The New York Herald Newspaper, September 9, 1875, Page 5

~ CITY CRIME. The Mysteries of the District Attorney's Office. THE CRIMINALS’ SHIELD. Public Servants Protecting Forgers and Burglars. In the Aldermanic chamber of the City Hall yester- day the Legislative Committee for investigating the causes of city crime resumed its sessions. There were present of the members Messrs. Campbell, Dessar, ‘Hess and McGowan, ‘The investigation is now directed to the unearthing of the secrets of the District Attor- ney’s office, which has the popular reputation of being * responsible for more unpunished crime in this city than all other causes put together. It will be seen that the assistants of the District Attorney do all the high handed business, Anything like an earnest and practi- cal overhauling of the office must settle that question forever, In the {few hours’ investigation yesterday enough was elicited to show that if reform is needed anywhere it is in the District Attorney’s pffice, Where are all the murderers and other serious offenders against the law who from time to time are ar- rested and never heard of more? This is acommon interrogation, and it is hoped the present investigation will throw some light on the mystery. The police courts, by reason of their being,so closely identified with the District Attorney's office, must come in fora like share of investigation. The subject is of great public interest, and will warrant the fullest inquiry. THE CASE OF VANDERDILI’S BROTHER-IN-LAW, Captain Thomas J. Byrnes was recalled, and identified the blotters of the Fifteenth precinct as those used when he was stationed there; marks in red ink were made by Sergeant McClintock of a case of felonious assault with intent to kill Counsel for the tommittec, Mr, Townsend, read from the blotter the record of the shooting by Crawford, tho brother-in-law of Commodore Vanderbilt,* of Officers Henderson and Garnaud. Captain Byrnes ex- plained that the felony book contained a record of trimes, and that it was sent to Police Headquarters as pften as required. It was made up of all felonies en- tered on the blotter. Mr. Townsend read trom the felony book that Crawford had been released by Judge Leonard on bail, Byrnes continued—That he had ar- rested Crawford the day after the shooting and took him before Police Justice Cox, who refused to take bail; the witness had been served with a writ, and took the pris- puer before Judge Leonard, who released Crawford on bail; witness had repeatedly gone to the District Attor- ney’s office, but they were not ready to try the case; he could notfremember whom he saw at the District At- torney’s office; he afterward heard from Henderson that anolle prosequi had been entered in the case; knew nothing of the manner in which ex-Governor Alvord had his watch returned to him. Philip Guraud, of No, 4 Clinton place, testified that on May 24, 1872, about one o'clock, while passing through Mercer street, he saw Detective Henderson and Craw- ford standing and taiking. Crawford got hold of him by the shoulder and said, “I want you to stand there and witness me shoot this ——.” Witness was also shot by Crawford, and brought a civil suit against him and recovered damages, Mr. Townsend then read afli- davits in the case, one of which was by Crawtord, stating he did not know Henderson, who was in citizen’ clothes, was an officer, and believed, when he came up to him, that he was some person who intended to do him bodily harm, Henderson made an affidavit stating that he believed Crawford was mistaken wben he made the assault, HOW THE FORGERS ESCAPED. Officer Timothy Golden, formerly a detective at the Central Office, testified:—I recerved information that $25,000 in forged bonds of the Buifulo and Erie Road had been imposed on,George Ripley & Co., bankers, by one Charles Orvis, & noted forger; Mr, iipley told me that he had advanced $20,000 on twenty-five $1,000 bonds to Orvis; I arrested Orvis in his hotel on'the west side of town, and brought him to Police Head- quarters; he was fully identified by Mr. Ripley; he was laced under $10,000 bail by Judge Flammer; | did not Enow him as & professional ‘forger; 1’ hoard of a number of indictments being him in the District Attorney's office; Orvis was never brought to trial; I armsted a man named Henry Heffernan for burglary on July 23; 1873; I brought him to court, and the German banker whose house he broke into appeared against him; he was committed in default of $5,000;1 think the banker's name was Limbert, of Nassau’ etreet; a man named Cody was arrested, iro was ‘the principal in that burg. lary; he was also held to bail; he pleaded guilty and was sent by Recorder Hackett to Sing Sing for two years and six months; Heffernan got away; 1 was cm. ployed to assist Detective G. $, Walling m the Olmstead forgery case; we had knowlédge that if we arrested Olinstéad, who lived in Richmond county, we could get such intormation as would lead to tho un- earthing of the principals of the gang of forgers; Assistant District Attorney Henry C. Allen gave away to a private detective the information Wulling and I had furnished the District Attorney; afterward, while engaged in working up these cases,’I was taken against off them and gent to the races; I asked to be-left on | the cases, as I knew them intimately, but the request | was denied; am now doing patrol duty; all the forgers are at large; I don’t know whether Allen is still in the District AWworney’s oflice as assistant; I know that none of the forgers have been proceeded ‘against, and there are twenty-five indictments against one of them. MATSELL DIDN'T LIKE 11M. The reason I was remanded from detective to post duty was, as I heard from Captain Irving, because Mr. Muigell did not like me; itdestroyed my’ useiulness as & detective. Otiicer Garrett 8. Walling—I am on special duty in the Thirty-second precinct; the testimony I have just heard is correct; when I Was sent to. Long Branch 1 was detailed to John Chamberlin’s; I presume Chane berlin paid my expenses; I was at his place five weeks; this was in '73; I was sent by Captain Irving. MORE ANOUT THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Charles H. Mackenzie testified that he was an officer on the police force nine years; at present attached to the Thirty-second precinct; on the 9th of July, 1874, his attention had been called by a lady on 116th street to the suspicious character of a house in her neighborhood; he paid more than usual attention to the premises afterward; on the night of the 9th, about midnight, saw & wagon containing four men drive up to this place and two of the men get out and pass with what seemed a bundle of sacks over to the suspicious house in ques- tion; saw one of the men stray away from the rest and went for him; he ran in the direction of Seventh avenuo and 116th street, but he was overtaken and handcuffed, but as the oillcer was bringing him to the station housd companion of his came and threw himself upon the ofiicer apparently to ue the prisoner; more help coming up, he, the oflicer, was knocked senscless and the prisoner escaped; he Was laid up for four months, but when able to get around discovered his man in the Eighth ward, recaptured him and brought him before Judge Murray; he was remanded for a few days, and the prisoner, Whose name was Mooney, managed to secure two witnesses who swore that on the night the prisoner assaulted the officer he was on the boat com- ing down from Albany; Judge Murray was about to dis- charge him when another officer suggested to go down to the District Attorney's office and ind if au indict- ment against him was on file; found the indictment, which was shown to Judge Murray, but he, nevertheless discharged the prisoner; finally the Grand Jury indicte bim, aud Recorder Hackett committed him for trial; Assistant District Attorney Nolan put off the casé several times; one day the father of the prisouer caine to bim and said he would pay $2,000 if he would only let up on his son; the ofticer declined to ve ine | ‘fluenced in that way, and told Mr, Nolan about the mat ter; finally the prisoner was indicted on a chargo of “felonious assault,” which was not what was pre- ferres inst him, and on this be was acquitted by a technicality; Mr. Nolan promised to have him rear- rested aud tried on the priginal charge of attempted bur, Ghaties Hagan, of the Fifth police precinct, testitied to having arrested Mooney, mentioned as having made An assault on Officer Mackenzie, for stealing a gold watch and chain. A number of separate and violent assaults with robbery of the person were read, in which Mooney was the principal actor and Hagan ‘tho arresting officer, and for all his offences Mooney, it seems, escaped punishment. F Elizabeth Mathews, niece of Offlcer Mackenzie, testi- fied to Mooney’s father coming to her uncle’s’ house and saying that he was willing to spend $2,000 to get his sou out of his serape. UNBRIDLED BOWDYISM. After recess Officer Mackenzie testified that Jaly 20, 1878, he meta citizen named Wilham Emeridge, who pointed out four men going down Second avenue and wanted im to arrest thom, saying that they called at his store and at the point of a pistol demanded cigars of Lim; the officer pursued them and arrested two; ove of the others, named Reilly, came up, presented a pistel and demanded their release; the citizen men- tioned came to his assistance and laid out two of them; three were brought tq the station house and after- ward taken to court; Reilly was held by Judge Scott to answer in $1, the other two in $500; tue next day (said the officer), from the beating 1 had r ceived | was contined to my bed, but 1 was subpanaed, and on going to the District Attorney's office I told him aj! about the desperate character of the men who had assaulted me; Judge Scott sentenced two of the prisoners: to six months; in the case of George Reilly, he said to me that the District Attorney had sent for the pupers; August 24 I received another subpena to attend the trial of Reilly; I found there was a good deal of influ- ence at work to save Reilly; I went before the Grand Jury, told them the case, aud they had him indicted, and he was arrested; I had te go a good many times to tho District Attorney’s office before I could get the case brought forward; finally, on a charge of assault and battery, hegvas sentenced to three months; the other two men, who had no pistol, got six months, A MODEL ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNBY, Tho dopusy clerk of the Special Sessions testified | Jary, but he never heard any more about the case, | NEW’ YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1875.-TRIPLE SHEET. Trom the books as to the charge agrtnst and conviction of Reilly, Officer Mackenzie on Wsing recalled related the efforts he bad to make to get Aeilly brought to jus- tice; how he went before the Grima Jury and told them what kind of a character Reillg-was, how he was tele- graphed for by Assistant Distract Attorney Allen three different times, and when thgotticer informed him that he had been trying to havg Reilly brought to justice, Allen said:—‘Do you know what ought to be done with you? You should, be broke,” showing that the Assistant District Attorhey was trying to shield Reilly, A list of ferimes committed by Reilly was here read by Mr. Townsend. 100 GOOD AN OFFICER FOR MATSELL. Mr. Townsend ther inquired of Ollicer Mackenzie what testimonial he had ever received and what ger- vices he had ever rendered, He said he got five medals for serviovs in the English army, one being for his share in the charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava; ho had one medal for service in the American navy and several testiinonials were presented him by meréhants for special argests; he made seventeen arrests of burg- Jars in his time on the foree. Mr. Townsend—And you have never been promoted beyond the position of patrolman? fackenzie—No, sir, LETTING PRISONERS ESCAPE. A court officer of the Special Sessions, named Patrick Brennan, mutubied out some answers in reply to ques- tions as to how a prisoner, named Cavendish, be had in charge and was conducting to the Court, managed to escape, As well as could be understood the witness, who appeared to be afraid either to speak or to tell the truth, said the prisoner was sick, and, consequently, was not handcuffed, though boys twelve and fourteen ears old are handcuffed. Yet, though he was wo weak r handcuffs he was strong enough to bolt away from the man in charge and escape his pursuit. t Here is another way in which criminals clude jus- ice Warden Quinn, of the Tombs, testifled that’ neither Heffernan nor Crawford were in the Tombs June, 1873; in regard to Raymond he said he was taken from the Tombs on a writ of habeas corpus to Elmira, by order of the District Attorney, but he heard nothing about him since; in bail cases prisoners are called for every day, except Sunday, The levestigasion wae thee adjourned till to-day at eloven o'clock A. M. BELLA JONES’ DEATH. DID SHE HANG HERSELF OR WAS SHE MURDERED BY OFFICERS ? The case of Bella Jones has been invested: with con- siderable interest: because several persons have sought to prove that the poor, wayward girl did not. hang her- self in a cell of the Fifteenth precinct station house, but was cruelly beaten by the officers who arrested her. Coroner Eickhoff began an inquest into the case yester- day morning. The following {s the testimony that has been thus far elicited :— Dr. E. Marsh stated that he had made an autopsy of the body of the deceased and found no congestion of the brain; the lungs were intensely congested, and death, in his opinion, was due to asphyxia from hang- ing. William J. Beard being sworn, said that he was an officer attached to the Fifteenth precinct; on the night of September 2, about half-past eleven o’clock, he was informed by a colored man that a disturbance was going on at No, 66 Thompson street; witness went to the place; saw Mrs. Flanagan, who said she was afraid to go into the house; summoned another officer to his as- sistance; went in and took BellaJones out of the house to the station house; she was undressed; witness told her to dress herself, and she refused; he told her that he arrested her for threatening the life of the complain- ant, Mrs. Flanagan; outside of the house ‘SHE MADE RESISTANCE; witness got assistance and she was carried to the station house; from that time he did not see her until her dead body’ was placed on_ the stretcher in the yard; no violence was used to her by any person; she strug” gied while being brought to the station house and fell to the sidewalk, Daniel Flynn was next sworn, and testified as fol- lows:—I am doorman of the Fifteenth precinct; saw the deceased woman in the station house in front of the desk; she had on a chemise and underskirt; she re- fused to give her name; witness, with another officer, took her toa cell where he locked her up; about half. elve witness returned and asked her her name; ‘0 itas Bella Jones; witness told the Sergeant, who entered it on the blotter; about two or three minutes to one o'clock, when withess was going his rounds, he saw @eceased hanging by the neck to tbe ventilator of the cell door; she had torn up her underskirt and knotted it around the ventilator bar and then wound the other part of it around her neck; witness called out to the Sergeant and then opened the cell door and cut her down. Julia Flanagan, being sworn, said:—I live at No, 166 Thompson strect; on the evening of September 2 1 was sitting on the front stoop; deceased threatened to take my life; I was afraid to enter the house, and called an oflicer who arrested deceased; when he had taken her abouta block she struggled and fell back on the side- walk, and pulled the officer with her; I was going after her to the station house at the time; suw no violence used, AN EXACT WITNESS, it John Moore was next called and sworn. He testified as follows:—I live at No. 30 North Moore street; on the evening of September 21 was gomg down Thompson street and had passed Houston street, when I heard the scream of a woman; I stopped and looked back, and saw some people running; | went with them and éaw a woman on the sidewalk with two officers holding her by the wrists and hands and dragging her about ten feet; they wanted her to get up on her feet and walk: she told them that “as they had brought her out of bed that way, they would’ have to take her that way or naked; an officer was hitting her around the thighs to make her get up; one of the officers wanted to let her go back and dress herself; the other said “no,” that a8 he had her there he would take her | that way; she told them thatif they would let her go back to put on her clothes she would walk with them; | she told the officer he had a gradge against her, and had “busted” in her door and dragged her out of bed; ho | replied that he would “bust” the door again; the oflicer dragged her then in front ofa stable further up, and somebody said, ‘Put her ina wagon and take her that | way ;” one officer told the other to go to Bleecker street and rap for more assistance; the oflicer started for as- sistance, and deceased got up on her fect; she made @ motion as if to go to her house, and the officer who had remained bebind grabbed her by the wrist and wrestled with her for a minute or two, and finally threw her on the sidewalk; while she was down on tho side- walk, he put his knee on the pit of her stomach, pressing on {t with all his might; she screamed for help, but no one answered; the oilicer hit her on the face with his fist; at this stage of the tragedy the scene became go horrible that witness was obliged to withdraw; the witness stated that he had never known the woman, and had never seen her before or since. The witness was here questioned by Officer Beard. ‘Tho latter attempted a cross-examination in his own be- half, which was fast drawing to a verbal dispute, when the Voroner interposed. ‘Phe Coroner then addressed the jury, saying that as all tho witnesses that had thus far appeared were on the side of the policeman except the last, it would be necessary to examine the other side more closely. Ho wished to have the testimony of the man who was with the deceased on the night of her dé@ath, and also that of several citizens who had witnessed the affray in the strect. He, therefore, declared the inquest adjourned sine die. CORONERS' CASES. . An inquest was held yesterday by Coroner Croker in the case of Flora Appel, aged seven years, of No, 27 Suffolk street, who was run over and killed on the 26th of August by car No, 97 of tne Grand street line, at tho corner of Suffolk and Grand streets, The jury ren- dered a verdict of accidental death, The same Coroner also held an inquest in the case of Philip Levy, @ child aged one year, who was killed by fulling down stairs at its residence, No. 8 Ladlow street, The jury rendered a verdict of accidental death, coupled with a cons the landlord of the house in not keep- ing the banister in proper order, and another to the housekeeper in not insisting on the proper repairs, A BOLD ASSAULT. Three young mon, named James Cunningham, of No, 84 Laight street; Daniel H. Mahoney, of No. 231 Brond- way, and Patrick Murphy, of No, 683 Court strect, Brooklyn, all acquaintances, who had been drinking to- gether during the afternoon, started on their way home | about a quarter to four o'clock. In passing through | the City Hall Park they got into a quarrel, when Mur- | py knocked Cunningham down and kicked him whilo @ lay on the ground, while Mahoney whipped outa | knifo and stabbed him in the hend. Tho} two men then took to their heels and | ran out toward Broadway, Captain Leary, of the City | Hall police, whe happened to be in the neighborhood at | the time, poreaed them, and on finding that they were | followed they darted across the street. The Captain, however, overhauled them at the corner of Church sireot and Park place and took them to the Sixth pre- cinct station house, where per were locked up. Cun- ningham was taken to the Park Hospital, whore his wound was dressed, after which he was sent to his home in charge of an officer, Cunningham stated that tho assault upon him was entirely unprovoked. ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT. Dotective O'Brion, of the Central Office, yestorday ar- rested, on a despatch from the Chief of Police of Phila- delphia, Henry Bayne, residing at No. 1,216 Montgomery street in that city, charged by L. P. Rowland, of tho same place, with embezzlement. The prisoncr was locked up in the Central Office to await the pro) i quisition documents, Lath, Seg A STRANGE FATALITY, Coroner Simms, of Brooklyn, was notified yesterday to hold an inquest over the body of Mary Burleigh, four years of age, who was killed by @ fall from the third story window of the residence of her grandmother, No, 182 Fourth place, About six months ago the father of the child was killed by falling from a ‘eattold on which he was at work. Two weeks the mother of the little one named was in the act of filling a keroseno oil lamp when it exploded, burning the poor woman in such a fearful manner as to cause death a couple of days after, There remains but one other member of the family, an infant, Father and mother both quite young, being less than twenty-four years old at the | lime of their death, QUARANTINE AFFAIRS, THE INVESTIGATION BY THE LEGISLATIVE COM- MITTEE. The Legislative Committee now investigating the working of the Quarantine Department reassembled yesterday at Castle Garden, The first witness examined was Charles H. Haswell, who stated that he was for- merly one of the engineers to the Quarantine Commis- sioners; be was appointed in February, 1871, and re- mained in that position until August, 1873; at that time the Commissioners of Quarantine were the Mayors of New York and Brooklyn, Mr. Barton and Dr, Bell; from the time of the appointinent of witness to that of Dr. Vanderpoe! he acted as the general engincer for the Commissioners, superintending the fitting and repairs of the steamboet and floating hospital at Dix and Hoffman islands and making designs for the structure; the contract. of — construc tion cf Hoffman Island and the erectfon of structures thereon was made immediately after Hoffman’s appointment; before the work had progressed to any extent Dr. Hoffman snggested some alterations and additions which necessitated a supplementary con- tract; it was the duty of the witness to superintend the alterations; in order that he might be justified in his certificates of the receipts of rip-raps he requested that the persons residing on Hoffman Island should furnish him with a report of cargoes delivered there; he also required the contractor should make a report to him when he was prepared to deliver a cargo, so that he (witness) might verity the delivery of it as soon as pos- sible; in some instances he refused to certify the de- livery, when it was deposited in opposition to his or- ders; in all those instances where the fifteen per cent was retained he gave certificates of the delivery; wit ness gave. no certificate of the final completion of the contract. The witness further explained that in connection with the rip-raps the volume of the stores received was in consequence of Dr, Vanderpoel raising the height of the wall; in settling with the con- tractors for the labor witness furnished an abstract setting forth the amount paid to them and what was due; has been an engineer for some years; he thought the prices charged for rip-raps und other constructions were high in the first contract; Lochman & Devereau’s contracts were for $115,000 and $2,000 extra work; about the time witness was engaged in completing the work there Dr. Vanderpoel rented a steam boiler and other articles of which witness had no charge; when it was determined to add to the building witness was asked to make an estimate; the contracts, however, were accepted without regard’to this estimate; it was $28,000; the contracts accepted were ’ $49,000; the’ witness added that in view of the’ ex: penge of material furnished to the island the lower bay his estimates may havo been too low, but he thought $35,000 would have been a fair price; his estunate of $28,000 contemplated expense incident to delivery of material and not as the same material would cost in New York; the contractors did not do their work as well as they might have done; Dr. Bell was associated with the witness under the terms of contracts to decide upon the materials and work. The witness said he often remonstrated with the con- tractors, and read letters in substantiation of his state- ment; Witness was bound to give certificates of the proper compliance of contractors with thelr contracts; he gave the required certificates, having been au: thorized by Dr. Vanderpoel and Dr. Bell; tho con- tractors complained of the prices under the second con- tract; witness thought that $115,000 for the building wouid have been a fair price. In’ response to Mr. Al- vord the witness stated that in all cases where original work was done the plans and specitications were made by him on which contracts were based; if the Commis sioners had to contract to purchase a sufficient number of vessels to maintain a floating quarantine, witness did not think there would be much difference of expense; the prime cost of the yessels would be very much les® than that of a permanent structure, nor would the cost of maintenance differ materiatly, The witness thought, from a sanitary point of view, the present structure Was Dest adapted for the purpose. Dr, A. M. Bell was next examined, Ho said that he was of opinion that, so long as there were Health Ofll- cers, there was no necessity for Quarantine Commission- ers,’ Some years ago he suggested that a Board of Ap- Al should” be appointed, but the suggestion was not accepted by the merchants, He considered that the Commissioners of Quarantine were of no real benefit except in cases of appeal The witness then proceeded to explain the duties of the Health Oflicer, and finally gave It as his opinion that the Commissioners of Quar- Antine ehould be dispensed with, The income of the Health Officer was by law $6 50 for foreign vessels and $3 for domestic vessels. It would be safe to estimate the income of the Health Officer by multiplying the ar- rivals of foreign vessels by $6 50, and domestic vessels by $3, say $40,000. ‘The charge for vaccination must also be considered; in one yeur 70,000 were vaccinated, ‘The salary of a first deputy is $5,000. The witness fur- ther stated that Mr, Haswell was not corapelled to give certificates at the dicta of Dr, Vanderpoel and himself, ‘At this stage the committee adjourned until half-past ten o'clock this morning. A TOUR OF THE WORLD. Among the passengers on the steamship Bothnia, which arrived at this port to-day from Europe, was Sir €. W. Dilke, the republican member of the British Par- liament who so strenuously insisted that the expenses ofthe royal family should be shown upon a double entry balance sheet. The steamer arrived late yesterday afternoon, and the Baronet told the reporter of the Heranp that ho had not an hour to spare in New York. He had taken passage in the Bothnia for New York with the expecta- tion that on his arrival he could connect with the trans- continental train to San Francisco, expecting to meet at that port the steamer for Yokohama, where he hopes to meet friends who left London for Japan, via the Suez Canal, So closely was Sir Charles pressed for time that he was unable to accept an invitation to dine with the British Consul at this port, His visit here is in no manner connected with the political affairs of either country, THE CITY DEPARTMENTS. DOCK COMMISSIONERS. A meeting of the Dock Commiasioners was held at their office, in Duane street, yesterday afternoon. Messrs. Wales and Westervelt were present. Tho ‘Treasurer sent in his report, which contained the fol- lowing iterns:—Amount remaining to the credit of the department for the week ending September 1, $642,213 91, of which there was paid to the Hurricand Granite Company $10,070 93, leasing a balance of $632,142 98; collected for dock and slip rents, $5,316 25 A number of unimporiant communications were re- coived from various parties, after which the Commis- sion adjourned. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. The Commissioners of the Fire Department—Messrs. King, Hatch and Perley—held a meeting at their head- quarters, in Mercer street, yesterday, The following report was received from the Firo Mar- shal: Hox. Boarp ov Fink Commrsstoners :— GuxtLEMrN—I have. the honor to make the following report on fires for the month of August, 1875:— ‘There were seventy-three fires during the month, involving an estimated loss of, $41,035 Amount of insurance. ... 590,800 Loss on buildings. $335,300 $11,980 Insurance. Loss on stock. 29,105 Insurance. Total . Total. ........ $600,900 Uninsnred loss, $2 285, of which $2,055 was on stock. Number of fires in which the loss was less than $100. 55 $41,035 Between $100 and $1,000. <UL Between $1,000 and $5,000 ag | Between $5,000 and $10,000, .... say Between $10,000 and $20,000. . ie ere nsurance for 1875. 3 Insurance. Average loss ‘Average loss per fire Angust, 1875, Decrease in number of fires, Incroase tn loss, ++ 7.17 per cent Percentage of insurance, August, 1874, 1267 percent; same for August, 1875, 6.94 per cent. The causes of the several fires were at follows: Bonzine, vapor igniting ‘ Carelessness occupants and cigars, matches, &¢....... Children playing with matches Fat boiling over on furnace, Foul chimneys. Goods in show windows, ing fire from gaslights,’ &c. Incendiary ..c.sessee ee Incendiary, supposed Kerosene lamps explosion Kerosene lamp upsetting Malicious mischief, Not ascertuined, . Not ascertained, suspicious Overheated stoves, &c,.. Placing hot roasted coffee in wooden receptacle Phosphorus igniting Blaking of lime.. Spontaneous combustion, oily rags, &e. Sparks trom furnaces, ‘Tar boiling over... Angust 13,—J for having, as alleged, set fire to premises No, 192 Pearl street on the night of July 17. August 12.—John Lonergan was arrested on chargo of setting fire to premises No. 64 Charles street, occu- ied by him as a liquor store, and was committed by Jantice Wandell in dorault of $6,000 bal, August 24.—Mary Douglas was arrested on charge of setting fire to premises No. 67 Bowery on the night of the 2ist inst., and was committed by Justice Morgan in : 662 12 2."88102 per cent = Bees ow PAGS ERD RD Em RD aT Co default eae. - "QkORGE d, SHELDON, Fire Marshal, THE KINGSBRIDGE ROAD. THE WORK TO BE DONE BY CONTRACT AND WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN—THE PROPERTY OWNERS’ POSI- ‘TION, ‘The Committee on Roads of the Board of Aldermen yesterday afternoon gave a hearing to the property owners along the route of the Kingsbridge Road, for the purpose of allowing them to decide for them- selves whether the work should be done by contract or by day’s work, The members of the committee pres- ent Were Messrs, McCarthy and Reilly, the third mem- ber, Mr. Slean, being in Saratoga at the Republican Con- vention, Mr. McCarthy opened the proceedings by reading the three ordinances which were on the files of the Board of Aldermen. The first had been offered, he said, by Mr. Reilly at the very first meeting of the Board in January, the second had been introduced at the inistance of Commissioner Porter, onthe 8th of July, and the third on the 15th of the same month. At tho last meeting of the committee a petition had been sub- mitted asking that the road should be regulated, graded, curbed and macadamized in the same way that Tenth avenue was graded, &e., north of 165th street, and that the work be done by day’s work, Mr, Reilly then stated that the committee were as anxious to hear the views of the property owners as they were to ex- press them, and were desirous of complying with all their wishes, Mr. John Havens said he was sorry that the petition to have the work done by day’s work was not before the committee, as the property holders would like to seo for themselves who the signers were, especially as they knew that some of the nates attached to it had been so attached without authority, He said that the work ought tobe done by contract, The property hold- ers were not in favor of making the road a sort of ALMSHOUSE, where idlers from the lower wards could go and get $2 ayday for a couple of hours’ work, while thero were hundreds of honest workingmen up town who were willing to work and give ten hours a day to it, He added that as the property owners would have to pay to have the work done they wanted it done as expedi- tiously as possible, They knew that the system of day’s work was a simple way of “how not to do it?— that would last for years instead of months. The work should be given out by public letting and done in seo- tions, which was an important feature, and if so done he believed it would be well done ata remunerative price to the property holders and at a good profit to the contractors, Mr. McCarthy asked what length each section ought to be, ; Mr. Havens roplied that there might be threo or four sections—say about a mile each—as the road to be con- structed was about four miles in length; but the desire of the property holders to have the work dono in sec- tions did not necessarily imply that they were opposed to having it done as a whole. Mr. McCarthy inquired if tho work would not cost more if done by sections than as one piece of work. Mr. Havens did not think it would cost more, and that there were many men who could take a section by con- tract and furnish security for the work who would be unable to take a contract for THE ENTIRE WORK. Mr. McCarthy remarked that it would be discretionary with the Commissioner of Public Works whether the work should be done in sections or not. Mr. Reilly stated that the ordinance which he had introduced in January last, at the request of the then Commissioner, Van Nort, provided that the work should be done by day’s work. Mr. Van Nort contended that the work could be done at less cost by day’s work than by contrac for the work at the time. Mr. Havens said he was at a loss to see how the work could be done at less cost by day’s work than by con- tract, He contended that men employed by the day, asa general rule, fooled their time away. He knew this to bea fact,’ashe had scen instances of it when the sewers were being constructed on St, Nicholas avenue. Mr. W. H. Hayes remarked that if the property own- ers had to pay for the work why not let them do it themselves. Mr, Reilly replied that the committee would be only too glad to let, them do it themselves if they so decided, Mr. Hays said he would prefer to have the work along his property done at his own expense, the men to be employed by himself, rather than to have it done by day's work. r. McCarthy suggested that Mr. Hays’ idea was an excellent one and should be adopted by-the other prop- erty owners; then {t would be piain sailing all round, THK ESTATES INTERESTED, Mr. George Lespinass® at this point presonted two petitions, each being signed by large property owners, in which they declared themselves opposed to the day's work system andasked that the work~should be done by contract. He stated that the signers of the petitions represented about 30,000 feet of the 34,000 ‘feet of prop- erty facing on the road (both sides of the street). Tho names on the petitions and the number of feet o: erty each represented were as fellow: Prop- Name. A B. Mills, R. Gardne M. H. Froth L, A. Hartt t, as he had some of the material on hand | committee for their courtesy, heartiest thanks, THE LAW AND THE WORK. and returned them their , General Porter then read the following opinion of the Corporation Counsel, to which he had alluded:— New York, July 21, 1575, Law Deranreeyr, Firs Joux Porrer, Commssionin ‘or Puauie Sin—Your letter tome of the 15th inst. states that you have applied to the Board of Aldermen for an ordinance authorizing the grading, &e., of the Kingsbridge road as petitioned for by the property owners along the line of the road. You also state that you desire to have the engineers of the Department of Public Works proceed to make surveys and estimates for the amount of work. You state that you believe the Department of Public Works is empowel this work without an ordinance, hat you desire my opinion as to the powers of the department under existing laws so that you may be prepared by having the surveys made to advertise for proposals soon after tho ordinance shall be passed, and you refer to several laws as being applicable to the cake, ‘The Kingsbridge road was laid out ander chapter 565 of the Laws of 1865, and, under the authority conferred by that act und section 7 of chapter 367 of the Laws of 1806, the Commis. ners of the Central Park were authorized to regulate and herwise improve the road in such manner id to do the necessary w or otherwise, as they might think most for the ‘The authority so conferred upon the Commissioners of the Coutral Park wus transferred by the charter of 1570 to the Department of Public Parks thereby eronted, and by section Zot chapter 872 of the Laws of 1872 such’ authority was transferred to the Department of Public Works, and was pos- sessed by that departiment at the time of the passage of the charter of 1873. Tithink that under the authority conferred by the above-men- tioned laws. and by section 73 of the charter of 1873, the De- partment of Public Works is authorized to regulate and other= wise Improve the Kingsbridge road without an ordinance of the Common Council; but that, under the provisions of see- tion 91 of the charter of 1873, all worksinvolving an expense of more than $1,000 must be done by contract at public letting, unloss otherwise ordered by a vote of three-fourths of the members of the Common Council. I am, sir, yours re- speetfully, E. DELAPIELD SMITIt, Counsel to the Corporation, GREEN ON STREET OPENINGS. «The Comptroller has addressed tho following letter to the Mayor on the subject of extravagant and unneces- sary expenditures of money for street improvements :— oDerampaary o” Francs, as } OMPTROLLER's Ovvice, New Yo Sept. 2, 1875. Hon. Wintiam H. Wicknam, Mayor. werent Sim—I address you for the purpose of claiming the exercise of your authority, as Chief Executive of the gity, to arrest the enorm iture of public money for the prosecu- tion of street improvements and other public works, which are at this time premature and entirely unnocessury. Such works have been pushed forward in spite of all remonstrance and Oe eels on Ey. art, widing millions yearly to the pab- ie debt, and neutralizing, if not defeating, every effort to re- duce the eapeniaee: of the city by the introduction of economy and system In the administration of the various departments, and by resisting unla extortionate cluims and de: mapdbapen soe ers ‘The Board of Aldermen appear to be oblivious to th facts and of the necessity Yor retronchment Im, expred tures, in view of the present depressed condition of business and the general inability of the tax- ayers and the community at large to bear. farther increase of the burden of taxes and assessments, For this reason I now write you directly ane this subject, to solicit your official influence in checking the course of extravagant and unnecessary expenditures on street improvements which are proposed, even if no restraint can be put upon those already authorized and undertaken under ordinances of the Common Counell. To set clearly and distinctly before you the magnitude and importance of this matter I submit the following statement of indebtedness of the city for outstanding assessment bonds issued for street improvements and. openings, and. the amounts of advances to contractors and of | Ranoolfested BSSUR ments :— Amount of bonds ontstanding September 1— On account of opening streets. For street improvements... Total... Amount ol . 1875... stesteseeteeeesenes eee Amount of ddvances to contractors und others on works in progress, the assessments for which have not yet been made, viz, : For boulevard and kindred worl For ordinury street improvemen lating, grading, paving, sew: curbing and guttering street: OAL Jerec pagictes caleecrs $12,761,962 Those figures will be iargoly sweiléd by the’ Gost of several largo works now authorized or already under way by the Department of Public Works, to say nothing of tie exten: sive operations of the Departments of Docks and of Public Parks, which ulyo require large outlays of money from the procesds of bonds. At a recent mecting of the Board of Aldermen the follow- ing resolutions were preseuted and referred to appropriate committee “Resolved, that the Boulevard (road or public drive) frotn the northerly line of 155th street to the intersection of the northerly line of said Boulevard with the Eleventh avenue, between 158th and 157th streets, and the Eleventh avenue from. its intersection with the northerly line of the Boulevard, between 166th and 157th streets, *to its intersection with — the westerly line of the old Kingsbridge road, be regulated and graded utter stones set, and sidewalks flagged « space of curb ai four feet in width—all to he done under the direction of the Land $2,685,800 19,168,900 seeeeees 821,894,700 f assessments wmeollected September ‘ $8,893,086 ' Commissioner of Public Works; and that the accompanying ordinance therefore be adopted':— “Resolved, That the road or avenue, known as tho Kings- bridge roud, from 195th street to the Harlem River, be regu- lated and gtaded, curb and gutter stones set, and sidewaiks flagged a space four fect wide, under the direction of the Commissioner of Public Works; "and that the accompanying ordinance therefor be adopted.” ‘These resolutions authorize street improvements of great magnitude and expense, which may be roughly estimated at not less than four millions of dollars. ‘They aro at this time not only injudicious but entirely unnecessary. “They should, if' done at all, be postponed until property owners are mors able to bear the burden of heavy assessments to reimburse the treasury for its advances. ‘The large amount of assess- ments remaining unpaid, and tho large advances to contract ors and others tor works in progress, as exhibited in. the foregoing statement, show at a glance the necessity of re- stricting this clags Of expenditures. The extent to which those works have been pushed for the last few years is out of all proportion to their necessity, and the manner in which they have been and aro now conducted under the Depart. ment of Public Works seems to me an inexcusable waste of public money. ‘The plan of these works looked to their de- velopment during « series of many years. They are crowded on now against the protests of property owners to serve the interests of political operators. At the meeting of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment street improvements of all kinds are the subject of consideration, involving further out- lays of public moneys and an increase of the city debt. Besides recent and pending ordiuances authorizing street improvements there are old ordinances for works which have not yet been executed, aud which are to be undertaken, In 1874. an ordinance wis passed “for regulating and pavin, with square granite block pavement the carriageway of Lighth avenue from the cirele at ifty-ninth street to 125th street,” and this work is now advertised for proposals, to be Ww (id Mary M. Bensel. . ed by the Department of Public Works to-morrow ( > . inst.) It is estimated that the cost wili be over $200,0: x bedi Pd Fireergs 200 | nearly one-half of which will be thrown upon, techy, Pot . B. Whiteman, james He 80 | a large portion of this work the filling is very fresh and deep, John A, Woott... 80 Isaac J. 100 | and the pavement will Rok, be fairly Latd before it, will stake Edward Goodchild. _ 60 wnd require relaying. This work, as advertised, should uot M.A ShaW.sssseer 183 heck saad ai STEM ‘ normous expenditures a1 jantly incurred for ae hve and wine bal & { ks, and unless some restriction is put upon the james Carter, iltiamn Lalor. H authority for their prosecution they will be con- i. B. Perkins. A. Foster ti; | tinued, igh the influence of private and mercenary in- L. B. Kader. | terests, to tho detriment of the true interests of the city ‘Aug. ¥. Smitlis..... 185 | and property-holders and the indefinite increase of the debt. Jou Maloney. 150 | im view of shese fucte I now olfer my protest as the finan: Blazius Ryer-) Montagnie Ward, by tila “eharnetor tnvolving Increase of debe for this class of Samuel B. Ryer.. A. B. Mills, agent. 900 | «treat improvements which may and should be postponed to a Jobn Davis.. Potter Coulter Prop, period when they are needed. [desire to warn you and the Mary E. Burlew, by by A. B, Mills, re- public in the most emphutic manner that the volume of ad: ft Berlas, {10h oniver; fo | vances by the city for this class of work has reached a limit Mary E Haley 96.: Weae Wiodan, | beyond Which it Ought not to go. If the system breaks down h Haley. ..++ . | by reuson of these expeditures being constantly put upon the — Zruckswerdt... 25M. Daw. | city [ cannot be answerable for the consequences. Very re- Mary A. Bruerton, Charles B: 110 | spectfully, ANDREW H. GREEN, Comptroller, per W. Bruerton.. Nelson Chase, Eliza Ee REL B, F, Raynor. ° Perry, W. J. Chase, 3,000 ‘HE AN’ AR. G. Rowe: 4 The Dyckman Estate, T VERRAN Wi A. Raymond s per Wm. Dunning, Edmund A. Smith... Samuel Schiffer..... Mr. McCarthy inquired how it would do to simply have the road regulated and graded for the present and leave the macadamizing for a Jater time. Mr. ns replied that he did not think that would answer; that the macadamizing should be done at the same time as the grading and regulating, He added that acomraunication on the subject bad been addressed to General Porter, in which the wishes of the property bots were given, To this no answer bad been re- ceived, Mr. Reilly, at this stage of the proceedings, moved that the committee report to the Common Council that the work on the road be done by contract, in accordance with the wishes of the property owners. Mr. Hosea B. Perkins said that he was glad to seo so AWWOrney.......... 3,300 many prominent gentlemen present. who owned | roperty along the line of tho road, becauso @ had been’ informed that the, comumitice | werd anxious two carry out their views | and virtually to leave the question as to how the work | } on the road should be done to the property owners, He heartily indorsed all that had been said by the gen- temen who had preceded him. He said he did not tuink that it required much argument to show that THE SYSTEM OF DAY'S WoRK was not as good a one as that of having work dono by contract, properly supervised by a competent official, In fact the history of the past few years hud shown that contract work could be done at less cost than day’s work could be, and done fully as well. He thought that it was simple Justice that the parties who had to be assessed should have the say as to’ how and in what manner the work should be done, As for himself, he said that during the past three months he had paid nearly $10,000 in the way of assessments. He believed that all the property holders were anxious to have the work done speedily, He contended that the prac- tice of sending laborers from the lower wards of the city to work far up town, while there were in the im- mediate neighborhood hundreds of laborers who were idle, yet anxious to work, was nota very fair way of doing business. If the work should be done by day's work it would only be an encouragement for idle mon, who would not work faithfully, It should be done by contract, expeditiously and under proper supervision; then it Would be dono well, to the satisfaction of thé property owners as woll as of the public authorities, | who were, he felt assured, as desirous of having tho work done properly as the residents along t! and the citizens generally, Mr. Perkins’ remarks closed the proceedings, before the comiitvee, and the gentlemen present, at the sug- gestion of Mr. McCarthy, proceeded with’ the commit- wo to General Porter's ofilee, to learn from him if the work on the road could be done by sections, General Porter told his visitors that he had intended to have the work done in sections by contract and to have it dono as cheaply and as expeditiously as possible, and in such @ Way as not to bac st travel duting the work, The drawings had already a been a igag and a survey of the road was being madeat present. He added that an examination of the law and the opinion of the Cor- poration Counsel had shown that it was not necessary to get he route | THE CONSENT OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN 3 a the work done either by day’s work or by con- rack Mr, McCarthy laughingly remarked that if the Com- missioner had informed the Committee on Roads of that fact he would have saved them a vast deal of trouble, and the property owners also, General Porter replied that he had intended to have sent the committee the information, but he had been sick aud had thus been prevented from doing so. Tho reason he had requested that the second ordinance sent to the Board of Aldermen should be passed was to forestall any difficulties that might arise on the subject, but that was before he had received the Corporation Counsel’ s opinion, Mr, Roilly said that tho Committee on Roads had dono their duty anyhow, and Mr, Dyckman, on behalf of the property owners, replicd that they wore grateful to the Tho question as to whether the clerks in the Permit Bureau are to be included as the Mayor's “clerks and subordinates,” within the meaning of section 24 of the charter, and paid out of the $20,000, to which figure the charter limits the expenditure for salaries for the May- or’s clerks, has been submitted to the counsel for his decision. It will be remembered that Comptroiler Green took the ground on the Ist of tho present mouth that the Permit Bureau clerks have to be paid out of this $20,000, while the Mayor contends they do not come under ‘the provision of section 24 of the charter at all. What effect the Corporation Counsel’s opinion can possibly have on the question at issue is very hard to predict, for that official gave an opinion some time ago in what he decided that the | Chamberlain had the right to delegate his powers to his dept Green, notwithstanding the decision, retused gnize the deputy’s signature to the check made out for the payment of the liremen, — So it is ouly reasonable to suppose that if in the present in- stance Mr. Whitney decides in favor of the Mayor's view of the permit clerks’ standing Mr, Green will go on in his stubborn course as to the fund they ought, in his opinion, to be paid out of, just as though the ‘do- cision of the Corporation Counsel was a favorable one to im, PERSONAL TAXES. The Comptroller has given notice that the books for taxes on personal property and bank stock will be | opened for payment at the office of the Receiver of Taxes ‘on Monday next. Notice will be soon given when the books for taxes on real estate will be ready. BROOKLYN INSTITUTIONS. ‘The Kings County Board of Commissioners of Chari- ties have for some time past had their time pretty well occupied in the rather up-hill labor of vindicating tho institutions under their supervision from the imputa- tions cast upon them by their former inmates, Yes- terday afternoon tho Board of Commissioners held their regular meeting. President Norris read a longthy Teport upon the hospital investigation, reviewing tho testimony elicited, but failed to find that the complain- ant, Mrs. Pennington, bad substantiated the charges made by her. Several people, who were recently inmates of the County Almshouse, have made complaint against the management of that institution, alleging cruel treat- ment on the part of the officials located there, Tho charges are to be duly sifted. On Tuesday next the Committee on Penitentiary of the Board of Supervisors will meet in the office of that institution to hear the complaint of such persons as have complained of the treatment received there. This investigation is being made at the request of Warden Sheviin, of the Penitentiary, KILLED BY A HORSE, Mr. Frederick E. Dibblee, a retired New York mer- chant, with his wife, was riding on the North Haven road, near Sag Harbor, on Monday, when the horse threw his tail over the reins, He undertook to clear thom, when the animal tarned suddenly, upsetting the carriage and throwing both out, Mr, Dibblee, who was a heavy man, strack his head Yiolontly upon the hard ground, and was picked up insensil He was con- yeyed to a neighboring house and medical aid sum- moned, but it was evident from the first that his inja- ries were of a fatal character, and ho died on tho fol- lowing morning, having been all the time unconscious, After his death a fracture of the collar bone was dis covered. Ho was about sixty years old, 5 AMERICAN INSTITUTE FAIR, OPENING OF THE FORTY-FIVTH ANNUAL EXHIBIe TION—A LARGE CROWD IN ATTENDANCE— CURIOUS AND NOVEL MACHINERY—THE PLOWER AND FRUIT SHOW—LIST OF PRIZES OFFERED. ‘A large crowd of spectators was present yesterday at the opening of the forty-fifth annual exhibition of the American Institute Fair, The President, Mr. Orestes Cleveland, was to haye delivered the usual opening ad- dress, but owing to a domestic bereavement he was pre- vented from doing so, Governor Tilden, who was in- vited to act as speaker, declined on account of pressing engagements at Albany, and hence the duty devolved upon Mr. M.C. Ely, one of the trustees, who alluded briefly to the growing usefulness of these fairs and the bright prospect of success for the ong just to be opened. | He gave some of the tardy exhibitors a gentle and kindly hit; for, like all the world’s fairs and smaller ex- hibitions ever held, everything was fir from being «ready. Mahy of the tables were still empty, though the dispiay of goods was, nevertheless, large and inter- esting. ‘THR conrostries, While Reif!’s band discoursed popular music the visitors rambled through the large building, and looked at the thousand and one curiosities exhibited—tho elaborate jewelry made from tortoise shell, the two huge organs, the bellows of one being worked by @ water motor, and the other by an electric motor; the enticing cordials made from native wines, and dispensed with great liberality to every visitor; the wooden hangings, intended to take the placo of paper, and of equal fineness; the miniature farina and cake manutactory, the tropical birds, the huge soda generators, the enormous fountain in the iniddle, the fish for which are expected to arrive to-day, and the novel and interesting machinery. Among others there are some machines for the manufacture of bricks, @ great many water and electro motors, a new compression engine for pumping, some curious ma- chinery for punching and cutting heavy boiler iron, a great varicty of printing and folding machines of novel construction, apparatus for loading trucks with boxes without handling, &c, The departments of silver and ited ware and of china and glass are especially 11 and interesting, and there are more cote trivances for combining bed, bureau and lounge in one piece of furniture than ever seen before. This would seem to indicate that the tendency of the times runs toward these economical, space-saving appliances of the modern household. Every year they comprise new features, and if they only included a bath tub they would certainly be perfect, The band played tll four o’clock, and resumed again from eight to ten, THE STREAM OP VISITORS continuing to be very lively. It was estimated that about ten thousand people visited the build verday. The fair will be open each secular day from nine A. M, to ten P, M., until Saturday morning, November 13, when it will close, unless the Board of Managers should deem it expedient to continue ita week longer. The recep- tion of goods began August 30, and the present indica- tions are that the fair will be fully up to the standard of the past, both in the quantity aud the quality of tho articles exhibited. Mr, Charles W. Hull, who has for many years been Superintendent of the fuir, says that every inch of available space will be occupied in a few days, the applications made transcending the limits of the building to a considerable degree. THE FLORAL SHOW The floral department 1s one that always draws many visitors. The first flower show will commence on Wednes- bay September 15, and continue four days; the second will begin on September 29 for the same space of time, and the last will open on October13. The Board o! Managers have appropriated Mberal sums of money for rewards. For the best floral design, for the second best design, for the best basket of flowers, the best table bouquet and the three best ornamental designs of sus- pended growing plants, prizes of a silver plate or $10 each will be awarded, The following are the other prin- cipal awards in this department:— PLANTS AND FLOWERS, For the best Wardiau caso, eontaining plants, silver plate For the best collection of miscellaneous plants of house culture (not loss than twenty pots), silver plate or $20, i For the best four specimen plants in bloom, silver plate or $10, For the best ceneral collection of variegated-leaved plants, silver plate or $12. For the best six varieties of variegated-leaved plants, silver plate or $10. For the best single specimen piant, silver plate or $10. For the best general collection of ferns and lycopodiums, silver plate or $10. For the best ten named fuchsias, silver plate or $5. For the best ton naned carnation pinks, silver plate or $5. For the best ten named geraniums, silver plate or $5. oncutps, For the best collection of named orchids, in bloom, silver plate or $10, For the best named orchid, in bloom, silver plate or $5. CUT FLOWERS. * For the best display of miscellaneous named flowers, silver plate or $10. For the best display of named roses in a space of three fect square, silver plate or $10. For the best display of named dahlias, in a space of three feet square, silver plate or $5. For the best display of named verbenas, in a space of two foot square, silver plate or #5. For the best display of double sinnias, in a space of two feot square, silver pate or $5. For the best display of named gladioli, in a space of three foet square, sliver plate or $9. For the best display of named Jilies, in a space of three feet square, silver piate or $5. ‘THE PRUIT snow. Fruits will be reeeived for exhibition from the 16th 0» September to the end of the fair, The judges on fruit will meet frequently and examine tho. specimens-ex- hybited. The following are the principal prizes offered: — PRA RS. For the best collection, not less than fifty named varieti silver plate or $50, 35) For the best thirty namod varieties, silver plate or $30. For the best twelve named varieties silver plate or $15. For the best six named varieties, silver plate or $10, APPLES. For the best collection, not less than fifty named varieties, ne cere sath plata ‘ii For tho best named varieties, not loss than twenty-fi silver plate or $15, aia For the best twelve named varieties, silver plate or $10, For the best six named varieties, silver plate or $9. For tho best seedling apple, diploma, PLUMS, LUM: For the largest collection, silver plate or $5. For the best plate of prunes, silver plate or $3. For the best three named Varieties, grown in pots, silver plate or $5, CHES. PRA For the best six named varieties, silver plate or For the bost one varity, iver pate <— ‘or the best tree named varie i sllvei skaaae 8, grown in pots, silver Quinces. For the best specimens, two or more named varieties, silver plate or §2. Se ge = Grargs, For the bost six named varieties, grown under glass, silver plate or $20. For the best three named varieties, grown under glass ver plat 0. + ye The best siglo baneh, grown under glass, silver plate or NATIVE GRAPES. For the best twelve named varietics, silver plate_or $10. For the best six named varieties, silver plate or $5. For the best seedling hardy grape, diploma, MELONS. For the best four water melon For the best and largest do., fo the best varieties of nam silver plate or $5. ver plate or $2. ed musk melon, silver plate or CRANBERRIES, For the best exhibition, silver plate or $2. TREES, GROWN IN POTS OR TUBS. For the best threo pines, silver plate or $5. For the best three named fruit trees, in bearing, silver plate or $10, CEREALS, The prizo for the best half bushel of white winter wheat, red winter wheat, white spring wheat, red spring wheat, barley, rye, oats,'buckwheat and Indian corm, if $5 eac! ‘The above aro, of cou following are the great Directors :— 1.—THE GREAT MEDAL OF THR AMERICAN INSTITUT. This medal (of gold) is to be awarded only fur a machine, product or process which shall proved by long con Hinued operation and practical adaptation, to be so Important {n its use of application as virtually to supplant every article ‘or process previously accomplishing the same pur- pose. This medal shali not be awarded for any machine, roduct or process. unless the “Medal of Progress shall have n awarded to it at a previous exhibition of the Institute, 1 —THE MEDAL OP PROGRESS. ‘This medal (of gold) is to be awarded only for a mi roduct or process, which shall be adju so important ns Accided advauco and great {mprovement, and be but the minor prizes’ Tha als offered by the Board of make a fatisfactorily shown to be a discovery or invention of the first order of importance and value in science or in tue in- dustrial urts, This medal shall not be. awarded for mnachino, product or process, unless the “Siiver Medal” shall havo been awarded for 18 at’ previous exhibition of the Lm, stitute, ‘ML--THE MEDAL OF TASTE, This medal (of silver) may be awarded for any article, classified in the first four groups of Department 1, which may judged of unusual excellence, or for new an valuable designs, models of drawings relating to the sciences Or industrial wris, combining marked improvement with novelty in form, color or and then ouly by an ailirmative voto EF ope of at least ten eae Sages ate. anage! recommendation mi Judges. 1V,—THR SILVER MEDAT. ‘This medal ts to be awarded only for a machine, produet or process of great value, and then an aflirmative vote. of at least ten members of the Managers upon the recommendation of a majority of the Judges, Y.—THE BRONZE MEDAL, ‘This medal {x to be awarded by a vote of a majority whole Board of Managers upon @ favorable report of the ma rity of the Judes for & machine, product or process of ereat i Ne suflicient importance to deserve the silver VL—A DIPLOMA ay be awarded for a machine, 4, or process of nowledged value by # vote of the Board of Managers, Vil.—THE DIPLOMA FOR MAINTAINED SUPERIORITY shall be granted for any superior article which at ~ e exhibition by the Institute won the award of a medal. VUL—THR DIPLOMA OF CONTINUED EXCELLBNO® shall bye eye for any excellent article which has won the award of a medal at a previous exhibition of the Institute, The exhibitions of this Institute have become such rocognized features of usefuiness that a largo attends ance may be expected every day till the close DEATH IN THE TOMBS, Coroner Eickhoff was notified yesterday to hold ah inquest in the case of Thomas Friend, thirty-one yearg of of No, 376 Seventh avenue, who was committed to the'tombe by Judge Wandell, * acharge of @ viola tion of the Lotiery law, and who died at that place yes. terday morning yery suddenly. majority of the