The New York Herald Newspaper, June 4, 1875, Page 5

NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1875TRIPLE SHEET. gp BOARD OF ALDERMEN, Official Sympathy for the Laborers in the City Departments. COMPTROLLER GREEN IMPEACHED. Report of the Law Committee on the Investigation Into His Conduct THE CHARGES SUSTAINED. Mayor Wickham Asked to Remove the Head of the Finance Department. Aregular meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held yesterday atiernoon. The frst business of any interest introduced was in relation to the late reduction of city laborers’ wages. Repub- | iican and democratic members had prepared long and high sounding preambles and resolutions | eprecating this action of the city au horitie: Both agreed in condemning the unwise proceed- ing o! reducing salaries of workingmen. One party wished to shift the responsibillty off its shoulders to thatof tne other, Three sets of reso- lutions were offered for consideration. Alderman beery proposed the resolutions which were finally adopted, These latter propositions contained Bspersions cn republican policy, and could not ronsequently be favored by Aldermen from that Bide of the house. All, however, were unanimous In decrying the reduction of Jaborers’ wages. | Bpeechcs were made by Aldermen Shandley, | Beery, Reilly, MeVarthy and others denouncing the adoption of this rule. The last named gentie- | man called attention to the present management of the Park Department, where thousands of dol- lars had been speat in paying sinecurists and giso in exorbitant salaries to clerks and other officials. The patriotic Aldermen made long Speeches in this connection, which were, no doubt, especially intended tor the ears of the | workingmen, ‘whose interests these officials claim | to watch with the most careful solicitude, Alder- man Reilly contended that republican commissions | were responsible for the reduction, notwithstand- | Ing the fact that the meeting at which the reso- | | lution was passed took place 1m the Mayor’s office, Mayor Wickham and General Fitz John Porter be- ng present. Mr. Rellly argued that the heads of be Police, Health, Dock and Park departments— Messrs. Disbecker, Chandler, Wales and Stevbins— who were all present at the meeting, are repubii- cans. The following are the resolutions of Alderman Beery, which were adopted:— | Whereas the general depression of trade and stagna- tion of business which have now followed the era of in- flation, extravagance, speculation and corruption through which the cotintry has been passing during the Jast fourteen years under republican rule are mdicunons | ‘of the absolute necessity now tor.econowy of administra- | tion as the busis of practical reform ingovernwent; | Whereas public pfMices should never be places to be | sought tor pecuniary profit er for the emojuments thoy | afford, and public moneys should be expended for the | general good and for the benefit of the inany rather thar: Bt a tavored few; Whereas reasonabie and, proper compensation to « plovés o! government should pe determined with refer- ence to the actual amount ot labor pertormed, and to the | real value of services rendered. and the tendency of ad- ministration during the years of the ascendency of the republican party has been to increase the salaries of the | tew high officers of government out of all proportion to | the salaries paid to vie many subordinates or to the Wages aiiowee to laboring me: "i hereas the permanency of our institutions depends Qpon honesty, ‘airness and economy in government, and the industrial classes are the real taxpayers. and altimately the greatest sutferers irom maladministra: tion: and it behoves us to show, by our acts, that our promises of reform and of substantial nmprovemefit in the goverament ot this city are not falsified by indiffer- ence to the present condition of affairs in the respects | above relerred to; now, therefore. | Kesolved, That we heartily approve of the act of the | Legisiature which was introduced and pagsed a tew | days ago by democratic members, and by the terms of | which the salaries of several o” the judges nnd judicial officers and of the District Attorney a ther ofticers city were largely re‘uced: and that we Geplore, the interference with the affairs of New York, whereby other ineasures of salu- tary’ reform and “economy in administratio here, which were also recently introduced in Legislature by representatives ot city ‘districts, were de- feated by republican members irom otier consti tuencies; that we heartily approve also of the recen tion of several of the departments of the city gove: ment since democrats have auceded to power there. im | dispensing with the services of unnecessary officers and clerks, placed there by a republican administration only to draw salaries from the City Jreasury, while render- ing Little or no actual service io the public in return, and that we recommend to those and all other departments to proceed in the course thus inaugurated, by reducing the staff of each to tne number of officers and clerks actually necessary tor the efficient performance of pad- Iie business, and by so regulating the pay of each and every of their employes as to allow to each only such salary as will be fair compensation for services actually | pertormed. | Resolved, That, in any measure of economy by general | reductions of amounts paid to employes of the city xov- Prnment, the wages of laborers shouid be the lust to be | Affected, and that we consider the recent action of sev- eral of the departments, in summarily reducing the sof laboring men, tobe an uuwise and unfair dis- crimination agatnst them at (his ime, which will prove oppressive and will be the occasion ‘of distress and of | Privations to them and their families. . That the present city charter, which was im upon this community by the late republican Adinintstration of the state, is in many particulars con- | trary to the true theory of government by the people, | nd in no respect more so thau in the provisions wich | | | ct that “the heads of ail departments * * * shall have power to appoint and remove * * * all clerks, of ficers, employes and subordinates in their respective de- partments,” and that “the number and duties of all off cers and clerks, employes and subordinates, in every partwnent * * * with their respective salaries, whether | Bow fixed by special law or atherwise, shall be such as | ihe heads of the respective departments shall designate | and approy = Resolved, That we, the members of the Common Coun- cil, tne elected, representatives of the peopie in all iocal | matters, are, by those provision of the City Charter, un- | justly ceprived of the power ot, by our own acts, recal- | Atng those matters, but that,’ entertaining the views hereindetore expressed, it is further Resolved, That a cominitiecot five of this body be ap- | pointed by the President to call upon the several heads Ot departinents, to remonstrate with them against a Continuance of present evils, to co-overate with the Mayor in measures dt reliel, abd to report to this body, | at the next meeting, the result of their proceedings, wiih fecommendations ot such further action as it may be broper tor us to take in the premises, Aldermen Seery, Purroy, Shandley, Gross and Reilly were appointed suca committee, THE ALDERMEN'S DISSECTION OF COMPTROLLER GREEN. After the lapor question had been disposed of, Aldermen Purroy and Seandley, being a majority df the Law Commitiec, handed tn their report ana | conclusions as to tbe investigation recently held Oc the official conduct of Comptrojler Green. This report Is a scathing analysis of certain acts of Mr. Green during his term of ofice. It 1s a8 follows:— The Committee on the Law Department, to whom were referred the preamble and resolutions ‘olfered by Alderman Kelliy in retation to the oficial conduct of Andrew ti. Green, Comptroller, with instructions to in- Yostigate the matiers contained therein and to report thereon to this Boura, respectfully Lez leave to report :— Fully recognizing wie importance of the Impartial ro- | salt of the in arge, we | Aetermined to hold public session mimitiee at which all who were able to throw light upon the ons under consideration would be afforded an nity of heing heard. At first we had supposed th ancient and inportant Dower of summoning witnesses | and producing documents still resided with as, but on examination it Was ascertained (hat recent lexislation ‘ouncil of this privilege, and | nee, to apply | Subpaena in the | } | to the supreme Conrt tor th tase of each witness require: Witness did not expressly waive it, the be paid, and yet there was no fudd mad ‘our commitiee frou rer, Where the I tees had to available to howd the with to tes, the subpoena, we bad no power to enforce is attendance of punish his contempt, but were ‘gain required to apply to the Court for’ an attach Bent against him, whicn necessarily involved ad- ional delay and expense. Availing — theniselves this want of power in your committer, many df oUF most important witnesses fearlessly disobeyed the | ubpenas served upon them and refised to appear. Vhe above, togecher with the difliculty of obtaining the vervices of & stenographer upon the mere trust ot ature payment by the Comptroller, were a tew of the obstacles bneountered by your committee om entering upon ther futies, They were not, however, all. In two cases, at least, it ts our firm opinion that the all-powerful infu nce of the public treasury Was unecruptlously used to cep from your commiti¢e the ascerta truth by endeavoring to affect whe avtendanc BREE, ritmenmen, Tne was thatofJames fan, Mr. Kedian had done work and furnished materi- tls ior the College of the ivy of New York. tis claim therefor had been duly audited by the Executive Com- Mittee of the College, but was retused payment by the | Cempirolier, upon the report of ope McKonkey, an em- Ploryeot bis ofice, suit was instituted by Kedian, and ihe Comptroller was deteated at special and General Ferme; but still he refused to pay. Kedian was Jwinmoned as a witness before your committee, and that race wi sto our wish, made Known through the public . Tye day before that on whi Kedian Was to appear the Comptroller drew his warrant on the ity treasury in fuil payment of the claim whictt e had theretoiore strenuously resisted and delivered he same to Kedian (see testimony of Kedian ihe other caso was that ot Mr, Charl yentleman had a claim against the city on which a bal Ance was due. The Comptroller, ia « communication made to this Board in February iast, betore (his present investigation was beeun, was pleased to select this claun “from among others, avd cite it as a striking 6x- | ample of the mapy traudulont and unjust demands made on the City “ireasury. Mr. Devlin had informed | the Chairman of this committee that ne was in orsession Of iimportant testimony, tending to im- jench the official conduct of the Comptroiler. fe ‘wos thereupon summ & witness, and, as in | an, Appeared ‘In the next failed to atiend. and upon the Chair: Upon him in relatien to the matter he was Jovi & warrant drawn by the Comp- a lew days previously, which be was informed full payment of the balance of the very claim h the Comptroller, in bis previous comm: | be asceri | saves them in another, | exception ofa little more t | the satisfaction of his personal animosities, and need- | Docks and Public Works, as well as of the College of the | troller in his oficial dealings with tl | Detween the officials of the several departinents. What- | the Commissioners of Acc: | excens of $1,000, excent from the lowest bidder, o LU imple of julent softapenr, bat ond once ants of Seatet jonses, Mr. Deviin failed to wr. and your commit e were thus deprived of his testimony. ‘Your committee are of opinion that, even if there B were no other tesrimony before them, the above acts upon the part of the Comptroller afe in themselves suficient to stamp him a : ‘AN UNSCRUPULOUS PUBLIC OFFICIAL, more intent on concealing from the public the dubious transactions oi bis ofice and on accomplishing his own seliish purposes than in serving the interests of the elty, avd ag therefore deserving of instant removal at the hands of His Honor the Mayor. Before proceeding to state the conclusions arrived at from the testimony taken betore us, your committee deem it proper to say that they considered this investi | Ration, though public, as necessarily of much the same ‘character und= nature as a proceeding be- fore a grand jury—that is to say, its object was Merely to ascertain and report’ whether there was any foundation in fact for the many and various charges which for months have been openly | made azainst the official conduct of Comptroller Green. They had no power to try the case pro und con. since Dy | th the charter that power is expressly confided wo a higher | authority—the Mavor—and for this reason they did not feel justified in enterins upon wuatever detence the Comptroller may have to the testimony before them. It is, perhaps, worthy of note that several of the pub- lic officials whoin we Were obliged to summon before us evinced a strange timidity (which we are at a to understagd) in testitying in regard to the Comptroller. subpwna after subpana had to be served in order Ww secure even their attendance; and when they did appear ther nerves and memories failed them on nearly all important points, and whatever valuable information was elicited had lit erally to be extorted from them. One of these officials— Mr. George W. Van Nort—was asked if Mr. Gree had edstructed his depagauent. Lis answer was, “As to that—Ican say that—appearing here as Ido, Mr Cnair- | mau, under an order of tue Court—I would like to stale— with’ your permission—if you have no objecton—that this matier 1s somewhat distasterul to me.” Ynis gen- tleman needed time to refresh his memory as to several | ortunity was given him, but no at command could induée him to again appear. In consequence of this timid | ity aud evasivencss some of the testimony taken by | your committee is irrelevant and worthless: the greater | Dart of it, however, we believe to be most important in ats character and wel) calculated to throw needed haht upon the dark places in the oflicial management of the Finance Department during the last few yea: ‘Annexed hereto as part of this report 1s the testimony taken before us, and, in the opirion of your committee, it satisfactorily establishes the following findings:— THLE 'INDIOTMERT. Fira—Unjust, unreasonable and factious resistance by the Comptrolier of just claimsagainst the city, thereby | Hecessitating a vast amount of needless ion, in | which the city has snitered deteat and been mulcted’ to an enormous extent in costs, disbursements and in- terest. . From the testimony of Henry A. Gumbleton (page 2), then Doputy County Clerk, it appears that the amoung Judgments against the city docketed in the County Clerk's office from the instalation of A. H. Green at Comptroller to the 1h of February, $2,739,407 4, on which the city lost more than % 1M interest and cosia. Of course this amount does not, | by any means, represent tue sum total or judgments ost the city during this period. ‘here are many the Superior, Common Pieas and Marine ceurts 0 transcripts were filed in the County Clerk's here are many others in which the judgments recovered were settled ore the same were docketed. | The gross sum ot ail these cases would have to | ied ia order to aincover the full cost to the city of the administration of the presont Comptroller. We did not possess the means tor making this discovery, and we would, therefore, simply remind your honorable body that the amount set Lorth in tue testimony of Mr. Gumbleton is, of necessity. only a statement tn part. Your commatttes desire also to call your attention, ander this finding, to tne testimony of Messrs, Herbert B. Lur- ner, James W. Gerard, A. 0. Hall, Lindsey J, Howe, Gilbert H. Badeau, R, 5. Rosenthal and James Kedian: | In most. it not all’ the cases mentioned by these wit- nesses, resistance, at the expense of the city, was made by tho Comptroller against the advice of the Corporation Counse Ja lis commantcatton of February 18, 1875, the Comp- | troller gives a very large sum as the amount which he | has sayod w the city by his litiziousness, Your com: mit had no means of ascertaining the correctness this rem, but they cannot approve of or at all app: ciate the reasomimg thata public official should ve a\ lowed to waste the public funds in one way because he Besides, We believe that the following finding shows the necessity of receiving no Statement of the Comptroller as correct until the same has been fully corroborated. An houest administration should prouiptly pay the just debts of the city, and When an official’ becomes so blind as to be unable, again And again, to distinguish between unjust and just claims Without tlie expensive intervention and aid of the Sourts, itis high time that he should surrender to more compe tent hands tue trust which TE $O SIGNALLY FAILS TO FULPTL. Second—Falsely sta'ing in his communication to the Board of Aldermen of February 13, 1875, the amount of Judgments recovered against the city during his term of oflice, With intent to deecive the Board of Aldermen & office. and the publi This Anding Is founded on a comparison of the state- ment of the Comptroller of ‘February 18, 1875, with the testimony ot Henry A. Gumbleton, the Deputy County ‘orroborated! by an viliclal search of the records ‘County Clerk’sofiice, hereto annexed. With the han a month, the statement and the testimony cover the same period, yet their re- suits are ultesiy ‘icreconcilable. Lf Gumbleton’s testi- mony and the official seareh be correct the Comptrolier has talsitied in his own favor to the amount of $800,.00, Third—Making the interests of the city subordinate to of the lessly obstructing the working of the departments of City of New York, thereby causing loss and damage to the city. BRUSQUE AND UNFRIENDLY. It appears. from the testimony of Commissioners Wa! and Van Nort, that it has becn. the custom of the Comp. m individually, act in a decidediy brusque and unfriendly m: that, by his interference, he has constantly obstructed the ‘working of their departments. Cominissioner Van Nort’s memory failed him as to imstances of the latter kind, but Commissioner Wales specified several cases in which, by reason of the intervention of the Comptroller, the city has been deprived of large, legiumate profits from proposed public improvements, Your committee believe that it 1s absolutely essential tin this chy that there be harmony ‘{ good governme ever may be the opinion vf the gentlemen as to each | other, they have no right to cause the city 10 suffer for the mere graufication of their personal spites and preju- | dices, and any such conduct Is, in our opinion, wood aud suiticient cause for the prompt removat of the guilty official. Alexander S. Webb. President of the College of the City of New York, testifles (page 245) that the action of the college has been impeded and its credit impaired by the unwarrantable meddling of the Comptrolier in its alairs. His testimony i8 corroborated by others con. Nected with the college. Your commities can see little hope of good resnits in the continuance in power ot an official ac whose hands even the sacred cause of public education is not sate. —Wilfully refusing, upon false grounds, to pay the salaries of the clerks ot the Commissioners of A | Mayor the voluminous h states cutnng of Se Board of Estimate and A) cee. ment. Fe 17) that ne Caused an uuexpended ce of ‘lin of the Lg of ty the Feogee is of the are searched in vain any authority for this act,and so skjltuily was the affair managed that even to-day the cecretary of the Board was in ignoi of the fact until nis attention was called to it by mber of your committee. Your committee know of no language severe enough to properly condemn ‘THIS SPECIES OF OFFICLAL CHARLATANRY, by which the people are deceived as to the true amount of their obligations and an unscrupulous official enabl to clothe himself in the garb of an inexorably just a: selt-sucrificing retormer. Tenth—Grows oficial misconduct and negiect of duty in connection with the payment from the eity treasury to Mary Kelle Scott Uda of the sum of $25,000 for the paient of the aerial fire ladder, immediately ‘atter the assign ment by ber of ali her interest therein to William B. White, then and now Secretary of the New York Fire ‘tment, In support of this finding we refer to the testimony of George C. Moses, Charles H, Hodges, on. E. fidavit o'Mra Uda, the minates of the Board (BP, 0% 178, 200, 31 and ‘ullam B. White, ect ment, to the resolution’ of th ling on him for-an explanatior ‘Yho tacts shown by the above testimony are of a pecu- larly interesting atid suggestive character, It appears thatthe New York Fire Department bought from Mary Belle scott Uda her patent of an ‘aerial fire ladder,” and agreed to Pay her therefor $25,000. On ber seeking payment from Mr. Greem, he acted the double part ot strenuously resisting and refusing paywent as Comp- troller, while at the same time he was, as a member of the Board of Apportionment, just ‘as strenuously advocating the appropriation of the amount of the ciaim, so that he might be in a position to pay the same when in his judgment the time therefor had arrived; that Mrs, Uda, heretofore unable to obtain payment, assigned her claim) to William B White, Secretary of the Fire Department, and that within afew days thereatter the Comptroller’ paid the claim to Mrs. Uda, together with the sum of $1.84) to a lawyer named Jordan, for an opinion adverse to the city; that the Fire Commission- ers, by resolution, disclaimed ali knowledge ot the conduct of thelr secretary, and called on him to ex- Diain; that he admitted, in writing, the purchase of the patent prtor to the payment by the Comptroller; that a resolution ot removal was prepared and published, but | that no quorum ot the Fire Commissioners could be ob- tained to take action thereon. Your committee have no desire to strike at a subordi- nate where they believe higher officials to. be con- cerned, but should their recommendation nereinatter contained be approved, they would respectfully suggest | that a searching Inquiry be made to ascertam what m- | fluence Was.used to retain Secretary White in his posi- tion alter lis admission of an act clearly in direct viola- tion of the tollowing provision of the charter :— “gcrion 1UI. Yo member of the Common Council, head of department, * * * or clerk therem, or ‘other ‘officer of the corporation, snall become directly or in- Girectly Interested in oF 1h the performance of any con- tract, work or busivess, or the sale of any article, the rice or consideration of which is payable ‘ity Treasury." OTHER OFENCES. Other testimony tending to show that the Comptroller has endeavored to usurp the right of speaking to the Legislature on behalf of the city, which right belongs alone to the Mayor and Common Uouncil; that he bas been guilty of disrespect and Insoleuce to the Mayor; that fie has endeavored t dictate to the Mayor the manner in which he shou'd pertorm his official duties, and tried to coeree him into obedience; that by means of the public moneys he surrounded himselt with Servite and soulless tools, ready at his command either to influence pubic legislation or blacken character; that he las used tne clerks of his department during 5 Kstimate and Apportioninent 421), as well as tothe H swer of tary of the Fire De Fire Commissioner: expense, trom the business hours for his personal ends; im short, that he has set himselt up in various, ways in opposition to the Mayor, Common Council, and other oilicials as the one honest official connected With the municipal government who really has the i- terest of the city at heart, was easily accessible to your committee: but as moat of these fucts are matters of public notoriety and susceptible of proof from records | At the command of all, your committee did_not deem it their duty to take testimony in relation thereto, Your honorable body has in the resolutions referred to us made it our duty to report to. you “with such recor mendations as nay seem advisable and tor the best in- terests of the city.” If you determine to adopt this report we can see only one course Which itis possible for you to pursue, and that is that you unmediately transmit to His Honor the jumouy hereto annexed, to- gether with this report, and respecttully request him to Present charges avainst the Comptroller and afford him an opportunity ot being heard in his detenco. We therefore respectfaliy recommend to your honora- ble body the adoption 0! the following resolution :— | Resolved, That the report of the Law Committee in re- lation to the official conduct of the Comptroller be adopted, and that the Clerk of this Board transmit the same, together with the testimony hereto annexed, His Honor the Mayor, with the request that he charges axainst the Comptroller and afford him an op- portunity of being heard. Tne report was adopted by a strict party vote of the members present, 12 democrass voting in the affirmative and 7 repubiicans in the negative. Aldermen Morris, Bulings and Deane explained their non-concurrence in tne report by reason of herd having had sufficient time to examine its de- tails. After be transaction of some general order business the Board adjourned to Thursday next. MUNICIPAL NOTES. Mayor Wickham was not at his office yesterday. Mr. Lewis, President of the Board of Aldermen, officiated as acting Mayor. to | present | | places the lodges in those places in the same vo- over and * again their own exhala- tions rath than risk the entrance Bight of the Angel of Disease and Veath which haunts this infernal ettiuvium and which gives warning o! {its presence by @ horrid stench. If necessary | can give the particulars of many cases 0! sickness urising ‘rom this malaria, including the youtusul and middle-aged, where the dull eye and sallow complexion of to-day com- pare in hideous contrast with the beauty of health which existed @ short time ago. But now, to be brief and to the point. The foul reeking stuff 1s there, wnat shail be doge with it ? ‘ro dig it Up, would be too rouch like disinterment, Therefore, let the dead lic; but, instead of being veneered, as it were, with a iew inches of dirt, 18 the case from Ninety-third to 102d street. let be covered immediately with two or three feet of earth, Which Will, to a@reat extent at least, sorh, modify and disiuiect these pestiiential ga: whey arise. Very respectiuily th JAMES NEIL, M. THE MASONS. THIRD DAY OF THE ANNUAL COMMUNICATION | OF THE GRAND LODGE—AMENDMENTS TO THR STATUTES—UNANIMOUS BE-ELYCTION OF ALL | THE GRAND OFFICERS. The Grand Lodge resumea labor yesterday at | nine o’clock A.M. Prayer ws offered by the R. | W. and Rev. George H. Hepworth, D.D., Grand Chaplain, The Grand Master announced asa special com- mittee on deceased members in this and other jurisdictions M. W, Joseph D. Evans, R. W. and Rev. George H. Hepworth, R. W. and Rev. John G. Webster. The Grand Master stated that he had on the previous evening received a despatch from t! Grana Loage of Nova Scotia—now in session—con- gratulating the body on the completion of the Temple, and offering its greetings in the fullest fraternal spirit. M. W. Wiiltam H. Lee, Grand Master of Con- necticut, was then formally welcomed with the grand honors. ‘The M. W. Brother, in returning thanks for the courtesies extended to him, delivered a speecn Teplete with wit aod bamor. A resointion was olfered providing that in order to remove the growing evil of non-aMitution, and | restore to our ranks many goo@ and worthy ma- | sons, no affiliation fee be charged hereafter in this jurisdiction, except the adjoining and regis- | tering jee authorized by the Grand Lodge. Laid on the table. A resolution to make tne salary of the Grana Lecturer $1,500 was referred to the Committee on Finance. An amendment was offered and re- ferred to the same committee, providing for the travelling expenses of the R. W. Brother, as the | resoluuon makes {t imperative on him to visit | every Masonic district du:ig ois year of office, and exemplity the first three degrees of Masonry. The rollowing resolution, offered by W. Brother | Belloni, was adopted unanimous); Resolved, That Brothers Jonn Mabon and &. L. Gaul be con- tinued as oficial reporters of the Grand Lodge, R. W. Wiiltam ‘lt. Woodrum offered a reso- lution rejecting the .amendment to the stat- utes requiring a majority o: lodges in New York and Brookiyn belore a new loage can be lormea | | to give consent. Tix was im accordance with the | suggestion in the Grand Masier’s address. This sifion as those ip other parts of the State, a ma- | Compeer second, Carrolton third, Lady Blanche HORE ye ay See lodges in the district only being re- quired. | Several amendments adopted last year were | confirmed. One vi them aliows no Masonic work | except tle burial of a Mason free of Charge. sec- | tion 63 was sought to be amended by permitting | a@ lodge to-afliiate an unamliaie and indigeat Mason iree o1 charge, but it was rejected. Anim- | portant amendment to section 45 was offered The section provides that no penalty shall be tne | flicted for non-payment Of two years’ dues, nor until the brother shall have been auly summonea to pay such dues thirty days previous. The amendment provides that no such penalty | Shull be. inflicted on u Mason who is un- able through indigence to pay his dues, nor suvalihe be :equired tu pay during the continuance ol such Indigence except by a vole of two-tnirds of all members present. Any such unaiiiltated brother may be resterea to meinbersmp oy a ma- ‘Toe disinterested patriots, solicitous of stepping | jority vote of the inembers present and voting at into the snoes of Police Justice Sherwood, lately ceceased, were much disappointed tnat no name was sent in yesterday to the Board of Aldermen to fill this vacancy. Another week mast ela) of anxiety, Wire-pulling and sleeplessness. In the meanwnh'le aspirants can only “Watch, wait aod pray.’ In.pursuance of the act just passed by the Leg- islature making the Brooklyn bridge a public | work Mayor Wickham, Comptroller Green and Alderman Lewis yesterday appointed the follow- ing gentlemen as trustees for the purpose of man- aging the work:—Messrs. Lawrence Tumme, James M, McLean, Jumes M. Motley, Abram 8, Hewitt, Unarles J, Canda, John Riley, Lioyd As- pin wail and Francis B. Tharper.. ‘The committee appointed by the last Legisiature to investigate as to criminal matters In New York city will bold their first basiness eting, in the rooms of the Buard of Aldermen, on Taursday next. If 18 understood the nanied. counts. and refusing to furnish the Commissioners with the requisite books, papers and iuformadon and other- wise impeding them in their investigation of the Finance | Deparcinent, ail with the intent to prevent the pertorm- | ance by th offlerals of their public duties ana to eon+ ceal the hidaen workings of the rmance Department, — | The testimony of Commissioner sowe shows that the Comptroller refused to pay (and did not pay until indg- | ments were obtained) che salaries ot the clerks of his department, on the ground that there*was no appropria- | tion. That at this very time there was a balance of an | appropriation standing to the credit of his department sufficient to meet the payment ot these salaries, and that this rerusal was contrary to the advice of the Corpora- tion Counsel. ‘The retusai, established by the same witness, of the Comptrolier fo furnish books, papers and information to ni ng their investiga- Finance Dapartment is, in y AN OFFENCE OF TH MOST SERIOUS CHAN Itis an attempt to frastrate the intention of th ture in the creation of this commi: That intention undoubteaiy was that the public elinbly in formed at irequeut intervals of the inmost workings and financial condition ot the several city departme because past experience had shown that soime su fegnard and eheck upon the loose management of cor- imperatively demanded. ¢ ho reason why any depart- m has been hone ten of th CTER. Legisia- ment whose adminis should endeaydr to its affairs. ‘lect of duty in ach, palpably ver, forbid- a Value in Fifth—Gross official carelessness and 1 paying the exorbitant bills of one Stern! Made out to evade the provisions of the chi ding the purchase hy the city of supplies This finding is established by the testimony of Lindsey J. Howe and by the report of the Commissioner of Accounts, of . 184. ‘he tacts therein red to were deemed sumMcient by May nee to Justity the Femoval of the late Commisoners of Charities and Cor- rection. In our opinion the conduct of the Comptroller in pay- ing these exorbitant and aecelttal bis without an ex. amination. which would have disclosed their tr acter, is equally worthy of condemnation. th—Gross official carelessness and waste ot the pub- lie funds in paying the exorbitant bills of simon Sterne, for pretended services at Albany in redratting the An: nexation act—the reararting or said act having been substautialiy performed by other partes. In support of this finding, we reter to the bill of Simon Sterne aud to the testimony of Messrs. George H. Foster and William Cauldwell, co the eflect that the annexation act was redrasied by them, and that Mr. Sterne’s ser- Vices were of lisue or no value. Serenth—Oficial misconduct and waste in employing and paying to Dexter A. Hawkins large sums of the pub- | char- Tie moneys for services at Albany in regard to legislation affecting the city of New York, such employment and payment being without warrant of la reter to article 6, section In support of this Onding we 3S, of the ch r, whieh forbids the counsel by the departme: which authorizes the La legal assistance e@ also refer to the “testime ‘erporation Coansel, ty the raed the employ meni ot Your mittee are that a former Grand Jnry, acting upon similar evidence, found a true bill of jadictment inst Comptroter . but that sub- sequently they were induced (how, we Know nov to re consider their action. mployinent of ernment, and to turnish epartment . of Hon. E. D. Smith, The letter of Mr. Hawkins to the Comptroller on send- | ing in nis bill for $7,444 7, 18 uuique and candid in ies style, ana worthy of especial. attention, as throwing some little ight upon this whole affair. It begine:— “hon. A, HB. Grees, Comptrolier:— Dear Sm—Inclosed please fina detailed statement of my charges for services in reyurd to legislation for the ciiy, at the rate agreed upon,” de. FALSIFYING THE ACCOUNTS. Kighth—Falsely stating the amount necessary to pay the Interest on the city aebt during the year 1874, with the intent to deceive the public as to the amount of the city Indebtedness; and Ninth—Iegally wsi ferest for the year Isi the unexpended balance ot in Mi payment of the interest of rity of the Board of Apporuonment, required by the charter and laws of this sta In support of t tings above set for:h we refer to chapter 4M, seoti f ihe Laws of 1874 requiring non the partof the Board ot authorize the transfer of the testimony of Hon. Board of apportionmen’ aid Board. pages 415, 67°, From such testimony ecords the following facts appear :—That the board of Estimate and Apportion- ment having, in compliance with law, met im June to renpportion to the several departments the amounts necessary to carry on the city government tor 1874, the lier then stated in writing that $3,900,000) was the amount ne ry to pay the interest on tne city debt; that in Vetot 874, he asked for and obtained authority from the Hoard fo (ranster unexpended ba «tothe Apportionment to ny unexpended balance; to hn Wheeler, secretary to ‘the Nd to the oMcial records of 4, 743 and 746. | amount of $90,000 additional to the ama it oreviously | appropriated: that sabs-quently. by reason of the very | large amount asked tor by the Comptrolicr in the | yearly budget for the interest or 18/5, it was | suddenly discovered by the other members of the Board that « large sum of money, ip addition to that approprt: ated by them, had been isd by the Comptrolier in pay- ment of the interest of IK: that when tne Comptroller found his acts discovered, ne offered in the Board, and endeavored AN #x post facto resolution legalizing his past of! h Which resoiu ton was, by the vote Of all his asso laid opon the table; that the Board of Apportionment neeting of De cember Si, IS74, passed. by the # vt of all his assoc! ation severe): ora trolier ror his oficial misconduct, as above set forth, It also appears, trom the official minates of the Hoard, 18 is Not the only act of the very same nature on rt of the Comptroller. 1 a statement accompa | ond to 110th street, and from Taird avenue to the | to be notified. Seveial of the Boulevard laborers who have not | yet returned to work hung around the vicinity of the City Hall yesterday. They entertain strong hopes that the Commissioners wili rescind their ‘tion of Friday lust and returo to the original | scale of wages, $2 for eignt hours’ tabor. THAT HORRID STENCH. 4 CITIZEN'S OPINION OF THE SCANDALOUS | ACTION OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH. New York, May 25, 1875. To Tne Eprror or THE HeRALp:— Permit me to thank you sincerely for your ex- posare of the scandalous action of the Board of Health in allowing the contractor to fli up the Harlem flats with the refuse, which b: ready commenced to breed di: ie. I live on Seventy- fourth street, On Sunday evening last the stench Was so joul we wad to close the doors and win- cows. It isreally snamefal that one man shonid dare—even if the Board of Health winked at it—to | trifle with the health of a community. The con- | tractor should pe made to cart every bit of tnis foul matter away and be compelled to put in | pluce thereot such material as the saniiary coue calls for. Very respectfully, © LARNESTNHSS. THE FINEST PORTION OF THE CITY AFFLICTED. New York, June 1, 1875, To Tur Epiror oF THe HeraLp:— Your laudable efforts in behalf of the health cf our citizens by exposing tue dreadful state of affairs now existing in the vicinity of Harlem and Yorkville, arising irom the manner in which tne so-calied Harlem fats are being filled jn, deserve the utmost gratitude of all New Yorkers, The people thank ou for attacking those corrupt and nuscrupulous oMcers composing the Police Board, who are directly responsil.e for the pestilential | condition of tne Harlem fats, The fnest poriton of the city is pernaps that part ofit iying between Seventy-first and Elghty-seventh streets, ana | bounded py Lexington avenue and Central Park. | Even this densely populated district is aMicted vy the malaria, waited on the winds from tne porsoned valley, which extends irom Ninety-se shore of the Kast River, We want no whitewashing of incompetent om- clais by police surgeons, who are themselves tp- competent, Let the HERALD pursue its crusad and ere long the denizens of Harlem and York- Vile wiil breathe a purer aud healtoier atmosphere. Very respecuaily yours, ALEXANDER MCCLAIN, No. 14934 East Eighty-fith street. THE STENCH WAS INTOLERABLE. New Yor, June 3, 1875. | To THE Epitor or THE HERALD:— While riaing on the east side of Central Park it week with a friend from tne country the wind was blowing east. My friend applied bis handkerchief to his nose and inquired where the smell came from. I told him irom the nth ciose by. He arn tee Board of Heaith ougnt ‘hia was between 100th and Ninety-second streets, and really the stench was metolerabie, snocaing to the sense of smell, and now | know it came from the Hariem flats. A WES? SIDER. A PHYSICIAN'S TESTIMONY. HARLEM, May 30, 1875. To THe Epitor or THR HERALD: Having Deen absent yesterday when your re- porter cailed at my residence to Inquire Into the sanitary influence of the materials used for Hliing Police Coiwomission | aed District Attorney’s office will be first over- | i | elected, as follow @ statea communication, provided he shail tave paid the amount due at tie time of such restora- mn. It was sougat to amend by loserting “un. | ation”? instead of “restoration,” which would wire &® member to pay during the tme of his unafhliation, but te amendment was rejected. bection 42 was sought tu be amended so as to Tead:—"‘One woo shail remain an unaffiliated Mason In this jurisdiction for one year or more sball not be alowed to visit any jodge orjoin tn a | Masouic procession, nur ve entitled to receive Masonic relief or burial.” This caused some dis- cussion til the Rovr named for election of grand | otticers. The grand oflcers of last year were then re- Grand Master—M, W, Elwood E. Thorn Deputy Grand Masier—K. W. James W. Husted, Senior Grana rdea—R, W. Jesse B, Anthouy, Junior Grand Wardea—R. W. Levi M. Gano. Grand*ireasurer ~M, W, Jonn W. Simons, , Graud Secreiary—K. W. James M. Austia. On motion of M. W. Isaac Phillips the thangs of the Granda Lodve were tendered to the rector ana | vestry ana sexton oj Grace church and RK. W, Fred. Widdows for the comes which greeted the procession on Wednesday. The Lodge then 100k a recess till two P. M. APTERNOON SESSION, ‘Tbe report Of the secretary of the Board of Relief was read, siowips that for the year the receipts were $4,387 30; expenditures, $4.25 35, leaving balance on hand, $¥1 95. There were 396 applica- tions for reliei taveraoly considered by the Com- mittee on Charity aod ten were rejected as en- tirely anwortny. M. W. Navbanie! F. Waring said that the display of the 2d 0} June was the grandest he ever wit- nessed. lie moved thanks ‘o the Police Depart- ment for their assistance, &c. Carried, M. W. James Jenkinson alluded to the death of His Grace the Duke ot Leinster, for sixts-two years Grand Master oi Ireland, and eologized bim, ‘After the passage ol VarioUs complimentary resolutions the Graud Lodge adjourned to nine A. | M. to-day, When the grand officers will be installea. | EASTERN STAR. The annual convocation of the Grand Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star was held at the rooms of Alpha Chapter, 33 Union square, yester- day. At eleven A. M. yesterday morning the Grang Chapter jor the State of New York was opened bythe Grand Patron. The Grand Secre- tary and Grand Treasarer’s reports Were satis- factory, and the Grand Matron read an address describing the speciai oifictal duties she had pe forined during the year. | point, | Letrerts | E. Thomas, New Yor | Julia F. Magee, | Warde | ville, | Henry - | Utcer, Oak Hui, Grand Martna; Miss Carrie Mur- | pny, Brooklyn, Grand Fiec | Gri | Robert Mcvoy, | States, aiter | thanking the Grand Matron were passed. | large attendance of gaesis ‘Tne (ollowing ofiicers were then electea for the ensuing ye: Herman G. Carter, New York, Grand Patron; Mrs. Jennie BE, Kamsdell, Elmira, | Grand Matron; Bernhard B. Breit, Albany, As- sociate Grand Patron: Mrs. Eliza Quimby, Green- Associate Grand Matron; Mra. Caroline New York, Grand Jreasurer; William H, New York. Grand Secretary; Mrs. Jennlé Grand Conductre: Miss Andover, Associal rand Con- 18. Bane Wilso w York, Grand Brother and Kev, A. Hl. Sandiord, Pratts- and Brotner and Rev. Wiliam T. Kgbert, New York, Grand Chaplains; . B. Stoddard, New York, Grand Lecturer; Green, Brooklyn, Grand Marsnal; | Mrs. Kitza Macoy, Willtamsourg, Grand Adan; Mrs, Greeawood, Brookiyv, (irand Ruth; Mrs, 8. | A. Campheti, city, Grand Esther; Mrs. “Mary A. | Viarre, ductress ; George C. Rassell, nist; Join Moore, Grand Sentinel. being elected were installed by the Grand Patron o: tne United which a preamble and resolution a ore omcers MASONIC NOTES AND PERSONALS. j Eminent Commander Kilwood E. Thorne, of | Palestine Commandery, was serenaded by St. | Jonn’s Commandery, of Philadelphia, with Beck's | | Band, at’ his residence, No. 133 West Twenty- cond street, on Wednesday, Eminent Com- mander Laing, of the Philadciphia Commandery, made one of his happy speeches on the occasion. The model Commandery, ‘rom Detroit, Mich. guests of Palestine Commandery, will give an ex- hibition drill at eleven o'clock this morning, in the vity Hall Park, before His Honor the Mayor a the Common Council, attired ta fail uotform. The evolutions of this body were the admiration of the multitude on the day of the Masonic parade. Grice Commandery, of Norfolk, and the Ports- mouth Commandery, of Porismouth, Va, took their departure irom this city yesterday. Tae members of the former were the guests ot Morton Commandery, and characterized their treatment as simply gorgeous, Aura Grata Co the A. A. Ke Fr story, Tairty-second degree of e and Accepted Masons, and a exempilfied the degree inth degree, last even- of dt. Audrew, or Twenty in the low marshy flats betweea Ninety-tnird ana | 10 at Bryant's Opera House; brotners Unaries 1osth streets, 1 take this method of adding my | Ward mute of knowledge toward alding you in this e: cellent worg and for witch you. deserve our | Banks, Tbirty-toird, and wo thanks. Having been @ practisiog physician in this neighbornood for fourtee say that, bad as those low wet places were, before | years, and having | Masons of the € | continually traversed this tocality, permit me to | | MeCienachan, Tmirty-third degree H. Hovaré airty-toird; Wiliam V, Al der, Lnurty- | third; De. Waiter Fieming, Thirty-tuird; Henry 0. partict- ated In the Impressive and solemn ceremonies, minent satisfa 1) has been expressed by the | atthe unanimous re election of M. W. hilly . Thorne as Grand Master or | the Stati One of the best speeches of the evening at the banquet of the Grand Lodge, om the 2d imst., in | this filling im, their conaition now Is ten- fold worse than it was in hae a ate. ‘The odor arising therefrom ts offensive deyond the power of language to express, aud those liv. ing in proximity eto close ir windows at first budget tor the year 1874 the Comptroller night, preferring, this warm Weather, to bre: Tespouse to the toast of tue “Press,” Was made by | air, Whitelaw Ker. R. W. James W. Husted, better known as the “Bald Kagic of Westenester,”’ was re-elected as Deputy Grand Moster by @ unanimous yote, | Gs. Gr | at the quarter pole PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS. Third Day of the Spring Meeting. TWO FINE TROTTING CONTESTS. The trotting at Prospect Park Fair Grounds yes- terday afternoon was bighly interesting. Two events were started, the first being unfinished when darkness came on and a postponement an- nounced after six heats had been closely con- tested, three of the horses having each ecorea | two hea’ The other trot was won in tbr Straight heats in capital time, The following are the details of the sport as tt came off:— THE FIRST TROT. PROSPECT Park Falk GROUNDS—SPRING MBET- ING—THIRD Day, THURSDAY, June 3,—Purse $1,000, sor horses that have never veaten 2:40; $600 \o the first, to the second and $100 to the third horse; mie nests, best three in five, in harness. TKS. J. H. Goldsmith’s b, m. EMe Deans . +e 823112 G. Jones’ 5 y seh -2156381 M. Carroll's bik, g. J. G. :1417 6)3{ a. P. Gilbert's Dik, m. Litwle Dor- THB .s0e seen -6 5 8 2 2ro | R. G, Slater's b, g. Carroiton......9 7 4 4 bro FE. J. Nodine’s b. m. Volunteer Maid. -8 9 2 8 Tro J, Murphy +789 5 470 J. H, Pnilitos? -4 679 $ro W. Lovell’s 8. g. -~5 3 6 Sar, T. A, Shepherd’s b, m, Rosie . orn A. W. Mowe’s br. g. David. ar, H, Harris’ b. m. Carrie N, . ar, 3. Trout’s b, g. Haviland. . ar. Hats. First heat. 1:15 Fourth heat, Fito beat Sixto hea First Heat.—J. G. Blaine was the Javorite, Little Dorrit second choice and the fleid the third. Blaine had two lengths the vest of the send of. fourth, the others following in a straggling man- ner. Blaine led two lengths to the quarter pole in 38 seconds, Lady Blanche second, Compeer third, EM@e Deans fourth, Clifton fith, Lady Trm- ble sixth, Little Dorrit seventh, Carrolton eighth and Volunteer Maid ninth, Bisine led to the half- mile pole two lengths in 1:15, Lady Blanche sec- ond, kite Deans third, Compeer sourth, the others trailing several lengths apart. Biaine kept in front to the end, winning tne heat by a length, Lady Blanche secoud, Hite Deans iid, Compees | fourth, Clifton fittn, Little Dorrit sixth, Lady Trimble seventh, Volunteer Maid eighth and Car- rolton ninth, ‘Time, 2:28%. Seoond Heat.—'The drivers would not obey the orders of the judges, and they were fined $5 each and made pay the mouey before allowed to start. J. G., Biaine was the favorite over the field at two toone, Laay Blanche was away first, Compeer second, Little Dorrit third, J. G. Blaine tourto, Clifton fith, Lady Trimble sixth, Carrolton Seventh, Volunteer Maid eignth and Mle Deans ninth, Blaine vroke up soon after leaving and Jel Deming, At the quarter pole, which was passed | in 3834 seconds, Ludy Blanche was leading one length, EMe Deans second, Little Dorrit third, Compeer fourth, Clifton filth, J, G. Blaine sixth, Lady Trimble freventh, Carrolton eighth and Volunteer Maid ninth, Lady Blanche showed tne | way to the haif mile pole in 1:14, EMie Deans second, Little Dorrit third, Clifton fourth, Blaine | flith, Compeer sixth, Carrolton sevento, Lady ‘4rimble eignth and Volunteer Maid ninth. Lady Blanche Jed to the end, winning the heat by two | lengths, Ete Deans second, ten lengths ahead of Blaine, Little Dorrit fith, Compeer sixth, Carrol- | ton seventa, Lady ‘Irimbie eiguth and Volunteer Maid nioth. Time, 274844, Third Heat.—Lady Bianche sold for $70, Blaine $31, the fleia $30, Lacy Bianche was first away, Blaine second, Compeer third, EMe Deans fourth, Clifton Gith, Little Dorrit sixth, Carroiton sev: | enth, Volunteer Maid eighth, Lady Trimole ninth. At the quarter pole, which wus passed in 33 seconds, Lady Blanche led, Blaine second, ns third, Cliton fourth, Cempeer filth, r Matd sixth, the others trailing. at the half-mile pole, woich was reached in 1:13%, Lady Blancoe lea half a length, Blaine second, Ele Deans third, Cliton fourth, Compeer fito, Voiun- teer Maid sixth, Littie Dorrit sePentn, Carroiton eighth, Lady Trimble ninth, As the horses reached the tbree-quarter pele Lady Biauche broke up and | Blaine went to the Jront, jollowed by Erie Deans, but when they got into the home stretch Volan: | teer Maid Came With a rus’, and passing those in | front of her on tue way, ianded second at Blaine’s shoulders, the latter winning the heat in 2:29%, | bMe Deans was third, Carroiton fourty, Lady | Bianche fifth, Clifton sixth, Compeer seventh, Littie Dorrit eigntn, Lady trimbis ninth. Fourth Heat.—Blaine then soid for $300, Lady Blanche $95 and the ficid for $50. Whie scorieg Mr. Noaine’s suikey was run jato, and he was dropped on the track, his mare, Volanteer Maid, ranuing away with the fragments of the suixy, whicn she soon, however, got clear of, and was aiterward caught, and then it was ascertainea there was ho Gamace done to man or beast. Vol- unteer Maid Was first away. Eile Deans second, Lady Blancae third, J. G. Blaine fourth, Little Dorrit fifty, Cilfton six! Usrrolton seven Lady Trimole eighth, Compeer ninth. Blaine went to tne front on the upper turn and leda neck to the quarter pole, Lady Blanche secona, a neck in front of EMe Deans; Little Dorrit fourth, | Volunteer Maid fifth, Lady Trimble sixth, the | ethers several lengths apart. Time, 39 seconds. | Lavy Bisnche went to tae front on the bi stretch and led to the half-mile ie in , Biaine second, EMe Deans third, Little Dorrit | fourth, Cilfton Mfta. Laay Trimble sixth, Car- rolton seveoth, Volunteer Maid eighth, Com- peer minth. Lady Biancke led to the three- quarter pole, when e struck herself and broke up badly. Blaine, too, nad left his fees just petuce the mare’s accident, and Efile Deans and Little Dorritt nad to contend for the heat. Arter a Very pretty struggle EMe won by a length, Lite tle Dorrit second, ten iengths abead of Ciiiton; Carrolton jourth, Lady Trimbie fifth, Lady Blanche sixtn, Bldine seventa, Volunteer Maid eighth, Cempeer ninth. Time of the heat, 2:31 4. ih Heat.—The vetting was about even be- tween Blaine and the feld. Clifton was with- drawn, Lady Trimble was first away, Little Dor- rit second, Lady Blanche third, EMe Deans fourth, Compeer fifth, Volunteer Maid sixth, Car- roiten seventh, J. G. Blaine eighth. EMe Deans soun went lo the front, leading @ lengta to the quarter pole, Little Dorrit second, Lady Bianche third, Compeer fourtp, Volunteer Maid fith, Car- i} Cltiton, who was @ long distance ahead of J. G | | rolton sixt», Lady Trimble seventh. Time. 39 seconds, Little Dorrit closed up to EMe Deans, out then broke up aud fell to third place. At the baif-mile pole EMe Deans led two lengtps, Lady Blanche second, two jJengths in irdnt of Little Dorrit, who Was about the same distance ahead of Volunteer | Maid, kMe Deans was three-quarters of a length in front of Lady Blanche a the three-quarter pole, but Lady Blanche soon afterwara broke up and | Littie Dorrit took ber place and made a desper- ate bus wunsuccessiul effort to overtak Deavs, who wou ihe heat by two lengths in 2:32 Blanche was third, Lady Trimole fourth, Carrottoa firth, J. G. Blaine sixth, Volunteer Maid seventh, Compeer eighth. Sixth Heat.—Ail the horses except those who had won heats were sent to their stables, Efile | Deans the iavorite at two to one over the fleid, The start was a good one, but going around the per turn Lady Bianche went to the front and kept the lead to the ead, winning the heat by six lengths, Effie Deans second, J. G. Blaine third. ‘The quarter pole Was passed in 38 seconds, the half mtic pole im 1:15};, and the beat was made in Saw ne race was then postponed until to-day, at | tro P. M. THE SECOND TROT. Samm Day.—Parse $1,500, tor horses that have hever beaten 2:24; $900 to the first, $450 to the second and $150 to the third horse; mile heats, best three in ave, in harness. | ENTRIBS. Northrup & Martin's b. g. Mystic. Dan Mace’s br. g. Vanity Fair n's ch. g. George tb. Dan J. A. Bochelor’s b. g. Joun H Thomas O'Couner’s b. g, George. Ben Mace’s w. g. Orown Prince. W. BH, Harrison's s,m. Susie.... TIM. First heat... Second neat. | | | 36% TH | was the javorite at slight | odds, Vanity Fair second choice, tne field selling | | | | tor about naif as much as the second. 8. B. Dan- els was the frst a4way, Mystic second, John H. ‘third, Vanity Fair fourth, George fiith. Mystic soon Went to the front, passing the quarter pole two lengths ahead of George. Time, 3h) secouds. Mystic led to the nall-mile pole two lengths in 1:13 the others following in the order given above. | Daniels broke up on the lower stretch, and tic Wax four lengths in front at the three-quarter | pole. From there home he had the race m hand, and ne won as he liked, by four lengths, in 2 Geo. B. Dantes second, ten lengths aheaa of Jonn | H., Who Was six lengtos in advance of George, the | latter ten lengths In front of Vanity Fair. Second Heat.—Mystic sold tor $100; Vanity Fair, $40; the fleia, $35. Mystio Was away first, G. B. Danieis second, Jonn i. tnird, George fourth, Vanity Fair fiith, Mystic led three lengtns in 87%5 seconds; George, second—turee lengths ahead of Vanity Fair, who Ww @ neck in udvance of George B. Daniels; the latter five lengths ahead or Joon H, Mystic showed the way along tne backstreven and was two lengths ahead tne halt-mite pole im 1:15% 3 the others in the seme order as given above. Daniels then mage @ splendid burst and soon passed George and cl lenzed Mystic, the jJatter leading halfa length at whe ‘tree-quarter | in this place do wnat every iarmer ba | The oMcer got hold of me by the collar. | Nead. Pole, Vanity Pair close up; jn came and een, goods coer fae a took his place, but Mystic beat the hatter to score by two lengths in 2:25. George B. Daniele was third, Joho H. jourth, Georze filth. Third Heaz.—One hundred to thirty on Mystie egainst the feld. poems was first away, John H, second, G. B. Daniels third, Vanity Fair joursh, Myatic filth. Mystic soon went to tne front, fok lowed by Vanity two had the race ‘es. r pole, in 36%, V ng id a half qi ‘anity Fair second, twe lengths ahead of George, third; Jonn u. fourth, George B, Daniels filth. Vanity Fair closed on tne backstretch and at the half-mile pole, which was passed in 1:11}, Mystic led half a length, Vanity Fair second, sour lengths in front of George B Daniels. who was halt 6 length ahead of Jouo R., the latter six lengtns in advance of George, wha had broken up badly on the way. Mystic and Vanity Fair raced side and side along the lower stretch, ond at the three-quarter pole Mystic had nis head in front. The struggle from there home was most exciting, Mystic winning the heat aad Tace by three-quarters of a lengtl George B Daniels was third, John RB. fourth, George fifth. ‘Time of the heat. 2:22. Vanity Fatr won second money, George B. Daniels the third premium, To-day there will be two One trots to close ths meeting, RIDING PARK ASSOCIATION. LAWRENCE, Mass., June 8, 1876, The spring meeting of the Riding Park Associa tien closed to-aay. There was a large attendance and two fine races. The 2:37 race had five com testants, and was won by the d. 8. Jonn Lam! jo three straight neats, Time— , 2:88, ane :38. There were four contestants in the 2:24 race. There were seven hi trotted, the b. Honest Bily winning the filth, sixth and sevents. Time—2 38234; 2:32; 2335355 $ 2:87; 2:88%. THE POTATO PEST. BAVAGES OF THE COLORADO BEETLE—ITa NATUBAL HISTORY—A REMEDY FOB ITS EX» ‘TERMINATION—IMPORTANT FACTS FOR POTAe TO GROWERS. LANSING, Mich, June 2, 1875, The following 1s extracted from the forthcoming report of the State Agricultural Board of Michie gan, and is writtem py Professor A. J. Cook, of Lansing, Mich. :— If any one should doubt that this late comer among oar pests takes first rank a8 an enemy tq our feid crops he would only need to glance at the market columos of any of our journals = become speedily convinced of his error. What signifi the fact that potatoes quoted, and have been for the past two or thre years, even in the roral journals, at $1 and ‘upward per bushel, unless it meant that the potato beetie is jast converting a com mon article of diet into a luxury? Nay, mure, if jerta that even known remedies are slow of ap- Plication, Taough in this case we have @ ve cheap and periectly effective remedy, still actut observation and the high price of potatoes prove that barely hail our farmers make use of it. Thera can be no doubt that, should this article induce all our larmers ‘to figat the potato beetle by the most approved method,’ it would add at least a ea Wealth of our State the coming ear. . HISTORY. The history of this beetie; that it tsa native of Colorado, where it was discovered, named and descrived by Say, Many years &go; how on bridge of potato vines it infested our Westero States leas than a score ef years since, and from thence spread rapidly castward, till now it hag actually gained our Atlantic coast, where it only awaits opportunity to take passage jor Europe, where 1t will continue its dreaded ravages in the green fields of the Emerald Isles—all this tg already well Known. NATUBAL HISTORY, The natural history of tho potato beetle ts also Jamullar to most of our farmers. It comes forth out of the earth, as a beetle, just as the pot: vines are peering {rum the ground. Sometimes the creature stands over the hill it seems Jairly to grin in expectant longing for the rich, tender feast whicn nature 18 about to spread. With the coming of warm days the temale Jays her clusters of orange eggs, sometimes to the number of m= thousand—a singie beetle whicn 1 confined laid over eleven hundred eggs—either on the under side of the leaves of tne potae vines, or on biades of grass or other vegetables near oy, These s00n hatcn, when the young or larve are found to eat quite as voraciously as the mature heetie. In about filteem days she young become fully develupea, When they pass into the ground to pupate. After about ten days of such quiet chey game fortn in the beetle state, and irow toeir fresuness it might be thougar that the old-time bectles bad been absent to get anew suit, and nad just returned to show their finery. These obeeties, with their bright banus of yellow aud Diack, mate, deposit eggs and soon die, benaving In all respects as beiore. So too the larve and pup@. These again arejoliowed vy & third brood, which complete toe ruloous work for the season; but the pup@ o! Unis lass brood do not come furth im ten days, DOF do they dic, but, resting quietly beneath’ tae earth, seem to be gathering strength jor a miser- able repetition ol tae previous year’s abomination, REMEDIES. Inasmuch as Paris greeu is so practical, so em. clent, and so cheap a remedy jor this pest, I shall better de on is farm—igoore all otner means, such as hand-picking, macuinery, &c., toe expensive an not saficiently therough, Witn a little care Paris greon—the genuine article of course—is entirely sale, and we may well wel- come the change of its use irom our beantiful greeo tinteo wail papers, where its poisonous ex- halations have long geadered ai se and death, to the richer green of our potato Gelds. The two methods whica have been tried at the College, Witn the best success as to economy, are eltner to mix the green with Water, @ heaping tablespoon. fal to ten quarts of the Nui, and spriakie on with a common sprinkler or an old broom, or to mig the green with flour in the proportion oj one part of green to six of flour, sifted on when there is no dew on tne vines, either through a muslin bag, suspended to a convenient hanale, that it may be carried and shaken over the vines, the person making tbe applicatwo walking uprigot, or with a patl, the bottom being of due wire gauze or finely periorated tin, Whe: these methods are used the whole expense pel acre, ior bota niaverial and cost of application, will not exceed $5 for the season. After careful experimenting, | have joumd the flour mixture preeranie to all otner preparations. Tae flout makes the green adhere to the vines, so that the heaviest raia is powerless to remove it. No second application is needed wil enlarged growth of vines. demand it. I make the mixture sfrong—one of powder to six of flour, so that im making the an- plication we need add only just enough ot the mixture that We may ve a! to see it on the vines. [ have thus Veen enadied to safeiy apply this mixture even to our tender melon aad cucumber vines. I woud not apply it Wien te dew 1s on, as the application will be more even ii the vines are dry, aud, with the strength recom- Inendea «above, will always prove effectual. I think this 1 the most economical metaod yet Tecommended. by using the flour mixture | nave fouud that two applications are always suMicient jor our early varieves, and frequently for later ones, and taree applications are in any case ail that are needed, even in seasons of heaviest raing, THE MURDEROUS CLUB, A DYING MAN'S STATEMENT OF BLUE-COATED ¢ BRUTALITY. On the 234 Of last month Thomas Seaver, of No, | 187 avenue ©, was clubbed by OMcer John Agnew, of the Eleventh precinct, and now lies at the poms of death from the eifect of the injuries re- ceived. Atone o'clock yesterday morning Cor oner Croker was called to the bedside of the dying man for the purpose of taking his ante-mortes statement, which is as fullows:—“I was creating &@ distaroapce at my house on Saturday, the 23¢ day of May, while intoxicated. My father left the house to procure @ policemantor the purpese of srightening me. I followed my father to the side walk and walked down avenue C to Elevent street, where | met my father and a policeman asked him what be arrested me for, whereupon he “Come on, you or 1 will break your hi with aciuo.”” He then struck me twice on the {afted my leftarm to deend myself and He then arrested me and be bit me on the arm. | took me to the Eleventh Precinct station house, where be prelerred a charge of assault and battery against me. iwascoofined in a ceti about fi minutes, when a doc ame and ordered sent to Pemeves Seswrtat, where | remained trom sunday until Wednesday morning, when Officer Maver, of the wleventh precinct, called on me at seven o'clock and ordered me to put on my clothes, i cold Dim I was not able to go, but he made me come. This was unknown to the doctor, wno wi in bed at the time. | was taken to Essex Mark Police Court, berore Judge Smith, by OMicer Agnew, who preferred a charge of assault and batt against me, The Judge hela me im de ait of $300 bail tor about one hour, After giving bail 1 Was permitted to home. | returned to Bellevue Hos) Hf the same afternoon, where I remained anti following morning, and then lett there to go bome, Inave remained home ever since. OMcer Arnew, of the Eieveath precinct, is tie one who infliot the injuries upon me. | how recognize the offices ; ane before me asthe one who inflictus my injuries, 5 coroner Woltman yesterday caused the aerest of Agnew and held nim in $5,000 bail. DIED OF HIS WOUNDS. .« William Dolan, the young man who was stabbed in the groin by Peter Boyd during an aitercation on Saturday, May 22, died yesterday morning at the tern District Hospital, Brooklyn. Boy \ Who was arrested at the time of the adray, is no’ in jail, Coroner Nolan wilt bold an mquest ove? ‘the body,