The New York Herald Newspaper, November 21, 1876, Page 4

4 ~ A CREAT RAIN STORM. Tremendous Gale of Wind on Land and Sea. DETENTION OF TRAVEL. The Streets Flooded Much Damage Done. = REPOR1S OF DISASTERS ALONG THE COASTS ‘The rain storm of yesterday was the severest of the Year. The rain came pelting down {rom morn till eve, and it pelted in a way that made mockery of um- brellas, When day broke people looked out of their windows and saw the streets full of water pucdies caused by the rain, and they Provided themselves against the wet by wraps ud umbrelias; but there were sudden gusts of wind Shat swept around corners and all unexpectedly struck & body in the face and the next instant im the back, Hats were whipped off their owner’s heads and sent gloriously rolling over wide areas of street surface. Street cars were impeded in their travel by reason of the excessive high wind and rain. The tugboats and ferryboats, especially the latter, as exposing a large surlaco to the gale, suffered considerably. The wind Qt times swept the streets and avenues with relent- ‘less fury, carrying away signboards and chimney pots in its course, The storm was pretty gen- eral, as our despatches indicate, and im this sity all accounts agree in stating that for the time It lasted it was one of the most severe rain storms of the year. Railroad communication with the city was affected by {tand numerous trains were delayed on the Morris and Essex, the Erie, the New Jersey Cen, tral and tho Pennsylvania railroads. The Croton watershed benetited immensely by the storm, and it is likely the water is now runming over the dam, and the city of New York is relieved from She perplexing anxiety of a water famine. ‘Travel on tho streot ear lines, instead ot showing an increase, actually fell off. Except from necessity few people cared to go abroad, and the storm paralyzed business in all directions. ALONG THE RIVER PRONTS. As is usual with such severe storms of rain and wind the shipping along the river fronts of the city expe. rienced more or less dama; Ropes were snapped and sails were torn from their reefings, while the force Of the tide caused the heavier class of vessels to tug at their hawsers as if they were riding in a rondstead, head on to the wind. Much difficulty was expertenced ym continuing the work of loading and unloading, and om many of the piers such labor was entirely sus- pended; The ferryboats on the North and East rivers had a bard time of it during the day, owing to the great heignt of the tide, which was increased by the east wind, The task of running into the several slips was Avery difficult one, aud the passengers on board were Trequently put to it to keep their footing as the boats bumped violently against the guards of the slips. The Harlem boats were also impeded in their move- ments, though the rate of speed was not materially lessened, Travel on these lines was notas iarge as usual, POLITICAL BANNERS IN THR GALE. The blustering northeaster that accompanied the Pain storm played sad havoc among the gorgeous elec- Vion banners which the hopeful followers of Hayes and Tilden still displayed over the public thoroughfares, Both candidates having been elected by immense major- Ities, according to the “latest returns from reliabie | sources,” their respective parties were not disposed to baul down their colors, at least eacn was waiting for the other to do so, and thus indieate ‘bat it had abandoned the field. Although two weeks have now elapsed since the hosts of Sumuel J. and Rutherford B, met in battle, the smoke of the engage. meat has not yet cleared away sufficiently to enable tven the leaders on both sides to say who 1s whipped, Bat while in doubt the banners still floated in the each side tried to keep up its courage by on the bright hued emblems, The storm, now- ; it cared as littie for Hayes and the Union.” It blighted the glories of color in the standard of Boys in Blue’’ as remorselessiy as it bedraggled the ensign of the “Michael Twomey Associa- Mon,’ The nets which the politicians stretched from videwalk to sidewalk, and decorated with the shining bait of mames to catch the gudgeon voters as they passed along, presented aseriey of objects through which the wind tore with a shout of laughter at the Gimsy pretences of the candidates and the guilibility of their constituents. It ripped the ribbon-shaped strips of painted calico from the banners and waved them tn the air, or dashed them into the muddy street, to be trampled on by the passersby. “Our Choice for Governor’? might be seen lying in the gutter partly covering the carcass of a strangled cat. ‘The People’s Choice,” on the other hand, could be seen banging froma comer and occasionally slapping the pictured counte- hance of Uncle Samuel with the ragged ord. Poor Hendricks’ portrait, witha hole through the left eye and a big rent across the mouth, looked asif a special cyclone had taken its course through the oritive. f the banners have been entirely stripped of hile others have nothing left of them of their nets, the rest of the apread been blown Heaven knows where dur- the violent blasts that swept The republican banners the democratic, their baving Ing some of wver the city yesterday, did not sufer as much as Owners having in # majority of cases taken the pre- caution of securing them froin injury. Those that Were exposed, however, suffered wofully, and, in Some instances, were entirely destroyed. A moro Tidiculous appearance could not certainly have been piven to the sireet banners than that by the storm, It Was time that these absurd rags should have been jaken down and stowed away for use on some futuré sccasion, butas the storm saved that trouble to the mthusiastic clubs and small fry politicians it must be sonsidered a blessing that might be repeated with ad- fantage. ‘ RYPECTS OF THE STORM. A chimney on the Grand Hotel was blown down at three P. M. The falling bricks did no other damage han breaking u telograph wire. An old unused telegraph pole at the corner of Pearl gad Centre streets was blown down, No person was rt. About ten minutes to eight P. M. a tal) brick chim. ney on the tenement house at 70 West Forty third street, owned by John McKenna, \oppied over, and falling into the yard at the rear of 750 and 752 Sixth avenue crushed the rear extension on the tirsf floor of that house, No person was injure Damages to Festaurant occupied by vohn Ziener, $500, A large fence on the west side of Third avenue, be- tween sixty-fourth and Sixty-fifth streets, was blown down at three P. M.; damage $200, No ove hurt. A large sign of Sarony, the photographer, at No, 680 Broadway, was biown irom its fastenimgs beneath the | third story windows to the sidewalk and broken into veral pleces. No person injured. The canal boat Alvin Lighthall, loaded with apples, sank yesterday upposite pier No. 10 North River. No person was injured. The fire alarm telegraph pole at the corner of Albany and Greenwich streetx wus blown down by the storm, The brass vane on tho steepic of the Memorial church, Fifty-third street and Madison avenue, was blown out of its position by tie wind. The vane is of considerable weight and its fall would be attended with serious results Steps will bo taken to-day to strengthen it. The sign in front of the store of Mr. Simon Cohen, No. 4 Morris street, was blown down and barely missed | striking a iady’s head as she was passing, One of the fire telegrapt poles at the corner ot Washington and Albany streets was blown down. THR YORCK AND DIRKOTION OF THR WIND. During the height of the storm yesterday, which Was reached about a quarter to three o'clock, the wind Dlew irom the northeastward at a velocity of fifty miles | hour. This gale, however, lasied but a short time, ing preceded and jollowed’ by winds varying from ty-five to thirty-five miles per hour, New York Yeiock in the afternoon had a heavier wind | her Baltimore or Philadeipbia, which cities At time nearer to (tho centre of the storm, | foward night the wind moderated somewhat, and bi game more northerly and westerly os the night a vanced, Tue highest speed or volocity of the wind was 2:46 P. M., when the register showed 50 wiles hoor, showing a total velocity during the hours ending at 12 noon yesterday of 775 miles average during the 24 hours of £1 miles. TUR BAROMETER, Un Saturday the bighest Hgure of the baromete 0.30. On Sunday it marked bighest at 30.18, ing an approrehing storm. ©) follows:—T A. M., 29.7: M., 29.629; 2 PP. M., 29.098; The highest wind was at 2:40 P.M. when itr tered 60 miles per hour. It then commenced fa fng and at 8 P. M. registered 18 miles velocity, show Ing that the storm was abanng, RAILWAY TRAVEL STorrED, The heavy sea caused by the force of the wind broke reat Violence along the beach near the track bed of the New Jersey Southern Railroad | The officers of the road in this city learved be tele. | graph that the track of the road was d eariny trom view, The Grst mornng train got over (ne road with | great difficulty, but the track soon became impassable and orders were telegraphed to the ticket agent in New | York to “stop selling tickets.” No othertrain was run during the day. A large gang of men were at once sent down to clear the track, aud it ts po-sibio that trains will be ron to-day, i On the track of the Contral Railroad of New Jersey, h passes Mory: station, hear South amor jis are ou the beach of w clay bank, wind drove tho waier, clay w where the the violence of the and | ti NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET, and sand over the track untit the locomo- tives would not pass, The early trains got in, but asthe difficulty Increased the agents at Cortiandt and otber streets were ordered by ‘telegraph not to sell tickets for the 11:45 train out from New York. The company seut a large force of laborers to the seene, and expect to rum this morning. * THE MAILS. The South mail and the Washington mail were both one hour late, The other mails were on time, and all mails lefvon sebedule time. The mail intended tor the New Jersey South Raifway was sent over the Central of New Jer: nd probably reached its desti- pation several hours late. ¥LOODKD CRLLARS. The cellars of the houses situated in that section of the city bounded by Pearl on the west, Burling slip on the south and James street on the north, iu many instances flooded by the force of tide acting on the sewers. Along the river front the high tide cansed some of these cellars to fill up by patural fow through the earth, but as such phenomenon is # frequent one, owing to the tact that pearly all of the ground is of artiticial formation, no damage was done, the occupants of the buildings not keeping anything therein that could be damaged by water, THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE was an object of much attention to ferry passengers, for the movement of the large cables ax they swung in the gale gave the towers the appearance of moving also, Al teast this was’an optica delusion that many testified to, The storm, of course, prevented any work being done on the plers, for 1 would have beep difficult for a man to have withstood the torce of the wind at that dizzy height without attempting to do any labor, IN BROOKLYN, The severe storm which Brooklyn bas experienced for the past two days has done considerable damage | throughout the city, the full extent of whtch cannot as yet be determined. Telegraph lines, window shut- ters and signs were blown down, and pedestrians found it difficult to avoid falling bricks trom topphag ebit- neys. Yesterday afternoon, when the storm was most violent, the wooden sheds, 200 feet wide by 500 feet long, situated at the foot of Ferris street, aud jeorge E. Archer, residing at No. 1 viown to the ground, causing a loss of |. The sheds had formerly been used for naval but were uuveccupied yesterday. Four large trees were blown down opposite Nos. 161, 180, 185 and 1ST High street, damaging railings to the extent of $70. The roofs of two houses in Sixth street, between Fourth and Fifth avenues, were blown off, causing a damage of | about $600. The roof of the dancing platform in Dele- plaine’s Park, at the foot of Thirty-ninth street, was damaged to the extent of $300, It was owned by Mr. Brown, residing on Bedford avenue. verday morn ing while Henry Meyer, ding at No, 2 foreyth street, New York, was feuce at vacant lot No. 123 was blown upon btm, break- ing his right leg. Ho was taken to tne City Hospital, IN JERSKY CrT' ‘Tho storm in Jersey City was tho sevorest of the season, The meadows were flooded and a heavy spring tide swopt through cellars and low cagoments, Fences were blown down in the lower part of the city, and trees were torn from the roots on the Heights. ‘The wind treshened into a gale up to one o’cloek in the afternoon, and carried away signs and awni One of’ tho iron archos of Lata; bridge over the eanel in Pacific avenue across the track of the Bergen Railroad just as a car laden with passengers was passing. eacape of the living freight trom a sudden death was almost mir | ulous, All the land lying between Montgomery and Grand streets was flooded at the base of the hill, w a portion of the road below the Montgomery street bridge was washed away. A portion of the fence around Hamilton Park was blown down. The pupils were dismissed from several of the public schools at an curly bour. 8 IN HOBOKEN. In Hoboken the storm caged great trouble among the shanty residents of the Fourth rd, many of whom, on account of the flood, were compelled to va- cate ‘their houses. The whole of the Hoboken Meadows were under water last night from the Wee- hawken township boundary to the Delaware, Lack- awanna and Western Railrond. Boata were in con- stant use in the submerged districts’ The immediate neighborhood of the Hoboken front was fivoded yes- terday owing to the high tive, to the great inconven- ience of pedestrians. AT STATEN ISLAND. The rain and wind storm of yesterday and Sunday was very severe along the east shore of Staten Island. Several vessels at anchor there were driven within a cable’s length of theland. In consequence of th and the high tides the Staten. Island Railroad ferry- boats were compelled to omit the landing at Stapleton during most of the forenoon. The opposition steamer D. R. Martin was compelled to lay up on Sunday after- ternoon and most of the day yesterday, it being dan- gerous to land at their slip at Stapleton. Team travel upon the ferries was suspended ut nigh water. The trains upon the Long Branch road were delayed yester- day tn consequence of the wash of the road along the Jersey coast, and there wus no arrival at New York of either freight or passengers. The captain of the Jesse Hoyt telegraphed at twelve o’clock that the boat would not come up. The regular line to Staten Island, south shore, landed their passengers on several trips at the Clifton landing, where the wharf 1s sheltered from the north- cast gales. The opposition line, running the steamer Crystal Wave, made the frst up trip from the island and then hauled off, asthe dashing waves against 1ts exposed landing places made attempts to land passengers difll- cult and dangerous. AT SANDY HOOK, dy Hook received last evening that the storm yesterday at that point was one not easily forgotten by seafaring men. During the forenoon not a single sailing vessel passed the Hook bound in or out except a couple of pilot boats, which, wAh close rected sails, ventured outside about noon, but soon returned and anchored inside for shelter. The steamers John Gibsen and Thetis and several otber vessels were anchored there The steamers Hunteville, Wyanoke, Canima and Richmond, all steamcrs from the South, had a lively time of it, and for anybody not used to such sights’ it was terrible to see those vessels battle with wind and water; but they all gots: port. The steamer Idaho, from Liverpool, in safely. At sundown the steamer Helvetia was still off the Highianae, waiting for the bar, Other Southern steal by the gale and put in shore for shelter, All day long ivrained hard, with occasional spells of calm, only to commence n with greater power, The fog was dense at times, the wind coming from the east, north and southoast, but did not go beyond these points. The heavy surf and high tide washed the beach, and at the Highlands carried a considerable part oi it away, It 1s believed to have washed part of the railroad track away, interrupting the travel and also tore away telo- graph poles, stopping telegraph communication for some time. No boats have been run between the Horseshoe and New York since Saturday, AT LONG BRANCH the gale was a terrific one, and she huge hotels sut- fered considerably, Window, shutters were wrenehed from their fastenings and scattered about the ground; fences were thrown down and a good deal of damage was occasioned ail along sbore, though the cottages withstood the violence of the gale right sturdily. On the beach the ‘waves beat terribly, and the sea ran high up to the cliff Bathing houses and the ste) were wrecked at muny points, ON THE LONG ISLAND SHORE tho gale bad full sweep and force, and several marine disasters oecurred. Dnring the afternoon the Coust- wise Wrecking Company received a telegram trom Shinnecock Light announcing that the schooner Aunie ©, Cook, of this city, loaced with salt, had gone ashore there, and would probably prove a total loss, as the heavy sea runping was breaking completely over her. The bark W. A. Farnsworth lost both her ancnors yesteraay, pear City Island, and she is now lying ina disabled condition off Throgg’s Neck. The Wrecking Company will endeavor to save her from complete wreck, ALONG THE HUDSON, Povauxxersts, Nov. 20, 1876 A beavy northeast rain storm has prevailed along the Hudson River all to-day and continues to-night with anabatea violence. The flood tides aro heavy, and at many places docks are submerged. No serious damage is as yet reported, . A GALE IN BOSTON, Boston, Nov. 20, 1876 A severe northeast gale prevails along the coast, An unknown schooner, at anchor in the outer har- bor of Gloucester, broke her moorings this afternoon aud drifted to sea. Her crew were rescued, A PILOT BOAT CAPSIZED. SAVANNAH, Ga., Noy. 20, 1876, The pilot boat Meta capsized off Tybee, at six o'clock P.M, yesterday, Captain M. P. Ursina and two col- ored boys were on ‘board at the time of the aecident. One of the boys Was drowned and tho others were res- cued by the steamship Rapidan, SNOW STORM. Brartienoro, Vt, Nov. 20, 1876, Snow fell to the depth of four inches in Windham | county last night, TERRIBLE TORM IN OW DAKOTA, [From the Yankton Press, Nov. 17.] Simon Gamble, ageat tor Van Yassei’s stage line, arrived jast night {rom up country. He reports a twenty-four hours?’ blizzard at Fort Pierre and Fort Sully last Saturday. He says that it was one of the worst storms of suow and wind he eves éxperienced. Ho tound at the landing on this side of the river, op: posite Fort Pierre, buddied together in George ‘4 “shack,” eight women and seven children, n route for the pills, Im the party were the Odeils, Yankton, and the Woods, of Sprivgteid. They were caught by th posite Pierre, and were waiting for a eb river, which was {ull of ranning ice and was impassable. Their situation, dir, Gamble says, Was One of extreme hardship. — = ' ALLEGED MURDEROUS THREAT, Mr. B. R Grant, officer of « savings bank in this city, and residing with bis tamily at No. 265 Garden street, Hoboken, divevarged his servant girl, Catharine Devereu, for insolence. She then went, after threat. | ening revenge, to Justice Foster and swore that Mr. Grant bad ussanlted her with «Jarve carving knife and threatened to kill her, Mr, Grant obtuned a counter warrant auainst the girl for perjary, and sie Was yes \ervay arreated aad comumived vo the County Jail ia jetault of bast | BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD. ANNUAL MERTING OF THE STOCKHOLDERS—A REPORT ‘WITH EFFECT OF LOW BATHS, Barrimonx, Md. Nov. 20, 1876. The regular annual meeting of the stockholders of the Baltimore and Onto Railroad Company was held to-day. Jobn W. Garrett, president, submitted the annual report of the Presigent and directors to the stockholders, The total revenues of the road branches and connections tor the fiscal year ended September 80, 1876, are given at 915,031,235 73, The expenses of working and keeping the roads and machinery in re- pair amounted to $9,609,856 19, being 66.18 per cent upon the earnings, showing a decrease of 2.56 compared with the previous of the main stem and the branchés in comp: 1875 have decreased $881,817 91, ana the working expenses have decreased $765,168 59, making a com- paritive decrease im the net profits of $116,652 32 The surplus fund, representing capital derived from the net earnings invested in branch and connecting Toads and other improvements, $36,022,365 $8. The entire mortgage indebtedness in currency and steri- ing i8 $28,163,929 90, sbowing an exeess of surplus fund above the entire morigage indebtedness ot $7,553,435 98. There has beem a lurther expansion of tonnage of through merchandise east and wee:— from 872,102 tons im .the preceding year to 1,093,393 this year. Eight hundred and forty-two thousand ‘six hundred and thirty-taree barrels of flour and 17,917,946 bushels of grain were brought to Baltimore during the fiscal year. Ot the aggregate of gram 15, 948,10; bush- els were corp, The quautity of petroleym transported has been 46 per cent greater than in 18% Heferring to the effect of low freighta, the report Bays:—It will be noted that the largely increased ton- noege of through merchandise, east and west, shows an aggregate of, 1,093,393 tons.’ Mueh of this traffic was transported at the needlessly low rates established by competi! lin @ difference of 10 cents per 100 pounds, which would have made an increase of $2,186,786 in the net ult of the year’s work. boped that such reagonable and equitable rates wiil bo adopted in the future as will toster alike ail interests connected with the railway system and the general in- terests of the country. The passenger earnings ex- hibit an increase trom $1,518,52268 in 1874 and $1,613,239 24 in the preceeding year to $1,674,475 66. is Mesulg is quite satisfactory, in view of the low rates during a large portion of the year, which were forced upon this company in consequence of the action of competing lines, The prolonged stagnation and in a material decrease of tobnage. ‘Tho coal trade of the main stom shows an aggregate of 1,595,894 tons, which includes 409,605 tons tor the company’s supply, ‘The net revenue of the main stem aad ite branches, jneluding the Central Onio, Lake Erie and Chicago’ divisions, the Wheeling, Pittsburg und Baltimore, tho Newark, Somerset and Straiteville, and for nine months the Pittsburg and Connellsvil railroadi revenues, being 4.66 per cent less than those of the preceding year, e repyrt, after reviewing the cendition and bi ness of the several branch roads, concludes with that of the Chicago connection or Baltimore, Pittsburg and Chicago Railway. ‘Tho earnings of this road for the $1,231,786 88, and for the preceding fiscal year $0b9,164 23, showing an inerease of $272,621 65. The surplus over biter; expenses credited to profit and Joss uccount is $166,703 02 The portion of the report in respect to the road having a direct bearin, question of through freights to the West and indicating the policy of the road are given ta full as toll ‘fhe opening of this extension to much jealousy and antagonism on the pal mber of tho competing lines. It was alleged that the traffic relations of the proviously existing railroad systems in- the Northwest were very seriously disturned by this new competing element, It ts certainly true that the construction of this line eo 8 direct route botween Baltimore and Chicago under one propriciorship and one management, and that it broadly opened to consumers and producers a more economical and advantageous port on the sea- board than had before existed forthe vast regions ‘which it reached. Those hostilities by com- peting companies assumed various forms; first, by illegal attempts to interfere with the con- struction of the road, subsequently by interference with agreemonts for its terminal station arrangements am Chicago, and since generally by such action in regard to rates for transportation as would, if in their power, muke the property unremunerative. But in these porceeee of antagouism to this short and cheap hhno the Jonger lines to other seaboard cities have tuffered tearful losses, Untenable, unreasonable and unjust demands havo been ‘made upon the Baltimore Oho Company to charge rates of transportation to the city of Baltimore which would ignore its immense geograpbical advan- tages as an entrepot for foreign commerce. These at- tacks have been based upon erroneous principles, ar. in violation of the laws of trade and can never pre- vail The interests of the producer and consumer, the interests of the whole country, demand that the great commercial cities on the seaboard shall maintain their proper advantages of geographical relations so that the trans- portation of the country shall be done at rates governed by their respective advantages. Tho groat city of New York will always command trom those immense regions which have natural relations to that basiness, But those Western AT@), pearest to and the regions connect ‘with those are entitled to the econ and Baltimore, centres, advantage of their nearness to Baltimore, and those centres of commerce and those regions will expect to use and wilj use the channel of commerce which is nearest and most advantageous. Artitictel means by which efforte are made to ignore distances will always be resisied upon broad and strong grounds which will be sustained by the common sense and plain advantage of the great population whose in- verests are volved in this important question, The Chicago division of the already demonstrated its power while this company will continu advantages it will, doubtless, maintain equitable and just principles. The report was approved, after which the ojd Boara ot Directors were re-elected. DANIEL DREW AGAIN IN COURT. STOCK TRANSACTIONS BETWEEK THE FINANCIER AND MM. 8S. V. WHITE. . In the Supreme Court, Kings county, yesterday, the case of Stephen V. White against Daniel Drew was called by Judge Barnard in the regular order upon the calendar. Both sides were ready for trial. Mr. Drew, the aged and renowned financier, who was present dur- ing the proceedings and listened attentively to the reading of the testimony of Mr. White, which had been previously taken de bene esse, and the argument pro andcon. He was the object of ocnsiderable curious observation from the assemblage, The complainant in the case, who 18 a well known stock broker of Wall street, is a prominent member of Plymouth Church, on the Investigating Committee of that jon in the Tilton-Beecher scandal in t ber of the church named, but mouth people were detected on panel. The suit is brought to recover $41,400, with interest and cost, which the piaintiif claims is due him for 1,800 shares of the capital stock of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, purchased by “defendant March 31, 1875, Defendant gave plaintiff! a due bill tor said amount. The defence set up a counter 1871, Mr. Drew he plaintiff for ock of the Rock claim to the effect that on January entered into a joint undertaking wil he purchase and sale of the capital Isiand Railroad Company: They wei in the profits and joss of t! taking was terminated June 28, 1871, and no shares of bought or sold on their joint account alter thattime. The sum of $101,938 93 had been paid by defendant upto date named on their under- taking, more than be had received. The pla! thereupon, became indebted to him for one bal sum, $50,969 46, which he promised to pay on de- mand. This is considered a just claim to set off againat the broker’ d, and Mr. Drew asks judgment ac- cording! jut an amended reply to the counter claim is made to the effect that after June 26, 1875, othor ventures were engaged in with defondant, and that the latter retained the plaintiff's share in liquidation of the counter claim set up. Prior to February -10, 1872, defendant held many thousand sh of Chicago and Northwestern Railroad stock, known as Northwestern common, at $74 ashare, and had given orders toanum- ber of brokers to sell this at $74 50. The orders to ell were subsequently revoked upon information fur- hed defendant by tho plaintiff, and a large sum was made by Mr. Drew. When thestock reached $85 3734 xd by defendant in full satistaction of plaintiff's indebtedness to him. The cas il be re- sumed to-day. B, F. Blair tor plaintif; Alvan Bart and ex-Judge Fithian for the defendant, ‘BROOKLYN TAXATION, The following table shows the rate of taxation by wards in the city of Brooklyn, a8 levied upon each $100 worth of real estate :— tut, ft that | | | | 1876. 1876, Wards. Faom sam First 3 33 0 3 60 8 ° 3 33 4 38 60 7 3 331 3 50 3 +8 83 5 3 6 1 3 36 5 3 62 9 sixth +3 33 7 2 60 8 H s 1 3 60 6 Eighth +3 33 9 3 61 4 ay 3 84 3 0 2 3 3 9 3 50 6 3 8 6 8 to 7 3 33 4 3 60 7 T 3 0 6 3 18 0 Fourteent +8 od 316 4 Fifteenth, +209 317 3 sixteenth +8 OT Bat 4 Seventeenth +20 8 84 | Kighteenth, +29 0 3140 eteenth... +2 9% 1 a 4 Twentieth, 38 8 7 8 60 4 Twenty-first, +3 a 4 8B 50 6 ‘Twenty-seeo 3 33 2 3 50 6 ‘Twenty-third, 8 a 9 8 b0 7 ‘Dwonty-toarth, 8 4 6 3 61 6 ‘Twenty-tth.. 3 38 6 8 61 1 Avernge...... a 2 0 8 411 ‘The reduction since last year is seventeen conts on the 9100. ' ers of UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. Wasmsctox, Nov. 20, 1876, In the Supreme Court of the Unised States to-day the following decisions were rendered :— No. 69. Home Insurance Company, of New York, va. Baltimore Warehouse Company—Error to the Cir- cuit Court for the District of Maryland.—In this case it is dec.ded that a policy of insurance taken out by warehouse keepers against loss or damage by fire on merchandise, &c., their or held by them in trust, or in which they have an interest of liabilit, tained in a designated warehouse, covered dise itself and not merely warehouse keepers. If the merchandise be destroyed by fire the assured may recover the entire value of the goods, not exceeding the sum insured, holding the re- mainder of the amount after satisfying their own loss as trustees for the owners. In such & case where the warehousemen and the depositors take out policies covering the game goods the second insurance, and they bear a cage of contributing poll justment of lous made by an expert may be submitted to the Jury, not as evi- dence of the facts stated therem eras obligatory, but for the purpose of assisting the jury in calculating the amount of lability of the insu upon the several hypotheses of fact mentioned in the adjustments. If they find either bypothesis correet, no part of ter written a8 an offer of compromise is admissible in evi- oom Affirmed. Mr. Justice Strong delivered tho opinion. No. 652. Morgan vs. State of Louisiana—Error to the Supreme Court of Louisiana—In this case it was claimed that certain property of the New Orleans, Opelousa and Great Western Railroad Company which had come into the hands of the plaintiff im error by urchase was ¢: pt from taxation as his property, ecause 1t was exempt by law while the property of the company. The Coert hold that only a franchise of ® rairoad company which 16 defined as a right licies constitute double Foau proportionately. 10.8 or privil easential to the operations of the corpo! tion, such as the franchise to run cars, to take tolls, to appropriate earth and gravel for the of ite road or water for its engines and the like may be conveyed to a purchaser of the road usa part of the property of the company. That {mmuuity from taxa- Vion is not one of those positive, rignts or privileges essential to the working of the road, but is personal in its character and in ible of transfer without express jatutory direction. Affirmed. Mr. Justice Field de- livered the opinion. No. 47. Steamboat Atlas, &c., va. Phoenix Insurance Company—Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Eastern District of New York.—This was a case of collision, and the question was upon the manner of es- timating the damages. The Court say that subject to the provision of law that owners of ships and vessels are not liable for any Joss or damage by collision, if oc: casioned without their privity or knowledge, beyond the amount of their interest in the ship and freight at th the collision, damages which the own- injured vessel ntitled to recover are estimated in the same manner as in suits for injuries to other personal property, and the claim for compen- sation may, in certain cases, extend to loss of freight, necessary expenses in making repairs and unavoidabi: detention. Reve: with directions to reverse the decree of the District Court, aud to enter a decree in favor of the libellants for the entire damages ascer- tained by the Commissioner, Mr. Justice Clifford de- livered the opinion. No, 75. James Hendricks, plaintiff in error, vs. A. G. Lindaay et al.—in error to the Circuit Court of the United States tor the Northern District of Now York. — Mr. Justice Davis delivered the opiion of the Court, agirm ig tho judgment of the said Circuit Court in this canse, with costs and interest, No, 103. George M. Wheeler, plaintiff in error, vs. John Sedgwick, ac .—In error to the Circuit Cours of the United States for the Southern District of New York.—Mr. Chief Justice Waite delivered the opinion of the Court affirmaing tho judgment of the said Circuit Court in this cause, with costs. No. 89. Frank H. Fisher, appeliant, vs. R, R. and Joseph Craig.—Mr. Chiet Justice Waite anuounced the decision of the Court continuing this cause, SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS. FIRST LECTURE OF THEIR COURSE DELIVERED BY REV. DR. DEEMS ON “‘THE BIBLE AND MODERN SCIENCE.” Some time since the Sunday School Teachors’ Asso- ciation of the City of New York resolved wpon induc- ing a number of clerical gentlemen, thoroughly versed in biblical lore, to dehver a seri ot lectures before them on topics connected witn the Scriptures. These were to be chosen with a regard to the requirements ol persons engaged in teaching biblical lessons to the young and were to embrace the whole field of scrip- tural lore, but especially such portions of it asa com- mon education might leave one unfamiliar with. Last night Rev. Charles F, Deems, D. D., delivered the frst lecture of this series in the Fourth Avenue Presbyte- rian church, There was a large congregation present, and his presentation of the relations of the dis- coveries of modern science to the serip- lievened to with manifest interest. Firat took up the claims of some latter day scien- t the developments of the last fifty years have gone to falsify the k of Genesis. The fallacy of such pretension he set about Lyhiem | and argued that the Biblewas the repository trai book written by divine inspiration and one which bears on every page a proot of its origin; that everything that ap- pears in it is n accordance with true scienco, emana- ting as it does from the Omniscient. He admitted the strides made by science toward the enlightenment of the world and gave due credit to the investigators of puenomena which have puzzled generations, but he said that some of them, dazzled by the brilliancy of their discoveries, hurried to rash conclusions and in finding new sources of autbority hitherto unknown wu unwisely begam to doubt the primal and most generally acknowledged source of all authority and to seek in many ways to disprove it Seience, he aid, has done many great things, It has effected wonders in the advancement of the world’s material interests. 1 has laid bare the treasures which but for it the earth would hold beyond the reach of man, bat it has not in any way neutralized these good works by. giving us cause to doubt tho Scriptures. On the con- trary every curious discovery in geolégy and the kindred sciences can be reconciled to the text of the Bible and they only furnish another evidence of is trath, EXPLOSION AT TARRYTOWN. 4 Gas HOUSE BLOWN UP AND TWO MEN INJURED. Shortly after eleven o’clock on Sunday night a por- tion of the Tarrytown and Irvington Gas Light Com- pany’s Works at the former place exploded with a loud report, causing a good deal of commotion among the inhabitants of that village, many of whom had already retired to rest, A number of citizens hastened to the scene of the accident, not know- ing what the results of the disaster might have been in loss of iife and property. It appeared that a brick structure, detached trom the main works, and containing a receptacie by which the local supply of gas was regalated, was almost com- pletely demolished, and that two night workmen— Patrick Hackett and his son—were ously injured, iy uilding indicated above. This produced a sudden rush of the gas, which soon filled tho place, and, icating with a jet of lighted gas, produced the explosion, Betore it occurred, however, Hackett and bis con hastily entered the buiiding in the hope of preventing the accident, but perceiving at once the situation jumped through a window to save their lives. The elder Hackett was shockingly burned inthe face and hands, while the doctor in attendance on him yesterday exp! are that the man had also been injured internally. He is still in a precarious condition. His son was badly burned about the face, 4 in addition sustained some severe bruises while getting out of the barning building. The loss to she company is estimated at about $3,000, THE HUDSON RIVER TUNNEL, The crowning victory of the Hudson River Tunnel Company, achieved in the United States Vircult Court ‘ht Trenton, in the refusal of Judge Nixon to grant an injunetion, has created quite a stir im Jersey City, This is the last of a continuous succession of victories won by the Hudson River Tunnel Company in the courts, and work will be now resumed without further delay ‘on the New Jersey shore. Judge Nixon remarked that the aotion of the State courts in de@y tng all applications for injunctions to prevent the construction of the tunnel rendered interference on t part of the United States courts, at this stag: vl ct position of Attorney General Vanatta, wh acting at once on behalf of the State and as private coansel! for the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railrond Company. ‘It was ramored yester- day that he bad sent im his resigaation to Gover- nor Bedle, but the Goversor had not receivod any intimation of it up toa Iste hour. Col Haskins, resident of the Hudsen River Tunnel Company, will place a large force of men on the work as soon asthe legal forms of condemning the land have heen com- plied with. Mr. Henry 5S. White, counsel for the company, stated to a HenALD reporter last evening that no la r Opposition to the construction of the tunnel is likely to be offered. THE GRAY FUND. The following subscriptions have beon received at this office tor Henry Gray, the agea man who is seek. permanent asylum io the Home for Uld Gontle- oo J. H.S.... $1 00 5 A.M Loutre: 500 issceee 6 00 MARETZiK BURNED OU. ‘The barn of Mr. Max Maretzek, at Pleasant Plains, which was destroyed by an incendiary fire, with ite morning last, was only par- contents, on Mom ding aod comtents were val. Veliy insured. Wed at $2,000. |! HE BOARD OF ALDERMEN. — IMPORTANT MERTING YESTEBDAY—CHANGES AND INCREASES RECOMMENDED IM THE ES- TIMaTEs yor 1877. The Board of Aldermen met yesterday in adjourned session, President Lewis in the chair. There were present within the Bar a large number. of politicians ‘as spectators, and a very full lobby of she “outside” Peopie, which incladed very few workingmen. A communication was received from Surrogate Cal- vin detailing the condition of the records of his office (which orf entering office he found not written up), and asking for am increase in the appropriation for 1877. Laid over. A communieation from Algernon 8. Sullivan, Public Administrator, asking for no reduction in the esti- mates of his office, was received and Jaid over. On motion of Mr. Jobn Reilly the Board went into committee of the whole on the estimates tor 1877, with General Pinkney in the chair. The following changes were recommended by vote, the Aldermen having no power under the law to make any change:— Items. Salary of attorney for col-| lacing personal taxea,| $6,000) $6,000/ $1,000 Clerk of attorney for col- lecting personal taxes. 1,200} 2,000 800 Salary of orporatior "5 6,000} * 2,000 7,500] 2,500 poraan’ 6,000] 1,000 Coutingencies of Pablic| Administrator......-. 1,000) 1,000 Clerks of Public Admin- i WETALOT.....eseee ee oe 3,000} 1,000 Commissioners of Char- ities and Correction. . 740, 000| - Commissioners of Char- ities and Correction (street cleaning) Fire Department, . Board of Educatio! Public Works—trans- torr, but no change in) amount..... Surrogate’s office. 33, 37,000) 4,000 Surrogate’s oilice (writ- ing up records) fA 8,000} 8,000 *City Judge's sa AB He 15,000} 3,000 City Judge's office rent. 000} 1,000 *Commissioner of Ju- rors’ salary, ...... 15,000] 11,000 bee sissy r of Ju. rors’ clerks 15,000) 000 Judge of Court of Gen- io _ eral >essions’ salary. . 13,000} 1,000 Commissioners of Ac. 6,000} 3,000 —| 17,500 8,400] ‘900 jing Asylum ........ 000] 15,000 Rowan Catholic Pro- fon tector; seeeesenes 242,000} 275,000] Eighth ‘District Court, 7” wie for rentadded........ o | 8,000 Tenth District Police . Court, added for rent, - _ 1,500 Proposed inerease of estimates. + 440+ $1, 628,486 *Those items, it 1s +This item Is for me: ged, ure fixed by law. er The Committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again. After the transaction of some rou- tine business the Board adjourned. THE PERILS OF THE PARKS, COMMISSIONER MARTIN'S VIEWS ON THE PRES- ENT CRISIS—8OME NEW FACTS, Mr. William R, Martin, President of the Department of Public Works, was visited yeaterday afternoon by the writer for the purpose of ascertaining from him any new facts bearing upon the subject of his letter which appeared in yesterday’s Hwxaup. Mr. Martin’s attention was drawn to the various comments of the press upon the matier of managing the Park Depart- ment The tleman smiled quietly, and re- marked that considering the source trom whence the unfavorable portion of these comments emanated, he, being accustomed to such things, was not disposed to give them much importance, and preferred to hold his own opinion with regard to the department over which be presided, He believed too much money went to keep up the park police force, and too little to the repairing of roads and sidewalks, particularly in the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth wards. Tho Commissioners saved about $60,000, and this should be appointed for the purposes indicated in the letter which Mr. Martin published yesterday. The police work, which formerly cost $150,000, could now be done for $90,000a year. With regard to the Published statement about nou-reduction of laborers’ ‘Wages, it Was true, and this class of help receive, as alleged, $2 per day. And as to the charge that the partment is an asyluin for “played out” politicians, Mr. Martin remarked that he would like to know the man’s name belonging to such a category, and who is on the list of employés. This the commis. sioner qualified as one of those wholesale umtruths that any one can say without expecting to be called upon to prove the assertion. The truth is, that all that class of men have been “reformed’’ out of the service, “This was. one of the points,” said Mr. Martin, “upon which I had to nd myself last winter before the Legislature. 1 pubiished then my report, and gave the names of the men re- moved and the purticulars of the changes made, This was when Comptroller Green made btack upoa the Park department for the purpose of ha’ ing the Board smashed up and Colonel Stebbins ap- pointed as sole Commissioner.” Mr. Martain said thus he made po threat. tothe Boara of Apportionment, but stated that it the money be transferred the work will be done. it not, Mt cannot, The Central Park is, however, all right Everything, including the zoological collection, is open to tho public, No one will perceive any diffor- ence, whether the money be transferred or not. Abvut a week ago the zoological section was-closea for ® couple of days, but nothing more, ‘Tnat,’? said the Commissioner, laughing, ‘was what started this whole thing. The collection was closed because the number of men employed about it had to be re- duced om account of the scarcity of funds.” The Board of Apportionment always made excusos about not transferring the money, and when two days ago it was ascertained that they would not do this, the forces } a¢ work in the parks had to be very materially reduced. 1c is the duty of the Park Commissioners to ma! mates that will cover aff ures, This was done, and $20,000 were asked forthe pavement jo city Park, Only $10,000 ivat 3 and, ag the public knows, the work was but half finished. And so it ia with other similar mutvers. SAVINGS BANKS ECONOMICS, To tur Error or THR HexaLo:— , Your correspondent “H."’ is mistaken in attributing the failure of savings banks in this city to the building of ‘‘marble palaces’’ for the use of these titations, Iknow of no bank that has failed, which built a tine building out of its reserve fund above its dividends, A savings bank is th the same position as a newspaper association, life insurance company, or bang of deposit which builds with its profits, exelusive of the uivi- dends and expenses, It requires at loast $10,000,000 deposits to compete with other institutions, that sum properly and legally invested, pays an interest of about $675,000, Tho usual dividend would be $600,000, leay- ing an ple amount for current expenses, and a ‘surplus fora suitable and safe building. Unsalaried officers are much more dangerous to the wolta bank than weil \d ones, who are not t enter into speculations which may end in It is alleged that the Third Av Bank lost lat iy in Pacific Mail, and the Bond Street Bank through im- proper counsel. Another bank had $360,000 valueless jouthera bonds, for wnich the bank was charged par. Other banks of deposit not savings banks—viz., the Security and Stoyvesant—tried the experiment of unpaid president and cheap clerks; they failed, without @ fine building on their hands and the widow and orphan suffored. In France the working man has an opportunity of purchasing a government bond tor 100 francs and upwards, whieh ts better tor him than a bank and better for the country as it keeps its homo making it independent, instead of being, 80 to speak, a colony, of a savings bauk differ trom that of a bank deposit, They con- sist:—First, of cash on hand; second, bonds and mort- gages; third, government stocks; fourth, city and county bonds, all of which will be found registered, Respecttuliy, JOHN MACK, 365 Fifth avenue, ry 2 HEMPSTEAD RESERVOIR. The hearing: of testimony betore the referoes ap- pointed by the Brooklyn City Court, to decide upon the merits of the suit brought by the contractors for the Hempstead Reservoir against the city to recover $178,000 alleged to bo due tor “extra services,” was resumed in the Common Council chambers yesterday. Wiliam A. Fowler, Commissioner of the Board of City Works, testified at | tory measures connected with increase whe wat pply of Brooklyn and the construction of the storage reservoir, The city has boon reéeivi Jrom this reservoir for about two years, sometiines as wnuch ax 600,000,000 gallonsa month. For two years the entire water received from the stream bette Ah ba ahd Eaward as io the engineer work performed bs reservoir. Lowver Smith and Van Brant Bergon also testified as to certain specifications of a Toutine character, and adjourned uli this forenvon. THE BILLIARD TOURNAMENT. THE OPENING GAMES LAST NVEXING—JOB DION AND BUDOLPHR THE WINNERS. A fair audience attended the opening of the billiard tournament at Tammany Hall last evening, There were two games played, the Dion brothers being the contestants in the first, and Rudolphe and Siosson in the second. The betting on the first game was in favor of Joe Dion by nearly three to one, Slosson selling for two to one against Rudolphe. The Dion brothers ap- proached the table shortly after eight o'clock, and William Delaney was chosen referoe. TAM FIRST GAME, Joe Dion won the string, but failed to count. He re- Deated the operation in his next two innings, Cyrille in the meantime securing but S points. Joe made 1¢ on his fourth inomg, which Cyrille followed with & On the tenth inning Cyrille made s bad miss-cue, which caused hit to change his cue for another, Not withstanding the small difference of one-sixteenth o ‘an inch in the diameter of the balls used it was ver) evident the players bad not their usual command over them. In attempting to count and pass a ball for po. sition many shots were missed which ordinarily would be easily made, The Orst play of any note was made by Cyrille on his eighteenth inning. He started nicely and secured 23, whea a slight miscalculation, owingto the smallness of the balls, caused him to misaan easy shot, a score of 10 on his next play made the game stand, F 4. pio, 67—C, DION, 2102 He did not keep the lead long, however, for Joe took the balls along the side rail, where be tound them, and gathered 43 before he scattered them. He retired with 45, taking the lead by 10 pointe. Froma feries of very difficult shots Cyrille took 10, mi the game cxactly evea. Joe lollowed with a run of 38, which put tim just half way over the ruad. To this he added 29 on his sw fourth play. Again on his next inning alter some upea play he got them in close quarters on the eud cushion and landed them in the corn: Qi points, He tried hard to turn them to the sige rail, but was compelled to scatter them. He ran up to 86 by open play and unsuccessful efforts to bring them togeth He had points to make, While Cyrille, who kept playing poorly, nad scorod but 127. He made 12 on his following play, when Joe finished the game with an average of 105-7. The following is THE SCORE: JOSEPH DION, CYRILLE DION, Innings.| Runs, | Total. pametee| Runs, | Totats. 1. 9 Oj) 2 .. Q a oj Ol} 2. ty 2 0 | 3 5 Bt 16 3| 13 4 20 4 u 2 2 oan) WW lo a9 13 30 2 34 16} 46 4} & 2| 43 Q 40) 8 bd 5 45) q 56 o 45) 1 51 i 52) 10) 62 3} 2 85 1 68 f) 55 r) 68 1 58) 1 9 3 9] 0} oo r) 59) 23 92 8 10) 102 45 ng 16; na 38) 6| 1s () 3 121 Bye y 121 29) 6 121 86 1 124 1 7 C) 124 C) 277)|27...... Bt 1a 23 300} | THR SECOND GAME. Rudolphe won the lead and played for 2 points, Slosson retired with 1 point and Rudolphe scored a0, Slosson then put in 3 points and “slipped up’? Ru- dolphe went at them carefully dnd seemingly. full of confidence. He knocked them around for 19 pointe before he brought them under control. He beld them dangerously cluse to the ‘‘crotch”” up to 46, when he inissed an easy massé. Slosson then started with a massé, with all threo balls up against the side cusn. ton. He scored trom the opposite baok, how: and and drove them around for 20 points when sed, *Rudolphe opened tho fifth innoing with a splendid “ine” shot, and alter. scoring a few points ran the balls in the same corner where he had them but a few moments peevgge He kept them there till he made 30, whea he ‘slipped up,’’ leaving them in good shape for Siosson, The jatter, at a jew shots, came nese Josing them, but recovs with a pretty massé, which brought them close to the rail. Ho held-them there for 35, when he was forced to separatethem. He re trea with 38 points In bis second play tollow! Slosson did some splondid playing in th curacy of his judgment in.striking and gathering the balls. iter maging about 35 they zot away from him, and he spent several shots trying to coax them back. At 45 he passed the second object ball, but caught it on his return, scoring a ‘‘scratch.” which caused groat laughter, He mised the next shot. The average up to this time. by both players had besa plendid, but a succession of misses on both sides re- duced it. Slosson was the first to recover de 10 points by briilians play, the gama standi: SLosson 118, RUDOLPHE 85, : Slosson improved his lead by 36 points on his secon@ next play, while Radoiphe scored isa, Again Slow son went at them, and by aliernate close aud opeq play held them tll they netted him just 50 and gave him a lead of 112 pomtsin the game. Radolphe went at them in turn, and against very poor luck in getting the balls ingood place,ran them up to 62 before bringing them well in band, They got in a bad place again afier a few shots, but a beautiful massé resiored them. At 61 they “‘froz:’’ on him, and he from the string. Slosson tollowed with 4 points, misa- ing a simple draw {rom the cushion. In his byt ed Rudolphe met with the same bad ‘‘breaks,”’ an: down after making 13. Slosson had the same expe! rience and counted only 4. Rudolphe secured 30 points on the next inning, which left him but 16 in the rear, Slosson played for 1, and Rudolphe started again and got 14, leaving the game RUDOLPHR, 211; BLOBSON, 214, The former on his next play took the lead by arun of 14 points. Slosson made 11, which put them 226 pomts each. The game was now close and cxpliing and each player was in turn ap plaud by his friends On his twenty-third play Slosson took 13 pointe, which Rudolphe followed with 22, Slosson then went tn for 39, leaving him bat 21 to go. Rudolphe, with 49 to put him out, Jound them in good position when he started, but let them goat 18. Slosson, who made one in the mean- time, now scored 15, leaving him Sto go. Rudoiphe made and opening shot that brought great sapiens, and ran 22 leaving him 9 to go. Slosson made % Ru- dolphe missed, Slosson did the same, and Rudolphe went in for 9 and game, averaging 10 10-20, The following is 2 1 | 3 48 20) 494 | 0} it 79) 38, 81 46 81 0 84 r) 84 t) 84 t) 85] 10 93} 1 93} 36) 93) 60 154 4 209 Wi 4 213 107] 17 o 218 197 1 214 aut o 214 226]|20, 1 216 226]] 21 Wi 236 226] | 22, ? 227 206]|28. It 240 261) |24 89 270 209) 125 1 290 269] |26 15) 295 201) |27 P ‘207 291) |28.. Q 2y 00} 29... =| = To-night Garnier will play Slosson, and Maurice Dal) Jacob Shafer, THE MERRIGAN-HAMMELL TRIAL In the Supreme Court of Kings county, before Judge Barnard, yesterday, the case of the People vs, Sarab ©, Merrigan was called for trial, General Benja- min F. Tracy, who, with P. Keady, are counsel for Mra, Morrigan, the alleged murdoross of Margaret Hammell, stated that bis client bad twice boon tried for the crimeand in each instance the jury had disa- greed, Sbe had been out on bail, the amount being and be had not su; ‘thas it was the inten - ae the District Attorrey to again place her trial for ber life. Two ot the most important wi nesses for the defence aré residing in tho State of Towa, and it would be nocessary to senda commission to that State to obtain their testimony. Anotuer wit- ness 1s living In Ireland, and he (counsel) bving en- in the Hem id Reservoir reference case was feady to assist in the defence during the present term of the court. Assistant District Attorney Moore thought that the case should be tried at once as ho bad es, and it was inconvenient to have thom lose their time 'in this way. The Court concur. red with General Tracy’s vi and set down the trial of Mrs. Merrigan for the first Monday in January, 1877, SERIOUS SCALDING ACCIDENT. Miss Mary Do Forest visited friends at No. 18! Academy street, Newark, yesterday, coming from het home in the couptgy. Being tired, she lay down on a lounge near the stove. Awaking suddenly, she spt up, aud somehow upset on self a large kettle boiling water. Bbo was scalded shockingly, so that she had to be removed to the hospital. injuries Gre serious, bus it is hoped not tatab