The New York Herald Newspaper, March 6, 1875, Page 8

8 THE COURTS. The Park Theatre Morigage---A The- atrical Tripartite Alliance. THE ADAMS EXPRESS ROBBERY. Conviction of Daniel Hawry--- Sentence Deferred THE BOUCICAULI-HARL CONTROVERSY. | Prosecution for Violation of the Game Laws. The appeal from the order changing the title of the civil suit against Wiltam M. Tweed, making the city plamtiM instead of che Board of 3u visors, has Leen set down for argument on Tues- day next in the Supreme Court, General Term, Neison J. Waterbury served yesterday Messrs. Wingate & Cullen, the attorneys for John Keily in the libel suit arising out of the late Mayor Havemeyer’s lotters and Water) 3 despaten to the Syracuse Convention, a notice of appeal from tne order of Judge Donohue s ng out portions Of his answer, His sureties upon the appeal are James and Jon C, Havemeyer, the sons of the late Mayor. This takes the case to the Superior Court, General Term. On the motion for a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence, with a view lo set aside the verdict of $26,000 receutly obtained by Miss Josie Manficld against Mra. Lucy D. tisk in the suit brought on two promissory notes given by the late Colonel Jaines Fax, Jr., to Misa Mans- field, the Supreme Court has ordered a reteree to take the testimony of Thomas G,. Shearman, re- nowned us the clerk of the Plymouth church. Abraham Gardner, aclerk in the Post Office, Was brought before Umted States Commissioner Shields, ¥ jay, Charged wita embezzling two tetters coutaming $7. addressed to the United States Publishing Company. The letters were found oa his person by Special Agent SI He was held in $600 ball to await the action of | the Grand Jury, having waived an examinaticn. Edward K. Winship, who for a long time has been confined in Ludlow Street Jatl on various | orders of arrest, inciud.ug one of contempt of court, for non-payment of alimony and counsel fees, was yesterday discnarged by order of Jnage Lawrence, of the Suprema Cou The discharge was on the ground of discontinuance on the part of his wife of the divorce suit; and the presump- Won that having beeu declared a bankrupt in insol- vency prozeed:ngs, ne was unable to comply with Al- the order as to wlimooy and counsel lees, though ex-Judge George M. Curtis had offer turn over his co upport of their child, ought the proceedings on Professional pr and aversion to being robbed of his Juége Lawrence inu- mated (hat is presen? order was nota bar to any Yarther action tha: Judge Curtis Might Bee ft ta take ia the premires. THE PARK THEATRE MORTGAGE. The emt brought by George W. Riggs & Vo., tue Well snown bankers of Washington, to foreclose a mortgag? for $20,090 on the Park Phearre, given by James Porse!l, tts owner, the paruculars of wiueh have been published im the Hetap, came to trial yesterday betore Judge Van Brunt, holding Supreme Couri—Special Term. Mr. Dion lees, Bouricaut orig executed the mortgage, and with view to being a guar for its payment w by him ass & Co, tripartite agr oe between Mr. Bouc:cauilt, Mr. and Mr. \illiam Stuart, the lessee of the Parseli theatre, tn Which it Was provided that the rent to be patd by Stuart shonld be deposited with Riggs & Co., 10 apply on the reat, and that also acerucd rent should, whether paid or not, so ap- pir, Oa t part Mr. Pursell it was claimed that, under the agreement reierred to, the entire mortgage to have been paid oi by such rents, the lease covering an amount suf ficient for that purjose, and that the remedy of Riggs & (0. is to collect from Mr. Stuart suiicient Of suca rents to saasiy the mortgage and not by @suit of joreciosure against Mr. Pursell. giatemeut ist the reasou Mr. Stuart omitied to pay the the faiiure tocomplote the theatie at he ria and if accord. dance with the condifions specified inthe lease. lt Was Claimed on the olner hand that Mr. Riggs alone Was int: in taking the original as- signment of (he mortgage; that he never heard of the alleged tr e agreement, aud that if notice ever had peen given him oft, Mr. Purseli, when the mortgage was assigned, executea a covenant that tiere were $20,000 due on tne mortgage; toat he held no offset or detence there- to, aud that piaintit Was entitled to iuil paymeut thereo' at Maturity, Upou (nis agreement aud the fact whether its existence and terms were brought to (he knowledge of Mr. Riggs at the time | ofthe assignment of the mortgage to mim the whoie case turned. General Arthuy represented the plainuffand Mr. Henry Arnoux the deiend- H of Fe Mr. Pursell Was the first witmess calied. He testified that he kuew Mr, stuart some two years; tbat in April, 1575, he met Mr. John Elliott, Mr, ‘uart, Mr. Boncicault and a Mr. Kiggs (not G. W. igs), at the office of Riggs & Co., In Wall ttreet, nd that a conversation took plac two the effect that the rents to ove paid | were to be paid into the = hands of Riggs & Co.: It was stated that il Boucicault houl iake $5,000 of the mortgage Riggs & Co. ‘Ould fee} more interest inthe matter; Mr.An- | rected to draw the assignment mortgage, inquired who was to pay him, @nd 16 was repiied tuart would do 80, and aiterward did pay $152; accordingly on the otn of May following a |¢ase was duly executed to Stuart 1B pursuance of the above agreement; on tne day last mentioned he met ra, Stuart, Boucicauli, Richard O'Gorman, ott and one Of the Riggs t Geperal Arthu omce; the agreement in relation to payment of rent was 3 the executed tuere, in connection with the other pi pers; the witue-s Identined the assigument ot Tents as a cojlaterai security; Mr. Stuart, on the Bist of March, 1874, obtained possession of the theatre under bis lease; Geueral Artnur gave wt for $19,000 on tie same day, retam- ing $1,000 of the amount until certain assessments Were paid; the Witness, together with his coun. gel, tuen took the lease, the tripartite agreement between Stuart and rhe Witness and the ackuowl- edgment of Mr. Arthur sor $1,000. Gn lis cross examination Mr, Pursell sald that the tripartite agreement! Was the only paper wit nessed by Mr. Kichard O'Gorman; he could not sed only that paper; ian's office on that nor lad he been there for a year afverward; he had not met Mr. G. W. Kiggs until be saw him in the court; it Was agreea with Mr. Kiltott that the rent irom Mr. Sto@ 1 be paid to Rigas & Co. until the amo tre bond should be covered. Wiillam fMenry Arnoux, coansel for Mr. Pursell, then testined tat he Was present at the time of say why Mr. U'doriian wit he had not been in Mr. O ne of the interview on tie Grit of May, aod that tae Various papers—namely, the lease, the bond and mortgage, the assignment jrom Koncicault to Higgs, ‘he triparlite agreement and assignment oi Tents—were (hen submitted; Me. O'Gorman bad (he tripartite agreement in lis possession and Called (he atrenution of Mr. Aothon to tt gianeed at it and suid it was all rignt; [bat paper Was signed by Boucioauit, stoart and Purseil, ‘there was produced in court am original dra(t of the (ripariite agreement. in it Was found @ clause that the rents paid snould be credited on the vond, while In the agreement as executed Is a Clause thut the amount of rent be credited whether paid or not. Mr. Arnoux, continuing, said that thia adaition was made at bis suggestion, He conid net say whether Mr. Anthon’s attention Was calied partic riy to this addition, Mr. Anthon did not read it. Mr, Jono Filtott testif i that he isa member of the firin o! Riggs & Co., aud that at tne date named the firm consisted George W. Rigga, W. Auch. Yeon, Whitmore C. Vaeter and himseil; ar the in- terview reforred to Joseph W. Riggs, Boucicanl Stuart, Purgell, himeeif aud otners were present he told (he parties that Mr. Niggs was willing to loan the money, but Mr. Bogcicaalt must guaran- tee the mortzage; Mr, Stuart s#it that, as boul was \0 mortgage, be would etohave the rents sited with Rigga, sod © apply on the mortgage, and he assented; never saw tripartite agreet until after ‘he marur and never had aoy imtimats is were Lo ve applied on te $ man would made (he joan on such a condition; Mr. Purseli’s couusel came to tim and showed him the agrcement; tren he demed ever having seen any sfteh paper, and he never haa; they theo sata to wim (iat hey had come to ask him to do what they supposed le woud re use, toaccept on Staart the r rent in salisiaction of 1 mortgage; be veplied at ov they @id gov expe (tim to do what (uby asked they on | rhe | must sup M he wouid retuse, ana ne uia_ refuse. Stuart testifled that the tripartite pereem it made between Mr. Boucicault, Mr. ‘arsell and himself wasamaticr between them- selyes alone; that it was executed at the oMce of Mr, O’Groman, after the other matters had been disposed of and the matter closed; that the same Was made pursuant (o bis wish to secure Mr. Boucicault, who was guarantee for payment of the mortgage, and has engaged to in- terest himself in the prosperity of the theatre; that j he signed this as he «id all the other ;apers | Without looking at it; that he signed ail the | pavers, put before them, as in matters of that { kind he Was guided wholly by the advice of the lawyers, as he wouid be by the advice of a physi- | clan; that he never intended that uncollected | rents showid go in satisiaction of tne mortgage, as | | that paper provided; that he Was quite sure such | a paper was never brought to the attention of Mr. | Rigys or those representing him; that all he had ) ever heard trom Mr, Pursell was his suggestion | that interest be allowed by Riggs & Co. | | for the amount of rent paid into the | | latter’s bank in advance of the maturity | of the mortgage; tiat such a& suggestion was rejected by Mr. Elliott; that he has been nineteen years a theatrical mapager and news- paper writer tn this city and bas Kuowa Mr, Riggs | for about the same time; that he has always been | ariend of Mr. Riggs, though generally an un- | profitable one, woile Mr. Riggs has always been an | aftectionate iriend to bim aud always ready to | help bim in any project whic seemed proper to | 80 into; to Conclusion be satd that he hoped ta the | Peesent instance to prove a better frend to Mr. | Riggs than he had been in the past. Mr. Dion Loucicault testited that he had not seen the tripartite agreement exhibited at the office of Mr. Anthon, Where the Other papers were | Signed; that he was very sure it was signed aiter tue other papers, and at the office of Mr. O'Gorman. The object of the agreement was fo secure bine | and insure payment of tne mortgage, for which be had become responsible, While he knew he had sigued tne agreement he must have misunder- stood its purpor’, 48 his only intention was to have the renis paid applied In liquidetion of the mortgage, and Lever that uspaid rents would be understood to so apply. No such purpose as the jatter was ever discussed | with Mr. Riggs or any one representing him; he was astonished alter the commencement of the suit, whea showa the agreement, to discover that 1t admitted of such an interpretation; he nad never seen the original of the agreement shown | him, in which a memorandum was made suggest- ing the addition o/ the clause made the basis of | the detence tn the present suit, | Mr. Goorge W, Riggs tostified that he never saw | the agreement referred to by tue preceding wit- | nesses, wud never heard its contents until alter | the commencement of the suit. It bemg late when the testimony had reached this point, the further examination of witnesses | was adjourned till Monday next. THE BOUCICAUL! VERS The cross-examination of the dramatic author and actor, Wybert Reeve, taken Dene esse, betore United States Commissioner Shieids, was resumed | yesterday morning and occupied the whole of the day. Questions and answers were dry and uninter- esting, being generally directed to and eliciting | the dramatte career of the witness, extending | Over twenty-six years, The foliowing statements, direct and explanatory of the similarity of the | play of “Pyke O'Callaguan,” written by Mr. Keeve, | With “Tue Skibbeah,” the latter, with the excep- | | tion of the portton charged by Diop Boucicault to | be taken from “The Shaughraun,” it betng alleged to have been copied .rom “Pyke O*Caliaghan,” Mr. Boucicauit und Mr. Hart were both present | durig she day. | THE EXAMINATION, | To the quesiton as to what he (Mr. Reeve) claimed to be im the dramatic world witnesa | Sata: Iciaim to be an author and actor, ire- quently appearing in my own pieces; first wrote as dramatic author, avout twenty years ago, a piece called "The Austrai:an Hoax; could not say how many of his compositions had been pub- | babed; Lremember juat tuis moment taat 1 had about exgnteen printed, some of which were issued the Dramatic Authors’ Association; com- peed Miy inauagerial career avout fifteen years fo at the Theatre Royal, at Carduf, Wales, and at Swansea, Waies Witness enumerated the several theatres on | the boards of whieh he appeared; was personaily acquainted with Mr. Bouctcault for about tour years; knew him by reputation fér about twenty. SiX vears; am now on Iriendly terms with him; am not iriendiy disposed toward Mr. Hart; at the time of my making my afidavit used in the suit for an thjunciion vy Boucicanit against Hart I had ho consultation with Mr, Bouccault as to what that aitdavit should contain; wag told by Mr. Boueicault that he was charged by Mr. Hart with founded “The Shaughraun” upon my me 4 ee 5 acd he me to ase CONTRO- \ | | the ed RY them and to indge accordingly with regara to my | dra aak compare demand a Mr. Hart lor compensation for big. use of yke O'Callaghao” in “The Skibveah:” * Mr. Bonctcauls knew vothtng of that demand be- ore i made it and mate no stated demand on Mr, Tlart; [have up to this time made no estimate of what such a demand should be in figures; when it | Was spoken of at the Interview [nad with Mr Hart Ne referred me to the law courts for compen- | sation: be said { nad no iegal right to “Pyxe O'Cal- | | lagnan, H 4. How long sinc? did you write the play of “Pyke OU; han’ A, About fifveen years; tt | was first printed alter its production at the Surrey , on, in 1870; f had it copyrighted; | to have any oi my plays copyrighted States; had understood it wouid be “| mi the sole aud only author of * saw “The Shaughraun” and but once each; made my apd ail the facts siated are | “Pyke O'CaLaghan “Skibbean’ played aMdavit with care, correct. (Witness was here asked to state the plot of ig (’calagaan,” whch he did.) tps stalement the witness was examined tiength upon the inciden‘s, language and | scenicefieeia of his play and the similarity be- | tween them and the incidents, scenic effects, &c. in “Phe Skibbeah.”? The remaioder of the protracted session was taken up hy tollowing this line of examination, in Which there w bothing of public interest | elicited. This closed the spectal examination of Mr. Reeve. | THE ADAMS EXPRESS ROBBERY. On the reassembling of the Court of Oyer and Terminer yesterday, Judge Barrett on the bencn, the court room waa in crowded to witness the | further proceedings in (he trial! of Daniel Hawry, ccused of being impitcated in the late Adams Express Company robbery. The prisoner sat by bis counsel, A. Oakey Hall and Howe & Hummel, still weartog the look of careless indifference that has characterized him throughout the trial. Mr, Hali proceeded to sum up for the defence. It was one of his characteristic addresses to a jury, earnest, eloquent and impassioned, with flashes of briliiant wit iilumining at times the dark background of his logical statutory reason- ing. He vegan with defining the statas in court of a confessing accompiice and his appearance as a arilied witness, apd indicated the caution witn Which such testimony was to be received. He then plunged tnto the subject in medias res, What had the prosecution to prove? That agate, | the undoubted property oi Adams Express Com. | pany, bad been stolen. Has this been proven? | His opponent had said that he was drawing things very nice. The whole law Was made up of nice- | fies, They must be nice incriminaliaw, Here he advertedto the wont of security in carrying out the law, ag shown by the Police Commissioners aud Police Superintendent in keeping the women supposed to knoW something ‘about thia robbery at Poite Headquarters for sixty nours Without any examination before a magis- trate, The next point was whether the prisoner bad stolen a sale. The jaw induiges in every presumption in favor oi the prisoner. The other aide will say that Hawry took the safe, but there 18 DO proof of it. important links are wanting. They say tawry bad an opportunity to take the sale. He was there accordiac 1% a wituess of theological deductions, who pronounced Hawry a Jadas, it struck nim that the only Judas was Sweeny, who, after the robbery, nangs himsell on a tree of moral obliquity. His statement was upeorroberated in every = Material point. There was never a more unabashed witness. They were to commit Hawry on Sweeny’s | testimony. He then criticised Sweeny’s evi- dence, snowing how, as he claimed, it essentialiy | Jailed im bringing home the alieged crime to the prisoner. He enforced on the jury the tact that @ man must be convicted according to law. | Where were the owners of the money, and why | were they not produced’ Where dia the bonds come from, nave they ever been seen in the | possession of Hawry’ Has tt been shown that either the morey or the bonds wasever in the possession of vie Adams F Aasistang District Attori lengtny address to the jury in reply. testimony againet the accused wi rwheimiag, out overwhelmingly cot . ‘The opposing counsel, he claimed, bad a1 } bly sailed around the evidence, that he did not go throug tt and sift il, tuat he did not dare do so. On tnelr part he claimed that they had concin- sively suown that a sate had deen stolen trom {he omice of Adam's hxpress Company and that Hawry ‘Was implicated in the roobery. Judge Barrett's charge was comparatively brief, but exp! and jolted, He potated out Uthat to sustain the indictment it was necessary to show, first, that a safe nad stolen ; and second, that the sale was stolen by the prisoner. W was (or them to determing whether tuese iacts had been proven. Toe jury were out about fifteen minutes, wh they brougut if a verdict Of guilty. ‘Ine priso received the verdict with periect composur sentence, on Motion of Mr. Hall, was postponed, to allow the prisoner to be used as a witueds in the proceedings institated by the latter againat the Pol're Commissioners, in which he desires the atienu ice of awry a4 a witness. Meantime dawry’s counse| will take measures to obtain a new trial on the exceptiona takem at the trial, | which not only covered nearty | tire testimane | SUPREME | Harlem Railroad Company.— Orders affirmed, | 161 Maiden iane, pleaded guilty to an attempt at | burglary in the tuird degree, ven for the prosecution, but portions of Mr, ussell’s sulaming up and Judge Barrett's caarge. VIOLATION OF THE GAME LAWS. Jozeph HM. Racey, a dealer in Centre Market, was arrested on an execulion against the persom for an alleged violation of the Game laws in having | game in his possession out Of season. His counsel, Mr. John Proffatt, brought him before Judge Dono- | hue, in the Supreme Court, yesterday, on a writ Of habeas corpus, to have him discharged on ten- | aering the usual bond. It was contended on the part o1 the prosecution that the statute denies the itvilege of bail in this case after an execution issued avainst the person, His coursel argned | that this being a civil process the defendant be- "| came entitled to the limits on production of a proper bond, und bis detention was illegal ater such bond was presented, Judge Donohue so de- | cided, and ordered him to be di-chargea on giving | a proper bond, COURT—GENERAL TERM. Belore Judges Davis and Brady. SUITS AGAINST THE CITY, James MoDonnell sued the city for $2,222, al- leged to be a balance due for building @ school house at West Farms. The defence was that the act of May 6, 1874, directs that all such charges shal be submitted to the Board of Education for audit, aiybough the bill bad been presented for Payment two months beiore the passage of the act, Alter heartng a lengthy argument on the appeal taken in the case the Court took the papers, reserving its decision. further argument on appeal was heard in the suit of George Moore against the city tor $3,596 23, balance claimea to be due on city contracts. The defence was that while thé claim was in the hands of the Sixth National Bank tt was discharged by payment of $9,000, and that the payment was iiegal on account of the assessment for the work | haymg been declared void, The Court took the papers. DECISIONS. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS, By Judge Donohue. Rosenthal! vs. Moss.—Motion den'ed, By Judge Lawrence, Moxiey ve. Moxiey.—Report of reievee confirmed and judgment of divorce granted to the plaintim. Van Gott vs. Waddington.—The defendant must assign the certificate to the recetver, and, upon doing 30, Will be relieved of nis contempt, Hopper vs. Hopper. —Opinion. SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM. By Judge Van Brunt. Burton vs. Sherman.—Afidavit of regularity wanted, . Vou Bilert vs. Von Schéning.—Decree and fnd- ings setiled, : Sechouberg vs. Heyerdanl,—Demurrer sustained | by dolauit, COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM, By Judge Larremore, Harrison vs. Boyle.—Motion dented, with gosta to abide event, See clecision. Christy va. Perkins.—Motion granted on terms, See decisions. In the Matter of the Application of St. Peter’s Chureh.— Application granted. Hilbran ys. Branat.—Caueé ordered on special catendar. Reneva vs. Reneva.—Motion denied, with $10 costs. COMMON PLEAS—GENERAL TERM. By Chief Justice Daly hee Judges Loew and J, F. aly. The following decisions were rendered daring this week :— | Morris vs. Hiler: Knowlton vs, New York and | Kramer vs. Zwickert.—Orders reversed, Treadway vs. Longstreet aud another; Stewart vs. The Mayor, &c.; Morange vs. Marvin Sate Company.—Appeais dismissed. Kennedy vs. Hough; Marks vs. White; Thiel vs, | Kunoeppel; Heath vs. Hubbell; Duperat vs. Beha can her vs, Glaser.—Judgments affirmed by de- fault. Haas vs. Simpsen.—Discontinued, MeVey, Jr., vs. The Mayor, &c.; Chrisfisld and | anotner’ vs. Rudoiphy; Morange vs. Levy; Mo- range vs. Cassaigne; Doran vs. Thacker; Clark et 1. Woeeler, Jr.; Mathot vs. Losere (two cases) ; Platz vs. Kiein; Kilian vg. Golding; Wood va. lter; Leady et al. vs. Shain; Knowlton va, | New York and Harlen Railroad Company.—Juag- | ing bs fre. | awoke and was about to lock his door, when he NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1875.—WltH SUPPLEMENT. —— JEFFERSON MARKET POLICE COURT. Before Judge Ottertourg. BAID ON A FARO BANK. James Trainor, employed on the steamer San Jacinto, strolled into the gambling saloon of one Thomas Hayes, at No, 82 Bleecker street, and lost some money. He complained to Captain McDon- nell, and Hayes and two men found in the place were arrested. Hayes was held in $1,000 by the Justice aud the others were discharged, PETTY THIEVING. Willam G, Smith, of No, 395 Livingston place, Brookiyn, became intoxicated on ‘ibursday night, and while at-the corner of Greene and Houston streets Was approached by Daniel Murray, who, nder preience of deiending him, robbed him of $150 im currency. Oficer Martin arrested Murray and he was held in $1,000 to answer, ROBBING A RAILROAD COMPANY. George Kelly and William Mackay broke into a raliroad car of the Hudson River Railroad Com- | pany, at or pear Thirty-ninth street, and at- | tempted to carry off $45 worth of lamps. hogan, the company’s watchman, intercepted and arrested them, Judge Octerbourg committed them in $1,500 bail ‘or trial. DEPREDATING SERVANTS. Mr. James Smith, of No. 146 West Sixteenth street, retired to rest on Thursday night about nine o’clock. Subsequently the servant, Arthur Butler, enterea the room for the purpose of light- About eleven o’cluck Mr. Smith George missed hig gold watch, worth $140, A pawn ticket for the timepiece was found in Butler's possession, and ne was held in $1,000 bail for trial. EsSEX MARKET POLICE COURT. Before Judge Bixby. LIQUOR STORE BURGLARY. Thomas Brophy, aged 22 and residing at No, 389 East Ninth street, was arraigned yesterday morn- ing before Judge Bixby, charged with breaking into the liquor store of James Doyie, No, 158 avenue C. He was held in $1,000 bail to auswer al the General Sessions. THE OLD sTORY. John EF. Bulhler, of No, 124 Hast Houston street, meta countrywoman named Louisa Glone on Fri- day nigit and was fascinated by her personal cuarms, When they parted he missed bis watch aud chain which were worth to him $10. Louisa Was eld tn $1,000 to answer. YOUNG PICKPOCKET. Samuel Rittner, a boy of nineteen, was caught by Richard H. Bayott, of No. 139 Suffolk street, with his hand in lis pocket, He called Officer Strauss, of the Thirteenth precinct, and bad Ritt- ner arrested. Judge Bixby committed the pris- oner in $1,000 bail to answer. THE EXCISE RAID, John Parcel! of No. 482 Broome street; Owen O'Rourke, of No, 24 Jackson street, and Patrick Gillen were each required to farnish $100 bail to answer for a violation of the Excise law. They furnished the bail and were released. FIFTY-SEVENTH STREET COURT. Belore Judge Flammer, KICKED HIS WIFE'S STEPFATHER. Thomas H. Maloney, of No. 209 East Forty-fourth street, a bras’ moulder, was charged with kick- ing his wife’s stepfather, an old man, named John Desmond, Maloney said that Desmond came to his place while drank and at:empted to strike him, and he pushed him away, but did not kick him in the abdomen ag alleged. He was held tor trial, Desmond sudered severely irom his inju- ries. BROOKLYN Before Judge McCa», WHEREIN A TENANT IS ROUGHLY DEALT WITH AND AN AGENT MULCTED BY THE JURY. A case of malicious prosecution was tried before COURTS. nents atirmed ou argument. Dreckman ys, Loervy; Simpson vs. Brennan and another; Tucker and another va. Perry; | Burke vs, Hinsdale.—Jadgments reversed on | argument. MeMahar vs. The Mayor, &c.; Remin, ing Machine Company vs. Doger.. afirmed by consent. i Dolan vs, The Mayor, &c.—Judgment affirmed | Smith vs. Reed; Cantrelt v: without argument. mith vs. 8 ‘oster va. McMullen and anothe: Argued, the Court taking the ton Sew- | udgments | Conner, shertt! Dalton ys. lyons. papers. Barthelot vs. Eggert. —Judgment, Feauoed, to $50, interest and cos's of Court below, no o appeal to either party. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS, Before Judge Sutherland. BURGLAR(ES—PETIT LARCENIES, In the Court of General Sessions yesterday morn- ing, before Judge Sutherland, lrancis Gammon | pleaded guilty to vurglary In the third degree, the indictment charging that on the 25th of February he broke into the premi-es of Walter Oakley, No. | 226 Hast Elghty-second street, and stole lead pipe worth $24. His Honor sent the prisoner to State Prison lor tree years, James Hennessy pleaded gully to larceny | from the person. On the 20th of February he | snatched a pocketbook from Kizadeth Denil, Cons | tainmg forty-nine cents, while she was waling through Vonrteenth street, Me was sent tothe Stare Prison tor two years, Jona Moran, who on the 26th of February broke | into the tobacco store of Messenger & Loren, No, The prisoner and another man, who escaped, hat removed $2,600 | worth of cigars irom the store to a wagon, but, fortunately, Moran was arrested before he got olf With the property, ‘The sentence was imprisoa- ment in the State Prison fortwo yeara and six months. avyeny, who was charged with steal- | Thomas B. ing on the 23d of Iebruary a watch, valued at $30, from Thomas McCauley, pleaded guilty to petty larceny. He was sent tothe Penitentiary for six months, Michael Doyle and William Keating were charged with stealing a watch and $7 in money from Timothy O'Brien on the 30th of January. The evidence developed the fact that tne complainant and the defendants were friends and at the time the watcn was lost they were drinking together. There was no legal testimony against them and the jury rendered a verdict of not guiliy without Jeaving their seats. ALLEGED ASSAULT, John Morrissey, John Burns, yames Faulkner and Dennis Morrissey were placed on trial charged with committing a felonious assault upon Patrick McCahie on New Year's Day at his house, No. 220 | West Kightesnth street. it appeared trom the | complainant's testimony that a crowd surrounded his house and fired bricks at him, and tnat while he was shutting his door he was «tabbed in tne arm by John -Morrissey. The case will be con- cluded on Monday, TOMBS POLICE COURT. Before Judge Smith, AN ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT. Hiram P. Crozier, an agent of the New York Life Insurance Company, was brought up before Judge Smith yesterday morning on charge of embezziing | $477 20 from the compa Mr, Gustave Dettioff, | an accountant in the main office, made the charge, setting forth the fact that some months since & ‘statement was presented to Crozier showing that he was indebted to the company in the suin above mentioned. At the time the agent acknowl edged the statement to fe.uses to payit. He was rele: to appear fur trial at the General = FORGERY. John M. Gallagher charges Myer Hofman with having on the 6th ult. forged his pame to a check Jor $6 52 on the Herkime: Natiobat Bank, Hoft- Wan Was released on BUR On the 4th inst, the store of Albert S, Beaks, No. 104 Pearl street, was entered by burgiars and $100 worth of tools anda weighers’ instruments taken. At one o'clock on the morning of the Sth officer Moritz, of the Firat precinct, caugat Thomas | Smith on the premises and arrested him a pictous character. The lact of Smith bav seen Jurking around the place, when, coupl the act tnat the premises were broken into, seemed to justity the Court tn holding him ja de- VIOLATING THR EXCISE LAW. Tne Excise Commission are enforcing the ob- servance of the Jaw with a vigor as uncomfortabie | to ginmili keepeys aa itis satisfactory to ihe pub- lic, Yesterday the foliowing persons were ar- | rested and placed under $100 bali each to appear jor trial, Bach and every one of them were hatied:—Henry Kosenthretter, No. 466 Second ave- Thomas Gordon, No, 9 Rector street; Henrt- Seijsmanp, No. 62 Prince street; Cornenus eeler, No. 66 Greenwich street; Bernard §, Fiun, No, 626 Broadway; Frederick Daggett, No. 326 Broadway; Jimotiy Driscoll, No. 40 Oak street; Henry Konner, No, 380 Washington street; Thomas Teap, No. 57 Oliver stree O'Connor, NO, 57 Oliver aireet; Henry No. 413 Greenwieh etreet; Patrick Boyle, No, 227 Went street; Michael Foley, No, 164 Greenwich street; John Hanion, No, 6 Morris strec:; iMenry Dressing, No. 422 Green- Wich street; Jonn MeGuire, No, 58 Oulver street; Witltam Kennedy, No. 14 Catnaring street; Thoma: Penderville, No, 129 venwicn strect; Mort Lederer, No, 207 Hudsow street, wad’ Unaries Wricke, No, 06 Pria trees, ] 4 fault of $1,000 ball. | | | | they were locked up all night. | dence, rendered a veraict for the piainétitfin the | sum Of $150, | house to | Transit Association met at the office of J. Romaine and State. | That the several cities of this Staie best know Judge McCue and a jury, yesterday. The plain- tif, who brings suit to recover $5,000 damages * for malicious prosecution, 18 Gustave A. Kellin, @ sea captain, and the defendant ia Patrick Brady, agent for ex-Governor Morgan. It appears that Captain Keilin hired apartments in one of the houses owned by Mr. Morgan, at No. 82 Car- Toll street, During the absence of the Captain, at sea. his sister occupied the premises in ques- tlon, On the 23d of February, 1374, the plaintiff decided to move, and sent lis steward to pack up some of his effects and take them to the ship. Deiendant would not permit the removal of the effects from the house, a3 he ciaimed that the last month’s rent had not been paid. Captain Kellin | tried to reason with him, and promised to send him the money the next day. Tpis }romise was hot acceptable to the house agent, who resorted to the extreme measure oi calling in a police | officer aud causing the arrest of the piaintit and bis sister on the charge of steaiing the goods, They were removed to the station house, where The following day they were taken belore Justice Delmar and were diacharged, there being no ground tor thoir deten- | tion whatever. ‘The jury having heard the evi- Before. Judge Benedict. UNITED STATES COURT—SAN FILEPO, THE AL- LEGED COUNTERFEITER ON TRIAL. Yesterday afternoon Francisco San Filepo, was placed on trial in the United States Court upon an indictment found against him for counterleiting fiity cent government currency stamps. The name of tue prisoner was for several weeks, last summer, famillar to the readers of the daily newspapers in connection with the mysterious murder of the un- fortunate Salvatore Torrino, who was found | murdered in a lot on Haywood street, near Bedford avenue, on the night of August 12, 1874 Filepo was arrested and identified as one of the men who wore in the habit of requenting the counterteiting den, in the r of No. 68 Franko aven' where deceased also The Police Detec: graphic stones, ink and currency pap: juestion, and the owner of the place identified the prisoner a3 one of the men wno rented the house from bim the July previous. The officers testified to these Jucts and the case was adjourned til to-day. RAPID TRANSIT. ORGANIZATION OF THE CITIZENS’ RAPID TRANSIT ASSOCIATION YESTERDAY—APPOINTMENT OF AN EXHCUTIVE COMMITTEE. The adjournea meeting of the Citizens’ Rapid Brown, ‘thirty-third street and Broadway, between ning and ten yesterday morning. About forty persons attended, all leading property owners, among others, Martin Zabriskie, Robert Schell, Wiliam Ff, Rider, Terrence Farley, David Jardine, | Joseph Godwin, Shepherd Knapp and George W. Poillon. The sentiment of the meeting was strongly that the only practicable course was that the city should have entire authority and control over all rapid transit roads within its limits, and that there would be but littie aiMeulty in obtaining the necessary legislation, There was no desire to favor any special route or plan, but only to ald any and every Way that wouid get a good road, The following report was adopted, The committee appointed at your iast mecting | report :— That rapid transit 13 indispensably noeded by this city, alike a8 to residents, business men and | property owners, ‘That it is needed at once and that nota moment's delay can he aiforded in | prompt, energetic and careful action to attain it, That continued neglect will lose to this city @ valuable and skied be avtedaishad which, when cen- tred at other points will develop business and tn- a cnas will be perm ently lost to our city their own wants in this regard and the most fea- sible methods of relieving them, and can most eastly attain all infurmation as to matters o fail, and throagh their municipal authorities are entitled under proper general jaws to select suit- aole routes through streets or elsewhere, fx rates of fare, adopt plans of construction, times of ser- vice and all other ru.e3 and regulations jor giving | the cities rapid and economical transit. Your committee would advise that a committee not exceeding twenty-five members be appointed, ith power to fill vacancies, to perfect an or- ganization and to take measures to attain these objects, in accordance with the report the following | Executive Committee Was appointed, They are ail gentierfen of influence aud largely interested | in the growth and proaperity of the city:— | Jovatnan Eagar, Loww J. Phillips, George W. Carleton, Jonn W, Pirrson, Johu A, C, Grimth Rowe, Charles ¥. Livermore, Lie Barry, Aaron Raymond, Wilitam Lalor, Hrown, Wiittam K, Rider, Terrence Fariey, Wilitar T. Blodgett, MR. A, Witthaus, Martin Zabriski, Hobert i Roosevelt, overt’ Schell, Benjamin | Douglaaa, James M, Constable, Shepherd Knapp, (ieorge Hovart Seott, David Bonner, Henry PB. McGowan, Isaac I, Stillings. A meeting of the Executive Commitiee was called, to mo t at the same place at four l, Bh, Monday, March 6, 1676. | day nignt, about hali-past eleven, he | that | of having been occupied, | When the body was discovered. THE INTERNATIONAL RIFLE MATCH. PERFECTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTEST IN IRELAND—THE PROGRAMME AGREED UPON. The joint committees of the National Rifle As- sociation and Amateur Rifle Club naving charge or the arrangements for the international match, | to be shot in ireland next summer, met at No. 194 | Broadway yesterday afternoon, Colonel Wingate in the chair, On motion of Lieutenant Fulton the date on which the competition between the candidates for admission to the American team shall begin was re‘erred, with power, to the Selection Committee, Reports of committees being in order, those having charge of soliciting contributions from the Stock Exchange, Judiciary, Produce Exchange and National Guara reported favorable progress, while Mr. Alford submitted a communication from Mr. A. E, Douglass, Vice President of the Hazard Powder Company, inclosing a check for $250, which is a pleasant addition to the tunds required to send the American team across the ocesn, Mr, Alford also reported that be had sold 500 tickets for the dramatic entertainment, to be given April 3, at the Academy or Music. The programme of the match was then taken up and decided upor as follows : > Programme of the international rifie match be- tween the riflemen of the United States of Amer- ica and the riflemen of Ireland, represented vy a team to be chosen trom the members of the Irish Rifle Association, to take place in Ireland on June 20, unless some Other day 1s subsequently agreed upon, ou the following terms, viz, :— é Team—Each team to consist of not more than eight or less than six men, at the option of the Americans, whose decision willbe announced on the day next preceding the match, The American team to be composed exclusively of rifemen born in the United States, The Irish team to consist of men qualified to shoot in tha Irish oight at Wimbledon. Rifles—Any not exceeding ten pounds’ weight; minimum puil of trigger, Chree pounds, The Americans to shoot with rifles o! bona side Ameri- can maoufacture. The Irish to shoot wiih rifles o! bond fide Irish menutacture. Sights, ammuuition, targets and marking—-To be according to printed regulations im iorce at Wimbledon, 1873, Ranges—bight hundred yards, nine bunared yards ana one thousand yards. Number of shots—Fifieen at each range by cach competitor, Previous practice—Tne American team to be allowed the use of the range for practice Jor at ieast two days betore the match. Positton—Any; no artificial rest to be used either for the rifle or person oi the shooter, Targets, range and all accessories for carrying out the match to devolve onthe irish. The Ameri- cans and Irish to choose @ reierce to act for their respeotive teams, and the two referees siall mutuaily select an umpire, to whom, in case of difference 01 opinion, they shall reler and whose decision shall be final. ‘The terms of the matck to be signed by the Presl- dent of the Amateur Rifle Club, on behalf of the American riflemen, and vy Arthur Blennerhasset Leach, on behalf the Irish riflemen, Duplicate copies of tuis programme to be ex- changed and all necessary arrangements to be completed on or belore tue first day of June, 1875, Should either team tail to make an appearance on the day and bour agreed upon for the match, the team then present may claim the champion- ship. HORSE NOTES, At the annual meeting of the Hudson River Driving Park Association, held a few days since, it was resolved, by a unanimous vote, that the capital stock be increased to $100,000. The iol- lowing officers were elected for the ensuing year:—President, Morgan L. Mott; Vice Presi- dents, J. O. Whitenouse, J. F, Winslow, William Butler, William B, Dinsmore, B. Ray, J. Mackin; Secretary, J. G. Frost; Treasurer, J, H. Weeks, On Tuesday, 13th inst. the stewards of the Spring Trotting Circuit will meet at the Everett House, this city, to definitely settle all necessary arrangements connected with this ithportant series of turf reunions, Same date and same place as the above the | Board of Appeals of the National Association will come together to clear the docket of cases, This done, the trotting season, so near at hand, will be | ushered in without tne dead weight oi unsettled | suspenstons of horses and drivers, @ consumma- | tion devoutly to be wished. | Dan Mace has purchased the white gelding | Crown Prince, the figure being 33,900, | ‘The spring trotung meeting of the Point Breeze | Park Association, Philadelphia, will commence on the 25tn of May and continue on the 26th, 27th and 28th, Purses to the amount of $12,000 will be ofered, SPORTING NOTES. Captain A. H. Bogardus, the well-known pigeon shot, desires to meet William Trenton, of Brad- ford, England, in accordance with his published ehallenge:—‘'To shoot at 100 birds, twenty-one yards rise, sixwy yards boundary, $2,500 a side, | with an allowance of £100 to shoot in Eng- Jand.”” Bogardus advises that when the above was first published he could not leave home, but will now mect Mr. Trenton on the other side of the ocean any time from July 1to 15th next, If | the English shot declines to measure skill witn Bogaraas the same match {3 open to any man in the world. Miles L. Johnson will superintend a pigeon shooting sweepstakes on Wednesday next, 10th inst., at Riverside, Burlington county, N. J. ‘The conditious are $25 entrance, twenty-five birds each, five traps and Knode Isiand rules to govern. Mr. J. K. Eustis is at Saratoga Lake, sinking ancpors Jor the buoys to mark te Colleze regatta course., The boating men of Princeton College have en- gaged quarters at Arnold’s Sulphur Springs, on Saratoga Lake. They look iorward to their record Of next summer with great hope. SUICIDE OF A LOVER IN BROOKLYN John Leroy, young man twenty-six years of age, shot himself through the left temple at the Testdence of Mrs. Baur, No, 135 Bergen street, at an early hour yesterday morning. The deceased was employed until within the past turee weeks in the restaurant of M. Dieter on Washing’on street, near Johnson, Brooklyn, in the capacity of steward. It seems that white in the service of M. | Dieter he fell in love with a sister of that gentie- | Men, a lady of about seventeen years, and report has it that the afection of the young man was not | unrequited, The brother of the lady, however, | set lus face against such an alliance and dis charged Leroy. Sinca that time John has been very much depressed in spirits, and has irequentiy | | told his Irtends that he would commit suiciae, but they laughed at the threat as absurd, On Thurs- was last seen alive. At that Dour ie parted company with an acquaintance, a bartender, near the City Hall, telling him that that was tne tast time he would seo him alive, His trend. smiied at the assertion, when he offered to het him $5 he would be dead befor the next day. They parted then, and the de. ceased repaired to Ne, 135 Bergen street, where he had a furnished room engaged. ie jet nimselfin with his laten key. ‘Tne family who re- side inthe houge were ont ut the time attending € social en‘ertainment, About four o'clock the people who live next duor, and and who occupy the room on the Moor adjoiwing the sleeping apart- meni ol Leroy, were sta.tiea by the report of a pistol, followed by @ noise such us might. be caused y the jali of a ieavy supstance, In the morning, Wien tue Baur jamily retarned, the incigent was recounted to them, and on repairing to the room of Leroy they were horriticd upon Onding him lying cold tn death in the ceutre of the floor, with @ ghastly bullet nolein his right temple and tie revolver by his side. He was dressed and had bis overshves on, though the bed had the appearance lt was eigat o'clock Coroner Simms viewed the body and held an inquest. Mr. Leroy, Who was rather fine jooking and is sald to hive studied jor @ physician, was @ native of Canada West, where he is very respectably connected, Ile Was not im destitute circumstances, about $20 being found in bts possession. COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATION. READINESS OF THE MAJORITY OF THE BENEVO- | LENT SOCIRTIES TO ASSIST THEM, The following letters have been exchanged be- tween the Commissioners of Emigration and the Board of United Charities of New York. It appears that the greater number of the charitable soc: recognize the urgency of the situation, and are Prepared to do all im their power to relieve the worthy and suffenng poor who have any claim upon them for relief, without referring them to the Commisstoners + Orrick oF THe Comurastonnns oF Exran ation ) OF THE STATK OF New York, ¢ Castuw Ganon, N, Ya Feb. M193.) Sin—By direction ot Commissioner Lynch { enciose to | you a circular letter issued by the Commission, aud Sent to the principal charitable societies of the « In it he chatiiat nied Wise to send acopy to the | which you are the honored | wally, Hed, JACKSO) chairman Secretary. To Konert Gonvow, I bug Ovvicns oF tak Co! ov Tue sTaTe OF Nu Castine Ganven, N. ¥., Feb,, 187°. Sia—I ain directed by the Commissioners of Kmigra- Hon to ask your sind ce ia the matter of grant- Laxpina Derot AnD | and spoke of the magnificent doc out-door relief to destitute emigrants restdin in the { ing city of New Yi enabled to ing the jr mot do so, as their fut entirely exhaagsted, Several 8, rt worthy persons apply daily at this office for temporary te that the yarious charit- ectiniary assistan Ht ct ie ecline to aid them becauss and ‘able societies of the ‘city they have not been over five years in the Stato. The Commissioners trast that when your attention ts called to this matter, and In view of the fact that this commission is without funds, your society will make no ’ distinction between such worthy emigrants as may ap- ply to you for temporary reliet and the eltigen poor, but will aid botn alike, ery respectiully ry obed B. J. JACKSON, servant, secretary. New Yon, Feb. 13, 1375. H. J. Jackson, Ksq., Secretary of the Commissioners of Migration Sin—Lduty ieceived y closing copy of a commis miseioners to the principal cily, urging them, in view o sion'iy without funds, tom dist such deserving enugrdnts as may apply rellef and the citizen poor. Ata meeting of tho Board of the United Charities of the city held yesterday afternoon, at which a large nuinber of prominent societies Were represen| ied of the opportunity to read that communicati siderable surprise Was expressed at the stateme favor of Ui for te mporary there clin grou in 1 to aid ‘worth 4 that they for over five years, and I was requested to let the ( missioners know that so far as the societi represenied at the mesting were concerned, there had heen no such discrimmation nor would ther¢ } be any. ‘The desire ot all, as expressed f seemed to be to relieve all worthy poor to the full’ extent of their ability, subject, of course, to such resirictions aa nallsceleties in the disposition of their funds, h are in Most cases raised tor special purposes, ‘The experienc society of which I have tho | honor to be Preside he ot. Andrew's Society of the State of Now York—and L believe Lmay say of all tho national societies, is that the majority of those tequtr ing and receiving temporary pecuniary assistance have Rot been five yearsin this country, With the aid of the directory of the Bureag of Chari- ties it will be easy for you to direct those applicants to the Commissioners {or assistance whom they consider worthy to the society of the nation to whi y De- | Jong, and I feel sure that those societies will minster to thelr wants to the full extent of the funds remaining at their disposal atter providing for their resident poor, of whom they have always, as you are doubtless awal very large namber in their charge. From the tone of the moeting of yesterday I feel war- ranted in saying that the representatives of the differ- ent charitable societios ot the city would gladly co- operate with the Commissioners many way. be matual protection against imposition, and I venture to suggest that tho system of registration adopted by the Loard of United Charities—ot which Commissioner Lynch. is & meinber—may bo worthy of some investigation. Tam, sir, your most obedient servant, ROBERT GORDON, Ovvice OF THE CommissioneRs Or Emrcration OF Tits STATK OF New York, % a j Fob. 1 18t T have t eipt of your letter the 13th of Fe ry, structed by the Com- missioners of Einij th ‘ou for your prompt. ness in bringing rT teimporary aid to destitute emigrants before the Bureau of United Charities of the city ; also to state that the Commisston- ers are mach gratified at the action taken by the aocie- ties represented at the meeting referred to in your let- ter. The Commissioners, however, wish me to send you the inclosed copy of a communication received from an Association who, consider persons legs than fve years in the State as Ineligible to aid from them. Very respect. fully your obedient servant, ve i. J. JACKSON, Secretary Orrice No 59 Brat Housu, New York, Feb, 9, 1875. S.J Esq. Secretary to the Commissioners of To Ronert Gorvoy, ! New Youx . TON FOR IMPROVING THE reply to your favor of the 6th inst., recelved on am instructed to say that, while this assocta- ets the pecuniary strait which Chyables (he Commissioners of Kmigration to give outdoor aid to those who have (Liims ou that department, it will not bo possible for this private charity, with more than 30,00 eneficiaries on its lists and a largely overdrawo treasury, to comply with the request of the Commis- sioners got forth in their communication. | With great Tespect, ROBERT M, HARTLEY, Secretary, THE SINKING FUND COMMISSION, —_>+_—_. MEETING OF THE COMMISSIONERS YESTERDAY~ COMPTROLLER GREEN'S TRICKERIES AGAIN DEFEATED BY THE MAYOR. The Sinking Fund Commissioners held a pubitt meeting yesterday in the Comptroller'a oMce. ‘There were present the Mayor, who preaided; the City Chamberlain, the Chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Board of Aldermen and the Comptroller, The Mayor stated that the special object for which the meeting haa been called was to consider the communication from the Dock Department, in which the Dock Commissioners asked the Sinking Fund Commissioners to dt- rect the Comptroiler to issue bonds for $1,000,000 “for the uses and purposes of the Department of wocks.” ‘The Mayor asked the Comptroller if he would be kind enough to sug- gest the proper kind of resoiution -to be i offered, but the Comptroller refused, not flatly, but indirectiy, by stating that he had no reso. | lution to offer himself and that he had no sug- gestions to make as to what form the resolution should take, because his suggestions were, “un- ft fortunately, always badly received.” Quite an amusing scene ensued at this point, the Mayor keeping cool a3 a cucumber, while the Comptrol- ler, by all sorts of insinuations and dodges, that were as vexatious as they were artful, endeavored to render the proper drawing up of the resolution, if not impossible, at least so diflicult for the other Commissioners as to make its “proper form" a matter for serious doubt. The Mayor, however, got the pest of the Comptroller in the end, Look ing over the minutes of the Board for the past few months he found several reso- , lutions relating to the issue of doce bonda whicn had been offered by the Comptroller him- self, and which were drawn up in the form needea for the resolution for the issue of the $1,000,000 bonds assed for by the Dock Commissioners last | Week. At tne Mayor's request the Secretary made acopy of one o1 these resolutions, putting the $1,000,000 tu ts proper place in the copy. Then { Ms sollered the rosolution, Thus cornered ? the Comptrolier determined to gain his point, which was the defeat of the resolution, by another tack, and that was to make a speech to show that THE WANTS OF THE DOCK DEPARTMENT were more than wants. He argued to show that } the passage of the resviutioa “increased the pub- } Itc debt just $1,000,000," and took good care, know- i ing that Mr. Walcs, the Presideny of the Dock De- partmen: present, to suggest that the depart- ment, if “under an intelligent administration,” would do well, and to sneeringly re. mark that “men of experience,” in matters which the Dock Department had to deal with, | alone could tell what the wauts of tue department were in planning docks, &c. He said that the piaps of the Commissioners suvmitted two years ago Were not satisiactory to him, and he velieved they ought not to be adopted. Until the informa- tion asked for at the last meeting by the Sinking Fund Commissioners had been obtained trom the Dock Commissioners he deemed It unwise that the resolution should pass, ‘Vhe Mayor replied by stating that good wharves and sips Were a necessity to the commerce ot this port, and showed by viicial figures that tn every case where inoney in large sums had been | paid tof their improvement the returns had been very great. ‘‘Inis way of increasing toe city aevt,” said he, “is an admiravie one. Il we get twenty per cent on our investmeuts [don't think it’s a pad business nor that the taxpayers would bave vause for complaint.” Mr. GROSS indorsed these views of the Mayor » § he bad seen in European ports, and said wot one city abroad pre- sented in the way of ity Wharves such @ “‘miseraple condition” as did those of this city. fle said he did not believe tn hamper the Department of Docks iu its work, and would therelore support the resvlution, A QUESTION OF A MODEL. The CoMPrRoLLEn, alter some further atscussion, took up the resolution and ovjected to its phrase: ology. He satit the words that Condy should be issued “ruin time to time’? were indefinite. By Whom was that time to be decided? he MAYOR remarked toat us the resolution was cL COPY, IMits phraseviogy, OF resolutions previously oflered by the Comptrolier, he thought the Comptrotier kuew as inuch what it would 0 48 anybody else, fhe COMPTROLLER suid he was not to be taken a8 a model as a drawer up of resolutions, Lt was finally decided, on the Comptroller's mo- tion, to Insert alter “trom time to time” the words “as may be Lecessary to meet the requirements of the Dock ‘tment,’ and he tuen moved to insert $2 stead of &1,000,000, Tuis was voted down, He then moved to make it $300,002, ‘Th again voted down by the same vote, tne Com ng Ms voting against the resulution offered on tue ground ' that by giving the department $200,v00 at one time 1b wouid give them enough to carry on their work for two months at least, und that thea tney couid get more when they wanted more, GETTING GREEN IN A CORNBR, “Mr, Comptroller,” said tie Mayor, ©. the proceedings, ‘if this resoluty ordering the f#au. of $1,000,000, tise the vonds for $1,000,c00 all a ‘The COMPTROLLER--No, sit. ‘rhe MaYor—Well, [don’t suppose there ts any dangor that you would —(angiiter)—out suppose we Inake it $200,000 yon woud advertise bonds for that amoun’, woula you not? ‘OMPTROLLER—1 woud, The Mayor—Then, il alter that waa expended we sho Id authorize the issue of $200,000 more, you Would advertise ior that amount’ at once, would you nou? . ‘The Comern amount. Tne Mayor—Now, I undersiand you to have said that tr the resolution is pas.ed divect ng the issue of $1,000,000, you Would not wdvertive tor he full amoun from Utne to time ta simuiler amou say $200,000 ara tine ¥ rhe CompPrKot —l certatuly woule not ad tise for the soll amount at once. | woud, ume to time, adver tise tor such amounts as be deemed necessary, The Mayor—Wel!, then, | reatly can't» g00d Objection you can have to tie passa resolution limiting the amount to $1,00),000 t this stage st i you adver. t the same time? eR—I would advertise tor that i br, Mf you will not advertise for the full amount at ove (CONTINUED ON NINLE PAGE]