The New York Herald Newspaper, January 24, 1872, Page 8

THE COURTS. Istoresting Proceedings in the United States, New York and Brooklyn Courts. he ‘Estate of Madame Jumel Again in Court—In Sanction Against the Tammany Society—The Yorkville Police Justiceship—Important to Fire Insurance Companies—A fteam- ship Company in Court—The Beard Will Case—Decisions—Business im the General Sessions. THE WESTFIELD DISASTER. | A Widow's Suit Against the Staten Island Railroad Company for Damages for the Loss of Her Husband—Verdict Against the Company for Five Thousand Dollars, UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. ‘Question Touching the Conveyance vf Land t= Nebraska—Shipowners Testing a Ques. tien at Savana Under the Marine Liabit- Sty Acte—The Collision Between the Vessels Rdwarde and Ariadae—Appeal from the seuthera District Court of Now York. WasHInerTon, D. O., Jan. 28, 1872. Mo, 67. Frank B, Myers vs. John F. Croft—Error 0 the Circuit Court forthe District of Nebraska,— hie is an action in ejectment brought by the plain- tam in error in the Territorial Court of Nebraska, ‘whore 1} was pending when the State was admitted, ‘The land in question was government land, subject Gecrk anaes the pre-emption act of 1841, and was et aes by one Froily, who subsequentiy con- ed it to the Sulphur Springs LandCompany, and tater to the plaintiff in error, under the impres- fon that the first conveyance was vold; and ihe tion 18, Which conveyance passed the fee, the ntl in error insisting that because the convey- made by the compahy was made berore the ent issued it was void? The dereadaut in error isis, and the government having revelvod and re- ivred for the purchase mouey, the fve 1s vested, = tho pre-emptor may convey Utie without refer- to the patent, ana this Was the view of the below. N. Cobb and L, bey feed for plain- in error, Redick and Briggs for deiendent. No, 62. Henry B. Piant vs, Josiah Stowell—ap- geat from the Supreme Court of Georgla.—-This @ction was brought for the loss of lumber, plank ‘@nd timber shipped from Augusta, Ga. to Swvan- @ah, on the steamboat Eclipse, belonging to the Plaintir in error and one Milliken. he defence aa that the steamer was engaged in inter State commerce between “South Carolina and and sae under the act of Congress of 1851, entitied “an act to limit the liability @f ship owners in certain cases,’’ the plaintill in @rror a8 part owner was discharged from all liabil- , imasmuch as the testimony showed that the of the steamboat was occasioned by tne mis- onduet or negligence of her navigators, without any } tasion gr participation on the part oi her owners. | e Court decided that the defence availed nothing, use the case tel within the exception made by ‘the act as to vessels used in river or tniaud naviga- on, Jt is here contended that the peirely juris- @iction of the United States extends as well toall 0 navigation a8 to the great inland rivers, and t all cases of maritime contracts, as well as tests, within that jurisdiction—the contract agreightment (the contract in this case) belng Batak, the most familiar of maritime contracts, bmitted on printed briefs of the plaintiff in error, resented by G. I. W. Johnsten and Joseph P, Mo, 83, Pentz et al. va. tho Afiadne—Appeal from the Circuit he «Southern § «district ~of New This ts a case of collision between the brig Bawards, owned by the appellant, and the Ariadne, ‘which occurred about eleven o'clock at nighwon 1th of December, 1885, of Barnegat, on the coast, some eight miles from The ‘was on a voyage {rom Havre to New York, and steamer was bound from New York to Apa- fachicola. ‘The brig was not discovered until the mer Was 80 near her that 1t was impossible to tof her way, and she was struck on her side abaft the main chains and sunk. Steamer Court of Jarned upon the further question, whether or ie had @ proper ereen, starboard Hght? it onthe part of the steamer mavsne @ad not. The District Court decided that she dia have such a light as required by law and that this Jed to the collision, and cast the burden on her show that the steamer was in fault; andthis not done the itvel was dismissed. The Circuit Wourt affirmed the decree, and the case is here for , the parties maintaining the position taken Jonn E. Parsons for appellants; EB. H. for appellees, UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. ‘The Ewate of Madnme Jume. Before Judge Shipman. . YWeaterday the case of George Washington Bowen ‘vs. Nelson Chase, which ts an action of ejectment Srought to recover possession of 126 acres of land‘) @ituate in Harlem, und two tois on the corner of Seventh avenue and Forty-first strest, and one lot @orner of Liberty street and Broadway, was com- im the United States Circuit Court, betore Shipman and a jury. The case was originally ag in the Supreme Court of this State, but was removed to the Circuit Court be: eause, gS, plain- ¢ 19 @ resident of New Jersey and the de- dant resides in the State of New York. The proverty in dispute 1s reported to be worth at least mm four million to five million dollars, The 4 based upon a statute of his State passed April, 1855, whioh provides that “tllegitimate tidren, in defauit of lawful issue,” may “inherit 1 aud personal property from their mother, as if timate,” The plaintiY Bowen claims that, fore Madame Jumel was married to her first Rusband (Jume:), he (Bowen) was her illegitimate @on by au old revolutionary major, Reuben Ballou; and he now alleges that he has a superior right to by property as against Mr, Chase, who married niece of Madame Jumei, through whom.he has Sur's thia property, which decisions of the urt haye prouounced to be his iawfully and Pighily. 4 considerable portion of the day wae taken up in She procuring of a jury. The necessary number of Jarors having been obiatned, Mr. Chauncey Schaffer opened the case, and ted Fue facts oF it as put forward by the piaintim. Tead agreat many documents and went over geiauls a of which have been published several during the protracted Iigatton that has nN Out of the now famous will of Madame wel } pa: Charles O'Conor 1s the leading counsel for the | ite The case will last several days, A great many ‘Witnesses are to be examined and much document- ary eviience submitied. mong the spectators yesterday tn Court was Fudge Veorge G. Barnard. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT—<N ADMIRALTY. Yesterday in the case of Luce and others va. The Meamship City of Baltimore tue livel was dismissed, York, — | | 7608, 7723, 8499, 8064, 7812, 7818. NEW YORK “HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1872—TRIPLE SHEET, - ¥, JANUARY 24, 1872.-TRIPLE SHEET, the complaint, was that the salt, pursant to | 4 miss limiting clause in the policy, Was NO* prought | unin six) month + om 4 —— oO! the ine of | fhovion, that the sult was brough?, within sixty days from the time allowed after tb; ttre before claim can be made for dam: ‘he Judge denied the mo- tion, and the trial procedea, which resulted in a verdict for $2,716 62 for the’ pialnti~® ‘There are several similar suits ing the result of this trial, and he mato question at issue is the same as that stated above itis likely that the result wil be the same. Tb® whole pohcles are $29,000, A suit That Failed to Work--Nice Points of | Law, 1 Margaret Brown vs. The Liverpool and (cat Weetern Steamship Company.—The plaintiff came | over in the steamer Manhattan, of the defendants’ ine, was landed .t Castle Garden, and there given | acheck for her trunk, containing, as she alleges, a | quantity of wearing appatel, some uncut cloth and £37 th gold coin. She never obtained her trunk, and bronght this suit to recover the value of its con- tents, ‘three points were taken by the defence, Tre first was that the Fancy being a. married Women and a resident of England when obtaining the property, the suit could only be groughe by her tusband, ‘Ths point the Court sustal The second point was thut the property Aas td com- rise lug, ‘and was not paid ight Wate. was overruled ‘by, the Court, The third Dain ‘Was that as te Inw required the comanany to ive ossession of the ‘goods to an officer of State hey could nat be responsible for it after leaving their hands, ‘This pont was sustained by the Court, and a verdict. given for the defendants, SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL, TERM. Decisions By Judge Barbour, Jordan vs. Beck.—Order granted, Darte Vs, Donnelly.—Order granted. Gordon vs. McHugh.—Order granted. Baker vs, _McDermott,—Motion granted, Wood Order granted. va, Barnara.: Prankinstein vs. Wood.—same, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM. Decisions. By Judge Leew. Connolly va, Worthing*on,—Motion to vacate in- quest and restore cause to calendar granted on pay- ment by defendant, within five days alter service copy order, $16 costs to plaintit’s attorney. MoGutre vs. Schuck.—Motion granted. Fagan vs. Harnett.—Mvtton granted, Jussen va. Tunnteliffe.—Motton granted, Wornell vs, Lowerre.—Notion granted, Peet va, Amerinan.—Motion granted, MARINE COURT—PART 3, Held by Judge Joachimsen, This branch of the Court stands adjourned until Monday, Febraary 6, with the exception of Thurs- day next, when a calendar of “reserved cases” will be called up. SURROGATE’S COURT. The Deard Will Case—Decision Rendered Sustaining the Will, Before Surrogate Hutchings. | ‘Surrogaie Hutchings yesterday rendered his de- etsion in the Beard will case, sustainmg tne will. The will was executed in October, 1869, and in July, 1870, his bedy was found in the river. In his will ne \preterred his other ohildren over his daughter , Elza, though he made this daughter’s husband one of nis executors, His estate was worth between | $60,000 and $80,000, His daughters, Euza and Ann, contested the will on the ground of insanity in their father. Tne Surrogate has delivered in this case & long and exhaustive opinion, summarizing and discussing the whole evidence before lim, He | holds that degeased committed suicide walle feed and that evon as early as December, 1869, the: | Wasdementia in the testator. That in the spring { of 1869 the testazor had an attack of erysipelas, producing maniacal tendencies, of which, how- ever, he, in great measute, recovered tn Sur 4h and’ that the proof of his sanity in the all nderating, and that it is beyond doubt that before, Ten days after that time, 9 on the 81st of October, J, B. Johnvon wrote % DGte stating that the firm was insolvent, and the; ne would be willing to sell his share in it for $250, Owing to the exertions of thelr friends abou’ a week er ten days after that time an arrangement was made by which they were to be allowed an extension of ume, and it was confidently e: ted that, having learne from experience, they Would conduct te business in such a manner as to make tt profitable to all con- cerned, and at the same time prove to those who had 80 geactowiy befriended m that thelr con fidence ‘had wot been altogether misplaced. It is alleged that alter that J, B. Johnson never went hear the store again, and that Thomas L, Johnson went there about once a week for the purpose of er the money which had been taken in during 18 absence, (arly in December the owner of the store ejected them for non payment of rent. The titioners, It is alleged, moved from tbe tenement ouse it Which they were living when they went into business to @ new house in Balsey street, whlch they purchased and furnished. SUPREME COURT—CIACUIT, Sale of « Stenuter—Suit for Commission. Before Judge Pratt, Sonn W. Martin vs. Charles A. Silman and Others.—The plaintiff claimed $3,000, He sald that on ¢ne 11th of October, 1861, the defendants em- Dloyed him to sell the steamor J. W. Holley, and that he did sell 1¢ subsequently for $30,000 to the United States government. Tne $3,000 he claimed asthe amount of his commission for effecting the ale ol the vessel, The defendants’ set forth that they employed lain tid to dis) of the vessel ior $33,000, so that hey could ni JUDGE BEDLE’S CHARGE. Ferreting Out the Jersey Mu- nicipal Frauds. The Grana Jnry Called Upon to Put Down the “Rings” in Jersey City—Collusion of Public Officials with Contractors—Surveyors, En- gineers and Chosen Freeholders—The Herald and the Grand Jury. — ‘The following are the salient points of the mas- terly afd exhaustive charge of Judge Bedle to the | and every transactio! Grand Jury at the opening of the Hudson county Courts in Jersey City relative to the municipal frauds, which the HERALD first exposed, The in- clsive points of the charge will furnish a salutary Jesgon tothe Legislature, and must convince ‘the lawmakers that the Bumsted charter was conceived im fraud, and in its operation was ‘a mockery, & delusion and a snare.” This unlucky experiment ought to settle the question of government by commissions. Aiter alluding to the crimipal cases on the calendar the Court sald: — ‘ As to the other cases on the jail st the Court are not suf ents informed (s teaken speaide’ he jut there are ‘the 224 of Octi mi of general lemncetange which 1t is well to said that he failea to sell it by that and | bave the law d that if the \d Jury, in the terete they cond not be eld hablar.) we | Svan antral tlaeh becca bance ine 1 ju mn pPlaint ‘Al tl for $2,001. ‘Te case has bool tried twice, 1 beatae es oma hgCagy as cogs uate CITY COURT—TRIAL TERM. eld”? Disaster—Widew Landers? inst the Staten Island Ratlroad Company—Verdict for the Plaintiff for the Full Amount Claimed. “ - Before Judge Netison, Margaret Landers, Administratrix, vs. The Staten Island Railroad Company.—This suit is one of the Many growing out of the “Westfield” disaster, and 1s brought to recover $5,000 damages for the death of plamtif’s husband, The case has been on trial for several days, and was given to the Jury last evening. Yesterday morning, after the opening of thé Court, Mr. Dickerson began bis summing up for the defence, which occupied nearly three hours. He was followed by Mr. Samuel D. Morris, who ad- dressed the Jury on benalf of the piaintif. ~Por- tions of Mr. Morris’ remarks were of such & pathetic nature that many persons in the crowdea court room were affected to tears, At the conclusion of the summing up of counsel | Judge Neilson, amia deep silence, commenced his charge to thejury, The charge was similar to that | he delivered on the trialof tie suit of the widow Maaden, published at the time. THE VERDICT. The jury retired at the close of the Judgo’s re- marks, aud after being out about half an hour re- turned with @ verdict in favor of plaintiff for the full amount claimed. One of the jurors declared that they would have given $20,000 damages if they could have legally done so. The statate prescribes $6,000 aa the highest amount jn such cases, X-District Attoruey Morris received the con- gratulations of a Jarge number of persons upon the victory which he has gained over tho wealthy cor- poration in behalf of the bereaved widow and or han. 2 Of the ferve ous that pave heat, tise Ee 4 count} ught to recover damag agall Ownerg of the iii-fated Westfela, this 1s the first There are 109 suits of a agalnat the Steten Island 1d Company; hence the interest maniiested in the result of the Wicow Landers! suit, ‘Ihe de. pendin; ts prepot inthe fall he ney, understood the condition of his property, his duties and obligations to the mempers ‘of his family, the provisions hé desired to make and did make for each of them, and that he showed par- | tcular care in the provision for his only son and his Issue on bis decease.” After reviewing the law | the Surrogato continues:—“In determining ques- tons of a testamentary capacity it is not immaterial to look at the dispositions of the will, and in twis case I find noue of them to be such as to indicate Weakness of mind, tis therefore my decision se the will offered be admitted to probate as to real an: personal estace,”” COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Before Judge Bedtora, At the opening of the Court yesterday Bis Honor sentenced Henry Aymar to the State Prison tor one with intent-to do bodily harm. , Wise wae triad and ounviocted of grand larceny from the person 4n stealing a pocketpook | ‘V8 Wheeler, Caldwell v3. The New Jersey steam eee ctaer contracts upon, the containing $30 In money and coupons valued at $60, trom Amzi B. Davenport, on the 12th of December, @t a quarter past seven in the eyenin; The com- piainant stated that the accused and some other ‘| men were shoving him as he stood on the platform of a New Haven car walle it wag about entering the -Central depot, and that as godn as the prisoner Jumped off be missed his pocketbook. The a l- ant attempted to prove by witnesses that he in @ gambling saloon in Fulton street at.the time Mr. Davenport alleged he was near the depot. atthe Fequost of covnsel Wise was remanded for sentence. Joha McDonald pleaded guilty to stealing cloth- # Ang and jewelry valued at $75, on the 80th of Decem- p: Der, the property of Mathew Betts, and Jadge Bed- ford, wong, iformed that the boy was the leader of }] 8 gang of thieves, sent him to the House of Refuge, }\ where ne wiit be confined ull he ts twenty-one. } Wiltam Flynn, a yeu admitted that he was jjgulity oi steallig $6 trom Jenuie Lahey, on the 23d {hot December, and was sent to.the Penitentiary for |; 81x months. ! ACQUITTALS, Joseph Stevens, a Calcago boy, was acquitted of |, a chatye of stea! @ watch and chain beionging to Henry K. Hotmer; and August Kuerman, who Tt: beni pemye” oes a worth of under- , WAIC charge of an .€xpresaman, w: also declared not gutity. " 2 As THE GRAND JURY IN- COURT, The Grand Jury came into court .in the afternoon, | And the foreman presented twenty indictments for | ordinary offences, such as burglary and larceny, and resumed thelr Jabors, COURT CALENUANS—THIS DAY, Unite» 7aTss District Cousr--Ix ADMIRaUTY,— | Nos, 00, 145, 2, 6, 18, 29, 30. ; _ SUrkEMZ CoURT—CHAMBERS—Held by Judge Bar- Tett.—-Nos..72}4, 96, 10134, 110, 116, 1184. SurReMe CourT—Cincuit—Part 1—Held by Judge é, B47, 107%, 107936, 1 1086, £087, 1082, "1098, 1095, sisson Surzxion Court—Triat. TERM—Part J—Held by Judge Kreedwan.—Nos. £95, 1293, 797, 1317, 1885, 849, 1263, 1861, 1200, 1921, 1823, 1185, 129, i359, ‘1301. Part 2.—Held by Judge Monell. —Nos. 1072, 1078, 930, 1000, 240, 736, 1140, 470, 845, 838, 950, 244, 1010. CousT OF COMMON PLEAS—TRIAL TERM—Part 1—Hela by sudge Larremore.—Nos, 589, 772, 098,' 1180, 408, 608, 275, 1147, 491, G45, 896, 761, 11024, Magiwe Covrr—Triat Term—Part 1—Held by" Judge Spaulding.—Nos, 7781, 6879, 7728, 7731, 7883, 7881, 7865, 7781, 7876, 7876, 7878, 7879, 7880, 7667, id by Judge dross, bis zone 164, 4007, af 06s, 1080, 1190, 1186 * s40p” 800k” Part s-tela »y ce Joachimsen.—Nos, 6528, 7727, Hrs 362: BROOKLYN COURTS. ‘with costs, the Judge noid u her Megligence on the part of the svepinship. ent ee SUPREME COURT—CHANIBERS. Phe Ivjunction Agn Tammany Sactety. Before Judge Barrett, The argument in this case, which was set down for yesterday, was adjourned till to-day. Quite a | Tey engaged im the business of druggiste and | Mon gmumpber of Tammany pe os however, fie"e ampeoae ay Bet-lo between opposing counsel. They will, probably, to-d We Wheyr anticipations reaized, 4 ~ SUPREME COURT—TRIAL TEAM—PAAT 2. The Yorkville Police Justicostip. Before Judge Brady. Murray ve. Couiter.—A compactiy crowded court oon) patiently listened all day yesterday—very many of them standing, and on tiptoe at that—to the continuation of tue summing up ta this fear- fully tedious case, Mr. Stoughton po emake the Mahal conunuing sane in as the opening, and was suc> eeeded by Mr, Waterbury for the praintit te had s@bout reached the acuwne of his glowingly eloquent ral’ of the alleged frands perpetrated to de- chent and reader nugatory the honest voies the Bonest public, when the Court adjourned, fis thor the case will reach the jury this aiter- ght jury this ater | gmat sought to lng in the majority—were Prolo1 Neted | of Time et a Fire Insurance Before Judge Freedman. veel yon Sherif, va. The Mechanics and ‘Trad Rsurance Compuny.—This was @ suit Drought by attaching creditors, through the Sherif, to recover on an insurance bolicy granted by tho defendants on @ stock of 0048 in Florida, which COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. A Bricf Besiness Career and a Pailare. Before Register Winslow. J. B, and Thomas 1. Johnson, on the 28th of De- cember, Mled a petition to be admitted to bank- rnptcy, ABA announced their liabilitles at $5,370, | chemists at the corner of Myrtle and Bedtord | @vennes on the 224 of June last. | creditors wae held yesterday ior tne purpose bf Foves clalme und electing an assignee. Mr. D. Be hompson Was elected assignee. It 13 alleged that | When the petitioners want into business the money | Jor the purchase of the store was furnisiied vy relative, Who, tn consideration of the service tii | Fendered thom, was admitted into the conceru asa special parmer, aud he was to have a third interest in the business for three years. Thomas L, Jonnsoa Was to take charge of the store, and his brother, B, Johoson, a clerk in the employ af Messrs, Le & Udy on the corner of Howard and Crosi Streets, New York, was td keep the books and | make snch purchases as Toumas L. Jolin. son should teil nim were necessary, Avovt the time the partnership wae formed | the father of the ‘Johueon Brotiers” received a small legacy from the estate of bis deceased prother. ‘The money was torwarited to J. B, Jonson, at. his Place of business in New York, and 1: 1s said that | alter paying some necessary expenses id borrowed | | $200 from his father. ‘The $200 so proctred was en- tered as J, B, Johnson's share of the capital stock of the coucern, and represented all the moneycontriv. uted by the Johuson Brothers, Matters went aiong tolerably weil unt/l about the 12th of August, when it was ascertained that J. B. Johnson had failed to keep his part of thé agreement, aud that up to that date he had not kept the books. On saturaay, tie ath of October, the Johnson Brothers, in writing, set forta that their sadeptedness was about one thousand dollars, but that they would be able to Foi through if they were accom ted with a in Of $280, as they were doing ood and in. creasiug business.” They received thé money, but the note waich they promised to send in return was never lorwarded, On the 2ist of the same month D. #. Toompson made an examination o¢ their books, and tained that their Indebtednes¢ fien jue Ws AbOuL One thousand five hundred dollacs, about half a® much again as stated by them ) Juat seven | \} diver his popular lecture on ‘Luck and Pluck” this ing in the several wards and county towns of fendants will appeal the case at an early day. CITY COURT=-SPECIAL TERM. Foreclosure of Mortgage. Before Judge McCue, William H, Brown and Another vs. R. M. Bassett and Another.—This action was brought to foreciose mortgage, The case was called yesterday morn- ing, but no appearance being made for the delence gE ceed for $10,850, including interest, was taken te COURT OF APPEALS—BECISIONS. ALBANY, Jan. 23, 1872. Judgments affirmed with coute—Darst vs. Bur- juestion was, Which vessel was at faulty and | year upon @ conviction on Monday of an assault | 00, Kelly va, The Long Island Railroad Company, ier vs. Grant, Meyer vs, Hidther, Smith vs. the People, Wage vs. Foster, Wade vs. Matheson, Wade boat Company, Curtis va, Fox, In the Matter of Cas- sidy vs. ty of Brooklyn, Belden vs. Meeker, Ham- ilton vs. Smuth, Ihl va. The Forty-second Street and Grand Street Railroad Company. Judgment and order of the Supreme Court af- firmed with costs—Brown vs, Brown, Judgment of the supreme Court reversed. and the decree of the Surrogate affirmed, without cost— Mather vs. Mather. Orders granting o new ¢rial affirmed and judg- ment absolute for the plaintiff—Beyuton va. Hatc! Jackson vs, The Second Avenue Raliroad Company; ‘Boofiela vs, Hernandes, Appeals dismissed, with costa to the -time of Making the motion and $10 costs of the motion— Heinrich vs, Horn; McEven vs. Tae Village of Wells- ville. Motion demed—Ryder va. Smith (toll gatherer). CALENDAR FOR TUESDAY. The following 18 the Court of als day calen- Pra ied January 24:—Nos, 46, 4% 48, -30, 49, 55, BROOKLYN AFFAIRS. Young Men’s Catholic Association. Dr. Maranal delivers @ lecture this evening in Brooklyn Hall, Myrtle avenue, in ald of the Young ‘Men's Cathollo Association of St. James (cathedral) — on the subject of “France and the Holy 7’ The merits of the lecturer are well known, the-onject of the lecture 18 a good one, and the sub- ;ject.one which gives full scope to the great talents of Dr. Marshal ay ” Attempted Kucendiarism, Alattempt was made between twelve and one O'clock yesterday morning to set iire.to the four story frame building at the corner of Van Buren street and Stuyveeant avenue. A barrel of kerosene, which haa Jett at the door of the grocery on tlie und floor;"Was used te saturate the building. ‘he dames were fortunately discovered and checked {before much damage had been done. ‘The buildin: ‘was owned by Eaward Dusty, was valued at $7,01 and tusured for $6,000 In the Nortn American la- surapoe Company. Hepworth’s “Pluck.” Among the lecturere secured by tne Young Men’s Christtam Association of the Kastern District during the seasen is Rey. George Hepworth, who is to de- avening an the Bedford avenue Reformed ch 5 The orusedox peopie think that Mr. Hepworth ox. hibited considerable os au leaving the fold of the liberals; and he always has such an audience as 18 likely to greet him this evening no doxbi the eurd he played on thet occasion will Prove aluckyone, The Insurances on the Dint@lery of Oscar King. The insurances.on the distiiery of Oscar King, 2t the corner of Kemt and Division avenues, and which was damaged by fire on Monday night to the amount ot $20,000, are as sollows:— Mechanics and Trad- Lafayette...... $2,500 Nati 135 . faseans: 2,00 Mecharaion*... 1,568 Faeroe. x74 empire ay Lvov Banter, 180 Phomix ber g 8 Total... Brooklyn Democracic Reform. Democratic primary elections for delegates to the’ Democratic General Committee were held last even- Brooxlyn. Last fall the hue and.cry raised agains the “old machine’ of the majqazity parfy was so Great that the veteran representative men of the committee ‘drew out’’—m other words, they re Signed, agit were, They agreca to increase the Fepresentation in the General Committee from three to seven m embers from eacn ward and town. The resi f the primaries indicate te return of the to Saine factions 1o power, wath the addition of four | » new mea trom the several wards. ‘ihe primaries passed off quietly, so fat as known. There is @ rival organ)2ation in process of formay experiment; but where tion of law’ they ought to of law the Court meuns, The Gra New Joracy are an. inquiring sconduct in 6 same thing in cause to indict, it. Men OFFICIAL FRAUDS, rubelanco, “If after invest gat jul CO. int tiiat fa well St you do ao mot weston ght not to be indicted ou shall diligently tn; juire and true presentment make of all such matters and ings as slit be glyen you jn charge oF In any way come to your knowledye,"” ‘That is your oath, and the practice has ‘grown up In this State for the Grand Jury, which assembles only three tim rear, a8 part of their duty to investigate all {infractions of the criminal law, whether complaints are brought through the ohannel of the prosecutor or not, If the Grand Jury have réason to believe that the criminal law bas Deen violated they have the power to institute an investiga- tion themselves, ‘The processes ofrthe Court are at thelr gommand upon aug ofllcers of the Court are un- der thelr contro!, and whenever they think thnt there has been & violation of Inw they havea right to ferret it out jow, a8 to the duty of PERSONS HOLDING OFFICE, whether township, city or county—and the Court desire {to be understood that they are not informed with refer- enoeto particular cases, Dut they wish to declare the law upon thia subject, so that the publlo may understand it, and 80 that if you tind. cases coming within its provisions you may indict, Offices are created for the public ,ood; they are & necessity, and according to the old common law notion men were obliged (when selected by the public) to serve in Ollie, and were Habie to indictment for refusal, But that day seems to have passed; it 1s not now necessary to indict men to compel them to serve. ‘Tho difilculty is to get them to co their duty after they accept oflice. ‘The difficulty {8 not in the recusal to serve, but in the performance of duty after ‘the acceptance, There is now A SPIRIT ABROAD yhich oslis for more purity in office and also i elections, and for faithtul performance of duty, That ouzht to be encour- ged, not only by aceking to better the public sentiment as. & mere ;uestion of morals, but it onght to be encouraged by the atl of the law. Ihe public quebt to understand that when there fs a disposition to ferret out frauds the law wilt aid them todo it," Ollices are positions of publio trast and confidence, and in a commantty like ours, where the growth is so groat, the population increasing as fast as it does here, it Is of {he utmost importance that those In ofllee should understand that they hol POS(TIONS OF TRUST AND CONFIDENOR, ‘ond that their first duty isto the public, ard the greater the business they have to perform the greater fs the duty to do it faitofully. A trustee tor a private individual may be watched by the private individual—{t is his interest to watch him—vnt the public as a mags have not the facility for watch- as tho individual has, and the very circum trust are such that the strictest hones! Dusiness as comes withm * nowledge ve tho Grand Suryi0 © p07 shave MiOuer mater, and sronEoY of the of "ae Grand Jury. That fe an provie the law, nbserves themdministration of ro ip a =e C a whe ie being aj hed by Rise aes acase they will ingn' a Oftentiines expeet of a grand juror what they oughi not, The ‘observe that’ clause 1m the oath in regard to at BA doing with f*) strictness you will form your more comfort to ‘yourselves. The Grand Jury have set ba: in earnest, and there is every probability that their session will occupy the eutire term of court—about five weeks from this date, A most exhanstive inquiry 1s to be instituted in regard to the operations of tue Board of Pablic Works, so that those members who have perpetrated gross frauds upon the taxpayers may meet thelr just deserts, Volumes of testimony will be fortheoming. It 18 worthy of note that tne dis- closures in the HERALD. a few months ago of the municipal frauds in Jersey lave been made the basis of the ivestigation, | mn ex! therein will be thor- oughiy sifted. The public mind in Jersey City 1s greatly relieved in the anticipation of doomsday for the municipal thieves, ‘Tne people have great conf. | ence in the Grand Jury, which, on the whole, is the best Hudson county bas known for years. Sev- | eral members are auxious to have the assistance of cor selected by the Grand Jury, but there is uo | provision in the law for any such appointment. Tho | ald of counsel possessing the full confidence of the Grana Jury would be invaluable, EX‘COMPTROLLER CONNOLLY. Further Action in the Courts on the Suit of the Board of Supervisors to Recover Six Million Dollars—Motion of Counsel for a Stay of Froceedings and Opposition Thereto— Judge Barnard on the Situation. ‘A great many people ‘The Board of Supervisors of the Clty and County of New York vs. Richard B. Connoliy.—The hearing in this case first camo upon Monday last, on a motion by defendant’s counsel fora stay of pro- ceedings for we reasons set forth below. It will be remembered that Judge Barrett de clined to hear the motion or to adjudicate in the | matter, because of his previous connection | with those and kindred cases against our city olfl- cials as counsel opposing before elected to the bench. Judge Barnard, baving no such compelling Teason to decline passing on the case, yesterday took his seat on the bench of the Special Term Su- | preme Court, when, counsel on either side being | promptly in attendance, the case was called, on MOTION FOR STAY OF PROCEEDINGS SaMvEL G, CounTNey said:—May it please Your Honor, I rise to & motion for a stay of proceedings in this case of the Board of Supervisors vs, Ricbard B, Connolly, 6x-Comptroller of this city, until the decision of the General Term at Albany in the caso | of The People vs. the same defendant is declared, | Ipresent, with the pupers in the case, aMdavits showing when the reapective suits were commenced, their present condition, and the fact that this suit ‘Was not so far advanced as the sult brought by the people against the defendant by thelr counsel, Mr. Charles O’Conor. These afidavits truly set forth that the two suits—tke prior and this later one— are iKlentical in every respect, and that it ts unjust to the defendant that botn sults should be prose- cuted part passu, as well as that this course, if pro- ceeded with, would subject the defendant vo the hazard of having two judgments recorded against half of the son. What anfoty el duty or do tt with an eye to self-interest, regardiess of the Tigite of the public? In thege relations ‘of trust between th unite and the oficial the law is particularly abhorrent o aud; it exact 1 jcteat honesty, an @ general ri on that subject fe that ¢ od PUBLIO OFFICERS ARE INDIOTADLE tor fraud or corruption fn the course of their official duties. ‘That is the general rule, and you see how broad aad os ‘tog tt is, A man must 'be honest who hasan ofllce, If he fraudor performs his duties ‘vorru; very erpetratiog rrapt ingenul gest. It may be airect or it may be indirect; ite Teck rect. raced saeco cbt ae tA rans gomon ertao vil generaly keep him ro or indirectly, Now, to be more specific, it may exist 4 ised BRIBE, COMPENSATION OB DON! to influence official action, and, if so, it is in je, The an int ‘@ job or contract for the same urpose is also indictable asa public and where you Rare fearon toapecho fraud tn any trdnancion of dont a = ~ Lay honesty 80 much the betters if you fin treed ou y Jentlemen, strike it. It may also be by gift, reward or in MANY DISGUISED WAYS. fo influence offictal action. in or allowing false claims to be collusion to allow a false compensation. And for the erved cot os ing fraud she city for one of rating fraud upon the city or coun! ” ‘as toma ¢ them both lable for conspiracy, wuere any rf is done in furtherance of it. If you ind a case where any official enters into LLUBION, 001 107 either expressly or by an unaerstanding of any kind with @ contractor for the purpose of defrauding the pubiic, both may be guilty of a conspiracy where any act is done in fur- erance oj the fraud, ‘This collusion Toay be very refined al ver ict at, yet r, perbay cret out in thle wage te the right of ihe abil under the. Sereey oly jarter—with exceptions, of course—to have contracts out toshe lowest Uidaer, If there fe Collusion between an impose upon the city a cont not in the terms vided by tie charter and not to the lowest bidder—a contract higher than It ought to be—where there is collusion for that purpose between an oficial and @ contractor both may be guilty of ‘PIRACY, OONsI 4 Or the oficial be indicted for ‘misconduct in office. It is the ei of the public have the provi- they live carried” sions of the law under which Ives to defeat those provisions and if ofiicers lend themsel they may be liable to indictment, re fair exercies of ju tis only fraud an: 'y men of the Grand Jury, with an hon ment, you have no right to interfere. corruption you are seeking for. It makes no difference whether the result of the corruption {a to get gam from the city, township or county treasury or from assessments for official may col local improvements, he inciple is just thi ame, There is 00. objection, “ec tar as 'm Seitiad se eoution te concerned,” in the absonce “of an "ex: Proper jobv an, Botests ob tbr Ove paiblic. wan oe mee roper Job, , Ve pil " [ove iuatntily understodu on that int. In the absence of express statute against it a man {s not punishavle by indict- ment for dojugan honest job for the pube. An ofllcer guilty of traud or corruption may be indicted ence to statute, But the ot left us to county {omalah treud and tion, but to Inte 0 punial ‘and corruption, but to interdict certain o! ficlala from being interested ‘at all in contrasts, “When on official beoomes INTERESTED IN A CONTRACT there grows up at once an antagonism between what tuank to be hig duty to bitngelf and the duty ne owes to tne ublic whom he serves. ‘The object of the Legislature was Prevent the antagonism, to re- il faithfully do hi is interest. a ‘provision which prohibits from being juterested im any contract wor! + busl- r purchase in which the city is concerned. You eresive, gentiemen, that that is very radical, It does not Fest upon the idea of corruption or fraud, but ft is AN AMSOLUTE PROMLUITION against the offictal being interested directly, or indirectly, in Any contract ; it in terms makes him liable to tadictment if he Js so interested, and if in your investigations you find that any officials of the city are engage! or are interested, directly or indirectly, in any of the coutracts, work or business men- tioned in the nineteenth section of Vo ae a nt. If you can find auch a case t indict.” If everything is honest, very well ; then enforce this provision of the charter, aad you cannot do for4,duiy better tor the protection of ‘tie public than to do . In THY HOROKEN CHARTER the off deemed wise by the Legisiature abt oniy emay ie Jersey City charter there offictal there is a provision substantially of the same character; but Thave not looked at it recently, aud my impression is that it imposes a penalty for its violation of #500. o1 course, you could not indict, and the only way of compeilingan ob- Hervanes of that act would be to entorce the pensity that the Logislacure provided; bat where there is oe a fd aity, mentioned and the Legislature has prohibit matter of publte grievance wud hae prov’ ne mode of gompelling its observance the remedy iso inatet. In the fertey City charter you have the express provision of the Legislature that you may indict. That, however, is only declaratory of the common law aa.to the remedy. If you find a case of fra or corruption, in order (o make it sure hat, without reference tu the statute, as that harter might be repealed, and your indict- with it” Section 19 of the Jersey City arter wise provisian, and ought to be 10 the charters of all unie!pal bodica, because the effect of IMs to Femove tereptation ao that when a man takes an office he has no personal Interest to subserve, and he ean faithfully per= form thia duty to the public, Before leaving tnis subject don't forget ihe doctrine of conspiracy that has been de- clared by the Court, for it is a most v: ble one, There is another act te which your aitention 1s ealied, and plies to the BOARD @F CHOSEN FRREUOLDERS, algo to certain e'ty olicias, (The Court here reterred to the Jawa of 1869, paye WS) It 18 doubtful whether you would hare power to fndict tinder that act, Inasmuch as the penalty seems lo be provited in the act which is the forfelture— apeeking generally—of the gains of the restut of being inter- ented ina contract, But if In these officers you ind fraud or gorruption rou indie! by the common law, without reference Any statute. In this connection the Court refer you ta section 160 of the serpey, City gharter, ‘The doctrine of con- apiracy may a’so apply to those officials {1 they enter into collusion with « contrastor to defraud the ity, The seotion Just aliuded to makes RORVEYORS AND SNOINEERA indictable for false ceriticates of work done or materials furnished. And while treating of conspiracy tbe Oot would aud that this general principle also extends to commiasionera of assess , who assess Lenefits and damages, where they enter into ‘coltueion with owners to relieve some trom ‘the proper ameunt of benefits and to impose upon Other® more than was juat, or to allow for damages more fair and proportionate amount. + Shan th tion, under the leadersmip of ex-County Judge Troy and'a few other prominent democratic citizens, ~ KINGS COUNTY POLITIOS. A New Republican Organfaation. Last eventing a large number of the active repub- leans of the Thirtcenth ward, Brooklyt!, Was con- to the system of close aewtn4 arene caucuses was organized, nhieances anid thi iethe have the prosec aspossibie, Tkoow that some grat cfous of their rights In that where the erimins vened in Apollo Hail, room No, 10, and a} club op- ay fo precare » sod oftentines much expense can’ ba saved. the county by urt then called gitention to the dutics ot polleeme to violauwns of election laws, eompounding grimene a Hog Uquor on,alection days, sling Liquor on the Sabbath, game ig, obsee' ‘ations, lotteries, breaches ot jeeps ce, condition of local prisoua. The f¢ owing CONCLUSION OF THE CHARGE. the Court Js that itis very desirable to tor present betare Yue Grand lury a8 much Juries are very tena- matter, In’s county like thi usiness fa large, and where it 16 necei vd deal of {t and bave jt presented f services of the prosscutor are invaluabi ‘The experten. amed ome 0. Newman, joua froin the prox 2cutor, He has a right to be pre- Prosident; Lafion und Henry ty Lundy, vice | rent before the Grand dry for the presentation of catoa and Presidents; Alpert viatt, seor ary; W. W, Rew pg? bua! f the State except when th cee man, treasurer; Caries's. Sim ing Pecretary, and Dantes P. Arid, ong, Correspond- Powel), Serreant-ate a ac cont pon it Then it is thel have the prosecutor ip ploy ‘a caso ‘“ “inet net to be in private an tpt filed Whe Court think it wise tbat be pre ar much ap practicable, po that rveb y bridging (he Raritan him, 1f recovery could be had tn either case, On bel BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Corporation Counsel O’GoRMAN presented an afl. davit, which aamitied that the two actions were identical in object and scope, but setting forth that the defendant already twice obtained an-exten- tame, These were all the papers proscuted to the Court, Mr. CouRTNBY then proceeded to argue in support of his motion for a stay of proceedings, addressing the Court at % length, and clumg numerous authorities in favor of the Court granting the stay asked ior until such time as the decision of the Gen- eral Term at Albany on the question of the i ae of the people to bring the suit they aid may ‘be rendered, He contended that all the authorities on this baa ehg = cannes: ane where two cases were pond: c! lentici questions were at issue be Court, ie its degretion, always granted a o unui the determination of the Court in the other ANOTHER CHARTER. The Citizens’ Association on « the Lookout, Report of the Executive Committee—Draft of » Charter To Be Submitted to the Legisla- ture—What Reforms are Proposed. Ata recent meeting of the Executive Committee of the Citizens’ Association a drait of a charter for! the city of New York, to be submitted to the Legis lature, was presented. The plan agreed on by the’ committee is based on the charter of 1870 as originally: enacted. The committee consists of Messrs. Peter’ Cooper, W. M. Vermilye, Kobert 0. Roosevelt, James B. Johnston, Charles Tracy ana Henry A. Patterson. Among the main features set forth in the analysis’ of he proposed c¥arter, as reported to the Association, fre the following:—The legislative power to bo vested in a Board of Aldermen and @ Board of As-" sistant Aldermen, who shall form the Common Council, The Board of Aldermen to consist’ of fif-: teen members; term of offtce three years, one-third to go out annually; to be glectea one member from’ each Senatorial district, The Board of Aasistant’ Aldermen to con8ist of forty-two members, to be elected annually from districts, each one-half the’ size of the present Assembly districts. The carter also provides \hat the executive power should be vested in the Mayor, to be elected annually, With’ the exception of the Comptroller and Corporation! Counsel the heaas of executive dppartmenta to be appointed by the Mayor, and removable by hing for cause, It furvner proviges for the several. dow partmenis, including those of Finance, Law, Pablo Works, Public Parks, Docks, Public Charities and Correction, Public 1ustruction, Fire Sinking Fund: Commission, Health and Police. All clerks and subordinate ofiicers and agents of each depart to be appointed by the heads of such department after public competitive examination before then head of suoh department, i} DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, The Department of Finance shall have for its el five ofMcers—the Comptrotier and four Commis! ers of Finance, The Comptroller shall be él by the people once in three years, The Mayor shi | fill by appointment any vacancy until the elect next succeeding the occurrence of the vi The first Commissioners of Finance to be appoin' by the Mayor for one, two, three and four years, and) thereafter for a term of four years. Commisstonerd to perform dutiesor Tax Commissioners and courtersign bonds. ‘The ofiice of Chamberlain to be abolishea. DEPARTMENT OF LAW. ¥ Corporation Counsel to be chief officer of Depart. ment of Law, to be elected for the term of three years, Corporation Attorney and Attorney of Street. Openings and Assessments to be appointed by Core poration Counsel. ; THR DEPARTMENTS OF PUBLIO WORKS, PUBLIA PARKS, DOCKS, PUBLIC CHARITIES AND CORRECS TION AND FIRB s \ to have for their heads respectively boaras of fiv commissioners appointed by the Mayor and re movable for cause by nim, alter giving the oppor: tunity to be neard. The term of office of co! sioners to be three years. Not more than two Com: missioners in auy Board to go out of office In year. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIO WORKS. The Department of Public Works, in addition tot present powers, to have the powers of the Department of Buildings and the same control that the Department of Parks now has over bowiev: and avenues avove Central Park. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. The Department of Health to have for ite nead Commissioners, three salariod Commissioners ith, of whom two shall be physicians, and Prt id and the Presidents of the Departments Police and Public Works ex aficio, DEPARTMENT OF POLICE, ‘was.arrived at, He urged the fact that the suit of] ‘The Citizens’ charter provides that this. aireduy presouted to tue Gencral Term for decision, | t'be appolated by. the Mayor {OF Ne, Woy uteet oa nt e while the present suit had nos the fength of four and five years, 4 being presented for issue. This was ail the delay | COMMISSIONERS OF CHARITIES AND COK! asked for. Mr. Courtney sald he deemed it his duty In addition to the powers now to state to the Court that he had seen nothiug and | Commisstoners of this department are to obtain. knew of noth.ng which showed any all incorporate charitable or benevolent COLLUSION .OM THE ZART_OF THE . CORPORATION couNs! with the Mayor or any other person or persons en- in b og tus watts tat Mr. Connolly had, yy aitidavit, declared that the charge or the insinua- tion in the complaint of Mr. 0" TF of Collusion was scandalous and false, ana he had no lestia- tion in ‘ing that the Corporation Coun- sel had ed justly in the matter and with a prover for the interests of the ratiou 1D ‘inging and similar suits. in ail of these pro- ceedings he saw nothing to warrant any tusimuation inst the good faith and the itegrity of Mr, ‘Gorman. fa conclusion he strenuously pressed his client’s claim for the relief asked foron the ground of justice and fair dealing. Counsel, Messrs. G. T. Curtis and J. K. Porter, arose simultaneously to reply, when Judge BARNARD, interrupting, sald that he, as well a8 most of the Judges and members of the bar, tad kept track Of the variety of suapes in which these sults had come up before the Courts. He had inves- tigated the principal question involved, whether the people of the stare through tneir At- torney General could maintain tis action, and je could see no right or power in the 1g to sustain the position they had taken, aud Uhat If any cause of action existed it rested oath, ' in the Board of Supervisors of the county, He wou! eared deny the motion ior a stay of pi ut a8 & ings; fecision was expected from the General Albany in tne suit of The People vs, The ndaat Connolly, in which the question of the Tight of the people to sustain the action would be expressly passed upon, he would ¢xtead the time of the defendant to answer until such decision was rendered. Mr, COURTNEY said he was glad to find tnat His Honor was 80 prompt in passing squdrely on tne point raised—the right of the people to maintain their action in the premises, and he was perfectly satistied with the ruling of tne Court. Counse} then argued as to the form of the order to be entered on the records, and the oase dropped. MEIKER'S MI3TAKB, An Old Thicf Steals and Preserves of His Own Guilt. German blonde, who wore glasses and looked like @ professor, was arraigned before Justice Shandiey at Essex Markot yesterday, charged with stealing $25 and a letter from August E. Thalhenberg, of 239 Ventre street. Moiker, who was employed ty! Thalhenberg, took the mone; and letter from his overcoat pocket on Sunday , about eleven oclock. The letter was found Meiker’s person, When he was arrested. lt Was from a Mrs, Newman, a lady in Newark, who had beirtended Meiker in a great many ways, and bad even bailed him out on a charge of larceny which was brought against lim in that city, ‘This fact she detailed in her letter to Mr, Thalkenberg, also accusing him of attempting to blackmail her. On application of Mr. Schmidt, a former employer of Meiker, who does business at No. 6 Howard street, & Warrant was granted to search Meiker's trunk, A number of articles belonging to Mr. Schmidt was found therein. Melker was held under $600 ball to answer. ‘Ine lady who acoused jim of theft and blackmalling to Mr. Thaikenverg visited shim yesterday afternoon in the prison. Judge Dowling Releases Them on’ Bail. The proprietors of the Broadway dens which were pulled Monday night by Captain Mount and his valiant ‘“peelers’? were arraigned at the Tombs | Police Court yesterday morning on a charge of keoping disorderly houses, As svon as the Court | ‘Was opened a@ large number of the prisoners’ friends gathered within and announced their readiness | to give bail in any reasonable amount ior the appearance of their fends, the prisoners, Wheaever wanted. Without further delay bonds Were made out in the sum of $1,000 each, and the parties allowed to depart, The parties will all bo ‘ried at the Court of Special Sessions to-morrow. B'NAI B’RITH, ot. Louis, Jan, 28, 1872. In the generai session of tne B’Nal B/Rrith yester- day the proceedings were principally confined to matters affecting the inierest of the Order. Resolu- tion were offered by J. Woitf, of Oicinnati, and signed by every member of the Convention, depre- cluding hospitals, full and aetalied to thelr working, the presidents of such societies constitute an advisory board to the Seperrment All applications for publio aid to bé first made to th | Commussioners of Charities and Correction. If | Common Council qual geal such ald sald sioners sliall be a Board of Visitors to such ton for care and treatment free of charge to th city. . Departments of Public Parks, Docks, Police and‘i raw awe possess powers now possessed by those DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIO INSTRUCTION, q This de ment, according to the charter, shouk have for'its head a board of twelve commissioners, appointed by the Mayor for three ye: removabie, by the Mayor or for cause. New appointments to! nize the principle of representatives of nority, This department, in addition to its powers, is to consider ail petitions for public aid. private educational institutions, and to make mendations thereon to the Common Uounell, trustees to be elected one froim each ward Cora } to hold office five years, The appotitments of teachers to be subject to appi of Boara of Col missioners, \ THE SINKING FUND COMMISSION. ! This commission is to consist of the Mayor, Re», corder, Comptroller, Counsel to the Cor On, , and te chairman ot the mittees of the two boards of Pregent incumbent of the office of Comptroller hold office from May 1, 1872. Present Commissio! ers of Public Parks, Boexs, Charities and tton and Fire to classify themselves by lot, so th: two in each board shall go out of office iu one yea! from May 1, 1872—three In two years. The terms award em by lot. city © : Gtherwise Provided, to begin on the frst aay of. May. Elective ofticers to be chosen at charter elece tion on second Tuesday tn Apri ) . RE a a pene’ All appropriations for city purposes annual made before January 15, by @ board consisting the Mayor, bes ter, Corporation coupes pt Presidents of the two Bourds of the 101 Council, and the Presidents of the Departments Public Works, Public Parks, Public Charities: and Correction, Pubne Instruction, Docks and Fu concurring vote of a majority of members Police and Health Board; mectings of such to be pubiio, notice thereof and proceedings thereo' to be published. No expendita peal eed omoer 0) department to be made, and no 1 4 incut ‘Upless appropriation therefor shall have been mad by such ds GENERAL PROVISIONS. ; Any officer of the Corporation who shall accept « brive to be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any attempt’ to bribo any oficer of the Corporation to be a mis; demeanor incase bribe be not taken; butif the bribe ‘be taken then only the person b punished, The charter also makes further sion that no member of the Common Counc, Gom =) musstoners, head of popes, chief of bureau or’ omMecer therein shail be inte: in any work or, business the price of whichis paid irom the. cit; treasury, and ail such contracts to be forteited as t coped of euch officer and such offence to be a mig. lemeanor. 1 CONTRACTS, i All contracts to be made by authority of the Com~ mon Council tor work or supplies to be made ac- cording to ordinance of the Common Council. Work invoives expenditure of more than $1, be by contract, unless otherwise ordered by 8 of four-fifths of memoers elected to each Board! contracts to be founded on scaled bids, after tea, Gays! public notice. Lids to be publtely opened advertising for the sam resence given’ to me ; Comptrolier. Contract to be gi jor bidder, with sutficient security, All sales sae property to be at auction, aft ten days’ notict 0. ‘The charter further provides that no officer 18 td recelve from the clty treasury any perquisites, ba" pensation or commission, except his salary, fo k Services as such oficer or im @ay other capacity. MELANOHOLY 8UIOIDE, A Youth Dut of Employment Shoots Himself. Coroner Herrman was yesterday called to No. @ Manhattan street to hold an Inquest over the remains of August Heerz, a youth of twenty year who on Monday evening committed suiciae shoott Lag ia in the right teraple with a double barrel lo fete which he bad procured for the purpose. Deceased Lad been employed in a tele-, graph office, but recently lost nis F which was a source of great trouble t him. He sought omployment in varioug uarters, but, veing quite near catmg in strong terms the introduction of theologi. cal matiers into the constitucion of the United States or Interference in any manner with the un- rakes ‘orcise of the rigut of religious liberty m r THR PENNSYLVANIA OENTRAL, A Dog in the Manger. To-day, in Trenton, before the lion. John 1, Nixon, in the United States Clroult Sy gph nd of the Pennsylvania Central Railroad against the New York an Long Branch Gailroad 18 to bo ar. ued, The would-be monopwilsts of the Central Jompany attempt to nme ure defende”s trom vers” 2 q rene was aserious objection to those needing Nis servi ! nd he failed. On Saturday young Heerz soughi ® place in Greenpoint, to which he had been welts recommended, bui failed in his purpose, and re- turned home in @ melancholy stace of mind, re~ fusing to be coniforted. Tne longer he brooded over his condition the more August imagined he would become @ burden to his parents, and tnis fact drove him to despair. It was in this state of mind that August found himself on Monday even- ) and wishing to be free from the terrible mental torvure, hurriedly resolved on self-destrace tion. Pulling the pistol from his pocket he Placed) the muzzle to his wane, pulled the trigger saa thus buried a bullet In his brain, causing death in oer memeg alterwarde, Decoased was a nauve lermany * = " 4