The New York Herald Newspaper, September 10, 1878, Page 5

THE GULF STREAM. Particulars of the Discovery Made by the Dirigo’s Captain. ABOUT THE SOUTHERN EDGE. —— Sixty Miles Difference Between the Chart and the Current. ——__- The discovery by Captain Coffiu, master of the brig Dirigo, 10 relation to the position of the Gulf Stream, Dids fair to be of great service to ull vessels plying hetwoen the const of the United Stutes and Mediter- ranean ports, The velocity of the Gulf Stream, al- though varying considerably, averages between two and three miles an hour in its track across the ocean from this continent to Europe. Hoace it {9 an important ald to vessels travelling to Europe which get into ita track, and to those coming this way it is equally a lindrance, the current setting Against them between two and threo miles an hour, The exact position of the stream, therefore, bocomes a matter of supreme importance in navigation, Aé fur as the general track of vessels plying between this coun- iry and ports tn France, England or the Nortn of Eu- fope is concerned, the position of the Guilt Siream and the variations to which it is subject have pcen avter- mined with scientific accuracy. But the south- erly limit of tne stream in mid-ocvan has only been approximately ascertained. The discovery by Captain Vofllu setg at rest all doubts on this point, and when the southern limit of the stream, as ascertained by him, shall have been marked upon the charts, it will prove, it is claimed, a very valuable assistance to vossels coming froin the Mediterranean, enabling them to avoid its contrary current, and to those returning showing them how to tuko advantage of it, THE COURSE AS KNOWY. The course of the Gulf Stream carly received the attention of navigators. Flowing from the Gulf of México in a northeast by easterly direction, 1% trav- erses a course parallel to tho coast of the Unity! States as far as Nantucket Shoals, ‘thence it takes a more oasterly courso toward the Brit- fsa Isles apd continues far imto the Arctic Sea. Its inner edge is very well marked, but the outer edge js not so well defined on account of the disper. Bion or overflow of its waters along its eastern limits. ‘The origin of tho stream is generally attributea to tho trade winds of the Equatorial regions of the Atlantic, which blow coutinuhily toward the shorea of the American continent, heaping up vast volumes of water and driving them into the Gulf of Moexica Their ouly outlet thence is through tho uarrow Florida channel, where the width of the stream Is uarroweat Bay, ranning between i. and the coast and depositing cooler water on tho inside as tar sou as the Florida strait. Tho waters of the Galt Stream are thus kept at a distance from the coast by this inner current, which gives a woil defined bank of cooler water to u distance of twenty to 100 miles froin the cous:, The influences. of the Gui! Stream on the climate of the United Stat are felt more through the medium of the atmospher than through direct contact with the waters of the Gulf Stream. The Spanish pilot, Antonio Alawtnos, who wi nt by Cortez in 1619 to announce the lattor’s conquests tn Mexico to the King of Spain, was the first to take advantage of the velocity ol the current of thé Gulf Stream in travelling to Europe. He sailed from Mexico on July 26, 1519, passed through the Florida strait, and feacued San Lucas to October of that year, Sevastian Cubot discovered the counter current of cooler water Which flows from the Arctic regions along the coast of America, EARLY CHARTS. Tho Grst chart of the Gul! Strexm was mado by Dr. Benjamin Franklin, iv 1769-70. ‘The English packet hips sailing trom Falmouth to Now York (ok four- teen days longer to reach this port than merchant vessels sailing from Londou to the settlements in Rhode island. Complaints were made of the irregularity of the mails by the packets god a petition w.s framed to transfer their landing piace to ,thode Island, Franklin, wuo Was counceted witu the Colonial Posial Department, investiguted the matter and jound that the merchant vesscls avoided tho Gulf Stream, while tho packets bad been suiling against 118 current of three miles an hour, The matter was investigated, and at the anstauce of the Post Office Dopurtment Franklin had a chart of tho Gulf Stream made, with @irections how to avoid it, ‘This chart expresses wery correctly the inner limits of the Gulf Stream as they are kuown to-day, Two distinctions betwoea Na Waters and the surroupding ogoan were ut that Ume observed. 1ts waters were always warmer than those of the sea on cach side and they did not spurklo At night. twas soon after discovered that the limits of the Guif Stream were sligntly — vartavle cording to the prevailing direction of tho wind. © width of the stream was also found to be variable. Attimes these changes would be sudden, but it was Always observed that tho northern limit chauged less than tho southera. Mr. A. D Buche, who took charge ot the United States Coast Survey in 1844, ard con- Mipued at the bead of the department for six- teon years, made very correct charts ‘ot the inner edge of the Galt Stream and of u por- Sioa of the outer edgo lying between tno coast of ibe United States andthe north of Kurope. the more fouthern parts of this outer edge were not, however, determined with av equal degree of precision. ‘Tho present observations of Captain Coffin will, at least to Qcertain extent, it 1s claimed, Ol up this blank in uautical science. KNOWS AND UX~NOWN. Less than two years ugo Protessor W. P. '‘Trow- bridge wrote of this pertion of the Gul! Stream us the part of the Galt Stream, 500 miles In extent, between 50 degrees and 60 degrees west longitude, 1s aimost wholly ucknowo, neither velocity nor temperature having Now, this 18 the exaci truck twice rersed by Captain Coflla i yuges from Europe, and on each oceusion he iound Tho southorn edge of the Gult Stream to lio about sixty miles further south she southern limits marked down tor it in the goveroment charts of the North Atlantic, A HeRawp reporter yesterday altornoon called upon the Cuptain on voard of bis vessel, which is now lying Qt the foot of Kighth street, Kast River. Captain Coffin isa short, wiry ol1 geotioman, with a tace bronzed by tho weather of many climes, who has grown gray in the pursuit ot bis cailing. He wel- comed the reporter kindly, and on iearning the object of bis visit at ouce brought out bis Charts and proceeded to explain. The bark Dirlgo, Which be commanded, had sailed from Marseilles oa 6 und Givraltar tho 26th, 1 ballast, consigned to F. Talvot & Co, of this city. Captain Coffia sirous of flaishing his voyage inas short a posstble, and, as he had to cross the Gulf Stream with its antagonistic current, ho desired to do so at us narrow a part us possibie without going (oo much out of bis course, Somownere xbout loagituae 66 or 67 dogroos would Lave best suited bim. From Gibraltar bis course was neurty due east. He wanted to take advantuge of ail tavoravie winds and yet steer clear of the southern odge of the Guilt Stream, which Was put down on the charts as running vearly along the thirty-ninth paratie! of north latitude, trom 46 degrees woxt longitude to avout 60 degrees. Hero its course takes a sudden southeasterly beud to latitude 36 dey. north aud longitude 66 dey. west. although he bad 25th of August at boow he bail got within the limits of the Gail Stream, With a current of two miles an hour aguinst him! This was in longitude 50 dog. wost. Of course ho tried to got out of the predicament, aud the wind £0 far favored him that tho hext gay be was free from tbe tuflucnce of the dreaded stream. the day alter, however, the @7th of August, he found himseit ) ou the edge agtip, with very littlo wind. By tac , bowover, be managed to get tree, but wade very*iittle hend- The next day, still following bis chart, he found it again within the sweep of the Gait Siroam's by this time he had made bis mind chart vas wrong, and, steering more south- erly, he gota wind that brought him out of the Gulf Stream on the 30th, On the morning of the 2d of Beptember he decided to cross the stream, This he gid and came dircetly to New York. Having met with the same trouble on a previous voyage no de- termined to report the tacts Lo had novieod, THE CAPTAIN'S THNORY. e,"? he suid, after reiating the history of bis king use of his cuart, “hore about longi- tude 64 deg.—this dotted line represents the southern eof the Galf Stream—its cours denly ver horthwest, and ater a little while rugs on ht Westwardly again till it revches about longi- tude 47 de, min. West. Now, iny optaion ts that it does not verge im this way at ali, but NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1878.—TRIPLE SHEET. vw north latitude, and took what is called the middle suge, intending to go about due cast until ‘We got between 65 degrees uuc 70 degrees west jou- gitude, and then we could cross over where the stream was narrower, Instead of that we struck into the Guilt Stream, finding it sixty miles further south than marked in the charta I first noticed the diflerence on August 25, about eight hun- dred miles further east than the point where I wanted to cross, The current where we struck into tne Gull Stream was two miles an hour, Two years ago, in October, | met with the same trouble, but did not re- port it, as Ithought it might be temporary. Now I am convineed that it is permanent, Gales of wind might-change the bagyend ary vd twenty or twenty- ive miles, but they could not change it sxty miles, and this time there were no gales, The width of the stream at the poimt where I found the greatest divergence as laid down in the charts is 240 miles The additional sixty miles will make 1t 1 reality 300 Hes wide at this point,’ However annoying to Captain Coflin the contrary of the Guif Stream might have been, in a iv point of view it js deemed vory tortunate met with them. That he was enabled also to extricate himself {rom the current ral times after having been driven in is also thought fortunate, tor it fixes the extreme southern limit of the Gulf Stream. Hada he been piun; within its bor- ders for a number of successive days that would only serve to show that former cbarts of the southern edge of the Gull Streum were tuuccurate, but would not estublish how far south they really extended, That the captain got out of the stream three successive times is deemed sufficient to settle tho luttcr point. LOST IN THE GULF. ABBIVAL AT THIS POBT OF 1HE CREW OF THE GERMAN PACKET PaDANG, WRECKED ON ARENAS KEY, The Havava and Mexican steamship City of Vera Cruz, ot the Alexandre tine, brought to this port yes- terday the crew of the German packet Padang, wrecked on the morning of August 18, on Arenas Key, off the coast of Yucatan, From Captain Sehultz, of the lost packet, a Huratp reporter obtained the fol- Jowing particulars:—The Padang was from Strfisuna and had made a voyage from London to Pernambuco. From the latter port sho proceeded to Tonila, Mexico, and took there a cargo 2f mahogany for Queenstown, whien , valued at $20,000. #rom tho day t vexsol ‘left Tonila, August 14, heavy weather was encountered. On the 17th aflerce hurricane cume on the wearied crow of the laboring packet trom south- gouthwost and lasted all night. The sca was terrible in its fury and strength, and blinding rain was udded to the other inconveniences ot the night. ‘I'he force of the gale drove them in Arcuas Key early in the morning of the 18th, {fhe gale abated that day, aud the crow remained by the wreck tor three days, in the ‘vain bope of being able to save something :irom it, Tho ship was full of water, her masts gone, and on the 2lst she {ol of ie rock into deep water, Before she could founder en- tirely the captain, mate and crow, ten in number, took to the only remaining boat and steered Tor the nearest point, Sigal, on the coast of Yucatan, about one bundred miles distant, ‘bey arrived there safely on the night of the 26th, and being unable to obtain assistance they left in the morniug for Pro- greso, where they arrived next day, At this port they took ‘passage for New York on the steamer City ot Vera Cruz, ‘the Padang was ownod in Hamburg, and was valued at $20,000 The Captain culled on the German Consul and made provision tor his crew, who were in an almost destitute conditiod. He says .that he never? experionced before such a tearful gale as that which wrecked bis sbip to the treacherous Gult that the live of tho true southern hmit leaves that marked down on the the chart at about latitude 30 Geog. 60 min, porth und longitude O4 deg. West, and that iustead of curving around It yoes siraigbt on to datitade 88 deg. JO min. and avout longitude 47 deg. tin, weet, Whore it again strikes the line warked dowu th the chart, On the 26ih of August 1 firse found by ty observations that 1 was held back by a 1 koow so Sd the run of the vessel the current. every “hour with assistance of ture Wis nearly the same as that Of tho oeean outside, One bas to got weil ito tho Btrenim belore he finds the hottest parts, Iu crossing about the middle of the stream | found the temperature Of tho Waier to rise Os High as eighty-five degroos Fabrevheit, There was cousideravie guil weed in the stroain not regularly distributed, but we rau into it in patebes, o not e out at glo from ite course a V, bat down 0 and that there is w We started from tho Mediterranean ia mK: ail pu degreos, ‘whole matter, of Mexico, UNCLAIMED PACKAGES, SELLING OF¥ THE ACCUMULATIONS OF AN EX- PRESS COMPANY FOR ONE YEAR. “What’s the next number?” shouted the auction- eer. “Porty-seven,’? answered an assistant, holding up an oval shaped package, well sealed, but dusty, with the appearance of having seen considerable of the world and not having received the best usage, “How much, then, for number forty-seven?” con- tinued the auctioncer. ‘+A roll of clotn, I'll be bound! How much for 11?” “Five cents,’’ said one of a sharp crowd of second hand dealers, Ion!” shouted another. ‘Fifteen !”” And here the auctioneer catches “I'wenty!” irom another part of the crowd, **Twenty-five!—tbirty !— five!—and sold to Mr. Jonah for thirty-five cents.” - So the sale went on in the auction room of Charles W. Barker yesterday to rid the United States Exprees Company of one year’s collection of unclaimed packages. They were piled up in the middle of the room, like material for a bonfire, and a rope was Strotched about to keep off the hands of the inquist- tive, Every sort of article was there done up tn every conceivable shape, with a few of tho more rugged Class wot done up at all, There were truoks and boxes and ——— comprising over sevon hundred lots, and .. wheir contents were Gould only be found out by the highest bidders. Ot all things tn the world perbaps ao etion of this sort is best caleulaied to excite the curious minded. All day long a throng 0! peopic passed into the waro- rooms to listen to th inspect the packages with an cagle eye, invest 10 ono or two lots perhaps and go out sgain in an involuntary way. As tho articics were sold they were laia in rows upon the floors, ac. cording to numbers, and formed there an array that would have driven Mrs. Toodles to desperation. TAKE YOUR CHOICE. There were all Kinds of implements, trom glucpots to sowing machines; boots and snoes, saddics, hat boxes, alurge sized boat model, a wheel of fortune, umbrellas, washboards, metal’ awuings—in bri everything that “would be handy to have in t house” aud a great deal more. But tho interest of the sale lay in the wanks, valises, boxes and clowely wrapped bundles that might be worth nothing or might be worth a farm. A carotul scrutiny conveycd the impression that must of these had been pried into beforo leaving the express company’s office, and in all that heap of “Somebody's Luggage” possibly thoro was Hot a sibgle pot of gold, nor yeta diamond neck- lace, Yet there was a pleasant speculation 1 it, and tho keepers of second hand ostablishments, who crowded nbout the auctioneer’s desk, seemed to enjoy the uncertainty. People in their busines are Apt to be caatious and they uid not forget, even uuder these circumstances, what was due to their profes- sion. They scanned the packages with cxtreme care elore bidding, and nearly everything was started as five or ton conts on the met ing a great bargaiv. Tho man who held up tho articles put in a bid once tn a while, und was regarded b much envy. They, evi- yy ether purchaser tly, believed ho de trac! d whon- madeabid,® package that might have been apr ag down for fifty cents was sure to reach $3 or At last the ealo wus ended, and 710 lots lay strotched in rows upon the floor, The buyers crowdea to tho desk to get their bills, but it was go late that few arti- cles were removed, »04 wany a speculator went home to dream of the possible riches that he should find Under the browa covers this morning. SEQUEL TO TREDO’S MARRIAGE, HIS WIFE LEAVES HIM AND PROVES TO HAVE A HUSBAND LIVING, About two wecks ago the Heaatv published the story of the brief matrimonial experience of Mr. Edward Tredo, a well-to-do widower, sixty-fve years old; who tives No, 250 Sixth stroet, Williams- burg. Mr. ‘redo, it will be remembered, boing anxious to marry, visited Gastle Garden, and, cording to his story, ultimately reached Jorscy City tn search of somo fair maiden, recently arrived from tho old country, for awife. At the bouse of Adolp Luck, No. 64 Montgomery street, bo mot Mary Kerner, and, accompanied vy her and two men, named respectively Dirk Geerdes aud Jacob Schrenkler, started for his home in Williamsburg. On their way through New York he alleges that ho wag induced to go into a saloon frouting the Battery and was there drugged. ‘The party then proceeded to his house, where the neighbors bad prepared @ wedding feast and tne boys of the peighborheod were prepared with uo horas ‘and pang to give the couple a genuine charivari. Tredo’e dream of bappiness was shortlived, On the evening followin the woman to whom he had giv fled wil th two men, Geordes and Schrenkler, and at the samo time disappeared some of tho hus band’ Sinee then Mr. Tredo has be: ves. iu a short time be that the woman was already the man named Schreukier her That her jalse warriago to him was part of a plot te rob bim of the accummulations of @ lifetime of thrift he was convinced, He procured a warrant for the urrost of the two meno, aud « low days juter succeeded in hat ing Geerdes arrested at No, in this e@lty that husband. aa acquaintance of the woman's, w: bribe told him that she was livingon Stau Little Greve, near tho Huliway tiouse, POUND AT Last, @ wt once followed the direc- tion given, aud on nearing the house the Orst person be saw was hie Whilom wife standiag in the doorway, She looked as if she would sink vo the fluor on seeing him When questioned she said thatshe know nothing of her marriage to HO wae intoxicated at the time; that she alroad: said, Tredo, could t omarry bin as married sue was husband, she three miles froin th aw rie ried again; but his experience of maidens newly a rived from the old country had cared him of goi from home to sock a wite. He now thinks thas Wil- liamsburg can supply his wants in that respect, EMIGRAN'ES, that he intended to got mar- Two huadred and sixty-throe omigtants.arrived yea torday at Castie Garden, THAT FALLEN BUILDING. NO EXPLANATION OF THE ACCIDENT ¥:T GIVEN BY THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS—WHAT MB. ADAMS SAYS—THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE BUINED BUILDING. ‘The immediate cause of the fall of the new flat bulging at the corner of Fifty-third street and Broadway, which occurred on Saturday afternoen, ‘still rematus a mystery tothe heads of the Depurt ment of Buildings, under whose control, inspection und surveillance the work of construction was sup- posed to be progressing. Ibo Superintendent of this department, Mr. Adams, was found yesterday after- oon at the scene of the catastrophe, in company with Mr. Dudley, bis assistant. Under the direction of the Superintendent only enough of the dépris nad been removed to enable the workmen to shore up the threatening picce of wall that failed to crumble with the rest along the Broadway side. On belong pressed tor his opinion as to the origin of the accident, the Superintendent stated that he was not fully prepared to give it, nor shoula he be until after the ruins bad been cleared away suiliciently to admit ot the foundation walls boing caretully exam- ted, An official inquiry into the whole matter is to be held to-morrow, and after the members of tho Board bavo viewed tho condition of the premises the order to clear uway the rubbish will be given, MR. ADAMS! VIEWS, Mr, Adams informed the Hegaty reporter that tho generally uccepted theory (though hbo declined to say whether he himself shared the belief or not) is, that tbe foundation walls wore undermined in consequence ol the cellar being flooded after the sturms of Thursday night, the immediate occasion of the flooding being the excoriation of Fitty-third street at this point by te Metropolitan Kievated Railway Cou.pany, whose branch line to Niath aveoue is being bul.t through tuls block, The strcet bas since been restored to its normal condition by the railroad company. ‘iu the absence of any direct evidence,” said Mr. Adams, “this supposition is regarded as plausible, Further- more, the railroad company bave becu obliged to biast’ out considerable rock between Seventh avenue and Broadway, along Fitty-third street, and it is rea- sopable to inicr that the frequént heavy concussions impaired the solidity of the new foundations and beari:g wall Te blasting and the action of the water togetuer niay allord experts a sulllcicat basis on which to establish a theory that will place re- sponsibility for the accidoat upon Providence rather than upon the butiders or the inspectors.” Inquiry ag to the character of the work and m: torial employed in tho collapsed dwelling elicited the positive assurance from the Superinteudent that both wore first class in all particulars, According to the Ctiginal specifications filed with the plan, 1% would appear that the building was ot the average qhality, though the cost 18 put at the lew figure of $9,000, TUE SPKCIVICATIONS, The original specifications, Lied Juce 20, 1878, with the Department of Bulldiugs, show that it was the design Of the owner, Mr. E. Livermore, ana of the architect, Mr. H. Valentine, to put up ao brown stone and brick flat to accommodate three families on the threo upper stories, with a Store on the ground floor. The building occupies the fail corner lot, running 25 feot 25¢ inches trout, 20 feet roar and 50 feet 5 inches depih. The heignt 1s 49 ieet above the curb jevel. The depth of tho toun- dation watis trom the curb lovel ia 10 reet. The foun- dation is laid on earth, the base consisting of stones, 2 (eet 6 inches by 3 feot, and.8 inches tniok, luid cross- wise. The front foundation wails are 24 inches thick aud the rear 20 inches. They are composed of building stone laid sn cement mortur, The uppor walle in all the stories are of hard brick, laid im lime and sharp sand ‘mortar, and 12 inches thick. ‘the bearing wall on Broadway 18 16 inches thick. ‘The floor beams ure of spruce, 3 by 10, placed 16 1uches trom the centres of euca tler, t in the roof tier, where they ore placed 20 inches from the centres. There are spruce girders, 6 by 8, under the tirst floor wud partitions under the upper floors. The girders supported by a brick pier 12 incbes square, ‘The side walls, on Broadway, aro supported by threo irou columns, 12 inches by 12; ten tron columns, 10 inches by 12, aud one at the angle ov Broadway and Filty-tuird street, 12 inches by 16; also one iron column on retura of iront, 10 inches by 16, The lintels, according to tho specitica tons, were to be tested ug required. Permission was asked of the Board of Examiners ot the Department of Buildings on July 8, 1878, by the archilect, to erect the bearing wall of this build- ing, said wall to be twolve ‘ncties thick and the build- ing’ to bo 1our stories high. This petition is filed with tho speciilcations and ts indorsed us foliows Petition xranted by Board of Examiners, New York, Saly 23,1873. > SAMUEL WEBSTER, Clork of Examiiers, The following report is also on record at the do- partment bureau, in reply to the owner’s application to use the walls already built on the acjoluing prem- ises:— DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS, , 1878. I respoctiull the above named woplication and fiad # to Le bulls of stone, 24 inches thick, built of brick, 12 Niches thick, 43 ined the wali in the foundation wail ie upper wa Teer deep and 49 fest rein good, sate condition to be used as pro- ¥-B, MOGLOIN, Inspector of Buildings. ‘THE INSPECTORS CAN'T EXPLAIN IT. Superintendent Adams states that when the fallen building was bogun, and foc a pumber of weeks alter Sub-Luepector McMurray bad charge of the Elovouth district, in'which itis located, but that for sons wholly apart from this sutject, Mr. McMurray w: temporurily suspended last week audgMr. A. Nugent ‘was appointed io his place, ‘he general inspector for tuat partof the city io which tho Elevenin district 18 situated 1s Mr. Jono 3. Berry. Both Mr. Nu, and Mr. Berry soot in a report of the acetdent yesterday, particularizing {ts foatures and concluding with the remark that neithor of them can advance any theory us io how it happened until aiter the raios have been cleared away, A SINGULAK OMISSION, It ig the eulo of tae department for each inspector to hand ta a list of the buildings veing erected or altered viewed by them daily. Ip case of any uvlaw- ful or hazardous work beiog discovered it 1s tue in- epectors’ duty to report the facts to the superin- teodent immediately. No complaint was ever mado about the crumbied structure, and the chiet clerk of the Bureau, Mr. Webster, says that Inspector Berry is cogarded 38 a most efficient and vigilant offi But the department seems to have no mention of this butiding tn any report made fer a tew days previous fo the disaster. ‘The omission is regarded as singular, and will, 113 believed, be explained, if possivie, at the inquest by the Lxamining Boara to-morrow, ILL-TREALTED OK INTOXICATED? AN ICEMAN DIES IN BELLEVUE HOS?ITAL— HIS WIDOW'S CHABGES OF ROUGH TREAT MENT. Joseph Gun, forty-six years old, a driver for the Knickerbocker Ice Company, lost bis footing while descending to the basement of Elias & Betz’s brewory on the 29h ult and ovroke bis legs by the fall He was removed to his resi- dence, No. 535 West Forty-sixth street, where he was attended by Dr. ‘Turner. His sufferings rendered him delirious, and Dr. Turner made strict inquiries 1 the patient had been suppliod with liquor, a8 the symptoms raised the suspicion in the doctor’s mind that the injured mam was laboring uader the effect of strong stimulants. Mre. Gun a: sured the doctor that her hugband had not partakon of any liquor since he had sustained his injuries, The man’s mind was wandering, and it required @ considerabie effort to restrain bim. On the following Friday he was removed to the Roosevelt Hospital, where his injured limbs received surgical treatment, ;bat bis mental malady did not inprove. On Sunday ho was taken to belicvae Hospital, still suffering at intervals trom fits of delirium, which made it a dillicult matter to restraim him. He died at ‘the hospital Sunday night, the Ist tnst., and notice of bis death was sent to the Coroners’ office. Yesterday his widow calied there, dressed in decp mourning, iu response to a Sammons to attend tho inquest. She said that sho bad accompanied bim from the Roosevelt Hospital to Beiievue, and ex pressed great indignation at the treatment he baa Feeeived at the latter piace, She muintained that wheo he was taken Irom toe ambuiauce on a stretcher to the hospital he was very roughly bandied, | Hie was placed io a flagged ceil, One of the attendants, her story runs, took bold ot him by his maimed et, and anotber beid him by bend, and 1p this manper they threw bit from thi ‘etcuer on tne co The handling he bad ved Was 80 rough and vio- lent that he cried out im agouy, “For God's sake, kill me at ouce and not by inche:!’’ He tuca decane violont, and they administered mudicine which seomed to have the efect of rendering bim uneouscious. 10 never rallied from his stupor, wud died the night of his admission to Bellevae Hospital. AN INDIGNANT DENIAL, Deputy Coroner Cushman, wi informed of the Wiuew’s complaint, expressed his indignation that Charges 60 derogatory to the hospital officiils siould be made public, He seid that the man was suffering from delirium aod to that his violent spasms were to be attributed rather than to the tnjgries ho had sustained. Tho widow, however, denied et her husbend was addicted to :mtemperance, and claims that Dr. Turner bad assured ner that her husband's tojuries Would not prove fatal, The inquost m the cuso Was postponed 10 the absence Of important wit- nesses, Dr. Tomlinson, in whose charge Gann was while in the hogpital, says that the man was in dolirium tromens, and that he diod within ight hours atter aching tho bospit No more violence was used Vhan that used in handling other Insane patients. CONTRABAND SEIZURES, Customs officers yosterday seized 7,400 elgare, They also seized a trunk, which was foand ov board the Freneh steamer St. Lagreat, minus an owner avd not entered on tho manilest, The officers aver that thia trunk, contents uukaown, was brought oa board the ship at Havre by some boys, and it is suspected thi a the was to Goliver the same seized at the Post ‘e mails con- nt will bo eharged a penalty, the ten per cont legal duty, “f{ KNOW I KILLED HIM.” MBS. PHILLIPS BEITERATES HEB STATEMENT THAT SHE POISONED HER BABE—RESULT OF THE ANALYSIS, Coroner Gannon, of Jersey City, yesterday empan- elled 4 jury, who viewed the body of the f months’ babe, Richard Phillips, who died op Thursday Jast {rom the eflects of iaudanum given to it by its mothor. After viewing the body the “oroner gave a burial permit, aud the remains will be returned to the grave im the Catholic cemetery. A HrRatp reporter yesterday conversed with Mrz, Phillips iu her coll in the county jail. The young woman who charges herseif with the murder of ber child 1s about twenty years of age, of fuir complexion and quite protty, She was dressed in the brown cashmere dress and sacque which she wore at the time she sur- rendered herself to Chiet Nathan, and at the time the reporter entered the cel! was engaged in repairing her hat, She conversed frecly and rationally, even srailing When the reporter stated that her sanity was doubted, MRS. PHILLIPS’ STATEMENT, She said:—l may bave been crazy whei the baby poison, bus il 1 made mo so, 1 went to Ii in Second siroet two weeks after the baby was born, aud while J remained there they nevor lost un uppor- tugity to quarrel with me, On Monday last they quarrelied with me becauso they saw me talking with the neighbors, and on Yuesday I[ asked Mrs. Philips, my busband’s mother, to take care o1 the bavy whie Il weut out to look tor work, Ou tho way to the ferry I stopped in Ewing's drug store, in hiontgomery street, and boucht five cents’ worth of laudanum, to cure the toothacn: When I returned nome in the evening my sister-tn- law told me that I would have to take the baby with mo when ! went out aguin, as thoy were not guing Lo take care of any one’s children, be next day (Wednesesy) I dia not go down to dinner, bat I boord thom talking about me, Avout one ‘o’c.ock they brought the baby up stairs and the litte fellow acted very strangely, so that I did pot know what todo with him. Ho began playing with the vial of jaudacum and a spoon on the Window sill, and a thougbt struck me that uw f gave bim a little laudanum 1 might make him quiet I poured Out a hall teaspooutul and put it to his lips, Only a drop or so of it eutered his mouth, the remaindor tailing on bis chin and dress. Ho {oll asleep a litte While after that ana slept for threo hours. | tried to arouse bim at four o’clock, but se only opened his eyes and closed them again, ‘then, thinking (bat be mig die, 1 did not want to live withodt him and I wal lowed what remained im the bottle, When my bus- band came home I told him that the baby was sick d asked him to go afteru doctor, Dr. O’Callaghun and Dr. Kopetschey both said that the baby hau con- gestion of the lungs and that they could do nothing tor him, My mother-m-law said thac i! there was apything wrong with the child I was to biawe, and that if the child died she would have him opened, I Loid her that she peed not go to that trouble, because I had given it the laudanum aud takou some mysell, ‘he uext morning tne baby diod.’? M Yhilips suid that she did not Know whethor the plysiciuns had been told about the poison. “1 know | killod him,” gaid Mra, Phillips, ‘bas they drove ine toit,’”? She said tbat her husband or her father had not yet been to seo her and she had not secured the services of a lawyer, NO POISON FOUND. County Physician Converse yesterday reported to Coroner Gannoo that be had mado a thorough an- alysis of the child’s stomach but had failed to find any traces of poisoning. Tno Corouer will have tho stomach taken to Professor Doremus for a secoud anulysis, ‘ne inquest will be begun to-morrow, DID HE COMMIT SUICIDE? AN OLD MAN OUT OF EMPLOYMENT LEAVES HOME APPARENTLY sO DIZ, Louis Haag, # German mechanic, sixty-ive yoars of age, disappeared trom his home, No. 210 Graham avenue, Williawsburg, last Saturday night, and Las not since been heard from. His wile and children ure convinced that the old man, overcome by depression of spirits, hag deliberately put an ond to his lie, ‘he Circumstances of the case ure these:—Ou Saturday evening, at eight o’clock, Mre. Haag retired for the night. Shortiy afterward ber husband appeared at the door and bade her good night, t had jong’ been his custom to sit for an bour or so before going to bed, by the open window, and bis betavior on this occasion gave his wite no cause of alarm. But at he expiration of nearly an hour anxicty began to take possession of her mind, and when the clock struck nine the old womun arose and sought hor hus- band at the window. Ho was not there, however, and thiuking that he might havo yone ous for a little walk she awaited his return with composure, Two long hours passed and tben the weary woman, thor- oughly alarined, again uroge and this time lighted a lamp ne room where her husband was in the habit of sitting aud woere she had belore hoped to find him; but be was still absent, and tuo following Lincs im Gorman, scribbied on the dingy leat of u note»o0k, left no doubt of his intention to remain away Dean Mornen-You cannot pardon me. | have no em- ployment, and 1 don’t want to drain your lite Llood ap: fonger. Tam old audeannot box. Lear mother, tarewell, The poor oid woman passed a sloepiess night of sus- 4 wt daybreak sent word to her daughter in woring street to come to her at once, The © was carried by a milkman who supplies both os With milk, but who was not iniormed of ihe gad Occurreace, ‘The old man’s duughter hastened to communicate with her husvaud, and the latter bore the news to the Police Headquarters in Brooklyn. CAUSE OF THK Act. Hang iv, or was, a native of Wirtemborg, Germany, and in nis own country found work tn flour mills. Thirteen years ago, however, upon bis arrival in thia country, be learned the framer’s trade, uud has siace worked ut it for @ living. But bis disposition was not 4 pleasant one, and by adhering to bis own ideas rather than conforming to those of his employers he uve offence in almostevery shop in which temporary work wus to be found, and seldom succeeded in keep- tug a place for more than four or five weeks. His wile, who is now in her fifty-fiftn year, bas long dono her best to aid bim in their mutual support, aad during the past year their daily bread nas been obtained by her labor aloue. 1 k has proved too much for Fength, and seeing his compan- ion’s lie wearing away for bim when his should have been devoted to her support and comiort the oid mau finally determined to put bimeel! out of the way, without reflecting that bis disappearance would give her far more treubie than any amount of work could possibly da, For some time he had beeo tn low spirits and threatencd to end his Jile, aod now tuat the threat seems to bave been carried lato ex- ecution the partner of bis misfortunes 18 more 9m plo, a strict watch will be kept over her movements by ber son-in-law, William Link, am booest and ind trious young mau, who hus done what be could to aid the old man, and will henceforth take care of the forsuken woman, The old man’s pride and stubborn- ness were such that his family are certain be will pever return, and as he has no other rela- tives in this country and very tow fricnds, it is thought that he hes gone at onge to the river's edgo avd jumped in, He Was Of average size, gray haired and partially bald and wore a fringo of gray beard un- der his chin from ear tocar, His three chtidren aro all married. CUL HIS THROAT. Ar five o’clock yesterday mourning James Borry, @ Bergen farmor, Giscovered the body of a man with his throat cut from ear to ear lying in Saatier’s lane, Jersey Cliy Heights He notified the police and body was removed to Speer’s Morgue, whero it was subsequently idewtifiod that of Henry Broad, a gardener, aged forty-niue, who resided with his nephew at No. 69 Ciiiton place. Near, the body was ound a razor covered with bloud, which was recog. nized as one belouging to the decoased. Brana’s wile aicd a few year$ ago, and since that time bo has ire. quently threateued to take his lie. MEANT TO BE A THIER, OMfcer McGuire produced in tho Jeflerson Market Police Court yesterday Jumes Newman, whom ho had tod on suspicion of attempting to break ato the idence of Mr. Ellsworth, No, 223 Weat Fourteenth street, While the family wore absept in the country. On Sunday night Mr. Watermeyor, Who resides close by, SuW three men lviteriug about the Bouse. He did pay wttention to ti in a crash of glu to his mond, shouted “Poller jag tor Mr Elisworth’s hous turee tntraders rushed lato the streot, and two of then movod off, while the third ensconced bi! bind a barrel, Oflh came Upon this one aod arrested bum. were found to have been pried open and broken. Newman’s picture is in the Roguc Hlery, and he has but recently loit the State Prison, He was beid by Judge Bixby to answer. PASLOR VOSBURGH'S WIFE. Mra Hattio Vosburgh, wito of the Rev. George B. Vosburgh, was yesterday called upon by a Hreaio reporter to learn what she thought of her husband's tion of his pastorate, 8 bout what ought and to every qui ,“L have vothing to say.” Sho remains at ce of Deacon Bumstead wat ntonds to return to Stuy ‘The payment of pensions still coutinues, and the crowds have somewhat thinned out, compared with thove congregated around Colonel Coster’s office last weok, Late on Saturday afternoon we Pension Agent received advic om Washington that funds had been terwarded to pay na’ wnsions. This money was received yesterday aud disbursed. THE BALLERY KXTUNSLON. Mayor Bly yosterday signed the Aldermanio resolu. tion empowering the Sinking Fund Commissioners to soll rtain strip of land oo Battery exten tw tue United States goverumont lor barge purpo EARLY AGAI The New Indictment Declared To Be Defective, INTOXICATING OR SPIRITUOUS? eprneteaetinnemenmitine Views of Prominent Lawyers on the New Excise Point Raised. —_——.-—_— The exclusive announcement in yesterday’ Henan ot Andrew Early’s second indictment oreated great excitement in the city, and, although tho fact was de- nied by a morning journal, its confirmation in tho Court of General Sessious yesterday added {uel to tho flame, Judge Sutherland was promptly on band in court, prepared to hear argument on Judge Ditten- hoefer’s point; 80 wus the discoverer of the objection and also Assistant District Attorneys Horace Russell and Rollins, Lhe spacious court room was closely packed with criminal lawyers, l.\qoor dealera and apos Ues of temperance, men anxious to hear the law. Judge Dittenboeter rose and said that Ipasinuch ai his client had been reindicted, thereby superseding the Gret indictment aad granting the validity of bis objection, there was nothing before the Court. Judge Sutherland frowned and looked at Mr. Ruse sell for tatormation, Having seen ty a morning jour- nal that Early bad not been reindicted, he naturally supposed such to be the fact. Mr. Russolt informed tho Judge that the Hxraup’s statement was correct and that Mr Early had been indicted a second time, in couseqnence of which he called on that unfortunate to plead. Judge Dittentoefer said he would plead not guilty, with leave to withdraw for u motion to quash, “To quash?” asked Mr. Rolling, “Certainly,” replied the Judge, ‘To quash, for this second Indictment is just as faulty as its predecessor. The statute says that a person guilty of selling intoxi- cating liquor on Sunday ag a beverage shall ve guilty. Now this indictment charges him with selling spirit- uous Iquor. Of course it is just as faulty as tho other,” The argument wis adjourned, everybody being ina stato of great hilarity. As Judgo Dittenhocter lett the court, with a copy of the taw of 1357 ander ove arm and bis chont, Audrew Early, on tho other, he was pursued by a crowd of querists, all of whom be laughingly dismissed. Tou Heratp reporter he said:—ine Hgravo is re- ally the power in this case. Until the Muraip took hold of 1bno one noticed it, Now it’s all tne talk, nud Very properly, too, ‘Tbe inaictment was foand on Friday last, o8 the Heraup said, and 1 was tarther surprised to find such a giariug error tn the new tn- dictmont, You sec, wo can't be too particular tn scrutinizing indictments, A well known rale of law provides that they must be drawn in tho language of the statute. ?* ay tho Dietrict Attorney knows tvat as well as you. A PECULIAR o¥vENCE, “Certainly he dove. But thts is a’ peculiar offence and is based on a particular section in which the word ‘intoxicating’ occurs, and in order to make it fight that word must be used. In the other indict- mens against mou Who sell to minora and Tudians the word ‘spirituous’ occurs, and all these blanks ure printed with the word ‘spiriiuous’ in them. That ac. counts for this fault.” “Well, now, Juage, whut practical benefit ts all this technicility to tho dealers 2” “Just this. Heretofore, in order to convict it was only necessary to prove a gale. Then the Court directs the jury to convict and they can’t holp them- selves. But now it 13 mado a question of fact and must, therefore, go to the jury. Aud if we can give a New York jury 4 chance to disagree, the probabili- ties aro tuat they will embrace it, You see, in order to convict, the Court will charge they must de con- vinced that the sale was intended tor 4 beworage, and no cautious barkeeper will be fool evough to put his head in that baiter.” ut that’s evasive. ”? ‘Not at all, We can introduce medical experi to Prove liquor is medicine and all that. Ali 1 want to do isto work up the cominunity so that it will insist on a common sonse law,” “Such as what??* . “Well, L want it go that all unlicensed selling will be stopped. Now there is more illegal traflc than apy other. Then, t0B, I believe in respecting pablic Prejudices. I Would bave no liquor sold during church service hours, and none atall io the neigh- borbvod of churches, A good Jew would bring in w tremendous revenue for the support of hut charities But don’t lose signt of this one polni—it will be itmpessibleto convict of selling liqacr beverage unl the patiy who buys it asa modic: a8 prepared to take the chauce of going up for pe: Jary.”? THE OTHER SIDE. District Attorney Phelps sat in bis easy chair and courteously ened to the Herao’s query a: prosont #intus of the Early Well,” said ne, ‘the first indictment was iu error througb & clerical omission, ‘The words of the statute should have been inserted, Five minutes’ work can arrange toat, ‘Tho HERALD was correct 1a reporting Eurly’s reindict- meat. In reiation to the other point all I can say ts 1t now becomes a question fora jury, Under the old Jaw it was necessary to prove the sule only. But sitll A think that a jury that would acquit on that techni. cality would acquit apy way.”? “How could they if the Court charged them to con- viet f° “Well, tnat’s so, This certainly does make tt more dificuit, because ingemious coun: Taise quee- tons Innumerabie aud porlups belo; nan bonest jury. “Sul au honest J@y bus to go by the evidence, and If testimony shows the liquor was bought lor medi- cinal purposes, what then t’? “That gives them a chance to disagree.” “Have you thought much about the kind of a law you would preter?” “Not much, becange I bave never seen a time when I thought & good !aw could be passed.”” “Not last winter?” if ‘No, especially not last winter, You see the mem- bers of the Legisiature have a great deal Bb nature in them. Some good and others ai Those who ure not bribed, but are bribable, wili bo mad because they don’t get their desires, and those who are unbribadle will be afraid the public will think they have boen bribed. ‘The former won't vote for a good law, bovause there’s no money in it, and the lat- ter won’t vote because they fear they inay be sus- pected. it’s a very diflicult task to bring liquor deul- ersand temperance people together in public or In harmoay, Neither side trusts the other, ‘nis case ot Karly’s 13 of no special account It gums its notorioly because the HxKALD got hold of tho point aud tho polut happened vo ve Vaid?! ANOTHER LAWYLK'S VIEWS, Mr. W. O, Bartictt was the senior member of th Dotable group that protested one day agniust J Noah Davis’ sitting im a certain case—a kroup bracing Jobo tiraham, Willian Fullerton, ‘ive Root and Mr. Bartlett, Jr, with Davia Dudleye Fried besides. Mr. Bartlett is kuowu as ao constitusonal lawyer, aud ec Heap reporter found bim io bis cosey Chambers in Nassau street, tacing the City Hall Park, with a copy of the Sugday Hxnatp in bis ebupely hand. He was asked if he had noticed the report of the Horly case. *Yos,'’ said he, “i was just reading ead it’ very curolully, aud h technical, is a Very correct one,” ues it give Lo the doalers ors fall into a serious error in supposing olate the law with impunity by bouiually selling 48 4 Louic or a medicine, when B ing in reality as a bover: “Lt would ve for the Jury to decise, wouldu’s it??? “The purpose of the Sale would be a question Of tact for the jury, aud if the evidence shows that the saio Was reully a8 a beverage, Although profossedly as a medicine, tho seller could lawiaily be convicted. It 3 uot gale to atlempt an evasion OF the law im that ay.” “But if itis sold as @ medicine-that ty, it the par. chaser asks it as such?" “Phe tudictment, wader our statute, must certainly state the sale to be as a be T i made light of by some persons, as purely techuical, but it 1#.a matter uf substance, | It 1s essential to Lue offence that the sale should be asa beverage—not The liquor avowedly, but im fact. Maoy things which reflecting persons sueer at 4s — techaicul are matters of substance, For —iustance, you give your note for five thousand collars, I'he Payoe sues you for ton. You say, ‘l piomieed only five.’ He answers you, coatempimouny, ‘Oh, that is merely a technical difleronce—a mater of Mgures.’ ‘Toere would be as much reason tm such a reply ua in many of (be criticisms we bear about ‘mere tech niealliies,’ as they are cased, im criminal law. Lf Karly hud becu imprisoued under the Krat indictment it would have boon as flagrant a violation of bis cons stiiutional rights as can well bo tmagiaed, The io- dictmont chirgea uo oftence.” “How abvat the second indictment?” “1D pave eximnined the new udjctwent found against Karty, and | tind tt as fatally detective as the olW.'’ Whatever tho present eivct may be all persons agreo that the eventual issue will be the pasaage uf a aw, Which will afford a revenue to the city, pro- tion fo the honest dealer and muke cortain the punishment of those who sell witho nee: EXCISE TRLALS, DEALERS CHARGED WITN VIOLATING THE LAW EXAMINED DEFORY THE COMMISSION: Bi Tho Commissioners of the Board of Exeise, con- sisting of Messrs, Morrison and Merkle, }d @ session yeaterday alteruoon lor the purpose of hearing charges aguinst some halt a dozen liquor dealers, iv regard to whom the Society for the Prevention of Crime has asked for a revocation of their licenses for alleged violation of the Excwe law, Mr. Wuitney, obairman of the Law Coramittee, was present on behall of tho association named Betore avy other business was transacted tho clerk of tho Board read @ decision of the Excise Commis- sioners in the matter of William Burna, doing baste neas at No. 752 Washington street, wno pas beem charged with baving sold beer at twenty minutes t@ eleven P, M. on Sunday, Jane 2, 1878, and also thea he had his saleon open on that aay, This case, it will be recollected, came up a iew weeks ago betor@ the Commissioners, when the latier reserved their dea cision, OT OPEN. In dispocing of the charge the Commisioners say :—« “The testimony both of Officer Wood and Burns hime self failed to show that any beer had been sold, Tne oficer entered the piace on this occasion by turning the knob of a side door aud found only the proprietor in the place, To say, in such a case, that the plaice was not closed because the door wag uot barred or bolted would be a strange constructiog of language, The Commissioners, therefore, are 004 satistied that there has been a violation of any of th¢ provisions of the Excise laws, and dismiss the com» plant’? ‘The case of Maurice Baumel, a saloon Ki ‘at No... ‘37 Bowery, was thea tuken up, the charge he bad soid hquor while having only ule os Fe] leense, Counsellor Wood appeared tor the accused, Moses S. Mecker, an agent for the Society of the bat Proveution of Crime, testified four and ive o’ciock on the afternoon May 23 lust he, together with John H, Monck«e tov, another agent for the society above meat entered saumel’s piace of business and called for some gin; the liquer was forthwitn placed on the counter; the wituess and his associate poured out whatthey wanted, aud, having drunk the tery beve erage, paid for it and then jelt the premises, Counsel for Baumel then cominenced to flercely Cross-¢Xamine the Witness, cach question asked bein, prowptiy objected to by Lhe legal representative of the Society for the Preventien of Crime. After Prest- dent Morrison bad passed upod the inadmissibility of some interrogatories of tue defendants counsel, without, however, affurding undue gratileation to the opposite side, Mr. Wood straightened Dimself up and returned to tne attack. WOULDN’S BE SURE, “Did you or did you not,” ue energetically inquli of the ‘witness, “zoe any pergon drink intoxicati liquor on that occasion except yoursell, Mr. Moncks won aud the barkeeper while serving you??? Witnes:—I can’t auswer that question; there werg persons sitting at tables with glasses in Jront of them, but I cannot say What any one else was drinking bee sides ourseives. Mr. Wood—This whole charge 16 au infamous piece of business. No ove draok liquor but themselves, and bere aguin sec that the Socisty for the Pre vention of Crime is deliberately inciting the people to break the law, ur. Whitney—{ most decidedly object to any im cendiary Junguage being used bere, Mr. Morrison said that tho w.toess was not called upon to detine what was a violation of the law, as the Board would pass upon that matter, Mr. Wood theu asked the witness whether he saw. rson in the saloon drinking anything exce; e got himscli? Wituess repiied that it was sible tor him to say what the others were drink- ing. Sir, Whitney—When you went into that saloon did. you seo other people sitting down with glasses belore them? A. I did, sir, Q. Did those glasses ail contain the same colored contents? A. 1 did not notice particuiariy what was in tuem; one might have beech a giuss of Seltzer water; the liquid looked white. THE NATURK OF GIN, Q. Might it not have beeo gin? A. I don’t know, Q. Du you know the color of gin? (Mr Wood (im- terrupting)—Ob, yes; ho knova well the color and the taste, (oo, of gip and every other kind of liquor). | A, 1 kvow.tne color of gin very well, and on shut o- casion | took care not to drink ail I poured out, for fear it might kill me, f Mr. Morrison bere asked counsel for the accused if he had any witnesses to call, and Mr. Wood said bis witnesses Were uot present, and asked for an adjourn- meatol thecase. Tbe furtucr hearing of the case ‘wus according!; get Gown for to-day at one P. h. At this point anew idea seemed to occur to Mr, Waitoey, whu said:—**\r. President, 1 would like to ask if Mr. Bauinel! is here?” Mr. Wood—His counsel is here. “Is dir. Baumel vere?” thuadered Mr. Whitney, without noticing the seutentious retort of his oppo- nent. ° Mr. Wood—That is none of your business; 1 am hore. Mr. Whitney—If that romark came from any other sourco 1 would resent 11, but under the circumstances, 1 will iet it pass. He then said that be insisted thus subpamuas should be ieued to compel the uttendance of Maurice Baume! ana lis barkeeper, Edward Lua- wig, at the next bearing of tho case, The case of Andrew Early, doing business at the southwest corner of Eighth avenue and Sixteenth street, Was set down for the Llth iast.; that of Fritz Jaeger, No, 130 Third avenue, tor the 23d inst, as algo that of Louis Minicus, No. 404 First avenue; tl cases of Daniel Huduer, No. 439 Kast Fourteent® street, and George Maxeman, No, 449 Fourth avesue, will be heard on the 12th inst, The Excise Commissioners passed a resolution yeu 0 the effect that ull persons to appear as Wie hull in tuture be served with subpoonas, APPLYING FOR LICENSES. A sbort timo ago there were about one hundred an@ eiguty liquor deviers in Long Island City who bad per sistently refused to take out ticon: Now the une licensed dealers are ina jarze minority, tne author. ities baving taken measures to compe! compliance with the law. Yosterday the Board of Excise met at Reeaigu’s Hetol, contiguous to the Court House, and recelved applications fur license from nose’ who were appretiensive of being indicted by the Grand Jury bow ju session, Twenty licenses were tssucd aad the recoipts were ubout $600. ‘Those who tailed to upply for licenses yesterday, is 15 understood, wilh be indicted 10-da: F. B, SPINOLA AND ASSOCIATES, THE PROPOSITION BE¥YORU THR ALDELMEN TO HEAT NEW YORK BY STEAM—DISOUSSION BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS, Several months agoa petition was seut in to the Board ut Aldermen by the Now York Steam Heating Company asking tor permission to lay pipes through all the streets of the city. It ts proposed to heat all ‘the buildings in New York, pablic and private, by steam by moans of a patent apparatus, Roceniuy avother applicant for the privilege came forward in the person of General F. B. Spta d “associates? troduced w resolution in this 1D. Alderman Poster terest declaring that Permission be and, the same ts beroby given to Francis 8. seociates”’ to lay mains d pipes And public piuces im this city, wi such connections as may be eesnary torthe purpose supplying steam under tho “tHoily combination system’ to the city audits imbabitants for heating and oot other domest rany wad all herore lay 4S raucis B. Spinel ri ln tho sui of $4 000 to Fe piace the pavement in ony Of the streots, avenues or Dub lic places Where such mains or pipes may be lad, in such manner as (he Coniuissioner of Punic Works may direct. ‘The republican members of the Board considerea this « very sweeping and important privilege to give to any iudividuwi OF set of individnals without Bul guarantees being insisted upon, In erations, Alderwan Morris off ginal resolution, toilows:— sor pipes the said francis os sal uive ® boud, to be ap uum of $90, 00 Tho maia amendments provide a Before taying any sa B. Spinola wud his proved by the Comptevilor, in th i xi lor the replacement of the street: mains or the Commis: that the be necessary by sFepale wi ° ment aud recover the expeuve the! ons that the said Francis & Spinola and associates shall give # further bond of $100,000 con- ditioned to hold the vity baruiess from damages that may F from accidents or other causes to the élty Han te by th m pipes that the work of lay- aad pipes. in nad tion of the Departin that the cost to the the use of us proposed, shall be tained upd the Comumisstouers of , and that tue permission to lay a!teontinue only during the ploasure of the*Com mon Couneti, who may revoke such permission of Impose new or additional conditions, and io all things com- trol the operations of tue suid Francis B. Spinola and Assos cinter in using the stroev cos of this city us proposed, as the sald © f from tite to time to bo tor the best city and its inhabitants. The resolutions and amendments wero referred to the Committee oa Public Works ef the Board of Al- dermen, which consists Of Mesars, Sheile, Mati, Cure roll, Piuckuey and Bielin, The Grst threo are Tam. many democrate and the others republicans, 4 hear. jog was giveu by the Pubic Works committee to the supporters of the scheme, Whea Geueral Spinola, as the agont of his ‘associates,’ delivered a lengthy are gament, The New York Steam heating Company did not send any representa plore Lue COM MIeds From the peculiarly loose manver in whicn th Grat resolution was drawn and the avsolute neglect ia plactog proper saleguards around the proposed great to be awarded to* B. Spiaola aad asso. crates,” rumors have latoly been circalated around the City Hull that tho whole «eheme 16 « gigantic job, The action of the Cominittee on Public Warks yestor- day afternoon did not tend (o cispel suspteions in thig connection, At one o'clock this boay inet in the Aie dermanic chamber. Mossrs, Sbeils, Hall, Pinckney aod Bigitn were present, Mr. O being obsent, tant voto as to reporting Alderman Fosv! favorably the committee was tod sand Hail (Tammany democrats) im th pes tive and Messrs. Bigho aod Pinckney (eeousli in tho negatt Tho mattor was then jaid over for future Consideration, mati EXCURSION FOR CRIPPLES, ‘The cripples of this cliy were benchted by anem cursion ov the Floating Hospital o! St Joun’s Gath, foiast Saturday, Toe regular day ot tho Guild’s exeure sious is Thureday; but this was ao oxtra trip, aud the | barge, instead of making its usaal voyago down the Bay, turaed its bead up (he Hudson and gave ite poor occupants & Fiew Of some of tho taest river seonery in the world. Ihis commondabie charity was due to tho liberality of Mr. lusive A. Hopper, of Newark, ruished by the band boys from the Seidiers’ Home various other porformers,