The New York Herald Newspaper, October 13, 1876, Page 8

* No. 120 Broadway, and bis views obtained. VIEWS OF COMMISSIONER BEARDSLEE. Opinions of Commissioner Wilkins and Ber- IED FEMALE TEACHERS, Say on the Question. “ uard Smyth. A FULL DISCUSSION. ‘The wamarried female question is the grand theme at the present moment in the school world. The ques- on of murriage is, as might be supposed, ono that | | should ni ‘would interest all the male and female teachers to u Great degree; but considering that it comes home so forcibly toacoupie ot thousand young ladies the Amount of consideration given to it bo easily Mnagined. From a calculation from Feports mado it would appear that the great | Majority of the young wisses aro deadly | opposed to their poor unfortunate sisters | bound in the chains of wedlock. This ill feoling is, as | May be readily seen, very seliish. Dave a little share teachers continue to er can careful These young ladies | { envy. The marrted female joy the sympathy of the Com- Missioners, and no defection is reported among those who have already espoused their cause, Very bitter | things are said by the unmarried lady teachers about | their married sisiers, such as “Why didn’t they look out for themselves” &c., all of which goes to show that the agitation which has sprung up will have a healthy influence in making tho lady teachers of the city ap- ply the advice to tuemseives. | VIMWS OF COMMISSIONER BEARDBLER, | Commissioner Beardsice was called on at his office, No. | 106 Broadway, and asked for bis views, Mr, Beardslee | wa member of the committee on bylaws which has this matier in charge, and ho hesitated tor that reason to say anything, alleging that while he had his own opinion on the question it might be considered inju- | divious for him to declare it in advance, especially as | Much remained to bo heard by way of argument from both sides. The Henan representative veutured to Assure the Commissioner “suat this was a ques. | Hien upon which a ceumistee’s report was not at all likely to change the views entertained by individual commissiovers, aud that the report to be | Presented would very likely be the mere suggestion of different views entertained by the different members of the commitiee. Mr. Beardsieo then urified into a @iscussion of tho arguments for and against the pro- posed exclusion of married teachers from the schools. He said be did not thiok it possible in the Board of Educativn to passa law which would sweepingly dis- miss all the married teachers and exclude them in the tuture from holding positions under the Board. This would be manitestiy unjust, and ho believed would not be at all enter. | famed, There were certain strong arguments forthe betier arrangement of discipline in schools | where some of the married teachers were empioyed, and it seemed to him that the whole question turned ‘Upon the best method of meeting this difficulty, It ‘was unvecessary to exclude married teachers altogether in order to meet the objectionable features, No incon- ‘Veniences could urise in the schools, and the trustees of the various wards saw to it that when married [c- male teacucrs were not in a condition to teach they Should be excused {rom uticndance and a substitute putin their places at their expense. Thero would, | of course, ve some littio drawback in the general efficiency of the schools by a tomporary withdrawal of teachers who bad already their classes in good working order, but then this would be of very slight importance @s compared with the great injustice that would be done by makinga general rule to tho effect thet married teachers, because they wore about to become mothers or bad reeently become so, and worse still, if merely Decause they were married and no encum- brances, should be excluded from holding posi- tong in the schools, 1t seemed to him that the | local trustees, subject to somo supervisory authority by the Committee on Teachers of the Board, woult be able to act inthe wisest way in every caso that might ariso. This was the simplest method to adopt, and the most effective to avold injustice either to the ladies or to the schools. “Some of the argu ments,” continued Mr. Beardelee, “against the married Jeachers were unsound. It was a well known fact that many of the very best conductea schools in the city wore presided over by married female teachers, Th tadies may not be mothers, or, at all events, may not have the care of infants; but, thon, I trust that the Board of Education is not gomg to legislate in guy Wey upon a matter sodelicate as this, and thereby blunder into difliculties that might be most regrettable, As I have said, the surest way to meet this question is to avoid all general laws and to apply the simple test of proper discipline in the schools in every instance what might aris The worst that would then happen would be the necessity of employing for sev- al weeks a snbstitaie to take t® place of & more accomplished teacher. This fact of supe- rlority om the part of the married ladies in the performance of their professional duties was certainly of some importance, It was said that there was danger of the schools becoming flied with married female teachers, and tnat no vacancies would occur if there Were not a restriction soon imposed, Experience had shown that nearly ali the young ladies who had got Married while teaching had resigned their positions under the Soard. Those who bad returned to thom or had who were forcec to begin to teach again from unfortunate reasons which they could aot themselves control were tha oxceptions, Dut of 3,000 female teachers in the schoois Where were vot more than 160 or 170 married, and of | there hoe believed there were not twenty bearing phildren at the present ime. 1t was therelore clear Mat all the coutroversy in this matter was simply a disenssion of what concernod a mere traction of the jotal puinber of lady teachers in the schools, and there was no necessity ior fears that any demor- Glization at all was likely to creep in from a lenient, generous dealing with these women, Recently a few eases had ocoarred which were w little Boticeabio on accomnt of the ladies remaining in the longer than perhaps a delicate rouse ot pro- might have diciaved; but shen the recurrence of Ming Want of good jadgmeut, such as these in Munces presented, cvuid be easily avoided by making | Ve an imperative duty on the part of the trustees ‘0 or. | dor th¢ retirement of the lady when Ler condition was likely to excile comment amoug the scbours, Bat the truth was that the cases in which there was | tause jor complaint were noticeably iow, He was oppowed to making this subject the cause ior extended devate. 1b was easy to understand the ditlieulties at- Vending ft, aod the danger ot domg avery great in- Jeo Was mauilest tw everybody who would camly | idter (bo state of the case, Experience would pro. adoption ef ove propositio: pected with | nee Would suggest the adoption ot Slittle restriction in guarding against the possibility | of oftence to delicacy, and the whole matter might hen rest without ubbecessary ayiition. SuMeient Attention was now called to the danger of abuses, and Sue trustees tp the wards, as weil as the Committee on | Teachors o! the Board of Education, were ail gentic- | | | ‘who Wore Well quabiied todeal with each case that m th due regard for the teacher and ior the children in the school, He hoped that a duc sense | f propriety among the married female teachers | id be the results of this agi- oue ot | thority the power to make the exceptions. | schools, RK HERALD, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. NEW YO strictly the discipline of the schools. The life of a teacher ia @ laborious one, and few women would em- brace it without necessity, 80 the dangers dreaded by some did not scem likely e¥er to become a reality. Married ladies had proved tobe ex he did not believe it was either w slate against them, taking foratext th eucies incidental to the married condition peciaily 1! such leguiation had the faintest tinge of going farther than was pee to preserve due de- evrom in the class rooms and that delicacy which would be most noticeably missed if found wanting in the instructors of ebiidren and grown up giris. VIEWS OF MR. BERNARD SMYTH. Mr. Bernard Smyth, ex-President of the Board of Education, was visited at Lis office in Pine street, and his opinion elicited. Mr. Smyth has been identified with the public schools of the city for twenty years past, and is thoroughly familiar with their working. He was twice Presiceat of the Board of Education, aud for a number of years the leading member of the Board of ‘Trustees in the Seventh ward. His opinion is therefore of importance in connection with the question of baving married female teachers in the schools. ‘That opinion he gave ireely, and said that anybody thoroughly conversant With our school system could ‘not for a moment enter- tiin any other view than that married women, a8 a rule, shouid be excluded from teaching 1m the schools. ‘The reasons were numerous, and did not need to ve re. y , even if it were judicious to do so. In former times it wi woll understood that lady teachers hope to retain their positions alter marriage, and thas no married lady could hepe for appointment to a teach Tho sentiment of the school trustees was adv such appoimtments, and this settled the diificulty, even | though there was no jaw of the Board on the subject, iu th venih ward the opposition of the trustees to Appointing married female teachers was practically a Jaw. lo 118 opinion there were exceptions to ihe gen- eral rule that ought to be adopied. For instance, a widow Jady or a lady separated from her husband could not be ovjected to, but there *was a danger in legisiating to provide for particular casos, and there ought to be a bylaw passed by the Board making the exclusion general and lcaving to ome au- There was no doubt about the fact that when a female teacher got married she should at once cease to be a teacher | under the Board; that should be dotermined upon beyond all’ cavil, When he was resid- jug im ‘the Seventh ward he was sometimes called on by citizens who vompimned that jemule teachers were married. No action was taken | m these ceses because there was no proof that such | Was the fact, You see there is danger iu inquiring too closely in a matter so delicate us this, He believed that When tho lady teachers got married they should retire to domestic lile, which was then their proper sphere, if for no other reason than that there wore scores of girla who had been trained in th College waiting and competent to fill th and it was only fur, considering the abundant reasons there were why & married lady should couse to teach, that there should be arule preventing them from ' oceupying positions in which certuinly they were causing tnore or less inconvenienee in tho ‘Vhese Indies theinselves should be willing to give the girls waiting for positions a chance to earn a living, and not to assume that the Board was buund to retain them for life, He knew that very many of the young ladies who graduated in the Norma! School had caused their parents to stint themselves g them through their course at the is if they got a chance to become crs, as they bave @ right to expect, would be of derable assistance to theirfamuies ‘the Bourd of Education did not contemplate giving fomales post- tous jor lite and adapting the discipliae of the schools to the natural consequences of the marriage of femalo teachers, 1t would seem to be fairer and more just to thimk that the Board of Education uecepted the services. of young ladies us teachers #0 long as they chose to remain unmarried, but that when they assumed responsibil- ties evidently Incompatible with public duty they should retire and allow those giris, trained for that purpose by tue Bourd itself, to get tho chance they themselves had got when they necded it. fhe truch was that the marriage of the female teachers was in- creasing year alter yoar, and in his opimom this Was a growing o He spoke of the gen- eral rule which should govern the schools, and not of exceptional cases, in which the Board might act with leniency, and ih so acting only do what would be right and just under particuiar circumstances. Ina word, the rule should be that married women should uot be teachers; the exceptions to the rule should be lett to the wisdom of Ube school trustees or the trus- evs and the Board combined. The subject wag a deli- cate one, but the reasons for excluding married teachers from the schoo.s under a general rule, Mr, Smyth thought, were or ought to be apparent. OPINION OF COMMISSIONKR WILKINS, Commissiover Morris Wilkins was found at his office, No, 3 Pine street, andwhen asked for his views said he had been so basy lately that he bad not given the subject much reflection. In an off-hand way, bowever, he would say that, in his judgment, the most pru- dent course 1o pursue was not to legislate on the matter at all, to leave it Just where it was and to deal with married iemale teachers as teachers, and potas married women, The Board of Education had nothing to do with the mar- Tiago of these indies; 1 was the duty of the Board to in the schools were provided with good teachers and were taught. Now, anything that interfered with the iustruction of the children should be remedied at once, If married female teachers inconvenienced the schools and interfered with discipline and proper teaching then they ought to ve removed and otber teachers put in their places. If the married female teachers performed their duties fairly and there was no cause ior complaint against them, then they should be retained as teachers oF appointed to positions without any question whatever as to their being single or married. 1t would not take very long to ascertain the extent to which a school might be inconvenienced, and in the objections suggested about married teachers the ordinary course might be safely followed. MORTALITY IN PHILADELPHIA, To rue Eprror or tm Herat: In your editorial in this morning's Issue on the sick- ness occurring in Philadelphia in consequence of over- crowding, bad drainage and impure water you aro not quite just. As the editorial in question will doubtless prejudico timid people let me give you a few figures taken from the reports of the Board of Health for 1875 and 1876, giving the mortality for the month of Sep- tember of each year:— In 1876 the Mortality for the Week Ending In 1815 for the Week End- ing September 2 was 345 September 4 was. September 9 was.. $20 Septembor 11 was. September 16 was.... 331 September 18 was. September 23 wa: September 30 was... October 2 was. Total......s00,-066 1,508 Total, The increase #h mortality for 187 September 25 was + 1,563 18 only 28, which, when we consider the great increase tn the population, is no more than a proportionate ratio. If the heat of the summer is to be considered as exerting an unfavor- able influence over the September mortality lists this Increaso is, I thivk, tar less than was to have been cx- pected even bad there been no inert in the popula- tion. Iv is all very well to talk about the sickness in this city, but it 1s a well known fact that an increased amount of sickness always exercises a porceptibie in- fluence over the mortality lists. If, theretore,’ it is fire weeks, or less than six per week, I do not think that there can be much increase in the amount of sicknes J. MeD. CORONERS’ CASES. Tho following enses were reported at the Coroners’ Office yestorday :— Coroner Croker took charge of the cases of William Dugan, aged twenty-four, of No, 209 Eust 121st street, and Cornelius O'Shea, aged twenty-five, of No. 216 East Fifty-ninth street, both of whom accidentally foll from the roois of their residences. He will also investigate the case of Denvis Daly, aged thirty-six, of Navy streot, Brooklyn, who burst a blooavesse! while unloading a truck at pier 33 North River yesterday morning, dying in a few ininutes, William Burt, aged thirly-seven, dropped dead on his truck at pier 19 North River yesterday. [is body was removed to the Twenty-seventh precinct station house. Coroner Bickbof was notitied. Coroner Woltman held an inquest in the case of Franz Noba, aged thirty-three, of No. 93 First avenue, who fell into tne-yard of hix residence. A verdict of | accidental death was rendered. Coroner Croker held an inquest in the ease of Charlies Stanton, aged nue, of No, 408 Went Thirty- ninth street, who was run over last week by a fara tare truck, A vordict of accidental death wi dered. BOARD OF ALDERMEN, A roguiar meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held yesterday afternoon, President Lewis in the chair, A coinmunication was received trom Company K, Twonty-seventh rogiment, asking for an armory, and aod that their sense of delicacy would prevent 4 public recurrence to the subject | in the facture, Hie did nut velieve there was a single | one of the married \eochers who ought to lose her | place under the Board, nor cid he thnk that the cow. | missioners bad any tdea of taking wevion that would Ghuse the resignation of any of these teachers, ur of | passing a jaw (hat would in any way interiere with | them io their positious. In bis opinion the course to | be pursueu vy tho Board would toke uo wider range im this matier than the dofining of the duties of the local trustees abd, perhaps, the passing of a rule locating the auhority in the Boru, which would be final in dealing with particularly diitoult cases. COMMISSIONER HALSTEAD'S OPINIONS, Commiasioner Haistoad was caliod upon at his office, Mr. Hale #tead’s opinions Were almost exactly similar to those of Mr. Beardsiee, He was, he said, chairman of the Committee on Teachers, and was opposed to the ox- views he had li need on th mIesoners of savject @ludo Married ludies irom (he public schools. All the difficulties that might could be easily settied by the lovai oards O! trusiecs, Whore powers migut be @efined and heid careiuliy subject to the matured more removed décision of some committee of the mmissioners Sach a coarse as this would meet every difficulty, and when the teaci ers themselves would understand what was required there would be | Iiitie cause for compimat, In tis opinion these mar- | ladves should not be treated harshly or with a handed order of command; a lenient but careful | invitation referred to the Committee on Armories and Driil- rooms. A communication from J. &. Payton, inviting the Board to be present at the Centennial Exposition on Thursday next, “Virginia Day,” was read and the pted. Several persons were then made commissioners of deeds, and then, as the Tammany anti-Tammany Conference was to be held a threo the Board adjourned in order to enablo tho democratic members to be present. A COSTLY BLOW IN THR FACE. Action was brought in the Brooklyn City Court yos- terday, before Judgo Neilson, to recover the sum of $1,000 damages fora blow inthe faea The plaintiff, Mr. Thomas Hope, isan employé in the dry goods house of A. T. Stewart & Co, and the defendant, Mr. James H. Downing, tho is a brother-in-law of Hope, js an accountant in the Cunard Steamship Company's office. The parties named, in company with Ubeir ro~ spective wives, who aru gi reamong the guests al the opening of the St, Stephen's House, New \ ork, in September, 1874, ‘The plainull goa arlor and conducted the jadies—bis wite and ber sister— thereto, Mr. Downing had becowe separated from the party, and when be discovered their whereabouts he to piaintif, as he gave him a vlow in the face, Vil reach forte be « Jute more polite to me.’ Mr. Hope sought vindication of bis manly honor at the hands of a jury of bis countrymen. The tatter foun setion should be in their regard, while provecting | | @ Vordict for plaintiff in the sum of $600 A snthctbarin ene sbown that the mortality is not increased over 28 for | max ane A WIDOW’S TROUBLES. SINGULAR PROCEEDINGS OF THB FIRE OOMMIS- SIONERS—HOW NOT TO GET IT. On the 14th day of last August a fatal accident happened to one Jeremiah D. Tanean, at the corner of Madison a 4 124th streot, by the falling of a “rotten telegraph pole, " which be was at work, while in theemploy of the Fire Depariment. The Coroner’s jury which was empanellod in the case returned the following verdict :— Jereminh Tanean came to his death by injuries received from # telegraph pole falling upon Lim, upon which pole he was working, and said socident happened in conseyuence Ua guy oF support wire being cut of broken; and we further think that greater care shoulu be used in taking down un- sate poles, Jeremiah D, Tanean was for six years one of the attachés of the Fire Alarm Telegraph, in the capacity of beliringer, and was discharged from tho services of | the department in 1878, when the office of beliringer | was abolished, Since that time be had worked for the department whenever there was anything he | could do. He served during the war as a private | in the army and was wounded in the leit shoulder, | He was a momber of the old Vowunteer Fire Depart- | ment, andthe scars which he bore on bis face and body were the result of injuries received during the discharge of his duty. So a rious were the burns re- ceived by him during ono fire that when rescued by | his comrades he had to be placed in a wagon and covered completely with flour before he could be re- moved to the hospital. After Tanean’s death his wife called at the office of the Fire Commissioners to obtain $36, which was two weeks! salary due to her husband. While there Mr. to try to raise for hor a subscription among the mem- vers of the department and shortly therealter cause to bo issued the following circular:— New Yorx, August 18, 1876, To THe Orricers axp Eurcoras or tHe Fine Dxrant- MENT OF THK City oF New York: — I desire to invite yout attention to the circumstances of the doath of Jeremiah D. Tanean, und to the helpless con dition im which it leaves his bereaved and stricken tamil of the volunteer department ut the tin and, baving 9 of his duties fo. 56, Just prior to Ite dis- t. debarred thereby {roti appointment and ihe paid department usa fi . While in the se performance of other dutios ior which he was nos puysicaity unfitted in that department au accident i) him, and lis death resulted fro the injuries thus | received. It may iso be mentioned ag being m to his credit. that he served ng during the | . His death leaves @ family. f his widow 1 children, wi dependent ups andthe ers ot the Fire are poworless to give th the members of steer. Au appeal ite Department for i from either of the tm ne department, ot which they are the t jerefore made to the members of the tributions 10 4 fund for the relief of the family of one who, in all probability, would have been their comraae if the misfortunes to witch all of them are more or less Hable bad vot prematurely desiroyed lis usetulness. transmit such contributions to the lund as you may be avle to ubtain as soon as practicable. Very respectiully, CAML JUSSEN, No. 159 Mercer street, This appeal was responded to by many of the mem- bors of the department, and 14 18 believed that $500 or $700 was contributed, This money she has not ro- ceived, as the following statement, which she made to a Hera. reporter, shows. MRS, TANEAN’S STATEMENT, She stated that her husband was injured on the 14th of August, at nine o'clock in the morning, and died at two A. M. on the 15th, She had very little movey when he died and he was baried by Dahigren Post, G. A. R. On the Sth of this month she was notified to cull ut Firemeon'’s Hall by Mr. Carl Jusson, to receive the money subscribed. She went there, saw Mr. Jussen and he told her he could not give tho money ull she signed a certain paper relinquishing all claims against the city for damages ou account of the accident to her husband througo the “rotten telegraph pole’? This Mrs Tanean positively refused to do, pot so much on her own accouné as that of her children. cailed on ber Jowyer, Sir. Langbein, and he advil her to sign the papers. Her friends o: Dahlgren Post, how- ever, advised her otherwise, and took her to tho office of br. George W. Wingate. Mr. Wingate told her to go up to Firemen’s Hall agalu and demand the money, which she did. Un her second visit Mra, Tancan was told that a large pare of the money sub- scribed had been retunded on account of her refusal to sign the quit claim paper, which statement’ she be- heves to be totally untrue, She had a large aequaint- tance once with the membors of tho department, aud all of them she told ber the amount that bad been subscribe different companies and also Uuat none of it had retunded, ‘Mra, Tanean has six children, all girls, the oldest boing about nineteen years of age, The oldest isem- ployed as a pi feeder, at $6 per week, which amount she gives \o her mother. Mrs. Tanean renta the house No. 78 Suffoik etreet, all of which, excepting threo reoma, she bires out ‘This is the only means of subsistence she bas, being in delicate health and unable to do any work. She sald yesterday she was betiind in her rent, ‘vut that her jaodlord, Mr. George Halleck, was lenient toward hor im the payment of it, and (ook it as she conla give 1. Her busband had bad no steady employ- ment for nearly three years belore his death, ana they had not been able to save anything. STATEMENT OF THE COUXSKL, Counsellor Serre. W. Wingate was calied upon at his office, in the Post building, and from him the following facts were obtained :— When Sirs. Tauean first visited him he applied to the Fire Commissioners, representing that the money was the voluntary contributions of individual aremen and bad nothing to do with matters oxisting between the city and Mrs. Taneau, and that she was fairly en- titied to 1, He asked, also, how much the contribu- mounted to, and thatit might be paid over on nextday (the (th inst) Onthe 10th be roveived areply stating that “the funda contributed for the relic! of 1wnean’s tamil, jubscribed before hoar- possibility of the prosecution of city for damages. Since ithas | also appeared thet the very money contributed by the city’s servants might be used to proseeuie a claim | against the city, and it was concluced to return the | amount tothe subscribers."’ They refused to furnish information as to the amount oF anything else con- nected with the matter. “Mrs, Tawean being destitute, with ber children,’? said Mr. Wingate, ‘by the death of her hustand, it is indiapensable to have money; and althongh the city is | undgubtedly responsibio tor causing Tanean’s death, yet the money is of more importance to her than the chances of a verdict, She may, therefore, be compolied to sign any quit claim demauded and take what she can get.” DEPARTMENT TROUBLES, The following lotter was sent yesterday to the Mayor, It is very pointed, and explains itself:— Derantaeyt oF Punto Parks, New Yor, Oct. 11, 1876 Hon. Wiuitan H. Wicknam, Mayor City of New York :— Sin—I eco by tho newspapers that aiter 1 leit the meoting of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment , Comptrolicr Green opposed the iasae of $25,000 arks improvement fund stock “ior the reason not believe that 1 would be judici expended,” and that you interpreted his reas his official opinion tiat this department would | and squander the money,” and the resolution to issue the bonds was defeated, . In one view this is of little consequence, It doesnot impede our legal power to expend the money, and tho Comptroller will be obligea to make the payments whether he chooses or not to obtain your authority to issue the bonds. But in another aspect it is of great consequence, Atlaat he bas been led to pass the seclu- sion 01 bis own oMce and to make these charges 80 publicly that he can be held to them. 1 appeal to your Hoard, therefore, and, through it, to the pubic, to make him sustain and prove his charges, and to periuit us to refute thom. it bas not been possible to follow the slanders against the management of this department reiterated im his private conversation. In every point im whieh he cap provoke a contrast between the present admin- istration of this department and that whicn precoded iM, and which was uuder his influence, Tam anxious that the people should see 1 His charge affects tho honor and dignity of one of your departmema | | thank you for your address in bringing him into the light, aud I ask you to hold him there and to torce him to recognize a point of houor among geutiemen, to sustain such accusation or to remain What be t Department of Public Parks. DESPERATE THIEVES, Yesterday morning Hirsch Locwenstein, a track- wan, in the employ of 8. Rothschild & Brother, received | at tho warchouse of bis employots, No, 5% Waiker street, a caso of Six cloaks, valued at $97, to be deli ered to Messrs. Gregg, Haskell & Co., No, 809 Broad way. His track was followed from the corner of Broome street and Breadway to the corner of Spring and Greene streets by Jobn Williams, James Hennessy and an w known thief, wno has vot yet been arrested, At the corner of Spring and Greene streets Henne natebed the case irom the track and ran off. Ufticer Meran, of the Eighth precine cbese and capiured Wille iams and Henoessy, the lattor with (he stolen property in his possession, On being arraigned pelore Justice Bixby, at the Washington Place Gourt, yesterday, Williams said he was @ stonecutter, residing at Noo 4s Fast Forty h street, and Hennessy claimed to be a printer, living at No, 220 Deiancey street, Both were hold for trial, in detault of $2,000 bail each. BROOKLYN'S NEW CITY HALL Yesterday afternoon tho bids received for iho diffor- ent classes of work to be done on tho new municipal building, to be constructed adjoining the Court House, Were opened before the Aldermanic committee having the job in ol ‘The bids opened were forty-six in all, Tho lowest bids wero as follows:—Marbie work, J. M, Masiervon, $28,200; mason work, George Ha don, $64,788 74; carpenter work, J. Falion, $38,400, tor Virginia pine, and E. Snedeker, $36,730, ‘tor whi pine; plumbing work, M. Kepel, $5,492, with hot water, und J, Harley, without jot water, $49,443; iron work, D. D. Boyce, 47 381. Work ou the proposed building will bé began about the 1st of Noveniber, in | otder to Lave 18 ready tor occupation by May 2, 287% | Varl Jussen, the Seeretary of the department, offered | HEMPSTEAD RESERVOIR. TRIAL OF COMMISSIONER FOWLER BROOKLYN ALDERMEN, The Brooklyn Common Counct! held thetr third ses- sion yesterday a!ternoon for tho purpose of investi- gating the charges of nonfeasance preferred against William A. Fowier, the suspended Commissioner of the Board of City Works, in the Aldermanic cuamber. The attendance of politicians of both parties was quite large. President French occapied the chair, The Corporation Counsel, W. De Witt and J. Johnson, appeared for the prosecution, General Roger A. Pryor, counsel for the defendant, objected to the ad- mission of acertain line of evidence sought to be in- troduced on behalf of the prosecution against bis client. He spoke at considerable sh in denuncia- tion of the method of proceeding to try the charges preferred jainss «the Commissioner by Mayor Schroeder, who was, he sad, in league with certam Aldermen in this preceeding. He charged Alderman Rowley, of the Sev- enth ward, with actually assisting the Corpo- ration Counsel ‘n the case. The latter official offered the repor Commissioners in the reservoirs at that time was ampis to m requirements of the city. Objection was made and argued by the counsel tor Mr. Fowler, but the report was aumitted, The next document offered in evidence was a report of the Commissioners tor 1870, which went to show that the consumption of water in Brook- lyn was steadily increasing. Counsel objected again, as ft was not shown that Sir, Fowler was one of tho Parties who created the report about th be | He was overruled, however, and uagerted that he Was not going to get justice for bis client hal and if be was not, be said, he might ick up his papers and leave, What he objected to, he Rela, was entirely irrelevant and contrary to the rules of evidence. The Corporation Counsel contended that the message of the Mayor to the Board of Aldermen wes not an indietment nora common law pleading, and it was therefore useless to make a merely tech: nical objection. A report of Chief Engineer Julius Adams, of the Board of City Works, was then offered, showing the umount of water in tho Ridge. wood Reservoir, im 1870, and objected to. A com- muication from the saine enginoer to the Com- missioner, dated February 13, 1871, was next offered, Objection was made by counsel (hereto, as it was nes mentioned in the Mayor's charges against Mr. Fowier thas defendant was member of the Board oj City. Works, and also because bis client could not be held responsible for anything Mr, Adams, the engineer, might do. The communication, woich was admitied, set forth that there was tmuinevt dunger ol a scarcity of water and recommended that citizens be warned not to waste the water, The official documents vear- ing on the pubiication of the cesired warning notice 1p the Corporation newspapers were next piaced in evidence, The notice announced that the gates of the Ridgewood reservoir would be closed during t rin and kept open only between the hours of sx yf and ten P. M. K. M. Suydam was called to the witness chair, and, being sworn, testified tnat he holds tho office of keepor atthe Ridgewood Reservoir; was there in February, 1871, but could not recollect whether the yates of the reservoir wore entirely closed ut that time or not. He was not cross-examined. Toe Board adjourued till throe o'clock this after- noon, MENTING OF REFEREES. Yesterday was elu another seseion of the referees appointed by tho Court to take testimouy in reference to the claim of Messrs, William C. Kiugsley and Abner C. Keeney, contractors for the construction of the Hem) stead Storage Roscrvoir, against the cy, Mr. Van Brunt Bergen, a civil engineer, who made draw- ‘Ings as to the Hempstead Reservoir, testified as to cer- tain land plans and maps of the work. Witness could not remember the number of acres covered by a map which contained the original surveys, but which map to tho solidity m jive the exact figures trom memory excavation revealed in the estimate, but though fea ‘han 1,400,000 cubic yarda; his caiculations showed the holding ca- pacity of the reservoir to be 1,050,000, 000 gallons of wi rr. General Tracy then efter to put in evidence the proceedings of the Supreme Court condemning the 557 acres for the use of the Hempstead Reservoir, ot the date of October, 1871. The papers were admitted and the prosecution rested their case, ‘The Corporation Counsel stated that ho intended to argue a motion tor persu't, aod agked for an adjourn. necessary points of agreed to, and tho THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE, This morning at eight o’olock Mr. Farrington, master mechanic of the Brooklya Bridge, will commenco the hauling up of tbe recently received cable ropo to the top of the New York tower. For this purpose it was spliced to the Manila rope Instevening. Mr. Farrington says that the balance will not be Ei betore next Monday or Tues bles of similar cahbre are expeoved here at periods of a fortmeht apart. The will probably not the commencement of December. BURNED TO DEATH. Jennte Flood, five years old, of No. 425 West Tweaty- aisih str whilo bringing wood from the cellar of her residence last Wednesday morning, accidentally set Gre to her clothes and burned herseif very severely ,) about the body. Her mother rushed to her aid, ex Uipguished the flames, and summoned a physician In Spite of every effort made to save her life the poor child died yest morning iu terribie agony. Cor- oner Croker was ndtitied of the fact aud wil tnvesti- gate the circumstances. wo) REAL ESTATE. The business was transacted at the Real Estate yesterday:—Aurian H. Mullor & Son sold, by orderéf the trustees of Leon Furniss, three lots, cach 25 by 100, on the Boulevard, southeast cor- ner of 102d street, to A. RK. Eno, for $10,025; also a plot of land, 1246 by 100, on Riverside, northeast corner of 104th street, to W. M. Roger and D. G. Croly for $10,500, The same auctioneers also sold at public auction the three story and basement brown stone front hou: with lot 15.9 by 99.11, No. 232 East 128th street, south side, 348.9 feet east of Third avenue, to Robert Pryor, for $4,000; also two lots, each 25 by 100, on 146:h street, north side, 275 feet west of Clifton avenue, and two lots, each 25 by 100, on 145th street, south ‘side, 260 icet west of Broadway, sor $2,700, to Mr. Lennox ernard Smythe sold, by order of the Court of Com- thon P.eus, in lorectosure, R. M. Henry, referoo, a jour story brown Stone front stere and dwelling, with lot 2x1 l4x2x04.7, Nu. 1,676 Tuird avenue, west sido, 101.6 feet north of Eighty-eighth street, to Mary Bunl, Jor $15,050. Richard V. Haruett sold, by order of the Suprome Court, in partition, William P. Dixon, reteree, the two four story brick tenement houses, with lot 25x92.3, No, 619 East Ninth atreet, north side, 268 feet east of avenue B, to Mrs. Onroline Fackner for $12,500, James M. Miller sold, by order of the receivor, the buildings, whari and tour iets, together tn size 100x124 xi00, on Ninth avenuo, soutbeast corner of 215th street, to G. H. Pos for $1,040. wang alott tillabout Madison st., 8 ., 225 ft, w. of if); A. Bivns and husband 430 fi. w. of Jackson, 2: 6, 3 A. Om oe Be Bey 22D It. w, of Jackson, 50x04 (half vot): J.B. Deacon to L, knw sgn st... 8. 100 ft. @, 2 ay., Beem. 2h ODonohow and wife and others to C.D : tad at., 2. Btiles and others to E. Metunen 5th 34.9197 (4th ward); M. Tiernaw io T. Of Tet s to A. I. Nossor. of Sth ay.. . Jewott, receiv a8. of Brooime, of Mangin; 3 years........... eterna Casey, John F., to Joel &, Goudamit, 6. 6. of Hroome, oy M3. Alexander, a's. of BUih iW. are, ‘ Goadiy, tome homas + ot kth at Same to same, n. 8. of y ont hy ihre st aca M. and ha tod Baal herr, Wilitar and wife, to A. Poyeri a 6. of SSRN Wien cs 2 of tub evi; Byeare.. veceeses 400 ~ HEBERT A, WOODWARD. His Arrival in New York Yesterday. ARRAIGNED AT THE BAR He Pleads “Not Guilty” to Five Indictments. IN THE TOMBS AT LAST ——_+___— Alter six long years of travelling on the Continent of Europe the runaway friend, agent and partner of William M. Tweed arrived in this city at ten o’slock yesterday morning, and is now fely ensconsea in cell No. 4 of ‘Murderers’ Row,” in the Tombs. The Hxxato has already laid before its readers, from day to day, the incidemts attending the trip of the prisoner eastward jrom Chicago, which he left at balf- past five o'clock on Tuesday evening, to Harrisburg, Pa, which place he passed through at midnight of Wednesday, as announced in these columns yesterday by telegraph from that city, During the whole trip Woodward has been tn tho care of Sergeant Kealy and Detective Dilke, of the Central Office. Wood- ward’s journey from Harrisburg was characterized by nothing extraordinary. Shortly bofore the tran reached that city he went to bed, taking the upper berth, Detective Dilks took the lower one. Kealy stationed himself in the jorward part of tho car, not more than tem feet distant, keoping his eye all the while on his precious ebarge. The occasional rustling of the curtains of Woodward’s borth showed that the occupant lay awake. Whenever the train stopped for any considerable time he peered through the opening of the drapery to learn the cause of the detention, At Philadelphia Ser- geant Kealy was relicved by Detective Dilks, who watched and smoked unceasingly. Woedward fell into asleep at this point, butawoke at Rahway and anx- ously inquired the name of the station, On reaching ‘Trenton be arose and made his toilet with much care, after which he occupied himself in smoking. When the train came to a wtandstili be jumped off briskly, carpet bag in hand, and was soon joined by bis kee ers, Many curious sightscers had congrogated ut the Jersey City depot, and as the noted prisoner passed forward to the boat he was followed by curious people. Tho stare of the crowd seemed to annoy him, and he moved uneasily toward tho ferry lending. On the boat he took up a position on the forward deck and gazed for tho first time since the fall of Tweed upon tho city plundered by the Ring, Land- ingin New York tha trio jamped in a carriage and were rapidly driven to Police Headquarters, arriving there at balt-past nine A. M. Superintendent Walling, woo had been ansiously looking for them for three hours, brightened up as thoy entered, and, extending bis hand to Sergeant Kealy, congratulated him on bis safe arrival, A few minutes’ private conversation be- tweon the Superintendent and Mr. Woodward hero en- sucd. At its termination the officers re-entored the carriage with their prisoner and drove to the District Attorney's oflice, Woodward's demeanor en route was of a subdued calmness, That he keenly felt the gravity of the indictment awaiting him there could be no doubt, Reaching Broadway he brightened up a little, and, gazing out of the window, remarked, ‘New York has improved wonderfully in x years, Sergeant.’’ ‘The end of his long journey was reached at half-past ten o'clock, when he entered THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. He was immediately led into a private room on the same floor with the Court of General Sessions, Part 1, where the officers guarded him zealously irom all in- quiries, Many reporters and other persons begged for admission, if only for a momett, bus all wero peremptorily refused. When Judge sutherland arrived he opened court, the prisoner was led within the railing of the court Toum, where ‘he remained seated between the two vigilant officers of the law, who had cluug to him like bi clothing for 60 many hours. Here the prisouer was joined by a gentleman who seemed to be an in- timate inend, and who Was furnished with a contiguous peat, ‘The prisoner excited but littie attention, Indeed, tho Court olficers them: 4 did not Know who be was, so quietly bad the oflicers entered with bim. 7 not long leit in ignorance, however, ior Chief Clerk Sparks altor calling the names of a number of petty lurcenies, woo were arraigned, eried, “Elbert A. Woodward.” The prisoner quietly stood up without the slightest 3 trace of nervousness and awaited the usual questions, “Elbert A. Woodward,” suid the clerk, “you are charged upou five indictments for lorgery in the third degree and grand Jarceny joiply with Wilkam M. Tweed, Do you demand a trini?”” do, sir.” Have you ¢o ‘he gentleman friend of the prisoner, who proved to be General William BR. Smith, ot Counecticut, here arose and said “1am Mr. Wovdwurd’s attorney at pres- ent, sir; but other counsel will be ergagod.”” A formal plea of “Not guilty” was thereupon entered vy the clerk. “{ pow move that the prisoner be committed with- out bail,” said Assistant District Attoroey Rolling. ‘The motion was granted vy the Court und Woodward resumed his seat while the commitment papers were Ddeing mace out, and when the documents were placed his Keepers he vowed to the Court nd accompanied the officers from the room, lowed by the gaze ot every oce im the conrt room, which had by ‘that time become crowded. No trons were placed upon anusana he walked quietiy be- tween the officers up Cenire street tothe Tombs. On tho way ho was recoznized by several iormer acquaint- ances, but manifesica po desire to speak to them. At the ddor of the prison ho was met by Warden Quinn, who shook hands with him and accompanied bim in- side. AT THE Touns, Arraigned before Justice Duily, Woodward, in an- Swer to [he Customary questions, Siaied that’ he was forty-two, that hia residence was at Norwalk, Conn. ; he was a l’rotestant in religion, ond had no business. During the whole examination he was perlectiy calm And coliected, notwithstanding the preatest excite- ment prevailed in the cuurt room. He was accompa- nied by the detectives to celi No, 4, in ‘Murderers’ Row,” and throwing his carpet bag Into a corner shook hands warmly with the officers, thanking them for the courtesies extended during the trip. He was then Jett alone, and began pacing tho cell, with his eyes fixed meditatively upon tue floor. Alittio laver he was visited by a score of reporters, implacable in his determination not to speak. The detect: declare they never belore met 80 reticent a prisoner, WHAT WILL BE DON WITH WoooWARD ? District Attorney Pocips stated yesteruay, in answor to inquiries, that be could not tell when the prisover would be tried; possibly, he thought, during tue pres- ent term of the Court of General Seasons; possibly not until the next term of the Court of Oyer and Tere miner, which will convene upon tho first Monday in November. thought by officials that Woodward will not be firs upon any of the indictments to which he Pp yesterday. They were hasttly drawn in the first flush of the Ring crimination tor the purpose of having the prisoner committed, and consequently are not so well adapted to withstand tho microscopic ex: amination of a long and technical trial as are some six or seven others which baye since been found and filed in the Court of Oyer and Terminer, in which Woodward is jointly indicted witn Tweed. Upon one of these latter it is ibor Woodward will be placed at the bar, iace to face witu his old principal, at the next session of that Court. THR INDICTMENTS to which the prisoner pleaded “Not guilty’ yester- day, although nominal ‘ein number, are really but Jour, one of them beime simply a duplicate, and they are not All, as has been stated, for forgery in the third degree. Two of thein allege that crime and two grand Jarceny. An indictment, filed Fobruary 3, 1871, charges Elbert A. Woodward with forgory in the third dogree, in counterieiting the indorsement, ‘‘Keyser & ca.” Upon the back of an order, which feads as fol- jows:— To tae County Treasurer of New York, at the National Broadway wank : No. 2.823. —New May 19 to'duly a RLU ARU. B. CON. Nol Comptroller, This was signed also by the Mayor and tho Clerk of the Hoard of Supervisors. vl diet two counts, the first for Ve, and the secon jor uttering the in- en id i weed Is jority indieted as having *‘in- pee! Oe nie neg peg * and commanded”’ the - ingand uttering of it pon this is basea indictment, dated December 11, 1871, tor pete having unlawiully obta ned possession of the sum cniled for in the forged warrant. The other two indictments area isely similar pair, based on the alleged forgery of the same name to Warrant jor $42,224 9%, “lor plumbing, &0., y buildings, from August 8 to Decomber 4, ana filea Decumber 18, 1871. RING MREMARKS ON WOODWARD. If Sweeny, at his nye residence in the Champs Flyad in Paris; k Co ly, at bis splendid chatenvt ‘Switzerland, and re ounde retageea of the ring have aiready jearned by cable of Woouward’s re- turn, they andountediy feel a comiertable joy in their own security. Tweed hi the stormy Atlantic and will be agaim hefo in a few does Rot know of the pleasant surprise that is in that he bad = Lg poe ye abate ture announced io ‘Rowspapers. know whether Woodward comes back certed arrangement with the District that his capture was the G own heey roy i. rsvpal appearance dui ad disguised him beyond {ear of discovery. bec occupies a magnificent residence in Forty-sevent! street, from wheuce be views Woodward’s return with greatequanimity, Keyser, who lives in Second ave- nue, is still more reticent than are the, others, His’ pusiness—stoves, chandehers, &c.—bas pease terly prostraied by th hi pame with the ring in the little doubt that he isa rumed man. Hs condition ie pitiabie, for he is an old man whose hair is snow white and whose connection with the ring was more the re- . sult of weakness than of jal turpitude. These men ail silently shake their heads and refuse to venture an expression of sentiment or opinion when Woodward’s \ return is mentioued. Indeed they are m hope of tuture happiness 18 1 obscurity, nothing so much as to figure in the public journals. It is not likely that any of them will now renew their previous calamitous associatios with Woodward by calling upon him in prison. Amon, his former associates it is thought that Woodwa: must be financially crippled, a8 he jovested a consider. able share of money in second mortgages, which, in the present depreciation of property, are mostly worthless. ‘The District Attorney still denies that he means ta uso \Woudward 1s State’s evidence against Twoed; my as it would be against the interests of the prosecuti to reveal the fact at this stage of the proceedings, thi denial must be accepted with some reservation, SAVINGS BANKS. BBE 288} THE GUARDIAN SAVINGS BANKE—MR, J. T M’GOWAN'S STATEMBRT. New York, Oct. 12, 1876, To ne Eprtor or Tae Heraup:— Task @ small portion of your valuable space for the purpose of answering the communication of Mn Joseph J. O'Donehue, published to-day. ‘The facts stated and found by Judge Bosworth in hia report are based on the testimony of Joseph J. O’Dono- hue aud his brother-in-law, Riley, as well as the \estimony of Peter J. O’Donohue, as by reference to the report will be readily seen. Quinlan, as receiver, collected from the assets of the Guardian Savings Insutution $326,000 and upward, and from the sales of Roche’s real estate conveyed ta the trustees there was realized $322,000 and upward, ‘The lichs and encumbrances on Roche's real estate sa conveyed and ‘sold amounted to about $23,000. The amount duo the depositors of the bank at the time whon Roche conveyed to the trustees all bis property for the purpose of paying every creditor of the Institu, tion in fall was loss than $480,000, so that Quinlan and Riley, as his bookkeeper, had im their possession $626,000 to pay $480,000, und ther@is still due the creditors $60,000 and upward, instead of $38,000, as Stated by Mr. O’Donohuo. Wien Mr. Abbott was appointed the refereo to pass Quinian’s account as receiver, A. A. Rediteld and Morgau A. Dayton, Jr., were also referees, appointed by Judge Westbrook Jor the same purpose. The order appointing Peter J, O’Donohue receiver and Mr. ‘Avvott referee was drawn in his (Abbott's) oflice, und is 10 the baudwriting of bis clork, Randolph, The accounis of Quinian, submilted to this referee, showed an indebtedness over irom Quinlan, as ro. ceiver, tothe creditors of the Institution of $39,000 and upward, It is true that this referee finds that Quinian owea Dut about $15,000, bur how 1s that re- suit arrived at? In the mouth of October, 1872, Quin- Jau, asone of the trustees of Roche, paid to fliteen creditors of tho Institution $14,598 15 out of the moneys derived from the sale of Roche’s real estate conveyed to tho trustees. Lu 1873 and 1874, as a trus- tec, he also paid out of the same trastees’ lund $82,500 to Lhe public administrato! creditor of the ingtitu- {he iatier ainoun’ not embraced in the account of the receiver, submitted to Mr, Abbott; but the referee, on the interference of PeterJ. O’Donobu: claiminy that the receiver, Quinlan, should be allower this payment of $32,500, does actually allow that amount, against the remonsirance and objection of Quinlan and his counsel, as well a8 the $14,008 15, a payments vut of the moneys of tho Guardian Savings institution, but does not charge cither sui as assets, and when the reieree distinctly tinds that these twa sums of money were derived irom tho sale of Roehe't real estate, uterierence of Peter J. O’Donobue was improper |, and was made for the sol¢ purpose of reducin, itability of his brother, Quin. jan’s security. That report, Lowever, bas never veen voulirmed by the Court. My own differences with Mr, O'Douobue will be settled at the proper time and in another tribunal. Suflice 1 to say that all tue matters to which he refers are fully aad amply retuted. Mr. O’ Donohue believes that the p2oplo of the city of New York have short memories. ‘'be unsupported state- ment of the foreman of the Grand Jury who indicted the bankers and merchants of New York in the sum- iner of 1870 Jor alleged usury and ior speculative pur. poses, and the agent and “buyer” of the prize Ting tn this aist in tho years 1862, 1863, 1894 aud 1865, will not receive much credit, as aguinst the jaui- cial ‘deieruinution of = aalecrs shou, A citizens of New York take pride in bcnorin, ery crakee- tuily, JOHN a McGOWAN, FUNERAL OF JOHN F, CLEVELAND. ‘The services over the remains of the late financial editor of the Tribune \ook place yesterday morning at bis former residence, No. 233 West Twenty.secong street. ‘fhe body had been placed in a silver-mounted rosewood casket that was fairly imbeaded in flowers; crosses and the usual forms of mourning floral decora- tions were placed at the head of the coMfa, and a su- perb pillar of tuberoses and violets were laid at the foot of it, Several of these emblems was contributed by his journalistic associates representing other news- papers than bis own, The attendance of the relatives and friends of the deveased was very large, Among thore present were Thurlow Weed, John Swinion, Tuomas Acton, Frank Carpenter, Charles T. Congdon, ©. L. Runkle, Mr. Niobolas Smith and Miss Gabrielle Grecley. The pallbearers wore Whitelaw Reid, George Ripley, Bayard Taylor, Cbaries T. Congdon, Oliver ’ Jobnoson, Thomas Rooker, Jenkins Van Scbaick, Edmund Ciarence Steaman, @ de Fontaine, William Ward and Charies Blake The funeral oration was pronounced by Mr. 0. B. Frothing- ham, tho eloquent preacher of the Masonic Temple, The virtues of the deceased were dweit upon in an | affecting manner; his sweet temper, sh was prool against sickuess, apd tho wondrous magnetism of & merry nature that enforced good humor among hit associates Was remembered, und especially the faci emplasizod that while it might be said the doceused had not an enemy his character was by no moans& negative one, bat strongly individualized. La wi who conscientious as well ay a useful man, om 1 the responsibilities of his righta When be met with any old professional associations hi ploasant momories und fond regrots; he was fall of anecdote and recoliections of the old stall of the news. poper to which be was attached, and was always fu of decorous reminiscences of the same. He had known a great many distinguished public characters, and of them he taiked pleasantly and justly. If Mr. Cleveland had given to any other profession the diligence and painstaking which be bestowed upoa statistics, and upon tupics not less important on ac- count of their temporary iuterest, be might have beon A much more distinguished, though not perbaps a more useful man. But ip his case, a8 in £0 many oth. a ‘ition with up. who recalled ed With bim ers, joarnali which i@ 50 much devouon gives so little endering fame, was fortunately its own feward, Like all who succeed fn it, be was fond of it, apart irom considerations of We pecuniary remupora. tion. He had a natural love of goou work. He liked to do it himself, but he was especially pleased when ever it was done by any of his friends; for in suc? case he was always (he first and the warmest in hi congratulations. He was a member of two or three social sociction an( of the Masonic iraternity, and he leaves in their ranig sincere mourners. Mr, Frothingham's address the remains wer co! ed to Greenwood cometory, Whore they will by interred in the Greeley vault. CAPTAIN SEAMAN’S FUNERAL, The obsequies of Captain KB. B. Seaman, late Cap tain of this Port, took place irom St. Paul’s church, yesterday afternoon, the attendance of the friends of deceased being very large. The Board of Harbor Mastery eg a soll rae ge Og ire Vi for thi jecoased, an 1, Wi other flo made the mourning decoratio: FUNERAL OF BENJAMIN LOADER, On Wednesday the late Benjamin Loader was burieg from Christ eharch, Rye The beoutiful edifice wag filled with the relatives and friends of the decessed, Attor the bymp, ‘Nearer, My God, to Thee,” Mr | deceased, the words, ‘Deal SSawelt bumery wih why ‘Gods ab ane batts one | remarka, The attributes i SEVERELY INJUBED BY A DOG. | Jobn O'Brion, aged thirtoen yoars, was assaulted by | @ ferocious bulldog belonging to John Wachtens, on | Neving street, Brooklyn, yesterday, and sustained a mies yee nanees the groin The was taken to Presiden ~-