The New York Herald Newspaper, January 2, 1870, Page 9

f THE GREAT WESTERN AND ERIE WAR, ‘The Mephistophelean Fisk Turing Up Smil- ing Again—The Other Side of the Great Railroad War. In the law reports of yésierday’s morning papers Sppeared reports of proceedings in Judge Barnard’s court of & sult brougit in that court “by the people ef the State of New York against tne Atiantic and Great Western Railway,” and the appointment of Mr. Addison G. Rice as receiver of the Great West- orn road. ‘The proceedings in court were apparently of such | vory ‘‘square” charactor that those interested in Fisk’s proceedings must have rejoiced to find chat there seemed at length to be some way out of the inextricable confusion whicn the Erie burglary of Wednesday night had occasioned. Yetif any such laid tuts Mattering unction to their sduls they are deluded. It isnot so. The following statement of facts will probably help as much as anything that could be written to give to ail interested in these proceedings material for reflection and help them to @ right solution of the reasons tuat are actuating the Erie priuces and their Judge to the desperate des- potic policy they are pursuing in thelr nominally Aegal proceedings as to the Great Western road. ‘The bonds of the Atlantic and Great Western are mainly held in Engiand—the line being one of Sir Morton Peto’s, who, when he came to griel in the great English panic of 1867, brought the Great West- ern road, as far as extensions were concerned, to an untimely end, This and other adverse circum- stances resulted m a leasing of the line by Mr. McHenry, the president of the line, who was the rep- resentative of the English bondholders, to the Erie in December, 1868. In this lease there were covenants stipulating to the payment of bondholders of thirty Per cent of the earnings of the Great Western road, It is nediess to say, almost, that this has never been Paid, Litigation was commenced betore Judge Bar- nard against the Atlantic and Great Western, whicu ‘has now culminated in the proceedings of Wedues- day night last, and the succeseful application for a receiver at Judge Barnardis court on Friday, Friday’s proceedings are a kind of companion pic- ture to Wednesday night’s burglary. To make a show of having given legal notices of the intention ‘Ol the Erie to apply to the Supreme Court on Friday Messrs. ammond and Morgan, who Ciel as coun- wel for the people against tne Great Western, served notice upon Mr. KRiicker, Superintenent of the Brie road. Ordinary people wouid have supposed that the counsel for the Atlantic and Great Western would have had notice, or, at least, some of their ofticials; but no, that would be to follow too strictly that axiom of Euclid, that the nearest way toa given distance is by @ straight line. ‘Ine first inti- mation that Messrs, Barlow and McFariand had of this Supreme Court appiication was by a telegram jrom Puiladelphia, informing them that someting Was golog on in the Supreme Court at New York. They imiuediately wended their way to the court house, ouly to find the motion, in which they had the greatest possible interest, granted on virtually ex parle statements and the court closed. ‘That such a receivership, granted under such cir- cumstances, would be allowed to remai valid is a supposition that even the Erie princes cannot so far outrage their common sepse a3 to entertain for any longer perioa than when they are endeavoring to veguile newspaper men into the publication of their plausible stories, promising all sorts of ‘‘compll- ‘ments of tne season” if they would give these repre- sentatious the important significance of editorial tye. Jt is understood that the object of Mr. McHenry’s vialt to Gurope Is to organize arrangements among the English bundholders for A these Erie riuces to book. Enough is known justify the eliet er eaee with all the Englisn doggedness Will be uroi |. If so the bull dog character of the Engush for tighting may tix Messrs. Fisk and Gould, the Kyrie road, Opera House and ali go that they will ‘be left sticking in the nud, unless some fine morn- ing, delore tus part of the confict is reached, the Ene princes shouid take the “iixcelsior” line and “go up ina bulioon."’ THE ALBANY AND SUSQUEHANNA. RAIL- e ROAD CASE. Judge Smith's Opinion and Deci- sion---Zhe Ramsey Feriy Sustained. Mr. E. Darwin Smith delivered his opinion tn the case of the people against the Albany and Susque- hanna Railroad Company and others at Rocheater ou Thursday. After some prelimimary remarks iu relauon to the history of the cause and the steps taat were taken to secure its adjudication he says:— Upon the issues presented in the pleadings, ana ine maas of evidence taken upon this trial, the first question resented for iny decision relates to the power of the court in equily to give the relief ae- inanded in the complaint. ‘The mode of determin- ing the title of a party to an o/fice prior to the code Was by quo warranto, or by information in the na- ture of a quo warrant; and these proceed ae could ouly be instituted and prosecuted to effect in the courts at law. After quoting various sections of the code, the Judge continues:— ‘The wweues of fact thereupon formed in this action were in the first instance and are triable by the court, but the two most important and pa issues Might have been submitted to @ jury, and 1 an application had in due time been made for that purpose it would most probably bave been granted and the Court tnus have been relieved of the unpleasant burden and respousibility of pass- ing upon the facts of wie case, But no application or suggestion of that kind was maue io the Court until the cause had pro- ceeded to trial and the Attorney General nad Opened the case, read tbe pleadings aud rested, When the parties and counsel being on both sides present and not unprepared tor trial, and a large nutmber of witnesses also being in attendance, { held that the application came tov late and tnat the trial Must proceed. It remains, therefore, for me to pass upon the issues made by the pleadings, as with ocuer casey tried by the court. The preliminary facts, such as iis Honor deems fully established by the evidenc re here given, and his discussion proceeds as tollows:— Firsi—Was the election of the board called the Ramsey Board of Directors valid and legai or other- wise? * * * * §o far as the form of the proceedings upon this election 13 concerned, I do not see why ib ‘Was not in all respects regular and valida. The tn- spectors took the proper oath and proceeded in the usual and reguiar way to hold said eiection. Tie treasurer presented to them an alphabeticat list of the names of the stockholders entitled to vote at such election, comprising the names of ali the stock- holaers Whose names appeared upon the ledger and transier books on ihe previous 7th of August, or whose stock, scrip, power of attorney or assignment for transfer had been presented to the treasurer for transfer before that day. No votes were re- ceived except irom persons, or their proxies, ‘who appeared by such hist of stockholders to have been stockholders on the gatd 7th of August, aud thelr names were careiully marked and checked upon such list as their ballots were receive, 1t 13 true thac every vote so received was challenged by meé person appearing and claiming to have a proxy tithing him to vote ai such clection, but not by any stockholder or person holaing a proxy, who did, in fact vote or oifer to vote ac such election. ‘The per- sons 80 making the respective challenges did also demand to see the books or the transfer Look of the company at the time of making such challenges. ‘These challenges were disregarded, so far as the same related to the production of the books, but re- Jerence in respect to the right to vote in each case Was made to the said list of stockholders so pro- vided by the treasurer. Tue party making these challenges was not eutiled to a production of the books. * © *#* *& © “#8 * © « Sevonaly—Was the election held by Hamilton Har- Tis and others, acting as inspectors, and at which 4b 18 calmed that Charies Courter, Waiter 8. Charca aud otheis were elected directors, a legal and valid election ? The fact 18 undisputed and indisputable that a stockholders’ meeting Was held.in what is called the atrectors’ room of said company, by a portion of the stockholders of the corporation prior to the meeting so held in the hail of said building, over which Janes Henilricks presided, thut Walter 5. Church was chairman of such meeting and J. XK. Herrick secretary, that Hamilton Harrison, Joseph Bush and James Oliver were e1ected inspectors; that such inspectors immediately proceeded to the room calied the trea- surer’s room, in said butlding, assigned for the pur- pose of the elections, and opened a poil, and pro- ceeded to receive such vou.es of stockholders as Were offered, and continued vpen said poll until one o'clock . M,, When they clos-d tae same, Canvas- sed the votes, and declared Walter 3. Church and the twelve other persons named and voted for on the tucket duly elected directors of said corporation; and it 18 also ciearly establisied and undispated That this stockholders’ meeting was called to order and = organized about fifteen minutes before twelve o'clock, and that the said in- spectors chosen at such meeting procecaed to the treasurer’s room to open the poll, and took pox- session of the suid Boling piace, and declared that they came there to act as inspectors at about five or SiX Minutes berore twelve o’cluck, and that Colonel North, who moved the organization of such scock- holders’ meeting, moved # reorganization of that Tuceting, and tiat said inspectors be reappointed and Proceea with said election. Upon the question Whether said electors received any votes betore tweive o'clock there 18 @ conflict im the evidence. NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 1870.—TRIPLH SHEET. ‘Tho organization of che atooknolaers’ meeting before 6 lawful dire Liban eet company for the elve o' obviously a surprise many |. A oF wes Chlutied to auond and take part | “Judgment maust therefore be given according to tm such + eo 8 eB * | these Views, judging that the Fisk set of direc- But the ogaty of this meeting in us first organt- | tors wore uot duly elected, and that the wet zat ani Toorgauization and of the election | were duly elected, and on the legal and lawful di- held under tts contested | rection of said corporation, and {urther adjudging ont! ial, 904 Srgui with these | thatthe people recover costs in the action against qui chiefly upon the ground that it iy part of | the corporation, the Albany and Susquehannan @ scheme or conspi shronge the form of an elec- Railroad Company, and that the complaint be dis- | tioa for @ miuority of the stockholders of said cor- | missed as against the defendanis, Jonathan i. Her- Oration to obtala the control of said railroad by | rick @nd Walter H. Burns, without costa, and that mes Fisk. Jr., Jay Gould and others acting | all the suits re-entered in the pleadings be discon- copcert with them, and im fraud of the juat rights Of {he stockholders boding a majority of tno sto aud company. It clearly ap- pearea that fro Bi3 t of some membors of the DOA F Mr. Ramsey, or other cuuse, early in th ame in conjunction with Measra. Fisk and Gould (Mr. Har: rig testified that he was retaimed by Mr. Gould ad counsel gn the matter in June), efforis began by the purchase of stock to prepare for a change in the directors m the railroad company at the coming siechog, to be held in September, and these eforta continued up to the ith of August, the day for tue close of the t books, it ‘Tis proceeding was entirely iegitimate, proper andjawiul, It 1 the law of jomt stock corpora. nos that @ majority of the stockuoiders ir interest shail control in’ the election of its ollicers and in is managemont. - Hesldes these cfforts in the purchase of stock to ges the control of the road at the eusuing election, Bee 98 f eh ‘leer (aca od bona Rar! was ry judicial pro ngs Ww e precon- corte dosign and iatent to prevent an honest and fair election by excluding vot that could ne controiled py the ¥isk and Gould interest, and to liinder and prevent a free and true expression of Vie wishes OL De aoe. stockholders at ar elec- tion, In respect to tne future management and con- trol of the said road. lt appears that up to the time of the commence- ment ot this action twenty-two different suits bud been commenced aud iustituted by the different par- ties interested in this controversy. With those suits and proceedings I bave notutng to do tn this con- necuion, except us tuey preceded. related to or were designed to aifect, influence or control the election hela on the 17th of Septeiuber, After recounting tie various judicial proceeaings, suits, tnjunctions, &c., in the case, Judge Smith conciudes as folows:— Upon the whole evidence upon this branch of the case 1 think I am bound to find as matter of fact Uthat there was & preconceived scheme, combination or conspiracy to carry the election of directors ap- pointed to be held at the time and place aforesaid, by the use and abuse of legal process and procecd- ings, and by elforts and contrivances to prevent a fair election Of inspectors at a stockholders’ meet- tog, Made necessary by the injunction against the inspectors elected in 1868, procured, used and served ag above stated, with the concurring preoccupation of the room where such meeting was to be held, with such number of persons as utterly precluded a free und fair meeting lor such purpose, And I am accordingly bound to ting as matter of fact and of law that the election held by Hamilton Harris, Joseph Bush and James Oliver, acting us in- eer was therefore irroguiar, fraudulent and vould. ‘There 1s still another*subject for consideration in respect to this electton. [t was held in distinct vio- lation and disregard of two injunctions issued out of this court and duly served upon the sald inspectors. One injunction Was issued tu the suit of Davia Groes- beck and others against yay Gould and James Fisk, Jr., and others, This injunction required the defendants, Hand, Lathrop and Haskell, inspectors of elections, the:r successors, substitutes and all aud every other per- sou Who might in any way be appointed or selected to serve as lmspectors of elections, or to hold apy election for directors of the Albany and Susque- haona Kauroad Company, absolutely to desist aud refrain, until the further order of the court, at any election on the Tth day of Sepvemver, 1859, or any Subsequent day, whenever the piaiuttif and the other Owners of 3,000 shares Of sail company should be enjoined, or they be forbidden to vote upon the same by any injunction, or order, or judgment, or process of any court; and they were also foroidden to reeeive auy vote, or votes on the part of the defendants, Jay Gould, James Fisk, Jr., Charies Courter, Jacob Leonard, Samuel North, Azro Clase, David Wilbur, Alonzo Evarts, Jonathan Herrick, Joseph Bush, Hamilton Harris and James Oliver, in person or b¥ proxy, or a8 the proxy or substitute in any wise of any ovher person, unless the plaintif and other holders of said .:,000 shares of stock, and of every portion theroof, should iirst have an oppor- tunity to vote upon all of the said shares by tuem heid respectively. ‘ftus injunction was served upo: Mr. Harris and his associate inspectors beiore they had received any vote, and was immediately disre- gardod and disobeyed i letter and intent by them DY receiving the voteot W. A.J. Fuller, who-voted as receiver of the very stock upon whicii the plain- Uiin said action was restrained from voting. The other injunction was granted in a sult in which Minard Harder was piuinti’. wherein and whereby the said inspectors were commanded to desist and refrain irom holding any eloction of directors or from receiving and counting aud can- Vassing any votes thereof. This mjunction, as well a8 the one directed to Hand, Haskell and Lathrop avd the one forbidding Josep H. Ramsey trom acting a8 president of said railroad company, L think, Were enurely void. {do not think a court of equity has any power to restrain a public officer or an olficer duly elected or appointed by a corporu- tion frum periorming the general, ordinary and proper duties of such oMice. It may restrain hin irom doing some parucolar wroog or tnjury afect- ing private rights, and it may suspend or remove a director or trustee of @ private corporation, upon due cause being shown and due notice given, for auy gross Violation of duty or corruption in otice; butit cannot remove him by imjuuction without notice aud Withouta hearing. * & * # Oue was, f think, a valid injunction, and as such it was the duty of tne inspectors to wuom it was addressed to obey it. ‘tne writ of injunction ts dountless liable to abuse, and is unquestionably olten granted incautiously, but while # court with equity powers exists Mm thts State, the process of in- Junction is an invaluavle and indispensabie instru- menctin 18 hands Lo 6navle it to discharge 13 proper duties and to prevent wrong aud injustice, and it must be Wwuintained in its integrity, aud obedience to it required aud enforced. In the People vs. Davis, 6 Selden, 262, Judge John- Son, In giving the opinion of the Court of Appeals, Said thas the principle 1s of universal force, tuat the order or judgment of a court having jurisdiction is to be obeyed, no matter how cleariy 1 may oe erro- neous, {t 18 only when it acts without authority that its orders are regarded as nullities; they are then not voidable but simpiy void. ‘This election would doubtless have becn set aside on a summary app.ication to this couri—pursuant vo section 5, of titie4of chapter $of the revised statutes—on the ground that it was heid tn disunct Violation of this injunction, and 1 think in this pro- ceeding, Where the rewuarity of the election 13 in question, the fact that said election was held in Violation of an injunction must be considered, As upon the grounds above stated, I have come to the conclusion that the election of the Courter and Chnrea set of divectors was and is not legal ana valid, it follows that the priority of right depending upon the prior organization of the stockuolders’ meeung over which WulterS. Church presided, 19 removed, aud such meeting is to re- garded in iaw «8 if it never had been neid, the consequences of which, upon the views above stated, is tial the stockholders’ meeting over which Jutnes Hendricks presided was the only regular, legal and-valid stockholders’ meeting held on Une said 7th of September, aad thut the mspectors elected at that mecting were lawful Inspectors, and the eiecuon heid by them for directors of said curpo- ration a legal and valid election. ‘fhe argument that Harris, Rush and Oliver were oMcers de Jacto, ana the. election weld by them is Valid Upon that ground, is untenable. There can be Ro such officer as an Ollicer de facio, as against Lhe peopie, 1D an actiog at the suit of the pespie to try the utie to the office. ‘The doctrine m respect to officer de facto only applies to and in favor of third persons and to protect innocent parties who have trusted to the apparent title of an oficer, * * # Jt appears that at the Harris poli taere were cast 13,400 votes, and at the Snow polis 10,742, ‘'ransfer the 3,000 shares improperly voted upon by Fuller from the Harris to the Swan poil and it would give the majority to the lavter poll. From the Harris vote 600 should algo be deducted, because the vole was given by commissioners who had previously been renioved from office aud their places tilled by new officers. ‘The veriiorart brought tw review the pro- ceedings did not return the oid officers und they had ho right to cast tue vote of the towu. ‘These Harris Shares should also be declared for the town of Duanesburg, On the ground that this court at the General Term had adjudged that said town does not own any .stock in said ratiroad corporation, aud was not a stockholder. Without going iurtner into detail on this question | wiil simply add that the subscription for she 9,500 shares by Hendrick, Hunt aud others, | think, made them lawiut stockholders upon such stock of the sald corporation. ‘They pald the ten per cent upon it and cannot avoid the payment of the balauce due upon such subscripuon, ine company has had the ten per cen‘, and the subscription Was made in the regular subscription book in the hands of the offl- cers of the company and created an absolute legal obiigation to take the stock aud pay for the same. Black River and Utica Kailroad Company, 25 New York, 208. Ogdensburg vs. Wolley, 1 Keys, 120. The Votes upon tins stock Would have given & great waa ra to the Ramsey set of directors on & siugle poll. It seems to us quite clear, then, viat if there had been a single poll and stockholders had voted and their voies received according to the stock ledger and transiler books as they stood on the 7th Gf August, including all such entries and trans- fers of stock as the treasurer did make or was bound to make, and which would have been directed by mandament to axe if he haa refused, the ticket headed by J. Pierrepont Morgan would have been elected by @ large majority of te votes Of legal and valid stock, And tf, on the contrary, the result had been other- Wise, and such result had beea brought avout by te reception of the votes given by Fuller and the ejection of the votes of the true owners of that Stock, and this trap and rejection of other stock tile- gally, including the 9,500 shares subscribed tor by Hendricks, Hunt aud others, this court could have been brought upon summary application to set aside suck elections. Downy U. Potts Zabriskie, N. J., 68, expurie Murphy and others 7, Corogen 153, 19 Wind 685. In the matter of the Chenango Mutual Insurance Company. ‘The defendant, Jonathan R. Herrick, was not law- fully reuloved fromfns ofice of director by the Com- ton Council Of Albany. At the meeting of said Cow mon Counell tt appears that but one memver of the be ard voted for his removai, aud one memper voted 1a the negative, and the presiding oMlcer de- clared the resolution carried. ‘This was clearly an ercor, aud said Jomathaa KR. Herrick remains aud 1 Gnued by the plaintiffs on both sides without costs we tie recelversuip of Pruyn, Courter and Fisk be aside, ‘The Ndqment will further direct that the thirteen defen Who are hereby deciared to have been goly elected directors of said corporation headed by J. pont Morgan, aud also the defendants, Da- wu Grgesbeck, Daniel T, Chamberlain, John W. Vin- nt, vid J, Nowell, Daniel ©. Fails, James M. Boyd, Samuel Sloan, Bamuel 0, Thompten, Martin Green, and recover the costs of the actiol against the sald thirteen defendants headed by Charles Courter and Walter 8, Cuuron, whose claim to have been duly elected directors of saia corpora- tion ts hereby disallowed, And it will be referred to the Hon. Samuel L, Selden, of Rochester, to ae upon the accounts of the receiver and upon a earing of the at Albany, to ascertaim and report to the court what would be a proper ex@ra allowance in the action and to which of the defen- Gants it should be paid and to settie such otuer matters of detailas may be necessary to carry the judgment into effect. And it will be further ordered that the said direc- tors so hela to be duly elected be let into immediate power Or said railroad, and that the receiver trans- Jer to them all the property and assets in his hanus belonging to said corporation, retaining from the moneys in bis hands all proper allowauces for fees, expenses and other cua rges to be adjusted by said releree, The Railroad Not Yet Turned Over to the Ramsey Dircctors—Prospect of Further Litigation, ALBANY, Jan. 1, 1870. The Governor has not yet turned over the Susque- hanna Railroad to the Ramsey direttors. He is Qwaiting an official copy of the decision from Jus- tice Smith. It is understood that further legal pro- ceedings will follow the decision. NEW YORK CITY. Gleanings in Gotham on Yesterday. The Weather—Sudden Death:—Shooting Affrays—Attempt to Murder a Po- liceman—A Paltry Joke—Acc.- dents, Inquests-and Mis- cellancous Matters. ‘The following record will show the changes In the temperature of the weather for the past twenty-four hours in comparison with the corresponding day of last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Had- nut’s puarmacy, HEALY Building, Broadway, cor- ner of Aun street:— 1869, 1870, 1870. 3A. M. 43 aT 6A. M. 40 66 45 9A. M. 41 . ad IZM... s..0- Sl 43 12P. M. 42 Average temperature yesterday... + 4335 Average temperature for correspo: last year, seereeeee B2%Q A chila (name not given) died suddenly at No. 69 King street, Coroner Flynn has charge of the -case. Phoenix Jones, a colored individual, died sud. dently in the rear of premises No. 79 Laurens street. Coroner Schirmer was notifled to hold an inquest on the body. To-morrow being the sixth anniversary of tne death of the late Archbishop Hughes a solemn high mass of requiem will be celebrated in St, Patrick's cathedral at teu o'clock A. M. for tue repose of his soul, A child, six months old, died in @ rear room on the third floor of premises 146 Cherry street. Coro- ner Flynn was notitied to hoid an inquest on tne body. The uame of the child or parents was not given, Wm. Byrnes, of 419 Pearl street, yesterday morn- ing was cut on one of his arms by a knife in the hands of Peter Hamitn, a sailor. The affray occurred atthe corner of Madison and James streets. Tue wou ud ts a slight one, At two o'clock yesterday morning two young men, named Leopold, in Franklin street, were play- Ing with a pistol, when it was accidentally dis- charged, the ball entering the abaomen of one of them. ‘The wound is not dangerous, A child of Ann Smith, living at No. 163; Ham- Alton street, was suffocated early yesterday morning by becoming buried beneath the bed s'othes whue the mother was asleep. The imfant was only tive months oid. Corouer Schirmer was notified, Attwo o’clock yesterday morning an altercation occurred between Morton Wheeler and Martin Smith, residing at No. 752 Second avenue, when ‘Sinith threw a kettle of not water on Wheeler, scaid- ing him severely about the neck anu breast. He was \aken wo Bellevue Hospital. Coroner Flynn held an inquest at Believue Hos- pital on the body of John Taylor, who died from the effect of injuries received by being caught in the macninery at Holbrook’s soap factory, West ‘Twenty-fourth street, near Tenth avenue. On the 22d ult. deceased sustained &@ compound fracture or both legs and other injuries. ‘Taylor was tuwirty-two years of age and a native of Engiand, Some til-advised practical joker yesterday morn- ing inserted an advertisement in some of the morn- ing papers, under the heading ‘Deaths,’ announc- ing the decease at Philadeiphia, on Thursday last, of Major Willlam A. Thorpe, The cause of death was stated to be paralysis. Yesterday Major ‘Thorpe, with ‘about 259 pounds of flesh, bone and muscle, was around making New Year's calls among many of nia friends of the Keystone Club, of which organi- cation he is an old aud peculiarly active inemoer, POLICE INTELLIGENCE, About five o'clock yesterday morning a dastardly attempt was made by a concealed assassin to mur- der a policeman. While on post in Stone street ofi- cer John H. Scharen was fired upon and shot in one of nis legs, Fortunately the wound 19 not of a se- rious churacter. His brother officers scoured the precinct, but lailed to discover the ruMan who tn- ict ed tne injury. John Lord, aman of advanced years, was com- mitted to the Tombs by Judge Hogan on Friday. As Lord had no nome or visible means of support, the Commissioners of Charities and Correction were to provide for bis wants, but the following night the homeless and friendiess man fell sick and died, thus saving the authorities farther trouvie and ex- pense, except to hold an inqueston the body and then bury It ina pauper's grave. Coroner Schirmer Was notifled and had the remains sent to the Morgue tor inquest. Mr. Samuel 8. E. Riken, of 115 East Thirty-sixth street, was spending New Year's eve in the oity, and on his way home he met Isabella Kiernan, whom he accompanied to her house in Lispenard street. He was avout to enjoy the seasonable hospitaliues awailing him when he perceived tuat his overcoat, wiuch he had just raken off, was handed by Isabella w @ map named Leary, who immediately ran down stairs with it. Riken, \ninking there was some mis- tace, turew open the window and shouted ‘stop tulel.” Ofticer Burns was in the neighborhood and Leary was stopped by him with the coat tn “his pos- session. both prisoners were brought before Judge Hogan yesterday aad committed to answer. The Nineteenth precinct police report that about half-past eleven o’clock last night, William Dough- erty, barkeeper of Hession’s liquor store, corner of Seventy-sixth street and Third avenue, was a tacked bya party of rougns headed by Jeremiah Lyneh. ‘The crowd beat him badly, demolished windows and glasses and shot him in the head, in- ficting a severe but not dangerous wound. Patrick Heasion, proprictor of the piace, pointed out to offl- cers O'Connell and Tully the man Lynch as the lea- der of the rioters, but refused to make a complaint. O nicer O'Connell, Who had his pistol in one of his hands, accidentally allowed ic to be discharged, aud the ball from it entered Hession's uead, {nficting, oué report says, & fatal wound, amotler, a severe but not dangerous one. Charles Fisher, @ boy about fifteen years of age, very intelligent and respectable looking, was brought before Judge Hogan yesterday morning, charged with robbing his ‘ewployer, Mr. John Cari- ton, merchant tallor, 309 Broadway. Detective Field, of the Fifth precinct, baa the youth tn'cbarge, and tt appeared that this youch had been carrying on @rather extensive system of robbery; hut, for- tunately for him, it has been nipped ia the bud. This youth stole articles of dress—such as men’s drawers—worth from gaven to twelve dollars, and gold them to hackmen, who must have known they were stolen, at one dollar and a half and filty cents and seventy-five cents, according wo value. ‘The boy was commitied to answer, ead ne left the | court with the nonchalant manner ors vagy bar dened criminal. FINANCIAL, AND COMMERCIAL non ned WALL. bt al Saturpay, Jan. 1, 1870. The first day of the new year has been observed as a close holiday, all the various boards having ad- Journed over from Friday to Monday. SPRCLE PAYMBNTS—CONGRRSS. The table of gold huctuations which we gave yes terday is suggestive in showing the gradnai appre- ciation of the public credit. It will be seen that the gold premium has followed the course of a curve, which mounts ata steep angle during the years 1863 und 1864 and then begias to deciine, until at the present time the cnd of the line is abouton @ level ‘with @ point corresponding to the summer of 1862, or six months alter the suspension of specie pay- Tents, This is of course only the generai direction of the curve. In its detatied sinuosities it is much mors complicated. ‘The great qaestion is how long will tt be before the curve finally reaches and rematns on the horizontal linet The word remains is used be- cause the experieace of countries which have gone through a crisis similar to our own teaches us that Q3 gold approaches par it undergoes a series of shorter and shorter vibrations until it finally be- comes quiet, just as an iadia rubber ball, dropped perpendicularly on the ground, bounds up several times, rising a leas distance each time, until it finally settles stil, This experience warns us that this, like tne crisis of a fever, ts the most dangerous moment; for values will undergo so constant @ variation as to derange all business. The lesson of the past should not be lost on Congress if that body is dotermined on taking measures to bring about specie payments, The measures of Congress should be mild, and inclined to assist the convalescence of the patient ratuer than to work any sud- den cure, ‘The dangers of a@ return to specie payments have been largely dis- counted during the past season. The failures among importers have beeu unusually numerous, and the situation has so warned others that a gon- erally conservative policy in business has beep the result. Tne mercantile wrecks of the past season are about all that may be looked for to ensue from the steady tendency of golu to par. A continued decline in gold will of course deprive many mer- chants of the incentive to business, and a great deal of capital will be kept out of such enterprises as may be impairea by @ failin gold, But in our domestic trade and enterprises the prospect I$ uot $0 discour- aging for the reason that their success depends upon our domestic currency. The duiness vow prevalent over the country ts usual at this time of the year, and 1s the reflex in a measure of the depression in enterprises connected wita gold, whicu, while inde- bendent, affects domestic markets by sym- pathy. Our domestic prices are due to the great abundance of currency. So far as we can judge by the tone of legisiation in Congress there ta not the least disposition to contract that currency. Our internal trade, tuerefore, is secure, even with a return to specie payments. AS A correspondent writes us, “Specie payment 1s only another name for indation; for if we render green- backs aud goid convertible at par would there not ve added to the currency at least $150,000.00 to $200,000,000 goid coin? All the present banking reserves of greenbacks would be set free. ‘The decline in values would at once bo ar rested when people retiect that the amount of paper money being unchanged the deciine ot the premium on gold only brings us nearer to the addition of @ huge volume to our cur- rency; and also that all bonds and stocks paying currency dividends must ultimately greatly advance because of the greater intrinsic value of the divt- dends and the great gold inflation of the currency.” ‘The inference, therefore, is that those who are mak- ing contracts or laying out plans for the futuro of their domestic business shonld be careful to bear in mind that the inflation which bas come with the war haa not been the resuit of the rise in gold alone, but is more properiy due to the greater avundance of the circulating medium. It t# the plentiness of money which makes prices high. ‘Who does not remember the snecdote told of Washington and the Natural Bridge in Virginia? A visitor to the curiosity betug told that the Father of his Country had executed the remarkable feat of tossing a dollar over it, rejoined, ‘Very possibly, because a dollar would go further in those days than now.’ The fact w that money is becoming cheaper every year, what with the product of our Mines and the expansion of tne bankieg system. Travellers tell us that living tu Europe, which used to be held up tous asthe paragon of economy, 13 now dearer than tn the United States. Of course much of the rise in prices in England and France is due to the fact that since the war they have had all our gold coim in addition to their owa, and that money in those countries 1s nearly twice as plentiful ag it was belore the rebellion sent aY our specie to them. GOVERNMENT BONDS IN EUROPE. The favor manitestea towards our government securities by Europeans has been frequently re- marked; but a late number of the Investor's Guar- dian, & fivancial paper, published in London, ex- hibits a new and very striking phase of it. ‘Those who are familiar with the detaiis of speculation know that in the ordinary rise of stocks an advance of one per cent gives the operator a profit reguy of ten, and an advauce of ten per cent 2 profit of one hundred per cent, his margin being usually one- tenth of the par value of the shares invested im. The application of tuts principle to speculation in our government bonds seems Wo be the basis of the formation of a company in London bearing the simple name of ‘The Common Fund,” proposed capt- tal one hundred miilions. The projctors are so con- flaent of our ability to redeem the debt in full that they expect to realize an enormous profit on the rise of our bonds from 85 to 100, An ordinary invest- ment would of course net only fifteen per cent on ‘Unis apprectation of our national credit. Bui the com- pany intend to earn 150. The detalis given in the paper referred vo are as follows:— ‘The company tl singularly named ts likely to attract to ilself great attention, as well trom the un- usally large amount of the capital with wuich it proposes to operate as from the vastness of the ob- ject it has in contemplation. The company is formed 1 London and incorporated under the Companies! having offices in ’aris and Berlin with a view to business chiefly on the Conunent, where tue bonds O1 the Unlied States, to which the operations of the company wil be primarily directed, are principally held. The proposed capital is one hundred wii- Hous, in five iullions Of shares of £20 each, an amount regulated vy that of the United States bonds understood te be held in Europe. ‘The startling character of this scueme has caused us to seek what- ever information the promoters would give. From tuis 1b appears that the leading idea, of the mtended action of thls company is maimly based on the fol- lowing letter as to the exact time when the whole of the American debt will ae en urely paid oif:— THRASURY DEPARTMENT, WABRINGTON, Auguat 19, 166 DEAR Siz-In answer to the inquiry ax to the probable surplus revenue of the United States which can be made ap- plicable for reduction of the public debt, £ will ask your Attention to the Zollowing yu The sunie of theso several 0,000, wat items will be $1 ich. indicates the amount of plus revenue which is likely to be placed at the dispor the Treasury during the current fiseal yoar and made applicn- bie for the further reduction of the national debt. ioveatment ‘An annual ipa sinking fund jebt in lows than sinking fund be ent, tie law will id between thes o you have, in my opinion, the exact time when the present puvlic dabt of che United States will be extingniaa ed, ‘am, yours, most respectfully, DAVID A. WELLS, United states Sp ecial Commissioner of Revenue. ‘The memorandum of registration deciares the ob- Jects to be—'“l'o buy and seil British and foreign government secunties, borrow money and make loaus,”’ &c, We have received froin the promoters the following particulars of the plans of this com- pany:— f ¥10),W00,090 at six per cei h the entire principal of ‘or if the 0% 0 Lwenty-thr in to be £100,000,000, in shares of £20. Scrip is to be i vent, entitling the holder to call t full sam of £30 per share. war the compan which wil share warrants of the company will be fagued to bearer nego- table witho: Wansler or responsibility, ‘There will be no # oF solicitation of aubseribers or efforts to ept by the absorption of A: y can ve had below par. Wh ¢ jyaid off, Investment will be made ecninams securities, CITY BANK STOCKS. It may be only a coincidence, but it ts, curtously, @ fact, that since the recent defaication in the Mer- chants’ Exchange National Bank the snares of our city bank stocks have veen unusually duli, ‘The fol- lowing were the only bids at the voard on I’riday:— New York, 134; Manhatcan, 142; Union, 123; Ame- ries, 141; Phoenix, 103; Tradesmen’s, 145; Merchants? Exchange, 100; Commerce, 120; American Exchange, 112; Bavk of the Republic, 114%; Commonwealth, 112; Importers’ aud Tradere’, 1357 Central National, 105; Fourth National, 99; Ninth National, 105 (ex div.); Tenth National, 86; Oriental, 140; Gold Ex- change, 65; Bankers’ aud Brokers’ Agsociation. 97. oluer gov. MARRIAGE AND MORALITY. Neglect of the Hite in Kurope and the Social ConsequenceeThe Case in a Religious Point of View. A London weekly journat of December 18 treats the above subjects in the tollowing woras:— A generation or two ago, when English pride was at its highest, it was the fashion to dwell with much satisiaction on the superior morality of Protestant countries, and England in particular, compared wiia that whioh prevailed in Koman Catholic lands. Fashions, however, change; Komenism attained someting of @ premium in distinguished British circles, Protestantism falling to a discount. And then the bold assertions of Komanists themselves in favor o1 their creed began to receive credence, It sipped sowehow toto @ kind of maxim, tiat thoroughly Komanist populations are more moral, im the common ecclesiastical wense of the word, which regards especially the relations between whe sexes, than communities of the reformed faith. ‘this was a kind of concession gracefully mado by persons of liberal religious opin- ions to zealous Koumauisis, “You are, no doubt, superatitious and ignorant peopie; but i must be confessed that you have an udvautage over us in Point of what 18 specially calicd morality. mass Ot your believers are sounder in this respect, botl in principles and conduct; great 18 the virtue of the conteasional Lo keep ordinary people in the straigue road.” Aad the pretension thus politely conceded has been employed with abundance of se.f-laudation by she zealous pereons, chieily converts, who devo themselves to magnifying the glories of thew per- suasion in public writing and speaking. But tuere lies an appeal veyond ai! this loose talk to an unimn- Passioned tribunal—that of statistical aualysis. And Uils proves (assuming the figures to be correct) taut the respective sexual morality of European coun- tries, if tested by the number of illegitimate births (and no other test can well be devised), has no reia- tion whatever to their respective creeds, Here are the figures as given by M. Maurice Block in his very val ane work, “L’Kurope Politique et sociale.” 0} Baropenn. countries, Chat in which by far the greatest relative number of natural children ts born i# Bavaria, a country of which two-thirds of the people are Catholic, and bern Catholic, and in which “the confessional” more of a real institution than almost anywhere else. ln Bavaria the illegitimate births amount to 20.7, or nearly 21 per cent of the whole. Next come Saxony and Wurtemberg; the first ex- clusively, the second chieny Protestant. In these illegitimate virths amount to 15 and 11.7 per cent re- spectively. In Sweden aud Norway (Protestant,) they are ¥.3 and 9.2; in Austria (very Catholic), 89. Next to these comes a iistof countries comprising, lo fuct, the greater part of Europe, in which che tlic- gitimate birth-rave ts singularly uniform; nowhere much below 7 per cent, and nowhere attaining 8. Vhese are—taken in order of immorality, beginuing with the worst—Belgium, Kussia, Italy, France, Prussta, England. Ireland there are, we believe, no trustworthy returns, bul coinmon opinion makes iwrank very favorabie in thia respect. Below the countries thus enumerated, und tuerefore the teast exceptionable of all, come Catholic Spain with 545 per cent, and last, Protestant Holland with only 4 per cent, which thus attains the European “prize of artue, “These diversities are very far from admitting of easy, or, indeed, any explanation from such mate- riais for knowledge as we possess. Something is due to legal institutions, For instance, the three German countries which rank worst on the list all possess peculiarly restrictive codes of marriage jaws, wich restrict honorable matrimony and render irregular but durable connections—*wild marriages,” 43 the Germans oddly but expressively cail ukem—imore common than they otherwise would be. And the same obstructive iegisiation prevails more or less 1p other continental countries, But this nas no reia- tion to reiigious questions. And the simpie conolu- Sion Which We Wish to draw 1s, we conceive, unde- niable, that it cannot be proved, or rendered proba- bie, that the reitgion prevailing im any Kuropean country, taken apart from other causes, influences at all the number of illegimate births. Religious par- tisans should therefore be very cautious before they endeavor to make capital for their own faith out of the weaknesses and sins which they can charge to the account of heretical populations. ‘They lay them- selves open to crusitng retorts. Better acqutegve in Gtbbon’s impartial concingion that retigiou—in the partisan seuse Of the word—is “all-powerful to im- pel, powerless to stem, the streate of national man- ners.’ Emanuet C. Reigart, of Lancaster, Pa., who died last week, aged seventy-four years, lirst nominated ‘Thuddeus Stevens for Congress. 2 RNS MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. Married. CLEMENT—PouND.—On Thursday, December 23, At tue residence of the bride’s parents, in this city, by tne Rev, tl. A. Katou, Mr. kpwakD H. CLEMENT to Miss GERTRUDE POUND, daughter of Jolun Pound, Hq. ConwiIn—KING.—On Thuraday, December 23, at the residence of the bride's parents, in Greenport, by the Kev. N. K. Bennett, J. Appison Corwin to 183 LILLIE KING, daughter of W. Z, King, Esq.,fall of Greenport, CK gNNA—RUTHERPORD.—On Friday, Vecember sl, by the Rev. Father Keegan, of Brooklyn, N. Y., Joun HW. McK . of Providence, K. 1, to Misa Soruia RuTuecroxd, of Brooklyn, N. Y. Died. ACKERMAN.—On Saturday morning, January 1, Wittik F., dr, only child of Wiliam FP. and Auwe B, Ackerman, ‘The relatives and friends of the family are respect- fully invited to atterd the funeral, from the resi- dence of his parents, 1,013 Third avenue, on Monday morning, at nine o'clock. APPLEYARD.—On Friday, December #1, W1iL.1aM H. ArrL#yanp, in the Sist veur of his age. The friends and reiatives are respectiaily invited toattend the funeral services, at his late residence, No. 85 Varick strovt, oa Monday afternoon, at halt: past one o’clock. ATKINSON.—On Thursday, December 39, Joun At- KION, aged 48 years. friends, and those of his brother George and brothers-in-law, are invited to attend the funeral, from 203 West Thirteentn street, tuis Sunday af ternoon, at one o'clock. BaupiEgR.—lo Brooklyn, on Wednesday, December 20, CATHERINE, Wife of Aliréd Baudier, aged 29 years. ‘The friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, irom her late residence, No. 209 Columbia street, Brooklyn, this (Sunday) afternoon, at one o'clock. Baxter.—At Mamaroneck, on Thursday, Decem- ber 30, Jamks BAxTer, aged 52 years. The relatives and friends of the tamlly are respect- fully invited to attend the tuneral, from the Metho- dist Episcopal churen, Rye Neck, on Monday atver- noon, at one o'clock. BRUARANS.—At Guttenberg, on Turhsday morn. ing, December 30, at ten o'clock, after a long and suflerlug ulness, Mrs. Diana Ti widow o1 Jobn Beharans, aged 60 years and 8 montis. Funerai will be heid at the house, in Guttenberg, this ( Suaday) afternoon, at hali-past tweive o'cic deriends fad acquaintances of the family are respe fully Invited to attend. Bau..— At Jamaica, L. 1., on Friday, December 31, JANE LOWE BELL, age years and 8 moutis, ‘The relatives and friends are respectfully invited fo attend the funeral services, this (Sunday) af noon, at two o clock precise'y, from the residence of her sister, Mrs. Allen, Flushing avenue, Astoria, L. 1, without further notice. Bowrr.—On Friday, December 31, ELLEN Bowrr, the only daughter of A.exaudria Bower, aged 10 years and § months. The funeral will take place this (Sunday) afternoon at one o'clock, trom tne residence of her uncle, Jonn Reilly, 403 Second avenue, between Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth streets, The friends of the tam- tly and those of her uncies, William, Peier and Mi- chaet Walsh, are respectiliy invited to attend. BRENNAN.—On Thursday, December 30, PETER BRENNAY, @ uative of county Siigo, Ireland, aged 28 years, The friends and relatives are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, this (Sunday) aiternoon, at one o’cluck, from his late residence, 109 Chariton sireet, Brusa.—JAcob BRusu, aged 78 years, 4 months and 3 days. ‘The relatives and friends of the family, and those of his son, Willata E. Brusi, aud his son-in-law, the late Jacob Cholwell, are respectfully invited to at- tond the funeral, from his late residence, 627 Green- wich street, this (Sunday) morning, at nine o'clock. Hits remains will be taken to Yonkers for interment. Burns.—On Friday, December 31, Mrs. Many Berns, in the 52d year of her age. er Iriends and those of her brothers, Patrick and John Moran, are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from her late residence, 243 East Twenty- Jourth street, this (Sunday) afternoon, at one o'clock. Conkiin.—OmBriday, December 31, LILLIs, young- est daugiter of Robert H. aud Lizzie Coukiln, aged 2 years und 9 days, ‘The relauves and frien re respectfully invited to attend the funeral a , at the sresidence of her parents, 340 Kast Fifty-fifth street, uns (Sunday) afternoon. at five o'clock. The remains will be a to Martindaie, N. Y,, for interment on Mon- day. ‘On Thursday, December 0, Mrs. Brip- iN, IM the Voth year of her age. The friends of the family are respectiuily invited to attend the funeral, from her jate residence, No. 421 Muth street, this (Suuday) afternoon, at two o'clock, to Calvary Cemetery. DAY. --At Newark, N. J., on Saturday, January 1, Harnier Beach, wife of Klitu Day. Notice of funeral hereatt Dukyta.—At Flatbusi, on Saturday, January 1, HANNAH DURYBA, aged 94 years, Friends aud relatives of the tamily are myited to attend the funeral, on Monday afternoon, at two o'clock, from the Keformed Dutch chure: Dé GRAND-V At Hopoken. on Frida: \ HENRI GUIGON DE GRAND-VA’ tive of Frauce, in the 80th year of his age. ‘the friends of tne family are respectiully invited to attend the funeral, irom St. Patrick's Cathedral, corner of Mott and Prince streets, New York, on Monday afternoon, at four u'vluck, —On Saturday, January 1, Ronerr i. FREEMANN, lnfant son of Thomas and Matuda Free- mann, aged 13 months and 9 dasa, ‘the funeral will take piace from 331 First avenue, at two o'clock, this (Sunday) afternoon. Tue re- mains to be taken to Cypress Cemetery. Decem- @ na One ~~ ‘PERS 455 West Forty-eeventh strest, this (Sunday) after. noon, at half-past one o'clock. Gutims.—On Sesurday, January 1. at the reat- sect Me Suteat Sint tal Tare Brook! ry i > nea, eousna, the 77th year of her age. ‘The friends of the familly are respectiully invited to attend the funeral, from the above piace, on Mouday afternoon, at two o'clock. Guivrin.—On Wi . per 29, OmAK- Lorre HarKigon, wife of Dr. Thomas B. Gridin, aged 45 years, 10 months and 11 days. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, from her late residence, 115 Kast ‘Twelfth street, on Monday morning, at ten o'clock, Haetx.—On Friday, December 31, Many, wile of John Haipin, mn the 47th year of her age. ‘The friends of the family. a8 well as those of ber brothers-in-law, Peter Halpin and Peter Doyte, aro respectfully invited to attend the funeral, (Sun- day) alternoon, at nalt-past one o'clock, from her tate residence, southwest corner of Fifty-fourth street aud First avenue, H¥ALRY.—In Brooklyn, on Saturday, January 1, MICHAEL Healey, ® Dative of the pariah of Gran- Bard. county Longford, Ireluad, in the o7th year of his age. The relatives and friends of the family are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, frow his late resi- dence, No, 404 tlicks street, Brooklyn, oa Mouday afternoon, a bhalf-past one o'clock. Hyarr.—At Harrison, Westchester county, om Thursday, December 30, Reukcca, wife of Nathanie Hyatt, in the S0th year of her age." Jones.—In Hoboken, the infaut son of S. and M. Jones, aged 3 days, Lewis.—In Jersey City, on Thursday, December 30, Gronos, only son of John W. and Emma Lewis, aged 4 years, 3 months and 7 days, The relatives and friends of the family are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, from the reat- dence of his parents, No, 330 South Firat street, this (Sunday) afternoon, at one o'clock, His remains will be taken to Greenwood Cemetery. Livinaston.—On Saturday, January 1, Posse Ltv- INasron, wile of Robert Livingston, in the 634 year of her age. Her friends and acquaintances are respectfully in- vited to attend the funeral, from her late residence, 112 West Sixveenth street, on Monday afternoon, as one o'clock. Lonp.—On Friday, December 31, ANN, the beloved Wite of William Lord, and daughter of Edward and Susan Kearney, of Carndonagn, county Donegal, Ireland, aged 62 years. Peace to her soul, Friends and relatives are respectfally invited te attend the funeral, from her late residence, 1,068 Second avenue, between Fifty-fith and Pitty-eixte streets, this (Sanday) afternoon, at one o'clock. Derry papers please copy. " Lugak.—In this city, ou Friday, December 31, ues J., Qaughter of George C. and Fannie ugar. ‘the relatives and frienus of the family are respect fully inviled to attend the funeral, from ner tate rest aence, 249 Bust Forty-eighth street, on Monday afters. noon, at one o'clock. Mackay.—On Thursday, December 30, MARGARET La1To MACKAY, the beloved wife of Josep Macaay, @ native of Averdeen, Scotiand, ‘The relatives and triends of the family are reapect- fully invited to attend the funeral, from her late rext- dence, 703 Court street, Brooklyn, tuis (Sunday) af ternoon, at oue o'clock. Aberdeen (Scotiand) papers please copy. ManTix.—On Sacurday, January 1, Mra. Raopa MARTIN. Keiatives and friends of the fauwtly are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from her late seat- dence, Locust Grove, Newtown, L. 1., on Monday afternoon, at three o'clock. Flushing ‘cara for Win- field leave Hunter's Point at half-past two o'clock v. M; Remains to be taken to Bloomileld, N. J., tor interment. Ma.Lon-—On Friday, December 31, of pneumonia, Josnvi J. MALLON, aged 35 years. ‘The relatives and friends of the family and those of his brother, Francis Mallon, and of bis brothers-in- law, Patrick Brady, Join McDermott and James Filktogton, are respectiully mvited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, No. 433 Kast Nunth street, this (Sunday) afternoon, at one o'clock, MERC1ER.—On Thursday, December 30, at tat - dence of her son-in-law, Theo, C. Pohie, 133 Wost ‘rwenty-foursa street, Mrs, RosALIR MERCIER, wife of Francis Mercier, of Morrisania, 62 years. ‘The relatives and friends of the tamily are invited to attend the funeral, at the above place this (Sun- day) afternoon, at one o'ciock. Moork.—On Wednesday morning, December 29, at eight o'clock, JoHN FostRe, only child of John B. and Margaret A. Moore, aged 10 months aud 22 days. He suflers no more. The remains wero conveyed tw Greenwood, from the residence of his grandparents, 218 Kast Bigh- teenth street, on Thursday, December 30, at twelve M. MorRis.—On Friday, December 31, of congestion of the lungs, CATHARINE MORRIS, All her friends are respectfuliy invited to attend her funeral, from her late residence, 326 Hicks street, Brooklyn, at tnree o'clock. MACKENZIE.—On Thursaay morning, December 30, ALEXANDER D. MACKENZIK, aged 22 years, 7 months and 15 days, @ native of Coutin, Rossuire, Scotland. Relatives of the famtly are invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of his brother, this (Sun- day) morning, at nine o'clock, in Kiity-ninth street, between Fifth and Madison aveaues, McCoy.—In Brooklyn, on Saturday, January 1, Mra, JANE McCoy, in the 78th year of her age. ‘The funeral will take place on Tuesday alternoon, at two o’ciock, frou he Fe idence of her son-in-law, fective ts) ohmiah, 151 Dean street. Friends of the family Be Fapectrully mvited to attend, VLUMB.—In Greenpoint, on Friday, December 81, Jor ‘ PLUMB, aged 73 years. Bridgeport papera piease copy. MoPauas-On daturday, January 1, EDWARD ARLAN, Youngest son of Joho and fannie Mc- Parlan, aged 11 months and 23 days. ‘The rejatives and iriends of the family are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, from his lato residence, 140 Kast orueth street, ou Monday morn- ing. at ten o'clock, O’KEEFFE.—On Thursday, December 30, Joun O'Keurre, a native of the parish of Glenworth, county Cork, Ireland, aged 38 years. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are ro Spectfully invited to attend the funeral, from his tate residence, 871 ‘Third avenue, between Fifty-aecont and Fifty-third streets, this (Sunday) afternoon, at two o'clock. PENNOYER.—On Thuraday, December 30, MInniw F., daughter of William . and Cornelia R. Pea- nover. Funeral services will be held at St. Andrew's church, corner of Fourth avenue and {27th street, this (Sunday) afternoon, at four o'clock. Ripasock.—On Thursday, December 30, Fuiz. widow of Frederick Ridabock, in the 87th year o! her age. ‘The relatives and friends of tne family and those of her sons, Frederick A., William 8. and James tH. Kidabock, are respectfull invited to attend the fu- neral, ob Monday afternoon, at three o'clock, from tue residence of her daughter, Mra, George J. Schmelzel, No. 16 West Fifty-sixth stre —On Friday, December 4 Mra. Many » & Native of Enmisscorthy, county Wex- land, aged 72 years. friends aud those of her son-In-! kin, are requ iw, Wm. Lar- ested to attead her funeral, from his Fast Sixteeash steet, this (Sanday) af- terpoon, at one o'clock, Kequiescat in pa Routason.—On Friday, Dece: at tho residence of her dangater, Mra, Kitch Duvone strect, Greenpoint, Mrs. Mary J. Rot. ON, relic’ of William Rollason, of Warwickshire, England, aged 79 years, 6 months and 9 days. Notice of funeral in Monday’ per. SavaGE.—On Friday, Decec , after a short iilness, Mrs. MARY SAVAGE, aged 58 years, ‘The relatives and friends of the family are re- quested to attend the funeral, from the residence of her son, Willam J. Savage, 8% Seventh strest, Hobo- ken, this day (Sunday), at twelve o’c!ock. Sueeipan.—On Friday. Decemoer 51, Brioarr SHERIDAN, & native of Ireland, county Longford, parish of Ganard, Tulley Warden, in the 65th year Oi her age. ‘The friends and relati to attend the funeral Sixteenth 5 o'clock, precisety. SairH.—At Jamaica, L. 1, on Friday, December 31, RopeRT L. Surru. Funeral this (Sunday) afternoon, at half-past two o'clock, from the Church of the New Jerusalem, ‘Thirty-fifth street, between Fourth and Lexingtoa avenues. SMYTH.—At the residence of her brother, John F. Underhill, on Thursday evening, December 30, SARAIL AMELIA, Wife of Bernard L, Smyth, in the 39th year of her age. The friends of the family are respectfully invited fo attend the funeral services, at the Chureh of the Holy Trinity, corver of Madison avenue and Forty- second #l., this (Sanday) afternoon, at one o'clock, without further notice. The remains will be interred * in Woodlawn Cemetery, Srarrorp.—On Saturday, January 1, Parse Srar- FORD, aged 69 years. The relatives ana friends of the family are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, from the Forty. unrd street Methonist Episcopal church, between Broadway and £ighth aveaue, on Monday afternoon, at one o'clock. STEWA\ In Brooklyn, at the residence of his parents, No. State street, of hasty cohsumption, on Saturday, January 1, James IRVINE StBwanrt, in the 21st year of his age. The relatives aud friends of the family are re- quested to attend tie funeral, from the Fleet street Methodist Episcopai church, on Monday afternoon, at two o'clock. SumMERFIELD.—At Tremont, Westchester county, Y., on Saturday, January 1, George N. SuMMER- YiLLD. nephew of Wiliam Sammerfeid, in the 2ist year Of hus age. Noiice of funeral in to-morrow's paper. TAYLOX.—On Friday, December 81, JouN TaYLor, aged 32 years ‘The relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, from Bellevue Hospital, this (Sunday) aiter- noon, at half past one o'clock. Wem. ‘On Friday morning, December 30, AN- Dew H, WEMPLE, aged 39 years and 3 months. ‘rhe fanerat wilt Ls Place from his tate residence, 108 South Ninth stre@, Williamsburg, this (Sunday) afternoon, at half-past two o’ciock. The relatives and friends are thvited to attend. f WHELAN.—ip Krooklyn, on Saturday, January 1 DkNNIS WHELAN, aged 28 years and 1 month. 7 The relatives and friends of nls brothers. John, Edward, James aud Vincent, are respectfully tavitedt to attend the funeral, from his late residence, Sov- envit street, near Fifth avenue, thls (oe . Bo noon, at two o'clock. (Sunday) arte are respectfully invited from St. Josepn%s Home, W » hear Seventh avenue, at one GARDNEK.—In bois city, on Friday evening, Decem- ber 31, ANNIE BROWN, infant daughter of Nathaniel and the late Catharine A. Gardner, aged 5 months and 19 days, Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend Lhe faneral fron Use residence of ler uncle, Woos tk.—On Frday morning, December cn arn two o'clock, JOHN Kk. Wousrsn, a 08, Kolatives and friends are invited to atteud the funeral, from his late resiaence, No, 241 East Broad- ‘ay, this (Sunday) aiteruoon, at twe o'clock, without lurtner noticg,