The New York Herald Newspaper, November 9, 1875, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD, THE CITY BUDGET FOR 1876. aces Meeting of the Board of Apportionment, GEASONS FOR LARGE EXPENDITURES, fhe Board of Apportionment held their final meeting pn the provisional estimates for 1876 in the Mayor's pico yesterday morning. The following interesting Dxhibit of the estimates was then adopted:— ‘THE COMMON COUNCIL. ‘The departmental estimate for 1876 is $114,500, upon which amount a reduction has been made in the pro- wisional estimate of $5,000 in the item of ‘‘Salaries— clerks and officers of the Board of Aldermen,” irom $20,000 to $15,000. ‘THE MAYORALTY. ‘The departmental estimate for 1876 is $42,000 for the Mayor's office proper and $17,000 for the Bureau of Pormits, upon Which amount a total reduction of $9,500 bas veeu made. THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. The total amount of appropriations allowed by the Bourd of Estimate and Apportionment in the provi- noual estimate for 1876 is $255,000. ‘THY LAW DEPARTMENT. ‘The departmental estimate is reduced $32,850. An ad- Aition of $10,000 is made, however, on an item not tn- tluded in the departmental estimate, for services in ex- ‘mining, procuring and presenting evidence relative to frauds prior to July 1, 1872, m the mesma county ot New York. This addition makes the total amouut of appro. priations to the Law Department in the provisional estimate $22,850 less than that of the departmental astimate, ‘THY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, ‘The total amount of reductions made upon the de- partmental estimate is $719,500. In the commanica- lion of the Departanent of Public Works accompanying the departmental estimate it was proposed that the sum of $500,000, the whole amount authorized by law ‘to be expended for the repavement of streets, avenues | and public places in one for that purpose in 1876, ‘at $100,000, THE DEPARTMENT OP PUBLIC PARKS. The reductions on the departmental estimate amount bo $415, 160, DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS. The sum of $80,000 appropriated to this department is deemed an ample amount at this period of general . depression in business, which especially affects aud | retards building operations. j ~ PUBLIC CHARITINS AND CORRECTION, | The amount appropriated is $1,252,000, or nearly $50,000 more than the amount for 1875, while the re- ductions made in the departmental estimate, con- sidered by this Board in excess of the amount actually required, is $134,992 76, HEALTH DEPARTMENT. The amount of the reductions upon the ortginal de- Partmotttal estimate is $51,900, A revised estimate was submitted by the Health Department making a reduc- tion of $43,570 as compared with the original depart- mental estimate, but the judgment of this Board is that the ens in the provisional estimate | sullicient for their several purposes, ‘ POLICR DEPARTMENT. The departmental estimate is reduced tn the sum of | $411,422, The amount appropriated is $4,139,475, | w! includes $12,075 for rents of police’ station | bouses under leases filed im the Comptroller's office fa mot embraced in the departmental estimate of the | ‘olice Department. FIRE DEPARTMENT, The sum of the reductions made in the departmental | estimate is $72,043. The amounts appropriated for the | Various purposes of the Fire’ Departincat are consid- | ered suilicient, and therefore this reduction has been | made in the departmental estimate. This docs not | Bifect the efficiency of the department, no changes | having been made in either the number or pay of the telegraph force oF the ire engine and Louk and ladder | companies, TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS. ‘The amount of the reductions in the departmental estimate is $4,800. BOARD "OP EDUCATION. The reductions made in the departmental estimate jount to $107,000. The efiicrency of the ‘public schools is in no respect impaired by this action, as the gnount appropriated for salaries of projessors and | teachers and ior supplies and incidental expenses agree | with those of the departmental estimate for the same purposes, while reductions are made only in such | items as are deemed adequately provided for by the appropriations made for them. COLLEGE OV THE CITY OF NEW YORK. The sum of $160,000 is appropriated for this purpose in conformity with the provision of the law. ADVERTISING, PRINTING, STATIONERY AND BLANK BOOKS. The departmental estimate is reduced $4,300. This reduction is made for the reason that the amounts ap- Propriated are deemed ample and suilicient, The ap- priations are the same for 1876 as 1875. ‘THE JUDICIARY. The expenses of the police and district courts are tonsidered excessive, but in view of decisions made under existing laws authorizing their organization and salaries, the Board of Estimate has been limited in their action by reductions amounting to $6,500 ouly on he estimates for the police courts. The total amount of the departmental estimates for the several courts, exclusive of the police and district courts, including $12,000 for an additional City Judge | and $5,000 for judges from other districts, is $929,945, upon which sum reductions have been made amounting /iu all to $80, MISCELLANEOUS PURPOSES. The amount asked for by the Board of Coroners is } $80,000, upon which a reduction is made of $5,000. The District Attorney in his estimate asks for the m of for contingencies, which amount is re- juced to $7,750. The amount of $12,000 is appropriated for the Com- wmissioners of Accounts, being a reduction of $4,000 for clerk hire on the amount asked for, The amount asked for to support and maintain pris- oners in the County Jail is $17,500; the amount appro- priated for this purpose is $12,500. The amount asked for by the Sherif for fees is $75,000; the amount appropriated is $25,000. STATE TAXES, INTEREST AND REDEMPTION OF CITY DEBT, ‘The appropriations for State taxes, interest on city debt and redemption of the debt maturing in the year 1876, including debt of the annexed territory of West- | chester county, Lave been fixed according to the re- quirements of law. The amount of $1,436,525 bonds for liquidation of clams and judgments, 1, 1876, was stricken out of the departmental exti- mate. \ASYLUMS, REFORMATORIES AND CHARITABLE INSTITU- TIONS. The amounts appropriated for the various asylums, eformatories and charitable institutions are ‘tixed in accordance with the requiroments of law, which in some uses are for specific amounts, and tn others a per capita allowance upon the estimated bumbers in these institutions during the ensuing year. The following appropriations bave also been made as pooraagat jor the conduct of the public business, to wit: — Judgments......... attra ee ee++++ $125,000 Commissioners of the Sinking Vund, expenses of. ses For the paymed io the Corporation for public offices and other public purposes, except armories and drill For the payment of rent of property author- ized to be leased to the Corporation for public offices as provided by resolutions of the Com- For the payment of rent of offices for the use of the Counsel to the Corporation......... For the payment of assessments on real estate belonging to the Corporation for public im- at linr yo also taxes on property in Brook- lyn and elsewhere out of the city of New York, except as otherwise provided for..... . ARREARS OF PERSONAL TAXkS, Salary of the attorney. Salary of clerk....+ For wages o! armorers, in pursuance of section 39, chapter 23, Laws of 1875..,.+ Census, 18’ zou, should be appropriated the appropriation is fixed 2,500 44,050 | 20,650 6,000 100,000 witnesses, exclusive of Sheriff's feos. Election expenses. ... | one month under the law from the | Railroad; Joba Ross, | tee on Crime has opened the eyes of the Commissioners | to the fact that a sab-investigation into the conduct of | their subordinates, the inspectors, might prove valua- ms passage would give employment to 4,000 or 5,000 men, Alderman Morris said that it was entirely unnecessary to pass this resolution. ‘The Board of Apportigam nt bad authorized the Com- tuissioner of Public Works to expend $100,000 at a y Pecent meeting. is money could be used for the pur- mentioned in the resolution. The Chairman, who is & member of the Board of Apportionment, stated that this money was appropriated under a law of 1872, and bad oti at a to do with the present matter, After some furtber remarks from ce aha McCarthy and others on t) ubject, the roll ext and the resolution again defeated, Alderman Simonson being the only republican in favor of its REDUCING THE NATIONAL GUARD. The following sesolution, tntroduced by Alderman Gilon, was ed :-— Resolved, That His Excellency the Governor be requested to redveo, by consolidation or otherwise, the infantry of the First division vo three brigades of three regiments each, and also to make such disposition of the cavalry aud artillery as tiay be deemed necessary and expedient, Attor transacting some further unimportant business the Board adjourned to Thursday next. They will meet to-day as County Canvassers, BROOKLYN COMMON COUNCIL. The Board of Aldermen held a regular session yester- day afternoon, President Bergen in the chair. It was City Canvassers to-day (Tuesday). The Board of Com- missioners of City Works sent in a communication ask- ing for permission to advertise for contracts for clean- | ing and lighting the streets and for furnishing gasiamps for the year 1876, - The permission desired was granted, A resolution was offered to pay $500 to Dr. Giliiilan for | rofessional services rendered to Hamilton Henry, a | oY, who Was injured ata fire at the corner of Jay and York streots, August 31, by a ladder belonging to the Fire Department falling upon bim., The subject was referred to the Law Committee, THE MANHATTAN RAILWAY COM- PANY. PROGRESS OF RAPID TRANSIT-——PUSHING THE} BAILS TO THE CENTRAL PARK. Yesterday at noon, in compliance with call made, the stockholders of the Manhattan Railway Company, | recently organized with acapital of $9,000,000, ten per cont of which has been paid in, met at the Corn Ex- change Bank to organize, by the election of directors, in compliance with section eight of the ack This section provides that the mecting for organization | shall be called by the Rapid Transit Commissioners | either by written or printed notices, served personally | or by mail By some great oversight the secretary of | the commission or some other person notified the Stockholders of such meeting but failed to notify the commissioners. Inasmuch as it is the duty of the com- mission to superintend such organization, of course all action would be illegal. It was too late to retrieve the | stupid blunder, consequently adjournment was | taken to Wednesday at noon—the meeting to be held | et the Corn Exchange Bank. An erroneous tmpression has been given the public Dy some of the daily Journals as to the commissioners’ dutfes under tho law. They announce that all the | duties of the commission cease with the election of directors, The act, section 9, explicitly declares that | within ten days after the clection of said directors said commissioners shall deliver to sald directors a certifl- | cate duplicate, verified by the oath of three com- | missioners before a justice of the Supreme Court, set- ting forth the said articles of association and the or- | gunization of the company for the purposes in this act | mentioned and provided for, The commission have te of the election of the officers of the company in which to turn over to the corporation thus formed all plans, specitications, drawings, books, papers, &c.,and pay to the treasurer of the company all moneys collected after deducting the expenses incurred by them and the | amount due them as salaries, at which time their functions cease; aud all proceedings 4m the courts to acquire right of way at the hands of special commissioners appointed by the courts are to be taken by the company so organized. From this it wiil be seen that the commission remains a legal bond | under the law from one month to next Wednesday, | should the company be then organized, unless they im: mediately surrender the bovks, drawings, &c., in which case they are no longer a legal board. Smee the opening of the Greenwich street Elevated Railroad on Saturday morning to Forty-second street | there has been a great increase in the travel upon the | line. On Saturday the company ran fifty-six trains | each way, and morning and evening all their cars were crowded.’ They carried, on that day, 5,002 passengers, | against 2,523 for the same day last year. Yesterd: moruing the cars on the down trips were so crowded that they were aii filled at Thirty-fourth street station, and | over 200 way passengers at stations below Thirty-fourth | street were lett bebind to take the horse cars. Mr. | Cowing, secretary of the company, states that they | have five new cars and two dummies ready to put on, | and before the end of the week they hope to have suf- ficient rolling stock to carry ali passengers who appl: ‘They expect to open the road to Fiftieth street on Mon- day next, and within three weeks to the corner of | Fiity-ninth street and Ninth avenue, oue block from the Park. They expect to ' make arrange- | ments with the mauagers of the Park car- Tiages, by which these vehicles’ will meet passengers at the depots on the arrival of the trains, and convey them through the park and back to the northern termi- nus of the road for twenty-five couts. The fare will re- main at ten cents for the entire distance from the Bat- tery to the Park, or for any fraction of it. They are now negotiating with parties to put on aline of stages | to combect the trains at Forty-second street with the It will require ten mmutes for the stage transfer and twenty minutes for the steam trausfer, thus enabling passengers to make the distance between the Grand Central Depat and the Battery in thirty minutes. This will be quite a desidera- | tum for those who can afford to pay so higha tariff, but the company would make money by putting the fare at seven cents. Hundredsof persons | would prefer taking the Harlem boats at ten cents from the bridge or even Mott Haven to Fulton ferry than to pay the Elevated Railway people Mfteen cents and the Harlem Railway Company five or ten cents, The boats from Harlem Bridge can put passengers | down town quicker than they can go by Harlem trains, stages and the Elevated Railway, with two changes and double the fare, The company will make a mistake if | they place the fare above seven cents, Mr, Cowing re- ports that the passengers carried last week were 25,903, juinst 14,100 in the corresponding week last year, or au increase of 11,500. Among the stockholders at yesterday's meeting were Messrs, Courtright, of the Greenwich street roa K. Garrison, Jobn F. Tracy, of the Chicago and Rock Isl orace Porter and José F. land | ie varro. BOARD OF EXCISE. At a mecting of the Board of Excise yesterday a new license was granted to Koster & Bial, Commissioner Stewart voting in the negative. The jatter Commis. | sioner, in casting his vote, took the ground that the | applicants, having by their own admission sold liquor | without a license, were not entitled to any considera- tion by the Board. It had been clearly proved on this trial that they had gold liquor on Sunday, and when | the revocation of their hceuse was about to follow for | such offence they come forward with the plea that | owing toa technical error in the description of thet | premises the license granted thom was void from the beginning. Commissioners Marshall and Stiner, on the other hand, justified their vote by the opinion of eminent counsel that the flaw sn the description | rendered the license worthless, and that to refuse to grant them a new license would be an act of injustica, The recent testimony before the Assembly Commit- “ ay ond the necessary steps have been taken {ish 2 @ pearching faqely lito the manner in which those offictals do their work. Pending this in- vestigation two of the inspectors, Jackson and Ter- | hane, againgt whom charges of corruption have been surora’ Le08,.... BOARD OF ALDERMEN. RECEIVING THE ESTIMATES—RESOLUTION ON THK LABORERS’ WAGES—ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO PASS THE CROTON WATER ORDINANCES. A special meeting of the Board of Aldermen was hold yesterday afternoon, Mr. Lowis in the chair, This Meeting was called for the purpose of receiving the estimates from the Board of Apportionment for 1876, After the reading of the minutes of the last meeting the document containing the estimates was presented to the Board and Thursday next designated as the time for their consideration, THE LABORERS’ waces. Alderman Purroy offered the ‘ollowing resolution, joan Pimg Feduction of laborers’ wages by the de: | Whereas the peoplo of this city have, at the la | S A emphatic and anmistal t and f the reduction of the laborers’ wages | ction of te laburer® heads of she several deparimente; and whereas it's | partand duty of wise public offivinis to recognize, as Lnal Conclusive, the decision of the sovereign posples new, ‘That we, the Common Council, in the nam ‘of this city, whom wo directly ropretent, de more | earnestly renew our recent dewnud that the ads of th ral departments reconsider their netion | id restore, Selthout delay, the wages of tho pablis labore: | bo their former standard. | Alderman Buxsstxo offered an amendmentas fol- | Resoi the pe lows :—Resol' those who voted for the reduction | of the wages Jaboring men and still continue to draw their salaries, ran; from $5,000 to $12,000 per | Sonum, be Fequested to resign their | positions, that others more worthy of the contidence of | the of this city may Gil their places under the te government he smendment was lost, and Alderman Purroy's Resolution then passed without @ dissenting vote. CROTON WATER ORDINANCR. Alderman Rem.y — called up the ordinance giving tuority to the missioner of Public Works fo exiead the Crown main Be buat preferred, stand suspended from duty, A. G, Croweil, the chief clerk to the Board, has like- wise been put on the suspended list, on account of » _piscrepancy of about $1,000 in his account, ‘Ting Commissioners are inclined to regard Crowell’s | and found it necessary to cut the lock in picces in | action Merely a8 a breach of trust. Instead of deposit. | ing the antwyot deficient ae used it for private pur. | with thy intention of replacing it, His books contain the profit entries, and be made no effort to concéal the circumstagee He yesterday paid into the hands of the treasurer @ portion of the amount short, and promised to liquidat@\she entire eum within & short time, GRANTING FERRY LEASES. ‘A meeting of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund’ | was held at the Mayor's office yesterday. Comptroller Green, Mayor Wickham, City Chamberlain Tappan and | Alderman Grosa were present, Leases of the Tenth | street and the Twonty-third street ferries were awarded to Messrs, Sheppard and Edward Knapp for a consider- ation of two and a half per, cent om the gross receipta, | The lease of the Desbrosses strect ferry was given to the Associated Jersey Ferry Company for the same consideration, Bids for the Grand street ferry were directed to be advertised. Comptroller Green was authorized to advertise the franchises of the new ferry to Staten Island, in accordance with the ordinance passed by the Board of Aldermen and signed by ti Mayor, A resolution was also passed directing the Comptrotler to examine into the validity of the leases | granted to the Union Ferry Company. Authority was | Given to Comptroller Green to advertise the building known us the Park Hospital at public auction, It uw | considered am unsafe structure and dangerous to life THE BRIDGE BURDEN. The sum of $500,000 was paid by Comptroller Powell, of Brooklyn, yesterday, to the treasurer of the East Tesolved that the Aldermen should mect as a Board of | | truly, | about three years ago. THE LATE FREDERIC HUDSON. Ata rogular meeting of the Board of Directors of the New York Typographical Society, held October 30, 1875, it was moved and carried unanimously, ‘That this society desire to put on record their sincere our honored member vi, eee Frederic Hudson, ‘i be 7 80 long and ao favorably knowa a3 Thanaging editor ©: the New York Hunatp, An earnest, honest man, devoted to the improve- ment of socicty, enabled by bis position as a leader of the press to guide public opinion, he never failed to direct the tone of morals (irrespective of fame or profit to himself) to the best thought and action, May his example be followod by his successors. ‘That a copy of the above be entered on our minutes, sent to the New York Heratp for publication and for- warded to the relatives of the deceased, WANTED—A QUAKER UNDERTAKER. To tar Eprrom or tne Heratp:— Mr. Bright, replying to some Englishman who had complained of the extravagance of modern funerals, | advises him to get himself buried according to the sim- | pler and better method practised by the Quakers, This Suggestion gives mo light on a very dark subject. But will you not give me and others some fur- ther information? Are there Quaker undertakers? Would they conduct funerals for world’s people? I have been for years afraid to die, lest my funeral should min my family. Please relieve my mind. Yours CHEAP FUNERAL A HARD CASE FOR THE JACK TARS. On the 16th of October last forty-seven petty officers and ordinary seamen of the United tes Navy were detached from the frigate Richmond, flagship of the South Pacific squadron, and ordered to report at the earliest moment possible to the steamship Colorado, now lying off the Brooklyn Navy ard. They lad Aspinwall with the assurance that their wages for ser-. vices rendered our government during the past three years would be paid immediately on their arrival. Tho Hxnanp has been informed, however, that though these men have been promised their wages day after day since thelr return, and though Admiral Rowland | distinetly gave promise that everything would be settled | on Thursday Jast, not one single cent has been paid as yet. Fourtcen days have already elapsed since their return, and the sailors during all this time have been compelled to pay for their quarters on shore, They have been wholly at the mercy of “land sharks’ and other impostors, who are rapidly absorbing all funds now coming to them, and which are now greatly over- | duo Many of these sailors reside in Boston, Baiti- more, Washington, Philadelphia and other points, have families from whom they have been separated for several years, and many of them despair of visiting their homes at all, fearing that while they are waiting for our tardy government all the money due them wil be swallowed up, and that to escape starvation they Will be compelled to go again to sca, THE VAN COTT ESTATE. An adjourned meeting of the supposed heirs to the | Van Cott estate in Holland was held yesterday after- noon at No. 214 Fast Thirty-ninth street, As the rather romantic history of the Van Cott—or, ag it was originally spelled, the Van Kaats—family was given in the Hxnaup last Friday, it is unneceseary to state thay were Van Cotts. Judge Van Cott rehearsed the object for what the various meetings of the “association” had been held—namely, to raise $315 to defray the expenses of Mr. Humpbrey’s search after the records, Four meetings had been held, and but raisgd. After the Judge had left the room a Young gentleman, one of the heirs apparent got into an animated conversation, sotto voce, with Mr. Coutrell, the secretary of the association, about the way the Vun Cott heirs, over thirty years’ ago and later (only twelve years ago), had been induced to subscribe money for the same purpose, and who, after paying, had never heard auything ‘more about the estate or the money. CUSTOM HOUSE NOTES, Aramor prevailed in the Custom House yesterday | that a reduction in the number of clerks employed was about taking place, and that new appointments are to be rare, Eighteen hundred Havana cigars, seized by Sur- veyor Sharpe’s inspectors, were turned in at the Seizure Room yesterday. They will be sold for the benefit of “Uncle Sam,” ‘The “Sugar Committee,” according to Auditor Ogden, who represents the government in the investigation, will complete their labors this week, when their report will be handed to the Collector, who will transmit it m turn to Secretary of the Treasury Bristow, and the result of the finding will doubtless be first made public in Washington. The Committe yesterday examiued a number of sugar samples both crade and refined. The sugar trade anxiously await the publication of the re- ort. The general impression is that no change will @ made from the existing rate of drawback on hard redned sugar. A NEW INSURANCE VENTURE. The National Burglary Insurance Company, a new | insurance venture, whose object, as implied in the name, is the insurance and protection of property from Grand Central Depot, at fifteen cents for the two rides. | burglary, was opened at 115 Broadway yesterday after- will best explain its objects. This is the clause:— “What this company insures egainst 18 the breaking into the insured preiises from the outside with actual violence and carrying off from said building or premises any and all kinds of goods and things therein contained xcept those mentioned herein as being hazardous) belonging to the assured or heid for sale on commission, or sold but not delivered.” Places where peculiarly factured or stored are considered hazardous, and double ates will be charged for their insurance, The ordinary Tate of insurance is two per cent. FIRE ON BROADWAY. At half-past two o'clock yesterday morning a fre broke out at No. 411 Broadway. Inhalt an hour the flames were extinguished. The front basement was occupied by Mr. Bennett, dealer in shoes, whose loss is about $500, W. H. Cole, dealer in shirts, occupying the second foor, loses by damage to stock $5 Mr. Levy. also a dealer in shirts, on the same floor, sustains a loss of $250. ‘Yhe stock of P, W. Lambert, dealer in pocketbooks, was damaged by smoke to the amount of $200, ‘The damage to the building is estimated at $2,000, which is covered by insurance. This is the second fire which has taken place on the premises within the past six months, THE ROBBERY BULLETIN. Baum, of No. 158 East Sixty-sixth street, clothing, valued at $70. Forty-five dollars worth of tobacco was pilfered from the cellar of the tenement house No. 2,131 Third ave nue, by thieves. The apartments of Sarah Gleckman, No, 46 Kast Broadway, were entered and $69 worth of clothing stolen by sneak thieves. Leopold Noll, of No, 62 Rast Broadway, reports the Joss of $25 incash, stolen from his desk ‘at the above pumber. LETTER BOX THIEVES, On Friday night an attempt was made to steal the letters contained in the Post Office street box at Forty- second street and Ninth avenue by picking the lock of tho box with a steel wire, The vbief became alarmed at the approach of a letter carrier and fled. Superin- tendent Gardner, of the outdoor delivery, was sent for, order to get the mai! matter from the box. Postmas- ter James has detatled a number of special detectives to catch the letter box thieves, if posyjble. FLOTSAM. The steamship Wyoming, of tho Williams & Guion line, from Liverpool, now in this port, brings news that on November 3, latitude 46 dogs 15 min., lon- gitude 49 degs. 30 min., she passed the ves ael Sarpedon, dismasted and abandoned. Up to | the time of ‘going to press this morning no further news has been received respecting this vessel, as to the fato of her crew, or for what reason she was abandoned, The following description of a Sarpedon ta found in Liodys’ Register :—She isa British bark, commanded by Captain J, Phase, of 666 tons burden and the followin} are ber proportions:—Length, 142 fect; breadth o| beam, 30 feet, and depth of bold, 18 feet, She was built at St. John in 1861 and is owned by W, Hamilton, of Liverpool, from which port she bails, and is eng in plying between Liverpool and South ‘America, BROOKLYN STREET CLEANING. Mayor Hunter, who goes ont of office January 1, being relieved by the republican Mayor-elect, Frederick ‘A. Schrooder, says'he is determined to leave the people at least aclean city. In pursuance of this intention, he has begun to stir up negligent street contractors, Yesterday he addressed a short, bat decisive, note to the Board of City Works about ‘the disgraceful condl- tion of certain streets, which he enumerates. He say they must be cleared of all builders’ materials and other obstructions, Streets must be cleaned, Hereto- River Bridge Company on the current year’s subscrip- | tion of $1,000,000 Thus far the City of Churches bas | paid over to the account of the bridge enterprise bbe suum of $5,900,000 . 4 ! fore the outgoing contractors ha ever cleaned the streets in November and December, but lett that legacy to their successors, The latter, on coming into oifice in January, made an excuse for uot doing the work on sccount of the Crogt apd suow, . rogret and heartfelt sorrow at the untimely ending of Sneak thieves stole from the rosidence of Jacob | POLO. i THE TOURNAMENT AT SANDOWN PARK, The second day at Sandown Park was favored with no improvement upon the wretched weather of Friday, | and the ground bad become so saturated with the rain | that the imtended polo match between the Household brigade and Fifth lancers fell through, the be ek ing the second prize, The sport was confined to two polo pony races, particulars of which are sub- | joined :— HALY-MILE RACK, POR SILVER COP, IN HEATS, Hon, Fitzwilliam’s Squib, 13h. 2in., List(Owner) 1 0 Captain Lowe's b. m, Ada, ldh., 12st (Owner).. 8 2 Mr. Crofton's gr. g- Andante, 6 years, 13h. Sin, ist 7lb (Owner) tees 1 Mr. A. H. Cooper's Peggy, aged, 12h. 2in., car. 10st (ir. Milward)....... 03 ° ° Mr. T. M. Vigor’s Mayboy, ‘aged, 14h., 12st, (Owner) Duke of Montrose’ ‘Joey, 13h. Lin, 1st,” car, list. 8lb (Capfatn Paley) e Captain Benyon’s Cigarette, 18h. din., List, Tb, Duke of Montross 0 ‘irst heat won easily by a leng! ond by two lengths and the third by a coup! HURDLE RACE—CATCH WEIGHTS—QUARTER OV 4 MILE, OVER FOUR HURDLES, Mr. Crofton’ ante (Owner) Lord H. Vano’s Tiger (Owner) | Mr. Spicer’s Tombey (Hon, €. Fitzwilliam) Mr. 'T. M. Vigor’s Mayboy (Owner)... Duke of Montrose’s Joey (Captam Paley). A good race; was won by two lengths, —Zhe Sports- man,’ Oct. 26. comtm QUOITS. THE MATCH BETWEEN HADDOW AND GRAHAM For £200. Yesterday (Monday) the return match of the home- and-home contest between George Graham, of London, | and David Haddow, of Westmuir, Glasgow, was decided } at the Londoner’s grounds attached to the Abbey Arms, Barking Road, the weather being everything that could be desired and the attendance good. The conditions of the match were that they should play two games of 81 points each, at twenty-one yards, quoits not to | exceed eight and a haif inches in diameter, the scorer. of the most points in the aggregate to win, and the stake to be £100 aside, ‘The first game was played last Saturday week, according to the articles, at Mr. Paton’s grounds, Shettlestone, when the Scot proved the | victor by 8 points, which caused him to have the | call im the betting yesterday, and he again won by exactly the same points, thus scoring the double event of a majority of 16 pomts. Play was to have commenced at noon, but it was close upon the half hour ere they got to ‘business, the Scot winning the toss and leading off with a double, and, after some indifferent play, he put together 11 ere Graham had scored more than1 chalk; but then the Lon- doner was more busy, and they pecled at 16 all, after which Graham assumed the lead, but could never ob- tain an advantage of more than four. The game progressed with varied fortune until the score stood at 32 all, when ten times in succession Graham failed to score, and this‘enabled the Scot to obtain @ strong lead, and from this point Graham never again got in front, eventually losing the match at €0 to his opponenv’s 74 ‘Although they j had been playing for some time in the dark it was | decided to continue the game to decide certain wagers | on the day’s play and the Cockney gained consider- | ably, but he had only reached 73 when his opponent | scored the game. It is only fair to Graham to state | the majority of the O{ty persons present yesterday | that, although defeated, he was not disgraced, the sizo | of the quoits being much against him, as he bas always been accustomed to heavier ones, and, owing to the | heavy wet has been enabled to obtain but littie prac- | tice,” He, however, states that he shall go into hard | work, and not be satisfied until he has won the twenty- | one yards championship, Johnny M’Phaie and D. Wil- | lox attended on the Scot, aud Graham had the assist- | ance of Willie Graham and ‘‘Scotty,” the ice of referee being-tilled by Parkinson, - | scoR: | Happow—2:1022121 0 0100000111 1L11112 20100101 00000000 0 arenes brook fore 1 0 2 re 1 1 2 ° e rs eocolHoos ene ones GnuegMess ahro™.coce FornS| cons Ron Broom ewo™ coroco coo™ Hono perenne) enor coco eco come ol 00 00 21 a vd Hoceo mocce meoto 2 0 1 0 0 o— Play concluded shortly after seven, the last seven- | teen beads having been played by the light of a bull's | eye lantern.—The Sportsman, Oct. 6. |A ‘LONG JOURNEY AGAINST TIME. This (Tuesday) morning, at six o’clock, Stanton, of Hornsey, will commence a ride of 650 miles, that being | about the distance from Vienna to Paris; but, instead | of travelling on a road, the journey is to be made | around Lillie Bridge grounds and to be completed | within seven consecutive days. Oneach day Stanton | must not start before six o'clock A. M. or rido after six o'clock P. M., and, to complete his task, he will have to ride a trifle less than 100 miles per diem.—The | Sporteman, Oct, 6. DEERFOOT PARK. THE 2:35 and 2:40 RACES POSTPONED AFTER FOUR HEATS EACH. 00 00 00 o1 0 11 0 s! r ze go | wo hundred persons assembled at Deerfoot Park yesterday afternoon to witness the decision of three | announced trotting events. ‘These were purses of $100 noon. Tais corporation obtained a charter at Albany | each for horses of the “forty” and “thirty-five” A clause from its form of policy | classes, together with a match for $50, Of seven | entries in the 2:35 race, four came to the score, these ' being George Gilbert's sorrel gelding Harry Gilbert, I | Pawling’s black mare Irene, H. I, Pope’s brown mare | Belle of Hartford and George McDonald’s dun gelding Dandelion. Before the start Gilbert was a big favorite. | Belle of Hartford won the first and third heats and Gil- | Yaluable goods contained in small packages are mand- | pert the second and fourth, when darkness put a stop | to further proceedings. In the 2:40 event three of five | entries responded. ‘Theso were L, Devoe’s bay gelding Tommy Moore, J. Cascy’s roan geld- ing St. George and E. L. Orary’s gray geld- ing Wm. R. Roberts (formerly Snow Flake). Tommy | Moore was the favorite, three to one. He captured the | first heat, made a dead heat with St. George for the | second, when he still brought five to one over the others, St. George won the third heat, and here complaint was made to the judges that the driver of Tommy Moore was not trying to win. Thege officials, being satisfled that such was the case, advised the ariver, when tho horses were called for the fourth heat, that it was the wish of many that he should get down and allow a competent person to take his place, This was refused by him, and after some discussion the matter ended with Tommy Moore being taken off the track, and St. George and Roberts started without him.’ St, George was credited with the heat, and Tommy Moore distanced. All bets and pools were then declared off in this event, and it went over with the first until two o'clock to-day. In a match of $60, mile heats, three in five, in harness, C. Bedell’s gray Bedell defeated J. Layton’s bay gelding Billy. SUMMARY, Dexnroor Park, Panxsvittx, L. 1., November 8, 1875.—Purse $100; for horses that never beat 2:35; mile heats, threo in five, in harness; $60 to the first, $30 to the second and gio to tho third horse, George Gilbert's s. g. Harry Gilbert. H. L. Pope’s br. m. Belle of Hartford. . | 1. vawling’s bik, m. Irene......+++ | George McDonald’s d. g. Dandelion, . Mr. Leonard's 8, m. Lavinia,. ‘Alexander Paterson's b. m. M V. Rogers’ br. g Jim. ‘TMB, First heat. Second heat. 42 214336 1:21 1:22 Nore.—Postponed atter fourth heat till Oth inst, Same Day.—Purse $100; for horses that nover beat 2:40; mile heats, three in five, in harness; $60 to the first, $30 to the second and $10 to the third horee, J. Casey’s r. g. St, George........... 2.468 OL 1 E. L. Grary’s sre. Wm. R. Roberts (for- St Flake) 2 orl} 1 Bove J. Murphy's b. g. Blind Boy Al rson's gt. m. Pal ‘throwing’ the race; Tay te another driver, but efased. Horso take jared 0 wi Jim eA er fourth heat postpoued till OVh inst, Same Day—Match $50, mile heats, three im five, fn harness, catoh weights. a Bedell’s at. 5, Bedell Layton’s b. g. ve aoe time, (ime A LONG ISLAND MAIN, The first cocking main of the season on Long Island took place shortly after midnight Saturday night, be- tween Long Island and New York birds, near Newtown, L, L, and was attended by a large number of sporting men. The conditions were that each side should show 17, and fight all that weighed in at weights ranging from 4 Ibs. 4 ozs, to 6 Ibs, 11 oze., for $75 each tle ‘and $1,000 the odd fight, Long Island fowls were the favoritos, and odds of $100 to $80 were freely offered on their success, Thirteen couples were matched, each battle eliciting loud applause, After a six hours’ con- test Long Islind was declared the victor, winning tho | main by # score of 8 to 5 MINIATURE YACHTING NOTE. The last miniature regatta of the season will take } terday afternoon on the influences that formed English | } | Kent. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1875.—TRIPLE SHEET, tween bonts of the fleets of the Island and Amori- can Mode! Yacht associations, which will compete for handsome silver napkin ring, presented d by Mr. George K. Dayton, of the Long Island Association. A large number of the diminutive Eee have already been entered for the contest,and the occasion promises to be one of no little interest, SHOOTING AT MORSEMERE, Colonel John Bodine, President’ of the €udson River Rifle Association, has written a letter on behalf of the Association, accepting the challenge of the Zockeen Rifle sasociation to shoot a natch at cried ten o'clock, tor the eae eo Tete ame |, abe eresetiliniatinlenes tener. BROOKLYN ELECTION CONTESTS. WHAT THE GHRIZVALTY CANDIDATES CLAIM— THREE DEMOCRATS SEEKING TO UNSEAT THEIR REPUBLICAN OPPONENTS YOR ALDERMEN. The announcement that Mr. Thomas F, Nevins, the democratic candidate for Sheriff, intended to bring charges of fraud and irregularity against Albert Daggett’s claim to the certificate of his election caused considerabie comment in political circles yesterday, Mr. Nevins says that he will insist upon having the ballots in the boxes recounted, as his name was placed upon republican tickets, which latter counted straight for Daggett. He claims to have proof of the fact that quite a number of republicans voted for him. He thinks it was prearranged to cut him down from twenty to thirty votes in each election district, so that his opponent could come out ahead with a decisive ma- jority. Hesays no attention was paid as to whether his name was substituted on the republican tickets, An order to recount the ballots can be obtained from the courts, Mr, Daggett says ho ts aware that quite a number of tickets which were straight republican with the excep- tion of the name of Mr. Nevins were sent to various wards, but that the republicans were not fools enough to vote them. Mr. Daggett claims a mayority in wards and county towns combined of 635, ALDNRMANIO OONTREES. In the Eighth ward Alderman McIntyre, the regular democratic candidate, will contest the election of his opponent, who is a republican. Alderman McIntyre claims that defective ballots were counted for the op- posing candidates, The election of a republican in the ighteenth ward over Alderman Balderson, democrat, is also contested. James Euston, democrat, asserts that he has been elected over Alderman Hill, republi- can, in the Twenty-fifth ward. Ho will contest the claim to the certificate of election, Should these con- ing candidates for seatsin the Common Council succeed it would give the majority of the Aldermen to the democratic party instead of the republicans, which event would materially change the complexion of the late successes of the minority party. The ballot boxes are now sealed and locked up in the station houses, 80 that tampering with them would be impossible, MRS. ABBY SAGE RICHARDSON. LECTURE ON THE INFLUENCES THAT FORMED THE ENGLISH LITERATURE. Mrs, Abby Sage Richardson delivered a lecture yes- g literature at Decker Hall. There was quite a large at- tendance of ladies, all evidently fromthe most cultured circles, They listened to the lecture with great atten- tion and interest, Mrs. Richardson is a very flue look- ing, intelligent lady. She has a gentle expression and pleasing dolivery, and at a little distance she would bo taken for quite a young woman, She commenced her lecture by saying:—“I want to talk to you this afternoon on the influences that produced our English literature and English poetry up to the time it found expression in Geoffrey Chaucer, whom we have come to style, and justly, the Father of English Pootry. It ‘would not be possible in the brief space I can devote to it to sum up thoroughly the forces at work in history that have combined to make Chancer what he was. It seems most proper to begin the study of English litera- ture with the Anglo-Saxons. It is claimed, indeed, that the ANCIENT BRITONS HAD A LITERATORE much richer in poetic imagery than that of the Teutonic people who became their conquerors. There are Gaelic MSS. im Ireland which date back almost to the jnvasion of Cmwsar, while the Welsh have remaing of somewhat later date which have both power and beauty. The question of race is a vexed one, “We owe our oldest collection of Anglo-Saxon poetry, after Brownly, to the care of a pious monk, the Bishop of Leopric, who, in the eleventh century, left to his monastery in Exeter the library which he had col- lected, The peculiarity which distinguishes the Gothic poetry trom that of Southern Europe is al- iteration, on which {t insists more than on rhyme movement. Tho verses were written like prose, there being no rhyme nor use of capital letters. This was tho lirst beginning of English literature, this rude out- cry of the barbaric muse of the Gothic stock, 1t was A GOOD BEGINNING, There is something rugged and stony 1n Its voice, and it ts not devoid of feeling though wanting in passion and melody, One hundred and fifty years r the Saxon invasion of England, a Roman priest, in passing through the streets of his city, saw some bine-eyed, handsome youths exposed for sale as slaves. Their beauty attracted his attention and he stopped to ask who the strangers were. They were angels the slave merchant told him, and they came from the land of Albion. ‘They are angels in Ince as well as name,’ said the priest, ‘and they ought to be- come angels in heaven,’ A few years later, when this monk had become Gregory tbe Great and was sitting in the Papal chair, he remembered the people whose faces had go impressed him, and would not rest till he had sent Christian missionaries to England. In the year 696 a ship sent by Pope Gregory lanaed the pious father, St Augustine, and thirty or forty monks ac- companying him, on the shores of the Kingdom of King Ethelbert ‘d of the coming of this little band of strangers, clad in long robes and bearing | alott a silver cross and the imago of the dead Christ painted on aboard. The Saxon monarch, seeing that they bore no implements of war, : VEARED WITCHCRAPT, and would not receive them indoors, because if they practised any evil arts he imagined it would be more difficult in the open air, These monks bore no battle axes, but in their stead rolls of parchment, which con- tained part of the Hebrew Scriptures of Moses, a book of the four Gospels and a psaltery. The influence upon literature not only for that time, but for all time, wrought by the introduction of a book so wonderful as the Bible cannot be estimated. There was yet another race who had come to Spain a century and a half be- fore Rollo swooped down om Gaul, who had brought with them other elements to add to this literary olla i These were the Arabs, who had rought much learning into Spain, and while England was still so bare of books had seventy public libraries in full operation. From such a commingling of Gree! Latin, Arabian, Celtic and Gothic myths, legends an tales, there came certainly a now impulse to liter- ature, Already, in 1066, this influence had been felt, though it had been committed but little to parchment, It seems to me that our English muse bad many grand sponsors, and that her birth was waited on by many, grand events, All the quart of the earth furnished something wherewith to clothe her’? ‘The above exceedingly bare outline of the lecture was enriched by Mrs. Richardson with many quaint stories of olden time and quotations from the oldest Koglish poetry. LIBRARIES OF EUROPE. LECTURE BY DR. STORRS BEFORE THE ASs- SOCIATION OF SCIENCE AND ART. Last night Rev. R. S. Storrs, D. D., delivereda lecture on “The Libraries of Europe,” in Dr. Roger's church, on Fifth avenue, under the auspicos of the As- sociation of Science and Art, After some proliminary remarks by the President of the organization, regarding its works and parposes, the reverend lecturer was in- troduced. For modern libraries be claimed a com- paratively recent origin, tracing their inception \ to the cathedrals and abbeys of the fifteenth century. These had, in the rudo days of knight errantry, been re- garded as tho repositories of the age’s learning as well as of all valuable articles of vertu and art. As enlight- enment extended and developed the necessity of col- lecting thege scattered treasures and of making them pepede to the student occurred, and the library of these days is the consequence, DANIEL O'CONNELL. Werdell Phillips will deliver his now celebrated ora tion on Daniel O'Connell at Cooper Institute to-morrow night for the benefit of the Conferance of the St, Vin- cent de Paul Society, attached to St. Joseph’s church. ‘The proceeds of the lecture will be distributed to the sick and destitute families visited by the members of the conterence. MIDNIGHT BUFFIANS CAPTURED. Between twelve and ono o’elock yesterday morning | agang of rufflans entered a saloon kept by Thomas Ready, at the corner of Warren and Plymouth streets, Jersey City. One of the gang was Jim Roilly, brother of the notorious Phil Reilly, who is under indictment for the murder of Livingstone, but who fled from the city on the night of the murder, The gang called for liquor and became so boisterous that tho proprietor | ordered them to leave, This proved to be the signal for an attack on him, One of the ruflians fired a revolver and the bullet swept past Ready’s head, He then made his escape through a back door and raised an alarm, The gang then had complete pos- session of the store, windows and bottles were smashed indiscriminately. An officer arrived atthe scene, and, drawing his revolver, kept four of the gang at bay vill they were secared, names of the par ties arrested were James Reilly, Charles Murphy, Denis Donovan and William Good. They were brought before Justice Keese, who committed ther for examination, Place to-day ou the Prospect Park Lake. I will he be- \ acoyudrels wig escaped f | In the meantime the police ate on the tragk of the MOODY AND. SANKEY. The morning meeting at tho Tabernacle yesterday ‘was well attended, for the most part by a very earnest, religious congregation. After the reading of about 200 requests for prayers, Rey, Mr. Kellogg, of Troy, offered Prayer, and after the singing of the 133d hymn Mr. Moody read the 107th Psalm, in which he found a text for his discourse, Mr. Moody, in treating of ths lees conveye r. ly, in treating of the lesson con’ passage, said that if a man has been saved ‘hep iw thing he should do was to confess to Christ. A great many did not get the blessing of the Lord because 1] did not confess, In these few verses it was shown that they were crying out for help. He asked a woman om one occcasion if she ever prayed, and she said, “Oh, yes, whenever Iam in trouble I pray.” He was sorry to say that was about the way with most of us. There was a friend of his who always came to him when he was in trouble. Now, he did not care much for thas man’s friendship. He hoped that they would not hest- tate to praise God for His kindneas, and that no one would speak unless he had something to say in praise of the Lord for His goodne: “We Praise Thee, Oh God,” was next sung. Ther Hawley rose, and said that in Sabbath School yesterday they omitted the usual closing exercises and 500 scholars remained for prayers. Ix the inquiry meeting held afterward seven professed to ‘have been savea. Mr. George ©. Bell testifled that three sisters with whom he conversed at the inquiry meeting professed to be converted. Mr. Morry, from the young men’s meeting in Clermont avenue, reported that they had glorious times and a large number of conversions. ‘The Rey. Dr, Talmage eaid that they had an excellent day yesterday, and that 360 new cases for religious inquiry had been presented, Mr. Sankey related the case of a young Scotchman, civil engineer, which bad come directly under his owm observation {a the inquiry meeting. he was an if del, but his mother had prayed for him and written to him reqnosting him to go to tho meetings. He had finally yielded, and had been converted to God. The young man arose in the congregation and confirmed ee statement of Mr, Sankey by relating his own expe rience, Several young convorts related their exporiences, and the meeting was dismissed. on EVENING MEETING—CHRIST ON TRIAL—FRIENDS AND ENEMIES AS WITNESSES—-LAST EVEMANG@ AT THE RINK. Last evening the crowd at the Rink seemed evem greater than on the previous evening. The meeting was opened by the singing of the 116th hyma— Come, thou fount of every blessing, which was followed by a prayer and the fifteenth hymn, sung by Mr. Sankey asa solo. Mr. Moody them read part of the twenty-second chapter of Matthew, after which Mr, Sankey sung the thirty-ninth hymn, the congregation joining, . “] LOVE TO TELL THE STORY.’? Mr. Moody made the announcements for the present week, and gaid:—‘‘We don’t want the same people here in the evening who come im the afternoon, and we are going to havo # meeting from nine to ten, Wednesday, Thursday and Friaay evenings, for clerks who cannot get away earlier, and I don’t want to see the same people at that meet- ing who come to the half-past seven meeting. We hope by this means to give a hearing to all the people. I wish to call your attention to the twenty-second chapter of Matthew, forty-second verse. The question is, “What think ye of Christ?” The Saducees and Pharisees had cach como asking Him questions they thought he could not answer, but He had answered, and now had asked the Pharisee, “What think ye of Christ?” They did not believe inthe divinity of the Lord Jesus Christ—did not believe He had come from Heaven, The Jews thought He was an impostor; they said He was the son of David, but David called Him Lord, and he would not call his own son Lord. My friends, what think ye of Christ? I would. like to ask you what you think of him as a teacher and a preacher and a physician? But the important ques tion is, Was he God made manifest inthe flesh? If he was nothing more than the Son of David then we are guilty of man worship. [would like to bring up @ few witnesses on this question. I will be fair and take both friends and encmies. ke the Pharisees first, the bitterest enemies he had; they thought he-was pos- sessed of the devil. Listen to their testimony :—‘Why, this man receiveth sinners and eateth with them.’? Thank God he does, What would become of us if He did not? Take individuals, There was Caiphas. He held the highest ecclesiastical sition in the Church. Ask bim what he thinks. “I adjure thee to tell me, Art thou the living God?’ What think you of fnat? Will you join the Pharisees and cry, “Hi Him?” Here was a Hebrew governor; he examin Him, and see what he says—!‘I find no fault in him.’* Let us summon the Governor’s wife—we will admit ‘women in this case. She sent a messenger to her hus- band, saying, “Have thou nothing to do with that just person, for [have suffered much in a dream concern- ing him.” ‘There {s her testimony, Pll sum- mon Judas; he knew more about Him than Pilate did. He had been with Him when He preached the sermon on the mount. Let us see what Judas saya after he had sold Him for thirty pieces of silver. “I have betrayed innocent blood.” Even that prince of traitors confessed remorse. Another, the centurion— he had charge of the Roman soldiers and he bad charge of that execution—see what he says, ‘True, that was the Son of God.” » I summon one more witness, Satan himself. The devils cried out, “Has Thou come to torment us before our time?’ Even the devil KNEW AE WAS DIVINE. Not a sonl was permitted by Jehovah to speak ill of His Son. ‘ 1 want to bring up some of His friends now. John the Baptist sa; “T have recorded that this is the Sonof God.” See what John the beloved disciple says of Him, ‘He is the root and offspring of David— the bright and morning star.” Let us bring up Thomas, who would not believe that the Lord had risen without putting bis hand in the wounds, and whem Christ told him to do so he cried out, “My Lord and my God,” that is what he thought of Him. would Like to summon Paul—he was the great blasphemer. Saul, of Tarsus, thought he was going to STAMP OUT this sect of the Nazarene. Instead of that he was the Greatest champion Christ ever had, After one inter- view with Him he said, ‘Henceforth { live for Him” What think you of Christ, O sinner? Let us hear the testimony of the wae on the plains of Bethlehom—‘I bring you good tidings of great joy, for unto you is born to-day a Saviour,” That is wi they thought of Him. Just ono more witness. The time God spoke while Christ was on earth was to tell what He thought of Him. He say: “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear Him.” That is what God thought of Him. O, may this audience think well of Him, and if you think well of Him you will be willing to speak for Him tnd about Him; every disciple ought to be a preachor, Loa to yourselves, ‘What think ye of i THE WEEK OF PRAYER REVIVAL IN THE BAPTIST CHURCHES—-AN ABUN« DANT HARVEST OF SOULS. ‘The present extraordinary interest awakened by thy evangelists Moody and Sankey in religious matters seems to bo bearing fruit among all denominations everywhere. The Henaup writer yesterday visited the Rey. Dr. Armitage at the pastoral residence, Na 2 West Forty-sixth street, to inquire as to the “week o prayer,” inaugurated yesterday by the Baptists. Dr. Ar- mitage, as a leading Baptist, having charge of one of the largest and wealthiest flocks in New York or icinity, seemed to be well able to represent fully the jovements of all the churches of his denomination. He said in substance:—“This wook of prayer is intended to keep up the present remarkable interest in religious affairs, Kach Baptist church will hold nightly meet- ings, except on Saturday next, and the result is looked forward to with great hopes of an abundant harvest of souls, In tay church Dr. Fulton, of Brooklyn, was in- vited to join mo in the services, but at the time of the invitation he had sent in his resignation of the pastorate of the Hanson place Baptist church, of Brooklyn, which I see by the Heraup of this morning he has since re. called, therefore his work will ney be among his own people. There will also on Friday afternoon next, at four o'clock, be held at the rooms of Young Men’s Christian Association, corner of Twenty- third street and Fourth avenue, a union prayer meet- ing, at which will, assist many clergymen of dif- ferent denom:nations. The Baptists have a gen- eral denominational prayer meeting on Thursday afternoon, at half-past three o'clock, at Dr, Anderson's church, at the corner of Park avenuo and Thirty-ninth street,’ It may be @ matter of cheering no: say to iso that Rev. J. B, Hawthorne, pastor of the Tal peek Baptist church, corner of Second avenue and Tenth street, who has been lying at the point of death, suddenly ew better on Friday morning and is ex- pected to recover his health. ee RECEPTION OF THE ¥. M ©. A. The Young Men’s Christian Association held its | monthly reception last night im Association Hall, Ap- parently tickets were distribated for twice as many people as the hall will accommodate, and hundreds who ly hour were disagreoably surprised to ar tho ball Slled, the doors locked and guarded by = tall policeman and the lobbies crowded with disap- pointed young men and pouting maidens. Many re- Prained for a long time norvously fingering their tickots ‘ttance and looking disconsolately at the tall eee and the cl ed doors as if unable to realize the fact that they were barred out. DIPHTHERIA IN JERSEY. ——— ‘The alarming spread of diphtheria and scarlet fever throughout Hudson county, New Jersoy, has aroused the attertion of the medical frateruity, and at the next meeting of the Board of Health of Jersey City a com. munication will be submitted on the subject by a city physician whose district has suffered severcly, He stated yestorday to a Hreauy reportor that tne preva~ Jence of the disease monaianed is due galgly to the want « \of proper drainage,