The New York Herald Newspaper, July 22, 1873, Page 8

8 NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1873—TRIPLE SHEET. THE BROOKLYN TRUST COMPANY. r Gloomy Outlook for the Depositors and Stoek- holders in the Mills Defaleation Case. A SETTLEMENT INDEFINITELY POSTPONED, ‘What Receiver Chauncey Says About the Situa- tion—An Interview with a Stockholder and Beal Estate Agent—An Opposition Organ- ising to the Present Directorate of the Company—A Statement from the Land Agent of the Late Presi- dent—-A Card from Judge McCne—The Liabili- ty of the Stockhold- ers =—- Defined. . As the days glide along the affairs of the Brook- ‘Qyn Trost Company do not increase in hopefulness. @n Saturday Mr. Receiver Chauncey told a re- perter of the HzRacp that in all probability pay- ment would be resumed by this company on Tues- @ay. Yesterday he told the same reporter that it ‘was impossible to say when payment would be re- wamed. <A request had been sent to all the @epositors to send in their books for balancing, ‘and until that had been done nothing absolutely certain would be known, He said that he had, however, no more doubt that the de- positors would be paid in full than he had that he was standing there. In @ddition to this certain yy, Whion greatly adds to the excitement of the general public, it will be seen by an interview with Mr. Hondlow ‘that a further deadlock 1s threatened by the stock- Rolders, who are to have a meeting, probably to- day, with a view to change the present manage- ent of the company entirely. The legal lability ofthe stockholders is now ascertained, and it is double the amount of their stock, and there is very Nttle doubt that this willbe amply sufficient to meet the deficiency, SRTARVIBW WOEE: MBLROMDLOW, THR REAL BETATS Mr. Sylvanus Hondlow, the real estate agent, of Montague street, Brooklyn, an old established man in bis business, is highly respected and trusted, end his judgment in this matter is worthy of con- aideration. A reporter of the HERALD had a con- versation with Mr. Hondlow, yesterday afternoon, ‘to the following effect :— “Mr. Hondlow,” said the reporter, “I am told that you are a shareholder in the Brooklyn Trust ‘Company.”” “That is 80, sir, to the extent of $10,000,” “Then, perhaps, I may ask you,” continued the reporter, “if the ramor which I have heard is true that Mr, Gordon L, Ford on the afternoon of the funeral of Mr. Milia advised you to sell out your stock at fifty cents on the dollar ?” “It 1s not true, sir; I want all the money I have paid for those shares and [ don’t intend to sell out. don’t want anybody else to take my responsibili- tes, I intend to keep my shares,” - “What is your opinion, Mr. Hondlow, of the posi- ‘tion of the affairs of the company ?”” “I think we shall have to reorganize and atart afresh. I don’t think the stockholders approve ‘of the present directors. Neither do they want Chauhcey or Rodman bord We the lawyer, Banby, to investigate. We want honest men. if these men did not know what the ition of the com- pany was, they ought to have known it, and their criminality is only the greater.” “What were their opportunities for knowing tt, Mr. Hondlow, 1f they tn aap hg an investigation?” “The same opportuni! + that other people had. Mr. Mills’ paper was flying about the street, and that could not do the company any good. If Mr. Mills had called the stockholders together, they ‘would have stood by him rather than let the con- cern go under. There Would have been no difi- culty about that.’” “ you think Mr, Mills was alone in his real estate speculations, Mr. Hondlow? “No; I do not. I think he eat into them, cer- tainly Withous any justification todo so, for he had ‘mo business to do it in the position he held; but he had opportunities tor investment, and he no doubt availed himself of them jor his personal benefit, ‘and no doubt others joined him in the speculation, He was drawn into it, of course, through builders.”” “Will apy action be taken by the stockholders, Mr. Hondiow?”" “Yea, we have called @ mecting which will be held ina day ortwo. I think, then, we shall get another Board of Directors. Twas asked to Join the present directorate, but Iaaid that I had not ‘the time needful for the performance ef ihe duties ‘but I was told that did not ben Pet ice vee x said if ‘was to be a director, 1 was work, and on that ground I ‘declined 4 jon SHE REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS OF THE LATE MR. 1! The following semi-official statement in reference to the real estate transactionsof the late President of the company has been furnished by Messrs. Moody and nclley, who acted as the real estate agents of the deceased :— ‘Mr. Mills began his real estate ventures in 1853 by the urchase of a number of lots on Atlantic avenue ai ding 9; houses on the same. From 1853 to 1870 he foutinued to do a large business in Davin lots and sell. them to builders on loans. The ge for the eet artaituated in South Brooklyny though le was je, posgesacr. at various times, of Groperty in other poreone ‘ot the city and in ¢ tine he had Houses in process of constiuadop, We sonia wien pours titles Bouses and before the ans were fished and take the mort- advanced. wi ut 1869 or i ae for Re moneys Mini pped making further Pesos, is own lands. He it cost ‘Over interested with others in the graw street, near ect Park. Several 820,00 each Hie was a ‘each, He w erection of Yourteen 1a; ehouses on De; Flatbush avenue ent them were finished and “disposed ot. Eight of them, ever, still remain unsold and unrented, Their value ds about $26,000 each. Mr. Mills at the tine of his death o about ninety bere whic! a were mgt ed to sixty per cent thelr value. 18 was ut $i Sad In , ad ih, pro" prope! Mr. Mills owned lots in dy? ‘and elsewhere. ouses Were forth fron $4,500 ‘were mort 25,000 enol, on wtih gages ranging ‘rou 15,00. Mr. Mills has had a reat deal of trouble in th the past iour or five years from ¢ refusal of his bullders to carry out thelr contracts 08 price of his nent in consequence of the increase in labor and iaterisis, ‘Mr. Mills took the matter er building the houses into hisown handy And so hi Faige la: fe amonnts of money, which he did by mal ing ‘Botes anc the notes of builders. He ‘Sp dorsed notes ¢ of jonn A, Betts to the amount of and notes of &. K- 4 Br. Robbins to the amount of abou twenty-five thousand dollars. in ali feis seated that he hi about one hundred Spousend dollars’ worth of his paper float. The houses, too, on Degraw and Clinton sweets jend weigtit on his hands. | Th apecung his property. He could never be persuaded to even examine his houges, and he lost thi ids of dollare his neghgence ip the matter. Again he never paid » taxes and assessments on his property until just pre) ‘vious to the time when it was to be sold for the no 868,000 rade. by Mr. Mills to. Ins bro and recorded only last Gay? Seventy of the houres owned ue him are rented and fn good order, and pay a nt. the Property of the deceased, t ogeter ‘with its valuation as given Pha is append je Warren street, between Filth Bad “Sisth avenues, ative ckon street, between Fitth and sixth avenues, five ourth avenue, between Wyckoff and Warten streets, tomy nou rect, between Third and Fourth avenues, ten ‘off street, between Bond and Nevins, one house, es strect, between Hoyt and Smith, six houses, Le ad street, between Hoyt and Bond, ten houses, kett street, between Hoyt and Bond, eight houses, vg | ayaee between Lafayette and De Kalbytwo moon er street, one house, $5,500, DF. averiue, between Portiand and Hampden, two “rats fo it, between Flushing and Park avenues, Hampden si between Flushing and Park avenues, Sordand syenne, between Flushing and Park avenues, ewes ca street’ Dear Bedford avenue (unfinished), two uses, $9. sixty-nine ; Md) maa 000, or include tie ive niguses at Clinton and tal—houses, eitistreets, ner nor tbe fourteen in De street, near hth avenue, een ave bean previously mentioned. M. Johnson stat un of ‘Ser vay ar Stal ah at of moregage on i) ‘ba sabe Sills interest past % as well ast! = ae oF Slits durin Suri ig the Shot ix mong: pence: i Field, evutor of Mary . F. Stone, de- May 21, + May ai LIABILITY. ‘oF THE STOCKHOLDERS. The follpwing exact trom the charter defings No extent of the fiability of ¢ shareholders, which seems to be a Tate liability to twice the Smount of their thares:— wf Se ees ‘said corpo etre ci eveaitelent cana to aa ye te a sate now eapont wis er oF eauity. 18T OF STOCKHOLDER! Ne folowing i ® list of stockholders farnished jhe company, made up to the lst of May, ie the “7 -eadebaganmagia dividend. The Pi SSSEESRESSSRREES a o 5! SEVESSUSSSMSSC EES! Sos sueess: 100 0 20 100 100 E. ‘D. Plim prom, Fi James Raymond 6 Total 5,000 EXPLAN. was stated very Scapa ee yesterd day by, a morning journal that Judge McCue, one of the di- rectors of the company, he py transfe his real estate to his wife's name, rday a reporter of the HERALD called at the Registers office in Brook- lyn and saw the Deputy Register, who said that it was quite true that Judge McOue had transferred abouts ninety thousand do! fara? worth of property to his wife’s name; that it had been done on Friday last, and the Judge ‘at the time gave him the ex- hagletier:— in substance, that is given in the follow- rug Eprror or rns Hi ‘Tre regret to find my vate nis matters the subject ots sen sational article ing lew York paper of this morning. beg you will pub! ish this explanation. My wile has wned fot Rigid the oe eee in Fulton street, opposite the City, eee by ne Germania Sav- eat of May. McCue sold the remises to the: Genin ments Savings Bank for 205,00, The Fms Ware to bs 000 on, the Ixt day of August the assumption of a mer for that ‘amount then on the property. The title gage ‘was passed op the. di the savings bank. der, the President of the savings bank, applied to me to pay of eer of mortgage, and 1 received on ac- count $10,000, ple the 17th instant eccuten er ‘om the Germania Say- lng equally nk the ince of the mort it convenient tor them to ty ct crea it of waiting n Mrs. McCue so! mises to the bank it was that she should Rave sind Cad fgiuvestment of the money the prem: pee og top ans 1 Mon- oe tre et, former ly yceetted voy the the Ro Me States Courts. In accordance the remises were oonveyed, on th the RU instant to Mee Oul- 10 M} because on that day IT are money from the bank ‘ud If the bank had not paid otf the ‘mortgage unt the tet day of AW ugust, the convey- ance would not have been nade until th fy’ T regret that this private transaction should have been Feferred to in connection with the fspension of the Brooklyn Trust Company. My oblig ‘with tlie Some any, are that I may lose my stock ot and ‘an equal ainount if it should be necessary to-enve depositors from any loss. While I do not believe there will bea cod sen tite cay it much les* any loss to entitled to the con the depositor: promptly pay any Hee ecreatied for, Eacept as stockhoiderand discetoe in the company, I have no connection with it. I am not a borrower, but will gladly contribute to it of my means to place itagain’ on ts a fet, and thus redeem oar wood faith, and, if F je again secure the ree: mai f {eommaaiy. Fours reepecttuly, A, MeCU THE BRIDGE ACCOUNT. The rumor which prevailed on the street last evening to the effect that the East River Bridge Company was largely a loser by the defalcation of the President of the Brooklyn Trust Company was traced from one source to another, and resulted in ascertaining the fact that instead of the Bridge company losing, ‘the boot was on the other foot." In other words, the bridge People had a large amount on deposit with tl st Company, but had overdrawn their account. This statement of fact will doubtless tend to relieve the anxiety of the friends of the bridge enterprise on that score. The amount overdrawn by the Bridge Company is $31,000. The Comptroller, Tur. Schroder, did not have ‘the city bonds ready ‘at the time the pionad was required, and, of course, the Trust people ha ho hesitancy in advancing the money. was simply an accommodation on tho surity or the city, as the bonds for the bridge are guaranteed by We W THEY The assetts allowing the fee" value for the call bonds and loans, are as follows :— United States bonds and securities. $601,000 Bonds and mortgages. 248,009 Call loans .. 1,988,009 Bills receivabl = Bit amount due depositors 3 about two alton: three hundred thousand dollars. Among the call Joans are the railroad and Georgia, Bullock, bonds and other doubtiul paper. THE “RENDERING” NUISANCE, The Offal Basiness in West Thirty- Eighth Strect To Be Stopped To-Day— The Beard of Health with Its Back Up and the Company in a Scare. The Board of Health and the Rendering Com- pany have at last come to such a pass that they cannot agree, a fact over which the public have most sanitary cause to congratulate themselves. The fact is the broadsides poured into the Board by the HBRALD during the past few weeks have knocked the slow-coachiness out of it and have awakened every member to the realization that the public health cannot be endangered by every- body or any set of bodies, no matter how powertul he or they may be. It is but just to the Health au- thorities to eay, however, that tney claim them- selves to have been awake bic believed them to be snoosing, and that they ve had one eye pak upon OFFAL BUSINESS contractors ever gy the warm weather began. beta monthr ago the offal folks got warning, and yesterday was the last day of eee It was in vain that they protested vache ing disturbed. Go they must, and to-day; if have not thered yy v ir pasty renderings and aed by early morn bod, atm of the police will be’ made to do and their works will be taken posses- soee of Mi End they like it or not. Dr. Jan yesterday di in upon the works at who Thirty-etghth 6 to bis great 6u found that, even although it was the last race, not & step had beep taken by the prey o “git up and git.” Indeed, some of the authori- ties fn the company’s memes ‘sey — ae that a couldn’t poaibly ge bed, and, what wasn more, re. gol ing to take their time about ft. All thi 10oKe as though the company has got an yo eae ps ps of that sort it in the faces ol e lice to-day if the, vasteny terfer with poy ir death- dealing Dual Hemp! ss hsmtaiaaie ALT UTMOREyIBa DETERMIKED. Dr. bi idler, the President of the Board of Health, satd yesterday that if after sunrise sp Gas the comp: had not camer all ite “stuff,” the police will be call pon to carry out the orders of the Board, fie. there is no danger, if the company should suddenly depart leaving behind an accumulation of tnrendered Material to injure the ‘healehor the the neighborhood, that there will be no means at once at GET RID OF THE NUISANCE, Carts are now im readiness and con- tractors will the spot to take pany off their hands, and at the same time transfer the render- na | OE, business to Barren Island or some other out-of-the-way place, The counsel to the Board that the company have broken the conditions uM w, have ni ind to stand he to make @ fig’ rH ‘and the Pre ident adds that if the company should put in an appearance to-day and ask for A PERMIT TO CARRY ON THE BUSINESS where they now carry it on. Promising to do a0 ac- cording to the full conditi f their contract, the Board would not grant them one. ter have now no permit; have not had any since the new Board came into dower, ‘and have all alony been violat} the law. to-di theit death-Knell will sounded if the Heaith Board does not back down. ae, | ie juestion is, will there bea backdown? If there al be the public will know the reacop why, all the time the general | MARKET NUISANCES. Shortening the West Street Stands-Work Be- gun—Five Feet Added to the Roadway— Fulton and Vesey Street Gutters To Be Cleared—W ork Begun—Will the Board of Health Go Back on Its Order to ‘Wholly Remove the Stands?!~A Crumb of Beform at Fulton Market—Condition cf Catharine Market. Reform made a moderate march yesterday. 10, accordance with the order of Colonel Devoe, Su perintendent of Markets, issued on the 15th inst., Captain Kettloman, Clerk of Washington Market, yesterday afternoon commenced the work of teal- ing away five feet from the west end of the stands along West street connected with that market. To-day the work will be continued by a contract- ing carpenter, in accordance with the plans of the Bureau architect. By these the roofs will remain projecting 98 at present, Five feet will be added to the carriageway, to the height of ten feet—high enough to allow an ordinary market wagon to pass under the projection. Above this the stand- holders will continue to occupy the projection over the street for office and storage purposes, as here- tofore. So far as the stands*are concerned they will merely lose, for ig their meats, the five feet in depth by tem feet’ high, the roof and the upstairs offices being allowed to remain for their use unmolested. ‘This'will very much re- the busiest thoroughfares in the city. Now there is but barely room for s truck to stand at the rear of the booths, while railroad cars pass upon the eastern or up track. After the curtailment this dimculty will be essentially reduced. Some of the standholders look upon thiv action of the Bureau of Markets as arbitrary and an in- fringement upon their rights; but the majority are inclined to willingly spare the outside five feet to retain the inside ten. People who nave long been familiar with the market say that the stalls as originally licensed and ae held at the date of Judge Barnard’s injunction restraining tne old Board of Health from tearing them down extended only six feet beyond the curbstone, and that all beyond that line is A. PURE ASSUMPTION, entirely unsanctioned by any: grant from the city and altogether beyond any protection the old in_ Junction might afford, even should it be held stil) operative and mandatory as against the present Health Board, its officers and agents. It is evi- dently in the interest of the standholders to make the concession to the public of adding five feet to the narrow roadway of West street. Should they not make this change before the receipt of the Cor- poration Counsel’s reply to the inquiries of the Commissioner of Public Works, published in Sun- day’s HERALD, the result might be the determina- tion of the Board of Health to clear the street wholly, to the curbstone, leaving the standbolders to seek business elsewhere, WATCHING THE WORK. Any decided labor demonstration in a thorough- fare is sure to draw @ crowd. So the crowbar operations which tore away the siding of the mar- ket booths next to the railway track along West street attracted an interested group of spectators, who eagerly discussed the situation. Among the crowd few seemed to. side with the occupants of the stands, Many were marketmen, or interested in the business of the neighborhood, and depre- cated the intention of the Board of Health to make aclean job of it and strip the market of all its side- Walk excrescences 80 a8 to allow light and air to penetrate the ancient pile in behalf of public heaith. Some declared that tue only proper thing in the premises is for so bi either to build a modern and decent market house, which would allow room {or all the business and secure proper drainage, ventilation and light, as well as provide better inctlities for keeping stalls and ages clean and tidy; or that the city should allow an association of marketmen to put ®, such a market and pay the city ® fair reutal for tho property. Others believe that tne whole agitation comes from interested motives, intended to drive the market Dusiness trom the locality, for the benefit of enter- prises and speculations in other quarters of the city. a GOVERNOR DIX came in for a decidedly liberal amount of blame because of his veto upon the bill of last Winter, which Wp Na to lease the market property to a market association. it appears that there are 496 market stalls and stands, including those over the utters. They last year paid the city over two flundrea and eighty thousand dollars in market dues, Such an annual rental capitalized would certainly authorize an outlay sufficient to rebuild the market in a style which would be worthy the pride of New York and give the sentine! maces & market structure not to bi world. But marketmen fear that “he ear aption of their trade, necessary to allow the rebuilding of the market in proper style and enduring material, would in the end take the trade away, never | return, Convenient as the locality is to the major ortion of our city population, as Well as to Brook- n, Staten Island, Jersey City and Hoboken, it is feared that dur uring. the time of rearing an elegant and appropriate structure for the vast market business trade would shift into other sections ae so wear its ruts that no coaxing of a market edifice could induce it S return; and, ‘ike most other branches of the large trade of New York, the great source of food supply for this and nee ne hboring cities ‘would have forever departed jown town,” mr aaron FOR VESBY AND FULTON STREBTS, Besides the changes along West s' Market Bureau has adopted a plan for e: the gutters of Fulton and Vesey streets broom. It proposes to saw off the rear walls of the stands three ject from above the pavement, the floors to slant thence down to the top of the curb- Stone, and be supported by braces from the inner edge of the gutier top to the outer edge of the roof, the portions ted the line of braces to de- pend thereftom. Oo peaee or other supports be- neath the floors ‘are’ to interiere with free to the pavement and gutter, which are tobe daily cleansed, ‘This will leave to the stalls all the space they now have to display wares for sale, but will somewhat reduce their rage room and limit their conveniences as places of business, On the other hand, it will give no more room in the roadway for the legitimate business of the streets; and it only applies to the stands on the sidea next the market. Over the stands above the opposite gutters, or along the st nag bapencatens trom the market, the Market Bur 0 control. They | are within the jurisdiction of wie ‘yourd of Health and of the Department of Public Works, WILL IT ANSWER t These changes, ordered by Colonel Devoe, are intended togo mend matters iu the adfair of filth deposits and foul smelia as to induce the Board of Health to rescind ite action ordering the total clearing away of all the stands in the neighborhood B her cover and obstruct the gutters and cause erous exhalations, threatening the pen i disease and death. Suppose these re- forma of the Market Bureau {ull cares out, will that satisfy and stop t) Health from ore radical mesrares? Apparentiy both the Health Board and the oP mussioner of Public Works are now waitin ng for report of Mr. Delafield Smich, Counse! to the Cor- poration. ‘That official stated to a ‘ite IRALD re- mat, yesterday that he had not yet. answered the inquiries of Commissioner Van Nort. In answer to @ question he seemed to believe that the Board of Health, in the exercise of its duty to protect the public from ‘pestilence, could proceed without waiting ior slow legal investigation and judicial decisions, He did not give that as an answer i the official request fur an opinion; but, as a la’ and citizen, seemed to hold the conviction the Board of Health has large and summary which the public and the Courts would Suetlty it in it in exerting to avert threatened danger to the city. No doubt the Board has similar convictions, oe it may yet be found that the partial measures of th Market Bureau will fail to perpetuate the booth nuisances, which deprive the market of needed light and air. At the other end of Fulton ath \f oO of Fulton street the holders of coffee, oyster and fruit stands, attachea to Fulton Market, were mueb diaturbed yesterday in con- Sequence of the reforms ordered about Washi za, Market. Their floors were nearly ail raise Saturday, and many loads of filth and “refuse carted away. New ee Was laid, so arranged that reauy access can be had to the gutter. Some Of them were also raised s0 as to ndmit air beneath the planks, and @ general disposition was shown to conciliate the Board of Health before an order for Sa ‘shall go forth. These booths are the origin of a large amqunt of refuse, which ia allow to cumber the street behind them, and th ct obstruction to a street traversed aay t y usands of hurrying passen; Along the South street and Geckman street sides oo ‘Was less dirt and litter than last week; still @ pool stands in the a gettor on the north side which does not look quite wholesome. Along sore street, in the Been of Peck slip, the gutter and le- ‘walks are obstructed by booths which Toreate ith nuisances and need sanitary attention, ae ieee rommartot in Cat Ww market in Catharine street, from Cherry street te South, is less littered Lee ore free from bad smells thaa either Fulton oF Washing- ton. it does not cover the sidewalk or gutter on the south side. Part of the northern gutter and all the eastern is covered by oyster pales Which, thor ag not altogether so neatly Ke as they mi, ne be, Still do not appear to be pd vs ete in Le ne ‘age Gon Neve the pressure of tramc on West street, one of |, deck of the Eanotahatce tees |S about Wi toa Marke and show that there is some work wil = ‘a pone | voe's (gfe ag ituere | 2 ni ino leant “at. along Bay strect, there’ will be Biisrsautameas montarts ast become much cleaner. THE COURTS. Jon Pritt, an alleged deserter from the Russian ship Wafhulla,was brought before Commissioner Stuwell yesterday, and charged with desertion. ‘This 16 the man for whogg Deputy Marshal Stephen- son was looking when he was killed by Mechier, a8 already reported in the HeraLp, Pritt was ar- rested by Deputy Marshal Croly, at James Bassett’s brick yard, South River, N.J. A number of Rus- sian workmen employed there attempted to res- cue Pritt, bat Croly told them that if they inter- fered they would get badly hurt. They acted upon thia advice, and Croly, securing his prisoner, brought bim on to this city. The accused will be examined to-day before the Commissioner. In the case of Peter Stafford and others, who had been indicted in the United States Circuit Court for alleged fraud in the manufacture of whiskey, Judge Benedict yesterday rendered a decision to the effcct that the motion to quash the indictment Minst fail except in regard to the fourth count. The fourth count appears to be. double, and must be stricken out unless the government elect between the offences therein charged and enter a noule rosequt as to one of them. Yesterday, Henry Freund was committed by Commissioner Shields, tn default of $2,000 ball, for examination on a charge of having committed Perjury while offering himself as a surety for Fer- dinand Rudolph, and in swearing that he owned property which did not belong to him. A report, which appears to be well founded, was circulated in the United States Courts yesterday, to the effect that the State Department has over. ruled the decision of Judge Blatchford in the mat- ter of the extradition of Carl Vogt. Vogt, it will be remembered, is a Prussian subject, and he was accused of the murder, at Brussels, Belgium, ot the Count de Bois de Bianco. Judge Blatchford decided that Prussia, under the authority and ju- risdiction of her courts, and in accordance with the terme of the treaty between that country and the United States, had a right to demand Vogt’s extradition. If the report be true, this is the de- cision the State Department has undertaken to set aside, The proceeding is a novel one, and go is the point in dispute—whether Prussia has a right to demand the extradition of a subject for an offence not committed on her territory. It is said that the papers authorizing the discharge of Vogt will be received to-day by United States Marshal Fisk. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. The Loss of the Steamship Atlantic— Actions Against the Owners of the White Star Line. Actions have been commenced against the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company, of Liverpool, known as the owners of the White Star Lime, by Simon Camacio, of Brooklyn; Freeman D, Mack- wauld, John Spencer Jones, Lewis Lewinson and Thomas Murphy, of the city of New York, and James Bateman, of Massachussetts, to recover dam- ages for the injuries they received on the occasion gt the wreck of the steamship Atlantic, in which y were passengers, and also compensation for the ied of their baggage. These suits have been begun in the Supreme Court and the Court of Common Pleas, of New York, the City Court, Brooklyn, and the Superior Court of the State of Massachussetts. Tne Oceanic Steam Pole hal cores ne have Aone nied a petition Judge jatchford, the United Staten DI me Court, to the effect that they are not responsible for the Joss of the steamer, and that it occurred irom no fault. of theirs, and without their knowledge or privity. But they further ute that under the act Bniiuled “Aan aot to Himit the ne Lability of shipowne! and tor other purposes,” March ae the! ro only Fespouaivie to tin smount of their iuter- 3 in the vessel and of the ireight money on pad nee on which she was lost; and that the: ing to pay {nto Court the amount of ‘uch Inter. oat the freight money in question, or givea stipulation, wick sureties for the ment thereof, into Court whenever the same shall be ordered. Judge Blatchford has granted the Clerk to take testimony amonnt of the interest in the vessel, with a view to arrive at a conclusion on the allegations made in the petition. SUPREME coUAT—Cl COURT—CHAMBERS. Decisions. By Judge Van Bru Broce vs. Kelly.—Costs should sted allowed to de- fendants, Kelly & Weeks, and denied as to other defendants, Holgarten vs. ini hotbed settled, y Judge Daniels. Brown vs. Schieriop sureties not sufficient. SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Decisions. By Judge Freedman. Purdy vs, purdy.~order der uF pubicauoa' Calcagnino vs. Ulimat.—Order for Laon lication, &c. Hecht vs. Seitier.—Order grante Austin et al. vs. Morgan et al order ew om New York Life phessease and Trust Compa bonds and pay over to George Morgan fourth part, &c. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, The Board of Apportionment and the Election Bureau—A Salary Injunct Before Judge Larremore. In the case of P. McMullen Judge Larremore granted a mandamus to compel the Board of Esti- mate and Apportionment to make an appropriation for the amount of his salary, as Clerk of the Bureau of Election, from January to June, 1872. The Board one: ; net complying fully with the terms of the order, an order to show cause was granted why it should not ‘be punished for contempt. Counsel for the Board also moved that the order be modified, and on both these motions the case was brought on yesterday before Ju“cge Larremore in the Court of Common Pleas. Assistant Corporation Counsel anaews — for the Board and Mr. Strahan for the re- jator, On behalf of the Board it was urged that the terms of the mandamus bad se neatice out, ag Ce ar cussed, an jecided at es ‘opria- tion could not be made. shi Counsel argued that at this late Period items could not be putin the tax levy for expenses in- curred in 1872, and that, there/ore, the appropriation could not now be le by the Board 0} timate ang portionment. ‘or the relator, Mr. McMullen, counsel contended ‘that the mandamus required the appro riation to be made, and that, therefore, the Board, r9 to make'lt, bad digobeyea the order of” the Courts and he further urged that the mandamus was a proper one there Hing No question Dut that the for which the salary was claimed had been fate fully perprned. He theretore asked that the Court, instead of modifying the mandamus, require on Loner falfilment. scene, Larremore, after Seoptinn oe the argument, e papers, reserving his decision. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—SPEGIAL TERM, Decisions. By Judge Larremore, McDaniel vs. Selmi t. Jr.—Order signed, Averill vs. Sagran.—Motion granted on payment of pee! Toga to abide event. Judgment to stand as Seatcaregor va. Stillman.—Motion denied, without Jackson vs. Cooper.—There must an order to show cause in the first instance, Askin vs, The American National Bank.—Motion granted. Allowance 2% cent. " Judge Van Brunt. Horaegek vs. Paraiusek.—Bail reduced to $250, Borsagek vs. Paralusek.—Motion denied, Rundi vs. Paulson.—Bail reduced to §250, O'Gorman vs. Kamak.—See memorandum. Renaud vs, Werne: a eageon. continued. Geraghty, va. otion granted, with $5 cost About eleven o'clock Sunday night, as two wo- men were passing the corner of Elizabeth and Prince streets, they were, it is alleged, insulted by @ drunken man named Felix Slock. Three young men named John Downes, Thomas Condon and James McLaughlin were sitting on @ stoop near by, and, seeing the occurrence, sprang up and remonstreted With Slock. Slock became en- bs ed at their interference- and puiled out @ large knife, with which be siashed around indis- He stabbed Downes in the back of ck, cut Condon on the cheek and MoLa in on the heft temple. Befor id do any more damage he was arrested by Officer Mc- Kenna, taken to the Fourteenth precinct and logked pp. The three young meu were also taken Faugiled betere Ju ren Fowler al ine Ton fombs Police can jesterd: 000 bail to answer at General beaut held in $1, Domestic. Dishonest Annie OBrien, who as for some time past been in the employ of Mra, Eusabeth Adams, of 38 East Houston street, was arraigned at the Tombs a terday, with steal 124 worth of bo and 5 mtg 5 mr eony missed yes! morning bil sent for an cancer at’ once, tor the socused fond the lost her pos- lon. taken Beiore Ju 2 Fowler 04 Sdinitiea ‘ne er guilt and was held ia $1,000 ball answer, Not Sach @ Fool as He Looked. Frederick Evers, a German, keeping a lager beer saloon at 94 Cherry street, was waiking up and one his Pince reser ter ina nieie of semi-intoxi- when @ noted Fi fourth Saea a) in and called that Evers was in, and also his” ae a ig from hia i He bbed the watch and chain and at eet to Tun ont of hi A but Evers collared le Aight then ensued, and Doth of the men each other on the floor. as tussle waa on OfMicer Michael Smith, of Fourth arrived, gS on complaint of ur Evers, took Jonn Curtin ) Judge Fowler held him for exswuinotion, JEFFERSON. MARKET FOLICE COURT, A Depaty Sexton tn Trouble. On Saturday morning, as OMcer Sabarcoll, of the Twenty-eighth precinct, was walking through Hudson street, he saw @ young man pick up a posketbook, see! well filled, from the side- He accosted when the man gave his addr ress a8 ‘Thomas Sherwood, of 69 Vandam 6 street. As be was a very Tespectable-appearing person the officer allowed him to go, but followed him and saw him enter the house he had given as his residence, Subsequently Mr. Daniel b, Foreman, of 158 Christopher. pine’, appeared at the station bideed and stated that h 6 Be rei his pocketbook taining bis to the value of See. As the time and checks of the le loss tallied with the finding of the one by sSterwood, Officer Sabarcoll was sent to his residence to make inquiries, Arrived there, Sherwood dented all knowledge of the transaction or ever having seen the officer before. He was ar- rested and taken before Justice Ledwith, at the detferson Market Police Court, yesterday. Here he stated he was deputy sexton of St. Paul’s church, and dented all know ledge of the pocketbook. The officer positively identified him and he was held in the sum of $1,000 bail to answer. Highway Robbery. On Sunday afternoon, as James Quait,of 417 West Thirteenth street, was walking in Greenwich street, ie was attacked by three men, who knocked him down and robbed him of higewatch,. He subse- quently identified James Sullivan as one of his as- sailants and he was arrested. When arraigned before Justice ba tS yesterday he gave his resi- dence as 300 West Houston street, and denied all know e? ofthe offence, 6" committed in default of $1,000 bail to answer. Grand Larceny. On Sunday last Ann Murphy, of 258 West Houston street, entrusted to her friend, Ann Brooks, re- siding at the same place, the key to a small box, contains $28 in gold coin, for safe keeping. Later in the anys ey was retarned, On exan- ining her box Murphy iound her money gone. She immediately Pig her friend's arrest, C4 yesterday Justice Ledwith held her to bail in t! sum of $500 to answer the charge of id larceny. peat Riley, of 56 Grand street, een laint of Frank Holden, of 47 Pearl street with ing & quantity of ladies’ wearing apparel val- ned at $27, was committed in default of $1,000 bail to answer. Ferdinand Bonterief, an jalan. residing at 40 Roosevelt street, was charged with ste: three gold-plated watches from a fellow countr: named Giovanni Columbino, of = 5 East Ei eighth street. He was committed in x 1p in the Park. Yesterday morning John Davis, ot 415 West Fourth street, while seated on 4 bench in Madison gasses fell asleep, and was awakened by feeling & nd in his pocket. He started up, and, seizing the would-be thief, handed him over to an officer, He @xs his name as James MoGuire, of 420 East ighteenth street. He was arraigned before Jus- tice Ledwith, who locked him up to answer. COURT-CALENOAR—THIS DAY. SurREMB CovRT—CHAaMBERS—Held by Judge Preteens, 1%, 18, a3 a 27, 30, 36, 89, 40, 41, 42, 63, 64, 68, 69, 60, 61, 3, 8056. sxrkiaieyiay TERM OF THE SUPREME COURT, AuBany, N. Y., July 21, 1873. Governor Dix has called an extraordinary Circuit Term of the Supreme Court to be held in this city September 16, Judge James C, Smith to preside. The term is called at the request of lawyers and on the recommendation of the Attorney General for the purpose of clearing the calendar of cases which have accumulated. MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. Married. Curtis—JosgrH.—At the Old Mansion, Green- bush, on Thursday, July 17, by the Rev. Dr. Clover, WILLIAM NICHOLAS ‘Cunrs, . D., of St. Johnsville, N, Y., 0 CATHARINE JosEPH, of North Greenbush. STEARNS—CONNOR.—On Monday, July 21, at the residence of the bride’s parents, J. ‘THoMas STEARNS to E. LOUISA erty both of Tremont. Vos8—FigLp.—In Brooklyn, on Bondar. ti by the Rev. David J. Faiteraon, CHARLI of Broo! to FANNIE GREY FIRLD, daughter of Richard 184, of Louisville, Kentuc! WRIGHT—RaMSEY.—In New York, on Monday, Jul; 21, by the Rev. William ModAllister, FRANK P, WRIGHT, of Albany, to Lucy J. RamsBy, of Brooklyn, Birth. Carsar.—On Thursday, July 17, on Clove Hill, Etaren BD ELLEN, wife of H. D, Owsar, of a daughter, Died. ALoRR.—At Fioshing, L, ly on Sandi ege ARRIE MavD, CORSPES daughter of and Carrie V. The friends o! the family are invited'to attend the funel Pa ) ree at baif. ) farence Brown, sa ‘Proshing, ng, f ot BARKER.—At New uly 20, ANNIE iter of and Kate A. Barker, in the 7th yeat of her age. The bye and friends of the family are re- ly invited to attend the funeral, from heme Fesidenos of ‘her ts, on Tuesday, 220 inst,, a ‘oiock leaves Grand Central at 12 o'ciock'M. Y.—At ean on Monday July 21, after lg TN ee illness, ADA BLANCHR, Wife of Wil hase ea of Washington. ‘The funeral will take place at the residence of E. Fales, Esg., No. 231 Dean street, on Tuesday after- och, it two o'clock. The friends and relatives are Bratry.—On ei July 20, 1873, Jawes BEaTry, in the 68d year o! The relatives ond friends of the fat ae peenecs. fully invited to attend the funeral, his late lence, 23 eh, it Forty-fourth aire ‘on ‘Wedn 28, 1878, at nine o’cl John the m offered for the repose of his soul; thence to Cal- vay ae eT 4 ¥ 1873, RK.—On Moni al ANSCHEL Bene 109 years: 3 inonthe and 2 dave. The relatives “rie ends are invited to attend the faneral, from his late residence, 307 East Fit; second street, on LA aa agin morning, the a instant, at ten o'glook 4 A. BURRITT.—On Satu: rday, 3 19, ANN MARIA, widow of William 3, Burr a tapuhter of James Donaldson, deceased, in the 76th year of her age. Funeral from the pomcanee of her Wg a a] Jacob Vanderpoel, No, 60’ th a on Tues- 4a 22, at one dieloek . Me The iriends and relatives are invited to attend, Bcrns.—On Sunday, poe 20, Me hael cons of Wil- liam and Sarah E. Burn: poae cet 20 days, The relatives and iriends of the family are re. spectfully invited to attend the funeral from the residence of his parents, 635 Washington street, on Tuesday, July 22, at one o'clock. ‘COCHRAN: 20, 1878, WiLtdam RANE,—On Sunday, July CocHRane, in the 62d year of age. Funeral from hia late Osa star 124 ‘av Green Pla re ke lyn, Wednesday, J % three Cock.—At Locust Valley, L. I., JosuUa Coos, in the 85th year of his FARE.—08 Monday, Jujy 21, ANN Maura Park, *otts of onera Uebel 13 ‘0 th — ‘unday, Jo 5 @ beloved son of Edward A. Vand’ Kat Kate 2B. vom, seed 12 years. elatives and friends of the peril are Tespect- fally invited to attend the funeral, which 2) ca bes lace on Wednesday, at ten o'clock A. M., erkimer street, Brooklyn. The remaaile will te taken to Poughkeepsie for interment. Cornons,—On Monday, July 21, at 1,468 First ave- Due, THOMAS CONNORS, Notice of the funeral in to-morrow’s yg Cor} “ reed Monday, July 21, PATRICK COYLE, ire relatives and friends of the family, and also those of his son James, are bay Invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, ait West ‘Thirteenth street, ron tvednesday, the instant, at half-past nine o'clock A. M. ‘thence to St. Joseph’s church, where a solemn. high mass of requiem will be offered up for the Wha tase of his soul; thence to Calvary for interment. Ovr.uMB.—On Sunday, July 20, JuLra, daughter of James and Catherine lamb, of Sa Sanagh, Fp AS: | ‘ord, parish of Collumbk, Irelang, oeeineral wilh take place from her uncle's residence, Jobn A. Keating, Eighth, avenue, this day, at hali-past one A, xara dgaghter of Waiter Ean ley Dalor aged! a Invited: waren ana of ber, No, 244 Floyd street, Dy, on Taes' Darwen Pouty, N. 3 on river 20, Wu Liam Dasw. Faneral service st enureh, is Hackensack, oe Fuseday, July 2h at two o'clock f,Dowuva.-—on Sunday, July 20, 1973, ViNCmNs, in- mv son of thomas da esday atten Ord AM. Testdence, dos West Futy-sevent i ay CATHERINE, Wid nd 8Y acive of the parion of Glen 60 years. Bet: Te- to att “4 aval ‘Weaneed tga sree et en at ten aven' on Jul o'clock: from there St. Lawrence’s chnrch, Eighty. ty-fourth sree, eben 5.8 8 solemn requiem mass be offered for t! r soul; from se le ial wit Joux re- oe ke ier real nce, East mead po day) morning, at nine o'clock, or - Gabriel’s concn oe eee half-past pda By ae 8 solem: trom ‘tence’ ¢ to Calvary Cemetery ir nape Ecxuorr.—At Catskill, N. Y., on Bungay, 2 any per iy too gd EckHorFP, aged 48 years, 3 “Notice of funeral hereafter. tthe residence of her nena ciation lier I No. 81 Cott ‘a, 10. Brinda, diy a Biz ‘otpanstatte, aged aged 1 78 The relatives ana sae, of the bg 4 _ gavites to attend the funeral services, at the Re! Dutch panren teen Dr. Hutton) , on Wi nga juare, te rneedary efternogn, oh ag. fo ir 0” e remains ‘eenwood oD Wi DEN.—On Monday, Jay Henry Groncs Goppen, in the 48d 1 Year of hia aa. Relatt' en ee members of Delaware Tribe, No. R. M, and brothers of sister tribes, ‘are Hnsited to attend the funeral, on Wed- nesday, the 23d inst., at eleven o'clock, from the church corner of New Vork avenae Ab ele] aa South street, Jersey City Heights, West Ho- GniEBRL.—On Sunday, July 20, 1878, at nine o'clock P, M., MARIA Grmesst, daoghter of Pe ‘ahd Sugan Ritter Griebel, aged 1 year an he tres ond fends of Taneral ai Tosidence of of her parents, 178 peoias avenue, this ; Berlin a oeprerese r OPT. Og on Sunday, Suay 2 par Dr A bln tive of Prague, At Baltimore and Rochester Hakt.—On Sunday, July “orchlere infaa ESTHER ANNES HART, ingen’ os ghiey Fes Peter, Funeral from the siay Taig oo ior her + Serents, 76 fais avenue, on one o'clock HaziLeTon.—In aiaee ‘om ‘Suna: lay, 20, of dropsy, pre enas| gon of Abraham and ry Hazleton, aged 5 and 10 months. pes friends of ti family are Parties to attend faneral, from the residence of No. the his parents, 654 Green avenue, this day, (Fuesday), at two o'clock P. . Me HOLLy.—At Stamford, 2, Eaity, wife of the ines Mbaander W Holy, 1S » iD are invited to attend the a — on from the ie reidence pea parents, 202 Ninth a uavends, on Wednesday, the 23d inst., at two lock. ae Fe or wise Key yee 5 the woth. that age Year ss ag ponents = ene, ais ee ‘East Seven- remains ¢ were in! On Sunday, Retard ‘Keyse, at hor th stree! the ther are invited” to attend Place on Tuesday, July .—On Sanah ye 3 Jaly 20, @na- phy or the county Fe! aes id, aged 76 7 9ier relatives and “ate are respect! invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of her son, Jobn Logan, 55 Pitt street, on Tuesday, July bso half-past one o'clock De recise! ATTOCKS.—On Sunday, July 20, at the residence of her son-in-law, Josep! Foster, Bea, at Lafayette (Jersey City), Conese Paumer Ma’ KS, aged 75 years, 2 months and 2 days, on Sh ie om \d friends ae pempecstely: invited beg attena meral, on Wednesday moi 7 eleven o'clock. Ttastnent at ding Wain leaves Forty-second street at two P. MeERRITT.—At his home, in Bergen county, New Jeteey, on Thursday, July 11, after, m short iuiness, y A. D. MERRITT, formerly Major Fifth New Tone Socoerets He was interred on Sunday last, temporarily, at Monwat i Monars.—On Gi Tarsaay, 11, Pecae eer son of John an eae tee tithe nd a e trom the Tesldence ae Weanes: mot Tree and ‘scospted. Mase to attend Aye further ae day July Ti, Lewis EDwAto MOLLANy Sos: ‘ted age. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the reneis ha! residence of his the father, “eer R. Mi aerate 01 ar Two olclsck I a M. Train street for — avenue sta iar ie ty: “afth st atree: anya July ira ny two. Sorry | Ede rr via Newark ‘ont and horse cars for it, Jersey City at Paraior, son of st of Churchtown, oom ant) ioe of ‘his son-in dam, Faw ra, fon fally invited to. at- the Tunerat, im fais lata late Fea lence, 74 Crosby wieroua wat E jar! en Botarday daly” 19, Qurvaa, infant sor be tas and Boe Berong O'NEN..—On ner morning, Tul, a, after a eldest son of Michael apd short 1 ‘gh ars and ie 10 months, New Yors road, at 1 P. Keorapaid og leave Montgomery si! MURPHY.—On Suni J the late Jonn Mi tureng Se thea comnty, Cork, Ireland, eran ds Bridget O'Neil, aged ms relatives, and ‘twends are 7 vited tos attend the funeral, from the ene his paren: it, to-day (Tuesday), Tuy at one ‘iclogk P. ne On Me July 21, the beloved wife of ba ble! @ nai of Rattallin, county Ros- ota Ke the ataly a jfompeceially re bp Bee two clog from mr her lave real- ‘Fovlamoath i onder, beng eae ae Bellport, \TT..- CHARLES T, Pure in year of his Notice of funeral hereatter, RATHBUN.—At Fort Washi m1, on ton aed rare July 20, BexsaMin Ratasoy, a. and friends are attend” ‘his tuner on Tuesday, July ‘yom se Stephen’s cnucch Forty-six! street, between Fifth and Sixth Auane at one ne o'clock Ramur--baade RBILLY.. decay, oe mn Jaly in the ett ae Alagth of his age, PaTrick RgILiy, from the ree wh Edgeworthstown, county 7 The relatives and friends of the family, fa Load of his brothers-in-law, ae invited to attend the funeral, from his late aor a 423 East Bevonty-aixth street, om Tuesday, July 2% at one o'clock sharp. Friends of a famfly are invited to at- tend the funeral of Dr. J. W. irom his late reat- dence, 657 DeKalb avenue, Broo! » on Thursday, at halkpast nine A. M. RourgR.—On ae sy, 21, par ou) ay pe eecen and Joanna Rourke, aged 1 Relatives and friends = ply to attend the funeral, from residence of 561 Third SLinwona New York, on Tue: eTay aot one Sureuba.con Mi day, Ju! i & short severe ilness, Hoxoma Birnie “ot ‘Balla oe county Galway, Ireland, 49th year of her age. The tela Nea ned irlen anaes Receinay reget to attend lay, J it two o'clock from her iste reqinaen Sonaay, Jal sae Ttkx, 0 only dai Richar aish, a motte i and iy ‘darn jecttndpe ep scfank ou Wednesday strtoon, atime.) bck. o1 attern Wateox.on Sunda igus, Ju Taly 20; Mes. Herre M, Watson, wife of 0. tn, ged 2 23 yer aes Funeral services at I feo Rinetielp Sirens, to-day (Taeeday), 224 inst, B sare Wairk.—Passed into spint ife, from inflamma- Hon of the borele, on Friday, ay 18, atice CHASE HITE, years, 1 month ai voted ent wii ativersally beloved wi y ries & langher bin a pa eity, ad eldest lewport, Sonveyen for ‘Roareaaan’ whither her remains One of earth’s iat eae cee 8) ant As wile, mother, Trend, evovedly Just Sad are our hearts t Moistened our eyes oan gamicticn's ted tear; Broken our circle, without thy dear face, Which none, dearest Alice, can ever Fepiace, Wobrr.—on Monday, Jaly 21, Joun WoLrr, in the a mae of his age, The re atives and friends of the family are Png ing Pe Re NCR a 1 July ay 06 G00 oreioce Fi ake, Flatbush, on Satarday, gay 1 oe Sah ine a dat of Dr. John L, ant