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8 “THE COURTS. weed Granted a Holiday—What the Boss “Will Do About It” MORE OLD RING JOBS. Another Oredit Mobilier—Colone! Tom Soott and the Kansas and Pacific Railroad. ‘BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS. T™ consequence of the iilness of Judge Woodruff, swbo was announced to sit in the United States Circuit Court yesterday, for the purpose of hearing appeals in admiralty, this branch of the court was again adjourned without day. Pever C. Rourke, proprietor of a liquor store in Fourth avenue, was convicted of passing counter- Seit Aity cent stamps, and remanded for sentence. The Grand Jury in the United States Circuit Court ‘was empanelied yesterday, before whom will be laid for their presentiments the criminal business on the docket, Judge Benedict, in charging them, eaid that there were no spectal cases to wnich it ‘Was Decessary for him to call their attention, TWEED TO APPEAR IN COURT. Personal Explanation Required of His $1,000 Donation to the Seventh Ward ‘Tweed Club—How the Sait Came About and What It ts All About. Wilham M. Tweed, whose duties to the public Rave compelled his constant sojourn at his ‘4aland home,” yclept Blackwell's Island, since the 21st of Jast November, will this morning pay a brief visit to the city. At halfpast ten o'clock he will make ais appearance at the new Court House in connec- tien with which bis past career has deen so inti- Mately associated. It is proper to state that this visit is not of his own choosing, but brought about by a concatenation of circumstances over which he as no control. In other words, his presence ts re- ag witness in @ case and the flat of the vourt, like love, laughs at locksmiths, The case, moreover, tjlustrates the generosity of the man when in the zenith of nis power, and having in its tmoeption been fully given in the HzRaLp, needs ew only brief telling. When the “Seventh Ward William M. Tweed @lub” was organized the Secretary, Mr. Wilham Colligan, cailed on Mr. Tweed and requesied nis help in 4 financiai way. “Dewey,” said the “Boss,” addressing his Vg Bate secretary, “fli op a check for $1,000 for Mr. “All right,” answered the Secretary. And he @ied up the check and Mr. Tweed appended his eutograph. “Take Mr. Col 8 memorandom note,” added Mr. Tweed, and this was done, the understanding, as alleged, being that if the club proved a success the money should be paid. In a very 1ew Months the elegant appointments ef the club were sold at auction. The club was bankrupt. The note came into Mr. Dewey's pos- session, and he has sued Mr. Colligan tor its pay- nt. The case has been several times before the on various motions made by Mr. William F, McNamara, the latter’s counsel. Finally it was laced on we calendar tn Supreme Court, Circuit, ja by Judge Van Brunt. The trial is set down for to-day. It being considered necessary to have the testimony of Mr. Tweed, application was made esterday by Colonel Spencer to Judge Donobue, Roiaing Court, Chambers, for a writ of corpus ad testificandum, directii Mr. ‘Tweed to appear and give bis evidence. and thus the case stands at present. MORE SUITS AGAINST THE CITY. Bringing a Case to Trial tor the Fourth Time—One of Tweed’s Street Jobs— Potency of Proper Certificates—Next of Kin and Gas Fixtures. And the cry ts still they come, Another batch ef suits against the city was dispoged of yester- day. In the hurry of the prosecutors to get their money before the summer vacation in the courts, @md thus prevent their lingering on a year or two Jonger, the suits were brought in the various State courts, and no less than four judges were occupied ail day trying this class of causes. A FOURTH TRIAL. Aratber singular case was that brought before Judge Monell, of the Superior Court, the singular feature being that yesterday was the fourth time it was brought to trial James Degee rented to ‘the city certain premises at the corner of Houston and Mulberry streets, occupied by the Coroners and Excise Commissioners. He sued | for $3,009 arrearages of rent. Although at the three former trials the city interposed a de- fence, none was made ou wis occasion. The result ‘Was asking @ Verdict through default, which was Teadily granted. Judge Monell, morever, gave $100 extra allowance to the piaintid’s counsel, Which is another sum added to the bill of expenses the city bas to pay on account of the Comptroller's | Utigatory spiri' A STREET REGULATING JOB. Christopher elaimed to be due ior r* ulating and paving 112th street between Secon avenue and Harlem River—a piece of work given to him during the Gelighiial days of the reed régime, The case came to trial before Judge Robinson, of the Court of Common Pieas, and the city was defended by ex-Recorder Smith and J. H. Forker, Assistant Counsel to the Corporation. After the plaintiffs counsel had proven his case and rested a motion ‘was made to dismiss on the ground that by an erdinance of the city thirty per cent could not be jaimed until the assessment had been confirmed. je Court sustained the objection and dismissed the complaint. COULD NOT GET OVER THE CERTIFIED BILLS, In 1872 Paul C, Coffin and others furnished cast- ings ibr the Croton Aqueduct Department. Their bills, amounting to $17,800, were duly certified by the Croton Aqueduct Department, but the Comp- troller refused to pay them, claiming that the charges were excessive. When suit was insti- tated against the Oe! for the money the oni auswer put in by the Comptroller was that he had not sufficient Knowledge and information upon Which to form @ beliei as to any of the allegations contained in the complaint. The case came wo trial before Judge Van Brunt, hoiding Supreme Court, Circuit, Part 2 Mr. Db. C. Colvin appeared for the piaintfls, and the cree was represented by ex-Recorder Smith and Mr. Forker. A strenuous effort was made to have the complaint dismissed, ‘Dut Mr. Colvin met each point raised with such force of law, logic and ‘acts as to finally obtain a Verdict for the fail amount claimed. JURSTION OF NEXT OF KIN. Mrs. Mary Driscoll, in passing the corner of Morris and Greenwich streets, in October, 1872, stumbled and fel] and injured herself so severely that she died. Her nusband, James Driscoll, thougnt the city responsibleand brought suit for $5,000 damages. The case came to trial yesterday before Judge Van Vorst, yer 4 Supreme Court, Circuit, Part 8, Messrs. Smith Forker also defended the city in this suit. It turning out that te deceased lett two children, and there being no allegations in tne complaint of any next of kit, motion was made to dismiss the complaint on this ground. This Judge Vorst refused to do, and allowed the plainull Ww amend his complaint. A LITTLE GAS BILL. James N. Heatberton sued the city for $208 for as fixtures furnished to the fulton and Catharine Markets, This case was tried before Judge Van Vorst. The defence was that the fixtures were won only $82, ond, the Seaalt Was @ sort of com- ise Verdict, the jury allowing $138 to tr vinintls, Jury Zz $ oO the ANOTHER CREDIT MOBILIER. Colonel Tom Scott, the Ratiroad King, and the Kansas and Pacific Railroad am Court. ‘The railways of the country and the companies who claim toown them give constant and profit- able employment to the legal fraternity. Congress sometimes mouopolizes a special cage for @ while, bus as @ general thing it isin the law courts that | tne fight between stockhoiders, whose invest ments and a@mucipaved dividends have gone “where the woodbine twineth,” and the direcvors, or the chosen few of them who Manage to get possession of @ road just after it is butls or all but | completed, is usually decided. We have nad one Credit Mobilier battle fought in Congress, ana in money and @ check for $100 from Blank & if the developments that are said to attach to the | Pee, pleated guilty to an attempt at grand lar- case of the Kansas Pactile Railroad ate properly | ceny. These ers wore each sent to the State brought to light it may be that another Uon- | Prison for two years and six months, nai investigation resuit. The great | Henry Howland pleaded gullty to an attempt at Tailway magnate, Colom m Scott, appeared | grand iarceny, the indictment charging that on yesterday ib Supreme court, Chambers, before judge Donohue, to testify in the case of Saunders W. Johnson vs. The Kansas Pacific Railway Con pany. This is one of a series of suits belore + courts, but is taken as a test case, as It is sup- posed that enough will be deveioped m its prog: fess to decide all the others, The plaintiff, 1 former bie! Justice of the State of Kansas, seeks he claims as & stock- holder of the company as tis share of the profits of | the road under bis original saoscription. In his | at grand larceny, the comp! bo recover $40,000, which Complaint lig aliewes that the direcwrs ia sub Keyes sued for $2,900, balance | NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1874.-TRIPLE SHEET, stance made a contract smeng themselves under the name of KR. M. Shoemaker & Co., by which they | turned ever to the contractors of the: road ali the | property and assets vu! the comp:ny, including | rich sudsidie: led to it by the governmeut at | Washington. 8 also alleged that we directors in carrying out their plans ior the absorption of the property of the company ndered a large amount of stock, bonds, lands and Moneys in procuring the influence of pubiic oMecers aud public servants, and that notwithstanding the government eubsidies and the advances of the subscribing stockholders, they built an inferior Toad. Ali of these and other like allegations the defendants deny, claiming that tne building of the road was contracted for at reasonabie prices and that its construction was carried out in a superior The piaintitl, in his allegations, poimts particularly to a discrepancy existing with regara to the outlay im the construction of the first 433 mules of the read, winch cost $23,000,000 at govern- ment expense, a8 Compared with the cost of con- structing the remuining 200 miles, at an outiay of Only about $6,000,000, rne by the defendants, Colonel Scott underwent a searching examination by Mr. E. R. Mead, counsei for the plaintift. The great railroad man answered all questions with a Teadiness and placidity that seemed to indicate that he, at allevents, had nothing to fear from the fire of counsel or irom the developments he might elicit, So far as the examination went the gallant Colonel seemed to have the best of it; but counsel 1s confident that he can push the fight and corner his wily antacovist when the right time comes. The case stands adjourned. BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. Decisions. By Judge Donohue. Sachenmarer: ve. Bross.—Motion granted ; memo- randum. Trimm ve, Marsh.—Motion granted. SUPERIOR OOURT—SPECIAL TERM Decisions. ' By Judge Speir. Tvison vs, Esterbrook.—The plaintiffs are entitled to costs. Mahong vs. 0’C: han.—Amendment settled. | Justice vs. Lang et al—Motion to send case back | to reieree for further findings denied, with costa. Huise ve, Friedenhill.—atotion granted. Taylor vs. Tayior.—Order of reference granted, Naylor vs. Meehen.—Motion for receiver denied, with costa, S Behrens ve, McNulty.—Order to transfer cause granted. Merritt vs, Merritt.—Ordered that the defend- ant’s attorney hereby substitute Mr. A. Acker ag atrorney in his piace and stead for the defendant, and that he pay over to the defendant $61 as alt mony due to her im his hands and turn over all papers in this action to said Acker. wenstein et al. vs. Smith.—Order for attach- ment denied. By Judge Van Vorst. Taylor vs. Grant.—Plaintif’s complaint dismissed with costs. pmpates vs. Humphrey.—Motion for alimony and counsel fee denied. See opinion. Mitchell vs. Vermont ocpuer Mining Company.— Judgment for plaintiffs; findings signed and dled. See opinion. OOMMON PLEAS—OIROUIT—PART 1. Suit for Damages Against ‘Ex-United States Marshal Sharpe and One of His Deputies. Before Judge Robinson. In September, 1871, John J. Kehoe, who at that time was one of United States Marshal Sharpe's deputies, arrested James Henry, at his residence in East Eighty-third street, kept bim in custody | two or three hours and then let him go. It turned | out that ne had.@ warrant to arrest Henry, and that the Henry he took in custody was not the | Henry sought to be arrested. Mr. James Henry | would not accept any explanation from United | States Marshal Sharpe that his arrest was a mis- take; but, viewing it in the igh of & very grave offence against his rights and dignity as an uno fending and law abiding citizen, brought suit against the ex-Marshal and bis deputy for $10,000 dama; The case came to trial yesterday in thia | Coart, There was quite an array of counsel em- | ployed, Robert B. Roosevelt appearing for the | laintiff, Mr. Whitehead — assistii General Sharpe in defence and General Tremain appearing for Mr. Kehoe. There was some ht discrepancy in the testimony. The amu: feature was ® passage at arms between the ex-United States Marshal and Mr. Roosevelt. The ex-Marshal ee they ought to be let of tnrough confession & mistake. Mr. Roosevelt | commented on the Phelps, Dodge & Co. case, and how the plea of a mistake was of no avail. The ex-Marshal said that the only mistake beside the | present one he made while United states Marshal was aliowing Mr. Roosevelt to appoint inspectors of sientaone as deputy marshals. Judge Rovinson ¢ there was no justification for the ar- Test, and that the Marshal was responsible for tne | | acts of his députy, but left it to the jury to deter- | | mine how much the deputy was to biame in the | premises for his personal o lon, and to decide | mn What damages, if any, to find against each, | e jury was ordered to bring in a sealed verdict. COMMON PLEAS—TRIAL TERM—PART 1, Curious Case of Fraud. Before Judge J. F. Daly. Frey vs. Sweig et al.—In August, 1871, the de- | fendant, Sweig, purchased some cigars {rom the plaintif, promising to pay cash on delivery of the goods, The plaintiff sent the goods by their | porter, with instructions to get the money before he delivered the property. Swetg told the porter that he had sent a check to the-Diaintiff, and upon the porter proposing to return and inquire if that | were true Sweig said lt was trae ang if the goods were not then delivered he would not take them atall. Upon this the porter delivered the cigars. The statement that the check had been sent turned ont to be false, and the defendants retused to re- vurn the goods or pay for them. Ex-Judge Albert | Cardozo, jor the piaintiff, sued jor the fraud and had the defendants arrested, The jury found a | verdict for the plaintiff for the full amouat claimed. L. Cohen and ex-Judge Cardozo for plaintif, S. | Hirsch lor defendants. OOMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM Decisions. By Judge Loew. Hyde vs. Cartwright, New York National Ex- change Bank vs. Brown Manufacturing Company, | Ripiey vs. White.—Motion granted. | boner vs, Herndren,—Order settled. | Keliy vs. Connoliy.—Motion to place cause on short cause calendar granted. The People, &c., vs. Hirth.—Motion to vacate jndg- ment on lorieited recognizance denied, with leave to ee when the principal has been surren- dered. Elliot and Another vs. Benedecke.—Application granted. | MARINE OOURT—PART 1, A Novel Defence. Before Judge McAdam. Schroeder vs. Oterson.—This action was brought upon two promissory notes, as to the making of which there was no denial, the defences set up hav- | Ing sole reference to Sabbath breaking and liquor selling. The defendant claimed, through his coun- sel, toat the notes were drawn on @ Sunday morn- ing in his liquor saloon, it betng open for pur- | poses of business at the time, and contended that | they were therciore void—first, because of the day, and, second, liquor selling on Sunday being in vioiation of astatute. Toe presence of the piain- tiff and his taking of the notes at that time ren- dered them void. As to the first point tne Court said that a contract for the performance of work or labor on the Sabbath was void, but that the fact of making a contract on Sunday did not invalidate | 1. As to the second point the Court said that the consideration of the note had nothing whatever to do with the sale of liquor on the Sabbath, ana | directed the jury to bring in @ verdict im Javor of the plant? bbe Ine amount of the notes. OOURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Burglaries and Larcenies. Before Recorder Hackett. | In this court yesterday Patrick Thompson, who was charged with stealing $1 40 from the person of Thomas Davis, with violence, as he was passing through Peck slip on Tuesday evening last, pleaded guilty to petit larceny from the person. He wad sent to the State Prison tor five it. | James Mooney pleaded guilty assaulting Om- cer John O'Neill of the Bighteenth precinct. He ‘was remanded for sentence, there being another | indictment against him. Jobn Cummings was tried and convicted of steal- ing, on the 2d of this month, @ horse worth $150 m the stable of Louis Jacobs, at 146 Kast Twenty- iy kaa a guilty to an attempt at ird de; the accusation that on the 7th of May he broke store of Hyman Sarner, No- 358 ‘Third avenue, and stole thirty-two pairs of panta- loons vained at $82, a George W. Lattier, who, on the 2d inst., stole $50 6 | barglacy in the against him into the clovhi the 6th of this month he entered a room in a hotel at No, 203 South street by ataise key and stole clothing, valued at $25, belonging Cari Ordemann, James Cook, who on the 6th of June, stole a chest Of tea valued at $50, the property of Bosch & | - | Decker, pleaded guilty w an attempt to commit | & | the offence, Howland and Cook were each sent to the State Prison for two years, Joseph Hl. Murphy pleaded lf to an attempt | 4 jaint alleging that on | | UNG PUA dude DE atole foriw-six penkniyes, Valued | | order to release the prisoner. at $97, the property of Wilham & J. A. Fuller, No. 69 Chatham street, The sentence imposed was 1 Prisonment in the Penitentiar for one yea! Malachy J. Ryan, who was ch: d stealing 215 trom his employers, Cornell & Hoffinire, No. 87 iliam street, pleaded guilty to an attempt at grand larceny. He was sent to the Pemtentary for eighveen months, Petit Larcentes. Michael Feeney pleaded guilty to petit larceny, the charge against him being that on the 6th inst. he stole a pocketbook, containing $28, {rom the person of Catherine Reardon, tn @ grocery store corner of Cherry street and Catharine slip. A similar piea wae accepted from James Kelly, who, on the 4th of this month, stole $16 (rom Mau- rice Fitzgeraid while he was sleeping on a log in Munroe street. Mary Ann Gregory, who on the 12th inst. stole & pistol and a few dollars from William Whid!- combe, pleaded guilty to petit larceny. OOURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS. Mike Murray Fined. Before Judges Morgan, Bixby and Kasimre. Mike Murray, who was arrested some weeks since for keeping @ gambling saloon in Clinton Place, was in court yesterday morning to answer the charge. The colored men, Collins and Sparks swore that they never saw any gambiing tn Mur ray’s house, Mr. Beach and John J, Davenport, the counsel for the Police Commissioners, appeared for Murray, who pleaded gutity, and was fined $500. Sparks and Collins were fined $100 eacn. The fines were patd and the party left court in a very harpy mood, they having escaped the im Rapes which is usually attached to such o!- neces, PIFTY-SEVENTH STREET POLICE COURT. A Stabbing Case. Before Judge Smith, Thomaz Goss, of No. 237 Third avenne, was ar- Yaigned to answera charge of felonious assault committed by him on Charles Sheridan, of No. 8 Jones street, whom he stabbed three times in the neck, The injured man’s wounds being of o dangerous character, Goss was committed to await the result. Sheridan is in Bellevue Hospital. Recovering a Stolen Horse, On Tuesday morning last thieves broke into a stable belonging to Henry Meyer, No. 1,559 Second avenue, and stole therefrom @ horse and a set of harness vaiued at $350. Yesterday afternoon Ser- geant Phillips, of this Court, recovered the horse on an order (rom Judge Smith. The thief endeav- ored to obtain an advance on the stolen property from Van Tassell, the auctioneer, whore stables are in East Thirteenth street, but was not successiul, and left the horse and harness there, where they were found by the Sergeant, who returned tnem to the owner. Fourteen days ago another horse was similariy stolen irom a baker, who is a neighvor of Meyers, but no trace of that one has yet been found. COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY, SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS—Held by Judge Westbrook.—Nos. 67, 77, 87, 92, 108, 128, 188, 157, 160, 161, 163, 174, Suraemsé CouRT—SPECIAL TRRM—Held by Judge Donohue—Court opens at half.past ten A. M.—De- murrers—Nos, 4,31. Issues of law and fact—Nos. 214, 108, 217, 54,117, 195, 201, 202, 215, 216, 218, 221, 224, 226, 11, 30, 34, 85, 144. 146, 163, 166, 170, 171. ~ SUPREME COURT—UIRCUIT—Part 2—Held by Judge ‘an Brunt—Short causes.—Nos. 1202, 3308, 3406, 3306, 3384, 2546, 3570, 3622, 8580, 3480, 3280, 3412, 3014, 2678, 2596, 3604, 8574, 3472, 3362, 3486, 3568, 3626, 3330, 3488, 8482, 8296, 3630, 3592, 3534, 1410, 3638. Part 3—heid by Judge Vorst—Short Causes.—Nos. 953, ), 2201, 3405, 3479, 3227, 2459, 2043, 8459, 3589, 3447, 3481, 3629, 3473, 8465, 3501, 3531, 8441, 3618, 3683, 3803, 8637, 8555, 3605, 8607. SUPERIOR COURT—TRIAL TERM—Part 1—Held by Judge Freedman—Short causes.—Nos. 1639, 1796, 1708, 1809, 1724, 1778, 1472, 1440, 1788, 1790, 1430, 1863, ae Tero, ce 1834, 1850, 1871, 1647, 1872, 1414, 181: 579, CoMMON PLEAS—TRIAL TERM—Part 1—Held by Judge Robinson—Conrt opens at eleven A. M.—One hour causes—Causes marked off May Terin—Nos, 8978, 8045, 4115, 8045, 4182, 2650, 4157, 4100, 3603, 4088, 4097, 4116, 8012, 3694, 4, 8703, 3980, 8946, 4045, 38781, 4008, 4257, Part 2—Held by J. F. Judge Daly—June or- ders.—Court ms at eicven A, M.—One hour causes.—Nos. 4274, 4100, 4046, 4044, 4282, 8041, 4256, 4133, 4183, 4131, 4217, 8232, 3449, 4260, 3530, 4245, 4189, 4264, 42h¢, 3077, 3978 4289, 4242, 4132, 3017, 8668, 4278, MARINE Court. —In consequence of the Clerk’s office of the Marine Court having been closed at four o’clock yesterday afternoon It was impossible to procure the calendars for that Court. Court OF G&NERAL Sessions—Held by Recorder Hackett.—The People vs. Andrew Torney, robbery; Same vs. Cornetius Leary, robbery; Same vs. Wil- liam Reiley, robbery; Same vs, John Polhemus, robbery; Same vs. William Bohner, arson; Same va. Patrick Morrissey, felonious assault and bat- tery; Same vs. Patrick McGiness, felonious as- sault and battery; Same vs. Michael Martina, feloaious assault and battery; Same vs. Jonn Nolan, felonious assault; Same vs, Charles McOave, | felonious assault; Same vs. Oliver White, burglary; Same vs. John Woodcock, grand larceny; Same vs. Mary Murphy, nd larceny; Same vs. tharies H. Bancroft, grand Jarceny; Same vs. Anme Young, Louisa Harden and Henry Sletting, grand larceny; Same vs. Peter O’Nil, larceny from the person; Same vs. John J. Maloney, Wiliam William, 1 Hhazle and Edward Kenna, larceny from ie pecan 3 Same vs. Julius Mendelsohn and Edmund Haas- child, forgery. OOURT OF APPEALS. ALBANY, N. Y., June 18, 1874, The following is the Court of Appeals day calen- dar ior June 19 8. 98, 7, 72, 10, 89, 61, 58, 246, DISCOURAGING TO ROWDIES, A Police Officer Attacked by a Fourth ‘Ward Crowd—An Alleged Lhief Shot and His Chances of Life. At about two o’clock yesterday morning OMcer Gillegan arrested a drunken man named William Barker, who was lying on the sidewalk in Oherry | street, near Oliver, and when he found him 80 helpless rapped for assistance. He had taken him as far as No. 104 Cberry street without the “side partner” arriving, when from that house came out several Young men, who surrounded the officer in Gillegan made re- sistance to this proceeding and the men attacked bim, The officer drew his revolver and fired, send- lug a bali through the back of one of tne gang, Dam Andrew White, beg $0 No. 90 Cluf street, 1 cer Murray, who was the officer signalled for, ar- rived on the scene just alter the shooting, and, With his aid, the wounded man and the prisoners were taken to the station house iu Uak street, trom which place White was afterward removed to the Park Hospitai, where he now lies. The officers succeeded in arresting John Biack, ot the Seventh ward, and George Welch, of tne Thirteenth ward, both of whom were tn company with White. It is charged that both White and Black drew knives upon tue officer. taken to the Tombs was beld in $1,000 bail to answer. Weich was fined $10 and held in $300 bail to keep the peace. Barker, who was the cangg of all the trouble, was also fined $10 and held in $300 bail to keep the peace. O/ course, no bail was fur- Rished tor any ol the accused. Captain Ullman, of the Fourth precinct, states that Wiite, who was shot, is @ youn; man of only about twenty years 0} age, but of very bad characier, The other men were anknown to lum. The Cap- ry tain gives the highest character to Officer Gilleg- gen, and says that be has been only six months on the force; hs always been most attcative to duty; has always reiused to be huinbugged by the thieves, and was perfectly justified in acting as he did, for his ite wasin danger. Furthermore, that he had every reason to tear the ettacking party because of the honest stand he had ever taken in hot allowing the rowdies to persuade him into re- ceiving such bribes as whiskey, cigars, &c. White lay inthe Park Hospital yesterday in @ criticai condition, the ball having entered the iumbar region, and the probability being, the un- fortunate man complaining of pain in the stomach, that the ball was lodged in the stomach. The doc- tors could not untli to-day say whether the wound Would prove fatai or not, sacha fenided iis . THE CANAL STREET STABBING APPRAY. Mathew O’Niel, who was arrested on Wednesday Right by Officer O'Hara, of the sixth precinct, for stabbing Daniel Meermott, on the corner of Mul- verry ana Canal streets, was brought to the Tombs Police Court yesterday morning and arraigned be- fore Judge Wandell. it appears from the testi- Mony in the case that O’Niel and McDermott had never seen one another before and were perfect strangers, and also that the assault was unpro voked, no conversation having taken place before the stabbing was done. When O'Niel was brought to the station house he was very disorder! and dogged, refusing to answer any ques tions = put to him. While on the way to court this morning the oMcer told him that MeDer- mott was likely to die, and he answered that didn’t care whether he did or not; he had stab’ him to kill him. When in court he mautfested the same stubborn disposition and would not answer @ny questions. Judge Wandeli committed him to await the result of the injuries inflicted on McDer- mott, who is lying at the Park Hospital in @ crith cal condition. Dr. Wenger says McDermott ts no worse than when he entered the hospital, but toere ia danger of paritonitis setting In, in which event bis chances for recovery are very few. Yesterday afternoon Coroner Eicknoff went to the Park Hospital to take McDermott’s ante-mor- tem statement, but as bis condition was not lin Mediately dangerous he postponed it, Should the patient become worse the Coroner will be notified immediately, ‘homas | Black when | iy | THE BOND FORGERIES. The Great Trial Drawing to a Close—Ex-Mayor Hall’s Address to the Jury—The Pros cu- tion Dissected—The Safety of Every Innocent Citizen on Trial— The Monstrous Conspiracy of the Prosecution. The trial of Andrew L. Roberts for forging bonds ofthe Centfl Railway was resumed yesterday morning before Judge Brady, Ex-Mayor Hall and United States Assistant District Attorney Purdy appeared for the defence, and District Attorney Pheips for the prosecution. Mr. John R. Dos Passos, who has been watching the case closely for one of the other parties who are charged with being mplicated in the forgery and aro awaiting trial, sat also yesterday at the lawyers’ table. Mr. William L, Gardner, deputy warden at Lud- low Street Jail, was the first witness called in re- buttal of the testimony for the defence. The only question put to him by the District Attorney was whether Olmstead, the engraver, was ever con- fined in Laqiow Street Jail in 1867. He answered “No,” (This was in rebuttal of the testimony that Olmstead was arrested for counterfetting in that year.) United Staten Avsistant District Attorney Purdy—The Secret Service officers frequently keep prisoners at their houses, don’t they? Witness—Yes, sir. George N. Bangs, manager of Pinkerton’s Detec- tive Agency, was recalled by the District Attorney to contradict a part of the testimony of Columbini, which was published in the HERALD of yesterday. He shed no new light on the subject, ‘The District Attorney read 9 few lines of an am- davit made by Roberts on November 6, 1873, stat- ing that he (the prisoner) had not left bia resi- dence for the last two months, but was always ready for the acceptance OP ANY PROORSS OF COURT. Ex-Mayor Hall urged that he had a right to read the whole document for the purpose of explaining that passage. Judge Brady sustained this posi- tion, and Mr. Hall announced that he would read it in bis summing up. Bradie Morgan, @ servant girl at Mrs, Pettus’ house, in St. Mark’s place, was called by the Dis- trict Attorney to impeach the testimony of Nathan, the real estate dealer of Indianapolis, touching his visite to Mrs, Pettus’ house. Mr. Purdy—Who brought you down here ? Bradie Morgan—Mrs. Pettus. Mr. Purdy—Tell us all that Mrs. Pettus told you to testify to. Bradie Morgan—She told me that I was to testify about Mr. Dalton; that was all. Ex-Mayor Hall then proceeded to sum up the case for the defence. ‘You are about to take into your keeping,” he began, “this—I was about to say, m the ordinary lingo, this case—but 1 shall call it at once a prosecution progeny, one that has been fostered in falsehood by those great masters in perjury, the Pinkertons, and has now reached roportions of the most gigantic character. If e prisoner were ony concerned in this case the tasue would not be so highly important; but THE VERY SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE 1s now on trial. If Smith, whose self-confessed perjury 1s on record, were on trial now it would Dot be of much importance. Gen'lemen, you are called upon to establish an important precedent, If you can convict on such testimony, & medal prize tw the and give or 3 Pinkertons, then no one 18 safe from prosecution. Every fibre of my frame quivers witt manly and professional indignation at the thought that you should be called upon to convict any One upon such testimony.” The Pinkertons, Mr. Hall continued, had been robbing the public in two ways, as private detec- tives always did, in letting rich thieves ‘escape and extorting money from rich bankers and brokers for their prosecution. The. Pinkertons had selected his client as a scapegoat. There were over seventy indictments in the hands of the Dis- trict Attorney against Roberts and Gleason. All the testimony that could possibly be offered in all these seventy indictments was given in this case, and the monstrous injustice was done by the Grand Jury of allowing all these indictments to accumulate so that Roberts might be unable to ES bail. There were indictments for forging nds of the Central Railway against Williamson. Where was Williamson? Was he in the Tombs! ‘Where was Raymond? Later in this case he would give to the jury some conriderations which will prove to them that his client was to be sacrificed ON THR ALTAR OF THE PINKERTONS, The jury had, haps, asked themselves wh: the prisoner had not been put upon the Why, let them look at this eloquent District Attor- ney, the keenest and shrewdest cross-examiner which this county had ever had—(Mr. Phelps bowed and smiled)—ready to find any flaw which | Might be detected in his cestimony: and there were the Pinkertons, like a pack of wolves, ready to weave a new network of confusion and destruc- tion around him if he were detected in only one contradiction. He reminded them of the tact that a conviction could only be pronounced upon clear and undoubted testimony. Judge Church—whom to name was to eulogize—in the celebrated case of the People vs. Bennett, emphasized the benign oid Tule that it were better that ten guilty men should escape than that one innocent man should suffer. | | i} i} | the St | been his nurse, and alter his death claimed to should nave opened the prison door to him for the purpose of convicting Roberta, In his experience of twenty-turee years in criminal conrts, Smith was the most cold- blooded scoundrel he had ever seen, and such & villain had been loose to prey upon the com- munity! [rons w put upon Olmstead and free- dom was the means of briving Smith. !he pro- posed sale of Olmstead's house, a. which Mrs, Roberts was induced to go down to Staten Island, was bart of the conspiracy concocted by Mrs. Pet- tus, Here ex-Mayor Hall yielded to the intima- tion of His Honor that it was time to adjourn, and the sitting of the Court was postponed until this morning, at ten o’clock, when ex-Mayor Hall will resume his address. The case will probably go to the jury in the evening, JERSEY JUSTICE’S REAL TRIUMPH. Smashing a Ring of Rascals and Ex- pert Perjurers—End of the Riesbeck Case—Seathing Charge of the Court— Verdict of Guilty. By common consent ofthe Bench and Bar ef Essex county, New Jersey, tt woulda be almost impossible to cite a case in which there has been developed so much bold rascality and shameless disregard of law or decency as that which has occupied the Court of Quarter Sessiens in Newark for the past Week, and which was brought to a close yesterday sfternoon, The persons implicated are Gilbert T. Riesbeek, Oharies H. Bertrand, Edwin M. Cooke and Charles ¥. Davis. These persons, tt came out in clear evidence, had in conjunction with others been for years past carrying on an infamous onsiness— the swindling of the heirs of deceased persons of property by means of bogus wills, forgeries and unstinted perjury. Tue particular case which has at last brought @ portion of the gang to grief and driven the remainder into hiding holes in New. York State and Canada, {s as follows:—In 1869 John Gardner died in Brooklyn, leaving cash ana property worth $60,000 to be divided among his three brothers, @ sister, Mrs, Flynn, and some minors. One of the brothers, George W. Gardner, was appointed trustee. He became quite intimate with Bertrand, who lived near by. The upshot was that 4 PLOT WAS FORMED whereby the property was taken from the heirs and passed into possession of Gilbert T. Riesbeck, George Gardner all the time being a party to the transaction, Subsequently, it appears, Gardner had a falling out with bis “pals,” and the result was another plot was hatched by them to get him out the way. They concocted a plan to send him to the New Jersey State Prison, and first set about it by having bim arrested in Morris county on a charge of perjury. Somehow this would not hold and the gang then tried their hand in 2 county. Riesbeck, Cooke and Bertrana employed Cnarles J. Davis, @ needy, ne’er-do-well 80n of a clergyman, to go before Justice Lambert and mage oath that Gardner had endeavored to bribe nim by offering him $100 to swear to a paper which was aforgery, Cooke, however, did tne job before Lamber' id aiterwards Davis swore to the same thing before the Grand Jury. Instead, however, of indicting Gardner, the Grand Jury, alter two weeks’ deliberation ana careful searching alter the facts, found true bills of indictmen’ peel Riesbeck, Bertrand, Cooke and Davis. us THE BITERS WERE BITTEN SORELY. Riesbeck and Davis were arrested, but the others managed to evade all efforte to capture them, and are aow, it Is belleved, en route for Canada, if they are not there already. Meanwhile Davis, who was confined while Riesbeck was at large on bail, concluded to turn State’s evidence and plead guilty. He did so, and on Thursday o1 last week the trial of Riesbeck commenced. Riesbeck him- self is quite @ respectable iooking man and re- Be to be wealthy. During the trial it came out in evidence that all of the gang had been indicted in Kings county (Brooklyn) for couspiracy to de- fraud the Gardner heirs; but, somehow, having, it 1s alleged, the proverbial ‘iriend at court,” managed to get clear. They were next indicted in Hudson county, N. J., and hero also oaneged to escape, the indictment being quashe it was reserved for Essex todo them justice. It also came out in evidence toat they Were implicated in the Emeline money case beiore jupreme Court in New York—a case in which suit was brought to recover $6,000 in United States bonds, alleged to have been assigned Emeline by Rev. Mr. Frost, @ chaplain in the United states Navy. Mr. Frost lived and died in Emeline’s house, which was owned by Bertrand, who, as al- legea, lived with the woman as Mis wife. Riecsbeck swore that he was one of the witnesses who saw Mr. Frost ae the paper giving the $5,000 to e Emeline. Paper, however, was do clared by the jury a forgery, and Mr. Frost's real heirs were saved from being swindied. It came out also that tne fellow Davis, though not worth a cent, had been accepted as bondsman for Mra. Morey 1n $10,000 to obtain for her the bonds. It still iurtner came out that one Selina Bartlett, another of Bertrand’s boarding house keeping confidants, essayed to obcain control of an estate leit by an elderly gen- tleman named Bartiést, of Staten Island. She nad have been MAERIED SECRETLY TO HIM, Riesbeck, Bertrand & Co. ber counsel and Judge Alien, of the Court of Appeals, pointed out | the objections against putting @ prisoner on the stand to testify in his own behalf. His testimony | Was sure to be put to crucial teat which was apt to detract from the value of his evidence. Judge Allen deciared that conscientious cdunsei would hesitate before putting @ prisoner who was Pe dy with high crime on the stand. Only a year ago (the speaker) stood here POURING OUT His HEART'S BLOOD for poor Blakely, and recently some of the jurors in that case nad come to him and said, “O if: had only believed you when you defended him on te theory of insanity!’ Blakely was now a raving Maniac. O, might they never toss restiessly in their beds at mght thinking of this man whom they | had sent to State’s prison; might they never come tonim a year hence and express their regret at having convicted an innocent man. The District Attorney nad alluded to the fact that three distinguished advocates were considered necessary to defend Roberts. Why, the District Attorney was ten men in ope. (Mr. Phelps, who leisureiy rocked himself in a chair and looked at vhe speaker with the most piacid expression, laughed heartily at tiis pone fortified by his oficial oath and by those qualities which they had all admired in this case, He had the severity of Jupiter and the serenity of Jove when daliying with Venus. (Lond laughter), Roberts had been once in the State’s Prison, and the mark of Cain was on his orow. Mrs. Pettus, | sitting lixe a modern Jezebel on a dunghill of per- jury (laughter), had called hima “Yankee Jew,” which term people generally meant a shrewd, saving fellow, & man who was in the habit of driv- ing hard bargains and of saving his money, and not of SPENDING IT ON THIEVES AND PINKERTONS, Mr. Hall then read the contents of Roberts’ book of savings in the Clinton Bank, showing thathe de- posited such large amounts as $9,000 several years before these forgeries were alleged to have been erpetrated. It was nobody’s business where he ob- | He would admit that Roberts Forgers like Wil- ined this money. was a speculator and a gambler. He was | | law, which is imprisonment in State Prison and a | | Mameon and Hall fed after they had accumulated | the proceeds of their forgeries, but here was a man who went down to Wall street every day, transact- ing business as asual, and yet the account of the forgeries had already appeared tn the great Ameri- can newspaper which was read in San Francisco, tn London, in Paris, in Chili and Peru. Moreover, he, the alleged forger, bought bonds from Mr. Hai nan, tue broker, which the latter subsequently aacertained to have veen forged. Well, at last Roberts was arrested eight months ago, and the learned District Attorney would bear witness that for eight months he had been clamoring or a ti bat the Pinkertons, who were in the habit of coining gold out of blood, wanted all this time to faswen the forgery on him more strongty. Mr, Hall argued that Mrs. Pettus was determined | to wreak her revenge on Roberts because he did not ball her husband; that she went to the Pinker- tons and explained to them HOW MUCH MONEY THEY COULD MAKE if they could only convict Roberts of complicity in these forgeries, and it was then agreed to bring | Oimstead and Roberts together in some way or | other. Tney arrested Olmstead ana kept bim in frons until he made a statement to suit them and then they proceeded to seize the box of Roberts, They found in that box two of the forged bonds, which Roberts had bought of Mr. Hannan, the broker. Here was this cunning man, alleged to be so shrewd and aly, and he actually kept two torged bonds in the box which was at the Safe Deposit Company. This was a diabolical conspiracy, and he ap vo the jury to hang the Pinkertons on the gallows which they had erected for the pria- oner. (Here Mr. John Keliy entered the room, and ir. Hall drew striking comparison between “honest John Kelly” and Pinkerton, the one the embodiment of honesty ana the other of dishon- esty, Which elicited a burst of laughter &nd con- fused Mr. Kelly not @ itttie.) KBx-Mayor ll then dissected the testimony given for the Pe tenton. A Mrs, Williams, in whose house, in Williamsourg, Roberts was gup- to have furnished a room for the purp of perpetrating his forgeries there, had testified that she saw @ map there who was called ‘Uncle Was that testimony? Why, they might CONVICT HONEST ANDREW H. GREEN for having committed forgerics because some forger in Williamsburg Was cailed “Uncle ag | ing all the latest improvements in this line. (Loud laughter.) There was Bradie Morgan, the servant girl, was a Bologna sausage, well stuffed all day and a by Mrs. Pettus, (Loud laughter.) 8 to Smith, the pardoned convict, it seemed to who testified this morning; but she | | and gave more than usual satisfaction to both | Squashes, lettuce, &c., raised out of doors. In this | | County Agricultural Society was held yesterday on | mess of the season, Was much better than could being “witnesses” in the matter. This case is stjil pena- ing. Mr. Birdseye, counsel for the Bartiett ae was regent during Riesbeck’s trial, an 8, of course, overjoyed at the result, Riesbeck created quite a “gag” among the law- yers by his having a well packed bag of papers, &c., with nim in Court, which, it tarned out, has been used against him to good account by the prosecution. Despite the apie efforts of his coun. sel, Counsellor Guild, the evidence, as the sequel shows, was too strong to save him. . (8 JUDGE'S SWEEPING CHARGB. In charging the iury Judge Tetsworth took occa- sion to say that in all bis court experience (he served five years a8 Prosecutor of the Picas for Essex country) ne never knew or had heard of a case in Which there was so much shameless rascal ity and barefaced perjury committed. The evi- dence in the case, he said, proved conclusively that the accused were @ part of @ gang of the worst and most unscrupulous rascal Known in the county. He strongly intimated that the jury would doing @ great public service to | find the guilty, Shortly after three o'clock the jury _ retired, = an after being out only a few moments for form’s sake, as several of them subsequently stated, they returned with a verdict of guilty in manner and form ae- | cording tothe indictment. The Oourt at once ordered that Riesbeck pe remanded to the custody of the Sherif. He and Davis were then removed to the county jail, where they remain for sentence, which will be pronounced to-morrow. From the unusually positive expression of opinion delivered by the Court in the charge it ts believed that what- ever is done with Davis, who turned Staté's evi- dence, Riesbeck will receive the full penalty of the heavy fine. The case has probably cost the county about $5,000, many witnesses having had to be summoned from distant parts, besides the outiay Tequired Jor copying recoras and other evidence. Queens County Agricultural Flower and Fruit Show at Mincola. The Alrticultural Exhibition of the Queens the fair grounds of the society at Mineola. The | weather and the occasion were well suited to cach | other, a@ cool breeze blowing and the rain of the previous day having laid the dust, and the attend- | ance, consequently, was quite large, especially in the afternoon, ali parts of the county being well represented. The exhibition was well arranged, visitors and exhibitors, and, considering the late- naturally have been expected. The display of vegetables comprised new pota- toes, tomatoes, peas, beans, asparagus, onions, radishes, beets, carrots, cabbages, cucumbers, department attention was especially directed to several bunches of ‘“‘co1ossal asparagus,” raised by John Aunt, Jr., of Foster's Meadow, and Valentine Frost, of Gien Cove. The fruits comprised strawberries, gooseberries, currants, Hey none of the latter, however, being tipened, The strawberry show was, in some re- spects, exceptionally fine, tne exhibitors being Burgess, of Glen Cove; Mr. Hunt, of Hemp- H. Bogart, of Roslyn; Charles Darring rs, Mr. Bogart hi @ number of new Mr. Hunt had the six heaviest berries, Mr. Burgess had a fine, large new seedling and Mr, Darring had the handsomest plateful. The flower department was very full, and com- prised Nowers 9 pote, including some rare varie- thes of verbenas, &c., cut Mowers, including roses, Ultes, peonies, pansies, &c., and deciduous an: other fancy plants. Among the floral devices was & canopied bed, composed of green leaves and a variety of small fowers, the pillow being a white pink, Another was 4 variegated cross, imbedued in white pinks, These were exhibited by C. L. Allen, William A. Bruyer had an extraordinary show of yellow roses, W. Mulford had a fine show of pansies and other flowers, and Grace Lucaa, of Gien Cove, had a bewildering variety of roses of all possible shades. Ono side of the large agricultural hall was deo Voted to the use of tne ladies of Queens county, Who, tn addition to their sweetest smiles, dis- ensed strawberries and cream, cal ind other oothsome delicacies, and outside on lawn was @ good display of agricultural implements—reap- ers, mowers, tedders, lawn mowers, &c.—embody- | From permits, Mayor's office. determined to make {t second to no other soctety of the kind tn the county, Amoug the improve- ments aiready made preparatory to the ex! bition ig the raising and grading of the which has just been completed under the supervi. sion of Mr. James Warks, o! Jamaica. It is now constdered one of the best short tracks on the land, The judges in the various departments made awards of premiuing in the aiteruoon, Some or ihe pepape epee are 14 tollway a ie Hon. Join A, King, of Great Neck, tool Lhd premium of $5 (or the best or of ge yo ‘The $10 premium for the best coNection of y¥. tables, consisting of twelve varieti warded to William Grace, of Great Neck. of. MS For the best collection of strawhberrtes from a single exnibitor, $10 was awarded to E. i. Bogart, of Koslyn, Mr. John A. King also took @ $5 pre- mium for strawberries, Mr. Bogart recetved the premium of $2 for the six heaviest strawberries, The awards for flowers were not made until a late hour. The successiul exhibitors are indicated in the general summary given avove. ihe mghest pene lor lawn mowers Was awarded to Robert Reeves lor the Exceisior. There was some good amateur trotting on the track in the course of the alternoon, but no pre- tmiums were offered. THE NEW COURT HOUSE. Caustic Letter to the Commissioners< Messrs. Vance and Wheeler Want to Know “What is What.’* The following letter was transmitted to the new Court House Commissioners by Messrs. Vance and Wheeler, of the Board of Estimate and Apportion- ment, ia which they aska@ few “pertinent” ques tions, which are to be answered before any ap- propriation will be voted them, Although this letter was written on the 16th inst, it has only been made public at present :— New Yora, June 16, 1876. Mesers. Wrius Buackstons, Joy +. Cuminc, Tuomas B Tarran, Suir E. Suaw, Commissioners on ‘Appoint men ot tie Mayor for’ completion of Court GenTLEMxx—Owing to the failure of the Comptro! bring betore the Bourd of Wetimnate and apporcionssea, at ite meeting yesterday, the question as to the propriety of issuing Court house ‘stock for the completion of the new Court House reper the opportunity did not pre- sent itself for our explaining, as We inten ed to do, the Bosition we occupy yi Feferehce to this matter, and the we follow in protect the pub! tereats in part confided to our care. e ‘ne Public in- wiZe,euibrace the earliest opportuntty of 1s these ws before you, and request your co-operative in reference theret, ed — Apart from the question raised by the Board of Alder- men as to the legality of your appointment, there is, to our minds, a more important one, which must be con- you, r sidered by you. It is this:—Ha' in the circum. stances, any right or a@thqrity to incu: ‘tion: for, or in bame, or iu behalt of the city, on ‘account of of in reference to the Court House bullding? * We are aware that the Counsel to the Corp bas advised you. in an opinion which we see print 10 City eee OC ere date, thathe having upon in- quiry found that there is now an unex od appropr jon for the completion of the Court House, it ls your duty to proceed with such erection and completion. ‘The information as to the unexpende Bpproprett the Counsel to the Vorporation says, was obtal bim upon written inquiry made of the Finance Dep: nt. Whatever the Finance Department may have inform- ed the Counsel to the Coreen can be no guide to our action in the discharge of the duty the law mapas us in reference to this matter, and the opinion cannot sive ay authority to mfluence our action. the subject 1s binding both aoou the Finance Department and the Department of Law, and is so plain that it ss astonishing how it could be overlooked by the head of either department. By section 7 of chapter 583 of the Laws of 1871, which is the issue of bonds. or art House, it 1s proyi- ded that, “For the completion of the New York County Court Bouse, the sum of $750,000 is hereby author to be approprigted,” and the Comptroller of the ci ‘New York is cted, on obtaining the required aut to Taise said amount on the stock of the county of New York. You will notice that the statute does not make the ap- omen for the purpose of completing the Court louse.. Kt only authorizes such an appropriation to be made, not exceeding the maximum sum of $750,000, ‘The question as to who is authorized to make the ap- propriation has been judicially determined. This author- ity was ae in the Board of ingen mentiones in the third section of the same statute, which consist: of the Mayor, the Comptroller, Commissioner of Public Works and the President of the De: Parks. Th tionment 1873, been ti of ate and Apportionment thereby Created, consisting of ee Mayor. the Comptrol- of Aldermen and the june, the Com: riated by the statute, and this amount was accord: raised, and has been expended by the Comptroller. ‘No part of the balance of $500,000 authorized to be ts sued by the statute lias been appropriated by the Board of Apportionment, or the Board of Estimate and Appor- tonment, and no portion of the same can be the Comptroller util the authority of this latter is obtained therefor. Tt was held by the Supreme both at Special and General Term, in the proceedings of the Messrs. Cornell against the Comptroller, that the moneys authorized to De raed under the provisions of this staate gould, be lawfully applied, not only to the completion ot 80 far as incomplete, but also to the payment ims incurred for completing it so far as erected, and e Legi by two statutes, chapters 9 and 29, of the ws of 1872, directed the Comptroller to repay, ont ot the moneys authorized to be raised by the statute of guch amounts as had been advanced by any bank, or trust, or insurance company to the Commissioners for the completion of tne Court House. On the authority of these legisiative provisionsa demand has bean made by the Tenth National Bank for upwards of $300,000, Fincipal aud interest, claimed to have been advanced. XC the now superseded Comm re for. the comple tion of the Court House building. This claim has been, $0 far sustained hy Mr. Justice Donohue, of the Supreme Court, that he has directed peremptory mandamus to iusue conmanding tho Board of Estimate and Apportion- nt to meet, and by concurrent vote to authorize th of stock, pursuant to the provisions of the statute of 1871, and to take such action as will authorize the Comp- pense si urred by any of the deparc. ments oF ofticesef the city, unless an appropriation has been previously made pores. expense.”” 8 i the action of the Board of Estimate and Zpnornon mene there is no appropriation at your disposal or provided by law for the completion Of the Court House, and you are, therefdre, prohibited from ineurring any expense for this purpose. So long ag theorder of Mr. J nobue stands an- reversed the rd of Estimate and Apportionment cannot lawful, un authorized to the. statute of 1971 for tho completion of thi louse, except the balance which may remain after providing for claim madi by the Tenth National Baak, balance wil 8. thi Rot be sufficient to complete the buliding it is not, in our judgment, a prover action to take to apply any portion of it to this purpose. ‘There has been so mach mismanagement in reference to the compietion of buriding that we have resolved that no suthority shall be given by us to incur an further sxpenee for the pur} until we have submitte to us an imate showing the expenses in detail which willbe necessary te complete the building: and. if the moneys which the Board of Estimate and Apportion- Gant are authorized to appropriate for this nt 088 are juMeient to mect expenses specifie en the bailding must remain‘asit ts unc farther authority is Ct conterred on the Board to provide therefor. Tt is most deeply to be regretted that in this, as tm so many other matters in connection with the government of this city, there ‘be such confusion and con. tradi and that those whose duty it is to prevent if possible such onseemly displays in the government, should be ready to aid in measures calctilated to increase the discord which already existe, ‘We have thus pointed out to you the true posttion of matters in reference to the Court House building, and ‘we ask your ail and co-operation in endeavoring to pre- vent further ilery, where 60 pach has been already caused. Respectiully, SAMUEL B, H. VANOR, President of the Hoard of Aldermen. JOHN WHEELER, President Department of Taxes and CITY TREASURY, Comptroller Green reports the following disburse- ments and receipts of the Treasury yesterday:— DISBURSRMENTS, Claims vsid (number of warrants, 54), amonnt- ang to. From arrears of taxcs, 4: From collection of assessn From market rents and fe From water rents... From water permits. From licenses, Mayor's office. ‘Total. BOARDING HOUSE BRAWL. John Corwin, aged thirty-five, of No. 280 Frous street, was badly beaten yesterday alternoon by George Elliott, who keeps a sailors’ boarding house at the above number. Corwin, it appears, had been living at Eliiott’s, and having snipped as @ steward on board » vessel about to sail, was going away without paying his debts. He got drunk yesterday, and went on pler 18 East River, Elliott met him, and an altercation took place about the money due, Corwin refusing to pay, an@ demanding nis clothes in the hands of Elliott, the fatter beat him and fled. An omicer of the First precinct, seeing & Crowd gathered on the pier, went there. He was shown Corwin lying between some barrels, dleeding and apparently’ unconscious. He Was removed to the Park Hos- pital and from there to Bellevue. No statement of the affair could be got from him at the hospital, aa he was too much ander the Influence of liquor to de) Say. The police of the First precinct aray joking for Elliott. Several men, who pretended to have been on the pier when the row occurred,. said Corwin was not much injured, and the whole pl was done in a playfal mood, Corwin being ‘ank. FIRE IN WILLIAMSBURG. About half-past four o’cloox yesterday -afternoom a fire broke out in the two story frame dwelling No, 222 First street, Williamsburg, owned by Mr. John Moore. The loss on butiding will be about $3,000, fully insured. The buitding was occupied by @ number of German familtes, whose furnitare was damaged about $1,200, on which there is 00 insurance, The flames extended to the two story frame dwelling No. 220 First street, occupted b: Along the large crowd present on the grounds were noticed Senator John A. King, Assemblyman | L. Bradiord Prince, ex-Assemblyman Pearsall, Judge Hagner, and other notabilties. The new management of the soctety have 9 | | big & monsirous thing that the authorities | parcnily taken hola of their work Ia guod carucs Henry Quartirit as a lager beer saloon an boarding house, "me pauatey is owned by G. H. Rogers, and is damaged about $2,500, and is fully insured. Mr. Quartirius catimates his loss at About $1,200, on which there 1s an insurance for 2,500 in’ the Williamaburg City Insarance Col. vany. The cause of the dre ls unkaowa, is Mg el aR ef a Ne Na a gt aon sae