The New York Herald Newspaper, April 11, 1877, Page 4

* “LITTLE EMMA AGAIN. General Schenck Describes His Flirta- tion in London. A LOSING GAME. ————— Mr. Stoughton’s Untimely Jest—A Tilt with Mr Beach. ‘The suit of the Emma Silver Mining Company against Trenor W. Park and H. 4. Buxter was resumed yes- terday in the United States Circuit Court, before Judge Wallace aud a jury. On the opening of the pro. ceedings General Schenck was called to the stand for cross-examivation by Mr, Stoughton, Taking up the question of the validity of the title of Park and the other operators in tho mine to sell the same in Eng- land, witness, in reply to questions on that point, said :— GENERAL SCHENCK’S EVIDENCE. The question of the validi@§ of the tile in the Umited States courts was a subject of unxicty to the company ; with reference to the statement that 2,800 tons of ore Were at the date of the prospaeims en route to England en account of the company, amounting in value to £78,00u, and the confidence of the company in the truth of such statement, witness had no recollection of that; he recollected that there was such a statement substantially made, but he did not remember the fuct of the company expressing conlidence in the state- ment that that amount of ore was en roule to England from the mine; he remembered the tact of the discrep- ancy between 2,800 tous ol ore, as stated in Silliman’s report, and some other report making it only 1,800 tons; there was considerable doubt upon this point, and while it was hoped it would turn out to be 2,800 tons, the great object of inquiry was, MM =othere «should be a discrepancy in te Amount of ore would that discrepancy be made yood to the company? recollectea that Park made a statutory declaration as required by tho laws af England as a guarantee to the company; never recollected seeing that declaration, however, as he never attended avy of the meetings afterward for the purpose of business; his great concern was to be sat- Isfled that the prospectus was at ledSt substantially sorrect; he had no distinct recollection of any discrep- ancy between the prospectus except with regard to this 1,000 tons of ore, which it was agreed Park should make up; didu’t recollect that the discrepancy—if such should turn out to be the case—was to be made in Cash, but it was generally understood that Park would an some shape or way make it up ; remembered receiving telegraphic report, after which he made up bis mind to go into the company. THE DIVIDEND QUESTION, Q@ Do you remember Mr. Park saying that a non- payment of the dividends would ve fatal, and to ensure {ts payment he would become responsible for tho f@mount of the dividends? A. Didn’t recollect hearing that Mr. Park was to mako himself responsible to that extent; knew very well that there was an assurance given in some way that there would be dividenas on the stock; the first dividend was paid ou the lst of December, 1871; dividends were puid for thirteen months, beginning on tho 1st December, 1871, and end- ing 1st December, 1872, at the rate of one and a balf per cent per month; the dividends were paid every month, as he supposed, out of the moneys tu the hunds Df the company, from’ sules that were made in New York and other moneys applicabie tor that purpose. Q. Have you the original papers executed by you on the Ist of December? A. Yes—ty arrangement with Park, the paper returred to, was executed and sealed on the Ist of December, and relerred to the excbung the guarantee; the indorsements op the notes, uccurd- Ing to bis recollection, was in the handwriting of Park, Aud part in witness’ handwriting, the first £500 he Tece! from Bates he paid over to Park as his first payment on the shares received by witness from Park, BUYING ON A “ROLLED”? MARKET. @ You had purchased a quantity of svck mdepend- ent of these first shares received by you trom Park? A. [had 300 shures allotted to me, but having no time to attend to it myself 1 allowed another party, Mr. Fisher, to take churge of it; part was sold at advance for our joint benenfit; stimulated by that Fisher pro- posed to go inte the purchase of 500 sbares; he mee reluctantly conseuted, and, unfortunately, Fisher bought when the market was at its nighest; that was in May, 1872; he pata £81 a shi told sudsequentiyvat a very 3 wi bud no shares now, except inal subscription. @ Looking at the paper of October 17, 1872, there fs un indorsement there for £1,394 78 3d.; do you recollect what transaction that arose trom? A, That ‘Was an uccounting by Park to me as part of profits on ome stock trunsuction be mude on our joint account Aud which he gave me the benetit of; on the final set ement of balance, May, 1874, I was in New York on Jeave of absence to attend to some personal affuirs, this among the rest; 1 was anxious to get w final set- tlement with Park; | borrowed some money in addi- tion to the mortgage on my house ana lot in Washing- ton ; patd part of the mortgage siuce—notall; Park still holds as soilaterals a numoer of certilicutes of stock which he noped to be able to redeem: tue first know!- edge 1 had of Fisher waa in 1849, to who jntroduced in London; Fisuer was a Ver ing in London and practising law th subsequently became well acquainted with Fisue: elled throug. portion of England in company with him; we were ‘at Oxford and Stratiord-on-Avon together, aud Fisher, when Wituers came to England as United ‘States Minis- ter, met bim ou his Janding at Liverpool; had no transactions with Fisher ip connection with the Emma Mine beyond the selling of the shares, but was con- nected with him in operating in Colorado--the Col- orado Land improvement Company; that was be- tween 1509 und 1571; wiiness would explain the whole of that matler ii necessary to this case, Cou It 18 not necessary. Witness (contivuing)—L lad more confidence in Fisher alter iheir trst acquaintance than afterwards; believed he bau become sumewhut dissipated before the clove of his life. A TILT BETWEEN COUNSRIL Mr. Stoughton—It must have been « surprise to him to be drowued in water after that. Mr. Cbittenden—That 1s a very improper remark, Mr. Stoughtou—No more improper Wuan the other— a he had become dissipated betore the close of Lis ite. Mr, Beach—I don’t see any reason why we (defend- aut’s counsel) should take uby exception to the abuse or improper remarks of counsel ior the piamud. W have been treated to a good deal of it from the cor Mencement of the tral, The remark in (his instance 48 an imputavion as uncalled for as it is unkind. Mr. Stoughtou-—I throw myself on the Court and jury. 1 was really anxious to earn the extent of Mr, Sehenck’s coviiience in Mr. Fisher and the cause of it Withdrawal, and my remark was wot dictated by un- kindness. Mr. Beach—Your remark was a scurrilous jest Aguinst a deaa, a drowued man; that is just what 1 say of it, and what i mean. | Mr. Stoughton—I am sorry you should make such | an observation. | Mr. Beach—You should be sorry that you deserved it. Your remark was not called forth from anything in the evidence velore the Couat. | Mr, Stoughton—It was called forth on the general | the remark of Witness that Fisher had become dissipated Detore the close of his life, and that he bad more cont- | dence tn the man in the ecarlior than tp the latter part | Ofhisiite. 1c was this that caused me to make tho remark J did, with no unkindness whatever in 1h ‘The examinaton was thea resutned. Q You had not latterly the conidence in bim you bad av first? A. No; but that is all. 1 thought him @ generous, kind-wearted man, with a great many good bim; had no interest in the mine but shares, which . understood would be ex- Uunguished by the sale of the property. Did you understand them to ve extinguished? (Objected ‘to. ) The Court—This line of examination has been con- tinued far enough. The answer was not responsive to the question, 1 will exciude turiher iuquiry on this “iy itr. Chittenden—Did you know Flaber’s wife? Ma. They were both lost on the steamship Atlantic? "@. Was thetr position in London respectable? A. Tt vq Mrs. Fisher was the daughter of General Ripley? A. | understood £0; in reference to the sule of some of Emma stock to me, Mr. Park was in considerabie trou. | Dio tor | DRAWING MB INTO THE CONCERN, bat which he bud hoped would bave been to my ad- | vantage, and he Was anxious Lo get me out of the tro bie as wel: us he could; Park’s agent tod me Mr, Park intended to do what he could to give me the benefit of bis buying avd selling the shares und jn his own per- transactions in this business, bat witness bad not the slightest idea what Was contemplated by Park in the way of bevelit to him, or whatthe benelit was | to be, till he received from Fark an adjnstine of the accounts and a svatement Of Lhe sales of share Whatever profit had accrued trom these transactions wag Oredited to him 1n fair proportion; after the 28th of November there wi quite a number of telegrams reiating to the Utle passing vetwe Evarts 00 thie side aud Park on the other in reference | to Mr, Evarts’ opinion, and while this was going on — & period of @ few days—ine trustees waited for such | Certificates, Which, 1! (Ley should be satisfied with the Would authorize them to pass over the uve to the ‘purchasers; the deiny consequent upou pussing 6 stances went over to © We final negotiation then, aceording to my r. der these ci SILLIMAN'S COMPENSAT! Did you know Mr. Stiliman’ A. 1 K 2 ties by reputation. the matter was first brought to your atten- never saw | the Boara of Aluermen. | ing waste NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL II, 1877.—TRIPLE SHEET, ment by which Professor Silliman was to examine and report the mine? A. I was told that Professor Silliman was selected for that purpose, Q If ithad been communicated to you that Park was (0 pay Silliman in advance for bis examination and report would that have made any diflerence as to your opinion ot the value of the property or the pros- pective product of the mine? A. I think not; I should natiraily have supposed he would be well’ paid tor going out to the mines to make the exmination, Q Suppose you bad beep told, in view of the valua- von of the mine, as you bad been informed dn that head, that Professor Sillizaan was to be paid $25,000 for that examination. ana report, would that have made any difference in your opmion of tt A, That is a bypothecul question, and Lam not capable of re- plying as expert; 11 would be hard to say whether such a figure would be too high or too low—comparing it with the professional fees of you gentlemen I should not suppose it was too much. Oliver A. Gager was recalled, but nothing important to the case was elicited and the court adjourned to this morning at eleven o'clock A. M. NEW JERSEY MUTUAL. NOYES’ BAIL NOT YET FIXED—STARTLING REV- ELATIONS EXPECTED—A MYSTERIOUS PACK- AGE. No decision has yet been rendered by Judge Depuo in the Benjamin Noyes case upon the question of bail. Mr. John H. Kase, a well known Newark banker, and formerly a director in the Mutual Company, has been before the Grand Jury, “and gave considerable testi mony. To-day or to-morrow Mr, C. ©. Lathrop, for- merly Vice President of the company, will be calied in, and it 1s expected that some matters will be laid bare showing a state of things disgraceful in the ex- treme, A PRIZE PACKAGE, Yesterday Daniel J. Noyes, the ox-attorney for the company, culled at the office in Newark and handed to the clerk in charge a large package, tied with an ordi- nary string, Which he said containes $350,000 worth of the late assets of the said company, and be desired a receipt for them, Mr, Kase, the clerk, assared him that ax be knew nothing of tue contents of the bundle, and bad no right to act in the capacity of receiver, he could not give him the desired receipt, He could sim- ply, he said, give him a receipt for a bundle purporting to contain ‘the amount he named, and could oaly do | thatin an individual capacity, With that, however, be said he would be satisfied, as Governor Parker was absent, and the receipt was accordingly made in that shupe and handed him. Governor Parker will be in town to-day, when the package will be opened and its content! rained. THK COMPANY'S PAST HISTORY. ‘There are some points in the past history of the Now Jersey Mutual that will demand considerable atteation from Keceiver Parker. When tbat company passed into the hands of the managers of the old Hope Mutual, and before the latter was reinsused by the fur- mer, the stockholders of the New Jersey were paid $150 000 for their stock, or a premium of filty per cent, There was no money in the treasury of the Hope atthe time, and the New Jersey Mutual stockholders were paid ih mortgages or boads beienging to their own policy holders, The question now arises, if tho stock was thus paid for by a collusion between the officers of the two companies, and trom the treasury of the New Jersey itself, is not the amount, with in- terest, recoverable trom these stockholders for the benefit of the creditors? The enure consummation of this reinsurance between the Hope and New Jerscy is considered questionable, and the Hope stockholders ure now expecting to recover a portion of their prop- erty, pendente lite, LIFE INSURANCE NOTES. Within a day or two it is expected that Judge West- brook will call up the Continental case for argument, when the questions of how to distribute the assets and who shall distyibute them will be determined. Mean, while Mr, William R. Grace, the present receiver, is holding in abeyance all matters of importance outside of routine duties, Mr. Emerson W. Keys, formerly Assistant Bank Superintendent at Albany, bas been selected to perform the actuarial duties pertaining to the aflairs of t rupt North America Lite Insurance Company. ‘The ap- pointment was made, as the law requires, by Receiver Pierson and sanctionea by the Insurance Supertutend- eot. Mr. Keys will make a detaiied calcalation of the condition of the company with the object of deter- mining the best disposition to be made of its affairs, FLANKING CAMPBELL'S FOES. It will be recollected that the Committee on Public Works of the Board of Aldermen, on motion of Alder- man Tuomey, were directed to investigate certain charges agaist Commissioner Campbell, They held several gessions but did not make any report. ‘The principal charge was that Mr, Cainpbell held two post- tions—that of Commissioner of Public Works and President of the Consolidation Coal Company. The ground has been taken from under the fect of the A dergien in this particular, as Sr. Campbell now only holds one of the positions mentioned. The next point harped upon by the watebful city fathers was tn ret ence to the appointment of Deputy Commission who, 1b was alleged, 13 inca duties of his oflice, ‘These charges were opeuly made by Mr. Tuomcy in the Board, ‘At yesterday's meeting, in view of the fact that no report had been sent in by the Committee on Public Works, Alderman Simonson offered resolutions, which, after reciting the facts of the reference and tho failare to report, concludes as follows :— Resolved, That the preamble and resolutions adopted by this Bourd on the 5th of Y¥, empowering the 4 miitee on Public Works to investigate certain el against Allan Campbell. the Commissionerot Public wud his deputy, contuined in a preamble and r tions presented in the Bord on the Ist of February, 1 and reierred to suld committee, be and are hereby annulled, rescinded und repealed; thatthe said C by exonerated unt exeulp) tion therein con- that the Comn Works be and ix discharged from the further consideration ot the and that all the papers relating thereto be placed The resolutions were referred to the Committ Public Works. THE ALDERMEN AND THE JOHN.” At a meeting of the Board of Aldermen yesterday Mr. Michael Tuomey, representative trom the Nine- teenth ward, rose to a question of privilege. He re- marked that in a recoat speech delivered by a certain State Senator the character of toe Board had been 1m- puyned. Allusions had been made to a former $60,000 transaction for the purpose of lowering the character of the Alderinen in the eyes of the Legislature, “I understand,” continued Alderman Tuomey, “that this Senator was himself the man who received the $60,000 and was the go-betweer: im the transaction with the Aldermen, He it was who puld tne moncy over for the purpose of having a certiin head of a department conlirmed. This contirmation took place when the old ring Was in power, 1 want a committee appointed to investigate the matter,’? ‘This ended the affair, no action whatever being taken. MUNICIPAL NOTES. on “OTHER At the suggestion of Mr, Lewis tho several commit- tees of the Board of Aldermen have been empowered to visit the various departments and confer with the Commissioners s0 as to secure concert of action in the transaction of public businoss, The resolution reiative to reduction of teachers’ salaries, which passed the Aldermen recently, has been withdrawn trom the Mayor on motion of Alder- mau Shiels, 10 order to strike out the recommendation | as to giving the Commissioners of Education exciu- sive coutrol of their funds, The petition oi M. A. Brunham, who holds a patent for the cousiruction of a depressed rapid transit road, for & hearing Was received at yesterday’s meeting of He stat secure @ transier of passengers from the City Hall to Harlem tn fifteen minutes, ‘The matter was referred to the Committee on Railroads. Corporation Counsel Whitney has transmitted a bill to Albupy at tho request of the Gommon Council, which provides that among the Board of State Assessors shall be wppointed a resident ot New York city. Mayor Ely has requested the Aldermen to pass an ordinance regulating the placing of caicium higats in the stre The Law Committee has been directed to draft the mecessary law. Williom L. Slorris, a lawyer, eighty-three yonrs of age, Who has been @ commissioner uf deeds for the Past ffiy-nine years, was yesterday reappointed by the Board of Alderinen. He received bis first appoint ment from Governor De Witt Clinton. ‘The Park Commissioners have been requested by the Aldermen to inquire mto the advisability of removing the present tar pavement from the carriage way in front of the Gity Hail aud substituting theretor gran- ite block pavement. The alieration 18 urged on the ground that the completion of the Brookiya Bridge Will necessitate the opening Of a thoroughiare for ve- hicle travel across the City Hall Park, Commissioner of Public Works Campbell has re- ported to the Board of Aldermen aguinst the feasibility of using in this city the Liverpool system of prevent- water. He considers that euch a plun would necessitate the tearing up of streets, laying new water mains and other expensive alterations, SHIP, A CONTLSTED SURROGA! Tho quo warranto proceedings in the suit brought by Abram H. Dailey against Waiter L. Livingston to oust the latter from the office of Surrogate of Kings county, aro progressing flowiy. Yesterday a supplementary bill of particulars wos served on the attorney for the respond: | erat ut, the contestant was the reguiar demos homineo lor Surrogate last tail, avd the present mbent was the republ U setting forin the particulars of the case 1s Volumimous and coniains the names of voters by whom Mr. Dailey expects to prove bis election to the office of Surrogate, The position is worth $10,000 per aunum and the term is for sx years. A DUG-GONE SHAME, John McShane, a boy five years old, residing at No. 101 Peurl street, Brooklyn, was bitten on the right cheek Jast evening by a dog. The adimal was shot by stated to you that there was uu arrange- J @ policeman of the Second precinet, that bis plan will | REFORMED CHURCH CLASSIS. SPIRITUAL AND FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE CHURCHES—PROPER USES OF CHUBCH BUILD- INus. The South Long Isiand Classis of the Reformed Church met yesterday morning in the church at Flat- bush, After the call ofthe roll and the reading and approval of minul the Rev. Mr. Hill was chosen moderator, and the Rev. U. D. Gulick, the retiring moderator, preached a sermon ob the Church based on the text;—"Who is sho that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the morn, clear as the sun and terri- bio as an atmy with banners ?”” At the close of the sermon the business of Classis was resumed, and Rey, A. M. Wyckoff was received trom the Classis of Poughkeepsie. He is now laboring in Brooklyn, The new Brookiyn chureh was recom- mended to the Education Board for $7 for its parochisl school; the South Church was recommended tothe Domestic Mission Board for $450, and the East Re- formed Church, now the Bedford Avenue Church, asked for $1,000 to belp it out (bis year, While the corporation known as the East Reformed Church is stilt in existence, and as much responsible to the law as ever for what the law can get out of it, the Bedtord Aveune Charch has really superseded it, occupies its house of worship, called a pastor and promised him a salary of $2,000 a yeur, one-half of whieh they can raise, to- gether with the running expenses of the church. Their applicution for $1,000 was relerred to a committce to juvestigate as to the ability and necessity of the church for so large a sum. It Was afterward allowed, ‘Tho church at Canarsie which wus organized ast year asked for $260 to help pay {ts pastor, but was denied. The eburch has bought four lots, valued at $800, but wuich they get for $275, and they have pledges tor $700 toward a building fund, THR USKS OF CHURCH BUILDINGS, ‘The special committee which was appointed to re- rt the senge of the Classis on the uses to which Church buildings should be put report scenic, bistrionic or mimic representations In them, und that they may properly be used for the worship of God and for the moral and spiritual enlightenment ot the people, but their use for worldly atnusements 1s contrary to the word of God and inconsistent with the practices of the Reformed Churob, A discussion aros ‘as to the limit of this resolution, If it prohibited concerts, stereopticon lectures and tho like, bretnren were ready to oppose it, But these things were not included 1m the minds of the committee to be prohib- ited, and being so understood, the regolution was adopted, The Board of Publication was recommended to tho churches of Classis for an annual collection, The re- port of the state of religion showed a good spiritual apd financial condition of the churches, Two new churches were organized during the past year, and one, the New Utrecht Church has just closed the second centennial of it8 existence without debt and added forty-four to its membership during the past year, Reports wero received on Church extension, on as- sessments for Classis and other Church matters:and an appropriate minute was adopted on the death of Rev. Henry R. Dickson. ‘The statistics of the churches are bg follows :— ye Con- Churches. Members, Schools, tributions, aed 596 $7,570 2e2 326 6,085 3 30 =_ New Utrecht. » 245 330 4,366 Gravesend. 198 200 2,900 Flatlands 165 200 B14 11 v0 2,890 1 895 2609 South Brooklyn, 175 2,435 Middle Cuarch, 422 5,750 Twelfth Street, 400 12,769 North Church, S20 Height8.......ecesereeeee 395 500 N. Brooklyn... soceee 181 61 Second Flatbush. . 60 1,200 Canarsie...., 95 3lu Alter examination of tue pastors and elders of the several churches on doctrines aud discipline, providing tor visitation of churches and some other routive busi- ness the Classis adjourned. MISSIONARY CONVOCATION. A quarterly meeting of the Southern Convocation of the Diocese of New York was held yesteraay at St. James’ (Provestast Episcopal) Chureb, Fordbam. Di- vine services were conducted by the rector, Rev. J. N. Blanchard, assisted by Rev, Messrs. FE. B. Wyatt, of Westchester, and B, Morgan, of Vortchester. The sermon was preach by Rev. Joshua Morsell, of City Isinnd, After the sacrament ot tne Lord’s Supper had been administered the mombers of the Convocation repaired to the chapel, where the annual report was read and other business transacted, On motion it was resoived that the next Convocation bo held at Pleusautvilie, Among the other clergymen resent were Rey. C. 8. Stephenson, of North New urk; Rev. C. B. Brewster, of Rye; Rey. Isaac Van Winkle, of Gold Spring, and Rev.’ R. Mausiield, of Spring Valley. ‘ CONFIRMATION. The Right Rev. Horatio Potter, D, D., LLD., D. C. L, will administer the sacred rite of eontirma- tion in St. Chrysostom’s Chapel of Trinfty Churcb, Thirty-ninth street, corner of Seventh avenue, this evening, at eight o’clock. The Rev. Morgan Dix, v. D., rector, will present the candidates, EPISCOPAL CHURCH CONVOCATION, The Jersey City Convocation of the Episcopal Church met yesterday at Christ Church, of which Kev. Dr, Mombert is pastor, Prayer was offered vy Rev. Mr. Putnam and Dean Abercrombie, alter which the clorgy proceeded to discuss the condition of the churches in the district. Rev, Dr. Mombert was congratulated tor the excellent church work he bad performed in Lufay- ette, where he established St. Peter’s mission, and in copbection therewith the Christ Cuureh Guild, The church was handsomely decorated with Lowers by the ladies of the parish. Afier the business meeting an address was delivered by Professor Seymour on the necessity of spiritual progress, THE PRIESTHOOD, ANNUAL ORDINATIONS AT WOODSTOCK COL- LEGE—CONFERRING GF MINOR ORDERS. {From the Baltimore Gazette, April 5.) Yesterday the annual ordinations began at the Jesuit College at Woodstock. Right Rev, James Kane, Bishop of Wheeling, W. Va, officiated, owing to the 111 health of Archbishop Bay! Fourteen theological students received the order of subdeacon and forty of the philosophy class received minor orders, This class is We largest ever ordained at the college since its open- ing, nine years ago. They r the three provinces of the United State: aryland, Missouri a Naples and ‘turin, and their nationalities were:—United states, 7; Ire- Jandy 1; Spain, 2. and Italy, 4. Their names are as follows !—Bartholomew Caizia, Orneedta, Ltaly ; Thomas Ipina, Biscay, Spain; Joseph F. Rigge, Cineimnath; James A. McHugh, Philadelpnia; Felix Cristobal, Bur- xos, Spain; Nicbolass Russo, Ascoli, Italy; Edward V. Boursaad, Brooklyn, N a native of Baltimore William Doherty, New York; Joseph M. Jerge, Buf- falo; Franc Smitu, New York; Joho W. Rover, Washington; Michael Kennedy, Limerick, Ireland; Antonio M. Mandalart, Reggio, italy, and Joseph Saaia, Vauesea, Italy. To-day they will receive the order of deacon aud to-morrow they will be elevated to the priesthood, ‘POPE PIUS IX, LECTURE BY JOHN R. G. HASSARD BEFORE THE XAVIER UNION. The rooms of the Xavier Union, at No, 20 West Twenty-seventh street, were weil {illed last nignt with the members of the Union and their frienda, the occa- sion being a lecture on Pope Pius IX. by Mr. John R. G. Hassard. Tne opportunenoss of the subject added interest to the lecture. Mr. Hassard very ably set forth the Pope's earnest efforts in the cause of true liberty and related many anecdotes of his private life ively unk beretovore, the lecturer declared that Pope Pius 1X. not only surpassed ull predecessors in the Jength of his reign. but he was fivustrious avove all otuer Popes ot Mmouern times in the importance of his lavors. Two contrary movements bad been in progress since he came to the throue—one a revolt against the divine authority, the otber a consolidation of the authority of the Church over the minds of the faithful One om- braced the Holy Father's hero.c life of constancy and suffering, the other his iife of trinmpbant action, THE REVOLUTION OF 1S ‘The lecture was muinly occupied with the first beanch of the subject, and might be called tho story Pope and the revoiuuion, After an elaborate revi the history and tendeneres o1 the secret societies of Europe, aud a survey of the political condition of Europe on the eve of the revolutions of 1848, the lec turer weut on to show that the object of the Carbonarl, the Society of Young italy and similar organt- zations, was to destroy all public wore suip as well as existing ~ political institutions and to establish overywhere a pogin democracy, He described the enthusiasm aroused ail over tue world by ‘the first liveral measures of Pius LX, 10 1840, and the devices of the Mazzinians to turn this popalar fe aguinst the Pope's goverunent, Toey bad succes in driving the Pope to fight ang establishing the Roman but tbat was ‘speedily overthrow! The secret societies next with Victor Emmanuel, aud, in return for his attacks wpon the Church, confiscation of Clureh property, suppression of religious orders and secularization s > | 5 of education, agreed to help him to the crown of Italy. Thus apart of the *pagau conspiracy’? was carried out, Having overthrown the privsts, he con- tinued, the conspirators may be expected 1 0 re sume their plots against the kings, so tuat Vietor Emanuel does not kuow which to dread the more to- day—the adversaries of the supporters of lis govern- ment. On the other hand, although the ope had lost his temporal power, be bad accomplished a great work ‘on the spiritual sido of the Church by exposing we tal- Jacies and ilosions of the time, declaring the truths Upon which Christian society 1s based, abolishing all diflerences of party within the Church, and bringing the episcopate to an absolute unanimity, Driven from bis Capital ind despoiied of bis goods, be was yes vic- tor in bis syllabus DIRT SCOWS ADRIFT. A FLEET OF THE STREET CLEANING BUREAU'S BOATS SCATTERED BY A GALE—-ALMOST A BERIOUS DISASTER. Information was yosterday morning brought to Cap- tain Gunner, of the Street Cleaning Bureau, that a serious accident bad occurred in the lower bay to some of the scows employed to remove garbage. It seems that when off Coney Island the wind blew a gale, the sea rose, and the seven inch hawser which formed the tow line parted. At the same moment the scows roll- ing about in the heavy seas dashed against each other and some of their timbers smashed. Soon, however, they parted and drifted out to sea, carrying with them a number of Italian laborers. ‘These at once becamo panic stricken, aod ina frenzy of excitement rushed about the lumbering craft and seemed half disposed to leap into the sea Some of thom, perched upon the masses of dirt made signals of distress and crouched together, fearful every moment of being hurled into the water, Atlength some of the timbers on one of the scows gave way, and, a heavy sea strik- ing 1t atthe same moment, balf overturned i, Some of the men were washed overboard, the reat clung tenaciously to the stout projecting timber and rendered what assistance men in their terrified ccn- dition were able to give, The tug which had the scows in tow meantime raised her signals, and kept beating about, shrieking with her steam whistle for assistance, A number of tugs in the lower bay at this put out to took in tow three of the scattered dirt boats and rescuea the mon who bad been struggling in the water, ‘The others were washed by the waves upon the Long Island and Jersey shores. This disaster, it is claimed, goes to show that the dumping of the street refuse out- side of Sandy Hook is not as practicable as some sup- posed, ‘THE HEAD DUMPER’S REPORT. Mr. David Stevens, the superintendent of dumps, yesterday made the following report of the matter to Captain Gunner:— “Left with the tugboat M. M. Caleb, at the toot of East Seventeenth strevt, ut half-past seven o'clock A, Picked up tow of tive scows on East River—tho st two at Stanton street at five minutes past nine o’ciock A, M. to gotosea. The vumbers of the scows were 5, 7, 30, 21, 16, and we reached Fort Hamilton at fifteen minutes past cleven o’clock A, M. 1 placed the hawser between each scow, and had reached the point directly opposite ‘Coney Island, when all at once the wind blew heavy and the sea Was vory rough. I toid the captain tbat it was best to make tor Coney Island Bay, which he did, and just as we were turning in the bay the hawser broke, ‘and belore we could yet the scows jucked up they were outside of buoy Nu. 16. We started to go buck, and for fitty minutes made no headway. suddenly the centre timber of one of the scows broke off, lvaving three adrift, At the same time the hawser connecting the three scows parted, and they drifted rapidly out to with the men on’ board, for about three or tour We hoisted the signal of distress and blew t 8 for relief, and the tugs Crofort, William Burris and Gratitude came to our rescue, The tug Crotort was the frston band. she got sixteen men off the scow which had capsized. The next—William Burris— made fast to the scow and brought tt to Laight street with the men ou her, The tug Gratitude made tast to a scow and took it to Jersey City. This scow was about balf filed with water, andl took two men and a@ pump to put on her, but the captain would nov Jet them come ard, suying that he would take charge him: until the charges were paid. | had two oi the lar, scows aud tweaty-five men with the tug M. M. Caleb, and took them to Coney Island dock and made them fast with two hi rs each, one on the end, the other ou the side ot the dock. I had fifty-tive men on the scows, 1 brought twenty- five to the Battery and put them off there, arriving at about five o’clock P. di. and leaving the tug M, M. Caleb to get water and coal, * DUMPING IN THE SOUND. At the Pilot Commissioners’ meeting yesterday complaint was made that on Monday evening, between five and six o’clock, the tugboat Robert Robertson dumped four scow loads of refuse in the Sound, begin- ning at Whitestone, L. I., and ending at Throgg’s Neck, 1n corroboration of this complaint a letter was re- ceived from a passenger On a passing steamboat, The captain ot the tug, ho er, denies the charge, The Police Commissioners ‘© notitied the Board of Pilots that, on evidence furnished by them, persons so de- tected will be prosecuted, THE MAYOR AND STREET CLEANING. Mayor Ely has not yet received any formal charges inst the Police Commissioners. He acknowledges that he {3 ready and willing to take into consideration ‘any specific statements that may be made to him rel- ative to a dereliction of duty on the part of the Police Commissioners. He has not hud an interview with a single delegation relative to the subject, but yesterday announced that he would mako an ongagement at any time with citizens desirous of making their grievances known to bim in the matter, Mr. Georg one of the Fifteenth Ward Association, interview with Chief Clerk Hardy, stated that he was prepared to prove several allegatiot to iucompetency of the Polico Commissioners ii cleaning the streets, Mr. Hardy is Chief Clerk to the Mayor, He conve; the substanco of the con- versation thus beld to bis chief, and Mr. Ely directed him to ootity Mr, Fox and associates that it would be necessary for them to pat tueir charges in writing. ‘This was the condition of affairs yesterday as tar as Mayor Ely 1s concerned. THE COMMISSIONERS FRIGHTENED, According to instructions given by General Smith and Commissioner Erhardt the captains of the dil- ferent precincts made a personal inspection of the street cleaning gangs employed in removing the ciiy dirt, and reported such men as seemed inetiicient, uso- less or unable to work. The repurt was banded to Commissiouers Wheeler and Nichols yesterday morning and forty laborers were named as unilt for duly. A com- plete change in the depariment is momentarily ex- pected, and the Commissioners claim that they will Spare ho pains to make it as eflicient us possible. THE SCANLON MYSTERY. The post-mortem examination of the body of Cor- nelius Scanlon, whom Ofticer Hatton on Monday morn- ing found outside of No. 41 Mulverry strect, suflering from injuries of which he died the same day at the Chambers Street Hospital, was made yesterday by Deputy Coroner Miller. Fracture of the rear part of tho skull was the cause of death; but how this was sustained did not appear. The Coroner's position ia this at is somewhat peculiar. When first reported the case was Coroner Flanagan’s; but Coroner Woltman took charge of it, because the former had to go out ot town, Woltman went down to the hospital to see the ian, but he was dead Yesterday Coroner Woltman went to the Four- tenth precinct station house and looked over the biot- ter. He found that Philp Francbanci, Felix Serevant, Angeio Jerevela, Elizabeth Scanlon and Catharine Fox had been arrested for feloniously assaulting Cornelius Scanion, Alter the man’s death the charge was changed to homicide, Now comes the queer part of the affair, The prisoners are in the Tombs, and will be examined by Judge Kilbreth to-duy. Coroner Woltman yesterday said that he sent for Oficer Hatton and questioned him in relation to the matter. The policeman said he had made no charges against the prisoners, nor bas anybody else, so tar as the Coroner knows, in fact, the matter, aceording to Coroner Woltman, is in this shape:—A mun has died irom hay- ing had his skull {ractured; but there is no evidence, either in the form of complaint, affidavit or verbal allegation, belore the Coroner, chargins any one with having been in any way implicated or concerned in tho infliction of the injuries, To-day the examination of the prisonors may bring the matter into shape, A LAWYER IN TROUBLE. Josoph P. Joachimsen, attorney-at-law, of No, 176 Broadway, was brought to the Tombs Police Court yesterday, charged by a former client named Michael Grows with obtaining money from him by trick and device, The amount alleged to have been thus ob- tained 18 $75. According to the complainant's affl- davit it appears that about a year ago Gross o" other persons wero arrested in Elizabeth, charged with the larceny of a wagon, Frank’ L. Kuuiz became Gross’ bondsman pending the trial, and Gross, to re him, piaced $1,200 in his bands, Joachimsen was retuned to defend Gross ud succeeded in Virtually ucquitting him, he being fined only $5. Gross when released tooked to Kuntz for the $1,200, but Kuntz delayed payment by various excuses, finally paytug him only about $400, To ob- tum =the —_balauce 38 brought an action nd piaced his case in Joachimson’s hands, On October 19, last year, Joachimsen informed his chent that he bad commenced proceed- ings for the recovery of the money in the Supreme Court at Newark. The case not coming to trial Grows became auxious, bat wus repeatedly as by bis jawyer that 1 was ail right and bad been ed for various rearous, A autmber of toleg were produced showing Bach assurances. tired of waitiug Gross went to Mr, Hunt, another lawyer, Wo suvn learned that proceedings bad never beeb instituted us alleged. Vrior to tis Joachimsen hau asked for and obtained from Gross the sum of $75. ‘The prisouer pleaded not guilty and was beid in $1,600 bail, which was promptiy ‘urnished, Sit. MAKK’S HOTEL WAR. ‘The litigation going on for some time betwoen Messrs, Crawford & Dempsey and Mes, Olivia DeCamp in relation to the possession of St, Mark’s Hotel, on Staton Island, came ap before Justice Corbitt, in Rich- mond county, yesterday, in a new phase, Already Judge Gilbert, of Kings county, had decided that Craw- ford & Dempsey had been unlawfully dispossessed and had ordered their restoration to possession by the Sherif of Richmond county, but had, on he applic ton of Mrs. De Camp's couusel, granted a stay of t execution of the writ for tbr days, While th stay was pebuing @ new proceeding Was corn- | menced om the 6th inst belore Justice Corvitt to again diepossess Crawford & Dempsey. inst. Judge Gilbert revoked his order may og proceed- inge, required Mra. DeCamp to filea in $4,500 on ap) and ordered the Sheriff to proceed forth. with to pl Crawiord & Dempsey in possession, On Saturday last they were put in possessicn by the Sheriff, but ten minutes thereafter Constable Cronin entered aud put them out on a warrant tssued by Ju tice Corbitt, This warrant was against Mrs. D and was obtained at the suit of Mr. Talman, owner of the prem; on the ground that Mrs, DeCamp was in” default in a balance of rent to the extent of $500, This warrant being against Mrs. DeCamp and not against Crawford & Dompsey, who were dispossessed under it, it was stated by coun- kel, at the hearing before Justice Corbitt, yesterday, that the proceedings by which his clients were thrown out after but ten minutes’ possession were illegal and that suit would be commenced against both the owner and the constable for having taken forcible possession, On the call of the before tho Justico Mr, H. F, Averill submitted a counter affidavit on behalf of his clients, Crawford & Dempsey, in which ail the allegations of the plaintiff, Mrs, De Camp, are denied. The statute under which these proceedings to dispos: were stituted provides tor the uso of words ‘hold over,’’ but tue affidaviis used tn this case had the words eld over.’? This, it was claimed by Mr. Averill, was insuflicient to give the Justice juriadiction, but the Justice pe ted in holding fast to bis jurisdiction and the plaintilf not being prepared to proceed with the trial it was ad- Joupned to the 20th inst, WILLIAM M. TWEED. Nothing new was developed in the Tweed matter yesterday. Mr, Townsend, the prisoner’s counsel, did not coine dowa town until late in the afternoon, and then seemed to bo very much out of temper at tho turn things have taken for his client, Mr, Wheeler H, Peckham, representative of the Attorney Genoral, de- clares that no move has been made by the other side, so faras he knows, which will in avy way affect the position of tho ‘Boss,’ and from all that can be gleaned from tho parties most interested it ap- pears thatthe proposition drawn up by Mr. Tow end for the ase of Mr. Tweed has been shelved, it bas beconte evident to the ‘Boss’? and his friends now that he must make an unconditional surrender of his property, and make a ciean breast of his dealings with judges und legislators, or else lie in jail for the remains of bis Iife. Mr. fweed’s tnti- ‘mates allege that Le is prepared .o make any sacrifice to procure bis treedom, and the only reason why he does not now comply with the requirements of the At- torney General 18 that many of the vouchers demanded are not now in his possession, and he is only waiting until they are recovered to tell all hoe knows, and emerge from “Castle Ludiow,’? NORTH SIDE IMPROVEMENTS. THE AMOUNT ALLOWED FOR SURVEYORS’ FEES— HOW TO ECONOMIZE—AN ALDERMAN FOR THE TWENTY-THIRD AND TWENTI-FOURTH WARDS WANTED. A meeting of the North Side Association was held yesterday afternoon at Morrisania, at which several interesting reports were read from the various com- mittees, ‘hat ofthe Tax and Assessment Committee ‘was Valuable, as !t expiained bow thousands of dollars could be saved bythe city. The report contains tables which show the amounts allowed for surveyors’ fees ip street openinys under the old sysiem, and what the cust of the same work would be under the system cs- tablished by the Department of Parks. In ulneteen cases where the total amount allowed by the courts wus $375,743 91 the estimated cost under the Park Deparimeut system was $176,560 02. ‘be report states that the committee brought this matter to the attention of Messrs, Butzel, Blumenthal and Lewis, commissioners for opening twelvo new streets in the Twenty-third ward, and that these gen- Uemen paid no attention to the communication and appoited their own surveyor. After the reading of the report a gentleman stated that the surveyor ap- pointed by the commission was the brother-in-law of the Judge who made the commission. ASKING FOR REPKESENTATION, The Executive Committee reported that an act had been drafted and forwarded to the Legislature author- izing the election of an Alderman from the Twenty- third and ‘Twenty-fourth wards. The reasons why the pagsuge of such an act was de- sirable were set forth in a letter forwarded to Hon, Wiliam B. Woodin, chairman of the Commitice on Cities, In the letter it ts stated that no partisun considerations fluence the petitioners; that it tx es- sential to the well being of 45,000 citizens, occupying Jand equal in extent to three-quarters of Manbattan Island, to have some man from among them to look after (heir interests in the city government; thatto be represented intelligently and honestly 1 is proper that the representative should be personally respon- sivie to hig copstituents, and should be familiar with tho peculiar necds of the section comprised in tho Twenty-third und iwenty-fourth wards. Tho com- also reported that an act has been rded to Albany authorizing the Com- missioner of Public Works to expend not more than $300,000 in laying pipes und doing such other things as may be necessary for the distri- bation of Croton water for the extinguishment ot fires and other uses in the annexed district, It was suggested in the report of the Committee on Harlem River that the constructio: a bridge over the river at 138th street and Madis enue be asked for immediately, as the assessment for the same has already been paid to the city. ANTL-RAPID TRANSIT. A large number of property owners and taxpayers have sent a protest to Albany against the buliding of a steam railroad on any of the streets within the district bounded by Broadway and South street and south of Fulton sireet, In it they say:— Within this section the principal financial anda com- mercial basinoss of the city is conducted, especially in cotton, coffee, tea, sugar, &c., for the sale of which articles 14 is absolutely necessary to have unobstructed hight. The baiiding of an elevated railroad on vbese crowded and extremely narrow streets, would drive millions of business trom iong established socalitie aud reduce the value of many of tie finest aud most costly office buildings to such un extent as to amount almost to conilscation. The city would lose at least one-half the tuxuble value of this property, and in case of fire the obstruction caused by an elevated railroud jn streets as narrow us Pear! (the proposed route) might endanger the satety of the whole lower part ot the city. We consider the taking oi such streets for a steam railroad as wholly without warrant of law or equity, and protest against a monopoly being allowed, under pretguce of public good, to obtain control of our city thoroughtares for their own benefit, to the incal- culublo injury of property and business, Coroner Simms, of Brooklyn, yesterday turned over to Algernon 5. Sullivan, Pubile Administrator ot New York, the $6,000 in goverament bonds which wero taken from the body of James Howie, on Sunday morning lust, when the corpse was recovered from the river at tue foot of Gold street, he Coroner has re- ceived several letters trom persons who pretend to have claims for money due them from the deceased, ui ag most of the letters are evidently fraudulent the Coroner will take no steps to liquidate the alleged bills, REAL ESLATE. The sales at the Real Estate Exchange, No, 111 Broadway, yesterday, were numerously attended and alarge number of parcels were sold, chiefly to the plaintiffs in foreclosure proceedings. Tho sales were as follows :-— BY HUGH N. CAMP. Foreclosure sale—Miron Winslow, zeferee—of two lots, together in size 50,1x102.2, on Oth av., 8. corner X7th st. tothe New York Lifo Insurance Company, pl tees oe SHS,000 Similar sw eree—or one lot, 25x12, je it, ©, of B7th t., to the New York Life In Laineitt, 18,000 to Wit @. ‘ance Oom- wio—F. FY 25x100, n sof West ew York I pany, plaints vegow dh hogy» fv Similar sale—Richard B. Tunstall rofereemof a house, With Jot ISOM, 8 sof 12Tta st. WLBT, @ of 6th ay., to the New York dLife Insuranee Oom- pany, plaintiff, for te 8,000 HY fiLAcKWwe Foreclosure saio— with lot 16 3d ay., to Surah A. Torri, plist 6,000 BY J. KURKLAND, Foreclosure refereo—of A house, with lot 25x n 8. of Hust 74th st, 1 ft. @, otav. A, tod. J. Lyons, plaintiff, 3,500 bY ALK. MULLER, ory brick house, with pany, plaineft, Similar siie~F. V together in size 55405, on t. 8 Of OSth st, to plaincllf, for... ce. BY WILLIAM 1, MEAN, Pubiic auction sale of the four story wnd basement brown stone front h with lot 20x98.9, D 7 West 2ist st... . 0 Thomas Dodson, tor..s.. . 15,700 cs BROKER AND SON, Public sale of a Go age und plat of land, V0 201051 002 uit Bridge st., n. w. corner ot Claremor orge W ine wins for ny sc Foreclosure sule—Chatles ri with jo, L0K85 16.4 0 xifigton av. @ 8. 90.6 tt. n, of 40th st., to B. H. Ludington, plaintiff, tor, 20,100 BY D.. SRAMAN, « extate of Mrs, Elina- 8,900 Foreclosure sele—Miron a with lot 24. 10x80, 7th ay, to pluintill, tor 5,000 AY SLEVIN’ AND ure sale—F. B.V. Ke: dw. 8 of Washing orrisania, to Mi. 320 jointing abowe—samne refer ny pinintitt, 950 Similar sale—same role w. & of Berrian av, Joun F. Phetan, pl 825 Rimiiar sale—snme ot 4 lots, each 25xi00, on Kaitroad ay,, 2. @. corner of )\ esimore st., Mor: Fisania, to John F. Phelun plaintiff, for... . 540 OUR COMPLAINT BOOK, é RECKLESS BLASTING. To tax Epitor ov THe Heaup:— We desire to call attention to the manner of blasting out the rock on the Riverside Park at Seventy-second street, Atevery blast the rock files in every airec- tion, endangering the lives of the poor people who live'In the vicinity and of the passenger the coaches of the Hudson River Railroad, L MILITIA DRILLING, To rum Epiror ov Tuk Henan :— “Kept Out,” in his remarks on militia exclusives ness, 18 really in order, Militia regiment armories should be open to visitors: I would recommend the ‘Twenty-second not to be afraid of being seen at drill, DISBANDED VULUNTEER, FOR THE PARK COMMISSIONERS, To Tux Kviroa of THE HekALD:— I noticed a few weeks since a reader of the Hxranp wasin favor of having ‘football grounds.” I myself am in favor of 11 also, and 1 think if football grounds could be provided somewhere in tho upper part of New York it would be a great advantage to our school boys, giving them plenty of sport an PaaHla chee cise, i. G. HARD WORKED BOYS. To Tax Epirok or tux Heralp:— 1 would like to complain tn behalt of boys who work in business houses down town. Some have to work trom seven A. MM. to nine P, M. for $2a week. ©. P, AN UNSAFE AND UNHEALTHY ARMORY, To Tz Epiton of Tue HERaLp:— The complaint of a Sixty-ninth manin the HrraLp of Monday {s to the point, ‘The building is in a dilapt~ dated condition, unhealthy and unfitted for an armory. What is the matter with Colonel Cavanagh that he does not have this evil remedied? The Inspector of Build- Inga, | am sure, would not allow any number of men to drill there if he knew of its uusafe condition, Tho Board of Health ought to pay a visit there soon, or the mortality in the neighborhood of Gran Eysex streets will be largely increased ing summer, IMITATION BUTTER. To Tum Epiror ov tak HERALD:— I see another complaint about imitation butter, Is there not any remody to stop this fraud, or what in- terest have some of our health offi in the con- cern? Why not abate the nuisance in Forty-eignth strect, which has already caused so much sickness in that locality? W. O, HAYS. FIREMEN’S FAMILIARITY, To Tuk Epitor ov THR HERALD: Can you inform mo if there is any way in which the offensive conduct of some of the men attached to the fire engine in East Broadway can be putastop to? Every evening, as tho working girls are passing by, they are subject to offensive and insulting remarks, Such expressions aa ‘There goes my daritng;” “say, pot;’’ “How is it now, son,” may be amusing to these official-clad men, but is distressing to the innocent working girl and highly offensive to me. INDIGNANT PARENT. BLOOD AND THUNDER. To Tux Epitor or THE Heraup:— 1 want to protest against those “literary”? (?) weekly papers that corrupt the minds of our youth. Accord- iugto the late police report quite a numbor of boys last month in this city and Brooklyn ran away from their homes by false impressions made on their minas through reading those stories, The influence which such papers have on the minds of thouzhtlegs girls who read them 18 still more banelul. Iv 19 theretore the duty of all parents to prevent their children from read- ing such papers if they desire to have honest and vir- tuous children. LUMBARDO. SWEEPING THE FERRY CABINS. To tux Epitor or THe HERALD: — Permit me to notify the officers of the Catharine Ferry Company of the wrong done to passengers in having their boats swept aud dusted while they (the passengers) are going aboard. Frequently tho ladies? cabin fs so filled with dust that many prefer, even on a cold morning, to remain outside on the deck, and thoso who do enter are obliged to be ina draught caused by the doors of the cabin being ap above al to by eh ae dust to escape, ‘This can and ought remedi " Pe TREBLAX THE SPITZ IN THE TENEMENTS. To tae Epitor or Tax HrraLp:— Will you, in the interest of suffering humanity, again urge on our City Fathers the propriety of effoct. ing some logisiation against the Spitz dog? This is more especially in the interest of people residing in the crowded tenements, where one family, im their desire to rotain a favorite Spitz, imperila the lives of probably twenty or thirty children as well adults, In the mansion m which I reside two of these dogs are allowed to prowl around after dark through the house, and, should some unfortunate traveller te called down stairs and step ou ane of them, he re- ceives an unpleasant recognition, Why cannot we at least compel lords to reluse tenants wiio are do sirous of keeping them? BV. T. FOR THE ENEMIES OF RAPID TRANSIT, To Tnx Eprror or THE HERALD:— I wish to call attention to some of the evils to which we workmen living on the east side are constantly subjected, {n the first place, we are compelled, through the avarice of the combined Landlords’ Asso. ciation, to permit ourselves to be packed in crowded tenement nouges like sardines, at outrageous prices for miserable accommodations, where their long cons tinued reckieesness as to sanitary measures huve $0 thoroughly impregnated the apartments that the little we may be able to save from our already meagre earn- ings 1s swept away by the physician and the druggist, whose serviecs are required to preserve the health of our families. 1t seems to be useless Lo appeal to tho Board of Heulth, lt we demur and make any attempt to ameliorate our condition by seeking home in the rural districts, we are compe! to travel long distances at great expense of time aud money, If we make the Venvure, as many of my old neighbors have done im aaticipation of tle success of rapid tran- sit, there aguin we are checkmated by some of our mis-representatives at Albauy, who apparently are go duligitod with the air, we are forced to breathe. Ub, would that these legisiauive Jeeches who have decided we shall not enjoy the privilege of rapid tran- sit might be caged in tue Abominadle smells we enjoy, until they fully appreciated the Lenelits of tenement houge lite on the east side! AN EAS? SIDE WORKMAN. STREET ANNOYANCES, “J. makes a suggestion, He says:—‘Let’s han the Street Cleaning Commissioners and get some net ones.” “J. K.” would lke to make @ complaint with re gard to signs across the sidewalks, He had asign uy some few months ago and was compelled to tako 1 down by the Attorney for the Corporation, He notices in the same ward a great many other # gns hanging. “suffering Merchant’? says that Eteventh avenue has not been cleaned since last fall, He deseribes i as tour inches deep with flith, “Citizen” writes that thore isa large hole in the streot opposite Fox Brothers’, in Washington square, which is dangerous to life and limb, and has been that way for the last three month: “y,’? informs us that scows of garbage now lie at the foot of Lu0th street, Kast River, subject to empty- ing; while @ Kineiy-miath streei, Secoud avenue, and ut 108d strect and Third avenue, are large sigus painted “Free Damp,’? Where garbage and rabbish can be found 1n its pritiiive state, “Kuickerbocker’’ argues that one of the results of neglected condition of our streets is that 4g gone knee deep in mud we are now being Diinded and choked with dust, He finds it a consola- tion (o know that measures are being taken to preter charges against the Street Cleaning Bureau. “suifering Hamanity” says be can positively assert that the streets above Forty-second street have pot been swept since January 1, 1877, and that the resi- denis and Waxpayers fail to gee a’ sign of any pave Ment except that of the sidewalks, ag tho dirt ia so thick that the streets are abvut us soft and dusty aa country roads, The garbage and ashes are collected by tits and starts, and the people, in desperation, make a habit of emptying their ‘ash barrels into $he 18. 3B, N.” complains that her efforts at houseclean- ing are completely frustrated whenever a window is opened by thy cloud of dust that immediately enters, phe don’t believe in sprinkling the streets how, tor it might with the aid of a hot sun breed a pestilence from the tiith, “J. R? asks space tor his complaint for tl it the little children that are sick from the flith and accumulation of dirt and garbage in Thirty-ninth street, between Ninth and Tenth avenues, Ho says the stench is isaiferable, and alter a few warm days the death rate will be the same as in the hot days of July and August. He suys:-—"'We have not had our street swept since November, and, tor God’: oping brigade, as a coupie of how good many doliars to the poor poop! 4.7? ke, send your work will save jor physicians’ “C. LK.” inquires whether there is not a law for preventing the obstruction of sidewalks from gutter jine from jot, He thinks it woulé purpose to apply a somewhat siinilar rule to the contre of the streets. He sayt he reiers to downtown trucks that aro plated in up. town streets to be there kept over night and Sundays In some o} our passavie und even good neighborhoods in the central location of ibe city, he declares, the passage of the street is barred by large moving downtown trucks, acked and anchored agai and tous ‘apying fully one-halt of (he stre ly pers mMivting a Veuicle of ordinary size to drive through On this score between them and the opposite gutter. he particolariy cites the biock bevween Sisth and Total sales for the day.sesees | Seventh avenues, in fwentieth sree