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NEW AVEN'S TRUST COMPANY, Application of Commissioner Stedman for the Appointment of @ Trustee. THE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES. Special Plea of Unconstitutionality Inter. posed by the Company. OPINIONS OF EMINENT LAWYERS. A New Haven, Conn., Noy, 23, 1874, ‘The crisis in the affairs of the Americyn National | Life and Trust Gompany, so long anticipated by | the public, bas at last come, and white the show- | ing which follows does not change ior the better | the condition of the company it certainly brings a | Kind of relief, At ten o'clock this morning Com- | missioner Joon W. Stedman, accompanied by | Deputy Commissioner. Maltbie and Kon. H. B. Harrison as counsel, appeared at the office of the Judge of Provate in the City Hall, where an ap- plication for the appointment of a trustee for the Trust Company, Benjamin Noyes, President, of this city, was made. Hon. Tillua E. Doolitt John 8, Beach and Colonel Dexter R. Wright ap- peared as counsel for defendants. The Jollowing written application was presented to Judge Levi B, Bradiey :— APPLICATION OF THE COMMISSIONER. ‘To rz Honorastx Court or Prosats rox ram Dis- Tmict or New Haven:— The petition of the undersigned, John W. Stedman, of Norwich, in New London couaty, respectfilly showeth that your petitioner is Insurance Commissioner of this State; that the American National Lite and ‘Trust Com- Pany is corporation und company charvered by. this tate to grant insurance and make contracts contingent upon lives, and that said com. | ny has its principal’ office at New Haven, in Thie’said' district; that your petitioner, ns such come missioner, hus made exainination into the financial con- | dition of said company, according to the statute in such eases provided, and especially has made sucn examtna- Won lately, during the months ot (\ctober and Novem- ber, 1874, which examination has lately been finished; and that it appears trom said examination, and there- fore your petitioner avers, that the assets ot sald com- Pany aro less than three-lourths of its iabllities, and that said assets amount to not more than $900,000; an its said Mabilities amount to not less than $1,350,000. | our petitioner, therotore, prays this Court to Inqulre | into the truth of the foregoing allegations, and, uvon finding them true, to appoint a trustee to tage possession of the property of said company for the purpose specified 4 the statute in such cases prevented, according to the statute in such cases provided. OH. ¥ ‘insurance Commissioner. W, st BuUMAN, 1 Dated ‘at Naw Haven, this bd day of November, 1574. The reading of the document was listened to ‘with almost breathless silence, particularly by those in interest, as 1t told the story full ana com- plete, to keep which from the people effort had apparently long been made. The silence was roken by Mr. Doolittle, who presented a spectal plea for his company. In It he raised the question of the constituttonality of the law under whicn ‘the Commissioner had acted in making bis apph- gation. It is as lollows:— PLEA OF THE COMPANY. In the matter of John W. Stedman, Insurance Commis- sioner of the state of Connecticut vs ihe American Na- onal Life and Trust Company.—The 4 merican National ite and ‘Irust Company, appearing before tne honor- able Court of Probate for’ the district of sew Haven, in ‘which C sald application has been filed, for the ial and only purpose of this motlon, moves this jonorable Court to dismiss said application and to no further proceed in the same, because they say that the | Provisions of the act of the General Assembly of the | te of Connecticut, in pursuance of which said applica- tion is brought, are ‘unconstitutional and void, and that is Court has no Jurisdiction to grant the prayer of said lication. se tCAN NATIONAL LIFE AND TRUST COMPANY, yy BENJAMIN NOYES, President. nee at New Haven, this 23d day of November, A. D. Mr. Doolittle gaid 1t was his des! in filing this plea, to raise certain questions of law preliminary the inquiry into the questions o! fact, These reliminary questions he deemed of the greatest importance. He suggested to the honorable Court that Judge Beardsiey or some other judge of the Superior Court be called in to assist in disposing of th He suggested the name of Jadge | Beardsley, because he was in the city, and might be able to give the case immediate attention, and he called the atten- tion of the Court and opposing counsel to section 75, chapter 5, title 11 of the Revised Btatutes, which declares that “whenever there shall be any disputable and dificult matter de- pending before apy court of vrovate, tne Judge ‘Of said court may call to his assistance a Judge of the Superior Court.” After some debate on the necessity of calling in Judge Mr. Harrison acquiesced Ip the selection | of Ju ge Beardsley, and the latter was interviewed by Judge Bradiey, who reported that in a certain eontingency Judge Beardsley would be present at two o'clock ‘P. M. to-morrow. Proceedings were accordingly adjourned to that time, The statute clauses under which the Commis- aioners make tneir application, and which the de- fendants afirm to be unconstitutional are sec- | tions 28 and 29 of the act of 1871, relating to tn- surance. The precise clause of the constitution with | come in conflict | which the sections above x ayer as not yet transpired. all that can be | gathered, however, it is section 3, article 10, which Geclares that— ‘The rights and duties of all corporations shall remain as if this constitution had not been adopted, with tne exeeption of such regulations and restrictions as are contained in the constitution. o In the opinion of some of the counsel present | to-day, and legal gentiemen who have been con- uted ince je adjourgment of the Conrt, it may franspire that nohe of thé laws passed since t! adoption of our present constitution, in 1818, re. lating to corporations, are valid. in this view of the case the arguments to be submitted to-morrow ‘will be of more than usual interest, 6 FUNERAL OF THE OOUNTESS FERUSSAO, At St, Ann’s Roman Cathoho church yesterday morning a solemn requiem mags was celebrated for she repose of the soul of the late Countess de Ferus | sac, daughter of the late Colonel Thorne, of this city, The spacious church was filled with a fashionable assemblage, composed principally of the relatives and friends of the late Countess, The mass was | celebrated by the Rev. Father Lynch, of St. Ann's, assisted by t’ather Poole, also of St. Ann’s, as dea- con, aud Father Nolan, of the Church of the Na- | tivily, as sub-deacon. The remains were inclosed | in a cloth-covered rosewood casket. On the lid of the cofin reposed & large cross of immortelles, Among floral tributes, which were unusually Bumerous and rich, were several wreaths, a large broken column of Iilacs, @ harp of white and blue flowers and several other beautiful emblems, The music was turnished bya tullchotr. When the services had concluded the remains were con- veyed to Greenwood Vemetery for interment in the family vault. Among the pallbearers were Royal Pheips, F, Guioert, Degrasse Livingston, the French Consul, ana Mr. Stevens, THE JERSEY CITY BOILER EXPLOSION, ‘The colored woman, Mrs. Sutton, who was in- Jured go severely by the boiler explosion at Jersey City on Saturday, ts likely to recover. The entire Diame for the explosion rests upon the engineer, who hung two pair of tongs on the lever | ofthe satiety valve, each weighing from six to eight pounds. The safety valve attached to the | boiler was smaller than that usually attached to | vessels of the same dimensions, put Mr. Wellwood had so arranged 1 that it wouid blow off when the pressure reached ‘ity pounds. The placing of the tongs on the lever raised the pressure to nearly seventy pouuds and tue explosion was the Fesult. The boiler has not yet been raised out of the swamp where 1t tell, THE JERSEY OITY COUNTERFEITER, Bxamination Before the United States Commissioner. Michael A. Norton, who was arrested on Sunday on the charge of counterfetting in Jersey City, was brought before Justice Keese, in the First District Poltce Court, yesterday morning. He Tes Werated the statement made by him on Sun * ourt \ aay aftcrnoon,. that Horace Greeley set him tbe example, and that the re- cent tidal wave im politics meant a return to specte payments, Engineer Larkin, Sergeant McKuig and Officer Eaton testified that they forced themselves into the room, wuen they found that the chimney had been set on fire by @ very hot fire built ina grate in this room, woich could not have contained less then a bushel of coal and in the centre of which, imbedaed in and oovered over with burning coals, was a covered orucible, which the officers, in pte of the man’s ef- Jorts to stop them, pulled from the fire ana found %o contain some kind of metal in the process of meltii On @ workbench near the fire were eeveral dies already set lor receiving tne metal and plaster of Paris caste of one dollar, half and quarter dollar pieces, It appearing to the officer that the man was engaged in making counterfeit coin, they arrested him and seized bis tools and materials. He gave his name as Michael A. Nor+ von, and says that ne bad only been in Jersey C: One month, having come from Missouri, fen mo family, and was living entirely alone in the room where he was arrested, In the afternoon Norton was brought before United States Commissioner Muirhead, who re- | yesterday morning, on an indictment charging him | it was Rbi © wine, German cider or other liquors a | Second, that 28 @ condition precedent to the pro- | receiver of the Eightn National Bank, of this city, je | paper as madmissible ander the nore me distassion tt w: | defendant havin, | cepted to by counsel ior the defendant, THE couURTS.. nn Ye Frederick Newbern and Adolph Hof- Stadt were held in $5,000 bail each by Commis- sioner Osborn on 4 charge of disposing of their assets other than in @ regular and commercial manner, within three months of the date of their involuntary bankruptcy. Blais du Bouchet gave $3,000 bail yesterday, be- fore Commissioner Shields, to answer a charge of having been concernea with J, B. Martinez and 8, Serpa in disposing of smuggied cigars and cigar- ettes to dealers in Boston, ©. H. Matly obtained a verdict for $28,507.42 against J. H, McMahon, a resident of Texas, hav- ing property in thiscity, When suit was com- menced, an attachment was taken out against de- fendant’s money in the National Park Bank, to which the cashier nade return that $15,689 83 was om deposit there to def-ndant's credit. Execation was levied alter judgment, but the bank refused to pay, on the ground that the attachment was not signed by the Sheriff, but his deputy’s clerk. The Sheriff (M. T. Brennan) sued the bank, aud Judge Van Brant decided that by making return, the cashier waived his right to a regular certificate and bound the bank, and that the Sherif by ac- cepting the certificate, made 18 nis own. Judg- ment for plaints. THE EXCISE LAW—A CONVICTION. Sigismund Schwab was placed on trial in the Oyer and Terminer Court, ‘vefore Judge Barrett, with selling onc pint of Rhine wine to one Thomas J. Wendover, and with selling liquor to divers other citizens while ne had no license, Mesars, A. 0. Halland John McKeon are counsel for the accused, ‘This case 13 @ test one, a number of liquor dealers refusing to take licenses from the Excise Board, and the questions involved are altogether of a legal character, ‘The principal witness was Thomas J. Wendover, the Excise Inspector, and he was cross-examined at great length as to his ability to judge whetner which he b.ught from the accused. Alter which the Court took a recess, The defence then raised two objections—first, that the witness should snow that the Board had fulfilled the law by keeping a book of minutes, and secution, it should be proved that they had ful- filled the other instruction of the statute. The Court overruled the objections, holding that the Commissioners had a discretion in every case be- fore them to Mx any license ranging trom $30 to $250. Counsei also pointed out the dangerous political power which wonld be in the hands 01 the Commissioners if they cOuld deal with applicants im this atyie:—“Did you vote for our har (Oh ret time?” “No,” ‘rhen your fee is $260.) \d to another:—‘Did you vote for our party?’ “Yes,” “Then your tee is $30." ‘The detendant then took the stand and swore he knew Wendover and was prepared for him, and only sold him German cider, In reply to Judge Barrett, the witness admitted that he did not buy that stuff as cider, but as hard wine, Mr. McKeon then summed up for the defence. He quoted irom one of the Judges of the Superior Court that “Jaws are unwise wDich do not rest on the generul sense of the community.” The law uader which 4 man for selling a glass of wine was thievea was repugnant to this community, and the Joy, would stand between the deiendant and those like him, industrious men with immense c@pital sunk in business, and that oppressive law, In England they passed a law making forgery a hanging matter—the result was that jurors would never convict. In tuis case the jury wouid refuse to send this map to the Penitentiary, and would teil the prosecutors to bring @ suit for a penalty or take some other remedy. In the course of his address Mr. MoKeon electrified with unpleasant feeling acrowd of liquor denl- ers by telling them how they had been humbugged by the politicians last election into voting ior Judge Miller and sending him to the Court of Ap- peais by 60,000 majority, although he had declared his opinion that ‘it was time to send some of those liquor dealers. who are potsoning the Dogies and morals of the commuuity, to the Penitentiary.” “I said nothing,” added counsel, ‘ior if 1 did they would say 1 was what I always was, the common disturber of the democratic party.” Mr. McKeon denonnced the informer, and concluded by calling on the jury to encourage the cause of temperance by encourag- i the sale of light and unintoxicating wines. ir. Rollins repiied for the people, denouncing the banding together of liquor dealers to refuse payin the fees as a fraud on the taxpayers. he jury found the accused guiliy. A motion *was then made in arrest of judgment, argument on which was set down for to-morrow. A BANK STOCKHOLDER IN COURT. Yesterday, in the United States District Court, before Judge Blatchford, the case of Albon P, Man, va. Timothy M. Cheeseman, was brought on for trial. This bank was organized under the National | Banking act of 1864, and it suspended payment in December, 1871, The defendant, Dr. Cheeseman, ‘was a holder of fifty shares of stock at $100 each, There is a provision in the act that, in case of the taliure of @ national bank, each of the sharehold- ers should be liable to pay toward its indebted- ness double the amount of the shares held by them. The debts of the bank which it was found necessary to pay in this manner amounted to about $150,000, and accordingly Dr. Cheeseman was as- ‘geased at fifly-four per cent on the amount of hts shares, and this would make his indebtedness about $2,700, The organization of the bank was admitted in the answer of the defendant, and counsel for the plaintiff! produced in evidence a certified copy from the office of the Comptroller of the ee ot the ear be si toneepen ag cate of the bank, 8 ' mai defendant, in which he stated he was the holder of shares of the bank to the amount of filty, ¥ $109 each, Counsel for the defendant ted Yo thé section of received Obaries Hudson tes! he resided in Brooklyn; he had been cashier of the Kighth National Bank of this oy, trom the time of its organization tn 1864, to the date of its failure in 1871; he tssued the certificates of stock; he knows Dr. Cheeseman ; issued to him on the'3d of June, 1864, two certif- cates of stock, one No. 70, for twenty-five shares, and No, 80, for twenty-five shares; the suares were delivered to him; that stock was never afterward transferred on the books, The defence was that at the time the bank fatied the defendant was not ashareholder. The been examined, it appeared that a transfer of tnis stock was signed in blank, and that tue bank, out of its own money bought in the stock. The point was raised by the pa inter that that was not a proper transier, because the law prohibited banks from buying in their own stock, Ovunsel insisted that before the defendant could get rid of bis stock 1s must ve sold to some- body who had a legal right to stand tn his place as a stockholder, Judge Blatchford, at some length, reviewed the statutes bearing upon the question at issue. He did not attach I to any of the parties in the case, as all appeared to him to have acted in good faith; but there was no doubt the dank was joing an itlegal act in buying in its own stock—a thing that was directly at variance with the law. Thig was parel @ question of law, and le saw nothing leit for him but to direct a verdict for the plaintif. The jury found a verdict accordingly, the amount bethg $2,810 25. This verdict was ex- the sot, but after goa ga ction. re teonge fae, gae BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS. SUPREME COURT-SPECIAL TERM, Decisions, Field vs. foie es ee t Bowery Savings Bank vs. Richards,—Motion de- nied, without costs, Bank of California vs, Collins; Foley vs, Pal- mer.—See opinion. , Barmitz vs. Bieler.—See memorandum, Van Wagenen vs. Kemp; Woodruff vs. Flood; Mackey vs. Auer; Stephens vs. Board of Educa- tion of the City of Brookiyn.—See opinion. on the way to the Penitentiary to hera with | | tuckets in violation of the statute. Smith, at the Of the Moneys expended and ilabilities tpourred. No costs. a ee ~~ By Judi e Cortis. Barnard vs. The Mayor, 4c.—Form of order settled, OOMMON PLEAS—GENERAL TERM. Important to Landlords. Jal Weir, plaintiff’ and respondent, ve, Mau- riee Levy, defendant and appellant.—This case | was originally tried before Justice Porter, of the | Ninth District Court, about the 24th of July last, | and resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff, from | which verdict the deiendant appealed to this Court, \ | It appears that the defendant became surety for one Lowitski, a tenant of the plaintiff, for the pay- | ment of the rent of certain premises let by the | Plainti® to Lowttski for one year from the 1st of | | May, 1873. On the 1st of April, 1874, $125 rent was due from the tenant to the plainuitf, In settlement | | of which the plaintiff, on the 21st of April, 1874, took | | Lowitski’s two promissory notes, payable on the 20th of May and tne 2ist of June, 1874, respect- ively. Thi8 arrangement it wes argued and claimed to have appeared by uncontradicted evi- dence on the tial was made without the | knowledge or cousent of the de/endant. The notes not being paid on the 6'h of July, 1874, this | action was brought against the delevdant on bis | @uaranty; the defendant answered, setting up his aischage by reason of the plaintiff's extension of | Ume tothe principal debter by taking the notes | aforesaid, It came up on Friday last for argu- | ment, and resulted in Judge Porter’s decision | being reversed and judgment rendered ab- solute for the defendant, Kk. S. Crane, counset for plaints; J. Henry MeCarthy, counsel for de- Decisions. By Judge Larremore, Barry vs. Staniey.—see memorandums. Appleton vs, Mudgeth.—Motion granted, unless defendants answer within tea days, and payment of costs of motion. Schreyer vs, Schreyer.—Order settled. Cassidy v8. Naughton; Cassidy vs. Hogan.—See memorandoms. In the matter of W. W. Race.—Report confirmed. Robinson vi Motion denied, pplication granted, »—Writ of assistance al- To the Bar. Ex parte applications will be signea by Judge | Robinson oa Tuesday, November 2%, trom half-past | ten untileleven A. M. Litigated motions will be heard at hall-past one P, M. By order of the Court. N. JARVIS, Jr., Clerk. * MARINE COURT—CHAMBERS. Decisions. By Judge Alker, Crosby vs. Daniel.—Motion granted, with $10 Cary vs, Williamson.—Motion granted upon con- itions, a Rice vs, Pike.—Motion granted, with $10 costs, Plage vs, Murphy.—Motion granted; no costs, Landsberg vs. Bonccorie.—Motion granted, with $10 costs to abide event, cua vs, Gayton.—Motion granted, with $10 cost Proctor vs. Easton.—Jadgment for plaintiff, with costs, &c. Bonne vs, Murphy.—Motion tor new trial granted | on terms, | Gildersieeve vs, Dixon.—Motion for taxation of | costs disintssed, Murray vs. Dugan, McManus vs. Gtlroy.—De- fendents’ default noted. Reynolds vs. James, McManus vs. Gerken, Bern- heimer vé. Ratvak, ies ve. Hunerbeir, Hough vs. | Bannon, Schlessinger vs. Stine, Kelly vs. Koch, | Krudoas vs, De La Vergne. Ullman vs. McCroker, Burong vs. Smith.—Motions to advance causes | granted. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS, Alleged Cruclty to a Horse. Before Judge Sutherland. Yesterday, in this court, Charles Brunnell, superintendent of the Broadway and Fourth avenue stage line, and Jesse Marshall, John Marshall and William W. Wilkins, proprietors of the line, were | placed on trial charged with violating the statute | tor the prevention of cruelty to anima Assistant District Attorney Russell prosecuted, j and the defendants were represented by Mr, J. B. Haskin and Mr, Fellows. The complaining witness was Thomas H. Upton, an officer connected witn the Society for the Pre- | vention of Cruelty to Animals, of which Mr. Bergh | 1s President, wno testified that he arrested @ driver of one of the Fourth avenue stages, on the 2th of September, because he was driving a horse that was so diseased and emactated asto be unfit for work. The animal ‘was spavined and otherwise unfit for service. A nomber of veterinary surgeons were examined, allof whom stated as the result of their examina- tion of the horae in question that, to use pression of one of the witnesses, “he was a walk- ing skeleton.” The case will be resumed this morning. TOMBS POLICE OOURT. (hmm BD.” Before Judge Murray. OfMcer Charles Williamson, of the Twenty- seventh precinct, yesterday arrested James Smith, of No. 201 Greenwich street, for selling policy informai examination, said he was not guilty of | selling ticket No. 4-8-22, but nothwithstanding he | was held in default of $1,000bail to answer at the Court of General Sessions, BSSEX MARKET POLIOE OOURT, Burglar Arraigned. Before Judge Wandell. Morris Solomon was arraigned yesterday before | Indge Wandell, at Havex Market Vourt, charged with burglary. The complainant was Joseph Krackower, residents at No, 84 East Broadway. The prisoner, it is charged, entered by cutting eh8 sasit cordof a window and carried ofa golg neck. lace, & watch chaih, breastpin, earrings and other jewelry, worth, in all, $20 The prisoner denied 18 guilt, but was held in $1,000 to answer. “JEFFERSON MAREET POLIOE COURT, Would-Be Detectives. Before Judge Smith. On Sunday morning a man named John Abbott, in company with a friend named McLeish, entered the cigar store ot Charles Brooks, at No, 387 Ninth | avenue, They were intoxicated, and the propri- etor, being unable to get rid of his troublesome customers, went out in quest ofa policeman. He met two men, one of whom 1s named Richard Grant. They represented themselves as detec- tives, and undertook to arrest Abbott and Mc- Leish. Abbott fad in his possession about $9, and the pretended detectives seized the money and then started to leave. At this moment Oficer Quinn, of the Twentieth precinct, came upon the scene and arrested Grant. His companion es- c: . The money was found in Grant’s posses- sion, and Judge Smith yesterday held bim in $1,000 bail to answer, FIPTY-SEVENTH STREET POLIOE COURT. Alleged Burglary. Before Judge Otterbourg. Mary Curran, of No. 157 East Twenty-seventh street, charged John Wright, John Conion and | James Eagan, who were arrested by Officer Adams, of the Twenty-first precinct, with an at- | tempted burglary on the premises No, 127 East Twenty-seveuth street. They were held for trial in deiault of $1,000 vail. Robbed of Her Watch. John Grier, of No. 39 Hester street, was arraigned on a charge of stealing a gold watch, worth $100. | The compiainant, Mrs. Catherine Rubiers, of No. | 211 East Thirty-fourth street, charged that a few days ago, while standing in front oi her residence, looking ‘at & passing procession, the accused snatched her watch from her bosom, He was held for trial in defauit of $1,000 bail. Opened the Wrong Letter. Henry J. David, a lawyer, at No. 33 Park row, Was arraigned on a charge of opening & letter in- trusted to him by his clerk, Benjamin Benton, to be posted. It was not stamped, but David was in- structed to stamp and then postit, Mr, David ex- plained that he opened the etter by mistake, ne aving taken it in coming to his office from his Bowery Savings Bank vs. Richards.—AMdavit of reguisrity and decree must ve submitted, SUPREME OOURT-CIROUIT—PART 2, Deeinon. ‘i By Jadge Van Brunt. Brennan, sheritt &c., va. National Park Bank.— See opinion. esa, SUPREME OOURT—OIROUIT—PART 3, Decision. By Judge Donahue. Phillips v8. Pace.—Settied. SUPERIOR OCOURT—SPECIAL TERM, Decisions. By Judge Freedman. Mackelston vs. Hermel—Motion granted upon ayment of $10 costa and plaintifl’s disbursmeniws al.—Motion for com- to take the testimony of E. Brieger. 2 ‘witnesses it Is dented. No costs to either party, manded him for further examination ti to-mor xaw aitarnoan, . i As to the examination of unknown ‘aa Cary va, Conner ct al.—Motion granted ao far Rednite nigintits to furglsh @ bill of Particulars. coat pocket witha number of otner letters. The Court believed the opening of tue letter uninten- tional on the sd Of the deiendant and the charge Was dismiase: HARLEM POLIOE OOURT, Attempted Murder. Before Judge Sherwood. Thomas McNamara, or No, 111 East 129th street, yeaterday, While suffering from delirium tremens, ohased his wife and daughter into the street and attempted to stab them. He was captured by OMoer Thompson, of the Court squad, sudge Sherwood committed nim in default ef $300 bail w Keep the peace. A Prize Fight Postponed. John, alias “Yellow” Davis, and John Casey, seconds tn the prize fight which did not come off at Astoria, on Sund: were fined $10 each. Hievon otnér Darticipaue in the maveh were fined each, Attempted Arson. Mary B. Howard, the vicious nttle colored girl ; 0g SRMar Ale abemasad Fadre Fhe pene | ACA WUARTIOK af, NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1874.-TRIPLE SHEET. dence of Mr. Downey, on avenue A, in Yorkville, | was committed for trial withoat bail She con. | COURT OALENDARS—THIS DAY. Ff be Yaya Cone CUCL ERE See out } judge Brady.—Nos. 2630, 3658, , 885, q 1990, 59446, 50, 28, 2684, 2686, 286, 2104, 8508, 2618, 2170, 10035, 1468. Part 3—Held hv Judge Van Vorst.—Nos. 483, 2065, 3003, 4395, . 3, 3782, 3659, | 4061, 4375, 1747, 3887, 3675, 1921, 1953, 1700, 1885, 1499, 67344, 2007, 2203, 2105, 2107, 2109, 2111, 2113, Jadge Van brunt —Case on, ity = ig SUPREME COURT—SPEGIA Held o URT—JURY TRIAL TERM—Part 2-~ eldart Hela vy Judge Curtis.—.Case on. will be taken up this term, SUPREME COURT — CHAMBERS—iield py Judge | Oe ais! 70, 71, 74, 137, 141, 1b1, 150, » 215, 221, 223, 224, 2.6, 229, 233, 240, 241, 248, 255, 246. CoMMON PL¥AS—TRIAL TERM—Part 1—Held by Judge Kobinson,—Nos, 211, 29 225, 228, 782, 190, W624, 1009, 837, 2099, 1244, 1250, 1251, 1252, 1253. MARINE CouRT—Part 1—Held by Judge Spanid- Ing.—NOs, 682, 2720, 1957, 1962, 719, 120, 721, 722, 723, | G24, 725, 728, 727, 729, Part 2—Held by Judge Mc- Adam, —Nos. 657, 311, 526, 1401, 1577, 1905, 1919, 192% 1011, 1870, | 871, 18, 974. 6.3, 151, 786, Part 3—Hel by Judge Shea.—Nos. 174, 679, 1608, 254, 1355, 336, 895, 1882, 152, 1428, 1758, 1034, 984, 1872, 1688, 1728, 1590, 1080, 235, 1038, 1603, 1847, 1700, CouRT OF GENERAL SEssions—Heid by Judge | Sntheriand.—The People vs. Join McCarty, homi- cide; Same vs, Walter Haynes, rape; Same vs. Augast Saine, felonious assauit and battery ; Same James Coyle, 1elonious assault and battery; Same vs, Frank Keily, grand larceny; Same vs. James Cc. and Charles Clurk, grand larceny; Same va, Robert Leroy, grand aE Over axp TxRMineR—Held by Judge Barrett,— Tne Peopie vs, Aaron Minzhetmer, telonious as | gault and battery; Same vs. Patrick Doonan, | feadant, —- aeewets and battery; Same vs. Pomniok i enal elonious assault and battery; Same vs. COMMON PLEAS—SPEOIAL TERM, Edward Behan, grand larceny; Same vs. Joseph M. Blocke, grand larceny. BROOKLYN COURTS. SUPREME COURT. Charity Commission Employes in Quest of Their Salaries. Before Judge Pratt. The employés of the Board of Commissioners of Charities, some of whom have not been paid since May last, owing to the refusal of the Kings county Board of Supervisors to pass favorably upon the pay-rolls, through counsel moved yesterday thata mandamus be issued to compel the Board to audit the pay-rolls, The counsel for the Supervisors op- posed the motion, on the ground that on the Alms- house service list there were persons drawing sal- aries who rendered no service therefor, The rea- gon for the delay in the payments was caused by | the time it required for the Supervisors to investi- | gate the matter, He thought the application for a man«damus should not be entertained at this time. Judge Pratt said the application would be taken into consideration, but immediate action need not be taken. A Colored Boy Seeks Admission to a Pub- lic School—The Fitteenth Amendment. Before Jadge Pratt. Application was made 1n this Court for an order to show cause why & mandamus should not issue to compel the principal of Public School No, 35, Mr. Welch, to accord all the priviieges of the school to William H, M. Johnson, son of William F. Johnson. The boy 1s a negro, ts twelve years old, and resides at No, 18 Chauncey street, An aflidavit was produced from the father of the boy, setting forth that on the Ist of September William H. M. Johnson applied for admisston to the school named, and Mr. Welch duly entered nis name on the register. On entering the school sub- sequently he Was led out of the building by | tie principal, who stated that Mr. Eawurd Kowe, | oi the Local Committee, had told him he would | uot have colored children there. His reason for objecting was that the presence of the colored boy would arive away hundreds of other children, Other applications for admission to the school had been made by the little biack boy, but he had in- variably been refused admission. Messrs. Fisher aud Semler, who appeared as counsel for the platutif, claimed that under the diiteenth amendment they had inszituted the pro- ccedings, and that the relator had the same priv- fieges as avy other citizen. The boy's tather paid taxes in that school (istrict and there was no colored school within two or three miles, Jadge Pratt, as it mignt be simply a litigious attempt to crowd colored children into public schoois where they were not wanted, Instructed the coansel to furnish further facts on the subject, when another hearing will be given the case and a decision rendered. Decisions. By Judge Pratt, ©, Jones, assignee, vs. [. Welwood.—Motion for receiver granted; $10 costs, Parties may agree on a receiver; otherwise ©, L, Burnett appointed. Wetuler vs. D. Lenain.—Return to execution may be filed nunc pro tunc and made part of pa- pers. I think this return furnishes no defence to plaintit’s application for attachment. J. Bernard vs. J. M. Marsh.—Motion for a new trial denied. GITY COURT. Notice of Appeal in the Tilton-Beecher Suit. Yesterday the counsel for Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, defendant in the suit for damages insti- tuted against him by Theodore Tilton, caused to be filed in the office of the City Court a notice of | appeal from the decision of & majority of the Judges of the City Court, General Term, denying tne defendant’s application for a bili of parttcu- | lara, The points upon which the application was based will be reviewed and decided by the Gourt of Appeals, but counsel On both sides assert that this latter proceeding will not necessitate a delay tn the ee which has been fixed for Tuesday, De- comber OOURT OF SESSIONS, Burglars Sentenced. Before Judge Moore. Edward De Luce, who last week pleaded guilty toan indictment for burglary in the third degree, was sentenced yesterday to the Kings County Penitentiary tor one year. Jono Hays, alias John Heath, who also pleaded guilty to the offence, was consigned to the Peni- tentiary for twetve months, Christopher Pierce was tried for having on tne 8d of July last assaulted Mrs. Lucretia McGobey, an old woman, by striking her on the leg with & stick, injuring her severely. He claimed that the blow was accidental. The case was given to the jury, who found a verdict of not guilty. BROOKLYN COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY, SurREMR CovatT—Cinouir—Before Juage Bar- nard.—Nos. 3, 62, 71, 218, 246, 267, 248, 249, 251, 258, 254, 255, '256, 267, 250, 260, 261, Crry COURT—GENERAL TERM—Before Judge Rey- | nolds,—Nos. 1, 2, 8, 4, 6, 6 7% 8 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 11, 18 19, 20, OQOURT OF APPEALS. ALBANY, Nov. 23, 1874 In the Court of Appeals, Monday, November 23, 1974, viz — No. 10 ry Hoddard, admintstratrix, &c., respondent, ve. Margaret Hoddard, appellant.— Fetes by Samuel Hand, as counsel for appellant, and by Nathaniel C, Moak, lor respondent. No. 72, The Third National Bank of Buifalo, re- spondent, vs. Benjamin F. Bruce, et al, appel- lants.—Submitted, Egbert Cary, respondent, vs. Jane ppellants,—Argued by A. J. Parker, of counsel for appellants, and by Samuel Hand, for respondent, ‘o. 83. Charles White, responaent, vs. Emily Keith, appellant.—Argued by 3. A. Noyes, of coun- sel bind soveunat, and by J. L, Smith, for re- spondent Proclamation made and then sajourned to Tues- day, 24th inst. oes for Tuesday, November 24:—Nos. 40, 93, 94, 29, 78, 80, 90, 85. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. Decisions. WASHINGTON, Nov. 23, 1874, The Supreme Court to-day decided the following cases :— No, 28. Cunkenbeard vs. United States—Error tothe Circuit Court for the: Southern District of Onio.—In this case the plainti tn error was assessed for the full capacity of his distillery ior four days on which is was not operated vecanse ‘there was no storekeeper assigned him by the government, aud for four other days on which it was inactive because of an sccident, and the Ceurt below sustained the tax. It 1a bere held that to charge the distiller with the capacity tax during these eight days waa anjust gud oppressive and the tax cannot be upheld. It ig also Said that in such @ case, where the party gt is defendant the government 1s plaintiff, suing to collect the tax, the clause in the internal revenue law, which provides that, where there is no appeal to the Commissioner, the party aggrieved is pre- eluded from showing the tax erroneous, does not apply. Mr. Justice Bradley delivered the opinion, dissenting from Justices Clifford, Swayne, Davis and Strong on the ground that the eviden offered to show the assessment ior the eight da, on which the distillery was not in operation wi not an abswer to the whole declaration, which fc ficiency covering the regular tax ior & whole month, No, 30, The United States vs, The Steamer Mon- ticello—appeal from the Circuit Court for tae East- h OL Wisconsly Tne augsion sor aecis- | ' ~ 4 of _ ma: No other cause | = accordingly reversed, Mr. Justice Davis 1 | was a bill to reform a policy of tusurance on the | tion the policy of insurauc | to port of advice and discharge im kurope.” | Vhs j 5 Jon in this case was whether the Fox River, in | street, by some paper taxing Ure 1n 4 be; reel No damage was done. Wisconsin, was ® navigable water of the United States, und tt is held to be such, applying the doc- trine laid down by thta Court tn the case of the Daniel Ball (10 Wallace) that those rivers must be regarved as navigable im law which are ni gable in fact. being used or susceptible of bein; ie used in their ordinary condition as high- wavs for commerce over which | trade | and travel are or may be conducted tn the custom- | ary modes of trade and travel on water, and asa | Ravigabie Water of the Un ates whey jb | Jorius oy itself or by connect) ad with qty | waters a continued highway over which commerce be carried om with other States or lurema countniés in the customary modes, &c, iivered the opinion, No. 51. Hearne ¥8. The New England Mutual Marine Insurance Compauy—Appeal trom the Cir- cuit Court tor the District of Massachusetts —This bark Maria Henry, chartered to go from Liverpool | te Cuda and load tor Europe via Falmouth for orders Where to dischaigs. On thts representa. was issued, “At and from Liverpool toa portin Cuba, and at and thence This policy Was accepted wishout objection by the insured. Tue bark touched at two ports in Cuba and was suosequentiy lost, The company treated the use of two ports as a deviation of the coutract and decitued payment of t.e insurance, kyidence of @ Usage in the trade allowing & Vessel to use two ports in Cuba was offered and rejected and judgment waseiven jor the company, iginent is here affirmed, the Court holding that such evidence was not admissible to vary a con- tract, Mr, Justice Swayne delivered the opinion, No. 52, Equitable Salety Insurance Company vs. Hearine.—same question a# in No, $1 tn this case. The Court heid that the contract covered two Ports in Cuba, and judgment was or the iusured, Alirmed here, No, 87. Stickney vs. Wilt—Appeal from the Cir- cuit Court for the Northern District of Ohio,—The decree in this case holds that clicuit courts have concurrent jurisdiction with the district courts of the same istrict Of ull suits at law or tn equity which may be brougut by the assignee in bank- Tuptcy ugainst any person claiming an adverse in- verestin any properdy or rights ot property of the bankrupt, (rausterred or vested ta the assignee, or by BUCA person against such assignee toucbing any such property or rights of property, and aecides that the desendant in error Was not entitled toa lien on tue lands of the baukrupt to the amount for which he was surety for h'm as held below. A re- versal was ordered, dir, Justice Clifford delivered the opinion, No. 58. Jackson et al. vs. The Vicksburg, Shreve- ponhana Texas Railroad Company et al.—Appeal ‘om the Circuit Court for the District of Louis- lana.—Tnia was a proceeding to set aside a sale of the property of the railroad company made to the , appellees, joined with the company in the action, on the ground thatit was in fraud of the rights of the stockholders, and was made to place the road unencumbered in the hands of @ clique. The Court below sustained the sale, but this Court reverses the decree, declaring the sale to have been fraudulent and ‘void, and ordering the reinstatement o! the ap- pelanve bill, which was dismissed below. Mr. ustice Strong delivered the opinion. No. 54. Marsh vs, Whitemore,—Appeal from the Circuit Court for Maine. —\ts was the afirmance of & decree below dismissing the appeliant’s bill as wanting cause of action and as pre- senting a State claim in « proceeding to com pe! the appellee to account for certain bonds and notes of the Kennevec and Portland Railroad Company alleged to have been placed in his hands a8 security for aavances, made in a set uement of appellant’s debt in Maine and appel- lee’s compensation for services as counsel. Justice Field delivered the opinion, No. 55, Mays vs. Fritton—Error to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.—This was an affirmance of a decree holding that a judgment lien against a bankrupt held by the detendant in error was & lien upon certain property sold under proceedings in bankruptcy. Mr, Justice Hunt delivered the opinion. No. 51. Doane et al. v8. Glenn—Error to Su- preme Court of Colorado Terriuory.—This was @ contest concerning certain personal property claimed by both parties to the suit, The Court exciuded certain evidence below, which gave the case to the deiendants there, The Court here holds the evidence erroneously excluded and reverse tue judgment and award a new trial, Mr. Justice Swayne delivered the opinion. Yhursaay being Thanksgiving Day, the Court ordered an adjournment .rom Wednesday to Mon- day, the 80th inst, OOURT OP OLAIMS, An Old Sait Against the Government for Mail Service Compensation, WASHINGTON, Nov. 28, 1874. The United States Court of Claims met to-day, pursuant to adjournment from May 18 last, and proceeded to hear argument in the case of Mar- shall 0, Roberts va. the United States, which 1s a claim referred to the Court by special act of Congress for over $1,000,000 for car- ryipg mails between New York and the Isthmus of Darien, some twenty-five years ago. Edward N. Dickerson, ot New York, and R. M. Corwine, of Washington, appeared jor plaintim. THE WASHINGT!N BURGLARY. Last Speech for the Prosecution—Mr. Riddle Arguing the Case of the Gov- ernment. WASHINGTON, Noy, 23, 1874, The trial of the alleged conspirators continued to-day. Mr. Davidge announced to the Court and jury that the arguments of the defence were now closed, After the reading of some of the tes- timony of Major Richards and Mr. Hayes, Mr. Rid- die commenced his address to the jury, the last argument on the part of the prosecution. He said that, nowever bad was the former reputa- tion of Zirrutn and Hayes, the only question now was whether they had told a probable story, If so, then they must be believed. Now, there was either @ real burglary or there was a conspiracy. Who originated this scheme? Mr, Henkle says 1t was “put up’! in New York, and Mr. Smithers says it was “put up’ in | Baltimore. How did Zirrath and Hayes know that Alexander wanted those books? and how did theyeven Know that there were such men as Alexander and Demaine? This is one of tnosé boomerangs of which we have read. The burglary or conspiracy was gay up here in Washington. Mr. Riddle showed the condition of the District ‘overnment belore the investigation, an Jexander endeavored to wreak dp the corruption which exited, £74. stood with his hand upon the throat of the District government. Tne schemo of burglary was aimed at Alexander to implicate bim in the crime. through bis eager desire to obtain possession of the mysterious books. As the District Attorney's office was the place se- lected for the operations of the conspirators, it followed that the person who prepared the books and put them in the safe, and had control of the office, must be one of the conspirators, If Zirruth, aS @ witness, was of 80 little importance, why was he paid money to oe on nis travels, and to go outoi the country? He said ee told him that if he did not leave the country he (Nettleship) | would have toleave. Nettleship is not here, an ou must believe that Zirruth told the truth, Mr. Kidato, by citing otber portions of his testimony, which has been platniy establisned as trathtul, claimed for Zirruth consideration a8 6 reliable wit- ness in this case. how Alter recess Mr. Riddte spoke of Hayes? testi- | mony And said that his story had been corro- borated by every otuer witness and was not eon- tradicied in a single! instance, ance aa it was fixed up six months after the burglary had occurred. Supposing that Hayes came to Washington to “pat up a job” on Whit ley—what was the first thing that ne did? To send ‘8 telegram to the very man on Whom he was “‘put- ting up @ job,” “No one here, What shall {dot This despatch reached Whitley and was no gur- rise to him, : The Court adjourned before Mr. Riddle could finish, THE MKENNA MUBDER OASE, Coroner Croker’s Trial Set Down for This Day Week. At the opentng of the Oyer and Terminer yester- day morning Judge Barrett informed Mr. Clinton, the counsel for Coroner Croker, that ho was not prepared to give nis decision on the motion to admit the accused to bail, but would try to have it ready for Wednesday morning, Mr. Clinton—We now ask that you peremptorily set down the case for to-morrow morning. Under the circumstances we think we are entitled to an immediate tria. The District Attorne: ht to be ready, the witnesses have all teatihied ‘before the Coroner and the transaction ia a recent one, Assistant District Attorney Rolling remarked that this was @ very unusual application, He never knew of & Court exercising its powérs of compelling the District Attorney to try a ‘case next day, There was nothing in the case to call jor such eXtraordinary haste. There was no such extreme urgency, and the District Attorney would probably be rea nox’ wee Alter some further discussion, at the earnest re- est of counsey the Court set the case down ior Tuesday of next week. Ooroner Croker was not in court during this discussion, NEW YORK CITY. ‘Wiiltam Meyer, of No, 74 Suffolk street, had his leg broken yesterday afternoon by & bale of cotton feuung on him, in iront of No, 18 ¥ at street, A fire broke out yesterday morning in the second story of the brick building No, 697 Canal gtreet, occupied by Henry Wolberg. It caused » damage Of $600 to Stock. Great excitement was caused yesterday after- Mr. Riddie sitted | the evidence intended to prove an alibi for | Colone) Whitley and said it was of httie import | tel The police were informed last evening that a man named George Gibson, @ resident of Cincine natl, was sick with pneumonia at No, 83 Euzabeth street. He was removed to the Fourteenth pre- cinct station house, and sent thence to Bellevue Hospital. Dr. R. A. Gunn lectured last evening at the Methodist College for Women on “The Lights and Shades of the Medical Profession.” The uncertain state of the weather rather spoiled the atte! but those present were much pieased with the leg turer’s graphic pictures of his subject. Louis Tancred, aged twenty-two years, residing at No. 67 Sullivan street, whlie st work on the new building corner of Church and Liberty streets yes- terday afternoon, received a severe scalp wound by a brick tailing on him trom the fifvn story. He Was sent to the Park Hospital by the potice of the Twenty-seventh precinct, The funeral of Mr. John C, Winans, President of the Hawiiton Fire Insurance Company, took place yesterday from bis late residence, Ravenswood, L, L, attended by the directors and employés of the company and many other citizens. Mr. Winans was seventy-three years old. His remaing wore interred in the Marole Cemetery, Second avenue and Second street, BROOKLYN, During the past weex diphtheria carried off twenty-six people in Brooklyn. The Registrar of arrears of taxes, water rates and assessments reports the receipts last week as being $19,048 46, In the United States District Circuit Court com. mon law causes will be heard and jury trials held, commeneing on the first Tuesday in December. The primaries for the election of delegates from the wards and connty towns to the Kepublican General Committée were held last nigut and passed off quietly. The amount requisite for the payment of the Navy Yard workmen for this month is about $40,000, @ falling of of upward of $10,000 as come pared with tue amount expended just prior to the election. Several hundred men will be discharged on next Monday. The counsel for Matthew D. Bogart, late County Treasurer of Rockland county, moved before Judge Pratt, in the Supreme Court, for an order to vacate the arrest of Bogart. Four actions tor alleged de~ fault in oMce were recently commenced by the Rockland Supervisors against the ex-lreasurer. Decision was reserved. An inquest was held yesterday over the body of @ Woman, supposed to be a Mra. Mullen, whose husband resides at No. 17 Dry Dock street, New York, The remains were found floating of the Navy Yard on Weduesday tast, and were taken to the Morgue. The husband fatied to identity the body, though others who knew Mrs. Mullen said it was her. The woman named has been missin: since Monday week. The jury found the decease came te her death by drowning. The remaing were interred in Potter's Field. Benjamin A. Hughes, a young man, who is pro- prietor of @ patent knitting needle and who re- sides im Adams, Jefferson county, N. Y., was ar- rested on complaint of Mrs. Eliza Hill, an elderly: widow, possessed of consideravie property, om charge of stealing certain deeds and mortgages belonging to her, He, as alleged, induced the complainant to invest $5,000 in his patent. and in order to secure him the money she transferred to him property to the value of $14,000 withous receiving any pecuniary return. Since then Mrs. Hull has changed her mind upon the subject, now takes legal measures to recover possession of her property. The case willbe examined Judge Walsh on Friday next. LONG ISLAND. Coroner Hall, of Glen Cove, held an inquest on Saturday, at Port Washington, on the body of Mrs. Dundas, seventy-two years old, who met herdeath by falling from the back porch of her residence, The Pronibitory Union of Freeport propose to have a series of temperance lectures during the winter months by distinguished speakers, the firat of which willbe on Friday evening next. They have adopted a constitution and bylaws, and have determined to ran a separate ticket at every poll- tical election. Union services are announted to be neld on Thanksgiving Day at various places on the island as follows:—At Jamaica, in the new Methodist church, sermon by the Rev. William T. Hill; at Huntington, in the Presbyterian church, sermon by the Rev. J.C. Nightingale; at Sag Harbor, tn’ the Reformed church, sermon by the Rev. Mar. Reea; at Ges opin in the Baptist church, sermom by the Rey. A. L. Clark, WESTCHESTER. The November term of the County Court and Court of Sessions commenced at White Plains yesterday. Itis understood that the duties de- Voiving Upon the Grand Jury are unusually light. One reagon assigned for the surprisingly quiet | condition of affairs in Sing Sing Prison at present | 4s that the convicts are luxuriating on better | fare than 18 ordinarily found on the tables of penal institutions. Justice seems to be held in light repute at Mount Vernon, where the Board of Village Trustees have again refused to audit @ bill of $50, presented by tie police magistrate of that piace for two months? services rendered, Rey. P.J, B, Brophy, of New York, delivered an | inreresting discourse in St. Mary’s church, at | Croton Landing, last Sunday, on the “Origin of the Confessional in the Catholic Ohurch.”” The pro ceeds are for the benefit of Rev. Father Hasson’s church, in Sing Sing. The rifle company at Mount Vernon having com. pleted its organization will hold their inaugural meeting for rifle ee ge Ms village on Thankse + giving Day. All competi Will be admitted to the enciosure On payment of the entrance fee. The surplus funds, if any, will go to the establish. ing of @ permanent range, im imitation of that at Creedmoor. fn pursuance of a resolation passed by the Board of State Prison luspectors sealed proposals are invited, among others, for the labor and services of 500 male convicts at Sing Sing Prison, to be em- ployed in the laundry business for five years from the first prox. 111s whispered signincantly by the knowing ones that the jatl oirds take to washing | and ironing with vbe avidity which young ducks manifest for a convenient water pond, STATEN ISLAND. Mr, Julius Credo, the Treasurer of Edgewater village, with the assistance of Mr. Standerwick, Clerk, has received on account of village taxer about $40,000, Alexander Brinley, dockman at the Tompkins- ville ferry landing, while lowering the bridge yes- terday, accidentally lost his hold of the crank, which, flying around at a rapid rate, struck him violently on the head and arm, typi L174 se rious injuries, He was conveyed to the Smith In- firmary for treatment, and it is feared that the injury to his head may prove fi ‘The National Board of Fire Underwriters have of- fered a reward of $260{for any information that will \ lead to the detection and conviction of the person. | or persons who set fire to the premises of Edwina | Considine, on 'rargee street, near Richmond, Sta- leton, on Sunday night week. If tnia attempt to is¢over the incendiaries proves succesaful it is probable that oifera of reward in other cases Will iollow. NEW JERSEY. ‘The number of convicts in the State Prison has reached 700, The militt the past y The Young Men’s Obristian Association of Hackettstown has just been dissolved, owing to lack of sympathy and Anancial support. Abrakeman, named Lucas, was killed on the Mercer and Somerset road yesterday by being ruck by @ bridge while riding on top of a freight oar. The victim was aged twenty years. instene taneous death was the result. A three-masted schooner called the Yellow Pine, 600 tons burden, has just been launched at May’s Landing. It is the largest veasel ever built in Southern New Jersey and is intendea for the lumber trade between Jacksonville‘and New York, The inhabitants of Upper ANoway’s township, Salem county, juatly pride themselves on the fact that for over two years past. there bas not been & complaint made ‘to nor a warrant issued by the Grand Jury against any person within the Wwly ship precinct. The State Commissioner of Msherfes has just, given notice that bass will be supplied hoe the de~ partment early next montn, and siso whenever fish are jurnished parties in the vicinity of atreams and ponds stocked are expected to look after them and pay transportation. ‘The Township Committe of Princeton has just passed @ resolution authorizing the Overseer of 'e the Poor to arrest and prosecute all common vage rants who clearly come within the description of ervice of the State cost $80,000 for | OPH IA the Dublic school No, 47, in Kast Twelfth under the vagrant laws of the Biante é Taotion will nave the eifect Of di- minishing the number of “tramps in that locale