The New York Herald Newspaper, February 5, 1871, Page 8

a BEUIND THE COUNTER Mysteries and Miseries of the Palaces of Fashion. ‘Tricks of the Trede—The Caucasian Slave and His Driver—Tho Secrets of Shopping— How Women Are Humbugged— Bemnants and Old Stock “What can I have the pleasure of doing for you, arr “J want a patr of warm gloves.” “Cloth—any particuiar size?” “No, | want them to fit pretty easily.” ‘The man behind the counter turned to the shelves Which were flied with boxes of various sizes and colors having narrow white labels pasted in front, on Which were scratched somec urious hieroglyphics. After (aking down several of the boxes and not find- tng what was wouted he said, “I am sorry to keep Fon waiting so long, but the fact 13 1 am almost worn out.” “Why, how is that”? “one of my young ones was poorly last night; I @ai up with him, and having to come tn so early this morning.” “L thought you had pretty good ‘hours in these stores now!” “Ah, sir, the public knows very little about our hours or ourselves.’? “If you can give me any details worth publishing, Tam a reporter for the HeeaLy, and can soon make the community acquainted with the merits of tue ease.” “I wonld be very giad to explain the entire system to you if you wili take the trouble tw come to my place this evening. Having obtained the name and address (which are suppressed for obvious reasons), and made an appointment, Which was punctually kept, the fol- lowing 18 the resnit. being seated in a small front room (ihe msn occupied three on the third floor of a large tenement house im one of the poorest quar wers of the city), the conversation was opened by ‘the reporter, REroxren—How long have you been at the dry goods business? OLeRK-About twenty years, During that timeI have held situations in most of the large houses in I went into business, in a small way, self, but fated, and I was OBLIGED TO GO LBHIND THE COUNTER azain vo sopport my Jauualy, RePORTAR—.s it vid.cult to get a situation in one of these houses + CLEBK—Weli, that depends, Bo Straight to the manager and, tak ng oi yo Make application. otuers, however, one to 0 10 Mr. Somenods; then, bat in band and bending W URL your bods loitus Lue proper CURVS OF DERY HUMILITY, you beg that be would iuiroduce you to Mr. Some- bodyeise, and this last une msy or may not think it Worth lis while to wealion you, So you have to take yoor chance. REPORTEKR—but Once you get M of course yon are ail right? CLERE—N In some of them you actly. First, you are given the OF THE ESTABLISHMENT of the offences for which you are jiavle to be ‘fiued. Theo you re- Ceive a book Lo enier tie amount of every sale made darmg the day; aud you imust look preity sharp that No one else sells any more than you do. KePORTER—Why, Uils must keep up a constant warlure amoug tue meu? OCLERK—It does, aud it is the cause of numerous plamits of Lnatven ion and rudeness to cusiomers, R—-HOW Sut K—Well, yousee, @ man 1s calied forward, is desired, by THE SHOP WALKER to come and wait upon a las She may not be quick enough at buying to suit him, so ie tries to get rid of her as quickly as possibie, that he may get another likely to purchase, KErokTe’—Tbe shop walkera then have control over the meu? CLeRK—They have, and most brutally they use 1 Someumes, shouting a .you ay if you were a dog, @ud If your lace suows the smallest trace of reseut- Meut they threaten to report yoo, and that is in- Slant dismissal. {bose fellows are worse than any Blave driver America hus ever Kuown. KEPORTER—Surely ‘Y would give a man of family some notice oe discharging him? CLERK—Not an instant. You may be twenty years im the ewploy oi one of those large houses, and be DISCHARGED AT A MOMENT’S NOTICE for some trivial offence. Time and heaith tney Ind out ef you, sud while (hey are makiug mil- ions you get a mere subsisience, REPORTER—Wbat are the usual wages paid to clerks ¥ CLERK—They range all the way from five dollars @ Week totweity. lu some NOuses they have, be- sides the salary, premiums, or, as we call them, “P, 8 RerorTeR—May I ask yeu what they are ? Ciusk—Tbey are a kind of bonns given to the Salesman for geting rid of old goods sud remnauts. Rerorrer—The general wnpression is that rem- Rants and old goods are sold at reduced prices ¥ CLERK—1 know it is, but 1tis & Wrong impression. Rewnanis sometimes bring a HIGHER PRICE AS REMNANTS than they do in ihe piece. ReroxrTer—Bui why * CLEkK—Because women are such fools and the salesmen push them to make TUE “P.M. ReEPorTeR—Do all the stores im New York give these “P. di.’ as you call them? CLERK—Ail but cue; and in some of the honsesa man gets one-third of all he can overcharge a cus- tomer during the day. Reronres—ihe js are generally marked; then how can he overcharge OLERK—The goods are marked, true enoagh; but if a tody comes into buy a shawl, for instance, it may be marked ten dollars. Butif the clerk sees she likes it very inuch, and is determined to have it, dhe may charge her sixteen forit. He then geis two for himself. REPoRTER—Don’t you taink this LOOKS LIKE SWINDLING? CLERK—Most certaiiy I do. Batit you happen to get into one of those houses, and yeu dou t do ‘tat sort of ting occasionally to show your ciever- ness and interest in your employer's business, you'll find a Saturday night come when theyll teil you they don’t want you. Lf you ask why, you are a@uswered, “Well, you don’t s1 Sid REPORTER— This 18 & irigitful siate of things. CLERK—I have known instances to occur—they are not common to be sure, but 1 have seen a great Many of them the course of my expertence— & price; she Gidn't think it good cnough, aud being tue best in @tock, the clerk would PRODUCE IT A until he had reached the vo pay Tor what she wanted. é oe us with the knowledge of the rn OLERE—Most assure at is one of ihe TRICKS OF THE TRADE. ho gomemaey are ladies so easily taken in as ut intended CLERK—Lord bless you | they are the softest things in the world. Alter a pretty geueral experien Mawn’s atte RagroxrER—You don't VE! CLERK—On th and notuing would picase me better than to see sion you can make aer believe auyibing. een wo have a HIGH OPINION OF THE SEX? re tuem very much, some of tue poor, irlendiess things who are strug: glug for an exislence in tuis ciiy get the places of hose lazy louts who ougus to be ut doing man's ‘Work uncer God's sky. RKeProRvER—Y ou think, then, this is a fleid of labor that ought to be opened up to women? CLERK—I do; and [also wink that those women who are runnilg so furiously alter the ballot would confer a much greater ber would suame thore big, hind the counter and wak RePORTER—Do you ti WOMEN GOULD and the hours? CLERK—Of course they could; they do at present. ‘The hours certainly are uanccessarily jong, bar ume wil remedy that. REPOBTER—W liat are the hours ? CLERK—Generaily {roi seven to haltpast in sem. mer, and bail-past seven Lo ciyht in winter, to seven and eight al nigut. ‘Then oatof that you ard allowed half ab hour for dinner, aud about ence a month, in our tarn, you are obliged to come at six o'clock In ihe morning. Rep early for + CLERK—They must take thefr turn to dust off and arrange te siieives and goods. KSI ORTER.—And the CASH BOYS; at what time are they expected’ CLare—Aiways at hour and a bal? before the men, REPORTRR—How jiuch do they gei? CLEKK—T'Wo dollars a week. REroKTER—Of course these littie boys are not subject to be fined + OLERE— Yea, but they are, though. I have known the poor littie chaps, alter two weeks’ Work (and, miad you, they are never allowed to sit down dur- ing the day), going home with @ dollar aud a oalf aud two dollars instead of by nines. ‘REPORTER—Would you jast give me a few of the OFFENCES VOR WHICH TAEY FDS OLers—Boing tive minutes late in the morning or Mm returning from dinuer, omitting to enter 4 saie in Pod book, taking @ wrong address or being away your post (at which yeu are OBLIGED TO STAND BRECT st a distance of nine inches from the counter) longer than five minutes, Facu one of these costs tweniy- ve cents, and in @ busy day even @ careful man it cOMmMAL the whole of therm. ‘What becomes ef these fines? Frans—pi Arngid & Coustadie’s, gud. THE WORK What do they come on those days 0 four—the rest eaten up Take Creery’s, they are formed into a fund for bdo it of the sick; but all the others pocket \CUDe, Rerortsr—They must amount to @ good sum at the end o! the year? OLERK--I should think they do. Why, at Stew. arts, they are SOMETHING ENORMOUS. REPORTER—Don't you think that where there 18 80 large a body of men they could have things much betier if they combined, like oier trades? CLERK—No doubt they could, but there is no union awaong them, You see, they are composed of uh Neyeres opposite elements that concerted action is im, ibe, nue do you mean by “opposite ele- nts ¥ CLERK—Nationaltties, The ory 8 clerks of this ciiy are composed of Germans, Scotch, English, Welsh and irish, with about oue per cent ef Ameri- cans. RePORTRR—There are a good many women em- vee in these large stores, are there not? LERK—Yes; & few saleswoinen in ghost of them and@ great number of work giris. You would scarcely believe 1, but 1 assure you I saw it my- self, Inoue of thove patace storcs there used to be—~ Idon’t know if it stu exists—u notice pasted en the elevator, writien by the proprietor himself, forbid- ding those POOR CREATURES to ride up in the elevator, aud compelling them to go up and down six stortes on ivot four times & day. ‘RsPORPER—In tle matter of sickness, WHat is whe rule? CLERK—The salary is stopped for all ime you aro away irom (he store, Whether your absence 13 caused by iiluces or uot, li you are not there you Wil not be paid. KerokvEX— You said something about dull season; to waat did you refer? CLERK—AL the end of each season—that is, as BOL as THE DULL TIME comes—on the Ist of January and 4th of July—a large number of men ure discharged from ali the houses and remam out of employment sofie two or three months. e samiinebiaites must cause great distress among em ULERK—Frightful, sir; frightfal! They are mostly an liuprovident, hard drinking lot, and the few who are abie Fo pul a Lite aside Lom tue miserable pie tangs they get soon have it eaten up by thelr fail- Nox, RerorTer—Surely when the men know the dull ume is coming on they eughi to be prepared: CLERK—W el, You see Cuca One Uhinks Lunself the Dest wan, Gud is sure he will be the oue vo be Kept; besides, 1t costs a good deal to KEL? WELL DRESSED, for if they get sliabby heir chances of going are re- doubled. ‘sR—But in te summer they give the men ? OLExK—Some of them do; but others force them to take one and make them pay ior tt. ORTiR—Lhey oblige Ulem to abseat them- selves? CL s—One of the drivers, or ushers, or shop as they are called. goes arouad to the mea tin Which is set down the Wine each maa bust ake, and the poor fellows are ebliged to com- Without a mUrnur, PORIER—Surely there must be some means to REMEDY ALL Tis ¢ CLERK—If these inen only kuew thelr own power it would noi last long. There 18 at least ia New York and the eurrown: ing Cities some five or six thousand ev employed in Uns business, aud not one-quaiier per cené of them are voters. KEPORTER—Here, thea, 13 a hage chance for Tam- mauy—loada of exiles irom every land. Thaukiug the clerk for his Kinduess, and hoping, should any farther informat.on on the suijeci oe uired, he would be in the same amiable disposi- tien, the reporter took his leave. THE TONNAGE TAX. give certain services to American citizens and wo en to on —, Rated on RY 80." “There has been @ change on tax, hasn't there?” hiss “Yea; but it hasn’t yet come into eperation. It is going to be reduced, I believe, from two dollars and @ bail to one dollar and a naif” THE COURTS. The Income Tax Law Before the United States Supreme Court~The Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad Company in Bankruptcy— Eumpus Between Collector Murphy and Marshal Sharpe— Alleged Viola. tions of the Internal Revenue Law—Business of the State Courts for February. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. Coustitutionnlity ef the Lucome Tax—Federal Tuxation of State Officers. WASHINGTON, Feb, 4, 1871. No. 329. James Bufinion vs, Josep M. Day—Error to the Ciroutt Court for the District of Massachu- Setis.—The defendant in error was judge of the Pro- bate Court for Barnstable county, Mass., and the plaintu in error, as Coliecior of Internal Revenue, exacted of the judge the income tax on his salary. The tax was paid under protest and this action was brought to recover the amount, The Court below held that the tax was unconstitutional, and the judg- ment was for the plainuf for the amount claimed, The government brings the case here, where itis contended that tie tax is constitutional, on the gen- eral princrple that, "in tue exercise of the grauted powers, toe federal government 18 supreme; that under the general power cl taxation every man and everythingylurouglout the country (exports ex- cepted) are subject to taxation im the discretion of Congress; provided that the power be exercised lor the purposes deciared 1a the constitution, aud with unuoruity, &c, And i¢ 13 said that the mgat of tax- ation here inyulved is sliaply that winch would have beeu enjoyed by the State had it remamed indeyen- dent, gad lisel’ sustained te burden and enjoyed the rights of government which it has turned over to the generai government, ‘The taxation of state Olicers ou incomes derived Irom their salaries 1s exactly what 1s doue by the Slates, and the Tight “to do the same for the object de- Sigued was gramied to the United States under ile general power of concurrent taxaiion. It 43 noi a aX on the State oilicer, as suck, any more than if imposed by the state itseli, ior siaular yeasous. Nor is it a tax on tue revenue ol the State, for itis cear that when we salary hus been paid it belongs Lo the oficer Who receives it and is ho longer tue property of the State, Bulif it be rue Ula! ib 1s & Lax On te revenue of Lue State, (ueu When &X, iM uli respects simular, is fuposed on Stace “rd by the State 1s: piolied Of a State wxiwg Us OWN the ower hand it is insisted (aati State ou their emoluments are taxable at all by federal government, that taxauion may be carried ty the poine of destruction, aud ihe existeace of the Stace as a body politic ana its right to have a gov- ernment, wii execative, legisliuve and judicial departments; to have Stare Gulces tilled and their duues performed, Would be made to depend upon the the will and forbearance of Congress. ‘10 admit the principle contended ior here, tt is submiiied, would be to admit the power of Congress to tax tie State government out of exisience. Tas was we yiew also taken by the court beiew, Whose judgment the WIit Of error secks Wo Luve reverse RUPTCY. What a Steamship Agent Has to Say About Collector Murphy's Latest Proposals, Tho Public to bo Made to Pay All Taxes cn Steamships—What the Companies Pay at Prosent— Something About the Ceremony of Fumigation. The notes of coming battle which Collector Murphy has lately becn vigorously trampeting forth to an interested wortd have at last stirred the Phiegmatic souls of the agents of the forcign steamship lines, and they begin at last to believe | that some action is really going to be taken against them. Tacy Go not, however, manifest very extreme anxtely, apparently teeling convinced that the jealousy of Congress has already placed as heavy a burden upon thetr shoulders as they can bear, aad that, there‘ore, unless tue policy of whole- fale subsidies to American lines be adopted—a very improbable consummation of the fight—they are toleeably safe. If still heavier taxes are tmposed upon them they must either stop raaning or charge inereased rates for passengers and freight. But perhaps their senumeuts and plans may be better understood from a perusal of the following inerview, which a reporter of the HERALD had yesterday wita the agent of the Cunard Vom- pany. Passing from Bowling Green through oa gicomy hallway into the business office the reporter Was directed to the private room of the agent—a reom contaming EXACTLY ONE CHAIR, which the agent himself occupied. This last ar- rangement 18 @& cunning transatlanue device to prevent callers taking up too much of the agent's ume. No matter how important may be the object of a visit, 1t will scarce- ly be very protractec, while the calier is compelled to stand witn tus nat in his hand, or lean bis elbows upon a desk. The pouuteness of the tick is, of course, sometuing that Kugiish business meu would deem altogether beneath their notice. “What do Vou tmink, sir,” said the reporter, “of Collector MURPHY’S PROPOSITION to impose the tounage tax upou every arrival of e vessel 1’? “Well, I don’t think much a@oout it in any way (with a shrug of disgust), It doesn’. matter very mach to us what Congress does in these matiers.” “How 18 thaty?? “Weil, of course, we are only a business corpora- tion, aud uiust, therefore, in any cese make a fair aividend on our capital. If Congress imposes tuis lak Upon us it will not come out of our treasury, but eut of the pockets of tue merchants of the city and the passeng who use our lice. We sitll charge bigger rates, tout ts all there is init. We Sliull have the trouble of collecting and paying tie lax. but it will be NO PEOUNIARY LOSS TO U3." “Is that tie way you arranged it in the times When you bad to pay the tomnage wx, as mr. Murphy proposes you should do again?” “weil, nO, scarcely; because we never paid the tax except under provest, No attempt to impose such & LAX Upon us Was made unui aller the war. fhen we paid itjor fear or tive Years; but at each payment 4 putin a provest to the effect ‘that such @ laxX Was not only ubjust, bat unconstitutional and contrary to the treaty of commerce between Great Britain and the United States, We have now A CLAIM AGAINS® THE GOVERNMENT on that very lead of several hundred thousand dol- lars, and we suall press it unul it ts paid, And if the attempt is maue again to collect tis tax we slau again protest against its legality.” “And if it be decided by the courts has tue power to exuct ity? il, then, as Tnave betore said, our cuswmers ‘buat the mov- “Have you made any arrangerments in concert With the other compamies affected ty represent to Congress Waar you deem the justice of tae mea sure? sir? (with a very decided aud wise shake of H dj, ‘not exacuy. 1 con't care what tbe American Congress cl 3 to do wilh us, As I have said, Wey can’t Loucn our profits, because we SULT ail That they choose to impose upen us ya the backs of Avacrican merchants. if we rouour lime here with a prot we shap’t run it at ail. “Siow much Would this tax involve #"? “About $70u Or $800 each Vessel. The tonnage tax 8 R THIRTY CENTS A TON. A_ vessel of 3,000 tons would therefore have to pay $900. Perhaps the tax would be on ali our arrivais about $10,.00 a year “As much as that , qui, You can see what a big sum would have to come out Of somebody's purse; not oui of ours, mind’? “What other taxes have you to pay now” “Weil, the tonnage dues We pay once 4 year—thirty cenis A ton upon every vessel tnat enters the port 1n the course of the year. Then we pay five dollars and fifty cents entry dues each trip of each vessel; health oficer’s dues six doliars and Aity ceats each vessel; ten doilars for each deata that imay take place at sea; and lastly, fifty doilars ior fumigating the veasel ov arrivai during the sammer montus.’’ “That wat fle1 1s @ curious one” “Yes, Dut tt ts necessary and right, and if there Was only anything done for it We should not mind baying it. jsut uney doscarcely anything. They cerlauly don’t EPPECTUALLY FUMIGATR the ship, except when perhaps tuere has been a great deal of contagious discase aboard.” “Do you pay any harbormaster’s dues?’ “No, we escape that, because we have eur docks in Jersey and sv keep our own harbormaster. If we caine bere, as I believe they wanted to make us, We sheald pay a cent and a half a ton on each vessel.” ‘Mr. Murphy says You ought to pay lax in some shape or another upon your profits; you don’t pay income tax" aOR: pinto wuy SHOULD wee? ell, you make money in the country and enjo} the blessing of domg business under ry secure re stable government. isn’t tt lair that you should SPE ie aon ow “No; not at 'e don Tmerican protec- Hen. We have the protection of our own dag, UNITED STATES DISTRICT GUUaT—ti BAN Tae Boston, Wnariforad and Erie Railrend Company. Before sudge Blatchford. Petitions in bankrupicy have been filed in New York, Connecticut aud Massachusetts, against the Boston, Hariiord and Erie Ratiroad Company, whose road runs through these three States. Among the pe- titioners agaimst the company are Adams’ Express Company aud a Mr. Alger, wud it 13 alleged by par- ties ia the case that the Katlroad Company are 1a & hopeless e of tusulvency, and that sor eighteen months they have not paid the interest ob Uielr Lirst mortgage bouds, Wien tue case came belore Wie Cours LWo Weeks ago, & point was raised as We juriediction of Lue Court, but that Was over- % appeared that counsel could not emeomens, as they had not been meresary papers. ™ tee Case was called, it trans- «of proceedings, granied by Judge Court, kad been Issued upon be railway company. ‘The argu- wey wil be beard before Judge ewurday, @ud, pending a decision edings Wil be suspended betore Rites, tay 6 ward The appirea con © Mens apo We Wovdrud next Upon Ih, the proc Judge bik wierd. sn y of Bavkrupts’ Employe. Jonn Seqywiwk, Assignee of Jonn M. Berrian and Cornedas A, Berrian, Dankrupis vs. Henry MH. Casey.—This cause came on for argument upon bill, Piva aud replication Bled, The plaintid, as assignee of J, M. and ©, A. Berrian, sued in equity to recover Salary alieged to have been earned by the bankrupts, Among the questions discussed on the argument were: jirst, whether the statutory limit of two years iu the secoad sectiun of the Baukrupt act applied to an action of this nature; second, whetuer the remedy by biil in equity or an action at law was the most appropriate; third, whether the cause of ac- tion set forth arose prior to May 14, 1868, or ‘Was @ continuing one as upon a trust. je Court, alter a leagthy discussion, took the papers and reserved his decision, Petitions in Bankruptcy. The following petitions have been lodged in bank- ruptcy within the past three weeks:—William E, Brockway, George D. Eari, Jeremiah Carpenter, Jepina &. Kellaw, Leonard Aiwood, Fraucis M. Hoimes. Discharges. Roswell Graves, George E. Boardman, Henry Wal- dron, Josiah ©, Waters, Pillip Opper, Moses Wal- Bek URITED STATES DISTRICT COURT—IN ADMIRALTY. 2 James W. Leavitt et al. vs. George W. Jewett and others—Yesterday Judge Blatchtord rendered his decision in this case, This ts a libel filed by the owner of the three master schooner Franconia against the owner of the steamer Lodona, to re- cover for the damages sustained by the libellants by means Of @ ceilision which occurred between the two vessels, between Six and seven o'clock P. M. on the Sist of October, 156%, in the upper bay of New York harbor, between Gover- nor’s Islaud and Robbins’ Reer light. The schooner Was bound inward and the steamer was bound outward. The question to be decided was Whether the steamer was in fault m not having the lights required by law, in not keeping a good and proper lookout, and in ‘not rounding the schooner by an earlier or a differeut change of course. ‘The vides that the ner was in jauit, and eevee for the ibeliants, with costs, with a ference to @ Conimussiouer to ascertain tue damages. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT cOUAT. Dispute Between Marsial Sharpe and Col- lector Murpby—Another Deadlock. Before Judge Blatchford, In the Matter of he Unated States vs. One Case of Ue, —S-erotion came up in the Circuit Court yester- day at the tustance of Collector Murphy, in reference to the above mattcr. The Marshal nad endeavored to seize the case of sk, bat was unabie vo Go 60, and therefore maue lis return upon his writ. question now fer the Court to determine was whether the Collector, under the laws of Jopgress, I# entitled to hold custody of seized perty until tae fiual adjudication of the Court. The shal, represevied by Mr. John Sedgwick, his counsel, Claims that, after tue monition Is issued to him, he is the proper custodian to the property. Alter hearing the argumeuts the Judge took the papers and reserved his decision, UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ OFFICE. Charge of Net C 5k celling Revenne Stamps. fore Commissioner Shields, The United Ste vs. Bernard Rourke.—Delendant is a distiller in Forsyth street. He had been charged with having neglected to cancel and destroy a num- ber of revenne stamps on whiskey barrels which, it was Gor iey belonged to im, Mr, Robert N. Waite appeared as cofusel for the defendant. It appeared from the evidence of the government witnesses that the stamps on some of the barrels bad been obliter- Sted, ont not entirely desiroyea, and that some of ‘the stamps had the appearance aa if an attempt haa een made to cut them wiih a knife, The defendant was discharged, Passing Counterfeit Money. The Untted States vs. Chariea Lewis.—The do- fendant was held for examination for passing a twenty dollar bill of the National bank of Portiand on John P, Senninger, 63 Broo.ve street. Chargo of Uttering a Fraudulent Bond, Before Commissioner Osborn. The United States vs. Stephen Sherlock.—The de- fendant is charged with having forged, altered and published a fraudulent bond, with intent to defaud the United States, The facta of thia case have been already fully reported in the Heaap, The defence was entered upon yesterday. Mr. Henry O. Denni- son, of 922 Sixth avenue, was examined. The bond i home Paglia put : in the Bands of aM witness, a in reply to @ swore that the signature to it Sar tot the defendant's; that it was the handwrit ofstephen Bheriock, @ cousin af the devendayte “Ammonis the NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1871.—TRIPLE SHEET. other witnesses examined for the defence were Mr, Henry Brewster, Mr. William F. ioKay and Mr. D, . Roliins, Jr., couasellor-at-law. ‘The further hearing of the case was sdjourned to ‘the Tih tnatant at ten o'clock, Violation of the Revenue Law. The United States vs. J, B. Martinez,—Defendant, who carried on business at 717 Broadway, is charged with @ violation of the revenue law in connection with the sale of cigars. Two witnesses—Robert Hunt, @ revenue oficer, and Nelson D. Thayer, deputy collector in the Sixth district—were ex- amined in support of the prosecution. Adjourned to Wednesday, February 8, Alleged Smuggling of Laces and Silks. On Friday night a man named Dupcan was ar- rested by the police in Jersey City with a bag upon his back. Mr, Fowler, Chief of Police, detained the man, caused an examination of the bag and found that it contained valuable dry goods, worth about $3,000 or $4,000, Duncan was brought berore Com- missioner Moorehead, in Jersey City. Investigation led to the disolosure that the goods in question had been landed from the steamer Europa, on the New York side, that they were being conveyed away to some hiding piace at the moment Duncan was arrested, and that they had been smuggied into the country by Andrew Wright and Robert Smith, Who are in the employioent of the owners oO! the kuropa, one of them, we learn, as purser or oilicer, The two latter were arrested on board the ship, brought before Commissioner Shicids, and each held Co bail in the sum of $6,000, Tie matter, bow- ever, did not stop here. It was placed in the bands of Colonel James 5S. Chalker, special agent of the United States Treasury, assisted by Captain ©. ik. Brackett, of the same department, aud yesterday ailernoon, irom the information received by these olicers, and by proper authorization, they seized the establishment of Thomas Wilson and James Gil- Ugan, in Church street, arresting those partie: the same tine on a charge of having been engaged in sinuggiing, aud in collusion with the oflicers of the Europa already named. They were taken before Commissioner Shieids, and heid to bati in the sum of $10,000 each, The governinent oficers state that the goods found to the defenuants’ store are worth $26,000 or $50,000, Consisting of liens, laces, siks, dee THE STATE COUATS FOR FEBRUARY, « To-morrow, being the first Monday 1n the{month, is the beginning of the February business in the courts, Though the shortest month of the year, It promises to keep judges and lawyers, to say noth- ing of clients, unusually busy. In the Superior Court, General Term, Judges In- graham, Barnard and Cardozo will presite. The pauie Judges, Who have held tue Gen ral erm last month, Worked With such spirit and Zeal ia disposing Of cases on the calendar Uzat ouly some ility cases, and tlese non-eauincrated motions, remalu to be disposed of Uits mont. dge Barnard will sttin Chambers, The calendar res Very heuvy. Lhe modou calendar is set down for 12 M, each day. Judge Sutuerland wil preside at the county Oyer and ferminer. ‘There is aiso a large calendar here, bat maiuiy of petty and unluiporiaut cases, Jude brady holds te Creuit and Judge Ingraham the Lquity brduch Of the Special Term. in tie Superior Court the Geueral Term will be held by Judges Barbour, McCuna aud Spencer, Judge Fricdman sites in Special Term aad Judges ‘Noueil and Joues avld thé iriai Vera, BROOKLYN COURTS, SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL T=AM. The Grand Street Knilrond Row. Before Judge Pratt. Ashort time since the Supreme Court rendered adecision ordering that a new election be held for Directors of the Grand street and Newtown Railroad Company, the court bolding that the last election Was illegal on the ground that votes on certain shares had been rejected. Lue new election 1s ordered for the 6th tust. Yesterday Mr. Jonson made a motion Judge Pratt to have the election postponed, bis Honor granted. Afier Mr. Jonasoa | court room Mr, Bergen, the coun hoiders, who coutes! the Jast elecuoa, made his appearance in court and moved that lie opposing counsel, Mr. Johnson, be directed to serve him that day (yesteraay) With a copy of the order he had ob- tained, so that a motion might be made on Monday to have it vacated. Mr. bergen claimed tuat the other side desired to have tue eleciion postponed unil the Legislature had passed a bilt now belore them, taking the right of elecuag directors trom vie stockholders and transferriag 1 io the bondholders. Judge Pratt grauted Mr. Bergen’s motion also, and ‘the case will therefore come up again to-morrow. CITY COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Spoiling a “Case%—Another Lawyer After Tits Fees. Before Judge McCue. A Mrs. Rosanna Fiecig retained a lawyer to instt- tute a suit for limited divorce against her husband, Beatus Fieig. The lawyer took the necessary steps, served the complaint, &c., but before the action came to trial Rosanna had a recouciilation wit beatas aud withdrew the suit, When the lawyer saw that his case Was “spoiled” he went for his fees. ‘There was some hitch or ether—at any rate he didn’t get what he demanded, and yesterday made application to Judge McUue for an order requrmg Mr. Fieig to pay him $259. He represented that sleig was worth between $60,000 aud $10,000. Fieig’s counsel contended that the claim was ex- orbiiant, masmuch as the suit had been withdrawn at ao carly stage of the proceedings. Decision re- served. SURAOGATE'S COUT. Wills Admittod—Letters of Administration— Bequests. Before Surrogate Veeder, Surrogate Veeder during the past week admitted to probate the wiils of Henry Perry, of Connecticut; Catharine V. D. Schenck, of Flatbush; John R, Hazard, John J. Merritt, William Drake, William E. Gardiner and Lydia J. Carle, ef Brookiyn. ‘The fol- lowing bequests appear in the wiil of Lydia J. Carie:—To the American Board of Foreign Missions, $500; to the American Bible Soctety, $500. Letters of admumisiration were graated on the estates of Charles KE. Sears, William McCarty, Mary Foley, Martha Larkin, Joan schuichiing, Louisa C. Ogden, George S. Ogden, Robert McElhinney, Ed- ward Richmond, Ludwig F. Walker, Peter Blake, Georgina Wight and Pedro Louis Parrenguary, all of Brookiyn. E COSL MENING TROUBLES, Meeting of Railroad avd Coal Companies’ Deleantes. An fmportant meeting of raliroad presidents and coal mine proprietors was heki here on Friday, in the goffice of the Delaware, Lackawanna and West- ern Railroad Company. There were present Mr. Gowan, President of the Reading Railroad; Judge Packer, President of the Lehigh Valley Railroad; Mr. Dickson, of the Delaware aud Hudson Canat Company; Company; Mr, Sam Sloan, of the Delaware, Lacka- wauna and Western Railroad; Mr. Ciarke, President of the Lehigh Navigation Company, aud Mr. Borden, of the Coal Uperators’ Association of Philadelphia, A large meeting had been held the day before in the last-named city, and a strong effort was there made to effect such a combination as would break up the Yennsylvanta Miners’ Union, which ts perpetualiy annoying the compantes by strikes. There are at present abcat 35,000 of those men on strike, part of whom haye been out since December 1, and the balance since January 10. Mr. Borden, the representative of the Operators? | Association, was insiructed by his constituents to oppose TRE MONTHLY AUCTION SALES of coa) by the Scranton Company, put fearing the resuit of such an oppostuon, he ‘refrained. Mr. Gowan could not do more ihan exchange views w tl he had consvited his constituents. Other dele- gates present were similarly placed, and the meet ing therefore resolved ttseif tuto one for interchange of views and suggesuons. The Lehigh operators were not represeuted, and it was deemed best on that account, aud to enable the gentiemen to think the subject over aud censult together, to postpone any PRACTICAL ACTION until a future day. The losses incurred by the com- panies and by (ue railroads vy idle mines and lack Of Ireight was fully talked over. ‘Lae Delaware and Hudson Canal Company are losing about $250,000 a month and other companies in proportion by the strike, On the basis of three doilars @ ton at tie shipping point many of the miners were earning five doliars a day and several one deijar an hour. The Lacks wanua region miners have been Kept out, of the union by the receipt of wages about thirty per cent higher than was paid in other mines, but the companies haying suffered long enough in this way are now ready to unite with others im any leasibie plan that may be adopted to BREAK UP THE MINERS’ UNIONS} or to prevent the recurrence of strikes. The rall- read and coal companies say they do not want vo interfere with the unions, and they are willing to puy the highest price for labor that the market will adord; but while the mimers are wiiling to co-ope- rate to share the profits they are net willing to share tne losses also, And a8 & matter of seli-pro- tection the companies must adopt some stringent mode of action. Practical measures will be pro- posed and adopted at the next meeting, when a much jarger representation of taterests is expected, “THE NATIONAL, CAPITAL sr. Lovts, Feb. 3, 1871. The State Senate this afternoen passed a concur- Tent resolution instructimg Senators and Representa- tives to Congress to vote against further appropria- peg a mgt DOG tal to ugpae snore pentral and conve DOMINION OF CANADA. Great Fire in Coburg—Loss One Haudred and #ity Thousand Dollars, ConurG, Ontario, Fev. 4, 1871, A large fire occurred here last night, originating in the store occupied by Sutherland & Co., on King street, and spreading westward to the telegraph and express office, and eastward to McCallnm & Sons’, dry goods, and Jeffrey & Co., hardware merchants, and the Bank of Toronto, The Whole block was destroyed, The losses aro as follows:—McCalium & Co., $60,000, insurance 20,000; + Suther! 30., 5 $e0t 00! aw Poot $2i000,"” nearAnoe not known. ‘Khe Bank of Toronto saved ali its valuables ~ ee detirey & Co. saved avout nalf of their goods in the warehvuse, but the contents of their Teiall department were lost. The contents of the Montreal Telegraph Company’s and the Express Companhy’s ollices were saved. McCallum owned three stores, and Jedrey & Co, owned their own nr os bank building. The total loss is probably MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. Married. DENNIS—SMITH.—On Wednesday, February 1, at the residence of the bride’s parents, by tie Rev. W. Ciark, Mr. J. L. DENNIS to LIBBIB A., Gaughter of E. L. Smith, Esq., of this oa FOX—GREENLBAF.—On Wednesday, January 18, atthe residence of the bride’s mother, by ihe Rev. J. G. B. Heath, Kowanp A. Fox te JENNY GREEN- LEAF, all of this city. Mr. Ewen, of the Pennsylvania Ceal | @RAHAM—LAUGHLIN.—On ‘Thursday, February 2, by the Rev. Dr. Peck, ARCHIBALD GRAHAM, Exq,, of Port Jer N.Y., to Mrs. Mary LAUGHLIN, of Brooklyi jo cards. PERRIN—VERGNES.—O@ Thursday, Febrnary 2, at the bride’s residence, by the Rev. Mr. Bebert, RayMonD S. PERRIN tO AUGUSTINE VERGNES, daughter of Dr. Maurice Vergnes, of New York, SANODDY—JOMNSON,—Va Wednesday evening, Feb- ruary |, at the residence of the bride’s motner, No, 26 Madison street, by tue Key. Dr. Morgan Dix, WiL- Liam J. SNopDy to Macaig E, JouNsoN, all of this city. Belfast papers please copy. Scurvrs—Kescu.—On Wednesda: at the residence of the bride’s parcuis, by the Rev. De. Montgomery, AUGUSTUS W. STURGES to 18a BELLE V., only daughter of Thomas T. Keech, all of Uals city. February 1, Died. BaLywrs.—)n Brooklyn, on Thursday, Fenruary 2, Susia, youngest child of Henry aud Susan A, buid- Win, aged 4 Years, 2 mouths and 13 days. ‘dhe rciatives and friends of the family are invited toattend the fimeral, from the residence of her parents, No, 47 Fourth avenue, this (Sunday) atter- 00u, ab two o'clock. Sau Fraucisco (Cal) and Poughkeepsie (N. Y.) papers please copy. BisckN,—At Dobbs! Ferry, on Saturday, February 4, Mrs. M RiA MAGDALENA BigueN, uiler @ short BOLLES.—ln Newark, N. J., on Friday, February 3, Ot his residence, NaTHAN BOLLS, aged 85 years, The funeral wil be aitended from his late r dence, No. 6 West Park sireet, on Tnesday a’ter- noon, at two o’ciock. The reiatives and iriends of the family are respectfully invited to aitend. incor ment jn Mount Pieasant Cemetery, Newark, N. J. BReNNAN.—In Brooklyu, on Friday, Febraary 3, JouN BRENNAN, Dative Of County Long.ord, lrelaad, aged 47 years The relatives and friends of the family are re- quested to attend the funeral, from his late resi- dence, Quiacy street, near Classon avenue, this Sun- day) afternoon, at hall-pass two o'clock. From thence to Fiatbush Cemotery. —At nis residence, in Williamsburg, L. L, on Tuesday, January 31, after a protracted uUluess, J8S8E BRUSH. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are respect- fuliy invited to attend the funeral, from his late re- sidence, 172 Second street, Williamsburg, this (Sun- day) afleraoon, at two o'clock. San Fraucisco (Cal), papers please copy. BRYME .—Un Thursday, February 2, MARIA Bry- MER, aged 83 years, The relatives and friends of the family are mvited to attend the iuneral, from her late residence, 135 Reade street, this (sua lay) afternoon, at exe o'clock, BURKE.—On Saturday morning, February 4, Many, the beloved wife 01 Edward burke, a vative of Low- hill, county Kilkenny, Ireland, aged 68 years, 1 month and 10 days. ‘The relatives 3nd friends of the family and those of her sons, Lawrence, Edward, Jr., John and Michael; also her son-in-law, Wiliam Grogan, aro most respectfully mvited to attend the funeral, trom her late residence, 96 Heury street, on Monday after- noon, at one o'clock, BURTNETT.—On Friday, February 3, at the resi. dence of bis son Wiliam, 13 Cottage place, DANIEL BURENETT, mM the 78th year of his age. ‘The trends of the famiiy are respectfully invited to atiend the funeral, from the Anthon Memorial church, Forty-eightu street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues, on Monday morning, at eleven o’clock, Without rariher notice. Remains will be taken to Tarryzown, N, Y., for interment. BUTTLE.—On Saturday eventog, February 4, Many ADELAIDE, daughter of Robert and we laie Mary P, Buttle, In the 4th year ot her age. Notice of funeral hereatter, CHICHESreR.—On Saturday, February 4, Fannip T., wile of Aaron Chichester, aged 39 years, Service at her late residence, No. 26 Maison ave- nue, Elizabeth, N. J., on Monday afternoon, at two o’clock. Funeral from the residence of her sister, Mrs. W. H. Brincerhot, 341 West Houston street, New York, On Tuesday moruing, at ten o'clock. Relatives and friends are invited to atiend, CLain.—Oa Savurday, February 4, at box late rest- dence, No. 324 Kast Twenty second street, Man- GABRBT CLAIR, & native of county Cork, Ireland, aged 67 years. Her remains will be taken to the Church of the Epiphany, on Second avenue, between I'weaty-tirst and Twenty-second streets, on Monday morning, at ten o'clock, from thence to Calvary Cemetery forjin- terment. CUNNINGHAM.—On Saturday morning, February 4, after a lingering iHac:s, JAMB3 CUNNINGHAM, aged 33 ears, 2 The funeral will take place from his late rest- dence, 24 James strect, tnis (Sunday) afteruoun, at two o'clock. Davis.—On Friaay, Fepruary 3, George M., only child of DeWitt G. and Leona Hw. Davis, aged 13 years, ‘rhe friends of the famuly are respectfully invited to atiend the [uneral services, this (Sunday) after. noon, ut Lali-past two o'clock, at 85 Seventh avenue, ‘The remains will be taken to Cooperstown for in- termeut on Monday morning. - Fow:8k.—On Friday, February 3, MARIA JANE, wiie of George Fowier and daughter of the late David M. Doremus, of New Rochetle. ‘The relatives anu friends of the family are invited 1, irom the Memorial church of , West Eleveuth street and Waverley place, this (Sunday) afternoon, at one ia The remains will be interred at Newtown, Fiank.—On Thursday evening, February 2, at nine o'clock, Mrs. MakTHa FRANK, Wile of va | Frank, aged 63 years, ‘The funeral will take place this (Sunday) morning, at ten o'clock, from No, 228 Bast Forty-niuth street, between Second and Third avenues. Relatives and iriends of the family are mvited to attend; also members of Mount Neboh Loge, No. 257, F. and A. M; Levanon Lodge, No.9, L 0. B. B.; congrega- tons B'nai Mamioim and Chebra Ahawah Achun, The Brethren of Mount Neboh Lodge, No. 261, F. and A. M., are respectfully invited to attend the fune- ral ot the beloved wite of Brother Levi, aud mother of Josep and Marx Frank, from her late residence, 223 East Forty-ninth street, on Sunday morning, at tea o'clock. A. P. SEMEL, Master. Lebanon Lodge, No, 9, L 0. B, B.—The officers and members of this lodge are herewith requested to attend the funeral of Mrs, Martha Frank, the wife of our worthy ex-president, Levy Frank, on Sunday, the oth, at ten o'clock A. M., Irom 225 Kast Forty- ninth street, near Third avenue. By order. m S. HAMBURGEL, Secretary. Gre.—On Satarday, February 4, GEORGE GEE, | aged 46 years, 2 months and 7 days. | | The relatives and triends of the family are invited | to attend tie funeral, on Monday morniug, at eleven o'clock, from hus ‘late residence, 322 street, near Second avenue, without farther notice, GEAR.—On Saturday, February 4, WILLIAM J., onty child of S. W. and Mary C, Gear, aged 3 years, | 4 montus and 20 days, ‘The friends aud relatives of the family aro re- 1 leanle $0 attend the funeral, irom the residence of anes E. Baird, 112 West ‘hirty-third street, on Monday morning, at eleven o'clock. GULEECE.—On Saturday, February 4, suddenly, THOMAS J, GILLKECE, in te 26th year of lus ag’ The relatives and friends of the family are vesp fully invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, 162 Hester street, on Monday afternoon, at half-past one o'clock. H —On Thursday, January 26, by the ship- he bark Kate Smith, off Little Egg Mar- bor, coast of New Jersey, Mr. JOSEPH HUSSNY, aged 58 years, for the past fifteen years @ Sandy Hook pilot, His sudden death is greatly mourned by bis associate pilots and numerous friends, | | KaVANAGH.—On Thursday, February 2, FRancts ‘on of Edward and Alary A, Kavanagh, aged Py years and 6 inontha, ‘The friends of the family are invited to attend the neral, from the residence of his grandmother, Mrs. lary Kavanagh, 71 Atvorney street, this (Sunday) afternoon, at one o'clock, KNSBEL.—In Brooxiyu, on Friday morning, Feb- me aU one o'clock, JomN F. KNEBEL, aged 31 palatives and friends are invited to attead the funcral, without further notice, from his late resi- iit te (Sunday) afternoon, at two o'clock. LusBy.—On 'tharsday, ya 2, ELIZABETH Luby, wife of Edward Luby and daughter of John and the late Catharine Smith. ‘The trends of the family and those of her brother, Michael Smith, and of her yrothers-tn-iaw, William 3. Kent, Henry Byrne, and uncle Thomas Sinith, are Tespectfuily invited to atvend her funeral, from her late residence, 295 Mott street, this (Sunday) after- noon, at one o'clock. MonTGOMERBY.—In Philadelphia, on Friday, Feb- 24 years, Douglass Taary 8, JOHN MoONTGOMEEY, The funeral will take place from 163 Street, Brooklyn, this (Sunday) afternoon, at ialt- Past two o'clock. MoRenyY.—On Friday, February 8, WILLIAM MurR- ett 8 native of Prishiown, county Dublin, lreand, “tue reluiives and friends of the famly are re dence, Myrtle avenue, corner Franklin avenue, Unis | ily invited to attend the feral, this iv) aiternoon, at two o'clock, fom his late dence, 510 Canal street, Dubin papers please copy. Murnay.—On Raturaay. Febraary 4, Jom Mond Ray, aged Se Fears, native of Yauoheal Harborg ofits fried and relatt etal ‘he friends and relatives are res} ty to attend the funeral, at hall-past tae orolook, fo lus late residence, 246 West Forty-first street, | Munkay.—On A Febsaary &, alter a sno! and painful liness, WinLiam C. MURRAY, #00 Andrew Murray, aged 15 years, 2 months and 1¢ days, ‘Tue funeral will take place from the residence his parents, Miliroad, Staten Island, this (Sunday! alternoon, at two o'clock, fully mvited to attend the funeral, from her lal wunday) youngest daughter of T. G. Neviile, of OLIVeR.—On daturday, Fe! ary 4, at the PRANKARD.—On Friday, Februat Meubers of Perseverance Lodge, No. 662, F. and Mci:Lxoy.—Suddenly, on Thursday, February Mary McELRoY, aged 20 years, ‘The rel.tives and friends of the family are residence, No. : sary street, this (Si noon, at one o'clock. NEVILLE.—On Friday, February 8, Enza #. ia 33 Cheev place, Brooklyn. Fuieral this (Sunday) afternoon, at two o’clocks All triends are particularly Invited to atvend. resid dence of his son-in-law, Josep 1 West, James De OLiveR, da the 7th year of his age. Notice of the funeral hereaiter, 3, FaBDRICA M,, PRANKAKD, daughter of William Prankard, aged & years and 4 months, The relatives and friends of the yr od tae? M., are respectiuily mvited to attend the funei from her laie residence, 22) Nineteenth st Brooklyn, this (Sunday) alternoon at one PURCELL.—A solemu anniversary ulema will be offered in St. Gabriel's cn ire! ‘Thirty. seventh street, On next Wednesday morning, for th repose cf the soul of Airs. Many I, PURCELL, Wit of Win, J. Purcell, M. D., at uine o’cioek, ‘The relatives aud friends are respectfully invit to attend. f ReiLLy.—On Friday, February 3, JULIA REILLY, native of Coppenaugh, paris of Sweegan, count, Cayan, Ire'aud. , The relatives and friends of the faintly are respeet fully iuvited to attend the funeral, from her lat residence, 130 West Seventeenth surcet, this (Sule! day) aiverooon, at one o'clock. Ritoapys.—On Saturday, Febraary 4, ANNTE O.,/ wife of J. W, Khoades, in the 20th year of her age. Friends of the [amily acre respeevully invited attend ihe funeral, froin her late residence, No. 211 Fifth street, on Mouday alieruoo., ab theres o'eloc! ‘The remaias will be taken to Cayuga county, N. Y.,| Tor interment. } ScHMALHOL?7.—On Friday, February 3, at nh residence, 17 ‘Third avenue, alter a long and paintul iliness, HARRIET KE, SUMMALUOLY, beloved wife ol Tueo, Schmatholz, aud Gauguter of Nicholas Eimzabeih Stouvene!, ‘oe relatives and friends, also the brethren of Abrams Lodge, No. 0), F. and A. M.,and Olive Branel Lodge, |. O, 0, F., are respecitully Mavited to atten the funeral, on Motiduy aiternoon, at one o’clocky without .urther nouce, ScHisReNBECK.—On Friday, February % after ninel our Ltte daughter, BLZapera ed 1 year, 7 mwaths and 4 days, raul will take piace, from 183 Lat is (Sunday) aliernoun, at two o'clock. ‘th HEKIVAN.—OB Stiday, Fevruary 3, SHERIDAN, Wife of Bernard Sheridan, & native of count, Cavan, Ireland, ged 55 years. Tue retau’ and Iriends of the faually are Invite to atten | the funeral. this (Sunday)a‘ternoon, at tw o'clock, foom her late residence, No, 430 East Thir< teenth Street, i XvESaNT.—On Saturday, February 4, NIcHO4 LAS WILLIAM STUYVESANT, ‘The reiatives and fiends of the family are invil attend the funeral, from St. Mark’s chureh, in th Bowery, on Monday alternoon, at four o'clock, Wit, out further notice. Sri 3, WALTER Ray-| MOND, Cldest son Of Mars: © izabeth Spring. | ‘The'reiauves and friends of the family are respecte fally invited to, attend the faneral, re his late resideace, 308 West Fitty-Jrst street, (Sanday), allernooa, at two o'clock, SPiLLANE.—On Friday, February 3, after a severa| Ailness, PATRICK JOSKPH, Youngest child of Patric! aud dlargaret Spillane, agei 1 year, 2 months and 7! 4 jays. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are inyit to attend tho funeral, from wie residence of hi parents, 265 Willlam street, this (Sunday) aftern at two o'clock. } Srosus.—On Friday, Febrnary 3, SARAH STORMS, { Widow of Kobert Storms, aged 48 yeara, eo Tue relatives and friends of the family are spectfully invited to atiead the funeral, tis (Sunday! aiternoon, at two o’cloca, irom the residence of he! sister, Mrs. J. Haley, No. 5 EB street. Jersey Oty.. SUTUEKI .—At Palatka, Fia., on Tuesday, J: vary 31, THEODORE SUrHERLAND, eldest son James Sutheriand, in the 25th year of his age. ‘The relattves and iriends of the family are invited] to atiend the funeral, from 132 St. Felix Stroety Brooklyn, on ‘inesday afternoon, at two o'clock, Taber.—At Roslyo, L. I., on Saturday, Fel 4, SAMUEL T. TABER, In the 47th year of age. Funeral will tuke ‘¢ irom the irtends’ tiny house, Westbury, L. 1, on ‘imesday morning, eleven o'clock. Carriages will be in wait Westbury station, on the Long Island Rail 01 the arrival of the half-past eight A. M. train fro. New York. Pougiikeepsle papers please copy. WaL.ea.—ln brooklyn, on F-iday, Febraary 8,4, after a long and severe iliness, HELEN LOUISA AD. WALL, eldest daughter of Septnus and Euzabe' J.t. Wa.ier, aged 1) years and 4 months, ‘The re atives and friends of the family are fuiiy informed that the funeral will take place, the Church of Our Lady of Merey, mm Debevot: sireet, Brooklyn, on Monday morning, at half-past nive 0 clock. Enzlt eg werd bef 2, Mr. ‘ Warsos.—On Monday, January . JME Warson, to the 4och year of his age. ‘The rélatives und friends of the family are invited, to aitend the funeral, from his late residence, 31i Madison avenue, corner of Forty-second street, th! (Sunday) afternoou, at one o'clocs, without furtner| hotice. AMERICUS CLUB.—Members are requested to mi at the rooms of Blossom Club, 129 Fifth avenue, Sunday, February 5, at hall-pasteleven o'clock A. M., to attend the funeral of our late associate, Jame@ Watson. WM. M. TWEED, President. CHARLES H, HALL, Secretary, BLOSSOM CLUB.—Mewbers are requested to meet at the rooms, 129 Filth avenue, on Sunday, February, 6 at haif-past eleven o'clock A. M., to attend thé uneral of our late associate, Jame; Watson. x - jigs OWEN W. BRENNAN, President, AMES J. GUMBLETON, NoGowsn ™ | Secretaries, BSTH WARD DEMOCRATIC ASSOOTATION,. meinbers of thls association are requested ta meet at headquariers, No. 2.6 Kighth avenue, thi (Sunday) morning, at hali-past eleven o’clock, attend the funeral of our late associate, Ji Watson, GERARD GILSON, President. NoaH A. TUGWELL, Secretary. ANDREW JACKSON CLUB.—Members are La nete to mee? at the rooms, corner Thirty-third street . a avenue, on suaday, February 5, at twelv! noon, to attend the funeral of our late Ciate, James Watson, q LEANDER BUCK, President, + MICHAEL T. DALY, Secretary. Ata joint meeting of the Tammany Hall Gen and Ward Committees of the Nineteenth ward, hel at headquarters, 824 ‘Thtrd avenue, on Friday eve! ing, Februery 3 on motion of Alaerman ut Farley, the following preamble and resolutions werd, unanimously adopred:— Whereas, by tue inscrutable decree of Divine! Providence, James Watson, Esq., a momber of the General Committee from this ward, has in the prime of lis manhood been taken from our midst, Resoived, That we, the members of the Gen and Ward Committees of the Niaeteenth ward, 01 to the family of the decensed our deepest and sin: st sympathies tn this, the hour of bereavemente ved, That thoagn bat recently weloomed as resident of the ward, we had long been acquain' With his able, energetic and faithfal character, an that we regarded his past carcec as giving the best ao placa A a long future of respoasibility, use! and tras Resolved, That we attend his funeral in a body,; each member wearing the usual badge of prone jtexolved: ‘That a copy of these resolutions, sui ably engrossed, be sent to the Jamty of the de a, And that the committees meet at their roo ind avenue, on Sunday, ie) 5, at twel ORGE J. WOOD, \ Chairman, _ lock M. } Secretaries, Roneert J. LRaYCRAFT, CORNELIUS FARLBY, Ata regalar meeting of the Je‘Terson Olub of the city of New York, held at tue club house, on Wedq nesday evening, Febraary 1, 1971, the following pre. ambie aud resvlutions Were adopted:— Whereas, this club has heard with deep emottont of the sad calamity which bas taken from among in the prime of his life and in the midst of his meu ness, Our esteemed friend aud asaoclate member ub, Mr: James Watson; theretore Resolved, That we embrace this occasion to plac upon onr records this testimony of fig manly cnar- acter, his kind and gentle manner, and our sense the loss which this club has sustained tn his Oe Resolved, That, as citizens, we recognize the 1 of an honest, efficient ans faithful public servant and one whose less wil long be felt by all cl with whom he was brousht in contacs im the ‘prose cution of his offictal duties, * Reso!ved, That to the family of our deceased frend we tender our deepest aympathy; aud, while we well aware how futile and void are all attempts this character to assuage the grief or lessen the 1088, yet we cannot refrain from testiiying our sympathy’ for them tu this hour of their sad aflliction, ahd on recognition of the sterilng qualities which were pre-| eminent in our deceased frend. Resoived, That the members of this clab at the funeral in a body dud wear the usual badge mourning. 4 JEFFERSON CLUB.—Members are bagateaced tom at the rooms of the club on ein & bruary 6, eleven o'clock A. M., vo attend funeral of oun, late associate, James Watson. HENRY W. GENET, JouN B. MoK@AN, Fresideok isto 3 Buom, | Secretartes wa a Yuurs.—On Saturday morui mary * 4, HARTSON WHITE, in the [Oth year of his age. The funeral will take piace [rom his late resident No. 629 Hudson street, this (Sunday) afvernoon, at two o'clock. pers please copy, Youseston thuren if Feb: 2, as ‘OUNG. jursday morniag, February FREDERICK, son of John oung, ‘7th year of ‘his bara srs * ie Funeral from the residence of bis parents, No, boone wenue, Brooklyn, Luis (Sunday) afternoon , / yw!