The New York Herald Newspaper, March 10, 1868, Page 5

NEW YORK CITY, - THE COURTS, UNITED STATES CIRCUIT CouaT,, Judge Blatehford opened theo ouie Cour? yester hen @yourned ti this morns it is pareetes that Tues Sseuedict will try Be cathe pe = cases On ths eriminal calepiar, WHITEY STATES USTSIeT couaT. After Judge Blatchford had adjourned the Circult Court he entered the Disirict Court, ordered the “panel to be called over, and then discharged the rors summoned from further attendanco until onday next, at eleven o'clock. The Judge an- nounced to the suitors tn Admiralty that the calen- dar would not be called until Monday next, The Sherry Wino Trial, The United states vs, 1,209 Quarter Casks of Sherry Wine.—Tais case, which had been at hearing for the greater part of the two preceding weeks, was yester- day resumed. Mr. Exourra, a clerk in the employ- ment of Lacare & Echecopar, merchants tn Cadiz, and who had been under exaimination on Friday last when the court rose, was this day called to the stand ‘and further examined by Mr. Webster for the cladm- sults. .The case ts still on and italy to occupy the court during all the sitting days of the present week, nd perhaps longer. The Late Daniel Lord—Mceting of the New York Bar. A meeting of members of the New York bar ‘was held yesterday afternoon, at three o'clock, in the United States District Court room, Chambers street, for the purpose of expressing the regret felt by the profession at the death of Daniel Lord, who for years had been one of the most distin. lawyers of this State, There were present several judges of the State ._ Judge Blatchford, the Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern district, was we in attendance, and the bar was very fully repre- Judge Ingraham was called upon to preside, gnd Mr. Samuel G. Courtney, United Mites trict “At temmey, and Mr. S. P, Nash were appointed secretaries of the A Mr. Edgar Van Winkle read a serics of resolutions, stating that the death of Mr. Lord was a gre: the bar, 8 profession upon which he had shed lustre by his acquirements, his talents and his virtues. ‘The preclntops were LRT ARAL Beto ped, ona appropriate addresses, ly eulogistic of the la- mented deceased, were made by William M. Evarts, Oharles O’Conor, W. L. Butler and other members of the legal profession. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT—IN BANKRUPTCY, ‘The following discharges in bankruptcy have been granted by Judge Blatchford from the 24th of Feb- wuary to the’7th of March inclusive:—John 0. Hain, Wm. 8. Chamberlin, Irving N. Simons, Charles H. McIntire, Peter W. Gallendet, Wm. Tyrrel, A. R. ‘Welch, Jr., Cesar Newman, Michael Cu ay Edwin R. Pease, Win. McLean, Albert Moulton, Walter W. Briggs, Nicholas F. Batenschon, Emory B. Fay, Frea- erick E. Lutley, Delancey Kennedy, Jacob L. Bach and Frederick W. Coleman, SUPREME COURT. The Erle Railway Litigation—Auother Suit “ Instituted—All Meetings of the Board of Di- rectors Prohibited and Enjoined. ‘ Before Judge George G. Barnard. Richard Schell vs. The Erie Railway Company, Daniel Drew et al.—This is an action instituted as a counter suit to the one recently commenced by Fisk, Jr., and the Eric Rallway Company against the At- torney General, Frank Work and others, and in which Frank Work,.one of the directors of the com- pany, was enjoined from participating in the mect- ings of the board and a stay of proceedings granted. as to all the suits previously commenced against the Erie Railway Company. The complaint in the presept suit sets forth all the former proceedings, and alleges that Daniel Drew and the other directors of the company, who were acting in combination with him, have for a long time been concerned in making “short” sales of Erie stock, and that it had thus become their interest to depress the market value of the stock and 80 mis- manage the affairs of the company as to depreciate its property; that Frank Work, who is not interested im these fraudulent schemes commenced an action against the company with a view of investigating the dealings and operations of Dantel Drew with the company and its stock; that since the commence- ment of that action Drew and his confederates, in furtherance of their schemes, have secretly and with- out the sanction of or notice to the stockholders, issued a large amount of the stock of the company in excess of that authorized by law, and were pro- ceeding to issue ae quantities of such stock when they were restrained from so doing by the injunction | emp in the suit brought by the people of the state of New York; that they are still pa) ed in devising ti! plans and schemes by which, not- withstanding that injunction, they may succeed in issuing still greater quantities of stock, and entering inte other operations to depreciate the value of the company’s property; that to etfect this object they deemed it essential to prevent Frank Work from being present at the meetings of the board of direct- ors or participating in the management of the compa- ny, lest he should keep the stockholders advised of the proceedings; that wilh these objects, and fraudulently ‘and dishonestly using the name of the Erie Railway Company, they commenced an action in the Supreme Court, in the name of the Company and James Fisk, dr., against the Attorney General, the People, &c., Frank Work and the other directors of suid Com- pany; that the complainant in that action does not jeny the allegations in the compiaint of Frank Work in complaint or of the petition on behalf of the People, &c., or any of the allegations of misconduct ie Uae of Drew and his confederates, but that an order of injunction was granted by Mr. Justice Bal- com, of which a copy ia annexed to this complaint. ‘The complaint further alleges that Fisk is a stock broker, employed by Daniel Drew to transact some of bis Krie stock ete g and plaintiif believes and eharges that that action Is commenced by collusion with Drew and the other directors confederated with him for the purpose of shielding Drew from an in- vestigation of the charges made against him on be- half of the people, and to embarrass the proceedings instituted on the part of the people to restrain fur- ‘ther Hlegal issues of stock, and to enable Drew and his confederates to carry out their fraudulent schemes and “4 ry the stockholders of any protection they might have by being represented by Work at the Meetings of the directors; that the meetings from which Work is so excluded will be void, and that plaintiff believes that while Work is excluded the; wif attempt to cominit further depredations and Wrongs on the company’s property by making con- tracts with other raiiroad companies, converting bonds into stock, exchanging capital stock of the Erio Company for the stock of other companies, making. contracts with, releasing or borrowing from other companies, and incurring heavy expenses in prosecuting the action commenced in the name of the company against the Attorney General, &c. The complaint then prays for relief substantially as granted in THE INJUNCTION, which provides that so long as Frank Work is pro- hibited and restrained, in the action brought by the Erie Railway Company and Fisk, from attending the meetings of the board of directors, or acting as a di- rector of the company, the board of directors and its executive committee be enjoined and restrained from holding any meeting, or from holding any meeting of which Frank ‘Work shall not have received due and suificient notice to attend and have an = opportuntt, of be | part in, To this extent qudge Barnard yesterday, upen application of Messrs. Brown, Halil and Vanderp: counsel for the plaintiff, granted a writ of tempora: injunction and with an order to show cause, ret able on the 2ist of March, why it should not be made Ry tual. The injunction further enjoins and pro- dite the Board of Directors and the Executive Com- mittee from doing or permitting any act whereby any of the capital stock of the company, not aiready # jasued and in the hands of bona fide holders, whall be issued or created; or whereby the number of shares of capital stock shall be increased; or by which any bonds heretofore iasued shail be converted into ‘al stock of the company; or whereby any convertibie bonds or any bonds of the company may be ed; also from aa any contract with an, other railroad company, or or property from tn Ay company, and fr ing or contracting’ to pay any legal expensea, or counsel fees in the action brougit by the Railway Company and Fisk agatst the Attorney General, Frank Work, &c, This Injunction order was served upou Mr. Drew and the other directors last evening. COURT OF OVER AND TEAMINER, The Cascy-Connell Murder Case Again oa Trial. Before Judge Barnard, The People, @c., of the State of New York ws. Richard Casey.—Richard Casey .was placed at the bar of this court yesterday on his second trial for the murder of William Connell, The prisoner is indicted for murder in the first degree. On the night of Janu- ary 4, 1868, the deceased,’ in company with two courtesans, passed from the Bowery into Bayard street, and when near the New England House met the prisoner, who was standing at the street corner. As they passed Casey shook some money which he held in his hand in faces of the girls, which act ‘was construed a8 an insult by Conneil. Connell asked Casey What right he had to insult them in that way, and Casey replied that he “had a right to shake a five dollar bill in their faces if he liked.” Some few further words ensucd and Casey knocked Conneli’s hat off. Jt fell into the patter, and Con- Erie well turned around to pick it up, and as he was stooping, with his bane the risoner, Casey drew a revolver from hia lett coat pocket and fired at Connell. inside ‘The ball took etfect in the back of his head, and he fe)) Into the gutter, when Casey advanced and again Se wound previo the ay iiptay ad te prance Wwas arreste the ub three to agree after twenty-five ours’ deliberation. Seavey of defence on that trial was that wie the act was committed tn self-defence, as an attempt at robbery had been made by the deceased or his Bom. | panions on the prisouer, gud it was but a theory, for not a word of evidence was adduced in support of it further than that the witness for the prosecution testified that the prisoner had some money In his hand at the commencement of the aifvay, and that none Was found on hun when he was searched at the station house. Neliher was any money fonad on the deceased, Maggie Brown and Emina Gar- diner, the two girls, testified to substantially the above fucts on the former trial, a’ did also Sergeant Kennedy, who arrested the prisoner, and searched him at the station house, A young man pamed MeCarty also corroborated the’ main facts as above set forth. ‘The defence otfered in evi- dence testimony with a view of showing that the prisoner had been violently assaulted, with intent to | Tob, about a month before'this transaction; but this the court ruled out on the ground of irrelevancy. The object of the prisoner's counsel wag to argue that where a man had been violently agsailed in that manner, aud shortly afterwards was in attacked or a robbery attempted upon him, he might under the influence of fear or in a paroxysm of terror resort to violent means of defence that would not otherwise have been called into requisition. ~ The witnesses who were examined on the first trial were examined yesterday also, but no new facts were elicited, with the exception that Sergeant Kennedy testified on the present trial that he did not search the prisoner's vest pkets after arresting him. This was a most linport- ant fact, as if true and believed it will explode the main poing upon which the defence rests ite theory of the robbery. The sergedut was cross-examined at great length as to: why he had not iven that evidence on the former trial. He replied at he had since recolleeted the fact by refer- ring to the “blotter” at the station house, that it had passed from his recollection at the -fermer trial, aud had occurred to him on the day after the trial closed. The case will be resumed this morning. SUPERIOR COURT—TRIAL TERM—PART I. : Before Judge Monell. Mary Levy vs, John A. Hammond.—This was an action to recover damages for imjuries sustained through the alleged negligence of the defendant. The Ant age averred that in the month of Novem- ber last piajatif® was walking through Ludlow street, when, stepping on @ coal vault cover, her leg was injured, owing to the insecure fasten- ing. Defendant was the owner of the house and coal vault attached, and the und of the complaint was that he was bound to keep the latter in proper repair. Damages were laid at $3,500. ‘The defence was that the cover was securely fastened on the occasion in pgnention} that the plain- tiff never fell through the hole, and that defendant, Sincons the owner of the premises, was not re- sponsible, Inasmuch as they were renicd to another party, who had agreed to Keep them in repair. The case Was nut coucluded, * COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Before Judge Russel. At the opening of the court yesterday morning the Grand Jury were empanelled and sworn. Mr. Hugh Awchincloss was selected to act as foreman, and after the City Judge enumerated the statutes which the law requires the Court to charge the Grand Jury en- tered upon the discharge of their duties. i Assistant District Attorney Bedford then proceeded to call the calendar. Helena White was tried and convicted of “con- structive” grand jerceny. aud remanded tor sentence, ‘The facts proved were that on the 22d of November she hired a piano from Charles J. Betts, No. 4 Leroy place, for the use of which she agreed to pay $8 per month, and that subsequentiy she sold it to Mr. Christian Ammon for $195, siating that she had pur- chased it from Mr. Betts for $500, and was going to California, Thomas McGuire, alias Louis Bigiey, charged with stealing $34 worth of clothing from Mary Flanagan, 264 First avenue, on the 14th of February, pieaded guilty of petty larceny, Sentence was postponed tll Priday. COURT CALENDAR—THIS DAY. SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM.—Nos, 291, 141, 152, 233, 252, 253, 09, 114, 150, 145, 146, 168, i9i, 102, 193, 202, 216, 240, 245, 258, 260, 270, 279, 200. SUPREME CoURT—CHAMBERS.—Nos. 79, 80, 83, 88, 103, 132, 134, 164, 191, 211, 219, 221, 230, SUPREME CoURT—CincUIT.—PaRT 2—Nos, 32 1100, 1108, 1124, 1134, 1176, 1182, 1194, 1203, 812, 12 1224, 1230, 1236, 1252, 1252, 1264, 1206, 1278, 1288, Part 8—Nos. 1037, 697, 575, 959, 790, 1690, 1010, 284, 948, 1041, 1043, 1073, 1161, 465, 978, 780, 1067, 70234, 499, “= a |— Nos. Superior CourtT—TRIAL TERM.—Part 8643, 3631, 3683, eo, 352 8113, 3437, 3495, 3335, 3348, 3514, 3564, 9698, 2336, 3358, 3700, { 98810, 3440, 3482, 3714. COMMON PLEAS—TRIAL TERM.—Nos, 956, 606, 949, 903, 930, 931, 1065, 980, 835, COMMON PLEAS—TRIAL TEKM.—/'a 1040, 1041, 1048, 1049, 1055, 991, 1032, i061, 1u62, 1 867, 854, 505, 1029, CITY INTELLIGENCE. Tur Fire COMMISSIONERS AND Tit THEATRES.— The Board of Fire Commissioners have instructed certain of their engineers to carefully investigate the condition of every place of amnsement in this city, and to report to the Board which of them are using combustible matter for stage purposes, and whether the combustible matter used and the man- ner in which it is used endanger the safety of the buildings in which tt Is lovated. CHANGE IN THE BoarD oF Heatta.—Dr, Willard Parker’s term of office as Comintssioner of the Board of Health has expired, and he has notified the Governor, who desired to reappoint him, that his business would not allow of his continuing In office. Dr. Stephen Smith will succeed Dr. Parker as Com- missioner, he having been nominated by the Gov- ernor with a certainty of being coniirmed by the Senate. The new Commissioner was, in the tiine of the cholera, in ch of the hospitals under the management of the Board of Health. ANNUAL SCHOOL RECEPTION aT THE HOUSE OF InpUSTRY.—The school reception at the Five Points House of Industry yesterday was in every respect save one—the paucity of the audience—a compiete success, The children, about four hundred in num- ber, appeared in whole and cleanly attire, and not a face in all the throng, about equally divided as to sex, bore upon tt the impress of stupidity. On the contrary, they all looked bright and shrewd, a if thelr faculties by hard unpitying Fortun had been prematurely and keenly developed. The exercises consisted of the singing of solos, duos, quartets, &c., by the whole school; the asking of and answering of questions in mental arithmetic, geography and the gre all of which were not only promptly but inteliigibly answered. In the course of the examination Ma Hoifman, Mr. Warren, of the Board Re and two of the clergy addressed the ting questions fo them, which were quickly and nently aaswered, At four o'clock, the ex 8 having been brought to a conclusion, the scholars were marched to the music of the ‘Soldiers’ Chorus,” from “Faust,” to the dining hall, where they partook of the evening meal. About 200 of tie children, ranging from two to six hn orphans and half half orphans, are inmates of the House, Ente RAILROAD INVESTIGATING ComMirter.—The Legislative Committee appointed by the State Senate to inquire into tho condition and workings of the Erie Ratlroad Company's property held a pretimt- nary meeting at the rooms of Sewell & Plerce, 62 Broadway, at noon yesterday. No evidence was taken; and the committee after tray ting some busi- ness of no public importance adjourned to recon- vene at the call of the chairman, Senator Plerce, ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEXENT oF SCIENCE AND ART.--The regular monthly meeting of this Association was held at their rooms, Cooper Insti- tue, last night. A paper w a by J. Disturnell on the “Geographical Distribution and Classification of the Human Race,” also the “influence of Climate aad Culture on Man.” AMERICAN Baptist SABBATH Scitoon Uston,—An anniversary meeting of the Teachers! Association of the American Baptist Sabbath School Unton was held last evening in the Mariners’ church, Oliver street, The treasurer's report was presented and exhibited the following financial statement:— Amount in hand atthe close of the last fiseal y 40; collections aud donations since, $97 67; diture, $53; balance in hand, Plowing officers were elected for the ensu- ing year:— hy GW. iiman; Firat Vice President, ‘ornell; Second Vice Presi- dent, W. F. win; Secretary, John, A. Hatt; ‘Treasnrer, 8. rdick. A discussion was then had upon the necessity of establishing a Baptist De- qoatwory in this tty, which was participated in by he Rev. Dra. Anderson and Hodge and several of the lay gentiemen present, resulting in the adoption of € resolution to bring the subject before the churches aird Sunday schools in an earnest etfort to raise the funds required for that purpose. A resolu- tion was likewise adopted recommending to the Board of Managers of the association the propriety oi aceking from the Legislature an act of incorpora- ou, Tre St. ParrieK’s DAY Procession axn ton PoLicr.—The committee eppointed by the various Trish socketies which are to participate in the pro- cession on the 17th inst. to confer with the police Authorities as to the police arrangements along the line of the yesterday; but the conference did not resuit in the change of the route, although it ts, intimated that the societies will finally leave Chatham street and Broadway below Canal street out of the route pro- gramme. ‘They will, in doing this, do just what the | business men on the strects above iuentioned most heartily desire, Arremrrrd Escare By Coxvicrs.—As Deputy Sherif Smith was passing along Broadway, near recession, called on the Board of Polies | | ody two men, named James < atlas Burke, and another man, doth of whom Vaq been con- Vieted of highway. fobbery. fat at deputy was conveying to State ‘on at the time, Burke suddeniy threw a fuanhy of cayenne Pepper into the ofticer’s eyes, almo7r “binging him. - Burke and his soy oe thep attempted to make good their escape, bat rowxisman Dubois, of the Fith precinct, who happened to be in the vicinity, seized hold of them ahd conveyed them to tie Pith precinct sta- tion house, where they Were given Close quarters in au underground cell. Founp Dgap tn Bgp.—A middie aged man whose name is unknown, but Who some two weeks ago entered bis uame on the register of the New England Hotel, corner of Bayard street and the Bowery, as | Johnson, was yesterday found dead in his room at the hotel under circumstances which carried the sus picion that he had committed suicide. In his room was found a note direcied to a bartender at 256 Broadway. The writer requested that in case he was found dead or anything should happen to him Mr, Cummings might besent for. Coroner Schirmer was notified and will hold an inquest on tie body to-day. FIRE IN THIRTEENTH AVENUE,—About five o'clock yesterday morning a@ fire broke out in the lime and lath yard in Thirteenth avenue, between Bethune and Bank streets, owned by Bernard Cummings. The shed and lime were destroyed. Loss $1,000, The flames extended to the stables, which were destroyed, together with two horses, valued at $400, and one horse, owned by ‘Thomas Cummings, was also burned. Loss $400, There is no insurance on any of the property. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. Survris# OF MIDDAY BuRGLARS.—At intervals for several months past the store of Mr. Robert John- son, located on the second floor of premises No. 59 Murray street, has been entered by unknown burg- lars with false keys and robbed of goods amounting in the aggregate to $1,000 and upwards. In order to solve the he and put a stop to the mysterious thefts Mr. Johnson upon aig ee store on Saturday afternoon directed C, gar Sutphen, employed in the place, to remain there uring the night, im order, if pos- sible, to detect the burglars. Mr. Sutphen re- mained at his post till nearly half-past eleven o'clock on Sunday morning, when he heard a noise in the way, in a moment after which the bolt was turned in the door and in stepped two men, who panes their eyes in every direction, as if appre- ensiveof danger, Directly they advanced towards where Mr. Sutphen was secreted, and knowing they would discover him he commanded them to stop. They dtd so, but almost instantly turned and fed towards the door. At this time Sutpiien drew his revolver and fired two shots at the Perera burg- lars, one of the balls passing through the clothing of one of the men. They continued on their course, however, and ran into the street, wien Mr. Sutphen followed in pursuit, crying out ‘Stop thief! Om- cer McUorimick and Sergeant Hooper, of the Third igen gave chase to the rogues und succeeded in arresting them. The prisoners proved to be two brothers named Benjamin F. and Edwin Maxweil, twenty-one and thirty-two years of age. It then ap- peared that the youngest of the defendants Mad been employed as clerk for Messrs. Dodd & Buckingham, doing business on the first. floor of No. 59 Murray street. A key, carried by young Max- well, which unlocked an inner door of his employer's store, also unlockes that leading to Mr. Johnson’s store, and he took advants of this circumstance to rob the premises of the latt Benjawin F. Maxwell then confessed to Mr, Sutphen that he had frequently entered and robbed Mr. John- son’s store, the goods taken from which he had dis- posed of to aman whom he nair ‘he prisoners were taken to the Chambers street police station, where Captain Greer detained them tiil yesterday morning, when the case was investigated before Justice Hogan, Mr, Sutphen made an amidavit against the brothers and the younger Maxwell pleaded guilty to the burglary. Edwin Maxwell satd he had gone into the Store at the solicitation of his brother, accused parties were fully com- mitted to the Tombs for trial, they having ho one to enter into bonds for their. future appearance, ‘They are natives of Philadelphia and live In Myrtle avenue, Brooklyn. They are men of intelligence, gen- teel address and are said to be yery respectably’ con- | nected. .Had not Mr. Sutphen been unduly exciied at the time of discharging his revolver at the bur- glars both of them miglit have been killed. STABBED WITH A PENKNIFE.—On Sunday night Emma Gréss, a German woman living at No. 50 Park Street, and John Shuter were in the vicinity of the Five Points, and after an angry altercation it is alleged that Shater drew a penknife from his pocket and stabbed Emma in the forehead, intlicting a se- vere wound, Officer Gliner, of the Sixth precinct, arrested Shuter, who was taken before Justice Hogan and committed to the Tombs for ial, in defauit of $500 bail. VIOLATING THE Hotei AcT.—Mr. George Stod- dard, of the Wyoining Hotel, 833 Greenwich ‘street, yesterday caused the arrest of Charles N. Bellows by olticer Corwin, ofthe Inspector's office, Brooklyn, on the charge of violating the Hotel aut. For three weeks’ board at the hotel Bellows teudered in pay- ment a check for $150 om the Mechanics’ Bank pur- porting to have been drawn by Tappin, Reeve & Son. ‘The chock proved to be worthless ahd Justice Hogan committed the accused for trial, ARREST OF ALLEGED BONDED WARENOUSE Bura- LARS.—Yesterday afternoon Sergeant Cherry and ofticers Keirns, Connor, Kleiderer and Finnerty, of the First precinct, brought before Justice Hogan at the Tombs two young men named Henry Scully and John O’Brien, on the charge of having’on Saturday night last gained access to the roof of the United States bonded warehouse No. 1); Bridge street, culling a hole through the roof and descending to the lower floors. They then broke open a box con- taining $1,500 worth. of poplins, and packing them in four coifve bags escaped from the premises with the piender, which they conveyed to the saloon of Mr. Varrel in, No. 9 State street, and left without muking known’ to him what the’ bags contained, A map, se name is unknown, on Sunday wuployed Joun Haiey, of No street, to convey the ae in a wagon te street to a room in house No, 29 et, where he met O’Brien, who received the goods and paid Holly tor his service. These facta being known to Sergeant Cherry and the officers be- fore hamed led to the arrests and recovery of the stolen goods, which were identified by Messrs. Barbey & Richardson, the owners. Mr. Edwin Albertson, of No. 2 Bridge street, one of the pro- prictors of the bonded warehonse, mace an aidavit ageinsi the prisoners, as aiso did Hoily and officer Keirns, and a clear case of burglary having been established against them they were courmitted to the ‘Toinbs by Justice Hogan to await thety trial, Neither of the accused parties had anything to say in their own defence, ICIPAL AFRATLS, Meeting of the Board of Aldermen—The Pro- posed Extension of Church Sirect. At the meciing of this Board yesterday afternoon @ petition was read in which the periodical pumping of the Trinity church treasury 1s aimed at by a citt- zen who “can prove, without imposing any burden on the city,” the correctness of the claim of some parties to the “King’s Farm and Garden.” The peti- tion—an exceedingly ambigaous one, by the way— was referred to a special committee, comprising Aldermen Ward, O’Brien and White. Resolutions were adopted direeting the clerk to procure copies of the bills befure the Legisiature, relating to the city of New York, to pave Lafayette place and Sixth avenue from Forty-second to Fifty- ninit street with Nicolson pavement. The latter was passed over the yeto of the Mayor. Alcerman Norton then caiied up the resolution referring to the Churei street extension, by winch the Légisiature Is petitioned to set aside all proceed. fogs of the courts and Common Council in favor of the exteusion, and inoved to amend the opening sentence, which reads, “Whereas the extension of Church street isan improvement uncalied for by citizens and property gwners general by strikin, out the words “au Miprovement.” This amend- ment was carried, when a meiber from ove of the “rural districts” offered as an awendment to insert the words “imueb called” and strike out “uncalled,” and proceeded to note his amendment ou the Alderman Noron objected to the original, aud requested that the uber hand his amendment to the in toWa’ m in writing. He was turn, advised y “up town’? -not to into ‘@ “chat iron sweat about ft,"? Alderman Norton stated that when the proposttion was made to re- move the Broadway bridge the gentleman from the “rural districts” opposed the measure because the citizens had not asked for it, and he now challenged the gentioman to show what citizens were in favor of this Church street job. if Thompson street and Laurens street be widened, and this job carried out, the tax on the citizens of his (Alderinan Norton's) dis- trict Would be immense, The assessment list for the Church street job already showed that the tax, to be collected would be $8,000,000, and he thought he presentod a majority of the citizens interesied in the Tfatier, and he could not Mad any among his consti- tuents in favor of it. ‘The genlieman who proj the “much” amend- ment repiled that he was in the Board in 1864 when the matter was brought. up, and then there was a “large, long, extensive list of names to ition for the improvement sent Into the Board by Mayor Gunther, I voied in favor of it in 1864, and I don't wish to change my vote no ditierent.”” Alderinan Nowron stated that the petition made in 1864 was for the widening of the strect, instead of the extension, and that the only parties who now favored an extension were some heavy property holders, who | by the cut would obtain good corner lots. Ex-Mayor Guather, he said, was one of the heaviest property, | owners on the line of the proposed extension, anc his property would be vastly liaproved by the altera- tion, Witcl stops very near where Mr. Gunther's pro- erty chia, If the street were cut through to the jattery it might be an improvement; but pateening A narrow street to end in another narrow atreet contd wot be shown to be an ‘would be in favor of it; he opposed tt, | since it, Imposed an enermons tax on his constitu. ‘ents, If the extension were such @ great benefit to the chy the tax should be made on the , entire county, But he kaew the residents of the BRRTT a Totree fant ye MeBtta_ aoe uadermtant the from the “upper end of the Tisha ahold bes wnxious to pt load on the down town who protested it, The representative referred to stated that he did not re- member whether tie petition was for a widening or an ex! ne Aldermaa Harpy explatned that the petition in 1864 was for a “widening and extension” of the street, but the erection of s0 many costly structures on the street rendered the widenmg lnpracticable, and then those who favored the widening withdrew their names. In relation to stappiag at Morris street. he explained that the original proposition was to extend the: str to the Bagtery, but the member from the lower rict would not coyntenance the | » extension ended at Morris street, and to obtain his asscut the amendment was mets | to the plan proposed. Alderman Hardy then forel- | bly demonstrated the fact thas because only those directly interested asked for an improvement it should not, therefore, be disregarded unless the benefit to the few could be shown to be In opposition to the wishes or damaging to the interests of the many; that untess parties who were literested in a matter would bring it up, those not interested could not be expected to advance it, and that the simple fact of this extension being asked for only by paruies interested ghould not militate against it, The “much” amendment was lost, and the mem- bers seemed to be anxious to get rid’ of the subject, for the present at least, and the paper was put on its ze. The reading was again cailed for; bat the reader, stunned no doubt by the eloquence of his friend, had settled under the ledge of tue president's desk, and the presideat, not wishing todisturd the | ‘outh, allowed him to slumber and read the paper himself. On motion, then, of the gentleman from | the “upper end” the matter was referred to the Com- mittee on Street Openings, The resolution to appoint a general clerk, ata salary of $2,000 per annum, was called up, and afier some slight debate laid over, after which the Board adjourned to meet this afternoon at four o'clock. REAL ESTATE MATTERS. Sales in New York and Brooklyn Yesterday. The operations in real estate yesterday were of a very limited character, there being but one sale at the auction mart, and that in the presence of a very small audience, of whom the bidders were the least. The following are the particulars:— The lot of land with the two story and attic brick front house on the front, and tho four story brick building on the rear thereof, situate on the easterly side of Columbia street, between Broome and De- lancey streets, and known as No, 36; lot 25x100 feet. Purchased by Mr. Buckman for $10,000, of which, by the terms of sale, sixty per cent may re- main on bond and mortgage at the option of the purchaser, ‘The lease of the front part of lot 56 West Broadway, being 25x50 feet, with the three story brick store and dwelling thereon; lease for twenty-one years from May 1, 1866; annual ground rent $1,000, pay- able quarterly. The fee of the rear part of sald lot, No. 66 West Broadway, being 25x25 feet, together with the four story brick dwelling thereon, al chased by R. Hl. Blackie for $9,400, The bulla a8 upon the ieasehold at the time of the exptration of the lease will become the property of the landlord. ‘Two-thirds of the purchase money may, at the option of the purchaser, remain on bond and mortgage, one- half for one year and the balance for two years. BROOKLYN SALE Nothing better exhibits the rapidly inereasing value of Brookiyn real estate than the number of the sales over (there, which once but few and at long intervals, now follow oue another rapidly and almost Yesterday as regularly as over here in New York, more property was disposed of in Brooikly New York, atid the neat, ch RY JAMES COLE" Five lots on th feet south from 3 corner of Wither: each lot roperty was sold in one pleve, subject to a $2 1 the lots, aud’ purchased by W each. er of Willougitby and Ciasson 5.11110, and one lot in rear of the above, Purchased by John J. Drake for $480 toortga; Gilbert eventh av *rost for $400, tween Pacitic el frout and 86,7 mean depth, Purchased by Henry E. Brown, at $575 two lots on Classon avenue, between Willoughby and De Kalb avenues, and two lots tn rear of the above. Pur- chased by Jolin J, Drake for $585 each. One lot on Fulton avenue, near Patchen avenue, 25x75. Purchased by J. W. Curtin for $1,200, aud ene lot adjoining, same size, purchased by John J. Drake for $1,150, All the title and interest of the holder in alot on Marion street, between Ralph and Howard avenues, 25x100, Purchased by William Sweeney for $140, Official Transfers of Real Estate and Leases Recorded. The following were the official transfers and leases recorded in this city and Brooklyn yesterday :— TRANSFERS IN NEW YORK CITY. Grove st, 8 8, 125 ite of Bleecker st, 26x101 West Houston st, Nos 161 and 163. Monroe st, No 874. Spring st, No 210. Bering st, Nos 20! Thompson st, w 4, luv fin 100. Willi 6th st, ns, 214.5 fhe of Ist av, West 11th st, ns, 20 fte of Wave lith st, #8, 400 ft w of Ist av, 26x04 12th st, $8, 305 ft w of 6th av, 20x87.9, 12th st, 8 8, 66.10 ft W of 9th av, 19.8x77.7, 16th st, ns, 290 [te of 7th 20x 105.3 2d st, DS, 143.9 ft from 7th av, 21.44 x98, 27th st, 8 4, 480 [l w of 6th av, 20x¥».' BS8th st, $8, 298.6 ft e of 2d av, 19xH2. 40th st, 88, 82 ft w Of Sth av, 25x98.0. 47th st, 88, 95 [¢ w of Sd av, 20x100.5, 53d st, 8.8, 225 ft e of 7th av, 100x100. Soth st, 8 8, 00 fte of 4th av, 18x 100 65th st, #8, 103.9 ft e of 4th ay, 18.9x 100, Goth st, 8 8, 127.6 Me of 4th av, 57.6x100. 57th st, ns, 300 ft w of Ist av, 76th st, n 8, 200 ft w of Sth av, x102, seesesesees . 88th st, D8, 17 of 9th av, 50x 100,! 100th st, ns, 100 ft e of Sd av, 400x106 Ledth st, 3 8, 260 ft w of Sth av, 100x 124th st, $ 8, 260 ft w of Sth av, 100x990. 11 ‘2d av, w’s, llth av, @ #, 25.1 ft s of O6th st, 7: lith av, De 8, 03.6 ft n w of 2d av, 25.6x100. 12th av and 160th #t, 50x16y.4.. | railroad companies in this State, Lot 220 Kutgers’ estate, 24.9x 100, LEASES RECORDED IN NEW YORK. Bowery, No 216, 5 years, per year. Broadway, No 926, 8 years, per year. Catharine st, No 70, 10% years, per year. East Broadway, No 48, 3 years, per year. 276 Gold st, No 87, 5 years, per year... 600 Henry st, No 20, and Catharine st, S ‘at $1,500, and 2 years at....... 200 Lewis et, No 88, two years, per year. 650, West ith st, No 83, three ‘years, per year, 2,500 East dist st, No 14, five years, per year. 30 1,350 Sth ay, No 662, three years, per year Av A, @ 8, 24.6 It bof 3d st, 24, years, per year. ‘TRA Adelphi st, ws, 200 f Hic st, #8, 168,10 ft Baitic st, ns, mith st, Batic st, ns, 40 ft € Classon av Freeman st, ng, 175 ft w Union av, 2 Hamilton at, @ 8, 191.7 ft n Gates avy 15.2 Kosciusko st, n 4, 326 ft e Nostrand ‘av, 16X100, President and Powers sts, 4 Ww cor, Prince st, W 4, 528.4 its Willows Plytnouth and Main sts, 6 cor, 85.0N80X. 60 ft e Spencer, 26x 1 sites Tillary st, 8 Upton st, $8, 2 SMD. oo s00 $ 4th si, #8, 115 Meo! X109.5, me 6th at, wes, t sof sou oth st, Ws, 20ftm of Aly B3X MXZIXIONTL .... South 11th st and 2d st, a 19th st 5 fhe of & 10th st, 8 8, 200 ite of 4th av, Atlantic av, ns, 100 ft eof C Atlantic av, Ds, Clermont avy, 69, 3X41X90 De Kaib av, Jot, 65.1X68x— Division av, ns, Aw Division ay, 8 8, 64.8% ft w Gerry st 2X86. Evergreen av, 0 8, 26 [t w Cousclyea st, 26x100, 450 Grand ay, W #, 253 ft nu Gates a Myrt > Myrtle Nostrand av and Herkime 16 7,700 Wallabout Bridge road and Walworth st, 8 w COP, 98.8XG0X115.8x6: soe «100 LEASES RECO . Atlantic st, 164 and 165, stores, &c, 6 yra, per yr 1,400 Grand st, 163, cor Sth st, house, 6 yrs, per yr... 1,200 ‘The transfers in Hudson county, N. J., yesterday were as follows:— York #t, NO 178. .... 2.006 ‘ South 2d st, § 8, 175 ftw Moumouth st, Newark av, $8, lot 42, biock 170, 2dx100. HOBOKEN. Paterson av avd Jackson st, n ¢ cor, lots, Jat st, ss, 80 ft w Garden st, JERSEY CITY. | Lots 18 to 26 inclusive, block 69, Coster estate Lots 9 to 12 and 2 to 26, all inclusive, biock 38, Coster estate...... seseee cece 8,200 HUDSON CITY. Newark st, 08, lot 283, 25x10, “ ++ 2,600 Lots 6 to Li, block 141 city map. BERGEN. Monticello av, 75 ft nComutanipaw road, 26x87. 750 Weat View av, #4, lot 8, block A, Z6X110....... 478 UNION, Durham av, 0 8, lot 106, 25x200, soe C0 NEW, YORK HERALD, TURSDAY, MARCH 10, 808-TRIPLE SHEER | Ste De Tay, the sogond eNO taking eect | THE ERIE RAILROAD. eT ETE Report of the Executive Committee ef the Board of Directors of the Stockholders of the Erle Rallway Company, ‘The directors of the Erie Railway Company here- with submit to the stockholders the report of the Executive Committee made to the Board March 9, 1863, The Executive Committee beg to siibmit to the Board of Directors a separate report of their doings under the powers conferred upon them by the Board on the 19th day of February last by the following vote:— It being necessary for the finishing, completing and operating the road of the company to borrow money, Resolved, That under the statute authorizing the loan o' rovisions of money for such the urposes, the Executive Commitico be au. Rronized to borrow such sum as May be necessary, and to issue therefor such security as is provided for in such cases by the laws of this State, and that the President and Secretary be author under the seal of the company, to execute ail neet- ful and proper agreements aud undertakings for such purpose, Early in the winter the President called the attone tion of the committee to the condition of the road aud tothe probable wants of the company during the coming summer, At several sessions of the committee the subject was informally consid- ered, and it was discussed, as well bétween the mem- bers of the committee as with Mr. Riddle and the Vice President, and it was substantially agreed to by, all that the best interests of the company called upon us, so“far as we might be able to do so, to replace iron with steel rails whenever renewals were made, and to double track the Delaware Division also with Steel rails, It was also supposed that the new store- houses now being constructed for the Central and Hudson River Ratlroads in St. John’s Park would give them such an advantage over us in the trans- portation from storchouses of heavy freight destined for competing points in the West, that we should be foreed to construct equally good aceommo- dations at Long Dock. Several private parties were in negotiation with us for the privilege of erecting such storehouses, as well as of erect- ing grain store houses and elevators, but we thought it the best policy for the company to own the build- ings if possible. The Superintendent had also tn- formed us that new equipment was needed for the increasing business of the company, and we had informally determined that when these things should so take shape that we could made a deflutte report thereon to the Board we would alvise that the neces- sary capital be raised by the sale of the convertible bonds of the company, under the powers conferred upon the company by the General Ratiroad law. Of the power to issue such bonds, and of the right to comply with the terms of such a contract by author. izing the conversion of such a bond into stock, we did not entertain a doubt. Our predecessors had claimed and exercised the right of increasing the capital stock of the company by conversion of bonds as carly as 1863, and had reported the saine to the Legislature and bad continued to exercise the right and to report their actions to the Legisiature with- out criticism, The New York Central Kailroad Com- pany had exercised the same right also to the amount of over $3,000,000, and had from time to time reported their doings to the Legistature Without criticism, and the holders of tie stock ereaied by such couversions in e: company had ex sed their right of voting, as stocki.olders, without challenge, The same may be said of the Hudson River Railroad Company an” of most of the ‘The coustruction of the hiw Was ub ai in favor of the right to issue convertible bonds, and to convert those bonds into stock if called apot ven though the niiount of capital stock should be increased thereby beyond the amount ianed in the charter, aud tt never entered into our heads ty doubt a right so universally claimed and exercised, While we were maturing these schemes for tn creasing the efticieuey of your road and its equip: ment we were also, under the authority conierred upon us by you, negotiating for the exten business coluections, so as te reap the full of the new capital to be put in the property. We coniracted wiih the Michigan uthern aud Northern Indiana Railroad Company to bave them pui down @ third rail ou their road so soon as other parties should take the broad gauge to Toledo. It ta neediess for us te point out wo you the immense value of this connection to the Erie Ratlway Co: pany. We also consented to the deposit of the bonds of the Boston, Hartiord and Erie Railroad Company, issued under the agreement between that company and this company, a8 collateral with several parties who loaned their property to aid in the coustruc tion of that valuabie connection, And just as we had so far completed these several importaut matters as to be ready to report them to you, we received reliable information that an attac in the courts was immediately to be made upon Erie Railway Company in the interest of the New York Central Railway Company, to restrain us from extending our connections and to localize our road— in fact, to destroy its valne as «competitor with t powerful company. The first blow struck was a suit diserediting this company, by charg! , 4 ®& former Board as huving been in collusion with Mr. Drew in certain alleged frauds in his contracts with the company, and the present Board as guilty in per- mitling the conversion of the stock of the Bulls Bradford and Pittsburg — Railroad Company. The secund blow followed soon after in the mary removal of Mr. Drew from his office as di- rector and a prayer for his removal from his office as treasurer, One of U uits was in the name of Mr. Frank Work, then & and the other was ti by him, notwithstanding the fact that he voted to make Mr. Di a director vith a full kKnowl- edge of all the facts which he charges to be fraudu- lent, and the further fact that he voted for the con- version of all the leases of the company, including the Buffalo, Bradford and Pittsburg road. The mo- tive for tints ot Wise unaccountable change of front Work’s part is to be found in the well fact that he was put into this board in the interest of the Hudson River and Central Railroads; and that when we refused to be- come parties to the schemes of Mr. Vanderbilt aud his friends to create a gigantic monopoly for the benefit of the Central line Mr, Work’s iutcrests were exposed. it was under these circumstances that you gave us authority to issue and sell convertible bonds for the perpote of completing, Onishing aud operating our road; and although, owing to the hostile pres- ence of Mr. Work, we could not discuss this matter us freely as we would have wished, yet you reposed @ generous confidence in us, and, we believe, anticl- pated In advance what our course would be. There was but one course open to us 23 prudent men charged with the protection of the Interests of the Erie Railway Company as distinguished from those of rival lines—namely, to secure, before it was too Jate, the means to meet the necessary expendi- tures we have alluded to; and after full discussion of the matter we authorized the creation, issue and sale Of $10,000,000 of convertible bonds, the entire proceeds of which would not be more than enough Jor the contemplated improvements, Notwithstanding the unwarranted attacks upon us we took no sieps to defend ourselves, We continued our negotiations with the New York Central, Hudson er and = fariem Compa- nies for the co jation of rates. Some of us Were slow to believe that they could be implicated in such proceedings; aud ail of us thought that we ought to continue to maintain amicable reiations with them 80 long &4 we could do so without a sacri- fice of our self-respect. The next of these suits however, made it our imperative duty to take step: to protect the Erie Railway Company; for we were now enjoined—and still at the suit of Mr. Work— from carrying out our agreement to convert our con- vertible bonds into stock, When you remember that, independently of the ten millions of bonds which We authorized as above to be issued and sold, there are outstanding some nine millions more of bonds which are convertible jute the com: mon stock of the company, you will see how dis- astrous it may be to our credit to have a court as- sume to compel us to repudiate our contracts, We were further enjoined from making certain transfers of stock—from carrying out our contracts with the Mic yuthern Company, and with the Boston, Harts 1 Erle Company; and the injunction fu her contained the usual shots against Mr. Drew. re was no mistaking the purpose of this ult, It meant desicaction to the credit of the ¢ Railway Company, the localization of its c, the severauce of iis terminal connections, ‘of the means necessary to give ita proper, fe equipiaent, its prostration to the ne interests of t aad its final administration tn ond all this Was done at the instigation of one of our We accepted Whe Lisue and authorized x ment of @ sult, in which Mr, Work is from serving a8 a director in this board mm proceeding With his suits, Copies of these lings will be furnished to each director, aud New York Central Ratlroad © wuny their inte proce Re hope you will carefully read them, The Senate has taken this matter up, and a committe has been appointed to examine into the condition of the company and into the charges mode against it in the newspapers and in the Supreme Court, and the heartng fs to commence on the 10th inst, To this tribunal we confidently appeal. If it be true that, in converting $3,000,000 of bonded debt, and in contracting to convert $9,000,000 more ree tare, of our late proceedings) the Efie Ral iway Company has ex- ceeded its corporate powers, it is the New York Central Raliroad ceeded its powers in converting 000 of its bonded debt. And it is In the power of the Legisla- ture to afford both companies, by ratifying acts, the fullest protection. And, on the other hand, if it be true, as we believe it to be, that the Legialature intended to confer upon railroad companies the wise, just and most reasonable power of shitting its debt into capital stock when- ever it can be done, and if, in consequence of the 1d in the best interests of this Wen gent speculators and rival lines have assailed us and cast a clond vpon our issies of stock, we feel or r the Legislatare equally true that Seapeny has @x- $3,200, ee Justified in asking @ that cloud; and the sum- mons to go to Albany has only anticipated by a iew days our request for a hearing and for a remedy to allay the doubts anc disquietudes of those who holt 1 tock of this company. itonly na ta Atate the wants of the company, | More jtements thereof are to be we of the General Superintendent herewit — sr: NT. 17,000 tons of new iron, at $75 $1,275, 1,160, 150, # = hod caus, - $625, 62, coal dum} for bitumt voal). Bt Double track on Delarrane Maio ’ oe 2,100 F stations at Long Dock, Buifal and Rochester... Storehouses for teas, sug &c., at Long Dook. Elevator at Long Do Elevator at Butulo, Ferry slip: New ferryboat for‘ All of f JOUN 3. New York, March 9, 1867. REPORTS OF THE GENERAL SUPERINTEND! New York, March 3, 1868, } Hon. Jony §. RIDGE, President Erie Railway: Sik—On th f December I addressed a commas nication to the Vice President Feocmamending the purchase of 5,000 tons of steel rails, and at an {ntere view with you | expressed the opinion. that 15,000 ta 18,000 tons of rails would be required for the re] of treck during the year 1863, Since that opinion was given we have through threo months of unsually severe ter weather and moved more than an av winter tonnage, with road bed froze! solid as @ rock, the rails encased in snow ice, so that It has been impossible to do mu the way of repairs; the iron ratis have broken, {uated and worn out beyond all precedent, there is scarce a mile of your road, except that with steel rails, between Jersey City and Salaman or Buntale, waare ot pete pote (ark: nary passenger train the road can only be traversed safely. by reducing th@, speed of all trains to twelve or les an houry, solely on account of the wornout and rotten tion of the rails. Broken bee axles, engines | trains off the track have been of daily, almost ly, occurrence for the last two months, caused” by defective rails. Fully one thousand bi were taken from the track in the month of January, —_— names removed on Socom crushing or weal out was mucl greater. ary will show a stilt worse record than Jan The failure of rails is confined to no make, although there is a difference easily between those made at Soranton and those at Elmira, ‘The former break readtly pi and by so doing are pret rain from the track; a large number of these , have broken with less than stx months’ service, some with scarce one month's wear. rf The Elmira rerolled tron seldom breaks until ; much worn, but it does not possess the hardness durability found in the Scranton iron, when the ‘has strength to resist breaking strains. $ With the ten miles of track laid with Bi Brown Bessemer steel no fault need be fc a ene rail lus broken during the winter, and 1 Jamination and very little wear ts percents Twenty steel rails were laid in Jersey City yard last March, the tron ratis joining subject to the same Weer have been renewed four times since the Was put down, and | have no doubt the steel rails will outlast. three times as many more tron rails. This winter's experience has satisfied me that the quality and weight of the tron rails in use be depended upon to sustatn the trafic of the Ratlway. Forty-two ton locomotives hauling train of fifty and sixty loaded cars, and passenger cosines weighing thirty-seven tons, runving at a speed o! thirty to forty méles per hour, literally crush and grind out the iron rails beneath them, Instances have been reported to me of rails removed from the track too much worn for safety, when the rst ime perfection was visibie but the day before. } In view of this state of things, what fs remedy? Manifestly the adoption of steel rails far as practicable, and tron rails of superior quali aud heavier section, to be folluwed by the grad reduction of the weight of éngines and cars a3 new equipment beconies necessary. The tendency of late years has been to larger and more powerful locomo- lives and heavier, stronger cars, and this has bee carried to such an extent as to render them out ol all proportion to the strength and durability of tracks Especially bas tis been Ute fact upon the Erie Ralle way. a The condition of the tron at the f iacoanse date ia such as to give me much anxtety and apprehensiog for the safety of traius.. We cannot and do not ate tempt to niake the sciedule time with our trains; nearly all lose from two to tive hours in passing ovel the road, and it has beeu only by the exercise of exe treme caution we have been able thus far to escape serious accident, A very large quantity of rails must be laid ag soon, as the weather will permit and they can be fure uished. In conchision I desire to m my eet | of the quauiity of rails required for the curren! After a careful observation of the whol from divisior year, Toad, assisted by information obtatned superintendents and track mastet Thave come ihousand tons oj up your track in 1868, the conclusion that twenty-tive nuls will be needed to keep and | would stly recommend that us large 3 proportion as posstblé shall be of steel, Very re Spectlully, your obedient servant, H. RIDDLE, General Superintendent Orrick GENERAL SUPEKINTENDENT, New York, March 3, 1868. Hon. J. 8. Expripoe, President Egie Rullway ry ik—A careful review of the present condition of the motive power of the Erie Ruilway Company enables me to present the following statemen$ for your consideratio: The company own 371 locomotives—of this numt about thirty are condemned as entirely use! some forty more are of but little value, owing to thel, long service and general tnfirmity, belng considered unsafe to carry even moderate steam pressore, sure to break down if run long distances, Two hundred and twenty engines have performed over ten years’ service, and 143 of that number over fifteen years’ service. The master mechanics Teport 128 of these locomotives as requiring new botlers, and recommend the complete reco struction of 107 of the number whenever th boilers shall be renewed, or in other words, of giving the old engine a uew botler, it is deem more to the interest of the company to coi & complete new engine, for the following reasons:. Most of these engiucs are of the kind known a3 i. crank engines—an expensive and troublesome to keep in repair. The engines having been 80 in service no dependence can be placed upon ove and durability of any of their parts, are of a great variety of pat and make It sury to keep a very large stoc! material on to provide against break: there being somethin, over sixty diferent kinds of engines on the Enis road, It will be seen by the foregoing that the compan} have only three hundred serricenbie el es, ‘consid erably less than that of really efficient ones. Fro! Ofteen to twenty-five per cent are in 8! ndengoing pro} Li repairs, ordinarily at this season often a tion, Our mechantes estimate the life of an enging at fificen years. Assuming that to be true we build twenty every year to keep our three goud, to say nothing of the seventy now idle worthieas; but as we have added by purchase and construction only twelve new engines to our stocig during the last two years'we are at the present mo- ment some twenty-eight engines short of what we should have to make good the depretiation. In view, therefore, of the certuin increase of the coal tohnagé and probable increase of both through and tramMe I feel justified in saying there shoaid be fi new locomotives added to the equipment of road during the next twelve months. In thi company’s shops at Susquehanna and Dune kirk, if worked to their capacity, with @ slight increase of machinery, {t is estimated thi engines per anbam can be built~at present we working only force suffictent to bulld about o1 that number, The engines built In the company’s shops, in point of strength, durability and tion of workmanship far excel those pi locomotive builders, and while their cost may full; equal, perhaps exceed the price for which similal engines may be contracted for, | yet deem it policy to fully employ our own facilities for the gom» struction of engmes, ‘To (il out the number T have ventnred to su; as needed, twenty will be required outside of the com. pany's abllity to construct. ‘These I would contract for to be built after spectfications and pians to b@ furnished a the company's officers, and under th inspection of a good mechanic to be selected ant paid by the railway company, In this way I we could obtain satisfactory machines, I also deem it my duty to mmend an tnerease of freight and coni cars. Bay 200 box freight cara and 100 coal cars In addition to those heretofore or dered. ‘ ' ‘The coal cars are sure to bo needed, and the bo! freight cars unless the freight traMe should fall contrary to all expectations, Respectfully your obe+ dient servant, Ii. RIDDLE, General Superintendent, P.3.—Since writing tie foregoing report [ have learned from General Potter that he is desirous establishing stock yards at Urbana ayd Cincinn on the line of the Atlantic and Great Western way, and taking stock for the New York market has hitherto gone via Pittsburg, provided the Eri will furnish her full proportion of stock cars, This we cannot do without adding say 200 stock cars to our present number, and to meet this and other de: mands J would respectfully submit the, following estimate for new cars:— 800 box cars, at $400 200 box catile cars, al 100 coal dumps, at $625. Total... KING GRORGE OF HANoveR has been making 6x. tensive prey ‘tions for the celebration of his sliver wedding. Wtive “feativities, will last. several days, Among other features will be two performances at the theatre, and the King has engaged the wi house, The Freneh papers are amusing themnselves over the selection of operas for these occ Which are “Barbe Biewe” and “La Grande Duchesse de Geroistetn.”” ALDWIN MANUPACTURING COMPANY at North cneanatond, Mass. Which has been running three aarters time all Wiater, on Wednesday started ‘ull time. Sheldon’# hosiery mill has ran night day for the past three years, and is pow having more work tian it can do. It turns oat about 300 dozen pairs of hose daily, The machine shop is rather qatet, but the foundry & vicking oy some,