The New York Herald Newspaper, March 13, 1875, Page 6

TWO NEGROES ANGED, ————— Execution of Two Murderers in Mary- } land Yesterday. | GREED AND REVENGE GRATIFIED. | | te) tal Slaying of Two White | Women by Negroes. Bru Prayers and Hymn-Singing at the | Jail. BELarn, Md., March 12, 1875. | Joshua GriMio, a colored man, was banged near | Belair this morning. The crime ter which he ex- piated his offence with his life was for the murder pf Miss Susan Taylor, of Aberdeen, on the 12tn of Detober last, the details of whick are given below. THE CONFESSION. Shortly before the time fixed for the execution GriM@p made a full confession to the -Sherim™ in ‘Which oe stated that he killed Miss Taytor witha Blud on account of a grudge Le had against her wrother, who baa whippea him previously. He Alieged that Miss Taylor was the ca@se of this whipping. THE EXECUTION. At nine minutes past ten o’ciock this morning the signal was given by the Suerif, and the cora that had been piaced around the man’s neck was Immediately drawn, and be was virtually dead, Gritiu struggied violently for ten minutes, alter Wich the body became quiet. In twenty-five minutes it was cut down, and the surgeons, alter An examination, announced that life was extinct. Beveral members of the Taylor tamily, inciuding ‘women and small children, were present. Alter the cody was cut down the surgeons made @ post- Wortem examinauon. ENECOTIONS IN MARYLAND. | More execntions bave taken piace in Maryland | Guring the last five or six years, In proportion te ‘the size of the State, tuan In any other Common- wealth in the Union, With three exceptions every county has had its hanging, some of them three or four, and Baltimore city heads the list, {t would be supposed from this that Maryland was 3 disorderiy State; but such is not the case. The yenerai peace and quiet in Baltimore aud through- out the State is of an exceptional character. Baltimore itself is well governed and compara- tively free from criminals, and the disposition to. observe the laws in the counties is marked. Lbe most plausible explanauion of the very large number oi executious 1s that the laws are faithiully executed by the courts, and successive Governors have snow, a decided unwillingness to \nteriere with the course oO! justice by interposing their cle y. Hanging is certainly not “played pu? bere, and the judicious elects oi it canbot perhaps find a more compete exemplification Auywuere else. ‘The two executions whica took plice to-day were for crimes aimost identical in both cases the criminals were negroes and In each the victim Was a Walte Woman, ald, strange to say, both women were murdered pretty much in She same manner, each baving been knocked on the head with a vludgeor GREED AND REVENGE. In the case ©! Grifin, however, the motive was reed, Woile in the case of Wheeler, executed in aston, It appears to have been revenge ior some fancied insult ofered him in @ controversy avout agarden puten, Eacn murder was characterized by uuusual atrocity and bus little sympathy was elt ior the guilty wretches. GRIFFIN’S CRIME. Until the morning of tue 12th of October last, Miss Susan Taylor, a lady avout iorty years of age, lived with ner brotners, Joseph and Henry, Upon 4 farm in an almost seciuded neiznbdornood, four miles {yom Aberdeen, in Martiord county. Josita Urifiin, a Legro, about twenty-five years ‘old, Vad been raised by the family aud Was treated, as is customary among those who owned slaves Deiore the War and rerained (heir services aiter Its close, With the utmost Kindness and coutidence. Bis position partook more of the nature of a unger member ef the lousemold than of the trea servant. The famuy had break- fasted on bis morning aud the brotoers of Miss Taylor bad lett the house to sow afield of Wheat, while Griffin was directed by them to Attend to some duties in.the farmyard. Belore they .cit the Louse there Was some conversation between them and their sister about a carriage horse, which she told them she intended to turn Into a pasture Geld. Tuas was the last time they ever saw tverr sister alive. In about au hour's tume they Were startled by the sudden appear- ance Of 4 ro, named William Joonson, woo also employed on the place. ile dasped up to brothers ima state Ofexcitement verging on ty, und Some moments elapsed beiore ne could make Rimseif understood. When, however, he cate to tumeseli be told when that Miss Taylor in a call peo in the barnyard, with her iin, add (hat sae Was uncomscious. THE MURDER. The three barried to the bara and there found ‘he unloriunale woman lying on her Jace, with per rigit arm across her breast and the leit arm, with tue hand tigntiy ciencheu, stretched out to its ful length. ioere Was a jorrine Wound on the back o! her head, the BkUL being crushed, from Which blood aod brains were oozing. When turned over i! was iound chat the puise Was til beating, thougn ieebly, and that sue still breathed; vut on attempting to raise ber for the purpose of carrying Ler to toe house phe ie gasps and uil was over. fhe brotne ly sited, went toward the house, istending ‘*o secure Grima, Henry YVayior raised (he iate of tle door and pushed it parily open when some one Within siammed it yin bisiace aud turmed tne key in the riugin the Window Gruftio was seem toe room, aud the tWo protuers forced an . They Searched the Louse igh and low i not find nim, Upon emerging irom the Dulldiny lie Was see running acioss a Heid about one hundred yards of, having effected Lis escape y gang Ht irom a porch on the outside. Chase Was given, ut tae woods Were not far and he svon disuppesred. News ol the murder spread Fapidiy, aud in a tume the w neigubor- hood was roused. horough ex Dot tie ¢ barnyard at DOW At tance from \he cail-pen a 0 Jound, broken in three ov to the pen a line of b.ood which iss layjor baa bie that wieu to turp out t stealtully irom behind, 2 severa) heavy diuws head, smasuing tne skull abd selling her to the earta ‘Thinking her dead, he bewan to search for money, a8 her pockets Were turned inside out, but e must have partially rallied irow the shock roduced by the blow# of the club, a8 there were cvidences of a desperate struggle. The fesi ou tne right side of her neck Was iound to be literally gouged out, and portions of it Were hanging in sireus, woich was evidently done vy tue Hacs Of the murderer, a8 the wounds bore the impress of finger nai The monster, no doubt, thongnt to fins his horrid work by to. He them dragged io @ remote corner of Who first discoverea the Straugiing D8 Victim to dea her to the pen, which » the barnyard. Jonnser body, went to barnyard on an errand, and seeing the bivod, traced tt vo the pen. FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS MISSING. It was known (at Miss Taylor had $600 in money, put ater (he muraer it could not be found, and as the bedenainber of (he antortusate Woman Bad been completely turned upeiue down, it probable Jont Secured it, (ough none was Jound on bin. APTURE OF GRIPPIN. An organized search was iumediately inati- tuted. indiguant ¢iuizens scoured the country in ail directions, About miduay Mr. Micbael and Mr. Hooper traced Grifin to bis mother’s house, about one mile from the Taylor arm. was making preparations jor Might, but was seized vef-re be could make Dis escape. He empnaticnily denied ai knowledge of the vioody transaction, bUt spots of Liood ¢ jound upon his coat, and several deep scratches om bis ince ‘gave gyigence or the deate straggie of Miss Taylor. He was immediately taken to A:er- deen and placed in charge of the county officers. ‘(hreats of iynening were ireely made, but the interposition | the iss excited among the citizens prevented them ‘rom bi ont. Subsequenuiy GriMia was taker Jodged in juli Was put Gpon his trial at the failterm of che Circult Court tor Hariord county and |Lougo ubly delended, the State's Attorne a. Thomas O. Hopkins, made out an overwneitw Lf case against him and the jury found him guity of murder in the first degree. EXECUTION OF GEORGE WHEELER. Hastox, Md., March 12, 1875 Again, within less than @ year, has this place become vhe scene of one of those lideous exnivie tions which cau bomanity to shudder. One is tempied to inquire, in glancing over this quiet Nttie, oid-timey vil what there can ve to re- quire 50 many tions. The inhabitants are Bot only respectavie, but cultivated and refined. The surrounciugs all invite to peace. With’ a volume of Goldsmith or here dream away bis te scenes so vividly painted in their ideal Wilages, Clurches are abumdant, sciogiiouses NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1875—WITH SUPPLEMENT. plentiful, an@ nasure has iavishly suppited ¢ most exquisite bits of scenery, com- binations of land and water that would make the fortune of @ landscape painte! ig she perversity of buman nature that Fred Lawrence, colored, was hanged in Easton, in July, 1872, for the murder of bis wife; Ernest Smith, colored, Was executed here August 7, 1874, for out raging Miss Bartlett, and George Wheeler, colored, paid the last dread penalty, to-day, for the murder of Mrs, Margaret Whitman on the 18th of July last The reason must be looked tor in the sudden revo- lution of social institutions. ‘Talbot, be- fore the war, was the wealthiest county in the State of Maryland, and there were perhaps as many slaves owned in this county as in any otner in Maryland, Tue Uberty given to them at tne close of the war seemed to many simply unbridied licenge—tne power to do what they pleased with perfect impunity. The vast majority, tutored by their masters in the Paths of rectitude, followed the teachings they then received, and have made good cftizens, but there was necessarily a turbulent element among them—ignoraat, besotted and viclous—to check, which required the severest eniorcement of the law, aa toe following facts will suow: THE VICTIM'S HISTORY. The negro, George Wheeler, was employed for the year 1874 as @ /arm jaburer by Dr. A, Neal, Upon bis ‘arm in the upper part of Talbot county, near tne “Long Wood.’? Mrs. Margaret Whitman resided wich ber husband, John Whitman, & poor, ckiy German, ib #smail tenement house oa Dr. pals premises, and supported her husoaad and two little ctuidren dy doing laundry work. =he was & young Woman, about thirty years of age, rather preposse=sing in appearauce, aud was said to be the daughter of a wealthy Virginia planter, Whe hud eioped with Waitman, ber father’s coacke an. Leaviog Virginia at the close of the war they settied in Baltimore county, where they were burhed out aud reduced to abject poverty. They subsegueatly came to taivot and iound employ- ment wita Colonel Edward Lioyd, the lacgest land- owner in this section of Maryland. ‘they con- tinued lu his service two years, whem they re- moved to Dr, Neal's. A NEGRO'S REVENGE. Tue negro Wheeler, who was Dr. Neal’s foreman, bad abseuted uimseli irom bis work for several days \uring the wueat harvest in June last, and had excused his absence on tne plea of sickness. Mrs. Waitman overseard Wheeler making Dis ex- cscs ald coutradicted fis stayement about his alleged sickness, representing tO Dr. Neai tuat ne had been engaged in working bis own litte gar. cen aud addiog that she did not believe ne bad been sick. Doctor thereupon ceusured Wheeler severeiy. ibe delinquent became Vio~ lentiy incensed with Mrs, Whitman and threatend to wreak is Vengeance on ber. An opportunity soon offered, On tne evening of the sta of July last Mr. Whitman and nis wile visited the store of Henry Zeig- ler at Long Wodd to purchase groceries. Wheeler, observing tuem in the storg, leit the group of negroes with whom he bad veen singing and dancing, and went In quest of bis Inend, George Hind’, who nad been drinking with mim. Avter tuking another arink together Wheeler communicated to Hinds fis purpose to give the Whitmans “a good beating,” in whicn Hinds agveed to assist him. ‘I'bey repaired to @ spot behind an old biacksmitu's shop, where they might watch, unnoticed, the movements of the Whitmans, and at the same time lurnish them- seives With the necessary tmpiements for tie meditated assault. Wheeler armed bimseif With # oroken carriage sdait and Hinds pro- vided himself witha piougishare weighing eigus or uine pounds. Thus acccutered they started in pursuit of Mr. and Mrs. Wuitman, who in the luean time hud lefi the store wud were wending their way bhowewarda by a road leading througo the “Long Wood.” it Was then about ten o'clock at Dight snd quite dark. Stealihily these black fiends like pautuers crept upon sueir prey, but, When almost within reach Oj their victims, aD ap- proaching horseman caused tiem to turn irom the Toad. ‘They vhen maue a circuit turough the wood until they lad headed toe Walcmans und lay in amoush in @ thicket by the roaaside. As the un- suspecting coupie approached Hinds proposed that they sbould commit an outrage on tue person of Mrs. Whitman, When tne moment arrived, however, lor liiai to carry out the part assigned him in this diabolical scheme the perve 0, Hings suddenly jailed him, ana giving the piougushare io Wheeler, said, “Here, George, you do it yourself; | can’t; My neart jails me.” Wheeler cursed nim for nis cowardice, aud seizing the ploughshare, be threw 1t at Whicman, Striking him in toe back and Causing him to siagger. THE FAINT-HEARTED ONE. At this point Hn fled back to the store at Loug Wovd; but Wheeler, approaching Whitman, deait tim a olow upon toe buck Of vis head with the piece Of carriage sha.t, that felled bim, stanned, to the earth. He tuen turned upon the Wile, Who ran, but Whom he speedily overtook. Recognizing Wheeler, sue threw up ner hanus, screaming; “Dont kill me! don’t kiil me!’ The wretch needed not her piteous cries but wito one jell blow sent the shait crasning through ber skull. ars. Wuilman dro; ped dead ab bis ee Coutemplating for a moment, as he ulterward Said, the resuli of Dis bloody wouk be threw aside G15 stick and leisurely recraced wis Steps to the store. Jobu Whitman in a sport time recovered consciousness aud made bis way back to the store. Here be secured the assistance of J.T. Rowins, 1pomas Quunby and George Kowins and went in searca of Lis whe. Mr, Rowins dis- covered the iueless body of the unlortanate Wouan stretched out, lace downward, upon the roadside, a litte sack of four still grasped in ber arms. 1t Was a dvuoie murder, ior, Lad she livea, there Might bave dawved a fair and sinle: eat Closed its little being without light, And went down to the grave unborn, wherein Biossom and bough lie wituered with one blight The news of the murder spread rapidly, the whole neiguoerhood was soon aroused, and ina lew jours « sufficient number of men assempbied to surround tue wood. Hinds, however, managed to elude ais pursuers and reached is home, a jew quules distant, where he was found tue following day. Wheeler, fnaing escape — impossibie and fearing that he would be nanged , on the spot by his Captors, attempted suicide by cutting his throat with razor. He tuen made bis way to Dr, Neai’s house, near the edge of the wood, covered with blood aud in a laiutiug condition. The Doctor dressed the wound, which he iound to be dangerous, tue wiudpipe be- ing nearly severed aud the carotid arcery ex- posea, He coniessed bis guilt to Dr. Neal, and begged him to Kill hum, He was immediately ap- preyeused aod taken in charge by parues who had beea in pursuit of him. He was taken to Kowlu's store, Where an inquest was held over tue body oj Mis. Waltman, and # verdict rendered 1m accordance With tue iact. Wheeler haviog im- licuted Hinds, they Were both committed to tue jactun Jail. LYNCH LAW ATTEMPTED. By this time toe citizens were thoroughly aroused, amd were with cidiculty controlled. A Tepe Was procured afd preparatious made, aod buc for toe iruimess and préseg.e Of mind of Mr. Hedges Tuomprou, in whose cuarge the prisoaers baa been placed, their m.seruoie carcasses would have dangied irom (ue nearest tree. At the No- vember term of the Circuit Court ior Jalbot county Woeeler was put upon nie trial. Hig counsel, Messrs. Powell and Harrington, iavored to Save Mis le, Out Mr. Charles H. Gibson, the State Attorney, Was too much Jor them, and the prisouer Was jound guilty of murder in tle first degree. THE FATE OP BINDS. Upon the trial of Hinas Wheeler was used asa Wii 88 ior (ue prosecution, aud gave the borrivie details o1 tue irage narrated above, Hinds Was aso fooud gu p| murder in the first de gree, vut obtained a new trial, Which resulted in & judgiment Of murder In the Second uegree. Suo- séqaently he Was seut to the Penitenuary ior twelve years. D CRIPTION OF WHEELER. Wheeler is @ siout, thivkset igau, With brown giin, scarcely & mulattu, avout twenty-five years olage, te has @ Wile ana three culidren, who repeatedly Visited him in jail. He stoutiy denies ever baviog iniendea to Kill elsner Mr. or ars. Waltman, 40d abirinates bis crime vo the iact of nis being tufamed vy drink at the time, Rev. b. B. Newman, of the Methodist ipiscopal Oaurcn, has been in constans attendance upon the pris Oner, aud UNder LIS IMiuisirativos He prolesses to have’ made his peace with God. A remarkabie jeature Of (he Case Is thal be seems to receive hu sympaihy from those of his own race. THE PRAYER MBRTING. Ateleven o’ciock tu-day tue preachers jmpro- vised @ prayer meeting 10 the prisouer’s ceil. it Was Very earnest, aud it Was really dificult 10 de- termiie Who Was the gulity party, Wheeler or those Who joined with bim in his devotions, A Wagon drove uy to the side of the jail, and the gentiemaa, very elegantly dressed, Was asked to seat nimseif, With the air of @ conquering hero be took nis piace. A number vi culored ‘sons immediately flied the wagon, ugil Sheril Fitzgerald Was obliged to tell them that so many Would be an inconvenience. Some of the cietay entered @ Vacant carriage in waiting, and The procession started for Mr. Wright's He d, mur. shalied by Captain Koberts’ company o! Maryland Nationa: Gaard. Then commenced a scéne wiich tt is to be hoped is coufined to Maryland, and this part of it, 00, The place of exe- cution was at least toree-quarters of @ mile away. Wheeler began .o chant His death song, and ine negroes, ly to engage ib any noisy ve moustration aim. Hy tus were tortured in their phraseology to serve the purpowe, aud woeu tie leld for une ex- ecution was reached Wheeler tad wrought line sell up to a Wild ecstacy, which even the rope Was Almost powerless vo subdue. He cried out tuat be was “going home (o gory,” anu rav.er enided multitude jor wot being 8 good as he Was. TH SERVICE ON THE SCAFE Aservice Was Held on the scat the middle ci an open and very Sherif, assisted by Wie depucy, M aud nis ried ually he was « interiere and cuees the ravings of Luose Wu On the staging. THE EXECUIION. At fifteen minutes alier twelve the props were knocked rou under the piatiorm and spring ad George Wueeer Was a soupeles O1 fies, ‘CWO OF bree convulsive twitenes o1 ihe hands aod legs showed tual Mis ueck Was nor dis jocated and Ne Was allowed or perhaps twenty m nates. Ben tne 18 pron ubeed that be was certainly dead the body was cus dowa amd buried at lke expense of the county, to swing And yet such | PORT JERVIS. | MOKE NAPHTHA FOB THE ICE GORGE— THE RE- NEWED EXPERIMENTS WITH NITRO-GLYCEBINE WATCHED WITH INTENSE INTEREST. | Pont JERVIS, N. Y., Marob 12, 1878. R. A. Cheeseboro, of New York, has telegraphed to President Abbott, of this place, that he will do- nate twenty barrels of naphtha to the town, if the authorities will accept it, for the purpose of test- ing {ts action when turned on the ice gorge and fred. The offer has been accepted, and the napb- | sha will probably arrive to-morrow. THR LATEST BLASTING, | The engineers bave succeeded in blasting @ chan- | pel about twenty-five Jeet wide, through the lodged ice below the ice gorge proper, ior a distance of aneighth ofa mile, In the frst experiments tried With nitro-glycerine charges of from baifs pound | to three pounds were used, The effect was barely perceptible, The charges were increased, until bow some of them contain nine pounds of the ex- plosive. These have done good execution, and the channel for the distance named bas been an- covered. The high wall of ice that marks tue lower termination of the gorge is about 300 yards above the channel \aus opene: The idea of the engineers ts to make @ passage below the gorge, so that when the high water comes and Presses (ne body O1 ice w few Diasts in the centre of the wall will Dreag its bold up. n tue river aud lurnish toe starting point ior the entire mass, which will bave the made channei to carry tt of and give it 1mpetus suiicient to force 118 way over the obstacles yel in the channei further down, ‘The’ blasung experiments are interesting, and hundreds o1 A GRADUAL RISE OF THE. STREAM, Despatches irom Narrowsburg and otner points up the river state that the stream 1s graqually | risin: At Narrowsbury tt has risen # loot, Fur- luer up the jeeding streams are swolien with Iresbets, and East Brauch bas risen two feet, this point the rise in the river hws been very slight, motwitistanding the continued warm Weatuer and vast quautities of snow water that have passed into it, The high water irom above Wil begin oO reach here to-morrow, if the repuris Ol ireshets im the upper Waters are correct, LOUISIANA ARBITRATION COMMITTEE. SETTLING THE LEGISLATIVE MAJORITY UNDER THE WHEELER COMPROMISE. The members of the late Congressional Commit- tee on Louisiana Affairs, of which Hon. George F, Hoar, of Massachusetts, was Chairman, now acting a6 an arbitraticn committee, under what is known as the Wheeler compromise, upon the con- tested elections to the Lower House of the Louis- jana Legisiature, held their first session at the oifice oi Hon. William Waiter Phelps, one oi the committee, at No. 26 Exchange place, yesterday. The following members were present:—George F. Hoar, William A, Wheeler, Charles Foster, William Walter Poelps, Clarkson N. Potter and Samuel 8. Marshall, the only absentee being Wuliam P. Frye. The committee, in pursuance of the plan agreed upon, will take no iurtuer testimony and MN taking up the Tetorus and considering them in the light o1 the eviaence taken by the two suds | committees in New U:leans, The conservitives are represented before the committee by Coione: | Zacharie, of New Orleans, and A. H. Leonard, of | the spreveport imes, while Marshal S. B. Pack- | ard a) pears a8 counsel ior the opposite side. The | organizavion of the present comnnttee ix the | same as toe original one, Mr. oar acting as chair. man. The session yesterday Was private, no rep- resentucives o1 the press being admitted nor tue counsel of the respective parties, the latter only | being calied upon a3 occasiva required jor their sialements upon mooted points, ine returns and | other documenta upon which the action o1 the | committee will be based reached here irom the Crescent City yesterday morning, aud the session Was passed in an examination o: and discussion upon them. The absence of the tables ana other | statistical papers whica had been prepared by the | original Congressional committee caused much | welay Which would otherwise, dave been avoided, | as a deai of work bad necessarily to be zone through with agains, No definite conclusion was arrived at, nor will there be avy until the presence | or Mr. Frye renders the committee full, and after | sitting for some hours an adjournment was oad | uatil this morning at ten o’ciock. | In a conversaion with the HERALD reporter, Colonel Zacuarie and Mr. Leonard, representing the caucus of the conservative members, ex- | pressed s rong confidence that the resalt of the | commitiee’s deliberations would be to give tne couservatives & majority on joint ballot. The character of the testimony taken by the suab- committees and the report of the masority of the | Congressional comuigiee render this almost cer- tain, General Charges of intimidation had been | Made by the negroes and others, but tney had | been unable to specify auy acts tending tos | result, and in view 0: the fact that the radicals | bad ail ol the election officials and ail of the United | States army which could be spared jor the purpose at their back, the absurdity 01 such charges ap- | peared on the ace, Thal the votes actually cast | gave the conservatives ail tee majority claimed | Do one denies, and as the investigations of the | Congressional committee have posed of the charges 0! fraud and intimidation, it would seem there cau be bat one result. | COMBINED CHARITY. The Board of the United Charities of New York, | | now located in @ convenient Office at 1,193 Broad. | Way, a littie above Iwenty-eighth street, held its | second monthly meeting yesterday afternoon. | There was a full attendance of wemvers and | delegates irom the various charitable associations | of we city. The Secretary’s report of work done | showed that the register was rapidiy filling up, | the names of nearly ten tifousand beneficiaries of | the United Charities composing the Board having | been sent in uy them, Another point of great practical importance re- | ported upon aud discussed at tue Meeting was the | possibibiiity Of establishing belore another win- | ler depots uf the principal articies of general con. | sumption among the poorer classes, where they | Might oe Supplied at avery iow cost, and upon woich the diferent societies migat draw their orders for food and fuel. Instances were given to prove the great difference existing between | wholesae ana retall prices, which, in the wa Suggested, might be very considerably lessened. | Ordinary Coal, ior example, which is retailed to the poor ai twelve cents the pall o! eighteen | pounas, costs hali that price or less when bought in large quautities at toe whart. Tne same differ. ence eXists In other articies, such as flour, salt pork, hominy, dried peas and potatoes, and it would be a great boon, not oniy to the poor but to the societies—enabling them to expend their funds to much greater advantage than at pres- | ent—il large quantities of common articles coula be retailea at but little above cust price, Aletter from the chairman of the Bureau of Charities to tne board was then read, {t was called forth by ie objection made by the Association tor improving the Condition of the Poor to joming the United Caarities, on the ground that they were in ijull accord with the Borean Oi Charities. It showed the action Of tue bureag in reference to tne propo- sition to the Association for Improving the Con. | dition of the Poor that that organization should jurnisii the Bureau @ Cupy of its register o1 benefl- claries for the common information of ail the organizavions forming the ooard, for the purpose cting iraud Oo the part of applicants for aid. wis proposition was declined by the Asso- ciation for improving the Condition of the Poor, alter mature aeuberation uyon the repore of a epecia: commitiee, Which was adopted and indorsed by the regular meeting of the organiza- on. Jbis action Was deprecated by the Bureau of Charities, Which States That the secretary of the Association jor Improving the Condition of the Poor had been one of the cignt gentlemen whose action was the origin of tae Board of United Coar- iues, and that the conference oi tue represent uves o! the leading Charitable organizations ot the city which jurthered tne pian was attended by promipent members of the association, who at that time thoroughiy sympatnized with the objects of the proposed united board. THE ST. ANDREWS SUFFERERS. The pastor of St. Acdrew’s charch thankfally acknowledges the ieceipt of the following sums since last report:— Lynch & 60, trish Perkins & Goodwin $5 ‘American.....+. $100 M. Kemeilsses. 1 Mary McKenna Wy Cash ‘ 1 Miss UO Nellleeese 5 a & Swwith: ” P, Kenetick.... o reons, Brot Py N , bros. & Vor. 10 2 z 6 J Ww ‘mn Cash 1 Wiliam A. Goodman... 5 ihomas Comaa . Ms 00., 4 Miciiae! Russel 1) James Clifford’ Pr g A. Legge 25 «Cash. . ° ly Joun Bauscliud 1) Monroe McCormack... 4% J 6 B » Wiig A. Kirk. 10 Edward Henry 10 Dr. Barns a) Jo! y er 5 Per Alderman Ly- Michael Duane 0 sane ees 12 90 M. CURRAN, Pastor. FIFTY- RAILROAD MONOPOLY OF NINTH STREET. New Yorm, March 12, 1875, TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALDI— I noticed in your vaiuabie paper of the 12th inst. toat toe Aldermen's Commitee on Raliroads recommended that some of the tracks of tne city ar COMpanies ought to ve removed, Would it not be Well jor that honoragie body to Insist upon havitiy a least One (rack removed irom Fitty-minth stieel, lhe grand eutrence Lo our hovle Pack, the resivents oaving ho benelt Whatever of sata Ktreet as tne raliroad olapany Completeiy monopolize ve Mu. peopie throng the ice to see them. | at} en to no argument, but will decide equitably, | | testifiea that the letter produced was written by THE MYSTERIOUS “JOHN DOB” | | Experiences of Stockvis on the Island, as Described by Varions Officials. | DR. JAYNE TESTIFIES. | Dr. Kitchen, Chief of Staff, Delegates His An- thority to a Student for “Board and Washing.” “IN A FOG.” INSPECTOR SPEIGHT President Bailey and Dr. Kitchen on the Stand-— | The Jury Looking for Facts. | | | The fourth day of the Stockvis inquest was con- aucted yesterday by Coroner Kessler. A number | | Of the jurors were not promptly on time, and in | consequence It was nearly hall-past one before the first witness was called. There were present the usual pumber of lady members of the family, but | at the opening of the proceedings Dr. Hirsca, the brother-in-law of Stockvis, was absent. The first witness called was INSPECTOR PRANK ©. SPEIGHT, j who testified as to nis knowledge of the general alarm sent out by him, and which bore bis signa- | ture. He siated that the fullowing is the copy of the general alarm sent down to the telegraph ofice by nim: Mr. Jacob Stockvis, about, torty ure, gray hair, hardly any teeth, away irom home, Third avenue, between 108th and Tusth streets, somewhat deranged; lett (?) this morning, abouteizht o'clock. He ls a Hollander, and speaks Lng: lish somewhat. Inspecior Speight stated that this was tho despatch assent to the telegraph operator, and | he could not account for the change in the phrase- ology. Certainly it was not made by him. And he promised to find out who made the.changes in this original despatch, which was written in the Fifty- ninth street station house by Dr. Hirsch. Mr. Spier, a nephew of deceased, identified this despatch as the one he had taken to Police Head- quarters. oars old, small stat- ight complexion, went | JEREMIAH LYNCH, & keeper in the Almshouse, testified as to the cir- | cumstances attending the admission of Stockvis, | ahas John Doe, and the appearance at the Work- house of his nephews to find the man; he stated that wnen they came he supposed that deceased was a mute, because he did not speak. In answer to the query whether he considered the man a fit inmate of the Workhouse, he answered “No; that people unfit for work are transierred, but he could not tell where they were transferred to; witness took him to be a sickly, feeble man. To Dr. Hedden—He was in cell 49, which is @ cell designated for persons who cannot work. Coroner Kessler here stated that Dr. Hirsch, who had inserted @ personal in the HERALD, first | learned from a convict who had seen tt, the where- | abouts of the man; this convict gave information that the potice and ali the officials of the city com- bined failed to supply. JOHN F. BOLEN him; be ig an inmate in the Workuouse, and a cterk in the office; I looked for John Doe on the | register; entered “he cannot speak,’ the same day, looking over the HERALD, 1 saw the HERALD | personal of Dr. Hirsch asking for Jacop B. | Stockvis; a friend of deceased had been there be- fore and stated thattne man might have been committed as *Jobn Doe.” To Dr. Hedden—Never saw the man in the Work- | house; or. Hirsch nor any other man showed | witness the phovograph of the deceased man. | PATRICK GOLDEN, | engineer of the Workhouse and (during the sick- | ness of the Warden) acting Warden, saw deceased | come off the steamer, and judged from his appear | ance that he was a man attacked with the tremens; | when discharged he walked much better than when he arrived; Jacobson, here present, fed him onthe way dowa; Friday, previoas to his dis- | charge, I saw Jacobson on the Island and he was | lookiug for “Jonn Doe.” } WILLIAM EARLY, THE “BOSS TAILOR,’ was Called, and positively swore that there was no undercoat turneu over ‘o him when he received the man. Patrick McGinnis, who assisted in the | chauge of clothing, testified to the best of his knowledge that the man had no undercoat when admittea, and ali the articles he had on hia person beyond his underciothing was one coat, one pair | | of pants, one vest and one suirt, | WALTER JAYNE, physician and surgeon, a graduate of this year, | who received his diploma March 1, testified that he nad been house physician at the Workhouse nce December 23; he acted under Dr. Kitchen; | the majority o! prisoners are fitted to work; have seen cases where persons unfitted for work are gent to the Workhouse; such persons as are sent there are kept there unless transierred, Coroner—Do you consider the Workhouse a ft place jor sick and invalids? A. No, sir. Coroner—Une of your duties is to discriminate between those wno are abie to work and those who are not? A. Insome cases do s0; 1m such cases as this, brougnt to my attention, I would do so; 1am not called upon eXcept in cases of sick- ness or injuries received; it A MAN REFUSES TO WORK the case is called to my attention, amd I excuse him or not, in my judgment; lunatics are some- times sent there—whether by design or accident I cannot say; there have been lunatics sent there recently. (Un being showm the photograph he failed to recognize the face.) Did not even remem- ber THE CASE OF JOHN DOE, except as he nad read O! it in the papers; witness visits some cells every day, sucd ones as persons are reported sick; does Dot remember taving seen him in cells Nos, 8, 22, 49 or 60 on February 3; ifthe man was sick the keepers would call my attention to im. Corouer--De you remember that Sering Rob- bins, hospital steward, called your aitention toe | man as one Wo was 70n compos mentis ? A. No, BIT; @bOUL SIX Weeks Ago my attention was called to 4 Man WOO could not speak; he appeared to be a fecbic man. To Mr. Steinway—In case the man is unable to | eat it is the duty of somebody to report that lact; | WE NEVER GIVE EXTRA FoOD while in the Workhouse; the men all go to the diving room; those who are unabie to go are pro- | vided with ivod by those in the ball; I have never given directions that persons shall be led; Causes Have been reported to me where persons were un- able to & to General Sigel—-I receive verbal orders from Dr. Kitchen; there are no written rues governing the Workhouse so far asi know; | receiye no | salary; get iy board aud wasuing 48 remunera- | tion ‘or my services. | To Dr. Hedden—I treat some cases of delirium tremens otherwise and traosier them to tue Charity Hosyival, aad nave only power to order transiers to the Charity Hospital apd tne order 18 generally complied wWitu; Ldo not Visit cell No. 8 every day. | | Arecess was here taken for fifteen minutes. | | AFTER THE KKORSS. Dr. Hirsch, who had entered soon alter the ope: Ing of the day’s vusiness, during the recess, Wi | found conversing with members ol the jury, a8 has done before, and when Coroner Kessier’s attention was called to the Incident, he repri- Manded the jury, and Dr. Hirsch took @ back seat. | | DR. KITCHEN, | ehlef officer of the depariment, was called and stated that ge graduated 1. 1469; be had charge of | ali of the institutions except the Charity Hospital and = the Workhouse; Dr. Jayne is id charge of the Workhouse, and is supposed to sleep there; the convicts are not medically | examined uaiess caliea upon by the Warden; ia cases where a man reluses to Work irom sickness or Caprice it 18 reierred to the surgeon (pioto- graph shown); uever has seen tae man; Dr. Jayue tas had charge since December; he passed hig examination lust October, but had not grad- usted; he is considered competent and passed exainination, Witness described the modus operandi ior the disposition o: iunaties who are jeevie, imbecile, &c.; the Gict 18 usualy the same; 1 consider the Workhouse vniy a temporary place, woere they ure detained; lunatics have remained in the Workhouse iroim eight tu ten days before having been disposed o1; I visit the Workhouse (requentiy; the case of John Doe was never, a3 far asi can recoilect, called to my attentou; save seen Kerrigan and Grady, tei. low junatics said to have veen confined with stock vis; I was satisied that ONE OF THEM WAS A LUNATIO; Iconsider them both barmiess; if Stockvis re- quired immedia.e atiention It would be Lne duty o! Dr. Jayne to notly me of als conaition. To General sigei—My duties are to have a gen- eal supervision over tae InsMLutions. 10 Di. Hedden—We send to the dome of Incur- abies old mea, Yo Mr. Osell—Do you have entirely your own way? A. ido: the condition of the iastitu. tugs 18 ag Zoud as can be Expected. PRESIDENT [SAAU H. BAILBY, of the Commissioners of Charities and Correce tion, testified that le had, as a Commissioner, | jurisdiction iu this case whea the man reached | | opinion that il the wound w: | tn mystery. tne custody of Keeper Cunningh: seventh street cour: President answer to the question of the mode of procedure in th: dismissal and other movements of prisone! Warden, who has had over tweuty years’ experi- ence, 18 supposed to have supreme control, and When be reports that a keeper is not satisfactory the board at once acts upon his suggestions; Mr. Bailey stated that in the main he could sus- Stain all the last witness, Dr. Kitchen, nad testi- fied to us to the medical practice; he had gone to the Island with Messrs. spier anda Jacobson identity the two lunatics who were Produced yesterday; his inv tnatthese mea were the ones ceaseds at least this was the been given him. President Bailey turther assured the jury that the Commissioners’ voat wouid be ready at apy time to escort them to the Island. SERGEANT PHILLIPS, of the police force, raigned a3 the Court. is credited with saying that he bad seen oim arraigned before a3 4 prisoner, ley, Coroner, | Was here called and denied that he had ever made such statement. Officer Falion, wno made tie arrest, most emphatically contradicted Ser- goane Phi lips and asserted that he had go imiormed udge Flammer. MRS. DB HIRSCH was the next witne: She descrived the sum- mous sent from Stockvis’ bouse for Dr. Hirsch, Who was absent; the sudsequent statement made by Mrs. Stock vis that ner husband had gove down town sick, tne efforts made at vhe police stations and elsewhere to get tuiormation as to the miss ing man, al! of which has already appeared in evidence. Mrs. Hirsen stated that finally she went to Mayor Wickham, who took a deep inte: est in the case, Mrs, Hirsch, in answer to a question from the Coroner, recognized a letter written by Uhe Aiayor Lo the Commissiovers of Charities and Correcuion asking jor the release of man, Sne next described his appearance on bis arrival tn the bouse, when he did not seem tu realize his situation; bis nose and face were scratched; there were pieces out of nis | flesh; his clothes were iuil of vermin; he ate rav- enously ; ue saw strange laces and cried ‘Police | Police !? he did pot utter the words until alter the doctors came; he was frigntened and in an awiul state: I succeeded tn quieting him; because Dr. Hall sald be was weil under my care; he Was very anxious to eat; he saw the doctors drinking wine and with nis left band reached lor some; Dr. Hall said to give it to him and he drank it; his arms were, ali blue; his “police”? | ‘am, 11:40 Harlem tram at Fordham. De Groor.—At W. Brighton, 8 1, March 12, Jacos Dg Groot, 86 years, Funeral on Monday, March 18, at tWo o'clock P. M., at late residence, FaLLon.—At 203 East Thirty-eighth street, on Thursiay, March 11, BRIDGET LOORAM, wile otf Joseph Fallon, aged 28 years, Relatives and Iriends are respecttully invited to attend the funerai, on Suaday, the 14th inst., at hall-past one o'clock, Fenfton.—On Thursday, March 11, after a lin; | tng iliness, ELLEN B. rsNTON, beloved wife of Ed- ward Fenton, ‘Toe triends of the family are respectfully in- vited to attend the funeral, this (Saturday) a! | noon, at two o'clock, trom her late residence, 260 who, when deceased was ar- | the | elbows infamed; witness gave a pathetic history | | OF the circumstances attending the deata of the man; sbe suid, 1 think he was hungered cut; he Was very anxious ior meat; I gave him oysters and beel tea; have never seen or under the influence of liquo boxes of Diacking he sold were marked “Legrand’s | Blacking,” hence he assumed that name; he nad | Do reason to go under the name of LeGrand other thun for this reason; he would in any house in him intoxicated | the | company take a glass of wine, but ne was not in | the babit of drinking. AN ADJOURNMENT, The inquest was adjourned until next week, the interval, it beipg understood, would be occupied by the jury in visiting prisons, the Workhouse ana police Courts, individually or collectively, to en- able them to act understandingly, There has been much feeling engendered in the minds o1 our Israelitish population, who are celeorated tor their uonorabie course 1D all inquiries of this kind, by the inquest and ihe very contradictory testi- mony given, but the case, which 18 likely to last another week, will not soon be lorgotten. It may be stated in this connection that after the proceedings closed yesterday the writer called the attention of OMicer limotny Falioa, who made the arrest, to the letter o! a correspondent of the HERALD, Which appeared yesterday, signed “Jus- tice.” Omcer Fallon most distinctly averred tnat the words “collecting @ crowd and Ngnting” were added by the Judge ufier ne had signed his am- davit, and were not added with his consent or ap- proval. PROBABLE MURDER IN JERSEY CITY. County Physictan Stout made a post-mortem examination yesterday on tne body of Lewis Douglass, the young man who was ‘ound uncon- scious in Jersey City a few nights ago and who did not long survive. A fracture, 81x incies in lengtn, | Forty-second street, at twelve o’cloc! ‘Was jound on the top and the side of tue skull, and | | under the fracture was a mass of cougulated blooa weighing three ounces. There was no ex- ternal wound. There is @ strong proba- bility that tue wound was caused by some such weapon as @ sand club. Dr. Stout is of caused by @ fall the man must bave Jallen irom a great height and Struck ON a solt substance. ‘Ins cuse is involved The polic?-man who arresied him was Under the impression that the man was in- toxicated; but, finding tat he remuined in an insensible condition, he had him conveyed to the City Hospital, Where he s00n aiterward died. The fracture of the skull was not discovered tili alter death. Dr. Stout immediately communicated with Coroner Wheian, whom ne directed to hola an inquest. THE LIVINGSTONE HOMICIDE. the manslaughter o! William Livinystone was re- sumed at Jersey City yesterday. Coroner Lynch testified that be arrested Gilligan at his residence on the morning of the affray; bis (Gilligan’s) request took bim to the morgue to | see the body of Livingstone; afterward lodgea him in the Second precinct station; heard Ben- nett that when the trouble arose Gilligan tried | to make peace; he did not encourage the trouble, bat seemed airaid to interfere. Michael Giiiigan, one of tne prisoners, then testt- fled in nig own behalf, and descrived the quarrel and the fight, The first he beard of Livings!one’s death Was the next morning, about eight v’clock ; Coroner Lyncn told me Livingstone was dead, and he wanted me tu go with him; understood that I Was detained as @ witness. James Hunt, the other prisoner, was then place: on the stand, and he gave bis account of tne affair. The summing up for the defence followed, Mr. Rowe addressing the jury on benalf ot Gilligan, When he conciudea thé nour ior adjournment had arrived. Mr. Dixon will address the jury ou be- haliot Hunt this morning, after whicn the District | attorney will sum up for the State and the case will be given to the jury. MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. MARRIED. Gopwir—Waxke.—At Fort Lee on the Hudson, on Wednesday, March 10, at the residence of the bride’s sister, by the Rev. James Cameron, rector of the Church of the Mediator, Edgewater, N. aS Frank CLoyp Gopwin, of Brooklyn, E. D., to HELE Rev. H. B. Hitcnings, Bast Seventy-sevegtn street, FRASER.—At No. 130 Rutledge street, Brooklyn, E. D., Louisa ANN, Widow of Edward A. Fraser, of New York city. Notice of juueral herea(ter, FRIEND.—On Friday, March 12, Mrs. EBNESTINS wile of Moses S. Friepa, aged 51 years, The Iriends of the family are invited to as. tend her funeral, at her late residence, No, 301 West Plana cond street, on Monday, at ten o’clock.. Members of the Temple Emanu-El congregation are respectiuily invited to attend her funeral without farther notice, GassERT.—in Brooklyn, on Wednesday, the 10t j inst., CATHARINE B, GASSERT. Widow o! the lat John’ L. Gassert, in the 85t0 year of ber age. The reiatives und friends are invited to attenc } her !uneral. at ber late residence, No, 240 Scher merhorn street, Brooklyn, on Sunday, the 14t* inst., at 2 o'clock, NOCCHIO.—At Jersey City Heights, on Friday, Maren 12, 1875, Magats M. GINoccHio, daughter of Jonn B, and Catharine A. Ginocchio, aged 4 years, 8 inonths and 14 days. Relatives and friends are invited to the funeral, from her parents’ residence, Prospect street, neat Palisade avenue, on Saturday, March 13, at three ofciock P.M. GorrLigs,—On Thursday, March 11, SOPHL GorrLixs, wile of Joseph Gottlied, aged 62 years, Relatives and friends, Zion ge, No, 2 1, 0, B. B., Members of Mendelssohn Society, are invited to attend tne funeral, from her late rest dence, No. 403 Grana street, on Sunday morning, at ten o'clock, : JacoBy.—Suddeniy, on Friday, March 12, MIN. wite 01 Max Jacoby, in the 57th year o! her age, ‘The funeral will take place from ner late resi dence, 237 Kast Seveaty-elghth street, on Sunday, atten A.M i METROPOLITAN LopGx, No. 213, I. 0. B. B, BRETHREN—You are hereby requested to attend the juneral of the motuer of our brother, Samuc M. Jacoby, irom ber late residence, 237 Eas Seventy-elghth street, on Sunday morning, Marc. 14, at ten o'clock A. M. OS. J, GRAETZ, President. M. A. SIMMONS, Secretary. G Toe members of the Hebrew Ladies’ Benevolent Society of Yorkville are requested to attend the fuueral oi our iate memoer, Mrs. Mina Jacoby, from ter late residence, No. 237 East Seventy. eighth street, on Sunaay morning next, at ten A.M. By order of tne President, fH. L. BAMBERGER. Emma Harris, Honorary Secretary. KELLEY.—At Portchester, N. Y., on Wednesday, Maren 10, 1875, SAMUEL KELLEY, i the 53d year of his age. * Relitives and friends of the family are in- vited to attend his funeral, from St. Peter’s Epis- copal church, on Saturday. 13tn inst., at half-past Lwo o’ciock New Haven trains leave depot, Korean. —The 1uveral of SAMUEL KOPFMAN Will take place on Sunday, tne 14th inst. at 10 o'clock A.M, Irom the residence of his brother, No. 797 Lexington avenue, Relatives and Iriends are invited, LE Parp.—At his late residence, No, 11 Vandam street, AUGUSTUS L. LEPARD, In the 53d year of bis age. Notice of the 1uneral in Sunday's paper. MANN.—In Utica, Marca 9, Emma L., wife of James ¥, Mann, Esq. MRSELL.—On ‘Thursday, 11th inst., ALFRED MESELL, the son of Caroline and Wolfe Meseil, of Montreal. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, on Sunday morning, at ten o'clock, at 343 West Fourteenth street, MorrLeR.—On the 10th inst., Wousert C., son of brcnd Y. and Marceila Mottier, aged 7 years and 11 ays. The relatives and friends are invited to attend | hig juneral, irom the residence of his parents, 236 East Tweuty-seventh street, on Sunday, 14th 1 attwo P.M. The remains to be interred ia Green- On Friday, March 12, at his rest South Filth street, Brooklyn, E. D., JAMES MOUARTHY, aged 52 years, Notice of funeral to-morrow, McGurre.—On Thursday, Maren 11, prpipnsneds, CLemENr Evsratrtus, third son of Joseph an Catherine J. McGuire, aged 7 years, Funeral will take place this day, at ten o’clock A.M., jrom the residence of nis parents, No, 126 | wast Filty-elgiitn street, PaRKER.—Wednesday, the 10th inst., Mrs. SALLY PARKER, reiict of Sewell Parker, sr., in the 85tD —— | year o/ her age. The trial of James Hunt and Michael Gilligan for | Funeral at the Church of Our Father, Clermont avenue, near Atlantic, Brooklyn, this (Saturday) aiternoon, at three o’ciock. * PErrigREW.—suddenly, on Thursday, March 11, | Joun W, PeTricRew, youngest son of the late John K oHEZ, M. D., 0! Cuba, to SALLIB H. ELLIS, daughter | of tue late ©. W. Kilis, of Cincinnati, Ohio. HOLLELY—HatsTeab.—On Wednesday, March 10, at tue residence of the bride’s parents, by the Rev. SN. Camp, JoserpH 1, HOLLELY to Kare, eldest daughter of D. B. Halstead. ROSECRANS—DOWNING.—At St. Paui’s church, Denver, Colorado, on the 3d inst., by the Rey. 7, E. Biisa, Coiouel Isaac A. ROSECRA Junniz E, DowninG, daugnter of the Downing, of Albauy, N. Y. DIED. ANDERSON.—Suddenly, March 11, at Woody Crest, near High Bridge, CARBIE WESTFALL, wile of Smith W. Ander-on. ‘ Faveral on Monday Of her mother-in-law, Woody Crest, at one o'clock. Carriages counect with the 11:40 A. M. train from Forty-second street at Melrose, —March 11, CORNELICS BARRETT, aged 8, pees ‘al from Beilevac Hospital to-day at tweive o'clock. Biapy.—On Thursday, March 11, JOHN Brapy, aged 37 years, 5 months and 12 days, Relatives and iiteuds are respectfally invited to attead the funeral, irom his late residence, 98 Noth avenue, on Sunday, the 14th inst.. atone o'clock. uddenly, at Newark, N.J., om Monday, CaP. | Maren 8, 1875, JOHN JosErH CAMP, JT, aged 47 years. Relatives and iriends are invited to attend the funeral services, at the resideace of bis iather, 1,040 Broad street, Newark, N.J., on Saturday, March 13, at two o'clock tn the afternoon, Inter- ment in Mount Peasant Cemetery. CaRTER.—At Honoluiu, Hawatan Islands, No- vemoer 30, 1874, Lieutenant A. BEACH OakTER, United Siares Navy (lace of United States steain- ship Benicia), son of Kev. Dr. a, B. Carter, of this city. The funeral services will be from the Uhurch of the Holy Saviour, Kast Twenty-filtm street, near Madigsoo avenue, on Saturday, March 13, at one o'clock P. My Casey. On Tharsday, March 11, 1875, JouN 0. brother of tue late Daniel Cashea, in the h year o/ bis age. The funerai wil take place from his late resl- dence, 320 Kast Filty-sixth street, on Sunda, March 14, 1875, at one o'clock P, M,, sharp. ‘the relatives and iricnds and also members or Engine Company No, 9, Voluuteer Fire Department, are invited (O attend. ULarr.—On T ursddy, March 11, 1875, Of scarlet fever, Preppy v., only child of Frederick D. and Tile Clapp, aged 11 months and 13 days. ‘The celatives and iriepds are respectfully invited to aiieud wwe iuneral, from the residence of lis grandiatior, Benjamin Clapp, No, 411 Hast Eighty- elgnto strect, on this day (Saturday), at oue o'clock P.M, DaLton.—On Tharsda: March Il, after @ bile: illness, EDWARD VALTON, & native of Granite, | two 16th inst., atthe residence | Pettigrew, of inis city. ‘The relatives and iriends of the family are re spectfully invited to attend the luueral, from the residence o! his mother, 256 Filth avenge, ou Mom day, March 15, at one o'clock. The members of Naval Lodge, No. 69, F. and A, M., are hereby summoned to meet at their lodge room, 135 West Vnirtieth street, on Monday, 15tn inat., at eleven o'clock sharp, for the purpose of attending the tunéral of our late brotaer, Jonn W. Petugrew. By order, + HENRY WHEELER, Secretary. Ransrorp.—On Thursday, Marcy 11, ELLEN, wile of Josiah Ransiord, in the 29th year of her age. Relatives and iriends are invited to attend her funeral, from No. 204 Cherry street, on Sunday, Marci 14, at one P. M. Ricuarpson,—On Thnrsday, March 11, Sapam RICHARDSON, aged 87 years and 7 months. Funeral fiom the residence of her grandson, Wiliam ©. G. Wilson, No, 137 East Fortietn street, on Saturday, March 13, at one P. M. Ritey.—Iin Alvagy, March 11, Ma Jonn Riley. The juneral wiil take place from St. Ann's churen, Aibany, on Sunday, 14th inst. Sranspuxy.—On Friday, March 12, 1875, Isaac STANSBURY, In the 53d year Of bis age. Relatives and friends are respectiully invited to attend tne funeral services, 1rom the residence of his sister, Mrs. Eliza A. Smith, No. 217 Taompson street, op Sunday, March 14, at two o’clock P, a. STagLEY.—In this city, on Marcn 10, MARY ANM, Wile Of B, Stanley, in the 38th year of her age, The friends of the family, also the members ot Concord Lodge, No. 60, F. and A. M., and Court Rovin Hood, No, 4,665, A. O. F., are respectiully ine vited to attend the funeral, from her late resie RGARET, wife of dence, 459 West Forty-second street, on Sunday, March 14, at one o’el M. Engiisi pavers pi Weduesday night, March 1 STEWART.—On HELEN, youngest daughter of Thomas J. an Meianie V. Stewart. Thé relatives and friends of the family are in- Vited to attend the !uneral services, at the Courch ol the Holy Communion, corner of Sixth avenue and Twentieth street, this day (Saturday), at a st ten A. M At Morristown, N. J., on Wednesday, the loth inst.. JoLia R., Widow o/ the late Lieu en. ant George M, Totten; United States Navy, and daugiter of the late Lieutenant Colonel John M, Gamble, United States Marine Corps, Funeral services will be performed at St. Peter's church, Morristuwh, on Monday, the 15th inst., at o'clock P, M. Train leaves foot.of Barclay street, New York, at 12 o’clock, and Morristown, tor New York, at 3:25 P.M. The remains will be taken to Washington jor interment. REANOR.—At his late residence, 415 West Forty- fifth s reet, in the 6ith vear of lis age, alter @ lingerms lines, PATRICK TREANOR, a natlve of the county Tyrone, Lreiand. The jnneral will proceed from the house. ttre (Saturday) morning at a quarter to ten, to the Oburch OL St. Francis Xavier, Sixteenth street, between Fiith ana Sixth avenues, where a solemo requiem mass Wili be sung ior the repose of bis soul; thence toCalvary Cemetery. The relatives and ed of the family are ,respectinlly lavited to atten TuckER.—On Thursday, March 11, of peritoniti Many EvizaperH, wife of Clarence Tucker, an daugnter oi D. A, Wooaworth. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, irom the Couren of the Hol; Trinity, Madison avenue, corner ot Forty-secon: strect, on Saturday, the 12th inst, at two o'clock Y.—On Tharsday, March 11, \of heart dis- MATTH TULLY, in the 59th year o/ bis age, ive of Tarmin Barry, county Roscommon, nd. The relatives and iriends of the family are re Sbectiuily requested to attend the funeral, from his late residence 45 Marion street, on Saturday, the 13th inst, at two o’clock. Wati.—Oo Thursday, March 11, 1875, THomae WALL, In the 67th yeur of his age, @ native of mune parish of Bulegeden, county Limerick, Ireland. ‘Yhe relatives and friends of the ‘amily and those of his sons, Michael, Patrick and Wilham, and tuose of nis sons-in James O’Hea and Willtam J. O}VonUOr, are respect iy invited to attend the mineral, rom his late residence, 6 Market street, on Saturday, March 13, at ten AM. Hit remuins will be taken to St. ‘Teresa's church, cor: rs ana Henry streets, Where a requiem oflered Jor the repose oi Ms soul, and thence, at two o’clock P. M., to Calvary Cemetery. Wescorr.—On Priday, March 12, of aiphtherta, | , son of William P. aud Sarah P. Wescott, hn year of his ave. Funeral trom the residence ner Summit and Fairmount sey Uily, on Sunday, Mare’ WiLey.—On Frida Ma of Jus parents, cor. venfies, Bergen, Jer. at two o'clock. 12, 0: paeumonia, | THomas WILBY, aged 64 years, jatives aid irtends of the family, also the county Longiord, ireland, in the 66th year ol lis | age. May his seul restin peace. ‘The relatives and iriends o; tue family, aad algo the members of ‘the St. Patrick mutual A. and b. Association, are respectully tavitea to attend tie iuneral, irom his lave residence, No. 78 Sherif street, of Suuday, March 14, at one o'clock, and thence to Caivary Cometer. DICKINSON.—Ol pueumouia, Friday, March 12, JOHN DICKINSON, 1h the 63d year Ol his age. The relalives aud irienda of the amily are re- Union No, tend the fune y (saturds Fi linton sireet. ica for Lut ypograpuical to ¢ services. y), rom Wis late {is remains witi rment. WILLOUGHBY.—On Maren 11, CHARLOTTE, Widow of Joseph Wilouguby and daughter of ine late Richa ip ber 74th year, Funeral services at the residence of her son-in- law, K. S. Mann, No, 68 Charles street, at seveg O'ClOCK this (Salurday) evening,