The New York Herald Newspaper, December 31, 1868, Page 5

NEW YORK CITY. IME COURTS. GHITED STATES DISTRICT COURT—CRIMINAL BRANCH. The Great Binlsdell Distillery Case—A Nolle Prosequi Exiered as to Two of the Defend- ante—A Motion to Set Aside the Venire—Ine teresting Discussion—The Trial Postponed tli Duesday Next. Before Judge Blatchford. The United States vs. Alvan Blaisdell, J. J. Eckel @nd Others.—Another hitch was sprung in entering ‘upcn the trial of this case yesterday which resulted in its further postponement till Tuesday next, Im addition to the counsel appearing on the pre- vious day for the defence were engaged and par ticipated in the day’s proceedings Ira Shafer, E. D. McCarthy, Messrs. Knox and Voorhics; Mr. Courtney, United States District Attorney, and Mr. D. K. Phelps, Assistant United States District Attor- Bey, appearing for the government. The court room Was well filled by expectant spectators before the case was called on, and when at last, the other busi- ness having been disposed of, the case was about to be called on, the room was quickly crowded in every A NOLLE PROSEQUI ENTERED, District Attorney Courtuey, addressing the Court, Baid:—Kefore a jury is empanelied in this case I de- sire to make a motion that @ nolle prosequi be entered for two of the defendents, in the case of James A, Dissendorf and isaac 8. Schuyler, two of the parties indicted with the defendants Blaisdell aud Eckel. 1 make the motion belore proceeding with the trial of the case, although in State courts the practice is the reverse, Judge Blatchford—Under the law and practice of the United States courts it 18 held that a District At- torney may enter a nolle prosequi with regard to a defendant before Srpanelling @ jury, ‘the order shall be entered accordingly. MOTION 10 EMPANEL A JURY, Mr. Courtney—I now, your Honor, move that a fury be empanelled to try the case. 1 will here Make my opening address and propose that the fur- ther hearing of the trial be adjourned till Monday. Mr. Voorhies, addressing the Court, satd that he appeared for Mr. Beebe, who-was too sick to attend @@ associate counsel for the defence. Under the circumstances he appeared as counsel in the case, Mr. E. D. McCarthy said—Your Honor, in conse- quence of the iliness of Mr. Beebe Mr. Shafer and myself were engaged at a late hour yesterday to take part in the defence of _ this case. The counsel to whom he had referred had unintentionally carried away with him the copy of the indictment that had been served on the de- fendant Blaisdell, and therefore both Mr. Shafer and himself were ignorant of the contents of that paper, except what they had learned verbaily from the de- fendant. He would, therefore, notwithstanding tho order made by the Court yesterday as to proceeding ‘with the trial of the case to-day, move for a short ad- journment, merely long enough, in fact, to enable counsel to read the paper and to understand the Points and questions involved. The Court—I shall order the jury to be empanelled and the case opened now; that will consume the rest and I shall then adjourn the case till Mon- MOTION TO SET ASIDE THE VENIRE, * Mr. Shafer—Your Honor, I have to submit a mo- tion. This venire I see is tested in the name of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. 1t1s properly sealed by the sealof the court and it is properly ees. by the clerk of the court. But, your Honor, does not make it a valid instrument. My point of objection 1s, that being tested in the name of the Chief Justice and not py the Judge of this court, the venire is nul! and void, according to all the rules and practices of the court. I read from the statute May 4, 1792, section Seven:—“And all writs and pro- cesses issuing from a district court shall bear test of the {oF of said court (or, if that office shail be va- ani cesses the clerk thereof}, which said writs and pro- shall be under the seal of the court from whouce they issue and signed by the clerk thereof.” Now, your Honor, what we insist on is, that although the seal of the court 13 to this venire, and although the name of the cierk is duly signdd to tt, yet bein; tested by the Chief Justice instead of by the Judge of ‘this court it is absolutely null and void. it should have been tested in the name of your Honor. The @uthorities on the point are uniform. (Counsel then referred to @ leading case in support of his argu- ment.) In this case, a criminal action, although the party was convicted, yet judgment was arrested and @ new trial granted to the defendant. The syllabus gays, “A paper purporting to be a venire.” This venire being tested by the Chiet Justice instead of uy your Honor, the motion I make is as fatal as ifthe seal of the court or the signature of the clerk was not appended, and this ang so your ‘Honor might as well try these defendants by twelve arbitrartly chosen men, or by twelve referees, and if convicted and imprisoned the trial would be null and all concerned in it wouid be trespassers. This has been held in @ well known case (1st Richards’ rey wees rf ings Bee ae cone name was omit- o is Was ler the. » eg Dot'know how the error cecuived tn HiSAiitance, but here 1s the vonise in the form and shape as { have explained it. Mr. Courtney—Your Honor, in reference to the objection taken by counsel fo the validity of the venire, I will state that about a year ago, under one of the sections of the United States statutes, au- thorizing and empowering the corpeneiliag and drawing of grand and petit juries in the United States courts, the rule heretofore in existence in the Circuit Court was vacated and a new rule under that section of the statute was substituted, and it would seem that this venire was drawn under that new rule of the court; it appears to be signed by the clerk of the District Court and Circuit Court. [sub mit, therefore, your Honor, that the power given to the court under that section of the statute is suill- cient to maintain the validity of this venire. Mr. Shafer—fo what do you refer? Mr. Courtney—To a rule made by the Court. Mr. Shafer—I am not aware of any rule of a court overriding a statute; I know, however, what coun- gel refeisto, but it cannot prevail here. I do not question any rule made under a recent statute. This is a question as to the test of the writ and the valid- ity of the writ. The point here is as to the of the writ; as if it not been tested at all; as if the test and the seal of the court had been entirely ‘omitted ; for It cannot be said that a test in the name of the Chief Justice, instead of the test of the Judge of the District Court before whom these defendants are to be tried, is any testatall. In other words, it ts no writ. There are three things essential to the validity of a writ. Firat, the writ must be tested; gecond, it must bear the seal of the court; and, third, {t must be signed by the clerk. The test is the highest evidence of the authentictiy of the writ, be- cause in the theory of the jaw the writ 18 issued in ‘the name of the judge by whom tt fs tested. To say that the Chief Justice can issue a writ in this court is as untenable as to say your Honor could testa writ. Assved from the Supreme Court of the United States. The Court—liow do you bring up the question? Mr. Shafer—I bring it up on a motion in pursuance of the authority I have quoted—on the irregularity of the issue of the venire to summon a petit jury ; such & motion as this must be presented before the jury issworn. it 18 not an objection against the array. It 1s 4 special motion as in the case of Brown against the State, a special motion directed against the venire, The writ of venire by which a or petit Jury are summoned are parts of the record of the con viction, if @ conviction is had, and if tue venire be Gefecitve it is nuil, and judgment must be arrested. The Court—This is avery small point and one ‘which couid be of no sort of avail on a motion for a mew An a the ootle — mares arrest 1 judgmen objection mi techni- Sait and can only be ini for the pur- of delay, , therefore, is not worthy the pose slightest amount of consideration. The power of the court in ora the empauelling of ajury:in the courts of the United States has been extended by va- rioww rules. The last rule on the subject was one made last November, providing the mode of sum- moning and drawing a jury. ‘The rule provides that the clerk of the court shall draw a jury by lot, ac- cording to the statute law of the United States—that all be attached to the writ of venire issued to the marshal summoning the jury. It appears that the venire here issued to the marshal has the list attached, and in all respects the practice has been followed. It has the sea! of the court to it and the rignature of the clerk, and in ail ata appears to be regular, except in the matter the teat, it having the name of the Chief Justice to it in- stead of that of the District Mons How that thing crept in here I do not know. It appears to be a printed form—the words “District Court Clerk” at the ‘bottom are printed, and the test by “Chief Justice” also prin Every one knows in the District processes are tested by the District Judge, and processes in the Supreme Court are tested in name of the Chief Justice. This has been always the practice since the passing of the act of 1792. Under the ‘8 of the State of New York and the statutes of the State of New York the validity of a verdict shall not be affected by a mere omission of the clerk of a court unless where the party shall be prejudiced thereby. That is the — Tule of law, supported by numerous authort- . An informality, therefore, in empanelli a jury is no ground for a motion for a new trial, unless such informality shall prejudice the case of the de- fendant. Under the circumstances the objection here raised ts entitled to no consideration whatever. ‘The statate of 17#2 provides specially that all writs and processes issued froin the District Court shall be ® list of the names shi tested in the pane of the District Judge, except it lH vacant, and they ‘they shail be tested for the time being the clerk of said court, under the seal of the clerk. ‘This writ is tssued under the seal of the court and ts properly signed by the clerk, though not tested by the District Judge. The powers of the courts of the United States are all provided by statute and regu- lated as in civil cases, and there ts no provision in the statutes different from those relating to criminal cases, The Court will therefore regard this matter in the light of a civil case, according to the act of 1792, applicable to civil cases, and the Court shall give judgment according to the writ issued in this case, Without regard to the want of form. The only exception to this would be where a party de- fours. That is confined to civil cases; but there 1s no corresponding provision applicable fo criminal canes, This, however, would be of no Avail if brought on a motion for a new trial, or on © motion for arrest of judgment. L think in this case the party Making the notion now at the com- Mencement of the proceedings in the case, and be- fore the jury has been empaneiled, that he has a Tight to take advantage of it, Lam always disposed 1n criminal cases, where a party takes advantage of » thing at the proper time, tw regard the plain NEW YORK HERA‘D, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1868—TRIPLE SHEET. requirements of the statute. If it had gone to a jury you would have had to waive objection, and, as ss the only effect it can have will be to put off the u to Tuesday next. The objection, in fact, practi- caily amounts to nothing. We could not, had we pro- ceeded with the case now, have made much head- way before Tuesday. | confess Ido not pet under- stand the ground of the motion, What is the motion? Mr. Shafer—My motion, your Honor, is to quash, the venire, becausojol the defect to which 1 ha ce called your Honor’s attention, - * rt—You cannot quash a venire. Mr, Shafer—Then to quash the writ. ‘The Court—You cannot quash a writ, ‘: Mr. Shafer—We contend that tt ¢ irregula defective, aud we hme to it because of t in the writ; and therefore we iege that itis conse-- quently null and void. TheFe ix Ro technical lan- guage to use like as in & challeage to an array. The motion to which | retefred your Honor in the case I quoted from tie qathorities was made on a similar motion to this before the empanelling of the jury. As your Honor properly rewarked, if we had gone on till a jury was sworn in the case we would have had to waive objection to the defect. My motion is Wo set aside the writ because of the defect in the test, ‘The CourteeI do not know that 10 & case where other defendants are joingd that a single defeudant has aright to move to set aside a venire. If he should ae to go on with the trial on grounds the Court will decline to accede. The District Attorney can withdraw his motion to proceed with the trial; but the motion of a single defendant to strike out or to vacate the venire is not the thing, Mr. Shafer—The motion fs made in the name of all the defendants. This is our theory—we are in the first place entitled to a constitutional triat by jury— a jury which m be present by proper velire. ‘ne Conrt—No doubt. Mr. Shaffer—We claim that the venire produced under which the jury has been summoned was, as a process of venire, trregular—to wit, in not being tested by the Judge of this court; therefore, the jury we are entitled to is not here, and inasmuch as a motion bas. been made to try us by this jury, we move to sét aside the venire because the jury sum- moned is not the jury to which we are entilled. The Court—I shall enter a refusal to proceed on the motion of the District Attorney, on the ground of informality in the venire. Tnat will be eutered on the records and nothing more. The Court then ordered the clerk to vacate the order Issued for sum- moning a panel of thirty-six petit jurors and the subsequent order for six additional jurors, and now enter an order for summoning a pane! of forty-eight jurors for the first Tuesday in January, upon which day I set down the case for trial, and the clerk wiil see that the venire is issued in proper form and tested in the name of the Judge of this court. The orders as above were entered and the pro- ceedings in the case closed for the present. UNITED STATES OISTRICT COURT—IN BANKQUPTCY. Register’s Powers—A Decision. Before Judge Blatchford. In the case of Joseph M. Lane, a bankrupt, Judge Blatchford has decided that power is given to the Register, by section four of the act, “‘to make all computations of dividends and all orders of distribu. tion,” and, within the power given to him by Gen- eral Order No. 5, to conduct proceedings in relation to the following matters when uncontested, name- ly:—“‘Taking evidence concerning expenses and charges against the bankrupt’s estate, auditing and passing accounts of assignee’s proceedings for the declaration and payment of dividends.” The doings of the Register therein are made by General Order No. 5 ‘‘subject to the control of the court,” but when there is no issue of law or fact raised and contested by any party in regard to the question the Register has the power to entertain it and make the order. ‘The fees paid to the otficers of the court set forth in the bill of items are fees which are embraced in the first subdivision in section twenty-eight, and that section directs that the order for a dividend shall direct the payment of those fees first im full by the assignee. An order for the assignee to pay those fees is an order of distribution within section four. Bankrup’s Discharge. Thompson Greenfield, a bankrupt, was refused his discharge on the ground of not having petitioned for it within one year of being adjudicated a bankrupt, In accordance with a more recent decision of Judge Nelson, to the effect that it Js only in cases where the bankrupt can ae for luis discharge within six months from lus adjudication that he must do so within one year, the discharge 1s now granted, as the present case is not 11 that category. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. Work of the Court During the Year 1868. Samuel Nelson, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and Presiding Justice of this court; Kenneth G. White, clerk; Richard E. Stilwel!, chief deputy clerk; Jobn A. Shields, deputy clerk. During the year 1868 there have been commenced in the common law branch of the court ninety-nine entta, exclusive of cocoa nner the Internal Revenue law and ugassoe the Collector of the Port 1ur a: ee iilegal exaction of duties. n the equity branch 219 suits were commenced, ninety-8ix heard on motions for injunctions, eighty- nine granted and two dismissed, In Admiralty on appeal from the District Court twenty-three cases were brought and eighteen heard and decided; seven on were taken to the Su- preme Court of the United States, In the criminal branch sixty-three indictments were found and nineteen heard and disposed of. During the year Judge Nelson was sitting in the Supreme Court of the United States in January, Feb- ruary, March, April and December, and in the Dis- trict du May, June and September; and as Circuit Judge he also held terms of the Circuit Court in Ver- mont, Connecticut and_ Northern district of this State. During Judge Nelson’s absence from this district the court was held by District Judges Bene- dict and Blatchford. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. Kenneth G. White and Richard E. Stilwell, United States Commissioners for this district, have issued during the year 1868 warrants for various offences, viz.:—Bribery, passing counterfeit money, distilling without a license, embezzling letters in the Post Office, subornation of perjury, accepting a bribe as a revenue officer—a number of whicii were seni to the Grand Jury to be disposed of on trial. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. The Erie Litigation—Interlocutory Stay. Before Judge Cardozo. Belmont vs, The Erie Railway Company, Fisk et al.—At the close of the argument recently had in this case on the motion by defendants to reopen and set aside the order appomting Henry E. Davies re- ceiver, an incidental notion fora stay of proceed- m ‘on the appeal from that order was made. judge Cardozo has decided the motion as fol- lows:—“‘It is manifestly just and proper that, pend- ing a motion to vacate an order, the moving party should not be compelled to gen to argue his ap- peal from that order, and the defendant ought not, as suggested by the plainttif’s counsel, to be required to withdraw the present appeal, because in case of an adverse decision upon this motion the defendant, if the ume to @ from the original order h then expired, might be remediiese. Neituer party can be harmed, ¢xcept to the extent of the deiay of one term by the stay asked for, and which ts obvi- ously mght. The jer ia, therefore, granted,’? S Se Calendar of Contested Issucs for January Term—Term Commences January 5. Held by Surrogate Tucker. Brown; 2, Janet 5, Dante! Fanning; ; 10, allegations against probate of will of Robert Watson; 11, will of Moses W. 8, Jackson; 12, Nicholas Dimond; 13, administration of the of Henry C. Lyon; 14, ‘will of John Biackett; 16, Charles Grunow. The Patullo Case. ‘The Patuilo case was brought toa summary ter- mination yesterday. A consent to discontinue the proceeding was given by the Public Administrator, and the mandamus issued against the Surrogate falls to the ground. COURT CALENDAR—THIS DAY, Supreme COURT—CHAMBERS,—NOS. 299, 308, 300. MARINES COURT—GENBRAL TERM—CALRNDA! Nos. 1, 2, 8, 4, 5, 6, 7,8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, CITY INTELLIGENCE. Tas Weatner YasreRDay.—The oilywing cecord will show the changes in the temperature for ine past twenty-four hours, as indicated by the ther- mometer at Hudnut's phat , HBRALD Building, Broadway, corner of Ann si! — 3a.M. « 6 temperature......... verage temperature Tuesday. POLICE ARRANGEMENTS FOR NEW Yran’s Day.— Superintendent Kenngdy has issued an order direc t- ing that the entire Flas force of this city and Brook- be on duty on New Yei Di ScppEN Deara.—An inquest was held yesterday by Coroner Schirmer over the body of Michael Menzer, the German who died suddenly at Pidgeon's saloon, corner of Kast Houston and Crosby streets, as already reported in yesterday’s Hrnaup. As death was found to have resulted from heart disease the jury so rendored their verdict. KNOCKED DOWN AND BraTeN.—At an early hour Yesterday morning officer McDermott, of the Twen- ty-eighth precinct, found Fritz Bleecker in West Houston street heipless, from wounds about the head which he had received from some unknown parties who had kavcked him down and afterwarda savagely beo’@n him. He was assisted to his resi- dence, No. ‘407 Greenwich street, by the oficer. CHILD §caLpeD To DeaTH.—Coroner Schirmer held ‘4n inquest yesterday over the body of Alfred Dvianeriein, aged twenty months, who was 80 ter- “dAbly scalded at 239 Rivington street on the 28th inst. that death ensued yesterday, The boy was Lying on the floor, when mother took @ kettle of boiling water from the stove aud spilled a portion of the contents over the child, The jury rendered a ver- dict in accordance with the facts. ‘THE SEVENTH STREBT SUICIDE.—An inquest Was held yesterday by Coroiler Schirmer, at ‘Bellevue Alospttal, over the remains of Nathan Konigsberg, the Prussian, aged seventy-two, who cut his throat on the 28th inst., at his residence, 216 East Séventh street, as already described in the HERALD, The jury rendered a verdict that deceased came to his death by exhaustion, caused by bright’s disease of the kidneys and injuries inflicted by himself. INsURANCES ON THE Forry-E1gnTn STREET Fir8.—The following is the list of insurances on Messrs. Prince & Bachrach’s distillery, Nos, 318 and $20 East Forty-cighth street:—Humbpolat, $5,000; Standard, $1,500; Firemen’s, New York, $3,000; Firemen’s, New Jersey, $1,590; Fulton, $3,000; Guar- dian, $1,500; Excelsior, $3,000; Imperial, London, $2,500; Greenwich, $1,500; Williamsburg City, $2,500; Frankiin, Pennsyivania, $2,500; United States, Baltt- more, $2,500; Enterprise, $3,000, Total, $31,000. Fata, RESULT or A FALL.—On Tuesday afternoon John Connelley, aged thirty-eight, a carpenter, a native of Ireland and residing at No. 137 East Thirtieth street, accidentally fell from a scaffold at the new building in Forty-fifth street, near Fifth avenue, and was 80 severely lajured that death soon ensued at St. Luke’s Hospital, where his brother workmen carried him. Coroner Keenan gave per- mission for the removal of the remains to the late residence of deceased, where an inquest will be heid by Coroner Flyna, THE TizMAN MuURDER.—In consequence of the absence of witnesses in the case of Patrick Tie- man, whose marder in Tenth avenue, on Tues- day night, was fally and graphically narrated in the HERALD of yesterday, Coroner Schirmer found himself unable to hold the necessary Inquest yester- day, 80 the case was adjourned witil nine A. M. to- day, at the Morgue. Dr. Cushman made a post- mortem examination yesterday and will report to-day on the result. The prisoner Croenig is still in custody, Masonic SCHOOL AND ASYLUM.—A promenade concert and ball in aid of the Masonic School and Asylum was given last evening at the armory of the Seventy-first regiment, in Thirty-second street, be- tween Sixth and Seventh avenues, Until ten o'clock some excellent promenade music was played by the band of the Seventy-first, and after that ume dancing was the order of the night. 80 large as the merits of the institution for the ben- The attendance was not efit of which the affair was got up deserved; but the comparatively smali number who were present evi- dently enjoyed themselves very much. HANGED HIMSELF IN A CELL.—On complaint of J. Watson, Jr., watchcase maker at 35 John street, one of his employés, Numan Fatou, a native of France, aged fifty-six, was arrested yesterday after- noon by the Second ward police om a charge of stealing fifteen dollars’ worth of gold. The prisoner was iocked up in the Beekman street station house at one o'clock. covered that he had committed suicide b; One hour later the doorman dis- hanging himse!f to the bars of hia cell with a silk pocket- handkerchief. ery was made, Death had ensued before the discov- Coroner Koliins held an inquest and a verdict m accordance with the above facts was rendered, Bur ‘ING OF A PALACE Can.—Yesterday morning about seven o'clock the splendid palace passenger car of the New Haven Railroad Company, while in the depot, corner of Twenty-seventh street and Fourth avenue, took fire from the apparatus for heating tt and was so far consumed as to be made valueless, built two of these cars at gre: on the express trains between this city and Boston ‘The enterprise, however, seemed doomed to 1il-luc! ag one of the cara was destroyed some time sin It will be remembered that the company cost and used them Be Boston, and the other has now followed its partner to destruction, ‘the loss amounts to about $10,000, Tors YacuT CLUB.—The lone Yacht Club, of New York, an organization which has won some reputation during the four years it has been in existence, held its annual meeting on Tues- day evening, and elected the following oficers:— Commodore, P. Malone; Vice Commodore, A, J Luckey; Recording Secretary, John Fitzgeral responding Secretary, Thomas MoLaughiin surer, Thomas F, Myers; Meaaq vens, Jr.; Auditing Committee, W club are as follows: enty tons, owned by bv Tames HM. Luckey; row. |. Malone; ‘aut’ Fir® COMMISSIONBRS.—The usual meeting of the frord, w, James McKenna. The yachts belong- ‘The Wille, now illiam H. Cornet; by R. nown, by J. al, by John the Flirt, Thetis, Agile and Humpty Board was held yesterday, at Firemen’s Hall, Mercer street, President Shaler in the chair. Several parties ‘were ordered to be notified that they will be prose- cuted for having combustible matter on their pre- mises, in violation of the city ordinances. Wilson moved that Mr. the President be directed or requested to appoint new committees at the next meeting of asked what was the the Board. Mr. McLean Tegular course in ap- pointing commitvees—did the President or the Board e President report names to fill pits Mr. Myers moved, as an amendment, that t present vacancies, The President said {t was a delicate matter, and he did not desire to assume any powers; he would sug- st that the motion be that he report commitices at ie next meeting for the oction of the Board. motion thus amended was The The request of agreed to. Mr. W. H. Phillips, for the use of engine house in Kast Fourteenth street for Sabbath school put denied, that the Committee on Apparatus be take into consideration the advantage of \ocatiny one or more patent fire extinguishers with each ot Abe dre companies. POLICE INTELLIGENCE, ek Was A resolution was offered by the President uested to yNIOUS AssavLt.—John Tyler, @ shoemaker, residing in the tenement house No. 129 Washington street, quarrelled on Tuesday evening with another inmate, named Martin Ryan, when both men pum- melled each other right lustily. Tyler put a sudden stop to the further progress of the aifray by draw- ing a shoeknife and cutting Ryan several times in the face. He was arrested and yesterday arraigned before Justice Hogan, at the Tombs, who heid him for trial in default of bail. LARCENY oF O1L.—Hugh McKenna, a native of Treland, aged twenty-four, a barkeeper, and residing at 20 Orchard street, was yesterday arraigned before Justice Hogan, at the Tombs, on a charge of having, on the 3d of October, Geo, Mitchell, at 124 Maiden inne, two barre!s of oil and three barrels of line, Valued at sixty dollars. Hugh Rodaham, of 148 Plymouth street, brooklyn, testified that he had purchased the property alleged to have been stolen from McKenna, and that a por- tion still in his possession had been identified by the peo The magistrate committed the accused for A ‘eD BURGLARY.—Francia Grenn, residing at 54 Wooster street, appeared before Justice Ledwith, at the Jefferson Market Police Court, yesterday morn- ing, and accused Eli Owens, a seaman, of breaking into his workshop on the night of the 26th inst, and stealing property valued at fifty dollars, from the fact that officer Casey, of the Eighth precinct, had found articles then stolen in his possession. In his explanation of the burglary the complainant testified that the niises were entered by means of forcing & rear window, and the roy carried away con- sisted of boots, shoes and clothing. After the arrest of the accused his lodging place on Broome street was searched, where the remainder of the stolen articles were found. Owens, notwithstanding this rather sitive evidence, denied his guilt, and at tempted to explain that he obtained the articles in trade. He was committed to auswer at the Court of General Sessions in default of $1,500 bail. CAUTION TO EMIGRANTS.—Gottlob Rile, lodging house keeper, of No. 38 Clinton street, appeared be- fore Justice Mansfleld, at the Essex Market Police Court, yesterday, charged with‘taking in” as tranger by the name of Johannes{Sturchi and “doing for him” tothe extent of $200 in gold. Sturchi arrived in New York from Switzerland on the 14th inst., and was induced to take board at Mr. Rile’s establish- ment. On the 20th Rile demanded sixty-four doliars in advance, and while handing over that amount the unsuspecting stranger mentioned the fact that he carried with him about $600 in gold coin, The next day, as Sturchi waa on the int of gome out for a@ stroll, Rile seized him by the coat collar and declared that he would not allow him to go out with so much money, Sturchi protested in vain; [tile could not bear (he idea of 80 rich a prize fulling into the clutches of the thieves outside, and consequently insisted on the $600 being given to him for safé keeping. The in- Docent emigrant was finally persuaded to leave his cash in the hands of his considerate landlord. On Monday Sturchi requested the return of his money. Rile at first refused to return any portion of the sum entrusted to his care, but finally gave Sturchi $300 and claimed that he held the remaining $200 asa Joan, Sturchi denies heving loaned a Bg or the sum to the accused and says he would sot have entrusted him with the $600 had he not been ao ur- gently importaned. The accused was bailed to wa- swer in the sum of $600, THE LETTER CARRIERS IN UNIFORM. Yesterday morning the letter carries of this city, to the number of 508 men, attired in their new uni- forms, preceded by fife and drum, left the Post OMee at the usaal hour and marcied up Wall street, and thence to the different stations to which they are stolen from the possession of mpefhaps to be dilatory in ally attached. Postmaster Kelly stood on the corner of | employed in this matter to Wall. and Nassau streets and inspected the corps formed. logal stage, os both the 9 President as they passed by, but owing to the pressure | aud the ate President, your committee and the Clerk of the of business no formal review was had. The | ™ We earnestly pressed the prosecution of the deman new uniform is of a pecuilar silver shade | “here ha barrasaments ted with this mat- of gray, and consists ‘ot sack coat, bound tain redone Gaea and ‘te ‘oftcers + no relation; with black braid, a semi-military cape with the same | but it is to be hoped and desired that with a wish to do what binding, trowsers with broad black stripes and a cap | !# just and due to the ponetennaysierens you n represees thie of gray bound with black. ‘The button is about the | {und may be returned fo be titi oe etenvereys game size as the regulation Dutton of the army, and Sai, ant thel, ton, a. i. CURTIS. eee eee knock iced ite mounted Postman | Tne Committee on Colored Schools reporied on the fy large letters, sotting forta that the bearer belongs | Senerally a nancies of the schools under the tothe P, 0. Dior, in Other words, Post Oitice De. ORIENT OL COP DOMINOS eo dhie repart of she ae ohtogether:'the untiorm is 4 very neat | oommittee on Evening Schools, providing for in- eT the eveking schovla and whieh. was laid. over trom the evening schools, and which was vel BOARD OF EDUCATION, the previous meeting, Mr. Allen offered to amend by adding pa dollar per ues to ae ae tod sock of the teachers engaged je evening Ol. Closing Mecting of the Board—leport of the | This proposed amen ‘ment gave nso to an extensive Financial Operations of the YcourAddress | debate. After a motion to lay on the table 3 of the medltheiaas bi and lost the amendment was adopted. The report as amended Was thon put upon its passage, when ‘The last regular meeting of this Board for 1898 was | the point was raised by ‘Commissioner Patterson held last evening at the hall of the Board, corner of | that ised slsnee, of be Tapers Gang ee biped Lie ee the beginning of the present sesstoi Elm and Grand streets, with the President, Mr. R. L. | Uf Reatrale ofthe pon which provided that. no re- Larremore, in the chair. The attendance of mem- | trospective increase of ‘salaries should be allowed. bers was quite full, while the spectators’ benches = Allen pone? Wak, Sip BIORcaea Ano Te a 0 erring to the present session Wi ptive. were illied by a large and highly intelligent crowd, | Commissioner smail (in the chair) decided that the many of whom were present, no doubt, to see the | rule quoted referred only to the localb oards, but did workings of the body which the machine politicians | not restrict the action oF this Board. Mr. Allen then wish to transforin into a /ac simile of the Board of | Moved the previous question, which was adopted, Supervisors, As few, If any, of the citizens ever aud the report us amended moyen: Commissioner Neilson oifes a resolution direct- know When the latter Board is about to meet, what comparison could be made between the styles of do- ing the Clerk to prepare and furnish blanks for the purpose of agcertaining the average ages at which pupiis withdraw from attendance at our graiumar anal alters sue Neenah Pe ntemcule 10, i: | schools, he resolution was adopted, after which . es” Sunes . : the report of the Comin! y-laws, recomniend- weet ded in epost go munications | ing ceriain amendments to the rules, was taken np and adopted, Resolutions were then introduced giv- ing the thanks of the Board tothe President and Clerk, Commissioner Warren, in offering the reso- lution fora vote of thanks to Mr, Boess, ne ed a glowing and deserved eulogy on his eficleacy and integrity. Mr. West seconded the reso!ution, aad also made some very pleasing remarks in regard to Mr. Boesé. ‘The usual complimeniary resoiutious to the retiring members and the attaches of the Board were then passed, after which Mr. LAKREMORE returned his thanks to the Board and said as follows:—The year Just closing has been one of marked prosperity in the great system of schools committed to our charge, and their progress and condition afford the highest satisfaction, The whole number of teachers employed 1s now but littie short of 2,600, The Increase in the number of pupiis taught In the various grades of gramuiar and pri- mary evening, normal and corporate schools has been 11,130, of wliom 6,243 belong to the primary and grammar schools. ‘the increase in tie annual average attendance is 6,831; that of the primary and grammar schools being 4,969, To accommodate the large additions to the numbers seeking the benefits of the schools the Board has opened, during the years 1867 and 1868, Grammar Schools No. 57, in the Twelfth ward, and No, 58, in the Twenty-second From the trusices of the Hieventh ward, Rominat- ing vice principals for Primary Schools Nos. 3, 6 and 9, referred to Committee on Teachers; from trustees of the Eleventh ward, asking for authority to pur- chase anew site for Gramimar School No. 22, re- ferred to Committee on Sites and New Schools; from trustees of the Eleventh ward, asking for authority to award contract for furnishing School No, 36 for $11,508, to Finance Committe f im trustees of the ‘rhirteenth ward, for authority to award tue contract for furnishing School No, 34, to Finance Commitiee; from trustees of the Twenty-tirst ward, to award contract for furnishing Primary School No. 16, to Finance Committee; from trustees of the Sixth wari, asking authority to purchase two houses and lots for the enlargement of School No, 23, in City Hail place, to Committee on Sites and New School Houses. Oominiasioner VaNnc tee, oifered the f adopted:— TO THE BoaRD OF Epucatio The Finance Committee submit herewith state- ments in deta! and a summary account of the finan- cial operations of the Board during the present year, from whici it will be seen that the expenditures and from the Finance Commit- wing report, which was [abilities trough special appropriations exceed by asmall amount the moneys at the disposal of the Board in 1868, The amount, $1,550,000, that was appropriated in February to meet the payments of the salaries of the teachers in the gramuar aud primary schools, was, by the establishment of five new schools and the additional appointinent of teachers in several of the wards represented as required by the trustees, has been exceeded by about $65,000, which sum will be met under the resolutions for the adjustment of the accounts of the Board adopted the 16th inst., by the transier of the unexpended balances of ocher appro- priations made for current purposes. ‘The smal! amount of the liability to be transferred to the next year’s fund, which would have been more than met had the full sum of the school fund for 1868 been asked ior by the Board, Is a subject of congra- valation on a review of what has been accomplished during the year tn erecting and completing, furuish- ing and providing heating apparatus for new buiid- ings and altering and repairing others. ‘'wo large gevammar school buildings and one large primary school have been compleied, furnished and put ip operation, aud one other grammar scliool building remodelied and furnished; two primaries furnished and in successful operation, aud three grammar butidings and one large primary (two of them nearly compieted) and a building for colored sciooi ehil- dreu are also belong erected. In addition to the drafts upon the means of the Board required by these buildings is the uuanticipated in part increase in the cost of the current jepairs, furnishing and altera- tions, which has added iargely to tie mem of ex- pense, ‘The aggregate salaries of the teachers in the gram- Muar and primary schools, colored schvols, evening schools and normal schools, with those of the janitors, pala, is $1,770,000, and the payments for sites, new balidings, furniture, heating arrangeimenis, repairs and alterations of buildings will amouat to about $720,000; the residue of the fund is aborbed by the liabilities in buildings, contracts, supplies, books, é&c., for the schools, rents of buiidings, payments to corporate schools, &c. ‘The largest item of expendi- ture is of necessity that for teachers’ wages. No apology to our ourselves or the public 1s required in justification of the sceie of salaries adopted by the Board on a consideraiion of the qualifications ex- acted in a teacher and the severe mental and phy- ward, cach of which furnishes room for about 2,000 pupils; besides Primary Schools, No. 12, in tue Fourth ward, providing for 1,000 pupils, and No. 31, in the Hleventh ward, accommodating 1,200 more. In addition to these new school buildings various old ones have been altered and enlarged uuder the same necessity. Grammar School No. 12, in the Seventh ward, will now accommodate 500 more pupils; No, 42, in the ‘Tenth ward, 1,200, and Nos. 6 and 13, together with Primary No. 9, have room for about 1,000 more—a toial of 9,900 new sittings in all the various schools, The funds suppliea from” various sources amounted to $2,000.00, of walch these new buildings, Including sites, furnt- ture and other expenses, cost $640,000; the exten- sions and alterations of the old ones $110,000 more. Besides these three new primary schools, Nos. 4, 21 and 33, have been established in hired preniises and furnish a much needed accommodation to their re- spective localities, The rapidity with which all these new echools have bech filed is a matter both of astonishment and satisfaction. Scarcely were they opened when each in its turn was thronged with eager parents s ing places for their children. Alveady it is unmistakably manifest that far more accominodations must be provided, especially for prinary cliidren. The new Board end the proper local authorities will, no doubt, give this matter early attention. Besides the schools already enume- ed others are tn process of erection aud will be completed during the coming year. In the Eleventh werd Grammar School No, 36, on East Ninth street, will xccommodate some 2,000 pupils. Lu th teenth ward Grammar School No. 66, on West teenth street, will furnish accommodation for ) pupils, In the Twentieth ward Grammar School No. 26, on Weat Thirtieth street, will furnish accommodation for 1,800 pupils. In the Twenty-tirst ward Primary + School No, 16, on East Thiriy-second street, will give accommodation for 1,500 pupils of the primary grade, Colored School No. 3, on West Forty-firat street, will have accommodation for 1,000 pupils. ‘The amount patd to our teachers for salaries during the year was $1,697,772, which, for 80 large a num- ber, is far from an inordinate sum. ‘The fidelity and efficiency they have so osaery manifested fully merit ali we have been able to do in this particular. Our supplies, which are furnished to our pupils free of cost and which include every article necessary to sical labor required of them, boti as novitiates and | the course of instruction, amounted to — tho experts, The average salaries paid female assistants | Cost of fuel in all was $78,000; the amount patd to in the three departmeuts is .ess Than fity cents, Tvision the various couporate schools under the su of te puard Was $53,000, ‘The oor r kcholar, OD the basis of the whole number taught, as obtained from the census recently taken by direction of the Board, was about $13. it is interesting to compare this with the average expense of pupils at the pri- vate schools, which, fromgreturns furnished by the conductore of these institutions, was about $63 a and those for unnale assistants and vice pri notpals about $133 per hour for the tme actually em- ployed by thein in the quties of the school room; Which for men and women of culture and ex- perience and the tac: to :anave as principals masses of children, and direct to @ successful issue the labors of the assistante, the sums pak! these are much below ip many instances what tue same talent ear. The general condition of the scholarship and will command in oiher spheres of business, and igcipline, as reported by the City Superintendent of aiford no scope for provision tor age or intirmity { Schools and his assistants, is every way satisfactory except by the meanest of economies, The state- | and fully sustains the high character wich our ments submitted are to tue present date, @nd will | Schools have won in the estimation of all intelligent vary but slightly when the entire figures are made | persons, not only in our own community, but up to the 1st proxino. throughout the world. ‘The balance of abilities will of course be deirayed te from the fund for 1809. There can be no question that the rapid growth of the city northward will require from the Board additional appropriations for the sites and new baildings for the accommoda- tion of the increasing school population of the uppct warda, and will exhaust, however wel! economize the fund asked for the Ca! year; this, for all p poses, is $3,150,000—$225,597 less than the Board is authorized to call for, and includes $100,000 for a normal school building, such as the advancing 8) 8- tem of public education positively demands, Much has been said of iate in relation tothe ta- creased cost of this portion of the public expense, estunating it in the aggregate, but no candid mind can fail, if the items Wuich make ap the aggregate are looked into and appreciated by a proper esti- mate, to see that the city receives in return material wealth, by hundreds of thousands of dollars, in sites and bulidings devoted to schoo! purposes, ‘and un- told moral and mental wealth derived from the fatth- ful instructions given to the sons and daughters of its citizens by the 2,600 veachers employed to take charge of them. Your committee take the liberty which the close of their annual labors gives them to reaiiirm the facts alluded to, and express the hope that in every way compatibie with the liberal vie nvertained by the Empire City, for which you act, you wiil, as heretofore, use the fund entrusted to your keeping jn such manner that no cavilier with any degree of oo charge you with wastefulness in its appro- priation. The suit in reference to the forged warrant ($17,600, aid by the City Chamberlain) 14 still in the hands of jesare, James T. Brady and William E, Ourtis, the counsel retained by this Board to bring an action to recover the same. A letter from William E. Curtis, one of the counsel in the ¢ase, is hereto annexed, in which he explains @ie causes of delay in proceeding in this matter. Respectfully submitted. FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR 1968,—RECKIPTS. Amount reserved from the fund of 1867 fo tea, as of 1 Balauce of fun 1, 1867... Total to the credit of te Board with the Chamberlain January 1. THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS. Meeting Yesterday—The License Laws to be Tested. An adjourned meeting of the commercial trevel- lers was held yesterday afternoon at the Astor House, ‘The attendance was large. Mr. S. A. Haines occupied the chair and Mr. W. G. Smythe acted as secretary. After the reading of the minutes the committee appointed to procure the written opinion of Attorney General Evaris as to how far traveilera had the right to sell merchandise throughout the United States, and as to the State, county and mu- nicipal laws relating to licenses for travellers, pre- sented the following report:— ‘The committee to wait upon and procure the written opinion of Attorney General E spectfully report that with great exertion tained an interview with the Attorney out the expense of going to Washington lengthy explanation the Attorney Gencral exp the following:—That he was opposed to the present State and municipal laws, as being obnoxions and conflicting; cited the case of thi ale passing a jaw taxing brokers one-half per cent, when they were only receiving one-eighth per cent: the case was tried throngi bim and beaten tn the State courts, and was never carried higher, the general jaws of one State governing another, and, ip h.s opinion, we should put the matter in the hands of some intelli- nt young lawyer to give it shape and bring it be- fore him, op which he would then give bis writien opinion. Al! of which is bia ier) submitted, JAMES BURKE. PRED, STEVENS. S. A. HAINES, After some discussion the report was adopted. Mr. FRigt proposed that the same committee should be empowered to employ counsel to take a case and proceed with It through the proper chan- nels of jastice to a decision in the Supreme Court. $253,209 | The motion was carried. As @ test case it was Amount of school fund jor the year. . 2,900,000 bo yge to instruct connsel to proceea with ——-— | the case of @ Mr. Ward, who was then Total receipts...... 0.060. ..66.seeee eee + $3,163,200 | under bonds of $600 to appear in Baltimore to enswer PAYMENTS. acharge of breaki License law. Mr. Ward Salaries of teachers in ward school Salaries of janitors in ward schools Incidental expens@ of ward schools, for pairs, cleaning, Painting, 4¢., by trustees Support of evening schools, sularies of jan- itors, teachers, dc... Rents of school prénises. Salaries of superinenden' Board of Educatbn.. Apportionment jorpol Supplies ea ke he depository, maps, slates, &e............. stated that he was the store of Mr. Day, in the city of Baltimore, offering fancy leather for sale from sample: na detective came in and arrested him, and took him to @ station house, in which he was eK = Levis mag eg After some discussion was unanimously agréed to employ couusel to take charge of Mr. Ward's case. stad The list of vice presidents was then called, and 61,788 | each gentloman was requested to state what sum of 50,063 | Money he had’collected in his trade. The result was an announcement that about $1,700 had actually 184,903 | been subscribed, and that promises of $3,000 or 90,41 36,171 20,718 Gas for Ward and @tening school 14,174 000 more had been made, As a test case it was Poel for ward and @rening school: 78,123 ir. Hurd, of the firm of Hurd & Houghton, waa Support of colored ébvols, salaries of teac elected treasurer of the association, and afier the ers, &c e 41,227 | transaction of some routine business the meeting Pianos for ward Sclbois 4,775 | adjourned for a week, to meet at the same place. Sapport of normal @ivols, salaries, &c Repairs through . materials, wage: &c., by special @propriations, requist- THE LATE NATURALIZATION FRAUDS. tions, &c..... sevens +. 92,603 | Cireular of Union League Clab=ini gg ho age i eye he \dnea- - tion Wanted. ee tion, printing, ytising, fuel, gas, « “4 tontey, / ahaa s be ms 4 45,005, The Union League Club Committee, on whose me- be gy I ny La age for morial Congress ordered an investigation into — ten I rtd alleged election frauds, have addressed @ circular furnishing and iv gapparatus........ 635,447 4 — er - BI seen note to the chairman of the republican committee PR ae pay Why Lo nlp ttn eo POT sa in each county of the State advising them that the jalance to the © jt of ie Board wi the Chamberlain d....+cecses 156,848, select Congressional committee of seven, consisting of Hon. William Lawrence (chairman), with Austin 178,628 | Blair, Henry L. Dawes, 0. J. Dickey, Benjamin F. 6,506 | HopKins, Lewis W. Ross and Michael ©. Kerr, who are now sitting here to investigate the naturaliza- tion and other frauds and irregularities in ourrecent election, wil! ee Fa to sit by sub-commit- tees in different parts of the State. The circular ad 8: “We deem it important that the evidence of frauds in your county should be arranged and ready to be presented with as much promptnes# and exactness abilities, balance of appropriation for erecting buildings furnishing, &c... Balance of colored sthool building fund. Estimated balance ue sundry wards on jucidental expens@ account we “ 000 REPORT OF THE ATOMNEY OF THE BOARD ON THE FRAQWULENT CHKCK. 29, 1868, Dre, ) B. H. VANor, Phairman of the Finance Committee of We Board of Eduestion:— Drar 8te—In reply ¢¢ the commun’ ing the warrant [ . iona of the Finances Broad-vay Bank, and which the City Chamberiain declines to | &8 possible; and we beg to ask you for a brief note pi f the Board of bi upon the proofs | of the points which will be embraced and the names im ‘saned te’ of Tite on Miho de mapoa pun y 4 ie witnesses immediately, It has been, aud will er forge: 0 way thal videuc net faye have ertoen, fo t reste rakcn oF ‘be clatime, from ti | Continue to be, our aim to let the evidence adduced be cormpiete and decisive, with the view of collect: alien iieidout to the complicated legisiati , conecting Telatioms of the Hoard of Rdneation withtne | @ body of proof in the report of the commiitee, Tt eas hoped that all technical dificuities | Which, while it enlightens Congress as to legislation, “ : tn Beet tu neatio a Say, of ine is proper to be had on the subject of naturalization, samt te jon e ul M ‘ fiat in farther and caretut consideration of the fects would Finay be found at ahy time expe Peat to take Sethe ul to @ return of the money withoutan appeal to it of 4 “4 ¥ dong 4 uatice. agile cris etn chp ase | State,im reference to the frauds inthe inte election.” ‘Those views Lave caused the couusel whom the Hoard have The circular ia iweued with the full approval of technical eoncerning t! sas 5- R- Low, chairman of the State Repnbit- Fam Se and ‘the county chairmen are raled upon to act promptly and advise the club committee without delay of the proof to be foand in their re- spective counties. HOLIDAY WEEK. Albums, New Books and Chromos. It is astonishing to note how the tastes oY the pre- sent generation incline towards the useless though expensive articles of virtu used to adorn our eta- geres, mantels and centre tables, entirely ignoring the former day literary ornaments that served to Mill vacancies both in parlor and mind. Among the most sensible of these latter day trifes is the photographic album, which can be scarcely classed among the useless nicknacks, aa, combining utility with ele- gance, it brings to our immediate view departed and absent friends, handsomely filling at the same time a space otherwise vacant. The album business commenced tn Paris about seven years ago, The least expensive of imported aibums are made by convicts in Berlin, Prussia; but those of Amevican manufacture excel, both in cheap- ness and beauty, their sisiers from over the ocean. ‘The beautifully planned gilt outside ornaments, in- viting the examluer’s attention by their wondrous delicacy, are designed and executed by French, Ger- mans and Prussians, whose superior attainments in these pursuits render us in a measure dependent upon them. Japan and Madagascar are assuredly provressing rapldly, cultivating a taste for the fine arts, and dis- playing their advancement in civilization by send- ing a Broadway dealer tn albums an order for two superb albums, with solid silver ornaments, valued at $225 apiece, Were it not that Americans go thor- oughly understand their different occupations that advice is entirely malapropos we should certainly hint to some enterprising photographer the expe- diency of a journey to Asia, One album of antique morocco, elegantly embossed, heavily mounted with silver, having clasps of the same, was presented to the Metropolitan Sanitary Fair and there sold for $150. Superb blendings of black velvet with silver or jet, having a large cross of either of the latter ma- terials on the upper cover, form appropriate recep- tacles for the countenances of deceased friends. It does dampen joyous mirth, aroused by some funny reminiscence, recalled by face of living friend, to, turning over, mect features whose originals may never again be seen on earth. ‘The contrast Is too sudden, too saddening. Let the “dear departed” nave sa niche to themselves, where, when the heart craves longingly & glance at counterparts of loved ones gone before, it may not view them in unseemly guise. Patriotic affairs, with goddesses of Liberty daintily embossed in stlver or gilt, stand ready to receive the eminent states- men &nd warriors who have so nobly defended our country during different national difficulties, Tiny cupids, appearing ready for instant flight, desig- nate albums intended for the bewitching little fancy cartes which no oer of the beautiful need scorn on account of size or cheapness. ‘The prices of these Feautital specimens of work- manpship range from fifty cents to $350, But ade- quate descriptions of the varied and elegant styles would require an almost inconceivable amount of space and time, so we must fain stop just where we are. Siuietonta collection of both books and albums is more varied and extensive, if possible, than ever before. ‘The “Schiller Gallery,” coutaining charac- ters from Schiller’s works, with descriptive text, bound in morocco antique,extra morocco or Morocco: qilt, forms a most magnificent and_ interesting volume. “Roadside and yeaside,” combialng selec- tions from Mary Mowitt, Blake, Milton, Tennyson, Stoddard, Bryant, Pickens and Shelley, 3 also an extremely beantiful and readable book. ‘Poet and Painter”? likewise contains gems from distinguished poets, with lifelike pictures attached; and gazing upon the countenances glowing with ardor an qentus, Itsecms almost impossible to realize that the majority have passed into that hereafter which all so graphicaliy, though differently, describe. Dante's “Le Purgatoire et le Paradis” is elegantly gotten up, and ee Chea Bee would well to add this to their jeasions, Gomne “Royal Dresden Gallery” tg a selection of sub- jects engraved after pictures by Correggic, Guido, Keni, Raphael, Rembrandt, Rubens, Vandyke and other well known and dearly loved artists. A new volume of Bryant's poems, tastefully bound in blue and gilt, will afford infinite pleasure to all admirers of our renowned American poet. ‘Les Jardins’ contains descriptions, with life tllustratios public gardens in the world, “The Life of Man Sym- bolized,” illustrated by John Leighton and Ceri ha by Dick Pigot, will prove a most interesting work to the few who do not allow the cares and worriments of business life to distract their attention from the one to come. “Household Book of Poetry,” by Dana, is a large pare oer mrs an henge rs authors, elegan' und In moroc ue. Hours With French Authors’—Mme. De stael, Chae teaubriand, Lamartine, Mme. Roland and @ host of others—will be an agreeable work for all admirers of these literary meteors. ‘The insect World,” by by Louis Figuier, describes the habits of Daddy Long- ley Pedicuins Capitis (find out by your eg | what this is), the Inimitable, uncatchable flea, an numberless other common and troublesome “eritturs.” “The Berea, Court,” by Griswold, will entertain creditably those who are at all inter- ested in our prominent Congressmen and Senators. ‘The collection of juvenile works 1s larger and more perfect than any previous stock. Among the most prominent are-—“Our Dumb Companions,” with thor- ough descriptions of domestic animals; “Jack the Conqueror,” naturally illustrated; “Animal Sagaci- ty?’ “Adventures of Robinson Crusoe,” gotten up in a new and original styie; “‘Appleton’s Juvenile An- nual,’’ and numberiess others suited to the compre- hengions of any of our young liteati, The Oxford Bibie, with photographic illustra, | tions, bound in full Russia gilt with two Clastee worth $125, and prayer books, velvet baGaed, peari sides, mounted with pore silver, worth seventy-five dollars, for showy religious volumes. Very many of these latter ornamental devotional books have been sold for beste presents, ea ne, God, ungry, to surrounded on all sides by the cold an whom one-quarter of the amount paid for a prayer- book would sce:n a collossal fortune, appears to us the most terrible of mockeries, Lavender, velvet and silver mounted prayer book; velvet cloak and ermine, moire antique, and a $100 hat, kneeling daintily and beseeching God to remember the poor! ‘Those who have not carefully examined the new style of paintings called chromos would do weil to take an hour or two for that purpose. The sale within the jast iwo months has been enormous, ‘This recent and peculiar kind of lithography was first invented by Mr. Lennefelder, of Munich, in Bavaria, Figures and designs are trace upon stone, and then transferred to paper or canvass by iinpression. Sometimes twenty dif- ferent stones are used in the completion of one picture, The English use water colors enurely in painting, the Germans oll exclusively, and the vetsa- tile French both. A variety of these pictures are on exhibition In Broadway, attracting the attention of every lover of the beautiful. One of General Grant ts peculiarly noticeable for its style, fuish and ex- pression. Anthony has on exhibition some of the most bean- tiful gems in this line that It is possible to conceive of. One painting of the “Lord's Supper,” copied from the originai, deserves special mention, But one ty remains out of a large stock, having all been disposed of for holiday gifts, ‘The Oid Uaken Bucket,” “Picking Cherries,” “Making a Book,” were especial objects of interest to visitors. The rapidity with which these chromos have come into notice is traly wonderful; but @ moments re- flection will explain the seeming mystery. A fine chromo, well framed, can be purchased for twenty- five doilara; smaller ones, equally fine, from six to fifteen, making it possible for many who could not formerly afford to decorate their walls with works of art to gratify their tastes for the beautiful. Not a few of these will bear ben 3 side by side with the original pictares, and a near ap- ‘ to a chromo does not mar its effect. t sometimes, so we are informed, costs $10,000 or $15,000 for the stones to finish one picture, but afterwards the picture can be got up very cheaply, and when there is no longer a demand for the same design it can be et and others im- pressed. Tropical landscapes, side by side with tc: representations of the wintry North, cause one’s imagination to travel with wonderful velocity. One basket of different kinds of cake—jelly, fruit and plain, with @ few maccaronis interspersed—looked enough to eat. Every detail riect; even ¢ fringed napkin upon which the cal ted is as ren natural as natural can be. It is said by those in the business that the demand for certain styles of chromos for presents can not be suppliea, What the next art invention or improvement will be we are at a loss to conjecture; but probably this very moment some genius of contrivance is his brain over the minute stowed away puzziii technicalities of phe almost ready to astonish the world. To understand how rapidly we have grown in the arts and sciences it is only necessary to compare the pictorial gems and books of to-d With those ot years agoeven. But, lookin rj the photographic ally and chromos of Decem! 1908, it seems nary fpoeaiie that the most effe! veacing genius can eve prove upon them. AUCTION SALE OF COAL. Break in the Market=Extraordinary Falling Of in PricesSeventy-five Thousand Tons Disposed Of'—Good News for the Poor, ‘The monthly auction sale of coal by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company took place yesterday and was largely attended. Buyers moved with caution, and the fall in prices was ex- traordinary, The following are the qualities, extreme prices as contrasted with uantities and te ue sale a mouth ago: Tons, Dec. 20, Lamp.. .....10,000 a4 76 Bleamboat. .12,000 a4 75 Grate... ...14,000 a4 60 Bg@. 6.66. 10,000 ad B29 Stove. 20,000 a6 80 Chestuut.. 9,000 0 a4 OF The question now arises, wil! the retail des discover the decline of yesterday, aud govern thems SelyOe Avyusduaaly 7