The New York Herald Newspaper, March 4, 1875, Page 8

NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1875—TRIPLE SHEET. THE CHURCH DISASTER —aiahaiiadiatiaationie The Third Day of the Coroner's In- vestigation. WHO Is TO BLAME? The West Wall “Was Out of Plumb.” Testimony of the Carpenter, Framer aud Architect. The inquest to determine who should be charged with having, through neglect or othef tnstrumen- Tality, caused the deaths of the five poor beings who were crushed out of life in St. Andrew's church, was continued yesterday. The witnesses were but three in number, and all of them were men who have had todo with the Shaw Building since the fire which happend within it on the 12th of January. Judging from their emphatic declarae Nons there is nobody to blame for the disaster of ast Tnursday night. Yet, in telling ther stories, before they had opportunities to declare their conclusions as to the responsibility for the falling of the wall of the Shaw Building they all uncovered the fact that the wall at the locality where it gave way was not braced atall. Perhaps this fact will do something toward discovering the culprit in the | case. FREDERICK KOSTENTHALER was the first witness-called, He testified:—I live at No. 164 Ludiow street; Iamatramer; Ihave been working on tne Shaw Buiiding in the employ pt Devoe & Coddington; Ihave worked on the building for about three weeks, putting in beams and timbers; the beams and timbers were only temporary, meant to strengthen the wall; | { only put timbers where I was di- rected to put them—that is, {from wall to wall about six feet apart on the fourth, f’th and sixth stortes; the timbers were putinto the old walls where there were anchors; I natied them in with “anchor nails; I made no new holes tor beams; the ends of the beams went into the walls tour inches; I finished “tying” the walls vogetier on last Thursday at dinner time; the beams were then all completed, hoisted part of the scaffolding for the masons to work upon in taking down the walls; the lower beams were to remain in the building, but those tn the fifth and sixth stories were to be taken out, as the masons \ook down the walls to where they were; irom each of the timbers in the upper story WE PUT A BRACE to each of the old timber holes in the topmost part of the building; eacn brace was two inches by four and thirteen ‘eet Jong: one end was nailed to the beam, and the other was wedged so that It could not move; a brace ran from each end of a beam to the opposite wall; the upper euds of some of the braces were fastened to the old tim- bers that were not burned; we nailed the upper ends of the other braces to tne wedges; there were sometimes six or eight men at work In the building; 1 cannot tell why the wali lell; we Used no anchors for the upper parts of the braces: know of no way b¥ which the braces could have been better fastened; lL conid not have braced the western wall from the outside; it ran thirty Jeet above the church and Was a siraignt wail ninety-two feet long; I know | vino way by whico the walls could have been | taken Gown eXcept the one whici we were pre- paring for by laying toe floor timbers on which to erect scaffolds; [do not think the roofof the shurch could have been suMcientiy strong to act 5 a base for Outside support to ihe Walls; on last Saturcay I went to put the beams up again, at the order 0. Mr. Snook; we bad no timbers within EIGHTEEN FEET FROM THE REAR WALL before the siae wall fell down; I had no orders to put them within that space; there were no braces | or supports to that portion of the building ana 1 had no orders to put toem there; there were no holes in (hat part of the ouilding, and my orders were to put in beams where I could “tie” to the | old anchors; there was a stair fight near the rear | ll; there Were no beams in the rear part of the west wail irom top to bottom; I judged that there bad beon two ‘“neaders”’ anchored tu t rear | wail irom tie last beam, because I | zaw two holes in the wall after the | fre; I put in no ‘“neaders,” nowever; por did { pot in any timbers to} strengthen that part of the wall; [ do not know | and we had | | ally; the walls were ninety the neigut of the Wall; the last beam I put in. was the second from the rear wall, about twenty-four feet distaut; We fad no brace to this beam; while Iwas Working in the building | saw some one from the Department o: Buildings; he seemed satisfied with the Way the work was being done, and Sald that so lar everything was ail right; I bad no orders to put inrear “headers” andi do not think they would have strengtnened tne wall; | the old “headers” were only fasteved co the beams hy “bridle 1 it Was Hot necessary to putin the jear “leaders” In order to euaole the masons to take the walisdown: alter the fire one beam extended jrom Wall to wail at the roof; the part | Of the wall that fell represented about | EIGHT HUNDRED SQUAKE FEET OF BRICK; I was not miormed by any one representing the owner, architects or the Depariment of Buildings that tue Walls were not saf | DANIEL CODDINGTON LESTIFIED, I live at No. 7 Attorney street; | am a carpenter and buil ¥ partoer, Mr. Devoe, and myself hau charge of tie Shaw Building Irom aboat three days afer the fire; 1 received orders (rom Mr. Shaw to enclose the front of the boiiding on Duane stre on the next Saturday my partner niormed me that Mr. Shaw ordered some scatter- ng oeams to be pat into the upper Mories to secure the walls; on the follow. img Tuesday we put the framers to work; at ths time we were doimg some work om the ¢ ‘ut street store; | Was in tne dalliding | every day that tue iramers were there at work, | and when ‘ley were turough I asked Mr. Devoe if that Was al Mr. Snook wauted; he said ne thought xamined the Walls aiter the fire, and [ jder them unsafe; | noticed that there cracks In the upper part of tue west that the east wall was out of line; 1 Was out of line about three or four inches at the . and [ halied boards thereat by direction of Shaw; £ understood that parts of the walls to’ be taken down; J think they ouly. the upper stories that were out of lime; Mr. Snook directed everything; he or- dered that t » bewins Soould be put in Where the oid anchors were; he came to the dullding wht the work was going on, and expressed satisiac tion with if: nothing was said 10 me about the DANGEROUS CONDITION OF THE WALLS, of their veing lable In upon us while we were at Wor 'y beams were pnt in by days’ work; the carpenter work of rebuilding Was done by contract; we began work under the ontract a few days aiter the 12th of F , tne the contract was sign e had ? me permanent beams imto the third and ur ironut, by the time the wall had only put down a temporary flooring on_ the pelow; at the t was first story to protect we goods the contract lor rebuiiding d that the wails were salely they were 1m the care of so kbewW whether or not they were us W framers who were putting in the tinbers Were in our employ, paid by rking ander the dire on of the arctie that | bad putin on the third and evan about 61x leet from the iront, beams were left, and ex: , stopping at a point about the Tear wall; [think that the ) Dave taken down tie top stortes would nto vave pulled them uown; they could 1 abou PULLED DOWNY WITH GRAPPLES and thrown into the ruined putiding without en dangerivg the adjoming buildings; otherwise seaito ali have been erected Irom the outside 0 ais; in puiing down the walls sore aly ht Dave jaien upon the church; the walls now being taken down in a sale manner, the scuituiding being placed on the temporary beams; M w was very carelu|; he gave me orders one day to be v Ww tbe work wus done, @ me to be Burt; notir uring Ube wails aiter th at 18 JOUN B. SNOOK TRSTIFIED, I live in Brookiyn and have my office at No. 12 Champers in this city; Tam an a T have o an architect lor tuirty-tw have had considerable experience with the day alter the fire Mr. Shaw asked what ne should do in reference to the building and the in surance companies; | advised bim to get esti mates to compare with the estimates of the in suranc mpuoies, as | knew he wan ed to take rol rebuilaing ito his own hands; he ydo whatever Was right and to procure estimates; | did this; | showed the estimates to him about the 22d of he hac already been to the irance people, aud 1 understood that they had not been ready te t nbout the 20vh or settle aw t aw should i conswer OF THE BULLDING Saw spoke to ne; on the mormng mn tha Went ; see ther; put vullding im ord T HAD CHARGE from when vir ihe of we Lorh oF dunuary Ereceived ‘the notiee from the Department o: builaings; in answer to it 1 sent the ¢ ma 1 “No, 27" 5 wi In @barge of the building and spoke by aushor- answer to the De- Mr. Shaw had ity when I sent partment of Buildin; told me to proper and necessar, lo “shove up” the beams; they are bousemovers; | ltoid them to do whatever was necessary to strengthen the beams that were in the buliding: | i think that Mr. Shaw sent ior Mr. Devoe, of the | firm of Devoe & Coddington, and | tola him to put beams into the diferenc’ stories in order to screngthen the walls; [had examined the walls | at the time and did not consider them unsafe for the moment; | thought they were sale enongn jor men to Work in the butlding; the workmen ac- cordingly went on with the work: I went to the pbuilding from time to time and gave the men airections how to put the beams in, ava when they were put in I was satisfied with the way in which the work had been done; I received no instruc- tions irom t RB; ni THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS | as to how the wails should be secured; the only | notice from the Department of Buildings which T[ | nave seen is the documen! marked No. 1; 1 did not | consider the walls dangerous at any time; thougut*vhey were safe up to the inoment they | fell; L do not think the frost injured tne wails | much; heat will crack & Wail so as to allow smoke — and fire to go through It; sometimes frost will | “raise” a wall—that 1s, spread it; from my exam. | ination I found no evideuce tat the trost had | penetrated the wall more than an men; after a | wail has oeen expanded by-heatit will be con- | tracted by coli; if the heat had cracked ihe wall | the cold would have closed the crevices; suil the wall would be injured by the experience; Teconstuered that the walls had been injured; I considered that tbe rear and a portion of the east wall should be taken down four stortes and the west Wall two stories, along Its entire length; a littie of the rear part of the west wall, below the two upper stories, shouid aiso be taken down to order Ubat the rear wall could be “tied” securely in the rebuilding; the remaining portions of the east wali, toward Sweeny’s Hotel, should be taken down two stories; one reason for taking down the rear and @ portion of the east wall tour present law relating to buildings; 1 was the archi- tect of the building when it was erected origin- SLX feet trom the floor | ot the alieyway or the church to the rool; they were ninety-two feet long; the east wall was out of line; I do not think the west wali was to a iine— If WAS OUT OF PLUMB} the beams, heing tasiened to the walls, I consid- ered sufficient to brace them; | have seen walls more outof plumb than these were, and I have haa diMleulty 1 pulling them down; fresn holes were cut in the walls to put in the beams that were meant to secure the walls DY temporary braces: tresh hoies we cut on the fourth story in Which to put the perma- nent beams; I do pot think that the tresh holes cut into the brick work lad abything to do with the failing of the Wallis; there Were some holes cut im that part of the west wall which tell; Tao not think the force used to cut the holes in the wails had any influence toward weakening thew ; if the braces from the upper beams to the umber holes atthe roof had been put in with force the «alls might have been weakened; I examined the work of securing and bracing aiter it had been done, and Was satisfied with 11: Lwas not ordered to take the walls down in the first place: I did nor have the west Wall pullea down, because it would nave | injured Sweeny’s Hotel and the other buildings I do not consider that it Would have been a proper | way to take the wall down; the building was | shored up before the work of rebuilding ag the rear was begun, and | considered THE “SHORING” WAS PROPERLY DONE} i did not consider that there was any immediate danger of the wall falling, yet | did not consider ita safe wall to build upon; T considered tt would be made, by the appliances! used, safe enough stories was because they are only twelve | inches thick, and [ wanted to butid | them up strong and comply with the | j until che masons bad finished their work; I was not restricted by Mr, Shaw in re gard to pulling the walls down on account of bis sear that his property in the bulid- ing would be jurther damaged; there was a charred roof beam running from east to west about twenty-four feet from the rear; there was aiso a chimney, forming a buttress, of about three feet wide, and [ considered the rear part of the batiding was secure: I consider that the upper part of the wali fell into our building, and shat the lower part was kicked out and fell upon the church: Ijudge so, as the coping stones were Jound in Mr. Shaw’s jot; the stone found in the allery of the church was the lintel ol the window; , think that tne wall fell on account of the hurricane which oscurred on the night of tne calamity: I do not know what more could have been done to secure the walls tnan I did ex~ cept to cut noles through the walls and to put braces up and down and through everything in the building; I would never wish to cnt holes through Wails, a8 1t weakens them very much, and the force of cutting them injures walls; braces mighe have been pnt from the roof of the cnureh to the wall, and they would have kept it from falling outward, but would not have pre- vented the wail from falling inward; 1 cannot say whether or not a toggle would have PREVENTED THE WALL FROM FALLING; the expansion and contraction of the rope most pe taken into consideration ; I think it mignthave | helped a littie to support the wall; the two upper stories were of tweive-inch wall considered from the notice of the Department of Buildings that the walls were deemed unut for building purpos I decided to make the walls from the filth to toe sixtn story, except on the east side, next to Sweeny’s Hotel, sixteen inches wide; [ | acted on my own judgment tn strengthening the walis; 1 consider I braced the walls safely and surely. aror—Ia tt customary for architects and build- ers to submit to the judgment of the Department of Buildings ? Mr. Snook—Yes, sir. The inquest was then adjourned until this morn- ing at ten o'clock. NEW YORK CITY. Thomas Lomers’ hand was crashed yesterday between two casks on pier 47 North River. He wos taken to Bellevue. J. S. Steiger, of Morristown, N. J., stopping at the Merchants’ Hotel. fell in Wall street vesterday and broke his leg. He was sent to tne nospital. There were some fifty cases yesterday of delin- quent policemen before Commissioners Matsell and Duryee, all of them involving trivial charges— namely, of intoxication and netng off post. None of them were of the least importance, Asecret meeting of the Executive Committee of the New York State Grange, Patrons of Hus- | bandry, was held at the International Hotel. Park | row, and received proposals from manufacturers | and others for supplies of agricultaral implements, | Rey. D. G. Gottheil will lecture belore the Young Men’s Association of the Congregation | Ahawath Chesed, at their rooms, corner Fiity- | fifth street and Lexington avenne, this evening, at | eigiit o'clock, Subject—“A Heorew Statesman of | the Sixteenth Century.” The semi-monthly reception of the Women’s Eénucational and Industrial Society will be given on Thursday ®vening, March 4, at etghr o'clock, at No. 47 East Tenth street. The entertainment will consist of music, reading and recitations. Alt working women are cordially invited, Yesterday morning a robbery was committed on the premises No. 403 Broome street, occupied by Choput & Lyett. stationers. The thieves got in through the ‘anlight and stole ten dozen gold pens and nolders and twenty dozen gold and rab- ber mounted pens, to the value of $400, At the meeting of the Alumnm Association, Rut- gers College, held 2d inst., the following omeers were elected for tne year:—President, Fannie L. vice President, August: Fountain; Treas- Hail urer, arlotte ( Corresponding Secretary, Sarah L. Post; Recording Segretary, Augusta Briggs. Colonel M. R. Delaney, “the black statesman of the South,’ candidate for Lieutenant Governor on the independent republican and conservative ticket to the last election of South Carolina, witl address the citizens of New York on the “Present Poitical [sages of thy Soatn,” at Irving Hail, te morrow (FriJay) evening. The third annual fancy dress ball and public ex- hibition of the gastronomical efforts of the French cooks who comprise the corporate body known as the Soriété Culinaire Cosmopolite will take place this evening at Irving Hall, Gaffre jurnishing choice music and the chefs of the principal pri- vate families Im the city the chefs-d’euvre of their very useinl art. Yesterday morning Mrs. Margaret Peters, a Ger- man wornan, sixty-six years of age, who lived at No, 627 West Fortietn street, during the absence of the male members of the family went to the stable to water some hoyses, when one of them kicked her on the head, crushing in her #kull and causing death aimost instantly, Coroner Croker was notified. Woman suffrage was discussed ina lively anden, tertaining manner las! evening at Cooper Union, before a smal! cudience, Dr. H. D. Sheppard advo- cating the change and Edward King speaking againstit. These kers were joliow beri sidea in five minut perches, someo’ them quite witty. But the ques- Jon was not deciden At twenty minutes to eight o’clock yesterday morning Klizabeth McEntee, aged twenty-eight, of No. 410 West Thorty-third street, and Catharine Donohue, aged twenty-seven, of Bighteenth stre woe int ‘cated, were knocked gown by horses of car 81, of the Sixth avenue line, while rossing at Six st very severe injuries, and were levoe Ho: pital. Th iriver, Kawa ey, ol No, 160 Kast Fourth street, was arres During the month of Peprnary the Prison Asso- ciation of New York has received applications for assistance froin 128 discharged convicts, Of these have been furnished with employment in the city and 12 in tue country: 22 have been sent to ther homes, 78 have veen provided With temporary board and $6 with loagings. Tools have been given to 5; dt have been alued with money, § jawilies have bees helped and 3 have been sent to hospi tals; 217 Visits have been made to prisoners; 29 have neen converted and aided ; 20 ca-es have been investigated, aud nearly 1,000 books aud magay I virst, Secona, | dered zines have b distrjbuted in the jails. Mr. W. A. Sheldon, at No, 19 Centre street, general agent, will receive all donations for the benefit of pris- oners, BROOKLYN. The tax receipts yesterday amounted to $5,579 60, There were 161 cases of contagious diseases for for the week ending February 27, of which num- ber 87 Were scarlatina, 52 diphtheria, 18 small- pox and 4 typhoid leve: Patrick Dougherty, residing at No, 349 Warren street, fell from the Iront platform of a De Kalb avenue car on which he was riding yesterday, and the wheels passing over bis right ‘oot crushed that member. Thedriver was arrested, During the month of February 15,872 persons were the recipients of orders for groceries in the Third and Fourth districts for the relief of the outdoor poor, In the Filth district 1,000 persons were relieved. The cost of coal dis- tributed was $3,087, Acommittee of property owners in the Eighth, Ninth and Twenty-second wards have been to Albany to urge the passage of @ bill relieving those wards from the assessment for the Improve- ment of Prospect Park and putting it oo the city, 'Yhey state that the prospects of the bill are favor- avle. The Kings county Board of Supervisors yes! day discussed a@ Dill, prepared by Supervisor Bergen ior introduction into the Legislature, which provides for the relief and support of the poor of the county. The bill provides that the amount raised annually tor this purpose shall not exceed $450,000, LONG ISLAND. A mass meeting of the citizens of Jamaica is called for this evening, to consider the question of the erection of a new public schvol building. ‘The Board of Education of School District No, 3, of Fiatiands (Carnarsee), have resolved upon the erection ofa new school building tm that village, afd have advertised jor plans and specificauons, Alittle son of Mr. C. Ritter, of East New York, was picking out the keruelof a nut with an awl aday or two ago, when the instrument slipped and penetrated one of his eyes, inflicting a paiutul wound and partially desiroying the sigut, The body of the negra cook, of the wrecked steamship Vicksburg, was recovered on Monday, having been washed ashore at a point about six miles to the eastward of where the vessel Tran on the bar, Coroner Hamill, of Babyion, held an inquest, and @ veidict was ren- in accordance with the facts. It is understood that Dr. Kissam, vamaica, with others of the uniortunate passengers of the Vicksburg, propose to iustitute a suit against the government for damages jor the loss o: their personal baggage and o:her property, the basis of the complaint being that the light at Fire Island woes not, or did not, on the nigot of the disaster, operate in the manner described on the coast charts, which State. that the light flashes once In a minute, whereas both Dr, Kissam and Captain Rudolph testity that it flashed once every twenty seconds, or three limes iu a minute, and it was for ibis reason mistaken lor Barnegat ligt. Dr, Kissam and bis family lost all their personal effects, mcluding some valuabie jewelry, barely escaping with the clotning they wore. STATEN ISLAND. of Joseph Stiner, of Stapleron, aged seventy-five, has agreed, belore Justice Kassner, to separate from his third wite, aged twenty, and, it is sala, he proposes to cross the ocean to get a fourth wile. ‘ Ann Mulligan, of Stapleton, on Tuesday became possessed with the tdea that she belonged to the “Mulligan Guards,” and became apparently insane overit. Ona plea of insanity her friends got Jus- tices Corbett and O’Brien to send her to the County Poorhouse, Ata meeting of the Trustees of the village of Edgewater last evening, @ committee consisting of Messrs. Bram, McNamee and Authiessel was appointed to go to Albany to urge the passage of the Edgewater Funding bill, which provides for raising $40,000, to be paid in eigut years—$5,000 10 each year. ‘The Port Richmond charter election took place yesterday, and resulted in the re-election of the old officers as tollows:—Trustees—Nicnolas Van Pelt, George W. Jewett, Garret P. Wright; Trea- surer—James B, Poliock; Assessors—Horatio Judd, James Tappen; Tax Collector—Alfred C. Decker, Port Richmond 1s the only village upon Staten I-land that is out of debt, and iv has been governed by the same officers since its organiza- tion, NEW JERSEY. ee Charles Neeb, a workman of the Tood & Rafferty Machine Works in Paterson, yesterday, had his eyes aimost burned out by a spatter of molten metal, A delegation of the fighting Freeholders have gone to Trenton to oppose Senator Abbett’s bill, which reduces toe number of Freenolders and lessens the opportunities jor fraua. The taxpayers of the Ninth wara of Jersey City having refused to pay the exorbitant asseasmens levied for the sewer by the Board of Public Works, Dave resolved to take the case inio the Supreme Court. The 400 mechapics at the Danforth Locomotive and Machine Works in Paterson, have been put on full time again. The establishment is being kept busy just now in the manufacture of small ma- ehinery ior Brazil Nicholas Kevitt, aged fourteen years, a resident of Linden street, Passaic, was caught in a belt in the Botting Spring Bieachery (where he worked) yesterday morning and instantly killed, the body being drawn througn an aperture eight inches square. Petitions are being poured into the Legislature in favor of the Jersey City Ship Canal. The latest 1s trom the Common Council, who represent that the constraction of this canal will cuntrioute largely to the development of the industrial inter- ests of the city. The Board of Aldermen of Jersey City have re- solved that the centre pier and abutments of the Washington street bridge be erected atthe ex- pense oi the city and paid ior by general taxation. Tois will consummate the iong desired connection of ine city proper with tue Central Railroad, Yesterday, at Bioomfleld, were arrested a gang of six young men, who are charged with breaking and entering a number of dwellings and stores in Bloomfield. It is said that during tne past two years tuls gang have realized by their various burglaries aiarge amount in money and general plunder, and have so far managed to elude sax picton. Tne Liquor Dealers’ Association of Hudson | county have at iast succeeded in bringing their grievances before the Legislature. A bill was in- troduced yesterday in the lower House to repeal the Commissioners of Jurors’ billand to restore the appointing power to the Sherif. The existing law wus passed in the interest o1 the Jersey City King and Was particularly bostile to the liquor dealers. The Triton Boat Ciab of Newark is taking the | jead in Passate aquatics. It has elected the fol- lowing oOMcers:—President, Alexander Eagles, | dr.; Vice President, James F. Edge; Secretary. Alexander P. Hoibrook; Treasurer, Wiliam F, Coulter; Chaplan, Freaerick E. Townley; William ©. Mye Lieu- and has provided itself thouse and other rowing Pai Toe funeral of the late George McLaughlin toox place yesterday afternoon, from his late residence, corner of Grove and Wayne streets, Jersey City. ‘Yhe pall-bearers were:—Herbert R. Clark, Henry M. Tra;hagen, E. W. Kingsiand, Neilson Corken- dall, A. W. Duryea, John Lamb, ex-Mayor O'Neil and Patrick Reilly. fhe services were conducted by the Rey, Mr. Van Cleef. The remains were in- terred in the New York Bay Cemetery. About ten o'clock on Tuesday night a man named Pairick Berkley, of Fail River, Mass., com- mitted suicide by jumping from a Delaware, 4 Railroad train near aged, WhO was iren, appeared to isasin, travelling with his wil be greatly under the influence of liquor, and had threatened several times to jump from (the train ana kill bimsell, until -at last he sudaenly jumped up and rushed out to carry into effect iis rasa promise. His wife tried to de- tain him, but he pushed her off, and aiter 4 sane quinary encounter with one of the brakemen suc- ceeded in jumping off. The train was stopped, nd Berkley’s maimed form was jilted upon the irs and conveyed to Hoboken, where death sub- sequently ensuad. A very importantecase has jast been decided against William J, Wienges and Jolin F, Cordes, two members of the Society tor the Prevention of Crueity to Animaia in Hoboken. They proceeded at midn Wt Lo the house of James Mcbride, on the Meadows, whir ¥ broke open, and drag wing (he eecupant of the house from bis bed, com- belied him, with the muzzie of a revolver pointed to his hew ) the police station, The sergeant ow “to indorse the outrage, ana re man, if prevext jor this ou Was progress, or the att Jnagment has be housebreakers in Bride intends Grand Jury ey Delleved a cock ight was in given against eaca sum of $100, Me- aiso to bring the case beore the This 18, perhaps, the most deliberate outrage perpetrated on aoy citizen during the bast year, the The Date of Opening and Closing the Exhi- bition Changed. Commissioners Appointed by China, Japan and the Sandwich Islands, The marvellous variety of the display at the Cen- tennial Exbjoition will certainly constitnte one of its chief attractions, There seems to be scarcely an object under the sun—patent medicines, em- pirical preparations, nostrums, &c., excepted, which are to be expressly excluded from the fair— which will not contribute to the kaleidoscopic pic- ture of all that the world’s progress in art, science, manufactures, &., has brought forth. Yesteraay @ gentieman applied for space to ex- hibit a certain wonderful machine for making bai rels, He said this machine made two barrels every minute, so that our brewers need not be at @ loss to find enough receptacles tor tne much be- loved beverage they manufacture. Paper bar- rels—another invention of the cute Yankee mind—will also be largely exhibited at Philadelphia, aud a good’ many are to be sent to the Chilian Exposition, the prospectus of which hos already appeared in the HERALD, SOMETHING FOR THE LADIES, American ladies will be giad to learn that there is a fair prospect of an unusually fine exhibition of laces at the Philadelphia fair. Information has been received from Europe that most of the large lace manufacturers in France and Bel- gium have . already applied for consider- able space to exhibit their laces. Some of these, it is understood, are being espe- cially manufactured for the occasion, in order to secure to the sender the first medal. America has always been so excellent a market for ex- pensive laces that the manufacturers in Europe will leave nothing undone to eclipse themselves in the exquisile beauty of their manufacture, Allu- sion has already been made in these columns to the exhibition of American silks, which promises to be unusually full, A silk manufacturer said yesterday to the writer that there would be a par- ticularly great variety in ladies’ scaris and silk handkerchiets, ‘dhousands of these,” he re- marked, “are made ere, while the public sup- pose that they are imported, And why ts this be- lief encouraged? Because people will not believe that the American fabric is as good as the im- ported one, and the Centennial Exposition will conviuce them of tneir error. Why, the majority of people will scarcely admit that &merica tur- nishes any o! the superior fabrics at all, and the fact 18 that the American manufacture of fine silks is ten times greater than people have any idea of.” A QUESTION OF CUSTOMS of consideradie importance to European exhib- itors has recently come up for discussion. 1t will be remembered that the tenth section of the, Treasury regulation governing the iree tmporta- tion of goods Jor the Exhibition, and published a few days ago in these columns, provides that ail articles may at any time be withdrawn from the Exhibition ior sale, on payment of the duties, An importer of laces has made the suggestive inquiry whetner, it only part of an fnvoice should be witudrawn for sale in this country, duty would have to be paid on the whole. In that case it would be necessary, in order to avoid paying such an exorbitaut amount to re-ex- port ana then to reimport the goods, dividing the invoice 80 as to pay only the duty on the lace thatis to be sold. General Goshorn, the Director General of the Exnibition, replied to this inquiry by a letter stating that he had no doubt part of the invoice could be withdrawn for sale without iucurring payment of the duty on the whole, as the secretary of the Treasury hia prom- ised to put the most liberal interpretation pos- sible upon all the regulations, AN IMPORTANT CHANGE in the date of the opening and of the close of the Exhiviuon has been made by resolution of the Centennial Executive Committee. 1t will be re- membered that the original day of opening was October 19, 1876, the time during which the Jair shouid remain open having been fixed at six months. The length of tmis period has not been changed; the Exposition will still be open for SLX Months, but instead o! opening on the 19tn of April it will begin on the 10th of May 1876 and close on the 10tn of November 1876, The financial agent, when asked as to the reasons jor this important change, said quite @ number of considerations entered into the discussion which resalted in the adoption o/ the’ resolution, but the main arga- mentin favor of the change Was the proverviel capriciousness of the American April, It would, ol course, be very important for the success of the undertaking to celebrate tre opening on a fine clear day, and Who would trust to April, that most variable of months? The ‘month of May, to be sure, 1s fickle enougn, but it gives better promise of fair weather thun gusty, rainy April, and hence the change THREE COUNTRIES, whose representation at the Poiladelphia fair will contribute inno small degree to its success, have appointed their commissioners, The financial agent in this city said, yesterday, that Japan, China and the Sandwich isiands had taken this import- ant step, which makes it certain that their parit- cipation im the celeoration wiil be worthy of the occasion, The names of the commissioners, he said, had not yet been communicated to his office, but there was no doubt that they were prominent men, well fitted for their duties, As fur as the panawich Isiands are conce:ned King Kalakaua ‘as left this country with such a grateful remem- vrance of the good dinuers and delicate wines he bas enjoyea here that he wiil, undoubtedly, use his best efforts to see the chuice products of his little realm well representea. Japan has alreauy done more than our own government in having appropriated $200,000 for the transportation of goods and other necessary expenses, and China promises now to take hold of the matter with equal earnesiness of purpose. Wuat a curious sight it will be tosee the Americanized Coinamen of the Pacific siope in the Chinese Department of the Exhibition examining the old familiar remints- censes of their home-liie of long, tong ago! THE GREAT ‘ CHILIAN FAIR. Feb, 27, 1875, To THs EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— S1e—Your article of the 23d inst. and my letter of the 19th baving attracted much attention to the subject of the forthcoming International Ex- | postzion of Chili, as the many inquiries trom our people daily attest, I presume upon your care for the public wish, and herewlin furaish you with items of information generally desired, First, this tairis the second international one | the Repupiic of Chil has instituted, the first one | having been held m 1869, ‘That one was hardly | States, and the result was @ most miserable exhibition of our products. Another result, very much against our interests, nas been that the countries which were then well rep- resented have since enjoyed a very large and lucrative trade in the prominent arti- cles exbibited, as, for example, implements, in which we excel, undouotedly, all other nations. But our implements were not there, The Chillan people are too intelligent not to understand that very vay of their wants may | be better, and more advantageously supplied from the United States than from any part of Europe. ‘They have, therefore, taken unusual patos at this time to invite and to encourage us, and have mage | the United States an especial exception tn the extension of the time during which applications for space will be aumitted, to the ist ol April, 1575. To all the world Chil offers either as a govern- ment, or througa the enterprise and patriousm of her citizens, iree transportation of every thing going to the’ fair, from Panama to Sanviago, the capital of the country, and place o. exhibition, First, among all of these concessions, 1s that of t ompaiia Sut Americana de Vapores,” & Chillan steamship line between Panama and Vai- paraiso, Which carries everything Jor the Exposi+ tion, Irom (ue lormer to the latter port, a distance of about 3,000 miles, iree of all charge, and thence the governinent ‘ake them on tis railroad 40 the | exuibition, also free of charge. pessions of the Panama Railroad and Pas cific Mail Sieanship companies any exhibitor can senv one package Weighing 2,000 pounds or meas- uring twenty cubte feet irom New York to the ship sides of (he Chilean steamers above mentioned for $3 25, inciuding lighterage at Panama. Should he desiré to send heavier or larger packages they will be credited the above amount or measure- Ment, a8 the case may be, and only charged for (he excess. Any umber of additional pa es he may desire to send will be carried to Panama at about $17 per ton of 2,000 pounds or forty cane feet me All expenses end With the lbterage to the ship sides in Panama, $1 25 per ton Of 2,000 pounds or lorty cubic tees measure- men Yollowing the jead of the Chiltan Steamship line above named the Panama {tailroad ond Paciic Mail companies bave reduced their rates to per sons going to the Exposition, either as exbivitors ov visttora, thirty-five percent; so that excursion tickets to Valparaiso and pack—about 10,000 miles, and sixty days of diversified ocean, land and quict, picturesque coast sailing-—may be had 1Or*$550. d. Notm be more u x in the way of sea voyages can along the entertaining and deughtiul than on coast of the Soath Pacific. “One other item will about cover questions Lam asked, The expenses Of living off the steamers, In fhe principal cities of the coast, are about the same as im out own, you arrive at Santiago, There, in ordinary . umes, they are less; VUL as It 1s provavie that tue April 19, 1876, and the close was to take place | | brought to the notice of the people of tne United | agricultural | | A. M.; Constitution Coapter, No, 230, R. A. M great influx of strangers during the fair will raise Prices, it will be safe to caiculate expenses there as great as now in New York. I enclose vou a circular, from which you mi think it worth while to publish some extract: 30 & sample of the bilis of lading which are to be used under these concessions. Articles shipped under these bills are not charged commercial rates and are not disturbed by custom house officers, but car- ried directly to the place of exhivition, Ship- ments to this exposition may also be made at very low rates via Cape torn, and should, if sent that way, leave here not iater than April. [i sent by tne Isthmus, they may be deferred till July, al- Ways‘counting forty to forty-five days for the voy- age, though thev may go througn in thirty days. Shipments for this fair commenced’ by the steamer which left thig port for Aspinwall on the 16th inst, ‘The character of that shipment 13 worthy of spectal remark, It consisted of about thirteen tous of shafting from the machine works ot Sellers, Philadelpma. chit knew of the high tribute paid to this manulacturer at Vienna, and ordered this amount of shaiting for the machinery department oi the Exposition, it will therelore be exhibited at the same time that it moves ma- chinery trom all parts of the world. cident illustrative of the Chiltan character not 80 well known in this conntry as it ought to be— always seeking and obtaining the best if possible. it also gives us an idea of what we may expect from a fine exhibition of our products at this lair, Indeed the Secretary ot the General Directory of the Exposiuon writes from Santiago that “every- thing from the United States will be a sample irom which numerous orders will be sent; 80 remember that we desire and especially need such things as wil: aid us in pushing forward our moral and our material improvements rather than articles of mere luxury.’? STEPHEN ROGERS, Consul and President of Commission. MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. ENGAGED. WoLrr—Go.psTeIn.—Mr. Lous WOLFF to Miss LANNIE GOLDSTEIN, both of this city. No cards. STERN—GOLDSTEIN.—Mr, EMANUEL STERN to Miss CELIA GOLDSTEIN, both of this city. No cards, MARRIED. PFRIEND—DE GRay.—On February 25, at the residence of the bride’s parents, by the Rev. W. McAllister, CHaRLES PFRIEND to EMMA F, DE GRAY. Philadelphia papers please copy. DIED. ALLEN.—On Tuesday, March 2, Mary E, WIL- LIAMS, daughter of Mary J. and the late George N. Williams, ana wile of Nenemian H, Allen. Relatives and triends are respectfully invited to attend the !uneral, from her late residence, No, 6 South Oxford strevt, Brooklyn, on Friday, tne 5th inst., at hall-past two P. M. ALEXANDER.—On Wednesday morning, March 3, of pneumonia, ANDREW T. ALEXANDER, aged 32 ears. sf His trlends and those of his uncle, Mr. John Fox, and Mr, Thomas McManns, are respectiully in- vited to attend the funeral, from St. Stephen's chareh, Twenty-eighto street, on Thursday, the 4th st., at hal!-past ten A. M, BEDWELL.—On Wednesday, March 3, CLEMENTINE, twin daughter of Joha and Margeret Bedwell, aged 1 year and 2 months. ‘rhe relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral services, at the resi- dence of ner parents, 430 West Thirty-first street, at one o’clock, on Friday, March 5. BENRIMO.—On Monday, March 1, DANrEL BEn- RiMo, runeral from his late residence, No. 136 West Forty-second street, this (Thursday) morning, at ten o'clock, BowEN.—On Tuesday, March 20, JOHN NELSON BOWEN, suddenly, of peraiale of the heart, aged 65 years, § months and 26 days. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are re- Spectfully Invited to attend the funeral, from his lave residence, 752 Greenwich street, on Thursday, March 4, at one o'clock, CARTER.—VIOLa OC. CARTER, infant daughter of the late W. H. Carter and Nellie Carter, aged 1 year. Funeral from the residence of Mr. Alexander Fraser, No. 241 East Thirty-lourth street, this day (Thursday), March 4, at one o’clock P. M. CLENDENIN.—At Roselle, N. J., on Tu ing, March 2, of diphtheria, LOTTIE CAMPBELL, eld- est daughter of William and Alice Clendenin, aged 11 years and 3 montns, Relatives and triends of the family. are respect- fully mvited to attend the funeral services, at the residence of her parents, Roselle. this (Thursday) afternoon, at hall-past two o'clock. Train via Cen- tral Railroad of New Jersey, from foot of Liberty Street, at 12:40 o’cloc! Washington (D. U.) and Helena (Montana) pa- pers piease copy. Cooney.— In Brooklyn, on Wednesday March 3, AGNES, daughter of J. F. and Annie Cooney, of scarlet fever, aged 2 years and 1 month. Funeral to take place at the residence of the arents, No. 645 DeKalb avenue, Brooklyn, on Tiday, at cwo o'clock. CoorEk. —On Tnesday, March 2, JOSEPH CooPsR, in the 80th year of h.s age. Funeral on Friday, at eleven o'clock, at his late residence, No, 4 Jane street, CUMMINS.—At Tarrytown, N. Y., on Tuesday, March 2, PeTteR P. CUMMINS, fo the 51st year of bis age. Relatives and friends are respectfally invited to attend the funeral, on Friday, March 5, at two o'clock, from bis late residen Main Street, Tar- rytown. j tpwarps.-In Brooklyp, March 1, 1875, Mrs. Euiza Epwarps, wife of the late John Edwards, aged 60 years. ‘The friends and acquaintances of the family are Fesvectiully invited to attend her funeral, this (Thursday) afternoon, at two o’ciock, from 314 Court street, Brooklyn, L. I. ENRIGHT.—On Monday, March 1, BEssIz, only daughter of R. C. and Annie M. Enright, and grand- daughter of the late Michael Murray, aged 6 years and 7 months. Funeral will take place from the residence of her mother, 240 De Kalo avenue, Brooklyn, on Thursday, March 4, at two P. M. FLANAGAN.—MTrs, ELIZA FLANAGAN, aged 80 years Her funeral will take place on Friday, at two o’clock, !rom No. 169 Mulberry street. Foster.—On Tuesday morning, March 2, WiL- LIAM RosseLi Fosrer, in tue 80tn year of Tis age, The rejavives and jriends are respectiully invited to attend his tuneral, this (Thursday) morning, at half-past ten o’cleck, from the churea of the Rey. | Dr, Hattog, Washington square, Gavir.—In this city, on Monday, Mareh 1, DANIEL E. Gavit, aged 55 years, Relatives and Irieuds of the deceased are invited to attend the funeral services, at the residence of his brother-in-law, Frank H. Norton, No. 146 East Seventeenth street. on Thursday, March 4, at twelve o'clock, The remains will be taken to Woodlawn for interment. GRabDY.—On Wednesday, March 3, Joun Grapy, aged 38 years, jrom the parish of Kilmacdugh, county Galway, Ireiand. Funeral to take place irom 484 Second avenue, on Thursday, March 4, al two o'clock. Happy, —On the 2d infst., of pneumonia, GEORGE D. HAPPY, in the 56th year of his age. The relatives and friends of the tamily. Memovers of Constitution Lodge, No, |, F, and Union Counct!, No, 2. R. and 8. M., and Palestine Commandery, No. 18, K. T., are respectiul!y invited to attend the funeral ceremonies, at the Masonic Temple, on Friday, the 5tb inst, at Nail-past ten | o'clock A. M, COMPANIONS OF CONSTITUTION CHAPTER, No. 230, R. A. M.—You are herepy summoned to meet at the Masonic Temple, on Friday, the Sth inst.. at ten o’clock A. M., to attend the funeral obsequiea of our late companion, George D. Happy. W. J. PLERCEY, H. P. H. C. PARKE, Secretary. Sin KNIGHTS OF PALESTINE COMMANDERY, No. 18, K. T.—You are hereby summoned to meet at our asylum, on Friday, the 5th tnst., at ten o'clock A, M,, to aitend the funeral obsequies of our late Sir Knight, George D). Happy. By order ot . THORNE, Em. Com. CONSTITUTION LopGE, No. 241, F. AND A, M.— BRETHREN—You are hereby summoned to atiend an emergent communication at our rooms, Ma- sonic Temple, on Friday, Match 5, at haif-ast nine A.M. sharp, for the purpose ol attending the inneral of our late brother, George Db. Happy. Members of sister lodges, also Constitution Chap- | F ter, No. 240, Rt. A. M., are invited to unite with us, by order o! the Master, A. EDWARD TAYLOR, Secretary. HEeNpeRSON.—In Brooklyn, on March 2 ELiza, | Widow of John Henderson, in the 81st year of her | age, Panera services on Thursday alternoon, at four o'clock, irom the resideuce of her son, P. 8. Hen- derson, 573 Washington avenue, Brooklyn. Hixon.—On Tuesday, March 2, 1875, UATHARINE M., wife oj James b. [ixon, and daughter of Oliver Holden, Esq. Funeral services at St. Ann’s church, Eighteenth street, near Filth avenue, on Thursday, March 4, atone P.M, Relatives and iriends are respect- Jully invited, Horrex.—On Tuesday, March 2, after a short ill- ness, ABRAHAM I. Hoprer, in the 46th year of bis age. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the tuneral, trom his late residence, eorner lszd street and Third avenue, liariem, N. Y., on Friday, Mareh 6, at one o'clock P. M., to Woodlawn Cemetery for interment. horrek.—On Tuesday, March 2, ABRATAM J. Horvenr, aged 46, ielatives and friends and members of Harlem Lodge, No. 457, F. and A. M.j sylvan Chapter, No. ALM. and Constantine Commandery,’ No. 48, Ko 1., are lnvited to attend the imneral, from his ate rr corner of heh avenue and IBIst street, SUMMONS, lem Loage, No. 457, . and A. M,, are hereby Summoned to meet at the Jodge room an friday next, ae noon Iseiy, £0 attend the funeral of our late brother, Abraham J. Hopper. FRED, A. PHILLIPS, Master. SYLYAN Onarren, No. 188, R. A. M.—COMPAN- JONS-- You are hereby requested to unite with Harlem Lodge, No. 457, F, and A, M, on Friday, Mare 1 tweive o'clor M., jor the pnrpose of attending the faneral of our late ce mpanion, Abraham J, Songer, vices at one o'clock P. at his late residence, Kignth avenue and Isist street, By order JOHN D. THEES, H. P. CHARLES P. Perron, Seeretary. CONSTANTINE COMMANDERY, NO, 48, K, T.—Sin | Ksieirs—You are hereby requested to unite with Hark Lodge, No, 457, F. and A. M., on Friday, 3 5, 1875, at twelve o’clock M., for the purpose of attending tne funeral of our late companton, Sir Knight Abraham J, Hopper, ‘This is an ine | pine tr Pet t atree order avenue and 131st street. . GEORGE W. WALGROVE, E. C. CHARLES P. Prince, Recorder. HYNDMAN.—On Tuesday, March 2, alter @ short and severe iliness, GEORGE ARTHUR, Only child of frinee and Elizabeth Hyndman, aged 3 years and “ys, Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, Thursday, Marcn 4, at one P, M., from the resmtence of David Jaques, Charles street, Jersey City Heights. Jones.—On Tuesday afternoon, March 2, after @ short illness, CHARLOTTE, wife of Richard Jones and daughter of Mrs, Phebe Van Beuren, Faneral services from the Church of the Memo- rial, Waverley place and Eleventh street, on Frt- day, 5ta tust., at eleven o'clock A, M, Kayskr,—On Tuesday, March 2, ELIZABETH Kaye SER, wife of Henry Kayser, in the 27th year of per age. a Relatives and friends of the family are respect. fully invited to attend the (funeral, from her late | residence, 197 Graham avenue, Brooklyn, E. D., om Friday, at balf-past seven o’clock A. M. Keuty.—At New Orleans, February 26, MAR one M. KELLY, daughter of the late James elly. The funeral will take place from the residence ot her mother, 613 East Ninth street, this day (Thursday), March 4; thence to the Church of St. Bridget, Eighth street and avenue B, where 4 solemn requiem mass will be sung for the repose other soul, at half-past nine o'clock A.M, The relatives and frienas are invited to attend, KINGPport.—Suddenly, in Halifax, Penn, on Saturday, February 27, of diphtherla, Mary E, daughter of David and Delia Kingport, of New York city, aged 7 years, 6 mon'hs and three daya Sweet, lovely child, she’s gone to rest God called ber home, He thought 1¢ best. Lamp.—At Whitestone, L. L, GEoRGE C. LAMB, in the 73d year o! his age. The Iriends of the family are respectfully invited toattena the funeral, on Saturday, at half past two v’clock, trom his late residence in Whitestone, Carriages will be in waiting on the arrival of thi cubearhneee minutes past one train from Hunter’s ‘o1n Le Furcy.—At Yonkers, March 2, ELIZABETH, wile of the Jate John Le Furgy, in the 78th year o er age. ‘rhe relatives and friends are invited to attend the iuneral, on Friday, 5th inst., at her iate rest dence, on Linden street, at balfpast ten in the morning, and Doob’s terry, at the Presbyterian church, at twelve o'clock. Ti ains leave Tbirtieth street depot at 8:25 and Grand Central at 9:10, Carriages waiting at depot in Yonkers, Lusk.—In this city, March 3, alter @ short ill. ness, Mrs. ELIZABETH F, LUSK. Relatives and friends are mvited to attend the funeral services, ut her sou’s residence, No. 47 East Thirty-iourta street, on Thursday, March 4 ateleven o'clock A. M. The body wid be taken ta Norwich, Conn,, for burial. MCKENNEY.—On Wednesday, March 3, ELLEN, eldest daughter of James and Annie McKenney, aged 5 years, 1 month and 18 Gays. Kelatives and friends of the family are respect. fully invited to attend the ‘uneral, from the rest- dence of her parents, No. 624 Euhth avenue, on Friday, at eignt o'clock A.M. Her remains will be interred in Mount Maria Cemetery, Pailadel- phia, Philadelphia papers please copy. MCNAMEE.—On Monday night, March 1, @ Brignt’s disease, CATUARINE, beloved wite of Joh W. McNamee and daughter of the late Owen Ma den, aged 39 years. . the relatives and friends of the family are in vited to attend the funeral, on Tnursday, March 4, at one o’clock, from 426 East Ninth street, Paterson papers please copy. O’BRrEN.—At Kutherfard Park, on March @ Marky, wile of James O’Brien and daughter of Mra, Kane, of New York. . Funeral irom Chambers street ferry, on Thurs day, at one o’ciock. PALMER.—At Westchester, on Wednesday, March 3, Fanny S.. the wife of Wiliam Palmer, aged 52 years aud 10 months, The relatives and Iriends of the family are ree spectiully invited to attend the funeral, at St Peee church, on Friday, March 5, at two o’cleck PrreTo.—On Tuesday, March 2, of pneamontia, PEDRO A. PRIETO, 01 Puerto Principe, Cuoa, son-in- law of the late Stephen B. Tompkins, . Funeral services on Thursday, 4th inst., at nine A. M., from 209 East Thirty-first street. Rick.—On Tuesday, March 2, Kary, wife of Patrick Rice and daughter of Hugh and Mary Martin, 4 nauve of Cooteniil, in County Cavan, Irelana The relatives and friends of tne family are re spectiully invited to attend the funeral on Thure day, March 4, from the residence of her luther, corner 122d street and Second avenue, Harlem, at two o'clock precisely, ROSENTHAL.—On ‘Tuesday, March 2, CLARENC! HOWARD, youngest child of Richard S. and Eila W, Rosenthal, aged § months and 15 days, Funeral on Thursday, March 4, at eleven o’ctock A. M., from 344 West Fourteenth street. ROSENSTEEL.—On Tuesday morning, March % 1875, HELEN, beloved wile or Emanuel Rosensteel, Esq., aged 55 years, 11 months, and 15 days. Funerai will take place Thursday, March 4, 1875, at ten A.M, irom her late residence, 257 West Relatives, iriends, mem. Thirty-seventh street. bers of tne Temple Beth Ei and members of the me ucenpes Lodge are respectiully invited to ate tend. ‘The members of Temple Beth El are requested to attend the funeral of Mrs. Lielen Rosensteel, trom her late residence, No. 257 West Thirty. seventh street this (Thursday) morning, at ten o’ciock, By order of the President. ©. N. JOSEPHSON, Secretary. Soorr.—At Freeport, L. |., March 2 Lizzim, youngest child of Andrew J. and Mary E. Scott. Too good for here. Remains will be interred at Uraage, N. J. Notice of funeral hereafter. SICKELS.—In Richmond, Va., Tuesday. March Henry, second son of Jonn B. and the late Marga: Tet M. Sickel Notice of ‘uneral hereafter. SHULTIS.—Un Baoan March 2, 1875, Ipa BELLy SHuLtis, only chilaof H. D. and Mary J. Shultis, aged 6 years. Relatives and friends of the family, aiso those of her grana-motner, Catharine Terhune, are invited to attend the funeral services, from the residence ol ber parents, at Jamaica, L. L, on Thursda: t two o'clock. Trains leave Hunter's Point at 11:35, and Kast New York at 12 0’ciock, Remains will be interred at Hackensack, N, J, SINCLAIR.—On Weanesday, March 3, JOHN ALONZO SINCLAIR, aged 18 years, 9 montns and 3 days. A requiem nigh mass will be celebrated at the cl free ol St. James, on Iriday March 6, at nine o'clock. The relatives and friends of the family are re spectiuily Invited to attend the funeral, also the members and friends o! the George Liltott Associa- tion, from the residence of his mother, 280 Front el, New York, at one o’c.ock P.M, ‘On the 2d inst., FitaNces B., wife of G, N, aged 63 years, ne relatives and iriends of the family are re spectiuily invited to attend the funeral, irom her late residence, No. 350 West Fiity-filth street, thia (thursday) alternoon, at Nali-past one o’clock, without further invitation. Her remains will be taken to Greenwood, Swanton.—in Brooklyn, on Tuesday, March 2, EDWIN SWANTON, aged 68 years. The relatives and friends of tne family, also the members of Atfuntie Lodge, } 50, 1.0. O. Fay Bethiehem Encampment No. 10 and Angio-s | Lodge #. A. M., are respectiully invited to attend | his Tuneral, trom the Chu of Our Father, Cler+ mont avenue, near Atlantic avenue, Brooklyn, om Thursday, March 4, at two o’el 1, O. 0. Lodges of the o | tending the funeral of the late Edward | PG. and P. G. MM. unite with Atianiic Louge, LO. 0. #., at 444 | Fulton street, Brooklyn, on Thursday, 4.n inst, at | haitpast nyalye: S der desirous of ate Swanton, ., are respectiully invited to J. D. LONG, Secretary ‘THorr.—On Tuesday, March 2, after a short tlk ness, CATHARINE O’BKIEN, wile of Patrick Thorp, ol the parish of Tuberclare, county Westmeath, Jreland, aged 75 years, 6 months and two days. The luneral will take piece irom her late rest. dence, No. 742 Seventh avenue, on Thursday, Maren 4, and theice vo the Church ef the Holy Cross, Where a solewin /equiem mass Jor the repose 01 her soul Will take place at hali-past nme A. M. The rejatives and trienus are. respectiully invited to attend. ‘TRESCH.—On Monday, March 1, Eniza TRESCH, | aged 5 years, 10 months and 10 days. 4 if ag te Thursday, the 4to mat. at one o'clock , Irom the resideace of the parents, No. 4085 | | West Fiftierh street. | _ Tuck.—On Tuesday, Maren 2, Sv | Samuet B. Tuck. ‘The funeral services at her late residence, No. 243 Hooper str Brookiyn, E. D., on Friday, March 5,,at one o'clock P. M. VAKIAN.—Suddenly, March 2, ANDREW I. VARIAN, | in nis 53d year. Relaviv na friends are invited to attend the funeral, at 166 Willougoby street, Brooklyn, Friday, Maren 4, at nalf-past one P.M. VALTER, —On Tuesday, March 2, LEONIE, young» gater of Anatole and Joseppine Walter, nds are respectially mvtied to attend the funeral, from sil Sackelt street, near Court, Brookiyn, at half-past two P. M., on Thursday, tue 4th inst. Wakp.—On Toesday, March 2, alter a short Il ness, MAY A\BETH, eldest daughter of William Ki. and Margaret Ward, Friends are invited to attend the funeral | Vices, at the Chareu of Holy innocents, Willow and Sixth streets, Hoboken, Thursday, 4th inst. at (Wo o'clock 1 M. Weaven.—On Monday, Mareh 1, ALONZO WRAY son of the late David and Mary BE. Weaver, ageu 28 years. Te relatives members N N M., wife of sere ana friends of of Company ©, Seventy Y., and memopers of M., are respe » from th 1. Towl i D., on Taarsday, M © COMPANY, SEVENT N, G. 8,.N, Y., N | SPECIAL COMPANY. OnDER No, the family, alse ninth regiment, eistor Council, tially mvited To at § OF His brothe street, Brooklyn, t two o'clock P.M. \ ) his command Will assemble at the armory, in Twenty-tiird street, on Thursday, the 4th inst, at hall-past eleven A, M, sharp, 1 !uil dress uatio crape om leit arm, to attend tue funeral of Alouzo Weaver, it is urgently requested that the promptly ou time, By order ot Captain ALONZO DUTCH. E. DIXON, Ju tuis city, Maren 2, Laura BW ord. M. Wiour and daughter of th Chauncey T. Booth, aged 27 years wud 6 months. Funeral will take pl atthe residence ot Mr ronigal, Sl Bust Ninth street, on Saturday aU eleven o'clock. ‘ihe Fematns wil bs vaken to Greenwood jor interment. Friends of J the family are respectiWily invited to atiend, members will be Orderly Sergeant A. | Winer BUR, Wht