The New York Herald Newspaper, January 18, 1877, Page 6

ANOTHER GREAT FORGERY. An Adroit Swindler Escapes with $60,000 in Gold. THE UNION TRUST COMPANY'S LOSS. A Life’ Insurance Company's Paper Skil- fully Counterfeited. HOW THE FORGERS WORK. Wall street circles were somewhat excited yesterday Morning by the discovery of a forgery to the umount of not leBs than $64,000 on the paper of the New York Life Insurance Company, whose offices are at No, 346 Broadway, During the morning vague rumors were aflout to the effect that while the cashier of the com- pany was balanemg his bvoks, on Tuesday, o forged | ebeck to the amount named above was discovered, ‘The facts in the case, so far as disclosed, are given below :—— ‘The attention of Mr. Morris Franklin, president ot the company whose paper has been falsified, was di- reoted to a check for the sum of $64,000, to which his mame was attached. The cashier bad discovered another check for $150,000, pearing the same number as the suspected one. The latter purported to have been drawn by the New York Life Insurance Company egainst the Union Trust Company, ot No. 76 Broad- way, under dato of January 2 By referring to the check book it was found that a stub there accounted for the "ger sum, but po corresponding evidence ap- peared to vouch for the genuineness of the lesser one. President Franklin, immediately after examining the eporious check, pronounced his name thercon to be a clever forgery. Upon comparison it appeared that the two checks differed from cach other in several es- sential particnlars, ThooMecers of the Union Trust Company wero without delay put in possession of those disagreeable facts, nnd evinced a great deal of sarprise. That coppany had, on the 2d instant, certified tho forged check under the following peculiar circumstances :— ‘ THE DECEIVED BROKER. Mr, G. L. Maxwell, a broker, who dees business at No, 16 New street, said that about the beginning of this month a stranger presented him on the street with a letter, which the new comer alleged came from President Franklin, containing a request tbat the brokor would state upon what condition he cou'd un- dertake to act in the capacity of a Snanctal agent for the New York Lito Insurance Company. M®. Maxwe! who, by the way, does not state the name of this new acquaintance, did not then give a definite reply to the proposal about the agency, On the 3d the stranger, it is alleged, made bis appearance a sec- ond time, and then had acquired such influence with Mr. Maxwell thut the latter consented to purchase gold to tho amount of $60,000 or thereabouts for bim, a commission which was fulfilled. To pay for the gold a check for $64,000, certitiod by tho cashier of the Union Trust Company, was given to Maxwell, and this pretended voucher found its way, in the usual rou- tine of basiness, to the office of the com- pany which, tt was supposed, had drawn the paper, and was ther pronounced to be an adroit forgery. Mr. Georgo lL, Maxwell, the deceived broker, |: brother of Mr. W. J. Max- well, of the firm of Clark, Dodge & Co., bankers, at the corner of William and Wall streets, The forged levers purporting to come from Mr, Morris Franklin aro in the bands of Mr. Edward King, Prestdens of the Union Trust Company. This gentleman, alter admit- ting that a forgery nad beon committed which would involve loss tothe corporation which he reprecents, declined to say anything further about the matter. He believed that the perpetrator of the crime would be epeedily brought to justice. MR, HATCH’S STATEMENT. Mr. Hatch, of the firm of W. T. Hatch & Co., bankers, of Wall street, said yesterday that a man named Blood, a broker, who is in the office of Mr. Maxwell, at No. 16 New street, bought from thoir tirm ou the Sth inst, go'd to the amount of $9,500, giving a check on tho Cnion Trust Company in payment. The check was in- Blood and two or three others. Messrs, Match, in: i of giving coin to Bivod, pad him ina check lor above amount on the Bank of New Yor! Wall street. The officers of the last named corpot appeared to know nothing of the transaction, Meantime Hateb & Co. have published the following::. dorsed by otiating onr check No. 10,392, f New York, certified by the bunk, stopped ow ecount of traud. . HATCH & SONS. A visit to the office of Mr. Blood, No. 16 New street, found that gentleman in, but in a rather flurried Manner he reiused absolutely to throw any light on the subject, The public MR. FRANKLIN'S STATEMENT. ‘The President of the New York Lilo Insurance Com ny, Mr. Morris Franklin, was called upon yesterday, fh answer to an inquiry he raid:--The forgery was uot discovered by the officers of the insurance company till Tuesday last, when tho cashier, while balancing the accounts, discovered a discrepancy of $64,000 which could not accounted for, Jt was known that no such payment had been made, and yet an over- drait of 264,000 upon the Union Trust Company wan debited to their account, as evidenced by the checks sent ip, One check for the cxact amount of tho de- ficiency vas then closely scrutinized by the cashier wnd submited for inspection to the other officers of the insurance company. ‘A SKILPUL COUNTERFEIT. Alter a close examination it was pronounced a forgery, the paper, engraving and signatures being all imitates The signatures were admirably counte Jeited, and Mr. Franklin said that be should not have been able himsolf to detect their fraudulency. Tho | paper of the check was, however, somewhat coarser than that used by the company, and iis length was considerably less than that of the genu- ine ones. The check was at once returned to the Union Trust Company and its eba eheck had, however, been certified by that company, the loss will aecessarily fall upon them, and he rup- pored they would not hesitate to assume it, He vhonght it somewhat strange ‘hat the broker shoula bave recetved tho orders of the insurance company to buy gold, for he had supposed it well known on the Street, that vo purchase of the sort was ever made by the company, although it was pot an untrequent practice for them to make gold sales, The orders as well as the check were forged, and the countorfeiter should be credited with very clever bit of imitation. He did not know what ps had been taken to arrest the man, but thought that it would not have becn difficult tor him to have reached somo place where he could enjoy his earnings mm reasonable security. ’ MAXWRLL’S BAD LUC! called at the ret A Heraup reporter L. Maxwo!l, No. 250 West Twenty-thy night. He found that the above n: gentioman bad returned to his house, but i an unlooked for way, baving been injured quite seriously on one of the city horse cars. His injury was such as to need the help of two oF three gentlemen. who assiated him hom: bad retired, and was sufloring g! hin accident, No one at the house could give the Jeast information on the subject of the forgery, His injuries will confine bim to his house for several days. ‘THK ART OF FORGERY. An old detective gave the ‘silowing description of the modus operandi in such forgeries:—The first step is | to ‘somo transaction with the banker, broker or life insurance company whose check is to be counter. feited. As soon as tho cbeck is obtained a lithographer (provided the check is a lithographed one) is set to owe ‘This being done, the two cent re whieh 1 ip bas to be en, portions of the task. 4 or ‘‘writer’ is steadily em- rtating the signature of the origi ‘The nerial number of the check they have obtained will be, say 2,000 odd, and the forgers will make their engravo vumber, say 2,600 odj, to allow for those th ‘been issued in the meantime, The forged check is now numbered, dated and siznod, ‘Dut no sum is inserted in the body. The next thing to do is to find & pursbaser for it like Mr. G. L. Maxwell, above * mention and the services of a weil dressed §=and phot are brought into requisition, Ho gocs to abi Mee and says he wants to buy so much gold, and asks wha fn currency. The amount Is told him, and bo plis up the chock for tho desired amount. The broker then remarks that as he does not know the holder of the cbeck he would like to have it certified nefore ting it. ‘uh, certainly, by all means} perhi lerk take it to the ban sn on Biv ork to tho bank, enters with him ¢ iolnether the eheck is certitied by the bank cashier, It itis be retarns ahead site the broker's offiee and giv: ea ik inal cheek. you wonld and have it weil; if not, be gives him o ap ioncapef Jive casein band and js work. Devactive Sampson tag st up. 4 CASES OF CONSCIENCE. pptenotairs Yesterday the balves of six Bfty dollar bills wore re- ecived at the Revenue ities seb Mgt de stating that the otber & Wasuiog La meking $800, the amount . sonder ‘defranded the government, About bas been received in this way ‘at tho Brooklyn forged | er was acknowledged by their officers, As the | He | from the pain ot | will cost | | the NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JANU. THE GENEVA AWARD. Nuw Yor, Jan. 17, 1877. To tux Epitor or the Herat. Your columns of to-day printa letter from Mr. R. 8. Spoflord, solicitor, that purports to sct straight wrong impressions that the pubhe mind might have received from publications in the Svening Post, in which they quote the London Times on the Geneva award. Mr. Spofford is evidently not in favor of allow: ing underwriters any consideration, and, as is equally evident, is an advocate for war premium claimants, As ward ure not mere spoils for tants, but ore suppesed be an indemnity citizens suffering by thy Alabama depredations, | w: ask, a8 one of those prrsens, for a hea in ani to Mr. Spoflord’s letter published, thi give a wrong puvlis impression, to claims wader th d rd, for which val under the firm belief that said in the Geneva award was a good ana substantial one. My beliet still is that it can be prove there seems to be S serpte left over trom the in their award and Mr. Spofard’s lett that the underwriters bi that to pay to the underwriters the paorertz, upon which they paid to tht joss would be to pay the underwriters twice, in: ag they have been paid for their loss once by ti premiums receive Leta straight, fulr look at the matter convince any one whether the owner of tho salvage Is the insured or the underwriter, The Jaws of nations and she usages of commerce, evor since commerce began, recognize the underwriter as having subrogated to him the rights of insui and salvages under total losses paid are always resto to the underwriter, It it ts argued that the underwriter received an extra rato which compensated him for tho losses he suffered by war that does not constitute the imgured the owner of any salvages under the risk, Nor can any presto-cbange constitute some teal third party un owner of 1, The contract wai the insured pay to the underwriter a certain wi premium and assign to the underwriter their (the insured) right, title and interests to any salvages that might follow upon disaster, provided the underwriter pay to the insured the loss by disaster; no third party a8 apy interests in the matter. If it is argued that {bese insurers, whe paid extra war premiums without | recovering from underwriters uny losses by disaster, were nevertheloss Josers of their extra premium paid, that does nbt give them any interest in the salvage from sometfody else’s venturc, which they had notn- ing to do with whatever. Furtber, such insurers woro no losers at all; for every merchant knows that protit ig always added to costs, and that insurance premiuins are always counted in cosis. Who thatever held an invoico in his hands need be told that? sothat neither exporter, importer nor midaleman were losors by extra premiuins; enly the consumers are afiected. The maritime luws of nations and the usages of commerce do not regard the consumer directly however, they regard the parties fcrnisbing to consumers, the party venturing on the seas and bis underwriter, seeking to encourage them in order that consumers may have the benefit of their enterprise, This the Geneva arbitra. | ed the underwriter and aw&rded to joney lies at Washington for him to-day, inal n interest in those underwriters’ claims, a roperty as much as though a verse! had purchased or @ house or a plece of Iand—pur- chi when it was not dreamed of tbat underwriters would ve thrown out by juggling that Ignores the maritime laws ct nations, the uiagos of commerce and the intention of the award itself, Very respectiully, RICHARD B. PARKER, No, 81 Cedar street. LIFE INSURANCE. SECURITY STOCKHOLDERS CALLED UPON TO RE- TUBN MISAPPLIED DIVIDENDS. The stockholders of the Security Life Insurance Company are not resting upon a bed of roses, For five yours past they have received dividends which, it now appears, there were no carnings to justify, The total amount thus paid to them was $66,000, being an an- nual dividend of twelve per cent on the capital stock of $110,000. Receiver Wickham has called upon them individually to return the amounts, with interest, to the rightful owners, the policy holdors. Itis believed that many of the stockholders wero ignorant of the lamentable condition and traudulent Management of the corporation antil the final exposé wus made, Some of them offerea to return the mis- applied dividends even before they were requested to do so, apd it i thought that bat little diMoulty will be found in coliecting the whole amount ‘This is something gained, though but a small drop toward making up dolicrency of over $2,000,000. The Toceiver is constantly im receipt of communications from lawyers representing policy holders’ claims, the frequency of which indicates that many of the con- tract owners arc employing legal assistance in the set- tlement of their claims. Several of the parties so rep- rosented are evidently of the poorer class, who prova- bly sappose that legal advice 14 unavoidably necessary. Such persons shou!d understand that their just claims Iready included in the Itabilities of the company, and that whatever due them when dividends are declared will bo paid without difMficulty, Tne receiver ig their proper attorney, and their expectations from the company are not sufficiently large to warrant an indulgenee in needless legal advice, ‘An annual meeting of the directors of the Mutual Lite Insurance Company was held yesterday, when Mr, P. A. Granniss, formerly secretary of the Metro- politan, was elected one of the vice presidents. ‘THR STATE SENATE INQUIRY. ‘The adoption by tbe State Senate of the Bixby reso- lution requiring all tho insurance companies to give the saluries paid to the officers, &c., will, it 18 believed, reveal some extraordinary figures and some peculiar mothods of doing business by some of the companies. THE DESTITUTE. A VISIT TO THE DOWNTOWN POLICE STATIONS, The idle mon still continue to seek rofuge on the Island, notwithstanding the relief now afforded by tho charitable societies, At the Tombs yesterday about a | dozen respectable men were awaiting transter to the Workhouse, Laving voluntarily asked for committal, AHmu_p reportor yesterday visited several of the downtown police stations, making inquiry as to the number of poor people who apply nightly for lodging. The sergeant in charge at the Twenty-teventh precinct ba house stated that be did not notice any partic- lar increase in the number of lodgers, and tbat there were very few applicants from among the working classoe, At the New street station house the sergeant stated that never in wis polico expericnce bud he seen so many respectable men seeking tor lodging and ood. ‘There must, he said, be about 500 men looking for a lodging every night throughout the city, There was no place for them to be attended to, Ho thought that there should be some large central lodgmy house where all these people could be recoived—if for no other reason than to give these destivute people a ebance to cleau themselves, Nearly all those people, he said, who came nightly for lodging to station houses were covered with vermin, and had no opportunity to. wash themroives. At the Sixth precinct station house the sergeant stated that the number of ‘revolvers’ nighuy was very large. Each night there were about thirty lodgers in the station house, but the number of idieworkivg men upplying was inconsiderabic, Re- | spectabie applicants, the sergeant stated, were seat to the lodging house at the corner of avenue D and Tenth street, At the Fourth precinct station house it wus stated by the sergeant that there were about the usual number of “bummera’’ nightly lodged, but that very few of tne idis workingmen, He real distress oxisted where it was seldom e station bonuses tickets were supplica for orner of avenue D and Tenth ct was Fupplied tsoup kitchen, CHRATING. poor, President Bren! ot the Board of Charities and Correction, yesterday personally supervised the weigh- ing of coal issued to the poor, and ip a great nuinbor ot cases found the weight short. Ho will ‘preter com- plaints against the contractors and an Investigatiou will be made into the ter. COAL FOR THK POOR. The city bas purchased 3,600 tons of coal, at $4 23 Per ton, ior distribution among the outdoor poor, A PATRONAGE FIGHT. Since the appointment of the new Board of Police Justices, the legality of the appointment of janitors | to the various police courts by the police justices, has | been a debated question among clty politicians, Tho police justices on one side and the Commissioner of Public Works on the other claim the patronage ‘The justices appointed their janitors — undor the law of 1573, and en tne Department ot Public Works’ appointing other janit the tben Comptroller recognized the latter and refused to pay the falarics of the tormer, who thereupon sued the city. The case w: jecided in their javor by who equenily the Department of procured the repeal of a resolution Board of Aldermen giving the police yd the right of appointment and finally tho Board of Apportionment transferred trom the judiciary account tothe credit of the Department of Public Works the am necessary to pay the salaries of the various janitors. Commissioner Campbell, of tho | Department of Pubitc Works, has already, it 1s understood, appointed janitors for cacu ‘ot the | criminal and civil courts, Edward racks, appointed janitor of the Essex Market rt by Commissioner Uampbell, yesterday morning called wt the court, and, net being recognized by Justice Wandell, who was on tho bench, left the building. At tho Washington Place Police Court the new janitor has not yet put in an appearance, ‘there will be a lively fight over the matter, PROFESSOR DOREMUS ROBBED. of Profeseor Doromus, on Flatbush THE MEXICAN MUDDLE. There 1s arumor efloat in this city, which has been traced to a reliable svurce, to the effect that at last ex- President Lerdo isin a fair wey of regaining his lost power. It @ claimed by a confidential iriend of Lerdo that be bas received telegraphic despatches dating four or five duys back, which gtate that the deposed President wns advancing from the West and threatening the city of Mexico. Lerdo is re- to havo 15, men at bis back; and t it be true, as claimed, that the States of Jatisco, | Michoacan aud ore in pew may. a ti place, jor tions can be'eom- ed and his army ing to |, however, wer at the capital apd ex- his rule over the Southern States of the Kepublic, probably be able to keep up a show ment oe Nort me aoe ai present chaos may be the pablic of the Sierra Madre, A eral break fotlow, and the whole scheme o! portion of Mexico whieh 1 ib degree of north latitude will be at last real new irontier | h 4 then be one drawn from Cape COUNTERFEITERS' THE CITY FLOODED. WITH’ SPUBIOUS SILVER MONEY—COINS THAT DECEIVE 4LL BUT EX- PERTS. Ever since the introduction of silver coin as a cir- culating medium the cupidity of couaterfelters bas been aroused, and thousands of dollars in spurious silver has been and ts daily being ciroulated without any one, except he bo # good judge of ‘shard casb,”” bell ny the wiser. Mr. J. F. Taudy, Chief Expert in the Coin Division of the Sub-Treasury, has come across alot of the spurions staff, which has detected by “fecling” only. The ‘ring’? of the pieces is as true as that of the genuine coin, DENOMINATION OF COUXTERFSIT SILVER, Halt auilar a A aanrter dollar pioces are the leading coins manufactured by the counterieers, not only more easily ut y a pre than dimes and half dimes, Unsuspecting persons in binges cars and stores hardly tak cond look at PRQFITs. silver pi easily deceived if they sor or floor, owing to its silvery milling aud design are periect. Tho bey is a half doliar countertelt piece bing Atty gre Tho following result Ja sho { dollars on composition a perfoct.”” Mr, Tat id coins which bave every aprenenes ot genuine, being full woight and tone. The $20 picces are sawed in two and filled in with platinum, which is worth only $6 per ounce and wolgbs much heavier than gold. of these coins came to the counter at the Sub-Treasury among other money and was thrown out, Op cuttipg it it was found to bo filled with the baser i) gold only $6, Eagles filied in a similar nm d so in proportion. Some of the $20 drilled in after the gold was 4 done with a lathe, by which about the value of $1 26 1s turned off the rim of a twenty-dollar piece without detection ox- cept by ap expert. Une-doilar pieces contain pri cent base metal and sixty per cent gold. At leas! $00 worth of silver alone on an average 18 thrown out at the Treasury Department as counterteit, and in gold sometimes as muny bundreds. ‘The government is making every effort in its power to suppress counterfe'ting, but 18 evidently making ittle headway. THE NEW YEAR'S HOMICIDE. JAMES BLAKE HELD FOR CAUSING THE DEATH OF JOHN M’DONALD, An investigation of the Eighth ward tragedy was held yesterday by Coroner Woltman. 1¢ resulted in the committal of the prisoner, James Biake, in con- formance with the jury’s verdict, “That John Me- Donald catne to bis death bya e hands of James Blake, on the corner uf Do: and Varick streets, on January 1, 1! The history of the occurrence bi in the Herat. Jobn McDonuld was shot temple, tt was said, by James Blake, aged tweoty-on a packing box sawyer, of No, 220 Varick st ing an altercation concerning payment for some Tois altercation took place at the corner of Varick aad Dominick on the evening of Several people jed as before, stating tha prisoner was the man who fired tho shot whieh re- sulted 60 fatally to McDonald. Deputy Coroyer Cush- man said that he made Lie oe 8 on tbe budy of Jubn McDonald, at the New York Huspital,, on Janu- ary 11, and that death was caused soltening of the Fc brought about by a pisiol shot wound jn the ad. ‘The prisoner is a good looking young man, who has hitherto borne an excellent character, He pleaded Lot guilty, but was held without bail, CARRYING THE MAILS. Generally speaking the mails arrived yesterday nearly on time, and were distribgted im good season. The exception to the rule were the north mails, which came in some eight hours behind time: = The mails on the Erie, duo at hall-past seven o’clock yesterday — had not been received at # late hour lant night. Owing to the devolopments tn the Kelly-Crofutt- Colling robbery, whero mail bags while in transit trom Jersef City to the Grand Central Depot were stolen from the wagons, the Dodd Express and Transporta- tion Company. Iding the contract, have endeavored to muke ih improvement: will obviate any furtber difficulties of this nature. Mr. Theodore superintendent of tb railway mail in this y yosterday, and, in connection w: A. 3. Dodd, approved of a mail van whieb will carry the mails safely ai A contract has been epterod inta for the large and asmail mail van, whieh ure to be closed and provided with doors and jocks. Tho driver will sit on the outside, Onl iL at one depot the route the vap, lock 1 up wi to be unfastened by the agent at the receiving depot, thus keeping the pouches under lock and key during transportation through the city, Allof tne wagons of the contractor are to be fitted ‘or carrying the mails 10 this city in a similar mana TAKING HIS LEAF. At the Essox Market Court yesterday, Martin BR. Brennan, aged twenty-two, of No. 191 Avenue B, wus charged with burglary by officer Flynn of the Seven- teenth precinct. The facts wore that Mr. Georgo Fritz, a tobacco and cigar manufacturer, of No. 190 avenue A, was awakened yesterday mornihg by hearing a noise jo his cellar, ana caught Brennan in the act of car- tying away 900 pounds of leal tobacco valued at $600 le shouted for assistance, and officer Flynn arrested Brennan. Held in detautt of $2,000 bail. AN’ INCORRIGIBLE, iron cheste. For the fourtn time during the past year, Mrs, Campbell, of No, 100 West Twenty-cighth streot, ap- peared at the Washington Place Court yesterday a8 complainant against ber son William, agea seventeon years, whom she charges with crand larceny. Un ene former oceasions, when she had him arrested ona similar charge, shé cither begged him offor failed to appear against him. In the present case ete discovered that he had unlocked the room occupsed by Mr, David Fitagerala, by means ot a falve key, und stolen a it vaiued at $35, and a wrapper, valued at $6, In court yesterday he admitted ihe wrapper, but denied the | coat Justice Murray held him ior trial BEGINNING EARLY. Henry Garnon, aged twolve years, waa found carly yesterday afternoon in the unoccupied houve No, 20 Macdougal street. The boy had opened one of the basement windows and packed up $10 worth of gas fixtures ready for removal. Justice Murray yesterday afternoon heid the boy for trial in detaait of $300 bail. OIL INSTEAD OF GAS, Among matters of importance which were disoussed by the Park Commissioners at thei rogular meeting yesterday afternoon was tho subject of lighting the aircets with ofl instead of gas, They finally concluded, by way of an experiment, to allow the Now York and Now Jersey Gaslight companies to light Battery Park otter their nted pri their Gxtures during the months of Feb March. [his company offers to light th filty conts Iessa month per lamp than the gas com- panies, Battery Park has 186 lamps, and this will be a saving, it continued for a year, of $1,116 tm thas por- tion of tho city alone. A SHAKY BRIDGE. ‘The Park Commissioners have appealed once more to tho Board of Apportionment tora sufficient allow. ance of moncy to repair Central Bridge over Harlem River, This bridge bas been for g jong time tn a vory unsafe condition according. to tho report of the engi- neer. The Commissioners have vrdered the engineer to close the bridge to the public a8 s00n as he such a course becessary. UNION HILL'S SENSATION, The Township Committec of Union Hill, N. J., have resuived to arrost citizens in arrears for pert and hold them ih person till the money also intend to levy on the furniture of the avenue, was entercd by means of false koys on Mon- day night last and robbed of Jewelry valuod at $500, ‘The validity of these proceedings will be contested in the courts, BOARD OF EDUCATION. ° PROVIDING AGAINST PANICS—TESTING CANDI- DATES FOR TEACHERS— ECONOMY. Preeisoly at four o'clock yesterday afternoon tho Board of Education met in their hall, corner of Grand and Elm streets, President Wood in the chair, and the following Commissioners presont :—Baker, Beards lee, Cohen, Dowd, Goulding, Halsted, Kane, Schell, Traud, Vanderpool, Vermilye, Walker, Watson, West, Wetmore. Wheeler, Wilkins and Hazeltine, YEKS VOR LAWYERS. A communication was received from 8, E. Churea, counsel for G P, Isaacs, urging the payment of a claim by said Isaacs for about $4,000 for contract work, for whieh judgment bas been obtained. Messrs. Walker, Beardslee and Watson '@ appointed a cominitiec to carry the caso to a higher court, PR HON AGAINST PANICS, On motion of ti mmitice on Buildin, ed that twas inexpedient to place it was re- abe: Jurisdiction to train the pupils yy Mcans of drill, that they may on a sudden em gency bo able to leave the building in the shortest possible time, aud without contusion or panic. CANDIDATES YOR TEACHERS, tion of the Committee on Teachers it was resvived the Superintendent keep a register of the graduates of the College und others desiring positions 18 teachers im the public schools, with their residences and special capabilities, &c., und that the City Superimtendent be directed to detail im selected schools, on trial us teachers, such candi- dates, and keep a record o1 their aptitude for teaching and pudotuality of attendance, to ve obtained by monthly reports furnished vy the principals of the schools to which such candidates may be assigned. The trustees of tho several wards to be tornished with @ copy of this reguiawon, so that they may be ad- vised as to the manner in which efficient teachers may be obtained, ‘1h resolution is not intended to Inter. fero with the legal right of trustecs to appoint teachers whenever vacancies ovcur, CUTTING DOWN EXPENSES. A resolution was offered by Mr. Dowd, requesting the Bylaw Committee to submit amendmonts to the bylaws which wil bring the amount to be expended during the ensuing year within the limit of tne appro- Priation pluced at the disposal of the Board, A discursion arose betwecn Mr bBeardslee, who moved thatthe resolution be referred to the Bylaw Committee, and Mr. Hazeltine, whe urged that the ter of cconomizing exponses was now in the hands Committee on Salaries und Economy. Messrs. Watson, West, Goulding and oilers took Part in the wiscussion. Tho suggestion of Mr. Hazeltine prevailed and tho resolution was referred to the Committee on Salarics and Economy. ‘The Hoard en adjourned to tho 7th of February, TRAINING SCHOOL FOR NURSES, The fourth annual mectiag of the first school ostab. shed in the United States for tho training of medical and surgical female nurses was held in Grace chapel, Fourteenth street, yesterday ‘afternoon. Rev. Dr. Henry C. Potter proaded, and Rev. Chandler Robbins acted assecrctary, The annual report was read, The following is a brief austract:— ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ¥OCIXTY, In January, 1876, a number of our inilucntial cit!- zens, whu had examined the wogk of the school and were satisfied with 114 results, isyded an appeal to the publi to contribute to its support, as they were con- vinced of its success und vaue, and would consider it a public calamity if its usefuluces should be checked for want of funds. The appeal was suc- ceastul. From 9 wards, with 160 beds and 31 nurses on ist of February last, wo have new 12 wards, wih 192 beds and 50 nurses. Ten trained nurses are at present dotatled for private ser- cases havo ucen attended during the year, and uurecs have been sent to Albany, Newport, Saratoga, Philadelphia, Newark, Orange and Brooklyn. A Class of six nurses gradauted and re- ceived diplomus in May and another in October. Thanks are offered to the physicians and surgeons, as well as to the house staff, for the valuable lectures and bedside instruction they have given the nurses. To he Warden of the hospital and his subordinates tho ty 18 indebted for unvurying kindness and assisi- ance, ‘ Tho Treasurer’s report showed the receipts for the 19,105 70, of which there is a valance on hand (December 31, 1876) amounung to $709 13, The principal expenditures were pay for nurses, $6,796 77; expenses of home for nursce, $6,734'48. ‘Tho following 18 a list of olticers of the in- stitution for the ensuing year resident, Mrs, Alex under Hamilton; Vice President, Mrs. Joseph Hobson; Corresponding Secretar: y, Mrs, Robert Woodward; Re- cording Secretary, Mrs, £. N. Crosby; Treasurer, Mrs. Charles Tracy. Mra. Kuphemia Van Rensselaer was clocted an hon- orary member ot the society amid applause, Dr. Alpheus Crosby delivered an appropriate address, in which he impressed upon the purses the necessity Of absolute secrecy in all matters relating to the au- ments of their patients as the gine qua non ol! thelr training es narses, und gave some other whulesomo advice to those who had undertaken the laborious but Christian task of attending tho beaside of the sick and dying. Rev. Dr. ‘taylor, of the Broadway Tabernacle, Siso made a few remark: AN EX-JUDGE'S '8 TRUSTEESHIP. To Tus Evitor or Tox HkRALD:—~ My attention was called lato last evening to an article in your issue of yesterday relating to Point Lookout and some litigation concerning !t, The fact that the guit 1s still ponding before the referee appointed by the Supreme Court is, in my judgment, sufficient reasou to warrant a refusal on my part to be drawn into a public discussion of the same in the newspapers at this time, It is, however, due to justice to state that the opinions by the referce, on the several questions which bave arisen in the case, aro in his possession, and may, no doubt, be readily referred to by any person desiring to obtain his views of the case. 1 cluim that bis decisions fully sustain me, and that the statements published by you, so far as thoy reflect upon myse! ire erroneous and unwarranted. For the information of those who have not the timo or inclination to examine the ref- erec’s opinions, I would state that of the $40,864 50 re- ceived of the government, the referee decided that $20,000 and $5,000 were at once paid by me to the for+ mer owners of the property, with the consent of the plaintifis, 8nd in pursuance of arrangements made lon, previously, and under which the claim had been col- lected. Also, that long bofuro obtaining the property I had aavanced of my own monoys, tor the benefit of the plaintiffs, $5,092 40; and he allowed me that sun with interest, amounting to $780 33, making a total of $6,472 73, This sum and intorest, and the rl her to the tormer owners, amounted to $31,472 74. After examination as to the services rendered by me, the time and labor spent therein anu the result obtained, the referee iixed 4heir Feasonable value at $12,000, making, with th ments 80 allowed, $43,472 73, or more than I! bud collected from the govern- ment. Thero are othor claims and payments mado oy not yet hep fl passed npon by the reterce and refore not rtatod here. This agcount was rendered some years aco, How far it shoald subject me to cen- sure 1 think may be safely left to the public to deter- mine, y Treason of this litigation, was more than wevepty-s!x years oid betore he over saw me, and at- tained the somewhat advanced oge of eighty-four years, might it not bo ns fair to assume that the litigne tion projemged as that ortened bis lite? And may not lwigants take courage if longevity is thus to be the comateral result of legal proceedings Again, persons of an inquiring mnind, seoking infor- kind published by you, or the source of its ineptration, may, perhaps, proper conclusions from the tact that, some years ago, the attorney for the plaintits served me with a notice that all tho right, title and interest of the plaintiffs had been assigned to and was held und owned vy niin personal CLEN BIRDSEYE, New York City, Jan. 17, 1877. . GOD AND MAMMON. A small but enthusiastic number of gentiomen met yesterday at the rooms of tho underwriters, Nos,,156 and 158 Broadway, to consult upon the establishment ofa daily union prayer meeting in the Mining and Stock Exchange, corner of Pine and Nassau streets, Rev. Mr. Bromiey, of Yonkers, acted as chairman and Henry Kimball as secretary. Mossrs. Kimball, Peer Dwyer, the revivalist; A. G. Allen, J, H. Giibert and L B. Beeeee took part in tho discussion, Mr. Allen wanted the business in all the banks of the city opened daily with prayer. A brother wh much vebomence railed at the Fulton street praycr meet- ing for not praying the rumshops out of the building where they meet; another wanted tho promoters of this new mission to go to the poor with a joal in one hand and the Bivlo in tho other, and still another wanted the old Post Office changed in:o a groat temple for the conversion of down‘own sinners, Thero will be an adjourned meeting held to-morrow at the same place and hour for permanent organization, The Meeting closed with the Doxology and prayer, THE ONLY TRUE CH TRUE CHURCH, A controversial sermon will be proached this evening ‘at seven o'clock, by Rey. Fathor Damon, 8. J., now conducting a mission In St. Teresa’s church, in this city, Father Damen invites Protestants to attend, and ho Promisen to prove, ho says, to their sal tion that “the Catholic Church is tho only true Church on eurtb.”” Y ‘PROPAGATION. Rocnxster, Jan. 13, 1877, To tax Eprror or tix Hrrato:— Parties desiring to procure brook trout and selmon tfout for stocking the wators of New York State can do wo by addressing the undersigned, who will send them on the partios paying the travelling oxpenses of a mes- and giving full directions, the route to come wen and who to call on for a setule te ser N, Rochester, N. ¥. TROUT ARY 18, 1877.—WITH SUPPLEMENT. (eee. as tho party who js alleged to havo | t qMution a8 to the motives prompting an article of tho | THE RAILWAY HAPPY FAMILY. NO DISCRIMINATION IN FREIGHTS—HARMONI- OUS ACTION OF THE GREAT TRUNK LINES. The great trunk railway lines carrying West bound freight ure now in tho condition of a happy family, all oppesigg interests having been rmonized on De- cember 18 last, and consequently the rumors of a newal of the freight war that have been circulated. about the city lor several days past no founda- tion in fact, The agrecment wntered into by the com- | peting Iines—the New York Central, the Pennsyl- vania Coniral, the Erie ana the Baltimore and Ohio— ou that day was on the basis of 50 cents per 100 pounds for first class ircight trom New York to Chi- cago. This rate tothe latter sty is the basis upon which all freight rates are made, Thore are five | classes of freight at tify, forty-five, forty, thirty and twenty-five cents per 109 pounds respectively. It was rumored a few days ago that tho Erie and New York Central had declined to advance their rates in con- formity with the schedule which bad been prepared | ard adopted by the Ponnsylva: and Baltimore and Onio, but thy was found to be merely the hesitating action of the Ireight ugents of those lines in Chicago, and appled only to East bouad freight. As soon as detinite ructions were received by tnoir agents the rates were made to conforin with the others. year the amount of West bound Irvight way: jt, and, owing to the unsettled condition of business, consequent upon the political excitement, it is this your even lighter than usual, while the amount of East bound freight is very heavy. Tho rates tor West bound treight ure fixed by the great trunk lines hore, while those for Kust_ bound freight are fixed by the lines having their bomes in the West. The latter are usually about itty per ceat more than the form but there 18 a compensating diller- ence 'n the classes of freight shipped. Thus, whue coflee and sugar are carried West tor twenty-tive cepts per 100 pounds, flour and grain bound East must bo paid for at the rate of forty-five cents per 100 pounds; but the buik of t West bound freight consists of silks and other dry goods, for which fifty corts per 100 1 churged. Of this class of which costs $1 ir 100 pounds tv bring East, there is very little, so it in actual receipts by the transporting compani aiference 18 not as great as at Orst sight it would pear, Conversation with soveral of the freight agents of the trunk lines yesserday shows thit there 13 no dan- ger al present of the renewal of the war, us the diff F- cut lines have all the East bound freight they can handle, and there ts no incentive to cut rates while the Pre gory | tacilitios are taxed ag severoly at they are now, ‘The fact appears to be that the war of Jas\ fall was 80 severe in its lessons and #0 expensive to tho competing lines that there 1s no inclination on. the partof any of them toresume so dangerous and costly a rivalry. THE ELEVATED RAIGWAY. Tho stocxholders of this road held an election of | directors yesterday, at which the following gentlemen were elected ;—Mossra, John F. Tracy, Davil Dows, Francis H. Tows, John H, Hall, John PD, Matrs, Alired S. Barnes, Ashbel H. Barney, Harvoy Kennedy, John Rose, Augustus Hall, James A. Cowing, William L, Wallace, Milton Courtright, Ata subsequent meeting of the Board 01 Directors the tollo ‘named gentle. men were elected:—President, John F, ‘tracy; Vico President, Milton Courtright; Scerétary and T: James A. Cowing. An absiract of the ai was published in the HsxaLp about two w CARS, WHAT BROOKLYNITES THINK OF THE QUESTION, ‘Tho aldermanic comfnittee of this city having in charge the matter of heating the street cars may learn something by a trip inthe Brooklyn cars. More than five years ago two largely patronized roads sotticd this question in a siinple way aud with com{ort to hundreds of thousands of passengers, These ronda are the Concy Isluna and Brooklyn Railroad Company and the Atlan- tic avenue route, Mr. John A, Hoagland, superintend- entot the former, says that sinco he introduced the snug little cylindrical stove in the cars of his line they have given the greatest satisfaction. Every hour in the day the passengers speak of the picasant warmth diffused by it, apd express astonishment thut the sysinin ft wrong and destructive to the health of tho HEATING THE riders, as claimed by New York railroud ofticial: Mr. Hoagland’ strenuously denics this. He says:—""With conductors who will attend to their tusiness there can be no trouble; and proper ventilation from the upper part of the car cau easily be secured, In the ‘rush trips’ on this line we often carry mxty and seventy passengers, and not one of them can be coaxed to ride in a cur that is not heated, Instead of being injurious it is the unani- mous bs sips of our patrons that the hout purifies the air of the cur, making it ary and healthy rather than raw and musty. These stoves, however, re- q lose aitention, as does the matter of ventilation, aud, with competent conductors in charge, satisfaction must be given.”? Mr. Hoagland is sure that if the New cylinder stove a trial they will be convinced of utihty and never abandon 1t— that is, it they care at all for the comfort of thuse who | patronize them. Mr. Richardson, of the Atlantic similar views, and feels assured th he regular riders on his road would not willingly give up the heated curs, THE BLOCKED THOROUGHFARES. Commissioner Wheeler yesterday told a HERALD re- porter that to-duy Broadway will in all probability be 80 free of ce and snow as hereafter tv need only the attentions of the ordinary broom gang. The Street Cleaning Department bas called for an additional force of 500 men. So Jar the Commissioner claims good work hag veen done and makes the following compara- tive exnibit:—The clearing svow from Broadway dur- ing 1876 cost $3,689 42, lor which 6,550 loads of snow were carted away; on the 14th inst. alone 7,721 turds were removed trom the streets, at a cost of 553 39. The work last winter was not #0 tedious as it has been this month, BERGH IN THE SWAMP. Instead of taking Central Park and the avenues lead- ing *hereirom yesterday, Mr, Bergh, accompaniea by his houtenant, sartfeld, and two ofticers, took a ride through the swamp, Wilham, Pearl, Nassau, Fulton, Beckman, Broadway, John and West and South streets, Many overloaded vehicics were met with. T. Williams, a truekman, was arrceted for compelling two horses to drag alond of 6,0C0 pounds of paper. The animals could not draw, aud in spite of lashing and kicking they gave out, The railroads on the Bleecker streot and tho Grand etreet routes, running through Lixspeo- atreet, were ound |‘ soven inches deep in snow, and the cars had yvoly two horsescach, The cars were stopped until teams of four horses were sent down from the depot. In the Swamp a vne horse cart Jaden with 120 nides stuck im a rut, hub deop. “Om half that toad,” said Bergh, and off came halt, and then with an extra horse the reminder went on. “Easy with that whip,” and John Dempsey vainly tried to hide the ‘black snake’ with which he bad been endeavoring to make two horses pull a truck laden with seven bales of compressed rags, weighing nearly 9,000 pounds. ‘‘Dump half your load or I'll Jock you up.’’ ‘*All right, if you say so,” replied the | driver, but don't blame me; blamo the city authort- ties,’? An inspection of ovor filty horses attached to | carts removing snow and ice trom Broadway toliowed, and seven were unhi' ad and sent home as unfit tor work an‘ three arre: ere made ot drivers working | horses with terrible sores on their backs The depot | of the Hudson River Ruilroad occupiod a good doul of the attention of the officers, and many an overloaded animal vores irom abuse, MERCHANTS, BEWARE, The following notice was yosterday leit at tho Cen- tral Office as a warning, and special attention called to iti— The pubile, and particularly merchants and importers doing business in Maiden lane and John streot, aro cautioned against aman having the appearance ot Jow—fivo feet sevon or cight inches in height, da features, woaring side whiskers, brown overcoat aud | sik hat He bas quite recently represented bimeseli as thorized to make purchases for the firm of L, B. nsec & Co,. Nos, 425 and 427 Broome street, whose selects goods of small bulk in the hope of being allowed to take his parchases away with him. In two oF three cases now ascortained he has been allowed to do so, but other partics, more cautious, have in ry on delivering the goods to tho firm, when thoy were infornied that tho purchaser was BUSINESS TROUBLES, A meeting of the creditors of Boothby & Li importers of wines and liquors, corner of Church and Falton streets, was held yesterday in response to the call of the tirm to consider {ts financial embarrassment, A statement was read showing Nabilities amounting to $95,000, whilo tho nominal assets were $112,0uu, It | was the general impression that the firm could con- | unue i they Were grantod an extension, and the eredi- tors favored such u measure, and expressed the groat- est sympathy forthe irm. A committee of creditors, of which Mr, Cross is chairman, was appointed to talk over matters and decide npon the time of extension, Solmon & Herman Ury, wholesale dealers in fancy goods at No, 50 Walker otreet, have beon adjudicated involuntary bankrupts by Register Fitch on the poti- tions of « Bumber of creditors, Tho liabilities will bot exceed $25,000, At a meeting of tho creditors of Hall & Kennell, hat- ters, at Broadway, corner of Broome street, and at No. 259 Greenwich street, a resolution was adopted to uc. cept & compromise AL twenty-five conts on tho dollar, fifteen cents im cash and the remainder im approved notes. The liabilities amount to about $20, 000, BROOKLYN'S FINANCES. ‘The wockly statement ot City Treasurer Cunningham | 100 cases, one aud a half day a WET FEET. SOME CURIOUS STATISTICS NEVER BEFOBE PUB> LISHED—HOW THE NEGLECT TO CLEAN THE STREETS I8 DESTROYING LIVE AND HEALTH—~ THE Cost OF ONE DAY'S SLUSH. No city was ever cursed with such tveMcient street management as that which now ailliets the eity of Now York. During the month of December no attempt was madeto remove apy of the frequent snowlalla, and the heavy snow of the first day of the presout year was allowed to Hie even in Brondway until inst Sunday, when apart of the sccumulated Mith® of sis weeks wag removed. The average accumulation of filth in that thoroughfare is two cart loads per block each day. It will thas be seen that the 400 carts which were'put to work on Sunday found between Trinity and Grace churches a base of operations requiring ali their strength, not fewer than 3,150 cart loads of dirt having accumutated in the th fivo blocks between these two points in the forty-five days during which the street was neglected. During ull this time Broad. way was almost impassable, and the proportion of wet feet and consequent illness occasloued thereby is woll nigh inealculable. It may be assumed, however, that there are 100,000 pedostrians in that street each da; ‘and this basis will show something like tho tollowing results: — Pedestrians in Broadway, fort, ‘Wet feet, tifty per cent...++ Consequent colds, thirty per cont This number will not be so surprising when it is re- membered that many persons pile cold upon cold hke Pelion upon O-sa, but it may be assumed that‘in siz, weeks the general average would not be more than five colds tor each person, with the following result Colas from WOt 1€Obe+. seroser 500 Serious iliness in consequence, twenty per cent 26,700 Death, sooner or later, within one your, ive per aan ‘The loss of time in consequence of iliness from colds is another serious consideration and may be tabulated ag follows:— ' Ordinary colds, threo da; Serious illne: a week Average, fati }, 8 Total. ...+++ If the days of which th@ people of New York are thus robbed by the noglect of the Police Commis+ sionors to clean the streets could be made part of the life of a single man there would bo added more than 2,487 years to the epace of his existence. Then the doctors’ bills and funeral expenses aro also to be con- sidered, Jor one-half of those who take cold would ro- quire a physician and three-fourths of those seriously ill would receive at least two professional visits, These outlays would stand thus:— 160,200 profossional visits at $2 each. Prescriptions, itty cents each, 140,176 seriously 11, two visits Medicin Loses Fatal casca, taodical at Medicines, $2 per weok.. Funcrals, average $40... Total... aeeeeeeees The other streets in tho city will produce iiness and death in about the same pro- portion as Broadway~-that is to say, ull uf the otuer streets—which would give the following grand total :— Colds trom wet feot, 267,000, costing. . +++ $801,090 Serious cases, 53 Fatal cases, 13 359, costing, Add funeral expenses .... Total. seesereee oe Tho aggregate of colds, serious and deatha would probably Le even greater than the) figures indi- cate, ior one day like last Tuesday, when every spot in tho metropolis was a pool of wuter, would be excop- tionally destructive to i1fe and healtp. Look ut this table of the effects of wet feet in broadway alono on that day:— * Pedesirians, ONC AAY....++ss0+e0+* Proportion of wet feet, titty pee cent Ordinary colds, thirty per cout.. Serious illnesses, twenty per cent. Deaths, sooner of later, Hive per cent ‘Tho loss of time occasioned by Tuesday may be estimated thus:— Ordinary colds, threc days, Sertous alin: a week . 0 Jost time they occas! by (that one day's neglect, apart irom the gullering und loss which aro part of it, they can dogo by dividing the above total by 365, which we take the trouble to inform tocm 18 the nuine ber of days ina year. Theu let us turn to the doctors’ bills and other expenees tucident to that one day:— 7,500 professional vistts at $2 each. $15,000 Prescriptions, fifty cents cach, 7,500 7,500 seriously fll, two visits ere! 30,000 Mediciner, $1 7,500 100,000 Fatal cases, medical 2 60,000, Medicines, Funerals, average $40.. Total......+. ‘Taking the entire following show city on samo day WeJhave ‘the On the streets, one-fourth the population. Proportion of wot feet, fifty per cent. Ordinary cuids, thirty per cout... Serious illnesses, twenty per cen Deaths, sooner or later, live per cent The logs of time would be as follow Ordinary colds, three days.. Serious illnesses, a we 2 175,000 Average, latal cures, sixty days, + 875,000 @ ‘Totat.. + 682,600 To chi ind other expenses incident to tho day :— 18,750 professional visits at $37,500 Prescriptions, titty cents ouch 9375 18,750 seriously iil, two visits Meuioines, $1... Fatal cas Medicines, $2 per week... Funerals, averugo $40, Total... Tho aggregate day 16 as follows of the colds and Josses for that eho Colds trom wet feet, 175,0 $70,378 Serious cases, 35,000, cos 131,250 Fatal cases, 8,750, costing 487,500 ‘Add funeral expenses,.. 000 Potalfrovcsssccacdes vinvell 049, 125, Besides thess casualties and expenses there are other inoidents attending the neglect of the Police Commissioners to clean the streets which are worthy of mention, ‘Out of the 100,000 peuplo in Broadway oa Tuesday accidents occurred to many more persous thau came under oficial cognizance, The following tabular statement is probably pot tar from correct: — Slipped on the ice, ten per cent. + 10,000 Broke « leg, one per cent. . 100 Broke ap arm, oue per cont. Otherwise hurt, one per cent, 200 cases, twenty days each. Total The consequence will toot uy 50,000 puir of boots destroyed, $4 cac 50,000 pair of boots injured, $1 each... Giothing ruined by s ugh and water, 200 surgical operation# ut $15 each 60 cases requiring medical attendance. It ts an old saying tat it 16 an ill-wind which blows nobody good, but in this instanco tt will be seen that Total. only the shoemakers, the tailors, the doctors and the undertakers have bech beneilted. On the other haud, these benetits were purchased at tho cost of much pain and suffering in Various turms, apart trom the im- Tense sums of Money which the neglect of the Police Depariment occasioned to the people of this city. Computing the Joss of time occasioned by Tucsday's casualties alone at the lowest possible average ($2 per” day) we Dave a money loss of $1,325,000, aua for the whole period of iorty-live days a loss of $1,915,600, Look at Tuesday's | io the lump: y In tme.. Medical ‘attendaueo, &e Clothing destroyed, &e.... 380, Loe Total....... oe «$2,754,228 Jn Paris the con y privilege oj w York tho wuthoritioa ve Money to the public vy doing the work and theo compel so much suifering and suoh rmmense losses as are comprised in the foregoing statements by not doing itall, Much of the prevail. ing iuess in this city, especially diphtheria and ki dred dises to the accumulated fith m the streets, whic! jeeks have nh almost impas. ie either tor ped Vehicles, Proper attention to their on the part of the Poly issioners would have given bundreds of men yment in cleaning the streots, and, ata compar. bb Bahnotiges + would save the large sums indie cated above, besides assuring the heait ot ihe people s h and comiort THE FAST TRANSCONTINENTAL TRIP, In commemoration of the great trip across the con tinent mado by Jarrett & Paimor last June, making 8,317 miles 1m tho wnprecedentedly short space of eighty-three hours thirty-nine minutes, tho Projectors of that voyage thought proper tu rocognize the ser> Vicon rondored by Mr, Samuel Carpenter, Passenger Agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad, and yesterday Mr. Henry C, Jarrett, accompanied by (i Tooker, called at Mr, Carpenter's oltce Kae Hata hin wish a splendid souvenir in the shape of a book containing Ine-similes of the tickets used on the Various roads, handsomely engraved and enclosed ip & Massive silver caso, Lhe covers ot tho book are alsa of solid silver, and bear suitable inscriptions, Speeches shows that Chore is at present i the various bauks of Brooklyn $1,192,113 46 to the olty’s credit, wore made by tho donors and recipiont, al he enol xetors and their trends Fopaired to a aes TiLy where (arther soclality was enjoyea, id