The New York Herald Newspaper, December 24, 1873, Page 8

: | THE COURTS. ‘EX-MAYOR HALLS TRIAL. ‘Opening Address for the : Prosecution. Testumony of the Witnesses—Andrew J. Garvey on the Stand—Ho Is Not Cross-Examined. THR CASE FOR THE PEOPLE RESTS, rhe Court of Oyer and Termtner yesterday was crowded from its opening to the adjournment, the largo crowd being attracted by the trial of ex-Mayor Halon charges brought against him as a member ofthe late Board of Audit. his is the third time Mr, Hall has been put upon his trial on tiiese charges, the first having fallen through in consequence of the death of one of the jurors empaneliod to try the case. On the second trial the jury disagreed, ‘and nov, for the third time, he stands as a defend- ant in the courts, Public interest is greatly ex, cited ag to the result, In view of the lato convic- tions, principally that of William M. Tweed, who was President of the Boatd of Audit, where some of the alleged offences originated, There is also great attraction in the fact that Mr. Hall himself takes the leading part in his owa defence, though secon Jed by an array of able cuaasel, in the persons Of Mossrs. Stoughton, Vanderpoel, Buckley and A.J, Dittenhoeticr, who comes later tato the case. Mr. Hall maintzins wonderful equanimity, and appears rather as defending with his usual ability the cause of some chent than being himself his own clicnt under indictment, That there is great sympathy with him was evidenced during the wit- ness Keyser’s examination as to his (Keyser) adding 331-3 per cent to long outstanding bills to compensate him for several years’ delay of nonpayment of the original amounts of these bills, Witness said that he considered he had acted hovestly in adding the 831-3 per cent to the Dbilis, and would do 80 again under like circumstances, Some demonstra- tions of approval followed, which, however, the Crier of tke Court promptly repressed. But one day, yesterday, Was occupied by the prosecution in opening the case to tie jury and closing their testimony. ihe defence opens at hali-past nine this morning, and it is expected tbat the case will be given to the jury this evening, Judge Daniels is prompt in his attendance, and the prosecution keep their witnesses well in hand, 30 that unusual progress was mate yesterday, The Court bemg opened at the usual hour, the trial was at once proceeded with, the matter of the Brennan con- tempt case only occupying the few minutes that counsel, Mr. John PF, Burrill, applied US granted & postponement till Monday THE CASE FOR THE PROSECUTION, Mr, Wheeler IL. 'eckham opened tlie case for the prosecution, begiuning by comparing the position of the prosecution to Nelson's befure the battle of | Tralaigar in its difficulties and its necessities. Ho then bri sketched the nistory of the legislative action whicu led to the of Audit, when tae Legislature, meaning to legis- late the Boare of Supervisors out 0! office, found tt necessary to establish some board which should dispose of claims then existing against the county. Tais Board was then composed of the then Presi- | Gent of the Board of Supervisors, Tweed; the Comptrolier, Connolly, and the Mayor, the present defendant, He called the jury's attention to the Mayor's general duty to counter- Bign warrants in which, where claims had been properly audited by the proper examun- ing oOjticers, the Mayor, peraaps properiy, siunply looked at the certificate of the anditing Oficer and saw that taat was correct and sigeed, red the jury to carefully distinguisa be- at and the present case, In this case Halt 1 the Very auditing oficers on whose countersign Lhe warrant, and he ery different duty from his ordinary duties ut and then countersigoing arge here was jor negi¢cting Fity-tive distinct neglects were charged 220 counts, but the four counts on e@ indijctm migot be divided into two classes, one tor wilfully neglecting to audif, the other for corruptly negiecting. So there might be 110 convicuons. or 65 convic- tions, and the legal penalty migot be as many years imprisonment and’ as many fines of $259 each or less. He then called their attention to the resolution passed by tue board of Audit, and in this connection to the law a3 jaid down ou tne Other trials, viz., that a failure of the Board to meet whenever they acted was a violation of the law—a wilful neglect. He claimed that the meet. ingat which this resoiution was passed was the only Meeting of this Koard, and that, thouga there Were certifications of audit, there never Was an audit of any claims, Under these certifications abot $5,70v,000 was pa.d to three men, Viz.:— }, now in prisou; A.J. Garvey, a somewhat plasieier; and E, A. Woodward, whose care had removed him irom the control of Mr. Peckham briety reterred to the the warrants, The ¢ wuditing. in this duty the methed, which 1h the previous triais of Tweed has been +o Willy given, by which Davidson's, Miller & Co.'s and Garve)’s bills were made out, and aszeried that the proo! slowed that there was not oue bill of the 55 which was not wholly or in part Court. irauauicnt. @ moment they were presented to the jury they would say they were false; toat no human being with ordinary capacity und ordinary honesty could have looked into them without seeing their falsity ; and they would be presented with tne choice of ing tat either the detend- ant knowingly p: Jaise vill or negiected his duty by notexamining them at all, He dia not Bay that he was able co prove (iat Hall got part of the money; but tt they came to the conoiusion that these men did not examine the bills, or did HOt mect to examine them, then they were guilty Of negiect; and if there were doyrees of moral guilt iu tue case it was for the Court im passing sentence to give weigat to that, not for the jury iu deciding the vact, TESTIMONY OF DEPUTY COMPTROLLER STORRS, Mr. Storrs, the first witness called, testified that on looking he found no records of the Buard of Audit except the resolutions in Mayor Hall’s hana. writing and signed by him and Tweed and Con- noily, directing Watson, the County Auditor, to collect claims against the county; he found the vouchers and the account books, and expiained the latter and pointed out the record of the county youcners, consisting of 190 1tems, purpo. ting to be passed vy the Board of Audit between May 2, 1870, and September 6, 1870, and how this was trans- ferred irom the audit buck, in which the entries were made direct from the warrants. Heidentificd the 10 Keyser vouchers, which were admitted to be gigned with genuine signatures, aud explained where all (hese vouchers were kept, id aiso the 34 Garvey warrants. wee, dato to these were not disputed by Ir. Hall, Six Keyser & Co. warrants were similarly identt- fled and admitted, and also one warrant tod. U, Mc. Davidson, one warrant to C. D, Bollar & 0o., and ove warrant to Ingersoll & Co., and one to Seymour, Kennard & Hay, r. Storrs then proved that all the vouchers for these warrants, except ten o1 the Keyser vouchers, had been missing trom the Comptroller's ofico since the robbery there; he had had @ talk with Mayor Hali in the Comptroller's office belore they ‘were #lolen; they examined together the packages Of the vouchers; the vouchers for these warrants were then there; be remembered seeing the Key- ger vouchers, Miller voucners, G, D. Boiler vouch- ers, Davidson vouchers, Garvey vouchers and In- gersoll vouchers; they were all in the same jorm as those preserved; they contained the audit cer- tificate, the order of the Comptroticr and the bill on 4 printed form. CROSS-EXAMINED, |» On cross-examination Mr, Storrs stated that at the time these vouchers were lost other voucn- ers, Made out by the Comptrolier aione, were lost. Mr. Hail, throughout this cross-examiuation, pote of himself in the third person, as “the Ay OY, Mr. Storrs further testified that the Mayor came to lim in July, and examived the vouchers; ts Tecollection was Liat every voucher bore the Audl- tor’s stamp; the entries tn the audit book were evidence that the Auditor's stamp was on the Voucher; the vouchers were stolen on September 11; Connolly was elected Comptrover in 1806, and ceased to be a dad0 G in the latter part of 1871; Tweed was President of the Board of Supervisors in 1369 and up to July, 1870; BE. A, Woodward had beeo acierk in the Board of Supervisors six or eight yeais, getting his appointment Jrom the Board o! Supervisors; that Board was nalf elected and all appointed, The County Auditor's duties were to examine bills anc vouchers, and aMx his stamp of a, proval. There Was another oficer called Auditor of Ao counts, to periorm similar auties as to city ac counts, ‘This county lacilities account was an ac- count specially opened for these audit claims, There were many otier accounts. Q. Was there any estimate made of the number of Warrants situed by ‘he Mayor in Lsi0 ¢ ir. remain objected that this was wholly ir- Felevant. ‘ihe question was not whether Mr. Hait Dad a great amount of business, but whethor, hay- accepted @ now duty, he had not wiliuily Neglected it. The Court, however, allowed the question.) s hink there were about 12,000, @ Were there not 85,0007 A. in bom depart: stablishment of the Board | have been over 20,000; I don’t oy ne Mayor was commented rita the A Sailors’ Sung Harbor and various hospitals, the Astor Library and other tragts; in May, 1870, the city government was bet reorganized and some new departments were created; there was An auditing of city accounts going on at the same time; from May. to October there were very large amounts drawn out; Lhave drawn warrants for his signature dor. over 1,000,000, for $100,000, for $250,000, for $60,000; there was nothing uausual in warrants for large amounts being sent to the Mayor for signature; the youchora, with tue warrants attached in bundies, were sont by the Comptroller's waseserigor to the Mayor for signature; sometimes the Mayor signed them at once, and returned them to him by the Same messenger, and soractimes were retained by him, and sent back by his own messenger; there Were gometimes several hundred sen: a once; there was no special time for sending them}; generally they were sent to his oMce; occasionally fo his house; one point of examination the Mayor and qhyseif, when we looked at the vouchers, was their regularity; they were in the same form as those presanes) each had on it the Jomptroller’s own certificate. Ore Ne. Peckham—The robbery of the vouchers Was alter a comanttee had waited on the Comp- troller to see the vouchers; the Auditor's duty wis to examine the audit and after the proper board had audited it to stamp them as correct and then send them to the Comptroller; Watson was a; pointed by the Comptroller under ordinance of the Supervisors; all the papers of a voucher except the warrant were fastened together with mucilage ; the warrant was pinned on. Mr. Hall here admitted that onder the tax levy Connolly, who had been elected for the whole of 1570, Was removed, and that he reappointed nim in May, 1870, Under the charter of 1857 the ordinances of the Supervisors had to be approved by the Mayor. : EXAMINATION CONTINUED. There had been a great number of appropriations for the Court flouse or tor the completion of the Court House; all the appropriations except that of 1871 had been exhausted; including the amounts aid out oa these “county Iubiittles,’’ between Ro,c00,000 and $10,000,000 was pald out for the Court House; all the other warrants were on bills audited by other porsons than the Mayor; the Mayor was a member of the firm of Brown, Hall & Vanderpoel, a firm having a very large business; Mr, Vanderpoel was retained by the city a8 Counsel in several casos; the firm had been counsel to the Sheriff many yeara; they were couusel for the boards of Education and Health and the Commissioners of Charities and Correction, The Court here took # recess. AFTER KECKSS Mr. Storz’s re-cross-exam:nation was resumed, and, in answer to Mi. Hall’s qnestions, he test!- fied—Tne committee to which Ihave referred was appoited at the instance of Mayor Hall; the ap- propriations for the Court House ran through the terms of Mayors Opdyke, Gunther and Hoffman; Mayor Hall bad been in office trom January 1, 1809, only; the Mayor had to countersign every bond of the city, and there was a large number of them; his firm bad deen in she employ ofthe departments before he became Mayor. TRSTIMONY OF EX-AUDITOR LYNES. Stephen ©. Lynes, formerly county bookkeeper and the successor or Watson as County Auditor, was the next witness. He expiained the regular course of a bill; thas it first came to him, where- upon he atrached to it two blanks, and Mlled in a warrant according to the nature of the bill and gave it to the Auditor; when next he saw it all the ignatures werein and he entered it im the audit book from the face of the warrant; from there it was duly transferred to the other accounts, Mr, Lynes was then shown the Garvey warrants, an: testified that he fliled in ail the 34 warrants from vouchers before him similar to tiiose preserved, Mr. Pecsham here offered other warrants for similar identification, when Mr. Stoughton sug- the iact if ail were in Mr. Lynes’ handwriting, Mr. Peckham replied that all which were the sub- ject oL this indictment were in Mr. Lynes’ hand- writing, but some others belonging to tae same account were not in his writing. Mr. Stoughton at once admitted his statement as true, Mr, Lynes resumed :—The interest calculation is m my bandwriting, and was made belore the certilicate, which covers the gross sum, Was mado out; 1 know oJ bo meeting of the Board of Audit, CROSS EXAMINED. To Mr. Hall—I was county bookkeeper about 13 years, always attached to the county bureau; dur- ing the pas@age of these papers through my hands there was nothing that ied me to suppose them a fraud; they came to me through the regular channels, and 1 supposed they were all coriect; the date is put on the warrant when they are put in the audit book; it has nothing to do with this certificate; I reached the oMice on the morning alter the robbery, about ten o'clock; there were marks of violence ail round; all the vouchers were goue except those Which happened to be in the hand’ O/ Ue Copying clerk; the practice of having an affidavit to bulls was not observed 1a 1869 nor even in 1888; the number on the warrant is a check number to the number on the audit 000k; it showed tie nomber of county or city warrania issued to date. TESTIMONY OF JOHN H. KEYSER. When John H, Keyser was called Mr. Hall ob- jected to his testimony, as it was not claimed that he Was present or Knew how the bills were made up, and the charge being, not that the bills were @ maximum or mintmum, but that, whether maximum or minimum, the defendant had neg- lected to andit tiem. Mr. Tremain replted tuat this objection was made on the first triat, to obviate which a new indich ment Was passed, in which the lalsity of the bills was al.eged. The prosecution in proving that defendant did not andit were at liberty to snow tho faisity.or the bills as proof that the Board did not audit them, Mr, Stoughton said cf offered no objection to any proof connecting with the frandalent auditing contained under the fourth count, of which they had heard notaing m the opening. On the three first counts the charge is misiemeanor in wiliully relusing to perform a duty, A jastice of the peace rejusing to take an agidavit was guilty of the offence, though re Was no fraud in the case. It would be imeonsequential whether Keyser’s bill was just or unjust 1! Mr. Hall refased to audit it. In the case of The People vs. Stocking the Conrt (Judge Danieis) held that an oificer exer- cising judicial tuactions cannust be heid lluble ex- cept ior trand., In that case it must be proved that tho defendant acted with knowledge that the bills were traudulent or the proposed evidence was inconsequential. The prosecution were confounding the Mability for frauduieatly auditing with iraudulent purpose, under the com mon law. with wiilul neglect of auditing, under the statute, One was no audit and tne otoer an audit by corrupt means, perverting the judictal functions. Conducting the case, not as counsel, bug as Iriend, never strove to keep out any tes- timony conn ng the deiendant with a traad- ulent kKnowiedge of the bills; bat the prosecution did not propose to prove such knowledge. The de- fendant, thereiore, could not ltadte for the addition of 83 percent to Keyser's bills, of which he could know nothing, Judge Daniels said he would recetve the proof in the point of view that if the defendant had per- formed the daty imposed upon him by the law Of 1570, to audit the accounts, he would have via. covered their spurious character. Mr. Keyser then testiflod that when he presented his bis in tne Comptroller's Office jor payment thoy consisted of old bills, which liad been before tho Board of Supervisors, and new ones, all made into new bills; Woodwerd and Watson were pres- ent when he made out the bilis and 33 per cent was added to the aggregate after he got through with them. CROSS-BXAMINED, On cross-examination by Mr. Stoughton the wit- ness said he waa seven years tiag for his money and thought he was not doing a dishonest thing in adding 33 per cent to pay him ior his care and trouple and anxiety; he tnade out the bills care- fully, and no mortal could know, except the two persons assisting him in making out the bills, that je per cent was added; he still thinks he acted rly. To Mr. Hali--I was contractor with the city; my reputation was fair aud honorable; the Mayor had reason to presume he Was acting with a fair and honorable man;1 did my best to conceal the tact that I was the founder of @ large private charity Be town, but I suppose it became known; I don’t allow now that the bills are uctitious, and I would feel justified in doing it over again; 1 was 30 years in business in the city; many of these bills were belore the Supervisors and some were presented at the Finance Department, and 1 pho drei for payment and kaew Mr. Woodward as Clerk of the Supervisors, ‘o Mr, Peckham—Some of these were old bills, and they were all made for 1969; 1 don't think any of them were audited; the 33 per cent was added at Watson's suggestion. . Did you expect ever to get that 33 per cent? r. Stoughton objected to the question, He was their own witness, and he said ho would do it again, Judge Danteis said he would not allow any ques- tion as to any helio daaadead by which a new crime Would be committed, Mr, Peckham asked whether the witness thought he would get tho 33 per cent. He roplied he never thought avout it, but there was no arrangement, TESTIMONY OF JOHN M’BEUIDE DAVIDSON. Join McBride Davidson, safemaker, &c., and Contractor for the city and county, was shown & Warrant; he testified the bill was for $16,940; he presented it to Woodward; never verified it or oe it to the Commissioner of Audit; don’t LOW anything aboutit; never heard of their mecting; the bill was honest for goods detivered; he was paid bya check from Woodward; he en- dorsed the warrant without jooking To Mr. Hali—it was my cwn carelessness in not looking at the face of the warrant; 1 had no sus- Picton; Linvarisbiy handed my +ilis to Woodwar and got my money; for evan when endorsing the warrant that it was for $16,040; 1 had contracts all over the country, and was the introducer of the iron caes on the Central Railroad, ANDREW J, GARVEY ON THR STAND, Audrew J, Garvey testified—I did plastering work for the county Court House, and furnished materials; these 27 Warrants were on biils from me tor work in 1870, and I recelved the money; the Warrants are endorsed by mo; the bills were made up by mo, with instructions from the Gity oMcials, Mr, Stougaton—Wait a tnoment, Garvey—to add on 66 per cent. (Laughter.) Mr. Trematn— You mean only 25 per cent had any Joundation, Witneas—Yes, sir; the bills were made out on memorandams from Woodward & Ingersoll and Wivli énstructions to add 66 per cent; Lever got CEE oO EEE EEE EEO EEE EE EE EE eee Woodward would say, “There ts payment for you to-day; give me a check for 30 mace i" Lwould sometimes ct and he would say, “it Is all right, the Saures are Watson's him my check and he gave me a el 2% per cent; I never got the 65 per cent and in- Sb. 0 Q. Did you ever verify those billst—A. Verify? 0s Ae, not one of them; there are seven of these bills that have not a dotlar foundation at all; [gave the bills to Woodward, reluctantly; I got cent, without interest—$19,000; I got 000 on the 27 bills. The segregate of the bills was $1,100,000; of the whole 27 _ bills halt poreesten to be for work in the Court House; by officials 1 mean Watson and Woodward only; i never made eut the bills in this way until] was sure I could get my money no other way; I know that 24 cent of the 65 per cent went to Tweed's account; the whole 65 per cent was deposited to Woodward's account in the first placo; I often brought 1t over for him, acting as messenger; then &@ large amount o! it would be brought back in cash, and its destination was this building, where it was distributed; I made inquiries, and I heard that Woodward and Watson got a large slice of tt. Mr, Buckley—We have no questions to ask. cm Peckham—This closes the Case for the prose- cution, The Court then adjourned to half-past nine this morning. BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS. the 65 per cen! gested that tue defence did not require proof Of | UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. Tho Defauiting Post Ofice Superintend- ent Norton, Before Judge Benedict, The case of John W. Norton, formerly Deputy Superiotendent of the Money Order Department in the Post Office, and who 1s charged with having embezzled the sum of $115,090 from the funds of the department, came up yesterday on a motion to quash made by Mr. Wakeman, counsel for Nor- ton. This motion is made on the ground that Mra, Norton had transferred the whole of hor property to the government under the promise that the criminal proceedings against her husband should be discontinued. AMdavits were read to this effect made by both Mr. and Mrs. Norton, District Attorney Bliss submitted affidavits in reply, in which he declares that no such agreement was ever made with Mrs. Norton at the time she handed her property over to the government, Ex-Judge Emmett, of counsel for Norton, inter osed some technical objections to the language of ne indictment, oue of Which was that it did not charge that Norton was entrusted with the money alleged to have been stolen as a clerk in the Money Order Department of the Post Office. Counsel next argued that if Norton was to be tried, then Mrs, Norton should have her property returned to her. Judge Benedict said he would like counsel to produce any statute which would show that any otcer of the government had authority given to him to enter into any such compromise. Counsel said he did not know of the existence of any such statute, aud proceeded to finish his argu- ment upon his proposition. Aggistant District Attorney Purdy then argued in opposition to tie objection interposed by the coun- selon the other side, and read several quotations from the statutes, Alter furthev argument on both sides Judge Ben- ealas announced taat he would reserve bis deci- sion, The Lange Habeas Corpus Case. In the case of Edward Lange, who was convicted, afew weeks ago, of converting mail bags to his own use, Mr. Arnoux, his counsel, applied to Justice Hunt, of the Supreme Court of the United States, for writ of habeas corpus in his beiaif, Justice Hunt refused it, on the ground that the application should nave becu made to one of tho judges of the Circuit Court for the Southern dis- trict of New York. Mr. Arnoux then procured from Judge Woodruff an ordor on the Unitea States District Altorney Bliss, requiring him to show cause why a writ of habeas corpus should not be issued in favor of Lange. The order is returnable at eleven A. M., to-day before Judges Woodrui, Blatchford and Benedict, “Blinky” Murphy Convicted. John Murphy, alias “Blinky Murphy,” was con- victed yesterday, in the United States Circuit Court, of dealing in counterfeit money. Judge Benedict remanded him for sentence, SUPREME CCURT—SHAMZERS. Mandamuses Against the County Au- ditor. Before Judge Brady. Mandamus hunters seem to be letting‘up on the Comptrolicr and going lor Mr. Earle, the County Auditor, for failure to pass upon their bills and accompanying vouchers. Two peremptory writs of mandamus were yesterday granted by Judge Brady against Mr. Earle. One directing him to Audit the bill of Levey, Meigs & Co., for pi,207 BY, jor stationery furnished the Superior Coart, and the other embodying alike injunction in regard to the billof Hamilton Biggam, tor $588 69, for sap. ples furnished .the new Court House. Bothor theae bilis, tne former incurred last reat and the latter in 1869, had been audited by the Board of of Supervisors, Decisions. By Judge Ingraham, Morse vs. Clifford et al.—Report confirmed and order granted. In the Matter, &c., Bodenleimer.—Report of referee confirmod. Downey ys. Crowley, &c.; Campbell va. Camp- beli; Kemer vs, Leonard et al.; Bechel vs, Green et al.; Metropolitan savings Bank vs. Schnepp et al.—Motions granted. In the Matter, &c., Peekskill Plough Works, &c. ; The New Jersey Mutual lite Insurance poet, vs. Conklin et al.; Martine va, Loweastein et al.; ‘k vs. Musgrave.—Motions denied. in the Matrer, &0., Gallagher et al.—Reargument ordered at the next term, Birdsall vs. Birdsall,—Motion granted on repay- ment of his interest ana costs, ‘Turner et al. vs. Brown.—Injunction granted. gp phoppbara va. Shepphard.—Referred to referee, Ce. Bynes Daniels, Livingstone vs, White.—Order sottled. In the Matter, &c., Mr, Aaron.—Order airected modifying order to tue extent shown by tiie addl- tions made on the margin of the accompanying copy order. By Judge Brady. Taylor, &c., v8. Purcell et al.; In the Matter, &c., Tallmadge.. pplication granted. Ryan va. Conacily.—Order setued, Barton ys. Sherman.—Order vacated, &c. The People, &c., Biggan vs. rie.—Mandamus allowell, &c. ‘The People, &c., Levy etal. vs. Same.—I think tho relator entitled to the audit of his vouchers in accordance with the provisions of the statutes, Lichtenstein va. Lichtenstein,—Application granted, &c, Wm. J. Dow vs. Fmma Dow.—Report of refe- ree confirmed and yanemene of divorce granted in favor of the defendant against plaintim. Benjamin F. Coriias vs. Catherine Corliss,—Re- port confirmed and judgment of divorce granted, SUFERIOR COUAT—SPECIAL TEAM, By Jndge Freedman, George the Count Joannes vs. Niles,—Motion granted, with §10 costs, Pickbardt vs, Hull.—Order appointing receiver, Homburger vs. Homburger.—Adidavit of no apswer, and appearance and order of reference must be handed up. Brown vs. Brown.—See memorandum, with pa- pers, Kellar v8, Davidson.—See memorandum on pa- 8, Oofful, Jr., vs. Scott et al.; Murphy et al. va, Finn et al.—Orders of reference. Allen vs. Ward.—Motion deniod, with $10 costs. Schmid vs. Arguimban.—Motion to vacate in- quest denied, with $10 costs. Singer vs. Keeler.—Motion denied, De Alfero vs. Davidson; Luddington vs, Siau- 60n.—Molion granted. Judge Sedgwick, B Popham vs. Witcox et al.—Case settled, (Sco additional findings and Elie Miner vs, Beexman et al.—Findings and con- clusion signed, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—TRAL TEAM—PART I, The Process of Loading Feathers, The [rishman's feather bed—a board, with a feather on tt—does not appear to be wholly a myth, A 6uit was brought in this Court yesterday by Thompson & Co, against Mr. 8 Fogg, in which money was sought to indemnify the plaintiff for loss in the purchase of 29 bags of Irish goose feathera, It was shown that the feathers had veen what is calicd inthe trade ‘ioaded"—that is to #ay, that there was an adinixture of lime, marbie dust, oatmeal and hen feathers. A verdict was rendere for the full amount claimed—$4,400 and interest, Damages for Being Run Over, In 1871 Catharine O'Neil, while crossing Horatio street at Eighth avenue, was ran over by a butcher wagon belonging to Charles Pierson. Sho was over 60 ye old, and though but slightly injured, brought sult for $2,000 damages. The reault 01 the trial was a verdict jor $26 in her Javor, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM. Decisions, By Judge Loew, Morris vs, Hiler.—See memorandum, Elta J. Porteus vs, James G. Porteus,—Judgment of divorce pranced to plaintiff, Blossom v3. Bradiey.—Motion to punish judg- ment debtor granted, (See memorandum.) Buil vs. Saffer,—Motion to open detaalt granted on payment of $10 costs. COUAT OF GERERAL SESSIONS. A Prisoner Sent to Sing Sing Prison for Stealing # Track Load of Cloth, Before Recorder Hackett, Ia vis court, yesterday, James Lane pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with steal- ing, on the 16th of December, a horse and track from the corner of Worth and Hudson streets, which contained five cases of cloth valued at $3,000. It was the property of George W. Loughlin, and was consigned’ to J. 0. Howe & Co, An oMicer ursued Lane aud captured him im Church street. fhe prisoucr was sentenced to the State Prison at bard labor for four years and six months. Henry Canad who was cuarged with stealing 50 cents from Casreal Benjamin, on the 14th of Decem- ber, pleaded guilty to petty jarceny from the per- son. Grand and Petty Larcenies. Catharine Robinson pleaded guilty to an attempt at grand larceny, the allegation boing that on the 22d of November she stole a silver watch and chain belonging to Edward Trado, Theso prisoners were each sent to the State Prison for two years and six months. James Conolly, who on the 10th inst, stole $35 worth of carpeting, the property of Michact Dono- hue, pleaded guilty to an attempt, He was sont to the State Prison for 1S months, Annie Rowe piended guilty to petty larceny, She was charged with Sealing $60 from Frederick Dinsmore, on the 12th inst., at whose house she Was a domestic, Six months in the Penitentiary wus the punishment, Francis Reed (a youth), who attempted to steal @ bunch of keys from Philip Farley, pleaded guilty and was sent to the House of Refuge. Johu Lynch, indicted for stealing $35 in moncy from James E. Nolan, pleaded guilty and was re- maunded for sentence. COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS. Before Judges Bixby, Murray and Wandell. ‘Ihe Humors of Cherry Street. Mrs. Kate Lec, Mra, Lizzie Scully and her hus- band, William, reside in the same house, No, 150 Cherry street, Mrs. Kate Lee and Mrs. Scully have never cordially agreed, dimicuities invariably being caused through upanthorized occupation of clothes- lines and incompatibility of temper genorally. Last week their aigerences culminated in a hand to hand fignt, in which, 98 is usually the case, each of the principals had their respective aiders and abettors, all of whom not only took a lively in- terest, but actively participated in the struggle. Mrs. Leo was worsted, and ner comely visage sadiy marred in the melée. Mrs. Lee thereupon invoked the aid of the law in the shape ofa warrant for Mra, Scully's arrest. On learning of Mrs, Lee's action, Mr, William Scully became highly indignant at his spouse for allowing herself to be forestalicd, and as a punish- ment for her remigsness, gave her a sound thrash- ule Yesterday both husband and wile were ar- raigned at the barof the Special Sessions, Mra, Lec toid a pitiful tale of her wrongs, and startled the Court with the recital of the blood-curding threats of Mrs, Scully, who had solemnly vowed never tO pause In her career of yengeance until yo in eaten her liver and drank her heart's ood." ‘ro prevent this horrible,intent being carried out the Court eentenced Mrs. Scully to one month in the Penitentiary, aud on her own complaint against ber husband, condemned him to a@ like puntsh- ment, the evidence of the usag she had received being very palpable. Shoruy alter Mrs, Scully had been sent below, Warden Johnson, of vae Tombs, entered the court room, leading by the hand a very bright-looking, pretty citia, and presented her to the Juuges, She was about nine years of age, and, from the Warden’s stale- ment, it appeared that the child was rendered homeiess by the imprisonment of both parents, andinquiry of Mrs, Foster, the Matron, elicited the fact that the mother had never before been in her custody, OUniearning those tacts the Court sus- pended judgment, and mother and child ielt the court room together. Weening to Barroom Ruffians, Farrell McGovern and Peter Reynolas met Satur- day last in a liquor store corner of Hester and Mul- berry streets. McGovern, according to Reynolds’ statement, assanited the latter and beat him soverely Without provocation Mcovera was proven tobe a dangerous character, and was sen- tenced to one year in the Penitentiary, COURT CALENBARS—TIIS BAY. Supreme Covrt—Cuampers—Rela by Judge Bra dy: . 69, 72, 99, 108, 108,114, 12244, 176, 177, 180. 7, 189, 190, UPRGAR CouRY—Cracuir — Part 1—Regular term adjourned 10¢ the term. Part z—Adjouracd Term—Heid by Judge Van Brunt—No. 2,701, Supnexg Coort—Srrcian igxa—Held by Judge Davis—Demurrers—Nos, 1, 8, 10, Law and fact— Nos. 143, 145, 146, 163, 179, 104, 48, 61, 52, 53, 17, 181, 223, 225, 227, 24 2, 38, 45, 58, 73, 111, 211, 213, 178, 199, 1) 175, 198, 239, 128, 164, 107, 2° SUPERIOR CoURT—TRIAL $ Tenx%—Part 1.—Ad- journed jor the term. Part ?.—Adjourved tor tne term, Court or CoMMON PLEAS ~TRIAL TeRst—lart 1.— Aajourned ior the term. Part 2—Held by Judge Lar: emore.—Nos, 2519, 2449, 3 Equity Term.— Adjourned until Deceta 5 Manne Count—TaiaL ‘Cxnm—Part 1.—Adjourned for the term, Part 3—Held by Jud: 3434, SYT2, 3076, 3925, COURT OF GENKRAL Hackett.—The /’eople vs, Maggie Jourdan, siding prisoner to escape; Same vs. John Roberts, grand larceny; Same vs. James Hineson, larceny from the person, Pari 2.—Adjourned for the term, 2520, Joachimsen,—Nos, COURT OF APPEALS. Decisions, ALBANY, Dec, 23, 1873, The following decisions were rendered in the Court of Appeals to-day i— Judgments affirmed, with costs—Page vs. McDon- nel, Beard vs. Holahan, Freeman vs. New York Central Kailroad Company, Ledeux vs. Kolin, Ruf! vs, Kinaid, Phillips va. Higgins, sussdorif vs, Schmidt, The Excelsior Fire Insurance Compal vs. The Royal Insurance Company of Liverpool, Cozine vs, Walter, Judgmeuts reversed and new trial granted, costs to abide event—Hidden vs, Waldo, Arnoid va, Tho Hodson River Ratiroad Company, Order granting new trial afirmed and judgment absolute for plaintiff, with costa—Muller vs. Kondir, Order aflirmod, with costs—Easton vs, Rickergill, Appoal dismissed, with cosats—lracy vs. McManus, Appeal dismissed, with costs of the appeal up tothe time of making the motion and $10 coats of motion—Bodoil vs. Cornell, Mosion denicd—fhe People ex rel. Day va. Bergen. Tne Court adjourned until Monday, the 1th of January, 1874, BROOKLYN CORONDRS' INVESTIGATION. Third Session of the Examining Com- mittee of the Supervisors, The Committee of King’s Oounty Supervisors au- vhorized by the Board to investigate the affairs of the Coroner's oMce held another session yester- day afternoon, There were present Supervisors Steers, Coe, Fletcher, Prentice and Johnson. The committee proceeded to ivvestigate the cases of alleged bogus inquesis said to have been held by the Coroners, One of the cases questioned as not being genuine was that of a ohild of Albert Haust, of No. 262 Adams street. The father testified that an inquest was held by Cor- over Jones, and that caso was marked “all right.’ Louis Gerowaki, of Twenty-second street and Third avenue, testified that his infant child died suddenly, but no inquest was held there, The wile of this witness corroborated the teati- mony of her husband, and dented that she had ever given the testimony written in the inquisition, which was signed by Coroner Whiteml. She de- nied that she had signed the peper. Her name is “Aun,” and the signature was “Jane.” Frank Sell, the undertaker, who buried the body of Ge- rowski's child, testified that he did not remember the inquest being held, Peter Friel testified that he was not @ juror on the mquest of the child in question, though he saw the body alter death; he knew nothing of any jury: hs name 16 Peter Froehich, and the name Friel on the inquisition is, therefore, not correct, The committee found re they had got the wrong man and therefore let ni gO. Coroner Whitehill testified that he had seen a pudtisned list, and he had overhauled his records and jownd the cases mentioned; ne had a state. meni prepared covering many of these cases, and he would lay them before the committee when complete ; if the case of Louts M, Gerowsk! is changed iv 1s a bona fide case; he could follow the case up, he thought, and account for it at the noxt meot+ ing of the mittee; in the whole 700 cases there might bave been @ dozen in which the Coroner never saw the vody; he always kept as iar away from the body of the person Who bad dicd from Contagious disoase as possible, and niso irom the person whose testimony he was taking; he often wrote the signature himsell in preference to hav- ing the witness come hear him. The committee adjourned to meet on next Sat- urday alternoo THE PRISON ASSOCIATION, Anaual Election ot Officers Yesterday. Yesterday the annual election of the ofMcors of the Prison Association for the following year took Place at the rooms of the association, in Centre s'reet, The young was done by ballot, and the foliowing was the result of the cloction;— President, Theodore W. Dwight, LIL.D.; Vice Presidents, Jon 7, Hotoan, J, Stanton Gould, Onaries J. Folger, Willlain ff, Alien, Dorman B. Raton and Wiliam Law Learned; Correaponding secretary, Elisha Siarrts, M. D.; Recording Secro- tary, Cephas Brainerd; ireasurer, William ©. Gil- man; bxecutive Committee, doin H. Abthon, Wiltam 7, Booth, stephen Catter, Richard L. Dag- dale, dohn W, Kdmonda, Andrew H, Green, Rensse- laer N, Havens, Gaylord B, Huobell, Charles H, Kit- onel, W. W, Hoppin, J: Styles ily, A. W,.Bhel- a MUG! VAagood, Dy Adam T, Sackoli, ar Tousey, James HI, Titus, hovert R. Moltur- W, Moiria, Monty 8, Terbell, Frede- ) Tick Law Ulmatead, M. K, Piatt, Joho D, Orlmmins, NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1873—WITH SUPPLEMENT, BOARD OF EDUCATION. Disposing of Old, Obsolete School Books= Appointment of New Teachers—Miscel- lancous Business. The Board of Education held a special meeting yesterday afternoon, Mr, William I, Neilson in the chair. A number of unimportant communications were received and roferred to the proper committees. A remonstrance of citizens was read svating that scnool No. 10, in Wooster, near Bleecker street, was surrounded by infamous and immoral houses, which exercised & bad influence on the minds of the children, and praying for the transfer of the School to some less pestilential locality, Referred to the Commitcee on Bylawa, The Committee on Supplies reported that a large stock of old, obsolete books, worth perhaps $5,500, was on hand, principally composed of old books which had boon revised, and recommending that they be authorized to dispose of them, Adopted, The same committee reported that they had re- ceived nine proposals FOR THE PRINTING IN 1874 § and recommended that the contract be given to Cushing, Bardua & Co., they being the lowest bid- ders, Adopted. The Committee on Teachers re- ported that leaye of absence should be given to Misses Ooggshall and Carty, on account of ill- health, Adopted. The Cotmmitiee on Normal Schools recommended that Professor B. 0. H. Day be appointed Instructor in the Department of | Natural History of the Normal College at an annual salary Of £2,500. Adopted. Miss Alico Dey was ap- polated third assistant teacher of Latin, and Miss Kennedy teacher of ponmanship. Mr, Patterson said, in connection with this matter, promotions should always be based on genuine merit. Mr, Farr said tho morits of these and other can- didates hid been fairly deatt with, but it was tin- possible to please everybody. The Committce on Buildings recommended that the bodies interred near school No, 9, in the Seventeenth ward, be re- moved. Adopted, The Committee on Evening Schoo's recommended that Mr. Hugh Carlisle be appointed teacher m the evening high school, Adopted, the resignations of the old scnool trustees of Wostehesier county were accepted, and Mr, George C. Manner Was appointed sciiool trustee for the Twenty-third ward, GEORGE H, MOBLLER AND FRANKLIN EDSON for the Twenty-fourta ward. The Committee of Sunplies recommended that C, Mahoney be paid $2,000 in settlement of his claims tor charts, &c. Relerred to the Finance Committee, Mr, Patterson moved that @ scale of salaries be reported by the Committee on Salarics to be pald to the President and teachers of the Normal Col- lege. Adopied, A resolution was passed calling for a report to equalize the salaries of the clerks of the Board, A resolution was oifered by Mr. Patterson to pay the principals of the evening schools $8 an evening when the scholars number 1,000, $7 lor 750, $6 tor 609 and $5 in schoois containing a smaller number of pupils, Referred to the Finance Committee. A resolution to appoint a commission for visiting varlous cities, Boston tu particular, with a view to study their systems of teaching the rudiments of music met with considerabie opposition, Mr. Farr moved an amondment that the President appoint this commission. It was stated that the presont reauits of this department were very unsatistac- ory. § M Jenkins said he did not want any particular system, but it was necessary to decide whether the clilidren should RECEIVE INSTRUCTION IN NOTATION. ‘This was the question, and not whether this or that toan's book should be tutroduced, The resointion a3 amended was adopted, Mr. Mare moved that the Board now adjourn. Adopted, COMMISSIONERS OF a Regular Mecting of the Boakd—Mls- celianeous Business—important Deei- sions. The Board of Emigration held their regular semi- Monthly mecting yesterday aiternoon at Castle Garden, there being prescut Commissioners Hurl- but (President), Forrest, Kaufmann, Lynch, Ste- phenson and Starr, After reading and approving the minutes of the last session action was taken upon that portion of the report of tne Castle Gar- den Committee asking that two additional night watchmen be appointed for the ne w lodging bouse for “bummers” be approved by the Board. Sucn approval was obtained after much disenesion, Mr. Forrest subimticd the Treasurei’s report, which showed that the payrolls and bill andited footed up the sum of $21,693, and the amount on hand was but $16,035, leaving a deficit of $5,658, The report of the Ward’s Island Committee was road ani approved, although considerable discus- siow ensued upon the action of the committee in EMIGRATION, removing a man in the gas house and substituting Sace betore the matter was brougtt before the joard, ‘ha salary of Mrs, Malloy, matron, was increased to $650 per annum, this to date [roi the ist inst, Commussioncr Starr reported that tas gas works on Ward’a island needed the early atteation of the Board, and that additional “benches were re- quired, whereupon Commissioner Lynch oiered the following, waich was adopted :— ‘That the Ward's Island Committee be authorized and directed to provide for the erection af two nddisionat “benches” in tac 4as house at the lowest p and not to exccod $280) ibibo A communication was reccived from three clergy- men attached of the City Mission, asking the Board the privilege to visiting Ward's Island and hoiding religious service there cvery Wednesday aiter- noon, Afier much dicussion upon the sudject it wa, agreed to acknowledge the receipt of the letter, and refer the reverend genticmen to the resident chaplain Commissioner Quintard thought the door should not be thrown wide open and alow all to preach there, as such accion might in tne end Prove troublesome. After this decision had been reacho’d Commissioner Starr gave notice that at the Next meeting of the Board he should move to rescind the resolution passed at the last session to the effect that no religious services be performed on Ward’s Is.and, except by permission of the chaplains appointed by the Board, Upon President Hurtont's asking for the sense of the Board upon the point it was directed tnat ser- vices be hereatver heid in the Protestant chapel, both on Sabbath mornings and atternoons. Counsel jor the Board commanicated, “tl straing section 4 of chapter 302 of 1373, Which says ‘Lhe Commissioners of Emigra- tion shal! not be required to support any person capsbie ol carning a livelihood for a louger period than two years,’ in connection with the previous statute, rendering them lable for the perio of five years, Zam of the opinion that the Board are under Do obligations to BoDpore emigrants capable of earning a livelihood who arrived previous to the passage Of section 4, Chapter 302 of the Laws of ist for @ longer poriod than two yeara thero- aiter, Counsel also communicated that the Board “was not liable for the expenses of maintaining emi- grants committed as criminals, but only liable for the expense of those committed a3 vagrants or disorderly persons.” The matter of abolishing the Boarding Station at Quarantine was taxen up, but laid over antil tho next meeting. Adjourned, : “THE SUPERVISORS, The Armories ond Drillrooms — The Sherif to Mako No Ropairs at the Exponse of the County, The Board of Supervisors met yesterday, Super- visor Vance in the chy A petition was received from occupants at Centre Market askziag that lt be put in repairs and suggosting an inspection by tho Supervisors, which was referred to the Committee on Armorics and Drillrooms, with power, A number of bills were presented, including one of Thomas Dunia), as an coginecr expert In tho Hare lem boiler explosion, for over $400, by order of Coroner Kessler, which were referred to tho proper committecs, ‘The Mayor sent a communication, accompanying areport from Colonel Porter as to the unhoalthy condition of the arsenal corner of Elm and White streets, asking that the premises be repaired, which received the attention of the Supervisors, The matter was referred to the Committee on Armories and = Drillroo The Mayor suvmitted a letter irom the Governor relative to the consolidation of the regiments of the division of the National Guard, in which His Exceilency promises to give the matter early consideration, The Commis. stoners of Armories and Drijlrooms were asked Py resolution Lo report what they have done since their organization @ few months ago, Alderman Monheimer offered @ resolution instructing the Committee on Civil Courts to investigate the charge that in tho Supertor Court and Common Pleas there ara #O Many Binecurists, which Was adopted, The Committee on Armorica wes or- dered to remove the Sixth regiineut trom Newson Hall to Glass Hall. ‘The Comonttee on Armories and Drilirooms made 4 long report upon the contest between the Hileventh aud Ninety-sixth regiments for the occu pancy oi the new Oentre Market armory, just com- gree closing With tbe recommendation that tho inety-sixta regiment be given the armory in question, The committee offered a resolution to this efect, which! was laid over under the rule, The Commivtos On Charities and Correction re- ported that they had go jursdieion of the claim of “Comptroller” Gillen 10r salary as policeman, The Committee on County OMCes subinitted a resolution tuat no repays, supplies, &c., lor the Sherid's office will be allowed or paid for by the coubty, and that the Sherif must pay for such out Of Ins loos, Which Was lald over under Lhe rule, . THE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION. a Reception of the Committee from tha Centennial Board of Finanee by thi Chamber of Commeree—What the Me bers of the Committee Say and What Thoy Expect from New York—Resolas tions Adopted, A meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held yesterday afternoon for the purpose of receiving and hearing the Committee of the Centennial Board of Finance in reference to the proposed celobra. tion tn Philadelphia in 1876, President Dopax, on opening the meeting, briefig stated the objects of the conference to be the im troduction to the Chamber of Messrs. Pattersom, Welsh, Wetherill, McKean and Shortridge, who came prepared to present a statemént of what was expected of New York and what Pennsylvania bad done. He said that the people outside of Pennsylvania had been very slow to enter into the spirit of tho enterprise owing to a false idea that the exhibition was to be for the benefit of that State alone. ‘The celebration and exhibition, he said, had a nataral significance, ana as such. claimed tho attention of the people of all the States, and pre-eminently that of New York, In consideration of this fact he hoped the gentlo~ men of the Finance Board would be listened to with attention, as he had no doubt they would be able to explain many little things which up to this time were not altogether clear, MR, MARSHALL'S REMARKS. Before taking his seat, Mr, Dodge introduced Mr, Mansnaut, the National Commiss:oner to the Stagp of New York. Mr, Marshall camo forward and spoke ag follows :— MR. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN—I have the honor to present to you a delegation of gentlemen of the highest standing ‘and social position, representing the Centennial Board of Finance, & corporation created by the Wnited States government and ua- der the authority of the federal Executive. It = its mission to carry to a successful tissue, so far ag the finances are concerned, the great work of the Coinmission of which I am a membor. To this Board ts entrusted the economical administration of toe International Exhibition, which ts designod to commemorate the anniversary of our national independence, of 1876, and Co illustrate by our acts, inaustiies and products the history of the natiot ‘Tnese gentiemen come to explain their views ane their wishes to the capitalists, the men of business and the men of public spirit of a sister city, They como to solicit liveral co-operation at your hands. But they do not ask our ald till they have done their duty at home, ‘They will tell you better than Tcan what Philadelphia and Pennsylvania have done to sbow their earnestness and zeal belore there was a request for assistance and encourage. ment fromother States. ‘This, gentlemen, is noe an enterprise belonging to auy State; it is nos local or sec:ional. 1tis rather the work of every State—nay, of every citizen—and as such it shout be shared by the whole Sonn eres I cannot think that New York, the metropolis, the abode of met- chants who are princes in wealth and more than princes im gencrous and nobvlo senti- inents, will suder this great national undertaking to languish for want of her moral and material sap- rt. Not only. does her reputation forbid if; ner interests must prevent her tollowing such 80 un- wise and apath-tic course, To the exhibition will come the products of ail countries and ail climes, Engiand, wito her manufactures; Fraoce, with her articles of luxury and tasto; Italy, with her art; Germany and the Continent generally, with their representative industries; the East, with her wonderlui ana gorgeous products—all will be there, This city, which sits beside the waters and cradies the commerce of the worid 10 fier sr wiilbe the halting place for the many who wii come to our shores to witness the spectacie of the development o! a tree and glorious country—where thé world may see what liberal institutions and & beneficent government founded on the affections of the people can accomplish. But, gentiemen, I do not appeal to selfish motives or considerauons. I appeal racier to the ealightened patriovisa, the taste and the earnest desire for national advance- ment which provail among us. I must not, how- ever, anticipate the statenents, which, Lam sure, will be precise and to the point, but will discharge my duty a3 @ member ol the United States Conten- nial Commission and a citizen of New York by ime troducing our friends from a distance to your klud and considerate attcation. MR. WELSH, the Chairman of the Board, was next introduced. He spoke in substance as follows:— There seems to be a false impression extsti throughout the country—at least lu such parts of as | have had the pleasure of visitiag—revarding the results of the Centennial Exuibition and who are to be benefited by stich results, Ihave evorg- where been told that 1 i3 only & Philadetpht Movement, and tat Philadelphia alone will be beneiited, To dissipate this erroneous impreasion is now my object, ifsuch impression exisis here, which I sincerely trust ia not tho case. I hope thi celebracion will never be divested oi its patriots attributes and brought down to & mere mor cenary consideration, Let us look at how much Phiiadelptia will be benefited by the Exni- bition When compared with New York's gain, We of the Quaker City cannot possibly meet the de- mand made upon us for hotels, as we cannot enlist capital to toterest itself in such enterprises, ad these would only be ot avail for the time of the Exmbition. New York has all these and can sapply the want, and as it takes but two hours and one-half to go from. New York to Philadelphia, it is fair to suppose that moat of those wio visit the Exhibition will stop in New York. All the visitors from Europe will come to New York and all the purchasing of any account that will be done will be done in New York, tiius proving that your city will be benefited by the expenditure we are here to ask in behalt and in the furtherance of the great project of 1876, Messrs. McKean, Patterson and Wetheriil, mem- bers of the Board of Finance, also addressed the Chamber. Mr. Roosevelt, who was at the Vienna Exposition, was called upon by the Onair and said a fow words 0: encouragement to the visitors, and hoped that New York would not be behindhand in helping along a project on the suc. cess of which depended the honor of the nation, Mr. Ruggics also said a few words, RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED, The following resoiutions, which were unanl- pips adopted, were offered by Mr. Maunsel 1eld :— Resolved, That the citizens of New York respond with earnest cordiality to the appeal made to thom by the Centonniat oard of Finance of Philadetpdia, in behal€ of & centennial commemoration of the great act of Amer- fan Intependen uning to make in taat commom- oration an acknowledgment of their grativade for a cen tury ot progressive prosperity. Uesolved, That this expression of sympath clear disavowal of ail local rivairy, and @ rec alt a fa ibe fullest and broadest souse o¢ the national character of this groat memorinl celobration. Rosolved, That with the sanction of the Federal Legis- lative and" Executive authority for this celebration, feot that all parts of our now united country aro pledge to its guccsss, aad that this, the, creat metropolis of the Union, bas a ciear duty to periorin in jurshering this end, eal ALA committee of Keven be appointed the Chair ‘and organized, who, under regulations hei aiter to bo prescrived, shall appeal to our fellow citizens generally, in order to secare w fiberal and generous co operation. THE BOARD OF HEALTH, Mortality of the Week ana Work of the Sanitary Board. At & meeting of the Board of Health held yester. day the following reports of unitary mcasures effected and the vital statistics for the week wore submitted and accepted :— ; Heatrn Derantaent OF tie Orry or New Mad | 23, 1973, Boxwav or V Sratistics, De: Sin—In the week that ended on Saturday, the To THE SeCRKTARY OF Tax BOARD OF Hea: inst., there wero 46 deaths reportod in this elty. precoding week 478 were reported and 4a] mevually Ob curred, Gifforonce between the actual and the re ported ity Delng, AS war! chiofly duc to neces sary delays in certain’ inquests. Comparison of these two weeks! records with those of the correspond weeks in 1872 shows a decrease of Glin ihe numoet deaths last week and of $1 in the ‘Thore were 79 deaths from dip! croup last week an revious Wook, theria, scariatina and 2 65 1n the previous week, There Were Gl deaths from pneumonta aod bronohitis in We last woek and 69 in the previous week. Thery were only 18 deaths charged to diarrheal diseases in the two wooks. This is the lowes: mortality by these diseases noticed in several years. ‘The death rate fast week was equal to 24.23 por 1, Inbabitants yoarly. The rate reported for London ant Bother citiea in Great Britain the last woek in Novem ber was oqual to 26 por 100 yoaris: in aris it w per 1.000; In Merlin, the prévious week, #4, and in Vienna u was 30.4 4 von degrees, ‘he mean temporature last wook Fahrenheit, and tn the previous week Mean temperaiuro, as observed at the Cooper inatitute, Fighth street, throughout the month ot November, wae degrees Watireuheit, Protessor Morris, tho ubser Fomarks that this 6 l¢degroey colder than the mead for the mouth of November the past © years. in Now York. Perhaps no other year in the half contury tu been ingore hoaltivul st tals season ia New York, ox tor the Brent Fpxaignoe of diphthorla and soarlatina, Respectiully submitted, K. HARRI4, M. D., Registrar of Vital Statistlos, Sanirany Runes, New Yona, Deo, 22, The following is a record of the work performed lithe ja a he week ending D 1673 The total number Pra sy of inspoctions made by tary and asdistant sauitary inspoc ary | anid actin napectors was 1) i r dwellings, 87 manutactorion Sam m: ublic buildings, 841 Yate dwellings, 176 ot ‘magnuqoed ki J od witimiaech cone tek » 51 slaughter house: ior dock, 2 yui cleaning’ esteblishinonts, Ife eondering Lablibhmen), 4 street sowers and drains, 32 sunke vacant lots, 1 brewery 45 Yards, courts and areas, Jars and basemonts, 4 waste pipes and drains, 114 privieg and water closets, 28 Bireet, wuttery and sidewall Stairways, 6 cisterns and cesspools, ¢ ther nuisances, togother with 12 visits of Hspectors to onsen of Contagious M1sON8O pmiber of reports therein recelved from the ta fpeotors was 4:5. During the past weok $5 complaints een reovived tr tivens and reforr th Leg nd Assistant y Inspectors tor ya tty re} cling corpa have visited 4 wins discaces were Fonad an use OL ory atta, de. Hoven casos hospital by tho amba lance corps. ‘iis have been granted conJgnees ot H vowels to discharge cargoes on vouchers from UNB Health Officer oF tho York Sevenly eight pormits have CONTINUND ON NINTH PAGE,