The New York Herald Newspaper, January 7, 1874, Page 3

Tee GOT ese a ielceiae a artista--the one as baritone operatic singer and the other as a violin- iat—having entered into an offensive and defensive alliance for a concert campaign, commenced their atteck last night onthe New York public, the same being rather sparsely represented on ac- count of the rain and mud. The programme had many features of interest, vocal and instrumental. | 4° Maurel song the grand aria from “Maria The Ong of the State Legislature | wi “Yesterday at Albany, Yas Bay chister, Elected ‘Speaker 7 @i Bndenz,” and, 98..an encore, one of 7 , Gounod’s songs, “Chanson di temps”? Ms of the Assembly, In the “i iecond part he eae tthe fine on . . Wer song of Mahomet, from Rossini’s “Siege of Corinth.” In this magnificent arta M. Maurel’s yoice and thorough school, such as the Paris Conservatoire alone can give, roused the au- dience to a pitch of enthusiaam, Of course the Voice of such an eminent operatic artist. cannot be heard to the same advantage in a half empty con- cert hall asin an abundantly tolletted opera house, ee ee ee of his voice was s Jagr last teed conducive to success. Seen eee ee onror ite ‘ALBANY, Jan. 6, 1874, opening day af the Legislature of 1874, as rg was ase ts to-iay by stormy weather. This was etidentiy made a mixed afatr by tin the world, finishedand perfectly ola ip order to better please those intelligible and capable of oy avers nuance democrat elect who are never so calielebagl temmed mera nie happy, A they Pcayal to Albarly, Sone ohy ark FEMemee and re ur, ?? rere not can find feati with general surroundings, worms 108 8 be ee goed no. began More: ferried Was neither a snow fron ean Giovani? was el eter jure that aly failure that but It Was 8 combination’ cum a Raced 8m, Sue, scan 86, Me Meare piel or bot, po _ nt “Hsien peg the of ane violins, Pith metiolont eter results om thé members of both houses, and in consequence She voice was not 80 good as ges ap mM golng down State street hid aud in the during the ope! Hipped down eng np, ws cantons to te Mr. Wieniaweki, one ofthe | eat violinists who weak-knopd of both parties ‘as the: late lamented havo over vistig this country, was in hia happiest coalition 1. Was heard of in New York the day Wientawski’s Fae Hrnat’s cclabrated lection. Umbrellas were in demand and and Ww “Aire, were ove fehoes, and the countrymen, wie sways Weaith eon ty ie gra Yoverprecat re ation a expect rain if a city, and, who came roughshod effect shat might be ‘irae of ive and ready: for the: occasion, had reason to be violinists. Miss: Jennie Bull did not do the ion pins seeutay? of pects “Cenerentola” that justice which should be de! donne on woah, an.ooe aa and essayed an 801 e the inexcusable deject of singing 8 she Was not in accord with the plat last == The two works of CRAB SR: TRNANS ELON: thankful ‘that they’ were ‘not ‘compelled from the very first. day, of the , session. to spend a -portion of their allowance of $300, thus endangering in advance the future liquida- tion of sundry little bills which 1sndiadies on the hilisides here are very about periodi- cally. This cosey Village, which nine months out |’ Of the twelve jogs-siong in ite everyday life jnstas quietly and: unconcernedly‘as though there were no other part of, this mundéne ere Of Ours Worth talking bout, very takes quite an interest in ‘tHe OFmxG oF A tearetArCRE, ‘The sight of scores of strangers, who muat be per- Mmanent lo@gers in the village for several months at \ atime, ta from the trams snd working their way ap hilito she Capitol te as manna from heayen to many'of thé good people, who thrive wall in the winter By'reagon of the law- Makers’ presence; and it was only natural that were BOP, bayer in a aty! maken ob a8 succeaaful, regard a given to-day by this company. Musical and Dramatic Sates. Mile. Annette Kuhn, the blind cither player, at Bteinway Hall this evening. Mr. Jerome Hopkins gives his annual Ohristmas- Tide festival concert, at Steinway Hall, on Satur- day next. A new hall, erected at ShemMeld, England, ats Cost of £25,000, and intended for the performance of high class musical works, has been opened. The wi my 4 the ee ee 0! vel pouchatied whe fase ots vuslnees dav tithcoom ae Rew Sonator from the First nates Witaset? Srodtce a bile” Tudead. be was tit contans oi a the introduction of one, for nelinwrodused two, One looks to the repeal of the usury laws my And Sie } other FeUEvE, a) and mortgages z as the mombérs striggled ‘with the ice ‘up-| tion, he: past seasiut trom £3x2- | organ cost £5,000, the bill {they Were. met on every. corner | tWo subjects were thick as 4 wig Mor Mr. George Vandenhof, who has been prevented py sympathising. natives,» who’ took. them | Proed, ses auring ¥ ie Fn of the te teaion from returning home for some months by a serious Kindly by the § hand, while ‘front the must fe fresh in and painful attaek of the gout, will arrive in the ‘windows Heré and there many ‘s,,fait one nodded bred er lang iJ mnie hd" rae next steamer from England. approvingly amid ber Janghter at the way the | not of a character ve, ihe fre a o ao ie policy an “eccentricity” im three acts; called ‘The legislatora Weréforced ‘to take ‘their’ first steps | sought to’ be bills any ‘Wedding March,” founded, on a French ptece, to the Capitol luke chuldrén jearning to walk. And fide toarre that ¢i rill eas hw = “Qhapean de Paille d’Italle,” hag been, produced at the Court Theatre, London, with great;success. It is somewhat in the rushing, jostling spirit of “Tricoche et Cacolet,” which was adapted into “Roughing It’ at! the Grand Opera House. The atory is that of young nian on hia wedding morn- ing hunting over the city for a straw hat of partic. ‘ular build, with the enttre bridal party at his heels, yet, though the) pathway” was slippery, while the driszling rain’ afd snow made the Capitol look afm in the shoft distance @way, it, was easy, to, the ex- perlenced Jeye 'to:aetect.the' mew members from among the''‘oM. “The unfledged, especially the young men, appeared to be laboring under a.ter- rible sense’o! they walked ‘Tne situations are highly humorous, pathway @ steady one, their stride would “The Bypocrite,” by Isaac Bickerstaffe, which have doubtiess' commanded’ the admiration of: 1, Wes ‘was recently revived at the Gaiety Theatre, London, ‘every militiaman' shout’ ‘town. But it was ‘when how, wit ie a] of ae few frepbucen was first prodacéd at Drury Lane, in 1768, The Satan ah at hero ey | Hai Seca’ ned esePRSPOT | Sane "gy ny re an mas f f carried théir Tedds high and’ talked impressively | ee hie dei we tg G te was, give being to the incidents. ft was written at a when spoken to about. Sei ott favor by Jounson! the Sena: time when Methodism was unpopular and was ad- apted from Colley Cibber’s play of «The Non-Juror,” which, to please George I, made @ Jacobite priest the hypocrite. Of course, Cibber took the plot bodily from the French of Moliére’s ‘Tartaffe.”” It is. now a curious thing to see the piece resurtected. PRE DEMANDS OF THE TIERS ang the necessity of doing the people's Will in all things; and as, they spoke they iooked at their in- terlocutors' with an sir‘ of ‘Wonderful wisdom, ag. much as to may, “l expect to make a great mark here, for I am wondertully amart in every way,’’ and balanced themselves from oné foot to another and held their hands behind them tightly, as though fearful, if they did not keep them out of harm’s way, some of the‘ lobbyists they had heard #o much abont before they le't thelr virtuous homes might thrust something. into./them, and thus consider their owners retained for tne ses- sion. It was quite different grith the old stagers. They sauntered into the House and the Senate snd dropped into the ‘fret seats they came across nonchalantly, like old guardemem who had been off on'a feriough which had just expired and expected no one to give them ‘was also 8 colored man, and it fact of his beh § means darker (in eres great to do with poor "i Le it MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, THE OITY AND OOUNTY PINANOES, Proposals for Consolidated City and ' County Stocks. Since December 23, 1678, an. adyertisement ap- peared in all the city papers calling for sealed pro- posals for $4,210,497 55 consolidated stocks of the clty and county of New York for the purpose of providing means for paying bonds of the city anda county maturing January 15, 1874 The day for opening the bids was set for yesterday, and about two o’clock in the afternoon the Comptroller ‘opened the following proposals:— English steal from the French. The personal influence which the fair creatures of the footlights are apt to exercise over suacept- ible youths is occasionally not conducive to the moral well-being of the latter. Professional ladies will shrug their shoulders and be.apt to say that the actreas was not to blame about whom young Mr. W. G. Davis, a London lawyer's clerk, made a fool of himself to the extent of £2,000 of his em- ployer’s money during an acquaintance of 12 months with the lady. , That amount he squand- ered on the young: actress. It was none of her ‘busmess where’ he got the money. The law had as an old English drama, when it is only an old- Pointment Declared Miegal. The Newark Common Counctl chamber was crowded last nigot with citizens, the occasion being the organization o! a new city government. Mayor Nehemiah Perry was frat sworn into office, and then the old Council wound up ite business, adjourned sine die, and the new Council organ- ized. The Mayor read his message himself, and ‘was warmly applauded at least a dozen times, THE INAUGURAL MES8AGR. is comparatively brief and altogether a sensible business like paper, interspersed with a pamber of important suggestions, Considerable space is devoted to the consideration of the heavy indebt- edness of the city, the necessity of an improved governmental system and the practice of wise economy. The preparation of a new city charter is most earnestly recommeniea; for, says the Mayor, “the present charter, with its numerous conflicting supplements, not only embarrasses those who honestly desire to ascertain their power and duties, but too often furnishes a pretext to those who seek to enlarge their powers or defeat ‘the will of the p people. ” EypOng gr ground is taken in favor of enfor: the Sunday laws; but reference ig made to the action of the last Council in depriv- ing the Executive of ay) over the Police De- partment. While it is admitted that the Sunday tone ‘the May ae ‘ominent isaue of the last elec- mn, the ‘eely expresses the opimon that there wan’ a deeper issue still—viz,, that all laws should be Foannuen oaaotnnet a enforced; that excra\ Seriarage nee at be checked and dishonesty. ” .“People,”’ he adds in this connection, Bannot ve legisiated Into church nor out of intem Perate habits; ‘but we can enforce quiet, cam in- sure an opportunity for worship, and make vice and debauchery to 50 comeay tueinselven as to be no longer a d nuisance.” To ac- complisn this desirable Teauit he pledges his co- operation with ‘those who share the executive power.” Baleenine, to the Broadwell defaication, pester ra already to nearly $15,000, Mayor Perry gaye, “i! A SOURCE OF MORTIFICATION and regret. thes the fair tame’ of the city should have suffered through such dishonesty. He adds:— “The fearful epidemic of corruption which makes every one of us blush for the repuredon of our country hag not sparen. our city, \d 80 great has been tne distrust created by the disclosures of frand that poness aie in. oficia: tions have ‘unjustly suffere: is much, at least, has been badd that ed eg under the present system of Giey Cavern mane } on lle fraud and great culty of detection.” r the reading of the message 4 special communication was sent in by beth a pe on the subject of hen Auditorahip,iwhicl el quite, It tnegndedt 8 legal ‘Spinto, e3 expressed in. writing, to the Mayor b; ludge Teese, admit one of the ablest egal minds in the State, in which it 18 unequivocally declared that the intment of City Aualtor Dawes by the last Geum 1s. egal, and therefore null and void. Judge Teese proves by the City Hall records that Dawes’ last election term did not commence until Jani 3, 1871. He Geciares that the term of the ye tor appointed ‘under tne Comptrolier's bill i legally commences on the 6th of January, 1874, concludes his paper, which is quite tone, a the following emphatic lan; —My opinion is that oe! action % the Mayor and Conimon Council on day of De- cember last was contrary to Be rand ‘of the precedent estab! ll fin the case of the are and that said appointment was illegal and void.”” The Mayor added” that he considered there was no Auditor appointed, and named James F. Bond for the va- A By puplanse arent gteeted the name, On mo- tion of *'Boas’” the. communication was laid on the table, The Auditorship question will undoubtedly go before the courts, THE OCEAN NATIONAL BANK, A Meeting of the Depositors and Report of the Committee—The Keceiver’s State- » ment=—He Expects To Pay All Indebted- mest—A Lively Debate. A meeting of the depositors of thé Ocean National Bank, which went into the hands of @ receiver some two years since, was held in the First. District Court room yesterday aftérnoon. ..Mr..0, J. Everett was calied to the chair. He'stated the object of the meeting to be to listen to the report of the committee originally. appointed in the inter- est of the depositors, During its existence the com- mittee had aken very little action aa it was without power to accomplish much. The report was then Tead by Mr. Walker, the secretary of the commit- tee. “After explaining the diMiculties under which it labored, owing to a want of authority, the report. wens.on to say that the commistee had called on Mr. Theodore M. Davis, who the receiver, afforded the members every facility for examining the books and accounts of the bank, giving all needful lanations for a thorough understanding of them. tthe exhibit of ASSETS AND LIABILITIES ‘Was such that it was thought well to send acom- Mmuntcation to Mr. _ J. Knox, Comptroller of the Treasury, asking that an assessment be made on the stockholders in order to pay @ dividend to the depositors, To this an answer been received ’ instructions as to what they had to do. 7 something to say, however, and he 1s now practis- | stating that such assessment would be made whe! pam the new members in a srolna way, aeht bi Melina Van Cott, 1 caer i ing @ pas seul on the treadmill with an eight years’ | tne condition of Just and ‘there the and chatted with them freely and without reserve, 10.000 at {1014 | engagement. ‘That is none of the lady’s business | Matter reered. It was incidents pe nssateo at: that ‘as though, they had Known them for years and 10000 at‘ 10> | elther. tors. Mr. Tappan Townsend, who cutered at ‘would be giad to‘continue the acquaintance, It oe os 1 “Le Femme de Fen,” the new piece by Adolphe ti ener, Me made secre! Of the meeting. need not be wondéred at, therefore, that the new $00) st igo, | Belot, which will be produced at Bouth’s Theatre | 7 Sroquen: ty Troms ‘tne’ courealtiege 1 te tee and the old members soon got slong very well to- atom at 100 109 | 02 Monday next, iss French sensational play, de- | aaa any farther reaponaiiy an anid au gether, and by the time the two houses had or- 3 ‘at 100 voted to the illustration of morbid passions, It | Mr. Henry 8. Olinton, of counsel stock: ganized thé few ones nad been shorn of very much Aon ct am | | contains murder, a quastmurder and a suicide. | Perenca go tne state of, the eager an Miabittties, Of their staginess and airs of self-importance. It 12.00 at 100 It takes tts title from an eccentricity of the heroine,/ which were answered Davis, the receiver, ‘was elever: Welock precisely when the two houses r0ne at 18. | Diane Berrand, She loves to bathe in the seaat | with a detalled statement oF ‘both, ge given below. were called 'to order by the clerks of the old Senate oa at 109 hight, when‘the phosphorescent glimmer may be | 10 the course of his remarks, he s at 10018 contestin, he claims those who lost by by and Assembly, Tne galleries were crowded to re- 240 at 100 seen upon the waters. She connects this with the | the bond ro! with assurances of suc- at 100 Comptroller would pay Pythagorean doctrine of the transmigration of souls, believing that in a former state her spirit or its. tenement swam for a term on waves of fire. This purgatorial idea gives her a local celebrity, and she is known as “the woman offire.” A young Pietion, and thé scene in' the Assembly especially ‘was particalarly attractive. The reserved portion or tbe Kerioomesed to the rear of the last row of chairs was occupied almost wien ines iy by promi- Rent pouticians and their frien S38 20-BS 05, eheeeseeeeeeese ‘=f it 100 Of the Saban Gea enna Sate swing Pou more at 1 lawyer falls in love with her and she with him, but ed the proj og rye of the new officers ny botl Py # 100 they are too poor to marry. An aged, wealthy jouses, ie narrow ‘8 the 4,000 .at 100 suitor for her hand is then accepted, and she mar- Jeit and nd LsReeL (the main Bortion of tne House, too, AD ot ine ries the latter, making the young: lawyer swear to galleries up. sia, they were wore lite overtiowing Tapas remain single for two years, This arrangement is ‘With spectators, many Who were uw ,00u at hard to keep and she takes@ packet of poison to watches iene pro! pel stinted i dangerous her home. She is about to commit suicide when OITY TREASURY RECEIPTS, Comptroller Green reports the following receipts ot tne Treasury yesterday :— From taxes of 1878 and interest. her aged husband enters and drinks the poison she has prepared, She then marries the young law- yer. During all this time she is pursued by her lste husband's ateward, who loves her. He thréat- ens her with exposure if she will not fly with him. 80 long as they could witness the busy scenes Jow. | It is unnecessary to go into any detail as to ies formality: of the organization, as it ae of cee, only a repetition, in a more thout any speech making, of the oun figs of (ne) two party caucuses of the nigi wom ty uated odtaned Te votn mm market red She tells all to her husband, and then defies the Mg es ee ive rol — Ct me woes From licenses, Mayor's ofice. steward, who waylays her, kills her ees himself. the entire. House. at once broke out into | Fromdues ind oon, Superior Court. Has’ | Tae tONOS lowrner, Aa teres shame) ee, Komen Joua Pere en ere Panag for several eee, Se = 38 of sia The on Me Sor fa HET bie minutes, wi was, if possibie, more enthusi- ~ Hy enough here. of je base Sapphies of astic than the storm of hurrais that greeted tne | Fromstenogra sc aaa cures. 6 | modern paganism, Tts production on # grand ‘“«ndependent” member when he stood up to be sworn in at en earlier part of the proceedings. In- deed, the Le ge cared 1g anes vote got the better of ome god tn who yelled out ‘At the top of his voice, Sipaliy ‘old bate ‘which set THE WHOLE HOUSE IN & ROAR, and but added to the ralexcttement. Wag- srentace tome liberal, from New York, voted for Weed, 18, too, created quite & utter, ag democrats, who did not ex the access applauding Deartily woen, the vote was east. it wes teas o’ciock when the new ‘gies was conducted by ty and his demo- scale is promised, with startling na‘atorial efects. The Charivart, as @ réswme of ita opinion on Sardou’s new play, ‘Les Merveilleuses,” say: “It is 4 show which we recommend only to the deaf.” Without the words, the Charivart says, it ought torun 100 nights; with them, however, it ‘will’ be weighed down in 20 nights, HISTORIOAL SOOIETY. ‘ Total...... oITy’ OHAMBERLATN'S OFFIOE ‘The following is ‘tne financial condition of the Chamberiaifs Bureau for the week ending Decem- ber 31:— Balance December 27. sy i ee his republican opponen' gro Thy cratic competitor, Mr. Weed, to the platform un- ———_ The Historical Society met last night, and, after = we old Washington portrait. sarome ee THE ASSISTANT ALDERMANIO FIGHT, leteming to @ discourse upon William Ill. by the this, portrait Gown &@ golden Meagle—to Mgr — spearer William BR. Maloney, who was yesterday elected | President, Frederic de Peystes, elected the follow: A Re ll aie 4 TEM, Clerk of he Board of Assistant Aldermen, in place | ‘ug officers for 1874:—Frederic de Peyster, Presi. in'his bill, and there were some people * hn J iden Ataong iotpectatara moo asert oats uodded « | of Corneline Donohue, made the folowing appoint | Gem, Wigan, Cue” Befany Fee: Ficacan Ena gree! V7 he other eagle, baid m on oe ments yesterday afternoon :— liam J. Hoppin. Furelia Corresponding Secretary; é 18, a8 with pinions down ao le ‘on | George W. Betts, uty Clerk; Henry &. | Evert A. Duyakinoky mestic Corresponding Sec- Jury ste Sr ee RS eek Munker to be General ¢ dere j Thomas F. Eagan, | retary: Andrew Warner, Recording Secretary; is eyrie to, give ag the birds of wo | Journal Clerk; Thomas’ f . Barrett, Second As: | Benjamin H. bag asurer, and George eneral congratulation bale oon. sistant, Moore, Librarian. e meeting then adjourned. Mr Hustea's speech was shore pithy end to the | gLavard Downey, Doorkeeper; James Walsh, Ser- — point. aot oF the weual ine ation pnp dlgted ty ata Thoms bbott, Messenger, THE OINOGINNATI POST OFFIOE, The Ma: ean anon a tnd heh es | ounce ann Rise te ote” | Meghan, Nomination Vistery for en ary promises, ‘et while it toe ¢ Mr. "dusted ri wish No Cha: rea a in est may mean mel that nls dena anelatlon. of Pil ae COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATION. v7) 7 io, a Jan. 6) 18% napolles as again The Commissioners of Emigration held a regular | qne nomination ot Gustave. R. Wahle for Post- comes [roi hte me good reer meeting yesterday afternoon at Castle Garden, Boat one ies so an eve: ant toew task rey ‘Vhat he Mr. Hurlbat presiding. Tne Treasurer’s report was a follows:—Balance on hand Jai master of Cincinnati has about as much freshness and savor about it as had, in ite turn, the nomina- more, (4 by his own ve 1, 1873, | tion of Henry Kessler, who was subsequently with- erisctments ‘ a bad of Sista eret $5,071; receipts since, 9237,461; disbursements | arawn. They ate both old politicians, with ® pos- bers in the ty) ‘On the sub- | since June 1, 1873, inch enphent wey vanuary 1, | ginie aim in favor of Kessler, who in his eg atl ae could have elected | g2,401., ‘iho estimated aentency June 1, 1878 was ppc yed Bl sel by ry toting vote, But his. 000; the total deticiency january ‘1, ‘$64,000, } time has held important offices.. Wable never has. declaration bate byl eee Fairman, chief boarding officer, ras ‘dis- | He was the republican candidate for County Treas- publican Sete Moteat ang meas: oto omaner: STE | Soneotor of sity water renks aud has been Nolding the Wi ne Bureau, fo: , ector of city water ren’ 2 ing ure they God Bs rans sustiy be held. responsible by Joave of absence, was denied, The ober mente uch petty offices for ao Fd = Spee Rusa a te gpa | me Wor move Ay TR close’ etween 16 ati clique OFF THE LOBBY THE WASBINGTON MABKET TROUBLES, iticlans and United States Senator Jonn in their jobs. and their corrupt schemes, in man, at the Burnet House, on his way to Washing- A delegation of the market women from Wash- ington Market, who were deprived of their post- tions to expose their wares by the last raid yes- terday called on Mr. B. B, Shafer, Superintendent of Encumbrances, and requested permission to contin ue their small Dusiness as usual. Mr. Shafer gare RO positive aagurance, but promised to the Maror and juan they seek only the gam and benefit of ri * of corrupt met in New York city and sometimes in is & loss to the general ‘7 pote wows con! Sagi of power here in Albany cast disgrace u ublican * resented here by oe majority, much the; nts ani ton last week. It is @ triumph for the Ben leston and Sands Lenn ponees which, it is ted Kessler, because ic was thought he did n sufficiently ‘scheme and work for the “nog ehh fall. The removal of Postmaster Pommemens See business portion of the ‘comme: Bity and a gratification Carey, his ty # ah ‘worked buneew into s dye cess; but that the no further dividends Wy the depositors be already yond the 70 per cen id nes Siena ae amount had Best realzea ae ra an equal percent ty pe cision tot be in thett fi favor—t! 0 per cent rd Judge Birdseye, also 0 1 counsel for the $ ge sharenoiaers, asked some questions in reterence te the Portage Lake Comp: bonds, which formed a part of the bank's assets, which ‘fea toa VERY ACRIMONIOUS DEBATE between him and the receiver, in which each charged the other with making false statements, In the course of his remarks the latter stated that the Spl haces of the receivership, inctadi: re from litigation, up to the present, hi $97,00 A resolution that a' committee be op pointed empowered to raise money and to tal sach action is they might consider best for the in- terests of the stockholders and the depositors called forth considerable debate and a number of amendments, but was paaly. withdrawn. On mo- tion the report as originally presented was adopted and the committee was discharged. The meeting then adjourned. The following 1s the statement of assets as made by the receiver :— United States Cash in hand of receiver. Due depositors. Judgments... 126; In submitting this statement the receiver said he expected with the assets to every dollar of the indebtedness of the bank, though a consider- po portion of the assets tus stated were worth- THE BROOKLYN RING FRAUDS, ALBANY, Jan. 6, 1874, The committee of the Kings QGounty Board of Supervisors are here with the suppressed report of the commission, showing up the rascalities of the Brooklyn Ring, which they propose to lay be- fore the Governors? sft raf REAL ESTATE NOTES There is as yet no revival noticeable in the real estate market, nor is any to be looked for with Much confidence until Congress has made some disposition of pending questions of financial teform. At private saie V. K, Stevenson, sr., reports the sale of one lot, 25x100, on the south side of Fifty- ninth street, 250 feet west of Seventh avenue (fronting the Park), to, John W. Lewis, for $85,000, cash, Mr. Lewis, itis said, Mager grey tage d an el t residence thereon. Also one stable lo’ on Fitty-sixth street, 326 feet west of Ninth avenue, for $60,000. Lespinasse & Friedman re) pa, gale of the poe, ~~ A West Fourteen n, jieCiave and Seaver, Com- half of the Mayor, Aldermen and pean the alty, velasive to title to certain oe ® public place or parade es propose hoidi meet on Friday und turday next, January 9 and 10, between ‘waive of and two, at No. 1 6 street, for the conferring with Pape in the awards < ee in this proceeding. ‘Owners of eaeey acquired’ are are requested to send pny l-papert to the Clerk of the Commis- Nor 82 jaasau strect, room 2 This pawn smbos tance $0 all interested NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1874,—TRIPLE _SHERT. 8 EAs MT OTmRE | MUR GUN JUSTIORSENP, | SELAH teS ire ‘ Me A | ieee a a netictamenanena bedlieead “isgel Bombunell—"Bose™ Dawer ap-] Aotion of the New York Fs VY acm New Yous, Jas, 5, 1874. att, Moon then moved the following resolue op GE Story Kimporteat bai Emphatic ‘Protest Against the Noml- | seus suicis nation—‘‘Wanting in Intellect, Ex- @ member arena Somer reer ‘be would have felt mach could fy ons Tous Bar Association. metered the best thi De to wipe out the iaweas it now.stood, as it Pele: imam: oe ae a a an cle wa Bankruptcy The Bar Association held a meeting at their rooms last night, im order, as the circular said, ‘to take into consideration the nomination of Mr. G. H. Wiliams as Obief Justice of the United States,” though in réality the main object of the assem- Diage was to protest against it. Indeed, it was evident from the commencement, that every law- yer present was determined to denounce in the most unqualified terms proceeding which they believed to be an insult to the legal profession at large. And, had not circumstances arisen which pre- vented a display of the forensic eloquence hoarded up for the occasion, the community would doubtless host of 0 ough mean be the better able. to judge of the Aoatile feeling We a uniform be? = Which antmated those in attendance in view of the | Faptey, (oF sa, bustict Judge Seen, “eae proposed obnoxious nomination, Shortly sfter | operation of the act, and he had re: eight o'clock the rooms became crowded and an | an.order to show cause wiy national earnest discussion was anticipated. On the mo- tion of Mr, F. F. Marbury, the ohair was taken by Mr. Edgar Van Wintel,‘and the Secretary having read the call for the meeting, Mr. NICOLL stated that since the call for the meeting had been issued the nomination for Chief SEWELL seconded the amendmen Po Coudert, believing that it met with the — wt byes the commerciai circles of New York. ian Sewell) knew in his own practice that the Banke Truptcy act had been made an engine for the collec tion of debts and for forcing the settlement of douotful claims under the threat of baukguntey. ‘The law had been 4 failure. More than hail A the act consisted of methods for the collection of fees, and nobody seemed to be benefited by ry but a fees through Justice of the United States had been withrawn. Ey pein} rot Sa pene ay Weta wae seihad In view of that fect it seemed hardly expedient ua F eo Tarther, setae, in rae Mr. 0, that the association should take any action in the re end Mr. gen- tleman observing that. © present matter. He would, therefore, suggest and movo | LoPware ec numerous that 1s WOuld Do. far Detter that any expression of opinion should be deferred | to fepeal It), ii pose ting associatio: Tues- CHAIRMAN finally took the sense e meet brary bre heise sais sel irra ng tr upon the resolutions.end amendment, and de- be th yds tome clared that the resolution of Mr. Nicoll was, car- A member of the association stated that the | ried. same paper that had announced the withdrawal of | ‘The meeting soon after adjourned. the nomination subsequently adhered to the nomi- nation, and possibly it might have been misin- ATTEMPTED MURDER.’ RST OCH TS formea. : Mr. STERNE inaisted that there was not sufficient | Desperate Robbery of a Farmer by & information before the association to justify it in Hired Laborer—A Dastardly Attack— refraining from expressing ita opinion on a matter Pursuit and Captere of the Coward. of such grave importance. POUGHKEEPSIE, Dec, 6, 187 Mr, NICOLL thought i¢ desirable that, under the There was a desperate robbery and ai circumstances, the sasociauon might be spared | murder at Stormville, Dutchess county, on Sature the necessity of expressing its opinion. day. Near the foot of the mountain resides o Mr. STERNE contended that, inasmuch as no | farmer named Weed, Who @ short time ago hired ofictal announcement had reached the association, | q man, who gave his name as Thomas Hicks, te cognizance should now be taken of the question at | work for him. On Saturday Mr. Weed recerved issue, since, if the nomination were aot with- | ¢150 from a neighbor, the money being paid im drawn, the mischief would be done beiore the | presence of Hicks.’ The latter told Mr. Weed he next meeting of the association. Under the cir- | ought to be careful how he carried it, as men were desperate nowadays. cumstances he considered it the duty of the sao At dark the two went out to the barn together ciation to give an expression of opinion. on some business, ‘sha when they got through It was here suggested that the fourth edition of the event 8, Stated that the nomination of | Hicks passed out fi irepn gered ‘by @ iittie Poll who au chores: sbout'the farm. Weed wes oe Mr. Williams had not been withdrawn. The Presi- the aot Gin she barn. cree whan crtel az dent was determined that the nomination should be passed on by the Sengte, and the probability was that It would be rejectea by a majority of two or and striking him three oF four times on the head ttitee, ‘That was the information trom Washing- | Wertnen eat Mr Weed's pocket open and rer ton. Their latest advices were that the nomina- ney which how shen iy? wallet, Snare ig the 1 had bee: bim, and made en, after having also ghanerate vo 9p te ronan mld. do nowt: wi at _he co fo no’ ing. As quickly es posal, however, the ALARM WAS GIVEN andthe pursuit of Hicks was commenced. The, little boy saw him soon after the occurrence, about @ mile from the scene, when Hicks threatened to tton” would be acted on by the Senate. If they were to take action at al) on the matter they ought to do so to-night, for it would probanly be too late to do so om Tuesday next. After some’ further discussion the CHammMaN said that the question before the meeting waa that ‘the report on the nomination of Chief Justice of ‘the United States be postponed till Tuesday even- that, in view of the inti- om Washington that the nomt- netion was about to be withdrawn, the Bar Associ- ation defer action im thé metter. ‘The CHAIRMAN then put the Tesolution, when tt ray ‘that 20-werein favor of it, and it was Taited “Gnd fet come in fom being shaved: sortie hep eertbaa tisk iy rghit hd. or | Without ‘when his clothes were exam- timed the missing ewe! — Ah Bo the, money, were found on taken to: Stormvilie ana Mr, Witiagss for Ghiot Justice was one that ought ice exatained. before @ 2" huatiog who ted him ortpe Jal in this city £0 the Rot to have had some resolutions to propose, and they were as pape oar ie lies nant in Cent aa ee Sction of the Grand 3 now here. It is Other under our government ié & subject gente | stated that he nae wealin y reatives in Pennsyl- concern to the people try, and of | ial aod vania, He is over six feet high, and very muscue serious consequence. to the feasion. fe hat the nomination by’ the Haceatve ot : ERECIING THE GALLOWS. Mechella Bids Defiance to His Keepers, to Religion and to the Terrors of Death—Two Days to Live. As the HERALD predicted when Governor Parker interfered with the execution of the sentence pro- nounced upon Mechella, at Jersey City, a furtner prolongation of the. culprit’s career has proved only @ curse to the wretch himself, a great scourge fo his keepers and a repe- ution of nameless crimes and biasphemies against heaven. He remains thankless as ever for .| Kindness shown him—nay, he asesaulted nis Keepers twiee recently. He threatens to murder some Of them before his last houf arrives, An un- on by the seni Hosdived, That ae, be directed forth sprareaed onns ofan asada te entire the President and to each member of the Senate of the United ntates. ae ee appo! jer the of the ip fortunate clergyman was rewarded tor his zealous breeder ‘amendment. eee existing | and lapdable exertions to turn the heart of the ‘the projesaion and com. | criminal heavenward, last Sanday by a drenching munity ri y diversity of as | fromasoup placer, which the ‘tend hurled at him is opinion to the wurse thst should be ursued, (No, nol). | from witbin the bars. Aiter @ desperate si Four met the e muy ateened 4 the kee) succeeded in fas man mbers of committee only attend pers One resided out of the city, and of those | and fetters on him and strap him to four only two port, Mr. a | his cot. the le he Deputy himself (the speaker), Ooudert iavored | Sheriff Ryerson a blow on the head. His passion risea to jury when lergymen approach him, and lis Keepers are of opinion that it Grows be aa acs povllpe g pea m8 |-meaning missionaries would Mr. Nash and himself were in favor of an amendment of the law, and opposed to its repeal. The committee ask Ked le: veto Gt pganuans am 't such amendments as | cease to tro1 4 was that of they deemed advisable. vas Bill Woolley, hang Freehold five Secretary then read the report as follows:— | years He was not o1 & moss tract- Ta Te Loatalteve to wie referred to consld Reeperk sud," espocuslly” to Patterson, Hie gamma a rae irae ‘he repeat of the | that the latter shed tears on the morning of the execution. Just as the prisoner was peing led out to execntion the words, “I am the resarrection and the life,” drawled out in a tone that intensified pe oe oats the oppressive agonies of the last hour of 4 the Bankrape lave, which in many instances ave | struck upon his ear. ‘Rue writer Will never ford 3 your penenleen oe nevertheless of the frou that a jah rirayed in the appe: uniform system for t or the collection of deb} nance,of tne dying man aa he imp ‘ any of Cg oy ists ieland, of se Foy ast mad,” ‘The Sherif heeded the sntreaty, Shoropriats amendmen Woolley died without a struggle, peace as in all civilized co systems exist by mortal suffering. in case of insolvency, an eet ¢ Reinhardt is busy with the preparat Pepto ee debtor, absolutely, of paren re. | (OF the execution, which place. about Hsbiten in, ie, several Seats | i'n Qored ta vezation or paases, ao: yitneas we ilar to the bankrupt laws ‘sve we: prevailed; but | execution. There will not be space for more t ‘han great difficulty with Ia o are | 60 Bree, however oa ra ot Freeboiaers and of jasarily confined to . | the physicians, the Board and the relief to the debtor and the remedy of itor, | dozen of re nave immed the citisene. ot ‘the ntate which has ane Plled tor passe FT Mona were preeey ae faw. community of interest @: Detween the York self-styled reprose resentatives "one. New , “detailed the execution.» Other” vices ag messenger or timate re; goer of the re hor he co id thereb; admission. ern has pro- ing, T will be Kept secure st inter- t rations ian ference from one save @ few The ne ‘Third and the State zaititis fee ytd rene ri opectal meet i el will be cat out by egy ~ form Tnws ou the subject of bal 5 oy trough the - nines 4 ag eg rane United statos he fact that this power bas been oaly | deputies will be on hand to anticipate any violence stances, and more for the Rerposs xoter on the al final solvents from thelr ahi itors, is iy no + Two ties are placed over him day and: Argument aysingt the wisdom of this provision of the | might, and care will be taken to prevent ral constitution, The neglect of nerom to cari any of his mds from passing to him any article See eer Tiki saotecaiwane atte oa whatever. The first murderer sentenced to death ‘who created this government felt to be for poby ee RS nbsom, who committed sai- hest interests of people perhaps, ‘evidence of Hudson was m1, pk, tee ‘nike ateat advance, bleh fe beg sade oy tie nar | Ine cage, Unerefore, jusiden sions tion ulti g the ad century, the increase fn qibFeteh other usta aece aoa JORDAN, MARSH & 00, wide tended co Sreditor Sis | Denial of the Motion to Separate the roper baukrape law, case of the vent Books. iS ‘who are to ke) . Boston, Mass., Jan. 6, 1873. torbla bys lew operating over uae Lowell tay, m the United Staten Dis trict Court, declined to grant motion made yes- Seacomer: than if tie mallee init hice terday that the books bearing upon the specifica- Case of tosol tency fr bas wale Resa tions against Jordan, Marah & Oo. should be sep-. rial, exclusive and delaying arated fram the other. books in the possesston of b the that t his tion should be aay eae made by the Marshal without the aid of the cas: Reecan tees toma His Honor remarked that, theo. retically, mugnt an aficeueheas cachet the provisions of statute, bat not sremved eae a however to say caso By the late pe m that tuo’ accused have are ting Pine. exisnk resent. ‘The stavate makes the Marshal an! rape ie Ci ‘ani tio m may, by well com Maole false return upon the warrant, It is setablutned by whieh, ia cama ot laolvancy, the tbaak: | Whloh papers are to be excluded without noting rupvs to ony ett palaces i | thetr contents and thus taxing into the mind juror en titong credisre andthe honest basrepe mation of fsote not pertaining, patie zest epmicg will tne’ alastan cates ne