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THE 0ITT GOVERNMENT. the SupromaCourt was npplicd to for tho appointment of Commissioners of Estimate, and Messrs. Theodoro F. King, David O. Yflnalow and Ira P.

Kimball woro appointed such Commissioners. Their roport was confirmed in June, 1867. Tho Board of Improvement then entered into contract for grading the stroot, Thomas Holnhan boing tho contractor. Tho grading is now noar ly completed. Tho Board waa also directed to build a bridge over Gowanus Canal in continuation of tho streot.

Tho bridgo is now completed. It is an. iron draw bridgo, with cut Btono piers and abutment, and is olovon foot above high water. All tho othor Gowanus bridges, except that at Hamilton avouue.aro llvo foot abovo high water. Mr.

Harris, of the Board of Commiasionora, died in tho spring of 1800, and Mr. Nelson Shaurman was elected to succeed him. Tho Engineer of tho work is Mr. L. N.

Vibbard. Tho total length of the stroet now being improved is nearly 5,000 foot. THE BOY WHALER on, xira voung novraw, inn MOST CKCITINO SliSA STORr EVER PHBLISHHD, IS COMMENCED THIS WEISK, Ht HO, OF TUB NEW TORK WEEKLY. NOW READY. diane, having aeon a specimen of tho royal family, wore anxious to got rid of itonttroly.

Thorowas a largo meeting in favor of indopondonco hold at Waterloo on Saturday. Two gentlemen wore permitted to apeak against tho project. The policy of hoaring both sides might well bo adopted by masB meetings elsewhere. Popular intslligence, liberality, and candor would hardly suffer from the practice An editorial correspondent of the World, writing from Paris, while condemning Mr3. Stowo'a Byron scandal, airs another scandal involving a lady but recently dead.

Ho thinks Mrs. Stovr insolent and hypocritical" because sho would not have hesitated to dine with tho Viscountess Pal mereton although that lady was no bettor than tho Countess Guiccioli. The logio of this will be perfectly clear to readers who solved some years ago that extraordinary journalistic problem in which tho "elbows of the Mincio" wore gracefully blended with the "sympathies of youth." political representation of the Democratic portion of tho Sovonth Ward had fallen into tho hands of regidonts of tho northern portion of tho ward, who havo ovineod a determination to uso party power for thoir. own personal ends, rather than for iho bonoCt of their party. Tho repeated election of Alderman Steers, and tho olection of Assemblyman Allaben waa solely attributed to thia par verso uso of power.

JUDGE LOTT AND THE COURT OF APPEALS. Mr. Mosoloy, from tho Committeo on Resolution reported a briof scries of resolutions, which woro adopted, endorsing the Domocrntio State ticket, and particularly expressing the gratification of tho Democrats of King County nt tho recognition of tho talents of Judgo Lott, ono of tho moat capnblo jurlBts of th Stato, and cmt nontly fit to sit in tho Court of Appeals. At this juncture tho mooting was adjotirnod. People's ficmoci jitic General Committee.

This Committee met last ovoning nt its room cortior of Joralemon and Court slroots. Iu tho absonco of the Chairman, Mr. J. W. Grogan occupied tho ohair and Mr.

J. H. Winters acted as Secretary. A ComtnitUto, comprising the following gentlemon: Jas. H.

CornweU, J. W. Grogan, Jos. H. Winters and P.

Gillespie, was appointed to confer with the Citizens' Reform and Gorman Democratic Committee. Tho following resolutions wero unanimously adopted: Rcmlvcd, That Tho People's Democratic General Committee of Kings County, donounco tho action of tho Board of Supervisors for appointing from tho dominant Party persons now holding offico to bo inspectors and canvassers of election, as establishing a dangerous pro cet'ont and ono that has tlio appearance of fraud, to ignoro tho voice of tho peoplo as expressed through the ballot box. Thcroforo, Rcwlml, That wo warn these parties not to tamper or trifle with tho vordiet of tho people as rendered through tho ballot box; any attempt to set osido tho will of the peoplo will bo mot by tho strong arm of the law. Remlved, That a committco of tlireo bo appointed by tho chair to confer with all political bodies tuut are op poBcd to this fraud, and for thorn to tako such action as in their, judgment the case may demand. Tho committee appointed for this purpose was composed of tho following gentlomen: John J.

Ladlcy, Joseph H. Winters, and Henry Baden. The Committee, after tho transaction of somo further unimportant business, adjourned. These Ninth Ward boulovards wero understood as a sop to that district, to keep it from opposing the addition of th Litchfield land to the Park. To make iho worth having, it must have been part of the scheme, that the oity at large, and not the Ninth Word which receives tho benefit, shall bo made to foot the bills.

The city now ought to borrow as little money and issue as few bonds as possible. For we do not get a dollar, when wo try to borrow one. We only get seventy cents, really, while the currency ia depreciated. So that when the specie basis returns this city will be paying, not seven per cent, but ton per cent, interest on the loan. The bonds we issue run twenty and thirty years long ere then the interost will be seven per cent gold, on a loan contracted in paper.

No city can stand this ruinous rate of borrowing, when the money is called for, not by the public needs, but by the necessities and the greeds of politicians when grand schemes of "improvement" are devised, solely to get the inflnential men of one section to wink at an equally huge job in another section and when, in carrying them out, the surveyors, by accident of course, play into the hands of the politicians who appoint them, so that the compensation and the benefit of "improvements," which are ruinous to the city at large, enure to the individual profit of influential speculators in legislation and in land. Every man who owns property betwoen Fulton avenue and the Flat bush and New Lota line should look closely into this Parkway business, and find out who will have to pay, and how much it will cost, Free Baths. Mayor Kalbfleisch says we cannot have free baths, the city government has no authority to raise money for any such useful purpose, and while he is Mayor he is of course bound to make this assertion good by preventing' the accomplishment of this desirable enterprise. He declined to insert an item in his budget for this purpose, and when Supervisor Whitehill moved, to insert $20,000 for public baths among the appropriations, the Mayor as presiding officer ruled the motion out of order, and wo will have no public baths unless the Legislature shall come to our relief and pass a special act authorizing their construction. Is it not time some men dropped this outcry against Albany legislation and commissions when we are driven to Albany for every public improvement tho city needs Is it worth while fighting for 'the preservation of ti local government fhe head of which confesses its inability to provide for ono of the most pressing needs of tho city Tho Evening Post had the other day an elaborate defence of tho Water Commission and tho strongest point it made was this "Under this system (of the Mayor and Common Council) but ono ntroet was paved iu Brooklyn during ton years.

Whon a street required repaying, those in favor of the improvement had to go to Albany and Ret special legislation for the purpose, in order to have, tin work done under tho direction of special commissioners appointed for that purpose" $325, $850 and rSBpootivel. The resolution offerod proporcB to lncreaBO their tialarios to the Bama amount paid toachors in tho third grade. The ability required tobopoeseroedby teachers in the laot namod grado is also required by thoso omployod in tho throo other grades, whilo tho number of pupils in tho lowoat classes ore more numerous, as we all know, in all of our sohools and tho labor and duties consequently greater. It is a notorious fact, vouohed for by tho testimony of moat of our teachers in tho moro advanced grades, that the teachers serving in tho throe grades named aro tho hardest worked of nfl onr employes, and yet eeo how poorly compensated they are'. He did not wish to presB tho resolution for adoption at the present meeting, the proposition was so fair and needful that he was sure if tho mombors of tho Board would investigate tho matter botweon now and the noxt meeting, no fair or gonorous minded man would be found opposed to the resolution, bub that it would receive what it ought to receive, th unanimous vote of tho Board.

Inordor that it might receive suoh attention, ho moved that it be referred to the Teachers' Committee with instructions to report thereon at the next regular meeting. Ho further stated that there wore sufficient funds in hand to the credit of tho proper fond to meet tho increased outlay proposed, and the Board would thereforo not be obliged to ask for ono cent additional. The resolution was laid on the table till the noxt regular meeting of the Board. RESOLUTIONS. By Mr.

tho Local Committee of School No. 21 power to appoint an additional teaohor. Adopted. By Mr. Murphy to appoint teachers in primary aohool No.

17. Adopted. By Mr. Bennett, to ercot a building to accomodate 150 children for school No. 24, and by Mr.

Winant, to reorganize the said school. Adopted, By Mr. Phelps, That the Local Committee of School No. 25 have power to ront the MiBBion Church in Park avenue, near Walworth street, for a primary school at a rent of 1800 a year. Referred to tho School house Committeo in connection with tho Local Committee with powor.

Bv Mr, Freol, to flag the yard of the school house in Park avenue. To School houso Committee. By Bamo giving tho Local Committee of School No. 20 authority to purchase a clock at a cost of $31. Mr.

Precl explained that tho clock had already been purchased by him, without waiting for the authorization of tho Board as ho found that it was needed in tho school. Some fifteen minutes wero Bpent in discussing whether the clock would keep time, how many clocks did keep time ad iiamtum, and finally tho bill was ordered to be paid. By Mr. Dreyor. empowering the Local Committee of School No.

28, to hire a building for the primary Bchook To School house Committeo. By Mr. Faron, fixing the salary of the janitor of No. 0, at $35 per month. To Einanco Committee.

By Mr. Dreyer to appoint an additional teacher in Primary School No. 10. Carried. By Mr.

Carrol, to havo an additional teacher Colored School No. 1. Carried. By Mr. Lowo to change tho hour of meeting from four to five o'clock.

Lost, DESIGNATION AND APPOINTMENT. Mr. C. P. Smith arose and after a brief allusion to tho importance of the duties of the members of the Boaad in connection with public education, and the necessity of their boing faithfully attended to, announced that owing to various circumstances ho would be unablo to give that full attention to those dutiCB which belong to them, and asked, to bo excused from service on Local committees.

On motion ho was excused, Mr. Smith then alter a few complimentary remarks, moved that his place on tho Committeo of School No. 9, be filled by Mr. Kinsella. Ho said there woro some irregularities in the organization of that school and his (Mr, Smith's) impression was that if there was any gentleman in tho Board who could regulate thoso irregularities, it Mr.

Kinsella. Tho motion was adopted. ANOTHER BOMBBHETJ, IN CAMP. Mr. Hennessey offered a resolution to amend the By lawn in such way as to provldo for tho appointment of tho Committees of tho Board by a Committeo of five, instead of by tho Chairman, tho amendmont not to go into off cct until tho next mooting.

Ho askodleavo to read the following remarks which ho had prepared to show the grounds on which ho made the motion. On motion ho was allowed to do so, when he road as follows He said with a viow of pointing out why such an alteration should bo made, I doeiro to bring to your notice, facts; that everyone hero has tho means of vorifyiug for himself, and which I think will conclusively provo the necessity and propriety of tho proposed amendments, so as to curtail tho abuso of tho ono man power by the next President, and guard against a repetition of tho existing partiality in apportioning the dutios and honois of this Board, which is supposed to bo free from partisanship, but in reality is now used for purposes of favoritism and patronage, moro prejudicial to tho public interest, and mora contemptuous of tho rights of some of its members, than was over practicod iu tho most factious public body that before existed in this city. Asa result of the late controversy, my reform friends may dcludo themselves with the belief that thoy have succeeded in achieving a great victory by tho adoption oC a ckf nge of system, but I feel aasui cd that whilo tho letter may appear to bo complied with, tho essonce and spirit of it will be evaded and violated whilo the old machinery controls it. These are rash statements some of you aro thinking lot mo draw your attention to tho analysis on whioh thrv aro grounded. This Board is constituted of forty five members, for the purpose of discharging tho duties confided to it.

I find it is divided into nineteen Standing Committees and forty eight School Committees, in all sixty seven. The Chairmen of tho nineteen Standing Committees, are also Chairmen of twenty throo School Committees, that is tho samo nineteen mombors aro Chairmen of forty seven out of sixty seven Committees, showing that a little more than ono third of this body havo tho management and patronage of nearly two thirds of the expenditures and appointments connected with it. Soven gentlemon uro each Chairmen of three Committees, eleven aro each Chairmen of two Committees, twenty aro each Chairman of one Committeo, and ono gentleman is Chairman of no loss than four Committees; whilst of tho members who for tho first time took their seats horo in July, seven aro each Chairman of a Committee, whilo five are entirely debarred from such position, Damely: Mr. Barnes, Mr. Murtha, who, in tho fitness of things, ono would expect to find oi the Supply Committeo, but ho is not; Mr.

Riggs, Mr. Sprague, and myself. I confess I am rather proud o2 the company I am left out with, they are gentlemen whose social positions, intellectual acquirements, and business capacities are second to nono in this Board; there must havo boen a deop rooted suspicion of our fealty to tho Bhrino of power, when wo were thus ignored, and pluralities forced upon others. I do not, however, deem it probable or possiblo that the gontle men having numorous positions woro themselves instrumental in claiming them. With this plain and couciso statomont of tho partiality, not to say unfairness, in a system of rewards and punishments glaringly adopted by tho presiding officer of thiB Board, I put it to overy candid, fair minded mnD, here or elsewhere, whothor such a stato of things can bo perpetuated, and the Presidont bo entitled to that confidence or respect his position should command, if his power was not abused.

Let thero bo peace, after the desperate controversy, vo havo passed through, threatening tho whole fabric of the institution. Grave charges havo been mado, a bill of indictment preferred against the managemont not a word of defnnco ofiorcd by anyono implicated, it was treated vrfth dignified or if you please undignified, contempt and an unanimous verdict of proven entered on tto record. And now my progressive fiiends who attacked so ruthlessly the ruling powers, you may gather tho frulls of your victoiy of reconstruction and roform from tho proofs I havo iuriiisked, of how tho dumb manipulator has thwarted the best schemes you wore able to doviso i'cr tho nuDlic good. lio wever, am determined to expose his tactics, and if possiblo prevent their repetition. Mr.

Hunter rose to a point of order just baforo tho clceo cl Mr. HenneEtoy's remnrks. Ho claimed that tho presiding officer of tho Board was such by the voluntary choice of its mombors, and that in affronting him, an atiront was put on the entire Board. (Cries of "Sound," "Sound," Dr. Thome hero left the Chair, which was taken by Mr.

Whitlock, tho Yico declared the point of order well taken. Mr. Hunter I move that Mr.Henncssoy be allowed to proceed in order. Mr. Kinsella said that Mr.

Hennossoy's statement was an attack, as ho (Mr. termed it, not upon the President of tlie Board, but upon a system, and he was sure that the President of tho Board would not shrink from tho widest discussion of tho matter. Tho President of tho Board had shown himsolf capable of giving blows as well ns receiving them, and he (Mr. did not see that anything was to be gained by shutting off discussion on bis matter. After some further discussion the resolution was put and lost, all the Board except Mr.

Hennessey voting in the negative. The Chairman announced as tho Committeo on Scholarship: Messrs. Baylis, and Sohapps, alter which the meeting adjourned. ailg(le WJE2WES2Atf EVETfllVR, OCTOBER C. Tbls paper has the Largest Circulation of any droning paper piiblisfcoil In tUe United Stated.

Its value as an Advertising medium is therefore apparent mint's Meetings. Thore was a rush of local meetings last evening. Most, but not all of them, had reference to the approaching election. The trouble in the Board of Education is evidently still smouldering. Mr.

Hennes9y, as a practical real estate man, was appointed by the city authorities and expected by the public to be placed on the School house or Building Committee, but having shown his hand on the reform side of the Board, ho was punished by exclusion from the only committee where he could have rendered especially valuable servioe. This set bim looldng into the prinoiple on wbioh the committees had been formed, and last evening he ventilated his views on it in a writ'ten essay, in which he handled President Thome without gloves. The Board heard Mr. Hennessy pretty nearly through, and then did what, if most of them had not secretly sympathized with him, they would have done at first stopped his reading. The great support of the conservative wing of the Board has been the Ex President.

Wiser than his successor, Mr. Smith knows that there ia a time to yield as well as a time to fight that no one man in a Board can always have all his own way. Consequently ho sought to conciliate Mr. Kmsella, the leader of the reform movement, by resigning in his favor his place on the No. 9 Committoe.

When the fight began, Dr. Thome rashly essayed to punish o'r avenge Mr. Kinsella's insubordination by removing him from this committee. It is ever a mistake in politics or faction fights to do that which embitters your enemy, unless it also weakens him. Mr.

Smith has seen and now tries to remove Dr. Thome's error. The concession probably comes too late. It amounts practically to iho withdrawal of Mr. Smith from the Thome party, but does not ensure the withdrawal of Mr.

Kinsella from the Kinsolla party. It gives him tho control of the No. 9 school, however, sinco by acting with Mr. Campbell he can put Mr. Carter into the minority that Mr.

Campbell has been in. Had Dr. Thome been smart in this matter he would have left Mr. Kinsella on tho No. 9 Committee, but with Mr.

Carter chairman ani another of the Thome party for the third. Now, by the Doctor's extreme tactics in excluding Mr. Kmsella from his old committee, ho had to put one other Kinsella man there instead, and thus Mr. Smith's resignation in Mr. Kinsella's favor gives the.

majority to tho latter. Mr. Smith sees, as evory shrewd observer outside does, that tho reformers have won the game. There is not a possible move of the future thai will not strengthen their side of tho Board. Dr.

Thovno misled his supremo opportunity in not resigning as ho might havo done at the close of last meeting, with flying colors. Now ho has lost his chief ally, and his leading opponent has got, not merely the place on Committee that the President undertook to deprive him of, but tho control of the Committee with it. The Democratic Committee last night called primaries for Thursday next, and the nominating Conxentions for the Saturday follow ing The attendance of committeemen was so large as to show that whatever apathy exists among the people does not extend to the They remained in session until a late hour rather in conversation than debate, and their proceedings call for no special comment. The German Committee; of whom Mr. Schleiger is Chairman, made its usual annual appearance in advance of the election.

The Independent Democratic Committee also met. The feeling among these bodies seemed to be that the Citizen Toeformers erred in undertaking to nominate separate tickets tbit the only practical course would have been for tho Citizens to confer with tho other bodies before taking action. Tho Republican Committee met and fixed upon Wednesday next for thoir primaries, and Saturday for all their conventions but ths Sen atorial. The chronic inharmony of this body developed itself as usual, eliciting a cutting rebuke from Mr. Maddox, who knows that not even tho so callod Union party can win in his Assembly district if it be disunited.

The Citizen Reformers had some Ward meetings. That of the Eleventh Ward was held in the Sunday School hall at the foot of Flatbnsh avenue, where at a quarter pait oight there was at one end of the room a chairman, and behind Mm a blackboard used in ashools, and behind that a wall adorned with asntanos: of scripture and pious mottoes and at the othar extreme end about liftoon or twenty persons. In the Third Ward, at half pa't eight a reporter looked hi vain for the mootim; amortised at 1G Court street. The street numbers, nowhere very regular, aro confusion worse confounded round City Hall Square. How tho Phosnix Building can fairly bo called 1G Court street, when 18 is tho other sido of Joralemon street, and 9 is the Democratic Committee room midway between the two, is a puzzle.

But Montague Hall has 16 over the door, and the big room had a placard certifying that the Citizen Reformers there meet. The hall was lit up, but only one man was in it. Up stair3 a smaller room had a similar placard, that the Citizen Reformers met there. In that room were six men smoking, and talking sociably of things in general. Tlie Soutla Eastern Parkway.

It is doubtful if the people at large, and especially those of the Ninth Ward, who will have to pay the heaviest portion of the cost, if there be any fairness at all about the execution of tho scheme appreciate yet the magnitude ot the work concerning which a was held a id reported in our columns on Monday, Five parallel streets are to be laid out, from Prospeci Park, across the hills and valleys, past the Penitentiary, cutting down tho wall which the Supervisors have just appropriated more toward buUding, and on across Crow Hill, through the negro settlement at Weeksville, and the wild district beyond, at Carsville, to the city line at East New York. The central road of the five is to be 270 feet in breadth, of which 210 is to be roadway and thirty feet each sid9 courtyard in front of the houses. One road is to be more than as wide as an ordinary block. There are to be next, on each side of the main road narrow streets of thirty live feet each, and on each side of these a street 100 feet wido. What it will cost to carry out all this vast scheme on a level grade the most uneven land in the city, where hollows of fifty feet and moro alternate with hills, the report does not tell us.

Tho draft report of tho Commissioners, wo are informed, was not footed up. From the few instances givon, it would seem that in some cases conpensation is to be awarded up to 1,000 ft lot. Probably none will fall below $300 a Tot. How many lota will have to be sacrificed to make two 100 feet Dtroets and ono 270 feet street, for a length of two miles or more, any statistician can compute. Evidently it will be an enormous work, especially when the heavy grading is undertaken.

It will ran well up into the millions. When parks and bonlevarda wore discussed originally, it was as alternatives. It was never presumed that even in those times, when there was no and tho city received on9 hundred cents when it borrowed a dollar, that we were to havo both of those expensive luxuries. Nov wo have a Park to the tune of seven millions paid and more money wanted to complete it; and the vast system of boulevards in Iho Ninth Ward is but a portion of the grand schemes of the brilliant but visionary enthusiast who has written an elaborate essay in favor of reconstructing tho entire road system of Brooklyn, on a scale which would cost more than the entire vale of all the real and personal eBtatehois endeavoring to improve with his splendid but ruinously expensive projects. Tho politicians are jumping at the boulevards just as they did at the Park.

They are making purchases along side the lines mapped out by the surveyors. Therefore they will stave off the local assessments, if any, that it may for the present be intended to levy to defray the coat of these enormous works. The devoted city, already suffering in feme and orodit by her debt, will eventually be held to pay for tho boulovards. On ono pre tenoe or another, nothing yet has been done toward levying tho assessment on tho land specially benefitted by tho Park. Probably the mea in power do not intend ever to levy a dollar for tho Park except on tue whole city.

Meeting of the Joint Board, ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET. Expenses 'Soar 93,500,031.01. The Joint Board of Aldermen and Supervisors met yesterday afternoon, at tho room of tho Board of Su pervisors, Mayor Kalbfleisch in the chair. The minutes of tho previous meeting wero read and approved. Statements Nos.

1 to 6. oti already printedintha Eaoxk, wero adopted without dissent. THE BTJSHWIOK OKEEK BRIDGE. Aid. Hathaway moved an amendment to Statement No.

7 that $30,000 instead of $50,000 bo insorted for nuncung tne new oriage over unsnwicK urceK. Ala. JilUott opposed the amendment, and said that $50,000 was absolutely needed; if a less sum were in serted tne bridge could not do Duut. Sup. Whitehill expressed similar views.

Aid. Whitney said thoro was no doubt but that a bridge was absolutely necessary, though he was not quite sure so large a sum as $50,000 was needed. Sup. Littlo inquired what the C08t of building tho Newtown Creek bridge was. Snr.

Droll remied that it cost $12,000: but that tho Bushwick Creek bridge was about SO feet longer than that at Newtown. Aid. Fisher believed that it would cost $50,000 to build the kind of bridge which ought to bo erected. He said that the cost of the Union street bridge, over Gowanns Canal, was $71,000. Tho Chairman Btatcd that tho bridgo on Union street was a draw: that over Bushwick Creek was not, and tho coBt would be less; Tho amendment of Aid.

natnaway was lost. OAS companies' taxes. Sup. Osborno moved to amend the same statement by inserting: Williamsburgh Gas Light Company, for taxos illegally imposod $17,885,04 Greenpoint Gas Light Company, for taxes ille gally imposed The Chairman asked whether the Board had power to decide iudiciallv the Question of tho illccalitv of an assessment had they power under tho charter to repay an erroneous assessment beforo tho case had been de cided in tho courts 7 Sup. Osborne had no aouDt wnatover out that they had.

The Chairman said the case micnt do a just ono: but could the members of the Board resolve themselves into a Court of Equity 7 Aid. Fisher thouaht it would bo dancerous for a ioint bosrd like this to sit as a court upon disputed claims; because although the principlo might bo established, aa in the case of Citizens' Gas Light Company, which wbb taken into court, yet the facts might differ. Sup. Osborne said tho debt was one duo by the city to the gas companies which it was bound to pay. Tho tax es had been paid Dy mem urnier proiosc.

Tho Chairman said tho easiest modo of adiudicatlns tho question was to let tho Legislature direct tho payment of these taxes to bo made to the gas compatira. Aid. Whitinc contended tnat wie uoara naa no leual light to insert the amount in the budget. The ainenamenc oi sup. uauurue was lost uy a voio 01 IB aff.

neg. 23. FKEE BATHS. Sup. Whitehill moved tho insertion of $20,000 for the erectoin of free baths.

The Chairman was auite wimnsr to uavo.a lroe bath. but waisted to know how tho budget could be logally increased by tho amount proposed. There appearing to bo no authority for the addition of such an amount, the amendment was withdrawn. Statement iNO. was men uaopioa us ii scoou 000.

BALAMES. Alii. Hr.thawav moved to reduce tho amount for sala ries in No. 8, from $250,000 to $220,000 as originally inserted by the Mayor. It was stated that with tho 220,000 with $15,000 for advertising, in Statemont No.

7, made $235,000, which was $3,000 mora than would bo required. The amendment was then adopted by a vote of 24 to 14, and Statement No. 8, as amended was adopted. WELLS AND PUMPS. The amounts inserted for repairinR wells and pumns in the sovcral wards wero amended as follows Second Wnnl.

reduced from $700 to WOO: Eleventh Ward, re dncrd from $800 to $300; Twelfth Ward, increased from $250 to $500 and Thirteenth Ward, $500, was strickon out. This mado tho total amount $8,700. THE RECAPITULATION of the whole budget, as adoptofl, was as Principal of City Debt IuteruBtof City Debt Principal on Certificates follows: 031,30.1.74 12,001.03 fin. 1.27 M0J.15 C3J.81 725,003,00 220,001.00 707,728.00 104,105.00 115,030.00 30,530.00 71,015.33 609,200.28 8,700.00 interest on certincaies Opening Lafayette Square Opening Kortn liiiin screei General expenses aliries Schools Parks Repairing and cleaning streets Bridges, Gowamis Canal, Union street onago Brooklyn Polico Repairing wells and pumps $3,808,031.01 Estimated amount of revenue to be deducted 240,030.00 Total BOARD OF EDUCATION. Changes Among tUe 'JTcaclicrs New School Books A Befaultingr CJonirao tor Stills Another Onslaught on the management, Sec.

The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Education was held yesterday afternoon, the President, Dr. Thorno, in tho chair and a pretty full representation of members boing present. The minutes of tho previous meeting were read ana approved. A number of bills wero presented and roferred to tho various committees. A DEFAULTING CONTEA.CTOB.

Inin Cnlinnl TTniit nff iarwt.fnr7 thnf Thnc. McCormick having failed to carry out his contract for the building of school houso No. 21. in accordance with tho rules of tho Board, the Committee had notiflod him, and taken measures to have tho work done, so as to hiyo the houso completed before the opening of tug wiufcor. Tho Committco had also released Mr.

M. Pattevj.m from duty in Mr. Lockhart's department, tho wji'k iu that department having ceased. The reports were aaopieu. BILLS AUDITED.

njr fWm fltn Trinnnnn flnmmittaft. ronrtrted that during tho past month bills to tho following amount had Certificates of Local Committees Siol.nnla Certificates of School House Committeo 7. Qfl HlippllCS Building School House No. 30. BuilOing School House No.

30 Building School House No. 30 I'rimavy School 4.1.., 9.80 8,000.00 8,500.00 3,000.00 5,830.00 Total $30,322.02 Tho report was adopted. CHANGES IN THE SCHOOLS'. i wliitli from tho Teachers Committeo, report ed the following promotions, resignations and appointments nmong tho teachers in ho schools PBOMOTIONS. tin.

tn. Kiss Wilson to he principal of female depart ment; Wi. Martin, Vico Miss WiLson. No. 7, Miss vice Miss Brown Hurey to bo lri.

st Assistant; Miss mfth fininmat Denartment; Miss Rey nolds, to Sixth Grammar department; Miss W'oth, to First Primary. Primary Miss Desbrow, vico Miss I'ot nurrv Titflr? Tiling X. AdnrDB. vice Miso McNeil; Miss Col lins, vico Miss Adams; Miss Crown, vico MiisBlacIc; Miss Monk, ic9 Mjbs V. Bey; Miss Johnson, vice Miss Monk; Miss Ledger, vice Miss Collins; Miss Lamb, vico Miss Johnson; Miss Wilcox, vice Mis3 Lcdgor; Mlra M.

Aortnis, vice Miss liiuuu; iium niuia, vitu uura juub las; Miss Broker ton, vice Miss Mills; Miss HoJgiusoj, vim Mit 8 Lr ach Miss Younff. vico Miss Wilcox; Miss Black, vico Miss Abrams; Miss Strahan, vico Miss Young; School 8, Miss Gleason, vice Miss Hmith; Miss Bedell, vice Miss Gleason: School 17, Miss Groone, vice Misb Koran; Miss Wilson, vico Miss Greene; Miss Murphy, vice Miss WUaon Miss Clark, vice Miss Murphy; Miss Potter, vico MiM Clark; No. 17, Mies Jones, vice Miss Wilkinson; Miss Howell, ico Mies Jones; Miss Shaw, vice auss nowon; rr. 9n. Twins McOackcm.

vico Miss MissShean, vice Miss McCracken; Miss Biiiley, vice Miss Shoal) Miss Torrny, vico Miss isauoy Miss jBurnos, to mi Barnes, vice Miss Barnes. No. 22, Miss Wackerhagan, vico Miss Swcezoy; Miss Harding, vice Miss Wackcrhagan; Miss Bennett, vice Miss Harting; Bliss aution, vice miss iuimh ruuni, vivo moo Sutton. RESIGNATIONS. Kn.

1. M)oh fitark. Miss Goinra. Miss ParmOleo No. 5, MissKerlincr; No.

Mulcair; No. 10, Miss Hast luge, 1U1HS uuuu J.1U. miaa IT X1L.UU no. Anderson, Miss Phipard; No. 22.

Miss E. M. Davis. Primary, No. 5, Miss J.

C. Yan Patten; No. 3, Miss S. II. Johnson; No.

8, Miss A. E. McGuire; No. 9, Miss Itock well; No. 25, Miss E.

E. Rogers, Miss D. Rotors; School No. 1, Mrs. Baker and Mrs.

Peabo; No. mics Bmith; No. 9, Miss S. F. Becker; No.

13, Miss Carman; No. 10, Miss V. B. M. L.

Key, Miss N. Doaglas, AtiHnT.pnp.li! No. 17. Miss L. Doran.

Miss Davonoort, Miss Thomas, Miss Wilson; No. 23, Miss Sitley, Miss Wczey, Miss Stram; No. 27, Miss MitohoU; No. 29, Miss McClenahan; No. 12, Miss Giimore.

APPOINTMENTS. No. 14. Mrs. Mulcair, vice Miss Phipard; and Miss J.

Yobs, vico Miss Anderson. 'ino roport was aaopieo, SCHOOL BOOK. Mr. Cvtoh P. Smith, from tho Stiecial Committee ap pointed at the previous meeting to oxamino on! roport upon a list of tho several books used in tho schools, presented the following report: Tho Committeo on books, to wliom was retorrea too order of tho Board passed Soptombcr 4,1803, that tlie Committeo at the meeting report a list of "not less than three nor more than five books of the coveral kinds used in our BChools." beg leave to report that they havo obtained a catalogue of tho school books issued by the several publishers, and have investigated as far and extensively as time and circumstances will permit, and they therefore present the following list of dooks ior tne acnon oi mo unara Algebra Davis, Ray, Robinson, Greenleaf.

Alphabets, Wilson, Philbriok, Sanders, Mc Affcy. Analysis Sanders. Arithmetic Quackonbcas, Robinson, Stoddard, Ray, Greenleaf. Astronomy Mattison, Kiddlo, Brocklisky, Stoolo. Bookkeeping Smith, Martin, Bryant, Stratton, May lion.

Palmer. Chemistry Jonrnay, Steele, Hooker, Wills. Composition Quackenboss, Kirls, Boyd, Copy Books Payson, Dunton, Scribnor, Spenooxian, Ellsworth, Williams, Packard. Dictionaries Webster, Worcester, Koid. Drawing Otis, Bartholomew.

Etymology Lyi Oswold' Smith. Geography Cornoll, Mitchell, Monteith, Warren, Grvot. Geometry Davis, Hill, P.obiuBon, Marks. Grammar Qiiaokenboss, Browors, Kirls, Green. History Anderson's United States, Parker's Outlinoi of General History, Anderson's Geuoral and Quaeken bosa' History of tho United States.

Natural History Quackonboss, Hooker, Steele. Physiology Jarvis, Cutter, Hooker. Readers Sandor's, Sargent's, McGaffoy's, Hilliard's, Wllson'B. Sanders' Sargent's, McGaffey's, Worcester, Leach. Mr.

Field moved that the roport lay over for a month, or bo printed in the minutes. Mr. Kinsolla moved no an amendment that tha roport be printed, and that tho matter bo mado the spsclal order for a mooting to bo had two weeks hence, Tho amendment was accepted, and the motion as amended was adopted. TEACHERS' SALARIES, Mr. B.

Cadley Offered tlie following resotutton; Whereas, The compensation allowed by this Board to teachers in our schools engaged in instructing pupils in tho sixth fifth and fourth grades, primary cli 3303, is inadequate to a proper ana decent support of them Eclves, and much lees than that allowed teachers iu mora advanced grades, whilo the ability required and duties performed' are at least equal to. if not greater thun thoso required of, and performed by, tcachors of tho third grado primary classes. And Whcteav, There is BuiBcieut funds in hands, and to accrue to the credit of the tcaohors salaries anjonnt, to meet the increnaecl demand on said account proposed by the following resolution. Therefore, Resolved, That the Board do hereby determine to pay to all teachers employed in our Pubfio Schools, engaged in teaching pupils in the sixth, fifth and fourth grades, primary department, the sum of four hundred dollars each, per annum, said increased componsation to date from 610 first day of October of tho present year. Mr.

Cadley said that in offering this resolution he 4to not wish to be understood as being 'in favor of ah increase Of the ealaries of teachers generally ot this time. Ho believed, bb a general thing, that our teachera receive at least fair compensation for their eervioee. with the exception of that does of teachers referred to in hia resolu UThe teachers employed in tha sixth, fifth tod fourth graao classes, prhaw THE FAIL FASHIONS. Cloaks anil Dress Goods. The cloak and dress goods establishments open later than the millinors', as it is not until tho sharp winds of autumn remind us of tho necessity for a chango that wo bogin to think of warm apparel, and look kindly on heavy garments.

Tho fall styles of dress goods, cloaks, shawls, have alroady bson dosoribod, and wo need only note the featares of tho fino display mado to day at WECHSLEE ABRAHAMS. This young and popular firm, but four years established, have mado such rapid stridoB in thoir business career that tho oldest houses can scarcely parallel their success. Commencing in a small way, they now occupy a four Btory building ono hundred and ten feet in depth, and employ over ono hundrod persona iu various capacilios. Such progress in so short a lapse of timo is raroly equalled, and speaks volumes for their test. Thoy may well feel proud of their opening to day, for such a display we can safely affirm was never scon before in Brooklyn, and would bo no discredit to our older and more pretentious neighbors on the othor sido of tho "crook." It is almost impossible to describe in detail all tho beautiful cloaks and suits on exhibition, but as tho ladies expect a description we will make the attempt.

Prominent among so many was a black velvet suit callod tho "Pat ti," the under skirt composed of black silk with reversed ruffles, tho upper skirt and basque of volvei elegantly trimmed with Bilk satin and guipure laeo, altogether the handsomest outdoor garment we haye seen this season. Another, a black silk suit trimmed in pyramids of ruffles, with reverses of green plush, and jacket to match a Unite ensemble of rare taste, A brown suit of PimB, Irish poplin, not inaptly called tho "Susan B. Anthony," as near as possible imitating tho present stylo of dress coat, attracted considerable attention, and is peculiarly adapted to females with strong mindod proclivities. Another suit, appropriately called tho "Ida Lewis," tho material of Navy bmo Bateon cloth, jauntily trimmed with bands of black, orango and Navy buttons. A velvet cloak, strikingly new, called the "Duchess," largo box plait in back, with capo to form sleeves, elaborately trimmed with thread laco, satin and crochet fringe, was really a superb garment.

Of other garments in pluBh, astrachan cloth, our snaco will not permit us to particularize, as they all deserve a description. Thoy have also opened 11 ladies' and chililrcns' under garment department, well stocked with tho most uece.i nary and unnecessary articles; but docliuo to expatiate, as wo feel rather dolicato on tho subject, and therefore ask to bo excused. Our lady friouds will no doubt profit by a visit. Their shawl, cloth and dress goods departments aro replete with tho latest noveltieB, and no doubt will bo extensively patronized. REPUBLICAN GENERAL CGSV3B.ITTEE.

A Twelfth Meeting; Battles Ward and LVow tin the IjOls. Last night tho Kings County Republican General Committeo met at tho Republican Headquarters in tho Post Office Building, Washington street, to arrange for the holding of, primaries and tho calling of tho various' conventions. President Silas B. Dutcher took tho chair and C. W.

Cheshire the Secretary's desk. After the roll call, fhe chair called tho attention of the meeting to the by law prohibiting smoking during tho sessions. This was received with applause by many and a countless number of tho blazing and smoking "weeds'' disappeared promptly. The following resolution was presented by thoExecu tive Committee in relation to conventions. Jk'Kolvcd, That Union Bepublican Nominating Ccnvcntions be and thoy arc hereby directed to be held at the places and times hereinafter designated.

SENATORIAL CONVENTIONS. Second District, General Committee Rooms P. building Oct. 14. 1SG9, t)l P.

M. Third District samo us Second. COTJKTV. CONVENTIONS. General Committee Rooms, Friday, 15, 2 P.

M. CITY CONVENTIONS, same place and day, at 1 P. M. ASSEMBLY CONVENTIONS. Thcee will bo held on Saturday Oct.

1(! at tho sarao places and hours as observed in the last Conventions. THE CIVIL WAIt IN THE TWELFTH WAItD. The eamo old fight as to duplicate dologatcs and duplicate primaries broke out again here. Tho matter brought to a fever heat by the action of a littlo Touton named Vogcs, who in reply to the statemont of Mr. Burleigh of the regular delegation, that ho understood thit as many as two primaries wero held in that ward, elsewhere than as advertised, spitefully replied that if tho gentleman had attended the meeting ho would havo found there was but one held.

But tho Twelfth Wurd men soy that Vogcs, as inspector of oloc'tion, noYcrtlio ess signed two sets of ceitifloatos of election. O'SULLIVAN TO THE RESCUE. This brought tho cloquont and (in hia opinion) ablo P. D. O'Sullivan to his feet, and he launched forth tho of his wrath uoou the devoted head and all over tho long beard of poor little Voges, accusing hm point btaak of signing two sets of certificates and chara2tcriiig his appearance in council and denial of tho act, by such pot terms as "brazen impudence," unblushing villainy and other endearing adjectives.

Mr. O'S. was promptly called to order amid peals of laughter over the war of Teutonia versus Hibernia, which seoined imnilnont and promiseful of richness. YOGES CHARGES LAIiCENY ON O'STJLLIYAN. Mr.

Voges then aroso to reply, accusing his Milesian qppouent of stealing away an affidavit from a certain room but he, too, was called to ordor for unparliamcnt aiily accusing a member of theft. He. however, 1'opt on, and proposed to analyze O'Sullivan'a accusation of "villainy;" but was again squelched, and consolod himself by saying that ho would get 'anddfo. chance." During the courso of his remarks he admitted that two primaries were held as alleged. Mr.

RichavdEon thought Mr. Voges merely wished to accuse O'Sullivan of "stealing away" from tho meeting, not to lay theft at his door. (Laughter). "DHVTy IjINEN," Mr. Joseph Reeve, Fourth Ward, moved to refer the whole matter of tho Twelfth Ward to iho delegation from that ward.

PEOPOSED SLAUGHTER OF THE TWELFTH. Mr. Maddox, Ward, then proposed striking out tho Twelfth Ward entirely from the list of wards and towns. He said it waa no difference Whethor thoy had any primaries or not. He thought that tho ensicit way to dispose of tho troublesome question.

It was timo they stopped this "cussed" washing of their dirty linen in the Committee. Mr. Yf iilianis, of tho Ninth, liked tho idea. Ho had been disgusted for tho laat four years lrith tho courae of tho Twelith Ward, and desired tho trouble bo carted. Mr.

Burleigh, of tho Twelfth waa qnilo willing the motion to strike out tho Twelfth should prevail, ho wa3 willing to bo ruled out ho meant to get out of Twelfth Wurd pohtics as soon as possiblo. Considerable talk was paEsed about concerning the mattor, Messrs, Reovo, Burleigh, Allaben and Voges taking part. NEW LOTS IMITATES THE TWELFTH WABD. Mr. Reeve stated that tho town of Now Lots also had two sets of delegates and two associations, and moved that the Association of which Dr.

Ives was President, ba lecognizedbytho Committee. Considerable discussion hero arose 011 this subject, in which alargenuinber joined, some taking sides with Mr. Decker, tho leader of the other party. Dr. Ives then arose and in tho course of a long harangue stated that Decker had associated with an alien, and a Democrat, an employo of the Navy Yard, in tho inspeetcrship, and had held a primary at another and remoiospot from that prescribed by the General Committee, and thoy scut delegates to Syracuro to contest scats.

Ho bed thought however, that when tho Convention cloned lhat the "Gddard stripo" would not even poep again, but ho saw they had peeped to night. Ho claimed that tho recognition of "Decker aud hi littlo boat load of marines," would cause a long continued injury to tho Republican interests in that quarter. WHICH IS THE CHRISTIAN HEBE?" ETC. Mr. Williams thought that the remarks would havo como with better graco if tho speaker hud not himself been a bolter, and proceeded to state that tho vonerablo Doctor bad organized a counter mooting from tho regular one and was iu fact himBelf a boltor.

Mr. Maddox thought this was a lamentablo stato of things, by all tho statements mr.do it would seem that great injury had been dono to both sides. BOLTERS INELIGIBLE. C61. Morton, of the Thirteenth Ward, here arose, momentarily interructing Mr.

and read from tho bylaws a section disqualifying all "bolters" from recognition. THE DOCTOR'S PARTY LEGALIZED. After considerable discussion 011 the subject, with an occasional branching into sido bsues, tlie question was called for and put as to tho proposed recognition ot Dr. Ivc paity, and after a division was called and tho "ayes and noes" resorted to the sido cumo out triumphant by 48 to 28 votes. Mr.

Williams then moved to reconsider the vote, giv as his reason that he believed Decker to bo the regular and rightful President. Lost. The report of the Committee, selecting Wednesday, October 13, as tho time of holdiug the various Primaries, waa adopted with somo amendments, leaving time and place of such meetings in cortain wards tho belligerent Twelfth among them to the Ward del egations ot thoeowards. Mr. Reeve then moved that when tho Committee adjourn, they do so to meet two weeks from date.

Adopted. O'bULLIVAN RETURNS TO THE CHARGE. The irrepressiblcO'SiUlivan thea arose and asked leave to read a communication which was granted. It proved to to somo moro resolutions concerning Voges, looldng to his condign punishment for his rather mixed and incomprehensible conduct. Tho paper hsd iho efoat of clearing the roc of a large number, and the matter being irrelovant and nut at all in order, ho was requeatod to postpono reading his piece till some future day, to bo decided on also at somo future day.

FINIS. Tlie roport of tho Kpci isl Committee on the troubles in tho Seventh Wurd was then called for, but proved of no iuteiest to the general public Resolutions wero then read supporting tho Stato nominntions, approved, and the meeting adjourned. DEfblOGRATIO GENERAL CQiV1SfiiTTE, Slesiilis.1. MouCI)Sy Meeting ElecSioiJS. Prisnary The regular monthly meeting of the Democratic General Committeo was held at tho headquarters of tho organization last ovoning.

There was full attendance of members, and General James B. Craig occupied the chair. Tho resignation of Mr. N. Ludwig, member from tho Fifteenth Yord, tendered for business reasons, was received and referred to tho Committeo on Vacancies.

A. communication from tho Democratic Association of tho Eighteenth Ward, calling for the holding of Primaries hereafter at the houso of Schaonaglo Roitzuer, on Bushwick avenuo, 011 account of tho central location of those premises, was received and adopted. Tho following resolution in roforence to Primary elections was offered and adopted Jlcsolteil, That Primary elections be held on Thursday, October 1 ltb, 18S9, in tho different Wards and Towns to elect three delegates to the County, Senatorial, Assembly, School Commissioners, and City Conventions no fniinwo Convention to moot on Saturday, October lGth, at 12 o'clock, at tho rooms of tto General Committee; Second Senatorial Convention nt 8 01. tho evening of tho 10th Third Senatorial Convention will meet at 3 o'clock, on Monday, Ooto ber 18th, at Benj. Nolson's, Flatbush.

Tho Assembly Conventions will meet oa. foMows, nt eight o'clock of the evening of Monday, the 18th in 8tFtat Assembly District No. 25 Main street. Second Assembly District White House, corner of Jay and Concord streets. Third Assembly District Corner of Carroll and Columbia streets.

Fourth Assembly Distnot Keonan'fl, Third avenuo, corner of FJoventh Btroet. Fifth Assembly District No. 099 Myrtle avenue. Sixth Assembly District No. 118 Division avenue.

Seventh Assembly District Kolley's, North Sixth and First streets. Eighth Assembly District Corner of Bushwiok and Maepeth. avenues. Ninth Aueemblv District Benj. Nelson's.

Flatbush. A communication, signed by Mr, Frank Hasbronok, on behalf on tho Bedford Avenuo Domocratto Association, waa received, and after some discussion placed on filcT It complained that, through variety of causes, tho BOY WHAWJR Was written orprassly for tha WEW YORK WBIiKtr By LEON LEWIS, Author of "The Silver Ship," "Tho Water Wolf," "Tin Boy Magician," eto. THIS BOY WHALRR, Beady in No. 41 of tho NEW YORK WEEKLY. Contains tho most vivid descriptions of strange adronturoi od land and sen, in most of which tho young hoco, the BOY WHALBRa Takes a prominent part, and by hia daring doodj prove himsolf tho rorsoniflcation of juvonilo bravory.

Every boy should read the oxciting storr tho BOY WHALER, Whioh is jaBt conimonccd in No. of th NEW YORK WEEKLY, And evory young woman also should read tu BOY WHALER, ur Tim NEW YORK WEEKLY. Far the female mind will bo enraptured with tho 1oror heroine, tho oharming Lily Lawronoo, whs shares Iho fortunos and trials of tho BOY WHALER. Tho current issue (No. 49) of tbt GREATEST STORY AND SKETCH PAPER IN THE WORLD, THE NEW YORK WEEKLY, Should be purohasod by psronta and road to thoir children, for tho great story of tho BOY WHALER Shows that although virtuo may for a time bo unablo to oopa with villainy, it will in tho ond riBO triumphant.

THE NEW YORK WEEKLY Takes plo.isnro in presenting to the public tho groat atorr of tho BOY WHALER, For it is undoubtedly tho maBterpioco of its author, and was written expressly for tho NEW YORK WEEKLY. BOYSt BOYS I BOYS! Every boy who dolighta to read of daring doods and thrill nB adventures, will linger in admiration over tho story of U13 BOY WHALER, Ready in No. 49 of tho NEW YORK WEEKLY, And for enlo by every News Agent in tho country, PRICE SIX CENTS PER COPY. DON'T FORGET TO BUY No. 48 OF THK NEW YORK WKRKLY, Which contains the commoncomout of th oo46t BOY WHALER b.

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eeiWAStjt Koa. 114, 118 and 118 Jay at, near San.3v Having just received from Paiis a largo assortment of FRENCH MILLINERY, To which wo invite your alten'ion on 0 jr OPENING DAY, I' RID AY, tho loth msb.nt, An early call will oblige, Voiu 9, reapeotiully, KSr.GHT 4 CO. J. 9 Court stroet, Huvo just completed thoir assnrtmcnt of Eurnitnrs for tho Fall trade, and solicit tho inspection of patrons and tlio publift. Tlio latest GRECIAN, PARISIAN, LONDON AND AMERICAN STYLES OF DRAWING.

L1B1IARY, CHAMBER AND DINING ROOM FDRNIT URIC now on hand. Upholstering in all its branches, shortest notice. Designs furnished at J. HUHN. 'oei 12t AUG.

NAU. BALD HEADS Can be covered with a piece oxaotly fitted to tho liatd part, so perfect, and with work so ingoniously contrived as to appear each hair jnst issuing from tlio elfin the hair beiii! exactly of the eamo shade and text up? as tho growing hair, thoy aro eo perfect they cannot bo dotected. Made only at BATCHEfjOR'S WIG FACTORY, 1C Bond st. New York. apl'j tf ialPOaTAKT AimoljNdEMENT; JAMES LEWIS 77 FULTON AVE.

Will offer on MONDAY, October 4th, and following daya, GREAT BARGAINS IN AUCTION DRY GOODS. Catc Jfivcd at25otsneryd 1 Case Doublo Void Poplins, nt iil cis per yd, French Merino nnd Empress Cloths, G2 cts and upwards. Black and Colored Alpacas, vory cheap, 10 1 All Wool Blankets. 50 per pair. 1 Halo Heavy Red Twilled Flannel 23 ots.

1 Case. Fast Colored Prints, only 10 cts per yd. 1 Balo 4 4 Atlantic Shoeting, 12 cts. Eli Pieces Heavy Waterproof, $1 pcryd. 1 Case Canton Flannel, 15 cts.

1 Extra Heavy 21) cK ocj WEDDINGS AM) EVENING PARTIES SUl l'LIKl) WITH SILVER, CROCKERY CONFECTIONERY, WAITERS, OYSTERS, GAME, STEAKS, CnOPS, Served in saloon up to 11 o'clock, P. at PO WELD'S RESTAURANT, oel 5V! Cor. Ciinion and AUanfio sts. UPHOLSTERY GOODS. A FINE ASSORTMENT OF BROCATELL, LACK and NOTTINGHAM CURTAINS, CONSTANTLY ON HAND.

WHITE AND BUFF SHADES MADE TO ORDER AT SHORTEST NOTICE. HAIR AND HUSK MATTRESSES, SPRING UNDER BEDS, St AT LOWEST CASH RATES. STEWART, SUTPHKN 6029 80 1JH Fulton street. UAKPETING. STEWART, SUTPHEN A (Lato SmWAiiT i.

162 Fulton Btroet, Brooklyn. Having greatly enlarged thoir store, aro now oponiog a splendid assortment of the richeist carpeting. MOQU15TTE. BRUSSELS, AXMINSTER, TAPESTRY, ROYAL WILTON, THREE PLY INGRAIN, VELVET, SUPERFINE Ail of tho latoat fall Tlio public are invited to einmino tbia choice soloction ot Foreign and Domestic goods. Tho subscriber, are confident they aro offering a stock hitherto oneauilled in this city for beauty and variety and at THE LOWEST CASH RATES.

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ffPBfTAClES, STOVES, St3BSTER "HOT AIR, FURNACE DWlNGSHALLlCHimOHES, is htjcohtmendhi)' as SUPERIOR TO ALL OTHERS. It wilt give tho required amount of heat. It takes little fuel. It supplies hot air not vitiated by contact with overheated surfaces. It is easily managed.

It is free from dust, sinoko and gases. It will not heat the cellar. It ia safe against fire. It is not expensive Send for doscripUvo oiroular, FTLLEY LYMAN. STOVE AND RANGE DEPOT.

33 WATER STREOT, cor. of Beetuaan, New York. The appointment of Low of California to China ia an improvement on recont selectiona of Minis ster. If Mr. Low ia ambitious to olevate tho tone of the diplomatic service there ia abundant work for him to do.

Matters may mend in China under hia management: it ia hardly possible that mattera can get worse. Tho characterization of tho method of treatment of tho Chinose by Christian nations as the "oyster knife policy" was a "happy thought," wherever it originated. Tho rude commercial process of opening tho delicate and delicious bivalve is familiar a sharp, ehell ahattering blow, a quick thrust, and a rough cut, and the work ia done. Naturally enough the oyster doesn't like the operation, and ineffectually resists it with all hia power. Under gentler influences tho oyster will voluntarily open, and it waa undoubtedly in thia way that his admirable edible qualities wore originally disclosed to Tory like your oyster is your Chinese Empire.

Outsiders have sought to introduce to it thebl03sings of thoir religion and civilization. Instead of using persuasive measures they have employed bruto force. Eoluctant to concede the superiority of the strange faith and culture it is not surprising that the Chinamen rogard it with distrust and disgust in view of the offensive proceedings of its apostles and subjects. Under a different aystom the Chinese oyster might unfold its ancient shell and submit to tho influence of modem enlightenment. At present ecclesiastical and diplomatic missionary efforts aro wastod.

Tho negative value and positive importance of reputation aro well illustrated just now. Notiiing is known about Corbin, and his statemont ia ac copted as true until provod a lie. A groat deal is known about Pisk. and nobody thinks of accepting his statemont until it ia supported by the evidenco of credible witnesses. Two Culms claim public attention tho island of of Cuba, in tho affau's of winch our Government hesitates to iutcrforo, and tho privateor Cuba, in tlie affairs of which our Government has iuterfcr cd.

Tho case of the lattor Cuba is now in courso of examination at Wilmington. Tho counaol for tho defendants took a bold and frank position. Ho did not attempt any evasion or try to show that tho privateer was a peaceful merchantman, bound for "Cowos and a market" or sorao other roinote and legitimate objective point. Ho admitted that tho vobhct was to be employed making war on Spam, but, lie contended that she "was commissioned by a regularly organized government the Republic of Cuba," and that for the United States to seize and detain her when she had put into port in distress waa "contrary to tho law of nations." Tliis plea would scorn to put it out of the power of tho authorities to discharge her. To recognize the validity of the defence would bo to recognize tho Republic of Cuba an executive and not a judicial act.

TBHE WEWS. A charge of murder has been preferred against Captain Hall, tho Arctic oxploror, for killing Patrick Coleman, who, the Captain says, mutinied during tho recent expedition in search of Sir John Franklin's party. Eohert Fry, a negro residing in Now York waa attacked yesterday in West Twenty second street, by ft man named Patrick Rooney and some others. Dur ing the meleo Fry drow a pistol and shot Roonoy, him almost instantly. Ho was arrested and is held to await tho result of the coroner's investigation.

Tho Supremo Court of tho United States adjourn ed again yesterday in consequence of tho want of a quorum of judges. Justice Miller is expected to day. General Schoileld has established his headqnar ters at St. Louis. The stakes of tho light between Collyer and Do herty, which was to haVo taken place yesterday, wero forfoitcd by Doherty, who was found to bo two pounds over weight.

The steamer "China" took out $337,000 In gold, yester day, from San Frano isco, for China. George Snyder, a newsboy, was awarded $250 damages, yesterday, in a libel suit against tho Baltimoro Ameri can, An appeal has been taken. Tho ship "Susan Smith," of Boston, was recently cap sized in a gale, and out of a crew of oyer twenty only four wero saved. Three wreckers wore drowned yestordny, while at tempting to board tho ship "Mary Elizabeth," of Ploton, N. which ia ashoro at Giglo Inlet, L.

The French Emperor is about to visit Conrpeigne. Tho Berlin journals say that the tone of King Wil liam's speech at the coming opouing of tho North. Gorman Parliament will bo entirely x4ciuc. The Spanish Republicans have met with reverses. A band was defeated at Kuncia, and a town which had de clared for the republic has boen captured by tho troops.

Martial law has been declared in two provinces. Mte. Jonuia White, of No. 12 Bedford otroct, New York, committed Buicido yesterday, in her husband's photographic studio, SC Sixth avenue, by swallowing of putnnsium. Jealousy waa tho cause.

Tlie srmor platod fit earner "Atlanta," has baon piir ihf.ccd by the. Hayticn Government, for in gold. She will Gail for Port au Prince in about three weeks. Additional roports of the soverity of tho storm con tinue to bo recoived from the Now England State3, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Mary 'and. As far fast aa Lcwiston and Aunwta.

tho ravages of swollen rivers and streams havo been oxpr. rienccd. At Broad Brook, a young man and woman and five children wero swept away with a house and drowned. In Manchester, not a bridgois left, and every water whool is still, from tho destruction of tho dams. Tho great dam on tho IIouBatonio, at Birmingham, is among those swept away.

A train on tho Troy and Boston Railroad ran into a washed out culvert and three persons wero killed. A lady and her nioco wero drowned at Colvillo, in crossing a stream in a wagon. Tho question of tho Independence of Canada was tho subject of discussion at a public meeting held in Water loo, in tho provinco of Quebec, on Saturday last Speeches for and against the change were mado. Tho Virginia Legislature convened yosterday at Rich mond, and formed a temporary organization, with Win. M.

Lauerlan. of Rockbridge, ns Speaker, and W. G. Jonos, of Albemarle, og Clerk. Nicl McLaughlin, Hugh Marra and James Doherty wore arrested yesterday at Coney Island, charged with having boon tho assailants of Itovenuo Do tectivo Officer Brooks of Philadelphia.

Nancy B. Madan, who was sontoncod to death for tho murder of her son in law, lias naa uer sentence commuted to imprisonment for life, by Governor Claflin, of Massachusetts. The illicit whisky distillers in Virginia, suffered recently from a visitation of a squad of tao Fifth Cavalry, who Beized forty stills, and 1,000 gallons of An incendiary set fire to a Baptist church in China, Mc on Saturday night. It was destroyed ucioro ueip could be had. Tho Cuban privateor "Cuba" noe "Hornot," ia still hold in custody of tho United States Government, and from present appearances will not do much damage to Spanish commerco this fall.

Two boys named Edward Smith and John Conway have been arrested in Philadelphia, charged with imu: deling a man named John Hughes, An application is to be made to the New Dominion Parliament, for lcavo to build a tunnel under tho Detroit river nt Detroit, to connect tho Great Western Rail, road of Canada, with the Michigan Central. Tho car shops of the Union Pacific Railroad at Omaha wero destroyed by fire yesterday altornoou. Eight hundred Chinese, and a largo delegation of missionaries from China, an I Japan sailed ior tho flow ery land, from China, yeaterday. The proprietors of tho National Theatre in Washing ton were arrested yestorday, and gave bail to answer a charge mado against them by tho threo negroes who vera mnrtnH mm tho drcss circlo of that theatre. The chargo is a violation of municipal law.

Henry Acong. a Chinaman, residing at No. 07 Cherry street, in a fit of supposed insanity, yealorday murdered hia wifo and then killed himself. A party of explorers, who havo just arrived from the British mines at Montana, report having found tho remains of threo emigrant wagons, and a number of skeletons of mon, women and children, who had bsen butch ered by the Indians. Thomas O'Brien, a brother of Jerry O'Brien, who was hum! in New York two years for tho murder of a courtesan, waa beforo the Polico Court yesterday phni irpil hv Caroliuo Borraore, aliaB "Laura," a well known courtesan of Groone streot, with having tempted to tako her life by stabbing hor.

ttt A man named John B. Felton, omployed in distillery Eim street, was found dead yesterday in tho houso Ho. 31 Bond street, made so notorious by the murder of Dr. Burdeil. An inquest will bo held.

Tim pmninlidntlon election in tho towns along tho Jersey Bhoro came off yesterday, and resulted in the consolidation of Jersey City, Hudson Ulty ana nergen while Hobokou, Uayonno City, Weohawken and Greeu vlllo went against tho moasuro. Sevebb on Botjoioatjlt. A funny realization of the "Bill Posters Dream" was sobu this morning on tho bill board of the Park Theatre, at the corner of Ful ton avenue and Navy street. A bill of tho currant weok had boon posted over last Saturday's bill, but the rain had washed off tho lower half of the orinor, leaving tho corresponding section of the latter exposed, presenting tho following curious announcement; "LateBt Novelty, will bo prcsoutod with now sconory, now appointments and a uowerful cast, uouoioauit's latest ana most bud ccssful play, iu four acts, entitled "Macbeth," Second Division Pabade. To mprrow the Second Division will proceod to Prospect Park Parade Ground, where it will be reviowed by His Excollcnoy Governor Hoffman.

It ia oxpeoted that, Major General Woodward will manosuvro the Division at tho oohcloMon of the reviow. It will b3 an Interesting and there ia but little doubt but that'a large assemblage of the fashion as well as of the democracy will bo gather ed to witness tho spoctaclo, AmwsEmuGivjrs, The Park Theatre. Thopluy of "Formosa" improves upon acquaintance, and its production at tho Park Thcatro looks liko a doc ded hit. Tho picco is presented hero as effectively as could bo desired, both in tho stage mountiug and tho peraonnc). Tho cast is irreproachable we do not know when we have Been overy pait in play so well fitted.

The scenery is handsome, and to those who aro familiar with tho places represented, striking in its fidelity, hoving been painted from the London models. "Formosa" will bo repeated for tho present. Hooley's Opera House. Tho burlesque on Formosa is tho best of its kind that has yot been placed upon the boards of this house. Tho characters of tho original as well as the principal features of tho play are most excellently burlesqued.

Billy Rice has mado quite a hit with Mb snappy sentonco of "Sich in Life," Everything is burlesqued except tho boat race, which is moat excellently and vividly given. The balance of the programme is very good and was wt il recoived by the largo audience which was gathered at the Opera House Inst night. Olympic Theatre. The "Fairiei of Iunis f'allen" hold their nightly revels upon the boards of tho Olympic Theatre, under tho benign protection of Manager Donnelly and his merry company. Certain it i.1 tliat thi3 drama is a great Buocess and tho audienco each night recoivo it with vory evident pleasure.

The variety portion of tho programme is still kept up to Us former high standard and as usual is loudly applauded. Dick Ralph with his songs and dances has mado ft hit bore, together with Sam Devoro in his banjo solos. The Circus. Another large assemblage was gathered under the canvas in Fulton avenue last night. Tho sounds of laughter and appluuso, which fell upon the ears of tho passers by, showed that the performance was appreciated.

Tho general verdict is that it is tho best circus that ha3 yot mado its appcaranco iu this city. It continues opou every aftornoon and ovoning during this week. Faulkner. The new German Theatre iu Livingston Btroet will bo dedicated to English uses on Thursday evening by a complimentary e'lti nonial performance to Mr. T.

C. Faulkner. "Paul Pry" will bo with tho boneficiaro ns Col. llardy, Miss Ada Marion as Phebe and Mr. John Cooper as Paul 'ry.

Mr. Pope will give recitations from "Manfred," and musical exercises will vary tho programme. Mr. Faulkner, who receives this testimonial, is tho well known soorotary of the Now York Typographical Society. 0UK SUBURBAN EXCHANGES.

Brooklyn Water Supply. Somo timo ago It. was rumored that tho water supply of the Nassau Water Works of Brooklyn waB beginning to fail. Wo credited not tho rumor until a half dozen genUimieu from that city came out to this place to make observations and surveys, ns to tho quantity of water that misut further be obtained from abovo and cast of Hempstead Tond. We believe the Nassau Company hold the prop crtyship of certain ponds as far east as Merrick, mid it is not at all unlikely that tho water will bo taken from theso.

and by acqticduct conveyed westward into reservoir, ihenco pumped by steam power into another poud and thence westward to its final destination through present channels. Mr. Van Brunt Bergen engineers tho work, assisted by Messrs. Reed, Scttol and others, who are assiduously laboring to carry out tho projoet of the company, now in its incipionoy. liockville I'v ket.

Babylon Water Supply. A large quantity of straw paper is boing shipped by wator from this place to New York. Whilo most of the paper 111 Us throughout the country havo suspended for want of water, tho Babylon mill has been kept constantly running. The wator power on the South Sido is bb abundant and crally moro reliable than iu any othor part of the State, Long Island ailroad Company Bridges. A fntal accident occurred on tho I I.

Railroad on Wednesday foronoon. As tho freight train (Conductor Williams) which loft Grcenport that morning was approaching CutchOBUO, a young man nntned Charles Smith, of Westbnry, 1. 1., a brakman, who was on top of a car engaged iu brakeing up tho train to stop at that stution, was struck on the back of his head by a bridge under which the train was passing, and instantly killed. His hat blew off, and forgetting tho bridgo he sprang up to Becure it and thereby lost his life. It ia not long sinco Joseph Card, of Grceiport, brakeman on a freight train waB killed in a similar maimer at tho bridgo next west of this one.

More employees on railroads aro killed every jenr in this way than in any other. Whon will thoLeg islaturo iuterposo for their protection against the cupidity of their employers, and compel tho building of bridges high onough to avoid this unnecessary loss of life? (Jrecnport, Wutchm.an. Long Island Palace Cars. Referring to the arrival of tho new palaco cars on the L. I.

Railroad and to the roport that six others havo been ordered for the samo road, the Brooklyn A drocate pertinently hopes that "travellcis will leani by tho timo these arrive that thoy h' iVc no nir ro busiucss with feet stuck up on tho car stats than they huvo to slick their bonis or shoos on tho pi'ilows at home. At present you cmnot travel over tho road without sesiug somo thoughtless or careless fellow with feet up, soiling cushions and destroying the property of the road, and yet these samo persons will tall; aliiiut the dilapidated and soiled curs, without stopping to think lhat such as thoy arc tho very ones to cause the shi'e of things thoy complain of. The Eagle in the Subuhms. Tho Brooldyn Eagle in its now.di'csH was presented to us on Mouday last. Ever ra and full good ncmso, tho brat Dunio cratie journal in tho tiuited States is always welcome, and this now enterpriso and liberality of Mr.

Yan Andoii ought to endear him to tho hearts of evory oao in the county who hayc the journal in their hoUBe. Eighteenth Ward. The Argui, E. says that Mr. Andrew B.

Martin ifi to bo tho nominee for Supervisor in this word. Mr. Mnrtiu is a good citizen and nn intelligent man, and would doubtless bo elected, even if tho Rr publicaus wero not likely to split, this being tho one ward ivhero Mr. Godard has at least ono flieiul. Gbeenfoikt.

A comparatively new branch of manufacture is prosecuted by tho Kins County Manufacturing Company, at Greenpoint. It the pro duciicn of sugar, for brewers' use, from wiiito Southern Corn. 'J hey use daily about 500 ly.ixhols of corn, and turn out thirty barrels oi' liquid maltine, equal to pi.nnds of sugar. works give to about forty hands. A CARD.

OiHCB of ran Hoyt CnscimiB Pavkmcsc iC jno. mvitii.K Avji.Nui:, Bkooiimn, Oct. 5, TO THE PUBLIC: Tho recent card of Mr. Cranford beinji calculated ti mi; the publio as to tho Scrimshaw Coucroto. by that it is the only pavemont on which Coal Tar or Bitumen, with brolcon Stone, Sand, Gravel, or other malciinl in con biuation, can legitimately bo usod, and nsserlin vindicate such claim, ho b3 commenced and will farther iUBtituto suits against psrtie.i having; other concrete, pavc mc iiiJ laid.

a rejicsentutivo of tho Hoyt Cuncrc te Patent feci myself called upon to oipojo tho fall. icy of his nssmup. tions. My aim will bo rather 00 to iniorni U10 public that they may bo saved from imposition, by the eicowof Mr Cranford, which to them might p. jvo costly, th to do priTO Mr.

Cruufoi oj such blis'1 113 his an cicuo uMicvlionn may afford liiin. Bituminous concrete pavements aro ninch older thin Mr. Cranford would havo tho publio believe. Viuiously composed, they wero laid in London as far lwok as )i'i', by several different patentees and companies, Thcro wero then: Robinson's Parican Bitumen, competed of bitumen, limo and granite chin; th.3 liaiiimi Bitumen, composed of bituinenand grtivol, ur srr.mito chips; tho Scotch Asphalt, composed oi Kionra nnd fine'Kraval; tt Ynl do Travers, oimr.ofed of bitumen and grant); another, composed oi stcna chir ami aspl'ilt, laced with finnll broken stenoanil hot asphalt, and Robinson's IirWa i Concrete, in whioh raa a mixture of C3l tr.r uni chaik or sand. Similar mixtures, in all which are used coal t.r or bitu" men, with gravel, rand, and broken stun.1, were in tho United States, as early as Ki3, of ths patotvta for which, however, claim or can cover exclusively tho uso of coal tar or other Varied combinations of with other ingredients, not hoCoro 10.1132, aro outside of all such patent.

Tho now ingredient introduced iu I he Scrimshaw is ccal ashes or cindera, and upon tbi i must rj3t till claim for support of that patent; as to this now in.Trediont.that pavomoni as indebted for tho "gentle givo, known horses and nnd r.pprociated by pnblis in thcapDCi mcn on Montague ctreet. This imrrcrtiont tho Scrimshaw, is NOT nid in the Iloyt patent, but is esh jwod for ocioiiiific reasons, tho corroct. mi of whish is prvitically established by tho Hcrimshavr cxpcrimo.ii 13.13 street. The Hoyt Patent aa its peculiarity, covers tho ojoof house, limo end other io.giinroaior.ts, unknown to tho Scrimshaw party, and whioh are iuti.iJuoaJ to avert tho virtue of that "gentlo give" of tho and to uro in contrast with that pivsmsnt, imuiedutJ and endnrinff hardness, with tho required dogroo of elastic ity to saticfv "horses and horsemen," ana uomraisj.iioiu tho publio its vnet superiority over ovory other form of con. "iTto tho Hoyt pavement in Mr.

Froel'a yard whioh Mr to say Unt, the sauif) hid cn a ted of earth filling of from tlireo to four which had been thrown in from a cellar just bofor 1 e.toavnt od that wator pipes wero laid after tho couorolo bid b'jsu put down, for which tho pavement ws taken uy an.l a necessity for relaying thcroby involved. To tho Hoyt Concrete, as laid on Fourth ave, bctwoon At lanlic and Fatfcush aves, a pavement which has boon subjected, and is daily Eubject, to the tost of constant and tho most severe use, I rofer tho public, with ont.ro confidenoo in their earnest and cordial approval. Dcciring no monopoly for the Hoyt Concrete, I ragrat tin dieealififocticn occasioned by what I trust is only an apparent and not a real failure, in tho Soriuishaw, on Montague street. Honest competition in pavements of merit, whioh tin Water Board eocms anjdoua to promote, I rogard as boat for the public. As to the law suits and liability for in air.

Cran. ford's card, there need be no approhousiou, and it is hopod the publio will not be thereby misled. The Hoyt Concret 3 Pavemont Co. is prepared to protoot its Interests), and thoso of tho public, against inoonvonlenoo from fulminationso" that EOi and whatever attempt shall be mado to cany thorn To bring Mr. Oranferd and his pavement to tho teat, the Hoyt Concrete Company hereby offers to lay one block, on any street adjoining block to bo laid with Scrimshaw Pavement, which, at tho expiration of two or twelve months, as Mr.

Cranford may oleot, shall be pronounced upon by competent arbiters, who may bo agreed upon; tto to to bopaidforby the other parjy, at the usual late forsaoU VRmimt ALEX, W. HJtBBIB, Manager, pavement, HoftOeucseto PaYlo0, And now we ore told by the Mayor to go to Albany public baths. We suppose the Mayor is right in his construction of the charier and its limitation of the powers of the city authorities. Ifso then tho charter should eithorbe amended or the City Government discontinued, for it is hardly worth while paying the salaries of a Mayor and twenty two Aldormon who have nothing to do. Occasionally they do something which rather conflicts with the Mayor's position.

Last summer, for instance, the Common Council passed and the Mayor sanctioned an appropriation of $500 to present a stand of colors to the Captain of an English Steamship because the vessel had been named after the city. The charter, as the Mayor says, does not mention free baths, neither does it say anything about flags for foreign ships. The Cities ni Slie New Siato Hospital for tiie Insane. The Albany Argus gives a long report describing a new State Insane Asylum for the Hudson River counties, Kings being one of them, and New Tork another. The cost of the new institution, located at Poughke'epsie, is not stated.

Tho reason for starting it is that Utica Asylum was overcrowded, having over 300 pa tients from "the Hudson River counties." New York and Kings maintain each their own County Asylum, and have no need of this State Asylum and they ought to bo exempted from paying toward it but by the remissness of the representatives of tho two oities they have been allowed to be inserted as tho heaviest contributories to an institution which they have no share in needing. In the state ment made by tho managers in the Argus report, stress is laid on the fact that in. this part of the Stato there is no "State" oharity of this kind the county Asylums are wholly ignorod. However, Brooklyn and New Tork have some benefit from the new Asylum in return for their sharo of its cost they are allotted a share in iho management by whom, the report does not stato but we are told that Dr. Benedict, of Brooklyn, and Dr.

Agnew, of New York, are among the Board of Manager's. Perhaps those gentlemen will see to it that iu any fulura "historical statement of the managers," the Flatbush and Bloomingdale Asylums of these cities shali not bo entirely overlooked, oven though the mention of them may tend to raise the question, what have Kings and New York to do with, the Poughkeepsie Asylum, and thus cut short the terms of DrX Benedict and Agnew in tho Board of Maunders, as well as save these cities a good many thousands of dollars annu ally. Wlio S'tmislimcnt of Arson. We had occasion some few months ago to find fault with the apparent ease with which alleged incendiaries slipped through tho fingers of tho kwln some of the lower courts, and to appeal to the prosecuting officer to take such cases before the Grand Jury. It seems that this has been done.

One of the incendiaries who infested the Eastern District, was yester day sent to States Prison by the Court of Sessions for seven years, and another, Conway, the same if we mistake not, who was lib erated in a justice court, has been re arrested by order of the District Attorney, and will have to go beforo a jury for trial. The property set on fire is usually old engine houses or other uninhabited premises. These incendiaries do not seem to have com mitted aison in its worst forms, either from malignity toward individuals or to defraud insurance companies. Their object in this serious crime appears to have been sheer love of mis chief. Long immunity from detectionand punish ment, and long familiarity with fii'83 as scenes of pleasurable excitement to "boys and seems to have blinded these offenders to a sense of the gravity of tho crime of arson, which tho law brands as next to homicidal violence in degree and penalty.

Tho severe penalty prescribed by the law and inflicted by the County Judge, of seven years in States Prison, will probably put an end to the prevalence of this crime in our city. TOABS Off I'O Shirley Dare, who has proved herself a practical woman by writing practical letters on a prac tical subject, the fashions, publishes a card which she remarks caustically on politicians in petticoats" and termagants in trainB." She Bays Sorosis has no ambition in the direction of the ballot or buncombo, but will devote itself to tho consideration of such subjects as housekeeping and training young children topics for which Miss Anthony and Miss Dickinson nourish scorn and contempt. "To make womanly women is the highest aim of Sorosis" and a very worthy aim it is. Refinement and dilution are puahod to tho last extreme in European telegrams. They used to tell ua that tho King of Prussia had made a splash and that it waa "pacific." Thia waa sufficiently trivial news but the Cable to day offers something moro insubstantial the King of Prussia ia going to make a speech and it will bo pacific." Tho Amorican Iustituto Fair is a school of Now England oratory aa well as on exhibition of tho ro Hultn of industry.

Tho other day a man from tho TTnh tnlkfid about aprrioulture. and laat night another man from tho same plaoo talkod about wool a topic that runs trippingly on the tongues of modem Athenians. It is understood that tho Institute managers havo yot in resorvo a strong force of snoutors from tho centre or mtouoct, culture and eloquonce. Whon Mr. Loring pub lished his "Hundred Orators of Boston," it was considered quite comprohonsivo, but if ho should now publish a now edition it would havo to fts con siderably enuvrgod.

Anions; the exhibitions of thia aoaaon of faiva that which opens to night at Buffalo ia notable for ita international character. Our own Stats and others will unite with tho Dominion in tho display. This minor union will naturally uuggest a larger consolidation and annexation ought to fiud favor, if anywhere, at the Buffalo Fair, Horaoo Greeley will deliver an address thia evening, Tho visit of Prinoo Arthur, far from suppressing ii imhlfiet the diacusBion of which migttt no consid ered indolicato, sooma to havo given freah impa tua to the independent movemont au If the Oano UNION STREET IMPROVEMENT. IHceling the Commissioners With What Shall tho Street be JPaved Few ot the' Owners Present The Chairman Astonished at the General Apathy. The Comrnissionere for the improvement of Union street, from Gowanus Canal to Prospect Park, met last evening in tho Court House, all the mombors present, viz: Messrs.

Nelson Shaurman, President; Samuel I. Gerritson, and C. W. Thomas, Secretary. Tho Chairman stated tho object of the meeting to bo to gathor tho viows of the property owners rolativoto paving the street, as the Commissioners wished to conform to their wishes as far as possible.

He said tho Board felt it desirable to commence work on the pavement this fall, and that they intended to finish it from tho bridgo as far as cvins street. Beyond that point there would be some sewering and other work to be dono, and tho pavement could not be laid down until next summer. WANTS NICOLSON. Mr. R.

S. Bussine, representing 750 feet fronting on Union street, botweon Seventh avenue and the Park, was decidedly in favor of Nicolson pavement, behoving it to be tho very best of tho Improved pavements which had been so far tried, though ho could have wished that the cost was less. Lot auy ono fancy a street eighty feet wide, paved with Nicolson pavement, and leading from the beautiful Park to tho Heights, and thev would agree with him that no street in Brooklyn was likely to be so beautiful in all its parts as Union street It was already paved with Nicolson in part, an additional reason why tho rest should be paved with this particular kind of wooden pavement. Further tha i that he knew pretty well the views of tho properly owners, and believed that their feeling was almost unanimous in favor of Nicolson pavement. NOTHING LIKE STONE.

Mr. John B. King said ho represented BIr. Cortelyon, ownine 325 foot; Mr. A.

D. Polhomus, owning 000 leot, and ho had 300 ieet frontage of his own. It was mainly through his exertions that tho street had been mode ciebty feet wide, and it hod been his aim and desire to see it as fine a street as could possibly ho made. With tho samo object in viow ho now suggested that the street be paved with improved Bolgian, similar to that laid on Broadway, Now York, and continued: I have visited a great deal the streets of Brooklyn pared with Nicolson pavement, and find that those owners with whom I am acquainted oil object very strenuously to the NOISB, RUMBLING AND BOAR made by that pavement. Such boing tho fact, it is found lhat it affects the value of lots.

Another thinp; is that it bciDKS an amount of travel of that character which docs not improvo the street. It makes a first rato trotting course, and is very oxccllont whon wo dnvo out of town, to drive over but it won't enahlo ua to roaUzo upon our lots, if wo want to sell, or to enjoy iuciu wo cum iu build and livo there, as well 11s this improved Belgian navement. Boyond that, from tho very nature ot tho material, one is cutuimjij conpwiison with the other. JUDGE LOTTS OriNION OP NICOLSON. The Secretary read a letter from Hon.

John A. Lott, uiotkcr of tho property ovncrs. Judgo Lott says that he is decidedly in favor of the best stonepavoment, and: "I do not favor auy wooden or modern pavement l.icught into use in this city." IN FAVOIt OF WOOD. Mr. Gilbert B.

Van Allen rcprcseting275 feetbetweon Eslh and Soveuth avenues wanted to have Nicolson r.av mont. Ho thought that ao iho parallel streets adjacent to Union street were to bo paved with stone, it was only light thoro should bo ut least one of wood. Mr. N. W.

Burtis, renrcsontiug eighty eight feet, Iwcui flixth and Seventh avcnucn, and Mr. J. A. Chamberlain, tho owner of fifty feot, between Seventh and Eighth avcuucB, each asked for Nicolson pavemont. ASTONISHED AT OYTJIjAK APATHY.

Tfcero wero only two additional gentlemon present and (ho Chairman said that he expected to see more of the property owners in attendance, Mr. John B. King said that whon tho Commissioners who made tho awards for the Litohfiold estate aocllon of I rcepect lark held their first meeting, only two gentla appeared to opposo the high valuations. That was another inttanco oi popular apathy. The mcethiK wes then adjourned to Saturday at tr, with the view of getting a fullor expression of opinion.

iram TTOB THE IMPROVEMENT? of Union street, between Gowanus'Canal and Prospoot Pork a commission ujaw 1 Bradedihe Btreot west of the canal was passed in I6C0. Tho act directed the etreet to be widened to 80 feet, by taking in 10 feet on each side, and instructed tho Board of improvement' the application of a majoXofihooVnerson tho etroet) to apply to the Supreme Comt for tho appointment of Ctomrnissionors consisted of Wm. M. Harris, Samuel J. Gerritson and Charles TnomaB.

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