The New York Herald Newspaper, January 7, 1876, Page 8

8 EDWARD §. STOKES. ‘The Slayer of Colonel Fisk Preaking Down in Prison. HIs GROWING BLINDNESS. Efforts Being Made for His Release by Legal Process. Sine so, Jam, 6, 1876, NEW YUKK HERALD, FRIDAY, JAD SING SING PRISON. SWEEPING REMOVALS CONTEMPLATED BY THE BOARD OF INSPECTORS—WESTEERN CANDIDATES YOR OFFICE AT A PREMIUM, The new Boardof Inspectors of State Prisons, which organized by the election of Moss K. Platt as I’resident, | at Sing Sing, on Wednesday evening, has transacted very little business as yet, yesterday having been de- voted almost exclusively to hearmg, receiving snd fling for fawure consideration a multitude of applications for positions at the prison. It is now known ‘hat the changes among the prison officials will be Sweeping, the new Board, in its determination to bring abont, if possible, a higher degree of discipline among the convicia, having decided to replace the sub- ordinate officers with new men, as far as it can be done with safety to the interests of the institution, The only In the hurry o1 events the outside world bas almost | Temeval flected so far has been that of the matron ofthe forgotten the fate of Edward S Stokes, who still re- mains @ prisoner in the dreary looking stone building | ant matron, veing female prison, Mrs. H. F. Clark, of Cayuga county, who bas for some time pass filled the position of assist- appointed in ber stead, hat overlooks the Hudson at this place. But to the | Although the atmosphere of Sing Sing village last even- unhappy man himself there is an ever present reality, and be bas grown pallid with long confinement and gray with anxiety aud hope deferred. A rumor gained ground a few days since that the counsel of Swkes, Mr. Ira Shafer, of your etty, was about to apply for a writ of habeas corpus to bring Stokes before a Justice of the Supreme Court on the ground of illegal sentence by Judge Noah Davis. Mr. Shafer believes that Governor Tilden is willing to mete out the same equality of justice to Stokes that he does to other prisoners, in view of the fact that the eccused has served one year in the Tombs, and that the rule has been to make allowance for this prepara- tory confinement on all kindred sentencea, Mr. Shafer does not ask for the discharge of is client on grounds of sympathy, er mercy, but on ‘the ground of what ho thinks is rigid justice, Mr. Shafer claiming that the Court of Appeals has reversed the sentence in one trial and ordered a new one after Stokes bad been con- @emned to death, And Mr, Shafer furthermore claims that on this day Stokes has exceeded the limit of his Jegal imprisonment one year. Mr. Shafer does not propose, as I believe, at the prion to-day to procure a ‘writ of habeas corpus in the case until it is laid with al) ite legal bearings before Governor Tilden, who, itu® believed, will act in tbe matter bis long delayed decision immediately. The points in the case for Governor Tilden’s consid- eration will be forwarded to-morrow to Albany by Mr. Shafer, and the latter will await an answer defore taking any further proceedings, but he seems quite sangumoe that Governor Tilden’s decision, as a lawyer as well as Chief Magistrate of the State, will be most favorable to the prisoner, I called to-day at the State Prison and found great the it in gloomy institution, from Warden down, ex- pected to be removed, as the Board of State Prison Inspectora were in session, including tbo new member of tne Board, Mr. Rodney Drowley, and heads were said to be falling in the favor | aud give | turmoil, owing to the fact that the officials of | basket every few moments, the Board being in secret | session. I sent my card to Warden Walker, and he same out from the closed session and informed me that 1 knew Stokes well 1 might see him, but not other- wise. The card was sent into the prison, and I was m- rited to descend and walk back over a stone causeway wud ouder an overnanging porch, from whence I en- fered the prison, and was asked to sit down on a chair | for 4 fow moments. A number of convicts in THMIR GHASTLY STRIPED UNIFORMS, re busy jp the room attending to various duties and Mho horribly vacant faces, the dead silence and their aoiseless movements struck me forcibly. A smothered exclamation of surprise and gladness behind me, and I ‘rose, turned quickly, and Edward §, Stokes stood bo- | | | fore me, bat sochanged that had I met him ina | erowded street 1 would have passed him by as a stranger. All the elasticity and dash and nerve were gone, and to me he looked # broken man in every respect but one, and that was in the eye. Btokes’ hair is ® perfect gray, not one black hair left, aud it is slowly turning from gray to white His features are rimmed with black whiskers, and above his upper lip tsa heavy black mustache ‘This contradiction is explained by the fact that uo more Jeverish and tormented brain has beaten in the world for four years past than that whieh ts located under the ‘uniform prison cap of Edward Stoxes. His bas been 8, sad fate, indeed. His brother Clinton and his father tb DEAD OF BROKEN BRARTS; its wife divorced and living in foreign land, and bis | Deautiful daughter, now in the very budding of maiden- hood, also in a strange land. All these things have made a wreck of the dashing Broadway dandy of five yours ago, who paid a yearly sum of $2,000 to a Union fashionable tailor t keep hum dreased and to send him all the pew things in coats, vests and trousers. 1 walked up stairs Into the bospital wards at the in- vitation of Stokes, who keeps the books of this depart ment, and who has already learned to write prescrip ons and doctor the prisoners litle when business is erowding the regular practitioner. “Well,” answered Stokes, with a weary smile, “this ‘en's Delmenico’s by half amile. They say I have Inx- bres here gorgeous as a Sultan” (with a laugh quite metallic). 2 DON'T SEB ANY LUXURIES, @o you? This isthe bed I sleep on and it is nothing but straw.’’ Here Stokes lifted up the coverlid of course sheck stuff and wanted me to sound the straw bed, which I did) “The Doctor allows me an easy chair when i have @ fit of the asthma and by ee courtesy of the prison authorities, who ve treated me as kindly ag they were allowed to. I have the use of books You can see what they are I do all the reading | can, for it is good pompany, and I bave read a great deal o! poetry. That a favorite book of mine (taking up Charles A. Dana's jousehold Book of Poetry’), there are good things to & You should read it yourself, But lam LOSING MY KYESIGHT, 1 have a cataract in my left eye, and I can hardly see my hand before my face. It’s bard here. | have lost wo many of my family, and could not see therm.” “Well, the Distmet Attorney who secured iny capital wietion has been to see the Governor, and Lyman nan, Jobo R. Dos Passos and the Rev. br, Armit- , OF the Fifth avenue Baptist church, to which my ily belong, have all been to see the Governor, and has promised several times to look into the legal as- Fie my case, which if be would lawyers of good f is. believe that | should bave been discharged ere iy poor tather died of a broken heart He went 40 see the Governor ten times at Albany and saw bim six tomes and Governor Tilden promised last Jane to look ito my case at once, I suppose he is too busy to attend to euch matters My mother also called on Governor three times and I asked my father to tease fo! to Albany as a favor to me, because | knew Wt was breaking nim down slowly but surely. Senator Bprigzs, of Utica, also called on the Governor in regard to my case and am awaiting his action as promised bo the Senator. When it comes it may be too late.” In conversing with Stokes he mentioned the fact that Petitions had been drawn up for the Stave Prison In- ‘epectors vo sign in favor of Stokes and despatcbed to Governor Tilden. After considerabie effort | succeeded in getting ® copy of the petition of the Inspectors, ‘whieh bas been ce by the President of the retur- fing bourd, Mors R Piatt also succeeded in s copy of the récommendation in favor of Stokes to the Governor, signed tp the Chapiain of the prison, Rev. 3. R Canfield, a Methodist, who highly praises the Dehavior and maniy conduct of Siokus during bis contnement The communications are subjoined :-— BTOKES IN FORMA PAUPRRIS. B1NG Sing. Jan. 6, 1876, or 3 OF SraTe the past year T i Moning ie fora wut P, (or and excessive imprisonment. My was é to His Exeeilency tn 1475. ne grounds ‘which I sought for clemency were—firet, innocence o y | ertme—I was convicted only vy a com. ‘on the part of the jury, the majority of whom at firet woested ty absolute noguiisal; second. \f guilty, 1 hed imprisonment in point of duration, extreme limitasion stasnte for t adjadces ¢ Upon reecipt o' there were equ dom the Sib private eecretary, M notified my — father have bis attention, parents and gentlemen of distinction have fre- importuned bim to examine the case and render decision; but owing to the enormous pres- besiness under which be bas been laber- waa deferred = by, bim from bout any decision having been bas addressing you te to bring that I bave, opon this day, January imprisoument that ‘the | have, through fovernor i { | i i ae HE 223 mud rong othelasty i ml $ 7 il FS a i 4 | * i ; my fcarceration, © ‘of time, the extreme limitation of the year, edition se thts unprece- : i ae mubjected to three And outrageously sen- theroty held for te agonizing to an ignominious tate, @8 Rnenimons vole, Deing seroried 8 all benefit int conviction entailed. ath sentence of itnelf ition that they have de- 3b shorald accrue from the terrt- not only pertectly inexeus+ rbmrous — Notwithetand- ne reversed the ty Yoere where ms said final edjadieation, 1 ly instance upon the entire it of such imprienrment was shoola - ga wrongiully ve ints to your Honorable ‘as justice Say verrent. Vor r weet fal Yo —" hbWaup B orokgs : why to the aptversal was fuil of rumors, setting iorth that all the princi- appoictments in the male prison had been made, the writer, during a subsequent conversation with the inspectors, ascertained the contrary to be true. Cer- tain it 8, however, that Westchester county will be { nored in the parcelling out of all the important positions, The wardenship goes to Yates county, the clerksbip to Cattaraugus, the chaplainey to oma while the few remaining desirable o! will, in all probability, be aiso filled by men from the western part of the Stata AS u consequence of this a feeling of utter disappoint ment exists among most of the local politicians and their respective imends, who swarmed at the prison yesterday like bees around a hive. During the present session of the Board the propost- tion of Inspector Platt to introduce the weaving of con- viet cloth, and also the manufacture of cocoanut mat- ting by the prisoners, will be duly discussed and de- liberated upon; and as all three of the inspectors seem to be in favor of finding employment for the hun- dreds of idle convicts there, it is not improbable shat one or both of these new features will be introduced at an carly day. It is understood that the inspectors will endeavor to let out the work of mat making by contract to responsible parties who thoroughly understand the busimess, and should this not be found practicable, then they will probably ask the Legislature for the requisite authority to enter into the sebeme on account of the State, Entire harmony seems to prevai) in the Board regarding the proposed important innovations mentioned. THE NEW ROCHELLE TRAGEDY. THE HOMICIDAL IMPULSES OF A WORTHLESS ROWDY-—HOPELESS CONDITION OF HIS VICTIM. Richard Hanna, who shot Thomas White at the tavern called “Our House,” at New Rochelle, on Tues- day evening, was removed to the County Jail at White Plains yesterday, White’s tavern is located about a mile and a-half from the New Haven Railroad depot. The Hanna family live next door, It appears that Richard bad been drinking beavily through the day at some of the shanties on Drake’s lane. On his way home be dropped into White’s place to get more liquor. White, with whom he was always on friendly terms, refused the liquor and advised him to go home. Hanna persisted in his demand, and would not go home, but continued to dispute with White, Suabdse- | quently he leit of bis own accord, but alter a brief | absence came back. This time he was again reiused liquor aud was forcibly eected by White aud some neighbors who were in the barroom, In the course of his visats to White’s, Hanna met Aaron Webb, the colored coachman of Mr. Walliam S. Hoyt, of Pelt ham, who endeavored, in a friendly way, to assist Lim home, and who was in the barroom when White put him out Lt ts now thought that Hanna intended the charge which lodged in Mr. White's back for the negro, However that may be, be is equally cuipable, He had ample time to reilect On Ins act while going frem the barroom to his own house, where he obtained his gun, which was LOADED WITH HEAVY DUCK snoT, On returning, he found the barroom door closed, and his loud kwocks for admittance elicited only repeated refusals to allow him to enter. He must have beard Mr. White’s voice ordering him sway, and his retreat- ing footsteps as be leit the door 1" having barred and fastened it, for White had hardly walked dozen paces from the door when the whole charge from Richard Hanna’s gun en- tered his back in the region of the kidneys, throwing him on his face. The muzzle of the gun must have been placed close to the door, a large patch beng burned and a bole made through @ thickness of fully two inches and a half, in such a way as to show thai the charge had not scattered perceptibility. Tho doctor who attends White is of the opinion that he can- not recover. Only one grain of shot has been ex- der, of the Delaware and Bound Brook Railroad, tracted. White was very feeble last night, and has taken no nourishment since receiving bis wound, He is an Englishman, married and shout forty-tive years of age, Hanna is @ notorious young rowdy, although his famtiy are quiet, well-behaved people, He is about twenty-six years of age, and is known for his violent temper when drupk, which is about as frequently as opportunities will permit He chased his owa brother about the town three years ago with # pistol while on a New Year's debauch, Nobody seems to have a good word for bir, CROWNER’S QURST LAW. White has had we novel experience of wit inquest on Limself, When the recently elected Coro- ner, Wiliord Purdy, of Portchester, was notiled of ssing an White's dangerous condition he proceeded to “Our Hor empapeiled a jury of six citizens, took them into room in which White was lying, permitted them to view the wounded man and then submitted to them White's ante-mortem statement, which runs as follows :— Stare or New You or New Rocuxite—My Covrry or Weercnesten, Town tame is Thomas Wh I was shot by Richard Hanna about ten o'clock last night. He came inte my house and { told bien to go home. He did go when Ltold bim. Afteward again and & second time w the — door, je throngh A ‘the imside of the door. 1 am fully satisfied the man who shot me, As he went off the stoop he said, “Watt a minute” and be would “Ax” me. After the door was fastened he bent against it with hiegon, No oue was on the stoop with bim. He was under the intiuence of liquor. We have always been good frie 1 do not think be i tended to shoot me in particular, There wore six of us in the store at the time, Instructed by the Coroner, the jury on this evidence found a verdict to the effect that White came to his wounds from a gunshot discharged from a@ gun in the bands of Richard hanna, Thos, while it appears quite likely that this shooting will result in White’s death, it is equally probavie Lat the bomicice will be pronounced a murder, WHO SHOT MR. JOHNSON. Mr. John Johnson, who was shot on last Monday in Brooklyn, was shghtly improved yesterday, and hope is entertained of his ultimate recovery. His family and friends ‘ndignantly repel the theory of the police that he inflicted the wound himself, He asserts that at twenty-five minutes before six, when about sixty-five feet from his residence, in Latayette avenue, le was suddenly seized hold of by two men, one tall ‘and the otuer short The former wore a biack slouch bat and the later acap. They jumped over a fence when they came upon him, After demanding ‘that $400” which he had not | possession, the tall man tore open Mr. Johnson’s vost, and placing the muzzle of a Smith & Wesson pistol to his lett side fred. The ru@ian then put the pistol to the temple of his victim, and was about to fire again when the short man exclaimed, “Hold on; we bave got the wrong man,”’ Both fellows then jumped over the fence and fled, leaving their vic- tim on the sidewalk where he was found. Yesterday a Daker reported w the hee that he was Kosciusko street, near Throop avenue, loaving bread, about six o'clock on the morning of the occur- rence, when he saw two men, a (a/l and a short one, jamp over the fence of the lots near which Mr, John: ‘yon was shot He believed that he could identify the men, as they were not running, though moving briskly along. Several people living in the immediate vicinity state that they beard # soutile and the cry for assist ance. Seven men bave been arrested by Captain Mo- Laughlin since eccurrence, and have been taken before Mr. Johnson for identification. He states that he cannot identify anybody as Dis assailants, as it was too dark. He asks not to be disturbed. 2 A CORRECTION, Brooxiys, Jan. 6, 1876. To Tue Emror or Tas HERALD: T saw an article in the Henatp signed by Clarence E, Horn, I would eay that the whole statement is false, as I neither saw nor heard anything of the wagedy until I bad started to go to my business at quarter of seven A. M. Then | was told of it by a neighvor, and returned to my house to inform my family of the oc currence. Respecttully yours, JOHN GOODLIFF, SHALL MASKED BALLS TAKE PLACE? A number of ballroom proprietors, costumers and membere of different German societies met at the Ger- mania Assombly Rooms yesterday afternoon to devise how to prevent the enforcement ot the old laws pro- hibiting masked bal A committee was formed to act jointly with a similar committee appointed atew days since by the Liederkrang Society. The commitice will proceed to Albany next week. TROUBLE AT THE BARGE OFFICE General Jacob Sharpe, Deputy Surveyor of Customs in charge of the Barge office, who assigns customs in spectors to their various duties, was greatly embar, rassed yesterday im the matter of obtaining the services of officers to place in charge of the varions saiting ves 8 pork General Sharpe bas only three offi. o the het for special duty or assignment to vessela The recent curtailment of the department wer the orders of the Secretary of the Treasury thus appears vo be at the expense of the revenue necessities. CUSTOM HOUSE SEIZURE. ‘Yesterday afternoon six cases of champagne were taken to the eelzure room of the Custom House from on board the eteamship Suevia, of the Hamburg line, now lying at Hoboken, for irregularity ju eniry, The Cygen wows mata B. 3, §, F, THE “BATTLE OF THE FROGS.” CONFLICT BETWEEN THE EMPLOYES OF THE PENNSYLVANIA AND THE DELAWARE AND BOUND BROOK RAILROADS—THE QUESTION OF CROSSING A TRACK—REINFORCEMENTS CON- CENTBRATING—DANGEB OF BLOODSHED. Taxnrox, Jan, 6, 1876. In the middle of last sammer an attempt was made by the Delaware and Bound Brook Company to cross the track of the Mercer 4 Somerset Company at Hopewell The latter company is owned by the Penn- sylvania Railroad Company and is completely con- trolled by it. For three months the Pennsylvania Railroad Company have had engine No. 679 lying at the point where the crossing was about to be effected in order to prevent the Delaware and Bound Brook Company from carrying out their design. It is a single track over which the crossing was nttempted to be made, and when regular trains came along the locomotive in question would move out of their way on a side track, nd return, as soon as the way was clear, to ite accus- tomed position, About sevem o'clock on Wednesday evening last. the regular train being due, the guard engine left tho track to let it goby. In an instant there suddenly arose from ambush near by about 200 laborers in the employiment of the Delaware and Bound Brook Company, all of whom commenced to blockade the track in front and rear of the engine with ties and other obstructions, and then by means of heavy chains they tied the iron borse fast to the track. The track above and below the intended erossing was likewise barricaded. They tore up the track of the Mercer and Somerset road, took out the rails, ies, &c., and then proceeded to place a frog in position, Information of these operations was telegraphed to Superintendent Jackson, of the Penn- sylvania Company, at Jersey City, who immediately ordered engine N93. 386, with George Ellis as engineer, to rup in and berst through the onstructions, and place the guard engine on the frog. Ellis was at Millstone when he received the orders. He pat on full steam and reuched the scene of conilict in thirty minutes, He ran at full speed into the barricade, knocked the ob- sirnctions off the track, but finally wound up by run- ping his engine off the track. He was not in the least scared, for he stuck to his ground tenaciously. Two other engines were despatched to the scene; but belore they could do any work they were seized by the Dela- ware and Bound Brook army and placed in charge of a strong squad of men, The ‘frogs’? were laid, the work Was completed, and the crossing effected. REINFORCEMENTS. This is in @ fever of excitement over the con- thot. Every moment the situation at the scence be- comes more serious abd apprehensions are felt that sanguinary results will have to be recorded. At half Past two o'clock this afternoon 200 men left the depot here to reinforce U nosy lvania Railroad Company's forces. At five o'clock a special train, contaihing Superintendent Jackson, EK. T. Green, one’ of the com- pany’s legal advisers, ‘and other head officials, left hers for Newark and Jersey City to get’ ad- ditional forces. They snececded in’ getting three car loads and then the train started for Hopewell. Instructions were sent to all the stations on the line to have all the available men possible made ready to start for the point of attack. The Pennsylvania officials in- tend to concentrate uo less than 1,400 men there during the night, A boss named Montgomery came back to this city for provisions for the men, the farmers in the neighborhood of Hopewell having refused to give any 01 them even a orink of water. In the meantime the aware and Bound Brook forces have been rein- forced and the leaders claim they will have as many men, if not more, than the otver side to fight for them during the night if an attack is made The Delaware &nd Bound Brook men beid their own so far. The trog has not been removed and the barricade is still intact, THE VARMERS OUT IN FORCE Nearly all the farmers m that part of the country have locked to the scene, and their sympathies are decidedly and openly in favor of the Deiaware and Bound Brook Company. They say they will stand by them to the last Sheriff Mount is on the scene, supported by a strong posse of armed men, to pre- berve the peace if possible, President Scott, of the Pennsylvania company, passed through this ‘city to- day, en route for Jersey City, to consult about the difficulty, Abraham Browning, attorney of the Deia- ware and Bound Brook Company, is on the scene Fears are entertained that the militia will have to be called ouk TWO ENGINES ARE WRECKED. The Delaware and Bound Brook Road men have torn up a considerable portion of the track and still lave their engine on the frog, and up to six P. M, were mas- ters of the situation. The Chief Engineer, F. H. Say- ds their counsel, Abrabam Browning, went up this even- in Fue commissioners to condemn the road have made their report and allowed the Pennsylvania Ratiroad $350. The award was refused. THE PRODUCE EXCHANGE. The special committee on Lard and Provision Rules submitted their final report to the Produce Exchange yesterday, The committee was organized on the 6th of last September and have held forty sessions, The principal provisions of the rules are in brief as fol- lows :— rat. Reins, —Providing for two public calls ench « balf-past twelve and two P, M.—on mess pork, lard and Dox meais; an original margin of $2 @ tierce on lard and $1a barrel on pork may be required; fo- Utious sales ure forbidden; contracts shall not be trans- terabie; tard or provisions sold on contract must be re- moved by the buyer before five P. M. of the day of de- livery; the barrels must be new and made of white oak; arbitrations are provided for. The most important of all the rales proposed by the committee reads as follows :— Rule 13.—Losses on contracts for lard or mess pork shall be limited to and not exceed ten per ceut on the contract price, and neither party shail be obliged to deposit as margin or pay in settlement of or as damages for default op same more than that amount. And }f at any time the difference in price shall amount to ten per cent from the contract price, the contract ‘shail be closed on the written demand of either party, This is wwtended to prevent future trouble in cases of “corners.” New forms are also proposed for mess pork contracts, lard contracts and for the tender and delivery of lard. President Floyd yesterday appointed the following delegation to attend the next meeting ot the Board of Trade:—Franklin Edson, chairman; L. J, N. Stark, KE. Hincken, J. H. Boynton, L. Hazeltine, GC. Spear, A. . Orr, J. H, Herrick, F. H. Parker and J. McGee, all of whom have signified their acceptance of the appointment The Complaint Committee for the month of Jannary consists of J. D. Wynkoop, S. A. Sawyer ana E, W Mascord. The following applicants as inspectors of beef and pork and warelousing were, on motion, relerred to tbe Committee on Trade, viz. :—Messra, J. A. Amelung, William B. Cragiu, G Parker, Ward & Co. and Watts & Mathews, ‘Tho following !mportant arrangement has been made with the railroads relative to lighierage aud delivery of upgraded grain:— Hirst—On and after February Ist, 1876, al! ungraded grain may be delivered afloat in railroad ‘lighters, sub- Ject to the jollowing rates of lighterage, which include elevation from bouts, viz. : On lots of 1,000 bushels or less, 3c. per bushel. On upward of 1,000 and not exceeding 2,000 bushels, 2ig0. per bushel. On upward of 2,000 and not exceeding 5,000 bushels, 2c, per bushel. ‘On upward of Second—All 5,000 bushels, 1 4c. per bushel, ‘ain received tor delivery from track from cars within twenty four hours after receipt of notice of arrival, otherwise the railroad company, upon whose track it is located, may put the same afloat for the purpose of lighter tor other delivery, if 60 ordered by cons: to the above charges and to rules 3 and 17 ot the grain rales of the New York Produce Exchange relative to upgraded grain. On and aiter February Ist, 1876, the rules relative to ungraded grain, contained in the joint circular of the raiiroad companies, onder date of November 3, will be of ue effect. must bo rem: THE SILK TRADE. The last report of the Silk Association of America, just issued, states that the imports of raw silk for 1875 at New York and San Francisco amount to 1,330,482 pounds, against 806,774 for last year. The quanuty of this article imported is larger than ever before, The two ports named have absorbed almost the entire raw eilk imports of the country. The number of bales and cases of raw silk received July 1 was 6,148, and pierced cocoons 357 bales. THE COTTON EXCHANG The Floor Committee of the Cotton Exchange for the month of January consists of Messrs M. Leuman, & Gruner, F. Warley, W. Miller and W. Mobr. ‘The Committee On Quotations of Fusures consista of Messre, W. H. Bude, chairman; L. CG Lathrop, J. Fy, Slack, D. G. Warts end B J, Donnell. The membersnip of Mr, W. T. McJ tter has been de- clared at an end by the Board of Managers and bis seat is to be sold next Friday, CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILROAD. The eighth annual report of the President and Di- rectors of the Chesapeake and Onio Kailroad Company has just been published, The report shows a steady wmicrease of local business, but & small amount of through trae A receiver for the road having been appointed on the 9th of last October the President of the road, Mr. © P. Huntington, pledged himselt tn his report to use every effort to secure a reversal of the orders of thecourt, They will then proceed to reor- ganize tho company on a new basia. The tronsurer’s report shows the amount of tunded dent secured by mortgage to be $21,744,000, and their float! debs $9,129,167 22 In the Vice President's report the earnings are $1,459,189 48, and expenses $1,112,320 10, leaving Bet earnings of $346,565 18, or $101,019° 98 more than the year before. Their earnings have @e- creased $1,000 45 in the past year, and their expenses: have decreased $102,019 TA The ‘roadway, depots and water shaems are aU reverted to be iD good urder, ‘\UARY 7, 1876,—TKIPLE SHEET, TALLY-HO! HOW A FOX AT FIRST LAUGHED AT HIS PURSUERS AND THEN WAS CAUGHT AND KILLED. The good people of Staten Island who abide in and about Port Richmond were attracted to their windows and door sills yesterday morning by an almost constant clatter of horses’ feet and the sight of some oddly at- tired equestrians dashing past Once or twice, too, they were startled by the appearance of a train of gaunt, hungry looking hounds, strung out in line and trotuing along to the accompaniment of a loud-cracking whip, which a Booted and spurred individual was manipulating with an addreas indicative of professional skill. Occasional horsemen also came galloping along the country roads seattered about the place, but all converging to @ certain point, and that point was Banty’s Hotel, at Bull’s Head, which had been fixed on as the place for the meeting of the Staten Island Fox Hunters and their New York guests, An early shower had barely moistened the grass and the sun shone cheerily up in the sky and poured a glorious flood of light upon the horsemen grouped about and on the bright little hosteiry where preparations for the event of the day were in active progress. Prominent among the riders was the veteran Joe Donohue, bm = bluff, = good-natured taco seneg with excitement and his hearty voice rattling of every now and then some timely hint or sugges- tion. Young Joe, his son, was there too, and Ry: of the Hackensack Mansion House, as weil as Donohue’s bunteman, Robertson, and a perfect cloud of mounted Staten Islanders, hi ap Ae iey Tranton, who had the management of the day’s sport, hovered around, A SPRY RED POx In the morning had been set at liberty in a patch of brush, and now the hounds were sent to cover to bunt up the wily fugi- tive’s retreat For a few minutes the riders sat in their saddles anxiously watching the movements of the dogs, and with their horses held ready for the stark An interval of anxious suspense passed, then down om a low-lying bit of ground Joe Donohue’s hound r was heard giving tongue as the whole pack burried off to join im, And then caps were pulled down, coat collars pulled up, bridies grasped tight and away the whole cavalcade went belter skelter over fields and fences, rattling across rocks and plashing through mire with justy voices hallooing, and the loungers at Banty’s sending after them a vigorous hurrah, Away over bill and hollow went the huntsmen, both Donohues, Ryan and Tranton taking the steepest fences, and away, too, went the hounds out of sight over the brow of a gentle slope just ahead, Presently ihe whole pack were heara baying a hoarse chorus which quickened the speed of the horsemen and brought them rattling over the hilt a lively pace. As they rose above the slope a most amusing epectacle presented itself, The fox had adroitly baulked the hounds, but in doing so had nicely trapped himself. In a little hollow was a partially frozen pond, and in the centre, on a cake of ice, sat Reynard, quite complacently contemplating the prospect, while the baffied hounds rushed frantically round the margin, not daring to trust their weight on such brittle fooung. The aspect of affairs somewhat siaggered the huntsmen, and a counci] was convened to devise means of ousting Reynard from his point of van- tage, At come one’s suggestion a rude raft was finally constructed, and Mr. Samuel Decker fixing himself on it cautiously approached the fugitive’s resting place and caught him with a noose. A sbort rest was called while Reynard was bagged and conveyed half a mile off, there to be turned inte cover. About half an hour elapsed and then the horsemen fell into order and the dogs were put on the scent once more, Again the hound Leader took the lead, with the whole pack strung out after him and the huntsmen following as best they could Fifteen minutes of hard riding ensued, and theu a loud baying told that the fugitive bad’ been sighted. Faster and faster pressed the riders, aud, just us Robertson dashed up, closely followed by Ryan, the hound leader overtook the tox and killed him, THR BRUSH WAS TAKEN by the hantsman, Roberison, who gallantty tendered it to the foremost of the Staten Islanders. For a couple of minutes there was a scene of boisterous excitement and hilarity, and then a return homeward was pro- posed. In his flight Reynard had doubled, bringing the party to within four m! of Port Richmond, and now & couple of persistent mall boys, who had followed the chase a mile or more, were sent across the country, dragging the fox’s remains behind them, and when they had crossed all sorts of fences and strayed incontinently into marshes and leaped over drains, ag small boys will do, the dogs were aguin set on, the horses were given the bridle and the gay cavaleade went dashing cross the country at a thundering pace ull they swept into Port Richmond itself and dismounted in the midst of an enthusiastio swarm of sightseers, Messrs Donahue and Ryan were finely mounted and Charles Trauton bestrode Mr. Butler’s Black Hawk Other noticeable riders were Messrs. Rathgan, Decker, Harrison and Cunningham, of Staten Island, and Messrs. Leady and McKntee, of New York. The snecessiul issue of the day’s sport set the party agog with excitement and plans were dis- cussed for making imimediate preparations for another meet, TROTTING AT FLEETWOOD PARK, ‘There was a fair attendance at Fleetwood Park yes- terday to witness the three matches announced to be trotted, The day was a cold and disagreeable one and the track very heavy, but the greatest drawback to the afternoon's sport was the visible efforts of more than one of the parties engaged to throw the races away. The first of the three matches decided was one in har- ness, between the gray gelding George and the chest- nut gelding Red Cloud, which the latter won by win- ning the first, third and fourth heata The second race was to wagons, and between Valkenburg’s Blind Boy and Mance’s Revenge. After Blind Boy bad dropped two heats to make the b.tting good he went to the front in the third heat, which be won, as also he did the fourth and fifth heats, which gave him the race. The last of the three events decided was a mated in barness between Miss Drew and Carpo, The mare won the Grst heat, the second was a dead heat, after which she tired so badly that the horse had but little trouble to win the third, fourth and Afth heats, which gave him the race. SUMMARY. Fierrwoon Park, New York, Thareday, Jan. 6, 1876. — Trotting; match, $100; milo heats, best three in five, in harness. P. Manee’s ch, g. Red Cloud oe ee, J. Peterson's gr. g. George 12912 Time, 3:01—2: \—2 : Same Day.—Match, $100; mile heats, best threo in five, to wagon. Valkenburg’s d. g. Blind Boy 3 144 P. Manee’s b. g. Ri Time, 3 :08—3:00—3 :05—3 :08. Samm Day.—-Match, $50; mile heats, five, in harness, @. Crane’s vr. b. Carpo. J, Peverson’s br. m. Miss Time, 3:15—3:11—3 :06—$ :11- “TURF NOTES, CLOSING OF SWEEPSTAKES. ‘The American Jockey Club bas six stakes open, which close on the Ist of March next. The first is the Centennial Stakes, for all ages, $200 entrance, $2,000 added, to be run for at the spring meeting of 1876 The distance is two miles and three-quarters, The second is tho Centennial Cup, for all ages, $250 each, with plate of the value of $2,500 and $1,500 in money added; distance four miles, The race is to be run curing the fail meeting of 1876, for whieh the Jockey Club puts up, in the shape of plate and added money, no less than $4,000. The third event is the Fordham Handicap Sweepstakes, $50 each, $500 added, to be run for at the spring meeting of 1876; distance one mile anda quarter. The Westchester Cup ts the fourth event. Itis asweepstakes of $50 each, $1,500 added; distance two miles and a quarter. It will be run for during the coming spring nceting. The Juve- nile Stakes is fifth in order. it is for two-year-olde, $100 each, $500 added, and half a mi’e. Iisa spring event, The sixth and iast isthe Jockey Ciub Handi- cap Sweepstakes, $100 cach, $1,000 added; distance two miles. Its also @ spring event. The Maryland Jockey Clab have three stakes open to be run during their spring meeting im May next, ‘The first of these is the Handicap Stakes, for four- year olds, mile heats, The entrance 1s $50, half for- feit, and only $10 if declared out. The club will add $500 for the first horse and §100 for the seoond horse. The second is the Brandy Sweepstakes, for three-year-olds which have not won in their two-year. old form. The entrance is $25, play or pay, and the distance one mile, The third {s the Grand Steeple. chase Post Stakes, $50 each, half forfeit, to be run over the regular steeplechase course at Pimlico. All of these stakes close Febraary 1, 1876. The Maryland Jockey Club aiso have two stakes open to be fun at their next fail meeting. The first is the popular Breckenridge Stakes for three-year-olds, $300 sub- seription, $100 forfeit, distance two miles. Five pounds extra to the winner of the Dixie Stakes, The second is the Central Stakes, for ‘two-year-olds, one mile, The subscription is $50, play or pay. The Dixie Stakes, to be run during the full meeting of 1877, fs likewise open, It is for colts and fillies now ot ear old, or two Fears old on the lst of January next The subscription is $100, half forfeit, and the distance two miles. The three last named stakes, like the turee first named, close on the Ist of February. SPORTING EVENTS ABROAD. Mr. M. H. Sanford bas made two entries for the Dew- burst Plate, a sweepstakes of 25 sovs. each for two- year-olds, to be run at the Newmarket Houghton meeting, on Thursday, 2th of Octo¥er next The youngsters entered are Brown Prince, by Lexington, dam Britannia 4th, by Flying Dutchman, and Egotist, by Baywood, dum Karring, by Ringgold. During the last ten months of 1875 England exported horses to the value of £214,828, against £175,194 tor 1874 She exported to France alone $79,440 The Ceylon Times of November 25 cays Mr, Ashbury, the well known yachtsinan, woo is pow m&king the tour of the world, is at present in Ceylon, ‘Wretched weather was associated with the procecd- ings on the concluding day of the Bromley meeting, on December 20, and rain fell heavily all the morning, de- sccudine ina verfect jorrant wnila the iret rane mae 2.4; 9° 8's 269, best three in 20111 «10232323 3:10, being run, after which it cleared up and the afternoon was fine fora time. Consequent on the unfavorable weather the attendance was not so large as ob the open- io, oy, co the ring was again well filled. Juggler had fel phaboa gs bim i the Bickley burdie race early in trouble, and ran right away from them. Luey made a rare example of the previous day's dual victor, Interest, in the Open Hunters’ Plate, and then nine went to the post for the Kent Open Steeplechase. Despite his defeat by Victoire at ry, the Irish division again backed Gamebird, and he closed at 6 4, while Malgré Tout, who put up a ten-pouad penalty for bis Tuesday’s win, was next in demand. The favorite ran worse than at Kingsbury, and after a good race Malgré Tout got home in front of Chancellor, whose rider lodged a protest on ios growed ef » crn88 which was immediately overruled. kmakers had a turn upin the Hunters’ Fiat Race, Cloister, on whom 2 to 1 was being easily beaten by Miss Doubtful, Hilarity upset a hot favorite in Whistler for a steepic- chase plate, and then came the Beckenbam Hardie Handicap, for which ten faced the starter, Juvenis and Caramel were in equal request at 4 to 1, while Bie Bull had plenty of friends at tol. The race was run at a good pace all the way, and for the last two fur- Jongs the struggle was between Juvenis and Caramel, the Uret named eventually getting home first afer a close finish. An objection was afterward made to the winner, on the novel ground of his not weighing in with the martingale, which was overruled. A pleasing addition ts likely to be made to the ‘‘meet- ing of the is”? in Hyde Park next season, says the Pali Malt of December 23, A sporting native gentleman of the Kistoa district, the zemindar of Walloor, 1s, according to the Times of India, about to Present to the Prince of Wales “a very pretty and unique present” —pnamely, a four-in-hand of antelopes which have been perfectly broken to harness, and are as handy on the roads as the best team of horses. If antelopes once gain their footing, and, what is more important, are able to keep their footing in London, pic Buin no doubt, become extremely popular, not perhaps asa substitute for cab or 'bus horses, but as ani- mals Ce pmewees d adapted for use in light vehicles. A more graceful spectacie can bardly;be concoived than that of a pair of antelopes guided"by the light hand of a lady in gorgeous attire through the crowded streets of London ona bright summer afternoon, The uty of these creatures, which enables thei without difficulty to bound from crag to crag in mountainous districts, will serve them in good stead when leaping from stoue to stone and rat to rut inthe metropulis. We are living, we are moving, 10 “grand and awful times,” and even the sight of agazelle in a gig will, doubtless, before long cease v0 be a novelty. Mr. Robert Mellington Knowles, of Bosworth Park, Leicestershire, has met with ap accident while bunting with the Atherstone hounds. December 22, at Cades- by, when the hounds were in full ery, Mr. Knowles’ horse, 1n Jeaping a , Got tS feet entangled in the top bars, aa: Waowies wha treewn violently to the ground. He was picked up and conveyed to his resi- dence, Bosworth Hall, where Dr. Thomas quickly at- tended. Mr, Knowles sustained severe contusions of u joulder and side, which extended over the ribs, and he was much shaken, but is progressing favor- ably. : Mr, Paul Butler was thrown from his horse and killed while out bunting on December 22 with Lord Shannon's hounds, at Williams’ Trip Park, near Ciren- cester, Mr. Butier bad but lately been appointed a magistrate for the county of Gloucester, and a few months ago purchased the Wyck Hill estate, near Stow-on-the- Wold, HANDBALL MATCHES. At the Racket and Handball Court, corner of Hoyt and Douglass streets, Brooklyn, yesterday, there was, perhaps, the most exciting handball match of the boli- day season, played between Philp Casey and his brother James and Martin Kagan. The match was won by the team, its total score being 98 in five games, while the total score of Phil Casey was 79. Other ganies were played during the afternoon, but they were Dot so interesting as the above. NEW YORK MATCH, Avery exciting match came off yesterday at the Madison street Court, Mr. Arthur McQuade and the veteran ball player, James Moore, were pittea against Mr. B. McQuade and Mr. James Kirby, The victory finally fell to A. McQuade and bis veteran partner, afer & severe struggie. To-day Mr. B. McQuade undertakes the difficult task of playing single handed for $100 against Morris Moore, the Philadelphia champion, aud D. Madden, This match creates great interest. THE OLD GOTHAM. Steps are now betng taken for the reorganization ofa number of the old and most respectable base bal! clubs in and about New York for active operations during the summer of this (our Centennial) year, Among others the Old Gotbam will be on the turted field with a strong team, The following i# an extract from a circular which has been issue “The Gotham Base Bal! Club dates its existence from the year 1849; it is, therelore, one of the oldest—if not the oldest—organization of its kind in the country. George and Harry Wright, Hatfleid and many ether players of celebrity graduated from “the old Gotham.” uring its twenty-six years of life it bad aunuaily placed in the fleld representative nines” seccnd to none, and its ancient prestige has been maintsined in many ahard fought contest with prominent clubs of the States, It appears asbame and a detriment to the interests of amateur base ball that so old a club, with such distinguished antecedents, should be al- lowed to become defunct. The undersigned have, therefore, resoived to make one more effort to revive it as an organization; to make an attempt to re-establish | its pristine glory, and to, at the same time, make it es- sentially a club tor the benefit of its members. It is proposed, with scarcely any pecuniary cost, to bring together old and, as many as possible, new members, to the end that such an organization may be periected | as will permit every one attached to it to enjoy advan- | tageous opportunities for indulgence in the invigorating and favorite sport of base ball.’? Tt concludes with an urgent reqnest to attend a meet- ing for the pg “ome of reorganization, to be held on the evening of Monday, January 17, at Armenia Hall, No, 79 Bank street, A MODEL YACHT. There is now apon exhibition at No, 120 Water street the model of a sloop yacht, which, beyond doubt, is the most elaborate, beautiful and expensive that bas ever been seen in New York. Thirteen hundred hours were spent in its construction, and, as it was made | from the most carefully prepareg drawings by an expert shipbuilder, it 18 believed to be about 4s faultiess as any model can be The model represents a yacht of the following di- mensions:—Che hall, length over all, 90 feet; water line, 80 feet; beam, 22 fect; draught forward, 6 fect 7 mehes; draught amidships, 10 (eet 6 inches; draught aft, 12 feet ll inches. The yacht will carry 6,895 feet of canvas. The model ig four feet long, and everything that can be found apon any frst ciass sailing yacht afloat can be seen in the model The rigging ts spliced and “served” and all the bright work is piated with gold. The mast and spars are of polished Georgia pine and the cabin made of maple relieved by seaboenyy The blocks are of polished ivory, made by hand. @ model was hol- lowed from a solid piece of woud, 80 that the sides are | about half an inch thick. Then fourteen conis of paint were pat upon the outside, glued canvas and white lead inside, so that the yacht 16 perfectly water- proof The model carries seventeen pounds of ballast. Sho can be anrigged and stored away in a box tn ten minal the dainty rigging and biocks working to per- foctior She will, no doubt, be the favorite im the coming miniature regattas of Prospect and Central rks. A great many of our representative yachtsmen we examined this model and pronounce it to be the handsomest and most perfectly constracted they have ever seen, It ss valued at about $700, CLANDESTINE SPORT. New York, Jan. 6, 1876. To Tas Epitor or THe Heratp:— The noble sport of cock fighting must be radically wicked, otherwise the great and good Mr. Bergh would not take such vigorous measures for its suppression, ana [ mast say that, considering how moderateiy this sport is practised, Mr. Bergh seems to take a crowbar | to lift a feather, and he does not always succeed in lift, ing the feather either. 1 bave always adored cock fighting in theory, though, never having seen a combat, I was very glad to go to New Rochelle a few nigbts ago, word having been passed to the faithful that a maguiti cent maio was be fought “Sports” had gathered from the country round, bat the philan. shropiss. was ready for us, and his aids were on | the ground in full toree, come twenty or so armed with | pistols, AG, to interiere with the rum. They burst mio the temple where the rites were tn preparation, locked the doors, arrested everybody, and im the most uncx- pected manner got “bounced” by the unterritied sportsmen, [t was a goodly sight to see the way they got over the ground, pursued by the peaceful citizens whom they bad come to interrupt, and it was better (ar tosee bow they subsequently pursued various small ho bad been started through the swamp shou!- of straw, while the owners of the bags con- | church, on Monday, the 10th inst., taining the chanticleers went of to a quiet spot and enjoyed a peaceful contest, This is quite a hint for Mr. Bergh, for, though his mem won't tight, they do try hard to prevent the birds from baring aly enjoy- ment. At Staten Island the nextday we had worse tuck, Sithough a capital main had deen fought before the pit was invaded by the police, and the knowing epes all jumped out of the windows, ould have followed ‘the good example but i struck an unfortanave window, where a 300 pound Dutchinan had stuck fastim the middie and Was kicking about and warbfing, “Pail down the biinds."’ A nomber of us were captured by the authorities who, from their coarse and violent language and manner, must have mistaken a for 4 gung of forgers or murderers, and the treasury of Northfield was replenished by « ly amount of fines, which they need, as I hear they have a fing there. These are the periis that environ @ cockpit. It seems rather bard, ‘rom gpe point of view, to stop go much good sport, for the Sirds don’t seem to mind itor think ieruel, bat crow for joy and go for each other Wke—game cocks! Now the fox hates being chased, and always runs away as bard as he can; and besides, foxhunting must de a great deal wickeder, the animal’ being so much larger and © 8 80 strongly ax interfering with his own taste (or roosters. Let Mr. Bergh turn bis attention to foxhunting more and tocockfghting less. There will be some sport next week im Jersey and Harlem Railroad—in fact, all the line. “May we all be there to see.” Eternal the price of ing paper. Yours forever, A GAME CHICKEN, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS, ENGAGED, Knorerst tt —WSiNBERG.—Miss Jexwre Weivnere th Mr. Micuaet Kinaeeusrinty both of ih Residence 312 East 84th af stout oro MARRIED, Dorwer—Facie —January 5, 1876, at the residencs of the bride's mother, Uy Rew. APL pee enton Wirtsam Doxxet, of Albany, N. Y., to Miss Maa: daughter of the late George Eagle, 5 Of New Yor! city. No cards. Doverass—stitt.—January 5, 1876, by Rev, AD, Gillette, D. D., of Sing Sing, at the residence of bride's parents, Hexay B. GLASS, Of New York, to Miss JENNIE STILL, of Soarhorane>. Hatsey—Coxeter.—On Wednesday, January 8, at the residence of the bride’s mother, by Rev. James L, Amerman, George E. Hasey to Many Conmuer, Hives—Ma.ootm.—On Wednesday, January 5, at the residence of the bride’s parents, by the Rev. George H. Hepworth, Manosiius Hoes to Witte MALooLM, daughter of Thomas Malcolm, Eaq., all of this city. Lewis—Hart.—On Wednesday, 6b inst, at the resh dence of the bride’s mother, 88 West 28th st., the Rev, 5. M. Isaacs, Sopam, daughter of the late Henry L Hart, of this city, to Lions, B, Lewis, of London, England, Pourracas—Brecime.—In London, on the 4th of November, at All Saint’s church, Knight's Bridge, by Rev. John Bloomfeld, ARTHUR, Count de PouxTALés, to Maris A, Bexcuxn, of New York. OIED, AxpRew.—On Wednesday, January 5, Evwarp Bi. ANprew, in the 44th year of bis age. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to at- tend the funeral, from his late residence. No, 105 West Twenty-eighth street, this day (Friday), at balf-past seven o’clock P. M. Heavguarters VeTeray Associatioy, Nintn Rect uant, N. G. 5. N. Y.-The members are hereby noti- fied to assemble at the armory, West 26th st, between 7th and Sth avs., on the 7th inst, at seven P. M.,, for the purpose of attending the funeral services of our late comrade, Lieutenant BH. Andrew, By order of S. STRONG, E. B. Pexnosr, Adjutant Colonel commandin, La Faretts Loves. No. 64, F. any A. M.—Breta- ReN—You are hereby summoned to assemble at lodge rooms, Masonic Temple, on Priday evening, at half- past seven o’ctock, for the purpose of paying the last tribute of respect to the memory of our lave worthy Brother Edward 4. Andrew. By order. W. L. GREENE, Master. BK. G. Marcrm, Secretary. Ayoigst Cuartie No. 1, RB. A. M.—Companions are fraternally requested to attend the funeral services of our late companion, Edward H. Andrew, at his late residence, No. 105 West 28th st., this (Friday) evening, at balf-past seven o'clock. WILLIAM FOWLER, FH. P, A.ex, Newnvnorr, Secretary. ‘AkMSTONG.—On Thursday, Jannary 6, 1876, Twosat ARMSTRONG, In the 40th year of his age. The relatives ana iriends of the family are respect- fully mvited to atten his funeral, trom bis late resi- dence, Windsor House, Ocean Park Way, Boulevard, Brooklyn, on Saturday, January 8, at two o'clock P. M. AsuLky,—January 5, Mrs, Mary A. AsHLEy, in her 58d year. Remuina to be interred in Springfield, Mass, Bartuerr.—On Thursday evening, of scarlet fever, Harvey J. R. Barriers, in the 6th year of his age, Notice of funeral hereafter. BeaGey.—On Wednesday evening, at half-past eight, Arzxaxpen J. Brnoxs, in the 63d year of his age. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to at tend the funeral, from the residence of his brother-in- law, Benjamin S Hunt, Esq, No, 358 Bridge st, Brooklyn, at two o'clock on Saturday, the 8th inst Boxyxau.—On Wednesday, January 5, FRaxcis Bos NEAD, mn the 85th year of his age, Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend his funeral, trom his late residence, 119 East 69th st, this day (Friday), at twelve o'clock. Charleston (8. GC.) papers please copy. Be.kiky.—In Port Chester, on Wednesday, January 5, Gensiiom BoLKuRY in his 87th year, Friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, on Saturday, January 8, at half-past eleven A. M. Trains leave Grand Con- tral depot at 9:05 and 10:10 A. M. Connouty,—At Westchester, N. Y., suddenly, on Thursday, January 6, 1876, Patrice ConwoLy, aged 40 cars, The relatives and friends of the family are respect fully invited to attend the funeral, from bis late resi- dence, at Union Port, Westchester, N. Y., on Sunday, January 9, at two o'clock P. M. Cooxk.—On January 4, 1876, ADELINE M. Cooxr, in the 74th year of her age. ‘The friends of the tumily are invited to attend the , from the Church of the Holy Communion, ov at two o'clock P. M. ; on Weanesday, Janoary 5, Kare Rutty, wife of James Coyle, of Jersey City. Friends of the family are invited to attend ber fn- neral, from the residence ot her sister, Mrs, Wallace, No. 55 W , On Saturday, 8th inst. at half past twe! . M. Services at St Peter’s church, Jersey City, at two P.M. CoLkix.—Joun M. CuLxix, of No, 320 10th Aiter a severe tines, Notice of funeral hereafter, Davrox,—On January 6, Dexeis AGustks DaLTos aged 21 years, The relatives and friends of the family are respect: fuily invited to attend the funeral, from his late resi ay. | dence, 330 East 47th st, on Saturday, the bth inst, a> one o’clock P. M. Dosxeit.—On Thursday morning, 6th inst , of diph- theria, AveLaicn B. DoNNBLL, aged 13 years, & months and 21 days. Funeral on Saturday, at ten A M., from the residena of C. C. Dasenbary, Tremont, New York city Fiemina.—Suddenty, on January 5, 1876, Conmku Fixina, in the 40th year of ner age. The friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral on Friday, January 7, at one o'clock, ‘rom her late restdence, 420 West Sist st. ; thence to Greenwoor for interment. Preeiavo.—In Brooklyn, January 6. Wit H PReULAND, aged 44 years, Funeral from the residence of his father, James Free. jand, No. 140Columbia Heights, Saturday, 8th iust, at two o'clock P. M. Hays.—On Thursday, January 6, Jou L., youngest daughter of Williain ad Charlotze’ Hays, aged 19 years, Relatives and friends of the family, also the schoa officers and teacners of the Tenth ward, are invited to. atiend the funeral, on Sunday, the 9th inst. at twe o'clock, from Trinity church, George st, Morrsania. Heata.—January 5, Racugt Heara, widow of the lave Jobn Heath, in the 94th year of her ace. The relatives and frieuds of the family are requested. to attend her funeral on Saturday, ath inst, at twe o'clock P. M., from the residence of her son-in-law, John Woolsey, Clarkson 6t, Flatbush, fourth bouse east of Flatbush a Jonus.—As Hempstead, L L, Jannary 5, 1876, heros HL Jones, aged 56 years, $ mouths and 2 ays. Friends and relatives are respectfrlly invited to at tend the funeral, trom his late residence, on Saturday, January 8, at two o’clock. Trains leave Hunter's Point by Central Railroad at.11 o'clock and Long Island! Railroad at 11,80 o'clock; return at 4.2) (rom Hemp slead, Kaerrs.—On Tuesday, Janoary 4, Fruiciax Kreosa, 0. chureh, The funeral obsequies will take place on Frid: morning, at baif-past nine o'clock. Laxe.--Saddenly, on Wednesday, Jannary 5, 1876, FRANKLIN G. Lawn, aged 22 years and 10 months. Hag reli Spe boteeneg bad invited to attend the faner ral, from the residence of his parents, 289 West 4tb on Friday, at one P.M. ie Lewis, —Oo ipniag oi the Rev. C., pastor of St Nicholay January 6, at his residence, No. 405 West 53d su, Gu Lewis, native of Towya, Morionetnshire, Wales, aged 74 years. ‘The relatives and friends of the family, the mem- bers of the Welsh Congregatioval church, Lith st, sear ad av., and the Ancient Britons’ Benefit Socvety are re spectfully invited to attend the funeral, from tho atten o’clock A. M. without further invitation, His remains will be tak to Oak Hill Cemetery, Nyack, for inverment. Marks —On Thursday, January 6, son of Isaac and Phoeve Marks, aged and 4 days, bis Funeral to-day (Friday at eleven A. M., from parents’ residence, No. 15 West Lith st | _ Morray.—vo Thursdsy, January 6, of di Wiis L Moxpay, eavoad gob uae aed Elizabeth Murphy, aged 5 years and & months. The roldtives aed thende af ‘the family are invited to. trom his parente’ residence, 244 attend the funeral, Janaary 9, East bo aha cori at one o'clocl Nesaita.—As the Windsor Hotel, January 3, 1876, Jous P. Nemarra, ip his age. . in Funeral service takes Lange at the Church 0} the Evangelist, corner ‘st. and Madison ood saad day, the 7th seve at ven A M. Relatives an: vi atten: Pusneaneeagenly in Paris, France, of Jano ary 6, Mr. Jamie F. Pewwieas, of hig city. poameesial Sreokty oy ‘on January, Mrs, Eiizanwrs eral cuieane: puis bad ly Peaidence of Rev. Mt 8 Saturday, Jaouary De, Manning, 1 "A dalnivoe and friend are raved to attend. ‘Me — nary 6, at the residence of bis father, ‘ “gage tog M. Poca, son of Elias Piuw, in WN. Yay oa 8, at seven P. M., of diphtheria, ‘daughter of Jobo T. and Helen A. ‘Pours —Jannary ee 1 10 the ral ‘ice, at 28 Bast se ama he feces haey 9 vo er after « short illness, ia the J0th year of his age funerat will take place at the Methodist Fpisconal cant im the vill of Madalin, Dutchess a, N. Y., this 7th day of Janaary, at two o'clock P. M. Rel; tives and friends are requested to attend without fur os aL. —On the Sth inst, Mré, Wiiry Westre (MLD, in the 9th year of her in the . Faneral from the residence of ter danghter, Mrs. H. 0, Johnston, 40 Napoleon st, Newark, N. J., ab twe Y. M., on Friday, the 7th inst.’ Friends’ of the family are invited to attend without fortber invitation. Wisox,—On January 6, after long and on the evening of the 70to year of Mness, Mary, wife of Joba Wilson. ‘Tho friends of the {amily are invited to attend (be funeral, from St Thomas’ snap ns one 2d and 3d avs, on Sabarday, the aialnate,