The New York Herald Newspaper, December 27, 1874, Page 5

THE COURTS. Supplementary Proceedings--. Important Question. AN IMPECUNIOUS _ RABBI. The Building Laws—How They Are Evaded. In the matter of the child Mary Ellen, rescued from ill treatment, and whose grandparents are supposed to be residing in London, Judge Law- rence yesterday decided that, the child’s relatives not having been found, she should be sent to the Sheltering Arms, where Mary Ellen now Is. Yesterday Louis Barrero was charged before Commissioner Shields with manufacturing cigars without having given the necessary bond required by law, He was held in $1,000 bail for examina- tion, The case of Mile, Leoni Juvin, who ts charged with having smuggled about fifty silk dresses from France into this port, was to have been examined into yesterday before Commissioner Shielas; but 4m consequence of the illness of the defendant, Who is confined to her bed in Ludlow street Prigon, the matver went over till Tuesday next, at two o'clock. SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. , A new and interesting point was deciaed in Supreme Court, Chambers, yesterday betore Juage | Donobue, in the suit brought by the First National Bank of Middletown, Conn., against Charles Bar- pum. The decision was that Mr. Barnum’s having submitted to be examined “on supplementary Rigeaeatngs,” without objection, gave the Court ju risdiction, and though it turned out in the | course of the examination that his residence was in the Second Judicial district, still no objection having been made untti this appeared, and de- Jendant being sworn without objection, the rule that all supplementary proceedings be had in the a.strict Where deiendant resides, does not apply, era tne proceedings will be retaimed iu this dis- AN IMPECUNIOUS RABBI. Moses Diment, a Jewish rabbi, was imprisoned by Police Justice Wandell for avandonment otf his wile, Liebe. The wife was present, but her testi- mony was not reduced to writing. Defendant ad- mitted that he had not contributed to his wile’s Support, and the Justice, hearing from a third party that the man was poor, ordered him to pay $4 week and be committed until he gave $300 | bail. The wile took out @ habeas corpus for the husband’s release, through Pullip Levi, on the ground that she did not want to compel him to support her or be putin prison; that he ts poor and a rabbi‘out o1 employment, and that there was uo testimony taken in writing and no record of Conviction filed with the County Clerk. The case ‘Was argued yesterday, ana Judge Dononue decided lu-Cay that the Supreme Court can review aban- Gonment cases on the question of jurisdiction by toe magistrate, and, on the facts, discharged the prisoner on the ground that the magistrate Lad no Jurisdiction, THE BUILDING LAWS EVASION. Gustav Weid, against whom Judge Daly, in the Common Pleas. issued an injunction to prevent his building a ball room with a brick foundation eight inches thick instead of a stone one twenty inches thick, appeared in Court yesterday and said the premises were leased to his son-in-law, aud he sent him the injunction. The son-in-law ted he sent tne paper to Mr. Hopper, the builder, but he only pushed on the work. ebief clerk. And as they went out they rtood on the stone steps and discussed unto each other what fools they had made of themselves and won- dered if Christmas had been ordained for such foolish people as they bad manifested themselves to ve in a Police Court. Judge Murray told one of them:—“I believe sas you are not a thief, and you have not the looks of a thief, but { fine you $10 for being in very bad compan: # POLICEMEN AND PRANUTS. Later in the day there is an intermission, and, during that time the police court is so lonely and desolate that % seems a fit place to gather in bats and owls, A woman with apples and peanuts ventures in and stares from the door vacantly, and the policemen in attendanee is looking | her quite as vacantiy as she looks | at There is a bustle presently, pre- paratory to the entrance of the erage. | and a good many small politicians take off their | hats and endeavor to look as obsequious ag possi- ble, A number o! drunken women, whose brows are branded into tke signature of ineffable despair and degradation, are sitting in the pen and one of | these poor. forgotten wretches, whom it is impos- NEW YURK HERALD, SUND. stbie to place in the scheme of life, has a shduen | fit and start, and in an instant she pours forth @ | torrent of blasphemy and ribaldry that 1s | as terrific and unceasing asthe flow o: Niagara. | She seems to be weil acquainted with the detailed | antecedents of every poliveman’s ite who 1s pres. | ent in court, and she does not hesitate to tell bim “all about it.” This femaie ribaud has had, no - doubt, spots in her ive tender and tug And womanly, but her hour has come, and Judgé ; Murray writes @ small piece of paper full and she receives g sentence Of six months on Blackwell's | siand,, which to her Is an act of charity and | beneficence, A TRICK WORTHY OF CARTOUCHE. There 1s a very aggravated case of watch steal- | ing which now comes up, and the man is hamed | Harding. On the 6th day of November this man, Harding, who is reputed to be of very bad char- | acter, met a man named Frederick Cochrane, and, | as Cochrane was drunk enough to be traternal | with every one, he immediately made a bosom friend of Harding. A carriage ride was | proposea by the victim with great enthusiasm, | uld was accepted by Mr. Joseph Harding in the | same spirit. Mr, Cochrane and Mr, Harding rode ani they rode, and they roae everywhere, and, | unlike the Ancient Mariner, taey had several drops | to drink. Mr. Cochrane had @ fine double case old watch, valued at $130, and when he woke ap je found carriage, watch and Harding gone off to- | gether. Mr, Cochrane became soberly indignant, | and found, as many a man has found before, that | his drunkenness was used a8 & means to rob and betray him. Detectives Reilly ana Williamson were placed on the track of the treacherous Hard- | ing, but he could not be found. Some thought he | had gone to Canada, others to Europe, and still others thought that he had gone to those islands in the sea, under palm trees, where Kalakaua Teigns over his coffee-colored subjects, But Mr. Harding had a mind of purest ray Serene and a geniusof giant power. Finding that | he was in danger of being captured aud dealt | with he took the wate tothe pawubrokers, Simp- son, Green & Co., 181 Bowery, and pledged it | to a clerk with the Sclavie name of Wigoleks, who | came and testified to the fact yesterday. Then Mr. Harding, thinking that there is no place so safe Irom search as the close vicinity of New York, | made a complaint against two women of bad re- | pute that he had been induced to visit @ panel | jouse in Wooster street and was there robbed by | the two females. The women were locked up and Mr. Harding, the innocent victim o: a foul con- | | spiracy, was seut to tne House of Detention, | alter having succeeded in playing @ trick worthy | of the august fame ot lartouche. Of | Mr. | Gedney, counsel for the Department of Buildings, | urged the necessity of eniurcing the law. Judge Daly said this was an aggravated case, Cases of this kind chieny occurred among the Germans, They shift the responsibility from hand to hana on the ground of want of understanding. The Ger- mans, he added, are usually very intelligent, but they seem to think that coming to our free country they can disregard its laws. The matter Was adjourned to Monday to give Weid an oppor- tunity to produce Mr. Hopper. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. DECISIONS. By Judge Lawrence. In the matter of Mary Ellen.—Having given to the testimony in this case tne fullest considera tion in ist power I have come to the conclusion to send the child to the Sheltering Arms, subject to the Jurther order of the Court. By Judge Donohue, Phillips vs. Langtey.—Motion granted, Matter of Dimand.—Memorandum, COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM. DECISIONS. By Chef Justice Daly. Vail vs. Vatl.—Divorce granted. Murray vs. Walsi.—See memorandum. Gorman vs- Kamak.—Motion dented. In the matter of the final accounting of N. Dane Ellingwood.—Reierence ordered. THE TOMBS AFTER CHRISTMAS. ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY OFFENDERS DISPOSED OF IN ONE DAY—A MOVING AND PITIFUL KALEIDOSCOPE OF FORTY FRENZIED AND FRES- COED FACES. ‘The day alter Christmas Day at*the Tombs Police Cour? ts a day without equal in all the other days of the year. For there are on that day 80 many repentant people and here and therea guilty person to stand belore tne bar of the Court, not knowing how they came there, and whose brains have been wool-gathering so long that they have nothing to say, or had they it would not be said. The blank and dreary station houses, with their stone walls and whitewashed surfaces and blackly- yainted bars, have, during the early morning suc. ceeding Christmas Day, vomited forth so many hideous spectacles that the inside inclosure of the court in which the prisoners are contained, with course no detective would think of looking for a Watch stolen in the House of Detention, and Mr. | Harding was quite sale and the detectives sadly | bothered fora while. But on Thursday last the | trial of the two women for assumed panel theft | came on in the Court of General Sessions, and Mr. Harding had to appear as a witness whether or | not, As soon 4s he appeared it was found that he could not testify, and he was arrested for the rob- | bery of Mr. Cochraue’s watcn and was taken be- | tore Judge Murray, wo said to him:— | “Harding, this case 18 80 Clear that I shall hold | you in $2,000 bail to answer at the General Ses- sions for the offence. There cannot be any doubt | abdut such @ case as this, as far as I have seen the | evidence,” | Mr. Harding went down looking daggers, and imagining that it wouid be @ biussiul thing indeed if he couid make the jury believe, when he gets to the Court of Sessivns, that be was in reality the | District Attorney and argue the case with them. | “(HREE BURGLARS BOLD,” Three burglars, named Frank Clark, Michael Maroney and Frank Burke, were arraigned ou a charge of having robbed a man named Solomon Shayer, whose store is at No. 88 Bowery, of $300 worth of clothing. The store was burglariously entered, and part of the clothing was iound ina second hand slop kept by a Jewish dealer named Cohen in Baxter street. Judge Murray held the | three alieged burgiars in $2,000 bail eaci, | A young mau, named Bailey, with a sharp but | not unpleasant face, was brought up by another | Jewish dealer, who accused him o! having stepped into his shop with @ brass ring, which he had con- Cealed, and, asking lor anetuer ring, a gold one, | @ number of rings were shown nim. The aealer asserted that he had substituted a brass ring for the gold one which was shown him; but the ‘Airos man spoke so frankly and seemed go | solid that Judge Murray said to him:— | “This 1s rather a delicate matter. This man Bailey states that he had one ring, whict is evi- dently not a gold one, and tbat he went in to buy another plain gold ring, very similar to the one he had, tor bis wile. shall give him the benefit | of the doubt, as I see no proof against bhim.’” “POOR MARTHA MURPHY.” Suddenly there came out of the crowded space of thé court a pale and taded but respectable lady in black, whose face was bedewed with \ears and who was sobbing bitterly. By her side was a little | girl of ten or twelve years of age, whose lace was | also red with weeping and whose long braided hair hung down on her back like the young and forlorn Gretchen—Goethe’s ideal, It was mother | and daughter, and they were sorrowing for a girl, | the sister of the child and the daughter of the mother, who had forsaken the straight and only | } path for the crooked and indefinite one. The poor | Jost girl was named Martva Murphy, and she had | been arrested tor fighting and disoruerly conduct. | and, of course, | felt bad, and L wanted to knock | its noises and its odor, resembies a Gebenna and | notacourt pen, At an early hour of the morning Judge Murray is on the bench, willing to hear every one, but determined to despatch all who | man. may come before him in as short a time as may be | possible, with due regard for the demauds of jus- tice tempered with mercy. “A DREARY GEHENNA,” The Tombs is at any time a dreary place, but in the merry Curistmas hours, when the streets and Squares and snops are radiant with evergreens and lamps and the glitter of ornaments and the jresh colored paints of clulldren’s toys, then 1s the heart sad as the poor wretches stand up to plead jor an hour's mercy and :or permission to join those from whom they have foolishly wandered; ‘The watch sheet ts very full tms morning, and guring the day it seems that no less than 160 ar- rested persons have been brought to this Court, an instance of activity and labor that has never before been known at the Tombs Police Court, Here are no less than thirty persons, brought the night previous by a police captain, and twenty-six men irom a disorderly bouse in Bleecker street, who were arrested after midnight in the midst of an idiotic carouse, Some of them are thieves, but not proven 80, for they have not been caught Wm any act, and this class have the peculiar) glassy and shi ting eyes that are without reliabil- ity or endurance. Judge Murray informs the policemen in attend- ance that it is time to bring them ali wp and they huddie together a8 they were sheep siricken by @ plague, suddenly, ‘There are two young girls here who have good looking but bad faces and they answer to the names of “Kitty” and “Flora Anybody.” There 18 aiso a proprietor namea Unger, who has by some chance acquired the title of Captain. He Kept the saloon im question and he has rather an insignificant and uncertain look, The resort which he kept is one Oo! the vilest Kind und yet he is quite pathetic in his pleading. Judge Murray, believing that the proprietor should know the character of his guests better than any of the party, decides quickly in bis case and says :— “PITY THE POOR PROPRIETOR.” “1 think that I shall bold nim in deiault of $1,000 bail, Let the clerk take his name and ollence down; I shall bold bim,’? the Court closed, he had not recetved ball for the accused, Then came the turn of all the medley party who were taken after midnight, They had various excuses; but some of them seemed honest enough people and had little to sayin tneir de- fence. and to these the Judge spoke severely and get in the way that they should lear, They were each fined $10 and permitted to go about their bu- siness with an admonition. “Kitty” and “Flora Anybody” were permitted to go alter their iriends and companions fad paid a fine of $5 for each of them. ‘The crowd of sympathizers who had been sitting in Court all day, sensibly and almost imperceptioly diminished as the prisoners were fined, the fines handed over to Mr, Heimburger or dar, Rockwel). une clerks. or to Mr. Cooney. the At four o'clock, when | $10, You must not behave so cruelly to small chil- dren. M they do wrong then you must call an | officer, Judge Murray basa kind heart under a stern ana quiet manner and he satd to the poor motuer :— “Madame, I do not wish to detain your dangnter, Jam sure, You may take ber home and try and reiorm her. 1 hope you may be able to do 80, and 1 will be very glad thas you nave succeeded," CRUELTY TO CHILDREN. There was another case, and an amusing one, and that will end this chapter oO the Tombs history jor the day aiter Christmas. A hard looking case named Greenwald, who keeps a cigar store in | City Hall place, was accused of beating, kicking and rattanning a small atom of a boy, who was 80 young that he could not tell his name, Juage Murray—What have .you to say to this, | Mr. Greenwald? 1 understand that you are a cigarmaker? Why did you beat this poor chila? | Herr Greenwald—Vell, Shoocge, I haf much | droovles mit dish volicemans, He meddles bery | much mit my pishness. Shoodge, I don’s nurt dish | poy; he ish all nere now, | Poitce OtMcer—Judge, this man is no man at all. | T allowed him to go inside ot his store aftner I saw | him bate his boy, and he rose nis fut to hick him, him down myself, and when he ge* inside of his | sthore he said | couldn’t take him, and, of course, | then | took him out right away. A bandsome young lellow was called as a wit- ness and gave bis name as Henry 8S. Murra: This young gentleman said that he did not see the last part co) the trouble, but he thougnt tuat Mr. Greenwald had not behaved like an honorabie Judge Murray—Mr. Greenwald, I shall fine you Mr. Greenwald stated that he would appeal to a higher court, but the police officer simply took | his $10 and adyised him to go home. This ended | the chapter of Tomos history for the day after | Christmas. FIFTY-SEVENTH STREET COURT. HIGHWAY ROBBERY. Before Judge Otverbourg. Frank P, Shepherd, now of the House of Deten- tion, charged William Gill, of No. 328 East Twenty- first street, with robbing him of $50. About two | o'clock yesterday (Saturday) morning Shepherd | entered a saloon on First avenue, between Fifty. | fourth and Fifty-filth streets, and had a stew of | oysters, After paying for the same he ieft, and | was followed out by several men, among whom was Gill. The latter, assisted by his comrades, took his money from bim by force. Gill was held for trial in default of bail, A CHRISTMAS DAY ROW. John Kaber, of Fiity-eighth street and Seventh | avenue, became involved in a row with Patrick Green, a neighbor, on Christmas Day, and was 80 Raat beaten that he was unable to appear in court till yestergay afternoon, He then entered his complaint against Green, who was held in $500 bail to answer. ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO ROR. Thomas Burke, No. 417 East Fourteenth street, while sitting in Duffy’s liquor store near Twenty- third street, in Third avenue, on Friday evening, was approached by one James Kelly, alias Scully, who attempted to rob him. Burke swears that ne caught Kelly’s hand in nis vest pocket, and, on remonstrating, received @ severe cuffing from Kelly, The accused was held tor trial. THE SCANDAL. ANOTHER TILT BETWEEN COUNSEL IN THE ‘TILTON-BEECHER SUIT—ARGUMENT ON APPEAL TO BE HEARD ON MONDAY, The season of peace, plenty, happiness and good Will to ail men does not, it would appear, exercise | avery beneficent influence over the spirits of the | lega! gentlemen who have been charged with the high and responsible duty of vindicating the liti- | gantsin the great scandal suit of the period— Tilton vs, Beecher, Shortly after ten o’c.ock yes- | terday morning Judge McCue took his seat on the | nob of the Brooklyn City Court, and Judge Neil | son also, though not | @ seat near his judicial presiding, contemporary. occupied Then there filed into the hall of justice General Tracy and Counsellor Shearman, counsel for the reverend pastor of Plymouth church, Mr. Beecher, and Messrs, Beach, Pryor and Morris, | the legal advisers of Theodore Tilton, the plaintif’. Formal salutes were interchanged between coun- sel in court, The attendance in the gallery was unusually slim, the people, as a local legal juminary remarked, desiring ‘a rest for the holidays,” The object of the assemblage of counsel was in compliance with the order of Judge McCue com- manding the plaintif’s attorney to appear and show cause why they should not comply with the order of the Court granting a Dill of particulars to ‘the defendant setting forth the particular times | and places at which the alleged acts of adultery were committed between Mr. Beecher ana the wile o! the plaintim, Mr. Shearman, on the opening of Court, said that, although the plaintiff! bad appeaied, he had obtained no stay of proceedings, and they had been unable to come toany agreement as to the time of hearing the appeal. He tnen read ‘the stipulation which had been served on Mr. Tilton’s counsel, which has been heretojore publisbed. Mr. Shearman said the counsel expected for the appeal were present, and on his side it was de- | Sirable that the bill should be promptly argued and disposed of. They proposed to go to trial with or without the bill of particulars. Mr. Beach was not aware that the stipulation alluded to had been served, From the aMaavit upon which the present order to show cause was granted it appeared that in ap interview between Mr. Shearman and himself an attempt had veen Made to agree upon a time jor the argument of the appeal. Mr. Spearman was informed by him that he had an engagement which would occupy igs week, so that attendance at the General ‘erm would be dificuit. The afMdavit also showed that at the fr rview he (Mr. Beach) told Mr. Shearman that fie conld argue that appeal on the coming Monday. In fact, he had not seen any of his associates in this case until that morning, nor had he seen his client; hence he was not prepared to enter upon the argument of the appeal before the General Tera, While he Was anxious to expedite the disposition of this motion in all its forms for a bill of particulars, and while it was apparent to the Court that tne plaintiff has been solicitous of reaching the trial of this cause at as early a day as possible, he was not disposed to be driven into any argument of any motion or the trial of any case. The only Knowledge he had | that the order to sow cause Was granted was de- rived from the public prints, and they did not con- tain any allusion to the circumstance that there had been a stipulation proffered at the time of the serving of these papers. The motion o1 counsel te detence regarding this order was most extraor- inary. i; Shearman said he supposed this was only a preliminary discussion and he was not going to enter into a lengthy reply, Judge McCue asked Mr. Beach whether some day next week would be convenient to have the matter heard, to which the counsel replied that he would make no suggestions, and should not | enter into any stipulauion in regard to this mo- tion. Asto the decision His Honor might make upon this order to show cause, if it was satisfac- tory they would obey; ifit was not they would en- deavor to rectify it. Mr. Shearman remarked the counsel (Mr. Beach) Was the senior counsel in the cause. On their side (the speaker’s) the younger geutiemen asso- ciated with him always let him see every paper, ‘ney jniormed him of every motion, of every step Ubat is taken in the case,and they did nothing without his advice, The learned gentieman on tne other side complained that he never knew anything ol what was being done. He never sees & Copy o! the papers. Was a sufficient answer to all his compiaiuts that his proposition of Monday had not been taken. Mr. Beach retorted sharply, saying, ‘I'ne gentle- man will allow me to correct him, As a matver or Jact, which he 18 asserting Out of the papers, and in all its length and breadth, tn all its details, in every syllable whieh the gentleman has uttered Upon that subject, he 18 utterly incorrect and un- true. Mr. Shearman explained his position, and Mr, Beach again spoke, and the debate was continued for several minutes, unul the latter appealed to the Court, asking Whether His Honor would per- mit any such imputation on the counsel, “that one are Gishonorable and violated their stipula- LOD. Mr. Shearman, smiling benignly and addressing the angry counsel for ‘filton, said:—*You are not dishonorable, sir. No gentleman is so far irom being aisnonoravie.”” Judge McCue suggested that the defendant's counsel withdraw unis order to show cause, The counsel for Mr. Beecher then said they would with- draw the order, and thev would accept the afil- Gavit as a bill of particulars. ‘Tue counsel finally withdrew and ‘consulted as to a stipulated time for arguing the appral irom the oraer of Judge McCue directing a bill of par- ticulars. It was agreed that the argument should be made at eleven o’clock A, M. on Monday next. ‘Tre time of trial will then be decided upon, Judge Neilson aeclined to order a new panel of jurors for the event, as a panel haa been ordered at @ great expense to the county at the present term and he would watt untilit was decided when | the trial would proceed. THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS. ORGANIZATION OF THE NEW BOARD IN A QUIET WAY—ISAAC H. BAILEY PRESIDENT AND TOWNSEND COX SECRETARY—ACTION CON- CERNING W. M. TWEED. The new Commissioners of Charities and Correc- tion have veen taking it very easy so far as the assumption of their tmportant duties is concerned, On Christmas morning Mr. Batley and Mr. Cox dropped into the offices at the corner of Third avenue and Eleventh street for about twenty minutes, shook hands with Mr. Laimbeer | { and the chiefs of the department, and went home again to enjoy the holiday. The agreement was that they should meet yesterday morning at Mr. Cox’s office, No. 61 Exchange place, with a view to a permanent organization of the Board. At that bour the rep- resentatives of the press were waiting for the new Commissioners, but they had probably overslept | themselves in consequence of the Christmas cele- bration, and when they had all put in an appear- ance aud were ready to hold.their first meeting it Was past one o’ciock in the alternoon. ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD, The meeting wis a very brief one. The first thing done was toelect Mr. Bailey President, Mr. Cox was then elected Secretary. Mr. Donnelly was not elected to any office, but seemed to bear | tne misfortune with wonderiul resignation. Mr. Balley, after @ short informal discusston between the members of the new Board, brought to their attention the case of WILLIAM M, TWRED, It will be remembered that a prisoner oy that name is now in the Penitentiary on Blackwell's Isiana, and that he has been granted certain in- duigences on account of which the oid Commis- sioners were removed by Mayor Vance. Mr. Balley alluded in a telling speech to the letter from the Governor to the late Mayor, and to Mayor Vance’s letter of removal, setting forth the illegal privileges enjoyed by Tweed—that he uid not | wear the usual prison dress, that he occupied | | quarters outside the prison, that he took his meals at the Warden's residence, &c.—and gave it as his opinion that it was the duty of the new Board to give this mat- ter their grave consideration. He thought that these indulgences must cease, being in violation of the law @ud showing an undue discrimination in the treatment of Wie PrIROner® in the Peniten- tlary, Messrs. Cox and Donneliy agreed with Mr. Bailey, aud strict orders will now ve given to re- duce Tweed to the grade of the ordinary criminal in the Penitentiary and to allow him no privi- leges which are not granted to his companions in misfortune. There seemed to be the greatest feel- ing of unanimity in regard to this subject, every one of the Commissioners being evidently deter- mined to upboid the law and the disciplinary rules gvverning the prison, and not to relax the rigor of prison lie one jot in the case of William M, Tweed. THE EMPLOYES TO BE OVERHAULED. The next subject which came belore the Board ‘Was that of the numver of employés in tue depart- ment, and it was suggesied that the new Board should have a complete list of tueir names, salaries, the pature of tneir duties, &c. This suggestion ‘Was adopted. THE QUESTION OF SUPPLIES being taken up, it was agreed that important changes would nave to be made in order to render impossible the recurrence of such “errors” as caused the removal of the old Commissioners. Stringent rules will be adopted, vy which the purchase system will be placed beyond every pos- sibility of abuse, either in the direction of dis- hovesty or extravagance. In connection with this subject it was also suggested to increase the ja- cilities for storage on Wurd’s Island. Toe meeting then aajourned. In the aiternoon the oMce of the Commission presenced A FUNEREAL QUIETUD®. Everybody was waiting for the new Commission- ers, of whom the officials had only caught @& giuupse thus far on Christmas Day, ald for a mo- ment, at an early pour to the morning. Of course the employés were all quaking, and the query, “Whose head will go off first?’ seemed to ve up- ermost in everyvody’s mind, Commissioner aimbeer wad a Carriage ready to drive the new | Commissioners to the Vartous institutions in order to present to them their subordinates, The hour at which they were to be at the office was three, bnt it Was almost five before they arrived, and by that hour Mr. Laimoeer’s patience was very near being exhausted, When the first of the new Com- It is true he is never con. | | sulted as to anytoing that shall be done, and that AY, DECEMBER 27, 1874.—TRIPLE SHEET. missioners did arrive he was in excellent com- | pany, jor bevind nim entered OUR JOLLY MAYOR-ELECT, who looked as -natured as & Mayor-elect ought to look, mn Mr. Balley’s hilarious voice Was heard as he entered the room and ex- Claimed, “Well, Mr. Mayor, how are you?” Then Mr, Donnelly arrived, and then came a procession Of political notables, Mr. Jackson 8, Schultz came in company With Mr, Theodore Roosevelt and Jad; rady's arm was linked in that of Dr. Austin Flint, Jr. Then there was great jubilation within and much laughter, Mr. Bulley’s stentorian notes rising clearly above ali others, 4 BRIEF MEETING | Was held, at which the report of the bookkeeper | Was read, showing that the appropriation {or 1874 Was $1,324,345, the expenditures $1,209,695 97, and that the balance remaining to the credit of the | | department on December 26 was $123,685 03, Quite @ number of applications tor offices were | Teceived aud placed on file. At about six o’clock the Commissioners Jeft the Scenes of their first oficial triumphs and went home to dinner. To- day they will probably visit several of the tnstita- | Uons under their charge and examine more mi- Dutely into the workings of the department. COMMISSIONER DONNELLY, To THE EDITOR o¥ THE HERALD:— Your comments on the political merits of our new.y-appointed Commissioners of Charities and Correction are not, on the whole, correct, Mr. Donnelly has never been a merchant, except that of a retail liquor dealer, as siient partner; he has never been out of politics; for tte last twenty years has always managed to hold some little sinc- | cure; has done well in that respect under the | Tweed ring. If a man of wealth, no doubt it was made during the war, since he followed the army for that purpose, A CONSTANT READER, BOARD OF ALDERMAN. THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE—A DISCUSSION ON THE ONE MILLION DOLLAR APPROPRIATION—Is THERE A JOB IN PROSPECT? A regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen was | held yesterday, with President Fianagan in the | | chatr. : The resolution of condolence, passed by the | Assistant Aldermen in relation to the death of their late associate, Henry A, Linden, received the concurrence of the Board. Some meiriment was created by members call- ing for areport of the King Kalakaua reception | committee. Alderman Morris suggested that the | gentlemen should at least report progress. Alder- man Gilon stated that His Majesty expressed him- self very much pleased with the reception he had | received In New York, At two anda half o'clock ; on Monday next he will visit the Mayor, and the heads of the different departments are notified to be present. Alderman Morris called attention to the num- ber of champagne bottles which were disposed of | on the balcony of the note! at the serenade. To this Alderman Koch retorted by remarking that if Mr. Morris was present more champagne would have been disposed of, Matters began to look serious, when Alderman Billings put an end to the unseemly discussion by , Inquiring whether it was a meeting of the Board | or @ social gathering. | THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE, Alderman Cooper here called up the general order in relation to the Brooklyn Bridge. This order provides ior the payment by the city of $1,000,000 for the finishing of the bridge, and the Jast clause directs the Comptroller to issue bonds jor the amount, Alderman Cooper’s motion was | to pass the first part of the resolution and strike | | out the Clause in relation to tne Comptroller. | Alderman Gilon onered an amendment making | provision for the appropr.ation as specified in the | }) general order, | Alderman Cooper couid not see any force in the | substitute. He had examined the law in relation | to the matter, and found that it was all rignt. A | | majority of tne people of New York wanted the | | briuge,and the time would come when this city and Brookiyn would be joined in one municipality, ‘Then we would have @ dozen bridges instead of | | one. Alderman Reilly wanted to know how much had } already been expended upon the bridge. | Alderman Gilon thought about $4,000,000 or }5,000, 000, Aiderman Reilly was told by a practical engincer it haa cost ten times that amount. | Alderman Koch thought tnere was no person | present who would five fAfty cents for a thousand dollar bond of the bridge. Tne names o! those voting for the apprepriation should be printed in | biack and red, so that the people could know who | | Were in favor of the swindle. ‘The motion to strike out the cianses 4s to direc- | tlons to the Comptroller was then carried a8 fol- lows :— | YEas—Aldermen Flanagan, Cooper, Falconer, | Koch, Monbeimer, Ottenaorier and Van Schaick. | Nays—Aldermen Billings, Gllon, Lysaght, Morris ; and Reilly. The resolution, as amended, was then carried— 9 to 3—the three in the negative being Aldermen Koch, Morris and Ottendorier. ‘The legality of this action is questioned by va- | rious parties. A rule ot the Bvuard exists that | where.a question comes up a8 to appropriation of | money tt requires a two-thirds vote to pass. But the directory Clause to the Comptroiler as to the | issuing Of bonds being stricken out, it is claimed | that this matter does not come under the head of | appropriations and a majority vote will answer tue purpose, The Court wil, no doubt, ultimately bave to pass upon it. Alderman Morris contends that the money will be expended for the use of individuals and not in | any Way applied to the building of the bridge. In | proof of this position be.cites tae second section | ! Of an amenament io the act of 1867, incorporating | | the Brooklyn Bridge Company and pussed by the last Legisiature, as jollows:— | | Whenever any private stockholder of the New York | Bridge Company shall give hisassent to this act by an pent in writing, signed and acknowledged by as to entitle it to be recorded, and the same shail | recorded in the office of the ‘Registers of the city | | and county ot New York and of the county of Kings re- | spectively, the directors to be appointed under the pro- | visions of this act, on behalf of the cities of Brooklyn | and New York, are hereby authorized to purchase the right of any such private ‘stockholder in the same com- | pany, which right shall be determined by the amount | bait by each ot said stockholders, together with the in- wrest on the same from the time of payment, and to provide for the payment thereot upon such terms as they may be able to agree upon. The Board adjourned aiter the transaction of | other unimportant business, BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN. This Board met at four o’clock yesterday, Prest. | dent Strack in the chair. The resolution from the | Aldermen as to the Brooklyn bridge was handed | | in for concurrence, but latd over under the rule. Should the matter not pass both Boards berore the Ist of January, it is understood the constitu- | tional amendments will prevent the appropria- tion, Hence the anxiety of those interested in the undertaking. FIRE DEPARTMENT TROUBLES. Several of the recently discharged firemen | yesterday went before the Commissioners of Ac- | counts to give information relative to purchases ; by the Fire Commissioners for tne department, Mayor Vance has conversed with one of the salary brokers on tle subject of the custom of purchas- | ing fremen’s unearned salary accounts, and it is believed he still has the acts of the Commissioners under consweration. A report gained currency yesterday that itis probable two of the Commis- sioners will be removed by Mayor Vance, who is said to have consulted with Mayor-elect Wickham on the subject, PROBABLE HOMICIDE IN NEWARK. A GERMAN PRETZEL OF MORE CONSEQUENCE THAN A LIFE. On Christmas night Charles Kearney, George Bourdette, Andrew Meyer and a number of other | youths, mere boys, were enjoying themselves rafiling for beer and pretzels, in the saloon of a man named Seeverger, of No. 247 South Orange avenue, Newark, when @ squabble arose about a premel. It seems Meyers won one but declined giving ‘‘satisfaction,” ana left the saloon in a hurry, He was followed by Kearney and Bourdette, | who tried to wrest the pretzel from him, A | serious scuffle ensued, in the course of whic Meyer was stabved in the stomach and hit on the head with astone. The latter inflicted an oly wound and the knife a aangerous one. Yesterday Kearney was arrested. He ts charged witn throw- ing the stone. Last evening Bourdette was ar- rested, He confessed using a knife, but deciares he did it 1m seif-detence. He was held to await the result of Meyer's injuries, Meyer is now in St, Michael’s Hospital. But slight nopes of his re- covery are entertained, AVERTING A CALAMITY. When, several years ago, the democrats of Newark won a majority of two in the Common | Council and it was expected that there would be made a general sweep of the city offices, a tre- mendous crowd filled the Common Council Cham- ber and bore so heavily om it that reasonable lears were entertained that the floor would give wa, The cetling of the floor below did give way, and caused a precipitate adjournment of the Police Court, Upon examination the building was found to | be very weak, and new iron pillars were introduced, Next week the new Council meets, with a demo- | cratic majority, so that aciean sweep ol the city | oiices is Inevitable, An immense crowd of | ferry, Brooklyn, on Monday, December 28, 1874, at | aged 40 years, BURGLARIES. | It was reported yesterday Morning by Captain Burden, of the Twelith precinct, to Superintendent Walling that on Christmas night purglars got into the house of Mr. Henry J. Welch, No, 243 East 128th street, and stole from it jewelry and otner articles valued at about $75. The puriotned prop- erty 18 described as a set of coral jewelry (earrings and breastpin) and @ pair of opera glasses mounted with silver and pearl. No ciew is had to the thieves, They entered the dwelling through the means of false keys. Burglazs broke into the store of Jacob Levy, at | No, 153 South street, on Christmas night, and ‘ab. | stracted about $500 worth of clothing. The police | of the Fourth precinct have go clew a8 to who the successful thieves are. eae MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. — | "BIRTHS, TRAVERS,—On Christmas Eve, tp this city, Mrs, AMBROSE TRAVERS Of a son, All well. WINTERBURN.—Tuesday, December 22, of a son, CHARLOTTE HUTCHINGS, Wife of George William Wiuterbarn, | ENGAGED. WOLFENSTEIN—WOLFSON.—Mis3. REBECCA WOL- PENSTEIN, daughter of Philipp Wolfenstein, of this suy to Mr, LEOPOLD WOLFSON, 01 dan Antonio, Texas, San Antonio papers please copy. MARRIED. Corsa—McLrop,—On Wednesday, December 23, at the residence of the bride’s parents, by the Rev. B, DuBose, JouN D. Corsa to ANNIE EL few iyaaed both of High Bridge, New York. No | cards, CRANDALL—CAIRNS. Christmas Day, Major RANDALL tO Mrs, SADIB VAN- DERBILT CAIRNS, all of this city. LANGHOME—SWINTON.—On December 10, by the Dr. 8. D, Burchard, at the Thirteenth street | WINTON, both of this city. HATZ—NUDANICH.—ADAM E, ScHAatz to IRENB THOMISINA, Second daughter of Francis Nudanich, all of this city. San Francisco papers please copy. WILLIAMS—KINNISON.—On Wednesday evening, | December 23, 1874, by the Rev. William H. Johnson, | WARRINGTON B, WILLIAMS tO CARRIE A, KINNISON, both of Brooklyn, E. D. No cards. WEISKOTTEN—STAHR.—At__Bethichem, Pa., De- cember 15, 1874, by Kev. F. W. Weiskotten, ERNEST | E. WEISKOTTEN, Of New York city, to Miss Emma | STaue, of Bethlehem, Pa. “DIED. BARRETT.—In Jersey City, on Saturday, Decem- ber 26, SARAH JANE, Wife Of Emerson M. Barrett, aged 58 years. Relatives and friends of the family are. invited to attend her funeral, on Monday, December 28, at two o’clock, from her late residence, 12 Essex street, Jersey City. BoLes.—On Thursday, December 24, Miss MAGEB BOLgs, 1n the 21st year oi her age. | Relatives and iriends of the famtly are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, from the resi- dence of her mother, Mrs. Ellen Boles, No, 229 East Forty-sixtu street, on Sunday, the 27th inst, at one o'clock, BRopRICK.—Suddenly, on Friday, December 25, MARY BRODRICK, aged 71 years. The triends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, at two o'clock, Sunday, 27th inst.. from her late residence, No. 36 Cherry street. | CAMPION.—On December 26, ELLEN, wife of Thomas Campion, aged 29 years, ‘The relatives and triends of the family are re- quested to meet her remains at the Atiantic street balt-past twelve P, every of the Holy Cross tor interment. CONKLIN.—In Brooklyn, on Saturday, December 26, 1874, SARAH ANN CONKLIN, Widow o} the late W. . Conklin, of Cornwall, N. Y., in the 6lst year of her age. Relatives and friends of the family are respect- fully tuvited to attend the funeral, on Tuesday, | December 29, at one vo’clock P, M., from Friends’ | Meeting House at Cornwall, N. Y. | Elmira and Newburg papers please copy. CooK.—Un Friday, Decemver 25, Miss MARY Cook, aged 71 years. funeral service this (Sunday) afternoon, at four | o'clock, at her late residence, No, 231 West Thir- teenth street. Relatives and friends are respect. | fully invited to attend. CowaN.—On Thursday, December 24, after a se- vere illness, WILLIAM J. CowAy, in the 38th year of | his age, The relatives and triends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, No. | 128 Wooster street, on Sunday, 27tb inst., at one o'clock, without further notice, DavipsON.—December 22, at two o’cluck P. M., in this city, JaMES C, DAVIDSON, aged 50 years. ‘The friends oj the family and members of Hugue- | not Lodge, No, 861, k. and A. M., are respectuliy | invited to attend his luneral, from bis late resi. | dence, Vanderbilt’s landing, Staten Island, at ten o'clock A, M., Sunday, 27th inst. The remains will be interred at Greenwood. Carriages will be awaiting the friends on the arrival of the boat due | at South terry, New York, at 12:45 P. M. Dickinson.—In Jersey City, of membranous croup, on December 24, EDWARD CHARLKS, aged 5 years and 19 days; algo, on December 26, EDALINA, aged 8 years, 6 Inunths and 2 days, son and daugh- ter of Edward ©. and Ellen bickinson. Relatives and friends o! the iamuly are invited to atiend their funerals, on Monday, December 28, at one o’clock, from the residence of their parents, No, 218 Bay street, Jersey City. DRYEX.—On Saturday evening, December 26, CAROLINE DRYER, mother of B. A. Dryer. the relatives and iriepds of the samily are invited to attend the funeral, trom the residence of B. A, Dryer, 347 West Fifty-fifth street, on Monday morning, at ten o’clock, New Orleans apd Harrisburg German papers please copy. Kvens.—On Friday, December 25, 1874, MARGA- rer Evens, beloved wife of Henry Nole Evens, in the 23a year ol her age. The funeral services will take place at her late residence, No. 146 West Eighteenth street, this day | (sunday) at Nali-past one o'clock P. M.’ Frieuds are Invited to attend. Firza1ss0N.—In Brooklyn, on Saturday morn- ing, December 26, MARY A., relict of Michael Fitz- gibbon, in the 62d year of her age. | Relatives and {riends of the family are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, irom the resi- deuce of her son-in-law, H. G. O'Hara, 41 Fourth avenue, on Monday, 28th inst, at ten A.M. Fu- neral services at St. Augustine’s church, corner Filth avenue and Bergen street. FreNcH.—On Friday, December 25, Mary, wife o! Michael French, aged 31 years. The relatives and friends of the family, also those of wer father, Richard Delap, are respectfully in- vited to attend the Juneral, from her late resi- dence, 1,546 Third avenue, corner of Etghty- seventh street, on Sunday, December 27, at one o'clock P. M. Dublin papers please copy. GALLERDETT.—At Mount Vernon, on Saturday, December 26, 1874, R. H. GALLERDETT, aged §3 years. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, at St. Paul’s church, East Ches- | a on Tuesday, December 29, at two o'clock from thence to tne Cem- | GoopMaN.—On Friday, December 25, of consump- | tion, JAMES GOODMAN, in the 42d year of nis age. | The members and friends ot the pony and | members o1 the Lodge of Strict Observance No. 94, | Vr. and A. M., are respectinily invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, No. 336 Aud- | son street, om Sunday, December 27, 1874, at half- | past one o'clock P. M. SumMons.—The members of Lodge of Strict Ob- servance, No. 94, F.and A. M., are herepy sum- moned to an emergent communication at the Jodge rooms, Booth’s Building, on sunday, Decem- ber 27, at twelve o’clock Sharp, to attend the fune- | ral of our jate brother, James Goodman. Brethren | of sister lodges are respectiuily invited. By order, AUGUSTUS COLLIER, Master. Jos, E, HENLEY, Secretary, Gouzg.—On Thursday, 24th inst,, at Hoboken, N. | J., Avaus? GouzE, in the 64th year of his age. Funeral wiil take place on Sunday, 27th inst., from Oad Feliows’ Hail, Washington street, at ou | Gxay,—On Saturday, December 26, ANDREW F. GRay, aged 15 years. | Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the Juneral, from the residence of his father, Lawrence Gray, No. 76 Underhill avenue, | on Monday, December 28, at two P. M. GR At Hariem, on Friday, December 25, Grorak WASHINGTON GRIFFEN, in the 70th year of his age, Relatives and friends are respectfally invited to attend the funeral, from the Reformed Dutcn | church, corner Third avenue and 12ist street, Har- Jem, on Sunday aiternoon, December 27, 1874, at | hall-past one o'clock. i GLover.—On Christmas Day, afther a short ill- nesa, Of pneumonia, Davin TUTHILL GLOVER, of | Schraleaburg, N. J,, formerly of Brooklyn, N. Y., in the 6uth year of his age. The relatives and friends of the family are re- spectiuliy invited to attend the funeral, irom tne residence of his brother-in4aw, Matson S. Arnow, Esq., Westchester, N. Y., on Monday, December 28, at two o'clock P. M. Carriages wiil be in wait. | ing at the Westchester deput on the arrival of the | train connectin, ‘ing pier 21 East River, at twelve o'clock M. Pittsfield (il.) papers please copy. Hatock.—At Mount Vernon, December 24, ANN | HALLOcK, widow of James Haliock, in the 82d year | of her | ‘The iuneral will take place at the resiience of her son, 8. Hallock, corner Fourth avenue and Third street, Mount Vernon, ou Monday, 28in inst., | at one o'clock P.M. Trains leave Forty-secon street depot, by New York and New Haven Kail- road, at twelve M. HickMAN,—At Bronxville, Westchester county, on Saturday, 26tn inst., SUSAN, Wife of Nicholas Hickman and daughter of John and sridget Moran, of Kesskerrigan, county Leitrim, Ireland, Relatives and friends are invited to attend the faneral, on Monday, the 28:h inst, at eleven o’clock A. M., from her late restdence, Bronxville, spectators 1s anticipated and in order to prevent | | any danger thereirom the proper autnorities are | | taking timely steps to strengthen the pbuilding | with new additional iron columns. The buriding | 18 pretty old and was used ior @ hotel belore being purchased by the city. | days, Glasgow and Australian papers please copy, HUTCHINSON.—At Astoria, Long Island City, of inflammatory croup, WILLIE, infant son of Wilkam Ti, and Mary J. Hutchinson, aged 16 montis and 12 | dence, corner Thirty-second street and Second a’ | Inst.. at one ‘o'clock. yterian church, FRANK C, LANGHOME to KaTE | he: with the ‘Morrisania boat, leav- | ag 5 —— ner of Main and Emerald streets, this day (Sunday, at two o'clock P, M. ‘The relatives and triends of the family are respectfully invited to attend, Chicago papers please copy. Healy.—On December 25, ELizasera CELIA HEALy, danghter of William and Bridget healy, aged 8 months and 13 days, Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend her funeral irom No. 608 West Forty-sev- enth street, on Sunday, 27th inst., at one o'clock, Hooan.—On Friday, December 25, MARY ANN, the beloved wite of Thomas Hogan, The relatives and {riends of the family are in- vited to attend the funeral, from her late resi. enue (681), on Sunday a* two o’c Hygx.—On Friday, Decemoer HENRY CLAR- ENCE, youngest son of George W. and Eliza M. Hyer, aged 3 years and 3 montas. Funeral from the residence of his parents, No. 208 Kast Forty-ninth street,on Sunday, the 27tn Relatives and iriends are invited to attend. Hyngs.—On Friday evening, 18th inst., at the Tesidence of her parents, 924 Second avenue, Katig 4., youngest daughter of John and Mary C. Hynes, agea 1 year, 11 months and 21 days, ‘The remains Were interred in Calvary Cemetery on the 20th inst, IsRAEL.—On December 25, ELIza, widow of the late Thomas RK. Israei, in the T0t) \ear of her age. Relatives and frieuds of tae (amily are respect- Milly invited to attend the {funeral services at the residence of her son, Charles L, Israei, 679 Green- Wich street, this (Sunday) afternoon, at four o'clock, The remains wii be taken to Pleasant- ville, N. Y., for interment on Monday morning. JENNINGS.—On Thursday, December 24, Z T., 80 of William T. and Mary S. Jennings, aged 27 years. Relatives and friends of the !amuy, also mem- bers of companies A and K, Twenty-second regi- ment, N.G.S.N.Y., are respectiully invited toattend the funeral, from"No, 142 West Tweuty-fiith street, this day (Sunday), December 27. at oe P. M. COMPANY, 2 . N. Company Order, rected to assemble cember 27, at alf-past twelve P. M., in dress, with fatigne cap, toattend the funerai of our late comrade in arms, Corporal Z, T. Jennings, By order, Captain S. ELLIS BRIGGS. M. J. BERRIAN, First Sergeant. KINGEN.—On Friday, the 25th inst., JANE KINGEN, beloved wife of Walter Kingen, in the 43tn year ol T age. The relatives and friends of the family are re- Spectiully invited to attend the funeral, on Mon- day, the 28th inst., at one o’clock P. M., from ber late residence, 519 West Forty-ninth street. Kinzey.—On Saturday, Decemver 26, suddenly, THEODORE C, KINZEY, in the 24th year of nis age, son of the late Owen and Margaret kinzey. ‘The relatives and friends of the lamiiy are re- spectiully invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of Wm. Waninaker, 254 West Thirty: eighth street, on Monday, December 28, at twelve o'clock M, LOUGHRAN.—In Brooklyn, on Friday, December 25, TERESA C., beloved Wile of James Loughran, agea 35 years, 10 montis and 28 days. The relatives and iriends of the family are re- spectiully invited to attend the funeral, trom her late residence, 319 Division avenue, Brooklyn, E. D., on SUA. December 27, at two o'clock P, M. LowbeN.—On Christmas morning, JOSEPHINE ELIZABETH LOWDEN, in the 36th year of ner age, Kelatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral, from the residence of her father, Robert Lowden, Flushing, L. I., on Monday, December 28, at twelve o'clock. Carriages will be in waiting on the arrival of the 11 o’ciock train from Hunter's Point. MANGION.—On Saturfay, December 26, Jonn, eldest son of Tnomas aud Mary Mangion, aged 18 years, ‘The relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, No, 532 West Filty-third sireet, on Monday, the 28th inst., at twelve M. Makion,—On Friday (Christmas Day), December 25, Of membranous croup, EDWIN S., son of Wil- ham ©, and Caroline Marion, aged 4 years and 6 days, Relatives and friends are invited to the funeral, | from tne residence of lis parents, No. 586 Kosci- usko street, near Reid avenue, Brooklyn, this (Sunday) afternoon, at halfpast one o'clock, to Greenwood, MaRLOW.—On Saturday, December 26, in Brook- lyn, E. D., Karg, the beloved child of William and Elien Marlow, aged 5 years, 5 montis and 22 days. Funeral from the residence of her parents, 61 South Eighth street, on Monday, the 28th, at two o’clock. Friends are invited to attend. MEEKER.—At Elizabeth, N. J., on Saturday morn- | ing, Deceiver 26, JONATHAN M. MEEKER, in the 65th year of his age. Friends of the family ure respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from the Second Presbyterian | church, Eiizabeth, N. J., on Monday, December 28, attwo o'clock P.M. ‘The relatives are Sela ed invited to meet at the residence oO! his son,, E. Meeker, No. 408 Jeiferson avenue, corner East Broad street, at one o'clock P, M. MURRAY.—A solemn requiem mass (month's mind) for the late MICHAEL MURRAY, will be cel- ebrated on Monday, December 28, at ten o'clock, | in the Church o1 our Lady of Mercy, Debevoiwe street, Brooklyn. Relatives and frieuds invited. MCGOWAN.—JAMES PATRICK MoGoWAN, the be- Joved son of Thomas and Maria McGowan, died December 25, 1874, 01 croup. May his soul rest in peace. Funeral will take place to-day (Sunday), De+ cember 27, at one P. M., from his grandiatner’s, Felix McKenna, 976 Eighth avenue. McGkRaTH.—In Brooklyn, Thursday evening, De- cember 24, WILLIAM McGRaTH, agea 25 years and 10 month: Friends are invited to attend the funeral, on Sunday, 27tn tnst., at one o'clock P. M., from his late residenee, 60 High street, corner of Adams, MCNALLY.—Un Wednesday, Decemver 23, ANN MCNALLY, the beioved wile of Josepn Mc- , Gaughter of the late John and Margaret Mcvlafferty, aged 21 years and 3 months. Relatives and triencs of the family are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, on Sunday, 27th inst, at two o’clock, irom No. 638 Water street, New York. O'DONNELL.—In Hoboken, December 26, 1874, the only daughter of Thomas and Mary Ann Rowan and beloved wile of Hugh T. O’Donnell. May bec soul rest in peace. The relatives aud friends of the family are re- | Spectluliy invited to attend the funeral, from St. Mary’s churca, at nine A. M. ou Monday, Vecem- ber 28, 1874, PATTEN.—At Yonkers, on Saturday, December 26, at the residence of bis son-in-law, Hon. Joseph Masten, CYRUS PATTEN, in the 77th year o1 his age, Funeral services at his late residence on Tues- day, 29th tost., at half-past ten A. M. Relatives and friends are respectiully invited to attend. Carriages will be awaiting the arrival of the 8:25 train irom Thirtieth street and the 9:10 train from Forty-second sireet. Newburg papers please copy. PHELPS.—Oo Friday morning, December 25, at the residence o! her brother, Isaac N, Phelps, Miss SARAH S. PHELPS. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are re- spectfully invitea to attend her funeral, on Mon- day morning, 28th inst, at cleven o'clock, from No. 229 Madison avenue. PHILLIPs.—On Friday, December 25, of pneu- monia, CoRNELIA E. PHILLIvs, wife of James L, Phillips, and daughter of thomas and Mary Samp- son, in the 22d year of ner year. ‘The relatives and Iriends of the family are re Sspectfully invited to atiend the funeral, on Sunday, 27th mst.. at eleven o'clock A. M., irom her late residence, 2,269 Second avenue. Staten island papers please copy. POWEK.—On the morning of the 25th inst.. MARY ELLEN, daughter of Robert and Annie Power, aged 4 years, 10 montns and 6 days. The remains will be taken for interment to Cal- yer ees from the residence of her parents, 114 West Fortieth street, this (Sunday) morning, at half-part ten o'clock. RaYMOND.--On Thursday, December 24, NELSON G. RaYMOND, Of pneumonia, Relatives and irtends of family are respectfally invited to attend funeral services, on Tuesday, three o'clock P. M., at tis late residence, No, 40 Clermont avenue, Brooklyn. Ro@@e.—On Friday, December 25, at Biear CATHERINE PHEBK, Only daugater of John and Margaret Rogge, uged 3 montis and 14 days. Relatives and {riends are invited to attend the funeral, on Sunday, December 27, at two o'clock P. M,, irom her parents’ residence, corner of 150th. street and Third avenue, RyeRson.—On December 25, GEORGE RYERgON, aged 56 years, He was foreman for thirty years in Henry Er- ben’s organ factory, and bis old associates, relatives and friends are invited tothe tuneral services, thig Sunday afternoon, at three o'clock, at his late residence, No. 165 Henderson street, Jersey City. December 26, at the resi- StaTer.—On Saturd: dence of his son-in-law, H. M. Barrows, No, 163 Madison avenue, RICHARD J. SLATER, aged 72, Notice of funeral nereatter. STANLEY.—On Frivay, December 25, of pneu- monia, Lizzik F., betoved wile of Thomas Stanley, in the 34th year of her age. The relatives and irtends of the family are re- spectinily invited to attend the tuneral, trom her late residence, 337 East 114th street, on Sunday, December 27, at one o’clock P, M. Sugcerr.—On Friday morning, December 25, at the residence of his son, Joseph H. Suggett, 2,155 Third avenue, HENRY SUGGETT, aged 53 years. Relatives and triends of the lamily are respect. fally invited to attend a short service at the house at three o’clock this aiternoon, prior to removal | ol remains to Rochester, N. Y., tor interment. Swrezy.—On ‘Thursday, Decemver 24, MARY SWEEZY, widow Of the late Isaac Sweesy, of River- head, L. I, formerly widow of Golonei Joseph oO. Bogart. of New York city, tn the 75th year of her the family are re- funeral irom her onard strect, Brooklyn, re. ‘The relatives and friends of spectiully invited to attend the late residence, No. 177 Le B. D,, this day (Sunday), at wo o'clock P. M. Swirt.—On Saturday morning, December 26, 1874, CHARLES SwIrt, {O the 76th year of his age. Relatives and iriends of the family are invited to attend the funeral force from St. Ann's church, Eighteenth street, near Fifth avenue, on ‘Tuesday TORING, December t ten o'clock. TOWNSEND.—Of diphtheria, on Saturday even- ing. at nine o'clock, ADELE. youngest daughter of William R. and Mary Mitchell Townsend, aged 9 cars, Notice of funeral hereafter. OMAS.—On Thurscay, December 24, 1874, of diphtheria, WittIaM D,, oniy son of Willtam 'M. and Mary R, Thvgias, aged 4 years, 2 Months and 4 days, interred at Evergreen Cemetery, Christmas day Winpr.—On Saturday, December 25, at his re | dence, 163 West Twenty-first street, Jomn 35 WILDE. Funeral fron the residence of his parents, cor- Noutce of funeral hereaftere