The New York Herald Newspaper, February 20, 1877, Page 5

STREET CLEANING. Disgraceful Condition of the City Thoroughfares, MOUNTAINS OF FROZEN FILTH. Preparations to Produce a Pestilence by the Po.ice Department. HOGS AS SCAVENGERS Corruption, Nepotism and Neglect the Leading Features of the Present System. Leesan caerebieat tata Tho street cleaning problem is one of the most dim- cuit of solution that has ever ongaged the attention of the citizens of this great metropolis, and from present Sppearances it seems to be as far from being solved as evor. Any disinterested person who will take the trouble to walk through almost any portion of the city will at once be convinced of the trath of this asse: @ tion. Even the portions of streets which are imme ately under the eyesof the police authorities (with the exception of that port‘on of Mulberry street from Houston to Bleecker) are in a horrible state, The mounds of snow and ice mixed with ashes and decayed vogetable matter which rear their crests on oither side of Bleecker, Houston (especially opposite the Excise and Coroners’ ofiices), Mulberry and Mott streets dur- * {ng this comparatively warm weather excite serious fears among those who live in that neighborhood, and unless they are soon removed the air, will be poisoned to such an extent that a pestilence may result during the ensuing summer, MOUNTAINS OF FILTH. In Cherry and other downtown streets the hills of hardened filth are dangerous to vehicles and horses, Complaints are continually msde that portions of the streets up town are in a condition which is likely to endanger human life, and no luter than Friday jast, between six and seven P, M., acar of the avenue CO line was detained in Stanton street until the driver of oP. D, cart (as those belonging to the department are called) whipped his horse over one of these moun- tains, And why should this be when the amount of + money ($725,000) allowed for street cloaning, together with the income derived trom other sources, is amp! sufficient, and should teavea handsome margin? The late George Middleton, who had practical experience &s superintendent under the Whitirg contract, was often heard to say that he could give the city clean streets for $600,000 per annum, and still realize a hand. some'profit, Then why can not the same be done with $725,000 and over $10,000 more on ar. average received from private individuals (ay, and even from somo public departments, such as the Department of Public Works and the Department of Parks) for the privilege of dumping sewer dirt and rubbish on the scows, and from farmers and owners of farms for street manuro? When the department, of which Jo- seph C, Ebling was the head, was abolished, and the work, by the charter of 1867, placed with the City In- spector’s Department, then ruled by Mr. George W. Morton, the present President of the Excise Board, and subsequently by his successors, the isto Daniel C. Delavan and F. 1. A. Boole, there were no such com- plaints as thore aro now. And although many years have passed since that department was abolished the streets have nover been cleaned in a better inunver (so old residents say), and the cost was ouly about one-half of the present cnormous expenditure. THK FIRST SCAVENGERS, In the earlier stages of our city’s hwtory the porcine animals were the only authorized scavenyers, and a well known gentleman in this city says that ho re- members hogs being allowed to wander at large as late as 1833, Thoir work in removing garbage trom the streets was well done, and no complaint was made against them on that account, Wood was then the stuple article of tuel, and no such difficulty asexiats at the present time was experienced in gotting rid of the ashes, But when coal began to come into general use the expenses of tho Street Cleaning Dopartmente, which have always had the responsibility of collecting and disposing of tho ashes, were, thereby increased, OLD HAYS IN THE OLD DAYS, About forty years ago, in the daye of “Old Hays,’” the city high constable, the system of street cleaning (probably the most effeetive of any ever applied) wus by requiring the occupants of houses to sweep the streets in front of thvir respective promises iwice a week on specified days, and the swecpings wore carted away under the direction of the city authorities, A reporter, speaking of this matter to a well knowa gen- tieman, who was born here and who 18 now some fifty-six years old, had this coniirmed. ‘Why,’ said the gentleman alluded to, ‘! remember well how [ used to sweop all refuse and dirt into the middle of the streot trom one side, while my acighbor un the oppo. site side met mo with his sweepings, and we made a large heap in the centro, which was taken away in public carts, and I assure you I never saw the streets 80 clean siuce, though probably that plan might not be go feasible now that the city bas grown to such dimensions as it bas.”’ Thoro are also persons now living who remember Hays and bis triend Isuacs, who acted us street inspector. The gar- bage was collected by a person who gave notice of his approach by ringing @ bell at each corner and through ouch street, Isa.cs would give chase to some delin- quent whom he would detect in the act of throwing garbage on the street; ho would pursue the offender into his residence, and by threatening to arrest him if he did not comply, compel him to return aud gather up the filth which be had flung into the highway. THK CITY AUTHORITINS TAKE IT UP Ata late date it was proposed that the city authori- ties should have the sweepings made and the flith, garbage aud ashes removed; but the work (if done at all) was done in & manner so unsatisfactory and costly that the people were induced to demand that it should be done by contract, and for tho last twenty-five or thirty years it naseitber been in the hands of the city authorities or been given out by contract to privaic citizens, The experiment of the one pian only led to the demand for the adoption of the ether, although (ns already stated) the work was done fairiy under some city inspectors; but both systems have totally failed to satisly the necessities of the commanity, ASHRS AND STRERT SWHRPINGS, There should, however, be a distinction made be- twoen the work of cleaning the streets proper by removing the dirt which accumnlates, and the collection of garbage and ushes, and especially of the lauer, [i the collecting of ashes be neglected the ashes will be thrown into the highway, covertug the snow, delaying the process of its melting of, causing | ovsirnetions for many weeks, even into midsummer, | and involving the expenditure of a large additional amount of money to effect the breaking ap and re- moval of the mountains’? which pear so cl resemblance to Greenland, Kven at the present time it 1s known, and notably in the vicinity of bast Hous. ton street and sido streets adjacent, under th Blation of the Eleventh precinct, Fas ino fections of the city, that ashes have been lett stun On the sidewalks lor at loust Ubrec days, notil the, cumulated so that th Mixed with the snow and ico. ed the writer of this personally knows of complaints having beea mado over and over again, not only of ashes not having beon wo pod barrels Howed over and removed, but of cartinen having relused ty remove them unless they were paid for doing so, and money has been par by partes, not only to curtinen, but to pergons who were placed over them, for such removal, One forciman acknowledged to b. 1g @ monthly contract with certain hot he ree moval of theiraghes, Another was discovered giving street sweeping okets to his carunen jor dirt ken OWLof a house instead of off (he streets, and wooo Temonsirated with by the dump inspector told the latter he was a “damped hog.” ib man, acting reapacity, Ht is alleged, removed wiot or iin 1 building (uit was burned down, on the scows, Dat behind the dun wer, ax was acknowl r ‘His share of the spots was only MIKKL CARTS. It is asserted in such a imanner as almost to insure WS certainty that some jorewen are paid a coriain amount monthly by the ot tired carts, ior | which, of course, Liev expect anequivaient im some | way. ‘itis true that tue ingpeciors of dumps have orders to soe that curts which come in are properly | filled, Wel, when chor does hye duty, and sends back carts not 4 the owners to headquarters, the t api comes down | upon bin and abuses bin Of having a spite against t THE KALE OF STR Many persons who agen Ot partiality or | tf Y MANE 0 posscan w grant, Knowle edge of streot cleaning allairs, Mt who ure evidently very mwueb OULD Chen casciianons, Lave Urged baat the manure ikon from tue streets ought to bring & revenue sufficient to pay lor the work of eleani | $2 per day, but are pot employed on Sunday). NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, for street manure Was twenty-five cents per load, which sum will barely pay the cost of the cae: of the manure alone, and will not contribute anything toward the sweeping, the collection of garbage or the curtage of what is called rubbish, being the sweepings of the streets rendered worthless by the mingliug therewith of coal ashes, &c, Some who have pur- chased manure have been very tastidious in re- turnin all strect dirt that was not pure and contained any foreign mixture, The asbes, rubbish, &c., have to be treighted away at an additional cost to the city, and one of the present difticalties is to find a place where to deposit the same. Indeed this is the est difficulty, and one which has at all times given the dopartments infinite trouble to overcome. At ore time the reiuse on the west sido of tbe otty was taken away by the Eric Railway, whose authorities also tound their own scows, trimmers (mon who trim the scows) and watchmen, When they ceased taking the ashes, &c., the Police Department was compelled to bire additional scows at $12 each ordinary and probably the largest price ever received r day, and of course have trimmers aud watchmen up- pointed, thus cresting ap additional expense, ‘THE HARLEM PLATS. The cast eide absorbed the ashes und rubbish for veoting such retuse being dumped there. Ex-Alder- man Hinman, who led the forlorn hope in the cam- paign against the Street Cleaning Bureau, used to give hearirending sbponnts of the stenches which filled the air around Harlem in consequence of the stuff that was brought thither by the scows. But all bis remoustrances were of uo avail; the mixture of ashes, garbage and even offal continued to be taken there until the flats were tliled up. Mr. Gautier, of New Jersey, then took Joaded scows from some of the dumps, furnishing his own tug boats, and subseque: the scows unloaded at Newtown Creek and at St Island, and now there is a chance of the city’s reiuse being made available for filling np Little Hell Gat which it is said will take two years to complete and be @ saving to the city of $200,000, ALL AT BEA When no place could be found to deposit the ashes, &c., the scows were taken out to sea and unloaded by gangs of Italians, The process was dangerous to those engaged in it, and the offal tlonted back to Coney Island, Gowanus Bay, &c., thus causing a collision between the authorities of New York and Kings county. At length orders were issued to the dump inspectors and trim- mers to closely inspect the scows duily and remove all dead animals or offaland potily the police. The in- spectors were to sign acertificate and were directed to Swear to its correctness on pain of dismissal, which Ubreat had its eflect ouly on such poor deviis as had no Breat political influence; the others would only snap theie fingers and say they did not care. Was not *Alderman so-and-so or Senator that or Assomblyman the other at their back, and what did they care? THE POLICK BOARD. The above remarks have reierence, of course, to what was done since the work of street cleaning was put tto the bunds of the Board of Police. A history of the work {rom the \imne such a change took place, which Was about June |, 1872, when Judge Bosworth was President, and Messra, Smith, Barr and Manierre were members of the Board of Police, is as toilows For tbe balance of that year ‘an appropriation of $555,000 was made, and the Board realized trom tho sale of ashes, garbage and manure, $11,791 41; making in all $566,791 41, which was ull expended. ‘The sollowing tabular statement will show the ex- penses, &c., \or the years sinco the street cleaning was placea under the Police Department:— Amount Ap- Received for ‘propriated, Manure, dc. Total, Saved, 1872,... $655,000 $11,701 41 $566,791 41 Novbing. 000,000 12,252 45 1,012,252 45 eA 970,000 16,615 17 980,615 17 $19,! 850,000 7,205 OL 857,205 O1 60,728 93 725,000 3,578 00 728,578 00 3,200 00 717,000 Not made up. ‘Total. $4,817,000 $51,442 04 $4,151,442 04 $83,761 07 * ‘the amount returned as “saved” has been handed ‘over to the Comptroller each year, DISRATISFACTION, There has always been some grumbling both at pri- Vate contractors and (be wuthorities at the manner in which this work has been done, Brown could never give satisfaction. He sold tbe contract to Judee Whit- ing for $200,000, though it was shrewdly suspected that he still maintained an interest in it. Judge Whit- ing was severely hauled over the coals by a commitice of the Senate, of which Thomas J, Creamer was chafr- man, He stated on oath that though he paid $200,000 he did not expect to realize more than his own money, as his real objevt was a philanthropic one—namely, 10 give the city iD streets, It was heartrending to eur the poor old man’s appeal to that committee not to put on the thumb screws too tight, as “he had but a few years to live.” He did not survive tue ordeal long; the contract returned to Brown, and soon after the old Judge died, ‘The dissatistaction increased, Complaints wore still mado through the press, and in other wa: until®@the contract was broken and the street cleaning business became a bureau in the Police Department; Brown received $200,000 for the scows and such other property, including horses, carts, &c. which were his own, and wituout which the work could Dot be done, WORK YOR HERCULES, When one looks at the amount of work required to be done it will certainly seem a herculean task which is imposed upon the Polico Beard. Let any one con- sider the immense heup of ashes daily out of but one large ten the many ta this city, and be may gain somé idea of the amount of work required to bo done in promptly and regularly collecting and removing ashes and the evils which must follow the neglect todo so. Let him estimate the number of carts which are required daily ina single ward to effect this service; tuen multiply that number by the number of wards and the produst by the reasonabie value of the day’s servico, and then the whole by the number of working days in @ year, and add the cust of removal, the salaries of an army of clerks and others who have to be pro. cleaning the streets; they are only prevented from be- coming filthy. | WHEN AND HOW THE STREETS ARK CLEANED, | Broadway and the avenues east and west are sup- posed to be cleaned three times a week, the other Streets only once, and not atall when rain or snow 13 falling, nor for some days alter, For the purpose of street cleaning, about 400 carts ure employed at $3 25 per day, and some ol these when ashes are heavy (whicb occurs on Mondays, Saturdays und the day after holidays), are employed removing ashes, ‘The rush jor an “ash route,’ as they call it, 18 great when new ap- pomntments ure made; but to secure this the applicant most be a favorite with the jorcmun of bis ward, aud there is but one way by which such favors can be pur- chased. Kven the appointment of cartmen ts not equitable, und many a poor man who bas but one horse and cart, would bo glad of a job and cannot get it because men who are rich bave probably fifteen or twenty carts employed, In one ward along a certain political favor- ite had at least six carts employed in bis own name and probably adozen of more.in other ‘dé in hie own and other names, Wheu pay day comes round no is on hund, and, as the name of the person who is sup- pose to own the cart i called. and the man paid, he receives the money. Once, however, ho was cheated, for as soon as the ostensivle owner was paid for the month’s work ho went off and spent the money, . These dirt carts are each supposed to contain thirty-five cubic feet of dirt, but when the latter 18 wet and heavy they are not filled, There are seventy-Uve carts belonging to the department, which are daily employed in the removal of rubbish, The drivers receive $1 75 per day, A private cart must bring in ten or twotve joads, according to distance, betore a day’s work can be credited, and a department cart (P, D.) six or eight. If they are short of but one of the prescribed number of loads they #re allowed but turee-quarters of aday, The pay of the bired carts was $4 per day until 1875, when it was cut down to $83 50. aud subsequently it wus redaced to its present standard, ‘There are twenty feremen employed at $1,000 year euch (reduced in May, 1874, from $1,200, under the Charlick régime); Ubirteen dump inspectors at $800 (reduced at the game time from $1,600), and forty-nine gaugmen at $2 per day (except Sundays) when working. Onv of these was ior merly a foreman, but was removed to make a place for a brother-in-law | Of Police Justice Kasmire; another was a domp in- epector, removed to make Way for a friend of Sevator booth, and w third is detailed. Two ure attached to each ward (the Seeond and Fourth, and Sixth and Fourtevnth are consolidated) and #ix are for Broudway and the avenues, which bave bv’ ove foreman. ‘These poorly paid men are the hardest worked of any, not excepting the cartmen and sweepers. Bo- sides their own work, in tho periormance of which they travel miles ot territory, many of them do the work (clerical and supervisory) of the foreman, making out his returns and taking thom to headquar- tors, for some foremen not very capable of doing clerical work themselves, HALF A LOAY NOT UETTRR THAN NO BREAD, At oue period in 1875 the appropriation began to run Jow and they hat to alternate week about, thus earn. ing but $1 @ day, A most intelligent man among them when lamenting this reduction to a friend, was told that “Half a joat was better than no bread,’? “Ah, true,” he replied, “but when the loaf itsel! is 80 smail (he bait is almost worse than nothit He is now & foreman himself, and able to do and does his own work, There are estimated tor, 627 laborers at ty cents per hour (eight hours tw the day, and | averaging, perhaps, three says in the week), seven- teen scow trimmers at $150 per day, including Sun. days, when they act as watchmen, ‘These men hud formerly $2 50 per day, bat the lute James Lee, when superintendent of boats, had their wages reduced to $1 50, and gave thom the privilege of welling whatever they could pick of the scows, the proceeds of which formerly went to the contin a. WHAT ARE FOUND at vemps. make iu this way from $15 to has been found, 25 per | even money, and | m dead babies have been picked ent of the ashes which had been thrown the ash barrels, bat were not discovered by the drivers, So much (of rewoving asbes ja the might time, Infanticide can thus be concealed Then there ure sixte at the dumps at $2 per day, Sundays icluded; three dump laborers at twenty ‘ents per hour, wnd three scowmen at $2 per day’ (the liborers generally make In th slubles there are one superintendent at $1, pun who las & roundsman as assista does’ the work: seveu bostiers and ore watchinan at $2 per day, weluding Sundays; two horsestivers at 95 50 per day, one blacksmith at §20 per week and ono al $10, two wheelwrights aud one barnessmaker at $3 yer day, and two laborers at twenty conts an hour. Jno carpontors employed tn thd shup are devalled pos licemen, and there are 240 Ltalwos employed in une lowing 'seows at $125 per day when they work. The logs cost for repaits and supplies ta 1876 $5,809; tue scows lor repairs $7,769, and there was paid fur Hired we $15,550, and tor tugs $12,800, Two tugs, the U.S. Grant and the Willum Parks, belong to the de- partment, Thoy are (hus manned :—Two captains and twe enuneers, $1440 each per annum, ai mon, two deckhunds and two slowards ut § THM STARP, We now come tu the lurge swif at Police Headquar- and works harder than any two men, being at work nctually at nine A. M. and seldom leaving before ve or six P, M. He has ne pay from the burena Next is Captain Kallelea, Superintendent of Scows, who Is allowed @ gaugeman to act as his clerk, at $2 perday. He suves his bureau $2,000 a year, draws pay only as @ police captain, Captain Y4 comes next. He was Captain of the detunct Sanitary Squad, and he had to do something, # they detailed bim a8 a general inspector of dumps. He draws bis nothing from the Bey, a8 captain from the city and hi reau. Next on the list is the Deputy luspector, Joho Z. O’Brien, who is second in command to Cap- tain Gunner, He isa smart, active young man, and earns his $2,600 year. Jobn B. Green, Chief Clerk, bas 4 good dea! of brain work to perform, for which he receives $3,000 a year, William H. McCorkle is the Payroll Clerk, apd affixos bis jurat to all affidavits at $2,000 a year. Then there aro a Time Clerk and Clerk’ to the Commissioners at $1,500; ono Map avd one Record Clerk at $1,200; then there is a clerk in the Commissioners’ office at $1,200, and w clerk $1,500 put mm under the present administration, There are ulso two telegraph operators at $900 and $700 each, and a mesee! Whose duties are humerous enough, and of such ture that $1,200 would hardly pay him, but he gets only $2 per day, PRIVATE DUMPING, There used to be u good deal of this done, and the money received was supposed to be bunded in at bead- quarters, Messrs, Foster and Hollan:, the contractors: . for cleaning sewers, pay twenty-tive cents per load (though their foreman says they pay but fitteen) for dumping sewer dirt, The Department ot Public Works Bow pay nothing, and in return they charge no water atral Otlice. ‘tment of Parks do not dump much, but they pay Iu the early part of 1876 a contractor offer year lor the privilege of dumping. The offer was made through a dump inspoctor to Mr. Voorbis, but whether accepted or not did pot transpire. As he ne p sented any of his tickets, so far as known, 1t is pre: sumed the offer was not accepied. MAKING MONRY, It is not intended to insinuate that the Commission- ers or avy oi the higher oftivers make more than their salaries, out certainly, if their own boaatings are to be believed, some of the lower ofticers do, In the early gb of this article mention was made of a foreman who did a little in that way by using 1! hired carte for private dumping for whic! and ol ap- other who used to remove ‘tain hotels and received money for doing #0, which he pocketed. In 1875 a foreman, who wished to do some private business in that way, tried to get the dump inspector to permit bim todo so, op condition of ‘going halves,”” The inspector reported bim and he was aismissed. Owners of carts have talked of what they have paid monthly to foremen, and some foremen have boasted of what they have received in that way, but, of course, they risked ther situations, unless’ they were well bucked up politically. Dump Inspectors can also make money, but they have to take too many iu their con- fidence to make it pay. A cartman who was removing débris from a fallen building wads once heard to say that he dumped from forty to Mity Joads a day, tor which he paid the inspector ten cents pertoad, Even gangmen have been accused of receiving their “stukes,’? but if go it might have been tn the shape of a present from the foremen tor doing their work. River thieves were known to haunt Jackson street and actually hoard their ill-gotten gaiusthere. The in- Spector was transtorred, but the one who relieved him would allow no unauthorized pervon to enter. Ut course be tude enemies, und, of courso, he suffered. One night two fellows came and offered personal vio. Jence because they would not be allowed to sleep on the floor. Two police officers were fortunately near enough to hear an alarm, and the scamps took to their heels, There were politicians around who did not like the man, and he was sacrifice NIGHT WoRK. “The night work is demoralizing” (so 8: speaks irom experience). ‘Men who may b What afraid in the day, know they will have a chance to escape by might, and drunkenness 18 common. Be- sides, extre money is spent for oil, lanterns and gas, and things may be bidden in ash barrels (such as dead infants, as mentioned elsewhere), which could not es cape notice by daylight”? SEPAKATING ASHKS A¥D GARRAGE, The order of the Huard of Health to put ashes and eae into different vessels can never be carried out, ‘1 may do in large houses occupied by the upper teu; but it cannot be done in tevement houses, where poor people have but ono vessel and have to keep that full tn their small close rooms, Many ways have been tried to mniorce thik rule, even to reporting those houses wherethe mixture was found; but all have Jailed, and will fail 10 the end of the chapter. THY NEW DROOM. When Commissioner Nichols took tho chairmanship of the Streot Cleaning Committeo every one thought he was going to do wonders, and, certainly, he commenced well, A large mound of filth had lain for four yea: between Corleas and Jackson sireets, on South street. This was removod in one might, extra men having been employed and some two hundred cartloads re- moved to the scows at Jackson street, He visited tho dumps in person twice, but was not seen near them al- terwurd. ‘Io do the Commissioners justice the rules are very strict, aud if foremen, gangmen and inspec- tors do their duty no doubt cartmen cannot bring bail empty carts to the dumps, It was laughable once to hear a cartman say, when found jault with for bring- yng in a bad load, *Ab, thin; God be with the time when I worked for Hoole, We bad our filty cents a load, and I ofton made from $5 to $8aday. 1 used to put two bags in the bottom of my cart and cover them with siraw, and the tally man (dump inspector) would never notice it. Ab, them wor the times !”” TRY THE FIGS AGAIN, ‘Thus bas the writer endeavored to present a faith{ul history of street cleaning in New York city. With all the expenditure and ail the fuss and feathers made our streets are far from clean, Spasmodic attempts are now and then made to clean favorite spots, ns was done on-Jast Sunday merning, when a gang was sent with picks, &e., to clean Twonty-third street, along Madison square. Some parties say that it would be better to xo back to primitive times and i swine to do the work, “and then,’’ say they, the pigs, we may have clean streets,” A SHARP QUESTION. Nww Yorx, Feb. 18, 1877, To THe Eptton or THe Henan: Will you please inform me and the rest of the cart- men who have removed the snow and ico from Broad- way during last mouth who tsto pay us for itt Wo expected it from the Strect Cleaning Departinent, ‘They have not paid us, Where bas the money gone— into toeir pockets, or up to Albany for lobbying pur- poses? ASH CARTMAN, LITTLE HELL GATE. WHAT THE H¥ADS OF DEPARTMENTS WOULD LIKE TO DO WITH THE FILTH oF THE 81 BEETS, Tho heads of the Departments of Police, Docks, Harbor Commission, Board of Health, with General Nowton, met in adjourned conference at the Central Oflice yesterday. The subject ander their considera- tion was the making of crib work on the western siae of Little Holl Gate—the inlet which separates Ward's from Randall’s Island—and filling up tuo passage with street refuse. Mr. Salem H. Wales presided and Professor Chandler acted as secretary. The discus- sion was conducted with closed doors and the mere result was made known. General Smith submitted to the conference copies of the acts wuthoriziog the work. They are as follows;— AN Act to declare Little Hell Gate not naviguble channel ‘and to accord the assent of the United States to the filting up ot the same. Be is enacted by the Senate and Honse of Reprosenta- tives in Congress nasembled, That the water passage known as “Little Helt Gate’ between Kandall's and Ward's islands be and the sume is hereby declared not a navigable channel oF public high: sent of the United Statos is horab up of the said water p known as 10" between Randall's and Ward's islands, x Act to change the bulkhead line of iandal Ward's indunds. ven ttle ‘The people of the State of New York represented in Senate and Assembly do enact as follow: SKCTION 1.~The bulkhead line of ine of solid filling adia- cent to the westerly shore of Randall's Island. shall bo altered and extended from ® point in the sea wall of snid Randall's Istana lying (n tho line of the prolongation of the north side of the building of the female departinent of the of Retuge and 159.7 feet distant from the northwest id ruoning from this point to the bull occupied by the Superin- en} Commissioners of Kit on the soa wail of Ward's feinna lying of tho said line. 4 0 filling adjacent 0 the eastorly rho shail be nice and extended from a pwint on the sou wail of sxid Kupdnil Teland lying ou the prolongation of @ line starting from a int on the southerly face of the “schouthoase” of snid Randall's Island (uursery departinent), 24.7 teet distant from the son eFof the namo, and running thence igh & pomn he prolong ‘of the ny gration, to tl ‘on the prolor AK iy jon of the southerly dormitary in the pr shall take od, That in the opinion of this conference the bills presented Smith are proper bills to be forwarded to Congress and the State Legisintare, and thelr passage will levalize the filing in proposed. Jt was turtner Ke: ived, That t f these proce to His Honor the Mayor. with equient that he p t them to the Bourd of Aldermen. ‘The conference thon adjourned sine die, THE OLD BOWERY BANK. The President of the United States Trust Company, Mr. Joho A. Stewart, was interviewed yesterday by a Hexato reporter in relution to bis won-settloment with the stockholders of the Old Bowery Bank. It is said that he was appointed receiver of that institution neurly twenty yeurs ago, and during that time bos vot Made acomplete settlement with the stockholders, Mr. Stewart was found in his office, No, 49 Wall street, d, without any hesitancy made the following state- ment:— “i have heard something about the complaint pub. Vished in the UkRALD in relation to this matter, and You may say that the repert is being made up now, uu will be presented to the Court very Foon,’ “Well, but is it truo that there hag been no sottl quired the reporter, “Well, hardiy tbat, It is nearly twenty years tfom the time the bank broke, aud it took years to yet the matter settied, lor some weeks we have been making Up a settlement, and the woole matter is soon to have ters and at Kast Seventeeuth street, First, we have one Inspector (Captain John Gunner), who is the ox: @irects aud removing tue usbes, garbage, &e, The | ecutive of the bureau, He 1s “detailed?” for this duty | | a termination, There will not be more than three or four per cent in addition to what hus already been re- ceived by (ho stockholders,” FEBR Secretary be directed to forward a | ment with the stockholders tor twenty years?” the | MAGGIE BAUER’S MURDER. FRANK M'CONNOCHIE ON TBIAL FOR THE CRIME—EVIDENCE OF THE PROSECUTION— PATBICK TAFT'S MURDER— BYER'S TRIAL POSTPONED. The trial of Frank McConnochie for the murder of Maggie Bauer at Foster's Meadow, in August last, was commenced at the Queens County Court House, North Hempstead, yesterday, before Judge Pratt (presiding), County Judge Joho J. Armstrong and Sessions Jus- tices Baxter and Chipp, an adjourned term of the Court of Oyer aud Terminer being held for the purpose, An hour before the Court convened there was a large crowd assembled in and about the Court House, and this was increased during the forenoon to such wm extent that the large room in which the Court was beld was much overcrowdéd. The Bauer tamily were all present, and the crowd was largely made up of residents of tho neighborhood where they reside, a number of them baving been sub- penaed as Witnesses, District Attorney Benjamin W. Downing conducted the case for the people, and MeConpochie was defended by ex-Judge Richard Bus- teed, assisted by T. J. Armstrong, of Jamaica, son of the County Judge—both assigned by the Cow 8 the prisoner's famtly have in a measure discarded him aod Proposed to take no steps toward procuring counsel, If any of them were present during the proceedings yesterday they did not make themselves known, and were not recognized by the prisoner. MeConnochia was brought into the court room at half-past ten o’clock. He was dressed in pantaloons, vest aud checked shirt, with the vest open, Consider tng bis l@ng confinement he looked well, though a lil Ue pale and evidently quite nervous, looking furtively about and keepin@@bis hands almost constantly 1n mo- tion. Ex-Judge Busteed moved for quashing the indict- ment as found by the Grand Jury. He found three counts in it, each elarging a separate and distinct crime—the first, murder; the second, rape; the third, robbery. He asked the District Attorney to explain which of the charges he proposed to try the prisoner upon, District Attorney Downing explained that the secoud and 'd counts charged crimes committed while in the minission of the main ove of murder in the first degree, and intended to bold the prisoner in case the tirst count failed to be sustained. Suge Pratt denied Mr, Busteed’s motion, An excep- tion was taken, and the work of obtaining a jury was proceeded with, KMPANKLLING A JURY. Mr. Busteed’s inquisition as to the acceptability of the jurors was very searching, Most of those ob- jected to reside in the neighborhood of Foster's ‘Meudow, where the crime was ‘committed, and had, as assumod, received impressions Loo strong ‘to be easily romoved. ‘The jury as at last obtained 18 as follows :— John Kemsen, of Hempstead, farmer; Samuel 0. Wright, of Hempstead, carpenter; Thomas Duneao, of Astoria, market gardener; John H, Van Cott, of Oyster Bay, farmer; Oakley Ketcham, of Glen Cov aaco; Jobn M. Sammis, of Oystor , mere! Nathaniel M. Baylis, of ica, farm Charles G. Van Nostrand, of Hempstead, farmer; William Hi. Hicks, of College Point, merchant; ichard A. Sam- mis, of Oyster Bay, mercbant; Clarence Betts, of Woodside, brewer; John Decker, of Spr ngfield, tarmer. 1n obtaining this jury some forty names were called, there being ten poremptory chullenges by the counsel fer tho prisoner and six for the people. Not one of those jurors accepted had even talked with or seen Detective Payne, and some of them had not even heard of bim, Betore the trial proceeded ex-Judge Busteed an- bounced that he could not possibly be able to try the caso of Ryer, charged with the murder of Patrick a(t, at this term of the Court, Mr. Busteed is also retained for Ryer's delonce, and the understanding was that both cases would be tried at this adjourned term, The District Attorney stated that it was bis expectation to try Ryor as well as McConnochie, and be objected to the proposed delay, which, however, was earnestly insisted upon by Mr. Bysteed, who stated as a reason for delay that his state of health, in addition to his unrendivess, would not permit him to try but one of the cases. After consultation by the Court Judge Pratt an nounced that the KRyer case would go over until the noxt terin, which would probably be held iu the new Court House of Long Island City, and would commence on the secoud Tuesday of April ‘These jurymen not engaged in the trial of the McConnochie caso were then discharged for the term. OPENING FOR THE PROSECUTION, The District Attorney proceeded to open the case for the pouple, and stated, as a preliminary, that if he dia not succeed in proving the allegations of the indict- ment he would join in asking the jury to acquit the prisoner, Ho then detailed to the jury the circut stances of tho murder aud the occurrences which pro- ceded and succeeded 1t—the prisoner listening intently and betraying great nervousness im his manuer, occa- sionally shaking bis head as if in dissent irom the Dis- trict Altorney’s statements. Mrs. Bauer, the mo.ber of the murdered girl, was the Grat witness calied, The daughter's name’ was Margaret Eva Bauer, and she was eight years and nine months old when she was killed. [bo mother related the circumstances attending tho visit of Kate Hofman to their house; how Maggie went to show her the way to the Valley Stream depot, and how her tangled body wus found tho next morning in the woods. Her de- scription of the condition in which the body was lett by the marderer, bruised and bioody, with the mouth crammed full of eaves, a portion of her bounet stuiled into it and tied und her head, and the throatencir- cled tightly by her waist belt, while portions of the vkio and flesh of her brutal assailant were unier hor finger nails, proving that she bad fought desperately for her life—all this created a deep sensation in the court room. Mr. Busteed cross-examined Mrs, Bauer at consider- able length and very minutely as to what she suw, tho condition of the body while it luy in the wood insised upon the production in court of tno bonn belt. (They will be produced this morning, (he mother having left them ut home). Mr, Bustced then ques- tioned her closely 4s to the actions and movements of Kato Hoffman on the day of the murder, disclosing the intention of suggesting to the minds of the jury that perbups Kate und not McConnochie was, after all, the murderer, Counsel also endeavored to elicit the dec- Jaration that there was bad feeling betwoen Kate and the Baucrs. Tho District Attorney objected to this line of examination and the objection was sustained, THK BXAMINATION CONTINUKD. Mr. Bustoed—Vid you at any time accuse Kate Hoff. mau of murdering Maggio? o District Attorney again objected; the objection Was sustained and Mr, Buswed took exception, When further questioned, Drs. Bauer she thought Maggie was oot killed where her body was found, because there were no evidences of astruggle; she iirat saw MeConnochie when Detective Payn brought him to the house, She detailed the conversation that took placo, becoming at tmes considerably animated and oxcite especially as she gave the details of McConnocht confession that he killed the child, and described the manner in which he did it, Shi Iso beard M Connochie teil Fayn that he took from Maggie cent piece with a hole in it, and MeConuochie told ber how Maggie scratched him on the nose and elsewhero on his tace, The District Attorney exhibited a map of the neigh- berhood of the murder, including the Bauer house, the wood where the body was found, &c. 11 was ob- Jected to on account of its alleged incompletencess, but the statements of Mrs. Bauer iu regard to it were ad- mitted, She became very indignant when the junior counsol for the defence desired her to show the location of m house not indicated on the map, aud burst into tears, saying that they wore trying to make a fool of her, PURTHUR CONFKSSION OF GUILT, John De Mott Henderson was cailed and testified as to the manner ip which the body was found and as to occurrences after McConnochie’s arrest, includin; contession made by him and hiv identification of the waist ribbon which was tied around Maggie’s throat; McConnochtie showed witness where he was in the corn field when Maggie passed; how be sprang out upon her und grasped her by the thrort; how he carried bor to the place where the body was found; how he crainmed to her mouth, and afterward the 80 that he could ro- turn to the place af wight and dispone of the body——an intention whieh ho was prevented from carrying out because there w people in the roads that night with lanterns senrching for the lost girl. Cross-examined by Mr. Bustoed, the witness said he haa never before testified in this matter; he had met | the District Atforney, with Dotective Payn aud two or three others, at Jamaica about a month ago. The wit neas went for the Coroner and was one of the Coroner's Jury. Batore the murder ho had never seen Me nochie, but he nad seen Kato Hofman in the neigh hood; all the jurors saw the body and saw the | ta ness, ft appeared, had waistbolt x A his possession after the inquest and produced it after MoConnochie’s arresi, when the lauer identified it, and it was handed to Detective layn, There was a minuto examination of the witness on the various points testilied to by him on bis direct examination, and at its close the court adjourned until this morning. L'AMERIQU The position of the French steamer stranded at Monmouth Beach is comparatively unchanged, The strong gales of Saturday and Sunday being off shoro | Were against the vessel, and the sund is vow working | | brances,”” and let it be the duty of th bighor up along her sides, Steam 1s continuahy kept up, in order to lighten the bawsers, and the donkey Oongine is in@oadiness fur work atall times, The captain and pilot are still on board, ani tho Coast Wrecking Company's tug Rehet is stationed within heariag dis. tance of tho ship, Weaver, the pilot, who visited New York on Friday, has been sent back to tho sieamer by the Pilot Cominisioners, Mr. laut, ater Weaver's story of the occurrence, said to bit, go buck to the ship and finish your job—bring her to w York, There's no blame attached to you.” With @ souibenst gaic and a higo Ude, unless i tho mean- time the ship is strained, the Wrecking Company aud the pilot stiil hope to get her off. COLLECTOR ARTHUR ILL, General Arthur, Collector of Customs, has been lately confined to bed with an attack of acute rheumatism, He was able to sit up yesterday, and his physicians think that he will be able to got out in about a week's time, Special Deputy Collector Lyaecker is acting Collector, id how he heid down the limps | UARY 20, 1877.—TRIPLE SHEET. RYAN AND OSCHWALD, GOVERNOR BEDLE AFTER A FULL SUBVEY OF THEIR CASE SEES NO GROUND TO DOUBT THE BOUNDNESS OF THE ‘Paorcr AGAINST THEM, Trexton, Feb, 19, 1877. Governor Bodie was found at the Executive Depart- ment in this city to-day by a Hexa.p representative who called upon him for the purpose of getting the Governor to express his opinion in reference to the Jatest developments im the Ryan and Oschwald tragedy. Whon the subject was broached the Governor said that be was not desirous to have his name ap- pear in the papers any more in connec- tion with the case, “He bad examined the case of Ryan and Oschwald carefully, as was his official duty, and saw no reason to interfere with the sentence of the law, and that nothing bas occurred since to change his mind,” ‘‘As you know,’’ continued the Gov- ernor, ‘*it is the rule for all men convicted on circum- stantial evidence to deciare their innocence and adhere to that declaration to the last, and {t is the exception for any one of them to confess his guilt. I have de- voted a great deal of time to the case in question, | have g 1% a thorough examination, and | conld not tind anything to influence me on the side of mercy. I do vot want to say anytoing more on the subject, as it would be bad taste in me to do so."” THK ANONYMOUS LETTER OF NO SIGNIFICANCK. Regarding the anonymous letter published in t! Hysna.p, aud the death of Ryan by poison, the Gover- nor declined, respectfully, he said, to offer apy opin- jon for publication. lt was evident, however, trom omarks which he made, that he did nut attach The Gove knificance to the anonymous lette! nor said that be would be happy al # official duties, but at the present time he felt constrained to say nothing more on this subject, TO EACAPK DISGKAOK. Mr. John A. Hall, the Governor's private socretary, ‘said that Ryan had taken potsou in order to save him seif {rom the disgrace of the gallows, A FALSE ROMOR. The report that Sherif Harrison had recoived a despatch from Wasbington to the effect that the mur- derer of Officer Brock was thero has no foundation go tar as can be ascertained bere. No such despatch has come over either of the telegraph lines, und the officials ia the Sheriff's office know nothing about it. The Sheriff bas been avsent in Washingtun for some days on private business, . MISS DANSER'S WILL A BENEVOLENT NKW YORK LADY'S MUNIFICENT BEQUESTS—-THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY- FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS. The willof Miss Mary M. Danser, which has been offered for probate at the Surrogate’s Court of this city, prosents the largest and most munificent array of be- qu2ste to roligious, charitable and benevolont institu, tions that has evor been recorded in this city, as’ the act ot any New York woman, Miss Dansor died sud- denly, a few weeks since, at her residence, No. 40 West Eleventh street. She was the daughter and only child of the late Mating Danser, once a well knowm sport- ing maa, and lately brought before the public view im connection with the robbery by burglars of a lurgo amount of — bonds and coupons from his house, attended with acts of vio- oe coinmitted on the tn} Matbias Danser aud wile died soon after each other, and not long after the burgl Their daughter, Mary Danser, the tes- tutrix In the present case, was thirty-fve years of age at hor death. She was widely known and esteomed in religious circles as a devout Christian woman, She was a member ot the Methodist Church, The estate which came into her possession after the death of her parents amounted to $520,000, Alter dividing $185,000 Among rolatives and inends bequests are made to the following benevolent, charitable and religious societies and corporations, vainely :— Aterican Female Guardian Soctety, New York Bible Society. New York Association fo1 dition of the Poor..........6+ -. 10,000 Board of Foreign Missions of the Reformed Church in America....... 10,000 Now York Kye and Ear lofirmary. . 5,000 Home for Incurabies..... + seee 20,000 New York Soctety for the Prevention of Cru- elty to Children........ 10,000 Now York Juvenilo Asyiam a 10,000 Northeastern Dispensary in the city of New Ar Nursery and Child’s Hospital Northern Dispensary of the city of N Young Women's Christian Association of the city of New York .....+++ 5,000 New York City Church Extension avd Mis- onary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church ......66. 10,000 American Sunday Schooi Union tn the city of Philadelphia... ... Children’s Aid Society New York City Mission and 1: Fact Sociot; 6 in New York city.... Pereeeeeerey Northwostern Dispensary tn the city of Now York... Demilt Dispensary Homeopathic Dispensary for Women and Chii- Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church.... Reet eseeeeeceereceseseen Teachers’ Society of the Methodist Episoupal Cuureh.. id America , Ameriean Seamen’ id Society. . New York Society for the Relef ot the Ru tured and Crippled... American Bible Society... Methodist Home in Forty-second street, near Kighth aveoue........ o Bowery Village church (now known Strect Methodist Episcopal eburch), Sunday School Union of tho Methodist ch Eastern Dispensary of the city of New York. Making a grand total of, SING SING PRISON. At Sing Sing Prison yesterday a certain amount of anxloty was folt by the officials of all grados in view of tho sweeping changes which it 18 confidently belioved aro about to be effected by the new Superintendent ot State Prisons. Among most of the office-scekers there 1s, on the contrary, a foeling of hopofulness that their claims to official patronage of some sort may not be ignored, As it joneraliy understood that the pres- ent Agent and Warden will be asked to ro- sign, speculation is busy us to who his suc cessor will be in that lucrative and responsible position. The list of appilcants for the place, it seems, how narrowed down to two—namely, ex-Warden Henry C, Nelson, of Sing Sing, and B. 5. W. C: rke, of Franklin county, who was electead Inspector to fill a vacancy caused by the death of ex-Judge Groaves. The other important positions to be filed are those of Clerk, Principal Keeper, Physician and Storekeeper, for each of which there aro numerous sanguine ox: pectauts. A despatch was received at Siug Sing Inst evening stating (hat Superintendent Pillsbury had le(t Albany for the prison, where he will doubtices com- menco the work of reformation at once, ROBBING HIS EMPLOYER, Daniel J, Santord, a clork In the employ of Louis W, Reed, of No, 424 Broadway, was brought to the Wash- ington Pince Police Court yesterday on a charge of em- bezzlomout, He was arrested on Saturday by Detece tivo Holly Lyons, after pawning # piece of cloth val at $20 at Siinpson’s, in the Bowery. The cloth Juentified by Mr. Reed, ag a quantity of goods ha yen missing from tho store lately young Saniord ts speeted of being the thiet, He was committed in $500 buil. oUR CoMPL AINT BOOK. New York, Feb, 19, 1877, To tux Korror or THe HeKato:— An article tu today’s editorial columns of the Henato, under the head of “Things that Are No- body’s Business,” has suggestod this leter to you, hoping that you will use the influence of your valuable journal to put down the growing evil of street obstruc Lions, or, nore particularly, the inconvenience to po- destrians from blocking up the sidewalks, Take, for instance, the territory between Liberty and Duane streets and Greenwich and Woat streets. On almost any of the above may be found hucksters’ stands occupy a large portion of the while their en tomers take up the rest. isance i8 more apparent in ti to Washington Market, as here ulewalks are barrow. Avother outrage on a long-suffering public 1 the backing up ot trucks to store doors, women and children have either to clink over these barriers or else te wade through the mud of the filthy treats. Why not abolish such a useless institution as the “Bureau of Eneum- Police Depart thont to remove and prevent these obstructions? Yours, truly, RWS To tax Eprtor or tHe Heravo:— Please let mo oceupy a small place in the Complaint | Book." 1 am and have becn for some years a driver on hearing | You | tho Third Avenue Rallroad, Gur hours aro very long: we are exposed to all kinds of ther, saow storms, &e., scarcely having time to get meals, which in many cases havo to be sent tous OnoUr cars, After oUF long day’s work wo are tired and anxious to get home, Most of us in order to get cheap rents are oviiged to go some hee from Sixty-litth street depot, Togas home we are obliged to pay our fare or (oot i, while the police, who get. nearly double our pay and are not employed on the road, ride free. Is this just? Previous (o this prosent administration we were furnished with {Wo passes, ono to luke us home and one to bring us buck vo our work. Mo you think it made tho Third Avenue Company any poorer because they gave us poor trod men a free ride in going from or ives” our work? DRIV | no benefit to the public, JOE COBURN. THE PRISONER APPEARS AT THE BAR OF THE COURT OF GENEBAL SESSIONS—AN ADJOURN] MENT OF THE CASE UNTIL TO-mMORKOW. The case of ‘Joe’ Coburn. who, on Friday morning last, undertook to disperse the police for behaving im an orderly manner in the vicinity of his saloon, oo Broadway, was called for trial at the Court ot General Sessions, Part 2, before Judge Sutherland, yesterday, The announcement of the trial brought together to the viemity of the court room @ motley crewd of the “fancy,” representing all degrees, trom the horsey “sport” down to the “real bad map,’? The nether stratum of New York socwty turned out a complete delegation, and all {ts fine sub divisions were represented. The young man with spring-bottom, skin-tight pants and puffed back bair was on nand, and the young gentlemen in fancy plaid suits were a considerable element in the crowd, Inthe balls outside the court room the way was iimed with tobacco-chewing young men, wha leaned against the walls in attitudes of “Hey! what a’ye say!" and ‘What's de matter wid chew ait of these were excluded from the court room by the Sergeant-at-Arms, who admitted nope but those hav ing business with the Judge. They hovered “+ ’reound the throne,” how and as they ranged themselveq 40 lines ip the ball and contemplated the unchallenged entry of many respectable looking persons murmurs of discontent were audibie, and one brave young man wag heard to sa; “On, we're tuff; we can’t git in.*” He und his companion certainly looked tough, and Wore more the appearance uf those who frequent the couuty’s court as defendants than those who appear there in uny other réle, The crowd was not without distinguished mombers of the “free und easy” guild, Among the notables present were “The Chicken,’ Pug," “Nasty,’? “Sqatat,” “Slob,” and many others of equal fame ia the world of crime. Those of the highor circles of nether society, including “men of the world?—aw gamblors and ‘‘pultey”? love to style themselves— and “men of science,” succeoded in passing the por tals, aud were seated hore and there throughout the court, The sober looking ens drawn on ine |i Jury panel looked plain wnd humble indeed beside these statuesque and gorgeously arrayed gentiemen of tho ‘‘tancy.”” The nigh, aggressive collars of tho int. ler coutrastod strongly with the mo “turn-downs’? of the jurors to be, aud their eloqi colored necks wear quite silonced the more sombre adornments of their neighbors. THE PRISONER'S APPRARANCE, “Joe” Coburn, the object of the curiosity and sym. pathy of th “ange crowd, wus brought from the prisoner’s,box shortly after the arrival ot the Judge. As he marched up tho middle aisle he prosented a very dilapidated appearance, His head was elabor: dressed 1n Hnen cloths, and he seemed much subdued, During bis progress to the Bar every neck in court was craned to catch a glimpse of the budly beaten pugiliet, Coburn's secouds, Messrs Chipman and Brooke, having the choice of corners, began the sparring with an argument tor postponement. Mr. Chipman opened by saying:—''I'his case, Your Hoaor, 18 out of the reg. ular line, and has, as Your Honor koows, excited a great deal of comment in this city and vicinity. | havo been wholly unable, owing to Coburn’s dazed and woakened condition, to get that information trom tim which is absolutely necessary for me to possoss in or- dor to conduct the cy properly. This aciion is no more flagrant toan a hundred similar ones which ocoorring datiy, 1 surprised that th an selected us 4 scapogoat to carry off the sins of the pol ere Mr, Chipman prodacod and read an atfi- Coburn stating that be had been brought \o court Jast week sufering Irom wounds and bruises in- Micted by the cluvs of police officers, Ho had been beaten about the head aud body both in the street and when ho was a manacled prisoner in the station house, His condition, in hix opinion, has been such ‘bat it prevents bim giving the necessary information about witnesses to his counsel. INCOHERENCK DENTRD. Assistant District Auorney RKoilins answered tbit paper by calling attention to uu interview published in, the HeKaLp, which was a clear statement of tho fracua trom the prisoner’s lips, und which evidenced no men- tal aberration. He did not believe there were any wite nosees to the row, at lenst any who would show their heads in court,” Mr. Chipman replied with some warmth that the witnesses wore in the tlesh and would appear unless prevented by the clubs of the police, A DAY NAMED POR TRIAL, The Judgo said he would adjourn the case until Wednesday, whereupon Mr. Brooke Jumped up aid bogan wn argument for more time, “Lt was only this morning,”’ he explained, ‘that | waa calied to assist in this case, and L have not had time to prepare, as the Interests of my client demand Look at the case,” be continued. “Coburn, bruised, mangled and beaten, was taken to @ reise station, detained all night, rushed before a police justice in the morning, and hit case disposed of without the examination to which he had a right, This is a very grave offence with which he is charged, and as bis conviction means a long term of imprisonment I think 1% but fair that he should bo accurded that leniency which i« but justice.” Mr. Brooke here read ao ailidavit trom J, W. Fowler to the effect that doponent had called on Coburn at the Tombs to transact some legal business, but that Coburn was anlit to do any business, being dazed and flighty in his conversation. The Judge retused to extend the term of the adjourn. ment, aud Wednesday was settied as the May for the next hearing. Counsel for Coburn asked to nave their Client admitted to bail, put tho Judge refused on ac count of the pearnoss of the trial. A WHIT OF HABKAS CORPUS, An cffort is being made to effect the release ot Coburn through the medium of a writ of habeas corpus. Application was made yestorday on his bebalf to Juda Brady, sitting in the Court of Oyer and Terminer, 1 such a writ, The application was granted and ma: returnable at teu o'clock this morning, when the casa will come up tor argument botore Judge Brady. FAIR PLAY YOR COBURN, To tax Epiron ov tae HERALD:— Those things are certain, that the faster Joe Coburs 18 “railroaded”’ to Sing Sing .phe sooner he will take the railroud back again to New York; the more hastily he 1s tried and sentenced the better chance he will hava of being speedily pardoned ; the more injustice is shown him in court the less justice he will eventually receive, Coburn ts charged with running @ muck against whe police; but that is no reasou why the law should run @ muck against Coburn. Clubbed and arrested on Fri- day, indicted on Saturday, tried on Monday, in Sing Sing on Tuosday—that is vot a dignified record, It reads as if personal animosity, not law, were pushing the prosecution. The people are asked Lo believe thut, because a policeman put his head in at Coburn’s doot and civilly asked about the driver of a deserted hack, thorefore Covurn and seven friends rushed out and shot at all the policemen in sight. The people Know the police too woll to believe any such romantic story, and they aro asking what powerful politician oF olficial Joe Coburn has offended (and how) that he should be 80 suddenly hanted down hike a wild beast or hav. ing been used so long as a tame tiger to capture ott for bis patrons. ptuin Williams bas made himself very conspicu- ous in the Coburn raid, and confesses that he ‘shook’? the criminal, mavacied and bleeding bis cell, We ali know Low gentle is a policeman’s ‘sbaking” under these circumstances. Perhaps the Captain’s pride in this exploit will be lessened if au inquiry be pressed as to the reason why he never discovered that Coburn kept an unlicensed and disorderly rum shop until Joe had shot @ policeman in the “chest protestor.” 4 similar investigation might be advantageourly insti tuted at the District Attorney's office as to those vld indictments, whick, shelved, forgotten and ignored until last Saturday, are now paraded as evidences of the District Attorney's zeal, Who ordered them to be shelved? At whose fequert are they now resuscitated? That Joe Coburn should go tw prison is undoubtedly An excellent thing for all concerned. No doubt he ig guilty of crimes enough to send him there; no doubt he ought ty have been thore long ago. But it will be » credit to the court foather in the cap of the police, 11 he be sent to pri in a Burry, without a fair and impartial trial, conduc In an orderly and de manner. Tho starts of justice are wore worthy of Judge Lynch thuo of the law. Thoy impress nobody tavorably, a tho Tespoctablo or criminal classes, Su ences lend directly to speedy pardons; and for that reason, aod with no sympathy with Coburn und hig crimes, they are objected to by = MANY CITIZENS. PETTINGYR'S BAIL, New Youn, Feb, 19, iy nk Eoitor or tax Hekary:— yu notice in yesterday's HERALD that George Pow Unger, barkeeper of Joseph Covurn, arrested for vios Jating the Excise law, was bailed by George F. Johos son, No, 220 Kast Eleventh street, Will you plonse add that George Pettinger nad been for a long tige my tenant, and roported by my agent as a good mah, Av tho request of my agent and to rel bis family, dos pondant on bim for support, | gave bail to the amount of $100, L never knew Mr. Pottinger bofore 1 became his bail. This is the extent of my offence. e GEORGE F, JOHNSON, venth street, THE FIGHTING SERGEANT, The case of Sergeant Thompson, of the Fourth pres Cinct, indicted for assuulting Michael Cannon on Park row, was down for a hearing yesterday in the Court of General Sessions It was adjourned, however, antil Wednesday noxt, owing to tho absence of Mr, A. Oakey Hall, whr was engaged in a homicide trial in the Court of Oyer and Terminer. . HE SHOT HIMSELF, Thore was very little time lost yesterday at Coroner Flanagan's inquest on the body of Samuel Cantrell, the merchant who shot himself at the Putnam House on the night of the 7th inst The jury's verdict was ‘that deceased; Samuel Cantrell, came to his death vy shoow ing bimself in the brain with La on the @ of February 7, at the Puta: , No. 367 Four, avenue,” Deputy Corouer Miller's autopsy was EO TT ET ENT TT TT RET Oe