The New York Herald Newspaper, June 3, 1874, Page 4

4 TEE COURTS. Mrs. Fisk and the Union Pacific Railroad. tenet THE INDICTED POLICE COMMISSIONERS Verdict Against the Metropoli- tan Gas Company. oS as BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS. In the United States Circutt Court yesterday udge Nathanie! Shipman took up the case of Aru- son and Wiizinski vs. the Collector of this port, 1 1871 the plaintifs tmportea from Europe ten ases of nitro-benzole, upoa which the Collector assessed a duty of flity percent ad valorem, ‘The plaints objected to payment of this duty. fhey made two protests, and, having paid the duty, brought the present suit to recover what they claim is an excessive tax, Nitro-benzole is not a atural product, but is composed of two materiais, nitric acid and benzole. The Collector claims that, under the statute, the article in question bears a resemblance, im t nees to which it is applied, to the essential oi! of bitrer almonds, and that, there- fore, tt 1s liable to a duty of Mfty per cent ad valo- rem, while the point made by the importers is that the articic, being sim @ duty of forty cents a gallon only. The case, which has been once tried without any dedanite result, Will be brought to a close to-day. Police Commissioners Charlick and Gardner were | admitted yesterday by Judge Brady, holding the Court of Vyer and Terminer, in $1,000 bail on each of the four indictments found against them by the Grand Jury of the General Sessions. Their trial was set down ‘or a week from next Monday. The Metropolitan Gas Company cut off the gas of an uptown boarding house Keeper. A suit brought against the company for damages was tried yesterday before Judge Freedman, of the | Superior Court, and a verdict for $2,050 given against the company. THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. Suit of Mrs. Lucy D. Fisk. Yesterday, in the United States Circuit Court, Judge Blatchtord rendered a decision in the case of Lucy D. Fisk, as executrix of James Fisk, Jr., deceased, vs. The Union Pacilic Railroad Company and others. The Judge say: I am of opinion that the demurrer to the amended bill for multifariousness must be over- ruled. framed to compel the restoration to the company o/ what it has been deprived by the frauds alleged in the amenced bill, Tue allegations to that end are pertiment, the snbdject matter and the parties are properly joined in one suit, and the prayers tor relief are proper. admitted stockholder to the extent of six shares, has a right. as bearing upon her status as | astockholder and ber relation as a stockholder to the company and her co-stockhoiders aud as an in- cident Oo: a suit brought on behall o; all stockhoid- ers, and in view of the necessity which mayarise in the progress of the suit to determine who are stockholders and to what extent, to have tt deter- mined in this suit as between her and the com- any Whether she isa holder of six snares or of 006 Shares Or of how many shares. As to whether, alter restoring to the company what it has lost, the Court will go further im this suit and award uy specific money or property to the plaintit and the other stockholders against the company or any of the defendants is a question witch will arise on the making of decree. = no demurrer to the spect (Story’s Eq. PI 3 All the allega- Tons Of fact on wh 8 relief could be asked jor are allegations pertiuent to the question of restoring to the company its lost property. On the The amended bill 18 properly and aptly | The plaintif, sueing as an | | ply nitro-benzole, is subject to | allegations of the bill no interest other than that | Fepresented by deiendants gulity of the frauds alleged is represented by the Crédit Mobilter, put itis aproper party ior cou y. The title of holder of the stock unlawiuily issued 1s not im- Such stock 13 that the “defendants, who have profited vy issuing suca stu may repair the in- jury they caused by its issue and restore to the company What they gained therepy. John M. Bali jor plaintiff and Stickney and Ham- mond ior defendants. THE INDICTED POLICE COMMIS- SIONERS. They Are Admitted to Bail and Their Trial Set Down for Monday Week. On the opening of the Coart of Oyer and Ter- miner yesterday—Judge Brady on the bench—ap- plication was made by Mr. Davenport, counsel for Police Vommissioners Charlick and Garaner, that they be admitted to batl on the indictments lately brought in against them by the Grand Jury of the Court of Generat Sessions. Judge Brady asked what the charges were. Mr, Davenport sail that there were four charges of misdemeanor, three of them lor excloding Watchers from inside the raiiiug at tbe eiection polls, and one jor removing, Without notice, an election inspector. Judge Brady said be would Gx the bail at $1,000 for each charge. Mr. Davenp ted that the same bail be xed in tie c Burke, against whom similar indictments had been found, Judge Brady answered that le saw no objection to this, and so ordered. Mr. Davenport next asked that the trials be set down to succeed immediately the case theu on trial. Judge Brady said he thovght it better to set them for » detinite , and fixed a week from next Monday as the time. The prosecution ure evidently intending to fignt their side 0 the case with unusual vigor, no less than three counsel having been spectally retained on deaalf ol the people—Messrs. Wheeler H. Peck- ham, John & Fetows and George E. Wingate, Cominissioner Gardner was m Court, but Commis- sioner Chariick did not pnt in an appearance. The latter gentiemen are to be represented by A. Oakey Mali and John Kelly. BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS. SUPREME COURT—CIRCUIT—PART 2, suit to Ownership of Shot and Shell Purchased from the Government. Betore Judge Van Vorst. In 1870 Charies Dusenbury, Homer Fisher and others formed a partnersiip for the purchase of ahot and shell to de sold as anction by the United | ioiiowing the whole of the goois were withdrawn States government, at Baton Rouge, La, A large quantity was bought for four cents a pound, but, as alleged, some of the partuers reiused to pay their share of the purchase money. Atver this Mr. Dusenubury, as claimed, invested in this dépris of the war $13,000 on his own account, and smpped the same to this city, where it was placed ona barge at the foot of Tiirteenth street, North River. Mr. Fisher, as further alieged, bought the barge from the ‘owners, removed the same, with the cargo, to Jersey City and there wok an attachment against the prop- erty. Mr. Dusenoury took out @ repievin and on the next day Mr, Fisher removed the barge and cargo back to this city. Another replevin was Vaken out here by Mr. Dusenbdury, in which he gave $20,000 honds. sult to determine vhe title to gs yg The case came to trial yesterday. he defence that the piaintif, the deponent and the other partners bonght the property in question jointly. As already intimated, the plaintiff claims that this was nis eXclustve purchase. The trial Will proba- biy ocoupy two or three days. SUPBEME 00Uk1—CHAMBERS- Decisions. By Jodge Lawrence. Shattuck vs. Sherman.— ere Dana vs. Sleekbeck; Comme e ordered, i Bank of Ken- tucky vs. Varnam; Same vs. furnly; Hembacher vs. MoCarthy; Hawkins vs. Hawkins; Noonan vs. Dunphy; Cassidy vs. Schedel; Anurews vs, Del- tuc, Memorandums. Compton vs, Clase; Equitable Lite Assurance Company vs. Salter; Same vs. Same; Mulford vs. Brondage; Ferris va. Hamilton; Ouikin vs. The Mayor Ac Phillips v8. McCormack; Applebee vs, Brevoort; Brooks v3. Fiitner; Johns vs. Norris Raynor Lubs; Greenwich Bank v8. De Groo: Sands va. Rushton; Henderson ya. Kirtiand Friedman vs, Basstord; Brown vs. Keys; Chestei man va. Purdy; Hasbrouck v8. Bond; Hatoss vs, Hazlett; Home Insurance Company,vs. Hawsman ; Foster National Ice Company; Powers vs. Trenor.—Granted. Schmidt vs. altachue; Ritterband vs. Jacobsen; ponte ra vs. Hotaling.—Motions granted, Memo- randums, Goreman vs, Foran.—Granted. Memorandum, Mcdinnis va, Hotaling.—Denie Union Trust Company Granted. | i Mr. Dusenbury now brings | | ally entered. NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1874.—TRIPLE SHEET, SUPERIOR OOURT—TRIAL TERM—PART 1 | Verdict of Damages Against & Gas Com- pany. Before Judge Freedman. Mrs. Elizabeth Morey kept a boarding house at No, 343 West Filtieth street, Through some over- sight the Metropolitan Gas Company, which fur- nished gas for the house, neglected for two years to send in any gas bills, Discovering the error, bill was sent to the lormer tenant for $170 and Mrs. Morey for $126, She seat back word that her busband was absent, but would settle the DU Soon aiter she deposited $50 with the company, had @ meter put in on her own account and paid the bilis as rendered, But as the husband tailed to pay the old bil, although the company had failed to make out aby account to him, they Cut of her gas. She brought suit accordingly for $2,000 damages and the $50 ahe had on deposit. The case was tried yesterday and a verdict was given for the full amount claimed, Messrs. Johnson & Lord and George A. Martin for plaintid, and Messrs, Beardslee & Cole tor de- ‘endants. + SUPERIOR COURT—SPEOIAL TERM. Decisions. jy Judge Van Vorst. Archer et al. vs. Flynn et al—Judgment for Diaintut, See memorandum, Lustig vs. Lustig.—Order sett ed, Roberts vs. White et al.—Judgment settied and signed. COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER The Railroad Bond Forgeries. * Before Judge Brady. Another day was consumed yesterday in the effort to get a jury for the trial of Andrew L. Rob- | erts charged with complicity in the ssuing of the forged New York Ventral Railroad bonds. Owing to | him from properly presenting his defence to the the rigid examination by Mr. A. Oakey Hall, lead- — managed to wet without making From the two An ad- img counsel ior the accused, beni | through the entire second panel out the necessary complement. panels eieven jurors have been obtained, ditionai panei was ordered ‘or this morning, and it | ig not improbable that the trial proper will be en- tered upon to-day. Esai OOMMON PLEAS—TRIAL TERM—PART L Charge of False Imprisonment and Suit for Damages. Belore Judge J. F. Daly. Barney Graaf occupied for ten days in May, 1870, @ portion of the basement of the Knox Building, corner of Broadway and Fulton street. Finding him removing a portion of the fixtures and endan- gering thereby the safety of the structure Mr. Charles Knox, the owner, remonstrated with him, but the remonstrance was of no avail and finally Mr. Knox had him arrested, when he was taken be- fore the police magistrate and detained there till ne could procure $300 ball to answer the charge of! trespass which nad been pre- ferred against him. Although, ag stated, not appearing jor trial, but forfeiting tis bail, he now claims $5,000 damages for what 1s designated in the complaint as faise imprison- ment, and has brought suit against Mr. Knox for tis amount. The defence embodies the state- ment of facts as given above. The triai of the case began yesterday, and wili probably occupy the time of the Court ior a day or two, Mr. Davenport for plaintuf, and John Scribner, Jr., and W. McDermott for de/endant, Potatoes for the Department of Charities and Correction. Messrs. Alonzo and Andrew Duryea, in 1871, fur- nished the Department of Charities and Correc- tion with some potatoes, for whici the city re- fused to pay on the ground, as alleged, that Mr. E, Duryea, a Commissioner of Public Instraction, was u member of the frm, and, therefore, that the . The Messrs. Duryea thought, however, that they were entitled to be pals, and brouzht suit against the city. It took ut a short time to try it, and the result was a Vver- dict lor $2,341, being the full amount ciuimed. Jurisdiction of the Marine Court. Before Judge Loew, Application was made yesterday for the examin- ation of a deotor under a judgment recovered in the Marine Court. The Court ruled that, under the act of May 22, 1874, in relation to the Marine Court, exclusive jurisdiction of such matters was conferred upon that Court, and he declined to grant the order. Mr. Spellissy argued that the act Teierred to provided only for future judgments, Aud not for judgments given prior to its passage, inastauch as it reads, ‘In all cases where judg- Meni shall be recovered.” &c. After elaborate ar- gument by counsel, and careful consideration of the matter oy the Judye, the order was granted, This settles a point of muck impurtauce to lawyers peached, a:d the only reiie! asked m regard to | Practising in the Marine Court. MARINE COUBT—PART 1, Important to Bankers. Before Judge McAdam. Sherman vs. The Metropolitan National Bank.— The plaintit, in January, 1873, having money de- posited with the defendants, drew a check for $1,000, payavle to the order of a Mr. Coburn, and had it certified by the bank. Coburn, after re- ceiving the check, repudiated the contract for ‘oln coutracting to tur- +) | swore positively that Kuh! had stabbed him in the Beam vs. Brooks, yment of $10 costa, —Motion granted on pay Corning vs. Untinmeyer.—Order setting cause ' down for trial, “ | Jndge Alker. Hil! vs, Mat net. Motion to vi inquest denied conditionally, | Merriain vs, Watrous.—Motion to dismiss com- | Plaint dented, with $10 costs, | | te judgment on Bruner vs. Ackerman.—Motion to vacate order of arrest denied, with $10 costs of motion. Giatz vs, Lindver,—Mouon to vacate judgment denied conditionally, ; QOURT OP GENERAL SESSIONS. A Sew Trial Granted to a Man Con- victed of Larceny. Betore Recorder Hackett. At the opening of the court yesterday morning His Honor the Recorder announced tis deaision granting the motion for a new trial in tue case of | ‘Thomas Carraher, who was convicted last week, In the Second Part, of grand larceny, it appearing that the ‘used was laboring under a ft of deurium tremens willie the trial was progressing. His Honor said that, wile mtoxication Was no excuse jor crime, yet i thisinstance the mind of tie ac cused Was probably so diseased as to incapacitate charge preierred against him, John Given Sent to the State Prison for Two Years for Shooting Officer Gibney. John Given, a night watclman, who was tried for the murder of John Gibney, a policeman, at the Battery, and who was convicted jast week ot mansiaughter tu the fourth degree, was arraigned for sentence. Mr. Howe spoke a few words in ‘avor of the prisoner, reminding the Court of the view which the jury took of the occurrence, avd urging the good character of Given as a reason tora light | sentence. The Recorder said he did not agree with the verdict of the jury, and attributed the verdict of mansiaughter to the able manver in which Given was defended. In sentencing the prisoner to two years’ imprisonment in the State Prison at hard labor, his tlonor said that the punisiment for manslaughter was lar beneath what it ought to be. A Young Highwayman Sentenced to Ten Years’ Imprisonment. George Williams, a young man who was indicted for robbery in the first degree, pleaded guilty to an attempt to commit that offence, The charge was that on the 20th of May he assaulted John Hage- man in the Bowery and stole a silver watch from nis person. The Recorder sentenced Williams to the Strate Prison for ten years, Michael Walker and Jobn Green pleaded guilty to an attempt at burglary in the third degree, hav- Ing on the 22d of May broke into the liquor sicre of Thomas McCabe, No. 570 Eleventh avenue. ‘These prisoners were each sent to the State Prison for two years and siX months, Other Sentences. Timothy Purceil, who was charged with steal- ing three soda water fountains on the 18th of May, the property of William s. Hazard & Co., was con- victed of petit larceny. He was sent to the Pen- itentiary for six months, . William Wiison, alias Henry Jones, pleaded guilty to an tudictment charging him with imtent to steal as a pickpocket, om the 17ta of May, a piece of soap, worth ten cents, irom Leopold Cohn, He was sentenced to the Penitentiary for | one year, Acquittals. George Bell was tried upon acharge of stealing | from Harriet Howard a diamond ring worth $130, on the Sth of November last, It appeared trom the evidence that the parties sustained intimate rola- | tions to each other; that the accused took the ring from her finger and subsequently pawned it, and that she did not make @ complaint against him until recently, hoping that he would return it. | ‘rhe jury rendered a verdict of not guilty. Peter Foley and Edward Morris were also promptly acquitted of a charge of attempting to Steal a watch irom a colored man named John W. Jones on the 6th oi January, as he was passing through Thirty-third street. Assistant Listrict Attorney Allen abandoned the prosecution, the detendants having shown that they were hard working men and had no participation in the alleged crime. SPECIAL SESSIONS. Before Judges Wandeil, Murray and Smith. A boy, named Henry Kull, was charged with stabbing another boy, named William Qohen, on the evening uf the 8th day of May last. Cohen ‘cheek with a kniie, and Kuhl could only aeny it. which tt was givea and returned it to the plaintiff | without his indorsement, check to the bank and;demanded the money or to have it passed to bis credit, The bank refused to receive the check until it was indorsed by the payee. Plaintiff in‘ormed them that under the circumstances it Was impossibie for him to obtain the indorsement of the payee, but the President of the bank s@id they should hold the money until the check was so indorsed, and advised the plaintif’ to make it an object for the payee to indorse the check, even i! he had to pay nim $150. The President, however, after consulting the attorneys for tne bank, decided to pay the check, but refused to pay any interest, and plaintiff broaght this suit to re- cover $57 interest for the tume during which he was deprived of the use of the money. For the delence it was claimed, that the action being for interest aiter the payment of the principal, there being no agreement to pay interest, the plaimtitt could not recover, The Court charged the jury that the title to the check reverted to the plain. til on being returned to him by the payee, and if the bank reused to pay him the money or pass it to his creait they became liable for interest during the time ue Wos deprived of the use of it, The j rendered a verdict full amount claimed, MARINE COURT—PART 2, Important to Bonded Warehouse Men and Importers, Before Judge Gross, Henry J. Meyers vs. James Elhott.—The plain- tif in this case is @ licensed bonded warehouse Proprietor having extensive stores in different Custom House districts in this city; the defendant | a large importer of linen goods from Belfast, Ire- land, The latter has for years stored his goods in Plaintiff's store in Vesey street. From the evidence adduced, alter a lengthy trial before Judge Gross and a jury, it appeared that in the month of June, 1872, an importation of linen goods consigned to the defendant was by him stored in piaintifrs premises. Among other cases were two, marked respectively 1,736 and 1,737, In the month oi January from bond, store in the il, apparently, leaving the bonded e condition that they were origin. There Was nO question atali raise i of any tampering with them from the warehouse to ndant’s store. When there examined, how- ever, it waa discovered that from the cases 1,736 and 1,737 eleven pieces O/ linen vad been ab- stracted. Mr. Elliott instantly apprised the plain- tit of his loss and requested the iminediate at- tendance of a party to examine tue cases, conclud ing that the packages in question had been tampered with while taey were in plaintiff's pos- session and the missing pleces there abstracted. ‘The usual result followed. Plaintiff contended tuat the packages had been delivered in the same con- dition as he had received them, while the defend- ant as stoutly maintained that he would hold him responsibie and deduct from hia bill of indebted- | ness for storage on the whole consignment the is | | One of the points reited apon by the defendant, in value of the missing goods, amounting to $88. proof that the injury was done wuile piaintif was In charge of the goods, was that 1,736 and 1,737 were originally age, the two cases being together with iron hoops, and that they were separated and made two separate and distinct Cases in the store, and in which condition they were delivered to lim. The party who put the cases together, hooped and nailed them and one pack. placed them on the dray in Belfast was mm court and to this extent proved the deiendant’s case, On the other hand, the Custom House officer who had entered the Pte? in plaintif’s store positively asserted hat the numbers 1,736 and 1,737 were delivered at plainufMs store as separate cases, qualifying hit testimony on this point by stating that whe he could not recall tne fact from memory he could not have eptered them as separate and distinct pack- ages as appeared on the Custom House book if they had not been so delivered and taken into the store. The hearing of the case occupieu the greater portion of two days. Judge Gross re- Viewed the voluminous evidence, presenting all | the salient points to the jury and in brief words defining the iaw applicable to the case. Alter a Short absence the jury found for the defendant. MARINE OOURT—CHAMBERS, Dectsions. By Onief Justice Shea. Van Noattaud va, Stimers.—Motion denied, with- Out costs. Piaintify then took the | tor the plaintid for the | | of a coniectionery store kept by Dieaerich Meyers, i Nos. | “trussed? | Counselior Hummel] found a Western Union ‘Tele- graph me-senger, named Johnny Engle, who had Seen the occurrence. He swore that Conen was cut by a stone thrown by a boy named Cook. A rigid examination by the Court fatied to atter this testimony, and Kuhl was acquitted. Tho Murray Case. ‘The case of “Mike” Murray, eharged with keep- ing a gambling house, came up yesterday morning; and, on motion of counsel, an adjournment of two weeks Was granted, TOMBS POLICE COURT. Robbery in Ann Street. Before Judge Wandell. On Monday evening Mr. Charles Lentus, of No, 65 Fulton street, was relieved of $96 in money by two girls, named Ann Young and Louisa Hart, in | Ann street, where he stopped with them to chat, Judge Wandell hed them eacn in $1,000 to answer. Hotel Robber Caught. Mr. William Hook came to New York some time since and put up at the Windsor Hotel. Yesterday the plumbing in his apartments was out of order, and William Westler was called into make tne necessary repairs. When Mr. Hook went to his room at noon he discovered that about $200 worth | of clothing had been taken outof his trunk, and thereupon had Westler arrested. When brought to Court the Judge held him in $1,000 to answer. ESSEX MARKET POLICE OOURT. A Batch of Young Thieves Arrested. Before Judge Bixby. Between nine and ten o’clock Saturday night @ gang of boys from fourteen to eight een years of age stood around the jewel- ry store of Hugo Retzlaf, No. 175 Sec ond street. Suddenly the glass was broken, @ small hand and arm thrust through the aperture, and the young thieves ran away with three valu- able gold rings in their possession. Detective Shalvey arrested three of the boys yesterday morn- ing, Andrew Keprich, Michael Zandgraf and Jacob | Minker. They confessed their guilt and gave up | the stolen property Keprich has been arrested twice on a charge of bargiary. Judge Bixby held the three boys in $500 bail each to answer, A Morning Raid. Michael Mendelson, of No. 117 Eldridge street, complained against Josephine Reeder, who lives next door to him, at No. 116 Kidridge street, for keeping a disorderly house, Yesterday at eight o’ciock Roundsman Horbelt, of the Court squad, with seven officers, proceeded to the hou-e an arrested all the inmates. Five men and five women were brought into court. Josephine Reeder was lield in $500 bail to answer at special Sessions. The otners were fined $10 each. JEFFERSON MARKET POLICE COURT. Cruelty to Chicken: Before Judge Murray, Roundsman Thomas Bradiey, of the Twenty eighth precinct, on Monday afternoon last ar- rested James Settens, of No. 120 King street, and John Brazzo, of No. 490 Greenwich street, for hav- ing plucked feathers from chickens before killing them, Both men are poulterers in Clinton Market and are in the habit of killing a number of chickeas daily. Rvandsman Bradiey preferred & charge of crueity to animals against them and they were held in $300 bail each to answer by Judge Murray. A Wide Awake Patrolman. Between three and four o'clock yesterday morn- ing Omficer Adolph Schmidt, of the Sixteenth pres ; cinct, saw three men coming through the window at No. 139 Eignth avenue, OmMcer Schmidt ran over | towards the store and the three men started up the avenue. He chased them for several blocks and captured one of them, named John Henry, of No. 124 West Thirty-eighth street. In his possession were found some silver coins, which yesterday were identified by Mr. Meyers as his property and which were taken from his ull. Henry was held to answer on a charge of burglary. The Eleventh Avenue Burglary. Three boys named Thomas Dunnigan, John | Coffee and Michael Fully were brought into Court charged by Captain McDonnell, of the Twentieth precinct, with velug connected with a burglary on | @ manuiactory atthe corner of Thirty-third street and Eleventh avenue, on May 13. At that time some $1,100 Worth Oo! brass finishings were carried off, Two of the boys connected with it, aa well a8 the receiver of the stolen goods, have already been arrested by Captain McDonnell and were committed for tria! about ten days ago. ‘The three brought in yesterday were also eid to answer by dudge Murray. FIFTY-S2VENTH STREET POLICE COURT. Clearing Out a Disorderly House. Bejore Judge Smith. Louis Bramson, the proprietor of the sabon at the corner of Fourteenth street and Third ayenui ‘was arraigned by Officers McCarty and McLaugh- lin, of the Eighteenth precinct. He was cl With @ Violation Oi the Kxciaa law. and w; | Judge Freedman.—Nos, 873, 39, 1503, 1647, 917, | 1663, 1875, 419, 341, 1711, 1 137, 667, 559, Part 2—Helu by Judge Monel \. 882 | J. Cullen. Mr. Tracey, who stated the ground of action sub- | ait | Others appear for the defendant. | Court of Oyer and Termmmer or to direct that they | the persons refusing to verily aMdavits, for trial in $100 bail. Stix females founda in tne place were fined $10 each for disorderly conduct, and, in default of payment, most of them were comiitied, COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. Scrreme Covrr—Cuampers—Held by Judge Lawrence. 38. 9, 19, 40, Gt, 73, 76, 103, 109, 110, LL, 121, 123, 129, 152, 161, 154, 208, Supakme CourRT—SreciaL TRRM—Held by Judge Donohue—Issues of law aud tact.—Nos. 54, 62, 63, 70, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 103, 109, 110, 1i1, 122, 113, 114, 115, 118, 117, 118, 119," 120," 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 191, 132, 1583, 134, 145, 136, 137, 188, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, SUPREME COU irncvir—Part 2—leld by Judge Van Brun Nos, 2792, 994, 64, 1278, 28, 1668, 3124, 806, 424, 13 558, $42, 1766, 3320, 1540, 1158, 1406, 100634, 1004s, 1726. Part 3—Held by Juage Van Vorst.—Nos, 467, 1575, 1571, 2815, 3127, 2489, 2549, 292, $129, 1683, 1653, 3101, 1625, 1665, 1669, 1671, 1679, 1745, 1767, 1771. SUPERIOR CouRnT—TRIAL TERM—Part 1—Held by . » 868, 398, 1006, 1030, 948, 596, 472, 1484, 844, 914, 842, 424, 996, CouRT OF COMMON PLEAS—TRIAL ‘1ERM—Part 1— Hela by Judge it Jourt opeus eleven 2219, 4072, 3883, 3571, | 4078, 4050, 1617, 4072, 1 , 4043, 4050, 2173, 4051, 2080, 4048, 4079, 1 1783. 1057, 1612, 2499, 1363, 1173, 2716, 4205. Part id by Judge Daly.— Nos. 512, 4070, 4062, 16° 709, 4158, 1477, 2 COMMON PLEAS—EQuiry Larremore,—Nos. 10, 14, 15, 41, 42. MARINE CourT—TRiaL TERM—Part 1—Held by Judge McAdaw,—Nos. 4800, 5162, » 4975, 5408, S421, 4891, 1071, 4794, 6240, 5265, 5320, 5381, 4238, | 4239, 3713, 3354, 4988, 4550, 4041, Part 2—Held by Judge Gross,—Nos, 4923, 4972, 4952, 5083, 4262, 6013, 5021, 4799, 4527, 1279, 148], 4556, 4525, 3811, 5097. Part 3—Held by Judge Spaulding.—Nos. 5352, 4637, 5055, 5074, 5092, 4638, 4789, 5201, 5026, 289, 3552, 3592, 4792, 4852, 4376, COURT OF GENERAL SEss10NS—Held by Recorder Hackett.—The People vs, James Gozgins aud Corne- lus Rice, robbery; Same vs. Andrew Torney, rob- bery; Same vs. Frank Riley et al., burglary; Same ys. John Sell and vames Jackson, burglary ; Same vs. Witham Flynn, burglary; Same vs, Samuel Alles- tein, burglary; Same vs. John Nolan et al., assault | and battery; Same vs. Patrick Wiliams, assault aud battery; Same vs. Wolfkick, grand larceny; Same vs. Hiiza Hennessy, grand larceny; Same vs. Joseph Appiebaum, larceny from the person; Same ys. Kose Daly, larceny trom the person; Same vs. Michael Kelly, larceny troin the persou; Same vs. Maria Anderson, larceny from the person; Same vs. Henry Howard, forgery. COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER—Held by Judge Brady.—The People vs. Andrew KR. Roberts, lorgery. BROOKLYN COURTS. SUPREME OOURT—OIRCUIT. Judge McCue’s Libel Suit Against De- mas Barnes. Before Judge Tappen. After many postponements and a great deal of discussion among lawyers and in the press the trial of the suit of City Judge Alexander McCue against Demas Barnes, proprietor and publisher of alocal newspaper was flually commenced yester- day morning, in the Supreme Court, Circuit, oe. tore Judge ‘tappen. The plaintiff! seeks to recover damages in the sum of $50,000 for allezed itbellous | Statements published by the defendant in his paper. Judge McCue has resided in Brooklyn ior many years, and at one time was Cor- poration Counsel. He was interested in / the Brooklyn Trust Company at the ume ofthe sus- | pension of that institution last summer, and it was in connection with this failure that the defendant Published tne alleged tibelions statements con- cerning him. Judge McOue alleges that the at- tack upon him was part of a plan of Mr. Barnes to | Tuin hyn, and that the whole secret of the attack was the failure of Mr. Barnes to secure certain po- litical and official distinction in Brookiyn, The series of alleged ilbeis culminated in tne charge that the plaintiff was implicated tn the defalcations in the Trust Company; that Mils, Kodman & Sprague were simply nis tools, and that he had fled the city toescape punishment, All this, the plaintiff says, 1s false. . The case has excited a great deal of interest among Brooklyn officials and politicians, who crowded the court room to its utmost capacity. Among the witnesses tor Paine present were President Ripley Ropes, of the Trust Company; William ©. Kingsley, Avner C. Keeney, John N, Wyc«otl, William E. Robinson, ex-District Attor- ney Britton and ex-Assistant District Attorney E. The case was opened ior plaintiff by stantially given avove, Ex-Judge Emott and | The case will | probably be concluded to-day. Barnes’ defence is a general dental, COURT OF SESSIONS, The C: s of the Indicted Officials Sent to the Special Oyer apd Terminer. Before Judge Moore. District Attorney Winslow yesterday made a motion for the transfer of the cases of the indicted officials and ex-Officials from the Sessions to the next Oyer and Terminer, which wiil convene to- day, in accordance with Governor Dix’s proclama- | tion. Among the defendanis are four of the | with THE NEW MUSEUM. President Grant Lays the Corner Stone of the American Museum of Natural History. Addresses Made by Governor Dix, Robert L, Stuart, H. G. Stebbins and Professor Henry. The corner stone of the American Museum of Natural History, now in process of erection, on Manhattan Park, Eighth avenue and Seventy- Seventh street, was laid yesterday afternoon by President Ulysses S. Grant, in the presence of about 3,000 representatives of the upper ten. ‘The weather was charming and the arrangements made by the trustees gave all tue guests com- fortable seats and an excellent view uf the cere- mony and the different speakers. The corner stone was supported by a derrick festooned with evergreens, and hung over the northeast corner of the building, which is now about one story high. The Park and Eighth avenue were blocked carriages, and by four P. M. the building was crowded with spectators, while Several thousands of those who had no tickets covered the surrounding grounds. There was considerable doubt in the minds of many present whether the President would really come, but about ten minutes past four he arrived, accom- pauied oy MeSsrs, Hamilton Fish and Robeson, Governor Dix, General Hancock, the trustees of the museum and others, The President was re- ceived with immense applause, and finally took a Seat in the centre oi the platiorm on the right of Mr. Robert L. Stuart, the President of the Museum. The Rey. Stephen H. Tyng opened the business Of the afternoon with an invocation, after which President Robert L. Stuart delivered an address on behalf of the trustees. Alter giving an elabo- rate sketch of the growth of the museum, Mr. Stuart closed his remarks as follows :— We should not do entire justice to this ovcaston if we failed to record the gratitude of the trustees and the community to one eminent citizen whose memory is sul! fresh with us, and will long be kept green by’ the perennial growth of the charities which he jounde’ ind sustained. To John David Wolte, the first President of this museum, we are indebted, more than to any other one man, for its successful éstablisment, He entered with zeal into the project of Its creation, believing that it would prove an honor to his native city and an impor. tant means of education to its citizens and their chil- dren, and, dying ata ripe old age, hi mmended ite care and support to those who have t means and the disposition to do something tor the public welfare. We lay here the corner stove of an eiitice ‘which “shall be dedicated » forever the study and the culture of natural lustory. These mas- sive foundations already securely laid give promise of the most solid permanence in the superstructure. ‘The wise forethought of the Park Commission in reserving for the fulure use of the museum the remainder of Mau- harian square, has provided amply tor its continued growth. The presence on this occasion of the President of the United -tates, wno has kindly consented to assist us in these ceremonies, assures us of that public interest which. is necessary to sustain the’ underiaking. ‘The cheering words of the Governor will doubtiess end the countenance of the State to support this institution, which has been tounded by its bounty. And unaily, the t 8, 1n pledgt more their own ciforts oF its success, 'would bespeak tor it that popular tavor with- out which it must surely languish and decay. Mr, H. G, Stebbins, President of the Depart- ment of Pubiic Parks, then read aa address that had‘ been prepared by Mr. Salem H. Wales, who has since resigned and gone abroad. Tue address written by Mr. Wales explained how the Commis- sioners of Central Park had first lent assist- ance to the American Museum o! Natural History by fitting up and arranging the building known as the Arsenal jor the temporary reception of their collection. Such, however, has been the zeal and eurtnestness displayed by the Society in the prose- cution of its work, that the space already allotted in the Arsenal Building is now wholly inadequate for the proper display of their precious collection, and the Department of Public Parks has determined to construct & much more extensive edilice, which, in its general design and purpose, should equal the largest musuem of the Old World, We are here to-day to lay the corner stone of such an edifice, and 4s the representative on this occa- on of the Department of Public Parks I take [hs pleasure in assuring the trustees and the lends Of the society Of the great interest felt by the commissioners in the success of this worthy enterprise. Tothe stranger who comes here to- day these rugged foundations and these rough surroundings ate not well calculated to make a pleasant impression, bat they can picture to them. selves the spot dpon which we now stand, known as Maohattan square, as covered by the proposed Museum 0! Natural History, costing ere its final completion not jess than $6,000,000, and embracin; @ collection of objects of scientific interest secon to none other in the world, In conclusion Mr. | Stebbins remarked :— What Mr. Wales has said and I have just read will convey & tull conception of the purposes of the structure which is formaily begun to-day. I feel it to be a great honor to assist int the commencement of a werk wiich Will, I trust, be hastened to completion before the cen- i 5 t 5 tential of’ our independence, here to stand err Se OT GaiecEn Tineke @ magnificent memorial ot ‘what our city hag eau pury . + | been able to accoinplish under free insiftutions and Winslow said that ois reason for making | to become a part of the material resources that the motion was that he veileved it would | will ultimately go the creation around | this be impracticable to have an early trial | park of the home of a National University. What without taking this step. He was actuated | by no personai feeling in the matter other than a desire to do his duty and dispose of these cases a3 quickly as possible, This motion was an ex parte | one, and such, he believed, was the practice in cases of this Kind, it being left to the District At- | torney to judge in whis respect as to uow cases shonld be tried. Mr. D, P. Barnard opposed the motion, and said that he believed the District Attorney nad no Tight to make an e% parte move against his (Mr. Barnard’s) clients. Furthermore, he did not see any reason why the cases should be taken out of this court. Mr. Tracy, who appeared for the Charity Com- missioners, also oes and, in the course of his remarks, said:—This motion ts, to my mind, sug- gestive that there is a move somewhere to get these cases into acourt where my clients will be ata disadvantage, and they are at a disadvantage from the very fact that their cases are to be sent to a court specially convened, and that, too, when their cases are of minor importance. That gives Significance to the jact that this Court has been specially convened for their trial, and these men are not to be branded beforehand by this fact, wnat it has apparently been thought necessary to con- vene @ court specially for the triai of their cases, Now, our cases are, very ordinary, and should be tried im the ordinary courts of Kings county, and if the District Attorney has any extraordinary case which cannot be tried before tue ordinary courts, then I would not object to him convening an extraordinary court ior the trial of his extraor- dinary cases, Alter some further discussion Judge Moore said:—If this Was @ motion to transfer to a special be tried by any particular judge, that we should be compelled to deny, ior tke reason that the stat- ute gives no such power to make any such direc- | tion; but it being the usual motion to transfer to | the next Court of Oyer and Terminer, it 18 in ac- | cordance with the universal practice in this county, and the motion will be granted, The order of transier was then made out and the Cases will thereiore come up before Judge Daniels | ip the special Oyer and ferminer. OITY COURT—SPECIAL TERM, Decisions. By Judge Neilson. Craine vs. Terry.—Judgment for plaintiff on the demurrer to this complaint. lin vs, Toe Thompson Avenue Presbyterian Church.— Referee appointed to take depositions of Tell v8, Martin, ~Keceiver appointed, Sheedon vs. Nelson.—Case to be continued in name of tie representative of deceased piaintill. Lyon vs. Stewart.—Motion granted, Otto vs. Ingersol.—Cause reierred, Newman vs. Lawrence.—The like as to validity and order of liens. Smith vs, Chasseaud.—Application denied, with- Out costs. ‘TRIAL TERM. Margaret Sheelay vs. Bergei Livingston, &c.— The action was to recover $5,000 for a personal in- Jury to plaintiff, who, while standing at the corner Of the street, was struck by tne umber projecting at the rear end of the truck. The questions were whether the driver was in employ of the defend- ants, and tf 80 whether he was guilty of negil- h ipa also whether the plaintiff! was negligent, ludge Neilson dismissed the case. COURT OF APPEALS. ————— Decisions, ALBANY, N. Y., June 2, 1874, Judgments affirmed, with costs—Geuet vs. Da- venport; Beiding vs, Leicuard Order affirmed, with costs—The People ex rel. Ourry vs. Andrew H. Green and Owners, Appeals dismissed with custs.—Brink vs, the Bepobus Fire Insurance Company; Nos. 1, 2,3 Motion dented, without costs—Smith vs, Smith. Motion granted, with $10 costs, uniess the ap- peliant’s sureties, now on - undertaking, justi | excepted to, and pay the custs of motiun, $10— | Morgan vs. Skiddy, | Calendar. ALBANY, N. Y., June 2, 1874, The following is the Vourt of Appeals calendar for June 3:—Nos, 53, 56, 57, 33, 47, 52, 59, 62. THE UNION PACIFIO RAILROAD LITIGATION, i Boston, June 2, 1874. In the United States District Court this morning Judge Lowell gave his decision on the petition that u nion Pacitic Ratiroad be required to appear a how cause why it should not be adjudged bah The Court decided , against the peti- | | such a service was expected ot me. | warming the hearts of his audicace, were to | re rt | debted tor hobler exiibitions could be given of the crowning achievements of this municipality tran those which this Museum and its sister institution, the Art Gallery, will afford? This peerless pleasure ground tor the people, which will proudty boost of these twin jewels as its legitimate offspring, will contain witnin itéelf in minia- ture the records of the progress of the country. Its wilderness spots remain a8 souvenirs of what the whole tract was a fi short years ‘o—when @ prophetic Samuel B, Ruggles saw the possibilities that are now uc- complished facts. Its artistic decorations and its Ma- seums of Art and Natural History will show the best re- sults of a high civilization and of a@ liberality directed by the wisest forethought and the most cultured taste. His Excellency Governor John A. Dix, then spoke as follows :— I did not come here with the slightest expectation of addressing you, although you may tind it dificult to be- lieve what I say when you see me here with my name in the published order of proceedings a8 aspeaxer. But 1 assure you I had no intimation from any quarter that a only say this to exonerate myseif from the imputation of having made ‘@n cugagement and failed to fulfil it, and for the iurther Purpose of offering you an apology, which | know you will. under the circumstances, deem a valid one, for re- sponding in the most summary manner o your kindness nd courtesy. 1am very much grailfied to be with you here. it is pleasant to stand in the midat of this vrilliant aavemblage of beauty an ion and of th solid qualities, by which welfare perliy ot cities and communities are out. ‘Tt is pleasant to see a great metropolitan city like this putting aside for a moment the haviliments ot its industry and laying he foundation of a repository ot art, in which the dead past inay be linked to the living eon where the ages that have gone by may be kept jn our remembrance by gathering together the memo- rials of their achievements; where the stately march of empires may be chronicled, in some degree. by the ex- hibition of what they have doue for social embellish- ment, and where the gorgeousness and protusion of na- ture ‘may be emulated by the creative genius of art. There is no locality so suitable as this for such @ muscum of artistic treasure; no locality where art hus already done so much for nature. Most of ua remember that this whole district was, a few years ago, an unsightly and shapeless mass—rudis énai moles Now itisa very miracle ot rurai beauty, where the most unpromisin and stubborn natural feature las been tade to bien and harmonize with the general aspect of order and grace. But, ladies and gentiemen, I am forgetting tnat I only rose to make an pology tor Kitcing down axain ; and if Lgo on I fear you may Impute to me the cominon frailty which Horace ascribes to singers—that they can never be induced to sing when thoy are asked and never stop when nobody wants to hear them. But before I sit down Leannot torbear to say itis ‘appropriate that the foundation of this eosmopolitan institution should be laid by the foremost man of our time, who in the fleld did so mach by his calm, unconquerable and uncon- scious valor to save the ‘3 iife, and who tn the Cabinet stands forth as its tearless champion to maintain | its honor and its plighted faith. Protessor Joseph Henry, Secretary of the Smith- sonian Institution, made a very able address, touching mainly upon education and its gradual growth throughout tne world. He said:—The establishment the beginning of which we are about to inaugurate 18, in accordance With the views we have presented, worthy of the enterprise and intel- ligence of those who conceived and who have thus tar developed it. itis to be & temple of nature in which the productions of the organic and inorganic Words, together with the remnants of the vast ages of the human .amuly, are to be collected, classified and properly exnibited. It-is to be rendered an attractive exhibition, which shall arrest the atten- tion of the most observing of those who have been confined ali their lives to the city and have come to consider edifices of brick and of stone as the most prominent objects of the physical world. Fur- | ther on the speaker said:— How incomparably greater would the importance of this Museum Ue were suere connected with ita vrolessor of the year would give courses ot iree lectures on the objects winch it contains, wi would expound the laws of the phenomena of natu who would point out the operations of that mysterious Principle culled lite, who would discourse upon the | changes the world ‘has undergone during geoloxi periods, and who would reconsiruct the history of man in primitive times trot the remnants of his previous ox. igtence which have been gathered in (nis insti.ution! For example. what an el/ect would be produced on thousanus of the inhabitants of this vast city iti were that an Agassiz, Allied with enthusiastic sympathy With uis subject and his audience, and cap bie of mingling moral considerations with scientific principles, of direc: ure up to na- ture’s God; of not only enlightening the heads, but of Courses of instruction! such an announceme 0 thay will endeavor to provide of such @ duture ie Museum, = But t have not yet d developinent of | the institution Would not yet be completed were it even furnished with all the appliances { have mentivned, @ is still wnotuer dut to itself ity owes: an ¢! a wien tase c and to the civilized world. 1 allude tor the SapDOrS OF @ college of discov! mea capabie of not only expounding yD Lisl truths, DUC of interrox: ‘and of discovering new fac new phenomen the biindne: the pubic to the vaine of portance of endowments rkable, No country in the world i eis lt because Sy ence, ag ours ai 10 Gourade of advance fe Neatly all that ts ting na and little to en. lone ia chia Hine ts by professors tn colleges, badly paid and gener- ally overworked. When Professor Henry concluded a move waa made to the corner stone, and aiter ‘tepositing « copper box, hermetically sealed, in @ hole to covered oy the stone, a coupie of masons com. menced spreading ont the mortar. The box con- tained speciinens of coim ana currency, newspa- ers and pamphiets of the present 'e Tie President Was escorted Stewart and then handed a handsome ‘silver trowel, on which was inscribed, “This trowel was used by His Excetlency Ulysses 5. Grant, President of the United States, in laying the corner stone of the building erected by the De- partment of Public Parks for the American Muse- um of Natural History, and presented to him by the Trustees of the Museum, New York, June 2,1574. After the stone had been lowered on the mortar the President gave it three taps with his silver trowe! and the ceremony was over, Dr. Potter, ol Grace churci, who escorted Mrs. Grant to the ceremony, tuen pronounced a benediction, and there was a genera: break for the arsenai, where au afternoon reception was b FREEMASONRY. ay. to the stone by Mr. Opening Ceremonies of the Grand Lodge pr the State of New York, The ninety-first annual communication of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of New York assembled in the new Masonite Temple, Twenty-third street and Sixth avenue, yesterday afternoon. The M. W. Christopher G. Fox, Grand Master, occupied the Grand East and the following Grand officers were presen R. We Eliwood &, Thorn, Deputy Grand Master; Edmund L. Judson, Senior Grand Warden; James W. Hosted, Juntor Grand Warden; M. W. John W. Simons, P. G., Grand Treasurer; R. W. James M. Austin, Grand Secretary, and R,. W. and Rev, R, L, Schoonmaker, Ferdinand C. Ewer and John @, Webster, Grand Chaplains. There were also pres- ent other appointed Grand officers and Past Grand officers, inciuding twenty-eight district Deputy Grand Masters and the Masters of 800 lodges, At two o'clock P. M. the Grand Marshal, R. W. Charies Roome, caliéd the body to order, and after an interval of filteen minutes the grand oficera entered in procession to the music of a grand march by an orchestra, under the leadershipof W. Brother D. L. Downing, and were received with the grand honors, the Grand Marshal giving the time. Prayer was then oifered by the Senior Grand Chaplain R. W. and Rev. R. L. Schoon- Maker, A choir, consisting for the most part of members of St. Cecile Lodge and led by Brother Edward Hopkins, sung the Masonio ode, the words by Brother A. J. H. Duganne, music by Brother J. R. Thomas, it consisted of a barytone solo, sung by brother D, Barron, 0: St. Cecile lodge, 608, au @ chorus. ‘rhe roli was then called by the Grand Secretary, and, all the lodges having answered, the Graud Lodge was declared opened in ampie torm aad with the grand honors. The Grand Master then delivered a long address, reviewing the work of the order during the past year. During the delivery of the address the Grand Masver was frequently applauded, especially ia his relerences to charity. On motion of R. W. Willtam T. Woodruff the ad- dress was received and reierred to a committee of three to subdivide and refer to appropriate col mittees. KR. W.’s William T. Woodruli, Enoch Bree and John C. Boak were appointed such com- mittee. On motion of M. W. Isaac Phillips 1,000 copies Were ordered to be printed, ‘The Grand Secretary then read his twenty-first annual report, from which the following ex- tracted :— Receipts, $62,145 44; expenditures, $62,145 44, leaving nothing in the treasury, Seventeen new lodges were iustituted and fifteen, under dis- pensation, are waiting for warrants. Six hun- dred and eighty-two lodges have made returas, anu one only hud failed to make such returns, There were 5,300 initiations and 1,000 affiliations. Total, 6,300, There were 1,777 admitted, 49 ex- Pelled, 25 suspended, 2,840 stricken froin roll for Ronpayment of dueg; restored, 352; died, 945, Total Members on May 1, 79,849, rteen lodges were chartered under the rales of 1866, The Grana Sec- retary reiers to the distress from yeliow fever in Tennessee and the relief extended to the sufferers trom this State, notwithstandiny the Mnancial stringency and panic prevailing licre at the time. He then says:—“And now at the end of twenty- one years’ service I trust I may be pardoned for calling attention to the great and important changes Which have taken place in the coudition Ol the iraternity. In 1863 the highest number of lodges was 258, now we have 739: there were only 233 warranted lodges, now there are 083. The membership did not exceed 12,000; now there are over 80,000 vontributing members.”” aC enee Treasurer reported that he had ree ceived $45,661 75 for the current year, which was placed in the hands oi the Nationa Trust Com- any. ks The trustees of the hall and asylum fund then presented tieir report. It spoke in warm terms oi ihe architect, W. Brother Le Brun, and ti builder, Brother John L. Conover, and thanked Re W. Charles Roome, Brother John G. Barker, R, W. John J. Gonnan, M. W. John W. Simons and others for valuable aid rendered, both pecuniarily and otherwise. Brother Simons was especiaily thanked for his successful efforts on behalt of the fund in the interior of the State. The receipts from various sources were $173,306 72 and the dis bursemeuis $171,874 92, leaving a balance in tne banks of $1,431 52. ELECTION OF GRAND OFFICERS, On motion of M. W, isaac Phillips, amended by a brotner in the body of the hall, the election of grand villcers was made the special order for Thursday morning, at ten o’ciock. R, W. Wiiliam 1’, Woodruif moved that the rules of order be so amended 28 to have no committees on charity and on exemplification of the work. Lost. The following standing committees were an- nounced :— Credentials and Returns—R. W. James M. Austin, W.'s Daniel Cameron and Judson W. Perrine. Condition of Masonry—M. W Joseph D, Evana, Stephen H. Johnson, James Gibson, Isaac Pull James Jenkinson and R. W.’s Robert McCoy ai Ellwood E. Thorne. Husted, Daniel Warrants—R, W. W.’s William F, Costenbader, William R. James W. Sickel: Hyde, Joun Keycs Paige, Thomas C. Chittende! R. W. Join D, Williams, W. Franklin E, Smitn ai Frederick Held. Grievance—R. W. Oriando D, M. Baker, Seymoar H. Stone and John Vandenberg. Finance—K. W. Edmund L. Judson, Richard M. Huntington and William B, Fiint. Aceounts of Representatives and Pay of Mem- | bers—W. William M. Lester, Williamson Spruce ; and John P. Roberts, “Constitution and by Laws —M. W. James Gibson, A. W. Jesse B. Anthony and Henry Cutids. Unfinished Business—W. Alexander Barr, W. pest McGowan and W. Hector Sinclair. Printing—W. John F. Baldwin, W. Heary Clay Lanius and W. Louis S. Boardman, Work and Leciures—RK. W. G. Fred Wiitste, W. John Giffin, W. Henry ¥. beatae) W. Jomes Ten Eyck, W, Stephen L. Stillman, W. John W. Vroo man, W. Zan L. Tidball, VW. Daniel T. Hunt, W. Benjamin Fiager, Hall and Asylum—R. W, Horace 5. Taylor, R. W. Thomas C. Cassidy, R. W. Horace C. sawtelle, R. W. Sandiord J. Thatcher, Rk. W. Edwin M. Hur. brook, R. W. Charles B. Foster, R. W. Chauncey N. ety R. W. George F. Loder, R. W. William 5 leason, R. W. Enoch P. Breed moved that a committee on charity be appointed, which was adopted; and the Grand Master appointed the Grand Stewards, viz.:—K, W. Henry A. Sate | Levi M, Gano, Frank . Hopkins and William A. Brodie, FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES. R. W. Jerome Buck, Grand Representative o! Pennsylvania, was announced and admitted. but | declined a public reception. ‘The Grand Lodge was then called from labor at five o’clock to resume at nine this morning. THE MASSACHUSETTS CONSTABULARY BILL VETOED. Message of Lieutenant Governor Talbot Detatling His Reasons Therefor, Boston, June 2, 1874 Lieutenant Governor Taibot sent into the State Senate this afternoon @ message, accompanied pp | his veto, of the bill to abolish the State Coustaba. lary. The message was quite long and was read in the Senate, After referring briefy to che novelty of his position in an introductory way, the Lieutenant Governor calls attention to the bill and gives his reasons for vetoing it. He says, vir- tuaily, that although but establisned nine years, the force has been of great benefit in enforcing order and in executing the criminal laws of the State. The local police, he states, are appointed in accordance With local interests, and it is incon- venient to trausier them Jor duty in other places. In this respect the consiabulary are a convene fence, and the constant demand for their services from ail parts of the State shows the necessity \or the force. In this respect they have always proved exceedingly useful and valuable. In the KXECUTION OF THE LIQUOR LAW they nave done mucn service, and are, necessity. If this was the reason for the force it was. an act incon: morality to abolish a force because it executed the laws. If the argument was that they had done too live then it was better to make the force more eiicient. If the local and state police to- gether could not enforce the law, it argued the ueed for more instead of less force, He had yet been unable to see any just reason for sot! aside an instrumentality that had been so eifcien in executing the laws in different parts of the State, and that has rendered such service. The Governor then proceeded to discuss the aim. | Culties Wich attended the bill im the absence of | ail provisions for the-Gnal disposition of liqaor cases now pending, the return or condemnation of seized liquors aud other similar points. argued the diMcuities attending the carrying out | Ol that portion of the bili giving him the Dower to Call On the local Dolice. &6, in fact, @ bolishi! en ae