The New York Herald Newspaper, January 14, 1876, Page 6

ESTATE CAPITAL. — Prompt Passage of the Masquer- ade Faces Bill, LATION OF CITY Pé REGU A VING apace | | Appointment of the Committee on | Apportionment. SS "SE REPORT OF THE CANAL APPRAISERS, Avnany, Jan, 13, 1876, The German clement is still & power im the land. Its influence bh. been often felt at Albany in the past when lager beer was in danger of oppressive legislation as and too stringent Sunday enactments threat- ened cestruchon to many @ thriving garden where Gambrinus always king, and to- day \t was aguin made manifest in the promptness with which the Assembly passed the bill amending the aut-masqucrade laws suit the wishes of the Lieder- kera d other societies of alike character. The bill was introduced only the day betore yesterday, was amended in the Judiciary Committee last evening so as to give the Police Commissioners a discretionary power to erant permits for masquerade balls, and this morning | was reported favorably by a unanimous vote of the committee, was ordered toathird reading, then en- grossed and finally passed, all within the space of five minutes, To tell the truth, however, the bill had been + Privately engrossed before the House met, so, w the little difficulties it met with to speedily teach a final vote that was to make or un- make it a thing of value so far as the Assem- bly was concerned were passed, it was fully prepared for all emergencies. Mr, Strahan, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, attempted to have it ordered to a | third reading immediately after reporting it, but Mr. Bradley, a member who looks as though he had some spite to tify against all mankind, | and considers the frequent use of ‘i object” as one of the means by which he can get off a little of itevery once in awhile when the pressure is great, put a stopper to this plan by his refusal to allow the Unanimous consent necessary for the success of the motion. Straban was not thus easily upon. He knew that Major junther, as representatives of the ¢ vir eyes upon him, and he proved equal occasion; for shortly after Bradley's dogged objection was made he moved that the House should go into Committee of the Whole on the bi ‘This required a two-thirds vote, which was casily secured. Strahan explained the nature of the bill lucidly, and then moved that it then and Lnere be ordered to a third reading. This motion, too, was a success. When the Speaker resumed the chair Strahan moved that the bill should be put upon its final passage. This required unanimous consent, Bradley, meanwhile, had been muollified by ex-Assem- | vlyman Wachner, who happened to be on the floor of thie House, and in a few minutes the bill had passed, A NEW MEMBERS PERPLEXITY, A good illustration of bow badly mixed a new mem- | ber sometimes gets in the Houso was given by Mr. Graf, of New York, when he was called to vole on the | bill ask to be excused from voting,’ said he. “Does the gentlemen wish to state his reasons ?”” asked ked about him for a second | robberies NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1876—WITH SUPPLEMENT. as she has no representative on committee, Carty, | | | Tammany order. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CITIES, who Were appointed to investigate the causé of the in- crease of crime in New York city, will make their re- port in a few days, The, report is to be quite an cx- haustve one, and will be specially severe upon the werkings of the Distries Attorney's otice and the Police Department. It will recommend ap increase of the police force and a more stringent ‘method of selecting men for the force, as wel! a8 an increase in the pay of sergeants and ¢: tuns; that the department needs to be thoroughty re- organized and a more effective system adopted, by which the criminal classes can be kept under constant surveillance. The practice of the police condoning denounced, and the suggestion is made that the detectives should be selected from the best possible material obtainable regardless of outside influence, and that they should be eo appointed as not to ve known by the thieves. It is also intended to suggest the enactment of a law similar to that known in Eng. Vand as the Contagious Diseases act, by which houses of & certain class are licensed and subject to the visita- tion of a physician. LEGISLATIVE NOTES. Certificates indorsed to Attorney Genera} Fairchild, for $8,500 restitution, were presented to the Canal Board ‘to-day by the counsel for Louis J. Bennett, a contractor on the Black Rock Harbor work at Buffalo, Somebody started a boax to-day that Lieutenant Governor Dorsheimer and Comptroller Hopkins had a personal collision in the hall of tbe Capitol, and that the Comptrolier was knocked twenty feet out of time by the powerful right arm of the Lieutenant Governor. | The story had an extensive circulation and an almost equally extensive belief, Dorsheimer in Albany, it was clear the difficulty could not well have occurre ‘The Committee on Cities of the Assembly will have a meeting on Tuesday, the 18th, te give ahearing to those opposed to the bill introduced by Mr. Fish to employ | convicts in the institutions of the city on public works or let themout to contractors for any kind of labor. On the same day they will hear arguments on Pea- body's bill, restricting the Corporation Counsel from | the employment of other counsel without the approval of the Comptroller, On Wednesday, the 19th, they e wages of laborers employed on the public works, On Wednesday the Judiciary Committee will hear the arguments of those opposed’ to the repeal of the act making the Daily Register the. legal register of New or! The Judiciary Committee of the Assembly have de- cided to report the Bergh bill favorably, but amended meanor, punishable by a fine not exceeding re not maliciously thrown. Salting the tracks will be made a misdemeanor, with a penalty of one year’s imprisonment or Mine ‘of $260, or both, They will report adversely the bil) increasing sheriffs’ fecs for summoning witnesses from the present rate of twelve and a half cents to fifty cents, Tho Senate committee appointed to investigate the municipal departments of New York will draw up their report after the testimony is printed. point out a number of abuses that they have discovered during their inquiry. THE PROCEEDINGS. SENATE. Aupany, Jan. 13, 1876. BILLS INTRODUCED. By Mr. Veppex—Providing it shall be the duty of wardens of prisons and benevolent institutions whose Maintenance is acharge against any county in the State to report before September 15 in each year to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors the names of every person from such county By Mr. Bixsy—Relative to fines imposed in criminal cases, Providing that whénever a fine is imposed upon any person convicted of a misdemeanor the\Court may limit the term of imprisonment, in default of the pay- ment, to a term not exceeding one day for each dollar of tine imposed, By. Mr. McCantny—Fixing the fees of constables, witnesses and jurors in criminal Mr. Bootn’s bill'relative to drugg visions of the several laws relative to their business | more stringent, and further, that after June, 1878, no | person shall be allowed to put up prescriptions in’ the | and then said, I wish to be excused,” and eat down complacently, as if that ended the matter, But it did not, for the Speaker put the ques- | tion to the House. the member from New | York be excused from voting?” a tremendous “No,” | m answer to a very feeble “Aye,” denied Mr. Grait’s | request. Rising from his seat, he exclaimed, atuidcon- | siderable merrin | “Mr. Speaker, | wishing to vote The Speaker, it was evid 1 I now state my reasons for not ent, was struggling hard to | represe a smile, but, assuming his suavest tone, he re- | plied, “The House’ having refused to excuse the gen- Ueman from voting, he is obliged to vote, so be can five no reasons now why he should not vote” And Graff voted ‘in the negative, | because, as he said afterward, be did not know what the bill was al) about. Yet Mr, Strahan had explained | it on reporting it, and it was of course read from first | to last just before the “ayes’’ and ‘noes’? were taken, | Happily fot the future of the House, old as well as | uew incmbers have been supplied with the Blue Book and will get a Red Book each to-morrow, It takes | time even in an Albany Legislature to know the “ropes,” and it may be that before the end of the ses- sion not a few of the present greenies will be able to lead where they now bud it hard to follow, NEW YORK STREETS AND AVENUES. The bill in relation to the grading of streets Intro- duced in the Assembly to-day by Mr. Fish, the chair- man of the Committee on Cities, is similar in almost every respect to the bill introduced in the year by Senator Booth, wh wus deieated by the democratic House. Both houses | being republican this year, there is no doubt but that it | will go through to the Executive Chamber uninjured. As itis avery important measure it muy be as well to give its maim points. It provides that— All work in the ing. paving, rewe guttering or otherwin y ive or Loulevard, so called, which is Lereu! and performed in the city of New York, shall be don performed by after due public notice, and by t tat bidder there’ ding to the provisi Z, curbing, d, Laws of 1873; and the Common id city, with respect to satd work, shall not have power to authoriga the same to be done or perlormed other= | wine than by contra@® and in the manner provided in said sec- tion, and shall not pass any ordinance authorizing the per- formance of any strect improvement mentioned in this sec: tion, unless the same shail be petitioned for by a majority of the Owners of the property, who shall also be the owners of @ majority of the frout feet on the line of the proposed im- provement, THR REJECTION OF It is made lawful for the heads of dep assent of the Comptroller, to reject all vide made for performin, particular work ishing supplies an concur in deeming it for the best city, and fu such case iteball be lawful to readvertise for the per formauce of such work, and furnishing such supplies and materials, nd receive new bids or proposals therefor, until | Such proposals ‘or bids shall be eceived as "the Reads | of partments jaud = Comptroller shall coneur- or the best interests of the city rovided, that all bids or proposals nd awarded in the presen Comp | jer. It prohibits any work or works mentioned in the | act veing done or performed under the authority @ any law or any ordinance of the Common | Council now — existing which may hereafter | be passed, the expense of w is payable from the pro- ceeds of assexsment stock 0 . to An amount exceeding the sur of €1,000,000 in the aguregate in any one year alter the year 1876, and in that year the amount to be so shall not exceed the sum of $500,000 in the aggregate. PAYMENTS OF CONTRACTS, On the final settiement of any contract hereafter made for any work or works, the expense of which is payabe from the | proceeds of assessment stock or bonds, she final thirty per | cent payment which may be due thereou is not to be made | tutil’ the. expirauion least tbirty days after the confirmation of the assessment for the work performed | thereunaer by the Board of Revision and Correction of As: | the ayment of the amount | is to be dat the | veu per cent per annum for ail ums that may have | tunced thereon to the contrater or contractors as in- nder | DS u pro- sided, ‘however, that no payme: ve made on | y contract for work the expense of which is loss than | an} £1,500, until after the confirmation of the assessment there- | for. all ASSESSMENTS FOR STRENT IMPROVEMENTS | mest ve confirmed ouly by the action of the | Board of of Assessments thereon, and whenever there shall be auy alle. on frand, or of the non-fuifilmen’ of any obligation in a contract, the Board shall require th contractor to perform ail’ the obligations of li contract before making the mation of the as. semsment for the work or improvernent done under the con: tract. The Board of Sireet Opening, formed by section 105 of chapter 385 of the Laws of 1843 is vested with sive power and authority im all matiers to acquiring title in the mame on behalt of | the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonaliy of the elty | | purpose of opening streets, rohds and aveunes, public | ents, and upon Revision and | Correction & Ww lands or premises that may be required to be taken for thi squares, parks or places now laid ont, or that may be laid | but, and of discontinuing proceedings therefor to the same | extent and in the aime im: Aldermen | aud Commonalty, and the sev ‘and board are now empowered and seedings now pending for the Woned, or fur their discontinuance. eoutinued, had and conducted of Ftreet Openings ontil their final determinations. Ail taws aud parts of laws now in force i relation te proceedings io | 4 TITLA TO LANDS } tnd promises renuired, tor | the above mentioned | s, OF to the distontinuance of such pro deemed applicatle to a), vroceedings that may ve taken the ander this law or any jaw heresotore passed in relation title. The ors in for road of aver’ the eity any plan of mup heretofore wot te hereatier adopted, is «som er in amount than wt the o thirty cents a foot tor the iiveal extent the street, road or # OF the porti be opened, widened, extended or allore costh, chances oF expenses incurred 10 sv whieh sbali be |i imited to the necessary disourse Commissioners for clerical vervices in jog of correcting maps or profiles, ex lines Rise sive. sogore, diag proceeding, e ‘auy other necesvary Incidental expeneer and ail notices required by law C3 erdinance to be pub- | in corporation papers, shall be inserted in the (ity Hecord, oF one designated corporation paper, is to be # anflicient compliance | requiring publication of such matters vr | THR APPORTIONMENT CommiTTsR notices. Speaker to-da, mnted the Committee on Ap as Toles. Hogrboom. of Columbia, thea ad Smith, of Onondaga, A. J. Camp ‘ork ; Gal! i | the Legislature shail be confined in its labors to sneb leg! | come within the | ment and collection of taxes. It provides | Governor to remove from office the Sheriff, city of New York except he shall have been given a | certitieate as & competent person by a Board of six | competent pharmaceutists, to be selected from the Col. | lege of Pharmecy in the city of New York. Mr. Wooniy’s bill provides that the Governor, with the consent of the Senate, shail appoint six trustees, who shail be divided into three classes of two each, to +| be known as “Trustees of the Central New York In- | dustrial School,”” It shall be the duty of said board to | purchase lands in the central part of tho “State | and erect buildings thereupon for the purpose | ct endeavoring to reform such boys between the ages of eight and sixteen years as may be com- | The tro: mitted to said industrial school. have no salary. Any police justice or justice of the | 8 are to | peace may commit to said school any truant, idle or | Every boy thus commnitted is to be a | county charge upon the county from whence he is sent at the rate of $50 per annum, A blank sum of dollars to be appropriated from the State Treasury to purchase grounds aud erect the buildings is provided for, RESOLUTIONS, Mr McCartny offered this preamble and resolution :— | Whereas it is important and desirable that this session of disorderly boy lation only as effects the citizens of this State and is with the scopy of our legisiative powers, inaugurating, improvin and perfecting wise and just laws tor the government au ‘i benefit of our people, enforcing economy in all the depart mepts of the State ‘government, reform of all existing abuses, bonesty in the discharge of all official duty and per- manent relief of the people trom all unnecessary taxation ; reas the duration of the session of the Legislature ally shortened by thus confining our labors to the purposes and oljects for which we were elected; ther fore, Resolved, That so mach of the tate annaal Message of his | Excellency the Governor ax relute irs exclusivel: within the scope ectfully reterred by the presiding oficer of the Senate to presentation to Congress. Mr. Bkapixy moved to table the resolution. Lost— yeas 12, nays 14. Mr. Jacons moved to make the resolution concur- | 1 | rent, which was carried, and the resolution then went | } on the table under the rule. Mr. Woopin suggested that as the resolutions as | it aid pot rule, aud the Senate could therefore originally presented was not concurrent, act upon it to-day. Mr. Ronexrsox, President pro tem., versely to the suggestion of Mr, Woodin, and the reso lutions were tabled. Adjourned. ASSEMBLY. Aunaxy, Jan, 13, 1876, The memorial of the Chamber of Commerce relative to the improvement of the canals, already printed, was received and referred. BILLS INTRODUCED, By Mr. Tatwane#—Regulating the eale of goods at pub, / Tie auction in Brooklyn. By Mr. Warts—Amending the act of 1873, to secure a better administration of the business in New York po- lice courts. By Mr. Batrov—To repeal the law of 1875 making an | appropriation of tolli for caal expenses, By Mr. Fish—Making regulations for improving the streets, roads and avenues in the city of New York; also regulating the prosecution of claims and legal pro- ceedings against the Mayor and commonalty of tne city of New York. Mr. StRAHAS, from the Judiciary Committee, re- ported the bill rviative to masquerades, and asked that itbe pnt on its Mal passage. He said the bill had been amended so as to require the consent of the police authorities of New York and Brooklya whenever a masquerade 18 to take place in those cities. It requires unanimous consent to put the bill on its final passage. Mr. BRADLEY objected, and it went to the Committee of the Whole. Mr. Warts’ bill relative to New York poltce courts die that the salaries of the police justice to be | or reafter appointed shall be $5,000, patd quarterly. ‘The salaries of the clerks shall be $2,500, paid quarterly. Mr. Case introduced a bill which confers additional powers of local administration on boards of super- visors. It provides that the supervisors of any county, except New York and Kings, may by a two-thirds vote legalize the informal acts of any town meeting in rais- ing money, or the irregular acts of any town officer performed In good faith within the scope of bis au- thority, and on the application of the assessors of any town may correct errors in assessments or returns made to the Board; refund tiegal or erroneows taxes and adjust end apportion such tax between the county and town in which it was paid, The bill gives the Supervisors power to assess tho towns for contingemt election expenses not exceeding $25 in each ease, and to impose a tax on dogs. Mr. Ivoat.s introduced a bill regulating the govern- any per- son or firm who is the owner of real property assessed and which is covered {n whole or in part by mortgage may demand of the receiver or collector of taxes at the Ume of paying the same a receipt for the same and a Ged statement of the rate per cent of the assessors’ uation and what percentage of the true value was Placed on the assessment roll, and on the presentation of such receipt and statement to the holder of the Mortgage at the time of making the next payment of principal or interest thereon such per- son or firm may demand the indorsement on the mortgage or bonds of such sum as the amount due and unpaid of the principal and interest, when broushs to the standard of valuation adopted vy the asseavors, as indicated by what the certified percentage fnay bear to the sum required to pay such taxes, Other provisions refer to the certification of the rate of valuation and the preparation each year of « tabular ents of the | statement, certified under oath, showing the fate per | tte xy | cent of tho true value at which real proporty is as | twee sessed. Mr, Wamerer introdaced a bill which authorizes the Jounty ‘Treasurer, any County Superintendent of the Poor, or any Coroner, District Attorney or Clerk of any county, or the Register or Clerk of the city and county of New York at any time, giving such oficer a copy of the charge against him wnd an opportanity of being beard in his defence before any removais shail be made. CANAL APPRAISERS! REPORT. SUMMARY OF THE ANNUAL REPORT—DECISIONS UPON FOUR HUNDRED AND NINETY-ONE CLAIMS-—NEABLY A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS CLAIMED, Aunaxt, Jan, 13, 1876, The Canali Appraisers gent in their anova! report to er, of Erie, Fish, of J'ut- i edly? eApeces, Maynard, of Kings, and No i ‘of New York. ‘Wuubt Tammany witi acain think herself slighted, | the Senate to-day, which conciades as foliows:— ‘Ua submitting the statements contaiyed in this re- the only New York democrat op it, Being of the anti- | The Committee on Cities of inst year’s Assembly, | Hopkins being in Buffalo and | | will bear all parties interested in the question of the | 80 as to make throwing of nails and glass in the street | They will | recommend several amendments to the charter and | speaker of the House of Representatives tor | / decided ad- | port it may not be inappropriate to conclude with a summary of the decisions of the undersigned during | their terme of office, Pour hundred and ninety-one ¢laims have been heard and decided, in which the | aggregate amount claimed was $1,961,286. The amount } of awards mage thereon was $142,309, and the amount | disallowed, $1,218,927. Thirty-four claims in addition have been heard under resolutions of the Canal Board directing rehearings. The amount claimed in these 84 cases was $241,975, of which $84,205 was allowed and $15) was disallowed. These awards were mostly for the permanent appropriation of lands by the State. Adding the number of claims and the amounts of awards in these cases to the before mentioned atate- ment it constitutes @ total of 525 claims, on which |e claimed the sum of $1,603,211, of which awards were | made to the amount of allowed to claims decided are o of land 12, showing the amount $1,376,698. Included = in 43 “for permanent — appr: by the State, aggregating | acres for the conrtraction of the Otisco | Lake Reservoir and the Jamesville Reservoir, | The balance of the awards made are tor the perma- nent appropriation of lands and temporary damages 80 appearing in the several claims filed. The number of claims heard and awards made during | the calendar year 1875 wa: The amount claimed on the same was $810,453, and the amount awarded | was $15,042. For the payment of this latter amount— to wit, $13,042—it will be necessary for the Legis- lature to make a provision in the Appropriation bill at its present session, In addition to the above it may be | stated that in no instance has the State appealed to the | Canal Board against any award made by the appraisers, nor in any instance of an appeal by claimants bas an award been disallowed or revised by the Canal Board, THE NEW CANAL BOARD. REPORT OF THE AUDITOR—RESIGNATION OF &. BABCOCK—APPOINTMENT OF STANDING | COMMITTEES, | Aunaxy, Jan, 13, 1876. | The new Canal Board met to-day, all the members being present, The Auditor reported as receipts for the fiscal year ending September 90, 1875, on the canals as follows:— cipts, $1,919,846; payments, $1,350,697, On the rie Canal the payments were, 479; on the Cham- plain, $144,020; Oswego, $68,028; Cayuga and Seneca, | $17,811; Chemung, $13,643; Crooked Lake, $4,185; Chenango, $18,844, Genesee Valley, $58,763; Black | River, $45,044. | _ The resignation of Stephen C, Babeock as Resident Enginecr was accepted, ‘The Auditor communicated the fact that three certif- cates, amounting to $8,500, being part of the award to | John'Hand, had been surrendered to the Attorney Gen- eral and by him to the Auditor, | On motion of the Lieutenant Governor they were ac- cepted and ordered to be cancelled. Lieutenant Governor Dorsheimer presented the fol- lowing resolutions Resolved, That the ing committees:—A = & | hair appoint the following stand. mittee of three upon canal a istration, to whieh ll be referr all matters tothe management of the canals and to the persous ereon A committee of three upon constro hich shall be referred all mateers relating to o nary or extraordinary repairs. A committee of three apo merce, to which shall be referred ali questions relating Avigation aud use of canals. Dorshermer said he introduced the resolution | for the reason that the experience in the Board was | | to 1 | that matters had been disposed of at the same | meeting at which they were introduced, ' In consequence of this members of the | Board were requiréd to vote upon many matters upon | which they could not have sufticient information. He | thought it would be better to have standing committees whose duties should embrace the whole scope of the | business of the Board, and report the result of their ex- | aminations to the Board. If # matter of necessity oc- curred the Board could always act immediately, not- withstanding the resolution. He suggested that the resolution be laid over until the next meeting, which was agreed to. The following Superintendents were removed ;— John Kelly, section 12, erie Canal. William M. McRae, section 11, Erie Canal, D. N, Seanlin, Genesee Valley Canal, The Board thon adjourned for two weeks, VNEW YORK HOUSES. | YHE NUMBER ON MANHATTAN ISLAND AND THE ANNUAL COST FOR NEW STATISTICS, * The annual report of Mr. Walter W. Adams, Superin- ONES—INTERESTING following interesting fact®:— During the year 1874 there were 1,388 plans sub- mitted for new buildings, the estimated cost of erection being $16,786,077, anti 1,429 plans of alterations to cost $3,532,147, making the total cost of new buildings | and alterations in that year, $20,318,224. In 1875 plans were submitted for 1,406 new buildings, at an estimated cost of $18,236,770; plans for 1,258 alterations, estimated to cost $5,200,438, making the total cost of new buildings and alterations $21,437,208; thus showing an increase during 1875 of $1,118,984 During the year 1875 there were 1,134 new buildings commenced and 1,251 completed. Of the 1,258 altera- tions proposed, 1,145 were completed, partment for approval took effect on June 1, 1866 Since then the record is: | New Alte Year. |Build-| Estimated | ra. | Hstimat’d| fangs. | Cost ltions| Cost. | Total Cost. @17/ $6,886,205] 70] $23,180] $6,850,155 1,085] 25/028'480! 858] 2.200)153) 27,220" 633, 21012) 85,298,543) 353] 21187,045 21348) 89,831,088] 1,825] 4,228) 174 2,635) 38,646,425 ]1,362) 3,764,624 Deis} 87)580/01e] (1373! 4.351.981 | 41 981,907 1,281] 21, 044135. S00] 2:788\879) 247 73x 059 1,311} 22,276, 64511,199| 3,496,995] 25,773,059 1,388) 16,78 7] 20,138,224 1406! 18)236, 21,437,208 720, 743,986|280, 684,903 The largest number of new buildings are in the Twelfth, Nineteenth, Twenty-second, Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth wards; the largest number of first class | dwellings in the Twelfth ward; the largest number of | frame buildings in the Twenty-thir: | wards; the largest number of alterat | Ninth, Twelfth, Fifteenth, Eighteenth and Nineteenth | wards Since 1862 the advance in the price of real | estate and the consequent high rents and taxes have | increased the proportion of tenement dwellings, and | the same causes have contributed to the multiplication j of a better class, distinguished as French flats The Most costly structures proposed during 1875 are of that character. The proportion is, of first class dwellings, B78; second class dwellings, 68; third class or tene- ments, 528; French flats, 90; but inasmuch as the classification designates dwellings intended for one family only as first class, the second and third class and flats being designed for more than one family, flats may be regarded as tenements, viz, first class dwell- | ings, 378; tenements, 609. | _ Notwithstanding the decreasn in building enterprise since the general decline commenced in 1873, the ad- | vancing dilapidation of the older portions of the city, and the annually "accumulating resalis of ily con- | structed and worse designed houses, prior to the enact- | ment of building laws and the organization of a depart- | ment of skilled mechanics to entorce them. The labor | of securing the safety of life and property in a city like New York is annually increasing, as the record of each | year proves, The most tmportant achievoment of the past year is the census of buildings in the city, with « | careful classification; the first thorough and accurate one ever made, The Bureau of lnspection reports FIGATY-POUR THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED | on Manhattan Island. classified as follows stone, dweilings, 7,190; first class, brick; 5,052—total, 12,188; second class, stone, 2,142; second cinss, brick, | 13,575; second class, brick on rear lots, 2597—total, | 18.314; third class, tenements, 20,455; French flats, stone, 133; French flats, brick, 66—Lotal, 198 | _ Estimating the three latter classes as tenements, the | proportion is, of first class dwellings, 12,188; tene- | ments, 38,997 (which, together with the irame buildings | on rear lots, 1,462, and on front lots, 14,337) making the | number of trame buidings 15,799, gives a total of 67,156 buildings for the dweiling accommodation of the popu- lation of New York south of Harlem River, the centre 1! population being about Fourth avenue aad Four- teenth street The business houses comppise:—Pirst clase stores, Stone, 1,918; tirst class stores, iron, 703; second ch stores, 4,672; factories, 2,724; banks, 67; theatres, 27; slaughter holises, 64; stabies, 5,090; 1cehouses, 23; brew: ies, 56; distilleries, 10; markets, 11; railroad depots, halls, 45—in all 16,434—beside which there are— churches, 425; public builaings, 33; hospitals and asye lume, 66, the remainder being misceilancous, It is especialy noteworthy that 20,607 new buildings and | 11,887 alterations have been the work of the last thir- | teen years, since the organization of the department, and comprise the most costly and ornamental siruc- | tures in the city. The old landmarks and reliog of $bo | past are eTaduaily obliterated by continued trausforma- | tions, whereby thecity is improved and its architectural beaaty enhanced, The records show that the moro ly and extensive improvements have been made in Strict lying, Say, south of Canal street and be- William street, Bowery, Charch avd Wooster | streets, The district east of Broadway, from Fulton reet to the Hariem River, is occupied by factories, second and third class stores and dwellings, while the fine Grst class dwellings, #beatres, hotels and eost) modern structures occupy sites on the line with B | Way, say (rom Foorth to Sixth avenue, and north of Fourteenth street. That portion of the city | Situated west of Fifth avenue and between | Fourteeuth and Fifty-ninth streets 18 filled with anferior first class dwellings and second and third class stores and dwellings, while west of Kighth avenue and north | of Fifty-ninkh street the lands remain almost wholly | unimproved, As sul Of the Completion of the peusive boulevards and the consequent spedulativ | Chterprise aud bigh taxes the lots are held at advanced rate®. In consideration of that fact the Superintendent remarks, that a liberal coustruction of the disere- ienary power vested in him vo permit the erection of frame buildings haviig worked beneficially im hi ly settied districts in the ‘Twenty-third and Twen- ty-fourth wards, it would pot be inconsistent with buble welfare if similarly exercised Ip the district wine id Twenty-fourth ns in the Righth, | cor the | ‘The law requiring plans to be submitted to the de- | i | | | | | | fore, comes legitimate tondent of the Department of Buildings, contains the | ‘rough his dam and | | America, by | per the annexed score:— north of Kighty-sixth street and west of Eighth avenue, Many owners of one or two lots, who are unable to erect costly structures now, desire 0 diminish the burdens of mterest and taxes, would af = permitted, erect neat villa OF cob tage houses The Burean of Iron Work reports that 26,505 buildings were examined during the year for fire escapes; 1,606 were reported for fire es- capes ; 2,051 fre escapes provided ; 4,860 notices served ; 208 cases sent to the Attorney for prosecution; 1,023 | iron arch girders, beams, lintels tested; 14,604 build- ings are provided with outside fire escapes; 425 churches, 172 hotels, 68 institations of learning, 27 theatres, 48 halls and 66 hospitals and asylums were inspected, and the requirements of the law enforced. The Bureau of Violations reports a large increase of labor over that of the previous year, 3 eli sas 74. Buildings, Unsafe, reported... Notices served, Violations reported, Violations removed Sent to Attorney... Notices served. ‘The amount o' pe ote department by owners of unsafe buildings was 260, 639, SAM COLLYER’S BENEFIT. Sam Collyer, one of the pluckiest men that ever stepped into the pugilistic ring, was tendered a compli- mentary benefit at Harry Hill's Theatre yesterday after- noon. The entertainment was all that had been prom- ised, and greatly pleased the 600 spectators. An agreeable programme of singing and dancing filled up an hour or so, during which the honors of the occa- sion were Credited to Frank Lewis in his rendering of the song, “Hurrah for the Minstrel Band,’? Thencame the boxing, First to commence operations were John McGinty and Jerry Leary, who showed some evidence that their fistic culture had received atten- tion; but the exhibition lacked the fire and the skill which a critical company desire, so they retired with but meagre applause, The next bout was between Tim Crowley and the sturdily put up Billy Madden. The latter demonstrated that he had not forgotten the cunning of his hands, and “got all over” Tim to such an extent that his friends cheered him repeat- ediy, The wind up of these two was quite spirited, though amicable. Two novices next stepped into the, arena and did what they could to amuse the crowd, which wa$ not much, and then gave way to McCarty and Steelman, who provoked general merriment by the manner in which they gave and received repeated warm tokens of friendship. Uncle William Tovee, M. C., laughingly announced that McCarty had been epeculating in Wall street, and, being unfortunate in his ventures, would pass around the hat and endeavor to collect enough to “square” one of his “margins.’? This McCarty did, and the audience, liking bis nerve, made up quite a little sum for him. Johnny Carman and ‘a friend” now mounted the boards and mado matters warm for each other, but they soon ion way to Jimmy Kelly and the dons Mouse.” is Was the last “‘set-to” of the afternoon, and was well worth tbe looking at. Each was bent on business, Ned Mallaban and Johnny Saunders then came on for a test of skill, and were pleasantly welcomed. With their re- tiring the beneficiary and Mickey Coburn wound up the show. Collyer was received with abundant poplars and it was evident from the Coup! that he had nol forgotten the days of his youth, though, of course, neither he nor the amiable Mickey did else than tap lightly and show they were excellent tacticians, “HORSE NOTES. The dam of Mr. Bonner’s famous horse Dexter died at the farm of Jonathan Hawkins, at the Waldham Farm, Ulster county, about a week ago, She was twenty-seven years old. She had been a prolific brood mare. Her first foal was Dexter; the second, lost in foaling, by a son of Black Hawk; the third, Lady Dexter, by Hambletontan, owned by Charles Backman, of Stony Ford; the fourth, Dictator, by Hambletonian, owned by Mr. Durkee; the fifth, Kearsarge, by Volun- teer; sixth, Hyacinth; seventh, a filly, by Volunteer, Jost in foaling; eighth, a Gilly, by Volunteer; ninth, lambietonian, dead; tenth, a colt, by Idol, jost in foaling; eleventh, Astoria, brown tilly, by Hambletonian, owned by Mr. G. Howland; twelfth, bay ar by Hambletoman, dead; thirteenth, brown filly, owned by Jonathan Hawkins. The foals have generally bred after the dam more or less closely for color than for contour, The old mare was black, with white feet, with star and snip tn her face, about fil- teen hands high, sired by American Star. Dexter, there- ly by his color and markings grandam, while his brother, Dic- tator, more nearly coloring after Hambletonian and de- void of the markings, still has the same slope from coupling to croup and other peculiarities of outline, showing that he, liké Dexter, has in a great degree bred atter his dam, at least for form. The granddam of Dexter was a handsome brown mare, with four white feet, but nothing was known of ‘ber pedigree, She, like her daughter, lived to a good old age, being thirty: two years old atthe time of her dea’ She was the dam of 1x foais after becoming the property of Mr. Hawkins. HANDBALL. Two Interesting matches of handball were played yesterday at McQuade’s court, tn this city, No. 404 | Madison street. The first was between Mossrs. Larkin and Harrison and Messrs. Carrol] and McCourt The match was well contested throughout, victory fina'ly failing to the former, who won the second game by a | score of 21 to 17 and the third by a score of 21 to 20, while their opponents got the first by a score of 21 wo 1, SECOND MATCH. The second match was between Messrs. Gilmarten and Curry and Messrs, Barry and Reagan, ail well known amateurs. The former played with unusual while their opponents were a little unfortunate, sl the fesult being a victory for Mr, Curry and partner, a8 First Game.—Curry and Gilmarten+3, 7, 3, 8—21. Barry and Reagan, 1, 0, 5—6. Second Game.—Gilmarten and Curry—0, 8, 1, 0O—4, Barry and Reagan, 1, 7, 9, 4—21. Third Game.—Gilmarten and Curry—4, 3, 11, 3—21. Barry and Reagan, 9, 2, 0O—11. AMERICAN RACKETS. The match of American rackets, the best two of three games, between Messrs, B. McQuade and Burns and Messrs. Reagan and Barry, played yesterday atthe Madison street court, in this city, proved a very ex- citing one, many of the innings being very jong and the hitting exceedingly sharp and = strong. After a hard seh dur- ing which the sides were frequently’ a te, Messrs. Reagan and Barry won the first game, the score being 21 to 18. The second game was still more closely contested, Mr. McQuade and partner finally running the game out by a score of 21 to 19. The third was equally close and still more exciting, Mr. Reagan and partner, amid loud applause, winning the match ‘and game by a score of 21 to 1 PIGEON SHOOTING. Jaxvany 13, 1876. To tue Epiror or Tas Heraup:— Asl mean business, | want Mr. Bogardus and the public generally to understand that I will match Ira A. Paine against Bogardus or any other man for $1,000 a side, thirty yards rise, English rules, find, trap and handle for each other and shoot in New York, in two months from acceptance of challenge; this and only this will ensure good birds. If Mr. Bogardus will call at beipoaan Oe he will mathe iat bere no and challenge to bim except English rules, Respectfully, &c., or B GRAY, Nos. 10 and 12 Prince street, New York. PICKING UP THE GLOVE. CHBISTOL INTIMATES HIS WILLINGNESS TO WRESTLE WITH RIGA To THe Eprtorn or tus Herauy:— ‘On the 20th of December if I did not accept the chal- lenge of Jules Rigal it was because I considered him too much of a boy and because he was presented by my ex- manager, with whom I did not care to bave anything more to do. Now Lam willing, a8 he 18 anxious, to wrestle with him anywhere between New York and Boston, for $500 a side, in any ball to which the public shall be admitted gratia. The money is ready, and will be deposited in Boston or New York. If Mr. Rigal means business, and if he is not afraid, be will accept Bostox, Jan. 13, 1876. ANDRE CHRISTOL, THE NAVY. THE MARINE CORPS—-RECENT PROMOTIONS — GENERAL ZRILIN TO. RETIRE. It fs an old saying In the navy that nothing less than an certhquake cam start promotions in the marine corps. Men grow old and weary in the service before they even reach the modest rank of major, and others die at an advanced age wearing the single bar of the first ientenant. The officers of the corps hi nothing to look for after along and zealous service on shore and | at sea but adecent burial if they have fortunately sur- vived the storms of ridicule from the ignorant \as- men and the merciless treatment of a Congress equally a8 sghoran of tt8 duty or its valve to our nav, ena “reform first object of attack in the marine cor; but few friends, but which is really the right arm of the nawal service “Ships may as well go to eca with- oat guns,” said old Ironsides Stewart, ‘as without marines.’’ Nevertheless there are promotions at great intervals, Major James Lewis, of the eorpa, has re- signed, which will promote Captain Clement D. Hebb, now commanding the marine barracks at Mare Island, Cal, to the vacant majority. Captain Hebb ts one of the mont ardent, valaable and sealous officers hey aad He was ap) ted March 14, 1856, and has served with great almost twenty years. His promotion is well earned and ought to have beon granted years ago. It i probabie that Brigadier General Jacob Zeilin will retire in the spring. That will give another advance bo tardy promotion, ‘99 , Mittee is composed of most of the leading men of Great | HEALTH PRESERVING AND LIFE SAVING. AN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION TO BE HELD AT BRUSSELS THIS YEAR. The international exhibition of mechanical appli ances for saving life on land and sea, and of means and methods for preserving health and mitigating the evils | of war, w to be held in the city of Brussels during the present year, commencing May 1 and ending Novem- oer 1, to which American citizens are cordially invited to contribute. Committees of co-operation, composed of prominent officials and citizens, have been formed tn the different countries of Europe. The English com- Britain, with the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cam- bridge as honorary president and vice president The Austrian committee has at its head the Archduke, and the German committee is presided over by the Crown | Prince. The American committee consists of the Gov- ernots of the several anda oumber of leading citizens in gach State. Chief Justice Waite, of the United States Supreme Court, is the bomen oer dent, and the Hon. Charies Francis Adams, assa- chusetts, the vice president, A central committee bas been formed, with its reposi- tory in the city of New York, for the practical duty of | forwarding articles intended for exhibition, The inven- tive genius of this country has been prolific in praduc- ing numerous successful contrivances for saving life and preserving health, and our hospital arrangements, as well as those for transporting the sick and wounded, have arrived ata high degree of perfection. It is au- ticipated that the American contributions to the bu- mane and laudable objects of the exhibition will be large, In view of the very general response of foreign nations to our Centennial Exhibition tt should bea matter of national pride with us to meet the invitation which has been extended to our citizens to participate | in this great international display of sanitary appli- ances. its of great importance to the whole civ- ilized world will undoubtedly be derived from this exht- bition and from the deliberations of the Health Con: gress that forms a part of the pi me . Inventors and all others interested im furthering the | purposes which are to be accomplished by the Brussels Congress and Exhibition are re to address BERT L. VIELB, Chairman Central Committee, 234 Broadway, N. Y. LECTURE BY DR. JOHN LORD. Dr. JohneLord lectured yesterday morning to a large audience in Association Hall, His subject. was “Phidias.”” He commenced by saying:—I have more diffidence in presenting this subject on ancient art than any one in my whole course, because it is very difficult to say anything new and because everybody gossips about it. The contemplation of art is a fashion, about which it is not well to be ignorant and about which there is an amazing amount of cant and borrowed opinions You may be surprised that I present Phidias as one of the benefactors of the world—a man about whom there is so little known that I am obliged to make him the text of a great subject. History says that Phidias lived in the time of Pericles and orna- mented the Parthenon with his unrivalled statues, He made astatue of Minerva, of gold and rvory, forty feet in heigbt, the gold costing $500,000,000, Another (amous work of Phidias was a bronze statue of Athena, sixty feet in height, and one of Jupiter, in the Temple of Olympia, seated on a throne of gold, ivory and pre- cious stones, and so famous was this that it was consid- ered a calamity to die without seeing it This statue, removed to Constantinople by Theodocius, remained undisturbed until the year 475, His works have all perished ; but many executed under his supervision yet remain, His distinguishing excellences were s\mplicity and grandeur. It is the work he represented to which I would call your attention; I mean the expression of art, chiefly in building, statuary and pictures. Grecian artists have been in all ages the teachers of architecture, sculpture and painting. Thoir works re- main objects of hopeless imitation, and as this art four- ished under a pagan rule, we havearight te suppose that artcan flourish as well under pagan as Christian influences, Christianity has only modified art by cre- ating high moral impressions, by purifying it from sen- sual influences, Arteven declined in Rome from the second century after Christ, In the age of Pericles we observe the first expression of art in architecture, The temples of Egypt and Syria were grand and imposing, but not graceful. The Dorio style was the first improvement, and all the glories of architecture culminated in the Parthenon. That unri- valled temple was not so large as some of the temples of the Middle Ages, but it covered twelve times more ground than the temple of Solomon, The Ionic style 1s only a modification of the Doric; the Corinthian exhibited only a greater elegance and richer ornamentation; but the Esdras of these three orders are the same, their uty consisting in columns and horizonial lines, even as the vertical line marks the Gothia, . The genius displayed in sculpture was carried to the same perfection, In the sculpture of the Greeks we see: the whole perfection of the human form, both of Man and woman, and not only that, but they ba nt sented ag repose, majesty and every passion which moves the human soul. The third development of Grecian art was painting, and that was carried to con- siderable perfection. Art in every department was ad- vanced by them to the very highest cultivation. The great artists live through all ages, even if they con- tribute little to the saving of the world; yet their works are valuable assistants to those who would convey great truths of moral form to others by putting them in an attractive light | EGYPT THREE THOUSAND YEARS AGO. Last evening at the chapel of St, Angustine, Bowery, near Houston street, Rev. Mytton Maury gave a lec ture to alarge audience, the subject of which is ex- plained by the above title, The lecturer had copies on canvas of many of the figures so well preserved in the tombs of Egypt, portraying thesports, warfare and mode of life of the ancients; by the aid of these pic- tures Mr. Maury was the better able to explain to his ynterested ence al] about their harvesting, huntin, wine making and even cooking. The speaker rivete the attention of his audience to the close of his address, and was rewarded for his interesting effort by warm applause. THE BURNS FESTIVAL, ‘The New York Caledonian Clab are making exten- sive preparations for the celebration of the Burns an- nual festival on the 25th inst’ Among those who have promised to attend the dinner are Whitelaw Reid, Judge McAdam and the Rev. Mr. Scott, of the Jane street church A ball will be given inthe evening to wind up the day’s entertainment |; MEETING OF THE AMERICAN IN- STITUTE. A regular moeting of the New York American Inst\- tute was held last evening in the hall of the New York Historical Society, corner of Second avenue and Eleventh street, The President, Mr. Cleveland, occu- | pied the chair, After the reading of the minutes a list of fifty-six applicants for membership was read, and on motion they were declared elected. According to the Provisions of the new charter, it will be six months now before any propositions for membership can be acted iy 12 On motion of Mr. Levy $100 was donated to Mr. Gardner, the Assistant @lerk of the institute, A resolution was then offered which in effect was intended ay with smoking and loud talking inthe library Institute, It was evident that the friends of the ‘weed wore out in pretty good force, for a determined effort was made to table the resolation. _A very pretty then ensued. Amendments were offered, and the members wrangled and tugged for all the world _ in a prize debating society, The resolation led for and read no less than four tim et wo n was {t was finally adopted, and copies were ordei posted in the library. THE GOETHE CLUB. The monthly meeting of this club was held last even- ing at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, being largely attended. Twonty-one new members joined the club, Messrs, Witham Cullen Bryant and Bayard Taylor were lected | honorary members, | THE DISBANDED HIGHLANDERS. With a view of preserving the kilt uniform in the National Guard of this State, a namber of the lately disbanded Seventy-ninth regiment have determined to form three companies. Each company will be one hundred strong and fully equipped in Scotch military costume, Two of the companies will join the Twelfth regiment and one the Seventy-first, The commanding | officers of these regiments have agreed to allow the men to withdraw just as soon ag a new regiment can be formed. Efforts will be made to induce the Gover. nor to allow the old Seventy-ninth regiment to be re- enrolled, and inthe meantime the men will be kept to- gether by joining the above regiments, THE INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION. The rumor circulated about town yesterday that the Industrial Exhibition Company hi jased the Grand Opera House is mmoorrect Ye CHESS. Mr. Bird commenced on.Wednesday evening twenty games simultaneously against thas Camber of strong players, most of whom are members of the New York Downtown Chess Clad. Nearly all of the games were adjourned on account of the lateness of thé hour, but were resumed yesterday, the Anal result giving Mr. Bird Gfteen games, the rem: parties having been abandoned as drawn, a Bi LANDIS PLEADS INSANITY. Close of the Evidence for the Prosecution ane. Opening for the Defence. RECITAL OF FACTS TO BE PROVEN Testimony of Dr. Ingram on the His- tory of the Wound, Bripaetoy, N. J., Jan. 13, 1876, The court opened atten o'clock, Attorney General Vanatta and Vice Chancellor Williamson occupied the first ten minutes in close conversation about the pis- tol The fact that the pistol shown was the weapon used by Mr. Landis was then admitted by his counsel, The trial then proceeded. Dr. William D, Cook affirmed (Attoruey General Vanatta conducted the examimation):—I live im Vine~ jand; was acquainted with Uri Carruth; was present af the post-mortem examination and assisted by holding his head; (At this point Dr. Cook admitted be was notan expert, and Judge Reed ruled his testimony out.) Dr. John Ingram was sworn:—I reside in Vineland; have practised twenty-five years; knew Uri Carruth? saw him on the 19th of March last in his office; do not know shat | was sent for; went, perhaps, from curiosity as much as anything else; saw Ward Bidwell theré when | arrived; Mr. Carruth lay on the floor as, it was said, he had fallen; when | arrived he showed signs ot animation; I noticed abrasions on bis forehead and cheek bone, but no blood except about the mouth; at the suggestion of Dr, Bidwell I made a slight examina- tion and sent for a case of instruments; I removed two pieces of bone by the use of forceps; used: the little finger of my lef hand in probing the wound, my object being to find any foreign sub- stance; 1 also introduced a silver probe, perhaps from three-fourths of an inch to an inch into the wound; my examination was a superficial one; Mr. Carruth had recovered consciousness and was able to answer ques- tions; my opinion was that the wound was a fatal one; was present at the post-mortem examination; when f arrived the skull had been removed; T thought that the cause of his death was abscesses in the brain caused by shooting; | knew Charles K. Landis, LANDIS’ PREVIOUS ENMITY. Q Did you ever hear at any time any declaration. from Charles K. Landis with regard to Uri Carruth? A I did. Objected to. Objection overruled, Q Where did you hear this declaration? A. At Mr. Landis’ house. Q State what you beard him say. A. I and Mr. Sawyer, as acommittee, went to Mr. Landis’ house and requested bim not to attend a certain meeting; he replied that ‘‘He would go; that ifany mélée occurred Carruth would be the first victim; that he would not be afraid to face any jury with Carroth’« life on his hands; I made a memorandum of our con- versation that night; have the notes with me; I recol- lect Mr. Landis saying, ‘I won't go to jaw with him; that expression was the first in order; next that he “would go before any jury with that man’s hfo on his bands; in Cat 3 that “Carruth. should be the frst victim” he said, ‘I swear to God,” very emphatically; this was on the 19th of August; the meeting referred to was held that night in Plum Street Hall; I was present; Mr. Landis spoke at that meeting; Mr. Carruth also; revious to this meeting there had been articles in Barrath's paper reflecting on Mr, Landis; | was pres- ent at the meeting in Plum Street Hall; cannot recall the expressions Mr. Landis used regarding Carruth at that meeting; at the time I went to Mr. Landis’ house, on the 19th of August, I knew the men were un- friendly, HISTORY OF THE WOUND. Cross-exam ned by Vice Chancellor Williamson:—t made no notes of the conversation between wyself and Dr. Bidwell while, I was dressing the wound; 1 stopped dressing the wound when, Car. ruth asked for Dr. Fuller; *don’t know but} m: have felt it somewhat when he preferred Dr. Fuller; on the 25th of September I was at Mr. Carruth’s house; I may have said that the wound shou opencd, but do not remember so saying; I do know that it was my ‘impression that the wound should be opened; I told Carruth’s family that I would invite Dr. Bidwell to be present next day, and he ac- companied me there; | think I expressed the idea to Carruth that it was of vital importance that the wound should be opened, but I was not oe to operat the abscess upon the neck so swollen the flesh about the orifice of the wound that it almost obscured It; I noticed a protrusion at the mouth of the wound which might have been caused iy by hernia of the brain or by a fungus growth; dia" nce probe it or insert my finger; Dr. Bidwell and 1 were there next day about balfan hour; Mr. Carruth seemed to be in somewhat of a stupor; leanod-forward while examined the wound; I think he said he had a dis- agreable sensation of heat and dizziness in his head: I observed a tendency to paralysis; can- not tell on which side; his articulation was thick; his tongne did not give any evidence of paral- ysis; complained of siee nervousness when doors were opened; my opinion at that time was that there was something causing compression; I under- stood boa Cede meeting Ler jum Street Hall was to give Mr. ‘an opportunity to explain the situation of things to the public; it was to persuade him not to that meeting that Mr. Say po I do not remember whether the pro- ceedings were published in the Jndependent or not, Redirect examinution of Dr. Ingram:—The wound on the neck was superiicial and not dangerous; there would be matter thrown out of the mouth of such a wound until i entirely closed; I regarded the condition of Carruth on the 25th of September as very precari: ous; Carruth refused to allow any operation upon bis bead; said he did not want to be batchered any more Recross-examination—I did advise the opening ot the abscess on the outside; I regarded it as an irrita tion and complicating the danger of the case; I con- sidered the abscess as a bad symptom. The State here rested its casé. THR DEFENCE. Colone] William E. Potter opened for the defenca, He said:—The time bas come when, as one of the counsel for the ak it becomes my duty to lay before you history of this case. The true story of this case will be related for the first time. Never before in the history of this country bas & trial more important been brought before this rk 1 have to tell you the story of # ruined life, of a man whose hair has been whitened by snows which never melt, whose energies are broken, whose youth and elasticity have departed under the pressure of sorrows caused by another. We propose to show you that after the shooting Mr. Carruth made a steady, uniform march toward hea'th anti the lst of September, At this point Colonel Potter turned to a lady who had made some remark and said:—“Mra Robinson, I de- sire you to make no remarks It is not proper; itis not lady like.” He then continued :— ue to show yoo that this defendant tn- TAR TAINT OF INSANITY. We also propose to show you that he is constituted, physically past eye in — @ manner re he is very susce je to insanity. ° pose to show that as early as 1866 he labored dy the idea that he would be that he had his house guarded to revent ; that he suspected many of the ordinary less visitors who came to Vineland as persons who had come to assassinate him. unsel went on to relate many instances of Mr. Landis’ conduct, which be propoes to paar ye eg mind was seri y im ) We shall show you thaton the morning of the shooting he went to his office and eom- plained to Mr. Burk, his business manager, of having passed asleepless night We shall show you thas at about eight o'clock he was introduced to the agent of s business firm {n Philadelphia; that he acted in such a manner that he frightened the agent ; that he went home and that Mrs, Landis handed bim a slip of paper which he read and then rushed violently from the room; that a short time before the shooting he spoke almost ravingly about art and redeeming Vine- ers land and homanity by stataes of as Belvidere, Vesus de Medic! i aad oth “ fem ae ; an + to ; him he ected a8 the parks an. that most pel thing with which injure himself; that it rats were running coiling round his aD could eaid next day that all feert ‘and Penwrapping bis ears and en) de@ned the special characteristics througe lead Gaarames ne: of bis enhepey ry Re espen scorn cae ~ ine mnestie seuuions ‘then ‘to cs matters pressii clusion of his I clap tosis be Rass ee Tor Dr. nd. jee and Dr, of New Y. are to be examined as experts. 1 BRICKLAYERS IN COUNCIL ‘The delegates to the National Union of Bricklayers held their Gfth session in the ball of the Democratic General Committee yesterday, Mr. Lows Carpenter in the chair, Several new members were admitted to the National Union. An election of officers for th year was held, Leconte nO in the re-election or Mr Cate 0) penter as presiden in T. Martin, of K vico president Gectge’ Weaver.” of inte gyn Barn jenry Col w York, recording secretal and James A. of Balti been ge Gedlen more, treasurer of the Na- ISLAND NIGHT GUARDS. The of Charities and Correction Commisstoners On Saturday evoning a consultation will be plaged.st toe rooms of the shove sit } Bird con. nding against Messra Vrankenberg, Doyle and bave decided to appoint four night guards for Black» well’s Island. a san which i evidently very mecem \ rhe