The New York Herald Newspaper, February 18, 1875, Page 8

HE COURTS. The Civil Judge of the An-| nexed District. The Wholesale Swindling of Jewellers. CURING DIFFERENCE (N GAS BILLS. Nine suits against the city on claims for value ol vaildings torn down in the Church street exten- sion, which have been on the Supreme Court, Cir- suit, Calendar, were disposed 0} yesterday by Judge | Lawrence, before whom they were set down jor triai. Followiug his decision in the Peters suit of the day previous, he formally dismissed the complaints preliminary to their being carried up on appeal. Mr. Dion Boucicault yesverday periected bis Dond in $5,000 with two sureties, In accordance with vke order of Judge Woodruff, of the United States Circuts Court of the Southern District, ‘or the issuanec of an injunction restraining Mr. Hart, | wf the Theatre Comique, from the /urther rep- resentation of the play of “The Skibbeean,” with she exception of scemes 1,2, 4 and 5 of said play, Bot claimed by Mr. Boucicanit to be taken trom “The Shauguraun.’’ Mr, Theodore Moss, of No. $43 Madison avenue, aud Mr, Hugh Hastings, No. 987 Futh avenue, appeared as sureties before Umitea States Commissioner Shields and jus Med, The sult instituted by the govermment to re- eover from George Hughes, an importer of linen goods, some $100,000 for alleged uandervaiuation and misrepresentation as to the value o! otner geods, was resumed yesterday in the United States District Court, beiore Judge Blatchford The prosecution offered to put in evidence ex- tracts (rom the books# and invoices of the de lendant, seized previous to the commencement of the suit, but this was objected to by deiendant’s counsei, Judze Blatchford sustained the objec. Wonunder the provision of the statute which renders any evidence taken from the books und papers of the parties charged incompetent on a trial involving a penalty or forfeiture against such party. JUDGE FLANAGAN SUSTAINED. The suit brought on quo warranto proceedings by the people of the State of New York against Judge Fianagan, which came to triat before Judge Van Brunt, holding Supreme Court, Circuit, reached yesterday its conclusion. A large crowd filled the court room, showing the interest feit im the result. There appeared the same urray of ale counsel as on the opening day—George M. Curtus, F. J, Salmon and James R. Angel, representing the people, and John B. Baskin, Chauncey Schaffer and Abel Crook co-operating with Judge Flanagan, who included bimeself, also, in his list of counsel. Brant having stated at the concius.on of the evi- dence the evening before that there was nothing lor the jury to pass upon and nis willingness to hear counsel on the law points involved in the case, the latter proceeded to argue the questions of law. Mr. Crook opened the argument on behalf of the aefence. He argued that the New York elec- tion laws of 1872 did sot apply to the case; that Wthey did their provisions were directory, ve- sause the laws of 1873 attacaed no penalty to the omission to comply therewith; that no traud was shown in the case, but, on the contrary, that the jaintiffa, themseives, established tne tacit that no lewal Voves were cast, aud abandoned tne theory of fraun; aod chat the natural question was, Woo received the most voves? The plurntiff, he con- tended, snowed by their own proot that Judge Flanagan was coe popular choice, The Court, ne Brgev, must give lorce to the expression ot the | popuar will, Mere irregularities would not be permitted tu vitiate tie voz popult. ‘The Court should go behind mere iwatters of iorm and look At the actual substance, He cited a large number of authorities, both English and American, on these points, and then iusisied jurtuer that if tne officers nad not done exactly as they did the Court would, on appiication, have compeliea them to do so by mandamus. Ex-Judge Curtis made the argament in reply. Be urgued that the statute of 1873 was mandatory Bnd not directory; that an election neld 1n viola. ton of its express terms was voiu; that the in- Bpectors of election Were not de jure nor de facto oMicers Of election; thatagreay distinction e. wis between irregwarities in an election co! flucted under the cvlor of law and an election con- gueted 10 open Violation of law; that the doctrine iu The People ve. Cook, and kindred cases, was u: @oublediy Lue law, but applied ouly 10 cases oi ir- regularity and not to those oi @ void elec- | Baer vs. Leffert.—Order as gettied. ten; that the original returns were New vs. Anthony.—Motion to vacate judgment | Bever canvassed, ana that ny Claim granted, with $10 costs of métion. 01 Uhe respondent founded on the canvass of tue Campbell vs. Campoelh—Order as ttled guplicate returns Was without basis, and thatthe granted. Dutice of tue Sec etary ol State could not control, because in violation of the statute. Ihe power of the Legisiatuce to create the office and provide yor the mauner of tue election was, he arged jurther, cerived from the constitution, and it was necessary, in urder !o render the election vaiid, | that the provisions of the act be strictly carried | Mutual Life Insurance Company vs. Smith et al.— out, as jaid down in the People vs. Bull and | Judgment | rp rtf. Owners. The law required that the election ior | Suiger vs. Keeler.—Jadgment for defendant on | Civil Justice of tne Tenta Judicial District shoud | be convucted under and by virtue of tne General | Election iaw oi New York. In point of tact it was controlled vy the autuoriues of toe county of Westchenter, | Juige Van Brunt said that, as he intimated | when the motion jor judgment on the pleadings | was made, he wa- stlilof the impression that tue | 6t.. LUle Of 1873 Was Uirectory and not wandatory, | His first impression Was to the coutr.ry; vut @ caretul examination of the case bad brought bim | to his present velief, Le express-d his doubt as | to the uccuracy Of nis ruling, as the courts uil- Jered so Much upon the questiva of construction. 6 to (he right ul a party to noid fice, tnis, irre: | Bpective of the present question, was to ve de- vermived by (he umber of votes. It was imma- | terial woetuer the returns were origsnals or cupies. | The ttle to ofice was not governed vy tne | majority of voles cast. Even |. the inspectors had jorged the returos, then he mignt tod the oMce. if Judge Flanagan was not deciared elected the whole clectivn would ve void, aud thi could have been no election of memuer of bly, State Senator, Lougressional Kepre- Judge of ihe Supreme Court, State | jurer, Comptroller, Attorney General, Sauerid of the county, Kezister or Justices of the Sessions, Tbe whole mutter, however, ti he was in error, | Could be permauently and #atisiactoriy setiied He conciuued by uirecting the jury | " | A motion was made by the plaintiff for a stay of | }wenty days to make a Case on appeal, wuich was | yraated. | THE RISKS OF SPECULATION. The Clinton Iron Company in 1869, being under a Apapctai cloud, sought some pian of escape from | its pressing embarrassments. Tue pian bir upon | was to effect a joan of $200,000, Lawrence R, | Jerome put his wife down for $5,000 of the amount, | The company gave vonds jor the amount of the | | | Subscription With an assignment to Luther C, Clark, 01 the firm of Clark, Lodge & Co., and song 4. Ciseo, and as security sor tue payment 4 second ‘tgage Was given on the company’s property fud ab assignment o1 the proceeds arising irom tue sale Of (he ore for tnree years, Suortly ater Mrs. Jerome's name had oced put down jor $6,000 @ letter Was sent to Mr. Jerume pu: porting to bave come from Clark and Cisco assiug wim to senda check jor the umount, Which be uid. Vhe company Biterward became deiuuct and Me. Jerome has Drought Suit ayuiuet Clark and Ciseo to re¢over ber weney. Ine vrial of the case vegan yesturday In Supreme Court, Circuit, velore Judge Van | Broot. It is claimed on veuall ol the plaid that | pogo yeoyrey Was that Lue subscriptions soouid | be void uniess tbe whoie $200,000 Was suuseribed; | that the bona Jide sudseriptions amounted to only | $145,000; that the receipt of tne letter irom the | geiendabts cailiug jor the check was regarded as | B representation oy them that the whole amount | Rad Deena uctuaily subeCribes lor, and thavon such | supposition only the check Wassent. Tne deleud- | Sots deny having written the letter, of that it assent by their direction, and further allege at they never received (he money, bus that it was paid to ihe treasurer of te compuny. ‘The wiai Wik probably last Curouga to-day, j COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER. | Un the assembling of this Court yesterday, | Judge Barrett on tue bench, George Weyman, ac pused of swindling jewellers in Maiden jane ana vicimity out of $20,000 worth of jeweiry, and con- victed on Thursday last on one of the indictments, wus brought up ior kentence. Mr, Willian P. Kinizing, Lis counsel, saul that the Court of Ap- 1 | | | Juage Van | | corder Hackett, the first case tried this morning NEW YORK HERALD. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1875.-TRIPLE SHEET, that of course it was the daty of counsel to avail himself «ft eVerything possible in his e,aret | nd he them proceeded io pass sentence as | “You lave beep convicted of one o! the | most heinous crimes when can be committed | avainst @ coulmercial community. It is » crime | wh.ci strikes at the very root of confidence aod | creait, 1t18 you aud suen as you, Weyman, who | | beip Co briDg ao0ut & general evling oO: insecurity | In''he Community, to paralyze activities und tis | | austried and ‘ocause stagnation im trade, The | | Court trusts that vour convietion and sentence Will De & lesson those swindiing traders wo, | vy artinlly secreting their property for Lueir own | | uses $0 a8 CO prevent tt getting into the lanas | oF their creditors, and by means of taise | representations anu fraudulent banktu; tetes, are | daily and hourly preying upon ine honoravie | Mercasnlg oO! our city. Witu those uniortonate | people Who commit petit larcenies oecause of | waut and dite necessity the Court nas heartielt sympathy; but with you and such as you there can be Bo sympathy. You deserve and snail have the iuil penaity of the law, and the judgment of the Court 18 that you be tmprisoved in the State | Prison wt hard lavor tor the period of Ove years.”” | The prisomer evinced considerable emotion on receiving the sentence. His iriends claim tnat he was been mane the victim of unfortunate cir- cumstances, and that ii be bad not trusted to the honesty of others he would never have been in | bis present position. Mr. Kintziug at once took the uecessary steps ior appealing the case, and he entertains no doubt of ovtaining a new trial and final acquittal. it will be remembered that Jobn Sweeny, one of | the parties to th foubery of the Adams Ex- press Company, turned State’s evidence ana was seat to the House of Detention for Witnesses. An |Midavit was submitted irom a sister of Sweeny, stating that she was not allowed to see him, au asking an order (rom the Court to compel the authoniies to admit her to the presence of her | brother. ExJudge Busteed aiso sta that ne, | &8 counsel, Was prontbi rom seeing Sweeny | and asked an order to to admit him. | | ‘The trial of Joon O’Tooi, indicted ‘or the mur- der of Mrs. Hurst on the 25th of August last at No. | 306 Last Forty-nintn street, by striking her on the | e: | head with a flatiron, was postponeu tii! next Tu day, owing to the lulness of Mr. Wilkam F. Ho’ his Counsel | SUPERIOR COURT—CIRCUIT—-PART 1. | Before Judge Speir. BESISTING A GAS BILL, The Metropolitan Gas Company brought suit against J, Pierrepont Morgan, of Forty-first street, to recover some $430 unpaid gas bDilis. The case came to trial yesterday. The defendant refused vo pay tne bill on the ground that the company had charged him $2 75 for 1,000 feet of gas, while they were charging other customers within the | limits of the Mutual Gas Company only $2 26 per | 1,000 leet, Judge Spier neld tuat tne company had | no right to a disunction between consumers, unless | a consumer paying the hignest price had it brought | to his notice that those within the lines of the | | competing company were being charged a less rate, thereby affording bun, Uf he saw fit, an oppor- tunity to apply to the competing company to tur- nish iim with gas. He virected a verdict In favor of plaintiff ior the amount due at the reduced Tate. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—TRIAL TERM—PART 1. Before Judge Larremore. PARTNERSHIP TROUBLES. In 1872 Mr. Snodgrass was a partner in the frm of Jono H. Wilcox & Co., furniture dealers, at No. | 59 Fourth avenue, Some misunderstanding aris. ing between them in rejation to this business, Mr. Snodgrass suggested to Mr. Wilcox that be either buy bim out or sell to him his interest, Finally a | written agreement was entered into between | them by which Wilcox agreed to buy out Snod- | grass for $4,028 33, and, in pursuance of such | agreement, the former gave the latter bis note for this amount, indorsed by himseli and a map | | Ramed Wright, who subsequentiy entered into partnership with Wilcox. A suit grew out of thy | transaction and the case came to trial yesterday. Jt was claimed by the defence that at the time of | the written agreement a valid reement w | made by which Snodgrass bound himseit not to | enter into a similar business in this city. that he | Jailed to keep this agreement, and that on br ac- count the note was not paid. It was iurther claimed that Wright's indorsement w: erely for accommodation, Judge Larremore ive a clear and succinct charge upon the points oF law verning the case. A verdict was given ior 4,551 30 against both Wilcox and Wright, DECISIONS. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS, by Judge Brady. In “ Matter of Russ (Nos. 1 to %).—Order ranted. } oeManon vs, Sonnebdorne; Guggenheim vs. Menibach; New vs. Anthony; Sioan vs. Elmer; Ulman va. Morris vs. Sternwick.—Orders granted, tional Fort Plain Bank vs. Brown; Swift vs, Heller; Bullock Purdy; Union Dime Savi Institution vs. Manhattan Saving! OtON vs, NOdd ; vs. Seunolt; New York State Loan gad Trust Com- pany vs. Ihe Cook County Nation | Bank o! Chi- cago; Davis va. Bentouysen.—Gransed. Cauldwell ys, The Society of thé Courch of Puri- tans etal. (No.1); Same vs. Same (No. 2: vs. Same (NO. 3).—AMdavits of rej quired. Brown vs. Mulligan.—The order asked for can- not be granted. £x parte notice must be given to the other side, mre eaves. Company vs. Archer.—Reference ordered. Burchell vs, Voorhees.—See memorandum. SUPREME COUBT—-SPECIAL TERM. By Judg¢ Van Vorst. demurrer. (See opinson.) SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. By Chief Justice Monell. Holbrook, receiver, &c., vs. Engler, assignee, &c,—Findings serued. CUURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Beiore Recorder Backett, GRAND LARCENY—PERJURY—PETIT LARCENY— ACQUITTALS. In the Court of General Sessions, before Re- | ‘was anindigcment against Isaac Newton, @ col- ored fireman at the Sturtevant House, who was charged with taking @ wallet containing a $50 oill from the pantaioons of James M. Cavanagn, a guest in che hotel. The evidence was conclusive against Newron, aud the jury rendered @ verdict of guilty without leaving their seats, His Honor sentenced the prisoner to the State Prison jor three years, James Houghtalin pleaded guilty to grand lar- | ceny, the indictment ctiarging that on tne Ist of this Month ve stole a watch and chain, valued at $24, tae property of George B. Keiin. Henry smith pieaded gulity to an indictment charging bim with the crime of perjury, in haviog on tne 27th of January appeared beiore Justice | Sherwood as bondsman for @ man named Jono Wateiman and swearing tnat the house which he ovroed 10 First avenue was worth $5,000 when In fact it Was not worth that sum, ‘These prisoners were remanded {or sentence. Leo Wilkosky, @ bookkeeper in the employ ot Hipman, Brown & Co., Walker street was tried up- on a charge of stealing $57 irom the drawer of the office on the 14th of January. As there was alegal | doubt about the amount of money tu the drawer the jury rendered a Verdict of wulity of petit lar- ceny. The tact came out during the investigation thal the delendant made three atiempis to com- | mit suicide by taking poison. His Honor sent tne prisoner to the Penitentiary jor six months. Michael Gormanh Was tried upon a charge of cnt. 0 in the head with a kntie on | . The evidence developed the fact that these parties were fighting in a bat room ; that Croghan | rolessioval prize fighter, and a«ttacked ana vrutaily beat the accused. A verdict of acquttiali Was promptly rendered, Melinda Wukinson, a waiter in a Chatham street concert saloon; Was deciared not guilty of steab Ing $2 (rom the person of James Dayton. TOMBS POLICE COURT. Betore Judge Smith, TALE OF A POCKETBOOE. Acase was heard here yesterday, which, tn a measure, explains Many of the supposed pocket- book cases which are being continually reported to the police. Many of the pocketbooks lost supposed to have been stolen goin just the same | ‘Way as the one which is the cause of tnis action. | The jacts in the present case are as follows:—On | the dd of February Mrs. Saran McMahon got into & Secona avenne car, at tne corner of Grand | Street and Bowery, to go up town, When the conductor came to collect the fat @ opened her | pocketbook, in which there were $60 and some awn lickets, and e the conductor a $2 bili, Having secured ler change sue put the money ib her portemonnaic and turust itinto ner mun. Alter she bad lefi the var at the corner of tweuty- imitd street she missed her pocketvook, and took the next car jor the depot to inquire i \t bad Leen peals bad just given a decision In the case of Biel- jound aod jet tuere. The ioiks at the of.ce baa Ky vs. The Peopie, on account df waiting ior wo tidings Of ti, and she ieit disappointed. On on he bad asked the postponément ui t Sun #be inserted (he joliowing advertisement sentence. This decision, he added, @ustained the in the HERALD: objections he inverpused during the | trial regard- OST=ON TULSDAY EVENING, IN A SECOND {Dg BdMission oF Lestimony regard leged of- 4 avenue car, near Twenty-third sircet, a Pocket Wences ontside of that «pacified in tbe imaictment | 3 $0 and tickols. The Avder will bere | on which he wae tried, javorable | warded by. leavin money of Uckets with Mra. to the pfisoncr, and gave | mim ever | MCMAHON. No. 6 Beach stree hope of @ new [ria dudge Barrett saw Jona O'Connor, & man Who Was in the same car | | progiuaed, | Baker, foreciosed | with Mrs. McM hon on the might of loss, read the advertisement, and knew th: conductor of the car was dishonest jor tn lowing rea sons:—Alter Mrs. McMahon bad/ lett the car O'vonnor picked up her pocket! j; but the con- ductor, William Hickox, took It irém bim, saying he would have to jeave tt at the @ompany’s office, Aller reading the advertisement he went to the raliroad company’s Ofice, ana fonnd Hickox, who awid he had veen in debt and that the muney con- tained in the pocket book jugéfxed mim. He however, that be would make the money |, but his failure G iidi his promise induced O'Connor to go to No. 6 Beach street and exp.ain matters. Ars. ee went to the Fraokiin station and related iar case. Detective Dorcey waited for Hickox, an@ arrested fim last bight. When arraigned he dad votniog to say re- garding the case, apd vail was fixed at $700, J. B Fisn oecoming security in that sum the conduc- tor was liverated unui h shail be called. is tr COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS—Held by Judge Lawrence.—Nos, 6, 30, 42, 71, 79, 80, 132, .68, 169, 194, 189, 106, 19, 218, 22u, 227, 250, 231, SUPREME COURT—SPMCIAL, TEXM—Heid by Judge Van Vorst.—issues of law) and tact—Nos, 156, 00, 169, 54, 174, 175, 175, 530, 17¥, 99, 78 159, 190, 191, 102, 193, 194, 195, 196, 199) 200, 201, 202, 203, 204. SUPREMB COURT—CiRncuur—Part 2—Held by Judge Van Brunt.—Nos, 452, 998, 672, 1030, 680, 184, 714, 1108, 1120, 1640, 1306, 964, 918, 1: 1142, 1144, 1146, 1148, 1150, 1152, 1154, 1156, 1158, 1162, 1164. Part 3— Heid by Judge Donohue.—Nos. 879, 1445, 1119, 523, 861, 877, 928, 1055, .117. 2119, 1063, 847, 797, 77, ¥12, 915, 2337, 6853¢. 2329, 1003, 2241, 2251, 855, 917, 93. SUPERION COURT—TRIAi TERM—Part 1—Heid by Juuge 3\e1 Noa. 557, 875, 653, 739, 899, 91, 003, 905, 907, 909, 911, 915, 927, 91754, 919. Part 2—Heid by Judge Curtis.—Noa, 9123, 1024, 1066, 734, 1030, 1010, 1078, 1046, 1050, 1090, 1002, 1094, 1096, 1093, 1100. COMMON PLEAS—' TY TERM.—Adjourned until ; Friday, Februarv 19, COMMON PLEAS—TBiaL TERM—Part 1—Held by Judge Larremore.—-Nos. 1876, 1656, a bag 2415, 2105, 2483, 2409, 2311, 2318, 2218, 19, 2220, 2376, 2378, 2432, 2324, 2359, 2370, 2315, = 2228, 2179, 5 2316, 2292, 2339, Part 2—KHeid by Judge J. F, Daly.— | Nos. 450, 1329, 1902, 1830, 1304, 1396, 1292, 770, 2308, 2300, 1313, 1293, 1284, 1328, 1359, MARINE COURT—TIRIAL ‘1ERM—Part 1—Held b: Judge Shea.—Nos, 1457, 45, 1179, 1368, 2750, 11 1285, 1787, 444, 4583, 1490,' 1611, 1612, 1613, 1631. Part 2—Held by Judge Alker.—Nos. 1482, 2347, 2370, 2622, 640, 1192, 1 686, 1505, 1506, 622, 1623, 627, 1629 1630. | Part 3—Held by Judge McAdam.— Nos. 1067, 2973, 2939, 2940, 2941, 2062, 2963, 2965, 1748, 648, 1147, 1320, 1447, 1621, 1540, 1042, 2008, 2348, 2356, 2552, 2638, 2677, 2740, 2767, 2865. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIoNS—Held by Recorder Hacke ‘Tye Peopie vs, Thomas Foster, robbery; Sal vs. James Brown and Thomas Rodgers, bur- gary 3 Same vs. John Oxford and Jono Moran, urglary; same vs. Henry Smith, burglary; Same vs. Joon McGuiness and Frederick Siuder, bur- glary; Sa! Wiliam Martin, burglary; Same vs, Joon jan and John Daley, burgiary; Same vs. Otto Wnapp, burgiary; Same vs. Gustav Der- tering, j¢lonious assault and battery; Same vs. Ciement Merdt aud Joun A, Hungmeyer, felonious assault. and battery; Same vs. Edward Martin, jeloniohs assault and battery; Same vs. James Donneiiy, telonious assault ana battery; Same va. Peter Doyle gnd James Morew, ijelonious assault and baitery; Same James Smita and Patrick Kelly, grand larceny; | Sameé vs. ‘Thomas Nicholson, grand iarceny; Same | jartholomew McCarty, grand larceny; Same | vs. Alexauder Bright, grand larceny; Same vs. | Christopher Brown, grand larceny; Same vs. Blahche martin, graud larceny; Same ve, Laura | Jolson, grana larceny; Same vs. Herman P. Ull- may, grand lareny; Same vs. Edward Waisb and Thomas Moran, grand larceny; Same ys, Joon Kelly, grand larceny; Same vs. Louis Leaine and Jonn Wiliam, grand jarceny ; Same vs. John Kelly, grand larceny; Same vs. ienry P. Wells and Eliza. both Wells, grand larceny; Same va. Edward Dempsey, grand larceny; same vs. George W. Keliy, petit larceny; Same vs. James Uoliins, petit larceny; Same vs. Hugh Farrell, petit iarceuy. COURT OF APPEALS. ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. 17, 1875, No, 132—Owen Hall, respondent, vs. Alexander A. Patton et al., appeliant,—Argument resumed and concluded, No. 138 Ezra B. Bootn, respondent, vs. Jere. | miah Kighmie, appellant.—Argued by W. F. Cogs- well of counsel for appellant, and by Eaward Sarris ior respondent. No. llu. Samuel Danburg, respondent, vs. Thomas O. Hughes, appellant.—Argued by Daniel Piatt, Attorney General, of counsel for appellant, and by Isaac D. Garfleid jor respondent. | No. 115. Jonn Kimmerie, respondent, vs. Charles | L. Gorham et al., appellaot.—Argued by Willam | Mitcuell of counsel ior appellant, and by Samuel Hana for respondent, No. 130, Joon J. Carr, respondent, vs. the New York Central und Hudson River Raiiroad Com. | pany, appellants. Argued by Daniel Pratt, of cuunsel Jor appellant, and by A. V. Howland for respondent. jos. 80 and 81. John Ronrback, respondent, vs. the Germania Fire Insurance Company, appellant; same vs. the Atna Insurapce Company, appel- lant. Argued as one case by B. Caatwood, of counsel ior appellent, and by J. A. Thompson for respondent. gee to vs. Prociamation made and Court a Tnursday, February 18, 1375, at ten A. CALENDAR. The following is the Court of Appeais Calendar i. eryany 18:—Nos. 128, 117, 87, 118, 40, 19, 1 3 A LAWYER LOCKED UP. Daniel Stratton, a lawyer, was yesterday are Tested on a warrant issued by Judge Robinson, | on a Charge of having defrauded Eidora Louie, | late proprietor of the St. Omar Hotel, Sixth av. | enue. The complaint upon which the warrant | ‘was based charges that Stratton in 1873 obtained 000 from Louie in exchange for a farm in Vine- land, N.J., of sixteen and @ ualf acres, and she bad since discovered that there was a heavy mort- gageonthelarm. To make matters worse, the holders of the mortgage, Phill; nd Latimer R. id soid the ‘arm, they being, according to Loui Statement, in league witn Stratton, The latter when taken to the Sheriffs office could not furnish the ball required ($6,000) and was sent to Ludiow Street Jail, THE TUNNEL CASUALTIES. ‘THE WORK ON THE DELAWARE AND LACKAWANNA TUNNEL STOPPED BY INJUNCTION. ‘The frequent casualties at the tunnel of the Dela- ware ana Lackawanna Railroad, now in course of construction at Bergen Hill, are likely to lead to @n investigation by the courts. The Coroner's jury in the case of poor Michael McUormick have passed a sweeping censure on the contractor for failing to provide proper saleguards against these recurring accidents. The case was aiso brought before the late Grand Jury, but they had not suiti- cient evidence to warrant an indictment. since the death list of eighteen was published in tne | HERALD ten days ago one man has veen kilied and one seriously ijured. The property owners in the neighborhovd are loud in their complaints of the ansoyance to which they are subjected, and they bave termed the pits ‘death snalts,”’ Tne order Of the Chancellor was put im force | Jesteraay. Several injunctions whica have been granted by the Chancellor oi New Jersey were served yesterday morning On the contractors who are building the hew tunnel through Bergen Hiil , representing the Dela- ; ware, Lackawanna and Western Rairoad Come | and on Mr. Moses Taylor, pany, forbidding any lurther progress of the work until the demands of certain property owners on the bill for compensation are satisfied. The pro erty in dispute amounts to aduut $40,000. It is thought that a speedy settlement will be effectea | in order that the work may not be delayed. THE BRIDGE. ORGANIZATION OF THE NEW BOARD OF DIREC- TORS—; MILLIONS OF DOLLARS EXPENDED AND EIGHT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS REQUIRED. Yesterday at noon the newly appointed direc- ors of the Bridge Company met at the office of Legisiatore and placing the enterprise ander the Control of the Department of Public Works, committee Oo! jour was appomted by Mayor pcan > eet tne permanent oficers, and Tne eciing adjourned to meet again on next T day witernoon, te ae | the committee were John B. Haskin, |, Meeting he would submit, | the sureties on the 24th of March. INVESTIGATING GREEN. Meeting of the Aldermanic Committee of, Investigation Yesterday. THE COMPTROLLER'S RUINOUS POLICY. A Statement of Commissioner Wales as to How the City Revenues Are Decreased by Green's Obstructions. The Law Committee of the Board of Aldermen— Purroy, Shandiey and Billings—met yes. terday afternoon to hear charges against Comp. troller Green in pursuance of the authority given them by resolution of the Board of Aldermen last week. The witnesses summoned to appear be‘ore J. W. Fow ler, E. P. Barker, Deputy Commissioner of Public Works; John Wheeler, President of the Tax Com- mission; Salem H. Wales, Commissioner of Docks; Lindsey 1, Howe, Commissioner of Accounts; George Van Nort, Commissioner of Public Works; Charles Deviin ana Henry A. Gumbleton, Deputy County Clerk. The witnesses present were Mr. Wales and Mr. Haskin. Mr. Wales stated that he had come tn answer to the summons of the committee; tnat he was not very well and that he would rather appear when he had more freedom of action; tuat he would Mike to be excused unless that meeting of the committee was to be tue final one, Mr. daskins said he, too, had come at the request of the committee. He was engaged preparing charges and specifications which at the next with proof of their They were not yet ready, but he truthiulnes } Would be fully prepared at the next meeting. The names of those parties who Lad been sum- moned were here called by Mr. Purroy, only two of whom were found tobe present. Some discus- sion then ensued as to the powers of the commit- tee to compe) attendance of witnesses, and lt was finally determined to subpcena those whose ate tendance was deemed necessary. A gentleman from the County Clerk’s office ex- plained the absence of Mr. Gumbleton by stating that be had not yet prepared the list of judgments with costs, &¢., in the Supreme Court, which the committee desired to procure, and that to obtain the list of judgments in the superior Court Mr. Boese would be the proper party to subpoena, and that Mr. Nathantei Jarvis, the | Clerk of the Court of Common Pieas, could turpish the Judgments obtained in tne Court of Common Pleas. Mr. Purroy, the chairman of the committee, said the absence of many of the witnesses wa: caused apparently by their timidity, but that mea- sures would be taken to compel the attendance of all witnesses hereafter. Mr. Wales said that he for one did not propose to take counsel with bis fears in the investigation. He said that he had memoranda of certain mat- ters which ne wanted to cail tbe committee's at- tention to, and that, as he might be out of town next week, he would suomit them then ana there, Mr. Wales was duly sworn and he at once pro- ceeued with statement. He said that one of the objections Mads to the conduct of Comptroller Green ou the part or the public was that he uo- necessarily OBSTRUCTS THE PUBLIO SERVICE, His statement, be said, would be confined to the relations of tne Dock Department with Mr. Green, ‘rhe Commissioners o! Docks, he said, as Organ- ized under the act o! 1678, lound a pier under con- struction (pier No.1 North River) whtcn wasa very expensive piece of work, and the only one of its kind, be believed, that would ever, be ouilt ior the city. It was an important work, in ihatit was | connected witn the construction of the whole Plan-Work O1 pler construction now going on. ‘The | records o: tue Department of Docks show, he said, that during the summer (it was the month oO! August) that the Commissioners deemed 1t ad- visabie that @ contract for, granite for the pier shou.d be made, Alter proposals were duly ad- vertised on the 8th o1 October, 1873, the contract was awarded, and this wae sent to the Comptrol- ler on tne 9th of Octover, 1674, lor his approval of the sureties. The contract involved an expendi- ture of $25,000. On January 27, 1874, three montns and nineteen days alter the cuntract was sent to him jor his approval, the Comptroller disapproved of the sureties, 8 Were agaia received on the 2ith of Fevruary, and a new contract awarded on the 3d of March, 1874. The Comptroller approved he understood that one of the sureties in tue fret award was 4 MERCHANT OF HIGH STANDING in the city, yet tne Comptroller took over three months tv find out whether the sureties were good or not, causing a delay fur that time of | an important work in the department and tne expense of having on hand the necessary force of mechanics, &c., Wio were vo prosecute it, In the judgment of the Board the minimum rental o1 the pier Would be $40,000 per annum, so by the Comp- troller’s delay @ loss of $20,000 at least, for six months’ rent, to the city was lust, Mr. Wales then explained bow aiso the delay involved otner losses to. the city; ior, he said, during the time ler diliy-daliying about the con- nized force of tne department was heia intact, the steamers, tugboats and tne various mechanical appliauces necessary to carry on the work could nut be dispensed with, the issioners Not knowing when by the Pn pproving of the ies the work would have (0 ve oegup. Ail this, he said, was brougnt about oy Mr. Green taking over tnree months to de‘ermine whether two men tiving im tne city were responsible parties. Mr. Waies toen spoke of anovner “obstruction” of the Comptroller end alluded to the prosecution o1 the work on tne bulk- head wall on the river iront (North River). Toe Dock Commissioners, be said, deemed it necessury to open THE WORK FOR THE SPRING, that four scows shouid be built for mixing con- crete. On the 11th of January, 1875, bids were Opened for the buliding of ‘he scows. Un the 2ist o! January the awards were sent to tne Comp. troller jor ols approval, and ten weeks were given to tue Contractor to iuiill the contract. Tae oids | Were, he said, opened in the presence of the Comptroller. 1 appeared that the lowest bidders were Pullman & brown, aud the next lowest Tooker & Daly, the difference in the amount of these two vids being $792 lor the building o! the tour scows. After the figures were taken down ‘he Comptrolier took up toe vid of Pullman & Brown, abd made the remark that the vid was mot exucty correct, a8 there was asingie word ; Omitted in the aifidavit. ihe Comptroller calied it was no part of bis duty wu enter into criticisms as to the bids, ae the Commissioners alone had tne right to decide what bids were to de accepted. | ‘The Comptrouler’s objection to one of the parties on the bid | believe arose from prejudice. tne Comptroiler nad leit Mr. Wales said he re- | Marked to nis colleagues tnat he knew ' WHAT GREEN MBANT | by his allusion to the vids uot being exactiy correct, and advised that ve/ore they proceeded any further they suould make sure whetuer toe bid was tegal, because he did not want to award @ conirac: to any one otuer than the lowest bid- a The Corporation Counsei’s opinion was theo @skea jor on the matter, and he aecided that tne vid, because oO! the omission Of the single word, was uot legal. ine Commissioners there- apon, said Mr. Wales, awarded te con- | Wact jor the buwiiding of tue scows to | the next lowest bidders. Not feeling fully sausf about che m hunself, uoWever, he eaid th took advice With an eminent eX-judue, wo, alter | cureluily looking over tie: bia which tbe Corpora- | that corporation in Water street, The meeting | tion Counsel nad decided to be iiegal, decided tnat SPRING WORK ON CENTRAL PARK. was called to order by Mr. James 8. T. Stranahan, | it Was a legai bid, and the omission vi the To finish che soundation wall on ighth avenue | | a i 0 ie frow Ww Among those present were the following namea | {0d complained Of yi ce rpers uurse | _ the superstructure. sc, curmclors are t0 Bull” 912,000 | Dewiy appointed directors of the bridge for the we were compelled, des: Te peapy ide erodes Ad te and bridges to the aon | two cities:—Henry C. Murphy, Thomas Carroll, | @UVice. toactin accoraance with the opinion of Totwo proposed oo pee php ‘ William ©, Kingsiey, David M. Stone, J, 3, T. ae ee eae ence an & Ot Fark bene 16,000 " J ie, J, * | he being by jaw the legal adviser 0 the Board.” | For new plantations. oneee vie 15,000 Stranahan, Wiluam Marsnali, George Nicols, | Mr. Wales then Went Ou to state that the vepart- | Filling sunken ground and preparing approaches Samuel Booth, Mayor Hunter, Comptrolier Samuel ment of — Pk A ht Ppa br io ee to CASE ot Natural History and the - oweli, of BrooklyD, and James M. Motley, § work on the Nort e' @ existence of | : bet all tot ae . + @ Ae Mellen Sona Weil Lloyd Aspinwaie Chaties | private ieases, &c., and tat the department was | Fity,munth street papndtemmt Ge 5 da, F. £8. Thurver aud Mayor Wiccham, of ing pressed by ocean steamsnip com- | turesin Central Park. including brid New York, The sosente were Comptroller panies lor accommodation, In order to | ways, baridings in nambe: Green, Abram S, Hewitt and Lawrence Turnure, | Meet these demands everything had been done, | ona neg.ect, have falien tnw d 000 of New York. and bets teett things the Marae er ther minor Work in Ventral Park... 1.00 Mayor Wickham was elected President, upon duuding two o e kind that are >, red genavor H. U. Murphy was called upon jor known ae gutting piers. Proposals for gne | Tt! Central Park... sssecssseeseeseneseese4 G21G000 work were duly advertised, the awards were | pointain and pavement im city f | made on the let of February, and taree months | Park ety opt 2 were given irom the date of the signing o| the | Five Po oy piace) ‘$000 proposals, Within which the work shouid be com- | Washington square impr 1.00 erative. The experiences with fog aud ice leit | pleted. ere Mr. Wales naively remarked: “Ihe | Reservoir square improvements), ey ne question beyond cavil. It was a great work | Comptroller yet no douvt very busy looking up | rue one este piaaa improve in the interest of New York and Brookiyo. It wae | vie sureties, for aw yel We have no intimation » Joming Liicoin monument and repairs P Proposed when completed to throw it oven tu the | whetner he bas avproved or rejected them.” Mr. . . he} puolic tree irom tolls or taxes. Its doubie road- Wales tuen continue ‘He said that at the time ” ‘way and the sidewalks will be wider than Broad. | tie bide tor the consy uction of these piers were apes 12,700 way. Five million doliars bave already been opened the lowest bidder, 1t Was discovered, had sf nd Grand streets, 9.40 nearly expended on the Work, and Mr. | omitied the same word which Mr. Geen had com. Revision oy oreo! treet Park cx Koeviing thought about $8,000,000 more would ve plained about in the lowest bid for the building of bine a public pare mae 0 4 to som needed to complete the structure, The money the iour scows. The Cumpirolier was present as sugested in the Kogtslature, andgy expended had raised the vowers and anchorages | and be (Mr, Wales) called bis attention | Cottage and other ssary improve. | to Their present weight. Six milion more will | to It, saying that the bid Could hot ve considered | menu in rhs square be H complete the superstructure and $2,000,000 will w of the opinion given oy ihe Corpora. | Nurseries ng establishments ) suttice to pay for the janus. It is only a question cow vid. Alter the smirty OF | pier ning y aenartnent i | Of raising the money that the Work may be piaced forty persons Who were present when the bid ‘eoeed improvemence: ide parks (| 1 in running Order. Mr. Murphy stated that he had | were opened iad retired the President of th jontingencies (to cover Vvariot rk Saat toes ‘4 Dill jor the approval of toe Board, the | partment Songer fee ae ae y sorry © detailed above) chief jeatares of which provided jor the abandon. Ment of tne New tors. Bridge Company by the | had omitted the same word which had deprived Total Minor WORKS. «00... .ececcceeees $296.69 | the lowest bidder on anotner occasion from being awarded acontract, The Jomptrolier, mr. Wales said, retorted in his peculiar style, “I am not the jegal adviser Of this Board, but the city ts losing | money in this way.” Mr. Wales said that he re- | pied, “Yes, and you raised the question, knowing Mr. Wales said | Attention to that, although, in my judgment, | Alter | | what you meant.” Mr, Wales said that despite | the advice, aa ad vetore Bi d, of an eminent | ex-vudge, the Commissione in order to the opinion of the Corporation Counsel | bids as to the | rtain single word had | to award tbe bid for | obey veo ib the matter of ti jact that the omission of @ rendered the iil illegal, the construction of the shifung sued piers toa | vidder whose bid was $6,541 above the figures of ; the lowest bidder. The delay tn thia work of the | department, caused by THE INTERFERENCE OF THE COMPTROLLER, he said, Was very serious, ruinous. The Comm! sioners, ne said, had repearediy sent word to th Comptroller asking bim for injormation as to his | action upon the contracts, and they nad at last been taformed by him verbally that he was taking advice with she Corporation on the sub- | dJect. “Why,” said Mr. Wales, e should ve kept | 1D suspense while the Comptroller ts taking the | opiniop of the Corporation Counsel when that | Y | | a oficial bas already given nis opinion in a mat- ter that involved the rame we 4 lenye te ie | Committee to conjecture.’ Comptrotier in the matter, too, he sald, was 1 tbe more criminal in that the work tu- an expense Of about $60,000, He said thas é esited to say to the committee that iu every work of Improvement that had been carried on by the department the result was invariably the re- turn Of a large revenge to the city over and above she amounts of investment, “It increases THE DEBT OF THE CITY,” { would be very glad to b ed, if, by their increasing, get such large returns as the city gets by ‘increas- ing its debt’ in works of improve! The city, he said, was sudering by Mr. a ference with public improvements, and to illus- trate how the city was benefited by works ot im- | provement in the matter v1 dooks, &€c., he said that before the improvements made with the piers now leased to the Pacific Mail Company the compan Dually; they now pay §45,' of the improvements which brougnt about this increase of income to the city was only $8,000, Toe Hovoken Land and Improvement Company, | for tnetr old accommodations, paid $800 annually. | They pay jor tne new $15,000 annually. ‘The Transatlantic Company paid $12,000 a year for their old pier and now pay @ much larger sum. The North Shore steamboat Company lor the im- proved pier pay $10,000 a year, whereas when the pier Was not improved the general government paid only $1,500 a year for it. These facts, he said, showed conclusively to his mind that mr. Green's policy of obstruction was a serious injury to THE REVENUES OF THE CITY. The Commissioner then at some length gave & detailed statement of the dimouities the Dock Commissioners ad had with the Comptroller ta wetting from him a statement of the weekly un- expended balauces to the credit of the depart- ment, which he 1¢ by law compelled to jurnish each Sep areueay, He also gave a full state. ment oO] the Comptroller's strange conduct BL a meeting of the Commissioners, where he de- clared—because, after wating jor him forty minutes over the fixed time for the Board's meet- ing to begin, bids were opened—that the Com- missioners acted with “indecent!” haste. As all toe io relation to these two distince ‘ob. structions’ of Mr. Green have already veen pub- lished, itis unnecessary to rehearse them in de- tal. At the request of the Committee all the letters and documents which had passed between the Dock Commissioners and tue Comptroiler and the Mayor were jut in evidence by Mr. Wales. ‘the Committee then decided, after a lew res marks by Mr. Haskin, who said his charges and specifications against Green would be oacked up at the next meenng be pereans who could prove every fact charged, and which he felt certain wouid end in the removal of the Comptroller from office, to adjourn until Tuesday next, at one P. M. ‘The Committee, it may be mentioned, will get oul aingt all parties who refuse to ap- pear betore the Committee woen summoned, THE PUBLIC DEPARTMENTS. m 5 ‘ould 2 A VISIT TO THE MEN WHO LAY UP TREASURES IN ALBANY—THE PROSPECTS FOR THE LABOR- ING CLASSES—THE SPRING CAMPAIGN OF THE PARK COMMISSION—WHAT OTHER DEPART- MENTS CONTEMPLATE DOING IN THE WAY OF EXPENDITURES. The old salutation, “see you,” might, so far as the commissioners of the various city departments are coucerned, very properly be changed to “I’m looking at you.”” They are each looking to Albany, looking at “Boss” Kelly, looking at Bacnelor Tilden, looking at Mayor William 4. Wickbam | and—looking at each other. Every man who be. longs to a commission is more or less concerned to his imture state. He cares more about his status at Albaoy than his status in heaven. This bas become so impressed upon the minds of office- | holders under the city government, that a wag has suggested a new edition of tne Scriptures, so | tnat ofice-holders shall “LAY UP TREASURES IN ALBANY, where money and influence doth not corrupt and where thieves never brerk through and steal!” A visit Was yesterday made to several departments by a HERALD representative, and, with few excep- tions, everybody is on the anxious seat. Some of- ficiais, who are paid to be in their office, were at | Albang or elsewhere pipe-laying. THE PARK COMMISSION was an exception. These gentlemen were at home yesterday to property owners who desired | to urge certain improvements, and at tneir meet- ing @ number presented suggestions. Mr. Morris, | of the North Side Association, addressed them, | giving bis views as to how sewers should be put | down, A delegation, composed of Messrs. Lespi- nasse, Monteith and Van Vorhies, trom Washing- ton Heights, also addressed them, impressing upon tem the necessity of completing as soon as | Dossible the work of laying out and | Monumenting the district north of 165th street and the construction of the proposed suspension | Dridge at 18lst strees, which is necessary to con- | Dect that district with the newly annexed terri- | tory in Westcnester county and the early compie- ; Hon of Riverside Park. Tne property owners on both sides of the Harlem River, the reporter | learned irom the polite secretary oi tho Park Com- | | mission, earnestly desire this bridge, as where is | | mo Means lor wagon crossing between Macomb's | Dam Bridge and Spuyten Duyvii Creek. The Com. | missioners assured tie delegation that they wouid take the recommenaatioug made by them into consideration. From the Secretary 1\ was ascer- tained that THE WORK OF MONUMENTING and laying out of this district oas veen progress ing {or some time, but, owing to a lack of iunas, the progress of tue work 1s necessarily siow. Tue section relerred to in tne Board of Apportion- ment’s award of $35,000 tor “laying out and monumenting” embraces the district reierred to aud ine I wenty-third aud Twenty-tourth wards. + The Commission asked for $75,000 tor this work, but it Was denied oy the Board of Apportionment, Toey consequently are Huanciaily embarrassed, ana | it 18 likely that the appropriation mace will be | expenged pro raid ve.ween the Twenty-thiid and Twenty-iourth Wards and tne disirict on the west | side of the Hariem diver above 158th street. While on this subject of tbe contemplated work of tue Park Commission 1t may be stated that the | | Commission have inverited irom their prede- | cessors a vast aniount of proposed Works alreauy | commenced that will require fabulous sums to | complete, und they are in a quandary as to what | | Works to give precedence to, Io this dilemma the: | have called upon Frederick Low Olmsted, the land. scupe archiiecc, for a report as to tue ciaracter | aad proposed cost of j WORKS THAT ARE MORE URGENT. | Mr. Olmsted is now preparing a statement of | this kind, and, whue he has not yet made bis re- | Port, the HERALD Is enabled to give the necessary iniormatioa toh eaders who may be interested ‘therein in advance of its presentation to the Board, Who may possioly not approve of all the | Works recommended on account of a lack of | funds. It may, ‘herefore, be authoritatively stated | that, after a careiul review of tho field, a month spent iu calculations and examinations of maps, | diagrams and estimates of contractor's figures, | Mr. Olmsted has recommended tie prosecution of | the toliowing Grand total of proposed expenaitures.......... $510,600 | 0 i | There we find the reco} dat : | pendicure of mmendation ior the ex OVER HALF A MILLION DOLLARS for park improvements, As bas been indicated | consecrated, above, it fs not at all unlikely that owing to finane cial difficulties the Commission may cut dows ma, it must be understood, however, by that there are, in addition, many con- anding, and binding upon the city, well the disbursements of the Park Commission for next year to proportions far be: These, however, wil! rsof the HEKALD to form some idea of the nature of the Work that the beautitiers of our city, a3 represeated by the Commissio: tempt the mument the trost unloct id exclaims, Messieurs Commissiou- ers, go ahead!” DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. The very nature of the Department of Pubile Works preciudes the necessity or even tne possi. bility of 1t@ making out a schedule of the wore ta be periormed under tts direction during the ens ing season. To be sure, Mr. Van Nort has mad recommendations to the Mayor from time to time in regard to the necessity of repaving a great many streets and avenue: especially those now COVERED WITH WOODEN PAVEMENTS, which have become utterly us as well seriously detrimental to health. These reco: mendations are accompanied by detailed sta ments of how best to perform the work in s manner equitable to the property owners. O course, these commuatcations Will have to be lat .beiore the Board of Aldermen, and they will nave to pass upon them belore any work of this nature can be performed. All the paving, grading, laying of curbs, &c., is done by this department, but as the work must first be ORDERED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN no estimate of the amount to be performed during the ensuing working season can be made now, ‘Tne work on the Boulevards is rapidly approach. ing completion, particularly upon tho east side, In consequence 0! this lact and the additional fact that the work on the big pipes has already been suspended because of the lack ol junds, gangs of laborers are constantly being discharged. ‘Appropriations Will have to be made speedily for the laying of 7 ‘THE LARGH CROTON MAINS, 80 as togive a greater pressure of water and to ive the inhabitants of the two new wards the nefit of the Croton. This will, doubtless, be done in @ short time, asit isa work the impore tance of whica cannot be gainsaid, Work on the old aqueduct has already been commenced, und will be pushed with vigor as soon as the weather perm DEPARTMENT OF TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS, The following table exhibits the total valuation on real and personal estates of the past tnree years :— 1872, 1874. | Katate. 797,148,665 §836,698,380 1.547, Resident pe . 195,082,157 184,965,583 ae Nonsresident, per + 95,180,520 29,881,635 26,964,480 77,930.395, 74,807,879 Be erent aaa «81, 104,008,087 $1,129,141,028 $1,154,089,176 ANNUAL EXEMPTIONS, sins ton sito sbsion tou Tato B00 631,500 $507,000, $878,000 assessments for 1874 was The total number 195,145. The assessments for 1874 include, for tl first time, the three annexed towns of W | chester county. THE BRYANT TESTIMONIAL. ACCEPTANCE OF A DESIGN FOR THE PROPOSED VASE. The committee of the Century Club having charge of the selection of the Bryant testimonial vase bas selected the one prepared by Mr. James H. Whitebous’. The vase is of oxidized silver and measures twenty-five inches in height. It ts, in consonance with the character of Mr. Bryant and his works, pure and simple. It is somewhat Greek in form, yet covered entirely with studies trom nature, none of which are allowed, however, to project beyond the limits of the outline, the ground belng cut down, leaving the upper surface of all the ornamentation projecting to a given line. On one side of the vase is the head of Mr, Bryant wearing the laurels, and on the other side, and ruoning around the piece, are medallions with bas relieis illustrating various points tn his life and works. In the first medailion hts father ts in- structing bim in versification, and points to Homer as his model:— For he is (n his grave who taught m ‘The art of verse, and in the bud of I Offered me to the muses ‘The seconu shows the poet in the woods:— Stranger, if thou hast learned a truth which needs No school of jung experience, that the world Is tull of guilt and mi-ery, and hast seen }nougn of all its sorrows, crimes and cares To tire thee of at, enter this wild wood. And view the haunts of Nature. It also suggests the “Thanatopsis :’— To him who in the love of Nature hold Communion witn her visible torm she speaks A Various language. The third medaliion marks his iife as a journalist, and the fourth commemorates his labor when more than seventy years of age as a translator of the “lliad” and “Odyssey.’’ Above the head ts the lyre for hig verse, and below the most primisive form of printing press, reminding us of his filsy years’ connection with the Hventng Post. These are worked tuto symmetrical ornaments. Beneatn, the “Waterfowl” pot only filustrates bis most widely read poem, but ts embiematic of the key- note of all his works—a never Wavering faith. * The cup, or lower part of tue body, is orna- mented, in place o: the usual decorations of Euro- pean vases, With the staples of America—the cotton and Indian corp. The heavier lines are drawn from tne apple branch, which, besides being a tavorite with Mr. Bryant, suggest that nig writings are not only beautifai as verse, but that they all bear a splendid morai, as tne apple tree shows @ deligvtiui blossom im tue spring and in the fall bears irutt. The neck is ornamented on the lower part with the primrose, the embiem of early youth, and Uhe ivy, representing age. The “rringed Gentian” is also introduced, with obvious intention:— I would that thus when I shall see The hour ot death draw near to me, Hope, bloasoming within my heart, May look to heaven as I depart. The famous lines beginning Truth crushed to earth are here given literally, forming an orna border, The ornament at the loot of the vase is taken Irom the water lily, signifying Mr, Bryanv’s or tions; the water lily being the symbol of elo- quence, for it 1s said that good speakio 1 like water that ows so smoothly that water lilies will g.ow therein. THE NEW CATHOLIC BISHOP. Rev. John Joseph Kain, who has just been chosen by the clergy of the diocese of Wheeling, W. Va., to fill the vacancy caused by the death o1 Bishop Waelan, 1s Widely known throughout the State of Virginia, and has long been regarded as youth ie | one of the most eluquent, zealoas and earnest priests in the State. He was born in 18401n the | town of Martinsburg, W. Va., and 1s of an humble and devout Irish Catholic family. He will be, when the youngest bishop in America, Rev. Father Katn wasa pupil of the Right Rev. Dr. Thomas A. Beecker, the present Bishop of Wil. | mington, Del., when that distinguished prelate taught a school, while a layman, in Martinsburg, under the pastorate of the late Rev. Josept H. Plunkett, of Portsmouth, Va, Hv studied for the ministry at St. Mary’s Seminary, Mary. jand, and was ordainea about” tweive years ago, He assumed the pastoral charge of the congregation of Martinsburg, upon the death o! Rev. Father Seara, in October, 1867. This charge involved also tue spiritual super- vision Of a large and scattered mission, inciuaing Winchester, Bath, Leesburg, Staunton and Hi. per’s Ferry. ‘The latter pitce has been his resi- dence for several years. After the war, which | Nad done sad havoc among the little churches in the valley, considerable exertion was requisite to I quidate the inde» eduess incurred in repairs whicd were found necessary, and that labor has beeo abiy periormed by the zealous Bisnop elect, who, i) memory serves the writer, was baptized by the Jate Bishop Whelan, The elevation of f . J Kain to tne responsibilities of the episcopacy will give general satistaction turcughout Virginia aud Wherever eise that estimabie priest is known, BILLIARDS. Altera rest of some five or six weeks the knights of tne cue have again come befure the public, and dbring the next six or seven days the people of New York will have the opportunity of witnessing the skill of the finest three ball experts in the world. To-morrow evening @ four-handed match will be played at Tammany Hall between the brothers Cyrille and Joseph Dion against Maurice Daly and Albert Garnier. This game will be played for the benefit of the Hommopathic Hospital Fair Asso- ctauon, and wiil probably be Witnessed by the most refloed assemblage ever present ac a billiard match, it 18 veritavly ‘a ladies’ game,” as it will oe playea under the patronage of Mrs. Parke Godwin, ra, E. B. Poeips, Mra. Robert Guernsey, Mra. W. H. Neilson, Mrs. Watrous, Mrs. 1, F, McDoweil, Mrs. ‘W. Tod Helmuth, Mrs, A, 1, Daring, Mrs. € 5 mer, Mrs. Hegeman, Mrs, J. W. Barrow, Mrs, bk. UW, Chapin and a pumber of other well known society ladies. In fact i Will be a ull dress bile lard recepaon, On Monday and Tuesday two matches are to be played that wiil prove Of great interest to the bile Hard amateurs throughout the country. They are both between Rudoiphe and Vignaux, one sor the Collender Cup and the otaer sor the Delaney & viem, These matches will be the heaviest betu mes that have been played jor sowe time, ae th men have a number of adinirers that are will ing to back their opinions, Both games will we plaved in Tammany Mail. P