The New York Herald Newspaper, February 27, 1875, Page 8

—_—-- HE NORTH POLE Will the United States Compete with Eu- ropean Nations Next Year? SECRETARY ROBESON’S VIEWS. The Government Could Start an Expedition for Less Than $150,000. ADMIRAL PORTER’S LETTER | Let the Next Expedition Be} Under Naval Control. | The Difference Between Explorers and Commanders. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 1875, | Own superintendence, Coneerning an American Polar expedition the Becretary of the Navy says that nothing of the ¥ind has been proposed; that it requires am order | by Congress, but that such an expedition would | Rave his hearty consent and co-operation. The butft and general cost would be very small. The Navy Department could aud would (urnisn all that As required from its present resources, both of oMecers and men and of material, A vesse! fit for yuch an attempt, though she would of course Reed to be strengihened against ice, now lies at the Washington Navy Yard and could be spared. The whole materia! outfit could be provided from stores and supplies already on hand in the navy a@tore houses. Officers and men already under pay would be found to volunteer in suiticient nume | bers, Thus but a very small sum would need to | ‘be appropriated by Congress i/ it should choose to order a new North Pole expedition, The actual | cost, mcluding the value of ship stores and sup- | plies on hand, would, it is believed, be less than | $150,000, and only 4 /raction of this amount would | need to be newly appropriated. Uniess Congress | suthorizes an expedition, however, the Secretary Ras no power in the premises. HALL’S PRINCIPAL FAILURE. | Mr. Robeson beileves that the Pole can be | He believes that if Captain Hall's expe- | reached. dition had been organized py the navy, and if his crew had been under navy discipline, success | mixzht have been attained by it. Experience has abown that to use promptly and to the uttermost @il the advantages in such a work there must be Yigid discipline on the ship and accountability te bigher powers at home. who knew admirably how to live the Esquimaux, was no sailor, knew nothing of discipline and thus was unable to keep his crew ie hand. Had his ship been manned and com- anded by navy men, serving under the articles of war and the ruies of naval vessels, the result would probapiy have been different. AN IMPORTANT POINT. Captain Hall should nave beeu explorer or guide, and then, leaving the management of the vessel to SQ naval officer in command, he would have been Btesse so far as navigation was concerned, and ‘when the ship bad reachec her utmost northern mits ne could have taken to the sleds, and thus, where be was at home and his skill and experi- ence told in the best manner, he could nave prose- cuted the great work probably to a successiul con- clusion. A NEW EXPEDITION SHUULD BE ORGANIZED. ~~ The Secretary believes that in view of the com bined efforts on foot in Europe the United States government ought, if possible, to fit out a new expedition. He believes that with good manage- Ment success can be achieved now. If the New York Geographical Society and prominent citi- gens should memorialize Congress upon the mat- ter be will be giad and ready to afford all possi- ble help. ADMIRAL PORTER'S VIEWS. & COMPREHENSIVE AND PRACTICAL REVIEW OF THE NEEDS OF ARCTIC EXPLORERS—THE NECESSITY OF DISCIPLINE AND SPECIAL EQUIPMENT. W AsHINGTO: To rme EDITOR OF THE HERAL 1beg leave to acknowledge the receipt of your communication asking my views in relation to the expediency of fitting out another expedition from the United States to the North Pole—whepher Congress should provide for it, how 1+ should be conducted, &c, My views on this subject are of no greater im- portance than those of any other person, and I cannot suppose that their expression will be of tbe least benefit (0 such an enterprise, asl am not ip a position where | could assist it in any way. These expeditions have generally originated with private individuals, ine government seldom taking the lead. Congress has, however, always been liberal in giding such explorations, and, I presume, will continue to be so until the North Pole 1s Onally Weached ; therefore the {riends of these enterprises need fee! no anxiety on thal account. Ihave always supposed tat after the success of Captain Hail in atta ning so high a latitude that nother expedition would oon follow. Theerrors committed in Hali’s expedition would naturaliy be avoided by bis successor, and the leader of a party following in Captain Hail’s route would be Nikely to get mnch iarther north than he did. Ido not think any expedition will succeed where the vessels are not oullt on purpose for the ser- vice. Hi/herto when we bave undertaken any ex- peditions it has been in vessels unsuitable tor Arctic expiorations, We have had ligntships, puot beats, clipper barks and tugboats, all essen- ually diferent in construction, and none of them oullt to encounter ice or endure (he strain when “pipped” ana thrown out of water on to the ice, Some of the vessels must cave been very im- Proper ior such a service, aad it is my decided impression that they all were. From the tact, however, that of vessels so unsuitable nearly ail returned witvout serious injury, 1 am satisfied thet the dangers of Arctic exploration are much Jess than commonly supposed. Captain Haii’s vesse: was the best for the pur- pose ever fitted out in this country, as she pad steam power, which I consider indispensable tor an expioriog vessel in the Arctic regions, but the form o! her null was altogetuer unsuitabs All such vessels should be built so that the ice instead of closing in upon them and crashing their sides, should we under aad lift them from the water without » Their bows should be so constructed as ip partially on the ice instead of striking 1X With a straight deep stem. This is the plan adopted in the constraction of nd the same principle holds good for the ions, especially at the time when a ves sel encounters “fves’’ Whicn such a construction c@uld pase through by preakiug tue ice down, but OB Which a straight stem would have bo effect. Tam of opinion (hat no expedition wili be suc- cessiul uniess the strictest naval discipline is maintained ; and, thereiore, to /ulure expiorations #paval officer should command, with oficers and seamen taken irom (ho navy. Ido not mean to reflect on the energy ana intel- lugence of any other class, but tt is only necessary to remember the trouble on board the Poloris tor want of “trict disefpline to justly me in this opinion. Arctic exploration is much easier pow than it was twenty years ago; we know more of the alm. culties to be encountered and the means by whieh they may be overcome. Provisions are now pre pared of such good guality that the explorers need sever taste salted food during ‘he who. crulse, Mence that ferrivie + the scurvy, need not pe appreveuded The proper way for attaining the North Pole is Feb. 24, 1875. urge, far the expeditions (rom the aifferent countries to | | bined Bundesratn Captain Hall, | among | | the Metropolitan Board of Works, ts. NEW YORK HERALD. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1875.-TRIPLE SHEET. goin company. The more there are the better chance there would be of succeeding. They would assist each other, and there would be a spirit of emulation excited to beat each otner mm the race for the long sought Pole. The idea is not origioal with me, and I hardly think anything new can be thought of to regard to Polar expedi- tions. It 18, however, & common sense views which will strike any one familiar with the sub- Ject. As Ihave before remarked, the dangers of Arc- luc uy gation are jess thanis popularly supposed, and it is astonishing bow few casuaities have oc- curred when we consider the large number of ex- peditions that nave been fitted out It ia certain that the amount of suffering trom cold is not near as great as one would suppose from the low state of the thermometer, as is shown by the narrative of the Polaris expedition. With {ew exceptions men who nave once gone cen an Arctic expedition are willing to venture again, a! d every leader stands ready to tender his services Whenever the North Pole epidemic breaks out. This problem of the discovery of the North Pole is one as to which our people will never be satis- fed until they have solved eituer through public or | private enterprise; andl say let the expeditions go, and let the government assist any enterprise properly started; but let government aid be re- fused to any expedition not fitted out under its ‘The expeditions should always have a national character, and those who go in command should be held toa strict accountability for the proper management of affairs and for the lives and com- Jort of their subordinates, 1 do not think a proper accountability can exist unless such expeditions are under the control of the government, commanded by persons of its se- lection, who are carefuily tustructed with regard to the objects to be attained, and amenable Jor negligence or malfeasance in office. TLe worst that cam Mappen to the leaders of a private enterprise for the most flagrant misman- agement and abuse of power ts condemnation by | public opinion, which gives litue satisiaction alter the lailure of an enterprise in which the public is so much interested, Respectfully, your obedient servant, DAVID D. PORTER, Admiral. GERMAN PREPARATIONS. (From Galignani’s Messenger, Feb. 13.) Simultaneously with Mr. Reed’s suggestion to postpooe the British Arctic expedition for a year, with a view of seeking concerted action with other governments, we learn from Berlin that this ques- tion is also receiving attention there. Tne com- Committee of Marine and Finance have agreed that the Imperial Chancellor be requesied to appoint a commission to examine Uhe advantages 0! sending out a German Polar ex- pedition, both in its scientific ana financial aspects, and to determine on the best time and manner of execution, the question of a government grant be+ img bela in reserve until the commission has made 11s report. THE GOVERNMENT OF LONDON. a HOW A GREAT CITY IS GOVERNED. Lonpon, Feb. 12, 1875. In our former communication on this suoject, which promises to be one of the most engrossing 10 the coming session of Parliament, we showed with some detail what the renowned Corporation of “the City’ is not, and what its West End rival, It may not be uninteresting to reverse the process and pre- sent the converse by showing what the aforesaid Corporation is and what the Metropolitan Board is not. The case, pro and con, wiil then be beiore the American puolic, and they will be in a better position to torm @ correct opinion as to the nature of the coming struggle and asto the merits or demerits of the only plan now beiore the Englisn People for providing an eMcient government for the Britis metropolis. Numerous authorities describe the Corporation of London as “the oldest, richest and most power- ful municipal body in the world.” Jt is 80 old that its Origin is lost in antique obscurity. It would appear, however, from very ancient records, that under the Romans London went through tne various gradations of preiecture, colony and mu- nicipium. Bat research has falied to discover any charter or act constituting the Corporation of the City. Hence, in ail pleadings at law or in equity, the “ancient rights and privileges’ of tne Corporation are stated to have existed {rom “time !mmemorial.” This solu- tion of tne difficulty of tracing its title has been recognized and acted apon in favor of the Vorpo- Tation by all the British cour:s. So high an au- thority in the United States and England as Lord Coke says that “to treat of the great and notabie franchises and customs of the city of London would require a volume of t'sell.” As the HERALD cannot devote so muct space to the subject we do | not propuse to enter upon a dissertation respect- ing those franchises and customs. Reterence toa few of them will be suificient for our purpose. We may take it for granted that most of them nave a very respectable antiquity when we find that the title of “Lord” has been borne by the Mayor since the reign of Edward Ill, who commenced to reign in 1327, and who “shuffled off the mortai coil’ in 1877, The lordship came about in this wise:—Up to @ certain period in Edward's reign no person in the kingdom was allowed to have a mace car- ried belore him; but, by special grace and !avor, anexception was made by toatl monarch in the instance of the Mayor of London, who forthwith set up asa@lord, Another and still more curious fact may be related in reference to “the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex,” who, next to the Lord Mayor, are the biggest wigs con- nected witn the Corporation. Henry L., who set up as monarch in 1100, granted to the city the whole county of Middiesex to tarm, with liberty to appoint over 1t whom the Corpora- tion would as Sherid. From that day to this the Corporation nas actually appointed the sheriffs of Middiesex, though the sheriffs of ail the ouher counties in England are appointed by the Crown. In olden times the newly sworn in Mayor on the day of bis inauguration was presented to the soy- ereign in power, and by charters of Henry III. and Edward |. it was directed that in the absence of the King tbe Mayor snouid be presented to the Barons of the Exchequer. This is done at the present titne, So late as the 9th of last November tue Lord Mayor now in office was duly presented by the Recorder to these barons, aud Sir Fitzroy Kelly, their chief, improved tne occasion by ad- monishing the great civic dignitary to resist tne atiack now contemplated on what he was pleased to call the “ancient and undouoted rignts aud privileges’ o| the body of which he, the Lord Moyor, is tue head. So much jor “buld an- tiquisy As at sI8{s Of present constituted the Corporation con- tve x Aluermen, elected for lie, and 209 Common Counciimen, Freemen oi the city are tne e e constituency for vota the Alderm and the Common Counc, but a ra qualit tion, 1a adaition tu the freedom, is required to con- ver the vous. The Corporation as a body can admit to the sreedom, but almost Invariably, except where it is bestowed for emi- hevee In <ouetuing oF Other, as in the ease of Kos- suth, Garibaldi aud ober puvlic characters, it 18 ved Lhrough the medium of one of the com. panies, WHICh 1D past times were trade gulids of very resirictive and anti (ree trade prociivities, but Which are now hotaing more than shades of their jormer selves, ‘There are no fewer than of tuem, Out only twelve of tuese are count, Lhese are the Mercers, Grocers, Dravers, bisiimongers, Goldsmiths, Skinoers, Saiters,’ Merchant Tatlors, Habe hers, Iron- mongers, Vintners and Ciotnworkers, A dozen of Ticwer companies than these ¢ 1 not be sound in the world. foe Goldsmiths bb a something o1 guild work to do in connectio: vith the assaying of and pasting What is Known as the nali work”? on gold and silver articles of manulacture, and (he Fishmongers are supposed to jook alter the classic Gillingszate; bur the a@ministration of their sono and almshouses and the giving of a per- petual rouad o. dinners are the main uses jor which the twelve great companies now “live move aud have their vetng.” Ther wine pectaily the old port, are excellent. and Fisnmongers are such tremendous sw weir plate is of a gold. — Pern oue corporate tnsti- tution One is constantly hearing of “liv ‘uvervinen”” in Lone dou; but Waar tiose a His Sagutiy is @ mye. tery to ninety-nine out of ry huoared oF the inuavitants of the great metropolis. here are iWo Classes | freemen in ail Uhe ieading comp: nies: and, contrary to What at the first binsn Might be supposeu, the cream of the cream, or upper Class, oear the funkeyish title of ery. men.” They have the much envied distinction of wearing tue uuilorm or livery of toe company, and neuce the name, A general assembly of the freemen Is called “Lhe Livery,” and this body it is Which elects the Lord Mayorand the Sheriffs. The Lord Mayor must be chosen irom the body of Al- dermen and subject to the sanction of the Courts of Aldermen. @ general rule is to elect the senior of the Aldermen Wuo have not *pagsed ihe chair’’—i. ¢, who have not aiready filled the ufice of Chief Magistrate. Such is the Corporation whose days appear to be numbered, but of which Lord Brougham, himsel! a distinguis! reformer, \d:—* The Corporation of Loudon has generaily 6 | Set the example of a mild anu regular government, cherisbing (ne liberties and protecting the inter- | ess o1 their iellow citizens,” In the face of the undeniable fact that the City 1s compressed within 700 and oda acres, while the area of the entire metropolis is considerably over 70,000, and that there exists in London a boara which has accomplished sucn grea* things e been achieved by the Metropolitan Board of Works, it might be sup) that, despite all its weaith and influeuce, the Corporation could not any longer resist reform in the direction of its OWL @Xpansion, Or, as an alternative, its own ab- sorption into some freely-elected body which would real capital. But one or two illustrations of the ob- structive strength of the conclave which has its headquarters at Guildhall will-show that tne task to be attempted in the beginning of next year is Not likely to prove by any means an easy one. In 1829, when the late Sir Robert Peel substituted tor the wretched system of night watchmen and of peace officers the establisument o! the metropoll- tan police, ne and Parliament at his back en- deavored to include “the »” in the metropoli- tan police organization. Tue City resisted and trinmphed over that poweriul Minister and his Parhamentary muority. Falling back on its “ancient riguts and privileges, which have existed from time immemorial,” the Corporation demanded a police of its own, separate and distinct from the police portions of the metropolis iyipg north, south. and west of (he City, and actually succeeded tn bringiog about an anomaly more flagrant than any other to be found in the civilized world. ‘There are in this capital the metropolitan police, directed by two Commissioners, whose bureau 1s im Scotland Yard, Wnttehall. sioners are appointed by the Secretary of State, ana are accountable to him and, through him, to Parliament only. No parisn, no board, vo vestry, no corporation have the smallest control ove Scotland Yard. Colone. Henderson, the Chie! Com- Missioner, issnes ukases and regulations without coulerence or consultation with any one but i he enlorces obedience to the regulations, written or upwritten, which may be promulgated on his authority by a force of over eight thousand sral- wart superintendents, inspectors, sergeants and constables. He has jn nis ante-room a statt of detectives, among Whom are men speaking all the ‘uropean languages, and the mounted portion of “bis army 18 !ar better horsed than the crack regi- ments of the British cavatry. By an act of Par- lament, passed eariy in the reign of Queen Victo- ria, Her Majesty was authorized to issue an order in Council extending the jurisaiction of the metropolitan police to a radius of filteen mies, im all directions, from Charing Cross.’ But here again the strength of the London Corporation made itself omnipotent, and Her Majesty’s acon was limited by a clause excepring “the City”? trom any such order tn Coun- cil, The Queen did issue her order, and at this moment Cojone! Henderson's sway extends to a Ta lias of fully fifteen miles, and his force keeps “waren and ward” over an area paving a cireum- ference 01 ninety mies, with the important draw- back that the portion of that vast area which les within the 729 acres of qty jurisdiction 18 (ree of him, and not one o! his policemen dare enter that sacred Measurement to arrest a criminal or sup- press ariot. North, south, east and west the me- tropolitan police sentinels touch the corporate pounds; but within these they may not puta floor, ‘The Queen's order in Council and the ukase of Colonel Henderson have to jump over “the city” or leave it unscatned. The Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Corporation, in Council assembied, asserted their right to have a police of their own, and they have it, with a separate Commissioner, who is accountabie only to them, To save imperial ap- pearauces a clause was inserted in the City Cor- poration act giving to tne Home Secretary a velo on the appointment of sioner, but this veto has not been exercised to negative the choice of the Corporation, which body also fixes the number of men to be employed a8 constables within its territory. On entry Into the metropolis, previously to ber mar- Tlage with the Prince of Wales, # terrific scene of conluston occurred in the City, and notably in frout of the Mansion House. or official residence of the Lord Mayor. plaints, and the blame being attached to the City ce the government thought the opportunity cellent one for an endeavor to aoolish that lorce aS @ seyarate institution, and to put the police of the woole metropolis under the jurisdic- tion of Scotiand Yard and the Home Secretary. Sir George Grey, who filled the latter office at that time. Was @ strong and an experienced Mints- ter, and to him was eptrustea tne bringing in of & bill to effect that object. He sustained a signal defeat. Once more the Lord Mavor, Aldermen upon “their ancient rights and privileges,’’ or rather brought tnix wonderful verbai parapher- nalia to the fore, and once more they triumphed | over the policy of tne Britisn governinent, and what was evidently the wis” o! Parliament. “ancient rigits and privileges.” It is a musn- room of this moriing’s grow!h as compared with that venerable prehistoric exone which was | planted vy the the Saxon kings, and whic has been cultured and fostered by Saxons, Normans, Plantagenets, Tudors, Stuarts apd Hanoverians, and is still in | tull bloom and goiden luxuriance. politan Board cannot take a fresh step without a | fresh act of Pariament, so limited are its inherent | powers, At @ cost 0! £4,200,000 it has giveu Lon- | doo the best system of drainage in the world, tue | ratepayers paving lor this at an annual rate of | three peace In the pound sterling on the valua- | uon of their houses. But a special act of Farlia- ment was necessary to enabie it to do this, lor the work required that they should get main | Sewage powers througn the City as well as the | other parts of the metropolis, and also that tuey | should be supplied with enormous funds, Even in this act the autonomy of the City is respected. While it empowers the Boara, through the sev- eral vestries or parish committees. to levy arate | | for the portions of the sewerage not in the City 1t coners no such rating authority on the Board in respect of the iatier, but prescribes that the Board siall make a requisition on the City Chamberiain ior the Vity’s portion of tne ex- penuiture, and if autuorizes the Corporation to | raise tuis by arate on the citizens. It may not be outof piace to state that the aystem oi métropolt- tan main drainage which Was opeued in 1369 18 only imercepung sewers on boin sides of the ‘rhames, intersecting the Old Outlets to the river, Which are retained Jor beavy rainialis. ‘Ibere are three main lines on tue mori of tne river, at dil- jerent jeveis—the igh level, the middie level and the low level—and two on the south side—tie hig level and toe iow level. The iimes on the north converge at the River Lea, whence, alver the | low level sewage has been pumped invo a higher | jevel, 1¢ fows im three paraliel brick culverts, built in an embankment, which 1s more thau five miles tu length. By means of these brick culverts 1% reaches What 1s cailed the nortiern outiall, which 18 fourteen miles eastward of London Briage. The low level sewave on the souvn 18 pumped fo the high level at Deptiora, some tour miles east Of Londou bridge, and trom Deptford tue whole of the sewage on that sige of the river ows under Greenwich and Woolwich to Crossuess Point, nearly eight miles from tue pamp- Ipg station, ‘Tue area thus drained is 117 square Mies, and the length of Lhe sewers 18 e1gnty-two mies, Great as has been the inprovement elected by tuese immense works, the Loodovers are not periecily salistied with the sysiem, Tne quality of sewage carried down ou the norta side 18 10,000,000 cubic feet dally, and that on the south siae 4,000,000, Public OL inion Is ior convey lug all this tnuch further irom London; ana tne Metropolitan Board is considering pians for avoid- ing altogether a discharge of sewage into any part of the Tuames. One proposal being seriously examined is jor the uppication of the northern sewage to the reclamation of tue Maplin Sanda in tne county of bssex. Except in respect ol @ Tight. of interierence to insure that the lilagin- ating power of the gas supplied to (he metropolis be up to & certain standard the gas companies are totaily independent of the Board apd incorpora- top, There are no iewer tian twenty oi Lose companies al in full swing; and only a lew years ago Pariiawent Was joolisn enougo to give them @ mouopoly of the supply. They par- celled out the entire metropous into aistricts, which they upporioned amoog themselves, and obtained statutary powers vo charge such prices Jor gas aS Wouid pay all expenses and bring their diviaenus for each year up tu len per cent. Since then tue complaints in every district thus lett jor its Hight to the tender mercies of a private trading company have beeu Vocilerous ana imdignane In Fespect of poth price and quality. Indignauion meetings have been held to most parishes, and #0 strong aud unanimous is the ieciag against the gas Companies that the Me ropolitau Board has given notice of a blil to vest in liseli the eas supply ol the mecropolis. There is uot, Lowever, the slightest chance of such @ bili becoming law, because the Bourd itsell 18 regarced as deomed to extinction. Bot in ail probabuity tie new gove ernment oi London, whacever may be its potas tion, Will be entrusted with the gas supply, WHICH LOW amounts tO 20,000,000 cf cubie leet per day. Again, toe Water supply ol the metropolis 1s unuer the controi neither of the Metropolitan Board nor the Corporation, though it amounts to 105,000,000 galluns daily, h Water companies, private speculators, do as they like With it, aud So Unsatisiactory on (he Whole 18 toe quaiity of commission has been engaged in considering the advisapil ty OF resorting to other sources hau tuose now In use, Which are tue Thames and the Lea, itis proposed that the water cor London should be brougnt in pipes irom Wales or Wesr moreland., With (he cleansing and ignhting and paving o| (he streets and otuer thorouguiates the Me‘ropolltan Board of Works has nothing to do cirectly. Neither has the Corporation. ths 18 the work of the Vestries, But the Metropoutan Hoard is itseli a combpiiation of Vestties. Lis we pointed ont in a jormer letter, oOd, a8 & Vestry 1s, or Ousnt Lo ve, the elected representation of a ariel, Metropolitan Board is votling but development of the parvelial #ysiem. ‘This sya tem bas its imperivctivus; but, Gexpite these, bogiaud owes much to it. By its means this coun. try bas a Considerable amount of se l-government in even hamiet and village, in every suburban dis trict that numbers a lew hundred ana i scores of aifferent nei) oorhoods lying witain the Eritisth a. It is owing to tis thay Bugiand has ently kept roads and sucn weli paved aud wel cleaned streets, aud this at a very mod- erate coat and a wonderinily small amouut of | Jobbery aud other corruption. represent tie interests of the entire | east | These two Commis | his own colleague in the Commissionership, aud | the Comais- | the day the Princess AleXandra made her pubiic | Loud and general were the com. | aud Corporation, in Council assembled, tell back | Now, tae Metropolitan Board of Works has no | omans long belore the days of | The Metro- | the water suppited that @ royal | ot | up coat NEW YORK CITY. United States Treasury Agent Cutter yesterday seized from @ vessel just arrived from the West Indies 120 cases of gin, which it is supposed was to have been smuggled ashore by the crew, valued at between $1,500 ana An inquest was held yesteraay by Coroner Eickhof in the case of Catharine Radley, a giri fourteen years of age, who, on the 19th inst., was rub over by a horse and wagon belonging to thu United States Express Company. The jury ex- ouerated the driver, William H. Cornell, from biame, but censured tne express company for allowing an unsafe horse to be driven through the streets, Coroner Croker was yesterday notified tnat George H. O’Brien, aged four years, died five months ago, and that now the parents had | learned that the boy had been given s green apple by @ girl named Frances Quinn. Dr. Schinnal attended the child and gave a certificate. The Coroner remarked that he could not take ac- tion uniess the District Attorney ordered the body to be exhumed, BROOKLYN. ——— Henry McCormick was convicted of felonious assault in the Court of Sessions yesterday, and sentenced to the Penitentiary lor two years. Daniel Kane, a driver on the crosstown line of cars, was convicted of embezzlement in the Court of Sessions yesterday, and sentenced to tne Peni- tentiary for sixty day! A ‘longshoreman, named Charles Caldwell, aged forty-five years, while at work at the Pler- repont stores, in Furman street yesterday, tell into the river and was drowned. ‘The heavy gale of Thursday night blew down a r | new three story brick house at Greene and Tomp- kins avenues, owned by Mr. Lott, of Kosciusko street and Yates avenue. Loss, $2,000. ‘Titus Barker, a notorious character, who, while in the Penitentiary several years ago nearly killed oneot the keepers walle trying to escape, was placed on trial in the Court of Sessions yesterday jor burgiary, Gallus Scharschmiit, who was charged with complicity im the crime, turned State’s evidence, and Barker was sentenced to the Penitentiary for our years and ten months. After the sentence of Barker Scharechmidt asked Judge Moore to marry him to one of the witnesses, a girl named Mary King. His Honor comphed with the request. LONG ISLAND. A new and commodious school building has just been completed in the village of Riverhead, A plan is on foot to create a new county oficial for Queens county, tobe known as Commissioner of Arrears of Taxes. A cnicken thfel, who was caught robbing a hennery at Corona, has been sentenced by Judge Armstrong to the State Prison lor two years and nine months. Mr. William H. Furman, the weil known pisci- culturist of Maspeth, has suffered severely by the late rain. The accumulation of ice in his trout pond, loosened by the freshet, carried away the lower dam, thereby releasing thousands oi dol- lars’ wortn of fisn which he had bred in the pond. Deputy Sherif Bennett conveyed to Sing Sing yesterday George Story, sentenced for nine years as a horse thiet; David H, Rogers, another horse thief, to serve a term o! five years, and Frazer, sentenced for five years, for larceny. All turee have been out of Svate Prison only about fifteen months. ‘The steamer Escort has been purchased by the new company formed at Sag Harbor and Green- port, one-iourth of the stock being held by the former owners. Her machinery has been recently overnauied, and she will be put on ‘the route be- tween sag Harbor, Greenport and New York early in the spring. : Edward Hudson, aged thirty-one years and re- siding st Port Jefferson, while coupling cars at the denot of the Long Jsiand Railroad at Hunter's Point yesierday Jorenoon was caught between them aod received internal injuries 1rom which he died in ten minutes ailterward, An inquest was beld and a verdict uf accidental death ren- dered, Tue breaking up of the ice in the bays at the east end of Long Isiand has caused tne accumula- tion of great masses ail along the coast in that vicinity. At Bridgehampton a mass of proxen ice, Waicn fad fuated out to sea, probably Jrom Gar- diner's Bay, was a Way or two ago driven in against the shore by the wind, and the suriace of tae ocean, to the distance of nearly a mile, was covered. The ice was wedged together in cakes | to the depth of eight Jeet or more, and was so firm that several persuns went out on it in salety, although tue Wass Was in continual agitaiton. ‘Tue voice of the “sounding deep” was ior once effectually stilled, as no suri could or upon the “seu-girt shore,” but every swell that came io raised the ice some three or jour feet under the feet of the adventurers, The strong west wind has bow swept the suore at toat point entirely clear. Such @ sight may not be seen again in a ceutury. WESTCHESTER. The scarlet fever is understood to be making sad havoc among the juvenile portion of the popula- ou of Peekskill. The evening gratuitous exercises at Public | School No. 2, in Yonkers, bave been ‘iscontinued, alter # USeiUi session 01 About three and one-nait months. Jonn E, Ackerman, a machinist, aged twenty- | seven, Was iound dead in bed at his boarding house, on Palisade avenue, Yonkers, Thursday night. An inquest was held yesterday, when a verdict of death irom natural causes was rendered. During an altercation at Sing Sing Prison yes- terday, one of the keepers named Ossawattomie Brown, was stabbed with a shoe kaife in the hands of Quimbo Appo, a Chinamus, who 18 serving @ term of yeurs for the crime of homicide. The wound inflicted is not of a dangerous character. STATEN ISLAND. The new Board of Supervisors of Richmond county—William Corey, 0! Southfield; Henry Frost, of Middletown; Garret Simonson, of Nortnneid; Richard Coristopher, of Castleton, and James Guyou, of Westieid—assembied tn the County Hall in Kichmond ana organized by the election O/ Mr. Curtstopber a8 chairman, A resolution Was passed requesting the meimber of the Assemvly from Richmond, Mr, Stevens, to endeavor to get a oil througn the Leg collectang the taxes in the county. The ice blockade around Staten Island 1s en- tirely broken up, and the bay is once more clear of ice, Yesterday morning the Narrows were crowded witn vessels bound in, they having been detained by tne fog. Amoug tne fleet anchored oif the pew boarding station at Clitton were eight large European steamers, eight square- ges vesseis and many large {0\e-and- asters. The oldest boatmen in the Quarantine Department say toat tuey never belore saw 50 large a number Of ocean steamers anchored there alone time. Seventy-tive passengers were detained two hours over time on the Staten Island Railroad yesterday morning. When the nine o’ciock tratn from Tot- tenville reached Annadale the eugine gave out, and word was sent back jor another engine. Wueu tls arrived the two engines succeeded in getting the train one mile jurther, to bitingville, when Loth broke down, and word had to be sent back to ‘Jottenvule for a tlird engine, and the turee suc- ceeded in getting the train through to the land- ing. Meantime a number of the passengers, being in @ hurry to reach their business, were forced to hire private couveyances, EW JERSEY. nines The joint committee of the boards of Chosen Freeholders of Essex and Hudson counties have at last decided to construct @ iree bridge between the two counties over the Passaic Kive Adolpu Kieinscnmidt, woile walking on the roof of a house im Varick street, near Grand, Jersey | City, yesterday morning, Jeli through the scuttle and sustained such injuries that he died soon al terward. Tne residents of the northern part of Hudson county deciare their aetermination tuat, if the horse railroad bill now before the Legisiature be | deleated, they Will Cuild @ railroad, if they have to do Ib on private grouud. The property owners of Jersey City, who brought suit against the city for damage done to their property by reason of the change o1 grade on Newarx avenue, have been deleated by the decision of the Supreme Court. Patrick Killian. an oid aud well known resident of West Hoboken, tas become insane. He was seized by turee Hoboken police officers iate on Thorsday night and was, with much aifficuity, conveyed to the police station, Wuere he evinced unmstakable symptoms oi mental derangement Jrom reiyious causes. Yesterday afternoon Mrs, Rufus, who was run over and mangled on the Morris and Essex Rail roud, died from the effects of her injuries im St. liospital, Hoboken. She was tuirty years resided in Jefferson street and was pickiog on the track to build @ Gre in her | Would send them. | due attention. during | | Rev. ture extending the time jor | when she met her melancholy fate. She was un- conscious when ene died. Accordivg to @ decision of the Supreme Court, rendered yesterday at Trenton, the Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City bave aright to Mx the time for the souring of trains at railroad cross- 1D; Tn the case beiore t: m at not more than two minutes, and the Supre: Court dismissed the appeal aud sustained the ciry oreimance. This is Very important for the people ot Jersey City, who are continually annoyed by the stoppage Of trains on the public hignway. Eugene Braden, the signal man in charge at the Erie Tunnel when the disastrous collision occurred, & week ago, and who disappeared soon after- ward, has not yet.been captured. Coroner Rein- hard issued @ Warrant for lis arrest, It appears that Braden, immediately after the accident, went home and told nis wife that he was responsible lor the death of & man and that he must flee. His wife tried to dissuade him, but to no purpose. He bade them farewell, and they have not seea bim since. He isin comiortable circumstances, being He mer of the house in which his samily re- sides, SMALLPOX IN JERSEY CITY. 4 WHOLE FAMILY STRICKEN DOWN WITH THE MALADY. Every day brings with it new cases of smallpox in Jersey City, Hoboken’ and other parts of Hud- son county. The most distressing case was re- ported yesterday. A family named Lathrop, six in number, residing at the corner of Grove and Filth streets, Jersey City, were all stricken down with the malady. Three died, the last having been interred yesterday. Tue saddest feature o/ the case is that no peraon can be found who is willing to take care of 'he patients. Every person who was applied to peremptorily deciined. The disease has taken its most virulent torm, The father, cling- jug to some peculiar medical theory, was sternly opposed to vaccination; consequentty, pot a mem- ber of the famity has been vaccinated. The tather is now tn a hopeless condition. The sufferers have had no rest jor seventeen nights. Tne case wag reported to City Physician Lochner yesterday morning, and he proceeded to the house, but could not obtain admission, The Hudson Connty Boara of Health was established to meet just such cases as this, and yet these wretched sufferers are iving in the heart of a populous city without the smallest ray of relief. The family living at No. 257 Fourth street wiil gladly accept the services ofa nurse. who may apply to attend this poor family and good remuneration will be given. MUNICIPAL NOTES. Among the warrants signed by the Mayor yes- terday, the warrant record, kept by Mr. Van Bus- kirk, in the Mayor's ofice, showed that seventeen were for judgments against che city. The original amounts sued for were $902 30, The warrants were made out for $1,960 66, the interest and costs being $963 36. Neariy all of the Warrants were for small sums of $50 and $100, It will thus be seen that Mr. Green in litigating over $992, what the city owed, made the city pay $968 for his “policy,” the total bill being only $24 less tnan doubie the original amount sued for, The Tax- payers’ Association doubtless like this sort of thing. The Mayor says be has not yet received Mr. Van Nort’s resignation, and al! that Mr. Van Nort says about the matter ts that he has the matter under onsideration, But next month the politicians he will Bave passed beyond that point. fo-day the Mayor's First Marshal, Joel 0, Stevens, will send our a circular calling the atten- tion of pawnbrokers to the ordinance relating to their business lately pa:sed by the Aldermen, Mr. Douche called upon the Mayor yesterday, | to find out who intereiered with the Grand Opera bali the other night, He stated that ne had heard the Mayor had had something to do with the in- terleretice, but received tor an answer that the Mayor knew nothing about the ball until tne aay alter it was held. Mr. Douche then said that he intended to bring the matter before the Grand Jury. *‘That’s your privilege,” repiied the Mayor. | Mr. Douche added that ne intended also to prefer charges against the Police Commissioners on 2c- count of the interference, and asked to whom he ‘rhe Mayor replied to sena them to tim “in writing’ and they would receive Just pejore Mr. Douche caliea Commissioner Disbecker went out. A great deal ol merriment was excited among the poiiticiaus at tue City Hail yesterday at tne expense 0: Governor Tilden, who on Friday fore- noon appointed J. Fairlax McLaughlin civil jus- tice, in the place o: Judge stemmier, who was Said to nave died on Thursday nignt, whereas Mr. Stemmiler is not dead as yet. Even though his being alive isa patent fact which Mr. Stemmier can Limself testily to in person, yet it is believed Governor ‘ilden, in view o1 the stand he has taken in the Fire Commi=stoners? case in his con- troversy With tue Mayor, will demand all the ‘‘tes- timony” in the case belore he wili decide that Mr, Stemmiler is not dead. Tne politicians say that if the Governor can be in such a hurry iw filling a supposed vacancy beiore be gets official notifica- tion that there ig @ vacancy, they see no reason for iis delay in (he case oi Corporation Counsel Smith and the Fire Commissiouers, the {ull testi- mony 1D Whose cases he has had for days, It’s @ poor ruie that won’t work both ways. Mr. Corporation Counsel Smith’s adattional de- fence and reply tv the ietter of Charies v’Conor will, it 18 said, be ready to-day. a MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. MARRIED. BUCHAN—Foster.—On Thursday, Feoruary 25, at the Scotch Presoyterian churcn, Fourteenth street, by the Rev. 8, M. Hamilton, James BucHan, dr., to EDITH Foster, only daughter of the tate Colonel George Foster, United states Army, all of New York. DickINsoN—WILLARD.—On Wednesday, February 24, at the residence o! the bride's parents, by the F. B. Dickinson, WILL’ H. Dickinson, of Deep River, Conn., to Ertia E. WILLARD, of Ho- boken, N. J. No cards, BIRTH. FRENCH.—At 120 Jackson street, New Orleans, on the 2ist of February, toe wile of A. B. FRENCH, of a daughter. zi DIED. ACKERMAN.—Suddenly, on 24th inst., GEORGE E. ACKERMAN, eldest son of John E, Ackerman, of Harlem. Funeral services at the Presbyterian church, West Farms, N. Y., on Sunday, February 28, at two o’clocs, AvLgert.—In Brooklyn, on Thursday, February 25, atter a lingering }liness, WILLIAM ALBERT, in the 65!n year o! his age, Funeral services at his late residence, Clinton avenue, Brookiyn, on saturday, 27th mst., at jour o’clock P, M. The relatives and triends ot the family, also the veterans of the Fifth company Seventh regiment, N. G.5.N. Y., and members of Ezel Lodge, No. 732, nd A. M., aiso members of the Louge of Antiquity, No, 11, F. and A. M., are Tespectiully ‘nvited to attend. AYMAR.—Ou Wednesday, February 24, ELIza- BETH DICKSON, relict of the late Joun Q, Aymai, in the 73d year oi her age. Relatives and friends of the jamily are invited to attend the funeral, trom her late residence, 102 Fitth avenue, on Sunday, 28tn inst., at Lwo o'clock P.M. without further votice. BaILEY.—On Friday, February 26, MARTHA JANE, ‘wile oi Alfred J. Bailey, aged 57 years. Relatives and frieuds of the family are respect- fully invited to attend tne suneral, on Sunday, tne 28th inst, trom the North Baptist church, corner of Christopner and Bediord streets, at haii-past one ebruary o'clock, BENDER.—On Friday, 26, JoHN C. PHILIP BENDER, aged 29 years, The reiatives and iriends of the family are re- spectfully invit-d to attend the iuneral, oo Sun- day, the 28th inst., at one o’clock P. M.. from his late residence, Boulevard, between Eignhtieth and Eighty-lirst streets. BoaRD.—On Thursday, 25tn inst., at ner resi- dence, No, 337 Grand avenue, between Greene and Gates late David Board. Nouce of iuneral hereatter, Newark (N. J.) Datiy Advertiser please copy. ) BRAvFORD.—In this city, on Friday, Feoruary | 26, O! pieuro-pneumonia, MARIANNE GRAY, WidoW of the iate lion. Alexander W. Bradford. The relatives and iriends of the family are re- | spectully requested to attend the funeral, from the Church of the Transfiguration, Kast iwenty- ninth street, between Filth and Madison avenues, ou Monday morning, March 1, at hall-past nine | ofelock, Beapy.—On Thursday, February 25, Deporan B., Wile of Abner Brady, aged 67 yeurs. The relatives aud tiiends of the family are re- Spectitiliy invited to attend the funeral services, op Sunday, 2sth inst, at naliepact ures o'clock Washingtoa square Keformed church Hutton ANT.—On Wednesday, Februiry 24, FANNY BRYANT, Widuw Of tne late Lloyd Bryant, aged 74 years. The funeral services will take place irom the | Methodist Tabernacle, at Greenpowut, L. Lb, on Sunday, the 2sto, at halt-past twelve oclock. The irieods and relatives are respectiully invited to attend. BUNNER.—On Thursday morning, February esidenc No. 318 Wesr Fity-fith street, of RUDOLPH BUNNER, OL Uswego, ve relatives and friends of the family are in- vited to attend the funeral, at 318 West Firty-iifch street, ov Saturday, situ inst, ab two o'ciock Py M. ‘The remains Will be taken to Oswego tor ine torment. i OSWERO Papers please copy. AMERON.—At Chapicston, S. G, on sunday, February 21, GeORGE >. CAMERON, aged 8 years. CAMPBELL. —On ‘Thursday, February 25, Mrs. AGNes CAMPORLL, in tue 67th Year OL ber ages Toe junerai Will take place from the residence | of ber stree SOL-IN-aW, Wim. i. Bishop, » Brookiye D., oa February 194 Palmetco 8, AL baile | past eleven a, wm. . 123 | venues, Brooklyn, JOANNA, daughter of the | — ‘of consump Canrenrer.—At White Plains, 2 mo, 25, DaNTEL F. CARPENTER, i the 70v) year of his aze. Funeral at Perchore, First day, 28ch inst., at eleven o'clock. Cavcney.—On Friday morn bruary 26, ELIza, widow of the late John Caug! The relatives and irieuds are respectiully in. vited to attend the funeral, irom the residence of ber sister, Mra, Maxwell, No, 250 West Twenty- third street, on Sunday, 28th inst., at two o'clock Dick.—On Thursday, February 25, ELIZABETH Dick, aged 65 years, Her relatives and ‘riends and those of her sons, d and ntine, are respectiully al, at one P, M, to-day (Saturday), trom 214 East Phirty-eigath street. —On Friday, 26th inst., of pneumonia, Sarau D. FIevp, in the 90th year of her age. Relatives an’ friends are invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of her son, Charles D Field, No. 43 South Tenth street, Brooklyn, E. D. on Sunday, the 25th inst,, at two P. M GLADNEY.—On Friday, February 26, tion, HANS J. GLADNEY, Notice of funeral in to-morrow’s paper. New Jersey and Pennsylvania papers please copy. Biss. —On Friday, February 26, 1875, Nerriz, wife of Wiliam B. Hanson. tu the 24th year of her e. othe relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services, trom her late residence, No. 54 Jane street, on Sunday, February 28, at four P. M. HARPER.—On Thursday, February 25, Thomas HARPER, aged 84 years. Relatives and friends of the family are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, from his son's residence, No. 316 East Fiity-nintn street, at haif pees one o’clock, Saturday. Interment in Caivary lemeiery. HILLMANN.—On Friday, February 26, at four o'clock P. M., at his residence, No. 335 Garden street, Hoboken, N. J., years, 7 months and 22 Notice of bis funeral hereafter. Buestis.—At his residence, King street, near Portchester, N. Y., on Thursday, February 25, 1875, CALEB HUESTIS, aged 68 years, 10 months and 27 days. Relatives and triends are respectfully invited ta attend the luneral, from his Inte residence, on Sunday, 28th inst., at eleven o’clock A, M. Inter ment at White Plains. Lerr.—On Friday morning, 26th tnst,, alter & short illness, LEsLIE HENRY, son of Wiiham F. and Margaret . Lett, aged 7 years and 8 months, ‘The rejatives and irtends of the tamily are in- vited to attend the funeral, from St. Peter's church, Barciay street, on Sunday, February 28, at two o'clock P. M. LEWIS,—At nis residence, on Thursday, February 25, after a severe tilness, CuKTIss LEWIS, eldest son of Isaac and Mary Lewis, in the 44th year of his age. Relatives and friends of the family, also tne members of the Third company and the Veteran corps of the Seventh regimen', National Guard. are respectiully invited to attend the juneral ser. vices, at the residence of bts father, 107 Kast Fife teenth sireet. on Sunday, 28th tost., at balf-oast three o'clock P. M. The remains wil! be taken for intermest to Stratford, Conn, on Monday, March 1, via New York and New Haven Ratiroad. ‘Train leaves Forty-second street at ten A. M.; arriving at Stratiord at twelve M. Returning, arriving 10 New York ut half-past four P. M. Lewis.—In Brooktyn, alter a short and severe illness, EMMA, beloved wife of Benjamin Lewis, aged 30 years and 4 days. Funeral on Suoday, 28th inst,, at two P. Muy from her late residence, 270 Cumberland street. Lynou.—At Fort Clark, Texas, February 21, 1875, First Lieutenant Dominick Lyncu. Jr., Fourth United States cavalry, in the 28th year of his age. MaARTIN.—At the residence of fier brother, M. McMunn, 306 East Fifty-pinth street, on Friday morning, ELIZABETH U., relict of the late James Martin, Her remains will be taken from above address, at two o'clock P,M., to Calvary Cemetery, o@ Sunday, 28th inst., for interment. MEISEL.—On Thursday, Feburary 25, WILLIAM inert alter a severe iliness, {0 tne 29th year of is age. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, on Sunday, the 26th inst., at one o’ciock P. M., Irom his jate residence, 85 JOHANN HILLMAN, aged 43 | Seventh street, to Greenwood Cemetery. KNICKERBOCKER Lonar, No, 642, F. AND A. Mi BRETHREN—10u are hereby requested to meet at the Lodge room, No. 8 Union square, on Sunday, February 23, at twelve o’ciock siarp, to attend the funeral of our late brother. William Meisel. THOMAS H. TATIERSAL, W. M. JOHN MILLAR, Secretary. MurRay.—On Friday, February 26, Mary AN® MURRAY, In the 25th year o! ner age. The relatives and friends oi the family are ine vited to attend the funeral, from her late rest- dence, 139 Washington street, on Sanday, 23th, at one o'clock P. M. sharp. MCBARRON On February 26, at ner late resi- dence,*No. cond street, Rose, wite of the late Patrick McBarrons, 1n the 76th year ol her age, Notice of the iuneral hereaiter. MCAULEY.—On Feoruary 23, CHARLES MCACLEY; also, on February 28, lis brotner, JouN. ine relatives and friencs are respectfully im Vited to attend tne funeral. Mrs. ALLIE MCAULLY, Astorta, L. I. O*CoNNELL.—On Thursday evening, Feoruary 25, ANN, widow of Jobn O'Connell, aged 81 years. The relatives and iriends of tue tamily are ree Apectiully invited to attend the iuneral. irom her late residence, 323 West Twenty-fifth street, om bundy afternoon, at one o'clock precisely. Savannah (G: Papers please copy. RICHARDSON. —At Aiken, C., on saturday, eeuriary 20, 1875, JosEru E, RicuaRpsoy, aged af years. . Relatives and {riencs of the family, also m bers o: Tuscan Lodge, No. 704 F. and A. M, a | Members of sister lodzes are respectiuily imvited toattend the junersi, from the residence o} his mother, No. 90 Ciasson avenue, Brooklyn, on Sune day, 28th inst., at bwo o’ciock P, M. ROESEMANN.—On Wednesday, February 24, Got+ LIEB ROESEMANN. aged 47 years. Relatives and iriends are invited to the funeral, also the members of Solon Louge, No. 118, 0. 0. F., jrom his late residence, 230 East Eigntieth street, on Sunday next, at or plock. i .—On Foursday, February 25, of dipn- therla, FLORENCE RUSSEL, Oldest danghier of Cnaries P. Russel, M. D., in the 8th year of her age, The !uneral services will de held at the residence of her tatner, No. 54 West Ninth street, on Satur day, February 27, at two o'clock P. M. RypER.—At Greenpoint, on Friday, February 26, JAMES P. RYDER, 10 tne 84th year of His age. The relatives aud Iriends oj the family, and those of bis grandson in-law, Mr. T. Nigoey, are respect fully invited to attend the funeral, irom the rest dence of his son-in-law, Mr. J. Gillies, 192 West street, on Sunday, When the remains will be taken’ to St. Anthony’s cburch at eleven o’clock A. M. where @ mass of requiem will be offered up Jor tn repose of nis soul; thence to Cemetery ol the Holy Cross, Fiatoush, Saird.—At New Durham, N.J., on Thursday, February 25, 1875. ENoc# E., son of Enoch smith, aged 22 years, 9 montns and 8 days. Relatives and friends of the jamily are respect- fully invited to attend the juneral, on Sunday, 25th Inst, at two o'clock P. M., irom Grove cburch, Bergen wood aveaue, town of Union, N. 4. _ SMiTH.—On Wednesday, February 24. JoHN A. SMITH, of consumpuon, aged 50 years, 10 montnt ana 14 days. ‘The reiatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services, at one o’clock, ou Saturday, 27th inst., at his late resiaence, Monsey, Rockland county, N. Y. TERHUNE.—On Thursday, Feeruary 25, EDWIN, only cutid of Joan and Carrie Terhuoe, aged months and 7 days. Relatives and iriends of the family, and those o) his grandiather, Alphas Undernili, are invited to attend his funeral, irom the resiaence of bis par- ents at Jamaica, L. 1, on Sunday, at two o'clock P.M. Trains jJeave Hunter’s Point av 9:30 and East New York at 12:30. ‘TERRY.—In Brookiyn, on Wednesday, February 24, 1875, THEODORE TERRY, son Of Tuomas Terry, aged 24 years and 8 months. Relatives and irienus o! the ‘amily are respect- fully invited to atteau the iuveral, from No. 1,017 Gates avenue, On Saturday, 27th inst, at twe o'clock P. J THOMAS.—At Portchester, on Thursday, 25t) inst., EDWARD WALTON, son of Robert H. and Eliza M. Thowas, in the 3d year of ats age. The iriends oO! the amily are Invited to attend the funeral services, at Trinity church, New York, | On Saturday, February 27, at Rail-past two P. M. ‘TRUMPORL.—On Wednesday, February 24, 1875," FRANK TRUMPORE, aged 20 years and 7 months, Kelatives and Iriends are respectinily invited ta atiend his funeral, from 123 Oak sireet, Green Sunday, February 28, at one o’ciock. t Rahway, N.J., February 26, 1874, HII, aged 84. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services, at the house of his son, Jonn U, Ungernill, corner of Grand and ‘Bond streets, Rahway, at ali-past two P. M., on Monday, Marc 1. Take Pennsyivania Raliroad, 1o0t of Desbrosser or Corlandt street, at oug o'clock. VakiaN.—At Kingsbridge, on Thursday, Fepru- of 5, ALETA VARIAN, In the 69th year Ol her age, Funeral service at tie Methodist Episcopal churen on Saturday, the 27¢h mst, at one o'cock, WAPPERMANN.—At Port of Spain, Trinidad, W. hy January 28, O¥LA DoLOdIS WAPPERMANN, young. daughter of George and Josephine W. Kancox Wappermann. WARKEN.—At Paris, France, on December 14, 74, LLA, Wile of the late Joseph ik, Warren, will take place this day, Sacurday, , from the Churen of st. Michael, West -second sireet and Nilth avenue, al eleven ke —Un Thursday, February 25, at the res) dence or William Fioyd-Jones, Sonth Oyster B ELIZA HL, widow or Lemuel Wells, in the aga year of her age.. Relatives and iriends are tbvited to atiend tha funeral, from St. Joun's chureu, Yonkers, Monday, Maren i, on the arrival of the eleven A.M. train from Gentral depot, New York. Carriages will be Ui @ tenoance. .—An anniversary mass of requiem, for eof the soul o: the late Joun He Wine will be sung in St. Pani’s church, kast near Fourti avenue, ou Monday, LIAM, li7th street, Maren 1, at ten A. Me ihe relatives aud {rionds of tue family are ine vited to attend Without further nots WiLsox.—Lo Brooklyn, oa Friday morning, 26th inst. Captain GeorGk W. WILsoN, tn the 42d year ba age, t tens , elatives and iriends of the family, also \. bers of tue Brooklyn Yacht Cio, are invited ty mee tend the fuera, from M8 tale residence, No. 63 | Butler street, Sundays aiternoon, at two o'viock, a Wriont.—Joun B. WIGHT,’ of Newcastle-one Tyne, Engiaud, ruarY 20, 18%, late of Bows Hulier, auctioneer: ihe: Particulars in Suaday’s Herald,