The New-York Tribune Newspaper, June 9, 1866, Page 8

THE WANGING OF PROBST. - LAST HOURS OF THE CONDEMNED. et —— A QUIET EXECTTION, —-— Prom Our Sgecial Comren PriLabcLrnia, June &, 1866 ear the old Point House the First Ward of T hidadeIphin marders, on the 7th of April, are com motted ot » farm in J On the th the on e 2th, s tr Bt degree is Lroug . be in hanged Tune & Nine weeks le i erime, ¢ The history of most s story of long previous oriminality o art of lestroyer, or of intense and . e tantalization on the part of the vietim, In this nur fure of secret gullt, 10 this torture of centemial provocs el s fo g uly th . T She monger ineidents which can be glenmed from t e career of Aton hat e o b wiy serutinlzed b " Y rod for s0 vast & crime, Fow as thewe «rut mot was a spendtbrif e prove that be oy W e had mouey from the Filth Peansyivania ( Anton Probst bad b bave shown & woney in tw . ¥y man he could 1 1 ward chless ox ture for the ent. Mo had & toueh of Sardasapolus in ) . plessure was the aim of bis existence. He 4 have made life & lager beer s and all its duties Baden. in dless games of bagatelle. Born in Ueblingen 42 be was raised wmong inflvenees uot _remarkable for their morality W er although a eary e never had him thoght o | ! pt Mim et dome ing whatever ouount of farming the neces hold reqaired. Anton o never whout &/l his earcer in th ntry » any propensity for work. Two bours after having wed Bimself to be enilsied in the 12th New. Vork o be is heard of as a laborer is wher and. or, his money e 1, be tramps down toward Neok and begs w he sabsequently arders. Bvery | » life becomen absorbing when one remembers onote bo an w centto b marder is & horrinle polvp - lowe ¢ » whers, A lirdseye view of the I sickening, Oue degraded fi ¥ from the army, an inmate of an ase, i penniless loalos aro v Rro a8 swelter sog pewch picker in Maryland, w Jreadtal havds of the Sever selalng on Mm as he works, & foot wore, prianste tramper around the lowlands of the Neck, & monstrous pha gom snddenly arises in the midst of & loving household's fear and Joy, wi t vameless Something about him ot which the good and r and turn pale. With a bra Sal pst behiind him. 1 which not u single lovely flower of mem woms, be flits, & solitary figure, neross the lonely moors, e bas left, in requital omfort and weleome whe bery and blood. And in intervals betweon desertion, and | . . g and roud-me . o e of | 10 God the soul wi not nnderets b Gadhpiubing, tel venkmceing, sef & o Of | e was pulled, the it whirr_and rush b de the nights o baguios and the daxs | died into silesce Jod sides. The body n good deel of th pt love of w siogle, beavy thug fo Is Swark of oatesuetlobe two minuted there His Ui atchwork of enforced labor R et and of the valgar debaucheries the board proceeds of that siles and oscil Iabor procare. s this Anton et %o much of an enigma " ! u’nnnul-‘- | o ' e i on . ! Ve com plete. Everything was after alli He is only an unrefined br Waen e gy b Be was first deceived into Mr. Deering's bouse in 1865 he re. ion, From the beginuing to a¢ 4ot 8 souud Was heard from the throng of wains only three weeks, but loog enough to know tuat bis employer keeps motey in 16 house, After an loterval of probable debaueh, be returns to Mr. eering, and importunes to be taken back again. With what object 1 1a the words of 1 made op my mind to gel s0 the money ; ot back for. * bis imagina Its features 2 a dresm, gl of distant but Lufiuite Being, malevolest ong before he does ite bid of bis lying | Siowly. like an evi) epir tion the i t shad are hidden and its form s dim presence felt, like that of eterval. Even Anton pa: Then comes the appalling bistory @ny. ax o band e are touched with tbe benediction of the dawn. be lies in w d shudders and walks away out of the hearing of the ehildrer s voices over bead. At length s morning comes that - dny, Apri) 7 The master of the house goes iuto the city. He crosses the threshold s Man mur and & wait, doy by 1t s the horsible climax to s degraded life. Anton goes to the ylesaure, and safety in the money of which murder the lock. And in that early April morning, “dark, raini ed jstless boy who slept with bim unshrinkivgly the night one, he wutilates the bodies of youog the 1 Defore—ere one elildren, and siakes them with biood from the still warm | oo io Dreast of ber who bage and nourished them. She Jast words of bis confession « After I killed the firet boy 13 there; if a hundred had gone t 1 would b il wi aring. 140 not know why I feit ¢ B¢ feeliug against the famiyy, ovly 1 wanted the mo always treated me well: none of these people said & y; 1 had they Doys threw up bis hand; I guess Mrs. Deering got her hand ebopped; mone of them said anything. neither the baby; I @id pos wish to leave the baby. because I was afraid it would o wake & big noise; I was in s horry when I killed tbe y. and did not look, and fhat was the reason I cat it iu the shonider.” “Then comen the story of the dismal incidents ere he quite the Jonely farm forever and turns his back upon the ripening | eid which he has cbanged into an aceldama, the robbing and easmination of the pocket-books; the lonely and leisurely re. | past, with the rainy eveniug setiing in; the bolting of the doors and windows; the sackivg and plundering of the house; She feeding of the chickens and the cattle, and the burrying debaucheries of made by Sheriff 7 reporters ot the County 00d ressous for thus placing er- n press, they are reasons which Be secladed within bis own bosom. He expi it as Ris desire that the pablic sbould be fully informed in regard to the circumstances under which Probst was execnted, and fortawith sets to work to raise all sorts of obstacies to prevent he public receiving tue information. He bad had letters ad- dreseed to bim from all parts of the country—letters which, 4o Ms exalted position of Sheriff, be had deemed it :flm to anawer v‘ refusals. He had been im- for six weeks by nmbfl‘lourmu representing themselvos as members of the press. The consequence wus that be, the Sheriff, was suffering from headache and antic) tion of nervous fover. Anotber thing which determined bim ‘wpab 80 stringent a course, was the fact that the last execution Bad been witnessed by over 1,50 mnd that after it was over more than 50 empty whisky bottles bad been found strewn around the prison m Sveriff Howell's wind is jprobably of the wnd strative order, and was th able to discover between whisky botties and newspaper corre- mu an affinity which commoner sort of people with bis organization would find ft impossible to detect. Be this as it may, Sberiff Howell has exercised considerable in endeavoring to prevent the public receivini » minote and ol | account of the way '! Probet left iuto “the tiis world aud wen present yester- the and ny the correspondents were yard of the w-‘u was eot down to the smallest possible pumber by the Kheriff bimeelf, the quantity of whisky botties left in the yard after the execution was over is not of material import- -uce THE GALLOWS. ‘While these preliminaries were going on. the time had ap- when the gallows was to walt no longer for its sacri- The gallows was erected in the most secluded s ‘within the walis of the jail. Ordinarily it had been built 1o th wear of one of the wings in the western part of the yard. was there that Arthur Spring and the Skuspinski's, Mosler, Langfeldt, and Williams wwung. in wight of many of the yrisoners. Armstrong, if we remember right, was hung near e pajut -hox The h"uon that received Probst was erected 1 lre' ngle formed by the intorsection of the western wall with the mrnmu that divides tbe female from the male the two cells from which the ezecution dept pen) rom oou! been seen, the prisovers bad been pre sy removed. A third cell was the cell, from which 1o espial ocould have been ticable. A gallows s s very simple thing to see and to escribe, and at any execution 1 ws naturally comes in for & sbare of description. On the one on which Probst per- wo isbed there is Dotbiug luviting particular attention. wpright poste with the top crossbeam completed the frame: ‘work; two cross-pleces fastened into the prinoipal posts and the hinges, which folded borizontally, completed the A center prop three inches .T“" supported the traps. & hinge, constrocted on the principle of the carpenter’s wule, being near the middle. The safety of the platform was secured by the usual two temporary props near the outer recievi edges of the traps. The step-ladder was piaced upon the left | Bacd side as you faced the gallows. The noosed rope dang- ing from the crossbeaws overhead, the small cord-like rope mear the binge of the center prop, completed the picture of Wis conventional instrament of punishment. Has not ny & wituesser of an_execution pondered to himself over the precastions taken for the sakeof silence! The greasod Ringes, the soft pads beneath the barsof the trap—those #i. vtly suggest the difference between the clamor and brutal- 4ty f murder, and the digaity and justice of execution. Th soul that is cut off must b silently exscinded. Justice b delicute ears that must not be offended. The door must not ereak that opens luto the vast vistas of eternity. An yespect to Probst’s execution, Sheriff Howell took as gr pains to malntain profound silence with regard to it, as th mewspapers and newspaper-people were so many pads and Singes, which, instead of belug stuffed or oiled. were to be Qispensed with and ignored sltogether. Jut the press is nbiquitous; end that the public Las such minute particulars it B to thank the press, and ot Sheniff Howelly FROM THE DUNGEON 10 THE GALLOWS, ‘The Sberitl, the d.flun, the Jurors, aud the Distriet Attor- 20y belug assewbled adow is seen and its | In the carly worniog, when natare’s parted | dark, raining and cold.” Tt is the worning of Satur- | be will recross it a | The Sardasapalus within bim is too strong for | how b Miw to remain less. s ignorant mind sees wealth, and | s (ke e and | g, [ut it bes once b a8 be scavs the solitary furmlands, which ot this very | Dour are being talked about by millions to the very ende of | the earth, there is very little faltering in his srm ere it strike | not eare If & hundred were | killed them | ord or | Beoliered wien I killed them; 1 do not know whether oneof the | and consoled that 1 can glue dark | ers aud foroeps. After this they applicd galvanio currents to fle yoom adjoluing the east gud of the | Qbjo, | the first case that & h | NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, NATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1895 | wing. known aa the conyicts’ s/de, as the clock stroek 10 word | | wos sent to the prisaner that the Shenf ready to exeeut the sentonee of the mw, Daring the fow minutes that elapsed v of o At ) My them, bort bst, 1am come to 1 am ready to & Ber Wit o il utes w “ Antoim with th 1 am info ready to meet it " Al that address to Pr wform you prooced with piriseal adviser that I ary newspar ptins and affald « e . ; A fall of Iigated suffering THE MAN DORE HIMSELF. HOW limbs, & hirt Wl ceves. looked loss previously t yestorday mor ad looked at auy Lot others judee 1 1 e sight i the direet ight and found it the day and d eheerful eve: ndt On Thursday night well, Tuat moruing Le bad eaten n hearty breakfa three honrs ag: 1 bhad » nd i for and coffes and broad and buttr provid ndent's table. e bad repeatedly ¢ o audelgo any quantity of junistment. ay It was 6t that he »f d 4 ¥ A Le had said beings. M1 NTS, Sheriff Ho ¥ Grondts hur | wisce be bad wurd red ciopt enitl x‘ THE SHORTENING AL 103 the seaflyl intend ot | I 2 the . Grundtaer, Probst in broken Eng mors o ¢ attentisely w Storifl aud Mr puter « loft with b Grandtner ¥ ¥ fow words d for the st time | nes in t heing read by t Every e all strength still be never earcr, by territ able future w bunds were ba. neek. 1 waeh lo't 4l stant between b the rope be ¢ s 1 | PROBST & LETTERS FOVE. The two letters w Auton Probst Las written to bis pa- rents, brothers and sister, w)ll be interesting s unmistaka ble evidences of character The first is dasted April 1%, and | rends thus: Diax P the last 13 befailen e m e IIROTHER AXD SIeTERS 1 wrlte t0 you now for v 4o b o fain w paulon from th fa b | was taken ol h now donot know on what day | bt th whio was with te wore, but 1 could vot to w 1 felt that | mo o know of the awful o £ of surprise to you to know how I could 1 will tell you in this country 1 became & soldies, In d nothing bot cursing and ewearing, and soon When then 1 was free from Lave falie Tmmediately upon my arriv which positio | became o sharer it Ty wicke Uhe sruy, | gave mysell it of licentiousness; and th that | vo y sk you all longer believed 1 God o to b o beatt | it has fargive e, and do restly need i When | only think how good snd kind you slways were to me. and Py wid comfortab e | always was while | was with you: and ve 0uk 80 low (bat here, i the years of my youth, 1 wust re hour 1o sperd with | you tuen I wo de. Tather, mother, brothers a.d little sister Ma peued. and now | can b Once again 1 a3k your pardon. Do not let this trouble cr only beg of you beip we by your jasyers, help we a8 wiuch can T will now clone miy lntter w d meny thousand greetings. 1 b ANToN PrOBAT. 1 wish you wueh hap you & f y sursday afternoon. The address Martin Probst, Wehlinger Amt, Bordorf, Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany " The letter reads thus DrAR Panuxre. BRoTnERS AND S1eTER: | do not know whether or recetved my iastletter in wiieh | sent you the sad intelligence e T desire. 1o wiile you once sgai, to Wnform you bow 1 opest, =y time bere o (e prison. | have now spent eight ihis oell. and uave endeavored to prepare for my death ax lias | powibly could. The clergyman hus visited and bas_iustructed me well. | have seversl times cuived holy ot o Wil be consoied and cheerful a4 for me throughout the entire city particolars of my destb. 1 only holy sacrifice of Mass offered ersl times duriog wy b Th an atonement for my fearful crime. 1 trost that you men will send you ull the entreat you ull. pray for we. | up frequently for tie repose of my b Wachter hasaiso visited me s prisouisent. He will send you wy picture sod s lock of my h ‘The 5th of June has been appoliited as the day of my death, and to- morrow will be the 6ih of June, on which I sw ready to offer up my [ife with the greatest joy for my siue. 1 trust to meet you alf in eternity, in & bappier and better place, and makes ine rejoice with my whele beart. ow close my letter with wauy thoussod grestings to all of ou. yl-ndl-utb-nhlllln' i May we meet again, (o & better world. ANTOX PROBAT. Joseph Wechter, who isalluded to In the above letter, is tho only person known to be connected with Probst's family in Americs, Els sister is married 0 & brother of Probst in Ger- many. © A¥TER THE EXECUTION. At ten minutes after 11 o'ciock the immediate wit- nesses of the execation bastily left the jail yard, sud then the people loft out by Sheriff Howell obtained entrance to the prison through the kindness of such cosmopolitan and liberal spirits as Lieuts Fuller, Frauk Hampton, High-Constable Clarke, aud Keeper Money. The Sheriffl had beon cxtremely particular as to intruders, but his hopitalities to those who entered were more devout than orthodox. Haviog pulled the gallows cord with his own hand, he also tej the Bourbon, and many Tod lo who represented public lnlemu.}npcred! mselves 1.’:' apec- tacle of the jall yard, by fortifying their poor earthly carcasses with Monongahela juices. Arrivod st the angle of the Jail yard, where Probst. in tight el shirt, cosrse on I { mixed pauts. and a white deatb-oap, Buog suspended. wit his toes just reaching the allows burdle, | stood around the body, questioning the OTIDAN priest, ans est musketo of the season perched upon the criminal's face, while blue-bottle fli proportions, were makiug themselves at home with his sleeves and shirt bosom, Ho seemed to be a loosels-Xnit though heavy fellow, jost the pictare of a thousand Geruians, who had enlisted in the Uniou armies, aud be swung so quietly and passively that it was hard 10 recoguize ia his boyish figure the deliberate murderer of & whole family of preity infants aud unsuspecting country Dlnfll] he was cut down, and falling all ina beap, “a lomp of flesh, & chaos of cold clay,"—Lis carcass was placed upon the ancient hardle, used commonly to wheel bread into the corridors. After it bad proseeded a fow yards the priest stopped it, and proceded to read. alternately, the burial ser- vices, the crucifix, meantime, being placed upon a coarse blanket. eovering the whole stal of the dead man. Bome of the people during this procodure stood uncovered, though the wass compared the gameness of Probst’s death with others they had witnossed. opinion concluding that Le was sim| repentant savage, who neither apprebended the enormity of his offense por ti -m{ of “repentance. U looked upon the corpse satisfyingly, it was wheeled to a little door beneath one of the corridors, and while the prisosers with loruu faces pressed agaiust the slim windows, looked themselves purblind to see the result of aeath, a number of physiciaas counected with the Jefferson Medioal College, car- ried the body to a chair within, aud proceeded to fustitute a umc olnn'uwmle: “e':l“hlL ey first examined the retina with powerful lenses, worked by electric aparks, and. then cut out the right eye With pine- the lips and temples, and the man with the broken neck went through the mockery of nplng‘ breathing, and trembling. | This experimont waa instituted by Dr. B. Howard Kand, & ted chemist in Philadelphin, and be watehed it till sick at e s mach, -I:d“l.r:e; gladly Jeft the body of the murderer stiffln lense air and nauseati - ening details of the spectacie. G0 i —— Tag LATE ARsoN Casg.—On Monday last, THE TRIBUNE contained an acconnt of a fire hav! oceurred in the grocery of Charles Jebring, at No. 13 Rooserelt-st., and the subsequent arrest of the proprietor and his clerk, Joln H. Decker. on suspicion of having set firo to the place in order toobtain an iosurance of 81,500 on the stock, which it is claimed was not worth more than §500. Immedintely nfter the fire was extinguished an examinntion was made, ‘and a | quantity of shavings saturated with kerosevo oil was found | E-nl-u, consumed. Siuce then, Fire-Marshal r and t. Thorn bave been actively at work, and have disoovered that on the day preceding the fire both the sccused bought | kerosene &/l ‘The bottle used by them was found near the | fire, almost consumed. Yesterday the prisoners were oom. | mitted for trisl, without buil. by Justice Dowliog. This is occurred sluce the Fire Commissioners offerad & reward of 81,000 for the arrost and couviclior person guilty of te criwe of arson. et G e i PriLaveLruis, June & —Flour quiet; sales unimprotant, Wheat steady; prime Red te unchauged, Corn buoyant; Yellow, 05¢. Coffee quiet. Sogar steady; uba, 104 1RRc. curreney. Provisious quiet; Mess Pork & | MEETING OF THE BOARD OF HEALTIL | paring to sttend the funeral, she was attacked and died at | poured every fout hoars, at which time the lime was ehanged, | and a | iaithful sanicary sdviser in his own family, but had overlooked sad THE CHOLERA IN NEW-YORK. ' e in the City, A€ Two Deaths from the Di RN LATEST FROM QUARANTINE, —— | Iu Tne TRIBUNE of yesterday morning we gave an | account of the death of Mr. Edward A. Frazier, by cholera, at No. 303 Broome-st, which took place on Monday moraing, | after an illness of 16 hours, On Tuesday, Mre. Read. a rela. tive of the decensed, washed the clotbing he bad soiled during bis illvess. At 2 p.m., of that day, while engaged in pre- | widuight, withio ten bours after the first appearance of the dis- ease. On Thursday evening a German eervant girl in the same family sufered somewhat from premonitory symptoms, but with prompt medical aid she soon recovered aud is pow convalescent., These three cases, following each other so closely, indicate the danger that lurks in negleot and should prepare our citizens for auy emergency that may suddenly ACTION OF THE HEALTR AUTHORITIFS. For the purpose of giviog our readers some uotion of the agents best adapted to purify apartments that may be tainted by the poison, we give the method used by the Health authori- ties 13 the case abore named. Ty the dircetion of Dr. Harris, 15 poands of sulphate of iron (copperas) wera purchased and ved in 4 galloos of water. A quart of this solution was 4 into the basine of the water-closets every two hours wed to drip through. Fifty pounds of chloride of lime were sprinkled in the open privies, in the yard and aronnd tha walls aod fences. Plates containing chloride of lime were ylaced in all the rooms in the house. Upon theso acids were thus keeping the atmosphere all the while permeated with chlorine. Strong vivegar may be used in this way with chlo- ride of lime with excelleut effect. The soiled clothing of the teceased porsons was boiled for one hour in 12 gallons of water, to which had beea added one ounce of the permanga- uate of potosh. ‘The faithful execution of these orders was attested by frequent visits from the family physician, Dr. | sspector Paine. These sipla prophy [ in similar cases, way b worth remembering by every housekeepe these cuses of cbolera to the Board of Health, 1n reporting Dr. Ha ‘W w of the two fatal cases of E any hours duily in & damp end Mudioasly put every pert of uie building in perfoct ord 1ind ac anly been uncouscious of the fact that his own library was periiously damp and insslabrious “Seoomd . That » paimiess distrhes quickly termisated in cramps, col pee and deat Thwd : Tust s second case of d under eir sustances which | sm compelied to regaid as guiticant i portance. AFPFAIRS AT SEGUI The latest reports from Segul. terduy afternoon through Dr. verything was quiet, and the ception of the passengers on the Peruvian was progressing rapidly, nuder the direction of Col. Gy Ellisou. There is very little excitement among the islanders in the immediste b we understand that a_delegation has u effort to have the Cuya- hoga removed fro This is perbaps the opening | strategem of the campaign against Quarantice. 1f the garri- son can be indueed 1o abandon their post, or the authoritics persunded to order them to another point, the bulldings would Tall nn casy prey to the vigilance committes. A meeting was beld at Richmond pight before last, at which vigorous resolu tions were adopted, althongh no direct thrests were made. ‘Lether the Washington visitors will be successfal in their rewains to be » 3 fancy the nterested in the Quarantine question toaid ess in suppressiug the preseat ostablish- ment in the Lower Bay. | In regard to the disease on board the Falcon, the lat ports are quite gratifying. Three deaths too but there were no adisissions, s will bo secn the Deputy Health-Officer. publisbed herewith fover patients ure rapidly convalescing, and Quarastine affairs are fast assuming an agr Much, bowever, still remaias to be doue; but the vigor of the | past week, we are assured, will be coutinued until necessary arrangements for both sick and well pass from iufested ships will be thorough wud complete. QUARANTINE REPORT. Hoserrav Smir, Thursd The following three new cases hay siuce last report June b—Johanna Asmus Lowes, aged Caren Larsen, sged s, Denma ‘The latter patient was returued to the ship F back sick. The following two patients died since last return: June 6—Simon Telfar, aged 33, Eogland; sdmitted Ma) Anna Maria Olsen, aged 6, Sweden ;. admitted emaining last repor ew cases. Total .. Died..... ' POINT. city yes- be feft ork of preparing for the re- ¥ the letier of 2 he yellow y, June 7, 1604 been recerved . Petorson, aged 32, Denmark. Deumark. 'ortsmouth, and 0. upe 1, R N Rematning... LATEST QUARANTINE ‘meront. HosPiraL Suir, Friday, June &, 1566, No admissions since Inst report. 1he followiag bave died June 7, Jeus Magnus of Sweden, agea %; A Convalescent patients returned to sbip Saratogs. . The Metropolitan Board of Health met yesterday afternoon at the usual hour and place, Presideat JACKsON S SCHULTZ in the chair, avd all the members present save Dr, Swinburse. The miuutes of the last meeting were read and approved, INE NEW QUARANTINE. Judge BoswiTi said that he was sorry to sce that certa papers bad said that the Board had seized Seguin's Point without color of law. On‘the othier hand, they bad only taken possession of that which was their own, just as a man would take possession of property he had leased. ALLOPATHY VERSUS HOMEOFATAY. Dr. 870%E, from the Sanitary Comumittee, made a report con- cerning the request of homeopathists for a separate hospital in which cholera could bo treated should an epidemic prevail ander their exclusive care. He said he regarded it as unwise 10 8ot aside their bospital regulations for the sake of these gen- tlemen. Their prescriptions would be made up for patients onder their cl and every aid afforded thew that was given to others. did not think furtber actlon uscessary, and moved that the communioation be filed. THE STKEET AND OFFAL CONTEACTS. Presidont ScivLiz sald that New-York was taxed over [ 1K per annum more than the coutract prioe for the re- moval of offal. The streets and privies were ina bad condi tion, and constant aud unceasing work must be done to keep the city clean and & wholesome odor in the at He had made such arrangements that each scavengs watched. and if found overcharging siugle cent for bis work bis license would be revoked. By this weans the seavengers would be induced to adopt the best wothod of doing their duty. “The atreet contractors also would in future be obliged to ay all dirt and garbage placed in vessols or upon the s alks. He knew au lustauce where $450 had been paid for the removal of garbage from a certain ueighborhood to the very parties who were under obligatious by their contract to carry it away, He therefore intended to insist upon the ful- fillment of these contracts iu their letter avd spirit. Section 3 g No person should been the custom for He bad the honor to lose duty it was 1o seo that the contructs wore fultilled, and as such he felt itto be his duty to have the subject well agitated, that somethiog wight be further done for the benefit of the city. RALD UFON MANUFACTUKERS OF WANOO BEER. Mr. Charles Jarvis complained of Wakoo beer sold at the drug stere No. 190 Grand st., corner of Mulberry-st., which has produced vomiting and other complaints. Savitary In- spector Kennedy examined the matter, aud found thai the of u little St. Croix molasses, mixed with water t, flavored with a tinctare made of the oil of win- , cloves avd clunamon. The beer wet nside to ferment. The beer is sold when it has fermented sufliciently to force its way from the celiar to the tumbler. When there is a great demand, freshly- made beer is mixed with ol or sour beer, and is bought by thousands at thres cents & glass or ten cents a quart. hen it has not suf- ficient gas to force it from the cellar, it is brought to the counter by weans of a brass pomp and lead The beer the Inspector found at the place was sour, and from the fact of being in contact with brans, lead and copper, was deomed detrimental 10 health and dangerous to life. He recommended that the beer be drawn from awooden vessel, and that sour beer be thoroughly interdicted. Aun order of this Kind was made and issued. i tiou Dy R IR0 BERTAA, etter from Dr. Bissel'. read vesterday to the Board of Health, states that the brig Bertha arrived on the 1t |dm. from Ponoe, Porto Rico, after a passage of 21 days. She was Inden with sugar, and her officers and craw consisted of eight men all told. The captain’s boy, 17 years of age, took sick on the ninth day out and died inseven days. The cook who had been sick for some months with consumption died also on the gaasage. The wifo of the captain was takou sick on the 2d of ay on board the Bertha while in Ponce, removed to the aliore where she died on the 9th of May. A seaman named Post was taken sick 11 day Pouce, arrived here with the brig sick of yellow fever, but is now doing weil and will probably be dischurged ia eight or ten d LAGLE BEER AS A SANITAYY AGENT. A commuuication, signed by Willinm Kramer and others, 8 cowmitiee on the part of tie Lager Beer Brewers of the city Was presented. read and iled. The wemorinlists represcnt that the prohibition of the sale of lages-beer on Sundaye s daugerous to the health aud injuri- ous 1o the morals of a large class of the German population, Lard é’“fi.’}"n’;&“‘" bieky dull; Feuusylvania, 82 25; and recozz=end that the justructions to the police authoritics : -olnod‘ d us to alow the Inwer-Leer de, m‘ yivjate |;c | resolution abuve named, Mr. Actou m | have isued o neat and clear! METROPOLITAN BOARD OF EXCISE, - T ¥ive Hundred and Bighty-Seve ed.—Unenlled-ior Licensew nnd the K g : 2 1 reats. Al The Metropol Board of Excise met yesterday NOTICE. afteruoon immedintely after the adjournment of the Board of Health, all the members belng present. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. i LICENSES GRANTED, g tod Mr. Acton, from the Committee on Applications, presen o ST applicauts. to whom. licenses wero grauted, ENTIRE PRE SS making & total of $5,727 thus far 1ssued by the board. -~ R LICENSES UNCALLED-FOR. OF THE The amount of monay received at the Treasurer's Oftico up to last eveniug was $7<4,000. About 1.500 licenses, he ver, now remain in the Inspe Office, awaiting the payment of ! 1 to be far more anxioud to sell liguor than s & means of bringing shese men A ed that the Treasarer aud lu specter of Exoise be directed to deliver no licenses after the 15th 1nst. without further orders from the Board. The resolu tion was unanimously adopted. ENPORCEMENT OF THE LAW. The law has not been vigoronsly entorced as yet, for the renson that @ great wany licenses bad not been catled for by persons to whom they were granted, and, a8 a corollary to the i that the Board of Police be requested to canse the provisions of the Liceuse Law to be fully enforced after the 16th inst. This, it is thought, will give the dealers ample time to pay the moneys Low due. FEFS FROM THE COURTS. Mr. Manierre stated that he had received 410 from the Feurth District Court, Brooklyn, Judge Dai V}rr-hlm[. which was all the fines that had, a8 yet, been reported for May. Blank forms, ubon which Magistrates could make returns were pre- sented and adopted. 2 STATEN ISLAND ARRESTS, ast Sthday seven men were arrested on Staten Island by Capt. Holhrook for violations of the Excise Law. Upon being arraigned before the justices in Edgewater and Brigh- ton they were discharged, npon the gronnd that the matter of hands of the trustees. Upon UNITED STATES RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED TO SEND THE UNDERSIGNED A SAMPLE COPY OF THEIR NEWSPAPER MAGAZINE, BY RETURN MAIL, ARE FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES, AND OBLIGE WESTS, BRADLEY & CARY, NOS, 97 CHAMBERS and 79 and 81 READESTS, NEW-YORK CITY SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF J. W. BRADLEY'S CELE BRATED *PATENT DUPLEX ELLIPTIC (or Double) SPRING SKIRTS.” Excise in those villages wos in the motion of Judge Bosworth, the Couuselor was directed to bring suit, to recover the penalty for the violation of the law, against each of the parties so discharged, After some furtber desultory business the Board adjoarned. prastelutisbulus. ks Y 1Y NEW il The Central Presbyterian Church is to be removed from Broome-st. to Sixtl-ave., near Fortieth st. Preparatory services will be Leld oz Sunday, at 4 o'clock o. w., Ja Palace THE Hall, T T { To Lycevs Cosarrrees.—The Rev. Henry ) Blanchard of Brooklyn, N. Y., is prepared to enter into en- gngements for next Wintor to deliver before Lyceums his lec- OF THE tures on * Whittier and his Poetry,” and on * Lougfellow aud (AT - AND Be: T FOR THE EMPLOYES OF THE ACADEMY OF Music.—1It is proposed to give a graud concert at Irving Hall, on Friday, June 15, for the benefit of the employés of the late Academy of Music, many of whom suffered by the late fire, k.o 2 FESIAN WAR Mar.—L. Prang & Co., of Boston, defined map of the *seat of war” on the Canadian border, now rendered a center of interest by the movements of the Fenians. Itcan be obtained in this city of their agents at No. 639 Broadway, OPINIONS OF THE PRESS UNIVERSALLY DEMAND J. W, BRADLEY' DUPLEX ELLIPTIC (Or Double Spring) SE I R T8 D or BREAK like the Single Springs, but —Four Conferences of this Asso- day. Oue in the Chureh of the Hols Trinity, the Rev, 8. IL Tyng, jr., Forty-sscond-st. and Madi . m.; the Rev, Drs. Haestiogs and J, T. Duryea Eminent clergymen of different depomi u the devotions. A Conerence will be | M. E. Charch, near Sixth ave., at the and oth s clation will be held on THEY will not B pe hour. Speok. Anim ‘st 4 p. w., in the ol & 8 : Fierrepont-si n-st.. Brooklyn, | wil EVER PRESERVE their PERFECT snd BEAUTIFUL where the r, Thowas, 800 | gy pls whers three or four ordivary skirts bave been THROWN others will eveniny, st #o'clock, in he Sonth ( ourt and ASIDE as USELESS., They COMBINE Comfort, Durability and Econotay, with that ELEGANCE of SHAPE which bas made the “ DUPLEX ELLIPTIC” the i Brooklys, — {Announcemeats.| '!'rmui!" Batus, No. I,lmyllxll-xl., are nr;:.nin open ST,\ND‘RD SKIRT e el b il abing OF THE FASHIONABLE WORLD, Manufactorers and Sole At WHOLESALE, by the Excl Owners of the PATENT, WESTS, BRADLEY & CARY, WAREROOMS and OFFICE, Nos. 97 CHAMBERS and 79 and £ READE-STS,, New-York. Also, AT WHOLESALE by the LEADING JOBBERS. BOYS CLOTHIN Tue Farvurs o OTHERS. & [Letier to e THE QUARANTINE QUESTION being now s¢ ttled, the fubabit a. Coney end Mahattan [slands and vicisit, at KxxTs Fast I3p1a Co Who esale Depot No. 154 et Tug BrrtAr ALARM TELEGRAPI is in operation at the office, No. 204 Broadway. Comme aud sxx it you will be both dis appoiuted and surprised. . HoLues, e of Stat rmed 25 cents per Ib Passengers Arrive FROM FREMEN AND COWES—In steamship Baltic—Beetha Rosenthal, G L. Holmes. son and daughter; Seiis Lobbenberg, B. g0 and most complete Stock of READY MADE CLOTHI instein, A. Guiyioe, J. Schilling, E. Havemeyer, A Ful ug of SPRING OVERCOATS, BUSINESS AND DR 1 o or in part,) BOYS' CLOTHING of every description, GENTS L\'l"l“g.(‘l GOUDS, ke., ke » FROM 10 TO 40 PER CENT BELOW FORMER PRICES, st FREEMAN & BURR'S ONE PRICE CLOTHING WARE- 2 ite Sun Building roline Frauk. ' Herehel M. Shaw, Mrs winger, and 1,021 i the bierche, ad five daugh "FROM LIVERPOOL=In & bildren W mahip Frin—Mrs Newman, Mrs. wife. child and nurse; 0. Whituey, Mrs. Hall, Mr. Paynter, menip Andrew Jobnson—Mrs. Dodworth and family, Miss Ells B. ¥ Clark, Heary Hewett, Mra Aug 8. Tornill To ¥ Mary A. Barksdale Jones. W, Bovaton, Maicial, Mone. Wiskey, Mons. Winelot, H. She Orteil, Charins Bemes, J. Del Tamor,” Mis. Friedrischo a; and most complete Stock of READY MADE CLOTHING, children, Maria Saucher, Matiida Seuches, Amelia Rogues, A o of SPRING OVERCOATS, BUSINESS AND DRESS two children and Jobn Smith i BOYS CLOTHING of every description, r, and ot GENTS' FUR DS, ke.. ke. FROM MONROVI Pope—The Rev. FROM 101 “R CENT BELOW FORMER PRICES. Payne. Mrs. Mar Rev. ) s IFREEMAN & BURR'S ONE PRICE CLOTHING WARE- uisen M. Warkug. 3 Sharp TIOUSE, 124 Fulton and ) Nassau sts., corner opposite Sun Building. o, Miss Orace Hoffman, , F. W. Ne = e BAR(%AINS FRENCIH CHINA DINNER SETS, TEA SETS, VASES, &e. DAVIS COLLAMORE & Co, No. 470 BROADWAY, (Below Broome st ), WHO SELL ALCOCK'S PARISTAN GRANITE. CURES SCROFULA. Steamaiiip Ba Jones, Bromen Mag 24, vie Cowes the 26th, at 3 with odse. wid 1,044 pase. 1o uger Bros. On the Bth iust. m., Signaied Bressen ship Duchess de Brabaut. Steamship Erin, Cutting, Liverpool 5. 1o th 20th. with mdue aud 413 puss aperienced light, winds all the passage muships Scotie sud Loulsiana, bound E, June 1, o thonal Company ¢ steasbips, bound E; an b, Bieen 26, via A Whi 6, vis Cape Chabert (col- k died of consumption. . Leouard, Rio Jaseiro 37 days, with coffes dout for Newbui e Ky, Fla 13 ags, with timber to d i compauy with bark White Kidder, Allon Murray, Ferris & Co. Cloud, for New-York. WIND—At Sunsst, SE. EN. , lulat. 7 08, long. 63 13, bark Omegs, from Palernio for b s . %33, brig Parsgon, from Anglli for | D H. ANDERS'S I0DINE WATER oures Scrofula 1@ ans 1rs Portland s Tyl o ot g Moy Bochr fom Tt 3 Maxi70LD PoRM, ULcERs, CANCERS, SypuiLis, SALT RmEvy, ke. % days oot. s st B i o Mook o iod |11 9IS W901 0 HIRLRY, LY S Kk A ooty Dus 5 17 da; A most powerful VITALIZING AGRNT and Resromarive Circulars ftee. Forsale by ). P. DINSMORE, No. 36 Deyst, N. Y., andby ING TOWN. all Drogglats. WISTARS BALSAM WILD éllERRY, ONE OF THE OLDEST AND MOST RELIABLE REMEDIES IN THE WORLD FOR COUGHS, COLDS, HOARSENESS, BRONCHITIS, and all disesses of the THROAT, LUNGS and CHEST. YOR AL J. P. DINSMORE, No. 3 Dey-st, & FOWLE &' SON. Proprieto e generally. APROI‘()S OF LEAV Before going to the country or sea side, Iadies should provide theu- hich will remove freck! selves with LEMAIL DE PARL in, keeping it white, soft and trans- and all discolorations of the parent, leaving 5o coloring on th but cleansing the pores it keepe the akin cool and fres from th in warm weether. L. ISABEA Mailed to any sddress on addressing JARED & RENE, Genens! Tm lneas and groasy appearance common Sole Agest. PO B GO < l}Nl)HltGM(ML’N'l‘H ron WARM WEATHER. ZEPHYR MERINO, ELASTIC, DURABLE, AND UNSHRINKABLE. And by IRON IN THE BLOOD. VAN DERLIP & TAYLOR, Tele & Kiveoi & Ca, The PERUVIAN SYRUP supples the necesary qusntity of iron No. 06 Bowery sud Brosdway, Twenty-second st. and Fifth oo T o (g B B i Ay ) - Py 1ous disense. W S FOR DWELLINGS, € SATIN DAMASKS, | “odbyslldrgite 0 ooy, No 58 Deyat. N . it h STORES, u BROCATELLES. TVIE TRRATE n o SKYLIOHTS, 1 SERRYS, 'l HE CEURBRATED 4 4 &e., t REPS, o o o SWISS LACE, UNION w: e i NOTTINGHAM, U BRAY'S PATENT FIXTURE, n LENO, ASHIN in uve. « MUSLIN. 0. L. & ). B. KELTY, Now at No. 447 Broadway. below Grand at s WARD & ¢ MANGLE 4i can A INGSFORDY OLERA, or 8 LA seasons of (11 EA ot HITE MUSLINS, PURCHASED BEFORE Ti AND SOLD AT OLD P AT LAMBERTS No. 521 (ReRNWICH s7. CKLE = FISHING . TA Heavy BHIRTINGS, from 14 10 2%, Ex e . '1\.. wide, for 25¢. ~) DRAPF d Col'd ALPACAS, for e, The beat PRINTS. from 1§ to 22 DIESS GOODS HEAVY BLACK SILKS GOODS R 33 NASSAUST v flom MAIDEN-LANE. ~ CLOTHING. Finest Gentlemen's and Boys' Clothing AlD AND MARSE YO TO THOMAS 1 i h and ereyou wil fivd "Tess, Coffe our and IN THE WORLD. everythiug cwwo choaper tha any sore in New-York e house. | " ey ok s oo | BROKAW BROTHERS, hird ot an rosdwa: e you h W v criphy A I Wttt the: hoies No. 4 FOURTHAVE., opposite Cooper Iustitute, wud No. 63 Ly FAYKITE PLACE. et CONSTITUTION LIFE SYRUP, A positive and specific remedy forall diseases originating from ey, IMPURE STATE OF THE BLOOD, and for all (hereditary) DiS EASES trevemitted from PARENT T0 CHILD, 4 SCROFULA, STRUMA, GLANDULAR SWELLINUS, ULCERATION, KING'S EVIL, ERYSIPELAS, SALT RHEUM. This tabut (WEREDITARY and ACQUIRED), illlng life with untoid mig ery, fs by all urcal medical remedies incursble. RHEUMATISM. 1 there is any disease in which the Constitution Life Syrup is a sope erelgn, it is in rheamatism and fts kindred affections. The montine tense pains are almost instantly allevisted—enormous wwellings we reduced. Cases, chronic or vicarious, of twenty o thirty yeun' stands I NERVOUSNESS. ing, have been cured. SHATTERED NERVES, ST, VITUS DANCE, LOSS OF POWER, CONFUSION OF THOUGHTS, EPILEPSY. Thousends who have suffered for yeers will bless the day on which women will NERVOUS DEBILITY, they reed these lines. Particulatly to weak, sufferi this medicine prove an inestimable blessing—directiog theix footsteps to o Hope which fulfills more than it promises. MERCURIAL DISEASES, ROTTING OF BONES, ACHES IN BONES, DEPRESSION OF SPIRITS, F CONSTITUTION LIFE SYRUP porges the system entirely from ull the evil effects of MERCURY, removing the Bad Breath, curing the Weak Joints sod Rheamatic Pains which the use of Calomel is awre to produce. It hardens Spongy Gums and secares the Teells sa SALIVATION, BAD COMPLEXION, FEELING OF WEARINESS, firmly a8 ever. CONSTITUTION LIFE SYRUP Ersdicates, root and branch, all Eruptive Diseases of the Skin lixe ULCERS, PIMPLES, BLOTCHES, and all other difficulties of this kind, which so much disfigure the oute ward appearance of both males aud females, often waking them s dis gusiiog object to themselves and their friends. E CONSTITUTION LIFE SYRUP CURES ALL SWELLING OF THE GLANDS, Either of the Face, Neck, or Female Breast, aud should be taken us. soon s the swelling is detected, thus preventing their bresking, and producing troublesome Discharging Sores, which disfigare so many of the younger portion of the community, from six to twenty years of age. Young children are very sabject to Discharges from the Eary which depends upon 8 Scrofalous constitution. These cases #00n re- cover by taking & few doses of the Life Syrup. S All scrofulous persons suflering from General Debiity, Emaciation, Dyspepsia and Dropsy of the limbs, abdomen, and in the female, Dropey of the ovaries snd womb, generally accompanied with Inflame MALIow aud Ulcerstiuu of the Usersa, ara parmanently cured by Cone stitation Life Syrup. The disease known s Goltre or Swelled Neck, the Lifo Syrap will remove entirely, The remedy should be taken for some time, us the disease is exceedingly chronic and stubborn, and will ot be removed without extra effort. Tumors of the Ovaries, Tamors of the Breast, and swelling of othes lands of the body, will be completely reduced without Tesorting te the knife, or operstions of any kisd. Y Eplleptic Fits, Sympettetic or Orgavic Discases of the Heart, 38 palpitation, Disease of the Valves, produciog s grating or filing sound, Dropay of the Heart Case and all the affections of this important orgas (persons suffering from any acute pain in the region of the heart), will be greatly relfeved by Constitution Life Syrup. BROKEN-DOWN AND DELICATE CONSTITUTIONS, suprERiNG yRox IxpisposiTion 1o Exmrioy, Pars 1v rux Back, Loss or Mexoxy, Foxesopixas, Hownor or CaLawiry, Frax o Diseass, Dixxss or Vistox, Day, Hor Sxixaxp Exvemmiries, Wanr or Scssr, Restumssymss, Pars, HAGGARD COUNTENANCE, AxD Lassieos or T Moscvran Svere, oll reqaire the aid of the CONSTITUTION LIFE SYRUP. R FOR ALL FORMS OF ULCERATIVE DISEASES, Either of the Nosr, Tamoar, ToxaUs, Srivs, FORRMRAD or ScaLy o remedy has ever proved its equal. MOTH PATCHES upoo the femule face depending upon the di® eased action of the liver ars very unpleassot to the young wie sl mother. A few botiles of CONSTITUTION LIFE SYRUP will cors rect the secretion, aud remove the deposit which Is directly under D@ skin, Diseases of the Liver, giviog rise 1o Languor, Dizziness, Indige@ ton, Weak Stomach or an ulcerated or cancerous condition of thel organ, accompanied with bursing or other unpleasant symptoms, wilh be relieved by the use of CONSTITUTION LIFE SYRUP. U pxarAL Broop Purirrixa Acsnr, Tus Live Stae@ o A FTANDS UNRIVALED BY ANY PREPARATION IN THX WORLD. THE RICH AND POOR ate liable to the sawe disesses, Natare and Science have made (bl CONSTITUTION LIFE SYRUP for the benstit of all. PURE BLOOD produces healthy men and women ; and if the coustitation s neglested in youth, disease and early death are the result. Price, $1 25 per bottle ; one-half dozen for #6. l) WM. M. GREGG, M. D, SOLE PROPRIETOR, NEW YORK. MORGAN & ALLEN, Wholessle Druggists. Agents, No. 4 Clifst., New-Yorlp GEO. C. GOODWIN & Co., Boston. J.H. REED & Co,, Chicago. COLLINS BROTHERS, 8t Louls. J.D. PARK, Cinclunati. JOHNSON, HOLLOWAY & Co., Pliladelphis. BARNES, WARD & Co., New Orleans. BARNES, HENRY & Co., Moutrea), Canada. HOSTETTER. BMITH & DEAN, Seu Fraucisce, Cul