The New York Herald Newspaper, November 4, 1876, Page 8

8 THE CROTON FAMINE Chief Engineer Campbe!l on the Water Crisis, THE LOWEST SUPPLY YET. Where Various Sources of Waste Have Been Checked, MISTAKE OF THE DEPARTMENT. “We can’t control the heavens," said Mr. Campbell, Chief Engineer of the Croton Bureau, yesterday to the Hekaup reporter, when talking of the water supply. | “To drought has been unprecedented. The whole tountry up there (Putnam county) was burned up in the summer and the raintall was away below the average. We lost one inch of water, or abous 2,000,000 gallons, on the reservoir yesterday. Rerorten—Compiaints have been made that, owing to the fitiul supply of Croton, houses where water- backe and hot water boilers are used are in danger from steam explosionr, What is the remedy in such tases? Mr. Caurpati—I ean’ ace why tnere should be any Apprehension from these hot water botiers if the simple precaution is adopted of turning on the cock at tho top of the boiler and giving the steam a chance to escape. 1 Reronrex—It is charged that the department rega- lates the supply of water in such a capricious way as to leave householders in doubt whether they are to | havo n feast or a famine, Is that eo? Mr. Camrngit.—That cannot be the case. We aro controlled by the supply. We have taken precautions in various directions to check waste, and have gone #0 far as to request the Commissioners of Police to ard ua &s far as possibic in impressing on the proprietors of Mquor and beer saloons to avoid ‘ss much as they can extravagance in this direction. There isa great mul titude of these places in the city, where the water is kept running all tho day leng for the purpose of washing elaeses, whether Vbere is half a dozen or a hundred to wash. This ig one fruitful source of waste. Then, you know, in public and private stables there 18 also a great waste. We have stopped the use of hose in cleaning streets and sidewalks, and also the practico of using the Cro. ton bydrants down by the river fronts for scouring the flecks of vessels. Our aim is to keep at least A SURE TWO WEEKS’ SUPPLY ahead. Some people, of course, must be inconven- fenced, but the great majority of the citizens of New York have no reason to complain of the supply wo al- ford them. We have no interest in keeping the water Irom anybody. Our object ts to economize where to do otherwise might bring on a [ar worse state of alfaite, Peoplo come here to complain almost every day, but When we explain the situation to them they seein to go awa istied. Revortrr—Is there no way of notifying bouse- holders when their supply of water is about being shut off or ri a? Mr. Camrnxit—That is something we cannot calcu- late on ourselves toa certainty. We are receiving be- tween 65,000,000 and 70,000,000 gallons duily. Tho consumption 1s equal to the supply, but you see bow even the reduction of an inch i# equal to a loss of 2,000,000 gallons. We went to work and cut down the supplies in fourteen of the lakes in Putnam and Wost- chester counties to increase the quantity in our reser- voirs and give the city all we could salely take, HOW THK THING I$ DONE. Rerortrer.—How was that done? ¥ i—Woll, take Lake Mabopac for in- took five feet and a balfoft that; or, in s, we cut down the outlet that deptn and drained off £0 much ofa body of water into the Croton River. The other lakes were drained off in proportion to their contents and we still have a supply in reserve. Rerontrr— Would the introduction of meters help to rnsure us a full and steady suppl: Mr. Campurtt—I don’t approve of meters for measur- ing wat In the first place it is difficult, where the Pply bappens at any time to fluctuate, to measure e consumption of water, Then, again, no wants to bave hs water measured out to him like a soldier's tations, He would muck rather pay double his present water tax and eet just as much as be needs without being subjected to the visits of meter Inspectors. The water belongs 10 tho people, and they can do as they Please about regulating the quantity they want. XO VITY FOR TOP STORY PKOPLE. Rxrorter—There is much complaint trom people living on upper floors of houses of being unable to get any water. Mr. Campuent—Well, 1 should say such people will appreciate all the more the practice of economy In uuatig it When they bave to bring water up irom tho lower stories they won't be so much disposed to waste it. The fact is, we can do no better than we are doing under the circumstances, The season is unusual and is the same. If the department had not atory for some years our new storage reser- | voir might be completed now. We shall probably have Mt ready by next fall, THE INCONVERERNCE INCRRASING. The Herat reporter, alter loaving Campbell, made a trip uptown and found the instances of want Of water smong householders far more numerous than on his visita lew days aga It may be said in truth that the water has about touched tho lowest notch, and, should it happen to fall lower, there must De widespread discomfort in the city. FRROR OF THE DRUARTMENT, To show how much at fault the designers of the Croton Aqueduct were, they cstimated that thirty-six United States standard gallons for each inhabitant wottld be all that would ever be required, and that the pity, Within the limits of the island, would ultimately Yontain, hur not excecd, 2,000,000 ini Our peopuiation is now enly 4 aer supply, though o Inndrquate to the wants of the citizens. fortunate the City Fathers of a generation ago were so shortsighted in regard to the future of New York city, gud that they bad not the preseience to note the may: Ditude to which this metropolis of a ecentinent would finally atiain. At the rate of increase in the popula- tion and the rate of consumption of water atime must arrive, judging by present experience, when the water- shed in the counties of Putnam and Westchester can no longer be depended upon to furnish the efty with a sufi- cicot supply. Ten years ugo the present drought would ave passed unnoticed, At that time there were no complaints of the lack of water, but even then thero were shrewd engineers who recommended provision Peng made for future wants. In 1872 the necessity for this provision was plain to anybody who gavo the least attention to the subject, bat the department kept dilly- dallying with the subject, and two years clansed, trom the fall of 1872 to the fall of 1874, betore the work of Duilding a new storage reservoir was Degun. Had this Teservoir beon started in 1872, when pecessity was first seriousiy impressed on the department, it might have beon finished a year ago and the inconvenience avoited irom which the citizens of Now York are now floring. The wew reservoir, covering 400 eres and with adam soventy feet high, will bold 3,700,000,000 Gallons, or about forty days’ supply. INADEQUATE SOURCE OF SUPPLY. There are engmecrs who freely express the opinion (hat the present watershed is inadequate to the future needs of tnis city, with the annexed territory of West- ehester, and that it wasa imisenicalation to make it the source for tecding New York. They say the springs in Putnam county, which are represenied as supplying the lakes, are a delusion, that the goil is too rocky for springs, « that if they existed to the num- ber and extent represented ihe country round about would show some signs of fertility m- place ot being Bhe sterile and protiticss soi! it is. RAMKVIAL PLANS PROTOS ‘The project of bringing water from a point on the Hadson above tho flow of the cea bas u fow enthust- astic supporters, and so has the magnificent seneme ot Duilding an aqaeduct all the way down from the Adirondack region, where the water is as pure, fresb apd plentiful as the air around. Tho Hudson Ver jilea 18 the more practicable of the two, and to that there 1s a serious objection, The water can hardly De called frosh south of Troy, a distance fram New York of 180 wiles. The saltcan be plainly dovected in Vt as tar up as Hodson, and then, hike desort springs, it is brackish for many iwiles bigher up. Factories avd town and village drainage pollute it above Troy, so that it would almost be necessary to go to its very source to find it pure and wholesome. The Adirondack scheme 4s certainly far fetched, bat to a city whose intare will eclipse that of London or Paris it will not appear so in the years to come. For the present we mort be con. Vent with our Uroton and make the best of it. WHAT CHIKE RNGINRER TRACY Thovent. It. was the opinion of the Inte Chief Kngineer Tracy that there are plonty of natural sites in the valley of th) Croton for constructing storage reservoirs on the es of the stroams whore they wonid cert bo Glicd during the wat seasous that would nave a of more than the required amount. His suggestion was to construct a new squeduct to carry twice the quantity vf the present one. He kept a gauge of the flow of water over the dam from the year 1962 to 1872, and estimated that a quantity es Jarge, on the average, 240,000,000 gallons ran to waste datly over the dam. This should} mply the necessity of constructinga higher dam thon the presentone. To give an idea ot how dow the water has taiien, t consumption tn October of 1872 sa day, while at present It case Lo a litte THE WATER SUPPLY. Commissioner Campbell yesterday issued the follow. Mg circulars:— ‘The limited supply of Croton water renders it necessary this department to notity you hut off on your premises tl water ranni: eon made to our citizens by this press, to prevent in every ponstble ind yet many disregerd theve urgent oPPei for the protection of the whole commenity thet this pectansnt is required to demands generel economy Ve NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, order to avoid the serions disaster ot a wat nes shenpecstalle, ALLAN CAMPBELL, Comm To prevent any waste of Uroto: scarcity the washing of carriages, stre any kind by means of bose or pipe thr will bo strictly prohibited, and In every ins tion of this order the water supply will be immediately shut off This order to remain in force until revoked. Respectfully, ALLAN CAMPBELL, Commissioner of Public Works. CROTON WATER INSPECTORS. { joner of Public Works. during the present or bh ot © jet ot waier nce of «viola. New Yora, Nov. 2, 1876. To tax Eprror or tar Hezaty:— Being a constant reader of your worthy paper for over twenty years | take the liberty to mtake a small Suggestion or plan in regard to the waste of water, in | which we are, as also many other manufacturers, very muen interested, There ts certainly an tmmense waste of water whieh should be checked and controlied as mueb as any other misconduct that the polies look a Tt 's useless to say no water in New York means starvation, for without water factories cannot work, consequenily stoppage would be necessary or ; no work for the poor hands whose dependence bangs on their daily earnings Thus they are not aione ‘brown out of work bat can also obtain no means to buy water to quench their thirst, This is really what | Ro water means. Compiaints are made that factories use agood deal and waste a good deni From this I difer, For to run a factory without damage to coiling, goods, &c., means no waste of water. But on the otber hand waste im water closets, barrooms, faucets without stopcocks which are kept running con-tantly io many instances as also many water pipes along West atrect and around the river is where the very worst waste cecurs, The suggestion of metres ecems rather bard; to be measured out like gas or make water a meavure like champagne. | think that when there ts no was! water should be allowed in full measure to ali. There 1s no doubt, independent of waste of water, our supply ts not euflicrent tor our demand neither has it been for years, For even in Bill Tweed’s time new and mo Teservoirs were constantly suggested; but in the home of prosperity the main question and most eerious one beyond most others—pienty of water ior eur peaplo— waa slighted. Tbe resuit of po water, as explained be- fore, wili show what it would lea to. My idea is to have one Inspector for cach ward, which would be about twonty-lour or twenty-five, they to inspect each house to seo if water works are heavy ponalty if not key tainly be as good as metres, much less expensive, $25.00 will pay that cost while metres would hkely cost $500,060 und then require inspectors to look after them, beaides the dissatisfaction of the public, Hoping you will excuse these many lines and insert fuch part as you find worthy, I romain yours, very tr G, SIDENGERG, STRAITS SOME PROFLE ARB DRIVEN TO. Wast Frety-ramp Steemt, Nov, 2, 1876 To Tux Eptron or tus Hxrat.o:-~ As sresident and taxpayer of the oity I beg to ask what greater trouble and anxlety are we to be put to than we now are In reference to the lack of Croton water in our houses? This trouble, which we have borne for some weeks now, Is daily growing worse, ond begins to assume a very serious, even dangerous, as. pect. To-day the residents of our neighborhood havo been totally “deprived of water fora good portion of the time. They were obliged to go into the street and from block to bieck, y tn their despair even pra ing to God In the streots for water. At one time wo have a little water to kitchen botlers; at another it ceases altogether. Y nd every one can see this matter ts getting to be more than serious, It 1s dan- | gerous, and all possible means ehould be Immediately adopted to relieve the city, or any portion ol it, of this absolute suffering and great danger. Respectiully, BARTLETT. A SPANISH SCARE. HOW A FOREIGN BOUND CIRCUS TROUPE STRUCK TERROR INTO THE CASTILIAN HEART. ‘The steamer North Point, of the Lorillard line, being refitted in elegant style at the foot of Fifth street, Kast River, preparatory to accommodating Howes and Cushing's circus, which troupe is to to- augurate atour of the West Indies and South Amer. ica on the 1éth of the present month. A gang of Ofty men has been assiduously at work on the vessel for a | week past, ander the superintendence of Captain Smith, who at one time commanded the Virginius, about which such a row was raised between the Fespective governments of Wasbington and Madrid. Albeit the work bas gone on quietly, a number of suspicious looking and suepiciousty acting strangers have been observed for some days loitering about the | pier, with apparontly an undefined object. The move- ments of the crew were closely scrutinized by these strangers, and overy little proparation about the ship noted with remarkable attention. The reason of all this beretofore unaccountable espionage bas corhe to light at last, The Spanish Consul in this city, having learned that an expedition was wtting out for the avowed purpose of transporting =a circus troupe, somebow became impressed with the notion that real design of the movement was to furnish aid to the Cuban patriots and menace the peace of His Majesty’s possessions in the West In- dies, Ho was persuaded the circus story was altogether “a guy,” and accordingly took precautionary meas- ures. The result bas been the prosence on the pior, day and night, of ascore of vigilant detectives in the pay of the Alfonso government, who follow the bands to their homes, keep strict ‘surveillance over the whilom privateersman, Captain Smith, and in divers other ways seek to discover the secret of tho Teal destination and object of the expedition about to start. Hereafter they will be aflorded every opportu- nity to inspeet the doings of tho crew and gam the Most authentic information concerning the whole de- sign. Hore is an opportunity for a good laugh at the expense of the Spanish Consul. THE CHILDREN’S AID SOCIETY. New York, Nov. 2, 1876. To tax Eprror or tur HEeRaLy:— Will the editor of the Nxw York Heratp plense 1: form the pablic generally for what purpose the Chil. dren’s Ald Society 1s organized ? Is is to allow the agents thereof to speculate in human beings whom they find in distress or to assist them in reaching the Far Wost, and there to turn their energies to such account as will in due time better their condition? Three ladies, most worthy aud in need of help such as the above society has been advertising to bestow upon families that are desirous of reaching the West, applicd as the agency No. 19 East Fourth street, when Mr. Brace in- formed them, in as curt a way as possibic, that the fare to Hearne, where they wanted to go, was $52, but they would take them to Dennison for $26 and it would cost them $3 moro to Hearno, in all about $29 (emigrant retes), childrea half fare, and 100 pounds luggage allowed, and they to be under the charge of an agent tothe ond of their destination. Now, Mr. Editor, we are at a loss to find out the charitablene: of the “Children’s Atd Society,” when the Grst cla taro to Hoarno is $30 by direct route and 200 poun Daggage Is allowed, and you are under no surveillance 1, nor likely to be gold into bondage. TRUTA. RIVER BRIDGE, The work of stretching tho “feot-bridge cable, whieh was begun on Thursday, was resumed at cight o'clock yesterday mormmg, and occupied the whore day, it being the largest cable yet attempted to be car- ried over, On Tharsday night they had suceceded in getting about 300 feet of it beyond the Brooklyn | tower, when darkness caused them to suspend work. jock the workmen Yesterday mourning by twelvo o’ succeeded in landing the eable on Thie, however, was by no mea: portion of the undertaking. A land span of 900 feet | Irom the tower to the anchorage yet remained betore the cable conid be securely fastencd on the New York | mde ‘The great diflicuity experienced was in taking | up tho Incline jrom the centre of the river span and | catrying it across the tower, The engine at the ancbor- ago bot being powertnl envngh, additional precautions had to be used by means of an extra purchaso, and the resuit was that both the engine the foot of the tower and the ove at the anchorage were placed in operation together to draw up the immense weight of wire Bug were run out irom both towers, O'Neti Arnold in the Brookiyn one and Harry Supplo and Walter Vandervoort in the one on the New York side. The latter men- toned pair wero kept busy all the afternoon taking off the “syster books”’ and attaching the extra purchases, Tho work periormed yesterday was entirely satistac- tory to Mr. Farrington and Chief Engineer Martin, There were no hitches oxcept wnat might nataraliy bo expected in a work of such toagaltode; and though they did not succeed tn bringing the cable as far as the anchorage, 1h was owing not to any inherent defect in the pian, bat simply to insuro success beyond perad- ventnre and not to endangor future operations oy eto the smallest detail, Last might the cablo wus about halt way between tho tower and the an- chorage, and everything was in readiness to completo the work of scouring it on this side the river to-day, COLONIZATION OF CONVICTS. A LRAP FOR LIBERTY INTO INSTANT DEATH. Aowens, N. Y,, Nov. 3, 1876. | A gang of forty-nine conviets {rom Sing Sing Prison arrived at Auburn Prison this morning. At the time | of starting there were filtr conviets on board the train, but wkon near Hodson William Payne, who was serving & wemtence of five yeni window of ti , leaped through tie | car and was tustantly killed. Mippurrows, N, Y., Nov. 2, 1870. Majignant diphtberia, whieh baffles the skill of the physiciacs, prevails ta Pmebash, thts county, Davia Mitebe!l bas lost four children, ranging from tive to Roventeen years old, within the last four days, and R. | Alexander H. Semmes, for alleged cruelty and incom- | reported to the Secretary of the Navy by Commanger | greatest severity, | the loss of the American ship Uniied States, Captain COMMANDER SEMMES’ TRIAL Charges of Cruelty to His Men and| Incompetency. HIS PAST RECORD.! Story of What Transpired on Board | the Alaska. paar ant The court of ioquiry appointed by tho Navy Do- Pariment © investigate charges preferred by the surgeon of the United States sloop-of-war Alaska. Dr. Bradley, against the commander of that vessel, | Petency, have reported back to the department, and Commander Semmes ts Dow being trie’ by court mar- tial on the charges preferred. In connection with this trial! the following story of | what transpired on board the Alaska during her Inst | cruise may prove interestin; The Alaska returned to this country in Scptember last {rom a three years’ cruise in the Moditerranean, About # year ago Captain Semmes took command of her, and, according to the statements made below, ho sustained the reputation ho had previously earned for cruelty to the men ander bis command. The tirst trouble originated en @ trip from the Gaboon River, on the coast of Africa, to the Madeiras. The vessel wai dizabied while at sea by breaking her engines, and wa: sixty-eight days in making the passage, a distance of about 2,800 miles, The vessel was short of provigions on account of tho delay caused by the accident and all hands were put on MALP RATIONS. During that trip the men became very much dissatisOed on account of the heavy drilling they had to undergo and the constant work they were compelled to do in the heat of the day, when even existence was uncomfort- able, Atthistime Lieutenant Commander MeCuricy | OITY FINANCES, Tho following is the monthly statement of the amount of warrants drawn against the City Treasury from January 1. 1876, to October 31, 1876. Also a com parative statement of the city debt as represented in stocks and bonds as of December 31, 1875, and October 31, 1876; together with a statement of and for what purposes stocks bave boen issued :— WARRANTS DRAWN. 30, In October. 87,209,189 = State taxes, Salaries, # pen 8880,993 Interest on thi 9,837,522 Inataiments of principal oi OE. as see020e Public’ instruction Charitable institntion Miscellaneous. . bs wRW WORKS 4ND BON Pablic works—Street openings and repairs City parks iinprovement: Docks and slips. Additional tree Goating batts Museums ef Art and Nin Redempy tory New Fourth avenne improt Old elnims and judgra ‘Total payments from issue of bonds. +++ $6,037,586 $1,272,890 SPRCIAL AND TRUST ACCOUNTA. Redemption of the city debt . + $6,785,025 10,857,000 Misceilancons. 283,300 1 ymentson special and trust +++ $7,069,325 $11,033,910 $19,060,903 Y DEBT AS REPRASENTED IN STOCKS AND BOXDS, her $l, September 30, October $1, 1876, 1876, 1875, Funded de! n ta inking tm Temporary de able wholly part from a 490.27 8,622,000 Revenne bonds, 1875 Reovenne bonds, 1876 was the executive oflicer, on account ot the death of W. K. Wheeler, which occurred while the vessel was | near Caboca, Every one on board believed he had given | entire satisfaction to both officers and men, but on | arriving at Villefranche, France, he was suspended | trom duty by Admiral Worden and ordered home us a | passenger on board the Alaska It 1s anid, | Museums ot Art and. and was q«encrally believed, that his suspension | New County Court Hous was the result of charges preferred agatnas | Qld cists him by Commander Semmes for incompetency. | ledempts At the same time Captain Brown, of the marines, was | paiement Semmes for disrespect to bis commanding officer. From Villefranche the vessel procected to Geuon, | where she uoderwont repairs. 1¢18 stated that some | threo weeks beforo he was reported for disrespect Captain brown forwarded to the Seoretary of the Navy | charges of cruelty against Commander Semmes, end | that Surgeon Bradley had also torwarded charges of i ‘be same nature. Licutenant Commander heUurley | added further charges of competency. On her trip down the coast of Airicato adjust the troubles be- tween the Greboes tribe and the Liberians at Capo Palmas TH ALASKA RAN ASHORE | and seriously damaged her keel, The samo thing hap- | pened to heroi! Nautucket on her return to this Country, and these occurrences to be the charges of incumpetency agaimet Captain Semmes, CRUBLTY TO THE ME Itis satd that auring bis commaud of the Alaska Commander Semmes worked uis men very severely, | compelling them to drill aloitim the hottest part of the day, and puomhing the most trifling offences with the In a number of instances men were contioed in douviec irons and compelled to stand on thar feet irom five o'clock tu the morning ull ten o'clock at Rizht for intoxteation or misbebavior of any kind, which on any other vessel would be pumshed with extra duty or privation trom going ashore when in port, ‘The irons used were what are known as “hilly”? irons, consisting of a straight | fron bar with a handewl on each end so | as to compel the prisoner to keep both hands in the same position or to movo them in concert—a tiresome task, From ten at mghtto tive in the morning the prisoner was allowed to lie around on the boards, but not permiited to go to his bunk. Anotber tnstance of the Way the men were treated is related of a country boy, who was a sailor on board the Alaska, fe was rather slow im obeying an order, when Master Winslow, the ollicer of the aeck, GHABHED IM BY THE THROAT i and threw hiin down upon thedeck. The case was | reported to Commander Sctumes and also to Admiral Worden, bat no action was taken in the matter. Whea Cominander Semmes arrived here he knew | nothing of the charges which bad been mado aginst him. {be court sourtial which is now trying Semmes will also investigate the charges againat Licutenant Communder Mevurley and Captuin Brown, mado by him. COMMANDER SKMMRS’ RECORD. | In January, 1872, the Department published the tindings of the Court Marual convened on the 31st ot October, 1871, ior the trtal of Commander Alexander H. Semmes, of the steamsh!p Portsmouth, on the fol- lowing charges :— First.—loiheung cracl and unlawful punishment on Persons under bis command. ‘Second. —Abuse o! bis official power, ‘Third.—Oppressive ana inhuman : rand a gentleman. Uf each and ail of these charges he was found guilty, and the Court sentenced him to be suspended trom Guty and rank for three years, and to be reprimanded ina genoral order trom tbe Secretary of ihe Navy. ‘The foliowing is the reprimand pronounced upon him by the Secretary:—‘‘Commander Semmes has beep found guilty by a court composed of his fellow officers of permsting and inflicting punishments unauthorized and illegal, and, in some ins'ances, cruel; and he | stands botore the department and the service and be- fore the country duct unbecom- coxvicre not only of the grave error of mistaking severity for discipline, but of the crime of disregarding the legal rights and immunities of the men made dependent upon him for tho enjoyment of those rights and tor common justice, and of punishing them in direct violation of the provisions of the law by whieh aione he was authorized to inflict any pumishmont whatever. Such action cannot be justified by any conditione, and will pot be tolerated under any circumstances, and the sentence of the court in this instance must be sus- tained, not only as a panishment to Commander Semmes, but in the hope that it may operate as a warning to all who, entrusted, like him, with autho- tity, are, like him, found to be anmindfui or reckless rights of those who aro placed under them and to give an assurance to the service and the country fn” such instance, ‘when clearly established, wil SEVERELY PUNISHED, “The sorvice must understand and appreciate the tact that the navy exists and is maintained by law alone; that tts officers are saperior in authority to its enlisted men only becaase the law has eo elevated them, and that it ts the interest of all officers, as well as their ty, to adhere with scropulons fidelity to the laws acted for their guidance. The court dealt very lont- | ently with Communder Semmes, led thereto, perhapa, by the eonviction that a bravo and zealo tcer has been misied by wrong traditions and false ideas ot dis- eiphne. Had it prononneed a much severer sentence | the department would not have failed to approve it. It only remains for it to declare that the finding apd sen- tence of the court are approved and will be carried into eect, and that this order will be published and the Teprimard provided for in the seuteuca, LOSS OF THE SHIP. UNITED STATES. Wows was recetved in this city yesterday by cable of Lunt, which satled on the 271h of last June tor San | Franeigeo from Liverpool. The captain and erew were | faved, Further details were not given, On account ot the ship in question having been a fro- quent visitor to these waters a reporter was sent to Mr. Lunt, of No. 28 South street, to see if he had fur- ther detatls of tho catastrophe, The following is his statemont:—"I have not received any further dewuls of the losa The commander of the United States, George Lunt, is a resident of East Boston, and has commanded tho lost vessel since she was built, and has been a very succeastul captain, Ho is a nephew of the owner, Mr. Chartos Lant. Captain Luat iormerly commanded the bark Otago, of Boston. the crew of the United States woulu probably number about | twenty all told. She has been engaged in the general frewghting business, and has been to the majority of the large ports ju tho world. I bave an iden that sho londed coal at Birkeahead, opposite Liverpool, but am not certain. If sho did itis possible that her cargo may have taken Gre, throagh spontaneous cone bastion, especially it she wore loaded when wet and damp. This, however, js mere conjecture, but it bas been the fate of many a noble craft. We once lost the Patmos thro afiro of this kind, T think sheis nt perhaps some of the companies | est in her."? i The vessel in qnestivn wes baitt in 1806 in Newbury- port, Maes, for Mr. Charles Lunt, sho was built of oak, and was of 1,314 tons burthen, The following | were her principal dimensions:—Length over ail 197 | feet, breadth of beam 39 feet, and dept of told 24 | feet. Sho was copper and iron fas:ened, and was thorougbly overbauied in 1873 She ranked “1 in American Lloyds, of this city, She is estimated to be worth, by compotent jadges, $45, “THE LAND OF ISRAEL,” Hon. F. 8. Deloss, United States Consal at Jornsa- Jom, will lecture on “The Land of israei"’ votore the E. Yerry buried two on Monday lest. There number of other cases in the village and great anxie! | Poblie w. Cash in the City Treasury, Cash in sinking funds, . Stocks énd bo lowing pw reet upenings and improvements and m water works (ex Teixanes; Doeks and lips. . City Museums ot Art and jon of dobt of annexed territory (reveuus SPECI 6.210000. ve. nssereose : ional free tiouiing’ bathe (reveuiue oode— al). 153,718 3,500 216 otto) special Current espe! Total. i MUNICIPAL NOTES. A family named Nagle, residing at No. 4 Hamilton stroet, consisting of Nagle, who Dr. Burnett certifies yesterday for relief, which was deuted them. At the Department of Charities they were turnod away with- out being permitted to seo Mr. Wickham. One of the Tax Commtssioners investigated the case and gave them anote to Mr. Kellock, Superintendent of Out- door Puor, with instructions for them to go to his gesi- deace und be would provide jer them it they scctred no aid from Mr. Kelluck. It seems tuat the wifo has been out of employment for eighteen moaths, the father beibg blind can du nothing, and as the appro- priation tor blind purposes had been exhausteu Mr, Kellock was unable to ard them. until November 9 tor the supply of school books, sta- tionery and other articles required in the public schools. Tho out of town publisher 'e permitted to com pete. The Sinking Fond Commissioners yesterday anthor- ized the Comptroller to lease for three years, irom December 1, 1876, Nos. 19 and 21 Ehzabeth sirest, 49 Leonard streev aud 71 Baxter street; property owned by the city mm Sixty-seventh street, between Third and Lexington ayeaues; property owned by the city on Hariem Marget map, south side of l2ist street, near Third Avenue, and the old sehoolhouse, avenue © and Second South Fordham street. A resolution was passed authorizing the Comptrolier to soll the ma- vertat oftbe Unioa bell towor, corver of Houston etreet and Avenuo A, at auction, A resolution ordered & warrant issued im favor of tho Chamberlain for $500,000 to pay the interest on the city dobt. A letter was received irom John Mel . of No, 71 Fulton streot, offering to purchase the old Beekman strect Station house, and asking that it be sold at auction, The bronze statue of Daniel Webster, 10 be pro- sented to tbo city by Mr. Gordon W. Burnbam, will be erected in Contral Park on Evacuation Day. THE ELEVATED RAILROAD. For some time past business men residing in tho upper districts of the city have been much incoa- vonienced by the manner in which the Elevated Rail- road Company run their trains. Thoy do not ran them at all after eight o’clock in the evening, and be- tween the hours vi four and sevon in the afternoon the cars are irequentiy tilted at the Battery and other lower stations so that they do not stop at al Franklin street and other lower station: thus leave the people, sometimes more than fit; in number, watting in vain. A petition to remedy t evil has been made by prominent business men and 1s now open for subseription at No. 354 Greenwich atrect, Tho company will open a new section, extending from Perry street to Twenty-fourth street, on the 13th of ‘this month, and, while they are making this improve- ment, it would be well to make some arrangements for the further convenionce of their patrons, which, be- sides, would materially increase their gains. It may div bo that the notable increase of travol on the ated Railroad has something to do with the weak point in the company's arrangements, otherwise they enjoy the reputation of great punctuality and their eubordinates that of uniform ervility. WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN. Naw Yor, Nov, 3, 1876, To rk Eptror or rox Henaiv:— Waving been a life-long business man, free irom great interest in all things tending to promote the best foterevts of our whole country, the following sug- gestions occur to First—That sonding the army into peaceful and sov- eretgn Statos on a pretence of suppressing a rebellion, of civil hberty, am unwarranted and most alarming precedent. i Second—Whether, if our government finanees had deen judiciously managed, and wastelul and jobbing Jegisiation and pecalatioa and fraud: tional debt would no day be vearly if not wholly paid, continued oppressive taxation ended and enabling the government to borrow money, If needed, at much Jess than four and a hall per cont, especially wnen, lor many monthé past, loans have boen made here in large amounts, on good collaterals, at two to three MERCHANT. A CLEVER SHOT. The most attractive feature on tho bill at the Theatro Com:que is the marvellous exbibition of skill at shoot- ing by Mr. Ira A, Paine, the champion pigeon shot. Glave balls are toseed froin a rubber bowstring ivto the ir at the baek of the singe, and Mr. Paine, standing gun in hand on a platform in the audience, fires at them breeking tl into atoms. He fired at them ngly, 1 then two wore tossed at once, both of whiea ho broke, Oring with great rapidity. He fired h one bapd only on the gun, never missing » globe. He then had them thrown up while bis K was toward them, and turning suddenly and with hasty aim he smashed them with apparent ease, The per- formance js a novel and pleasing one and was heartily applauced, AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY. ‘The stated meeting of the Board of Managers was held at the Bible House, Astor place, Thursday, No- veinber 3, at halt-past three o'clock P. M., Norman White, Vico President, in the chair. Secretary Holdich read «4 partof the 119th Psaim and oflered prayer. Communteations wero made to tue Board trom various correspondents tn iereign jands. Liberal grants of Seriptarcs were made to tne coviety’s agen’ various missionary bodies, auxiliary socimites and dividnals for saie and disiributton, The receipts for October were $36,701 82; copios of Scripture iesued, 44,572, ROBBED IN UNION SQUARE, White Mr. Charles M. Ro: y olds, of No. 161 Washing- ton street, was standing by the fountain in the Union Square Park, on Tharsday night, at twelve o'clock, watching the Tilden procession pass by, he was vio- Jontly pushed against by a man, who stolo his watcn from nin pocket, Mr. Reynolds attempted to seizo him, dat was palied back by a confederate of the thiet, who escaped through the crowd. Officer Wall, ot the Sixteenth precinet, sew him running, and captored him in Fourteenth street, near sixth avenue. On being arratzned vetore Justice Kasmire, at the Washington | Pinee Court, yesterday mornin, Young Men's Hebrow Association, at their rooms, corner Forty-second streets and Sixth avenue, this evening, Dis name as George Murray, a track dr: i Greeawieh street, pleaded for trial ¢ guilty, and was held @ is blind, his wife and child, called at the Mayor’s oifico ‘ho Boatd of Education propose to receive bids | political prejudice and ever entertaining a feeling ot | when there is no rebellion to euppress, is subversion | woided, our na- | NOVEMBER 4, 1876.—WITH SUPPLEMENT. REAL ESTATE. At the Real Estate Exenange yesterdsy Richard V. Harnett sold, by order of the Supreme Court, in fore- closure, F. P. De Forrest, reteree, three lote, each 25x14 block, on West 122d street, south side, 300 fees west of Tenth avenue, to J. H. Sullivan, for $4,500. James M. Miller sold, by order of the Suprome Court, in foreclosure, John Lindley, refereo, two lots, each 25x 100.5, on West Filty-ninth street, 450 feet west of Fifth avenue, to Laura A. Fellows, for $30,000, A. H. Muller & Son sold, by order of the Supreme Court, im foreclosure, George A, Dillaway, referee, « Douse, with lot 25x92, on East Eighteenth street, north Side, 240 feet west of avenue A, to George Anderson, for $2330. H. W, Contes sold, by order of the Supreme Court, im loreclosure, H. E. Howland referee, four ota, each on ‘evard, west side, 25 feet morth of . to C. Carrigan, for $6,000, 5 leecker & Sou sold, under the direction of the | executor, the right, title and interest 01 Owen Rooney, deceased, 1B the three lots, each 25x 100,10, on Eas! 110th street, south side, 200 fees east of Second ave- Bue, to Micbael Noonan for $540. James L. Wells sold, by order of the Court of Com- mou Vieas, in foreclosure, 8. T. Streeter referce, one Jot on Thomus avenue, east side, known as lot No. 16 on map of Fordnam, to @. Sachat for $1,258, TRANSYRKS. Downing st., (No. 19) 19x70; I. Lord w J. Bitter. AY. At. 8. S21. 8 Of Sst at, SIXOS: ELS. H xan to 0. F. 1D stm se toy aud wile reat "1 phy and wite to Z. aab,, Gls ot, o. It, w. of AY Bayics Pest to T. in Ist n ft. n, of 71 te to W, Dick 4 wi'e to . corner of Ubueh. Diabet. & sy V. Arnold, (refereo), to Theo |. estant Epis } 44th av. n. s., 185 1 6. of A. Moneli, \reteree), to T, McManus » 7,00) Tith st... &, 226 It. e. of 2d av., 259x102, rs Newcomb, (referes), to H, BR. Do Mils.. eeees 11,000 Ueasne, M. Builwinkei to F. Scheele; 5 SAGE we toa BS 2.490 Chrroli ADA. n, of w York Lite Insurance GHh st, w. of Lexington ay., L Same to samo, 1 year, 10,000 Snme to same, n. 5, of Gith at., w. of Lexington av. T your. 10,000 Sumo to same, n. « of Udth st, w. of Lexington av. 10,009 year. % Re Same to saine, n. & of Gish st., w. of Lexington av. to James MeGovorn, a. 8, r w. of Lexington av.: 6 months........ 15,0 0 Same to William F, Blair, n, 8, of 64th 8., w. of Lex: 3. of 44th's., 7,000 aters, 0. &. of ‘300 - 72,000 if yours. Same to samo, w. & of 2d ay.,s. of 44th at Bame to 5. A. Spicer, 8. of 2d. av., years Stagg, Joasph and wife, to Jolin and Gold ats: 1 yen Timpron, A. H. und wite, tail. ¥. ner of Madison av. and 127th at: yeurs Biller, U1. and wife, to J. 4, Raymond (t ne Tech impson, A. Madis of Wi i nd wile, to of 127th st. A. it, and wife, to f 127th wt. 5 4 Same to same, f 4 ye Same ATR, to sume, ¢. 8. of Madison ars sterfield. At. 6. of Suilivau; 5 yer Whitfield, George I. an Bank, n. w. corner of 2d MRS. WHITE'S LAST VICTIM. Mary Heineman, aged twenty-three, of No. 160 East Sixtieth street, died jast Tharsday at the Mount Sinai Hospital from the effects of malpractice on ber by the Rotorions Mrs. White, of No. 209 Allen street, whose crimes have already cost many anfortanate women their lives. J The vietim im the present case is a native of Gor- many, and was employed as a servant girl by Rev. Dr. | Miltzoner, of No. 160 East Sixtieth street, Sho was | unmarried. Iast | summer she made the acquaintance of a steward of a steamer end becamo enceinte by bim. She refused to give his name, but said that be is not at present in the city, Alter about three months bad elapsed, be- coming ighteno:t at the sequences of her criminal plied to Mrs, White, of No, 209 Alton street, mown secret practitioner, to have an operation performed on hor. She wentto Mrs. White throe d ffer- ent Umes, on October 23, 26 and 27. She became seriously il trom the effects of this malpractice, aad Was sent ‘o Mount Sinat Hospital on Thursday morn- jug ina dying condition. Coroner Kickhoff was nots fied and took ber ante-mortem deposition, ttre deta | of which aro unfit for publication. Tho jury brought | In a verdict tmplicating Mrs. Wore as the aatnor of Miss Heineman's dangerous condition by having practiced upon her. The unfortunate girl died o1 hour atier her deposition had been taken. Coroner Eickho committed Mra, White to the Tombs to await the result of the inquest which will tuko place next Monday morning. Mrs, White is well Known at the Coroners’ office. On the 14th of last May Mrs. Matilda Borringer, of No. 419 East Fifty-second street, died under similar cir. cumstances produced by Mrs. White on May 12. On the 22d day of the same month an inquest was held and Mrs, White was committed totue Tombs. Her bail was fixed at $2,000. Mr. Joun Vetter, cf No. 209 Allen stroet, wi eda enongh to turmish the required security, irs. White was released to renew her old crimes, VILUANY. On Thursday evening, as the 5:30 train on the South- ern Railroad trom Hunter’s Point was ring the depot at Sonth Oyster Bay, a large stone was thrown through one of the windows of the rear car, emashing toe and severely cutting tha faceot a gentloman seated near. The stone was sent with such foree that 1t passed through a wiadow on the opposite side of the car, The brakeman on the rear platform Trecoguized the rascal who threw the sto: hedie- appeared in the wood asa boy named Hendrickson, residing near the depot. Tho tram was stopped and reh was mado for him; bat attne time he succeeded in avoiding capture, and doubt summary vy | upon him ther been caught, Yesterday morning Officer Fred Smith arrested Hendrickson and took him to Fiushing for examination. [tis belived that this arrest will lead to others, as several attempts have recently been made to throw trains from the track im the same vicinity, and it is belevea that Hendrickson has a knowledge ot tho guilty parties, SWINDLING THE HAVANA LOTTERY. sengers had he Theodore Kummel, of No. §5 Chrystio strea, was yesterday charged before Justice Dufly, at the fombs Police Court, with swindling tho Havana Lottery Company oat of $25. ‘The modus operands of thi fraud was simple and ingenious, Kummel by some means ascertained what nambered tickets in the Jottely had won prizes, and baving some old Inted tickets eraseu the figures by some chemtcal process ad sub- stituted the enevessiul nambers, In’ this way itis be- teved he has cheated the company oat ot a contidera- ble amount of money. mel yesterday aitenpted to detraud the Sa ea' he way indicated ani was arrested, Ho was {m $800 bail to answer it the | General Sessions, 4 i | | | | | | | THE COURTS. Prancis D. Monlton’s Sait Against Henry Ward Beecher. Twenty Days’ Further Time Given te Answer. —--———+——- Judge Larremore, sitting ip Supreme Court, Cham ders, has granted an order extending the time Henry Ward Beccher to answer the amended com plarnt of Francis D. Moulton twenty days The order ‘was mane on the application of Messrs, Shearman & Sterling, counse! for Mr. Beecher, based on an addavit of their clerk, Olin J. Clausen, in which he swears te the fnet that no decision had yet been rendered upos the motion to chenge she place of trial: that the de fondant cannot answer untii after such motion sbat! deen disposed of, and that twenty days’ further necessary for detendant tv prepare properly for pleading in the ction, The order was made ex parte, and was pol, of course, opposed dy the comnse of Mr. Moulton. SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. A vemporary injunction was yesterday granted by Judge Barrett azainst the proprietors of the Pacific Garden, n the Bowery, restraining further perform ances until payment of their license fee The attachment against the property ot Dunlap § Co., granted by Judze Barrett, as reported tn Friday’ | Henan, bas no reference to & Daniap & Cos, the latter frm having notbing whatever to do with tht suit In an action brought by the Church ot St, Michael t vacate an asseasment for sewer tn Seventeenth street, Judge Barrow gave a decision yesterday holding that 1a conformity wita ds xranted by Judge Larremore ers, in the suit of A ireen, requiring the {not sign acheck tot 1 by the Public Admin. tn Sup 7.190 16, given to the plain j Ietrator us his shire of the esiate of Anthony Jonet under the Surrogate’s decree. Judge Benedict sat in the United States yesterday toailow Mr. Knox, counsel! for L. Grindie, convteted ot cruelty on siupboard, to make & motion itr arrest of judgment for anew trial — The are gement on the motion was, however, set down for next Saturday. Meantime Grindie has been roteased on $25,000 vail, Messrs, Chauncey & Fabbri, shipowners, of South street, becoming ts sureties, Jobn Hatstead aud Robert Seaman agreed to lea’ out to arbitrators the settiement of a ciaim tnvolvii some $2,000 growing out of a chattel mortgage. The arbitrators decided 11 Seaman's favor.’ This decision did poet moot with Me, Hulstead’s approval and he Drought a suit, which was (ried before Judge Lawrence m June Inst, ‘A decision was given in the case yester. m which Judge Lawrence writes a very lengthy opiuion, He coniirms tue arbitrators’ report, holding that there was no corruption, partiality or fraud in the arbitrators’ decision, DECISIONS. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS, By Judge Barrett. in the mattor of Linde.—Tho report does soem to follow the testimony as to Emma Linde, whose share was to be paid 1b cash as porchase, This should be to render the mortgage to the other © perfectly safe. Then | do uot understand how e widow ts entitled to the two suns specified. Greenteld vs Suitabasst,—Kelerred to Roscoe d. Channing to take proof and examine the sureties, In the matter of the Church of St. Michael, Opinion. Th the matier of Benjamin W, Bonney.—The receiver had better awatt tho resuit of the suit; It favorable to the company be will probably realize more than on & sale, Eqaltablo Life Assurance Society va. Powers ihe 102); Same vs. Samo (No. 3); Same vs Silvermany Same vs. Lav Appiication granted. Gersten vi Gael Zodect,—Urder granted. SUPREME COURT-—-SPECIAL TERM. By Judge Lxwrence, Halstead vs. Seanan.—Judgment in tavor of defend. ants for amount of counter claim, with costs. Opinion SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM, By Chiof Justice Curtis, Postley va Dickel.—Motion to vacate erder denie@ with costs, Cochrane vs. Gottwald et ai,—Mgtion for retaxatiog of cost denied. Handren et al, vs. Spofford ot al—Commission tssued. cuit Court piain Jostab COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM. By Judge Robinson, Gardner vs. Blodgett, —Taxation aflirmed. Irvin va, Sturgis.—Motion granted, COURT OF APPEALS. Aunaxy, N. ¥., Now. 3, 18 The following is a list of the first hundred cases of the calendar of the Court of Appeais for November, is .—No. 1, The Poople vs. Christopher; No. 2 Meyers va, The Peoplo; No. 3, People va Pratt. Class 2, No. 4, Laurence vs. Lindsay; No. 5, Laurence va Lindsay; No. 6, Laurence vs. Lindsay; No, 7, sisters elly; No. 3, Sheldon, No. %, Packer vs. Novins, 3, No. 10," Baltwin vs. Tallmadge; No, 11, Parsons vs. Jobnson; No, 12, Livingston va, Murray; No. 13, Hannag vs. Hannah: 'No. 14, Mclohor ve. Fisk; No, 15, Batly vs. Bergen; No, 16, Boche va, Dorgcher; No. 17, Wilson va, Randell; No. 18, Dichowt va Spuyten vuyvii apd Port Morris Railroad Company; of Ubarity of St. Vincent de Paul vs, Emb No. 19, Curtis vs. MeNair; No. 20, Ryall vs. Ken: ney; No. 21, Victory vs’ Baker; No. 22, Zim. mer vs. New’ York Central and’ Hudson River Railroad “Company; No, 2 Stewart va Boalj No, 24, Brague va. ‘Lord; No. 25, Dayton vs. Joun- son; No. 26, Ireland vs. Cor: 27, Wing vs. Core neil; No. 28, Cotten va Fox! No. 20. MeGovern va, The New York Central and Hudson River. Railroad Company ; No, 30, Commercial Bank of Kentucky ve Varnum; No. ‘31, Steger vs. Cuiher; No. 32, Homer vs, The Guardian Sutval Life Insurance Company ; No. 33, Lawrence vs, Linvay; No. 34, Flynn vs, The Equite able Lute Assurance Soc: 0. 35, Morton va. Pale tee; No. 36, Bartean vs. The Phenix Mutual Life Inv sarance Company ; No. 37, Van Warl vs. stett 88, White vs. Hickman; No. 39, Rodman vs. ; 0. 41, Beck va. Carter; No. vi No. 47, Mute dock vs, Ward; No 48, Ginna vs. The Second Avenue No, 49, Smith vs, Kinney; No. 60, Smit vs. Kidd; No 41, Houch vs, Craighead; No. 52, Shaft vs. The Phoewix Matual Insurance Company} No, 5%, Curtes va Gokey; No, Kyle vs. Kyle. Class 4—No. 55, Tenth National Bank vs. The Mayor; No. 56, Doremus vs, The Mayor; No. 57, jorman vs. The Mayor; No. 58, Tho People ex rel, Miller vs, The Board of Police Commissionors of New No. 59, Macauley vs. The M No. 60, vs Ihe Mayor; No, 61, ‘ People ex rel. Gilles va. Luffen pera Judge; No. 62, Davenport ys. The Mayor; No. 63, Billings va The Mayor; No, 64, The People ‘ex rel. Conway va The Board of Supervisors of Livingston County; No, 65, The People vs. New York and Staten Island Ferry Company; No, 65, Thompson vs. Tho Mayor; No. f Eno vs, The Mayor; No. 68, Hogan vs. The Mayor 69, Sevurty Bunk of the Cy of New York vs. tional Bank of the Republic; Ni a Mayor; No. 71, Smith vs. The Mayor va Conner; No. 73, Lari ot ilhama, Sher People ex rel. B rol. Healy vs. Lei Donway, vs. The Mayor The Mayor 'o $2, The People ex rel, Demarest va, Fairchild, Attorney General; No, 83, Dolan vs. The Mayor; No. 85, Yaie vs. Dederer; No, 86, Stone va Browning; No. Wood vs. Lafavetic; No. 88, Filer ve. New York Central aud Hudson River Ratiroad Com. pany No. 8%, Giacino vs, Black; No. 90, Mowry vs. born; No. #1, Hassam vs. City of Rochester; No. 92, Van Woort ve. Albany and Susquehanna Hailroad Company ; Nw. 93, Strong vs. City of Brooklyn; No, 4, Train v-. Htolland Purchase In-arance Company; No 95, Ford vs, Bolmont; No. 98, Whitnoy Armée Com pany vs. Barlow; No. 97. Sixth Avenue Railrond Com. pany vs. Kerr; No, 98, Arnot vs. Pittston and Eimire Coal Company; No, 99, Brooker vs. Myers; No, 100, Hotfmane vs, Union Ferry Company of Brooklya. THE BURKE-GARDNER CASE. The end of this memorable caso is not yet. It will shortly be reopened, with the above title, in the Court of Common Pieas, not, however, with the Gardner party as defendant, but with Colonol A. A. Il. Dawson in that role, 1t is now over six years since Uaptals Alexander, a somewhat eccentric marincr, died as the honseot Ira C. Gardner, 127th street, near Third aveau Harlem. Ho was whipped off pretty suddonly dark hints of his being poisoned were freely circuiated, He wns accustomed to carry a large amount of money, eatimi at $60,000, in bonds, &c., about his person, ‘and the story was given out by the Garduers that thie property the ola man desirod to deed them, in constde eration for the kindness they had shown to bim in bit life, His danghter, Mrs. Virginia C, Burke, ot New Orleans, hearing of the death of her tatner, came this way and set to Work With an energy and persistency uncommon in a woman to unravel the mystery of her father’s death and tho disposition of his money. She found tho will he made giving her all his property, and It was admitted to provate by Surrogate Hutching, Most newspaper reacers are familiar with how bravely the forlorn widow fought for her rights, and how she fatled and was fleeced and persecuted in various quar ters Out of ali the money Jeft her by hor father sno never recetved a cent, and had to sell’ her pr in New Orleans to carry on the lawsuits. When the sur. rogate decided that a portion of the money ($3,100 in bonds) yleided up by the Gardners should be taken from tho Vaton Trust heyg ay where it had been de. Posted, and given to Mra. Burke, the Gardnors Lad (COONTINUED ON NINTH PAGRI No. 72, Wehi Luce vs. Dunnam; No. 74, In ro People ex nker vs. The Mayor; No, 81, Dolan vm ee