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the New York stage. THE COURTS. Rmarkable Recovery of $130,000 Worth of Bonds and Stocks, SXINGTON AVENUE EXTENSION. fentences in the General Sessions. Che Tivoli Garden Sunday Theatricals, The Shook-Thorne injunction case, smh was to Dave been argued yesterday at Spéctal Term of the Superior Court, was adjourned till this morn- ing. It is sought by the injunction to prevent the | Playing of “Le Sphinx,’ by Octave Feuillet, in which | 4s introduced the great poisoning scene. As there is no international copyright it is claimed that no one has a right to interfere with its production on There seems to be a growing attachment for, or rather growing attachments against, the property of Henry W. Genet. Mr. H, Johnson was yesterday | granted by Judge Davis, im Supreme Court, Cham- bers, an attachment against the property of the fugitive “prince,” in-a suit in which he claims $2,000 on an unpaid check, The trial of Police Commissioners Charlick and Gardner, upon the indictments found by the Gen- eral Sessions Grand Jury, is set down for to-day in the Court of Oyer and Terminer, before Judge Brady. It is thought tt will occupy several days. United States Commissioner White yesterday rendered his decision jn the case of Cari Valentine, holding the prisoner for extradition. It will be remembered that Valentine arrived here some months since irom Berlin, Prussia, He ts charged with forging in that city the names of Bischof ana | Sostheim to bills of exchange for the amount of $30,000, THE GRAHAM nn Remarkable Recovery of $130,000 Worth of Stocks and Bonds. In the Supreme Court, Part 3, yestérday the case of James Lorimer Graham vs, Lyttleton G. Garrettson and Richard J. Garrettson, executors of Symmes Gardner, deceased, came on for hearing before Judge Van Vorst, without a jury. ‘The suit | was for the recovery of certain bonds and certifi- | cates of stock of the face value of $152,800, and the facts were of a peculiar nature. Mr. Graham, the plaintiff, swore that on May | 1, 1871, he got into a Sixth avenue car, to ride home, having in his possession a satchel con- tainiug the bonds and stocks in question. Be- coming engrossed in reading a newspaper, he passed his street without being aware of it. In | discovering his mistake he alighted hastiiy, for- getting his satchel. He shortly alterward missed i$ and pursued and overtook the car, but the sat- chel had disappeared. He inquired at the office of | the railroad company for his satchel, advertised bis loss in the newspapers, and issued handbills, offering a liberal rewa d jor its recovery, but all i with no success, He also notified all bankers and brokers not to negotiate the bonds and stocks, Much to his. astonisnment, one day Mr. Lyttleton G. Garrettson, one of the defendants, called upon him to inquire about the lost bonds and stocks, as to why they bad not bcen trans. ferred on the back. Mr. Graham immediately claimed them as his property. #8 the executors could not deliver up the property without a legal adjudication as to right of ownership the present suit was brought, being in the nature of a friendly | litigation, Mr. James M. Ball, counsel for plaintiff, having clearly established Mr. Gralam’s title to | the bonds and stocks, and Mr. R. L. Garrettson, | who appeared for the executors, having been abie | to show only that the bonds and stocks had been | found among Mr. Symmes Gardner’s assets, with- | out their beng able to account for his coming into Possession Of them, Judge Van Vorst gave judge- ment for plaintiff tor the delivery of the bonds and | stocks to him, LEXINGTON Application to Set Aside the Report of the Commissioners—Allegations of Fraud. There are no more prolific sources of litiga- tion than opening strects and avenues, and until all the territory embraced within the city \umits—however far such limits are extended—is laid out and the streets and avenues completed the attention of the courts is likely to be a good deal engrossed in the settlqgment of unavoid- | able disputes over awards and assessments. The opening of few avenues has aroused such spirit of discontent and contention among ‘those owning property affected by the opening as the opening of Lexington avenue and its extension to Hariem River, An application was made yester- day in Supreme Court, Champers, before Judge Davis, to vacate the order of confirmation in the case and set aside the report of the Commissioners, la making the application, which was made by Mr. Warren in the interest of Samuel D. Ste- vens, the former claimed either iraud or a gross mistake in the assessment of some lots on 108th Street, He said that the difference tn the assess- ments on these ots and those belonging to Ter- ence Farley, on 109th street and adjoining, was too marked not to give ground of suspicion that ell was not right. He also said that the day before the report was presented he was told by the clerk of the Commissioners that it was not ready and would not be presented for a week to come; that he could not get a glimpse of the books, and finally that upon his urgent importunities to see them the privilere was most emphatically denied him. Mr. Peckham entered upon a zealous defence of the Commissioners. He denied through affidavits the alleged exclusion of counsel from seeing | the books and the charges of iraud. He then insisted that the confirmation of a report is final, and that the present one, having | en confirmed, could not be set aside 1 time to oppose the report was when it was presented for confirmation. He claimed that the | Opposing counsel did wrong in relying on the | statements of a mere clerk. The confirmation of the report, he urged iurther, should not now be set aside, as its confirmation had affected some | 7,000 people and over 3,000 pieces Of property, and a8 all the transactions since in the property thus affected had been made upon the basis of this re- ort. He also commented upon the time that had | en allowed since the confirmation of the report | and the presentation, and insisted tilat any inter- Jerence or alterations now would be attended with incatculable mischief. Judge Davis asked Mr. Warren whether he wished to pase his present application upon the ground of traud or a mistake, Mr, Warren, in response to this interrogatory, gaid that he charged fraud, most corrupt fraud, | The difference was too great to make it otherwise, | Mr. Stevens and others, he deciared, were placed on the Commissioners’ black list because they would not accede to the wishes of the Commission- ers. He insisted that the Broadway widening case settled the question that the report could be opened for either fraud or mistake, and he claimed such a right in the present case. Alter some further argument Judge Davis took the papers, reserving his decision, BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS. alent poms SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS, Decisions. By Judge Donohue. Bowery Savings Bank vs. Richards.—Receiver eppointed, By Judge Lawrence. Levy vs, Katzenburg.—Mouon denied; memo- randunt, Barnes vs. Morgan; Compton vs. Chase; Odell vs, Odell; Noonais vs, Dunphy; Butler vs. Palmer; Brown vs. Turner and Oliver; Keeler vs. Lias.— Memorandums. Godirey vs. Bird; Jourdan vs, Jourdan; Hayman vs. Jones.—Memorandum for counsel, Wiliams vs. Tillinghast.—Motion to continue in- junction denied; temporary injunction dissolved, ‘with $10 costs. Delafield vs, Hill.—Motion to continue injunction grante Frubauf vs, Frubauf.—Decree of divorce granted to plaintin, BONDS. AVENUE EXTENSION. | | Larremore, Judge NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1874.-TRIPLE SHEET, to the t's attorney the items of the trans- action tetween the parties on which this action is brought and let the same be verified. Packard vs. Andersop.—Let the order heretofore made to examine the plaintiff be vacated. Justice vs. Lang et al.—Motion to send case back to referee for further findings denied with costs, Johnson vs. ERs -wnapnens for defendant, Parties to their own cost Ansonia National Bank ve. Clews.—Motion granted. COMMON PLEAS—TRIAL TERM—PART 2, Suit tor Heavy Damages. Before Judge J. F. Daly. Michael McGuire on Septemver 27, 1878, was run over at the corner of Forty-ninth street and Fourth avenue by @ locomotive belonging to the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company, and sustained injuries compelling we 000 amputation of an arm. le has brought a against the railway company claiming $50, damages, The case came to trial yesterday In this Court and will probably oecupy two or three days, Ex-Judge Cardozo appears for the plaintig and Mr, Burrill for the defendants. COMMON PLEAS—GENERAL TERM Decisions. By Judges Robinson, Larremore and J. F.Daily. Gillespie vs, Zitulosen; Van Pelt vs Dunham; Dolls vs. Alright; Marize vs. Doe et al.—Judg- ments aflirmed, Spinions by Judges Robinson and ‘an Brunt dissenting. Fannenbaum vs. Christeller—Motion for reargu- ment dented. Opinion by Judge Robinson. Frank vs, Covert.—Judgment afirmed, Opinion by Judge Larremore, Judge Van Brunt dissenting. Kingsland vs. the Mayor, &c.—Reargumeant ordered, Opinions by Judges Robinson and Larre- more. Treadwell ys. Hoffman.—Motion for leave to go to Court of Appeals denied, smith ¢s. Cooley.—Order settled. Judgment re- versed; new trial ordered; costs to abide the event. Conlin vs. ContrelL—Reargument ordered, with stay. COMMON PLEAS—EQUITY TERM, Decision. By Judge Larremore, Eins, Jr., vs. Grimes.—Judgment for the plain- tit. COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM. Decisions, By Judge Loew. Osborn vs, Stillman.—Motion to transfer cause to Marine Court granted. aes vs. Griswold.—See memorandum for counsel, Vanderweile vs, Callanan.—Motion to continue injunction denied, ybert ys. Burroughs.—Application denied, Rudolphy vs. Fucts.—See memorandum. Douglass vs, Douglass.—Judgment of divorce granted to the plaintiff. GENERAL SESSIONS, Ten Years for Burglary. Before Recorder Hackett. On the nignt of the 20th of January, 1870, the house of Frank H. Page, No. 105 Clinton place, was brcken into by George Jones, who was caught upon the roof of the house by Mr. Page and Dr. Healy and turned over to an officer. Complaint was made against him before a Police Justice, but for some reason he was never brought to trial. Jones was again arrested not long since, in connection with the masked burglars, and Mr. Page seeing him at the Central Office, a second time preierred the charge against him, and yesterday morning he was arraigned to answer for the charge committed over four years ago. No evidence was offered in defence. Counsel for defence asked that the grade of the crime be changed from burglary in the first to burglary in the third degree, but the Recorder did not so gharee the jury. Aiter a few minutes’ delibera- ton the jury found @ veraict of guiity of attempt at burglary in the first degree, and the prisoner was sentenced to ten years in State Prison at hard labor. Alleged Attempt to Kill a Sailors’ Boarding House Keeper. Frederick Evers was placed on trial charged with deliberately firing a pistol at James Curran on the 13th of April, at the corner of Old Slipand South street, with intent to kill him. The com- plainant testified that he had seen the pri- | soner about an hour before the occurrence, but | nothing whatever occurred between them at the time of the shooting; he (Curran) Was standing close to the door of the saloon, smoking a cigar, waiting for a friend who was coming up from the dock; the prisoner was standing about twenty or twenty-five feet away from him and pointed the pistol at bim; the first time he snapped the pistol it did not go off; them he said, “On, my God! don’t you shoot me,” ayd tried to run in the door when he felt the ball go into his side; he saw the pistol in the hand of the pris- oner; saw him fire and heard the explosion; pre- vious to the shooting the prisoner said something, bat he was not near enough to hear what it was; after the complainant was shot, thinking Evers Was going to fire again, he stood in the door, but the prisoner, tnstead of going in, went round the corner and ran up the street; then Curran ran out and told some men that he was shot, where- upon a crowd ran after the prisoner, exclaiming, "You have killed this man;’ at this time a car ‘was coming round the corner. and two policemen Were on it; they jumped off and arrested (pe ris i= oner, who, together With Curran, was tal ef ‘0 the station house, and from there the latter was | conveyed to the Park Hospital, where he remained nearly & month under medical treatment; the witness sald that he kept a boarding house, and had had troubie with Evers previous to the shooting. Mr. Howe, who defended the accused, in cross. | examining the prosecuting witness, asked him if | he was not called “Bullet” and was not arrested several times for felonious assaults upon citizens and police officers during the last five years, to | which he replied that he was sometimes calied that name, but was never arrested for attempting to kill anybody. He, however, admitted that he was arrested on December 22, 1871, charged with feloniously assaulting Louis Hanson, and that on the 20th of January, 1872, he was arrested for an assault on Francis Campbell, gnd that he was tried at the Special Sessions upon the latter charge and | fined; that on January last the prisoner and he had a fight and Evers had him arrested; that on the day of the shooting he did not call Eversan opprobious name, or threaten to throw him over- board or exhibit any weapon, Dr. Early testified that he had the complainant under his Oy and treated him for a pistol wound in the left side of the'chest; that he consid- sidered at the time the wound to be dangerous, but it was now healing rapidly; the ball was no found, nor did he probe for it. Thomas McLaughlin stated that there was no fighting between the complainant and the prisoner previous to Evers firing the pistol at Curran, and e did not hear any words pass between them. Mr. Howe, in opening, said that he would show the dangerous character of the complainant, and | that the accused fired the pistol in self-defence. | He called a witness named John Chase, who swore | that be saw Cart and Evers wrangling, and that | the complainant struck at the prisoner and threat- ened him, saying :—‘If I get you down here again | I will throw you overboard; Evers broke away from him, and the next thing which the prisoner heard was the report of a pistol. The case will be resumed this morning. Burglaries and Larcenies. Thomas Rooney and Jobn Britton (boys) pleaded guilty to an indictment charging them with break- ing into the lager beer saloon of Charles Langen- | back, No. 617 East Sixteenth street. Rooney was Sent to the House of Refuge and Britton to the Catholic Protectory. William Bentley, indicted for burglariously en- tering the premises of Byron Fox, No, 34 Varick street, on the 13th of June, and stealing four silver watches, worth $40, pleaded guilty to an attempt at burglary in the third degree, He was sent to the State Prison for two years and six months. Charies W. Bancroit, who was charged with em- bezzling $26 on the 29th of May from his employer, Horace Ingersoll, pleaded guilty to the charge, aud was sent to the State Prison for two years. Hugh Cunningham, who, on the 12th 103t., stole two cloaks worth $35, owned by Estelle M. Horton and Clara Woodford, pleaded guilty to petty lar- ceny. The sentence was six months in the Pent- tentiary. An Acquittal, Thomas Price, who was jointly indicted with John Duffy, charged with stealing a gold chain worth $60 and $20 in money from the person of Charles W. Paul, on the 23d of May, at his saloon, No. 28 West Houston street, was tried and promptly acquitted by direction of tne Vourt, there | Justice in what you say, Counsellor; but as for the | Rosanna was instructed to go and make her afii- quite leisurely towards tne Bowery. Mr. Metzger recognized both the prisoners as the men who had jostied him im the street, and the Judge held them $1,500 each to appear trial at the Court of General Sessions. Robbing a Candy Man. Two youngsters, named Joseph Keating and Michael Powers, aged respectively twelve and nine years, were arrested yesterday by Officer Floyd, of the Third precinct, on the charge of Mr. William Moclelland, for burglariously entering the prem- ises of Messrs. Greenfield & Strauss, at No. 63 Bal clay street. It appears es the zoupral burgiars effected an entrance into the hotise by falsing the grasing on the street ana dropping down into the area. le profits of the expedition amounted to thirty-five cents, and the prisoners were remanded to jail, in de1ault of $1,500 batl each, to answer the Shares of burglary im the Court of General Ses- | BLO: Robbed of His Watch. As Mr. Reilly was passing through Batavia street on Sunday night he was assauited by Robert R, Johnston, who relieved him of hts silver watch, valued at $20. Officer Kelly, of the Oak street sta- tion, arrested Johnston, who was locked up for ex- amination. ESSEX MARKET. Arraignment of the Tivoli Garden Pris- oners. Before Judge Kasmire, As early as eight o’clock yesterday morning some 300 people bad gathered around the doors of Essex Market Court awaiting tne arrival of the persons who were arrested at Pani Falk’s Tivoli Garden on Sunday night. |‘ Several of them had been present in the Garden at the time of the raid, and a few gentlemen gaye very graphic descrip- tions of the attack made by Captain Mount and his men. About nine o*clock a stream of people was seen coming down Essex street, About eight oficers with as many prisoners were making their way towards the Court, followed by an immense crowd ol men, women and the childrea who abound in this vicinity. The prisoners passed within tie Portals and immediately afterwards a carriage drove up containing the three ladies who were ar- rested behind the scenes for being clad, as is al- leged, in theatrical costume. Then came Falk himself and his counsel in an- other carriage. The court room was packed and the atmosphere was almost stifling. As soon as | the watch was disposed of Judge Kasmire called up Captain Mount, of the Seventeenth precinct, and asked him what charge he had to prefer against | the prisoners arrested by him and his officers in the premises called Tivoli Garden, Captain Mount (waving his hand)—They were | articipating im @ theatrical performance, Your | Honor, contrary to and in direct violation of the | Sunday law. Counsellor Hummel, coming to the front, at once Interposed—Your Honor, I think the Cap- tain is somewhat mistaken on that point, and I also think that the liberal public senti- ment of the people of New York will regard the arrest of these people as an outrage which is a dis- grace to a country boasting of its tolerance and free institutions. The performances at the Tivoll | Garden were of @ purely popular character, in- tended for the amusement of the masses. The police have as much right to make a descent on Thomas’ Gardens, at Filty-ninth street and Sev- enth avenue, where the aristocratic element of our society congregate every Sunday evening, or even on the concerts given by Mile. Iima di Murska, There is reallyno difference between Mle. di Murska and these ladies here, except that she may be a far more talented and sweeter singer. Judge Kasmtre—I think there is some truth and Captain, he merely obeys the commands of his superior officers. I bave no feeling in the matter, I merely wish to make this a test case. Counsellor _Hummel—Mr. Falk stands ready to test the legality of the arrests, and we in that case desire an examination. Judge Kasmire—Captain, point out some of these people against whom you can make @ specific charge. Accordingly, Ida Florento of No. 553 East Fourth street, Frederica Reisch of No. 480 Kast Nioth street, and Margaret Powers of No. 39 Marion street, the three young womeg who were found on the stage in theatrical costume, as alleged, were held in $300 bati to answer; but were subsequently. discharged on parole to appear for examination on Wednesday next. The rest of the party, whose names are as follows, were all discharged :— Michael Feely, No. 416 East Ninth street; Leonardo Fleury, No. 112 Canal street; Josepn W. Gilmore, No. 6 East Fourth street; William Gelselberg, of | No. 18 St. Mark’s place, and Matilda Seeley, of 416 East Ninth stree‘. A Clever Conductor. Frederick Schell, of No. 27 avenue B, was rid- ing on car No. 73 of the Dry Dock and East Broad- | way line on Saturday evening about six o’clock, Two men who were standing on the platform very close to him jumped off the carat Clinton street, near Grand, and one of them immediately started to run. George Smalley, the conductor, cried out, “Has any gentleman lost anything. ‘Those two men that just got off are pigkpockets.”? Mr. Schell at once put bis band in his coat pocket and discovered that his wallet, containing $105, was gone. He at once gave chase to the ingitives and with the assistance of officer Oullen, of the Thirtéenth precinct, succeeded in arresting one of them named George Davis. Judge Kasmire yes- terday held Davis in $1,000 bail to answer, Dangers of Picnicing. A very pretty young girl, named Rosanna Gore, of No, 243 Elizabeth street, came into court yester- day morning and made a charge of attempted assault against one Thomas Walsh, The girl Stated to Judge Kasmire that she had accom- panied Walsh to the picnic of the Sullivan Associa- tionat Myers’ Grove, Staten Island, on Saturday last, and while there the outrage was attempted, She ran away from Walsh at the time and came home without him. Yesterday she procured his arrest in New York by Officer Larkin, of the Sev- enth precinct. ‘the Judge, after hearing the com- plaint, decided to remand the prisoner to the cus- tody of the Richmond county authorities, where davit against Walsh. JEFFERSON MARKET. Tracing a Clever Robbery. Betore Judge Murray, Last Thursday afternoon two young men, named Edward W. Randiett, of Brooklyn, and John W, Bennett, of No. 126 West Twenty-seventh street, came into the liquor store of Joseph W. Lamb, on Sixth avenue, had afew drinks, and Bennett | negotiated a loan with Mr. Lamb on some five pawn tickets. The two went away and Randiett returned shortly afterwards. A few minutes later Charles ‘Tweedy and John Harrington came and asked Mr, Lamb to come outside to look at @ sewing machine which they wished to sell, Mr. Lamb, alter waiting on two or three custom- ers, went outside, and not long alter returned to the store, when he missed his coat, which was hanging behind the bar, and in the pockets of which were two wallets containing $600 in money, two checks and the pawn tickets which he had re- ceived as collateral from Bennett, When Mr, Lamb missed his coat he remembered that it was behind the bar when he went out tolook at the sewing machine, and he also remembered that Randiett, Tweedy and Harrington went up the street soe tnets On Friday he procured the arrest | of Tweedy and Harrington. They were remanded irom court in order to obtain further evidence. Between one and two o'clock yesterday morning an officer of the Twenty-ninth precinct arrestea Randlett and Bennett, in company togetner in ‘a saloon on Sixth avenue, They were searched at | the station house and the pawn tickets, which were in one of Mr. Lamb’s Begpetoans: were | found in the possession of Bennett. The four prisoners were arraigned before Judge Murray, yesternay morning, and appeared quite cool an unconcerned. They were dressed very fashion- abiy and had the general appearance of young | men about town. They were all held to answer, Another Burglar Caught. James Gillen, alias Barry, alias Barrett, of No. | 627 West Twenty-seventh street, was arrested | Sunday night and was yesterday chargea with being concerned in the pbb ‘on the premises | of Aibert L. Thompson, No, West Twentieth street, on Saturday night. He was held in $6,000 ball to answer, FIFTY-SEVENTH STREET OOURT, A Murderer Committed. Before Judge Smith. James O'Niel, who was arraigned for the stab- bing of Richard Powers, on the corner of Twenty- fourth street and First avenue, on Sunday, was committed to await the result of his victim's in- Juries. The quarrel between the two men bad its origin in too much whiskey, not being a particle of evidence implicating him in the alleged theft. POLICE CJURTS. wxon vs. Jullan.—Motion denied, with $10 costs, Greaves vs. Gonge; Nott vs. Palmer Manulactur- ing Company.—Motions denied, with $10 costs; memorandums. SUPERIOR OOURT—SPECIAL TERM, Decisions. ° By Judge Speir. Delavan ie runeemaseetay 0D to amend com- aint granted. bf opren (Sheriff) vs. Mechanics and Traders’ Fire Insurance Co.—Inquest set aside on detendants paying costs of term, witnesses! fees, disburse- Mente and costs of motion. THE TOMBS, Fourth Ward Pickpockets, Before Judge Flammer. Yesterday morning as Mr. Christopher Metzger was passing down Roosevelt street on his wayto the ferry @ young man jostied against him. He re- monstrated, Dut the young Man passed on, and as Mr. Metzger was about to resume his walk to the ferry anottier young man bobbed against him. Thinking that words might induce the young men to enlarge his cranium, he passed by, but sud- denly he thought of his money, and, on puttiug his hand into his pocket, ho discovered that he was minus $15, Officer Kelly, of the Fourth precinct, Sai . Merchants’ Fire Insurance Co.—Costa on! ‘alowed as taxed by the clerk. lagen etal. v8. Lewv.—Let the plaintia farnish Was called, and succeeded in arresting Thomas Dealy and Christopher Sherlock, who were walking The, Supposed Robbers of Ex-Recorder Smith’s House. These persons, whose names are Charley Miller, Dick O'Donnell and Fanny Brown, were arraigned. ‘The circumstances under which they were ar rested by ofMcers Mallon and Hamby, of the Fighteenth precinct, were related in an undertone to the magistrate, Judge Smith, who said he did Not consider the evidence presented sufficient to warrant their detention. Officer Hamby said if the prisoners were remanded he would in a day or two be able to furnish further evidence of their guilt. The Court agreed to grant the request, but refused to give a Warragt to enable the officer to search @ house, COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY, SUPREME CoUuRT—CHamMBeEeRs—Held by Jndj Westbrook.—Nos. 21, 34, 61, 68, 71, 79, 85, 95, 96, 127, 186, 188, 152, 153, 187, 167, 160, 173, 178, 180, 161, 184, 186, 187, 190, 191. | store; they were talking about yac! law and fact—Nos. 54, 166, 117, 192, 11 85, 146, 168, 18, 86, 199, 16, 573¢, 69,83, 64. sss sulk UPREME COURT—CIRCUIT—. 2—Held by Judge Van Brunt.—Nos. 3022, 1578, 90, 1518, 3376, 3356, 1868, 1636, 2860, 3562, 8354, 3628, 4,202, 3054, 1014, 104934, 2472, 1222, 3210, 1888. Parc 3—Held by Judge Van Vorst—Court opens at half-past ten A. M.—Nos. $125, 781, 1657, 183, 611, 44134, 1145, 66934, 2345, 23514, 3127, 687, 3619, 104i, 202, 1653, 1643, 447, 1651, COMMON PLEAS—'RIAL TERM—Part 1—Held by Judge Robinson—Court opens at eleven A. M.—Nos, 4200, 4239, 4136, 4079, 4237, 4008, 4113, 4275, 1173, 844, 1805, 3770, 3396, 3493, 866, 1363, 1214, 2477, 1264, 1036, 4061, 3540, 3604. Part 2—Held by Judge J. F. bend 7585, 99 opens pa eleven A. ee 1370, 201, 431, 2671, 2789, 2002, 4276, 4279, roll Sa Pere arece alter amy arn ABINE CourntT—TriaL TeRM—Part 1—Held by Judge McAdaw.—Nog. 4003, 5123, 5526, 4560, 6536, 5537, 5544, 5552, 5519, 5581, 4214, 4216, 4406, 4980, 1465, 5126, 5451, 5487, 560Y, 5438, 6416, 4508. Part 2—Held by Judge Gross, 2001, 4453, 5120, 4060, 4493, 4804, 5183, 23834, , 4182, 6446, 5457, 5219, 5220, 4671, Part 8—Held by Judge Spaulding.—Nos. 6187, 4363, 5382, 6066, 5091, 5158, 5163, 5169, 1068, Jazz, 3281, 5484, 5511, 5512, 5535, 5615, 5486, 6460, 5444, 5245, 4905. CouRT OF GENERAL SESSIONS—Held by Recorder Hackett.—The People vs. Thomas Price and Joan Duy, robbery; Same vs. William Reiily, robbery; Same vs. Frans Popischie, rape; Same Vs. Patrick McGulness, felonious assault and battery ; Same vs. Jobn Nolan, felonious assault and battery; Same vs. Mathew McCabe, felonious assault and battery ; Same vs. John Mcvarty, burglary; Same vs. Alonzo Green, burglary; Same vs. Augustus Mutel, grand larceny; Same vs. John 3. Wilson, grand larceny; Same vs. Adam Soliar, graud larceny; Same v3 Hervy pisline, grand larceny; Same vs. Lizzie Grady, grand jarceny; Same vs. Mary Moore, lar- ceny from the person; Same vs. Denis Sullivan, larceny from the person; Same vs. Peter Dantz, larceny from the person ; Same vs. Herman Shimer, larceny irom the person; @ame vs, John W. El- der, false pretences, SUPREME OOURT CALENDAR, Bourrato, N. Y., June 22, 1874, General Term, Fourth Department, Day’ Calen- dar, June 23, 1874.—Nos, 38, 40, 41, 08, 68, 140, 146, 16434, 167, 170, BROOKLYN COURTS. OYER AND TERMINER. Another Eastern District Tragedy. Before Judge Pratt and Associate Justices, Philip Kieinman, @ midale-aged German, was placed on trial yesterday on the charge of having killed William Platford, in Moore street, Eastern District, on the evening of the 23d of May last. The indictment is for murder in the firs® degree, it seems that on the evening in question the pris- oner and his son were walking along Moore street in company with their wives, when Platford and another party came along and a row between them ensued. It was charged that Platford and his companion brushed against the Kleinman women, and this so angered their husvands that the Jatter turned upon the other men and struck them, ‘he companion of the deceased swore yesterday that the wife of the younger Kieinman slapped his lace and knocked Of his@at, and that while he was stooping to pick his hat up Platiord was stabbed by tne elder Klein- man. The witness’ name is Adam Pfeufl, and be lives at No. 82 Graham avenue. Other testimony was introduced, showing that it was the prisoner who stabbed deceased. The wound was in tne he and Plaword died a few hours after receiv- ing tt. ine defence is justifiable homicide. The wife of the younger Kicinman testified that Pieiff struck her mother and herseli, and that then the prisoner came up and defended them with nis knile. The prisoner swore that he saw several men, among Whom he noticed Pieif, striking his wife, ere that heran up and struck at them with his nile, * This is the whole case briefly told. There is no interest attached to the trial outside of the pris- oner and his relatives and friends. The proceed- ings yesterday attracted but few spectators to the courtroom. fhe counsel for defence will sum up after the opening of the court this morning. SUPREME COURT—SPEOIAL TERM. A Woman After Her Husband. Belore Judge Tappen. A handsome, fashionably dressea lady, who Btates that her name is Gertrude A. Smith, pro- cured a writ of habeas corpus requiring Sterling Smith, a wealthy resident of the Heights, to pro. duce the body of his son, Sterling S, Smith. Ger- trude alleges that Steriing is her husband aud that his tather is keeping him from her. The de- fence makes young Sterling out asa sort of pro- digal son. It ischarged that he went off to waste his substance in riotous living, and that, while in- | toxicated, he became acquainted with the com- plainaut and was induced to marry her. Alter be- coming sober and realizing his position he re- ented and arose and returned to his father’s ouse. He is now in the country recuperating. Jadge Tappen sent the case to a referee to take testimony, MORTIMER SULLIVAN'S MURDER. The Coroner’s Inquest—Verdict Against Mark Gill. Coroner Woltman yesterday held an inquest in the case of Mortimer Sullivan, who was shot dead last Friday morning, in the liquor store at the cor- ner of Greenwich and Murray streets, by Mark Gill, @ companion who had been drinking with him there ana elsewhere. Gill was at once ar- rested, and has since beem confined in the Tombs, whence he was brought to the court room in the Coroner's office, corner of Houston and Mulberry streets yesterday morning, heavily ironed, in charge of several policemen. He is a small man, about five feet four inches in height, has dark brown hair and eyes, is smootn shaven, twenty-six years of age, and has a face which, without indicating much intelligence, affords, on careful inspection, none of those suggestions of ferocity or recklessness which we look for in those who in cool blood slay their fel- lows. His right band was bandaged and carried ¢n a sling in consequence of a wound received on the morning of the fatal occurrence. He listened with evident interest to the statements of the several witnesses, and occasionally suggested to bis counsel some question or explanation bearing | on the testimony; but, though the issue involved in the examination concerned the sudden and apparently unprovoked killing of a friend, whose. death lett a woman widowed and a young family fatherless, and though the termination of the in- quest might be a step on bis short road to tho pain and ignominy of tne scaffold and death at the hangman’s hands, he showed no full appreciation of the pusition in which he was placed and of the import of the Procsedings, At the close, when ques- tioned by the Coroner, he sprung to tis feet with the alacrity of a ready messenger, answered the formal questions without a trace of feeling, and signed his name to his statement as nimbly as though it were a pay roll or a ireigat recetpt. Ex-District Attorney Garvin sat beside the pris- oner as counsel. He apparentiy thoroughly nes the evidence as it was developed, putting but few questions to the witnesses and those tew mainly pointing to the inquiry as to the degree of sobriety or inebriety of the prisoner when he sent the leaden messenger of death crushing into Mor- timer Sullivan’s skull, through the course of the optic nerve. Doctor Early, of the Park Hospital, who made the autopsy, was the first witness called. He ex- plained to the jurors the cause of Suilivan’s death, asserting without hesitation the opinion that he was kilied by the pistol shot wound in the eye, the bullet lacerating the substance of the brain. THE MURDERER ON THE STRERT. William Bates, of No. 509 Pacific street, Brooklyn, being sworn, said:—On last Friday morning, about nine o’clock, | was, with @ friend, passing down Murray street; in passing the corner of Greenwich street we heard two men pee reing in the liquor hts; after stop- ping at the door a short time we passed on, and when we had gone a few steps heard a shot fired, and, turning back, I the prisoner, Gill, run out, With a pistol in his hand; { cried, “Stop him— he’s shot a man,” and ran aiter him into Coilege lace; saw an Officer approach him; prisoner alted and then seemed to spring to run again, when the officer seized him and called for help; 1 took hold of prisoner's arm and went with him’to the atation house; he was bieeding in the right hand; I did not lose sight of prisoner from the moment he le(t the store till alter he was in the station house, To prisoner’s counsel—I dia not see or heara second shot fired, Stephen R. Smith, sworn—I live at No, 86 Fleet Place, Brooklyn; last Friday morning | was going down Murray street; when in front of Meyers’ saloon, corner of Greenwich street, heard loud talk; looked in; saw one man with adice box in his hand and the other had something in his which mignt have been a Knife or a pistol; this Man, the prisoner, now here, is that man; tne other threw the dice on the counter and challenged the smaller one to beat it; I went along; had gone perhaps roo feet when, hearing a pistol, I suid, * DW bet he’s shot that man,” and we turned back; prisoner was running from the door and the other man lay on the Noor; 1 called out, “He nag shot s man,” and ran across the street and up towards College place, keeping prisoner iu sight tili the oMcer seized nim; saw prisoner face about as though he would shoot; I then went back to the saloon and saw the other man lying dead on the floor ; assisted to carry him to thie poltce station. STATEMENT OF AN EYE WITNESS. John P. Weibrock, bartender at No. 87 Murray street, sworn—Last Friday morning, about eight o'clock, Gill, the prisoner, and Morty sullivan eame into our place and called for arinks; they drank several turns and got to taiking about yacht racing and the race of the next day, Satar- day; Sullivan wanted to bet $5 on the Dread. naught; Gili got $5 {rom his boss, Who Was in the SvuraeMe CouRT—SpacraL TERM—Held by Judge Donohue,—Demurrers—Now, 4, 25, 31, issues of | store, to vet, the money to be put in hands; Sullivan had only $2 to cover tt, and | uanded, me money back to them across the counter; Gill then fe the 85 back to Tim, his boss; I don’t know 8 other name; they talked more; Gill wanted to Spar with Sullivan and hit him in the face, but Sul- livan did not seem to mind it, and smiled, puttin, bis hands into his suspenders; Gill then asked hii boss for money again; he gave him $6, and Gill Went out; after he was one Safi gn fajd lark was too small for him to fight with? he stayed in the store and was talking and sparring with Tim, Gill’s boss; after aiew minutes Gill came in again; Sullivan was Standing at the counter and sald, “Now, Isuppose, you are fixed for me;” Gill said, ‘Yes, I am,’? and, pulling & revolver from his vest pocket, fired it down towards the floor; he then dropped it on the floor and picked it up a ain; Sullivan said, “You can shoot me if you Want to,” and made some re- | mark about Gill being @ coward for getting a pis- tol; he then took the dice box, threw them and | asked Gili if he could beat the throw; Gill said, “I can,’’ and at once raised the pistol to the level of his eye and fired; Sullivan fell on the floor and Gill ran out; 1 saw the crowd following him up the street; then I came back to Sullivan, who moved his mouth only once beiore dying; 1 did not see Gil. cock the pistol; neither seemed to be very drunk; think they knew what they were doing. Michael Shea, of 148 Leonard street, was in the Store at the time of the rales Did not see the | shot fired, being looking at the bottles behind the counter at the time, He corroborated the previous Witness in most of his statements. THE STORY OF THE ARMOURER, Peter Cerbitt sworn.—l am a sulesman in the gun store No, 279 Greenwich street. Sold a smail “Groomer” revolver last Friday morning about nine o’vlock to the prisoner, He paid $5 60 for tt. lasked him if he wanted @ package of cartridges for tt. He said No, he could get enough lying round. He asked me to load it, which I did. 1did | hot then notice that he was druok. He made no | statement why he wanted thepistol, Alter buying it he askea me to go with him for a drink or a smoke. I then noticed that he had been drinking. Some twenty or thirty minutes alter, I heard the shot fired, the shout for the police, and saw the crowd run uy, the street, Cannot say if this is tue pistol. It is like tt. We sell many of that kind. Frederick Selborn, sworn—I am barkeeper at Greenwich and Murray streets, A here the place where Sullivan was shot; about eight o’clock Fri- day morning Sullivan and Gul came in our place and had drinks together; Sullivan went iz the yard, ana while he was out Gili wanted to get a knile, one we keep tocut plesand meat; we would not let him take it; Sullivan passed out into the street and Gill stayed some time after; he was a little intoxicated; he did not stagger, Charles 0, Sheldon, sworn—Am the officer who arrested Gill; | was on @ wagon; saw the crowd running into College place and jumped from the wagon and ran for the prisoner; he tried to fire at me; I caught the pistol between the hammer and the cock and wrenched it from him; he had fired just before and his hand was bleeding; 1 called citizens to help and we took him to the station house; this is the same pistol. THE VERDICT, Coroner Woltman, aiter briefly explaining their duty to the jary, seat them in charge o! an officer Into an adjoining room to deliberate on their ver- dict, In afew minutes they returned and pre- sented the following :— “We find that the deceased, Mortimer Sullivan, came to his death from a piste shot wound, and ote the pistol was fired by the prisoner, Mark ull, A warrant was made out by the Coroner for Gill’s detention in the Tombs to await the action of the Grand Jury. ‘The handcuffs were then re- placed upon his wrists and he was escorted back to his lodgings, No. 68 Murderer’s Row. MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. The Board of Apportionment. Contrary to general expectation no meeting of this Board took place yesterday, although great pressure was brought to bear upon Messrs. Vance, and Wheeler to go into a secret session. This the gentlemen just named peremptorily deciined, when finally @ call was issued to meet to-day, at eleven o'clock. It has transpired, on high authority, tnat the Corporation Counsel admits that he gave his opinion to the Court House Commissioners on the erroneous statement made to him by the Comp- troller and’to the Commissioners, tat the law, as stated in the letter of Messrs. Vance, was correct and that he would have advised the Commissioners similarly nad the Comptroller not misled him. The Corporation Counsel says that when there ig no | appropriation there can be no expenditure. Struggle of the Court House Commis. sioners. On the first Nush of excitement consequent upon the action of the New Court House Commissioners | taking forcible possession of a room in that incom. | plete building, it was anticipated that Commis- sioner Van Nort would at’ least have the recaici- trant Commissioners arrested and placed in durance, if only for a few minutes. Mr. Van Nort, however, Was not in his ofice all day Saturday, when the occurrence took place, and yesterday afternoon it was past three o'clock when he put in an appearance. Then the Commissioner stated that he could not say what he would do in the premises, as it was always a good policy to ‘‘make haste slowly.” Mr. Van Nort says that the assign. ment of room in the city buildings devolves upon the Board of Aldermen under the Consolidation act. He is only charged with the care of the same. The Court House Commissioners made a requisi- tion upon him for an office in the new Court House, to which he rephed with the following letter:— Depanruunt or Pusiic Wonks, CommissioneR’s Orricr, Room 19, Crry Hatt, New York, June 17, 1874. To THe COMMISSIONERS FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE NEw Rount Housy:— BMW Fetun to yon herewith the communica- tion of the Counsel to the Corporation, wnitten in answer to a request made by you for his opinion, as to eons power to enter, take charge of and control 'the building until {ts completion. The Counsel to the Corporation in this communi advises you that “there 18 no doubt that you m traverse, occupy, control and protect the building ag is necessary and reasonably convenient to effect the object of your appointment, which Is to complete its erection. It is equally clear that you have the right to take, occupy and use within the building a room asan | office for the proper direction and discharge of the obli- gations (el pad upon you by law.” And again you are advised that your rights in this re- spect “may be exercised on your own motion and au- thority, unquestioned by any other power.”” Tis Unfortunate that there should arise any conflict In reference to this matter between the Board of Alder- | men, vested by the Consolation act with the power of | assiguing the rooms of this building to the various courts and officers (which power is notin me, as the Corporation Counsel advises you) and the Counsel to | the Corporation, But im this instance I consider it my 4 imperative duty to obey and carry into effec: the resolu- tion of the Board of Aldermen, which you will find on the second page of the City Record of the 16th inst, and | by which the Judges of the several courts and others occupying offices in any public or other building of the city, by direction of the former Board of Supervisors arc instructed to disregard and disobey every direction | in reterence to any new assignment of such ‘rooms and | offices emanating or purporting to emanate trom any authority other than the Hoard of Aldermen. ve So far, therctore, as any of the rooms in the building of the new Court lionse are occupied by any Courts or | officers of the elty and county of New York, your author. ity, on your own motion to enter or disturb the present occupants, will not be recognized, or the exercise of such authority permitted. Tt will afford me pleasure to give you every facility in my power for the purpose of carrying out and perform- ing every duty which you are authorized by law to exe- | cate and to perform, and to arrange so that your duties | may be performed’ without any obstructions to their proper execution, and with as httle interference as pos- | sible, with the wae, of the Duliding, for the purvose to ch i now applied. ‘ery respect bert a i GEORGE M. VAN NORT, Commissioner of Public Works. Notwithstanding this information tne Commis- sioners took upon themselves the task of forcing themselves into @ room occupied by the Super- visors. One of tne Commissioners stated to the HERALD reporter that they acted upon the advice of the Corporation Counsel, but this Mr. E. Delafield Smith positively denies. He says that he has not given any counsel regarding the taking possession of a room. A call is out for @ special meeting of the Board | of Aldermen for Friday aiternoon to take action upon this matter, The City Treasury. Comptroller Green reports the following disburse- ments and receipts of the Treasury yesterday:— DISBURSEMENTS, Claims vaid (number of warrants, 55), amount ing to... Payrolis pi ing to Total.. RECKIPTS. From arrears of taxes, assessments and interest... $8,369 From water rents, . 2895 nd Fro ns wi From sale of vitrified stonew 123 | From sales of ie 19 | Cy Record From licenses, Mayor's office From market repts and fees Tot: BROOKLYN MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. The Mayor Recommends the Acceptance of the Provisions of the Bridge Bill— Nominees for Membership of the Board of Education—Dogs’ Days To Be Num- bered. At the regular weekly session of the Common Council, held yesterday afternoon, President Ber- gen in the chatr, the following communication in reference to the bridge enterprise was received from Mayor Hunter:— w ecutive Committe from the ork Bridge Company, with Page Tata Baars, The ded act provides for the completion of the e a bridge, and that give thelr assent to the retirement of their. stock the management shall be Rae under the control of the two cities. In view ot the great interest which the cities have in the speedy completion of the work I recommend | hght. | how it would Wnsvever, the private stockholders shall | lew York ge Company, in pursuance of @ resolu- adopted ty the company committing 1 e subject to em, to transmit to you the accompanying act of the Legislatare at ita last session, providing to make the bridge over the East River a public work, and to retira the private stockholders, with a request thet you will communicate the same to the Common Council of the city of Brooklyn for such action as you may deem proper » Cha! My Brooatyn, Jane 19, 18/4, ard The matter was referred to the Committee on Parks and EFOES. ‘The tollowing hamed gentlemen were nominated be members of the Board of Education, by the Mayor:—Tnomas McGrath, in place of De Hart Bergen; Jonathan 8. Burr, in place of Jonathan 8, Burr; Thomas Carroll, in place of Thomas Carroll; John L. Marcellus, tn place of John L. Marcetlus; John W. Flaherty, in place of John W. Flaherty; 1. V. D. Hardenbergh, in place o! L. V. D. Harden- » bergh; James Hall, in place of James Hall; Joseph McGee, in place of Dwight Johnson; Adrian M, Suydan, in piace of Andrew B. Martin, declined; James Murphy, in place of James Murphy; A. W. Shepard, in place of A. W. Shepard; W. M. Thomas, in place of W. M. Thomas; Thomas Prosser, in piace of Marvin Cross; Oornetius H. Schapps, in place of Cornelius H. Schapps; George B. Farringe ton, in place of Thomas Kinsella; William Schwartzwalder, tn place of Jonn F. Hennessy, re- Spoeas De Hart Bergen, tm place of Marcus Riggs. The subject was referred to the Committee on Pubde Schools, A petition was received from several citizens ask ing permission to erect a plattorm on Bedford ave- nue square for the celebrayjon of the Fourth of July. The matter was referred t0 the “Glorious Fourth’? committee. Alderman Trowbridge offered the following:— Resolved, That the attention of the Police Depart- ment be called to the existing ordinance relative to dogs running at large, and that each and every policeman be requested to kill every hag 3 found 1D the streets or vacant lots in the city of Brooklyn. It was moved as an amendment to include goats, Alderman Trowbridge hoped the resolution wold not be hampered by any such amendments. Alderman Ropes thought a simpte resolution calling attention of the police to the ordinance would be sumicicnt, Alderman Nolan offered a preamble and resolu- tion to the effect that the dutly occurrences of hydrophobia in our midst rendered universal pro- tection ReoeeeaTy jor the preservation of life, and that the attention of the Police Department be called to the matter. The subject was referred to the Finance Com- mittee, who, in connection with the Corporation Counsel, are to construct an ordinance which will effectually eradicate the dog nuisance, which is so glaring in Brooklyn. THE NEW CURRENCY BILL. How the News of Its Approval by the Fresident Was Received—Cheering Views of Promi- nent SBankirs and Merchants—The Salutary Effect of the New Measure. The announcement that President Grant had sigued the new Currency bill created a favorable im- pression in this city. There was no great commo- tion, no vast crowds assembled in Wall street to discuss the probable effects of tne new bill; but in their private oMces and in the clubs, restaurants and hotels, bankers, brokers, bank presidents and merchants ex- pressed their views of the measure. The tone of discussion was decidedly favorable. People who had to gain or suffer by the action of Congress de- elared that they were giad that this troublesome problem of legislation had at last been solved without any serious detriment to the business in- terests of the country, that all danger of inflation measures had vanished, and the veto of the Presi, dent had been—in part at least—sustained. Many of the bankers who expressed themselves on the subject emphasized their gratification at the fact that Congress could, for this reason, at all events, “do no more muschief;” and if our honorable legislators had heard the epithets which were ap- phed to them so generously by many of the most solid men of the city they would have come to the conclusion that their legislative wisdom was not heid in very high esteem in New York. Some of the merchants and bank presidents were rather indifferent on the subject, and, when called upon to state their views, declared plumply that they had not read the new bill, and did not know any- thing about it. Mr. A. T. Stewart was one o1 those merchants. He was unwilling to give an opinion until he had seen and read the bill. Mr. Schreiner, the acting President of the German-American Bank, could give no opinion on the subject. A great numoer of the prominent men who were called upon were Out of town, but the views given below will suffice to convey an idea of the impres- sion which the new measure has made, MR. GEORGE OPDYKE’S VIEWS, Mr. George Opdyke thought the bill was a very judicious One, as it did not authorize the issue of Any additional or the withdrawal of the present currency. ‘It leaves it precisely where tt is,” he said. ‘A very excellent feature of the bill is that it legalizes the issue of the $26,000,0v0 whicn the Executive put out and forbids the withdrawal of any part of that issue in the form of areserve. It Bets Iree about $25,000,000 of greenbacks which are now held by the banks as a reserve jor their bank- po circulation. ‘nis tixes the volume of green- ack circulation at about $50,000,000 more than 1t was bejore the panic. The provision authorizing the sbilting of $55,000,000 of bank note circulation from the States ‘having an excess, to the States ~ having a deficiency, is a good one, although the process will be slow, on eccount of the want of capital in the South and West. From the fact that it setties the volume of the currency its effect will be salutary on the business interests of the coun- try, and have a tendency to restore the confidence ol the business community.”” When asked whetner the bill was an inflation measure Mr. Opdyke said thar it slightly increased the volume of circulation, and might therefore be regarded in that lignt, WHAT MR. JOSEPH SELIGMAN SAYS. Mr. Joseph Seligman, who was one of the most decided opponents of the last bill, thought the effect of this measure would be good. He deemed tt praiseworthy on the part of the President that he did not insist on the strict execution O! his programme for the resumption of specie payment, but endeavorea to gratify the people of the South and West by giving his assent to this compromise measure. The effect would be to restore confidence, more especially as the people now ielt certain that President Grant would never sign o out-and-out inflation bill, but that he was determined, on the contrary, to resume specie payment as soon as possible. He had conversed with many bankers and merchants on the subject, and the bill was generally viewed in 9 favorable It would tend to give a stimulus to busi- ness, inasmuch as the volume of greenback circula- tion stood at last upon aatabie foundation. It waa @ great comfort to know this after the uncertainty ‘witieh had existed for several months. MR. HORACE B. CLAPLIN’S OPINION. Mr. Horace 8. Claflin, thought it was a come romise bill which would be acquiesced im yy all parties. It fixed the amount of cur- rency and released the reserves irom the banks, which would add to it. As to the effect which the bill was likely to produce on busi- ness generally, he thought it would be apt to be javorable. When asked whether he could state ren affect the dry gooas trad in particular Mr. Clafiin replied, “Oh, what for one branch of business is good for all. Claflin was of the opinion that a iair business would be done in dry goods at moderately low prices, A PROMINENT BANK PRESIDENT who requested that his name might be with- held, thought the measure would have @ good influence. Its only deficiency, in his opinion, lay in the fact that it did not authorize free or uniimited banking. “I think,’ he added sarcastically, “that It will restore confl- dence in Congress—until it meets again. 1, formy part, have no confidence in the members of Con. gress, They are a lot of unscrupulous politicians, and we cannot expect that they care for anythtn; but the loaves and fishes. If we had more solt Dustness men 10 Congress such a disgraceful infla- tion bill as that which was defeated principally by the Herald, would have never been passed, I thini General Grant was very wise in listening to the appeal of the Herald on that occasion.’? VIEWS OF MR, WILLIAM 8. DUNN, Mr. William 8, Dunn, of H. B. Clafin & sald the only feature of the bill which nad espectal interest for dry goods merchants, was fact that it fixed a standard of circulation, ‘If Congress would only do us the favor to adjourn promptly,” he observed. The business in- Toresta of the country had, in his opinion, suffered greatly under the mismanagement of Congress. Business had been stagnant thus far. Merchants were unwilling to Make even ordinary overtures, because they did not know whether they were to be Judged by one standard of cur- rency or by another, They could accommodate themselves to almost any state of affairs; but th trouble was that nobody knew what Congres: would do, and this uncertainty was very detri+ mental to trade, This bill gave them at least a foundation to work upon. MR, HENRY CLEWS! STATEMENT. Mr. Henry Clews was one of the many bankers. Who Were so busy that they had time to say but @ few words in regard to the subject. If brevity is the soul of wit, then Mr. Clews’ opinion deserves commendation. “I think the effect of the new cure rency bill will be good,” Mr. Clews said, and he plunged again into business. ’ prtaeeibi or OMN THE SALEM (N. J.) MURDER, ‘The trial of William Sadler, 8 negro, for the mur. Co., any | der of awhite woman named Abigail Dilks was set down for yesterday in the Court of Oyer and Terminer of Salem county, before Judge Van- syckle, District Attorney Slape moved for a | postponement on the ground that the State had not yet secured the necessary evidence the’ acceptance of the provisions of the bill on tl of the city of Bruokiyn. Very respectful My, —— J HUNTER, Mayor. The letter alluded to by the Mayor was also read as subjoined :— Hon, Joun W. He: Mayor of the Ci Sin—! am Tirected by the % of Brooklyn ecutive Committee of the in the case, as there was new evidence, which could not be procured at the present term. The | Court granted the application, and the case was | set down for the October term, A dozen witnesses, | who were in custody, were on suet | own recogmaance. They bad | condmement