The New York Herald Newspaper, December 31, 1873, Page 6

aS NEW YORK HERALD, ph OM ae. on at | : l~ ; sto j Meeting of the Distinguished English Delegates. See eh es The Dean of Canterbury Explains. SALUTES AMERICA. ‘ENGLAND Loxpon, Dec. 18, 1873, A large meeting was held at Exeter Hall to-night to hear the report of the delegates to the late Evangelical Alliance in New York. The hali was Milled with AN ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCE, At seven o’clock precisely Lord Ebury took the chair, Among those surrounding His Lordship ‘were Dean Canterbury, Rev. Dr. Angus, Drs. Stoughton, Parker, Dalias, Marston, Jenkins, Lord Alfred Churehill, C. Reed, Esq., M. M, and W. McArthur, A hymn was chanted — From ali that dwell beneath the skies ‘Let the Creator's praise arise. ‘Then followed the reading of the Scriptures, fol- Jowed by prayers. Afterwards a letter was read from Earl Shaftesbury, regretting that it would mot be possible for him to attena the meeting. He wrote :— I heartily sympathize in the movement, and were im town at the time would certainly attend. aithfully yours, SHAFTESBURY. ‘The President, Lord Ebury, then said he wished te explain (hat they met to-night to hear the dele- gates recently returned from New York give an account of the proceedings at the recent confer- ence in that city, The conference was attended by clergymen of ali the Protestant denominations in this country, among them the Dean of Canterbury; and the fact that this gentieman had tn New York taken part in the service of the Holy Sacrament according to the Presbyterian rite had given great umbrage to many people here. Those who ‘had protested against his action had mm reality also protested againstthe highest person in the coun- iy. He had the strongest feeling with regard to THE CONDUCT OF THE ALLIANCE mm endeavoring to combat evil and superstition, and there was no better way of doing so than by ‘working towards the fullness of Christian unity. ‘The Rev. Dallas Marston, M. A., said he had peen asked to give some account of the recent great gatheringin the city of New York. When in that city he had made the remark that it would ‘ve diMcult to make people in England believe all that was being done for them. There had been a profusion of everything that was good. He only knew of one or two little things in the whole course of the 10 or 15 days of the gathering which showed anything like a jarring of the univer- fal good feeling. One day they discussed the es- tablishment of religions or the connection between Christianity and the state of politics, ana it was only natural that there should have been a little crush there. (Laughter). For some people Mought an establishment was a good thing and others considered it to be a bad thing. (Cheers), But so great and persistent was the current of Christian ieeling, so decided was the feeling ef Christian union, so determined was the love evidently shed abroad in their hearts, that ‘the little crush passed away and seemed to be for- gotten almost as soon as it had happened. At the conierence there was a great profusion of spiritual power, and the amount of this was particularly shown at the close of the affair by the Rev. Dr. Adams, of New York, A PRESBYTERIAN, who said he believed the conference itself had been & grand result; that they were not to look to the future and wonder what would become of it, but of what good had been doing during those 10 days. The first time that he and his wife visited Switzer- land they were gazing at an apparent bank of clouds wit asking each other when they saw the snow- capped mountains; and it alterwards turned out that what they had taken for a bank of clouds proved to be the very snow-capped mountains themselves. So, inasimilar manner, they ought not to look into the future, but around them, at the days | just elapsed, and to lift their hearts toGod. The | spirit of lite was in the midst of the gathering, making it alive in the highest life and true heavenly vigor. One morning, when the subject of Chris- tian communion was before them, there was upon the platform a converted Hindoo and a colored Methodist. This BLACK MAN ‘was asked to lead them in prayer, and in the course of the prayer he thanked God that whereas | there had once been a scattering abroad of all the Hatives when the descendants of Noan had been Spread over the earth, now, upon the same plat- Jorm, there stood the son of Ham, the-son of Shem and the son of Japheth, all side by side, the repre- sentatives of the three great human families. {Cheers.) That in itself was a proof o/ the spirit- ual life in the midst of them. There 18 a great Profusion of intellectual power. He could hardly Femembcr & Mngie person of any consequence who did not show decidedJnteliectual ability. Then, again, the) ‘aga very great prpfusion of Christian eh 4 ‘ Jgyo, ‘Courtesy and hospitality. DR, ADAMS gave them a formal address of welcome, full of and intellectual power, ru them that he would never lofhet this first great gathering in the hall of the Young Men’s Christian Association, and it did him good to see that @ Chrisuan assembly could really be a happy assembly, that there were no long faces to be seed, he said, in continuation—You, Englishmen, espec! would gay, with almost English hearts, our homes, to our churches, to our city. (Great cheering.) During the fortnight there was not one single thing that could be done or thought of to show hospitality, Clristian aifection and regard, that was not done in their behaif, Then there was @ projusion of Christian enthusiasm, day alter day, daring the Conference in New York, The en- thusiasm went on increasing. had only to open any number of bulidings for them to be immediately filled, On the first morning of the Conference, just as they were about to begin, | it was intimated that crowds were at the doors who could not getin. A minister on the platform ft once said they might organize a meeting in his church, and that his building would be opened in five minutes. Thus the matter was managed io THE AMERICAN FASHION, and the speakers, as soon as they had addressed one mecting, hastened to address the other. It i in this world, It was supposed that 20,000 le heard the farewell address on Sunday , and that there were hundreds and hun- besides who could not get into any one of in the condition that for a word they would ¢ burst out laughing, or for a word they would fe broken out into tears, they were so wound ‘to the highest pitch of enthusiasm. They that ght felt it was, indeed, hard to part; ——— parting is such sweet sorrow, That f shalt say good night, till it bé morrow, The Very Reverend Dean of Vantervury pro- posed the first resolution ‘Phat the meeting desires devoutly to acknowle couness of Almighty God in drawing such large num Bote ot the Christians of various nations wo the recent ference at New York, and for (he encouragement given to increased efforis tor (ie maintenance of truth and religious liberty. He bore witness to the wonderful enthusiasm maintaimed during ten days of the New York con- ference. He never met with anything but the most kindly feelings towards this country. With, d to his partaking of the communion n tly confined to the Episcopal Church he re- Jess abuse than he had expected, and could it think that there Was growing in this coun- tronger feeling of the necessity of love and among us, There was no canon in the Epis- ‘Oburch of America that forbade taking part communion at New York. An Established was all gain. ere WAS No such thing : ed was rf ted with loud heers | snd. after killing another one, missed twice again. | and himeel! pretty well; but did not Kill any better After the Doctor hag welcome to | It seemed as if they | sone of the most wondrous sights ever wit- | five meetings that were held. It seemed to | ¢ Mm while he was speaking that the audience were | their own canons, laws and arrangements and constitutions. He believed there was no greater Pprofanation in the Lerd’s Supper than turning it into test of the communion which they might be- long to. Rey, E. FE. Jenkins seconded the resolution. Lord Alfred Churchill] supported it, saying, for two reasons, the Americans were a very religious people. One was they had no State Chureh; consequently, absence of that acrimony and ill will which pervaded all classes of this country; second their Sunday schools were car- ried ont to a much lorger extent than in ti country. He believed the £36,000 raised in America for the entertainment of the Evangelical Alliance did not cover half the expenses, Rey. Dr. Parker made an eloqnent address in recognition of unbounded kindness received in the United States by members of the Alliance—a re ception which gave him a more exalted idea of the American people. It was a@ stimulus to stronger tenderness ond love, He belteved in Christian union, It might come in five years or five centu- ries. He never measured prophecies by the age he came from. America filled him with a sense of the magnificent reception given to the delegates, He said of the American Church as Paul of Philippi, “Ihave you in my heart,’ referring im pathetic NEW YEAR'S AND THE DRY GOODS HOUSES, Beantifal and Useful Things with Which the Year Ends and Begins—Appearance of the Dry Goods Stores on the Threshold of 1874. Last week several articles appeared in the HERALD describing the appearance of many of the principai stores and the enthusiasm which a large majority of the public manilested in shopping. That enthusiasm has not since much diminished. The Christmas stimulus, of course, has gone, but the New Year’s stimulus remains, and as to-day is the last day of the eld year it is probably in place to enter a few of our largest and most important dry goods emporiums and see what there is on hand, Itis hardly necessary to remark that so large a proportion of the shoppers are female that a man is completely lost in the general ensemble of cloak and bonnet, What questions and answers; what chafferings over the counter; what feelings of the texture of cloth and muslin; what keen and repeated scrutiny; what shallow pretences of leaving the store in search of terms to the noble Christian members of the Alliance who perished on the Ville du Havre. witia McArthur, M. P., then moved a vote of thanks to lord Ebury for his ability and courtesy as the presiding officer. Lord Ebury thanked the audience, and expressed the hope that the time would come when the FRUITS OF THE OHRISTIAN ALLIANCE would pe seen in the union of all Christian men under the shadow of the Cross, whereupon the meeting adjourned, PIGLON SHOOTING AT FLEETWOOD PARK. ele igs Sea Five Contestants tor the Purses—Miles Johnson the Winner of the First Purse, Moses Myers of the Second and Ira Paine the Third. Purses amounting to $500, divided mto three parts—$250 to the tirst, $150 to the second and $100 to the third—were offered for competition by pigeon shooters of all classes at Fleetwood Park yesterday afternoon, at 50 birds each, 21 yards rise, 80 vards boundary, 1% oz. snot, There were five entries, comprising Miles Johnson, of Yardleyville, N. J.; Moses Myers, of Belleville, N. J.; Ira Paine, of New York city; Edward Hudson, of Syracuse, N. Y., and John Ryan, of Inglewood, N. J. Ira Paine was the favorite over the field in the betting, Miles Johnson second choice, Myers the third in favor. Money was laid at even between Ryan and Hudson. The attendance was not nearly a8 large as was anticipated, the weatner proving too severe for lookers on at field sports of this nature. The day, however, was considered delightful py those who had the shooting to do, The birds were excellent, being both lively and strong, taking a deal of killing. Inthe early part of the shooting the pigeons seemed somewhat blinded by the rays of the sun on the pure white snow in tie fleid, and when the traps were pulied tney hesitated frequently before fying; but as the day drew to aclose and the sun began to sink in the west the glare was taken off the fleld and the birds left the traps in the wildest manner. The shooting was remarkably g00d, the majority of the birds being killed close to the traps. Tiere were few gathered at any distance from the score, and there were only three tape measurements during the afternoon, Mr. Johuson won the first premium, having killed 42 out of his 50 birds; Moses Myers the sec- ond purse, killing 40, and Ira Paine the third money, he having slaughtered 39 of the inno- cents, Johnson opened ‘the ball with a miss; then scoring six before he missed | bis second bird. He then _ killed 1X more in saccession before he scored another blank, which was by a bird hard hit falling out of bounds, He then knocked over 11 before he made another faiiure. He then killed his twenty-eignth bird, but missed the twenty-ninth. He killed afterwards 14 in succession; then missed; then killed two; | missed again; killed one; then made a miss; next | a bit, and this closed his game. Myers killed his first two birds and then missed | one. He afterwards killed 20 in succession, and | became lavorite over the field for a short time. He killed 30 out 0: 33, but after that he seemed to fall | off, missing several apparently easy shots. | Pame killed 11 before he mude a miss. The thir- teenth was hit hard, but fell out or bounds. He then killed 7 in succession, but then missed twice, did not seem to be up to his usual form, as he missed several very easy birds, plexed ali the afternoon. Mr. Hudson made a very good score, but he thinks ne would have done better had not the fleld been covered with snow. He said he was accus- tomed to work ina dark room, and the day was too bright for his vision, He shot very well, not- withstanding. Mr. Ryan shot very well, but he thinks he would have done better on a better day and with a dir- ferent gun than the one be shot about half his birds with. He began with a single barrel muzzie loader, made by Tonk, of Boston, which he seemed to load too heavily, as it made & report like a small cannon and shook him vioienty every time it was fired. Mr. Ryan changed it, however, for a Parker breech-loader, after he had used up all his powder He seemed per- with the change. All the guns used were ten bore. Johnson shot with a breech-loader, made by Foster & Abby, of Chicago; Paine, a breech-loader, made by Dougall, of London; and Myers ana Hudson botn Parker breech-loaders. The joliowlng 13 the summary and the score :— SUMMARY. FLEETWOOD PARK, December 30—PIGEON SHooT- ING,—Purse $500 ; $250 to the first, $150 to the second | and $100 to the third; 60 birds each; 21 yards rise, | | 80 yards boundary, 13¢ oz. shot. Ciosed with five entries, SCORE, Miles Johnson—0, 1, 1, 1, 1, J, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 4:6, 1,:3)d) de debs dei ee oe ee bd Hh Td Ad bb O 1s Ws Odeo i—Total, 50, Killed 42; misse: a petite mctrne 4, Moses Myeré—1, 4, 0, 1, 1, chee ee irk yh rdy Sy dss Oy Dy hls at, 4.5, 15, % 1, 6, 1 6, 6, 1, 1, 0, Total, 60. Kiiled’4u>Thissed 16. wa 1, ee 4, ty 1 bw 6.Gd 1 1, 1,6, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1,1, 1, 4, 8 1,1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1,1, 6, 1%, 1, 4, i, 0, '2,"1, 0—Total, ’s0. 39; missed 11. . Hudson—l, » 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, ) 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, O, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 4, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1,0 1, 1,1, 1, 1, 1, 1, i, O—Total, 60. Kille ; missed i4, John Ryan—4, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1,0, 1,1, 1, 1, 1,1, 1, 4, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 9, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1,0, 1, 1, 0, 1. 0, 1, 1,1, 1, 1, 0O—Total, 50. Killed d 15. Mr. E, A. Kelsey, of West Meriden, Conn., acted as . | THE ORPHANS! BALL The seventeenth annual ball in aid of the Roman Catuolic Orphan Asylum will take place at the Academy of Masic on Wednesday evening, January ] 7, 1874. The Orphan Asylum was opened by the Sisters of Charity about 20 years ago, and imme- diately received that support it deserved from the benevolent hearts of the community, and has gone dily on in the good work of sheltering and fos- ing the little ones whom the land of an all- Lt | wise Providence has deprived of their natural pro- | tectors, until now it harbors 1,500 of these little | watts, whose education ts attended to by the good | Sisters, One of its chiei means of support is de- | rived from thousands of dollars. orphan shoula be remembered at this season, when so many laxurious homes are brightened by the giad laughter of mnocent children, Remember the this ball, which annwally nets some | cold pinched little creatures, with nothing of | childhood except its years, whose cheeks have never known a mother’s kiss, whose little hearts | have never known the gladness of filial love, who | but for charity Would never have known even the | comfort of a shelter; who are, in fact, dependent on charity for lite, and who can only reward their benefactors by their prayers—prayers which were | never yet unleeded by the Father of the fatherless, MORE ROWDYI8M IN NEWARK, | Philtp Donahue, a notorious wife beater, of New- | ark, was arrested late on Monday might for having | atrociousiy assaulted his wife. Once before, for | the same offence, he was sent to State Prison for four year He served less than two years and got The Court at the time said if he was ever be- it again he wouid have to suffer the fall ality. Yesterday, tu the ‘ace ot ti facts, be- cause the Wile Was not present to make a com- ci jlowed Donahue to go. ra. 8 Was Well known, was unable to leave quence Oo. the injuries received husband, | Dona | her hom | at the hands of li | A policeman, named Philip Baum, was stabbed on the sume night bya rowdy. It appears that | Wo intoxicated men came out of a saloon and commenced to make considerable noise, Baum | requested them to be quiet, when, as alleged, one ofthem drew a knife, and, uttering an oath, re- fused to comply. A tussie ensued, during which the officer received @ cut in the forehead about three inches in length and another severe cut behind the right eye. An officer came to Baum’s assistance, and the two succeeded in conveying the would-be assassin to the police station, where he | was recognized as ex-Police OMcer Jolig, Mcber- mit. Of late McDermit has been ena the cigar business, audgesides In Nes) fear was committed for ¢. The nded the polig berter bargains elsewhere; what ignominious re- turns, as if excess of good nature on the part of the shopper prevailed—ail phenomena of this kind which enter into the stern realities of shopping it is not necessary to describe. Suffice it to say that they were all present yesterday, and that proba- bly never before was more affecting illustration given to the proverb, ‘It is naught, it is naught,’ saith the buyer; but when he goeth his way, then he boasteth.” verily there must have been much boasting last night when paterfimilias got home from his store or office and materfamilias con- fronted him with the bargains she had effected during the day. ALTMAN & CO. This firm, it is hardly necessary to say, main- tains itself at No, 331 Sixth avenue. The stream of purchasers which has filed past every promi- nent dry goods store in town during the past jortnight has not omitted to pay its respects here. There are several large and valuable departments in this establishment. and it would be dificult for any woman with plenty of money in her pocket to wind her way through them in vain. The dry goods field is a very extensive one, and includes within its grasp a number of auxiliary but highly ornamental and attractive groups. All these are covered by the establisnment that has just been named. Formerly the prejudice against giving articles of dress as presents was felt very strongly. That prejudice has subsided to @ great extent. It is not necessary to draw any comparison petween the Altman estgblishment and that of others in the same line of Musiness. That the public can do jor itsel, All that need be said in this connection 1s what is necessary to direct public attention to a very diversified, valuabie and rich display. The laces, the trimmings, the dress goods, the ribbons, the sashes, the embroideries, are all of excellent de- scription, STERN BROTHERS. At Stern Brothers, at the intersection of Sixth avenue anJ Twenty-third street, were foynd very many purchasers and very many articies to pur- chase. The assortment o1 real Russia leather gcods 18 unusually extensive, and includes satchels, scent bottles, match sates, giove and handkerchief boxes, portfolios, dressing cases, albums, inkstands, portemonnates, baskets, belts and pincushions, ‘The stock of ladies’ and gentlemen’s linen hemmed and hemstitched, plain, initial and embroidered handkerchiefs is immense. They are very daintily ut up for presents, hail a dozen each to the box. Not without reason, aiso, is attention asked to tne embroidered sets of collars and cuffs, ladies’ and gentiemen’s silk handkerchiets and mutters, and a very beautiful selection of Paris oxidized goods, A noticeable reduction has been made im the price of the millinery goods. The store remaims open of evenings, and day and night equal opportunities are offered to inspect the dress and cloak trim- mings and iringes, and the display of rich and ele- gant fans, umbrellas, slippers, kid gloves, laces ana that bewildering miscellany so charming to choose Irom, but so dificult to name Without running into catalogue rhetoric, R, MEARES. The store of Richard Meares is found at the in- tersection of Sixth avenue and Nineteenth street. pestis J the present week the balance of the valu- able stock on hand there is offered at a reduction which wil have the inevitable effect of increasing the number of buyers and the degree of competl- tion, This stock consists largely of dolls, toya and fancy articles; but, m addition to these, Mr. Meares bas On hand new lines of goods especially addpted to the present season. Among these are found real thread and point applique barbs; pomt, point applique and Valenciennes laces; handkerchie's, veils and embroidered sets. The dress trimmings, the sashes, the ties and rufflings, the fine French flowers and millinery goods, the ostrich tips, plumes and hat ornaments constitute an ex- ceedingly picturesque and aitractive stock. There was an amicabie rivalry among the crowd of ladies there yesterday, as to Who should have the nearest and best view of the black and colored trimming silks and satins, the dress goods, shawls, sacques and cloaks, A department that deservedly at- tracted a good deal of attention was that of ladies’ reaay-made underciothing, the cambric walking and trail skirts, the tine French woven corsets; Jadies’ silk, casnmere and alpaca suits, morning wrappers, Swiss overskirts and dresses. EURICH’S. Only very recently reference was made in the HERALD to the toy department at Ebrich’s, Nos. 287 and 239 Kighth avenue. There are other depart- ments, however, just as important, wnich it will not do altogether to pass over. ‘The laces include real white thread lace barbs, real point collars, real point applique collars, real point and point applique handgerchiefs. There 1s, too, @ fine as- sortment of handkercbiefs—ladies’ and gentie- men’s embroidered and initial handkerchieis, The furs are numerous, and many of them are of the best quality, not to be exceeded by firms which make @ speciaity of that article. The real seal Sacques are uncommonly rich and beautiful. The department of silks is’ commensurate with the other departments » named. This firm, too, as succeeded ti Banat, a unique repptation for nos of its Melville black alpacas, ~~ . REIMAN & 60. At No, 25 Union square M. Reiman & Co. will be discovered putting into practice the laudable idea of affording the public the opportunity of poem | bargains. The firm christens its sales “gran peremptory holiday sales,” and possibly the title is not inconsiderately bestowed, Special depart- ments are created in ladies’ costumes, ladies’ cloaks, opera cloaking (including all the Paris novelties), handkerchiefs, silks, hosiery, goods and jewelry ; house robes and walking guits, dolmans, sacques and English walking jackets; guipure, thread, yak and point laces, more than 100,000 handkerchiefs of every description, Bon- net's, Guinet’s, Bellon’s and Ponson’s black dress silks, French poplins, English merinos and empress cloths, and an immense assortment of Parisian jancy articles eonstitute the attraction, KINZEY’S, at the intersection of Broadway and Ninth ‘street, not only has an indefinitely comprenensive stock of toys and miscellaneous and fancy articles, but a large, dependent assortment of dry goods. What the proprietor catls a “panic sale” is in progress there at present; but the panic the purchasers seem painiully stricken with is the fear of losing | bargains un.ess they snap them up at a moment’s notice. Oonsequently the laces, the embroideries, the ladies’ underwear, the glove and handkerchief departments, the silk ties, the jeweiry, the fans, the jeathers and flowers, the trimmings, the silks and veivets, the ribbons and the sashes, stand @ better chance of being gobbled up by the insatia- bie bargain hunter than ever before. The fancy departinent is very Vigorously sustained, and the competition between it and the dry goods is It is but fitting that the poor | thereiore pretty close. THE GENET OASE, The Sheriff and the deputies who have been de- tailed to “work up the Genet case have not as yet been able to get their man “within the proper limits, where his capture will be certain,” as one of them has it. That is to aay, the officers claim to know where the runaway is, but that he cannot be got at very easily asyet. The Sheriff refuses, of course, to give any details of what he really aoes know about his whereabouts, but it is understood that he has ali along kept the District Attorney fully posted as to the doings o! his officers, it is argued by the Sheriffs friends that the extension of ume granted in the matter of the contempt case by Judge Daniela on Monday, which was not strenuously opposed by the District Attorney, shows that there 18 yet hope that Genet will be taken, aud that Mr. Phelps is satisfied that it is too early altogether yet to give up the hunt. There were, a8 usual, A gghe o f ail sorts of rumors rela- tive to the case prevalent at the Sheriff's office; H but none of them bad any real /oundation in fact. NO PROTECTORATE FOR PANAMA, New York, Dec, 80, 1873. To Tne Eprror OF THE HERALD: — Sin—In reading your correspondence from Pan- ama, dated December 21 and published in to-day’s HERALD, I met with the following lines:—‘‘lt is also said that the government of the Unjon has made overtures to the French Minister in Bogota whether France would not agree to exercise & protectorate over the territory (Panama), to which the Minister replied that such @ duty was more proper for the United States of America.’’ I beg to state that no such suggestion has ever been imade by my government tothe French Min- ister or to other of the Yoreigh representatives the information given by your corre- entirely without Youn . AGU 0 sed de MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. , BOARD OF ALDERMEN, Designating Quarters to the New Sixth District Police Court—The Midland Raliroad Obtaining Market Privi- leges—More About Slippery Sidewalks. An adjourned meeting of this Board was held yesterday afternoon, Mr, 8, B. H. Vance, President, im the chair and all the members of the Board present. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved, Alderman MoCaFrEerTy introduced a resolution. calling upon the Inspector of Encumbrances to re- move obstructions around Washington Market and allowing the Midland Railroad Company to use their dock for market purposes. Relerred to the Committee on Markets. A report from the Committee on County OMces in favor of designating the Town Hall in Morrisania, or on the corner of 160th street and Third avenue, or the two large rooms therein, for purposes of the new Sixth District Police Court, on motion, was adopted, A bill for $2,500 of A, D, Sellick, for altering building for Second District Police Court and Third Districc Civil Court, corner of Waverley place and Macdougal street, was ordered paid. The Committee on Lamps and Gas reported in favor of cutting off the gus from premises of ex- Mayors and public places heretofore supplied at the city expense. An amendment to exempt ex- mayors was voted down by 7 to 8 ‘The original resolution was adopted. Mayor Havemeyer transmitted to the Board a message, in Which he vetoes the ordinance author- izing the regulating, grading, paving, &c,, certain streets and avenues Ironting on Morningside and Riverside parks, and which involves an expendi- ture ef over $2,000,000, for the reason that there is a conflict as to.whether the Common Council, Park Commissioners or Commissioner of Public Works have the control over said work, and that as the Legisiature holds its annual session next week the subject will then be settled. ‘The message was received and ordered printed. A number of commissioners of deeds, whose terms had expired, were reappointed, among them ex-Alderman Nicholas Seagrist, the “Sage of Bloomingdaie.” Alderman Morris called up General Order No. 835, relative to ‘vault covering,” to wit:— Sxcrion 1.—No person or persons, corporation or corpo- rations, shall construct or continue any covering for tue openings or apertures of any vault on’ the sidewalks in the city of New York which shall be made wholly of iron or any other substance or materials presenting a sincoth suriace. Such coverings, however, may be mide part of tron and partof stone, concrete, cement or other material of a durable natare, prese ‘a rough surtace, and affording a sate foothold’ for travel, the construction of nich shall be satiatactory to the Commissioner of ublic Works, Suc. 2—Any violation of this ordinance shall be pun- ished by @ penalty of $50 tor each offence suc. S—This ordinance shall take etfoct immediately. After the reading thereof Alderman Morris offered the iollowig city ordinance as an amendment :— ‘The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonaity of the city of ‘New York do ordain as follows — Secr10N L—The Commissioners of Police are hereby directed to notity the owners or occupants of all stores, dweilings or other buildings having vaults under the sidewalk in front thereof, with coverings over the open ings thereto presenting a smoeth surface, to remove such coverings torthwith and substitute therefor coverings PI nting a rough surface, afioraing a secure foothola lor pedestrians, and of material and construction to be approved by the Commissioner of Public Works, Should any such owner or occupant neglect or retuse to comply with the directions contained in such notification for a period of more than ten days he shall thereby meur a penalty of $5 for every 24 hours in excess of said ten days that such neglect or refusal shail continue; and it is hereby made the duty of the said Police Commissioners to cause to be repcrted every such case of violation of the provisions of the or eto the Corporation Attorney Jor prosecution, ‘Sse. 2—AN ordinances or parts of ordinances incon- sistent or conflicting with the provisions of this ordi- nance are hereby repealed. dxc, 3.—This ordinance shall take effect immediately. On motion of Alderiman McCaFFERTY the amend- ment was received and ordered printed in the minutes, It was ordered that Third street, east of the Bowery, be known as ‘East Third street,” and that Great Jones and Amity streets pe Known as “West Third street.” The measure was adopted unani- mously. A resolution autborizing the Commissioners of the Department of Public Parks to have the neces- sary repuirs made to the Harlem Bridge, wituout entering into a contract therefor, a8 provided b, section 91, chapter 355, Laws of 1873, Was adopte After calling up and passing a Jew unimportant general orders relative to lamp posts and sewers the Board, at half-past five, adjourned until Friday aiternoon, at hal{-past three o'clock. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. The Bonded Debt of the County—Addi- tional Patronage for the City Fathers— The Right of the Annexed District to Representation in the Board=The Ar- morial Lease Swindle, The Board of Supervisors convened in session yesterday aiternoon, shortly after the adjournment of the Boara of Aldermen, In the absence of the Mayor, Supervisor Vance was called on to preside. The following commuzication was received from the Commissioners of Account in answer toa re- quest from the Board as to the amount of the bonded debt of the county :— New. Yorx, Dec. 30, 1873, To THr HoNonaBie THE Boany oF SUPERVISORS :— GuxturMux—In compliance with a resolution passed by your body September 18, 15:3, the undersigned respeci- Tully report the amount of the bonded debt o1 the county of New York on the Ist day of December, 1373, a schedule of which is hereto attached, marked “A."” ‘They also turther report that they have carefully com- pared the warrants drawn by the Comptroller on the county treasury for the year ending December d, 1873, with the vouchers for the same, and that they appear to be properly drawn in accordance with the several laws and ordimances pertaining thereto. A statement of such claims or account is hereby attached, marked ""B.” ‘The Commissioners, in explanation of the difference between the amount of county revenue bonds redeemed on schedule “A” and the amount charged as paid in the fourth quarter of schedule " would sa} at proper ‘warrants were drawn in November and charged off tor bonds due on December}, and that the Commissioners, although not including the gum total of these payments in their report of the c ronded debt on schedule “A,” ‘would report that they have examined the bonds pald December 1, which, ith the paid prior to that date, agree with the total ledger—viz., $2,596,100. Very Commissioners amount charged on coupty respectfully, M LINDSAY J, HOWE, § % Accounts The schedules “‘A’’ and “B,”’ reterred to in the above statement, contain the number and amount of the warrants drawn by the Comptroller for county purposes, and have been heretofore pub- lished. Supervisor VAN SCHAICK said the €@ommissioners had agreed that the Comptrollor’s figures were correct; but the Commissioners in their report had failed to touch unadjusted claims against the county and claims audived but not as yet ac- cepted by the Finance Department. He, there- lore, moved that the Commissioner of Accounts be requested to furnish this Board the floating debt and unadjusted claims on couaty account. The request was ordered and the communication above printed was ordered on file. Supervisor MONHEIMER Offered a resolution au- thorizing the election of a chief clerk to the Board at a salary of $3,000, and of two assistant clerks at a salary of $1,500 each per annum, the election for such attachés to take place at the first meeting in 1874. The resolution was laid on the table, Supervisor MOCAFFERTY presented a resolution for the appointment of a special committee of five, of which the Mayor and Recorder shall jorm a part. ‘The committee, as constituted, to take necessary action to afford the proper representation in the Board of Supervisors of the new Twenty-third and Twenty-tourth city wards, The resolution was adopced without debate, Supervisor Koca offered a resolution, setting forth that, as $116,000 ia being annually expended by the city for the lease of armories not used, the Comptrolier be authorized to cancel ali leases of buildings which are rented but not used for armorial purposes, and that In case sach leases cannot be cancelled to sell the same a@t auction, which was adopted, Colonel ViLMAR, of the Eleventh regiment, in a letter to the Board, notified the meinbers that the Ninty-sixth regiment bad taken possession of Centre Market Armory, which had been fitted up for the use of the Eleventh regiment. Referred to the Committee on Armories and Drill Rooms, The bill of Clerk John Sparks, of the Court of General Sessions, amounting to $1.000 for statisti- cal reports lurnished the Secretary of State during the year wes authorized to be paid, ‘The Board, after transacting routine business, ad- WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1873—WITH SUPPLEMENT. - $2 Sicharge cargoes cn vouchers from the Health Offer exp, isa Sgt pte aa'st “evens e The following is a comparatig ‘statement. of cases of senses re] wo contagious di this poe pho December 37, Tess ear ee Tes © Fevers———. Week Ty. Scar. Mea. Diph- Sail. Ending bia. i toe hari, pox. December 20, 10 69 6 5 8 December 27. 6 uM 1 2 Respectiully submitted. so i WALTER Dk F, DAY, M. D., Sanitary Superintendent COMMISSIONERS’ SINKING FUND. The Commissioners met yesterday afternoon, in the Comptroller's Office; present, Mayor Have- meyer, Recorder Hackett, Chamberlain Lane and the Comptroller. The only business transacted was the unanimous adoption of the following reso- tion, alter which the Commissioners adjourned :— Resolved, That a warrant be execu fave George W. Lane, Chamberinin, for the. sum of $300 000, to be charged to the Sinking Fund, for the paymei interest on the city debt, on account of the surplus reve- pues of said fund: for the year 1873, and credit to the PRN Peng oF the, city, in pursuance of chapter 163, OITY AND COUNTY TREASURY. Comptroller Green reports the following dis- bursements and receipts of the Treasury yester- ‘ReCKIPTS. From taxes of 1873 ana interest... From arrears of taxes, assessments From collection of assessments and From market rents and fees From water rents. From licenses, Ma: Total... KINGS COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, Report of the Committee Concerning the Alleged Corruptions in the Board of Charities—The Commissioners’ heply— The Coroner’s Case Concluded. The final session of the. Kings county Board of Supervisors was held yesterday afternoon, Presi- dent Coe in the chair. The special committee appointed to investigate the alleged overcharges on the part of the Com- missioners of Charities, in the purchase of supplies, submitted a voluminons report, reciting the result of their labors. The rate of overcharges is in in- stances put at 50 per cent and in other instances at 300 per cent. The quality of supplies is in many cases found to be of the meanest. For nails $8.45 is paid per keg, while the retail price is $4 75 and the wholesale $4 25. In crockery all the way from 50 per cent to 300 per cent is charged in advance on the wholesale and retail market prices of market dealers, In aulic soda, $12 50 and $13 50 are charged on the county, while the retail price is but $8 25 a drum. For tobacco, 90 cents a pound is charged; at retail 50 cents & pound, and at wholesale 33 cents a pound, Con- densed milk is charged at 35 cents a quart, whi: New York pays but 23 cents tor the same article. The report concludes that over $100,000 a year, for the past four years, has been squandered. It finds the condition of the paupers pitiable, pinched and stinted, and recommends that the Governor dis- miss the present Commitssioners—Messrs, Fer- guson, Wills, Scott, Powell and Cunningham. A communication was received trom the Com- missioners of Charities, in which it was stated that @ portion of the Committee on Accounts of the Commissioners of Charities of the Supervisors had been making, they claim, an examination of the yearly statement. They had never been noti- fled, either verbally or otherwise, to attend any of the meetings. The Commissioners contend that they have not been treated with either courtesy or fairness. A garbled statement had been taken by the committee from miscellaneous bills and made the groundwork for a pee report without an other investigation. The first intimation whic the Commissioner had of the investigation was re- ceived from the press. It was alleged that some overcharges had been discovered, No person would deny that at the present time and since the panic goods of all descriptions had fatten in price, and to attempt to make a comparison of goods purchased one year ago with the present trade prices would be absurd. The Commissioners asked that an impartial committee be appointed, with power to send for persons and papers, in order to make a thorough {nvestigation, so that the public aaa i more thoroughly informed and better satisfied, id The Special Committee of the Board delegated to inquire as to the alleged frauds by the Penitentiary Committee and contractors in connection with tne construction of a wall, workshop and barn at Flat- bush, reported, The majority report is as fol- lows :— Your committee, to whom was referred the charges concerning the building of wall, workshop and barn at the Penitentiary report:—That they have held a num- ber of meetings and have personaily inspected said im- provements and have also had betore them a large number of first class builders of Brooklyn to give their evidence as to the value of said improvements, and have found among them a great diversity of opinion as re- wards what the improvements ought to have cost. While some testity that the county was charged 40 or 50 per cent too high, others on the other hand, testily that the con- ractors received only a fair, liberal price for their work. it is but justice to say that all stonemasons, without, we believe, one exception, testified that the wall was worth all it cost, We have also inquired concerning the measurement of contents of the wall, and believe trom all racts in our possession that the coniractors were only aid for the amount actually built; and, while we be- ieve there was at that time a great looseness in the way of doing business for the county, both by Supervisors and contractors, we tail to find any'evidence of criminal- ity on the part of any one concerned inthe work. Tne i herefore, offer for adoption the following Resolved, That the committee be discharged from all further consideration of the subject matter. GEORGE W. RICBARDS. GILLIAN SCHENCK, Supervisor Johnson submitted a minority report declarjn@ that overcharges had,been made and poor Workmanship was displayed, THE DONNELLY HOMiCIDE. part STE SE Deon) Investigation Before Coroner Young— Rosa Riley Committed to the ‘fombs— Mr. and Mrs. Donnelly and Mary Hines Sent to the House of Detention. Coroner Young yesterday afternoon held an in- guest in the case of Patrick Donnelly, the lad 16 years of age, late of 217 West Twenty-eighth strect, who ts alleged to have been killed on Saturday afternoon last by his aunt, Rosa Riley, with whom himself and his parents lived. A brief synopsis of the testimony elicited will be found below. Mary Donnelly, mother of the deceased, deposed that Patrick Donnelly was her only son; she saw her sister, Rosa Riley, jump upon and beat de- ceased; in the room were Mary Hines, Rosa Riley, the witness and deceased; the witness and her sister bad a difficulty, when Kosa gota knife and cut the witness; Rosa then knocked Patrick down, jumped on his abdomen ana sat down on him; the father of deceased came in when the boy was dead, and, on being told that Rosa Riley haa killed him, he threw a plate and hit heron the head; Officer Joyce, of the Twentieth precinct, was then calied, and took them all to the station house, ex- cept Mary Hines, who got away; quarrels were frequent in the family when they had beea drink- in Hines said that she had been a few days with Rosa Riley; on Saturday afternoon she saw Rosa and deceased quarrelling about money; they were both very much excited; Mrs. Donnelly was there, and the boy said he would be revenged on his aunt, and she said she would conquer; they struggled and fought and both Jell, he on his back; Rosa then sat down on his body, and while he was struggling to get up she beat him about the legs with a barrei stave; the witness then interfered and told Roga to let him go; she then got up and kicked him lightly in the preast ; Rosa then cleared the witness out of the house; the witness was there when the father of deceased came in and struck Rosa with his hand, but did not see him throw a camp plate; Donnelly then knocked Rosa over the body of deceased and commanded her to get up; Rosa said the boy would get drunk and he ‘was drunk on Christmas day or had been drinking. Jobn Donnelly, father of deceased, deposed that oncoming home on Saturday afternoon he struck Rosa Riley on being told that she had beaten his gon and Killed him. The resuit of the post-mortem examination made by Dr. Marsh has heretotore been published in the Hrraip. journed until Friday afternoon, SANITARY MATTERS, t a meeting of the Board of Health held yes- terday afternoon the following reports were re- ceived and adopted Sanitary Bungay, New Yorx, Dec. 23, 1873, following is 4 record of the work pertorined in t ry Bureau for the week ending December 2, ‘The number of inspections made by sanitary an’ as- sistant sanitary Inspectors was 1,143, as follows, .vi 6 public bunidings, 435 tenement houses, 6 private dw lings, 105 other dwelti ngs 4 manuiactories and work. shops, 13 stores and warehduses, 47 stab arket, 36 slaughter houses, § manure duny shments, 6 fatrendering establishment lie sewer and drain, 2) sunken and vacant lots, 14 yards, courts and areas, 64 cellars and basements, 30 ‘wast pipes and drains, 100 privies and water closets, 16 sireets, gutters and sidewalks, 9 dangerous stairways, 1 other isa visits of the sanitary inspectors to cases of Ue ene Sur the past weck 38 compl ine have becn received ey a ip Ty aks Howether with clots Beh Bes to hovnital by the ‘The case was then given to the jury, who ren- doved a verdict against Rosa Kiley, and Coroner Young committed her to tle Tombs to awatt the action of the Grand Jury, Rosa is 50 Peed of age and @ native of Ireland. By advice of her counsel (Mr. Schwab) Rosa de- clined saying anything concerning the charge against her, Coroner Young also committed Mr. and Mrs. Donnelly and Mary Hines to the House of Detention as witnesses. A WIFE SHOT BY HER HUSBAND, Her Death in the Hospital. Ooroner Keenan yesterday received information that Mrs. Caroline Schumann, a German woman, 31 years of age, had died in the Epileptic and Para- lytic Hospital, Blackwell's Island, from the effects ot violen' Deceased was admitted to the hos- CHIDESTER’S CAPTURE. A Case of Filial Devotion of a Heroic Sort—How’ a Girl Delivered Her Wicked Brother © to Justice to Save a* Venerable Father from Buin—Wom- anly Strategy Successful. Synacusg, N. Y., Dec. 30, 1874, David D. Chidester, of this city, a notorious fugl- tive from justice, has been brought into the hands of the law through the efforts of bis half-sister, Hattie F. Chidester. This young lady undertook to play the part of @ detective, to cap- ture her fugitive brother, in order to save her aged father from ruin, he being sule security on the bail bond of his son. The facts of the case are these:—David D. Chidester ts the son of a superannuated Methodist Preacher, @ respected citizen of this city. The young man has been a wayward son irom his early years, and the limited purse of his old father has been many times drained to save him from ~\. prison, In July last young Chidester forged @ mortgage on property in this city be- longmg to @ gentleman in Brooklyn, ‘This — fraudulent instrument he came near negotiating in this city, a fortunate circumstance preventing. He was arrested for the forgery, however, and ata hearing was held tn $1,500 bail to appear for trial. His father, having property valued at about that amount, signed the bail bond, The case was called for a hearing in November. Young Chidester had fled to Canada, and did not appear. His bonds were declared forielt, and ruin stared the aged father in the face. All the savings of a life of strict economy and self-denial were to be swept away through the BASENESS OF AN ONLY SON, At this stage the half-sister of the fugitive deters mined to make an effort to save her grief-stricken father. Owing to the fact that she had been raised by him, her mother having died 6 when she was an imfant, and her brother having grown up in cnarge of his mother’s rela- tives, the two had never met until avout a year ago. The young lady at once formed an ardent sis- terly affection for David Chidester, and endeay- ored to influence him to lead a better life. In re- Ur turn for her pure sisterly love young Chidester made advances to her that turned her affection into the deadilest hate. This was about the time he was arrested on the charge of forgery. When Chidester fled to Canada he wrote to his sister, She, forming a plan which has been car- ried into successit! execution, answered, and a warm correspondence was kept up between them, é A WOMAN'S STRATEGY AGAIN, fi About the middie of November Miss Chidester received a letter irom her brother, proposing that she join him in a trip through the Southern States. He gaid that he would not dare to come into New York State, but suggested that she meet him at some point in Massachusetts, whence they woul proceed southward, unknown to any interested peices Miss Chidester now knew that her ad. come to carry out her plans, , She re] to her brother’s letter, acquiescing in his propo: and appointed Berkshire, Mass., as the meetin: place. He wrote approving the appoint) cand: said he would mect her there on the 28tn of ‘Sovem- ber, She proceeded there in due time, and called upon Deputy Sherif Mansir. To him she told her story, and requested the officer to be in readiness to take her brother into custody when he arrived. in Berkshire. Young Chidester did not come on the day appointed, but his sister received a tele- gram from him, as follows:— Sr, Arzans, Nov, 28, 1i Harnie—Can’t come till Tuesday. Wait, | DAVE. . She waited until Tuesday. Chidester did not come. Towards evening she received the follow- ing despatch :— Montretizr, Dec. 2, 1873. Hatrie—Delayed. Will come Thursday. Walt ve. Miss Chidester waited until Thursday. She was pele tata again. Not hearing further from her brother, she concluded to return to Syracuse. ‘She left directions at the telegraph office in Berkshira that all telegrams addressed to her should be first shown to Deputy Mansir and then forwarded to her. On Saturday, the 6th inst., the toliowing de- sSpatch was forwarded to her from Berkshire:— . Aupans, Vt., Dec. 6, 1873. AVE. Sr. Hartre—Can’t get to Berkshire. Meet me at field on Saturday, at the Massasoit House. THE LAST TRYST. Miss Chidester started at once for Springfield. Deputy Mansir, having first seen the despatch, pro- ceeded to that city and reached it on Satarday evening. No sign of young Chidcater could be dis- covered. The young lady reached §| He on Sunday. Her brother did not come. Miss lester now began to despair of seeing him. Sie believed that he was trifing with her and did not intend to come, She was about to return home, when she received the iollowing telegram :— Rorzann, Vt., Dec, 7, 1873. Harrre—Detained here. Be in Springfield, sure, Mon- day morning. Meet me at train. DAVE. Although having little faith in her brother’s sin- cerity Miss Chidester concluded to give him one more trial. On Monday morning she went to meet the tram, and, sure enough, her long sougt iW brother greeted her. After an apparently aj 133 tionate meeting they proceeded to the hotel, gou at once to her apartments. f CHIDESTER CAPTURED AT LAST, It had been arranged between the and Deputy Mansir that if young Chidester, rived, the officer, with necessary aid, should him and her to her apartments, when, on a she would admit them, and they snould entrapped fugitive into custody. ‘The ment Was carried out to the letter; Chideste! arrested and handcuffed, So artfully did Miss Chidester sustain hersel brother did not know until he was brought city and lodged in jail, that she had been the means of his capture and return. Old Mr. Chidester was in entire ignorance of the girl’s proceedii and received the first intelligence of the arrest of tigson from her lips. it cannot be said that he rejoices. Ruin threatened the afflicted old man on one hand; on the other Is his son’s shay, Pegg as the walla ore prison certainly rise before him in the near future, A DRUNKEN SPREE AND ITS RESULTS, , her this The Peck Slip Guard—One of the Party Fatally Shot. On the 22d of last month the “Peck Slip Guard” — an organization composed mostly of boys, ranging from 17 to 20 years of age—met at a groggery on Pearl street, and, aiter the election of officers, en- © gaged in a drunken spree, during which James Mul- loney was shot in the foot by a pistol in the hands of Jonn Sullivan, and subsequently died from the ef- fects of the wound, Mulloney was taken to the Oak street police station by Sullivan, but declined making any complaint against him, seeming to entertain the idea that the occurrence was accidental. Coroner Young yesterday held an inqnest in the _ case and took some testimony, of which the fol — lowing Is the substance :— Thomas McMann, of#No, 328 Peari street, testified that he keeps a saloon at the above place; on the 22d uit, in the evening, there was an adjourned target’ company meeting at his place, during } which there were 20 or more persons prées@At; some of them were under the influence of liquor; heard a pistol shot in the back room and soon learned that James Mulloney had been shot in the foot by a pistol in the hands of John Sullivan saw blood issuing ‘rom Muiloney’s foot; he stuck out his other foot and said to Sullivan, “Blaze | away at that one, now;’ Sullivan assisted Mul- loney to the Fourth precinct’ station house; the parties had been drinking together, and were much intoxicated. John Waish, Captain of the Peck Slip Gu ‘was present at the time of the shooting, bu drunk that he knew scarcely anything of whi going on; heard the report of a pistol an blood fipwing irom Mulloney’s foot; wi then said, “I'm done,” and went out; the p was a jolly, drunken’ party, singing and talk low ulloney was taken to the station house, from there to the Park Hospital; one ( was a cowardly trick on the part of Sullivan; no pistol that night in the hands of any one, © John Mulloney, brotner of deceased, e present at the time of the shooting; the r] were organizing a club, one of i membership Lag 5 drinks for the crowd 1 then Initiating a Jad namea McLaughil treating; Sullivan satd that he liked bode opp 37 except witn and d a little later Sullivan #i to “rit bet ft will 6 you wall two or three were singing and Sd to deceased, “If you don’t shut you;” Sullivan then shot deceased in whereupon deceased said, ‘Sullivan, Gamiued od shot; you had better try it did not see any pistol; when Sullivan t} a opt he Bg ce ir mi Od, eard that r the si ‘sulli pistol to his nephew, cmos Catron, John Sullivan, the accused, was pl stand and examined; saw deceased ig 2¢ ital on the 3d inst, when it appeared that on the uh of Jaly Jast she was shot in the mouth by a istol loaded only with powder and wad, in the ands of her husband, thus dislodging tour of her teeth. undergoing & long course of treat- ment at the Park tal Mrs. Schumann was suffer nd accord ring, ly’ ng} sierred to the Paralytic Kospital h rovaeuth ned fa stated, from tne eawots of saloon on the night of the shooting; the revolver in lis coat and in n my tally