The New York Herald Newspaper, March 14, 1871, Page 4

ple et " THE C Stealing Letters—Smuggling Bay Oil—Reseuing a | Uting’ Prisoner— Embezzling the Funds of a National Bank—Indictment Against Geatral Jordan— The Cause of Cuba—Admiralty Cases— Counterfeiting—The Yard Enlistment Case—The Peruvian Gunboat — The Foote Life Insurance Case. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. Criminal Proceedings. Before Judge Woodraf, Judge Wooaruil sat yesterday morning at the usual hour. EMBEZZLING LETTERS IN THE POST OFFICE. Daniel J, Kelly, indicted for embezzling @ letter in the Post OMice was called, but did not appear. His Tecognizance was accordingly forfeited. SMUGGLING BAY OIL, Charles H. Purdy, indicted for smuggling bay oll. Defendant’s counsel was ready for trial but the gov- ernment was not, Counsel for defendant said he woufd like to try the case this term. The can only say that I will sit here two days more, and whether or not another judge will ait in my place until the ist of April 1 caidnot say. The case, therelure, went over. RESOUING A PRISONER. Owen Gannon, indicted for resculng @ prisoner at the last election In this city from a deputy marshal, ‘was called, He did not appear and his recognizance was forfeited. EMBEZZELING THR FUNDS OF A NATIONAL BA: Edward J. Oakiey, embezzeling funds, the perty of the Fourth Nationai Bank, was called. ‘The case Was moved off fer the term by the Assistant District Attorney. HOMICIDE ON THE HIGH SEAS. ‘The case of David Leech, indicted for the homt- cide of “Austrian Jack’? on board an American vessel in the harbor of Montevideo, was allowed to stand on the calendar for the present, the defendant being in Cuba, and expected back In the course of the present week. He nas given bail for his ap- pearance, COUNTERFEITING. The trials of Benon! Howard aud Nicolai, a Rus- sian, Charged with counterfeliing, went over till to- day. THB CAUSE OF CURAN INDEPENDENCE—THB INDICT- MENT AGAINST GENERAL JORDAN. General Thomas Jordan is indicted for a violation of the neutrality laws of the United States, in that he issued commissions for service 1n the cause of cere Otherwise assisted the insurrection in that land. Mr. B. K. Phelps, counsel for General Jordan, called the atiention of the Court to the fact that he been ready for trial at the opening of the term, and he was now ready for trial. He desired vo know from the District Attorney what he proposed te Go in reference to this Indictment, as General Jordan = Le aes that there should be a speedy disposi- fon of it. General Davies, United States Assistant District Attorney, replied that during the term be had not been able to give attention to the case in conse- quence of the pressure of other matters, This case Would take two or three days to try, there being three or four witnesses to exaimine. After some remurks vetween tne Judge and Gene- ral Navies as to the possibility of the Judge's place being taken after Wednesday by one of the District Judges for the continuance of criminal trials, the case of General Jordan was allowed to stand unul Wednesday morning. ‘There belng no ca-e ready for trial the court was adjourned to tis morning. URITED STATES DISTRICT COURT—-WN ADMIRALTY. Before Judge Blatchford. William H. Tapscott, Owner of the English Ship Perseverance, vs, The Tug Starduck.—This was a libel to recover damages for taking eight men from the ship Perseverance on the 29th of June, 1864. hen she was in the river, ready for sea on a voyage wo England. The facts of the cose have been already pubbsned in the HERALD. Judge Blatchford has jounced & decision dismissing the libel, with Costs, on theground that no wrongful purpose ha been proved on tue part of tnose In Clarge of ihe tug. Admiralty Triuls. Paw Cabral and Thomas Purcell vs. Propetier ©. ¥. Davénport.—The action in this case was | brought to recover wages to the amount of ¢228 66. A motion was made to dismiss the case for wa nt of Jurisdiction, and as there was nothing to show a | the Court granted the | service in’ tide waters, motion. Henry Winsor and Wiliam D. Winsor, Owners of the Steamer W. B. Mann, vs. Thomas ciyde, Owner of the Steamer Rebecca Clyde.—This was a claim to recover salvage for wowage of te Rebecca Clyde, which had been disabled in a storm. The Ciyde was towed into port. The value of the cargo | saved by the W. B. Maun amounted, as claimed by | the libellants, to $50,000; but Me claimants repre. Sent that it was Worth onty $15,000, and they admit that they are willing to pay a fair compensation for vonnage, there being ne question in the case, accord- ing to thelr view, ior salvage, the weather being fair at the time and the vessel inno danger. The case, Which 1s not concluded, was adjourned to Wednes- ay. The following Admiralty cases fave been ad- journed to the ist of May:—Hugh McKay vs The bnip Fashion, José D. Revera vs. Marner A. Wilder, Richard k. Conover ys. Sup Jonn t. Evans, H. xd. Harper vs, A. Barber et al. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. Removiag Whiskey Witvout Proper Stamps. Betore Commissioner Osborn. The United States vs. John Leddy and Michael MeNally, ner of Sixteenth street aud avenue A by Deputy Marshal Frederick Bernhard, and charged before the Commissioner with having removed barrels of whiskey which had no proper stamps attached thereto. Tney were held to bail in the sum of $3,000 to await ap examination. Charge of Counterfeiticg. Before Commissioner Shields. The United States vs. Thomas Pickelt,—The de- fendant had been charged with attempting vo pass en dollar counterfeit bill on Louisa Hynes, There w no evidebee to sustain the charge und the de- fendant was accordingly discharged. SUPREME COURT—CHAMIzAS. An Opinion in the Celebrated Yard Enlistment Case. Before Judge Cardozo. Yard vs, Emerson et al.—A decision was yesterday rendered in chiscase. The pretiminary facts have been too frequently given inthe HERALD w require repetition. This came up on a motion to vacate the orders of arrest against the defendant, who was a major of the Seventy-first ent N.Y. S. M. and a marshal of the regiment and release of their batl bonds, and the latver of General Ward. The plain- tuff, 11 will be remembered, was courtmartaled by the Seventy-first regiment for non-attendance at drill, fined twenty-one doilars and for non-payment thrown into jail and there kept four days. He clatws | never to have enlisted in the regiment and brought charges of false imprisonment, laying his damages at $25,000, upon whieh followed the subsequent ar- Pagel and ball bonds in $10,000 cach. The following TRE OPINION. It tsnotand it cannot be ciatmed that the ex- | emption from Jega! responsibility granted by the 212th section ef the milttary act has any applica- tion where the Court bad not jurisdiction both of the person and the subject matter, If the secton could have any other effect it would be too plainly unconstitutional to talk about. This being # sult in whicu the cause of action furnishes the ground of arrest, the truth or the merits are not to be tried on this motion. Whether the court martial bad jurisdiction depends upon a disputed question of faci. That is not to be tried pere, The plaintit clalins that his enlistment, or rather his signature an enlistment paper—for it 18 not alleged that he ‘was ver mustered into the Seventy-frst regiment or performed avy military duty—was obtained by fraud. If that be true the paper was void and de- voived no obligation upon luim. If that be true he was in no —— sense @ member of the military, Sad @ court martial could huve no jurisdiction over him. That must be tried, ‘This disposes of this me- aon and makes it unnecessary to state the other ands, why it could not prevati and why the war- Fant in this instance can, in my judgment, afford ne Protection to the defendanta. Motion denied. SUPERIOR COURT—TRIAL TERM—PART |. Arguments for a New Trial in the Old Peru- vian Gunboat Case. Before Judge McCuan. Antonto Mian vs, Captain John Graham.—In the pecent trial in vnis case for alleged false imprison. ment, growing out of prosecutions on charges con- nected with the purchase of some United Statics guuboats fur the Pernvisn government, it wili be re- | membered that a verdict was rendered against the plainuf for $73,000. A motion was made jor a new trial on the ground of excessive damages. The mo- tion came up for argument yesterday morning. Senior counsel for the defendant sald this was an application to set aside the wickedest verdict ever rendered In a courtef justice, His wonder, next to the fact of twelve meén briiiging 1m such a verdict, Was that the jary were not pifodéeded against for such verdict. As the verdict stood, it virtually con- Ficted the defendant of perjury. though such @ ‘The defendants were arrested at the cor- | } NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1871.—TKIPLE SHEET. T verdict, coming from euch a jury, he considered a compliment to the defendant. The startling proposi- tion in the case was the conviction of a man of on the testimony of one witness. After authorities showing the uarellability of such testimony, he urged that the Court of Appeals re- pudiated the proposision of @ man cunvict- ing himself perjury on his own testt- mony, much less convict another of this crime on his epenppanen evidence, One of the cardinal theortes of oe was that Domini- quez Was a paid agent Captain Gi . This cardinal theory was entirely overthrown by the evi- dence. It was based on the allegation that Captain Graham could not speak Spautsh, and, therefore, needed Dominiquez’s services as interpreter, which was disproven by two witnesses. Millan said that po yao Graham always spoke to bim in English and pretended that he did not understand Spavish, and that the object was to draw him into his plans. He referred to the mquiries made by Captain Graham regarding the character of the plaintid pending their negotiations and the report from Peru that he was a noted gambler and an unsife man to deal witn, apd yet this man had obtained a verdtct of $73,000 for damages to lus character, a stigma having been cast upon him by his arrest and imprisonment througn the eftoria of the defendant. This verdict stood as a circuitous verdict for slander which would hold in no court. He read a letter from the platntit to Do- minquez, and insisted that it showed the latter to have been the agent of the plaintiff and not of the detendant. One of the most inhuman features of the trial was an attempt to blacken the character of the fate James B. Taylor. Atter reierring to the con- tract made with Mr. Taylor, which paper could not be obtained at the time of the trial, on account of the confusion of Mr. lor’s papers gro out of the litigation regarding his will, but could be produced now, and showing the payment of $125,000 on account, the counsel went on to show the basis upen which the motion was brought, as laid down in the code and also cited authorities giving, as he claimed, an innate power to the Ccurt 10 grant tho application which he now made. His argument, which was continued at great length, embodied the three potnts—first, that the argument of the counsel af the trial was a perversion of the facts in the case; secondly, that the jury paid no kind of respect to the cha: of the Court upon the most important points; and thirdly, that the verdict of! damages rendcred was mest contumacious to the Court and in absolute defiance of the oaths of the jury. He strongly urged, in conclusion, that the Verdict was 4 preconcerted one, und, therefore, the more abominable. Ex-Judge Fullerton, in opposition to the motion, pronounced the argument of the previous counsel as one of the most marvellous features of this most mar- yellous case. He did not propose to go over the facts before bis Honor as if he was addressing a jury, but simply some points of law bearing on the case, He defended, however, first the character of the jury, and thought the assault on them iully as base as any possibie attack on the dead. Finishing ap this point of his opening, he complimented tue character of the plainwtf, and portrayed him asa patriotic Peruvian who, when his country was threatened by Spain, caine here to help to defend his country. The letter setting forth the plainuit as a@ gambier he sisted was written by some one, no one knew whom, and from some place, no one knew where. He isisted that the defendant,jafier possessing himself of $500,000— ali the money Millan had in the world—coolly and maliciously thrust him into prison through a false statement, The ury had meted out a punishment that the defendant would remember, This verdict Was not the resalt of prejudice or passion or in‘u: ence, but based simply and solely on the evidence. passing from this he anlmadverted upon the iesti- mony of the defendant, that he deposited $125,000 with James B. Tayior to be forieited in case the pur- chase of the gunboats In question Was Rot consu- mated. The story cvuld not be believed. Captain Graham did not believe it. The jury did not believe it, and hence their verdict. He insisted that the case was fairly presented to the jury—that no case was ever more fairiy presented, ‘The senior counsel for the defendant responded at great length, to which Mr. Fallerton rejoined at like Jength, ir. Vanderpool closed the argument for the defendant. The Court reserved its deciston, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—TRIAL TERM—PART I. The Feot Live tusarance Cnse. Before Judge Loew aud a Jury. Rebecca L. Foot vs. The tna Lye Insurance Com- pany of Hartford, Conn.—This interesting case, after a trial of three days, was brought te acon- clusion at alate hour yesterday evening. Some of the particulars appeared in the ERALD of Friday | last. Mrs, Rebecca L, Foot, widew cf Major Foot, of the United States Army, sued the defendants to recover $2,500 on a policy of meurance etfected by her deceased husband about two years previous to lus death. The facts in connection with the platn- it’s case have already appeared. The defence Mainly resied on alleged milsrepresentations by the insurer as to is state of health and the sobriety of his habits. The insurance company sought to prove that at the time he insured his life he was aticted with a pul- monary aisease, that it was hereditary in bis family and that he was addicted to habits of intemperance. His father, however, ex-Judge Foot, his widow, the Plaintiff, and one of his brothers gave positive testi- moay as to the sober habits of the Major, and as to his being free from symptoms of consumption up to the time when he reseived @ wound ia the right shoulder on one of the battieflelds of our lace war, which caused him to have hemorrhage of the langs, of which he entirely recovered, weighing atcue lime the policy was taken out 175 pounds, his weight for years previous being about 145 pounds, Major Foot, it was proved enjoyed good health till about two years after the policy was taken out, when he had a severe hemorrhage and rapidly de- clined in health untt he died, The defendants, however, mainiy relied upon @ supposed warranty of the accuracy of the answers in the application. ‘The case was submiiied to the jury and they returned @ verdict for the plaintiff for $2, WARINE COURT—PART 2. Light Vehicles—some Rights Agaiust Railway Cars. Before Judge Curtis. Bretherton vs, The Third Avenue Railroad Com- pany.—The plaintiff was driving a light buggy up the Bowery on the Third avenue track, with, according to his siory, a Fourth avenue car on one side of him city | and a wagon on the other, when he was ran into from behind by a Third avenue car, thrown against the other wagon, aud his velicie considerable in- jured. ‘The statemeuts of the cenductor and driver ‘were that plaintiff turned his vehicle on to the track in front of their car so suddenly as to compel them to stop; that he then drove on before and was called to to turn out, and in turaing round to give ‘sass,’? nearly stopped his buggy and caught his wheel in the foot of one of the car horses, thus causing the damage. Plaintiff claimed sixty-five dollars for re- pairs to his vehicie and sixty-six dollars for the hire of another waile he was deprived of higown. A verdict Was given for sixty-flve dollars for the plain- tid, COURT OF GENERAL SE3SIIN3. Before Gunning S. Bedford, City Judge. GRAND LARCENY. Ida Ray pleaded gutlty to an attempt at grand larceny, she having on the 10th of January stolen a gold watch and chain, valued at $200, from Lizzie White. The property was recovered and returned fifteen dollars. sentence. She was remanded till Friaay tor BURGLARY. Jobn Golden, who on the 2d of February burg! ously entered the premises of Jacob Laderer, 333 East Tbirtieth street, and stole a cloth overcoat, worth eight doliars, pleaded guilty, and was sent to the State Prison fur one year, mitigating circum- | stances having been called to the attention of his Honor. STEALING LIQUOR, William Gruber was triea upon @ charge of steal- ing a barrel of liquor on the 2ist of Feoruary be- longing to Patrick MeNulty, and valued at $60, The prisover proved good character, and the jury be‘ng unable to agree, Mr. Feliows consented to his dis- charge. LARCENY. Margaret Lehen, who, on the 2d of November stole a shawl and other clothing, worth thirty-four dollars, from Louis Hass, pleaded beg A to peut larceny. Judge Bedford remarked that omicer Field informed him that the prisoner was an oid thief, aod that when he wentto her house to make the arrest he found nearly $2,000 worth of stolen pro- perty. She was sent to the Island for s1x month. The foliewing is tue calendar for to-day ‘ne Poopie vs. Thomas Higgins, murder; Same vs. Charles Taylor, burglary; Same vs. Henry Williams, burglary; Same vs. William Bolte, felonious assault and battery; Same vs. Fenny Sears, grand larceny; Same vs. John Arson and George Tinkham, grand larceny; Same vs. Joun Price, grand larceny; Same vs. Jon Sweeny, receiving swlen goods, COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. ComMMON PLEAS—TRIAL TeRM—Part 1.—Held by Judge Loew.—Nos, 662, 677, 846, 347, 557, 532, 487, 629, 728, 5U6, 758, 325, 475, 829, 830, 249. COMMON PLEAS—GENERAL TERM.—Held by Judges Loew and Daly.—Nos. 442, 46, 76, 90, ¥1 and 102. MAniné COU! Part 3.—Held by Judge soachim- sen.—Nos. 511! 5836. 1 5528, 6665, 5763, 6334, LITERATURE. Mavny’s Manvat or GEocrapny, lishing Company, New York. ‘The eminent name of Commodore Maury 1s a suf- ficient guarantee that this popular manual of geo grapby is correct and Interesting. It contains maps of the continents and principal countries, with brief but well written accounts of their natural features University Pub- and products, and 1% profusely tilustrated with charming sketches of the most beautiful scenery, and the mest remarkable races, places, animals and phenomena or the wide glove. There is also a vaiue able appendix on map drawing. tothe owner, the prisoner having pawned it for | present State and city governments are large vs. John McCarthy, larceny from the persop; Same ; $ CHURCH AND STATE. The Methodist Preschers on Sectarinn Appropria- ticns—The Principle Good Enough, but Its Application Bad Enough—FProtestant Fear of Catholic Power and Influence. The Methodist preachers yesteraay spent their session in discussing the matter;of sectarian appro- priations, which they have had up for two weeks in one form or another. There was far from unanimity of sentiment on the part of the speakers, and they finally toned down to a preamble and resolution having direct reference to the Methodist Old Ladies’ Home and leaving out every other denominational institution, The Rev. Mr. Willis lea off in the debate. He doubted whether this was the proper time or place to discuss this question. He did not want to see the Methodist Church become the ward of the city or State, and he would consider it a very great iniury to any church to have a legacy of money or lands left toit, But the reasons which prompted the resolutions before the meeting (already pub- lished im the HERALD) were not exactly secrarian. The Ola Ladies’ Home ts not a sectarian institution, bat in so far as it cares fer the poor is a public institution. He had changed his mind as to the propriety of offering this paper and voting on it at this time. He was as ardently opposed to any union of Church and State as any man, and never wanted to approach nor to appear to advocate such athing. The city has ap- Propriated tweive lots out of a forty acre plot to this institution. It has no authority to sell this land, and it must be devoted to public uses, What can the chy do with itf It can’t fill it with almshouses, orphan asylums and jails, It MUST BE DEVOTED TO RELIGIOUS CORPORATIONS, and the noman Catholic Church will get It and own it allin afew years and entirely run the concern. In so far as the Roman Catholics build orpban asy- lums they are right. The donation of land for churches or of money to build cathedrals gives a good plea for opposition, but for the erection and maintenance of orphan asylums gives none, and the Roman Catholics are always ready to admit other children than those of their own faith to thew insti- tutions. The question now ts, “Is it wrong to ac- cept this grant of land to the Methodist Old Ladies’ Home?’ if the land must be devoted to pubite charities it 1s a3 well to put a Methodist institution upon itas any other for the support of the poor which the city would have wosupport, This paper Jooke like a thrust at the Old Ladics’ Home, and he Was not prepared to sustuin it, The remarks made by Mr. Vail last week were true. He (Willis) had looked over the records, and found that the coliec- Uons taken up in the Methodist churenes altogether for tue past five years would NOT SUSTAIN THE HOME ONE YEAR. We ean keep the Home up, sald he, if we will, but we must show more Jiberality than we have done hitherto. There is money enough among the Metho- dists of this city and in their churches to raise ten or twenty thousand dollars a year for this institu. tlon, and this sum should be secured before we shut it off from all State or city aid, The Rev, Dr. Curry looked with very great dis- favor upon the matter which had brought the paper before them, It would be @ great calamity ® Mctho- dism in New York should this gift be accepted by the ladies of the Home. He agreed with Mr. Vali’s Propositions last week, but not with his conclusions; and he now agreed with Mr. Willis! remarks, but not with his couclusions, Nor did he agree with all that is _set forth in the resolutions before the mect- ing. He deemed the principle of state aid to church and benevolent imstiiutions unwise, but not unjust, though with the present state of things it would be uniorvanate to press it. Cousiderabie may be said on bovh sides. He had gone over this lipe up and down, and crosswise and zigzag, for forty years, 30 that it was not a new question at ali to him, THE STATE IS_A NECESSITY as well og the Church. They are co-ordinate, and neither can be blotted out, They are both necessar, to our civilization, and in certain things the Church must acknowledge the State under which it lives. There are certain things which the State can't do Without the aid and co-operation of the Church, and this fact snould always be kept in mind. Me was Not prepared to say how far and no tarther the show how In every well ordered society the Church and State must act together. ‘There ts not a church in the land which does not exist under the State, and every man who goes to church goes there under the protection of the State, Tne American senti ment is that Church and State shail be kept as jar apart as possible, Too close connection of Church and State is a great calamity, and just in as the Chureh becomes the stipendiary o! it becomes corrupted. Butin so far ulso as it sets itself in antagonism to the State It prevents the Siaie from afording that equal protection to ail mea which it is expected and required to do, ‘The Church 13 and must be a corporation, though it has spirivuai life which can never die, The corporation and the State may die; the millionnaires may pass away, but the republic and the Church will live. The greatest enemy to republican ing¥tutions is AN ECCLESIASTICAL CORPORATION, and this is what we find in the Koman Church. Some oi the reiations in which the Church and Siate are roportion the State Doctor, The judiciary is largely depenaent upon trations, Among the duties devolving upon the State ts to care for the poor and feebie ones. This is poorly but expensively done. It cosis twice as much as it should. There are certain forms ef care and painstaking required here which the State can- not begin to do. It cannot find motuers for found. lings nor sympathetic hands aud hearts for the suf- any. And in order that those higher consolations may be administered the Church must undertake to aothe grosser tnings also. The Church must take this work of charity outof the hands of the State altogether and pay the whole bill, or there Must be @ coalition oi Church and State, He was nol prepared to say that 1 would be inpolitic to every case for the Church to receive State aid. sted frem taxation, because it applies alike to all. fae assumption of the law remitting local tax upon $1,500 worth of personal property or income is that the ministry beip the police of the State to that extent. sweepingly opposed to State ald the question of EXYEDIENCY SHOULD ALWAYS BE CONSIDERED. If he passed the orchard of a generous man whom be knew Would give tum an apple iv he asked it he should not consider it stealing to step over the fence and take one, But if a gang and thieves with baskets had been in, then he should question the expediency of going in. And this ts tie Condition m which our Slate and city | treasury 1s now placed. Who wants to mingle his charity with the price of corruption’ Itis so much money or value and then shub your mouth. He did not want to have his mouth shut so cheaply, Our core rupt and venal and entirely under the control of the Roman Catholic Church. This thing is not wreng per sé, but 18 in its circumstances, and he Was Opposed to ail participation in it. Where the old bro Will not apply, it had been long recoguized t hat the State lad a right to aid the Uon and benevolence. Jt has done it, toe, trough religious associations. 11 13 proper at all times jor the State to aid the Jhurch, but as @ maiter of pubilc policy the Methodist kpiscopal Church should hest- vate before accepting a grant of this sort. Evidence 1s comilig up every day that one churew is SEEKING TO CONTROL THIS STATE. The Doctor here referred to the recent investiga- jon of Spurs of the Children’s Aid society, aud nator Norton's bill aiming tuereat, ano’ sir. Tweed’s Senate bill corporations all limiiations as to the amount of Property they may hold. It ts done, he said, to feed the hunger of tie Roman Catholic Church for real estate, that it may become the landlord of New York, Itgives sops here and there to other denoml- nations and to the Methodist Old Ladies’ Home tots, Near his house 1s property worth 000, owned by the Roman Catholle Church and occupied by catnedral, orphan asylum, priests’ residences, &c.; and he bad been informed by a law- yer, Who had given the subject some study, that the Roman Catholic Chureh in New York owned $50,000,000 worth Of real estate, while the full value of tne real estate held by the Methodist Rpiscopal Church; in the United States does not exceed Pa oeriea If we go partneys With the Roman Catholic Church, said he, We shall have smail profits, We shall get the tens wiille it xets the thougandA Tt has been at this trade ior a thousand years, If we would save the State we must take a firm stand here aud now. against the abso! ! question, as he saw it, way, “Should they oppose a ee 80 long in use or merely the misuse of it?’ le was in favor of making A STRAIGHT RALIGIOUS WAR OF IT. He belicved it would cone to that before ten years. If the Old Laaies’ Home objects to the grant on the ground that it is given by dirty hands, very weil, but not on cee, e ev. W.C, offered 4 minority report, recog- nizing thé SH iplé tibon which State ala is given Church institutions as good and benencient, but, at the same time, asserting that the appropriations to the Roman Catholic Church are based upon politics, lute wrongiuiness of the grant, but and are in effect evil and should be met at the ballot box. Rev, Dr. Crawford spoke in favor of the Home, but strongly against tnis land grant. Dr. Cattell also spoke in @ imiid strain against the appropriation; but to harmonize the evidently conflicting views of the preachers the Rev. Dr. Andrews offered a sub- freon which was unanimously adopted, as fol- Wes ‘Whereas in the present and prospective condition of Dodies in this State urcat abuses are hg Church and State shall fo together, but be wouid | dependent upon each other were noticed by the | the moral sentinent of the Church tn its adminis- | fering and the dying, nor spiritual consolation for | was not opposed to the law exempting Caurch pro- | While, therefore, he was not | ot plunderers | Rey. Dr. Crooks said it was a question of public | policy, and we haye now entered upon a new siage | Church and it had done so in the interest of educa- | No 2, removing from religious | Rey. Mr. Buckley spoke also on ‘his question—not | t the exped.ency of accepting it now. ‘The | from the continuance of State and municipal gifts to churches and church institustons, therefore " Resolved, That we respectfully and advise all our Methodist churches and inaUitutions pelther to ask nor to ‘uccept any such appropriations, On motion of Dr, Crawford the meeting expressed its fullest sympathy with and pledged its Subpart to the Old Ladies’ Home. On mouon of Dr, Curry a committee of five was appointed as follows to con- vey the action of the meciing to the managers: of the Home:—Drs. Curry, Crawford and Crooks, and Rev, Messrs. Willis and Vail. And thus was settled ie ae present this vexed question among Metho- casi CUSTOM HOUSE AFFAIRS. The Warehouse War Waged Between Col- lector Murphy and the Foreign Steamship Lines—An Appeal to Congress Aaticipated. The standing quarrel between Colector Murphy and the Cunard and German Steamship lines with regard to the general order business is assuming quite a lively aspect, and will probably be breught to an issue within a few days. Collec- tor Murphy is at present the master of tne situation, He throws himself entirely on tne wording of the law, which says that he shail “take Possession” of all unclaimed goods, He claims that the recommendation of the Secretary of the Trea- sury, Which is made the most of by these steamship lines, does not decide the matter, and that tne Secretary only recommended—be did not order or instruct—the Collector to make the steamship lines: depositories of goods for the duties of which he (the | col estar) is Peeenaly responsible, ‘The following letter was received by Mr. Murphy from the agents of the undersigned steamship lines with regard to the general order business:— New Yor«, March 9, 1871. Sim—The Congressional committee, chargod with the in- | vestigation of matters connected with ‘the New York Custom | House, and eapectauiy of the general order business, having made tls reportand having herein endorsed the recommen- dation made by the Honorable the Secretary of the Treasury in hia letter to the Collector, dated June 9, 1670, to the effect that “untill some preferable’ system is devised ‘merchandise discharged nnder general order from foreign steamers lan: fog at Jersey City and Hoboken shall be, us formerly, sent to general order stores on the docks at which the steamers land, but under such Inereased supervision as the Secretary of the Treasury may direct." We, thecefore, in behalf of the merchants who appealed to the Collector, by petition, dated 2uth October, 1*70, again beg leave to addres you, and ret pect Cully ask that the recom- mendation of the Congressional committee may be promptly complied with, and thus commercial tnteresis may receive | the long sought-for relfef from inconvenfences nnd unneces- Bary expense connected with the present system. At the same time we beg to reiterate our repeated assurance that uny regulations you may see fit to make for the increased securnty of the general order goods deposited tn our bonded Wareheuses will mect with our hearty co-operation and com- bea tear ” { UELRICHS & CO. KUNHARDT & 60. To which Collector Murphy replied:— esting the favor of an gnrly reply. we are. with high rr OQHARLES @. FRANCKLYN. Manon 18, 1871. GrNvLEMEN--In reply to-your letter of the Sth fnst. Loan galy say that when Congress shall Uy legisiaiion have eiven to foreign ateamsnip companies the custody of goods oa which dutfes to the United States have not been paid or secured, and shall have relieved me_of the personal respon- sloiity Imposed by existing laws, I shail cheerfully assist ‘ou in receiving the benefits of such legislation, Until then, owever, I must still regard {t as not only my right but my duty to “take possession” of all such goods, wares and mer- | chandise as bave not been properly entered. I am, gentle- mien, &e. THOMAS MURPHY, Collector. Mécare. CHARLES G, FRANOXLYN, OELRICHS & Co. KuN- mauDT & Co. i VAN EETEN’S PAL, | Detectives McDougal anc Elder Make a Bril- liant Discovery—How It Was Done—Thomas Murphy, Alias James Robinson, on Another Charge—He is Ifentified by tho Victims. Detectives McDougal and. Elder, of the Central Police OMce Department, have succeeded in discov- ering one of the most expert swindlers’ in this or, perhaps, any other city. His name is Thomas Murpby, but he ts rather better known by the name of Jawres Robinson. Van Eeten, who was convicted some time ago in the Court of General Sessions for fraud, and 1s now chewing the cud of bitter fancy in the cloisters of Sing Sing, was a “pal” of Murpny’s. They worked together and Meeced the merchants of Gotham extensively. Robluson kept what pur- ported to be an iusurance and real estate office at 182 Nassau street, In Juve last Robinson sold to Fisk & Hatch a five-twenty bond, and received a check for the same for $113. This he “raised,” as Y | the phrase goes—that 1s, altered from the amount stated—to $4,000, and deposited it in the Security Bank, opening an account there at the same , time. His weXt transaction of waich there 1s legal cognizance is his going to the store of Herman, Boker & Co., 50 CI street, and purchasing a shot- gun. ‘The price of the gun was $55, and Mar- phy, alias Robinson, gave a $100 bill and requested a check for the balance. It was, of course. readily given him on the Sit. Nicholas Bank, which baak, by the way, subsequently certified it as good when ‘aised’’ in the original way from forty- doliars $9,598, With this snug sum Robinson went peculating in gold,’ and bought on ihe strengta | ofit from Albert Frank, a broxer in Broad street, | $8,000 worth of precious metal, His next move Was to pegotiaie the purchase of a quantity of oil of bergamot, of Lamman & Kemp, of Nos. 69, 71 and 73 Water stree. The bill was $43 65. Robinson gave @ $100 bili as vefore, received the change by a check on the Bank of New York, which he raised to $8,305, and passed on Moller & Co. for gold. This 3} of swindling he continued with marvellous suc until his arrest a few days ago for being concerned with others in defrauding Messrs Arnold & Constaoie out of $300 worth of laces. The whole thing was most ingeniously contrived, carried out and executed, Yesterday morning, before Justice Dowling, at the Tombs Pclice Court, the cashier of the Security Bank and others appeared and identified Robinson as the person by whom they had been swindled. Rebinson, alias Murphy, protest- ed he was not guilty; but, after their aftidaviis had ' been taken, the Justice held nim for trial im default of $20,000 bail. Murphy satd, on his examination, ‘ that he was thirty-five years of age and was vorn in | Dublin, He is married to a very respectapie look- ing woman, who seems greatly devoted to him, { BROOKLYN MU i ~~ | Amother Veto from | Market | qtates. | | D.PAL APELIR the Mayor—A Public Proposed—Gas—Salaries—Water ‘The regular session of the Brooklyn Common Council was held yesterday, Aiderman Bergen pre- siding. A communication was received from Phil Clare, on behaif of the Irisn societies, inviting the Mayor and members of the Board of Aldermen to } review the procession on SI. Patrick's Day, March 17. The invitation was accepted. | The Mayor sent ina veto in the matter of the resolutions authorizing the laying of the Scrimshaw pavement on certain street sidewalks, passed at the ) the previous mccting of the Board. PLACED ON FILE. | About forty miies of sidewalks of this pavement have already been laid down in Brooklyn, on the petition of property owners, during the past four years. There was consid: ie time spent iu the aiscussion of the report of the Grading and Paving Committee, in lavor of awarding the contract to | Witham Sweeny, who, although not the ‘iowest,”? was regarded 28 the most “responsible” bidder for the work of paving Lewis avenue. The digerence would not be more than $50). 1t was believed that that amount shouid ve suflicient to vitiate the assessment, by those woo voted in the negative. The contract was so awarded a3 recommended by the committee. William Connelly was yoted a salary of $1,425 for conveying prisohers to the Pent- tentiary. ‘Tho Corporation Vounsel was empowered o eyaploy au additional clerk at a salary of $1,000 r annum. Resolutions were adopted 10 By, the dcrimshaw pavement, at seventecn aud eighteen cents per foot, on sidewalks on Grand avenue, Downing street, Greene and Graham ayentes and Monroe street, py a vote of 19 to 1. The Alderman of the Tenth ward offered the fo!- lowing preamble and resolution, which were ado pved _— | . Whereas the city of Brooklyn has not sufficient or suitable accommodations for a public market, and whereas the United States owns a large tract of low, marsh land lying be- tween Flushing avenue and the Kent Avenue Basin and Washington avenue aud the United States Navai Hospital grounds, which can at a comparatively smail oxpense ve adapted fur the purpone by reason of jis acceptavilities to the surrounding country and of its water communication ; heretore be it Resolved, That the matter be referred to the Law Com- miitee to confer with the United States authorities with a view of obtaining a cession of said land to the city, and that they report auch negotiations to this Board. The Alderman of the First ward moved that per- Misston be granted the Metrepolitan Gas Light Com- pany, notwithstanding the objection of the Mayor, le lay pipes and mains on all the public streets, uve- nues and highways in Brooklyn. The motion was ' adopted by a vote of 16 in the affirmative to 4 in the , Hegative, new and increased scale of water rates for Brookiyn was adopted by the Board. - ‘The Board then adjourned for one week, Sree BROOKLYN TAX COLLECTIONS. The total amount received by the Tax Collector of | Brooklyn on account of whe tax levy thus faris | $6,658,849, which includes arrears, assessments and redemptions. The receipts for the financial month ending the 10th inst. amount to $490,687. The total amount of the levy 18 $8,111,121; $7,897,638 of this sum represents the city tax, ‘and the remainder the county tax. On unpaid bills the addition now | charged ts three per cent, and aiter the 10th of each monih, until the bre ore Viner ten per cent, one per cent is ch. id. After this figure has been reached interest upoh the tax and default at the rate of seven per cent per annum will be charged till the property thus indebted is sola for ed othe Taxes are at present represented as coming in slowly, thongh @ rush of business is anticipated to: the close of the financial month, when defaulters are apt to “hasten te time,” oid the additional burden peg is in store jate comers at the Collector's office THE MEN IN THE GAP. A Call to Action—The Exiles to Their Brothors in America—A Grand Federation Scheme— Addro:ses of the Chiefs. In view of the necessity of prompt and’ vigorous action for the liberation of their country from British Tule, the recently Lperated prisoners have-tased the following address vo the Irishmen in America, call- ing upon them to rally around the nucleus of the reat proposed confederation of which they offer themselves 4s the cenrre:— iat pera fot union te tBervaninsee ot propose that £ Irishmen willing, to. act “Hibernian,” tery jutionary—retain their orl ive & @ undertak- all ex! moot Uterary or revo- and io! wo can give rectory of five, chosen at present trom and hen and: have come Engl Ue ll, delegated from different end Terrioren: ne to guard against is hery. We that England ing niza- soe Th ts thiv that we limit the number to tive, and we inctly that this oxecutive will act when neceasary without ma: the: en to the General Council. We aro in the any men who were IN OTHER IRISH ORGANIZATIONS tt will not tend to union, We know many of them that we. could trust, and many others in America, who were never connected with any Orgaulzation, on whom we could rely. We do not confine the Direc those selected from t prisoners for the reason that are no other trustworthy men around us; we'do so in deterence te calls from various paris ,of the country, from organized bodies, as well as cividuals, and we trust we will get credit for ‘sincerity in this matter. We would rather the General Council should appotata Directory, but we are called upon to act, and we must make beginaing. ‘The Irish Confederation contemplates no violation. of the laws of the United States, and will be careful to avold any Action that will contiict with the duties of American citizens, ‘There is nothing in the OONBTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES to prevent Americans from aiding those who le fc Fepublican liberty in any country—nothing to prevent Lrish- Americans, or any man of Irish race or sympathy, from helping the caune ia Ireland. ’e have anid ina former address that the principal thing that can be done in this country is the collection of fun and that we would give you security that these funds woul not be misapent or misdirected. ‘This security we propose giving by leaving it optional with State or district or- ganizations to retain in their own hanas seventy-tive per Gent of their contributions, “We aak twenty-Gve per cent, and we w SATISFY THE STATE REPRESENTATIVES to the general councii that thts will be used Cor the purposes for which we are organized. A when the seventy-five per cent will be need Ireland, white disclaimlag any hostility tows action known totd that if we havo prominent timate people, are dotcrmine! to) achieve their Inde; hey do not mean to give any notice of the particular {ime or ‘ode of accomplishing the object) nor do they desire that we {n America should do so. Can the seveuty-tive per cent be given at any time to a Disectory, supposing it be one in whose honesty and wiadoin the “Irish Confederation” has every couildeiice) without England having notice of 1 and taking it as the warning whieb the men at home do no togive? It will be optional with the State organiza- tons to retain seventy-tye per cent of their money, but, with & view to obviate the diicaliy referred to, we ieave it also optional with States or districts HAVING FULL CONFIDENCE in the executive to send ail their money, or more than twenty-five per cent of it. OPERATION. ‘This organization shali be known as the Irish Confedera- tion, Its object is to assist In achieving the independence of Ireland, and the otice of tis Directory shail be wishin the limits of the United States, ‘The Irish Confederation shall be divided into State orga- nizations. Each state shall constitute one district and each Territory another, Each State and each Territory suali be ass & number by Directory, and in reports and com- munications they will be known by these nutabers. There shall be general council, composed of one repre- sentative from each district, and one from each organization or society dealrous of labor cause of Ireland and je willing to afilfat IRISH CONFEDERATION. Tt shall be the duty of this council to make the bylaws under the constitution to govern the clubs, such by- Jawa to be submitted to and approved by the Diréctory be- fore they are enfo. ced as laws of the Confederation. There shall be a Directory of five members, whose duties shall be to enforce the laws of the organization, to negotiate with parties in America or elsewhere who may wish to further the cause cf Ireland's independence. It shall also be the duty of the Directory to conduct all’ correspondence with men Io Ireland. All communications from the organ- izatin In America for the Directory must pass through the district represeatative, IN OASE OF THE DRATH, restimation or removal of any member of the Directory, the General Council shall fill the vacancy, subject to the approval of the Directory. ‘The Directory shall have fall powers to transact all bust- negs connected with the Irish Confederation, reserving from the public such matters as they may deem necessary. ‘The Directory shait make a yearly report to the General Council of the business transacted during the preceding year, oF ak much thereof as they may deem prudent to sub- mt for tne information of the members of the Confedera- jon. ‘Any officer or member of the Irish Confederation who shalt use or attempt to use the organization ¥OR ANY POLUTIOAL PUAPOSE, forthe use of any American party, or to procure political oflice, power, or patronage, for lifmselt or friends, or divert the Irish Confe ‘eration from the object for which it is organized, shall, on conviction thereot, be expelled. he local clubs shail have power to elect district represen- tatives, who will be the mediums of communication with the Directory on al! matters affecting the organization; they shall aiso be the means for the transmission of moneys to the Directory. ‘Local bylaws may be adopted by the local clubs YOR THETR OWN GOVERNMENT, bearing in mind always that economy and practical work are the objects of the Irish Confederation When districts shail have elected representatives, they, the representatives, shall at once report to the Dir ho ‘will empower ‘them to organize themselves as a General Council. ‘The General Council shall be empowered to adopt a unt- form syatern of discipline for the general organizatioa. ‘Ten mewbers shall constitute a clud, but tt sbali not be lawful for clubs to have a voice in the ‘election of a district Dy he oad until they shall number fifty members in good standing, When'a district shall have ten euch clubs organizea tt | shalt be lawful for them to proceed to the election of a re- presentative to the General Council. The exiles who are not on the Directory shall be ex ofizio members of the Generai Council. The weekly dues of members shall be atleast ten cents, | and the initiation fee to be not less than one dollar. Directory —O'L ’Ponovan-Rossa (chairman), Henry S. Nul- lesa, ‘Thomas Francis Kourke, £émond ‘Power, Patrick Valsb. THE YACHT Mi Qi. Probable Loss in Mid Orenn—The Vessel and Her Career. There seems tobe now no doubt that the yacht Maria, which has been in the West India fruit carry- ing, Was iost in Uie storm of October last. Her crew was made up of Captain John Harting, of Staten Island; the first aud second ofiicers, four men, the cook and a boy. The vessel was built in 1848 by J. C. Stevens, of Hoboken, then Commodore of the,New York Yacht Club, and was for atong time cousidered one of the flectest craitafoat. She has frequently defeated the famous America, which was the property of Mr. Stevens. ‘tbe Maria was ninety feet keel, schooner rigged; her spars were eighty aud eiguty-two feet iong; she carried an immense spread of canvas and Was an ex- guusite model. e@ last cleared irom New York on the 15th i July, 1870, for Honduras and St. Andrews, returning from St. Andrews in September last to tris port, since which time nothing has been heard of her, At the death of the old Commodore she passed into the hands of Edwin Stevens, also Commodore of the New York Yacht Club, Ps For two or three years during his time she lay idle’ off the wharf at Hoboken, and when he died she was sold to Captain Buckalew, Peter Morsell, John Eberhard and Andrew Kowell, who had her rebuilt at Michael Alsten’s shipyard for the West India Trult business. Kit Carson’s Sons ‘Kit Carson's eidest son Ja in the quartermaster’s department at Leavenworth, ee The other six are in Colorado ‘erritory on a farm, AND DEATHS. Married. ConGuR—HAtsgy.—At the residence of the bride, on Thursday, March 9, by the Rev. S. D. Burchard, Mr. WINPIGLD S. CONGER to Miss MARV HALsay, all of this city. Troy papers please copy. <RAUSE—WHITEHEAD.—On Monday, March 15, at the resicence of the bride’s parents, by the Kev. 3. H. Weston, D. D., GeorGe H. KRAUSE to ANNA HL, youngest daughter of Richard lb. Whitehead, Esq., of this city. Died. AvstTIN.—On Monday evening, March 13, after a Short tlness, SrerHEN F., only child of Stepnen F, and Cecelia Austin, aged 4 months and 18 days. rhe of ener) hereafter, re abate i ALD WIN.—On ney orning, March 13, MARY BALDWIN, wile . Baldwit, ed 45 years. yperal TOS tiora street Methodist Epis- copal church, on Wednesday evening, at eight o'clock, Membors of Bi st Lodge, Mount Zion Chapter, Palestine Commandery and iriends gene- rally are invited. The remains Wili be taken to far- rytown for interment. BanxTa.—On Sunday, March 12, FLORA JOSEPHINE, yk pe? daughter of Richard’ A. and Henrietta ote, aged 1 year, 2 months and 25 days. The relatives and friends of the family are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, from the residence ot her grandfather, V, Lecomte, 73 Eighth avenue, this (Tuesday) afternoon, at one o'clock. Bowsrs.—On Friday, March 10, Mr. Isaac M. Bowens, of Newark, N. J. The remains to be iuterred in Fairview Cemetery, near Rea Bank, N. J. BoOYLty.—On Sunday, March 12, Feuix Boynin, Sr., @ native of the county Monaghan, Ireland, aged 108 years, 10 months and 12 days. The friends of the tam ly are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, thie (Tuesday) aiternoon, at one o'clock, from the residence of lus son, Felix Boylin, dt., No. 614 Third avenue. BReEN.—On Sunday, Match 12, CATHARINE BREEN, 4 native or county Wexford, Ireland, 27 years. The relatives and triends are eee invited ta attand the funeral fram her lata lence. 20 Weat Thirseenth strect, this (Tucsdsy) afternoon, ae one o'clock. BROWNELL.~On Sunday, March 12, WILLIAM W. son of John’ D. and Emily B, R, Brownell, aged & years, 3 month and 12 days, Funeral from the residence of his _parente, 308 Lorimer street, corner of Skil!man, tamsburg, this (‘luesaay) afternoon, at half-past one o’clock. BURKE.—On Sunday, March 12, after along andi severe ill MARG: ed wife wie ARET, belov liam Burke, in the 55th year of her age. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are respect~ me yey attend oo ys from her ieee Ter sidence, ast -second street, near Second) avenue, this ) afternoon;, at one o'clock. CLuFF.—On Sunday, March. 12, BurGEss CLUFF,. in the 43. gear of his age. The relatives and friends of the family are invited: to attend the funeral, from bis late residence, No. 164 West Fifteth street, on Wednesday morning,, at elevenio’clock. CooPER.-—In Jersey City, N.J., on Sunday, March: 12, SARAH M., wife of the lato Garret Cooper, aged 47, aint e relatives and friends of the ae are respect. fully invited to attend the funeral, , her late residence, 182 Jersey avenue, Jersey City, om Wednesday afternoon, at two o'clock. CoRNiING.—On Monday, March 13, ANGRLINS K. CORNING, wife uf W. B. Corning, Sr. Notioe of funeral hereafter. Day.—At New Durham, N, J., on Sunday, Marcy 2 ee 8. Day, in the 724 year of his.age. latives and friends, also the members of Oline Branoh Lodge, No. 31, I. 0. of O. F., are respeptfally ue funeral, from the New Durham Baptist church, on Wednesday afternoon, at naif. past two o'clock, Train leaves foot of ers street at haif- one ves and fri y-are invited to attend the funeral, from the Church of the hanya ren Comers near Forty-tifth strees, this (Tuesd: at one o'cloe! Dunre.—On Sunday, March 12, Mire, OHLORANA ra. Pier friend, ald those of Mrs. a! al oR of her ht Adee, are respectfully invited aya er eng on Wednesday morning, at ten. o'clock, from ber ‘late residence, No. 72 Suffolk street. Dunyga.—At Flatbush, on Monday, March 13, Ditwer Duryea, m the 50th year of his age. Paniees-On Moedh Maron 13, Mrs. Mary "ARLEY.—On Monday, Mat daughter of Patrick Farley, aged 22 years. a The relatives and friends of the family are rex Spectfuily invited to attend the funeral, from he! late residence, 114th street, between first an Sprang. avenues, on Wednesday alternoon, at one o'clock. GaLe.—At Elizabeth, N. J, on 81 March 12, of consumption, CATHARINE A, Wife ef 63 Gale, aged 39 years. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, this (Tue-day) afternoon, at three o’ciock, at the Firss Presbyterian chureh, Broad street, Elizabeth, N. J. Gopong.—On Saturday, March 11, after a severe illness, ANGELO Gopong, in the 28th year of his age. ‘The friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the iuneral, frum the resit of his pa- rents, 112 West Twenty-eighth street, this (Tuesday) afverboon, at two o'clock. Hanriv.—Un Monday evening, March 13, JENNIn M., wile of H. Le Baron Hartt, M. D., 28 years. Friends of the family are’ invited to attend th funeral at the Church of the Incarnation, corner Madison avenue and Thirty-Mifth street, on Wednes+ day aiternoon, at turee o'clock. AUBNER.—On Sunday, March 12, after a short Hiness, OHARLES HAUBNER, aged 61 years aad 4 mont ‘The relatives and friends of the family are respect- fully invited to attend the tuneral, from his late resi- dence, 811 West ‘'nirty-sixth street, this (Tuesday) afvernoon, at one o'clock. HOOGLAND.—At Fresh Meadows, town of Flushing, on Sunday, March 12, Elza VAN ALST, widow a Solon enjamin R. Hoogland, in the 64th year of er age. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are respect. fuily invited to attend the funeral, on Thursday alternoon, at one o'clock, from the Reformed church, Flushing, without turtuer notice. Cars leave Aun- os os tor Flushing at half-past ten and tweive o’clock M. Keatinc.—On Monday, March 18, ELIZABETH KeaTinG, in the 73d year of her age. ‘The relatives and’ friends of the family are re~ quested to attend the funeral, on Wednesday after- noon, at two o'clock, from the jence of 80a Jamos, 63 North Sixth street, Williamsourg, KNEBEL.—On sunday, March 12, ANNIE MA- GRaTHA, youngest child of Henry and Annia Knebel, aged 13 months. i ‘The relatives and Sriends of the family are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, from the resi- dence of her parents, corner Myrtle avenus and ‘waiworth ares ‘, Brooklyn, this (Xaesday) afternoon, at two o’clock. ., LEpwira.—On Saturday, March 11, after a severe Miness, ANN, relict of Michael Ledwith, a native of county Longford, Ireland, inthe 60th year of her age. The friends of the family, and those of her sons, Thomas A. and Peter M. Ledwith, aiso her brother, Peter i are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, on Wednesday morning, at half-past nine o'clock, from her late residence, No. 219 West Tuirty-tnird street; from thence to St. Michael’s church, Thirty-second street, near Ninth avenue, where a solemn mass of requiem will be offered for the repose of her soul, MARTIN.—On Satarday morning, March 11, at iprirs Cs Ala., ELLIE A., only dauguter of Peter and Adelia 8. Martin, of this city. Notice of funeral hereaiter. MExkzitr.—In this city, PH@BE MERRITT, widow of Daniel Merritt, aged 63 years. ss The remains will be takon to White Plains on Wednesday morning, at half-past ten o’olook. Friends and relatives are Invited. Morritr.—On Sunday, March 12, ROBERT, only Bob of George and Emily Moiitt, aged 6 months aud 21 days. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, from the reat- deuce of his parents, No. 162 West Twentieth street, this (fnesday) afternoon, at one o'clock. Mouan.—On Sunday, March 12, atter a short ill- ness, ANNE C1sii14, only daughter of Jonn and Mary ¥. Mohan, aged 3 months and 19 daya. Relatives and friends of the family are respectcully invited tu attend the funeral, from the house of her parents, 132 Mulberry street, this (Tuesday) afier- noon, at one o'clock. MoRAN.—On Monday, March 13, AGGIE M., only child of Frank and Agnes Moran, aged 9 months | and 14 days. kriends and acquaintances of the family are re- 5) ully invited to attend the funeral, irom 54 West Washington piace, on Weduvesday afternoon, at tivo o'clock. McGuinK.—On Monday, March 13, ANN, beloved wife of the late John McGuirk, parish of Clungish, county Leniord, treland, The friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from her late residence, No, 417 East Fourteenth street, oa Wednesday afternoon, at one 0 CK. | PRTERS—On Saturday, March 11, MARGARET A., | wife of Dell P. Peters, No. 63 1'ifth avenue. Tie remains will be taken to Philadelphia on Wed- nesday morning, at nine o'clock, for interment in the Laurel Jitli Cemetery. Philadelphia papers please copy. | Puririps.—On Monday, March 13, AARON N, Prt | Lir3, in tne 72d year of his age. Funeraton Wednesday morning, at ten o'clock, from 45 West Ninta street. SAYRE.—I Lexington, Ky., on Friday, March 10, Assy Y. Sayre, widow of the late David A, Sayre, ksq., of Lexington, Ky. LICK.—On Monday, March 13, after a lingering illness, ANN SELLICK, born in the parish of Dring, county Longford, Ireland, aged 60 years. The relailves aud friends are respectfully invited to attend the imueral, from her late residence, 318 | East ‘wenty-flith street, wetween First ana Second avenues, this (Tuesday) afternoon, at one o'clock. SMIrd.—Alter a short illness, SARAH RACHEL, onty daughter of William S, and Sarah Smith. ‘The relatives and friends ol the family are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, rom 262 Kast Fourth street, on Wednesday afternoon, at two o’clo ithout further notice. SwyLie.—On Sunday, March 13, SAMUEL SMYLIE, | Esq., J. P., late of Woodley Park, and Rochelle, county Dublin, aged 62 years. The funeral wil take place this (Tuesday) after- Nogn, at ball-past two o'clock, from 120 West Pwenty- ponte street, Friends are respectfully invited to nd. SPaAFrorD.—On Sunday, March 12, Nancy M. SPAFFoRD, in the 80th year of her age. . The relaitves and Iriends of the fumily are invited to atiend the funeral, this (Tuesday) afternoon, at half-past three o’cluck, from the residence of her | brotuer, Wm, 4. Spatford ee lite, L. I, ‘Tae poat leaves foot of Whytebal Stréet Gt Offe o'clock P. M. Ci iae eee UE at Pieasant yey ' y and Lagsingburg papers please copy. STELLE.—At Bayonne, on Thursday, Maron a men . SIELLE, aged 85 — TKERS,—! vy, Ol londay, March 13, P. Te eas en af year of his age, z ¢ relatives and friends of the family are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, on Wednesday afternoon, at one o'clock, irom is late residence in Norman avenue, near Leonard street, Greenpoint, pile Letts 8 di SB TENCE ee =) %0n Sunday, March 12, James H. Suv. pid hged 68 feats aud Lodayer The relatives and friends ot the family are respect. fully invited to attend the funeral, from Sc. Ann’s church, West Kigh‘eenth street, near Fiftn avenue, on Weunesday afiernoon, at one o'clock, without further invitation. California papers please copy. Swkexky.—On Sunday, March 12, CmaTRin SWEENEY, Funeral will take place this day (Tuesday), from Iva late residence, 42 President street, South Brook- THoMSON.—On Sunday evening, March 13, after & short illness of four days, ALEXANDER THOMSON, of Elgin, Scotland, aged 43 years. ‘The friends are invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, 44 Renwick street, this day (Tues- aay), at 12 o'clock. on remains will be taken to Greene ie ine ALSH.—S' aly, on Friday, March 1( - RET WALSH, bu. years, a ee The relatives and friends of the family are Tespect- fat, ae Meth” f ee trom the residence of her sister, No, 243 Elizabeth street, esday afternoon, at one o'clock. ceciahicon bod Saturday morning, Wertron.—In_ this city, March 11, Ontver B. Werron, His remains will be taken to Thomaston, Conn., for interment. Waterbury (Conn.) american please copy. WoouLey.—On Monday machine, March 13, GRAoR MaRig, Only daughter of weor, - ley, aged O'months and i days. Lesa ey ‘ends and relatives of oe a igs the Tuners ron the fan sera "ot Pare! lot this Boon, at one o'clook wit uy onset Deost