The New York Herald Newspaper, July 17, 1874, Page 8

, 90 @ small amount oF bai 8 The Central Branch Union Pacifie Railroed— Memento of Subsidy Pomeroy. Domestic Difficulties and Di- yoree Proceedings. Another Deteat for Comptroller. ees BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS. | the if rhe liniga ta the United States Court of this district artsing out Of the use ofa certain arill vy Newton tu the removal of obstructions at assumed anew shape. In trial of the case Meaars. W. A. Cammeyer ana Samuel Lewis sought to enjoin tne General and recover ages on the ground that he had iniringed their patent in the use ola steam drill, Judge Blatch- ford delivered judgment in favor of General New- ton. The plaintit? yesterday appeared belore Cnited States Commisstoner Shields and gave bonds on appeal to the United States Supreme Court, } United States Commissioner Shields yesterday admitted to bail in $2,000 Ignate Nissen, of Nos. 130 and 152 Maiden lane on a charge of not paying his special tax, and also of having failed to keep ms dook of purchases and sales a8 a wholesale dealer in tobacco. Mr, Nissen Claims that he is a broker and uot a dea! CENTRAL BRANCH UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. | fn 1862 Zenator Pomeroy, of Kansas, and Willis Gaylord, of New York, it is said owned the fran- cnise of the Central Branch Upion Pacific Ratircad, then known as the Atchison and Pike’s Peak Rail- rom, T 2 two genutiemen, as furtier alleged, obtained aa assignment (rom the Manntbal and St, Joseph Kailroad, of Missount, of its rights under Pacific Railroad laws of the United Stare which rights were grants from the United State: $1,600,000 in United States bonds and iarge land subsidies for 100 miles ef the road running west irom the Missour! Rive The oclated subse- quently with the: Jam Wadsworth, EMogham . Nichois, Ralph M. Pomeroy, Wiliam Osborn and ein made a contract for the building of this 190 miles of road in the name of one of their numoer, W m Osborn, whereby the compavy Was to give to Osborn ali its land subsidy, all the ponds it shouid receive trom the United States, ail the nds the railroad mpany was its entitied i issue aud all its stock not otherwise disposed of, amounting, it was estimated, in value ¢o more than double the cost of building the road, itis further claimed that Osborn then assigned aeven-eighths of this contrsct to bis copartners, | Pomeroy, Wadsworth rd, Nichols and others, | who executed an among themselves to be Lound by 8 ol a majority in hat they diso appomted irom among , ecutive committee, who suould, receive the lands and otber 3 Were entitled to in trust for | Ossorn Went out to superintend the Dutiding o: the road; that there was an agree- gient bet um and some of the parties that uid pu ase On their joint behalf ayotlabl 1 be laid cut in town ‘sites, to be dispose of for their jotut profit; that the road was finished | i 1868 at An immense profit; that the parties Were hungry ior more; that they resolved to em- ploy counsel and disburse money, and appointed a committee from among their number to carry out Fbeir resolve; that to convince the authorities at Washington that they had a right to extend their toed and receive further subsidies in lands and bonds, or, rather that the railroad company head guch right, the parties te the contract of course owned ail the etock i the railroad, and so were the stockholders of the rcad, and some of them rowecnied f fashingion and beiore Congress; that Congress to granting suvsity to this road, limited it to 199 | miles thercof; that their claims have been rejected by both Vongress and the departments, and again and again renewed and still pressed; and t! this has delayed an accounting between the ve Comwittee and t of whom have Tredweil, one of these partics, fled his complaint in the Supreme Couit for an accounting, aud yes- terday moved, be.ore Judge 1. in Supreme Court, Chambers, for ti ppointment of a re- ceiver; but the Executive Com 40 not want to account. and the; receiver appointed, curiously alleging as one of the reasons that there wouid be nothing Jor tne re- celver to take, Alter reading the papers and hearing arguments of Mr. Samuel! C. Mount, on bebalf of Mr. Iredweil, | and of Mr, i 11. Walden, on vehalf of the Ex- | ecative (ot Judge Lawrence tock the pa- | pers, reserving bis decision, MATRIMONIAL MESALLIANC?. A \ittle over a year ago Leah Friedmann, a beau- tiful brunette of sweet seventeen, was marricd to Henry Friedmaun, Her matrimonial ife went on very smoothly uutil she discovered, as alleged, that her husband was laithless to his marital vows, the result of which was that Messrs, Howe & Hum- mel, ber counsel, instituted a suit for divorce in the Court of Cou nu Pleas. The matter was re- ferred to Mr. Langdon to take evidence tu the ease. It was proved that Mr. Friedmann was seen 2 a house Of ill jame in Twenty-fourth street, and he reieree made a report in favor of the plain. | tim, The case came ap yesterday in the Special Term of the Court beiore Judge Larremore, ona | motion to confirm the reieree’s report. There was | quite @ lively discussion, Mr. A. Oakey Hal! havin, reinforced tne plaintitl’s conssel, and, as usual, | making the occasion the theme of a witty but foroibie deience of the releree’s report, and Colonel Spencer, taiking in his usual iuminous manner, in opposition, Judge Larremore took the papers, reserving nis decision, ecu. parties ip interest, some become uppatient. Mr. Saniuel L. \ GREEN AGAIN DEFEATED. | nai Indge Vlanagan, of the Tenth Civil District | Gourt—the new court of the annexed district— brought suit some time since against Comptroller Breen for his salary. Testimony was taken before “adge Van Brunt, holding Special Term of the su- | reme Court, and lengthy argument of counsel gard. The main objection to the payment of the selary was the alleged irregularity of Judge Plana. an's election, Aiter neariy a month's considera- jon Judge Van Brant yesterday rendered nis de. Dision. The decision sustains the legality of the giection sui directs the Comptroller to pay the ealary. | THE ARSON TRIAL. | | + Disagreement of the Jury. The triai of Edward Madiioger, charged with arson in the first degree, which has occupied the | attention of tne Court of General Sessions for the was brought to a termination yes- Sutherland delivered an able and umpartial charge, Clearly stating the law and the waliont points of the evidence bearing upon it, Tho jury retired at half-past eleven o'clock to de- uberate upon their verdict, and were called \nto court at five o'clock, It was stated by the foreman that there was no possioslisy Ol their agreeing, ud after some hesitauon tne Judge discharged them from the further consiaeration Of the case. | {t 19 said that there were nine for acquittal and three for conviction. Mr, Mott moved that the accused be discharged tis Honor said he | , would consider the motion, and in tue meantime | | Meatinger Was remanded to prison, “BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS, aera i} SUPREME OOURT—CHAMBERS, Decisions, ‘ af sues Lawrence, reat vs, Apicl.—Relerence, TVs, Piston. —Motion dented. nd vs, Grimm; shackman v4. Oppen- eumer (our motions) The Bank of Savings of he City of New York vs, Constant, executor, &e. 5 (unt, executor, &¢c., vs. Peck; Merchants’ ixchange Natioual Bank vs. The Watervilie Manu- scturing Company,—Granted. | Grieme vs. Grivme; Vogel vs. Platte. —Memoran- ‘uma for counsel, Wobster vs. Kackett.—Motion granted, without oste. rtificate of Incorporation of the Ladies’ seer Henevolent Society. —Oranted and ordered bbe Aird, fied, In the matter of compensating Mary Jane Lee.— ‘inrerreonve hip of the Bowling Green Savi iver snk. —Momorandnm, oF spi | —— s | the 27th of | raigned before Judge Sherwood y SUPERIOR OOURT—SPECIAL TERM. Decisions. Br Judge Sper. Place et al, vs. Husted.—Interrogatorié? and rogatories allowed as served on the parties. The usual consent must be attached to tne effect that all exceptions and objections be made praiianle a though the witnesses were ex- amined in open Court. Scott vs. Pettee.—Motion that further bill of par- ticulars be furnished denied, with $10 costs. i huyier et al. vs. The Merchants’ Exchange Na- | tonal bank impleaded.—Motion to strike out cer- tain portions of the answer demied, with $10 costs, By Judge Curts. inn vs. Adams Express Compapy.—Pro- posed case aud amendments setiied, COMMON PLEAS—-SPECIAL TELM Decisa By Judge Van Brant. Netzol vs. Price.—Motion granted. Goouman vs Hirack.—Motion granted, with co unless piaintif within five days pays $10 tor se. &e. Michou vs. Deihus,—Motion denied, (See mem- orandum.) COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS, A Housebreaker Sent to the State Prison | for Seven Years. Betore Judge Sutberiand, At the opening of the Court yesterday the prison- ers who were indicted by the Grand Jury were arraigned, and some of them pleaded to the charges preferred agatust them. Charles Jones, against whom were two charges, pleaded guilty to burglary inthe frst degree. On the 26th of June he effected an entrance into the dwelling house of Joseph Steer, No. 549 Seventh | avenue, apd abstracted from the bureau jewelry valued at $229. It is supposed that Mr, and Mrs, Steer were placed under the influence of narcotics, | as the property was stoion trom their bedroom | per, Officer Maloney arrested | Joves in West Houston street early in the morn- tug, and found the stolea property in Lis posses- sion. | State Prison for seven years, while they were asleep, His Nopor sentcnced the prisoner to the Daring Larceny in « Jewelry Store. James Murtha, who was indicted for robbery in | the frst degree, pleaded guilty to grand larceny. | swore that on | The (ompiainant, Moritz Temstein, ¢ the prisoner and others entered his sore, No, 218 Grand street, and Murtha seized him by the throat and held him while his accom- plices stole @ box containing sixty gold rings, worth $150, and gold and silver watches, worin $400. Phe Court Lnposed (he biguest penalty that could be given under the plea, Which Was imprison- neal iu the State Prison tor dve years, Larcenies nnd Eurglarics. William White, who was indictea for stealing a valise containg $109 worth of wearing apparel on the 30th of dune, the property of Ellen Daly, d guilty to an attempt at gramd larceny. u Purdy, who was indicted for stealtinga suit Of clothes worth $45, belonging to Jobn M. ted guilty to an attempt. arganz, Who on ¢@ 8th of this month stole $33 in money, with force ana violence, from Joseph Shie'ds while walking through Norta Wil- liam Jare Joun Williams and James McKenna pleaded guilty toan attempt at borplaryin the third de- gree. On the 6th of this month they entered the awn shop of James Kennedy, No. 161 Bowery, by breaking the window, and stcie a banjo worth $15. The above named prisoners were each sent to the State Prison tor two years and six months, David Hannon pleaded guilty to ap attempt at grand larceny, the allegation being that on the 7 {June he stole a silver watch and $50 worth ol jeweiry, the property of Cari Henig. dames Robinson tendered & similar piea, the charge against him being that on the 2d of July he stole a Frenchy marbie clock, worth $39, the prop- y of Wiison Bros., No. 31 Maiden lane. These prisoners were each sent to the Peniten- tiary lor two years. William Whistler, who was charged with steal- ing a trunk, on the 2d of June, containing wear- ing apparel, be'onging to James Hart, pleaded guilty to petit larceny. He was sent to the Peal- tentiary lor three months, A Boy Burglar. Joseph Roseniicker, a littie red beaded boy, who was Indicted for entering the house oi Henry Kromiack, No, 38 Essex street, by false keys, and stealing $22 in money, pleaded guilty, He was sent to the Juvenile A¢yium. Juvenile Thicves. James Coltins and Richard Harris, who. on the | 3d of this month stole $65 {rom Martin Dwyer, | eaded gnilty to an attempt to commit the x 5 ‘They were sent to tus House of Reluge. offence. The “Bogus Burial Louisa Germs. Lonisa Germs, who was jointly indicted with Dr. Utling and an undertaker for defrauding an im- surance gompany by falsely representing that she Tt will remembered that the coffin was exhumed and Assistant Attorney Lyon iniormed the Court that died and was buried, was placed at the bar. be was found to contain nothing put bricks. Distric Louisa was the innocent tool of the other abls, and he desired to use against the undertaker, who would not be tried till the fall, As she cou pearance, be was willing to let ner own recognizance. Sie stated tha Queens county and would attend w quested todo so, ihe Judge discharged her, TOMBS POLICE COURT, detend- Belcre Justice Wandetl, E Owen McGurty, of N abeth street his first essay in larceny yesterday. ery, last evening, aud, jury drove away. He Was ‘su Oficer Vrush, of the Fort heid to answer in defauit of $1, Jonu Leahy, alias Lee, alias hangs in the Rogue's ( held to answer for bi Henry Squires and atter number of revolvers, valued $50), was arrested b7 Captain Lowery, of seventh precinct. FIFTY-SEVENTH STREET POLICE COURT. Proving Ownership, Before Judge Sherwood. Charles and James Williams, who were arrested on Monday night last, after jamping of a Tiurd avenue car, on suspicion of being thieves, were ar- by of. cers of the Eighteenth precinct, who arrested them. Four watches were found in their posses- sion, of which two were identified by Frederick Burmacker, of No. East Fourth street, and Daniel Gilman, No, 98 De Kalb avenuo, Brookiyn. The accused denied the charge that they had quently Levi, Whose pictare stolen the two watches Identified, or the other | They were, however, heid for trial in default | two. Of $1,000 bal! each, Burglary by Boys. Michael Stout and George Kunn were arrested at the instance of Alexander Jack, @ plumber at | No. 62 No. Ninth avenue, who charged them with vorgiary. They broke into his piace and stole a quantity of lead pipe, In default of $500 bat! each the prisoners were held for trial. COURT OALENDARS—THIS DAY. Sutheriand.—Th grand larceny, BROOKLYN COURTS. COURT OF SESSIONS, Criminals Disposed Of, Before Judge Moore, William Schaf, indicted for robbery tn the Orst degree, Was, On motion of the District Attorney, discharged on his own recognizance. Tue prisoner had been implicated with another man who was convicted, but there was no evidence against Schat. Charles Meyer, indicted for grand tarceny, pleadea guilty and was sentenced wo the Pent. tentiary for fifteen months, Charies McDowell and Thomas McKay, botu boys, were convicted of petit larceny, On account their extreme youth‘uinesa the Court discharged the prisoners, taking occasion to lecture their parents seve: for allowing them to run tue Streets and fali [nto bad habits. Wiliam Brown was sentenced to the Peniten- tary for eighteen months. He pleaded guilty to @n attempt to commit grand larceny. The remaining indicted jail cases wii! be disposed Of in the Court of Sessions to-morrow, and on the same day the Grand Jury furnish a new assort- People vs. Cariotte Shotweil, | Ment of Indictmenta, which will ocoupy the time of the Vourt uext week, SUPBEME OOURT, Decision By Juage Pratt. J. G. Worth va, 4 P, Bowen.—Motion to vacate order Of arrest granwed without costs, on defend. ani otiperatiog Not Lo sue for feise Itmpreoament OF On the undertaking, Berne vs. Horniten. —Findines aettied, street, pleaded guiity lo an utlempt at grand | her 43 @ witness 1 not give bai! for her ap- oO upon ber e resided in henever re- ery at headquarters, was | Sesstons—Held by Judge People ex re!. Pawlick va. M. Schroeder. ceedings gent back to reieree to take proofs, Db. Hinckley vs. T. F. Brinsmade.—Extra allow: | ance of $100 granted. ek Mlerson Vs. S. A. Davison.—Referred to L. A. Fuller, Allowance received. until coming in of report. People ex rel. MeGurek vs. A, G, Metnfeasel.— Motion for mandamus deuied, without costs. See papers. Richmond, . A. Moode vs. J, Palmer,—Report as to surplus confirmed, | J. 5, Loomis vs, M. Gavin.—Motion to strike out answer granted, unless defendant stipulates to reler. E. Webster vs. P. R. Randall. —Motiom to vacate order of June 23 dented, with leave to move before Justice Tappen, W. Rapp vs. H. Falke.—Motion to open default granted unless defendant etipulate to discontinue, without costs, if he so stipulate, motion dented, With costs. . T. Warren vs. E. Biias.—Deeree settled. W. ©. Wren va, Cosmopolitan Gas Company. | Motion for injunction deuled on defendant's stipu- lating to refer, take short notice of trial aud pro- ceed (te diem Ull dnished; otherwise granted. | TWENTY-SIX JERSEY MURDERERS. bceleespaneerieen | Interesting Facts Regarding the State Prison at Trenton—Sketeches of the Iu- mates Confined for Murder. Among the leading institations of New Jersey of ® reformatory character the State Prison takes @ conspicuous place. The structure covers the area of a good sized biock, and ita gloomy, dismal- Jooking appearance at once creates the impression that the building 1s designed for the incarceration ofcriminals, Tne prison was erected in 1834, It is divided into four wings, containing in the aggre- Gate 526 cella, A chapel aud iibrary are attached | THR INDICTMENTS AGAINST GARDNER | senting any indictments to tue Court. to the prison and the religious aud moral instruc- | tion of the convicts is condded to the Rey. Mr. War- the resident chaplain. A HERALD reporter pald a visit there yesterday, and was cordially received by Mr. Wilson, the head Keeper, and Mr, Robert Y, Bouny, the chief clerk. From the latter gentleman the following informa- | tion was derlved:—The number of convicts at present confined is 573 males and 30 females, the extremes of ages being—the youngest sixteou years of age and the oldest seventy-four. Six are under sentence for the term of their natural lives for the crime of murder, tueir death sentences having been commuted, are aiso undergoing sent thirty years each, All ot custriousiy employed, ‘Libby ”’ Garrabrant is en- gaged in sewing, and, aside irom the natural wan- | bess resuiting irom lier confinement, there 13 no apparent change in her appearance. Sue re- marked to tue reporter, “i am taking the world cagy, aud Ligel content with my destiny.’ The Jersey City bank robbers—Joseph Foley, Frank Dennin aud Charies J, Proctor—are kept in close confinement aud under the sharpest vigil ance, und are only silowed one hour's exercise every Gay in the ball fronting their cells, The | prison authorities do not deem it discreet to put | Wem to work, A prison oficial re:nerked that nees Of from fifteen to these murderers are in- “We are bound to keep these fellows until thelr | | sentences run out.” Jobn Pa vianes, the Finlander who was reported ve fasted forty days and nights, he haying daring that time solely on ice, is ‘rapt.ty re- He cats his meals regularly ‘ina tit to lived gaining his strength. and With a Keen sppetite, and will soon be condition for manual labor. Four hundred and sixty-five convicts are em- ployed at shoemaking and weaving; 2,590 pairs of Shoes are turned out daily. Dr. Puillips, the prison physi a, reports the hesiih of the convicts un- us ly good. The mortality during the current year since November 1 has been very light, only three deaths having occurred, obe from consump- tion and wie other two from special causes. No escapes have taken piace since tie fight of Wiliam Quail op h 5 last yi The prison is now Ughted with kerosene ctl at a cost of $3,000 per year, which saves the Stute $7,000 yearly when compared with the cost of gas, which formerly amounted to $10,000 per year, The institution on the State about $50,000 per year. ‘he toreign countries most largely represented are Ireland, Germany and England, Seventeen | States, one Territory and eixteen foreign countries | are represented. The Fatious iets of sentences are as follows:— one, tairty years; two, twenty-seven ht, tWenty years; Wo, seventeen years; teeb years; sixteen, fifteen years; one, fourteea years; one, thirteen years; two, twelve | | years; 11, ten years, and the remaining number tor terms cuwn as low a8 SIX months, CASES, | tog In Hariom liver, at 1384 street, tate residence of deceased, No, 2,525 quest. Joun Burns, @ abo who lived at No. 58 Ki struck on Wednesday a Fourth avenue, at 12 afterward, An iuqnest Woltman. Coroper Woitiman was yesterday called to the thirty-six years of age, 130th street, was snn- street, and died soon wilt! Morgue to hold an inquest on tue body of an un- kuOWD man, about twenty-one vears of age, which was foundiu ti North River, Dec inclies im hei dock :oot of Thirty-fourth street, eas wore 4 gray shirt, black pants, galter shoes, bat | hed ro coat nor vest, |THE REGENT BREWERY SUFFOCATION nade | Ue ts a youth | Of not quite a score years and to the ordinary ose | ' looks an innocent sort of fellow, Buta horse and carriage presented itseil before his eyes in the Bow- lug invo the seat he CASES. the brewery No. where they were employed. Perziee was first su focated and Zungling fell a victim to the poisonous @ of his iriend and fel- arties did not take learn whether the bottom of the tank was overcharged with gas, the jury cousidered there was no one to blame and ais While going tu the re: low laborer, As the deceased the necessary precaution to | that w their verdict, fae HYSTERIOUSLY INJUBED, ' Henry Bond, a middic a0, m the ot) | MBsccnas ttt kui IE te | feck to chapter 7, Laws of 1862, anit chapter 080, inst, was taken to Bellevue Hoapital from N Watts street by Officer Law, of the Twenty-eightn | Precinct, where he died on Wednesday from the | effects Of @ fractured skull, but in what manner the fracture was received remains to be deter- mined by Coroner Woltman, who will make an in- twenty-five vestigation. Williata Lynch, aged ears, who lived at No, 23 RON ary Was recently ound at the corner of Canal and West streets by Oticer brown, ot the Twenty-eighth precinct, suffer- log irom iracture of the received in some manner unknown. Lynch was taken to Betlevoe Hospital, where he died on ; Weanesday. An myestigation will be made by | Coroner Woitman, | “MOLLIE HOLBROOK.” | The notorious “Mollie Holbrook,” who as given the Chicago police 80 much trouble, was again ar- | Tested on Thursday night by Captain Irving and | jockod up in the Central OMce. | the capture was telegraphed to Chicago yesterday, and an answer was returned requesting that she be held until an officer arrives to take charge of her. Mrs, Holbrook, whom the detectives say is an unusually clever woman, has given the police con- rable trouble aud does not intend going to ago it she can avold it, “NAKED BATHERS. The defiant disregard of the commonest decency {| which every moment of the day compé!s observa- | tion at all portions of the city’s river front re- quires immediate attention from the anthorities. Not merely Loys, but grown men—brutes, rather—. | | | are continually seen in the water in close proxim- ity to the various steamer piers, naked, and with supreme indifference ence of boats to the frequent pres- females, either passengers by or whom business takes by the Water side, acing with disgusting —impro- priety, That such @ disgrace to civilization should be thus allowed to continue is one of the most fagrant examples of tue laxity in some partica- lars of the New York police régime, Complaints | On this matter are numerous and loud. Respect- | able citizens feel the necessity, uniess this bar- the | noon while at work on jaw and other injuries Intelligence of | ‘Twenty other murderers | THE MAYOR'S TROUBLES. Mis Answer To Be Sent to the Governor on Saturday—T! Gardner-Charlick Indictments—More About “Little Jonn.”” The rumors published yesterday afternoon by some Of the eveuing papers to the effect that the Mayor bad sent om his auswer to the charges pre- ferred against him aa set forth in the communica- tion he lately recetved from Governor Dix were NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1874.-WITH SUPPLEMENT. : | with clubbing ~him, | clubs to protect themselves found to be without the slightest foundation in | fact. The Mayor positively asserted yesterday at five o’clock 1a the afternoon that he had not pre- pared the answer he intended to send to the Goy- ernor and that it was not at all probable that it would be completed before Saturday morning. He hoped, le said, to nave it ready by that time, 80 as At present he had no information to give, tie said, as to what the character of his reply to the charges would be, but he felt sure it would be satisfactory to the Governor and the public. AND CHAR- LICK. The Grand Jury yesterday were in session bus a short time, aud adjourned for the day without pre. To-day, however, they will present three new indictments against each of the ex-Poltee Commissioners, Gardner and Charlick. removal of Inspectors Hugnes, Crowley and J. J. Walsh without the notice required by law ana for otner violations of the E.ection laws. Other indictments are to be pressed for agsinst a Bamber of election inspectors and otners for gtoss and fagrant disregard and violation of the Hiectiou laws at the last election, Assistant Dis- trict Attorney Lyons has, tt is asserted, endeav- ored to prevent these cases being brought before the Grand Jury, They will, tnereiore, ve presented through other channels, and, must prob- ably, by a dircet communication addressed to tho | foreman, requesting itm to bring the cases to the | notice oO! bis bretiren of tna Grand Ingucst. ‘The | resuit, it 1s confidently asserted, wili be a new batch of indictments, for these cases are said to be the strongest of alland show so plainly the guilt | of the narties implicated as to leaye no loophvle for cscupe. LITLE JONNNY. Around the City Halt and elsewhere the procecd- ings instituted againgt the “small” Comaoussivoer were ireely discussed, His munner o! acting Since he has deen made aware of the fact that the pers im the case had been presented to Judge codruff was severely criticised. His letter to Colonei Wingate, published in yesterday's eRaLp, was Considered a disgusting piece of braggadocio; “but, then,” a3 a weil known politician said yes- terday, “what can vou expect, Johnny is very ligitt,” From facts in the case. which ‘are datly developing, everything tends to shew that Com- missioner Davenport has got himseli into a very Ught place aud will have to exercise all nis in- genuity to wriggle out of hia diMcutty, even if te Succeeds at ail, It 18 said that a pehtion ts now being circulated and signed for presentation to che proner authorities, also asking lor tus removal. It this be so, he may, between ihe two, tind bimseif divested of any authority to do furcher harm or tyraunize over respectable citizens, and be pelied tc retire to private file to the satisiaction of all who know him. 2 BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPORTIONMENT, More Money Appropriated=The Comp- trolier Appeals for Dewntown Im- provements Instead of Expensive Drives Up Town, Another called session of this Board was held yesterday im the Comptroller's Ofice—present all the Members and the Mayor presiding. After Mr. WHEELER bad read his minutes of the | previous meeting, the Mayor wanted to Know what the phraseology ‘decided by the following vote, two in favor and two opposed," meant, that a question was adopted or rejected; and at this time he would say that the captiousness of the the whole is not yet self-supporting, as it costs | ee Peiieed ae ae fieieagineseoitants Board should go on uninterruptea and in harmony. It tg not common sense, , tion on the vote referred to be made to read as Either tt was He moved that the que: he negative,” which was done, The j obs evidently Invored under some excitement, | asked what diference does it make, | Patrice McKeown, a lad, twenty years of age, | Case=Discharge of Was drowned on Wednesday evening while bati The body Was subsequently recovered, and removed to the , Fourth “avenue, Where Coroner Woltuman will hold an ins be held by Coroner | di was about five feet five | ‘ht, With brown hair and eyes, and An investigation was yesterday held before Cor | ouer Woltman in ihe cases of John Berziee and August W. Zungling, tue Germans who were suf. focated last Saturday evening by inhaling quant. ties of carbonic acid gas in a fermenting tank o& | obj 626 West Thirty-third street, | voting in fayorand Messrs. Vance and | Counts received » VANCE very Calmly replied:—“We are not here to be dictated to by the Mayor, bu: to do our duty to the public.” Mayor HAVEMEYER—You are here to obey the rules and act in Accordance with common sense, I moved ad amendment courteously, and { am now You shoud act lke men, ir. GREEN moved that the minutes be laid over. Oxt. ‘The minutes as amended were then adopted. ‘The COMPTROLLER Offered an amendnient to the rule requiring a notice of forty-eight hours pefure the meeting of the Board to be twenty four hours, which was negatived, the Mayor and Comptroller necler against, The COMPTROLLER then offered another amend- ment, that “the question of time be left out alto- gether, as business arose which could not be tore- Seen when a call is issued.” This amendment was also lost. Mr. VANCE read from the law of 1871 where at that time it required three days’ notice for a meet- ing of the Board, Tne MAYOR explained that according to his un- derstanding the Comptrolier wants to modiiy the call so that business may be acted upon atthe | meeting without being embodied to tue call, as the pregent resoiution now stands. Mr, WHEELER read the resolution and stated | “tbat he was willing at any time to suspend the | rute and entertain the business of the Comptrotler at any meeting’ — Mayor HavEMeyer—But you could alivays post- pone such business as ts not embodied In the call, { is only a distinciion without a ditference, Mr. GRkEN—The resolution as tt now stands will prevent the introduction of any new business, and, as it cripples the departments, why not moa- liy the same? Mr. VANCE sald that under this resolution he had ected to act on any new business, but not to re- ceiving it and laying it over for examination, The subject here dropped. A resolution by the Comp'roller to issne agaesa- ment bonds under chapter 335, Laws of 1873, for property taken for the Boulevard raaning north of 155th street, amounting to §10,000, was adopted, on @ suspension of the rules. Tae COMPTROLLYR presented a long list of ac. y him from the Commiesioner of Public Works for work done, with and without contracts, amounting to $454,293, being the unpaid estimate up to July 11, and proposed that for tho present the sum of $300,600 be appropriated, syb- aws of 1872, to liquidate the payrolls and regular contracts, The COMPTROLLER sald :—‘We are suffering down town for want ofimprovements. Our docks want. repaifing; the sewers want altering, instead of expensive drives uptown for acarriage to roll The charges are for the | | paces U you like, and capture a to pay | deterred frons batt witness in tie case throagh fear of bodily injury at Mrs, Mottatt's bands, OMcer Kenny was charged by Michael 0’ Lonnell The Court asked why he clubbed the young man. The officer onswered:— “Because he would 20t move on when { toid him,’ “These are my orders to them,” said Captata Williams, “Then, said Commissioner Disbecker, “you must not give such orders, Policemea are glyea from assault and the peace, Thls Board aliow them the free use it nor aby captain to give them such in- structions. If young men congregate in the strects as you say, arrest them, and Keep on ar- resting them until you break it up. ‘Turn oft & at preserve hot ch of them ; ut yoo must not club them, or if you do, and they bring the cases beiore me, I shall fake care to pro- tect them.’ Oitlcer Kenny, whom Captain Willlams aticmpted to sustato in breaking a man's back be- cause bo Was taking air on the sidewalk, is now | before the Board watti 3 e to be able tosend it to Albany by the eventag train, | 1 Re remus On onother complaint. The demeanor of the Captain before the Court waa not only disrespectful but menacing. | He looked as tf he weuld ike to have a ciub on the Commissioner's head, TREATMENT OF HYDROPHOBIA. ce Tho Remodios—Eicctricity Recently Km- ployed in New York, It would be a great error to conciude that all cases of clear and unquestioned bydrophobia pro- duced by the bite of 4 mad dog prove fatal. It ts true that no certain cure that will be efMtcacious on | | every occasion has yet been discovered, but never- theless there are numerous instances where pa- tients have been restored to health after manifoat- ing ali the worst symptoms of the dreadful malady. ‘The latest Statistical retarns ehow that the deaths in Great Britain trom the (iaease were at the rate of sixty-one tn a million deaths from ail ovher causes, This roportion is certainly ght, whea it is recollected that many huudreds ere bitten or Worried yearly by dogs and no bad oonseqnences lollow, A great variety of remedies bave been used for the Prevention and cure of hydrophobdta, somes have advised the rubbing of a» pickle of salt and vinegar on the wound, and the success of tt has veen vouched for by Rev. Jared Euiott, of Connect- feut, Others have appiled irritatang poultices go | @3 lO cause a discharge of the poisonous saliva, Bleedtay till the person 1s faint his been practised with good results, So generally liad almost every nation adopted the notion that the namersion o¢ plunging the person bitten into the sea was an in- | | lallible Cure, tbat up to the year 1720 whoever con- com. | | her mouth, even by force, wi over once in a while, and to be useiui only at some | future period—not that these improvements should not be made, but they might be postponed for some tume to come, nearly $600,000 for one department, which neces | sarily increased the public debt." The resolution appropriating $300,090 was adopted, alter which the Board adjourned, “BAZEED, The flat has gone forth. Yesterday Comptroller Here 13 a requisition tor | Green, like a feld marshal as he is, promulgated | | tn general orders the reduction of twenty per cent om the salaries of ali employés inthe Fi- ' nancial Bureau, a3 well as the Tax Collector's barons practice ts summarily put an end to, that | they must, to protect their Wives and danghiers | from the outrageous license of roughs and dirty rowd make & firm protest against this utter derelic & most important duty by the authoriues to Whom tne preservation of public decency ts tntrasted., Strict injunctions should be given to the police to arrest all offending in | | ua manner, and severe punishment in every | Cage inflicted, as @ Warning against tts recurrence, FIRE IN FIRST AVENUE. A five broke out yesterday morning inthe five | story brick building No, 866 First avenue that | Caused 4 loss of about $1,000, The Orst Noor was occupied by Charles Wolf as acigar store. His stock suffered a loss of $300; insured for $1,500 in the Germania Insurance Company. | Bretsoomar aiso rented part of the first Noor asa | clgar manulactory ; damage to stock $400; insured in the Keltefand Metropolitan insurance compa- nies tor § The batiding was damaged to the | extent of $400, Wire Marshal Sheldon will hold an | investigation aa to (he Cause of the fre, which is at | pragent nakaown, | 1p bis defence, Gustave | Office. Ali the additional clerks have tnvoluntariliy discharged the Comptroller and taken a two months’ leave of absence without pay, besides the aloresaid reduction of salaries, ‘This “razeeing’ is supposed to bring the Comptroller's appro- priations, miaus the $66,000 cut off by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment in ‘the annnai budget, within the limit of their estimates— $260,000; but the wailing of the poor clerks and washerwomen 1% something heartrending. ‘To add insult to ibjary the Comptroller has not only reduced wages, bnt added an additional hour to the time of his employés. The customary vacation of two weeks bas been curtailed Olty per cent, PRESIDENT MATSELL ON THE SUPERIN- THNDENOY, President Matsell said yesterday that the rumora concerning tbe Mayor's intention of restoring Mr, Gardner to his place in the Police Board were not trae, m not going to resign. did resign before I t ard and am quite confident the Mayor does not intend any change in the present com- mission. The piace of Superintendent will be filled [hope next week, and then the whole suv- ect will, L trust, be for the present buried,” The superinten- “POLICE TRIALS, Anumber of complaints from citizens againgt policemen were listened missioner Disbecker, OMicer Henry, of the Twentieth precinct, was charged by Mrs, Dora Hanmar with using abusive language toward her and conducting bimseif in an offensive manner when called on to perform | bisduty, Mrs. Mary ©. Moffatt charged Rounds. man U, Watson with calling her offensive names io the street when asked a question, The omocr, id the lady threatened to com: plain of him to Mayor Havemeyer, ‘Tie lady romptly protested, saying “He would be a poor Pond to gd to.’ When the testimony was ali in, at least ali the Court saw necessary, for the officer had prepared himsell to prove anything, Captain Witlams, of the Eiguth precinct, to which the roundsman belongs, arose and endeavored to influence the mind of ‘the Vourt by stating that an engineer emmoaver by the lady's husband was He said, “I am President of the Board now | came a member of | to yesterday by Com- | | hours at atime every day. | of w fortnight she suddeniy fed tuto a frenzy and | quired, | of age, reported by Dr, tracted 1t received no attention, An ancient Writer saya that it ts the only remedy and advises “to throw the person unawares into the water, and if he cannot swiun, tobe kept under wat: that he may swaliow 1 him under by force, that b will or not; s ng ihe thirst the dread of water will be removes at the same time,” But in many instances where this immersion sys- tem was tried the unfortunate patients obtaiued no reitef nor were the fatal effects of the bite hin- dered, In some cases, however, good results lol- lowed, Helicbore, oil of roses, oil of walnuts and acecoction of toasted oat bread in spring water have, itis said, proved efficacious, Besides bleed- may drink wheter he ing great reliance has been placed on the use of | mercury. Dr. Douglas, a surgeon Of great abtiity, published in 1738 his recommendation of the ioliow- the disease :—One pouad the same quantity of HUMAN FAT and of hogslard, and two ounces of clarified tar- pentine mixed, to be rubbed into the wounds gn Paris adjacent. The uaction was tO be repeated every evening, daring taree weeks, leavin. two or three days wnen salivation commenced. M, Du Choisel, apothecary to the Jesuit misstonaries | in India, applied an ointment composed of crude mercury, extinguished ia turpentine and mutton suet. ‘ihe wound was to be kept open as much as possible and the together with laxative draaghts. M, Du Choise: forbids his patients the use of thmgs tart or acid, fulicrude meacs and such as are hard to digest. n Asia, where the heat of the climate prodaces profuse perspiration, the Chinese make uae of tao Pitowing mevicine, which from its great suecess was brought to England by Sir George Cob» in hopes that 11 might prove as effectual in Europe as in the East Indies ior the core of the distemper arising from the bite of a mad dog. The prescrip. tion 13 as follows:—Take of native and factitious cinnabar, of each twenty-lour grains, 01 musk six. teen grains; together, A# soon as possible, aiter the person is bitten this powder is to be taken. If no symp, tom appears this dose 1s thought to secure the patient for thirty days; but if the least symptom. be upon bim, tnen the dose 13 to be repeated threg hours alterward, A CURE EFFECTED. The case is retated of a young lady ab yoars of age who was bitten by @ favorite dog. Alarmed at this terrible accident (the dog die two days aiter the occurrence), she consulted Dr. Hele, @ physician at Salisbury, She was imme- diately led and pulverized lichen and sea bathing prescribed, She continued quite well for five months, and about the expiration of taat time the young lady was seized suddenly with a — chil, and this was succeded by so total a syncope that she fell from the chair sensoless to the floor, On recovering she desired to oblain @ drink of wine. She caught at the gisss with great eager. Ress, but the Moment it tuuched her lips she pushed ff {rom her and fell into conyulsions, A owder Of Cinnabar and antimony was adminis. Reread, but not a drop of liquid could be got toto of the couvaisive fits, Blisters were now placed all around her neck and tie powders continued. Next day she could take down a sinal! quantity of warmed tiquid at a time, though it put her into great agony. Tne tever and every bad symptom soon leit her, she slept sound dnd’ sat up several After tue expiration in joss than an Hour seemed quite a maniac. A large blister was applied to the back or her head, she was eld by force and attempted to BITR EVERY ONE WHO CAME NEAR ORR, In this raving condition she continued thirty hours, when she fell asloep, soon got into a profuse perspiration and became quite sensible again. due Coutinued periodically to suder in this inau- per for five months; but every month the raving fits shortenea, and the tas of all held not above half fn four. During the whole time the large blisier was kept open, tac cinnabar given twice a day and gentie purgatives administered as occasion re- Tos young lady recovered, married a year alter and bau several children, CASK OF RLIZABETH BRYANT, The case of Elizabeth bryant, twenty-two yeara ugeut, is a remarkable one, She was bitten on her right and, whica bled some drops. died next day. dipped until she couid bear it no longer. return sho was bled and powdered licnen admin- istered, She was placed in the cold bath tour mornings successively; then, On compiaining of ua bness and pata in the arm and shoulder of the hand that was bitten, Sir George Co L of-cinnabar and musk was given. con atter she was seized “with & pain in tne finger, | darting up her arm and shoulder, across her throat, and expressed fears of being | choked, and used to lay hold of her throat to pre- vent its being closed up; could not bear the sight of water, nor to hear even the noise of talling water, which, a3 also the barking and howling of dogs, brought on the pain to an intolerable degree. The | case Wis a clear one Ot hydrophovia, bleeding. with doses oi cionabar, opium and nitro wero used, There were frequent recurrences of the paroxys! but the treatment succeeded in re- moving k ered, ‘Ihe cuses of Francia en! and Lewis Alsop, both bitten by mad dogs, aud Who extiotied all ie symptoms oi hydrophobia, occurred about the same time. They were both treated with mercury | | and sea water, and after a few weeks were cured. | | and the electric cur | vious symptoms recurred, MATRISYLVA AND PIMPZG! In the Annual Register for 17 matrisylva, well Known to ail apothecaries, is an easy remedy for hydrophobia. ‘Leu persons were perfectly cured by it, besides 100 head or cattie. It sueceeded with Sivine and even with dogs them. | selves, It may be given to aly persou, either green or dry, fn milk or to tea, ommended in the Berne transia‘ions is the herb edt or pimpernel, gathered in July, suffered to dry and puiverized., it muy be given in the quantity of a dracim, after which th to fast tor two hours, One ose, tt is erally suflicient. A NEW YOuK PATIENT CURED, Dr. Lansing, of New York, treated sey eral cases of hydropaobia su sfully by the use of electric. ity, A lew years since, finding every ordinary Means tofailand the patient making attempts to bite all around, he was secured aud bound to a mattress; a copper Wire Was lasicned around poth leet. The conducta of the negative Waa ate tached to this wire and the conducta Ost tent i 3 of My tive pole, through a sponge saturated with vitegar | and salt. was applied to th over the spine aud body gene of battery. patient's throat and ily, With Lull power Dstantancous cessation of the spasms was produced and while under tiie imduence of | ) electricity the patient willingly drank fuids with- out any lorror of th i; but i! they were near him nt interrupted, all tue pre- The current was ap- plicd hail an Lour at a time, with intervals of an hour; and twelve hours alter the first application bis appearance changed to sick and about to vomit, followed. Ln two hours he woke, 0} Of headache aod great weakness, slight spasms returned. Electr dreaded as much as water, was sleep followed and a ‘oy complaining A week aster ty again perfect tecovery” MAD DOGS. A mad dog was shot yesterday afternoon by OMcer Murphy, of tye Twentieth Precinct, at No, 346 Eighth avenue, Thomas Summers, 9f No, 146 Water street, was bitten by @ mad dog yesterday morning tn Front Street, Opposite Fulton Market, The dog was billed by Sergeant Maloney, of fue Second Julia Morrisey, of No. th Oy Hall nee, wad bitten in the leg b} f Poarl and Wiliam boing «hot, A rabid dog waa killed Oficer Van Kanst, of ¢ 255 Broome street, applied; bbrocts, “The dog escaped soaterday morhing by he Tenth peectuct, at No, LK 1 pure | {tom | application continued ten daya | t them be powdered and weil mixed. thout causing a return | The sore heaica soon; tue dog | $1 Upon her being restiess and fret- | ful she was ordered to the sea, where sne was On ber | "s medicine | horror of water, aud Onaily she recov: | Mt is stated that | The remedy ree- | afd, is gen- | that of a person sea- | Perspiration and sicep | which he | piace, was a mad dog yesterday, corner { “Walrs TO BE WASHED” | The Little Street Children of the | Sweltering Slums. How They Live, Bat and Grow Up—Thoir Homes and Dwolling Places—Glorions Work for the Good Women of Now York. “Yes,” said the noneat looking Sixth ward police- man, & short, thick set, good-humored appearing Man, FLO Was adout to penetrate with the writer tanto the purleus of that section formerly knowa as the “Points; “if the women of New York who have wel! dressed children and pienty to eat amt drink and schooling to give thema—if they couia only see the poor children of this ward [ dou's | thtok that they could steep at night or get up tm the morning." “You don’t mean to say that the children are 3 badly of as that, do you? queried the wrtier. ‘Ibis terrible, sir, terrible; terrinte is the onig mame forth Como and look at it, and please co imagine woen you see them how useful a breath of fresh air might be to tnem, ch as some of theas got when they went to Raritan Grove, or Oriental Grove, on the children’s excursions,” We were now in Park street, an old focus of vice and lust and robbery. The street—and yetit could hardly be called a strect, for its sidewalk and the middle of the street were ofa common grade and deeply rooted boulders projected here and there— had all the surroundiogs of a forbidden disiricn Although there were not any gutters to carry of the stagnant wators, brecding miasma, d:putheria and the measles, yet thero were lots of little pools in which small children, ag !3 their went, paidlea and played to and fro. Some of these chil. urea wero rosy-cheexed and curly-haired and very bright-eyed and wad regular features inaicating their Italian or Jowisu origin. How wonderful 18 this Jowlsa race, the | race uf misiortune and persecution! Go where you will they can bo found money-lending, begot- | ting child aod po the world, And alongside of them may be p.a the ftaltans. For within a quarter of a mile of these lovtisome pud- dies of half green water there aro rookeries and filthy shanties which contain perhaps as many us 5,000 Italian men, women and children. God only knows, and He alone, how they eke out thelr ex. | tstence! “There is anice looking litte girl; iet us talk to her and see what she lias got to say," sald Poii¢e- man eu, in a couxing tone, A small, eldsh-faced girl of avous nine years of age, with Intense black eyes and a proimuuent nose, got up outof her puddie and shook ber scanty drapery ground her imps, Ste was quite bere- footed and her feet were co 1 with a thin layer of mud, and there was clay at her fluger ends, clay in her nostrils and Clay hanging in minute partie ¢lea from her long, dark eyelasi “Did you go on the excui the policeman, petting her for an instant. “Yes, Mister Pieeceman; had ice troam, on lots of ice tream; and my big sister wont, aud sue had oranges, too, lota of ‘em, “How old ts your b “Oh! anes ever big as shat,” pointing with dignity to the 'p ofa wheei of a ram-shackled old wagon Pear the corner of Mulnerry stroct, “World you like to goto another excursions asked the policeman, “Yes; my mudder says { mignt go ersry day, co3 I gets nice things to eat.’ “Who i3 your mother and where does she live? Waa the next question put to this tittle waif, “She—now—she beens a second laud sioeshop in a basement in Baxter street, “And your lather, where ts he? “Now, my fader he keop a second hand shoo store in the basement too, The big boys wot gug: atones Call him # Sheeny,"”” From the stagoating pools, whose very breath was infevtion, we Walkcd down Baxter street to: wards Chaiham. The sidewaiks were very oat- | row, and it was hard to tell which were the most | humerous, the old suits of greasy, broken duwn | and tattered garments cast of by drunken and pauperized mien; the gaudy, glariug garmeuta, flounced and garnished with greasy ribvons of un- | known womens, that bung from rottiug and pro- j deeting door posts, or the hiétic ragged and dirty children who swarmed up frou every basemeay collar and dark and festering doorway Ay, lo girlie? asked | i | “isn’t it strange,” was tho” reflection made by the policotman as 9 comment om the scene around us, “that poor people have auch large families? I give you my word, sir, and Lam certain of what I say, viat soine of these meo and women, and mind you they aro lawiully married too—have as many as nine, ten and twelve children, and tha seen aa many aa cight or nine of them with the father and mother i asleep te one little room, and the bedclotoes— weil, Goa sities tayen't Washed them for fis—and in fact they mever ought of Wasling them ut gil.” then, becomes of these chitdren as they ‘OW Up?” was the next natnra! inquiry, “Well, a big percentage of them die in the cel- | lars of smallpox, measics and diphtheria and cholk- | era morbus, Some of them become thieves, some { turn out bad fa another way—I mean the hte tn God heip them! Some sre sent to the Reluge or the Protectors, and, well there are afew who are taken away oy good people aud placed in | Stores or put on farms after they have been thor: | oughly washed, B: mind you, sir, the children | are goou enough themselves tutil the boys get to be about Jourteen and the girls about twelve, et hdal ts hard work Satie them."” “How do the parent who rear such childr to boyhood and girliood nee ‘Some oF tem keep little peddling shops, sclling second-hand }oots snd shoes at from 50 cents to 50 @ pair, Some have second-hand clothi stores, aud people of this class always have a tue Money—!rom $100 to $500—put away in Stockings or in boxes ander flithy beds, but they WI no’ spend a cent of this. They die, and in the mean- time the children grow up and get no benefit what- ever irom their parents.” “Do not some of those wretched children go wo School or learn the common rudiments of a schook | education :"" “Yes; but they fo only for a little while to the | Schools in Bayard street or in City Hall place, You Know, of conrse, that this is vacation time with y are home voing chores or out beg- ging pennies irom passers by,” We had now progressed ap to Mulberry street, Gnd in passing through Park street saw & roap of grown up lads of from fourteen to eighteen years of age, who were sitting around a lager beer saloon door, and irom their festering lips came @ torrent of Liasphemy and horrible oaths, altho subject being discussed was the comparatively asda ie one of the merits of two Junior bage bait clubs. At No, 36 Mulberry street there was a bigh-reach- ing, ragged-looking, torn-faced, brick tenement house, ahd tt has a high side iron stoop, from whict. | Clastered half a dozen of vagged and dirty itanan children, who hung from the stoop in seemingly the most dangereus possibie positions; but the daumte | leasness of childhood made them perfectly safe, Two rowdy boys passed at this moment; ono with flery red hair gleaming from under nts shaggy cap; the other had a vacant jock, and was merely. the echo of the boy with red hair, The latter was asked if he hac been a passenger on the last ohtl- dren’s excursion, “Yes, 1 wos—and { had a bully time, me and oe jure Was nO chewing tibaccy on de boak, yos der, Jia‘? 0, dere wosn't no chewing. tibaccy on her at answered Jim in a ntiious manner, The red headed boy pas on wishing that his namo was Cavendish, irl of fine High up on the tron stoop towered a Ggure and with masses or black hair tll of grease and long earrings pendant, This girl was a Nea- politan, ana had but very scanty drapery, but ber ouTLULe Was euch as could onty lave been Tound im the land of the Cesurs. She ieaned quite stupidly: over the iron bailing and the heat made her yaw rather impoilieiy. But a compliment of avery twining nature was paid her aud she raised ber thabe Of giowiag har, her whole body became en- Uvened with grave, aud her dark eyes Qushed with’ A well pleased gittter, The transiormation was & ee one, She was a frie daughter of cho sun. € were invited into the ragged looking tenes Ment by an Italian, who said his sister had been ab toe children's picnic and had enjoyed it as well as | Ma little brother, The tall was crowded with | Italians, who were the most filthy looking beings that the write 4 ever placed hts eyes upon, “This is a very hot day and they are a dirty fob to look at. Now, uf (had my way I'd get a steam engine sud wash them out, for they Won't touch water—alrutd it might give them the hydropho- bla, Lsuppose,” remarked the policeman. There Was a back yard to this place, and it was soranlly swarming with dirty but healthy children, al whom had suck black eyes that It @ pair or thems Were placed inthe cyes of a Newport belle the combination would no doubt descroy the hearts Of bal! a score of heavy swells, very ohild here Was aboanding witihealth, and the terrible sun which smote the Anglo-Saxon policeman a8 & broadaxe might did not aeem to hurt or oppress tho fittle dariings in the least, There was Bi itively but one thing that they wanted, and that Was—6 good, thorough wasbing. Water is every- where in New York, and yet these chiidren, awarm. ing together, are NOt dipped ii a wastitith from year fo year, It isa well-known tact that In those fare Of telands of the Fouthern seas, Where mission- ArIO® ATO ASHE by tho hundred for the purpose of ; Sonverting the natives, that these latter are very ' COOWTINUED ON MINTH PAGE: