes intelligence and virtue as political dis- abilities, and rewards with the highest oftices of the States rascality, mnorance and brutality; which drives emigrants from their borders, capital from their cities, and smites, as with a curse, their wide and once productive fields, They are ceasing to hope for a restoration of the Republic, and be- tween carpet-baggery and Cxsarism they will take the latter; between Kellogg, Moses and their com- peers and Grant, they will take Grant if he will abandon radicalism for imperialism, Speaking from this standpoint, we believe wo can say, in behalf of a vast majority of the white people of the South that, if General Gramt will cut loose from tue carpet baggers and the villanous radical monstrosity here he will find a mighty or- ganization ready to ally itself with him and the army and navy and the great railroad and other corporations to sweep away the miserable wrecks of what was once a noble republic, and rear upon the rains a splendid imperialism, under the vigor- ous administration of which the material re sources of the country will be developed, life and property protected, taxation equalized and under whose just laws Louisiana and south Carolina will be as safe from outrage and as (fully protected in the blessings of the government as Massachusetts and New York. It is scarcely necessary for us to say, in conclu- sion, that for ourselves we would only be willing to accept so dread an alternative asa last ex- tremity short of continued radical rule; but we venture to warn those of the Northern pcople who fear imperialism that the south has been so crushed, 80 harried and so plundered, that many of ber people would turn even to Grant if oniy tuereby they could escape the ills tbat oppress shen, THE RUMORED STRIKES. From what can be learned from “society men” and employers it appears that the stories of threat- ened strikes which have been industriously sent forth by some of the morning papers are entirely false and without the slightest foundation. Per- sons tnterested in the boot and shoe trade laugh heartily at the idea of a Crispin strike, for they contend that a strike on their part would be sul- cidal, inasmuch as the business has been duller this Summer than for many years, A HERALD reporter called on Mr. Morrow and inquired of him if the men had, as was stated, struck. Mr. Morrow said that the first intimation he had ofa strike was irom the morning papers, The reporter aiso called on several of the journey- men and foremen, but they said that no strike had been talked of as far as they knew. ‘Mr. Morrow's story wae repeated to the HERALD man by several large boot and shoe firms, Mr. Felter, President of the Mechanics and Bulld- ers’ Exchange, was also called upon and questioned regarding the probability of a general strike, it having been atated that the question was mooted by the “untons.” He said be had heard noth pg of the movement, and it was his opinion the report was canard, Several other members of the Ex- change were spoken to on tlre subject, but all de- clared a total ignorance of any knowledge of the rumored movement. A LABOR MASS MEETING, The long-talked-of labor mass mecting has been decided upon for the 29th of August. it will be beid at the Cooper Union, and it is expected th Joseph Arch, the great union agitator, will address the meeting on the occasion, “WHAT HAS BECOME OF THE ARTIST BANVABD?"—HE BISES TO EXPLAIN. FLUSHING, August 10, 1873, To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— Your very interesting correspondent in bis lively letter from Huntington, published in yesterday's HERALD, inadvertently answers @ question which was asked some time ago In your paper (and which query I have seen in several other journals at vari- ous times) which if uncorrected would undoubtedly leave @ wrong impression with those reading it as to “What has become of the artist Banvard.” Your correspondent makes it appear thatI am keeping a tavern, or @ “store” at Cold Spring Harbor, L. 1. Heis entirely mistaken. | mercly own the property down there to which he alludes as @ real estate investment and rent it out to tenants, but I reside at Finshing and have an ofice in Broadway, New York, for the coliection of my Tents; this is ali the “store”’-keeping | do. Permit me also to correct him as to the construc. tion of Glenada Castle, which he states ‘was built rivate gentieman’s country. home,” and for some isa" prick and wood structure,’ He is again mis- taken. Asi drew all the plang and erected the edidce for my own residence I koow well that it is of stone concrete—an experiment of my own in this manner of building, ich I had first noticed in my travels in 8; ‘and by this trial have fully tested the durability of this material as adapted to building in our climate, As Ihave promised sev- eral gentlemen interested in this mode of building them was my late iriend, Horace (Greeley), ood Of science, to prepare a lecture on this subject, and ag J shall alli to Glenada Custie in it 1 wish to put your thousands of readers right on the subject, as the correctton will be materially tmportant, Respectiully a BANVARD, THE CITY'S HEALTH. Meeting of the Sanitary Commissioners Yester- day— Important Reports Received. THE UNRIPE FRUIT RAID. ee Filthy Condition of the Streets and Aye- nues—Iianure and Garbage En- cumbering the Pavements. - CATHARINE AND CENTRE MARKETS, Recommendations for Their Renovation— Sheds To Be Demolished. The Board of Health held a meeting yesterday, at which several very important sanitary subjects came up for consideration and discussion. The following reports of Dr. James regarding Catharine and Centro markets and recommending their acnovation will be read with interest:— ’ CATHARINE MARKET, Samtary Boreav, New Yorx, Auguet 12, 1873, Catharine Market occupies the middie portion of Catharine slip, trom Cherry to Youth street, and is divided by Water street into the upper and lower market. ‘The main buildings are of iron, and are so constructed a8 to allow room jor @ sidewalk on each side alon Catherine slip. On the southwest side of the marke! buildings. The sidewalk adjoming thereto is left un- obstructed; buton the northeast side of said buildings, the space allowed fora sidewalk is occupled by wooden siructures adjoining the main buildings, and extendin, to tthe curbstone, on the South s roet front of the lower market, there is also a wooden structure extending ten feet beyond the curbstone and occupying so much of the carriageway along the Markettront, This structure is occupled by Cornelius Hacgerty, oysters cml retreshments, ani by Stephen Varney, Iruit, The wooden siructures adjacent to te Jower market building and tronting on Catharine sip are vecupied as follows:—William H. Bolton, oysters; in front of this booth, on a bridge covering the strect cutier, and on the street pavement, were a number of barrels and baskets of oysters, also a coal box and cooking rouge. 1. Rody Gree) ‘sters; street in front also occu. pied by barrels and eta of oysters, cooking range, coal and ice boxes, 2. J. D, Cornell, poultry; street in front was occupied by boxes and poultry crates.“ John Ricly, oysters; street occupied by barrels, baskets of oysters, cooking range and tee box. Yegctubles, There are similar wooden to the upper market and along tie entire front from Water to Cherry street, occupied as follows:—Jane Hen- dershott, oysters; T. Marphy, lager beer, Thage sheds, and also those adjacent to ‘the lower market, do not communicate with the main buiiding, and theretore they obstruct to tome extent the proper light and ventilation of the market; but the sheds tween ‘endershott and Murphy, at the upper market, commu- nicate with the upper building, and are occupied by kdward Kearny foran ice box; Mrs. Clary, vegetables; and Julia Odiain, tripe. From the corner of Cherry aircet toa distance of about sixty teet towards Water s.reet, the sleds are built out about four feet beyona the curbstone, and thus cover the gutter aud # portion of the pavement, intertering with the proper cleaning of th saine, while the angle formed by the end of this pro‘ect. ing portion and that portion of the struciur. en the line of the curbstone ailords @ convenient receptacle tor the deposit of ith in different forms. These several wooden structures adjacentto the main market buildings are, in my opinion, detrimental to health, in that they obstruct the proper ventilation of the market, and tits tend to deteriora: he quality of food exposed there for sale, and I therefore respectiully recommend that the booth fronting on South street, aid occupying a por- | tion of the carriageway,’ be removcd, ay in its present, position it interferes with the proper street cleaning of te pavement and gutter; that the sides of the booths occupying the sidewaik on Vathariue slip be removed, in order that a proper amount of light and ventilation may | be restored to the market and, the ‘alk Le resvored the uM that the entire portion of Meucture Witch projeots teyond the mde. atk, ever a portion of the carriageway, at Cherry Mieeé ana’ Catharine slip, including such’ portion of the rool, be removed. I also recommend that the sem{- cireular (ransom windows in the main building be made to tarn on pivots or otherwise +o arranged as to be eusily . Janes Datly, icturcs adjacent opened, tor the purpose of affording additional venila- tion whenever at may be required. ANAS, M, D., Assistant Sanitary Superintendent, CENTRE MARKET. Sanrrany Burka, New York, Angust 12, 1°73 Centre Market consists of a main buuding, built of rick, and additions on Broome street and Ceutre Mar- ee, bullt partly of brick and partly of wool. On Centre Market place the wooden structires connected With said market occupy the entire width of the sde- walk (or nearly halt the dis ‘om Broo to Grand sireet, ‘These are immediately ¢ ket proper, are occupied for the si tables, and ventilated by menns ot On the Centre street irout there wooden projections ol meats and vege wors and windows, are several small nected with the main building, and built out to the line of the lower step al the entrance of the building. ‘These do n t the sidewalk, but 5 Beret Cleaning Department deserve fy is ery many Doter! io" diately east men covered with a green soum, ‘istant Inspector Hall (Fourteenth wi OT. aint to make, cacepting againet Mott a teres streets al t portion lester street between Mule rry and Cent These have the old cobble stona avernent, and it is almost impossible to make it clean ox cep it so. Thatof Mulberry street is in especial! wretched condition, being out of repair throughout i entire length in the Fourteenth . wef. ui Upon you,” he says, “the nec oft having ‘old gpbhue stone pavement replaced bp the Belgian or squarg Arsistant Ti tor Atwater (Seventeenth ward) rée- Ports that his streets have b: n di the pas Week, “excepiin “Fieventhy weil and, Rhirtetaty 01 whic wee! any Were strewn with gurbage and street ilth. + Inspector Russel (Eighteenth ward) finds his stree a ver; condition a3 regards cleanliness, A t Inspector Walker (Twentlech ward) revorte 88 his strects in fair condition, excepting Thirty-ninth street, between Ninth and Eleventh agempons oe tn good sanitary rend eee este naa hls stronts ! condition, excepting t Feduire tobe Fepaved. - ‘pting those streets whic! stant Inspector Rwing (lower part of Twenty. second ward) reports his streets ns no! ao clesh as dan ols luspector Strong (upper part of Twenty: second ward) reports the following paved streets filth with stable manure :—Sixtie:h street, between Boulevar and Ninth avenue; Fitty-ninth street, (rom Boulevard to river, and Ninth’ avefue from sixtieth to Sixty-third streok Of the unpaved stree nth avenue, between “iaty-seventh aad Sixty-ninth streets, contains the ashes and garbage it had four weeks ago. and is daily recelving {he sine fithy materials, Sixty-fourth street, between and Tenth avenues, 1s a dumping ground for all sorts ot dil ixty-third street, between Nioth rif is very fiithy with ashes, garbage a! ‘Tenth aveni Minds of rubbish. Inspector Post (lowar part of Nineteenth ward) reports his streets as clean, excepting all the un Me streets, Also First avenue, beeween Horty-third and Forty-elghtts streets; Second avenue, between Foriy-sixth eighth streets; Vorty first street, between Fir ond avenues; Forty-seventh and Forty.eighth street tween First and Third ayenues; Fitty-fourth and sixth streets, between Becond and Third avenues, . Assistant Inspector Fowler {apper part of Twelth in gox] conditions ward) found an his streets clean an 1 will observed that inspectors eying aupares f cleanliness. atroets uniformly complain of their want o ‘The proper pavmz of the streets is imperatively needed if we would have them clean, All of which is respectt submitted. WALIER DEF, DAY, M.D, Sanitary Superintendent, WAR ON UNRIPE FRUIT. The report of Dr. Day of his raid on the fruit Beets who offer unripe irult tor sale 19 very inter- esting :— Saxrrany Burrav, Nxw Yor, August 12, 1873, To THE Commissioners oF THe Boarp or Heauta :— In compliance with the resolution of the Board passed on the 5th inst, directing the inspection and con- dem ing of all unripe, decayed and unwholegome fruit offered for sale, I beg leavé to make the following re- poi « in Thorne, of the Street Cleaning Bareau, fed placed a large police cart, with a driver, at my disposal. yesterday detailed Special Iuspeetor Whollaban, who, with OMeer Rhodes of the Sauitary Police, made ‘a tout of many of the streets of the Eighth and lower part of the Fifleenth wards, Tn the smaller mi on many huckster’s stands they found nearly a cart ful of fruit unfit tor use which they condemned, seized and disinfected, They we careful to discriminate between unripe fruit design for cooking and unwholesome fruit, intended to be eaten in its crude state. Whenever opposition was en: countered the ordinance and resolution of the Board wire oes and the duty was performed as quietly as ossible. Pothe trait condemned inciaded melons, pears apples pe: ug plants, peas, beets, potatoes and cabbage. The plan seems to Work well and wiil be continued dun ing the week, All of which Is respeot{ully submitted WALTER DE B. DAY, M. D., Sanitary Superindentent. VITAL STATISTICS, The Bureau of Vital Statistics makes the follow: ing report;— Forty- Bunrav or Virat Starstics, Angust 12, 1873. Sin—In the week ending on Saturday, the 9th inst there were 739 deaths reported in the city. During the pre. 2, the actual number of deatht was 837, or 98 more than were reported last week. ‘hit great gain to human life occurred in young children, Lustweek there were 340 deaths reported of infants unde} a yea old, and im the preceding week 432 or 92 more than thie number of hike age, while 607 deaths in children under 5 years of age were reported in that week and only 487 OF like ages last week, ‘the rate of mortality continues steadily to decrease, and in that pordon of the population over 2 years of ag¢ at vious week, end.ng August itinuer, asit hes been for two months, as low ae fe almost any other great city in the world. The mortality (Oo In that portion of the population last week wus leat than a death rate of 16in 1,000 annually, wile, by im cluding the 435 deaths of intants under 2 years of age, the rate would be equal to 3843 in 1 inhabitant yeurly. ‘The ‘aaily mortality has steadily decreased, Aig rs though with afew exceptional d July, wien 157, the greatest num! Wisorders which Killed so many infants have resulted only irom the usuab causes of excessive Suinmer mon » from the 16th ol died. The simple Inlity an this class, namely—continuedt high temperature foul uit, negligence of the nalural Wants and timely car of in jer, 13 months old. Att losest sorutiny ot the causes of death during the past weeks of excessive mortalliy, nothing in the nature of Asiatic cholera or any epidemic has appeared, The death rate is again at the standard of the past sever years, and if tamiliey will prudently seek the parks and ihe thorough cleanliness and ventilation of domesti quarters t¢ ryoung children, and especially avoi all improper t ue preseut excess of mortality will quickly cease. Diarrhoeal maladies were charged with 297 deaths lat week, 275 of e deaths being of chilaren 5 years old 0 ‘This ‘ig 49 leas than in the previous week by thi canse. The map now submitted shows that during three the external standing woodwork of come of them is'very filthy, particularly at the ends, where tne angles formed by these projections and the wall ot the main building have the appearance of being resorted to as. public urinals, ai wood is saturated and ofiensive, and the lagging wae (ound to be soiled with haan excrement, quid and solid, The floor of the exiension on Centre Market place was found to te very much broken and decayed, resting immediately on the ground, with no under space for the circulation of air; it readil; imbibes moisture from the natural dampness of int which pot only favors decay of the wood, but ia ntal the health of persons who occupy the A portion of the floor on the Broome sty te sion was alo found to be out of repair, epparen: 81 r cage, These conditions of the tioors ternal appendages of the market building a opinion, detrimental to health and anes some cra- tions, with a cunsideralle amount of cleanmng, disintect. ing and repsiring. 1 was injormed that a portion ot the old floor in Centre Market piace and Broome street is to be taken up and @ new floor io be iaid in its place, under direction of the “uperintencent of Markets, an iniprove- ment much necded, and which should be made without deiay. I would, however, respectiu‘ly recommend that betore the new liver is lait a portion of ear.h be removed to a depth suificient to allow the circu ation of a current neath the floor. ‘ihis wiil prevent the absorption no'sture from the ground and the consequent rapid decay of the floor. As the ex nal surface of the wooden structure along the sidewal t Centre Mirket Diace bas become satusaled with filth, aud interferes with the proper light anf ventilation of the main buiid- ing, I respectiully recominend that. the wood work en- closing that portion of the sidewalk be removed, with the exception of the posts which support the rook, and that the market stands be confined to the area within the sidewalk, which should Le resiored to the use of the bub- Le. The wooven siructures on the Centre street iront, which do not extend beyond the line of the stoop, shoud be thoroughly cleaned and disin: ed, the old and filthy boards showid be removed and the structures thorouguly repaired and pain‘ed. Ihe small corners formed by these structures: the wallofthe main Luilding should be enclosed with suitable railings for the purpose of preyent- ing the continuance of the nuisance now existing. When these places have once been put in # proper condition | believe they muy, with proper care, be kept so, as clean. Jiness alone will always command a certain degree of re- spect trom the vicious ani flithy, T Would here add that the unidy condidon of this mar- ket, insiead of Leing a credit, i# 8 disgra:e to the city. 1b addition to the flihy condite o! the wood work mach ©! itis covered posted advertisen.ents or Js gonsrally dilapidated. ‘The J brick wuils of the main i Miisgured with posted ad ver- condtiion, any of the windows are extremely iriy and others are lass in the sash. f the ceiling at the south part of the building is largely exposed and otherwise Imperfect, Ali of these detects should be repaired ; the semi-circulur transom windows should be ro urranged as to be easily opened for the purpose of ventilation, and the external Walis of the market building shoul be ihoronghiy cleaned and painted. These alterations and repairs Would transform the market from iis present unsightly appearance (o a neat and attractive building. @ following are the names of the occupants of the wooden structures around the mark Centre Market place—rederick Graebe ‘eter Devitt, eggs, butter and crockery ? Mrs. Fis! ery; Charley shrimpton, fruit es Boylan, fruit and vegetables; Kies. Genire strect—J. H. Racey, fish; MC James Vonuclly, provisions; Mary K i Jantzen & Brother, meas B, H. JANBs, M. D., Sanitary Superintendent, FILTH IN THE STREETS, The following report relating to streets and ave- hues, showing them to ve in a generally filthy condition, was also read and ordered on flle:— Eaxrtary Bongav, New York, August 11, 187%, Dr. Srernen Sata, Chairman Sanitary Committee —~ 1 beg leave Umit the followimg report on the con- | dition of the ets and avenues forthe week ending August 9, compil inspectors oie cyt ine 4 ot his streets as flthy with vanure; considers it erecitable that so mueh street dirt and rubbish are al- Towed vo lie {nthe stress and fuller, to be ground to " orin, of mud o Pov nector Tracy. (ith War) reports Walker street, jin Broadway to Baxter street, dirty with street Hievant garvace: Elizabeth “street, dirty ‘with dirt, except in front of Fire Department repair s' eet, trom Bows to Blizabeth, dirt; pay arate Mout st Hf to Bayard, aris, wit street dirt; Mout street, irony ftrect dirt, Pell and Doyer streets dirty with survet dirt; White street, irom Broadway to Elm, dirty with street dirt; Kim stieet, trom Cana, to Pearl’ street, dirty with s.reetdirt and rubbish; Leonard street, trom Elm to Centre, dirty with street dirt, garbage and ruvbish ; Mul berry street, from No. 41 down to Chatham, dirty with dirt, garbage aud slope: Park strect, troin rl to Mott, dirty with strcet dirt and garbage; Fear! street, from Vark to Kim street dirty with sreet dirt, manuré and garbage, ‘The streets in the Sixth ward ate not as clean as usual, | should ay, that the eonns during the past week has not been thorough, when done. Assistant Inspector Emerson (Seventh the early part of the week that Division, Jackson streets contained rubbish and gar also Cherry, between Gouverneur and Oorlears, During the latter partot the week, Cherry, between Catharine and Market, Monroe, between Market and Pike, and the ¢astern sections of Monroe, Madison and Division; East Broadway, between Pike ani Ri be- tween Ruigers and Corlears, 1 Jarbage an cay The pave street is sill anrepaired. Al nt Inspector ifughes (Eighth ward) finds his streets in @ tulerably clean-condition.~ Inspector Morris (Ninth and Fitteenth wards) finds his streets in much better condition than the previous week, Several of the sireets were very imbericett cleaned, among the worst of which were West Houston stree' between South Fifth avenue and va sireet, an ‘Carmine street at its janetion with Varick. Inspector Bryant (Tenth and Thirtee wards) reports his district as much dirtier than last week. Mangin Street continues in the same condition, containing street Ath, ge, and in front of Nos. 63, 0, 67, O# and 71, contain filth, rubbish jasex street is boing in] waves d slops and wager, f the cobble stone pavement. ck ianoey to Grand street, containe street dirt garbage. Division street is dirtier than usual Hos ter, Broome and Rivington strects have been imperfectly swept. The tnapector can see no wav of keeping the Mreews clown unit the colble stone pavement ts replaced by met ing beter, amd the number of vigorous sweep ers increase, es puma venth ward) reports his atreets in four Sadition, ry Stari cleanliness and thinks the | for action, said, as i sive weeks this class of deaths has occurred chietly the special districts that were pointed out twa weens ago iu the same nap, Respectfully submitted, KE, HARRIS, M. D,, Registrar. COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATICN. pce Routine Pasiness—The Church Row Post poned—Prospect of Several Reports, ‘The Commissioners of Emigration met yesterday afternoon at Castle Garden, Mr. Aurlbut in the chair, A number of bids were offered for the meat contract for Ward’s Island, and on motion ef Mr, Lynch the matter was referred tothe Castle Gar. den Committee, with power to award the contract to the lowest bidder for the aggregate kinds 0} meat, A committee of three was appointed to wait on Mayor Havemeyer relative to the rent of Castle Garden for the last quarter, some misunderstand. ing having arisen about the amount. It was re. solved that a quorum shall consist of five members and that the Secretary be instructed to change the word six in the bylaws to five. Joseph J. Hearne, foreman of out-door labor and in charge ot the Boys’ Department on Ward’s Island, tendered his resignation, which was accepted, and William H, Haughton was appointed in bis place. It was resolved that the hours for the duty of the night Watch shall be from #1x o'clock P, M. to seven o'clock A. M., instead of, as heretofore, from six in the evening to six in the morning. Then Johu McCormack was dismissed from the position o! night watchman and James F., McCann appointed in bis place. Captain Downey was appointed gate keeper. Au application trom an agent of t! Southera New Jersey Railroad Company to eli tickets at Castle Garden created considerable dis- cussion, and the subject was finally referred to the Committee on Castie Garden. ‘The question of obliging emigrant lary one Keepers to wear @ unitorm when on business at the Gar. den was referred to the same commit tee, with. power to incinde such other employés as the committee might deem it advisable should wear a uniform. The number of emigrant housekeepers was fixed at sevent; and Commissioner Kau/mann, at bis own reque: was allowed the privilege of examining into the character of all applicants for the keeping of emt- grant boarding houses, A few missionaries were allowed the privilege of visiting Castle Garden. Commissioner Stephenson asked permission to read his report on the religious difficulty on Ward's Island, but Commissioner Starr objected, as he bad not signed that report nor bad he had an opportu. nity of examining the testimony. Commissione: Starr was satisfed that his name would be afixe: to the majority report in this matter, and this re- port which Commissioner Stephenson desired ta read was simply signed by the Commissioner him- self, Mr. Quintard also said Mr, Starr had not had an opportunity of ae over the testimony taken (og the committee, and he, therefore, objected to the reading of the report. joner Lynch, who had @ bundie of pay before him, ready was #0 late in the alternoon now, that it might be as well to post- pone the subject to some future time, but he had Wil his papers With him if it were decided to goon. Mr. Stephenson then sald his object in desiring ta Tread the report was to show that the cause of the dilatoriness in submitting the report to the Board was not his, It was then sues to deler the fight to some other day, and perhaps in the meantune some of the Commissioners may see, by degrees, that it might be as well not to be trying to raise row about religious tenets and prejudices. If tha row goes on there will be at least taree different reports on this matter from the cominittee Pet itincharge. The Board then adjourned to mee subject to the call of the President. PARK MATTERS. Meeting of the Commissioners of Parks Yesterday=Important Contracts Awarded. ‘The Commissioners of Public Parks met yester+ day morning at their office, 36 Union square, Mr. Stebvins in the chair, The meeting was called fox the purpose of opening bids for a series of omn% mental bases and lampposts in connection with fagstaffs in Union square, and bronze work on t! City Hall foantain. The law requires Le must oe eBiore, attended rhe meeting. Ine were. declared te, jowest bk ornamental bases, $4,000; for the bronze jnaterials, old wagons, &0., sold by auction, n audited to ewing amount :— il fonanee Of the ene $746°05 ; construction, $2,266 28. Maintenance of the Museum of Natur: History, $283 61. Total $3,296, 64, A resolution was passed to Cal ects tras brprederiok Le are ca full for all damages to the pr dece: on Ninety-seventh street, bet! Bigheh an Ninth avenues. Another resolation was passe i See uae ton Shape 000 0} une fiw of 1873, and the meeting adiourned to-morrow, ‘iam Le Millet & | Com ork om gin000, “The Board Ft tuautity of old and useless