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THE COURTS. — TRIAL OF SHEFFLIN. a His Refusal to Euter a Plea of Manslaughter and Reliancestn His Defence and the Jury— Story of “His Mother, and Harrowing . Scones of Drunken Depravity—What > Others Say of His Previous Character—His Own State. > ment of How His Wife ‘ Came to Her Death. i THAT JOR OP. CITY APPBYAISAL. | How the Commissioners of the Got Three Auctioneers into a/Pretty Little Snap---A Soft Thing that/was net so Soft---Hard Work and ¥ fard Luck, BIDDERS AT AUCTIONS. paren) 4 A Little Legal Lesson that is Worth Re- wombeting—A, Good Thing Before Bidding at‘an Auetion to Know ‘What One is Buying. BUSINESS IN THE OTHER couRrTS. —__+—_—— ‘Proceedings in the General Sessions—A Bond Transaction—Decisions. “In the United States District Court yesterday, before J Jndge Blatchford and a jury, the case of The United Btates va. a brewery in Morrisania was commenced. It ‘wasa gait to condemn the brewery, of which Anton Huppel is proprietor, on the ground that the claimant had.used cancelled stamps on beer barrels,.and had drawn beer from barrels on which the stamps had not been can- celled. The amount involved is about thirty thousand dollars. The trial of the case will be resumed today. Judge Blatchford has granted his warrant for the re- moval of Joseph Perry to Providence, R. I., where it is charged the defendant committed perjury as a witness for George W. Bowen, the plaintiif in the now celebrated case of Bowen ys. Chaso, otherwise known as the great Jumel litigation, Perry will be sent forward to Provi- @once immediately. Yesterday, in the United States Circuit Court, before Judge Sinalley, in the case of the Sociite des Proprie- tuires de Cognac vs. Lucretia Bronson, executrix of Greene 0. Bronson, ex-Colleetor ot this port, deeeased, which was an aetion to recover an excess of duty on & ‘guantity of brandy imported into this city so long ago as 1807, ‘the jury found a verdict for the plaintiffs for $696 61, At the instance of District Attorney” Bliss there has been commenced in the Uniied States District Court a suit to recover the sum of $50,000 from the firm of Joseph Bi, White, George W. Browne & Francis D. Lecompt. Mr. Biiss has reqnested the Clerk of the Court to Issne the capins against the firm. The action is brought for the amount stated, for alleged vielutton of the first section of the act of Congress passed March 3, 1963, It seems that there are two acts relating te internal revenue matters Dearing the date in question—one directing that the in- voices of all important goods shall be made in triplicate, and the other deals with the removal for consumption of stores in bonded warehouses. The District Attorney has Rot yet made known under which act he will Institute the prosecution. Testimony for the defenoe was submitted yesterday in the trial before Judge Brady,in the Court of Oyer ani Terminer, of George Shefilia, charged with the murder of his wife. Aside from tle testimony of the prisoner's mother, most of the evidence had reference to his previ+ ous good character and the iniem ate habits of his wife. He was the last witness called beiore the adjourn- ment ofthe Court. He says that he only struck his wife one blow, and attributes her death to faliing againsta stove. The trial will in ali probabil! be concluded to- day. An effort was made by the prisoner's counsel to in, duce him to plead to one of the lesser grades of mau- slaughter, but this he peremptorily refused to do, pre- ferring to take his chances with the Anthony J. Bleecker has been trying for a long time to get $15,000 out of the city for his services in assisting two years ago, under direction of the Sinking Fund Comm!s- sloners, in appraising the valu of property belonging to the city. He was offered $3,000 as a Jair requital for his services, but he refused to accept this sum, and brought a@ suit against the city for the tull amount of his claim. ‘The case was tried yesterday, before Judge remore, in the Court of Common Pleas, and resulted, as will bo seen by the report elsewhere, in a dismissal of the com- pilaint. Tt will be seen by the report of a trial yesterday be- fore Judge Davis, holding Supreme Court, Cireuit, that in bidding off realestate bidders had better understand thoroughly in advance what they are about. Not long since, atan aaction sale of Jots in the viciuliy of the Boulevard, a bidder, it appears, bid off Posing he was buying onty four lots. As he refus take the eight lots they were resold ata loss, and ¢ sult was that on bringing the case to a suit he nas been adjudged to make good the loss. An appeal was filed yesterday in the Supreme Court | by the trustees of the American Institute from the man- damus recently granted by Judge Fancher directing the | restoration to membership of Thomas Gedwin. The case will probably come up for argument at the next term of the Supreme Court, General Term. The commission de iunatico inqutrento in the case of George Francis Train, betore Chiet Justice Daly and a Jury, was continued yesterday. The proceedings were entirely confined to the cross-examination of Dr. Ham- mond, the principal medical expert to whom the investi- ion of Train was submitted by the authorities. Mr. Clark Bell, who has made the question of legal medico Jurisprudence a special study, conducted the cross-exan Ination in a very able manner, 60 far as going over the ‘whole grount of mania, dementia, delusions and all the fest of the main points in examinations of this kind, George was still reticent and quiet, but was permitted to ask a couple of questions, which rather tended to injure than improve his cause. The Court adjourned till four o'clock this afternoon. « THE WIFE MURDER. Continuation of the Trial of George Shefliin—He Will Not Pload to Man- slaughter—His Mother's Story About the Killing of His Wife—Terribie Pic- tare of Drunken Degradation and De- pravity—Shefflin’s Good Character and His Wife’s Bad Charactcr—His Own Statement. The trial ot George SheMin for the murder of his wife was resumed yesterday morning before Judge Brady in the Court of Oyer and Terminer, the court room, as on the two previous days, being densely crowded. For nearly three-quarters of an hour after the épening of the Court Mr. William F, Howe and Ave H. Hummel, the prisoner's counsel, labored vigorously te induce him to plead guilty to manslaughter in the second degree, Dis- trict Atiorney Phelps having signified his willingness to accept such plea. “You are, you must remember,” whispered Mr. Howe, but loud enough to be heard throughout the court rooin uch was the urgent eagerness of his entreaty, “indicted for murder in the first degree, and the jury may find you guilty of this crime and then yon will be hung.” am innocent of murder," insisted Sheflin, take my chances with the jury.” “So you insist upon going on with the defence’ pur. med Mr, Howe. “1 insist,” said SheMin, with marked emphasis, MR. HOWH'S OPENING, * Mr, Howe, finding his persuasive powers lost upon his client, proceeded to open the case. He has rarely spoken More eloquently or feelingly. The case, he began, was in No respect one of murder, Great care had been taken in their selection to have none but married men on the Jury. The circumstances were such that they could best Judge of the agg tion Inducing the prisoner to take the life of his wife. Never until the present rad occasion had he ever been accused of crime. He was in the highest degree respectable, though belonging to the humble and hard-working class. He was entitled to the same care, respect and consideration as if he be longed to the wealthy class. The District Attorney had sald that this wasa sickening case, from the contempla- tion of which the mind turned with horror. At first as- Pectit would look 90. A woman was found nude and covered with bruises, and her seal Ip Nearly torn off. Alter all, the fact of the soalp being removed was the only hor- “T will this to hea satisfactorily, and rob the case of its seemi this res ne or la respeot, Mis ‘wife had long led a dissolute reeks purposes. He had @ litte Buother, all of” hot wero "la “Cou ‘with him in bis esta fais gear eey et ¥inking Fane | NEW YORK’ HERALD. FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1873—TRIPLE SHEET. ihe euseeanaas tated ia alt was wrom to a6" ae ves ie ff fo grap! phen aan Sere a rive. Ge fed tO, the yard. 7 ag wi rod somo he Pricgitaia haenhiabtan tin qharacter ‘pack’ into the Iv a her dovgnt id i covered her up. He did not fly as a gu’,ity man. faa what had Bsppened, and aotifieal the Coroner, Everything, he insist ‘was not an of murder in the would ber he good fina No intent to ince comit”g into Court ne had jwously urged bim to plead to mv nglaughter in one tf ie lower de; ‘but this he perevuptorily retused. H consclomie would not ailow hia to tos & he wished the case to go te the #7; and was willing to abide their iam As counsel he ‘lett tie case and the resp onsi- wen FORTHE DEFRN ny 10%, Aha id Fmanel, Woe the mend acalie was dlaty Ave year i ‘of #ge; her con Suppo night of the 1éth of lust da dey to the hospital; Mari “gad that day te! eld man went to the “Yellows came in and and dragged uard,” anc = en drinking an lows got away trom the bedroom; seream; i bled horribly ; she fell on the edge of thes ren wont w iene 0 (wi % lead ; George looked at her, and, seeing The wagdeaat went oui to have the Coroner noufed ee was a bad character and would getdrunk every day it she con eet amined by Mr. Phetps—Maria was drunk when she gotout ot bed, and was drunk all day; she knew one Of the fellows; he was a bartender somewhere ; his name was Jobuny, but she could his other one day out Maries ut edroom er; she remembel out: ed Ww be Toor; the young fel oor; - down on 1 vor P “her on “~v th at "Marta house a i out i (J ‘was done fot 3 lying one side of her (witness) when she awoke ; Doys cuise yut of the bedroom as George went in hi notling to them; there was a knife on the floor, which ‘ot into the blood; It was dull and would not cut acad- Page: (she told the same story to the Coroner.) Mar; McUnire told a lie at the inquest; she did not ace her at the hydrantin the yard; Mary came in jogaies: Maria fell oi: to the stove ; George was cross wiih her for lettin; the boys in, and bhe went away; herself, George an: Mary erent n worth of liquor, not enough to m: just after we found Maria was dead. Walter L. Thompson testified that he was a special policeman. He knew. the deceased very well, He had arrested her for drunkenmess and had repeatedly seen her intoxicated. He had seen bruises on her. Cross-examined—the last time he arrested her was in September, 1871, He arrosted the prisoner in July, 1871, ona charge of disorderly conduct, Re-direct—When he arrested Shefflin the charge was that he went to a house and tried to got his wife out of it; the complainant was @ young man; Shefllin was dis charged. ‘Abijah Smith testified ‘that he wasa builder and had employed the prisoner for years as a plasterer ; he bore withoss that he was a quiet dad peacable ‘man, of good characier, James Dennis testified that he was an appraiser she knew the prisoner, who worked for him in 1861; he found him honest, sober and industrions; the prisoner took @ contract for plastering six houses and he did the work ‘that he made him a present of $50; he never knew of his being arrested, ‘Ann Wilson testified that she had Rnown the deceased for, three years; she was always in the habit of drinking and was often violent when drank, Mr, Wilsom testified that he was a carpenter; he knew the eased about eighteen months previous to her death; the deceased was gererally drunk; he had seen her use hairpins on her husband’s lace, keeping him three weeks troin work. James Shefiiin, éon of the prisoner, was next examined. The last timo he'saw the deceased ‘was on the Sanday previous to her death ; sho was drunk them; she was not is mother, Jolin Fisher, a bricklayer, frequently saw the deceased up toa month betore.her ith; on last ‘thanksgiving she was drunk as she could be; she ted 4 stone to her shawl w go and drown herself. ohn Madden, a Wood bundler, said that the deceased was always drunk. _Thowas Moore, a plasterer, saw the deceased fre- Guently on the nisht before her death; she. was roaring deunk; during the past three years hé had seldom seen her sober. Jross-examined—He called at the house the night be- it Mrs. Shofllin was pretty drum; the was drunk enough to sing; the old man aria was very drunk. Joha Ly; or, Knew the deceased a long time; she was dru hts aller her marriage. Thomas lloolanan, of the Plasterers’ Union, had known the prisouer for fourteen years. His reputation wasex- cellent, son W. Young, Coroner, testified that he had known Pp or the last eight years; he gaye him a good character; his position as President of the Workingmen's Association called him among workingmen, and in this vay he became acquainted with the prisoner, N Good, plasterer, had known the prisoner four. teen years, and gave him a good character. » Weir, builder, testified that the prisoner plas. n housés for him in Harlem: he was a good work- id.a sober, industrious man; his acquaintance ast 5 murder oe fore the 1 hier Maria ab daughter was siek man, with’ his began Bryan Mexenny, year. Builticr, gave the prisoner a good Pulkley, builder, had known the prisoner 3 among ‘three or tour hundred men mpioy be was the quictest of all. Cross-cxamincd—He was mot interested himself in getting witnesses to attend the trial; he had nov scen the prisouer since iis arrert till to-day, Mr. Howe—Did you ever see iné before to-day ? Nr. Bulkicy—Not to my knowledge, but Ihave heard of you often through the papers. (Laughter.) STATEMENT OF THE PRISONER. Georgs Shefiin was now, caked to the witness stand. He testiled that he was thirty-six years old and was a tplasterer by occupation; he had been married the 16(h mber, 1 ‘as tarried to his ry intelnperate; at the time of her death she was living ai No. 414 Last Eleventh street; sie was living with Ins father and mother; he rent, and had done so tor the past fourteen years; he leit tD he then lived at the hone stween 103d and 10th 3 siree(s; sho wonld irequently getdrunk. Q. Now, tell us about the Lth of January last? A. T went to the hou saw my imo and asked where | Ww 1 been sent to the bospltal; i was told she wasin the ne U we nt to the room, and as I entered a man came out; [ did not think to caich him, but 1 took hold of her and — pulled her out of bed; i said, “You biackguard, I have caught aman with you;” I gaye her a slap with my hand on the cheek and she felland hit herself on. the stoves I did not notice id not know it till next morning, when I did not intend to kill her or do her was drunk and fell twice on the floor; nouse dil night; Isat in achair and over my misiortunes; she went out in the yard; rry about her and went after her aud brought her and laid her by the stove. Did you kick her? A, All the violence T perpetrated Hike hors went into a lager beer saloon next «1 told What happened; Twent fo an under- taker, Mr. Fisher, and told him About it: [ reiused to plead'to any degree of manslaugiver; Iau not guilty in any degre Mr. Phe! he would oh dude ssaid that owing to the lateness of the hour sexamine the prisoner in the morning, to Broady, with his usial obliging courtesy, iter cautioning the jury as on the fous days against conversing with any one onthe ject of the murder, or reading accounts of the triaiin the papers, adjourned the Court till this morning. APPRAISING CITY PROPERTY. Blunidering Stupidity of the Commission- ers of the Sinking Fund—A Fat Job That Was Not Se Fat After AN—Three Months’ Work and Two Years’ Hope- fal Waiting, and All for Nothing. Some two years ago, as will be remembered, the Com- missioners of the Sinking Fund employed Anthony J. Bleecker, Cortlandt Palmer and Adrian H, Muller to ap- praise the city property. Tho job originated in the suggestive brain of Mr. Richard B. Connolly, then City Comptroller, The theory was that it was necessary to have the real value of the eity property known in order to negotiate advantageously im tho European markets a loan of _ $20,000,000 on sinking bonds. Afier the "appraisers uni had flushed thelr work, in which they made out the value of the city property at $224,000,000, it was sought at first, unier the usual per cent allowance, to extract some $115,00) from the city treasury for the work dene. The sioners of the Sinking Fund thought this an ex Aunt Brice amd voted to pay them | $185,00 each. When the bill was presented to Compiroller Green he thought this amount extravagant and said he would pay them oniy $3,000 each. Meantime Mr. Palmer refused to receive any pay and Mr. Muller concluded to wait the disposition made of Bleecker's claim. The last gentleman was bound not to give it up, and tailing in his effort to obtain in the Supreme Court a mandamus directing the Comptroller to. pay the amount of his elaim, brought suit in the Court of Common Pleas against the city, ‘On the case being provent to trial yesterday before Judge Larremore Mr. Bleecker was the principal witness. Hie told how he lost thirty pounds of flesh in prosecutti tne work, and had subsequently sustained 000 dai ages in his business through de y ing pald. averred also that Mr. Palmer, such was the severity of the labor imposed upon them, came near dying belore the work, which occupied three months, was compl 4 Mr. Dean, Assistant Corporation Counsel, moved to dis- miss the complaint. He urgea dismissal principally on the ground that the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund did not have authority to order the work to be done, that there was no appropriation from which to pay the amount claimed. Judge Larremore confessed that it was a hard ca: Tt was evident that the work should be paid for, but the law was law, ana he could find nothing in the ‘statute: authorizing direction by the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund. He, therefore, was compelled to grant the motion, aud dismiss the complaint, "BUYING BEAL ESTATE, aaa Ss Sete oe . al A Warning to Bidders at Real Estate Auction Sales—Importance of Knowing What One is Buying Before Biddin; There was a trial yesterday in one of the branches of the Supreme Court, betore Jud Davis, which should be atimely warning to bidders at auction sales In Feb- Tuary of last year a portion of the estate of the late Daniel Devlin was sold at auction, Mr. Muller officiating as Auctioneer. The property, which wasin the neighbor- Bes Ce Pod and bevnren vard Into city ote “On” ong’ side of 1yth “street however, in the re ‘ote into the dimensions ot regular city tots bye Sud ‘numbe: ir the vile that, notwithsta’ tat th wero gores, each distinctly 5 ry i ei Wena Eo poten seh Rt fronting lots. "Mr. Simon Lewy bid. of taut the teat lots, but refused to take the co} rear lots, parsnant: to the previous explanation of etioneer, which ho claimed not to Rave understood. “The result war thet tho lots were resold, Jess than Mr, Le bid. W in summing Up ‘istically energetic style, tha, notwithetnnding th the case, acq assisted Re: le the Phy of joinder Ps a iti wr aa SOI the gcutorr of the sce rties bi ing the suit. The wie tb Was tor ery tone the 1uid amount claimed, "s interess. “BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. Decisions. Barrett. Fommers va. SomasetReport confirmed and judg- Min the Matice’st the Petition ot Priscilla 8. Clark ot “Gathwatle va Urtand et al Judge's charge correct a8 Pita ve Mason—Motion denied without costs, Jamisor n, Receiver, va Hubbell—Motion dismissed, Fae Te Ee cdes ni emerandam for oouneel en ve Geisndat ‘ef al.—Tuke an order settling the &c. sorerive Matter of the Recelvership of Von Amsden ¥le jum for counse! Cqabion ve. Joveset slProut ef service is defective, SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM, Decisions. By Judge Sedgwick. Chamberlain vs. Roberts—Order pranted. Broekway vs. Levison—Motion denied without costs, Thompson vs. Straus¢—Order of remittitur. Justive ve. Laing—same. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. A Broadway Pickpocket Sent to the Penitentiary. Before Recorder Hackett. Yesterday, in this Court, a young man named John Burk, was tried and found guilty of larceny frqm the per- sou. The prosecuting witness, Thomas Morrissey, a resi. dent of Rockaway, stated that he was in the city on the 12th of this month; that about five o’clock fn the alter, porn he wae near the blag | Le oe roadway, when three or four yor af im, one of whom put. hi hand into fis ocket and stole $7. Officer Lewis, Who was x House, swore that he saw the prisoner have his hand in the pocket ot Morrissey and arrested hhn on the spot, but no money was found. 7! a pence explanation of the affair was that the complainant asked him where the Third avenue car was, and that he took poe ot him by the coat to show him-the way. This was Rok a satisinctory solution of the problem, tor the jury promptly rendered a verdict of gu! ity, ‘and’ the Recorder, with equal celerity, ordered him to be imprisoned in the Penitentiary for four years. Grand Larcenies. John Ryan and William Shepley alias Charles Taylor pleaded guilty to stealing clothing, valued at $45, on the 10th of April, from the sloop John @. Perry, the property of James B. Gedney. They were each sent to the State Prison for five years. Louis Heiring, who was. ane indicted with Samuel Bandtord, pleaded guilty to stealing $176 worth of jewelry from the dwelling house of Anna Hickey, 131 Hester street, on the 16th of February. The s:ntence imposed ‘was four years’ imprisonment in the State Prison. with assaulting John ef March, and stealing ninety cents ‘ing through Oliver street, pleaded tty larceny from the person. ward Armstrong pleaded goby cian attempt at Gee larceny from the person, the charge being that on he bth ot April the accused stole a pocketbook {from Annie Beach, containing $6, while riding on a Sixtn Avenue Railroad car. ‘these prisoners were remanded for sentence, the counsel stating that they would produce affidavits to show their previous good cHlaracter. Another Car Pickpocket Convicted. John Gray, who was indicted for stealing a silver |) Watch, valued at $12, the property of William Smith, } while the latter was standing upon the platform of a car in Clinton street, was found guilty and sent to the State Prison tor two'years and six months, Petty Lareeny. John McMahon was tried upon a charge of stealing, on the 7th inst. ,$42 from Mary Sheehan, at her apartments, 449 East Uhirtioth street, The jury failed ro agree upon a verdict. By advice of counsel NeMahon pleated euilty. to petty Jarceny, und he Was sent to the Penitentiary ‘for Six hhonths, Acquittals. William Robertson was indicted for a felonious as- saultupon Hugh McPhillips. It appeared that the par- tigs were fellow workmen at a tailor’s beach, and that they disputed on the morning of the 7th of September about a sheet of wadding, and while exchanging angry words Roberts stabbed MvPhillips in the shoulder with 1 pair of shears. ‘The accused showed to the satisfaction of the jury that he cut tue complainant accidentally, which festilted in his acquittal. James Mackle, a clork in the employ of Milbank Brothers, brewers, was tried upon a charge of emvez- wling $8’on, the 2th of March, which he collecied iroin Chaves &. Cole, and which it Was clained was not re- ned to his employers. The defendant explained at nthe mode in wi > transacted business tor his , the resiiltol Which wag thatthe jury rendered tof not yuuilty. Alleged Robbory—A Disagreement. The last case tried by the jury was an indictment for robbery preferred against Law: timony to sustain it was only slightly circumstantial. It Appears that while Lawrence A, Hollenbach was in an eating saloon in Bleecker sireet, on the 17th of March, he Was sittick im the iaco by wn alleged notorious thlet named Jolinson with . also in the rear by some ma tively swear that it behind, but he salt | short time beiore th John Nolan, who was charged Dunford on the 2th ne complal Casey who st aw him conve and he (Casey) time Johnson struck an robbed him of 810. As y. y to agree and there was no Mkelihood of eciig, the Recorder discharged them irom the further consideration of the case, MARINE COURT—PART 3, A Bond Transaction. re Judge Howland. —This case cnme up for a second trial on Wednesday last, and continued through the greater part of yesterday. Plaintii’s story is thatin August, 1866, the defendant stated to him that he wanted to raise some wouey, and offered to sell him certain securities, which he declined, and that he then produced a $1,000 bond of Buena Vista county, Towa, pay- agreed to purchase for $775 on defendant's representa- tion that it was as good as gold, and that he would hold himself responsible for the payment of both principal and and interest; that the interest not heing pald when due, he (plaintitt) wrote out to Towa, but could get no satisfuc- tion, and that finally, im an interview with. defendant, he Was informed that these bonas were am over iss, and that detendant offered to refund him his mouey with interest, which he did to the amount of $625, but then stopped and retused to make turther payments. Hotelatmed, however, on plaintifl's part that the de! ant inguced the purchase with ad defraud, but a techuical fraud was alloged in the nt of representations which he did uot know to be true. Gross, on taking the witmess stand, totally denied plain. | tiffs statement as to the proposition to rafse money, and testified thut he had no personal interest in the sule of te ond whatever, but being asked by a gentioman—a Col- onel Smeltzer—-who came favorably introduced to ith, | for a recommendation to some patty who disposed of such bends, he sent him to Mr, Steterleim, a broker, Ste! through whom the plaintiif was obtained as a pure but plaimtif not beimg quite satisiied without some further reference he was sent to Mr. Gross, who told him that he believed Colonel Smelizer to be an he enuieman and one who would not attempt to di he hounds if they Were not genuine, and that thereupon the pul was made at $025, that amount less ten per cent broker: age being hauded to Mr. Gross aud by him to Smelizer; bonds were made by him (Gross) except what he may have reveated as having been said by Smeltzer and the Clerk Buena Vista county, who was also in New York at the time, But on finding that plaintitt was unable to collect his money, after sending him several times to Smelizer, he felt morally bound to retarn him the principal sum invested, somewhat on the f his (Gross’) recommendation of Smeltzer, and did in various sums pay him back the $625, which he thought was ali that could be required of him. Several other witnesses were called, their testimony being principally in confirmation ef the evidence given by the parties to the action. The case was summed up at considerable eng by counsel, and the jury, after an absence of about an hour, rendered a verdict in plaintiff s favor for $076 90, being the differen ce between $625 and $775, th Interest peg for the times of the various payments on ac- coun TOMBS POLICE COURT. Chatham Street Concert Saloons—Cash’s Costly Champagne—A United States Marine the Victim—Judge Dowling on the Situation. Before Judge Dowling. The concert saloons in Chatham sirect and the Bowery have been frequently described in the papers, Raids innumerable have been made upon them and their vicious Inmates arrested, but still they flourish, and busi- ness thrives in them with unabated vigor. Nearly every day strangers in the city—soldicrs and seafaring men, especially—are lured into these dems, drugged, robbed and even murdered, and no one is the wiser. Occaston- hen a case of this kind does come to light, it ts settled, the complainant fails to appear, and th Ly arerthus enabled to escape justice. ‘On Monda; nies Francis Meyer, a marine, who lad returned on th inst. from A THREE YEARS’ ORUISE in the Chinese and Japanese waters, in the United States ship Colorado, entered the saloon 15 Chacham sweet, He it one hundred and seventy dotjars jn his pocketa on going in, having been paid off on the Satur: vious, He took one drink at the b: e proached by one of the sirens. She asked him to the same Bene pate odecing another inmates, and the three went back a an” to “th ed ae £8, b ohe ea” tof ne they : One SitaLt norte or Rhus Wits > pas | and another of champagne, of which he himself partook ringly, and ai remembers nothin re Until avodt ten o'clock’ até might when we foand, hla in frange E Hip withot dollar, The next onune walled at tl AL oo street sal yar loon ‘and saw the ever re ‘ash, who acknowledged having ro- gelved the money, but cl; Meyer in the purchase aimed that it had been speut by he having ordered ne less ‘otra The marine ime, he f the Chatham sireet brand, at DOLLARS A BOTTL! precinct police Re P, the Lorre, aint, and Detective Matthew Fitastinons was sent with hun to tho 1 yesterday. The latter arrested Cash rand thevowe airis, Emma and Amelia Smith. Y: erdpy, Atternoon the three worthies were MY tae of before Judge Dowling, at the Torabs Police Court, His Hover lidtene iyely to the marine’s story, questioned him closely and re- ceived fAiginctory werg. He then turned to Cash and said, “Did you know anything about this money?” yataieKes, dake de money eter de bat ‘veom ds girls 0) y Judge—How many bottles and how much a bottle t Sas Thirty-four bottles, $5 de bottle. judge (sententiously)—Thirty-four bottles, $6 a bottle, for concert saloon swill. There must be something Wrong here. Wh: Delmontog don't charge $5 a bottle for wine (pdignaatly) Fire tollars is our reguiar preis. ears, esa! f ing to the marine)—You an affidavit, and I will hol Gil bie of the parties. The Ly slalom howe being allowed withi stoae’s throw th 0 marine made the necessary affidavit, and Cash 4 tee ct: pe were comutived in default of $5,000 His Honor then directed an officer to take the marine to the barracks aud utorm the commandagt (hat umless © Casey, and the tes | able in four years, with ten per cent interest, which he | } | | and that no representations as to the goodness of the | he would promise to produce him on the trial he would ‘be comuitied to the House of Detention, JEFFERSON, MARKET POLICE COURT. Au Attempt to Poisou—Burglary—Receiv=- ing Stolen Goods. Two young men, named Charles Mathews and Henry D. Brown, who statod that they belonged in Boston, were brought up at the Jefferson Market Police Court yester- day, before Justice Ledwith, charged with an attempt to poison Daniel D, Tredwell, of 183 Ninth avenue, The lat- ter testified that the prisoners, one of whom he was ac- quainted with, called upon him at his residence on Thura- day and asked him to go out with them. He consented, and texether they visited various drinking saloons. 10 ‘one of them his. attention was attracted for a moment by one of the prisoners wile the ether poured 4 te a vial into & kins of “ale “he was about to drink. He a glass al was abo a observed that i was drugged, after drinking a por- tion of it, and through the rietor of the place the lang “proved to Ue Dt. Browne's ehiofodyme, a paccut . Browne's ¥ Medicine, and n'powerful anodyne. Ihe prisoners were nD per Alea ty fe pres) ‘analy. ae oaiyi opportunity for x . iis, in order toascertain ¢ cheracter of its ingredients. rohael n of 55k West Twellth sireet, wae. charged with burglary, in breaking into the distillery 1 first a Cary iheaway? mond atl Wen, Hort ‘other propert ag AW! uantity of br other pro} rain on su He was committed in detuult of $2,000 a er. Murphy, of 50 Vandamstreet, was charged with broaking Into thé premises 1st Varisk street cecuplod b Elisha Wilcox, on the night of the 17th Anstant, and stoal ing a quautity of fsh and oysters valued at ie was committed In default of $2,000 bail to answer. Feter Lynch, of 9 Cherry street, wag arraigned on the charge of receiving sto! roperty. The complainant, was committed in detauit o1 BROOKLYN COURTS. CITY COURT—TRIAL TERM. A Tempest in a Teapot—A Verdict of Six Cents Dama; Before Judge McCue, ©. M, Tremaine and R. W. Buttle belonged to an ama- teur theatrical organization called the Amaranth Club: Some one used Butile’s card, without his knowledge, to recommend a party for membership, and at a meeting of the society Buttle alluded to the matter, After the meet- ing Tremaine and Buttle met, and the latter denounced the former asa liar and a forger. This is Tremaine’s v sion of the story, as related in the City Court yesterday, during the trial of bis suit for $5,000 dam: for sland that he remarke foes some one who knows some- ”) Tremaine replied with “What's that Said Buttle, “If you Wrote that on my card, a forger. lawyer talked to the jury and was followed ‘to answer. as ‘Tremaine Busile’s story, Was rey “There Thing nbout it. Ty you sey? i ‘8, dilated on the importance which members attached to those amateur ormpalzations, Which, he said, were but very sinall affairs to the outside world. They were supposed, to be. for the promotion of amusement and social good feeling, but they often degenerated into cat-fights and small ‘Kerings, and this society was no exception to the general rule. The jury gave Tremaine a verdict of six cents. COURT OF SESSIONS. The Notorious Criminal Norton Sent to the State Prisen for Twenty Years. Before Judge Moore, Edward Norton, one of the most noted and desperate criminals of the age, was arraigned in the Court of Ses- sions yesterday morning, and pleaded guilty te an indict- ment for burglary. There were nine other indictments of a similar character against him. Norton's career has been a remarkable one, Beginning his course of lawless- ness in his youth, his first great exploit was robbery ana arson in New Jersey. An old lady who resided in the ge. Prison at Trenton for the term of twenty years. WILK CONFINED IN PRISON he engaged in a revolt with some other convicts and Was shot. During a subsequent revolt, however, he aided who was then chairman of the State Cominittve’of the New J ison ersey Assembly. Norton prom- ised to retorm, und Mr. Pepe gave hin some money io start out ina better life with, The scoundrel, however, pursued avery diferent course than he had’ promted, and one of the first outrages he committed. was to. join with tWo or three othersand break into the house of “Mr. Pope, his beneiactor, uear Paterson, The gang gagged and bound Mrs. Pope, LOCKED MR. POPE IN A CLOSET, and then robbed the house of about six thousand dollars | in bonds and Aped and was a robberies in New Jer o hot for him and he leit, a” very quietly in. and but one might about two months ago he was caughtin the actof entering a house m Marcy avenue. The credit of the arrest is alone due to private’ watchman Buchanan, who. discovered hin m prowling around the vicinity that night and followed him unul he caught him breaking into the house. ‘THE ABRNSY OF NORTON led to the recovery of about one thousand dollars? worth of property, the prgeeuddy of other burglaries tor which he was indicted. While he was in the Brooklyn jail Mr. Pope, who li his arrest in the lieratp, over to Bro dan interview with him. No: cenied being 1 the robbery at Mr, Py house, and beg hat gentleman would not take any action against bh he'could bear for the rest of his life, Judge Moore yesterday sentenced Norton to the State Prison for the’ term of twenty years. He received his sentence with indifferenoe. Burgiary—Arraignments. Theodore Ferguson plead guilty to burglary in the third degree, and Judge Moore sentenced him to the Peniten- | tary 16) cars and six mon A large number of prisoners Ww assigned for {hear trials. Tue Court then adjourned. THE BROOKLYN SCANDAL, | ag ee Sult Against Henry C. Bowen $100,000 Damages. The publication in Henry 0, Bowen's paper of certain | statements touching Mr. Thomas W. Ficld, Superintends entof the Brooklyn public achools, and referring to the Ame a | for Field asa gross libel on his character, and he las there- fore instituted an action against Mr. Bowen for $100,000 damages. The complaint in the case has been filed in the City Court of Brooklyn, and the main points embod- ied in it are as follows :— ‘That on the loth day of April, 1878, the defendant was the proprietor, publisher and editor of the Brooklys daily Unio eWepaper published in the city of Brook: a lyn, having’ a large circulation therein That the plaintl® 1%, and tor along time has been, @ resident of the said city of Brooklyn, having & in suid city positions of honor and trust. | Thaton the —— day of March, 1873, the plaintiff was | duly elected to the office of Superintendent. of Public Scliools of the city of Brooklyn by a mayortty of the yotes the Board of Education of the sa! he is vy, ame as since been, Su Pablic hools ; that his duties as super: lentare to visit and lo examine the supervise the teachers of safd schools and eertity to their qualifications, | and to make am annual report to the Board of Ed | biked such other reports to the Board as shall be manded. ‘That the plaintiff fs a married man and was married on and a long time prior to the date of his election as Supt. intendent of the has lived and now lives with Inis said That bis wife's Field. That one Th | Inte: ublic schools of said c wile. tps aforesaid’ a mber of the Board of city. ‘That, as the plaintiff is informed and believes, the said belleving the plaintiff to be # fit and proper per- son to be elected and hold the office of Superintendent of Public Schools of said city, voted for the plalntitt tor «aid office, and that his said vote tor the plaintiff and what- ever Influence he used in favor of the pluintil were based the plaintit’s fitness for said position or office. tthe defendant, well knowing said 16th day of April, 1873, malic. and published co called the Brooklyn Dai the false and defamatory matter’ following, v' “Poor Tom Field! (heaving the plainti.) too! ‘meanit fe. the premises, on the ously Wrote, prepared hing the plaintit! in said newspaper, And you, ag the Dlaintifl) uperintendent of the Pubtie'Sehoolst “You, poor tellow tmeaniine the niatatinn Were appointed to your position by Kinselia, What. a prick yes cmenning (2 piaintif) paid for your bonogs and e eo ou” (mes ing tl nt . That the defendant. said Henry Ce Bowen, wit Bowen, wicked! wrote and published said a Sinead and Ce a icle in sac poweperer, ith futent to charge this plaintia with having been elected to the position of Superintendent of Publi¢ Schools in a shametul and dishonorable manner, through the Influence of the said Kinsella, a member of the Board of Education Horesaid, and with intent to charge that the plaintit had permitted and connived to a wicked, unlawiul and criminal intimacy between the said Kinsella and the wire of the plaintiff, to obtain the yote and intluence of the said Kinseila tor the positi ft Superiutendent of Public Schools, and that he did obtain the position of Superintendent of Public Schools by per- mittlng such erlminal tatimacy betweeu his and the said Kinsella. reason of the premises the plaintiff has been ae Arp siauen ud ‘grealt to his damage The complaint was sorved last evening. ~~ Itis understood that Mrs. Field also intends a suit ay in: concerning Bowen's paper, to brag et Mr. Boxren for alleged libellous statements er, Which were made in (be same issue of fe Tr a oe UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. Wasntncrow, April 17, 1878, No. 86. Davis, Governor, and Knechler, Commissioner of the General Land Office of Texas, vs. Gray, Receiver of the Memphis, El Paso and Pacific Railroad Company— Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Western District of Texas.—This bill was filed by the receiver of the railroad to restrain the State officers from granting patents to cer- tain sections of the public lands of the State in violation of a grant made to the road by an act of the Legislature of the provisional State in 1866, tho officers taking the view that the law making the grant was void, because the act of rovisional Legislature, and also i that it Bren repealed by the new constitu. tion of the State. The judgment was for the road on demurrer, and the re caine hero, the State officers contending that the bill should have. been distuissed be: Se egies nleec nasil Se tac iy ven ri ction ; an was insiste that, by the decision below, the Federal Court has inter: fection of the § fered to control ihe te public officer hay- in charge isposition public lands. It is held, in saustanes, pet all thy fey t within the here yr of the road ng been broug! rbeaiption of the Conrt 1e yu which the receiver w: Ju fon to power wyer, General Crooke, who, in the course of 48 “he already had astnuch as | re arraigned and days | | meeting between Mrs. Field and Mrs, Thomas Kinsella, | ata Coney Island road hotel, has been regarded by Mr. | uca- | } de- ‘ublic Schools of said city, and aiways | c Kinsella, editor ef the Brooklyn Fagls, | | Education ot the city of Brooklys and a resident of suid | Union, at the city of Brooklyn, | — to be done by the State oMcers were acts they were law- tuky empowered (odo, or were illegal and wrongtul acts, done w ooler of State laws, but without valid bower and it ri meade or right, latter was ascertained to be fact it had power to restrain these acts, itis then held th the grant to the road is a contraet between itand the mt authority, which cannot be of the State officers com- plained of were unauthorized, and not. witiin the: oficial discretion, and were, there ore, within the strains wer ‘of the Court. ‘The decree is_ affirmed. Nr_ Justied Swayne delivered the opinion of the Court. Mr. Justice Davis read a dissenting opinion, in which fhe Chict Justice concurred, polding that tne 'b ave been dismissed, because the sult was in roality Against the State, ‘assert at bY cl State is deprived: ofthe power'to dispose in its own way of its public lands, No. 202, Lyon et al. vs. Brown et al.—Error to the Cir- cult Court for the Middle district of Alabama.—This was & libel to confirm and test the title to the Bibb County Tron Works and Rolling Mills, formerly the preperty of the Confederate States, in Lyon et al. as purchasers from the dims in_con- fiscation: Brown ct ak, eenibiting pardops, claimed A original owners, atoging that the property was sold fo the Confederate States under dures, and that it was not used tn the Interest of the rebellian with their’ con- sent, The Court below dismissed the Ubel, but went on todeterming the rixhts raised by {t, and decided that Brown his associates were entitied % the pronerty and adjusted their conticting clains It isnow held, substantially, that the Court was without jurisdiction, the property having atrei rnited States by capture from thi No seizure nor subject of seizu bree reversed with disecitos vo atatise the watts cae, on to disiniss ] . Mr. Justice Cllford delivered te opinion.» "°° °* SUPREME COURT CALENDAR, Roonreten, AUIS oN ont oy 158 ae 143, 1, ri Fs pa. 15; 2 oly te, toa, 160,” : THE USURY LAWS. Important Presentment by the Grand Jury—A Committee Sent to Albany to Recommend the Repeal of the Usury . April 17, 1873, » Calendar for Friday, 18, 119, 121, 125, 147, Laws. Sod Soy Yesterday afternoon the Grand Jury of the General Sessions came into Court and submitted the following important presentment. It was not read in Court; but late in the afternoon a repre- sentative of the HERALD learned that something important had transpired, and by the courtesy of the Clerk ke was enabled to copy it: The Grand Inquest, under the special charge of His Honor Recorder Hackett, on the subject of usury and the supposed locking up of money in this city, have carefully examined a large number of bankers, brokers and parties engaged in financial Matters, and have failed to trace the reason for the present stringency in the money market toa 80-Culled lock-t 4 of money or to any special cause. Had any turther proof been wanting of the utter impossibility of eniorcing a compliance with the usury laws in this city during @ scarcity of money, it has been tound in our pro- ceedings since we Were called together. The ab- surdity of the law and its unpopularity since it has been abolished in the neighboring States is so great that nota man can be found who will aid the authorities in discovering the iniractors of it. Nothing can be more demoralizing than to have on the statute book of the State laws which are disregarded by men of undoubted integrity and standing in the community. Any person acquainted with the practical effects of usury laws on the price of money at monetary centres cannot but see that the enormous rates which have been so long paid in this city are due almost entirely to the existence of such laws, In no other part of the worid are such high rates known, and nothing but the great prosperity of the country has enabled the financial community to stand up so long under them, ‘The State has granteg special charters to several house that was burned died from the effects of injuries | corporations, such as warehouse companies, &C. received during the fire. He was then ab twenty | authorizing them to take commissions over and years of © was arrested and sent to the State above legal interest on their loans of money, thus legalizing in special cases the very thing the usury laws were inténded 10 prevent. It is perfectly well understood that the enormous the Drison officers, Ree ai ee shat conducted himself Hei A rates paid by the stock speculators have had the auicily. Whew he lad served about fourwen years of his | effect et drawing the capital of the city trom its our. io Sang Whe Wan GtR ERSTE oie ik of | Ordinary or legitimate channels, thus shutting olf the merchant and trader from the possiblity of obtaining money at moderate rates of interest such as an ordinary bnsiness can stand, For these reasons and many ethers which might be mentioned touching the best interests of this city and the State, this Grand Jury herevy recom- mend to the Legislature of the State the immediate 1 of the usury laws, or such & modification of 1, £0 far as they relate to the city and county of New York, #8 will permit money to come here lly, equalizing the rate of interest with otuer great monetary centres, | ° Morris K. Jessup, | Thomas Woodward, Samuel Wetmore, Isaac H. Reed, Jolin Babcock, vert A. Duy: | dames Tayle: Aliread V. Ledman, W. D. Waddington, Wi Richard It, Cather, Joseph Webi Allred M. Sparks, Charles B. Cornell, William Adams, Jr., William Kemp, Leander Bue! Robert Camp; M HABIF Luctus §, Com: » Secreta Graxp Jur¥ Rooms, April 17, 1373, * The following gentlemen were appointed a com- mittee to proceed to Aibany and present the reporé to the Governor, and request him to send it to the |. Legisiature und ask its enactment:—Isaac H, Reed, | Morris K. Jessup aud Lucius $, Comstoc kinek, 1. AW, Foreman. THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Meeting to Consider the Best Means of Opening the Harlem River and 8 ten Dayvil Creer. A special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was | held yesterday afternoon to hear the report of Commit tee No. 6, on Canals, in refereice to the opening of the uy- the committee, with power, « | Uartem River, veg leave to report as tollows:— ‘The committee have tried in-vain to geta copy of the | | bill reterred to as pending in the Legislature, and there- fore are unable as yet to report on its provisions. ‘They also find that full powers to improve the Harlem River have been given to the Commissioners of Public Parks; j agreed on and other pre: liminary steps taken further tind that during the adiwinkstration of the ring’a private charter for the tine provement of the Hnrlen there is dan, sunply to t Under these circumstances, in v | the proper information and the ur; the Whole matter caretwlly examined betere the Uhamber | acton the same, and also of the tact that it is too late in the prevent session o: the Legisinture to secure proper | aetion, the committee beg leave to ask that the consiiera. | tion of the matter be postponed that they lave turther | time to report. OWN TAYLOR JOHNSTON, Chairman, Apnit. 15, 137 stion. woof the absence of thecessity of aaving THE REMOVAL OF OOLLECTOR TREADWELL | Disiricts, | In yesterday's Henan, under the head of the Washing. ton despatches, appeared a state ‘nt relating toa heavy | defatcation in the Second district of this elty, and which also contained a reflection upon the Supervisor of Now York, who authorizes the publication of the following | facts as they actually exist:— It appears that Commissioner Donzlass sont an agent tothe Second district to examine into seme of the a counts of the defaulting cellector, Jorhua F. Baile: From some indications observed by this agent during the two weeks he spent’ in the ex- amination of the books in the otice of Collector Treadwell, he was led t spect that the uncollected | taxes held as collectable on lists ‘rom three to nine months old should be immediately paid in. On requir- ing this to be alone the Collector and his deputies did, with great speed, gathor in, or. at least, pay in some forty-tive thousand dollars within two days. The list of these payments was copied by the Department clerks makiug the examination in Treadwell's office and taken to Washington. This list was immediately referred to Supervisor Hawley for investigation, and it was found that about twenty-eight thousand dol- lars of the amount had been actually paid by the respective taxpayers during a period of trom three to Nine mouitis ao. The Supervisor reported. these facts tinmediately in ail their details by letter and in person to the Commissioner of Internal Kevenue, and upon this rex Port prompt and decided action was at oace taken, and the removal of Collector Treadwell followed. Supervisor Hawley must receive the credit of handling this case it an energetic manner, and is fully sustained by the depart: nent In every respect. Mr. Hawley states that there is not one case of uncol- leoted taxes which is chawgeable to any collector outside af the Second district to the ammount of $6 in any of the districts of the State ot New York, the limits of which eunbrace his territory. fs ~. "eS a es IDE OF AN INEBRIATE, He Takes Strychnine. Ata late hour on Wednesday night Charles Koorning, a German, twenty-nine years of age, who had beon drinking to excess, swallowed five grains of strychnine, with suicidal intent, as he had repeatedly expressed a wish to die. Two or three physicians were called and administered antidotes, but they could not neatfalize the effects of the poison, and death ensued at one o'clock yesterday morning, at his boarding house, te he Tine street, Previous %, his deat Koor was request tell @here he rocured the rt but this he peremptorily refused do, to dd to hold an inquest. Deceased I quite recently had been e: a Fifth street. Loss of Bhatene oromey, bina i flea gf ron was a druj t in the Mnghatian Coll from other places and countries and be employed | Spuyten Duyvil Creek and the Harlem River, They were | | only able te report progress, tor the reasons set fort in the subjoined report. The matter was referred ba®k to inmittee No. 6,to whom was referred the preamble and resolutions in reference to the improvement of the | iver Was granted, and that | diture with- | might accrus | Irregularities In the New York Revenue | | | o | — the Rev. Dr. Duryea, Auarnt 1, RowMANtO daughter of Samucl Martin, Fsq. pics Ee grid BRIGHAM—HECxxEn.—At Trinity chapel, om Thurs day, April 17, 1873, by Right Rev. Horatio Potter, LL.D., ARPHURL. ExiGHam of bridgevort, Conn., te Loven S. youngest daugnter ol Hon. Joun Hecker, 0 city. CLARK—GAUGHRAN.— On Wednesday, April 16, by Rey. Hugh Flattery, of-St. Teresa's church, HENRY 8. CLARK, of Erecanetd, Mass., to MARTHA GAUGE RAN, of this city. = COOK—CHATELLIER.—On Wednesday, April 16; 1873, at Trinity chapel, New York, by the Rey, Dri W. F. Morgan, EDWARD N. Cook to ELLa F. daugh ter of Mr. Joseph Chateller, all of this A GRay—Finn.—In New York, on Tuesday, Aprit 15, by the Rev, Dr. McGlinn, of St, Stephens, Dr, LANDON CaRTER GRAY, of New York, to Miss Maa. aig E., daughter of the late Stephen Finn, of Petersburg, Va. NeEsuITT—MCNAMEF.—On Tueslay, Ay 15, by the Rev. Howard Crosby, D. D., at_the Fourth ave- nue Presbyterian church, DANIEL A, NESBITT to Mary L, MCNAMEE, daughter of the late ‘Theodora McNamee, both of this ee * PrrRckE—Horton.—On Thursday, Apa 17, at the residence oi the bride’s parents, PLY e Rev. T. H. Sill, Louis L. Prince to GuLy &., daughter oi Luther Horton. No cards, WALKER—BowMAN.—On Thursday, April 17, by the Rev. Jekn Cotton Smith, D. THOMAS GEOKGH WALKER to Lovisk J. BOwMAN, daughter of the lata Charles D, Bowman, Esq., of Oxford, Died. ANDERSON.—SAMUEL EDWARD ANDERSON, aged 4 yoars. neral to take place on Friday, April 18, at one P. M., from the residence of his parent, 610 East Seventeenth street. Friends and members of the family are respectiully invited to attend. , Barnurst.—On Tues pie 15, SARAH THorn= TON Baruurst, Wile of Thomas Bathurst, in tue 47th year of her age. Funeral will take place, from her late residence, 47 Jane street, on Friday, the 18th inst., at hall. eee P.M, Friends ef the family are invited attend, BELLAMY,—On Wednesday, April 16, after a short iliness, Even J., wife of Willlam H. PyVamy and daughter of Henry S. and Augusta Mitrgell, Notice of funeral in to-morrow's Herald. BYRNES.—On Tuesday, April 15, Mra, ‘Roserrd BYRNES, aged 59 years. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from her late residence, 319 eet Fifteeuth street, this (Friday) afternoon, at alf-past one, ~ CAMPBELL.—On Wednesday, April 16, after @ severe illness, CATHERINE, beloved wife of Alex ander Campbell, a native of Kdinburgh, Scotland, in the 44th year of her age. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited ta attend the funeral, vhis (Friday) alternoon, at twa o’clock, from her late residence, 883 Kighth avenue, Edinburgh and Caithnesshire papers please con CAROLIN—At his residence, 123 East Twe fh street, Dives CAROLIN, in the 74th year of his age. Notice of funeral hereafter. Cassin.—On Thursday, April 17, Joun J., son of Denis Cassin, aged 24 years. The friends of his uncle, EHSAN Cassin, and of the family, are respectiully invited to attend the ry euuouree street, on Sunday, Apri lock, RISCOLL.—On Wednesday, April 16, at 343 West Forty-second street, at nal!-past nine o'clock A. ML, MARY ANN DRISCOLL, of consumption, EINHAUS.—On Tuesday, April 15, 1873, Joun W. EINHAUS, aged 62 years. Relatives and friends of the family are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, 114 South Fourth street, Brooklyn, E. D., on Friday, April 18, 1873, at two P. M. Farreti.—On Tuesday, April 15, Francts J., the beloved husband of Julia larrell, aged 38 years. The relatives and friends of the family, also tha friends of his brother. John, are respectfuily invited to attend the funeral, on Friday, April 18, from bis late residence, Fighth avenue and Ninety-seveuth strect, at one o'clock 'P. ¢ GoopENnovGH.— At Hariem, on Thursday, April 17, OUGH, formerly of Middietown, 5th year of his axe. and friends, alao those of his sen,. odenough, and his. son-in-law, Thomas invited vo atver! his funeral, at tie @ Methodtst Episconal church, corner eet, OO Sunday, the 20th iust., at laike M. —In Brooklyn, on Wednesday, April t4, LAvna, wile of Walter Hianney, eldest dauguter of | Cap‘em Ambrose Pendicton, a ‘ed 25 years. | Relatives and triends of the family are respect. fully invited to attend the funeral, at the residence W eet, Brooklyn, Fil- Pa B, Tappen, a | pril 17, 1873, Ys Nanuet, AnpxuWw Horr ) in the sand Iriends are invited to att | the Spring Valley I | church, on Saturday, April 19, at one o'clock P. | without further not ce, | Hopan,—On Thursday, April 17, 1873, Toomas M. Hopan, son of Thor and Ann Heban, a native of stlebar, county Mayo, Ireland, aged 22 years, 9 onthe and 22 days, His friends and acqnaintances and those of his | parents are respectfully invited to attend his | Iuneral. The remains will be taken m his late | residence, 168 Broadway, on Sunday morning, Avril m 20, to St. Andrew's church, where there wil be a requiem high mass for the repose of his sonl, and past from theace the tuneral will take place at hal! | eleven A, M. and preceed to Calvary Cemetery. Castlepar paper please copy, Hurp.—On Thesiay, child of E CHRISTINA A y A. H, Hurd. rested to a tends y, the northwest coi Lexington avenue, On Wednesday, Arril 16, Epwenp n of E aud Lucy 8, Hutelungs, } 8 Hvrent J, infant 6 | aged 18 month | ‘The tnneral wilt take place on S at two o'clock, from the resi | 2,144 Third avenue, corner 117th street. Jones.—On YU y, April 16, at the New York In- stitution for the Deal and Duiab, ANrHoxY Jones, aged 02, ! Frneral services | Institution, on Fric unday afternoon, nce of its parents, vill be held in the chapel of tha » April 18, 12 M. Virginia and Western New York papers please copy. Jonrs.—On Thursday, April 17, Georer H. Jo ES, | aged 50 years, 7 mouths and 2d) Relatives and friends are re; tfully invited end the funeral, from his residonee, i Seventy-seventh street, on Saturday, Aprik , at twelve o'clock, JOHNSON.—At West Brighton, on Thursday, Apeik JAPHET A. JOMNSON fired 30 Years ar days, iis relatives and friends are reapectr invited to attend the funeral, at two o’ctock, from Trinity Methodiat Epis churea, West Brighton, 1. KeLiy.—On W sday. April 16, 1873, ROTH J., iniant son of Martin and Mary R. Kelly, aged L year and 28 days, ‘The relatives and friends, and those of his mnele, | Martin J. Hogan, are respectfully Invited to attond | the funeral, on Friday, the Isth inst., at on@ | O'clock, from the residence of his parents, 2 Bleecker street. LAWRENOK.—MAry ELI7anetn, wife of A. B. Law- ce, aged 28 year months and 20 days, The members and friends of the family, also tha | members of the Second Reformed Presbyterian | church, are respectfully invited to attend the / ral, from her late residence, 437 West Fiity-first Naa Uils (Friday) afternoon, at haj-past tweive reloc! a ta a | \1 re .—On Wednesday, April 16, of pneumonia, after @ short illmess, Mr, JOuN MORTON LITTLE, aged 34 yeors, His relatives and friends, also the Caledonian Association, are respeetfully invited to attena tha funeral, on Saturday, the isth inst. at half-past one o'clock P, M., from 255 West Forty-first street. MaLoNkY.—On Wednesday, April 16, Joma wile of Thomas Maloney, and daughter of the late Denis Quinlan, aged 40 years. ‘The relatives and friends of the family, and those of her brother, Martin Quinian, are respectiuily in- vited to attend the funeral, from 847 West Forty- bint ig this (Friday) afternoon, at hall-past one nek. Morris.—At Hoboken, N. J., on Wednesday evens ing. April 16, Joun 8. Morris, aged 61 years and 10 months, The relatives and friends of the family are re- spectfully invited to attend the funeral, this (Fri- day) aiternoon, from the. Methodist Episcopal church, at one o'clock, Washington street, between. Sixth and Seventh streets. The remains will ba taken to Keyport, N. J., for interment, MCKNIGHT.—On Thursday, April 17, JonN Mc- Knrour, in the 52d year of his age. The funeral wil! take place from his late residence, 506 West Thirteenth strect, on Saturday, April 19, at one o'clock. Ratpu.—In Red Bank, on Monday, April 14, of neumenia, Luvy RaLry, widow of Joseph Ralph, in the 84th year of her age. The remains will be taken to Greenwood for in- —s Funeral services by the Rey. W. N. unnell, California papers please co) 2 Kowe.—in' dersey’ City, oh Ehgraday, April 1% NELUB, daughter of David and Cassie (Markuam} Hot 186 of funeral hereafter. rellet of James ‘sunith sad daughter ‘of ino late elict of James Smith and daughter of the la! Willtam Gerard, ¥ % Funeral services at her late residence, 104 Fast Fi ip ae street, on Friday, 18th inst., at half past ten SNEDEKER.—On Wednesday evening, April 16, at’ her residence, “Rosevale,” Troy, N. Ys, THA AKIN, wife of Joseph Snedeker. Funeral on Sunday afternoon, at one o'clock. Relatives and friends are iuvited to attena without farther notice, SPARKS.—On Thursday, Aprfl 17, of consumption, CHARLEs J. SPARKS, eldest son of Cornelia and the hed made him very despondent.. Koorning had no rela- York, but had frie Wain re ee eine areas ems main. i —_——+ > + MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. —— Married. BorYp—SrRatcut.—On Wedne: April 2 ak a gd Ha aaa" th v, renteh it lyng, Jr, D. D., ater the Rev. 8: Cook, D.'D., WiiLIAM A, BOYD 10 Miss’ ADELINE 0 Miss ADELINE Persone “from doing’ cute owhtan tt ult inflict woul init reparable injury apon it; and at by fio of ite ad 4 Fass auty woe erie whstnes ihe wots” Treatened T. SPEAIGRT, daughter of ti re ug! he late James B, BOWMAN—MARTIN.—In Brook ‘ednesday, April I6, ay the Tealdence ef tue bride's pareuts, Uj ee Jonas Sparks, aged 32 years, 6 months and 1, 4 otice of funeral hereafter, WEENKY.—On Wednesday, April 16, BRrnGEt, of Michael Fada “ 47 years. The relatives and friends oi are réd Spectfully invited to attend the finer rom her late residerce, 69 Mulberry street, on ftere noon, April 18, at mags one o'clock, 1@ Tes mains will be taken to Calvary Cemetery for intere ment. Van ANTWeRP.—On Tuesday, April 15, Lewi@ VAN ANTWERP, aged 79 years. ‘The friends of the family are invited to attend ie funeral services, on Friday, 18th inst,, at three o’clock P. M., from his late residence, 637 Pacitig street, near Fourth avenue, Brooklyn,