The New York Herald Newspaper, December 23, 1869, Page 5

NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET. by the recetver with the Continental Company all the parties te the action stipulated that the order THE COURTS. Gifecling se retosurance to ve inade in the Gonti. nental Company should be vacated, and that such eee selected as stiould be satisiactory com; should be to @ majority of the policy holders, The Contentat Company appeared upon the mo- tlon and op; any chauge in the selection of the reinsuring company, claiming that the contract made by the receiver was valid and that the court had not the power on motion to set 1t asiae. Mr. Rapalio appeared on behalf of the majority of the policy holders and urged strongly that the wishes of those most interested should be regarded vy the court in selecting the company for the reinsurance of the risks, Mr. Burues appeared tor the Insurance Depart- ment, and explained to the Court the condimon of the funda of the British Commercial Company oo deposit in that department. kx-Judge Porter appeared for the Attorney Gen- eral and the Insurance Department, and claimed tat the contract with the Contivental Company was null and void, having been made after the proceel- ings 1n the action were stayed by the anpeal of the Jusurance Deparment and in contravention of pubhe law and ex parte; and that the contract should not be allowed to stand in face of che objec- tions of the insured to the Continental Company. Decision reserved. SUPREME COURT —O"AMBERS. The New Harlem Rallrond Depot. Before Judge Barnard. A proceeding to acquire tatle vo the block of ground between Lexington and Fourth avenues and Forty- seventh and Forty-eighth streets, for the parposea of the new Harlem Railroad depot, came up for hearing yesterday morning. ‘The company applied for the appointment of commissioners of appraisal to; lace a valuation of the land. This applicaiion was opposed by Mr, Gerry, who appeared on bebalf of Mr. Elbert 8. Kip and wife, the owners of the property, who it ‘appeared were unwilling to dispose of their pro- perty. The application was granted, and Messrs, James H. Coleman, George H. Purser and James Betts Met- calf were named as commisstoners, Mr. Kugene Fy Daly appeared for ilariem Ratiroad Company. SUPERIOR COURT—TRIAL TERM—PART L Interesting Steamship Case. Before Judge Monell and a Jury. Wiiitam Knowlton vs The New York and Provi+ dence Steamship Company.—'ihe plainut® shipped some $3,000 worth of goods on board one of the Providence boats to be delivered in this city. after the boat arrived at the dock in New York and had discharged her passengers and baggage, @ fire broke out in a wooden shed on the dock and rapidly com- municated with the boat, which was destroyed be- fore she could be hauled off into the river. All the property on board, amounting to some $309,000 (In- cluding plaintii’s) was likewsi jonsumed, and sult 1s now brought to recover the value of tie loss, ‘The defendants interposed the stavate of 1851, ex- empting the owners of the vessel from Mability of loss resulting from fire not originating in the care- lessness of the owners. It appeared upon the trial that this shed on the dock was occupied by one of the employés of the company, and that there was a stove therein with » pipe running through the roof, which was covered with tar. It was claimea that the carelessness attached w the company in relation to that building, and, also, that when the fire broke out there were not sufficient hands on board the steamer to properly aid in its extinguishment, The Court directed a nominal verdict for platntuft im the sum of $2,700 06, hoiding, as matter of lew, that the stamite of 1851 did uot apply to this case and rendering 1% up tothe General Term for a devision on that point, with the understanding that if the General Term held the statute of 1851 to apply a new trial would be the result, IMPORTANT DECISION IN BANKRUPTCY, Sentences in the Court of General Sessions. Two Highway Robbers Sent to the State Prison for Twenty Years and a Bigamist for Three Years. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT—IN BANKAUPTCY, The Biniuger Case Decided—Verdict for the Creditors. Before Judge Blatchford. In the Matter of the Fetition af Hardy, Blake & Co, te, Bintnger & Clarke.—The adjourned heartng of the case was resumed yesterday. By permission of the Vourt on the previous evening the petition was amended alleging that Bininger had committed certain acts of bankruptcy other than those set forth wn the frst petition, Mr. Compton, on behalf of Mr. Clarke, objected to the petition being amended, and proceeded to dwell at some length upon the question of jurisdiction, contending that the petitioners mast sland or fall by tuelr first petttion, dudge Biatchiord said he had po doubt whatever of the power of the Court. Mr. Compton then drew up an amended answer and Mr. A. B. Clarke was recalied ag a witness. He stated that the complaint flied in the Superior Court against Bininger was made for the protection of tue creditors and to secure hia owa rights in the accouut- ing with Bininger; ne was unacquainted with the mode of procedure and stmply applied for @ receiver over the property because he tuougbt 1t was the proper course to pursve. Previous to the time that Dayment Was stopped there was a persistent effort made to dispose of the lands in Virginia belonging to the firm, In reply to Mr. Bangs the witness stated that it ‘Was almost an tmpossibiiity to say whether or not the firm was soivent at the Ume payment was stopped, Inasmuch as Mr. Bininger was the fiscal liknuger of the Concern; witness consulted Mr. Bin- inver aslo what should be done, bui he would not listen to him; he mtended to propose asale of the assels for tie benelit of toe credivors; he did not think, however, that a forced saie would have beiped the firm out of the ditficuity. Air. Juines organ, counsel for the receiver, Was next examined. He siated that he had acted for ihe receiver, wio, nnder the order of the Supe- Tior Couit, WoK po: on of the property, The re- cgiver, Mr. Haurahan, lad acted under bis advice. Clarke, he thougut, was not acquainted with the re- ceiver before his appointment. Objections having been raised at this point Mr. Compton said ie desired to show that over fifty per cent Would have been paid tre creditors by this time had the receiver not been restrained by the preseas Procee:tings. Judge Biatchford observed that there was no doubt the receiver had been legally and properly ap- pointed, Lut that nouitng Suouid be referred te prior To the 4th of November, the day upon which pay- nent was stopped, Mr. Morgun iurther testified that he saw Bininger and Clarke in the establishinent after the appoint- Lient of the receiver sad prior to the filing of the peulion in bankrupwy. in crosk-examiuatton the witness stated that Mr. Hanrahan was a lawyer, and Mr. Bangs wanted to show that the receiver, beg a memoer of the iegal rofession, Was Cousequcucly INexpertenced in te liquor and grocery business, whereupon Judge Blatchford remarked that he was not going to sii in judgment on the superior Court. Mr. Compton then put in evicence the petitions of the Bank of America and of Jones, Beecher & Co., fiicd upon November 30. Judge Blaichiord said there was no question of fact befere the jury. He desired to put tue case in Bach ashape as would sirip it of all questions of fact, so that the inierpretation now given it would dispose of it tor future occasions. Upon te law of tue case, Lucreiore, he would direct a verdict for the exertion Ar, Compton considered that 1t was proper to pre- sent the question of inteut to the jury. Judge Blatchford said nis view was otherwise. It Beewicd to higi there was @ clear case in point of Jaw, since the evidence was all the one way. There Were turce considerations in the case, The first was Waether Lintager & Clarke were insolvent when they commited ihe altezed acts of bankruptcy; sec- Oudiy, Whether they sufiered or wheter they pro- cured and suffered their property to be taken upon legal process, and tuirdly, woether tuat act was doue with intent to defeat and delay the operations of the Bankruptcy act. ol insolvency, Which was the inability to pay im Jegal tender debts matured, witnout reference to possibility or probability of future payment, the devtors in this case were unable to meet their en- gagements on tie 4th of November last. As vo the second point, it was admitted that Binin- ger & Clarke suilered their property to be taken Upon legai process, a4 the appointment of the re- ceiver snowed. As to the intent to defeat the opera- Uon of the act, tt had always been heid under such circumstances that the denial of the intent itself was of no avail, since the party who knowingly and wil- fully committed any act was aware of the neces- wiry inevitabie consequence that would result, In. this case Bininger ant of thelr property upon process of law. There was only one duty he could periorm, and that was to direct a verdict for the creditors upon the ground that, bemg insolvent on the 1vth inst., the wuiiered their property to be taken, upon legal pro- cess, Wita intent, by such disposition of tueir erty, to defeat the operation of tne Bankrupicy W of the United Statos. rand nantity ot silver spoons vaiued at forty-tbree dol- lars, tue property of the Hart Manulacturmg Com- any. yours and siX montis. Alter dedning the meanmg burglary ip the third degree. 16th of December he burgiariously entered the prein- ies Of Imac Dixon, No. 451 siole @quantiiy Of Spices valued at £100. sent to the State Prisou for two years and six months. fifty dolNars worth of clothing oa ul property of Harris Gooaman, pleaded guiity to an atvempt at gravd larceny. felt it incumbent upon him to make an example of the prisoner, 80 a8 to teacu domestica not to be dis- honest. two years and six mouths, Clarke suffered the transfer’ $250 worth of pro) Krackowizer, 16 West Tweifth street, ou the 6th Instant, was acquitted, the evidence against him lebtora | being insuiiicient to sustain the charge. pro- COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Two Young Highway Robbers Sent to the State Prison for Twenty Years—A Bigame Ist Sentenced to the Sing Sing Prison for Three Years—Burglara and Thieves Con- victed. Before Recorder Hackett. BURGLARIES AND LARCENIES, Assistant District Attorney Tweed conducted the prosecution of cases yesterday aud disposed of a large calendar. The Grand Jury brought in another batch of in dictmencts and having terminated their labors were discharged with the thangs of the Court. ‘thomas Williams was tried and convicted of bur- glury in the second degree, he having on the 26th of November entered the dwelling bouse of Philo- poena Schaffer, 436 Sixth street. canens im the act of attempting to take away clotn- ing. Prison for seven years. The prisoner was The Recorder sentenced him to toe State George Dickson pleaded gulity to an attempt at larceny m stealing, On the 15th instant, a He was sent to the State Prison for two Patrick Meehan pleaded guilty to an attempt at On the night of the Greenwich street, and lke was Mary Mulligan, who was charged with stealing je 12th inst., the The Recorder said he She was sentenced to the State Prison tor Jolin Jackson (colorea) charged with stealing ¥, from the house of Dr, Michael iiarney, idicted for robbery, was tried, and, the evidence being very slight, the jury ren- dered a Hugh Me erdict of not guilty, Lhe complainant, a, who Waa very drank on the 6th instant, in Cherry street, was attacked im the street by some men and seven dollars taken trom him, He could not identify the prisoner, except that be saw him 1m the saloon drinking, ROBBERY IN TH FIRST DRGREE. Andrew McAlcar and James McGinnis were tried and convicted of robbery in the first degree. The compiaiuant, Wm. MeLa@ughiin, residing at No. 25 East Houston street, testiticd snat on toe night of the 11th inst., while he was gotng to a liquor saloon near by, he was assaulted and knocked down by three young men, one of whom snatched @ hair vest chain, but did not succeed in getting bis wateh, He could only identify James McGuire, who was jointly imudicted with the prisouers, the prose- cution proved by Nellie Davis, @ young lacy who wWaiks in Crosby street at night, that McAlear and McGinnis were in com; with the otver men, An oilicer arrested them that night tor disordesly conduct, and two days ufter he procured the cham, which Mr. McLaughlin identified, from McaAlear’s brother, Mr. Tweed delivered a brief but able speech upon the evidence, claiming & verdict for the people. The jury having found them guilty, the kecorder said that it seemed nard that young men should be convicted of so serious & crime as robvery; but he owed a uty to the community in view of the many assaults which were now being perpetrated. ‘he papers were iull of accounts of daring robberies, and with a view of impressing the thieving frater- nity at large, more than as a punishinent to the prisoners, he would sentence them to the State Prison for a period of twenty years. BIGAMY, Robert McConnell was arraigned at the bar charged with bigamy. By advice of Mr. Kintzing the ac- cused pleaded wy ‘The mdictment charged him with marrying on the 30th of March of tits year Mary Mooney, and that ou the 1sth of October he Was united In wedlock to Catharine Curry. Recorder Hackett in disposing of the case said the testimony showed that Within & comparatively short space of time the prisoner married the two young women in court at the Church of St. Vincent de Paul, having paid ats addresses to the secoud wife under an assumed name, The prisoner had caused a great deal of unhappiness to these Frew} women stmply togratify a brutal lust. The crime for which he stood convicted upon Bis own confession was one of a very grave character, aud one which bad excited much attention at present in the community. It was an offence of such frequent occurrence that his honor deemed it to be his duty to impose a seve: sentence—viz., three years’ imprisonment in the State Urison at hard labor. ‘The following ts the catendar for to-day:—Tne Peo- ple vs. Charies Connor aud Thomas Joves, ronpery; Same vs Jobn Smith, robbery; Same vs, Kilen Hart and Ellen Slannoa, robbery; Same va. William 0, Meyers, burgiary; Same vs. Edward Oarey, bur- 1aty; ‘Same vs. Mary Delite, Cuaries Jameson and ary sane Patten, grand tarceny; Same vs. Kate Air. Compton then asked the Court to note his ex- ception to the charge, which was accordingly done. UN:T EO STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT, tion of Revenue Before Commissioner Shields. The United States vs Lilor and Kuhner.—The de- fendants were charged with fraudulently personating Custom Honse officers, for having, as alleged, made @n unauthorized seizure of suka upon which, it was Claimed, the duty had not been paid. The case has already been before the court and evidence given to the effect that the defendants proceeded to the house of one Duverger and on benalf of the government seized the silks, ‘The inrther hearing of the case ‘was to have been continued on Tuesday, bat on the application of Mr. Sedgwick the case was adjourned for a wee! aiming that as two important Witnesses ce, Colonel Whitely and Mr. Dye. who woul prove that the goods were setzed 1n good faith, the case ought to be allowed to stand over. ‘ihe Commissioner granted the application and the Case was adjourned, Smaggling Before Commissioner Stilwell. \ The United States vs. Thomas Stack.—-The defend- ant was charged with smuggling between three and four thousand cigars from the steamer Eagle, from Havana, on the 20th of June last. According to the the testtmony of Solomon Birdsall the defendant had charge of the cigars, which were ‘unmamped, ‘and which were handed him from the stera of the steamer between piers Nos. 3 and 4. Jonn Van Andale stated that he examined tne Mmanitest o; the steamer Eagic on the date meationed ani found no envry of any cigars. ‘The detendant was held to await the action of the Graud Jury. SUPERIOR COURT—GENERAL TERM. The Real Murder Case Again=Was Judge Barnard Justified in Excluding Certain Ten timony ¢ Before Judges Clerke, Sutheriand and Cardozo. ‘This, to the pubite, all-important case was up again yosterday morning, when Real’s counsel renoticed the same motion which was made on Monday, 60 as to form a record, and the Oourt repeated its former decision, jeal’'s counsel, for the purpose of having the e corrected «properly, read the notice ‘y Li 4 ‘razee, fnd the decision of the ‘Court rendered on Monegan erant same ta mone Dorney eats Monday, refusing to heat argument on_ the firceny; Baum s, Henry Jackson ana samuei Mack, point that since the adoption of the Judi- ciary article in Novetaber last Judge Barnard had no right to sit a8 a court reviewing his own decision. Counsel admitted that the case was argued before the adoption of this article, but contended it was not ded unul after, He also contended that Real should have a new trial, on the ground that certain ; uumony tu his behali nad been exciuded by Judge Barnard. ‘ihe Court entertained this latter point, and ad- journed the case until Tuesday next, when argu- meat will be heard on it. rand larceny; Same vs. Harman Ladeadort, grand larceny; Same vs. John Canfield, grana larceny; Sume vs. Frank Joseph Meyers, felonious assault and battery; Same vs. Lawrence McDonald, felont- us assault and battery; Same vs. Thomas Murpny, assault and battery; Saine vs. Henry Rolf, assault and battery; Sume vs. Joba Connors, cruelty to animals. COURT CALENOANS—THS AY, Surreme Covrt—Cincuit.—Part 1.—Before Judge Sutheriand, Court oj at half-past ten o'clock A. M.—Nos, 1197, 1805, 1507, 631, 1681, 487, 1460, 1349, 149%, 706, 2119, 2105, 1783, 405, 1901, 1871, 187%, 873, iA 5 SUPREME Geer onus oF haltbe hyped on Ingraham. Cou! past ten Me Now G0, dt, 100, 4B4y 1644, 1526, 1670, 88, SUPREME COURT—SPROLAL TeRM-—Before Judge Paar kor tata ed 1 I 216, 230, 4,8 6, Lo, 68,1 10h the ae, 21%, 214, 215," 2 *Scrnmte CovRT—CHAMMRRS.—Held by sudgo Bar- nard, Cal! of calendar at twelve o'clock M.—Nos. 118, 114, 115, 116, 118, 125, 127, 129, 93, 188, 70, 986, 213. SUPERIOR COURT~Talatl, TEnM.—Part 1.—Before SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM. The Life Insarance DiMculty. Before Judge Ingraham. George Morrey vs, The British Commercial Lise Insurance Company.—A motion came on Tuesday ‘to vacate the order made by Justice Cardozo direct- ing the reinsurance of the British Commercial Lite Jnsurance Company policies in the Continental Life Insurance Company of this city, A large majority in amount of tne policy holders nnited in @ petition vo the court to set aside this order, and asking that their policies be retnsured in the im Insurance Company, of Mil- wanker, 3} qppeared that after the making of the contract Judge Monell. Conrt at eleven o'clock A. M.— Noe ola ast 803, 1191. ), 1296, 1297, 1307, 721, OTT, 1307, 183, 153, 118%, Magine Oourt—TeiaL TenM.—Part 1,—Before Jndye Cartia, Cal! oi calendar at ten o'clock A. M.— Noa. Gin 4:95, 4476, 4011, 4012, 4920, 4615, 4514, 4615, 4618, 4817, 4618, 4619, 4621, 4622, 4623, Part 2— Belore Judge Aixer. Cail of calendar at ten o’ciock A, M.—Nos, 436% 4221, 4610, 4001, 4593, 4624, 4629, 4627, 4628, 4629, 4630, 4631, 4632, 4633, 4634. NEW YORK CITY. The Reformatory Prison Commission—Sale of Police Trinkets—A Ninth Ward Hoax— Board of Health—Dhe Trinity Christ- mas Chimes—The Fire Commission- ers—Columbia Yacht Club Elec- tlon—Death from Burns—Mis- ecllaneous Matiera. ‘The following record will show the changes tn the temperature of the weatier for the past twenty-four hours in compar.son with the corresponding day of Jast year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hud- nuVs puarmacy, HEALD building, broadway, cor- ner of Aun street;— ‘1868, 1849, 1868, 1869. 3a4.M nw 4. 4 66 6A. i w 45 65 OA. M.. ob OP. M. 66 12M..., 30 54 122. Me 52 Average temperature yesterday... wreee OL Average temperature ior corsespunding dave WWBL YOOE. eee reeverewenreee 3 Yesterday morning Agnes Frear, aged nine years, of No. 360 West Thirty fourih street, was run over by @ baker’s wagon, corner of Thirty-seventh street aud Ninta avenue, und very seriously wounded. Philtp Koerner, @ German, died in the Hospital from the e/fects of injuries received on Sunday last by falling down a fight of stairs at No. 133 Laurens street, Lis skull was fractured, Coroner Kollus was notified. A Woman named Ann Myers, late of 230 Charch street, died 1n Bellevue Hospital from the effects of burns received a few days ago by her c.othes taking lire from # hot stove, Coroner Rollins was notified to hold an inquest on the bouy. Yesterday the red flag was unfurled to the rain and the breeze at the Central Police Office to warn junkmen and speculators that the quarterly sale of Police truck wagon. About 400 samples were sold and commanded poor prices, a3 the rain kept the Toodies family wituin doors. ‘The members of St. Cecile Lodge, No, 568, F. and A. M., assembled on Tuesday afternoon and elected the following officers:—W. M., D. L. Downing; 8, W., Wiliam F, Sherwin; J. W., J. G. Pfeiffer: Treasurer, H. Tiasinaton; sSecrewry, D. Graham; ‘Trusiees, Messrs. Sawyer, Cutier aud Pattison. Captain Washbura’s investigations have resulted in discovering that the story told by Adam Bam- berger on Tuesday night, that he had been robbed of $350 and thrown iato the Bast river, is untrue and ‘that the man had been laboring under a iiilucina- ton. He is @ brother of Bamberger who shot his aManced and himself in Seventh avenue, near Nine- teenth street, about six months ago, Mr. Wilson G. Hunt has recently presented to the Mercantile Liprary Association an admirable por- trait of President Grant, painved by N. B, Kittell, of this city. During the four weeks occupied in paint- ing the portrait the artist occupied a studio in tue Executive Mansion, and was favored by the Presi- dent with several sittings. The portrait iss hail length, lite size and is cousidered a iaith{ul likeness of the'subject. The commissioners appointed by the Governor to recommend a location for a Relormatory State Prison for the Sixth Judicial district again met at the Astor House at one o'clock yesterday; but after deliberating over two hours failed to agree on a selection, and adjourned to meet in Albany on the oth of January. The sixth Judictal district com- prises the tollowing counties:—Schuyler, ‘Tompkins, Cortland, Chenango, Otsego and Madison. At the regular mecting of the Columbia Yacht Club, held at their club rooms, foot of West Fifty- weventh street, Tuesday evening, the following gen Beep, were elected, to hold their oitice for the year 1870:—Commodore, C. F. Tompkins; Vice Commo- dore. John S. Gage; ‘Treasurer, G. W. Osborne; Seo- retary, Win, W. Gage; Measurer, Benjamin F. Adains; Trostees, J. Harrington, ». F. Dyke, John Share, Wm. li. Rowe, #. J. Papst; Finance Committee, J. A. Weaver, Theunis Speer, Wm. Greenhall. The Board of Health met yesterday, when a report from Dr. Harris on swill mik was read, The Saui- tary Superintendent for Brooklyn was ordered, by resolution, to cause au inspection of all cow stables 1m that city and county and report. A lengthy com- munication from the President of the Society for the Prevention of Craelty to Animals, charging rook- lynites with drawing the uk from dying cows and putting 1% upon the market, was read. 1t will be Jound elsewhere. The Fire Commissioners held their usual weekly meeting yesterday, General Shaler in the chatr. John Neeley, late Engineer of Engine Company No. 23, asked for a reconsideration of the decision by which he was dropped from the rolls, or to be ap- Pointed @ fireman. Referred to Comumittee on Ap: pointments, Marcus Morriiz oifered to furnish, gratis, an engine at the nexe fire with a quantity of his compound for extinguishing fires. heierred to Comittee on Apparatus. The funeral of Saran Bedell, the wife of the dis- tinguished philanthropist, Peter Cooper, took place at All Souls’ church, corner Twentieth street and Fourth avenue, yesterday. The funeral ceremonies were conducted according to the Unitarian code, py Rey. Dr. Scilows, and there were present a large assemblage of relatives and friends, oesides promi- nent men of the city, acquattances of the venerable Mr. Cooper. The procession was imposing and the coffin and hearse sombre but elegant. ‘The remains were interred in the family vault at Greeuwood wuull apring. ‘The first annual invitation sociable of the Citizen Coterie was held last evening at Irving Hail. De- spite the unpropitious state of the weather there was a fair attendance and dancing was kept up with great spirit tll a late hour. There were many devo- tees of Terpsichore, who had ed fity summers, engaging in the giddy exercises of the dance with all the zeal and pleasure of their younger days. Waliace’s Band supplied the music in their well known style. The arrangements, under the super- intendence of @ commuiiee, was everything that couid be desired, On Christmas Eve the following chimes and carols will be performed on the bolls of Trinity church, beginning at half-past two P, M.:— 1. Ringing the changes on eigut bells. .2 Christmas Greetings—“On earth peace, good will toward men.’? 8. Carol—“The Christmas Tree."’ 4. “The Roman Soldier and the Children of seru salem.” 5, “Watchman, tell ns of the Night.’” 6. “By Thy birth Thou Holiest bart i. Carol—*'Christ was born on Christmas Day.” On Christmas Day Mr. Ayliffe will ring the follow- ing programme, begiuning at half-past tea o'clock AMG ‘L. Ringing the changes on eight belts. 2 Carol—*Once tn royal David city,” ‘Christmas}is come again.’ ‘The children in the Temple."* ‘See the morning star is dwelling.” ‘Christ was born on Christmas Day." POLICE INTELLIGENCE, Savep.—Mary Fitzsimmons, a giri sixteen years ‘of age, waa taken fiom a low den in Greene street on Tuesday Digut by detectives Casey and Quinn, of the Kighth precinct, and yesterday sent to the House of the Good Shepherd by Justice Dodge, upon com- plaint of her mother, woo resides in First avenue, ASSAULT ON A POLICK O¥FICER.—OMcer Robert ©. Webt, of the Seventh precinct, yesterday at- tempted to arrest two men named Henry Gatens and Thomas Mcvrath for disorderly conduct, While taking the arrest the meu overpowered him and as- saulted him very violently, Assistance soon arrived and the men were arrested sud taken before Justice Manaileld, when Webb made @ charge of assault @gainst them, Hoth locked wy for examina- tion, Faas RererseNTATIONS.—OMoer Brennen, of the Second Diatrict Court squad, yesterday arrested &@ bookkeeper named Charies Sussdorf and arraigned him betore Justice Dodge, st Jefferson Market, upon complaint of ©, Senaffer, of the firm of Shaster & Hamilton, charged with collecting a bill of twenty- five dollars due them from one of their customers, on the 29th of November Lay Mah nie authority, ‘and appro the money isown use. Ho dente gan but was committed im default of $600 bail, ALLEGED RECEIVER OF STOLEN Goons.—Morris Phillips, of No, 160 East Broadway, was yesterday committed by Justice Dodge, of Jefferson Market Police Court, upon complaint of Henry A. Merrill, of Rocat Walker strech charged. with, porchasing $200 worth of sewing silk, which had been stolen from him on the 13¢ by ® clerk in his employ, named Jonn F. idge, who Was committed on Tuesday last Hievotenes’ and ere imformation to detectives and Quinn, of the Kighta precinct, Where he bad disposed of it. Youraru, Tarsves.—Jobn Brannif and John Ryan, both boys, were arraigned before Justice Dodge yesterday afternoon by an oMcer of the Ninth Inet, upon complaint of John Morrison, of 65 jougal street, charged with stealing LA of ees from him oy the 12th idatant, valued at twenty-four dollars. Wilitam Howe, of 760 Green- wich street, also preferred @ complaint against them, charging tuat on Tuesday they stule one BOX of roa@p trom lim valued at six dollars, They ad- mitted both charges and weretommited to anewer, CHARGE OF \AYHEM.—A man named James Minor Was wight before last arrested by an oMcer of the Seventeedth precinct, and taken by him W the station house. he serreant in charge handed Minor over to Lhe doorman, Wad at once procecded to take the prisoner to te cells. Minor offered considerable resistance, and Qualiy placed one of the doorman’s Augers lo bis mouth ave bt of the Mrat joint. ‘The doorman, Join Hart by name, yesterday appearea belore Josiice Aansileld, at Essex sMarkel Pouce Court, and made a complaint against Midor, who was helt for exauduation in default of $1,000 bal, RoBeKRY IN A STATION HoUSE.—Sergeant Wiliam W. Dilks, of the Thirteenth precinct police, yester- day appeared before Justice Mansfeld, at Essex Market Police Court, and charged a woman named Catharine Mekepna with grand jarceny. ‘The ser- geaul Went ito Luc stalin house yesterday mora. 1b, ad belore (aallig @ scat by the BLOVe he piaced Wis untiorm overcoat npou achiir. Winie le Was Wardhiny hinselt some oue entered che house ang stole the Overcoat. Ouicer Neison, shoruy ater the discovery Oi the 105s, arrested tue prisoner in Gra id pret WiLL Lhe Cow, MA ber possession, ihe woman Wus Deid to answer. A SPECIMEN BRICK.—The Board of Aldermen on Monday passed a resolution increasing the pay of poilce court clerks from $3,000 to $6,000 per annum, which was very liberal, from the fact that tney are compelied Wo Work oniy Lwenty--1x weeks In the year—i-d days—oi 8ix hoursaday, The vewly ap- pointed cierks, WO are io assume their arduous duties on Uae ist oi January, are already preparin tnetuseives for the trying ordeal, ‘The head clerk o! # newiy elovied Justice on the east side of town esterday pus i i appearance ab whe edersuu = Market = Police = Court = and = de- sired Justice Lodge to allow him to take some Compiants, of Which the following is a spect. mea, copied veroaiim n oi@ man named McCabe vu Tuesday uizbt got Lull of gm, went howe tarned bis immiy inv tue street, and afterwaras amused himself by destroying bis furniture.” ‘The Tore part 1 the afidavit bemg printed the folowing was appended by the cierk:—"And igo abuse his wife breaxmg aud destroymg and aiso broke and distroyed the stove and drove his Wife and Childer Out ID the Street, ata iute hour of night Wherelor depoceul prays that he way be delt with according to Law.” Isn’t toere room for Improvement? SULURBAN INTELLIGENCE RW JERSEY. Jersey City. RaILRoaps Must Pay Taxss.—The rallroads ran- ning. mto Jersey City, a8 weillas the Morris Canal, having been regarded by ihe several compauies as exempt irom taxation, the Common Counci took up the subject, at the instigation of the Commissioners of Appeai, and adopted a resolution cailing on the Corporation Attorney to coliect the taxes in these cases. ‘The railroad companies intend to appeal, and this vexed question will be tuen iinaliy settled, EX-SHeRIFF MIDMER AND TUE GRAND JuRY.— The members of the Grand Jury and several! prom}- nent citizens of Hudson county assembled last even- ing, at the Philadelphia Hotel, for the purpose of preseuting a testimontal to Mr. Joho H. Midmer, ex- Sheruuf, On the mouon of Mr. J. O. Seymour, fore- nian of the Grand Jury, the clair was taxen by Mr. Hermann D. Busch, of Movoken. Mr. Leon Abbeit then made a few remarks complimentary to hr. Midmer. after which he presented him, on behalf of the Grand Jury, with a massive gold watch and chain. Mr. Midiwer repticd in a few feeling sen- tences, alter which the company were enterained to @ bountiful supper. Newark. A Doxxstic Curiosiry.—Cari Trautz, a resident of No. 63 Broome street, is the posscssor of @ wile and three children. Lately, according to the allega- tion of bis sposa, he has pald more attention than jaw or morality aliows toa widow named Whittn- ger. Hence Mrs, Trautz has been very ancasy in her mind jor some weeks past. A day or 80 ago the husband and wife quarretied on the subject and the result was that lie took the children and lived with tuem at the widow's house. The deserted Wile then caused his est On & charge Of assault and batiery. He was bailed. She optaimed the cil. dren, but Le dectines living with her any wore, A Norep CHakactur IN Custopy.—There is now copfined tn the city prison here a young man named Willlam D, Littell, a resideat of No, 75 Wiiliam Street, Who is quite a dangerous lunatic and who Ogured quite prominently in the public prints during last summer On an Occasion When he undertoo« to force his way into tue White House at Washington for the avowed purpose of assaulting President Grant, He was knocked down by a gentietnan pre- sent, Secured and harried of vo the lock-up, when (he ‘discovery Was made that he was ‘vouched’? jo the upper story. Evening before last he made a violent assaulc With a cuair on his poor aged Motner, Wuose head he cut open for three or four incues, He was about iittthug her again when a gentieman named Henry F. Kearney interfered. ie nimself had bis ip cut open. Onicer F. Gardner soon appeared and eonducted the Junauc to jail. Bat for Mr. Kearney’s prompt taterposition it 1s more than Itkeiy that Littell would have killed bis mother, Hé will be sent to the State Asylum as 8000 a3 possible. ° Paterson, ScrrocatTe Arroinrey.—Mr. Zebulon M. Ward yesterday received from the Governor bis appoint- ment as Surrogate of Passate county, for the unex- pired Ler, vice William Gledhill, deceased, Masonic ELECTION.—The following oficers were elected for the ensuing year in Falls City Loage, No. 82, F. A, M., on Tnesday evening:—J. V, K. Freder- icks, W. M.; Joseph Greaves, 8, W.; Samuel Mur- ray, J. W.; IL B. White, weasurer; James #. Nor- wood, secretary. NwARLY « Rior occurred on Tuesday evening tn Pair street, A boy, named Edwin W. Vescelius, ‘Was set upon by a crowd of negroes and severely beaten, A police oMcer attempted to arrest the ring- Jeader ol «the crowd, named William Wannamaker, when the remainder, beaded by Solomon Sisco, re- sisted the oflicer until he was compeiled to draw a revolver on the crowd before he could capture hia man. Sisco then had the officer arrested for threat ening to shoot him, All the parties gave bail. ‘Trenton, APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.—On Tuesday after- noon Governor Kandolph appointed Zevulon M. Ward Surrogate of Passaic county, aud James Hew- son Volice Justica of the Fourth ward of the city of Newark. ARRIVAL OF ConvicTs.—Yerterday afterncon the Sheriff of Hunterdon county conveyed the following criminals to the Stato Prison:—Willlam Conover, burgiary, two-years and six months; Joun Buchanan, burgia®y, two years and ax wiontus; Vailas Barron, rovbery, one year. FaTAL RaItLnoaD ACCIDENT.—Yesterday afternoon while a laborer, named Foley, was walking on the track of the Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad, near Frankiort, he endeavored to get out of the way of two trains whieh were approaching from opposite direetions, but was overtaken and run over by the New York train and instantly killed, Camp MEBTING ASSOCIATION.—Yesterday a session of the Camp Meeting Association, consisting of about twenty clergymen of the Methodist church, was held in this city to inaugurate arrangements forthe hoiding of @ national camp meeting near Long Branch next summer. The association pur- chased @ tract of tand at that place which they are parceiling into iots and about offering for sale for seaside dwellings. SINGULAR DearH.—Several days ago an aged lady nated Hendrickson, restding in Front atreet, in- Nicted a slight cut on her Onger while dressing a chicken, but regarded tae wound as trivial. A few di ice symptoms of gangrene were developed, the arm became inflamed, and traces of potson in the system were revealed. ‘The pasient graduaily grew worse, and died on Monday night. The belief erally 16 that the fowi which she was dressing fra died of poison, and that the virus was com- means of the knife. municated to the woune ne WESTCHESTER COUNTY. Honntste ACCIDENT.—A boy named Stephen Walsh, twelve years old, while piaying with some companions in @ distillery at Hastings, on the Hud- #00, last Tuesday afternoon, slipped into a tub of boiling mash, by which he sustained shocking in- juries. Aithonugh pulled ont almost tmmediately, ortions of flesh literally fell from hie body and limbs, While the unforcunate boy's sufferings were of an agonizing nature, Little hopos are enter- tained of bis recovery. TRANSPRE OF CONVICTS.—Owing to inadequate accommodation at Sing Sing Prison fifty adattional convicts wore transferred from that institution to Auburn Prison on Tuesday. At the latier place an extension containing about 300 cells Je bring con- structed, and a ee of thia has been expeditiously prepared for the reception of those named, for whom no space remained within the crowded walia of the former prison, Among the shining criminal lights despat to the interior, were ‘Slob’ Smith, the veteran burglar, and Francis & Pinto, tue notorious Park Baak robber. A Larose Cattte DaALER.—For some time past tere has been a large.cattle trader in our midgt, tae magnitude of whose purchases but few of our cilt- zens realize, We refer to Mr. Joseph Alexander, of Tilinots, the Log for his cousin, Jonn T. Alexander, of Jacksonville, in the same 51 largest castle trader in the world, He came to our State the second day of the last Bourbon County " since thas time bes paronased and paid for over 000 worth of cattle from the interior of Ken- which can be vouched fer by the Northern Bank of Paris and our own Farmers’ Bank. in our county alone Mr. Alexander has out $86, an or 4 has additional fusure contracts for delivery, an ur ridber neighboring counties in proportion. Mount Hering Ky.) Sentinel, MARRIAGE DESECRATION. Set at Law and Decency Defiance. THE DIVORCE JUGGLERS OF NEW YORK, Divorces Procured at Short Notice. How Evidence is Manufactured by Pro- fessional Perjarers. Much has been written concerning the loose divorce laws of Indiana, ilinois ana Connecticut, And itis generally supposed that those Staves oifer Sacilities for severing the marriage relation which can be found in no other section. ‘The statutes of this Stace vetusing divorces except for the crime of aduitery, 1¢ would seem that New York should be the last place in which @ person wouid apply for divorce on trivial grounds of complaint, and there Is & popular idea that with all the eviis which sociely suders in this city the diyorce business bas wot attained a foothold here, ‘This impres- sion 18 very erroneous, The accommodatious afforded at Western railway stations, where trains are said to atop Miteen minutes for divorces, are equaled, if not surpassed, iu this respect in New York, and apy married man or woman who di8- covers @ new aMinity can here be cut loose from a matrimonial partner in the most expeditious man- ner, It 14 not necessary for the applicant for divorce to endure the disagrecavle notoriety of publicly prosecuting his case, nor for him to even awalt the usually tardy process ot the courts in such cases. Indeed the applicant need not ap- pear personally In the case at all, and if he prefers tt and hag the money to pay the fee demanded be may simply state his wishes to the Procurer, who will himself make out a complaint, manufacture the necessary alidavits, push the case through the court and forward (he applicant a decree of dtvoree 1 an Incredibiy short period, There 1s probably no more complete system of fraud and outrage in existence than some of the divorce procuring concerns of this city. lt is not to be inferred that every lawyer who is particularly successful im procuring divorces is a knave, for re- spectable attorneys ace very careful how they pro ceed in such cases, and do not take them without good evidence of the truthfulness of the complaint made by the applicant, But there is a class ef men who make a regular business of procuring divorces, who keep about them a@rctinue of professional perjurers to manufacture evidence, and woo will get a decree of divorce for Any person at short notice, Not only are false ami- davits made out, but judicial signatures are forged, and, in nine cases out of ten, the credulous appit- cant receives for his money a decree of divorce which will not stand a moment when disputed by regular legal proceedings. Scarcely a day pasaca without the publication of suits setting aside such fraudulent divorces; out these form a very smuil portion of the divorces obtained by manufactured adidavits, as the defendant generally subunits and quietly procures a divorce, also, in preference to making a@ fight, uniess money or the possession of children ts tuvolved. The divorce pro- curer does not care whether tie decree be valid or not. He agrees to get a decree for a certain sum of moyey, and does not trouble himself about subse- quent counter proceedings unless there 18s a chance fur another iee, Should there be an investiwauon the parties represented as witnesses in tue affidavits can never be found, for the signatures are all bogus, aud the defendant must content hinself with getung the decree set aside, Without tue satisfaction of pun- ishing the perpecrators of the outrage. ‘there 18 one cinss of applicants, however, who are always furnished by the procurer with a genuine divorce, ‘This includes married persons wio may be still living together, and whose position m society 18 Buch aS to make it certain tat the de- fendant would coutest a divorce decree unless based upon positive and genuine evideace of adultery. Sach parties, if living in New York, generaiiy insist upoa haying @ divorce in conformity with the laws of the State, and ace willing to pay the procurer a sum suiticteutly large to induce him to work up the case in an elaborace and periect manner. Two illus- trations will suiice to show the exact nature of this class, and the means employed by the procurer ia obtaining @ valid divorce. First 18 the Nusband who isconvinced of his wife's inddelity, but has no positive evidence of crimimaity on her part, aud appites to thy procurer t» make a free man of him, ‘fhe procurer detaus detectives, who are always kept at hand for such cases, to watch the suspected wile, aud, nnally, if the hus- band’s suspiciousare just, the guilty pair are caught tm flagranie delictu. VM however, the woman ve only indiscreet, and 18 simply flirting, the detectives are prepared to swear thal they wituessed criminal conduct on her and will ingeniously manutac- ture out of circuimstances favoring suspicion post- tive affidavits of gulit Impossible to disprove in court, There 19 no doubt that many Cases have occurred where a Jealous husband bas been divorced upon the conviction of his wife of adultery when she was perfecily innocent, the procurer perpetrating this Outrage upow both parties merely to make luis eo. Next ta the wife who desires a divorce, but has no frounds of suspicion that her husband ts unfaitntal. phe may be in jove with suother man, or may have no other reason for separation tuun the ordinary troubles of the married state. She communicates with a divorce procurer, and if prepared to pay handsomely 1s assured that tne divorce will be ob- tained, The unsuspecting husband may be perfectiy upright in his conduct, and so respectable in all bis associations that no suspicious circumstances can be discovered to weave into evidence Of adultery, and the procurer sends a fascinating woman to entrap lim. She is beautiful, accomplished, aud apparentiy a very paragon of propri- ety. She plays her game with consummate adroitness, aud sooner or later Involves the man in @ train of circumstances which enabie the urer to convict him of adultery. The decree of divorce Is issued by the court and the unfortunate husband is Jef to pay the bills and meditate upon the baseness of mankind, ‘These cases are among the least villanons opera- tions of the regular divorce procurer, and divorces thus obtained cannot be set aside. Fortunately they fare comparatively few in nuraber, but the other class of ‘orces includes innumerabie cases and invoives a complete syscem of perjury and forgery from beginning to end. To iiustrate;— Mrs. John Suith, residing in New York, writes to the divorce procurer tnat her husband bas ill-treated her, taat she suspects him of adultery, and that she wants a divorce. The procurer repliea that if she will forward @ formal complaint, accompanied by a certain sam of money and pay another amount upon the divorce bemg obtained her wishes shali be grati- fied. Next arali brings the complaint to the pro- carer, who cailsin his professionai perjarers and acquaints théin with the contents of the complaint. If, however, it is not strong enough the procurer Makes out another, forges the signature of Mrs. Smith, end, euciosing the new complaint tn a docu- ment signed with a bogus name aa pialntif’s attor- ney, sends it to the referee appointed by the court take testimony in divorce suits. The law requires thal the defendant stall be summoned to appear; and to t over this diMculty the procurer fllis out the fol- jowing form of aifidavit and attaches to it @ bogus name:— Superior Court af the City of New York.-——=, being duly aworn, saya that on the — day of -—— deponent served ine acnexed summons on -——, the defendant in this action, by witb said defendant, ——, per- sonally, a true copy of said annexed summons, aj —, ia the city of ———, deponent knowing the person ‘on whom he served the summons as aforesaid to be the defendant in this —— delivering to and leaving ion. “Sworn to hefore me, this — day of —. The following is the form of summons above re- ferred to, and which, of course, Is never werved upon ‘the defendan ——, plainull, inet » defendant, “ “SGuinmone for reliet, re hi wramoned and juired to ere mpiaing ip this act Hy which wiil be fied in the of) rk of the Superior Court of the clty of New York, y Hail, New York; and to serve.8 copy of your ni complaint on the aubscriver, at bis Omics, No. —- within twenty dave afver you, exclusive of the day of service; und {f you fall to an- id complaint within the time aforesaid the tion will apply to the court for the reliet plant, * plainti 's attorney. ‘The signature an plaintiff's attorney is also bogus in this case, aud the preiuminary documents thus manutactured having begn sent to the referee, the hired tools of the proourer go before the referee to give evidence. Wy jurer gives a bogus pame to the referee and has @ slip of paper inside his hat, Dear a in the complaint, to As he makes his state- an oe ie dum in bis hat and Phd ® siraight story. Toree or four of wi having made affidavits corresponding wil plaint the referee, who, perhaps, may be acing In geod faith, sums up whe the serving of this suinmons on Rb ny Rig a og mendation and the case to the court, when, the defendant not the decree of divorce 1s immediately issued. Before any record is made of the decree the procurer makes sure of his fee, and then the decree to the compiainant, who knows nothing of the aetails of the suit. In some cases the divorce proceedings are not placed on recot the applicant for divorce per- iy attend tot. Those in Jess than a month, ith gets her divorce gud imagines that 5 she is free; pnt ifthe husband, upon ry adair makes an appeal, he will have very litie diMculty in getting the decree set aside, The bogus witnesses, however, cannot be found, and if the divorce procurer ta required to produce them he can manufacture Just as many as afidavits as ne may need to relieve himseif trom the dilemma, ‘The wituesses give some boarding house ag their place of residence, and ag it is im~ possible for the proprietors of such places to always remember the names of thetr boarders, there is not much probability of the fraud being proved to its fullest extent. Bot Where 1s stil! a more profound depth of villany into which some of these procurers dive, Where applications for divorce are based upon compisints of abandonment or cruel treatment it is necessary to get the aecree from some court in Connecticué, Indiana or iuinois. Cpitago 13 the favorite place for such operations, although Indianapolis and New Haven are extensively patronized, A party in New Jersey applying to a New York procurer for divorce must have the evidence taken before & New Jersey referee, he procurer in this instance not only manufactures bogus aMidaviss, but concocts‘a bogus referee's re- port and forwards to New Haven, Ciicago and In- dianapolis @ mass of documents whica do not con- tain a single genuine siguature except that of the complainant, By means of similar trickery the court before which the Case cowes up is satistied of the reliability of the documents, aud @ decree 18 issued divorcing partica# Who may never have been in the State where the divorce 1g granted. A messenger is generally sent to New Maven with the documenta, bat those going to Indianapolis and Chicago are forwarded hy mail, un.ess peculiar circumstances luake lt necessary to persoually engineer tne case. As before stated, in many instances of divorces thus frandulentiy obtained, tne defendant may have beev guilty, and, conscquentiy, does not con- test the matter; but if soime of these cases were to be energetically investigated it would reveal @ sy3- tem of fraud and perjury of astounding maani- tude. There are very recent cases that can be cited Whore all the vulanies above mencioned were com- mitted, and divorce documents are being almost daily manuiactured for parties Living i diiferent parts of the Union, which would send their authora to the Stace Prison at short notice, 4 HIGH PRESSURE DIVORCE CASE. The Patent System—Hoosicer Mancuvres in the Excclasior State. ‘The case of Welton vs. Welton, a rather singular divorce case, came up yesterday in the Supreme Court, before Judge Barnard, ior ventilation. A divorce was obtained in one case agamst the defendant, the process having been served by adver- tisement under an order made by Judge Sutheriand. It is Bow Sougut to open the decree on the ground that to the kKuowledge Of the plainciff the defendant Was a resident of this city at tue time of the appli tion to advertise, aud Liat, with due diligence, she uught fave been served personaily. Among the embarrassments urged against opening the decree Was the fact that se pwintill has since married ito @ “bighly respectabie Lauliy.’? Judge Barnard took the papers in the case, reserv- ing his decision. BROOKLYN THE COURTS. CITY COURT. Called 2 Thief. Before Judge Thompson, Hermon A, Koeller vs, Wilttam Manpet.—m wis action the plaintiff was awarded $100 as damages on account of the defendant having, as he alleged, calied him @ tutef in cue presence of a large number of wiinessed, A Run Over Accidents sMargaret McNavey vs. Thomas J. Walsh.—Plain- tif brought suit to recover $1,000 damages for in- juries received by being knocked down and run over by @ wagon, alleged to be owned by defendant. ‘The accident occurred on the 24th of last June, on the corner of Goid street and Myrtle avenue, when plaintiff was run over by & wagon alleged to have been driven by an employe of the defendant. The plaintiff’ 1s a married woman, and when the accident occurred she was crossing the street with @ cliid in her arms, and the wheel of the wagon passed over her right leg, iniicting severe injuries. The answer of the defendant was a gen- erai cenial. KINGS COUNTY COURT OF SESSIONS. Burglars sentenced. Before Judge Troy and Justices Hoyt and Voorhies. George B. Morgan and T.C. Moore were taken betore the Court yesterday for tria!, having been in- dicted for burglariously entering the residence of Mr. A. Lyons. The prisoners pieaded guilty and were sentenced to imprisonment in Kings County Penl- teutiary for the term of lour years, eleven Months aud twenty-nine days each. BROGKLYN INTELLIGENCE. ARREST OF ALLEGED BURGLARS.—Captain Pow- ers and one of the patrolmen of his precinct ar- rested George Brown and John Cunningham on Tuesday night, on a charge of breaking into and robbing a jewelry store in Fulton avenue, on ihe night of the 19tn inst, ‘hey were locked up to answer. Tug ConpiTion of MR. SweENEY.—Mr. Dantel M. Sweeney, the broker, who was waylaid and robbed in Nevins street, near Livingston, while on bis way home on Tuesday night, is In @ precarious condition. He has three severe cuts upoa the head and one on the mouth. 1t1s believed his skull is siughtly fractured, though he was sensible yesterday. He says he has no recollection of tne aifalr further than betag sud- denly assauited aud knocked down insensible, He Bad in his possession about $4,000 in money and checks to the amount of $6.00, all of which were stolen. The robhery was undoubtedly well planned, tne thieves knowing Mr. Sweeney was in the habit of carrying home Jarge sums of money. A gentle- man who rode up on the Fulton avenue car on Tues- day night sald he noticed three men in a butcher's cart driving near the car from the ferry to Hoyt street, The men in this cart were watching the movements of Mr. Sweeney, and at the proper time for them to avoid detection anced upon him. ‘There is no clue as yet to ihe thieves. CITY. LONG ISLAND. Fouxy.—The mail bags reported missing from Hicksvilie station, Long Island Railroad, on Satur- day last, nave been found in the General Post Ofice, New York, and returned to Huntington, They were carried through by mistake. A New LIGHTHOUSE.—A fixed white light, 1lumin- ating the entire honzon, is to be shown from the tower recently built on Little Gull Island, eastern entrance to Long Island Sound. The fourth order lignt is to be withdrawn, The building consists gray granite tower, surmounted by a lantern, painted black and connected with the keep- er's dwelling, of red sand stone and granite trimmings. The dwelling is two stories high, with Mansard roof. The lignt should be seen from @ vessel fifteen and a quarter nauticai miles distant, During thick or foggy weather a fog. signal, consisting of @ syren, operated by steam, will ba sounded for flve seconds, at intervais of twenty-five seconds. ‘he bell now used asa fog signal will not be withdrawn; and in case of any de- ragement of the machinery of the steam signal will be used as a subs! THE NEW YORK LIBERAL CLUB. Lecture by Dr. A. Doual on the “Glacial wor! in of the Earth.” The New York Liberal Club last night held its tenth meeting at its rooms, No. 23 Third avenue. After the transaction of some routine business the President cailed upon Dr. A. Doual te read a paper on “The Glacial Formations of the Earth.’ The gentleman, before taking up his sub- fect, begged to be excused from reading, and at once proceeded to deliver his remarks extempora- neously. It was only, he sald, some forty or fifty years since that glaciers began to awaken tho attention of scientific men, Glaciers were found tn the bigher vaileys of various moun- tain chains. It approached from below. The first evideace of thelr existence was to be found in the presence of & brook of turbid, greeuish water, which was followed by the appearance of walls, averaging from fifty to one hundred fect in height. ‘At more or legs distance from this wall would the ler, Which varied in color, biue, sometimes @ beautl- fal reen aud sometimes a duller green, according to the condition of the sky at the time ot witnessing it. The scientific analysis of glaciera was commenced by @ Swiss scientist, WhO Was soon joined by others, among the first of whom was Professor Agassiz, The lecturer then gave of the results of these investiga- referring more particularly to the establishment of the fact that they owed thetr origin to the snow which fell almost constantly at high elevations. Glaciers existed in bygone daya in coun- tries where they were not now vo be found. Tho large lakes in Northern Italy were formed by glaciers by which the basins in former years been filled. The coast of Norway owed its iar construction to the action of glaclers, and traces of them had also been found in Southern France, in, Turkey, Greece, and even the United States. @ southernmost traces in this country were in Vanoouver Isiand, on the Pacific coast, and South Carolina on the Atlantic side, Professor Agassiz had claimed that portions of Brazil, along we banks of the Amazon, owed ther coastruction to the action of glaciers, but the lecturer denied this fact, and spent some time in showing the improbubility of such being the case. in concluding his lecture Or. Douat reierred to icebergs and gave some very in. teresting facts in counection with the formation and Pecuilarities of these Noatiag wiands of ice,