The New York Herald Newspaper, May 30, 1875, Page 6

6 BEAUTIVUL SMELLS. | Danger of the Harlem Flats to the Health of mentee THE SCOURGES OF THE PAST. | he Cit the City. Humbug of the Disinfecting Proc PEOPLE. | SPICY LETTERS FROM THE oe | gotten, Every Preparation for a Dreadful Summer Epidemic. A DISINFECTANT. WHITEWASH The Police Surgeons on the Salu- } brity of Stinks. | There ts no perceptible abatement of the | nuisance on tne Hariem fats, whien snows the | wondertul eMicieney of the police and the health | oMcers, Tne evil grows worse with each warm day, and ali the chioride of lime and dead ol 1 | Christendom will not correct the harm now don There is some satisfaction in knowing, however, that tle Healtm and Pol.ce departments have bee compelied to take oMctai cognizance of this out- rage perpetrated by a set of unscrupulous con- | tractors upon a large portion of this city’s iz- | April 2 19.992 60 | habitanta. As a kind of peace offering to the in- | JUNC,1>- 3134 2) | have also been requested to ascertaim whetuer or dignant pnbdlic tt is true the Police Board have | August C ed 8 | not, tn thelr judgment, the filling-in material now met and resolved to disiniect the garbage whica | SSUM 18 ig? Saat aa ri St! solu) 29 | used by the Street Cleaning Buxean ts detrimental they still permit to be used for Hing im these marshes. In order to accomplish this the Board | i} of Police Commissioners have transierred the sum mows 20. : | Es if bebr ss oh ted ” | do police surgeons, who hack and cut limbs, of $6,000 irom thetr unexpended balance of appro- | yy 's know about miasms? They are, or ougnt to be, priation to the Heaitn Department, and the latter | work of contractors Uaclusive ol amount retained) | wasters of anatomy—‘hat's a as to the intend to furnish @ barrel of lime and ten barrels | $55.20 05. | Board of Health, composed of such learnea old Of dead on for each scow load of garbage. With tuls wholly inadequate supply of disinfectants tt is tmpossivie for the Board of Health to accomplish anything. Indeed it is very plain that success is mot the objec of the Board; for if 1t was the Com- missioners and their subordinates would make an intelligent effort to bring it about, JUST IN TIME TO BE TOO LATE. | It ts very well to lock the stable door, but the horse is stolen, aud bad a tenth of the trouble | been taken to prevent the mischief that is now proposed in the attempted remedy all would have been well. ¢ action of & disinfectant on decay- ing or contagion-charged maiter 1s to arrest the Process of fermentation in the one, and to kill the germs of discase in the other. Uniess the body can be acted on directly by the disinfectant the process of putre/aciion is not checked, nor are the Gisease sporuies destroyed. How, then, cam tue | Board of Healta hope to remedy the evils arising | from their negiect tn tue past by disiniecting (even Ii they succeed in doing #0) future supplies of garbage? GARBAGE FILLING ALWAYS DANGEROUS. | It ts aificult to understasd how a Board of Commissioners, charge4 with the important trust Of the health of the city of New York, c themseives inte @ position that is temabie. They acknowledge that the use Of gar- 0; Heriem shall not be either removed or covered | 9; " bage ior filimg these ‘fats’ was a ross violation | up forever, The peovie look to tue two depart. | % tae city nas only amounted to a out of the sanitary laws of New York, and that both | meats of the city government lor reiief. Whetner | tus far, and who confdently expects $60,000 | the Police Commissioners, who sold tue stud, end | of got their hopes will be Realized 14 @ question wo | MOTe. Let Drs. Ambrose and Milis, those truly the , Who bought and used it, are pe gsetied by time. | Dauimethropic gentlemen wane later ate a ths | liable to seve aa Yet they complacentiy e WORKS ENGINER | Mmatier are larger thaa other person | wil bee tne race dni WHAT THE PUBLIC WORKS ENGINERR SAYS. (always eXcepuing the pat: ‘Moquace), d | tell the pubile tmat ta thia fou! mixture is disinfected belore be! Disinfection may remove the danzer contagion from an Oi@ mattress, but It capnot prevent the generatiom of poisonous gas by th putretaction of tue material lisell. “lake new mown hay, ires¥ {rom the meadows of Dutchess county, apd dump it uptaimted imio these futs and tn due’ course of @ the bay wil | fraittul a source of dsease as the dir’ fected biraw wedding from Baxter ORGANIC MATTER O¥ ANY KIND mnst be destroved or cally changed before It ceases to be a source of danger. suggestion bo ourn the gare is @ good one, but the cost of erecting “‘crematig [urmaces” will probably pre- 4 that street epings Iu 1 i tal Gent ite adoption. “it is tar better to sone this Ri utrusec pings Were not unbeaithy | pony ana foul odors are healthiul, and that gar- ae out to = aud dump reliant eg ———— | bage 18 a goed thing for barge York | irther harm. The awwiniecting properties of a | IN] FIVE (S)CENTS. ville. Well, gentiewen of the Police and bundred fathoms of sea water are unquestionabie ONLY IVE (8)CENTS | Health boards, culs trick will not do, | gna superior te ail ovners Within the reach of ihe |THE POLICE SURGEONS VISIT THE SCOWS AND ‘The peopie see tiroush It It is too | vlice and Hei boaras. . novme— : tin, in the gaage of the day. Let me, as | 3 USEL@SS IN WET GROUND. | DUMPING GROUNDS—THEY 6NIF¥ NO ODORS (ne citizen whose nose and stumach have been | posed to be used ar age until every putrid p ly destroyed, Bnd in order to do this It Is necessary that time and a liveral use of the disinfectant should ve com- | bined. Garbage simply covered with a disiniec- tant will not be purified, and still less.wili it ve so if the garbage re the lime qaickly loses rts disinfect- require ouly a few more let sie Old meu with the thirds of the popu- W, #od Will be the Healin of dead cattle had Gouted down tne River and had lodged t banks, at & a#marp bend » miles below the city. z 5 fact amd spurred ‘ » earn an D c eof sme arcasses | . The ot, if BOt & v s.enck Waich every 50 ad i lreveport wa: ad us the if fe vr wretchea are compelied to end It is fair to say tbat it was no we 13s a degree in smell beyond en the most acne bone puiler camno The McQuade & Amorose cesepoois have ut But sudden!y in Sarey readiul disease. “Black De ad and jaid its band upon good and Bad, rick and poor alike. The ca- pidity of alew ant mezroes Was paid for in She Di0od Of 900 p The citizens oi New active Hoard of housands of deaths Veaith are to be awa t oy cholera or yellow The sudden appear- auce vf such @ distemper in very midat, spreading in all directions, {8 Bot the most im- probaole event Imagivavie. THE SUSQUEDANNA CHOLERA. There are mauy otwer cases Wortuy Of recall at this time. Unly @ few years azo the borongd of Columota, in Péeunsylv: aated on the containing th by # kind of chovera whic anything ever seen ia t time, it should be reme bot exist Mm an epid im Buenos Ayres, saia w ve vue wf) within the lin tue a ee from ‘Mesets, Miterell co. ud i town of Columbia, up to tm 7 were j Fenented wk woert £ a nf ae eo & so | that plate is not brought om the tabie she simpiy | CO°t% Drose out, was perfectly health. area netwe W Von Dien, best scudeawe in the ornaments: | remarks the fact in writing, withewt reproach, Harrison vs. Palmer.—Méytion granted. Opinion. eunse of the epidemic. sume th survey 800 Taira ar nue aud | drawing clase, | wieness. iil temper, like @ person who netices an Ryweten 4 vs. Mortimer, Jf,—Motion denied, with Fd ad pheany Pood ms Signe git gr hy hard sant 16th and. Lusty street Priges of $15 in gold from Wilson @, Haut oa tee some errival pnt blondes Rp toe moc us and the cc on of ite sarin Were presontea to Joseph niaaky for mechanical | eyery day at about el: TOMBS POLICY Stain Which Red perished from ‘seme wo P+ arctuliy examined. The two blocks between Third and | drawing, David Young jor architectural drawing, ame oud, walking alway: crowded, They were thrown into the river, OB the | Fourth ave 4 106th and Loren streets have been | Henry luieteid, for drawing irom Cast, and Cpa tia as Before Justice Ortverbourg. banks of whicu the towa ts situated, if belmg sUp- | recently filled and are im @ very vatiienctory condition, | Wiliam Meyle for form drawiug. t need scarcely be od rbow poved that taey would float duwa the stream to | beme tour iret at non seer’ agg mark, and i. A aon caemeanton Nlpentend “ty re and ARREST OF AN ALLEGED SNEAK THIEF. re . ive: 18 covered with three feet of (resh earth. That por | : = every precaution : Side water; DUE the river being low | gromua berween ‘winery-Aith and -Atnety-uiuin eva | FOUND DROWNED. 7 ea to snicld Rer from | The outgoing European palssenger steamers pane Bonen tlh ed ugh, where, exposed | {rom Second avenue Wo he river, ts flied to the grade ot | Ses aaa | o. | from this port have for so time past suferea to the Lot #un of mifsummer, they putratied. A | portion between Nine | The bodies of two men, without any positive pre ggg: Maman Spm | oe ana | mach from the depredations of a gang of sneak Seas stnbopners See weno S add ean of th aud | marks wherevy they could ve identified, Were | wulie painting absorbs and captivates, With her | *MCVes WhO, Gnder the guIN® of sceing friends Gireciiy through the 1 ag the sir in- | thet portion of the, foe which hae been flied | found doating in the rivers bounding Manmattaa | disposition, with ® disnclinatioa for all human if,” come oD board and carry: away various ar- Voleranis. host nately a car of emigrants | 1 ender ihe direction of tne crecita inthe messow | iaiaad yesterday. Une has but to read tae police | Society, Is Is dicate ta pay here vials mice tieles of vaine, Yesterday U'iceir Quigley, of the Grrived at this juncture in Which were two or fate is aboutewo and one-half feet. it was evides | records from day to day to be convinesd tant | pg her pain. Her Majesty tue Quoem only | Harbor Police, arrested one 8. .P, Weld, whose three faa) cases sera, The e@fmigrants had | to us, after a thorough examination of this section x » be com ts Tervoel every jortuight, and even thea | movements he had traced frotm early mornin avsed tir ral towns without communt- | this depth of filing in was insaMcient to bring the either crime or suicide Is geeatiy om tue increase, | she does not see the Princess; this depemas upon | until the departure or the Clly Of Brussels, an eating the disease, but kere it immediately spread, ‘and to ie free from any overfow of | Tne twocases above men sreported in the | tee temper of the patient. veral times every | whom se liad noticed goipg 2 and coming off | and it 4x Weeks or ic da decimated toe eC popes see an Ko : terse lamguage of the police authorides, are as | Gay, however, news issens from the chateau of | several ontgoing steamers. pitt a A fe! cy i i be remedied by a greacer depth of filling in. thas | SHOWS: — | the Princess a6 Tervueren to the Chateau de | Me conid give wo sausiactory actount of himself Beichboring cities generously and meroicaly de- Heed eee rad [usth streets and east | _,28¢ Dody Of adrowned man, supposed to be that | Lacken or to the royal palace at Brussels. FE n arrested, Yoted taemselyes Wi € resident doctors to the between Finey, eckspetween tie Third and | Of Patrick Carroll, an cacapea prisoser from | moath Dr. Gace! visite the sagust pationt Felerot the aMlicted; bur, accerding my recoi- ria avendes and JO7th ang lu9th streets, as well as | Ward’s Isiand, was jou vos erday mors by | Queen habitually accom ying i lection of the ravages of the cholera eisewnere in | the blocks between 106th and lath streets, between se OMficers White’ and Hogan of (uo ignteenth pre- | Visite, The vite soem reaily nad, this count 9 piace In the Union ever sustained | oud and Third avenues, 304 ie, biocks betwoen — Cinet, In the Blip at the foos or Last Fweoty-third | to this effect:—The doctor asks the in proportion ty Its populatiog, and loeth streets and Thick Avene, oe con. | Btreet. Tne deceased was av brty-cight years | her health, when she always repite , om X YELLOW FEVER aT NORFOLE. | os ivy ‘of | Old, five feet eiznt inches & lark complexion, | Very well,” them turns her back upon bim and Before Judge Bixdy, hee of very great mortality reenit mustache aNd goates aud Ariired in a Worknouse | Walks away. ect tack of : | nirg, isch pants, Katt {and Bo shoes. ——$—_———_— see karma Sar n 4 Wenty years ngc v nto Any ‘The body was sent to the Morgu TILE BUYER BOTTL IP n Thursday might tas » maMans, name tion eugeniered vy | lines of ihe tar doponis or stage sae Luarent wl the cekoster coatatene ot sed et BUYER BOTTLED UP. | povert narrington and Cusriely Hays, brutally as- OF ine decayed wharves and ths decayed amumal | maratiol In this report, A thorough Inve Tuckerton, I edy ofan un- | Anitinerant petty merchant was arrested yos. | f0uited and beat Louis Ungrick and mis wife, near Sete Cearerneee EOARSES Toke POR. SOE. h renent p of that n Keown drowsed men, at enty two years of | teraay, in Hoboken, for having in his posses ton | thelr residence, at No. 417 Sevd ith avenue, While srrived (ra v y ever, Marlem aats, extending from NM d age, five feet SX Incies nigu, stout bulid, dark umber of ty botties label : Harrington was beating the Wyman Hays stapbed @o¢d Norfolk became ia Jy she victim of a the east al halt, sme@otn face, HO cout, dark vest, Sco & large nom’ empty ied and Serribie epidemic. 5 So whe sage ot made wit haps cual ants, boots, White #0) gray undershirt bearing trade marks on them. ‘There is a law in | the Man in the arm and Jeg{ infieving painful, AT BUENOS AYRES. de See pervet non only at in | waite drawers, in the sip at tne fuot of Wes: | dorsey proiibiting sac trafic, and the wanderer, | though not dangerous, wourds, The rascals were Amore recent exaw was the prevalence of | forces as to the yas —First~iue | Twenty -Gfth sweet. Tie body was sent to tue 12 being arraigned beiore Recorder bonnsvedt, psequently arrested b at... tin, of th 6 diovases | Morus by order of the Caranar Was IQUIGted oF wimA Of one of tH urauMioA, | | TWepbr-miAia precinch Y Wore browne to the } population, been accustomed to bary them jUSt | and ihen occurs after @ yery high tice, "These parts below the surface of the soil in any spaces not | (marked rou in the have oniy received about thirty covered Wita puildings throughout the town; so Thi } thatin the process of time the whole city plot had ws dire: become @ MaSs of corruption, With a Loin crust of | Alling, as tai | erly uminbabitea, porposes, Warehouses are tae only stractures | Gition of all” those. labering in the scews, thore | Whica ought ever vo be piaced upon such “made | carrying the dirt and living in the unmediace vicinity, 1s ground,” aud this class of buildiugs require solid | in our jodgment, ampie proof that this whole work is | 18 only necessary for the oMcers of the Health | | ment of Pabdiic Works. | Streets across the Harlem mareles. The names b patnce ayn promi bsg slreet sweeping filling ahead and tue bids of the several applicamia were given We are, tir, very res otfally, Your obedient servant | November 25. 1375. ounce of this re/ase matter now befouling the air while MeQuaa explains that contractors their work s0 as to in hues, and that in great such ss has been or would be rejected by the De- states that tn afternoon a resolution was adopted changing the time for cleaning the streets from day hours to is @ummpea into wet ground or night Bours, to take effect June 5. ty oF iS Wasned out of the Bilung. sion ensued on report of the Committee of iy tne world ? HOW ErWexics GROW, Surgeons appointed to laveatigate the sanitary —- oe | quires 4 few references to recent his. | condition of Harlem fats, bat it was Snail COOPER UNIO oh the dirty | adopted, The report 1s as follow — Ton. F Starting nulsance | o L i v t r NEW YORK HERALD, wamps that filled im (marked ue it the map). second—.he only unhealthy teatures of those portions that bave been Alle! are spaces that have not been sufficiently flied im ty bury the pe effluvia that arises aiter being submerged, which now the healthiest climates upon the earth. This wos but @ few yearé ago. The iahabitants of toat city had always, 1 appears, instead oi removing toeir garbage and mauLold linpurities of a considerable were never sone us earth interposed between it and the alr avove. | five Nenatiine eve ‘The immeat Cause exciting the disease 8 LOt | meadows to bring them to a grade that canno: be over- remembered; but kere was Lhe tinder box ready flowed by any tide. Unpl t undoubtedly for the spark, which at length lell Upon it, and tue | arise froin this section and which must continue umti n city Was desolated, | more filling ot natural soll isdeposited, Third—As a ran on : | evidence of the fact that no injurious infuence Is ¢ 4 NEW FEATURS IN STBEBT CLEANING. eried by Immediate contact with the material used ( ‘The expediency of removing the duugerous 8nd | filing in, the heolth ot the persona employed by the con- disvase decoymg filth rom the lower wards aud | tractors bears suificient testimony, These facts we deem 8 ding 1 Outin one muss over the bi mM ample proof that the mawsrial used as the manuer of fla's Would be doubtiul if the locality were ut- | filing 4m was not, under any clreumsunces, mjusious to health. Fourth—ihe description we have given of the Land added to the city limits by SucM means ts next to valueless lor building the therourh ehuracter aud composition of the dirt, manner in which it is disinfected, the good con joundations, The experiment of erecting the creat Mannettan Market at the foot of West | Thirty-fourth street 18 Not likely to be soon for- properly and selehtiteally pertormmed. wifth—There can © No permanent or eatue immunity trom noxious le of the swat nds in this section have been entire d comste Aled in, This we | the excavations for the foundations | regard as the ouly remedy. that will-be of permanent Opened up noxious malaria enoagn to render the | benedt The odors arising from the stagnant pools in enure western part of the city @lmost uninnab- | the depressed portions of the meadow extending ilabie. | north a Bipot ‘ainth pies 3 far a, Cer’ HOW TO REMEDY THR EVIL. | treet and east o rs venue are Here 18 Oue Way 10 Which this great and fouls | pecially omenave, ane ee ee Ore ek sc d evil can be reached. The power rests somewoere which can compel Jones, McQuade & | and in cent of street sweeting wad ast he parts tiled in, Tt fe ana concre Awbrose to faithfully perform their contract. It | mass, when suilicie any eflects of teu ly deposited, ptoot against (marked black in m peratare, Fain oF pven arerhow, ‘oard to go to the Department of Public Works to | Fa tL a aamtieciaste: to wien cowesee obtata a copy of what McQuade and his partner | Wwith'two feet of uatural earth. Tis Cowelusion was e&- ve agreed lo do and thea see Wherein tuey bave | pecially impressed upon us from the examination we H ed tokeep their word, i wnadner ihe Ute yan ngmere by hg oy or reat ‘ne history of the Dow famous and fragrant | #ud tue Third and Fourth avenues. Seventh— We wont McQuade coutract dates trom October 31, 1573, on | Tesectiully suzecal, aa measure of, improvement, whic day the bids were opened in the Depart | whiie the scows are being loaded, and also that the ‘The Commissioner adver- covering of pure earth over the deposited dirt be Used in the usual way for contractors to grade the | cioser to the original filling, there being, in some in; odors wotil the wh f a e = yesterday, eur | _P. Leroy Satterlee, Stephen ¥. Cook, Charles Phelps Charles Hl. Wave, Wiliam A. Varian, Special Committee ol Surgeons of Police. | "We tuily concur in the above report:—Jobn H. Down coo | Kemi McClellan, Hans Powell, George stewart MeVonald, M. D.; B. W. MeLeod, W. U. Ensign, Thowas Hamilton W 1et Surgeon. SURVEYOR'S ESTIMA’ The work, as iaid dowa i tue specifications, ‘Was to consist of 4:0 lineal ivet of stone drain 2 feet by 2 fect at $1 to per tuo 28,0" cunie yards of earth filling, aa specitiod in PM. Parro: section % ai Oe oot ‘ F Petter, Surgeous of Police, Total... it HUMBUG INVESTIGATIONS. To THw Eprrok oF THE HegaLp:— | 1 see by your paper that the police surgeons | have made avisit to the Harlem Fiats, by order of the Police Board, and that tre Board of Health | Seventy | 1374. Per Cent | Amount Barnes, 10.227 15 Retained 16,452 39} 92'894 19| 89°S11 75} 19,202 12705 9 | to health and likely to provoke miasmatic pesti- | 42.969 74) 135,408 3 53,229 07 19.077 0 ence. It seems to me this is all a mistake. What November 5... ‘The secttons of tho contract, as signed by Jones | fogiesas Dr. Jaueway, what do they know about & McQuade, relating to tais Work, are very clear | A Patagonian conia have understood | uch matters? Humbug! Nonsense! Fudge! | ettoms there laid down. Bus tt would | Gammon! p5 Atrio actlrepamipenr ed ny Sn Be jared eC | Dr. Janeway is agreat physician, no doubt, ac- he promicd: ths contra ta copy ol ch isin | Cordimg to the disciples of the old schoois, but | the possession Of the HERALD, deciares:— | what does he know about the “dumps” compared | to such modern medical luminaries Disbecker, Emeritus rrolessor of Garbage im the Mulberry to | Street University? What does he know of the enh arly be mace of | mysterious connection between smells aud heaita cond wy careiuily grading and | compared to such disumguisaed expiorers of ‘ail, loose rock or stone and ail | Stench a3 Dr. McQuade, or Dr. Ambrose, or Dr. | rial of whatever nature. Tue | Mullis, er Dr. Jones? itis trae McQuade and Jones | and Ambrose and Mls possess no diplomas, have The ground sh clearing it, re mue oF impr ankment of good loam, gravel or sund, {ree trom all stone of above four Inches in no certificates frem colicwes or Uutversities, but i eee OF note oeON tein anyplace, © se | wast are parchment and paper indorsemonts lie drain must in ail cases be cove ‘at least one foot | When Weighed against the most wide and thor- as above de- | OUgh @Xperience Of our modern operators? The deep ever its top with earth in layers, seribed, of the width and shapes shown on the pian of | answer ls 00 evident to be pul down iu Diack and | the work. white, Coal ashes perfectly free from all garbage or other | No, sir, What we want, we benighted people of impurition may be used as filing up to within one toot | Yorkville and Harlem, 1s to be let alone—iixe the Of the whole hetent of the proposed Diling. The filling is to be of good, clean, wholesome earth. ‘The contract further provides that— All. the materials furnished and all the work done whieh 2 nion of the sald Commissiouer, shall | n shall be ir great and good Jetierson Davis. We want oar smells all to ourseives. lt is @ luxury we monepo- lize and wish to monopolize. We like typidid, We deugnt im miasma 01 ort) ad kinds. We Want some spet in this Island of Manuattan where | ly remove! and oth urnished a) | PMs’ amd goats aad toads may chiefly Nourish, | done that sail be in accordance therewuhe © © | But if yeu must interiere with us, them lee LEGAL REMEDY. McQuade, Jones, Ambrose, Milla, Disbecker & Co. be | e contract affords the Healwn | Cltefy consulted. Let the advice of Dr. Disbecker, | Board the legal “s whien it seeks, and with | WH lives heaven knows how laraway, be taken im | the co-operation of the Department ‘ol Pubic | Prelereace to the @ally experience of peepie Werks teere fe mo sensible reason why every | Weo.uveim the very heart of sae “improvement. Let Dr. McQuaée piss judgment—McQuade, whose Jee for his Valu services in bewali of the health n@ipeer of Sewers, states that | # entirely under Pubiio Works an ins Mr. Towle, the E f ow her We sliail coatiaue to have sme typhoid or fo typhoid, cholera, yellow fever of smallpox. Way not ft | A LOVER OF SMELLS. artim) THE POLICE SURGEONS. To THE Epitor oy THE Henaup:— | The Police Commissioners have delegated their | surgeons toreport abuut tne Harlem flat smells. Disvecker is the head of the police job, whieh | | od 106th and 103ta streets and Third and Filth ave- | tthe me«teriai used is of Pusic Works, but which 18 aliowed Board o\ Health. The same remarks are true filing now going on upon the private prop- ot First avenue. The Engineer jurtuer Board of Heaitn izst summer de | means that tae Commissioners have arranged to | have a good repo! eto the effect that bad | frequentiyy upset by the rascaily « Quade and Ambrose, Warm you that you | Heid to strict responsibilty if by any trickery you longer countenance this abomin tractors should be dumped tut beds, and you, gentlemen, will a fate. Is 1% pot trying the patie jittie too much to sappose tuey cannet jaage the qualities of Sills a8 Well a8 the best aoctors AND FIND ONLY FIVE PER CENT OF GaR- BAGR Ala meeting of the Police Board held yesterday 4 A long discus. if THE SIXTEENTH ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT—DiS- SUMMER FASHIONS. WHAT THE HOT WEATHER HAS ACCOMPLISHED-— THE LATEST STYLES AND MATERIALS, Broadway and the avenues mow are radia: with bewitching toilets and the final farewell of gruffoid winter. Yesterday afternoon the various thoroughfares were crowded with ladies and the newest styles were the topic of conversation promenaders. The summer fasnions being now definitely settled, we are en- their most distinguishing among the fair abled to present features, It would be infinitely easier to say what is not Wora than to enumerate all tue styles that may To rest a cOtd de la mode is considered in better taste than to be strictly ala mode; or, in ether words, 1t is not fashionable to Jo\low the prevailing style too closely. If anything that may be termed @ novelty makes its appear- ance, immediately it is 80 modified and alterea to jult individual tastes that the original designer be called fashionable, would hardly recognize it, and yet the mgin i Will be retained, For costumes, basques and overskirts are the yet there are basques and basques, overskirts and overskirte, The basque retains what is known as the “cuirass” style, but square, the pointed cuirass amd the half round, and the cuirass plain and prevaliing style; we have the round cuirass and tl front, in combination with short, lo: platted backs of every conceivable a ign. Ladies with well developed but slender figures select the styles with plain, long fromta, and the to the waist, 60 as to impart Tho “Cordelia,”? whieh 1s in backs plaited cl the desired tournure, this style, 1s a general favorite, being quite plat in front and over the hips, but the back plaited ‘Tis also has the double side forms, which are now tn high favor, as they impart asienderemect to the figure, and the waist can be worn much looser with this style of back than with the ordinary side forms and yet not appear noticeable, This cut is @ prominent feature in all the new basques, and when itis cembimed with the ‘Marguerite’ style, which is plain and smooth for @ short distance below the waist, it renders full, yet quite long. the design highly desirable for those who a: short waisted or inclined to be stout. 01 bapplest illustrations ef than It really is. ‘the “Editha’’ has the cutrass front, slashe@ on the hips, tke back cut with singie side forms car- Tied up tothe snouiders and plaited im a neve manner te form the basque. It is altogether 0: Of the most stylish and becoming designs of season. These are Light fitting, and while w for street costumes are equally door wear. very long, the leading an of the this idea is in the “lsolmd” basque, which, if fitted nicely, will cer- tainly make the walst appear considerably longer ra table for im- Street garments erent the sacque Style, are jome respects most THE COUI Monday being a legal holiday tb! State Courts held on that day. iTS. ere will be no ic The General Term Justices wili meet at Albany Court, An application, made on benalf licenge fee, Was granted yesterday Ashbel H. Barney frem the position 50 m day Overiand Mail Company. Mr. moval was made on the report of Decision was reserved. ext Tuesday to appoint a reporter of the Supreme of the Soctety for the Keformation of Juvenile Delinquents, for an injunction against further theatrical perform- cesatthe Tivoli Garden, until payment of the by Judge Law- rence, in Supreme Court, Chambers, Among the last cases argued before the General ‘Term of the supreme Court was the appeal taken from the action of Judge Westbrook in removing of receiver of ich of the old Wells, Fargo & Company’s Ex- press property as was not disposed of to the Holli- Barney's re- a referee, and Abraham V, De Witt was appointed in nis place. What om Friday, im the Court of Oyer and Ter- through @ curious perversion of The gallant and patriotic Major first to go imto your pocket, which L. Lawrence for forging entries also handed in fifteen indictments rence, Colonel Des Anges custody for forgery an nspirscy. Lawrence’s counsel have addresse dent @ memorial whe Breuer: bas transmitted to the Solicitor Ge! of the case, in which he claims tk uniform pI Great Britale lo@y by extradition trom the otne! be tried for any offence with whi charged. MM. dent not to co! on to trial different vessels on various occasions. There two countsim each indictment, The Grand Jury trict Attorney Bitss, in answer to this ay miner, was intended asa neat and just compli- t by Major Hennessy to Judge Brady was type, spotied. said, adaress- ing Judge Brady, “While d was among the first to goto the war, Your Honor was among the | was about as good.” Misprinting Mr. Howe tor Your Honor itappear as though the criminal lawyer was himself @ great criminal, and given to playing peculating pranks upon judictal pockets. THE SILK FRAUDS. In the United States Circuit Court yy Judge Blatchford on tne Bench, the Grand Jury presented eighteen indictments against Charles teraay, { imvoices on e agaist Law- others not yet in In these in- d to the Prest- dictments there are also two counts, asking him to forbid the trial of neral his view ab under the tice Im Doth the United States and prisoner once breaght into cu: rcouniry cum he may be as therefore advises the Presi- ply with the request on bebaif of the prisoner, amd itis probable tue case will go gracetul Style, being KLOW the “Teresita” or G: Frenca que, This has long, loose (routs, very SUPREME COURT ENERAL TERM. deoply poimied, the “French” back hall fitting, Before Judges Brady, Davis and Daniels, ud fitting perfectiy, over the tournure. ‘The edicis” has Very long, square fron‘s, lialf ft. | IMPORTANT DECISION UPON THI RECEPTION OF tng. but @ snort back, very deeply piaited. The HEARSAY EVIDENCE. “Angela” 1s the same length aii the way round, and bas high side forms and 1s scantily piaited in the middie ef the back, Mantillas, im various Dew and graceful a are a leading Style for street garments, and are now om exhibriion, The most striking (red the ster & “fehu? mantil round cape, reaching just below the walst in t! back, and haying very loa, wa whi are to be tied over the slighty pointed in t back pointed tabs, which are crossed im and confined bythe belt. Teese maniifas made in silk and ty tri 1m both these pare mnsertios ‘Also in white 3, 01 For very young ladies there is 6) cs “surplice” a ¢ eh nioia”’ mantelet, which comprises a cape a overskirt aud is somewhat is the style of the gar- ment known as the “visite” amd worn several totlets elaberately (rimmed skirts have almost entirely superseded | Various new devices te give a grace- have been resorted to, and years ago. Fer house a carriage overskirts. Tul sweep to the trai the catang of @ skirt demanas as muca geutu: and practice as the fitting of tm Wha’ is known as the rincess’? train has a deep, pointed gore set of the tturt and 1s very Barrow those who prefer a wider but still narrow the “Veromica” can be strengly reeemme ‘Lhis ts especially suited for fice trimmings. The “piaitea” train, with the wide “Balgare’’ piait im | tue back, ts also specially b ageee anda becoming oe he A especially jor tall ja 5 ecided novelty in tits lime, a i t $0 a& LO give tne DI de rpuce ayo a sacque,'? esleeveléss garment of a new design endurely opem under the arms, and the distingud Renee to tae lower part of the back tthe top. For specially of one ‘la? dewi-train, yet not drawn and device, The claim was that he rosecation, to sustain the charge, reve that the firms named had no a ve establish their allegat! u ar r alleged the fi ere were ba e Eizae usiness, shat at those piaces. a Various exceptions were the taken during prisoner's Mott, the where it Waa argued at | trict Atiorney Pnetps appears its decision just given, Judge pt 2, Coart fully 6 raised by Mr. Mott and 0} Bante iG George Meyer sold goods vy sample. tained some of the goods given him and was ar- rested ona charge of grand larceny, tried and convicted and sentenced for five yearsto State Prison, During the trial tke prosecution was permitted to prove other acts of @ similar about tue time of the Commission ‘The prisoner's conusel, Mr. Witlam F, Kiatzing, removed the case to ts | character at a of she alleged larceny. court by writ of error, In an opt effect im frout and has particulariy graceful sweep at the back, produced by a pecutar a ave been allowed as iegal evicence ment somewlat like a double anisn” | 800, murder, robbery, arsen, © heid in i very long, over underskh ‘The long tabiier, either @ ith modestly bougant retains its pepwiarisy, and is ways—draped, left or only on one; pointed im the imi side, or left square or round. The “Aibant,” with slightly draped apron aud full back, is es- ropriate for switings, and the tabiier, f the skirt and ie ‘na Sash, us ootu, Shirred at both sides, re DECISIONS. By Judge Lawrence. but the bond must be re-exccuied ve. that certain firms desired to purchase the proj charged to have veen feloniously obtained, The by the compl dents at the places wrere the trial by = Mr. counsel, a writ of error the case was carried te this court, A by Mr. Mott, Dis- In the matter of Boetzer,—I will grant this orde' Jotn Wiggins was indicted, tried and convicted of the crime of grand larceny tn the Court of Gen- eral Sessions, before Judge Sutherland, and sen- tenced to State Prison for flve years. alleged that the larceny was committed by trick it was had asserted ry undertook to istence Im ton the Court nt the were doing suck firma Joba 0. ead on pposiuen. In ig Writing the tamed the points | a uew trial, g | ADMISSIBILITY OF PROOF AS TO SIMILAR ACTS. Be re- jutou given by dodge Daniels the Uourt holds that other acts imuly wituim the common purpose or desi of it in tre, mvezztement, iraad, receiving stolen goods and Otber oases, aud should not be in- | judgmeut of tue BUPREME COURT—CHAMDBERS. jore Lapprove witl LA a, very appeal ey — rom the order of Jasti: oe Sp taryrntoete nnd and @ deep point In a ong artes there ta Server in Mr. fa Open as Tg0t | partin’s aMdavit in this:—He states that he pur- sice on: are more dressy. Tae very Ss 4re chased the premises in qnestion in June, 1875, — Genthes t avoiee calc or pee {rime | This error must be corrected and afildavit reveri- back, pend the poorer [ate re sumMcientiy rk ian tg ound kor caren Shirred at various places to sult the Mess ardent admirer of that style of trimming. essed be seed ved co eprops nog | Ste Sher MAXIMILIAN'S WIDOW. TRIBUTION OF PLZES, The Commencement exercises at Cooper Union last evening drew toither a very large audience, | and the programme was one of deep interest. amass " 78 Tre musica jections were by Eben’s Band, The e Lo rs , a C chair was occupied by Prosessor T. G. Tisdall, and i Mr. Cooper was among those occupying seats | upon tue platform, The orations by Samuel | S. Kabn and David L, Buckman were very grace- intiy deitvered, but Mr. Carrooraine broke eefully excused him- | led their sympatay Treasarer’s report was A. Duseceen, ¢ to instractions calling for a mecting ns and the appointuwen p ovedies e Board down in his at self to the audi by lond applaus read, snowing Ue revenue and jae expenditures for (he same period $54,419. Alter waich Mr. Peter Cvoper distributed the | prizes as follows :— Tue Cooper medal and diploma to Henry J. Hel- denis, of the geraduauog class; the firss prize of $30 in gold to Miss Mary J. & the second of $29 in gold to Mrs, C, Louisa Merril, tae twird of $10 in goid to Miss Sury K. Carter, for érawing Fest $20 12 gold to Misa Care- 1 , the second of $101 gold to Miss Mary Belle Piatt, for drawing from stili lle. Firet prize Of $201n geld to Mis 4 Bell, the secomd of | $10 in guid to Miss Mary U’Uonnor, for ornamental bird av re was sand dum at any ag irom T wi 9 im possibie ‘ on of the loads at i * a thorourh exato nation, there was wet, in our judgment, | drawing. mol two or three per cent of gerbaxe, and of straw in the engraving school, first prize, $20 in gold, * per cent. snd one ni to Miss Fanule Thurston nd prize, sliver C gther material consider medal, to Miss bva Sluller; third prize, bronze This, then, snows al is minety-Ove per ¢ t The course pursued in 4s tol ows The form s light powder medal, to Miss Anta A. Licermaus, lor drawing o8 | wood. Tae Auste trustees’ sliver medals to Nisses Minnie T. eanor Richardson, Eieanor A, Miller, na mixed with dead vil, eight gailons to one barrel of time YW. Mie: . mecett ki ‘Alver it is prepared each cart load, before it leaves the rote! vc. specu: Wr aration a te eae soe Inder the Board of Health usted | Biaaca Kaitson, for engraving on weod. the fats to carry out the 1 ronze medais to Misses Lien Beedzier, Eliza- joard. As to the menem- | heth Jenkins, Christine Harper, Fan! je oceupying shamtes found sed by those living in any ether ie ound wxiy-fve cartmen and twe val of dirt irom t Carolune Cook, sosie tall, Molle Bei Leura smith, Mary Fredericks, Rosa drawing, and to Mrs, G. Hilgard jor ep “wood, =) wobeatny THE EVERYDAY LIFE OF CESS CHARLOTTE. The Indcpendance Belge gives tue following in- teresting story concerning the health and the | Ubarlotie, RoW under treat- | habits of the Prince: ment for tn: ity In Beigtum :. The Pri bealtn than m expected, ven attained a certain donpoing y speak desperate, Tne Dlost sanguL sider her imsamity incurable. dition 1s very strange, She ppears to no longe take any part im Chis World; she speaks to nobwdy, nS Hovody, but alWays scems planning | With, following and taiking to, imaginary beings. | Th persoas Who surround or serve her ap- pear to hor a8 nonentittes—sne looks at them, yet recogul <ives not appear THE UNHAPPY PRIN- her case seems | e paysicians con- Her meutai con- are accordingiy aliewed, Cissolv eine! rey. cane. Stewart va. Sherrard.—Motion to for the examination of piamtit dent nome Of rr | Motion the pialutiT may fie a new mune pro tuuc. sun.—Granted, SUPERIOR COUIT—sPRCTAL if her Vision 18 obstruc: living being By Judge Van Vorss. while she ponders; when a human voice reache Crocker vs, Lulivg et al.—Mution ne scetas to treat it as frem ai Wever vs. Wever.—O¢ rit; she is only pleased when In deep Harrison et ak vs. Kirk et al.—M Soutude and talking with her familiar invisibies, | Without costa, petite 1s ex. yy With By Jutge Cortis, al. v8. Stera.—Applicati bmiat Dexter vs. Connor.—Motion granted, without cosia. , Dexter vs. Conuor.—The injunction kaving deen i deny this motlum Witnout costs to | Hatcn ys. Hlatch.—Report confirmed and judg- ment of divoree giaated to the plaintim, Suares et al, vs. The Peopie, 4c.—Bond approved. Tenael va, Wever,—l Wise an explauation ia this | vacate order ed. i Life Jusurance Company.—The —)xplanation wanted. $10 costs of | uudertaking in the Blatter of Burden; Crump vs. The Mayor, &e,; Odell vs. Harrison; a the Matter of Masier- ‘TREM. ranted, of reference granted. joloa deme jon denied, £ ed. a a i intelligence, akin ace ngesof | 1a tue matter of Elis. —Petition grant let as the Seasons suggest. She gives all ner PLEAS orders im writing concerning this and other barra re are ara mutters, She has selected a table tm ber chAreaa upon which ske deposits her billets and whicn are Ja this = shows taken at a fixed hour, no hesitation or confusion in her in: ‘The Princess pushes an extreme tli afairs of life. Thas tem ordering her sie has ordered a spe th to be got ready. Plate tor her d@ ry ir love of solitude to such it she does not i to Dave her it emory for all the asual a fixed day &@ note 1s writ- If, when | a By Judge J, F. Da! Stadwell vs, Knuart. — Graft, witn Clerk, naan’ — vs. Drew.—Motitya dented. ounsel. Sckener et al. vs. Adler. —Motion Criendant Metzier denies Metzler vo be cancelied aigdg execat With $10 costs. vs. Caliaghan.— m GTanted on terms. See de/sision. New York Life Insuranée Comp’ Judgment in favor of t asic ly. resettled. Sce rie vs. JRom@pseu..see memorandum for | to dischar order of arrest denied, witn $10 coates bee opinion, Grom vs. Congregation .adas Israc!.—Motion of ion I iy vs. Me Allowaace of $100 granite g to guardian in full of { suas above Vourt yesterday and held by Justice Bixby in $900 bail each to answer. THE SAME OLD BTORY. Isaao F, Colton resides at No. 49 Barclay street, when he is at home, and he had better have been at home on Friday night last, for if such had been the ci he would not have met Anns Fagen, who succeeded in enticing him into a house In duliivs reet, a rovping kim of $22. Colton, when he disco joss, called io Officer Murphy, of tne Eighth precinct, Who ar- rested Anna, but did not succeed in recover! aa the mouey. The prisoner was held in $2,000 bal to answer @ charge of larceny from the person. RETURNED HOME. For some time past @ young man named Frank P, Pfleffer has been a resident of the Penitentiary under sentence for petit larceny, A few days nce he made his escape and remained at large until yesterday, when he was arrested by Officer Price, of the i'wentieth precinct. tee Bixby committed sim to the care of the Commissioners of Ovarities and Correction aud by them le will be returned to lis oid home. ESSEX MARKET POLICE COURT. Before Judge Smith. A BALESWOMAN IN TROUBLE. On Wednesday last a lady named Bridget Ryan, residing at Fort Hamilton, entered a millinery . } establishment im Division street and requested to be shown some bonnets. She selected one, but ag Jeswoman, Anna Biack, could not agree upon a price she laid 1t down and proceeded to leave the siore. Hardly had sue reached the door, however, before Anna rushed upon her and tore ber shawl, Valued at $5, from her back, M Ryan procured a warrant for her arrest, on charge of larceny from the person. Tne warrant ‘was served yesterday by Officer McCormick, of the Court squad, and Justice Smith beid the prisoner in $500 bail to answer, VERDICT IN A CONSPIRACY CASE. During the weck a rather singular conspiracy case was tried in the Essex Vounty, New Jersey,. Quarter Sessions. It was that of Austin McUlellan, Magnus Schitcting, Paul Scnnetzle, Edwara G. Conon, James H. Bowen and William A. Hoft- meister, 1udicted for alleged coaspiracy to defraud Philip Albrech and John Dreher, Newark builders, ent of the vaiue of two houses they had built near Brick Church, tn East Orange. Upor the trial it came out that Bowen, who be- longs to Rockaway, was entirely tnmocent, and that Hoffmeister had fled the couatry. On Thursday the case Went to the jury, Severat they came in unabie e, there being im tae twelve just one stubborn juror, who could not or would net be convince: Yesterday morning they came Into court, stana- ing eleven for conviction and one for acyulrtal, hou as they stood when they went out. They looked very fageed and wern out, They were ml- vised that unless they agreed before the alternoon was over the Court Would hold them together tlt Monday. Th retired and the stubborn juror “weakened.” The jury svom returned with a verdict of guilty. THE ERIE RECEIVERSHIP. To THE Eprror oF THE HERALD:— Areporter to a morning journal, mm purporting te give the result of am iuterview with me in ref, erence to the Erie recetvership, makes me say :—~ “The appoiatment might bave been arranged for by Mr. Gould and Mr. Barlow; but if there was any understanding between them Mr. Jewett was not privy to it.” I desire to say that I made no suca statement which would thus give color to an to- sinuation st Mr. or any Sstute- ment whicn intumated a donbt of nis en- tire fidelity to of the com- pany for which he was acting as coua- sel, or that ne had done anything in refer. ce to the receivership without the knowledge Mr. Jewett. For a year past i have been fully conversant with Mr. Barlow’s relation to the Erie Compuny, and Ib pleasure 10 stating that nis ceurse has met my approbation, and [believe it has o! every one Of my associate: the Board, May | ask of you the favor to publish this note a3 an act of justice to Mr. Barlow as Well as to make correction due irom myseliy Very respectiully, May 28, 1875. JNO. A. C. GRAY, NEW YORK CITY. The police made 1,731 arrests during the week. The vital statistics for the week ending may 29 are as follows:—Deaths, 624; marriages, 165; births, 560; scilibirtus, 39, ‘The American Museum of Natural History, Cene tral Park, will hold a second reception to-morrow, on whica occasion the Squier collection of Ant. quities will be exnivited for (he tres time, Ata meeting of the Board of Police Commisston- ers held yesterday, om motion of General Smith Wiliam May was appotnted a clerk to tue depart- ment, and assigned to tae Committee on hules and Discipline at a salary of $1,500 per aunum. About 300 tous of coal have been recevered from the wreck ef the Steamer Coal Company's dock Brooklyn. The work fs still progressing, and more is hoped to be saved vy the dredging ma chines, The valuable scaies and other machinery used by the company bavo also beeu recovered. The New York Browers’ Association has elected the following named delegates to represent It af the fifteenth yearly congress of the United States Brewers’ Association which meets at Cincinnat on Wednesday next:—Henry Vlausen, RK. Katze: Frederick Scnae/er, Jacov Hoffman, Jacob Geo, Enret, J. G. Gillig, Josepn Seitz, D. G. Y ing, A. Scawarz, Georze Loewy | A. Schmind, A. G. Hupiel, J. Eichler, Joseph Setz, Becutel, Joseph Benger, George Clausen in tom. The number of Americans who are on flight ta foreign parts seems to ve greatly on the increase. No less than seven steamers leit this port yea- tereay for Europe, besides two for the West Indies and the Istnmus of Panama. The freight list seems also to be th proportion to the passea- ger list. The total number of persons leaving footed up 731 cab ana over 1,000 steerage p.s- sengers. The steamsnip Britannic, of the Waite Star line took out 153 saloon passengers. Iwo hundred and twenty-four saloon passengers de- partea by the Ville de Paris, among them t well Dic known brotoers, Joe and Cyrille olivia, merchant, 2 Robert McFarlane, of Albany; also 243 steerace passengers. Mr, and Mrs. Cobden Cox, Bri'tsh Consul at Key West, sailed on the Egypt, which had 106 saloon passengers, iuciuding Mr. J. L. Brewster and family. Toe City of Brussels took out loon passeagers, among whow were Kev. Vermilye, Rev. D. kerris, of Fiusuing, W. Leavitt, of West Stockbridge, Muss: BROOKLYN. There were 631 arrests by the poilce of Brooxiyn during the past week, A targe number of barrels of “crooked whiskey” for confiscation by Collector Free- im tue Eastern District yesterday, Tuvodore Gubert, an infant, twenty months old, feil into 2 sink in the rear of No. 10 Bremen street aud was suffocated. Coroner Nolan was notified. Toomas McMasters walked out of a tnird story window, while in a state of sommambulancy, at hia residence In North Tenth street, FE. D., on Satur- day syne and was so terribly injured that his r pen ‘The Board of Estimate met yesterday and con- sidered the estimate for the year 1876, The Board of Kd $1,206,708. The reduction om the total thus far | ts $279,000, The Charity Commissioners asked for ‘Tae sum allowed was $345,543. The that the budget must be so reduced .X rate suali not be higher than itis thie Te Mr, Wittam J. Eden visited « barber shop in Washington street yesterday, and hung up his coat, in the pocket of which was a wailet contalolng 375 In money, @ check on the Mechanics’ Bank for $3,! deeds of Philadelphia property valued at $40,000. While he was being shaved @ er, it is believed, walked of with the fortune na | Tne officers are Om the track Of tue sus- pected ror There was another meeting of the Jail Com- Mittes of the Board of Supervisors heid yeater- jay to investigate the escape of tne two furnale shoplifvers, Martin and Murray, who broke out of that “fat ridden pen’? a@ few days ago. Severat witnesses Were examined, bu: nothing wag elicited to criminate Brandage, the engineer of the jail, wh reviously Alleged, had been seen stand der talking to ine rogues in | tae corridor. | GROSS CARELESSNE: Yesterday afternoon, about ten minntes vefore six o'clock, ® gentieman residing in Jersey City | had @ narrow escape from being kiled white pa fag the Northern Hotei en Cortlandt street, at the corner of West. The building is being pulled down, aid the workmen hurled toe bricks down to an awning, from which they bounded to the street. One Of (bese bricks passed within a few inches of the head Of the genuleman in question and feil on tae track where one of the norse cars of the cro! town line had been standing afew moments viously. As there 13 n consiant stream of er tr aversing the sidewalk at (bis pi to a i esey Oty ferry, this reckicasaem Aus BMBKT Of the om '46 ine guriana matiae \ j : —