The New York Herald Newspaper, October 12, 1875, Page 4

4 “THE POLICE COMNISSUNERS. | ‘Mayor Wickham’s Letter Demand- ing Their Resignations. THE CORRESPONDENCE IN FULL ‘Commissioners Smith and Voorhis Say They ‘Are Ready to “Step Down and Out.” Mayor Wickham bas at tength broken silence rolative } ‘to movements against the Police Commissioners, Ata Mate hour yesterday afternoon he furnished to the press ‘the following correspondence between himself and the gentlemen of the Mulberry street palace :— THR MAYOR'S COMMUNICATION. Mayor's Orricn, New York, October 7, 1875, Messrs. Grorae W. MATSRLL, AunataM DisneckeR, Joan R. Voorms and Wittiam F. Syrru, Police Com- missioners of the city of New Yor! GENTLEMEN—The condition of the Police Department seems to be such as to call for official action on my part. It has become the subject of expressions of public opinion through the press and otherwise, which, with Mnereasing frequency, have continually gained in emphasis, until on ‘'riday last they culminated in the ‘specific and formal presentment of your body in the ‘following terms by the grand inquest of this county:—~ | To me Hoxo;avty rm: Recouper or Tue City axp County or New Youk:—At the termination of their duties ‘during this September, A. D. 1875, term of the Court of eral Sessions, the Grand Jury, by this presencment, ‘would respectfully call your attention und ail other aut ‘ties having jurisdiction, to the following statement of f cwith full confidence that prompt action will be taken to. © force existing laws, or if these are insufficient, to secure the ‘enactment of others, in order to remedy the evils of which ‘we now complain. Pird— The alarming inerease of crime in this community, | ‘especially of murder, robbery and burglary, has engaged ou earnest consideration. Under our oaths wo bave been obliged to indict moro than twenty persons for murder in the citizens have cause to feel that, in conse- ficiency of the police force, us’ at present in the possession of either life or property. Cool and deliberate murders are commit ted, and the guilty perpetrators escape without detection or ‘punishment, JAMES M. DUNBAR, Foreman, Joskrn T. Farriaroy, Clerk. The police force is everywhere charged and con- ceded to be inexcusably inefficient, and it seems to have fastened on the public mind the conviction ‘that it has become demoralized beyond hope of re- covery by those now at its head, So faras I know there is no one to gainsay the urgent necessity tor ‘its reorganization. Notwithstanding the steady growth of public indignation in the premises, I have sought act with great deliberation, but, sinde the action ofthe Grand Jury, I feel that I can no longer de- Jay calling your attention to considerations which make it proper for me to defer to the public Judgment which vhas overtaken you—certainly, so far as to call on you for an ‘account of your stewardship in your office. The police force, more directly than the Tepresentatives of any other department of govern- Ment, comes into daily and nightly contact with the entire ee of our city, and, therefore, aifords to the public ample means of knowing the result of your administration. This encounters the close scrutiny and sharp criticism of a justly sensitive people, for they know that upon an upright and efficient administra- ton of your department depends that which is the end of all government, the security of itfe and property. Your usefulness in the position held by you depends largely upon the degree in which you inspire Public confidence. For it is no more ‘the office of your department to secure the apprehension of offenders after their crime has been wrought than to anticipate and prevent the commission of crime. But the most eflectual preventive of crime is the dread of detection fostered in the criminal classes by the knowledge that the police force is intelligent, well dis- ciplined, efficient and mecorruptible. Indeed, the first object of such discipline in the force as shall secure the prompt detection of crime and the certain apprehension of criminals, 1s to assure the community against law- | lessness. From the moment that the imulligence, | discipline and integrity of the police force, or the efficiency of the administration at its head, become | geuerally distrusted in the community, ffom that | Known it will appear that T personally, in those casos | | Moment the public has lost the most efficient instru- mentality which government can supply for the pre- ‘Yention of crime, dence of the community, to thatextent, therefore, have | You lost your means of usefulness. You will observe | that these considerations are entirely independent of the question whether either one of you has been guilty | ot any specific act constituting malfeasance im office, or | of any intentional neglect of duty. My reasons spring , from the plain propositions that it is an important quali- fication of a Police Commissioner that he should possess the general confidence of the community; that, to one who has been long in office, and who is therefore well known to the public, this qualification is indispen- sable, and that the lack of such general confidence in- duces insecurity of life and property among those for whom your department should serve as watch and ward against danger. That confidence seems never to have been given to you in any great degree, and it now ap- pears to be entirely withdrawn from you. The commu. nity may justly demand that it be restored to the de- ment, even though this can be accomplished only y transfer to other hands of the conirol now held by you. If, recognizing the force of these considerations and desiring to serve the public most efficiently, you tender ‘me your resignations, I shall be giad to escape the ne cessity for further official action upon the various com- laints against you which have, from time to time, n presented to me, Of course, in such event, your | fesignations would be received’ by me without re- spect to the truth or falsity of any of these complaints. however, this line of action shall not seem open to you, I cannot remain inactive. The public demand for a retnvigoration of your department, | though temperate, is, us I have before stated, general and tirm, and, if you do not clearly see your best pourse with reference to it, my duty to the community | is perfectly clear. Asthe Chief Executive of the city it ig incumbent on me to exercise the power which only | JEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, oct ment of the very judges conducting the trial for their failure to act at an earlier day on charge thus shown to be substantial. Tt is also ea that with the knowledge and assist- ance of on your number, then Superintendent Mat- sell, a child named Theresa Clifton was induced to make @ charge of or cone and criminal conduct against Captain Edward Walsh, in consequence of which Cap- tain Walsh was transferred from his command, but has never, though he has continually demanded it, been able to obtain a trial as to the truth of the charge. If this be true it would go far to sustain the charge that a conspiracy has existed between the President of your Board aud others to down the character and reputation of an officer of the force merely | on the ground of personal disfavor and without reference to any facts aff his official action or Commissioner Dis- capacity. It 1s also charged t becker has, in violation of the regulations governing your Board, appointed to the position of patrolmen | Strangers of less than six months’ residence in the | city, solely upon the ground of recommendation by | political allies in distant of the State, If this be | true it is an infringement, not only of the positive law | which should control your Board, but also a disregard of au important principle underlying the proper man- agement of the Police Depariment. It exists solely | for the protection of persons and property, and offers bo room for the entertainment of partisan purposes or practices. The entire people, and neither political | party as such, isentitled to 18 protection and control, | I have communicated enough to indicate the general | character of some of the charges and testimony to | which your attention is called. It seems to show the existence in the police torce of a general demoraliza- tion and shameful inefficiency which you do not appear to have been able to cure, { do not deem it important | to trace to you individually specitic wrongful acts of omission of commission before calling on you to an- swer for the shortcomings of the force and for the con- tinued and notorious = iniquities of many of the officers and men seving under your com- mand. From the Pohce Department and the Com- missioners at its head the public is entitied to demand resulta, By the law you are given almost absolute pees performance of the functions assigned to you. ‘he amouat of mouey placed posal, and ac- tually annually expended nt, is am- ple—even lavish—to secure sai its.” Your methods are intricate, and some of them are practiced in necessary secresy. But as the success or failure with which those methods are attended is the security | or peril of the community, you can well sce that the public may properly except to any answer which you 7 eby standing upon a sive negative and shown by specif ation ol particn- Jars what wrongful methods of administration and what wrongiul acts in office have lead to your failure, |. Tshall | iy to hear such suguestions as you may jointly cr ally desire to submit to me in exculpa- tuon or relief of all or either of you as Commis:1 ners | from responsibility for the situation, and each of you is aflorded az opportunity to be heard with regard to any or all of the matters herembefore mentioned or referred to, as well as to the charges and specitications hereto- | the 13in day of fore transmeted by me to you, oF | October, inst., at this office, at twelve o'clock noo then t show cause, if any exis:, why he should not nj be removed from office es one of the Police Commissioners | | of the city of New York. Very respectfully, WILLIAM H. WICKHAM, Mayor, REPLY OF COMMISSIONER SMITH, ComMrssioNER’S OFFICR, Pouce DeragtMent op THE City oF Naw York, New York, October 8, 1875, Wituiax H. Wicknam, Esq., Mayor of New York: |" Sim—I have the honor to acknowledge the reosipt of your communication of the 7th inst., which has been | carefully read by me. Your Honor will bear in mind that L have twice, since my appointment as Police Com- missioner, addressed you in writing and asked to retire | frem this position, While, of cours | pleasing thing to retire un der such charges as have been made in your letter against the Board of Police Com- | missiouers, yet there is no question in my mind but that the public good comes before any private consider- | ation, and, therefore, I tender you Wy resignation as | Police Commissioner, only asserting in my own defence that the duties which have devolved upon me have been scharged to the best of my ability. serve w myself the right to forward my defence to you | ata later period as a part of this resignation, I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant. WM. F. SMITH. REPLY OF COMMISSIONER VoORHIS. ‘New York, Oct. 9, 1875. Hon. Wiuisam H. Wicktam, Mayor:— Sim—I yesterday received your letter of the 7th inst., addressed to all the members of the Board of have any individual responsibility, and I ain quite sure | that when the facts as to each of’ those cases are all asin all others, have performed my whole duty, As to the general charges against the Department and the Tn so far as you have lost the conf. | Board, Lean only reply that I have done everything heretotore in my power to make the police force efficient and incorruptible, j thas the results fall short of expectations, the the condition of the Department satisfactory, either to the public or to individually, and, as matters now are, I do not | perceive how I can improve the police force.’ To relieve you, as Mayor, of embarrassmeut, and to make way for a successor who may be able to discharge the duties of the position with better success, I have the honor | hereby to tender for your acceptance my resignation of and not the office of a Police Commissioner of the city of New | York, the resignation to take effect upon the appoint- ment of my successor. And you will recolicet that trom time to time since January last, and in frequent con- versations with you with reference to the deplorable state of alfairs in the Police Department, I have assured | you of my readiness to resign the oflice whenever by so doing 1 could help to improve the situation. Very respectfully, JOHN KR VOORHIS. ANOTHER LETTER FROM COMMISSIONER sanTH, NE , Oct. 9 1875, { Hon. Witt1a H. Wickuam, Mayor: Sim—Yesterday, upon the’ receipt of your letter di- rected to the four Commissioners of Police, in an en- | velope marked “Personal,” I forwarded ‘at once my resignation—to indicate, a spoedily as possible, my intention not to hold any position of trust a moment after expression of a wish by the proper authority that I should surrender the office. As stated in that paper, | 1 did not intend, however, wo debar myself trom making my own defence at a later period, and 1 now propose to | offer that defence. I will first call your attention to the | fact that when you tendered me the appointmens to be a Police Commissioner, you informed mo of the corrupt state of morals inthe force and of the laxity of its dis- cipline, and that you then expressed a desire that I it ig not the most | 1, of course, re- | Police Commissioners, You do not suggest that, as to | any of the particular cases specfically mentioned, I | It is evident, however, | me | the Mayor possesses to definitely submit some of the | should take the position in order to aid you in bringing ol jes against you to which the public seem to attach | about such a reformation and such a condition of the to them, provided that you shall not have concluded to | 0. You then further stated that it was your desire to fesign your oifice, after accepting my cobsiderations | make the Police Department nou-partisan in positics— hereinbefore set forth. | to takesit out of politics altogether. I took time to You will recollect that several weeks since! referred | consider your proposition, consulted with personal ‘o you charges and specitications submitted tome by | friends much interested in the good government of the Mr. John D. Townsend, which were based on stavements | city, related to them my conversation with you, and, of specified acts, or fullures to act, which were indi- | under their advice and expressed wishes, accepted the | much importance, and to ask your immediate attention | police force as the citizens of New York have a right | sible to the citizens for the efficiency of this department of the city government, may have the opportunity necessary to so improve mifiters as to make the situa- tion satisfactory. Very respectfully, WILLIAM F. SMITH, WALL STREET NOTES. THE STOCK EXCHANGE YACHTSMEN AND THEIR CHANCES—A LITTLE STORY ABOUT MISSOURI | PACIFIC—WILL THE DIVIDEND BE PAID? | The Wall street yachtsmen yesterday were more active in their preparations for the Cape May regatta than in buyingandselling stocks, Mr, Rufus Hatch, whose pluck in the late races all recognize, was occupied in giving orders to his sous tieulenants, and Mr. Osborne, of the Dreadnaught, was equally busy with his orders, The various captaius are to be comp!imented as much for their esprit on the ocean waye as for their elan im con- duteing their FINANCIAL CAMPAIGNS, It is certain that, no matter upon whose flag success perches to-morrow, there will be equal jubilation in Wail street, The fluctuations in stocks will be found in the financial column, There are vamous rumors afloat in regard to the conference meeting of the Pacific Railroad of Missouri which takes place to-day, It is as serted in weil informed circles that the advertised div dend on the stock will not be paid, and there are threats nade that if itis not the managers will be ar- Tested for obtaining money under false pretences, It does not, indeed, svem credible that a company will ad- Vertise a dividend, ani, under cover of the contiaence thus engendered, sei their stocks to the confiding pub- lic and then falsify all their promises, The result of the Missouri Pacitic m is therefore awaited with more than usual A story is afloat in this connection which it may not be inupropos to repeat. Last spring an excursion was arranged to the West under the auspices of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, the corporation which ases the Facile Railroad of Missvuri. Various newspaper men were invited, as wellas many substantial bankers of Wall and Broad streets. To-day, im conversation with a Henanp rep- Tesentative, the following statement was made:— ) ‘hing favorable was put forth; but 1 must say RVERYHODY WAS INVOLVED IN LOSSES, In the irst place, the newspaper writers who were engaged to describe places of interest along the ratiroad never received their pay; the clerks and employés were as badly off; and in a lite game of cards mdulged in on the train’ the ‘chips’ (and they were peculiar ‘chips’) never were paid to the winners, and are in the ge of the unfortunates to-day.”’ Comment is use- less, GREENBACKS, The election to-day in Ohio was the subject of much speculation on the Stock Exchange. Both the contrac- tion and the inflation parties, however, seemed to be | buying stocks, and the consequence was that there Was @ material advance in prices, There was some | talk of a “lock-up” of gold; but the rates for loaning to-day and Wednesday will throw further light on this sulyect. The road and land mortgages of the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad Company were foreclosed last De- cember aud the property was transferred to a new | company, which wok the name of the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railway, auc immediately proceeded to make a new mortgage embracing both road and land. The validity of the transfer is to be contested by some of the old bondholders, suits for a review and other Suits for partition having been commenced in the | United States Court at Little Rock. |THE NEW DRY DOCK SAVINGS BANK. | The new building of the Dry Dock Savings Bank, on the corner of the Bowery and Third street, was opened | lor public Inspection yesterday. The structure is thor- oughly and honestly built of stone throughout, there not being a particle of lath or plaster about it, There are two towers, the one on the southern corner being exclusively for the staircase which leads to the upper stories, while the larger one, on the corner of Third street, is the principal feature and ornament of the | ffont, being ninety-seven feet in height. The base- | ment contains the usual closets, heating apparatus, &c. ; on the main floor, slightly above the ’ level of the treet, aré the banking room, the | Secretary's office and a small, handsomely furnished | room, for the use of the President of the bank. The | banking room is thirty-seven feet in height from the | floor wo the vaulted roof; the counters and doors (the | only woodwork visible) ‘are light in color, and support- | ing the roof are columns of rose-colored granite, with carved capitals of white marble, The interior furniture is of black wainut, inlaid with rosewood. There aro | two large vauits, one of which is for the cancelled | books of persons ‘formerly depositors in the bank, but whose accounts have been closed. All savings banks | are occasionally barrassed by individuals whose a tors once had an account with the insutution, and who | are hardiy satisfied by an inspection of the balanced and closed book that there is not an enormous a:nount still | due to the heirs of the erstwhile depositor. ‘The other vault has double doors, and will contain a large movable safe in which the money is kept. The direc- | tors’ room is on the second floor and is elegantly fitted up; a gallery opening from it gives a fine view of the | banking room. Above are the janitor’s and other rooms, The building is entirely {soluted, and the patch | of turf at the rear and lower end is quite refreshing to the eye, The longest side, that on Third street, is 104 | feet in length, the front’ being 66 {eet 8 inches. The | whole building reflects great credit upon the architect, Mr. Leopold kidlitz, The business of the bank will be commenced in its new quarters on Thursday, THE SIXPENNY SAVINGS BANK. ‘The Sixpenny Savings Bank has been removed from | Clinton Hall to the corner of Broadw: and Astor | place, This institution has, since its organization, | opened more than 83,000 accounts. It has how above | 85,000 open accounts, i AN ASSIGNMENT. An assignment has been made by A. S. Herman, a dealer in woollens at No, 17 White street, to a hatter named D. Forcheimer, of No, 71 Mercer street, tor the benefit of the former’s creditors. The debts of the woollens dealer amounted to nearly $150,000, REAL ESTATE SALES. There was a very slim attendance yesterday at the Exchange. William Kennelly sold, in foreclosure, by tated by him, every fact as to which had beew sworn to by one or more witnesses, Since that time additional | testimony has been published, taken, as was before the Committes of the Assembly, of which Hon. Thomas Cooper Campbell s Chairman, at tts recent | sessions in the City Hall, in this city. Upon al the testimony “adduced to that and heretofore published there is framed for | four consideration the general charge against you, as a | of incompetency und unfitness, as your Board is | ‘Gow organized, to perform the duties to which you are assigned. | am told you py of that testimony. you have not, I will, if de furnish you with one. mongst other things, it sets forth the following state of facts:—That inthe Highth and Fifteenth Wards of this city there have existed for the last jour or five years an unusually large number of unusually notorious and offensive houses of prostitution, disorder!; houses and “panel houses’ (so-called), A pe ice census taken early in 1574, showing that there | were in this precinct eighty-three houses of this class, harborin, rostitutes; that in the months of Feb- | fuary ani March, in the year 1874 alone, ten robberies {more than one a week) by panel th (80 called) were | *eported and known to the. police to have been com- mitted in these houses; that for the protection of chil- | tren attending public schools the Department of Public | «nstruction was obliged to resort to an official prosecu- | tion of unusual vigor to clear these houses from even a tingle block, and that finally the reputable citizens of precinet were forced to organize themselves into an association to protect themselves, their children and sheir property against the deteriorating influence of such | faunting abodes and resorts of vicious and depraved | yeopie us these are sworn to have been. It is speciti- wally sworn by several witnesses that complaint and information of all these facts was your Bourd, and that notwithstanding such complaints jour Board has never yet taken any Vigorous or effect- We action to protect the teputable citizens living in this precinct. As explanatory of this alleged neglect on your part, 1 is testified by witnesses, claiming to have per- onal Teen te of the facts, that in this precinct (hese “panel houses” (so called) were assured ction by Captain Williams, of your force, in yonsideration of stipulated payments made to him vy the criminal operators of these haunts of vice. The estimony also indicates the existence throughout the sity to an alarming extent, and with astonishing noto- ety, of gambling houses, “policy shops,’ houses of grostitution, “panel houses’ and resorts for all kinds of vice and vicious persons. It is also the unvarying avidence of ail the witnesses, including many officers of that it is entirely practicable to sup- xistence of ail these places, and I am wold that in the year 1873 an habitual criminal act waa sassed by the Legisiature giving your Bourd full power {o accomplish this result, which the people thereby in- dicated to be their purpose and desire. | uniess supported by other evidence. tedly made to | persons or property of the | pro- | proffered trust. I found at the outset of with the Police Department that it was ne connection ssary to rely the other, | entirely upon my own investigations to arrive at any | 975 feet west of Ninth avenue, Satisfactory conclusions. I iound a force of over 2,400 men already appointed under the act creating the pres- ent Police Department, not one of whom could be re- tion of charges anda regular trial, in the conduet of which there was no power in the Commissioners to | compel the attendance of witne: the force. I learned from my e: room, at the department, in th hot members of ence in the court trial of cases, that false ‘statements, mado under oath, were so common | the force as to throw a} | front houses, with lots, one 23 by 95 and the other 17 | among the metobers of doubt upon most of the wstimony given there, I saw, in the streets, and in view almost of the Central Office, every day, opeu violations of the rules established for the conduct of policemen while on duty. As the force was then organized, the system of inspection was loose, and the responsibility of superior uilicers too remote and vague for the purposes of good discipline. Iu the thoroughly demoralized condition of the foree, it soon became evident to me that time would be required to make it effective, even by a perfectly united and eficient board, I submit, therefore, that I should not be held respons! ble for the condition of the force, or be charged with its inefficiency, until a sufficient time shall have elapsed to get into operation such changes as were nec- essary to improve the force. Even if my views as to haps, hardly expect them to be immediately adopted | bv those who had been satisfed with ue system al- | Peady in operation when I entered office. | ments, and to raise the standard of examinations for | candidates for the position of policemen. My | second effort was to alter materially the mothods of administration, by rules putting clearly defined responsibilities upon the higher officers of the department, To the extent of my inability, afwr strenuous efforts, to procure the adoption by the Board | of the schedule of rules proposed by me—and in ev particular (and the particulars were many) in which there were foisted upon my proposed rules amend- ments which made the whole scheme halt when just “within sight of the important positions I was fighting to carry—I claim exemption from all nsibllity with reference to the discipline of the force; and my protest, made at that time, and then published in the newspapers, is a matter of public record, My personal relations with my official associates, under such circumstances, became embarrassing and unpleasant. A coarse ani offensive expre-sion re- flecting upon me was made by the President from his place as presiding officer in the court room, in the prea- ence of members of the force, calculated to impur my usefulness as a Commissioner, and I found it necessary to make my relations with that officer and my opinion With reference w the continu and notorious ex. istence of these unlawful places ¢ of atfording unlawful protection similar to those against Captain | Williams before mentioned are preferred against Cap- tains Van Deusen, McCulloch, Burden, Killalea aud others. [am informed that, though these charges had been frequently and openty presented to your Board, you had noglected and refused to bring them to trial until after public attention had been riveted upon your apparently singular neglect by the publication of’ the testimony given before the Assembly Cominittes. [ ‘am also informed that in none of the triais of the in- culpated officers held ‘since the testimony was pub- lished, have you yet discovered suflicient evidence to of his fitoess for his place perfectly intelligible, During this time I nddressed two notes to you, asking you to accept my resignation and to relieve mo from a position so disagreeable to me personally, and in which, with a Board so constituted, I could hope to do but little good, That you declined to do, urging me to remain in the hope that it would soon be in your power to effect a change in the Board which should make it as harmonious and efficient as you had from the first desired to have |t. Acting upon that request, I have mained until now a member of the Board of Police Commussionors—giving to the service my time without the intermission ofa day, and whatever energy tor | labor in such a ficia I possessed. certainly did not monroe. 1 “oognias prod mada joaten et a | Accept the appomntment from any views of personal ease pilicer of your force, always subject to attack from | Of Sgerandizement, but in the Hope, and perhaps under lies cispookt porns’ dline cawosing of credi, whose | the beitef, that | could give some otive help toward ill will may have been exolted by his faithful discharge | ‘@ Teformation of an itnportant department of the city | government. Rete is made in youe letter to the of duty, but without indicating any he pce Pro- | charges made by John D. Townsend, Esq, against the ,. — against you (as to which Ag ev wo | Police Board; but, ag the communication of Mr. Town- your de! , | would jgest, with reference | send excepted me from the allegations contained in sven to such cases, that the public may reasonably de. them, I do not consider myself called upoa to consume mand reaso: f grees weight for the Justification of | your’ time or mine with the refutation of charges not ena in so long delaying the trial of officers who | made nguinst me, and relating to watters with which L either justiy or unjustly made the object of such pad p nthing to do, iy a8 have beem tried is in any degree due to the and specific charges; and that the community feat question whether the failure to convict suc! that @ couvicuon would have seemed to be an im- Confident, therefore, that from my record 1 cannot be accused of resigning ander charges which, in the least, apply to me, 1 beg to say that I have resighed now only “order that Vou. Who are, Lo 4 cartaim exunt, respon: such changes were manifestly correct, I could, per- | My first | effort was to throw open the doors for {rest appoint- | Stapleton landing, and yet no “claret is spilled,” in | 100.5 feet, on West Forty-seventh street, north side, to W. A. Caulwell, plain- | tiff, for $3,800, said property being valued at $6,000, | Mr, Kennelly also sold, under similar sale, Thomas committee | moved by the Board of Police without formal presenta- | Beese, referee, the house with lease of lot, 25 by 100 eet, known as No, 18 Forsyth street, west side, be- tween Bayard and Canal streets, said lease being dated | May 1, 1570, to run twenty-one years, at an annual rent of $500; B, Beitz purchased the same at $12,000, | said lease being valued at $15,000, outside of the build- ing. James M. Miller sotd, by order of the Court, in fore- closure, the two four story und basement brown stone by #5, on Madison avenue, west side, cighty-five fect | north of Forty-tourth street, both buildings being only partly finished, to J. R. Smith for $33,000, the said umount being about the actual value of the’ property. It is estimated that it will cost $12,000 to Anish the: they having been standing for four years, Richard Harnett sold, by order of the Court, the house and lot, on the south side of Thirty-sixth street, 175 fect east of Second avenue, 18.9 by 98.9 to Henry Wheeler | for $10 over and above a mortgage and interest amount- | ing to $3,080, aatd property being valued at $8,000. THE FERRY WAR. Tho situation, as a war correspondent would say, is unchanged on Staten Island between the two rival ferry companies. The stenmer D. R Martin, as usual, plies between pier No, 8, at the foot of Rector street, and | the language of the ring, and the rystics continue to ad- mire, from outside the ferryhouse, the vigilance of the watchmen who keep guard over the property of the “opposition” ferry company. The Quarantine or “ten cent” ferry line still runs two steamboats daily—the Middletown and Northficld—with, however, a lesser number of passengers than was usual, Tho stamer D. R. Martin makes eleven round or twenty-two single trips, a day, at five cents per head per passenger. Her receipts are about $150 a day, At Stapleton the quar- rol between “the houses of Montague and Capulet” is slumbering, Both parties now await the judement, whatever it may be, on the appeal frot the late d cision of Judge Weatbrook. | PATENT LAWS. At the moeting of the New York Society of Practical Engincering, held yesterday afternoon at No, 212 Broadway, the President was directed, in the name of the society, to place memorials'before both Houses at the coming’ session of Congress, urging greater secur. ity to the rights of inventors, patentees, authors and manufacturers by certain changes in the act of 1870 re- | lating to patents, copyrights and trademarks, UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. OPENING OF THE OCTOBER TERM IN WASHING- TON—IMPORTANT DECISIONS TO BE REN- DERED. Wasitxatox, Oct. 11, 1875, The Supreme Court of the United es commenced its October Term to-day. All the Justives were on the bench, with the exception of Associate Justice Miller. | Many attorneys were present, among them Attorney | General Pierrepont, Solicitor General Phillips and ex- Attorney General Williams. At the instance of Attorney General Piorrepont the 26th inst. was sot for the argument of the appeal of the United States from the decision of the Court of Claims, the latter having made a decision favorable to the claim @f Abe Union Pacific Railroad, on account of transportation. Attorney General ' Pierrepont appears for the Coited States, and Sidney Bartlett, of Boston, and FB. W. Stoughton, of New York, represent the company. No case hereto!ore | in the Supreme Court has so much money interest as the present one, as it involvox, with the eapitalstock of $65,000,000 of ‘the company, interest for thirty years, &c., upward of $200,000. 000, i | orders of the Supreme Court, one house with lot, 25 by | THE COURTS. | Orders Entered in the Supreme Court--- General Term Decisions. mnie APPEALS BY TWEED PROM THE ORDERS | Tweed’s Bonds and the Notices of Appeal and Argument. In tho. suit of the people against William M. Tweod two orders have been entered, based on the recent de- cisions of the Supreme Court, General Term, in the case, Ono of those orders embodies the decision of the Court reversing the decision of Judge Donohue, de- claring Tweed’s right to a bill of particulars; the other declares the decision of the Court sustaining Judge Barrett’s decision retusing to reduce Tweed’s bail or vacate the order of arrest against him. 1 ORDER REVERSING JUDGB DONOHUR'S DECISION. | ‘This order is as follows:— At a General Term of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, held on the Sth day of October, 1875. Present Hon, Noah Davis, Presiding Justice, John R Brady and Charles Daniels, Associate Justices. | The People of the State of New York, plaintiffs, vs. William M. #woed and the Mayor, Aldermen and Com- monalty of the city of New York, defendants.—This cause having come on to be heard on the appeals of the plaintiffs and the defendant Tweed, respectively, from certain portions of an order of the Special Term action, made on the 20th day of July, 1875; and after hearing Mr. Peckham for the plaintiits and Mr. Field | pross reporters were handsomely treuted aud: every- | for the defendant Tweed, it is ordered that so much of | the said order as was appealed trom by the plaintitlg— | to wit, the part thereof comprised within the first.and | socond divisions thereof, and so much thereof as extends the time of ‘the defendant Tweed to answer or demur or take any other action— be and the same hereby is reversed, with $10 costs of the appeal and the plaintiff's disbursements thereon, and that the motion of defendant Tweed be, and the same is herepy, denied, with $10 costs, Ordered further, that so much of sald order as was ap- pealed from by the defendant Tweed be and the samo is hereby affirmed, with $10 costs, Ordered further | that the defendant Tweed have seven days from the time of the service of a copy of this order to answer the complaint herein. ORDER UPON JUDGE BARRHTT’S DECISION. The order sustaining Judge Barrett’s decision on the question of bail is as follows:— At a General Term of the Supreme Court in and for the First Department of the State of New York, held on the 7th day of October, 1875. Present, Hon. Noah Davis, Presiding Justice; John R. Brady and Charies Daniels, Associate Justices. The People of the State of New York, plaintiffs, vs. | William M, Tweed and the Mayor and Commonalty of | the city of New York, defendants.—This cause having come on to be heard on the appeal of the defendant Tweed from the order of the Special Term denying the motion of ,the defendant Tweed to vacate the order of arrest herein or to reduco the amount of bail, after hearing Mr, Field, for the defendant Tweed, and Mr. ‘| Peckham, for the plainti{fs, ordered that the said order be and the same is hereby in all respects affirmed, with $10 costs and the disbursements of the appeal. APPEALS BY TWEED. From both the foregoing orders the defendant, Twoed, has taken and perfected appeals, by executing the neces- sary bonds and serving notices of appeal and argument on the Attorney General yesterday. On the appeal taken from the first order the bond executed is as follows:— Surreme Covrt—The People of the State of New York, plaintitfand respondent, vs. William M. Tweed, impleaded with the Mayor, Alderman and Commonalty of the city of New York, defendant and appellant,— Whereas on the Sth day of October, 1875, in the General Term of the Supreme Court of the’ State of New York, the Court made an order against tho above-named appellant and in favor of the respondent reversing so much of an order made on the 20th of July, 175, at the Special Term, as is comprised within the first and second divisions thereof, and so much thereofas extends the | time for the defendant, Tweed, to answer or demur or to take any other action, and affirming so much thereof as was appealed from by | the defendant Tweed; and whereas the above named | appellant, feeling aggrieved thereby, intends to appeal | theretrom to the Court of Appeals. Now, therefore, we, | Charles Devlin, of No. 311 hast Fifty-seventh street, in | the city of New York, and John Mulholland, of Seventy- | third street, between First and Second avenues, New York, do hereby undertake that the said appellant will bay all coats oe which may 3 awarded inst him on said aj not exceeding $500, ad q CHARLES S DEVLIN, JOHN MULHOLLAND, New Yorx, October 9, 1875. State of New York, city and county of New York, s8.:— Charlies Devlin, one of the subseribers to the foregoing undertaking being sworn says:—That he is a résident and freeholder within the State, and is worth the sum of $1,000, over and above all his debts and liabilities, and exclusive of property exempt by law from execution, CHARLES DEVLIN. Sworn to before me this 9th day of October, 1875, F. H. Kua, Notary Public, New York county. John Mulholland, the other surety to the foregoing bond, justifies thereon in form similar to that of his cosurety, Mr. Devlin, and both hat executed a similar bond in the appeal taken from the decision of the Court affirming that of Judge Barrett refusing to reduce Tweed’s bail or vacate the order of arrest under which he is held, NOTICES OF APPEAL. The notice of appeal from the first order is as fol- lows:— Scrneme Court.—The People of the State of New York, plaintiffs, vs. William M. Tweed. impleaded with the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonaity of the city of New York, defendant. Sin—Take notice that the defendant, Tweed, appeals to the Court of Appeals from every part of the order made and entered herein at the General Term of the | Supreme Court, on the 8th day of October, 1875, except fo tnuch thereof as orders that the defendant, Tweed, | have seven days from the time of the service of a copy | of the order to answer, Yours, &., FIELD & DEYO, Attorneys for the defendant Tweed, To Danrex Pratt, Esq., Attorney General for plaintiff. Asimilar notice of appeal from the second order, affirming Judge Barrett’s decision, states that it is appealed from as a whole. NOTICK OF ARGUMENT, The notice of argument is as follow Court of Appeals of the State of New York onan Appeal from the First Judicial District:—The People of the | State of New York, Plaintiff, vs. William M. Tweed, impleaded with the Mayor, Aldermen and Com: | monalty of the city of New York, Defendant. | Sm—Take notice that the appeal from the order of | the General Term, entered herein in the above entitled | action, will be brought on for argument before the judges of this Court, ata term thereof, to be beld on the 9th | day of November, 1875, at the capital, in the city of Albany, at the opening of the Court on that day, or as | soon thereafter as counsel can be heard. Yours, &e. FIELD & DEYO. Attorneys for Appellant Tweed, Dated, the 9th day of October, 1875. To Dania. Pratt, Esq., Attorney General, for Plain- tiff and Respondent, | On the part of counsel on both sides of the pase a dis- position is expressed to be ready to argue the appeals | on the day for which they arenoticed for argument, tne 9th of next month, In the meantime the defendant’s answer will be served, But if the Court of Appeals | shail reverse the decision of the General Term and sus- ' tain that of Judge Donohue awarding defendant a bill of particulars then it may become necessary on tho part of defendant to apply to the Court for leave to serve an amended answer. If the decision of the Court | affirming Judge Barrett's decision refusing to reduce bail should be reversed by the Court of Appeals then it | will become necessary to renew the motion decided by Judge Barrett. It is understood that counsel for the | people will urge in the Court of Appeais that the question of reduction of bail was discretionary with the Court, and, therefore, not appealable; and should Tweed's counsel adopt similar tactics they may urge that Judge Donobue's order declaring Tweed’s right to a bill of particulars was algo within the dis- cretion of the Judge, and, therefore, not appeaiable, ASKING STAY OF PROCERDINOS, Application was made yesterday by Dudley Field on, behalf of Mr. Tweed, to Judge Lawrence, in Supremd Court, Chambera, for an order to show cause why « stay of proceedings should not be granted pending tho appeals from the decisions of the Supreme Court, Gen- eral Term, in the #ix million suit, Judge Lawrence stated that he thought the action of the Supreme Court, General Term, provented his giving such an or- der, "Mr. Ficld said he was very positive it did not, | and Judge Lawrence gaid he would give his decision on | the matter this morning. CHILD MURDER. Bridget Kelly, a woman of middle age, rather pro- | possessing appearance and attired in deep black, was | placed on trial in the Court of Oyer and Terminer yes- | terday, before Judge Barrett, charged with the murder | of her babe by throwing it in the North River, The | court room was crowded by those anxious to witness the trial. Upon being placed at the bar yesterday the prisoner took a seat beside hor counsel, Mr. Kintzihg, and to the right of her sat her aged mother and her sister, Assistant District Attorney Lyons appeared for the people, But little time was consumed in the empanelling of a jury, the prisoner being satisfied to | submit her case to the consideration of the first im- partial twelve. After the jury was sworn the case waa elaborately opened by Mr. Lyons, The boatmen and others on the pier who witnessed the occurrence gave their testimony, confirming the | story recived in the ovening, Mr Kintalug suljootod | {n this | | | 1808, 1654, 2952 OBER . , 1875—TRIPLE SHEET. each ofthe witnesses to a rigid cross-examination, the 3 of which showed that thé defence intended to be terposed is that the child was dead when thrown into the river. The medical testimony will be given this morning. During the entire day the prisoner was perfectly composed, paid close attention to the testi- mony, dnd made frequent suggestions to her counsel. It is very evident that she does not realize ‘the deep perilofher position or the enormity of the crime charged against her, DI SUPREME By Judge Lawrence. ‘or, &c., vs. Kobbe; First National Bank vs. Mel lenderson vs. Hewitt; Wilson and another vs. clotire; Bryant v8, Hoaghland,—Orders granted. Decker vs. Drew,—Motion to vacate attachment de- nied with costs, right vs. Affleck. —Motior withoot sane! n for leave to sue granted Audrews vs, Du Lancy.—Motion denied with costs; memorandum. * Matter of Babeock,—There must be a reference to ertain facts, Wood vs, Mackay.—Answer overruled as frivolous and judgment granted to piaintiff with costs, Sanchez Y. Dolz ys. Morris, —Amendments to pro- Posed case setuled Ranney vs, Fischer.—Order to be settled on two days? notice; memorandum. Jones va, Russ; Speyer vs. Herman; Basch vs. Til- ton; Third Avenue Railroad Company vs Sayre et al. ; Matter ot Lloyd; Burns ys. Burns, —Granted, Browning vs, Smith.—Motion denied with costs. Salisbury vs. Stimson.—If the motion the demurrer as frivolous I shall grant it with costs. Stevenson vs. Steward,—Memorandum. Austin vs, Blauvelt.—Motion denied, Memorandum, Garrett vs. Clark, —Memorandum, Dennis vs. Laden,—I cannot grant this writ, See 2 Wait’s P. Code, 292, Adam vs, Adam, —Motion denied without costs. Matter of Lyon vs. Eldridge. —Memorandum. By Judge Donohue. Dymond vs. Butterworth; Kiefer vs. Oppenheim; Warner vs. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company Small vs, Adams; Clark vs. Donaldson; Platt vs. Platt; Her- man va Karneman; Susbeo v8, Alden.—Motions de- nied, Bergh vs. Busteed; Betts vs. Kurst; The Church of the Intercession vs.'The Mayor; Wheelock vs. The Mayor, &c.—Motions granted. McGowan vs. Quinlan; Matter of Spelman, United States Trust Compuny ‘vs. Lawrence Eblsbach vs Mathal; Whitman vs, Mull. —Granted, Scout vs, O'Conne Isbach vs. Mathal.—Denied. Erwin vs, The Neversink Steamboat Company ; Ca- hill vs. The Mayor, &c.—Memorandums. Meridan Malleable Iron Company vs, Bondman.—Mo- tion denied. Memorandum. Matter of Weber.—Let this order as amended be the addition; enclosed judgment will be signed. Manu ‘ys, Willoughby; Sharkai vs, Henckel; The Brewers and Maltsters’ Insurance Company vs, Daven- port.—I wish to see counsel, Tiedemann ys, Fry.—Referred to B. C, Chetwood. Lathrop vs. Godirey.—Undertaking approved as to form and sufliciency. Grant vs. Cooper.—Motion must go on third Monday October calendar, Pe aad of Jacxson.—Report set aside and petition de- a Jones vs. Hewlett.—If parties can agree on referee order can be entered. SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM. By Judge Van Vorst, Lowenstein vs. Murray et al.—Judgment for plaintiff on demurrer, Oppenheimer vs, Gayton ct al. —Findings signed, Union Dime Savings Institution vs. Birdsall et al— Findings signed. Hubbs, &c., vs, Smith; Broadway Bank vs. Luff ct al.—Judgment for plaintiffs on demurrer, See opmions. COMMON PLEAS—EQUITY TERM. V By Judge Larremore, Daltschmann vs. The Mayor, &c.—In this and nine other cases against the same complaints dismissed. Remsen vs. Sauer.—Judgment for plaintit SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. Tho United States Grand Jury will be received by Judge Benedict in the United States Cireuit Court this morning at ten o'clock. Judge Wallace will open the Jury Term in tne United States Circuit Court, civil branch, on Monday next The Barmore will case was given a further hearing before Surrogate Hutchings yesterday, but no evidence of public interest was elicited, There was an entry of a formal order yesterday by Judge Donohue substituting Wingate and Cullen as counsel for Mrs. Sarah Taylor in piace of Rufus F. Andrews. Application was made by Mr. Andrews to Judge Donohue for an order to show cause why a stay should not be granted, but this was denied. Judge Donohue, in’ Supreme Court Chambers, yes- terday, rendered a decision, on the motion on behaif of the Church of the Intercession, to strike out as frivo- lous the answer of the city to its suit, , The church claims $1,628 award as damuges for taking its propert; for the extension of Eleventh avenue, above 1251] strect, which award was confirmed last April. The city’s answer ts that there are no funds irom which to pay the award, and that there never had been a proper resolution’ of the Department of Parks authorizing the improvement The Court gives judg- mont striking out the answer as frivolous. A siinilar judgment was also given on @ similar motion on be- half of William Wheelock, who claims an award of $2,716 for taking his property for the same improve- ment. It is already familiar to the readers of the Herat that a suit is pending to recover from Thomas C. Fields nearly $500,000, alleged to have been fraudu- lently obtained by him from the city under cover of an act awarding pay to the members of the Fire De- partment. The case was once tried and resulted in a judgment against Fields. On appeal to the Court of Appeals, this judgment was reversed and a new trial ranted. This new trial is set down for to-day in the Supreme Court, Circuit, of Albany county, ONS. The May Jowett; He COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Before Judge Sutherland. ALL ABOUT AN UMBRELLA. Albert Griesnaber, a young man, was tried on an in- dictment charging him with burglary in the second de- gree, Mrs. Mary Fleck, ot No. 164 Delancey street, stated that on the 19th of September last the accused entered her apartments through a window and stole therefrom a silk umbreila valued at $6. The case oceu- ied the time of the Court for more than two hours, A ost of witnesses testified to the good character of the necused, and as the principal Witness against him was a mere child the jury found him not guilty and he was discharged. PLEADED GUILTY. James Hayes pleaded guilty to having, with another, broken into the store No. 11 Soventh avenue, and stolen therefrom jewelry and watches valued at $103 Two and a half years in State Prison, Isaac Overbough admitted having stolen an overcoat from James Williard, at No. 6 York street, He was sent to the State Prison for one year and six months, George Williams was sentenced for the sane period for stealing a gold watch from Julius Schattman, of No. 347 West Forty-eighth street. Eugene Hoftman, charged with stealing $21 worth of property from John Dupersney, of No. 101 Greenwich strect, pleaded guilty to petat larceny. Six months in the Penitentiary. POLICE COURT NOTES. At the Tombs Police Court yesterday Joseph Costello, of No, 825 East Twenty-first streot, and Rody Brewer, of No. 342 East Twenty-first street, were held to answer on a charge of breaking into the promises No. 432 Broome street, occupied by Alexander Homberger and Aaron Bader, and stealing therefrom over $500 worth of millinery and other goods. ‘The following persona were held for violation of the Excise law:—Bernard Meyer, No. 26 Coenties slip; Andrew Kuhn, No, 49 Whitehall street; John Farreil, No. 216 Canal streot; Patrick Kelly, No. 211 Chatham street, and Heury Runken, No, 420 Greenwich street~ COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. Surnens CourT—Cramuens—Held by Jadge Law- rence,—Nos. 29, 30, 31, 47, 96, 100, 107, 112, 186, 143, 165, 166, 140, 183," 186, 205, 208, 214, 267," 269, 276, 292, 296, 800, 306, 318, 318, 319, Surkeak Cover—Srrcia, Term—Held by Judge Van Vorst.—Law and fact—Nos, 271, 149, 478, 424, 106, 102, 570, 578, 581, 582, 595, 698, 698, 605, 606, 617, 620, 481, 624, 625, 636, 21, '428, 249, 621, 642, 645, 645, 647, 648, 649, 650. imcvurt—Part 1—Adjourned until October 18, 1875. L Nos. 1000, Tooke $50,408, ws8, ae Loow.—Nos, 1000, 2802, Me a , 5 452}, 3186, esas 1ste%g 1434, 693} 2804, 14125, S119; GILT, 2110, 1664, 1050, 858, 230435, Part 3—Held by Judge Donohue.—Nos. 1203, 20, 1231, 1853, 1735, 2201, 2081, 65554, 6574, 2749, 2483, 1427, 795, 1449, 1638, 138 on } 1459, 1721, 323, '1857, 1600, 1151, 2618, 14, 623, "4614, 160, 1761, 1838, 153, Davis, Brady and Daniels, —Nos. 169, 173, 175, 112, 178, 150, 181, 184, 184, 185, 186, 185, 189, 190, 101, 192, 1923) 193, 194 Surgrion Covrt—Gryerat Term—tleld by Judges Freedman and Speir.—Nos. 6, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 13. Superior Count—Trrat Tenm—Part 1—Held by Chief Justice Monell.—Nos@Sll, 601, 1401, 735, 853, 635, 65, $49, 748, 1423, 715, 675, 725, 765, S2i. Judge Sedgwick.— Nos 688, 900, 794, 784, 760, 83d, B34, 838, S42, B40, 8A, 860, 962, 864, 856, 858, 860, 469° Svrenion Covrt—Srrom. Term—Hold by Judge Curtis.—Domurrers—Nos, 3,2 Law and fact—Nos. 14, 15, 19, 22, 82, 36, 45, 47, 55. Conon Pruas—Equiry Tenm—Held by Judge Law- ronce.—Nos. 6, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 13, Common Pimhs—Tniat Teem—Part 1—Held by Judge ©. P, Daly.—Nos. 1098, 4544, 184, 2372, 1069, 2616, 1864, 2201, 730, 869, 1676,'1577, 178, 1679, 1580, Part 2 Heid py saage J ¥ Daly. Nos 487, 106, 2415, 1173, 1080, 1498, oad, 628, 1672, 1673, 1874, 1 Mee ist M2, 15UA, 623, , 1674, 1496, 360, Mating Covrt—Triat Tenm—Part 1—Held by Judgo Alker.—Nos. 3169, 3903, 8276, 4902, 6052, 699, 6077, 5086, 4843, 3805, 3821, 3! 326, 8338, 3331, Part 2 Meld by Judge Jouchiinson, Nos.’ 3800, 4751, 2880, 5170, 8238, 4307, 3308, 3309, 8311, 3612, 4315, '3316, 3817, 8019, 8320, Part 8—Hold by Judge Spaulding —Nos. 5117, 1505, 1410, 4690, 4024, S012, 6083, 4725, 6176. GW, bz.’ 4925,'480% 8705, U73% Supreme Covat—Gexenat Tenw—Held by Judges | Part 2—Held by | | first horse, | Just twenty-five AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB. FIFTH DAY OF THE FALL RACING MEETING AT JEROME, PARK. + ‘This, the fifth day of the fall racing mooting at Je Tomo Park, bas fine events onthe programme. The first of these is for a purse of $500 for three-year-olds; fillies to carry 105 lbs.; beaten maidens allowed 5 Ibs. ; winners during the yea? of $500 to 3 Ibs extray of $1,000, 7 Ibs, extra; and of $2,600, 10 tbs. extra, Onde tiled a quarter. Four will come to the post on this race. Second on the list isa purse of $500 for two-year- olds; beaten maidens allowed 5 Ibs.; winners of $500 to carry 3 Ibs. extra; of $1,000, 7 Ibs, extra; and of 000, 12 Ibs, extra’ Dash of three-quarters of a mite, ‘our will be likely to start for this purse, Next on the card. is a purse of $800, for all ages Dash of two miles, This will no doubt bring out the grand field of Acrobat, Milner, Mate and Colonel Neili- an. . Fourth of the events is a sweepstakes for maidens, all ages; $30 each, hait forfeit, with $400 added; the second horse to save’ his stake; if four years old, allowed & Ibs, ; if five or more, 7 Ibs. Dash of one mile. To-day amusement will close with a handicap , purse of $800; of which $200 to the second trance free. Three or more horses, the prop- erty of different owners, to start or no race. Abouttwo and a half miles. Pools were sold on these events at the several marts i evening, an average of which will be found be- OW ONS MILE AND A QUARTER. Subscription Tur, . Bechange, Johnson's, Big Sandy, 105 tba, 100 100 85-165. °100-«125 Lizzie R., 100 Ibs. 80 100 100 200 80.—:105 Invoice, 100 tba... 40 40 66 115. «80105 Rovolt,'100 Ibs... 20 40 46 86 10 15 ove ra | A MILE. jeription Tur) Room a Cyril, 92 Ibs... 80 120 90 150 Dauntless, 92 ibs, 40 60 3055 Mollie Carew, 92 20° 80 2 40 ‘Amherst, 20 Bo 6 2 TWO MILES. Subscription Turf Room, Exchange, Johnson's. Acrobat, 108 Ibs... 75 110 100 200 “100150 Mate, 1/8 Ibs..... 100 95 = 89180125180 Milndr, 95 Ibs..... 36 aL 656080 Col, Nelligan, 103 We eccacetsves 8" 15 8 0S 0,88, ONE ttt, Subscription” ‘Turf m.-Bxchange. Johnson's. Joe Cerns, 95 lbs. 50 7 110 200 “100 150 New York, 95 Ibe. Evelyn Carver, 9220 65 45 80 80 15 Bua @ ibe 0 4 % 40 45 Grey Lag, 92 ibs. 5 ©1055 «100 10‘ HANDICAP STEKBPLE CHASE. Subscription Turf Ae Room. Exchange. Vin i ere Rares nie 65 250 Dead Head, 149 Ibs. Osage, 142 lbs......5 * ue ma 9 Ane Coronet, 142 80 45 45° 180 Diavolo? 108 ths 30 45 55 200 sy Boe, 117 lbs. 10 15 Boz, 115 lbs. . 5 10 Lt ba RACES POSTPONED. Harrvorp, Conn., Oct. 11, 1875. The races for the Charter Oak and Connecticut Colt Stakes, announced for Tuesday, have been postponed till Wednesday, the 13th inst, TROTTING IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. Mancuester, N. H., Oct. 8.—Fall meeting of tho Merrimac River Circuit, Manchester Riding Par! Purses $300, $145, $75, $50, $30; for horses that never beat 2:50; mile heats, best three in five, in harness. STARTERS, Aldis Walton, Wakefield, br. g. Charles R......1 1 2 John 8, Farnum, Waltham, b. g. Ed. Chapin...) 6 2 2 Henry Jones, Lawrence, blk. g. Joe 8... 2 458 H. G. Smith,’ Concord, ch. m. Nellie Collin 34 J. 8. Haines, Bangor, &. m. Eastern Girl, 5 5 E. D. Warren, Worcester, ch. g. H. B. Verr Gdr Thomas Renton, Haverhill, & m. Bessie DOU. «sos -ocnencave is Tdr Time, 2: The second race of the day was for the 2:40 class. After four heats were trottea it was postponed until to morrow, owing to the darkness. Bessie Shaw and Kate Sloan each won a heat and Whisper two heats. TROTTING AND ‘RUNNING IN OHIO. Cursten Drivinc Park, Cixcrxnatt, Onto, Oct. 8.— Trotting race; class; purse $1,500; $750 to first, $850 to second, $260 to third and $150 to fourth horse, M.S. Forbus, ‘Cincinnati, Ohio, enters b. g. C. W. Woolley. ies ae lat Lewis Benning: incinnati, Ohio, enters br. g. Joe Lawrence. ,.. - oe 22 & G. Larimore, Newark, Obio, enters s. g. Dr. Rush..... esos 34 Lewis Pike, Jackson, Mich, enters b. in. Lizzie Ben Mace, Now York ity, enters lim. Gouin: | u . o Gray Bashaw. John Gritfith, ANVIL. coos sees eee Time, 1 Samm Day.—Trotting race; 2:22 class; purse $3,000; $1,500 to first, $750 to second, $450 to third and $300 to fourth horse, J. W. Jacobs, Plano, IIL, entors ch. g. Ob- sorver....... R. Armstrong, Romeo, Mich., enters ch. John Pidgeon, Almont, Mich , enters b. Fred Hoopet seeteccee . David Muckle, Lexington, K. Belim.....ccecsecesersee steeeeeee James Hendrickson, Quincy, iil; enters br. m, Lady Starr......... Benjamin Mace, New York city, en om aw om ene ew om eo oar ew Time, 2:30—-2:303:304—2 Saxe Dav.—Running race, two miles, over eighy Dereioas purse $600; $350 to iirst, $150 to second, $100 to third M. Welsh, Louisvillo, Ky., enters b. g. Port Leonard 1 0. O. West, Charleston, Ind., enters b. g. Prang.... enters g. g James 8. Rodgers, Boone county, Ky. Bill Goodwood......, Pana TROTTING AND PACING IN CALI- FORNIA. Oaktany Parn, Oct. 2—Trotting—Purse, $300; mile heats, best three in five, in harness; $200 to the to the second and $30 to the third, W. H. Cade’s b. g. Dirigo... 211 James MeCard’s 8. g. Sorrel Frank. D, Gannoir’s Charlies Venture. Thomas H, Lon Whippie Courtship. . Prince Allen. i—2:81—3 81 ig — Same Day.—Pacing—Purse, $300; $200 to first, $70 to second, $30 to third; mile heats, best three in five, in harness. P. Goodhue’s b. g. Dan Rica J. Murphy's b. 8. Simcoe. . H. L. White’s bl. g. Onward. C. Raynor's ch. g. V. P. Terry Billy Campbell and Cal. a Time, 2:27. THE GREATEST STAND JUMP. An important stand jump took piace on Saturday afternoon last, at Wood Park Grounds, Bardsley, near Ashton, the champion, J. Greaves, of Hazlehurst, being matched against W. Brown, a man of color, but a perfect model ot muscular development, and one who, it is possible, if we judge by his performance, may yet take the highest honors in this branch of athletic exercise, ‘The stakes were £50. side, and about 1,500 persons witnessed the aifur, Greaves, who has held the title of champion for some time past, is native of Hazlehurst, a village near Ashton, Lancashire, years old, five feet eight inch in height, and weighs ton stone, His first professional match—for he ranked for some time as an amateur— came off at the Snipe Inn, Audenshaw, on March 29, 1873, against J. Pollitt, of Openshaw, when Greaves won easily, and shortly after won & sweepstakes, in which Pollitt, Emerson, and Selby took a part, doing 12f. 11%in He was again matched against Pollitt in Juty t, and theaffair was decided at the Snipe Inn Grounds, Andenshaw, when, although he gave his opponent three inches in one stand jump, he was backed at five to two, bat Pollitt won with a jump of 18ft, 1in, They met in smateh for the third time in the following month, and again Greaves, who was out of form, suffered defeat, since which ho hag not appeared till the occasion we have to deseribe. W. Brown, who fs a ‘“darkie,”’ as we have said, was born at New York, on March ¥2, 1850, He stands five feet nine and a half inches and weighed twelve stone eight pounds. He jumped a match against A. Gilston, of Woodhouse, in August, 1874, and three weeks since he easily defeated Poility, of Openshaw, at three stand forward and three back- ward spring jumps for £100. When the men com- menced considerable confusion prevailed and the spec- tators crowded on th® course, Greaves was most fancied, and from five to four the odds rapidly rose until ‘five to two was laid on him. Greaves won the toss and elected to try first, when, taking his twenty-three pouad weight in hand, he did the greatest feat ever recorded, clear. ing 13 feot 7 inches, thus beating all previous jumps in this country, and also the performance of Searles of America, who is credited with 18 feet diy finches, Brown was not deterred by this, but shortly afterward made his essay, which fell four inches short; at the second attempt he was only three- quarters of an inch behind, bat the third, like the first, was again four inches short. Although defeated, brown has proved himself a splendid athiove. Mr. E. Taylor, of Bardsley, referee, and the jamps were covalyliy mr eagured, —: Life in London, September Ue