The New York Herald Newspaper, April 13, 1877, Page 5

Views of Mayor Ely and Comptroller Kelly . oD the Subject. READY TO ENTERTAIN CHARGES. The Mayor Powerless—Albany Deaf to Ap- peai—The Comptroller's Plan. THE FILTHY STREETS, | The pubilc indignation at the dlsgracefully dithy con- dition ct our streets, ag expressed through the Hsrauo, bas risen to such a pitch as to torce itself at last upon the immediate uttention of our highest city officials, It having been curreutiy*understood that Mayor Ely im- tended to take some action regarding the failure of the Police Commissiouors to periorm their duty, our wortny, chie! magistrate was called upon yesterday, What he said in the'course of the interview given be- low will be found to be of the very highest interest to Citizens and taxpayers generally. Mayor E1y wasin the very thick of bis countiess official and extra official Ongagements when bis views were sought, but having evidently bestowed much care and study upon the sub- Ject, he delivered his views with ease and rapidity. A few perfumed billet-douz, urgent applications for offices and jabor tickots and a lot of officials, toreigners and ‘visitors trom this city had to be disposed of before His Honor could subject bimseif to the interviewing pro- cess, but when he did the following was the result :— “Mr. Mayor, what do you propose to do in regard to the failure of tho Police Commissionors to clean the streets??? . MAYOR BLY’S PLAX, “I think the most practicable plan of cleaning the streets is to create a separate department and bureau of street cleaning and to appoint some energetic and Competent man as superintendent of streets, who should have entire charge of the work of cleaning them and also perhaps keep them in repair,’’ js there any reason why the streets of New York cannot bo always kept thoroughly clean?” ‘Certainly not. It has been demonstrated that it is possible to keep Broadway and tho Fifth avenue clean, and that is sufficient proof that the whole city can be kept equally clean if proporly attended to.”” “Ig there, Mr. Mayor, a shadow of justification or excuse for the Polico Commissioners’ negligence ?”* “The great difficulty under which the Police Commis- soners have had to labor has been to find a proper deposit for tho sweepings and ashes. The plan for fill- ing up Little Hell Gate nas been deteated by the Lexis. lature. 1 think, however, if some permanent system of cieaning the sircets should be adopted, parties could Teadily be found who would contract to take ali the Street dirt and utilize it for fertilizing purposes, A fortune could be nade out of it! 1 think the ashes Bbhouid be used elther for filling in Little Hell Gato or sunken lands in the vicinity of the city.” NO HOP ¥ROM ALUANY, “A change in the present system, such as you adyo- Mr, Mayor, would require logislative action ?”” ‘Of course it would. When I first entered this office I snpposed that before this time some desirable phauges in the laws governing our local affairs would have been made by the Legisiature, but! have ceased to expect any relief irom that quarter and we must, therefore, get along lor another year under our pres- ent system.” ‘Doves not the culpable negligence of the Police Commissioners jay them liable to be removed by you, Mr. Mayor??? GOVERNOR ROBINSON IN THE WAY, “Let me say on this point that I believe the public expect moro of the Polico Commissioners than is lair considering the great difficulty with which they have to coniend and which | have already pointed out to ou. I have been applied to by many persous to pre- fer charges betore the Goverbor against the Police Commuissiouers, but from careful deliberation I have come to the conclusion that the Governor would hardly ‘De justified in removing them upon the state of facis presented by their accusers, and, consequently, I have thus far reirained from taking Any action in the mat- ter. No charges of fraud or corruption nave been Mado against them, the accusations being based only upou nou-efliciency or negligeuce, and such charges, even if oficiully established, have not hitherto been Fegarded by the Governor as sufficient cause for ro- movais. Bosides, 1 understaud tua. toc Commissioners ean show that they have actually expended the $60,000 ® munth allowed them for street cicaning by the Board of Apportionment. ”? , “ig that amount aot ‘work well done?”’ |“ think with $2,000 a day the streets can be thor- oughly cleaned and all the ashes removed, ’” READY TO ENTHRT. “L understand (hat a reepectabie body of taxpayers @re about to préfer charges betore yout?” “Jt would be my duty under ihe charter to enter- tain them.and to cite the Commissioners before me in Order to give them an oppurtunity to answer them; and, if | consider them of sulliciont weight to warrans Buch action, to lay them betore the Governor.” **But for Ube present you seo no hope of reltet?”” | ido not. As 1 bave already suid, my control or in- fluence im the matter can only be exercised in the very indirect way already referred to, I receive letiel every day from citizens containing complaints of the terrivio conuition of their respective localities. Those omarating from manifestly responsibie quarters 1 have Felerred to the Police Commissioners, and in some cases the compluints buve been attended to and the streets in those localities have been cleaued. | think ‘that during the lust few days a great deal of work has deen done in different parts of the city; and, us the season advances, 1 think the evil will undoubtedly diminish, even if no change takes place in the admin istration of this branch of the city government, The Present condition of many ol our strcets is largely Owing to the great accumulations o! snow apd lee dur- ing the past winter.” “Do you regard yourself, as head of tho city govorn- ment, responsible jor the conaition of the streets y”’ A POWBRLESS MAYOR. The answer of Mayor Ely was quick and vigorous. “In no respect whatever,” said be sharply and de- cisively. “I have just as much control over the Streets of Philadelphia as [ hnve over those of New York until tuey reach uw condition such as,in my Judgment, would be regarded by the Governor sui. ficient cause for revoluiiunizing the entire police sy: tein of the city by a change ot ull the Police Commi sioncrs, This wa very grave matter, and | donot be- ‘© that such a cont:nzency has as yet arrived,’? “Your friends iu the Logisiature introduced a bill giving you the powor of appointing a superintendent of street cleaning, who sloud have charge of the work?” “I know that such a bill has been introduced, but it Was nut done upon my sug,estion, as this is a labor and responsibility which 1 do not seek. 1 determined when L assumed this ollice to discharge such duties as pertained to it or should be imposed upon it faithfully and to the best of my abtity; but I do not deem it my duty to seek to enlarge the powers of the office or to solicit new iabors aud responsibilities which | might fail io discharge either to my own satistaction or that of the public. Holding thesd views [ have carefully ab- Btuined from-ail interference with A:bany Jegislation n this or any other subject,” COMPTROLLER KELLY ON THE SITUATION, Comptrolier Kelly expresses himsolf as entirely will- ing to co-operate in any movement which will insure B thorough cleaning of the streets. Ln an int ‘with the HkRALD representative yesterday he Phatic in explaining his official position on the subject, He also went into precise details 46 to his powers over the tne Police Commissioners tn withholding tueir ap. ropriutiong aud the extent of bis supervision of ther Bieewt cleauing duties, 4 “Pho Heravp contenas, Mr. Koily, that you have no Fiabt to pay w cent for eircet cieaning io the Poli HMtssioners that is nut honestly catned,”’ remarkes HERALD representative. “L have nothing whatever to do with the expendi- fure or audit and payments of these bills tor sire cleaning. We would be astonished at this inorn Dy if aoythiog could astonish us now in the management nd operations ot the Street Cleaning Bureau as cou- ected with my department aud our anomalous city government.”” “Whuture really the facts as to your powers in the premises?” “it seems that uader the present laws the Police De- Partment is entirely independent of the wuait bureaa of the Finance Department, auditing paying its ‘Own Dilla of all Kinas.’? THK APPROPRIATION QOKSTION. “Have you any power ander the charter to keep Dack the appropriation for the Police Department?” “None whatever, After the churter of 1873 was passed somebouy got through a suppiemenial act ex- empting the Police Departinent .rom ile provisions anv virtualiy creating an independent department ‘With complete coptrol over ita managoment und ox- Penaiture “What 16 the clause to which you allude t” “Tbe Comptroticr here pointed vut section 7 of chap» ter 756 of the Luws of 1878, wich reuds as follows:— | ‘To Police Department through its treusurer and in pue- | gmance of the orders, ules and regulations of the Board, | hall pay all salaries wud waxes to the oflicers ani he Pi went and force as established and i Haims and obligatio: by'or by authority of said Boar ‘oiler wisi! DAY vVer to the treasury ion of tlie Boardof Police, th rely suflicient to havo the 84 g@ne-twollth part of said Bout. “In pursuance of this provision of law,” continued Comptrotier Kelly, “Ll pay over to the treasur olice monthly One-tweilth part of the aunual appro- riution to the Police Department lor ai! purposes, iu- Bluding atreet cleaning. [ bave nothing whatever to do with the payment of the inoney, aud Tam in no Manner responsivie lor expenditures of the Polico De- ‘partment and ‘the Street Cleaning Burau,” “Who then is responsibie for this new dilemmae” “Why, the evil, along with hundreds of others, somes trom Unkéring and corrapt meuding win the ily government at Albany (trom which we hope to be Teliv¥ed by the proposed voustitavional amendments), aud by Which the Poles jartment i# allowed to do ust ag it pioases ' ComPTROL | Bo you think it advi BELLY'S Pid, IO to louve tho street clean- i difficulty bi NEW img business ts the hands of the Police Commisston- ers?” 4 not. Is sh be an entirely different depart- ment, Tho police have enough to ao to look afier the lives and ef the citizens, Netther do I be- Meve in giving out the work by contract. You may recollect the trouble that the city has bad with the Hackley, Brown and Devin contracts. Litigation has been going on in the courts ever since I the creation of a now bureau which exclusive control of this matter Te might be conducted under the im- mediate supervision of a superintendent to be ap- ted by the Mayor. One great difficulty seems to co! red in fiuding a proper place to dump thee er. There are miles of sw: P ry might be used for this purpose on the Jersey shores. ‘There farmers would be glad to get the refuse from the streets if it were properly separated—the ashes {rom the garbage. If penalties were promptly enforced in cases of parties mixing this rofuse matter in front of their houses we would not have much troubie. One cart might come along and take away the garba; while anotber could take care of the ashes. Anothe: arisen as to tty of bringin scows through the bay so as to dump this offensive matter. 1 would suggest that steamboats should be that it might be carried rapidly out to sex and thus disposed ol. “Do vou think $725,000, the amount appropriated by the Board of Apportionment for street cleaning in 1877, auMcient for that purpose ¢?” “T think it is ample under judicious management.” LIFE INSURANCE IN NEWAi WHAT THE GRAND JURY 18 TRYING TO FIND OUT—MYSTERIOUS FAILURE OF THE NEW #ERSEY MUTUAI—HOW THE HOPE REINSUR- ANCB WAS RFFECTED—I8 XX ONE TO BLAME? The city of Newark ts rejoicing tm a Iife insurance imvestigation of the most intricate character, The history of the New Jersey Mutual Life Insurance Com- pany presents an inviting field for inquiry, flied as it is with complications of the strangest character, and failing as the company did under circumstances of the most extraordinary nature, The particular point of inquiry which now attracts attention, aud one which rly concerns some of the most prominent men in Newark, 1s the reinsurance in the Hope Mutuai in Oc- tober, 1872, when the management passed into the handsof the latter, and the old stockholders retired with a bonus of Ofty per cent tor their stock. This transaction has mavy peculiar sides, and, though fre- quently discussed, has never until the present been fally explored. P. In an article published in the Hxxaup of December 6, 1876, was given the story of @ stockholder of the Hope, who claimed to have been badly treated, to- gether with his fellows, From his statement it ap- peared that the amalgamation was conducted by a ring composed of members from both corporations, and that the profits of the enterprise were divided among them and the N: Jersey Mutual stockholders, He stated that the prosidont or vice president of the New Jersey Mutual was paid $50,000 and $160,000—a pre- mtum of fifty per cent was paid for the New Jersey Mutual stock, The asscts of tne Hope then consisted, according to his account, of about $750,000, but no cash, and the NewJersey people had to pay themselves from their own treasury. A POPULAR VERSION OF THE CASE. A gentleman who has been intimately acquainted with tho affairs of the Now Jersey Mutual for three years past, and who from report ts conversant with 1 earlier history, yesterday gave the writer the following version of facts concerning the Hope Insurance, which Appears to bo the one most commonly accepted. He said that the Hopo Mutual was virtuaily brought into existence by Mr. Henry A. Jones, who was its first president and afterward its vice president up to the time of the amalgamation. Messrs. Taber and Plum- mer in turn succeeded Mr. Jones in the office of presi- dent. The corporation fared but poorly, and at the time of the reimsurance of the New Jersey Mutual was pearly {{ not quite insolvont, The inform. ant said it was pposed that Mr. Jones, ax vice president, a1 that project while Mr, Plummer was president. The Hope stock Was worthless, but it was reported to Messrs. Force and Lathrop, of the New Jersey Mutual, that a reinsur- ance would prove ‘a big thing,’ and that the Hopo had a surplus of $200,000, A pian was concocted by which the New mechey people were to sell to the Hope, and tho formor put their own stock back and took in- stead mortgages belonging to the New Jersey Mutual jd worth tity per cont more than the stock. The in- formant said that the New Jersey stockholders thought | that the Hope surplus would muke up the deficit mado by this payment, and he could only explain this method of compensating themseives trom their own treasury yy the supposition that they did not care to truct the Hope managers and wanted to make sure of vheir money. & THE GRAND JURY aT WORK. Now that the New Jersey Mutuai has failed so igno- mintously, and so many questions have arison respect- ing its property and management, the Grand Jury of | Essex county, stimulated vy Judge Depue, huve en- | tered upon a compicte analysis of the cuuse of jaul- ure. They are determined to ascertain whether the result was one of dishonest management or not, and who, if any, are to be held responsible. They mean to find out what bearing the withdrawal of the mortgages in exchunge for stock had upon the welfare of the concern, abd, if such action was illegal, the aid of Jer- Bey justice will be invoked against the offenders, At the time of the amalgamation air, Wiliam M, Forco was president of tho organization and Mr. C. C, Latnrop vice president, Among ibe directors were many prominent tlemen, inciuging Mr. John A, Cc how casbier of the Second National Bank of New- member of Congress; George Poters, Aaron Carver, Jr.; James D. Orton, N. M. Hal- stead and James H, 'ichenor. Messrs, Force, Case and Lathrop bave appeared bo- fore the Grand Jury. C. G. LATHROP’S STORY, Mr. Latbrop went before the jury Wednesday and er. armed with old reco.ds and memoranda. jo yave Beuccinct history yesteraay of tho New Jer- sey Mutual {rom its origin down, He said that at the time of the amalgamation the company was in a first class condition and controlled a handsome surplus. It had numerous offers to reinsute its risks, and, among | others, a proposition was made on the part of tbe Hope by Mr. P.ummer, the president. The directors | of the New Jersey Mutual apporated a committee to | consider the matter, consisting of Mr, Force, Presi- dent; Mr. Case, Chairinan of the Finance Com. mittee, and Mr. Lathrop himself. They inquired into the condition of tho Hupe and the cbaracter of its officers, aud upon a favorabie Teport made by them every stockholder signed a docu- ment favoring the proposed reinsurance, Mr, Lathrop told tho Grund Jury that at a meeting of the New Jer- sey directors Mr. Piuramer presented from the Hope $150,000, in checks"aud bonds and mortgages, in pay- ment for the stock. He aid that a New York law, io which the Hope was amenable, required that a tile in- surance company’s iuvestinents in real estate to be within a radius of fifty miles of ite headquarters; and Mr. Plummer therefore wanted the New Jersey stockholders to take mortgages outside of this limit, and with whose character they were ac- quainted, in payment for their stock, and tho $150,000 | in checks, bonds and mortgages would be pul into the | compnny instead, This was accedd to, and the con- tract was carried out, Mr. Lathrop swore that neither be other officer of the New Jersey Mutual received any sort of bouus for the operation, except the promium given for their stock, He denied the story | that he received $50,000 tor his services in effecting the combination. . Alter the adjournment of the jury Mr. Lathrop in- formed the writer thathe had made a contract with the Hope managers to act as #pecial agent, for which his compensation for a certain poriod was not to tall | short of $50,000, This contract terminated when Mr. | Plummer retired from the presidency, and he dectined to say how much he recoived for the time the contract was ID existence. Mr. Charles H. Brinkerhoff, Secretary of the New Jorsey Mutual at the time of the failure, will probably appear before the Grand Jury to-day, and Mr. Latorop will perhaps be reculied jatér on, DEPOSITORS IN COUNCIL. Another mecting of the depositors of the suspended German Savings Bank of Morrisania, was held at Hup- fel’a brewery, Melrose, Inst evening. Tho report of the committee appointed 10 procure signatures to the agreeinent whereby the depositors pledge themselves to leavo their deposits in the bank, without tnterest, for ono year, at the expiration of that time to accept | seventy-(ve conts on the dollar, ws @ means of | proventing the appoiatment of a receiver, was pre- sented showing tat about $193,000 had been signed for, Av the umount due depositors is $225,000, there sitll remains over $30,000, the greater portion of wiich must be pledged tn a similar way belore the directors can foci sale in asKuming that tho Attorney General will permit them 10 revame business One of the objecte of the meeting was lo prosent thin state af uflaire to those depositors who aro reluctant to sign the ayreement, in the belicf thal if the institution shuuld open its doors next week, 1 they would receive the full amount of their weposits, Addresses were delivered, urging the importaace of imity on the part of the depositors in signing the ut before next Monday, us the extention of the ti r doing £0 granted by the Supreme Court at Schenectady expires on that day, THS PEITHOLOGIANS. The «eventy-first anniversary of the Columbian Peithologian Soctety will take place this evening at Irving Hull, The exercises will commence at a quarter to eight with a reunion of honorary members in the ante-room. This will be followed by an exsay read by Mr, Eugene Lawrence, CORONER'S WORK. The Coroner’sf Jury at the inquest of Timothy Ma- Jonoy, aged eight, of No. 56 Cherry street, found that he was accidentally crushed beneath a log at pier No, 17 Bast River, on the 6th inst, It was found also that Mrs. Hart, of No, 118 Christo. her street, had accidentally fallen from the roof and Baa been killed. The owncr was recommended to keep | or *poul’? ot blood on the floor of the office was about bis roo! in a bewtor condition, THE TAFT SHOOTING. THE EVIDENCE ALL IN—THE CASE FOR AND AGAINST RYER. The trial of Dennis Ryor for the killing of his fellow watchman, Patrick Taft, at the Long Isiai Railroad depot, Hunter’s Point, in November last, was continued yesterday morning at the Old Queens County Court House, North Hempstead, Ryer’s wile sat by bis side, with his sister, who bears a strong 1amily resemblance to him. The opening address by District Attorney Downing waa devoted mainly to a recitation of the facts mado familiar to the public by the proceedings before the Coroner, He contended that the shooting was a de- Miberate act—a foul murder by premeditation, WITNESSES FOR THR PROSECUTION, Frederick W. Whittaker, receiving clerk at the railroad freight depot, testified as to the manner of finding Taft’s body and tts position, The dead man’s knee was against tho door, so that it could not at first be opened; he afterward went in, with others, and saw blood on the floor; there was « bullet hole at the jamb of the door, which showed that the shot had Deen in nearly perpendicular direction; man's clothing was bloody; witness subsequently pointed out to the engineer, who made a drawing of the scene, the position of the chair on which Taft's bead was resting, and the blood stains, Cross-examined—The witness described the loca- tion of the blood stain; it was nota pool of blood; It was about # foot from the front of the easterly desk; the ballet hole in the door jamb was pointed out to him by another person; the whole back of Taft's coat was dirty and “roughed up,” and there was a blood stain on the left shoulder, or what wisness snp- Posed to be that. It appeared that the witness before the Coroner tes- tifled that be did not examine Talt’s clothing. Delavan M. Carter, who was the lirst to discover ‘Talt’s body, testified that he went to the freight office &@ little alter seven o'clock to sweep it out, but could not epen the door so as to get in as Taft was in the way; he supposed Tait was asleep and went away, but soon went back aguin, and Onding Taft stillin the same Position, mformed Whittaker, the previous witness, that he thought Taft must be dead; the two went into the office together and tound the body anu other things as already described; nothing was disturbed belore Coroner came, Tbe witness, upon his cross-examination, said that in bis Juugment, when be went to the ireight office door it could not be opened more thun nine inches; there was a Diood stain upon the floor but no pool; the diagram of the premises was shown to the witness, and he described the position of the body; he said tho blood stain was about a toot irom the c Peured that at the Coroner's inquest he suid ¢) pvol of biood, and that it was tarther away, William Waddell, employed as foreman in the rail road yard, was questioned as tp an alleged difficulty Deiween Ryor and Taft, but objection to the line of examination was made and sustained. He described frond Position of the body; the side was toward tho lor. Upon cross-examination the witness said that tho | sc Produced in court was similar to one he gave ‘alt, THN MEN ON PRIKNDLY TERMS. Lewis H. Wormeil, proprietor of the hotel where Ryer and Tait were drinking together on Sunday night, testified that Ryer drank whiskey at different Umes—erght times in ull. Cross-examined, the witness said that Taft also drank whiskey, though not so many times ag Kyor; they were friendiy and had drank together before, Lewis Smith, the Corouer’s ciurk, was called to tes- tity as to occurrences at the inques, Mr, Busteed objected to any testimony in regard to the stutement then made by Ryer, but the objection was overruled. The witness went on to say that Ryer desired to make a state. Ment, though the Coroner regarded it as uunecessary ; the statement was made aud signed by Kyer; this statement was produced in court aud ideutitied; the District Attorney proposed to have it read, but objec- tion was made by Mr. Bustoed, who, by direction of the Court, proceeded to present bis points of ovjection as sustaimed by the statutes; Ryer’s state- ment was on th, whereas tho law says that such statement should not be made on outh; this Mr. Busteed regarded as an error fatal to the prosecution, and he cited varivus authorities to sustain this view; he contended, also, that the statement could not be regarded as voluntary in the proper sevse, as 1 was influenced by the advice of the lawyer, who then acting as Ryer’s counsel; in any event, the fact that It was sworn to by Kyer should have the eftect of excluding it, District Attorney Downing cited no authorities in answer, but thought that under the circumstances the Statewont suoaid beadmitted. Judge Barnard thought 80 too, and so decidad, an exception being taken. 4 DOCTOR'S THSTIMONY, Dr. Deunler, who saw Tatt’s body alter it was found, testified as to its condition. Hoe made a posi-mortem | examination on the next evening; one shot penetrated the brain aud the other, entering above the left nipple, lodged near tho spinal column; the shot in the head Was slightly upward and backward, the other slightly downward and backward; ufter receiving the stot in the breast a man might siruggle some, bat not alter the one in the head; 30 AW the mark of | the bulletin the door of the freight office, Tho bullet which entered tho breust and wus found near the spine was produced and idenutied by the witness. The Witners in bis cross-examination said:—The spot. as large as witness’ hand; correspouded with a biood stain on the back of. Talt's coat, which also bud dirt on it Daniol Comstock, night switcbman, knew of a &m- culty that occurred between Ryer and Taft, but only from hearsay, THE SHOOTING ADMITTED, Captain Wood, of the Long Island City Police, said that Ryer came to bim on the morning atter the snoot- ing and gave up the pistol producod in evidence; he was not accompanied by OMcer Minnock; the Capiain went to the freight office aud saw the bullet bole in the door und the indentation in the floor outside; Coroner Davren showed bim the bullet picked up there; four chambers of the revolver wore uischarged. Crose-exumined—Che Captain said there were three apparently unexpioded caps upon the pistol, which | were taken off for safety and delivered to the Coroner; there were two charges left unexploded; Ryer sur dered bimsell to the witness between eight and nine o'clock in the morning, admitted the shooting and suid 1b Was accideutal. The District Attorney, although he still had a nom- ber of witnesses not called, concluded to rest the caso for the prosecution here. THE DEVENCK. Judge Busteed, in his opening for the defence, con- tended that the prosecution had ulterly failed to estab- lish the proposition that the killing ot Taft was mur- 5 that it was intentional in any sense, or that it was | done by tho prisouer at th He proposed to | prove that Ryer had always borne a good churacter; | that he und Taft were op excellent terms; that he once | had a sunstroke, from the eflects of which be never recovered; that the whiskey he drank on the night of the shooting had tho eflect of exciting him unduly; | that be voluntarily surrendered himeeti, atter consulta: tion With bis wile; (hat the pistol with which the | shooting was doue was Taft's originally, and that Ryer | condition whieh rendered it impossi- him to have premeditated the crime alleged. ANGERS OF FIREARMS, 5 (or the defence was Andrew Patchen, euler in firearms in Now York. Ho testified that if a | Colt’s revolver were old of out of order or improperly loaded several chambers might explode at once. This might proceed from weveral cuuses, The witness ex- amined the pistol ip court, and thought such an acci- dent might occur with it, In answer to the District Attorney and a nation, the witness thought the bullet fu m de- fendanv’s body might have been fired through the barrel, and if the other bullets fitted as ciosely tho chances of exploding the charges in the other cham- bers were lessened. The otver bullet produced was | somewhat faitened, and there were no indications that it had been fired through the barrel. A number of witnesses were called to prove Ryer's previous good character, and that ho and Tait were on terms of friendship. Jumor Weblo testified that he had once fired a Colt’s pistol and that the charges in sevoral chambers we exploded. THR Mr. Busteed hero he proposed to call the stand, and as other mm: Appeared, though attachments had them, he desired an adjuuroment. Judge Barnard reused to order the deiay asked for unless upon ailfidavits establishing the materiality of the testimony expected {rom the abseut witness Mr. Buasteed prepared au affidavit showing that he aosired to prove by medical testimony that Ryer was Provably 1 « condition of insanity when the shooting was done, Judge Barnard did not consider this of | suifici purtance to warrant delay, Mr. Busteed | decided to cail no other witnesses and Judge Barnard dectued the cass closed, It was then decided that the summing ‘up should commence at nine o’clock this morning, «ud the Court adjourned. FEMALE BIBLE SOCIETY. ‘The eixty-first annual meeting of the new York Fe male Auxiliary Bible Society was held yesterday atter- noon in the chapel of the Bible House, which was filled by an audtenco mostly composed of ladion The Rev. Dr. E. W, Giiman presided, The report of the managers, embodied in which was the treasurer's re- port, was read, in which it was shown that the so ciety’s work was progressing tavornbly. Proper alla. | sion was mado to the death of several of the friends of the institution, and especial reierence given to the bandsomo donation by Mrs’ John C | Green of $50,000 tor the extension of the work. From the treasurer’s report it appeared twat the total re- ceipts for the your footed up $10,331 95, leaving a small balance on hand, here were now’ thirty-one Bibie readers engaged, and 362 Bibles, four Testaments and 134 parts bad been distributed, the vaiue of all the Volumes distributed bemg $290 60, Tne rec during the year were:—Froim ihe Preabyte churches, $4,130 88; Irom the Reformed churches, $666 50; from the Provestant Episcopal churches, $675 75; from the Amity Bup from the Methodist opal churches, $5, indi= SE CLosKd, issued against | Siler, of Brooklyn; Bishop Littlejohn, of Long Isian THE RUSSIAN FLEET. THE GRAND DUKE ALEXI6 VISITS THB WAVY YARD-—A SALUTE AND A DUCKING, At ten o’clock yesterday morning the Russian Ad- miral, His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Alexis: Captain of the Svetiana; Sub-Lieutenant the Grand Duke Constantino, Fiag Commander Aloxieff and Flag Licutenant Prince Stchertakof left the Svetiana on borad the Grand Duke's benutifully finishéd sixteen barge, to return the visit of Commodore Ntchol- son, commandant at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, As they left the quarter deck of the Russian flagship they passed in front of the officers drawn up in line on the starboard side in half full dress, The Marine Guard on the port side presented arms and the band Played a march. A tugboat was in waiting at the star- board of the Russian flagship, and after the rowers bad drawn the barge well eff from the ship, the tug steamed to the barge, a line from which was thrown to the tug ad made fast, During all this the band continued playing. The tag, towing the barge from which the Admiral’s pennant was flying aud in which were the Admiral, the Grand Dukes, the fing oMcers, and the crew of sixteen, with a coxswain, then steamed down the North River past the American flagship Minnesota, around the Battery and up the Kast River to the Brooklyn Navy Yard. AT THE NAVY YARD. On arriving off the Navy Yard the tug drew off, the rowers resumed their oars, and at cleven o’clock the Russian barge touched the Janding stairs at the Navy Yard. Ob disembarking the imperial party were re- ceived by Commoiore Nicholson, his aide Lieutenant Commander Cotton and Lieutenant Clay, Captain Temple, Captain Blaine, of the flagship Colorado, and the heads of all the Navy Yard dopartments. A marine guard of about filty men, commanded by Colonel Broo! was drawn to the left, and presented arms, the fifes playing and the drums beat+ ing a roll as the imperial party reached the level of the way. § Mier handsbakings and compliments were over the party walked up the bill to the residence of Comman- dant Nicholson, Shortly after their entrance into the drawing room Mra, Nicholson, Miss Nicholson and se’ eral other ladies entered. to whom the Grand Dukes, the Admiral and the other Russian oflicers were pro- sented, After some half an hour spent in conversation the Russian officors took leave of the ladios and walked down to the dock, accompanied by Commodore Nicholson and the other American officers, After many handsbakings the Russian party descended the landing stairs and re-cmbarked on board their barge, tho maripe guard presenting ‘arms and the officers saluting as they did 80, The Russian officers were in half full dress, woaring their large gray cloaks, cocked hate and swords, 4 SALUTE, As tho Russian officers leit the quay sigu was broken at the main of # ship of Commodore Nicholson, drew the imperial bargo off from the stairs, and when ata proper distan ¢ heavy guns of the Colorado thundered an imperial salute of twenty-one guns in the Russian on- honor of His Imperial Highness, Captain the Grand Duke Alexis, Alter tho last echo had died ~=away the tug them — steamed up, and the Russian barge was again made fast and so proceeded. When off the Battery the water was so rough that one lurge wave dashing into the barge cone taining the Admiral, the Grand Dukes and tue flag officers drenched the whole party. The tug was then stopped and the Russian officors boarded her, rem: ing aboard uutil she neared the Svetlana, when thoy returned to the barge until she reached the flagship. ON SHORE, Captain the Grand Duke Alexis wonton shore at a quarter to two o'clock P, M. in the captain’s gig, Tho Grand Duke Constantine remuinea on board ail day. The Grand Duke Alexis spent the afternoon in the city* returving to bis ship aftor nightfall, ARISTOCRATIO ARTILLERYMEN. ORGANIZATION OF A GATLING GUN COMPANY YOR GENERAL SHALER'S DIVISION OF THE STATE MILITIA—THE UNIFORM. A numbor of young gentiomen met Inst evening for the second time at the Fifth Avenue Hotel to arrange for the preliminary steps toward organizing a battery ot horse artillery to be attached to General Shaler’s division of the State militia, The meeting was pro- sided over by Captain W. B. Wetmore, formerly of General Pope's stail, and until December last a lieu- tonant in the United States army, who bas been already tendered the captaincy of the company. already forty-seven men havo been enlisted, or rather have siguifed their intention to enlist, but 100 will be the full complement for the battery. Tho battery will consist of six Gatling guns, the differ- ence between this battery and the ordinary artillery being that the men will be all mounted and not car- ried on the caisson. Each man will have to furnish his own horse. No such company as this proposed is | Dow in the country, and it is intended to make it an attractive addition to the First division of the State militia, Atthe previous meeting committecs were ap- pointed, consisting of Messra, Murray Livingston, | Frank Iselin, A. Bolmont, Jr, and Major James Douglas, on organization and general estimates, and Messrs, L. H. H. Livingston and Frank G. Geiswoid on constitution, and both these committees re. ported last evening. The report on estimates gavo t! total expense to be incurred for uniform, &c., on the first outlay, from $200 to $250, and tho report on con- stitution Contained the special clause that admission to membership required the recommendation of two members of the battery, with tho subsequent indorse- ment of a committee on elections. Tue following 18 a description of the proposed uni- form, as presented by the Committee on Organization; the committee’s recommendation io this respect veing adopted :-— mK, ne. ‘The fall dress cout wii k blue cloth, single breast ed.with straight rontand uatural waist, fhe skirt to extend from one-third to one-hutf of the distance from tie wop of the hip to the bend of the knee. Tho breast to be orna. mented with fine quadeupie stripes of gold wire cord and three rows of gold froxe, five in each row. Standing collar of scarlot cloth und to have « strip o! gold lice around the e Cuffs to be of the same material as th with gol the sleay ' to be ornamented ding trom. the sh ed wt the ends, wi two stripes of der to the ond ot two gold froys at rs will be of dark blue dooskin and with & tearlot cloth stripe, th Auarters of an inch wide, edzed on either side, w of quarter Inch gold Ince. ‘The undress cunt will be w blouse of dark blue, trimmed like tho dress cout, but instead of the gold luce there will be black silk, and the cufls, collar and burders will be of | Astrakan fur, Tue hat will be @ busbyfof black Astrakan, with scarlet ame, The horse equips t leather, with sxd- dle ciochs of durk bine cloth trimmed with scnrlet. The valises and holsters will be of scarlet, covered with black Astrakan fur. nd paldries will oe of white leather for the privates, and of gold for the officers, The undress will be the round cap, without visor The roll of membership, consisting of the forty- seven who have signified their intention to join tho | battery, will be filled early next Week, und application for a charter will then be mado to Adjutant General Townsend, atter which tho roll will be completed. Tho next meeting will be for members only, and will be heid at the Filth Avenue Hotel, on Monday ovening, at balf-pust eight o'clock. DR. MUHLENBERG'’S OBSEQUIES, INTERMENT OF THE OCTOGENARIAN PHILAN- THROPIST YESTERDAY AT ST. JOHNLAND. The honored remains of the late Dr. Muhlenberg were interred yesterday in the little burying ground at the St, Johnland Institute, At ten o’clock in the forenoon relatives and friends of the aeceased philan- thropist to the number of over one bundrea persons tuok the train at Long Island City tor St. Johniand, and arrived there shortly after noon. Among those present were:—Mossrs, Adam Norrie, President of the Society of St Johniand; Herman Dyer, Vico President; Haward Potter, Treasurer; the Kev. Dr. McNamara, pastor and general agent; Rev. F. K. Law. renee, Rev. Dr. Geor, Rev. J. Ireland Tucker, Rev. Di Bishop Kertoos, of Pitwsourg, Pa ; Rev. Dr. Eation, St Clement's Church, New York; Rev. Dr. Matson, New York; Rev. Dr. Howland, Rev. Dr. Flags, Rev. Mr. Steriiog, Rev. Mr. Stepbeoson, Mott Haven; Rev. Mr. Martin, Jersey City; Mr. Henry Gibbons, Mr. T, Wnit- taker, Mr. Fitzsimmons, Rev, 0. B. Keith and many others, including a number of ladies. Tho charitable metitution known as St. Jobniand is situated on the north side of Long Island, at a distance of avout jorty-live miles from Hunter's Point. It hes about two iniles to the north of the St Jonnland raile The group of buiidings—inciuding the choolhouses, dwellings, dorinitories, # print- road station, eburen, of this hill is the neatly teuced-in @ she body of the projector of this institution now resta, THE FUNERAL SERVICKS. The friends of tho lamented deceased, having been conveyed ip carriages trom the railroad depot to the Iittle chdreh, found the children assembied there and the casket containing the remains ae ip front of the pulpit The Rov. ft, MeNama' conducted the services in ac- cordance with the Episcopal Charch ritual, After th melodious young voices of tho healthy and ap onuy contented children had intoned the touchir air to which the twenty-third psulm is set, the oF proceeded 10 read a portion of the tervico for the dead, When this was finished tbe caxket was removed, a procession formed, in which about five hundred of the children, their teachers and | neighbors around joined, and the whole gathering went | Here a circle was eh grave while the officiating Church service fur the preached, although many ey the irivnds preseut wept tears of heartielt gri loss of the gvod and pious man whom they came to bury. The visitors and mourning friends re slowly up tho hili to the graveyard. drawa around the oj divine Yidual douations, § 284 76; from subscriptions to tho *Oliesing Link,’ 7, tu; ned to New York after iho services, reaching the city a little before six o'clock | steamer Hassler aud placed on waiting orders, YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1877.-TRIPLE SHEET. DEAF MUTES, THIRTEENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL COLLEGE AT WASBINGTON—REMABRKS OF PRESIDENT HAYES, Wasuxctox, April 13, 187%, ‘The thirteenth jiversary of the National Deaf Mate College was celebrated at the hall of the instita- tion at Kendall Green, yesterday, on which occasion President Hayes, being introduced by Professor Gal- laudet, spoke as follows :— SPERCH oF THE Lavina axn'GenTLeMen ; of this occasion vy dertaking to juilll the promises: of this order of exerci I thank my triend Dr, Gallaudet that be did pot warn me that ny bame was to be upon this bil, If he had it would bave deprived me of (Wo reasons for feeling satistied this afternoon; one was what | escaped tg leaving the other end of the city, and the otner what [ gained by enjoying with you ‘this pleasant occasion, and really (this is a gratitying aud interesting thing. lations, for gratitude, These young gentie 'e appeared beiore us and spoken of oratory. mythology id botany, We are acoustamed to hear these topics cussed at college commencementa and oxhibitions, and here have these young gentlemen with but the four senses doing it isluctorily, so well Iam told that these operations that we have listened to are criticised or corrected in no way other than is usual witb such essays by professors at our schools and colleges, and yet wo would now detect, 1 am sure, they were not written by young men with all the five senses, And how complessely they exhibited the characieristics of the youug ment! You and | ure strangers to them, but we now know that the first thinks of oratory ay one with hearing, as holar might think, as accurately, as correctly, HL to know what it means, as it Indeed, be did practice us, and the one who spoke of mythology, that sondness Jor the poetical, (he imaginative——ail noticed the peculiar bent of bis mind and studies And botany the same. And now have I nut done all I promised? These few remarks wore listened to with marked attention, and the motes watched with interest the gostures of tho interpreter who was rendering tho President’s speech into sign language. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, THE EUROPEAN FLEET LOOKING AFTER AMERI- CAN INTERESTS AT CONSTANTINOPLE—MOVE- MENTS OF NATIONAL VESSELS--ORDERS. Wasuincton, April 12, 1877, Rear Admiral Worden, commanding the American squadron in European waters, has issuea ordors for the vessels of the squadron to assemble at Nice, from which point they will sail for Constantinople and other Eastern ports to look after and protect Amerioun in- torests liable to be jeopardized by the oxisting Eastern troubles, The Vandalia and Marion are now at Nice, and the Trenton and Alhauce sailed from Lisuon yes terday for that port. The steamer Despatch, Commander A. B, Robeson, now sting out for sea at tho Washington Navy Yard, will sail about the latter part of next week to reinforce the European ficet at Constantinople, aud the stoamer Gettysburg, now on special surveying duty in tho Mediterranean, has been temporarily added to the fleet, in order that American interests can be properly looked afier and protected, The regular European flect consists of the Trenton, Alliance, Vandalia and Marion, the first two beiug new sloops-ol-wur, just built, and the others baving been completely renovated within the past year, ILLNESS OV A PAYMASTER, The Navy Dopartment bas received information to the effect that Paymaster Charics P. Thompfon, re- coutly ordered to duty in charge of the naval depot Japan, i6 in very bad health, and nis nother officer be ordered there to relieve him will be granted, MOVEMENTS OF VRSSELS, The United States steamer Po wan, late flagship of Vice Admiral Rowan, at New York, will convoy tho iron-claa Dictator trom Port Koyul, 8. C., to League Island, Pus, and thence proceed to Aunupolis, where her crew will be transferred to the practice ships Uon- stellation and Mayflower, which vesaele will take the midshipnen from the Naval Academy on their annual summer cruise, The Powhatan, however, wiil not leave Port Royal with the Di ir for a Wook or Lwo, The Tallapoosa leaves here to-morrow tor Norfolk, to convoy the iron-clad vessels Wyandotte, Passaic aud Montauk from that piace to Washington, The iron-clad Suugus recently arrived at Savannah from Port Royii, whore she will remain with the other monitors of the North Atiantic fleot in fresh water for & month or so until all (he barnocles are removed trom them. They will revurn to Port Royal the latter part of May, or carly in June, $0 a6 not to risk any danger of yeliow fover by remaining at Savannah aiter the bee ginning of the hot weather, onpERS. Captain E, Barrett, commanding tho United States steamer Plymouth, pow cn route up the Mississippt iver, writes to the Secretary of the Navy trom Baton Rouge, La,, under date of April 6, that rived Donaldsonville, La, on the 4th inst The ship was saluted with the Oring of guns and ag {mpromptu ball was giveu in hovor ot the officers on the evening of the Sib inst, The ship was crowded with visitors, among them many Iadies. The oflicers were most hospitably entertained by the citizens of Donaldson. Ville, who seemed to vie with each olber to inuke their stay agreeable. Commander Sullivan D. Ames has been orderes to duty as Inspector of the Filth Light house district in place of Commander Francis G. Baker, detached from that duty and allowed thirty to settle his accounts, -Licutenant Commander Churles O'Neil has been detachea from the training ship Minnesota and ordered tothe temporary command of the Supply. Lieutenant Henry C. Taylor has veen detached from the command of the Coast Survey Master been detached trom the New ced on wailing ordora, Samuel Seabury has York Navy Yard and p COLOMBIA AND SOUTH AMERICA, A GRAND BALL IN HONOR OF OFFICERS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY—PEAOE IN COLOMBIA— CHINES AND YELLOW FEVER IN PERU, Pasama, April 3, 1877. A magaificent ball was given at tho Grand Hotei in this city, last evening, by tho foreign residents of Panama, io honor of Rear Admiral Alexander Murray and officers of the United States Navy now in this port. Rear Admiral Murray and staff, Roar Admiral Preble and staf, and the leading oMccrs of the Pen- sacola, flagship of the North Pacific squadron, and of | the Omaba, for the me being flagabip of the South Pacific squadron, were present; also Captain Rice, of Her Britannic Majesty’s ship Albatross, now in port, and the leading residents of Parama, Dancing began at ten o'clock and continued until daylight, Svon after midnight @ sumptuous suppor was served, of which nearly 200 guests partook. The Pensacola is to leave here to-morrow, 4b inst, for the coast of Mexico, where she will likely remain three months. PRACH IN PROSPECT. Tho war news from the interior of this Republic con- tinues to be encouraging, with every prospect of a speedy end to the present troubles, Oflicial news re- ceived yesterday by way of Aspinwall in to the oflect | that General Ponce had been rucees and bad captured the two small ve: jul at Rio Hache, it which the en- emy bad there to oppose him. The expedition into | Antioquia had reached Remedios. Much enthusinem was expressed on the purt ol the liberals at the late success of their party in that State, and thoy were offering themselves for service in large numbers, CHINK IN PERU. The Olyphant cont lied, for the purpose of introducing iree Chinese lavor into Pera, in vitae of the treaty between the two Powers and under the sub- sidy of 160,000 soles por annum authorized by Congress, has been remodeled \o part, and will in ali probavility be signed by the resident, YELLOW FEVER IN CALLAO, There are rumors afloat that two cases of yellow fever Lave beeu reported in Callao, and both resulted fataily. This is asserted by some of the medical en of the port, whilo others—and among them the Health Officer—declare that the fever raging Just ow Is vot of that dreadial type ‘4 HANDSOME COMPLIMENT. On the 224 of February, there being no American man-of-war in Callao, Her Britannic Majesty's ship | Opal, Captain Robinson, saluted the memory of the “Father of His Country” with twenty-one guns, Oar Minister, Mr. Gibbs, paid an official visit to the ship a day or two nd thanked the gallant Captain tor CENTRAL AMERIOA. THE SISTER REPUBLICS PEACK¥UL AND PROS PEROUS. The different republics are at peace, and, conse- quently, prospering. The troubles between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, which for # time threatened war, are gradually growing less serious. There is nothing spo- cial to report from any ot the repubiics. ‘Three of the members Ol the Commission engaged in exploring the Darien for « suitable route for an inter oceanic caval—Mossrs Barbiez, Baudvin and Gerster, returned to Panama on their way to France, on the ‘26th inst. So faras weoan learn the other members ot the expedition are also ready to return, and are merely awaiting convenient means lor making the trip. From this it would appoar that the iavors of the commission are ended. It 18 said that tho results are sauisiactory. POCKETBOOK SNATOHING. Mra Pundroy eal, residing at No, 283 President street, Brooklyn, was watking along Clinton street yesterday alternoon, when two young mon suddenly Stopped up vy her side and one of 4 yocketbook from her hand. Joun Farrell, aged twenty- wo years, was arrested for the olleuce | gave to the Police mM spatcbed her | OUR COMPLAINT BOOK, THE ROWDY VIREMEX, Fras Derantuxst oF tHe City oy New Excixs Compaxy No, New Yorx, April li, To rns Epirom or Tue Hrrati Will “Indignant Parent” please call at engine hous No. 65 East Broadway and identity Sremen mentioned in complaint, or send address to above number, ang oblige GEORGE W. ERB, yne Company No, 9? CRUELTY TO CHILDREN, To rar Epitox oy Tux HeRaLD:— Not knowing the office of the Soctety for Prevention Cruelty to Children I berewith take the liberty te inform said society through your valuable paper of a fact | noticed yesterday, At No. 1400! street J amed Nora Duna, aged ut spire rs, whose body was entirely Druised and ous wevere beatings inflicted by her mother hbors informed me that this occurred very fre atly, and | think & worth while for the ry w Foreman E: 4 PLEA FOR THE MINISTERS, To tax Evitor oy tux Heranp:— While we have a Board of Health for the enforos. ment of sanitary laws, and a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, would that some philanthropist would originate a beard of moral health, or a society” for tbe protection of ministers of the Gospel against that disgusting human animal, an unsexed womang that libel on her sex who flaunts bor own shame betore the public gaze, and picks ber victims from the best tn the land, Our spiritual guides, the teachers of our children, the expounders of the law of God, and the puture of whose mission leaves them deleoceless, are peculiarly at the merey of any indecent wile urged ‘on by astill more indecent husand, who may wish te obtain blackmail or force the case into a court of law, Those coustantly recurring complaints bave become epr demic as it were; originating not long ago in a neighbors ing city the disease has spread far and wide For the sake of the moral heulth of the little ones tm our miaas 1 beg you (o make room tor this article in your valua- ble Complaint Book." Let the ferry and street car com- plaints waitawhilo; invite more able pens than mineie write this subject up to the notice of our law makera and down to the comprehension of those females who are continually pulling at the ecclesiastical cloak, and who, when they flog it left in their bands, seek this method of revengo, Paradoxical it seem, the accusation, in nine cases out of ten, should bo the best proot of a pastor's inn ice, On the othor hand, if a woman bas not sufficient modesty for self. protection of decency enough to avoid the occasion of insult she can, at least, be silent, and save the publi¢ from the disgusting recital of ber wroags. A WOMAN WHO CAN TAKE CARE OF H&RSELBL A DISGRACEFUL NUISANCE, To tax Epiror or tHe Heraup:. Finding your columns open to the exposure of alt kinds of nuisances, I mast draw your attention to the increasing and disgusting sights to be witnessed by all compelled to ride on the Broudway cars in passi through Greeno strect, between Bleecker and Spri ets. The houses are mostly occupied by French and jored prostitutes, and the’ inmates are to be seen’ from morning tll night at the windows iciting and hallooing at passers by, aud ply this shameful trade in Sight of the finest police, T have been informed by truatworthy persons that the inmates of such houses of 1] fame pay a percentage of their earnings, week! to the presiding captain of the precinet to allow them to do this “window business, ”’ y Indies have told me of this and what an evil it was, Girls and children are compelled to see all this every day, and, Mr. Editor, is there no remedy ? CHARLES FISHER MAN TRAPS, To tax Eprror ov tnx Herat Yesterday morning while waiking down Princentrees, and near tbe intersection with Chariton, 1 discovered a ludy who was walking down Chariton suddenly totter and fall, Hastening to the lady’s assistance, I lound that ber toot had been caught In one of those man traps or coal holes (or whatever you term it), The cover had been negligently put on, and when the lady stepped on it 1¢ slipped and caught the sole of ber gaiter in such a way that she could uot save herself trom falling. Having tendcred my assistance, on reacting the stops of the next house, which was with no small dif. culty, for her ankle was badly wrenched if not sprained (she wnust have suilered great pain; the color having leit ber cheeks, she becoming deadly pale; I was afraid she would faint, but sho Was too courageous for that), 1 exa vd the cover aud found it not only loose but 80 © with the flagging that it could be moved by the foot with grent ense, This occurred i— front of No. 14 Chariton street, occupied by parties named Cohen. Now, Mr, Editor, supposing the lady ha! broken her ankle, who would be responsible tor damages, the party, Coneo, who occuptes the house, oF this miserably governed etty EYE WITN Does, “Sandy” writes:—On tho corner of Twenty-third streot and Tenth avenue a number of bugo and fero- cious dogs are kopt. Occasionally they rush out, seeking whom they may frighten, if not devour, Mon- day afternoon one of the brutes rushed at the Gra Duke's coxswain, Until the Grand Due hime somo other dignitary is bitten, small fry had bi give the place a wide berth, “A.W. ON.” asks:—How many more deaths from hydrophobia are necessary? 1 ihe police would p away that dog at the Wall street ferry, they would oviige. “A Reader of tho Herald” suggests:—I1 the police of the Tenth precinct, Brooklyn, woald see that that dog on Flatvush avenue, near Dean strect, waa put out ofthe way, | think peop long. “Hydrophobia’’ announces as lollows:—Picase allow me to inform the proper authorities of the increase of Spitz dogs tn the noihvorhood of Kighty-trst Kighiy-second streets, There are now not tess filty of this spectes of wolf, which is of the most sav- age kind, I hope the proper authorities will soe te this belore these dogs do any damage ser UNCLEAN STREETS AND NUISANCES, “Taxpayors” ask:—‘Have we a Street Cleaning Bu- reau, and, if 80, who has any infloence over them, or can they do as they please? Pearl sirect, between Hauover and Wall, is ina tearful condition with dirt and dust We hope you will have the kindness to im sert this notice, ag it is the only means we have of get ting at the responsibic parties, A little reform im that department would be a blessing.” ‘A Suiferor” says:—"Lam living in Tw street, between Second and Third avenues, and have te cross the sircet to my grocer’s. ay Unis biock bas not been cleaned 10 five month tualiy hus Unree feet of fithy mad on it “Cinders” reports:—*ibe thirteen full again, and the mud in Hester street, bewween Eseex and Ludiow, bas been scraped into piles, but not taken away, It smells horribly. Our taxes are ag high as our uptown neighbor: e aciontion (hey do, r calls atteation to the horribiy filthy condition of West Thirty-sixth street from Sixth nue to the Hud: River, and also of tho emanate from Md piles of He asks, “Are your so-cailea Be ‘Police,’ or whatever you m more than the merest shams?!" when too late,’? “A Subseriber” complains of the horrid stench arie- ing from the manure dump at Kast F Re ts, bore pd in writing, have been made to the authori. tes of the Health and Police departmen dre-s has foliowed, scarlet fev ‘The drainage from the manure piles flows over the sidewalks and into the gutters, hat are the offioimls oing to de about tt 2? ays the pavement on Fifth avenue is so dangerous to life, Tho excavations for gas and Water pipes during the winter have Giled tne btreetway with holes The crossings are out of ord Taxpayer”? writes ‘L trust Many little ovildren are sick y it neglect of haviug the eagood elect, My children’s day, in rogurd cleaned, will eyes | are quite sore from the dust blowing in them coming from sebool. It is ashame to have the citizvns’ money wasted while they derive no benelit trom it, These gentlemen can give grand dinnors in uptown hotels, ana, like beosts, try Who can eat the longest for the honor of paying ‘for all, while many deserving families are wanting the nece bave wore their fachor cleaning the strects, It seems to me that achango ia oar Police Board would be a step in the right tion.” ANSWERS. MILITARY DRILIA, | To tue Epiron or tae Hans.p;— I notice in your “Complaint Book” a communk cation signed “Kept Out,” stating that he was not permitted by the guards the Twenty-second Regiment Armory to enter and witness the drill on Friday evening last, while be observed other gentle men in citizens’ dros ai payee kain admittance without any ind be wants to know ‘why it ia’? Many of them « guards, and wh tio bers. there is any doubt they are ques. lor there wing drjils ar io perform. "but simply for the ineseuction of ‘ok mom RB B THE RENT QUESTION. To ta Epitor ov tHe Henaro:— » In anewer to *‘A Constant Reader” in regard to *the rent question,” I would ask, a# an explanation, would bo give @ year's rent to an irresponsible party and a pertect stranger to him withor vance ? payment ta 1 think no iandiord is so exacting as to pats 80 short a notice If she Was a prompe bad some complaint against ber. TENEMENT LANDLORD