The New York Herald Newspaper, November 19, 1875, Page 5

A PUBLIC WORKS SCANDAL. A Charge that Uptown Sew- erage Is Defective. Assessment Lawyers as Corrupt- ers of Public Servants. For several days vaguo rumors bave been in circulae Mon in the vicinity of the City Hall of the discovery wf an attempt to overreach the city on the part of one of the contractors under the Department of Pubhe Works, and there were those who professed to know that one or more officials under Commissioner Porter were likely to be compromised if the subject underwent Sscarching investigation. A search for the fountain bead of the rumors resulted in leading a Henaup ro- porter to the Comptroller's office, where, it was re- ported, the complaint had been put in writing, charges apecifically made, and asa result all payments on the work stopped and the workmen called off, Deputy Comptroller Earle, on being applied to for information, reluctantly admitted that charges had been made against a contractor, and that the Comp- Wrolier had stopped payments of his vouchers pending an investigation. Mr, Earle expressed a desire to with- bold all further information until this investigation had taken tangible shape, but stated that if the representa- tions made to the Comptroller proved true it would likely implicate various parties, After considerable urging he stated that the work referred to was THE SEWERS IN EIGHTH AVENUK, 135th, 147th and other streets in that neighborhood, for the construction of which Mr, Alexander Lutz, of East 121st street, has the contract, A reporter yester- day visited the neighborhood, and, making an examina- tion, found that the contract covers an outlet sewer from 1434 Street up Eighth avenue to 147th street, and thence down that street to the East River; below Sixth avenue, a double sewer on either side of Eighth avenue, from 143d strect to 133d street, and two lateral sewers— ono running through 137th street, from Righth avenue to avenue St. Nicholas, and another of similar struc- ture from avenue St. Nicholas a'ong 145th street to Eighth avenue. That portion of the work on 137th street, between St. Nicholas avenue, on 147th street, trom Seventh avenue to the river, the east side of Eighth avenue from 143d street to 133d street, and the westside of Eighth avenue, from 133d street to 138th strect, has already been completed. Mr. Earle was again appealed to, when he stated that the charges were mado by a discharged foreman who had been in Lutz’s employ, but be declined to give his name, but which was ascertained subsequently to be Toal. Mr. Earle, however, permitted the writer to make memoranda of the alleged defects in construction. They are, in brief, as follows:— i" THR ALLEGED DEPROTS. The curve on One Hundred and Thirty-Ofth street, under the specifications, was to have eighteen-inch pipe when only fifteen inches were used, and the grade of the culvert at the manhole, it is charged, ten inches high. It is charged that the stone in the basin at the southeast corner of One Hundred and Thirty-fifth street was taken from the sidewalk; that all the manholes are built without foundations; that the basins are bat eight inches while the contract calls for twelve inches, and that on this section sand and cement were mixed im the proportion of three barrels of sand to one of cement, The second grade has for fifty feet no two inch plank under the invert as the contract calls for, the manhole has no stone foundation, there is no two- inch plank under the invert in this grade. The third grade is reported correct, but no two-inch plank under the inverts, there being merely three courses of brick laiddry. The fourth grade is correct, but no plank under inverts, and three courses of brick laiddry. At the house line of One Hundred and Forty-second treet the information charges that the sewer is tive Inches high and no plank has been used, while the invert is out of sight under ‘water; Grade No. 6 is also reported defective on the centre line of 142d street, no plank being used under mverts, but merely tour courses of brick being laid. The same defects are reported in grades Nos. 7,8 andl. From 41st to 140th street it is alleged that the grade varies from 1 to 12 inches above the engineer's meas. urement, that every other invert has been left out, and ‘that the pipe is of an inferior qualtt; THE CONTRACT YOR THE SEWER was awarded on July 29, 1875, to Alexander Lutz at the iurveyor's estimate of $58,306, the work to consist of the outlet sewer in 147th street, Eighth avenue and 445th strect from avenue St. Nicholas to Harlem River, rith branches in Sixth avenue, between 146th and 147th jtreets; in Eighth avenue, between 133d and 145th ‘treets. Mr. Lutz entered into bonds in the sum of $50,000 for the completion of the work, his sureties be- ang William Baird and A. P. Arno. Upon the work he gas received two payments by warrant, viz. :—October t2, $2,040, and November 1, $10,001 60, making a total of $12,941 60, Certain additiona! payments under the rontract are to be allowed for rock blasting and rilling. A The work consists of 11,651 lineal feet, divided into four different styles of structure, with 300 feet of tulverts, 21 basins, 500 piles and 2,000 fect of planking. {t will be observed that the charge is made above that the contractor failed to put in the planking under the sewers. ‘WHO 18 RESPONSIBLE ? Mr. Earle stated that a Mr. Noale, lately in the em- Joy of the Bureau ot Sewers, had been instructed by he Comptroller to make a survey of the work and re- port the results. As the work had not been turned over to the city it was necessary to get the consent of whe contractor for a survey to be made. Mr. Lutz was, sonsequently, sent for, and wt once gave his consent for the making of the survey, His explanation of the tharge that the work has not been dono ‘according to contract is that a part of vho work was: sub-contracted ; that the sub-contractor failed to comply with the specifications m some particulars, and that so soon as he discovered the detects he had them remedied at his own expense, and that the work, as completed, 18 in compliance with bis contract with the city. WHAT THE PURLIC WORKS OFFICIALS SAY. General Porter informed the writer that he had been notified of the alleged defects in the work and had or- dered an investigation by his officers. He suspected that there had been some rascality practised, and tt was alleged that the man who made the charge had pur- pusely built the sewers in the defect manner by Lutz's orders. If si proved to be the case the parties could plication to the courts. Mr. Towle, Sewer department, reports that his officers are now making a searching investigation and survey, which will be completed in a lew days, As yet they have found but a few slight defects in the work, which Lutz agrees to remedy. As far as he is able to judke, Mr. Towle thinks that the foreman who superintended the work did it in their regular manner purposely so as to enable assessment lawyers to get the assessments vacated. He states that they have before now detected foremen in working thus in the interests of these lawyers, und | it may be so in this case. Until the surveys have been | made it 1s utterly impossible to say where the responsi- bility rests if the charges made prove to be true. It is said at the Comptrolicr’s office that the foreman hat he made the changes by order of one an employé ot the Public Works Department. The Deputy Commissioner denies that there is any fuch person in the employ of the Department, and Mr. Towle says it is probable that Mr. Dean, the head fore- man for the contractor, is the party referred to, ALLEGED FRAUD. BERIOUS CHARGES MADE AGAINST THE PHOENIX INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD—aN IN- JUNCTION AND THE APPOINTMENT oF A RECEIVER ASKED FOR. Ann Elizabeth Draper, « policy holdor in the Phenix Mutual Lite Insurance Company, of Harttord, Conn., represented by Benjamin F. Butler and 1. G. Hine as counsel, and 0. 1). Barrett, solicitor, in her own behali and in behalf of all the other policy holders and credit. ors of the company, inasworn pill of complaint in equity of the District Court of the District of Columbia, makes some serious charges against tho practice and sianding of that company, of which the Court 1s asked to take cognizance and grant some relief, WILY AND RECKLESS SPECULATIONS. In this bill of complaint ft is charged that the officers and agents, knowingly, wickediy and in fraud of their trust, are pursuing a basiness policy, in taking hazard- ous and extra hazardous and rejected risks, that will of iteelf bring speedy ruin to the company; that by rea son thereof the reserve fund has been reduced far be- low the standard required by the laws of the several States in which the company is doing business, and concealing stich practices and the results thereof from the policy holders. It is charged upon oath that the officers, in violation of their trast duties, have been en- gaged in wild and reckless speculation with the trust funds of said company for their own private gain, and by so doing Lave brought it to insolvency. It is charged upon oath that the said officers have in their employ ‘in all the States and Territories in which faid company is doing business agents who are en- gaged in corrupt practices, unlawfully employing the funds of said company for their own use, and many of eaid agents, being wholly irresponsible, refuse to re- tarn to the company tho amount due it by them, It is charged as evidence of maladministration that while the old Mutual had only $120,226 28 of wneol- lected premiums on an annoal premium income of $15,651,678, 35, the Connecticut. Mutual has only | $1,655 ‘31 ‘on’ an annual prémium income of | | $7,512,154 27; yet the Pheonix claims and reports | | $401,304 50 on an annual premium, income of only $2,735,257 7 | AGENTS’ ACCOUNTS. } It is charged that by reason of the fraudulent prac- tices of many of the agents of said company, heretofore done and performed at the instance of the officers thereof, those oflicers are now deterred by fear of expo- sure from enforcing the payment of large sums ot money due from said agents to the company, and th not fifty per cent of the $461,394 50 due the company, | in consequence of the aforesaid evi! practice, will ever | be realized. 11 ts charged upon oath that oficers of said company, y holders, in 1873 entered into an agreement with one Albert Grant, of Washington, D. in fraud of 118 ., to furnish the means to’ complete eleven houses on lots 1, 3, 4, 5,6, 8, 9 10, 11, 12 and 14, in square 760, in the city of Washington, D. C., secured’ by deeds of trust; that after said oflicers had advanced, as they claim, over $300,000 on said property, and when $10,000 more would have completed all of them and rendered them at once productive, either through rentals or sale, said company frandulently violated their said agreement and reiused to furnish the means to complete the same, for the apparent olject of keep- ing said houses in an untinished condition until a | forced sale of the same under the decd of trust could be secured, with the intent that the same should be pur- chased by parties in collusion with said officers at a nominal sum for their individual beuetit, CONTROLLING THE TRUST FUNDS. It 1s charged upon oath that some of the officers ot said company, in violation of their trust duty, -well knowing said’ company to be insolvent and its capital stock Valueless, yet, to get the control of the assets of said company for their own individual protit, paid about $400 per share, though returned on the tax books at $18 per share; that in pursuance of that | fraudulent intent said purchasing stockholders, having thus obtained the control of the trust funds belonging to its policy holders, have been negotiating with various Now York life companies to sell out their stock and the management of the company, with .all of its assets, for the fabulous sum of over $700,000, although only $16 of said stock was ever paid up, said sum of over $700,000 to be paid for said really valueless stock to be frandulently made up out of the trust funds of the policy hoiders as is repre- sented and charged, and that it is not safe for this large interest of the policy holders to be placed in the hands of speculators contemplating this wicked malappropri- ation. DECEPTIVE FIGURES PRINTED. It is also charged upon oath that while the gross assets at the full reported valuo claimed for it by the company on the Ist of January last was $9,907,585 34, yet its officially Feported labilities were $9, 996 70, thus leaving a sur- plus of only $244,588 '64. That in said gross assets are included about $400,000 claimed to be due from said Albert Grant, reported as good, available and well se- cured, while ina late suit of the said company against said Grant affidavits were fled by said company to the effect that the real estate of tho said Grant—to wit, lots 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17 and 18 of A. Grant's’ recorded subdivision ‘of square 760, city of Washington, D, C., on which it is now claimed said in- debtedness is secured, making it a good and available asset—was worth only about $200,000, while the oflicial records show that only about $108,000 of the about $400,000 of reported asscts is an indisputed lien on said property. It is also charged upon oath that most of said loans made by tho oflicers of said company of the trust funds of its policy holders were made upon usurious interest, in consequence whereof noue of the interest will ever be realized, and that the UNPAID INTEREST AMOUNTS TO ABOUT ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, It is charged upon oath that much of the reputed assets of the said company, consists of the unsecured notes of the agents of said company for unpaid balances of trust funds due the company, and that but little if any inter- est is ever collected of the same or can be, and that by reason of the fraudulent practices of said officers the said company dare not enforce the payment of said agents’ notes because of the knowledge said agents possess of the fraudulent practices of said officers. ALLEGED FICTITIOUS VALUES. It is charged that many of the stocks and bonds held by said company are reported at fictitious values, that while the par value of some of the railroad bonds is reported at $30,000, for instance, the real par vaiue is not over $10,000, that by reason of the effort to secure usurious interest the company has lost the legal hen for the security of $178,077 82 credited to interest acerned on cash loans and on bonds in the schedule of the reported assets of the said company, and that the plainuff verily believes that under the laws of many of the States not only the interest but the pri twill be forfeited by reason of such maladministration of taking usurious interest. it 18 also charged upon belief that the officers, in vio- lation of their trust duties, have made large individual profits by purchasing with the funds of the company rail- road bonds at reduced prices and then transferring them to the company at their face value, and that not seventy- five per cent of the gross assets could be realized, that the said company is insolvent and that other suits of a like nature to this are pending against the company in other States with injunctions, ‘Theso are some of the principal points in this fearful indictment, and the seriousness to tho company ma be judged of by the distinguished coansel employed. The alleged sharp practice uf the oulcers of the com- any or some of them to overreach the interest of this 1. Grant, of Washington, doubtless led to the investi- gations upon which facts were obtained and on which this bill of complaint is founded. The bill closes with the usual prayer for an answer to cach and all of the charges made, with appropriate mterrogatories an- nexed. and that a receiver be appointed. Four million two hundred and eighteen thousand five hundrea and twenty-three dollars and sixty-seven cents of the assets of the company consists of premium. notes and loans; $178,077 82 of uncollected interest; $17,700 loaned en personal securities; $404,749 94 in cash in banks, although it bad $228,335 of unpaid losses, The case will’ come up for argument in the District Court of Washington in Equity, where the answor to these charges will be recerved. COMMITTEE. INVESTIGATING THE SCHOOL SHIP MERCURY— FOOD, CLOTHING, DISCIPLINE AND TREATMENT OF THE BOYS. Tho Assembly Committee on Crime yosterday visited the school ship Mercury for purposes of investigation. ‘They were the guests of the Commissioners of Chari- ties and Correction, Mr Isaac H. Bailey accompanying the party. The boys on the Mercury were drawn up in line on deck to receive the guests, who proceeded ‘to inspect the ship before examining any witnesses. Tho order and cleanliness observed were commended in general terms by the members of the committee. Captain F, 8. Gregory was the first witness examined. He has been connected with the Mercury since she first used as a school ship six and a half years ago, and has becn her commander since last December; he had no previous = marine experience; there are now 193 boys on board, whose ages rango from eleven to twenty years; of this num- ber only two have been committed for crime; the rest have been placed on board for vagrancy or juvenile de- linquency, except a few who havo voluntarily com- mitted themselves to the care of the Commissioners of Charities and Correction; when received boys are put into ship clothing, examined and assigned to a class in ll the boys on board are divided into two at seven A. M. the boys “turn out,’ stow their hammocks and wash ; at half-past seven they break- fost on ordinary navy rations; then they clean the brasses until nine A, M., when they muster in quartors; then one watch goes to school until half-past eleven, the other | remaining on duty; there they are instructed m the ru- dimente of English, and on deck they are taught sei manship—the old boys showing the ropes to the new ones; ataquorter to twelve A. M. dinner comes and the boys are free until one A. M; from one to half- past three P, M. the second watch attends school, and from that time until they “turn in,” usually about | | seven P. M., they may play or spend the time as they please; during witness’ experience about 120 boys entered the nary from the Mercury and about as many more joined the merchant marine; the Captain has for assistants a first, socoud and third oificer, a master's mate, instructor and surgeon; the other paid hands on board are a captain's clerk, engineer, steward, cook, carpenter, master-at-arms and six able seamen; the* line officers aro all experienced seamen; there are VARIOUS PUNISHMENTS for offending boys, the stocks being the worst; the rope’s end is sometimes applied; boys are never de- prived of food as a punishment; there have not been any complaints of scarcity of food; it is as liberal as the navy supplies; the summer clothing consists of cap, shirt, trousers and shoes; in winter thero are heaters to keep the ship warm, but at present these are out of | order; the ship could accommodate 250 boys, and wit- hess prefers vagrants because no one will come to take | them off alter they have been a few months on board, 80 thore is a beter opportunity to train them in sea: manship; boys charged with grave offences should not | be committed to the schuol ship; WAness thought no individual Cominissioner should) have power to dis- charge boys, avd it wonld be best to commit them until they are ‘twenty-one years old; the average reports of those who had leit’ the Mercury | teenter the navy and merchant gervice were good ; | tho Mereury was a merchant vessel betore being turned to its present use; when in port there are Catholic and | Protestant services on board every Sunday, and the | boys must attend one of the other, &¥ they’ have en- | | tered themselves when first taken on board; at sea the | | Captain takes care of the Protestant! and. ihe school teacher of the Catholic boys; the Commissioners have been in the habit of discharging forty per cent. of the boys before they are made seamen; there have not been any dosertions this year; in sums tors are rece twice a wock; at present o: Htions: for the usual winter cruise have been made, the | ship will probably leave very soon for thé West In- dues, to return in April or May; the Captain is the | financial agent of the Mercury; her expense to October, was $24,000 per month, $175; first officer, $100; » ‘ , third officer, $00; instructor, $81 66 ior, $50; clerk, $15; master’s mate, $30; enginoe $8; steward, $45; carpenter, $30, and the seamen §: | instructor, | untarily. | mence work on t each; the present master's mate was originality com- mitted to the ship; besides the annual LONG WINTER'S CRCIBE short cruises are made throughout the sammer. The next witness examined was Jobn C. Johnson, the He had been a protessor in Beuedict’s Col- lege, Newark, before going on the Mercury. He said that no definite course of study could be pursued be- ise of the frequent interru ‘of classes by the coming in and discharging of boys; he needed help in hus department; his classes were’ beld trom nine to half-past eleven A, M. and from one to half-past three V. M. daily exeept Sundays; he has made an assistant of Wilham C, Starr, a youth who entered the ship vol- Starr was next examined. He said he committed himself thirteen months ago to qualify himself for the Pacific Mail service, being tond of the sea, He is an in- telligent and apparently fairly educated young man, George F. Grant, now in his twenty second year, committed by his guardian when he was nineteen years ond nine months old on account of his fondness jor liquor and bad company, testified that he was anxious to be released from the sbip so as to have an opportunity to learn some trade, There 1s some prop- erty coming to him when he gets out. He had noth- ing to complain of in the matter of diet or treatment, although, as he expressed it, he is *a person of good stomach,” Dr W, W. Jackson, the surgeon, called to speak of the sanitary condition of the Mercury, said that there were five cases on the sick list which’ might prove to be variola, He has no “sick boy,"’ on board, and in the present instance has to encroach on the school room, where his patients are kept excluded from the other boys. He thought the boys should havo more changes of clothing than at present. Incidentally Commissioner Bailey explained that boys sent tothe school ship are first committed by magistrates to the care of the Commissioners of Chari- ties and Correction, who exercise their discretion in sending them either to tart’s Island or the ship. Any decided cbjections on the part of the boys are con- sidered. Tho Commissioner thought that boys once committed could bo held by the Commissioners as long as they liked, understanding, however, that when they are twenty-one they can leave; bat that seems a sort of unwritten law. Captain Gregory, in addition to his previous testi- mony, stated that'he holds a weekly inspection of the ship and boys generally. The juvenile crew of the Mercury are not a very cheerful set of youngsters, but oer ‘are mostly sturdy boys and seem obedient. ‘When the visitors prepared to leave they manned the rigging and ‘cheered ship,” but there seemed a tinge of sorrow in their voices. The steamer carrying the committee made a brief stay at Hart's Island and a hasty inspection was made of the buildings. A few questions were also asked of the warden, Lawrence Dumphy. He complained of the frequency of attempted escapes. A short time ago five men took the doors off some buildings near the cemo- tery, and tried to float off with them 1n the might time; but ‘one only escaped. The buildings were also inse~ cure, he said, and the number of keepers—fye to over 300 inmates—insufficient, Most of the inmates aro paupers, with a few boys. Nothing further being elicited from this witness the committee concluded the day’s session and proceeded to the city, LONG ISLAND CITY'S TREASURER. MR. HORAN ON TRIAL FOR APPROPRIATING COIL- LECTIONS TO HIS OWN USE. In accordance with the notice served upon counsel for Mr. John Horan, Treasurer of Long Island City, by District Attorney Downing, the indictment against that official was called on for trial before the Queens County Court of Sessions, Judge Armstrong presiding, on Wednesday. There was quite an array of counsel in the case and much interest was manifested in its prog- ress. The indictment in effect charged Mr. Horan with receiving moneys for taxes, percentages and in- terest, which were nut properly accounted for. A ro- ceipted bill for taxes paid to Horan by the executors of the Edwin Hoyt estate, amounting, with interest and percentages, to upward of $3,500, was in evidence. A comparison of the items of this bill with those entered upon Horan’s books shows that while thére is no credit allowed for percentages, the entry for interest is con- siderably below that appearing on the Dill as re- ceipted by Mr. Horan himself, There was no special difficulty in obtaining a jury. Mr. Covert, senior counsel for Horan, moved to quash the indictment, for the reason that the books and papers examined by the accountants, and from which their report was made, wore not submitted to the Grand Jury who found it. This objection, however, was overruled, and the Court proceeded to take testimony, the first part of which merely tended to establish Mr. Horan’s connection with the office of City Treasurer. R. L, Fabian, one of the accountants hey to ex- amine the accounts, testitied at considerable length as to his conclusions and the rendering of his report, a digest of which has already beon published. He gave evience as to the apparent shortness of the Treasurer's bank account, also of the interest account in the matter of the Hoytestate, He was cross-examined closely, Ex-Mayor Ditmars was then called. His evidence oc- cupied the remainder of the day, and was continued yesters He testitied that the relations between the defendant and himself were friendly, and that he tirmly believed Mr. Horan to be honest. Mr. F. M. Martell, one of the Police Commissioners of Long Island City, corroborated Mr. Ditmars’ testi- mony, and further testified to putting Mr. Francis Bloomer in charge of the Treasurer's office by authority of the Mayor. Counsel for defendant offered to show by an_ instru- ment drawn by John B. Madden, at the timo Corpora. tion Counsel of the city, that the Treasurer was author- ized to deduct a certain proportion of the percentages, but tho testimony was not allowed. Francis Bloomer testified to having seen ono. of the clerks put a book behind the safe in the office, which ‘was afterward pointed out to Mr. Martell by the book was one in which the tax accounts w The prosecution then rested. For the defence John McKenna testified to the signa- ture of Jobn B. Madden attached to an instrument giv- ing an opinion justifying Mr. Horan in taking the per- centages and the deductions made by him in the inter- est moneys; and Alvan N. Payne was called to testify that he had a conversation with Horan on the subject of his re- taining fees and percentages. There were also offered three resolutions passed by the Common Couneil of Long Island Cit pea the Treasurer to collect ward taxes of 1871 still uncollected, and providing for the payment of city and ward taxes yet uncollected, and appropriating allowances to the Treasurer tor the collection of taxes of 1871, ‘72 and ‘73. ©, Porter Sumner, public accountant, testified that he made an examination of Mr. Horan’s books, and he found that the city was indebted to Mr. Horan nearly $3,000. Mr. Sumner was examined at great length and very minutely as to the manner in which he arrived at his conclusions. He was asked whether ho had ex- amined Mr, Fabian’s report, and he said he had, and found that Mr. Fabian brought Mr. Horan largely in debt to the city. At the rising of the Court this witness was still upon the stand. A STEAMER BURNED. As the steamboat D. R. Martin was on her three o'clock trip from New York to Staten Island yesterday afternoon smoke was seen issuing from her engine room, The fire commenced in the kitchen, though ; from what ciuso could not be ascertained. The flames were kept in bounds by the shlf’s-own pumps until she was run ashore below the old ferry company’s landing at Tompkinsville, When sho struck the flames burst out of the cabin windows and through her deck, There were between forty and fifty people on board at the time. The passengers were landed in good order by the ship’s boats and by rowboats, which had congregated in great numbers. The greatest excitement prevailed among the women. By the time everybody — had taken off the boat was enveloped — in flan About four o'clock’ the boiler exploded with a terfible crash, upsetting rowboats and scalding two young men very badly. ‘The firemen were promptly on hand, but were of little use, as the steamboat lay about 200 yards from the | beach, Abgut seven o'clock the fire Was almost ex- | tinguished. It was supposed the vessel would become a total loss, as the timbers are all burned to the water's edge. The D, R. Martin was purchased by the New York | and Staten Island Ferry Company to run in opposition | to the old monopoly line on the east shore side, The company will place another boat on as svon as possible, The D, R&R, Martin is exght years old, was built by T. C. | Terry at Keyport, N. J., and was previously used as an | excursion bout between New York and Oyster Bay, She is valued at $75,000 and is partly insured. NEW PANAMA STEAMER: ; of the Water Board, for his statement of the matters !n | ministered, and T would take the word of any of the The directors of the Panama Railroad held a meet- ing yesterday and resolved to continue their work of establishing a new line of steamers between New York and San Francisco, via Panama, They havo made ar- rangements with J. Roach, of Chester, Pa., to com- » new steamers immediately. The first is to be delivered in six@months and six others every thirty days thereafter. One vessel which has been offered to them will be purchased as soon a8 pos- completing the number of eight vessels which have estimated as necessary for the line As an Injunction at present restrains them ftom running the proposed line, the contracts for the building of the vossels are to be made with the individual members of the Board of Directors, When the injunetion ts dis solved they will transfer these contracts to the com- pany and a charter will be obtained, At two o'clock yesterday nforning a fire broke ont in the cabin of the barge Anaie, lyfng at the foot of West | Eleventh street, The damage is slight. Shortly before five A.M. yesterday a fire was discovered on the third floor of Pearl street, oceupred by Hl. | Harrup, japanner, Hames wer tinguished belore | they made serious headway. ©. H. Whitney, metal | dealer, occupying the secowd floor, loses $200; and | Harrup sustains a loss of $400, The building, which owned by Wiliam E. Anderson, was damaged to the es tent of $200, The fire was caused from au over-heated furnace. ‘A ire broke out yesterday afternoon on the first floor the two story frame building on Third avenue, near Tatth surest, owned und occupied by Sarah Martin’ as a | grocery and dweiling. The building, with tte contents, | was damaged to the amount of v, which is filly covered by insurance, The origin of the fire is at present unknown, Yo, Th “NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1875—TRIPLE SHEET. THE BROOKLYN FRAUDS. Mr. Kinsella Explains His Connection with the Jobs Complained Of. HIS SERVICE IN THE WATER BOARD a . He Believes in the Bridge and the Hon- esty of Its Projectors. The Heratp having given in several recent issues the statements and charges put forth by the Brooklyn Taxpayers’ Association, including grave allogations of fraud against certain leading citizens, and with the desire to give the public both sides of the story, a re- porter was sent to call upon the Hon. Thomas Kinsella, editor of the Brooklyn Eagle and atone time a member tesue. tion:— Reronter—Mr. Kinsella, the Heraup is desirous of getting whatever you may have to say in reference to certain charges published in that paper, made on the authority of the Takpayors’ Association of Brooklyn, and in which your name has been mentioned. Mr. Kivsetua—Tho Herany’s stories—and I say tt with all due deference to our representative news- Paper—are very old stories, and the questions em- braced in them have been under discussion in Brooklyn until I had suppoged they had been worn threadbare years ago. My connection with them, in any but a journalistic capacity, is very remote indeed. Rerorten—You have been a member of the Water Board, have you not? Mr, Kinsnuta—Yes, Six or seven years ago—I think it was in 1869—I was asked by my friend, the late Mayor Kalbfieisch, to accept a position in the old Water Board, then about to become vacant. It was the place made vacant by the expiration of the term of the late Mr. Peter G. Taylor, Before the time came for making the appointment, the Legislaturo passed an act re- organizing the Board and enlarging its powers, Under this act Mayor Kalbfleisch was made one of the appoint- ing power, and I was appointed one of four Commis- sionors. I was then, and had been for many years pre- viously, The following is the substance of the conversa- EDITOR OF /THE BAGLB. Thad no idea that the place would interfere with my duties, but the powers of the Board were so extensive thatitdid. The late Mr. Van Anden, who was then sole owner of the Eagle, thought the two positions in- compatible, and this resulted in my severing my con- nection with my profession for a few months, Thad been appointed Water Commissioner for three years at, I think, the same salary I was then receiving in my profession. I liked the change and the rest, and I needed the latter. Very soon I got tired of the place, and at the end of afew months—five or six months, 1 guess—an opportunity was given me to go back to my old position. I took advantage of it and notified Mayor Kalbfleisch of my intention to resign. At his request lheld on afew months. I think I went into office in the early summer of 1869. By the Ist of January, 1870, 1 Was back at my old desk here. Revorren—Then you did not serve out your term of three years? Mr. Kixskuta—No; I resigned the place after sery- ing the time mentioned—I think from May, 1869, to December of the same year. ReronteR—You were editor, then, both before and | after you were Water Commissioner ? Mr. Kivseuia—Whg, certainly. Rerorten—Was the reservoir contract entered into while you were Water Commissioner ? Mr. Kixsrita—Not for some years after. PATENT PAVEMENT JOBS. Rerontern—Were there any patent pavements con- tracted for in your time? Mr, Kixseus ‘es. These pavements found advo- cates in Brooklyn, as I think they did im every con- siderable city inthe Union. The very men who after- ward found fault with wooden pavements were their chiet advocates. The Water Roard held a number of meetings, listened to property owners for and against them, the price asked for the different pavements was well known and the consideration of the questions were discussed open and above board to an extraordinary degree. I think at last the Board selected two or three kinds of wooden pavement, and invited competi: tion among’ their owners or ‘representatives. The prices asked were about the same, and, as I understood, the price was in the aggregate cost per lot about the same as the cost. paid under the special commissions. Other pavements which were not patented were laid at thesamo time. Atlantic street, from the ferry to Henry street, Columbia street, Remsen street and other strects were paved with Iselgian blocks, for which there was the fullest competition. Rerorter—What about the Guidet pavement—was that patented ? Mr. Kiysetta—It was, and is so claimed. Iam not sure that any. contract was made for this pavement while Iwas inthe Board, There may have been. I think this is the best, and, as laid by Guidet, perhaps the cheapest pavement ever laid bere, Pavements claimed to be the same were laid by other parties since, and suits are now pending between the city and Guidet for infringement of his patent. Tam told Guidet has obtained a verdict ina case nearly similar to that in- | volved here, in some Western city, These suits may de of grave concern to Brooklyn. Rerortkr—Do you remember the incident of a peti- tion being signed for pavement by a score of people who were merely trustees for ground owned by the dispensary ? r. Kixsetta—Yes, | remember criticising the trick very severely under what I conceived to be my duty as an editor, This was not in my time inthe Board. Tho trouble was IN THOSE PLUSH TORRES. The go-ahead people on certain streets—people who drive horses for plensure especially—were anxious for good pavements, and found fault with their neighbors ‘who were not ready to join them in getting them. Rerontxn—Was William C. Kingsley connected with any of the patent pavements? ifr. Kixseita—Not to my knowledge. He never was in the office in my time to my knowledge in connec- tion with these pavements. I have heard since that he had an interest in the ‘olson Company. The street op which he lives—Cumberland—was paved with what is known as the Miller pavement. So far as I know he did not exercise his right as a property owner 1n favor of that or any other pavement, on that street or any other street. Rerortsn—I want to ask you what your views are ANOUT THE BRIDGE? Mr. Krxsenva—I am in no way and never have been concerned in it, except as a citizen and as a journalist. It found one of {ts warmest advocates in my old asso- ciate, Mr. Van Anden, and through him I was induced to take a very great interest in its suc- | cess, but purely as an outside friend of the enterprise. Mr. Van Anden subscribed $25,000 of his private means to the undertaking, and would gladly ave donated it tosee it successtul in his time. He was one of the directors, and 1 will not believe that either he or his associates, ex-Senator Murphy, James 8. T. Stranaban, General Slocum or William C. Kings- ley, ever Jomed together to defraud Bro man in Brooklyn or outside of tt, I believe of the bridge have been honestly and economically ad- ment have named rather than the sworn affidavit of the only man I know that has ever questioned their integrity. [mean Dr. Demas Barnes. I believe Kings- Jey’s interest in the bridge is a public spirited interest It will be completed despite its foes, and on day it will unite the two cities there will be no man ‘| ooklyn it will be so unpopular to assail as William C, Kingsley, whose partner, Mr. Keeney, and himself | are risking so large a share of their fortune on its suc- © I believe the completion of the bridge will be followed by an increase in the valuc of property in both eities, and in the insurance to New York, for all time, | of bY commeércial supremacy she has so long main- | tained. CROOKED WHISKEY IN The trial of Stephen Simmons, a well-known politi cian, resident of Brooklyn, E. D., was concluded in the BROOKLYN. United States Court, betore Judge Benedict, yesterday | afternoon. Tho accused kept a distillery at the corner of Montrose avenue anid Lorimer street, and was in- dicted for running an illicit still at No, 96 Grand -treet about one year ago, Deputy Marshal MeLear testi- fied that he had been offered a bribe of $5,000 by the defendant to let upon him. The jury found a verdict of guilty, General B. F. Tracy and Mr. John Allen ap- peared lor the accused, who was remanded for sen- tence. | RAID ON GAMBLING DENS. On the 12th of July last a raid was made by Captain | MeHorney and a squad of police trom the First precinct, Jorsey City, on ap alleged gambling den at the corner of Hudson street and Exchange place, Jersey City, the keeper of the place, John Ramsey, was arr: ‘The den was locate: in a part of the Pennsylvania road building. Ramsey was.placed on triai yesterday in the Court of Quarter Sessions. The caso was given to the jury at two o'clock, but up toatate hour last | evening there was no prospect of an agreement. CORPORAL PUNISHMENT. The case of the boy Hausman, who is lying ill at the FLEETWOOD PARK. THREE INTERESTING TROTTING RACES—JO BROWN, WILLIE AND CHARLIE MAC THE WIN- NERS. The track was in very fair condition at Fleetwood Park yesterday afternoon, and three very interesting trotting contests came off, the first being between horses that had never beaten 2:26, in which five con- tended; the second a match between Dan Mace's gray gelding Willie and John Murphy's brown mare Katy 8. and the third between horses that had never beaten 2:31, The starters for the 2:26 purse were Dan Jen- kins? gray stallion Jo Brown, W. Lovell's bay gelding Barney Kelly, Briggs & Ross’ bay geiding Frank Pal- mer, Jobn Splan’s gray gelding Royal George and J, H. Phillip’s bay mare Ella Madden. Jo Brown won the first, Barney Kelly the second and Jo Brown the two subsequent heats and the race, The match race was won by Willie in three straight heats. The third race had for starters C. F. Predmore’s chestnut gelding Charlie Mac, John Splan’s chestnut stallion Andrew, J. Dugrey’s gray mare Bessie, J. H. Williams’ gray mare Laura Williams, John Murphy's gray gelding Steve Maxwell and W. Lovell’s chesnut gelding Clifton. Steve Maxwell had the call in the bet- ting previous to the start, Chatlie Mac being second choice, the field bringing more than either of the horses, Andrew won the first heat; but this did not change the betting. Laura Williams won the second heat, and she sold again in the pools for the largest figures, Charlie Mac being the second choice. The lat- ter then won the three subsequent heats and the race:— The following are tho details :— THE FIRST TROT, Firetwoop PaRK—Skcoxp Fatt Mrrting—Sxconp Day. —Purse of $200, for horses that have never beaten 2:26; $100 to the first; $6010 the second; $40 to the third horse. Mile heats; best three in five, in harness, STARTERS, D. Jenkins’ ¢. s. Jo Brown... oe ens TRO... Ella Madden, TIME, Quarter. tenets 2 orite over the field Frank Palmer was first away, Royal George second, Ella Madden third, Barney Kelly fourth, Jo Brown fifth, Ella Madden, Frank Palmer and Royal George broke upon the turn. When the horses passed the quarter pole Frank Palmer led two lengths, Barney Kelly second, Jo Brown third, Royal George fourth, Ella Madden fifth. Time, 374. Elia Madden then made a very bad break, and before she recovered the others were 100 yards away, Frank Palmer passed the half-mile pole two lengths in front of Jo Brown, in 1:13, she latter two lengths in ad- yance of Royal George, Ella Madden tar behind. Coming up the hill of the backstretch Jo Brown trot up to Frank Palmer and took the lead before reached the three-quarter pole, Then coming .on steadily Jo Brown won the heat by two lengths, Royal George second, Frank Palmer third, Barney Kélly fourth, Ella Madden at the distance pole. heat, 2:3043. Second Heat.—Jo Brown was a greater favorite than before the start. He was away first, Royal George sec- ond, Ella Madden third, Frank Palmer iourth, Barney Keily fifth. Jo Brown'led one length to the quarter pole. Elia Madden second, Frank Palmer third, Barney Kelly fourth, Royal George fifth, Time, 38 seconds, Ella Madden then out-footed Jo Brown, and at the halt- milo pole led two tengths in 1:13,’ Jo Brown two lengths in front of Frank Palmer, Barney Kelly fourth, Royal George fifth. Coming up the hill of the back: stretch Ella Madden showed the way to the th quarter pole, but then Frank Palmer came to the front; then Jo Brown took the lead, and afterward Barney Kelly had the best of an exciting struggle up the home- stretch, and the iatter won the heat by half a length in 2:31. Jo Brown was second, Ella Madden third, Frank Palmer fourth, Royal George fifth. Third Heat.—Jo Brown sold for $45, Barney Kelly $15, field $10. Royal George was away first, Frank Palmer second, Jo Brown third, Barney Kelly’ fourth, Ella Madden fifth. Jo Brown soon dashed to the front, and led two lengths at the quarter pole in 37 seconds, Barney Keliy second, Frank Palmer third, Ella Madden Jourth, Royal George fifth, the latter doing some rapid running at that poit. Jo Brown opened the gap on tho lower turn, and was four lengths im front at the half-mile pole’ in 1:124;, Frank Palmer second, two lengths in advance of Ella Madden, the latter half a length in front of Barney Kelly, who was two lengths ahead of Royal George, notwithstanding his running. Jo Brown maintained his advantage up the backstretch and was tour lengths ahead at the three-quarter pole. Keeping steadily at his work Jo Brown won the heat by four lengths, Ella Madden second, Barney Kelly third, Frank Palmer fourth, Royal George fifth. Time of the heat, 2: Fourth Heat. dimes on Jo Brown. at the odds of 25 to 20. See —The betting then was about dollars to Royal George had the bost of the | send off, Jo Brown second, Barney Kelly third, Frank Palmer tourth, Ella Madden filth, all close together. Jo. Brown soon rushed to the front, and at the quarter pole—time 36 seconds—was leading three lengths, Barney Kelly second, two lengths in advance of Frank Paliner, Ella Madden fifth, Jo Brown opened a wide gap on the lower turn and was eight lengths ahead’ at the half-mile pole, Barney Kelly second, three lengths in front of Frank’ Palmer, who was six lengths in ad- vance of Royal George, the latter one length ahead of Ella Madden, Time i:11. Jo Brown kept the gap open up the backstretch and camy home an easy win- ner by three lengths, Frank Palmer second, Barney Kelly third, Royal George fourth, Ella Madden fiith. Time ot tho heat, 2:29. THE SECOND TROT, Same Day.—Match $200, mile heats, best three in five, in harness, Dan Mace’s g. g. Willie...... as ae John Murphy's br. m. Katy 8. 222 TiMR. Quarter. Half. 42 1:8 . 40 1:16 Third heat.. ~ 40 1:t THE THIRD TROT. Same Day.—Purse $200, for horses that have never Deaton 2:31; $100 to the first, $60 to the second and $40 to the third’ horse; mile heats, best three in five, in harness. STARTERS, ©, F. Predmore’s ch. g. Charley Mac.... 4 4 1 1 1 John Splan’s cb. 8. Andrew, 12423 J. H. Williams’ g. m. Laura Williams....2 1 5 5 6 J. Murphy's g. g. Steve Maxwell +6633 2 J. Dagrey’s g. m. Bessie. +-3324¢6 W. Loveil’s & g, Clitton.. -5 5 dr Time. Quarter. ‘Half. » B85 1b Second heat. . ait Third hea 11d Fourth b 1:15 Filth heat, 1:153¢ MIDDLETOWN TROTTING PARK. MATCH OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS, MILE HEATS, BETWEEN GEORGE LINEHAM'S B, G. FRANK AND C. H. MASS’ G. G. LON. Newrort, R. 1., Nov. 18, 1875. To-day a good attendance assembled at the Middle- town Trotting Park to witness an interesting trot be- tween George Lincham’s b. g. Frank and C. H. Mass? g. g. Lon, The track was very heavy, owing to,recent rains. First Heat,—Led off by Lon, keeping lead all the way round, Frank bringing up the close, only making one or two breaks. Time, 3:12. Second Heat.—Good start. Lon unfortunately made a bad break soon after passing under the wire, Frank and came in winner by two lengths, Time, 3:11 Third Heat.—Both horses got a good send-off, they keeping together for three-fourths of a mile, when Frank made a break, Lon at once taking the lead and coming in the winner by one length. Time, 3:09, Fourth Heat,—Got a good send off in this heat, Frank taking the lead from the wire, Lon, however, hugging | him to the three-quarter pole, when he broke farther rear and giving Frank an opportunity to win the heat, which he did by three lengths. Time, 3:08. Fifth Heat,—Started even, Lon going to tho front ono haifa length, and held the lead to the three- quarter pole, at which place he made a break, allowing Frank to pass and win the heat and race by about a | length. Time, 3:08, | CHASE RACES. th “Bespay, Oct. Thanks to the handsome prizes offered for competi- tion by the Stoeplechase Society of Auteuil, and also to tho great fillip given to this kind of sport by Mr. Den- netier, we may reckon now a larger number of jumpers in France than has been the case for many years. The cross country business has many attractions for the French public, for it attracts not only the small num. bor of those who are initiated in sporting matters, but, at Autouil, thanks to the very easy access from all parts residence of his parents, in Bayonne, from punish. | ment alleged to have been inflicted on him by Miss | Couch, @ geacher in the public school, has given rise to, some excitement. Mr. Earle, principal of the school, | states that he knew nothi the case till the of the boy ealied on him by direction of a ph ‘The case will be fully imyostigaied by the Board of Education. This isthe third ease of severe pumishs ment in the public schools within the limits of Hudson of the capital, thousands of pleasure seekers are usually seen there; but to-day it was real steeplechasing dull and cold, with a sharp, bitter wind— ything but sultry,’? as some one pleasantly arked. Such weather is notto the liking of the blic; consequently there was a great falling tondance at Autewl, but as Monday showed a bright sun and a clear sky the trains to Vesinet were more than loaded, and Mr. Dennetior may congratulate county during the week, sport aud attendance. the las) named a very useful Time of the I took the pole and kept the lead to the end of the beat i SUMMARY. Mippietows Trottixe Park, Nov, 18,—Mateh $200, mile heats, best three in five. corge Lincham’s b,.g. Frank 21211 H. Mass’ g. g. Lon. iai22 AUTEUIL HURDLE AND STEEPLE- himself on having beaten Auteutl hollow, both as regards | item in the day's doings. We are told the renee wen far in excess of any previous occasion. We sin cerely congratulate this enterprising clerk of the course, to whom the sporting world in Fraace is in debted for so much of their amusements. Count Hubert Delamarre was unlucky enough to lose Tarbes on the trstday, This promising son of Le Petit Ca- I. baving broken bis leg when running in th hase, had to be destroyed on the spot, It serious loss for this young nobleman, who isa great patrou of racing in France.—Bell’s Life, Now 6, ROWING. E. Winston and A. Piper vs, J. Spencer and C, Hard ing rowed a pair-oared match for £50 on the Thames, at London, October 30, from Putney Aqueduct to Barnes Bridge. All the men belonged to Chelsea, Spencer and Harding were great favorites at ten to six, They were beaten very easily by ‘ht lengths, On the Ist inst. the two seullers, W. Bargoine and W. Burwood rowed a match over the Champion course, from Putney to Mortlake, for £40aside. Burwood won easily hy twelve lengths, in 28m. 13s. The match bets n Green and Hepplewhite came off on the Thames on Wednesday, the 4th inst. The stakes were £400. Green won the race quite easily, ‘On the 3d inst. J. Higgins and C, Brian tried concla- Sious for £200 on the champion course, and Higging proved the victor. COLUMBIA COLLEGE RACES. The races of the classes of 1879 of Columbia College and School of Mines took place on the Harlem on Wednesday last. ‘The two gigs were manned as follows :—Mines—Cast- ner, bow; Milliken, No. 2; Taylor, No. 3; Seeley, stroke, and Mr. C. Lindley, coxswain. crow consisted of Eldridge, bow; 0. 3; Brown, stro Though the win the crews made fine time, 13 m:n. 20 sec. mile course. BOATING ost A gale, The ‘Miners’? won easily is The distance rowed was the usual two- ON THE HARLEM. A large collection of sporting men yesterday morning witnessed a three mile match between J. R. Lewis, am expert athlete, and Charles Norris, a practical oarsman, -skull shells, from Morris’ Dock to the powder ainst the tide. Starting well together at a 36 stroke no advantage appeared till Lewis, who had the inside, run aground by steering too near shore. Before he got off his opponent led bim by eight lengths. Lewis made Vigorous exertions to close the gap, but Norris, who had dropped the stroke to 34, spurted to 38, an mmaniaiied bis precedence, winning by ten lengths, Time, 23m. 30s, RACKEY MATCH. 0, 8 MANNING, OF PHILADELPHIA, YS. PRO FESSOR DEVOE, OF NEW YORK. The second five of the fifteen games in tho champion. ship racket match, between 0. 8. Manning, of Phila delpbia, and Professor William Devoe, of New York, was played yesterday afternoon at the court of Bernard MeQuade, No. 404 Madison street. ‘There was a large attendance, among the spectators being several promi- nent New York and Brooklyn gentlemen interested 1m the sport, and who occasionally play the game in prk vate and commend it for the activity which it re quires to be at all successful. The first of the series of the match came oi! in Philadelphia a few days sines, and resulted in the score of 3 to 2 in favor of Manning. Yesterday’s games were also in favor of the same player, who beat his opponent four out of the five. The first game was won by Mauning with a score ot 15 to 3, and he at once became a great favorite with the spectators, some of whom desired to speculate a little on the result, ‘The second fell to the satne player with a score of 15 to 6, and it was now apparent that the Philadelphian was’ in much better form than bis opponent. The third was the best of the series, the game being called 13 all, and it was “hand out’? for about eight times before another ace was scored. Finally, Manning won with the score of 15 to3. The fourtt fell easily to Manning with 15 to 1, and the fifth, aiter a spirited contest, was captured by Devoe with 15 t¢ 18, The playing throughout was very creditable. ‘The third and last tive games of the series will be de- cided this afternoon at Case’s Racket Court, corner of Hoyt and Douglass streets, Brooklyn, PEDESTRIANISM. WALKING IN NEW ZEALAND, We learn from the Otago Daily Times of August 4 that a lad thirteen years and seven months old, named Scott, has succeeded in walking 100 miles in | Quh, 524gm. His last mile was walked in 10m. 548, | His weight is only 4st. Slbs, The course wasin the Queen's Thoatre, and had five sharp corners and a rise of two feet in. thirty feet, with of course a correspend- ing fall, which made the task much more difficult than it_ would have been ona proper course.—Land and Water, Nov. 6. CHALLENGE TO THE AMERICAN O'LEARY, Mr. J. Jonn, secing that D. O'Leary ts credited with walking fifty miles in 8h. 52m. 18s. and 100 miles in 18h. 53m, 40s., will find a man to walk him fy miles for any part of £500, and will stake another £100 that O'Leary does not make the time in England that ho is said to have done in America, or 0’Leary can have any reasonable start he likes to ask for inten miles. The ratch to take place on any ground in cither London, Manchester or Shetlield,—Bell’s Life, THE RIFLE. | The American Rifle Team will shoot off at Creed- moor, on the 29th inst., for the Providence prize won , in October last. | On the 25th inst, (next Thursday) the American Rifle Association are to bold a meeting on their ranges at | Gion Drake, Five matches are to be shot, namely, the | All Comers’, a Subscription, De Puyster ‘badge—team matches—and “an old time turkey shoot. ’” THE COUNTY CANVASS COMPLETE, The work of counting the vote of the city and county of New York was completed yesterday by the Board of Canvassers. No change was made in the returns from the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth wards, so | that Cudlipp was declared elected District Alderman over Simonson by a niajority of 62 votes. A motion was offered by Alderman Lewis that the | Comptroller be directed to draw his warrants in favor | of several clerks and attachés of the Bowrd of Can- vassers, The whole of these salaries amounts to some $2,050, After opposition from Aldermen Morris, Southworth and Howland, the resolution was passed. The Board then adjourned, to meet at eleven o'clock this morning, when the Supervisors will affix their signatures to the official declaration. SMALLPOX, ALLEGED NEGLECT OF THE BROOKLYN BOARD.OP HEALTH—PREVENTION BETTER THAN CUBE Tho police report that smallpox is exceedingly preva- lent in Brooklyn. The heaith authorities, when inter- Togated upon the subject, assert that the dread disease is subsiding. It is asserted by citizens that the latter bureau is not as efficient as the circumstances demand, About ten days ago Mrs. Derham, who resided with her husband and family in a fine brown stone front house, | on Prospect Park place, near Flatbush avenue, died of smalipox, The bereaved widower at | tributes the loss of his wife to tho neglect of the Heatth Board, [t appears that some time ago a lady, whose name is withheld, took a house | within two doors of Mr. Derham’s residence and nursed more than one case of smallpox there, The | patient was finally removed in the night ina carriag , | and some days after the carpet which covered the sick room, in which the infested people had Jain, was taken up. The lining, without being disinfected, was thrown intoa lot adjoining the house Derham. TI fact that this had been done was reported to the Sai tary Board repeatedly, but they paid no attention the matter. Mr, Derham attributes his wite's death to | the neglect of the heulth anthorities to remove this | cause of infection. PREVENTION BETTER THAN CURE, In connection with this subject Professor W, De F, | Day, M. D., delivered a lecture last evening before the | College of Pharm: of the city of New York, at the University buildings, on Washington place. "A lar; | and attentive audience listened to the words of U | eloquent lecturer, He traced in the course of words the inception and progress of ‘the disease known. | as smallpox in its course through New York, Brooklya and Williamsburg from the opening of 1874 to 1 present month During 1874 the cases cluse tered in the Deat and Dumb Asylum on the Hudson River, noar Washington Heights, in the Nineteenth pre- | cinet, about Fifty-ninth street and First avenue, and in tho donse tenement-house population in the Tenth, Blev- | enth and Seventeenth wards of New York. The lec- turer said that in. tho districts where this terrible dis. | caso was prevalent, as instanced above, the parents of | families habitually opposed vaccination and concealed | tho cases of smalipox trom the doetd Asa medical | mai the Superintendent of the Sanitary Depart- | ment of New York, he urged that some compulsory system of vaccination be adopted in New York, Brook lyn, Williamsburg and Jersey City, to prevent the | spread of the disease, Asa preventive, he urged the people of the district to keep themselves perfectly clean, | wash all their clothes in boiling hot water, keep their | Physical systems pure and their homes dry, heated and weil venti THE NEWARK TRAGEDY. | Examination of the affairs of Alderman John ©, | Johnson, of Newark, shows that there was no real | cause for the alarm which imduced him to blow his brains out, His brother-in-law, Mr. Ira M. Harrisom, with whom he had been i consuitation over bis aflaira, | stated yesterday that nobody Was more amazed than he at the sufeide, No inqnest will be held, and ¢ funeral will take place to-morrow. It will be posing demonstration,