The New York Herald Newspaper, March 23, 1877, Page 5

TE TASTER QUESTION for War Turkey's Preparation on the Seas THE OTTOMAN WNAYY. {ts Condition, Numbers, Armament and Efficiency. — a 4 Yankee Account of Musfulman Maritime i Discipline. Wasutsaton, March 22, 1877, The following interesting nccount of the Turkish avy and its resources hus recently been received ut the Navy Departinent, having been sent to the Scere- tary of State by Hon. Horace Maynard, our Minister at Constantinople :— A tavorite object of the late Sultan Abdul-Aziz was to increase and strengthen the navy. He caused to be Duilt many iron-ciad ships, the largest and most power- Jul kuown in the present state of naval architecture, So jung as tho interest was regularly aud promptly paid upon the public debt no complaint was made of this policy; indeed it was rather commended us en- lightened, fur-seeing and progressive; but when the payment of interest coused it was denounced as @x- travagance and folly. Ho glways kept several largo gies jn commission and anchored in front of his pulace, By creating his young son an officer of bigh rank in the navy he evidently intended to show still further his intorest in the service; but at his downfall, so far from sustaining him, both the navy andthe army had been converted by the Ministers into jpatruments for is destruction. THK NAVY AND 17S STENGTH. I bad occasion some time since to inquire into the Strovgth of the Ottoman navy, but received nothing ‘Very sutisfactory, A publication bas just been made hero in the city, however, evidently trom official sources, and is probably not far from the trath and #8 Dear it as can be ascertained. | append a copy. J a translation from tho Daily Levant id is as tollow the prosens time eleven wooden tan outs, seven of In which may be considered as the efficient portion of the tighting part of the navy, seven Inrze transports, five ot thom paddie wheel steamers und the other two screw ships, six fast despatch vessel paddle wheol steamers, and ‘wo imperial yachts, which, on occusion, ure also employed In the public service. Besides the sulvs thus enumerated thera are three old wourlen Hne-of-buttle ships and # lew small schooners in com- mission, ms well rt schooner rigged screw Muamers for the revenue service. ‘The oficial navy list than 1s here represented, as er uf oll wooden hulks are still retained, and also those of a few steamers whten, from the length of tervioo they have sven, are in wnything but an efficient eoadition, and of little ‘use as either transports or Hizhting tralt. But the object being to enable the reader to form correct idea xs to tho strength and value of the imperial Ottoman navy these have been purposely left out of the consideration, » commence, then, with the iron-clad fleet, which in olnt of nuubers, strength of construction and isrmument Is, alter that of England, one of the most powertul in the world, Of the fitteen iron-clads of which it ix composed Tour—namely, the Muhmoudieh, Orehaniteh, Osmanioh and Auizieh—are brondside tricates ‘with four-ingh armor plates them, sixteon heavy Armstrong juus w two gun vessels armor plated. which at and curry, each (ourteen on the main deck), W0-pounders, and two revo! {ng «pivot) guns on the upper dock, one. Xepounder, at the stern. (These vessels wre ouch of 4 8, and thelr horse power 900.) ‘Then there are four of another class box battery ships, ax they are sometimes called, buils atter adesigu by Mr. Keed, 0. B., in which the uttempt is made to xecure tho advantages of'a turret ship by giving them a certain amount of all-round fire while retaining the at of & browdside craft. ‘The names ot these vessels are as ful- :—Fethi Bulend (Great Victory), Mouani Zuflir, Ay: God) and the Mukudenieh Khafr (Hxppy Be- ethi Bulend and Musadenieh Khur Th “0 pea and the other at the Imperial Ai al at the Golden Horn. ‘inhey sre both very formidable er being protected with nive-inch armor plating and carrying four Armstrony (124g-ton guna in a central battery, with the ports so. Scranced ‘as to admit of tore and aft fire. tons and the horss power of their engines is 500. The other two—the Mounni Zaflir aud Avni lilah—are of the sume type but their armor plating is not quiteso thick mor their gu vy. They Are not quite so large either, their tonna; 300 and their horse power 400, ext u the list are the, four tronclads originally in: is, named nef ket, the ‘tended jor the Kbedive of Exypt. ‘Ihexe vou fe Arsuri Shetket, the Neujmi lyk and the ijlalieh, form « separate el rs, us they carry their armament in broadside fhoir tonnage is 1,601 6-10 to the ot ports ime central buttery.’ protected aicuinst fore ard aft ire by #rmor-pluted bulkheads, The two first ure sister ships; they each carry four guns (200-pounders) on the main deck and » heavy cut mounted on a revolving plutform on eo upper. ‘They were constructed at Trieste in 1870; tue thickness of their armor plating is som and & Inches, tonnage 1,583 avd horse power 350. The A: Tetyk is # much larger vessel than the last named craft, tonnage being 3,143 and horse power 750. guns, also, in her brondsid others, and though the thick ot her arm is much finer vessel. The Ilalieh differs uj from the others in size and horse power, though her arm: ment 1s the same ax that of the two first mentioned vessels of this class, &s is 4Iso the case with the armor plating. This ship, as Well as the Arsari Tefyk, ix of French con- trustion; her tonnage is 1,650 end the horse power of her ines 300, w eng ‘Two turret vessels and one more large iron-ciad frigat complete tho hist of seagoing iron-cluds. The Louth Djelit and Hite! Rabmin bhips, carrying each of them four guns—15 i two separate revolving turrets, ch armor plating, Their tonnage is i 0 twin ecrow U-pound Arm- rotected by .751 und orse wer 300. Porno Messoudich, the last on the list and the latest ad- dition to the irou-clad fleet, is one of the most formidable ships afloat, being a fuer vessel even than the British fron- elad Herculs flagship of the Mediterranean fleet. curries fourteen twelve and a halt tous, Woolwich most approved type in England), and the thick. e inches: ‘Th y hames only Inunehed in the tall of tage this ship possesses brondside armament by spect by Raving such » powerful arrangement in her construction the end ports on each side ndmit of those guns being trained almost on a line with oer keel. TH GuxBOATS. ‘The seven tron-clad gunboats which wore for service on the Danube uro named ay fe ou Aslam (Moslem Victory), Buyourdelan (Henrt’ Plercer), Semundergh, Seodra, Podgorisza,, Inver Uaion) and Sued, «Ssword), These crait in general draw about tive feet aL inches of water, and are urmed with two light Armstr nj Guns. They are protected hy-a brit of three aud # ait ineh armor, and are fitted with eizhty horse power engines, The first five on the list aro already in the Danube, stationed at Widdin, and placed under the command of Kiritlee Husseit: Pacha, wn active officer of the Imperial Nuvy ‘The other two were launched but « short time azo at the arsenal up the Golden Horn, and are ot « much Improved type. They Hy built. Z yoni fre exch fitted with a revolving turret, in which are mounted two Krupp «uns, eighty p pelled by twin scrows, worked Present moment t evivil by ey are lying at a if ing their stores preparatory to leaving for tl h they will do with ull despatch, All the vessel whi have been mentioned ap to the present are in commission, and of the fit urge iron-clads ten ate either cruising or are in station at different ports of the vant, there being but five at Uonstantinople at the pres ent moment. TUE WOODEN VESSKLS. To turn now to the wooden vessels, which have their value Qs cruisers, guard ships or transports, the names of the Mrizates are ax follows: —Selimieh, of 50 guns, 600 horse wer and 4,717 tons; the Ertogrul, of 50 guns, 6OU horse ower and 2,344 tons; the Hundevendeghair, of 50 gan ).horse power and tous Mukbiri do: uns, 450 horss power and 1,47 tons, These four ships In commission and cruising about in the Levant, the last Bamed being tho training ship for the naval eadets. The Nasul Axia, tho last on the list of frigates, been thoroughly ‘repaired. and is now being fitted fe Sh Diereed for 50 guns, her tonnage ts 1,012 40 power 450, The armament of theso vesiels consints princi- pully of smooth bore guns, forty-two pounders, with here and there sixty-eight pounder, but on the upper deek they ull carry very heavy revolving (pivot) guns of the Intent pattern, vorvetten wre nn respectively Sinope, bdirne tir, Lebnun, Mansourah, Broussa, mir, Ixkond Zounve.' They wre thetr tonnage their engines Mtinople on service, four of them being Stationed in the Adrintic, one at’ Trebizond, in the Black Sen; two in the Red ‘Sea, two up the Persian Gulf and the others in the Levant. ‘The two sun vessels—the Bedkul Bahar and Beirut—each carry five guns, one heavy and the others of light calibre, and are generally employ ed bouts, culled bn service in the Ked so ectively the Ak, ted i Sheik ixty horse power enyines and cart the three old wooden line-o ‘adieh, tx employed as the gunnery ship the Guif of Ixmid: one, the Fetigeh, ts ¢ Peki Zemier, the depot at ving ship xt r the old Mulimondieh. wiste : THE FRRSONNEL, ‘The strength of the pers officers of all ranks and Sy Ber! el ix Kot down officially aw 10) men, in whieh are ine thore these men, however their time necossary t a good de drill, and avtemp en wing the crews of the cadet traimny oyrge to afford as many of these men as raining that f gros and efficient seamen. fone in the way of piade of late by el ri the opportunity of wcquiring some experience at A gunnery shity wee extablistied some six years 4str, id thy services of « very efficient instructor obtained from the british government, Nearly the whole of the men and all the subordinate oflicers have paysed through a reunlne tourse of drill on boned of the suid ship, and a number of the iost intelligent among the Jutter have been speci rained ws gunner fastractors, 80 rivish Navy, exch of the fron-clads lias now it dficer, charged with the duty of keeping the men mark ‘in thelr yun drill. Foreign oieers who at ¢ Himes have visited the iron-clad fleet in the Ho deen particntarly strnck with the apparent o1 The general neatness all round wud the m jhe men went through their drill, I edad the heavy guns has been particularly pratned, and there tx but little doubt that with more target practice they would make splendid artilerists, Something hus been done in the way of fring at w target, suflicient at least to familiar: Ise the men with the prove at ing the naval pro. Jectiles of the present day is by marksman. Ip ma wl ting particularly the ports on the Afri Marseliler, Maita and the Adriatic, sisted uf the following corvettes da was after y the jarting from Crow, the ports of Bengani, sis wero cach touched atin succession, the me being wlways performed under sailand advantage oh of favorable wenther to perform a few. simple mn- Wren and to accustom the ollicors to signalliny fs son. nt turbances in Herzegovina and Bosnia, to send the to Kleek, so that the erul as prematurely broxe: b Mukbir returning to Constantinople and the ‘others soon alterward separating upon spectal service. Great efforts have been mace also at the Naval College to impart as much professional knowledge tothe cadets 4s pos- aibie; fur, owing to the searcity technical works im thelr own language, ‘ater leaving that estailish= ty with revard to their aft squadron t tactics, Navy, in addition a large staff of Turki widerubi been for some con- perinl Ottoman xov- quite 4 number of smart y% core have been sent from the Naval College within the last few yours to juin the fleet. With regard (0 the fleet mancuvring ana naval tuetics iu general step bas been taken in the right direction by sending an iron-clad squadron to er the Levant, for it i i nee thut the captains of thy iron-elad: ortunity of neqiiiring uch enormous mix shi mploy of the SWEENY'S DILEMMA. JUDGE WESTBKOOK TO GRANT AN ADJOURN- MENT—MR. PECKHAM INSISTS THAT PETER B SHALL LEAVE THE COUNTRY PENDING 17. Ivis likely that Mel Peter B. Sweeny will pack his trunk anu sail for France again within « few days, Mr, Wheeler H. Peckham, who appears to be at pri et the sole counsel for the prosecution of the old Ring offenders, yesterday declared in moxt emphatic | terms that it the adjourpment of Mr, Sweeny’s trial asked for by bis counsel is granted he will insist upou the ex-Chamberlain’s tmmediate return to France, there to remain until the time which shall be fixed upon for the trial shall draw near, Mr. Peck- bam said to oa Henaib reporter that he was impelled to tuke that course by a conviction that the people would not be satisfied to bave Mr. Sweeny remain in consultation among his | friends in this city for so long a time without appear. ing in a courtof justice, From Mr, Peckham’s remarks the writer inferred that he feared the result of Mr, Swoeny being in close communion for months with his old ugsociates might in important respects alter that gentleman’s testimony at the trial. Mr. Peckham has fully made up his mind that Mr. Sweeny shall not remain in this country pending the ad- jouroment if ove is obtained. The adjourn- ‘ment was asked for by Mr, Beach, ou grounds purely personal to himselt and not coubected with his chent in any way. Ho explained to Judge Westbrook when he applied for the postponement that hu was the semor counsel for the defence in tue Sima Mine suit which bad been on trial before Judge Wal- lace in the Untied Stutes Circuit Court and bad been adjourned until the very day on which the suit against Mr. Sweeny was set down tor a hearing, Aprils, Lt wus impossible, Mr, Beach sald, to prucure a further adjournment in the important litigation reterred to, us many of the witnesses lived in distant states and came hither at great loss of time and money, Accords ing to a law tn natural philosophy he could not occupy two distinct places at the same time, and theretore he prayed that the trial of tho $7,000,000 suit should be deferred for one month. A LONG DELAY. This adjournment would cover the whole of April, and as Judge Westbrook’s engagements tn other parts of the State will prevent him sitting in this city in May the cuse could vot be beard until June, Accord- ing to the stipulations under which Mr. Sweevy camo to this country he 1s guaranteed immunity from arrest for thirty days preceding the trial, while 1 is im | progress, una lor thirty days alfer its close, Should { the adjournment asked for be granted that will be a rent deal further off thau thirty days, and Mr, Peckbam jngists that it would be incompatible with the spirit and the letter of the stipalation to permit tho defendant to remain in tbiscity, Mr. Sweeny’s counsel are inclined to think that their client, having been brought here under agreement and urriving within the prescribed thirty duys of the date fixed Jor trial, is entitled to immunity Until the trial actually occurs, however long 1t muy be doferred by the courts, that being a matter over which he has no control Mr. Beach avows his opinion that Mr, Peckham’s position 16 very uptair and iliberal, He declares that bis client lias been, and is, anxious to proceed to trial as soon as possible, and ‘be turther says it would cause him great sorrow if he should innocently be made the cuuso of Mr. Sweeny’s having, after all bis hardships, to go buck to Eurepe under such unpleasant circum- stances and without huving obtained a bearing, Mr. Peckham, representing tho Attorney General, and Mr. Beach avd Mr. John McKean, counsel fur Mr. Sweeny, met togother in conierence with Judge West- brook yesterday ana asked him to fix upon a day tor the trial of the guilt, His Honor stated that he would cousult with his judicial brethren upon the subject and would give bis decision this morning. He stated, however, that he would not insist upon the trial going on upon the day for which it is now fixed. if Mr. Peckbam ‘ks to his determination, therelore, the returned wanderer will have to leave his native shores agatu, and that very shortly, THE DEADI | = DEADLOCK BROKEN. DONOVAN CIRCUMVENTS THE PARTY sLATE— BAY, REPUBLICAN, ELECTED PRESIDENT OF ‘THE BROOKLYN COMMON COUNCIL. ‘The deadlock which has existed in the organization of the Common Couneil of the city of Rrooklyn since the first regular session of that body in January is broken at | When the Board of Alderinen assembled in the first week of the new year there was much interest felt in political circles as to how the patronage at the disposition of the municipal government would be dealt out. The charter provides for the appointment of the heads of the various departments of Police aud Excise, Fire, Water and other bureaus by the Common Coun- cil, It was known that there wero thirteon democratic Aldermen and twelve republican, DONOVAN’S “KICK’? AGAINST THR “SLATE.” But the fact soon became apparent when they met that Alderman James Donovan, of tho ‘Tweltth ward, did not intend to voto for the ‘‘slate’’ candidate of his party, The democratic managers were opposed to him, and he was determined to press his individual claims for the Presidency of the Common Council, on the ground that ho was senior member of the party in the new Board. He rejected all overtures at compromise from the chieftains of his party, and they in turn incited his animosity by suc- cessfully endeavoring to defeat hin ticket at the recent ward primary clection. He has attended twelve or thirteen meetings of the Board of Aldermen, and has voted for Donovan no less than filty-aine times, sixty being the number of votes taken on the question of choice for permanent President. About five weeks ago the Alderman of the Twellth ward voted for Ray, re- publican, thereby affording an opportunity to the lat- ter party to organize, but Alderman Cottrell, republi- can, deleated Kay’s election that time by voting for Fisher. Lust evening there was a large attendance of ward politicians in the lobby of tho Common Council chamber in anticipation of the special meeting which had been called op Monday last to elect a president, or at least attempt to do so, ‘The twelve ‘re- publicans were in their seats at the appointed tUme, but with the exception of Donovan the demo- crats were absent, Alderman French called the meet- ing to order, and, the roll being daly called, the Alder- man of the Twelfth moved that the Board take a recess for ten minutes in order to afford an opportunity to the other party to attend. At the expiration of the recess the democrats appeared and the twenty-five mombera of the Board answored the roll call. THK QUESTION SOLVED. Alderman Griswold moved that a voto bo take viva voce for President, which was carried, Tho vote taken sbowed the following result For Ruy, 11; for Black, 11; for Donovan, Donovan, Before the Clerk anvounced the vote Vonovan rose in bis place and said he desired to change his vote to Ray. ‘Tho announcement was received with upplinuso from the lobby, Alderman Reardon, democrat, of the Fourteenth ward, objected to the gontlowan from tho Twelfth withdrawing his vote, but was overruled by the Chair, Alderman Sterling, democrat, of the Sec ond ward, then withdrew his vote from Black, demo- in favor of Burnett, republican. The Clerk then announced the vote as follows:—Ray, 12; Biack. 10; Burnett, 1. Neither Ray ‘nor Black, the respective party candidates, voted. ‘The Chair then announced William H. Ray duly | elected Chairman of the Common Council for the pres- ent year, Alderman Ray, in returning thanks for the hovor conferred upon him, said that he was aware that he bad received a very swall majority—a majority so small, in fuct, that it took them three months to find it. ‘The Board then adjourned untii Monday next. Tho democrats expressed themseives as bitterly dis- appointed, while The republican politicians were highly clated at having captured the fort. SMALLPOX IN LONDON CABS. {From the Pall Mall Gazette, ] A gontleman happened to be passing a door in a cor- tain streot in London before which stood a hack cab, As he passed, an invalid, bearing on his face the erup- lon of smallpox, came ont from tho house and entered | the cab, The observer followed the vehicle us rapidly as he could and was just in time to see it deposit its fare at a smallpox hospital, Endeavoring to ascertain the number of the cab our informant still foliowed, and saw the driver hailed by « lady and gentioman, whom he vainly endeavored to warn by shouts not to enter the cab, They took no notice, got in and drove off, Being @ resolute man, the observer still followed, and was just in Ume to sce the pair descend at the door of a house in ono of the best squares in London, Having failed jn his efforts either to deter the passengers or to get bear enough tothe cab to take its number the pursuer now gave up the cha: Some time after, being again iv London, our informant thought he Would call at the house at which the iaay ond gentleman had alighted, with the view of expiaia- ing what might have seemed his frantic behatior in shouting to them and in pursulzg the cab, He found the blinds of the house down. The master had died on the previous day of ¢malipox, and his wife was not ex- pected to recover (rom the same maludy, BAY. SHAD POLES IN THi Two rows of chad poles (the first of the season) were MEXICO. THE LEPUDLIC UNDER THE NEW NREGIMI—RE- CIPROCITY WITH THE UNITED STATES—A NEW ROUTE TO THE PACIFIC COAST PRO- JECTED. Mexico, March 3, 1877. It 18 to be deeply regretied that, for a long time past and even very lately, matters ana men in this country have been wilfully and maliciously misrepresented in the correspondence with the public press of the United States, I have pow resolved to make known the truth about a country of which | have been many years a resident, and which, unfortunately, bas hitherto been subjected to false reports abroad, Astaras regards honesty of intention General Por- firio Diaz inspired unlimited confidence among all clagses, aud no one doubts fora moment bis desire to do what 1s right, both at home and abroad; but uniess he is assisted by the intelligence and good faith of the better classes of society he will bave a bard task be- fore him, One ot ‘the great plagues of Mexico is the standing army that for the last few years bas been kept on foot, not for the national defence, but for the support of party interests, With the regular troops and the numerous bands of guerillas it may be Yeadily calculated that atthe present moment there are from 40,000 to 50,000 men ander arms who have now been go long accustomed to this kind of life that they cannot be easily induced to turn thoir atten- tion to such pursuits as in uny other country would naturally follow from a state of peace, The orly remedy for this evil is to be sought in the confidence with which the Mexican authoritics should endeavor to inspire foreign Powers, aud when once railroadaad other similar enterprises can be carried torward here oa a large scale not only will the inhabitants of the country find abundant employment, but a large amount of immigration may be expected from the United States aud from Europe to cultivate tbe immense and jertile tracks of land on every side of the Republic, and to develop the inexbaustible mineral wealth of the country, 1618 believed that the construction of the Failroud and perhaps the canal over the Isthmus of ‘Tehuantepec will now have the serious attention of this government, with the fixed determination ot using all the means in their power to induco foreign capitalists to undertake this important work, whic according to the reports mado by the company’s sur- veyors and those commissioned by the United Slates to examine that route, offers advantages far superior to. any of the other interoceanic communications, The Isthmus itselt comprises every species of agricultural and mineral wealth, hardly to be surpassed in any part of the world, A SHORTER ROUTK THAN PANAMA, Shortly after the opening of Congress, which will bo on the 12th inst., some two or three projects will be presented to that body soliciting a grant ior the con- struction of an overland interoceanic railroad trom some port on the Mexican Gull to another on the Pacilic coust. h of these projects contains conditions more or loss advantageous tor the grantees and tor this gov- ernment. Une of them, to be entitled that of the ‘In. teroceanic Railroad Company of Mexico, Liinited,’? proposes the establishment of a ‘hypothecation bank,” and offers to advance to the government a loan of $2,000,000 im instalments of $100,000 every fifteen days from the date of the cyntract, with interest at six per cent per annum, to be repaid by instalments of $50 000 per month, the repayment 10 commence six months alter the dolivery of the last $100,000 of the original loan, and to be made out of tue customs revenue at the port ot Vera Cruz Tho line proposed by this company {8 intended to start from Anton Lizardo and pags through the States of Vera Cruz, Puebla, Tlaxcala, Morelos, Mexico, Qnere- taro, Guanajuato, Michoacan and Jalisco, and is to have its terminus at Sun Blas, touching at or near some of tho principal cities and towns on the rout such as Vera Cruz, Cordoba, Orizaba, Tehuaca Tepeuca, Atlixco, Yzucar, Cuuntla, Chalco, Texcoco, the City of Mexico, Cuatitlan, ‘ula, Amealco, Celaya, Sulamaneu, Lrapuato, Boujano, Piedad, Zamora, Barca Ameca, Etzatlan, Tequila, Aguacutian and Topic. The railroad will have its own telegraph line, aud for tho construction of the whole work a subvention of $8,000 for euch Kilometre built is asked from the government, payable in bounds without imterest aud guaranteed by eight per cent of the products of all the custom houses on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts; these bonds to be issued to the company on the completion of every ten kilometres, Certain concossions of public lands are also stipulated for under these proposals, The cstublishment of a bank, to be managed on Iib- eral principles in connection with tis railroad project, is one of its most essential pon nd obo which cannot fail to produce excellent results, both to the stockholders and to the country. We bave only one bank in this capital, which, although it offe every desirable security, is exceedingly iimited in ite operations and affords litte accommodauion to the mercanule public and scarcely any to owners of reul estate, The propositions of the “L{nteroceunic Rail. road Company, limited,’’ have already been presented to the members of the’ provisional government, and, after some modifications, have been approved and will be supported by them in Congresa, where they aro likely to be ratified, A RECIPROCITY TREATY. The Department of Foreign Affsirs has named a commission of some of the principal merchants und landed proprietors of this city to consult whetber it be convenient and favorable to the toterests of Mexico to solicit from the government of the United States a commercial of reciprocity treaty, based on similar terms to that entered into with the Sandwich Islands at Washington ou January 13, 1875. In my opinion the matter reierred to, as regards the trade with Mex- ico, 18 Jar irom being analogous to thut carried on with the Sandwich Isiands, for the reason that Mexico now possesses numerous manutactur- ing establishments of several descriptious, and the natural inlerence ts that her policy ought tamly to be that of encouragement to pative industry. Moreover her natural resourc immense, have been only partially developed’ up to tho leowg owing to the civil wars, and, above all, to the lack of cheap und rapid communication, As soon a8 we bave the latter Mexico will not only be enabled to compete with foreign markets in many manulactured articles and agricultural and wineral products, but will Hod herself 11 a position to export on a jarge scale, THE ARMY OPPOSES DIAZ AND DEMANDS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MILITARY TRIUMVIRATE ¥OR FOUR YEARS. News has been received from Mexico, via New Or- leans, up to tho 12ih inst. Porfirio Diaz attempted to reduce the strength of the army, whereupon large numbers of the generals, field and jine officers whose positions were threatened vehemently opposed the measure, The discontented officers held a meeting in the city of Muxico and passed resolutions taforming Diaz vbat they could no longer recognize the Minister of War and, would have an un- derstanding only with himself, Diaz agreed to th.s singular and audacious proposition, A MILITARY DICTATORSHIP WANTED. in addition to this demand the discontents made an- other of a still more radical and revolutionary nature. They insisted that Diaz should establisu a\ military dictatorship for the period of tour years, at tho head of which should bea triumvirate compoxed of Diaz, Negrete and some other leader whose name has not transpired. ABOLITION OF CONSTITUTIONAL GUARANTERS, ‘The leaders of this new military movement want to have their professional fucros or special privileges re- stored as they existed before the establisumeut of the constitution of 18,7 and in the days of Santa Anua. | Fivally, they ardentiy desire tue abolition of coustitu- | tional guarantees and the inauguration of an absolute military régeme, REACTION IN FAVOR OF CONSTITUTION ALISM. In consequence of these unprecedented proceedings A strong roaction hus set in favoring a return to the forms of constitutional government and looking | toward its speedy restoration. ‘This news comes to hava in private letters, and is confirmed by the Federalista of the 10th i REFORMED RED MEN, Tho Order of Reformed Red Men at thoir mocting Wednesday night resolved :— ‘That Decoration Day ve observed by the members of the iction by appropriate ceremonies ae t Tate Great Suchem, Robert B, Titus, at Now ochell tthe sevoral tribes bo raqnested to co-operate | in the domonstration, aud that eaeh tribe be Foquested to | delegate one past suchem to confer with a commitie of five | appointed by the Great Council tor the purpose of making ssury arrangements forearrying the foregoing Into ‘The Great Sachem appointed as the committee of the Great Council the following .past sachems:—A. N. 33; William F. Peabody, No. 8; George 18; George 8. Grandy, No. 31; AN UNSAFE ARSENAL. The following resolution was adopted at a meeting ot the Board of Officers of tho Seventy-Orst regiment, N.G.S.N.Y., on Monday evening, March 19;— Whereas it has long been # notorions fact that ¢) Arsenal, corner Seventh avenne and Thirty-fith street, an unsdic condition and unit for the purpose of drilling bodies of men mmundant of th aqnentert we tis pose of wing or battal Fesulution be forwarded A BRUTAL HUSBAND. William Quinn, residing at No. 1,630 Atlantic ave- nue, Brooklyn, beat his wife ina terrible manner on Wednesday night, inflicting serious internal injurios, Tho bratal husband was arrested and held to answer, drills, and that » copy of to thy Department of Buildings. ANOTHER MAN. MISSING. Threo days ago a report was made to the Polico Headquarters in Jersey City that a man named Wiliam Waiker, aged thirty-five years, had mysteriously dia- appear Chief of Police Champney sent detectives on the track, but no trace of him could be found, When Waiker jett his home, on the Sth inst, he was i down yesterday in the lower bay, abovo Robbins’ | dressed in a bide cont, dark pantaloons and dark vost, with gait + is feared be bas been foully douls with, { | | ner of Quincy stroot and Browd A LOVE KNOT. THR TANGLED WEB OF AN ALLEGED COURT- SHIP AND MARRIAGE—WAS THE ‘“‘BRIDE- GROOM” PERSONATED, AND IS IT A CASE OF BLACKMAIL? Rocuxsrex, N. Y., March 21, 1877. Cassius D, Worrell, one of the wealthiest citizens of Niagara county, bas been sued for alimony and wade the defendant in proceedings for divorce under circum- stances that have created a great sensation throughout this part of the State, Worrell is a farmer living about two miles from Lockport, The lady claiming to be his wife is, or was, Miss Annie Bourne, of Corry, Pa, She ts a member of & prominent family in that part of Pennsylvania, and is a handsome and highly accomplished woman, about twenty-live yoars of age, Worrell is twenty-seven, ‘The>pluntit’s story, when summarized, 18 as fol- lows:—In the summer of 1875 Miss Bourne accom- panied her sister und brother-in-law, Me. and Mra 3. Williams, of Corry, on a visit to Lockport, The Will. tamses were old triends of the Worrell family, and they went (o the farm, taking Miss Bourne with them, Mr, Worrell, father of the defendant, bad died some months before, leaving bis son hib heir aad in ehurge of un invalid mother, Tho Jatter had tong been a sul ferer from 4 cancer in the neck and at the time of the visit of the party was very sick and not likely to live long. Miss Bourne by tender care of the invalid became 4 great favorie with her, and, as she declares, young farmer Bourne becaine enamored of her and pressed her to become his wife, She did not bring herself to she point of accepting bis hand until some time alter his mother’s death, wiich occurred while she was im the house, Gn ihe 22d of September jollowing she came to Rochester with Worrell, and whic here she consented to go with bin and be married, They called at the residence of the Rev. Dr. Strattan, and, in presence of a third party, were made wan and wile, After the ceremony Worrell told his wile that be wished the marriage kept secret for a taue, giving usa reason that be was engaged in Lhe seibiemens oF bis Juther’s estate and the leet that he had kena wile might result in considerable dis- satisiuction and annoyance. ‘Tbe young wile demurred to this arrangement, but at last, to please Ler husband, she agreed 1 cunceal the relution she had assumed. The ume for the pubhe ackuowledgmeut of beras his wile Worrell xed as a year irom the day of their marriuge, When he wou bave the ceremony ayuin berlormed aud iustate ber as mistress of Wurrell ¥ With this understanuing tue bride returned to her home in Peunsylyania as Mais Anuie Bourne and the groum went home to wis tara, A lew days betore the day when she was to be recog: nized by Worrell she wrote bith that sve nad com. pleted alt ber arraugemonts Jor the remarriage, and Suggested that, as she hud been invited to xo lu New York with some friends, be migut meet her iu that city and have the ceremony pertorméd there, To this lee ter Worrell responded that the arrangement was en- Urely sausiactury, tbat be would be in tue city on the day agreed upon, when they would proceed together to the Centennial Exbiviuoen asa bridal tour, Miss Bourne went tv Now York. ‘he 22a of September came, but Worrell did not come, and woi hing Was heard trom bin for some days, whuu his wife received a despatch irom him, 1t was dated Philadelphia and stated that te Was very sick there, but ax soun us bo was uble be would be in New York and clam her. Alter waiting 4 Week or two tho disappoinivd wile returned home, determined to take some measures (o secure her rights, ‘Armed with her twarriage vertiticate she weut to Lockport and presented herself tv Worrell at his Jarm aud made her demand fur recognition. He feigned great amazement, she says, and relerred her to his lawyer, Finding thatail pleading to bim for jus- tice Was of no avail she went to his lawyers, Messrs, Potter & Brundage, She was then mot with the decla- Tation that her murriage certificate, so lar as it relatod to Mr. Worrell as one Of the purtios, was a fraud and that their ciiout did not propose to be blackmailed, She thereupon sought legal coungel herself, WORKELL'S STORY, Worrell’s version of the affair is essentially different, Hoe correspouded with Miss Bourne for sume time, but never having been in love with Ler he fivaliy ceased writing and gave up ail idea of marrying ner, He says that 11 Miss Bourne bas a coruticate of marriage with him some ono else persdnated him during the cero- Mony and that the wholo thing isa Scheme to extort money trom him. He does tot make any charges against Miss Bourne, but thinks she !s merely a tool in the hands ot others, It 18 said that developments will be made when the trial comes up that will startle the public still more vban have the circamstan A SAINTLY FERRY, 18 THE SHELTER ISLAND CAMP MEETING FOR SAVING SOUL8 OR MAKING MONEY? Tho people of Shelter Island are much excited at the Teception of a copy of a bill introduced in the Arsemply for a renewal of tho eharter for the ferry between Greenport and that town, Upon the nature of its pro- visions becoming known an indignation meeting was held, a protest against its passage was signed by nearly overy voter of the town, and the Supervisor, Mr, Nicoll, hus been dolegated to go to Albany to oppose tho Dill, "Lt is stated by its opponents that ferriuge to and from the island has always been un onerous tax upon the residents of the town, but so long us the fran- chise was in the bao of private = individuais and townsmen tho rates were kept at satisfactory figures. The ferry, it is said, was always a paying in- stitution, though an unpleasant drudgery to the terry- man, and, after changing proprictorship several times, the controlling interest at last fell into the hands ot tho Shelter Island Camp Meeting Association of Brook- lyn, the members of which are characterized by tho Sheltor Islanders as shrewd speculators, since which tune there has been constant trouble. The rate of ferriage had been raised to fifteen cents both ways, tn- stead of twelve cents, as betore. The now owners Tuised it to twenty cents, but, after a short trial, reduced {t to the former price; but only one bout has been run where two were run velore. As a resident says:—Shelter Island peuple havo been compelled to suffer great delays and travel loug distances to accommodate outside visitors, and the grasping, avaricious disposition of this setmi-religious corporation has notonly distressiogly annoyed but thoroughly disgusted the whole town.” [tis further alleged that when the Camp Meeting Association was organized the property owners of Shelter Island aud Greenport were cajoled inio using their influence toward procuring the land at the lowest possible price and to contribute money to put the grounds in order, suins Of $50 to $100 being subscribed aud pal. Now, these contributors are notonly relused the privilege of shipping or receiving goods trom the whart by steamboat, but pay is demanded tor the privilege of carrying # Visitor across or over the island trom their and it is said that this will not be permitted hercafter without a license. And now comes this bill 1 relation to terriage, Which lus been reported favor- ably inthe Assembly irom the Commitiee on Com- moree and Navigation. It not only increases the rates ot freight, bat authorizes the charge of tort cents for going and returning a distance of one Jess during tour months of the year, franchise to the year 1889, months 18 fixed at tweive cents each way, which 18 to be ‘doubled «luring the winter months, and exorbitant Jreight rates aro charged on almost all articies of nec sity used on the island, The feeling against tho asso- ciation runs very high, ile or Tt extends the THE SYSTEM IN OPERATION IN SEVERAL BROOK- LYN HOUBES—NO OBJECTIONABLE ODORS. Brookuys, March 19, 1877, To tax Eviror ov THe HERALD: — [ have noticed reeently several articles in your paper relative to the practicability of cremating the garbage, I would like to say a few words as to my own expe- rience in regard to it. I think it not only practicable but very easily accomplished by individual effort, 1 have made 1t @ practice tor years to barn all the refuse matter of tho house, and bavesuffered no incon- venienco from tt, On the contrary it has been a benefit, and I know many others who do the same, It is nota pew idea by any means, and I can safely say that if housekeopers generally would adopt this inethod they would find it @ very easy matter and Hd be ree hag by getting rid of bad odors in and around the House, My plan is to have eack day's accumulation plucod in sotne receptacle convenient tothe kitchen, and aiter the cooking t# done for the day to open all the draughts of the stove or range and put tho refuse matter im. It there 18 a large quantity keep on filling up the range, until all fs consumed, Even though tho fire ts low it will be found quite suifictent, a6 the portion next the fire dries rapidly and in this way enough fuel is made to burn any quantity, At the same time the kitchen is kept warm through the evening without any adat- tional coul, and the water in tho boiler 18 heated so that it is ready for use in the morning. I ao reully hope that all who read this—rich or poor—will try this experiinent tor one Week and satisty themselves os to its practicability, I am sure they will prefer this plan to the one heretofore adopted, of keeping the garbage around the house t@ra whole week or until sneh time as the rocking barrels are removed. No sensible person can fai! to seo the benefits ariwing from the daily cremation of garbage. How ven healthier the atmosphere of our houses would be and such streets as now breed disease and pestilence would be converted into wholesome playgrounds for the cbil- dren. Try it SKS. A DANGEROUS DRUNKARD. ‘The attention of Patrolman Smith, of the Ninth pre- cinct, Brooklyn, was attracted yesterday afternoon by Av intoxicated individual who stood at the corner of Broadway and Quincy street, and flourishing @ pistol throurened to shoot persons passing that way, The officer approached tie fellow, when the latter pointed weapon at him. Tho man was tuken to the station house, where he gave his nam ix thirty years of age, a labor ways erght | ‘The ferringo in the saminer | NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1877-TRIPLE SHEET. | tt wore, | men and women who fritter away their precious lives | Shelter, corner of Prince and Marion streets BETTER: TIMES DAWNING. THE SPREAD OF EMPLOYMENT AMONG THE WORKINGMEN-—-THE LESSON OF THE PAST WINTER—NIGHT SHELTERS, ‘There is adatly fucrenge in the number of working- men getting employment. In all the trades a hopeful condition of affairs is reported, and the spring trade protmises to be brisk and lively. After such a bitter experience as moct of the mechanics have had during the winter this change is recerved by them most grate- fully. They have learned, as they admit, that the | eilorts made by them heretofore in the way of seeking to control capital bave been a failure; but, believing = still, «in organization, they are now engaged, under the priociple of secret co-operation, 1m organizing their unjous on a basis which they believe will be productive of a con- trolling intluence, ‘fhe leadere of this movement say they have nothing more to report now that could tp. terest the public than that the secret wok of organ. ization 13 going on most favorably, At all ovents the idle men are rapidly getting work, but this is due | simply to the exigencies of business, and uot to any Manipulations or eforis of the workingmen them- selves, When the blow fell upon them early last win- ter the workingmen Were absulutely without funds to aud themselves in any way, aud irom this fier, no doubt, they have lourved a lesson wuieh may serve them to govd stead in the future, ‘ TUR NIGHT SHELTERS. ‘The winter's distress bas developed one good Idea, at establishment of Bight shel h homeless men and wi cup dnd a might's | s By the ant of tb station houses are relieved of tho crowds of respect= abie peopte who used to be compelled to seek shelter With those of the lowest Class. ‘These shelters are aul nightly Olied to their utmost capacity. The Shilon tery in the city to udinit lodgers without any charge, giving them « breakiast of mush for two cena, bundrea men ure nightly todged at this place. At the Leonard street shuiter lodgers are charged five cents a uight, aud bere aisy over 3UU men are nightly Jodged. AL the night shelter corner of avenue L wnd Tenth street over 400 men and women get a lodg- ug every night aud a breaklast of mush, both treo of ciarge. Lodgers ure allowed to com live consecutive nights, ex special caxes, Managers of this tustiuen Mt only in the | Winter a8 an experiinent, atid it hus worked so adinira- bly and dene so much good during that tune that at tay be iuirly” considered a success, Some such "place ts badly needed all year round i this city, and as itis connected with ibe police stitions stable eless people applying to the police are always sure to tind a ood lodging and a © ¢ to retrieve them. selves a lute before presenting themselves to v employers, 1p this shelter tt bas been noticed that a large Wumber of those seeking adnussion ure from other cites, merely p: g through Now York destined for some oiber pla At the Young Men's Dpristian Association it was also stated that the muyority of applicants for help aro strangers 1m the gity, who become destitute of money and have vo Jrignda oF acquaintances here, At the Bowery branch OL the aesuciation the poorer classes are received, but the lormula of securing employment is very strict, both at the Central and vraneu otlices, At the Kowory for instance, it is necessary for tbe em wanting help’ to deposit $1 when making plication, and when thy workingman is select- ed he has to pay to tbe employer hall that amount, nordivary good times an insitution like this would, ho doubt, Work admirably, but iu the midst of a geuc- ral distress among the Working classes the system Must necessarily become coutiped to a narrow circle, The rooms of the Bowery branch, of Carmet Chapel, us itis called, are open daily for any idle men who may desire 10 rest themseives ther BCONOMIC CHAR! There 1s no doubt that tho « ught the charitable socicuies 1 thod of distributing relief; but this was due mainly the necessity there was for economizing tho tunds at their disposal A visit to tho various societies showed that the tunds now in their treasuries were only suilicicnt to reach a comparatively small number of poor families, and that very soon the sick alone could expect to receive assistance. on now closing has ich in pertocting w A SHORT Much oxcitemont was occasioned yesterday morning in and out of the shoe trade iy Nowark by tho report that about 300 men, ‘bottomers,"’ Who are members of the Crispin Socioty, had agreed the night betore to strike, The men are those employed by Miller, McCullough & Ober, L. Boyden & Co, and M, B. & Ira Capfleld, all of Market street, Just now there ts tho usual spring trade rush aod each firm is well sup- plied with orders, The men thought this a good time to make a movo for a restoration of prices. Accordingly on Wednesday they held a meeting and appointed a cummities to wait upon the bosses and ask an increase of fifteen per cent, It was courteously bat firmly re- fused, tho bosses saying that they bad taken the work on the estimate of reduced wages and would have to adhere to present rates. ‘The men then offered to com- promise at an incre: the, fA, and a ball per cent, This also was retused, A Meeting ol the Crispins was then held, and it was resolved by a strong vote to go on strike, There was no uuion of sentiment or action, however, among the mow. A meeting of the ‘“bottomers’”? in Miller, McCullough & Ober’s was held yesterday foreuoon, and it w: solved, by u vote of 17, not to sustain the de of the society. ‘The society were noutied of this action by a committee, and ata meeting held at noon it was determined to abandon the strike. “UNDER BLUE | GLASS.” STRIKE, DR, MENDES ON THE PREVAILING MANIA— BLUE GLASS IN THE PULPIT, Rev. Dr. Mendes is evidently not a disciple of General Pleasanton, aud bas not tho slightest particle of respect for the mazarino glass, 1n his humorous lecture last ovening at Standard Hall he deprecated the tendency of mankind to run wild in whatever direction anybody chose to indicate, and adduced as reasons tor his desig- nation of homo as “the animal peculiarly Habie to montal epidemics” the popular crazes on cold water cures, Graham bread, brass candlesticks nnd—blue glass, As rogards the last he aamits its virtue only in & nogative aenac—it does very little to detract from the highly beneficial influence of a bath iu the sun’s rays, But with this condemnatory defnition he had by no meons dono with due glass, He made a chain of it, as whereon 10 hang many happy, satiri- cal pictures of men and women who habite wally take “blue? viows of things in general— Messrs, Grunter, Hypochondriac & Co, whole. sale dealers in biuo = glase—the man whom nothing suits, the man who thinks himsell continuaily mortally ailing, and blue glass dealers in ethics and morals, who, despairing at the biue state of ostab- lished ‘religions, set to work to mako new ones, but Jeave all the religion out. The Doctor had many a hit for others besides—tor frivolous society young without any creature ever having cause to say ho had | | received uny good from’ them, and for ostentatious charity dealers, who Jook upon iho presidency or troastryship of an institution ax a {iret class and cheap adverusement, All the bits were taken and applauded by tbe audience, who perceived that, however tal- lacious General Pieasanton’s theory be, the mazarine can bedeftly used to point @ moral and adorn a tale, LONG ISLAND CITY POLITICS. The republicans of Long Island City held their con- vention at Association Hal, As yesterday, The following nomimations were mado:—For City Treasurer, James Tisdale, of Astoria; for Supervisor, George P. Hyde, of Ravenswood; Overseer ot the Poor, D. J. Chadsuey; Aldermon-at-Large—First ward, John B. Woodruil; Second ward, James Mills; Third ward George Sherman; Fourth ward, James’ Reed; Filth ward, Theodore F: Schultz, ‘The democrats will make their nominations on Saturday evening, PIKE, THE CHICAGO MURDERER. (From the Chicago Tribune, Maret 20.} Mr. and Sirs. Pike spent yesterday in their prosent quarters in the County Jai!, avart from one another, but apparently rather contented than otherwire, In fact the Professor expressed himself to the reporter who paid bim a visit as being “calm, content and sell- satisfied’ —those were his words—and added that his was no reproaching conscience, What he had done was done, and couid not be undone; but his conscience did not accuse him. He spent considerable time with Mr. Butler, his lawyer, and others who called to see him. i Letters havo been written to his fi hem that be is in trouble, and replies Yy day which will probably oring assurances of their purpose to stand by bin and do all they enn to pall bim through, He is annoyed at bis wile’s being detained in Jail, and it is probavle that sumething wall ve done toward eflecting her release under bail, since it is by thts time clear that she knew nothing of the murder uotil alter it happened, When she Was yanked down to the Armory. In regard to the statement telegraphed to the Tribune trom 3t. Louls as tw Pike's earcer there, the Professor said be never had a wile in Wisconsin; he did bave a wife whom be married in Massachusetts, who went West with bim, and foally lived with him in Minnesota; that she obtained « divorce from him; that she has since imarfied twice; that he never seduced Mies Evans, now Mrs. Pike, ag related in the despatch, &e, In short, the Professor makes a denial of all the wickedness there charged and promises to make a ut when the etched time comes, which, he iH set at rose a}! these and othe: nders, biished in the city papers Fespecting the Jones tragedy, t of Mrs, Kl, of No, 600 State stree: 1 ip connection with that of Mra. o's in @ Way that may have led to foferences altogether uowarranted, It is understood that, while tho Pikes were tenunts of Mra, Eli, there &OY doubt of question as to the propriety of ors. Pike's conduct. 1) was known that she did not OUR CCMPLAINT BOOK, WATER WANTED. To THe Epiton ov THe Henaip:— zi Piease iniorm the people above Sixty-fourth street why they do pot get water ou the third and fourth floors of their houses. Surely there cannot be any excuse for a scarcity at present. A SUFFSRER, THE SCHOOL TEACHERS’ SALARIES. To THe bpitok oF Tuk HERALD: — What an improving spectacle of public economy it will be when next month this rich city takes from the der sala of its wor school teachers sume Varying 10 amount trom $1 25 to $5, to make up the dvliciency in the appropriations! — INDIGNATION, SUNDAY RECREATION, To tne Evitos oy tHe HeKaLp:— I should like to knuw why the Museum of Natural History m tne Central Park i# pot open on Sundays Business men are working on week days and have ouly Sundays to go to the Museum, and then they fine itclosed, It isa great inconvenience, a8 | am greatly interested in natural history. YOUNG-MAN. DRINKING CUPS WANTED, To ths Evitor or tie BxeaLp;:— ‘The drinking cups on the hydrant in front of the Post Oftice were taken away when tho water stopped running during the winter. The water has now been running several days and the cups have not been put back yet, What is the use of having the water run if there ure no cups jor the public to drink ie re w, A GROWL AT THE LAWYERS, New Youn, March 20, 1877, To Tux Epiron ov tax Henauv:— Have we no rights which lawyets are bound te respect? They are everlastingly in the Registrar's ollice to ind out whether I have a ‘flaw’? in my title, And why? Simply because I have one of the moat some daughters a father could boast of Now, “Whev the reason of a law faily the law fisolf fails.”” That's what tho lawyers always say. Taen why do they not practice ‘what they preach? for surely the only reason ever ‘‘invented” tor tho recorde ing of deeds was to protect the “lord of the teo.’’ It this thing Is to go on let it do so under the scorching light of public opinion, when it will be recorded on the “Comp t Book.’’ Before these young lawyers take title (‘hat’s What they call getting married), Jf it 1s ab- solutely necessary to make searches, let the whole marriage ceremony be pertormod in’ the Regustrar’¢ ollice or not atall, Yours truly, B, J. KELLY, THE DIRTY STREETS. To Tux Eviror or THe Henan: — Everybody knows that tho streets are dirty. Now, 1 suggest that the Sanitary and Fire departments co operate, to effect a thorough cleaning of the tollows;—That onc-ball of the Fire Department, ande suifictont number of tho Sanitary or Street Cleaning Departmont to assist, be employed by districts, ing trom one hydrant to anou ib sircots, driving all before them into the sewers ad strect coruers—the work to be done at night, The nad 1s soft, free und easily moved, and if it woredone, and dono well, 1t were better to be done quickl, PEDESTRIAN, To tHe Eviror ov the Heratn:— Just look at the condition of West Thirty-second street, between Ninth and ‘venth avenues, Almost impossible to getibrougn; enough ashes and dirt and garbage to fill Harlem futs. Now ts the chance fore contractor or the Board of Health. We pay our taxet and want to get to the houses, LARGE TAXPAYER, To tHe Enrror or tae HERAL Lexington avenue has not been swept eupers ficially siuce early last fail, Its appearance 18 disguste ing. AN AROUSED CITIZEN. To tax Eprron oy tax Herato:— Have tho street cleaning commissions received @ bribe trom the bootmakers in general for not cleaning the streets? The present condition of th would lend color to such a suspicion, IMPASSABLE SIDEWALKS, To tux Eprror or the Heraio:— J.P. Molzderber & Bro, aro the owners of a distil. lory at Nos. 673 and 675 Hudson street, The leaders of the premises are tn such « siiocking condition that the sidewalks are covered, and hi been continually covered the wholo wintor, with slash, ice and snow, making it actually dangorous for pedestrians. BANK STREET. DITOR OF THE HERALD :— «second band furniture doaler on the cor. + ner of Eighth avenue and Thirty-tuir northwest corner), aud #x days in tho w ‘walk 1s literally strewn, from the Eighth for a distance of from thirty to fifty | third street, barely leaving space for people to wali, aud yesterday he added to the list alot of oid, dirty demijobns, jars, &c. [tise nuisance and disgusting tn the eyes of decent poople, A THIRTY-FOURTH STREET RESIDENT, To tux Evrror THE Hirauo: Lwish to complain of H. K. Tharber & Co, corner of Hudson and Reade streets, They back their heavy trucks across the sidewalk, forcing passers-by to walk through the mud, The trucks aro there all day long and are a complete buisance to the neighborhood, B: putting this in your “Complaint Book” you wi oblige . HUDSON STREET, To tue Eprror or tux Hrnato:— I would like to call attention to the condition of the crosswalk, corner Exchange place and Broadway, The hill is vory steep there and the crosswaik very wide and so smooth that horses cannot got a foothold. HORSEMANITY, To tux E ‘Thes THE STRERT CARS. To tax Epiror ov Tix HenaLp:— I rode down in car No, 49 of the Sixth Avenue Rail- road this morning. The car was cold und damp, the mats wet, not having been changed. siuce the snow storm of Monday night. Ifthe ¢ompany would only invest a littlo money in extra mats, so that dry ones could be placed in the cars after snow or rain storms, and apend less moncy in fighting tho Gilbert road the public would be benefited, A LADY SUFFERER To tux Epitor or THe HeRaLp:— The Broadway line of cars has found an apologi and probable employé, who, without disputing fact vi the Broome street swindle, thinks, decew some portions are painted red and ‘Broome street’? painted on others, all must be idiota who are cangnt in the trap. Thougunds ride daily on those cars, w know notning of the significance of the red, white a blue on the outside, and who have no idea whether Broome street 1s up town or down town, ANOTHER VICTIM. To Tae Evrton ov tae fenatp:— Tho Eighth avenue cars are often delayed from the “plocks’? caused by the truckmen and vegetable ven- ders between Christopher and Houston streets, | despite the car drivers’ whisting and yelling, the} sistently stick on the cur tracks, Whet thoy are to | biame or the venders who take up the room of tne side of the track is to be found out; but surely some move onght to be made to ass ‘rapid transit’? horse cars Ull we can be better sopplie with steam roads, STREET BLUCKS, To tux Eprror or tue Henan Can any one explain why it is that, while the fare on all other lines of city cars from the Aster House to Central Park five cen ie should be forced to pay the Fourth avenue li street? It is only 8 = | cents to Forty-second street, butif aman gets in at Fort! wo Forty-sixth street the condu 6 cents, which 1 filty per cent more than on tif other Hine, CITIZEN, To tux Eprror oF HERALD :— have long felt disposed to make a complaint regard ing a practice current on the Cars of all tue lines of allowing the rear platform to be packed so full, even when often with plonty of room inside, as to make it very difficult for passengors to leave the car and offer a beaatifal opportunity to the light-fngered gentry, I have twioe lost my pocketbook in this wa: CG To tax Epitun or Tax Heeatp:— Why can’t we have the seate in off? Among all the communicatior pablished in your paper about the car nuisance in this city not one Of them has touched upon or even men- tioned the abominable practice of crowding tho cars With @ greater numbor than can be comfortably seated, city cars divided bich Dave been To Tae Evttor or tan Hrratn:— You will confer a great kindness upon the heh nny public In genoral, and upon strangers in particul: you ean induce the managers of the various city horse car lines to direct their conduct to call out alter dark the streots on their route, or at least an occasional prominent streot, Much inconvenience and annoyance will thus be avoided and the conductor escape many @ scolding. A Bb RIGHTS OF THEATRE SPECTATORS, To run Evitor ov tar Hekatp:— Is the duty of the special policeman at the family circle of the Grand Upera House to enforce order there, or 1s it to insult the patrons of that partol the theatre? At the matinde yesterday, whilo we woro mildly in. timating to a pedior of peanuts, apples, &a, the pro- c Jo the most rough and us not to Interfere with the pedier, thi leased, ke. bol inh as TWO FRENCRMEN, VACCINATION OF CHILDREN, To tux Eptror or tax Henato:— May I ask why children are obliged to be vaccinated without the consent or knowledge of their parents? Not many days since a printed note was sent to me Stating that all children needing or wanting to be vag cinaied could have tt done atschool by doctors of the Board of Hoaith, and those not wishing or needing © * wrove live very bappily with her hasband; but that her reputation was fair, Mrs. Ell by of inforination of any misconauct or ie, actual st Mrs. ko, uutil sho saw the news- paper accounts after the arrests, sbould bring @ note from tl or signed by their family physician to that to the principal, telling bim it was not requisite child's caso, Yesterday that same Principal the children to be vaccinated under nee from thoi school if they reiusod, 4 ne nea enc Te