The New York Herald Newspaper, March 19, 1875, Page 5

THE MAYOR'S MESSAGE. Mr. Wickham’s Views on City Matters and Finance. THE FUNDED AND BONDED DEBT Eetter Regulations Wanted for the Issue of Bonds. THE PRACTICE OF BORROWING MONEY. How Public Improvements Should Be Car- ricd On. Maron's OFFicz, New York, March 18, 1875. ‘To THE HONORABLE TRE COMMON COUNCIL :— GENTLEMEN—In my Message of January 41 re marked that, as to what the liabilities of the city really are, I was not then in a position to state, 1 cannot do so yet. But, as stated in that Message, T have been informed by the Comptroller that that portion of the indebtedness known as the bonded and funded debt amounted on the 3ist of Decem- ber, 1874, to $141,803,758, which includes the @mount of the sinking fund, ‘Since entering upon the duties of the Mayoralty 1 have, as a member of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment ana as one of the Commissioners of tne Sinking Fund, been required to pass upon & number of applications for authority to issue ad- ditional bonds, which increase the debt o1 the city. Bofore any such bonds were voted the laws au- thorizing them were examined. Those laws are mandatory. THE CITY DEBT. The Common Council bas no control over the proceedings required to be taken under several of them. But some officer or department of the city government is vy each of them authorized to prosecute @ public work of some sort, and to in- cur obligations for it in the name of the city. For the payment of such obligations city bonds must | be issued, and the provisions of the laws on tne | subject are in such terms that the Board of Estt- mate and Apportionment, or, as the case may be, the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, can be compelled to authorize the issue of bonds to an amount necossafy to meet the obligations—and that, whatever may be the optnion of the mem- bers of the Board or commission as to the neces- Bity tor or propriety of the work for which the pbligations were incurred. li this system is to be continued in operation the’ debt of the city must go on increasing in- Gefinitely, and it will probanly, at the close of the present year, largely exceed the amount now reached. The burdens whick the bonded and iunded depts bave already imposed upon the taxpayers have, _ in my judgment, now attained a magnitude which cannot safely. be increased. I83UB OF BONDS. There should be better regulations as to incur- | ring obligations requiring any farther issue of bonds. Neither the Board of Estimate and Ap- portionment,.nor any other branch of the city gov. | ernment should be called on to act upon the sub- jJeot when it 1s nelpless to apply a check or remedy for the evils fostered by the present system. The action of the Board should not be for the firat time invoked when an obligation has already been Incurred, and when the funds to meet it must be Taised without discretion as to methous or | amounts; and it should be provided by statute that no obligation payable irom proceeds of | bonds may be incurred by any oliicer or depart. | ment beyond the limit of the appropriation made by the Board for the particular work out of which It arises, This is now the law in regard to all obligations payable irom the proceeds 0: taxation; and as to tbat class of obligations the restraint bas been Jound io have a salutary effect. J urge the matier upon your attention, and solicit your co-overation in mv efforts tu have all Btatutes which apply to this city so jar amended that, exce;t to meet obligations al eady incurred, our bonded and funded debt shall not he increased beyond its present limit. Our progress in tie future should be determined by our ability to meet | our obligations in the past; and only in the rat: in which we actually pay for pubne improvements | already executed or undertaken should we pro- ceed with new enterprises which require furtier expenditures. Undepa well regulated system J can see no rea- bon why, With a Wise aud efficient administration of our finances by competent officers, we canuot Attuin this object and at the same time progress with public i provements as rapidly as the public Interests demand. LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS. With a view of initiating some such system it seems desiravie tiata iimit should be Axed be- yond Whicn tne city authorities cannot proceed with works of regulating, grading, sewering or paving streets, roaas or avenues, the expense of Wich 18 puyable :rom assessments Upon the prop- erty benefited, suggest that this Itnt may be safely Oxed at, Say $15,000,000 a8 the Maaimum aygregate sum which the city authorities can Jawfully aavance for \vcal improvements on tie securily Of assess- ments payaiie by the property benefited, ‘These advances ave by the city on the security DI assessments are, as it were, continually revoly- ing. Moneys are raisea on che bonds of the city Bnd advanced to pay lor pubite works as they pro- gi ess, and for these works, When completed, as- Sessmenis are imposed, Whici, when collected, are applied towerd payment of the bonds. Wihea, however, as has irequently happened, the assess- ments are vacated, the funds, 0a tue security of which bonds were issued, are not forthcoming to pay them at maturity and the city 1s obliged to Tedeem those vonas with the proceeds of general taxation. SYSTEM OF ASSESSMENTS. There is no reason why an assessment for ad- vances for such works snould not be a periect security to the city. Ii a limit is fixed, beyond Which no advances can be made for jocal improve- Dients, payable from assessments, the terme of the Jaw shouid be su simple and piain as to revieve us rom apprehension that assessinent lpused lor the advances made by the cliy will be vacated or set aside; and the assesa- — Ment jund spould be secured by law to be ‘aitn- fly applied toward the obligations of the city en on the security of 1b Proper revulations should aiso be enacted in rejerenee to proce-dings Jor street openings. The Present system 1 special procecdings and separ. | Ate comiuissions tur each opening should be avol- | ished, Ail streets jaid duwn in plans which have been approved by the Legisiature may be declared dpened by law, and in ail proceedings to deter- ine the compensation to be pala by tne city lor property taken, aad jor rights acquired, tor such ityeeis, & ‘he (ees of commissioners and the expenses Which can ve lawlully incurred by them snoula ve restricted, In the pust he 1 of commissioners and their charges for the clerks aud surveyors aud otaers employed by them wave been exorbitant. The luw should ve so amended that excessive fees or expenses of Commissioners of bstimate and As- sessment shall bot be recoveravie against the city, BORROWING MONEY ON BONDS. Since 1871 tle practice has existed of borrowing mouey on the vonds ol the City jor meeting the Ex. peuses incurred in repairing or rebuilding sewers, ‘the authority tor it is iound to @ statule passed Marci 29, 1871—-the amount tu be expended in any one year fur (le purpose stated not to exceed $100,000, So lous as this law remains upoa the Statute Book i: 18 Mandatory upon toe city to pros vide the wvounts requred, within the Hot stated, jor repairs of sewers, But this 1s an expenditure which ought to be pro- vided for in the annual tax levy, The bavit o: raising money upon bonds for any portion of the ordinary expenses of the government is so ovjectionavie in theory ant \n Operation that every effort siuould he made to put an end to every phase of the system which al- lows t'; and, witli this view, the law referred to Mould be unmediarely repewied—the repeating act to take effect froia and alier the end of ie present year. statute was passed In i87l which an- thorizes the Commissioner of Pubic Works, acting on his owl motion, to take such lands and pro- ceed With such Works as he may consider neces. sary lor securing “a further and inexhaustivle” sapply of waterfor the city. In this statnte, as originally passed, the Commissioner was authors | ied to expend for this purpose an unlimited amount, And the city was required, OM hs Tequisl- hion, to ruise ou city bonds sncn amounts ashe should ask for, A snosequent statute, passed the same year, imited tie amount to be expended any one year lor the purpose stated to $1,000,000, THE WATER SUPPLY. ‘The question of securing a proper supply of water jor the city 1s of undoubted Importance, but it shoud be considered im all its aspects. Wulle every care Snoud be tuken to have sach works Compicted as Will Collect and store wp the water required equal care should be taken tu regs alate the distribution and use of the water aud jo prevent Waste, The power shomd not contiite in the Commissioner oF Pabiic Works to proceed With bew enterprises of this Sort OD his OWN mo- tion merely. It sionid be exercised subject to the approval of the Common Council, upon the in the future any | NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1875—TRIPLE recommendation of the Mayor, the law of 1871 snould be at once amend A third statute was passed in 1871, designed to regulate the use of Uroton water by the introduc: | tion of water meters, The object of the law is manilestly good, and proper steps should be | taken to secure the advantages contemplated and to prevent the waste of water, which aurinw the past season has been enormous. By so doing | we may be able to obviate the necessity of pro- | ceeding with extensive works of construction to | | husband still iurther supplies. An effort was | made to carry the law into effect which provides jor meters for this purpose, but it resulted in a | Litigation, which is still pending. ‘nat litigation should be prosecuted to @ decision without un- necessary delay. THE DOCK DEPARTMENT. Another I portant matter which requires regu- lation 1s the administration of the Department of | Docks, This Gepartment at present occupies an anomalous position, All the expenses connected with the administration and arising out of the periormance or execution of she duties intrusted to lt are provided for out of bonds of tne city. Salaries o( the Commissioners at the head of the department and of the clerks they employ, the ex- penses of the offices they rent, of the supplies they require, ci the engineers and other em- | plovés and of the laborers they employ, are all paid lor out of the proceeds of bonds. ‘The department may proceed with its works, in- curring obligations ior the city as they go, subject to the Only limitation which the law imposes—and that is that the gross amount of its obligations shall not exceed $3,000,000 In any one year—and that for salaries, rent, &c., the amount shall not exceed $100,000 annnally, Ail the valuable whari- age property belonging to the city is under the care of this departmeur, subject im effect to t wiil of the three Comuitssioners at the head of it, { Know of no good reason why the ordinary ex- penses jor salaries, rent or supplies should not be provided in the tax levy tor the Dock Department as if is for all the other departments of the city government. The expenditures of the department Jor original construciion and repair should not in | any one year be allowed to exceed a fixed sum— less, perhaps, than ihat now provided—and some system should ve devised to bring the entire operations o1 this depar'ment under the super- vision and conirol of the city government, THE CITY RECORD, | [suggest that every department of the local | government, beiore procecding with any works | authorized to be performed ‘by it, should be re- | quired to file with the Clerk of the Common Coun- | | cil, jor publication in the City Record, a statement in detail of the expenditure estimated to oe re- quired tor such Work; and a strict official account- ability should be demanded where In any instances the actual expenses to any material extent ex- | ceed the original estimate, A If in this city progress ts to be made with pwb- Me paprorementa there must be a power of | control, vested in some central authority, by | which the rate of progress of each may be regu- Jated with reierence to the amount wnicn the citw may be authorized to spend, and that amount should 1D no year increase the debt beyond the sum by which the city shall have, by payment of past obligations, reduced its debt beiow the | | present maximum. There will thus be created s | Testriction upon the amount to be expended to | new undertakings. LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY. The present disjomted and disorganized ar- rangements, by which aeveral of the departments of the clty government are permitted, without refer- ence to the action of any other, annually to incur large obligations which the city must provide lor by the issue of bonds, cannot be allowed to con- tinue if the city is to maintain its credit, It is your duty to see at once that all attempts, of whatever character and by whomsoever mace, to obtain authority from tne Legislature to in- crease’ the pecuniary obligations of the city, should be stopped, uuless promoted by you, act- | ing in coniormity with some system or plan rega- lating such authority in the manner | have sug- gested. THE LAW DEPARTMENT, There are several respects aiso in which legisla- tion 18 proper concerning the adminisiration of the Law Department. For instance, the authority to consent to relerences of causes to which tue | city 18 @ party, to be tried by referees instead of by @ jury (Which latter 18, except in very rare cases, the appropriate and only safe triounal), shoulda | | not be exercised by the Corporation Counsel | alone, ‘His consent to a reference shoule not ve | operative uuless upon the approval of the Mayor, | to be expressed in writing; and the power of the } courts to order a reference of a cause to which the city isa party should be subjected to restrictions | not now imposed, By judicious legislation in tuese respects the city will be protected against wrongs and the treasury against losses to which they haye during recent years been frequently subjected, CONCLUSION. | Lagain urge-these matters upon your immediate | attention, and recommend that the various mat- ters above discussed be referred by you to some | appropriate committee, wit: authority to act in | concert with me in securing the measures which | May be considered necessary and advisable to ac- comalish the purposes mentioned. I shal myself communicate with the respective heads of the several departments, requesting | them to transmit to me (as several oi them already bave done) the particulars o1 measures whic! they have unger consideration, and upon wnicn | legisiation is desired in the interests of the city. y such means i hope that we may be able to secure @ more efiicient apd responsibie adminis. tration ol the governmeut, and to obtain relief from present opp: ession. As heretoiore remarked, | think it eminently | proper that there should be no legislation requir- ing the expenditure of public moneys, the pro- | ceeas Of tixution or of bonds of this community, | which bas not first received the approval o! tne elected representatives of the peooie in the city government. WILLIAM H, WICKHAM, Mayor, BOARD OF ALDERMEN. | PROCEEDINGS AT THE MEETING OF THE BOARD | YESTERDAY— TELEGRAPH POLES TO BE TAKEN | i i | DOWN-- CHURCH BELLS ONLY TO RING TEN | MINUTES ON SUNDAY—NO MORE PERFORMING | ANIMALS IN THE STREETS. | ‘The Board of Aldermen held their regular | | weekly meeting yesterday aiternoon, when aliof — the members were present except Alderman Vance. There were also present Comptroller Green, Corporation Counsel Smith, Police Commis- sioner Voorhis, Commissioner of Pubitc Butidings Adams and Commissiouer of Docks Wales, Alderman MoRKIS offered @ resolution that | Mortimore Cooper be appointed City Surveyor. Adopted. Alderman REILLY proposed: that the suit of rooms in the new building generaily known as the ring suit be used hereaiter by the Attorney Gen- eral. Adopted. Alderman Morris moved that Charles Sherwood be appointed Commissioner of Deeds. Adopted. Alderman BILLINGS offered the following resolu. | toi ‘That the Commissioner ot Punlic Works be and is hereby requested to report to the Board what actiou has been taken vy him tg compel the avenue D and iast | Broadway Railroad Company to comply with the reso- lution of the Commom Conner adopted February 25, 1875, requiring ‘he removal of their track so as not to in? teriere with the ures of the crosswalks at the juuction of Ann street and Broaaway, Adopted. BEARS EXCLUDED FROM TIE STREETS. Alderman BILLINGS moved that an ordinance be | | passed to prevent bears and otber obnoxious ant | Mais from beimg led through the streets. He | stated that he had recently heard of several chil- | | dren veing badiy frightened by seeing the | large periorming bears that may be found any day in different parts of the city, | Alderman Morris said he would vote for the | ordinance because the bears looked to him as if | the seats of President LEWIS then thought the master might be laid before the Committee on Arts aud Sciences, Being put to the vote the ordinance was aaoptea. TELEGRAPH POLES TO COME DOWN. A draft of @ resolution was offered by Alderman BILLINGS to have the telegrapn poles removed | andthe wires laid underground, He stated at | length their inconvenience aud danger ana sug- gested thas the work be completed within one | year irom the passage of the ordinance under a penalty of $25 five ior each pole leit standing alter thattime., And that an appropriation be made for tae removal of all of the poles used by the Police Department, the same to be rewoved | witoin one year aiter appropriation was made, And that all due care ve taken thal no damage ve | done to water or gas pipes and that citizens be as | littie jaconvemenced as possibdie, | Relerrea to the Committee on Streets. THE TOLLING CHURCH BELLS, Pe dda BILLINGS oflered the following resola- on : ¢ | Whereas the praetice has prevailed from time imme- movial to ring and toll the bells of the several churches | in this eity tor 8] an honr betore each ot halt se oH vi M18 Not only UNneces: sary, beeause | at tew of the i | bye within the sound ot thy | churches, bat the habit 18 aiso a private nuisan large ana closely built up city, injurious to the sick and | an annoyance generaliy, and some uniform system should be adopted by waich the toiling ot such betis if | permitted atail, should be only tora stated period aud | restrivied to ten minutes previous to the hour set apart for t commencement of service in each ehureh, re- spectively; be it, the Kesoived, ‘that the mitiee on Arts and Sciences, i investixate the subject. port an ordinance contain ary to earry into effect the ed in the preanble to this resolution. | Coun! ite on Law CORPORATION ‘SEL'S OFFICES, The CORPORATION GOt . Teqnested that the Board instruct the Comptrolier to jiease the sec- ond story of tae Staats Zeitung vutiaing for five yeurs, at @ rent of $12,000 per year, for the city law department, Me stated tuat the exigencies Of bis Oflice demanded more room, and that wos the most nhient spot ie know of He state that Mr. Ovtendorfer had generously allowed him the use of the rooms irom pie ist of May jast to the ist o1 January, and ‘hat he re- jused to take pay for them, and he thougnt that | the best compliment the Board could pay that | gentleman was vow to rent the rooms, Aidermay | Purroy wanted a vote of | Mr. Ottencorier, but wi | authenticated be forwarded to the Senate and their pants were worn out, ‘ti | of the lact that he was a married man, inks to be tendered to overraled, Alderman Morris then requested that the Corporation At- torney hand in a bill of particulars in regard to his office and also to state the number ol clerks he employed. Latd over till the next meeting. LICENSING RAILROAD CARS, The /ollowing ordinance was then adopted :— the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonaity of the city of New York do ordatn as follows :— ‘kerion l.—cach and every passenger railroad car running In the city of New York sha: hey, into the cit treasury the sum of $5) annually for a license, a certifl- Cute of such payment to be procured trom the Mayor, except the one horse passenger cars and the cars of the Ninth Avenue hailroad Company, which shail cach pa the sum of nually tor said license as atoresai aud exceptsuch as pay the sum of three per cent vi 1 the cross receipts or where the franchise hi id at public sale to the highest bidder. Each certiticate of pay d to Some conspicuous be inspected by the proper ma; aud appointed by the Mayor. SEC. 3—Kor every passenger car run upon any of the railroads without the proper certificate ot license, the proprictor or proprietors thereof shall be subjectto a | Penalty ot jor every day that such car shall be run Without a license, to be recovered by the Corporation Avlorney, as the case ot other penaities, and tor the dened of the City Treasury. ogC, &4—Chapter 41 of the Revised Ordinances of 1864, and all other ordinances or parts of ordinances incon- sistent or contleting with the proyisions of this ordi- | nance are hereby re pealed. ae 5.--This ordinance shall go into effect immedi- ately. CENTRE STREET SEWER, A resolution was (hen passed directing the Com. | missioner of Public Works to rebuild the sewer Centre street, between Pearl and Canal street and tcat the labor be done vy days work and not by contract. GREENWICH STREET RAILROAD EXTENSION. The jollowing resolutions were also adopted :— Resolved, That this Board respectfully asks of the Legisiatare the passage, with such amendments as may be proper, of the vill now before the Legisiature author- rizing the Greenwich Elevated Ratlway Company to ex- tend its route and improve its road. Kesvived, That a copy ot these poatiation®: property’ ysembly as the memorial of this Board of Aldermen, on the sub- Ject therein reierred to. Mayor Wickham transmitted the appointment of Francis L. Stevson and EBiuiowt FF. the Board, Several changes were made in the rules of pro- cedure, alter which tne Board adjourned, HACKNEY COACHES. ‘THE CITY ORDINANCE REGULATING THE RATES AND PRICES OF FARES. The following isthe city ordinance relating to hackney coaches or carriages :— An ordinance amending the ordinances entitied “Ordi- hances for the government of huckney coaches 1n the city of New York,” passed October 7, 1874 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of | New ¥ ‘k, in Common Council convened, do ordain as all be amended so HB RATES AND PRICES OF FARES, The prices or rates of taresto be taken by or paid to the owners or drivers ot hackney coaches or carriages whall be as tullows:— 4éra—For conveying a passenger any distance not ex. ceeding one mile, iifty cenis; tor conveying two passen- Kets the sane distance, seventy: five cents, or thirty- seven and ahaif cents each; and for every additional thurty-seven anda hall cents. r conveying a passenger any distance ex- ceed tug a mile, and within two niles, seventy-five cents, ang lor every additional passenger, thirty-seven and & aut cen the hour, with one or more passengers, With the privi- lege of going irom place to place, and stopping as often As may ve required, $1 an hour, “Fourth —In ail cases where the hiring of a hackney | coach or carriage 1s not at the time thoreot specified to be by the day or aour itshall be deemed to be by the nile, Fyth—For children between two and fourteen years of age half price 18 only to be charged, years of age no charge 1s to be made. hewover a hackney coach or carriage shall be excepting us aloresaid, the owner or driver lowed after the rate of seventy-five cents an hour. “Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, February 19, 1874. , ‘ eas by tue Board ot Assistant Aldermen October * Approved by the Mayor October 7, 1874. THE CUE FOR CHARITY. THE BILLIARD EXHIBITION FOR THE BENEFIT OF ST. MARY'S GUILD, A billiard exhibition was given last evening in Irving Hall for the benefit of St. Mary’s Guild. As the tickets had been nearly all sold before the doors were open, turre was a good attendance, and the boxes on each side of the gallery were filled with ladies, who appeared much interestea | in the game. The regular platform seats nad been set up, and tne arrangements for the comfort of players and spectators were very good. The first game, of 150 points, French carroms, Was played by Maurice Vignaux and Joseph Dion on @5x10 Grifith table ifited with the Delaney wire cushion that had beea set up for the occa- sion, The play between these men was nothing very remarkable, but as the room was very cold | the temperature probably afected their nerves. Vignaux won the game, finishing with a run of 43, Alter ap intermission Ol advut five minutes a our hesned game was started between Maurice aley Cyrille Dion and A. P. Kudolpue on the other, Rudoiphe made 56, the caampion run of the evening, although Garnier was close behind him with 66 and 29 to his credit, Garnier and Daly won tne match, leading their opponents by five or six poinis. Garnier then gave an exmibdition of fancy shote, and astonished the spectators with the marvelioa: accuracy with which he accomplished the most dificult draw and mussé shots, Alter a series oi sleigtt-ol-hund tricks irom Rudoiphe the enter- tainment broke up. THE MOCK MARRIAGE. | STORY OF THE VICTIM BEFORE JUSTICE EAMES. Yesterday aiternoon the examination into the “mock marriage,” which has created such an ex- citement in Williamsburg, was commenced before Justice Eames, All the parties were present, and tue court room was crowded by an unxions mul- titude, who bore not the kindliest feelings wward tke accused, though they were ali strangers to them, as was the victim o/ their crime, * ‘The accused parties were arraigned at balf-past two P, M.; Augusta Armstrong and Emil Faigeaux (in whose apartments tne offence took place) for keeping a disorderly house; George Williams far jaisely representing bimself and acting asa cler- | gyman, marrying Abrams and Miss Mary Snuttle- worth when he knew that Abrams had another | wie living: and Lawrence Abrams for marrying They ali pleadea | ber when he had another wile. “not guilty.” MISS SHUTTLEWORTH, THEIR VICTIM, ‘was then called to the stand to relate tne story of her wrongs. She 1s a very good looking young lady of nineteen years, well and neatly clad and | convinced every one of the truthiulness of her story by the simple tanner of ita relation, which the Closest cross-examination could not swerve. She remained firm turough the ordeal of cross- questioning, but at its coucinsion burat imto tears and Was led out weeping bitterly. Her sto. y, ln substance, is as jollows:—sae met Abrams | about a year avo, at whica tine he said he was a single Man aud asked Lo keep her company, which sie relused then, but granted him the privilege of Tepeating his visits, All of the early calls were made by Abrams in the presence of her parents, one or both of whom continuea — witil em until he bid her *Goou evening,” but wien he grew to be considered a suitor for ner hand she was allowed to sit with bim alone. toward the Jal. of 1874 Abrams’ wile heard of his conduct, culleu to see Mrs, Shuttieworth and ee her hen Abrams next Visited her he acknowledged that ne had been married, but said ne was not living with his wile and was suing for a divorce, and aiter & time used to let (hem Know how the suit was pro- gressing. At iast he said he had obtained the divorce and was free to marry again. He then calied otiener, and under his persuasions, ou Sat- urday eventug, March 6, she scarted with him to get married, he taxiog her, as ne said, to the dence o1 &@ woman who had been ms wusherwoman, When they entered there were two Women and one man in the room. Aorams and the woman Armstrong then Went out, and in about fiteen minutes returned witu the clergy- man (Willmms), Who Was dressed in plain biack clothes, Lie asked the couple who Were to be Married were there, requested them to stand up, and tuen asked “1 any one kuew ot any reason Why these two should not be anited in marriage,"’ and the man utueaux saying he did not, wey were duly married, Walia aiter the usual responses were given, saying, “‘Tuen, im the name ol the Father, Son and Holy Ghost, “1 DECLARE YOU MAN AND WIFE,” He then said tuat the certiticate would be ready by the next Weduesday, obtaiued the parents? bames of each, & greenback from Abrams and then witndrew, He read tie service Irom a book marked ‘Discipline.” husband, as she supposed) escorted ber to tne residence O1 ber parents, but on Sunday evening, 7th inst, le called ior her, and the warriage was | consummated at the Metropolitan Hotel, East New york, where they remained all night as Mr. and Mrs, Abrams. ‘The first that sn perfidy avd the great wrong done her was when the detective called on ber, Tie other witnesses examined yesterday were George Hamer, a joliceman, Who taentified Abrams as a hack driver tn the employ of George W. Chapman, and his (Abrams’) moiner who certified to his having been a marriea man, living , With nis wile lor the past five years, the result of | Which marriage bas veen one entid, of Which no question has ever been raised as to its paternity, Abrams claiming it as his child. The ex Much co the disappointment Of those present. vod some jears of an outbreak when the accused lett the court room were apprenended, but the ad- monitions of the antuorities allayed all ais. turbance. ment of lcense shall | shepherd to | couliy the State 1aws relative to city matters to | tor ehiudren | and Aloert Garmier on the one side and | That night Abrams (her | knew of his | ination at This stage was adjourned, | THE CENTENNIAL. | THE CERTIFICATES OF CENTENNIAL STOCK BEADY—MONTANA AT THE CENTENNIAL EXHI- BITION—NEW JERSEX'S DISPLAY. The certificates of Centennial stock, upon which the Treasury has been at work for almost two years, have just been issued. They are probably the most superb specimens of the engraver’s art | In this country and would be a beautiiui ornament | toany drawing room. Everybody wno buys a Share at $10 is entitled to one of these certificates, whose artistic value alone 18 equal to the pur- chase money. The design adopted for the certifi- cate was that of Mr. Stephen J. Ferris, of Phti | delphia, modified and recast by Mr. #, 0. C. Dar- ley. It is aa follows:—At the top stands a jemale figure representing America, who, with out- stretched hands, 18 welcoming the representa- tives of the diderent nations o/ the earth. On her | right are figures typical of Europe, Soutb America and Oceanica, and on the leit Asia and Airica, with their productions. | at her feet sit two female figures, the one repre- senting Art and the other Fame. On either side of these figures are busts of Washington and Grant. Beneath the two busts is an eagle with outstretched wings clasping the American fla In the back ground is Independence Hall of 1776, on the right, and the Capitol of 1876 on the left. Near Independence Hall stand Fitcn and Fulton, with modeis of steamboats, and on the leit, near the Capitol, are Franktin and Morse, with tel grapbic instruments, In the centre of the base is @ copy of Trumbuli’s picture of the “Signing of the Declaration of Independence,” on the right of which is a locomotive with @ train of cars, the electric telegraph, the ‘Connestoga’’ wagon, a laborer reaping with the sickle, and near bim a modern reaping machine, while in the background wre 8¢en @ Steamship and a sailing vessel. It can only be procured vy subscription to the Centen- nial stock and will never be reproduced. FINANCIAL NEWS, The financial agent says that the net profits of the ladies’ assemoly, or tea party, at Philadelphia, which was jully reported at the time in these columns. was $14,000. “An!” exclaimea he, with ® sigh, *L wish only that the New York ladies would give a tea party netting $14,000,” ‘There 18 now a strong probability that the Legis- lature of Delaware, now in session, will vote an | amount for the Centennial which ‘wilt make up the 1ull quota of that litte but patriotic State. And New York nas not yet done anything—has not appropriated a cent forthe purpoxe. A com- parison With the donations of other coun- tries makes even the appropriation of $505,000 appear but a small one. The Dominion of Canada wnd the Empire of Japan have appropriated $250,000 and $200,000 in | gold, respectively, for our Centenulal of 1876, while the United States gives but $508,000 in currency, equal to avout $460,000 in gold, for the same pur- pose. Austria spent, $6,000,000 on the Vienna Kx- | position of 1873, and France spent at least $2,000,000 on the Paris Exposition of 1867. For the saine Ex- | position Great Britain gave $600,000, Egypt $300,001 States but $14u,00, ‘or the Vienna Exposition the German Empire gave $750,000, Turkey $500, 000, | Egypt $500,000, France $300,000, and the United States but $200,000. In both cases beni, Baypt gave more than twice as mucii as the tates, ‘nited THE IRON AND STEBL INTEREST. Mr. Daniel J. Morrell, Chairman of the Execu- tive Committee of the American Iron and Steel Association, has issued a circular calling the atten- tion of the trade taroughout the country to the fact that the association has taken action in tne Girection ol securing co-operation in the task of making @ collection of iron ores, (uels, fluxes and | reiractory materiais to be exhibited at the Cen- tennial Exhibitiou, The committee also ask the | ald und Co-operation of the members of the Asso- | ciation, voth to contribute a sufficient sum to deiray the cost of gathering aud exhibiting a pro- | per collection of tie iron ure of the enure country and to lend ali convenient assistance in contribut- | ng specimens trom their own mines. MONTANA AT THE CENTENNIAL. lt 1s a remarkable fact, a3 showing the wide- spread interest excited vy the Centennial even in the remotest nooks and corners o! this broad lana, that three papers irom Montana settlements received by the agent contained articles about the Centennial and even cuts of the ouildings. One of these papeis is pubiisned at Helena, an- otuer at Deer Lodge and the third at Bozeman, Montana—the last mentioned place beimg 600 | miles irom any railway. Does this not atford | ample proof that tne American people are now Tully alive 'o the national solemnity of the urana event? Preparations are being made in that Ter- Titory to send specimens of ail the products o1 its mines to the Puiladeipnia World’s Fair. The ores are to be sent in specimens weighing irom five to | twenty-flve ponnas, Not only goid, silver, leaa anc copper ores, but ail the mineral products of Montana are to be iutly representeu, NEW JERSEY’S DISPLAY. New Jersey, besides appropriating $100.000 to | the Centennial Exnibitivn, imtenas to make a State display of its wares, minerals and other ticles of wealth, and its State Board of Agricul. ture has appointed a committee to collect and arrange thea. Besides this, it is proposed, in accordance with a resolution of the State Histor- ical Society, to adopt measures jor the co lecuie 1p connection with the taking of the State ceasus | this year, of statistics snowing the present con- | dition and the progress of New Jersey in agricul. | ture, manufactures, mining and cominerce, with | aview to the presentation of the results to the | Centennial “xposition. ‘to secure vhs end a Strate law 1s suggested, and a bili has veen intro- duced into its Legislature providing for the com- pensation of the enumerators and prescribing their contemplated duties. There is no opposition to Lois bill, and there is no doubt about its passage. EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN PREPARATIONS. PHILADELPHIA, March 18, 1875, The preparations for the fitting celebration of our first centenary goes briskiy on. There is scarcely any department of trade or industry, na- tiopal or international, which does not respond to America’s invitation, The enthusiasm manifested among merchants and manufacturers js in no wise greater than that shown among artists, actors and artistic ana liter ary people generally. All men and women whose genius ia any particular sphere has rendered them popular and weil known seem to take more than usual interest in the coming event. LOTTA’S GIFT. Miss Lotta Crabtree yesterday gave a benefit for the Centennial Fund at the Wainut Street Theatre, it was St. Patrick’s Day, ana the grand parade and supero atmosphere ‘urnishea every induce- | @uspite this Lotta drew to the doors of the theatre iar more people than the auditorium could accom- modate, so that the place was crowded from pit to dome. Lotta bore every cent of the expenses her- self wad handed over to the Ventennial Commis- sion this morning the handsome sum of $1,000. Her yt, vhe first that has come irom any i- dividuwl lemale artist of the stage, is oply one of the many yet to come irom her cultured and gen- erous protessional sisters. SWEDEN AnD NORWAY. Aletter has just been received, under sanction | of the government of Sweden and Norway, io which Dircvctor General Gosiiorn is iniormed by tbe Americun Minister at Stockholm tnat tne Swedish Committee nad decided to ask irom the Reicasiag the sum of 400,000 crowns ($107,200, gold), as an appropriation to atd them in their wor! He states thas the appropriation will be grauted } upon tle asking withous any hesitation. On the (nor January the Norwegian government a proved au estimate of $41,000, gold, to defray its expenses jor participating inthe Exposition, Thus 1t will be seen that tuese two Powers together will contribute over $10 , THE WOMEN OF WISCONSIN. The chairman of the Womens’ Centenntal Com- mittee of Wisconsin writes to say that that State is working actively to javur the objects o! the Cen- tennial Exhibition. To aid in this direction a State Centennial Vinb has been established, | Women’s State CenteNstat Commitrer, Mapisox, Wis., March 4, 13/5, Mrs. Giuvesrt u/kAR Mapam—Inclosed 1 send you formulas which wo ave adopted as our plan to organize the state. letters of appoimiment taciiitate the work. 1 have iso added @ formula as a general basis for such local committees, as the first question is, What, are we to dor We have also inaugurated the plan of a State Cemtenmal Ciab in our own city, Which we recommend throughout tho state, Ii iy is general it will give so- Printed Cia! sumulas toour enterprise if there is care used im the selvetion of suitable Ne We shail also raise some money, Which will, at ieast. deiray the expenses ot the local Committees and aid in creating a general | interest. I fool very confident our S(ate club will be a success, and we shail from time io tim. have reports and papers | worthy of pubileation, ihe sium our Legislature appro- priaied Was very stail, bat if was an aceomplisiment to secure even this. I thought it much better to succeed in a small measure than to lait mn a larger attempt shall be very glad to hear fom you, and also to re- ceive instructions more definitely. I feel very contident that Wisconsin women wil respond heartily and suc- cessfully to the call What we can exhibit in the line of ari, literature or homely work it aire to tell. We are yor Very resp A. ©. THORP, THR WOMEN OF KENTUCKY, | The women of Kentucky are very active and | are determined to take first rank in the enter. | vor the purpose of securing the neediul | prise. funds they nave organized tea panties, socianies, enterrainments, and éven their respective com. mittees APPEAL TO KENTUCKY. ‘The following 18 the form ot an apyeal issued to the women o: Kentucky, by Mrs, William 8, Rat ung member of the Women’s Centenmal utive Committee, Vanceourg, Lewis county, | 5 | To tH Pounce Srimitey axn Patriotic Womnx ov THR ry | City ov Pranxrorr ano Vioutry | ihe Director General of the Centennial Exhibition for | 1876 has accorded space aud special deparunent tor | Women’s work alone, and Kenwweey Wwowun are ex: recent Congressional | Third-—Kor the use of a hackney coach or carringe by | AUSUI® $200,000, Prussia $150,000 and’ the United hited | ment for ali to turn out upon the street; but | SHEET. —_—————. ~~ ‘ pected to enterprise. x sncceed, | parues, soctables, enter. in your respective communi: to sec! dexhibiis, however small or large. You wi be entitled and shail have due credit, andyour respec: tive societies and work be officially approved and re- corded when reported tome. Any revolutionary relics, otters, mementoes, €c., relating to the of our men, women and ite will be highly red, saiely kept and returned in good order, &: 5 F| 3 z 2 5 & = = =] CANADA AND THE CENTENNIAL. OrTawa, Canada, March 18, 1875. A meeting of the Commissioners of the Inter- national Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia, with delegates representing the several Provinces of Canada, was held, at which resolutions were passed approving the proposal to hold an Inter- national Exhibition to be held at Montreal next fall, to which articles intended jor Philadelpuia will be sent, and trom which selection should be made, by jurors appotpted by the Commissioners, | Of articies to be sent to the American Exhibition. | No portion of the government grant to the Phila- deiphia Exhibition 1s to be devoted to the Mon- treal show. REVELS OF THE COMMUNISTS. CELEBRATION OF THE FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COMMUNE—SPEECHES BY JOHN SWINTON AND OTHERS. The fourth anniversary of the uprising of the Commune at Paris, was duly celebrated last even- ing by the French and German communi Internationalists in this city and their thizers of other nationalities. At the Germania Assembly Rooms the German “social democrats” met in large numbers to commemorate the aay. The first speech was Gelivered in German by Mr. F. Beck, wo gave & historical résumé of the Com- mune and the salient points o! its history. He en- deavored to demonstrate that the views generally entertained of its character were erroneous, and that its objects were praiseworthy. rise, progress and fall, explaining the causes that led to its disastrous deieat, JOHN SWINTON'S SPEECH, The principal speech was made by Mr. Jonn which aimed to be a complete vindication of the Commune and its bloody deeds, In the outset he denounced in the strongest terms the mis- What the history of republicanism would be, said he, if written by the Count Chambord, what the | history of Caristianity would be, if written by Caligula, and what tho history of scientific thought would be if written by Antonelli, that is the the world. He showed that the government of the Commune was established by the will of a vast majority of the people of Parts ang upheld by their heroism. The Com- mune ulned at more than poiltical objects— 1t aimed av organic social reforms, at the emanci- pation of man from the proletariat, from pauper- ist under military despotism, at the abolition of class privilege, ot oppressive monopolies and capi- talized despotism, Mr. Swinton described, in hits sbow heroism more suvdlime than that displayed by the people of Paris. As a proot of te siicerity of the leaders of the Commune Mr. Swinton cited the fact that four milliards remained untouched in the Bank of France. He concluded with a glow: ing peroration on social and political equality and tive great luture of man under these new condi- piause. The “Marseillaise” was sung with a will, upon which toliowed the presentation of a rea flag py | the ladies of the society. Mr. Justus Schwab re- cired a German poem, “Ine Last Days of the Comes mune,”? and the programme was finishea with | German revolutionary songs. A ball concluded the lestivities at a late hour this morning. At Beethoven Hall there were also speeches, fol- owed by dancing. Some tavelve hundred persons participated. They belonged to the retugeecs of | the Cowmune, the German and French sections of the internationalists and the Freemasons of Egalitaire. Mr. Fort, of the refugees, presided over the spechitying. Mr. Demanche 1n French, Mr. Bolte in German, Mr. Blissert, of the Tatlers’ Society in Engiish, and Mr. Martelet, ofthe refugees of 1848, in French. The speeches Were all eulogies on the Commune and its heroes. | ‘The ball was a very gay one and greatly enjoyed by all those participating in 1t. The proceeds of ; both celebrations. which will amount to several hundred dollars, are to be devoted tothe widows and orphans of the Frencn Communists and to the transported patriots who are now serving their country in the delightiul retreat ot New Caledonia THE WRECKED ITALIANS. The officers of the meeting held in reference to the loss of the Italian bark Giovanni, lately wrecked at Cape Cod, which resuited in the deatn of all the officers and crew except one seaman, have named the following gentlemen as a commit- tee to solicit contributions for the relief of the un- fortunate families of the deceased mariners:— New YorxK—Mr. A. P. Agresta, ship broker; Mr. D. Bonanno, importer; Messrs. Funch, Edye & Ci ship brokers; Mr. Jobo Seager, smp broke: Messrs. Lauro, Storey & Uo.. ship brokers; Mr. J. Benham, snip broker; Messrs. Slocovich & C sbip brokers; Messrs. Waish Brotuers, stevedores; Mr. G. Coschiga, ship chandler; Mr. Jonn Agresta, water clerk, NeW ORLEANS—Mr. Joseph Grande, merchant. Boston—Messrs, D. H. Tully & Co., importers. PHILADELPHIA—Mr, Paul Ponl, jr., importer. BaALTIMORE—Mr. Alexander Cutino, ship broker. Collectors are respecifuily invited to pay over on 3)stinst., to the Treasurer, Mr. Louis Contencin, No. 126 Pearl street, New York city, alt amoua | collected, which, alter deducting juneral ex- penses, balance will be remitted to Messrs, Pasquale, Ajello & Co., of Palermo, for equitable distribution. ‘The circular announcing this action is signed by Messrs. A, Captain A, La Nasa, Bark “Pasqualo Ajelio,” Pres- ident; Captain G. Luna, Bark ‘I. Lo Vico,” Vice President; and G. Bonanno, Secretary. DEATHS. BEcHSTEIN.—At Clifton Spring, on Tuesday, Marcon 16, alter a short illness, AUGUSTUS O., son of Frederick and Mary Becnstein, aged 12 years and 6 months. The relatives and [riends of the family are re- sSpectiully invited to attend the funeral, on Friday, the 19th imst., atone P. M., [rom the residence of his un le, Mr. A. C. Bechstein, No. 350 West Fifty- seventn street, to Greenwood Cemetery. BENJAMIN.—On ‘ihursday, March 18, LovIsa Haxuls, youngest daughter of William H. and Maggie M. Benjamin, iu ber flith year, Relatives and frieuds of the iamily are respect. fully invited to attend the funeral, irom the resi- dence of ner parents, No, 350 East Fiity-flith street, on Sunday, March 21, at nalf-past one | o'clock P. M. Bogart.—At Bogota, N. J., March 17, PeTer R. on Wednesday, OGART, in the 86th year o! his jatives and iriends are invited to attend his funeral, on Saturda larch 20, at hailf-past one o’ciock P. M., irom lis iate residence, at Boxota, and at two P. M., irom the True Reformea Dutch church, at Hackensack. BReEz.—On Thursday, March 18, at a quarter to ten A. M., of bronchial pneumonia, AMANDA MARIE LovIse BRez, daughter of Panl A, and | Jenny Brez. Notice of tuperal hereafter, CRANGLE.—On the 17th of March, NoRAH CRAN- GLE, aged 38 years. The tunerai will take place trom the residence of her mother, Mrs. Dwyer, No. 351 West Six- teenth streer, at one o’clock, on Friday. CROKE.—On Wednesday, March 17, 1875, JouN CRoKe, beloved husoand of Margaret Oroke, in tho 46th year of his age. Relatives and friends of the family, and of his brothers in-law, Joun ano Wiliam J, Mcauiiffe, are respectiully invited to attend the juneral, from his late residence, 309 Kast Twenty-ninth street, on Friday, March 19, at hati-past one o'clock, DaLy.—On Thursday, March 18, Mapatr Day, relict of the late Patrick Daly, of Gienina, county C.are, Ireland, tu the 70'h year of her age. The relatives and friends of the family are re- specifally invited to attend the funeral, from the { nine o’clock, to St. Mary’s churen, corner of Grand and Kidge streets, Where a solemn requiem mass Will be offered for the repose of her soul, and thence to Calvary Cemetery ior interment. DICKINSON.—At Chicago, on Tuesday, March 16, of apoplexy, Jon B. DICKINSON, of this city, in the Gist year of ms age. Relatives and irienos are invited to attend the funeral services at St. Paul's Methodist Byiscopal ehuren, corner Fourth avenue and Twenty-second Street, Sundsy afernoon, March 21, at two o clock, Dun .—In Newb Y., on Thursday, at one o'clock A. D youngest daughter of Rey. Henry E. and Catnatine B. Duncan, Funeral services at St. Paul’s church, Newburg, on Friday, at one o'clock P, M. Intermentto take piace at Matteawan. DwyeR.—In this city, on Wednesday, March 17, ANNIE DWYER, aged 29 years. | ‘The relatives and frienas of the family are re- | et inviteo to attend the funeral, t! day (Friday), March 19, irom No, 389 Ninth avenues, corner of Thirty-secoud street, to Calvary Ceme- tery, at one o'clock P. M, FLOYD.—On luesday, the 16th inst., PATRick FLoyp, a native of Ballyharse, county Cavan, Ire- land, im the 69th year o| his age. The relatives and friends of the family are re- Spectiully invited to attend tue funeral, from the Tesidence Of his son-in-law, Laurence sSmulien, No, 236 East 118th street, on Friday, the 19¢0 1st, | atone P. M, Forp, ~on ‘Thursday, March 18, SAMUEL ForD, after a long aud painiul illness, in the dist year or his age. ‘rhe retatives and friends of the family are re- spectiully invited to attend the funeral, irom his late residence, Hannah street, ‘lompkinsville, 5. , on Saturday, Marcon 20, at twelve o'clock, He traced its | Swinton in English. It was an elaborate ovation, | representations by which it nad been falsified, | history of the Commune as ordinarily read by | fluent manner, the terrible struggle im all its | phases, and said the bistory of the world could not | tions. His speech was received with hearty ap- | spoke | P, Agresta, Manager; | residence of her son, Michael Daly, No. 45 Gouv- | erneur street, on Saturday morning, March 20, at | | Grrsmmr.—Saddeniy, at the residence of W. W. Gilbert, West Farms, Gzonez Lann Gripear, in Bis 17 year. ~The funeral will take piace on Friday, the Inst., rom his late residence, at one o'clock P. M. Hart,—On Wednesday, the 17th ipst., at Ber residence at Rye, N, Y., Puese 4, Harr, in tne Town year of her age. The {riends and relatives of the family are in- vited to attend her funeral, on Saturday, tne 20% | inst., at one o’clock, from the residence of Gedn Hi White Plains, and at two o’clock, at ti Presbyterian church, White Plains. iiuGHes.—On Thursday, March 18, Mary Kev LEY, the beiovea wife of Bernard Hughes, o} parish of Monaghan, Ireland, aged 36 years. Funeral on Saturday, 20th inst., at two o'clock, from her late residence, 105 Lewis street; thence to Caivary Cemetery. The iriends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. JEWELL. —Suddenly, J. 0, JEWELL, of apoplexy. Notice of funeral hereatter. St. John’s Lodge F, and A. M. will please take notice. ‘ KELLY.—At his residence, No. 237 East Twen tieth street, on Wednesday, March 17, of pnea monia, LEWIs J. KBLLY, late of Kilcullen, county Kildare, Ireland, aged 43 years, ‘Phe relatives and iriends ot the family, and of his father-in-law, Mr. Peter J. Murtha, are re- spectfuily requested to attend tne (uneral, from the Church of tbe Epiphany, Second avenue and Twenty-firsc street, on this (Friday) morning, at | ten o'clock, where a solemn mass of requiem will be offered for the repose of his soul. Thence to | Calvary Cemetery. | __KNUBEL.—On Tuesday, March 16, ALBERT ENU- | BEL. aged 49 years, 11 months and 26 days, Relatives and friends of the family are respect- fuily invited to attend the funeral, irom his late residence, 510 West Forty-fourth street, on Friday, the 19th inst. at one o’clock P, M. KRvTina.—In this city, March 16, at Dalf-past one | A. M., after a short iliness, Louis KRUTINA, @ na- lve of Baden, Germany, in the 76th year of his age. His relatives and triends, ana those of nis son, Frederick Krutina. are respectiully invitea to altend the tuneral, from bis late residence, No, 328 East Fifty-eighth street, ac one o'clock P. M., Fri- day, 19.b inst., without further notice. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | _ KuHLKEN.—March 18, Joon KUALKEN, after a paintul Liness, aged 50 years and 9 days, The relatives and friends o: the family are re- | Spectfuliy invited to attend the funeral, on Sun- day, March 21, at two o’clock P. M., Jrota his late residence, 73 Canal street, The remains will be taken to Lutneran Cemetery. LeacH.—In Brooklyn, on /nursday, March 18, at hali-past seven P. M., at the residence of ner daughter, Savina Grosser, 433 Gold street, ELIza, the wile of James Leach, 1n her 26tn year. Funeral ov Sunday alternoon, 21st inst.. at First Congregational churcn of Park Ridge, N. J. Levy.—On the 17th inst., ANNA, the beloved wile o/ Louts Levy, aged 71. Funeral will taxe place on Friday morning at | ten o'clock, from her jate residence, No, 167 West | Forty-seventh street, The members of the Ladies’ Benevolent Soctety are requested to attend the funeral of Mra. Louis Levy, which will take place from her late resi-+ aence, No. 167 West Forty-soventh street, thia (Friday) morning, atten o'clock. By order, L 8. ISAAOS, Secretary. The members ofthe Mutual Benefit and Buriai So. ciety (Congregation Gates of Pruyer) are requested to atvend the luneral of Mrs. Louis Levy, which will take piace from her lute residence, No. 167 West Forty-seventh street, this (Friday) morning, at ten o'clock, H. DAVISON, President. MERRELL.—Suddenly, on Thursday, March 18, 1875, SARAH ANN, Widow ot the late John G, Merrell. Nottce oi 'uneral hereafter. Mureiy.—On ‘Thursday, March 18, THOMAS MURPHY, in tue 75th year of his age, a native of Stradpvally, Queen’s county, Ireland. The relatives and irieuds of the family are ine Vited to atpend tne juneral, trom his late rest dence, 896 second avenue, on Sunday, March 21, at two o’clock P. M. MCALLIST#R.—In Harlem, on Thursday, March 18, of paralysis, Evtza, beloved wife of James McAllister, ksq., aged 50 years, Interment at Calvary Cemetery on Sunday morning, atten A. M. Kelativea and friends are invited to attend the funeral, residence, 208 Kast 1lvth street. Paris, Dubitn and New Orleans papers please copy. | | McCaFrrRey.—On March 18, PHILIP MOUaFFBEY, born 1n Ireland, aged 52 years, Relatives and fiends of the family are fovited to atiend his funeral, from St. Vincent's Hospital, West Eleventh St., at hall-past two o'clock P. M. McCarPerty.—On Thursday, March 18, PHILIP McCAFFERTY, Jormeriy ol 123d street, ‘The relatives aud Iriends of the family are in- Yited to attend vie iuneral, from St. Vincenvs Hospital, Eleventh street and Seventh avenue, on Friday, at three P.M. McDONALD.—On_ Tuesday, rch 16, JULIA Mo- Donatp, wie of William McDonald, in the 284 year ol her age. ‘Toe relatives and friends are respectfally in- vited to attend the funeral, trom late resi- dence, No. 51 Carmine street, ou Friday, March 19, at ten o’clock; irom thence to St. Joseph’s church, Sixth avenue, corner of West Washington place, Where a solemn requiem mass wil be | offered up for the repose of ner soul; irom thence | to Calvary Cemetery. MoMaHoN.—on Wednesday, March 17, MAR GaRET, daughter o! Patrick and Aun McMavos, of Lanill, county Limerick, Ireland. Relatives and triends of the tamily are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, from the resk dence ofther parents, No, 402 Second avenue, on Saturday, March 20, at one o'clock P, M. Limerick papers please Sop McMANCs.—In this city, March 17, 1875, Mra. BRIDGET MCMANUS. relict of the late Andrew Mc- Manus, of Drumiaue, county Cavan, Ireland, in the 80th year o: ner age. Relatives and friends of the family and those of her sons William and Edward are respectfally in- Vited to attend her fun late reste dence, Nu, 41 Saffolk street, this (Friday) mormio; at nine o’clock, to St. Mary’s church, corner o! Grand and Ridge streets, where a requiem mass will be celebrated for her soul, ana thence to Ual- | vary Cemetery. No carriages. | | Nimmo.—At Huntington, Long Island, on the 17th 1nst., HANNAR, relict of the late Rev. Joseph Nimmo, aged 72 years. Funeral services on Friday, March 19, at Ralf past one o’clock P. M., at the Second Presbyterian church, March 17, MICHAEL o y ie from her late | O/NEILL.—Wednesdat | O'NEILL, aged 64 years, native of Fencia, county | | Westmeath, Ireland. Reiatives and irionds of the family are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, No, 284 Twentieth street, South Brook: | dyn, ou Friday, Maren 19, at one o’ciock. | PER«INs.—In Brooklyn, on Wednesday, March 1%, FosreR 8. PERKINS, aged 55 years, Relatives and Iriends ol the family are invited t¢ | attend his funeral, irom his late residence, 321 | Clinton street, on Saturday, the 20th inst., at twe | o'clock P. M. | | PorTeR—In Brooklyn, on Thursday, Maren 1: ISABELLA R., daughter of Andrew and Elizabet Porter, aged 20 years, 3 months and 18 days. Kelauives and friends ol the iamily are invited to att :nd tne funeral services, which will be heid at her late residence, No. 10 Front street, Brook lyn, 0a Saturday, March 20, at two P. M. QutvLan.—On Wednesday, March 17, ANNIE F., . beiovea wife of Daniel Quinlan, aged 23 years, 7 mouths and il days, rhe relatives and friends of the family are re. Spectiuliy invited to attend the funeral, irom her jare residence, No. 206 High street, Brookiyn, on Saturday, the 20th inst., atten o'clock A. M., to St. James’ Cathedral, Jay street, and thence to Cal vary Cemetery. ReYNOLDs.—In Brooklyn, on March 17, MARTHY JANE, daughter of John and Caroline Reynoids, aged 2 years, 11 months and 10 days. Relatives and iriends of the family are respect fully invited to attend the funeral, from the res idence of her parents, 11 Columbia piace, Brook lyn, at two o'clock, Friday, 19tn inst, SATrERLEE.—On Wednesday, March 17, of dipltheria, CakROLL LIVINGSTON, eldest son oj Frederic and Matilda Livingston Satterlee, “aPinerat_on, Saturday moral a100k, ‘uperal on Saturday moroing, at ten o’ from No. 56 West Seventeenth street, Seasury.—In Brooklyn, on Tuesday mornt March 16, at the residence of his brother, No. 1 Cumberiana street, ADAM SEABURY, in the 80th year of nis age. ‘The reiatives and immediate friends are invited tothe house at two P, M. The tune Servicel will take piace at the Washington street Mev adist Episcopal church, on Friday, March 19, at three P. M SHERRY.—On Wednesday morning, March 17, Epwarp, only son of Michael Sherry, aged 21 year ‘The relatives and friends, and also the members | of Munictpal Hook and Ladder Company 13, are respectiully invited to attend the funeral, irom his late residence, $41 East Kighty-lourth street, on Friday morning, 19th inst., ac nine o'clock, te St. Lawrence church, Kast Eighty-iourth street, | between Madison and Fourth avenues, where solema requiem mass Will be offered for the repose Of nis soul, thence to Calvary Cemetery. SAUTE.—MEMBERS OF LIVINGSTO! DeR, No, 657, F. AND A. M.—BRETHREN—You are he summoned to attend an emergent communication ol this lodge, to be neld at Tuscan Rvom, Masoni¢ Hall, on Friday, March 19, at half-past eg o’ciock sharp, lor the purpose of paying the last tribute of respect to our late brother, Williaa H. Shute. By order, JOSIAH M. PURDY, W. M. SMITH. —MAMre, daughter of John F. sintth, Notice of tuneral hereafter. Surra.—On Wednesday, March 17, Wittram JOHN SMirn, aged 36 years, @ native of county ‘tyrone, Ireland, ‘The relatives and friends of the family are re ye fh Hh juvited to attend the funeral, to-day (Friday), at one o'clock, irom his late residence, 432 West Thirty-eighth street. STANBROUGH.—On Ma March 17, of pnew Monin, SAMUEL BURCUHARD STANBROUGH, In the | 85th year of bis age, Relatives and friends of the family. and of hit father, Lewis Stanvrough, aro invited to attené the iunerai, trom the church corner of Bedford and Morton s‘reets, on Sunday, 21st inst., at 1 o'clock, | SPRAUT.—At 54 South Sixth street, Williamsburg, after a snore ilness, Mrs, MARY STRAUT, in the 54tD your of her axe. |” Notice oi iuneral in Saturday’s paper. fnompson.—On Thursaay, March 18, at the reste dence of her son-in-law, Mr. A. F. Kindberg, 209 Henry street, Brooklyn, rs. MARY ‘'HOMPSON, ip the 76th vear of her age, Tn Papi aie pnd cle mily are re specifuily invited to attend her iuneral, on dy, Maren 20) st rhtee o-clogk.. ee VORSIDLO.— loboken, on Thursdi i 1875, Rev. 0. M. WORSIDLO, puevor of St Matthew | Lutheran church, | Norice of juneral herealter, :