The New York Herald Newspaper, July 1, 1874, Page 1

Twelve Rabid Curs Killed Yesterd: —__—_-—— A Onse of Uydrophobia in Belle- vue Hospital, a Mr. Bergh Rises to Explain—Remedies and Suggestio: Tt evident that the dog excitement has by no | means susided, as will Oe observed from tne long liet of communications hereto annexed, and wives form only & small part of the letters written Gpon the subject. It would seem, indeed, that the feeling has been rather intensiiied, owing vo the number of mad dogs which have been shot, as well af by the recora Of persons who bave been bitten, What is (rue of New Yor is aso true of our sister com woatties, are beginning to realize the evils of the situation and are calling upon the au- Morities to Go their duty. There is no question Dut that It ls positively dangerous to walk in cer- tain portions of the ctiy among the vagrant curs runaing at large ard tormented by both huoger and | beat, and the sooner some decided measure is adopted by which the poor suiferimg prates can be driven ont of existence the better wiil it be lor Whe salety and jon of the inoabitante of the city, who have to seck protection at (he bands of the auchorities, pop! Twelve Mad Dogs Killed Yesterday. | OMcer Archivaid, of we mounted equad, killed a | Vicious Jog at No, 1,673 Second avenue yestorday | morning. | Ab vilicer of the Bighteenth precinct ki/ied a mad dog yesterday afternoon at Fourtecuth ».reet and | avenue A, At hali-past cight yesterday morning 4 mad dog Was shot vy Oficer Moran, of the Puth precmet, Opposite No. 65 North Moore stree Omeer Dann, of the Twenty shot a mad dog at nine o'clock yesterda at No. 1 Liberty st t OMcer Horan, of the Thirty-firet precinct, shot mad dog last evening, in 100th stre:t, between Siuth and fenth avenues. A rabid dog Was perorated by Officer Cooney, of the Vhirty-first precinet, ast evenmmg, im lovth Street, near Tenth avenue. A mad dog perisied at the hands of OMecer Doyle Yesterday morning in front of 143 aveo " OMcer Dunlap of the Twenty-niath precinet shot venth precinct, morning, two mad dogs at No. 101 West Twonty-seventh Street last evening. A mad dog was killed at No. 129 West Seven- teenti) street last ev Twenty-ninth preciner. A mad dog was killed by oficer Lang, of the Sixth preciuct, yesterday morning, coruer of Kead and Centre street. At forty-five mines past ten yesterday morn ing by Oficer Hait, of the ing ollicer Gardener, of the Twenty-eighth pre cinct, Killed @ mad dog at No, 900 Hi a sired An officer of the Twenty-third preemet snot a mad dog at No, 204 bast bighty-se Verday alternoon, ud street, yes. The Dog’s Death Warrant. For several weeks Judge Bixby, at sex Mar- ket, has been besieged with appitcants jor a death Warrant against some unfortunate of the canine Face who has resented the wrongs of his tribe on one of the haman species, Motucrs, whose inno 118 bave been lacerated, as wi li a8 growo men who have /alien victime, throng the conrt room and persistentiy and vehementiy cemand vlood Jor blood. The magistrate usaaily inquires if the dogs were rauning loose unmuzzied and il such roves the fact the necessary order 18 's*ued, Within the last two days soine forty dogs have Deen thus doomed to destruction. AN INTERESTING CASE IN THE HOSPITAL, int A Man Bitten by a Dog While Play- ing—Symptoms of the Disease=—Suffer- ings of the Vietin On the 17th of May last, at one o'clock im the morning, Roderick Enutwistie, & journeyman printer, residing at No, 12 Bedford street, was taking @ drink with some triends in Mallon’s liquor store, corner of Bevtfurd and Carmme Bircets, As they were in the habit of frequenting the house they were on terms of tntumacy wita every one aud everything in it, and a ge N foundiand dog Was @ particular favorite with En- twistie. He was in the habit of playing with ana teasing this dog, and, therefore, thought he could make iree with him as usual, The idea of being bitven by him did not once enter his mind. On this occasion he played with tim as belore; but im the course of his romping he slightly nurt and irri- tated the dog, and, being in a stooping posture, usp enraged animal bounded t.ward tim and bit him on the cheek, This was rather serious play- ing, 80 the sport came to a sudden termination. As no one had the slightest suspicion of the dog being mad, little importance was for the moment attached to the matter, aud hydrophovta was not even dreamed of, The dog was pronounced @ vicious brute, and Entwistle wont to a doctor, got the wound dressed, and thought no more of it, In a few days he was apparentiy cured, suffering little inconvenience, and troubling bimseif more about the mark on his | face than fearing any serious consequences to his health. He attended his work as usual, and all Went well for a couple of weeks, at the end of which time he felt a painful sensation tn the side of his neck, and noticed a #light swelling of the giands. It grew worse and worse for a few days, and then, bearing so much about hydropbobia, he | began to get frightened. He consulted a doctor, and was told to make his mind easy. There was no danger of hydrophobia, the piysician said, and it was more nervous excitement than anything else, He got some medicine, felt somewhat re assured by the dootor’s statement and got be trer. THE SYMPTOMS aid not leave him eutirely, but decreased very considerably, and he bau almost made up bis mini that he was in no danger, when, a lew days ago, they reappeared with increased Virwience, ihe wound became inflamed, bis throat sweiied con- siderably, he ielt a painiul sensation in his chess that made it extremely dificult for him to swal- low anything, and he grew feverish and excited. | ‘The slightest mention of a dog threw tum into state of feverish excitement and terror. He im- agined at times that his room was filled with mad dogs, yelping and growling and trying to bite him, and the doctor had to be sent jor again. The doctor, who did not believe up to this that he had @ real case | of hydrophobla to deal with, was convinced at Jast, and thought the case so serious that he called An some other doctors in the neighborhood to hoid A CONSULTATION. | ‘The decision arrived at was that the case was | serious, and tlat Entwistle snould be sent vo the hospital at once. He wus offered some brandy and water, but at first seit a great disinclination to take it, and only consented afier muco per- suasion. When he look it in mis hand be became greatly excited, trembled violently and let the | 1a88 fall on the floor, He seemed to ave suddenly taken an aversion to everybody present, turned his back on them and went Ww a §6window and remained for some time looking out, greatly | excited and nervous, Aiter a while water was offered him, but he recoiied in horror (rom it, and vuld not be Induced to look at it, much jess taste This repugnance to water is considered the rest symptom of hydropnobia, and his iriends le immediate preparations to have him tren: d to the hospital. Fears were entertained wat he might become dangerous and burt some ‘person in the house or communicate the ternbie Gisease. One of the doctors relates that a few Gays ago, while he was visiting him, mall a came into the room and he got into @ paroxysem o! rage, seized a stick aud rushed after the litte brute as if with the intention of killing him, and it was with the greatest difficulty he was ap- peased. j Application was made yesterday morning at the Twentieth precinct to have tim admitted vo Belle vue liospitai, and no time was lost in making the | mecessary preparations to have him removed there, In the ambulance he was offered water. | but absoluteiy refused to take it and showed un- | Inistakable signs of disgust. On his arrival at the | hospital the Board of Medics! Superintendence had adjourned, but Dr. Knox, one of the medical gen- | Siemen attached to the institution, was in at- | tendance, made an immediaie examination of his Case and prescribed for Wm as the occasion re- quired, The unfortunate man was in & State of the most imiense excitement. He | ‘aa very jeverish and seemed to be afraid of veryone and everything around him. His 1ace ‘was much inflamed in the neighborhood of the | ‘part bitten and his neck and throat swollen con- Giderabiy. His eye was wild and haggard, and the | expression on his face Was oue of vague | but intense and overpowe' ing terror, He was cvidently undergoimg much physical suf- ering, but that was light compared to the excruciating torture of the mind. On | being approached by anyone his excite- ment increased, and mo one could move in his | resence without causing him some uneasiness, e doctor spoke kindly © him and tried to per- | Boade him to take a little water, but no amount of | coaxing could get him toallow jt near him. arter | Some time his excitement abated a little, and the ® Be coimaed. buy | Gocies renewed by endeavor | ented. | when filled, moved NEW YORK HERALD, WKDNESDA this time with vehemence, alleging as bis | reagon that he could hot bear tana thal ge | A CHOKING SENSATION IN HIS THROAT would not allow him to swallow it. The doctor erpersnevl reasoned with him, coaxed him and did 18 utmost to Convince him that it wonia do him good, Alter some time he gave a reluctant con- sent: bat when it was put to his mouth his excite- | meut revived, and he protested he could not swal- | low it. He was at last persuaded to take a little, but kept it in nis mouth as if be could not possibly get it down, and wre several times on the point of throwing it out. At last, by dint of earnest solici- | tations, he got it down, and soon he appeared con- siderably calmer and suffered less, A jictle more water was given alter a short time, and then some tea, and afier this he became perce) and more willing to obey the d injunctions and take the mevicive prescribed. He contmued Stil, to be very nervous and exc.ted, thouzh much | less so than on entering the hospital, and feariul of everything around him, ONE ALL-ABSORBING IDEA has taken possession of him, tha’ he has got hvdro- phobia, and is in dreadful danger, and it requires the utmost exertions of che doctor and attendants tw calm him, Towards evening he vecame con- siderably cooler and more resigned and nopetul, but still suffers very much. A consultation will be heid to-day aud every means adopted to cure the uniortunate man, or, at least, to alleviate his sul- ptioly better, | 8 ferings, mental and physical Dr. Knox pro- nounces ft @ decided case of hyuro- , phobia from what he has been ‘able to observe of the symptoms, and great interes is excited as to the possibility of curing him. It is considered @ test case, and if En- twistie should be cured it is believed that the possibility of curing hydrophobia will be tully es- tabushed, itis a curious fact that some of the doctors .in the neighborhood of Entwistie’s resi- dence at first refused to believe in the genuine- hess Of the case, some attributing it to NERVOUSNESS AND IMAGINATION, while others put it wown to delirium tremens, and some even put it all down to shamming, with a view to extort compensation irom ine owner of the dog. However, all are DOW convinced of iis reaiity and are interested in the development and treatment 0! the case. t Entwistle is a widower and has bis mother and | wochiidren depending on him, HYDROPHOBIA. hs aA eae) A Diagrsis of the Disense—How It Developed and Its Existence May Be Discovered. At the regular meeting of the Board of Health, held yesterday aiternoon, the following report on hydrophobia was reeeived and adopte |:— GENKRAL SYMPTOMS OF CANINE HYDROPHOBIA IN ITS DIP- YRKEST PRMIODS ANY TRUE MEANS OF PREVENTING ITS APREA DING, Rabies in dogs is not always characterized by access of we inthe firs days. the attack; on the contrary. itis Orst of mild character, trom the start the he mand the dog is then mor dangerous bj than by his bites, for thep he has not yet the desire ot biting At oulset of hydrophobia the dog’s dixposition eh n yTOse. likes to be a.one « « corner of thi a. But b jot remain ong at the same plac nxious, «1 comes, lies down, gets up, goes avo und, scratches with his to Ws. nb ate that at tines he sees ghosil 8, tor le bites un th rushes forward and fightin: real en His looxs are Xpress a dull but ferocious sadness. But GO 1s Lot yet what it was velor of Lis master. Tustead he man; his remainy obedient to desiring to fight ts 0 the eo iriend ly and att the treads the house ts increa. fava he saows it by the repeated motions ot his tongue, with whieh hi « the hands and fice of those he ma i and strong in th causes him in Awnerous cases 10 re- spect his yains of the disease, The mad dog is not ; On the contrary, he is anxious for it As long ashe cin drink he satisfies his thirst, and when the spasms of his throat prevent him trom swallowing he dips his nose entirely in the va hich contains the id, wud, #0 to speak ° rhe mad doy refuses’ no’ ‘ood’ in the in » often even ith more appetite | Wren the dew hich is one o¢ the essential enaracieriat ia ALA Certain period of its mampulaious—begins ty show itself the dog satisfies it on inert bodies; he gnaws the wood of doo! turni- ture, tears carpets, curtains earth, dirt, mapure of anim dance of the saliva is not a const dow. sometimes the Wa straw, hay, hair; eats own, kc. ‘the abun- sign of rabies in the nouth is moist; sometimes it 1s ary. is Delure the period of ageess the secretion or the saliva Bormal; it increases some during that period and diminishes vowards the end of the disease, i rK vllen expresses the painiil sensation of his throat by rubbing it with his fore paws @ bone init. in @ variety of canine rabies, | cw v. the paraivred inenor jaws remain apart irom the upper ohe, and the mouth is then keptdry, with « browuish red appearance of the lining of the m meimhrane. ins aces Lie mad dog vomits blood, which most prob.vly comes trom the wounds of his stomach, pro duced by We sharp bodles he has swallowed, The voiwe of the wad dog changes. His bark is diferent from his nateral one; itis hoarke, clouded and becomes jerked aud bowing. in dumb rabies this importaut syipions is miseing. rhe seustbiuty is munca diminished in en une Whips him, burns or Wounds bim he does not grumble—no complamts, vogroanings. ‘There are cases Where the mad dog inthicts upon himself aeep wounds with his teech, and thus satisies Dis rage upon himselt, yet witbout trying to tuare those with who he is fa: miliar. hae inad dog is always much itnprewed and irritated Wve sig Bt of ab % Lig OWN sPectes AS soon as im the presence of one and be hears Nis barking his rage isawakened. {fit Was latent it develops tivelt. and it it Was present already be runs to him wich his weet the presence of the dog produces upon mad animals of other species a sumilar impression, so Uaat we cau -ay that the dog 13 a kind of reeetive agent, by whicu we may al Ways, with a great certainty, deiect hydruohobia which retains yet latent The mad dog runs owhy from home, when, by the Progress of the disease, his terocious tstincts are de- eloped and overcome him, and afer one, two or three days of Wanderiugs, during which he has tried to satisty his rage upon all’ those he has inet, he often returns Lome to ale near bis master. When at ite furious period hydrophobia ts character- ized by theexpres-ion of ferocliy of tne looks of the animal affectea and by the desire to bite, wnich he satis- flex whenever he ca: Heatthy dove xeem to have the privilege of recognizing the mad dog. | the raotd state of an al of their spectes, and, in- siead of Oghting him, they try to ran away and escape from bim. ‘The mad dog, when at liberty, attacks first with very great enorgy all living beings he meets, but always, by renee, the di Then, when worn out by hiv rabies ani fights, he walks away wih @ vaciliat. ing gait, He iseasity recognized by bis tau hanging down, his head near the ground. nis impaired might, mowth open, with its bluish and dusty saliva run. ning out. In this state he has no great tendency to bite, but yet will attack whoever cemes in his way, man or beast Post-mortem exam- his stomach containing a mixture of va- jove—leather, pleces of Tove, oakam, leaves Of irees, grass, stones, &e., whieh, all by their presence, are a great problematic value of ‘the existence of rabies in the animal in whieb they are iouna dies by paralysis or asphyxia The surest way of preventing the effects of rabid Ino culation ts immediate cauterizavon with the actual cautery. gunpowder or other minsral caustics, The sooner this is done the « t Meacy. if can terization cannot be appli Aiately after the bite, we must while waiting for it the ‘wound, press it i, strongly to squcege che blood out. suce it with ‘tn And, spitting out the lauid quickly, apply @ circu tare to stop the current of the blood The principal, I may say the exclusive cause of rabies, being its transmission by bites trom inad dogs, dogs, to have been bitte Placed ont of harmdoing et:her by long sequ | at least eight months, or by immediave death At the conclusion of the regular routine business the Board adjourned to meet on Tuesday next. PROFESSOR BERGH ON THE SITUATION. To rae Epiror or tax Henaip:— Will you permit me to correct the erroneous im- Pression which so often furnishes you with a theme for an editorial—namely, my connection with the proceedings at the dog pound’ Early in the sea- Son the purpose was announced that an ordinance Would be passed in relation to the muzzling and destruction of dogs. In order to prevent the re- volting spectacies of former years I then offered, on behalf of the society | represent, tw have these animals disposed of in @ humane and inoffensive manner, provided the Common Council would accept certain conditions, These Were rejected, and the cruel and demoralizing pian now in operation was suvstituted. Feeling, how ever, that this society had sulla duty to periorm in the premises—that o1 supervising the treatment Of the doomed creatures—an officer was detailed by me to observe, but not to aid, the performances, It is neediess to say that the Whole proceedings were & heartiess bungie, necessitating at lengin the interposition of the law, This Was done, and, though the outrageous cruelly Was shown, a com- Mittal Of the offender failed (through the operation Of that potent legal Section, numerical swearing. This society is no more responsiole for the present deplorable state o; things ¢ editor of the HERALD, Had the terms g@Pposed by it been ac cepted, then in case of fa e We Might be called Lo Answer; but it is not jair*® refuse Our services and then hold as accountable for Aldermanic banging. The learned Proiessor Doremus, prompted by a spirit of humanity, tendered bis vaiuavle scten- Use aid int emergency, bUt owing to causes over which he can have NO control, the means seem to be inadequate. It i possible that the efforts of the society in the beginning might have been equally aneausiactory; bat then (he abomina- bie demoralization of youth, mg with the painfol and = disturbi scones Incident to the system adopte Would have been spared the city. Biectricity im an efficient but expensive process, and involves too mach & tall, The use of nape has been suggested, as well as drowning ih water, The latter might be employed with propriety and effect if properly exe A large scow, having & derrick and a cage on board, made fast to @ convenient pier where the dogs might be collected, my out into the middie oj the river away from observation, and there tne animals drowned, and Gnally transported to the rendering dock, 1#, perhaps, in View of ail the di foulties of the preterable, What is mo essential, however, is the Suppreseal Of the present mode of capturing these animals, along With tie debasing reward. So long 4# dogs are made wer chandise of, 80 long will (he #4. piy be found equa: tothe demand. The Voundmaster has been & ing for th Weeks, and yet he declares the stock is Inexnanstibie, I saw more dogs on the Sixth # since than | ever saw eit except in Constantinopie, and it for the Common Council ha? is ODIY MECES rary to iwerease the premium to speedily rame the canme popGlation w Sat of the “uppgs amie” As jy ie ue | | The International Congress for Paey suburbs of Staten and Long islands, Westcnes- ter and New Jersey daily contribute their quota, and smong the passengers by the ferries are generally to be found much of that kind of merchandise on ite way jy be exchanged ior the coveted fifty cents, which in is exchanged or sundry drinks of bad whiskey aud worse tovacey If a worse system can be inveated than the pre Ido not care to know it. Ail Lass is that you just, and do not biame this society or its luck resident for the tauits of your city rulers, sSpectinlly, HENRY BERGH, Preside ORUELTY TO ANIMALS, tion. {From the London Times, June 18.) Yesterday an International Congress of soc} yj from various parts of the worid similar to ou Society tor the Prevention of Crueity to An! opened at the rooms of the Society of Arts, Harrowby presiding, and there were pre: Burdett-Coutts and other distinguished per including delegates from societies in Ameri giers, Brussels, Berlin, Boston, Breslau, Cain cu Dresden, Darmstadt, Dundee, Kain Fraakfort-ou- Main, the Hague, L) uns, Palermo, St. Petersvurgé,, Rome, Vienna and many other cities, ) The Chairman congratulated those presey4 the occasion and addressed some word come to the delegates, who had travelled parts of the globe tobe present at the the Rovai society of Evgland for the Pr’ of Cruelty to Animals, ‘They seit it @ great honor to ve recognied, as lieved they were, as the parent so¢ | that great crusade, and they trusted it we the beginning of a newera in the ent While there was much to deplore inthe d of science to the dis-overy 0: the means ft destruction of human lile, at the same til had the consolation of seeing how much tna science contributed to mitigate thse e' memorable ins. ance of this would siortly @t Brusseis under the patrovage of the EI of Russia, and they aiso remembered how, the care of M. Dunant, means had been dev enable the spirit o1 benevoience to atten the field of bactie, and to pour oil and wh the wounds Wich science herself “had 6 means of inflicting. He concluded witha allusion to the presence of ladies, and esp | to the presence of a noble iady (Lady Bul Coutts) who sat beside tim, whose pluilanti ellorts in the cause were Weil! known. | Telegrams containing expressions of sym: with the objects of the mecung were read Prince Adalbert, of Bav and irom quarters. Dr. Richardson, Ff. K.S., then proc( | to read a paper on **!he Destruction of Anim. Slaughter Houses by a Painiess Metnod,” and papers were read on subjects connected with ORUELTY TO ELEPHANTS The agen’s 01 the Society for the Freventi Crueity to Animals are ubiquitous and their \ mysterious. Not only the sparrows in the p but the elephants in the Hippodrome claim protection of the philozootsts, Monday event Charles Johnson, keeper of the elephants in ¢] , Institution was arrested by Oificer Samuel Fields ‘of the society, for alleged crueity m pr ding the animal im the ear with a sharp strument. The arrest was made during the jormance of what is termed the “elephant ra and the prodding was jor the purpose o! giving necessary impetus to the ponderous and si | going beasts. The lostrument used was exhibit In Court and on examination his Honor, Jud, Murray promptly ordered the discnarge of ¢ prisoner. THE APPROACHING COMET. Lie ay Remarkable Predicting. Every evening hundreds of our fellow citizens | call | are to be seen on their housetops and at other points Charilck; no! of observation endeavoring to aiscern the where- | as servants ever reau abouts in the heavens of the celestial wonder that | cause they lear the eflect is now attracting the attention of astronomers and P&4, Inasmuch as all the o} scientists. om | United against the idea, Some seek out the Norti Star,and by | It was rumored terday late | drawing aline downward toward the horizon dis- | aud on preen ee Sutuority ane in te | cover something that looks like the abject sought | POnsulted with several of the leaders of the for, Otuers take the handle of the Dipper as a starting point, and by 4 triangular sort of caicula- istration wing of the party with a view of ar ing matters in such an amicable way tuat the mm tion think they have made out the little heavenly Visttor—a visitor which is not so litle after ali, to be appointed would give no satisfaction, at all events, to tammany Hall. The Mayor, the report- | for its tail, according to @ recent calculation, | &f’s iformaut was toid, ever since the conviction is already 3,000,000 miles in length, It will | only be necessary ior our stargazers to keep their of his iriend Charlick, tas looked upon it as a vic- tory of Oliver’s ensimies, who kicked him out of the wigwam, politically, a year ago, and, as a esopen and turned heavenward ior @ shurt 3 unde ‘Ances, whose tume longer in order to ascertain whether the a MCHC HAG eee aa ats gibiaa se ering” Sapient predictions rewarding the cometis i ‘ ~ simile the (to use the elegant o old man), he will, — thereiore, him in spite of all creation, and the s him will not necessarily be the reappoints Oliver himself, but o: & man alter Oliver’s own funny Stand = by tanding by nd going and its behaviour While visiting us are ver.fied or not. Soon the Polar star will lose its interest jor them, and neither of the “Dippers” will be of value as means (Loggia’s) comin: oftaking a Knowicdge of the stranger irom the heart, which nieans, of course, @ man who Will do Well of astronowical science, The agitating comet | {nthe Police Comaission what Ulver Would liLy ¢ will be visible to the naked eye, say the astrono- | Uone nad lie rematied in it hiselt, mers, ou the at vi July, at nalf-past nine o'clock. | “another consideracion, which to the Mayor is not , It will then be so well defined that wil to discover it ¢! . eOnKbIA no reference itg | 2 Slight one in all the whole aimur, is the provable be needed to planets in ot fe ~ q fate of his mutual chop and ale triend, Matseil. vicinity in the northwestern sky, On the first | No one seems to know exactly Where Commission: evening its tail will be about five aegrees ers Disbecker and Duryee stand as to Matsell, and in ee Gradualy sate Ae can oF ine go it becumes a friendiy duty which, it need pot be Aas ie south, while ‘aaded, he considers iar above ail duty he owes to its tail will increase’ in length. About the 14th of Juiy, the comev’s head will have passed | {he public good for the Mayor to see that the pres- beyond the northwest horizon, goinz out of the | polae twolmen wirhus he ean Cet sure ott Gow. range 0: vision before nighttali. The difticuities | P Dix’ . Y, niet Ol Watehing it will increase rapidly aiter that date, | ¢THOr DIX's interpretation oi the law should be such | The tail of the visitor will ve visible in its greatest | He ee rene rae meio veL cL operick and Gard: length about the 16th inst., when it will reach | wined them out as Commissioners—it is believed from just beyond the horizon in the northwest to chiprbbatic a SE cua Giana | the Poiar star. It wnl then have the appearance in well informed circles that he will use his best o! tapering off rs end. Tne tail will aiterwards broaden unti it tls @ large part of the northern . o 08. | section of the heavens. Although so large, it will | Pele Senn locates mentioned that a hot be very conspicuous, but will seem like the | strange story was afloat during the day Milky Way or an immense thin white cloud. \ Ry who deen During th changes in ite form the astronomers | *®&t John I, Davenport, the little fellow who acted will carry on a series of experimenis to determine | °8 hes Ms ae ated by NOncatt hecher reels What is the struccure or constitution of tne tail, | Possession of the original indictment shortly alter as trial, and that ay ie prevented the sending DIET gga of the official record of the proceedings to Governor THE FREEDMAN’S SAVINGS BANK. Dix. In other words, if this be true, the Governor 5 | has not yet been officially notified o1 the conviction of the two Commissiouers, and cannot take any pale tS. Application To Be Made To-Day for a | official action in the case until he has been. Tt | story is hardly credible, however. still, as Gov- Mecetyer—A Depositor “Refused | Mek’ | sige Div 1s (0 hayes& coliteretioe, It is Bald, With Money After Having Given Sixty Days’ | the Mayor to-day, it may be that, whether officially Notice. in knowledge of the conviction or not, he will gi Application is to be made in the Marine Court to- | out o1 the difficuity and satisfy the public demand | for an Immediate decision of so! ind in the case day jor @ receiver for the “‘Freedman’s Savings and hy | by insisting upon the Mayor’s acceptance of the Trust Company, of No. 185 Bleecker street, at the | Convicted men’s resignations. Yet, if he holds to ns | the view that they were out of office the moment instance of Arabella R. Mappin, | they were convicted it 1s not easy to see how the dimicuity can be got over without the oMcial record | being submitted to him. But a few days longer | and the end must come in some shape. At a late hour last night it wasstated on good | @uthority that the Governor on his arrival here appointing other than good men in whoin the For some time past a great many depositors at this bank have been put off with excuses and told tocall again for their money, at tne same time re- ceiving eloquent assurances that the cash was all right and would be forthcoming in good | ee ee his views (pe in ght ee terms ‘ | to Mr. Havemeyer; that, in tact, he will give iim | pal Ss aes kaptieaeone. ie hen dees: | to understand that i he dares’ to r appoint the whlch had been deposited at dimérent times from | tW9 convicted Commissioners he will summarily remove tim irom office. A HERALD reporter called at General Dix’s vemporary residence in this city last evening, but the Governor, he was informed, all romors to the contrary, had not arrived. On | March 24, 1873, to Au,ust 9 of the same year. Not- | | withstanding that the foliowing aunouncement— | | “All deposite are payable on demand, with inter- est due” in three languages on the circular, the gentlemen to whom she appiied told her she coula not have the money, as tne bank claimed sixty days’ grace, The lady not being an expert in » allowed the te a colored gentleman, to ; Havemeyer’s, he was told that nothing was known | there of the Governor’s movements. The Views of Mr. Algernon Sullivan. Mr. Algernon S. Sullivan, formerly Assistant Dis- | trict Attorney of this city, yesterday, in answer to April #.Xty days received for tull amount.” days o1 notice eXpired on the 29tnof last mouth 28, 1874, the following entry These sixty | the numerous questions put to him, g: | lowing opimon :— ve the tfol- (Monday), Mra. Mappin made application again for her money and was told she could not have it. All efforts on her part to inunce thepayment ofthe money proved .utie and she has decided to apply Thave really had bus "lbtle ne boi eaRt a ag to law ior a remedy. | Study the questions and points of law involyed in | A SKBTCH OF THE INSTITUTION. | the matter of the conviction of Police Commis ‘This Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company was, according to its own circular, “chartered by the government of the United states on Marcn the 3d, | 8T@ by the fact of that conviction ousted from - .” it yd Awad to pay six per = interest on | office, or ény of the other points suggested by the all sums deposited, interest to begin irom the t i first of each month, aad the following 1s’) @estions which have been put tome. 1 am, how- on botu bank book and covel ‘Deposits | ever, Of the opinion, from the slight glance I ee payante on demand.” To i tad | have just taken at the different authori- t proclaims im snggestive print the sum | tr to wich ten cents a day will amount to ties, that if they have been convicted of a in ten years, a recommenas every one to de- | Misdemeanor, as it appears to me they Sit re mouth and at the end of ten Meals ad ; have, constituting a violation of their oath of 1.100, Principal and interest. For some time pas ia it bas been notorious that payments have been re- | Mee, then they are deprived of their oMcial ineed When presentation bas been made, Several Positions, It will be, doubtless, interesting at this coored persons who have taken glad taser point to reter to the law wherein the oath of of Sid steamboat engagements tailed to get thelr 4 naan he honey When they went alter it, and having no | 48et forth. It will be found in part 1, chap. 5, | ttle 6, article 3, section 24 Qi the Revised Statutes, | which reads as follows:—‘‘Every person who shal) | be elected or appointed to any civil office, or pub- ; le trast, embraced in this chapter, before he shall enter on the duties of such office or trust shall | take the following oath or afMrmation:—‘l do | solemnly swear, or affirm, as the cise may ve, that 1 will support the constitution of the United States and the constitution of the State of New tune tO Ggbt it out they usted to luck for its safety. nortly after the great “run’ was made on all the savings banks in New York one Was started on (o's inetitation which Was saved vy an appeal to colored pride. They reiused co draw thelr money, botwrthstanding that much was said in public print about the unsoundness o/ the institution. THE TRUSTEES OF TAK HANK in Washington are the following gentlemen :— Messrs, D. W. Anderson, J. W. Aivovd, A. T. Augus- wong Be York, and that will faithiuily discharge the duties Chiet Paymuste: ed 3 13| oer thos mt ge the dutie 3, Bowen, Hon. F. L, Cardozo, Lewis Cle- ability pM@ice of: according to the v bane, Joon A. vole, William P. Drew, Fred. | Besides this, which applies to all administration yougiass, EK. B, French, Second Auditor United | ‘Staves Treasury ; Moses Kelly, cashier National Me- tropoliten Bank; Johu M. Laugston, Law Profes- sor, Howard University; William Lewis, Onaries officers under the state government | ing provision in the charter ot 187 Scion 108.—Every person elected or appointed to an, office under the city government on or betore the Ist of is the tollow- B. Purvis, M. D.; Zatmon Kichards, | Audl- | January next following such elecuon, of Within five tor District of Columbia; Rev. L. Talbot, | days atter appointment, shal! take before the Mayor or Bishop Zion Methodist Fpiscopal church; | sny judge of a court of record an oath or ailirmation to | faithiully pertorm the duties of the office. which vath of office shail be filed in the office of the MuVor. It will be readily understood by the above quoted sections what the oath of office is, and the question tarns upon the point as to what consti- Lutes @ violation of that oath and upon what other contingencies an office under tne city government becomes vacant, L. & Tuttle, Assistant Treasurer of the United States; Generali &, Whittlesey, W. H. A. Wormley, Wilham ciatin, of Boston; Taomas Davis, of Provi- dence, R. 4; Wilham Hooker, of Philadephia, rm heary amu Philadeipnia; W. J. Aivert, Baltimore, ; J. J. Stewart, Baltamore, Md. ; Samuel Townsend, Bail ‘Ma.; 4. C. Under: | wood, Alexandria, Va.; Bland Bullard, Lonisville, Ky.: Joseph H. Bowett, Cincinnati, Omo; Levi I reler at this potnt to part 1, chapter 5, title 6, Co@in, Crmemnaa, Unio; Henry Harwood, Cincin- | article 4, section 40 of the Revised Statutes, Which nati, Onio; Kev. J. Waldon, Cincinnati, Ono; provides that every office shall become vacant on Coiovel James P. Low, Coiumbia, 5. C.; Generali , the bappening o1 either of the following events be- | fore the expiration of the term of such office 1. The death of the incumbent, Kujus saxtoa, U. 5. A. The trestese in New York are W. ©. Bryant, R. RK. Graves, Rev, 4, ©. Garnet, pastor of Shiloh 2. His resignation. Presbyterian cbnroh; Walter T. Hatch, Samuel | 3. His removal from office, Holmes, seta B. Hont, Edgar Keccbum, BE. A. Lam- + His ceasing to be an inhabitant, &c. 5. His conviction of an infamous crime, or any offence involving @ violation of his oath o! oMmice. 6 His refusal Or neglect to take tie Oath of omice bert, President Crastamen's Lie Insurance Com- | pany; K. P. Smito, Rev. George Whtppie, Seore- Vek) os the American MussivDary ASOUCLALORy pnt of | Persuasion with tue Mayor to prevent nim irom | | mE it, they have committed, p asking for information as to tnis point at Mayor | election, an officer, shall on to the ofl shall set sort arly wnt for remov: The only think, as to the tuterpretation of t that part of (he clause “and for impro} duct, Does that imply that the Commik ers of P have the ri on the days mentioned only, or right to remove qua at any time ii guilty of im- proper ¢ nduct? ney Cons rued it to mean that the word ed to cleaily gave them au- thority to remove the mspector at any time other than on tae days specrily conduct was indulged in or proved, quoted if improper The Court nd jary determined to otherwise interpret the meaning of the sentences; but this sunply shows that th Commissioners acted as tacy considered they were euutled to act under the law. Tis las been determined as error, but which, in my opiaion, does not constitute a Violation Of the oath of ofice, Which distinctly re- quires the olicia.s to swear or afirm that they will support the consutution of the United 8 and the State, aud carry out the daties of their ofice to the best of tieir ability, fhey do not plead ignorance 0; the law, but simply claim that in wct- ing as they did, under their manner of interpret- rhaps, an error of judgment, but have been guilty of no wiltul negle or evasion. The indictment under whico tiey were tried was drawn up uncer the general law night te point which makes eve wiitul negiect of duty, when there is no special provision for punishment a misaemeanot It is a& question whether that the rea in the Was not wrongly drawn for there is Special section ing to and covering the points ou Ww tried, This-is to be found in , Chapter 6, article 4, title 7, part 1 ot the Revised Statutes (Edmuuds’ edition), which seis forth vhat “it any oMger on whom any duty is enjoined in this chapter, or in any statute relating to elections, shall be guilty of any wilial Negiect of such duty, or any corrupt conduct in the ecution of the same and be thereo! con- victed, he shall be veemed guilty of a mise meanor, punishable by flue ov imprisonment; the fine in no case to exceed the sum of $500 nor the Imprisonment the term of one year’? Had they been indicted and convicted under this section there can ve no doubt at all bur that their oitico would have become vacated by whe conviction. As it is I hold a aitferent opinion, and I farther am of opinion that they are stall Police Commis: sioners and will be until such time as their resig nation is accepted vy the Mayor. That the Mayor, under the circumstances, has the right to reay point these same gentiemen, 1 have no dou’ whatever; but wherhor he will exercise that right ig wnotaer question, Which J am not in @ postion to answer. indictment on that statutes i CORONERS’ CASES. Mrs. Mary Schwartz, a German woman, forty ‘our years of age, who for some time past has been be- wildered in her mind, seemed to be laboring under the delusion that she was 1o be hanged for some imaginary offence, wandered away irom her home, No. 59 East Broadway, on Monday evenin: ay either falling or jumping into the dock, from pier ast River, was drowned, The body was subse quently recovered and taken to the late residence | of deceased, where Coroner Woltman was notitied | sioners Gardner and Charlick, as to whether they | to hold an imquest. A number oi Broadway merchants were moned before Coroner Woitman, at eievet yesterday morning, to act as jurors in seve sum- clock im portant cases. but aiter waiting impatiently tor more than an hour for Dr. shine, who faued to | pur in an appearance, or deemed tt Hts auty to discharge them, prdingly did so in busily the order that they might atiend to thei Which was suffering in consequence of absence The remains of a male infant were found floating of the foot of Fortieth street, Norm River, by a number of boys, who informed tae Twentieth pre cinct pohce. The body was sent to the Morgue and Coroner Woitman notified. Isaac B. Brown, a man tiirty-tw of was taken to Bellevue jlospital, Dy ing, from Jefferson Market, saiferiig irom int nee and heat, death ensuing soon after adaus Mr, Brown was a native of Tenne . Cor oner Fickhof will bold an inquest over the re mains, Ab unknown man, about thirty ive years of age, age, who had been fonnd in the Tatrd precinct, died ta Bellevue Hospital from cerebro-spinal-meniagi- tis, pericarditis and pneumonia, An inquest Will held on the body by Coroner Eickhof. SHOCKING OUTRAGE IN WESTOHESTER, Francis Osborn, @ farm laborer, aged thirty was arrested yesterday afternoon, near Bronx- ville, in the city of Yonkers, by Patrolinan Binery, on @ charge of having perpetrated an atrocious criminal assault on Mary Bouchere, & Freneh girl, of fourteen years. It appears vial Mary, Who ts & domestic servant in the employ of @ famiiy named Grapaunch, at Bronxville. Was engaged raking hay in the orchard, when Osborn scaled the 1ence, and, seizing her by rhe throat, threw her to the ground, her head being horribly’ cut by coming in contact witi & large stone In addition to this the prisouer Strack her several blows tn che face, completely closing one eye and otherwise disfiguring wer. in order to accomplish his fendish purpose wwe wretch had to beat his victim Into @ state of ia sensibility, and she now lies 10 @ critical con¢ition, The prisoner was iocked up to await the result o ber injuries. ENORMOUS YicLD OF GRAIN. SAN FRANCISCO, June Harvesting has commenced in many parts State and the yield of rain will be enormous. 20, 1874, f the 1 to remove an inspector | ve they the ¢ £2 Was already SIX-barrelled revolver. Beiore Lach lawyer had time to restrain him, however, the murderous Prencuman Stepped up belind Mr. Sanders, and, placing the weupon against the back ot his victin’s neck, fired, the report reverberating sonorously through the hitherto silent allways of the ancient building. On receiving the shot Mr. Sanders, who 18 a large and powertully built man, fel forward on his hands and knees, and in this position the terror-stricken man scrambled up onthe platrorm and benind the Judge’s desk, im the vatn hope of escaping from his mortal eneny. The latter followed him, however, with THE FEROC:TY OF A TIGER, and when within a’step or two of him fired again, aden Messenger this time crasinng through t side and lodgiug in ‘he abdominal cavity, using the wounded man to cry out in piercing tones, “On, I'm shot! send for a doctor.” Mean- time Judge Gifford, who had precipitately leit the bench When Mr. Sanders first crawled behind it, followed by the bloodthirsty Frenchman, was standing In a further corner oi the court room, MUTELY HORRIFIED AT THE SCENE, when Lachaume, satisfied that he had mortally in- jured his victim, walked rapidly towards him, pistol in hand, it was & moment of unutterable suspense to the unoffending Judge, who certainly thought that his desiruction at the hands of the inturiated Frenchman was inevitable, in this aw- ul belief the trembling Judge was about raising born hands in a supplicaung manner when La- chume’s jeatures instantly assawed a (riendly ex- pression, and quieted his iears by EVERSING THE RRVOLVER, and, handing it to him With a bow, remarked bDiandly, “No, Judge, not for you.” The echoes o: the pistol shots had scarcely died away beiore hun. dreds of citizens had gathered in and around Manor Hall, auxtous to see or at least ascertain the condition of the wounded man, who 1s widely known and universally respected in Yonkers, The utmost excitement prevailed over THE DASTARDLY DEED, and during its continuance Lachaume walked on- molested out of the court room and across the square to Police Headquarters, where he surren- dered himself to Sergeant Osoorn, saying, ‘Sanders nad been trying to ram him for the last fiteen years.” He was promptly locked up. A physi- clan, having been hastily summoned to the court room, examined the wounded man, and found that (he first shot had ploughed through the flesh in the back of the neck, without lodging there. The second bail ENTERED THE LEFT SIDB, between the nip and the lower rib, and had found aresting place in the body. On proving jor the builet it Was found in the tissue of the outer covering oi the sodomen, and extracted without causing much pain to the sufferer. It is not known as yet whether this ball passed through the intestines, in which latter event the wound must, of course, prove fatal, Aiter this ation had been performed Mr. Sanders was op assisted Into @ carriage and conveyed to his home. Up toa late hour last night the attending physicians shill were hoping that the patient had not been wounded in a vital part, Mr. Sanders is one of the oldest lawyers in Yonkers, having re- sided there for nearly twenty years. He is aiso & prominent meinber of the United Order of Odd Fellows, in which organization he has for some years held the position of Past Grand Sire of the Order in the United States. rhe prisoner, Wao expresses no regret for his crime, but rather seems to gioat over it, will un- dergo an examination betore City Judge EB. P. Baurd this morning. ROUS ASSAULT ON A WIPE. Boston, JUNE 30, 1874, A desperate attempt was made yesterday by areus EB, Didrick to murder his wife, who had lett him for alleged crael treatment, and was working in a boarding house on Washington «erect. On entering the house he found his wife alone, and attacked her with a knife, inflicting several severe, and, it is jeared, al wounds. He was arrested. THE POOR OEILDREN'S PICNIC, MURDE The trustees of the fund for giving free excur+ sions to the poor children of New York desire to gratefully acknowledge the following conuribu- tons Ralance on hand from 1873 $2 43 Mra KO Churehia vo J. B Alexander 230 LT? 200 Willism kL. Ohambertain 25 v9 Dr. John T. Metouite 3o Lady Friend 10 x 4 wo U.S 8 0 oO Mra. Daniel Tarstie we AA. ( © Piens ts B i 39 Anonymous 20 Total . $750 68 Arrangements are vow being pertected for the firs’ excursion, which #ill tage place on Monday next, Joly 6, when a ree party of children from the Five Points will be wken irom the city to Rar- itan Beach, N, J., for a day of pleasure and recrea- tion. A brass band and other amusements will be provided, and cow ¢ arrangements have been mage for feeding the bitie ones, The cbtidren wil be gathered by the Sixth ward police, ander the | direction of Captam Keanedy, who Will assist in } puarding the boys anc giris While away irom thei | homes Ubuer CXcUursivRs Wil lOllOW ia due se: