The New York Herald Newspaper, January 23, 1874, Page 8

8 RAPID TRANSIT. ae Me Another Plan for a Katlroad. New York, Jan. 21, 1874. ‘fo The Eprron oy Tne HERALD:— Notwithstanding the various schemes presented and the number of companies annnaly chartered swe are as far from obtaining rapid transit as at the veutset, The prerequisite to success is to obtain a Jeasible pian. Thiscan be got as easily before a ebarter Is obtained as afterwards, and no charter gnoald be granted unless based upon a definite plan that will commend itself. We sbould discard aii the projects that have been subjected to the fest and jound wanting. The whole series of ‘wmnderground roads aud their co-ordinate projects @f deep cuts and pians Jor parchasing and passing Mrrough viocks suould, for the present at Yeast, be lad aside; the cost is too for- midaple, or the «disturbance to the or- ganmation of the city too serious, mn ‘the same category place all suspension plans. The ‘Wea of constructing 4 series Of suspension bridges the whole jength of the island, over a thronged through/are, when the necessity does not exist, is imply absurd. Such stfuctures are always hazard- eus, Although they have the requisite strength while ail the parts hold together and harmonize, jet the slightest derangement occur the whole becomes jeopardized, But the great cost of erec- ton und expense of maintaining this class of com- plicated structures 18 @ sufficient safeguard aud preventive. The plan designated by the following extracts from a pamphlet published last winter is bere sub- mitted. The description may not be clearly under- stood Without the diagrams, but any one 80 dis- a can receive or inspect the pamphlet at my eflice, YLANS FOB A MID-AVENUB ELEVATED AND SURFACE RAILROADS. Péret—As in plan A, set apart a space, say eighteen feet Wide, Bons the centre of an avenue, to be appropriaied to railroad purposes. Erect thereon ap clevatee viaduct, to bé sustained on three longitudinal ters of ornamental wrought iron columns, anchored in sione, on toundauions sunk beiow the Influence of frost. The two outer ters to be protected at thelr base by continuous masonary of cut stone, sut- ficiently elevated and of such iorm as to guard against colhsions of street vehicles with the columns, but leaving | $n the contre ofeach block an opening wide enough tor 5 the passage of street vehicles. These, with the cross mtseets, will furnish ample imeans of passing from one mide oi (he avenue to the other. On the top ot this structure place two tracks for the ck transit trains, to be operated hy steam power; iow, in the two spaces between the two outer and the mer Ger of COMMAS, On the street kurtace, place two ‘tracks for the ho rs and confine thes to these dimita ALIZING THE STREETS. of the avenue could be arranged and Beet. a avenue for the two sule walks. . Deduct 16 teet ca ‘Geduct the central space allotted to the railroads...... 18 0 There wocld then remain for street purposes a widih ef Atty jeet—viz., twenty-five feet on each side of the Proposed sirbeture. from’ which would be removed the encumbrance o! the horse cars. Under such # distribu- tion the traffic would naturally paws up town on one side 4 down on ihe other, crossing only when necessary Wo receive or discharge loads. The surface ca: ity of the avenue would be practically increared the system thus inaugurated. The surtace horse cars ‘would then occupy ho greater space than they now do, with the advantage that the space will be specially allotted tw them. ‘They will not then interfere with the eet trafic nor the street traffic with them. They can p their rails and 10otpath in better order; can make Detter Gime and will be protected trom rain and snow by ‘the covered arch overbead under the viaduct. ‘The only suriace space that the viaduct would require | Would be spaces at the base lines of the three tiers of eoluinns, not to exceed one foot in width tor each and three sect for the whole. HOW TO CONSTRUCT THE RAILWAY. ‘The structure can be buiit in an artistic and substantial manner and at same Ume presenta hight aud a. appearance, and, tastefully painted, wil! be an an orna- ment to the avenue. It will intercept the view but nthy. can sustain the telegraph-wires, and lamps. By ust wooden eross-ties, and by deafening between and under the ties, | and by ung the continuous rail, trains can be run in The smoke “and gases trom the | engines at such an elevation would have no more effect | Bpon the atmosphere than from the chimneys of the | uses. Each locomotive would be at a distance of | Bearly fifty feet from the nearest house. It is difticu!t to ¢ontrive & route where trams could be run with jess annoyance to citimens or detriment fo property than on # viaduct over the centres of the avenues. These av enoes are public highways, and the public have a right to promote and expedite the transit over them by im- Proved modes of conveyance to meet the exigencies that amay arise, ‘ columns sustaining the structure can be multiplied Andefimiely, ax the stone base will prevent ali collision with street vehicles. ‘The bearings wil! be direet, with a | ‘ough sysiem ot braces, furnishing also direct sun to the superstructure. The sustaining capacity can tmade 4 watter of arithiwetical calculation. ‘The longi- tudina} girders can be so adynsted that no two joints need Fat 08 the same cross beams, so that there will be uo it to the degree of strength that can be acquired. In devising the above I nave studied to combine the elements of simplicity, durability, streng lightness of stracture and adaptability to i existing conditions of the city, having especially in view economy, so that the project can commend Atwelf to capitalists. Scarce auy grading will pe | Recessary, as the variation of surface on most of the avenues can be sufficiently neutralized by | sboriening or lengthening the sustatning columus. The Greenwich street elevaied road 1s a partial success, because it 18 directly, though inade- qeatels. sustained on the earth as a foundation. at been thoroughiy supported on a broad base with @ firm superstructure and placed in mid- a@vetue it would, long ere this, have solved the | 4 | pucumatic tubes | Probiem successiully. My plan is simply ‘the application of the rules ratiied by practical experience to the case im hand. Most of our teading trank roads bave tested this kmd of structure by running ail their trains over them for mujes in Jength and through a jong series of years in perfect safety, @mc supported orly by Wooden columns. if my mp 18 deiective the deiects may be remedied or discussion May elicit some other altogether preferable. The important point, however, is to decide upon the best pian that can be devised ap- Diicable to the case; then select the route and follow up the matter with discreet put determined energy. The most available route wonld be to commence by connecting with the tracks of the Hariem Railroad in the mouth of the tunnel! at Fourth avenue and Thirty-second street, thence down Fourth avenne, the Bowery and Csatham street to the City Hall park. The avenue hus a de- scending grade from the month of the tunnel, | the body may be buried, should it not sooner be Which enabies the ascent to the elevated } Gone. Tis artistic operation being done, Dr. viaduct to be made at ‘Thirtieth street; ag | Marsh will make @ post-mortem examination on Thirtieth street is already closed, there jathe body, and then Coroner Aicknoff will hold an | ‘would be no interruption to any Ftreet cross- Ing. From Thirtietn street a perfect ievei can be maintained, for more than three-fourths of the entire length of the viaduct, to a point near Uhat- ham square. From that point to the City Hall | Park the grades will be irregular, and the pian | must be varied, for which provision has veen made, | but it 1 unwise in this article to go 100 much into | detail The eievated viaduct thas connected with two of the Harlem Kailroad tracks, soon to be laid on the work now in preparation, Will furnish an Uninterrupted line for steam power, from the City Hau to Hariew River, and thence can connect with ‘aij the roads tributary to the city. The Harlem Company controls this route. They should either construct the proposed cievated railway or make QB equitabie arrangement with chose who will. I ‘wbink the city bore the whole expense of excavating She tunnel at Thirty-second street, and now pays the cost of excavating and preparing the road- om seg byes Harlem, two of which were in the i ras especially de: a rave pe y sigued for ird avenue, with the same terminus, pre- @ents the next most available route. Tuis tid is under the control of a formidabie company. They, however, manifest a disposition to take liold of the subject Of rapid transit along their route, in con- mection with their surface road. Last winter I drew up 4 bill, and, with the names o/ a few friends as Se aenanen thy Reed for @ charter, but ne- came is fle: na sanction and co-operati of the Third Avenue Company waa indispensable, | y, alter a somewhat prolonged negotia- tion, towards the close of the session of the Legis Jasore J arranged with them to change tne title of My dill to that of tue Third Avenue and to sub- stitate the names of their directors for those of my friends, thas retaining a very j\imited apterest. In this shape the til passed the House, but by some outside inftuence was neid ack in the committee of the Senate 111! too late to cal .i 3 If the company are really in earnest d wii] proceed at once to construct the work on ‘this or any Other specified plan accepiabi ottizens hould receive every porsibie aid from | the hot only in obtaining a charter, but in accomplishing the work. It is jair that they shoud receive the preference, but if they decitne or hesi- tate they should not be permitted to stand in the ‘Way, as this avenue is one of the most important | for the purpose and is as yet unpleaged. Ali the other routes, except along the water lines, lying east of Third and west of Sixth avenue were it winter either held or intersected by the Gilbert levated Railway. Whether their charter stil holds good 1am unable to say; consequently it would be premature to discuss any other route. Works of this kind, involving so much detail in ‘their construction, maintenanee and management, ought not to be placed under the contrui of our ity corporation. If the city must contribute in order to secure the object let it be by loans; but guch @ power should be granted and exercised ‘with the utmost caution. My object is to draw the attention of capitalists to the fact that by dismissing the chimeras that have infected every project heretofore chartered and by tolowing the rules of practical common wense they Can devise and soon ci ract @ quick transit road that will be highly remunerative and & biessing te the city and ite suburns, JOHN B, CHURCH, Advice to Property Holders. New You, Jan 21, 1874 To THE Eprtor oF THE HERALD :— The views of Mr, Martin, a8 expressed in bis com- munication published im your issue of this date, seem tome to be practicable and sensible, and 1 | trust they will receive the atvention to which they | sre entitled. | I quote the last of the six points on which Mr. | Martin thinks “pubic opinion ought to be settled | and united,” and J agree with him in)jy—viz., “on the line of any proposed road tyg narrow ; Moving to other localities for want of facilities for | trausit to the upper part of our city and | large city debt, NEW. YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1874.-TRIPLE SHEET. views of owners, whether Mr. Stewart on Broadw the store! ay, of the remidents on Second avenue or ‘keepers They Must open their eyes vo Lhe be silent in view of the public good.” There i# ne doubs that the threatened opposition of property Owners has been one of the main rea- sons why some of the charters given by the Legisiature have not veen fuifilied. To remove thus obstacle, let the next franchise tbat the Legis- jature gives contain & provision which will prevent any Appeal to the courts by property owners, resi- dents or others, but which will ullow the company receiving the charter the privilege to use one of the streets on the west and ‘one on the east side of the city for the good of the masses of the peopie. Let our citizens so emphatically express their Wishes that our representatives at Albany will know that they are in earnest and will understand that Do more tinkering and lobvy scheming avout this great need will be submitted Lo; in short, that Hp Pipes must have rapid steam transit, and € earliest practicable moment. STREET CAR TIME-LOSER, An Elevated Road and Fare at Six Cents. New YORK, Jan. 21, 1874, To THE EpiTor or THE HERALD:— My attention has peen called to your very gen- erous offer in this morning’s HERALD to favor parties with room in your columns for communica- tions on the above subject, In brief, then, 1 was one ofa party who attempted, two years ago, to obtain a charter jor an elevated road to Harlem. We failed to get even @ hearing before the Legis- lature, We had our capital all made up, and we agreed to complete the road in fourteen months from the time the charter should be granted. and we agreed to limit through fares to six cents, and to run trains every five min- utes, and to make the through trip on express trains from Harlem to the vity Hail in ten minutes. Our company was made up of some Of the best Men of the city; but we found, alas! we should be obliged to fee the Legislature | and their bribe procurers, the lobbyists, with a | large portion of our capital, and we dropped it in a jt. What better prospect would we have | now? Neither I nor any other man wishes to spend time or money on the uncertainty o/ getting a charter, Heretotore the Legislavure Was willing to grant a charter to aby plan or company tnat Was certain never to amount to anything, because | that would not mteriere with the present tram- ways. Has anything new turned up? Because, if SO, the huney can be raised beforehand, provided too great a bribe is uot required in order to get tbe charter. Yours truly, x Stay in New York and Insist on Rapid Transit. New YorK, Jan. 21, 1874. To THe EpiTor or Tre HERALD:— Your ubree articles in relation to rapid transit, it is Boped, will call the attention of property owners and taxpayers to the necessity of making an immediate effort to check our population re- getting from their homes to their places of busi- | uess. There remains for them the choice between | paying for improvements on Long Isiand and New Jersey or expending a neceasary amount ior quick €8t- cuester, thereby inducing @ large proportion of our taxpayers to return and aid us in paying our OLD NEW YORKER, Praying for « Speedy Solution. New York, Jan. 22, 1874. To THE Eprrok oF THE HERALD:— 1 have read with much interest the letter of Mr. Minton on the subject of rapid transit in to-day’s HERALD, While agreeing with him that some of his suggestions may be crude and his estimates of necessity approximate, I do think | that his plan has @ more practical base than any that bas yet been mooted. I, for one, should like | To }oin In Investigating whether the adoption or modification of nis proposal cannot bring about a safe, paying, economical, and, above all, speedy | solution of this question of rapid transit—a ques- | tion that has become of first necessity to all or us, | Wul thé HERALD not bring its poweriul influence | to bear, with the view of determining whether sucha plan as Mr. Minton’s cannot promptly be Made practical? Yours, rey respectlully, VICTOR E. MAUGER. ee Not Yet Solved—Photographing Me- ccased—Captain Speight Working Up the Case—Deccased’s Throat Not Cut, The mystery surrounding the case of the un- the foot of 144th street, North River, as heretofore | published in the HERALD, has not yet been cieared | up, but Captain Speight, ot the Thirty-second pre- cinct, 8 exerting himself to the utmost to reach the truth of the matter. Captain Speight has caused inquiries to be made at every public insti- | tution in his precinct, and has also instructed the members of his command to ask the citizens on | their respective beats concerning the body found in the water, but thug far without success. Tne Captain has been up as far as Yonkers in the | Roem of his labors without obtaintng the | least clew, and has nearly reached the conclusion that the body has floated down the river trom beyond the city limits. it is possiole the remains are those of John Pat- terson, an intelligent iad, fifieen years of age, who | left the home of his mother, in South Ferry street, | Aloany, on the Ist day of September last, and | Whose disappearance was advertised by Chief of Pohce John Maloy, of Albany, Yesterday afternoon Mr. John T. Toal, secretary | to the Board of Corouers, addressed a letter to | cmef Maloy for the purpose of learning if the Jad Patterson had ever oeen found, inasmuch as his description corresponds somewhat with that of the boy found in the water by the police, PHOTOGRAPHING DECEASED. Waraen Brennan. of Bellevue Hospital, intends to have the photograph of deceased taken, with the view Of ultimately resulting in his recognition after inquest. Deceased wore an emblem of the Catholic | religion around his neck. THROAT NOT CUT. Dr. Marsh yesterday made 2 critical examination | on the body of the youth, and found to a certainty that his throat had not been cut. There were no serious marks of violence discovered, in the absence of which the Doctor is of the opinion death resulted trom drowning. It is believed that the remains hac been in the water at least a month. THE KINGS COUNTY SUPERVISORS. The Legality of Holding Two Official Positions—The Building of the Thir- teenth Regiment Armory—Concerning the Commissioners of Charities. The Board of Aldermen met last evening as a Board of Supervisors. The legality of persons holding two oficial positions was questioned, and Supervisor Bay offered a preamble and resolution setting forth that, according w title 3, section 4, no person 80 elected or appointed shall during his verm of office hold any other public office whatever or receive any appointment from any court or appointing power or the fees or emoiu- ments wnich are paid out of the public treasury. They could not, therefore, legally retain their posi- tions, and the county treasurer was directed not to pay them. ‘The subject was referred to the Law Committee. It is @ well known fact Assessor Jacob Worth and Stephen J. Colahan, Ubiel Clerk in the City Court, who Were elected to the Assembly, stil] retain their positions, Supervisor Bergen offered a preamble and reso- Jution re‘erring the plans and specifications under which the Thirteenth regiment armory is being ected to E. L. Robert . J, Morrell, W. A. Mun- dell, architects; John French, builder, and Mark Phroner, Inspector of Buildings, to examine and report to the Board whether, ip their judgment. the building would be sale for tue purposes of armory if constructed in accordance with plans, and if not to recommend any alterations which might secure saiety. The Inspector of Buildings had reported that the armory was not being properly constructed. The resolution was adopted. Supervisor Kopes ogered a preamble and resoln- tion to the effect that the Committee on Account or the Commissioners of Charities proceed with an Investigation into the Management of the county institutions. Supervisor Bergen favored the resolution, saying that the investigation shonid be instituted; but he moved a8 an amendment that, pending such in- vestigation by the Board, the Governor be re- nested to withhold aay action until the report of the committee is made to the Board, This amend- ment was agreed to, and the resolution, as amended, was adopted. CITY AND COUNTY TREASURY. Comptroller Green reports the foilowing dis- bursements and receipts of the Treasury yester- day i= Claims paid—No. of warrants, 74, amount- IDG 60... 006 ee soevee $63,924 From taxes of 1873 and interest. $50,933 From arrears of taxes, assess! d + 10,387 | cellar somewhere beyond your vision, but with the | known boy found in a nude condition floating off | fin | bly crowded, aud most singular escapes happened | | in the streets, | could leave, | over the sidewalk, on Clinton street, between THE Foe. Our Latest London Visitor—New York's Reception of the Murky Guest—How the City Looked and the Historical Aspect of the Situation—Accidents and AInconveniences. In the way of weather, the fog is, of course, the latest sensation, Being im the habit of treating handsomely every distinguished visitor from the other side of the water, it becomes a duty to ac- Knowledge with becoming attention the advent of this year’s very particular guest. The history of the fogs, so far as can be conveniently ascertained, locates them in London, where for years too far back for us to become particular or definite about them, they have been SETTLERS, receiving always from all Londoners the greatest possible attention, and like all great permanent residents Of big cities, permeating their influence through and through the ordinary civilian, Being assured by modern history, in very many books and papers, that we are cousins and go forth of the people on the otner side, the truth may be owned that we do like very much to be found following up the same style of thing as tle great and ordinary Londoners delight in, and 80 in the ins and outs of deductions we strike upon the fact that FOG HAS BECOME FASHIONABLE, It is found mentioned by al) tourists and voyagers, and every American who has ever been to Kurope knows that he would willingly have remaimed over winter in the British metropolis to see and fee) the historical fog. Since Old Probabilities became “poss” in this country, he has, as need scarcely be said, completely revolutionized our na- tional weather, Im fact it would seem as Mu the oid man had come to the conclu- sion that we have outlived the days of the beautiful snow and of the fine old icy sidewalks, when the jingling of the bells and the ice-coated sidewalks were a source Of pride and joy to un- | travelled citizens, and slush and broken limbs counted asYimplé national blessings. But the beautiful snow this year has Kept away [rom us, and the bal!-and-half sort of ireezing we have got did Hot amount to anyshing, LET US, THEN, BE THANKFUL that we have got this transatlantic fog by way of | compromise; and while there may be, as no doubt there are, many weepings taat its Color was not precisely that of pea soup, yet noone will deny but that it was first rate jor a new introduction, and stuck to us While it Was With us with a genuine jeeling, Which, if not quite perceptible to every- body, Was not altogether without some excuse on that account by reason of “Old Prob’s’ little mis- take us to time of arrival. IN DAYS GONE BY it was customary to talk of winter, with all its many charms, in town and conptry, and every- body is familiar with how nicely these may be | computed aud talsed about. Fog has never been inctuded among them, however; so, then, when the authors of fanciful books on the seasons set to work in the years to come to write avout the beantitul peculiarities of the winter’s log, they will, no doubt, be telling us of the heavenly screen tnat jell upon the city, dimming the vista three Jeet ahead of you, wien HY NEIGHBOR'S NOSE AND THINE OWN were both in danger of collision; of the burry of the drivers and the halloomg to warn other drivers that Mmminent was the danger ofa splen- did, first rate smash up; of the delights of finding your wife or your children tumbled down a rut or yelling wiliin your hearing; and of the singing signals on the river and the romantic dimness of the many lights upon the boats and along the piers, reminding one of—any place in Europe will do— | when nawure’s murky mantle taking tne place of THB POOR OLD FLIMSY SNOW upon American ground, as in days of early times, hid within the folcs of say of her rich and heavy heavenly covering ol the great Empire City of the West. That is a little of what ‘*Old Prob” will have to answer tor, oue of these years, if the fog is going to take up a regular season residence here. TO COME DOWN, HOWEVER, from all flights of fancy in the regions of fog, there ‘Was much inconvenience caused on the rivers and in the city yesterday morning by the fog. It was with the greatest difficulty that the ferry boats made trips, and the few crossings that were effected by the boats took a long time to accom- plish even amid the most vociferous beliowings of the fog signals and the ringing of the bells. A COLLISION. At about noon, while the ferryboat Hudson City, Jersey City ferry, Was making a trip across ‘orth River, she collided with the Newark, run- bing directly over her fore deck aod carrying away her guard chains and guard rail. It was Witu the greatest difficulty tnat several other coi- AS1ONS OL OLB the rivers were avoided, OTHER INCIDENTS, In the city the stages and cars were uncomforta- | \ of The mails were all late. Naviga- ion was completely stopped at Hariem, and sev- eral sailing Vesseis Were compeiled to wait at tne drawobridge for the lifting of the fog before they About five o’clock yesterday morning, when the fog was most dense, a serious accident oveurred | to a party who were returning home from the “Americus Association all.’ It appears that a coach, driven by John J. Cunion, the owner, re- siding at No, 126 Van Brunt street, and containing three ladies and Mr. James McVey, was driven Fourth place aud Luqueer street, and tumbied down an embankment into a sunken lot. The driver escaped uninjured. The ladies were sughtly injured and Mr. McVey sustained a fracture of the skull. He was conveyed to the Long Island Col- lege Hospital, and bis imjuries are believed to be of a very serious nature and his recovery doubtiul. The vehicle was badly damaged. In Jersey Clcy @ man was run over by a wagon on the streets, sustaining some severe bruises. Alt was robbed by a@ thief, who escaped. The Tauroad line was watched by men trom Jersey City to the Bergen cut. At Monmouth Junction the engine of a lreigut train ran into the engine of the Freehold passenger train, which had got obscured in the fog, both engines being badly dam- aged by the collision. The Staten Island boats were very slow, causing thereby business mea residing on the island to be long behind time in the city. The roads on the is:and—many of them in @ dangerous condition— could scarcély,have been travelled over belore the fog lifted, so dangerous were they to both man aud team, | A Fog Dispeller Wanted. New York, Jan. 22, 1874, To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— Your paper seems to be open as a medium of general appeal from wrongs, and sometimes for the complainings of splenetic individuals, As I have to cross one of the boundary rivers of this city twice a day I consider myself grievously wronged by Dame Nature through the contemp- tible fogs to which she has treated us so frequently this winter. The object of this communication is to give the widest scope possibie to the ques- tion, “Cannot man devise some way of dis- pelling these fogs, at least in a measure?’ Man's necessity and imgenuity have re- duced almost every known force of natore to subserve his ends, and can it be that men of science cannot lift the winding sheet trom the public convenience on such a morning as this? Can you say if heavy concussions have ever been tried as @ means Ofodispelling fogs’ As heavy artillery practice is invariably followed by rain, the theory of which 1s, I believe, that the concussions serve to discharge the electricity whicn holds the Particies of water apart in the atmosphere, would not the same cause produce the same effect on 1 and give them an honorable discharge on the earth jn the shape of rains? DE THE BOARD OF DOCK COMMISSIONERS. —— The Meeting of the Board Yesterday— Report of the Engincer-in-Chief—Com= munication from the United States Coast Survey Office, &e. The Board of Dock Commissioners met yesterday in the offices of the Department in broadway. A pretty large share of business was transacted with creditable despatch. The Executive Committee received and Snperin- tendent Turner examined the report of Superin- tendent Richardson relative to the raising of & canal boat that is sunk between piers 45 and 46 North River, A resolution was adopted whereby the Treas- urer of the Department was authorized to effect an insurance against fire to the extent of $76,000 at a premium of one per cent Jor one year, from January 25, 1874, at noon, by renewal of existing Policies or otherwise; and that the bills or claims for said premium be audited upon the deduction therefrom of filteen per cent and transmitted to the Finance Department tor payment, and with the audit jor the present month. The Engineer-in-Chiet to the department has snbmitted his official report, under date of the 19th inst., which says : Work upon both boi utery and on the new pier No. 1 is ne discon- tinued for the present. The masons previously engaged in trimming and pointing have been sus- pended, as have all the laborers excepting twelve, interest......++« do vevcsbveveseeese From collection of assesaments and mterest. 7,205 From market rents and fees. 1,304 From water Fenta........ ” + 1,021 From sales—Fire Depar' be 407 From | ene to tap hehg Bal ecove 18 From Bareau of Permite—Mayor’s OMice.... 279 From licenses—MayOr’s OMCC....+.6eeseeeee+ 60 FOUL ss ssseenensrmpargtensraseanepecace 1g POA TTD Who are at work on the dump and assisting the carpenters on the stowage shed, The deliveries of filing continue, but somewhat more siowly. Very nttie Is coming in from private cellars, At the Christopher street section all the pile drivers have been at work driving piles on the bulkhead wa)) and near piers 44, 45 an Dulderp and sabgrere haye peck Shqed On thie | cerebral, thoracic and abdominal organs. She then 4D, French, chapel of Dr. Hi 46, The dock | with the Comptronier at the piers. ‘The sudden snap of cold weather inter- rupted the work ior but a day and @ ball. + Heventeenth street an the carpenters and laborers as#isti them have been eimpioyed on the stowage B! which is well advanced towards completion, ‘The surveying parties have been engaced on the surveys at Randail’s Island and in sounding and estabiishing lines at the Christopher street section and in verifying previous surveys at points on the East River. ‘The draugh'smen and others at the oMce of the r-in-Chiel a ga employed on the cus- tomary routine work, In reply to a communication sent by Secretary Lynch, of the department, to the United States Coast Survey Office in Washington, a5 answer, Un- der date oi 20th iust., nav been received. It states :— “A tracing has been made from the original topo- graphical sheet of the locality indicated, viz.:—from Mott Haven to the bronx River. terations, expect ol ’ of course, occurred, and the whole face of the country in the Vicinity of Mott Haven would probably be scarcely recognizable to a stranger who had not visited it since that date. ‘The line and soundings would not be ikely to bave experienced such sensible changes except, per- haps, at or near Port Morris.” Superintendent John Turner, of the Department of Repairs aud Supply, has sent in an extremely brief report, He says The dumping boar at Laight street, North River, and at pier 37 East River, are finished. Pier 57 Bast River, south side, is half outer and close feudered, aud hew corner bands put on, Re- Paws finished, The wo ks at pier No. 1 and pier 43 North River, at Third street, and bulkhead and platiorm at Belle- vue, Kast River, are progressing. Work has been commenced on dumping board at Thirty-seventh street, North River. WOMAN'S TYRANT. iaideseliectenedieeeceseetd Hygtenic and Moral Influences of Dress— Lectures to Ladies by Miss Dr. Mary J. Studicy and Others, A course of lectures to women on “Hygienic and Moral Influences of Dress” was announced to take place yesterday afternoon under the auspices of the Sorosis, and, tn order to accommodate the janes interested, the lectures were to be delivered simultaneously at three different churches in this city. The one at Dr. Deems’ church was delivered by Dr. Mary J. Studley, the subject being a8 above stated, on “The Health of Women as Affected by Dress.” At half-past two, the hour designated, there were not more than a dozen ladies present, but during the ten succeeding minutes the not very large lecture rogm of the church filled more rapidly, until there were present about fifty well-dressec ladies—not a single gentleman being present. One did “put in aD appearance’’ just belore the lecture began, but for some reason he left immediately, apparently thinking that that was no place for him. The lecturess, Dr. Studley, took her place on the plat- form at a quarter of three. APPEARANCE OF THE FAIR LECTURESS, Miss Dr. Studley appears to be somewhere be- tween twenty-five and thirty years of age, with pretty though strongly marked features, witha rather Danté-like profile of a mild type, a pleasant voice, and a manner more seli-possessed than one would expect from her youth. Her hair was drawn smoothly back from her face and fastened with a piece of lace at the back of her heaw. She wore arich silk dress of a quiet shade of brown, made en pannier, with lace collar and calls, and “at the throat a red bow, and a chatelaine chain to a very pretty watch, Her manner and appearance were altogether as refined and ladylike as would be met with at any fireside in the homes of your most cultivated and worthiest citizens, TUE LECTURE. She commenced her lecture with an apology for the delay and absence of a manikin which she expected, with which to illustrate the subject under Consideration, She had been detained at Euzabeth, N. J., by the fog, but did not repeat Mark Twain’s speech at the beginning of a recent Jecture in London, “You may not be able to see me on account of the fog, but I’m here.” The Sorosis and gentlemen as well as ladies of the medical profession have come to the conclusion that the modern dress of ladies inter/e1es with the natural functions of the human body. Physicians are the best judges of this fact. All sickness 1s the result of an iniringement of Nature’s laws. She read some lines 01 Longfellow’s, written on the filtieth birthday of a celebrated naturalist, beginning, “it was fifty years agu,” &., and said if this philosopher was content with Natore’s teachings snould we not try and understand and abide by her laws, as did the carly patriarchs, according to Scripture? There are, remarked the lecturess, 208 bones in the human frame, which must be nourished with proper food, as Ht is the Irame which bas to support the organs, blood circulation, digestion, muscle, besides our clothing. The proper sustenance originally of the earth is plants and animal tood. She then spoke of the various cavities in the skeleton as combining the said the muscles must have for their proper sup- port, iood, such as meat, milk and eggs. Over the muscles the adipose tissue, to protect the} muscles and keep the internal 01 irom cold. If nour- isbment stops at a “half-way house,” as doctors say, this tissue becomes excessive and causes fatty degeneration. 1tisa physician’s duty to see whether the cause is derangement of the digestive organs, improper lood, &c. This tissue is covered by the epidermis, or skin. ‘The thoracic cavity contains the heart and lungs, She mentioned a subject which she helped to dissect during her studies who had extraoraimary muscular development, yet had but one lung and had never telt inconvenience at the loss of the other. These cavities are so com- pletely fued by nature that they cannot be com- pressed witbout causing derangement, and people are thereby kept only partly alive. The heart commences working m the first germ of life until death. The arteries are deeper than the veins for protection, and are so arranged that the action of the muscles may help the circulation of the blood. If one part of the body is compressed the biood must go to parts which are not, and the head {is most often that part. Cold compresses as well as mechanical pressure. ‘The lecturess then gave a description of a fashion- ably dressed lady who was, like herself, detained at the Elizabeth depot AS log-belated train. Sue held up her pretty raffled and embroidered skir showing a shoe not more than an inch and a hi across the toes, with French heeis about that heignt. Dr. Studley here held up a Chinese wom- an’s shoe w the audience and said:—she’s lied @ heathen, and the one whom I saw to-day is a representative of the class which calls her one.” She next spoke of one of her patients, who insisted that she “had kidney disease. It was hereditary 1m the family, and she had a pain in her hips.”’ Miss Dr. Studley said to her ‘Your kidneys are not there, my dear; bat your muscles have too great a weight upon them, and are con- sequently strained and gore. Those muscles are for use in Walking, and not to carry so many skirts.” During ber studies Dr. Studley saw and assisted in dissecting a8 Many a8 twenty women, and there ‘was not one who did not have her liver crowded down into her abdomen by corsets, The “gion which in malarious diseases becomes enlarged, was also crowded. The heart was unable to work freely; the liver, &c., were crowded upon her gen- erative organs, and, though nature never intended woman to ve an invalid, she could not very well help it on account of her clothing. How tar could regiment of soldiers march with their knapsacks strapped around their waists instead of being sup- pa by their shoulders? She made only a pass- jug remark upon the cerebral secton as the seat of brain and nerve action. Uniess you have good blood you cannot have good brain or nerves, and the same with other parts of the body. The epidermis (skin) is for warmth and protection, and is the seatof the ends of the nerves or telegraph wires which send messages to the brain of what takes place outside the body. animals the epidermis is covered with ‘wool, feathers, athe he Nature is always casting these scales in the human body, and we have to keep them in order by constant bathing, 4c. We in tals climate are obliged to use artificial cover- ing ior our bodies, and of animal coverings wool is alone suitable when woven into fabrics. Women may make thelr clothes as prettily and becomingly as they please if they do not interfere with the functions of nature. The covering must be uni- form ip warmth on all parts of the body. In our climate at least six months in the year a coverin, of wool Next the skin is necessary. A Garibald: waist with two or three rows of buttons on is the best device jor lifting the weight of clothes irom the hips. She advocated the Bioomer or bathing suit in preference to the tightly drawn dresses of the present fashionable jJady. Many of the clothes worn by ladies were un- mecessary (or anything except to increase the Washing bills, and shawls are fit only for old ladies, while riding, the opera and for invalids. The lecture was continued at some further length and ‘was listened to attentively by the intelligent aud ence present, ‘The lectures thts afternoon will be on the “In- fluence and Results of Extravagance in Dress,” and will be delivered by Dr, Stadey, in the chapel of Dr. Deems’ church, Winthrop ef 3, Dr. Eliza B. Judson, lecture room of Dr. Galiaudet’s church, Fitth avenue and acm street, and Dr, Anna tings’ church, Forty. second street, hear Fifth avenue, ‘The coarse will be repeated vy the same jadies in Brooklyn next week, dis uf OITY HALL Yesterday was avery dull day at the City Hal) and about the departments, the only events to in- terrapt the monotony caused by the absence of the politicians at Albany being the union of several couples in the bonds of matrimony, which delayed the Mayor and prevented him from dining tor House, as usual, | Wut) after two o’glock P.M, THE WINE AND SPIRIT TRADERS. senentiletetng i tnnaeh Special Meeting of the Council of the ned: Society—Report of the Legislative Com- | and mittee—Reforms Demanded in the Tariff and Internal Reven' ly awe | janu the 2th tust,,. from her late residence, 242 West T'wenty-sevently street, at two P. M, —At New Brighton, S. L, on Wed- }, January 21, WILLIE, only son of William Fetherston, aged 4 years. latives and friends ‘ot the iamily are respect Invited to attend the funeral to-day (Friday), lary 23, at two P. M. to attend the fnneral, on Botersey, Re} Washington To Be Visited—Specific In- GEER.—On Wedne: le |, 1874, of pnen- structions. Matiba te Gent youngest child of Wis Wand ‘The Council of the Wine and Spirit Traders’ So- | “ Relatives and friends eit 15 asteun he ctety of the United States yesterday held a special | funeral, on Saturday, the 24th inst., at ten ‘orclock, meeting to receive the “amended report’? of the | from ey of the Mediator, at Kingsbridge, Legislative Committee pertaming to matters of | Solock AM, oY Stud Central depot at mine reform in the Tariff and Internal Revenue jaws, GILBERT.—On Wednesday, January 21, 1874, Mr. Charles Bellows, President, in the chair, ‘The reading of the minutes of the previous meet- | west ‘Twenty-third st ing being dispensed with, Mr. William M, Fleiss | nalf-past three P. M. submitted the report in question, and as its sa- Ment points and recommendations were published im the HERALD of the 14th inst. it is unnecessary | on Sonday, January 18, WILLIAM to repeat them. The report was accepted and adopted, Mr. Fleiss then desired to ascertain the pleasure | Y.,on Wed: of the Council regarding the manner in which the recommendations contained in the report should be brought before the Committee on Ways and Means at Washington. The Legislative Committee of the Council was then empowered to proceed to Washington and take with them any person they deemed of sufficient importance to further the end, m view, and that the treasurer of the society be authorized to defray all expenses incurred, Mr, Fleiss stated in a general way what the committee seeks to accomplish, but this will be better ander- | o stood by the annexed letter, addressed oy Mr. J. Lienan to Mr. George W. Cotterrill, attorney ior the society :-— WHAT THE COMMITTEE WANTS, . ‘The attention of the committee to be sent to Washing- ton by the Wine and Spirit Traders’ society will be directed to the following four points, and their efforts 8 fect the desired changes :— Firet—Liquidation on all import entries, when once made by Custom House, to be final, and transaction closed by cancellation of Imperter’s bonds measure will likewise be recommended ya Committee of Chamber ot Commerce gone already Washington. The whole tile commanity will sustain the sam Second: on all still forelgn wines from a compound ad valorem and specific rate to an entirely qpeoide duty of say thirty-five or forty cents per allon. The government statistical tables showing the importation and withdrawa! for consumption ot foreign still wines, during the last five years are in the pom session of the committee. Figures are stubborn proois and cannot be argued away; they show conclusively that it is in the interest of the government to adopt the e e. The duties on foreign spirits were altered trom ad valorem and specific rates to purely specific ones, and has resulted to the benefft of both the Treasury and the trade. Thard—Abdolish stamp taxes on whiskeys, after the tax has been collected at distillery and £ is. marked or stamped “tax pane The whiskeys should then be con- sidered absolutely free. and not liable to be interfered with by government officials by mere pretence, which ultimately must drive every honest man out of the trade. Let the government surround the distillery with all pos- sible safeguards for Its protec: appoint thorough, ef- ficient men as super ing officers there, and collect the tax at the fountain head. It can be satisfactorily shown that an immense saving can be effected by discharging some 5,000 superfiuous officers; the printing of stamps and furnishing books containing the same will cease, and with it consMerable epenee. Fourth—Imported bitters are not Iable to stamp tax. ‘The committee will endeavor to induce a change in the rulings of the er of Internal Revenue on this point The Council at this jancture recommended, in an informal manner, thatthe members join the Cheap Transportation Association and aid, so far as practicable, its Members in the furtherance of their object, and then adjourned. MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. Engaged. MYERS—CASHBERG.—M. MYERS, aa, of Craw- foraviile, Ga., to HELENA, daughter of L. Cashberg, Esq., of this city. No cards. Married. BuRNETT—Dopps.—On Monday, January 19, by the Rev. Frederick Evans, D. D., at Ceutral Baptist charen, Lissig, daughter of Edmund Dodds, Esq., to CHARLES J. BURNETT. No cards. CONKLIN—PECKHAM.—On Wednesday, January 21, at the residence of N. L. Cort, by the Rey. Dr. E. H. i Epwin W, Conk. to VIOLA A., daughter of t] city. Honron—AsHLEY.—On Wednesday evening, Jan- | | { | the 23d inst., at one o’cloc! EDWARD GILBERT, counselior- Funeral services at bis late Fesidenet, No. 46. Relatives and iriesaeere tne vit to attend without notion’ Boned ‘at Huntington, Conn., on Saturday, Grices.—At the Catholic Prot % Grigas, e and ete Griggs, ‘deceased, of Perea yea months days. t Fordham, ‘Westonester moss x. Widow of the late Witham € Holmes low Of iam C. e8, of Hansrorp.—At Plainfield, N. J., on Weavons January a en PENNOCK HaNsFORD, in the of his age. 62d yea) '. of the family are of Cathal Aube; N. The relatives and friend: vited to attend the funeral at Grace chur Eo on Saturday, January 24, at half-past twelve . M. Traina leave foot of Liberty street at half peepee A.M. Carriages will be in waiting atthe HARDENBERGH.—On Thursday morning, J: 22, JOSIAH D, HARDENBERGH. df med Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral services, on Saturday, at two clock P. M., trom his late residence, the PUAYR Regan Y. Catan infant of George AY8,—EDGAR Y. Hays, the infant son FP. and Ann Eliza Hays, aged 1 month. The relatives and. friends of tie family are invited to attend tne funeral, at No, 229 Spring street, this (Friday) alternoon, January 23, at one o'clock. Hayeks,—On(uesday morning, January 20, Wir Liaw H. Hays, Jr, 8on of William 1. aivd Frances M. Hayes, aged 29. The tuneral will take place from the residence of his parents, 125 East Sixtieth street, on_ Friday, January 28, at twelve o'clock M. Relatives and iriends of the family are invited to attena without further notice. Jomnson.—On Thursday, January 22, Parricg, son of the late Charles and Margaret Johngon, of the parish of Drangan, county Tipperary, Ireland. Funeral will take place Saturday, January 2%, at half-past nine o’clock A. M., from St. Peter's chureh, corner of Hicks and Warren streets, Brooklyn. KENNEY.—On Wednesday, January 21, after a | long and severe illness, ELLEN KENNEY, aged 61 ears, ‘ Relattves amd friends of the family, also those of her sons, Patrick and Andrew, are respectful, invited to attend the funeral, from her late resl- dence, 572 Second avenue, this (Friday) afternoon, at one o’clock, Lang.—Entered into rest on Wednesday, Janu- ary 21, JANE Magia, wife of Adolphus Lane, daughter of the late John Stearns, M. D., in the ‘74th year of her age, Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend tne funeral, from her late residence, No. 121 East Thirty-eighth street, on Friday, January 23, at three o’ciock P. M. Lakean.—On Thursday, January 22, 1874, at her residence, 36 Forsyth street, ELLEN A, O’LBARY, Hla wife of Win. J. Largan, in the 20th year of her age. Notice of funeral hereafter. LERRBUBGER.—On Wednesday, Jannary 21, at her residence in Baltimore, Md.,' ADELBEID BURGER, beloved Wife 0. Simon Leerburger. Her remains will be brought to New York. No- tice of funeral in to-morrow’s papers. Levy.—On Thursday morning, January 22, a¢ four o?clock, afver 8 short illness, ly son of Morris and Bertha Levy, aged 15 mont! Fnoeral to take place Friday morning, at nine o’clock, from their residence, 359 Hudson street. MaGRANE.—On Wednesday, January 21, WILL1aM J. MAGRANR, aged 18 years and 4 months. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are re~ spectfully invited to attend the funeral, Jrom St. Elizabeth Hospital, No. 225 West Thirty-first street, between Seventh and Boe avenues, on Friday, ry 20, 1674 Mamma MCCLENACHAN, Widow of Hugh Munro, inthe 6th year of her age. ‘The funeral will take place from the Reformed Munro.—On Tuesday, Janual Jate George Peckham, ali of this | church, Washington square (Dr. Hutton’s), this (Friday) afternoon at three o’ciock., Relatives and triends are invited to attend. The remains wul be uary 21, by the Rev. T. L. Cuyler, P. D., P. D. Hor- | taken to Woodbridge, N. J., on Saturday. TON to JENNIE L. ASHLEY, youngest daughter of C, C. Ashley, all of Brooklyn, L. 1. LORILLARD—BEECKMAN.—Un Wednesday, January 21, by Rev. John Cotton Smith, D.D., Louis L. MUNZINGER.—Suddenly, on Wednesday night, | January 21. of diphtheria, CARL, only child of Charles and Charlotte Munzinger, in the 4th year of hus age, The friends of the family, and of his uncles, LORILLARD to KATHARINE'LIVINGETON, daughter of | Hildreth and John Bloodgood, are respectmlly in- Gilbest L. Beeckman. MITCHELL—PAULMIER.—At Whippany, N, J., on eee, evening, January 21, 1574, at the resi- dence of the bride’s mother, by the Kev. Dr. Bard- well, WALTER H. MITCHELL to MARY A. PAULMIER, daughter of the late Stephen Paulmter, ‘TOTTEN—PeysER.—In Brooklyn, E. D. nesday evening. January 21, by the Re’ kins, of St. Mark’s Protestant Episcopal church, WILLIAM TOTTEN, of Lagyd Bay, Astorta, L. [., to Miss Kirrigz A, PEYSER, of New York. No cards, Weiis—Ork.—On Wednesday, January 21, at the residence o! the bride’s mother, by the Rev. A. W. Conkling, EDWARD G. WELLS to MARY A., youngest daughter of the late Robert Orr, both of this city. WYLLig—D’EsTIMAUVILLE.—At Philadelphia, on Monday, January 19, by the Rev. Henry M. Stuart, JaMeES WyLLin. Jr., of London, England, to REBECCA | N. D’EsTIMAUVILL, Of Philadelphia, Pa. Died. ARCHIBALD.—In Jersey City, on Wednesday, Jan- uary 21, SARAH JANs, Wife of A. Archibald, aged 31 years and 19 days. Relatives and friends of the family are mvited to attend ber funeral to-morrow (Friday) atternoon, at two o'clock, from her late residence, No. 218 Seventh street, Jersey City. Segoe Wednesday, January 21, at St. John, N. B., FRANCES M., wife of H. 0. Armour, of this city, agea 28 years, Notice o! funeral to-morrow. BeNnNeT.—On Toursday, January 22, at his residence, 301 Degraw street, Brooklyn, ROBERT BENNET, formerly of Tallow, county Watertord, Jreland. The funeral will take A fea on Saturday, Janu- ary 24, at ten o’clock, and from thence to $t. Mary’s Star of the Sea, where a requiem high mass will be offered, Kelationsand friends are respectfully in- vited to attend. BgRNIUS.—On Wednesday, January 21, JON F. BERNIUS, aged 22 years, 3 .nontns and 29 days. The relatives and friends of the family, algo Com- pany A, Ninth regiment (which wiil parade as escort), and all members ot the regiment, are in- vited {0 attend the funeral, trom his late rest- dence, No, 110 Stanton street, on Saturday, Jan- uary 24, at two o’clock P. M. BRADLEY.—At bis residence, No. 421 Cherry street, on Thursday, January 22, after a severe illness, JoHN BRADLEY, & Dative of county Tyrone, Ireland, aged 35 years, my tice of tuneral hereafter. UNCE.—In Brooklyn, N. Y., on Wednesday, Jan- uary 21, after a short illness, RussELL BuNcg, aged 27 youre, ‘uneral services at 77 Joralemon street, on Fri- day, January 23, at twelve o’clock. Relatives and friends are tovited toattend. Burial at Hartford, Conn., ou Saturday. BuRNeTT.—In Brooklyn, on Thursday, January 22, ELOIsE DOUGLASS and infant son, wife and child of Samuel 0, Burnett. Funeral services from her late residence, No. 9 Greene avenue, at four P, M., on Friday, January 23. Remains will be removed on Saturday to Mount Pleasant Cemetery, New Jersey, CAMERON.—On Wednesilay, January 21, after a short illness, ALEXANDER CAMERON, Son of Daniel Cameron, aged 25 years. ‘The relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, trom his late residence, 133 Mott street. Casgy.—Sud/enly, on Tuesday, January 20, JonN P. CASEY, & native of county Westmeath, Ireland, ae 52 years. 18 relatives and iriends of the family and those of the Twenty-second ward police are respectfully imvited to attend the funeral, trom bis lute resi- dence, No. 247 West Forty-seventh street, on Fri- day, January 23, at one o'clock P. M. CoGGESHALL.—At Hyde Park, on Monday, Jan- uary 19, Henry G. CoGGEsHALL, aged 62 years, Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the runeral, from his late residence, on Fri- day, January 23, at half-past twelve o'clock, riages will be at depot on the arrival of the eight o’clock train from New York. Coox.—On Thursday morning, January 22, CAROLINE L., wile of U. W. Cook and daugiter of James W. Olson, Esq. Relatives and friends and respectfully invited to | attend the funeral, on Sunday, January 25, at two ‘3 Mates her late residence, No, 426 Hart street, roo! nD. Conors.—Suddenly, on Wednesday, January 21, ono! aged 47 years, a native of the rish of Tockinstown, county Westmeath, Ire- nd. The relatives and friends, and those of his ne} Tally invited t6 attend the funeral, from his late residence, No, 611 East Sixteenth street, to-day cay) January 23, at two o'clock P. M. pre- Crucy.—On Thursdar, January : de H Onvey, inthe 78th year ofhis ave, | 7? TO8EP The friends of the family are respectfulty invited to attend the funerai, on Saturday, at half-past ten o'clock, at the Church of St. Vincent de Paul, Twenty-third street. Davis.—On Wednesday, January 21, 1874, of pleurisy, EMELINE Davis, wife of Alex. Davis, in ‘the 60th year of her age. The relatives and friends of the family are in- vited to attend the funeral, from the residence of her son-in James H. Furdon, Cresskill, N. J., on Sunday, January 25. Trains leave foot of Cham- bers street at nine o'clock A. M. ; return at six P. M. DONNRLLY.—On Tharsday, January 22, 1974, MaR- GARET, the beloved wile of Patrick Donnelly, in the bg aay her 5 her tate rest. je funeral wil take place from her bh a dence, No. 7 Varick piace, on Saturday, at one ere P. Me 8 St. Joseph’s church, avenue, and thence to Calvary Cemetery. FuGB.—On "Thursday, January 22, SUSAN, beloved wile of John Fuge, aged 31 years and 6 months. The Driepds of the jamily are reaped Car- | hews, James and Edward Conors, are respect- | vited to attend the funeral, irom the residence of his parents, No. 14 West Forty-seventh street, to- day (Friday), the 23d inst., at two P. M. O'GRapY.—On Thursday, January 22, 1874, Ep- WARD JAMES O'GRADY, eldest son of Thomas apd Bridget O'Grady, aged 4 years, 1 month and 10 days. The relatives and friends of the family are re- Spectfully invited to attend the faneral, from the residence of his parents, 701 East Eleventh street, on Friday afternoon, the 23d tnst,, at one o'clock; thence to Calvary Cemetery for interment. Parxin.—In Hoboken, N, J., on Wednesday, Jan- uary 21, MARGARET, wife of Joseph Parkin. Foneral services in the Methodist Kpiscopat care Hoboken, this (Friday) afternoon, at one o'clock, PieRrson.—On Thursday morning, January 2, DANIEL B. PIERSON, Jr., in the 20th year of his age. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral Monday morning, Jani ‘26, at balf-past nine o’clock, at the restdence bis parenta, No. 172 West Twelfth street. Pratr.—On Wednesday, January 21, of disease of the heart, Mrs. IRENE LAWRENCE PRATT, daughter of James R. Lawrence, of Syracuse, N. Y. Funeral services at the residence 0: f his brother- in-law, Justus Palmer, 1,083 Broadway, Brooklyn, on Saturday, 24th inst., at three o'clock. Friends and acquaintances are invited to attend. Inter- ment at Syracuse. Ross,—At Matawan, N. J., of Bright’s disease of the kidneys, on Wednesday, January 21, WILLIAM |. Ross, aged 21 years and 6 months, only son of Edward and Elizabeth Funeral will take place on Sunday. Relatives and Imiends are invitedt to attend, Boat leaves foot of Barclay street at three P. M. Scorr.—At Harlem, on Thursday, January 22, ANN ELIza, wile of Samuel Scott, Notice of funeral hereafter. SeaMAN.—On ‘Thursday morning, January 22, POLLIE SEAMAN, aged 54 years. Funeral will take place from the residence of her nephew, aoe J, Seaman, 322 West Fourteenth street, on Saturday, 24th, at one P. M. Relatives ie friends are invited to attend without farther notice. Snow ER.--On Wednesdar, January 21, WILLIAM F. Prout, son of John W. and Matilda S. showler, aged 10 years, 7 months and 8 days. Yhe relatives and {riends of the family are re- spectfully invited to attend the funeral, irom the residence ot his parents, No. 313 Bleecker street, this day (Friday,) at one o’clock P. M. Simonson.—On Thursday, January 22, Cnar- Lorre J., daughter of the late Charles M. Simonson, of Chifton, 8. I., aged 59 years, Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, irom the Moravian church, New Dorp, S. I., on Sunday, 26th inst., at nalt- past two P.M.’ Carriages will be in waiting at Vander- bilt landing on the arrival of the one o’clock boat from this city. Smiru.—At Sing Sing, N. Y., on Wednestlay, Jan- oy 21, CATHARINE, Wile of Isaac C. Smith, aged ears, ‘uneral on Saturday, the 24th tnst., at twelve o’clock, from the Methodist church on Spring street, Sing Sing. Relatives and friends are re- spectfully invited to attend the funeral without further notice. SpenceR.—On Wednesday, Jannary 21, 1874, THOMAS SPENCER, & hative of Lancashire, England, in the 52d year of his age. Relatives and friends of the family are respect- folly invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, corner Magnolia and Chestnut avenues, Jersey Qty Hetghte, on Sunday, January 25, 1874, at two P. M. SurFERN.—At_ Suffern, N. Y., WILLIAM ARTHUR, youngest son of J. Bogert ana Sarah F. Suffern, aged 2 years and 11 months, Funeral at the house of his parents, on Saturday, &t one o'clock P. M. TaYLor.—In this city, on Wednesday, January | 21, 1874, Marta L., wife of Clinton T. Taylor, Funeral services at St. Peter’s Roman Catholi¢ church, Jersey City. on Friday, January 23, at eleven A, M, The relatives and friends are re~ spectfully invited to attend, TRENOR.—At Hoboken, N. J., on Thursday, Janu- ary 22) Mrs, ADELINE 8, M., widow of James Trenor, in ‘the 66tn year of her age. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the faneral, from the residence of her son- in-law, William J, Van Pelt, No. 234 Garden street, Bononees on Saturday, January 24, at two o’clock Newark papers please copy. VAN BRUREN. Wednesday, January 21, aftet ashort, but severe illness, JOBS. VAN BRUREN, in the 3ist year of his age. Relatives and iriends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from hia late residence, No. 235 East 109th street, this (Friday) afternoon, at one o'clock. Warr.—In Brooklyn, on Thursday, Janu 1874, Mrs, Hester Walt, aged 72 years, ary 22, Friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral services, at the residence of her son-in« law. 0. J. Lay, No. 195 Madison street, on Frida: the 23d inst., at our P. M, The:remains will if taken to Montgomery, N. Y., for interment on Sat+ un vb -suedenty on Wednesd: ALSH.— on Wedne: EDWARD WALSH, aged 45 years, tiara e relatives and friends of the ramily, member o/ the Americus (6) Association, are: rompeate le! r, M. J. Walsh, ony (mricay pat two he 0 Oe eT Al in Thursday, Janna 74, MARGA~ cha eo ge wife of John Ward, ia the oun year The funeral will take Place from her late rem dence, 415 East Nineteenth street, and to the Church of the Epiphany, Sevond avenue an ‘Twenty-first street, where a solemn mass wil be offered for the repose of her soul: thence very, efally invited 1 49 Galvary Come