The New York Herald Newspaper, March 23, 1877, Page 8

CITY RENTS. Tuteresting Interviews with Real Estate Agents, GOODBY TO HIGH PRICE Stores, Dwellings, French Wlits, Apartments, Puanling Houses, Real Estate, Uailding, THE WEAVY BOULEVARD ASSESSMENTS. + A Heaaro reporter recently visited several of the Fepresentative property bolucrs, laudiords, real estate Sgents, boarding house and tenement occupants and ethers in vurious purts of the city, and turnishes the following as the result of his investigations: L am astonished to see,” said an extensive prop- erty holder at a recent hearing before the Duck Com- missioners, “old New Yorkers sitting supinely down evd apparently entirely indi‘ferent at the depression ‘that provails in all the values of property in this city. A Store on Broadway, for which I used to receive $20,000 a year rental, Lam now glad so get $5,000 tor, ‘It ts so witn other property 1 hold, Something ought tobe done to revive the trade and commerce of tho pity or T toar the business prosparity of tbe city is Irrev- ocably gone,’ . ‘Tuls seutiment seems to pervade all classes of poo- lo who have store property to reat, while the holuers dwelling houses, flats, apartments, &c., complain of @ similar depression, with a fow rare exceptions, RAST SIDE PROPERTY. Quostion--How are rents going? Answer—Thoy aro extremely sluggish. There are plenty of houses to let, but tt is very diMcult to let them at prices de- mandod by the landlords, I dou’t wish to be under- stvod as saying anything projudicial to the interests of landlords, for | am employed by them in the renting of their houses, and 1t 1s not proper for me to express my views too fully (or publication, ag it might damage the prospect of renting their premisos at the prices they expect. Q. Do you think that their rents of any description pf dwellings willbe sustained? A. Yes, As fur ust am ablo to judge houses of moderate rental, say $900 to $1,500, will still command those prices. I refer to localities anywhere from Second to Fourth avenue aud trom First to Fifty-sixth street. Wo don’t have much of anything below $900 here. The large houses will suffer, Even those who bave paid $1,500 are in wome cases coming out and taking houses at lowor figares. Q How doyou account for the depression in the higher priced houses? A. Unquestionably tho de- prossion of business, It is a self-evident fact that the | higher priced tenants cannot pay their rents, A great many people will promise to pay, but Lam afraid they will Jack the means. Q Suppose they do not pay their rents, what then ? A (promptly). Put them out, I have no sympathy with aclazs of people who undertake to pay rents when ‘hey know their means will not enable them to do g0, THE FLAT QUESTION. @ In regard w tne occupancy of French flats—do you find them to be a valuable investment? A. Not precisely; my experience is that people who have oc- cupied flats at $900 to $1,800 per year will seek other quarters; that they will finally conclude to rent full houses at those rents rather than continue to occupy tho confined limits allowed for flats,even ata high price. Q Are they continuing to buila dats? A. Not mauy. I think the rents of flats are entirely too bigh. They might be a success if their accommodations were equal to those affordea by full houses in good neigh- Dorhoods at the same prices, Q How about tenement houses? A. They ane no- whore, They are the worst property we have. There are greater losses in tenement bouses than in any other kind of rented property. Q Do you know whether there is any competition among landlords for the purpose of renting their houses? A. I don’t think there is, Q. is there any combination among them to keep up rents? A, No, oh no; certainly not within my koowl- edge. Q Do the low rent people pay their rents promptly ? A. No, sir; none of then ure prompt. Q What causes do they assign for not paying their rents? A, That they are unable; but I am satisfied that ina great many instances they could pay their rents if they were 80 disposed; they wish to take ad- | vantage of any excuse te get rid ot paying their rents; 1 Know a good many tenants who can and ought to do Deter; no matter how low u landiord rents a house he cannot raise it during the year; on the other hand the wnant leaves when he pleases, and not only that but Jeaves the landiord jo the lurch for his rent; that 1s My experience with a great many tenants. Landlords are not making three per cent on their mvestinents. Q. is there mucn demand lor real estate for invest. ment? A. There is no demand now, and when a sale Js elfected it 18 at a great reduction, But this, 1 a suse mensare, depends upon the style of property, its | jucality, &e Q. How is it with the rents of stores? A, They have depreciated to a greater extent than dwelling houses Ov the enst side. reduction in the reat of stures im First, , a Fourth avenues has Bimounted to about twenty per cent, while the average Feduction on dwelling houses, taken as a whole, ainounts to about fifteen per cent. XES AND ASSESSMENTS. Q Do the city t vet to any appreciable degree the value of real estate and, consequently, the reut of dwelling houses? A. Yes, and toa large extent. The | taxes ure very onerous on real estate. We ure ire- quently assessed for improvewents when nothing 18 Tuproved. I have be essed lor property ou Mad- Ison and Lexington av and other jocalities to an extent that has made my blood boil, The ovject has | been robbery trom the word ‘go. The Corporation is to blame im a great meusure for the eflorts of the landiords to keep up rents und should be held re- sponsible for many of the grievances the people com- plain ot in regard tu bigh rests. The outrageous taxes Abd agsessinonts on unimproved and unproductive Property is one of the real causes for complaint both | among landiords and tenants, and isa prolitic source | ot suits a} law for the reduction of assessments | ‘Tho assessments ou Madisou avenue have been abso- | Jutely enormous, Bue I suppose complaints of that | kind are general, @ Do you think there will be any further reduction of ronis betwoon the present time and the Ist of May? A. That is what tenante expect; but I do not think they will be gratified except in the bigt priced houses 1 nave before mention BOULEVARD REGION—VIEWS OF A PROMINENT PLorEKTY | HOLDER, Q Can you furnish me with any particulars con- cerning the valuation and rental of property in the Grand Boulevard region? A, You mean the territory extending from Filty-ninth street to Spuyten Duyvil Creek, west of Filth avenue, and inoiuding Contral Park, Riverside Park, Morningside Park, St. Nicholas avenue, the Sixto and Seventh avenues, which nave Deen widened and mude boulevards and other points? | Twill tell you what the condition of property 1s that region. In this territory the corporation of the | eity of New York, since 1800, have purchased, taken a Litle deed to and pledged to pay on account of the erty | Indevteduess tue umount of 980 acres (not lots) of | ground, Q How did the city pay for it? A. By assessing wpou property in the Boulevard region, whetuer it | Denefted ihe lots or not, one-half the expense. The other bai! has been paid by increased tx valuation 6 the property on accountof the city having made #0 that in fact the city to-day hus not r toward these grand improvements. he poor Widow's and orphans who have not had outside money to pay these assessments have been charged by the city twelve per cent int when the city ought to Joave been uble 'o bave hired money as cheap as bos- ton—that is not over four percent, Now there are bills before the Legislature for the relief of these delin- qaents, One of these bills provides tor the reduction | of the taxes to eight per cent. Why more than simple | Jntorest—soven per cent’ I'he capitalists will not invest bocause they are airaid the corporation of New York | will make them pay for improvements aguinst tueir will for the venellt of the city without suituble equiva- lost. There 1 no reason why real estate in that region should not be as high 4 heretofore except the tear of ments. ‘What about rents in this region? A, There are no rents on the west side abovo Filty-ninth street, ‘west of the Park worth talking avout. Q. What's the reason? A. in this torritury in 1960 fand previously the only real substantial drive out of | New York was the Blooming@ale or Kingsbridge | Toad, shaded with magnificent trees. Between it and | tho Hudson River were dotted mansions of from $1,000 to $2,000 a year rental, To-day, on account ol the new | Improvements, t will not rent for $500, nod in some sustan owners have to biro parties to occ! them in their absence. There is not on the whole Boulevard Irom Fifty-ninth to 165th street a Blogle building that has been built in accordance with improvements anticipated. On Eighth enue of the Park there is only one building that is good | seventy-five days ot ten bours each. np small wooden bulldipgs or cottages, which would be no obstruction to uture improvements, sre prevented {rom doing s0, Ir the building taws should be so amended as to allow the @rection of cottages and other pretty Yenient abodes in the Boulevard region the inhab- ants would got be obliged to seek 1p New Jersey, Brooklyn and even Connecticut suitable accommoda- ‘ons at reasonable rents, When the time arrives for the erection of more costly buildings, sayin ten years, these cottages could be pulled down to make way for clegant edi that wouid be more appropriate at that time than they are now, This would furnish our citizens convenient and pretty residences from which She progress of improvement apd investment would uot eject them for certainly the next decade, PROSPRCT ON THK WEST EIDE. How are rents??? ‘A little lower. utting id Boardinghouse keepers are de- monding less Private dwelling house k 8 ory lower rents, The fashion ts low rents. Freu Hat have interfered with due houses and they are a litle fasilonable, A good many families are trying flats.” What is the redson ft"? “Hard times, that’s al ‘The rents tor flats are tum- blug. For thoze which rented for $110 per month last year now only $100 per month Is asked. | There Is but little difference in flats that rent for $35, $40 to $50 per wonth. Such flats are tp demand. “The action in regard to the boulevards cannot be ¢ retrospective. What ought to have been done ab art would have been to have run an elevated ick transit ral yon, not to bave exhausted the ns and the ehergics and ambition of the holders of lots in constructing a costly lasbiouable drive. “Boardinghouse kee; complain that they cannot pay the old rents, because those who want board want iior almost nothing. That is to say, thoy want just as good board with the same accommodations tor half the price they have been paying, aud the boarding- house keepers cannot afford it, notwithstanding the reduction iu the necessaries for family consumption. A lady tenant bag just called and ‘told mo that @ gentioman bad applied to bee her roums, ‘1 don’t know what you pay for rent,’? said he, “but you pay too much.” We bad already taken off’$500 1a the amount of rent “How much tor this room?” was asked. ‘Twenty dollars per weck—less than my tenants’ usual price’? “Can't pay it; will give you $15," which would bave taken off more than ball in the whole amount of reduction in the rent in a single case, “At that rate boardinghouse keepers cannot make much out of taking bourders?”? “Why, sir, if rents were absolutely | Pa freo to boardingbouse keepers, they could not live, The de- mands of the boarders are extravagant and unreason- able, They don’t reflect that something is to be paid to the city or good government for their protection in life, limb and property. All they must pay for this 1s (through their board vill, Tho boardinghouse keeper pays the landlord and the landlord pays the city taxos. All boarding Pin expect too much.” Furnisbed houses are in demand in the spring for boarding pur- poses. They rent from $250 to $350 per month—at ite ‘$50 per month less than last year. But there are more boarding houses to let unturnished than fur- of course ut # lesser rent, “The real estate business hus not been proftabl Decause there havo been no regular sales, the sales being mostly on foreciosures, with which brokers have nothing w do, the -procecas falling Into the hands of lawyers. “1 do not think there will be any further reduction in the rents of private dwellings than the landlords have already conceded. ‘ney nave touched hardpan on their reductions and will hot go down any further, There is not an over supply of good houses in the mar- ket at modorate rents." BUSINESS PLACKS UP TOWN-—VIRWS OF A PROMINENT LANDLORD. “Rents in business premises,” said ho, ‘must come down.”’ “Why ?? “Because manufacturers cannot afford to pay tho excessive rents heretofore demanded, ” “Why can’t they afford to do so?” “The competition in trade ia so great that their profits will not permit them to pay heuvy rents, Tho landiords are so excessively taxed that they are com. pelled to exact high rents to get simplo interest on the money they bave invested. I can cite as an inatance:. One of my butldings, used for manutacturing purposes, meluding steam power, cost $50,000, The taxes and other expenses, such as fuel, repairs, engineer's services, &c., amount to $3,700 per annum. The rent received 1s about $6,000, leaving $2,300, or abont five per cent on the amount invested. There ure times when that income 18 not received, on account of ten- ants leaving, the premises being therefore unoccupied, which should be taken into consideration in estimating the net iucome of any estate, But tho tax gatherer 13 inexorable, and the property holder has to pay up whether his premises are occupied or not, In my property used for dwelling purposes thero 18 also a re- duction in rents.” THE BUILDING SITUATION. Ono of the most experienced aud popular architects for private and family residences im the city was asked whut was doing in his hne. “Comparatively nothing,’? was the reply. ‘There is very little new building going on, We have already more houses in the city than wo want The people who pay rents have been getting no business, and owners of property have not been receiving their rents regularly. fence they are not dispused to make any new Improvements or expend any more money until they see a chance for receiving a proper percentage upon their investments, I work for cer- tain old property holders and do not go outside. Rents promised to be paid a year ago have not yet been paid, and there 1g no Iinmediate prospect of their being 80. ‘Yhere is a property on Third avenue, between Forty-ffth and Forty-sixth streets, on which I have received to-day an order to have extended tne whole tront of the property 200 fect. The tenants have been there for years, and bave been urging the ownors to carry out the improvement. But now they do not wish it on account of the increased rent it will involve. They want the property to remain as tt is, and instead ot paying increased rents ask a reduction.”? “What do they assign as a cause for this?” “The reason 18 that trade 18 s¢ light the traders have to economize in all their expenses. These houses are ready to be altered, The landlords have the movey to make the alterations and are williug to make them at any time the tenants notify them they can pay the ad- vanced rents or the additional interest attendant upon the cost of reconstruction. That is the the matter stands. And it is pretsy much the same way in other business parts of the city where improvements havo Deon contemplated. The tenants canuot afford to pay any more rent and the work 1s suspended, if not stopped, indetinitely.” = + A SAILING VESSEL’s ENGINE, Tho workings of a decidedly unique design of engine | were exhibited yesterday on board the sbip Annie H. Smith, as she lay alongside of pier No, 9 East Kiver. A general invitation from the manufacturer of the engine had been issued Lo ship owners and brokers and insurance surveyors to witness the manipulation of the machine, and at the appointed hour a large number of gentlemen assem bied on the sbip’s decks, DUSCKIPTION OF THE NOILKR. Tho piece of machinery which attracted so much at- tention is desigued for loading and discharging cargoes, working windlass when hoisting and casting anchor or warping ship, hoisting sails, setting up rigging, run- ning main ship pumps, washing decks and extinguish- ing fires. It tga patent upright marine tubular boiler, which is so constructed that it may be thoroughly cleaned, but cleansing would not be requisite unless it wore found necessary to use salt water. It is fitted with a large cdépper coil condenser, a compo- sition circulating pump of large capi to be used for washing decks or in ot fire, and an iron water tank to bold 250 gallons. The engine is of stx-horse power, and may be run with 150 ibs. of hard coal per ten hours’ work and a waste of not more than three gallons of water per day. The iron tank holds sufficient fresh water to run the engine The boiler 1s so constructed that salt water may be used without injury to it if care is taken to biow off, Perhaps the greatest advantage of this novel piece of mecbanisin is that it will condense att water into fresh to the extent of 400 gallons in-ten hours, The gross weight of the engine ag set up Is but two tons. THE TEST. ‘The engine was set in motion or ‘‘christened” yes- terday by Miss Annie Smith, the daughter of the chiet owner of the vessel, and who conferred on the ship the honor of granting to it her own namo, All those things which bad been announced that the engine would do it did with perfect satisfaction to both management and spectators. The heavy star- board anchor of the ship, which weighs 4,500 pounds, wns hoisted twice from its rest in tifteen fathoms of water in the average time of five minutes for each hoist. ‘This was accomplishea by means of wn endless chain extending around and fromthe flywheel of the engine, when there were but forty pounds,of steam called into requisition, to and around the foot of the windiass, in Which manner the windlass was turned, The working of the pumps, hoisting of cargo, playing of hose and condensing uf water were all achieved satistactorily. AN INCOMPLETE FORGERY. William Mackay, alias “Canada Mack,” and James Fitzpatrick, who were arrested on Wednesday on sus- pieion of forgery, were discharged by Judge Flammer at the Tombs Police Court yesterday, there being no evidence against them, The arrest was made on in- formation received by Detectives Field and O'Connor of the District Attorney's office, On Fitzpatrick’s person they found two bonds for $1,0C0 each of the alroud, guaranteed by the State of Missouri, ¥ were jucomplete, the seal not being on. Fitzpatrick, who was found at the New York Hotel, stated that he reveived them from Mackay, He di claimed any attempt to” negotiate them. Mackay was arrested aU No. 231 West fuirty-sixth street. ‘The prisoners were brought before Assistant District Attorney Russell who, alter investigation of the law, found that io their incomplete state they did not con- stitute & lorgery. He appeared before Juage Fiammer and stated tho facts, whereupon the prisoners were dwebarged, Pending the examination, Horace K, Brown, who figured so extensively in the recent great Wail street forgery, appeared in court and viewed tho prisouers, but said that he did pot know taein. WHO OWNS THE PROPERTY? Charles Jourdan, who was found on Grand strect a fow days ago with a bundle of theatrical costumes in his possession by Detective Wade, of the Fourteenth ‘wes! or What is the ‘cause of this? A. Only in the past ‘any of these improvements been comploted oto warreas ty holds to build first class ‘on their Jota Aud Inasmuch as the building define the class of buildings that shall be erected— two good two tear down and not good enough to main—owners of lois who might be to realize enough to pay thoir taxes by precinct, was arraigned at the Tombs yesterday, but Temanded tw enable the police to make further in- quiries into the caso Tho prisouer claims that ho found the bundie on the street, while tho polico belie’ that it 18 the prop 1 Mise Frankie Howard, actress, now in hiladelphia, with Whom they ure ia communication. Tuo property is valued at $400, NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, M ON THE ISLAND. THE GRAND JURY MAKE A RAID ON BLACK- WELL’S ISLAND—A THOROUGH INSPECTION MADE—THE ALMSHOUSE BILL OF FARE—A CREDITABLE INSPECTION, Blackwell's island was visited yesterday by « com- mittee of the Grand Jury, consistiug of Messrs, K, 3. Hone, Foreman; C. B, Kacavels, Theodosius Bartow, J. J. Sinclair, Julius Cathu, Jr, W. Hally Hudson and Matthew Byrnes. Accompanying these gentlemen were several jadies and gentlemen of the State Bourd of Charitics and one or two active in charitable work not members of the Board. The meeting was 20 informal one and entirely un- announced. None of the olticiuls were aware of the intended visit, and ip consequence the inspection of the institutions was made while everything was in the usual everyday order, ‘The inspection was a most thorough one, particular attention being paid to the Almshouse and the Lunatic Asylum. Tne examination found the tatitutions im a state that reflected credit upou the management, and almost without exception the reforms suggested by the visiting committee would be contingent upon an increased appropriation of money, THE ALMSHOUSE. The Almshouso, first visited, was found in a fair con- @itiou, but needed reform in soine matters, The tirst ward visited was a room 60x24 feet and 10 feet in hoight, In this space were twenty-four beds and twenty-seven people, two being obliged to sleep on tho floor, The ventilation was not good, and a calculation mado on the spot showed that there was but 533 cubic feet of air tor each person. in the ‘blind ward," im- mediately adjoiming this, there wero twenty-tour beds and tweaty-two pereons that both ate and slept in the room, The faults in ventilavon in the other ward were equally noticeable here, The poor ventilation, it was conceded, was owing entirely to the fhulty construction of the building, which is one of the old ones. ‘The floors were clean in each of these wards anu tue beds were of excellent quality and unu- sually clean, The ‘incurable ward’? of the Almshouse, oue o1 the new buildings, was espectally noticeable tor ils extreme cleanliness aod perfect ventilation, 1twas but one story in height, with windows on each side in addition to roof ventilators. THE KITCHUN AND FOOD. The kitchen of the Aimsthouse, where food for 600 peranns is cooked daily, was noxt visited, and it was ere thut the policy of fulse economy was most con- demoed by the committee, The Warden of the Alias- house jomed the party and was exceedingly volubie in his explanations. It was evident that the unexpected urrival of the jurymen rather nonplussed him, though it is due to bim to say that he was most avxious 10 show everything about his department. ‘The following 1s the bill of tare for the week:—- Breaktuat, every day, coffee, no milk, bread; sup- por, every day, te, with milk and bread; dinner, ‘onday and Wednosday, oat meal, bread and water; ‘Tuesday, Vharsday and Saturday, ‘soup, with a smali floating piece of meat; Friday, boiled codfish with potatoes ; Sunday, eight ounces of meat roasted—oqual to four ounces. The Warden furtber stated that he received only eight ounces of meat per head, which was entirely in- sufficient. The bread ut the Almshouse, as indeed ail over tho Island, was ol a superior quality. THE ASYLUM. On the way to the Asyium the party suddenly came across Commissioner Brennan, Who was directing a gang of men hard at work filling up an ola quarry. The Commissioner seemed exceedingly surprised at seeing the visitors, Ho accompanied them for some little distance and then went back to his work. The Asylum Was visited in every part, and the committee were Well pleased except in the matter of medical and other attendance. There are 1,300 women patients on the Isluod, and Dr. Varsons, the Medical Supermiendent, 1s the only pee physician connected with the cstablishment, He is, ia conse- quence, in constant demand, being worked night and day. ‘The proportion of attendants 1s about one to every twenty-eight pationts—in the opinion of the com- mittee and tue medical geutlemen who uccompanied It entireiy too few, [tis understood th the commit- tee will recommend a change in this matter, advocat- ing the engaging of several assistant physicians on sulary and the employment of moro attendauts, The lum, too, is uncomfortably overcrowded, there being 390 patients where there 18 accommodation only tor 936, ‘The Commissioners are trying to better this stato ot affairs by the-erection of new buildings, but the pa- tients may be constantly expected to increase, The Workhouse, Charity Hospital and Penitentiary were also yisited, and the reguit of the trip will probably be made public by the Grand Jury, The inspection was considered, on the whole, by the committee to bea most satisfactory one. MADHOUSE INVESTIGATION. BRUTAL TREATMENT OF PATIRNTS IN THE ¥LATBUSH LUNATIC ASYLUM. ‘Tho fourth session of the Special Committee of the Board of Supervisors of Kings county, appointed to investigate the charges of cruel treatment of patients in the Flatbush Lunatic Asylum, was held in the Court House yesterday. A letter was read trom D, W. Talmadge in which that genticman accuses the asylum authorities of imposing severe restraints upon patients and the nurses being cruel, Ho also calls attention 16 an investigation of the same institution, held in 1874, and inquires whether the recommendations then tnade had received proper attention trom the officials in charge. THE MANNER OF TREATING PATIENTS, Mrs. Virginia McDougal testified before the commit- tee that her husband was a patient in the asylum at Flatbush from November to’ January last; he was three weeks there before the doctors would allow her to sce him; the physicians and attendants were very impertinent; her husband, who was afflicted with melancholy, died there; atone time the nurses were seen pouring something down his throat; on one occa- sion her husband's right eye was very much swollen, and the purse told her he had fallen against the knob of the door; there was no knob in the room; there were other marks of violence on his body. Miss Dora B. Kobinson, a member of the State Visit- ing Committee, testified that she didn’t think the phy- clans were qualified, and the food was insuflicient tor any person atllicted with a mental disease; she bad seen no case of positive abuso at the asylum since 1875, but had seen cases which appeared to be abuse; though the purses raid the violence proceeded from a fall tho pationts sald differently; witness heard the screams of Mra. Lyatt, a patient, and saw her covered with blood; the nurse vivlently pushed Mrs. Lyatt into a chair; the nurse was complained of but was not removed; the straitjacket was laced so tight that the witness could not insert her pencil between it and the body; Mrs. Lyatt’s hand was cut by the nails of the nurse who ‘was putting on her dress. Dr. Panteleon Candidus, who attended, Octavia Walter upon her discharge from the asyluin, testified that Miss Walter died from rheumatism, induced by continement in bed without proper attendance, GAGGED AND CLUBBED, Mr. D. W. Talmadge testified that be placed an employé of bis named Frank J, Cortissorz in the seylum a short time ago; the effects which were taken by one of the nurses trom | Cortissorz were never returued; a purse wore the | shoes taken from the patient; while they were put- ting @ strastjacket upon him two nurses sat on tho man; a piece of a broomstick, which was used as a gug, Was then put in his mouth; be was tied around the’ knees and ankles, a stick being Inserted to give the cords an extra wrench; the patient wi subsequently placed {n a bathtub und kept under water until nearly strangled; the reason for this treatment was that he had complained to the doctors of the nurses; witness said Cortissorz showed bim where his (the patient’s) jaw had been broken and his teeth knocked out with cluos by the nurses; he 1s now in St. Luke’s Hospital and in a fair way toward recovery, Goorge and Doretha Cross testitied as to the filthy con- dition of the Flatbush Asylum. Honrietta Coggins testified that there were vermin in tho place. Witness had seen an old lady patient thrown violently into room for simply asking for an orange. Afier some further testimony the committce ai journea. On Monday they will visit St. Luke’s Hos- , in this city, and take the testimony of Mrs Cor. tissorz MUNICIPAL NOTE The Aldermen had under consideration yesterday the sevoral dog ordivauces now beiore them. The Law Commities will probably report at tho next meeting of the Board, No action has yet been taken as to tho pre- cise safeguards which will be called for under the new ordinances, Alderman Morris complains of tho Park Department for not lighting the lamps around Franklia’s Mouu- ment and the Lincoln statue, Commissioner Martin explains this neglect by stating that he has no funds for such a purpose, Some persons are uncharitable enough to urge the redyction of certain large salarics in tho department so as to provide funds for such necessary expenditures. The exhibitor of a patent fire extinguisher was yes- terday prohibtied from displaying bis wonderful inven. tion at the City Hall Park in consequence of the nuis- ance usuaily created by those exhibitions, A meeting of the Sinking Fond Commissioners wilt be beld to-day 'in the Mayor's Office for the purpose of considering the sulyect of terry cases. Ex-Mayor Wickbam and family, it is understood, will leave for Calitornia this week on a short visit, NOT ON THE MANIFEST. Afew days ago the sailing ship Samuel Sheppard arrived at one of the Brooklyn wharves from Clen- fuegos, with a full cargo of miscellancous goods, Captain Brackett, Special Treasury Ageut, remember- ing that several years ago a penalty was inflicted on this vossot for an offence agatast the Treasury laws, consulted with Mr. Wynkoop, Deputy Collector of the Fourth division, and requested him not to accept a “port entry,” in order to estope tho captain from adding such parcels to his entry that did wot appear on the manifest, He then sent one of his inspectors to examine the vessel, who found and svized five cases containing cigal ties, concealed under the | berths, which were not ontered on tho ship's papers “THIRD CLASS STOCK.” HENRY WARD BEECHER'S “TIFE OF CHRIST” IN THAT CATKGORY-—THE VALUE OF OTHER RBE- LIGIOUS WORKS IN AND OUT OF THE PRESS, ‘The hearing in the case in bankruptcy of Jobn C, Ford & Co,, before Register Fitch, was resumed yes- térday afternoon, John R, Moward’s examination be- ing continued. Mr, Howard is a member of the firm. q Is the book culled the ‘Wotnen in Sacred His+ tory” an illustrated work? A. Lt is, How many tilustrations are there? A, Twenty- five chromo lithographs; tbe stones from which (hese Lilustrations were nade were made in Paris; as to cost 1 could not say without reference to the books. ln what 8 will the entry of costs be found? A. [don’t know, Q. Who owns those lithographic stones now? A. 1 don’t know whether they beloug to the lithographer or to us, Q. Can you learn to whom they belong? A. We own tho right to use them; it isa question of agree- +| ment whether the; or to them, Q Were those iginal drawings, or were they copies trom paintings ¢ A. Some were original and some were copies; the st re all prepared specially for this work. @ What were the goneral subjects of the ilustra- tout ~ They were prominent female characters 10 the Bible, é Q Have you not sold a certaim part of the books set down as third class stock in your inventory of Decem- ber, ‘A. [don't know; I think it 18 possible, Q. Will your books show! A. I suppose 50, THK “LIVE OF CHRIST! THIRD CLABS STOCK, Q. Was not Henry Wurd Beecher’s ‘Lite of Christ” inciuded in that third class stock? A. Yes, Q. Have you not inade sales of the ‘Life of Christ”? since the date of that inventory? A. 1 dou’t know, Q Who does know? A. The books I presume. Q. Whence did tue books get their information? A. From: the former books and from the stock on the shely Q Who in your concern does know about the sales of the “Lileof Christ?” A, 1 don’t suppose any one does without consulting the books, ‘THK SECOND VOLUME. Q. Have you not the second volume of the “Lite of Christ’ in press or in the binder’s hands? A, Wo huve not. Q Have you ever received the manuscript of that second volume? A. A portion of it, Q. Is not that portion in printor Intype? A, It is in type. ' ¢ electrotype plates been mado from that type? A. From « portion of it Q Cua you say what proportion the manuscript beurs to thy whole of the second volume? A. 1 should } judge about one-half, “HEROIC WOMEN OF THE IDLE,” Q. In addition w the works inentioned at your last examination does not your concern own the plates and copyright of a work known as ‘*Heroic Women of the Bibie fA, No. Q. Have you not published sucha work? A. It is in course of publication. Q. Who is the author? 4. Rev, Bernard O'Reilly. Q. What do you moan by course of publication? A. Just whut 1 say; it is to be published in numbers, four | of which are issued, and will consist of twenty-live numbers when completed, SOHRIST IN ART.” Q@ Can you tell the number and chhracter of the Il- | lustrations of “Christ in Art?’? A. I think there are about 120 or 130, They consist of ideal »cenes trom the Iile of Christ; pictures of toois, implements and costumes of Palestine, and ornamental head and tail pieces, c Q. What aro those Mlustrations? A. I beheve there is ono steel plate and the rest are wood engravings aod electroty pes row osher cnts, Q, Could not those illustrations be used in any other work treating of the same general subject? A. Yos. Q Have not parts of the illustrations in the “Women of Sucred History’? been used in ‘Heroic Women of the Bible” A. Yes; I think one, so tar, Q. How many of those plates ure to be used? A, I think seventeen, * Q Please state what works there aro of which you have the exciusive right of publication, but of which ‘ou do nol own the plates or copyright? A, First, ‘fhe Mode of Man's Immortality,” by the Rev. T. A. Goodwin ; “Winning Souls” und “The Little Strest Sweeper,” by Rev. 5, B. Halliday ;’ *Kuucational Reminiscences aud Suggestions,” by Miss Beecuer; “Norwood,”? ry Ward Beecher, ot which we own the plates and Robert Bonner owns the copyright. We ulso have the right to publish a book called “Sir Philip Sydney,” by 8. M. D. Do any of these works have any sale at present? A. Some little. 'Q. Do you consider theso rights of any special value in the caso of any of these works? A, 1 suppose they aro all of general value, but not of any material value, Tho examination was here adjourned, THE BOOK TRADE SALE. Like the playful bear, the book trade has been quietly sleeping through the cold weather and now wakes to life with tho coming of spring, The semi annoal trade sale will begin on Monday, the 2d of ‘April, and convinue through that week and perhaps into the next. This sale 1s one of the most important in many years, and among the firms who will sond in- voices are Harper & Brothers, Heury L. Lea and Henry Holt & Co., which do not usually take part in these sales, The first day will be devoted to invoices from James R. Osgood & Co, including various ditions of the pocts and standard New England authors, The second day will ‘be devoted toJ, B. ‘Ford & Co., who make a specialty ot the Beecher books; Henry C, Lea, William L. Aln- son, T. Belknap, Shaeter & Koradi; Claxton, Kemsen & Haffeldinger, who sent twenty copies of Pleasonton’s work on bluo ‘glass; J. W. Scott & Co. send posta; stamp albums, e Centennial Catalogue Company send catalogues, William Rutter & .Co, and Harding’s Jamous bibles, albums, &c. ‘The third day is devoted to Hurd & Houghton, who send a miscellaneous line of books; Albert Mason; Little, Brown & Co, the **C tennial Cook Book’; W. J. Middleton, who sends a large lite ot Edgar A. Poe’s works und other staud- ards at reduced prices; Andrew F. Graves and D. Ap- Joton & Cu, whose invoices will occupy half the day. ‘ne fourth day will be devoied toJansen, McCiury & Co., the two houses of Scribuer—Scribuer, Armstrong & Co. and Scribner, Wellford & Armstrong. The former send a full line of J. G, Holland’s works, Ike Marvel’s works and standard ories; tho lattor offer a fine line of imported books, including standard editions of the English poets; Lee & Shepard, George Routledge & Sons and R. Worthington. The d{th day wilt be a hively day for the dictionaries. Worcester, from J. B. Lippincott & Co.; Woevster’s Unabridged, from Mer- riam, and an invoice of 1,000 smaller Websters, trom lyison, Blakoman & Taylor, will be sold, McDermott’s globes ure offered on this day, ‘ns are also a mis- cellaneous line of works from Harper & Brothers, including their various standard libraries of history, travel, Iography, novels and clas- sics; the World Publishing: Company; Heory Holt & Co., with the Leisure Hour series and Mill’s & Paine’s works; Estes & Luurtat, with 100 copies of “Si- | doute’?; William Wood, with school books; Lockwood, Brooks & Co; Macmillan & Co.; Thompson, Browa & o.; Henry Hoyt; Virtue & Yorston, and 8. D. Bur- lock & Co, Tho sixth day is devoted to a miscellaneous collection of books and ‘stationery irom Donneliy, Lloyd & Co.; Alexander Moore; 8. W. Burley; James Miller; SW. Tilton & Co.;’ H. A. Young & Co; Lovell, Adams, Weason & Co.; J. M. Stoddart & Co. ; Charles Desilver & Sous; J. S.'Locke & Co.; Tho Na- tional Publishing Company; the Authors’ Puvlishing Company; K. W. Bliss & Co.; Jones Brothers & Co. ; H. L. Hinton & Co.; the Claremont Manutacturing Company ; Charles Tabor & Co, ; the Catholic Publica- tion Company; P O'Shea and Pedrick & Warring- ton, The sale will as usual be conducted by the Messrs, Leavitt at Clinton Hall. M’ROBERTS’ MISSING BOOKS, BICHMOND COUNTY'S TROUBLES—MISSING FUNDS AND SPURIOUS BONDS. The Richmond county Board of Supervisors met yes- terday at Clifton, ail tho members being present. ln anticipation of some further developments about Mr, McRoberts, the late county treasuror, and his missing pooks, aconsiderable number of people crowded the offico to the inconvenience of those who had business to transact, ‘The meeting was called to order by Chairman Corry, and the minutes of the last meoting wero read and ap- proved. Mr, Mills was appointed county sealer of weights and measures, Mr. Herpeck stated to the Board that the committee Appointed to investigate the accounts of the Into treasurer bad, in the prosecution of their labors, met with considerable difficulty through not having powor to enforce the attendance of witnesses, the production of ers, Kc., that they found to be necessary to the full elucidation oft the accounts of the late treaaurer. TAXES NOT ACCOUNTED FOR, Supervisor Frean drew attention to the fact that in each of the past four years the tux levy tad-been con- siderably in excess of the amount called for by the State Comptroller, and also that, the past due tux tor the year when McRoberts entered oflice ($48,821 96), re-levied in the year 1874, but whether collected or not could not be tola until the Dooks were produced. Tho excossive levy was ulsoun- accounted for, He presented the figures in connection therewith as follows :— Total amount levied for 1874, 1875 and 1876. $213,708 37 Total amount eailed for by the State Comp- troller. ...e+ ++ 182,933 22 Excessive lovy for threo years unaccounted for. My $30,775 15 Excessive lewy 10,185 04 Past duo tax lor 1873, re- paid to the State Comptroller. ..... «+ 48,821 96 Past due tax andor Treasurer McRoverts now due to the State Comptrollers.....sse+++4 48,999 49 Total past due and excessive levy in four years unaccounted for. «$138,781 64 PAYING INTEREST ON SPURIOUS BONDS. Supervisor Herpeck drew the attention of the Board to the fact that some years ago spurious bonds to the amount of $200,000 were stolen and circulated; that, ‘on its becoming known, the genuine boads were culled in and the coupons were countersigned, but there were still some genuine ones out not countersigoed, and’ the Treasurer had received sach coupons, but could not vell whether they were the genuine or spu- rious ones, Some of the coupons were printed in lighter colored ink than others, and those were gener. ally presented by banks, the othors being presented by the holders of the bonds. It was resolved, and the Treasurer so instructed, not not to pay any ancountersig ‘pons unless the origioal bond was produced, W to satisfy eo Treasurer of its genuineness, nf ARCH 23, 1877—TRIPLE SHEET. MEAT FOR OLD ENGLAND. BEEF AND BEEVES SHIPYED--THE FIRST LOT OF SHEEP BY STEAMER SENT YESTERDAY. The National line freight steamer Holland, sailing yesterday trom this port for |ondon, took with her, desides a large quantity of butchered beet and about 100 head of live cattig, the only lot of living sneep shipped by steamer for the English markets since attention w first directed to their supply trom the United States, Karly yesterday morning the National line pier 61) on the North River presented a scene of bustling activity. Piles of quarters of beef were being ranged ‘along the pter ready to be hoisted into tho ship and stowed away on the orlop deck. ‘This is the next deck over the vessel’s hold, and 1% 18 kept like a great refrigerator during the voyage. The meat, which amounted yesterday to 600 quarters of beet, is hung on hooks around the sides and is kept ata low temperature by the presence of a large quan- tity of ico and the employment of air blowers, which sends the warmer air entering the compartment through the 1ce and discharges it after boing cooled in its passage, After the butchered store had been care- tully stowed away preparations wero made to hoist on the living cattle, Thero were 101 head of beoves, one of the heaviest of which weighed over 2,300 pounds, The whole lot were in good condition and fine looking cat- tle from the Western States, Thero is not so much trouble attending the shipment of hive cattle as oue would suppose, On the pier the cattle are driven into an ordinary horse box one at a time, On their entrance the nind gate is -closed and the box 1s hoisted on board like a bale of goods, only a little more carefully, Occasionally this hoisting process is the cause of fright to the astouished animais; their swaying progress through regions so far above their ordinary sphere turns their b ittle, and in their foar they sometimes squat on their baunches, Tho living cattle were stowed yesterday on the main deck in stalls containing trom four to six animals, A new yoke was provided, to be tested on the Hollana’s present trip. At cither side of each annal’s head 1s an iron #tavchion with two broad capvus belts run- ning from one stanchion to the other. ‘The unimal’s head 1 ingorted between these belts in a way thay brings bis chest agains. the lower one, while the apper rests against the back of bis head behind tho horns, It is claimed for this fastening that when the sbip lJarches, throwing the animal forward, the lower one, pressing against his chest, holds him buck, while if inclined to drop back- ward he 18 checked without injury by the upper, There 18 provided tu addition an ample band, which can be used as a girth to keep the animal from sway- ing trom side to side whon tho ship rolls heavily. This girth can be passed under the antimal’s chost and tho ends fastened overhead in yery rough weather. On the Voyage the cattle are fed on bay and corn in- the ear and get molasses and water to drink. This drink is given to counteract the eflect of sea sickness, which bi endency to produce constipation and re- sultin loss of appetite, When rough weatber assails a vossel with such a living troight the animals, instoad of trying to break away in fright, drop down where they are secured and 80 remain until thelr tear passes away. The number of sheep put on board the Holland yes- terday was 253, These were also a good looking, woll conditioned lot, and if successtully transported will no doubt look pretty well on their arrival in London, The suipperis suid to be an Englishman, a Mr. Campbell, who expects to send over large lots of sheep if suc- cessful in this venture. These animals will have the benefit of the open airon their long voyage. They were cooped in pens which were ranged along both sides of the spar or nppermost deck. Doubtless this position was chosen Jest they snould smother whon closely herded, us they would ‘have to bein one of the lower decks. The Hollund started from her pler at eleven o'clock A. M. BRITISH AND IRISH EXPORTS TO THE UNITED STATES. The following statoment, showing the export of the principal articles of British and Irish produce and manufactures from the United Kingdoin to the United States, during the two months ended February 28, 1877, compared with the corresponding period of 1876, has been 1urnished by the Chief of the Bureau of Sta-- tistics:— i Jan, and Jan. and Commodities, Feb. 1876, Feb. 1377. Alkah, cwt oe 132,705 135,317 Apparel and Pp 9,549 9,110 Beer and aie, £.. 23,314 14,050 Copper wrought, c' . 109 12 Cotton, piece goods, yards.... 17,477,609 12,902,300 Earthen and china ware, £.... 88,877 70,987 Haberdashery, £...- . 81,380 58, 165 Hardware una cutlery, £ 2,164 49,253 Tron, pig, ton 3 6,078 7,381 fron, bar, tous oe . 452 431 Jron, railroad, ail kinds, tons.. oA 460 Iron, hoops. sheets and boiler Plates, tons . 313 490 Iron, tn plates, + 1514 14,577 Iron, cast or wrought, ‘ 916 363 Iron, old, for remanulacture, TODS... se.eesens + 1,201 150 Iron, steel unwrought, tons 4,132, 698 Lead, pig, rolled, sheet, &c, ton: seseeee . 204 237 Linon, piece goods, yards,... 20,603,800 20,075,500 Machwery, £... . 46,834 19,652 Paper, writing or prinung, £. 1,821 1644 Puper, other kinds, £. 1,658 2474 Sait, rock and white, £ i 84/808 25,279 Suk and satin, vroadstulls, £.. . 9,869 14,872 Suk, ribbons, £. 1,963, 1,630 Silk, other arti only, £.. . 11,375 Silk and other materials, £... 8,718 Spirits, £....- hone sated 21317 Stationery other than paper, & 12,826 ‘Tin, unwrought, £ ........c0 13,000 Wool, sheep and lambs, ibs... 134,700 Woul, woollen cloths, coating, KO, Le seveee . 111,553 416,458 270,683 66,838 23,493 THE HAMMER. TWELVE SALES TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT TWo MONTHS. ~ A large number of railroads ara to bo sold under foreclosure during the next two months, and the pros- pects are not very encouraging to the creditors. On Wednesday pext the Ohio and Kentucky Coal, Iron and Railroad Company will be sold at Covington, Ky., in the suit of Charlies Mendenhall. The road is thirty miles long, with a capital stock of $2,000,000. The Jacksonviile, Pensacola and Mobile Railroad and the Florida Contral Railroad are advertised to be sold on April 2 at Tallahassee. The first named road was sold out in 1873. On April4 the Clover Hill Ratlroad will be sold at Richmond, Va, The New Orleans, St. Louis and Chicago Railroad, from Canton to Cairo, will be offered for sale at Jackson, Misa, April 26, The funded debt is $25,000,000 und capital stock $14,000,000. It was orgunized tn 1874 by the con- solidation of the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern with the Mississippi Central, On April the Memphis and Littic Rock Ratiroad will be sold at Little Rock. The road is 131 miles jong and has heavy land grants. It fell mto financial embarrassments soon alter it Was Opened, and was sold in 1873 lor non- payment of interest, when a new company was organ- ined, The sale of the New York and Oswego Midland Ratroad, which was to have taken place to-day at Middletown, N, Y., bas been postponed until April 27. The Paducan and Memphis Rallroad is announced to be sold on Apri! 30 at No. 111 Broadway under fore- closure by Philo ©. Calhoun and Lou Meyer, trus- tees of the mortgugees. It is 163 miles long, with a capital stock of $3,000,000 and a funded debt of $1,541,000. bd On May 7 the Buffaio and Jamestowa Railroad will be sold at Buflalo in the suit of the Farmers’ Loan aud Trust Company, trustees of the mortgagees. It is eighty-seven miles in length. : Tbe Hannibal and Naples Railroad will be sold at No. 63 Broadway, New York, oa May 22, by order of Abram B. Baylis, the trusteo of the mortgagees. The road de- faulted in 1875, The St Louis County Railroad will bo sold on May 26 at St, Louis, BUSINESS TROUBLES. George Hencken, Jr., a prominent politician of the Seventeenth ward and provision dealer’ corner of First avenue and Thirteenth street, has been thrown into bankruptcy on the petitions of five creditors, and an order for his adjudication has been entered, The claims of the potitioning creditors are as follows Sophia Link, executrix, $36,769; Sm Heneken, Sr., $20,000; Gould H. Thorp & Co, $9,820; Edward OQ. Samson, $1,560; Samuel Dally, $1,520, The bank- rupt made an assignment a few weeks agy to Henry Maurer, Notice has been received in this city from Boston of the bankruptcy of Richard 8, Sibley, dye house; John R; Couzens, hotel, and A, 8, Brownell, railroad sup- Plies. Henry C. Folger, dealer in millinery goods at No, 588 Broadway, has filed a petition for a composition with his creditors, and the matter has been referred to Register Fitch to take the necessary proceedings. Me oflers twenty cents on the dollar, payable 10 threo and six months,” The Habilities amount to $6,187 70, dise tributed among thirty-two creditors. HOBOKEN’S FINANCES, The annual finanolal report of tho city of Hoboken, Just completed, shows a total, expenditure during the past year of $429,379 64 and the rece:pte from all $588,074 09, leaving a balance in the hands of the City Treasuror of $153,604 45, The estimated uation of proporty belonging to the city is $756,000 and tho total indebtedness $512,489 69. TIRED OF LIFE, Francis Mahady, twenty-six years of ago, residing at No. 444 Hicks street, Brooklyn, attempted to end bi life yesterday by shooting himself in the breast, The wound is consiaerod dangerous and slight hopes are entertained of bia recovery, No reason can be as- | eigmod for bis rash ach ; RESCUED FROM RUIN. A BEAUTIFUL HEIRESS FOUND AFTER A LONG SEARCH-—-SCENE IN THE WASHINGTON PLACE POLICE COURT. About pine o'clock yesterday morning Officer Scbmittberger, of the Tweoty-ninth precinet, walked into the Washington Place Police Court with a beanti- fal young girl, hardty eighicen years of age, as a prise oner, She was tall, had a lithe, shapely torm, violet eyes and a wealth of wavy brown hair, Her attire was rich but neat, a beavy black silk dress, elaborately trimmed, with mantle to match, and a black velvet bat surmounted with two white roses com- pleted her costuine, Judge Otterbourg looked at the prisoner and officer inquiringly, when @ stout man with beavy black whiakers came forward. He said his nume was John Duffy. o sergeant of police in Philadelphia, and lived at No, 613 Alaska street, in that city. Tho girl accompanying Officer Schmittberger was Miss Lizzie, his ward, who had run away from home a year ugo and of whom he found uo trace, though making the most diligent search, tilt a tew days ago. Since that time he had understood she had entered a life of dissipation and shame ana he was anxious to bring her back to her home and save her, if poxsible, trom certain ruin, Sergeant Dafly also informed the Judge that Lizzie, when quite a young girl, was adopted by an elderly widow indy in Philadelphia, who provided for ber haud- somely, gave her a good education, and when she died, abont two yours ago. bequeathed to her cer: tain property in Philadelphia, amounting in value te $20,000, which she wua to receive on arriving at the age oi twenty-one, ‘his lady made Sergeant Dully the girl's guardian, and atter tne death of her adopted mother she lived, with his consent, with ber uacie andauot, Whie with Ler relations she showed signa of a wayward temper aud was impatient of any control whatsoever, but he never thou; she would be fovlism enough to run away from &@ good home, when such good prospects awaited her, in the 10th of March be received a letter trom Charles E, Beach telling him bis ward was iu New Yors aud was louding a jie ol shame. He received another Jetter from the same source a lew days ago, telling him where she inight be found, and hv came to this city in response to ft’ ou Tuesday night, With the assistance of Oilicer Scbinittberger he searched the Twenty-uinth precinct Wednesday night aod succeeded in finding his missing ward in @ saloon on Sixth avenue, near Twenty-sixth streot, When discovered she was partiy under the influeace of 1iquor and she was locked up in the Thirtieth street station house Jor the nh; A WITTER LASS. While the Sergeant was making bis statoment Lizzie was walking up and down the court roum in au 1m, tient manper und looking angrily and defiantly’ alike at officer, guardian aud judge, as it she would like to drown them all, Judge viterbourg spoke tb her ina kind, latveely manner and asked her if she would not o home with her guardian and give up forever the ite she was leading, She answered at once:— “Nol! 1 wou’t go back to Phftadelpbia, He is not my guardian, anu be bus potbing to say as to where! shall go; 1 am my own iniatress, [ think,”” Juuge Otterbourg somo further conversation with Sergeant Dufly, and he then requested Officer Schmittverger to take the young girl to the examina. tion room, where spe might sit down for awhile and calm her feelings. Before going Lizzie spoke to the ree Porter, saying:— “Has he any right to bold mo ?’’ “I presume be las,” the reporter mildly an “or you would not be brought hore, What is the rea- son you do not want to go back ?”” “Because | don’t want to live with my uncle and aunt again. They abused me and sneered at mo and always triod to belittic me in everybody's eyes,” “How did you come to leave Philadelpniat”” “left there with a schoolmate of mino, a young girl, who coaxed me to leave home, and 1 came to Net York last fall. What makes me mad is the way I w: jound, She then proceeded to make certain statements concerning the informant of her guardian, which do not merit publication, She declared that it was all jonlous, THE DOWNWARD FATH. Judge Otterbourg lectured the young girl for about half an hour, He pointed out to ber in vivid colors the road sbe had entered on, its miseries and cortain end, and told the stories of several girls like her who hud been brought before him in bis magisterial cae pacity; bow he had seen thom go down trom bad to worse within the space of tow years, till they had become habitual drunkards, lost to all sense of shane and decency, He aiso told her of the bappy home she bad left, and how glad many of her erring sisters would bo to be allowed to goto their home again. Lizzie was visibly affected by what the Judge said to her, ard barat into # passionate flood of tears, dd said. 1d — will go back with him, Your Honor, if he will promise not to put me in aby convent or ipstituuon,’”? ‘This promise the kind hearted sergeant rondi! and told her he would bring her to his own house, where she would be treated as one of his own family. “Well, Judge, 1 don’t want to go away without my bird, It’s up at the house—No. 437 Sixth avenue— where the rest of my things are,”” Judgo Otterbourg—Ofllcer Schmittberger, go up with this girl and Sergeant Duffy to her house, get all her things, acd if anyboay interferes with you bring them betore me. OUT OF THEIR CLUTCHES, The officer, the guardiun and the reclaimed ward lett the court room together. On the sidewalk tbe t male rivals in her case were abusing each omner whon the trio mude their appearance, and as the officer hailed a Broadway car one ot them jumped on the front playorm and the other on the rear, Xergeant Daffy managed, however, not to lose sight of his charge, and both tuok an early train for Philadelphia yesierday alvernoon. THE RIVER'’s DEAD, DISCOVERY OF THE BODY OF GARDINEUB G PLATNER, OF AUBURN, IN THE EAST RIVER, | Yesterday morning Patrick Potts, a laboring man residing at No, 47 Monroe -street, was strolling along the river front and had gono out to the end of the wharf at the foot of Wall street when he noticed under the ferry house what he believed to be the body of a man that rose and fell with tho water and was by fits and starts dasbed against the piles which rose around it, He hastened to OMcer Arnola, whom he notified of the occurrence. Tho latter, in company with Roundsman Gilbert, went to the ferry house and with somo diMeoulty succeeded tn taking {rom tho river the body of a drowned man. Ho had been in the water for a long time, and the face, where it was not entirely decomposed, bad that swollen appearance pecullar to people who meet their death by drowning. He was uo mun of about forty, was five feet cight inches in height and had dark hair, His clothing was of good quality and he bad upon bim a gold bunting case watch numbered 41,528. Perbaps it was this last cir- cumstance that led at once to his recognition, tor the Dumber of the watch has tor some time past been one of the items upon a printed circular in every station house as the principal clew to the identity of Gurdinews C. Platner, who came from bis home in Auburn some time since, and has for four mouths been missing from his boarding house io Twenty-third street. A compart gon of the persoual description of the missing mau with the dead body at once made his identity manijest, Gardinour C. Platuer bad for somo time past vee largely engaged in the crockery business in Auburn, where he was a man of good social standing aad con- siderable popularity. Ho cume to New York 10 November last to purchase some goods, and on the eveutng of the 21st of that month he left the house of Mr. A. E, Dick, at No, 200 West Twenty-third street, where he had been residing, to go to Dickson’s drug store in Brooklyn. Ho was seen at the Wall street ferry house, but nothing was afterward hoard of him, tt was the Pad tier opinion of his friends that he had been murdered. He bad onco been warden of Auburn Prison, and some of the convicts there had threatened to take nis lite when their terms expired, The discovery of the body yesterday, although it docs not entirely disprove the theory of foul play, make: most provable that he stumbled into the river along. side the ferry hoase and remained wedged in the tim- bers there tll yosturday, A reward of $300 wag offered for tho discovery of Mr. Platner, dead or alive, MAKING COUNTERFEIT COINS, William Johnson, residing at No, 344 Leonurd street, Brooklyn, E. D., and George Smith, of Thirty-eightn stroet, this city, were takon before United States Com. missioner Winslow on the charge of manufacturing counterteit United States coms, For some time past Captain Worth has had bis suspicions that counter. feit coins were being mapatactured in the bouse No #44 Leonard street. The premises were closely watched, and when the prisoner Jobuson came out yesterday morning ho was followed, He crossed the river to New York and entered the liquor saloon of James Mitcholl, No, 23 Coenties slip, When the officers weat into the store they saw Johnson standing by the bar talking with the prisoner Smith. He quickly tried to bide a package which be bad tn bis hand. The officers arrested the two men, and found the package contained $25 50 in counter. com, ‘They then returned to Brooklyn, and searched Johnson’s residence, in Leonar street. In different rooms were found all the appliances for the manufacture of counterfeit fifty, twenty-llve and ten cent pieces, The officers also found about $150 in counterie:t coins. The prisoner's wite aud little boy were in the house, but managed to sip away while the officers were engaged In the search, There being no evidence against Smith he was dis- charged by Commissioner Winslow, while Jobnson was held in dofenlt of $5,000 bail to appear for examination this morning. A DOSE OF LAUDANUM, A gentleman entered the Amorican Hotel in Jersey City on Wodnesday night and registere’ his name as M. Egbert, Baitimore, Md, He gave directions to bo called at e'ght o'clock yestorday morning. Mr. Berrian, the proprietor, knocked at the door of his room several wod receiving no answer eptered. The stranger outhing beavily and all attempts to arouse him proved unayaihng. A physician was summoned and it was fouod that the no had taken a large dose ot Jandanum. He was taken to the City Hospital, where he received prompt medical attendance, and up toa lave hour last evening bis condition was hopetul. Several valuable articles ang $196 It pereon, joney wero tound on bis