The New York Herald Newspaper, June 9, 1875, Page 5

“DISBECKER'S DOCTORS, ‘Three of Them Repudiate Henry's Whitewashing Report. } THOMAS, WALKER AND FETTER. They More than Confirm the Herald’s Exposures. Founding a City on Dead Cats, Dead Dogs and Garbage. DOCTORS IN THEIR OWN DEFENCE. The meeting of the Board of Police yesterday ‘was looked forward to by the people interested in the abatement of the garbage nuisance with great interest, as the announcement had been made that the Board would iikely receive sup- plementary reports irom all the police surgeons who, on the 29th May, sent to the Board a rose- solored report eulogistic o: the material with which the Harlem flats 1s being filled in. It will be recollecred that this report, which was made by a committee of six, consisting of N. A. Henry, vnief Surgeon, and Drs, E. Leroy Satterlee, Stephen G. Cook, Charles Phelps, Charles H. Wade ana William Varian, was concurred in by the fol- jowing surgeons, wno signed itas concurring, without having made a personal inspection, viz. + John H. Dorn, Kenneth McClellan, iisus Powell, George Steimert, P. M. McDonald, B. W. McLeod, W. LH, Ensign, S. Waterman, F. M. Purroy, | F. A, Thomas, Hamilton Walker and D. F. Fetter. Dr. Fetter, having expressed to General Smith his disapproval of tho conclusions arrived ar, and having before @ full Hoard, subsequentiy hela, | serted that undue influences were used to Secure the whitewashing report above referred lo, resolution was passed asking the entire Boavd of Surgeons to visit the scene of the nuis- ance and make separate written reports, When the Buard were yesterday on the eve of adjourn- jog Mr. Voornis asked Cnief Clerk Hawley if there | were not some other communications to be pre- | sented. Mr. Hawiey presented reports from two surgeons. It was then suggested that otners moust bein the building, and Mr. Hawley retired and secured ten additional reports, which were read in oven session. AS no reports were pre- sented by Dr. Henry (wno sat behind Clerk Haw- ley) and Surgeons McLeod, McLay, Wade, F. Waterman, Purroy and Varian, on motion the re- | ports were laid on the table, the mover of the | resolution (Mr. Voorhis, assigning as a reason | that they would take tnem all up together and tonsider them. The following are the reports read :— REPORT OF DR. F. A. THOMAS. New York, June 8, 1875, To the HONORABLE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF | TEE Portce DEPARTMENT OF THE CiTy OF New | York:— GENTLEMEN—I avail myself of your invitation to expres# my views as to what, in my judgment, may be regarded a proper solution of the problem of acequately abating the nuisance known as the Harlem flats. | Reflection convinces me that the system so long | In vogue and still being pursued by our municipal authorities for reclaimmg sunken and marshy | portions of the city is founded on unscientific | principles, detrimental to health and not in | harmovy with sound rules of economy. No doubt | this system) is pursued with as little annoyance to | the oljactories of tne public a3 compatible with the system itse}!; but it is the same system whicn © bas le{t us asa legney many unhealthy sections | pf our city, now densely populated and constantly requiring 80 much expensive attention by the Health Department. It may be urged, as has been done in this most recent case, that the bulk pf the inbabitants of the sections referred to enjoy very generally good health, The same | might be urged, and with more truthfulness, of | the laborers mm ihe rice swamps o: the south or ofthe natives of the jungies of tropical Africa, | which proved so fatal to the great explorer, Dr. Layingst ne, waen nis aniaing antidote— | quininé— vec. exbaasted, These Mats, reacuing irom Ninety-second street | to 1loth sireet, originally extended in an irregu- | lar ibe 28 far West &+ Sixta avenue, ine | northeasterly sectioa of tae Central Park, once a portion o| tiis marsn, was Properly reclaimed by | the simpic method of filing it in witu'vlear, pare Joan and sand, and serves Lo-day as a modei tor ae: Z Wika the remainder where vot already | arnficially covered WIth unwhoimsome street Teiuse, Like all low lands, occasionally over- | flowed by tice water, the flats auring warm | weather 10 their natural condition ¥MIT EXCEEDINGLY UNPLEASANT ODORS. ! Asan m-taace 1 may point to ibe low lands ex- | tevding about hat a mile back from ihe junction | of hivaty aveaue with the Harlem River, } some tweaty-fve years ago the grading of Second avenue visected the Hariem fats, leaving two or tbree madequate oaticis for che ‘edb and fow of the quickly succee.tiog tides of Heli Gate. ‘Yois caused (he Westerly poriion oF these fats to | become Much More subjeci 10 the accumuation of stagpan’ ad filthy Water—a conditen waoica the subsoquent grading of lateral streets tended | greatly \o auguient. Toe offended nostrils of tue | Whole neigivornood finally forced the pabite au- thorities co asvempt a remedy, she execution of whicn durt..g the past two or three years, attended | | | | | it appears to nave deen with the dumping of | Btreet reiuse and, in many cases surrep- tinously, of latge masses of actual garbage, has brought abous the present excitement. It | seems to be Indisputavle that with the alternating winds @larze arew Of the cliy within @ radius of | 8 mile and a half is aficted with one of THE MOST DETESTABLE OF ALL ODORS, | that arising irom decomposing organic matter | diluied wil Impure sea water, Tue ollge water ©: aship emus a fammiilar sample Of wats odor; an- other is that experienced on vessels at low tide | laying near the outiets 01 street sewers. | nat Luis Wea.thy metropolis snould have allowed Bucci a condition of things toexistivr two years almost incomprehensibie, especially | it 18 considered that all the lead- | Ing fortes of travel at the upper end ol the city—the Souad steamers, the Second und Tord avenue raliroacs, the New York Cen- tral and New Haven ratiroads, together with the | northerly part of oor beautiful Park ttseli— are more or less subjected to this offensive stench, | ‘whicn | have no hesitation in pronoancing | an outrage on simple decency-—one, too, from | Which there seems to be no prospect of relief in the 1mmeatate inture; for wren tne obstructions At Heil Gate shail become removed next year tnis | Whole section Of organic aeposit will, no doubt, goon thereaiter be subjected to upheaval by rea- Boa Of the constraction of docks and wareponses | necessitated by ine expected radical change in the cnanneis oi commerce. The experience of the t, Wien Sdaken portions of tne erty been filled im with impure tatert such as the old Lispenard meadows, th fats east of Tompkins square, the ponds of the Sixth wad on which the Tombs now stands and many other distriets—shouid, in my judgment, serve as a warning to the authorities against further action of the kind, TOK FINEST AND HEALTHIEST SECTION OF BOSTON, ids on jan’ origmaly in the same con- di the Hariem flats, Her enrerprising citizens, however, were too shrewd to ill in tneir low Jands with the reise of streets. A few years | ago the banks of the Kiver Thames, becoming ¢x- | ceedingiy oflensive by reason of foul odors, wer transtormed by the suthorities of London, at an | expense of several millions, irom a pest bed mto a Dewatuul pleasure garden. om | Plished by a proper sysiem of filing, the construc- | tion vf massive embaakments over the aecumu- | laced filth and a spiendia system of deep sewers | age. Even in decrepid italy, around Rome itself, Standing im the feyer-stricken vailey of the Tiver, | enwrapt in the deadiy miasma of the Campagna, so famous among sanitarians as the most un- | heaithy tract in temperate climes—even this | country, in is mire of financial difficulty, Is ac. v y moving to abate its great e7il Of lestering * marshes, :n view of | 4 RMITY OF THE EVIL IN QUESTION, © suggest a simple remedy. Let tae Healin exercise the extravrainary pow- ers h they possees of dealing vigorously with pudiie nuisances whenever the heaitn of any por- | ton Of tae city is seriously imperiiied. The pais- | ance in question presents suca a case, What, thereiore, suould be done? Let them procure a | suiicient quantity of coai ta, or any Ofer pow- eriul disiniectant, and thoroughly sa urate the enure area of th OSL treet refuse aad garbage. Coal tar is a cheap savstunee, Whit wnieh ail oar citizens are jaimliiar trom Its or- dinary use in the construcrion of wooden paves | ments. It ts @ siroug, penetrauing disinfectant | and antiseptic. One barrel of this con tar mignt be spreait over covery ten feet square of surlace, Which, in my Opinion, Would be suMlerent to Leu. | Tralize the underiying strata o1 impurity. This | complished, thed the wicle surtace of the fats Should ve covered with pure loam, sand or clay, I ge ¢ | escape of the most offensive eftinvia! | dangerous to life—anu it ouiy requii NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDA dopth of at three feet above high tide. this could ve done, I thnk, witnin the period ol atew weeks, if not days, and at » trifiog ex- ye e eompavee to the eficial resuits to be ob- aloed, What o strange anomaly that rhe people of onr city should ve probiblied, for sauitaty reescna, Jrom burying treir dead under a cover of six feet Ol pure earta witbin the settled portion of ine muutipaiity, while at the same time they are per- mitted to deposit Within tts limits nulidreds of acres of the accuroulsted ilith of (he streets with 80 siender a covering a3 to allow of the abundant | Respect- luily submitted, FRANCIS A. THOMAS, M. D., Surgeon o! Police, Sixteenth District. DR. HAMILTON WALKER’S STARTLING DISCOVERIES. Dr. Haniliton Wuiker, 0| tne Tenth district. who signed the previous report on iaformation of the | commities, orts as foliow: “In accordance With the resolution adopted by your bonoran'e Board, end forwaraed to me on the 5th inst,, [have the honor to report that [did yesterday Visit the Harlem flats and there made a carefu: examination of the material used for fill- ing in the same, on arriving at Ninety-ninth strect I first pro ceeded down to the river, where I supposed I | wou d have & gvod opportunity to see audexam- | ine the “filling materiai” as delivered irom the | scows, but to my great 'DISSATISFACIION AND DISAPPOINTMENT Iwas here informed tat the scows had been stopped, This I did not credit, but after remain | jog on the ground for six hours fat last gave up watening for them in despair. ‘the examination of the material on the scows was to me ihe most Important feature of my intended errand, and | when disappointed in this, 1 felt us though | my chances or ‘waking a true and tail report bad vanished, J now, however, proceeded | 1o examine wto ihe character of tne material | which bad been used for the accomplishment of | the fliling-in already completed, My sense of sme! first attracted mae to the plot of ground included between Ninety-iourth and 102d streets and First and Second avenues, This | has been flied with imatertal woion Nas so tar ad- | vanced in decomposition as to prevent one’s teli- | ing the exact charvcier o! the material used, but | the horrible smell emanating theretron led Aue to | Imagine What the component parts must be vod also assured me that ft was not the proper art cle with when to fiilin any ground, and especially | salt marsn, ‘This tilting had been accomplished to within | about two leet below igh water mark, a hes | no Iresh earth covering. The fi! been used for the fling o} Ninety-ihied street, from First to Second avenue, cof aims, im my | opinion, ‘rom fiiteen to TWENTY PER CENT OF ORGANIC MATTER garbaxe of every description, bay, straw, 0 c.) Which BAS DOL OS yet received any tresn | earth covering. ‘This materiail aiso deem untit for filliug-in purposes. That fills, whieh tas | been used on the pict included between iosth and 107th streets and west of Fourth avenue, ts cer- tainly ine worst I nave seen; and J care not Bureai or from any other source, | hereby pro- noun® | SUCH FILLING AN OUTRAGE ON THE COMMUNITY. I have been an inspector under the Boara of | Health, and, knowing woat its instructions are in | relation to tie depositing of noxtous matter in any | place, and especially knowing how parncuar | said Board ts in relation to the bone oiling ana Jatrendering establishments, together with the | manure dumps at the joot of Thirts-reventh and | ‘rhirty-eightn streets, North River, of which T had charge in 1878, and waic establishments Lconsider | NOt Hear as dangerous to Ile as is tae deposte of snen filth and rabbish asl Know ts deco-ited on tne Huriem flats for the purpose of dling in—L say, Knowing as 1 do gil the above stated tacts, I claim it is to me an indescribable wonder now | such deposits are tolerated by sai. Board, ‘The percentage of organic matter in the last named locality must de, in my opinion, from | twenty to twenty-five per cent. Tha PERCKNTAGE IS MADE UP OF Appies, Oranges, Pen shells, Carrots, ‘Larnips, Potato ; eels, ay, Suaw, Mauure, Dea dogs and every imaginable article which we are inthe | & | habit of seeing in the asn barrels. Dead cats, | i In coucivsion I simp.y have to sav that I believe , that tee material now Used for the purpose or mil- ing in the Harlem flats 1s not a fir Gilling to be used in auy locaitty thal 1s ever expected to be insab- ited aud used for dwellinzs, {care not whetver | it be three inches or three feet of earth whichis , put on the top 0: said fluung; 1 care not whetiygr it | , be disinfected wita lime or dead oil, or novuls- | infected at all; L say that with tim» tne resuir will be the same—namely, injurious to eaita aod — salt time | to prove my statement correct. ir. President, | the above 18 a8 true and unbiased a report as my | limited eXperience in matters of tnis kind will Permit me to make.” REPORT UF DR. D, FP, FETTER, | “This day lt have again been over the Harlem flats and examinca the ground carefully, and feel inliy sausfed Witu my former statement as to se quantity of organic matter and the Oltny condi- tion of the same. There were no scows at wn docks to-day from ten o'clock P.M. Ninety-tiird street, Second to First avenue, is made up eatirey of material taken trom tne scows, and 1s twelve to fitteen ieet above the flats. Any person wisming to see it my statement of twenty per cept is too hizn can satisiy themseives by cxaminiog the filling. Those who ‘reside in the nei od denounce the material being used as unhea'tay ana the cause of the depreciation of their property. I inciose & petition of some of the r. of toat jo- | cality. Kespectiaily, D. F. FEITER, M.D | The following reports were trom gentlemen | who either participated in the roseecolored re- | port or concurred. Those marked with a star (*) it seems have not visited the scene of tne nal- | Sance, and, therefore, ouly speak trom hearsay :— Di STEINERI’S REPORT, Dr. George Steinert reports:— ‘I have practised in Hariem jor the Jast tev years, and | kuow that the district above reverredt to is at presentin as healtay condition as it Was previous to the filing in, During my investigation yesterday i cailed on several families living in the swainp, ena they one and all deciared that they had notning to complain 01; that they enjoyed good neaith, and, by their looks, | judge gooa appetites aso.” ; "DR, DORN'S REPORT. (?) | This gentleman Gia not make an inspection, aa requesied, fie, however, refers to the document he signed, and reit-rates bis belief tu ihe prot slonal ability of those of his associates who made the reporé and the correctness o1 their conciu- SIOnS. DR. PHELPS STANDS BY HIS RECORD. Dr, Charies Phelps aid vot inspect tae grounds & second ume, bue he repor's toat he velieves all that 18 necessary is the pincing of three teet of earth over (he filing to, and he has vorking jur- ther to suggest. DR. ENSIGN MAS NOTHING MORE TO Say, Witnam H. Ensign tailed to make an inspection, | as requested, but writes that He nas notuing tur- ther co say than ts coutained iu the report of the Commitvee of Six. DE. P. M’DONALD'S STATEMENT. This gentioman, who is the videst member of the Board im point of service renoered, writes thas he has made wo personal exXamtuatioa of tae flaca, DUt signed the report on the tniormation boitted ata meeting of the Board of Surgeons and on the report of w committee of honorable physiciaus, DR. POWRLL’S EXCUSE. Dr. Hans Powell, of tne Fourth district, like Dr. McDonald, adauts that he has ever visited the flats, nor is be iamiuliar with the marerial used sor fling in; yet he concurred in the report on the injormavion jurnishea by tue committee to tne Board of Surgeons. DK. COOK'S POSITION DEFINED. This gentieman, afer caremily re-reauing the report of the Commitiee Of Six, renews nis in- dorsement Of that report, believing It to ve us accurate and elaborate 4s the circumstances under which it Was made would permit ot, ' Die MACLENNAN REAFFIRMS, | This gentieman writes that the report had his approval i every particular, and he is unabie to express himsel: more iully on the mutter, He has not Visited tne Mais. | DR. SATTERLEE WON'T REINSPECT. This surgeon writes that, asa member of the Special Committee, he made a report May 29, Which he deemed to be complete and true, to Which be appended his signature. He has, there- fore, no farther report to make. THE CITIZENS’ PROTEST. Dr. ‘Thomas accompanies his report (given above) With a petition signed by nearly one oun- dred aod fity property owners and citizens of the adjacent streets, Wao say :— We protest against the manner in w fata are. being filed in. The stench 1h mite teat: chilly between the hours of six and ten r. M.,thata great many people are compiaming of much sickness tit there Jamulies, and 1 of the tenants are leaving dor so doing it has caused a xreat vanes OF this vi and we f the peopie OPINIONS OF THE HEALTH OFTIcrRs, A HignaLp reporter yesterday morning waited |* upon the matvidual members of the Heaitn Boara | to obtain their views onthe Harlem fats post, Dr. Jayne, the first Commissioner spoken to, cordially expressed his opinion in the following conversation :— Kevortrer—Doctor, have you personally spected tne Halem fats? Commissioner JAYNE—Yes, | have carefully gone | over tae grounas and purpose making a report in- | with regard io the same at the meeting this after- noon. Rerontek—From what you saw there what is your opinion asto its sanitary condition?’ are the filings deleterions to health? Commissioner JAYNE—I should so ¢ Revorrer—Vo jou undersiand your Boata to have the power to compel the abatement ot the nuisance in such meaner as the Commissioners direct? Commissioner Jayxm—I think we have the power not only to direct the abatement of the nuisance, but to specify what form such abate- meant shail take, | RKerorrex—What do you consider the best rem- | dy for the evil? osider them, | abated exists tnere. | the Board of Public Works, or whoever Is respon. | the oWner of land tu have anytaing done to his | | not your Board the power to compel its anate- | hereby dirécted to cause ail THE Y, JUNE 9, 1875.--TRIPLE SHEET, Commissioner JarNe—A loyer of pure earth, in My Opinion, Woula best answer the purpose. Revonrer—Has your Board, then, the power to compe! Jones & MeQade, Mills & Ambrose and other contractors to abate the noisauce they have created by covering the poruicns o1 the fats whieh have been fled by them with Jayers or | fresh earth? i Commissioner Jayne—I regard our jurisdiction as eXtending ius Jar, M we could ascertain oM- cially Who the contractors were; but 1 would pre- Jer hot disonssinzg this pint woul after tae meet- ing of the Boaru, as _probaoly some action Will be taken there that will meet tue dificnity, Commissioner Vanderpool was next waited | upon, He said:—"1 nave not personally gone | over the Harlem mat, but 1 have careluily read the | | evidence in tne newspapers in regara tothe same, | 1 inter a wutsanee that should be I cousiaer pure earth the best disinfectant, and [think the contractors or from whieh sible for the filings, sBould. Use Che Same Without delay.” ¢ KEPORTER—Do you regard your jurisdiction tn the premises as extending Jar enough to direct the contractors or the Board of Pubile Works to thus disintect ? Commissioner VANDERPOOL—I think the Board of Heaiih has this power. | believe the matter will be orcught up at the meeting of tne Board | this aiternoon, ‘the bresident of the Board, Professor Chandler, | when approiched, was very uncommin: vt “I do nov think the Board of Health," be said, | in reply to a question, ‘has the power to compel property that he does not desire.” KEPORTER—But suppose a nuisance exists, has | ment, especially Lt the same is highly detrimental to the yuolic nealth ? Mr. CHANDLER—! do not care to argue the ques- tion or to say anything, except over my own band- writing, Whereupon the Professor burried away. ACTION OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH. The universal outery agains: the pestilential fll- ings of the fluriem flats has at last forced the Board of Health to action, as will be seen by the jollowing resolutions adopted at their meeting | rt yesterday :— ny 4 t of the city. between 9st and 19th | and the Last Kiver, is and has been rein a cond ton dangero the pubite health, as ap: department: and Whereas this condition | ibuc. im reciaiming the tidal land by hus vot been brought toa proper and {erable arcas hnye not been covered at all, and are con-equeutly occupies © pools ot enaANt Wi inte one Of Which a eewer empties its contents, areas, including inany Docks. are so low as to be constantly svturaied with | water and ollensive: and i Whereas no elective has beeu adopted im this district, to t he oid ry system of draina ake the Dp vi tt | water courses, which have been completely onstructed; | whether it be supplied by the Screer Cleaning , % ni Whereas the only remedies which are available to | correct tue dangerous condition of tis district are fl mg and draming; theretore Hevoived, :hac the Department of Pubhe Works be is hereby respectfully requested to complete as speedily as possible, the extension of Lexington avenue, son avenue, Firstavenue and the intersee 1g cross sirens, to cause the stagnant pools co be filled, to put av | least’ two. feet of good earth npon tie surface of the diserict beween 9d) and Lain streets | east of Third avenne, and to Ablish a wit s requiring the drainage of such port yby and under the dircetion of said aep eretofore made and forwarded in the year 13 again in May last by this Boar’, under and in pursuance of the provisions of chapter £65 of tne Laws of 1st. Resolved, That in the opinion of this Board there no material ssve trosh earth better adapted tor filing these sunken areas than clean coal ashes, and that the Board of Police be respecttuliy requested to collect these asiies free Irom garbage and street swecpings and send | the same to this district H Fesolyd, Inatahe sanitary Superintenctent bo and is the stagnant poole gnd | sunken areas to 0¢ thorouchly disinfected, and to re pest such disintection as often as may be necessary, ani that he be also directed io Inspect the privies ot the houses on the oast side ot Third avenue, between 105k and Ju8th streets, cause them to be ceaned and disin- fected, and, it necessary, to taze the proper steps to xe Said houses to be Vacated, and that he be direct ean Inspector in the district, with orders to pr clean asnes, Keso.ved, That the President and Chairman ot the | Sanitary Commission be requested to conter with the Mayor and the Commissioner of Public Works upon the , importance of tmmedtiate action for the reltet and im- provement of this district. A CLERGYMAN’S LETTER, Father Flavtery has sent the following letter to the Taxpayers and Citizens’ Association of Hai lem, an organization wnich has spared no efiort | to have the dumping nuisance abated:— | New Yorx, June 8 1875, | } To the Chairman of the Taxpayers and'Cinzens' Asso- | Olwell was fonnd guilty, and “as subsequenty ciation Dear Sir—Tlearn with creat pleasure of your zealou: effuris to nave the tlarlem fiats tiled with ‘pure earti L bear testimony that the noxivus and polsonous effiay: imutly ascending jrom the decayed organic matter is highly injurious to the health foabacines, 1 hw yaelf been dumpea and sick pees MY servant « bec compelled to. leay aud fer physician tel jar tale, The cons aundays find Y a intolerable, and Fed to clos: the windows and e leh! of houses 1 this vicinity reuain ted. t were rented ute now em ‘Thess and other consideranons make it a mater. of pleasure to me that vou are Using your best eflorts with the Hoard of cealh to have ee tor all cov- ered over with some tew fect of pure iwish you every success in your praiseworthy labors. Yours, | taltotully, H. FLATTERY, A PETITION FROM YORKVILLE. A petitio2 from citizens of Yorkvilie, containing several hundred ames, praying tor immediate relief irom the intolerable nuisance existing on the Hailem fata, was presemted at the meeting of the Volice Board yesterday. The petition set forth mm emphatic language the danger to nealth occa. sioned by tne noxious efMluvia from the tilled flats and earnestly protested against iuriner in. activity On the part of tae Pohee Department. Among tue signers were miny large property holders aod persdns of higa social standing. The petition, Ou motion of Commissioner Smitn, was Placed on tile, BOTH, MY FRIEND. Fiera Avenue, June 5, 1875, To THe Epiror or Tun HeRaLp:— Since my arrival in New York I have frequentiy observed in the newspapers articies headed “Harlem fists.” Who are they? The Commis- sioners of Police or the functionaries of tne Street Cieauing Bureau! Lam, sir, yours faithfully, INQUIRING STRA: m= A FILTHY STREET, New York, June 5, 1875. To THE Epiror or THE HeRaLp:— I think 11 a duty to let the city authorities know the shameful condition of Forty-third street, be- tween First and Second avenues. Not alone tie street is not paved, bat it is covered with the iithy kind of mud, ga: bage, dead cats, dogs, & pd it would Le agteat benefit and reliet for all the residents ou said biock it the street should be paved this summer, as its present condition threatens to Induce diserse. A. G. MUNICIPAL NOTES. Mayor Wicknam was at his office until three o'clock yesterday afternoon. He was catled upon during the day by Dock Commissioner Wales, Smith M. Weed and several others. A delegation of laborers stood modestiy inline outside tae office door while the “swallow-tail’’ statesmen passed py triumphantly. | Among the distinguished lights of the late Ring seen about the City Hall yesterday were the in- formers, James H, Ingersoll aod Andrew J, Garvey, The Aldermanic-Disvecker investigating Com- mittee, consisting of Messrs. Guntzer, Lysaght and Simonson, will wot meet again unty Friday hey proposes enga nsel before the sossicnh, Commissioner Disdecker has employed Mr. J. (1. Strahan to l0oX after his mterests, The organization of a new city democratic party 1s talked of ¢ our local politicians. Aieged cause—MISh ment, taorough incapacity and despotism in Tammany Hall. It is proposed to adopt the Lonnty Committee system, whereby the peo, le wil have something to say, mstead of the ward primary iarce, Which is denounced as realiy the foundation of all our polttical corruption, | BROOKL WILLIAMSRURG WI¥R MURDER—PATRICK WALLACE CONVICTED OF MURDER IN THE SECOND DEGRER. sutge MeCue, in Part 1 of the Brooklyn City Court, yesterday charged the jury im the case of the People vs, Patrick Wallace, for the allewed murder of his wise Margaret on the night of De- cember 28, 1874, at No, 7 Nort Fiftn street. As | the Judge was vefining the law points bearing on the case the counsel for the prisoner said he | would take an exception to every seu- tence ond every word of the charge. wage McCue, continaing his charge, sard that this 1 by the prosecution r to have a committed under suca circumstauces as Would justuy them im floding the prisoner guilty of murder in ihe Mrscor second degree. Aiver defining the different degrees of murder ana homicide the Vourt said tae fers in the cage were very simple. Was faly estaolisned that the wourn oled from vielence. If they agreed with the testimony oF Dr. Creamer, she ‘was &ilied by the broken ribs entering cue tun Upon the question of whe caused her Geuth there was some coudich of opiuion, and tae jury would have to decide it wpon tae evidence. tie reterred to the prevalence oi tue crime of Wife murder, briefly reviewed thy evidence, and eclised by re- minding the jury of the great responsiotlity rest. lug upon them. Tue jury then retired, and aiter deiberating jor an nour and a half returoed with @ Verulet or murder m the second degree, lace Was then removed to jat! till next Monday, | or diminished the register ts not at kberty to | | he most require tho parties to form a4 issue, ,@ fight. | report, which bas been duly confirmed, THE COURTS. The Grand Jury Considering the “Ring” Operations. | ial ecmeieeriianes Trial of Philip Olwell for the Mur- | der of James Orr. COSTS OF THE KINGSBRIDGE OPENING, Toe Grand Jury are considering further tne | operations of the old Ring, and itis very probable adaitional indictments will .be ‘onnd agatost | other implicated parties. James IH. Ingersoll, | Andrew Garvey ana Henry F. Tointor, the latter | anexaminerin the Finance Department, were before the Grand Jury yesterday, Jn the Uulted States District Court, in the case of Emile H. Muldaur, a bankrupt, Judge Blatch. Jord decided that general order No, 4 means that | ifacreditor objects to have bis claim expunged | order it tobe expunged or dimin’sbed, but that Which issue 1s 10 be certified to the Court for de- termination. Jn Supreme Court, General Term, yesterday, | before Judge Donohue, a motion was made by Samuel (’. Mount, attorney tor plaintig, to bring | to trial the case of Samuel L. Tredweil vs. | Ralph M. Pomeroy, FMinghem H. Nichols ana | others, aefendunts, for an accounting in the Cen- | tral Branch Unton Pactfic Railroad, Jvdge Dono- | hue decided that tne case must be pleced on the | calendar for trial to-morrow or the defendants | | show canse why the same should not be tricd. | { ‘There has been a great variety of motions mate | in this case during the past two years, and It looks now very muc as though tt might be brought to a speedy trial, as tt is believed the defendants have — exhausted every pretext for further de'ay. i ‘The suit brought ov the New York Guaranty and Indemnity Company agatast $75,000 lozned on forged bonds of the Buffato, New endar for triai yesterday in tne Supreme Court, | before Chief Justice Monell, On the case being called the plaintif’s counsel, Messrs, Wiliam Wirt Hewett and Richara ©, Ellioct, said they were ready to proceed with the trial, and a similar statement was made by Mr. A. H. Purdy. counsel for tne defendants, After | ‘,some discussion, however, between the counsel and the Court, and it being conceded on noth | sides thut owing to the shortness of the term it would be impossible to finish the trial tnis term, the trial was finally pat off till the October term, THE SHANTY MURDER. On the evening of the 20th of February last James Orr called at the shanty of Philip Oilwell, on the rocks, between Seventy-ciznth ana Seventy. ninth streets, near Fourth avenue. They arank whiskey Ireely, and, a8 generally follows, got into On the sneceeding morning O!weil deliver*d himselt up to a police oMcer, stating, as the latter testified before the Coroner, ‘I have killed & man; 1 wish to give myself up, and I sup- pose I shall be hanged for it.” On visiting tne shanty tho scene ihat presented itself to the eyes of the volice developed a terrible tragedy. ‘Orr was lying on @ bed covered with blood. A bloody hatchet Izy onthe floor. Everything was in tne direst confusion, Indicating a prolonged and des+ perate struggle Jor life, At the Coroner's inquest indicted by =the Grand Jury for mur- aer in the first degree, He was placed on trial yesterday, before Judge Davis and a jury, inthe Conrt of Oyer and ‘terminer, prisober, Whois by Do Means an fil-looking man, th agh evidently quite nervous, sat by Mr. Will- jam F, Howe, bis counsel, the prosecution being conducted by Assistant District Attorney Rollins, Some time was occupied in getting a juror, large numbers ovjecting to the death penalty, which | possibly, In Many cases, may have been a pretext to avoid serving. Among those called to serve was a gentleman named Samuel Sulky, “Lam sure he is a dissentient juror,” remarked Mr. Kollins “Penauenge him for the prisoner,” said Mr. Howe, “as Mr. Suiky is a prominent character in the ‘Road to Ruio.’”” “Have We any other objection?” queried the Assista:t District Attoroey. “! think the road enough,” quickly answered Mr. Howe, which evoked general laughter, aud Mr. Suiky was wito- drawn, Upon the completion of the jury Mr. Rollins pricfly opened the case and then called the wit- | nesses for the prosecution, They told the story pretty mucn as given above, Then followed ihe medical testimeny, given by Dr, Marsh who mate the post-mortem examination. He testitea that death Was caused rom eXbaustion superinduced by the injuries receiver, Atler opening jor the defence Mr. Howe caliea the prisoner. He te-tided tuat he served three years in the army during tie war and fer foor years was employed ax porter in the Fiftu Avenue Hotel; as to the murder with which he ts charged, he said that the deveased, having become crazy drunk, seized a batcuet and atiemp ed to strixe him with tt; then be struck him with a chair, in Seli-devence, knocking bin down; he admitted kicking bim When Ns was down, bat denied strix- ing hin with tne Ratchet. He Was snomitted to a jengtoy and rigorous cross-examtnation, after whica the Court adjourned til this morning, | when the trial will be resumed, FEEDING THE PARK ANIMALS, Charles A, Lewis soid fisn to the Departnrent of Public Parks, for the feeding of animals in the Park, He thought he had a good thing until he apphed jor his pay. The Comptroler apparent, regarded his application as rather “fishy,” an refused to pay him the amount of his bil, He brought suit against the city for the amount, and the case came to trial yesterday, before Judze Westbrook, notding Supreme Court, Cireat. The | defence was that the apsropristion was ex- hausted, but in view of restimony having been given showing that at the time the bull accrued there Was moaey in the treasury to meet It, ap- propriated for that purpose, Juuge Westurook seemed ‘the defence rather attennaied, and directed a verdict tor $605 05, being the jull amount claimed, with Interest, |THE KINGSBRIDGE ROAD OPENING. Henry Parsons and John T. McGowan brought suit against the city for their costs as Commis. sioners for opening the Kingsbridge road. These costs had been duty taxed and incimded in their At the ural of the ease before Judze Westorook, holding Sr prem Court, Circuit, the defence put im by the city was that the costs were in excess of those allowed by law, the allowance by s*atate being thirty ceuts per foot and certain moderate dis- bursements. Judge Westbrook overruled tne de- fence, aod a verdict Was directed for the plaintut tor $04,396 88, the Court holaing that, under the decision im the Purman case, the cns's having been duly taxea and incladed in the repore duly oon- firmed, the ovjection came too Iate, MARINE COURT—PART 1. Before Jadge Alker. EFFECT OF AN ARCHITECT'S CERTIFICATE. Rors vs. Finan,—The plaintif, a botider, entered into a written contract with the defendant, who 1s the Janitor of the Times building, to erect tor him a tenement hous: in this city. Ky the terms of the instrament the payments were to be shade from time to time upon the architect's certificate, which was to be binding npon bota parties, Upon the completion of the hous some $300 remained of the contract price, Whien defendant reimsed to pay, claiming that tae work was improperly done and (hat he had suffered damage by revson of lay, abd tals Action Was brought to recover t balance, Plaintiffs counsel put in evidence the contract and n certificate of the architect that the work Was completed according to the terms of the con- tract. Defendant's couusel then proposed to crose-cxamine the platmtit as to the manner in which ine work was done, to which objection was made, On the ground that ne evidence cewd be given going benmad the certificate, and ihe Coart sustained the objection. Defendant's counsel tiem proposed fo inquire as to the circumstances under whiten the certificate was given, which was also objected fo and exciudea. The court, how. ever, permittcd the defendant, upoo terms, to arm os answ ¥ alieging irtud or misiaxe in the giving of the certducate, and set the case down tor trial on the 16th, For plawntii, Winfleld & Leeds; for defendant, 8. 0. Courtney, MARINE COURT.—PART 4. Belore Judge McAdam, INTERESTING STOLEN DANK BOOK CASE. Lena Fischer vs, The Dry Dock Savings Bank.— | | sionally made draits personally at the bank. Andrew Rovert?, | Valentine Gleason and others, to recover some | Barretto; Counor vs. Tae to rnin presents ground | | d that she had an account with the Dry Dock Sav- ings Bank, in which institution she made deposits from time to time for the Inst five years, aud occa- On leaving her boarding house her trunk was stolen, and with it disappeared ber bank beok, in which Was 4 vaiance to her account of some $499. The plaintia immediately notified the bank, bus in the meantime two drafts had heen made on that instt- tution, and respectively jor rhe sums of $25 and $40, and to recover this amount action was Lroognt, Toe evidence jor t defence went to show that a person answering to the description of the the bank, presented piain- above «mounts, and the signature to each of t “ blance to the piaintif’s; and some of the oMcers of tne bank tesnfled as to the plantif being we party who presented the book and arew the amount; vet they may be mistaken, Judge McAdam charged tne jury that if they came to the conciusion that the plaimtif signed or au- thorized anvooly else :o sign her name to the draits she could ooly recover the amount, less $95; out if they believed she had ne knowleage of | | Who signed the dratts they should give a verdict for the full amount. The gd found for the plain- til fur ‘ne 1uil amount claimed, $540, DECISIONS. SUPREME COURT-—CHAMDERS, By Judge Brady, Cathuno ys, Bronson; Bernhera ve, Wilmerding; The Nassau Bank vs, ‘The (ittston and Elmira Coal Company: Burincgame vs. Wattles; Roese ys. Pollenz ; Nassau Bank vs. Willams Mower and Reaper Company; Ferris va. Clark ; Wuson Wilso} Steinbarat; Packer vs, Suith Sandiord Wheeler; Griswo'd va, Prankard; Weetsen vs, St. Maui and Pacifle Raliroad Com- pany et al.; Mever vs. Borrell; Buriingnham vs. Wattles; Germania Bank vs. Tremain; Frank vs. Farrell; Jones va. Schuzes; Millet vs. Roach; Wagenen vs, Hurd; Wattehouse vs. Fowle Nassaa Company; Noonan % Enrich vs. Ebrien Fuitel; Packer vy! bmith; Lawton vs. Kinney; Auguss vs, Lowen- berg; stadimiler v-. Joonsen; Cone vs, Koster; Malloy va, Connell; Hlelwia vs, Halie; Edwards ys. Bank vs, Williams Mower and Keape + Green vs, Dwygn Dayton: MeGlougolin vs. iil; Reed ienet ; Kennelly Archer; Allen vs. Warren; Scnelby vs, Diehl; ppaniey ¥ chter vs. Prose! Willlams; org v. . Mevinan; Wilson vs, Warr rroil; Levy v8. Hand in Hand auonal Bank of Lebaron vs, Cum- s. MeLaughlin; Same vs, Gilder- dell va. Net; BiockWeil vs, Priggen; Car- roil vs. Carroll; Ingersoll vs. Hervey; Miller; Stote vx. i S Fitagt N Yvelin va, Sinan Muntelis. ys. Jenkins vs, orconnell Thow n ’ i odi Uhemmical Works vs, ; Warren vs. Dike Drige bert; Fisk VB. Bira: Ric ard vs. Grogan; Romor Moseman vs. Meehun; Holawne vs. Mittuacnt; Headding ys. Myer; Koehier vs, Hand weridan Vs. MeCar- Baker va, Obarnolse: Company vs. Barry ; Potter vs. Vouch; Meleague ¥! cYeague; 5 ott Ys. Lexters Jenkins vs, Dogg: Anaenti d ys, Liflehiid; Soon ys, MeCormu | New York Lue insurance Company va. | Macombier vs. Te ndricks vs, | Boontngdale vs. n Penberg; Ward vs, Ward; | fauseil vs. Gerst: Gross vs. Kusenberg; Deveiin | vs. Schedel, Heckman vs. intie; Waiteaker y. Isham; Harman vs. Dusenbnr. nelley vs, Dien: | Natiougi fire Insurance Company sarry Millet etal vs. Colgan; Seibert vs, Kalbfeise! Nassau Bank vs. Pittston and Elmira Coal Com- | pany ne Nanona: Sioe and Leatner Baok y | Jessup: Kann vs. Luhrman ;Gottshe vs. Sherma: | Higeins vs. Murray: Colwell vs. Dye; Meyer vs. Conrn.—Granted. Grissier et al. Vs. Browning.—This »pplication is | granted, sudject, however, to be defeated by the service of al awended answer in good faith and | not Jor dela: ss | | Courtney vs. New York, West Shore and ©, Railroad Company; Woodruff vs. Cald weil.—Memo- | randums, Whiteker vs, Isham; Packer vs, Kelly, Sheriff, ; Hotman vs. Lynch; Eagleson vs. Huinagie; Van Wagener va, Heyde; Nioth Wart Bank vs. Snaw; Van Wagener vs, Hurd ;Iblsing vs, Randa! skinoer vs. Finck; Quaccenbos vs. Habrich; Jones vs, Sepurz; Vakin Kader; Grissier va, Brown- reer vs. Norton; Peake vs. Storines; Bondeil vs. same; Irwin vs, Libby; Richter vs. Prosen; Gould vs. Babcock; Van Peit vs, Jacks; Wilson vs. War- reil; Pendieton vs. Cooke; Sixth National Bank ys, | Tnerston; Dorfinger vs. Waiton.—Orders granted. Eisoer vs, Hanil.— Motion denied, without costs, | Gautier vs. Ibe Douglas Manufacturing Com- } pany.—Opinion. bode; Durant v4. Campbe Blareher vs. Carman,—Order granted, dismissing | | motion. Andiews vs. Boorman,—I doubt very much whether tois case can be tried in an nour, put give | the plain tuif tne benefit of the duabt and set case | down for tuira Friday, | Helfenstein vs, Ferguson,—Order granted, deny- ing motion, % By Judge Donohue. Thomas vs. Tow nsend.— Order granted. Duncan vs.eDe Witt.—Motion denied, Memo- | randum. By Judge Lawrence. Levy vs. The Metropolitan insurance Company; Same ys. Greenwien Insurance C ro} to the MDPLS Movorma. Stuart.—t think tuat tals motion should be denied on tne ground of laches. In the matter of Lathrop.—Kule 39 seems to me to apply to this case, and I canvot, therefore, con- firm the repor’ uatil the time prescribed by that role has ela ysed. iy vs. Ward,—I do not understand why this action Was ne ary, and shall not confirm tne report uotsl Lam satisded upon that poinr, SUPREME COURT—SrKUlAL TERM, By Juage Donohue, Youngs vs. Certer et @.—Motion demied. SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. By Judge Speir, Scheiva vs. Freuud et a!.—Motion for reference denied until the issue Is decided, Quackenbos vs. West,—Order granted, and set- ted on motion, By Judge Monell, Hamitton ys. Tae third Avenue Railroad Com- | pany.—Settled. Upon presentation of an engrossed or piinted copy it wiil be ordered on file. COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAT., TERM. By Judge J. P. Daiy. Sheeny ve, Tominson.—Order settied, Webber vs. The Mayor, &c.—Motion denied; no costs. See opinion. ‘Tourstep vs. Leewel.--Motion dented, with costs of reference and $10 costs or motion, To THE BAR.—All orders and motions retarna- ble in Chamoers ow June 9 Will stand over ont ‘Thursdays, June 10, at the sam? hour, Bx parte applications wiil be granted from ten to eleven o'clock On the 9tn (Wednesday). By order of the vourt. N. JARVIS, Jr., Clerk, COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Before Recorder Hackett, A JUVENILE THIEF. In the Court of Weneral Sessions, before Recorder Hackett, yesterday, Charies Keiger, a littie boy, was tried and couvicted of petit larceny from the son, On the 22d of jast month he snatched a pocketbouk from Emily Nissen, contamiog $2 and & gold cross, While she Was Walking through Grand Honor sent the bey to the House of CARRYING BURGLARS' TOOLS. Joho Smith, alias John M. Carey, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with having bur- glars’ tools im his possession in the mignt time under such circumstances as to lead th conclude that the prisoner imtended to uy He was sent to ths Penitentiary for one year. Jacob Scnetnnolz and Isaac Golustein, wno were jointly indicted with Smith, were tried. officer tesiitied that at hall-past twoo’clock on the morning of (he 17th of Muy he saw the prisoners in the hallway of @ house in Attorney street, near Stanton street, and saw them drop & brace, a vit and a pair of nippers. He caught Smith, but the others escaped. They were arrested the following day. The prisoners swore that they haa Nothing to do Wita the crime, and produced wit- nesses Who swore that on tne night in question were ut home asieep. ‘The jury rendered a verdict of gutity. His Henoer also sent them to the Penitentiary wr one year. ATTEMPTED BURGLARY. John Smith, alias John Augerat, pleaded guilty to au attempt at burglary m the third degree. The charge was that on the 224 of May he bur- giariously entered the Theological Seminary in University place and stole $5) worth of lead pipe. ‘Tue Recorder sentenced him to the Penitentiary for two years and six months, A similar plea was accepted from J Devin, who was imlicted tor ing Inte the itqvor saloon ot John L. Strout, No, 210 Kast Twenty-nrst street, and stealing a qaantity of cigars. One year in the State Prison Was the sentence imposed by fis Honor, George B. Reiley was tried wad wund gatity of grand larceny in stealing a horse and wagon on the 24th May, worth $500. the property of Michaci Geoghyp, There were itrigating eircnn.- stances Which induced the jary to recommend in ty merey, and the Recoruer sentenced the prisouer fo (le State Prison or one rear. Janiel MoTan Was tried apoy 4 Sinnlar charge, the allegadon agaist him being that on tue Lith Of April he stole @ Horse and waron Which were ownea by Jvon Hadver, A Witness, named Pielfor, Ih whose charge the horse was plu swore that he saw tue accused drive it away from Raynor's slaughter house. im forty-third street He pursaed, but could not cateh tim. Moran was not arrested tila mouth atter (he larceay, Tne wagon was found on Loog Isiand, out ihe horse was not recovered. fhe Jury reavered a verdict of guulty, anc (he Court sentenced Moran to tae State Prison ior (nree years anu six monte, TOMBS POLICE COURT. Befure Judge Kulbreth. ARREST OF A BROADWAY THIEF. Mr. James Ni Of No, 44); Columbia street, | When he will be sentenced to State Prison for life, | lt appeared from the evidence jor the vicintif’ | Br@okivn. yesterday stopped before & window in pany; Same | A police | Broadway to look atapicture or something @ that sort therein displayed. While so engaged William Kenny, of No. 113 Monroe street, came along and grabbed nis watcn. He was about making off when Nash collared him id maoe him “fors back.” He then placed him in the hands of an officer, Justice Kilbreth held bim tor trial in default of $1,000 ball. POOR JOBBON. Yesterday General Wem. Jobson, a well known character in this city, was committed on complaint 0) OMaer Moers, of the Sixth precinct, 10 toe care of the Commissioners of Charities ani Correction on a charge of lunacy. Belore Jnage Otterbourg. THE M'GUIRE-SOTELDO CASE. The examinarion in the case of the complaint of Patrick H. McGuire against the editor of the Free Lance tor alleged libel came up yesterday before Justice Otrerbourg. McGuire, in bis testimony, declared that be was never convictea of any crime in his life and bad never been on tne Isiatd asa prisoner or otherwise. Police Omcer Harty, Who was been eignt years connected with the jorce, swore that he arrested McGutre on the 4th of Septemoe-, 1869, for highway robbery. The complainant Was one Cornelius Donovan; that McGuire was tried in the Court of Special Session# berore Justice Dowling and sentenced to the Isiand for two months. Ths oMcer further stated that McGuire at this time said his Christian name was Toomas, The examination was adjourned until Monday, the 21st inst. FIFTY-SEVENTH STREET COURT. Before Judge Kasmtre. A HUSBAND'S SECOND ATTEMPT TO HILL BTS WIFF, Thomas Sprott, of No. 857 First avenue, was gain arraigned yesterday in courc for repeat ing his attempt of a few nights ago to kill nie wie Mary, Last week he was arrested for beating her and causing her premature confine. ment. Vke wife, however, reiused to appear agaimst him, aud her narse, on whose complaint he Was arrested, rejused to suostantiat@ her caarges at tne conrt. He was, therefore, ats echargec, On Monday aiternoon, aboat four o'clock, some of Mra, Sprott’s neigdvors we horrified on seeing her pusned, as they allege, from ner window on the toird floor by her has- band. ‘The fall was broken by an awning, and ber life was undonbtedly saved thereby, She was re moved to Bellevue Hospital, and Rounasman Nor- ris, of the Nineteenth precinct, arrested the hua- band. He was committed to await the resuit of his wife’s injuries, which are protably fatal. He claims that she accidentally tell out of the window. A STEPMOTHER’S CRUELTY. Halfa dozen of the residents of No, 542 West Fifty-flitn street appeared in court to prosecute Annie Schwartzman, of the same house, for con tinuaily beating in a cruel and inhuman mannes her srepdanghter Maggie, aged five years. The litue girl Was present and showed two severe black eyes, the result of the accused's ill treat. men’. Mrs, Schwarizman wes held for trial, STOLE HER BURIAL MONEY. Mary Gavi very old, poor woman, appeared as complainant against another very old woman named Catherine McDevit, on a charge of larceny, Mrs. Gavin lives im @ shanty in Sixty-eighth street and Third avenue, and for several months past accused has been @ guest of hers, both being pro- Jessionwl beggars. Mrs, Gavin had saved $26 in goid and intended to keep this sum to bury her. Ajew nights ago it was stolen from her, and on suspicion she caused the arrest of her iriend. There wes not sufficient evidence, however, on whica to make @ case, and the accused was dis charged ou parole. A WOMAN WHO REFUSED TO REDEEM HEB HONOR, Fliza Brinkman, now a@ servant in the res dence of a clergyman in Harlem, appeared to press a charge of disorderly condact against her former lover, Gustave Schivoug, whose jather is a wine dealer in Franklin street, A year and a balf ago she came to this country and went to live with the sccused’s parents ip , Harlem, where sie was sooo | | | | | na wife with parents’ consent and the koowledge of bis entire | lamily. Having quarrelled, in coarse of time they Separated, but he continued to annoy new | with bis attentions In her new situation, Hence | the present complaint. He denied the charge, | and, in response to the inquiries of the Court, said he was willing to marry her. She emphati- cally refused, and the case Was postponed until | to-day to give her time to think the matter over. { COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. Supreme CovuRT—CHAMBERS—Held by Ju Brady.—Nos. 23, 29, 42, 43, 44, 45, 64, 65, 78, 126, | 145, 149, 151, 163, 188, 189, 190, 219, 229, 243, 249, 255, 60, BOT, BUS, SLY, $15, 322, 323, 325, 826, 328, SUPREME COURT--SPEcIAL TenM—Held by Jadge Donoliwe.—No. 264. SUPReME COURT—CrmcurT—Part 2—Heid Judge Lawrence.—Nos. 1414, 1464, 1486, 156415, 463, 12°4, 1804, 1554, 1128, 846, 34835, ' 2618, 1244, | 1334, 794, 996, 1546, 2708, 460, 146, 1200, 1218, 2558, 3174, 1194, 1176, 109. Part 3—Held by Judge West- brovk.—Nos, $23, 2981, 1355, 983. 1219, 1581, 949, 529, 6Y, 861, 3091, 3001, 3039, 2749, 1208, 1055, 1380 45 . 2, 1247, 2069, 1547, 981, 837, 689, 1119, 1359, 271 1522, $123, 3105, 4116, 3116, lu2t, 1827, 1273, 1137, 1263, | 1109, 1303, 1427, 1451, 1650, 1489, 1557, 1621, 1401, | = ru a SUPERIOR COURT—TRIAL TenM—Part 1—Heid by 43, 44, —GENERAL = TERM—Held 1 Seagwick.—Nos. 1, 13, 15, U 29, 31, 32. 5 4 25, 26, 20, ‘OMMON PLEAS—EQuiry Tenm——teld by Chtet Justice Vaily.—Nos. 1, 11, 14, 15, 1%, 19, 28, 40, 42, 61, 66, 63, 71. CoMMON PL¥AS—TRIAL TERM—Part 1—Held by Judge i.—Nea, 1408, 1451, 770, 2440, 2 2 1136, 723, 73¥, 1416, Heid vy Judee J. F, Day — 53, 1460, 1483, 1485, 1450, 2040, 1470, 147 3, 1474, 1475, 1476, 1477. ARINE CovRT—ThiAL Trem—Par; 1—Held LS 4063, 25: 5, 2300, 4109, 4100, 4225, 4309, 1863, 2—Held oy Judge Gross.—Nos, 3753, 4571, 560, 497, 968, 2532, 610, 2615. Part 3—Helt by e Spaniding.—Nos. 2746, 2879, 3550, 3585, 3470, 4idy, 41 ii 2623, 0, 4325, 732, 2620, t4—Hela by Judge McAdam.—4337, 2563, 4353, = 2575, 2576, 585, 2 ZKAL SESSIONS—Held by Recorder Hackett.—rhe People vs. Edwin Sone teens. gisty; Same vs. Lizzie Higgins aod Jane vurglary; Same vs. Heory Pantes, grand larceny; Same va. Daniel MeCoy, rape; same vs. Jono Mitchel, /eiunious assault and battery; Same vs. Roger Haskell, felonious assaait and battery; Same vs. Maria Lynch, grand larceny; Same vs. Joon Marphy, receiving stolen goods; Same vs, Herman smith, petit iarceny. OYFR AND TREMINER—Held by Judge Davis The People vs. Michaei Canningham, homicide, OF APPEALS, DECISIONS. . ALDANY, June 8 1875, ‘The following decisions were handea down te da; Order of General Term reversed and on the report of the referee aiirmed, With COSt#.— Rusiey vs. The Indianapolis, Bloomington and Western Railroad Company. wrepeet distmixeed, wita costs.—Armstrong vs, eed. Jndgment affirmed, with costs.—Sammon va, The New York Harlem Railroad Company: Sturuis The New Jersey steam Navigation Compeny; Genet vs. Davenport; The Pacific roo Works Vs. The Long Isiand Railroad Company; Whea.on ve. Fay; MeLean vs, McLean. Jnagment reversed ana new trial granted, costs to abide event Srooke, Judament of ing taere!rom the amount of tne mechanics’ Lie! doy the Court below, and ent aMirmed, without costs te Cour. Philips vs. Gallant, BhS9, 2608, 2609, COURT ei, With costs, —Deforest ve Alt t Va. Stetson. APPEALS FROM ORDERS, No. 188. sage Lumbard, respondent, vs, The Syracuse, bingnampion and New York Railroad Company, appellanis.—Argued % A. J. Parker: or connsel for appellants, and by William C. Keeger Jor respondent. s. as Rae, appellant, vs, the Mayor, ew York, responaen' Argued by Irving appeviant, aud by Willy of (he Villaze of Canajonane, respondents,—sup. mitred; appellants to furnish printed Cases and points within ten days DAR, No, 34. Astor ve. r.—Al stuned and conciade r a eres a No, ub, © Dolan, appellant, va, The Mayor, &c. of New York, cspondents.—Argued by Cha: K. Milter for appelitut, anu Wiliam Surnes ewe spondenta. Case stulon, Adjourned to Wednesday, Tune 0, 1875. | 4 [he foliowing is the amended day calendar for | be tea June 9:—Nos, 2), 48, 40, 68, 7, 42, 67 al - | , Toe Court will taxe @ recess from Tharsday, | June 10, to Monday, tne idta