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4 NEW YORK CITY. THE COURTS. GRITED STATES OISTACT COURT—IN BANKAUPTEY, Orders. Derore Judge Blatchford, o Mt of Theophilus J. Bloomer,—Order tral ler of Robert Finneberg et at.—Motion er of Charles @, Mewwiis et a?,—Order of or D. J. Coltins,—Order of reference. ear Henry Cohen and Denis Rein- to show cause, ‘UTED STATES COMMISSIONERS” COURT. The Calvin Willis Case. Before Commissioner Betts, The Tnited Suries vs, Catvin Willis.—The defend- ant 1s charged with printing, publishing and selling obscene prints, pictures, books, 4c., and sending the Same throug the Post Oflce in violation of the Post Oities act prow U defendant as crested. wood identified tue vartous plication of defendant the case was Wednesuay next, SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM. The IMerohuuty? Union Express Companyé Litigation. ‘ hotore Judge Cardozo. Charles B. Harris vs, Elmore P. Ross et al,—This came up yesterday vpon a motion for an injunction and a receiver in an action brought by the plaintiir to set aside the consolidation of the American Ex- press Company with the Merchant’s Union Express Company. Mr. J. 5, Burrill, counsel for the plaintiff, opened the motion, «tating the substance of the complaint, and read the aitidavit of O, W. Joslyn and others, chergieg, misconduc: on the part of the trustees of the Merchant’ Vcion Express Conmpany, and alleg- img that they had no power under the articles ‘of association to ake the consolidation and that they had collusively oote.ned the appointment of a re- ceiver of their surplus assets. The chief ag ern tn this particular compiaint were that at -the time the shares of tae company were exposed fae wale by defendants they rapidly appreciated in value; that they Increased tre capital to $20,000,000 and the number of siures to 200,000, Plaintit? avered that Uus increase Was 20% Lect aud that it was made tm Violation of the duties of the defendants as managers aud of Uie rights of the stockbolders. ‘That at or avout the ime for recetving subscriptions for the sant stock the defendants set aside or withheld ‘rem subscription certain stock amounting to 35,000 share,’ and appropmated tue same to their own use. Taat those shares amounted to tweuty dollars but thas when the stock of tie company was disposed of tue shares brought $40 each, ut the market price. That in point Of fact the de/encuits us managers did not pay tie Baid Company any éatug for the stock in question, but on the contrary gave the treasurer certain menio- Taudum Checas for a sam amounting to $60,000, and, 8 plaintid alleges, it was that the checks should not be used or cotiecte1 until the defendants showd be abic to realize suiicient out of the sale of sald shares to poy the checks. Plantify Snaily prayed that the consoldation of the companies should be declared void. Mr, Comswck read an affidavit contraticting some ol tie stuiements in the complaint and the aflidavit read by Mr. Surril, Mr. Porter thea read the affidavit of Charles B. Harris, the plain, to the effect that prior to the Consoudauon of the Merchants’ Union Express Com- pany with the American £xpress Company he was agent for the former at Ene, but lost fis employ- ment a tae Une ana m consequence of sach con- sulidation; that on the 1lé6ti of February last, bemg im tue ciey of New York, he wag introduced to Charles S. Jos.ya, who 1s @ bfOther of O. W. Joslyn, a stock broker, aas said Uharies S. Joslyn, on being prints, &c. On the ap- ; adjourned to tavormed that depoaent was an original stockholder in the Mercuants’ Union Express Company, asked ing to commence @ suit deponent if he would be to break up the consolidation of said compantes provided it was made an object for deponent; tnat deponeut replied Le would, and it was then arranged that he shouid go next day to the office of UO. W. Joslyn to see about the commencement of such sail, In the :wme conversation Charles S. Joslyn remarked that deponent was tne person they had ‘been looking lor iu order to commence such & suit fad that tucy Lad Lee looking for two days to tind ‘af original stock: c who nad not signed a cou- sent to such cou: ation and who wouid institute the sult, On tae iwlowing day deponeat wert to the oilice of O. W. Josiya and ed with him concerulng luc comuencement of the suit. bLepo- nent in reply to Josiyn stated he was willing to go in With others to breax up che consolidation provided: it was made wu object. Harris was the owner of twenty slares of stock in the Merchants’ Union Bx- press Company, thea worth in the market avout $240, for the purpose of beimg converted into the consolidated stock, but of litte or no value jor any other purpose. U. W. Josiyn in the course of the day advanced to depouent the sum of $500 on said twenty siares. sulsequenily Ce went to the Jaw office of Burrul, Davidson & Burrill, and afier Sune Conversaion they began to prepare the com- platat in this cause. It was thea agreed between Joslyn aud depoucat that ve latter snould receive $5,000 at the success Of tne termination of the suit or wien @ receiver sfould be appointed, depouent then beimg assured by Joslyn that a receiver would be ep ted before Saturday might aud that it was ali Oxed, ‘ihe adidayis went on to state that ou subsequent days ponent was irequently in at the office of said Josiyn and wat deponent Was informed celieves that the Adams Express Company ts iIndevied to we Merchants’ Union Ex- press Company tu the sum of $150,600 or over, but Gisputes the cialia; and that said Adams Express Company hes aso cortam disputes and controver- Sie8 With the Ainerican Merchants’ Cuion Express Company respectng their lines of business. Tie acidavit further siaved (nat durmg the present week depouent said to -osiya that iInasuiuch as an injunc- ton Was grameed i iis case he ought to have aa advance of $1.00, that Joslyn said ue was going to the Adans Express Culupauy aad would sve about it, and desired uia to call again at iwelve o’cluck, Which he (itd, Whea Jostyn said he had seen some of the parties and would give a definite answer at one o'clock; at tuis hour Josiya told him it would be alright, Furtier, tuat deponent asked ior said advance Of Mo.ey be ause he talked of ieaving the city to get employ inent in Ciacinnad or elsewhere, aud it Was lace agreed between deponent and said dosiym that depoueat should have a saiary at ine rate of $2,500 Fear aud bis expenses 80 long aa this sult Was pendin, auchtet}—besides the said su Of $5,000 Wien« receiver should be appo'nied; that On several vocusious sud Joslyn spoke to in abou getting & place or hiv i the Adains Express vilice, fhd suid Ae Would do #0; tuat on one occasioa. when in the otice of sos.yn, Jonn heey, a superintend- ent i tue Adis LApress Company, cauie ia and talked to suid Jos.ya tu relerence ty Uns aud sitallar or litigations, as sail J u deponent fromeaiavesy ment tuat Unis sets would ve 3 swt they, iaean- Ing Dimse.! and one? y paid out or Would have to pay $10,v0 ers at he i mencem (auglier); Bation Wilit Bald Joelyu Le Luid Gepogeut thal he lya) must not yet ia @ situation where lie (iosiyn) couid not settie this litigation. Leponent turtier adds that ho Bas no faterest ia this gust, tuat no Stockliolder has unied With tu in the same; that the sult brouget ut the instigution gud in the iuterest viner parties aud «spec as he oelieves, in tie Uuterest Of the Aduins Exp Company aua of persons Wau are deilers aud 5; lators iu stock; taat he verliled the complaiat Without persoual knowledge of the st, meuts ther wat he did 80 08 reyre- svatations a, Very many of Whiten he has since decor joa ary untrae, and deponent ais mite tha equiiabic Cause of actioa # in this sult nor acy v1 iM & cerain other suit oP. Kaskiu is pina ident of tue Merchants’ a r this adidavit, surprise, said that the id at yuce put an end W tae case i dir. Burrili ti couseut tie f journed wil Wea Coutsel tor ‘ae Stru: or t r Mr. Vaa Vourst, Air. Pierce. ime to answer, and by tug of the case Was ad- UPREME COURT—THAL TERM—PART 1, Action Against @ Southern Railroad Come s pany~licavy Damages, Before Jadge Ingraham, James A. Puiieoun vs, ie Orange and Alerandrta Railroad Company.—'This was an action to recover the sum Of $20,416 48, the value of certain coupons, the property of plainuut, and issued by defendants ‘St various periods from the year i861 to ise, The Geseuce set up Was tunt a war existed between the Northern and Sousiern States while the coapous ‘were running. They aiso pleaded the statute of iin. itatious, aud, further, Luat they were endeavoring to Silect a comprowise with their creditors, and they ‘would like to compel the piaintid to be one of the parties. Court directed a verdict for the plaintiat in the full amount ciated. Alleged Misapproprintion, Before Judge Barbour, Henry T. Romertze 02, The Kast River Nationat Bank.—This was an action to recovor $22,000, the Vaine of cortain United states ponds deposited by Case 12th cet mee, rT Bebe the aaeate rea alleged were not do+ up whea demauijed, The defence was a lat an averment to the effect that den Goat tennaty 2%, 186, tor avon’ December 1, 1344, | lainua requested deiendauts to olace in their sale NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET. t various packages, the contents of which and the vaiuie thoreot Were unknown to the defeadant; that, without any consideration, the defendant did so Keep the packages, and that when for the piatntal trey were delivered t him, ‘Phe case Was adjourned till this morning. * COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—TAIAL TERM—PART M A Question of Color—Can a Colored Woman ‘Travel in a First Close Cabin? Before Judge Daly. Harriet Jacobs vs. The Attantio Navigation Com- peny.—This was an action to recover the sum of $5,000 under the following peculiar ctreumstances:— It appeared that on the 19th July, 1860, the plaintifr purchased a ticket for twenty dollars to be as first class passenger trom Savannah by the steamer Leo, the pon of Piaimtaif went on board at reams with her bag- gage, but besore the steal enw haet ey wen an removed, a8 she alleged, and abusive Hart vs, Corlies.—Judge Barrett rendered judg- ment in this case yesterday, as follows:—The plain- tif has just Kept within the law; but. such practice must be discountenanced. The failure to return the order extending the time to answer or to notify the defendant that it was disregarded, its retention for full twelve days, and then the sudden entry of judg- nent without noticing the costs for adjustment, all indicate an intent to take an undue advantage of what was evidently well known to-be a mere over- sight, and one, too, of the most ee ee The disapprobation of the Court will practically sel kb spy ie gt alte se rectly felt by 1 Ju our imp ing the usual terms. The defendant’s motion to set aside the yuadgment is therefore granted. For plaintit, J, D. Robertson; for defendant, J. Mis Kitlerband. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Before Judge Bedford. Assistant District Attorney Tweed appeared for the prosecution and disposed of the calendar with unusual promptness. Mi John Spencer pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with obtaining forty-eight dollars by presenting to the Chemical Bank a check purporting to be drawn by E. S. Higgins, who kept no account atthe bank. There were mitigating circumstances preseuted to the Judge, and that being the first offence of the prisoner, judgment was suspended, A DISHONEST SERVANT, Catherine O’Srien was tried and convicted of grand larceny in stealing a diamond ring valued at $124, on the sth of February, the property of Thos. Shields, 65 Pike street. She was employed as a do- mestic im the house. His lionor said a great man; servant giris were Cishonest, and he was determined to make 30 example in this case. He sent her to the State Prison for five years, FALSZ PABTENCES—THE TRIBUNE ASSOCIATION PLEAD William H, Chambers pleaded guilty to obtatnin ara gui to iz thirty-one doliars b; ney no he having represented to Co 5S. Huntoon, a clerk in the pee of peter » 16 Chamoers street, on tue 29th of September, that he was connected with tne Tribune Association, and was instructed to ¢ol- lecta bill, The clerk believing the ae mong m drew lim @ check for $31 26 on te Mechanics’ Na- uoual Bauk. hen the plea was accepted, Mr. Tweed read the ing CommmuMcation:— Hon. Jopoxr Brpvrorv:— Tu the case of the People vs. William H. Chambers, I desire that sentence be suspended for the following rea- s028 L itis hoped that a suspension of sentence may serve to reiorm him abd make bim useful to his family. has been and ft ts 2 It ts the trst tine that he claimed. by him that the erime was committed when very tuuch under the Laduence of liquor. Ve SAML. SINCLAIR. a * Publishers of the Tribune Association. Judge Bedford said that the case was very clear against the prisouer, but as such @ respectable geu- Uemsa'as Mr. Sunciair wisied the court to be jeul- ent, judgment would be suspended and the prisouer for his future goou conduct. Tue pris- oner ten jeft the bar, but as soon as he reuched the door detective Fariey gave Chambers to understand that he wanied Lim upon a charge of felony, said to have been perpetrated in New York, and a brooslyn officer told hua be wanted him upon a similar charge across the river. lt was not ascertumed which of the officers took him 1ato custody. ROBBERY IN THE PLAST DEGREE. Harry Ames was tried and convicted of robbery In the rst degree, The complainant, Owen Sullivan, Vested tuat on the 24th of February ne was induced to accompany a female to ‘a disreputable house in Kovsevelt stroet; that a3 Soon as ue entered tue room tue prisouer made his appearance, seized him by tue turvat, took ffteca Goilars out of is pantoloous pocket and turust hia down siaus. The case Was Ciear, and the jury ren- dered a verdict of guilty without leaving their seals, Tne Judge, in passing sentence, spoke of the way in wilica such men as the prisouer were in complicity with progututes to invelzie men into such dens as he ved in and then robbed them. Ames was seat to the Stave rTrison ior the term of eight years. ALLEGED HOMICIDE--ACQUITTAL OF THE ACOCSED. ratrick Kerrigan was piaced on trial charged with causiag the death of buza Tracy 0») tue 20tu of Octo- ver by settlug tre her clotinng, whiea produced wounds tast resuited in her Geata. The tesumony showed that the accused lived wiih the deceased, as bis Wile, in @ room ut 14 Mulberry street; iat an oilicer {.uud the woman on the jauding wich her clothes partially burned, ana upon entering the, Tow saw Kerrivan lyuig on Lue floor of the bedroom ig @ stupid condiGen. ‘the woman wes iaken to the hospital, Where sve died thé next day, and Wie wan Was brought to tie station Louse. The oaly evidence to coanect tie prisoner with the commission of any oifence Was & statement uiade to two of the wil- hesses; but the Court ruled, ag it was not ta we form of # dymg deposition, such vescumony ‘Was mad. inasibie, Mr, iuteuings said be presented to tue Jory al. the evidel.ce in Lis possession, aud leit it io ioe jury to decude tae case under tue Cuarge of the Cour. Judwe bediord gave a very clear statement Ol tae law appiicave to the facts presented by the pivs-cwion, ud Intunated that, as the prosecuting vilicer Rau Virtually abandoued the case, the jury Should weqult the accused. The jury reudered @ ver- GiCe OL HOE gulity. new Youk OSTAICT CiviL COURTS. A Novel Wager, re Judge Kivien. Robert O'Catinghan we John McMahon.—Tie ground of tis action was a good looking gtrl, and the controversy arose tn this wise:--The plaintit laid @ Wager with he defendant that he could “come the galutuer over tne girl ia question, wich z Wunslaied from the original 'Ceitic, could get the best of him in winning Swenty-one doliars aside was pat Up, abd the way U'Callagian wens to Wooing the object of Whica hits money was staked according to ati We most approved tactics of Ovid and nis modern, Prototypes; but how far he succeeded doth not ap- pear. On his Cross-examination O’Callagnan was axked What the bet was ou, and he repyed, with a roguish jeer, “On @ woman, yer fiouor; but I don't like to tell what it Was about or wlio the woman was, for tear of giving scandia” At the conclusion of the testimony Mr. James M. Sheehan, who appeared for tue defendant, handed over his money to O'Cul- laghan, tie Judge dectding in his favor, The Fate of a Promissory Note, Before Judge Smith, Bawara G. Smith vs, D. T. Petere—This action Was brouglit by the piaintiif as assignor of Messrs. (, & T. O, Sinith, milk dealers, agatost the defendant, formerly proprietor of the St. Cloud Hotel, under the following circamstances:—It appeared in evidence Wat Smith & Co, gave the plainti’ a ot!l against tue deicndant amounting to forty three doulars and forty conts for the purpese of presenting it to the defen- dant for payments The plainwil calied on the defen. Gant atthe ot. Cloud Hotel, on the 9th of January jast, on Which occasion the latter gave the lormer & promissory note payable to the order ol 0. & fT. 0, Suith, four mouths after jo ofthe C.aun. Plain subsequent hove to Smith & Co., who declined it, tehing the plaintif he any settiement ober than to coll desenden snd {iirecting him to Ae 2 at. Petors. On the isth of Janu plaint calied on dit, Pevers and tendered oH again, stating that smith & Co. had refased bo ne 1 it, and demanding the immediate Mr. Peters would not receive morey. ‘ihe note and L claim were put in Se de that the plaiutit had no cause of eltg Hoey! produced that the pling ume Wo the defendant for the note. which was in full for the claim, and also that the note had not arrived at maturity. Judge Smitn held that the plaintig’ had no authority to claim. In other wi be had him by his prinetp: uthority delegated there boing Dotoing in testimony to show that Smith was the agent of 0, &1T.0. Smith, Judgment for plaintiff for tue amount claimed. Dabbling in Stocks, Before Judge Lane. George W. Lockwood vs, Isaac 0, Baker,—About the first of April, 1864, the plaintiff loaned the de- fendant $100, to be repaid with interest. Defendant informed the plaintid’ that be owned one epee shares of Ottawa co) Stock which he would give him to secare th! che whieh stock, was never re- cerved by the inti, who states, on information and pellet, that at the time of sata loan the defend: ant did not own such stock, but had simply agreed to purchase a hundred shares, which, tmme- diately after the transaction in question, became use- less, The defendant ‘that ‘the plaintiiT denied that interest was to be id and slnged that previous to the making of the in he and the plaintiff purchased, for their joint account, 200 shares of the Bitawa Copper Company's sock eae shares were delivered the plainti, who held 100 of them for the sole and exclusive benefit of the deiendant. A short time after the Sapa cain cea eee treet ats ¢ plain of of nisdebt, which was accepted. Judgment reserved. The Spingler House. Cannon et al, vs, Miles.—A dispossess warrant was issued by Judge Lane on Saturday against Hiram R. Mules and his copartners, proprietors of the Spingler Nos. 6 and 7 Union t Habana ys Ise Share wee toe: Seceis Seatn Ae de- manded not ‘Yesterday an injunction the or Court. wan’ serven on auace rane bres the defe nts, ourt from the disregards holding that the Supe- mor Ce ae oe ae ce COURT CALENDAR—THIS DAY. Unrrgp States DisTRrcT CoURT—IN ADMIRALTY.— 110 LT 1285, 1358 ABLE Oey, ABAD, LAST SSS, 1208, Hak ahaa, an ih, i. 1298, 920, 1000, 66, 101! 514, 864, 864, 8, Part 3.—Nos, 057, 947, '1084, 968, 358, $50, 1215, 611, 1249, tho, 635, 630, SuPReME COURT—SPRCIAL TERM.—Nos. 2, 15%, 27, ‘115, 135, 142, 143, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 152, 153, 185, 156, 157, 431. URT OF GENERAL Sxssions—Before Gunnin; Bedford.—The Lo allas Moore, ion of burglars’ DLs; Robert, ‘Tillman, homlelde; Edwin "Lee, a Robert Shearer, burglary. OYER AND INER—Before Geore U. Barnard.— The People va. John J. McCarty, aiding a prisoner to escape, CITY INTELLIGEN(Z. Tos WkaTHER YESTERDAY.—The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, as indicated by the thermo- meter at Hpdnut’s HERALD Building, cepa corner of Average temperature...........++ Average temperature for Sunday, FaTaL RAILROAD CASUALTY.—Coroner Rollins yesterday held an inquest, at'the New York Hospl- val, on the body of Jacob 8. Carver, recently in the employ of the Erie Railway Company yin Jersey City, Pod ee died from injuries received on the 28th ultimo yy ber crashed between two cars which he was enga: m coupling. The jury rendered a verdict of accidental death. Deceased was thirty-three years of age and a native of Paterson, N. J. REMOVAL OF A NUISANCE.—The round house which has stood at the terminus of the Third and Fourth Avenue Railroads, in Park row, for some Ume past, was removed yesterday, by order of the Street Commissioner, to make more room in the square. This is a move inthe right direction, Will the Street Commissioner continue the good work, and cause the removal of one hundred and ninety- nine similar nuisauces in the public streets and squares of the city, SERENADE TO GENERAL SIRGEL.—The friends and countrymen of General Franz Siegel assembled in considerable humbers last evening at the Steuben House, in the Bowery, for the purpose of organizing @ serenading party to compliment the General ou the the baitle of ut ten.o’clock East Seventeenth street, whose ia. Alter the performance of a number of airs by the orchestra the Generai appeared and responded in @ tew re- marks, which were enthusiastically cheered. At the conclusion of the serenade the procession reformed id returned Jo the Steuben House, where the wiles were continued to a late hour. EXCISE TRIALS,—Tlere were but four casea of al- Jeged violation of the excise law ou the calendar. Michael O’Connor, No, 81 Grand street, was accused of betng ineilectually closed on the night of the 14th February. As lie produced a certificate of discharge from the court the case was dismissed, Christian Wailer, No, 45 Grand street, was accused by Officer Lick, of the Eighth precinct, with not being effectu- ally closed on Washtagton’s birthday. Lick orderea him to close at half-past twelve o’clock P. M, he failed to do So, and as he was still open at twenty minutes ne) one o'clock A. M., the officer arrested hun, Vanier stated that no liquor-was sold, but bis board- ers were trcated to a lunch incl r. License not revoked. Edward Morten, No. 29 Prince street, was accused by Officer Wahier, of the Eighth pre- cinct, with not being closed at half-past twelve o'clock A. M. of the 20th February. He saw parties inside, saw Morten there also, but detected no drink- ing of liquors, Morten’s excuse was that he forgot to iook wt his clock. The liceuse was not revoked. The case of bernard Finerty, No, 2 Tenth aveuue, = adjourned aud @ new summons ordered to sue, Extsxstve Ving ix Dey Stnaet—Loss Anovr $50,000.—About three o'clock yesterday morning fire was discovered on the third floor of No. 8 Dey street, Occupied by Mayham & Schenck as a whole- sale fish store, The third and fourth floors were gutted, inyolying a lo33 of $19,000 to $15,000, upon which there is an insurance of $20,000, $15,600 of which ism the Star and Peter Cooper Insurance Companics. The bygding sustained about $6,000 to $5,000. J. K. Morguh occupied No, 83 Dey street and lost $1,500 by water; insured for $25. Ww. c Kimball occupied No. 87 Dey street as @ fruit and provision store. Loss about $1,000; insured for $4,000, The fre extended to No, 121 West street, oceupied by Coombs & Appleton, four and feed deal- ers. Their loss on stock is about $10,000; Insured for $5,600, ‘The buliding was injured to the extent of $8,000 damage. Nos. 119 and 120 West street were oc- cupied by Young & Prall, four and grain dealers, Their stock was damaged by water to the amount of $16,000, Insured for $40,010 !a city compauies, The buildings are owned by Gould Hoyt. The combined losses upon Which are about $16,000. The fremen labored at much Uwadvautage, as the batldmg No. 86 Dey street forins an L, and it was consequently diMcalt to reach the Hames, wulen were finaiiy suby- doed about hali-past ten o'clock. The total loas by tue fire and Water i¢ estimated at $69,000, which is partly covered by insu: ee LARCENT FROM THR PRegon.—Patrick Greely, of No, 220 Mott street, caused the arrest of John Sweeny, on the charge of stealing a silver watch from his vest pocket. In snatching the time piece Sweeny broke the chatn to which 1t was attached. ‘The accused Was apprehended by officer Moran, of the Sanivary squad, and Justice Hogan committed him for tral, in his examination, Sweeny satd:— “i was drunk at the time, and intended to return the waten, and will do go now.” A Burren Tater Cavour iv tam Act.—Edward Johnson, @ young man, was yesterday morning caught in the act of stealing a firkin of butter valued at $45, from in front of the store of Thomas Hart, 835 Washington street. Joel 8. Kinne of 344 Green- Wich street saw the stolen butter in the possession of Johnson and cansed bis arrest by odicer Rigney of the Fifth precinct. The accused who is a laborer and lives in West street was taken before Justice Hogan and comrattted to the Tombs lor trial in de- fault of $1,000 bail, He declared his Innocence. ARXEST OF AN ALLROED Fono#R—His Escara AND RECAPTURE.—Yesterday afternoon Edward Maynoux, allas Stone, a genteel appearing young | Man, appeared at the Bull's Head Bank, corner of ‘Twenty-ffth street and Third avenue, aad presented to Dantei Sims paytag teller of the bank, @ clieck for $916, purporting to have been drawn by Alexan- der Hornoy, of 43 Maiden lane, to the order of Henry Simpkins. Mr. Sima, believing the name of Mr. Hornby to the check to be a forgery, refused to ca: it, whereupon Maynoux said the chock was genul and that he bad received it from aman nated Wil- Hams, | The president of the bank being to William ff. Merritt, assistant mted to accompany Maynoux to the fornby for tie of ascertaining the when Maynoux ju raued a Z mt Mr. Merrit througn Spruce, Beek, and @h expressinan, hearing thier!" 4) pted bim and held fast Denuing, of the Second precinct, came u, Maynoux in charge, The prisoner Was snl arragued vetore Jastice Hogan and com the Tombs to await an examination, which will take piace when Mr. Hornby fhe tag ee 4 end make an afidavil the accused, te eaid that checks, with tol name of Mr, Hornby at- hed, tly ited to the t POLICE TRIALS. “Root Hog or Die” —Penny Pitching In Brook» lyn=Fondness for Greeley Literature. ‘ Before Commissioner Bosworth. Twenty-six cases of complaints against officers were heard wis morning. The great majority of them were of @ trivial nature, ihstigated by over zealous sergeants and roundamen, who were either sincere in their complaints or anxioua to “got square’? with their subordinates, oo .. A CONTEST WITH 4 Hoc. Robert Hogg is a patrolman of the Tenth precinct, who belleves he can root his own row if he can’t hoe it, Edward Grogan is a resident of the precinct, who, !f report be true, does not always confne his libations to water, nor his demonstrations of regard for the fair sex to compliments, caresses and kisses. Grogan charged that on March 1, while waiking along @ street with his wife, Hogg came up, caught him by the neck, and exclaimed:—“You are the one that reported me to Commisstoner- Matt Brennan. I will take you in, any way.” Grogan was taken to the station house, where tue officer, Fgew. at make @ charge, called for the com- mant’s made lau in-law, Who Threats of the officer. Next day he was taken court dischar, her in the him by the neck and choked him. Hogg swore that avout two weeks pefore this oc- currence the complainant’s wite told him that Grogan had beaten her. He recommended her to it & warrant for his airest. On the 28th Fet G ’8 sister-in-law came to hin and sat “ , I want protection. aT ae an breaking suing im my house.” He went in but made no arrest Bosworth—You did not think it was your Sy, to make an arrest then? Answer—No, sir. After that she eee ae said he had come back, and I arrested him. BosworTra—Did you mention Mr. Brennan’s namo? A. It was never mentioned. Judgment reserved. TOO MUCH FUSEL O1L. Michael Farrell, of the Tenth precinct, was charged by Captain Walsh with coming Into the station house fa and staggering and perfaming the p whiskey. Bosworth—What have yon got to say, Farrell? A. Thad & severe colic, and, calling to a man, he brought me out some hot brandy; { drank it and it flew to my head. Boswortu—About how many fingers were there? A. I don’t know. Iam not posted on that kind of measurement. Bosworth—Was there a quart? A. ‘About a quar- ter of a gill. Bosworth—And in three minutes you were sewed up? A, In three minutes, when 1 got to the station house, they said I was drunk. Judgment reserved, A MYSTERIOUS ASSAULT, Captain Caffrey,*of the Fifteenth precinct, charged Michael Burke with improper conduct. He stated that on February 26, at three in the morning, Burke seen on the corner of Thirteenth street and Fotrth avenue bleeding profusely, An officer oifered to take him to the station house, He refused to go; was taken by some firemen to the engine house, washed, and then walkea home without perenne the circumstance to the station house, that the men who assaulted him might be arrested, Sergeant Fer- ris stated that next morning Burke’s wiie gopertes at the station house that her husband had_ bee! knocked down and beaten and got home at six o’clock A. M, Burke stated in his defence that, seting four suspi- cious characters, ie went up and questioned them, when they knocked him down and whipped him badly, He was taken to the engine house and then wenthome. He knew the men, but refused to tell who they were. Judgment reserved. PENNY PITCHING.IN BROOKLYN, Joseph Carrougher, of the Forty-second was charged by George G. Horauny, of No, street, Brooklyn, with grossly improper conduct. “Der offisher,” said complainant, “un der 27th De- cember shakes mine leetel poy, on, 0 very hard; mine doo poys midt udders pes at play, when dcr ofisher Tans up so vast zat vom foo rang avay put mine, who Tnidt his own door, ofMfisher comes up, catch him py der neecht and Fe) him der shiap mid his hand. 1 sends mine udder poy across der street and sees his numper. Der next day der leetel poy ask his mudder to go out and blay, when urher Lie him town an’ dook him do der station Ouse,’ recinet, 50 Ma ‘The defendant declared this was & conspiracy to break him, He had tried to catch com t sell- ing liquor. He had not struck the boy, merely grabbed at him for gambling, when the young Dutch-*| man ran under pis legs and called him a son-ol- ont Bosworth—Did you siap him? A. I just touched ae ae my fingers, and he ran into the use, Bosworth—That 1s a curious grab, A. I grabbed at him and my fingers touched him, Bosworth—What were the boys doing? A. I saw them throwing pennies ito a hoie, Bosworth—Oh, you did? Do you consider it an offence over there in Brooklyn for little boys to pitch pennies into a hole? A. Yes, sir. Bosworth-.What do you call it? A. Gambling, Bosworth—Well, if you have no more serious erenoes to complain of over there you are a happy le. Petichaet Lafferty testified that a number of boys were pitching something into a hole when tae defeu- dant slapped comvlainaat’s boy. Carrougher—Mr. Commissioner, this man has offered $200 for anybody to make a charge to get me broke. I was going to arrest the boy, Bosworth—What for? A. Gambliag, Bosworth—Who ordered you todo so? A. Cap- tatn Jacobs. Harnuny—Excuse me, sir; der poys not pe bitch- ing gobbers; dey vas bitching grogery pal!s for put- tons into der hole. Kosworth (to defendant)—and you would arrest them for throwing crockery balls into ahoie? A. Yes, str; for gambling, Bosworth—Weill, you had better go and ask Cap- tain Jacobs if you are to arrest every little boy that plays in the streets. Fined two days’ pay. IN SEARCH OF GREELEY LITERATURE. John Murpiy, Fourth a was charged with being oi post, in the Tribune fice, on tne Gti Inst. rh Sas a the matter, Murphy? A. I ad. mit it, sir. Boswortn—What did you goin for? A. To buy a , BUres Bosworth—Did you want to see the Cabinet? A. The Cabinet? and fut is dat? Bosworth—Did you get it? A. Yes, sur. Bosworth—And read it? A, 1 don’t kuow, Bosworth--That is enough. reley wouldn't Uke ut if you did not read it after buying it; but you must read It at the proper time. Murphy—An’ sure I didn’t know I must read Greeley'’s paper. Excuse me, genllemen, | aim but est a grane hand on the force, THE CLIPPER SHiP BALTic. The clipper ship Baltic, the latest addition to the California fleet, was opened to the inspection of tue public yesterday, Many gentlemen interested in tie Pacific trade, and the ladies connected with their families, availing themscives of the privilege ocfered, visited the vessel and examined her huge cargo carrying capacity and appolatments with evident pleasure. The hull of this vessel is that of the famous steam- ship Baltic, one of the pioneers of the Collins feet, Several months ago, Isaac Taylor with two or three over gentlemen extensively engaged in maritime business, megotiated for her purchase, which in due time was effected, with the view of adapuag her g4@ satling vessel to the California trade, At Ouee her ponderous machinery was removed and subseqaently broken up aad disposed of as old metal, when the huil was towed to pier No. 32 and the preiiminary work of tearing a sary upper works, the old passenger tions and decks, together with oxamination of boums, &c., Was commenced on the Ist of December last, je job was quite an extensive one, and those who had it in charge employed in various capacities, at times, over 350 men per day. Internally the Baltic is aimost a new veesct, The old upper deck Was removed and & new one substi- tuted, and her three lower decks were fully tivo-tnirds torn away and rebuilt. Her upper works have also been fully replaced. The hull was opened from stem to stern, and her massive bears of tive oak, socust and red cedar were found to ve as sound as the day she was launched, Her frame was sirengti- ened, however, and is probably as staunch now ag when she first steamed up the Mersey, She has two houses on the upper deck, both of which are of the most spacious nature. Tho after one contat! commodions dining saloon and svew- ard’s pantr while ieading from it ia a handsome stairway to the after cabin, where are retained twelve of the old staterooms, These, capabie of accommodating forty persons mussengers, aro of the roomtest possible nature and pleasantly uphols forward house furmisues aceommoda- for thirty men and boys in separate apart ind contains a messroom—something that rather astonish “old salts’—a saliroom, galle: and engine room, the latter having an engine ‘and boiler fitted up in it, to be used in loading and un- loading the larger pleces of freight. Iron tanks of 10,000 gallons capacity have also placed in the to which the hose connested with the engine can be led in case of fire, Ine cabin haa & large bathing room, water closets and other conveniences uaknown to sailing vessels general! z The spars of the Baitic are also new, the fore and Raw being ninety -#ix fet long, with topmasts ifty-two feetin length, The fore and main yards fare ninety fect long. Her rigging and satis are eu- tirely new, and she will be capable at sea, when hecessary, of spreading 11,600 square feet of canvas, ‘The Ballo is 200 feet length on deck, forty-six feet breadth o1 beam, thirty-one feet depth of hoid and about 2,650 tons burd “ new measurement. Her cargo carrying capacity will reach nearly 6,000 tona, Bhe ta now loading and will sail about tie int prox. ‘The toliowing are ner oificers:—Vaptain, J. burne; first mate, A. F. Whorf; secoud mata, Ohase; third mate, Jonn Franc. THE GAS MONOPOLIES. vestigating the workings.of the gas companies re- sumed its session yesterday morutng at the St. Nicholas Hotel, with the chairman, Mr. P. Mitchell, Presiding, when the following testimony was given:— Valentine T, Hall, Secretary of the Brooklyn Gas- light Company, being sworn and examined by the chairman, testifled—We are acting under o special charter, dated 1926; it bas been amended several times; it contains no regulations as to the price of gas or quality we must furnish; we may charge anything we please; it is to our tnte- rest to furnish good gas; our dividends will average about seventeen per cent, we made a report to the Legislature last year; we are continually laying mains and making improvements; our capital stock 1s $2,000,000; it was origmally $250,000; we gave extra stock to.our stockholders when an opposition company was started; the par value of the stock 1s twenty-five dollars per share; the last sale was 240 per cent; the price of coal delivered on our dock 1s about $8 50, and we have some as high as sixteen dollars; am not @ stockholder; I suppose we could not replace our capital. for less than $4,000,000; our price is $3 25; we have been charging that for some six years; we require a de- Posit for the metres in accordance with the law of the State; we pay seven per cent interest on the deposits; we give two notices before cutting off the gas; we make testa of the quality of our gas daily; tt ts about fifteen candles; it has run down as low as thirteen, and it is often much higher; our directors are H, D. Polhemus, 8. L. Huested, Cyrus P. Smith, A. W. Benson, H. K, Sheldon, James Howe, 0. E. Bill, William Hunter, Jr., P. C. Cornell; we have no surplus fund; there was a company called the “Citizens’,” started in Brooklyn some few years ago, but we never made any arrangement with them whatever; our district is from Atlan- tic street to Flatbush avenue to the city line and up through Williamsburg to the Limit of k= tyas we have about 14.000 consumers, y Mr. Labau—We have no regular time for de- ine dividends, Bs acquainted the manufacturp of gas, but 1 understand the routine; I have been’ with the company about nine- ween made at the works; I presume the value of the gas deteriorates the further the from the works; companies have; when we receive a complaint we the complainant as crvilly as possible and ex- law those complaints are not warranted the company; @ burner continued in Greaton’s statement before the correct; his bill commenced in sum- took six moni e 3 geatnals acthermior’, wr HR, ou agreed to pay he did not pay for some tume, a Pat owing @ bill which he has not paid, seal on every meter; we have not found any of the meters in ts we charge the city of Brooklyn so fae Bo ity names the number of hours the taraps shall be lighted; we include the United States tax in tie $3 25, a ir. Bergen—I am not practically years; the photometrical examimations are we have the usual number srecupttaee that all gas all we can to him; we proceed ‘sccording to use for a long time'Will, of course, grow larger and. mer and dia eae increase from $1 50 to $6; paetlens that was (pren on the house at the time he Chairman—We have the State Inspector’s 000; we put a four foot burner on each Wm. P. Libby, President of the Citizens’ Gaslight Company, be! sworn and examined by Mr. ber gen, he testified as follows:—Uur company was cliar- tered in 1859; we commenced to furnish gas in 1861; we charged $2 50, and during the competition the price went down to two dollars; taking in all items, Including taxes, the cost of our was 2 27 «per 1,000; we do pot deduct tie from coal; we charge consumers $3 26; our tests at the works will average sixteen or seventeen candies; when we use the same quailiy | of coal we do not make the tests very often, but when we change the kind of coal we make the tests oftener; the amount of (sd sola last year was 131,000,000 feet; the capital of oug company is $1,200,000; in 1802 we commenced on a tiree per cent, semi-annually for two years; then two years four per cent semi-annually, «nd since five cent; we the dividends regularly; we have the usual number of complaints aud 6 usual style; they are few in the reiation of percentage; we have a@scale at Sacspeoomuee room and we run the pressure from two @ half inches to one inch, accora- ing to the hour aud the amount of consumption; IT am a stockholder in the company; the inspection and making out of the bilsare in the usual manner; We make an average only when the jncter ceases to register; when the meter. appears to be running slowly We remove it anc test {tat our works; | think we find that ninety por cent of tue meters wih be found to sepa siowly or in favor of the burner; I am strengthened in thts beiief by knowing how much more greater quantity we run Out tuan we get paid tor. by the Chairman—iVe are working under the gene- ral law; our original capital was $1,000,000; the par value of our st.ck was twenty dollars per share; we have never declared any extra dividend; we in- clude the expenses of repairing, «€c., in the cost of gas, new buildings, we pay for out of a coustruction fund in our capi we ave a surplus of $101,000; it would be imposs.bie for me to tell tue vaiue of our property; we generaliy require a deposit from every consumer except wien we known the party to be responsible we Waive it; we always give # notice of our intention to cut off the gas; W. H. Libby, W. A. Husted, W. H. Nichols, J. if. Curtis and 8. 5. Powell are directors; we charge the cliy of Brooklyn, be- tween forty-five and forty-six dollars per year for each lainp; we about 200 more cousuiners in 1963 than in 1867; gas Companies are always com- plained of and never compiain. Witness then went ou Lo expiain why compa- nies are complained of the world over. He stated that he believed Wf the Committee would sum- mor ¢very cousamer m New York or Brooklyn they would hear the same compiatnt; it ly because of the belief that the Conaumers are at the mercy of the companies; it is not tho price or the quality of tae gas or the treatment they receive, bat the fact that the companies, Ue mouopolics, are their Lasters, and they do not like that; gas making is a eg ‘and it must remain 80; at Glasgow, Where they have the very flnest coal and furnish gas of thirty candle wer at @ price of about Jour shilling sterling per Bowunt, there are the same complaints, aud in Lon- don I learned from one of the companies, which furnishes gag &t loss than one dolar in gold per thousand, that every year there are conunittess fed Parliament to examine loio tue alleged extor- tions and tat there is a good ilorary of reports on the subject; witness gave a lengthy statement of tue difference between bunks, &c., aad gas courpanies; £ would be a t have our gas inspected by a 1, sclentife man aud furnisa fourteen candice r to a Give foot barner. aries F. Catlin, ir., secretary of the Citizens’ Gaslight Company, being sworn, was examined by Mr. La Bau, and testified as fotlows:—liave beca acting a4 secretary since 1866; have 6,235 consumers; we carge three doisrs and twenty-tive centa; i think our stock selis @ 160 per cont; our district ta all that par* of the cky south of Atlantic and Flat bush avenues. ‘0 new points of tierest were elicited from this witness, Charles F. Blodgett, secretary of the Williamsburg Gaslight Company and of the Greenpoint company, now im J im the Witlamsburg, sworn and exain- ined by the chairman)—Oar company organimed in 14.0 with $30,000 capital; our capi has been ta creased by law; tho pir value 1s per share; | am not @ stockhokler; ti last sale Was $160; the tliu- minating power is from jourteen to sixteen canuties; Tcan hardly teil the ¥ilue of the property; we bougat the property for $40,00 and I think js would now sell for $150,000; sime 1860 our idend would average ten per ent before we nothing; to e wedit of profit and loss We have & surplus of $70,000; we charge four dol- lara per thousand, sibject to discount; we have some 3,000 or @ few hore consumers and a swailer number of street lamp; we do not require a deposit from aay person we how to be reilabie; we never cut the gas off Withod notice; we reimburse the cust of improvements by wiling in instalments of stock; last year the coal waidelivered to Ws at the dock tor eight dollars; we péd for cannel coal avout uitecn dollars, by Mr. La Bau—-Ourrece!pts for 1868 were: $252,000 from private consuders, $2,200 from public paild- ings aud $61,500 for sreet lamps; the recelprs from Coke, tar, Wharlage, cc, $08,400—making a total of $502,300, Nay compaly has always made the reports requiredby law. Thomas”. Barkett, of 48 Grand street, being sworn, testified—-i conplain of my bilis ior ‘he sawe number of burners, snd used the same nuuiber of hours, being increagd untucthe amount of the bill ‘was almost doubled; there were po leaks as far as could be ascertamed 1 complained to the company, ‘and the bills after bist foil off @ litic, Camille Ravaux, of No, 603 broadway, being sworn, stated—My bill for Ociover 18, 186, to November 14, 167, li 86; the follow. ing year, $2310; in 1808, $26 40; from De- cember '19, 1867, to Janu }, 1868, $18 68; time in 1868 and 196% $27 60; | always close my store at seven o'clock; I 10 not gob gas envugh; Icom- iained that | did né get gas cnougn; the compauy Was ‘very independa@t, and sald they could not make enough to supply thi consainers; I divided my store and one portion L le/out; there are five burners im tie portion [leased I have five burners la my score, and my tenant has live; the tenant does not burn the gas by one how as much every evening as L used to, end he dies not use the refector inthe window, and yet m; bills increase 80 as to be almost jouble. Judge Daly, of tte Court of Common Pleas, being sworn testified:—1t tho your 1966 or 1057 my house, 84 Clinton piace, ws undergoing repairs unti May I went mto the omapancy m October; the h ‘was locked up and ihad the Key; afier I wentin @ Dill was presented fr gas cousuiaed while tie house waa closed; { calledon Mr. Suita and he stated that there could be no tstake on Ua batt of the, vos. as the i OOM ie house ore Toe bea complained tines be iad been elarged for eas consumed «Wild he Wh huetope ® Whoe yoer agd that On Gx uiauor Eee EEE a if FH é not be admitted ana they dug up’the street in front of the hou-e aud'shut off the gas; | was without gua from July 23 to September 2 oem AL was nok ppl ter repeated a) could have the gas aan oy 1 T cailed on the secretary, but he stared at vacancy and did not seem to understand anythit I was saying to him; the president was ways of town or gone down town; several | ti my been cut off after the bilis been and I was obliged to go to the expense of getting a gas Miter and have it turued on 3 for the me my gus. day Sto da dat sats a bill was sent in tor $1 50; ono tle note addi me on the and inside was @ notice to somebody in give an extra de) Digi fie two alter a man game not answered the no- showed bes potion, and ho saw there was useless to take notice of matter, At the conclusion of this testimony the committce ned till Saturday next, at ten A. af, adjour Other Legtslutive Committees. ‘THE MEROHANTS’ UNION EXPRESS COMPANY. ‘The Asserably committee appolated to tnvesti¢ate the affairs of the Merchants’ Union Express Com- pany, of which Mr. Reais chairman, which was in session at the Metropolitan Hotei, returued to Alvaay yesterday, without taking apy testimony. THE BAILROAD INVESTIGATION. The Assembly committee, of which M. P, Bemus, of Chatauqua, ts chairman, appointed to invesuguie the management of the Hudsou River, Hariew dad and other raliroads chartered by the State, heid a short session at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday. The commitiee adjourned at noon and returued te Albany last evening. As the session was held with closed doors the nature of the testimony e@fered could not be ascertained. 3 BROOKLYN CITY. THE COURTS. : SUPREME COUAT—CIRCUIT, Empanelting the Grand Jury. Betore Judge Gtibert. A Grand Jury was empanellea yesterday morning, the gentlemen serving thereon being as follows:— A. A. Low, foreman; John Loughlin, George S. Bar- nard, Garrett Ba.dwin, Win. Wise, Chas. H. Brown, Stephon B. Cox, ‘Sylvester Ross, ‘David tarts, Ci bert Thompson, Joseph H. Foster, J. W. Frothing- |, Joseph Crocker, Samuel Ww, Garrison, Wm. uld, Jesse M. Folk, Theodore C. Wallace, Robert Judge Giibert briefly addressed the Jury on the na. ture of their dutics, when that body ret! to their room. ‘fhe calendar ‘being called and no cases, it ap- pearing, being ready for triai the court adjourned tll Luis moruing. city, COURT, Before Judge Thompson. James F, Burgess vs. Charles 8, Schiets.—This was an action to recover $235 50, the price of goods soid defendant in August last, as alleged, for wnich de- fendant’s note at three months was taken in pay- ment. The answer set up that the gouds were re- ceived to be sold on commission. Verdict not yet Decision. Carpenter et al. rs. Heath et al,—Motion denied, with ten doilars costs. COURT CALENDAR—THIS OAY, Screems Court—Crxcuit.—Nos. 21 to 40 in. clusive, Cry COURT.—Nos, 69, 78, 79, 81, 84, 89, 90, 91, 92, 94 to-96 inclusive. BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE. BorGLaRy.—The plumbing shop of Coggins & Gid- dings, in Remsen street, near Court, wa3 burygia- riously entered on Saturday night and robbed of seventy-five dollars’ worth of brass Souplings and other articles. The property was found in sume bushes yesterday in @ vacant lot at the corner of Schermeriora and Sunith strecis, RosBERY OF JBWELRY.—On the llth of February the house of Wililam Wardiow, in Lafayette avenue, near Tompkins, was robbed of $300 wortn of jeweiry. Ann McClave, the servant girl, was arrested on s..8- Picion of having committed the robbery, Yesterday she was taken before Judge Cornwed, but there — no evidence her sue was hoaoraviy Acctpent.—James Quinn, while engaged in put- ting in Some coal ata dwelling in Pineapple street, near Fulton, yesterday afternoon, fell down sume steps and was severely fajured. Tie uniortunate man bad beeu an Invalid for some time and yesier- day was the lirst tune ie had ventured oat in weeds to do anytlung. He Was taken to uis woe, No. 10 Piywmoun sireet. ARREST OF SHOPLIPTERS.—OMcer Butler, of ‘the Forty-fifth precinct, last eveutng arrested James Wil- fon And Mary Wilson for lifting two vests from tue clothing store of Edward Smith, No. 55 Broadway, Bastern District. The goods were found in the pox session Of the prisoners. The Wilsvus were jooxed up in the Fourth street station house to answer a charge of shopliftiag. AN AupAvious RoprERy.—Yesterday afternoon, about five o'clock, Mr, Samuel Thensdy, coal dealer, doitig business at the corner of Flashing aud Ued- ford avemues, E. D., left his office for a few miuaies im clarge of @ friead, and during his absence a stranger walked in, bowed politely to tae genticnan ln Charge, acted as thoagh he beiouged to tie p and Gnally left with the cash box, wolen coutaued forty-iive (oars in cash and several papers. DeaTH reom LOCKJAW.—Coroner Jones held an Inquest yosterday over the body of /asuea Ryan, who died at the City Hospital from tetanes, or lockjaw. The deceased was employed as an engineer, aud had charge of the hoistiig apparatus at the’ Pew inyt- Vania coalyard, at the coruer of Smith and Nutt streets, Wiuile oiling the hotsting machinery iis hand was canght in the drum aud 4 large poriioa tora of When takea to the huspita: he was such a weak condition (rom the shock tuat ainp tion could not be performed without riskiag his and the result was e, mortification set in, causing lockjaw. A verdict in accordance was rendered. Tae BOARD OF ALDERMAN.—The Board of Alder- men met yesterday afternoon, Alderman Cucning- ham in the chair, Mayor Kaibfcish sent ina com- munication, appointing Mr. Joua Williams a iueia- ber of the Hoard of Education, m piace of Mr. Charles W, Ml eg ‘The Board coulicmed the Se ates ir. Ss. Mi Board of Commissioners for the Jip the Mimature Parks on the Helgiis, sent in a c Mounication agreeabie to the request of the Boar of Aldermen, setting forth the prouress they had mada. They foaud that the walls on Furman street sus- taluing the earth on the Height had falca down ‘a me wa and had to be rebuill, at a cost $i Consideravie delay had been occasioned on account the land not having been acquired by the cl Finally. the Leg. isiature had ouly appropriated $10, and this suct ‘Was not more than suiicient eep the fences in repair. Betore the grounds cottid be Med ihe; had to be drained, and this could not ve doue until the weather was more favorable, The communica ton was placed on file, A report In favor of repav- ing Atiautio strect with Bel pavement wag adopted. ‘The committee on ing streets suvruit ted the draft of an act for the extension of Bewiord avenue through to avenue, and the wideuti of the laters A resolution was adopted to the eriec that the members of th ture be requested tw th of the Sg No further business of Tam PENNSYLVANIA Coat Teape.—The anthracite coal production continues on the increase, Tue total tonnage of all the jing coal carrying compantes: for the week ending ou Thursday waa 166,751 b Sean devg oe ona GS "toe Yass tons, “rne" ton a en to pie increase of 314,181 tons. oe io sy avers Cd little. enor pretty s1 cheertal m the Sehuytlit ex the Rewdiny Lad oe le feo to 0a mest 60 tu [acreage and ta of goat bene® fig The rotat tral Sanh eek ave are wed with “quich makes o Woilne 18 “oOeraliV ox A" ‘arriv i aptiva, Unt) the tetra oo Dome, + bare Hon in freight and tolls Pit