The New York Herald Newspaper, December 21, 1875, Page 11

; NEW YORK HEKALD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1875.~TRIPLE SHEET. - THE COURTS Petition to Have Duncan, Sherman & Oo. Declared Bankrupt. LIST OF THE LEADING CREDITORS. ‘Attempt to Mandamus a Judge for Refusing to Settle a Case, SME FORFEITURE OF TWEEDS BAIL. In the United States District Court, in Chambers, {ate Saturday afternoon, an order was entered by Judge Blatchford, adjudicating William Butler Duncan, Will- ‘4am Watts Sherman and Francis H. Grain, composing ‘the firm-of Duncan, Sherman & Co., Involantary bank- rupts, This was done in accordance with the petition presented by 8, B. Eaton, of counsel for the creditors, upon the affidavit made by Walter 8. Carter, also ot counsel for the creditors. The warrant in bankruptcy will be placed in the hands of United States Marshal Fiske within a few days; and he will then tako posses- sion of the property of the firm until the appointment ofan assignee, The matter has been referred to Regis- tor Ketchum, who will call a meeting of the creditors at anearly day, The affidavit filed on Saturday was as follows :— MMPORTANT AFFIDAVIT. Walter 8, Carter, of the city of Brooklyn and State of New York, being duly sworn, says:—That he 1s one of the attorneys for the petitioning creditors herein; that he has examined the statement of debts of the alleged bankrupts Duncan,, Sherman & Co., and that tho total number of creditors of said al- bankrupts whose claims exceed $250 does not exceed 786, aud that the aggregate Of all the debts of said alleged bankrupts provable un- der the Revised Statutes of the United States, title Ixi., “Bankruptcy,” and the several amendments and supplements thereto, does not exceed $5,400,000; that the number of creditors whose debts exceed the amount of $250 uniting in the petition herein is 205, the age regate of whose debts. provable under the said Revised Etatutes and. several amen i and supplements WALTER 8, CARTER, THE BANKRUPTCY PETITION, Immediately after the petition was filed the alleged ‘bankrupts appeared in persowbefore Judge Blatehford 4 admitted the alleged acts of bankruptcy, where- on, on motion of Messrs. Carter & Eaton, an adjudi- tion of bankruptcy was entered. Two acts of bank- ruptcy are set forth in the petition, The tirstis the non-payment of a draft drawn by Duncan, Sherman & ‘Co, on the Union Bank of London, held by H. C Root, Anthony & Co., and supported by an affidavit of J. 8. thereto amounts to $2,168,142 Babcock, o member of the firm of Root, Anthony & Co. The other act of bankruptcy js a failure for forty days to iy a check drawn and presented by Sherburne B. Baton, a depositor, who files with the petition his own affidavit, setting forth the circumstances of the presentation of the check and the refusal to pay. The signers of the pe- tition bold claims for amounts varying from $600,000, the amount of the claim of Androw Low, to $600, the claim of “Nicoll, the Tailor,” and ropresent nearly every branch of business and profession, BIGNERS OF THR PRTITION, The following are among the creditors above named, ‘with the amount of their claims;— Naylor & Co.. $645 73 ‘Ware, ed },388 28 lames F. Wenman 7,961 00 1,063 83 91422 16 2/808 30 347,169 79 11283 24 7,300 00 Eator & Tailer 45414 Edward Bech 551 82 - Jobu Graham, 444 83 036 99 rs = 47, 912 90 30 Bass Eh + 8,167 31 $ Jerome Park Villa Company. ‘Walsh, Thomson & Co. National Park Bauk es e 5 = = 5. #33 eer SESRENASALSSSLSASS Louis Zerega. Root, Anthony Fronch & Travers. Woldi & Quack.. National Exchange Bunk (Albany). Be: preSeoy 5! HESEE home Be + BEESSSEZZEE8 W. H. Tay! M. M. Williams, Sarab Gibson M.S. Wayland. 310 99 A. Van Buren 10,195 48 &. Van Buren ‘6u2 ¥. T. MeGuire. . 805 93 James H, Fay - 1,229 62 Fay & Siater, executor: 472 02 Martin L. Dente. 292 80 ce + (288 25 + 800 00 J. Py + 408 96 Mary 8, Mareb... +, 879 60 Janios Leslie... + 4,490 87 Stanley Patterson + 102d 45 John B. Kitching. +279 65 Hilario Cesneros. + 6,413 37 John Hickling. + 810 43 A. C. Dickens... 885 86 ‘Thomas E. Davis. 3,272 12 Albert Stickney 322 40 Clark & Molimann... 254 10 Pactiic National Bank 10,000 00 Edward Foster. 2,832 17 ‘Theodore Mos 4,396 9T A. Rumsey & Co. 1}211 21 R. 1. Chase & Co. 2110 07 1,344 40 19,484 81 493 74 1,843 15 460 95 976 OL 13,022 51 Isabolla 8. Clark... + 2945 50 Horace 0. Moss... 3,647 63 BR. 1. Manwlacturing Company, William i * Duncan, treasurer... . 1,850 49 Lansing & Smith, trustees + 1,604 55 Milwaukee National tank, 25,117 90 1,514 06 2186 26 sas 1,122 42 Congdon & Aylsworth 360 00 Cora A. Slocomb. 885 87 August Urghbart. 428 $8 Jolin H, Farweil.. 708 80 James Francis Meaaows 1,359 58 Hanter, Rose & Co. 316 33 Campbeli & Cassels 4,209 72 Edward Foster. 2.382 17 q 1,824 56 652 80 614 05 2,801 96 1,588 68 6,823 67 518 28 506 89 Richard A. Hancock * 19,660 12 Nationa! Park Bank, New York. 6,000 00 National Steamship’ C 9,442 00 | ‘The Children’s Fold 1,283 24 National Exchange 80,000 00 Miners’ Bank of Fredonia, 2,914 00 Bank of Mobile,....... 818 89 | Merchants’ Bank of Canad 1711 90 Canadian Bank of Commerc 18,308 40 Trouor W. Park,......... oy 6,044 35 Surprise Valley Milland Water Company... 6,486 26 ‘Central Colorado Imp. Compa “e 2,557 28 Baring Brothers. . eteobee 615,400 45 Alexander Dunean, for money advanced for redeeming circular notes. 233,912 00 First National Gold Bank of Binclair Touse sees MEETING OF CREDITOR! A moeting of the creditors will be called to elect an igneo Who will succeed to the possession of the estate, now held by ex-Judge William D. Shipman under an assignment under the State law, should that ee pe be set aside in any of the suits now pond- ing for that purpose, thus in any event preventing the creditors instigating those suits from having their Claims satisfied in full from the estate at the expense and loss of the other creditors, It is said that most of ‘the leading creditors desire Duncan, Sherman & Co., to make a composition under tho seventeenth section of ‘the amendment tv the Bankrupt act of June 22, 1874. MANDAMUSING A JUDGE. 40 unusual motion was made yesterday in Suprome 74,051 GO 806 00 vours, Unampers, before Judge Brady, and owing to its ‘unusual character there was unusual interest manifest- ed jnits argument. Mr, Henry H, Morange, who mado the motion, stated that as it wasan important one, and the papers yolumivous, he would like to read them all, Judge Brady thought it hardly worth while to sub- mit to any such infliction, and told the counsel that all that was requisite was to state succinctly their con- tents. As the case was of the important nature stated he should certainly before giving a decision read them r carefully. Mr. Sanne then proceeded to state that his motion was to compel John J. Freedman, a Justice of the Superior Court, to settlo a case according to the facts of the stenographor’s minutes, and which he had refused to do. Judge—Are there any Py otsprer Mr. Morange—Yos, in the thirty-ffth of Barton there is rted a case to compel a reforee to settle. ‘Judgo—I know; but that has not been sustained by this Court Mr. Morange—Then there is the act of 1873, by which the General Term can compel a justice of this court to doa songs ought to do, Judge—They can compel a settloment of the case; but @ settlement in a particular way 1s another thing. Mr. Morange—I asked him to settle it according to the stenographer’s minutes, and ho wouldn’t—wouldn’t bee oan 1 (Mr. Wi aif id settle it ppow.ng counsel (Mr. er}—He would settle in five mlanten, sir. bat brivel ars hore is reading of Png affidavits affecting their verdict. He can’t use ma. Judge—That has been settled. That objection pre- sents the whole case. Mr. Morange—It does not, sir. Judge—It does. Mr. Morange—It does not, sir, Allow me to state may one, udgo—Go on and state your case. Mr. Morangoe then statod that the action was brought by his client to foreclose a mortgage, and Judge Curtis gent three issues to be tried. The defendant, F. B. Hegeman, raised the defence of usury. The case was tried before Judge Freedman—‘the Hon. John Freed- man,” gaid counsel, correcting himself, The jury found “No” on the first two, but on the last twelve mon pty oy a body. rendered a verdict for his client. Now, said he, we held that the charge was erroneous, and when the Judge hoard the verdicthe said, with igry tones, ‘Gentlemen, it takes thirteen men to find a verdict in my court.” I then knew it was a verdict for my client, He refused to let me see the verdict and ordered me to sitdown. Then the jury swore to it. Judge—What was the verdict? Mr. Morange—Let me get to the end of my story. Tudge—I don’t want you to get to it. Mr. Morange (sitting)—Then | will sit down, Judge—No, you will stand up. Mr, Morango (rising)—Then they went out under his command and found a verdict for $11,100 on that bond aud mortgage. Pe will hear the ‘‘tale’”’ after recess, (Laugh- r.) After recess there was some further discussion, dur- ing which Judge Brady spoke of Judge Freedman as a most careful, painstaking Judge, agalust whom he never heard anything. Mr, Wagner, for the defence, quietly argued that the Superior Court has sole control of the case. No court can issue a mandamus against another of equal righta, and no court should interfere with the practice of an- other, The difficulty arose, not from any neglect of Judge Froedman, but of the gentleman himself, The eutloman should have made a case in Special Term, ‘he trial of issues was nota penal trial. Judge Freed- man bad no interest in the matter whatever, That was the whole case, Mr. Morange—Does Your Honor understand my case ? aiuce Brady—I have understood your case long since. Mr. Morange—Then I will subside, Judge Brady took the papers, reserving his decision TWEED’S BONDSMEN. It looked yory much yesterday as’ though there was going to be another prolonged discussion on the sub- ject of forfeiting the bail given on the criminal Indict- ments against William M. Tweed Immediately after the opening of the Court of Oyer aud Terminer by Judge Donohue, before whom a week ago there was an extended argument on a motion to forfeit the bonds of Charles Develin and Alfred B, Sands, who became his suroties on the conspiracy indictments, the Judge was asked by Mr. Dudley Field if Assistant District At- | torney Lyons had put in bis points in support of his | motion, “Mr, Lyons answered that he had, upon which Mr. Field stated that he stuld require some time to put in his answer, After some discussion it was finally | arranged that Mr. Field have until next Friday to sub- mit his points in reply. DECISIONS. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS, By Judge Davis. Morris vs. Stover.—Granted, Lafaye vs Lafaye.—The Court requires all the plead- ings and all other proceedings betore judgment can be rendered, Meyer vs, Joseph.—If judgment has been entered it may stand as security, and defendart, on paying tho cost that have acerued subsequent to default and $10 | costs of this motion, may have ton days, after entry of | order herein, in which to answer. Sanderson vs. Ettinger.—Motion denied, costs to abide event Memorandum. Brown vs. Geery.—Motion granted. Memorandum. y Judge Donohue. Matter of Robbins and Randel ys. Barker.—Granted. Mittnacht vs. Steinmets,—Injunction granted, Pettis vs. Roberts. —Order is correct as it stands, Earlo vs. Johnson.—Momorandum, By Judge Lawrence. Dummer vs. King, and Walsh vg. Mend.—Cases and amendments settled and ordered to be filed, O'Farrell vs. Winks.—Motion denied. Memorandum SUPREME COURT—CIRCUIT—PaRT 3, By Judge Van Vorst. Kelly vs. Plum aud another.—Motion for new trial denied. Opinion. SUPREME COURT—-SPECIAL TERM. By Judge Van Vorst. Pid ys. Moore,—Motion for extra allowance de- a By Judge Lawrence. Walker vs. Courter ot al.—Judgment for plaintify | Over on payment of costs within twenty days. Bradley vs. Davids ot al.—Judgment for plaintif! on demurrer, with leave to defendants to answer over on payment of costs within twenty days. Delaney ¥3. Maloney.—Decree must be submitted, Stearn vs. Schattman.—Memorandum. SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. All notes of issue for the permanent Admiralty cal- must be filed with the Clerk on or before Friday, D cembor 24, 1875, Judge Van Brunt held court yesterday for the first timo since his return from his European trip. He tried acaso in the Equity Term of the Court of Common Pleas, bat in the trial no points of special interest wore | developed. Judge Brady yesterday, in Supreme Court, Chambers, granted a temporary injunction restraining the Super- intendent of Unsafe Buildings from tearing down tho roar wall of the Sun Building. The injunction is made | returnable on the 20th inst, at which time the merits of the case will be argued at longth. Application was recently made before Chief Justice Daly, holding Special Term of the Court of Common Pleas, for a return in a suit tried before Judge Hartman, | of the Fourth Civil District Court. Responsive to this application a return was made yesterday, purporting to have been made by the stenographic reporter of the | Court; but it transpired that the person holding the | position is entirely innocent of any knowledge of the | phonographic art. Judge Duly has the matter under | consideration as to the validity of such return. The janitor of the Fourth Civil District Court, James McCullough, having had his salary reduced ‘by the | Board of Apportionment from $1,500 to $ | regarding such reduction as illegal, brought suit against | the city for the difference, The case was tried yester- | day in Supremo Coart, Circuit, before Judge Lawronce. | The usual points wero raised by the defence, which | were Pape ty overruled, and a verdict ordered tor | $640, the full amount claimed, but with leave to have exceptions argued before the General Ts In the suit of the United States agai the Mechanica’ | National Bank to recover $1,500, the sum alleged to | havo beon short in a package received’ at tho Sub- | Treasury and piety | to contain $25,000, In the United States District Court the defence claim that | such a mistake cannot be corrected after the money is | once taken from the bank, Considerable argument was | had yesterday afternoon as to the relevancy of testi- | mony ag to usage in this matter, and Judge Biatchiord | reserved a decision until to-day. Mr. Edward F. Browning brought sult agninat the | Home Fire Insurance Company, of Columbus, Ohio, to | recover $4,000 on a policy of insurance on a hovee in Brooklyn. ‘The insurance was made out in favor of one | Weeks, who made a mortgage to the plaintiff and as- | signed the insurance to him. At the close of tho testi- | mony for the plaintiff a motion was made to dismiss | | the complaint on the ground that thero was a breach of | warranty, the house being represented as a dwelling house, but not occupied at the timo, and further, that transfer of title under tho conditions of the policy was vod. Judge Loew, before whom the case wos tried, in the Court of Common Pleas, r ed to grant the mo. ag and directed a verdict for $4,904 56 for the plain- The seemingly irrepressible Colonel Kerrigan con- | tempt case came up fora jurther hearing yesterday, before Judge Brady, in Supreme Court, Chambers, The Colonel, it is stated, suggested that’ the Police Commissionors should be put in gluse cases, and alter being properly labelled, placed on exhibition at the fortheoming Contennial, The counsel for the Police Commissioners insist that he has been guilty of con- tempt of Court, and there was a manifest desire to have | him either fined or committed to Ludlow Street Jail. From the remarks let full by Judge Brady {t was clear | that ho thought that any contempt Colonel Kerrigan might have for the Police Commissioners could not bo construed into acontempt of the Court As it was near Christmas he thought it was best to take a charit- pM view of the matter, but still gave no definite de- cision. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS, Before Judge Sutherinnd. AN HONORABLE ACQUITTAL, George B, Van Horn, lamber dealer at the corner of Fourteenth street and Ninth avenuo, was arrested some two months aco, together with one of his salesmen, endar in the United States District Court, for 1976, | | | burglary; Sam: named Henry Royce, on complaint of Watrous & Wil- son, who charged them with attempting to obtain goods under false ences. The case excited consid- erable interest at the time, as all the parties had been looked upon as people of strict Integrity. The aecused were arraigned for trial yesterday, when it was shown it Henry Royce had purchased lumber from Watrous & Wileon, offering in payment some notes of a cabinet manufacturer named Charles Farnham, and the prose- cution attempted to show that the accused had been ‘uilty of fraud in offering the notes, as Farnham had come insolvent. “At the conclusion’ of the testimony Judge Sutherland declared that there was not a particle of evidence to support the indictment, and directed the honorabie dischargo of the accused, LAYING IN ALE AND PORTER. John F, Baird and James Wood were placed on trial ebarged with having, on the 3d of September, obtained $42 worth of ale and porter by false pretences from the firm of Lyman & Greenman, proprietors of the Howard Browery, No, 524 West Thirty-third street. Mr. John McArthur, bookkeeper for the complainants, testified that on the dayin question the accused entered the office of the brewery and asked for Mr. Joseph Conner, the agent and collector for the establishment. That gentleman being absent, Baird introduced Wood to Mr. icArthur as having just bought out a liquor store at No, 85 Thompson street, and as being anxious to open an aceount with the brewery for stock. Upon repre- sentations made to him Mr. McArthur sent two barrels of ale and a barrel of porter to the address named above, where it was taken ossession of by the accused. When tne firm came to jook tor payment 1t was found that the accused had no connection whatever with the liquor store, and that they had removed the property elsewhere. Upon the complaint of Mr. Thomas C. Lyman, the senior mem- ber of the firm, the Grand Jury'found a true bill against Baird and Wood, who were coon after arrested, On the conclusion of Mr. McArtbur’s testimony coun- sel for the accused, respectively, demanded an ac- quittal, on the ground that there was a variance be- tween the proof and the indictment, inasmuch as the roperty was clearly owned by the’ firm, whereas the indictment mentioned only one member of it (Mr. Lyman). After some discussion between counsel and Assistant District.Attorney Herring the Court ordered the jury to finda verdict of acquittal for the prisoners. The prisoners were remanded to await tho procurement of a proper indictment from the Grand Jury, when they will be again arraigned. It was subsequently discovered that the indictment was in good form and that the prisoners could have been, if evidence had borne out the statements of the comPlainant, convicted under it. KEEPING A SAILOR’S BOARDING HOUSE. John Whalen was tried on a charge of keoping a gail- or’s boarding house at No. $49 Water street without a license from the proper authorities, He was tried on the same indictment about two weeks ago, when all the particulars of the case were published in the Hera. The jury disagreed on that occasion, but he was yes: terday found guilty and condemned to four months im- prisonment in the Penitentiary, WASHINGTON PLACE POLICE COURT, Before Judge Dutty. GRAND LARCENY. Walter H. Pierson, of No, 158 Greene street, was held in $500 to answer for stealing a cloak, some furs and other wearing apparel, from the bedroom of Ellen Pasco, in Chrystie street. The complainant said she had brought the prisoner to her room, and upon her awakening yesterday morning missed him and also the pare which, in all, was valued at $36. She identi- jed a handkerchief found on the prisoner as a portion of the stolen property. CRUELTY TO A HORSE. Edward F, Claus, of South Fifth avenue, was held in ,$800 to answer for cruelty to a horse, The com- plainant was Officer Masterson, of the Eighth precinct, who swore be found the horse almost starving. The prisoner claimed that his arrest was the result of spite on the part of the officer. VIOLATION OF THE EXCISE LAW. The following persons were held in $100 to answer for violation of the Excise law:—John MeNvil, No. 117 Seventh avenue; Francis Reynolds, No. 415 Seventh avenue; Robert Cummings, No. 262 West Twenty- eighth street; John McSpritt, No, 342 Seventh avenue; John Cogan, No. 135 Seventh avenue, and Ernest Smith, No, 220 Eighth avenue. FIPTY-SEVENTH STREET COURT, Before Judge Murray. A SNEAK THIKY’S WORK. Charles Joraan, alias Charles Rocho, was arrostea on Saturday night og Eighth avenue, by Officer John Cottrell, of the Twenty-second precinct, on suspicion of being ao thief. On his pereon wero found thirteen pawn tickets, reprosonting different articles of wearing apparel of considerable value, the results of various sneak robberies. Owners for part of the property were found, and complaints having been made by them Jordan was committed for trial. “Owners for the remainder of the property are expected at the station house, POLICE COURT NOTES. John Willoughby, aged twenty-six years, residing at No, 194 Lexington avenue, was held yesterday on a charge of stealing from tho custody of John F., Esler, ot No, 327 Wost Twenty-first street, a case containing a largo quantity of spectacles, mainsprings and other property, of the total value of $2,000, belonging to Sig- ismund Lorsch & Co.. of No. 13 Maiden lane. A por- tion of the property was found im the possession of Charles Arnsheimer, of No. 227 Chrystie street, who made affidavit that he purchased it from Willoughby. Bail was tixed at $3,000. The prisoner, who pleaded not ilty, said he kept’ a place for the purchase of pawn- Grokdts’ unredeemed pledges. Judge Duffy presided at Washington Place Police Court yesterday and will bo on that Benak during the week, Judge Mor Judge Duffy were very light, there being in all but thirty-four casos disposed of. "At Fssex Market, before Judgo Kasmire, there were no great offences, except- ing seven cases of violation of the Excise law, COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY, Scrrews Court—Cnamners—Held by Judge Brady.— Nos, 171, 4, 9, 51, 71, 81, 82, 90, 91, 100, 104, 107, 114, 117, 119, 1: 126, 120, 133, 145, 1 id 158, 162, 7 178, 179, 189, 210, 211} 298, 264,’ 271, Surreue Coort—Cincurt—Part 1—Held by Judge Donohne.—Nos. 1435, 1867, 19544, 156334, 1822,” 1469, | 453, 2558, 73, 3834, 2079, 2115, 777, 1055, 1603, 807, 3503, 9845, 2181, 2119,1163, 467, 1570, 2473, S449, '1641' 3680, | 2201, 1629 2197, 2089, B961. ' Part '2—Held by Judge | Van'Vorst.—Nos. 2706, 1648, 3632, 6303;, 1028, 1536, | 1454, 178, 608, 220445, Lass, 1514, 1176, S441, 225, 236) | 992, ‘2838; 982, 45234, "2044, ‘s6ad, 408, 87042, de00, '1: Part 3—Hold by Judge Lawrence,—Nos. 1859, 823, 8661, 8269, 1247, 98844, 1401, 4005, 8690, 141, 8089, '363," 2749) 8377, 1021, 1029, 1327, ‘7134, 1547, 1951, 3999, Scupxemx Covrt—Sreciat. Tera—Held by Judge B: rott.—Demurrer—Nos. 8, 23 Law and Fact—Nose.,576, 615, 61534, 102, 48%, 634, 93, 44, 557, 106, 484, “652, 653, '654,* 563, 580, 213, 214, 75, 583, 49. Svrxrion Court—Srxcia Trau—Hold by Judge Sedg- Pek. —Nos. % 48, 28, 4, 41,14, 51, 13, 43, 86, 40, 6, Screnion Copet—Trrat Teru—Part 1—Hela by Sudgo Speir.—Caso on—No. 855, No day calendar. Part 2—Held by Jndge Freedman.—Nos. 914, 912, 1783, 1300, 856, 718, 556, 642, 026, 1818, 1326, 916, 1272) 8004," 454. i Surerion CourtT—Generat Térw.—Adjourned sine i le. Common Pieas—Equity Tenm—Held by Juage Robin- gon.—Nos. 25, 26, 44, 3. * Common Prkas—TRiat, Term—Part 1—Hela by Judge Larremore.—Case on—No, 1978, No day calendar, Part Bold by nate Loow. Nos. 1818, rt 2137, 224, 219, ) 2286, 2198, 1698, 1203, 1683, 1970, 1811, 18134. s ce McAdam. —Nos. ®332, 3395, 6507, 4163, 4425, 2015, 4264, 6113, 5894, 6805, 8337, 2470, 3607, 5959, 6217, 2627, 6049, , 6923, 5924, 5843, 5405, 6740, 5803, 4789, 2780, 3536, 4340, 4567, 4869, 5456, 6930, 5086, 6121, 6168, 6175, 6238, 6193, 6199. Part 2—Hold by Judge Alker.—Nos. 4449) 4450, 1443, 3002, 3565, 3648, 5170, 3319, 3669, 3670, 3672, 2673) 8674, 8675,’ Part 3—Hold by Judge Joachimsen, — Nos. 5944, 6095, 5642, 5394, 5445, 5455, 5842, 5670, 6008, 6063, 5997, 5056, 5395, 5470, 5687, 5718, 5782, 5302, 4503, 4504, 2169) 2444, 5621, 6622, 5588, 4582, 3831, 5648, 5325, 5584, 5814," 5058, 6373. Count oF GeNRRAL Sessions—Held by Judge Suther- Jand.—The People ys. John Connor, William Manaban, John Twome; John Costello and Rody Brewer, burglary; Same vs. Mary Dewoy, grand larcony; Samo vs. Josoph Wensler and Gustav Burgio, grand larceny; Same vs. George Steiner, felonious askault and battery; Same va, John Orr, burglary; Same vs, William Daly and Martin Brennan, John Commingford, forgery; Same va. George Holloway, assuult and battery; Saino Lyman Bullard, gambling; Same vs. Oscar Fisher, petit Jarceny; Same vs. Jobn Manning, petit larceny. THE BOWEN-“EAGLE” LIBEL SUITS. The attention of Judge Reynolds, in the Brooklyn City Court, was occupied yesterday with hearing argument in the suit brought by Mr. Henry C. Bowen against the Brooklyn Eagle to recover the sum of $100,000 damages, The cause against the journal named is one | of a series pending, and is known as the “Kidd Salvage Treasure Suit,” Ex-Judge Fullerton, who appeared for the plaintiff, said he was ready to proceed. Mr, Do Witt, as associate counse! for the defence, said they were not ready, and moved for a stay were absent; that the commission sent to Connecticut | bad-not retarned, and for various other causes which would work injury to the defendant. He asked that the caso go over for the term. In the opinion of plaintiit’s counsel this motion was “monstrous and atrocious."’ The defendants, not con- tent with Iibelling bis client, continue their attacks,” and have the effrontery to dictate to the Court which of the libel suite will first be tried, The libols go back twenty-five years, and Mr, Bowen should now be per- mitted to answer some of them. Mr, Beach, who also appears for the defendant, answer, as “the plaintif™s misdecds are public and notorious.” The Court ordered the case to proceed, i the clork called the panel, from which, after somo difficulty, a jury was obtained. Judge Reynoida warned the lary not to converse with n_ boing still confined to his Louse | | overruling demurrer, with leave to defendant to answer | by & Severe attack of rheumatism. The returns before Marine CocrtT—Triat Term—Part 1—Aeld by Judge | and David Savage, burglary; Same vs. | of proceedings on the ground that material witnesses | urged that thoy should .be permitted to amend their | bth person apen the subject at issue, The Court then j journed till to-day. RICHMOND COUNTY COURTS. The terms of the Supreme Court for Richmond county have been fixed for the first Mondays of May and Octo- ber. The county courts will be held as follows:—On the fourth Mondays in January and June, County Court and Sessions—grand and petit jurors to be in attendance ; on the fourth Monday in November, County Court— petit jury ouly; onthe fourth Mondays in March and Septomber, law terms—no jury, This is five terms in all—one loss than wore hold by Judge Metcalfe, COURT OF APPEALS. Ausany, N.Y. Deo. 20, 1875. In the Court of Appeals to-day in ease No, 11, Brick vs. Brick, argument was resumed and concluded, No. & Michael Murphy, plaintiff in error, vs. The People, &c., defendants in orror.—Argued by Heury Dailey, Jr., aud James Emmott, of counsel for plaintiff in a and by Seth B. Cole, District Attorney, for the people, Proclamation made and Court adjourned. CALRNDAR, ‘The following is the day calendar, Court of Ap for Tuesday, December 21:—Nos. 119, 121, 12 19, BOARD OF ALDERMEN. 8, 123, THIRD AVENUE RAILROAD TRANSFERS—COMMIS- MISSIONER PORTER ON EMPLOYMENT OF LABORERS—THE NEW COURT HOUSE AND APARTMENTS FOR THE COURTS. A special meeting of the Beard of Aldermen was held Yesterday afternoon, Mr. Samuel A, Lewis in the chair, TRANSFERS ON THE THRLD AVENUE RAILROAD, Alderman Blessing offerea the following, which was referred to the Committee on Railroad tisfection exists as to the mannor in. enue Railroad Company issues the transfor Hekots to Yorkville and Harlem passengers at thelr depot, who arrive there in what are generally or commonly terme Krout inconvenience, danger and novdloss delay; who, rather than incur such danger, oF to stand in the sireet in'cold and stormy wouther, are compelled to pay two fares in order to roach their destination; and whereas tho practice formerly employed by thut company ia allowing its conductors to issue transfer tickets to through passengers on such ‘ars’ is deomed far superior and etory than the prosent systom, and was much y will be more conducive to the benelit and welfare of 1 travelling public. ‘THE PUBLIC WORKS AND EMPLOYMENT OF LABORERS, General Fitz John Porter, Commissioner of Public Works, sent in the following communication relative to the petition transmitted to him from the Aldermen relative to employment of bricklayers on the public works during the winter months :— Deranruxnt or Pontc Works, New Youx, Deo. 16, 1875. To Tux Hox. THe Boanp or ALDRRMEN ¢ GeNtLuMeN—I have the houor to acknowledge tho receipt of your resolution, adopted December 9, roquosting this and other departments of thie city government as soon as porsi- employment to as man spective departments as Can on any of the public works under thelr charge daring t approaching severe winter months, in order ed workmon in this city tho means of mai ves and families.” 1! adopted upon the report and recommendation of your Com- mittee on Public Works, to which had been referred a petl- tion of tho United Order of American Bricklayers for om- ployment, With the greatest sympathy for tho distress which throat- ens or bas already overtaken the working population of this city I deeply rogret my inability to contribute to its relief “bremploying a larger number of ‘men than are now om- ployed this department. The ability of the department nish employment has been steadily and rapidly dimin- {shed since my accession to office, Since the charter of 1873 becumo a law only such works as were then in progress by day's labor could be continued on that system unless by special authority from the Common Counctl. | The works then in progress by day's labor were the boulevard improve- ments in the upper part of the city, the alterations of the ‘aqueduct on Tenth avenue and the Jaying of Croton mains. Since that time large sections of tho boulevard improve- ments have been completed and the remaining sections are nearly completed. Very little remains to be dono on the aqueduct on Tonth avenue, By chapter 477, Laws of 1875, the authority to lay Croton mains is made subject to your approval, which has not yet been obtained, | The public im- provements made under ordinances are by law ro- quired to be let by contract, and I have no control aver the employment of men on such work. Thus the arca of work carried on by day's labor becomes daily more contracted, | ing constant reductions of the force an imperative necessity. ‘The special old for tho employment of your etitioners, the bricklayers, has narrowed to small limits, he law authorising the repairs of sewers from proceeds of bonds was repealed Juno 9, 1875, to take, elfect December Bt,and the appropriation for next your tv 90 small that It mist necessarily be nursed and applied to such repairs as from time to time are proved to be absolutely noces- nd a late decision of the Court denies power rcised to the present time, to build sewers with: under 55 out ordinances of the Common’ Council. Tho fleld of labor the is further limited at this time by the provisions in the city ordinances which forbid the prosecution of work on Paving, curbing, guttering and flagging and mason work o | sowors during ‘tho winter months. ft must be apparent | therefore, to you and to the workingmen that thts dopart- ment is now wel all the men that can be worked to Advantage, as required ty your resolutions, and that Chere {sno opportunity for. additional employment of the kind ap- pliod for by your petitioners, ACCOMMODATIONS FOR COURT OF GENRRAL SESSIONS. Aldermen Lysaght, Seery and McCarthy, being a ma- jority of the Committee on County Affairs, presented a report a8 to rooin required for the new Court of | Sessions. They report in favor of removing Part 1 of | the Marine Court to No. 27 Chambers street and giving tho vacated apartments for use of the new Court, | Aminority report was submitted by Aldermen Deane aud Robinson, as follows :— ‘The undersi; a minority of the Committee on County Affairs of this Bourd. to which was referred an application for providing suitable rooms for the wae of the additional parts of the Court of General us provided by 4 law passed at tho last session of ture, respectfully re- ports that the rooms on the w of the first tloor of the brown stone building, now ul by the Receiver of Taxes and tho Tax Cominissi are in their Judgment best adapted for the purposes of said Court. The under- signed havo arrived at this conclusion after @ personal in- ction of all the rooms, which contd possibly, be used for this purposo, after consultation with ali tho offci etod by the proposed location of this Court, and after a careful consideration of all the interests, publi¢ and private, there- by affected, Both reports wore laid over and ordered tobe printed, ‘THE NEW COURT TOUSK AND ITS OCCUPANTS. Alderman Gilon offered the following resolution rela- tive to the present occupancy of the new Court House, which was adopted :— Whereas chapter 318 of the Laws of 1858 provides for tho erection of « building in the City ifall Park to accommodate thorein the Supreme Court, the Superior Court, the Court of Common Pleas, Courts of ‘Oyer aud T | Special Sessions, Surrogate’s © | various offices and chambers, | Bheriff clerks of these courts, Di | Instituto; and whereas sald building | County Court House is occupied by offictals not warranted by | law to occupy the same ; therefore be it Resolved, That the Committee on County Affatrs be in- } structed and wre hereby directed to carry out the provisions of tho aforesaid law, so far as the same can be done, and also | select proper offices and chambers in other public buildings for ung clty officiais who may be affected by the appropris. tion of the Ceurt House to the wurpoges exprossed in the law | providing for its erection, and thal they be. instructed to re- port at the next meeting of the After the transaction of some further unimportant business the Board adjourned to Thursday next. THE HOUSE OF DETENTION, eee AN UNJUST LAW AND ITS DEPLORABLE RE- SULTS—INNOCENT WITNESSES " IMPRISONED, WHILE CRIMINALS ARE OUT ON BAIL. About twelve months ago the public were informed that the Police Commissioners were about to investi, gate, for purposes of improvement, an institution known | as the “Honse of Detention for Witnesses,” whose e: | istence in the form in which it is at present used 1 a | disgrace to law and justice and to civilization as well, Although the House of Detention plan of securing the attendance of witnosses in criminal cases is an improve- ment upon the former method ot committing them to | the prison where criminals are confined, it is, neverthe- | less, open to objection and is the occasion of great and necdleas hardship in many cases. | It not unfrequently occurs that worthy persons who are not residents of the city and are unable to furnish | bail have the misfortune to possess some knowledge of the commission of a criminal offence for which some one has been arrested and are punished by incarcera- | thon in the House of Detention, extending sometimes to months, while the criminal walks the streots [reely on bail, After long delay the accused party not unfre. quently is acquitted, discharged without bail or forfeits | his recognizance, and this proceeding results in punish. ing most severely the innocent witness, while the crim- inal escapes, This wrong ought not to exist if there ie any remedy consistent «ith « vigorous enforcement of the criminal laws, The Legislature having the constitutional authority to remody this mischief by an amendment of the code of practice in criminal cases Mr. Seth ©, Hawley, the Chief Clerk of tho Metropolitan Police, in 1867 dratted | a bill so that any witness committed to tho House of | Detention shall be entitled to have his testimony taken by the District Attorney, on proper notice to the pris- oner or the counsel of the prisoner, affording an op- portunity for cross-examination, and to be thereupon discharged on his own recognizance, if unable to pro- cure bail for bis appearance at tho trial, the testimony 80 taken to be used at the trial if the personal atten- danco of the witness cannot be enforced by the process of the Court, This bill was presented to the Legisla- ture, passed both houses and was before Governor Hoff- man for his signature, Judge Bosworth, then President of the Board of Metropolitan Police, wrote an urgent let- ter, and other prominent citizens urged its adoption, bat, notwithstanding every pressure brought to bear on -~ subject, the Governor gave it bjs veto. are witnesses im errmna: cases and usable to give bail for their appearance at the trial of Par ties, Thomas Acton, the President of the Board of Metropolitan Police, in the annual report of the de- partment for 1868, says :— “It cam scarcely be realized by the people that in this age and country, where accused persons and convicted criminals aro so humanely dealt with, there is an instl- tution established by law (and well filled) for the imprisonment of seen persons not even charged with any ® s . * * . + * “The witnesses are genorally poor, without friends in them have families dependent on the ~. Some of them for the nocessai life, They are all innocent to their liberty and the earn- aud have @ natural righ Ings of such employment or business as they may choose to follow. Yor in derogation of these naturel TEL ee srtltzarty imprisoned upon tho claim 6 good den . mony sed yor ay eemands their presence and teatl- ‘in some cases the Innocent witness is imprisoned while the crimmal is at largo on bail, aon finally escapes punishment, hot unfrequently, without comin to trial In some cases Where the oriminal is convicte the witness suffers a longer imprisonment than the criminal, In not a few instancos the person against whom the o‘Tence was committod has been imprisoned, whilo the guilty party bas becn allowed to go at largo and escape punishment. “This system instead of alding probably tends to em- barrass the successful punishwont of crime, Persons cognizant of facts, which, if known, would tend to the arrost and conviction of @ crimaiual, enicavor to avoid the hazard of being imprisoned as a wituess for an un certain period by concealing their knowledgo or refus- ing to appear as prosecutor or witness. If tney are thomeelves the victims of the crime they often prefor to suffer the wrong, whatever it may bave been, rather than incur the risk of further wrong by being \wpris- oned as a witness, “The current expense of this institution for the year, paid by this department, has been $8,494 51. " rhe property occupied for this purpose is worth probably | More than $100,000, and would bring an annual rent of | $10,000, making a total cost of $18,494 51. “Buch oppressive measures ‘ought not to be tolerated 4m a tree and Christian country if there is any remedy to be found within the scope of legislative authority eases with an effective enforcement of criminal wa. What was true in 1868 is true to-day, The wrong which has boon frequently perpetrated through tho odious system of imprisoning witnesses is not only hideous in itself, but ia withal quite unnecessary. There is no possible common sense reason why the tes- timony of witnesses should not be taken under oath and with other proper provisions at the time of tho commission of the act which it is oxpeoted to sustain or disprove; nor why such testimony, reduced to writing aud certified to before a justice of the peace or notary public, should not be used in evidence before a court. Certainly its veracity and accuracy would be much less likely to be questioned when tho event was fresh in the mind of the witness than when time, priva- tions and possibly undue influence had done their work upon the memory or the inclination, This oppressive system of arbitrary and unnecessary imprisonment of innocent persons {gs maintained from year to year, notwithstanding the constitutional provis- jon that “witnesses shail not be unreasonably de- tained," ana the further like provision that “no per- gon shall be deprived of liberty without duo process of law.”’ If it is claimed that these innocent persons are imprisoned “by duo process of law” tts suggested that any process of law by which innocent persona ai subjected for undefined terms of imprisonment is neither just nor necessary, and ought to be imme- diately replaced by some process of law more In accord with common ideas of humanity and justice, Tho Police Commissioners cannot possibly effect all this Lhd paged It will require legislation at Al- bany. But the Police Commissioners last year ma an ‘attempt to do something in the premises, b nothing was done, Tho people of this city would be glad to see them go about itnow. Any official effort toward blotting out this outrageous system of wrong against witnesses would at least look like following up good purpose and intention. Many a criminal is sent to jail for six months, the witnesses against whom suffer incarceration f@r ‘nearly a year, because too “obscure to find seourity for their CF hae when wanted. How earnestly this fact must fill the ignorant heart with an affection for justice! How thoroughly it must convince the young idea that to witness an offence agaiust the laws is far more iniquitous than to Parpotiaia it, The following table will show the number of persons detained in the Houso of Detention as meee since it was first established ;— ‘oof Noof ‘sons, Days. From Feb, 9, 1858, to Oct. 31, 1858. « 292 7,421 From Nov. 1, 1858, to Vct, 81, 1859. 419 10,662 From Nov. 1, 1859, to Oct, 81, 1860, 380 6,609 From Nov. 1, 1860, to Oct. 31, 1861, 471-8634 From Nov. 1, 1861, to Oct. 31, 1862. 632 ——(9,480 From Nov. 1) 1862) 4}035 Fyom.Nov. 1, 1883, 4,230 om Nov. 1, 1864, 8,436 From Nov. 1, 1865, 6,150 From Nov. 1, 1866, 4,139 From Nov. 1, 1867, 81852 From Nov. 1, 1868, 8,873 From Nov. 1, 1869, ; 1,347 From April 6, 1870, to April 4, 1871... 283, 4,618 From April 6, 1871, to April 4, 1872 4,683 No offleiat record of the nuinber of persons detained since April 4, 1872, can be submitted, the Police Com- missioners having discontinued the publication of an- nual reports, A SERIOUS FALL Miss Sarah Ward, daughter of ex-Judgé Alert Ward, of Tompkinsville, Staton Island, who recently créated ‘ sensation by sending a despatch to the Rev. Dr. Stan- loy, of Stapleton, stating that sho had died from the effects of ugh ing gas, met with a serious acci- dent by a fall, which has broken her arm in such a manner that amputation will probably be necessar: FURNITURE. bie CURTAINS. LAMBREQUINS. FURNITURE AT OOST OR LESS. PIANO COVERS. TABLE COVERS. And : everything in dhe pholstery line GRBAT BARGAINS, to close onr cetail businoss previous to removal apynt January 1, Usefal Holiday Presents, G, L, KELTY & CO., 184 Fifth avenue, near Twenty-third stroet, A PRIVATE FAMILY DECLING HOUSEKEE will soll, in lots to suit purchasers, all their ele; costly Household Furniture, ac : masnificent Ste Son's rosewood Pianoforte ao an elegant Windsor Piano, cost $1,000, for $250; satin Parlor Smits, cost $45u, for $225, PING one for'B125; rep Suits $90; 14 Bedroom Suits $35 and up: ward; Carpots, Oil Paintings, Bronzos, Mirrors, hair and 1 ‘assortment of Housshold 5] | Mattresses and ® ge Hurnfiure, made to order four months ago. Uall ‘at private rosidonce No. 120 West 23d st., near 6th av. | u A GOOD LOCATED MARKET STAND, DOUBLE cornered; can be used for butter, cheese, poultry or uy other purpose: must be sold; ready for Tne isla (2 Darya botnet Dawgs aan roots, wcities . SPICKER- = ES SAAS lh A Baz, roceren onary, 200m, MES ston street, w Car auction, GAPPNEY & SMITH, Auctioneers, ” A WAgTO UIE MANUFACTURERS AND Du soqitakers for sale, a splendid Plaiting Machine, wi imotovemencs; will plait silk or any other material: H10 to @) a day can bemade, Address PLAITING, Herald town Branch office. A “UEST CLASS, ELEGANTLY FITTED UP DINING Suloon ; superior Silverware, &. ; loeated on best part of Bro down town; doing good busing rahe B35; rr $300; great bargain, CAMPBELL inth street, RARE CHANCE.—LIQUOR BAB, RESTAURANT and Oyster Saloon; private mpper rooms, with sleep- ing apartmonts; payi 1; doing {immense business; ex- amine for poly at office of GAFFNEY & SMITH. 17 Centre street. CIGAR STORE, SPLENDIDLY FITTED UP, GOOD location; average business €25 per day: good reasons for selling: price $1,000. MALONE & BHERVIBLD, Store Brokers, 5 Dey street. RUG STORK.—A LONG ESTABLISHED, WELL going, large Drug Store fur sale. Address DRUGS, sta- tion OR SALE, A WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Hostery aod” Fancy Goods Bustu offer our Branch ‘Store Ot” Bowery, estublished twonty years und in active operation; ‘this 1s @ chance geldom, offered, etd, ‘open tor negotiation for 10 dayg mly. anon for a6 i" iN inf ROSENHEIM € LIBM ANS 400 road — ee Foe SALE—A FIRST CLASS BARROOM; LICENSE all paid, at 43 West Fourth street. Foe, SALESBROOKIYN-AN OLD | ESTABLISHED corner Grocery Business; the property can also be bought, and will be sold low and on liberal terms if applied for this mouth at 283 Sackett street, OR SAL late 8: ECOND HAND SILVER SNOWCASES; s cheap for cash at EDDY BROTH- orner Franklin street. E, SIGN AND FRESCO BUSINESS with Stock, Ladders, &c., eomplete, doing @ business of $15,000 a year; established’ since jin good locality, Address IL P., Herald office. 1GAR RE AND LARGR NEWS No. 356 Fourth avenue, Fo SALE—THK FINEST LIQUOR STORE ON THR east sido ; ‘five yours’ Loase from last May, with or with: Out Stock; satisfactory reasons for selling. Apply on the premises, avenue D, Re SALE CHEAP—ON ACCOUNT OF SICKNESS, A Milk Depot and Grocery Store, in a business location, with Horse, Wagon and Harness, ' Apply at No. 618 Ninth avenue, in tho store. poe eae © ots ACCOUNT OF CHANGING of business, @ smal rowery Store, | i ft 5 LOUIS, 160 Fhompson streets 7 es TBaulze of Mrs OR SALE, VERY CHEAP—A WINE, LAGER BEER and Lunch Rom, doing @ good business, Inquire at 428 Broadway, in basement, AVANA ORANGES—IN STORE AND TO ARRIVE, cheap for cash, in lots to suit, 154 Maiden lane. HE PUBLIO ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE FOLLOWING PLACES ARE THE ONLY AUTHOR: ZED OFFICES FOR THR RECEIPT OF ADVERTISE. MENTS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR THE NEW YORI BROADWAY, CORNER ANN STREBT. 1,265 BROADWAY, 580 SIXTH AVENUE, 114 SOUTH SIXTH STREET, PHILADELPHTA. LY QRNER BOERUM AND FULTON STREETS, BROOR- oF FOR A GROCERY AND BUTTER STORE.— OU 1.014 Thirdavenue, between Sixticth and Sixty- rst streets. —————— MACHINERY, . A720, XBW HORIZONTAL STEAM BOILERS, BN. « gines, Steam Pumps, new aud second hand, cheap, to Buildings to rent, with or withous (A. BEAKE CRUSHER WANTED MEDIUM. 8iZa, Address, stating lowest price and condition, CRUSHER, SIDY, 4to 10 Bridge st., Brooklyn, Herald offic GOR SALE—A 26-INCH NEW STYLE SCHENCK Planing Machine, nearly now: price $000, p. LORILLARD & OO., 16 Chambers street, T MEDIUM GORDON PRESSES, VANDERBURG, WELLS & €O.. g and otber Amateur Printing Prossos, ‘ype, &e., 18 Dutch, corner Fulton street, New York. Cae LESSONS, PIANO, _ VIOLIN, Guitar, Organ, Flute, Singing practice room and in- struments Rouge ree. Ackiress HUMMING BIRD, Piano Warerooms, 32 + Fourteenth street, or call, ANTED—A STEAM HAMMER FROM 1,500 TO 4,000 Ibs. ; to be in good order and condition, Ad- dress, with full particulars as to price, make, stroke, &c., W. H. SMITH, No. 11 South Broad street, Philadeiphia, ANTED—A GOOD SECOND HAND TUBULAB Boiler, of about 25-horse power. Address YENN & BURKE, 125 Maiden lane, —— PROPOSALS. + HUDSON RIVER RAIL- tral Depot, New Y. 5. 187% © is now propated to maki eontra'ta for Cross Ties, to be delivered darin e season of 1878. Proposals will be recefved until Janu- 1876, for the delivery of hewn White Oak Cross Ties qily. ln lots'of from 1,000 t0 50,000 and upward. gn The rine detwoen New York and ButTalo sad Bridge. The comp2uy reserve the right to reject any bids. Specifications ama Plank forms of prepowas may be had on application to Mr. JOU C. CHAMPION, Tie Age: New York Centrat and Hudson River Bailront Qorspapy, Ae Wit He VANDERDTIEN® Vlog Brostieete ONTI EALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECELY! 1D, Rebrunry 1, 1876, by the Trustees of the New. York and Brooklyn Bridge, at their office, No, 21 Water street, Brook. lyn, N.Y., forthe manufacture and delivery of 124 tons of 1 wire rope, required for the erection of the tempo- radio cables and other appliances neces- rary for the construction of ain cabies ol the East River Suspension Bridge, Printed speeiticntions, together with any other information tn regard to these ropes, may be obtained irom the Seoretary of the Board, or of the Chict Engineer, W. A. ROEBLING. 2 MISCELLANEOUS. A, WHLLEMER, NO, 045 BROADWAY, DEALER IN « imported French Cheese, Camembert, Pont Levequi Neufchattel, Selferino, from Bao, ‘pest Du Sal Cheese and very fin en Artichants, and every iption of French Conse Alimen, Taires and Co- mestibles. Also choice Fruit Figs, fresh Mushrooms, now Pine App! of Fruit for holiday presents. Also, (rom Paris, Plaisir Des Champs Blysee, for ice croam, and choice Fruit (laces, TELOCIPEDES FOR SALE. \5 LET, REPAIRED, &o.; all the paris for sale; lot nicely painted for ‘onristmas RU 832 Broadway, alo af 7 Flatbush avenue, Brooklyn. MARBLE MANTELS. MAAN T GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. An extensive stock of Slate and Marble Mantels, Wash ser Trays and Slate Work, of every PENREY ion, N’SPATE COMPANY, Union square, Fourth avenue uid Soventecuth sy Ne ¥, T COST.—CLOSING OUT STOCK OF MARBLEIZED Mantles; finest selection of Marble Mantlos, all quali- modern designs. Turning for the trade at 8. KLABER .'5 Steam Marble Works, West Fifty-lirst street, bo- i ae tween Broadway and Kighth avenue, =WEEKLY AND MONTULY PAYMENTS TAKEN ser foty eucmiture, Carpets and, Bedding at B. AM. COW. PERTHWAIT & ©0.'S, 155 and 157 Chatham street, An immense stock at low prices. CTION ROOMS 39 AND 41 BAST THIRTEENTA ~All kinds of modern and antique Furniture, Paintings, Books, ‘Bitver, don, ai 1 re |, betwee: ESS STYLE BATIN Parlor Suit, nearly now, cost $375, for $125 rop and haircloth Suits, $25 up Pianoforte je2? dots chamber, brary Parniture;. Sil- Call at residence 105 Bast Thirteenth PRIVAT! their Household Furniture, vit., Parlor Suit, 1 in damask }, COB D. for $300; $17 Brothers Pianoforte, $275; Bedroom Sets, consi of B steads, Dressingcaves, Buresus, Washetunds, $00, @250 single Bedstends, hair and Lon Mattresses; rep and Furniture ; Turkish 4 pieces, 4 0 cloth Suits, $30, 850; Library and Dinin; Suits, Paintings, Bronses, Call, private residence No. 47 Farnitare, Rods, Bedding, &e. Payments taken by tha wook ormonth, “% weekly or monthly, | ‘AMILY WILL SELL AT A SAGRIPICE | \RATES AND FENDERS.—THE LARGE: ad ket, finished in every 81 with dumping attachn Gas Togs Trancy Nick Strona’ Goal Vases, Folding c. ‘ay presents ; i discount to the ‘trade; old Grates altered to low oF half low down, CONOVEL, WO 00, Can ‘ew York. ARBLE AND MARBLEIZED MANTELS, NEW DE- signa, from $12 upward; also Monumental work at ETENY feaused, prtcoy: Marble Turning for the trade, A. KLABER, 184 Kust 15th st., near Third avenue, New York. XTU AVENUE, ty sixth streets. —Ladies surprised at the creat prices paid in Uarpats and Jawelry, as we have . A note by post punctually large orders for the W. led to by Mr. of Mt T MARKS’ WELL KNOWN ESTABLISHMENT, 101 6th av., opposite Sth st.—Ladies and enti Coive the utmost value ineash for Cnst-off Cl ots, Jewelry Please call ator address as ve. Mrs. Marks, Please try and satisfy Brooklyn promptly attended to, At areattos upto ESTABLISHMENT, 816 Sixth ayenus, corner Forty-sixth stroet, ladies and gentlemen will positively receive 50 por cent more In eash Than elsewhere for cast off Clothing, Carpets, Jewelry, &c. 3 Wa yourselves. Orders RNITURE: wT?” SN £-OD, Orders promptly attended to by Mr. or Mra. FLATTO, No. corner Twonty-fifth street and Sixth avenue, | S16 Sixth avenua, COHN, 420° SEVENTH AVENUE, BELOW AND + ThirtyYourth street, pays the full value for laitivs’ nd CARPETS | gentlemen's Wearing Apparel, C1 by calling on our ‘nddroas. Lad ded by M: Last two weeks of the great clearing out sale, Look at these prices, from $26 and upward. from $4 25 and upward, " 50 and apward, from $23 and upward, m $40 and upward. Carpots. Brussels, per yard, ree ply, pet yard, B1 25, Ingrains, per yard, 25e,, 300., 35¢., 49¢. and 50e, Olfclotus, per yard, 26", BUe., 36e, 40c. wad 00, r s vis, all glich vel pets, 82 por yard, oly Brus 3 por yard. seeker pout a) eaaany ¥ recto. ° nally low Ae the rent uptown. warorooms, 612 and 514 Eighth hand Thirty-sixth streets, avenue, between Thirty ith and iW me City |. O' Farrel § BAST FOURTERNTHL janos, © iy irrors, iver- sensible iojiday Presents, All Owners want money, FOR THE HOLT. AUCTION HOUSE, 13 Furniture, Pi yy, Desks And etion prices .—KNOW THY DESTINY, CONSULT THR living irrovan' ck, causes mar. 0 West Forty-irst street, near avenue: send for cl 4,520 Post office, New ular, ork, Adaross ail ‘lotters to box OLATRVOYANT.—$10,000 8 OFFERED TO ANY person who can equal Mme. CLIFTON, the growtest irvoyant in America. Those who are sick or in trouble ld call without delay. “No likenesses of Jove charms.” allay the most serions trouble. Ofer, 278 Went fifth street, third door east of Bighth avenue, jet Like f Rss BUSINESS, LAW- ni oases, absen® friends, by ri M. SINGH, Clairvoyam, 510 Sixth venue, ME, BRIGNOLI, MEDICAL AND BUSINESS CLAIR. voyant, tells names, shows likenesses, &. ; 500, and $1, t Twonty-Aifth street, ME. DECOLUM.—CONSULTATIONS FROM 10 TI Yon business, sickness, love, matrimony, traveill absent frlonds, 41 Lexington avenue, comer Twonty-1 su M" B, A RELIABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY 375 Sixth avenue, noar Seventeenth at, “: a — Cy and death, 190 T° GATHOLIO. OHUROH! Painting, the “Doad Christ, Gell corner Seventeenth street and Fi nue, 1CB.—HOTEL LES *® ANGLAIS, A FIRST CLASS 1869 the attention of the Logisiature was again to the [geal situation of unfortanate persons whem . in called hotel, facing th dunder By BACH HAYS. Secretary, 00 Coleman sh London, BO <A MAGNIFICENT | for sate at GIBBONS’ | ith ME. ROSA, GREAT NATURAL CLAIRVOYANT AND. Spirit Vislonist, revoals hidden mysteries of your whole lite, 472 Canal street. Fee #1, — MK, ROSS, GREATEST LIVING CLAIRVOYANT? advice on marriages, sickness, losses, bu ells everything. 769 Sixth ‘avenue, bear Forty-thi YEAR OLD CHTLD—TELLS bers; stolen property positively