The New York Herald Newspaper, December 21, 1872, Page 8

y NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1872.—TRIPLE SHEET. that T Wave “ever seen In you $2 for two sheets of note paper and two en- tg r minstrel performance ” rica, ‘nals any that I have ever seen | Volopes.”” “A HORRID HOAX: given st gamnes i in wy ‘own city of London, ‘There was a how! of rage at this last remark, and Two Thespians Arrange/a Duel for a Third Person and Are Betyayed by Their Fel- tow Conspira%or, Judge Dowling. Béward A. Sothern and Wm. J. Florence Held tofAnswer at the Tombs, While Philiy) Lee, Their Victim, Escapes. THE LAUGH ON THE WRONG PARTY A "Texan Banquet” at Which Pistols Are Fired and Bowie Knives Drawn Desperately. ‘Phe theatrical profession of this city has within the past two or three days given birth to the most tremendous joke of the century. The theatre-going public are well acquainted and familiar with Mr. E. A. Sothern—“Lord Dundreary”—and Mr. William 2. Florence, the Irish comedian, also known among his admirers as “Obenreizer”—‘so glad.” These two well known actors are equally well known as Practical jokers, and notably Mr. Sothern was felt to be the terror of London society for the multipll- eity and severity of his practical jokes. Mr. Sothern in private life is a polished gentleman, is of slight frame, with gray hair, and weighs about one hundred 1 five pounds. He bas & powerful muscular development anda merry ‘augh. Mr. Sothern is forty-eight years of age. Mr, Florence is a smooth-faced gentleman, of about forty years of age, weighs 190 pounds, and gene- fally is given to wearing lavender kid gloves at evening parties and receptions and atthe Lotos and Arcadian Clubs, A young English gentleman, the husband of one of the most distinguished and favorite English actrésses that have yet visited this country, and who is now performing at ene of our leading metropolitan theatres, ‘Was to be the victim of the huge practical joke. Mr. Philip Lee is this gentieman’s name. He isa dlonde Englishman, with light hair, light yellow side Whiskers, measures about five feet eigit inches in height and weighs 143 pounds, Mr. Lee is a good- ‘atured gentieman, and since he has been in this country he has been Jed to believe many things which have had absolutely no foundation in fact. Bince his arrival in New York Mr. Lee, who has moved in the upper ranks of dramatic society, has, ‘made the acquaintance of some of the most dreadful practical jokers in York, among whom may be mentioned Judge ‘Dowhng, William J. Florence and Mr. B. A. Sothern, of lesser prominence—such as Dan Bryant, Nelxe Beymour, Jim Collier, Chris O'Connor, Jonny Wild and Charley Backus, Neil Bryant and others of the same class. To do honor to Mr, Lee, Mr. Sothern on the afternoon of Sunday, December 4, gave an elegant banquet at his rooms in the Gramercy Park Hotel in this city, Covers were laid for twelve, Mr«Sothern presiding, and the guest of the evening, Mr. Lee, sitting at his right hand, Nelse Beymour at the foot of the tabic, below the salt; Mr. Neil Bryant at the left of the guest. Mr. James Doliier carved, and Chris Connor sat by the soup tureen and ladied the potage a Julien to the guests, Mr. Morgan Jones was invited 40 the banquet, but, being seriously indisposed, @id not attend. Superintendent Kelso, who feared that something serious might come from the in- dended practical joke, had detailed two policemen to the hotel to prevent a disturbance and to pre- ~serve order. The dinner was a sumptuous one and ‘was wellwerved. There was mulligatawny and «gumbo and Julien soups, Rockaway oysters on the balf shell, currie of chicken, homemade bread, ‘with Dutch sauce piquante, roast beef a la Liver- pool, pomme de terre a la Lyonnaise, haricot of matton, Irish stew, with Vichy water, game pic, Bpanish olives and some very delicate turbot and broiled blue fish from Fulton market. The wines were of the richest and rarest vintages, Cham- | gene, Romano, sherry, Hockheimers, Chambertin, hablia and old Duff Gordon sherry. Mr. Sothern’s rooms are with pictures, statuary and objects o1 vertu, The guests were all attired in evening dress and ‘wore spotless white ties. Nelse Seymour presented | a area appearance in his “clawhammer” coat, and had gold dust sprinkled on bis back hair. Grace was said and the guests sat down in the | order named above. There was not @ laugh on any face present, Bithough some remark was caused by the fact that | dim Collier toek from under his cout @ paper battle axe, the broad blade of which was covered with tin foil, such as is used to destroy tyrants on the stage. While the soup was being served Mr. Net! Bryant | !0' drew from between the back collar of his coat and | his shirt ahuge dirk knife, the blade of which, measuring over a foot long, he unclasped solemnly and placed it by the side of his plate gravely. Chris Connor pulled a six shooter out of his coat fail pocket and placed it carelessly by his plate. Not a word was said. Mr. Lee looked around in doubt and stared. Nelse Seymour drew a scythe from under the table and a policeman’s club, and, alter the manner of one o1 the “Argonauts of * laid them on the middie of the table. Mr. Lee moved uncesily on his seat and whis- Pered to his friend, Sothern :— “My God} old fellow, what does this mean ?"* “Keep quiet, my dear Lse,"’ said Sothern, ‘itis Thave feared. These gentlemen have been drin' tng and they have friend of theirs, a Mr. But lL hope for our sakes that they will not attempt to settle their quarrel here. It is dreadfui, but | Avenue and Gramercy Park Hotels, for the purpose Thope, dear boy, that they will go away quietly | and have no row. It is a fashion they have here to gettic their dispntes at a table or wherever they meet. All we can do now is to await evens.” “But there wiil be muraer here, motify the police of their intentions /” “Impossible, my dear fellow,’ answered Soth- Can we not New | Also he made the acquaintance of jokers | don’t come, why I must come and fetch vou; that's orgeously furnished | 1 the joke which had brought such unpleasant con- —_ about a mutual | eymiss Johnson, quite an | eminent scholar and a very estimable gentleman, | gentlemen.” And so say! the room, But Mr. Lee, it seems, did not tearn caution from the severe lesson given him, and since then another joke of a more serious nature has been at- tempted against his peace of mind. The twe prin- ci in this last joke, which might have involved @ buman life, and which probably would have caused torrents of haman re to be shed, were Mr. K. A. Sothern and Mr. W! J. Florence, the comedian, These two gentlemen took sodue Dowling, who is himself a most terrible practical joker, into their inmost confidence, with the belief that he would assist them in carrying out the joke which was to be perpetrated on Mr. Philip Lee. sudge Dowling, nothing lothe, consented, but fearing Mr. Lee was being made the butt of heartless wits, he determined to assist Lee and turn the tables upon Messrs. Florence and Sotnern, while in the meantime he pretended to be acting with the two comedians in the horrid “sell.” Mr. Sothern wrote a note to Judge Dowling, in which he entreated His Honor to have Mr. Lee arrested and bound over to keep the peace, as it was rumored that a duel was about to take place between that gentleman and Mr, Florence, and bloody murder be the sequel. Justice Dowling promised compliance with the modest request, and, like the “heathen Chinee,” kept exceedingly dark, In the meantime Mr. Florence wrote @ bogus challenge to Mr, Sothern, defying him to mortal combat in Canada, Trinity churchyard or elsewhere. The challenge, which purports to emanate from Mr. Lee, is as follows :— Aucapian Quum, 82 Umion Pace, } RDNESDAY evening. Mr. FE. A. Sotmenn :— Sim—I am not apt to take offence, neither do I seck causclessly a quarrel with any man, but when, time after time, T am forced to the conviction that I am’ made the object of intentional signe and pointed insult my good nature is staggered and forbearance ceases to be a virtue. hen, on a jate occasion, you insisted upon my eating Irish stew. at two o'clock in the morning, and ‘insiste also upon my drinking Vichy watey to wash it down, my roud spirit rebellet, but I charitably torbore to meet he insult with the rebuke it deserved because I consid- ered your then condition; but when you undertook to tickle my left ear witb an oyster shell and surrepti- tHapaly curled my hair with a cold carrot, after havin; oiled ‘the works of my watch with tomato catsup an Placed a stone-cold clam in my evening gloves, I felt that you intended to insult my manhood and wound my honor, and [ now seek that satistaction which I trust you are too much of a gentleman to refuse. I shall be at home ail day to-morrow on the apex of Trinity spire, and shall await your answer with impatience. Should YOu sanguinary soul prompt a more specdy reply, I shall be in trout of the house to-night during the last act of the play, and if you drop your glove I shall recognize it as a , and you have only to acquaint me with the hour and the weapon. Your aun orotic N. B.—I do not object to cotton hooks. Judge Dowling, however, did not arrest Mr. Lee, asthe twin conspirators fondly anticipated, but instead issued subpanas ad lestijicandum com- manding William J. Florence and K, A, Sothern, that, laying all business and excuses aside, they be and appear in their proper persons at the Tombs Police Court at the hour of half-past seven, on the morning of the 2uth inst. (yesterday). These missives were placed in the hands of Sergeant Quinn for service. ‘Thursday morning that officer proceeded to the Fitth Avenue Hotel, where Mr. Florence resides, and was directed to that gentleman’s apartment, The comedian was then enjoying the luxury of a bath, but the oiticer would not be denied. He “went for” the comedian, who in puris naturali- bus was splaahing and plunging alter the marner of the learned seal. It was forty minutes past eleven o'clock pre- cisely when Sergeant Quinn thurst the document into’ the soapy hands of the bather, who wildly exclaimed, as he shifted the bar from one hand to another, and glanced ac the portentous instru- ment, “In God’s name, What does this mean’ Go away, man! go away, man!” Sergeant Quinn—l¢ means nothing; only I’ve got to see that you are personally served. If you all, Will you acknowledge the personal service,” yellea Sergeant Quinn at the enraged actor. “Oh. yes |? screamed the latter, “I?ll acknowl- edge yy only go away. Go down anywhere, down tothe bar and get @ drink, and tell them to charge it to me,’? “I will, by Heavings,” said the Sergeant, and he left the bathroom with promptness and alacrity. At twenty minutes past twelve he presented him- self at Wallack’s heatre for the purpose of serving Mr. Sothern, He asked Mr. Theodore Moss where Mr. Sothern could be found. The Sergeant, it may be here stated, was in full uniform, shield resplendent and goiden, Mr. Moss eyed him suspiciously but blandly, and asked him:— “What do,you want Mr. Sothern for ?”” SERGEANT—I wish to put him in the hands of the law. Mr. Moss reluctantly accompanied him to the ier of the pecate to the stage. Here Mr. peshemn, in the midst ef the company, was engaged in the rehearsal of “Brother Sam,” to be produced to- night at Wallack’s. The officer presented his sub- pena, thursting it violently up the sleeve of “Brother Sam,” who recoiled in dismay. “What the deyvil is this ?” shouted he. “Sergeant. QUINN (grufMly)—"Why, that ere is a subpoena,” & “What do I want with a subpoena?’ answered Sothern, “You are served, acknowledge the service,” re- sponded the Sergeant, By this time the actor had recovered his equanimity, and he simply remarked interrogatively, ““——, smoke +” “By heavings, I will,” replied the representative | of the law, and immediately left the theatre to re- sume his di at the Tombs. During the aiternoon the two comedians began torepent them of their ill-timed pleasantry, and | they heartily wished that they had not participated sequences to theirown door. At four o’clock Thurs- day afternoon, Justice Dowling, accompanied by rv. John R. Brady, was passing up Broadway, in the neighborho f the Metropolitan Hotel, when y Florence rushed wildly across, dodging the stages with reckless indifference. As he ap- proached the two Judges he waved his subpoena at | Judge Dowling exciteds, “What is the matter! freezing tone. “Why,” said Florence, ‘ & subprena to go down there to that nasty Tombs, al seven o'clock in the morning, Is ita joke, or, "s Sake, are you in earuesi’” ¢ DowLing (with cold and dignified man- » lam the most carnest man you ever from me, sir. (more excited than before)— é, | can never tell When you are im earuest or fun; bat this is carrying a joke too lar. =e said Judge Dowling, ina i have served me with + one of the obj he bowed | at half-past ten o'clock, on being questioned, Ser- informed the two practical jokers that Foage Sewn would not be. in Goutt sefore one wo o’clock, and probably not all day. They and, a8 they departed, sadder and wiser men, Florence looked at Johnson and said :— “We were playing this Englishman for a fool alt al) helping him all the trme, weren't we “Yes,” said Sothern, “but it strikes me that we have been played badly and landed like two gal- mon from @ mountain stream.” And thus ends the or were then loosened from their confinement joke of the “biters bit.” MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. vated BOARD OF APPORTIONMENT. Large Appropriations for the Free Schools—A Communication from Judge Bedford—Resolutions as to Appropria- tions for Public Works. A meeting of the above Board was held yeeter- day, Mayor Hall in the Chair. ASSESSMENT BON! Comptroller Green offered a resolution issuing assessment bonds of the city of New York, author- ized chapter 397, Laws of 1852, and section 4, chap- ter 580, Laws 1872, $200,000, The resolution was adopted THE FREE SCHOOL GRANTS. Mayor HAL called up a report of Messrs. Ander- son and Kiernan, clerks of the Board of Education, in regard to the apportionment for the schools from the eycise moneys, and offered the following resolution :- 3 Resolved, That in pursuance of the authority conferred by section 6 ‘of chapter 683 of Laws of 1871 the sum of $8 ‘ber ‘sobolar er attendants. sosordiogiy flea in the annexed schedule of Messrs. Andersou & Kernan, be and is hereby appropriated trom and ordered be paid out of excise moneys now on deposit to the various charity schools named {n the report and schedule resented at last, meeting, aud now on file, and report is hereby. accepted "as the basis for distributing said moneys; and that the said charity schools named in the atoresald schedule be hereby adopted and determined as ts authorized by said section and act, and that the aggregate sums thus found appropriated to'each school be paid to the person who has the financial charge thereof, upon the warrant of the Comptroller, countersigned by the Mayor, upon evidence of actual at tendance satisiactory to the Comptroller. The number that will receive this allowance, ac- cording to the report presented, is 23,895 scholars, including the female school of telegraphy at Cooper Institute and the free schools of St. Ann’s Protestant Episcopal church and a number of | schools of all denominations. THE COMPTROLLER'S CONTINGENCIES. Mayor HALL moved that $10,752 65 be transferred from the account of extra contingencies of the Comptroller's ofice to the account of salaries of the executive department, which resolution, op the motion of the Comptroller, was laid over. EXTRA CONTINGENCIES, Comptrelier GREEN offered a resolution to appro- priate the sum of $50,000 on account of “judge ments,” the same to be transferred to the account of extra contingencies, ‘The resolution was adopted, s< SALARIES OF JUDICIARY. Mayor HALL offered @ resolution to transfer $35,000 from extra contingencies of Comptroller's ofice to salaries of judiciary, to pay the proper claim of officers, clerks and stenographers of the Court of Common Pleas and Supreme Court. On motion of the Comptroller the resolution was laid over for examination, GENERAL SESSIONS COURT ATTENDANTS. Mayor Hau presented the following communica- tion from Judge Bedford, and was endorsed by Re- corder Hackett My Dear Sin—When the Comptroller had the appoint: ment of Court officers there were on the pay roll twenty-six attendants, Tn our judgment this was tot too many. The reason for numerous attendants are excep- tional to this Court. It often—nay, daily—happens that from ten to fifteen prisoners have to’ be brougnt exi- gently to the Court from the City Prison to plead for trlal, ‘This will be often about the time other officers are in charge of prisoners conveying them back to prison, an who went betore ‘the entrance of the Grand Jury rendered — necessary the presence of fresh ‘prisoners. At the same time some oMcers will be executing processes. It is not safe for an 1 to guard more {han two persons ata time. Then, le squads are out of court, another squad must be ing order, attending to requests of jurors or wit- esses, and guarding prisoners who are in court, | We are of opinion that at least twen(y four persons are required as attendants, and on the 3ist instant we will reduce the number to that standard, Meanwhile itis but fair that those officers who the County Auditor, by such evidence 4s may be satistactory to him, is satistled have fuithtully eriormed duty, should be paid up to this latter date. ‘hanking you for your courtesy, we are, very truly, your obedientyervants. GUNNING & BEDFORD. This letter was laid over. PUBLIC WORKS APPROPRIATIONS, Commissioner Van Nort presented the following resolutions, which were adopted :— Resolved, That the sum of $5,500 be and is hereby trans- ferred from the appropriation set apart tothe Depart- ment of Public Works termed “Sewers,” “repairing,” id credited to the appropriation ‘Sewers, repairing and cleaning.” Hesolved, ‘That the sum of $1,500 be and is hereby trans. ferred from the appropriation set apart to the Depart- ment of Public Works towards “Sewers, repairing,” and credited to the appropriation “Sewers, cleaning.” The Board adjourned subject to the call of the Chair. SALT WATER FOR OITY PURPOSES, Meeting of the Aldermanic Committee for the Utilization of Salt Water for the City and for the Extinguishing of Fires. An adjourned meeting of the committee appointed by the Board of Aldermen tor utilizing salt water for the city was held yesterday in the Chamber of the Board, Alderman Conover stated that he had received several additional communications in reference to this subject. One of the communica- tions was from Mr. Thomas Miller, engineer, in reply to objections submitted at a previous meet- ing, in which he stated that “several tdeas” could in the towers, Mr. John Y, Brooklyn’ Park, recommended upper end of the island, one lar; main running through the city, and side mains wherever re- quired, Mr. B. Holly also submitted his scheme of water supply an@ fire protection. Mr. Albert F, Culyer, r ngineer of ‘oir at the Judge Dowling (solewnly)—sir, you will find that this is no joke. A law ol the State enjoins upon | | me the duty of preserving the public peace, and I | | shall do it at all hazards. 1 will not permit the | shedding of human gore. You must also permit | me to tell you that I should not be seen talking with you in the public street pending this dreadful | | affair, I shall lock you and Mr. Sothern up asa | pair of madmen, You should both be put under restraint. Good day, sir, and beware of the law. Here Judge Dowling bowed coldly aud passed on, | leaving Mr. Florence half stupeted, On Thursday evening a@ rep r ofthe HeRALD | culled on Messrs, Florence and Sothern, at the Filth | of interviewing them in regard to the approaching | duel, which was reported to take place at Long | day afternoon, in the fiftieth year of his age. Jolunstone, Long Island, proposed a scheme by which a force of water could be supplied to every | story of a house, and by the touching of a bell wire ‘on the sidewalk, in case of a fire, it could be easily | exting ed, The committee received the plans and sugges- | tions from several gentlemen present, and stated | that they would receive their full cousideration and be submitted to the Board at an early da! DEATH OF TAYLOR, THE CHAMPION PIGEON SHOOTER, John Taylor, the great champion pigeon shooter, | | die at nis residence, in Greenville, N. J., on Thurs- He Point, Canada. Botu were thrown into consterna- | was born in Staffordshire, England, and emigrated | | tion on learning that the omniscient HeRaLp had become possessed of the tacts in relation to the | | aQuir. Later in the evens ern, in a distracted whisper;:‘‘were you even to | S#llery under Latayeite Hall, in Broadway. While be suspected by these men of attempting to leave he room you would be shot like a dog, and no sat- isfaction would ever be given your relatives in a court of justice,” By this time Mr. Lee was thoroughly frightened ‘and his soup was left untasted, “What an infernal country it is! hemuttered, in ee a Whisper. For afew moments nothing was heard but the clatter of knives and forks, when, suddenly, a row arose at the lower end of the table. Neil Bryant suddenly jgmned to his feet and #creamed at the top of his voice, “Whoever says that the ‘History of the French the performance Was golug on at Wallack’s “Dun- | Ureary” evinced unusual | hai by | and Was particularly car to drop his glove, the dreaded gage of mortal combat. At nine o'clock Justice Dowling entered the theatre, and was cordially grected by Mr. Theodore Moss, who asked him if the whole thing was not a joke. The Judge assured the former that it was not, | and added that he feared Mr. Philip Lee had es- caped the clutches of the law, He also added that he thought Mr, Sothern did not wish te fight, but nevertheless, every precaution had been taken and nervousness, as Revolution’ written by my friend David Weymiss | {ithful and Vigilant officers were on the tr Jobson is not as good @ book in every respect as that written by Tom Carlyle on the same subject is @ liar and no gentieman, and if there is any iool actor present who desires to take it up I am his gman |” All the gnests rose suddenly and every man seized his Weapon in ap instant. Chris O'Connor roared ont, ag he seized his pistol, “You are another, Bryant, and b ‘will prove it on your traitorous bor Then a shot was fired by somebody Succeeded, and Wy halidome I another shot om was Glled with smoke and din and uproar. ral of the guests clinched end siruggied, and Nelse Seymour, while strug- ling acroas the table in the powerful grasp of im Cotiier, thrust his huge foot in the handsome foup tureen, which was built to hold eight quarts. He made.a wild plunge, and was knocked down ou the floor, but found it impossible to release his foot from she soup tureen. Mr. Lee ran in the di- rection ofahe door, but the couspirators had Jockea Mt, and he could not find egress. John Wild, the megro mninatrel, thrust a long kuife with the blade ed inte the hands of Mr. Lee, and cried out, “Tae, for God's sake, defeud yourself! This is butchery—shwer butchery !"* Sothern kept saying continually to Lee, “Keep cool aod don’t get shot, thisis awiul—a thousand Pardous—I am a stranger in the country and I had MO expectation of meeting these eaaeet at a din- mer gveu to wy friend.’’ The hotelin the mean- ad fume had been alarmed and the guests and waiters | tld them to be seated, but never lost signt of outside were making frantic endeavors to break open the doors, fearing that foul murder would be done, hown character of the men involved, that @il this row was a huge practical joke per- petrated on Mr, Lec, the guestof the evening, but UmMortunately be could not see it in that light, and he was seriously frightened. The joke was spoiled, bowever, by one circumstance, Nelse Seymour, ‘when he was knocked dewn by @ negro minstrel Srick, rubved instantly some burned cork over his felt eye, and rose with one optic seriously black- ened to #!! Valid appearances, But when he rose Himself, and rubbed the black off his eye, me that he made a frantic effort to Watch, which he had borrowed, ictons looking article of furniture. © now turned decidediy, for Mr. ed from his fright, and seeing the burnt cork smeared ou the 1 Nelve Seymour, he took his bat, he bo lly, aud sald with ane. ee draw: * » iam indeed ex- Wemely obliged to you 107 Luis evening's entertain- t which bas bad beth tragedy ar soe Thm bow Tray beew the vest pes It is necdless to say, from the | | T. Sothern slept together that and sought to console each parking to his room mate that ' Florence jet me alone, morrow, aud | eleven rday moins Mr. Florence aud tat the Grame oilier. Mr. Sothern re he thought this was a said, “Ob, go to sleep, Soth We have to be up at Six 0" haven't been up for three years o'clock in the day.” At six o'c.ock yes ing the two gentlemen arose and Vainly groped ioe @ mutch to illumine the thick darkness, — Deprived of the gas, they made their toilet with «diticulty and then emerged into the blinding snow and rain storm to seek acab, It was adful morning, resembling that on wh great Napoleon opened the bloorly battle of Bs A carriage was in walt Would be too late at the Tc driver to tuke them rapi little after seven 0’ ians, thoro: ached the Ton nklin street Fioreuce and Sott ursing their luck andeach other. They were very bad humor, and the court room as cold as an ice box. The theatrical sybarites Were uot used to such treacmeut, ser- geant Quin had dogged them all the way trom the Gramerey Park House, fearing that they would take an early train and leave the city, Me wel- comed them to the Court with grim humor and | n and fearin the Ata ning the and break- aurriage was er eud of the jed the stone prigon. step them for a moment, Alter waiting for Judge Dow- | ling for some time they told Quin that they bad not had breakfast and they examined their watches anxiously, They were then notified that they must | | bot make noise in the Court, aud final Teeant | Quin conducted Fiorence and Sothern to a iittle cold room in a corner of the Court, e the were locked in, but no Judge Dowling. The fact was that it was not Judcé Dowling’s Wish to sit at the Court, and he had, moreover, stayed away on purpose to carry ont the joke to its utmost bounds, At ten o'clock, | hungry, cold and exasperated, Fiorence said to Soth 11 be damned if I will ever play a practical joke again.” echoed Sothert e have had no breakfast. y sergeant?” he said in angul ‘Certainly, gentiomen, Yor have your meals from the prison at $5 a , and if you want to xeD0 w Hote to your Srienda J will Ou charge either shall J, as long as I live,” fervently | sixt | 175 Florence began to beat at bis door, and Quin | sic 1 Can you get us | tect to this country when a boy. He took up his resi- Mr. Sothern mighthave | dence with his parents at Stafford, Conn., after been seen in full practice in the well known shooting | which the family removed to Jersey City, Here young Taylor, who had a dash of enterprise, if | associated with John Sylvester, and they opened visions of a iar aoten 4 “taking off,” | the establishment known to this day eful not as the Darcy | House, which became a rendezvous for sporting men. He made his debut asa pigeon shooter in 1858, when @ sweepstake was set up, and Taylor beat all his rivals, althouga all the great sportsmen of the country were in the match, He went to California, where he remained during the years 1863 and 1864, and on into a match with King, or single and fifty double birds—for $500 a side, each match, Taylor was the victor, With Erb, of Indianapolis, he then entered into two similar cl and was agi ous. He next tur attention to 4 well-known Sporting man from Butulo and whom he met at Utlea, N.Y. He won these two matches, makin, Six thus far, He averaged ninety-six birds out o! 100 in the X matches, At one of the contests in Ute: ight, and had the cap not ed he was confident he would have counted ety-nine, pat Jersey City he ed 16 out of it rival he ever ountered Wa better Known as The Jersey Boy.” During last Summer he was attacked with a softening of thi from which he never wholly | recovered, For some weeks past it was evident | that he was the victim of mental aberration. Not | many days ago, when a vote was taken in Green- Ville for anne fon to Jersey City, he voted in | favor of the re, but afterwards changed | hig mand and voted agaist it, the juages offering no objection, as they ‘comimiserated his condition, Lust Saturday he visited Jersey City, and on the same night he was smitten with paralysis, which hurried him speedily ont of life. lis ther, Noal D, Taylor, Was 4 meinber of botit houses of the Legisiature ‘of New Jersey for five years, and was the democratic candidate for Con- gress from iludson county at the late election, ihe juuerai will take place to-morrow afternoon, REAL ESTATE MATTERS, the great Leeds, | Onty Very Few Sales Made Yesterday, | Considering the bud state of the weather and | tightness of finances operations in real estate yes- | terday were only few, and rather confined to pri- | Hight o'clock, nine O'clock came, | Yate sales, Mr, Oswaid Otten lorfer purchased the | hortuwest of 187th street and the Grand Boulevard and lo in rear for $17,000 trom Colonel J. M. Davis, Mr. Ottendorier owns a flne plot adjoining, and, in making this addition, he wecured the balance’ of | the biock to protect lus main t ce. Mr. W. H Raynor reports the followin —Three lots north side 140th street, 75 feet ea ixth ave- nue; one lot south side of 14st street, 225 east of avenues one lot north side of I4ist street, | et east of SiXth avenue, and two lots south | f 42d street, 225 feet east of Sixth avenue, for %, Algo one [ot South side Of 151st street, 400 astof Kighth avenue, for ¢ 5. James M, Miller sold at the Keal Estate Exchange a three story brick house on the /rontand three story tene- ment house on rear lot, OxM, 15 Elizabeth street, fa Arthos Mefomb. for'$16, 07. be carried out that would prevent the water freezing | THE VIENNA INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION. Action of the Government in Qonnection with the Great Exhibition of In- pinecone a AN APPROPRIATION OF $100,000. Insufficiency of the Amount as Explained by the Commissioner—General T. B. Van Buren’s Lowest Estimate $307,000—Mr. Van Buren Threatens to Resign if Not Supported—Statements and Explanations. The time for the great competitive exposition of the industries of all nations, at Vienna, being near at hand, general interest is manifested by all lovers and admirers of the progress of science and art in the management under which the organized co- operation of all branches of American industry will havea creditable representation in the coming great international enterprise. All the scientific, geographical and industrial societies of most of our cities have also shown by their co-operative energies & magnanimous sympathy with the grand international effort which is being made to excite competition in the further development of the arts, sciences and industries, not only among indi- viduals, but also among nations. General Thomas B, Van Buren, of New York, holds the position of Commissioner General to the Inter- national Exposition from the United States, and has so far exercised his best endeavors to give America @ praiseworthy representation, As large sums of money for the Exhibition have already been allotted by many European governments, the United States Congress, through the appeals of Mr. Van Buren to the Committee on Foreigu Afairs, has also adopted a course of action somewhat similar to that of each European Power, but evi- dently ina proportionably less degree. A bill of appropriation for $100,000 towards the Interna- tional Exhibition was passed by the Senate on Thursday. A HERALD reporter visited Mr. Van Buren yes- terday at his ofiice in Chambers street for the pur- pose of getting some information regarding the interest taken by the government in the Exposi- tion, The following are his views, statements and explanations condensed :— He said that he undertook to discharge the duties of the office which he filled as Commissioner General to the Exposition rather reluctantly, and he hada thorough conception of the responsibility which devolved upon him in fulfi:ting tt, as well as of the various and aggregate expenses necessarily involved in connection with it. He at first sug- gested the appropriation 01 $500,000 to the Expo- sition of AMERICAN INDUSTRIES at the Vienna Exhibition before the Committee on Foreign Relations, but met with no encouraging response. He was afterward ordered to make out a correct estimate of what expenditures were likely to be incurred by shipments, &c., which he did forthwith andsubmitted the estimate, which was $307,000, to the committee. He tholght that the country could not possibly be represented at the Vienna Exhibition in a fair manner at any lower estimate. The committee, however, remonstrated, and said, “You know we cannot muke the appro- priation more than one hundred thousand dollars at the highest estimate. Mr. Shellaberger, of Ohio, got uP an opposition how] against the appropria- ion bill, while some of the scientific journals attacked the measure on the ground that patents secured from the governments of this country and Austria were necessary for the preservation of the rights and reputations of our inventors; but it should be already understood by them that the Austrian and Hungarian people are most anxious to secure a respectable display of American ma- chinery and inventions, and in order to secure this the authorities express their determination to do all in their power to PROTECT INVENTORS AND PATENTEES against piracy and annoyance. Mr. Van Buren continued to that a lew has been already yaeee by the Austro-Hungarian Parliament grant- ing the right to every exhibitor to obtain from the general manager a certificate, free of charge, which certificate will act as a full patent duri the exhibition and for two months alterwards, ant may then be turned into a patent by the payment of a fee not less than eleven dollars. Moreover, on the 6th of April, 1872, there was ratified between the governments of both countries a treaty upon “trade marks” which places American owners and inventors in Austria in the same position that Austrians enjoy in this.country, An advisory com- mittee has also urged upon the State Department the propriety of @ convention for the formation of a further treaty which shall in all respects place American patentces in Austria:on a level with Austrian patentees in the United States. A draft of this treaty has been prepared and sent by the Genera! to the Austrian government, ‘Two complete diagrams of the public grounds set apart and the spacious buildings erected for the Exposition were then shown by Mr. Van Buren to the HERALD representative. The Oh eS rep- resenting the park in which the buildings are bemg erected has an area of 900 acres. The main building, known as the ‘Palace of Industry,” is to be 3,000 feet long and 82 feet in width. The grand central dome rests upon pillars 80 feet high, has a span of 354 feet, and rises in a clear, unbroken | arch 250 feet from the floor, The department | devoted to the United States, in the extreme western transept, is most favorably situated, being | the one nearest ‘the city, and, therefore, the most conspicuous, as it is directly in the path of the vast ; throng who may visit the building upon foot or by the street cars. All the other nations have their | departments in continuation to the number of | tuirty-two entirely. These. are all to be deco- rated and fitted up in @ most costly man- ner, while the $100,000 appropriated by the American government, General Van Buren thinks, will be a very poor sum altogetier to enter into competition with, He also contemplates throwing up his office as Commissioner under such encouragement, and says that if any person under- takes to carry out the designs of AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETIES ina similar manner to that contemplated by him, and with tne low appropriation of $100,000, that man will cheat and deceive the public by atfectin, to do what he cannot, The undertaking, he said, was not a personal affair or scheme for selfish mo- tives and personal interests, but was rather a national industrial work of enterprise, which should interest the feelings of ever) Ameri- can citlzen, and a more favorable opportunity, or one promising greater advantages could not be desired by Americap manufacturers and inventors, All communications must be ready by February 1, 1878, and the Advisory Committee wiil decide at an early date what works can be accepted to fill the designated space. RAILROADS CONSOLIDATED. The Dutchess and Columbia Railroad Merged in the Putnam and Dutchess, Forming the New York, Boston and Northern Railroad=The Pine Plains and Albany and the Harlem Extension to Be United. NEwsuRG, Dee, 20, 1872, On Monday the stockholders of the Dutchess and Columbia Railroad, which runs trom the Hudson, Opposite Newburg, northeastwardly to Millerton, on the Harlem Railroad, a distance of about sixty iniies, met at Millbrook, on the line of their road, for the purpose of voting on a proposition to consolidate the Dutches and Colum. bia with the Putnam and Dutchess and the New York and Boston Railreads, the consolidated cor- poration to be known as the New York, Boston and Northern Railroad Company. George H.: Brown, President of the Dutchess and Columbia, and mem- ber of the well known firm of Brown Brothers & Co., addressed the meeting of stockholders, de- | scribing the lines of road which it was proposed to unite, The New York and Boston road extended from New York city to Carmel, thence eastward to Brewster's, on the Harlem, connecting with that road, and aiso with the Boston, Hartford and Erie, Which is to cross the Haviem at that place. The New York and Boston road took the name ot the latter city from the fact of its junction with the | “Boston,” Hartford and Erie, THE NEXT LINK in the consolidated railroad was the Putnam and Dutchess, extending from Carmel to Sylvan Lake, a distance of ninetcen and a half miles, Then came the Clove Branch and Dutchess and Columbia Rail- roads, These constituted the southern section of a chain of roads to be consolidated Into one, rua- ning from New York to Rutland, Vt. The vote of the stockholders of the Dutchess and Columbia was unanimously in favor of the con- solidation, not one of the steckholders voting against the measure. A temporary direction of the new line was formed and the Dutchess and | Columbia passed out of existence as a separate corporation, A meeting of the stockholders of the Pine Plains and Albany Railroad and the Harlem Extension Railroad waa held in New York city on Monday, at which @ union of those two roads, forming the northern section of the through line mentioned, was effected, the two sections beiug kept separate tor the resent for technical reasons. A meeting will be held in New York city next month for the purpose of con- solidating the two portions into one great titrough line extending from that city to Rutland. Vé.. (9 called the New York, Boston ana Montreal Rail- road, THE PINE PLAINS AND ALBANY Railroad extends from Pine Plains, in Dutchess county, to in Columbia cocnty, a distance of five miles, The Harlem Extension Rail road rans from Chatham to Rutland, Vt. Among the connections of the consolidated line are the following :—Oentral Underground Railroad, in New York citys Harlem and Boston, Hartford and Erie, bd : ‘at Newburg, where the works of the janey! Coal Company are situated, necticut Western at Millerton, Rhinebeck and Con- — Tiroas at Montross, Hodson ee Horm verack, and Boston and Albany ai Chatham. At Rutland connection is made with the Vermont Central, which extends to Montreal ; thus establishing another through line between New York and that metropolis. The new consolidated company will control the Hudson fencin Stetoe eae apes, Peckskul, Tue total lading brane ut three hundred and fifty miles. ane ructed links, un Sorming a totat len, BC a can be built within's year” it THE JERSEY OITY POLICE WAR. A HERALD reporter had an interview with Chief Justice Beasley yesterday in reference to the time the decision wou:d be given in the case of the Jer- sey City Police Commissioners, which has been so long in abeyance. The Chief Justice said that in consequence of the matter having been brought up #o late in the term, and the Judges were ne Doay in the Court of Errors at the time, then, on the adjournment of that Court having been ealled away on Circuit, that it was impossible to arrive at a decision without undue haste, The Owief Justice said further, that the case was so very important that it would take some time to deliberate over the matter, and, according to his opinion, the decision-would not be made known inside ofa month, but probably it might be arrived at sooner, It will be announced surely before next term of Court. AID FOR THE BALTIO SUFFERERS, 20 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— The following additional donations for the suf- ferers on the Baltic coast are thankfully acknowl- edged by the undersigned German Consuf Gen- eral:— Previously reported .. dt & Gi Messrs Autfin 0. 100 Cash. 5 A. 10 Messra an) 25 Messrs, Sulzbacher, 25 Mesars. Naylor & Co. 200 lessra, Rutten & Bonn. 50 Messrs, T, Hess 2 Messrs, Salomon & Burke 25 Messrs. Heidelbach, Fran! wD Messrs, Baltzer & 0. Messrs. H. & KS 2 Moss's. Leopold Schmidt & Go Mr. Henry Beste Mr. Altres —of which a remittance has been made to-day of 8,000 thalers to the President of the Prussian Chamber of Deputies, Max von Forckenbeck. Further contributions are earnestly solicited, JOHANNES ROSING, No. 2 Bowling Green, ie MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. Married. CoLnz—HEDDEN.—On Thursday, December 19, at the residence of the bride’s_ parents, by Rev. A. L. Culver, of Poughkeepsie, FERDINAND 8, COLE to Louise, daughter of Chatles B, Hedden, Esq., of New York. FINCKE—CLARKE.—On Thursday, December 109, by the Rev. Dr. Charles K. Imbrie, at the residence of the bride’s parents, Mr. WILLIAM M. FINCKE, of Brooklyn, N. Y., to Miss JULIA M. CLARKE, Of Jersey City, N. J. ‘Monuas—Wastcor.—on Thursday, December 19, at the Church of the Incarnation, by the Rev. H. E. Montgomery, D. D., FORDHAM MorRiIs, of Fordham, ene Louise, daughter of J. H. Westcot, of this city. WEN—BELDEN.—On Thursday, December 19, by the Rev. J. D, Hull, Grorar C. OwEN, of Chicago, to JOSEPHINE, daughter of William HH Belden, ‘of New York, SAWYER—THOMAS.—On Monday, December 16, by the Rev. Mr. Gritlin, FRANCIS SAWYER to ISADORA Tuomas, both of Pleasant Plains, S. I. STRANG—TOWNSEN.—At South East, N. Y., on Wednesday, December 11, by the. Rev. Mr. Allen, ALVAN P. SrRANG, of Yorktown, N. Y., to Miss DEBRA TOWNSEN, Of South East. No cards. WALKINSHAW—BATES.—On Wednesday, December 18, at the residence of the bride’s un Thomas McKetchie, by the Rev. Dr. Storrs, JoHN 8S. WALKIN- SHAW, of New York, to Miss JESSIE MATES, of Brooklyn, No cards, Schlessenger, Diced. BEEKMAN.—On Thursday, December 19, residence, 18 East Twentieth street, Wa. F. MAN, 1 the 64th year of his age. The relatives and friends of the family are re- spect.ully invited to attend the tuneral, from Cal- vary church, corner Fourth avenue and Twent; first street, on Sunday, December 22, at one o'cloc! BILLERWELL.—On , December 20, MARGARET BILLERWELL, a native of Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Her friends, and the friends of her brothers, George and John Billerwell, are respectfully re- juested to attend the funeral, front her late resi- lence, No. 3 Abingdo@ square, on Sunday, at one o'clock P, M. Jedburgh (Scotland) papers please copy. BLain.—On Wednesday, December 18, THoMas BLAIR, a native of Scotland, aged 54 years, Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, 125 Clinton street, on Sunday afternoon. at half-past one o'clock. Brapy.—On Thursday morning, December 19, Saka ANN, wife of John Brady and daughter of James Began. The relatives and friends of the family are respect- fully invited to attend the tuneral, m the resi- dence of her father, No. 9 Stryker’s row, Fifty-sec- ond street, between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, on Sunday, at one o’clock P. af. BykNE.—In Brooklyn, on Friday, December 20, PATRICK BYRNE, in the 28th year o! his age. ‘The funeral will take place from the residence of his cousin, Patrick Shannon, 25 Bridge street, on Sunday, December 22, at one o'clock P. M. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. BYRNE.—In Brooklyn, on Thursday, December 19, Humrurey J. ByRNE, aged 58 years. ‘The tuneral will take place from his late resi- at his BEEK- dence, 243 Hoyt street, to-day (Saturday), Decem- | ber 21, at two o’clock. CLAUSEN.—On Thursday, November 28, at Academy of St. Catharine, Stuttgart, Germany, EuMa, youngest daughter’ o1 the late Henry Clausen, Bsq., in the 17th year of her age. Funeral notice hereafter. CLincu.—On Thursday, December 19, Water H., only son of Walter H. and Almira Clinch, agea 5 months and 8 days. The relatives and friends of the family are re- spectfully invited to attend the funeral, on Sun- day, December 22, at half-past one o'clock P. from the residence of his parents, ‘821 East Twenty- fifth street, Davipson.—On Friday, December 20, JANE DAVID SON, aged 59 years. Relatives and iriends of the family are respect: fully invited to attend the funeral, from the resi- dence of her son-in-law, Robert Watt, 514 Flushing avenue, Brooklyn, on Sunday, December 22, at half-past one o'clock P. M. Arbroath (Scotland) papers please copy. Dopp. t Livingston, N. J., on Thursday, Decem- ber 19, ELLA H. Donn, widow of Jolin Dodd. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of Mrs. Eliza odd, Livingston, N. J., on Saturday morning, at ten o'clock. DoveLas.—On Brae, December 20, at her late residence, 256 West Twenty-second street, Miss AGNES DovGas, in the 72d year of her age. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services on Sunday, December 22, at one o'clock P. M. Doxgy.—On Friday, December 20, at her resi- dence, 967 Third avenue, Mati.pa L. Doxey, eldest daughter of Joseph G. and Charlotte Doxey, aged 20 years, 10 months and 20 days. Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep, From which none ever wake to weep; A calm and undisturbed repose, Unbroken by the last of foes, The relatives and friends of the family are re- spectfully invited to attend the tneral, on Sun- day, December 22, at one o'clock, at the Sixty-first street Methodist Episcopal church, between Second and Third avenues. DreyFuss.—On Friday, December 20, JAMES DREYFUss, aged forty-five years, The relatives and friends of the family and mem- bers of Humboldt Lodge, F. and A. M., and Morde- cai Lodge No. 57, U. 0, B. B., are respoctfull vited to attend, irom his late residence, 273 Grand street, Brooklyn, E. D., on Suuday, December 22, at two o’clock P. M. DURYEA.—Suddenly, on Monday, December 16, NicnoLas W. Duryea, in the 38th year of his age, ‘The relatives and friends of the family, also the members of Excelsior Lodge, No, 195, F, and A. M., and the iraternity generally, are invited to attend the funeral services, at Rev. Dr. Brownlee's church, Port Richmond, Staten Island, on Saturday, the 21st inst., at eleven o'clock A, M. Boat leaves foot of Dey street at 9'; A. M. for Port Richmond. Car- riages will be in attendance at the Hamilton ferry at two P. M Notick.—The members of Excelsior Lodge, No, 195, F. and A. M., are hereby requested to meet at their rooms, on Saturday, 2ist inst., at twelve o'clock noon, for the purpose of proceeding to the Hamilton ferry, to receive the remains of our de- ceased brother, Nicholas W. Duryea, and accom. Pany them to Greenwood ere WILLIAM GRAHAM, M. FAGAN.—On Friday morning, December 20, James FAGAN, in the 69th year of lus age, a native of the parish of Mayne, county Westmeath, Ireland, Tis relatives friends, and those of hie brother, William, and his sons, Thomas and William, are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, to-mor- row (Sunday) afternoon, at one o'clock, from his late residence, 634 Hast Thirteenth street, without further notice, FARRINGTON.—On Wednesday, December 18, at five o’clock P. M., GEORGE W. FARRINGTON, aged 55 years, 9 months and 1 day. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services, at his Jave residgnes No 328 Bagt in: | day morning, December Si tebe ‘ged 26 years, “6 menthe and 2 ie relatives and friends of the spectfully invited to attend the funeral, on sunday, mber 22, at half-past one o'clock, trom st Matthew’s church, corner of Broome and Elizabetly streets. Ferguson.—On Thursday, December 19, W1LLIAM Eras FERGUSON, Of Glasgow, in the 74th year of age. The friends and relatives of the family and also No, 490, F. and A. M., tone Lodge, No. 657, F. M., are the funeral, on Sun- at one P. M., from his late real- hteenth street. Toronto (Canada) and Watkins (N. Y.) papers’ Please copy. GILMORE.—At Yorktown, Westchester county, on Friday, December 20, Many S. L. DavEy, widow of Frederick K. Gilmore. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to: attend the funeral services, at her late residence, on Sunday, December 22, at two e’clock P. M. Her remains will be conveyed to Greenwood, arriving at Grand Central depot, Forty-second street, at ten: o’clock A. M. on Monday, December 23, Carriages: wi a m dnesday, December 18, OPPIN. inesday, Dece) WARNER, infant son of William W. and Katherine B. Hoppin, aged 14 months. , Funeral at, the residence of his parents, 50 West. Fifty-second street, ou Saturday morning, 2ist inst,, at eleven o’clock. Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral without further notice, Jackson.—Suddenly, on Thursday, December 19, BENJAMIN JACKSON, aged 21 years and 6 months. ‘The relatives and friends of the {ggnily, also the members of the Forty-seventh regiment, N. Y, N. G., are respectfully invited to attend his funeral, on Sunday, December 22, at one o’clock sharp, Re his late residence, 204 Fourth street, Brook- n, E. D. JAMES.—On Friday morning, December 20, Mrs. ELIzabeTH M. JAMES, the beloved wile of James W. Syst the 38th year of her age. The funeral services will be held at her late rest- dence, 60 Suffolk street, New York, on Sunday, inst., at one o'clock P. M. The relatives and friends: are respectfully mvited to attend. Utica, Saratoga, Sciimectady, Chicago and San Francisco papers please copy. LAMBERT.—At her residence, 227 Navy street, Brooklyn, MARY ANN LAMBERT, daughter ef James’ Lambert and Maria Gurry. ¢ The friends and relatives are respectfully in- Veo the tuneral, on Saturday, Decem- er 21, LASHER.—On Friday, December 20, Sanan Euma, only daughter of Daniel N., and Emma Lasher. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, trom the residence of her parents, No. 68 Fort Greene place, Brooklyn, op Sunday afternoon, at two o’clock. LeGer.—On Friday evening, December 20, ABNRY LEGER, Of 82 Broadway, in the 59th year of his age. Notice of funeral hereafter. LouGHiin.—On Wednesday, December 18, MAR- GARET A. LOUGHLIN, beloved wife of the late Jobn Loughlin, in the 32d year of her age. ‘The relatives and friends of the family and also: of her brother, Patrick Dooley, are respectfully in- vited to attend her funcral, from her late residence, 686 Eleventh avenue, near Forty-fourth street, on Saturday, December 21, at half-past one o’clook. MeApE.—On Thursday, December 19, ALBERT ED- wIn, only child of Edwin K. and Julia M. Meade, aged 8 years, Funeral services will be held at the residence’ of the parents, 235 West Fourteenth street, on Satur- day, December 21, at twelve o’clock, noon, McComps.—On Thursday, December 19, CaTHA- RINE, Widow of Henry McCombs, aged 71 years. Relatives and friends of tue family are rospect- fully invited to attend her funeral, on Saturday, 2ist inst,, at two o’clock P. M., from her late resi- 36 Talman street, Brooklyn. N.—At Hoboken, N. J., on Thursda} morning, December 19, FANNY J,, wife of Wm. J.. McGucekin, aged 42 years and 5 months. The relatives and friends of the family are re- spectiully invited to attend the funerai, from her late residence, 201 Garden street, Saturday morn- ing, December 21, at half-past nine o’clock, to St. Mary’s church, where @ solemn requiem mass will be offered for the repuse ofher soul, and thence the remains will be conveyed to the Cemetery of the Holy Cross, Brooklyn. NEEFvS.—In Brooklyn, on Thursday, December 19, 1872, JouN D. NEEFUS, in the 53d year of his age. ‘The relatives and friends of the family, also mem- bers of Stella Lodge, No. 485, F. and A. M, the members of Nassau Chapter and Clinton Comman- dery, are respectfully invited to attend the funeral service,on Sunday, December at his late resi- dence, corner Franklin avenue Monroe street, at half-past two P.M. The remains will be taken: by the ten o'clock train, Jersey City, on ae py December 23, to New Branswick for service, ¢ Nosie.—On Thursday, December 19, Exiza, of John W. Ne WILLIAM wile joble. Funeral will take place this day (Saturday), 21st inst., from her late residence, 257 West ‘Twenty-frat street. OsBORXE.—Suddenly, at Oswego village, Dutchess county, N. Y., on Monday, December 16, WILLIAM: Gasgeune late Deputy Commissioner of Jurors; aged ears. : )SULLIVAN.—ELEANOR O’SULLIVAN, the beloved wife of Daniel O'Sullivan, a native of Dingle, counsy’ Kerry, Ireland, in the 33d year of her age. ye The relatives und friends are bin Apevia invited to attend ths funeral, from her late reside: 123: Partiiion street, South Brooklyn, on Suni inst., at one P. M., from there to Calvary a PARRELL.—On Thursday, December 19, be cent P. PARRELL, only son of Richard an@ Alice I, natives of the county Wexford, Ireland, aged 2 years and 9 months. Friends and relatives are respon. invited to attend the funeral, on Sunday, the 22d inst., at one o’clock, from the residence of his parents, 483 West Twenty-sixth street. PERKINS.—On Friday, December 20, JEssIE L. PERKINS, aged 2 years and 6 months. Funeral will take place from her parents’ resi- dence, 636 Hicks street, at two o'clock P. M. to-day. PuyFe.—On Tuesday evening, December 17, at Tarrytown, N. Y., Mr. JoHN Puyrs, formerly of this city, in the 75th year of his age, The relatives and irtends of the family are re- spectfully invited to attend the funeral, from the Presbyterian church, corner Fifth avenue and Ninteenth street, on Saturday morning the 2ist instant, at ten o'clock. READY.—In this city, on Thursday, December 19, THOMAS GOODALL READY, aged 39 years, His remains willbe taken to Canada for inter~ ment. No following to railroad station. Canada papers nies copy. Roperts.—Suddenly, on Thursday, December 19, ELLEN Roserts, aged 44 years. The relatives and friends are respectfally invited to attend the funeral, trom the residence of her brother-in-law, Robert H. Roberts, 232 East Fwenty- Sixth street, to-day (Saturday), at one o'clock. SCLATER.—On Wednesday, December 18, at the residence of her grandparents, 161 West Thirty- sixth street, LauRA LEE, daughter of Richard and Jennie 8. Sclater, aged 2 years and 4 months, Macon (Ga.) and Noriolk (Va.) papers please copy. ScHURCK.—On Tuesday, December 17, JANE B. ete wife of Moritz Schurck, in the 58th year of er age, Relatives and friends are respectfally invited to attend the funeral, on Sunday, 22d inst., at eleven. o'clock A. M., from Methodist Episcopal church, Washington avenue, Tremont, Westchester county, SHARPE.—At 139 Broome street, on Friday, De- cember 20, Harry, only child of George H. and Mary K. Sharpe. Funeral Sunday, December 22, at ten o'clock A. M. Suvru.—Suddenly, of pneumonia, on Thursday, December 19, Lypia A. Suita, aged 53, widow of George R. Smith. The funeral services will take place at her late residence, 111 West Forty-first street, on Monday, 23d inst., atone P.M. Her relatives and friends ‘are respectfully invited to attend without further: notice, Philadelphia and Trenton papers please copy. STEVENSON.—At Hoboken, on Thursday cem- ber 18, ELIZABETH STEVENSON, aged 72 y Relatives and friends of the family and those of her son, James Stevenson are respectfully invited. residence, 60 to attend the funeral, from her 1 Newark street, Hoboken, on Sunday, at two P. M., withont further notice. N. J., on Thursday, TAYLOR.—At Greenville, December 19, JOHN TayLOR, aged 60 years, 2 months and 21 days. Relatives and friends of the family are respect- fully invited to attend his funeral, from his late residence, Greenville, N. J., on Sunday afternoon, December 22, at two o'clock. California papers please copy. Van Horne.—On Thursday, December 19, Mary E. C. VAN Horne, widow of James P. Van Horne, in the 86th year of her aze. The relatives and iriends of the famfly are in- vited to attend the funeral, from Calvary church, Fourth avenue and Twenty-first street, on Mon- 23, at nalfpast nine Wirrer.—On Thursday, December 19, at half-past ten A. M., after alongand severe illness, DANIEL. Wrrrenr, in the 61st year of his age. Relatives and friends, also members of Benevo- lent Lodge, No. 28, F, and A. M. are respectfully invited to attend the funerai, from his late resi- dence, 532 Lafayette avenue, Brooklyn, E. D., on. Sunday, 22d Inst., at one o'clock P, M. BeNEVO! Lopag, No. 28, F. aND A, M.— BRETHREN—You are Lise d summoned to attend anemergent communication of tne lodge, to be he'd at the lodge room, No. 8 Union square, on. Sunday, 22d inst., at 11 A. M. sharp, for the purpose or haying. the last sad tribute of respect to our late brother, P, M. Daniel Witter. By order of ~J08, WORTHY, M, WILttaM H, Davis, Secretary. Wrepe.—On Wednesday, December 18, 1872, at’. his residence, Park and Clermont avenues, Curis- TOF FRIEDRICH WREDE, aged 54 years, The burial will take place Monday, 234 inst, at one o'clock P, M., from the German Evangelicat Lutheran Zion church, Henry street, near Clark street, Brooklyn, L. 1, to the Lutheran Cemetery, pare and friends are cordially invited to at- tend. Wrigut,—On Wednesday, December 18, 1872, at. Artist Lake, L, L, Dorcas F. Wega, aged 77 years, Friends of the family are invited to attend the fineral, at one o'clock P. M., this day (Saturday), vist i residence of her son, E. D, Carper: ter, Artis! 5 Yares.—Suddenly, on Thursday, December 19, at Ashford, Westchester county, 'P, MONTUOMERD Yares. formerly of Fulton county, New York, o'clock.