The New York Herald Newspaper, January 14, 1876, Page 8

— a aig wee ae , NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1876.-WITH SUPPLEMENT, 46 COURTS. Selecting the Jurors to Try the One Million Suit Against Tweed. SIX OF THE JURORS CHOSEN. A Decision of Interest to Bankers. Pes 28h PE ES se NEW YORK AND CUBAN PARTNERSHIP LAWS, The court room of the Supreme Qourt, Circuit, was @s usual crow yesterday, considerablo iuterest being manifested in the process of selecting tho jury to try the Tweed $1,000,000 civil suit, Judge Westbrook took his ‘hat half-past ten o'clock. After s s8i0n aS to the settlement of tho form of exception teken by counsel to the decision of Judge Westbrook overruling the challenge to the array of struck jurors, Mr. George Cabot Ward was called and examined. He said he had formed an opinion; he thought Mr. Tweed was guiliy; he did not think it was his place to find out what Mr, Tweed was guilty of; ho knew that Mr. Tweed had not run a shtp on the beach at Nantuck, but believed that he bad done something with the city and county of New York; he believed Mr. Tweed had taken money that did not belong to him, he formed Lig opinion from the fact that Mr. Tweed had becn found guilty of an offence against the city; he ecvuld try this case impartially, however, notwithstanding previous impressions. The witness went on to testify that it would require some evidence to remove his previously formed opinion; he believed that the judgment of a court was conclu” sive, and because Mr. Tweed had been declared guilty under the law, he believed he was guilty of whatover the law convicted him of; he thought it would require evidence to remove his impression of guilt, although he believed he could give a verdict according to the tes- timony; he didn’t know whether he could go into the jury box with a presumption of Mr, Tweed’s innocence, ‘as he knew nothing about the merits of the case. At this stage quite a lengthy discussion ensued, as to whether the juror was disqualified, he having said that it would take a considerable effort to remove his im- pression. Judge Westbrook finally decided that Mr. Ward was a competent juror, He thought the juror was aclear hoaded man, and capable, according to his own state- ment, of trying the case impartially. Mr. Field excepted to the ruling of the Court, and challenged to the favor. The juror was asked whether be was indifferent to the parties, He said ho was, but when asked whether he anything against Mr, Tweed, or believed ing against him, he said ho Delieved he was g er.minal action toward the | city and count New York. He had formed this im- pression from previous suits against Tweed, but he had ho bias or feeling in (he present sult, because he knew Bothing about the merits of the case, ‘The witness was accepted as the fourth juror, The next juror summoned was Mr, Pelig Hale, who said bo had formed a very decided opinion, and was ex- cused. ‘After recess the proceedings were resumed. Mr, Anson G. P. Stokes, of the firm of Ph & Co., was examined, He'stated that he was now living on Staten Island, but considered New York his resi- dence. Mr. Field submitted that the witness was not liable to jury daty r, Carter concurred, and Mr. Stokes was allowed to stand aside until the stature on the subject of resi- dence was examined. Mr. Gcorge H. Benn, broker, was next examined. In response to Mr, Field—He bad formed an opinion that Tweed had defrauded the ciy and held that opinion etill, b he did not know th: ecd'had committed any frand in this case; he did not think tuat other al- Jeged frauds had anything to do with this case, In reply to Mr. Carter the witness stated that he had fo personal feeling against Tweed. To Mr. Field—I formed an opinion that Mr. Tweed was guilty of dishonesty in regard to certain tranga tions with : ion would remain in my mind until something should occur to change It. To Judge Westbrook— sworn juror I ceuld not ivest myself of a fecling as to Mr, Tweed’s dishonesty, but I don’t see why that should have any influence upon me, us I would give a verdict according to the evidence. Afier come further testimony the question as to the competency of the witness wus laid over until the enographic notes of hia examination were written ou Mr. Courtlandt Lowry, iron merchant, was next ex- amined. He said haa heard about Tweed and the frauds which he was alleged to bave committed; he had formed only a general impression from the st ments in the newspapers. To Mr. Carter—My impression 1s not such as would interfere with my judgment as a juror; I would ent ou a bias against Mr. Tweed in this eve him to be a bad man? ; Lwould like to soe the plaintiffs respect that 3 Wituess— jesire that the plaintiffs succeed if ir side; Ihave no feeling or t Mr. Tweed, and I could go into the ndifferent as between the parties. weopted as the fifth juror, be excused on the gr he was compelled to at- tend the meeting of the Board of Indian Commissioners. He was allowed to stand ae Eu! Obermann ni of Pression rel In response ply to Mr. Field, said he ad formed a arges preferred against him. er the witness stated that he a juror and render an im- nh was accepted as the sixth juror, John W. Caswell was next called, but was ob Jected to by Mr. Field as having ed “exempt” On the register. The Court reserved decision on this Point and adjourned up half-past ten o'clock this Morning. ite an important decision in the A. Kent, Assignee of the Corn Exchange the Dawson Nationa; N. C. Kent sued to recover rent fer collection to the Dawson National Bank, The draft was drawn by a Mr. Wisnell, of Washington, Corn National was sent | 4nstru it calle N. C., and was the property of the ge Bank, of Chicago, Theo drat* ional Bank, with nd remit the ameunt of monoy awer of the draft lived National Bank. When ndant he ans at the he draft, The defendant rbank & Ghalliger, They collected the re they remitted the alled for. Judge Wallace gave holding the defendants respon bis brnetly T know of no exception t principal, contracte to $ liable for any defi to Whem re @ bailee is not s OF servante aro fule, for there the rdinary care, apd e that whero one, y toward another er on his own part or gates the duty. Tho able for the miscarriage of excep t is only to exercise 0 agents this duty ‘act {8 satisfied, '* PARTNERSHIP. ‘There was quite a lengthy argument yesterday in the Supréme Court, General Term, in the suit of Peter B, King and others against Domingo Sarria, Implicated with Pedro A Grau aud Manvel F. Lopez The suit on drafts made by Grau, Lopez & Co., of Cien against shipments of sugar from Cuba. to of $100,000 and the sugar od by the reforee that the ihe transaction 20 and the as against Sarria, he being a limited wer and under the jaws of Cuba not liable, In the ment yesterday farria wag pecial partner, here the case shouid treated a: under the | th ate, On tho band it was (ls fact of Sarria being fal partner was k plaintiffs, and th wid be governed by the lawsof Cuba. The the papers, reserving ite decision, UMMARY OF LAW CASES. APGyeuit Court Emitio Gabve and terfeit bank pets. remanded for san- They w | Thore was yesterday brought before Caited States issioner Osborne « Darius Eddy, upon the charge that he had stolen stores of the brig. He was commiited to await tho of the Grand Jury. as Tha Grocer. The injunction was obtaimed at of the proprietors of a rival paper, The the late failure of Philip Stinor, Henry Bold him $800 worth of chiccory, which waa foized by the Shorif. A repievin | bby Mi Stiner to recover back the Nena? hand sushileg | entered the jury box as a | ons to tho general | raa}\gonvicted of deating 4n | Lawrence yosterday dissolved the injunctf6n | ing the restraint on the publication of the paper | 8, Dodge | | | | | t called, but asked to | eneral im- | | | | written opinion in | he steward of tho | { } mium he obtained ported a number of names of persons who, he said, de- | po meant J oelore sudge Barrett, in Supreme Court, Benjamin Jones brought sult just the Mutual Gas Light Company, claiming $5,000 da: through breaking his nose and spraining his shoulder, from fall- ing downs stairway, while attempting to get in the office of the company, The case was tried yesterday before Judge Speir, of the Superior Court. The de- fence wag that there was no negligence on the part of the compauy. The Court directed a verdict for the defendants, _ In the suit of Lewis vs. Stratton, tried before Judge Van Hoesen, of the Court of Common Pleas, a verdict was given yesterday for the plaintiff for $5,682 50, Mrs. Lowis cl that defendant, having become her law- yer, ul ly obtained from her property in Elizabeth and fu im exchange for property in Vineland, which med to own unimpaired, when in reality ps were encumbered with mortgages by himself, and jes. Tn Octdber, 1872, Julius A. Hagen and F. W. Billings received Brom Herman Kupper $1,200, with Instruc- tions to 100 shares of Chicago and Northwestern stock, Suit was brought by Kupper for $11,000, alleged ofthe shares, the cage being tried ye terday before Judge Monell, of the Superior Court. ‘The defence claim that they bought for the plaintiff 5,200 shares of various stocks, with the understanding that he should keep the margin up to ten per cent; that he failed to do this; that thereupon they sold out the stock; and further, that they bought the stock with their own moncy, and that a deduction should be made om that account, Case on. ‘The case of Emile Herold vs. Chester Arthur, Collec- tor of this port, was brought up, before Judge Ship- man, yesterday, for trial, in the United States Circuit Court. Herold’ has sued to recover damages, to the extent of $659, upon an excess of ground chiccory. Collector Arthur claims that, according to an act passed in 1864, a duty of four per cent was levied upon chiccory root and a duty of five per cent upon ground chiccory. Herold, on the other hand, shows that by an act passed in 1872 the duty upon chiccory, whether ground or unground, was reduced to one percent @ pound, Inasmuch as this is @ test case much interest is excited in regard to it. Sometime ago Mra. Mary Clark loft certain property to be divided between her three children, Robert B. Clark brought a partition suit, and another of the heirs, Charles H. Clark, requested Mr. Waite, a lawyer, to raise money for tim on a mortgage. Mr, Fletcher, at- torney for one of the heirs, procured $3,600 on the mortgage, retained $500 for his services in searching the titles! as he alleges, and as a bonus, as Mr. Waito alleges, and Mr, Waite, on the representation of Mr. Fleichor that {t was all a matter of form, after the mortgage and assignments were executed gave a cor- Uiflcate of an affidavit of Clark that there was no de- fence of usury to the mortgage. Subsequently Mr, Fletcher commenced proceedings to foreclose tho mortgage, and Mr. Waite set up the defence of usury. He aa; re wag an ufderstanding that there would be no foreclosure, and therefore he never intended the defence of usury or any other defence, but considering Mr. Fletcher to be acting in violation of his agreemen' and at his client's suggestion, he entered the defence o! The case came before the General Term yester- On aM favestigation as to the propriety of the transaction and was argued at considerable length, Mr. C, Brooks appearing tor Mr. Waite and Mr. Parsons for Mr, Fletch Tho Court reserved decision, COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Before Judge Gildorsleeve, YOUNG HIGHWAYMEN, James Henshaw, one of three young desperadoes who on the night of January 4 robbed Theis N. Meyer, of No. 207 avenue A, of a watch chain, a ring, a locket and $25 in money at Twenty-third street, near First avenue, wag tried and convicted of highway robbery. It seemed that Mr. Meyer disposed of his business on that day and had beea drinking with (he man to whom he had sold, About ten o'clock he was on his way home. Whenhe reached the place named he asked Henshaw, who was standing with two others, when the next car would come along. While talking with him the other two pinioned his arms behind and Henshaw went through his pockets, robbing him of the articles named above. One of them then struck Mr. Meyer on the head with a blunt instrument, and the entire party took to their heels. The young roughs were caught a day or twoaficr, and Mr. Meyer positivoly identified Henshaw agone of the gang. At the request of As- sistant District Attorney Bell the Court deferred the sentence of Henshaw till! his companions shall have been tried. A-HOTEL THIEF CAGED. Charlos Gi'more entered tho St. Denia Hotel on the 21st of Docomber and acted in such a suspicious man- ner as to attract the attention of John Fitzpatrick, a porter, who finally tracked Gilmoro up stairs and® found him ia room 78, with @ handkerchief and a pair of gloves, the property of Mr. John A. Spooner, tho occupant of the room, in his possession. Ho was ar- rested, and failing to ofler a ial ory explanation of his presence in the room Judge Gilderslecye sent him to State Prigen for two years and a half, CAM DOWN WITHOUT FIRING. Jobn Keelle, a hul of seventeen, pleaded guilty toan | attempt a¢ bufglary Unrthe premises of Willian Wirsing, No. 1,001 First avenue, on the Sth of November, and was thereupon sentenced to five years in State Prison, GETTING THEIR DESERTS. Frank Devere, who stole a buffalo robe from the car- riago of Commissioner of Charities Thomas 8. Bren- nan, was sent to State Prison for two years and six months, Elias McKnight, who stole $$ worth of dry goods | from the store of Thomas J. Smith, No. 442 West Twenty-ninth street, pleaded guilty and was sent to State Prison for two and a half years James Anderson, for petit larceny, was sont to the Penitentiary for three months, Mary Meade, a denizen of Greene street, charged by Patrick Moore, of Greenwich, Conn., with haying r lieved him of his money, pleaded guilty and was sent to the Penitentiary for three months, Frank Sarter, a cigar pedler, of No, 18 Clinton street, charged with having stolen $5 from Carrte Kauffman alady living next door, who bestowed her afcctions upon him, was tried and’acquitted, DECISION SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. By Judge Barrett. Lawrence vs. Brown,—Motion granted on payment of $10 costs; otherwise demied, with co: Brown vs. Combination Wool Company nied, without cos affidavits, Matter of Jones.—Referred to Mr, Frank Rudd to —Motion de- and with leave to renew on further take prool of the facts stated in thopetition and as to | the compensation to whicu the special guardian is by law entitled. Brown vs. Kip, —Order granted, Clark vs. Van Loon,—The proof of service should be properly copied and resworn, Houghton vs, Lanonette.—Motion granted, with $10 costs. Champlain vs, Fox.—Allowance of $50 for all costs, allowances and disbursements. Corbett vs. Trowbridge.—Motion denied, without Memorandum. oulding vs Feit,—Motion to continue tnjanction denied and temporary injunction dissolved, with $10 costs, Fisher vs. McClure.—Motion denied, without costs, Memorandum, Boorman vs. Atlantic and Pacifle Railroad Com- Notice of motion has not been banded up. rof Kingsbridge Road.—The proofs are defec. tive, &c. Memorandum, Plunney vs, Comstock. —Memorandum. Matter of Opening Madison Avenue. —Memorandum Matter of Bokara and Matter of —Report of referee confirmed and guardian appointed Blessing ve. Reilly ot al.—Application denied. Brinkerhot fendant may interpose an wer in five days, on payment of $10 costs, motion to placo cauge on short nd cause set down for tho 21st {n: st ten o'clock A. M., for trial at Circn! ($10) are not paid within five days from this ed, with $10 costs, Ir at bali-y the cost date motion to amend answer den By Judge Brad Lyles vs. Jus rdor grante American Grocer Publishing Association vs, Grocer Publishing Company.—Motion to continue injunction pendente lite denied. Opinion. SUPREME COURT--SPRCIAL TERM. By Judge Westbrook. . Gray vs. Green.—Allowance of $500 made to plain. tid SUPERIOR COURT—SPRCIAL TERM, By Judge Sandford. Marsh et al—Motion demtod, with $10 costs, Fry vs Opinion Smith vs. McDonald.—Motion to eet aside subpoena denied, with $10 costs, Opinion, COMMON PLEAS—EQUITY TERM, By Judge Van Brunt. De Leyer ve, Wade. —Opinion. OMBS POLICE COURT. Before Judge Flammer, ALLEGED SWINDLING. Philip Schwerseng was yesterday arraigned at the above court on a charge of obtaining money under | false pretences. The complainant was Henry V. Gabagan, secretary and manager of the Provident So- ciety, of this city, whose aflidavit sets forth that in October last Schwerseng, by representing his ability to secure a number of persons,in Poughkeepsic and else. | where to become members of tho Provident Society, Was appointed an agent with the understanding that ho was to receive twenty five per cen: on each yearly pre- During December Schwerseng re- sired to b 0 bond fide members of the association. Ho liquidated their’ monthly indebtedaess for one month, and the society, bolieving that the new sub. soribers were genuine, paid Schwerseng his commi: gion, amouating to $600. Tho society, however, sub- sequently discovered that the prisoner bad made talse representations and caused his arrost. Judge Flam- mer beid him in default of $1,000 to answer. ARREST OF AN BX-CONVICT. Charles Sharp, an old gray-bearded man, who is said to have been a confederate of the notorious confidence operator, Charles Tweed, was arrested on Wednesday | by Detective Hagan, of the Fifth precinct, om sus. picion, He was found negotiating the sale of three Bcld wolves, aad, pelag a0 PA-fomvICK this was deemed ample evidence to warrant his being taken into foamy @ It was also the belief of Captain Caffrey that Sharp had something to do with the robbery of one P. Gabriel, of Ferry, Me., in this city on Decem- ber last of a valise containing $300. WI taken to court, however, yesterday there was no complainant appearing against Sharp, and he was discharged on his parole, WASHINGTON PLACE POLICE COURT. Before Judge Bixby. ADULTERATRD MILE. The Board of Health is continuing its raid upon the milk dealers, Yesterday, upon complaint of Officer James C. Jepson, of the sanitary squad, and evidence of E, Waller, of the Health Department, the follewing persons were brought to the Court and charged with selling impure milk and gave bail in $300 each to anawer:-hetae Hynes, No, 278 Seventh avenue; Her- mann Sinniger, No. 604 Tenth avenue; Dertrick Clau- wen, No. 144 Kighth avenue; Henry 568 Tenth avenue; Martin Brummings, No. nue; Jobn Robrs, No. 522 Ninth avenue, and Frederick Hincken, No. 330 Kighth avenue, KEEPING A DISORDERLY HOUSE. Officer Slevin, of tho Fifteeath precinct, appeared aa complainant against Washington Dean, of No. 47 South Fifth avenue, and twenty-three others, nearly all negroes, for keeping a disorderly house, Tho. total number of arrests made by the police in the case was twenty-fivo, of which twenty-two were negrocs, The officer heard them creating a great noise, but found no gambling paraphernalia beyond a dice box and some SS 4s A = = 3 dice, Judge Bixby fined them $6 each for disorderly conduct, ESSEX MARKET POLICE COURT. Belore Judge Otterbourg. A DOG FIGHT. Officer Braisted, of the Seventh precinct, on Wednes- day evening utade a descent on the premises of John Gullary, No. 73 Montgomery street, where a dog fignt was in progress, He succeeded in breaking up the sport, and arrested a large number of spectators, The prisoners gavo thoir names as follows:—John Cochran, No, 239 Monroe street; John White, No, 252 Water street; Dennis McGowan, No, 80 Sheriff street; Mat- thew Manning, No. 44 Gouverneur street; Morris Fitz- gerald and James Fitzgerald, No, 255 Monroe strect; Peter Eagan and William Watson, No. 61 Jackson street, Gullary, the proprietor of the premises, wad held in $1,000, cud the others in $300 each to answer. POLICE COURT NOTES. At the Tombs Police Court yesterday John Duff, of No, 30 Liberty street, was held to answer on a charge of selling tickets im the Kentucky lottery. The tick- ete, which were gotten up in olaborate style, offered the most tempting inducements to purchasers, Bail was fixed at $1,000, William O'Brien, acartman, of No. 13 Rector street, was held to answer in $1,000 bail for having, in concert with some unknown man, attempted to steal a box of toilot soap, valued at $30, from in front of the premises of Mossrs. Maultrow & Weiman, No, 42 Walker street, ‘The prisoner denied his guilt and said he was employed by aman whom he did not know to cart the property away. COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY, Svrreax Court—Ciamnens—Held by Judgo Bar- rett.—Nos. 8, 91, 108, 114, 127, 164, 167, 202, 234, 308, B11, 921, 397, 882, $38, Scrremx Cocrt—Grverat. Tera—Held by Judges Davis and Brady.—Nos. 11, 12, 14, 16, 30, 43, 44, 61, 63, 66, 71, 36, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 18, 17, 40, 22, 23,25,’ 29, 31, 36, 4, 48, 52) 6344, 64,'58, 66, 50, 62, 64, 65, 6, 74. SurreMe Court—Sexciat Tkxa—Held’ by Judge Donohue.—Demurrer—No, 11. Law and fact—Nos. 34, 238, 247, 251, 258, 255, 282, 203, 74, 275," 276, 277, 278, 279, 260, 285, 286, 287, 288, 280, 293, 2o4, 295, 296, 208, Bol, 307, 308, 310, 41, ‘162. Surxemx Covrt—Cincvit—Part 1—Held by Judgo Van Vorst—Short causes.—Nos, 1688, 1190, 1337, 2198, 1314, 2044, 1656, 3505, 3755, 1103, 1756, 2000, 1625, 3821; 1706, 1839, 197%, 3407. Part 2—Held by Judge Wostbrook—Case on, N No day calendar, Part3—Held by Judge Lawr —Short causes—Noa. 1387, 1704, 23:9, 975, 950, 1849, 2326, 2002, 117135, 1690, | 1854) 1569) 1665, 177144, 1815, 2253, 2043, 2255, Surgrion Covet—Sracia. Tera—Held by Judgo | Sandford.—Nos. 21, 18, 24, 26, 28, 2. | Surgmior Covet—Gxwwrat 'rmat, —Adjourned for the term, | _ Sergrton Covrt—TriAl Terw—Part 1—Held by Chief | i Justice Monell.—Short causes—Nos. 1465, 1 1334, | | 1816, 1821, 1897, 1804, 1774, 1630, 1906, 1831. Part 2— | i Held by Judge ne 614, 1390, 1834, 642, 930, | 882, , 066, 068, 970, 534, 1204, 416, 1286. Common PLRas—GayeraL Teru—Held by Chief Jas- | tice Daly and Judges Kobinson and Larremore —Case on, | 49; Nos, 44, 46, 61, 66, 74, 87, 76. | 1Lkas—-TriaL Txra—Part 1—Held by Judge Hoesen.—Nos, 696, 1999, 1002, 1150, 601, 881, 800, 801, $92, 1104\,, 589,.1024, 2200,1199. Part 9— Held by Judge Van Brunt.—Nos, 1309, 1797, 1382, 1288, 1390, 1391, 1392, 1393, 1394, 1395, 1396, 1397, 1398, 1399, | 1400, 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404, 1405, 1406, 1407, 1408, 1409, 1410, 1411 Comm F. Daly. Manixe Count—TRiAt Term—Part 1—Held by Chief Justice Shea, — 5970, 3773, 3774.-3906, 3777, 3 5923, 5024, 2319, 3636, 3604, 1214. 6414, 6158 P Judge McAdam.—Nos, 3622, 3740, 2458, 3378, 4 , 6339, 6360, 6383, 3779, 2346. Jadge Sheridan. —Nos, 6120, 4476, 5940, 882, 5180, 6288, 6366, 3080, 160, 2532, 5871, RAL Sessions—Held by Judgo Gilder- —The People vs. Joseph Porter and George Ron- Same ye. John Whelan and Samuel D. Same vs, Thomas Drennan, robbery; Same ys. Timothy O'Conner, robbery; Same vs. Fred- | erick Grau, Jobn Rilert and John Rimer, rape; Same vs. Frederick Meyer, burglary; Same vs. Michael Don nelly, burglary; Same ys. John A. Machado, perjury; Same va. Kate ‘Donnelly, grand larceny; ‘Same vs. George Faith and John Connors, grand larceny; Same larceny; Same vs. William Walsh, grand larceny ine vs. Joseph Warren and Joseph Allaire, grand’ larceny; Same vs. William Mil | ler and Bernard Cullen, grand larceny; Same va. Mary ! Bennett, grand larceny; Same vs. Francis Roden Same vs.’ Frederick Wittmir, burglary ; 1 Crawford, attompt at grand larceny; | Same vs. William Stepel, petit larceny; Same vs. John Dorcey, burglars’ tools. | ANOTHER BROOKLYN LIBEL SUIT. Suit was commenced yesterday in the City Court, Brooklyn, by Julius W, Adams against Demas Barnes, to recover $25,000 damages for libel. Tho plaintiff in the suit is chief engineer of the Board of City Works, and ho bases the action upon an article which was published in the Argus, the paper owned by defendant, January 8, 1876, The plaintiff sald that Mr. Barnes mast provo his assertions or meet the legal consequence of making them, A BOSTON BURGLAR IN BROOKLYN. Yesterday Joseph Kaiser, a German, about thirty-four years of age, was arraigned before Justice Delmar, in Brooklyn, ona charge of burglary, About half-past one o'clock yesterday morning Mr. Michacl McGrath, resid- ing on Third avenue, near Fifty-second street, Brook- lyn, was awakened by the ringing of a burglar alarm bell. Mr. McGrath, with his son-in-law, Mr. Hanna, armed with aclub and arevolver, quietly made their way to the parlor, where they found the window open, and discovered Kaiser behind the piano, He asked them not to kill him and surrendered. He was removed to the station hoase, where a number of bur- glarious implements, pawn tickets and papers were tound in his possession. He claims to reside in Boston, where, he says, he has a family. Mr. P. 8, Bryant, of Ovington street, who was robbed of $150 worth of clothing on Saturday night, called at the station houso, and identified the coat worn by Kaiser asa portion of his missing property. He pleaded gutlty to the chargo | of burglary, and was committed to await the action of the Grand Jury. SUPREME COURT—GENERAL TERM. Atrasy, N. Y,, Jan. 13, 1876, Th the Supreme Court, Gencral Torm, the calendar | for Friday, January 14, is as tollows;—Nos. 49, 64, 65, | 67, 70, 76, 70, $0, 81, 84, 85, 87, $8, 89, 90, 92, O4, 95. Preas—Equiry Tera—Held by Judge Josoph Cc sleeve. pert, robbery ; THE THIRD AVENUE BANK. The Third Avenue Bank case was commenced in the Fifty-seventh Street Court yesterday. Mr. Henry L, | Clinton made an elaborate argument for the defence, | The substance of it was that the act of 1857 imposed duties upon bank officials and permitted the bank | superintendent to record and verify reports by reason | of which, whilo that act was in force, wilfuily false swearing was made perjury. In May, 1875, that act was repealed, there being no saving clause with refer- } ence to offences committed under the prioract By | reason of the repeal of the statute of 1857 all offences | committed under it are necessarily extinguished, In | the language of the Court of Appeals, 1+ is tho same as | | though the law of 1957 bad n xisted, And there. | fore, as there could be no offence except under that | law, any offence committed under that statute is gone , forever. The act of tne Legislature and the decision of | the Court of Appoals are responsible for this, and His | Honor could not go bebind them. Mr, Clinton then proceeded to cite numerous decis- | ions from tao laws of Engiand and this country to strengthen his position. According to an understand. img at the last adjournment Mr. Fitch, counse! for the plaintif®, was to receive time to examine any now points which the defence might bring forward, and for this purpose tho adjournment was extended from next Wednesday to two weeks from yesterday, when the | case will be nally disposed of so far as this court ig concerned, MORTALITY IN BROOKLYN, Thore were 292 deaths In Brooklyn last week. of | | the deceased 41 were mon, 45 women, 85 boys and 61 | | girls, Smallpox carried off 44 victims, diphtheria 21, | / croup 15, consumption 26 and pneumonia 17. The an. nual deat® rate for 1,000 living was 2414, a decrease | | of 2.50 per 1,000 from last week, and 5.30 per 1,000 from the week before, One butdrod and twenty-one ofthe total aumber of the deatua were childrea under Ave Teh | prepared in the same way. ~ Mayer could send ip a “dummy, | not nominate anot! | dated April 11, 1874, on the Brooklyn Bridge in counce- FITZ JOHN PORTER'S PLACE A Long Meeting of the Board of Aldermen. GENERAL PORTER REJECTED, Mr. Allan Campbell Nominated by the Mayor. The regular weekly sesgion of the Board of Aldermen was held yesterday. As it was known the nomination of Genoral Porter was to come up, the large chamber and lobbies were crowded, Prosident Lewis called the Board to order a little be- forg three o’clock. Prior to this hour a caucus of the Tammany Aldermen was convened in one of the lower rooms, while the republicans in the chamber had been urging a call of the roll. As tho President rapped tho Tammany members entered the room, and a full Board answered to the call. After some skirmishing a recess was taken till three o'clock, On roassembling after the recess Alderman Porror offered the following resolution: — Whereas His Honor the Mayor, with full knowledge of the fixed sentiments of the majority of tho Bourd of Aldermen, has seen fit to renominate jer as Commissioner Public Works; and whereas the B of public laborers a: measure, and again "aap harsh and uncalled mt the former ri a in urgently requested him to with which request, however, he hatically refused to comply; and ‘of Aldermen, firmly believing that they are right in the stand upon this question they have deliberately assumed and which they aro still determined to maintain, cannot confirm the nomination of one whom they believe to be unalterably opposed to their convictions; uow, therefore, be it « Resolved That, for the pur ver witlely of any further discussion of one whom, hi may on this question, we all regard as @ man of hovest motives and spotless purity of personal character and official conduct, His Honor the Mayor be and is hereby respectfully re- quested to withdraw the nomination of Fitz John Porter as ommissioner of Public Works. MAYOR WICKHAM’S MISTAKE. Alderman Moris offered the following as an amend. mont: Whoreas His Honor the Mayor did send to this Board January 6, 1876, a. communication nominating Fits Jobn Port 10 be con! ed as Commissioner of Public Works for sls years from December 30, 1875, according to section 335 of the Laws of 1873; and whereas ¢ wid communication is in violation of the laws and charter of 1873, urticle 8, section 7, which says the Commissioner of Public Works shall hold office for four years: therefore, be it Resolved, That His Honor the Mayor be requested to send to this Board an application for permission to withdraw sai jon. communic: And w the said communication has been sent to a committee of the Board, be it Rosolved, That this committee be respectfully requested ven said communication to this Board. rk of this Board be authorized and His Honor. after the adjournment, of the above resolution: and be it further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Board be requested to re- urn said communteation om applicntion of His Honor the iayor, 30 of avoiding the necessity is Board on the nomination differ trom DEBATING THE POINTS. Alderman Pryoxyey was surprised that the Chief Magistrate of the city should make such a mistake on 60 {mportant a matter, The Clerk then read sections 25 and 70 of the charter, By this latter section the term of office of Commissioner of Public Works is set down at four years, Alderman Morris again {nsisted that the communi- cation of Mayor Wickham was illegal, Alderman Purgoy claimed that his resolution would | accomplish the object tn view—the rejection of General Porter's namé for the position of Commissioner of Public Works) The Board wanted the name with- drawn; they were not disposed to cast any additional troubles In the way of General Porter, No man should endeavor to strike him further now that he was down. Alderman Morris said his dealings were entirely with the Mayor in this mattcr. That gontleman’s com- | munication has no right whatever there. 1t was ille- | 1 Mr, Morris was not discussing the character of jeneral Porter, Alderman Pixckyry did not consider that either reso- | lution should be passed. He was there prepared to vote directly upon tho confirmation of General Porter, He could not see why his democratic friends were not also He hoped they were ready , to put themselves on record either for or against the confirmation. {t had been hinted tn some of the morn. | ing papers that a game was in progress by which the ,? who would after- ward resign, in order to secure (he appointment of ah- | other candidate. Alderman Purroy thought the gentleman had for- | gotten that the Board had confirmatory power in caso a*‘dammy’’ was sent in. The amendment of Alderman Morris was then put and lost. ‘Alderman Purroy’s resolution was passed by the fol- | lowing vote:—Yeas—Messrs, Lewis, Cole, Gross, Gumbleton, Guntzor, Hess, Keenan, Lysaght, MeCarthy, 'Purroy, John Roilly, Bryan Reilly, Sauer, Seory, Sheils, Tuomey. Nays--Messrs, Billings, Cud- lipp, Howland, Morris, Pinckney, Wado, WAITING FOR ANOTHER NAME, Alderman Jonny Reitiy here moved to take a recess until five o'clock, in order to give the Mayor an oppor- tunity of sending in another name. ‘oe had come down town to decide the question as to who was to succeed General Porter, and he did not want to go back without discharging that duty. The motion was not carried, and Alderma: Purroy was appointed to wait upon the Mayor and as- certain whether he would be ready to communicate | with tho Board before five o'clock, The gentleman ro- turned after a fow minutes’ absence and stated the Mayor would send in a communication before the hour named, He had also seen Commissioner Porter, Tho latter was busily engaged in preparing his resignation and desired him (Mr. Purroy) to say to the Board that his official career is ended with the action that day taken by tho Aldermen, Considerable routine business was then transacted, after which another recess was then taken until five | o'clock. REASSEMBLING OF THE BOARD, Shortly after five, the hour mentioned, the Board was again organized, when a committee of three, con- sisting of Aldermen Purroy, John Reilly ard Hess, was | appointed to wait upon the Mayor and ascertain whethor he was ready to send in any additional com- munication, When they returned the following letter was transmitted from Mayor Wickbam:— Janvany, 13, 1876. To thx Honoraste tox Boanp oF AupERmxy !— GuxTLMEN—I enclose herewith s communication from Commissioner Porter requesting me to withdraw from your cousideration his nomination for the office of Commis- siouor of Public Works. This positive reqmest renders it en- tirely unnecessary for me to discuss in any manner the rea- fon assigned by your Board for your request to me to with- draw his name. In obedience, therefore, to his unqualified request I gow ask to withdraw the nomination of Fitz John Porter to the office of Commissioner of Public Works made to your Boara on the 6th in: LIAM I. WICKHAM, Mayor, | GENERAL PORTER'S RESIGNATION, | DerartMeNt ov Puatic Worxs, Crry Hatt, Comisstonen’s Grete, ! New Yor, Jan, 13, 1875, | iors TH, Wrexmast, Mayor :— | Sin—My & tention bas moment just been called tothe | following resolution, adopted b; ‘dot Aldermen, lerman Purroy’s resolution, which had [look upon this resolution as a the disagree- respecting the Ww or fi wg the Mayor tha ment between the Aldermen and myself price which the Corporation ough day laborers is too serious Spinion of the Aldermen, to permit my decision of the price of day wages in this departinent the law places on mo communication wit! me from duty th this office, Whatever your kind apprecta. | tion may be of my power tobe a useful and eficlent Coin. | missioner, now that evidence of t&is existing irreconcilable difference betweon myself and the legisiative branch of the Corporation has been notitied “to you, I ean but think [ promptly Aside and f tea matters unhi by my this act of reti Toew you to y fidence exp al appointment, but iS ly support you have given to my administration Ament and your rocent vindication of my official Whether what I have done or war's service has tended to rid rooted and vicious system of atteny this department of «dee selection and superintendence of day laborers where such Tabor cannot be dispensed with, and whether | have wisely endeavored to reconcile in this ‘great spending bureau the true interests of capital and labor with w safe economy and the demands of unemployed men in this city, begging for work at fs T len those who shall come after me and by the record of my of cial acts, With great respect, your obedient servant, FITZ JOMN PORTER. The Mayor also sent another communication to the “Board, which was read, nominating Allan Campbell tor Commissioner of Public Works, and quoting trom- the statutes under which he acted In making the normmin tion, Alderman Reitty moved to lay the'matter over anti] the next meetin, Alderman Pixcxsky wishéd to vote upon the nomina- tion at once. He spoke eulogistically of Mr. Campbell and said he was then ready to cast his vote in favor of | bim, Alderman Pcxroy stated that tho Mayor informed | him and bis colleagues of the committee that he would her candidate at that meeting. They had been taught by experiences of the past to make haste slowly. He advocated « postponement. | Aldermen Hxss and How:anp also spoke iu favor of tmmediate action. The former corroborated Alderman Purroy temient as to Mayor Wickham’s promise, They indorsed Mr, Campbell's character im the most earnest way. Alderman Prxcxyey thon moved the Board procoed to vote at onte upon the nomination. This motion wa lost by a vote of § in the aflirmative to 16 in the nega- tive. The whole matter was thon postponed until the next meeting of the B MISCELLANKOUS BUSINESS. A resolution was passed authorizing the payment of | enumerators engaged in taking the last census, The | resolution of Alderman Morris perinitting railway com- panies to uso sand on their tracks was amended so as to extend the same privileges to stage companica. Alderman Morais introduced a resolution asking for the publication of a letter of tho late Mayor Havemeyer, | tion with « asking the roposition offered by Alderman Purroy ty to give an additional | removed bad to secune. temporar; | terest, which he represent | York into which they could | was vastly superior Gnancially to the cotton interest, of, ga,cen.ces 66 to that soderuahieg, Mr. = strong grounds against the appropriation in view of the cnoteoes expenditures already made lor public improvements. The matter was laid over for future consi; jon, A resolution was _ asking the Legislature to pass suitable la the purpose of protecting thi actual ballots cast atelection until atter the vole is finally declared by the Board of County Canvassers. The next regular meeting of the Board will be held on next Thursday. THE NEW COMMISSIONER. Allan Campbell, whose nomination has been so w expectedly made, is a gentleman who has so long been identified with the leading public improve- ments of this and other States that he is weil known to business men of the city and capitalists through- out the country. He isa native of Albany and a civil engineer in which profession he has few if bag periors inthis country. He was Chief Engineer In the construction of the Union Pacific Rail- road, For nearly twenty years he was Engineer and Superintendent of the Harlem Rai'road, and he is still connected with Commodore Vanderbilt's enter- prises—notably so with the Fourth avenue improve- ment, of which he is one of the engineers. Mr. Campbell is also connected as stockholder, director or gineer with a number of coal corporations, and he is present the President of the Consolidativn Coal Com, Mr. Campbell, who 1s about sixty years of age, is still in full vigor, and if he accepts the office will bring to it the best professional talent. One of his i hg is Thomas Cooper Campbell, ex-member of As- sombly, HAY VS. COTTON. THE DOCK COMMISSIONERS CALLED TO AC- COUNT—THE HUDSON RIVER FREIGHTERS' AS- SOCIATION DEMANDING THEIR RIGHTS. After several years of individual effort bofore the Dock Commissioners and before the State Legislature to obtain fixed locations for the reception and delivery of the millions of tons of freight brought to the docks of this city by the river, the Hudson River Freighter Association sent representatives to the Depart- ment of Docks yesterday to make known the extent of the home trade, its importance to the city, the wrongs it has suffered and the rights to which it ig entitled along the shores of New York, The barge interest, which embraces the hay interest, which is of more value than that of cotton, was repre- sented by Mr. John Bodine, The freight steamboat in- terest generally was represented by Mr. E. J. Hamilton, the Poughkeepsie interest by Mr. J. RB. Gaylord and the Catskill interest by Mr. A. P. Black. Commissioner Waixs said it was understood that the steamboat and barge interests were considered the same in the present inquiry; and that with the excep, tion of the People’s lino of steamboats, already cared ‘Yor, the others required more and permanently dened room, Mr. Hamitton said the associations represented by the gentlemen present desired information as to the Purposes in reterence to the railway and foreign and coastwise steamship interests in the future, They needed such information in order to be able to know how to arrange their own varied and vast business; and thoy felt that it was only right that they should be per- mitted to know whether their own interests were to be cared for in regard to fixed dock room for the transac- tion of business, i Commissioner Westerve.t asked as to their present convoniences ? Mr, HawiiToy responded that at present there were six lines, with an accumulated business, now located at the Franklin street pier, No. 35, and that it was ocou- pied continually by more business than should be there. Their desire was to have what dockage room they needed anywhere between Franklin and Christo- pher streets—the barge interest, as he believed, pre- terred being permanently located in what was known as the Christopher stroot basin, In answer to a question he said that the length of pier required for effective use by steamboats was about 800 feet, and he wished it understooa that the seem- ingly little room they asked for was because they did | not propose to use the docks of Now York for store- houses, as the foreign steamships did. He did not be- lieve that whilo the dock room was, as at prosent, tn | the lower range, any company should have tho privi- | | lego of using it »s a storage house, to the detriment of the receiving and landing busmess, Commissioner Dimock said the main trouble was that all the docks near West Elevonth street were tully occupied, Mr. Hawmtox—One difficulty with the Dock Commis- | sioners is that they have allowed valuable docks to be | p; built up for storehouse uses, which ought not to have | ‘been so usod, He spoke alter a large and varied ex- | perierec of thirty years, and felt that he was right in | ‘saying that su ice Was/ros only injurious | the commerce of the city, but also to the realestate | along the river lines Forsuch purposes docks had been taken from the interest he represented; they had even been leased over their heads, Such was the case when the White Star line secured their pier and the interest accommodations at the St. Nicholas Ice Company's dock, which might be taken from them at any time. This was the case while both the White Star and the French lines were not worth so much to the city as the Interest which wag | removed to asd place to them. What they waited | was a weil defined, fixed position on the North River side, and they claimed that they bad a right to it, for they had built up the commerce of the North River | side. He said he remembered when all the foreign steamers were located on the east side, Commissioner WrsterveLt said he could remember | longer than Mr. Hamilton and could not remember any | such time. Mr. Hamiitox—Well, what we want now is, all the room we need. We ‘e now to move thousands of tons of freight at the Franklin street dock alone, and have not even an assurance of a continuance of that privi- lege, while others gain such assurances. Commissioner Dimock—Have you room » enough” there at present, provided you can keep it? Mr. Hamivros—Our needs are as I have expressed | them. But we have no assurance of remaining where | | we aro any longer than they choose to let us—that is | | tho additional trouble. We have no fixed rights; and | yet we are of more consoquence to trade and to the real estate interest than all the foreign lincs, What we pay $9,000 tor there at Franklin street ts of more value to this city than any other duck leases, even rented as high as $45,000 a year, Mr. WHERLER Pownit was called on, and said he feared that the Commissioners did not clearly compre- ; hend the needs of the barge and steamboat interests. Ha felt that their greatest trouble was in their failure heretofore to get fixed locations, Then followed a long conversat‘onal discussion of the conditions existing concerning the Leroy street, Harrison street and the foreign piers generally, during which Mr, John Bodine complained that the barge in- had no place along New now before arriving that | they could ran their boats; in fact, their millions of produce values were at the mercy of accident, Thon another discussion followed, in which it was made to appear that the hay interest of this country A suggestion from Commissioner Wales brought the remark from Mr. Bodine that the Harbor Master now could not bo bought, and they had no inclination to return to the old rule under which they could buy | unrecognized rights, The conference was thon closed by a declaration from Commissioners Wales and Dimock that they had no idea of shutting ont the vast interests represented; that they were glad that they now knew their needs, and could assure them that they believed that under the new rule they could secure to them what thoy needed. They could not then statedefinitely, however, as there were three or four other and equally pressing interests to be taken into tho calculation, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC PARKS. The Commissioners of Parks, according to their cus- tom of ‘ato, held a very protracted private session at their offices in Union sqifire yesterday. It was nearly | eight o'clock in the evening when they adjourned. | What their business was did not satisfactorily trai pire, although it was understood to have been mainly the consideration of the reduction of salaries, necessi- — tated by the recent action of the Board of Apportion- ment. The propriety of cutting down the laborers’ — wages was discussed, but met with no decided favor so far as could be learned, so that the question still re- | mains unsettied. It was suggested that it would per- | haps be better to reduce the higher officials’ salaries, as the remuneration of the poor men was already litte better than a mere pittance. The only routine business reported was that proposals for police uniforms | Bot exceeding eighty in namber wore directed to be advertised for. None of the contracts, proposals for which were received on the 10th inst., were awarded, the matter being postponed until the next meeting. Maps taying and widening Westchester avenue from Third avenue to Bronx River, and also maps charging the grade of Third avenue from 147th to 133th street, were adopted and directed to be filed. Plans and speci- fications for slating the Museum of Art in the Central Park were adopted and proposals directed to be ob- | tained, The resolution respecting the proposed grant | of a license for the extension of the Elevated Railroad | through the Battery was taken int according to | Commissioner Stebbins, the Board not being ready to | act upon it, proceedings were postponed for further consideration until the next meeting. Ali the Commis. sioners were present. A TALE OF TWO HOSPITALS. Several days ago a despatch was received at Police | Headquarters stating that Moritz Alexander, of No. 219 | Madison stroct, nad attempted suicide by taking paris | green, but upon being sent to the Mount Sinai Hos- pital was treated im such @ manner as to cause his re. | covery, when he was sent home. Yesterday Alexan. | der's death at St. Francis’ Hospital, in Fifth street, | was reported at the Coroner's office, and a Hxrato re. porter went in search of information as to the caus | At No. 100 Seventh street Mrs, Bernard Alexande and Adolph Alexander, cousin and brother of the de. ceased, wore found, when the lady told the following | story, which was rated by the brother: | ing last Mrs. Exeuver, with | at No 219 Madison stress, | Sohne | to John Morrison, for $1,675; also one lot very old in Bi what he had done they obtai reres him tothe Mount Sinai take him among people of his o' his brother Adoiph cailed to informed that Le was doing ve on Monday. On Saturday, hi my house and said that he ba: hospital, notwithstanding hi toremain, for he felt sti Adolph took him to St. F” institution was full of pa. - modated until Monday, whew took as good care of him a8 po. night at half-past nine o'clock. — we A WORTHY Y, — The New York Dispensary and Hospital, located at No, 126 Bast ninth sireet, is devoted especially to the treatment of diseases of the spine and hip joint and the various deformities of the human frame, It has now been in existence since October, 1867, and during its aseful career has successfully treated over 1,200 cases of deformity and disease. In order to fully carry out the objects of the dispensary the trustees, two years ago, erected a large and com- modious building, 25x100 feet and four stories high, om its present site, adding a hospital department, so thas both in and out-door patients could receive attention. The first floor of the institution is devoted to the use of the dispensary service, where an average of fifteen patients daily are attended. The second floor is occu- pied by the house surgeon and matron, On the two upper floors are wards 25x60 feet. Only one of these is comes by patients at present; the other, owing to the lack of funds neceasary to equip it, remains vacant. In the basement are tho laundry, kitchen and large mechanical room, where all the apparatas required by patients is manufactured. In the sub-basement is placed a fine engine gnd boiler, which supply beat to the building and power to the machinery, The annual meeting of tho-trustees occurred 01 evening last. Thero were presont Messrs. Hi Potter, Theodore Roosevelt, Chandler Robbins, He) L. Sleto, Melville Brown and Benoni Lockwood. Treasurer, Mr, Roosovelt, reports the annual ¢: tures as $9,985 51, and that there remained im treasury to the credit of the institution $228, He that strenuous offurts be made immediately to the necessary funds to carry out the beneficent wot the institution. The annual report of the sw igo read, It related especially to the t amoun’ suffering and disesse which was relieved through earnest efforts of the staf! of the dispensary and hospital, and appealed to those interested in the work to furnis! sufficient funds to still further extend this relief by establishing fr ds and equipping the vacant The number of patients continued from last year was 200, the number of new patients admitted during the year was 252, making 542 patients treated during tho Year, Professional services wero rendered these 542 Patients 9,975 times, showing the amount of earnest work necessary to extend relief to those suffering from spinal joint diseases. Tho 642 patients were classified as follows—viz., Pott's disease (hump- back), 212; hip joint disease, 184; miscellaneous cases, 166, The fact that several charitable ladies had visited the ward and bad assisted the medical staff vy visiting at thelr residences the poorer of the patients, encouraging them by their sincere, practical s! role and by suitable gifts of clothing, bedding and nourish. ing food, was heartily approved. Other ladies were invited to join in tho work and to send the hospital books, toys orarticles of clothing and old linen would be appropriate to the comfort of the patients, Thore were fifty-one children treated in the ward last year, allof them suffering from a painful affection of the spine or hip joint The public were cordially invited to inspect the Inatt- tution, which Is open from one to three o’clock P. M, daily, Saturdays and Sundays excepted, and to visit the ward at any time during the aftornoons, The institution is sadly in need of funds to carry out its groat work among the deserving and suifering poor, Contributions are solictted and may be seat to any of the trustees or to Mr. Theodore Roosevelt, No. 94 Maiden lane. The clection of officers and trastees resulted as fol- lows :—President, James Brown; Vice President, Fred- enc W. Stevens; Secretary, Howard Potter; Treas- urer, Theodore Roosevelt; Trustees, William E. Dodge, ¥. 8) Winston, David Dows, C. Fayette Taytor, Alla, Campbell, Roosevelt D, Hitchcock, Robert Wiff throp, J. P, Kennedy, Chandler Robbins, Heary E. Pel lew, Samuel P. Blagden, Benoni Lockwood, Melville Brown, Eugene Delano, Henry L. Slote, T. M. L. Chrys- tieand Newton M. Shaffer. Tho following medical as admitted, ole, but he died | officers were also clected:—Consulting orthopedic Dr, C. Fayette Taylor; consulting oculist, . Agnew; consultant on nervous diseases, Dr. E. © Seguin; conayiting surgeons, Drs. T. M. Markoe, Hi. B, Sands, Willian H, Van Buren, F. H. Hamilton nd Stephen Smith; surgeon, C. let Drs. Joba ‘T. Metealfe, William H. Draper atk dacs be ms, Dra. George A. Peter e, Curtis and Newton M. Shaffer; orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Newton M. Shaffer; assistant surgeons, Drs. Simeon A. Foster, George 'B. Packard A.B Judson. THE THROAT HOSPITAL, The Metropolitan Throat Hospital, of No. ‘tT Stuyve- sant street, of which Mr. John D. Jones is President and | Clmton Wagner, M. D., Medical Superintendent, bold its annual meeting on Tuesday evening. The follow- | Ing are the trustees elected for the year:—John D, | Jones, Robert L. Stuart, Alexander Stuart, Gordon W. Burnham, Samuel G, Courtney, John D. Jones, Alox- ander P. Irvin, Max Herzog, M. D.; James RK Weed, M. D.; Joseph H. Choate, Robert G. Ramsen, J. H. Hall, John W. Bigelow, Charles E. Gregory orge King, Henry B. Hyde, James W. Alexander, J. Marion Sims, M.D.; J. J, Crane, M. D.; W. A. Hammond, ¥ ; Clinton Wagner, M. D.;' William H. Fogg, Theodore K. Gibbs, Charles H. Russell, William H. Webb, Adam F, Sackett, John Sloane, William Alex- ander. REAL ESTATE SALES. The Exchange was crowded yesterday, owing to tho fact that a large amount of city property was adver- tised to be sold, The executors’ sale of John J. Mc- Kinney, deceased, consisting of valuable improved and unimproved property in Hoboken, N. J., was the main cause of so large a gathering. A.J. Bleecker, Son & Co. sold by Supreme Court, partition sale, the follow- ing described property :—One house, with lot, 27x106.8, No. 78 Irving place, southeast corner of Nineteenth street, to Lewis G. Brigham, for $15,000, over a mortgage of $25,000, in all $40,000; also ninetcen lots, with buildings thereon, the lots together compris. ing a plot in size 180x204. 2x200x11 520x105. 7. On Rutgers place (Monroe street}, south side, extending through to Cherry street, 103.2 foet cast of Jefferson | street, known as lots Nos. 6 to 14, both inclusive, on | map of the William B. Crosby homestead, to J. V. Hecker, for $26,000 over a mortgage of $64,000, in all $90,000, said property being valued at $115,000; also the houses with lots, each 24x100, Nos. 54, 56 and 58 Rutgers street, to Sarah E, Scofield for $20,000 over a mortgage of $25,000, in all $45,000, suid property being valued at $56,000; also «plot of lana, 1 20x12 with buildings thereon, on Cherry’ etreet, sou corner 6f Pike street siip and Water strect, northwest corner of Pike street slip, known as Nos. 193 to 205 Cherry street, and 400 to 470 Water street, to GV. Hecker for $230,000, said property being valued at $148,000; also four houses, with plot, on Cherry strect, south side, extending through to Water street, with frontage on each street, being 50 feet, known as Nos. 265 aud 267 Cherry street and Nos, 520 and 522 Water street, to G. V. Hecker for $95,500, cash, said property being valued at $110,000. Mr, Bleecker sold, by order of the Supreme Court, toreclosure sale, lot, 25x100, on Eleventh avenue, west side, 25.11 feet south of 102d street, x lot on 102d street, 25x100.11 feet, south side, 173 feet west of Eleventh avenue, for $2,675, both to G. H. Peck, in all 200, suid property being valued at $8,500. D. M. Seaman sold, by order of Supreme Court, foreclosure sale, two lots, each 25x102.2, one West Seventy-second street, north side, and the other on West Seventy-third street, south side (rears adjoin- ing), 375 fect west of Eighth avenue, to the Plainuff ia suit for $18,000, j HOBOKEN PROPERTY. James M. Miller sold two lots on Newark street, Ho boken, north side, about 125 feet west of Ferry Street, 26x85.5x25x967, to Henry Mayers, for $4,050; alvo two lote on First sireet, near H: plot of land, 104.1x100x18.5-12x151, ou Paterson ave. nue, to William Bradbury, for $2,460; also three lowe | on Firat street, near Harrison, cach 25x100, for $1,375 rt lot (in all $4,125), to John Morrison; also the on the corner of Harrison street, 25x100, 4 adjoining, joining on Harrtson street, 100 feet north of First street, to John Morrison, for $965 alse four lots on First street, north 'e, fee. west of Harrison, known’ as Nos, 240, 298, 236 and 234 First street, each 20x75, to Henry boone fof $3,960 per lot, each containing thereon a three story brick house, in all $15,840; also one lot adjomn- ing to Henry Boone for $750; also four lots on Mad. Ison avenue, cach 25x100, to Leman Toplitz for $210 T lot, in ail $840; also one lot on Grand aven x100, 175 feet north of Third street, containing thereon a two story frame house, to James Abrams for 835; also four lots on Joforson street, each 25x100, ‘to James Abrams for $205 per lot, il $820; also four lots on Jefferson sirect, 10) fect south of Kighth street, each 25x100, to Mr. Aaron for $850; also four lots on Eighth street, each 25x100, for $180 per lot, in all $1,365; also four lots on i Street, corner of Adams. to Messrs. House and Van Allen for $1,365; also five lots on Adams street, near Eighth st to P. Van Aller alzo four lots on Adams street, ¢: ), Ninth street, to Thomas Malloy, for $340 per pha all, $1,360; aise four lots on Madison street, 100 from Ninth street, to P. Rush, for $285 per lot, in al $1,140; also four lots on Ninth street, corner of son, toP, Rush, for $1,190; also six lots on Madi booge | 26 feet south of Tenth street, tor £ ry i % also one idt of Madison street, {CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGE.