The New York Herald Newspaper, January 3, 1877, Page 3

‘4 THE STATE CAPITAL, Yesterday’s Proceedings in, the Legislature. GOVERNOR ROBINSON'S MESSAGE. Important Suggestions as to Muni- cipal Reform. THE PRESIDENTIAL TROUBLE DISCUSSED. | Mr. Sloan and His Election to the Speakership. ene [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. 4 Auuany, Jan, 2, 1877, Thero is little more te be said about the organization of the Legislature of the State of New York to-day than that Mr. George B, Sloan, of Oswego, whom I predicted a few days ago would be made Speaker, was lected. This contest for the Speakership was very bitter. Husted has had, as rumor goes, all the railroad Interest at his back, while the other was supported by ® somewhat équally powerful influence, composed of the canal magnates, against whom Governor Tilden waged that great crusade that ended in recommending him for the Presidency of the United States. Govornor Robinson’s message, which was well received, though Benator Prince hus expressed himself to the effect that jt would have been wiser and more politic if thi Governor bad kept silent on national issues, There is, nevertheless, every dis- Position shown to help up Governor Robinson by the republicans of both branches of the Legislature, Judgo Robertson, of Westchester, who is perbaps the most lucid light of republican ideas @ this centre, says that Governor Robinson is personally unobjectionabie to the republican party; that,he is a wise, prudent, conscientious business kind of gentleman, and that whatever he suggests will be listened to with much more attention than anything that emanated from Mr, Tilden, The proceedings in the lower house, aftor the morning hour, were marked by A LITTLE xPISODE that would seem to indicate that we are to havea lively time in the Assembly this session. ‘Bob’? Strahan, of the Fifteenth district of New York, offered the old resolution to adopt the rules of the provious House. Up jumped General Frank B. Spinola and Moved an amendment that the Journal! should be placed on every member’s gesk twelve hours alter the tuys’ proceedings, in place of forty-eight, as is now the'order, He stated that his object ip offering the amendment was that members should be in a position 40 know what thoy were voting or talking about, Mr. Btrahan, whose sensible and level head was never bet- ter displayed, wanted the resolution relerred to the Committee on Rules for future action, whep such com- wittee should be appointed. Mr. Alvord, ot Onondaga’ & venerable gentleman of seventy years, commonly talled ‘Old Salt,” got up on his feet ana made a speech that made Spinola wink bis cyes and think himself rather small potatoes, Alvord is sométhing on the aratorical bounce and can soar into the ethereal realms of collywash much after the fashion of “Elijah Po- gram.” ‘But Spinola can’t do that tyle of thing, and his oratory 13 boid as to be alarming. For instance he sald in reply to Alvora’s statement ubout the minority seek!ng through *:poppycock” means, by Gelays, &c., to defeat meusures o! public interest, that ‘Mis ancient friend from Onondaga might be very wise and learned, but be couldn’t bull-doze the minority of the Assembly. Prior to Spinola’s display THK HOUSE WAS CALLED TO ORDER by the Clerk, Mr. Edward Johnson, and Mr. Hogeboom bifered a rosblution about procee'ting to the election of ASpeuker, ‘The roli was then called, with the result of the total number of votes of 126:—That George B. Bloan, republican, got 6¥, and Luke F. Cozuns, 57; then the Clerk announted that Sloan was elected, an Hasted and Cozans escorted him tothe Chair. Then he braced himselt up with much dignity and spoke to the lollowing eflect:— APEAKUR SLOAN’S SPEECH. Speaker Sloan on tuking the chair sai GENTLEMEN OF THE AsskMnLY—L am deeply sensible of the honor conlerred upon me by the vote just an- bounced, which designates me as your presiding officer. While offering you my grateful ackpowledgments for this expression of your confidence. | nay well observe that you have honored me nov only beyoud my deserta, but beyond any aspirations I have ever felt at liberty to entertain, and 1 may aiso add that when J call to iind the delicate and olten times trying duties of this position and the signal ability displayed in the sume Felation by my immediate predecessor, as well as by Dither genuemend whose accomplishments have graced the office on former occasions, it is not easy to es- cape a sense of oppression which burdens me even lenter upon the task you have given me to 1 might well sirmk trom assuming these fesponsibilities, were 1 not encouraged by circum- Btances which lead me to attempt their tuliiment. J Fecugnize many members of this body largely experi- enced in public affairs, amoug whom are bot only gentlemen who served with distinction in this branch ‘of the Legisiature, but those whose names are honor- auly written im the journal of the Senate as well; and to euch I beheve I may con- fidently taro for that advice and counsel of Which I shall so stand in need, Others there are of whom it may be said, though yet untried iw the work of legislation they are neverthel sirong in the knowledge of practical aifairs, who are ready and will- ing to join their elforts in producing those salutary re- Bults Which I haye reason to think are desired by every member of this House; and, persuaded as | am that ail” are animated by a common purpose to uphold the honor aud integrity of ube State, Lanucipate such wise and judicious action as stall occasion no feeling of re- ret that we have had a part in its accomplishment, Vo meet at a time of universal solicitude and interest, A time when the public attention is anxiously directed to the extraordinary circumstances — atténding the late Presidenual election, ‘The differing Opmions as to Lhe methods to be employed in solving the question are entertained by geutiemen of distinction in the two political parties, ard 1 may Haturally be supposed that these opinions are in- fluenced to a greater or less extent Ly the predilections of the igdividuais themselves, But, however, this may be, £0 pronounced is the determination of the peo- ple for a just and peacetul settiement of the matters in controversy that Violent or uuconcilatory counsels ure Fogarded by thougbttul and right-minded men | ol cither party as live jess than vagaries, not worthy of serious consideration. It may, therefore, be assumed that patriouceiturt united with patriotic ‘calm deiib- eration, baying the support of au assuring public +e tment jooking to the wellare of the country as above | and beyond ai partisan considerations, will be tound | eficetual in arriving at such results ubder she constitu. | tion as shall aliay existing irritations and be acquiesced 3n by the people generally as just ana equitable to all parties concerned, ‘Turning irow the broader field of national affairs to | Jance at whit may be regarded more legitimately Within the province of our own duty, we find promise Of being uble Lo answer the feasounbie expectations uf the people, The desire evinced m all parts of the State for rigid ecouomy in every depart ment of the pubiie service i one jikely vo | overshadow = demands = that wight otherwise be made upon us. It is, therefore, a satistacti know that the present condition of the huance: the diminished public debt are elements excevaingly | fuvoravie in adjusting the rate of taxation to corre. | spond with the prevailing depression tu all depart. ments of commercial and snuustrial pursuits, Su fur reduced are the tinuncial obliguuions of the State that the requirements Jor (he payment of principal and in- ‘ost are comparatively trifling, We have, therelore, | uly lo exercise moderate prudence in appropriating | of the other purposes of the government to render the Durden of taxation s0 light as to ve in no degree op- prersive. It wiil be a part oi your duty to consiaer the question of reapporuioning tie Senate and Assem- bly districts of the state in contormily to the provi- sion of the constitution, which demands Buch supplemental action aiter 'eacu enumeration of the Wnabiwunis is made, Anotber subject of moment will also engage your attention in the form of legisiation Fequired to give eflect to the amendinents to thie on SULution approved by two previous Legisiatures aud Futified by the people at tue last elect 1 reter to the amendments changing the system of the imanage- Ment of the canais and the State prisons. It is not becessary Jor me to urge the desirabuity of euriy aud painstaking consideration of these mensures, since ou fuily-understand und appreciate their importunce; bus may 1 not im this connection take the liberty of suggesting ‘the great advantage to be gained by promptly acting on all matters that may be brought to your attention, Close aud earnest application by the Various committees of the House to the work in hand during the early part of the sessign wii render practi- Cable that necessary attention to measures whieh, un- der other circumstances, are apt pared aod much tuo hastily enact y in the direction indigated it muy uiso be ussumed U bilis of doubtiul Quilty will be more likely to be deleated than if allowed to linger on your files unul the Lurry of the closing days of the session shail ‘lend facility to their passage. Other suggestions might be made did I doen tbem neediul, but l believe my daly im that regard is alreauy more than discharges, Your intelligence, your ex- perience and your jull understanding of te require- ments of the situation afford in twemsecives the smpiest guarfntees that all will be wisely done, Lt only remains fur me, thereiore, to give adsurance of my desire to co-operate with you in every practical Manner to secure the best result in whatever we may undertake a8 members of (lis body, and to iurther any member on this flour will not be found smong them, WHAT, WAS THOUGHT OF THE SrEECH. ‘he speech was considered a pretty goou one, and, though it flavored of premeditation, was still the ex: Pression ofa man who on any extempore occasion would bave given forth the same admirable patriotic views. WORK NOT YET BEGUN, pectation , letter, and the probabilities are that it will be at least a week or ten days before work will be begun in real earnest. OPENING OF THE SENATK At eleven o’clock precisely tue portly form ot the President of the Senate loomed up in the doorway Jeading trom his private office, and, alier Saphanging compliments with a few of the Senators who hi gathered in a little Knot together, be took his piace at the presiding desk and Tapped the Senate to order. The chaplain, the Rev. Dr, Hailey, of vepep ait avent ry Ppraver, after which the roll was called, found ‘that only uineteen out of the thirty-two members wered to their names, This fact was accounted for partiaily by read- ing of «& telegram avnouncing that the train from New York was snowbound, and. tbat Senators Prince, Baaden and Wagner would not be able to reach Albany until evening. It was also an- buunced that the Western trains were all several hours behind time. The ceremony of taking the oath of office by Senator Altred Wagstall, who takes the place ot James W. Booth, deceased, and of Mr. Spragué, Senator from the Thirty-tirst district, formerly repre: sented by Mr. Rogers, was gone through with. SPRECH OF THE LIRUTENANT GOVERNOR. Lieutenant Governor Dorshe:mor then delivered the following address ; ‘| have again been charged with the duty of pre- siding over your deliberations, In assuming the office 1 may beheve that my past pang ne will enable me to be more useful to you, am sure that I may ex- pect a continuance of the ous indulgence which [ * ave already received at your hands. tis not neces- sary that I should endeavor to impress upon you tho importance of the reiations you hold tothe government ofthe State. New York State enters upon the second century of our national existence with nearly twice the population wiich the Colonies bad when independence was declared, According to the ratioo! European growth during the last century the second centennial will Hind here not less than 20,000,000 of people, the descendants of ull European races, and preseoting au unusual diversity and variety ot interests and pursuits, I venture to remind you that youact not for yourselves nor for thfs time alone, but what you do here will have ‘an influence upon ali the great future of New York,” A DELEGATION TO THE GOVERNOR. Senators Gerard and McCarthy and Seuators Ken- naday and Vedder were appointed a committee to wait on the Governor and the Assembly respectively, to tn- form them that the Senate was organizod and ready to proceed to business, CLERKS AND MESSENGERS. Resolutions were offered without number and carried upapimeusly reappointing clerks and messengers to the various standing commuitiees, as it was thought that by law they could not hold o' from tbe last ses- sion, although opinions were pretty evenly divided on this point, SWEET AUBURN’S VOICE. Woodin, the republican Senator Auburn,” offered a resolution & commitiee of seven Senators be appointed to which shall be reierred the — subject of apportionment of members of the Legislature under the lust renumeération, with instructions to re- portby bil. The committee as appointed consist of Messrs. Woodin, Sprague, Harris, Moore, Jacobs, Ger- ard and Starbuck. ‘The Governor’s Message was then received and read, BILLS INTRODUCED, Mr. J, Stanley Brown was reappointea private secre. tary to the Lieutenant Goyenror, alter which bills were introduced by Mr, Selkreg, amending the several relating to public instruction; by Mr, Bixby, for the reiet of J. R. Davii court clerk, in New York, whoclaims a whole yeur’s salary for services rendered; Mr. Bradley, extending the powers of county j@ages when holding court in other counties than their ‘own, ond, by- Mr, Schoonmaker, amending the code, ADJOURNMENT OF THR SENATE, The Senate then adjourned until eleven o'clock to- day. Mr. “Sweet from that GOVERNOR ROBINSON'S MESSAGE. Aupayy, Jan, 2, 1877, After a few introductory remarks concerning the great and sacred trust placed in the hands of the Legis- lature and. Executive by the people, His Excollency gives phe following exbibit of the finances of the State at the close of the fiscal year:— On the 30th of September, 1876, the total funded debt was $23,315,898, classitied as tollows:— + $3,092,238 5,000 «+ 10,081,680 10,137,000 Total.....+csoeecrsenvererasvorereeeeees $28,315,808 Actual reduction of the debt during the year by cuncellation.... 5,012,787 28,315,808 . is 14,191,889 Aggregate amount of debt, Deduct money and secaritt funds, Total amount of devt after applying sink- jug funds. seevee, o. so6 $9,124,009 The vounty debs will mature on the 7th day o! April next. The sinkfog fund, together with the one-third mili tax now m course of collection, will be suflicient for its full payment. ‘The balances in the sinking funds on the 30th of September, 1876, including money and securities, were as follows:— General fund + $2,910,520 2,123,050 9,160, 309 14,191, 889 CANALS. ‘The report of the Auditor of the Canal Department exhibits in detail the operations, revenues, debts and expenses of all the canals, It will be unnecessary tu present here anythipg more than a few ot the leading ‘and important facts, The gross amount of income from tolls and other cources for the year ending 30th September, 1876, was $1,487,382 89, being $498,662 74 less than in the pi ceding year. The cost of collection, ordinary repairs and other charges on. revenues amounted to $1,149,194 61, being $318,121 44 ic4s than im the pro- coiling yeur.’ The Erie Canal produced a surpius of revenue over expenses amounting to $508,953 14, Tne other canals all show small incomes and largo acil- Giercies of revenue as follows:— Gross Incomes, Deficiencies, $ $04,044 29,048 11,083 Crooked Luke STATE PRISONS. The State prisons have kept on thoir way from bad to worse, ‘The number of convicts in the three prisons September 30, 1576, was as toliow! Auburn, Chioton, 8,509 ‘The excess of advances irom the Treasury over re- ceipis from earnings was $704,379.85. This ileficiency 18 lurger by more than $100,000 than was ever before known. Its due to the present inspectors to state that they claim tho increased deficiency to be largely gwing to incumbrances which /e/l upon them from their predecessors, CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTA, The people vi the State, at the lust election, adopted, by au immense majority, the constiutional amend: ments which had been approved vy two previous Leg- xislavures, and which bave (hus become a part of tho Coustitution of the State, They provide for the ap pomunent, by the Governor aud Senate, of a Superine tendent of State Prisons, with alt the powers of the Board of Inspectors, and a Superintendent of Public Works, with all the powers of the Canal Commussion- ers, A radicul change 1s thus made in the manage- ment both of the prisons aud of (he canais. In each case all power apd respousibility are placed 1m tho bands of one controlling executive officer. hase of the extravagance aud folly, amounting 0 jupacy, caused by wn inflated currevey and inflated modes Of life, developed ttseif in a passion lor costly public buildings. Oi these the wew Capitol takes the iead, Fully responding to the demands of Wumanity to beball of the unfortunate poor, 1 cannot sve tue propriety or tho justice of reducing a large body of taxpayers to pauperism for the purpose of building gorgeous palaces in which other panpers are to be supported ut the public expense, Several medical gentiemen of great eminence tn | their profession have asked my attention to the sub- ject 01 @ State board of health, They believe that such ‘an institution would render esseniial service ia t evantienst sickness aud the preservation of lite ang heaith, I cay oniy ask your caretul consideration of it, COMMISSIGNERS OF EMIGRATION. The edndition of the affairs of the Comimission of Fuigration 1s embarrassing, and demands prompt con- siaeration. The Commission ts charged with the duty of watebing over all emigrants landed in the city of Now York on (heir urrivui; and, in the cases of any Who {ali into distress, lor some years altorwards, Heretofore, under authority of the laws of (his State, sbonus bave been required with conditions to indem- nily the cities, counties and towns of the State against these pussengers becoming « puviic charge apon then ‘The practice bas been to accept, in lieu of the bond, certain sum in cagh for each passenger, which money constituted the revenue or tand of the Com~ mission, out of which it bus reimbursed the several counties tor any expenditures made in support of distressed emigrants within the period named, This revenue is now entirely cut off by a decision Of the Supreme Court of the United States, declaring oll such jaws unconstituuional, The decision was reodered on the Zb-t of Mareh, 1876, since which date NO commuatations have been pald vor bouds given. Out of the moneys herevolure collecied ty the Com- missioners of Emigration, as agents of the Siate, the public faith ts pledges to provide for ali emigranis—in bebalt of whom contributions to the fund were mado— Who may need assistance within (ive years irom the date of their arrival, There are 120 acres of land on Ward’s Island upou whieh were erecied hospitals, a reiug asylum Jor insane persons and other buildings tar the use of Lhe commission, The lands were bought and buildings erected out of the commntat'on moneys. Tho ue to the property 16 in the Stace, ‘The commission estimate its Vvalwo at $2,000,000, It is Kubje Mortguge of $200,000, sluture lust year, on tie recommendaty that however conspicuous tmuy ve my fauies as your presiding oflicer, tho jault of intentional injustice to Hor, appropriated $200,000 toward U Tent expenses trom May 1, 1970 tw May 1, 1 this there been expended, up to the 3a of Novenm- ni Lite meutioped date, % the number which came under the immediate care ot SAVINGS BANKS, Recent disnsters ainong our savings banks admonish us of the pecessity of rigid restraints against misman- agement, These institutions are created ior a special uF wit, to take charge of small savings; the little money, are inexpe- investments, aud to whom the los their limited capital 1 Everything —pFacticabl be done toward absolute security, and the Money deposited by this class of persons shouid ne’ h that of others who handle large capaBle of taking care of tt for them- seives, Dor should it be subjectes the risks which 1 means and large experience are ac- Pl savings of those who handie ae of i ot COMMON SCHUOL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR EXDING SEP- Temper 30, 1876, Total receipts, includim, ce on hand September 80, 1875..3.+ $12,643,969 Total expenditures. 11,410, 288 Amount paid for teache! 7,949,085 Amount paid for school houses, repairs, furniture, & 1,779,124 Estimated valu 31,817,904 Number of school houses. a 1,571 Number of school districts, exciusive of CIOS... 00s eeeeeeess. *e 11,027 Number of teachers employes tor the legal term of school,.... see geeeeeneeee 19,341 Number of teachers employed during avy portion of the year...........++ rs 30,209 Number of children atrending public schools 1,067,199 inber of persons attending normal schools 6,391 Number of children of sctiool age in private schools..... el 134,404 Number of volume braries 804,802 Number the ages of tive and twenty-one years.... 1,586,601 ‘The question whether the State can educate. all the children within its limits better than they can be edu. cuted in schools organized, conducted and paid tor by the parents of the children themselves has been decided in favor of the State, which 1s now conducting the ex- periment ona very large and expensive scale, It is of the utmost importance that the experiment should be succossiul, and that it should be so conducted as to merit the confidence and support of the entire com. munity. To this end, if there are any errors in the mode of conducting it, they should be corrected be- fore they lead to evils which it may be difficult, if not impossible, ty remedy. ‘be annual report of the Regents of the University soon to be communicated to the Legislature, will fully exhibit the condition of the coileges and academies of the State, Notwithstanding the stringency of tha times the aggregate attendance in the colle somewhat greater, and but little less in the acad mies, than during former years, Some institutions of either class are adequately endowed, and others gre making Vigorous efforts to secure such an amount of productive funds as will place them on asecure financial basis, THE NATIONAL GUARD. From the report of tue Adjutant General, as well as from my own limited observation, 1 learp that the cone dition of the National Guard w entirely satisfactory, ‘The appropriations wade for its support and improve- ment have been care! ly and judiciously expended ‘The organization, spiri ud discipline of ‘the officers and men were er better, The improvements in rifle practice, to which special attention has been given during the past year, have. been of a very grati- tying character, and will be continued. At a comparas tively small annual cost the National Guard is kept in such a condition of organization and discipline us to constitute a nucleus around which a large force could, it necessary, be gathered and made effective'in a very short time. ’ At the present time the Natioual Guard consists o| eight divisions, eighteen brigades, one regiment an eleven separate troops of cavalry; one battalion aud eleven separate batteries of artillery, twenty-tive regi- welve battalions and eigliteen separate com- of infantry—in all comprising 1,646 commis. stoned officers and 19,878 non commusstoned officers, musicians and privates, making an aggrogate force of 21,424, showing an increase of 2,011 over the aggre- gate of last year, REDUCTION OF TAXES Tu 1878 the State tax was. | In 1874 the State tax was In 1876 the State tax was, In 1876 the State tax was .. ‘The large reduction of taxes for State purposes, shown by the above statement, is due in :om tothe reduced amount required tor the bounty debt , but mainly to the stopping of expenditures lor new works and extraordinary repairs upon the capals, and to the other reforms and ecouomies which bave beon inaugurated and enforced during the lust two years. By a rigid adherence to this policy the taxes may be still further reduced during the present year, Unless the people permit a renowal of the wasteful ‘expendi. tures of former years they will hereatter have no cause to complain of the amount of State taxes, The load which oppressea them most heavily will be found at their own Goors in thoir town, county and city taxes. When they have the courage to look these in the face, and insist upon their reduction within rgasonabi Junits, they will obtain the full meaguro of’ relief to which they are entitied. The rate of taxation for the current fiseal year was fixed by the Legislature at its last session at threo and eleven twenty-fourths mills,’ For the next fiscal year it is estimated that two and tl quarter mills will be suilicient, But this estim is based upen the sumption that the Logislature will decline to make ap- propriations which are not required for the legitimate Oxpenses of government, INCRKASKD VALUATIONS, ‘The State Assessors inform me that there will be a very large increase jn the valuations, especially in the agricultural districts, carrying the total valuations tor the whole State up tothe probable ainount of about $2, 800,000,000, This extraordinary increase is of doubt- ‘ful propriety, it seems to be an effort to follow upward the annataral prices caused by the currency inflation at a ti when the inilavion hus produced its inevitable «diss rs and when prices are rapidly ialiing nearer to actual values, The effect of the increase 16 to render it uncertain what amount any specified rato will produce, Instead, therefore, of Jovyiug specific rates for particular objects, which muy produce Wo much or too little, it would be better to appropriate the amounts required and fix a rate sufil- cient to cover them, so that if there be a surplus it Shall remain in the Treasury, LEGISLATION IN APPROPRIATION WILLS, A very objectionable practice bas grown up of in- serting general legisiation m appropriation bills. Tho effect of it 18 to conceal legisiative provisions in place where they ought not to be and where the public generally do not think of louking for them, It also puts it beyond the power of the Governor to with- hold his approval from such provisfous unless ho vetoes the whole appropriation billin which they are contained. THR CURRENCY. The vast agricultural, manufacturing, commercial nd truancial interests of the State make a sound and siable currency a matter of the highest importauce. is, bowover, of little use to ter into any extended discussion of the subject here, The country has been deluged with essays im regard to it, and all inteiligent readers have as much information as they can hope for from ich sources, So far as legislation can produce any eflect it must be looked for in Congress; the State is, of course, powerless in that direction. Fifteen years ago Wise action in the national Legislatare would havo saved the country from the universal collapse which has fallen upon all business pursuits. Atthat ume the whole umount of currency in circulation in the United States was estimated ab between $200,000, 000 and $300,000,000, Within four years from that time the amount was carried up to nearly $80,000,000, and has hitherto been kept up to over $700, 000,000. The result is the same as has always been produced by similar ex- periments ever since w oir known and used jn the comme: rapid rise of pri jai World. There was a 8, Wild speculations, all branches of | business unduly stimulated, over-trading, luxurious habits of living, general demoralization, followed by the inefitable revulsions, Widespread bankruptey, sus- peusion Of industries and multitudes of people de- prive. ol employment xnd of the means of supporting ite, While we can only look to Congress for any legie Jutive meusures of relies trom this state of things it is quite evident that very little ean’ be hoped for in that way, Substantial relief will only be obtained by a cor. rection o1 the bad habits into which we have been led; by a return, it need be, to tho simplest industries, to w reduction of all unnecessary expenditures, and a rigid economy, both in public and in private lile, RAILROAD RRVORTS, Complaints are frequent amoug persons interested, both stockholders and boudholders, that the reports how rendered by ral.roud companies, including thore operating street roads, are not im such forin us to afford a clear aud satisfactory view of their condition, These corporations being ereatures of the State, vn= dowed with great privileges, it is right that we should require [rom time to time from each one of tuem a full aod clear exposition of its situation, Compuirics Whose afuirs are in a good condition will have no ob- Jection to this being mmade known, and it 18 due to the poopie that if any are unsound their condition should be exposed us promptly as may Coucealmont ot be. such a state of facts from ail but a few principal man- agers will often enable those who ure most to blame for waste and loss to shitt (ne burden ihercot upon the shoulders of innocent persons. INSRCUKITY OF PLACES OF PUMLIC RESORT. The recent caluinity at the Brookiyn Theatre, said to bo unequalled in horror by any like event herevotore, Calis our atiention most forcibly to the duty of pro- Vising by law, and by the severest penalties, against such disasters in the future. Those who seek to mako money by gathering (he people in crowds into their buildings are bound to take every precaution to in- sure their absolute salety. The Legislature should enact regulations for all such buildings, 80 us to pro- vide for the prompt suppression of fire and rapid egress for thu crowd in case of alarm, In fact, the and for exit should be so completo And £0 Manifest that panics would uot occur, The danger i* not limited to theatres and places ot Public amusement; rooms used for lectures or tor puviic meetings, our Jurge school houses and even churches are tor the mos: part so constructed that in of panic & large nomber of the crowd within ie 'y (0 be fatally imjured in the fierce, natural struggle to escape. The harldings owned by the public are as faulty as those used for private parposes, ~We are famiiar wiih one or more fatal disasters among the children who in Cities are crowded into four-story school houses, At- tention should also be given ia the security of pase sengersin cases of fire upon steambouts, and railway trans. Nothing more than this brief allusion wo the topic can be necessary, Even without it fam confident tuat you would promptly have given Your attention to the subject. MUNICIPAL RRFORM. The report of the commission, appointed by my pre- devessor, to consider the subject of the government of cities Das MOL yet been received, Lhope that 1 shall be enabieu bo present it to you early in your presente session. In some respects the government of the city ber last, $109, J iearn, by a commanication from of New York 16 iv almost a chaotic condition; appro- ating medium hus been | priations of money are rogulated, not by the Commou Council, but by 4 Board of tour 8, of whom wy ue is chosen by the people, The distribution of ad- ministrative and legislative powers is imperfect aud uncertain. An outgoing Mayor has power to appoint, in some cases, subordivate administrative officers for a term exceeding that of the incoming Mayor. Of the enormous debt resting upon the city, as I learn from one of the Commissioners, the amount of $85,000,000 has been croated by direct action of the State Lezisia- ture, without being asked for or approved by the Com- mon Council ef the city or the Board of Supervisors of the county, or by its taxpayers or its people, CORRUPT USK OF MONKY IN ELMCTIONS, ‘The constitution and laws of this State contain many Yery stringent and excellent provisions for securing the purity of the ballot box and preventing the cor- in elections, The penalties which Tupt use of m they inflict upon those criminals who violate them are very severe, It is, however, apparent that in every important election the laws upon this subject are grossly violated or evaded. I recommenda thorough Fe-examination and revision of them with a view of rendering convictions more certain and with additional and severer penalties, So vitally important is the Preservation of the purity of elections to the perma. neut existence of our form of government that, in my opinion, any man who buysor selig a vote should be forever thereaiter disfranchised and sutjected to such otber penalties ax will be most likely to prevent the commission of the crime. ‘THE PRESIDENTIAL BLECTION, The recent Presidential election threatens to prove an epoch of solemn portent in our history.’ For the first time in the twenty-two elections which have been held for President anu Vice President of the United States, the result remains a subject of controversy ‘atjor the canvass of the votes within the States has been made and announced, The two houses of Con- gress have been heretofore repeatediy required to pass Upon the authenticity aud validity of electoral votes, but in no former instance bas the election turned upen the Questionable votes. In every former case the re- sult has been determined by electoral votes which were notin controver In a situation involving such momentous results the Chief Magistracy of this Republic all the bager woll ag the better forces of society ure naturally em- battled to secure the prize. It is in such crises of history that the controlling force of cardinal princi- ples is liable to be weakoned, dangerous concessions to be mace, perilous precedents established, sacred | traditions violated and the most important bulwarks of constitutional freedom rendered less secure. Ip Louisiana we bave seen a State government im+ Posed on the people by tbe military force of the tederal Executive, under color of a pretended order of @ federal judge, which order im \iself was void, and which led to the resignation of the judge who maae it, to escape impeachment I pause here in this statement to interpose, in be halt of the people of great Commonwealth, a soi- emn denial of the power of any State government or of the federal government to Vest such powers as are claimed by the Louisiana Returning Bourd in any can- vassing voara whatever, in Florida we have seen a board of State canvassers, solemnly adjudged by the bighest court of the State to Possess none but ministerial powers, assume the authority to reverse the choice of electors as shown on the lace of the returns made-by the officers who conducted the elections and received the votes; and to do this in open disobedience and contempt of the judi- cial tribunal having jurisdiction in such matters and Vested with the right of tinal judgment. Tn South Carolina we have seen the Board of State Canvassers fabricating a canvass in like disobedience and contempt of the Supreme Court haying jurisdic tion and the right of final judgment; we baye seen ted- eral soldiery take possession of the Capitol of the State, und acorporal at the door determining who wero the elect of the people and who were to be per- mitted to represent them as legislators, Notwith- standing some of thegg acts have been disavowed by the federal Executive, no mark ot. disapprobation has been put upon the authors of the outrages; the oflicer in command goes still unrebuked, and when the Re- turning Board were committed to'prisou for contempt by the bighest court in the State a jadge of the United States District Court is sent nto South Carolina, 4nd without jurisdiction in the case grants a writ of habeus corpus and discharges the offenders, The constitution of tho United States confers upon the President of the Senate no power whatever in re- spect to the counting of the electoral votes, except ‘in presence of the Senate and House of Representatives,’? to ‘open?’ all the certificates which may be trensmit- bth the colleges to the seat of government, directed to bit, é The constitution confers upon the President of the Senate no power to determine the authenticity and validity of an electoral vote, or to interiere in any wise with aby such question: No President of the Senate has ever claimed or ex- ercised such a power at uny of the twenty-one Pres dential elections that bave occurred under our consti- tation, The people of the United States will never consent to have the: in Congress stripped of these po usurpution by a deputy of the Senate or by any single persov, and still lesa by an officer who is frequently interested as % candidate in the result of the count. Tu this sentiment and purpose tho State of Now York cordially coucurs. Foremost among all our American Commonwealths in population, in the va. riety and extent of ber industries and tntereste, she bas in every vicissitude of public affairs put forth all her strength, moral and physical, to maintain the ex. istence and the just autborities of the Union, ands! can never cousent that the tn ated methods of constitutional government shall be supplanted or overthrown by revolutionary expedients, OHIO GENERAL ASSEMBLY. THE MESSAGE OF GOVERNOR HAYES—THE LOCAL INDEBTEDNESS OF OHIO THIRTY-81x MILLIONS, AND A REDUCTION THIS YRAR OF ONE MILLION AND A HALF. Conumnus, Jan, 2, 1877. The Obio General Assombly met this afternoon, a quorum being present in both branches. The princi- pal business transacted was of a routine character, atter which the annual message of Governor’ Hayes was prekented and read, The message suggests a short session of the General Assembly. It shows that the local indebtedness of Ohio tis now $36,059,987 66; the reimbursable debt, $6,484,503 30, and tho irreducible debt, $4,207,716 90, The ostimated receipts for the current year from all sources, including balance on band, is $6,388,650, and disvursements, $5,416,720, Tho taxes levied in 1876 and collectable in 1877, aggregate $20,965,185, The taxable valuations in Ohio, as shown by the grand du- plicate of 1876, is $1,507,469,966, which is a decrease from the grand Juplicate 41 last year of $1,105,806, The State debt has been reduced during the past Year nearly $1,500,000, ana the indebtedness of the Counties, townships school districts een re- duced over $300,000; but cities of the first and second class have increased their indebtedness more than $10,000,000, Spreial attention 1s called to the impor- tance of the question of local expenditures, and ree- ommendation 18 made that the principles of the Stato constitution which provide for the creation of sinking funds should be applied to local indebtedness, | _ The Messago iu a pointed manner suggests that, while separate political parties seem necessary to national politics, yet there is no more reason for the antagonisins Of political parties in municipal govern- ment than ina bank or railway companys In the a ministration of such governinent all honest citizens Bhould co-operate, Ohio was represented at tho Centennial by 1,000 in- habitanta, of which 260 received awards—a proportion larger than any other State for the same class of | articles, | The Governor well managed ‘ates that all State institutions are Recommendation is made that inter- | mediate prisons of workhouses should be provided at once ey the State; that an | appropriation of $25,000 should’ be made for the completion of maps; for a geological survey; also an appropriation to arsist the State Board of Agriculture out of its financial embarrass. ment; that a department of mining engineering shoukd | be added to the Agricultural College; that a revistr: D law should be passed; that an amendment to th constitution providing for the holdidg of tne Stu election in years im which the Presidential elec occurs and on the day on which the Presidential elec- tion oceurs should be presented to the people. THE CONNE GOVERNOR HUBBARD TO BE INAUGURATED TO- DAY. (sy TeLnonara To THE nERALD.] Havrvonp, Jan, 2, 1877, Tho first winter session of the Connecticut Legisia- ture commences here to-morrow, the annual’ meeting havings been changed by constitutional amendment from May to January last spring. The democrats bad a clear majority of eighty-three on joint ballot, but this year the complexion of the body 's wholly changed, and the republicans have a majority of thirty-six in the House and one in the Senate, a condition of affairs | of which they dowign to iwke advantage in undoing | some of the past work of the other party, notably | in relation to alleged abuses of naturalization and registration and Kindred matters affecting the State, ana city elections. ‘There are pstod Bouts, including two in the Senate. aint Alexander A. Palmer, in tho New Le district, and Joel H. Guy, democrat, against Charies =A. Brow, im the Meriden’ district, The democrats being only in a minority of ono in the Senate, have strong bopes of unseating Bray on account of alleged iliegal voting in Kast Haven, and thax gaining control of the upper bran Tho Logistature meets for organization at ten o’cl A. M.,and at one P.M, the Hon. Richard D, Hub- bard,’ who wax elected Governor by the demo- eras by a bands ajority, will be inaugurated, The election day pp , Which bas been rather an im- posing military and civic demonstration in years past, will be limited this year to Ute. parade of a couple of loca! military organizacions. The Legisiature caucuses were held toenight, te republican Senators nominating the Hon Oliver Hoyy of Stam- | ford, apd the democrats the Hon. ©, Bowers, of | New Haven, for President pro fem. The republi- can Repro-entatives nominated the Hon, Lynde Marri | son, of Guilford, oud the democrais H, B. Graves, of | Litehfeid, tor s er of the House, The exucuves | were nov largely attended, ‘Lhe storm avd the aet and stage travel prevented many mein. ng the city from the distant sections bers trom rea of the State, MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE. Mewrnis, Tenn., Jan, 2, 187% Tho Ava anche's Jackson, Miss., special says there | cut featur NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1877—WITH SUPPLEMENT. | WHEELER SPEAKS, Views of the Republican Candidate for the Vice Presidency. GOVERNOR TILDEN NOT A SANGUINARY MAN No Probability of a Conflict—Everything Smooth for Hayes, ‘ £ The republican candidate for the Vice Presidency, or, as the republicans would say, tue Vice President-elect, Mr, William A. Wheeler, bas been siopping for a few days at the residence of bis sister in West Forty-second street, Ho was visited yesterday by the writer, to whom he readily gave bis iuteresting and candid Views on the present situation. Ij will be observed that Mr, Wheeler spurns and rebukes ina dignified manner all the recent talk about ‘a conmipromise.” He declares emphatically that there is nothing to com. Promise, that the Presidency cannot and must not be the subject of dicker or barter between men of both Parties, and that the great issue of the day shall and must only be settled* by the strict carrying out of the letter and spirit of the coustitution, but not by apy bargain, While conceding that he wilt gladly submit tothe Presidency of Governor Tilden ifthe latter should be. lawfully elected by the House, and if the Senate should then elect him (Wheeler) its Prosident, he at the same time frankly confessed not only his be- lief that bo was already elected Vice President by the people, but also that, in his own individual opinion, the present situation opened no contingency in which the House could lawtully exorcise its prerogative of electing the Presideni. MR. WHEELER SKETCHED, Mr. Wheeler isa man of above the middle stature, round and plump like an apple dumpling, with a good. natured, round head, sitting firmly upon a rather fleshy neck; smooth face of fresh ruddy complexion, clour- with something Puritan in their rigidity little gray eyes, sot back in their sockets; a well rounded and retreating but not very high foro- head, streaked with hair of beautiful delicate silver, whith has a gracetul little wave infront, Mr. Wheeler looks like some comfortable, well-to-do Quaker, and there la something of the genuine countryman about his heartiness of manuer, He cordially advanced and took the writer’s hand, and, in answer to the query, ‘Have I the bouor to meet the Vice President?” said, with a deprecating smile, ‘The republican candidate for Vice President, my friend!” ‘There was something pleasant and hearty about this Quaker-like address of “iny friend!” “How does the present situation strike you, Mf. Wheeler ?”’ tho writer askea “IL have not been to Washington this session ana I really can therefore tell you very little of interest While the present contest is being waged it would not be becoming ip me, being personally interested in the result, to take part in it, I believe in the present situation the most decorous position which a candidate ean take is that of reserve—the less ho says the better.’” THY ABSURDITY OF A “COMPROMISE.” “You have probably read the statements that you are hostile toa compromise with Governor Tildeu by which he js to be elected President by the House and you Vice President by the Senate ?”” “Such statements are necessarily absurd,” he ro- plied, im bis quick, sharp, rugged way; ‘how can thero be any ‘compromise?’ I[ do not believe that the suifrages of the American people can be’ made the subject of dicker or barter. What right baveany mien to forestall the constitutional settlement of tho question by bargain, arrangement or compromise— cull it what you will? As to my submitting to servo under Goverror Tilden’s Presidency, if he is iawfully elected, what can Ido but to submit cheertully and respectfully? 1 may have my individual preterences, but if Governor Tilden is lawfully summoned by the House to the Presidency by a failure of the count, and it the Senate elects me Vice President | would, of coupe, yield to him that ready and hearty allegiance wath which every American citizen should submit to the lawfully chosen President, be he who he may,” “Let me ask you whethen you believe that you are alreudy elected by the people??? ‘There was 4 pause, Mr, Wheeler then slowly and solemnly said:—*1 do not conceal my ‘couviction that 1am elected.” “And can this election, as you regard it aa auch, be reversed by she uwetion of the House in throwing out the Louisiana or Florida votes?” CONGRESS NOT A RETURNING BOAKD. “{tisiny frm conviction that Congress can never be constituied a nationai canvassing or uruing board, The Congress cannot go behind the returas beyond the m question of the regularity of the certificates. Unverstand me clearly, tor it is a point on which I would not like to be misunderstood. The Congress cannot investi; whether Louisiana has goue for Tilden or Hayes; the action of the Returning Board on this point has been final and conclusive.” “And who decides as to regularity of the returns— Congress or the Vice President?” ‘This :# @ question on which I donot want to express myseif too treely. 1 will not assume to say Whose junction this is, The act of 1792 and the subsequent acis on the subject leave the duty of electing tue Presi- dent entirely to tho States. Tho whole theory of the constitution is that the people of the several Siatos and nota Congressional boara of national canvassers elect the President, Now, mind you, | have never scen the certificates—and for all 1 kriow they may all be irrogus Jar and may have to be ryected—bat it I can trust the newspaper reports that these certificates aro regular, then I can freely say that I believe Governor Hayes to Rave been legally, honestly and fairly electea by a majority of the Electoral College.” “Aud bow 1s Copgress to arrive at this result in the count when the Governor of Uregon has certified a jemocratic elector, and the House will probably try to hrow out the votes of Louisiana and Florida? Is this Joss to be oflset by throwing out Tiluen’s votes from Alabama aud Mississippi, a8 1s now hinted in some quarters?” Mr. Wheclor’s face assumed an expression of con- » Which was a trustworthy guide to his views, 8 1 bavo already told you I do not aamit the right of either or both branches of Congress to canvass the votes, The action of the State returning or canvassing boards being fi.al and conclusive, and a Majority of the electors legally chosen having voted for Governor Hayes, the only question before Congress ix:—‘1s that fact legally certified?’ If it is, the ques- ton ts settied, * And the Oregon difficulty—how Is that to be met?” “Tv 18 not worthy of serious consideration, The face of Cronin’s certificate shows that the three republican electors were chosen by the people, and two being a majority, they could legally fill the vacancy by the ap- pointment of anothe “And Florida and Louisiana?” THE CASK OF LOUISIANA. “1 understand that Florida bas been conceded to the democrats, so far as the Gubernatorial vote is concerned, However, the main fight will be over Louisiuna, In Louisiana it is my honest belief that if there had been a tree and fair vote, unobstructed by intimidation or fraud, the republicans would havo carried the State by at least 16,000, In the five ‘buil- dozed’ parishes the vory registration shows that these parishes belong to the republicans,” low do you arrive at that fact, Mr. Wheeler?” Why, everybody knows that in the South, and more particularly in Louisiana, the blacks are tepub- licaus. Now, in these parishes the registration shows that the blacks are in a great numerical majority und t the democrats claim to have carried them.” “Tue democrats clan that you yoursell, as a mom- ber of tho last investigating Committee, have sign. uzed the Louisiana Returning Board as great rascals Mr. Wheeler becatne thoroughly aroused at this a replied with much earnesiness:—h kno’ have plied this charge asa great handieof attack, itis atterly untrue. 0 dishonest or acted trom bad motives, I dety any mau to Huda line in my report in which I impugned their motives. All did say, and meant to say, Was that they had miswpplied the law; that is all. Tho law re- quired them, in cases of intimidation, to take the alll. te But 1 never charged and never said in | duvite in the parishes, at the several polls, and then and there to attach them to the returns, while thoy failed to ake such affidavits and subsequonuy threw Out Votes on charges Of intimidation without having complied with the letter ot the law. I bave the bigbext opinion of the personal integrity of Woils and Anders son. Both are pauive Louisiauians. Wells was a faith. ful Union man, who Was huutea with dogs through tho swampy by the rebels, while Anderson fought bravely on the Confederate side.” 4 “How about the negroes in tho Retarning Board?” “Ido not know so much about them.” WHAT WOULD Be “REVOLUTION 2? ‘*Do you anticipate any violence of trouble in case the Vice President announces Hay: bo House elects Tilden “No, my friend, [have too much confla judy a 2s the se of the American peoplo, What g0)d would resistance do? What can Mr, Tiiden do without aSenate’ He cannot even have a Cabinet without it, The House eanpot, in my opiuion, create the contingency which would’ enabie it to eleot the President, 11 it could, What good would it do to hold a Preswential election as jong as the House could ret astuc the result and proceed to eleet the residency ‘Tne House may do it Inwialiy, but if 1 does so atter the consuiaional authority, the Vice President, ty nounced the logul result, then it is more or less AS to any uprising, a violence, there won't be a pit of it The democrats will un- doabtodly provest to the last; there wili be much noise and clamor, but nothing more.”? PARSIMONIOU® PATRIOTS, “You do not (hink « democratic army could capture the government?’ was no quorum fa either House of the Missiesippi Le- gislature to-day. Tue trains aro all suow bouuw With imimitably dry humor Mr. Wovoler replied, 1 have never known an army to accomplish much by subscripion.” dir, Wheeler laid an unctuous om that they | y report that either Governor Wells or Anderson was | peo in the | the words rubscription” which med¢ Toom ooane very (uno Nd ot Enew 2 daniaee id uses OF their own Would detzay Weis ome. expenses oe FRE cm use kets to see that Mr, Tilden ts inaugurated; but they are generally men who do not go out after suudown, bre. the fight vahantly for poss olfices, but that’s about Mr. Wheeler's fuco as he said this remained per- fectly stulid, und nothing urbed itg Puritan severe ity. “My friend,” he continued earnestly, ‘‘our severe ment is not going to be wrecked on such a shoal as that. It is very natural that the democratic party, Laving been out of power #o long aud having come 80 bear euccess, should be tremendously ‘disappointed, and should clutch atanything that promises success; bu’ it is all talk, my friend. The American people will calmeacquiesce in the legally declared result.” GOVERNOR TILDEN NOT SANGUINARY. “What are Governor Tilden’s fighting proclivities, Mr. Wheeler?” “fdo not think he’s a sanguinary man at all,” ro- plied Mr, Wheeler, with mock serious detiberation, ‘1 served with bim in the Constitational Convention in 1807, and Lneyer noticed there that ighting na ‘onld he necessarily have to command his army ?’? suppose, it be claims to be President, he mast be Commander-in-Chief of the army and bavy—of some army aud vavy—and the regular United States army being commanded by President Hayes, ho would, of course, have to command bis own army.” “Do you believe that President Grant means to remain in power after the 4th of March ?”” “No, sir; I believe that ne more patriotic man than Grant’ draws breath in this country, and I beheve, there is no possibility ander which he can remain im power after the 4th of Mareh next.” “In case @ new election were agreed upon, would Senator Ferry then hold over f?” “I don’t know ubout that; but Grant would cere tainly not,” * Mr. Wheeler reiterated that he would scorn to accept power by chicabery or mtrigue, such a8 a s0-culled Scompromise” would necessarily imply, and altor heartily eulogizing Governor Hayes, of whose suc. cesstul administration be felt convinced, he closed the interview with these words :— “I do not believe that this dispute will be wholly an unmixed evil L.believe it is going to teach the people the macbinery of the Presidential election, which they have never understood beiore, and that it will be the means of averting such troublesome strife in the future.” MOSBY AND HIS REGIMENT, WasutxGrox, Deo, 29, 1876, To rue Epitor ov tHe HeKaLD:— In the report by your correspondent of a conversa tion with me 1 am represented as saying “that it Gen- eralGrant should iaugarate Governor Hayes that I would raise a regiment to support him,’? Your corre- spondent misunderstood or failed to repeat fully what I did say, which was substantially this:—That, belie ing as I do that Governor Hayes has been fairly electod, if, in accordance with constitutional forms and histori- cal precedents, such should bo the declared resuit, 1 would sustain General Grant im inaugurating him in the event of the Northern democrats offering resist. auce, 1 furthermore said that I bad no doubt but that, the Southern people would acquiesce in such a de- cision, and leave the Northern democrats to do the fignling for Tilden. Very respectfully, JOHN S, MOSBY, OUR NEW CONGRESSMAN. DAVID DUDLEY FIELD ELECTED TO CONGRESS FROM THE SEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DIS rThIcr, ‘The election tor a representative in the present Com gress from the Seventh Congressional district, to fll the vacancy occasioned by the @esignation of Mr, Smith Ely, Jr., was held yesterday, and was cone, ducted in a quiet, orderly mauner, In fact, no per- sou who was not previously uware of the tact would have known, {rom a tour through the Eighth, Tenth and Fourteerth Assombly districts, that an election was being hel Even in the barrooms there was lite tle or no excitement over the event ‘There were four candidates in the fleld—Davia Dud ley Field, the Tammany nemioce; Christian Goetz, re- publican; Andrew Watson and one smith, who classed themsei' as independents, The following is the re- suit of the vole cust in each of tho threo Assembly districts Field, 1,733 1,651 1,600 4,584 io Grand total......... 4, 1,435 Field's mojority over Goetz, 8,449. Coroner Eickbof, Tammany, was elected from this district to the Forty-titth Congr which assembles next March, by a majority of 6,962 votes, the total voto cast in the district being 19,274, the total demo. cratic vote cast then veing therefore 13,128, ADVANCE OF RAILWAY RATES, The railway passenger agents of the Erie, Hudson - River and New York Central and the Pounsyivania Railroad Company, in conference yesterday, made the following advances in ratea for first class passenger tickets, to take effect to day :— From Old Rate, New Rate, New York to Cleveland, Ohio. oe 88 00 $11 00 New York to Toledo, Ohio... New York to Detroit, Mich, New York to Chicago, Lil. Now York to St Louis, Mo. New York to Ladianapoli: Now York to Louisvilte, Ky.» New York to Cincinnati, Obio, ‘The present rate ovor the Krie tof @ drawback paid thore to holders of tx BUSINESS 'TOUBLES. The following assignments, with schedules, wer yesterday filed in the Court of Common Pieas:—John Hardman aud Thomas A. Dowling, comprising the drm of Hardman & Co, The liabilities are stated at $27,748 09 nominal assets; $113,863 29 real assets, Heury Boak to John C. Boak. Tho Habilitios a amount to $5,725 14; nominal assets, $7,825 1 assets $4,802 OF. — Suufried Doblin to Morria Metz. The liabilities are $3,757 57, and assets $1,462 60, The following assigninents wero also filed in the Uounty Clerk's office:—Daniel W. Perry to Henry lippens; Freengan, Barrents & Co, to Philip Borchardt. LIFE, DISEASE AND DEATH. Tho Heraxp last week published In detail the figures Tolating to the births, marriages and deaths in tnia city for the year 1576, minus the last wees of Decems ber. Tho following report, yesterday submitted ta the Board of Health by Registrar Nagle, of the Bureas of Vital Statistics, gives the figures for the year, tu cluding the last week of December :— Hxaurn Derantanyt ov tux Crry or New Youn, Buewau or Viran Stativtios, Jan, 2, 187" Day, M. D., Sanitury Superintenacat and 3 deaths registered during the week ig wn inerense of 41 ax compared wit nd 8S loss than the number rep lng week of 1875, The kof the past five years, and represents an sunual deat! Tate of 22.52 per 1.000 persons living, the population being estimated wt 1,009,008. The increase of deaths during the ¢ weok wasdue to the fol 1; sowrlashs Warrant discnoes past compared with the typhoid fever, 6; puerperal diseases, 2; bronchict pneumonia, 1; marasmus and scrofula, 4, and nery onses, 1. Of those deaths 73 were in institutions, h containing three fumili less, 2663 in houses bo first, tho vasement floor, 10 49 on the fourth, 9 oa mM on the third, 7,008 marriages, Teported to hava occurred 11 cont were lies or more), mortality nt houses (houses eo1 tin houses containing Ginciuding shautios), 247 of Xo per sand boarding houses, | tm institut , 27008 ver cent not porcontin streets, rivers, yards, &e. The floors up sen, houses contaming three arding houses cecurred are ieee Hoor, G17 fifth, 282; th and loss aud ullows, viz Hasen fi si, third, 4,000 ‘ farnities wn Dart of the yeat, whew the present xy plote ws it fh w din tho early oi WAH DOL so comn= The hichest monthly number of deaths reported was im July 4.174), March and Aucunt following wext in nuiner And 2,752 respectively, The highest J order with 2.70: mn we during the wook ending July 15, 1 1.208 ich fx within 008 of the total iuortality f November (18°) hich had the umber of dewths reporte weekly mortality was daring 1 and 25, which hud 413 deaths . the mortality ‘reported daring the K ending J The highost monthly number af deaths reported in tenement hy wasdnring the monti ot July (2.410) and the lowest was during the month of Now vein ber (et). the nutaber of deaths reported during the yenr 1870 from, q 7 mi “ 1M rom eoarianinn wed diphtheria, 4 years, 2 months, 1 s croup, 2 years, 7 months, a h the qhlrd The averned ave years, 2 mouths, md, 2 . ot 81.05 per cont of the deaths and uring the year, wasin the pind aie Lutheran, 4.987; Ong y “2041 |b rs 1,072, Cypross Lill ‘+. months, for the year 1476, ‘The actual morality, by wats the principal exuses. WIT probably be ready for the’ next weekly meoting of the Board. The reported mortality refers only to the number of certificates of is rocerved during the year, Kespectiully | Poe estat Bt