NEW YORK. 



001 



received 519,831 ; Morgan, 489,871 ; Groo, 

 8,412 ; and Griffin, 1,430. Robinson's plurality 

 over Morgan, 80,460; majority over all, 25,- 

 lilJ. Tho amendments of the constitution 

 were adopted by a large majority. On that 

 relating to a Superintendent of Public Works 

 tho vote was 583,158 to 81,832 ; on that re- 

 lating to Superintendent of State-prisons the 

 vote was 550,226 to 80,858. Of the 33 mem- 

 bers of Congress chosen at the same time, 

 17 were Republicans and 16 Democrats. The 

 Legislature of 1877 consists of 19 Repub- 

 licans and 13 Democrats in the Senate, and 

 71 Republicans and 57 Democrats in the 

 House, making the Republican majority 6 in 

 the Senate, 14 in the House, and 20 on a joint 

 ballot. The total vote of New York City for 

 President was 171,074, of which 112,378 were 

 for Tilden, and 58,696 for Hayes; majority 

 for the former, 53,682. For Governor: total, 

 170,248 ; Robinson, 110,643 ; Morgan, 59,605 ; 

 Robinson's majority, 51,038. For mayor: to- 

 tal, 170,243; Ely (Democrat), 111,880; Dix 

 (Republican), 57,811 ; scattering, 552 ; Ely's 

 majority, 53,517. 



The amendments to the constitution ratified 

 at the last election were the following : 



ARTICLE V., Section 8. A Superintendent of Public 

 Works shall be appointed by the Governor, by and 

 with the advice ana consent of the Senate, and hold 

 his office until the end of the term of the Governor 

 by whom he was nominated, and until his successor 

 is appointed and qualified. He shall receive a com- 

 pensation, to be fixed by law. He shall be required 

 i>\ hiw to give security for the faithful execution of 

 his oitice before entering upon the duties thereof. 

 He shall be charged with the execution of all laws 

 relating to the repair and navigation of the canals ; 

 and also of those relating to the construction and im- 

 provement of the canalsj except so far as the exe- 

 cution of the laws relating to such construction or 

 improvement shall be confided to the State Engineer 

 ana Surveyor ; subject to the control of the Legisla- 

 ture, he shall make the rules and regulations for the 

 navigation or use of the canals. He may be suspend- 

 ed or removed from office by the Governor whenever, 

 in his judgment, the public interest shall so require; 

 but, in case of the removal of such Superintendent or 

 Public Works from office, the Governor shall file with 

 the Secretary of State a statement of the cause of 

 such removal, and shall report such removal and the 

 cause thereof to the Legislature at its next session. 

 The Superintendent of Public Works shall appoint 

 not more than three assistant superintendents, whose 

 duties shall be prescribed by him, subject to modifi- 

 cation by the Legislature, and who shall receive for 

 their services a compensation to be fixed by law. 

 They shall hold their office for three years, subject 

 to suspension or removal by the Superintendent of 

 Public Works, whenever, in his judgment, the public 

 interest shull so require. Any vacancy in the office 

 of any such assistant superintendent shall be filled 

 for the remainder of the terra for which he was ap- 

 pointed by the Superintendent of Public Works : but, 

 in case of the suspension or removal of any such as- 

 sistant superintendent by him, he shall at once report 

 to the Governor in writing the cause of such removal. 

 All other persons employed in the care and manage- 

 ment of the canals, except collectors of tolls, and 

 those in the department of the State Engineer and 

 Surveyor, shall be appointed by the Superintendent 

 of Public Works-and oe subject to suspension or re- 

 moval by him. The office of Canal Commissioner is 

 abolished from and after the appointment and quali- 



fication of tho Superintendent of Public Works, until 

 which timo the ( tuial < 'omimitioncrH shall continue 

 to discharge their duties as now provided by law. 

 The Superintendent of Public Works shall perform 

 all the duties of tho Canal OonniMlMMM and Board 

 of Canal Commissioners, as now declared by law, 

 until otherwise provided by the Legislature. The 

 Governor, by ana with the advice Ulo OODMOt of t h ; 

 Senate, shall have power to fill vacancies in tho office 

 of Superintendent of Public Works ; if the Senate be 

 not in session, he may grant commissions which shall 

 expire at the end of the next succeeding session of 

 the Senate. 



AKTICLK V., Section 4. A Superintendent of State- 

 prisons shall be appointed by the Governor, by and 

 with the advice and consent of the Senate, and hold 

 his office for five years, unless sooner removed ; he 

 shall give security in such amount and with such 

 sureties as shall be required by law for the faithful 

 discharge of his duties ; he shall have the superin- 

 tendence, management, and control of State-prisons, 

 subject to such laws as now exist or may hereafter 

 be enacted; he shall appoint the agents, wardens, 

 physicians, and chaplains, of the prisons. The agent 

 and warden of each prison shall appoint all other offi- 

 cers of such prisons, except the clerk, subject to the 

 approval of the same by the Superintendent. The 

 Controller shall appoint the clerks of the prisons. 

 The Superintendent shall have all the powers and 

 perform all the duties not inconsistent herewith, 

 which have heretofore been had and performed by 

 the Inspectors of State-prisons ; and from and after 

 the time when such Superintendent of State-prisons 

 >hall have been appointed and qualified, the office of 

 Inspector of State-prisons shall be and hereby is 

 abolished. The Governor may remove the Superin- 

 tendent for cause at any time, giving to him a copy 

 of the charges against him, ana an opportunity to be 

 heard in his defense. 



A bronze statue of the Marquis de Lafayette 

 was unveiled with appropriate ceremonies in 

 Union Square, New York City, on the 6th of 

 September. It was a gift to the city from the 

 French Government, in recognition of the as- 

 sistance rendered by its citizens to the people 

 of Paris during the war of 1870-'71. The 

 work was executed by M. A. Bartholdi, and 

 represents Lafayette standing on Jhe prow of 

 a boat in the act of tendering his sword to 

 America. The pedestal was a gift from the 

 French citizens of New York, and bears these 

 inscriptions: In front, "Lafayette;" on the 

 back, '-1876;" on one side, "To the City of 

 New York, France, in remembrance of sym- 

 pathy in time of trial, 1870-'71 ;" and on the 

 other side, " As soon as I heard of American 

 independence my heart was enlisted 1776." 



On the morning of the 6th of December the 

 people of New York and Brooklyn were star- 

 tled by the news of one of the most terrible 

 disasters that had ever occurred in the conn- 

 try. The Brooklyn Theatre, in which a large 

 audience assembled on the evening of the 5th, 

 to witness the pathetic play "The Two Or- 

 phans," canght fire in the scenery, and was 

 burned to the ground, one-fourth of the audi- 

 ence meeting their death in the flames, and a 

 large number of those who escaped being 

 maimed and injured in the rush for the doors. 

 The play was given under the management 

 of Shook & Palmer, by a cast of New York 

 actors. The flames spread rapidly, and the 



