The New York Herald Newspaper, October 1, 1875, Page 5

———S JEROME PARK, A Sketch of the Racers at Their Morning Exercise, SOME OF THE CRACKS Af WORK. SaaEEEERcEREEEiee How They Look and What They Are Deing. ‘The weather yesterday morning, at Jorome Park, was aot of an inviting kind, as at flve AM. there was a dense fog, so thick and damp that it was impossible to see twenty yards ahead, The stables were, a8 usual, alive at an early hour, and small stable boys were bustling around the them attending to the wants of their pampered charges. Unclo Ansell, the veteran trainer of Price McGrath, was early at his post, super- intending the operations of his corps of assistants, and any neglect on the part of the grinning darkies was quickly reprimanded, Uncle Ansell is getting gray in the service, and it would be hard to teach him anything about the racers that have appeared in public during the past twenty-five years. He has trained many of the cracks of olden times and always speaks with pride of his early tuition of Imported Australian, which won his first race when under his charge, Mr, Belmont’s stable, under the charge of J. Pincus, is kept in very neat order, and its well bred occupants appear to enjoy every comfort that attention can afford them, Mr. Pierre Lorillard’s lot occupy a pretty little circular sta- ble at the northeast end of the track, and are under tho care of Brown, its well known trainer, who used to oc- ‘cupy a similar position with the late Mr, Morris, Brown is very proud of his string, and he has reason to be, as the two-year-olds have made a brilliant record this sea son, North of Mr. Lorillard’s stable, and adjoining the half-mile track, are the quarters occupied by John Coffee, J. B. Pryor, Doswell & Cammack, John R, Davis, Joseph Donahoe and Dave McCoun, There aro no sluggards around that neighborhood, and bright lit- tle darkies are running around as thick as bees, getting ready for the morning exercise, Eph Snedicor has his string of eight in a stablo that you pass on the way to the large square building occupied by Windham Waldron, Next to the latter come Peter Waldron, Babcock, J. W. Weldon and A.D. Pryor, The old veteran McDaniels and his corps of darkies are cut of the crowd in a stable about a couple of hundred yards to the rear of these last named, They are all at work cleaning up, and presently a move is made to tho track for THE MORNING GALLOP, A large number of horses are generally at exercise by six o'clock A. M., but yesterday morning was so damp and disagreeable that the trainers were not in a hurry to breeze their favorites, as, with coughing so preva- lent, it was hardly judicious Many were hardly in a condition to come out atall, but, as the racing com- mences on Saturday and they wanted work, the ques- tion was resolved into a@ caso of no gallop no win Shortly after seyen o'clock A. M. ® couple came out on the track, closely Dianketed, that proved on inspection to be three- year-old Viator and the two-year-old Emily. They were presently joined by Bevins’ Leamington colt. Viator and Emily, after a short walk, were sent a spin ofa mile at about a two minute gait, and the Leaming- ton colt was given ashort gailop. They were all cough- Ing slightly, but appeared in pretty good condition. A. D. Pryor’s two-year-old colt Epsom, by Derby, out of Ringlet, went a gallop of a couple of miles and looked as if he wanted more work before he would be in con- dition to score a win, Three of Coffee's string, Nettie Norton, Carver and the Panic colt, did some strong work, the two former being breezed a couple of miles, @ test that showed Norton to advantage. They were both sweating pretty heavily when they pulled up, and gave the scrapers and rubbers plenty of exer- cise. Woodfield and Shaughraun, a couple of jumpers, were put through a pretty severe spin, the ‘Tipperary colt looking and going well, Mr. Brown made his appearance on the track at a quarter to eight with a string of six, which consisted of the two three-year-olds Springlet and As- cension and the four to: yaaesoide Parole, Morris, Tigress and Cyril. After walking them about three quarters of a mile, Springlet was stripved and sent a mile pretty fast, and shortly afterward the balance fol- Jowed wt an casy canter, which they presently increased to a gallop, MeDaniel’s lot, comprising tho three- ear-olds Joe Cerns, Mattie A., Big Sandy and Willie jurke and the four-year-olds Madge and Josie B. were cantered round in ‘their blankets, By this time the crowd commenced to thicken, and, beside THE LITTLE GROUPS OF STABLE ROYS waiting to rub down their respective charges, there ‘were a number of horse owners and touts. It was get- ting too late to ride a trial, as a horse no sooner com- menced to show any speed than some twenty to thirty horse timers and quarter-second watches wero net joing. if ey could not = get a mile they took three-quarters, . and if they failed to get three-quarters they caught the haif, and if they did not secure the half, why they wore satisfied with the quarter—anything, just to give them an idea efbowthe horse was moving. Shortly before nine A. M., Acrobat came out and received the close atten- tion of the touts, as he is likely to run four miles in the Stake, where he will have to meet Stampede, After | @ little gentle exercise he was sent two miles in about @ rather disappointing gait for those that expected p tasafe pointin order to gauge him with Stam- pele A lot of Dr. Weldon’s, including Galway, Cen- ry, Warfare ane Busy Bee, were Est throu i me strong work, and som attention wi paid 3 ‘an im- ried steeplechaser of the famous Gladiateur get that 'yndham Waldron was trying to work inw condition. Be looked as ifhe would prove « clever jumper, but | q@id not show any great speed. Pincus’ string | came out shortly after nine A. M., and were soon fol- | lowed by three of McCreery’s—the Lord Clifden filly, NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1875.—TRIPLE SHEET. THE TROT. First Heat.—T. A brought $70, Pauline $30, the field $20. Pauline had two lengths the best on the start, Susie second, Flora third, Lookout fourth, Harry Erwib fifth, Bay Jack sixth. 'T. A. seventh. Pauline was first at quarter pole, Flora second, Lookout third, Bay Jack fourth, Susie fifth, Harry Erwin sixtl T. A seventh, Time, 87 seconds. At the half-mile pole Pauline led ‘two lengths, Flora second, Lookout third, Bay Jack fourth, Susie filth, Harry Erwin sixth, T. A seventh, having broken up badly. Time, 1:143,.’ Pauline led one length at the three-quarter pole, Flora second, u head in ad- vance ot Lookout; but from there home the latter trotted steadily and landed a winner by half a length, Pauline second, a length in advance of T. A., who from the head of the stretch trotted through the others as if they stood still, Bay Jack fourth, Flora fifth, Harry Erwin sixth, Susieseventh. ‘Time of the heat, 2:31. Second Heat—T. A. was still the favorite, selling for $50, while all the others combined only, brought $35. okout had the best of the send-off, Pauline second, Flora third, Susie fourth, Bay Jack fifth, Harry Erwin sixth, T. A’ seventh, and then the latter made a bad break and fell fur behind. At the quarter pole Lookout Jed one length, Pauline second, one length in front of Flora, who was a length in advance of Bay Jack, Susie fifth, Erwin sixth, T. A. along distance behind.’ Look- out trotted fast along the -lower turn and passed the hall-mile pole four lengths in front of Pauline in 1:1234. Flora third, the others ag before. Lookout came on steadily and won the heat by three lengths, T. A. second, half a length in advance of Pauline, Bay’ Jack fourth, Flora fiith, Harry Erwin sixth, Susie seventh, Time, 2:31, Third Heat,—One hundred to thirty-four on Lookout over the field. He was first away, Pauline second, T. A. third, Flora fourth, Susie fith, Bay Jack sixth, Harry Erwin seventh.’ At the quarter pole Lookout led four lengths, Pauline second, T. A. third, Flora fourth, Bay Jack fifth, Susie sixth, ‘Harry’ Erwin seventh, 1. A. took second place, and going out from the ruck made play at Lookout, tho latter leading two Jengths at the half-mile pole, in'1:12}4, the others prac- tically out of the race for the heat. “The affair was now reduced to a mutch race between T, A. and Lookout. 'T. A. gained on Lookout up the hill of the backstretch and carried bim to a break at the point of rocks. Look- out lost eight lengths before he recovered, and T. A., being taken in band, came leisurely home ‘only half a Jength ahead of Lookout, the latter ten lengths in ad- vance of Bay Jack, who was six lengths ahead of Flora, Pauline fifth, Harry Erwin and Susie distanced. Time, 2:28, ‘Fourth Heat—T. A. again the favorite, at two to one over the field; Bay Jack had the best of tho start, T. A. second, Lookout third, Flora fourth, Paullne fifth, T. A. Went to tho front on the turn, and at the quarter pole was leading a length, Bay Jack second, Lookout third, Flora fourth, Paulino fifth. Time 8734 seconds, Flora went up to T, A, and they trotted side and side to the half-mile pole in 1:183¢ Bay Jack third, Pauline fourth, Lookout fifth, hay-, ing Broken up badly on the Way. T. A. and’ Flora kept together until they had passed the three-quar- ter pole, when T, A, came away and won the heat by two lengths, on a Jog, Bay Jack second, Flora tlird, Pauline fourth, Lookout fifth, Time of the heat 233134. ‘ijth Heat.—Dollars to dimes on T. A. Flora was first away, Pauline second, Bay Juck third, 'T, A. fourth, Lookout fifth. At the quarter pole ‘Flora led four lengths, Bay Jack second, 'T, A. third, Lookout fourth, Pauline fifth, ‘Time, 36 seconds. Fldra was one length in front at the half-mile pole in’ 1:1334, Bay Jack seo- ond, T, A. third, Lookout fourth, Pauline titth, Look- out went in front on the backstretch for a moment, but he was passed by T. A. atthe three-quarter pole; the latter coming on steadily while Lookout broke, won the heat by six lengths, Lookout second, a nose in front of Flora, Pauline fourth, Bay Jack fifth. Look- out won second money and Pauuine third. Time of the heat, 2:05. NE SECOND TROT. Sars Day.—Purse $800, for horses that have never Deaten 2:28; $450 to the first, $225 to the second, and $125 to the third horse; mile heats, best three in five, in harness. STARTERS, M. Whipple’s b. m. Lady White. W. M. Cameron’s vik g. Ned Forrest. W. C. Trimble’s b. m. Zephyr.. J. Dugrey’s g. g. Ben Smith TIME. Half. First heat. 1:14 35 Second heat, 1:13 Third heat, cary THE First Heat,—Zephyr sold for $180, Ned Forrest, $57; Lady White, $55, and Ben Smith, $53. Ned Forrest ‘TROT. had the best of the start, Lady White second, Zephyr third, Ben Smith fourth. "The three last named broke ap before they were aroundythe turn. Ned Forrest led oue length at the quarter pole in 88 seconds, Zephyr sec- ond, Lady White third, Ben Smith fourth,’ At the half- mile pole Ned Forrest and Zephyr were head and head, Lady White third, Ben Smith fourth. Time, 1:143¢° Ned Forrest showed the way into the homestretch, but then Lady White moved up, and, coming along steadily, won the heat by a head, Ned Forrest second, a neck in front of Zephyr. Time of the heat, 2:33. ‘Second Heat.—Lady White sold for $50, Zephyr, $25; the fleld, $22. Lady White was first away, Ben Smith second, Ned Forrest third, Zephyr fourth.’ The latter broke up immediately afterward, but after a jump or two she trotted rapidly, and went to the front on the turn, and was one length in front of Lady White at the quarter pole in 874 seconds, Ned Forrest third, Ben Smith fourth, Zephr led to the half-mile pole, but was only three-quarters of a length ahead of Ned Forrest at that point, Lady White third, Ben Smith fourth. Time, 1:18. Ned Forrest was in front at the three-quarter pole, Lady White second, Zephyr third, Ben Smith fourtn, Lady White went to the front at the entrance into tho homestretch, and, coming on steadily, won the heat by three-quarters of a length, Ned Forrest second, the same distance ahead of Ben Smith, Zephyr fourth. Time, 2:31. Third Heat.—Lady White sold for $40, the field, $19. She was first away, Zephyr second, Ned’ Forrest third, Ben Smith fourth.’ Lady White led one length to the quarter pole in 28 seconds, Zephyr second, four lengths ahead of Ned Forrest, Ben Smith ona break. Zephyr was first at the half-mile pole in 1:14, Lady White hay- ing broken up on the way, Ned Forrest third, Ben Smith fourth. Lady White passed Zephyr on the back- stretch, and coming away won the heat and race by two lengths, Zephyr second, three lengths in advance of Ben Smith, Ned Forrest fourth, Time, 2:323,, HORSES FOR HAVANA. ‘The steamship Crescent City, bound from this port to Havana, took out yesterday fifty valuable horses for the Cuban capital As the animals marched down Broadway, two abreast, with new covers on their backs, vo little comment was excited. They have been purchaged atthe various races in this country during Cyclone, by Parmesan cut of Typhoon, and Revolt, by Lexington, out of Sue Washington. The Jatter is a very nice looking colt, and, if reports are true, hag plenty of | bottom, Eph Snedicor had Rhadamauthus out, and the Diack colt appeared in good condition and galloped a | poupie of miles without sweating much. Coronet and | Dountess also took a short spin, the mare going very | sleverly. Revolt and the Cyclone were sent a spin, the | former mile and the latter three-quarters. Olitipa and Caroline were both given a pretty good turn of work, and the former looked in prime condition and full of running. The Macaroni filly from the same sta- le pulled up a trifle stiff in the near fore jeg, it did ao appear to be anything serious. Piccold .and__ volet were Sent & mile and @ half retty fast, and thé former meee quite able to give fis year, Milner was out, looking well, and travelled a mile quite fast, and Diavola was sent juree miles ata rattling pace. Brown now brought o1 less, Baronet (brother to Mate) and Vassal Tho latier Was sent a mile and a balf fired lively, and the two-year- olds galloped inside of 1:55 with apparent case, Trouble went acouple of miles and seemed to be all right, and Deaahead, Cariboo and Mollie Carew were given light exercise, Ozark caine out about ten A. M., but ‘Was not given any severe work. He appoared in PRETTY GOOD CONDITION and ready to run to-morrow if he was not bothered by a slight cough The two three-year-olds New York and Invoice, from Doswell & Cammack’s — stable, although a’ trifle fat, went a mile and, a ball im good style, amd the latter looked | fast enough to Win some day when he feels in the hu- mor. Uncle Ansell was ove of the last on the track with Aaron Pennington, Chesapeake, Galvin and Aris- tides. They were beautiful condition, looking in far | Dotter rorm what they showed at Saratoga. Unole Ansell feels sangtithe they wi!) de him ergar, SUL Jike to have had a fortnight’s in “had to run. Searcher and Suryjyor wea! fast, and, hedged wy hid a few minutes’ rest, Bearcher ro ppd jo distance at about the samo gait. | Bhortly after eleven the horses all went to their stables, and the barrow was set to work raking through the dirt and cutting up the lumps. Everything is now in readi- mess at the Park, and if the weather holds fair the racing to-morrow will be good. TROTTING AT FLEETWOOD PARK, —__+—_-—_ THIRD DAY OF THE FIRST FALL MEETING—TWO CAPITAL CONTESTS-—T, A, AND LADY WIITE ‘THR WINNERS. The attendance at Fleetwood Park yesterday after- moon was Jarger than on any previous day of the @ mile pretty | 8 rors bette a a the past season and have been selected for speed and strength. Many of them will probably be used in the Spanish cavalry service for officers’ mounta. The freight on each of the animals is $60 in gold, duty in Havana $132 40, war tax and landing expenses about $300, making an aggregate of say $500 per head, Two Shetland ponies also go out by the Crescent City, for which $2,600 in In Scotland the same animals cao THE NATIONAL GAME. FLYAWAYS V8. OLYMPICS, OF MANHATTANVILLE. Tho match on the Capitoline Grounds yesterday was remarkablo for the number of fine plays which oc- curred during 1 Shandley mado an astonisbin; running catch of afly-ball; Buchanan captured a bard liner to third, two feet over his head; Kelly took two digjoutt fouls, after hard runs; A. Reips caught a high hit foul while rapidly travelling in the same direction as the ball was going; Quinn nipped two hot liners, on one of whicii he made a neat double play, and | Walsh got under a foul bodnd, after along run. In the fifth inning the Flyaways had three men on the bases, with two out, the score then standing one to one, when the striker hit liner to Walsh, who allowed it to pass clean through his hands, by Which four runs were tallied. The Olympics weré without the services of that excellent short stop, Tracy. Fallon’s pitching was very effective, Below is tne full score:— THR SCOR, gold is to be pasd. bad for $100, wLYawar. ~ z cooomnenec eorooroco HrocHeNe Sl conwnwec cof 8) cu awenc Fel procecene| g H $ « — 5 Clubs. Flyaway. Olympic. Runs earned—Flyaway, 1. Jmpire—Mr. Rowe, of the Concord Club, eR_ecl noconene iT? oo First base by errore—Flyaway, 4 times; Olympic, 4 times. BASE BALL NOTES, The “Old Champs" defeated a nino picked from the | meeting, and the trotting was much improved, | ‘There wero two contests, the first being for horses that | had never beaten 2:34, and the socond for horses that | had never beaten 2:28, There were eight starters for the first purse and four for the second. T. A, a horse that had been a pacer until this summer, won the third, fourth and fifth heats of the first race, and Lady White captured the 2:23 purse in three straight heats, ‘The track was in splendid condition and the weather as pleasant as could be desired, The following are tho details of the trotting: ‘THE Pinst TROT. Firerwoop Pank—Tainy Dar ov tae First Fat | Mrvrixo—Tuunspay, Sept. 30.—Purse, 0, for horses that have never beaten 2:34; $225 to the first, $100 to the eocond and $75 to the third horse; mile heats, best three in five, in harness, employés ot the Theatre Comique yesterday, by the score of 16 to 8, Gn Wednesday the Bostons beat the Hartforda, In an exhibition game, by a score of 4to1. Bond pitched and Harbide caught for the champions, and Spaulding pitched and White caught for the Hartfords, ' CRICKET NOTES. Twelve Americams will play twelve Englishmen, on the St. George Cricket Ground, Hoboken, to-morrow, for the joint beneft of George Giles and William Brew- ater, the professional bowlers of the St. George and Staten Isiand Cricket clubs, respectively. Wickets n o'clock A. SEVEBE BLASTING ACCIDENT, A laborer, named John Hallanan, employed in one of the quarries at West New York, N. J., while engaged in blasting rocks there, was terribly injured thi | Contract..... THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, A Long and Lively Day's Work of the City Fathers. GOING FOR THE STATE ASSESSORS. Almost a Duel Between Aldermen Deane and McCarthy. A RAID ON THE SIGNBOARDS. The Board of Aldermen held their regular weekly meeting yesterday afternoon, President Lewis in the chair. Nearly all the members were present, and the lobby, as usual, was packed with hard-fisted democrats out of work, Charles Wheatley pug in a claim that the patent of the Uda aerial ladder Was an infringement of his and offering a long argument in support of his statement, ‘A resolution was offered by Alderman Gnoss that a special committee of three be appointed to investigate the allegations contained in Wheatley’s remonstrance, INJUSTICN OF THE STATE ASSESSORS, Alderman Gross offered the following:— Whereas from the result of the deliberations of the State Board of Kqualization, based on the estimates of valnation of the Stare Assessors, it is evident that under the present tem no reliof will be afforded the city and county of New York, but the unequal ratio of State taxes burdened upon It for years continued; and hereas it is well known that the value of real estate in the city of New York, as estimated for the years 1873 and 1874, und on which the State Assessors have based their ratios of assessment, hi cent, ff not_more, in t of the counties, and th e State Assessor so far as it con- cerned the caty'of New York, have wholly disregarded this fact and its enunciation us ‘expressed in the estimates of our local assessors, showing the Tall value ofthe city proporty to be $1,304,488,966, against $1,035,021,540 as in o table Of the State ‘Assessors; and Whereas the exhibit of tho State Assessors, made before the State Bourd of Equalization, shows that while they havo added to the full valuation of property as presented by our Tocal assessors not lees than $540,534,574 they at the same time have diminished the valuations of local assessors in other casos, us, for instance, in) Cayuga, county, the liome of State Assessor Fowler, from $46,235,709 to $38,742,005; in Sensca, the home’ of State Assessor Hadley, from. $22,844,025 to $19,677.510, and in Albany, Erie, Onondaga, . Steuben, Washington and other counties, the home of oue of another member of the State Board of Equalization, reduc tions from the valuation of the local assessors have becn om mude by the State Assessors amounting to $7,000,000 to $10,000,000 in several single cases; and Vhereas by this arbitrary, unjust and self-interested ceeding of the State Assessors and a majority of the Boaid of Equalization, Lieutenant Governor Dorsheim State Treasurer Raines wud State Assessor Briggs, from Kings county, only voting in favor of justice and fairnow $1,254,476 more taxes have been put apon this city han coul be justly claimed by the Stato, while the rest of the State has been unduly relieved from the same amount of taxation, burdeming on the city for the value of its assessed property $4,012,380, when it should have been $9,757,010, and letting Off the balance of the Stute with $7,71.096, instead of ime posing upon it $8,969,572; therefore, be it Resolved, That this Bourd, as the representatives ot the citizens of New York, do earnestly protest sguinst the con- tinued unjust treatinent this overburdened community, in spite of ail protestation, is receiving ut, the bards of the State Assessors and the State Board of Equalization. solved, hat the Committee on Finance be and 1s here- with instructed to give the matter of State taxation thelr due consideration, in order to suggest to this Board such remedies as in their opinion may tend to relieve this city from a continuance of such unwarranted taxation, Resolved, That the thanks of this Board and of the citi- zefis ut large are due to the Commissioners, George H. An- drews, Wilson G. Hunt and Ixaae-Sherman, appointed agree- ably to a resolution of this Board by His Honor the Muyor, and with a view of convincing the State Assessors and the State Board of Equalization of the wrongful burdens im- posed upon this city for a number of years, and of impressing them with the Justice of final relief, said Commissioners hay- ing spared no efforts, by_means of facts and arguments sub- mitted to the aforesiid State boards, to attain such end, Resolved, That the Commissioners’ aforesaid are herewith requested to submit to this Board direcily, or through F Honor the Mayor, a full report of all such matters and facts as in their opinion may aid this Board in continuing its exertions in the same direction, The resolutions were adopted without debate, and both political parties were duly represented. LOADING AND UNLOADING TRUCKS, An amendment to the ordinance regulating the load- ing and unloading of trucks in the streets, making it read ‘‘no longer than necessary,” in place of ‘five minutes,” for the work of loading and unloading, was adopted. MORRIS THE FOR OF PORTER. Alderman Morkis moved to withdraw from the City Record an advertisement by the Board of Public Works calling for bids for sewering the streets between Eley- enth and Tenth avenues, from Sixty-fifth to Seventy- sixth street, contending ‘that the Common Council had passed no ordinance authorizing such work. Alderman McCanruy opposed the resolution, saying that Alderman Morris had no might to say what the property owners up there required, Alderman G1z0n hoped the resolution would meet with respectful attention. Alderman Monxis instanced a remark made by Com- missioner Porter that he would goon with the work of widening and grading Kingsbridge without looking for the consent of the Common Council. Alderman McCartHy came to the rescue of Commis- sioner Porter, and contended that ho was doing good and honest service for the people. ‘After some more discussion Alderman Reilly’s mo- tion to place the resolution on file was carried by 12 to ‘a prior resolution to refer it to the Commitee on Fublic Works being lost by 10 to 8. ‘ A PERTINENT INQUIRY, Alderman Gross offered the following, which was ordered laid over:— Resolved, That the Comptroller be and is herewith re- quested to submit to this Board at his earliest convenience a statement, us follows :— ‘First—Tho amount of property sold under his administra. tion for unpaid taxes and assessments, giving the number of parcels, their estimated value on the tax roll, the amount of taxes for which sold or the bids made qn each separate par- cel, and by whom made or to whom awarded. ‘Second—The number of parcels of property redeemed within the same period of time, as well as the number of unredeemed parcel their present condition or ownership. Third—The costs secruing to the owner of tux-sold prop- erty in caso of redemption, embracing ‘the anount of acca- mulated interest, ns woll af all other foes or charges. Fourth—A de led statement of the practice of the reper ive bureaus having cbarge of these tax sales, and a briof ref- ‘erence to the law or laws authorizing the same. COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS. Areport from the Committee on Public Works was read, stating in effect that they had obtained a tabular statement from the Department of Public Works, show- ing the improvements under way up town, and statin, that the whole cost of the works now in progress will be assessed upon property beneiited. The committee insisted that a great many of these improvements were set on foot and operated aay, in the interest | of a class of speculators who, from the positions they occupied as oflicials in the departments, had unusual opportunities, They asked if the property owners either up town or down town desire a general suspension of the improvements why do they not put their protest in writing? The confnittee give it as their opinion that it would be unwise to discontinue the works now in progress, The report was adopted. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR, The Mayor sent, in a communication containing duplicates ot the estimates for the Mayor's depart- ment, Also one containing a communication from the Board of Police on the necessity of additional station | house accommodations. COMMISSIONER PORTER'S ECONOMY. Commissioner Porter sent in a communication in | reply to a requisition of the Board, for information as | to the cost of the alteration of the Tenth avenue aque- duct, The communication submitted a statement of | Chief Engineer Campbell explanatory of the matter as { follows :— | Expenses by day's work..... + $166,652 58 Expenses by contract. . + 10,500 94 | Total... esos «0$117,168 68 Additional amount required to complete the work, ea- timated: — = $60,000 00 y day's wo TOtAl. ...ssesesseseeeeevers Amount expended during the year 1873 By day’s work. - $235, Contract ee. oe . 412,988 21 Amount for land for gatehouse by commis- By day’s wor: + $145,054 24 | Contract... + 201,064 24 | Total. ..seeeeee saceeeeees $HGSTT OL | TUE CONTRAST, Mr. Campbell in his statement said that his prede- cessor, the late E. H. Tracy, on December 18, 1870, made an estimate for the work, exclusive of movi the aqueduct, amounting to $1,600,000, and on Feb: | 'y 17, 1871, an estimate for the whole work, amount- ing to $2,000,000, THE CROTON WATER QUARREL. Alderman Suaxviey cailed up special order No. 6, authorizing and directing the Commissioner of Public Works to lay such water pipes as may be necessary to extond the distribution of Croton water through the | city and to furnish a sufficient supply to the institutions | o8 Blackwell's, Ward's and Randall’ nds, ‘This 16 tho old resolution that stirs up the bile of the Aldermen. Alderman Pvrror supported the passage of the ordinance in a warm speech, in which he handled Alderman Vance without gloves. He insisted this was no party measure and that the motive of the opposition ‘was the paltry one of preventing the employment of few poor democratic laborers, The motion tor ” | plause from the lobby. | day | ington streets, especially the latter, iat Pay saat ss THE COMMITTEE ON CRIME. ‘Tue Mayon, ALDERMEN Ap ComMONALTY oF Tax Crrr oF Nuw Yok Do OuDAIN a8 FOLLOWS :— Skcrion 1.—Section 1 of the ordinance of 1874, amending section 9 of the ordinance of 1800, Is hereby amended by striking from the last clause in the said section 5 the wo: “use the street beyond the stoop line,” and inserting in lieu thereof the following “Place any sign upon the top of any Duilding “thas t into the sidewal ‘buil or avenue 5, when Section 5.—Kvery grantee of « privilege under for a showcase, signs, stairways or hol shall pay @ sam of $1 for each, and grantees of all other privileges the sum of $1 toward the expense of executing this ordinance, to be accounted for among other foes of the Mayor's office.” It is hereby understood and expressed that for the rocebving and delivering of goods no fee shall be charged, and the Cor tion Attorney shall not hereafter institute suits for alleged obstructions occasioned by the recelpt or delivery of mer- chandise in the ordinary course of business; but to person shall deposit any article or articles upon any street or side- walk iu the city in such manner as to obstruct the free use thereof by the public, The aggregate sum for any one Bermit containing all or any portion of the privileges expressed in this section shall not exceed the sum of and all may be granted for that fee; but in no ease is permission to be given to place any sign upon the top of any building that shall project into the street or over the sidewalk from any such buflding in any street or avenue in ity of New York, —All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsis- pnilicting with the provisions of this ordinance are Ske. 3.—This ordinance shall take effect immediately. Alderman Vance’s resolution to put up a high service pumping engine at High Bridge, at a cost of $45, was adopted, ee re street or over the any street that said as follows :— THE FIGHTING FATHERS, Alderman McCaxtuy called up the resolation direct- ing the Commissioner of Public Works to have a six- tuch pipe laid across to Randall's Island, and 3,000 feet of pipe on the island to be done by contract, and moved an amendmeat that it be done by day’s work. On this a lively debate ensued, Alderman Deane moving afurther amendment that the laborers’ wages be $2 @ day and eight hours for a day’s work, which drew ap- ONE FOR HIS NOB, Alderman McCarry hoped that Alderman Deano would stay and vote for his amendment and not sneak out of the chamber as he did when the original resolu- tion to have the work done by contract was proposed. Alderman Deane said he never noticed yulgar re- marks, Alderman Reruty said he proposed the same amend- ment as Deane’s two months ago, but the Corporation Counsel gave an opinion that they could not regulate the laborers’ wages by ordinance, while another lawyer ‘said they could, Mr. McCarthy’s amendment was adopted, but Mr. Deane’s was lost by the want of a single vote, and the resolution stands as it did beforo, NEARLY A TRAGEDY. The proceedings here terminated, but as the worthy pair of Aldermen, McCarthy and Deane, were going out of the chamber some hot words passed between them, McCarthy shook his fist at Deane, and told him he was ready to give him satisfaction anywhere and atany time. Deane said he hoped so, bui didn’t believe it, and the storm soon after subsided. RAPID TRANSIT. KNOTTY LEGAL QUESTIONS RAISED—THE PLOT O¥ THE HORSE CAR COMPANIES—AN APPEAL TO THE UNITED STATES COURTS—RAILROAD MAGNATES IMPRISONED IN A JURY ROOM. The Commissioners of Rapid Transit were in session for five hours yesterday, most of the session being de- voted to conferences with ex-Judge Emott and Stephen R Nash, their counsel, and the representatives of the Gilbert and Greenwich street lines, which, it is well known, are separately or conjointly to build any road or roads that may be ordered constructed. Just as the commission were on the eve of promulgating their second great work, viz :—the mode of construction—an ugly hitch has occurred by the question being raised whether they have the power under the Husted bill to organize one company or two, ‘When they adopted a route it was on the hypothesis that the two companies would unite as one, but it seems that the road companies cannot agree upon the plans of construction. It is understood that under that portion of section 36 of the Act that declares that “the said Commissioners may fix and determine the route or routes by which any chartered steam railway or railways now in actual operation may connect with other steam railways or the depots thereof, or with steam ferries,” the Greenwich street people claim the right to build on Third avenue, and want to put up a one-legged road over either sidewalk, while the Gilbert people insist that on Third avenue and other broad highways a road in the centre of the street, with the columns or pillars located on the outer side of the present surface car tracks, is demanded, The Commissioners sustain the views of the latter com. pany, and insist upon @ substantial double column road, Another difficulty that presents itself is the passage through the narrow downtown streets, It is no secret that the engineers of the Board—Messrs. Shreve and Newton—ure opposed to placing any columns in nar- row streets that may obstruct traffic, and want them | located at the curbs, so as to leave free transit for trucks and drays. Some of the commission believe that the columns can be placed in the centre of these narrow streets without danger totraflic, and whether they will overrule their engineers in this particular, or jeld to their opinions is a matter that will only be nown when the details are given to the papers on next Monday 10 a report that is to be sent to the Mayor siroultaneously. THE HORSB CAR COMPANTES, as represented by the underground railway advocates, have remained very quiet since the defeat of the de- pressed plan on Tuesday; but they are actively at work to frustrate the commission and prevent an: transit road being built, Some weeks ago the Henan announced that a combination had been made ‘and assessments levied to war upon these representa- tives of the people’s interest; and now their programme is a bold, audacious one, The threat made by Presi- dent Phillips before the commission, that tne Third avenue $4,000,000, and would spend every cent of it to defeat rapid transit on Third avenue, was no idle threat, as is likely to be soon demonstrated. The thas meee of the conspirators is nothing more nor jess than to get some property owner on Third avenue, living beyond the confines of the State, to apply to the United States Courts, as a non-resident plaintiff, for an injunction restraining any com- pany that may be formed from building the been ‘They say that while they may not succeed, after carrying the test case to the Supreme Court of the United States at Washington, they will have gained | time and frightened capitalists away from the support of any structure the building of which is surrounded by such legal barriers. ¥ A CHANGE OF BASE. There was considerable bustle about the rooms of the | commission yesterday, consequent upon the transfer of | the commission from the room of Part I, Court of Com- mon Pleas, to. those of the janitor, on the upper floor of the Court House. One of the incidents of the day | that caused much amusement was the confinement in The Abuses Flourishing in the Black- well’s Island Penitentiary. Boys Sent Among the Hardened Criminals in Violation of the Law. The Committee on Crime resumed its investigation of the Blackwell’s Island Penitentiary yesterday. During the forenoon it was a committee of one, as Mr. Cooper Campbell, the Chairman, was the only member of the committee who obeyed the call of duty at the appointed time, Mr, Hess rallied to the support of Iris colleague at two o’clock in the afternoon, when the examination had lasted three hours, and none of the other members put in an appearance, Mr. Brennan accompanied Mr. Campbell and Mr. Townsend, who, as the committee’s counsel, conducted the examination. It was held at the reception room of the Penitentiary and began about eleven o'clock. ‘THSTIMONY OF THE WARDEN. John M. Fox, Warden of the Penitentiary, was the first witness, Before his appointment, he testified, he had had no experience in the prison. The Warden gave an outline of the prison routine. There were 911 pris- oners now {n the Penitentiary, 150 being females; the prison was only for criminals over sixteen years old, and he asserted that there were none under that age, Mr. Campbell stepped up-to the record of the recep- tion room and read aloud an entry showing that Jennie Lewis, aged fifteen, was received, being sentenced to two years for false pretences. The witness expressed great astonishment at this, and said that was probably the only case in the prison. Mr. Campbell stepped up again to the record book and read aloud this entry:—‘Nicholas Havey, aged fif- teen years, five years, for burglary,” and the Warden opened his eyes very wide. {In explanation it should be stated that prisoners under sixteen are required by law to be sent to the House of Refuge ;~but they often overstate their age to the Judge to escape being sent to that place of rigorous discipline.} DEFECTIVE COMMITMENTS, Mr. Campbell read the commitments, showing that the two prisoners were sentenced by Judge Hackett, The witness said there was no means of arriving at the true age of the prisoners except by their own state- ments at their arrival and by their appearance. The age was not taken in courtand did not appear in the commitments, ‘A number of cases of the same kind were then given by Mr. Townsend :—David Pember, aged fourteen years; John McMahon, aged fifteen; James Nolan, aged fif- teen years; William McNamara, aged fifteen, and James McCormick, aged thirteen, &c. Different judges and police justices sentenced the above inmates, Mr. Townsend requested the Warden to furnish to the committee a list of all the prisoners received since Jannary 1, 1872, under the-age of sixteen, TLI-PAID AND INEXPERIENCED OVFICIALS. Mr. Fox testified at length as to the duties of the Warden and the Deputy Warden. He made the assign- ments of the prisoners to labor himself if the Deputy Warden did not; they had to rely upon the statements of the prisoners themselves in regard to their occupa- tions, as the commitments did not show what they wore (although the occupation is generally asked in court after conviction); the consequence was that the prisoners often gave their occupa- tions falsely in order to get such work as suited them. The next point elicited was that new and young offenders could not be separated from the old and hardened ones owing to the want of assist- ance and want of rooms, Mr. Fox stated the salaries of the officials, the highest, that of the Warden, only being $1,650—and on that he has to board himself—while the keepers and guards, &c., only receive $600, $750 and $900 per year, and on these wages they have to keep their families in New York. The inference left open by these beggarly salaries was that these officials must make something “outside,” as it is called, to be ena- bled to live decently. The experience of the keepers and assistants in the prison, as given by the witness, ‘was very slight, as a large’ proportion had only been three or fous months on the island and had no previous experience in prison life. No guards were outside the =e during the might. He denied that a keeper could have possibly gone to Jones’ Wood with two thieves, allowed them to steal there all day and re- turned with them in the evening, as alleged in an anonymous letter to the committee. Mr. Fox ex- essed perfect confidence in the integrity of the Keepers, DRIVING PRISONERS BACK TO Anotber evil shown up by the testimony was that prisoners often left the Penitentiary without a cent in | their pockets, thus having not even the hope of getting their first meal honestly. Mr. Fox thought it would be wise to make some sort of proviston for prisoners of | this class who had no money and uno friends, for many of them, he felt convinced, would reform if ihéy were only taken bold of upon first. leaving the Penitentiary, Since January, when the witness entered upon this office, nine escapes were effected, but from twenty to thirty were attempted. Mr. Fox thought that by Keep. | ing watchmen at night outside of the building and two additional guard boats during the day many escapes would be prevented. 3 Although the.prisoners are not allowed to talk while going and comin. from their meals, they, nevertheless, do speak considerably in a low voice. Mr. Fox thought ‘that the establishment of new workshops was very de- sirable. AN EXCELLENT IDEA. The witness thought that Goverpor Seymour's theory, as stated by Mr, Townsend—namely, that prisoners should be charged for their meals and all the expense caused by them to the State but be paid for ail work rendered above that amount, was excellent. It would give the Jennie appearance belied her striped convict dress and who looked to be at least eighteen or nineteen, said she was fifteen years old. She asserted her innocence, saying | that she only followed the directions of her father in playing the confidence game for which she was con- victed. Mr. Townsend observed it was very wrong to | send a girl so young to this prison instead of to the House of Refuge, where she might be reform DR, KITCHEN'S TESTIMONY. Dr. Kitchen, chief of the medical staff, and a very in- an upper room for some time of President Court- | wright, of the Greenwich road, Mr. Richard Wilson | engineer of the Gilbert road, and Engineer Newton, of | the Board. These gentlemen, wishing for a litue pri- | vate conversation, retired to one of the jury rooms for | consultation, and closed the door after them. These | rooms are 80 arranged that thero 1s no knob inside, and | they can only be opened from the outside, When | they attempted to go out they found themeelves pris- _ oners. For some minutes they kicked and pounded to et assistance, but the Joke was too good to be spoiled 2 their release, Finally they raised the window on the Chambers street side, and called lustily for help. There was no response. President Courtwright was climbing out of the wi to let himself down by the ‘sash to the roome of the Nataralization Bureau, on the story below, ex-Sergeant Buckman, of the police force, went up and released them. ” RAISE THE» TRACKS, At last the Pennsylvania Railroad Company evinces a disposition to come to terms with the authorities of Jersey City so as to diminish the danger to human It L POPP R Robie atistue ton mittees were also appointed by the Boards of Public Works and Finance. Atter repeated delays and disap- pointments the city authorities succeeded in obtaining @ conference, A meeting took place yester- at the office of the Pennsylvania Rail- road Company in Jersey City. Colonel Thomas A. Scott, superintendents Jackson and Barker, My. Thompson and other officials represented the rail- road interests; while on the part of the city appeared Alderman Van Cleef, Commissioners Vanderbeck, Van Reypen, Ogden, Lee, Startup, Congressman Harden- bergh, ex-Congressmen Cloveland and Scudder, A. H. Wallis, James Gopsill, John R. Halladay, Michael Mul- Villiam Keeney and many other prominent citi- The plans of the proposed elevated track wero ed and discussed, he great difficulty pre- itself in the proposal to close Greene and Wash- Warren street and all the streets beyond arq to be crossed at an elevation sufficient to ar the highways and leave them open for traffic, Colonel Scott said that the cost of the undertaking would not exceed $600,000. the city authorities would make up their minds and agree on some definite plan before the close of the next month the work would be commenced immediately and bo completed by the Ist of May ext yent, before the travel to be created by the hs Pastime the Centennial Exhibition bad commenced. If, on the other ban there should be much hesitation on the subject, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company could not enter upon tho work till after the close of the exhibition. He ex! sented passage was lost, the four republicans present voting | pointed out the great advantages that would accrue to ainst and the fourteen democrats in its favor, being three too few. Ona motion to reconsider the resolu: tion was laid over. GOING POR TIE SIGNROARDS, An amendment to the ordinance regulating street signs, &c., soansoding any sign to be placed upon the top of any building that shall project into the street or over the sidewalk from any building, was adopted. The J, Delanoy's b. g. T. A... 6.6 82111 M. Whipple's ch. g. Lookout, 11262 John Mirphy’s b. m. Paulin 23644 J. H. Phillips’ b. y, Bay Jack. 44825 . Bard dD. m. Flora,. 66438 6 6 dis, 77 die. rough the premature explosion of one of the charges. A fo meat of rock struck hum wn serious Ie on the head, occasioning very | Aw Onpixance to amend an ordinanse entitled mange to amend an ordinance jp regulate veruyits the city from the proposed undertaking, It was finally agreed that a competent engineer be appointed’by the city to confer with the engineer ap- pointed by the railroad company, and that they prepare acomplete plan of the proposed elevated railroad. As soon as they are ready to Lg another meeting will be held, and the question will then be definitely dis- posed of. The question whether the city should bear following is the ordinance, with the amendment ;— ner portion of the expense was not discussed. The de- tellectual looking man, said that every prisoner who reported sick was examined by one of the physicians, and all the prisoners passed in review before one of his staffat half-past six o'clock every morning; the great incentive to crime, in his opinion, was intemperance; A great improvement could be accomplished in the Work House if the sentences were longer, and the terms increased after every repetition of drunkenness on the streets; @ man was sent for ten days to the Work House, discharged, sent again after a fow days, and so on, while, if the sentences were one and two months for the first offence, and longer terms after every repetition, some of the inmates might be curea; sometimes men were sent from the Work House to the hospital with delirium tremens as many as a dozen times in the course of twelve months. Delirium tremens, in the opinion of Dr. Kitchen, was produced by the whiskey sold in the low groggeries and which consisted principally of fusel oil It poisonedtthe blood very quickly, being in reality nothing else than @ narcotic poisom A man could drink PLENTY OF GOOD PURR WHISKEY almost all his life and it would never produce delirium “Sn Plo meth le liquor Into the prig ‘Fne Visitors smuggle liquor ons and hospitals, wl ich was ary gs 9 Pi The reading of obscene books pi its leading to epilepsy among males, and this was observable | among all male cases of epilepsy in the Charity Hospi- tal, James Douglas, who has been a keeper eleven years, ligent looking man, said at least ten & small-sized, int more keepers were highly wnecessary for the well being of the institution. He gave an ac count of his routine duties, beginning at the hour of five, when the kéepers have to answer the roll call. They have to rise at uncomfortably early bour of | hail-past four o'clook summer and winter. The pris- oners aro turned out to work at seven o’clock in the morning, and continue at their labor until a quarter of | twelve o'clock, Then they march to dinner, return to | work at ten minutes of one o’clock and labor until | half-past five o'clock (thus making about nine and one- half hours’ work per day). ‘TWO BOYS ON THE STAND. Robert Nolan, aged fourteon re one of the boys | wrongly sent among the hardened prisoners of the Pen- itentiary, instead of to the Honse of Refuge, asser' his innocence of the charge of burglary on which be | was [ono i a that And onion rons | | been guilty of till tapp' break: | ot the consequences ot ondian wach ae oung boy | among the seasoned old thieves jtentiary could be observed in his which embodied the | entire thieves’ vocabulary. gaid he would bo: rather go to the House ef Refuge, where he ob- tain some schooling. He left school about five ‘ago, at the age of nine years, and was sent to work in a t factory. Robert uffrage, another boy of fifteen, said he was assigned a lawyer ‘to defend him, but the latter held no conversation whatever with him, and only asked him his name, He was told that if he would not plead guilty he would be sent up for Ove years, and he dit so. first entered business as a burglar, at the ¢arly age of thirteen, but had been previously TRAINED AS A PICKPOCKET in Washington Market, His educators and moral guides told him to keep from pick: pockets and do- vote himself exclusively to the higher branch of burg- lary. He assisted at three burglaries, at No. 44 Ghureh, No. 83 Fulton and No, 183 Greenwieb. ge i an: 4 taile of the proposed scheme were published exclusi oral. | ta Pr — ively tho Hay esy samara, ing pockets in 1870, at the mat C4 mo WAPOOk ats ranidanas i» Park avenue 5 | boy sald he boarded at one time with a woman name Fanny Davis, No. 53 Forsyth street, who was “in thé sop business” (a professional shoplifter). 3 Shediac instructed you in picking pockets The Boy—I instructed myself. Mr. Townsend—Who did you see do it first? ‘ The Boy—All the boys of my acquaintance did f\ (Laughter. ) Mr. Townsend—You have been bad ever since you can ember, haven’t you? The Boy—I have often tried to amend, After giving a long list of his crimes and offen ie youthful adept in crime made his bow aud pews | ou Mra. Ellen Howell, tn charge of the female prisoi Said that intemperance was the great cause of among women. The punishment for refractory | aiagy 4 ers was the deprivation of dinner or incarceration in the dark celi for six, or cight or twenty-four hours, af the case might be. The next witness was Annie Wilson, an bas pate | girl, who, with halfa dozen others, was arrested sent to prison, while the keeper of the house—the ‘‘madam,”’ ag the witness callea her—was released om bail, and returned to the old place to resume business, Tho witness said she was stil at it to her best knowl. edge, while the poor girls, out of whose infamy she made the money that purchased her immunity from punishment, are serving out their terms in prison. At five o'clock the committee adjourned til half-pas# ten this morning. CAPTURE OF A BURGLAR, About one o'clock yesterday morning Officer King» man heard a sound like the breaking of glass in Grove street, near Morgan, Jersey City, He cautiously ad. vanced and saw a man with his band thrust through the window of Lieverding’s cigar store, He arrested the thief, who gave his name as John Donovan, aud said he Lailed from Boston. ROBBERIES. ‘The following robberies were reported at the Central Office yesterday :— Sneak thieves entered the apartments of Solomon Isaacs, on the first floor of No. 86 Pike street, and car- ried off wearing apparel and jewelry to the value of $200 while the family were absent trom home. ‘The premises No, 80 Beekman street, occupied by Amoore and Mackin, dealers in calf skinsy were envered by thieves and property valued at $150 was stolen, Jewelry valued at $74 was stolen from the apartments of Alexander Erklin, at No. 186 First avenue. The residence of A. Steman, at No, 242 West Fifty- third street, was robbed and property amounting in the aggregate to $399 was abstracted. David Keller, of No, 24 John street, while in the office of the Bureau of Arrears at the New Court House, forgot a package containing two gold watches, worth $80. He returned in a fow minutes and found that the |. Property was stolen. A SAD DISASTER, FALL OF AN IRON SAFE FROM A BUILDING ON BROADWAY, A distressing accident occurred yesterday noon om Broadway, between Cortlandt and Dey streets. A pon- derous safe, weighing about two tons, was being low- ered from the fourth story of the building No, 117 Broadway, for the purpose of being shipped to the jews elry manufactory of Smith & Gennodo, at Attleboro, Mass., when the beam to which it was attached slipped from its place, letting the safo fall with a terrible crash to the sidewalk. The heavy beam also falling struck with great violence James McDonald, aged thirty years, residing at No. 69 Rapelyea street, Brooklyn, one of thé men employed in moving the safe, fracturing his arm and head and breaking his back. e At the time of the accident Broadway was crowded with pedestrians, and as no efforts were made by the police or others to warn people from walking beneath the safe during the process of lowering it, it may be re- ene as almost miraculous that no other persons were \jured. At first it was supposed that the accident was occa sioned by the breaking of the timbers, but investigation showed that such was not the case. A large beam was stretched across the inside of the fourth story window, to which the safe was attached by ropes and pulleys: When the work of lowering commenced every- thing appeared to be in proper order and no danger was apprehended, but the swinging to and fro of the safe as it slowly descended gradually worked the beam from its position until it was pulled out of the window, tearing away the sash. A crashing of the lat- ter gave the first intimation to those below of the im- pending danger, and instantly down came the massive weight, embedding itself into the flagstones on the side- walk and sinking @ hole nearly two feet in depth, ‘The unfortunate injured man was removed by an am- bulance to the Chambers street Hospital, where surgical aid was rendered. His injuries, it is feared, however, will prove fatal. Promptly on learning of the accident Captain Saan- ders, of the Twenty-seventh precinct, repaired to the spot and collected together a number of persons to be detained as witnesses. SUICIDE IN FORSYTH STREET, Charles Fromm, a German, fifty-one years of age, committed suicide yesterday afternoon, at No. 86 For- syth street, by shooting himself in the head with a musket Hating loaded the weapon with a very heavy chargo he placed the muzzle in his mouth and pulled the trigger with his toes, the discharge blowing the top of his head completely off and scattering the brains in every direction, The unfortunate suicide had been suffering from fits of melancholy for several weeks, and had frequently threatened. to end bts existence by vio- lence, but his friends thought little of it, believing he would soon recover his usual health and spirits. Coroner Woltman held an inquest on the body last evening, the jury rendering a verdict of self-destruc- on THE ELIZABETH SUICIDE. It now turns out that Mrs. Isabel Barrett, widow of Lieutenant Barrett, late of the United States navy, who took her own life on Tuesday night by swallowing poison at a boarding house in Elizabeth, was the daughter of a Virginia Episcopalian clergyman, but because of having first embraced Catholicity and then renounced it, was subjected to persecution by her family. It seems she was placed by her father in the Ursuline Convent at Georgetown, D. CG. While there she became a convert to the Catholic religion. Subsequently she married the heutenant who died at Pensacola. Threa ears ago she renounced the €atholic religion and joined the Congregational Church. For this step, as zhe told her boarding house keeper in Elizabeth, and for the lega! squabble over certain property, she was subjected to annoyance that amounted to persecution. Hence her turning up in Elizabeth. Finally, she heard that her relatives had bad papers drawn 4 consigning her to the St. Joseph’s Conventin New York. This, with her other troubles, drove her to commit suicide. A large number of Elizabeth ladies have taken a deep interest in the case of the deceased, and yesterday the Temains were visited by a great many. — THE SIGN NUISANCE. - ANNUAL LEGAL RAID AND ITS MEANING DUTIES OF THE COBPOBATION ATTORNEY AND SUPERINTENDENT OF ENCUMBRANCES-~ MIXED ORDINANCES AND APPROPRIATIONS. The annual legal raid ts made upon signs and show- cases in the city, Several ordinances of the Common Council have been passed in relation to the subject As the law now stands it appears no sign can project further than the stoop line, which means from three to four fect A Bureau of Permits, having charge of this matter, is established im the basoment of the City Hall, under the supervision of Major Hart Here licenses must be obtained for any sign extending from ‘@ building furthor than twelve inches, Hitherto it was the custom to charge for all signs, but recently the last Wentionéd rule has been adopted. It 1s doubtlesa quite apparent to every one that thousands of signa exist in this city extending much further than the space allowed. A Superintendent of Encumbrances, whose office {a also located in the City Hall, controls their Temoval It is understood he hes authority to tear them down with or without complaint fro anybody, bat & hitch seems to exist, No proper appropriation bas beon made to defray the expenses of such removal. Last Fad $2,500 was in- werted under the head of ‘Mi us’? for use by this Bureau by the Board of Apportionment Comp- troller Green objects to the | nypme er of this money to dofray expenses incurred removing the illegally constructed signa At least this ia the excuse given by officials in the Bureau of Encumbrances as to non- activity in the matter, PENALTIE® FOR VIOLATIONS of the ordinance are collected through the office of Mr. William A. Boyd, Corporation Attorney. A | number of suits have been commenced against various of these moneys, and will be parties for the recove @ civil justice courts. When pressed vigorously in Judgment is recovered the debtors are waited upon by City Marshal P. J, Hanbury, who has cl ot that branch of the business, and jovied upon. Generally speaking, however, suite scarcely ever como to udm Oe scan nal its ies om y an @ judicial proveaing. This course, , does not Femove the illegally constructed It etill remains, and the 'y 1s liable to be hauled up in before the courts atéuch time as citizen to another complaint to the on Thi has no right Lt — of Bi ‘that du ent ‘of Eb A ca ian dificultios ox: med unless pro ia made Sy Cones uchoriuies of the elty 10 pay ex- Pee sands the case at present, Hundreds are allowed to put up signs for which there is no authority in law, Ble Seti nso ot cee Iie oe hood rig she exponen in “settlements” must amount each year.