The New York Herald Newspaper, September 30, 1876, Page 11

TM GIBY WHE CASTING MAGIC SPELLS. The Presidential Question Settled At Last. 4 RELIGIOUS WAR PREDICTED. As the queen of a gypsy band is naturally their true leader another Visit was paid to the gypsy camp at Dutch Kilis to learn the views of that distinguished personage on the writer’s fortune and on the political Bitvation generally. Elvira, it will be remembered, the mother of that romantic child of the storm, pre- dicted Hayes’ success, and it was boped that Tilden, fm eommon pariance, would “get a chance,’’ too, ‘This hope was, alas! destined to bo disappointed, for ‘Thereaia Cory, as the queen condescends to call ber- self, also predicted Tilden’s downfall and Hayes’ tri- ‘mph. For a good old-fashioned (ancient gypsy sybil ‘Fecommend me to the worthy hag that presides so wagely over the gypsy camp at Dutch Kills. It was, indeed, a strange, weird spectacle to see her craw! out @f her house on wheels, that bundle of picturesque Wags, with her long sea green scarf for a waist, ber pink skirs, her red neckerchief and her odd jowelry et sybillic embiems and fantastic shapea, “I am the Gypsy Queen,” she said, nodaing approv- tingly; “you have come tothe right person. I have fravelied through England, Spain, Italy, France, Greece, Canaan, but I belong to Jerusalem. Come Back to the wood, where we'll be more sheltered from Sho wind, and I'll talk to you.” THE GYPSY QUEER, She took the writor back to the wood which forms the rustic background to the picture of the gypsy camp, and there seated herself on a low stump, inviting him bo make himsolf equally comfortable on a rugged little bank by her side, It was chilly, and as she spoke the diamal whistling of the wind through the rattling branches kept up a weird accompaniment to the sybil’s mystical and prophetic words. What aface! Lines ‘within wrinkles and wrinkles within lines; hollow cav- Isies im the pale, bloodless cheeks, and roand black oyes, sunken almost out of their sockots, and gleaming with an unvatoral fire and passion, and with bat strange, transcendental expression which may be noticed in the eyes of dreaming fanatics who feed upon their disordered brain; her colorless lips quivering ‘with nervousness, her raven black hair, streaked with silver, growing scant in many places, but falling wildly over a scraggy neck. Such was the Gypsy Queen, And yet, strange and fantastic us she looked, there was Afascinating wildness and persuasiveness about her tone and manner which mado her evon more repulsive, for it reminded you of tho soft coiling of the glittering foake bofore it seizes its unsuspecting victim with its poisonous tangs. 4 GLORIOUS FORTUNE IX VIEW. “Give me your hand,’? she murmured, in this soft, partag f tone, “and I'll read tho life lines in your im. She looked at the palm and was goon ready to deliver ber oracular judgment, “That line means long life and happiness,” said she; ‘it’s between two planets—at the first ceutre of the new moon, between light and dark, between Venus and Jupiter. Now Venus is the goddess of love aud the planet of temptation. Mars is a cross planet which bows that you will have trouble, difficulty and tempta- tien, Your planet is rerned by the moon and the stars, It shows that you are Proper, ‘good, happy, iree-bearted, mild and amiable.” Turning upoa the ‘writer abruptly, she exclaimed:—*Yours @ lucky my 80n.”’ “1 thank you, Queen,” “By your planet | see that you will be rich in your @ld days. You are born with talents to be very lucky. ‘You are very good natured to the poor. You bear no Spirit of maiice to any one, but you love te speak your @wn mind, and when you bave spoken it you feel ‘Venus, your first planet, is governed by love 4 ladies. “You like lauies’ society, but you are afraid to ‘venture upon them.” ALL ABOUT LOVE. “What advice would you give me then, Queen ?’’ “Well, Venus makes much trouble, and if you want fo avoid trouble with the ladies de uot become too Jamliar with them—keep your distunce. You are o tleman whose heart will never break from love. . Soe will be jong iived, but only once married; but —————— Ea —-— St— [hen you marry you will have your choles of many “And now I'll word Mars for you,” the sybil con- Vouwed, iu tho same tnsinuating strain. ‘Mars promotes eath of parents and death by marriages and by chil- Meal of money by. Wanted time to study she lines of 4 closely, and continued great many thoughts that flow like the waves of the great ocean. All [can teil you is keep on tho right side of God and your enemies can’t hurt you; they cam take your Money, but they can’t take your soul,” ‘Thus far oll had gooe as merry as a marriage bell, but, sure enough, that mysterious “dark complected* yentieman whom Elvira had so ominously and men- ictugly introduced to the writer’s acquaintance turned Qp again as a messenger of evil to cust a dark cloud bver the gypsy’s rosy picture. “There is a ‘dark compiected’ gentiema con- tinucd this dusky Cassandra, “who means evil by [aac and she added, shaking her gaunt and bony efinger at him, “Take care of him. He means to Get you out of your good business.” “Dll take good care that the rascal won't,” the ‘writer promised. MATRIMONIAL BLISS. “Now, you are gotug soon to offer marriage toa young jady, are you not? Thin young lady is ueither very Jali nor very short, but of middle size, is she not? You ba ea to marry her, and have five children!” (Here was a oright prospect of children’s hats and - boots for these bard times.) _. “Bat, dbeiore everything, remember that Soiomon , Said:*A close mouth makes a wise heaa.’ [ will give You something yvod to remomber:—Let your bosom be jour secret keeper and your pocket your money wr.” After a -pause, abruptly ;—“Now, tell mo, bavon’t you a longing to go across the water? You have, ‘Well, you will go thore; you will go to Europe, but only for awhile, You won’t spend your life there.” Imination of the tn charm yoar life and that of your love for seven TPH make a gentleman o! you and a !ady of your ming bride. Pl charm your life against si eas, troubie, grief or death—so as there is & God in heaven.” Her old, haggard, wrinklea fs She put the greenback into bi ycket. She took out ‘an old red bandkerchief, tied a knot in It, and said:— “I want to cross your life tines wit sharm may come true. Now wate! ‘anloose this knot the charm fails, money back; but if She murmured some my-=t Known tongue that sounded like Arabic, aud, te kness of Herman, se bailled the writer's wateb- jul eyes end had the knot unloosed. “THE CHAKM 18 WORKED |" she cried, triumphantiy. ‘For seven years vo harm ean delall you. ifany evil spirits threaten you call Mme and | will atteud you.” r The writer faithiully promised to avail himeelf of the kind offer when necessary. “Mind you" she warned him, “I am no card cutter Bor teacup tosser, nor am | an imposior—whatl say fetrue, Though you are not alter the jadies, you will have plenty of suiiora, Not jess than throe now want your hand. Select your own, give ner an offer of mar- Piage, and if she says ‘yos,’ give her another and an- Other, and when s: third timo, take her to your hi And now, to complete the charm, sho pronounced s Solemn benediction upon the Writer's head in her own @ab jistic tongue, while laying her withered band ‘BpEOu his torchead. The Gypsy Queen thon, having finished her formal fenormpid anched into a rambling accoun’ er own Wavels abroad and her experiences with distinguished men in this country. wow TH TH Pres! lit up with joy as D TKRM WAS DEVEATED, te forthe third time, but! said ‘No, I can’t allow it, it tan’eright, and besides, he isn’t ft man for tue ‘place.’ The reader may at last know that it was not the HeRaLy’s agitation of Cwsarism, as every one sup- i~oy whieh defeated General Grant's re-election for a term, Dut the fact ibat it was not written In the Stare as interpreted by the Gypsy Queen. ANOTHER WAR PROPHESIXD. “T the last war,’ she said, “two years Defore it broke out, when I read it in the comet, | Seid then that the slaves would become free and be the = of the South. Now | predict that we sball soon another war between the Protestants a Catholics, and all the people will finally turn to fon The priests will pt ghd the dogs—even Bow they are runnin; jay wi irl joing all bat sort of thing.” rah aared nee “Do you mean to say, Queen, that the President's sg. rong you at Loug Branch ?"? ro, anpab or Peggy !—would “and what about your ptephecics in Europe?” “Ob, this is my rh fae tes, ceaatingty “all 1 want to say about the Queen of England is toed wi sh on Be eldest son will her piace” Toarvellous prophecy fai: tartied Out ot the comptenie Whit, he haa even obsessone a j maintaining while his happiness came glowing before him in such roseate hucs, HAYES SURE TO BE ELECTED. “and who wiil be our next President, Queen, Tilden or Hayos?"’ was the last question asked. “Hayos,’”? she satd. “The repablicans will ges 1,” And th adced her prophecy to that of Kivira, making Hayes’ clection certain and rendering all tur- ther expendfture for campaign literature on the part of the democrats entirely useless, The writer bade the ancient soothsayer adieu, re- Joicing in the consciousness of being bombproof and reproot and deathproot for seven years to come, so not even the stenches of the streets, the filthy stroet cars and future explosions at Hell Gate could prematurely ena his life. THE SCARCITY OF CROTON. ALMOST A WATER FAMINE I8 SOME PORTIONS OF THE CITY—DISGUSTED RESIDENTS AND MUSINOUS SERVANTS. The question of too much or too little Croton water has been for the past year one of general interest to the residents of thiscity, It is not often, it is true, that householders complain of too much Croten reaching them, but It is only afew weeks ago that the depar.ment, afer denying a certain portion of the city sufficient water for the necessary daily demands, turned on without warning an extra head of Croton that flocded many of the houses from ‘eb to cellar, During the terrible drought of the summer just past residents submitted to what they considered the inev- ttable; but now that cold weather approaches and hoavy rains have within a few days passed over the lake, the continued and sceming unuecossary scarcity of water im certain districts causes many uncomplimentary allusions to what the people are beginning to consider the mismanagement of the water supply. The inconvenience and in some in- stances the absolute distress caused by the curtailment ofthe water necessary for the household necds can ly be appreciated by those who aro among the euf- forers, It was but a few weexs since that Commis- sioner Campbell, in an announcement over his official signature, glowingly described the abundance of croton, There was quite sufficient, he said, to flood the city. Thero need be no particular care taken in its use, The uptown resident read the paragraph with delight as he thought of once more enjoying the flow of water on the second and top floors, But he had only to reach home to find his bright dreams dis- polled, The open faucots gave forth only a gurgling sound, ag if in reproach at being disturbed from their wonted rest ‘The fact of tne matter is, and has been tor some time past, th: f the city betweem Fortioth street apd Sixtietli street and from river to river 1s not at all commenst with the demand. The reasoi aflairs are varied, but the au: demand for more water. it is alleged by some that much of the scarcity up town is caused by a needless and extravagant waste down town, Says one indig- nant lady living tn the district above ntioned, “Pour out of every five offices down town have faucets running day and night—an entirely needless waste.” She ts undoubtedly right; but it ta claimod by the downtown people that water ‘‘wusted” by them does not affect the uptown residents’ supply. If, as Commissioner Campbell as- serta, the: water supply ample, it should cover the downtown “waste,” failing tm that, the authorities should see that the ‘‘waste”’ is stopped. A rather ingenious hotel man, on being questioned by the writer as to his opinion, said that the scarcity was duo entirely to the rush of straugers who arrived daily in ee York, tired and dirty, their firat desire being a th | As stated beforo, water in hundreds of houses docs not tiow higber than the second floor, and in man: east sido of the city as low as Tent times reaches that elevation, i$ th tanks tn the upper portion precautionary measure against o experienced by them. ed many houses in irteenth, teenth, Fifteonth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth teenth streets, betwoen Madison and Seeond avenues, and found that, almost without exception, there was a want of water above the second floor. In one house in ube lady, !n answer to questions, said very much troubled for it of a prorer sapply of water, In my house the water only a. «mos reaches evon the second floor. The bathrooms and closets aro located on that floor and above, and of course the scarcity of water is extremely disagreeable and annoy- ing. We are obliged to carry water every day to the second floor, and my servants are in almost open revolt. We are told that thero is plenty of Croton, Under the circumstances we cannot under- stand why we do not have at least enough for our uaily noeas."” And then she added, very siguilicantly, that ‘taxes wore regularly paid.’ Twenty residents with whom the writer conversed in thia neighborhood re- lated about the same story, varyig it occasionally by anatbematizing the Water Board. Betwoen Fifth and Madis enues, on Forty-third, Forty-second, ek first, Toirty-ninth, Thirty-eighth, Thirty-seventh, Thirty-sixth, Thirty-O1th, Thiriy-fourth and Thirty- third streets, the writer visited anamber of houses and found that there too th second fioors in almost Said one lady, ‘The but even the little we do g hardiy Mt to u! dirty and muddy, and has to bo iiitered carefully be- fore using. Kven then we cannot get al! the color out of it.” Another said tuat she had been obliged to en- gage an extra servant to carry water for the bs, &e., above the Orst floor. The fact of ter’ being discolored is easily explained, ‘tment bas during the summer past w pipes It is impossible ing pipes not ip use through the joints, When the water is turned on it natarally, in {te passage, takes up the accumulation of airt and distributes it to the houses. This dust, added tu the sur- face water of the late heavy rains, is quite sufficient to discolor the water foratime. Tne housebolders nay, however, congratulate themselves that the water will in afew days resume its natural hue il it does not flow in supicit. itor had to be carried to case, famine is bad enough, it is REAL ESTATE, At the Real Estate Exchange yesterday Bernard Smyth sold, Vy order of the Supreme Court, in tore- closure, R. M. Hoory, reforee, two five story tenement houses, with lots each 25x92, on East Seventeenth Street, south side, 213 feet east of avenue B, to plain- tif for $16,000. The same auctioneer also sold, by order of the Su. preme Court, in foreclosure, R. M. Henry, referee, a house, with lot 20x24.9, om East Thirty-eighth street, south side, forty teet west of Leximgwoa avenue, to Caroline Stolly for $1,600. D. M. Clarkson sold, by order of the Supreme Conrt, im foreclosure, A. T. Ackert, referee, house, with I of los 21x75, No, 191 Ei ih street, south side, 307.6 feet west of Second ave lease dated Ma 1, 1864, term twenty-one years, to piainud, for $11, TRansens. 27th st., . Te aoe Delancey st., n. 6., 100.3 tt ¢, of Fors: 2100) wshanametal und wife to M. irene. hag Ww | Ward. Washingto a4. 1001.» of (24th ward) ; Mo Wilkins and others Washington st, 50150 (24th ward) ji,” Wood and wife to sam: nm iy (referee) to A. de © Of H0th s8., of College aA (releree) 10 Mutual Be: Oak »t, a. ¢, corner of Chestaus, 9; Smyth (@oteree) ty M. Ryan... S4th st. nm. «. of SOth a8. 0. of Sib. a HK. B. Brownell (referee) to C. A. Davison moutToacns. 26,000 7500 6,500 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 years Same to same, n. & of 11th a. ¢. of 4th av. to same, u. & of Llith st, NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, SEPTEMB MARRIED FEMALE TEACHERS, THE MOOTED QUESTION IN THE BOARD OF ED- UCATION—MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE | HAVING THE MATTER IN CHARGE—VIEWS OF SOME OF THE COMMISSIONERS, The Committee on Bylaws of the Board of Educa- tion, consisting of Messrs, West, Beardsiee, Walk Baker and Hageitine, with President Wood ez oficio present, held a meeting yesterday afternoon at tho ball, cor of Elm and Grand streets, for the purpose of hearing arguments for and against the retaining of married female teachers in the public schools. There are comparatively few married women in the schools as téachora, but Commissioner Faller belicves that (ho umber is ipereasing too rapidly, and at the last reg- ular meeting of the Board he moved for 9 considera- tion of tho questien now under discussion. Mr, Buller yesterday appeared before the committce and stated his views in opposition to having married female teachers in the schools. ‘The main objections of Mr. Fullor are based upon the inconveniences arising from the maternal dutics of the married teachers. Ho calculates that a married lady teacher might be reasou- ably expected to be absent from her school cbout three months ina year, and subsequeng maternal dutics would involve serious inconveniences in the class rooms. Ho further thinks that the tendency would be to have the schools filled with married females, whom eventually the Board could not well get rid of, ‘This would be unjust to the numbers of young ladics constantly fitting themselves for the position of teacher, and, ho thinks, would be detrimental to the working of the common schoul system. He bolic’ that a young Jady teacber should marry some ove jo to support ber or not marry at atl. Commissioner Traud, who happened to bein the Board of Education rooms, was asked for his views and “As long as the Board of Education takes females as teachers | cannot see any reason why married women should be excluded. Lt would be unfair to de- prive ladies who teach in @ school the right to marry, and tomy mind the system would work better if it were distinctly understood that female teachers marry without any objection being made by the B of Kiucation. It is true that inconveniences migh! arise ina school, but nove (that the trustees of the different wards could not very easily arrange for and protect the discipline of the schools. The children under the charge of the female teachers are ail very young, and there is nothing to oppose the presence of a married female teacher more than is to be met with outside of a schvol in evory domestic circle. I am of opinion, however, that there are alto- gether too many female teachers, there being 2,500, while there are only 300 male teachers. 1 know a pumber of married lady teachers, and I have tound the digcipline of their schools to be excelicnt, aud I am not aware that the slightest inconvenience ever oc- re, | ple im the ei curred in the schools from their being married. In fact, If the subject '¢ let aloge there would be uoth- mg at all to cause any controversy, and the schools im which marricd ladies toach would excite no comment whutever. The order of wh jehcols in which married ladies teach ee can be easily preserved by judicious action on the part of the trustecs. The subject would self with a little care, and the few objectionable features bo so easily provided for that they would bo searcely worthy of the notice of the Board, It would be altogetner wrong to maxe it aruie that because a lady eurus a living by teaching in a school she should not get mare ried, or be a teacher after ber marriage. I understand thoroughly all tho objections that can bo urged against having warried teachers the schools, but | think experience has shown that there are no valid reasons why married women, as we are likely to have them in our schools. should be excluded.” Commissioner Goulding, who attendea the mecting of the committee, being requested to state his views op the subject, said:—‘'I believe it would be better if the trustees were allowed to exercise their Judgment fn this matter, I see no reason why a marricd lady whould be excluded trom the priviloge of teaching in the schools, especially aa { know some ladies al present teaching who are superior teachers, both as principals and cl teachers. [tis very wrong to make young ladies understand thatif they become teachers thoy therefore must abandon all thought of marriage. Such aconviction in the minds of young ladies wouid bo most pernicious, and it seems to me it would ve alto- gether unworthy of the isoard of Education to prouounce a judgment which would place 2,500 young women in sucha false position. Under ordinary cirouin- stances young ludies who get married are not com- pelled to’earn their own living, and it is only in very Tare cages in which after marriage tho lady teachers find it necessary to continue in the proiession. I know ‘that in all these cases 1n which they fe been obliged to resume or to continue teaching have been peculiar, and the Board of Education would not only act unwisely in excluding them but even cruelly. ne Board of Kaucation to pass a law forbidding its { to get married, | believe that such a law would bave the very woret eficet, It would be a foolish sentence to pass upon +o many young women, audit would, perheps, do more than ‘deleat the purpose tor which it was Intended. The Board | of Education very properly has left nothing undone to propare girls tor the profession of teaching, as the Normal College, tor instance, bears witness; but surely the Board docs not mean to ask young ladies to spend a long time ip severe study to fit themselves to be teuch- ers and then to debar them just when their proficiency is at its best from continuing to teach merely because they do as ali other young women do. lam aware tt may be said that to hold out an inducement to young Indy teachers to get married would be almost offering these women positions fora number of years, thoreby excluding young ladies who would be wuiting tor & chance to teach, but there is no offering of such an in- ducement in the mero fact of not est abitehing @ prohibi- tory law. There is the same likelihood that young iady teachers would be supported by their husbands as there ie th: other young ladies would be so supported, aud hence the married female teacher would be the excep- tion to tho rule; bu: I contend that it would be wrong for this Board to lady happens to get married whi e should, there- fore, bo disqualified. ” Commis- sioner Goulding repeated, ‘that this whole matter should be placed in the hands of the trustees, who would be best able to decido in the purticular cases that might arise, Tbe Board should not bring the matter up for discussion,”” The committee have not arrived at any conclusion in Tegard to the question, and will probably hold another meeting to Lear the views of all persons interested in the subject belore preparing a report to be submitted to the Board. SCHOOL TRUSTEES’ TROUBLES. Nuw York, Sept, 29, 1876 To tax Eprros ‘or tak Hexap:— 1 noticed 19 yesterday's Hunatp a statement that I ‘was requested by the Board of Education to resign as Trustee of Common Schools of the First ward, and that I had turned the janitress and her children out of Primary school No, 15. In reterence to the first asser- tion I would somi-officially respectiully state that I ‘was never requested by the Board of Education or any o confounds my name with that of Dr, J. N. Merrill, who was requested by the Committee on Bylaws to resign for reasons best known to the committee. In respect to the second assertion | merely performed my duty as chairman of the Board of Trustees i turning out some trespassers who bad kindled « fire in the building. I hope that in justice to me you will insert the above, OWEN MURPHY, er Board to resign my trusteeship. Your reporter | Chairman Board of Trustees, Firat Ward, MES, HIRAM POWERS, 4N DNTERVIRW WITH THE DEAD SCULPTOR's ‘WIS IN CINCINNATL UFrom the Cincinnati Enquirer, Sept. 27.) Few names of the dead past are more dear to Amor- fcans than that of Hiram Powers, the sculptor. Born tm America and reared here, bis heart always re- mained loyal to his native land. But love for his pro- fession impelled him to abandon home, friends, asso- clations of youth ana al) the clustering memories of hia early life to make bis homo in far off Italy, whore bis talent called nim, Thither he went, thirty-nine years ago, with his young wife. He went with tho fond the departing shores ja upon bis eyes— that be should return to the acenes of his boyhood ‘This hope, though fostered to the attermoss day of his life, was never realized. Hiram Powers died, and | now ties buried in the land of bis triumphs, and not in the land of bis birth, His body lies deep in Italian eoil, bat bis beart always bas lived in the home he abandoned here in Cinei: to follow the beckoning hand of Fame. Hiram Powers will never return, but bis widow t# now visiting her old home, and, alas! her few old friends scattered around among tne 200,000 She came so quietly and unosten- her arrival that she bad returoed. Now that she ts hore, and Cinctunatians know it, there seems to bem benor which our citizens are not ready to pay e Aa irer representative met Mrs. Powors at the home of ber brotoer-in-law, Mr. Dury, in Avondale. A more agreeable Indy to meet would indeed be hard to find. We believe iw about sixty years oid, though 1p appearance she is much younger. Ip all her loag residence abroad !0 « stranger land and amid au ecech- ine people she bas retained the American air and man- ners she cultivated Ip Cincinnati: society, and which Ned y with ber nearly torty y: ago. object of our visit was soom laid beiore her—we werest of the rer, through the col- ich we desired to tell the public what sho hom, 1 have vory little to tel! which bas not ed a sud agal public prints,” ers ca e here Ladin the intention of keeping the k nowled, iy arrival confined to my ediate circle of friends. But Rumor is implaca- ” it with my hueband soon Grst visit back among the ited and ta clipe girlhood." rigs ‘De you Oud hag ah your friends still bere?" “Very few; yes thore are some, and they are all the more precious because they are so few. I have just lett two of them.” es About the city during your absence ationary in their greatness. ’’ “They ty, and now there ar remain im Cincinnati py I go back to italy in No “Then you consider that your hom: “Certainly. My children were born there; By pron perty is there; the recollections of my husband are clustered there, and that is my bom: eu you preter Italy to America Yes, Ido. The manner of tiving in Italy is quite different trom that of America. itis casier. 1 meun by that that thera is leas to vex one in a business point.” “How many children have you?” “Six—ail living Three are sons and three are daughters, Sowe of them are married, but they live near me, and it t@ almost lke having them at home.” ef any of them following their father’s profes- sion 1” “Yos, two of them—two of the sons. They are fair artiais, yet neither of them has his father valent. They do their own work, while I keep up rae father's studio and superintend the business he ried) “Did be !oave any of his work unfinished t”’ “There were several busts unfinished when he died, which I afterward had finished"? “Did Mr. Powers never have # desire to return to erica” Yes, to visit it, but notto reside he He never gave up the fond hope that his meaus would, before he died, allow him to rosurn, But his children grew up around him, and he never felt able to bear the ox- pense of a@ trip across the ocean with his children, and he refused to mako the visit without me and the children, He diead with the bope unrealized, as you. know.” *‘Havo any of your ebildren over been in America ?”” “No, sir; Bone of them, Yet they never tire of talk- ing about America and the early homo of their father, just as though they know all about Cincinnati, { asguro you, though native born to Florence, they arg more American in their ideas than Florentine,’ “What is the state of society in Florence ¥”” “It is of the best in Italy, though not so good as you have here, However, we seo very little of Ltallan so- cicty. It was one of Mr. Powers’ sincerest wishes that we should only assoc: with American and English in our social lite, ‘we strictly adhered to that wish.” “Then you mee! in Florence ¥”’ “Yes, indeed, sir, Few American tourists through Florence without calling to sce us. Cy i boa littie related to almost every American fam- aly. emnon you must be consid: visitors ?"” ot nO, sir; not at all. Wo are glad to see them a “Do your childron talk English fuently?”’ “Just as fluently as though they bad been reared in America, Yet thoy speak Italian equal to the best Ttalian in Florence.’? ‘Alter some further conversation on minor subjects we left Mrs. Powers, pleased beyond monsure with ber easy manners and the kind reception she guve ua, BOARD OF APPORTIONMENT. great many of your native people ly bored by too many THE ESTIMATES YOR 1877—DISTRIBUTION OF EXCISE MONEYS, A meeting of tho Board of Estimate and Appor tionment was held im the Mayor's office yesterday. Comptroller Green, Mayor Wickbam, Tax Commis- sioner Wheeler and Alderman Lewis wore present. ‘Tho trustees of t*9 College of the City of New York sent in a communication asking for $150,000 to be ap- plied to the alteration and repuir of their butidings. The Department of Public Buildings sent in their timatos for 1877, amounting to $75,400, which was re- ferred to the Comptroller, Patrick McCabe and Cornelius Flynn asked for pay- ments of $1,683 30 each for services rendored while acting as assistants clerks ct the First Judicial Court for the first sx months of 1875, This matter was also referred to the Comptrollor, The Board next considered the distribution of excise moneys among the various charitable institutions of this city. The following is alist of tho inatitutions and the amount awarded to each:— Women’s Prison Association, West Side Relief Association. , The German Socioty of the City of ‘The Bread and Beet House...........++- Children’s Educational Rehet Association, French Benevolent Society. New York Colored Mission... ‘The New York Society for Prevention of Cru- elty to Children,...... Ladies! Association of Lutbe: St Paul's Evangelical ’ ‘pi St. Joseph's Asylum. n Catholic Orph y for the Rolief of Destitute Children. New York Dispensary. 2 70 7 80 6o 80 20 20 20 70 20 80 60 oo 00 25 00 00 pt) The Northeastern Dispensary. The Northwestern Dispensary The Northern Dispensar; se Western Homeopathic Dispensary. Tompkius Square Hommopathic Dispensary New York Free Dispensary for Sick Children. New York Disponsary for Diseases of Throat and Chest... 561 The Central Disp tees 481 The Harlem Dispensary. 722 West Side German Dispensar; Northeastern Homaopathic Dispensary. Yorkville Homwopathic Dispensary The New York Ear Dispensary Eclectic Dispensary......... w York Hoinmopathic Dispensary. i S888 Beets F ad al 9 ry ¥ ale Assistance Society tor the Relict of the Siek Poor, 2 St. John’s Guild........ 6,367 20 Society for the Rohef of Destitute Children of Seamen.. ss ecseee a ++ 1,000 00 Society for the Reliefof Destitute Blind (Home Jor the Bnd), . sseeee 1,570 00 Society of St Vincent de Paul of the City of New York... seeses +. 9,813 50 United Hebrew Charities of the City of New FO ass cov ly hsestyoensesesetsss 7,678 00 Women’s Aid Society and Homo for Training Young Girls......--ss0000 sees 450 00 Metropolitan Throat Hospital...... 355 60 St. Franew’ Hospital. 4,243 50 | St Vincent’s Hospital 8,500 50 Mount Sinat Hospital 4,248 00 German Hospital and 2,567 85 Bt. Khizabeth’s Hospital 1,000 00 New York Orthopwdic 8,085 00 2,736 00 650 00 in By: d Kar 959 20 Ophthalmic H 1,115 00 York Ophthalmie and Aural 1774 $0 ‘Woman's Hospital, im the Stat New York. 2,400 00 Home for the Aged (im charge of the Little Sistors of the Poor). 3,040 00 Bt. Joseph's Home for the Aged. 4,620 00 The Sheltering Arms... srevee 2,250 00 Association wr Befriending Children and Young Gitls.....54 teeeeege 1,760 00 Home tor Aged and Infirm Hebrows. 1,530 00 St Vincent's Home for Boys... .. 1,600 00 Chapin Home for Agod and infirm 1,000 00 Samaritan Home for the Aged... 976 00 House of Rest for Consumptives. 675 00 lnstitation of Mercy. sieeeete. 8,806 00 St. Stephen's Home for Children 1,360 00 Now York Asylum for Lying-in 1,605 00 Asylum of the Sisters of St, Domina’ 4,676 00 Five Points Hou: 1,897 20 1,200 00 1,281 00 760 00 Ag vay 8 jos, +. 630 00 osepo’s Industrial Home for Destitute Idi 3,690 00 250 00 + _ 876 00 8,175 00 Ladies’ Union Aid Soevety........ +. 2,375 00 West Side Infirmary for Diseases of Eyo and Throat. .......+. + oe +» °216 00 New York Kye una Ear Infirmary. 2,668 00 New York lofirmary for Women and Chil- « 1,481 80 «+ $169,829 10 jm of $1,536 25 was appropriated trom the ex- 4 tor the support of the Home tor Falica MTOD. 2... cseeees MAYOR WICKHAM AND EXCISE, The following letter was yesterday addressed to the Excise Commissioners by Mayor Wiekhum:— . Executive Darantussy, City Hatt, Naw Youn, Seps, 20, 1876, sIONKRS OF Excise :— GuyrLexzx—Your attention is invited to the pro- Ceedings yovterdas had io the Court of: Geueral Bes- a which are reported in the Prd yp de of to-day, resentment of yuu for an alinged abuse of power, &e. You will oblige me by making to mo a com- inuMication stating in detail the facts as known to you 1m and about each and every of the matters and cases in that connection by the Grand Jury mentioued or referred to. Awaiting a reply at your earliest con- vomienee, very respeutiully, H. WICKHAM, Mayor, A WIFE BEATER IN TROUBLE. Lizzie Swelman, of No, 611 Kast Sixtoenth street, charged ber busbaud at the Filty-seventh Street Court with abusing and beating by ally. Wandeil, at what ne re ine. vogue no He considered it the only appropriate punishment for a wile beater, The prisoner was held, R 30, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. THE COURTS. The Extradition Conundrum as to Leopold Nettel, Argument on a Motion for His Discharge. niles THE NEW YORK UNIVERSITY iN A FIX. ro 0 Snir A Extradition cases socom to bo fertile of interminable tigation, At present the courts aro largely occupied in endeavoring to settle Nettel, whom, it is al Austria by a forgery, shall be taken back to where the forgery was committed, or be allowed to remain tn this country with liberty to become a free American oiti- zen, Tho matter came up again before Judge West- brook, in Supreme Court, Chambers, yesterday, and quito a lengthy argument ensued. The prisoner was not produced, as it was stated some time ago that he would be, aod the consequence was a prelimary objec- tion by the prisoner’s counsel. Judge Westbrook, however, relused to decide that point, but permitted cuunsel to verify tho traverse to the return. Ex.-Governor Salomon, in opposition to the prisoner's discharge, argued that the claim is based on # section of the Revised Statutes which provides that when a person held for extradition ig not removed withia two months from the time of his commitment he may be discharged unleas good reason to the contrary is shown, Mr, Salomon recited the arrest of the pris- oner for forgery to the extent of $0,000 in Austria, his commitinent by Comm/ssioner Osborne tor his ex- tradition, and the demand made on tho Marshal by the Austrian Consul under a warrant of Mr. Fisn of July 12. Tho delay up to that dato was causod by tho request of prisoner's counsel, who wished to argue the case before Judge Blateniord, who dis- missed a writ of hubeas corpus, and it was not until then the proceedings were certified to Washington for a warrant. On the 9th of August Consul Hugo Fritch telegraphed to Austria for (unds, but owing to certam formalities did not receive tho money until Septembor 7, two days after the two moutiis had elapsed; but the delay trom July 5 to Au- gust 9 was for the prisuver’s convenience, Then tho present writ was served on the 12th of August, Mr. Joachimsen argued that, hag the Austrian gov: Ment promptly sent the money, or the Consul lied in time, the two months would not have elapsed. But the United States was not to be the jailer for Aus- tria. They got Mr, Fish’s warrant August 8, and the delay after that was not the prisoner’s, He then pro- ceeded to discuss whether tho Court could go back of Commissioner Osborpe’s nnding, Aftor some further argumeut the whole matter went over until Monday week. NEW YORK UNIVERSITY. The trustees of the New York University do not relish tho idea of the collego buildings passing into the possession of other partics fer non-payment of assess- ments, Ab assessinent of $1,440 was imposed on the property for the improvement of Lawrence street, and Decause such assessmont has not been paid the city sold the University buildings to George A. Hoyt, and bow threaten to give him a lease of the same for 1,000 years. To prevent the execution of this lease Mr. Elliot Sandiord ts seeking to obtain an iujunction in the Supreme Court against the city restraining \t from per- fecting the lease, It is claimed on bohalf of the appli- cation that the notice of the osseasment as required by statute was not published in the corperation pers, thas the property was not within tne limit of as- sossment as provided lor in the act of 1846, and that no notice was given of sucb assessment SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. Judge Benedict sat in the United States Circuit Court yesterday to receive the roport of the Grand Jury. A largo number of indictments was presented, but no other business wes transacted, In Supreme Court, Chambers, yesterday the matter of opening Inwood street was noticed for taxation. Objection being raised by the Comptroller and various property owners Judge Westbrook ordered a refor- ence, In the Goldsmith divorce suit, in which Judgo J. F. Daly reduced the aliuoony from $70 to $37 a week, ap- plication was made yesterday betore Chief Justice Daly an the Court of Common Pieus for an increase of the alimony. The case was referred to Judge J. F. Daly as the proper person to act yn the application. A man named Julius Stone was taken before Com- missioner Shields yesterday on a charge of attempting to pass a counterfeit §5 note on the Traders’ National Bank of Chicago on Ticket Agent Fleming, of the H Previous to this attempt Stone to the ticket agent of the New Haven road and was told that !t was counterfeit, He was held in $500 ball. Jobn Kagan, of No, 9 South Witham strect, was taken before Commissioncr Shields yesterday on a charge of opening letters addressed to his sister, Mra. Stebbins, Kagau, woen arrested by Deputy Marshal Holmes, stated that he had beon in the habit of trans- soting his sister's business, and that, asa part of such business, ho received and opened a number of her letters. He was admitted in $1,0v0 bail. Hamilton Moora, a passenger on the steamer Penn- sylvapia, of the State line, made a complaint yester- duy, before Commissioner Shields, against John Leonard, a passenger on the same steamer, chargin; the later with robbing him of £25 10s', English money, while the vessel was on ber voyage to this port. was referred by the Commissioner to tno Consul, and by him sent to Commissioner Osborne for examination. Bangs, for legal services ren- joual Bank, was up for argo- mont yesterday before Chief Justice Daly, in Special Term of the Court of Common Pleas. the question involved is tho right of United States Distriet Attornoy Bliss to act as tho representative of the Comptroller of Currency. DECisiONS. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBESS, By Judge Westbrook. Whito vs, Drake.—Order granted vacating judgment, Leopold vs. Herzig.—Motion tor allowance granted, Smith vs. Hogan.—Granted. Memorandum. SUPREME COURT PECIAL TERM. By Judge Van Vorat. Rasin, &c., vs. Ammidown et al.—Findings of tact and conclasions of law ou judgment for dei SURROGATE’S COURT. By Surrogate Calvin. Estate of Finnesy.—Order entered that attachment iewue against Mary Finnesy, administeatrix, for not re- turning inventory of said estate, Estates of Louis Planer, Josephine Planer, William Ryer, Patrick J. Fitch, John £. Cassidy and Joseph B. ‘akeloy.—Accounts settied and allowed and decree ot distribution signed. Estate of Jon Roche, ot al that letters of guardianship je to Cathariue Koche, the mother of sald ininors, upon her executing ana Progate a pond inthe penal sum of of each of said minors, which bond must be renewed annually, Estate of Sidncy Msson.—Order ectered that Thomas Dows Mason may qualify and take oath cf oifice as exeoutor of the will of suid testator, that letters testa- itled to act as M. Brinker- We pay to id minors, minors,- Order entered Estate of ida L., W. hoff, minors, —Ord Joba H. brinkerbof, the sums of money edit in the Real Estate Trust Company, and that also deliver to gatd general guardian four bank books of the Green- wich Savings Bank, in which said minors bave an equal share or interest in suid moneyt and bunk books. Katate of Michael Spiliane.—Order entered that aa- Winistrator be allowed to compromise @ claim upon the estaio of said deceased, upon receiving the sum of 2300 and costs of action, and that ho divide the said sum of $300 equaily betwoon the next of kin of said de- consed, MARINE COURT—CHAMDERS, By Jadge Sinnott, Somborn vs. Wassung; Radican Fowler; Sloan vs, Stoddard; Beveridge vs. Bigitn; Striffier vs. Metz; Barrwan va. The Mayor, &c.; Dutl ve, Tillinghast; La- chard va Bowman, Knapp va Vossing; Hanaessa va Ernest Pape loservational Carriage Mani pany; Veanach va. Vauigiel. —Orders . Brown vs, Griewoid; Wagner vs Gross.—Motions granted. By Judge McAdam. Rosenberg vs Biumb Motion to overrule do- murrer and for judgment granted. Simon vs. Noraon, Wakeman vs. Brennan; Seaman Mgxwell va. Norris, —-Motions granted. Schwartz; J. K. Furlong, Baq Talmage va Landon; Biake va. Bd GENERAL SESSIONS—PART L Before Recorder Hackett, PLEAS AND SENTENCES, ‘The following persons were sentenced yesterday by Recorder Hackett: Patrick Powers, who pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing clothing valued at $13 from &) Close, No. 210 Greenwie! ‘26th inst, was sent tothe State Prison for two yoars and six months Edward Prison for three years. ‘bomas Hartigan pleaded guilty to the charge of Stealing clothing and i jued at $28 from the room of Jobo BD 3 Broome street, on she 22d inst. * Une Prison. Kae 5 with John Cook, of yy avenue, Bergen, N. J., on the morning of September 47, stole his waich, aad having pleaded f w | guilty to the charge was sentenced to ono year’s it prisooment, i Charies Wallace broke into the unoceupied premised No, 122 West Eleventh street, and attempted to #teal $200 worth of gus fixvures.’ One year in the State Prison. % Walter Jonuings and James MeKee pleaded guilty to an indictment for bu: ry im the third dey ie baving broken into tue liquor store of Har: a Meyer, at No. 1 Greenwich street, on the night of Sep tember 26. They were avout to leave the with $29 worth of cigars aud liquors when they were aptured, Two years and six months each in the Peak sentiary. Thomas McGana, jointly indicted with William ©. Meyer (who was convicted and seat to the State Prison for four years upd #ix months), pleaded guilty to charge of having burglariousiy entered the premised Maiden lane, om the 4 stealing a number of opera }, Valued i He was sent to the State Prison for four years and six montha, ‘The Court adjourned for the term, POLICE COURT NOTES. James Dayton, who said he wasa printer, ag on Sixth avenue, was held for trial, at tho Washingtos Piace Court yesterduy, for breaking into the store of August Mamlok, No, 356 Canal stroot, and stealing $40 worth of cigars. Tho property was found in his pos session, he store of S. Herman, jewellery broker at No, 13 Mowery, was entered ou Tuesday night and a number of meershaum pipes and u gold pen worth $10, stolen, Ou Thursday night officer Adamsky, of the leath pro- eine, the pen with John Hyson, 4 barber of No. 15% Bowery, who said that Patrick Rooney, « boot- binck, had ‘given b:m a pawn ticket fo On being arrested, young Rooney said that he found th Ucket in'a pile of dirt swept out of a storeand Justice Smith, of the Kesex Market Court, was compelled to discharge him. Before Justice Bixby, at the Washington Place Court, this morning, Minnie Fay, a servant, of No. 27 Sullivan street, was held for trial for breaking into the apart- ments of Jacob Mitchell, at No. 57 Thompson street, and stealing $10 worth of clothes, ORANGE OOUNTY COURT. Nxwuvna, Sept. 29, 1876, During the September term of the Orange County Court and Sessions beld here this week thirty-three indictments wero found, Twenty liquor dealers ef Middletown and Newburg were indicted for violation of the excise laws on the testimony of Oliver Cotter, the Brooklyn temperance devective, Tho attempt to indict the Newburg Board of Excise for malfeasance in office failed for lack of a single vote, George Nichols, for highway robbery, was seat to the State Prison tor ten yoars. Thomas O'Connell, tor an attempt fo commit @ criminal outrage, was soutenved to the Albany Peni- tentiary for two years and six months, Joho L, Rothelin, of West Point, tho sentinel whe shot the hackman, Washington Putnam, was indicted for mansiauxhter. Samuel Rumsey, the Port Jerv shot a man named Taylor, who bad also indicted for manslanghter. Darratt, tue Newburg youth who shot at hismother and cousin and wounded the latter in threo places, was iudictud for felonious assault. COURT OF APPEALS, ALnanr, Sept. 20, 1876, Tho following order, important to lawyers, was made by the Court of Appeals this morning :— Ordered, That this Court will tako a recess om the Gth day of October, 1876, to the 13th day of November next; that anew calen be then made. All cases upon the present calendar undisposed of will be placed thereon without further notice, All other cases must be noticed, and the notice of argument filed with the Clerk on oF before the Ist day of Novemher, 1876. EDWIN 0. PERRIN, Clerk. The Clerk respectfully calls the attention of the Bar to the following important facts:— All notices of argument filed since the last calendar was mude (March 20, 1676) yo lor nothing; but causes ou tho lust culoudar remaining undisposed of need not be renotitied. 2. No cause will be placed upon the pre- ferred calondar uniess preference is distinctly claimed 1m the notice of argument, under rule 20 of this Court, naming the class to which the cause belongs ugder that rule, and briefly stating the reason’ tor such preference. Notices of issue are nos used ard need uot accompany notice of argument, 3, Notices in appeals from orders entitled to be read as moti mast distinctly state the cause to be « “motion,” and should be drawn tor a motion day. Judgments should be noticed tor Monday, November 13, Upon which day the Court opens, 4.’ All notices filed before the return ts filed are worthless; under no circumstances will any case be placed on the calopdar before the returu is flied. All returns must be prop- erly certified under the band and 5 of the Clerk of the Court below. 5 Uniess retarua are filed before November 1, as directed in tho order of the Ci causes will not be placed on the calend y alter will too late, 6 Sab-division 2 of rule zl, sed” causes, will be strictly enforced, OM motion (hese causes are treated as “dismissed without costs,’ and will not age goon the calendar, 17. The ttle of the cause and tue name of counsel are always taken fromm tho notice of appeal to this Court. Counsel should see that they aro there ‘correctly set forth, A caretul reading of the above sim- ple rales will save much ascless correspoudence, and also much trouble and annoyauce, both to lawyers and to the Clerk. KE, 0. PERRIN, Clerk. In the Court of Appeals, Friduy, Seprember 29, 1876:— No, 230, Rodbum va. Seneca Lake, &c., Company.— Argument resumed and concluded, Nv. 270. Seymour vs. Russeiland Erwin Manufac- turing Company. —Sabmitted, . 280, Bordon vs South Sido Railroad Sgt x Oe ‘, ond A J, Par. Argued by E. B, Hinsdale for appoll ker fur respondent. No, 28% Collins vs, Drew.—Submitted for appellant, d Hugh Porter tor responden: d jawes vs. Griswold.—Passed, No. 286. Horton vs. Palmer.—Arguod ty D. W. Gurney for appellant, and Robort E Taylor tor re- epondent, No. 237, Lake va, Nathans.—Submitted. No, 290, Spiwner vs, New York Central Railroad Company.—Argued by 5. W. ksou for appellant, and A. H. Prescost tor respondent, No. 28%. Wilson vs, Edwards.—Argued by 8, Wi Jackson for appellant, and E. W. Paige tor respondent, adjourned. mornthg of August glasses and telesco policeman who him, was DAY CALENDAR. Tho following ts tho day calendar for Monday, Oc- tober , 1876:—Nos. 897, 40%, 203, 294, 296, 20%, 298, 00. ‘The Clerk of the Court of Appculs particularly re- quests that, in noticing causes tor the November cul- eudur, lawyers will write their own address tn fall and also the full address of their opposing counsel upos each notice of argument. THE NEW JERSEY CENTRAL A PETITION FILED ASKING FO& A RBORIVER FOR THK ROAD—WHAT PRESIDENT JOHN: STON HAS TO BAY, Yesterday great excitement was caused in Wall street among those who hold railroad and coal securi- ties when the fact became known that Mr. 0, H, San- derson, a stockholder in the New Jersey Central Rail- road, had filed a petition at Trouton, before Chancellor Theodore Runyon, of the State of New Jersey, asking that a receiver ve appointed forthwith to take charge of the road and restrain its president, directors and officers from further control of its workings. The injunction was asked for on the ground that the Now Jersey Comtral Railroad Company had without warrant of law given its indorsement and guaranteo to a floating debt of about $2,000,000 contracted by the Lehigh and Wiikesbarre Coal Company, aud bad also loaned bonds of the New Jersey Corporation to the amoust of $6,600,000 as collateral svcurity tor the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coai Compauy. Mr. Sanderson also states jn his petition that the New Jersey Central Railroad corporation intend to issue bonds to raise funds to pay the debt of other corporations, and have made out @ mortgage to Samuel Knox and Joba Kean, trustees, to secure payment of 5,000 bonds of $1,000 each, amounting to | $6,000,000, and that ‘be _ mortgage covers ail the property of the New Jersey Ratiroad Company. Mr. Sanderson is petition that the origimal act of im- New Jersey company provided only road to also asserts corporation of for the construction and operation of a transport passengers and property, and limited the company tw these two things, and loaning mocey vf securities ty coal or uther Corpora. tions A reporter of the Hekatv culled oa the presi- dent of the New Jersey Central Kailr Jobn Taylor Joboston, at bis othce im regard to the mm Johnston, » ady published i its purpose. Mr. O. H ed other partica bo. bind wim to oy Coatral Rairoad Company. " He witl fail, i think, and 1 do not belie that a reeciver will be appomted by Voaneetior Run- a “It ts all bumbug, ana not g eine but a humouz. ‘his company has a pertect right to long 119 securities to the Wilkeabarre Company, aad its aut so 8 nusranteed by an act of the New Jersey. To show you what the s.ory is 1 will st at Mr. Sanderson ow: ten shares of our ; stuck, Ove of which he purcl tw 1675 and 1876. they were worth, I believe, $100 a share and they were purchased at $75, That is the whule story, and that ow the stock that Mr, Sanderson owns er has owne The reporter then called at the office of the Lehigh Yoal Compan: Bi below aod Wilkesbari Wail the 4 joan securities. to ba acknowledged that t ‘tral Compauy tue Wank re loaned securities \ 'y of pest 12 6 teapot ana nothing more