The New York Herald Newspaper, January 5, 1875, Page 5

TH CATY GOVERNMENT, Quite a Flutter Among the Politicians. How the New Mayor Intends To Do Business. THE FRESH DEAL. Rumors of Changes, Good, Bad and indifferent. Mayor Wickham’s Views on Official Lobbyists. FUR VOLUNTEER, ASSISTANT ALDERMEN BXCITED, Affairs in the Departments of Parks and Public Works, It was @ regular moving day among the city , Politicians yesterday, and what with the going out of two boards, the incoming of a third, the bustle and coniusion which prevailed in the Mayor's ld quarters, where the workmen were tearing down and tearing op partitions and walls which the pew powers that be considered in the way of official convenience and comfort, & stranger drop- ping in at the City Hall would have been led to believe that the departments had been captured by some worthless enemy bent upon general dis- order and destruction. Tue Mayor and his private Recretary, Colonel Burnton N. Harris, owing to the success of the carpenters in pulling things to piecesin the large room formerly used vy the clerks, were compelled to occupy a small rear | room, where they tried to make themselves com- | fortable, It {8 almost neealess to state that tne politicians about town, great and small, were ina state of much excitement over not only THE ACTUAL CHANGES that were made, but over the rumors which flew ‘hick and fast as to changes that are probably to | The members of all | be made within a few weeks. the commisstons were very naturally on tne “anxious seat; and it is more than likely that the many visits they paid to the City Hall were not al- together prompted by @ desire to tell the new Mayor how very glad they felt that he and 1ot Mr. Wales or Mr. Ottendorfer bad obtained a majority of the po; ular vote last November. In fact, there was not one of them who was really at nis ease— Hot that Mr, Wickham had in any way given any one of them to understand that he ought to feel badly, but that the wags set so many ingenious Btories afloat as to the removals that were gure to be made that nota few of even THE LEADING WIRE-PULLERS ‘were misled themselves. A certain Commissioner, whose office is not 100 miies away irom the Mayor’s, beard by chance in tbe morning that his removal had been decided upon. He pooh-pooned the idea, but his friends say he was seen to ar- | range his private papers very nicely, as if to be In Yeadiness tor whatever might befall him. In the @iternoon a messenger from the Mayor’s office @ropped in, handed him a large official envelope containing &@ weighty agocument. The poor Com- missioner changed color, and, with a smile that was meant to be “child-like and bland,” he tore the enveiope open with a trembling hand. The dccument was only a copy of the Mayor's Message, with the compliments of the author. It seems that the Commissioner had been honored in no special way; that copies had been sent in like manner to ail the heads of the departments; but it may be mentioned that the Commissioner was one of the happiest looking mortais in the neighvorhood of the City Hall dur- ing the remainder of the Gay. No removals, how- ev. rT, Or appointments were made bythe Mayor, and none o! any note will be made, it 1s delieved, Jor several weeks to come, as Mr. Wickham be- hheves in making haste slowly. He stated yescer- day, When questioned on the subject, that he ‘Wanted to 100k around a little before making any changes, even in his personal staff of cierks. As to THE FIRE COMMISSIONERS, . it is generally conceded that they wih be made to Walk the piank very soon, although it can be Stated that the report of the Commissioner otf Accounts has not yet been read through by the Mayor. The notion of their friends tnat the Mayor will have to give them notice of tne Charges mace against them in the report before | removing them 13 an erroneous one, as the Mayor, | under the cnarter, can remove any Commissioner, | with the approval of the Goveruor, or cause,” | and as be aod the Governor are the sole judges of What constitutes ‘‘cause” lor removai, Cummis- siovers who believe they can keep their places until they have been proven terribly bad men on evidence submitted to themselves, may ve a little unpleasantly surprised before tne close of the present month. The Mayor keeps his own coun- Bel as to bis intentions, and so far as candidates sor the various important places in the city gov- ernment are concerned he states frankly that ne considers no person a candidate. However, rumor 18 basy the names of @ great many persons in connection with some oi the commissions, and if every rumor that was bandied about from mouth to mouta yestei day had been founded on fact there is not a Com- | gussioner now in office who’ would be in power next month, One story, which seemed to have a great deal of weight with some of the knowing Gves even, wag that Delatield Smith was to be re- moved and Judge Lawrence be appointed in bis | piace. As the salary of the Judge is $17,500 a year and bis term of office fourteen years, and the Cor- poration Counsel is appointed for three years at a salary of $15,000 a year, it 18 not generally believed that the Judge has the slightest intention of leav- iny the Bench jor the counseisnip or any otrer po- sition. Colonel Feilows’ name is also Ireely spoken 1 in connection with MR, SMITH’S PLACE. ‘The story that the Mayor had been beard to say that the Police Commissioners would all have to go before @ week's time Was a canard pure and simpe, although the tmpression is general among the politicians who pretend to know a thing or two that the Commissioners will be got rid of sooner than must people suspect. Mr. Joan Muilaly is mentioned as the most probable succes- sor to Mr, Moulton in the Tax Commission, and ex-Alderman Flanagan as one o! the rolice Com- missioners, John Giles and James eg hey are tulked of as the two who will most likely be made Fire Commissioners. A strong effort is being made to induce Mr. Edward. L. Donnelly to remain in the Commission of Charities, ana it will prowably be snccesstul, As to Comptrolier Green, and even George Van Nort, Tomor and s\MCulation was rife late in tue day. The Comptrolier, it was stated by some, would re- eign svon, in order to avoid betng placed on the shelf rather abruptly, and that Mr. Arthur Leary, 4n case of his removal or resignation, will be ap- pointed in his stead. DYING HARD, The communication to the Mayor, signed by the only two persons who ran for Assistant Aldermen at the last election, created a great deal of amuse- ment jong the politicians, and even in the Mayor’s Office, for wnile opinions were divided as to whether the signers were really serious or only | intended the thing asa joke, their iriends assert | that they are in dead earnest, and that when tne two can settie the question as to who ougnt to be made Presideot and whether two or one ought to be @ quorum, then they will take active proceed- ings to get nineteen other patriots to join them 10 an attempt to bring the Common Council back to its old standpoint. For tne venefit o1 those politi- cians who believe that there is yet a chance ior a resurrection of, the dead Board it may be stated that every good yer in tne city who has been spoken to on the subject lanzhs at the idea of any euch attempt being successiul. At is pretty certain that she new Board of Alder- men can get along very well without the oficial assistance other Boards of Alaermen had to surfer from in the past, ana that the people generally feel quite thankinl that tne Board has been so effectually wiped out. in @ couple of weeks, when the new wheels get into working order and Mayor Wickham ovta ad of with rumors with that may be rather uupleasant to not a few gen- Uemen who now feel quite secure in their places. THE NEW BOARD OF ALDERMEN. THE ORGANIZATION YESTERDAY—AN IMMENSE LOBBY IN ATTENDANCE—APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS AND THEIR SALARIES FIXED. The prospective organization of the Board of Aldermen yesterday attracted to the City Hali an unosually large crowd of city politicians and watt- ers upon Providence. elbow room iu his new ofice to | Those who gathered about | the lobby and corridors exceeded in numbers the crowds that hovered there in THE PALMY DAYS OF 8088 TWEED'S POWER. Some, no doubt, were attracted by curiosity to see what sort of material the uew Board is composed of, while it 18 safe to say the greater number were either omce-seekers or friends of oMce-seeke: who desire to use their influence tn the interest of their tavorite candidates for the minor offices. an hour before the time set for the convening of the Board the halla were crammed by the spec- tators, but they were kept back by Captain Leary’s police detail until the members had el- bowed their way into the aldermame chamber, ‘The doors were then thrown open, when there was @ruah jor the room, @ surging to and fro of the crowd, @ crushing of hats, a rending cf winter overcoats, 80 that the contusion lasted for several moments, When it ended the lopby of the chamber was packed, and vhe police succeeded in securing some degree of order, All the vacant space inside the railing about the President's and the mem- bers’ desks was filled by friends of the Aldermen, and the pandemonium of ten minutes before was succeeded by comparative order and decorum, THR ORGANIZATION, At one o'clock Clerk Pinckney, of the old Board, called the new Board to order and read the cer- tiflcate of the County Clerk. Alderman Reilly was called to the chair on mo- tion of Alderman Gross. The section or the char- ter preacribing the mode of organization was then read, and ag the roll was called each member named bis choice for President, All the demo- rats, with the exception of Lewis, who voted for Reilly, voted for Mr, Lewis. With the exception o!, Mr. Vance, who voted jor Mr, Billings, the re- publicans cast @ solid vote for Mr. Vance. The vote consequeutly stood :— . 13 Billing 2 7 Beil, Vance. . fey Messrs, Seery and Vance then conducted Pres- ident-elect Lewis to the chair. President Lewis addressed the Board in A SHORT SPEECH AS FOLLOWS, It wonld be aifectativn 11 1 denied the fact, that your action appoiuting me to presiae over your } deliberations jmpreases me with the high compil- ment you have paid me, I tully appre: clate Ie and feel aveful for it, An {n retard shall, with your aid ne indulgence, en- deavor to so {ulfil the duties of the office as to give you no just cause for unfavorable criticism. Custon | has almost made it the duty of His Honor the Mayor to transmit to the Board 91 Alaermen, on its organization, a message embodying such views and suggestions as he deems proper tor its consid- eration. This obviates the necessity of calling your atiention 10 several rag uch I Cr aR ap- propriately lay belore yeu. ehave been selected y @ large Majority of our citizens to perform many and impor.ant duties, and, although the ower of this Board is limited, itis expected o bring to its aid such care, Intelligence and judicious action ag to secure strict economy, in- tegrity and capacity in the various departments of the city government; let us 60 conduct the oMce to which we have been elected that our citizens may jee] assured that the confidence they have re- osed in us 1s not misplaced, and the trast con- Raed to us rigorously ovserved. The probiem of developing our city without increased taxation can only be solved by the most carefal economy. In this respect we should at least set the various departments an example. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. Mr. REILLY moved that the late Deputy Clerk Toumey be the Clerk. Mr. DEAN Moved a8 @ substitute the name of Clerk Pinkney, who received eignt votes as a com- pliment, Mr. Toumey was then unanimously elected Clerk. James Walsh, brother of the County Clerk, was elected sergeant-at-arms, hig opponent being Mr. Keckissen, the late incumbent, who received eight votes, On Motion of Mr, PURROY the rules of the late Board, so 1ar a8 they are applicable to the present Board, were adopted. Messrs, VANCE and GILON, who had been ap- pointed TO NOTIFY THE MAYOR of the organization of the Board, retired, and on re:urning announced that Mayor Wickham would send in & message, | Arter the passage of some routine resolutions | Mr. SEERY Offered a resulution fixing | THE SALARIES OF OFFICERS, | Mr. HOWLAND (republican) offered a substitute for the same purpose, The iollowing are the sums covered by both resolutions :— | \ Me. Seer y's Mr. Howland’s lution. Resolution. Clerk. $5,000 First Deputy Clerk 2.500 2,000 | Second Deputy Clerk. + 1,500 1,60 ‘Third Veputy Clerk... + 1200 1,600 Fourth Leputy Clerk 1200 ‘1 Finth veputy Clerk. V0 Messenger... | Assistant Me: 1,20 | Door eper . Red Sergeanat-arms,. Librarian.. 1,500 Totals $2u,000 *Vhe substitute provided that the Fourth Deputy Clerk Mr. Morris ta- vored the substitute, as he was in favor of retrench. ment, Mr. Keilly retoried that Mr. Morris should hay thought of retrenchment two years ago. These figure were a reduction of twenty-iive or thirty per cent on last year’ ries, Mr. Howland thought it “never too late io mend.” ‘The substitute was deteated, Mr. Robinson voting with the demcerats and making the vote on Mr. Seery’s resolution stand 13 yeas to 7 nays. The Mayor’s private secretary presented Mr. Wickham’s Message (elsewhere pudiished), which Was read, ordered entered on the winutes, puo- lished in tne City Record, and 1,000 copies printed for distribution, Tne Board adjourned until Thursday next, at ten A. M. CLERK TOUMEY’S APPOINTMENTS. After the adjournment of the Bourd Chief Clerk Toumey made the following appointments :— Deputy Clerks.—First, Wiliam H. Maloney; sec- ond, Charles P. McGuire; third, William McCabe; Jourto, Patrick Mackey; filth, Jonn U. Perry. Doorkeeper.—Jonn Ziegler. Messengers.—Luke Welch and Andrew Hanne- mann, ASSISTANT ALDERMANIC HUMOR. The following was yesterday received by the Mayor: To Hon, WiLuiaM H. WicKHAM, Mayor, &c. :— gin—We tne undersigned, Assiscant Aldermen elected at the recent election irom the Fliteenth and Twentieth Assembiy districts, having qualificd pursuant to law, beg leave to state: That at twelve o'clock noon to-day we repaired to the hali of the Board of Assistant Aldermen | apd found the same occupied by the officers of the | Grand Jury, who denied us admission. We then demanded said bali of Commissioner Van Nort, | who states that under your instructions he bas | delivered possession thereof to the Grand Jury. hegiected to elect Assistant Aldermen as required by law; and tuere being no quorum, as heretoiore fovmatly communicated to you, we were unable to perlect an organization ot Said Board. ‘That by reason thereof there is now an inter- rupted municipal government in tnis, that there is now no legally constituted Common Council, and that all resolutions and ordinances passed by the present so-cailed Board of Aldermen as @ Common Council will ve void. We thereiore demand that you refrahu from rec- ognizing said Board as the Common Council of this city, and from ougning or vetolug any ordi. | Dance or measure passed by said Board until said nineteen districts snail have furnished assistant Aldermen and such Board shail have been aaly organized. ‘nat this document is made in the interest of the corporators of this city and on behali of our constituante, in order that the city government, its personality and credit, may nut be impaired. Respectfully, WILLIAM E. DEMOREST, Assistant Alderman from the Fifteenth Assembly and Assistant Aldermanic district P, TONER, AssistantAlderman from the Twentieth Assembly and Assistant Aldermanic district. THE PARKS IN 1874. WHAT MR. STEBBINS HAS DONE DURING THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS, Pending the preparation of the annual report of the Departments of Parks, which will probably not be ready for some days, it will be of interest tolearn what it has, in the main, accomplisned during the year 1874, Commissioner Stebbins, to whose energy and devotion the public owe 60 much of their enjoyment of the Central Park, has been reatly hampered by the .want of money in carrying out his designs for beautifying and im- proving the parks. And yet a good deai has been done in Central Park, and the minor city parks have also been improved in many respects. The figures for December not having been prepared it is oniy possible to estimate the expenses approximately. The total amount spent by the department during the past year is something less than $1,500,000, as follows :— On the Central Park, $730,000 (for maintenance $310,000 and for construction $420,000); on the Riverside Park about $50,000; on the minor city parks and squares, $100,000; on the Museum of Natural History, $250,000,’ and on the Museum of Art, $90,000. For bridges $20,000 was spent and the reat was expended in other minor items, in the Central the main improvements were those of the approache: the Museum from the Sixth @nd Seventh avenue entrances, Here there was @ great dificulty in crossing over to the Arsenal, and oy the construction of the inscope arch and a new walk under the drive the evil has been remedied. Much progress has been made in the adaptation of the Park slopes and walks to the new grades, a task of great magnicude. The enclosing walis on Eighth avenue, on Fiith avenue and on 10th street were also partly finisnea. On the end of the Mall, near the terrace, a new con- | cert ground has been cleared, which will prove a great boon to the thousands who come to hsten to the music. Even yet the accommodations are totaliy inadeouate on Saturdays, ‘The Carrousel 5 * That nineteen districts have apparently tailed or | Morningside Park, about $110,000, anda on the | NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JA} UARY 5, 1875.—TRIPLE SHEET. the Belvidere. . ‘The Museum of Natural Bistory is almost com- leted, with the exception of the interior work of ishing, which will be done this winter. Tne Mu- seum Of Art, on the Fifth avenue side o the Park, was completed up to the first story. Much preparatory work was done in the River- side Park ip clearing the ground, trimming the trees, &c., and in the Morningside Park, in exca- vations and building of a sewer. These works bad to stop, owing to the want of money. The Five Points Park has been paved and Is almost finished. The various little improvements on the minor city parks in the way o: fountatnus, ladies’ cottages, stands, 4¢., are too numerous to mention. 1018 especially gratifying to note that some of the principal squares, like Madison and Union, have been sligntly embellished, Durteg the earlier part of the year the number of men in the employ of the department was 1,000, but later, when the appropriation began to be ex- hausted, it feli to 600, at wyich number it has been maintained up to date. Some ot the detailed items of expenditure are of espectal interest, The skat- 1Dg in the Central Park, for instance, costs the taxpayers $16,000 a yei The erection of the skating houses alone cot very winter $3,500, and ten It costs $1,500 each spring to remove them. THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. Commissioner Van Nort has transmitted to the Board of Assessors the certificates of the cost of the following improvements, in order that the as- sesaments therefor may be made:— Receiving | bi on Tenth avenue, between trae Fah Tw ixth str $446 00 Re ah in Ch bet pete ceiving basin rry stree! ween Chambers and Roosevelt streets. ly seresie, 680 00 Recetving basin st southwest. corner. ii7th street and -ixth avenue..... oe 406 00 i ui ith 381 00 368 00 865 25 958 25 72 6 ula Church and Greenwich, 155 55 Regutating, grading, &c., Sixty-seventh street, between Fourth and Fitth avenues. .........+ 3,222 48 Flagging in thirty-fourth street, between First avenue and Kast Kiver. « Paving Eleventh avent to Fitty ninth street... Total.... COMMISSIONERS OF CHARITIES, ‘The Commissioners of Charities transacted but routine business yesterday. President Bailey ex- plained the absence of any important proceedings by the resignation of Commissioner Donnelly and the natural unwillingness of the otber two mem- bers to take any decisive measures until the final organization of the Board, The retirement of Mr, Donnehy, who had already become popular with all the employés of the department, and who would undoubtedly have made an excellent Com- missioner, is generally regretted. Mr. Donnelly said yesterday that he was compelled to resign trom having to go South, and that his letter was already in the hands of Mayor Wickham. He did not state, however, when the resignation would probably take effect, but said that he would make Up bis. mind regarding this point to-day. ‘A number 01 prominent physicians had a hearing esterday afteruoon im regard to the Medical oard of Bellevue Hospital. Dr. Fiint appealed to the Commissioners to restore the old Board, and argued that their dismissal was as sudden as it Was unjustified, Ors. Hammond, Sands, Loomis, Krakowitzer and Polk opposed this application, maintaining that the present Board was thor- oughly competent, and that the public interests would in nowise be benefited py the restoration of the old directors, President Bailey asked them a number of ques- tions, but expressed no opiniun as to the merits 1 the case. ‘the Commissioners have as yet made no ree movals, with the exception o! that of the Supply Agent of the old Board, Mr. Goodkind. They have ordered inventories to be taken Of all the property in the public institutions under their care, and the various wardens are now busy Sanplies, with this order, Tne bookkeeper, Mr. Hedden, is pre- paring vis balance sheet for January 1, 1875, which will soon be ready, THE MAYOR ON OFFICIAL LOBBYISTS, The following circular letter has been addressed to the heads of various departments of the city | government by His Honor the Mayor:— EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, CiTy HALL, New YoRK, Jan. 4, 1875, TSA SA this date, Ihave called attention to the practice, | which has in some of the departments prevailed, | of sending persons to Aibapy to affect or influence ) Jegisiation having particular reference to the de- partment represented, | I avail myself of this method of Inviting your | special attention to tue views I have there ex- | pressed; and, relying:upon your concurrence iu | them, | shall expect your-co-operation in putting Very respect- ; an end to the practice mentioned, rally, WILLIAM H, WICKHAM, Mayor. NEWARE’S NEW OFFICIAL REGIME. RATING THE NEW—BROADWELL’S BONDS. Newark closed its labors on Friday nignt, but its formal decease will not tke place till to-night. | Then it will be succeeded vy the new Council. The old Council stands nearly two-thirds republican: ‘The new has a Gemocratic majority of four. As a mere majority vote controls all the city officers: imcluding the membership of the Police and Fire portant, involving, as it does, a sweeping change in the city offices, To-night, upon the adjourn- ment sine, die of the old Oounct!, the new ceed to organize, by the selection of @ president and messenger. It is generally con- ceded that Alderman Westervelt, who has been in the Council five or six terms, and who during dem- ocratic ascendancy filled the presidency for one year, will a second time be chosen to preside. Un- tl the regular monthly meeting on next Friday night, no other changes will be made. Alter the reading of Mayor Perry’s message the Council will adjourn. In the meantime probably not iess than ONE THOUSAND ASPIRANTS FUR OFFICE are studying their several “chances.” The dem- ocratic members of the Vouncll have held four or five conierences but no regular caucus yet, and have proved models tn the way of preserving their own counsel and not * leaking” proceedings. The story bas been bruited about considerably that one or two members stood ready to be ‘‘con- the very members hinted at as being weak-kneed have been prompt to repudiate the insinuation as an insult, 1vis quite certain that a repetition of the Cam tactics would move Newark to its centre and resuit in terrible vengeance on the recalcitrants, for all classes of people unite in demanding a radical change im the city offices. Tue leadin; democratic Aldermen aver that the majority wil look only to the good of the people and in no wise be influenced by partisan cries. Tney promise, too, some sweeping retrenchments, such as the cutting down of salaries and expenses. BROADWELL'S BONDS. At the last meetin; Committee presented a report and resolution pro- viding that a compromise be effected with the bondsmen of Broad well, the convicted ex-Tax Re- ceiver. Broadwell abstracted, it is alleged, over $25,000, but only $15,000 nas been traced. He and his Dondsmen have paid in @ little over $7,000. ‘The bondsmen allege that Broadwell stole a por- tion of the money while he was only a clerk in the office, and, therefore, they are not liable tor the whole amount, They threaten to go to the courts, The committee accordingly offeres compromise with the bondsmen for » trifle over $4,000. Alderman Fitzgerald vigorously opposed the proposition, and upon a vote being taken it was rejected, four republicans voting with the democrats. ubsequentiy Mr. Statusby, who voted nay, Moved a reconsideration to table the matter, and it was adopted. POLITICAL NOTES, A Southern paper says Cesarism {3 about to give place to Bonapartism. The cry at the na- Vonal Capitol now is, “Down with the Bourvon!’’ A woman beat her husband badly the other day in Worcester, Mass.; but it was in @ contest for the game place on the School Committee, In reply to the assertion of a Soutnern democrat, that “Banks may sing with us, but he can’t lead the choir,” a Western paper remarks, “Watt till he is re-quir’d to,”” Judge Henry W. Thomas, of Fairfax, is named as @ candidate for the Lieutenant Governorsnip of Virginia. Judge Dundy ts poldly spoken of for United Staves Senator from Nebraska in place of Senator Tipton. F ‘The Richmond #nquirer says they are all 0. K. in New Orleans, but it means “Upposed to Kel loge.” The Cincinnati Star says General John 8. Wil- fiams seems to be ahead in the Gubernatorial con- test tn Kentucky, The Lexington Press wants Congressman Beck sent back to Congress as Senator from Kentucky. The annual meeting of the New York State Tem- | perance Soctety will be held at Amsterdam, Janu- ary 26. The object is to secure united political ac- tion during the coming vear has been finished and some progress was made on | DEaB Six—You will bave observed that, in my | Message to the honorable the Common Council of | RINGING OUT THE RING COUNCIL AND INAUGU- Practically the existing Common Council of departments, the advent of the new Council is im- | body will take the vacated seats and pro- | vinced,” @ da Catn, im the interest of the Ring, but | of the Council the Finance | 4 resolution to | CASTLE GARDEN. INTERESTING REPORT FOR DECEMBER—DECREASE IN muiGration, &o. The lowering sky yesterday seemed to impart some of its gloom to the Battery and vicinity. At Castie Garden the smail groups of lotteriag emigrants seemed to purtake of the general de- pression occasioned by a lack of ozone in the atmosphere, and listiessily lounged about the piers or leaned against the slippery pillars of the Park railings, with # souwpgon of New Year's tn | their elastic poses, Within the bduilding the anil sound of carpenters’ hammers alone woke the | echoes, Dulness reigned supreme, The activity of last year Was noWlere Observabie, and the em- ployés seeined indulging in A SEASON OF IDLENESS, In the offices the clerks were busy maxing out the statistics for the past year, but these have not been sufficiently completed ‘to present to the public. To-day the usual meeting tukes place of the Commissioners. Be!ow will be found an ap- oximate report for Decemper, 1874, of the num- er and nativity of passengers landed at Castle Garden :— From From English German Puta Porta Totat 1 4 6 o I 1 2) 8 12 130 8 8 76 s 9 iy x 201 SwF-unwa = =o E.SNIsea BEF we Bo Fall Bomeal Fi KaBSRETEB21 Bl | eRow' BB cmwel oe Sos-wcwnwsl B Et = i Pires wel | | awFe re SSe 07d West India, 5 Province of Lanenbui Province of Posen Province of Pomm Province of Westphalia. Rhelnish Province. | suvceete Fat ussewsloa-vatiiuen 8 esgseeHa! 51 2e-ooreel Totals, 252 «400 RECAPITULATION, Passengers returned to United States, born in United States.......... 23 Naturalized—First lande 818 First landed in other ports, uz Total. .. oamesee. os L188 ‘Total aliens arrived December, 1874.. =o 842 Decrease tor December, 1874... oo 2,087 | Decrease from January | to December 31, 187 18, 526 Total passengers, including citizens, arrived from j January 1 to December 31, 1874. eves 149,763 METHODIST PRHACHERS’ MEETING. Yesterday being the first Monday in the month ag well as in the new year, was devotional day with the Methodist preachers; but the ordinary exercises were varied by a sermon delivered by the Rev. #8. M. Adams on religious solitude. It was remarkable for careful thought and prepara- | tion, Moses’ interview with Jehovah on the holy mount was made the basis of the discourse, and attention was calied to the numerous and remark- able religious events that have taken place on mountain tops and in lonely places, Emphasis was also laid on the importance of solitude for growth in grace and piety. NOt tuat the preacher | had any sympathy wit the solitude represented | by hermitage or monasiicism, but rather that whicn 1s indicatea by getting into one’s secret | chamber and holdiug communion alone with God, Then the methods of this communion were discussed. How shall @ soul best hold con- verse with the Most High? What attitade should | 1 most appropriately assume? Dr. Adame did not | deem a Kueeling posture absolutely essential, nor, indeed, 1n many aspects necessary at all. He finds in the Bible instances of prophets and patriarchs and sages of old bolding converse with Godin @ variety of postures—walking, sitting, standing, kneeling, prostrate. it does not make any mate- | Tial difference as to the BODILY POSITION IN WORSHIP, provided the soul looks ap to and communes with God, And hence posture must be leit to circum- stances or to iudtvidual taste, In commenting on the sermon aiterward Dr. Curry called attention to Enoch walking with God 300 years, ana to tne Almighty’s command to the patriarch to walk be- lore Him and be periect. Tne: Voctor beileved | | that great emphasis is tad in the Scriptures apon | walking Witn God. And in bis own personal | experience be found some of his most delight- | fut seasons of communion when oe paced up and down his office or bis room or walked the streets. In like manner also Dr. Dunn cited an example of David ina sitting posture communing with God. The students of ; tne Central Tenuessee College (Nasbvilie) sang several devotional songs. These students are now | visiting this section, giving concerts in tue churches to raise junds for their institution, which | 18 under the auspices and management o1 the i FREBDMEN’S AID SOCIBTY | of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Their singing | | yesterday created wild enthusiasm among the | usually staid ministers. It was certainly soul | stirring and inspiring. Dr. Scnaf, on behali of the | Faculty o: the Union Theological Seminary o! this city, extended to the preachers an invitation to attena a lecture next Thursday, between two and | three o’clock, in the chapel Of that institution. | | The subject is the ‘ Relation of Ecclesiastical to j Civil Law,” and the iecturer is Judge Strong, of | the United States Supreme Court. The pubiic are | | not invited because tnere is not room for them in | the chapel, and they must be content to take it | second hand from the press. Next Monday the Methodist mimisters will consider the subject of | missions, THE WEEK OF PRAYER. In accordance with the recommendation of the Evangelical Alliance Christian representatives of different denominations gathered yesterday aiter- noon in Dr. Rogers’ Reformed church, on Fifth avenue, to review the past year and to render thanksgiving for its varied mercies; to pray tor | humiliation for personal and national sins | and for God’s biessings in the future. Prayers ana addresses were offered by ve . Mattnews, Dr. Burchard, Mr. | Knevals, Rey. Mr. Kennard, Rev. Mr. Trist and others, The several topics for thanksgivin, and prayer Indicated by the Alliance were referred | to in the addresses and in the invocations, and it | was deemed @ reason for thanksgiving that so | | Many prayers had been answered during the past | | year; thatso many souls had been saved and gathered into the Church, and that, while sceptics had rigen up to overthrow our fattn, Christian | scholars bad also Sppeared to refute the sational- istic arguments. ‘Me exercises in the same place | to-day, at half-past tnree P, M,, will consist | Of prayers for civil governments and ali in autnor- | ity; for the increase of intelligence, the purifica- | | ttou of public opinion and the spread of iree in- stitutions throughout the world. If the power of this universal bond of prayer could be realized | some of the speakers yesterday believed there would be more prayer and more faitniul prayer | than there has been, and they were willing to make coniession of neglect and failure in this re- gard and to promise better for the time to come. THE STRASBOURGEOIS CLUB. The members of the Strasbourgeois Club held their first annual dinner on Sunday evening at the restaurant of Joseph Weill, No. 126 Sixth ave- nue. The clnbisa newly organized association, composed of old residents of Strasbourg, and, judging from the tone of the speeches, flerce ene- mies of Bismarck and children of France. The officers of the society Sr rete ah Jean Pfannmullet; Vice President, Albert Duclos { ‘Treasurer, Joseph Weill, and Secretary, Charl Borrer. Tue menu was composed of Strasbourg delicactes, such as eperians 1 sauce tartare, civet de lievré et nouiiles @l’A’ jenne, paté de ras, &c, Aresolution was passed after din | ner S'send a cable despatcn to the Mayor o! Stras- i bourg (a good Frenchman), Wishing their friends | and relatives, througn him, @ happy New Year, ‘The speeches were full Of patriotism, and the members of the club swore that when the mother France required the assistauce of ber children they would answer.the cail. They adjourned at & late hour, thoroughly weil pleased with their firat annual banquet, YACHTING NOTES. ‘The American yacht Josephine, N.Y.¥.C., Uap- tain Phoenix, with Messrs, Talboys and Crocker on board, arrived at Barbados from Martinique De- | vember 9, remained there one week and sailed December 15 tor Trinidad. Mr. P, MacGiehan, of Pamrapo, N. J. building two smali yachts tur parties in New Orleans. One | BR eighteen feet and she other twenty feet in | jengt | severely injured, Paxcnal’s leit ankle was | | floating in the river off Central NEW YORK CITY The New York State Council Sovereigns of (n- dustry will be organized in tus city om Friday, January 3. The regolar monthly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce wii! take place on Thursday next at one o’clock P. M. While Jonn Owens, of No. 103 Mott street, and another man were wrestling in the liquor store No. 175 Hester street, Owens ‘ractured tis rigat jeg. ede) with a revolver yesterday afternoon, shot imself tarough the band, Me was sent to tue Park Hospital. The Danish residents in this city wul holaa meeting at Germania Assembiy Rooms on Thars- day evening, fo! @ purpose of jorming & Danish literary association, The congregation of the Union Tabernacie, Brooklyn, E. 0.. presented the pastor, Rey. Mr. Hagemap, with a fine gold watch New Year’ Eve, upon the occasion of their ‘watch meeting” ser- vice. Office Francis, of the Tremont police, found a young man, who had evidently shot himself. He is about elghteen years old, wears dark panta- Henry Neben, of No, 34 Liberty street, while | | loons, tight coat, with velvet collar, and has dark hair, Henry Balachmider, aged thirty-seven years, @ resident gf Melrose, fel! from @ scaffold and frac- tured ‘1g thigh while aj Work yesterday morning on the new church in Sixty-firsi street, between Second and Third avenues, Andrew H. Carey, of No. 395 Third avenue, made acharge before Judge Murray, at Essex Market Police Court yesterday, against a man named Pat- rick O’Rourke of stealing $6 wort of Mles and saws, The prisoner was held in $500 ball to answer at Special Sessions, While Michael Michaud, Felix Paschal and Quinine Toxel were at work yesterday morning putting plates of glass upon an elevator, to lower them from an upper floor to the street, in the tore of Noel & Soyes, No. $ Crosby street, the ackling broke, and the men and glass were pre- cipitated to the ground, Michaud’s hip was prained and Toxel’s left leg was badly bruised, BROOKLYN. The Commissioners of Charities have sent eight idiotic children from the Kings County Nursery to the State instiiution at Syracuse. The body of a full grown infant, with tne head and limbs cut of, was found wenpred im ot) silk pler, Atlantic Dock, yesterday. Coroner Nolan was notified yesterday to hold an inqnest on the body of George Smith, who hanged himself at his street, E. D. ceased, who was jorty-nine years of age, became insane from (he excessive use of liquor. Justice Pratt, of the Supreme Court, rendered a decision yesterday in the action brought by tne Board of Supervisors against ex-Sherif Anthony G. Walters for the alleged fraudulent collection of for jat! board and fees, ‘ihe statute of limita- tion was pleaded in the answer set forth to the complaint. The plaintiff’ demarred, as 00 act of the defendant which was fraudulent could be omi- ciaL The Judge sustained the demurrer. At the meeting and organization of the Brooklyn Board of aldermen for the year 1875, held yesterday | afternoon, Jacob I. Bergen was chosen President ofthe Common Council, Keeper of the City Hall Patrick Lorney was reappointed, and his assist- ant, William Dwyer, was also continued for an- other year. James Bridges was appointed Mes- senger ol the Board, and Andrew McDonald Ser- eant-at-Arms, For Engineer of the City Hail fimothy Ward was chosen. Sealers of Weights and Measures were chosen in the persons of Peter Fitzpatrick, John Culhane. Thomas Bowers | and Patrick Monaghan. William 0. De Witt was reappointed Corporation Counsel and Joseph Smitn as Assessor. Coroners Sims and Nolan have appointed ex-Alderman James Dunn, of the Sixth ward, as their Deputy Coroner. LONG ISLAND. About half-past six o’cleck yesterday morning a fire broke out on the premises of Frank Hersche on West avenue, Hunter's Point, and, the dames extending to the hoase of Mr. Hunt, both butidings were destroyed. The Joss 1s estimated at $6,000. Oliver Charlick, im company with District Attorney Downing, of Qneen’s county, drove from , 98a!! Flushing to New York yesterday to take final action m reference to the purchase, on Saturday last, of the Long Isiand Ratiway by Messrs. Pop- penhausen & Uo. This company are now the sole owners of the North Side, Central, Flushing, Soutnern and Long Island Ratlroads of Long Island. Jore yesterda: ing transactes ‘STATEN ISLAND. leit his residence at Bay Side, hav- all bis business by telegraph. Dr. Ephraim Clark, of New Dorp, has been ap- pointed physician at the Richmond County Jail for the current year. ‘The brewery proprietors and private ice dealers about Staten Isiand are now busily engaged in | carting and storing their winter supply. All day on Sunday and yesterday teams were running, not even atopping at noontime, double teams charging $1 per load and singie teams 50 cents. The ice on Stiver Lake, New Brighton, and Britton’s Lake, Clove road, is eight inches 1m thickness, and thas on the field ponds about six inches, Earty on Sunday morning the people of Factory- vitle were startied by an explosion, and it was soon rumored about that the receiving gas tank on Post avenue, supplied from the main at Clif- ton, had blown up. A despatch was sent to head- quarters at Clifton to this effect, but apon inve: tigation it was found that there had oeen a leak- age in some of the valves and that the explosion only blew the roof off the valve house, not or 9 apy serious damage and no one being injure Tne damage to the building can be repaired for | $300 or $400, It was announced in some of the charches that there would be no evening services in consequence of the accident; but the con- nections were at once re-established, and the vil- lJages on the porth shore were lighted as usual, NEW JERSEY. Kate Maloney tried to commit suicide in Newark by jumping out of @ second story window. She hurt herself badly. Insanity was the cause, Another Newark policeman, Officer ree, has | been complained of for drunkenness. He ar- rested a map. for Intoxication; but the sergeant decided the officer was the drunker of the two, The congregation of St. Patrick's Cathedral in Newark contributed during Christmastide and New Year’s over $3,000 for the orphans and other | charities. In Newark last evening a young man was ar- rested on suspicion of having robbed Mrs. Tully’s store of $200 worth of goods early yesterday | morning. 8T. JOHN'S GUILD RELIEF FUND. The following additional contributions have been received by the Rev, alvah Wiswall, Master of St. John’s Guild, No. 52 Varick street, and paid over to Andrew W. Leggat, Almoner :— THROUGH THE BOARD OF APPORTIONMENT. From the /xci cr fang. + $1,000 00 TO THE GUILD OFFICE. ey rt # is bi 10°00 ry 500 J: 10 00 re Ww 0 y 5 00 a 5.00 Fr 20) H. 10 Cash. 20 Total “ Amount previous! Grand total, a4 - $3,969 52 Contributions are earnestly solicited, and may be sent tothe HERALD office, orto Mayor Wick- $8 Re Dam, City Hall. CORONERS’ CASES. ‘Thomas Ducy, fifty-one years of age, after drink- ing to great excess for ten days, died in the Ninety-ninth street Reception Hospital on Sun- day. The body was removed to the late residence 1 deceased, Kightieth street, nesr Tenth avenue, where Corober Croker will hold an inquest, Thomas Hanrotty, a laborer, thirty years died at his residence, No, 524 East Eighteenth street, from the effects of injuries identaily received. Coroner Croker held an inquest at No, 300 East Forty-second street on the body of Edward Burke, twenty-iour years of age, whodied irom the effects of injuries received by acctdentally falling from a tank atthe Forty-second street depot, where ne was employed a6 a night laborer. Late yesierday afiernoon information was re- ceived that Joseph Brown, & a of nineteen years, Was lying dead at No. 447 West Twenty-sixth Itreet, he having been Killed by the nead of a cylinder having been blown off while some one ‘was engaged in testing it, Coroner Kessler will make an investigation. of age, eae of residence, No. 157 Meserole | Mr. Charlick has not for three months be- | ae A PECULIAR PERFOR MANCE, THIRD DRAWING OF THE INDUSTRIAL EXxnI- BITION COMPANY YESTERDAY—#OW IT was DONE—A PAIR OF SPECULATORS ON TRANS- PARENCIES IN GENERAL, A performance called the third serial drawing of | the Industrial Exhibition Company took place at Steinway Hall yesterday afveruoou. The building | Was thrown open at about hal!-past foar o’clocg, and at that hour a few stragglers siowly mounted | the steps. Five o'clock was the hour set down for the drawing, and as the hand o/ tune reached that | mour On the dial @ oumver of pecuuar, foreign- | looking meu walked on tue piatform, one of them, ; @tall man witb a high collar and coo much but- | toned up coat, advanced (o the foutliguts and an- | Bounced that the third drawing would then take | Place. As the gentleman spread that informauon ! he shook his too long beara, raised bia right hand, covered with too much rusty glove, in the air and retired to a seat ata table on the platform where were already gathered two of tae otuer guiding | Spirits, A self-confident, forward youth, in shirt | Sleeves, took his place at about tie middie of the | stage, crossed bis arms upon bis chest and waited stolidiy. A workman seized hoid of the handle ef ® great glass machine, Giled with litue brown } things that looked iike iadies’ needle cases, and | began to wind. As he turned the nandle all the | little things tumbled around inside and some very amusing evolutions they made. ne casing of the machine was glass—that is, it wasa large glass Vessel in the shape of a wheel or grinding stone— and everything passing within it was visible. 1¢ hong in @ wooden {rame and had a smail wooden door in one part, through wich the little needic cases could be put in and taken out. after ine | workman had turmed the tiing ronnd sevy- erai times and had well shaken up all THE LITTLE NEEDLE CASES, | two men with beards—all the men on the stage | had beards except the workman and the boy—ana, | keys in their hands, went forward tothe glass | grinding stone and opened the i:tle wooden | door, The stolid looking boy, in shirt sleeves, then slowly and with a «reat show of | straightforwardness, as 1/ to dispei all suspicious doubt that might be lingering in the mind ef any sceptics im the auuience, thrust his ght nand, | without deigning to look at Jt, into the glass grind- | ing stone, and drew out the liirie needle cases. Keeping his body as straight as 4 ramrod and his | eyes on @ level with a fresoved Mgure on the | ceiling he withdrew the band, described a semi- circle with it in the atmosphere and then shut it up before his eyes. He pulled the needie case apart and drew, wiin capital stage effect, only that it was, perhaps, a shade overdoue, a piece of paper irom the receptacic box. his paper he | unrolled toward the audience and displayed the | large biack figures init. When the audience had | finished reading the numbers—that did not take | long, there were not many of them—he handed it | over to a bearded man, who read the jet. black numbers aloud in @ strong voice, as though no- body had seen them, while at that moment every | man and the entire seven women in the audience | Rad them written down on bits of paper im their hands and on their laps. He in turn passed it | over to the presiding spirits at the table, | and the workman went on again winding at | the grinding stone. The audience was composed O! seventy-two men and seven{iadies. The bond- | holders might be numbered at about half the mag- | Mitude of the assemblage. Outside the weather was moist, and the audience that bad en- tered the hall was wet, Steamy and foggy. The | drawing lasted ten miuutes, and then tbe very | long-bearded man, with the large, thick, rusty | brown kids, advanced again to the /ootlignhts and in- formed the audience that for that day the drawing was ended, He issued through a side door, and all the other bearded spirits issued after him, | Even the stolid-looking boy tn shirt sleeves, with his arms crossed, tarned upon bis heel. ‘This boy, who seemed tohave been made to vio everything in ‘A CIRCULAR OR SEMI-CIRCULAR manner, vent his back concayely until the hollow in the middie formed abasiu as deep as a wash bowl, and tssued, too, lifting bis leet from the round as much ashe possidly could, and taking fimseit away ip a highly respectable dramatic The audience rose to leave and sauntered Some laughed, some grinned, drew anything. It was all done on the stage; the bearded spirits had the whole thing to themselves. Two gentiemen who had stood up against the rear wall all the time | the drawing was gotng on, warming their feet inst the register in varus, opened a conversa- tion in a rather loud tone of voice as the audience | was going ont of the building. “Where's that buliding ?” asked the first. “On paper. answered the second. ‘es, I know; but where is it go:ng to be 2” “on {ce,” said the second. “What's 1¢ for 1" “To grow able-bodied nat was a big box 7’ es, glass; pretty transparent !”” “Almost thin, eh ?? “Rather—Wonder tf the palace is to be giass, too ?—Shouldn’t wonder—Sometning very traus- parent and nice, eh !—Thin house, too—Anh, weil, thin day— Bad weatser—Good idea, though—Capi- tal—Now Biil’s the fellow for a job !ike that—No thin houses for htm—Invite ali the boys—Pienty Monongahela on hand—Crowd the place—Look like business—Sprinkie around the ‘gais’—Best clothes—Dresses things up—Keeps the conddence j afloat—-Wonderiag} man! wonderiul man! smart | tellow! splendid! |. The two gentlemen, being all that was left of | the audience, passed out talking as they went ; and moralizing upon the thinness of clotnes when | exposed to the elements and tne thickness of brains sometimes when opposed to cunning. A NOTED BURGLAR ARRESTED. IMPEDIMENTS IN THE WAY OF REFORM FOR A CONFIRMED CRIMINAL. New Haven, Conn., Jan, 4, 1875, “Wess”? Hart, the notorious desperado, who committed @ burglary at the house of E, A, Per- kins, in Hartford, on Friday night last, and whom the detectives of that city have been making | strenuous efforts to capture, was arrested last | evening at the Florence House, whither he bad | gone to obtain something to eat. The ar- ticles stolen irom Mr. Perkins consisted of jewelry, clothing and other articles, valued in allat about $500. It appears that on leaving Hartiora he proceeded to New London, where he tried to sell some of the articles at a disreputable house. From New London he proceeded by boat | to New York, reaching there on Saturday morn- ing, ana came to this sity, saturday night, on bis way to Middietown. He says he sold most of the stolen property during Saturday in New York. Hart has been sentenced to State Prison three times during the past eight years for bur- glary, and it is only two months since bis last dis- charge from that institution. A miniature ship, which he made while in prison the last time, had been disposea of by Mr. Frank Leslie, of New York, jor him, and a balance due Hurt on that transaction had been forwarded by postal order to Middletown, The letter bore @ wrong direction, and on Saturday Mr. Lesiie gave bim a note to the ! Postmaster at Middletown, stating that Hart was ! the person for whom the order was intended. Hart was on his way tO Middletown to get this money, and stopping over ove train in New Haven, got caught by the detectives. A chisel wi: and on his person, Which he says he got Thursday night at Allyn Hall, Harttord, and wuich he used to | force an entrance to Mr. Perkins’ house. He does not deny the commission 0/ the crime, but says he was driven to it by absolute want. He claims to have been unaple (oO secure employment since his discharge from prison, snd that Loose who effered to aid him when he came out failed or declined to do so. One laay friend gave nim and another $1. With this he oridged over a fort- night, and then his condition ancially was as bad ag ever. He si 2 while with. bis parents in Middietown; but, tailing to get employment, he could not remain a burden apon them. He saya he a in Hartiord fol means to take in out of the coun- try. but failing in this'as well as in getting work, | he became intoxicated and committed the crime. He declares that, though guilty of this crime, he Will not again be taken to the prison at Weshers- | fleld, and throws out strong nints that he will com- mit suicide. Hart was taken to Hartiord ast night on the midnight train. THE HUDSON TUNNEL. | i | | | | exit. | toward tie door. some swore, but nobo Sweet potatoes in.’” APPLICATION IN COURT FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONERS, Before Judge David A. Depue of the Supreme Court in Newark, yesterday; application was made by Henry S. White, Attorney for the Hudson Tunnel Railroad Company, for the tof Commissioners to condemn lands of the Morris & Essex and Delaware, Lackawanna atid Western of the Jersey /Stiore Improvement Compeny, take, by she “Taanel Oo claimed "eas the’ tatver, company wus’ res ui i ir ¢] the. and sel rat tru