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8 bw chart of ke@ping © disorderly house, Jadge Bixby ai- within half an hour of his death, ‘Tho vordiet of the THE COURTS. Rights of Property Owners--=| into, and a quantity of cigars and somo clothing Important Decision. THE CASE OF ELLA SHAW. | iucvutpry: Boyle was held $300 bal esas Judge Robinson, of the Court of Common Pleas, yes- terday fixed the amount of bond to be given by Ex-Judge Shipman, assignee of Duncan, Sherman & Co,, at $500,000. The probability is that the required bond will be speedily furnished, and the sureties, the same having boen approved by Judge Robinson, justify, ‘The question as to who is legally the commissioner of Jurors, thrown into the courts by the recent appoint- ment by the Mayor of Mr, Thomas Dunlap, while Com- missioner Douglas Taylor, who was at the time in Europe, held the office and claims still legally to hold at will, will be one of the vexed questions for the judges of the Supreme Court at an early day. PROPERTY OWNERS’ RIGHTS. \ Au important decision was given by Judge J. F. Daly, Of the Court of Common Pleas, yesterday, in the case of Hamel vs. Griffith and Strong, the facts of which are Bubstantially these:—In 1873 Griffith was owner of Nos, “B58 and 562 West Forty-ninth street. The drainage of | ‘Nos. 560 and 562 was through a pipe communicating with one beneath the cellar of No, 558, which was the Sealy conduit for all the honses to the street sewer. Mr. Griffith conveyed No, 560 to one Culquin, who conveyed it to plaintiff July, 1874. The defendant Griffith in De- eember, 1874, conveyed No. 558 to one Katz, who con- ‘veyed it to Strong, but these convéyances are alleged to have been made in bad faith, GriMth still re- maining in secesion or resiling in No. Either Griff or Strong has attempted to cut off the communication of the drain in Mr, Hamol’s premises with sewer pipe or drain of No. 558, which conveyed plaintiffs waste water and soil to the street sewer, and plaintii! applied for an injunction. In bis “opinion” Judge Davis eaye:—“'The premises first con- veyed by the defendant, Griffith, were the dominant ‘and those retained by him (No. 558) the servient, in re- spect to the casement claimed, and if the servitude was open and apparent at the time of the conveyance, tho fasement passes with the premises and cannot be de- ‘stroyed by his act, or that of his grantee. (Lampman vs. Melks, 21 N. Y., 505.) * * * When defendant be- came owner of the three houses and lots he saw that the drainage of the houses and lots was effected by Pipes through the cellars, and must have known that these pipes communicated with the sewer drains; and it was for him to ascertain before Keoki any of the premises whether the drainage of cach house was sep- Grate, if he desired to sever the premises effectually and gell one portion independent of the others, * bd At is not too much to hold owners and purchasers to tho obligation t# inquire where the pipes distend to, It is not a matter of course that cach house in this city is drained by a separate sewer connection, and there is no evidence tbat the owner or purchaser has the right to Presuine that such is the case.” Injunction granted, With $10 costs, THE CASE OF ELLA SHAW. A motion was made yesterday before Judge Tappan in Supreme Court, Chambers, to remove the attachment from the property of Ella Shaw, who is charged wilh secreting $13,000 bonds and $10,000 in cash, embezzled | by Duncan, Sherman & Co.’s late cashier, F. W. Leslie. This was opposed by anew affidavit from Leslie setting forth that it was Ella who put up the job for him and who received all the proceeds except $400, which he retained to take him to Canada; that on leaving her hhouse he was met by two men’ who pretended to be detectives, took him to Central Park and robbed him, and that he raised other money, went to Canada, and wrote to Ella for the money, but received a reply from her that the money had been stolen from her. The motion Was base: on the ground that no indebtedness by Mrs. Shaw to Duncan, Sherman & Co. is alleged. Judge Tap pan denied the motion. DECISIONS. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. By Judge Tappan, The Grocers’ Bank vs. Bruns.—Motion granted with leave to put in amended answer on payment of $10 costs, By Judge Westbrook. The Comptoir d"Escompe de Paris vs. Everett et al— | Order granted, SUPERIOR COURT-—SPECIAL TERM. By Jud; wick Sypher ¢ s. Graf—Omlers set- Sed Trubee v tled. Booth et al. ys. O'Donnell, Shalk va, Riss.—Motions | denied. COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM. By Judge Robinson. Stephens vs. The Mayor, &c. $10 costs (memorandum) McGrath vs, Twomey,—Motion denied, Canter ve. Berthoif and another.—Injunction con- | tinued. Schaefer vs. Koch.—Motion granted, with $10 costs. By Judge J. F. Daly Fitzgerald vs, Belden, —Motion for attachment granted | on security being filed (memorandum) Hamel vs. Grifth.—Injanction granted. See opinion. | MARINE COURT—CHAMBERS. By Judge Joachimsen. ntz.—Complaint dismissed, with costs, vs. Strong. —Motion go set. aside report of referee denied, with #10 costs and without prejudice. Maxwell vs. Smal!.—Motion to vacate order of arrest | denied, withont costa. | Doyle vs. Hilliard, —Motion to amend or alter order | denied, without costs, - | fotion granted, with | Hoffmann ve. Hilliard.—Receiver’s bond approved.” | Hoffheimer vs. Bochm.—MOtion to satisfy judgment | | these avon | NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1875—-WITH SUPPLEMENT. recting Officer Stack to make such complaint. ARREST OF 4 YOUNG BURGLAR. On the night of the 24th of July the saloon of Charles Bruck, No, 440 West Twenty-eighth streot, was broken bind igerntna of, in all yalued at $25, | morning it was opened by a meeting, attended by about esday Officer of the Twentieth ne een m4 Be So, probirirse vais ct nw people, Tho meeting was presided over by Mrs. Ellen Of No. do Weet Twenty. ciehih | Df Stratton, » veteran preacher, in the soventy-ninth Street, as one of the two boys she had seen gern ped ne of Officer Ruland, of the Fifteenth precinct, yesterday afternoon arrested Jerome W, Tice, of No, 216 Wooster street, on a charge of selling lotte: licies, Judge Bixby beld the prisoner in $1,000 bait Pe answer se FIFTY-SEVENTH STREET COURT. Before Judge Kilbreth, A DASTARDLY OUTRAGE, Buona F. Glammelli, an Italian of very respectable appearance, was charged with an indecent assault on Many Jane Reid, aged twelve years, of No. 208 First avenue. The story given by the girl was that her mother is @ washerwoman, who, for some weeks had become the destitution of the family that on Tues- day night Mary Jane voluntecred to go forth and beg some pennies with which to buy bread. Accompanied by a schoolmate che went to Madison sqaare, where she Sat down and began to cry, saying to her friend that she could not beg. While thus seated the prisoner proached them and, being gentlemanly looking, he was immediately soquainted with the cause of the girl's tears, He asked the two chil- dren to go with him, saying he would give Mary Jane twenty-five cents. They accompanied him to the door of the Young Men’s Christian Association building, in Twenty-third street, and he there com- mitted the assault alleged. ‘The accused said he lives at No, 204 Seventh avenue, and denied the charge. He was held for trial in default of bail. A BRAVE GIRL, Charles Thompson, a sneak thief, was detected by Miss Jennie P. Whitmore as he was leaving her father's residence, No, 223 Kast Twenty-sccond street. He had him to Third avenue, where he began torun, She also ran and kept him in sight untill he was arrested. He was held for trial in default of $1,500 bail, A quantity Of silverware was #lgo stolen at the saine time, but was ‘not found with the prisoner. EMBEZZLEMENT, John Annett, a real estate clerk, employed by John B. Marrecela, of No. 1,532 Third avenue, was held for trial on charge of embezzling $35, Tho accused did not deny the charge. COURT CALENDAR—THIS DAY. Scrrxan Covrt—Cnawuens—Held_ by Judge Tap- Pat 355A oh 9,08, 7h 3 7,25 Sh 87, 89, , 151, 154, 157, 161, y 16%, 168, 171, 172, 172°’ si c 72, “ RAPID TRANSIT. THE COMMISSION DIVIDED ON LEGAL TECHNICAL- YESTERDAY—FEARBS OF INJUNCTIO} ERTY OWNERS. The Commissioners, with tho exception of Mr. Mott, $ BY PROP- | held a three hours’ session yesterday, the engineers of the Board participating in the discussion. The time was devoted entirely to a critical examination of the law, and more especially the sections bearing upon their powers toselecta route and gramt the right of way. It is no secret that the members. are divided in their interpretation of some of the very ambiguous provi- sions of the bill, and more especially as to the clause prohibiting the crossing of Broadway and Fifth avenue While this serves as a restraint upon hasty action the Commission aro taking logal advice on the knotty points, and they have so far progressed that a deci- sion asto the route may now be daily looked for. It is by no means certain, however, that they will divulge their decision until after they have } arranged a plan and mapped out a programme for the formation of a company What they fear most is the opposition of property owners along the lie of the | route, While every property owner seems to be in favor of rapid transit every one wants the line located The moment the route is proclaimed it is expected that will be begun inthe courts to hamper the and prevent the road being built, It is no wonder, then, that the Commissioners are anxious about the ronte and the certainty of injunctions being granted to restrain them, ‘They, however, seemagreed that two leading avenues Hike the Seventh and Third should be selected ax the route, andit is probable that ill be selected, as the suggestion to cut does not meet the approval of any of through block: them. ‘The only new plan filed yosterday was that of ox- Police Sergeant Ita Buckinan, The model, which is highly spoken of by the engineers of the Board, shows a single track elevated railroad, supported on’ a single line of columns about thirty feet apart. Piers of lunber, sockets formed in the upper surf of the casting. eson either side of the col- collar fitting loosely on the prevent the train leaving of a peculiar constraction, of iron located about three feet ieee columns ineline together at the upper cxd until they aro about one foot apart. They are then surmounted by cross-girders, over which is a reversed arch of solid iron dividing the consolidated There will be tensional br umn, There is a metal squared end of the the track. The c consisting of apart at the bi past, has not been able to get any work. So extreme | Miss Whitmore’s parasol in his hand. She followed | ITTES—-A NEW AND MERITORIOUS PLAN FILED | OCEAN GROVE. caMP BY BEV. MR. MARSDEN. Thousands of people are assembled in Ocean Grove, to attend the camp meeting in session there, Sanday Year of his age and the sixtieth of his usefulness as a Christian minister, Tuesday evening a very largo mect- ing was held in the principal tent, and there were pres- ent about 3,000, Yesterday morning a service was held by Father Peck, who is the father of a score of Mothod- ist ministers, and he also has been in the Lord's service for about sixty years. The regular programme for each day is:—A prayer meeting at cight A. M. regular preaching servioo at ten A. M., a children meeting at halfpast one, regular preaching at half-past two, prayer meeting at six P. M., and preaching again at half-past seven, The weather, so far, has been very much against tho meetings, as the pluce of the largest seating capacity (protected only by a brush awning) has been of neces- sity abandoned, the meetings being held in tho sont, | Which holds probgbly half the number, toward which people may be seen gathering from all directions | through the grove, umbrella in hand, picking their stops carefully around the little streams and puddles which cover half the ground, The children’s moeting yesterday was presided over by Miss Carrie MoDonald. This lady has a happy faculty of interesting children, and the meeting was one of pleasure and profit to the little ones. At tho half-past two o'clock meeting the committee failed to produce any one to preach and the meeting was given in charge of the Rev, Mr. Marsdon, of Philadelphia The meeting opened by singing, after which Brother Lippencott led in prayer, sending up an earnest petition for several special cases for whom prayer had boon re- quested. After tho prayer Rev. Mr. Marsden de- livered quito an oloqnent address, Ho began his ro- marks by saying Brother Stokes asked me to take chargo | of this meeting a few minutes ago and I have no definite Line of thought to present and feel like giving a kind of SPIRITUAL REVELRY, an outburst of my heart, We moet together to worship God and to rest also, and go home strengthened for work in our habitual sphcros, and thore is danger of our heurts being divided; but if wo will all this afternoon look into our hearts and think we will be driven to the foot of the cross for FRESH SUPPLIES OF GRACR, T have no special concern for the result of these meect- ings, only, for my own sake, if I don’t become a better man, stronger in faith and hope, better for me nover to have come to Ocean Grove, I gained very much strength here last summer, thongh I did not know it till I got home, During ten months of the year I have not much time for INNER SEARCHING; it is all for others, and I think it a good thing to get down here and think. When I look back I have a sense of meanness, I think, well, I have been a zealous young*’man since I was sixteen years old, but when I gee the many open doors that I might have ontered there comes over mo a sense of unworthiness, and I am. glad of it, for I find that every uplifting I get is by re- pentance, and I believe the more we repent the higher is our joy. I do not know how it is with you, but the longer I live the more searching becomes God's law and the more tender my conscienc and if I only do something to help myself along to-day | shall be glad. I have been called to this service. Ihave agreat many weights to drag me down, and not to be drawn into Worldly channels requires a great deal of communion with God, and the way to separate our- selves from the world is by communion with God, and I have found by experience that the more I multiply my earthly desires the more sure Tain to be disappointed. It is not welf to go to God as i A FINAL RESOR’ it is better to go to Him first, for as sure as we do not we are laying up future trouble, But we cannot be dis- appointed, on the other hand, for no one ever expected too much of Jesus Christ, Whatare wo todo? = First of all let us have THE SPIRIT OF LinERTY, let ns not be afraid of each other; we don’t love each other ceptive condition, by asking God to give you such a baptisia as you never had before—such a one as will turn our hearts toChrist, I find in my experience that od ivi . . | there is a vast chasm between the actual and possitslo at some distance from his individual property, and ol- | Come a xeH iheUhureh ts fe not trot eh ready they are forming associations to resist any at- | the grace you need to-day for your work? Is there not tempt to put the line through certain streets or avenues, | some delinguency, some failure? Have you always @ mind for work? willis I never could fill up a day right y 1 believe we can span this chasm this after- noon, Get where God can use us. The trouble is we are uot humble enough for God to use us. The first thing we need is the SPIRIT OF SRARCHING | within. Do you shrink from divine searching? The trouble is we don’t see ourselves; we are always looking at the moat in our brother's eye regardless of the beam in our own. ‘The next step is renunciation, There is not a day in my life but there is something I must leave behind. 1 DIG A GRAVE here and creet a cross there every day. Have wo nothing to renounce this afternoon? Let us pause a | moment and ask God to_help us crucify it whatever it ck, stone and concrete are to be constructed under | is The next thing, we must be newly consecrated. bso at Sogibant edge of the sidewalk for a | Havo Boe some ptenneet Pncaremes being © 10 8 »p | to God this afternoon ain, cannot we come with a foundation, The juimns are to be set in deep | full trast? It all comes task Gite tea Sometimes I haye tried to manage things for myself and I get full of unrest and am driven back to trust in God. There is no other rest, or source of power, Tho power is God's. Another thing, we ought to seek a kind of fertility of the inner life, A RICHNESS OF SOUL. God will give it to you. Some people diffuse them- selves like sunshine or the fragrance of flowers where- ever they go. This is the one thing to covet—this rich- rante ino hs apt e ochtane ve, Horton.—Motion to dismiss complaint | columns from the span that supports the track. ‘The | Dass of life. Paul spests of, naming spirit gid te deniod, defendant's coste to abide ovent. | model is aneat of workinanship and was yester- | others, and we do impart them. If I only could Bisbfecht vs. Homeopathic Fair Association and | day mach admired, Mr, Buckman, in bis communica. | quicken pome Oty fhe Ni eiore, yt Others. —Motion to set aside service of summons deniod, | tion, gives no estimate of cost of construction, but it | Hii ous experience varies. Thore is nothing monotonous with $10 costs. Healy v3. Goldie.—Motion for attachment against the sheriff denied, with $10 costs, Cohen vs. Suffrin.—Bail reduced to $100; costs. Vigoroux vs, Chamant.—Motion to strike out answer denied, with $10 costs. White vs. Kassabarth.—Motion to strike out answer | denied, with $10 cos ‘ TOMBS POLICE COURT. Before Justice Dnffy. ONE OF THE GOLD CHAIN GANG. Thomas Brice, of No. 97 Henry street, was held to answer on a charge of attempting to relieve William Shaw, of No. 229 Broadway, of a gold watch chain | while the latter was standing on the corner of Falton and Nassau streets on Tue night last. When su pected of the larceny Brice Tan away, but was ove! taken and arrested, Bail, $1,000. ALLEGED ATTEMPTED INFANTICIDE. Lizzie Carroll, aged thirty years, residing at No. 59 Mulberry street, was charged on complaint of Miss | Mary Jane Anderson, of the same residence, with at- tempting to destroy the life of her ebild, aged two months, by throwing it into a privy in the rear of the amed, 1 nplainant alleges that aho hnman act, and further alleges that the | hereafter went into the street and i nto an ash barrel in front of No. 54 Mulberry street, The defendant positively deni charge, said she was a married woman and loved her child as slo did ber own life, The charg was made by the complainant from motives of spite Mies Auderson swore that she took the baby from the ash barrel. Mrs. Carroll was held in $2,000 bail to an- ewer, WASHINGTON PLACE POLICE COURT. Before Judge Bixby. ‘. ROBBED EY HER ROOMMATE. A young girl named Artie Green, hailing from Dan- bury, Conn., was arraigned on a charge of grand larceny preferred by Daisy Writer, of No. 119 West Thirty-first street. The two women were reoming together, and on the morning of the 7th of August Artie Green left the house, taking with her two silk dresses, a bead lace sack, hat, boots and other articles ofattire, in all valued ‘at $255, the property of the complainant, Artie Green did not return to the house and was not seen again by her roommate till Taeee fternoon at a miatinée in the Metropolitan Theatre, where Miss Writer diseovered her sitting in a prosceniutn box attired in her finery. Sho procured the services of Detective of the Twen- ty-nifth precinet, who arres Artie eon Tunsday night. Judge Bixby held the prisoner in $1,000 bali to answer, DISHONEST SERVANT. Julia Freyman, of No. 29 Kighth avenue, accused hor servant, Rosa Moser, of stealing trom her a quantity of hosiery and underciothing, ined inallat $41. Rosa, ‘who was arrested by Offeer Murphy, of tho Twentieth precinct, on Tuesday night, pleaded gutity, and was Committed in $1,000 bail to answer. ASSAULT ON AN OFFICER. About three o'clock yesterday morning four men in ‘fan intoxicated condition went into the house of Sarah Wilbur, in West Twenty-sixth street, While in thor some dispute arose between the proprietress and the party about payment for wine, afd she called Officer Stack, who was on post, into the house. The four men turned on the officer, and beat him badly about the head and face, He arrested onc of them, named Sarauel F. Palmer, but the other three escaped. Palmer, who is accused of striking the officer over the head with the e butt end of a revolver, says he bad no revolver, nd that he himself was knocked down in the mélée and he does not know whether be lit the officer at all or not. He was beld by Judge Bixby in $2,590 bail will probably be about $275,000 per mile, WHO IS TO BLAME? J., August 18, 1875. To tar Eortor or THe HeRaip:— ‘A feeling of profound indignation pervades this city over the circumstances attending the death by drown- ing in New York city, last Monday, of our esteemed fellow citizen, Captain Robert C. Belville. Mr. Beiville, with his wife, was en route to the White Mountains, and had taken passage on the steamer Bristol for Fall River. Just © the boat started he remembered that he had not telegraphed to Boston for soats in a parlor car, and hurried off to do so on the assurance of the whecl. The ery of “Man overboard’ at once re- sounded through the boat, and the Captain was asked to stop and try to save Mr. Belvillc’s life, But this inhumane and unsailor-like Captain of the Bristol would not siop his veasel, made no effort to lower a boat, and did not even throw a life-buoy overboard. He went heartlessly on his way, leaving this unfortunate pas- senger to drown, The agonized wife and an intimate gentleman friend of the family wore wild with anxicty, «1 sought by most urgent appeals to induce the Captain to put ashore, but only when the other in indignant remonstrance that he — con- sented to slow up and permit the grief-stricken | wife and friend to be transferred to Captain Irving's police boat, which was hailed. This was bad and di 1 on the Captain's part, but it was exeeeded in eartless brutality by the ce et of some others, The | body of Captain Belville wus recovered within twenty or | thirty minutes after he fell in, but he was not taken out of the water and not the slightest effort ¥ resuscitate him. You, of course, know that there are them passengers unit having been in the water an hour, and Mr. Belville had only been in, at the outside, half an hour, and he was a | man of almost phenomenal vitality. ‘He was also robably stunned by the wheel, which was in 1s favor, as it would saspend vitality and shut up the air passagos and keep out the water, “But the stupid police refused to take the body out, and tied it by a rope | to the stern of a boat, where it was kept for over two hours, until a coroner could be huuted up and a permit obtained to deliver it into the charge of an undertaker, Captain Irving refused to allow the friends of the de coased to take the bady out, even on to a float adjacent, until he had been urgently importuned. The body was finally placed in charge of one of Captain Irving's mon, Mr. Belville bad about $1,000 in valuables on his person, | noxt | $300 in money bad been abstracted from his person. Who has got it or who took it we do not kno’ | metropolis. jc | nine, allow this affair t come to the kno TRENTON, CANAL BOAT SUNK, oft pier 9 Kast River, and sunk, | boat were reseued by the dock hi assisted by officer ine of the stean Law Barah Wilbur, who came to testify as a witness of the assault, Was wiso lield in $1,000 bail to answer on a | tained by the owners of the canal boats he refused; and it was | a8 made to | after the friend of the deceased had informed Irving that When Mr. Belville’s friends wenton from here the to bring his remains, it was discovered that but we ‘on are a well known champion of jus- | nd fair play we trast that you will, through your pwledge of At an early hour yesterday morning a canal boat 4 with grain wae run into by an unknown steamer, The crew of the canal nde of the steamtag of the harbor iid not be ascer- ny extent, by the The police cannot estimate the damage sua about it. It is not a circuit; it is a pilgrimage, and every day we behold new scenery and make new acquaintances, and so religious life may be always young and fresh, Jury was that Peter Vi came to his death by the shock received from jing, and the jury also con- sured the proprietors of the chemical works for not to be arected around the covering of a raul the vi whi tion would efluctually have gardod'againss such a fatal accident NEW YORK CITY. ‘The body of an unknown man was found floating im the North River, at the foot of Twenty-cighth street, yestorday morning. It waa sent to the Morgue. John A, Stephenson, a child, aged four months, of No. 18 Baxter stroet, died suddenly yesterday afternoon, at the Park Hospital, where it had been brought to visit an injured relation by its mothor. The cause of the infant's death is supposed to be diarrhea, BROOKLYN. Ann Sharkey was remanded to jail by Justice Eames for assaulting Henry Spiel with a brick, inflicting o severe wound on his head, 2 During the last twelve months 2,261 steam boilers have been oxamined and tested by the inspectors under the direction of the chief, Thomas F. Powers. The residence of Mr. L. C. Glenley, No. 249 Macon street, was entered by burglars early yesterday morn- ing, and robbed of jewelry to the amount of $100, Tho ninth annual games of the Caledonians, which wore to have taken place at Myrtle Avenue Park yes- terday, were postponed, owing to the rain, until to day. Mary Ledgewood, twenty-four years of age, was severely burned by the explosion of a kerosene oil lamp, on Tuosday night, at her place of abode, No, 191 Sixth streot. Sho was romoved to the Long Island Hospital. ‘Tho Board of Charities will hold a meeting this foro- noon, at which will be investigated the charges of ill- treatment preferred against the Lunatic Asylum nurses by Mr. Nelson Magee, who was recently a patient in that institution, : George W. Arthur was arraigned yesterday and com- mitted for examination by Justice Delmar on a charge of ombozzling $110, which he had collected from, va- rious parties for his employers, the proprietors of the Shoe and Leather Reporter, Justice Morse yesterday committed a young rufflan named John Kicrnoy to jail for striking Henry Golding, of No. 924 Atlantic avenue, on the head witha bar of iron, while they were riding on a car on the avenue, ‘The ‘assault was unprovoked, Mr. William Duck, of No. 369 Clermont avenue, fell from the front platform of a Fulton avenue car, on Tuesday night, and the wheels passing over both hands crushed them so that amputation was necessary. Ho is now in the College Hospital. Jamos Carroll was committed for examination yester- day for beating bis wife, Margaret, at their residence, No, 839 Park ayenue, The brutal fellow cut the woman's head Severely in several places, by repeated blows with @ bod slat, and fractured her lef hand. LONG ISLAND. At a special corporation mecting held in Sag Harbor for the election of a police justice, Mr, Bisgeod received 110 votes, and John C. Chester 60, On Monday Harrison Corvin tied his horse to a crow- bar stuck into the ground. When he went to unloosen me animal in the evening he found it impaled on the ‘Tho Suffolk County Republican Convention, for tho election of four delegates to represent the county at the State Convention, to mect at Saratoga on the 8th of September, is called to meet on the 1st of Septombor at the Court House in Riverhead. Early yesterday morning the hennery on the premises occupied by Mr. James Corrigan, om Flushing avenue, Jamaica village, was robbed of 200 chickens and a large number of ducks. The thieves then set fire to the build- ing, which was entirely destroyed. The Republican Convention for the First district of Quoons county, to choose three delegates to the Repub- lican State Convention, is cailed to meet at Roslyn on the 1st prox. The Convention for the Second district, which will choose a like number of delegates, hae not yet beon callod. For sevoral weeks past a family of gypsies have been encamped at West Jamaica, The mon, who are good horsemen, have done a lucrative business in trading horses, and have a number of fine animals. On Tues- day night or yesterday morniag a maro, valued at $800, was stolon from their enclosure. The City Court of Long Island City convened yester- day. Indge Peaso nrasiding District Attarney Downine appearing for the peoplo, The trial of John Horan, Treasurer of Long Island City, for alleged malfeasance in office was laid over until to-d Vincetto Christian, of No. 40 Mulberry street, New York, was indicted for mayhem, tried and convicted, Sentence was deferred untll to-day. The calendar for the present term is extremely large and will, in all probability, occupy the greater part of the month. Adolph Sterling, a farm nand in the omploy of Mrs. Mary Schleiber, of Foster's Meadow, while at work ina lot yesterday afternoon seized a little daughter of Mrs. Schleiber, aged about eleven years, and attempted to commit an outrage upon hor. Her screams attracted the attention of some workmen in an adjoining fleld who went to her assistance and rescued her. They then seizoa Sterling, and, aftor binding him with ropes, gave him into the cnstody of Officers Hamer and Sinith. He was locked up in the cells at Jamaica to await examina- tion, STATEN ISLAND. The Rev. Jamos Brownlee, D. D., of the Reformed church at Port Richmond, will deliver his fortieth anni- versary sermon in the chirch on Sunday morning next, The Staten Island Railway Company is extending its dock at the Stapleton landing. It is stated that another dock will be built at Tompkinsville, and that other im- provements will bo made at the Clifton landing. The Ebbett farm at Now Dorp, recently purchased by Commodore Vanderbilt and presented to the Moratian church for cemotery purposes, has been beautifully laid out and enclosed with a high stone fence, A receiving vault has been constructed in tho side of the hill, near ‘And God is worthy of all trast. Iam’ positive that He is able to keep that which I have committed unto Him against “that day.” BROOKLYN'S COUNTERFEITERS. WOLF AND LEWINSKI—CURRENCY AND NICKEL. William Wolf, the individual who was arrested on Sunday last for passing counterfeit fifty cent stamps in Brooklyn, was taken before United States Commissioner | Winslow yesterday for examination. The prisonor asked that the case be adjourned to the 26th inst., by which time he thought that he would be able to meet a boat official that he had time if he made haste. | the accusation and present a proper defer He has When be returned the béat was moving away | written to his futher, who is a Pennsylvania furmer, from the pler, Mr. Belville jumped, missed his | nd to his brother, to come to his assistance, Deputy footing, fell into the. water and went under | yfarshal De Clue says that the prisoner is an intelligent man, although he assumes the air of a “know nothing’ | whon questioned on the secrets of his counterfeiting connections, The whole make-up and bearing of Wolf ig that of a farmer; but such is not bis vocation. Tho prosecution claims to have ample proof upon which to | conviet Wolf knowingly and wilfully attempt. ing to pass the counterfeits which were found in his ssion, The secret servico men obtained the original counterfeits for the purpose of | making copies of them. They were to have had them | at the Commissioner's office yesterday, as tho examina. tion was set down for that time, but they fi in an appearal The Secret Sorv | be on the track of the leaders of counterfeiters, for whom they believe Wolf was acting | only in the capacity of agent. The Marshal's officers do | not repose entire confidence in all the assertions of the Secret corps upon this subject. It cannot be denied that there exists no small amount of jealousy betwooen the two sets of federal officers on the point of | professional adroitness in tho detection of crime, The Marshal appears to entertain tho opinon that there exists some mysterious business | connection bet*een Lowinski, the principal of the flve- numerous instances of persons bemg resuscitated after | cent nickel counterfeiters’ gang, and Wolf, This sus- | | picion has been strengthened by reason of the fact that | the two prisoners have been sending notes to each | other since they have been in Raymond Street Jail. It | is presumed that the nickel counterfeiters aueceeded in | circulating about $20,000 worth of the spurious mone: In various parts of the country in @ single day in March lust. This immense issue was made ata time when a large quantity of new coin was issued from the Sub- Treasur: A few days before the issue was mado | Lewinski made a tour through the Wostern Statos for | the ostensible purpose of selling soap, but really to dis- tribute the spurious coin. They sold $1 22 in coin for $1 in currency. The composition of the counterfeit is 80 pounds of nickel, 100 pounds of eopper and 10 pounds of tin, while the genuine coin is nearly all nickel, SCALDED TO DEATH, An inquost was held yesterday before oroner Simms do know that tho treatment of Captain Bolville was | over the circumstances attending the death of Peter aiogether @ most monstrous ontrage, Which disgrace’ | Victory, a youth of eighteen years, who died at tho » police and associate “ipa oritie: e o ds the police and associato municipal authorities of Torey Ted Voltage: Hospital on Wednesday lath | De | ceased was on an errand to the South Brooklyn Chemi- cal Works, of Baker & Co., on Third stroct, near Go. wanus Canal, on the day named, whon, while walking across a room, he suddenly disappeared through the opening of a large vat, the cover of which had been re- moved. The vat contained scalding water, which was beng employed in washing out nitrate of soda that had been previously in the vessel ance brought several workmen to the spot, and be was taken out in a terrible condition, His suiferings were #0 intense that tho physician first sum- moned administered the writhing man two and a half ‘ains of morphine, which targe dose barely tranquil fied him for alittle time, He dind a fow hours after bis admission 0 the hospital, being fully conscious to His screams for assist- | the church entrance, with handsome marble pillars in front It is proposed to establish a bureau of assessments in Richmond county, and to do away with the present systom of fifteen assessors, threo from cach township. The now bureau, it is desired, shall be made up of five assessors, clected by the poople of the county at largo, It is also proposed to remove the county officers from Riehmond villago to some locality near the shore. ‘Tho injunction served upon the Vanderbilt Ferry Company on Tuesday was observed, and work has ceased upon the foundation of the new pier at Stapleton. ‘The injunction was granted upon tho motion of the Fast Shore Opposition Ferry Company, within a hundred foot of whose pier the new picr has been begun. Tho Van- derbilt Company must show causo within twenty days why it should not be compolled to pull up the spiles it has just put dows. The old Vanderbilt homestead on Bay stroct, Staple- ton, owned by the Commodore and built probably over 100 years ago, is still in a good state of preservation, ‘Tho village trustees have, from time to timo, made im- provements about the grounds by raising the sidewalka, which are now about four fect above the level of the grase plat in front of tho house; yet Mr. Vanderbilt is not disposed to make any changes. Tho barn on the rear of the lot is inatamble down condition, and Mr. Vanderbilt has often been asked to mako some repairs to the old structure, but be always says he wants {tas it is—that it is good enough for him, All of the Com- modore’s real estate on Staten Island, excepting this old homestead, was some time ago deeded to William H. Vanderbilt, the considoration being $1. NEW JERSEY. ‘The Board of Aldermen of Jersey City held a réunion last evening at Ditmar's Park, on the Heights, under tho Presidency of Alderman Howell, Reports have been received from some of the granges in Somoreet, Hunterdon and ‘ren coumties that the ptato rot is doing great damage, One farmer fears he will loge his entire crop. The members of Excelsior Fngine Company No. 2, of Hoboken went on an oxcursion yesterday to Dudley's Grove, A large number of influential citizens and polt- ticians accompanied tho party. Tho ovidence against William Gandly, who was sus- pected of having robbed William Wallin’s store, in Wil- low street, Hobokon, was not clearly elicited yesterday, and Recorder Bohnstedt sent him to the Penitontiary as a vagrant. No action has been taken by the Hoboken Coanocil in the case of ono Lowenthal, whom {t employs as City Physician, and who, the Board of Health proves, never raduated. The self-styled doctor said ho was a gradu- | Ste of Wurzburg University, but the dean of that insti- | tution has written that no such personage was ever in it A case similar to that in which Colonel Baker ro- contly fignfed in England, came to light in Jersey City yesterday. Civil procedure, instead of criminal, has | been resorted to in this instance. Mrs. Mary Barry, of | the Bergen district, commenced a suit in the Supreme Court against an undertaker, named Frank Naughton, ! for an alloged indecent assault, Damages are laid at | $10,000. ‘The supposed kidnapping case in Union Hill is yet being discussed, It will bo remembered that Krollp feiffer, the abducted boy's father, had one W. Demorest arrested on suspicion of being the child-stoaler. An | examination resulted in Demorost’s release, Yosterday the latter had Krolipfoiffer arrested on a chargo of per- jury and false imprisonment, The accused was put | under Louds to await the action of the Sues, A NEW CROTON AQUEDUCT. THE DEMANDS FOR A BETTER SUPPLY OF CRO- ‘TON WATER TO BE SATISFIED—AN IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENT. The Commissioner of Public Works has organized @ surveying party to ascertain a proper line of 4 new aqueduct from Croton River, to afford a larger supply of water to the city than is now possible with the pres- ent aqueduct’ The surveyors aro all attached to the Department of Public Works, and are under the dire tion of one of the engineers of the departinent, Mr. MeAlpine, It appears that during tho past summer the present aqueduct has been taxed to its utmost capacity. Ln the opinion of the Commissioner ‘TH GROWTH OF THE crry has been such of late years, and so many manufactories of various kinds hay sprung up in every direction, that the present aqueduct will be found very shortly inadequato to supply the city with a sufficient quantity of water, Bosides, it ix claimed that if any extensive breakago should occur in the aqueduct, such as to require weeks to repair, the reservoirs now at the command of the department are not sufficient to meet the wants of the great population of the city. It was with great difficulty during the presont summer that a suflicient supply could be kept on hand to insure the city against a water fumine while the ordinary repairs that hore and there had to be made to the aqueduct ‘were going on, ‘THY SURVEYING PARTY had been instructod to find out a cheap line, and to attain this object it is incumbent upon it to select some line to the east of the present aqueduct, as the city owns only about sixty-six fect in width of the land | through which it now runs; and it is pretty cer- tain if an attempt wero made to run a new aqueduct alongside the old the blasting of the works would seriously damage the latter, ' Another great obstacle in | the way of running a new aqueduct to the west of the present one is that the property in that vicinity ia for the greater part laid out in villa plots, on which thore are costly residences. If the Department wero to attempt to run a new aqueduct along that line (it being taken for granted that they get the necessary authovity) they would have to PAY AN DIMENSE PRICE for the land they desired to secure—in some instances they would, it tx said, have to pay as high as $10,090 an acre, It is, therefore, an object of economy as much as anything elxe which las prompted Commissioner Porter to instruct the surveying party to keep to the cast of the present aqueduct, Itis the intention of tho sur- veyors to ascertain a line from «spot high upon the Croton River to High Bridge, as the water can be con- ducted over that as usnal. ‘ho expense of the survey will not be over $10,000. THE NECKASARY LEGISLATION, Tt should not be understood that the fights that havo s0 often occurred of late in the Board of Aldermen over the ‘Croton main’’ question, and the appropriation of $500,000 for the “extension of the | Croton water,” have had any connection whatever with this new uqueduct proposition. Tho survey is simply intended to find out a proper line for the new aqueduct, and, the facts once ascertained as to where it can be built at the cheapest cost, a report will be made to the Legislature and the Board of Aldermen, so that if they have the interests of the city at heart proper appropriation tnay be made to carry on tho work. It is proposed by the Commissioner of Public Works, should the chemo be indorsed, to build a now damon the Croton River above the present one,,and thus itis | hoped that with the two aqueduets, each running inde- pendentiy of the other and with always . AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF WATER to be had from the new reservoirs now bei in Putnam county, the city will never be in danger of a water famine. It may be stated that the present aqueduct cost $10,000,600, re Sea angen BOARD OF EXCISE, The complaints made by three gentlemen, residents of Brooklyn, against the Atlantic and the Pacific beer gar- dens, and the saloon in tho basement of the Tribune building, for selling beer on last Sabbath, came up be- fore the Excise Commissioners at their meeting yester- day afternoon, Commissioner Marshall moved that the complaints be received and ontored on the minutes, This was carried, after which Commissioner Stiner of- fered the following preamble and resolution, which were adopted :— Whereas in view of the fact that the complainants in the cases of Messrs. Koster & Bial, William Kramer and Fred. Berubach aro not residents of the city of New York and as these compli ty demand revocation of tho Unanses of sh 8, Laws 1870. such com) hall be mado by » its" of said city, town oF Village, where the law was violated ;" therefore, be it Resolved, That, acting under the advice of the Counsel to the Board of Excise, the abovo complaints be referred to the District Attorney for such sotion as he may deem legal and proper. The Commissioners hold that they cannot take any action looking to the revocation of the licenses of the | partics in question, but by referring the matter to the District Attorney that oflicial can cause the offenders to be indicted by the Grand Jury. THE DOCK COMMISSIONERS. The Dock Commissioners held their regular weokly mocting yesterday afternoon A communication from the White Star Steamship Line relative to the filthy condition of the slip between piers 51 and 52 North River, was received, A conimunication from the Com- mon Council stated that the Board would not be al- lowed to erect adumping board at the foot’of Kighty- sixth street. Another communication from the same source called upon the Board to furnish a list of un- lighted piers owned by the city and of unlighted piers | owned by private parties, so that the Common Council | might learn where to place gas lights. ‘The statement of the Treasurer showed a balance to the credit of the Board of $682,820 10. STREET OPENINGS. THE AWARD OF ONE DOLLAR FOR EACH PARCEL OF LAND EXPLAINED. ‘A document, of which the following is a copy, has been sent to certain Commissioners for Opening Streets :— z In the matter of the application of the Mayor, Alder- men and Commonalty of the city relative to the open- ing of 149th street, from Kighth avenuo to Harlem River, in view of objections taken by the Mayor, &c, to the estimate and assessment in the above entitled matter, the Comptrolior has sent the following circular to the Commissioners : “The only valid award made in this matter is the sum of $1 for each parcel of land described upon the damage map of said Commissioners, and that no assessment can be made for any greater amount, and the assessment upon the land benefited at a greater rate than $1 for cach parcel is entirely erroneous and unlawful, “A. H. GREEN, Comptroller." It seems that the Commissioners in thia case (and it is only one of many of a similar character) awarded $1 to every parcel of iand in front of which tho street was to pass and reported the owners as “unknown.”’ At the game time they docided ihe assessment necessary to be $9,396. As the expenses, &c., were ot about $2,000 and nothing was shown as to who owned the land, it was deemed desirable to know by what right the over assessment was mado and who were to bo assessed. The circular of tho Comptroller contends, it appears, | that the only valid award in the case is “$1 for each arcel.’’ It is contended that the Commissioners should ve ascertained who the owners of the property wero. A DOWNTOWN HOSPITAL. Tho Socioty of the New York Hospital has supplied tho place of the Park Hospital by opening a House of Relief at No, 160 Chambers street. Accidents and cases bouefeial to the Police Comfisrioncta, capacially to that ciainegs person among them who over thirty yéara” dud Pecdlnimended that lamps should be constructed along tho Wiarves and piors, It turned out, however, that Mr. Disbocker bad called simply to tall over strect cleaning matters with the Mayor and to offer and re. ceive snggestiope as Lo a nore thorough organization of the working toree and the adoption of a more complete method by whieh the streets could be kept, if not s ly clean, at least put in such a condition that they will not be a source of unhealthfulness, It is believed that there will be no quorum of the Aldermen to-day, unless some of those now absent on fishing excursions return in time, ‘The clerks in Mr, Twomey’s office were fearfully and wonderfully seared yesterday oyer the rumor that me of them were to be decapitated. It appears. that ave not to be, however, and that the sole intention the Aldermen who signed the terrifying paper wily alluded to inthe Hkxatp was to give thom @ warning. In view of the fact that Mr. Douglas Taylor, who assumes to be Commissioner of Jurors still, ite the hag ha appointment of Colonel Dunlap’ to fill his place, written a long letter (publistied in another column) to Mr, Purrey, chairman of the Aldermanic committee empow the Board to investigate his official ac- counts, denying the committee's jurisdiction, it is believed that there will be a lively time when the com- mittee meets, The meeting, it is probable, however, will not be held until the question as to who is really Commissioner of Jurors has been finally decided, A LITTLE MUNICIPAL WAR. MR. DOUGLAS TAYLOR AND COLONEL THOMAS DUNLAP STRUGGLING FOR THK COMMISSIONER- SHIP OF JURORS--A SCENE IN COURT—MB. TAYLOR'S CASE STATED BY HIMSELY. ‘The matter of the claims of Colonel Thomas Dunlap and Mr, Douglas Taylor to the Commissionership of Jurors is likely to result ina lively contest before it 1a finally settled, Confusion to litigants and in the trial of criminals is certain to ensue unless the question is dis- posed of speedily in one way or the other, Mr. Taylor has engaged the services of Mr. A. Oakey Hall, whilo Colonel Dunlap is represented by Corporation Counsel Whitney, Mr. Hall was asked yesterday by a Heraup representative as to what might be the effect upon the jurors who refused to serve, That gontioman observed he could answer, aa he had already answered several clients who were jurors, Any process purporting to come fro Colonel Dunlap could be successfully fought, Nevertheless every citizen ought to serve ona jury when axked, from a sense of duty rather than from: foar of fine, Colonel Dunlap’s counsel is equally sanguine with Mayor Hall as to the merits of his case, ‘The first real move in tho contest began yesterday, when the drawing of Grand Jurors for the September term took place, About noon a procession of gentlemen entered the Supreme Court, Chambors, before Judgo ‘Yappon. THEY LOOKED SOLEMN AND SERIOUS. This procession consisted of Deputy County Clerk McLaughlin, Under Sheriff John 1. Cumming, Colonel Thomas Dunlap anda smail boy carrying a large box ensconced ina wheel, This procession was afterward increased by the presence of Mr. Hall and Mr, Taylor. ‘The room was crowded with lawyers and spectators at the time, They could not understand what was meant by this unusual assemblage of officials. » They waited anxiously for the explanation. This suspense and curiosity were soon alleviated by Mr, Hall, who rose aud said: May it please the Court—I desire through you to ad- n inquiry to the County Clerk, This is the day for drawmg Grand Jurors. The statute provides that the Commissioner of Jurors shall attend and certify im order to make the list valid. Mr, Taylor, Commissioner of Jurors, is here; but I observe al i tleman who claims to be Commi: who has possessed himself of s that force which is always permissible in a scramble for office, Mr. Taylor 18 here to give validity to the list by his signature, no matter who else signs it, and this tn the interost of public justice and to prevent such om- barrassing questions as distinguished counsel raised in the Stokes caso. Docs the County Clerk propose te ask him to aftix his signature ? Mr. Androws, Assistant Corporation Counsel, thon rose and said :—"T respond for the County Clerk. Under advice he will only use a list signed by Colonel Thomas Dunlap.” Mr. Hall—Then I must adviso Mr. Taylor to with- draw under protest and leave the matter of the validity of the signature to be determined by others than my chent. The drawing of jurors then went on, Some time after the occurrences in the Supreme Court, Chambers, a Hera. reporter called upon Mn, Bouglas ‘Taylor and r roma Bit o aevereoer es Hap) Gains to be Commissioner of Jarors, as T from the newspapers; and during my absenco er vacation he possessed self by force of some a me of the books by nd papers, although not 1 sits in rooms had occupied. Yet thore is no particular place asnigned as an office to the Commissioner of Jurors, tnd his books wnd papers of one year are siinply memoranda for tho making up of new lists for the suceoeding. ones iky poll lists in the hands of registrars of elec Grand and petit jury lists are renowed every year. ‘After this forcible interferenco—which was to me only an venience—my assistants removed my office to No, 123. n street, corner of Nassau street, where [am now officiating in hearing excuses and collecting fines and pre- paring lists. During the past year T commenced salary. Ono of the defences inter charter of 1873 (gee, 117, Hine 3) vacutod my that year, as certainly its letter aims ‘0 this, as well a: to viher ‘dofences, I interposed demurrer. My demu upon this point was sustained by,Judge Robinson, Common Ploas, and the General Torm affirmed upon that his decision, although othor grounds of demurrer were im Hing 2% ofthe charter, and assuining « supposed va- appointed Thomas Dunlap, Hsq., a8 Commulesioner of Ro notice was or ever has been served upon me of ing the ground, as I learn, that ‘neancy In May, IST3, in reality, throughout six months of his own term thera any Commissioner of Jurors. There has not peal of the Inws to which I shall presently refer, Which Twas appointed, aud under which I aet, ex: ch as could be worked by the ordinary “in- pl ogy that occurs in section 119 (about incon it against the city wed was that tho office in May of : absence the Mayor, claiming to act under sec- Durin, tlon 25 enney, Jurors. this action, the Mayor t: the charter'was notice to me o! be 2 and under a). tenure of my office. sim to reach are ‘The points which the ensuing premise irst—L am not in auy Sonse a cliarter officer, and never have ben. Second—But £ am officially created by special local acts, which are utterly inconsistent with the subject matter of “charter” or “local government.” Third—Therefore no possible distinction exists {0 tuke iny status out of the purview of the legal doctring that if the charter of 1873 be a local act, with one subject Inniter expressed in the tithe—vin,, “Reorganization of th Local Goverumont of New York"—then whatsoever of extrin- se subject matter Is contained. in that ebarter ix void. In short, that the sandwiching of my office among the provisions regarding city government removal as if the Clerk of the Oyer and Terminer or of the Common Pleas had also been added to che official olla potrida of removals. The office of Commissioner of Jurors datos from chapter 495 of 1847—an In’ relation to Jurors in tho City of New York.” Section 2 enacts that by an “elective body’ (as the phrase of description was in the former Com- missioner. of Jurors controversy, People ex rel Haws va. Walker, 23 Barbour, p. 312), ho sfiall be chosen through the participating votes of certain judges and supervisors, and by The same authority romoved. © Thus it continued throughout wcourse of legislation which affected his duties and his re- lations with’ clerks, con suporvisors, &¢., &e., until by chapter (with title ' sam as act of 1847) und section 17, to be moved. as sheriffs wre, and by Governor, ry act relating t jer aoncthing touching act, by remotest implica: government of the city of his mode { appointment’ rem has for its subject mi-court duties, with the loc d clearly jurors were never officors of that Next a the fatagdt of 1873, as before mon- simply using the Hrase: Hon his term and changed tho mode of his Homed,, and, sinuply Usin urors,” legislated on his te sereeat and appolntinent from the mode. proscribed by the het in relation to jurors to « mode presoribed by an act in folation to the local government of New York. The dis- covery of this phrase was A erent surprise tagne, as it was to — hundred others. Searcely could be imayined any instance of that mi f which was sought to be killed by the constitu- tional provisions respecting unitary titles of local acts as to fuhject tnatter, greater than this instance for surprise, and born of the log-rouling Under ail these circumstances, contd t T ean onl: be re- moved by the Governor, and that the 1 the Mayor is void, and that even when T removed by the Gov Iy the el rm sand, supervisors (au could. appoint ® a ther Thi © sioner of jurors, and if inconvenien barrassments arise from there being anothe who assumes to act, then the respousibility belongs to ot than myself, of sudden illness will be treated as in the Park Hospital. Surgical and medical treatment will also be dispensed to outdoor patients, and an ambulance will be sent on ap- ication to any part of the city below Canal street, rvices will be given free of chargo, MUNICIPAL NOTES. ‘The Mayor was busy at his office yesterday, and, de- spite tho bad weather, there was a largo number of callors, although there wore but few domocratic poli- | ticians among them, most of the local leaders having gone to Saratoga to find out what they could do to help the Central Committee in its deliberations, The news yesterday afternoon that Syracuse, as the place whero the next Democratic Convention shall be held, had won and file who loitered in the corridors of the Hall to keep out of tho rain, Some ccomod to think that the decision of tho committee was a victory of the Canal Ring, Syracuse being its headquarters, ered that the Ring bent every energy to have the Convention held at Syracuse, as their areb-enomy, tho Governor, had, it was said, ‘given it out that he pre- forrod a more congenial locality. Thore wore all s of rumors about the romoval of the Fire Commissioners yesterday, and one was to the effect that the Governor had changed his mind and would not distarb them for certain political reasons, -On the other hafd, there are those who have, or pre- tend to havo, good opportunities for obtaining reliable information on the subject who t that their doom is fixed and that it is pow pstion of brief timo whon their fate will be publ anounced, Mr, Whitey, tho new Corporation Counsel, bas not, as yet, decided upon any removals, but it is pretty well rettled that Colonel John R. Fellows will secure the prize of the Corporation Attorneyship. Police Commisstoner Disbecker, beaming with smiles, as though “the best police force in the world’ had nover been overhauled by tho newspapors anda logiela- tive committee, had a long conference with the Mayor the day, was commented upon quite freely by tho rank | y Tt was consid. | + ev ‘THR ALDERMAXIC INVESTIGATING COMMITTRE. At the last mectfMfig of the Bourd of Aldermen Messrs. Purroy, Reilly and Robinson were appointed a commit. tee to examine the accounts of tho Commissioner of Jurors for the past twelve years. To this committes M jor yesterday transmitted tho following letter:— Ovvice Coyoussioxen oF Jugons, 128 FULTON BYRERT, CORNER OF Nassal New York, August (7, 1875, Com of Hon. H. D. Purnoy, Chairman of Al rme Sin—Newspapers inform me you axe me to subject and your con waiting 6: of that red tape which has alroady hung, in public vo many det me city fathers, £ res ‘our jurisdiction, I am sure the Comp- such investigation, should he deem one olds that power, and he fuccessor, under the County Consolidation act, of the Board of ‘Supervisors, In point of fnet, however, my ac. countshave beon daly audited and pasied at the’ close of exch fiseal year. nm my Accounts of INT were dul Approved, among the auditors signing them (City Ke Thouars 22, 147) was the Mayor, who recently took occasion to endeavor to furnish the the city with iny successor during my absence in Europe, and suddenly, whilo { was not pro tent, broached the subject of fis power in the pre incidentally observe, had alre th troller will make an; needed. ses it as Only he =a power which, i Deon denied by one General Term, in a controversy whic directly raisod the question, Pardon me for adding an additional reason for declining four jurisdiction. [believe all inunielpal lawyers agree thas he Hoard of Aldermen no longer possess any jurisdiction in investigation, except upon the only three powers which now anrvive to t at of the crnsit of chartors and the wreck Of law makers, These are the powers :~(1) of enacting ordin- ances, (2),of regnlating tho manner whereby hoads of depart. Tents thake contracts, and (3) of confirming these “heads? whenever some ure cut’ off and others put on, the city is really, by law, the comptroller. can boil unless he furnishes the fuel. His veto iy practically omnipotent. When I was first appointed commissioner of {urors, Aldermen concerned themvelves with polloe, re, health, buildings, gas, water, streets, docks, parks, alma, prisons, taxes, usvasainents and stvoet openings; at present thevo Important powors are distributed exclusively to depart- ments over which the ald no control, however much towards tho face of p ity some of them may arrogate claims of interference, {atice, the resolution yesturday adopted, providing for the pay of city laborer is no more binding p the employing departne and perhaps of leas value In an advisory point of view, if adopted by the Chamber of Cony om. The rnler of No executive pot esterday, Knowledge of his presence in Mr. Wick- hain’ office lod many of the quidnunes to believe that | ghore was something to the wind which wonld oot be that Alderman Billings, pon oceasion of the FOCONTINUED ON NINTH PAGE] Tam assured