The New York Herald Newspaper, December 29, 1874, Page 3

“THE FOG. A Ferryboat Collides with a Cattle Transport. A TERRIBLE SCENE. Two Men Killed and Two Badly Injured. Statements of the Employes of | the Companies. THE STREETS AND THE FERRIES, ‘The fog that had nung over the river in thick, heavy banks since Sunday night settled down Uaicker and more dense than ever about four @clock yesterday afternoon, so that navigation became very diMcuit and exceedingly perilous Just at the hours when thousands of working peo- ple must cross to Brooklyn and Williamsburg aiter their day’s labor is ended. Of course the boats of the various ferry lines could not make the usual number of trips, being compelled to move | ‘With great cantion, to avoid running into otner ‘craft as well as the bulkheads, which make out tmto the stream a considerable distance. As a Datural consequence every boat crossing the river from this city to Brooklyn was compelled to carry very many more than HER COMPLEMENT OF PASSENGERS, bundreds upon hundreds of people who had been huddied together in tne filthy streets in front of the ferryhouses eagerly waiting, in many cases from half to three-quarters of an hour for a boat to come, rushing pell mell on board the moment -ehe struck the bridge, At five o’clock the Alaska, a very large boat, left the Roosevelt street terry house loaded almost to ‘the guarus)/with human ireight, besides some twenty-five teams and trucks, Almost every avail- able inch of the suriace of the cratt was occupied by men, women and children, very many even elimbing to the hurricane deck to avoid being suf- focated or crushed by tne mass below. Tho Doat moved cautiously out of her sitp, blowing her Whistle every two or three seconds, and turned Up the river torun toSouth Seventh street, Will jamaburg, The tide was running a strong ebb, ‘md as the Alaska’s engine was working with but hall the usual pressure of steam the vessel could mot have been moving ata greater rate of speed than three and @ half to four miles an hour. Shortly alter getting out mto the stream the fog meemed 10 become heavier, 80 that it was with great diMculty that the pilot could see 300 feet a@bead. When opposite pier No. 47 the pilot dea- eried the cattle boat Colden coming toward bim, apparently at full speed. He reversed his engine at once and then biew his whistle hard and long, His practised eye saw at a glance that a COLLISION WAS INRVITABLB, since the Colden was less than 300 fees of when Qrst seen, and she did not appear to change her Course in the least. Fearing a great loss of life he called to the passengers on the forward deck to get back, but before his warning could be well heeded the Colden had struck the Alaska and cut ff the entire fore part of the gentlemen’s cabin, It is useless to attempt a description of the scene f contusion and terror that ensued among the Passengers. Shrieks and groans tilled the air; horses reared, kicked and stainped, to the tmmi- nent danger of the lives of those untortanate peo- ple who found themselves suddenly jammed im between trucks and other vehicies, and Many were about to leap into the river to avoid Being scalded to death, ss some one raised the ory of “The boiler’s burst)? promptea, no doubt, by the maduening rusn of steam through the es- ape pipes of both bouta. To their credit be it sald thatthe deck hands, end, indeed, all the em- plojés on board the Aiaska, behaved witn becom- ing gallantry, and were soon rded by seeing THB TERRIFIED P. Rs ~ become somewhat.quict, All energies were at once vent toward the reller of the injured passengers, The Colden, being clear Of freight, sat much higher out of the water than the Alaska, in consequence of which her guards (she is an old ferryboat) lapped over those of the Alaska. Two men—John Karamen- acker and an unknown person—were found to be securely held by their legs, which were mashed in between the decks of tae two boats. Tne unfor- tunate victims gave utterance to irightful groans and ectreated those about them to extricate them | quickly as possible. Near the two men wasa sugar truck, with liorses attached, and it ‘waa with the greatest dificuity that wne aniwals e@ould be kept quiet long@enough to admit of their being unnitched and led away into the ladies’ cabin. This was finally accomplished, however, a@ndthen cart rungs and every available piece of ‘amber was brought to bear upon the MASS OF CONFUSED TIMBERS, bait with poor results. Finally a couple of jack- screws were procured, and with the aid of these the dying men were loosened {rom the vice of death, in whose embrace they had been some twelve or filteen minutes, suffering ali that it is possible jor human beings to suffer and far more than they can endure. The unknown man was found to have bad has right’ leg cat compietely off Delow the knee, while his leit was dangling by & (ew cords and tendons, He died immeuiately he was taken out. From papers founa in one of his pockets 1t is supposed that his name is Charies Nahrung and that he lives in Clymer street, Brooklyn, E.D, ‘the other man, John Karamen- scker, bud ‘poth his legscrusued in a frightful manner. He was removed to Bellevue Hospital, ‘where he died in a few minutes alter having been | taken into the building. Joseph Dalton, a voy Aiiteen years of age, living at No. 237 seventh street, Brooklyn, &. D., was found to have had bis eollar bone broken and to have been severely bruised about the body, He wastaken home by frtenas, Also John Wilson, of No. 160 Broadway, ‘Williamsburg, who was severely injured abuut the back and thighs. He was removed to No. 89 ‘Henry street, New York, where he was cared for ‘by relatives, 48 soon as the boats were separated the Alaska made a landing at pier 45 and PUT ASHORE HER WOUNDED, after which she was towed to Williamsburg by an- Other boat of the same ferry company. The damage aone to the boats will probably foot fp to about $1,500 on the Alaska and bali taat ‘wmount on the Colden. WHAT THE PILOT SAYS. dacob Lockwood, tne pilot of the Alaska, says that at about five P. M., when he left the slip at the foot of Roosevelt street, he had a tull load of teams on board and a great many passenger: ‘the weather was quite thick, thougn he coul Very well tor 500 yards—nalf way across the rive pe ebb tide, and he therefore turned up the lew York shore, bugging it all the way at not more than 100 ieet from the docks, the boat running “shut of close,” very closely sbat off, and blowing his two whistles every quarter of a minute. hen abreast of pier 40 the ‘Weather set in thicker, but he could still see the Gocks ail slong and the third pier ahead, so that he knew just where he was. He continued on, the fog remaining about the same up to the time Of the collision off pier 48. When he got abreast of pier 47 be saw she Colden coming down, head- ing directly ior. hi immediately rang his vel: w bac! ve nis Wheel hard to stat bdo: The Colden, however, did not alter her course, and ip amoment struck the Alaska on her starboard bows, ber rudder cutting through the Plank shears, fender and filteen or sixteen of the Geck beams of the Alaska, besides carrying away the rail guard oraces and forward gentiemen’s cabin. Had the plot of the Coiden hove hard to the starboard ag I did we would have cieared each Other. When we collided the engines of the Alaska had made three full turns back and HER HRADWAY WA8 DONE, she was stationary, but the Colden had not stopped when she struck us. He did not hear any whisile from the Oolden betore he saw her, and she was Sally 300 feet away when the hand Wemess, ‘who was on lookout, said thete was ® steamer The Alaaka was so close inshore that it ible for a boat to between her and ; ate id the ple oa €annot conceive why she too! ‘the course she di bugging the New Vore shore going dewn with ie. WHAT THE DECK HANDS SAY. John Weimess, a deck hand on the Alaska, says be was on the i ut on the hurricane and the moment saw the Golden coming down he notitied the pilot, ‘Who at once rang to stop. He then aung out for she passengers to clear the cabin and forward as the collusion seemed inevitable, the olden coming straight on. In a moment the rash took place, and the cries made him aware shat some One was burt. He then, with aided in getting ‘among the débris. 9 (Nahrung) lived only got him out. Jacob Gooa 4-deck hand, states that he was on the lorward deck: Deard hg shou to clear the F 3 several injured out e man who lost both @ few minutes after 5; : | | i | | Occurred and t kept up. At noon the fog cleared a litte, | tagt ‘precautions were needed in | collisions, Toward evening the fog | NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1874.-TRIPLE SHEET. cabin and deck and sepentad in. In a moment after tne collision vook place, STATEMENT OF THE ENGINEER. James McNeal, the engineer of the Alaska, states that he gota bell to start (rom Roosevelt slip; started the engines and hooked her on, with the vaives wide open, He ran about two minutes with the vaives wide 0) D, whe he got ai) slow her. He slowed her very c! ae ans aed running very close for stx or eig’ utes, when he got bells to stop and back. After tne engine made three turns or three turns and @ half back the coitiston took place. He kept on back- ing till he got a bell to stop, STATEMENT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT. Mr. E. D, Chappel, the superintendent of the Sew York and Brooklyn Ferry Company, vo which the line have orders from him not to run when the weather was thick, and therefore as soon as a jog gathers he is on hand to order the ronping of a boat if circumstances justify is and pilot will not take the re- sponsibility. Yesterday afternoon he went down to Roosevelt street on the Idaho, but a slight raise in the wind seemed to lift the fog, 80 that he deemed it unnecessary to remain there, Five boats were running, and he could plainly see Williamsburg from the Roosevelt street silp, rne Alaska en- tered the slip as he was going out and foliowed tum up the river about six minutes alter. When he reached the slip at the foot of Broadway, Wil- Mamsburg, he saw the Colden going down with the Sa seeming to be running at the top of her speed. inquired of the next boat, the Superior, where she Was, and was told of the collision. He immediately took the Superior and Went to her assistance, and, fastening the Colaen to the dock at the foot of hut gers street, he look the Alaska in tow, and thus sitters the two boats, taking the Alaska to Williamsburg while the Colden steamed on down the river. The Alaska makes, open, about ten was she Was running a little over one-third of her or about one mile an hour by the land, the trip at the rate she was golng, completed, woula have taken her irom twenty to twenty-five minutes, The Alaska had the right of way, and under any circumstances the Colden should have taken more to the middie of the river or the Brooklyn side on | an ebb tide. IN THE STREETS AND AT THH FERRIES, A drizzling rain fell in the forenoon and made pedestrians miserable on their journeys through- ovt the city, Ths, added to the siush in the streets and the pools of suow water—irom which the splasnings caused by passing wagons dis- alippery, and not a few tambles added to the gen- eral scene of discomfort. The sky overhead was dark and gloomy, the atmosphere was lukewarm and there was @ general drearivess everywhere around, But, 0! course, upon the rivers the hazi- ness was most to be dreaded; and here the wonder was that the boats were able to succeed in their passages at endless signals which were con- stanc but sull the order to avo1 again settled heavily on the rivers, and irom apout four o'clock it grew thicker and thicker, until at Bix O’clock the Obscurity was complete. these hours the diificulty in crossiug tae lay to in the middle o! the stream, fearing to venture upon the full pi re. Tugboats screamed their shrill warnings, the ferryboats blew their monotonous and melaneholy whistles, while the fog belis kept up @ clanging 01 their funereal sounds, and the people along the river front went hurrying by, anxiously bent on secur- ing themselves in the biurred lgut aiong the streets, This was the first heavy tog oi the sea- gon, and was, of course, attended with the count- less annoyances which are always inseparable from the disturbance of the usual conveniences of travel. The scenes at the ferries at ubout six o'clock, when the stream of people were returning to their homes alter the day’s work, were peculiar tw New York. Fully 5,000 persops were blocked up admission, Inside there were justas many people packed together on the ferryboat, with scarcely enough room to stand, There was a rush within neighbor, and the girls getting crushed ana bruised im the general excitement. Meantime the thick, heavy tog prevented the crowds trom seein a tew yards ahead of them, and the bells wen dingipg their alarms, and the engine whistles kept blowing those frightiul sounds which at any time make one feel that danger is imminent. At the other terries the scenes were similar, though the Tosh and crush were Not quite so bad. depicted in the faces of the majority of the people about to travelon the boats. An accident would below, the thousands who crossed over the ferries last evening escaped with no more serious hurt ‘han the scare and the delays, On the Fulton ferry no wagons were allowed to,trayel during the evening—a precaution, though needed, very serious inconvenience in itself. Later in the evening the fog lifted a little, but a drizzling ratn again set in, which gave everybody the ‘biues’ apa made the streets to wear a melancholy ap- earance, The day was one of the worst New ‘ork hag bad this season, The people were think- ing of the strange change in the the temperature of the recent seasons, and not a few were wouder- img Wf we stiould ever have again the pleasant, ip and bracing weather of old time Christmases, AT MIDNIGHT, At midnight, the tog having lifted, there was no inconvenience felt at any of the ferries, and no Ganger of turther collision existed. Tne terry houses were deserted and passengers were iew and tar between. The employés at the different ferries congratulated themselves (excepting at Roosevelt street) over their escape from the many dangers of collision which they said were 30 immi- nent in the afternoon and evening. TRAIN TRAFFIC DELAYED IN JERSEY. On all the railroads running through New Jersey trains were delayed more or less by the dense jog yesterday. lu the early morning and during the lore part of the evening not only were the time tables interfered seriously with, but the number of trains suffered curtailment, all-to the annoy- ance and great inconvenience of the travellit: public. On the Newark and New York Railroa the hall-past six train from New York, and the twenty-five minutes before eight trom Newark were drawn off altogether. So far as reported up to last evening, no accidents to trains happened. In Newark in the forenoon so heavy was the log that objects could not be distinguished twenty yards off, AT STATEN ISLAND. The fog about Staten Island yesterday morning being almost impossible to distinguis: across the streets of Stapleton. Rauway Ferry objects ‘The boats of the Company kept up their hourly trips, bat the pilots found it very aifMcult to land at lompkinaville and Stapleton, in cofhsequence of ‘he new docks being constructed adjoining each of these landings. The landing at Stapleton was omitted On most Of the trips down. It is now stated that the North Snore Ferry Company are pene aeene for another landing at Clilton and ap Pe to build another dock there, which would ¢ aR Obstruction to that landing also, and it is further stated that the North Shore Company, who occupy the slip adjoining that of the raiiway company at Whitehall, ‘will take possession of Be seven to ten feet of the railway company's ing. CRIME IN THE CITY. FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF POLICE JUSTICES. The committee of the Board of Police Justices appointed to prepare the annual report of the business qone in the various courts has just finished the document, which ts complete and ex- baustive. It has been compiled with great care and at the expense of much time and labor. It contains @ statistical record of the year’s business in the police courts, with pertinent conclusions drawn therefrom, and valuable suggestions upon criminal matters. The various tables were pre pared by the clerks of the several courts and con- densed under the supervision of Justice Kilbreth, the greater portion of the report. Ajter review- ing the circumstances connected with the entrance of the justices upon their daties the report con- tinues in substance as follows:— STATISTICS OF CRIME, The total number of prisoners arraigned was $4,821. Assuming the population of this city to be 1,000,000, ‘this Would give one arrest for less than every twelve of the whole population. Alarming as these figures are, they go not represent the full extent of offences against the Jaws. There are no reliable means at hand of determin- ing the number of crimes and offences committed which no arrests were made, either from inability discover the offender or the unwillingness or indiffer- ence of Persons especially offended to make known the facts or to take any steps toward the p.ose- cution of the offenders, Could all such caves be known and the offenders prosecuted would be largely increased. There are also many cases in which the Grand Jury have taken action without the preliminary examination before 4 police magistrate. SEX IN LAWBREAKING, otal number of R |, 49,251 were eld upon some charge and five till pening. Of the number held 32,06 were males and 16,345 were fe- These figures suggest two points hast! of spe 64 ratio of mates held. ‘thé eld over the males held, in propor: tion to the number arrested, is accounted for by the fact that of the whole number of females arrested, by far the largest number were charged with intoxication and disorterly conduct. The whole number tela tor trial at the Courts of General and Special Sessions was of which 73% Were males and 1,030 were ‘females. This number represents the total Of those held upon charges of felony and misdemeanor. fhe ‘amount trom the whole number held ;, Deing 26,512 mates and 18,815 temales as the na ean in which a final disposition wae made by e maj ‘ates. ‘These figures prove that so tar as mere nambers are concerned the business of the police courts consists, in a large measure, of cascs of a summary character, and in which the decision of the m: te 18 practically final, In these cases the powers of Magistrate are mani- told, and may be exercised 90 as to accomplish benef- cial’ results or to inflict distressing injuries. A few words kindly 0, a little wholesome advice and ntle admonition have often beev iound of more fhan the adoptionof harsh and severe measures. FELONIES, ‘The claas of cases exnbraced under the title of felontes tiga ihe clas of seimmunsy Droseeaincs and ‘eljeyed o¢ the Alaska oelongs, atates that all the ‘pilots on | The Alaska not coming up on time he | miles (or knots) an hour, but closed down as she | speed, making about four knots against the tide | gusted everybody on foot—made New Yorkers thor- | Oughly out of sorts, The pavements were wet and | even with all the stoppages which | Between | rivers was almost insuperabie, and ferryboats | outside the Fulton ferry gates, all struggling for | and without, everybody roughly elbowing his | Fear was | have been terrible, and everybody telt so, The boats, however, moved cauiiously and slowly, and, with one exception, as will be seen | still of | was the most dense of the season thys far, 1t | chairman of the committee, who also has written | lor to | | trates have acted upon the theory, first, that those who | him to put it there.’ the number of arrests | rrassments which nd the latter, constitute Sede lEportant part of the Police date Gaginess the whole number ot persons arrested ior the Commussion ot crimes ranking as felonies were 4,621, of which 4,131 were maiés apd 490 femaies. Of this nu: Reid tor ‘trial 2,718 males and 280 femaiés, ¢ Femiinder were igen f | ‘Irv, gue jor Ot fematesto ma! | Bad ‘the whole amber arraigned. tor offenc | kind shows a ratio to the whole populatiot than one to every 217. Upon the charge at arraigned 615, 0! elt ¥*re males. fe held ior trial 412, whom females. The commission nees may be TEED 0.1 sFOXICATION ying of dangerous weapons, Drunk nness ts the eyesore of the community, aud when we consider that su large a number of crimes are directly traceabie to tas pause we cannot hope for any mate- rial diminution in the amount of certain kinds of crime Hania cect ve means are devised tor the suppression of e vic Of this numbOr were mai = of the most of long-continued indulgence in drink, which furnishes a strong argument for the enforced Closing ot all places where strong liquors are sald during unseasonable OUFR, . The practice of carrying dangerous weapons upon the person cannot be too severely Teprehended, The prac- tice is indulged in to a far greate: eraliy supposed, particularly among young men and youths, and is not confived fo the lawless and ro element, but many young men of goof social staniing | closet Was kept locked, with the intention of ap- | are in the habit of carrying with them day and nix! pistols and revolvers. There seems to be sound reason that the law applying to the carrying of the slatgshos should be extended to the carrying ot pisto.s and the attention of the Legisiature 1s called to the subject, | HOUSEBREAKING. | | Upon the charge of burgiary and attempted burglary 9 females, Of this namber there were held for trial | 803, being 497 males and 6 females. The circumstances | connected with the commission of this class of crime | renders It peculiarly hazardous for the offender, and | burglars have come to Le regurded as the most desperate of the criminal classes. It is our experience that the greater portion of those arruigned for this crime are | under twenty-tive years of age. FTS AND ATTEMPTS THEREAT. Tho largest single class of telonies reported ts that of grand larceny. ‘The whole number arrested on this charge, including attempts, was 1,631, of whom 1,550 | were males and 275 were females. | Ot this number 1028 were held for trial, 862 heing males and 166 temaies. ‘The crime of larceny igone of the most prevalent of any in | the community. ‘he reasons for this appear to be the | ease with which the crime may be committed and detec- tion escaped. One great inducement to the conumission of this crime 1s the Died to dispose of t Broceads of the crime. |The exist, ence of so many pawnbrokers and junkshops contributes | this condition. Upon the charge of larcen | trom the person, commonly known as pocket- | picking, there were arrested $81, or whom 477 were males and ludiemales., Of this number there were held tor trial 413, being 35) males and 63 females. Upon. the charge of obtaining goods under false pretences there were arrested 237, being 219 males and 15 females, Of this number theré were held for trial 111, being 105 males and 6 females VARIOUS MISDEMEANORS. The whole number arrested upon charges of misde- meanor was 12426, of which 10,69 were males and 1,447 females. There were held tor trial 6,812, bein males and 918 females, The most numerous of th were petit larceny, assault aad batte Aulmais. Upon the charye of petit larceny there were arrested f whom 3483 were maies and 861 females, "OF 2665 were held for trial, 2,197 and 49 females, A large’ number males arrested ‘Upon this cha of age, and of the females tew were under the axe of six- wen years. In these cases it hasbeen found that, with | few exceptions, the beys are either out parents oF | have parents who are. vic.ous and are not able to sup- ay 6,374 were arrested: 5,518 beimy males, and 8 6 te- males.” Of this number there were held for’ trual, $112; being 2,743 males and 469 temales. MR. BERGH’S WORK, Upon the charge of cruelty to animals there were ar- rested 320, of whom 265 were held for trial. Rut two of the namber arrested were females, The prosecution of the oftenders of this class has, without doubt, largely se- cured for the dump animal a better treatment, TARE SOCIAL EVIL. The number arrested upon the charge of keeping dis- orderiy houses was 152, of whom 75 were males and i7 females, Of this number there were lol held for trial, | being 56 mates and 75 females. The cases ot conviction | i this class of offence are not numerous, and the dim. | culties of securing such are beyond the control of the + magistrate. ‘The main obstacle is the absence of sut- ficient evidence to prove the tacts alleged. Sometimes the tailure is in the evidence to prove the proprietor- ship. 10 some cases it hax been tound that the respect- able people ot the community who are most concerned In securing the suppression of these reatest reluctance in appearing in court to testity. uch of the difficulty might.be removed by the enact. | ment ot a law providing that any one round In charge of Pog house should be punished as well as the proprie- LOTTERIES AND GAMBLING, | | Upon the charges of, Keeping gambling, houses and | selling lottery policies there were arrested 200, of whom | 1i6 were heid for trial, The remarks made upon the | preceding subject apply equally well to this, THOSE ARRESTED FOR INTOXICATION | num | females. | Much difficulty. and punishment often merited woud | fall not upon the offender, but upon those ° | my pocket and picked up the blanket; it smelled | | Rove ropeated' offences have’ rendered’ them | O1 the stable ‘and there were hay seeds upon tt; | @ source of great Horeclderee to the courts | when I saw Officer Tilley I said, ‘“‘Have you it friends and sorrow to theii tc the community and a heavy incubus to the taxpayer. | Of the whole number arrested 23,113 were convicted, of | whom 14,186 were males ana 8927 femaies, Many pixt | their fine, but the larger proportion were committed to the prison or the island in detault, the large number First, they return quicker to the Court after liberation than'males; second, public exhibition of drunkenness | Indicates a ‘depraved aud abandoned condition; and third, the circumstances connected with male o} | are ° ny es.” 1 then asked, “Who did you | are oitener a mitigation, We are fully satisfied that | Dim any Dam 1, you | | drunkenuess is the one great leading cause which | putit there for’? and be replied, “For the Cap- renders ‘the Police Court necessary. The cases | tain, Jim. Don’t ask me any more. | may be classified as follows:—First, exceptional or occa- | ‘The impeached officers cross-examined tne wit- | Sonal; second, | periodical; | third, | habitual. To | negs and received replies that made both return \ ee fovats apo then ands, to their seats, Heidelberg saying as he went back, upon society, The period should be long enough | “Messra. Commissioners, 1 don’t want to say sny- | to wean them of the habit, put in the | some labor should be imposed pense of their support. these offenders are not lightly overcome. When the game person may be arrested tor this offence over thirty times per year, and each time by a diferent ofticer, a different precimct aid under a different name and guise, the difficulty in proving hima chronic offender may be easily comprehended. Although recoguized by the “justice bétore whom he is brought as the subiect of a former p hishment, it is # difficult matter to draw the line with certainty ana to cility with which the thiet is ena- | laces, manifest the | ber 40,777, of which 27,203 were males and 18,574 | there were | INVESTIGATION JO DISCOVER WHO fe. | Heidelberg yesterday afternoon, on the technica; It is a noticeable Mes thas ihe xreat malarity | and 23d days thereof, wrongfully took from a room of oftences committed after midnight arc traceable t0 | jhe detective office a white woollen blanket, | | the same had been placed for safe keeping and | extent than Isgen- | blanket In a closet jointly and exclusively usea by there were 679 arraigned, 670 of whom were males and | propriate the same to his own use, did not report ores | ropes, blankets, &c., taken trom Hewlett Odell’s ry and cruelty to | stable, which were restored to the owners or oth- have been boys under fourteen years | port their children. Upon the charge of assault and bats | | | | The treatment of these cases is attended with | Walling and Leahy were with as well as a reproach | got one of those blankets in your closet ?’ THE DETECTIVES’ TRIAL. STOWED AWAY THAT BYANKET, ‘the full Boara of Poltce Commissioners tried detective officers James M. Tilly and Charles charge of “conduct unbecoming an officer.’? Superintendent Walling was the complainant against both officers, The complainis were similar {0 form and substance. One recited that Tilley aud the other that Heidelberg, “during the present month of December and between the 9th commonly known as a sweat blanket, where identification, and put anda secreted the said the two officers (Tilley and Heidelberg), and which | propriating the same to his own use. Second—That the said Tilley or Heidelberg well knew that the said blanket was wrongtully piaced | and secreted tn said closet, and, intending to ap- | | the fact to his captain nor to his Superintendent | ag was his duty.” | ‘rhe trial was delayed for some time, as the im- | peached ofticers desired to have counsel in attend- | ance, but finally when Coionel Fellows, whom they | had chosen to.ald them, sent word that he could | pot be present at the investigation, they decided to gtand without outside aid. The first witness called was Superintend, ent Walling. He testified tuat of his own | knowledge he could say nothing about the offences charged against Tilley and Heidel. | berg; Commissioner Voorhis gave him some memoranda in reference to the charges, and he and another Commissioner directed him to in- vestigate the statements contained in them; ques- | tioned some persons and found that the state- ments provided sufficient foundation for charges against the officers, Detective Golden testified that he nad atded De- tective Garrett Walling to make a list of the lap- erwise disposed of; found that only twenty-seven of the articles could ve accounted for; he and | Walling proved the list they made by alternating in the work of cailing out and checking of and in | that of adding up; know no more, personally, than was reveaied by the work in which he had | aided Oficer Walling. Detective Clapp, upon reaching the stand, asked | the Commissioners if he should teatily to the oc curences irom the night when HEWLET? ODBLL’S STABLE was searched. He was told to give his account as clearly as possible, He said in an open, manly way. that on the night of the 6th of December be, OM- cers Waliing and Leahy, with jour ofiicers whom Iuspector McDermott summoned to aid them, en- | tered and searched the stable mentioned; they | found twenty-nine lap robes, blankets, &c., which i had been stolen, and they brougbt them, with | eight prisoners, to the Central Office; I went | again on duty at Lord & Taylor’s and left to OMcers Walling and Leahy the duty of going to ccurt with the property as it was identified; several days afterward I) Was told by Walling that two of the blankets were Dhssing irom the Ofice; @ day or so later, the 15to inst., was informed by either Walling or | Leally that there was a blanket in Officer ‘iuley’s | closet; Weot down stairs and saw the blanket, | part ol which protruded through a crevice be- | tween the door and the body of the closet; botn | me and saw toe blanket; opened the closet with a key I took irom | he | | answered, “Yes, but I didn’t put’ it there;” I | | asked, “Who did put it there?” and he replied, | “OQHARLEY PUT IT THERE | of females fined may be accounted for in three ways— | nders | meanume to contribute to the ex- The dificuitics in dealing with | determine how many arrests shall ve taken as a proof of habitual drunkenness. “It shouid be the duty of every the appearance of the prisoner indicates habicual drankenuess to make diligent inauiry to prove his char- acter in Court The exposure in the front of li saloons of "beer kegs. containing refuse | or liguor attracts this class of persons | tempts" them to indiscreet indulgences which re- | Heard Clap, sults in their removal to. the station house in an iasensible condition. The adoption of an ordinance | be} against this exposure would tend to decrease drunken. | ness. Finally the laws relating to Intoxication are loose in many of their provisions and there appears to be & necessity tor their thorough and systematic revision, DISORDERLY CONDUC The number arrested upon the charge of dis: | conduct was 18,261, of which 11,959 were males females; 10,043 were dned or required to turnish bonds, 5,962 being males and 4,081 females. Those who failed to | pay their fines were committed for periods ranging from one to ten days and those who failed to produce bonds Sore commived: for periods, ranging from one to twelve months. ‘The number arrested for violation of Carporation ordi- nances was 1,73, of whom 1.514 were males and 59 te. males; 801 were fined, 780 of them being males and 21 les, These offences were zeneraily of an unimpor- character, and in a large number of cages were committed without the Knowledge that the acts were in violation of the law. For abandonment there were | arrested, of whom 185 were convicted. It has always been the endeavor to secure by friendly counsel an ami- | cable adjustment of the difficulties. VAGRANCY. There were arrested on the charge of vagrancy 3,139, of whom 1,751 were males and 1,388 temales. “Ot ‘this gmamber 2.565 were held. ‘the remarks on habitual order! nd 6.338 | able-bodied men and women loun) | Squares and station houses, ana tramp from place to | place, dividing tueir time between sleeping, begging and drinking. The great majority of these will do anythin, but legitimate labor. Of course, there are many cases o} Teal dis.ress, but the pauper element predominates. 1t is suggested that the estabiishment of workshops under the direction of the Commissioners ot Charities and Cor- rection, would not only relleve the city irom the of supporting these idle persons, but wonid, to a la extent, turnish a source of revenue which might be ap- plied to the maintenance of the sick and feeble. credibly informed that one-half of the inmates of the | Penitentiary could | which statement is true toa large extent im reference the other public institutions. JUVENILE OFFENDERS. There wero 8/4 sent to the various retormatory institu. tions, for juvenile delinquents, 660 being, males and 314 | females. Ithas been our course to ende | than by imposing confinement, | as were manifestly irreclaimable without such. We shall look with interest fo the enforcement of the recent act relating to compulsory education, and hope to witness beneficial results. FINES AND PENALTIES, There haye been coltected in fines in the | during the 354 days covered by this report | $67,060 25. This amount has been paid to the Comp- troller of the city of New York, with the exception of | $1833 collected ti the Court of Special Sessions. which was, in compliance with law, pald to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruslty to Animals. A number of prisoners who were fined in the police courts were commited’ in default, and, after commitment, paid their fines to” the ‘officers of the prisons. No such payment of tines are included in the above figures, as by law the Warden of the City Prison is directed to collect and pay over such moneys to the Comptroller of the city. The Comptroller reports the amount received by bim account tor the year $4,174. | the amount | above fines collected in and through the — police Court of special sessions for the $71,287 25. In imposing and collecting fines the ma: lice courts This, amount given makes the total ot is 2 $ ‘ar 18 have commiuted of prescribed by the laws which they have violated, and second, that those whose couduct necessitates great ex- pense to the public in the maintenance o1 these courts should contribute a fair share toward defraying such | expense. Tho necessities of the offenders and those de- pendent upon them have in many instances operated in inducing & departure from these rules, and leniency has marked our course whenever hardships would have tol- lowed a different disposition ot the case. The report states that owing to the right of every Person accased of misdemeanor to demand trial by jury, & large class of small offences are taken to the Court of General Sessions, where their number clogs the wheels of justice and defeats the proper objects of punishment, Offenders are often at large on bail pending trial, and havo the power to repeat their offences, which tre- quently occurs, The committee make no suggestion of a remedy for this evil, except that another Court ot Gen- eral Séasions might be created to hasten trials, It is lao suggested that it would be conducive to justice Appearance of persons acc m nation is adjourned. Of the total number held in police courts, 10.671 were born in, the United States, 18.080 in ireland, 4,927 in Ger- many, 733 in England, 28 in Scotland, 181 in France, 71 in Italy. 485 in other foreign countries. Owing to the fact that for five months of the year the books for Keeping the records were not made with @ eee department, the nativity of 14,811 was not given. SUDDEN DEATHS IN WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, Deo. 28, 1874, There have been six or more sudden deaths in Washington during the past monta; the Jatest, to-day, is thas.of Toomag Q, Clayton. We are | f the | Irving; that in the meantime he did not open his ertorm all the work that all do now, | closet, were the police justices authorized to take bail for the | here e: police captain, sergeant or olticer in every case where | his feelings, quer | Clapp unlocked the closet. It was sticking out ‘and | between the door and the main body of the closet. 3; and Tilley; | Irving as to the details of his office and their | avor by kindly ; Make up My mind that tt was Oificer Heldelberg’s; | interest and persuasion to Induce a reformation rather | OD tne next evening Officer Clapp asked me if excepting in such cases | had put the blanket in the closet; replied that 7,964 25, und | OfMicer said that he, Officer Heidelberg and Cap- | in the Court of Special Sessions $9,096, making «total of | tain Irving were at the Filth Avenue Hotel on | from the Warden on this | know; what do you ask me for added to | anything at all about Captain Jim, | sioner Voorhis to ask Oticer Tilley again if he had | who deiivered the following adart fences should suffer the pusishment | Captain Irving’s reqaest, and Oficer Tille: | | which Officer Clapp opened the closet; for the Captain.” Went. into the back room and Said to Heidelberg, “Did you put that blanket in your closet?” He said, “I did, but don’t ask me- | | anything about it; don’t ask me any names.” | Officer Leaty, who was passing, said, ‘Don’t ask | thing more toaman wWio swears as Ofiicer Clapp does. | of the biankets and the missing of two of them | from the. detective office, and then said:—One | day Iwas down stairs when Officer Tilley came | down aiid opened his closet to hang up his over- coat. I happened to look into the cioset and | saw @ blanket 10 it; thought it a strange place for such ap article. and aiterward 1 conceived that it | might be one of the missing blankets. Did not | | say anything to Tilley, as I did not want to hurt | Told Officers Clapp and Waling of the circumstance, and went with them to inves- | te it. Saw part of the blanket before Umcer | Pp speak to ‘Lilley, and heard the latter say that “Charley put it there.” Heara Heidel | Tg reply that he put the blanket in the closet, | ‘Think I heard him say that Captain Jim told him to do 80, but would not swear to it. Doorman Luther knew only that one evenin; he saw Clapp, Walling and Leahy together, an saw tne former officer go to the case where the | burglars’ tools are kept and tak@ out | At an early hour yesterday morning the King | and Lieutenant Palmer, were shown over the Officer Leaby rehearsed the story of the seizure | OUR REGAL GUEST. King Kalakaua at the City Hall and His Glance Through the Herald and Other Business Establishments, Dp meee FS The Hawaiians at the Academy of Music. His Hawatian Majesty is still enjoying bis visit | to the American me‘ropolls, and, despite the damp, slushy weather of yesterday, seemed de- termined to make the best of nis opportunity. A | very pleasant feature in the royal progress is that | the King desires, ag much as possible, to waive | ceremony and meet our citizens as @ genial | gentleman rather than as a crowned monarch, All who have come in contact with His Majesty have noticed with pleasure his genial, social disposition, but at the same time they have been impressed with his dignified bearing. and staf visited the extenstve livery establish- Ment from which the carriages used by the royal party during their visit have been furnished, and seemed highly pleased with the display of fine stock and the completeness of the arrangements, From the stables the King and Governor Kapena drove to the Union Club and took breakfast with | Lieutenant Palmer, Alter breakfast His Majesty made sshopping excursion, visiting several prin- | cipal stores, and then returned to his apartments at the Windsor, KING KALAKAUA AT THE HERALD OFFICE, At two o’clock a number of carriages, contain- ing the King, Governor Kapena, Judge Allen, lieutenant Palmer, of the United States Marine Corps, Alderman Kebr and Assistant Alderman Brucks arrived at the entrance to the HERALD Building on Broadway, and were escorted through the offices. The King was in excellent spirits and had manifested to his suite and the municipal officers an eager desire to inspect every depart. | ment of the HERALD establishment, The King and Governor Kapena, together with Judge Allen | | editorial floor, and the working of every detail of | the reportorial nd editorial bureaus explained to him. The King expressed his wonder and satisfaction at the various ramifications of a wiae spreading organization like the HERALD. From | the editorial rooms he was taken to the elevator, — by which the King and his Cabinet were hoisted to the composing room, where the process of composing or type setting was explained to His Majesty, who stated that the HERaLD seemed to have every appliance in perfection. Then a visit was made to the stereotyping rooms on the top story, and the process of pipenee plates was made clear to the King and Judge Alien, who said, “Why, sir, the HERALD 18 itsel! a government, or | it would seem so, with its great circulation and its departments for printing and distributing the aper.’? There was another trip down the elevator, | the newsboys cheering wildly as the King and his suite entered the pressroom. To afford the Hawalian Majesty @ chance to observe a ten cylinder press | 10 Motion, some papers were struck off, and King | Kalakaua selected a damp newspaper fresh from | the press and inspected it. Then another trip | was made down into the lowest section of the building, and the manner of wetting the endless sheets of paper for the Bullock presses was made | plain to hig royal observation as well as the work- | ing Of the Bullock presses. The engine room was next inspected by His Majesty, and Judge Allea stated that he believed that the royal arty were now in the presence of the | Fountain and source of power of the The counting room and th Cashier’s ad mail departments were visited each in their turn by the King and suite, aud at filteen minutes to three o’clock the Royal Ha- waltan party left the H®Raup office to visit the great newspaper. | Mayor at the City Hall, and it seemed the unant- ous opinion of the suite of the King that they been imspecting the great newspaper of America, and the King expressed his entire satis | faction. KING KALAKAUA AT THE CITY HALL. There were lively times in the Governor's Room at the City Hall yesterday morning. The settle- ments of hoary cobwebs—whose ancestors, the Plymouth pilgrims, had landed on barren soil—were completely demolished. Long-tandled brushes, flourished by ruthless hands, contributed to the work of demolition, The battle was ail one- sided and the Governor’s Room, in which, by the way, aGovernor 18 rarely buttonholed, was the scene of overwhelming Gevastation. The webs woven by the wily spiders—and, indeed, they were not the only spiders that ever took root in the municipal building, the architectural beauty and commodious accommodations of which daly elicit such praisewortny comment—the webs, let it be boldly asserted, were suddenly brushed out of existence, and even those of the species which, doubtless in appreciation of the qualities which career, nestled on the eyebrows uf distinguished dead men, or, rather, onthe much soiled portraits which dangle on the walls, were swept Out o! ex- latence by the Napoleomc fury of the young man with the broom, His aim Was” sure and bis arm vigorous, and by the time the vol- nic erpption produced by the overhauling of the room had disappeared the reception chamber tm which King Kalakaua was to hold his levée was somewhat relieved of itsunearthiy look. A dense crowd assembled 1m front of the City Hall in an- Ucipation of His Majesty’s coming. It was intended that the heads of the several departments should be presented to the King, and altogether tue event was awaited with decided interest. Among SOME LOCKPIOK: saw the officers go down stairs and heard them at work; when they came up stairs Walling told him they bad been lovking for blankets, and had iound | one in Tilley’s closet; atterwards was sent vy | OMcer Heidetberg into the Property Clerk’s office | with a bianket, for which I got a receipt. Captain Irving testifed that he knew nothing of the affair until the order was , | sent to mm to suspend Officers Heidelberg | had believed all the robes, | blankets, &c., tobe returned to their owners or given into the hands of the Property Vierk; never told Heidelberg to put awuy a blanket; nad under- stood that there was a jeaiousy among the officers | toward Heideloerg and Tilley, on account of thetr | Making 80 many arrests; had heard that the: every case is entered upon the books, aud | every oficer can copy any of them and set to work. Commissioner Voornis examined Captain agreement with certain regulations of the depart- ment. The questions and responses had no real | connection with the case on trial, | OMicer Tilicy testified that from November 27 un- | til December 14 he acted as clerk to Captain » a8 he rolied up his coat and kept it behind his desk; on the latter date went to his closet to | get a light overcoat, as the day was somewhat | warm; upon opening it, saw. a@ Ddianket at its | bottom; thought nothing of tt, further than to | Charley did; made no mention of Captein Jim; | heard Clapp speak to Officer Heidelberg, and the | latter reply that ne “put it there FOR CAPTAIN JIM." In response to a question from Mr. Voorhis the | Christmas Eve, vut not for the purpose of con- suitation. Oficer Heidelberg testified that several days be- | fore Officer Viapp spoke to him about it he had it seen the blanket in the closet; supposed that ‘riley had bought itto take home; thought no More about it; did not think it necessary to in- quire about everything he saw in the cloxet; when Officer Clapp spoke to him .he did so ratuer sharply, and wivuess therefore epee “1 don’t "did not say Here Captain irving arose and asked Commis- heard Heidelberg say that ‘Captain Jim had toid The Commissioner re i Bal “No, I did not hear bifa speak of Captain Jim; i | did ae him say ‘Jim,’ but I supposea he meant myself, OMicer Heidelberg resumed his testimony :—He | Said that he thougut the blanket was put iuto the | closet by some person who had an ‘ani- mus” toward him or Officer: ‘Tilley; he pointed out how easily such a thing could be done, by referring to the ease with he be- eved that OMicer Clapp had felt iil toward him | for three years—since when they dissolved their | “partnership ;” he had @ witness who couid prove | that soon aiter the dissolution of partnership , He p said that “Charley had given nim the dirty Officer Tilley also satd that Clapp had acte while the witness was doing duty as the Captain clerk, as if he disiked him; had several wm failed to reply to ms qu therefore told some persons that would be | long before he spoke to Clapp again, * OMcer Clapp denied that be bad any ill-feeling toward Miley or Hetdelverg, and called upon | Heidelberg to vring up bis witness to the con- trary. Officer Leany also testified that he had | always liked Tilley and Heidelberg. Myer Elsach, & civil officer, testified that Officer Clapp had told | bim that “Charley had given him the dirty shake.” Commissioner Matsell remarked in a iow tone that the evidence was too ancient, Commissioner Matsell now decided the case to bv closed, and the assembled clerks, detectives ons; he (Tilley) had | ww ie provabie verdias. ert other things it was arranged that tne formal reception should commence at three o'clock, = and, from all appearances, it believed was iy that the affair would prove eminently satisiactory 80 far ag the attendauce might be concerned. It 1s to be regretted, however, that the proposed re- ception resulted in a general disappointment. King Kalakaua arrived at the City Hail, accompa- nied by his suite, somewhat earlier than he was expected. He was, nevertheless, courteously re+ ceived by Mayor Vance and conducted to the | apartment prepared for his reception. A massive | varong did vigorous work in the way Oo! crushing, but only a few obtained admittance into the room, the hour not having arrived for the reguiar recep- tion. Some half dozen gentlemen were presented to the King, who was accompanied, among others, by Aldermen Kehr aad Koch. The former gentie- | man manifested much interest in the King’s niove- drankenness apply to the present subject. Thousands of | were reported to get more work from him than we about the public | their colleagues got; the report was untrue, as ments, and, miradile dictu, His Majesty quitted the City Hall before the formalities of the levée were fone through. Alderman Kehr still accompanied ne King. ing Kalakaua and suite visited the opera at the Academy of Music last uight and occupied balcony boxes, which were handsomely and tastetuily draped. Mayor Vance sat beside the King, and the Hawaiian representatives, who have | mpanied their monarch from = their | iSland home in the bosom of the Pa- cific, were also present, Neither Governor elect Tilden nor Mayor elect Wickham attended the opera. When the curtain fell on the second actof “Lohengrin” and his Hawaiian Majesty evidently took a lively interest in Wagner’s music, | the royal party proceeded to the stage. King Kalakaua was introduced to Mile, Albani, whom | he presented wish a handsome bouquet of flowers; | to Miss Cary, whom he vomplimented in’ a very | enthusiastic manner and to the ohef dorchestre, Signor Mazio, The party then returned to their boxes, the King expressing his desire to remain until the end of the performance, THE KING AND THE LOTOS-RATERS. His Majesty and suite leit the Academy of Music before the conclusion of the performance, aud on their way out stopped at the pox occupied by Mayor Vance. k His Honor there introduced ‘his party to the King, and the distinguished visitors then walked to the Lotos Club. A very pleasant reception was there held, and, although strictly informal in its character, it was one of tue most pleasant incidents of the royal visit. No elaborate preparations had been made, though the members of the club were out in force and also Several distinguished guests. In the parlor o1 te ciub the King was received by Mr. Whitelaw Reid, 38 — | “YOUR MAJESTY—It 18 @ Very grateful duty to ex- | press, in behalf of the members of the Loutos Club, their sense of the honor done them by your visit and their most sincere and cordial welcome. beg Your Majesty to belteve that tnis and all the expressions which have marked your stay in the city and your tour. throughout the country, are neither the language of mere politeness nor an imitation of the phrases of diplomacy, On the Contrary, they have in | them at once @& sentiment Of personal respect and one of nationai regard, They are in- teuded to make plain republican esteem for a Monarch without reproach, and a hearty wish for his kingdom of increasing prosperity and AT THE OPERA. Perpetual independence. We are aware that | our harsh inter has left Your Majesty unable to attempt any response to our greeting, but we venture to declare that wherever you may travei over our Continent the King of Hawaii will find noting inhospitadie except our climate. Gentiemen of the Lotos Ciub, His Majesty Eaenane e First.” fhe gore was received with much applause, ati ie cheers for the King were proj and heartily given. His Majesty bowed hi nowl- edgments, and was evidently much gratified by bis reception. A collation was served in an upper room, though no formality was observed. As a social gathering # welcome the royal guest the Teception was & most enjoyable it, and the King enjoyed it much more than he would have done ad & great degree of ceremony been ob- served, Among the prominent individoals | haat were the following:—George H. Story, John Carroll, 10M Psot yy a o 5 Bala. iB. Roosevelle A. Sulllvaia DE, Fore | Kin like | haa distinguisted them during their political , | and by them his 4 , Gregg, —————e yy Brn Sek ee usene” w. BD S William Hart and others. The Committee for the occasion was Colonel T. W, Knox, Dr. Charies L Bel 0. MK, Loeser,sDr. A. Be nald, and pa The apcare A erie Naicaee a id's addre: were presen’ = Pils usual courtesy and dtga received them with nis LY TO THE BOARD OP TRADE. ‘The following is the text of His Matesty’s reply to the address ef the Hoard of Trad Gentiemen—I have listened to ba 4 address with gre: interest, and I highly appreciate the kind express of welcome by # Board formed for the arDoes, of a vancing the gréat business of acticalsard, manutact and commerce. I fave always fe jeep volleltad Toe that my own people should improve various p' suits hich Four association doce so mach to p: mo! The dation that fails to foster them mi decline the t the Us competition 0: am so _ fmpresse with the country and the ey your peo; that pope again hoe shall Nave a bette {ts great resouroes and to its beneficent institutions. o generous character T shall itd to vas iS ropportunity to ext come Petter mequiinted witht AI a eure he coteera vor othe eric ie do Dot measure their esteem ti nations byte extent of territory of the wccuinuliim tion of wealth.” Of the truth of Kin Mts foundation can bear ample testimony. It is si in its foreign relations by its moral power, which yo government aud peovle have tathfully reg: Ke expressions of interest for more liberal commercial rel tions between the two countries meet with my deold Approval. ‘the productions of the one being A to those ofthe other render a free interchange alle advantageous. For your good wishes I thank you, ani When I returu to iny people and tell them of the generd 5 ous treatments whi e received, I can well antic! “We feel assured, judging of b than! addr. pate that they will the tuture from the vou also, gentlemen, fo bas been presented to me = Asa work of art it Is rote | tiful, and 1 tig promres itas a memorial of a pleasant interview, and Visit to this great city, hae . KALAKAUA, rR | NEW HAVEN AND KALAKAUA—THE KING TO REX CEIVE THE HOSPITALITIES OF THE CITY OM THURSDAY—REMINISCENCES OF THE ROXYAK VISITOR. New Haven, Conn., Dec. 28, 1874. This afternoon the joint committee appointed byt the Boards of Aldermen and Common Counci& Saturday evening—at which time resolutions ex< tending the hospitalities of the city to King Kaleq kaua on his visit to New England, were passed—« met for the purpose of completing the programma, for the King’s enterzainment. It was arcane that Professor Lyman, of Yale College, proceed oi Tuesday to New York for the purpose of hor! the royal party and accompany them during thi | visit. It appears that THE KING IS NOT A BTRANGER to all of our people, as Professor Lyman, mang years ago, during a visit to the Sandwich Islands, was for some considerable time an instructor int the Royal School, and King Kalakaua, togethem | with fourteen other children of the royal familys, was a pupil of the Professor’s at that time, It i not true that the Professor once instructed the King in San Francisco. Relative to the matter o! the King’s American parentage, Proiessor Lymam said this morning that the STORY OF THE N&W BEDFORD SAILOR FATHER | might be a matter 6f doubt, as he was not cong versant with any facts that would confirm such a theory. Lé might, however, be true, a3 the roy line descenas with the mother instead of the father. The Rey. Dr. Beokwith, of Waterbury, | When in the Sandwich Islands, as Instractor of thi ig, also states that His Koyai Highness has the Indications of being @ native Sandwic Isiander, and there is strong probability that bi New Bediord father tsa myth, Dr. Beckwith join the party at Bridgeport, Thursday, on its w: hence, and a stay in tnis city oi three hours only will be made. At a reception by the King while 1 Washingtou the wife of Postmaster N. D. Sperr: of this city, was the only lady present. On tha’ occasion he pro! her that, in the event ol visiting New Haven, he would make her house b abiding place. Should the King deem it advisable, to regard this promise it may be that he will dew cline the invitation of the city, tn which case A PUBLIC RECEPTION will be given at the Sperry mansion. At the Council meeting Saturday evening so. difference of opinion arose as to the practicabit at this time of spending pubitc money to entertaim, royalty, especially in view of the number of labore: Ing men out of employment and the suffering poo! in our midst. As if to soothe the troubled ones im, that regard the following resolution was intro= duced — ‘That there be appropriated for the benefit of the of New Haven ssmany, doliars as shall be expended fort the entertainment of the visiting celebrities. The resolution was not entertained; but bot! Boards resolved to receive and entertain thi King handsomely, appropriating $1,500 for th: purpose. THE COMING RECEPTION AT NEW BEDFORD. New BeprorD, Mass., Dec. 28, 1874, The committee on the reception of King Kalae kaua have decided to give the reception at the City Hall and the ainner atthe Parker House. Ag the King will probably be here on Friday he will be invited to attend the ceremony of the iaying of Ge corner stone of the new High school on & ay. OBITUARY. COLONEL WILLIAM CUMBERSON. Colonel William Cumberson died at bis rest. dence, No, 42 Clermont avenue, near Park, Brook-: lyn, on Saturday, aged seventy-seven years, Many years ago the deceased was a member off the State militias and rose to the rank of colonel. He was a builder by trade, but for several yeara past he was acrippie irom disease. He was a Master Mason and a member of Brooklyn Lodge. ‘The funeral of the deceased will take place to-day, at one o’cicck, trom his late residence. JAMES WEBB, OF BAIATMORE, James Webb, one of the mest enterprising and well known citizens of Baltimore, died suddenly! yesterday morning, aged fifty years, after a few days’ iliness. The deceased had held various State and municipal ofices of trust, and at the time of his death was President of the Oldtown Bank and @ director of the Baltimore and Unio Railroad Company. His death is regarded as a public loss. COLONEL EUGENE LEHARDY. Colonel Eugene Lehardy, known throughout the country as @ prominent civil engineer and raile Toad man, who spent many years of his life tmy efforts to bujid up the South and draw the attention of Northerff and European cajitalists to that sec~ tion, died at Rome, Ga., yerierday. His loss is ree gretted by Many admirers and iriends. His ser= vices are Well known to the people of the South, jh will be spectally lamented: riotically devoted to the in- tate. ag that of terests of his own S! RIGHT REV. J. T. O'BRIEN, D. D. {From the Irish (Dublin) Times, Dec. 16). The death 18 announced this morning of the | Senior member of the Irish Bpiscopal Bench, the: Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighiin, the Right Rey. J. T. O’Brien. The Bishop, who died om Saturday, at No. 49 Thurloe square, was born im Trelana in 1792, and was educated at Trinivy College Dublin, where he took the gold medal in 1815, an: became a fellow of hiscoliege, He was afterwards appointed divinity .ecturer on Archbishop King’s Foundation. After hoiding the livings of Clonders, kokey and Athoe Dr. O’Brien was, in 1941, nom~ inated to the Deanery of Cork, and in 1852 he was offered the Bishopric (vrotestant) of Ossory, to Which he was consecrated in the College chapel. He was the eichty-fourth Bishop of Ossory, eighty-seventh Bishop oi Ferns and sixty-third: Bishop of Leighiin, Dr. O’Brien ried im of the iate Right 1836 the second daughter Hon, E. Pennefather, Chief Justice of the Queen’s Bench, by whom he had & numerous fain uly. The Bishop was weil known in his early years @s @ preacher to the University. author of & series of sermons on the “Hum: Nature of Our Lord.” He was also author of 61 “Disestablishment and Dwendowment of th Insh Branch of the United Church Considered,’? | The income of the See now vacant is about £4,000 ($20,000). The death of Dr. O’Brien leaves Dr. shop of Cork, senior Bishop of Ireland, BURGLARY IN BROADWAY. Atsix o’clock last Saturday evening Lowerre Bros., of No, 496 Broadway, left their store weit locked and, as they thought, secured. Officer ‘McNamara, of the Fourteenth prectnct, went on his post at five minuves past six o’ciock, and, when trying his doors, found that the lock had been torn off the door of Lowerre Bros,’ store. He gave an alarm, and on the arrival of assistance entered the premises, when he discovered thas thieves had packed up and made away with $3,000 worth of furs. The police DO view to the thieves, who certainly did their work with wone derful rapidity. THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. The following record will show the changes im the temperature during the past twenty-ious a aane Rag phe hae Os eae Pauls date of last year, as recorded ai ry MACY, Brat Building, New York :— iy 187: rt 8:30 P. a2 OP, “ 9 x