The New York Herald Newspaper, November 19, 1876, Page 6

6 THE VON PALM CREMATION. | A Feudal Baron Orders His Body To Be Burned. + WIS REMARKABLE HISTORY. Curious Vicissitudes of an Aristocratic Diplomat. THE AMERICAN CREMATORY. 4 Singular Institution Amid the Pennsyl- vania Mountains. According to the statements of those who have the matter in charge the remains of Joseph Henry Louis Charles, Barou vou Palm, Grand Commander of the Sovereign Order of the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem, Prince of tho Roman Empire, Knight of St. Jona of Malta, will be cremated ut Washington, Pa., on the 6th | eof December, What is earthly of this personage hes in the rcee ving vault of the Lutheran Cemetery; and, if a disempodied spirit can receive any cousolation from the good estate of its former tenement, the manes of the Baron must be gratified to know that a recent surgical examination has estublished the fact that the fleshly domicile which it inhabited for about three score and ten years is almost in the condition of a mummy. The death of this gentleman occurred at the end of last May, Tho readers of the Hxganp will re- member what 4 pitch public curiosity reached when it Was avnounced that the funeral services were to be tonducted according to the rite of the 'heosopbs, piety claiming to be @ modern resuscitation of some ancient sect, Egyptian or otherwise, which sought, in the dim twilight of history, for truths and principles which were not got at, and whose modern representa: | tives, alter the trifling interval of three or tour thousand years, are on the srent ‘vf the same truths and principles, Cicero had, in his day, the bold. hess to say:—".Nil tam absurdum quod non dictus: fuit ab aliquo philosophorum,”” (“There was no absurdity | to which one or other of the philosophers had not | cominitted himself.””) How far tho Theosophs illu- strate this celebrated saying it 1s needless here to in- quire, It may be sufficient to state that the Baron yon Palm belonged, at the close of along life, to this tra- | lernity, and that its present head 1s going to have tho | Baron’s body reduced to ashes by tre on the 6th prox. This disposal of the remains of Baron von Palm will probably produce a great sensation in this country, as it will bo in direct opposition to ihe universal custom prevailing among Christian sects. THe PURXACE srected by Dr. Le Moyne, at Washington, Pa., 1s ex, pected to reduce a human body to ashes in about five dours, without a particle of odor or a single disagree able elect. Dr. Le Moyne erected the crematory alter | study of all the details. He hus done all the work at bis own expense, and it is his purpose that no tees | Bhall be charped, So that this means of disposing ot tke dead shall be within roach of the poorest people. | ‘The erematory ig built of brick, one story in height, With a rvof of corrugated iron, and 18 provided with Wbree cuummeys, ‘The building is divided into two tooms, the reception room and the furnace room, Ine reception room 1s about twenty feet square, and is | hrnished in the simplest manner, In the centre there | a catafalque upon which to rest the body, and about the room some chairs for the accommodation of the friends of the departed. A door from tho reception room leads into, the furnace room, which in size is about ten by twenty feet, In this room there 16 nothing but the furnace, The retort in which tho re- Maps to be cremated are place was made especially | for this purpose, 1b is seven and a halt fect in length, twenty inches in height and twenty-eight inchos wide, and somewhat’ resembles a gas retort, the only difler- ence being that tts sides are perpendicular instead of being arched. Beneath tue retort is the furnace, and the whole is enclosed in brick work. Coke is the fuel used, and it fs calculated that the retort cau be brought to a white heat in twenty-four hours. Then the body will bo inserted, aud in about five hours tho temains will be reduced to ashes. Before the astics can be collected, however, the furnace must be | allowed to cool, and this, it is thought, will take about thirty-six hours, When the ashes are collected they will be placed in boxes and heid subject to the order vt the iriends of the departed. An index of these boxes will be kept so that they may be obtained at Avy time and prevent any danger of their being mingled. While the burning is taking place no odor willbe perceptivie, as ali gases emanating from the | body are returned to the furnace and thore consumed. | his 1s aecginplished by having a vent hole at the back | dt the retort opening imto the furnace, and through this all gases generated by the combustion of the bouy willbe forced to escape, Already the furnace has been tested with 168 pounds of sheep capoasses and tt was found to work admirably, there 18 therefore no Toason to expect failure in any other instance, THR VON PALM CREMATION, The cremation of the Baron’s body will take place, a8 proviously stated, on the 6th of December next, at Washington, Pa, to which place the réfains will bo forwarded a day or two beiorehand. The fires in the furnace wiil be lighted on the morning of the Sth, and It 1s expected that twenty-four hours later the full beat required—nearly 2,000 degrees Fabrenheit—wiil be | obtained. At seven o’clock on the morning of the 6th the body will be placed in tho retort and the cremation Will bo completed about noon, During the afternoon tddresses will be delivered by Dr. Le Moyne, the de- ngner and builder of the crematory; Colonel H. 8, Ol- tott, in lis capacity as executor of the Baron under his last will aud testament; Rev. G. P, Hays, D. D., President ofthe Washington and Jefferson College, aud other prominent persons. The Boards of Health of | Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Washington, D. C., | ud other cities have been invited, and most of them | @ already voted to send their most representative men to witness this higuly interesting experiment, The University of Pennaylvania, the New York College of Physicians and Surgeons and numerous other Jearned bodies will be represented. ° Dr. Le Moyne wrote to a friend recently that enough persons have already applied for admission to fll the two largest balis in the town, A conference of the scientific genticmen present will be held in the even- ing to discuss tte respective advantages of cremation tnd inhumation. President Hays, of the Washington d Jefferson College, although not yet tully com- mitted to cremation, will take the ground that there te nothing in the Christian religion that forbids tho: who choose to adopt this method of disposing of their fload. | A circular leticr of invitation is in preparation and will be shortly issued to the various public institu. u and those whom it might fail to reach should apply to Colonel H. 5. Olcott, No. 71 Broadway. THR VON PALM FAMILY. The family of the late Baron Vou Palm originated in Boutbern Germany (Suabia), where the oldest branch, the barons, 1 stili flourishing. A younger branch, the counts, flourish in Wartemberg, Bavaria and Austria, and the third line, the princes, have their residence in Vienna. The first line are barons of the Holy Roman Empire (Reichstneiherten) and belong to one ot the vory oldest families, The late Baron was born at the | Daronial soat of his father, at Augsberg, Bavaria. He | received a liberal education at the University of Heidelberg, and at an carly age he entered the diplomatic servico of his country. He first served as secretary of legation ut Carl ruho, and subsequently reached tho rank of ambassador. At one time he was sent as special en- yoy to Ferdinand If., King of Naples, by his brother, fo negotiate a setticment of family difficulties, inet Ging among other things the legitimacy of the Prince's ton. Th2 Baron travelled very extensively and spe! a large portion of his fortune in gratifying his taste for music and painting, and finally, about fifteen years ago, be came to thiscountry, He was highly esteemed i" ‘and sucial characteristics, Later be moved to Chicago, where he inv: fm iand and mining interesis, bat was pot {n @ pecuniary point of view. After coming to this city he B. Cleott, and became much interested int feal Seeioty, of which Colonel Ulcott is the pres ot. The Baron had always taken a deep interest in hival and scientific research, and tho line of Sludy pursued by the projectors of the Theosophical Rociety aroused al! his attention, He seon beeuno a j having been | that worthy Prince (while Clemeat momber of the soctety, and, jast bofore his death, he was clected 4 member of its council. Being a man of about sevent ‘mpatred by his long and exciting life, he w taken sick with a disease of the kidn and died on the 20th of May, 1876. Feeling bis end approach- ing, be sent for an attorney, and executed a will leaving his entire property to Colonel Olcot he expresses 1t in his will, ‘in gratitude for kindoe: It it not Known how much property he had in Europe, but in an old will found among his papers, dated twelve or fourteen years ago, he deseribes himsel! as the proprietor of the ites of Old and New Wartensa, on Lake Constance, Switzerland. As there is no other record of this property it 1s possible that it passed out of his possession prior to his deat! An autopsy of the body m: immediately after death revealed the fact that be bad been suffering for years with @ complication of diseases of tb I Organs, and it was regurded ag a wonder that been able to as long as he had. The remains were embalmed, and the funeral took place irom the Mosonic Temple on Sunday, May 28, 1876, the room granted for that occasion by Rev. 0. B. Frothingham. — The circumstances attending that funeral must still be fresh in the minds of the readers of the Henatp, COAT OF ARMS of the illustrious and most valorous knights, the Barons Palm— Copied from the grout books of heraldry of German knights, instituted in tho year of our Lord Jesus Chris 832, and the glorivus reign of Carolus Magnus imp ator, ‘The American College of Horaldry furnishes the fol- lowing description of the armorial bearings of the Vou alias -— Argent—Three pales azure; over all a tion rampant gules, Crest—A demi-lion rampant gules; the helmet crowned with a baron’s crown, Motto—‘Justus ut Pulma.”? (Tbe righteous man is as the palm tree, ”") ‘The coat of arms of the Jate Baron Von Palm somewhat different, and is emblazoned as follows: — ‘Argent, three bars uzure, over alla Hon rampant or; an escutcheon of pretence quartered; first and fourth or a palin treo proper, with a lenee proper; second and third gules and dexter aim in armor, embowed, holding a sword! proper over all; an excutcneun of pretence—azure, an eagle displayed; sable, crowned or. ‘The whole surmuunted by an ancient baton’s erown, Surrounding the shield there is shown the potots of tho Star of St John of Malta and the collur ot the Sovereign Order.of the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem, X SINGULAR DOCUMENT. Tho following are from among the documents left by the Baron von Pulm at his decoase. The orginal of the frst 1s in Latin and is the regular deed of investi- e Knightly Order of the Holy Sepulch e. ‘Lho oviigations under oath and vow recited at tt: ‘4 Sturuling contrast to the religious vi Buron at the time ot his death, and the Hxnany gives its readers the document in ity entirety, as a curity which oue dves not often vome across :— Brother Cherubinus, of Cwvetia, of the Order of Friar’s atinor of Our Holy Father St. Francis, Father of the Koman Province of Our Beloved Obe , Lector of Theology, Member of the Sacred Congregation of the Propoganda, Prefect of the Missions to Patestine and Cyprus, in the Bast; Apostolic Commissary, Visitor of tue Sacred Hill of Sion, Guardian of the Most Holy Sepulchre of Our Lord Jesus Christ and Warden of al: the Holy Land. To all and every of Christian who shall sec our letters or shall hear them read, salvation fom Him who is the true salvation. From the monuments @f history we know that those cible heroes, Charlemague, the ever august Louis Vi., Philip the Wise, Saint Louis 1) tap, King of Spain, and tany other high-minde kings ‘and princes of the Christian commonwealth, veulous tor the hovor of God and that of the Catholic faith, a3 weil as their most doughiy detenuers, did voluntarily pledge, aud Lave lately vowed themselves acd their proporty to the mumorta: Guu, and tat at various Umes they crusted most valiant knights, under ceria rues, to the end solely that, having conquered the nefarious infidels, they might be able freely to guard the Holy Cuy of Jerasaiem and the sepulebre of our Lord rising irom the dead, and to delend them to the best of their ability. then ata favorable 11 the dignity of this knightly Order flourished when the revowued Duke Godirey of Bouillon ted the expeditions intrusted tu bim by Curistian prigecs against the hosts of t indidel, and tu the year 1099 from the birth of Christ, having brought together @ great army of soidiers, numbering 3u0,000, bearing the sign of the Cross, tor the storming of the Holy Cry, he conquered, with God's help, more than 300,000 ut the enemy, ‘Jeru- salem having beeu captured the renowned Godirey was solemaly proclaimed King of Jerugalem by the unanimous Vote of all, In which olfice? without any delay, burning a# he was with desire, ne toox auto his churge the pogpicn ot Christ,.the Lord. And im order that it might be properly guarded, he did not, indeed, disdain to jound an institute the holy Order of Knights of t.¢ Holy Sepul- chre under the most holy ordirances, and tor this pur- pose be immediately created many most tilusirious and most noble men koights of the sepulchre of our Lord rising from the dead, and be armed und deco- rated them with red crosses cugraved on a silver shield, decreeing for the future that they should bo bound to wear them asa patent of novility on their garments, both in w: In the halls of kings, as well in all gatherings of the faithful Hence most Christian kings were both the founders as well as the heads of this holy Order, And thus, being backed up with such auspicious support, this Order of knights ence flourished. But untortuoately, Jerusalem, having becn again taken in the year 1187, when Urban Vill. commanded tho bark of the Coureh, and all Catholics having been driven out of Asia, this most holy, knightly Order remained almost paralyzed and extinct. Hence the queen of tho na- lions became as it were a widow, and ol all her dear ones there Was no longer one who would offer hor comfort aud consolation. But in the grief in which wag placed the Lord consoled her by stirring up ¢ mind of Robert, the King of the Two Sicilies, 10 make un effort to buy the places of our most holy re- demption Irom the Sultan of Egypt, which, indeed, . heid the placo of the Fisherman) obtained, not without difficulty and | expense, tor tue humble sons ot the seraphic patriarch, Saint Francis of Ass, and gave them permission to dwell on the most boly hill ot Zion, where such great miracles have been performed, in ‘the vast and most sacred basilica of resurrection of our Lord. About which time our most holy lord, Alexander V1, Vope, m the year 1496, in order not only to restoro tho memory ‘of the most ancient tustituic of this most worthy knightly Order, and furthor to increase the piety and reverence of tho faithiul toward the sepulchre of Christ, andto stir up their minds Vigorously for the recovery of the holy places, meret- fully allowod the guardian of the most boly bill of Ziou and bis Vicar General (namely, the prefect of all the Holy Land), and their succeagors for the time boing, to create, arm and appoint ts of the most Holy Sepulchre, as of old. Alvorw: 4ih of February, 1561; Pius. 1V., on the lst of August, 1564; Alexander VII, on the 3d of August, 1665; Benedict XUL, on the 3d of March, 1727, granted and praised the sawe. But lastly Henedict XIV., while approving the statutes aud constitution for the gov- ernment of the Holy Land by a special fuvor contirmed the said permission to create knights of tue most Holy Sepulchre, which hua beev respectively grauted vy his predecessors to tho guardians ot the Holy Land in the bull beginning: supremo militants ecclesia; given at Rome on the hb of January, 1746, in ixth year of bis pontiti- cate, Which, iudeed, has been executed by our prede- cossors in such a way many knights have been and are stil created. Into whose number tho most excellent gentioman, Joseph Henry Dynastes di Palm, Koyul Equerry to fir Maj. esty the King of Bavaria and Sceretary of Logation of the said King of Bavarian, born at Corisrahe, bas venemently desired to be decorated with the laurels apd spleudors of the aforementioned knightly Order of the Holy Sepalehre, But xs oo account of the various cares which press upon him he cannot come to the place.himself, he has expressed to us by letter his wish that we would deign im the usual mauner to ad- mit him by proxy into the same Sacred Coilege of the Knights of the Most Holy Sepulchre of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Wheretore the Very Reverend Father Joseph Maria Kodat, of this venerable Convent of the Most Holy Saviour, acting as his lawful proxy tn our presence, und baving shown the hovessary attostations, has humbly begged us to admit the @ most excellent gentieman, Joseph Henry, into the society of the knights of this most holy Order, We sherofore, yiekting to his prayers, and having made cautious inquiry touching those things whieh according to the most ancient laws were quired 1p a true soldier of Christ, have found the Aluresaid most excellent gontieman, Joseph Henry, in all things ft and worthy of such an bonor. Wherefore the aforesaid Joseph Maria Rodat, vicar of the Con- vent of the Most Holy Saviour, having appeared betore us to recoive as his proxy the order, having made the vow and taken the Apostolic oath, in virtue of the pe- cullar authority which we enjoy in these matters, have created ine most worthy Joseph Henry a Knight of the Holy Sepulchre, have decorated hin and have placed around the neck of the aforesaid Very Reverend Father Josopp Marm Rodat, vicar of St, Saviwur's and his proxy, with the accustomed soiemnities, the golden chain with the cross pendent from it, in the very place of the holy sepulchre, on the 18th day of the month of January, in the year of our Lord 1945, and by the ya letters we dec’are and publish that he has been by thus decorated, distinguished, created and armed, with ti poe 4D private aud public, that of enjoying all the pri xomp- Mona and prerogatives which the other knights of the same knightly Order do of shall in future enjoy. Tn EW YORK IERALD, SUNDAY, yeurs of age bis constitution bad become | suddenly | Leo X., on the | that from that time forwaid very | | of wood. faith of all and each of which things we have decreca to send hit this patent, signed by our hand and bear- ing pendent tue greater seal of the Resurrection of the Lord. Aqicu, and way God grant thee His aid for the detence und exaltation of the holy places. PRIVILEGER grated by popes, emperors and kings to the Knights of the Most Holy Sepulcure:—1L The Knights of the Most Holy Sepulchre have pr of ali others, of whatever order or army, except those of the Golden Fiecce. 2 They may legitimatize those not boru in lawful wedlock, change the Christian nume, grant coats of arms aud create notaries, 3. They may hold ceclesiasticat property, even though they be mar- ried, for the purpose of defending the faith of Christ, without prejudice to the Chureb. 4. They are every- where exempt trom ali taxes and tributes, both of wine and others, In time of war they are exempt from guard duty and from hospital work, 6. If they should nd a corpse bung upto @ gibbet, having unsheathed their sword they may cut the rope and order that the body be buried, ‘The obligations be wick the Knights of the Most Holy Sepulchre are bound by their oath and the vow of their profession are: The Knights of the Most Holy Sepulchre must hear mass every day, if the op- portunity offer, 2. In case of need they are bound to expose their property and life when genera! war is being prepared aguinst the infaels, and either to come io person or send a proper substitute, 3. They are od to deiend the holy Church of God and jis min- wters against their persecutors, and to the best of their power to tree them from such. 4. They must avoid unjust wars, filthy pay aud lucre, tournaments and dueis, and all similar things (except it be for milt- tary exercise). ‘They must foster among the faith- ful of Christ peace and true concord, adorn the Re- public, promote aivine worship, do. works of piety, show fo word and example the precept of salvation, and sbow themselves worthy of so great an honor. Given at the Holy City of Jerusniem in the Basilica of the most Holy sepulchre of our Lord Jesus Christ, on the 20th day of January, 1845, By order of the Most Kev. Father in Christ Brother THESURE TESTRA, Miss ap. and Pro, Sec- retary, 5 Brother Cherubinus de) Ciyetia, Warden of the | We bave seen this docu- Holy La ment, and declare it wu- Ld. eres t c. Given at Rome, wh, June 26, 1840, Ara Minister eral of the whole Francisican Order, Brother ALOYSIUS A LAURETO, Minister General. OFUER REMARKABLE PAPERS, A German document duted Vienna, September 17, 1849, and signed by W. Von Augburg, Ambassador Ex- traordinary and Minister Plenipotenuary of the King of Bavaria, grants permission to the roy a paue, Joseph Hevry Von Paim, to accept tue kmightly Maltese Order of St, Jon of Mata, Auother document in Latin, dated Cartsrube, arch- ot Friburg, in Germany, December, 1844, and V, Gass, Parish priest, after reciting the baptism of Baron Palm, goes on to teatity that the said Joseph Henry Von Palm bad always remained in the bo-om of the Catholic Chureh, and that up to that time both in word and deed he had properly confessed the Catholic faith, ‘This document is curious and of value, as bearing the autograph of the celebrated Arebbishop of Friburg, Herman, who was tmprisoned by the Prussian govern- meut fur alleged contumacy aud disobedience to the Prussian ecclestastical lawe. ‘Among the papers os also a lengthy Latin cortiticate of the death aud burial of the Baron’s mother, signed by John Paul Grosshauser, parish priest ‘ot St, Maurleo’s, Aix In Chapelle. A document, bearing date November 19, 1842, con- tains the appointment of Joseph Henry yon Palm to an attachésbip at the Royal Bavarian Legation at Carlsruhe. Thisdocument is signed by Louw of varia bimseif aud countersigned vy the Minister Von Steimsdort. THE LAURENS CREMATION, ‘Tho attempted revolution that it indicates, howeve is defended by the highest medical authority in the interest of the living, Only one other cremation has taken place in this country—that of the body of Mr. Henry Laurens, about fitty years ago, on bis plantation in South Carolina. When dir. Laurens died his will was found to contain a provision that his heirs should not inberit unless his body was burned. This was accordingly done, but ulter the ancient method, in the open air upon The circumstanc® excited much disc! ut the time, and was generally condemned as being a revival of the pagan practice. From that time unul tho present the subject of cremation hag received more or less attention from various learned bodies, but no other body has been cremated in this country, NOTES. J. B, Irving, who has won merited distinction as a follower of the school of Meissonier, is at work on un important canvas, representing a group of sixteenth century cavuliers playing at cards, The composition of the group, which contains cigut figures, is marked canvas, The expression on tho iaces is varied and well studied, In color tho work is particularly bappy, the costrmes of the times lending themselves to the production of rich and picturesque decoration, Mr, Irving 18 a remarkably hard working artist and has gradually won the appreciation and support of the art buying public. ; =. There are on oxhibitionat Sypher’s gallery a num- ber of picces of sculpture which will well repay @ visit, George H. Hall bas returned from a visit to Egypt and brought with him a number of clever sketches of life in that Eastern land. They reproduce vividly the local color of Egyptian life. It is Mr. Hall’s intention to select some of the moat interesting subjects and paint large pictures from them. He will remain in New York during the winter. E. L. Henry has returned from a protracted visit to England, where he has been occupying his life making sketches of the rural life of the Islanders. He is at work at present on a scene in Warwickshire, which he calls “Going to the Rae » It represents.a party of gentlemen and ladies on a coach, which stands at the door of an ancient manor house about whose walls she ivy hangs. 1t is very characteristic. CLOSE OF THE MENZIES SALE. Yesterday was the last day of the sale of Mr. William Menzies’ library, by Goorge A. Leavitt & Co, The attendance throughout the week has been very good, and a larger sum of money was realized from the sale than at any preceding one in this country. The total amount received is upward of $50,000, There is no doubt that this library 1s the most im- portant ever sold in the United States, and its disper- slon has been an occasion of the greatest interest to all bibliomaniacs, Unlike many other collections, Mr. Menzies has determined not to accumulate another hvrary to replace the one just disposed of, The most interesting an valuable work sold yester- day was a volume containing filtystour original auto- graph letters by General Washington. With but seven exceptions all these letters were both written and signed by Woeshingion. They arc all addressed to General Josepb Reed, and refer exclusively to the im- portant military events of the Reyotutiou. The col- Iection contains all tho Cambridge letters, twenty in number, written between October 30, 1775, and April 15, 1776 Most of the letters are written on foolscap — paper, occupying more — than 200 pages of an imperial quarto rolum bound in green Jovant merecco. It contains an if- serted India proof impressicn of Stuart's tull length portrait ot Washington. ‘The voluine was purchased y Mr, Cook, of Providence, tor $2,260, Jacobus de Voragine’s “Legonda Aurea” brought $600. It isan extremely rare and well-preserved copy, and bears the imprint of Wynkyn de Worde. Charles Wolley's “two Years’ Journal in New York,” printed in Lon- don, 1701—an_ excessively rare work and in per eat state of P eee ape sold for $290. “His- torical lomoirs of tho Late Fight at Pigg- wacket,” by 1. Symmes, brought $132 50. The same | nel was paid for Horace Waipol ‘Anecdotes of vainting in England.” It isa rare copy of the Lo edition of 1828, and contains a complete duplicate ofthe elegant India proof engravings, Only six sets were printed for presentation. A copy of R. Whytin- ton’s translation of Cicero’s oMfvos—the first Eu.tia translat! m—printed by Wynkyn do Wordo, brought $140. The book though 340 years ola is in a tino State Of preservation. Spark's ‘fe and Writings of George Washingtou”—a largo paper copy containing eighty-four inserted illustrations—sold for * $114, Bull wre “Principia Typographiea” brought $111, G. Thomas’ ‘Account of Penn- sylvania and West New Jersey,"’ London, 1698, brought $120. General Anthony ‘Wayne's “Orf Manuscript Orderly Book’? for threo mouths dur! the year 1778, containing autograph letters asserting the genuineness of the documents trom Irving, Sparks and Bancroft, brought $100. A catalogue of the library of Jared Sparks sold for $62 60, P. Van Dricssun’s “Adorable Ways of God,’ New York, 1726, was sold for $45. The “Collected Works ot Dugald Stewart’ and Smith's “His. tory of the Discovery and Settlement of Virginia’ cach brought $40. Nichol I 8 lacus’ De Insulis Meridiani,”’ with an oglish outs lation by Rev, John Mulligan, sold for $35, Itis reprint of one of the two original copies known to exist, The original edition <g in 1404 or 1495, and the reprint in 1850. One hundred and sixty copies wore printed by Mr. from his original volume for private distribution, Wiliam Sullivan's “Public Men ofthe Revolatios rougbt 334. Marmaduke siephen- son's “Call from Doat Lite,” London, 1660, brought $30. Sotheby's “Typography of the Fitteenth Cen. tury” and “Washington's i pisties,’’ 1796, cach brought $30. A number of black waluut pookcuscs [rom Mr. Menzics’ library brought about $500. aC > wo, NEW BOOKS RECELVED. Elemoatary.Bookkecpl Jemtmercles Rootouping. Keeping. . December. School. joy 8 and Girls of the Revolution. ine in the Shady Place. Elvow Room, A novel without @ plot, Cornhilt Magazine. Noyoiber. The World of Fashion. November. mple Bar. November, ondow Society, Novenibor. ‘Too Family Herald (London). Pooms, by 8! David and Auna Matson, Sir Kao, a poem (with ilinstrations), Jobnnykin and the Goblins, November, nen nee Biography of Shelley (Sans Souci Sorigs ust Darwin: Religious (poetical), Reviews of His A ant. _Phitip Nolan's F ds. A sory vl the change of Western Fiptee, by vigor and freedom quite remarkable in so small a, YOVEMBER 1 / THE ILDEBRAND SUIIDE Conclusion of the Inquest by Coroner Croker Yesterday. INCISIVE FORENSIC CONTEST. Sketches Embraced in the Evidence. Historical AN OPEN VERDICT RENDERED Coroner Croker yesterday tinished the inquest in the case of William Hildebrand, who died on the 4th inet As bad been expected George the Coant Joannes was pfesent, and closely contested every point in favor of his dead client, seeking to introduce testimony showing the cause of bis client's suicide to be the seduction of the latter's wife by William B, Ogden, of High Bridge, This testimony, the Count claimed, formed part and percel of the causes loading to his client's death, and which he matntained it was the prerogative of the Coroner to investigate. Mrs. Hildebrand, wife of the deceased, Was not pres- ent, owing to ili health. The following were the proceedings at the inquest :— Shortly after three o'clock Coroner Croker and his deputy (Dr. MacWhinnie) continued the inquest by calling on the son of the deceased, A. H. Hilde. brand, who testified as follows:—I reside at } 788 Third avenue, Brooklyn; sm a gon of the deceased; 1 last saw my father alive at ball-past seven o’cloUk on the moraing of Saturday, November 4, at our home; he lett to go to New York; 1 beurd of his death about one o'clock on Sunday morning, the Sih ynst,; has not recently been engaged jn any busi- ness; bis eyes were affected, and he was partially blind; he was last in business two yeurs ago; I oiten heard him say that he wisned he were dead, but never | beard him say anything about committing suicide. Coroner Croker then said:—“If the counsellors on either side have any question to ask they may do so,” Counsellor Joannes thea interroguted witness as fol- lows :— The Count—Was your father’s dress of any special neatness on that day? Witness—Yes, he told mo a few days before he went away that be intended going to Now York tocollect $3, Here the pistol, with which Mr. Hildebrand killed himself, was shown witness. ‘Yhe Coroner—Did you ever sce that pistol? Witness—I last saw my father with it ‘two days be- | fore he shot himself; my father bad had it a good many years; on Wednesday or Thursday previous to hisdeath he went down into the yard and shot it of, then came back and loaded it again. He made no ob- servations. The Count Joannes here produced a letter, tho last the deceased ever wrote, showing the presence of the deceased at court on a@ certain occasion, The letter was objected to by Counsellor Niles and ruled out by Coroner Croker, r Alively “spurt”? was here indulged in between the two counscliorz, When Mr. Niles objected to tho reading of the Iptter George the Couat Joannes turned upon him ana with crushing emphasis s: ‘Unless you assume, sir, that William B, Ogdea is bere charged with the wurder of William Hildebrand you can’t be here ag couusel to represent him.” Mr. Niles hero wished to read the letter presented, but the Count would pot let bim do go, handing i to Coroner Croker. Then, turning to Mr. Niles, thd Count Joaunes vaid:—"You would not make a very good bis- torian, sir; your memory is very deficicnt.”” Mr. Nies replied :—"Your memory must also bo very de- ficient cr you would not be boasting, I have beaten you five times in these cases,”? The Count—No, sir; no, sir, This is the first action for crim. con, ‘This action goos to show the adultery that was commiitsed for two and a ball years uukcown to the poor Husband more than twenty yours ago. ‘The examination of witness then continuod:—I did not know umil four o'clock Saturday afternoon that my father bad taken the pistol with bim. Soroner Croker vaid:—‘It is evident thut the deceased committed suicide, = Now wish (to understand whether he was out of bis mind or not.” The Count Joaunes—Do you intend to exclude othor evidence pointing out the cause of tho suicide, evidevce that 1s most important, gotng to show renewed adul- tery on the part of Mr. Ogden with my chent’s wi! this renewed adultery veing the motive in the man’s mind driving bim to insanity ? Coroner Croker—That has nothing to'do with this case at all. The Count Joannes—I beg leave to differ with tho houorable Court. If @ mun is driven to insanity by the act of a third party that is a probable cause, ‘A, I. Hildebrand here conoluded his testimony by saying that he always considered that his father was in sound mind up to the time of bis death, George the Count Joannes was then sworn ip as a witness. Coroner Croker—What ts your name? The Count—Gcorge—Count—Joannes; years that has veon my name. Counsellor Niles—Was that the name he was chris- tened under? The Count—Now, Mr, Niles, don’t let your questions lead you back to Egypt, where your name came from, tothe Court—l reside im the Park House, on Park row; I first became acquainted with the devensed, Willian Hildebrand, to the first week in July, 1871; ho retained me in acertain action then pending; I ‘last saw him alive in court on the first Monday of October, and then four days after that, The Coroner—Do you know what was tho cause of the man’s death The Count—I answer and believe that accumulated wrongs created nity, and im that he killed him. sell; in my presence within the last five years ho Las Uhreatcned six times to kill himself, and as many times tw kill Ogden; atthe time when he discovered the renewed adultery | prevented bim by maim torce froin committing suicide. He had that very pistol wih bim, and showed 11; then the mau’s mind was relieved be- cause he saw vitality in the suit; on the last day | saw him the man was depressed, and I rallied him as usual, aud he went home tveling joyful} once Hildebrand said, “L think 1 shall have to go out and kill * Taaid, “If you repeut that threet 2 will have you arrested.’” Counsolior Niles—Do you state that under oath? ‘The Count—I do. Coroner Croker—Do you know anything personally about Ogden and Hildebrand’s tions in this cuse The Count—No, | dou’t suppose that Ugden was such a fool astolct any third man see his adulteries wih my client's wite. [will pow submit the wilv’s confession to her uumerous adulterics with Ogden, and the whole narrative of over twenty-nve years, but more especially containing the history of her renewed adultery in Chicago on October 6, 1 Hero Counselibr Niles objected, The Count (to Niles)}—I remember that you day, “Oh! poob, poob! an adaltery that is gor years, what is that Treterred you to the example of Cain in the Bible, whose crime is over 6,000 years old and has not been torgotien yet. Counsellor Nilee—I submit that the Coroner do not recotve that. The Count—Another suggestion from Egypt! Counsellor Niles—Ask witness whether he told him that he had better take some ene cise’s lilo than his own. The Count tio Niles)—JZoni soit qui mal y pense— Evti to nim thatevit thinks I could never have mave such a suggestion, . Counseilor Niles—Why don’t you address the Court Instead of addressing mo? ‘The (Count to Niles)—Wotl I am rather surprised that { did address you atall, To the Coroner.—My im- for thirty z pression 1s that the accumulation 0: Dis wrongs caused the man’s death, ‘The Coroner—I will not receive that. % ‘TYhe Count—I now preter that I bave offered in evi- deuce the declaration of the wile as to her adulteries with this man, th orn testimony and voluntary confession of all hor crimes, . Objected to by Counsellor Niles aad ruled out, Coroner Croker then closed tho case and the jury rotired for deliberation, After a few moments they retarned with the following verdict: — “We find that William Hildebrand came to his death by cominittin ide while woder temporary aber- ration ot mind,’” WEARY OF LIFE, Yesterday afternoon Frederick A. Penny, employed aga drug clerk in William Cieary’s apothecary store, No, 170 Varick street, took ten grains of morphine for the purpose of ending his life. A rad family bistory, combined with business troubles that reduced him from affluence to poverty, was the cause of the act. Mr. Penny was at one time the proprietor of four large deug stores in Brooklyn, and was qaite exten- sively known os a man of weulth and high social standing, Three years ago a separation tovk place between himself nnd wile, children, From this time Mr. everything he undertook. His bi idly, be became indifferent to trie of hig domestic troubles, At last bis so scanty that be was obliued to seek employment, and be obtained the position of clerk with Mr. Cle Yesterday moruing he complained of feeling sick and dochined filling any prescriptions, saying that he was atraid of making a mistake, Soon afterward he took the lothal dose and turning to the proprictor’s son in- tormed him of the tact, stating that he was tired of life and wanted to die, He was quickly removed to the Chamber Hospital and proporly treated. For boars tw ked the floor with nim to keep him from falling asleep. His condition at a late hour Jaat night was critical, and but little bhopo is en- tortained of his recovery. . ee oe oes 9 1876.—QUADRUPLE SHEET. THE QUEEN OF SWINDLERS. MES, CASTLEMAIN’S ADVENTURES CONTINUED— HER LOVE AFFAIRS. A further investigation into the adroit acts of Mra. Castiemain, alias Banker, the queen of boarding house swindlers, shows her to be not the ordinary ad- venturess she has been represented, but a woman who once lived in affluence. Mrs. Bishop, of No. 95 Fifth avenue, knew her slightly five years ago as a guest at the Maltby House, where she was stopping with her husband in good style. The writer also met a lady yes. terday who knew her under another vame at Saratoga 4® the season of 1872, At that time she appeared to be possessed of considerable means, , On the ‘ning of Mrs. Custiomain’s basty depar ture from No. 98 Filth avenue her absence was com” mented upon, but even then Mra, Bishop did not su pect the truth, In the afternoon that lady concluded to make some inquiries about ber strange boarder and then forthe dirst timo learned that she was an arrant swindler, When Mrs. Castlemain began negotiating with Mre. Putoam, at No. 125 Fifth avenue, for her best apart- menta, she unhesitatingly mentioned that she bad just lett Mra. Bishop's, Her knowledye of that ludy’s house, her prives, bourders, &c., so completely de- ceived Mrs Putnam that she reauily admitted her, the greed upon being $125 per week The same sto- about the Poughkeepsie country seat, the blooded horses abd the negigence of the servants in tailing to send on her baggave, were successiully told. Mra. lemain explained thats bad = leit Mrs. Bishop's because sho was not satistied with the accommodations there. She was particularly desirous of having itunderstuod that money was no She wanted comfort combined with elegance autapy cost. Attheendof a weck sho felt that t time Jor ber departure had come, und in the stillness of the morning she quictly stole uway. Her victims all agree in ascribing to her oxtraordivary powers of porkuasiveness, Said ‘one, I felt that she was lying, yot I could not help be- Heving her, she Was 80 earnest and emphatic in every- thing she said, so sel!-posvessed 1m hor manner, and paid duch careful attention to minatiw."” Superipteadent Walling has placed no detectives on the case as yet, belicving that the newspaper notoriety she bas received will either effectually block beriuture operations or jead to her detection and arrest, THH DEFAULTING PARK BANK TELLER, Thomas Ellis, tho defaulting teller of the National Park Bank, was arrested yesterday alterncon in St. John, New Brunswick, upon a telegram sent by Cap- tain Sampson, acting under the orders of the Law Commitiee of the New York Stock Excha NEWS IN THE CIry. During tho wesk the police made 172 arre: Tho deaths for the week are 418; births, 564; mar- riugos; 184, and still births, 23. Dr. R. 8, Storrs lectures ou “The Old and the New in Europe,’’ at Chickering Hall, on Monday evooing next. _ Tho foilowing assignment was yesterday filed in tho County Clork’s office:—Julien Starko to Domignie Durand. In the Court of Special Seasions yesterday, Timothy Flaherty was fincd $10 and Patrick McLaughlin and Jamés McDonnell $5 each for driving horses unfit for use, At three o’clock this afternoon the new school house attached to St, Alphonsus’ Roman Catholic (German) church, in South Fifth avenue, near Canal strect, will be dedicated with appropriate ceremonies, Hugh Coffee, an oyster dealer rosiding at No. 445 West Twenty-fourth street, was arraigned before Justice Morgan at the Tombs yesterday on a charge of perjury in swearing falsely in a trisl in the Court of Common Pleas. Tho party who made the charge was George M. Rittenhouse, of. No. 90 Warren street, Coffee gave ball in $1,500 to answer. Justice Morgan, at the Tombs yesterday, committed for trial Hugo Hirschfield, of No, 67 New Bowery, un complaint of his Inte employer, Clinton A. Sweet, of No. 345 Broadway, proprictor of the Real Kstate Record, from whom he obtained $2 as commission on what falsely purported to be an order for ono year’s number of the paper, Bail was fixed at $1,500. William Peterson, of 349 Second avenue, and Fred- erick Wailer, ot 59 East Fifth street, were yesterday arrested on suspicion of being the burglars that broke into the store No. 506 Broadway on last Sanday night and robbed it of several hundred dollars worth of roperty. They were taken, Justice Morgan yesterday afternoon at the Tombs "lice Court and re- man Tho festival of St. Cecilia, Patroness of Music, will be celebrated with becoming pomp and sdlemvity on Sunday, 26th inst, at St. Cevilia’s Roman Catholic church, corner 105th strect and Second avenue, of which Dr. Hugh Flattery is pastor, Rev, John Kean Henry Brava, D. D., will preach upon the oecasion, Services will bo held in the morning and evening. Cardinal McCloskey will preside at the | ‘solemn musical services to be held at balt-pust seven o’cluck P, M. Professor Davis his prepared « rich and varied programme for the occasion. BROOKLYN. There were 411 arrests in Brooklyn last weck. Roundsman Thomas Walsh was yesterday appointed Sergeant in the Third precinct, vice Sergeant Leavey, promoted to the Captaincy of said precinct, The Orpban Asylum fair, which bas been in progress at the Academy of Music during the week, closed lust night. The receipts amounted to avout $6,000, The Grand Jury of the Kings County Court of Ses- sions presented a large batch of indictments in jail cases yesterday, aud were discharged for the torm, The pauper population of the Poor House, Flatbush, has increased so that further accommodation 13 sug- gested. It is proposed to build an addition to the building this winter, Hugh Navrey, whilo noder. the Influence of liquor yesterday morning, fell down the cellar of house No. 20 Debevoise strect and was seriously injured. He was romoved to City Hospital, Yesterday James Whelahan and James E. Burk, the two young men of Jackson’s Hollow, Brooklyn, who ly indictod jh John Hurley for the mur- trolman Edward Scott, were discharged trom The specia) United States deputy marshals from the first six wards of Brooklyn, who guarded the polis on vlecticn day, were paid off last evening. The other wards will receive their money on ‘Monday and Tues- day evenings nu A German, Joho Wolf, agod thirty-two years, shot himself yesterday afternoon with a pistol at his place of residence, No. 177 Harrison avenue, The wound ts fatal Wolf was employed by Overnier & Liebmuann, brewers. No cause bas becn ugsigned for the rash act Shortly beforo one o'clock yesterday morning a kerosene oll lamp exploded in the dry goods store of Fulton street, near Tillary, causing a stock, There 1s an insurance on the Jatter of $20,000 in the Globe, Liverpool and Londoo jusurance companies, Edward Collins, a young man, was arrested yestor- day for obtaining, under false pretences, $140 worth of clothing belonging to Mr. James Roberts, ot No. 177 Luqneer street, on Tuesday last. There are several similar charges ponding against the prisoner, who is held to await examination, A wateh and geveral rings, worth $465, were stolen on last Weduesday irom tho residence of Mr. Roxsell, No, 152 Lawrence street, by asneak thief, On Friday evening an unknown person left a package at the base- met loor, abd, Upon opening it, it was found to con tain all the property, with the exception of §46 worth LONG ISLAND. The crows of the life saving stations on tho Long Island coast wont into their winter quariers on Wednes- day last, A grandson of Mrs, Ambrose Gould,: of Middle Island, was handling a gun on Tuesday, when, by somo accident, it was discharged, and tho contents passed Ubrough his body Irom the right side, lodging near tho heart io the left sive, He suffered soverely until Fri- day when died, Alvert Smith, a young colored man, was arrested at West Moriches a tow days ago for attempting to shoot George Lambort, of that piace, on Wednesday night Inst. He confessod that ho fired at Lambert through the window wi rt was in bed, He was sent to the County Jail for sixty days. Mr. Silvanus Carinan, of East Meadow, Queens county, on Saturday morning was awakened by a noise in his poultry yard, and at daylight he discovered that ho bud been robbed ond thut a wagon laa bees Used to carry away the plunder, Ho tracked the wagon in Amityville. 1 property in Dedich’s ilty, and was sent to Wo the residence of August Di + OMcer Robbins found ihe to a bre rd ArDess, Cae quantity of bocs, rakes, shovels, car- penters’ tools, wire window sereens in black walnut ‘anes, @ large canvas truck cover, jlo set of black mounted harness and various other articles, some of which have been identified by their owners, STATEN ISLAND, The Trustees of Edgewater received several bids for macadamizing Vanderbilt avenue, the division line be- tween the towns of Middletown aud Southfiold, the cost Not to exceed $4,000, Timothy O'Brien bids $3,800, William Lane $8,800 ana Charis Morgan $3,600 They awarded tho contract (0 the lowes. bidder, [ THE COMPTROLLERSHIP. Expiration of Andrew H. Green's Term- To-Morrew. SPECULATIONS AS TO A SUCCESSOP Peculiarities of the Law and Mayor Wick- ham’s Powers. PATRONAGE OF THE OFFICE. ‘The term of Androw H. Green as Comptroller of the city of New York expires at twelve o'clock to-morrow, The geutleman was appointed Acting Comptroller on September 16, 1871, and full Comptroller on the 20th of November of the saino year, The period of his ser- vice has been an exceedingly stormy one, an far as the government of this city 18 concerned. It commenced ata time when the Tweed Ring exposures startied the community and sent those notorious public plun- cerers into privon-and exile, Richard B. Connolly fled from the consequences of his crime shortly after the instalment of Mr. Groen as Comptroller, and the strong arm of the law nest fell upon “Big Six” him. self. THE SITUATION AT THE TIME. It was woll understood at this time that the city government wasin a chaotic state, as subsequent events fully established. Nearly ail the departments disregurded the provisions of law relative to the ex- penditure of moneys entrusted to them. Each ‘de. partment obtained its money in bulk without the scrutiny of the Comptroller’s office. Hundreds of sinecurists were ou the payrolls, many of them with largo salarics, duplicate salaries being paid to a large extent. Powerlul politicians of both parties were almost impreguably intrenched in important local pozitions, who could bring stroug influences to beur to prevent a dislodgement., The bouds of the city wero scarcely sulablo in the market, even althopgh bearing fully seveu per cent per annum interest, This disastrous state of affairs required a chunge, and the change came inthe breaking up of the Tweed Ring und the flight of Comptrotier Richard B. Connolly trom this country. Since September 16, 1871, up to the present time Andrew Hf. Green has exercised the important functions of head of the Finance Depart- ment with what success tt is for the public to deter- mine, ‘ THE PRESENT SITUATION, It is a difficuit problem to solve as to what will bo Mayor Wickham’s actioa in the appointment of a successor. Ho will not give any bint whatever ag to his probable selection. Several names have been mentioned for the place, among them Mr, John Kelly, Mr. Arthur Leary, Mr. Hurd and others. But it is difficuit to gay at present who will be chosen. Some positively asgort that Mr. Green will not be disturbed, and that under (he law, although the present Comp- troiler’s term expires to-morrow, it is not incumbent upon Mayor Wickham to send ina name atall Then itis argued that the power of appointment does not rest under the presevt charter with the Mayor and Buard of Aldermen, and that certain laws must be passed by the Logislatare before the places of the Comptroller and Corporation Counsel can be refilled, The term of the latter (being appointed to flil the an expired timo of EB. Delaticld Smith, removed) expires on the 3d of December, ‘The question then naturally arises, Will Mayor Wickham construe the law in this way and refuse te sond to names for cither offices to the Bourd ot Aldor. men, thas allowing both gentiomen to hold over unti) Mr, Smith Ely, Jr., takes the Mayoralty cha? This clause of the charter bearing upon so vital an issue Waa printed in Friday’s Hexatp, and lawyers seem to differ materially as to its exact meaning. THE FRIENDS OF GREEN MOVING. This was the condition of affairs yastorday when the Herawpy representative culled at the Comptroller's office tor the purpose of ascertaining what was. in the ‘wind on that side of the house, Mr. Green could not be induced to discuss the subject bo us to be toler. viewed. He appeared perfectly happy bat decidedly wicauive = under — the —_—ecircutnstances, ckhuim Was equally unapproachable, The nearest (riends of Mr. Green, bowever, seemed to hink there Was a strong provablilty that the gentle. an would not Very #00u be compelled to vacate the tment Vue enthusiastic offlerl, while discussing the mnerits of Mr. Green’s administration, pointed vut the following ports us bearing upon the work of the iast tive yours of the Finance Depart. an Cutis Ft 8 Ulloa wfully Incurred promptly paid. Second—Contrac on Out at public letting and ut reasonable prices, Third—Siuecures largely reduced. Fourth—Departinents keeping within their appro Priatious with ove notable exception, #yt.— the marketmen protected in the quiet enjoy- ment ot their lawiur rights, Stcth—Ovligauions incurred by the several depart- meuts (with One exception only) audited and paid, as common gense teache. they should be. Seventh—The seven per cent Louds of the city bring- ing ut auction a premium ot eighteen per cent, and the ReW bonds i-B8ued at five per cent only und alsv com- manding a premium, These are the leading arguments put forward by trfeuds and offictals ’ Ume ia the year to muke uny change in tho Comptrol- lership of the city, as the tax levy tor 1877 has yet to be passed upon by the Board of Apportionment, of whieh the Comptroller is a member. Then if any ai- tereation occurs as to the legality of upppoimtment the active business of the city government might’ ve suddenly brought to a staudstill und grievous cons quonces result thercirom, ‘They also contend ¢ city securities never so!d as high as to-day. Nutional upprehension, 1m a polit sense, exists ag to the tu- ture, and paralysis 18 threavened to the banking aud business interests Of tho country. Those ideas are further urged as udditional reasons why municipal complications should be avoided at this time. THE OFHKR SIDE OF THE STORY. . Prominent parties, who seem to know a good deal of the imner workings of the city machine, however, as- tert that Mr. Green has no possible ch: of retaining the place. Some of thom allege that an agreement has already boen made by which Augustus schell ts to re- ceive the ica i They say that the placo was originally offered to Mr. John Kelly, but that he post- tively declined in favor of Mr. Scnell, It is well un- derstood in Tammany political circles that the latter gentleman was «lated for the Mayoralty nomination up to a few gays betore election, but the outcry agaist “my candidate” policy necessitated bis =H jrawal from the canvass, Anotter story is given out that Mayor Wickham in- tends to secure the confirmation of City Chamberlgin Tappan; a few days after his appointment this gentle- mau will resign; then will follow the resignation of the Mayor, who can be appointed tor Tappan’s unex- pired term through Acting Mayor Lewis, Several ae ofthis character are flouting around the City all EMPLOYEES AND PATRONAGE OF THE FINANCR DEPART- MENT, In view of the possible changes which may take : place if Comptroller Green does not secure a reappoint. ment, a list of the different employés, with the amounts of their salarles, is publisued. If Tammany Hall suould again obtain contro! of the depurtment, robubie that the patronage will be aimost ex. ciusively given to that organizauon. If an indepen- dent gentioman such as Mr. Arthur Leary should be nomiouted and confirmed for the place, it is prosumed that pearly all the preront force will be retained. Whatever cise may have been the drawbacks, as claimed, in the tive years’ administration of Comp- troller Green, it 18 conveded that be has, on the whol rounded himself with careful acd painstaking ot is, ‘ POWERS AND DUTIKS OF THE COMPTROLLERSUIP, Tn a document presented to the Logisiature of 1876 the preseut Comptroller said It is no exaggeration to suy that the Comptrolies duties, responsibilities and lavorg exceed those of any other ollicer of the government. When the prosent incumbent took office the Comptroller was compensated in one form or another at $17,000 per avnum. The salary has been reduced to $10,000 per annum, at which figure it now stands. The salaries in this department have been from year to year greatly reduced. The various bureaus now connected with tho Finance Department 1» 1871 carried on at the cust of $531,725, whereas nt now Approprinied tor 1876 $180,000, ‘These amounts do not imelude the City Chamberlain, It will thas be seen thut by the seduction already elected tn this department the service is now per- formed at one-third of the former cost; while ite labors have increased more than /ourfol The Finance Department is the auditing, money collecting aud Some of its em- money paylog agency of the city, piozss with sutail saiaries, hand le for miliions of the public mo: rale of compensation for ciorical cable to 1espons: = rvices 18 @ duties of ths character. AMERICAN INSTITUTE FAIR.’ Tho announcement that the fair of tne American In stitute would close last evening attracted to the exhi- Vition a very large crowd, notwithstanding the threat. ening spect of tho weather. The rush begun as early as seven o'clock, and a continuous stroam of vistiora flocked through the entrance lt alter balf-past nine, This rash gavo the officers xo much encouragement that the Board of Managers held a meeting about eight P. M. ay. resolved to continuo the fair until next Sa ie urday evoning, when it will be closed and the a whied havo been altevty mare, will bo annoaneod. not ‘apple