The New York Herald Newspaper, March 6, 1871, Page 8

8 NATIONAL LEGISLATION. Lists of Aets Passed atthe Phird Session of the Forty-first Congress. ‘The following ‘addition to the hist publimed in Saturday's HERALD completes the record of the acts passed at the third seasion of tne Forty-first Con- Greve, which closed at noon ou Saturday :— 40 act grant & pension to Joun E, Wilson, Of Josepm Anderson, ® citizen of Tennessee. wy certain | da i Ue Village of Mackinaw, . to B. A. Fran To provide for the collection of debts due from Southern railroad corporauons and for oluer pur- an’ act entitled, “An aot topegim: ‘Of additional District and Circuit © moot United Staves in ihe District of Indiana and other purposes,” approved June 30, 1870, and Sor o.ber purposes. authorize the construction of a bridge over the issippi river at Louisiana, Missouri, aud also & over the Missour! river at Glasgow, in sald Authorizing terms of the United States District @ourt to be heid ai Helena, Ark., and for other pur- for celebrating the one hundredth an- versary ol American independence, by holding an ternational ex!libitien of arts, manufactures and odueis of the soil and mines, in the city of Phila- bay 1a and State of Pennsylvania, in the year 1876. appropri 3 for the col preser- Wation and repair of certain fortitications and other Works of dofence. For Bera ©. Gamages for the loss of the moop-of war Ouen For the icliet of Logan H. Roots, late Collector of Internal Revenue for the First district of Arkunsas. To enab.e the Jackson, Lansing and Saginaw Kall- to change the northern lerminus of road from Traverse Bay to the Straits of Mackie Stung approptaa Hous for the current and contin. 10g, & priations £01 - UJ exobabee of the Indian Department and for fule treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes year ending June 80, 1872, and for other pur- Poses To authorize the establishment of certain free Public Lighways in the District of Columbia and for other pw For the relief of James J. Hil), late a private in whe Third Missourt cavalry. Por the relief of Joho W. Massey. For the relief of A. A. Vance, Postmaster at: Mor- matown, N. J. @raniing a pension to Emma M. Moore, Granting & on to Mary H. Alling. To restore Robert boyd, Jr, to the active list of the navy of the United States. To regulate the grade of Maryland avenue from the eud of Long Bridge to Twelfta street. Granting a pension to Rachel W. Huston. Granting a pension to Maria Pratt. Granting a pension to George Menz. Boppievicutary W an aot to a@uthurize the exten- son, cousiruciion and use of a lateral branch ef the Baiimore and Potomac Railroad Company into and z — the District of Columbia, approved February 807. Making appropriations for the service of the Post Office Depariment for the year ending June 30, 1872. Granting a pension to Susannah snyder, Granting a pension to W. C. Dickens, Granting 4 pension to Anna F, art. Granting a pension to Benjamin WW. Burnham. Grouting a pension to William Powell. Granting a pension to nthony D. Hardy. Granung a@ pension io Zelica F. Dunlap. Granting @ pension to Euzabeth Rainscroft, To amend an act entitled “An act to reduce the penses or the survey and saie of the public lands ihe United States,’ approved May 30, 1862, To continue the restoration of James Belger to the rank of major and quartermaster in the army, To relieve ceria persous therein named from the Segal and political disabilities imposed by the four- teenth anendment of the constitution of the United es and for other purposes. To create ports of delivery at Eureka and Wil- NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1871—TRIPLE SHERT, gata mason ta Rowe ait rates ed a the right of nat fon af a rie nuraietahaor river, ia with Authorizing the Southern Minnesota Ratiroad Com to connect its ling with the Northern Pa- id in the construction of the Orezon Branch Rauroad, pa create & \ stag phe ae ee ran! nal ands in the Apama the Decaterand ‘Aberdeen Ratiroad Company, to ald in construction of a railroad to be built from to Aberdeen, Joint hosolution extending ine time f0 construct a railroad from the Be, Gees, Ch hg Take to the west id of yy ace kn a rr binds land to aid in the con- struction of ar in the Territory of Dakota. Seaeene lanes to ald in ine construction o1 & Btate of Brown’ ry ‘itate of Rebious, 10 Den? rt par: to the State of Maku grant of lands to the North Lonisiai and Texas Ratlread Company to aid in the construc. tion of a railroad from Vicksburg, » OD Mixeisatpp! river, to the Texas State line. any ud tage at po Ne Ralway Com to build & braska City to connect ite road with other rail ‘An act to amend an act entitied “An act for a nt of land to the State of lowa, m alternate sec- ons, (o ala in the construction a Greres need Btate,” approved May 12, 1864, ee lands t aid iM the construction of aralli from O’Brien county, lowa, to the Missouri river. An aot granting land to aid in the construction reo a railroad from Sioux City, lowa, to Columbus, ebraska. ‘ To relinquish the interest ef the United States in certain lauds to the olty and county of San Fran- cisco, in the State of California. Granting the right of it~ 4 lands to the Picos and Placer Mining and Diten ipany of Mexico, For continuing tbe 8t. Paul and Sieux City Raul- road across the Territory of Dakota to Yancton, or a olnt near the meuth of the Niobrara, and for con- Inuing the land grant in ald of the same in aid of the New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Vicks- burg Railroad. ‘To promote the securing of eMiclent seamen for the navy of the United States. Joint resolution in aid of certain colleges and unt- veraities. An act to incorporate the Southern Express Com. ez the relief of Sarah N. Eagleton, executrix of the last wili and testament of J. Joseph Ragleton, deceased. Joint resolution amendatory of the twelfth section of an act entitlea “An act making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the In- dian Departmaent and fer fulfiing treaty stipula- Uons.with various Indian tribes tor the year endt Jane 36, 1871, and for other purposes, ap) duly 15, 1870, and to extend the ‘1 for the dispo- sal of the lands ceded under the first and articles of the treaty ef September 29, 1365, with the Great and Little Osage Indians, and for other pur- ‘poses. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to cause to be investigated claims arising from depre- dations by or upon Indians in Kansas or Nebraska. To expedite the survey of priyate land claims, Joint resolution authorizing the President to with- draw his acceptance of the resignation of R. H. Lamon, late Heutenant United States Navy. An act te createa port of delivery at Potomac, Va., and for otner purposes. Increasing the pensions of disabled soldiers and sailors, and of the widows and children of deceased soldiers and Saijora. To authorize the restoration of Gi'bert Morton to the naval service, For the relief of Albert W. Gray. For the preservation and protection of beacons, buoys and other aids to navigation. Joint resolution referring the claim of Isaac N. In- jng:on, 12 California, and to provide for appoint- | ereoll and Joseph Granger for dsmages under 9 mt of Deputy Collector of Vatiejo, Cal., and to abolish the office of surveyor of said port. ‘To provide a building suited to the use of the post ice, the pension and revenue officers and the cial ollicers of the Uulted States in the city of } mton, N. Je Amiendatory of an act entitied ‘An act further to de for giving eifect to the various grants of id to the State of Nevada,” approved June 8, Granting & pension to Mary B, Collins, r the Teltef of Mary L. Ledford. Grauting a pension Lo Elizabeth A. Spurgeon. Granting a pension to O!ave Coombs, Sees, a pension to Leann Cox. ranting & peuston to Julia Traynor. Granting a pension to Hiram Kk, Rhea, For the reliet of Roxahana W. Sawyer. Granting a pension to Adam D. Myers; do. Martha 5. Willey; do. Fills A. Haynes. For the relief of Blessiagton Rutled. To extend the time tor the reversion to the United States of the lands grante | by Congress to the State of to wid the constructton of @ railroad from Pere Marquette to Flint, in said State, and for other purposes, Authorizing the St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company to change its line m consideration of a re- Hpguishment of land. To amend an act to revise, consolidate and amend | the statutes relating io patents and copyrights. For the relief of Mary I’. Prindle. To imcorporate the Pacific Railroad Com, iy, and to aid m the construction of its road aud for viner purposes, To provide ior the redemption of copper and other { coins. Graming & pension to Harriet Debitt Mitchell; | @o. Anua E. Free; ao, Abel Chase; do. Nancy E. kmmond. For the reliet of Rebecca d@eiphia; do, mn. son. Correcting an error tt titled An avt for ihe reli Of the ship Nightinga ¢ passage of an act en- of tue officers and crew approved June 1, 1870, For the relief of Alexander 7, McMillan, late Men- tenant Company F, Ninth Minnesota Volunteers; @o. Algernon 8. Cadwallader, late collector of in? ena! revenue and disbursing agent Fifth district, enusy1VAnla. Granting right of way to the Green Bay and Lake Pejtn Kaliway Oompany for its road ‘across the Oneida Reservation, in the State of Wisconsin. To amend an act for the relief of Jearum Atkins; 0, Willian Climer; do.-A. H, Delong. # Jn relation to franduleut trade marks upon foreign Watches. For the relief of Bryan R. Young. To extend the benefits of the Donation law of Beptember 20, 1850, to certain persons, ‘to renew certala grants of iand tothe State of alabama. Voniining title to certain land. Granting & pension to Isabella Forg. Fcr the relief of Charles Cooper; do. Y. A. Jones; fo. Jerome Rowley; do, Willm Hannegan and po Hannegan. king appropriations for the legislative, execu- tive an 1d) cial ens of the government for the June 20, 1872. en Making appropriations for the nayal service for fhe year ending June 39, 1872, aud for other pur- Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in the appropriation for the service of the government the year «nding Jane 30, 1570, and June 30, 1871, former years and for other parposes, Making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the government for the year euding June 30, 1572. Granting & pension to Lucia Marden. Making appropriations for the support of the army tor the year ending June 30, 1872. For the gpicennra tion and completion of certain ubliC W on rivers and harbors and for other urposi Granting a pension to John Preveaux; do. Bridget Angus; do, Cuancy H, Goodell; do. Benj. F. Wells; do. Henry Barton, For tie relief of Abram P. Snyder, of the Water- vhet Arsenal, at West Troy, New York. ‘or the relief of Hull & Cozzens and Johu Naylor & Company; extending the time for the completion Of the lortage Lake aud Lake Superior ship canal. ‘To amend section four of the act of July 20, 1863, uiing the Chicago and Lilinols Southern Railroad mpany the right to build a bridge across the Wabash river and deciaring the same @ post road, To amend joint resolution relating to steamboats and other vessels owned in the jocal Sictes, approved mnber 23, 1869, Authorizing the nomination and appointment to The retired list of ihe navy of certain volunteer oMicers on the active list of the navy wlo were @isadied 1m consequence of wounds received during ‘the late war. Authorizing the President to nominate and, by gad with the advice of the Seuate, to appoint 'T.y- man G. Speulding a maswr in the navy of the United states. For the relief of scttlers on the public lands. ‘To Compensate John L. Mies, late second lieu. tenant of the Second Indiana battery, for one horse ‘Jost m the service. Referring tozhe Court of Claims, Ciaims against the United States for the loss of the schooner Wiiltam Carleton. Yo enavie the Owners to obiain duplicates of loat and destroyed registered boads of the United Btates. For the relief of William P. Thomasson. Bis Whiel Failed for Want of Concurrence | of Both Honses. ‘The Tofowing is a lst of bills on the Speaker's table in. the Honse and on the tuble of the Vice Presi- dent in the Senate at the expiration of the Forty-firat | Vongress, which faiied for want of concurrent ac : won:— } Joint resolution to amend section ten of an act | “AD act ting lamds to the State of Kanses to aid in fie construction of a Southern | graved, branch of the Unien Pacific Rauway 4 telegraph from Fort Riley, Kansas, to Fort Smith, Ark.” An act to amend au act entitled “Am act for a grant of lands to the State of Kai in alternate D883, ®ectious, to aid in the ¢ tion of certain rail- | roads aud felegppha, in sald “g Graziting lands to the State of Wisconsin to aid in i) conmracten of the Green Bay aud Lake Pepin way. 4 doit resolution directing the Secretary of the Interior Indians contract fer building a marine hospital at Detroit. To estaplish the collection @istrict of Biscayne in the State of Florida. Making an appropriation to build a lighthouse off Dame's Point, St. Joun’s river, Florida. Providing for the administration of oaths and afirmations by collectors of customs and surveyors acting a8 collectors of customs, ° ‘Zo detach the port of St. Paul from the collection district of Minnesota aud to annex {t to the collec- tiov district of Louis! For the relief of Harmon E. Wentworth, late Sioand eutenant Fourteenth New York Heayy rtiilery. To iacilitate the transmission of Asiatic, Austra- lian and European merchandise into and across the Verritory of the United States of America and for other purpose: ed March 2, 1831, entitled “An act allowlug the duties on foreigh merchandise imported into Wheeling, Vicksburg, Cincinnati, Louisville, St. Louts, Nashville and Natchez to be Be cured and paid at those places.”? For the relief of Jane Allen Birckhead and other heirs atiaw of Alexander Watson, deceased. To authorize the sale of public property at Houl- ton, Me. Mnending an act entitled “An act directing the conveyance of a lot of ground for the use of the pub- lic schools of the elty of Washington.” fo incorporate the Dime Savings Bank of Wash- ington, District of Columbia, ‘o fncorporate the Capitol Hill Savings Bank, Washington, D. ©. To empower the Secretary of War to establish, un- der certain conditions, @ horse ratiway upon and over the island of Rock [sland and the bridges erected by the United States conmecting the cities of Davenport ana Rock Island therewith, Joint resolution relating to balances of appropria- oo for the library of Congress and Boianic Gar- len. Joint resolation to enable the Leavenworth, Law- Tence and Galveston Railroad Company to relocate ® portion of its roaa, AD act to extend the time for completing a rail- road between Madison and Portage city, and giving construction to the acts of Oengress granting lands to the State of Wisconsin to aid in buliding rau- roads. Granting a pension to Jacob B. Cuyie. Granting a pension to Sarah Evaus. ‘To create an additional land district in Florida. Granting @ pension to Caroline Payne and Lydia W. McLaughlin. " Granting a pension to Julia Whistler, Authorizing mall steamship by i in the Gulf of Mexico, between the poi ew , Louis. fana and certain ports of the republic of Mexico, Granting a pension to James Coon, Granting a pension to Margaretta Becker. Granting @ pension to Caries 0. F. Clark. For the relief of Nicholas P, Trist, negotiator of the treaty of Guadalupe ovat resolution £6 compensate doit Le Miles, 1 Joint mt compensate Jol jes, late second lieutenant in Second Indiana battgry, for one horse lost in the servic An act to authorize the Of It Court of the United States, in the State of to make partition of Pa reservation to the band of Me-to-sin-la, a Miami indian. In relation edna 4 danny i atie rs For the pay! o expenses United States District Judges in Texas, ce In relation to the bridge across the Mississipp! river at Clintoa, Lowa. . For the reliet of the East Tennessee University. To prove er ie, uve of National bank notes and for other pu i. Granting pension to Ny, Bell Daker and George W, Daker, Minor children ae Daker. ‘To aid in the construction of the Mobile and Pen- sacoia Railroad, Relating to the Reform School of the, District of Columbia. ‘To authorize the promulgation of the general regu lations for the government of the army. Joint resolution fcr the benefit of the Home Indus- trial School for the District of Columbia, An act 1o regulate the drawing and summoning of jurors in the Distriet and Circuit Courts for the United State: To create and establish an addiitonal judicial dis- trict in New York, to be called the middle district of New York, and to make further provisions In rela- tion to the courts of the United States in said State. Relating to moueys paid imto the courte of the United States. For the rettef of Aibert H. Dantéis, For the reltef of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy, of Charleston, 3, C, Yo relieve certain persons therein named of their political disabiiities, Pension bills as follows:—Phoebe A. Hascoll, Hettie M. Kepner, Mary Miller, 9 ES Jerome K. Pampell, Catherine Dillén, Sarah Rey: nolds, Frances A. Oster, lelia O. Dougherty, ee Allison, Fanny A, Sharwood, Elizabeil ‘ork. THE TWEED STATUE. The atrangements for a systematic coliection and Tecord of amounts of subscription to the fund of the Tweed Testimonial Association were finally completed on Saturday afternoon at # meeting of the Executive Committee, held at the house of the Oriental Ciub, 235 East Broadway. Elegantly en- giaved circulars, regularly numbered, to correspond with the register, and giving a liet of the officers and trustees of the association, together with neces. sary information as to how suse! ions may be made, are to be matled this week to friends of Mr. ‘Tweed, prominent men throughout the State and in the city, and Mr. Bernard Smyth, Receiver of Taxes, at his OfMice, 82 Chambers street, will have a sub- bert) , When even one del- r lanthropic Senator Will be gladiy received and formally acknowledged, To each subscriber will het pt) handsomely en- receipt, signed by lent and and the list of treasurer, contributors, in a volume costly bound, will finally sented to Mr. Tweed. It is estimated fine the statue will cost $30,000, but as the members: of We association will enter enthusiastically on the work of collection it is expected that the entire amount will be im the posseasion of the treasurer be- fore Mr. Tweed's birthday, the 34 of April. Wi ihe requiske sum Of money is had the Boar ‘Trustees, ai the bead of which stand Mayor Halland Peter B. Sweeny, Will advertise for competitive de- to issue @ patent to the yearly of Friends for a cer- jwnee pe soreaivaciera Bialiroad apd Teagan iis slg 2d ee avauania for the lasaeerctoe pee ro- Session ‘sod. ceremonies, whigp willbe of aa iw- Dosing patere, THE COURTS. An Internal Revenue Collector in Trouble—Seix- ure of « Brewery—Bankruptéy Cases—Tho Hogan Will Case—Alleged Care. leas Blasting — Decisions. ‘UNITED STATES SUPBEME COURT. Jurisdiction of Conmy Judges in lowa—Lia- biity of Common Carriers. No, 99. Samuel 0. Smith vs, the County of Sac, Jowa—Error to thé Owoutt Court for fowa.—This is pons for mterest on certain bonds issued for the Purpose of paying for the building of @ court house, The petition alleges the adoption by a vote of the People of the propomtion, when submitted to wem, and the issue of the bonds accerding to law, and the bonds themselves recite the same facts, The defence was that the ‘bonds were Geltvered ‘to the contractor by ‘the County Judge, but that the contractor did not build the court house, whereby tie cou- sideration of the bonds fatled and ibe securities became worthless, and that the plaintif had notice Of the fact before his purchase of the bonds. The cause was tried before the Court witheut a jury, and the findings were that there were fatal irregu- larities in the record entry of the submission of the Question to the popular Vote, it not having been made until alter the exec: of the bond apd a ear after the tion, @t which time the County judge who signed the bonds on behalf of the county bad ceased to have any jurisdiction of the finances of the county, pu beforo whe transier of the coupons to the plaintiff; that the bonds were aigned, ‘sealed ahd dclive Q aa were signe: wed by the County Judge oh the contractor beyond the limits of the country, and that the contractor gave one of them to ths County Judge as soon as he re- ceived them, and that no court house was bullf, As matter of law resulting from these facts, the Court held that the bonds were wholly void, and the judg ment Was for thé county. The plaintit objected to the. evidence offered to prove these facté,en the ground of immatertality; that it contradicted the re- cord and the recitaié of the bonds; and excepted to the ruling admitting it; and bringing error, con- tends that where @ municipal corporation has power under any circumstances 10 issue Regoltable securities it will be conclu sively presumed in favor of a bona fl holder for value; that they were, in fact, issue under the circumstances which would authorize them, and that the corporation is estopped as to euch matters by tho recitals on the face of the bonds. 1t is algo insteted that the matter set forth in ube record of the election being true in fact, and under the direction of the proper ofticer, the date of ite entry is immaterial, and thas the execution and delivery of the bonds beyond the limits of the county did not affect their validity; for it cannot be matntained that tne delivery alone (which hate effect to the instrument) need to be made a locality to make it Vaud, he act of a sealing when ing alone ‘is necessary to be done within the county limit, it was not thought that the fact. that the court house was not built will be seriously con- aldered £5 an objection to the validity of the and it snbmitted that the Court below committe: the double error of admitting incompetent evidence and reudering a wrong judgment on the facts sup- osed to be established by the evidence as admitted. the defendant in error maintains the view of the Court below, particularly contending that the County Judge could not pind the county by acts done out- side its limite, The law requires him “to keep hi office at the county seat,” when properly construs with respect to the financial arlatrs of the connty, and authorizes anotker oficer to discharge fila duties when absent from the county. No. 98. The Western Transportation Company vs, Samuel 4. Downer,—Error to the Oircult Court for the Northern District of Ihnols,—the Western Transportation Company undertook, as common carrier, to transport eighty-four baga of coffee from New York to Chicago, but delivered it, as alleged, in & damaged condition, By the bill of lading the carrier was exempted from lability for losses which might be occasioned by the dangers of navigation on the lakes and rivers. In the attempt to enter the harbor of Chicago the carrier's propeller struck upon the bottom, sprung a leak, and the coffea wi dam: . The vessel was sianeh and strong au: the officers experienced, and the question Was whether the case was oue of loss by tho dangers of navigation or by negligence. The carrier proved by competent evidence, to his own Satisfaction, that the loss was of the former class, and then claimed that the afirmative was upon the shipper to show that it was ofthe latter. The jury, ler the instraction of the Court, found for thd Shipper, and the carrier brings the cause here, con- tending that the Uourt erred in ruiing that it was the duty of tne carrier to show that he had not been guiity of negligence. It 1s also in- sisted that the Court, in giving 1ts opimion to the Jury that the carrier did not do all in his power t prevent accident, erred, and that the jury shoul Dave been left to their own conclusions upon the facts as given in evidence, ‘The defendant in error maintains that in such @ case the carrier must establish to the satisfaction of the Jury that the uamage Was not caused by his negligence. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. A Collector of Internal Revenue in Trouble. Before Judge Woodraft. The Unted States vs. Morgan L. Harrts.—Tne defendant was formerly acollector of the Eighth Internal Revenue Collection district, and ts charged with dereliction of duty. The proceedings m the case, 80 far as they have been yet initiated, are decided against Mr. Harris’ bondsmen, 1t is charged that Harris as coliector permitted, without the proper security, 82,887 gallons ot whiskey to be removed from vond for the redistillation, urposes -for the due performance of the requirements of the if is act in such cases bonds of men who were nol sol- ventor the prope: which their securities were prs the whiskey thus rei ‘upon ne amount of tax on 7 moved was $66,768. From the removal of the whiskey under the bonds re- ferred to nothing more was ever beard of it. by the government, the dereliction in duty on accepting worthless bonds being charged to Harris, ‘tne government now proceed to recover on Harris? office bonds, the securities being men of ampis Seizare of a Brewery. On Saturday Coliector Darling, of the Ninth dis- trict, seized the Brewery of Henry John, situated at tha corner of Fiftieth street and Broadway, on the charge that the proprietor, John, failed to conform to the requirements of the act in keeping a faithful pany, of the quantity of beer brewed by him from ‘ime to time. The case will be brought for trial be- fore Judge Woodrum, SUPREME COURT—CIRCUIT. The Suit Growing Out of the Will of the Late Mrs. D. Hogan. Before Judge Sutherland. Sarah 0, Hatch vs. Clara M. Penguet.—This case has been on several Gays, and was brought to set aside a will and deeds made by Mra. Hogan, the mother of the plaintiff, which she charges in her complaint were obtained by the undue influence of the defendant; also a daughter of Mrs. Hogan, and: Dr. Eugene Penguet, her attending physician and husband of the defendant, with whom she resided at Fordnam during the last four ears ber life. The plain to a very prolonged vexatious and harassing — cross-examination, lasting through two days, which, however, fatied to shake her tegtimeny in ‘to her mother’s af- fection and ore for her, ana which was given in a very candid raightferward manner. Letters were introduced showing that the most entire con- fidence in other eXisted between her mother and herself, which was sustained by other wit- wu ction of ietrers that passed tween her mother and herself. The case is still on, and promises to Occupy fully another week. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. Applications tn Bankraptcy. Before Judge Blatchford. The petition-of James Strang granted. Discharges granted to John Y. Savage and Pierre Geraud. Ad- judications granted In the matter of Patrick Mullen, ‘Adeiheid Surburger and the Boston, Hartiord and Erie Railroad Company, SUPREME COURT—CHAMBE’S. Decisions. By Judge Barnara. Edwin Ludlow vs. The amertean Exchange Na- tonal Bank,—Motion granted and reference ordered. sereg 4, Lindsay vs, Charles Elmore.—Motion denied. SUPERIOR COURT—GENERAL TERM, Decistons. By a Full Bench. There was @ meeting of all the Judges on Satur- day in thelr newly frescoed chamber, the first time it has been eccupied since unaergoing Ita lave im- provements. The only business transact rendering decisi was toms on appeal in the following Roswell D. Hatch, Brecutor, dc, vs. John B hy déco.—Judgment reversed and new trial oraered, with costa to appellant, to abide the Joseph Taussig et al. va. Julius Hart.—Motion to dismiss ited, with costs. Minson Wile ve. Kaukan ‘Tidals.—Judgment “anus P, Knasb, 60h oe. Aimayer—Iudemens ervea rlored, wiih Comte to the Polat fo'solde the eveut ab COMMON PLEAS—TRIAL TERM—PART 2. Alleged Careless Blasting. — Before Judge Leew. Angetine Lippincott vs. James Nivlo,—James Miblo, to defendant in this case, contracted with a Mr. Cahill to dosome blasting on & lot in Thirty. sixth street, and the husbana of plaintid was killed by @ plece of stone flying from the blast. The widow of now claims for ber. fendant eet up that in Sy conttuct rien Mr. Cant am 8 to life or which mil gt arr ioy taken was cl Yelatilon rent pe ag pr ction of jar, Vv. Arve ata late hour andthe Court o1 ered a vealed verdie COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM. . Decistone. By Judge Robinson. ‘ry ps. Jex.—-Motion granted. A oe ‘08. Shearman.—Order granted, reduc- Ing bau. TRE MARCH TEAM OF THE COURTS, In the Supreme Court Juage Sutherland will con- tinue to hold court im Part 1. The sult growing out of the contest of the will of the late Mrs, Dr. Hogan between her two daughters, which has been in pro- gress for several days, promises to continue some time yet, and will probably occupy his time two weeks longer at |i Judge -Van Brust will pre- side over Part 2, Judge Cardozo sit in be! dJuage Brady will hold the Spectal ambers, erm, but the calender for March will be called till Tuesday. The General Term hav! adjourned sine die, will probably not meet this month, and Court of Oyer and Terminer do not meet again till the first Monday in May. Jn the Superior General ‘Verm: {pan Monell, McCOunn and Freedman will preside. Judge Jones Will hold the Special Term, tn Parts 1 and 2 there ‘will be no courts tilt the 20th inst., the chambers in which these courts are held being closed tempo- rarily for the purpose of fresc and other reju- venating atiractions, ‘The panel of jurors will, how- ever, be called to-day, and the jurors. dismissed till the convening of the courts, In_ the Court of Common Pleas and the Marine Court the calendars are full of work for the judges, though none of the cases are of special importance to the general public. Constant and ag OE attention to their duties characterizes the judges 0! these courts, and arrearages on the calendar un- der the new régime are things of the past. In the Court of General Sessions Recorder Hackett has closed the February term with a clean sweep of the criminal calendar. Some notorious criminals have been disposed ef by him the power and alee of the law have been most tully sustained and vindicated. That able and inexorable Judge, City Judge Gunning 8. Bedford, succeeds his col- league, ‘corder Hackett, and to-day, with his usual promptness and zeal, will open tne March term of the court. Criminais and violators of Fm law have but ‘Hobson's choice” between tne Re- corder and the City Judge. It is the frying. re with them, or like the declaration that famous Corkonian peddler of small wares, who puffed his goods with the terrible announce- ment of “Death on one side and no mercy on the other.” Criminals, which 1s It to be? COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. SUPREME CovRT CiRcUIT—PaRT 1—Belore Judge Sutherland.—Opens 101, A.M. Case on. SUPREME COURT CiRcUIT—PaRT 2~Before Judge Van Brunt.—-Nos. 1752, 1668, 138, 228, 240, 264, 268, 5 ania 42, 21634, 246, 818, 62, 4, 110, 1338, SUPREME COURT—SPEOIAL TERM—Held by Judge Tagraban.— soe, 104, 108, 110, 154, 161, 177, 218, REMB COURT Heid by Judge Car- dozo.—First Monday calendar called 12 M. Oommen Pigas—Part 1—Held by J udge Loew— ns eleven A. M.—Nos, omy oe 27, 557, 555, 626, m= 617, 604, 605, 546, 729, 822, 565, 620, Nos. 8049, 4827, i, 8, 4971, 5090, 5079, 5182, 6184, Cur- 4074, 4981, Shot, "6123, Oia, 6176, 5184, 6202, 4927, 4967, 5044, 6604. Part 3— 60: i 6215, 4888, 5715, fist by Judge Joachimsen.—Nos. 6055, 6665, 5731, b 8, 5837, 5885, 5887, 5883, 5900, UourT OF GENRRAT SEssions—Held by Recorder Bedfora- ns eleven A. M.—The People vs. James Morris, James Brady alias James Morrison, burg- lary; the Same vs. Arthur X. Breed, forgery; the Sane va, Samuel Murray, felonious assault and battery; the Same vs. William Stoward, Cecelia Phillips, Jane Gaun, Manuel Posada, grand larceny. BROOKLYN COURTS. SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TEAM. Resisting the Payment of Assessments, Before Judge Pratt. Application was made before this Court Saturday by the counsel for Sylvester J. Sherman, a property owner on the line of Fulton avenue, which has re- cently been -repaved, and for which the taxes as- sessed amount to $370,000, to restrain the Board of Assessors from levying such assessment upon the pro) holders. The Court granted the injunction as E jivester J, Sherman vs. The City of Brookiyn and Witam A, Furey, Martin Breen, Henry A. Ripley, Thomas W, Field, John Shearon, Joseph Smith and Wiltam Bryan, Constttwsing the Board of Asses- sors.—It_ appearing satisfactorily tome on the an- nexed complaut verified by the afidavit of the laintit that saMcient grounds for the order of injunction exist, I do hereby order tnat the defend- ants, the City of Brooklyn and the above-named Assessors, and ail officers, servants and agents of said defendants, refrain from proceeding to ap- ortion and assess the expense of iaying the new wement in Fulton avenue and Fulion street Bedford avenue, or any part thereof, upen the land and premises adiot sald avenue and tn- eluded in the assessment district, and particularly the premises of the plaintiff describea in the com- aint horem, Uxed by said Board of Water and ge Commissioners, passed on the 22d of duno, 1 and the satd defendants, their officers, nts and servants are hereby enjomed and re- ined from making sald assessment or trom tak- ing any steps whatever towards making sald assess- ment and from collecting the same until the further order of this Court. Motion will be made this week to set aside the in- Junction on behalf of the city. KINGS COUNTY SURROGATE’S COURT. William D. Veeder, Surrogate. ‘Tho wills df tne following named parties were proved last week:—Peter Kroit, Thomas R. Appelby, ‘Walter Valontine, Abigal Bacon, Ahn McCarthy, James I. Tobey and Charles Hoyt, ail of Brooklyn. The will of Catharine Steller was rejected. Letters of administration were granted on the estates of Thomas Evers, Catharine Wetpen, Joseph Brown, Stephen Zallinger, Duncan McCorkindais, Len N. Sherman aud James, Coogan, of 00! \* eters of Frgnalod to of the estate of Thomas \digon we! ara ited to Raymond; of Menry ©, and Jobn ‘itpen to Louisa Bandernousen; of Elner B,, Mary H. and Josephine Hase té Mary ’C. B. Baso; of Jane Ann and James Duty to Catharine Shields} of Jesse Ford to James K. Ford; of Richard and Adale Byors to Horace Graves; of Thomas H. and Willem F. McDonough to Jane M. Smith, all of Brooxlyn. QUEENS COUNTY COURT HOUSE. The Great Struggle to Take Place on T day—A Review of the Facts. On Tuesday next the bill fixing the location of tle Queens county Court House comes up for considera- tion before the Senate Committee on Internal Affairs. Delegations from Jamaica, Newtown, Flushing and Hempstead will oppose the present bill, while in favor of 1 will be Oyeter Bay and Mineola. The Supervisors admit having trans- | tes: the law in regulating the preliminaries. he present bill creates the Supervisors a com- inisslon to erect Che the proposed building, they beng responsible only to themselves, Tho tion they are to receive 16 $6 50, per day. a is to be concluded by July 3, 1873, ‘which a 117 week, and the salary of ihe six’ oor: missioners for that time, inclusive, Would be $27,378. The farmers of Jamaica lad 9 meeung yester- day and protested against the action of the Supet- visors. They delegated Mr. O'Donnell a committee to proceed to Albany to ropresent. their interests. ‘The farmers, Lope he principal taxpayers, object to an expenditure $200,000, ‘The Supervisors were tendered the use of the Jamaica Town Hall rent but refused to accept it. Ailare of the opinion hat there 1s a “pie” in prospective and are deter- Mined to spoll it before cooking. CHARGED WITH ARSON. A Shopkeeper and His Son Set Fire to Their Own Store. About half-past three o’olock yesterday afternoon fire was discovered m the orick butlding No. 218 Hoaston street, which 1s the rear extension of a dry goods store, Ne. 111 Bast First strect, kept by Benjamin Aronson. Ere the flames could be gotten tion they had spread to the front Trace building and damaged the stock to the ex- ot eto ty Owned bp Mrs, Gale, $600, Which fealso fully insured tn the Astor and ach ‘also je coms panies. Tat evening Benjamin Aronson wnd_his were arres eatcenth precinct station house upon a charge of ‘and locked up at the Sev: having set fire to the but for the purpose, itis rance, Isaac Milter, sup) of securing the ipsprance. | wasp Mets years , BAYS mm the sidewalk in it of the premises, whem ie saw one of the light a li arge piece of and throw it Deinmediately aultted the counter, after which volldings TOMBS POLICE COURT. Clever Swindlers Defrauding the Loaner’ Bauk of New York—Cowardly Assault op ak Lady=Shoplifting Before ‘Matthias to be Tried at the Geu- eral Sessions for Clabbin« His Roundsman. Wilam H. Tigney and Barton M. Johnson, who have been carrying on business at No. 4 Stone street, ‘Were on Saturday arrested at the instigation of Mr. Russel}, president of the Loaners’ Bank of New York, under the following cironmstances:~About six ‘weeks ago the defendants called upon the president of tne bank, etating that they had 300 barrels of flour Warehoused, upon which they wished to obtain a loan, As asecurity for the money advanced they intimated their willingness to deposit a negotiable receipt with the bank, containing full particulars of ‘the flour, with the marks and numbers of the casks ‘written thereon, without which, it was alleged, ‘THR FLOUB COULD NOT BE REMOVED. Jn plain language, they were to hand the flour over to the bank while they held the loan, and if the loan was not returned with interest within a speci- fed time the flour was to become the property of the bank, An officer attached to the bank went to the stere where they stated the flour was warehoused and certainly saw a number of barrels of flonr there, but not suspecting anything wrong he did not take the trouble to mquire if the flour belonged to Vigney & Johnson. Shortly after- ‘wards the defendant sent™ man named Keliogg H. Lornis to the bank with the receipt in question and obtained a loan amounting to several thousands of dollars upoy the flour supposed to be represented by ‘the paper. e time stipulated for the repayment of the loan having expired the bank sent a deputy sherif{ of the city.to take possession of the four in with the understanding becween the Parties, but to his surprise THE FLOUR HAD ALL BEEN REMOVED, with the exception of a few barrels that were claimed by some one else. The officer had some cumoully arresting the defendants, as they had ntly intended to keep ‘out of th ws claimed by ie way.” complainant that the whole transac- tioa was a swindle, and that at the time the defend- ants obtained the advance they knew the fleur could not be within their control at the ume stated in their contract, and therefore that they obtained the money by fraud. The defendants demand an examination = week, but in the meantime they are out on A COWARPLY RUFFIAN. Miss annie Leeland, a fashionably dressed youftg lady, residing at 143 West ‘Twenty-sixth street, caused the arrest of James Reed, him with violent assault and battery. Reed went to her house and while there created a disturbance~the result of some wild delusion or imaginary wrong— and broke a quantity of On beg remon- strated with he knocked the complainant down and brutally kicked her in the stomach, without receiv- ing the lightest provocation. He was Sxccodingts impudent in his demeanor before the court, which Jed to his being sent to the City Prison for ten days. EARLY BIRDS AT WORE, “1s Mr. Churchill in’ demanded John Francis of al employé of the firm of Cheeks & Co,, 325 Broad- way, at elgnt. o'clock yesterday morning. Francis well knew that the gentleman would not be in nor did he really wish to see lim, but as he was a prac- tised shoplifter he well knew that was the best ex- cuse he couid frame to obtain permission to wait in the store. After assuring the man in charge that he had important business with Churchill, hesat down, apparently to wait for his arrival, the he had been assured he would, not be in until ten o'clock, - I muxt see him if I wait all day” was the crafty thiefs reply to an invitation to ‘call. ae The man went about some work he had in hand, but turning round shortly afterwards he saw the pri- soner deliberately piace @ piece of grenadine vaiued at sixty dollars under his coat, and was waiking out with it when he was scopped and arrested. He was committed for trial in default of $1,000 ball, CLUBBING A ROUNDSMAN. An examination was waived on Saturday in the case of officer Matthias, who was arrested for club- wing his roundsman, Peter Melly, of the Fourth pre- cinct, in Oliver street, last week. As previously stateil in the HERALD, Matthias was on his post at the time the afray took place, and it is supposed that he struck Melley witle excited by some re- marks made by the roundsman as to his being ef his post while on duty. Algernon 8. Sullivan, Assistant strict Attorney, attended for the prosecution; but as Matthias el to be tried beiore a jury at the General Sessions he did not enter into the case be- Yona simply recording the tacts of the assauit. MELTING OF SHE FIRE COMMISSION, A full Board of the Commissioners of the Fire De- Partment convened on Saturday at the Fire Head- quarters, Mercer street. ‘There were present Speaker Hitchman, President, and Commissioners John 8. Hennessy, Alexander Shaler, yonn J. Blair and James Galway. The latter gentieman has just retevered from a severe attack of heart disease. A number of departmental matters were brought up and passed upon, including a report of injuries re- celved by firgmen In East Thirteenth street, on the 28th ult. None of the injuries are likely to prove fatal. A ietter was presented from Mr. Joseph B, Varnum, of 116 East Twentieth street, THANKING THE DEPARTMENT for the promptness and judgment of its subordinates in a case of fire which occurred at his residence on the 16th of February. The skill in the use of apparatus confined the damage done by water as Well as Dame to the room where the fire originated, He was never more impressed with the efficiency of the present system. A report was received of an investigation into a case of alleged delay im (Aving an alarm of the fireat Miss Armstrong’s school, 88 Madison avenue. The fault, it was concluded, lay with the police, who were unprovided with keys of the fire box and é IGNORANT OF HOW TO SIGNAL. The fire engines were on the spot as soon as pos- sible after the alarm had really been given, but naif an hour had elapsed before the nessage “Was sent. The number of false alarms given tn the last month ‘was only four. The reward of one hundred dollars for the conviction of say ene tampering Wich the boxes has apparently frighiened ‘THE MYSTERIOUS IDIOT ont of his will o’ the wisp bie ‘The rickety tower on the Post Office will nolonger beused for the fire bell, but will bé used as alookout. The efficiency of the department ts shown in the fact iar out CaaS umber ot fires but oniy eleven uildiny cousideral imaged and only one totally Tetroyed. Ki a J WE. a8 ao cates REPORT aot for the month was laid before the Commission, The following are Mr. MeSpeddon’s facts:— There were 115 fires during the month, of which three in- volved a loss of nearly $300,000. Total on buildings, )854—total, 263, ann Tovuran ce On 10,068. ° vera! tainod fo be a8 folows Accintal 5 i : , of ants em) in the SPrchtdren playing with f fective stowepipes, 47 ty In’ wiadows, ovens s ig irom si EXPLOSIONS 01 Lato 14; do. failing of lamps, 4; do. upsetting of lampa, 2; quid gab, expl ft famps, #30. Yalling at lamp ts leak 1a aso! j overheated stoves and furnaces, 20; sparks 1; ipponed incendiary, 1; sparks a taneous combustion ‘ef olled sait, has 3 uy i hot get ascer- tained, 1. It will be seen that the number of ‘fires Caused by Kerosene and liquid gas during the month. was remarkaply large ;jno less than 26, or 3per cent of the whole fumbel Ing oatised by these dangerous, fulde, moze oF less damaging Property and endangering t ive statement of number ot fires, loss and insurance for Fe ary, 1870:—Fires, 75; loss, #728,850; insurance, 1, gobi 187 -—Fises, 1p; Lona, $us6,604; ° ansurance, f is per fire in 'y 718; dofin February, Ibi, goobe, eS February, 18, W The number of kerosene explosions point out a great domestic danger, the average oil sold bemg of little less danger than so much nitro-glycerine. It 1s nearly time that some step shonid be taken to check the sale of such an article as literaliy floods the mar- ket at present. NAVAL ORDERS, The following naval officers have been detached from their severat stations and ordered to the Relief s Commander George H, Perkins, Licutenant Com- mander ©. K. Haswell, Lieutenants Charles T. Hutchins aud A, J. Iverson, Master, W. M. Paul, Passed Assistant Surgeon Lewis 9, Pitcher. ‘The foltowing ‘are ordered to the Shawmut :— Commander Edward E. Potter, Lieutenant Com: mander George 4, Wadllegh, Lieutenants Doug- Jas Robers and William 4, Morgan: Master, Dantel Delehanty, and Passed ‘Assisvaut Surgeon, HK. H. are, Captain George M. Rangom is ordered to ofdnance duty at the New York Navy Yard; Lieuienant A. B. Little, to the Shawmut; Passed Assistant Pay- laster John R. Carmody, to the Rellef; Passed Assistant Paymaster mit Foster, and First Assist- ant Engineer Thomas M. Dukehart, tothe Shawmut ; Assistant Surgeon W, Be Nr to the Naval Hos- Asse ital at Philadelphia; Assistant Paymaster ohn W, Jordon is detached from the reselving ship Sew Hampshire and ordered to the steamtug Speedwell. 4 ARMY ORDERS, Colonel James A, Hardie, Major Judson D. Bingi ham and Major Thaddeus B, Stanton are appointed @ commission under a Joint resolution of Congress authorizing sale of a portion of the the Fort Leav- enworth military recervation to the Kansas Agricul- and Mechanical Association tor fair. grounds, They are ordered to meet on the 16th tnstant and re- rt the true vaine of the lands to the Secretary of ‘ar Without delay, Death OF HE GRANDDAUGHTER oF PRESIDENT JEVFERSON.—Miss Cornelia Jeffo ph, & daughter of Thomas Jefferson, who diced in isda ned and ded. W ‘pw tater is dul recor a are w infor he Dab, i @ contract for the 3 "2 Sits sefrices BASE BALL NOTES. The following playcrs will constitute the Whit Stocking nine season:—Zettlein, pitcher; | King, catoher: MoAtee, first base; Woods, base; Pinkham, third base; Dudy, snort stop; left Meld; Hodes, centre Held, and Atwater, field. This is @ remarkably strong team, and doubt will give tho other professional clubs a t shake, In batting aktli this nine 1s far superior the one with which the club first entered tha last year, while with Pinkham, Atwater and Ze as change pitchers, and Hodes and Mart. King change catchers, they will sorely perplex every club they meet, { In a conversation with Zettlien a few days he expressed himself as of the opinion 5 ‘Washington Olympics will get away with the this season, He says the “Mutes” must not merely because they have got all the infleld of 3 Atlantics, they are going to defeat everything thas: comes in their way. No doubt but they will tough customers, he thinks, but still they will their match easy enough. The Boston nine will don the old Red uniform, which has ever been associated in minds of the base ball public with manly, and skilful play. Ailef the nine will be at the Hi ins few days. ‘Geoi Wright's knee 18 quite again, and he is confident of his ability to retain edanieat this season as the finest player in ntry. The following is the Washin; Olympic and the base bail public know that, wills ttiere be others ag good, there ere none better im the, try:—Asa Brainard, pitcher; Allison, catcier; Mills, first base; Sweasy, second base; Fo! stop: Fred. Waterman, third base; lenuaste § Po ; Berthrong, centre field, and Glenn, a le. . The Boston Club nine consists of Spaulding, Georg Wright, Harry Wright, McVey, Gould, Barnes, Schafer, Jackson and Dave Birdsall, We baye if heard as yet what disposition Harry has or make of these players; but, distribute them ag ng’ may, they will prove a hard crowd to beat. wy ing, Who will, of course, pitch, Is a very player in thac position, and one who makes good use of his brains as his hands while p! game. Birdaall s a magnificent catcher aud ase Man, and 1s, witual, one of the ynost te gw] aie. ving geod natured, gentlemanly players anywiere to Tound, Barnes, Cone, Schafer and Jackson. are. identified A No. 1 Western Fg ee and we pring heen y ctw Ria maining tour ers— wo ic’ Gould—are too Well Known In connection with th Jar-famed Red Stockings to require any whatever. ~ oI Cuthbert, who played with the White St last year, has, it seems, acted in @ very ungent Teties, of Phiiadelpnia, alter he had engaged to pag. with "the White Btockin this season. : res) nt, W! Be bert signed a coniract with the Chicony | Club, une conditionally, and the mai re Of the Athi mus. have been aware of we while using t to Chicago. influence to keep him frorn col Wil recollect the similar case of \olffe’s for the Cincinnati Club after contracting wit! Athletics, and of his expulsion by and retarn to the latter. 1 don’t see how they cau. sistently object to annuiliag the contract with Out rte b The following is the cory of a letter sent to Athletics i, 4 the Chicago Olub, and it explains case or Cuthbert very clearly:— % Cu10aco Bass Baty Ser “i Syn y F BOARD oF Dimecrors, ATHLETIO LL, PRULADELPOTA Pa. 4 GENTLEMEN—We wish to make a plain etameet of and request your immediate co: an frank le Op the 22d of November, lt fidget bers signed » ¢ontract with the Chicago jail which he id to his services from March15, 1 to that club and no other, your club, “Ustier these sirearastan orably only be given to the Chicago Clu! ciroumstaness Dow, wo think you belief that bis contract with you shor ing how conslatent you have bean in ase ball depends on the pea fair am Seiaavaa ean ee reply at an ear ‘or the wd ‘NORMAN 7. G. J. M. Tuacuse, Secretary. A movement is on foot to LOS gaa the old AGy, tive Base Bali Olub, which for some years occupied leading position among the amateurs of this olf Charley Walker, Will Kelly, Haines, ‘Gcorge,’ Stanton, “J, Espe,”’ and nearly all their old mem! have determined to take a hand in the revi betes ball playing and a lively time may ectet A large number of gentlemen interested in ball matters assembied in Irving Hall last Frid evening to witness the presentation of a act of lutiens a at the late convention.held in many Hall last Noyember, to Mr. William H, Jr, @x-President of the National Association of J nior Base,Bal! Players. In prese the resolutio1 Mr. Edward A. Hogar, of the Union Ciub, made @ very neat and felicitous speech, to which Mr, Ls replied in a gracéful and elequent manner. ceremony conoiudod, the entire party adjourned the saloon below, where they partook of a ous repast which the ex-President had provided, BUNNING NOTES—POLITICAL AND GENERAL, Miles 0, Comstock is the democratic candidate fo¥ Mayor of Utica, : ‘The St. Louls Democrat is jubilant over the enor’ mous crease in thetrade of that city. The princl’ pal increase is in the article of soap. m Duluth is getting np a “brown stone suburb” with funds supplied by British capitalists, A Woman's suffrage convention met ia Lansing, Mich., on the ist inst. Susan B. Anthony was ih¢ chief feature on the occasion. ¥ The Cklcago Post wants to know what 1s the us@ of getting befogged about this little fight for t! Presidential nomination between Mr. Hendricks and Gentleman George Pendleton? It ts, indeed, a very pretty quarrel as it stands. And 16 was got up to b@ @ pretty quarrel. That was the design of the artists, The Boston Adveriiser—Sumner’s organ- : the St. Domingo matter will be settled without dig. turbing the harmony of the republican party. Thi¢ looks something. like a compromise. The Legislature of Minnesota has refused te ré- move the capital of the State from St. Paul td Stanton. The Detroit Free Press says that Susan B. An- thony went sleigh ridmg while on a recent visit to the West, and ungallantly adds:—“She says‘ used tobe tond of such sport elghty or ninety y ago.” ‘ Chicago 1s to have three new parks. ‘The Ohicago 7rtdune thinks that the spring sem son just opened promises to be one of tne most ace tive known for many years, f . An Arkansas planter, who has recently nerioed the work of about sixty Ohinamen, reports tha! they are better cotton pickers than the negroes, “THE HOBOKEN CHARTER, There are some indications that the new charter for the city of Hoboken will bé pigeon-holed in thé Legislature, The section providing for the aunexa tion of Weehawken, which was stolen from the 4 some years ago, is not at all agreeable to the Hol ken Land and Improvement Company, A commit tee visited Trenton twice during the past twi wecks, and Mr. lornblower, @ member the Committee on Corporations was postponing th report of the bill from day to day tll the commi at last insisted on having it brought forward in shape or another. The charter. was accordingly | a last Wednesday, but the reluctance 4 ested by, the Committee on Corporations does ni gugur very favorably for the success ot bul, The charter provides for the retention’ o| the present Police Commission, and this is 8 ood feature, The Police Department of Hoboker Revor attained so high a state of efficiency as ut the existing commission. Yet there are srumblerd who are endeavoring to the passage of new police bill simply to provide office for a few hungry politicians and to legislate out of office the preséut ehief, Donovan, whose strict adierence to duty does not sult tho rowdy element, The asy of Hobokeu’s deliverance from the wolves of politics, it 1s to be Hoped, has at last arrived. A HORRIBLE OEATH. ‘ ‘Wiliam Williams, who was killed last week at Southtown by @ lorse, met bis death in the follows ing manner:—While watering the stock one of the horsgs escaped, and, after Soiching pin. Wiliams fled the halter around his- wrist to Fr secure the horse, and then commenced beat him. ae horse managed to get the best of iiams, and, with him dragging by the wrist, galloped, down. hg road at breakneck pace, his’ he striking the: trate man every few rods, The entire. tr took place in sight of the women of the house, they were powerless to act, After sonarus delay some men arrived to the rescue, but the was dead ere they could release him. 1 THE EAGLE AND THE JACKDAW.—A der in, Pog m., @runk on Tuesday last, and while in condition assaulted his father, pepoonee: him blows, cutting his head in young man was finally hai of and the father taken home for repairs. th mn who. he Beard x" ane auother you man, Pritt aa, as plz, Winey ue — ‘Tie’ son refused; Cemented ange ty ibe caght’ tps ohn inreon father the —_ iS oy unt bean i Ae