The New York Herald Newspaper, January 29, 1876, Page 6

e SPRING CHARTER ELECTION’, liow Mayors of Newy’ Have Been Ch’ ysen. The Aldermen E)soted When the Voting Was in April. CHANGING TO "AE DAY OF THE STATE BLROTION Rapid Deterioration in Charac- ter and Ability., ‘Under the English colonia! government, from 1665. to 1776, the Mayors of New York were appointed by the royal authority for no definite periods. The people elected the Aldermen, first on a general ticket and sub- sequently by wards, Thirty-five Mayors were thus ap- pointed, beginning with Thomas Willett, an English merchant, and ending with Whitehead Hicks, a lawyer. | Amoug many eminent names we find Van Cortland, Bayard, De Peyster, Cruger, Heathcote and other leading nen, In 1776, Febrdary 14, St. Valentine's Day, the Revo- lutionary Congress or Convention of New York ap- pointed David Matthews, a lawyer, to be Mayor in place of Hicks, who adhered to the royal cause. The regular State government, formed after our indo- pendence had been secured, appointed Mayors on the Homination of the Governor with the consent of the Council of Appointment. This body was composed of one State Senator from each district The first Mayor of New York so appointed was James Dunno, a rich lawyer, who married into the Livingston family, and bad a fine country seat near Gramercy Park. erved #1X years and was followed by Richard Varick, also a lawyer, who served twelve years, Then we had Edward Livingston, lawyer, of the renowned family of that name, for one year, when be moved to Louisiana and was followed by De Witt Clinton, lawyer, for four years Marinus Willett, the well known Revolutionary Colonel and Sheriff, followed im 1807; but the State party slate changed, and Clinton was again i for two years, Next ne Jacob for a year, and then the irrepr third term,” serving four years. In 1815 another change at Albany brought Rad- ali? back,» (In this year Jolin Ferguson was offered the plac at the same time, the position of Naval he could not hold both places, he chose the inost valuable, the Naval Office; the Mayor had no salary then.) In 1818 Cadwallader C. Colden was ap- pointed, served three years, and gave place to Stephen Allen, sailmaker, the first Mayor from 1766 who was aot r By, the new State constitution the Council of Ap- vointment abolished, and the selection of Mayor arn ork given to.tho Common Council in joint vallot. At this period, the close of Monroe’s adminis. wation, political atfairs were very lively. The party complexion of the city was changing. For twenty yours shere had beon a sort of {amily strite among the Burr- fees, Lewisites, Livingstona, Clintonians ana others. Now national affairs took precedence, and the great question was—Who should succeed Monroe? The can- lidates were Crawford, Clay, Jackson, John Quincy Adams and Calhoun. The Bucktails, who wero strong m tho city, were for Crawford, and they were opposed ‘ya combination called the people’s party. At the sbarter election in 1823 the people's ticket carried five Aldermen and six Assistants, giving them a majority at one on joint ballot. They elected William Paulding. & lawyer, son-in-law of Philp Rhinelandgr, Mayor. Among the men chosen to the Common Donncii were Cadwallader G Colden, Camp- dell P, White, Philip Hone, Shivers Parker, Jameson Cox and Stephen Conover. In (824'the Jackson side won in the city; but Paulding was tetamed in the Mayor’s chair until 1825, when, owing \o new party divisions tn the Common Council, the mercbant-prince and king of auctioneers, Philip Hone, was put in his place. His triumph was of short dura- fon, however, for within the year he was ousted and Paulding brought back. In 1827 the name ‘“lemocrats” began to be used to tenote the Jackson section of the old republican party, and “national republicans” was adopted by the Adams men, The democrats got a large majority in both Boards, but were satisfied with Mayor Paukiing. About this time arose the famous anti-Masonio excitement, saused by the disappearance of Wilham Morgan, but it tad very little effect in this city, ‘Tn 1828 the Jacksonians swept this city by about 16,400 for Old Hickory to 9,600 for Adains. The Com- mon Council was almost entirely democratie Among the members were John Y. Cobra, Jeremiah Dodge, Bernard J. Meserole, James 1. Roosevelt, Thomas Jere- miah, Gideon Lee, Peter Cooper and Philip W. Engs, In 1529 there was little change, but Waiter Bowne, a well-known hardware merchant, was. chosen Mayor, Phere was great excitement over this event; the vote was almost even between Bowne and bis opponent, and Bowne was charged with voting for himself. In October of this year a cit onvention framed a new eharter, which passed the Legislature and went into effect on the 7th of April, 1830. It providéd for sepa- rate iectings of the (wo Boards, and lef out the Mayor and Recorder, who had always been ex officio members of the Common Council. OUR SPRING ELROTIONS, The first spring election was under the charter in 1841, on the segond Tuesday im April. Parties were much mixed, but in the main good men were cho#n, such as J. Y. Cebra, John L Labagh, William Mande- ville, Hubert Van Wagenen, Anthony Lamb, Henry Meigs, Chartes Henry Hall, Mangle Quackenboss, James R Whiting and thomas Jeremiah, The next year, 1832, when the Presidential contest was red hot in No- vember, the spring election was quiet, though the vote was large. Besides most of those’ just named, the Common Council embraced Myndert Vian Schaick, R Rainelander, Henry P. Robertson, Charies G. Ferris, Thompson Price, Jeremiah To" and other notable mames. In 1833 the result was much the same politi- caily, and Isaac L. Varian, Judah Hammond, Morgan | Abrabam_ Van Nest, ex- L. Smith, Gilbert Hopkins, Eifinghaw H. Warner came Mayor Stephen Allen and into the Boards FIRST ELECTION OF MAYOR BY THE PROPLE. One hundred and-eighty-one years after the rule of Burgomaster (Dutch for Mayor) Arent Van Hatten presided over the destinies of New Amsterdam the vople were allowed to make their own choice for ayor by direct vote Purties were now, in April, 1534, fully settled into whigs and democrats. The for- mer nomitiated Guhan ©, Verplanck, and the demo- crate took Cornelius W. Lawrence, The contest was close, Lawrence winnin, The vote wa Lawrence eel Majority for Lawrenc oes te At the sane time the Whigs got nine Aldermen and eight assistants, the democrats having six iu the upper aud seven in the lower Board. In 1835 no regular opposition was made to Lawrence, who was up jor re-election, though Phil vgs, Job Haskell, iu. Van Wagenen, Alderman Cobra and Andy Treiaud were stumptcandidates. As specimen names in the Common Council at this ime we fod Egbert Ben- son, Morgan L Whiting, Myndert Van Schaick, Daniel P. Edward Curtis, Richard Ray» Ward aud Silas M, Still: 6 Verplanck 7,372 203 weil. | Ty was at a democratic ratificatton meeting in the fall of this year (1895) that occurred the memorable row | Ji in Tammany Hali—the tarming off of the gas and the | lighting ap by loco food matebes and candies-—which gave the name “Joco focos” to that radical branch of the democracy lea by Aleck Ming, Mose Jaques, John Wingt, Job Hagkell, Phil Snedecor and others. In 1836 began to appear the ‘native American party,” to repress the inereasii citizens and aliens in politi four candidates for Mayors LATED, aifairs, There were regular dem- ocrat; Seth Geer, whig; Alexander ing, Jt., loco foco or “equal rights,” as they-called the: ves; and ine afterward renowned Protessor Samuel F. 8, Moree, naturve American, Lawrence had an easy walk over. Lawrene 6,1 Ming. Among members of the vronght in Frederick A. Tailmadge, Ira B, Wheeler, Witham Hall, Caleb 8, Woodhall, George F, Tailman and Joseph .R Taylor, The democrats added David nee Neilson Waterbury, Jacob Westerveit and Henry erbe n In 1897 the whlgs clected the Mayor, Aaron Clark (whose house was so shamefully damaged by the loafers and rowdies who visited him on New Year's day). Join | 1, Morgan was the democratic and Moses Jaques the loco foco. The native Americans did not nominate, but yoted for Clark. 17,044 Jaques..cccecseeee, 4,299 763 3,7 twelve of the seventeen wards, whigs carried and ser.t to the City Hall, besides Benson and other old members, Mathew ©. Patterson, Edward Taylor, Robert Joe Hoxie, Jacob Acker, Calvin Balis, Caleb 8. we all, Murray Hofman and Morris Franklin. democrats sent in bo Lew men of prominence ‘Tp 1888 there was a little epiit in the democracy, a 1 calling themselves ‘‘conservatives”’ following Tallmadge and Rives in opposition to Van financial policy, They nominated thé famous ex-Reoorder Richard or ‘Dickey’ Riker for Mayor; | bat Clark was reelected by a ciuse shave against Tam- man, Isaac L. Varian. + 19,733 Riker. 895 ‘Sout ‘saigoa{ibe Haxth ward demorrats gayo the Smith, Aaron Clark, “Little Bitters’? | lin. Ingraham, | A Stil. | drews, Isaac 0. Barker, Joseph Rogers. power of naturalized | The | NEW YORK whigs one majority in the Board and saved them for the year, The uotab.e additions to the Common Coun- c.! were J. Philips Phenix, General William Hail, Clarkson Crelius, Jr. ; David Grahain, Jr,, and Thomas Lawrence, whigs, and Samuel J, Willis, Freeme= Campbell, “Laje"” Purdy, Nathaniel Jaryie, ¢r., and Danel FP. Tiemann, democrats, In 1539 the democrats wom with Isaac L, Varian, Clark again running for.#he whiga, Varian. adieu ++» 21,060 Clark... sraceees 20,027 The democrats also carried both Boards by large ma- jorives. They elected for new meu, Jam Ferris, Thomas Conner, Dave Vandervoort, Abrahau? V. Wik- names of eminence. in 1940, just before the hard cider campaign opened, Varian was re-elected, beating J. Philips Vhoonix, the whyg candidate, by A handsome majority. ‘Varian... .» ~ 21,242 "Phoenix... 19,622 ‘Twelve wards went democratic and only tive for tue Whigs That party sent to the Common Council Henry E, Davies, Thomas F. Peers and their old men, Benson and Woodhull; the democrats seut Daniel C. Rents, Moses G. Leonard, Abraham Hated, Jacob A. Wester- Veit and Uncle Peter Cooper. in the native party began to reappear, and Again ran Morse for Mayor, but tailed to vote for him, Recorder Robert H. Morris, a shrewd, strong and Somewhat unscrupulous man, was the democratic nominee, and the whigs ran Phoenix. Morris was elected by a shave. Morris. ........+.++ 18,602 MOP80.....0+es0ee00+ o TT ) “pative’ candidates appeared for the Common Council, and the democrats held both boards. The | whigs gave us George F, Nesbitt, Richard 8. Williams and Erastus C, Benedict; the democrats elected ‘Hold over” Shaler and Willtam D. Murphy. ‘The abolitionists Orst put In an appearance at a cbar- ter election in April, 1842, running T. J. Field, Then | there was the great split ia the whig party caused by | Tyler's reereancy, #0 there were four candidates for | Mayor—Morris, “democrat (renomination); Phoenix, Henry Clay whig; James Monroe, Tylerite, and Field, abolivonist, Morris won again. Morris oo oa, 20,693 + 18,755 Monroe oe a 136 Tho a r, but lost tho Com- mon Cou carrying only seven’ of the seventeen wards, They added no distinguished man to the boards, unless we allow the great contractor of after ye: tigrew—to be such, The whigs added 3 y, John B, Soles and Wilham V. Brady. the whigs ran Robert Smith, and Tammany again pat up Morris, who was a third time chosen. Morris... 2 208 Smith. . coe ++19,507 The democrats aiso captured twelve of the seventeen wards, and so secured the Common Council, ‘Ther new ten of note were Francis R. Tillou, David 8. | Jackson, and, by a whig split in the First ward, Oliver | Charlick. ‘The ouly new whig member of note was James D. Oliver. We now reach the height of the native American excite- ment, At the election in April, 1844, that party came into the tield with full tickets and made'a clean sweep. James | Harper, the head of the great publishing house, was tueir nominee tor Mayor; Jonattian I. Coddington was the democratic and Morris Frauklin the whig candi- date. Harpe 24,534 Coddington -20,538 Frank 5,207 The nati the Boards such men as William Gale, Witham Everdell, William B. Cozzens, Elias G, Drake, Richard L. Schiffelin and Moses Tucker; tho democrats sent David T, Willams, Thomas S. Henry, Steve Hasbrouck, Thomas B, Tappen and J. V. Wester: velt; the only new whig was William 8, Miller, Tuo natives elected ten Alderinen, the whigs two and tho democrats tive. In the spring of 1845 there were five Richmonds in the eld—William F. Havemeyer, democratic; James Harper, native American; Dudley Selden, whig; Robert Smith, national reform, and Arihur Tappan, abolition. Hay) er was successful, but not by a majority. The sbort lived national reformers were generally known as tue ‘vote yourself a farm” party, as they advocated the giving of public lands in limited quantities to actual settiers, Havemeyer. 24,207 Harper. wqeeee 17485 Selden, a sees 12d 273032 Smith .. 4 Tappan. The democrats carried filteen of the seventeon Alder- men, and gave usiu the Boards, with others boiore mentioned, James C. Stoneall, George H. Purser, manuel B, Hart, John Foote, Neil Gray and Wiliam ornell, The Spartan band of whigs were the veteran ! the third, Egbert Benson, with Governeur M. Ogden as Assistant; and William V. Brady, of the unflinching Fifteenth, assisted by James D, Oliver. ‘The natives were rapidly dying out, and at the elec- tion in April, 1846, made but a feeble show. They ran William B, Cozzens for Mayor; ‘ats put up Andrew H. Mickle; the whigs, Robert Taylor, and the reformers, Robert’ Smith again, Mickle got in by a pluraitty, . Mickle... + 15,256 Cozzens.. Mei! 712 Again at two Whig Aldermen—the same men—with Thomas McElrath, publisher of the Tribune, for Assist- ant with Benson, The natives gota single Alderman in the Eleventh ward, now so crowded with foreign born, Among the pew democrats were Archibald Maclay, Theodore Van Tine, William A. Walker and Moses W. G. Jackson. Four tickets for Mayor appeared in 1847—Willtam V. Brady, whig; J. Sherman Brownell, democrat; Elias G alive, and Edward W. Lyon, native reform; winning. hig, the Elev seven wards democratic. Among new whigs were:— James Kelly (late Postmaster), Alexander H. Schultz, Morris Franklin, Jonathan W. Allen, Jacob L. Dodge, Silas C. Herring, Linus W. Stevens and Moses’ May” nurd, Among democrats, Frederick D. Kohler, Stephen Feeks, Dines Carolin and Charles Webb. In ‘April, 1848, the Wilmot proviso was making trouble in the democratic party, but they harmonized on William F, Havemoyer for Mayor and elected him; Brady, whig, and Joun Commerford, national reform, opposing. 53 | Havemeyer.. Commeriord, vs Tammany got the Mayor, but the whigs got ten of the eighteen Aldermen They sent to the Board sach men as Theodore D. De Forest,Jaines £. Wood, Morgan Morgans, Thomas Carnley, Joseph Britton, Wash- ingtou Smith and George H. Franklin. The only new | | democrat of ability was Jedediah Miller, We now come to the LAST SPRING ELECTION, in April, 1849. The discordant democracy were fully united at last on local issues, and put up avery popu- lar man, Myndert Van Schaick, a representative of ihe old Knickerbockors. The whigs ran a weak candidate, Caleb Ss. Woodhuil, Alderman of the Second ward, the officer who stowed the white feather during his Mayoralty in t i he Astor place riots. The vote was :— seceee 21,686 Van Scbaick......., 17,536 en Aldermen were whigs and five only demo- crats. The new whig names on both boards wero Ed- mund Griflin, Robert T, Hawes, Porter G. Sherman and Edwin b. Morgan, Among the democrats were Jacob F, Oakley, James M. Bard and Asabel A. Den- man. Wooabu CHARTER ELECTIONS IN NOVEMBER, Atthe last spring election just noted an amended ch. rter was voted upon and adopted by which a new } election was held in November tor Aldermen and as- | gistantsand new heads of departments—viz., Comp- troller, Corporation Counsel, Street Commissioner, Commissioner of Repairs and Supplies, City Inspector, Commisetoner of Streets and Lamps and Governor ot the Almshouse. The whigs carried all these depart- ments by from 2,000 to 3,000 majority, the vote beimg Substantially the same as at the spring election. In November, 1850, the whigs elected Ambrose C. Kingsland for Mayor over Fernando Wood, who was then in harmony with Tammany and its regular candi- date, 22,478 Wood « 18,052 | ) geting 3 tweive waras. By the atnended charter the Mayor held office for two years; so the next election was in 1852, when Tam- many'ran Jacob A. Westervelt, the whigs Morgan | | Morgans, the temperance men Henry M. Western, and the free-soilers Dennis Harris. The vote was;— Westervelt. 3 Morgans... A Western. . Harris a | At the satno time the democrats carried fifteén of the twenty , but elected only two men of any note— Josiah W. Brown and Jonathan Trotter, As this was a fair sample of charter candidates at State elections wo give the names of all who rao for Assistant Alder- men:— Democrats cleeted—Josiah W. Brown, John J. Tait, Timothy O'Brien, Robert L. Mabey, Patrick Breaden, | Charles H. Ring, Helmus M. Wells, Daniel D, Hunt, | Edwin Bouton, Benson McGown, Alexander Stewart, | | Yom Wheelan, Jonathan Trotter, John O'Keefe, William | | McConkey, i | - Democrats defeated—Ebenezer King, Thomas Wood. | | ward, Richard Schell, William ©. Seaman, E, G, Couk- } | } | Whigs elected—Samuel R. Mabbatt, William D. An- | Whigs defeated—Josoph Jamison, Amor J. William- ©, W. Sha! son, Joseph Contrell, John F, Rodman, oF, cD, Price, Samuel Brewer, David Miller, Bei min T. Rhodes, Warren Brady, William Wright, ‘Samuel Weeks, Jake Patterson, Ernest Fink, William B. Drake | and James Andrews, Jr. | . Compare these names with those that appear from | 1834 to 1848, and you will get an idea of the sudden | and extraorainary depreciation of character that ac- | companied the change from spring to November. | Iu 1854 Fernando Wood was successful as the demo- cratic candidate for Mayor. The natives ran James W. | Barker, the whigs John J, Herrick and a municipal re- | form party tried Wilson G, Hunt, The vote stood :— Wood. 20,008 Barker... + 18,547 | Hunt. 16,377 Herrick. «+ 6,693 The charter bad been further amended so that | instead of Assistant Aldermen wo elected sixty Coun- | cilmen. It would require too much space to name | these nobodies, and we pass with the remark that we were rapidly golug from bad to worse. Of Mayor Wood wo need say nothing; he is well enough remem- bered. ams and Frederick R Lee; the whigs added no new | | 80 engaged he had paid them out of his own pocket and | veyor and the labors required of hia subordinates, the HERALD, SATURDAY; JANUAR as November, and there it re- | pe agen ard pinche being Mayors Havemeyer aad Wickham. eit wind up we give the names of the ieefmen who represented us in 1875, with thetr places Of business, so that whoever cares to know the leading ocenpastions that give laws to the city and spend its money may visit the Solons at their leisure:— Samuel A. Lewis, No. 196 Broadway. Jobn W. Guatzer, No. 146 East Fourteenth street. | Witham L. Cole, No, 67 Murray street, | Magnus Gross, No, 7 Frankfort street. Samuel B, H. Vance, Twenty-fourth street and Tenth avenue, Oliver P. C. Billings, No. 64 William street. Edward J. Shandiecy, No. 117 Nassau street, Patrick Lysaght, Pearland Centre strects. John Robinson, No. 810 Pearl street, John J. Morris, No. 59 University place. Edward Gilon, No. 64 Clinton Market. George B. Dean, Jr., No, 718 Greenwich street, Joseph P. Strack, No, 85 Water street. Jobn Reilly, No. 62 East Fourteenth strect. Chester HB. Southworth, No. 738 Fifth street. Peter Seery, No. 579 Third avenue. Robert Powers, No. 1,432 Broadway. Henry E. Howland, No, 60 Wall street. Henry D. Purroy, No, 5 Pine street. Andrew Blessing, No, 813 Sixth avenve. William H. McCarthy, No, 174 East Kighty-second street. Stephen N. Simonson, No. 304 West Fifty-second street, POLITICAL NOTES. Says the Albany Argus (democratic):—‘Tho impor- tance of New York to the snecess of either party at the approaching election will naturally make this State the battle feld of '76; and though Morgan and Fish have many friends in the State the indications are that Conkling has the organization, and if pre- sented by a united delegation it will be difficult for the National Convention to set him aside, If any man can getarepublican majority in tho Stato of New York Conkling is, no doubt, the man; while the chance of carrying the State for a non-resident republican is scarcely worth estimating: We may, therefore, as- sume that the State of New York will have the honor of filing the first place on the Presidential ticket of the republican party, and that RoScoe Cohkling will be its choice.” The Indianapolis Journal (Senator Morton's organ) considers the nomination, by Harper's Weekly, of Hamilton Fish for President, ‘the broadest joke of the on? The Milwaukee Wisconsin (rep.) says the name of E, B, Washburne, the American Ambassador at Paris, is assuming a significant political importance as the Republican National Convention approaches, and adds that “he is an honest, straightforward, true man, an unconquerable enemy of corruption and extrava- gance in every form, and Is as thoroughly republican in all his instincts as a man can be.’” “If Mr, Davis,” says the St. Louis Republican, “had been amnestied and proceeded at once to stir up all the mischief possible, he could not, in the balance of his lifetime, have aroused half tho sectional animosity which Blaine & Co, have kindled in a week,” The Chicago Times (dem.) despairs of the present Congress passing any honest measure of specie resump- tion, ‘The Columbus (Miss) Indes says that “if Alabama sends any other man than John Forsyth to represent her in the United States Senaie she will make a groat mistake and do foul injustice to the man who more than any other has helped to bring about her present era of peace and good government.” THE PRODUCE EXCHANGE. The Committee on Trade of the Produce Exchange met yesterday afternoon for the purpose of receiving complaints from those grain dealers who find fault with the tardiness of the delivery of grain which ar_ rives at this port by rail. A few complaints were handed in and the Board adjourned, subject to call, to allow other receivers to prepare their complaints be- fore the committee mak:s up its report, RAPID TRANSIT, Yesterday the office of the Secretary of the Com- missioners, Mr. Charlton T. Lewis, No. 99 Nassau street, was filled by tho lawyers representing the mal- contents along the line of the Elevated road. Mr, Wheoler H. Peckham and John E. Parsons were promi- nentamong the legal gentlemen who signified that their clients desire to be heakdy in opposition to tho plan, and Mr, Joha ©, Hamilton, a property holder on Eighth avenue, also put in an appearance for the same purpose, Lt is supposed the bulk of tho objections will be filed on or before Monday next, Sist inst. POSTAL AFFAIRS. Postmaster James received the following telegram from Chicago at noon yesterday :—“No information from Omaha in regard to Australian mail; will advise you as soon as received at that office.” The mail referred to arrived at San Francisco January 21 by steamer City of Melbourne, and was due here to-morrow morning It is supposed by the Post Oilice officials that the train fetching this mail has been blocked in the snow west of Omaha CORRUPTION IN BROOKLYN. THE ALDERNANIC INVESTIGATION OF THE BROOK- LYN CITY WORKS DEPARTMENT. The special committee of the Common Council ap- Pointed to investigate the several departments of the city of Brooklyn met again yesterday afternoon for the parpose of inquiring into the management of the Board of City Works at the office of Mayor Schroeder, and notified Water Parveyor J. H. Rhodes to appear before them, The cominittee, on Thursday afternoon, held a lengthy secret session, a proceeding thatex- cited the wrath of Commissioners Fowler and Adams of the Board of City Works, who, at the commencement of the meeting yesterday, presented a protest against the seesions being held in secret. After consulting about one hour the committee de- cided to hold open sessions and adjourned to the Com- mon Council Chamber, Alderman Rowley presided. The room was filled with spectators and officials, among the latter being General Slocum and Commissioners Adams and. Fowler. Water Parveyor Rhodes was summoned before the committee and’ questioned very minutely about the workings of the department. During his,examination, which occupied about three hours, he teshified that there were a pumber of men employed in the Department of City Works whose services wero not neeessary; some of the men employed were not as competent as the men he would employ if he was to employ them privately, On being asked by one of the committee whether a private mauagement would change the method of conducting the department, Mr. Rhodes replied in the affirmative, but said shat at present there was something im the way of a change. Alderman Rowley asked what wasin the way of « change. Mr. Rhodes replied that it was politica He thought the department could be managed more eco- nomically if politics were out of it. The witness could not state positively whether all the men on the pay- rolls ot bis departinent performed their dutics or not Alderman Rowley asked Mr. Khodes if he couldn’t require all of his subordinates to perform their duties, . Rhodes rejoined that if a man did not perform his duties, and had a good strong Alderman at his back, he did not know how he could make him perform thei, The inquiry then turned upon the allegations that Water P ‘or Rhodes had employed the workmen of the City Works Department to lay pipes im private resi- dences at the expense of the city. Upon being questioned on this subject’ he said that he had employed some of she workmen to lay pipes in private houses, but for the time they had been made a corresponding reduction in the city payroll, 60 that no part of the expense for work done tor private individuals would fal! on the city. After listening to a dotailed statement of Mr. Rhodes’ duties as Water Pur- committed adjourned until next Tuosday at eleven o'clock. Previous to the adjournment the chairman ot the commuttes expressed the hope that all citizens who bad complaints to make would attend at the next meeting. DOUBLY UNFORTUNATE. Yesterday morning Edward Dickinson, an employé of the Western Unton Telegraph Company, fell from telegraph pole at the corner of Canal and Wooster streots and received a fracture of the femur. While lying helpless in the street he was run over by a heavy truck. He was taken to Bellevue Hospita: aud will probably recover froin his injuries, A LADY ROBBED. Miss Clara De Forrest, residing in West Thirty-ninth street, was assaulted yesterday afternoon about six o'clock by a footpad, at Twenty-ninth strect and Broads We had one more Mayoralty election in November— tn 1856, when Wood was rechosen, or ‘‘counted in’ as | ! come said. Isaac 0. Barker was tho native, Anthon: J, Bloecker the whig, now christened “republican; James KR, Whiting the reform, and James 3. bolting democratic candidate, Wood 34,566 Libby | Bork + 25,182 Whitmg | Bloeek + 9,072 The increase of nearly 20,000 votes was the beginning | of the tall counting that calminated at the election of | Governor Hofinan in 1868. CHARTER KLRCTIONS IY DECKABER. The evils of having charter and State elections on the sane day were already so manifest that the time | was changed, not back to the spring, before State coi ventions were held, but to December, when the Nove ber bargains would be about a8 strong a8 00 the day of the general election. The frst result of this change | was, however, to lay out Fernando tm 1857, throngh a | combination on Dantel F, Tiemann, the vote being:— | | Tiemann, 43,216; Wood, 40,889. But we mast close. | Readers will remember the sort of men given to us in December. With che Tweet cing in fall power the charter ele: | portemonnaie, hapa | $25. Tho fellow ha iow! THE PROPLES PARTY. Meeting of the New General Committee. A Rousing Crowd at Irving Hall Last Night. A Unanimous Voice in Favor of Spring Elections. There was avery full mecting of delegates to the New York County Anti-Tainmany General Committee at Irving Hall last evening. The number of delegates present was 1,114 and the best of order and good feel, ing prevailed. Ira Shafer was elected perma- nent Chairman, and committees were appointed on permanent organization and = contested seats, Resolutions were passed favoring a charter election in the spring, setting forth the objects and purposes of the organization and planning for fu- tare action, There was no talk that did not mean busi- ness strictly, and the action taken evidenced a united and determined opposition to Tammany rule. The pro- ceedings will be found below, ‘THE PROCEEDINGS, Mr. Emanuel B. Hart called the delegates to order at eight o'clock. Mr. Creamer arose immediately, and said that after consulting with many members of the new General Commitace he bad been asked to move the election of Ira Shafer as permanent President, Tho motion was put and carried unanimously, and ex-Judge Garvin and Mr, T. J. Creamer conducted Mr. Shafer to the chair. When introduced Mr. Shafer proceeded to aadress tho committee, He said:— MR. BHAVER’S SPEECH. GENTLEMEN ov THE ComMmiTreR—I am proud again to be chosen unanimously, without solicitation or dicta- tion, your chairman, and promise, as I did when I first assumed the duties of this responsible position, again to lead you to honorable ana decisive victories. In the future, as in the past, I shall have but one ambition— to complete the overthrow of the one-man power, so long dominant in Tammany Hall, and to assist all night minded men in this great city to elect to office honest, intelligent men; to reform admitted abuses in the city government; to elect honest and capable judges and to drag from the bench by impeachment judges who were vomited forth by shrieking reform, and who aro @ disgrace to the city and a blot upon our otherwise pure judiciary. Im the future, as in the notwithstanding the yer 7 duties of my profes- sion, I shall find the time ‘Necessary, with your aid and assistance, to strengthen and r- fect our organization, and to complete the work which has only been. fairly commenced. While [shall not, under any conceivable circumstances, be a candidate for any office within the gift of the peo- ple, I shall be extremely solicttous that under all cir- cumstances we sball put in nomination for office, as we have done heretofore, none but the best men. 1 shall not undertake at this time to map out the course to be pursued by us in the State Convention soon to be called to elect delegates to the Nattonal Convention to nominate candidates for President and Vice Presi- dent, but think I may safely predict that we will re- ceive at the hands of that Convention @ recognition de- nied us last fail, or, failing in this, we will make our- selves heard in the National Convention in a manner anything but agreeable to the assumed one-man power in this city and State, I think I may safely say, as expressing our settled determination, that we will not submit to any, even the slightest, injustice from those who claim to have the machinery of the great democratic party of this Stato under their control, We have given evidence of our controlling strength and of our great magnanimity, and in the future we will give evidence that will be un- mistakuble of our loyalty, if properly recognized; of our rebellion against tyranny when rebellion shall bo justified. We know our rights, and, what 1s more, kuowing them, dare and will maintain them, whatever may be the consequences to those who shall insult and tyrannicaily trample them under their feet, ‘The preseptation of credentials is now in order, After Mr. Shafer’s speech Mr. Creamer offered a resolution that all contested districts be referred toa committee, to be composed of one from each uncon- tested Assembly district, and that a recess be taken to enable the commitiee to pass upon the merits of the contests. Carried. On motion of Denis Burns, John D. Coughlin, John Y. Wilson and Louis Levy were appointed secretaries, On motion Mr. Coughlin called the leading name on the ticket of each uncontested delegation, and an- nounced that there were contests in the Fifth, Eighth and Fifteenth districts. On motion of William P. Mitchell the chair was em- ) powered to appoint another committee on permanent organization. ‘t was voted that the bylaws of the New York County Committee of 1875 govern the new committee until otherwise ordered. Then @ recess was tuken to give the chairman an opportunity toappoint the committees, AFTER THE RECESS the names of the two committees were announced. The appointed committees did not withdraw to transact the vastness for which they had been appointed, but re- mained to participate in the proceedings of the mect- tng, which were resumed. Mr. Frank A Ransom offered tho following rosolu- tions:— Resolved, That the triumphant suceoss of this organization in November over the despotic rule and corrupt machinery of Tammany Hall proves incontestibly the existence of a sound public opinion and the power of an intelligent and in- dependent press, solved; That economy, purity and accountability tn the administration of municipal affairs is essential to the inter- ests of labor as well as capital, and that positions of reapon- sibility and honor should be exclusively conferred upon ac- Fosidents of our city, familiar with its interests and People and disposed and competent to carry out these prin- “ solved, That it is our duty by every honorable and earn- ost effort to extend and perfect our organization in the several election districts and thereby consolidate the demo- cratic party io every future pollttoal mi aif and its unscrupuloas or mi the State and nation. The resolutions wero pat to a vote and adopted, After their adoption Mr. Rufus F, Andrews, in a brief speech, offered the following preamble and resolu. tions:— Whereas the people of the city of New York aro suffering 10 against Tam- en sympathies in from excessive taxation, a large portion of which is levied to pay extravagant salaries to an army of unnecessary offictals, created priuctpally tor the of enabling a few men to control through thelr tattuence the polities! orgealzation Known as Tammany Hall; a1 Whereas, to make room for this vast number of sinecarists the governinent of the city of New York, instead of being so simple in its form as to be easily understood by the whole people of this city, is rendered complex and confusing through the great number of ste departments and bureaus and heads tments and bureaus, thereby enabling dishonest officials to shift the responsibility of their mis- deods, and giving rise to conflicts of authority and vexatious Wfhoreas it ls impouniite for_tho people of this ef ereas it is impossible for the people of this city to toot thomeclves from theve evils bythe ald of the ballot box: while oar municipal elections are held npon the same day with national or State elections, the all-absorbing question of national and State politics making them forget for the time being the ouly qnostion involved in the election of municipal oflicers—the question of nonesty and capability; therefore, Resolved, That we heartily approve the efforts now betng meds intho Legislature to give tale anow dhartor whieh shail simplify our form of city government, by reduc- the number of departments and bureaus therein, shall luce taxation by lessening our expenditures and shall gi & munteipal electiogin the spring of the reat, whon all good citizens, irrespective of differences upon State and national ixsnes, ean.join hands in support of all can- didates honestly in favor of municipal reform. Resolved, That we therefore look upon the charter pro- posed in the Senate by the Hon. Frank M. Bixby as o mene- ure remedying all these evils, and earnestly urge upon the Legislature a speedy passage of the same. The reading of theso resolutions evoked frequent bursts of applause and they were unanimously adopted. Ex-Judge Koch offered a resolution calling for the pointment of three persons from each delegation to the General Committee for the formation of an Executive Committee to meet at Irving on the 12th of February. Then a motion was made by Senator Bixby that the committee adjourn, subject to the call of the chair. Ex-Senator O’Brien wished to amond this, and asked that arecess be taken to give the two committees ap- pointed an opportunity to do the work assigned to them. Some discussion ensned, which ended by an adjourn- ment, a8 at first proposed, subject to the call of the Chair. THE GERMAN REPUBLICANS. The Executive Committee of the German Republican Central Committee met last evening at Headquarters, No, 349 Bowery, and organized for the year 1876 by electing Hon. Morris Friedsam chairman and General George Van Schack secretary, SHANAHAN'S CRIME. Patrick Shanahan, who stabbed his mistress, Alice Cunningham, on the 10th of December at Bayonne, N, J,, was called up for trial in the Court of Special way, who attempted to snatch her muff and furs, The lady fought for possession of them, despite a severe | bite from the rafian on the hand, and it was only on his drawing @ black jack, or billy) that she gave up her ate tracted her attention, following her from a drug store, A DARING ROBBERY. Early yesterday morning burglars entered the resi- dence of John Haver, North Bergen, N.J., and stole wearing apparel and jewelry to the value of $150, PROBABLY FATAL ACCIDENT, Yesterday afternoon while James G, Hilchel, a well known resident of Union Hill, N. J., was driving through Wearntown road, lis horse taking fright, he was thrown to the grown® [His injuries, which are | mostly internal, are of such a serious nature that his pbvecians dispair of his recovery, | ‘ Sessions at Jersoy City yesterday. An attempt was mado to remove Miss Cunningham ont of the State, but she was placed in the custody of the police. She testi- fled with great rejuctance as follows:— oO T havo known the de: onths; on the ¢ in his pow soasion $4 or $5; | took the money partofitin my stocking, and poe liquor with the balance; he was asleep when I took the money and when ho awoke he agked tor his money; I denied having taken 1t ana he abused me, sayn he would first kill me and then take his own life; atten minutes to four o’clock he walked to the windows at each end of the room and then came to whero I was lying on the lounge; before [ could rise he plunged the Knife into my side; [drew the knife out and threw it on the floor, expecting that my time to die bad arrived; I did not scream, but m: groans attracted «| hbors; after he strack me said, il, we mi get pay for what we do some time, and I have got mine now,” Judge Hoffman ordered Shanahan to stand ap, and wontenced hig to ight years im the State Prison tY 29, 1876—WITH SUPPLEMENT, BEECHER ON PRAYER. LET If BE SHORT AND SWEET. The lecture room of Plymouth church was again crowded to its utmost capacity last evening upon the occasion of the regular weekly prayer meeting. Very many thought that some important matters would come up before the business meeting after the prayer “meeting bad been dismissed, but in this they were grievously mistaken, for nothing was done. After the usual praying and singing bad been ev through with Mr. Beecher began his tllt seit fiing upon the too frequently foolish a7. nonsensical pray- ers offered up by people w have it believed people would bé' ” sald Mr. Beecher, “if I should ‘€f God as a gentleman, and yet we hear folks every day vali God a Non or a lamb, a rock or & shadow, a tower or a buckler, a loaf of bread or anything else you please. If, however, we select that which !s the most complete thing on earth to call Him, the reporters would doubtless say in the morn- ing papers that we were sacrilegious and that this was the kind of thing that Plymouth church teaches, It isa liberty allowed by the Scriptures, and why, then, should we not use it? Christians, as well as others, fall into the habit of treating God im an ungentlemanly way. You do not treat Him as you would treat a man whom. you knew to bea gentieman tn every particular. The average prayer begins by telling God who He is, how He feels and what Ho wants, and winds up by telling ‘Him what the supplicant wants, Suppose I should, upon meoting in the street a gentleman who I at once knew to be my superior in every way, morally as well as intellectually, accost him, with hat in hand, and at once proceed to rattle off alot of odds and ends about the weather, the streets, the dogs, the hens, the trees, the fences, the houses or anything else but a sensible sub- ject, What do you suppose he would think of me? ‘ould not he say that I was crazy?" would not he wonder from what asylum I had just escaped? He would think, and very justly too, tliat I was not treat- ing him in a gentlemanly mani And yet it is just in this way most ple treat Gs They are positively ungentiemanly. ey start t ray for help or for some imaginary thing, and they deciare themselves utterly unworthy, cali themselves _ ALL MANNER OF BAD NAMES, and protest that they are but as filth and rags. God does not like this, Now there are my boys—or rather my grandchildren—my boys are getting too old for this gort of thing. They have their faults, like their grandfather. I can see it inthem. But how mean would I feel if they came to me, lay down on their bellies, and telling how mean they were! I would say, “Get up!” 1 cannot bear to see men wallow in the dust unceasingly, God does not require it, He ts not an Oriental de: partido His subjects to roll around in the mire whenever they have anything to ask from Him. If people really feel that way—but they rarely do—it is, perhaps, all right God wants honesty and sim- plicity from all of us, I can understand how, when & patriotic man is praying for a com- munity or for his coun! ho should feel an overwheiming degree of hum# Nation. I remember when slavery was rampant in the land, and particularly just prior to the war, at a time when even literature had been disembowelled to get rid of any and all evi- dence against slavery, I felt that there was nothing in the Old or the New Testament too solemn to express my feelings. But that was an extraordinary occasion ; Tdo not feel it now. But every day I feel that t need help and a great degree of assistance from God. But I always remember that He is more willing to give than to receive, and therefore I do not suppli- cate as some do, Now many people pray for many things they don’t want; but, then, it is the present style of prayer, and they think they must get it all in. They say, “Thy will be done,” when they don’t know what means. “Wean me from this world, 0 Lord!” said one in his morning prayer. He goes over to his business and finds that his ship has sunk or a bank hag failed, and half of his property is swamped. He at once goes back andsays, “O Lord! why is this?’’ Mr. Boecher now told his congregation just how they should approach God—not with iteration and reitefa-. tion, nor with mean compliments, but just as one would treat a largo-hes whole-souled gentleman. Mr. Beecher’s talk bore fruit at once, for the gentlo- man who was called upou to pray just prior to the close of the meeting was exceodingly brief and well- nigh inaudible. VAN COTT ON A “HOLY BULLY.” Mr. Joshua M. Van Cott having returned from Wash- ington, a reporter of the Hxnaxo called on him for the purpose of ascertaining whether he intended to re- spond to Mr. Beecher’s criticism of his letter to Mrs. Moulton advising her not to take any further steps in bo ae to: her trouble with Ply- mouth chu: Mr. Van Cott was free th declaring that he did not intend to make any responso to Mr. Beecher, He said that if a minister of the Gos- 1 inclined to makea “holy bully?” of himself, and guilty of so purely “beastly” a speech as Mr. Beecher had made in responding to his letser to his client, he, Mr. Van Cott, would dechne to bien any rejvinder, for the reason that it is beneath his notice, THE ASSOCIATION OF CONGREGA- TIONAL MINISTERS, It having been reported that Rev, Dr. Budington, of the Chnton avenue Congregational church, Brooklyn, had been urged by eminent Congregational divines of New York to call together the committee appointed by the Association of Co! jonal Ministers to investi- gate the charges against Mr. Beecher, and that he, as its chatrman, had decided to do sv, a reporter of the Heratp called on him ‘his residence last evening to learn the facts. He found the learned Doctor confined to his bed by a severe cold, yet hope- ful, under the influence of his wifo’s ae and flannels, of being able to preach on the bath, In response to the inquiry concerning thp calling of the committee together he declared that he had no such intention at present and that it would require a mate- rial change in the existing condition to induce him to resuscitate that committee THE BIBLE WAR LIVELY MEETING OF THE UNION HILL BOARD OF EDUCATION—SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST A SCHOOL TEACHER. ‘The Union Hill (N. J.) Board of ager Ba a meeting last night, at which a petition was p! ited, signed by over 800 prominent taxpayers, asking that the Bible, which was recently excluded from the public school, be returned. Mr. Meyer, the member who offered the resolution abolishing) the use of the Bible, immediately arose and aemanded that the peti- tion be laid over pending the action of the Legislature, which body, ho said, would take the matter into consideration on the ground that it was sectarian. Mr, Ackerman was opposed to any such action, and ho said that the demands ofthe citizens should be acceded to. Along and lItvely debate then followed between President Goelzand Messrs. Meyer and Lumlie, which was at one timo feared wou!d result in a general row; but order was finally observed, Then Mr, Lamlie offered a resolution that the previous resolution be reconsidered, and that the Bible be again read in the school Mr, Meyer said that Mr, Lumlie’s motion was out of order, because he had at a previous meeting vowed against tho Bible A similar motion was made by Mr. Ackerman, but Mr. Meyer ob- jected on the same grounds. President Gocls indignantly demanded w know who had a right to make and he sai@ he should rale ag he thought best. An interchange of bot words {allowed tween the President and Mr. Meyer. Notwithstanding tho protests of Mr. Meyer and the other members, tho Chair entertained Mr. Lumlie’s motion and submitted it toa vote, The result was a tie, four of the members de- clining to vote, ag they thought the matter should not be acted upon tly, There was great excitement, especially among the spectators, and amid eat. confusion the matter was aid over r ono week. The Committee on School Government presented serious charges against John evor, they refused to make public. The accused teacher was presont and protested is innocence, bat he sentin his resignation, which was unanimously accepted, aud thas the cage was dismissed, THE DYNAMITE FIEND. ‘The German Consul General in this city was requested mite criminal in Bremerhaven to institute inquiries here relative to the same matter, in the hope of discov- ering his accomplices, if any there were in America Dr. Hinkel, the Consul General's representative, was visited by a Hrratp reporter yesterday in relation to this affair, and ho said that thus far ing ot a nature to be made public had been received, and that the report which must, when finished, be an entirely unofficial document, will not be completed for two or three weeks. The inquiry witl have to be of # character divested of everything akin to what might considered judicial, and be prosecuted qutetly and ina measare irregularly. Many facts have come tq the Knowledge of the consulate that have been transmitted by letter to Bremerhaven; but nothing yet has been Jearned that would be likely in the most remote to connect Tomassen’s uame with the loss of the City of Boston, —— PICKPOCKETS IN THE CARS, Mrs. Annie T. Wilson, of Freeport, Me, arrived here yesterday morning on the Stonington boat from Bos- ton, She was on her way to California to see her daughter, who 1s dying of consumption, Desiring to visit a friend in Brooklyn she took tho Beltline of cara, intending to cross over the Fulton ferry. While on 4 these cars she was robbed of her pocketbook, contain- ing $233 in biils, all the money she bad with her, and the addresses of several of her Being thus lett entirely destitute she bas been compelled to accept the hospitaitty of Mra, Webb, the jamitress at Polica Haadonarters, where she if ROW BAIR by the Court mow Investigating the cage of the dyna- | ‘Prous, “Now, any nomber of | MARRIAGES AND DEATUS, MARRI} ED, "ARRO! Marine. Cor; Ht a6} daughter of James a Youso—Scuwarx—On Sunday, January 23, al yytic Hall, by Rev. Dr. Gottheil, Faxvrr, ag Mere to Mr. Cuances Ds gra bang cg ‘vita UBBELI—CHURCHILL—On Wednesday, Jannary 26, 1876, at the Second Congregational Church, Greenwich, v. Charles K. Treat, Gronce Wocort LI, Ne “ N. J. t0 Oona SHERRILL, daughter of the late William ©. Churehill, Req Srrest—Kxva.—At Schoharie, Wednesday, January Swain. Sage dee rene 4 ughter ry \ 8c XY. ii at Syaocus—Evans —On Thursday, Jan’ ‘27, 1876, the Calvary Bapuin church, by Rev, R& MacAmhort Wise i Syuaes, Jr, to Macon 8. youngest _ bog or i the late Lemuel G. Evans, of this city, ~ }O Car WueaTon—Lataxp.—On Thursday, January 27,, 1876, at the Sturtevant House, New York, by Rev, Mancius H Hutton, J. Swira Waraton, of Mount Vernon, N. Y., to Euven Eppm, daughter* of Charles: Leland, Esq., of Long Branch, N. J, DIED. A.tan.—In New York, January at clevom A) M,. Mary Parrenson ALLAN, beloved wife of Rovert ‘Allan, Ma pe reaeik monte sit 2h days Also baby boy, ig days. . : wraiaitres and friends are requested to attend the funeral, from her late residence, 38 Watts st., on Sun day, at two P. M. Funeral service at ber fesi- dence on Saturday, at five P. M. me AutEs.—In Brooklyn, FE. D., January 27, MarGaree ry ney of Ezekiel Allen, aged 88 years, 8 months Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, on Sunday, Junuary 30, at All Souls’ University chureb, South 9th s&, near South Fourth st., Brookiyn, £ De Bust.—Suddenly, in Brooklyn, 01 Bore January 27, Chana Teresa, daughter of L. T, and D, W, Best. @ relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of her parents, No. 161 Fort Green place, on Sunday, at two o'clock P, M. Hudgon and Albany rs please copy. Kits, Long Taland City, L. 1, on 5 poeaet at Dated fanuary 27, pa M., youn, wer of Timothy B, . . and Elizabel G. Bogert. as a iy latives and {riends ot the are re invited to attend the pelt lh rope a Men sta es one o’clock. Carriages tu walcing ar Thirty-tourth street ferry, Hunter's oint, at 12:30 P.M. ; train on Long Island road leaves Hunter's Point at 11:85 for Skillman. av., Duteh Kilis, Cow.—At Madison, Conn., on Thursday, January 27, Mr. Tuomas Cor, of injuries received the day previous. Funeral Saturday atiwoP, M. Both express trains stop. Cork, —On Friday, 28th inst., Joux C, Conk, in the 68th year of his age. - Relatives and iriends, also members of the Mer-° chants’ Benevolent Association, are requested to at- tend the funeral, at the Hariem Universalist chapel, 127th st., near Lexington av., on Sunday, 30th inst, at one o'clock, Deew.—On Thursday, January 27, Roxanna, wife of Daniel Drew, aged 77 years, 2 months and 13 days, Funeral services at the Methodist Episcopal church, at Brewsters. on Sunday, the 30th, at eleven A. M. funeral train will leave the Grand Central depot at nine’ A.M. Relatives and friends of the family are requested: to attend without further notice. Erritvosr.—Micuast Erruncer, at his residence, 366 Broome st., at twenty minutes past three P, M. Funeral will take place from his late residence, Son-, day, at ton A. M. Relatives and friends are requested) attend without further notice, Fiysx.—On January 48, Mary Firwn, wife of Pat- rick Flynn, aged 20 years and 8 months. The relatives aud iriends of the family are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, on Sunday, January 80, at one o’clock, from her late residence, No, 533° West Pifty-first street, Focerty.—0On Friday, January 23, Gerravpr, youngs; ; est daughter of Matthew J. and Elizabeth Fogerty, aged: 1 year, 10 months and 5 days. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to at- tend the funeral, from her parents’ residence, 131 East Sith st, between Lexingten and 4th avs,, on Sunday afternoon, the 30th inst, at half-past one o'clock, Goopmay.—Died, on ispoage o January 28, our be- loved husband and father, Davip Goopmay, aged 72 years. The friends of tho family, Humboldt Lodge, 512, F&A M., and New York Loage, No. 1, 1. 0. B B., are invited to attend the faneral, from his late resl- ~ dence, No. 249 East 30th st, on Sunday, the 30th inst, attenA M. Gowtz.—On Friday, January ey of diphtheria, Atyrxp Hovyvy, youngest son of Charles E. and A. Louise Goetz, ged 8 years, 2 months and 29 days, Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Vag vis ae erg resins cea (Al ange Mrs. A. A. Hoffy, nion st lyn, to-day, 2th inst, attwoP. Mo ~ 4 Jommegt At Lad ep secear } Staten Island, on january 27, Marra ou pp A Jobnson, deceased.” sega Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, from the Church ot in, West New Brighton, * Staten Island, on Sunday, January 30, at haif-past twe ~ o'clock P. M. Kenxx.—On Thursday, January 27, 1876, Gerrreps Kenny, aged $1 years, Relatives and triends are invited to attend the eral services, at the residence of her son in-law, oath v. HL Crabtree, Westorvelt av., New. Brighton, Staten Island, on Saturday, the 29ch inst, attwo P. ML Koou.—At Greenpoint, Brookiyn, B. »., on Thura- day, January 27, at the residence his parents, 169 West st, corner of Huron, Grorce Cuaistiax, son of Christian H. and Anna Koch, aged 21 years, 9 months and 28 days. 4 Relatives and friends of the family, members of Herr- mann Lodge, No. 268, F. and A. M., and members of the Norddeutscher Club, of Greenpoint, are respect- fully invited to atteid the fun ral om Sunday, 30th) inat., at half-past one o’clock P. M., the German, Lutheran church, Fourth st, between Greeopoint ay, and Calyer street, Greenpoint, L. L i Ligutsopy.—On Wednesday, Jan 26, Jon» G. Licnursopy, eldest son of Ji a Lightbody and the late Mary Ann Lightbody, in the 31st year of bis age. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to at- tend the funeral, from the residence of his father, 820 the 30th inst, at one P, M, No, 728, F. & hereby notitied to moet ‘ms, st. and 8d ay., on Sunday, 30th inst., at twelve o'clock M., for the pr of attending the funeral of our late Brother, J. G. i“ as above. ‘ G, W. SCHOONMAKER, Master. Lrxca.—On Thursday, January 27, Joun Lyxcn, borm gh nerf Clonmany, ame county, Ireland, 65. ‘he relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from bis late residence, 100 Ray~ mond st, Brooklys, on Saturday, January 29, at half vast one P. m Mautix.—On Thursday, January 27, Axxis Hamitron,. wife of Robert M. Marun. - The funeral services will take place at her late rest- dence, No, 204 East 46th st, on Sunday afternoon next, ‘at one o’clock precisely. McNaury.—On ‘Thursday, January 27, Parriom MoNay, in the 83d year of ‘ns age. Relatives and triends of the family and the members of the New York Fire Department are respectfully in- vited to attend the tuneral, from St. Gabricl’s church, | Sith st. and 2d av.. this day, at teno’ciock A M. (a solemn requiem mass will be offered tor the repose of . ad ae thence to’Calvary Cemetery, at twelvo o’cl Nicnorsox.—Memorial services to Captain N. Nrcwot~ sox, who perished on the ees Waco, will be held in Parttan church, Marcy and yette avs., Brooklyn, Sunday morning, at half-pust ten. Friends invited. Quixy.—On Friday, January 28, 1876, Jann, wife of John Quinn, in the 42d year of her age, The funeral will take place from her late residence, -No. 66 Dean street, Brooklyn, on Sunday, the s0th tnst., at two o’ciock P.M. Relativesand friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. Londonderry (Ireland) Lg. please copy. Rosextuat.—On Friday, bere Sy Euta Wrscate, wife of Richard §. Rosenthal, in the 20th year of bee! age. Relatives and friends aro invited to attend her funeral, trom her late residence, No. 318 West 2zd st, | on Sunday, Januury 30, at two o'clock P. M. Scttanver.—Suddenly, on Friday evening, 28th some at her residence, 80 Henry street, CaTuERINE, wifo Philip Schaefer, aged 48 yours, Funeral notice hereafter. Vunron.—At, Montelait, ¥.. 3, Sesday, 28th inst.,; Boinhauer, a school veacher, wie nature of whieh, How. | Puree Vinrus, in she 3% ch year of bis age. Rel: of the’? family are respectfully” invined to phoned stp Hn trom his late residence ab Montclair, on Monday, Sst inst, at one o'clock P. M. Carriages will meet the Lackawanna and Western train from New York, her street ferry, at 10:45 A. M. Wxiis.—At his residence, th Riverdale, New Yorly cuty, on Wednesday, , January 26, Dav Harsten RLS. also those of his father, Jeena rye one ey, invited to attend the’ ) morning, the 29th inst. fanetel Vleeeee ‘will bo tn atte: eo, atthe depot on the arrival of the 9:10 train from 424 st. depot, also at 9:44, on arrival of the train from tho 0 North, - Wrssmia—On Thursday, Janaary 27, Werxer, youngest child of Kate Vt the late Frederick Wes sels, agod ears au moat er Serer co, {rom the residence of bis mother, corner ap hn aa Jersey City, on Sanday, ary at g by ey Jersey City, on Friday, enjord 28, 1871 Isaac Pexsincroy Warre, in the 72d year of his Foneral at Presbyterian church, Red Bank, N. J., Monday, January 81, atone o'clock P.M. Friends in- wirriaon —Soddenly, on Thureday evening, Eumansrer! iy ‘Wrisox, wife of Augustas H. Wilson, in the Glst year! ber ot prienat of the family and members of Mosaic No. 418 F. A. M. and Diamond lodge No, 140 1. 0, 0.° F. are invited to attend the funeral, from the street Methodist Epi chureb, on Sunday, inst, at balf-past one o’clock P. M. * DEATH OF AN RSTIMARLE Lapy, Mrs. Nathaniel McKay, after a long and painfal ness, died at East Boston, yesterday. Many years she was attacked by violent pains in the head, wh her of sight. in the intervals of pain she cheerful and ful. of hope in relation to the future, faith was firm to the last, and buoyed her up as Jom append from earth to heaven. She was ved by all who knew her, and wae very kind to + who will miss her much. Her bi Rrantot McKay, Eeq., is well known as one of the Duainass men of We cruntrz,—Bostom Traveller. Zot |