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he arehiepiscopal career of the ilustrions recy fent, and also 28 @ paternal mark Of apostolic pfection and iove for us, his faithful and devoted ritual childrem in this cistaut land. In this ece esiastical promotion of Your Eminence, which we now rejoicipgly celebrate, we amoraed an addi- opal proof, dia we neel any suci, Which we happily do not, of tie divine wisdom whien guides the illustrious occupant of the ‘“Unuir of Peter” 1 the discharge of his sacred func- tions, it will bind more firmly with the oi\dem link of faith the comparatively infant hureh in this country with the venerabie Chureh ip the other quarters of the globe. It will ald In gathering into the protecting told of the Divine Shepherd many stray sheep, wlio now Wander, without true spiritual guidance, throughout the length and breadth of this va famd. 1t wiil incite us to emulate our transa: antic brethren, now stricken by persecution, im Gdelicy to the saving fajth, commitred to the aposties and by them habded down even to this our hon It will guard us against weakly succumbing to temptation or yielding to any vile DU ibsidions influence prompting or seducing Us to compromise those glorious principles of Feligion and morality inculcated by the one holy, Cathole and Apostolic Courch of Christ. Allow us to profit by this opportunity of impos- Ing upon Your Eminence, as the inedium of com- Mutueation with Rome, the not ungrat-tul task of tendering to the Holy See tne devoted fealty, in all that relates to faith and morals of he tens of thousands of true Vatholics, of whose leelings and sentimen's we are the honored aud trusted exponents, and of essuring the venerated Pontiff of our humble, earnest and heartielt sy m- Pathy with nim fn his trials and suierings arising from the persecution of the tniquivous and ungodly men who hive raised their impious hands to overthrow ihe salutary ruie of the Church and establish in its stead toe odious reign of ijutidelity andgconsequent immorality. That the suderings of any portion of the Churen of which we are a component part, are shared by us, and that we asiiy offer up our supplications to the ‘hrone of Grace that in Lis own good time the Almighty wonld stretch forth His om- Bipotent righé arm in deience of the Churen, and bhat as He delivered His chosen people from Egyp- tan bondave in like manner He wouid defeat the E cMations of our enemies and restore to ts pristine beauty and strengin that divinely erected ecclesiastical edifice which shelters under tts protecting roof more than 200,000,000 of created belligs, Wio give glory to God on high and suppli- Cate ior peace on earth to men of good will, Ip conclusion we humbly solie:t Your Eminence to remember us at the airar of the Lord and to in- voke in our bebalf Heayeu’s merciful countenance and aid in the struggle to which we are commitred for securing to our children the blessing of a moral and religions education, which We esteem to be the most import: auty of our lives. From @ bountiful Provideuce Rave we received the priceless blessing Of the aifection of those tender and gentie oes who constitute no small — part ofthe happiness voucisafed us in our piigrimage bere velow; and, (herelore, our affection for them Suggests, and Our duty to God demands, that we should have them carefully instructed in the way in- which they should walk, Bo th: when they a stmmoned within death’s dark portals they may be found eligible for the enjoyment of that eter. Dai happiness jor which tbrouga providential beneficence they were created, and throug stu- peeled exercise of divine clemency redeemed, yaying Your Eminence’s piessing fer ourselves and those whom we represet we remain, with profound respect, Your Emivence’s iaitiiul and — devoted servan's, CATHOLIC UNION OF BUFFALO. Atthe conclusion o! his address Bishop Ryan handed to His Eminence Caidinal Mcvloskey @ hanasomely bound album, containing the address Bigved by the officers of all the Catholic societies of the city of Buffalo. Oarainal McCloskey, 1n a few remarks full of feel- ng sentiment, returned thanks to ishops McQnade and Ryan for the chevring words which they, as the representatives of their flocks, had enunciated, and promised never to torget the occasion. ‘Tne bishops in attendance then bid the Cardinal adieu, and toox their departure home- Ward bouns, GENERAL CELEBRATIONS. The st. Mary’s Library Associauion in East Broadway had made, during the past few days, special preparations to celebrate the event, 80 Memorable in the annals of the Catholic Church ip America, Yesterday afternoon the special Celebration began by the hoisting of the, Papal Colors, surmounted by the Stars and Stripes, on the flagstaff of the building in East Broad- ay. This ceremony was accompanied oy much cheering and enthusiasm, in which the numerous members of the association heartily joined. At sunset the flag was taken down and the building was splendidly iliumin- Bled with Chinese lanterns, which sent out ai, their lurid glare up and down the spacious street. Over the door an illuminated inscription Bad been placed, reading :— Pene Renee LO LOLLLE LETT HERO CE EN LE eRe ere LONG LIVE AMERICA’> CARDINAL! 3 OOOO LE LELELELELELEITLELEDEDEDE HA DOLEDE PELE HEEEEE®) which sentiment appeared to be joined tn heartily by all those present. At the club house Chinese e, lanterns were also hung about the rooms, and an air of gayety and festivity per- vaded the establishment. During the evening a large delegation from the | Catholic Institute of Newark paid an oficial visit to tne club for the purpose of joining im the pleas- | ures and formula of the occasion. They were hos- pitably received and entertained by the president Of the associavion. The programme began py an address by the Rev. Father Dunphy, of St. Josepli’s parish, on the event of the day, mingled with some remarks on the benefit of such associations as the one he ad- Gressed. The reverend geatieman said :— GENTLEMEN—ine sun bas set this evening upon @day that svall be forever memoradie in tae his- tory of the Cathollc Church upon American soil. Neariy 400 years ago, when a Catholic utscoverer janied for the first Ume the standard of he cross upon the lovely shores of this Continent, ne bent his knee in hamble revereace to ins Great Preserver, and, witn uncovered head and uplifted eyes, he Gedicated tis mighty and nd 11s inhabitants to the God of Cathoiic tratn, 6 an offering of thauksyziving fur having guided bim safely over the unknown waters of tne trackiess deepy. A thew ana tryimg era was just then about to dawn in the history of Caurch. A quarter of a ceutury had barely passed away, the new Continent was just discovered, when behold, in the neart of Germany ‘Was raised the standard of religious rebeillon, and ground it flocked, one alter auotner, neoriy all the great natious of the Vid World, and for three hundred years the Chorcn of Christ seemed to be iosing all the great conquests which sie had achieved dari the first 1,600 years of her existence. designs of Providence tuat tnis should be ‘bie loss fur his Chureh, for God had @ World of Old to perish for its tuiquisies Watere of the flood only to repeopie it again with a new race; 80 likewise did He open bf a new wola for His Church on this Continent that she might more than compensate im the new for ali that she Dad lost 1a the vid. Like gold that has been refined tu the erucibie, sie seemed indecd to have veen purified from ali the grosser inatertals and tu have more than gaiued in quantity what sue bad lost in qual- ty be.vre the separation. Trms, tuerelore, dia not seem to be in the de- Signs of on ali-wise Providence to open up on this g st Coutineat new fleiss ef couquest ior His murch, and if her history to-day tn this mignty Repuviic, if her progress durivg euch successive decaue, und her proua position with her cross upon every nili tor, if these be not so Many living evidences of the trath of such a ropuecy, tien, surely, there can be no such rule ia all history at taat which ePabies us to pese somewhat of the future by the past. ‘ou have assembled bere to-wight, gentiewen, to do honor, partly by your presence, to the evening wiich has succeeded a day that shail oe forever meicrabie in the annals ol the Americ: Charch. For the first time in ner history na: od of the venerable Monti placed opon tiv brow of one of her protaces the insignia of the Dighest honor which 16 18 In the gift of Peter or his sttccessurs to bestow. With aii the traditional jory of her past crowding thick and fast «upon your memories; with aii the Driliant pro<peci# Oi toe future of that Cuureh before you, aud her path of glory yet untrodden in the ree and vouudiees plains oO a jand that you love, It 18 BO Wonder that sour bearts sbould be gludiened by such on event in her mstory, aud That you should regard tt as an omen of & vrigmier epoch in that history. a8 well as ihe noblest trip- Me ever paid by any Pontit to the merit and progress of the American Charen. verend geuileman Went on to speak of young Men in belonging to SCH svcietics « : Mary’s Library Associa- tion, and how much solr foundanon of ©. ristian purity aud happiness might be laid in store by Dersuip in such chads, especially in these ritual dungers aud spares. The address Of the reverend gentleman Was very mucin ap- Plauced by a dense audience, waich completely crowded tue club roouis. Subsequent fo the address an amateur concert yin which many of { the association ex- tneit proficiency in vocal and instra- | music as well asim recitations, The evea- 2 in Lhis mantier to & pleasant close. ANCTHER CELEBRATION. ‘The young men of Sv. Rose of Lima Catholic Association desting to show their pleasure at the election of His Grace, the Archbishop, as Car- dinal, had their rooms, in Columbia street, lumi- Rated and decked witli scariet. THE AMERICAN CARDINAL. fo THE Epiror or tHe Aerator To the inlefstigable exertions of the MERALD tiie Catholics of America are tadebted for the inens honor which has been conlerved upon their nation, The zeal with which it advocated Volumora’s claim to tae highest prerozative ta the But it was novia the n irre. ie e end evrertainment was give ine more talented members o! Hibited 2 filt of our Most Holy Fathor is deservimg of our | cormanent gratitude, When the press im general, . NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1875—QUADRUPLE SHEET. and Catholic papers in particular, poon-poohed the HERALD’s efforts to obtain recognition. from the Vatican it, nevertheless, persevered in its laudablo undertaking, and to-day we witness the consum- mation of its potent influence in the elevation of His Eminence the Cardinal Arcnbishop of New York to the Sacred College. While rendering our unaffected thanks to the HERALD let us not jorget to pray for the venerable ecciesiastic upon whom the princely dignity has \ been conterred. His unostentatious liie is chal acteristic of the man. Saintly in deportment, a profound thinker, an eloquent orator,a powerful writer, are the inalienable attributes of our be- loved Cardinal. That God may bless bim with years and etrength to add new lustre to the Church of Christ 1s the prayer of yours, Yours, very respectfully, J. RONALD PRICE. New York, April 27, 1875. ANOTHER COUNTY TO HEAR FROM. About 100 representative men of Hempstead, North Hempstead and Oyster Bay, the three it ern towns of Queens county, assembled at Seuring’s Hote!,in Mineola, yesterday torenoon, to take further preliminary steps toward the for- mation of anew county, to comprise those three towns. The atrendance would douptiess have been much larger haa it not been for the act that the farmers were anxious to take advantage of the fine weather to get in their early crop: but those in attendance exhibited gr earnestness in favor of the project. Mr. Benjawin D. Hicks, of Westbury, was called to the chair, and Charles Downing, of East Norwich, and Eugene M. Lincoln, of Glen Cove, were appointed secre- taries. On motion of Mr, Stephen Taber the sense of the meeting was declared to be unant- mounsly in favor of the division of Queens county, Mr. Taber then moved that the Committee of Ar- Frangements appointed as the previous meetin be continued as an &xecutive Comittee, wit power to appoint sub-committees In each school district In tie three towns, Which Was carried; apd It was subsequentiy resolved to increase tbe number of the committee from three to seven members irom exci town, ‘the committee was then figally constituted as follows:—Hempstead— | George I. Hewlett, Bernardus Hendnekson, H. G. Price, Ebenezer Kellum, James M. Seaman, George W. Beyen and John De Mott; North Hempstead— Stephen aver, Jonn a, Searing, Joun M. Clark, Bemamin VD, Hicks, James Willets, Henry DD. Kenisen and James Rk. Wiltets; Oyster Bay— George 5. Downing, James ‘Jitus, James H. Ludiam, George Downing, John J, Powell, Scud- der V, Whitney. William Jagger. The tollowing resofution, presented by Mr. Lincoln, was unani- mously adopted aiter some discussion :— Resolved, That the Executive Committee be em- powered and directed to tke such action and do what ever they may deen to be necessary und proper for the purpose of es.ablisling u new county. It was at first proposed to aiter the words, “to be composed of the Luree eastern towas of Queens bat it was ‘houglit better not to make sive Lut to give a chance to of towns of Jamaica and the Fiusoing, and perlaps of Huntington,’ shouid they | portions desire to join the movement. Mr. Lincoln suo- mitied a muss of statistics tending to show the advantages which 1¢ Was believed would follow the jopmation of a new couuty, alter which the 1 owing resolution, introduced by Mr. Samuel Willets, Was adopted witvout disseat:— Resolved, That the Executive Committee are re- quested io’ muct at Mineola on september 4, at two o’ciock P. M., aad that the commitiees from the re- spective towns are requested to take such steps as way be necessary to ascertaiu the views and sentiments of the people in regard to the proposed division of the county. Aiter remarks by a number of gentlemen /ayor- ing the new county movement, the meeting ad- Jourued, in accordance wita the terms of the last resolution, FUNERAL OF COMMISSIONER FARR. School Commisstoner James W. Farr was buried yesterday irom his late residence, No, 11 St. Luke’s place. Among those )reseut were Comp- troller Green, Aldermen Morris and Gilon, Joun J. O’Brier, Sherif Couner, Assemblyman Patterson, Judge Larremore, Victor Heimburger, Frank Waite, Congressman Joho D, Lawson, Commis- | sioner He Bb. West, ex-Police Commissiouer Acton, Sol B. smith, H Kk, Roome, Com- missioner Adams, Joseph ostiner, Coilector Josepb Arcuibald, and others, ‘ine — services were conducted by tne Key. Dr. Burchard, who deilvered a brie! oration eulogistic oi the late Commissivner, The floral tributes were un- usually numerous and maguificenl. the haud- somest picce Was a Mouud, surmounted by two doves with outstretched wings, whicn was pre- Sented by the members of Lue Ninth Ward Repuv- licaa Association, {he pail-ocarers were selected irom the above associauiun and Were as \oilows:— Wiilam H, Geduey, Matthew Kane, George B. Deanegauicr, George Starr, George F. Meraiee, Wiliam . Mer sui, ud. H. Cogell, James W. Bootn, miah Paogvora aud Anarew J. Campvell. ‘The remains were taken to Woodlawn Cemetery jor interment. A BOX OF HORRORS. IS IT ANOTHER ALICE BOWLSBY CASE? Among the articles sent over the Twenty-third | street ferry yesterday morning for transportation | vo the West by the Erie railway was an orcinary soap box, about two feet in length, ten inches mm depta and foorteen inches wide. It was , directed to ‘hirs, M. W. Woodford, Van Wert, Van Wert county, Onlo, via A & G. | w. RR” and was ladeiled im addition ~ which was supposed to designate the weight. The box was so light, however, that suspicion Was aroused, and 1t was broken open, when a horrible spectacic was presented. A hu- tan boty, chopped up, Was packed into the box, intermingled with charcoal. The skull, the hands, the feet, the spinal columa, with rips attache: the humeral bones, legs and arms, all waded of the flesh, were packed in, and the iresh, red flesh portions that adnered to the bones tudicated very plainly tnat the carving ; Tocess hud been oniy receutly per- formed. ‘Ihe remains were apparently those of a female. Tue DOX Was consigoed vy a man giving his pame as “Dr. Wetaies,” of New York, but the city directory tains No such name. Super- intendent Brown, of the Pavonia ferry, sent Detectives O'Brien and Pouce He dquarters in Superintendent Wailing sent Detective Reniy to work up the case. County Physician Stout, of Jersey City, was aiso notified, apa le, too, examuied the remains. It was veciued ‘o have the bOX and its couteuts jorwarded (to Onio, where detectives wil be piuced ou the alert. One singular circumstance in the cose ts, uaton one end Of the vox Was Written In pencil the word ‘-Bones,” but whether rt was riifen belore consignment or during the iuvestization yesterday was not as- certained. [a saditten to the suspicions iightness of tne box, the dripping of biood throuzn the joints led to the cXamisation. How mauy sucn ai ticies of Ireight pass aiong tne railroaas und tected is how ‘he serious question. ‘The detec. tives, in this case, are satistied there was foul piay, and no pains willbe spared in hunting up tae man Who cousigned the box. THE JERSEY WIFE MURDER. MBS, BLANCKMEYER'S STRUGGLES DURING BER LAST NIGHT ON EaRTH. The inquest ov the body of Catharine Bianck- meyer was continued at Jersey City last evening betore Coroner Lynch. s New York, and Patrick Cassidy testified that he was in the base- | ment of the house No. i181 Bay street at eight o’clock on the evening of Sunday, the 18th inst., when a little girl, daugater of tue deceased, came in with a wttle black dog tim ber arms; she was greatly excited, and said she made her escape with the animal, as her papa had threatened to shoot him, because he barked at papa when he Was beating her mamma; she also said that ter papa threatened to shoot mamma and the dog wo; her mamma escaped from the room after having been badly beaten; asked the | culid where her mamma went and she could not tell; asked her if her father had a pistol and ff it were joaded: she said she believed it was; she added toat her papa oeat her wamma wii his bo nd that ne iad Knocked her down with @ blow; sive reiterated tae statement that her papa had » pistol. Margaret Lyons, & sister of the deceased, testi flea 4 she saw her sister having black ¢ several times; Bhe said that Blauckmeyer had beaten her. “Maurice Meaney testified that on Sunday even- ing, the 18th test, he heard & great noise in Bianekmeyer’s apartment; next heard a noise outstae his own oor; opened tue door aud saw Hianekmever lying outside the door bleeding; soe asked wittoss to shut the door, as soe was trying to hide from her hasvana: + saia her jaw bone Was broke, ana toat ail her tee KHOCKed Out; Asked her what oer husvand beat her With, and she answered “with nis fists; rifhe ever beat her before; she repiied } nd, but “neve * saw Blanckmeyer | coming uy the stairs, and upbraiaed tim for treat. | | ing nis Wile 16 Sach A manner; did Moy remomuer he wanted ber to go down stairs with ate did so; after they got down heard a fis i delf Wag berg broken, wameerol (he festhiony of this witness eorrovoration of the eviience previously 4 Farrell also testified that he heard a 2 in Bianoxmeyer’s Toom, and the intig girl | cried oul, “Ob, my poor inamma, jet ner up.” The | taquest was again adjourned, Meimerney to © THE COURTS. Injunction Against Striking Tailors. INTERESTING MARINE INSURANCE CASE. as An Emigrant Swindler Promptly Convicted. The will of James Lee, somewhat noted as a re- publican politician, was yesterday admitted to Probate by Surrogate Hutchings. He leaves an estate of about $60,000, to be divided between his wife, Sarah, two daughters and one son. It has been discovered that C. I. Sprague, who was yesterday committed by Commissioner Os- born jor having 10 his possession a counterfeit 1878 for a similar offence under the name of Wright, and was defended by the same counsel, ex-Judge Garvin, p Jn the United States District Court yesterday, in the matter of Simue! Hoimes and Lazarus Liss- burger, alleged bankrupts, Judge Blatchford ae- cided that in cases begun before the promulgation of the new rules, ta April, 1875, the clerk of the court may preside im place of the Register at a nag been had, and thata creditor may examine the debtor as fully as he would be allowed to do were he @ witness in another case on the stand, Suit was brought before Judge Larremore, in the Supreme Court, Circuit, by Thomas F. Sharkey against G, Torrellon for $70,000 damages, His claim was based on failure to execute an agree- ment to purchase seven houses in Seventy-eighth street, near Vhird avenue, for $140,000, At the trial yesterday it was alleged that alter the alleged failure to execute the agreement mortgages oa | these houses were foreciosed and there was a de ficiency of $16,074°40, and this was part of the al- leged damages. The jury gave a verdict for $7,000, An application was made before Judge Barrett, in Supreme Court, Chambers, yesterday, to com- pel the village of Fort Edward, Washington coun- ty, N. ¥., to raise $20,000 as a donation to the Glenn’s Falls Railroad, Mr. Beach, one of the coun- gel in the Beecher trial, appeared for the applicant, Under an act of the Legislature the villages of Sandy Hills and Gienn’s Falls voted money to the railroad to extend the line to those places, buvatter the road was built refused payment, and the case of the Sandy Hills village was taken to the Unitea States Supreme Court, which affirmed the consti- tutionality of the act. The delence put in yester- day consisted of aifidavits that the total number of votes given was a minority of the legal voters, On application of Mr. Beach, who said these state- ments were a surprise, the case was adjourned for further argument. INJUNCTION AGAINST STRIKERS. A novel application in the injunction line was made yesterday before Judgo Barrett in Supreme Court Chambers. Augustus M, Mueller, a tatlor, at No, 42 East Fourteenth street, recently dis- count of their reiusal tocontinue working with- out increased pay. The men thus discharged, as Mr. Mueller alleges 1n nis ailidavit, bave ever since been in the habit of coliecting in groups about nis place and preventing oters who ure | willing to work from taking their places. He has submitted to these aunoyances for about two | weeks, and now invokes tne law to puta stop to | | it, Through his counsel, Mr. W. H. Field, applica- tion was made for a Ipjuoction to ad | strain the striking tallors irom interieri®g with bis employment of other workmen, | and with interfering with suck workmen aiter | they are employed. It 18 crarged in the gom- plaint thas the men discharged by bim have con- spired tove'her and threatenes to continue their | interierence until they are re-employed at tue Wages they demand. of his business is broken up. | He claims that tnis interference has already dam- | aged bis Dusiness to the amount of $5,000, end | hence the application for an injunction, Ex-Judge | Dittechoetfer opposed the application im a very eliborate and forcibie argument. He insisted that the patties compiained of had done any wrong they were respousivie in an action at law; that conspiracy is ac and a courtor equity not issue au injunction to prevent the o.m- Missiou of a criminal ofence; that there is no pre- cesent for such action; thas laborers have | rignis as well as capitalists; that they have a right to combine or peaceably to assemole, with the view of assisting or protecting their rights; that if in aoing sutuey commit a breach of the peace; they are amenanle to the laws of the state; that an lujunction 1s the Stroug arm ofeqnity, which ougat never to be ex tended uniess tn cases of great injur’, when cour’ of ‘aw canvot afford an acequate reme iy in dam. Ages; that, at tne most, the comdact complained Of is a mere cannot interfere unless ac jae to property was shown. At the conclusion of the argument Judge Barrett stated that the application siruck | him as a very novel one, and that it was, in fact, what Judge Ditienhoeter stated in lis argument, an application to put down a strise by an injane- | tion, which he coubted nis power todo. He said | that be would, however, examine the papers, Which were at once passed up to his MARINE INSURANCE CASE. In February, 1867, the ship Tartar, with a cargo Branch. The ship and curgo were tusured in vari- ous companies, and the freight, estimated at $25,000, was insured in the Great Western Insur- ance vompany, The Coast Wrecking Company brought 915 tons of the cargo to this city in good order, toe balance being in « damaged condition, The ship and cargo were abandoned to we in- surers as a total joss, but It was a disputed ques- tion Woether novice of abandonment of the fretnt had been given. The cargo was sold at auction by its insurers, and reaszed » net amount of $25,000. ihe Great Western Company admitted a haobility for the damaged jretgo', bat claimed trat | the rest of the ireignt @ here was earnea, and that, tuerefore, they were not habe tor that. Mr. Auobell, tue owner, brought suit, claim- ing that toe freigh) was a total loss. The case Was tried before Judge Van Vorst, iu the Supreme Court, Circuit. A motion to dismiss the com- Piaint was denied, the Court heidimg that tne | | Ireiwht moneys had not beeu earned, as there was | no delivery to the con-ignee. The jury fownd that | there nad been u tice of anandonment, and gave plaintift a verdict for $25,107 66, veing ail taat was claimed. DECISIONS. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS, By Judge Barrett. | be granted on the re‘eree’s own testimony delore . The attorneys should not nave asked jor appointment of & referee Who was their main Witness, ‘Ihe order of reierence musi be vacated | and the petition referred to Mr. Murray H tfman, | The Mannatt Metal and Chemical Company; Bassford vs. Bass /ord,—Granted. in the matter of Segeikea.—Report confirmed and order ranted. } SUPREME COURT—GrovIT—PaRT 3, By Judge Van Vorst, The People ex rel. Hogan vs Fiyon.—Case and amendments settled. SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. By Judge Freedman. Hirsch vs. Newman.— Pleading wanted. Holtz vs. Scumidt et al.—Motion granted and James C. Spencer appotnted referee. COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM. Before Judge kobinson. Miller vs. The Mayor, &c—Judgment for de- fenaant on dew-urrer. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Befora Recorder Hackett. AN EMIGRANT SWINDLER CONVICTED. ‘The first case called by Assistant District Attor- ney Nolan in this Court yesterday morning was | @ charge of grand iarceny against James F. Callaghan, the keeper of an emigrans boarding house, No, 105 Washington street. The complainant, Patrick Burns, testified that upon arriving from Ireland he and a travelling companion stopped at the prisoner's piace, and naving intimated adeare to outain greendacks tor his Zoid, Callaghan volun- Boras tanced him six ree sovereigns and Thumds Geraty, Mis friend, fiteen sovereigns. Callaguan rerarnet and told tie men that he comid nor much for the gold as he expeered, and they gave hin: periitssion to wo out | other ylaces, He C1 so aud lated to retur Was ou St. Pairick’s Day, Ofticer Gruden arrested Callaghan on the 17tn of this month ac Pnijadeiphia, Joun S& Seuliy, a broker, testified tuat aboct noon on St. Patrick's Day be bougat seventy-cight sovereigns from the United Staves revenue stamp, was arraigned in | meeting of creditors held before an adjudication | and Senator Kernan, of Utica, for the respondents. — charged twenty-three tailors in his employ, on ac- | of hemp and jute, was stranded below Long | In the matter of Mace.—Tue application cannot | teerea tu ver i excuanged for him, whereupon | 7 j ner, for which he paid him in bdilis $433 68. | ‘ailagban’s account of the transaction was that | when he received the money from the men be had BO intenijon of Jeloniousiy appropriating the money to fis own use, but that as Soon as it was exchanged Ne retuimed to nis poarcing house, when he learned that the men had gone up to the City Hallto see tne procession; he (Callagnen) arank several times ‘hat afternoon, and became 80 grossly In'oxicated that when he became con- scious he found himself ip Poiladelphia, The jury reudered @ verdict of guilty, aud the prisoner was remanded for seutence, ‘The jury in th se of Churies Logue, the nac! man, who was charged with stealing a valise, not being able to agree upon a verdict, were dis- charged irom the further consideration of the case. Assistant District Attoruey Nolan said that as there was @ doubtin reference to the guilt of the accused it would be useless to try him again. The Court consented to grant the motion for his discharge, THE ADAMS EXPRESS ROBBERY. In the afternoon the trial of Lawrence Noonan, who is jointly indicted with Daniel Baurey, for | grand larceny, Was commenced. Tne accused is | charged witn acting in complicity with the other defendant in stealing a safe from the office of the | Adams Express Company tast January, which | | contained about $30,000 in money and $40,000 in | South Carolina bonds, | Assistant District. Attorney Russell represented | | the prosecution and Mr. William F. Howe was the counsel for the accused, There was little dim. | culty experienced in obtaining a jury, and after | they were sworn Mr. Russeli opened tne care ior | the people, He said that Haurey was convicted | in the Oyer and Terminer t moath mainly upon the testimony of John Sweeny, an employe of the | company, Who Was associated with the celendauts in the commission of the offeace. The evidence which he woutd udduce against Noopan would be direct aud circumstantial, and he believed that | the gullt of the accused would be satisfactorily mude out. | Mr. John Hoey was called to prove the existence of the Adams Express Company. Charies A. Get- Uer, the messenger in cha: geof the property of the company on the train from Washington to New | York, testified that on tae 15th of January he re- ceived the safe No, 6,758 from the Richmond mess | | senger; he saw that 16 contained several pack- | uges, which he supposed was money; that and Nine other safes he delivered on Sunday moruing at the office of the Adams Express Company, | placing tiem opposite the vault, Jimes P, Sullivan, the chief porter, swore he saw the ten sales which were delivered at the omce of the company, and saw the prisoner, Noonan, there tnat Sunday. Jobn Clark, the assistant watchman, testified that he saw Haurey’s wagon, and that Noonan and daurey loaded it, and that 1 did pot leave the yard till the following moruing, | ‘the theory of the prosecution ts that the stolen safe Was pul on this wagon, and that atrer it was | broken open and rifled of its coutents 1 was | thrown in the river. The case wiil be resumed this morning. | | ESSEX MARKET POLICE COURT. Before Judge Bixby. RODBED IN CANAL STREET, On the 2d of April Edward Hiller, of Forty- Ofth street and First avenue, was enticed into a place in Canal street by one) Ida Blyer and robbed of $123. Detective Sullivan, of the Tenth precinct, arrestea Jaa early yesterday morning on the Bowery. The prisoner was brought belore Judge Bixoy, and | contessed her guilt. She was committed in $2,000 | bail to answer at General Sessious, | pee ater ee | WASHINGTON PLACE POLICE COURT. | Before Judge Otterdourg, BURGLARY IN WASHINGTON STREET, Early yesterday morning Officer Whelan, of the Twenty-elghth precinct, arrested a man named George Ross with seven hams in nis pos- | session. The prisoner was taken to the station house, where the hams were identified by Eu- ward D, Konn, of No. 609 Washington street, as tue proceeds of a burglary committed on the premises of Philemon D, Haight, Ross was ar- raigned belore Judge Otterbourg, aud was held in $2,000 bail to answer. | ALLEGED ATTEMPTED POISONING. | | Jacob Peterson, a colored man living at No. 54 Sullivan street, was arraigned before Judge Otter- bourg at the Washington Piace Police Court yesterday, on a charge of attempted pol- soning, preierred by bis servant Eliza Randall, The complainant alleges that Peterson and his wiie Neilic had been in the babit of quarreliing and that some few days ago Jacod threatened thay i his wite should leave him she would not live six months, On Monday morn- ing, the complainant further alieges, she prepared breakiast as Usual, but Mr. Petersou refused to take any tea, altogetuer coutrary to his custom, Sne arank two cupa of tea and was shortly afer seized With 2 severe attack ol vomit- ing. Dr. Luke F. Broughton, of No. 495 broome street, Was sent lor, Who, diately applied the siomu: alter Which she felt much Who Was SICK that mworammg, took neither tea nor coffee. Dr. Broughton, suspecting that is pations had been poisoned, examined some dry tea that Was 10 the Cupovard, and discovered mit crystals similar to those of oxale «eid ani testified yesterday (hat ne consiaered that Eliza Randall had been poisoned witu oxatie acid. It 1S further Charged by Eliza Randall that sue con- siders from the threats made by the prisoner toat it Was his intention to potsou bis wie. aad tiat immediately atter Dr. Broeuzhron jeaving toe House ve destroyed the balance of the sugur aud tea that was in’ tne closet. od Peverson was held by Jude Ott rhourg tor examination and tue tea examined by Dr, Broughton will be sent toa competeat chemst for analysis. LARCENY OF CLOTHING. Mary Benson was arraigned yesterday on a charge Of Stealing a slik dress acd snawi from Mary Carney, of No, 431 Hast Twellth street, on The accused was seen coming out 3 premises by Joum Costigan, of Tweilth street, at the ume mentioned with tke property im her possession, and when arrested yesierday by OMlcer Price, of the Tweatieth precinct, a pawn ticket represent- ing the Shaw! was found on the person of tar prisocer. Judge vtterbuurg hela ber in $500 bail to answer. | MORE UNLICENSED LIQUOR DEALERS. Michael Garry, of No. 554 Greeawicn street; Ida Thompson, itving at No. 56 South Fifth avenue; Stephen Byrnes, No. 25 Jones street; Peter Cur- ran, No. 162 West Fourth street; Frederick Demp- wolf, No. 210 Sullivan street; E. Kean, No. 21 West Fourth street, and Michael Cooney, No. 515 Tenth avenue, were arrested on Monday night, charged With selling liquor without Ieense, and = arraizned ¢be,ore Judge Otterdvourg yesterday morning. Michael Garry, of No. 554 Greenwich street, Was committed in $500 bat! to answer, baving beea arrested three times belore fot the same offence, and Ida Thompson, of 56 South Filth avenue, was committed in $200 bati, sue having been arrested once previously, The others were held im the usual amount ($100 bail) to answer. | FIFTY-SEVENTH STREET COURT. | Before Jadge Fiammer, TWO BURGLARS HELD. Alfred Palmer and Aiired Ashcroft, the two young men who were arrested on Saturday last, on a charge of robbing Michael Biy, of No. 1,032 First avenue, were brought up for examination. Asn | croit was held for trial in default o1 $3,000 bail to | answer on Livy's complaint and one o| felonious assault on Officer Dickson, of tue Nineteenth pre- cinct, Wiem he attempted (o shoot while being arrested. Paimer was charged, im addition fo Biv’s complaint, With rovoiog the premises of Charies Kiagmer, of No. 1,034 rhira avenue, and | was aiso held in deianis of $2,000 bari, | ANOTHER ALLEGED BURGLAR. Henry Kuhneman, of No. 864 Sixth avenue, com- plained that his lager beer saioon had been broken inte and robbed by jam Siegler, woo had been # tevant and boarder of fis for a long time, Siegier was committed for trial tm defauit of $3,000 bai, the amount sivien being $200, COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. Scrxeme CovrT—Cnramenns—Held oy Judge Barrett.—Nos. 142, 152, 163, 194, 208, 30, 61, 81, 7, 116, 120, 130, 182, Wd, 143, 1 160, 162, 206, 210, 211, 215.’ Call Nos, 246 to 276 inclusive. SUPREME COUKT—SreciAL i geM—Held vy Van brow: \ 204, 131, 256, | 407, 414, 415, ou bts arrival. nume- h puvip to Miss Randall, ueved. Mra, Peterson, a 420, 4 431, 271 246, SUPREME COURT—Cincvrt= Part Judge Lawrence.—Nos. 1256, 1197, 2 3, 1005, 981, f r | 1278, $43, 1255, 2 2789, 16 13 | 1401, 1408. Part 2—Heid by Juage Don nw | 862, 944, 390, 2790, 1708, 1275, 128%, 1168, 1¢ 1284, 268, 2774, 980, 10045;, 1404 146, 1414. 44, 14 + 143455, T14, 130d 45234. 1438, 1440, 1442, 1448, 1454, 145d, 1468, 1126, 1176, 1516, 1408, 1410, 1482, 1486, 1485, 1490, 1492, 1494, 1493, 162% 1522, 1548, 1650, 1634, 1616 164 1542, Part 3—Held by Judge Van Vor: Barry vs. Mutual Lite Ipsurance Company. No | way calendar, } Sureniok CoURT—GsNERAL TERM,—Adjourned | sine die. } Suvenion CourT—TriaL TeRM—Parts 1 and 2.— | Adjourned for tne term. ¢ COMMON PLEAS—KQuiTyY TERM.—Adjourned for he term. COMMON PL®AS—TRIaL TeRM—Part i—Held by | Cinei Just No day calen- car. Part Set down causes. MARINE Oovar—!niab TExM—Parts 1, 2 aud 3.— | Adjourned lor the ter COURY OF GENERAL Hackett.—fhe People | lareemy (comtinued) ; stoNs.—Held by Recorder . Laurence Noonan, grana Same vs, James Dooley, | of | shares, and | subject of much gossip. felonious assontt and battery; Same vs. James Lee and John Retily, barglary; Sam» vs, Timotiy Hao- son, dohu Lu y aod James Mougbtalin, butwlary; Same vs, Janes Nolan, burglary; Same ws, Timothy Mucden, burglary; Same va. William Smita, burg lary: Some vs. Michael Smjth, burglary; Same ve. | dovepn Farley, David Call’ghan ana George Wi- son, grand reeny; Sane vs. Edward Howard and parca Carroll, grand larceny; Same vs. dobn Jackson, wraud Jarceny; Same ve. George Mitcheli, grand larceny; Same vs. Jennie Stecle, grand darceny; Same va. James McCauley, larceny Irom the person; Same vs. John Hand, larceny from tne person; same vs. James Lee, lvreen a from the person; Same ve, James Fox, felonious | assault and battery; Same vs. Herman Simith, mis. demeanor: Same va, Patrick Lynch, petit larceny; dame vs, William O'Hara, conceaied weapons, COURT OF APPEALS. ALBANY, April 27, 1875. Motions.—John Deviin, respondent, vs, George D, Crary et al., appellants.—Motion to vacate stay Of proceedings. ‘The Court took the papers. Toe Peovie vs. Sammis.—Motion to dismiss the appeai; on motion of Charles 8. Faircntid, of coun- sel, an’ on consent, appeal dismissed, William ‘t. Post, respondent, vs. Flavel H. Dore. Mus, appellant,—Motion to correct the decision of this Court. Appeals ior Orders.—No. 307, In re the petition ic. ard Wiluamson, Jr., to vacate ah ussess- ment. 824. Dudley R. Terrett et al., appellants, vs. rombie etal., respondents. N 5. Altagracia C. De Liamosas, respondent, vs, Antonio Liamosus, appeliant.—submitted. N In re Richara b. Kelly, &c, John Mahouey, appellant, vs. August Belmont, et ul, respondents; and No. 158. same vs. Same. 3 DECISIONS, The following decisicns were handed down to- day in the Jourt of Appeals :— Motion denied without costs.—Hoppangh vs, Strubie, Judgement aMirmed with costs,—Booth vs, The Spuyten Duyvil Kolling Mili Company; Leed vs. - “A DARK SPELL.” | TERRIFIC ORTHOGRAPHICAL COMBAT AMONG THB CHILDREN OF BAM. | Zion chureh, of the African race, 18 situated a¢ the corner of West Tenth s:reet and Bleecker. Im the old days, wuen Poole sought Morrissey, West | Teath street was called Amos street, named after a patriarch who has a book in the Book of books, Zion Uburch is full of black beatitudes. The colorea gentlemen who sat each side of a small | table in the vestibule of Zion last evening, took | the small pennies and the stamps, which might be a little greasy, with an unction and a grace that was wonderful, and yet all these guests belonged to the black race, The event wasa spelling match that gathered about eighteen hunared persons. Zion caurch is @handsome edifice as far as its interior is con- cerned, but it seemed a little out of place to find over the desk, where the!Bibic is read on Sundays, three lines of gas jets, with the old words, whiea have been made memorabdie by endurance, per- severance and piety, as follow: ; cmaeenimmmmen Spee A IN EXUELSIS EO. Lune The church was crowded to excet fifteen minutes past eight o'clock. Professor M. T Maguire, who looks exactly like Theodore Tiiton and who folds the position of Vice Principal of Grammar School No, 8 in Grand street, was the gentleman appointed to ask questions, The Rev. Mr. Thomag,s | pastor of the church, an intellectual and hand | some looking gentieman, ranged the boys ol the Morton: Moores vs. Laut; Gates vs. Beecher; @ 4 Avams ve. Milis; Osborn vs. Gantz; Brundage vs. see eee ee ie we ee ae Fe gl Brundage; Dair: Willebrand; Buraaus | {ytenigent ol the. pealr class) Was. a ME va. Hubbard? Jo , ; Thomas Hoffman, who rose. with duggment reversed and new trial granted, costs to abide event.—Scholey vs. Mumford; Ball va. Daze, Appeal dismissed with costs.—Williams vs, Montgomery; tu re the opening and widening of Haodsoa avenue, Order afi:med with its.—The People ex rel. Little vs, Wilisea; Elwanger vs. Fish; White vs, Livingston. Order granting new trial reversed and jadg- ment of Special term aiirmed with costs.— Blanenard vs. Western Union telegraph Company. Judgment of General Term agirmed, with costs.—Higwins vs, Delaware and Caesapeake Kai'road Company. Order aflirmea and judgment absoiute for pacer on stipulation, with costs,—Cole vs, ann. GENERAL CALENDAR No, 218, Wells vs, Miller.—Submitted. DAY CALENDAR. The day calencar tor Wednesday, April 28, is as follows :—Nos. 221, 222, 183, 817, 24, 194, 214 and 223, WALL STREET NOTES. DIVIDENDS AND EARNINGS—A BEPORT OF THE 8T, LOUIS, KANSAS CITY AND NORTHERN RAIL- WAY—NEW JERSEY SOUTHERN AND OTHER RAILROAD PROSPECTS, The bill introduced inte the Assembly at Albany and ordered foa third reading makes individual stockholders responsible tor wages due laborers, It provides that alter an individual stockholaer has been muletea he has tne right to recover of other stockholders in ratadie proportion to the amount they shall respectivély hold with himself, THE DECLARATION OF A DIVIDEND by the Commercial Warehouse Company of a quarterly division of two and one-half per cent was made yesterday, to be paid on and after May 1. Thue Mutual Trust Company bill has passed the Assembly increasing the capital stock to $2,000,000, and the limitation of annual dividends to ten per cent of the Brooklyn Lie Insurance Company has also passed, THE ST. LOUIS, KANSAS CITY AND NORTHERN RalrL- RoaD is the subject of great speculation in monetary circles. According to the last report this road was reorganized January 2, 1872, The iine ot road is from St. Louis to Juoction (of Hannibal aud St. Joseph road), 265 miles; the branch of 146 miles ts trom Northwest St. Iowa, eighty-seven miles, making a little over 353 miles of main line owned, while the St. Louis and Cedar Raptds road is over forty-three miles, and the Boone County road about twenty-two miles. ‘The leased lines are as follow, Miles. wis, Council Kiutls an Hanuival ana St. Joseph Wunct! Total ee - 8 Making total line operated (with leased line) 681.75 miles. It may oe said that the St. Louis, Cedar Rapids Raliroad extends (rom Moberly branch, Coatesville, lowa, to Ottumwa, The Boone County and Jef- ma ton to ferson City Ranway forms a branch from Centrata to Vulaiubta from North L St. Louts and st. Joseph, extending Xington [0 St, Josepu. nd & Wick 18.4 branch from’ Branswick j1ecothe, ana St, Louts, Councti Biumts and orms the extension trom Chilucothe to rg, and is leased ata perpetuity rent of y anpum, at St. Charies ‘vdge over the Missouri Riv is heia under a perpetual jease, at an annual al of $170,000, and the bridge at Kansas City a rent o: $55,000 per year. Tne above lines operated vy the Nerthera Missouri Railway Company, aod are now operated by the St. Louis, Kansas © 1 =t. Louis Railway Comp Tae last puolisned carniugs were as follows: For the year eadiar January 31, 1873:— From passengers From tremht...... Froin wails and express Miscellaneous... Total. $2,780,520 3 Maintenance of way Poiing & toe! Transportaci Mivecllaneou: Total......... we0 wees Net earnings $748,139 52, after having paid $1,529,278 95 ior construction. TUB NEW JERSEY SOUTHERN problem was iurther solved to day by the mystert- us Visit Of Gould, Osborn, Smith, Colting and ethers to Long branch on last Sunday, where President Garrett, of the Baltimore and Univ Kail- Toad, met them. coming to tue bieak seaside on a sp-ciai (rain (rom Philudetphia, [t 1s wiwspered the Southera raliway magnate made an aiiance offensive and de casive aguifst the Pennsylvania Central Kativoad. Developinents are awaite the late m steamship company, mud ace himself prominent in the stock mar- & y by buying largeiy of Pacific Mail aod Western Union Telegraph stuck. Some say his purchases of the latter amounted to 10,000 his enormous operations were tne The great Panama movement seems to be halt- ing for a wh dead declared se seems to rest <olely With the managers, who own tue majority Of the stock. A COURAGEOUS WOMAN. SHE GIVES CHASE TO THE HIGHWAYMAN WHO RODBED HER. Mrs. Bishop, Who was robbed on Monday last at the corner of Broadway and Twentieth street, is the wife of First Lieutenant Henry J. Bishop, commanding the marines on board the United States receiving ship Vermont, at the Brooklyn | Navy Yard. The highwayman, Brackinbridge, com- menced the assault by pushing Mrs. Bishop’s hat over her eyes, and then snatched the pocketbook from her left hand and Knocked her down. Sne at once regained nerfeet, and, abandoning an wu brelia and oundie that had just been purcnased, started in ciose pursutt of the thref, who ran uv Sixth avenue. Toe lady shouted, “stop “Stop that of Officer Burke, who Happened to be walking on tne avenue with nis wife, Burke at once joined in the chase t soon bagged bis game. Mrs. Bishop, thief,’* | who deserves mocn credit for her presence of mind and resolution, Was close on the heels of the hignWayman the whole time. She ia suffering Slightly irom a bruise received when she fell, bat Will be on hand to testify against the andacious Brackinbrid BURGLARIES. On the night of the 26th inst. burglars effectea an entrance into the barber shop of Henry V: vaux, No. 467 Greenwich street, by means of skel eton keys, and stole three pairs of scissors and forty razors, Value at $100, ihe oMce of George P. Rowell, ia Park row, was entered on Monday aight by thieves, who were possessed of the combination to the’ sale, from whieh they took $800 In money and then made off, The police wave no ciew vo the perpe- trators of the rovvery, A CASE OF MAYHEM. During an altercation inst night between John Gerrety, of No. 112 Muiverry street, and Michael Canntugram, residiag at No, 83 of tue same street, the former bad the top of hts” nose bitten off. Cunningham was suvsequenily arrested and locked Up 10 tie SiXth Drecings station Louse. People ex rel. Mann vs. Mott; | Louis to the State line of . 76.28 Whole contest. 5 The Cnt | .”” until sae ateracted the attention | | hat in hand whenever Professor Maguire gave | him a question in the spirit of true inwaranesa, | ‘There was a low-sized cvlored genUeman, nam |. M. to, bait low down, and who seemea | to have strong pull on the audience | and who spelled with great success. Them | there was Miss Teresa Stuart, a chocolate- colored lady, with a spring bat—spri | of 1849 ava fall of 1850—who never mad mistake during the contest, ‘This lady, out of gallantry, was loudiy applauded, no matter what the word was that sne speled. Proiessor Eto, @ very solid looking darkey, “stepped dowo and out,” on the word, “hiccougn,”’ which he spelled _“niceup.” Mr, Thomas Hofman, the Adonis | of te assembly, tost his grip on “chieftain,” | but bis spelling of every otuer word given bim | was periect, aud he never attempted to divide words into syliaoles, which 1s the fault of @ sin song School education. Miss Terésa Stuart too! the first prize of the senior spelling class | in the shape of a $5 gold piece, | tt was presented by Professor Mines, one of | the judges. Proiessor Eto took @ book tor second | prize and walked down witn a solid tread. There | Was considerabie feeling mamitested among all the good looking youug girls of the white an jaces when Mr. Thomas Hofman weakened oo the word “chieftain.” fae giris would not believe that he had lost, and there was large and pei | Uble briny tears in the left eye of the Rev. Mr. | Thomas, as the good looking lad went to the stan@ | in avery modest manner, A young colored gentle- Man, Woo Wore goggles of a green color, and imagined that he was pending a big Bonanza, until the word “Recive? was given te him, He arose and looked Professor Maguire in the eye and spelied the infamous word “recive.” A voice cried our, “that was tne last shot heard at Concord.” “Duetc and “quartett were wores that Seemed ditioult and judgment whs asked upon them. Thoma’ Hoff man spelled “massacre” amid @ great deal of | applause, and “marriageaole.” Mr. to speled “villian,” and looked like a brigand because the word cuoked him. A cool lookti darkey in the senior class, who sat at the end the seat imagined that he bad it all nis own wa) and whenever he was asked to spel be lowered bis head and looked as if he was the Black Hills figoting the Indiana Maguire allowed lum to go on in nM reckless Way, and then gave him a@ novel Wwhica fellon him like a four story house. This darkey, in the fuil tide of ms success with the glare of a hundred gas jets over his head, was re- quested to spell ‘*nonsencicol,” and be spelied it. ‘noncencical.” Step down and out,’ said the Professor, and a youn; mawen cried, **He has taking laug! gos.” A hyma was sung in the midst of the pro ceedings and it was accompanied by the organ, A Very Diack young Man, Who was quite pee had to speli “ankles and he did it amid laughter. Another pupil and aecendent of Papto Africanus Was ked to spell “niece” and 8) it “neice” (cheerg) In the Junior class Miss Georgianoa Townsne took the first prize and Lella votson tne secon prize. A orignt looking littie mulatto boy, named Benjamin Smith, wok the third prize. Mise Dotsun was really the bess spetier of tue she never wavered, yet she was ordered down on the word “potatoe. ' It wes deciared that ene should spell it “potato.” There Was auetier Ile lost on the word ‘accordeon,” masical instrument, which Was ruled to be “accoruion.” The spetling was much better than thut whicn has been done by white people tn all the late speding tourna ments, ey. Mr, Thomas did not harrass the audience with any address and there Was not auy collection taken up, | BOARD OF HEALTH a | ‘The Board of Health at its meeting yesterday@m ceived a jong communication from wholesale mil dealers, who give it as t.eir opinion that aduitera- tions of milk are effected by the producers beiore the fluid is sent to market and not alter its ar Tival here, They kK ihe appointment of imspeo tors to test the quality of milk immediately on fw arrival im the city, that if it be impure the biame and joss may re&t were it properiy Oelongs, During the past Week 559 aeaths were reported, agaist 572 reported the previous we Toe following tement of cases vl contagious aseases reported jor the week ending April 24, 187):— Typhus reve Typhoid fever.. ever. Cerebro-spi | RAPID TRANSIT ASSOCIATION. | The New York Rapid fransit Association held sa adjourned meeting yesterday at the rooms of the Board of Fire insurance Brokers, No, 162 Broaa- way. Mr. Charles Butler presided aod Mr H. Camman acied as secretary. MR Ackerman. from the Committee on Nominations, submitted the name of Alien Campbell as director, Alopiea, The conimittee recommended thas the nominations of candidates jor oMfcers be referred to the wirectors, which was aiso caried. MR, Corneil Moved that Mr. Horace B. Clafin be quesied to Call the directors together, carries Mr. Drake stated that the Wheeler & Wilson Sew thine Company, No. 44 Union square the use of one of thelr parlors for meetings | Tue meeting then adjourned. KILLED BY A STREET OAR Coroner Eickhof beld an inquest yesterday op the body of Rose Clifford, of No. 500 West Nine teenth street, who was ron over by a car of the | Belt Line Rafiroad. The juty renaefed the follom | ing verdict:—“The deceased came to her death by being ran over by car No. 82 of the Belt Line Rath road in Tenth avenue, between Seventeenth and Eigoteeath streets, on the afternoon of Sat April 24. 1875, and we consider the driver of car responstble or the deata of the deceased and | We censure the company tor not giving tnetrag tions to the driver to slacken the speed of the cag | in approaching and crossing the crosswalks,” A GOOD CHANCE. WEST POINT CADETSHIP FOR COMPETITION f! THE TENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. § | To tHe Eviror or THe Herarp:— | Iventure once more to tax your space for the Purpose of announcing to the young men resides? | Inthe Tenth Congressional district that Iam re. quested by the Secretary of War to nominates candidate for admission to the United States Miltary Academy at West Point, | Fequested General George W. Cullum, General | Jonn Newton and General Alexander act as a committee for the selection of's volves canuidate by competitive examination, Toe conditions for avmission are as fol lows :—Candidates must be not less than | teen nor more than twenty-two years of at Jeast five feet in heigat and tree irom an incase or infirmity which may render them ade for Lg tary service. They must be well versed In 1og, Wriing (Inciting orthography) and art Metic Gnd have @ KHowledge of the elements o bnglish grammar, of descriptive geography, ticuiariy of our’ oWn country, and of the history of the United States. The law is imperative that candidates the | Congressional district. letter only, General Alexander 8. Web, Co ty, of New York, at Lexingion aven ou 5 i Terarned stating toe tide and piace of Cxammee pt ee ag @ selected wil be required ‘eport ft West Pomt for exame than the 16th 0: Jane, 1876, spires x ABRAM 8. HEWITE, Representative of the Tenth. nal BSW YORK, April 27, Wie