The New York Herald Newspaper, December 23, 1874, Page 6

8 NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2 THE COURTS. The Tivoli Garden Sunday Concerts Paul Falk Fined. The Trial in the Postal Card Case Recommenced, ee entetiersemeerter A MEMENTO OF THE LATE WAR. Novel Suit Against a Prima Donna. THE CARL VOGT CASE AGAIN In the sult brought by the Wileox Silver Plate Company against Thomas Green, tne particulars ©f which have been published in the HERALD, and which was tried before Juage Lawrence, a verdict ‘was renderea yesteraay for $303 92, being the full amount claimed, The Mercantile Bank of Canada. brought sult against the Union Transportation Company and | the Pacific Mail Steausbip Company to recover $18,228 71 on a cargo of teas, The complaint was @isinissed as against the latter company, and a Verdict rendered against bbe jormer company for | the fall amount claimed, Benoni Howard, who was convicted in tne | Unitea States Circuit Court, be‘ore Judge Bene- | dict, about a year ago, and sentenced to five years’ | imprisonment for counterfeiting match stamps, | has been pardoned by the President at the request of several influential citizens and of some members of the jury by whom he was tried. In the United States District Court yesterday Dine cases of alpacas and forty-five cases of palm jeaf fans were condemned by default, no owner appearing to claim the property. ‘The examination of the case of Mile. Leoni Ju- vin, who is charged before Commissioner Shielas with having smuggied fifty silk dresses from France into this port, is adjourned to Saturday next, at twelve o'clock. PAUL FALK FINED. In the Court of Oyer and Perminer, before Juage Barrett, Assistant District Attorney Kolling moved yesterday for judgment on Paul Falk, in- dicted for violating tbe Sunday law in holding concerts in his saloon, in East Eighth street, on Sunday evenings. The prisoner's counsel addressed the Court, saying that Mr. Falk would plead guilty to the charge; that he had unwitiingly transgressed a law which he had seen violated by otuers, who ought to have known the law for the observance Of the Sabbath better than he did, such as Theo- dore Thomas and Max Strakosch, Knowing, as he does now, the law and its requirements and obligations on him, ne offers to the Court his as- murance that he shall in /uvure observe it, and re- Jrain from all attempts at violating cr evading it jp the matter of his Sunday concerts in future, Mr, Russell said that, in view of the fact of the | prisoner's pleading gality, and his promis tnrough his counsel, Mr. Howe, tbat ne snall give | no jurther trouble in the way of his Sunaay con- certs in future, and as the prosecution desires only the Vindication of the law without special punishment of the offender, Whe throws himself on the clemency of tue Court the prosecution Will be satisfied with the imposition of the fine of $20, without the imprisonment which the law also provides for in these cases, Judge Barreit—In view o! the representations of the District Attorney the Court will not impose n the deiepdant a sentence of imprisonment. ¢ taw 18 on the etaute books, and while it re- mains tUese it must be enforced, respected and obeyed by thoge to Whom it may be distasteiul. There is (he opPortunity of having it repeaied by appropriate legislation and there can be po justifi- cation for any one seeking to nulity tt by simply standing up agatnst iL to defeat it. Had there been @ triai 01 the case and the party convicted of the offence the Court would pave sentenced him | to Imprisonment, as weil as infictinea fine. But, im view of the lact that he has p.eaued xuilty and promises to respect the law in juture, tue Court will simply impose a fine. ‘Ihe sentence of the Court is taut the prisoner, Paul Falk, pay a fue of #250, and to stand committed wil ‘the same ve paid. Mr. Falk promptiy paid the fine, and thus ter- Minated the proceedings in bis case. VIOLATIONS OF THE EXCISE LAW. Assistant District Attorney Rolitns, in the Court of Oyer and Terminer, jormaily abandoned yester- day the prosecution of parties charged witb viola- tions of the Excise law. Addressing Juage Bar- ret, who Weson the bench, he said that he nad | intended to proceed then with the trial of oumber Of excise cases, DUL Ora cae had all promised to take out licenses, He bad been as- Sured that (here was no loiger any Indication of AD organized resistance to the law, and ifhe found this to be the case there would ve no necessity to try the other cases. If, however, on the otper hand, the parties should violate their piedges in this matter he would move on tue olner cases at once. [be matter then dropped. THE SCURRILOUS POSTAL CARDS. The case of Moses Chamberlain, who is indicted for sending scurrilous postal caras through the mails, was resumed yesterday iu the United States Ciremt Court, No. 27 Chambers street, before Judge Benedict. Mr. Nathan Myer, tne juror who had been absent for (wo or three days, owing to the clicumstances already stated in the HERAip, was in attendance, and the evidence was at once entered upon, It was proposed, on the ir the prosecution, to aliow the cards in gestion to go iuto ibe bends of th® jury, while Keating, one of the witnesses, pointed out to them the alleged Similarity between the Mandwrit- ing on the cards apd the handwriting in a letter which, it was Chamberlain, had writte: Fullerton ov- jected to this proceeding, Waich, he said, would be making the jury expert thing that ought not ve aone. Judge Benedict said that he nad ruled that ali the documents offered in evidence shonid be submitted to the jary. He wouid allow tne offer made by the government, and gave the de- fendant the benefit of an exception, so that he could nave the benefit of the point on argument on motion fora new trial Eviaence was tnen given of expert witnesses to sow that the writ- ing on (he cards apd the writing on the letter ad- mitted to be Cuumperiain’s were the saine. prosecution has closed, and the aefence will be entered upon this morning. THE CASE OF CARL VOGT. The examina‘ion of the case of Carl Vogt, who 3s accused of the murder and robbery of the Count de Bois de Bianca at Brusse|s, Beigiam, was com- menced yesterday Morning before Commissioner Kenneth G. White. Mr, Coudert appeared ag counsel for the Belgian goverament, which has made ademand for the extradition of the prisoner, and Vogt is defended by Mr. W. F. Kintzing and Mr, Gerard. Several witnesses were examined, but the testimony they gave bas been already puo- lished several times. it had reference to the ab leged possession by Vogt of certain Belgian bonas sald to have belouged to the murdered Count, and tne evidence ofered so far went to snow that Vogt entered into negotiation with & broker in this city for the sale broker sent them to Kurope aad received back a portion of the money represented by the bond: the broker banding the money over to Vogt. T' broker had aiso sent over another lot of the bonds to Europe at the request of Vogt, lor the purpose of selling them for his benefit, but these had never been returned to him, Mr, Couaert stated that at the hext session he expected he wouid be abie to close bis ora! testimony. troduce the depositions taken in Belgium. further hearing of the case was adjourned til Thursday next. NOVEL CASE AGAINST A PRIMA DONNA. In Superior Court, Chambers, before sudge Sedgwick, yesterday, « \ady clad in biack rose at 3 counsels’ table and addressed the Court. The laws | yers stared and the crier whispered sometning about the mew constitutional allowing ladies to practise. “Well, madam, what can we do for you?’ saia Judge Seagwick with that sweet urbanity which always characterizes him, whether District At Commissioner in Bankruptcy, or ex- eee ee $8 & The lawyers stared stil} more at her, once soltened hy adding, ‘order an injunction.” coughing. uch 8 against m “Have you ng counsel’” interrogated the Judge. “| am “too poor to employ a sawyer,” she looked around the court room corner ex-Mayor Hal) ae 4 | tly answered, by 4 Jud, eu je and spied in t munching a brie! and jorthwith assigned him. ded consu.tation ensued, a brie! aMidavit Was | & gold Waich, worth & made au "Tt appeared that the | Kirwan, made agd ibe case began, The | a of some of the bonds; that the | Alter that he would in- amendments — ac e a contempt,” she began, slightly | He was subsequently arrested. Jady wae a ii ooaraing Bouse ir, who bad threatened to eject an Itailan Seconda from her apartments, not from ment of Tent, but from ap be rid of her. The | prima donna sought for injunction, inasmuch #6 she had iss are! place and was ing & will, and claimed iease | until May 1. The land! "8 counsel ar- ued that there was an ample remedy at law. and Injanction would not lie—a view which the anda adopted, ‘Then the counsel for the operatic lady said his client hag already been ejected since the proceedings began, and her furniture put out on | the Cry * and he demanded attachment jor | contempt. But, ag the original injunction bas been pronounced untenable, the Court intimated that Should suct, motion be pressed it would not be discretionaily granted. Whereupon the opera tic counsel said he would sue jor damages. The parties to the unseemly squabble (whose names | We Suppress alter the fassion Oo! the old year books) then left. They were succeeded by auother lady, who was veing examinet under judgment debtor process for the purpose of ascertaining her assets. She objected fo the question asked, and argued briefly, but in @ very excited mapner, | against its injustice. To this counsel replied quite poliiely, aud (he Judge was compelled to decide ! aipst her, Dut with such chivairic words as must | nave made her feel, with Sheridan's creditor, that the polite refusal Was better than cDarlish pay- ment. MEMENTO OF THE LATE WAR. In 1864 Mr. Hill Goudy was a commission mer- chant in Atlanta, Ga, Mr. Amtome Poullaine claimed that he tnen had deposited with Mr. Goudy 441 packages of tobacco, valued at $21,175, the same having been left with him to be sold. | It is further claimed that the same was sold and | that no accounting of the proceeds could be ob- | tained. The result was @ suit at law, which came to trial yesterday in this Court, The defence was that the claim had been ful y adjusted and settied and all balances due settled. Among the testi- mony elicited was the following, the party under examination being the defendant :— . In what shape did you receive the proceeds tor the sale of tuis tobacco? A, In Contederate altogether; we bad no other currency. } | mone, 1874.—-WITH MENT. SUPPLE stantial, and the jury rendered a verdict of not guilty without leaving their seata. Abraham Hart was aiso jaitted of a charge of stealing $65 on the 13th inst., astore in Grand street, kept by his lather. ‘The mother of the boy was the complaining Witness, who told the Re- corder that her husband was a little crazy, and that since the complaint waa ade she found out that Mr. Hart, Sr., bad the money. TOMBS POLICE COURT. ROBBED IN A SALOON. Before Justice Murray, Jalius Zschornd, of Fairview, N. J., came to town on Monday, and while in asaloon on the east side of town he had bis pocket picked of a watch and chain valued at $150. The deed was done bya party of three men—William Waters, Isaac Loriag and John Jones Price—the latter of whom deponent saw putting his hand into his pocket, Price escaped, and the complainant wa: hinderea from jollowing him by the otuer tw men, Yesterday afternoon Sergeant John M lovey, of the Second precinct, arrested the three mea while they were enjoying oyster stews In a Canal street restaurant. They were each heid i de.auit of $3,000 vail. THE POLL CLERE FORGERY. { second Election district of the Fifteenth Assembly ler’s office on Monday by William Boyson, appeare: io court yesterday arrernoop and made affidavit that he had sent Bryson down to the Comptrol- Jer’s office to draw his money for him. The Judge took (he aMdavit and will consider the case, | wade JEFFERSON MARKET POLICE COURT. BOLD ROBBERY ON BROADWAY. Before Jvdge Smith, On Monday afternoon Messrs. Hornthul, White- head & Co., of No, 83 Walker street, gent their boy, Louis A. Vanderwinter, to the Ninth National Bank with $350 to deposit. While the boy was Q. What was the vaine of Comiederate money at thistime as compared with gold? A. 1 cannot tell you; Confederate money was constantly de- preciating all the time. i The delendants, at the conciusion of the evi- | dence, asked the Court to direct a verdict {n their | favor. This Was argued at some length, but | | fipally ended in @ verdict to this effect being or- | gered. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. | DECISIONS. i By Judge Brady, ! | Lycoming Fire luserance Company vs. De | Mott.—Motion denied, Knapp v2. Barr.—Tne defendant was not bound to answer the question, By Jaage Donobue. Shiels vs. Shiels.—Motion dented. Ochs ys. Cavanagh.—Keterred to tax costs, Lewis ys. Wadsworth, &c.—Memoranduin, Kranuch vs, Pfund.—Granted five per cent allows ance. Howland vs, Hutchings, &¢.—OrJer granted. | By Judge Davis. | Tyng vs. Robinson.—tne damage stated at | $10,000; allowance of $500 granted, | — Wilson vs. Worrall.—I think this motion should be dented, with $10 cests. No vill of particulars as ever been demanded. The affidavit of dcten- dant suown has all the particulars of the claim of Plaintiff in books kept by himseli, Tbe motion is | Made for delay. Detendant may have ten days | further time to answer, on payment of $10 cos! Of opposing motion. | _ Barker va. Barker.—Report of referee con- firmed and decree of divorce granted, Elson vs. Sproull,—Order granted, SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM. DECISIONS. By Judge Van Brunt. Casserly vs. Manners,—Me norandum. By Judge Van Vorst. Peck vs. Hotchkiss.—sMemorandum. Karst vs. Mutual Benefit Savings Bank. —-Mem- ) orandum. p Beringer vs. Schaeler.—Motion granted by de- | fault. SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. } DECISIONS. By Juage sedzwick. | | | | | i | Fitzgerald vs. clusions of law Smith vs. Reynolds et a: elbied and flied. —The answer is not 6o clearly without merits ‘olous. Motion denied, with $10 costs to abide event. Witkowski vs. Brennan et ai.—the defendant (Couing-) interposed in deience diferent {rom that of de!endant (Brenoan), Laver Haye vs. Rob- ertson (6J.& &., 61) Celendant (Comings) should | have his bill of costs taxed. Logan vs. Logan.—Order of reference gran ed. Lynch vs, Jivers.—I uo nogthink the examination shows the Indeitedness by the city, Bradley vs. Muirei ndings Of conclusions of Jaw setued and filed, By Judge Van Vorst. Porter, executrix, ys. Parmly.—Order settled, COMMON PLEAS—EQUITY TERM, SUIT FOR PALSE IMPRISONMENT. Before Judge Loew. | Charles 3. Cogswell sued James A, Walsh for | false imprisonment, and tne case came up for trial yesterday in this Court. that he was falsely accysed of taking money and | locked up over night aud sms $2,500 damages. A iobe argument ensued as io the nature of the | offence. Decision will be given t6-tay. COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM. DECISION. + Juage C. P. Daty. ley.—Appilcation deniea, | | | | t | B, Bangs vs. Mani MARINE COURT—PART 4 ACTION ON A PROMISSORY NOTE. Before Judge McAdam. Rogers et al vs. The French Manufacturing Company.—E. F. French, President of the French | Manufacturing Company, made s note for $2,500, | payable to the order of his brother, John A. French, who indorsed it and placed jt im the hands of Samuel A, Smith to be negotiated. Smith, after one or two unsuccessful attempts to get bie note discounted, appited to James S, Nason, the New York agent of the plaintif's. Nason said he tiought | he could get the note discounted, aud at Smith's request took the note and paid him $500 on account olit. Afterwards, finding that he could not get the nove discounted, he demanded back the $500 which he had patd on account of it, which was refused, and this ction was theo brought to recover, not the full amount o! tne note, but the $500 which had been paid op account of it. For the defence it was claimed that the plaintils utle toa portion of the pote; they must have a title to tne whole or none. The Court heid that, the Money having been paid onthe credit of the note the plaintiffs were entitied to recover it | ack, aud directed a verdict for the pla:ntifis for | $690, With interest. | COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. CONVICTIONS, SENTENCES AND ACQUITTALS. Before Recorder Hackett. George Anderson, agatust whom was an indict- ment for burgiariously entering the residence of Rovert R. Lear, No. 5 West Twenty-fourth street, on the sth of this month, and stealing two over- coats, worth $70, pleaded guilty to burgiary in the second degree. son to the State Prison Jor nine years. Henry L. Petty and Lewis Whittaker pleaacd guilty to an attempt at grand larceny, the indict. | mebt charging that on the &th of November they stole $64 wortn of jewelry, the property of Jono | T. Barwick. A similar piea was accepted trom James Harney, the charge against him betng that on the 26th of Novemver he stole $15 irom tne person of Walter Quevedo. These prisoners were ench sent to the Stat> Prison for two years and six months, | James Murray on the 16th of this month stole $20 worth of Iiquor and ciothing, the property of George Du- dennoter. | tentiary for two years and six months, | Mary Wiliiame, on the ttt of Noveniber, stole a | gold watch and chain, value’ at $340, :tom tho erson of Wiliam H. Harrison, residing in West ourteenth street. She was remanded for sen- tence in order to afford her an opportunity of re- turning the property. Carl Ehurke, who Was indicted for stabbing Charies Maronde with @ knile on the 19th of Sep- tember, pleaded guilty to an assauit and battery. His Honor sentenced him to the Penitentiary tor | ear. Joho Willtams, who on the 26th of Octover stole @ silver Watel and a id ring belonging to Andrew Steel, pleaded guilty to petit larceny. He Was sent to the Penitentiary jor #1X months. John Harris, a boy twelve years old, was placed on trial charged with knocking Annie Rudolph down in Fortieth street, between ten and eleven o'clock, on the morning of the 1st of December, and stealing a pocketbook containing $33. She positively identibed tne boy, who, when caught by uizen, rettirned tue pocketbook and ran away. Three witnesses Were called by the defence, who swore that it wad | Willie Harris who committed tne offence, and he admitted thathe did it, The Recorder directed the witne e Grand Jary, ana ordered Willie Harris to be committed. jory were uuable to agree upot a verdict and were discharged, ACQUITTALA, David Winn was iried upon a charge of stealing ) the property of Michael d. The evidence was oniv si@htiy arcum- U’Grady.—Pindings of fact and con- 1 The plaintitr charges | were not bona Jide | Dolsers ol the note; that they could not acquirea | The Recorder sentenced Ander. | and Alexander McCarty (youths), | These prisoners were sent to the Penl- | ‘she | ascending the steps of the bank the money and book were spatebed out of his hands by a man standing bear by. Young Lonis gave jthe alarm and OMicer Lyons ciasec the bola thief for two blocks, ‘ihe alleged thief was taken to the station house, where he gave his name as Robert Daily. Beiore Daily waa arrested, however, he found some way of disposing of the money, as it Was net in his ;ossession when be was searched. Judge Smith yesterday committed tue prisoner in $1,000 bail to auswer at General Sessions, RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS. seventh street, was committed in $1,000 bail to answer yesterday by Judge Smith on @ charge of receiving stolen goods. Oflicer Rogers, who ar- rested Mrs, Marsh, made affidavitthat he was in- jormed bya boy named Joseph Hanna, that she bad bought two hats, valued at $16, which she he defendant) knew had been stolen from one ngeline Parker, ESSEX MARKET POLICE COURT. AN OWNER WANTED, Before Judve Wandell, Late Monday aigut OMicer Hickey, of the Seven- teenth precicct, met a young man in East Twellth street with a suspicious looking bundle under his | overcoat. Officer Hickey arrested the young man and brought him to the Filth street station house, The bundle was opened and a quantity of silver epoons, forks, nut pickers, &c., all bearing the initials “A. R. to C. R.”’ were found therein, Tne prisoner, who gave his name as John McCarthy, of No. 418 Ezst Twelfth street, was arraigned be- fore Judge Wandeil at Essex Market Court yester- day, when be stated that he found the above Mentioned property in an ash barrel in Eust Eleventh street. He was remanded for examina- jon. PUNISHING THE SNOWBALLERS, Some ten or twelve boys were brought up yes- terday for throwing snowballs and they were all committed temporarily to the prison, Judge | Wandell felt particuiarly aggrieved yesterday | against the youthful snowhballers, as on riding | Bome the evening previcus with his two daughters he was struck in the left eye by a piece of ice thrown by a girl named Lucretia M. Fordham. FIFTY-SEVENTH STREET COURT. SALTING THE TRACKS. Betore Jadge Otterbourg. town Railroad, Joseph (©. Carey, ex-Assemply- Man; and @ number of the said railroad com- pany, Stoddard Stout, Patrick Connolly and Michael Touhey, were arraigned on a charge of ing. Samuel S. Field, one of Bergh’s men, testi- fled that he caught the accused in the act of pushing the salt through holes in tne bottom ofa car belonging to the company. Mr. Simon Stern appeared for the accused and claimed that the offence, if any had been committed, was simply a misdemeanor, and could ouiy be taken cog- nizance of by the Common Council, within whose power it was to impose a fine of $500, to be recovered by @ suit instituted by the Corporation Counsel. He denied the power of this Court to adjudicate upon the matter. The | Court thought that upon the law cited by counsel | he coulda dismiss the charge inimediately; but to | oblige Mr. Bergh, who was unable to be’ present to-day, he would adjourn the case uatil ten o’ciock this morning. He himseli aiso desired io have an examination in order to setile a question of the authority of the Court. He had hverated tne pris- oners on their own recognizance alter they had heen locked up in the Eighteenth precinct station Ton Monday night. Fis power todo so was ques- ifoned, Wut he claimed ft to be one of the preroga- tives of his office, THE CASE OF OFFICER FLYNN. The cas2 of Otieer Terence Flynn, of the Nine- 1 | from an employé of the Oriental Brewery, was taken up Jor examination. The only witness examined besides the principals was a man named | Dougherty, who had been with Flynn in the brew- | ery. He testified in favor of the accused, but the Court deeined the evidence of the complaimant er- | titled to more weight than that of botn Dougherty and the accused, and he was held for trial at tae | Special Sessions in $309 bat). ROBBED OF HIS WATCH AND CLOTHING. James Greer, of No, 348 West Fifty-third street, charged Ella Clemens, a young woman with whom | he had been incimate, with the jarceny of a watch and gold chain and nis clothing, in all of the value o! $75. Ella was committed ior examination, COURT CALEN! DARS—THIS DAY. SurPREME COURT—CHAMBERS—Held by Judge | Davis.—Nos, 130, 10, 26, 39, 61, 79. 106, 119, 129, 137, 140, 148, 149, 155, 157, 158, 186, 198, 200, 1, 12, 27, 20, 88, 42, 44, 47, 48, 68, 73, 75, 76, 77, 80, Hi, 82, 83, 85, 86, 0, 93, 102, 112, 120, 125, 124, 126, 128, ‘131, 132, 135, 136, 139, 141, 143, 145, 151, 169, 170, 174, | 175, 181, 187, 180, 491, 195. “Cali 201, | _ SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM—Held by Judge Van Vorst.—Demurrers—Nos, 4, 22, 1 25. Issues of law and faci—Nos. 138, 168, 171, 176, 180, 191, 192, 193, 194, 197, 9, 150, 203, 209, 210, 214, 222, 223, 225, 228, 231, 287, 1, 14, 17. SUPREME CoURT—CIRCUIT—Part 2—Held by | Jadge Van Brunt.—Nos. 2364, 2642, 835, 1776, 65034, | 1206, 130, 992, 2662, 1468, 2090, 2720, 2722, Part 3— Hed by Judge Lawrence.—Nox. 1963, 1499, 4395, 4061, 887, 611, 4381, 2160, 4067, 4331, 3895, 827, 1797, 1979, 1120, }, 1977, 1885, 877, 4599, Superior COURT—TRIAL TERM —Part 1—Held by Judge Speir.—Nos. 1051, 659, 583, 879, 851, 855, 65: 849, 615, 813, 665, $81, 683, 635, 587. by Judge Freedman.—Nos. 694, 788, 710, 740, 746, ‘78, 718, 712, 778, 714, 972, 172, 16, COMMON PLBAS—TRIAL TReM—Part 1—Held by fe Larremore.- Nos, 228. 2099, 2105, 1876, 1650, 1256, 1244, 1252, 1098, 1100, 525, 732, 487, 95. Part 2—Held by Judge Loew.—Case on. No, 1214, | , MARINE CoURT—1RIAL LERM—Part 1—tHleld by Judge Joachimsen.—Nos, 993, 1917, 755, 901, Part | 2—Adjourned for the term. Part 3—Hela by Judge | Alker.—Nos, 124, 1031, 1033, 1042. 1045, 1047, 1049, 1050, 1053, 1055, 1069, 1060, 1061, 1062, 1063, Part 4— Held by Judge McAdam.—Nos, 568, 1462, 667, 222, 223, 2237, 1497, 1498, 2090, 69, 421, Gud 970, 832, 1884, 2069, 912, 921, 927, 1949, 1960, 1961, 1581, 1626, 251, 2387, 2171, 2192, 1317, 1632, 198%, 1503, 211 , 4, 1611, 2189} 2144, 1053, 215: 21 1001, 225%, 2248, 2299, 2. 7, 1417. GENERAL Sk3S10N3—Held by Recorder Hackett, — The People va John Coyle, robbery; Same vs. Join Keating ana Charles O'Neil, burglary ys. John Simpson, Charies Sanborn and W Morgan, burglary, BROOKLYN COURTS. SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM.— KINGS COUNTY OBJECTS TO THE PAYMENT OF & DISPROPOR- TioNaTe TAX—$37,000 CLAIMED FROM THE STATE COMPTROLLER. Beiore Judge Pratt. Yesterday the counsel for County Treasorer Gardiner, Congressman Cruoke, appeared in Court and moved thata mandamus be granted | against the State Comptroller compelling bim to | pay over to the Treasurer of Kings connty the sam of $37,000, The motion was opposed vy Deputy Attorney General Fairfield, who claimed that it shonid be made either in the Third Judicial dis- | trict or In a county adjoining the county of Albany, but he would consent to have the motion proceed, | provided the Court granted an alternative man- damus which should be made returnavie in Albany county. The counsel for Kings county said State Comp- troller Hopkins iad jn his pos#ession $47,644 71 in | favor of Kings, received from von-resident taxes | in 1873 trom the towns of the county as follows Viatbush, 248 71; Fiatiands, $361 79; Gravesend, 320 04; New Lots, $17,763; New Utrecht, | $15,047 14, The Kings County Treasurer had twice Michaéi Powers, the poll cierk of the Twenty " district, Whose name was signed at the Comptro!- | a | Mrs, Emma Marsh, of No, 10a West Twenty- | ,| Costs.—Ira Dunlap va, Hannah R. Hawkins, Jo2n B, Slauson, President of the Central Cross- | sprinkting their tracks with ealt on Monday even- | teenth precinct, charged wiih the Jarceny of $24 | Part 2—Heid | demanded this account. The Legislature levied a | State tax for canal purposes on Kings county of 682,000 odd, whereas its pro rata tax was only | ,000 Odd. The State Comptroller held the | $37,000 reierred to an offset for the aiferen® - tween these two sums, which it was maint. It was pot in the power of the State Comptro | todo, {nstead of waiting to get the valuation of the connty property of the State Assessors he charged Kings county with the $692,008. The Comptroner was charged by the Legisiature with what he should receive, what retain and what pay over. He had no right to institute asystem of bookkeeping unauthorized by the law of 1855. The Jaw requires that he shall send to the counties the assessors’ revised valuation, and that before the Ist of October every year he shoud charge the county Treasurer with the pro rata amount lo be raised. All this trouble arose out of the illegal tax of 1872, ‘the Legisiature, without | stating for what object, levied @ tax on the State, and Kings county rerasing to pay it, the matter was brought before the Court of Appeals, which decided that Kiags county was right, Nine- tepths of the counties had paid the tax before this decision was rendered, In 1873 @ law Was passe: by the Legislature mulching Kings county in $682,000 asa punishment for refusing to pay the iliewul tax of 1572, Mr. Fairteld contended that Kings county was deficient im 1t3 State tax, after having been credited With the $37,000 non-resiaent taxes. Tala Was & motion to begiu an action against the State, whereas the State wes not suable. A man- damus, 1! granted, would call into question the | constifutionality of un act of the Legisiature. ‘There was no movey in the State Treasury, and & maodamus woula’ compel the Compuoiler to violate ns duties. Alter some further discussion | the Judge tock the papers and reserved bis de- | cision, SUPREME COURT.—‘‘THE MILLER AND HIS MEN” AGAIN—MOTION TO STRIKE OUT A ‘‘SHAM” AN- SWER—EFFYECT OF THE DEATH OF DEFENDANTS’ ATTORNEY, be. | ' | i | Before Judge Pratt. The case of Richard Richardsou against Joel T. Rice and Pathp H. Wiedersum came up on a mo- tion to strike out the answer as @ ‘sham’ before Judge Pratt in the Special Term of the Kings county Supreme Court yesterday. On Saturaay last Mr. P, Keady, plaintiffs attorney, obtained an order to show Cause, and served a copy on the de- | fendants’ attorney by leaving it on his desk at nis | office, No, 62 Wali street, When the case was Beaened peatereny Mr. Ames, of No. 137 Broadway, appeared and stated that the attorney of record ip the case, Mr. Henry D. Lapaugh was dead; that he «died at bis residence in Westchester county on Saturday, and that as he nad died hetore the papers were leit at hia oifice | by the plaintif’s attorney the defendants were 4 not bound to appear, Plaintifl’s attorney then applied for and obiained permission to put the case on the calendar for the next term, as they had already been noticed Judge Platt also di- rected plaintif’s attorney to notily the deiendants to appolot another attorney, in accordance with title 2, part 3, chapter 3, section 67 of the Revised Statutes. This will delay tbe trial at least one Month. For plaintia, P. Keady; tor defendants, ar. D. B. Ames, ALBANY, Dec, 22, 1874. In the Court of Appeals, to-day, tne following decisions were rendered :— Judgments affirmed with costs.—The National Life Insurance Company of the United States of America vs. 8. Judson Jones; Mary Haddow vs. Margaret Lundy, alias Margaret Haddow; William D. Periine vs. Hiram G. Hotchkiss; J. Muuroe vs, Elvira Barily; Wilham M. Gambling vs. David L, Haight; The German Exchange Banx ys. Micnaei Groth; Same vs, Same jomas W. Irwin vs. The | New York Central snd Hudson River Railroad | Company; David H. Hull vs. George L. Marvin; | Mary Baulee, adminiatratrix, vs. Tne New York and Hariem’ Raiiroad Company; Abraham Dowd- ney vs. George W. McCuliom. Jadgments afirmed.—rhe People, &¢., vs. Charles Dobring. Judgment reversed and new trials granted, costs to abide the event.—Aun Maria Cailigan, adminis- tratrix, vs, The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company; Helea M, Filer vs. The New York Central Rasliroad Company. Order affirmed and judgment absolute for re- spondent on stipulation with costs.—Kgbert Cary | vs. Jane White, ; | Judgment of G-neral Term reversed and judg- ment Jor plaintitt on Lond, with costs.—The home Insurance Company vs. William Watson, Order of Supreme Court affirmed and judgment absolute jor defendant on stipulation with Appeal dismissed witn costs, on the ground that | no judgment was entered.—Moses J. Weeks v8. | Frank Bowman, Order reversed and judgment.on report of rel- eree affirmed, wit costs.—Jame3 C. Rann vs, The Home insurance Company of Colum uz, Unto, \ Motion denied, with $10 costs.—The Bank of | North America vs. ‘Ihe National Bank of the Com- | Mmonweattn: The following proceedings took place in the Court of Appeals to-day:— Motions—Jackson vs, Andrews,—Motion that the remittitur De returned, Granted. ‘The Marine Nationa! Bank vs. The National City Bank.—Mozion Jor reargument submit ed. Paine vs. McCarthy.—Motion to dismiss appeal submitted, eka) va, Wait.—Motion for reargument sub- mitied. Dutcher vs. The Ninth National Bank.—On read. ing and filing the stipulation of the attorneys tor both parties, on motion of 8, W. Rosendale, of counee! for appellant, ordered that the judgment | in this case follow the judgment in the case of Dutcher vs. The Importers’ and Traders’ Na- tional Bank, decidea in this Court during the present term. Kamp vs. Kamp.—Motion for reargument sub- mitted; appeilant’s papers to be forwarded, GENERAL CALENDAR. Barry vs. The Equtteble Life Assuranve So- ciet: Catt Sects resumed this morning and con- | cluded, Waverly Paper Mills vs. Bristo).—Submitted, The Court takes a recess to Tuesday, January 19, 1875, at ten o’clock a. M. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. WASHINGTON, Dec, 22, 1874, No, 406, United States vs. Willlamson—Appeal | from the Court of C alms.—The complainant was | commissioned captain of the Forty-second tafane | try, to ravk from January 22, 1667. Le accepted | the commission in April of that year, and served | as captain until by general orders in 186 the in. | fantry regifecnts were consolidated under the act of Congress for that purpose, when he was re- | | lleved from duty and ordered home to await fur. ther orders, On Deceather 31st, 1870, be was mus. | tered oat of tha service, bcing paid less than full pay (half pay) asin cases of leave of absence, This action was brought to recover the balance of his pay, the claim being that the Executive De- | partment could not reduce the compensayion of an officer fixed by law; that such » reduction cau only be made by act of Congress. The Court of Claims, for the purpose o1 having the question decided here, gave judgment jor the officer, and | on appeal the government insists that \ elecied to ve placed on waiting ord now ciaim but half pay. Case submitted on printed briefs, John Gofortn tor government, H. Jor clatmant, “THE NAVAJOES. ARRIVAL OF THE DELEGATION IN THIS CITY FROM WASHINGTON—THE FUTURE MOVEMENTS. Ex-Governor W. F. M. Arny and bis deputation of Navajo Indians, consisting of eleven chiefs | and one squaw, arrived in this city yesterday and have quariers at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, The aborigines of which these visitors are tne repre- sentatives are an offshoot of the Aztec race, who, at the time of the conquest oy the Spaniaras under Cortez, had abandoned their life of semi- civilization and adopted the mode of life of the pure savage. Their present reservation crosses | the border between New Mexico and | Arizona, and is sixty miles wide and ninety long. | Io their relations to the government they bave , | heen, for the most part, peaceful, and im the | Teadiness and capability manifested by thera in | acquiring the arts of peace their descent from a | | pastoral race 1s evidenced. Although like the | other Indtans, fond of the chase and clinging witn | tenacity to many of the nabits oO! savage lie, they | raise large numbers of cattle and sneep and ttil | the ground to a limited extent. ‘They are cele- | brated for their skill in the manufacture of | blankets, which they boast, ana not without reason, cannot be excelled by their more civilized neighbors, The northern portion of their. reser- Vation is composed purely of mineral lands, said to be very rich, and more or less trouble has been caused among them by the | entrance upon these lands Oo! bands of miners in | search of gold and silver. As the section was | entirely useless to them they proposed that a | simiar amount of land be given them in exchange jor 1* located south o! the present reservation and well adapted to grazing purposes, To bring this about and at the same time to have ‘a talk’? with the Great Father upon other matters of in- terest to them, constituted the object of their | visit to Washington, which ended on Saturday | last. Under the guidance of Governor Arny, their | agent, they are now Visiting some of the principal cities of the Unton, one object being to Impress them with the extent of the country ana the : power of the government, likely to prevent any trouble witn them in the future, THE LEADING CHIEF | of the delegation ts Manneli*o or Little Manuel, a | designation which bis tall aud stalwart form hy no | neans ju 3. He greets his visitors with a | digoity and grace which Cooper has made tradi- tional among the aborigina! innabitants of Amer- ica, and 1 quite ready to talk with all who call upon kim, William Taylor, known as “Rocky ountain Bil,” and a half breed Mexican named Jesas, accompany the delegation as Interpreters, | From this city the Indians will nreesed to Prove dence ana Boston, the object of the agent vetng to show them the arms manufacturing establieh- ments, cotton factories and other objects of in- terest there. They will return hither at aa early day, when iti# the purpose of Governor Arny to deliver a lecture, at which the ehiels will he pres- ent, and in whlch the old civilization of Arizona under the Aztec rule will be rouched upon, and the present condition of the country and the descen- dauts of its original inbabitante described, BOARD OF APPORTIONMENT. nd PRIVATE DISCUSSION ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE PUBLIC FUNDS, A mecting of the Board of Apportionment’ was held yesterday afternoon in the Comptroller's ofice. present being Comptroller Green, Richard Flana- gau, President of the Board of Aldermen, and | The Mayor presided, the other members John Wheeler, President of the Tax Commission. | The meeting was called for two o’viock, but the Board did not assemble in public until an hour | after that time.” A long private caucus, however, was held prior to the meeting, at which mat- ters appertaining to the estimates for the commg year were discussed. On motion of Comptroller Green the following transiers of money were made :—$10,000, from “the Commis- sicners of Records of 1871, repairing anu preserving the records of the Registcr’s oMce for 1871, sal- artes, judiciary aud county, 1871,’ to the New York Foundling Asyla: 700, from the appro- priation fur the publication o/ the City Record for 1873 to appropriation tor advertising, 1874, Resolutions were adopted authorizing the Comptroller to issue bonds, as provided by chap- ter 76, Laws Of 1873, for the purpose of providing moneys for the payment of judgments which might fall due against the city, not to exceed the sum of $380,000, He was also authorized to issue assess- ment bonds to the amount of $200,000. ‘The sum of $50,000 was appropriated to the new nautical school ‘Se Comptroller was also author- ized to issue bonds to the extent of $60,000 under ne hinge of “City Parks Improvement Fuca ‘ock,” the head of “Croton Aqueduct Stock.” Au- thority to issue bonds to the amount of $40,000 Jor the use of the Department of Parks was also granted, THE EXCISE FUND. Applications were received from the following charitable tustitutions jor donations out of the Excise Fund:—Toe New York Colored Mission, Central Dispensary, Free Dormitory for Women, Demilt Dispensary, Ladies’ Union Relief! Avsocia- tion, Five Points Mission, St. Barnabas Home, Colored Orphan Asylum, Orphan Home ana Asylum o! the Protestant Episcopal Church, Buna Mechani 8’ Association, St. Luke's Home tor Indigent Females, Home for Fallen und Friendless Girls, Eastern Home Dis- pensary, Five Points Home of Todusiry, Harlem Homwopathic Dispeusary, Metropolitan ‘Throat Hospital, St. Mary’s Hospital, House of Mercy, Enghty-sixth street; New York Dispensary for Diseases of the Throat and Cnest, New York City Hospitai for Diseases of the Nervous System, Society of St. Vincent De Paul, St. Joseph's Orpran Asylum, St. Francis Hospital, Northern Dispensary, New York Juvenile Asylum, Institution of Mercy, St. Vincent’s Industrial Home, New York Dispensary, New York Free Dispensary for Sick Chilaren, Foundling Agyium, St. Joseph's Industrial school, St. James’ {ndustrial School, Roman Cathoilc Orphan Asyium, Home of the Aged in Charge of the Littie si-ters of the Poor, St. Joseph’s Home, Woman's Aid Society. On motion ot the Comptroller the foregoing applications were lait on the table until certain information should be obtained 1n relation to the amount of money that coul! be donated irom the Excise Fuud, as it was known the sum would fall short of what was expected. The Board adjourned to meet at twelve o'clock to-day, when the estimates for 1875 will be passed - upon. Jt was supposed that this work would be accomplished yesterday. but there seems to be a lerge amount of private discussion necessary be- fore the finishing touches are reached. Three private meetings of the Board have pow been held to examine into the estimates. To-day will prob- ably bring matters to @ close in this connection. HEALTH AFFAIRS. A PESTILENTIAL STATION HOUSE IN FIFTY-NINTH STREET—A FOUL CROSBY STREET HOUSE TO BE EMPTIED AND DISINFECTED. The Board of Healrh had its regular weckly Meeting yesterday afternoon, Commissioner Chandler presiding, Commissioners Smith and Vanderpoel also being present. Tne Sanitary Superintenden’, Dr. Day, presented to the Commissioners tne report made by Sanitary Inspector W. H. B, Post of the results of an exam- imation of the police station in the Ninéteenth precinct, at No. 220 East Fiity-ninth street, and also some written comments of his own upon the document, In the latter he stated that these buildings, which are occupied by Captain Mount’s force, numbering altogether avont 111 men, have before been examined by sanitary inspectors, all of whom agree with Inspector Post in describing the apartments ip them as foul and withont means for ventilation, &c. The houses have been con- demned by the Board of Healtn; yet that body can 0 no further than to condemn, as the section of be sanitary code under which it has ower to Cause private unwholesome edi- ices. to) «6be) 6vacated does not apply to public buildings in which are things ob- noxious to health. It {3 already known that Mayor Vance, having had bis attention called to tne iniserabie condition of the policemen who are forced to sieep in rooms filled with pestilent rs, asked the Board of Assistant Aldermen to é action upon the request o! the Police Com- Missioners for authority 1o purchase ground and erect @ hew station house in the Nineteenth pre- cinct; and that the Assistant Aldermen have failed toatrend to the petition of the Commissioners, Following the reading of the report of Inspector Pex, and the comments of Dr. Day on it, the Board or Health adopted tne followmg resolutions:— Resolved, That tn the opinton of this Board the pre ises now occupied as # ponce station in the Nineteenth Precinct are totally inadequate for that purpose; that the buildings on said pre.uives are constantly so over- crowded that they are ina condition detrimental to health and dangerous to lite; and that raid buiklings ‘cannot be #o altered as to secure the necessary ventila- tion, or to properly necommouate the police force of said precinct. Kesolved, That a copy of this resolution, with copies of the reports of sanitary officers of this B spect to the Nineteenth police preeinc! station. be for- arded to His Honor, the Mayor of the city, and to the Police Departaent. The Board afterward, after a report by the Sanitary Superintendent, ordered that the build- ing No, 62 Crosby street be vacated, and that it, the yards and outhouses, be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected. This house ts of two stories, with an attic; yet tt is dwelt in by between seventy-five and cighty Italians, In one of the smali there are five beds, toto which as many peopi gan huddie promiscuousiy every night. It was repurted to the Board that the congregation of smelld in the house 18 horrifying, and that there are places {3 the vicintty of the dwellings which the Sanitary Inspector dared not approach. ‘fhe usual monthly report from the Sanitary Su- perintendent and the Kegistrar of Vital Statistics stated the number of dcauns auring the last week to be 551, being 75 more than the previous we ca the number o! cases of cuntagious disease: follows :— " Beet Brvten Typhus fever. | ibe! Yphiola. tever Scarlet fever. P Measles. et Cerebro-spi . By: DOCK ENCUMBRANCES. Commissioner of Docks Salem H. Wal: t the | last meeting of the Board of Dock Commissioners, Proposed a resolution, which was unanimously adopted, to the effect that all encumbrances be cleared off the bulkheads and piers in thiscity within the spice of ten days after notice had Ween given. Notices to this effect are now being seat out to the respective occupants, giving oMicial mformation of the same. Mr. G. W. unt, Pilot Commissioner, who has handed the Mayor andthe Grand Jary maps, pointing out the bulK- heads and piers ‘where encumbrances exist, states thatthe matter tg now taken out of his hands by the action of Mr. Wales, whose conduct. he strongly approves in the matter, A SANDY HOOK PILOT SUSPENDED. Yesterday afternoon the Board of Pilot Commis. sioners tried the case of Isaac Gainer, a well known pilot of over twenty years standing, for stranding the Belgian steamer Auguste Andre on the Romer Shoals, in the Lower Bay, about ten days ago, The first person heard was Captain Greve, who, in excellent English, gave bis version of the affair, The pilot admitted nis error, and had mistaken the lights of two vessels at auchor for the range lights on Staten Island while pro: ceeding up the Swash Channel. The Commis. | sioners promply decided that Gainer actea wrongly in bringing the steamer Auguste Andre | in when he could not make his lights | out clearly, and ordered that he tortett the pilotage on «aid steamer and be suspended for sour months, At the request of Commissioner @. W. | mise the time Of suspension was altered to sixty it ‘ts stated that some years weather pilots of inward bound veeene bocaehe ally confused tne Highland lights (240 leet above the jevel of the sea), and those On the lightship. This Was remedied, when one of the lights on the lightship was lowered nine feet, and the unequal heights made them|subsequently easily recognized. The repairs on the Auguste Andre will cost several thousand dollars, Before she floated off it ey ve remembered that she threw over about seventy tons of beetroot sugar. Sceneneeeee aaa and bonds amounting to $100,000 under | Matsell, | joard in re- | THE STREET CAR OUTRAGES, SUPERINTENDENT WALLING PROMISES TO CHECK THEM—NO ARRESTS MADE YET, The exclusive publication in yesterday's issne og the HERALD of the gross outrages committed on the street cars of this city has produced a good effect on the police and the publite, Walking along the upper portion of Madison avenue yesterday evening i¢ was still evident that the number of policemen in that vicinity had not been suMctently increased, but the officers who were there werg making their rounds with rather more alacrity than has ever been witnessed before, and the dangerous bahit—dangerous to the public—of loitering at Street corners In knots of two and three seemed, at all events, to have received at least a tempo- rary check. The police authorities, of course, are extremely mysterious about their future move- ments in regard to the constant recurrence of these assaults. TNE OLD STORY, There ts not the slightest doubt in thelrown minds as to the capability of arresting the offend- ers in order that they may be made an example of Oh, mo! they are just as gure Of that ag they were of Onding Charley Ross a week ago. It was then ascertained that they had been on the trai! of the abductors for a long time, aud were just about tu catch them when Judge Van Brunt’ rother’s shotgun spoiled their sly game. Yeater- day it was ascertained that the police knew alt about these ruflans and thieves who infest the Street cars, and that they were just about preak- | ing Up these Organized bunds of criminals. It ree mains to be seeu What the result of this sudden ft Of police activity witl be, and whether the street cars will be a& least rendered safe vehicles o! iow transit, Jt was siated yesterday that Judge Joseph FP, Daly, of the Court of Common Pleas, had writter a letter to Superintendent Walling, requesting that mounted potice be stationed on Madison ave- nue. Mr. Walling wrote a reply to this letter, | which the Judge received yesterday. In this reply he assures the Judge that he will direct the utes most efforts to be Made lor the suppression of the outrages occurring in Madison avenue and on the street cars in the upper part of the city, JUDGE DALY SATISFIED, Judge Daly seemed to be satisfied by the earnest tone oj the Sunersnteneeaus letter, and thinks that the police will do their best to correct the evil complained of. His anxiety on the score of the Jreqnent robneries and assaults in his vicinity was somewhat allayed, and it is gratifymg to be able to state that this excellent Judge could go out stewhriding yesterday and return safely to bis | | | home in the evening. Other residents | Of the neighoorhos however, expressed their projound conviction that tue only | Way of securing saety and peace way by employing mounted police on Madison avenue, between Forty-second and Pish ty alc streets, Two or three were rather inclined to doubt whether tne police, as managed at presen:, would do its dnty in any case, and energetically declared that Mr. Matselil and some of bis colleagues knew as much about police business us Queen Victoria about rope dancing, which is saying a good deal. “What cap you expect of the police force,” saia one oi them, ‘‘when it 1s wader the control of such’ menf I don’t believe that the police of New York elty willever be up to the mark until its Management 18 taken out of the hands of poil- vicians.”” COMMISSIONER DISBECKER’S VIEWS, + Commissioner Disbecker was called upon yester- day in regard to these street car affrays, Mr. Disbecker nad but jittle time to spare yex- terday, having the personal supervision’ of the removal of the snow, Kk Of Cons, siderable magnitude, and being, besides pestered to death by a sma!l army of office-reekere who desired to receive a commission - to vel’ away the snow. Mr. Disbecker said that he had beard something abouc tue letter which Judge Daly had written to superintendent Walling; but the Board could net be called upon to take any action in the matter, as the Juage’s request coul@ be granted or retused by the Superintendent. When his attention was cailed to the laxity of dis- | ciple in the force be remarked that the present Board had beeu 19 power buta short time, but that during this brief period everything in their power. had been done to raise its standard, He was of the opimton that the Superintendent held the rejos very Ught and that he was oot to biame for any delinquencies tn the force. A FEW ADMISSIONS, Mr. Disbecker, nevertheless, admitted that there was much, Jar tvo mucd, loitering and gos- siping at street corners, but expressed a devermi- nation to deal eteroly with auy cases Of the kind that shotld come before him. He deciared very. truthiully that the Commissioners were not ubiquitous and could not prevent all such delinquencies, and ail he would do was to still furtuer tighten the reins ot discipline. ‘1 spall try a numoer of men to-morrow,” he said, “and shall certainly Dianifest no disposition to lightly pass over any breach of discipline iu the department.” There is no doubt that many o! the street car outr could be prevented by a strict enforcement of law which autaorizes the arrest of weil-kuowo tnieves and ruMians in puol:c places. By keeping a@anarp lookout in the cars and arresting proijes- | stonal criminals who attempted to enter them thé police cou.d give that protection to street-car travel which $3 due to the public. 1¢ femains to be seen whether Superintendent Walling’s efforts to thig end are to Le successiul, | \ AID FOR ELIZA COLLINS. The readers of the HERaLD cannot have forgot= ten the saad case of Eliza Collina, the poor irish girl so brutally outraged in the Smallpox Hospital on Blackwell’s Island a Jew weeks ago, She ix now but a wrecs of her former self, and 13 tn per- lectly destitute circumstances, Her unhappy con- lution ta @ piteous appeal to the sympathies of the ‘haritable, whose contributions in aid of the sufterer will be judiciously expended and promptly ackoowledged by the Superiatendent of the Working Women’s Protective Union, No. 48 Bleecker street. THE THAW. Oceans of slush submerged the streets of tha | elty. yesterday, impeding trafMic and making folks | with broken shoes miserably ancomrortable. Rub- bers and other overshoes were of no account, the flooa being in most places four and a half inches deep, and many a pedestrian went home last night with an odd overshoe. At Vesey street and Broadway @ scene of general misery seldom equalled was to be witnessed. Women, with baskets full of provender and obese turkeys, rushed frantically across Broadway, invariably picking the softest spots for foutho'ds. At the “stand, which is the termini of no less than six railroads, the snow had been shawed by the use of salt, wuich, altnuugh unlawiul, 13 not pre- vented, and @ sea of liquid mud was the result, Through this boy the unhappy denizens ef York- ville and Harlem had to wade to get tothe cars | whica were to bring them homo. The Fourth avenue iine, under police compule sion, “doubied up" in the Morning and contizusd to use double teams all day. The Third avenue hue ran regalarly until late in the afteruvon, wh the crowdeu coudition of the cars prevented the | Poor jaded horses from doing duty. several blocks Occurred on the line between four and hall- ae. six O’clOCK, Occasioning much inconvenience otravel Tue Tenth aveaue line, which passes | on the North haver jine of the island, Tan very | irregularly, Owing to the crowdea, almost impass. able condition ot the lower end of the route. The te.egraph compauies, whose wires have sus- if | S, | tained’ much injury by the storm, had men at work ali day repatring the dam The fire alarm wires, which wero also disabled, has , been completely restored to proper working con- | dition, Jn ant cipation of the arrival of King Kalakan: | the Police Commissioner begau Tateio the alter: | hoop, when the rain commenced to tall, to care | away the dirt trom Broa wa: | Notwithstanding the vault cover ordinance, | passed by the Board of Aldermen last spring, sev- { Mie from slipping were. reported fy the About one o'clock yesterday morning Superin- tendent tartfeid and Odicer Pelus, of the Speier jor the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, hailed car No, 22 of the uew Cross Town line in Eigh- teenth street, near Third avenue, ‘hero was ho light in the car, and Its absence attracted the at- tention of the oficers, wiv, on boarding the. Vehicle, found Joun B. Siauson, President of the Toad, and ‘Cross Tuwn” Cary, the superintendent, dropping sale torough holes in th ttom of the car. They were brought to tne Yorkville Police Court, as will be seen by the court reports. CLEARING AWAY THE SNOW—TRE CHIEF THOR- OUGHFARES TO BE RELIEVED OF THEM oB- STRUCTIONS. Without waiting for an official reply from the Corporation Counsel to their note of Monday, the Mewibers of the Police Board, acting as Street Cleaning Commissioners, orderea Commissioner Disbecker to have the work of cleaning the snow irom Broadway, between Fourteenth street and the Bowling Green and from the otner great thor- | oughfares, begun immediately, Commissioner Dis- becker had anticipated the authorization, howe and when it was passed by nis colleagues he had ady tle Work 9/ carting the snow irom Broadway Well under way, An oral communication from Counse) Smith liad convi him that it was the ty of the Street Vieaning Commissioners to have snow removed trom thoxe parts of the city where it 18 @ hindrance to business, Jast as it 1s Imposed upon them to Have asnes, mud ana other annoying materials taken away, Ho fi p, enererore,, eariy yesterday morning, called in Inspector err) the Superintendent of Street Cleaning, and h made arrangements with him for oloaring Broad- way. Very soon Inspector had men al work ing passage down the (CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGE.) -