The New York Herald Newspaper, September 4, 1875, Page 8

_ eras “THE Suit Against the Hartford Accident Insu- ranee (ompany. COURTS. or novel ex parte application was made yester- day to Judge Brady, in Supreme Court, Chambers, growing out of a policy for $5,000 obtained by Ado- niram Owen in the Hartford Accident Insurance Com- pany. From the papers submitted, which formed the basis of wn application for an attachment against the property of the insurance company in this State, and which was made on behalf of Mrs. Caroline Owen, it ap- pears that Adoniram Owen, who was her husband, ob- tained accidental policies to the amount of $25,000, one being for $5,000 against the above named company, as stated. The policy provided that he should ve notice to the company of any accident befalling | Shortly after obia uing the he fell on the | ice, but, not considering the inju all serious, he failed to give the compa Subsequently he was found dead in bis bed, sud aa autopsy revealed the fact that his skull was fractured, and to this injury his death was attributed, he com: pany refused to pay the amount of the policy because thad not received the stipulated notification of in- e papers that for a aries. It was alleged, however, in fome time previous to his death Le exb symptoms of insanity, and the failure quired notice ts claimed to have been tl f such Mental unsoundness. The application for the attach- Ment was grapted. DECISIONS. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. By Judge Brady. Insom vs Vercelli; —The evidence preponderates in favor of the charge made against the defendant of dilent representations, but there are cireum- he case peculiar. I think it better, | Jant to renew the motion i © proofs, if he have them, ited undout tances which n therefore, to a! #f Be be so ad Motion cevied. neath w the sed on furth : va. Spooner.—The preponderance of ovi- nt, and the motion to dis- of arrest must be denied, The application answer ag Lo excess over $100 is granted, 7 , unless the plaintiit consents judgment, SUPERIOR COURT—#PECIAL TERM, By Judge Speir. Pollock et al. va. Sinith et al.—See memorandum for eounsel. Hegeman ys. Cantrell ct, al.—Motion denied, with oats. See memorandum, Halpin vs. the Third Avenue Railroad Company.— Case ordered on file. MeDonald vs. Frazier et al.—Oner settled. Keiley, Receiver, &c., vs. Hiler et al—The defend- ants are eeverally entitled to judgment with costs jon. ‘The Mayor, &e., ve The New York and Staten Island Ferry Company ana another.—Motion granted, with costé, Opinion. COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM. By Judge Daly. Katz va, Frank.—Injunction vacated. McLaughlin vs. Byrne.—Answer overruled as frivo- fous, with leave to serve new answer. Ortel_ vs. Barclay et al—Injunction dissolved and Complaint dismissed. Jolnsen vs. Judkins. appeal. w undertaking required on MARINE COURT—CHAMBERS, By Judge Jonchimsen, Lane va. Florence.—Notion that Comptroller of City of New York pay moneys to judgment creditor. De- nied, with $10 costs, to be credited to judzment. Demuth va. Brown.—Motion granted, unless plaintiff replies in =ix days and pays $10 costs of motion. Sanders vs, Doo.—Motion for attachment denies Belskowsky vs. Rosenzweig.—Motion to vacate order of arrest granted, with $10 coats. Buck vs, John’ Pelton.—Motion granted, on payment of costs of action against bail and $10 costs of opposing motion. Kobbe v: Klotz vs. Samnel.—Motion to advance cause granted. Stein.—Motion to restore cause to calendar gor v8 Platt.—Motion granted, on condition ant pay $10 costs of opposing motion, Neunhofer vs, Bleule,—Motion denied, but defendant may answer on payment of $10 costa. _ Wickersham vs, oY MeCalder.—Motion for appointment sranted. Security fixed in $1,500. hywartz.—Motion granted, unless plain- ith Conditions, OF LAW GASES. beon holding Supreme Court, week, yesterday adjourned 8 bad an unusually and, moreover, in the absence af other judges, came from Quogue, L. I, where he left his family, so as to hold the Court, At the September term of the Court, which-opens on Monday, Judge Don- ohue ts expected to preside, He is now at the Twin Mountain House, where he went to perate his health, ! the calendar will be called on Monday, at eleven o'clock A. M., the ex parte business being called an he Additional hments were yesterday. granted by y against the property in this State of the fornia; one on behalf of Brown Brothers, d the other on behalf of the North Life Insurance Company to recover $1, receiver SUMMARY Judge Brady, who Chambers, during the the rt over till Mo heavy week's busin Au sterday by Judge Brady on a » British Bank of North Ame ig 1 Jo., agents of the Bank of California, from parting with sterling exchange until $100,000, on which they are indorsers, was paid, cou OF SPECIAL SESSIONS. PUNISHING MILK ADULTERATORS, The following pefsons, arrested by Officer Gardner, of the Sanitary Squad y convicted in the above Court of atult g milk and fined $50 each:— Thomas Charles S No. 36 avenue; Henr, So. 2 e Re. 36 Lud Henry Worhmam, No. 436 Kighth grenue; Peter Stellinger, No. 33 Orchard street, and Henry Meddendort, No. 415 Third avenue, TOMBS POLICE COURT. Before Judge Duffy. RAID ON A GAMBLING HOUSE. Shortly after twelve 0 yesterday Captain Saun- ders, of th th precinct, accompanied by of officers, made a de- mbling house No, 8 Rarelay stroct. This were yesterd Bagley, No. Henry Feeht n, No. 102 Eighth Third ; as long been known as the resort of gamblers, but it was thought no game was in progress there, The officers knocked at the door, and, on its being opened, Pushed into the room, surprising the company in the ing. The officers arrested the dealer, Allen, and nine men who were sitting at the table playing when they entered. They also cap- tured 1,400 checks, besides cue box, dice box, carts, and tables together with $i6 in y.' The whole party were Drought before Judge Duffy in the afternoon, and on bearing the evidence he committed Charles Allen, the dealer, in $1,000 hail, and discharged all the Others, The captured property was sent to fieadqu ir tors to the care of the Property Clerk. In the case of Allen on examination was granted, on counsel's mo- tion, to take place to-day. ROBPING HIS ROOMMATE. Richard Ostenhardt, of No. 66 Bayard street, and Frank Miller have beon friendiy until yesterday. On Thursday Richard retired as usual, and asked Frank to ail him at an early hour in the morning. Frank did | 80, aud at the same time helpod himself to $40, which he found in one of Richard's pocketa, The latter objected to this arrangement, and caused Millor’s arrest, Judge Duffy held him in $1,000 bail to | answer. s ROBBING A SAILOR. James Marley, a ranner for a sailor's boarding house | | eharge of assaulting Edward Scatchard, a sailor on | board the bark Olivet. It appeared on the examination Of this case that Scatebard was not only badly beaten, | Dut rot.bed of his money. Mariey was lately discharged from the United States > WASHINGTON PLACE POLICE COURT, Before Judge Bixby, ROBBING A DRUNKEN MAN, At an carly hour yesterday morning a man named | dobn V. Roberta, of No. 172 Third avenue, entered the | liquor store of John Mack, at No, 501 Third avenue, | He was accompanied by a man named Mascett, Massett, | it is alleged, robbed him of his wateh nd | gome money, amounting in all to $20, held Massett in $1,000 bail to answer a charge of lar- ceny from the person. GRAND LARCENY, Henry Price, a natiye of Germany, aged twenty-five, was arraigned at the instance of Herman Knoepke, of No. 7 Forsyth street, who charged him with the larceny | of a silver wateh worth $5 and $6 in money, amount in all to $101, Price denied the charge, but waa in $1,000. ESSEX MARKET POLICE COURT. | Before Judge Morgan. BILLIARD BAIS, SWINDLE. | Ferdinand Strauss, of No, 86 Norfolk street, was sent | by his employers, Messrs, I. Decker & Co, on Thurs. | dag inst’ with four billiard balls to be delivered to J. M. Gleason. of Na 181 Bowery, Strausa was met. In Hamilton street, was held to answor yesterday on a | | y balls to Meyer and received in return a chock on the Vriental Bank, to be ed by J. M. Gleason, for $18. Tt was subsequently wered that Meyer had no authority from Mr. Gleason and that the check was 4 forgery. He was arrested by an officer of the Tenth preeinet yesterday and was held in $500 bail to answer by Judge Morgan. FANLIGHT BURGLARY. Early yesterday morning Officer Gertermann, of the Tenth precinct, saw a may named Georgo Corning coming through the fanlight of Christian Claus’ lager beer saloon, No. "225 East Houston street, and pass a quantity of cigars to William Righter, who was stand- ig outside. He arrested both of thei, and they” wero arraigned before Judge Morgan yesterday aud held in $1,009 bail eaoh to auswer on a charge of burglary. A VIOLENT PHYSICIAN. Dr. Bernard Renach, of No. 27 Second avenue, was arraigned on a chatgo of assault and battery on Dr. Charles Schramm, of No. 10 Second avenue. Dr, Schramm and Dr. Retnach got ina dispute in a lager beer saloon at the corner of First street and Second ave- nue Thursday afternoon, and, as is alleged, Dr. Reinach struck Dr chrainm over the head aud face several times with a loaded cane, Dr. Remach, who was ar- rested by Officer Hildebrandt, of the Seventeenth pre- cint, was held in $2,000 bail to answer. STOLEN BANK BILLS. IS THE GOVERNMENT, THE BANK, OR THE NOTE HOLDER TO BE THE LOSER? In connection with the robbery of the National Barre Bank of Washington county, Vermont, a full account of which appeared in the Herat of Monday, there arises some questions which are of more than ordinary importance, not only to the banking interests of the country but tothe community at large. It will be remembered that the only plunder the robbers of the Barre Bank were able to get away with was a pack- age containing about $13,000 in bank notes, which had been receeived from Washington as a part of the cireu- lation of the bank, but which had not boon signed by either the president or cashier. These signatures, how- ever, wore easily forged by the thieves and their ac- complices, and as the notes in every other respect were genuine they were readily passed as good and lawful money. Subsequently, and at various times, these notes to the amount of $12,500, all of which had passed through the hands of hon- est parties, came back to the Bank of Barre for identification, The first question which naturally arises is, Who is responsible for the redemption of such a note after it has beon put into circulation? Lot the reader tak@any national bank note and the first thing to be noticed inscribed across its face are the words ‘This note is secured by bonds of the United State ited with ited Stutes Treasurer at Washington. F. KB. SPIN Treasurer of the United States Below and to the right of the Treasurer's signature is affixed the soal of the United States Treasury. This, at first sight, would appear to constitute a perfect bond on, or claim against, the United States, but the powers that be have decided in the negative, In the case of the Bank of Barre, above referred to, the unsigned notes had reached their destination, had been receipted for by the bank officials, and the government could, with an apparent show of justice, claim that its responsibility ended from the moment that the notes were in the cus- tody of the*persons authorized to receive them. A KNOTTY POINT. On investigation, however, it appears that in many instances unsigned notes, which had been prepared at the Treasury in. Washington according to law, have been stolen in transite from the Delivery Bureau to the banks fur which they were intended. Then who is re- sponsible? If the notes are put in circulation with forged signatures and the government will not redeem them because they have been stolen, the bank or its officials ought not, in all justice, to be held liable, as they nover camo into possession of the bills, for the notes are not perfect without the signature of the president and cashier, The express company could never in any court of justice be made to pay; for if the government repudiates the notes as worthless on ac- count of imperfection, what jury could estimate the damage? The danger of this ciate of affairs can hardly be overestimated. The following list, furnished to each national bank by the National Bank Redemption Ageney at Washington, while incomplete, will, in a measure, show to what an extent this evil has grown, STOLEN NATIONAL BANK NOTHS, The vational bank notes described below were stolen when unsigned, the signatures of the bank officials were furged and the notes putinto circulation, They are rejected when presented for redemption at the Nationa! Bank Redemption Agency ia Wasbington:— Ss P| SF bso3 : 3|50| 233 g2 i Location and Name of Bank, Bi) 2516 > Ei 3 Sx */a9]3 Mibany, N. ¥., National Mechanics and Farmers’,... sees $5) Baltimore, Md,, Third National. 5 ‘Third National. 6 echanics’ Natio 5 Washington National.) 5 Boston, ass., Tremont National. 5) 3 Boston, 5) Boston, 5) Canton, 5 Canton, Ul, 5 Centreville, lowa, Firat ional. 5 Chicago, IL, Mechanics’ National 10) and 20] 900/149,179 Cherry Valle: tral... Fall River, N. Y., National Cen. Ma Metacomet NUE) First National Knightstown, Ind., First National. .. Kinderhook, N. Y., National Union. L Ill., First National ., First Nation: Lal . Tud., National Stat Lynn, Mass., National City Milwaukee, Wis., First National. .... Milwaukee, Wis., Merch'ts National. N x N. ¥., Paci § H New York, N Y., Third National...| 10) 9,414)644,416 and| = to to 20) 9428/8644. 430 New York, N. Y. ional Bank of| the Republi sevens 5) 646 — Newark, N. J., Newark City National) 50) Newark, N. J., Mechanica’ National. Norwalk, Ohio, Norwalk National, Osage, Iowa, Osage National........ te 561,407 Owego, N. Y., Tioga National. 5] 906 ne Porn, fil, First National. 5 1) 18,565 Pittsburg, Pa, People’s National 10] and 20| 4,840) Rockport, Mass., Rockport National. 19 ani | Salem, N. ¥., Sal ing Company. 5] 1,600) Savannah, G 5} 1900] 0 = Springfield, Mass., Chicopee National] | 3,767, Washington, Iowa, First National... 5 343) 834,087 Westerly, R. I., Washington Nationall 5] 600)” — A CABR IN POINT. In pursuing his tmvestigations the Hyranp reporter called upon an officer of a prominent bank in this city, who furnished him with the following interesting partic: ulars:—"Some time ago we sent on to Washington a package of national bank notes for redemption, In due course the return was made, but In the account was an item charged against us of upward of $100 in five-dol- lar notes of the National Bank of Osage, which were marked as stolen, Now, there are about two thousand national banks in the country, and no teller, no matter w expert he might be, could keep the run of the sig- natures of the presidents and cashiers, But that is not the only point, The people are actually com- pelied to accept these notes in the. ordinary routine of business. They are not counterfeit e printed by the government, guaranteed by the ¢ and how, ormument, f common sense, can any one t the signaturos are forged or not? [had a with Comptrollor Knox on this very subject days ago, and I expressed mysolf then as { do now, that any decision making the holder of a stolen note respon- sible was an outrage,” The same gentloman went on to put the case jn the following novel light:—‘Not only is the repudiation of those notes an outrago on the honest holders of tt but it offers a direct premium for the commissic crime. Suppose, for instance, that a national bank is | organized and the preliminary requirements of the law complied with. If the President and cashier should pe dishonestly inclined what 18 to prevent them from combining to have the notes which are to constitute the circulation of the bank stolen before they are signed ? ‘Adroit swindlers by such a means could vory readily concoct a scheme which would enrich them wit t runnin, Anoiher en ordinary risk of detection. point which oceurs to me is, What right have officers of | sop any’ portion of their circulation | a national bank to ki in their vaults incomplete? To do so Is only to open a door through which suspicion may creep in, to say the | | oast.’? Tho reporter was shown one of the notes returned edemption Bureau, It was stamped all across face in bine ink with the letter ‘S'’ (stolen), | after the fashion of defacing counterfeit notes. At all ‘ents the question is full of interestago the people, for, a the caso stands now, it is impossible to tell whether many of the notos now in circulation have any value or not, unless they aro sont to Washington “for redemp. tion which event the holder rung the chance of having them returned and marked with a stamp that broclais them worthless THE BONANZA KINGS. . THE PAST AND PRESENT MONARCHS OF BONANZA INTERVIEWED—-FLOOD AND BALSTON SPEAK. After tho suspension of the Bank of California a Chromicle reporter interviewed the leading member of the firm of Flood & O’Brien, who were said to have Deen instrumental in causing the financial disaster. Tho following is a report of the conversation :— INTREVIEW WITH JAMES ©. FLOOD, Last evening, shortly afer eight o'clock, a Chromicle reporter interviewed James C. Flood, the bonanza king, in the sitting room of his residence, on Ellis street. There were several anxious bankers closeted with the supposed anthor of the late financial maclstrow when the reporter entered, but they soon took their leave, and Mr. Flood, in the coolest manner imaginable, au- nounced himself at the service of the latest arrival. There was no loss of time, no beating about the bush in introducing the subject of the failure of the Bank of California, and the part the bullion producer was supposed to havg taken in the bringing on of the tre- mondous crash. Ho met the steady stream of questions: with ready answers, and here is the sam and substance of what ho said: — Revorter—Mr, Flood, it {a generally reported that you had a previous knowledge of the fun on the Bank of Late and refused to grant any assistance when applied to? r. Froop—Yoa, I knew of the condition of the bank, having been informed of the embarrassments they were laboring under, by the officials, some days ago. * Revortsr—But did you decline to let them have money to help thom through the crisis ? THE BANK ASKS FLOOD’S ASSISTANCE. Mr. Froop—Not exactly. Yesterday the bank off- cials came to me and offered to give mo control of the bank, provided I would protect their depositors, 1 told them that I would protect them as far as their securities Justifled me in so doing. They offered to give $1,000,000 | security against loss; but what is $1,000,000 aguiust a probable loas of $13,000,000? RevorTeR—But you are credited with creating the run on the bank. Mr. FLoop—I have been so informed, This community is now in a fearful condition and will image anything and beliove everything. If there is any way of aflaying the excitement it ought to be done. ‘Let mo tell you that $200,000 of my monoy, besides $17,000 of consoli- | dated Virginia funds, is now there in the bank, and [am | in as bad a tix ax anybody. } Revorrer—And about the $300,000 check, for which you refused to aceept anything but com ? THR THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR CHECK, Mr. Froop—The check was acertified check for $300,000, given me by Louis Garnett, of the San Fran- cisco Assaying and Refining Company, somo time last April, fur money advanced on bullion. Last Wednos- day Isent the check tb the bank for payment. Mr. Ralston came to me and said, “Flood, you will have to lot up on us.’’ [said ‘What's the matter?” Hoe re- plied, “We have not enough coin to pay that eheek.”” I then asked him, “When can bet aad "He said, “in three or four days.’ Then T said, “If 1 put it im three | checks, to be drawn, one Thuraday, one Friday and the last on Saturday, will that be satisfactory ?’’ Ho re- pag that it would, and the checks were so drawn. ho first was presented by Donohoe, Kelly & Co. this morning, where it was left for collection, RerorrkR—And it was paid? Mr. FLoop—Yos; but shortly afterward Mr. Mills came to me and said, “If we cannot get relief the bank will have to go under.”” Revortsr—What reply did yon make? Mr. FLoop—I said { did not sec how I could render any assistance, and he went off. CAPITAL OP THE BANK OF NEVADA, Rerortrn—Mr. Viood, if tt is a fair question, how much money have you withdrawn from circulation and locked up for the purpose of starting your new Nevada bank? Vs Mr. Froop—I have not locked up any. I have $4,000,000 loaned on security, and expected to get in about $1,000,000 outside of this, with which to open the bank. I’ thought that would be enough ready capital to start with. A million dollars is considerable money, you know. Tho $4,000,000 [ did not intend to dis- turd, as it would have to be loaned again if put into bank. Revorter—But the report on the street is to the effect that you have locked up all the money you could pct es of, and drew pretty heavy on the savings anks ? - Mr. FiLoop—The reports of my locking up money are all wrong; and, furthermore, I never got any money from the savings banks nor have any of my people, I have not borrowed a dollar, nor do f owe any one. Revoxter—If the bank had received any assistance could it have pulled through without being obliged to announce a complete failure? Mr. FLoop—Yes; if it could have been assisted to the tune of $10,000,000, By the way, there has no feeling existed regarding the Ophir shaft, aa has been inti- | mated, The understanding on that point. was perfect, | Regarding the rnills, it was purely a matter of business | judgment, Sharon'put a price on his mills; wo did not consider them worth any such money, and the t1 was off. ‘The two mines nevor looked better than do to-day, EVPECTS OF THE FAILURE. : RerorTer—What will be the effect of this failure? Mr. Froop—That is « very hard question to auswer. Can't really'tell yet w the effect will be, RevorTeR—What do you think is the cause of tho failure of the Bank of California? { Mr. FLoop—Well, I do not Know (with a shrug of the | shoulders). A combination of circumstances, Rerorrer—Was It the result of stock speculations ? Mr. Froop—No; I don't think the depression in the stock market affected thom one dollar. Ralston says he | had nothing to do with stocks. I have expected the | failure for some time Rerortsr—How will tho failuye affect Sharon and Mills? Mr. Froop—I do not know, aheavy stockholder, RuvorTeR—I believe at one time you were negotiat- ing for the purchase of the majority of the stock of the | California Bank ? WHY THE BANK OF NEVADA WAS CONTEMPLATED, Mr. Froop—Yes, [ was offered 25,000 shares of the stock at $140, which offerI would have ace vided they would agree to guarant did not accept. The capital stock of the bank was $5,000,000, with a surplus of $1,250,000, Ralston would not guarantee the accounts, but offered to turn in the surplus Pree the probable losses. This I would not accept. I offered to take a bond guaranteeing the losses, bat such a bond Sharon refused to sign, I wanted the bank just as it was—just as I would buy any other piece of property. Idid not propose to pay forty per cent premium for gold pieces, and so came to the conclusjon that the best way was to start a bank of my own—ono that I knew would be clear from all em- barrassments, This is the sum and substance of my negotiations for the Bank of California, Sharon was at one time INTERVIEW WITH RALSTON. On the night of the suspenston of the Bank of Califor- nia a Chronicle reporter found President Raiston at his | rooms on Commercial street :— The great banker bore the shock of sudden disaster mantully, speaking frankly of the situation, its causes and effects, and in all his remarks evincing’ solieitude for the welfare of others involved in the great catas- trophe and a Willingness to do all in his power to avert an extension of it. At the outset of the conversation he remarked, “It is of little use to interview me, bo- cause the affairs of the bank being in the hands of trus- tees, who have the matter under consideration, Lam not at liberty to state anything about it officially, and thero are many things that it would not be proper for me to speak of, in my individual capacity, until the trustees have settled them officially,” The | reporter remarked that there were some things aside | from the condition of the bauk, but still connected with the disaster, which he would like to inquire about, leaving it entirely to the Judgment of the interrogated | to decline answering Whenever he thought proper, With this understanding Mr, Ralston readily assented, and the reporter inquir ‘ CAUSE OF THE STRINGENCY IN THE MONRY MARKET. ReronTeR—What is the cause of the present stringency in the mon parkot ? Mr. Ratsto’—The first is the extraordinary move- | ment in the grain market, In other words, the extra- ordinary demand for graim has brought into the markot an unusually large quantity of wheat, which has taken out of the city a large amount of coin as fast as we could get it. [t has amounted to $4,000,000 or $5,000,000 in the last six weeks, a constant daily drain. For in- stance, wo received telegrams from San Jose, Sacra- mento, Marysville, Stockton, Sonoma, Petaluma, Napa and other localities, asking us to send $10,000, $15,000 | or $20,000 for this business. Friedlander, for oxample, | buys a cargo of grain and gives bis cheeks | for it, and that coin is all paid over to the farmers, and | | | for the time being it depletes tho monoy supply just as | it occurs in the fall season in the East when the great | domand for money to move the pork or fall crops oc- curs. There are times then when money brings ono or | two per cent per day; but we have not the same facti- | | tles for recuperation in case of such a strait that they | have in the East, and, consequently, where they would | | pick up strength to carry them over the crisis we would go to the wail for lack of such facilities. Besides the | reason fhave already given for the stringency tn our | money market there iy some reason, unaccountable to | us, for the DISAPPEARANCE OF A VERY LARGE AMOUNT OF COIN, | Wo do not know how or why it is—we cannot ac- | | count for it at all; but it. is cortainly out of sight some. | where. It ie not in circulation, ny rate, RevorTeR—At what amount do you estimate it? Mr, Ratsvos—It is from $4,000,000 to $6,000,000. That sum has absolutoly disappeared somewhere, but where it is we do not know anything abont | Revorren—Has the Bank of Calitorna advanced much of this money that bas been used for moving the |. wheat crop? Mr, Ratston—Yes; advanced a great deal, THR ¥ItHT ORAT DRAIN, | Reronten—Has the sonding of money Kast for apec- | ulating in gold drained off mach money from thia city? | Mr. Ratstox—As near as that can be estimated wo lost from $8,000,000 to $10,000,000, That waa the first | serious loss, ‘en—Haa not the coln gravitated back again ? RaLston—Very little of it, Revonren—Has the building of the extensive im- provements, the Palace Hotel, tho Safe Deposit Com- | pany’s building and Flood & O'Brien's occasioned | much of ydrain by sending money Fast for the mate- rial used ¥ Mr, Ratstox—A vat small percentage. That monoy | has boon diseeminated here and done a vast deal of good, going into the hands of merchants, tradesmen and the laboring closses, It is safe to say that oighty | per cent of it has boon distributed in this way auang | | the people of thia city and coast, | INPLURNOE OF THE DEMAND Por MARKET. Rerorter—Has the recont activity of the stock mar- ket and the demand for money therefor affocted tbr balances in tho banks to any great extent? Mr. Rararox—It las this effect; The operations in stocks are the more ittakes to move them, and consequently larger bal enceg arg transferred from one bank to avother as the MONEY IN THR STOCK larger the | quired on the part of contractors | proprietors of lots along money in proportion | nee of each aro Duying sf Bolling, tr the saxé | ‘ oie For instance, if the customer of one bank is buying he takes his money oat of that bank and pays it to the customers of another bank who are selling, and it takes a rolume of coin to do the business when the market ive than whof It is stagnant. BELATIONS BETWREX FLOOD & O'BRIEN AND THR BANK. Rerorrer—What truth is there in the rumors con. necting the failure of the bank with tho hostility of Flood o'brien to the institution ? Mr. ‘There is no foundation for them, Our relations with Flood & O’Brien have been very cordial, and they have treated us ina friendly way Individ- ually, too, we are on friendly terms, and this talk about enmity, jealousy, or anything of that sort, 50 far as we know, is utterly falso. THE AMOUNT OF THE BANK'S DEPOSITS. Rerortex—W bat has been about the average deposits oe Pre of big entige-? a ir, Ratston—From $10,500,000 to $13,500,000, an tho fact of their being so ang ley ata time like this, With a bank of small deposits it don't amount to much, but take a bank like ours, and what's $500,000 or $600,000 or, $1,000,000, It don’t amount to anything ia broportion’to the total, ee. KPORTER—Were your loan and discount transactions ge? Mr. Rauston—Thetr amount was from $9,000,000 to $13,000,000, PR res reacts much was drawh out of your bank day Mr. Rauston—We paid $1,400,000 over the counter. Ruvoxter—What time did the run commence ? Mr, Rataton—About one o’clock—or rather, it was thon [ notieod it, It had been going on quietly all the morning, but it was not until one o'clock, or there- abouts, that they began to come up to the counter six or cight deep. By two o’clock tho bank was full, and they began to crowd on the sidewalk in front of the bank, We kept on paying out monoy as fast as possible, bot it was like pouring water intoa knothole, [saw that it was no use to hold out; that we could not weather the storm, and, knowing that we must face the music, at about twenty-five minutes to three I had the doors closed, HOW THK APFAIRS OF TIE BANK ARE TO BE SETTLED. Revorrer—I understand that there has been some talk of assigning all the assets of the bunk to Michael Reese, J, B. Haggin and William Scholle, Mr. Ratston—Nothing of the kind will be done. The matter was discussed by us as to whether or not we could do it, but we were advised by Mr. Wilson, the at- ‘torney for the bank, that it would not only be ilkad- | vised, but that it could not be done under our Jawa. RePorren—What, then, can you do in this dire- tion? Mr. Ranston—The majority of the stockholders can Appoint trustees to close up the affairs of the bank or put tho institution into bankruptcy. We shall make an offer to get the majority of the stockholders to appoint trustees with power to go on and close up the affairs of the bank. [ purpose giving my undivided time and attention to it uptil the last picayune is collected and disbursed, [ give you my personal assurance that every creditor will got every cont that is due to him, oat the stockholders will get a handsome dividend be- sides, Rerorter—What about your bills of exchange? They won't be paid, I suppose ? Mr. RaustoX—Oh, no. Our people in New York will bo instructed by telegraph to close their doors and not to pay anything. “a EX-UNITED STATES SENATOR LATHAM’S VIEWS. During the afternoon of the bank failure Mr. Latham was consulted as one of the oracles of California street whoso opinions on financial matters are worth know- ing. He stated that the report that their bank bad re- fused the checks of the Bank of California on deposit was untrue. After tho bank suspended they did refuse them. He gave various reasons for tho tightness in tho monoy market. He said that $5,000,000 was used in moving grain, of which one-third had passed through their own Lauk, Twenty-two millions in gold had gone East sinco Januar, nst $3,000,000 last year. A great doal of money had been sent East to pay for material, glass, &c., brought from the East and used in the Palace Hotel and various other new buildings of the city. It was also currently believed that a great deal of money was locked up Py, parties in tho city, but he did not really know whether it was true or not. Money was, undoubtedly, very tight. Their own financial con- dition was good, and he expected to be ablo to weather any storms that might arise, The London FY¥incisco Bank was entirely outside of the stock busi- miss, and he had not himself purchased a share for an indefinite period, MACKEY'S DINNER BUCKET, The Eureka (Nev.) Sentinel says:— Some years ago John Mackey, of the firm of Mackey & Fair, and an equal partner with Flood & O’Brien, of San Francisco, used to carry his bucket and work’ on the lowest levels for $4 per day. By a fortunate streak of luck in stock ventures he suddenly ac- quired a yery healthy bank account, It was about this time that he did something in the way ofa stock trans. action to displease Sharon, who yvas then manager of the Bank of California Agency in Virginia City. Sharon became very much exercised over the affair, and in the course of @ werdy altercation which ensued im- pertinently said to Mackay, “I will make it my business to seo that yon again resume the packing of your dinner bucket at $4 per day.”? At all events, this Hihe way. the story went at tho timo, Now John | Mackay is the richest man on the Pacific coast, while Sharon, by the failure of the Bank of California, must be seriously crippled, if not, indeed, embarrassed be- yond recovery. And it may'be that ‘that very identical and ill-advised threat had much to do with bringing on the present calamity, Who knows? THE QUARANTINE ISLANDS, INVESTIGATION BY THE LEGISLATIVE COMMIT- TEE—THE CONTRACTS FOR BULLDING DIX AND HOFFMAN ISLANDS, The Legislative Committee appointed to invostigato the affairs of the Quarantine Commission reassembled yesterday morning, at Castle Gardeh, There were pres- ent Speaker McGuire, Chairman, and Assemblymen Al- vord, Gedney, Vosburg and Wachner, Theodore E. Leeds, secretary to the Quarantine Com- missioners, was recalled and interrogated as to the con- tracts mado for the building of Dix and Hoffman istand A contract was entered into with Francis Swift, dated September 11, 1866, for crib work and stope building at Diz Island. the total amount for the same being $310,618, A second contract was entered into with Francis Swift, for work at Dix Island, dated December 17, 1868, for onlarging of the rip-raps ‘around the island, at $3 por cubic yard, the amount of the con- tract being $37,818 14, There was a third contract terod into with Francis Swift, dated September 1, 1869, for the building of twenty-two cisterns, at $5,600; and another in July, 1870, for the building of docks at Dix Island, $15,000 being paid dn account. In the month of October following a draft was drawn on the Comptroller for the balance due the contractors for enlarging the rip raps, amounting to $37,205; that included two contracts, The sum paid Mr. Swift was $406,306 03, The contract for erecting Hoffman Island was awarded August 19, 1868, to Francis Swift. The price specified for the foundation and the building of the exterior wall was $257,491 68, ‘The sum of $254,345 45 was paid, but the witness did not know the reason of the increased payment unless it were provided for in the contract, In response to fur- ther mquiries Mr, Leeds stated that security was re- d bonds were en- tered for the performance of the respective contracts ; they wero on tile in the office. The total amount paid to Francis Switt from November 11, 1867, to March, 1872, was $741,152 20, and the total cost of HBftman Isiand was $336,546 77. Witness was not oxam- | ined by the Board in reference to these proceedings, and he was desired to produce thom at the next meet: ing. There was no engincer attached to the Quarantine at present, and previous to the engagement of Mr. Has- | weil tho cigineers’ certificates were not accompanied by vouchers, The investigation was adjourned until half-past ten o'clock this tnorning. THE KINGSBRIDGE ROAD. THE PROPERTY OWNERS WANT THE WORK DONE BY CONTRACT, It would scom that the property owners along tho lino of the Kingsbridge road have determined, once for all, to have the quostion settled as to what way the -work on the road shall be done—by contract or day's work, It is claimed that ninetoen-twentieths of the owners are in fayor of having the work done by con- tract, and they ridicule the idea that thero will be any greater chance of travel over the road being brought to a standstill if itis dono by contract, They insist that the cry about a “blockade!” if the road is not constructed by day's work has been gotten up for effect have the work done by contract because they know they will be able to Control a greater amount of patronage to be made useful on election day if they can get the work done by day’s work. The only provert owners who are in favor of the day’s work plan, it Is said, are a few teamsters and othors who own small plots here and there along the line of the road, and who have. been promised. foremanships and plenty of work | tor themselves and their carts if they advocate and that the work be done by day’s ve shown, some of the largest the road contend, at the next meeting of the Committee on Roads of the Board of Aldermen that the names of gentlemen were | attached without their consent to the petition presented to the committee last week asking that the work be dono by day's labor, and that, furthermore, proof will bo adduced to show that the work can be as thoroughly done by competent contractors, under the direction of the Commissionor of Public Works, as by day’s work. They add, too, that it will cost owners of property along the road fifty per cont more to have it done by day's | work than by contract, and that they greatly foar if the former should be adopted the politicians would keop tho work going on for years, #0 as to have aconstant “pull”? | on the men who would be employed on the work. They say that it is the duty of the Committee on Roads—which meets on Wednesday next, at one P. M. at the City Hail—to report tho Kingsbridge road ord nance to the Board of Aldermen at their earliest oppor. tunity, after they have given the property holders a fair | heaving, recommending that, it be passed, and that tho work bedone by contract. When it is put toa voto if | the republicans defeat it, as they have defeated the Croton main ordinance aml every general order of im- portance the democrats desired to pass, then the prop- Jers will know where tho blame should rest, | prominent lot owner in the neighborhood of the road says that when the work is begun the laborers to be em: "i titions lator.” Te will | and pat fram avery part af Une cikws by afew smnall-fry politicians who aro anxious not to | NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1875—WITH SUPPLEMENT. ployed should be taken from the far uvtown districts, | A a ee 1 pUvoEL THE CiT WHAT IT WILL COST TO RUN COMPTROLLER GREEN'S DEPARTMENT THE ENSUING YEAR, ‘The following are the estimates for 1870 of the Finance Department -— ‘The following table shows the amounts granted the Fmanco Department for the years 1874 and 1875, and how they compare with the estimates for 1876:— Cleaning markets. os 000 gonco0 CUB... anne 068 Contingencies, — Comptrok oe oY 1or’s OMf00...-.2.s0000444 15,000 5,000 10,000 000 mage 228,000 250, fic0.... 040 80,000 80,000 30,000 TOtAl....essseeereeeeee ss $372,000 $280,000 $320,000 ‘The estimate granted by the Board of Apportionment for 1874 was, all told, $475,000, which included $53,850 for “rents” and $50,000 for “expenses of real ostate,”” two items which do not appear in the estimates for 1876, EXVENSE OF CONDUCTING THE DEPARTMENT, Cleaning markots........00... meee 000 Contingencies—Comptrollor’s office, 10,000 Salaries—Departnent of Finance. Sataries—Chamberlain’s office. 30,000 te eeeeeeeeeees eee ee 6 $320,000 Besides the foregoing departmental ostimate of the aniount required by the Finance Department, the fok lowing amounts are also required, pursuant to law, in the year 1876, for the purposes named respoctively, to conduct the business of the city, which said amounts are not included in any departmental estimate, and come within tho cognizance of the Finance Depart- ment, to wit POR THE USE OF THE STATE. The details for State taxes and common schools for the Stato cannot be furnished until the information is received froin the State officers. The amount is not do- termined untit the annual mecting of the Board of Equalization, on the first Tuesday in Septomber. INTEREST ON AND INSTALMENTS OF THE PRINCIPAL OF ‘THE DEAT OF THK CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. Interest on tho city debt. Bonds for liquidation of ¢l issued in pursuance of chaptor 756, 1873, payable July 1, 1876......... Stock tor docks and slips, issued in pursuance of chapter 231, Laws of 1851, payablo Novem- ver 1, 1876, Voluntoor soidiors® ‘fa 11, issued “in pursuance of chapter 25, of'1483, payable Novernber 1, 1876.......06. New York County Court Houso stock, issued in pursuance of chapter 167, Lasts Of 1362, able November 1, 1576, teseseeeee 100,000 Soldiers’ substitute bounty redemption bonds, issued in pursuance of chapter 11, Laws of 1864, payablo November 1, 1876.......... 66+ Revenue bonds of the city of New York, as au- thorized by chapter 492, Laws of 1875, paya- 1G as 1BTG as 5g nso st Redemption of the debt’ ‘of tho an- nexed territory of Westchester ' county, Morrisania West Farms. ws 500,000 785,000 Bonds for surveying, laying out, monument- ing,&e, north end of island ‘and Twenty- third and Twenty-fourth wards, pursuant to chapter 608, Laws of 1875............ MISCELLANEOUS PURPOSES, Jndgments... eerrierer: seeesece r For payment of rent of property leased to the Corporation for public offichs and other public purposes, except armories and drill rooms.. 48,050 For payment of rent of property leased-to the Corporation for police station houses . » 12,075 For the payment of assessments on real estate belonging to the Corporation for public im- rovements, also taxes on property in rooklyn and elsowhera, out of the city of New York, except as otherwise provided for Salaries—Bureau for tho Attorney for Collec- tion of Arrears of Personal Taxe: Salary of Attorney... Second assistant clerk. Contesting street opening cases, under chapter 483, Lawe of 1872. Sosneeercreeccecccsece tax due to Westchester county, as pro- vided by chapter 629, Laws of 1875.: si Coroner's post mortem oxaminations,§jas pro: vided by chapter 620, Laws of 1875... * And interest. 100,000 6,00 5,000 41,735 5,000 THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS. The estimates of this department were submitted yes- terda) Increased expenditures are called for in conse- uence of the annexation of the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth wards and from other causes, An item of $30,000 is put dowm-formuste. Accoraing to the ap- propriatton of last year music could alone be furnisbed in the Central Park. Should the amount now asked for be allowed music canbe heard in the other parks as formerly—Tompkins square, Washington Park, Mount Morris Park and the Battery, To those of the poorer classes who have not an opportunity of visiting Central Park the music provided in other quarters has been quite atreat, An item of $80,000 is inserted for the paving of City Hall Park. The present condition of the poultice pavement put down inthis park under ring auspices is a disgrace to the city, Something should be done to remedy tho. evil, A simHar appropria- tion of $30,000 was roquested of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment last year, but not allowed. Tho Park Commissioners have now control of the firework celebrations each Fourth of July. Formerly the Common Council ar ranged the programme for these celebrations, Next year being the Centennial anniversary a more extensive display than usual is contemplated. Hence the amount ot $15,000 is called for. In former years some $8,000 and $10,000 were allowed. The following are the entire estimates as mado out yesterda: tenance and government of parks and places, mcluding sum of $30,000 for the keeping, pre- servation and exhibition of the collection in the American Museum of Natural History and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and also in- cluding the maintenance of the Meteorological Observatory. . «oc segece ovoneees §O06,000 Salaries, except those of the civil and topo- graphical engineering foree for laying out, &c., ‘wenty-third and Twenty-fourth wards....... Harlem River bridges, and maintenance. Music—Central Pai Maintonance and government of public placos, streets, roads, avenues und bridges in tho Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth wards...... Rebuilding and repairing bridges over the Bronx River, in the Twenty-third and Twen- ty-fourth wards, $58,000, hatf of which is chargeable to thie various townships on the Westchester side of said river. Surveying, laying out, monumet 1g, &e., north end of the island and the Twenty-third and Twenty fourth wards, ineluding salaries... City Hall Park pavemont Battery sea wall repairs. . Centonnial celebration of Independence Day, 4th of July, 1876...... Total..... COMMISSIONERS OF CHARITIES AND ~ CORRECTION, On motion of Commissioner Cox, at yesterday's meeting, the following gentlemen, members of the Homeopathic Modical Society, were appointed mem- bors of the Medical Board of the Hommopathic Hospital :—Drs. Egbert Guerney, W. Hanford White, William Tod Helmouth, C. H. Sieboid, John H. Thomp- son, Frank 8. Bradford, J. H. Demarest, George § Norton, J. McE. Wetmore, J, C. Miner, A. K. Hills, Samuel Lillenthal, J. W. Dowling, Ed. Carleton, Jr.; George E. Belcher, Alex. Bergham, A. P. Throop, Francis E. Doughty, Charles A. Bacon, EK. P. Forneler, T, O. Bradford, Henry D. Paine, J, Robie Wood, 8. A, Burdick, On the 9th of September bids will be opened by this Commission for the follow ods :—6,000 yards U. G. cassimero, 10 barrels granulated sugar, 25 barrels vinegar, 10 kegs Nos. 4 and 5 horseshoes, 1 keg 24, inch wrought nails, 1 keg 3 inch wrought nails, 20 pounds each 14 and 14% inch finishing nails, 10 boxes Tooting tin, 5 pigs lead, 5 pigs block tin, 7 bars 145 by 4 iron, 5 bundles 4 inch round iron, 10 bars % inch Square cast steel and 10 bars 3 inch square cast steel, 93,760 59,300 13,000 repairs, improvements 79,000 THREE WATCHES STOLEN. Charles McKay, of No. 44 Cortlandt street, while in the new Post Ofllco, was robbed of «gold wateb, valuod at $70. " Acar thief succoeded in stealing a gold watch from the pocket of J, Walker, of No. 435 Wost Thirty-fourth street, while he was riding on one of the cars of tho e avenue line, . G. Petu, residing at No. 86 Third street, had a watch stolen from him by some nimble thief, EMBEZZLEMENT OF BIBLES. Charles W. Bayley, of No, 820 Borgen street, wpa taken into custody by the polive of the Central offide, yesterday afternoon, at the instance of Thomas Combs, who accuses him of having embezzled bibles to the value of five hundred dollars from him. He took tha good books from the complainant for the Nghe of selling them, but in April last he left the city, failing to make any returns for the property, ANOTHER CONEY ISLAND ROBBERY, John Grogory, of No, 313 Washington avenue, Brook. n, while in bathing at Coney Island, on Thursday, was ofa gold wateh, @ diamond pin and a pocketbook containing $15. The robbery was comuutled on the mises of James 8, Voorhics, $$ FOR 1870.| ANOTHER WARRANT WAR. Comptroller Green Gets Up a New Dodge to Annoy the Mayor. A MUDDLED KEEPING OF ACCOUNTS An Explanation Desirable About an Item of $15,000. Comptroller Greon is again on tho rampage, and, of courso, to annoy the Mayor is again tho motive which has prompted him to get up another warrant war. But the fucts of the caso show that he has once more over- reached himself, and that taking the advice of his old timo servers is likely to get him into as bad a box as it has often got him before, when the saintly young man whom he appointed a clerk in his office the other day ata salary of $5,000 a year was deputy chamberlain, Chafing under the defoat he experienced the other day, when ho found out that his course in insisting that tho Mayor should sign the individual warrants of the fire- men had reacted upon himself, so that he has now to sign his namo twice on every warrant to the Mayor's once, Mr. Green made up his mind to get even in some way. He partially succeoded last week when ho re- fused to recognize the signature of the Deputy Chamber- lain to THR FIREMEN'S CHRCKS, but as that aot did not touch the Mayor im any respect he was. not satisfled. So he looked around for some new plan, and he yesterday hit upon one, and the Mayor's own clerks are this time tho tomporary suffor- ers, The fact is he refused to make out their warrants or the warrants for the pay of the employés of the Bureau of Permits for the month of August, He based his action on the ground that as section 24 of the charter provides that the aggregate exponses incurred by the Mayor for the payment of his clerks and subore dinates shal! not exceed, in any one year, the sam of $20,000, he (Green) cannot pay them for August with- out violating section 89 of the charter, which prohibits any department from exceeding its appropriation, In other words, ho contenda that, including the payment for the Mayor's clerks and subordinates for July last, $18,883 27 of tho $20,000 appropriated for the whole year has already been expended, leaving a balance of only $1,166 73. The way Mr. Green arrives at these figures is by deciding that the employés of the Bureau of Permits are subordinates of the Mayor within the meaning of section 24 of the charter, and who con- sequontly are paid out of the $20,000 to.which tho clerk hire of the Mayor is limited. To show how inconsistent Mr. Green is and what A YEIMST PRETRXT he has resorted to in order to annoy the Mayor at the expense of tho poor clerks who are in need of their money, itis only necessary to state that when Mr. Havemeyer was Mayor he never raised the question ag to whether or not the permit clerks were among theso subordinates, of the Mayor mentioned in section 24 of the charter. When the final estimate was ir the year 18T4 (Havemeyer being Mayor) Mr. Green voted for the following among other items “required to pay the expenses of conducting the public business of tho city — Contingencies—Mayor’s office.......++ $10,000 Salaries—Mayor’s office Salary of the Mayor. Salaries of the clerks Salaries Bureau of Permits.... Contingencies Bureau of Permits Poteliss.scasdvens Vion sade soon igeoans vtene( S60000 It will be seen that for the payment of the salaries of the Bureau of Permits there was an appropriation of $15,000 totally distinct from the $20,000 appropriated. for the salaries of ‘THR CLERKS IN THE MAYOR'S OFFIOR, On tho 24th of December, 1874, Mr. Green voted, whon the first estimate was mado for 1875, for the fol- lowing» Contingencies—Mayor’s oMce......+++ $10,000 Salaries—Mayor's office Salary of tho Mayor.......+ $12,000 Salaries of clerks and subordinates... x ‘ai Salaries Bureau of Permits... 15,000 Contingencies—Bureau of Permi 2,000 Total.....6- It is under this estimate, indorsed by Mr. the other membors’of the Board of Apportionment, that warrants for Mayor Wickham’s office have been drawn by Mr. Green since the Ist of January last. In Mr. Green’s annual statement of the receipts and expen- ditures of the Corporation of the city forthe yoar end- ing on the Ist day of August, 1875, there is the foliow- ing table:— : THE MAYORALTY, Apportionment Ekpenditures Yor the Year . Jan @:4ug, 1875, 1, 1875. Contingencies, Mayor's ofle $170 41 Salaries, Mayor's office, . . 15,891 65 Salaries, Bureau of Portnits... 15, @174 96 Contingencies, Bureau of Por- MMasicvs Beet stcctrecd 2,000 Tho following weekly stai%ment of tho Comptroller was sout to the Mayor’s office on the 21st ult, :— A TRLL-TALE STATEMENT. The Comptroller shall furnish to each head of department, weekly, a statement of the unexpended balance of the appre pt his department.+Section 8, chapter 757, Hon, Wieuam H. Wiexnas, Mayor:— ly statement showing the appropriations made it in’ section 112, chapter ‘ying on the Mayoralty from ,. 1875, both days inclusive, \ ie up to and including the date hereof for and on account of cach appropriation:— Amount of Title of Appropriation. Appropriation, Payments, Contingencies, Mayor's Office. ... $10,000 112 95 Salaries, 82}000 18,537 48 Salaries, n 15,000 7,295 79 Contingencies, Bureau of Permits, 2,000 ae No expense shall be incurred by any of the department: boards, Or officers, thereof, unless an [Appropeaton shal reviously made covering such oxponee. € 80, Laws ones a Fe No artment or officer incur any expense in ex- oes of sum appropriate, Ibid. section 112. . Comptrotter. ANDRBW Ii, GREE! The weekly statement, signed by Deputy Comptroller Farlo, under date of the 28th ult, contains the samo figures. It requires no argument to show that tha figures which Mr. Green indorsed in the Board of Ap- portionment, December, 1873, for the year 1874, for the payment of the salaries of the Mayor's office and tho Permit Bureau, and the same December, 1874, for tho year 1875; the figures given in his annual report and his weekly statements ‘prove that he recognized thut $15,000 was appropriated for tho salaries of the Permit Bureau clorks, and that’ they were not to be paid out of the $20,000 for the Mayor's clerks, Even taking it for granted that the permit clerks aro to be paid out of the $20,000, his own fignres in his weekly stateq mentare against him. He gives tho appropriation a $32,000—that is to say, $12,00) for the Mayor's salary and $20,000 for the pay of the clerks. Ho now says $13,507 43 has been paid out of this $32,000, Adding $1,000 to this $18,537 48 as the pay of the Mayor for August, would leave $12,462 52 oui of which the clerks could be paid for August. It will tke $4,000 to pay the Mayor to the end of the year, This deducted from tho $12,462 52 would leave over $8,000 yet of the $20,000 appropriation for the pay of the clerks; and yet Green Coolly says that ho has only $1,166 73 of the $20,000 left, But his own figures giving him the lie, he may make the excuse that he has all along been PAYING THE PRRNIT BURKAU CLERKS out of tho $20,000 appropriated for the Mayor's clerks and subordinates. If 80, what has he done with tho $15,000 approprinted for the salaries of the Permit Bu- rean’ Has it gone where the woodbine twineth ? It may be said that tho Comptroller’s action created a groat deal of talk in the neighborhood of the City Hall yesterday. In tho afternoon several bank oificials called upon the Mayor and said they would gladly ad- vance tle money tiecessary to pay the clerks, ake an assignment and Sue Green for the amount. “So long as en can be sued and the city pays his counsel fees he won't care Whether he wins or loses, if he can annoy any one he dislikes by forcing them to sue. If he had to pay his own counsel fees he wouldn't be 80 anxious for law suits.” Still, a suit in the present case might throw some light on the disposal mado of the $15,000 appropriated to the Permit Bureau, or at least of the #770121, which is the unoxpended balanco of it, ac- cording to bis last. weekly report, If the Permit Bu- Feau has been paid out of the $20,000 ‘pp priated to the Mayor's clerks, what was tho $7,295 79 that is charged in the weokly statement to the $16,000 appro. priation used fort That's the question, THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Et THEIR REOPENING NEXT MONDAY-—INCREASE OF PUPILS—COMPULSORY EDUCATION, ‘On Monday next 200,000 littc hearts wifl be sad be- cause of tho end of ‘vacation."’ The public schools of New York will then reopen. William H. Neilson, who has held the position of President of the New York Board of Education for the last twenty-seven years, is of opinion that at no timo during his experince has popular education been in a more flourishing condition, All departments show in- creased growth, vigor and efficiency, He expects that the attendance this autumn gill ho, larger th at ‘any = previous time, The official = roturns of the number of gcholars under tho jurisdiction of the Board of Education is vory Isfuctory. During the last three years these returns | show a gross increase In attendance of about 10,099 | soholara, | 109,805; in 1874, 117,280, The total’ number of chil. The totais were—in 1872, 10 M4; in 1873, (CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGE.) b a ce oe