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6 THE STATE. CAPITAL, Report from the Joint Committee on Canal Investigation. A COURT FOR CANAL. CLAIMS. | Report of the Architects on the New Capitol. PLANS AND PROPOSALS FOR COMPLETION, The Park Commissioners to Remain in Office. AN ENTIRELY NEW BILL REPORTED, —_—e———. ALpaxy, March 3, 1876, The New Yorkers who fought so persistently to have the bill legistating out of office Park Commissioners O'Donohue, Martin and Williamson recommitted to the | Committee on Cities, have at last received their re- ward. The commitiee to-day reported favorably an entirely new bill instead of the one over which so many aquabbles have taken place, which, after the enacting slause, reads as follows SECTION 1.—Section S4 of chapter 5 of the Laws of 187: entitled “An act to reorganize the local government of the | city OF New York,” Is hcfeby amended sovus to read as fule | SKCTION 84.—This department shall be under the charge of the President and three Comm wre of Public Parks, who shall hold 4 for jour years and until gessors unless sooner removed, derein . person in office as President | wf the Department of Vublic Parks, on the passage | of this act shall hold office until the expiration of his present | Jerm of office. The term of vilice of the (ommins | Jed until the 1st day of | May, 1877, and the said o partisan, ‘In case of any vacn dé so filled by the Mayor that members of exch of the leading political jintment Il not be subject to col joard of Aldermen. It w generally believed that Mr. Salem H. Wales is the man who drove the last nail into the coffin of the original bill, and that he did it with his lieve hatchet | at his dinner party, in New York, last Saturday night. | Comptroller Green, who was anxious for the passage of shat bill, will have additional reason now to say some- thing more as to what he thinks of the Docks Depart- ment in genoral and its President in particular, Tne Commissioner whose term is extended by the bill re- ported by the committee ts Mr, Williamson. NEW YORK BILLS REPORTED. The Judiciary Committee of the Senate reported favorably the bill providing for the appointment of additional officers for the Court of General Sessions, New York, and the Committeo on Cities reported favor- ably the bill vacating the office of Commissioner of Jurors, and giving the appointment of a successor to the present incumbent to a Board composed of the NEW YORK AERALD, SATURDAY, MARCH Pony \ Mayor, Comptroller aud Judge of the General Sessions, AN INTERESTING BILL, | On a bill, adversely reported from the Judiciary Com. | mittee, relieving married women from disabilities in transacting business, Senator Schoonmaker mado a forcible speech in behalf of his motion to disagree with the report of the committee, After pointing out that | the law they now stand, operate injuriously against married women, in the fact that such persons were given no proper control over their estates, he drew at- | tention to a common and flagrant practice, that read- ers of newspapers will remember as being very prevalent among the late members of the Tammany Ring and othor rings besides, that of invest ing stolen money in the names of married women, thus placing it beyond the reach of creditors. If tho bili had no other aim than to prevent this method of | securing plunder it richly deserves to become a law. A motion by Senator Robertson that the further con- sideration of the report be mado the special order for Wednesday morning next was adopted. LEGISLATIVE NOTES. Wednesday afternoon has been appointed to hear | the opponents of the concurrent resolution amending the constitution, consolidating the courts of New York, | the Supreme, Superior avd Court of Common Pleas, | Senator McCarthy offered a resolution that the Attor- sey Gencral be requested to inform the Senate of the reasons why all the parties charged with canal frauds ¢ not been prosecuted and the claims of the State pushed forward for collection. A motion by Bradicy to adjourn April 8 was tabled luke his former motions on the same subject. A bill lo reorganize the trie Railroad, brought up here by Dorman B. Eaton, late counsel of the road and foremost relormer in the.Council of Political Reform, is now in Committee of the Whole m the Senate. It is a myste- riously worded bill, and not three Senators out of thirty-two have taken time to compreliend its meaning, but a little study of its provisions j rev the intention of having the road re- | organized = inthe interest. =of =a certain clique of bondholders and of making Mr. Jewett per- tual receiver, with a congenial board of directors, here is no law in this State which authorizes the bondholders to yote for a board of directors as the bill asks for. As yet it has undergone no discussion, the only one so far who bas spoken on it beirg Senator | ynator Morrissey is prepared to oppose it, and has eollectod some statistics of interest for the ‘occasion. He cannot see why the Erie Railroad should come to | the Legislature to secure the passage of a special enact- meat in its regard, when the regular course of pro- | seedings in such cases is through the courts. The bill @ his judgment bas a suspicious complexion, and he 1s | reminded of the wsitcation act, whi wd Fisk were enabied to rob and ruim the road. When Gould and Fisk smuggled — themselves | aio the management in 1867 the road peid dividends and rated as a first clas mvestment in the market Its capital in bonds and | Mock amounted to $47,541,130, In the following year, | 1868, Tweed and Sweeny were taken into the Board of Directors, and the Executive Committee, with control of | the whole road, its Unances and management was com- | Sweeny. That year | the capital was increased $22, in tht nount | was embraced a forged issue of $10,000,000, Vanderbilt | wed the company, which was the quartet named, or fepreciation of his stock, and rather than spoil the pored of Gould, 8 of plunder before them they paid him 000 by way of compromise At the same Mime ‘they paid Dick Schell and Frank Work 250,000 each to compromise their suits, The courts | bad not then become the tools of the directory and the policy was to avoid litigation and keep out of Im 1871 $6,000,000 more were added, and in 18’ an in- trease of $11,615,400 was made, The total jncrease of fapital in six years was 013,070, making the grand total in 1873, $124,000,000 Up to 1865 the road pant dividends on the pre- ferred and common stock, Just prior to the date Fisk and Gould, at that time a pair of penniless adven- turers, came into possession, it paid on the preferred From the accession of Fisk and Gould to the presept hour thero has never been a dividend declared, except once to the extent of one and a half per cent, 4 ows Of the proceeds of $10,000,000 of bonds sold in | Rerope Such are the figures thas, like milestones mark the broad road of ruin over which Erte stock bi been travelling downward for the past eight years, seil- fg at one time in the market at 128, and now at 18 cents on the dollar. LEGISLATIVE NOTES. When the New York Salary bill came up this after. Boon, on the order of the third reading iu the House, yet Husted took the tloor against I, on the groand that the Graff amendments had been adopted in Com. | mittee of the Whole, without the grave consideration Mey demanded. He contended that the reducti Were according to no equitable rule, some of the of tials’ salaries being reduced ten percent more & others. It may be stated that just previo to the Speaker taking the floor a resoiw had been passed to adjourn at one o'ck It was ten roinutes of one when he began to speak, and ail the time he was speaking he kept his weather eye | n the dial of the big clock on tho wall, opposite to It lacked but two minutes of one when he con- im. eluded, and just as the wily Speaker had anticipated, Mr. arose in his piace to defend bis “pet'’ amend But what were two minutes to Graff? He bad ly started m his advocacy of the bill when down came the gavel of “General” Sherman, who was chair, and the House stood adjourned till Mon- | day evenin; Jwhat's the matter ?"" asked Graff, a8 a great shout of laughter greeted the announcement of the Chair; but * ‘at the clock was enough for the reformer from the Seventeenth district, aud he sat down, eyeing Husted rr , who looked cont axa mouse. now that the bill will be killed by the combination democrats and repub- Hicams that hus been made agaiast 1. Li the order ing of bills 1s reached on Monday night, it is the mtention of its opponents to see to & that there thin house; aise to have & quorum It will then be pretty @ertain to get less than the requisite sixty-five votes, end @ motion to reconsider the vote taken will be de- ‘which, of course, will Kili the bill effectually. iden is, however, to have it referred back tee OF Cities, with instructions to report gain is point, it is more roduced by Mr. Peabody Hi digest of which was given in to-day's be substituted in tte stead, slightly If anything ko hs is sttompted the mombers on both sides of the House who are not friendly to Comptroiler Green, and Whose cunping hand they detect in every section of the Peabody'bill, may be strong enough to secure its deleat The grand upshot will then be that the salaries of the New York officials will remain as they are, and we shall have had all the repuolican reform talk for nothin, A determined attempt was made todky to have all the Quarantine bills referred to the Committee on Health, in place of the Committee on Commerce and Navigation, but after a spicy interchange of words be- tween the respective friends of the two comumitives the whole subject was tabled. It 1s understood that the Committee on Commerce and Navigation are in favor of pertecting some of ti Quarantine bills 80 as to make Quarant a self sustainin; institution, Dr. Vanderpool, the Heaith Officer, it is said, would rather this committee would keep its hands off Quarantine, hence the fight his irlends made to give the Committee on Health con- trol of all matters of importance relating to Quaran- tine in which the public health 1 @ question, There is a big fight im prospect over Quarantine matters, and it is likely that an attempt | will be made to deprive the Health Officer of much of his perquisites by the passage of a bill which will so arrange matters as to let the State Treasury share tho profits of the Quarantine with the Health Offi. cer, instead of allowing him to take all the fees, and Secure besides an annual appropriation for its mainten- ance. Which side has the best chance of winning yet remains to be seen, THE NEW CAPITOL, OPINION OF THE BOARD OF EXPERT ARCHI- TECTS OF THE BUILDING—DEFECTS TO BE REMEDIED AND PLANS TO BE CHANGED—A BIG ARRAY OF FIGURES. Atnany, March 3, 1876, The architects employed as experts by the new Capitol Commissioners to inquire imto the present status of the new Capitol and the probable cost of the building, &c., have just made their report It tells the whole story about the construction of the building thus far, and makes some valuable suggestions and tur- nishes much information which will undoubtedly be read with no little interest by taxpayers generally throughout the State. The following are extracts from the more important features of the report: — THE REPORT. | To Hon, Witttam Doxsuximer, Chairman of the New Capitol Commission :— Stk:—We beg to submit the fellowing report on vari- ous matters committed to us as a board of advice to your ionorable commission :— AS it will be the record of@ public service of an unusual and not altogether of a grateful character, wo shail take leave at the outset to recall the considera- tions Which Jed to our appointment and to the accept- ance of it. Including the narrative of these, the order of the report will be as follows :— First—As to the status of the new Capitol project. Second—As to the certain alleged detects of super- intendence, Third—As to the question of waste space and the practicability of reducing the dimensions and thereb; the cost of the building, ‘ourth—As to what, at the present stage of the work, should be required in the plans for completing the building. Fifth—As to various questionable features of the plans for completing the building. Strth—As to what it will cost to complete the build- ing according to the plans and specifications as they now stand. Seventh—As to the manner in which the design could now be moditled with advantage, Kighth—As vo how the cost of the building would be | affected by the adoption of the suggested moditications of the design, Ninth—As to what it will cost to complete and fur- nish the Capitol. Tenth—As to the time and outlay necessary for ad- vancing the building sulficiently for occupation with- out fully completing the Capitol COST OF COMPLETION, In reference to the cost of completion the report says:—- We have computed the quantities of all the various materials and of the labur of ail kinds that will be neeiled to carry out the revised plans of your archi- tect and have prepared estimates of the cost of the samo, Bills of sald quantities are herewith submitted, aud below will be found a summary of the estimates bused upon them, These estimat re reckoned, as to stone and brick | work, upon prices obtained by an examination of the cost of material and labor, as deduced by a careful can- vass of the reports of the Superintendent of the work, for the years 1875 and 1876; as to all other items, upon prices current at the present time, and the amounts given are those at which contracts could now be made with responsible parties. There are various matters, snch as the terrace, side- walks and other exterior work, as well as the turnis! ing and decorating of the building, which, not being included in your architect's plans and specifications, are not here considered, but are to be estimated upon jater. SUMMARY OF ESTIMATES. Stonework, lronwork + $2,849,612 302,529 Roof. Ol 796 Brickwork 571,734 Carpentry, 371,223 Painting Plastering Viumbing ai g Heating.......5 Total....... COST OF A MODIFIED PLAN, Our instructions require that we shall advise you, as far as possible, bow the plans for completing the Capi- tol may be modified so as to remedy or lessen the oo- | Jections we have found to them, and this without en- larging the total estimate of cost; if possible, with a Teduction of it. Atthe time these instructions were received an estimate for completing the building—ttting, furnis ing, exterior sta &e.. stood at $7,101 now estimate plans of your vised and detail, may be carried out ata reduction of $1,203,422 13 from the above sum. We also estimate that if moditied as we shall propose they may be carried out at a reduc- tion of $1, 47. The reduction of not imcluded—would hav We ° that the 7. the estimate on your architect's plans is due in part to the reduced amount of material Which he now proposes to use, and partly to our adop- tion of rates of prices lower than he last year thought it right to assume, but which we think just in view of the present state of the markets, The somewhat greater siwing to be made by the adoption of our proposition ts chiefly obtained by dis- pensing with a namber of useless projections, and os- pecially by reducing the number of those upon and rising above the root, by mereasing the,height of the roofs and the adoption for them of shorter and steeper slopes, dispensing with artificial stone aod eopper, and by the substitution of slate or tle as a covering ma- terial. ‘Utherwise than with respect to the roof, the proposed construction of which, a8 before said, 'we think less adapted to efficiency and endurance than one more nearly of the ordinary character, lighter, simpler aud less costly, the changes which we are about to propose are ali in the direction of a stronger, more solid and en- during building, both in reality and appearance, The report then gives with considerable elabora- tion the proposed changes, and, as to the cost of tho constuction on these plans, says:— We have computed complete bills of quantities for | carrying out the revised plan, as proposed by our Board to be modified, in the same manner as for the revised plan without modieation, which are herewith | presented, and the lollowing is a summary of estimates prepared Upon this basis at prices determined in the same manner as before, (Section 6):— SUMMARY OF BSTIMATRS. -$3,128,215 196,744 50,867 495. 50,000 230,000 Total... ° ‘ = $4,501,039 COST OF FURNISUING THE CAPITOL FOR OCCUPANCY. As before stated, the plans of the architect do not include many things which will need tobe obtained before the Uuilding can be occupied. They leave it without fireplaces, safes or exterior walks for example, as well as without furniture. Under your instructions it is necessary that we should estimate what amonut of expenditure will be required to fully equip the building and properly pro- pare the grounds abou ft, 60 far as this 18 a concern of the State, ‘A building of this class particularly needs to have a broad margin about it. and not be closely tanked by an ordinary class of houses, It is to be presumed, there- foro, that the State will, sooner or later, acquire more | land on the north and south of the Capicet improve the same; but the Recessity i@t doing so is not immiment, abd ‘ho ostunate can now pe formed of the necessary’ outlay for the purpese, ‘The need for | large improvements of the present grounas and streets through and by whieh ibe Capitol bo tag 4 to be ap- proached, will, however, be felt as soon as the building i$ ready tor vecupancy, and we therafere set down a considerable sum for them. Tho estimates lor work pot conyemplated in the completed plans of the architect are given as follows: Cost of terrace, & $1,066,197 4u0, 000 120,000 300,000 Arebitect penses $6,002,237 315,873 beg SEER ELE ‘ 2, 182, 070 The building may be made available for use by an tional expenditure of $4,000,000 over aad above the ount already expended, aud if the appropriations tor ensuing twWo years are sufficient to cover the above amount the building may | the session of the year 1878, Resp y FRED. LAW OLMSTED, LEOPOLD ELDLITZ. Aunast, March 2, 1876. H. H. RICHARDSON, THE CANALS, REPORT OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE OF CANAL INVESTIGATION PRESENTED TO THE ASSEMBLY YESTERDAY—TBK SUGGESTED REMEDIES IN DETALL. ALBAXT, March 3, 1876. The Joint Committee of the Senate and Assembiy, relative to canal imyestigetion, submitted to the completed in | nd suitably | de Assembly yesterday a report setting forth the origin- ation, growth and progress of the canal system, and in summing up classify the various forms of mis- management, neglect, fraud and malfeasance as fol- lows :— 1. The approval or toleration of “unbalanced bids” | already explained. 2 Improper action of commissioners in maki: contracts, aud extending or cancelling old ones. | & Wrongtul construction of contracts adversely to | the miterests of the State, for the benefit of con- | tractors, 4. Blind, hasty or corrupt legislation in making ap- propriations tor repairs, claims and awards, 5. Neglect of engineers to make true estimates, and connivance with bidders or contractors in making false ones. 6 Carelessness or neglect on the part of the Canal Board ip ascertaining whether proposed work has proper tegal sanction, 7. Appropriation of property of the State by con- tracvors or by superintendents. 8. vorovel, by superintendents, of bad or worthless work, ¥ Wrongful or careless awards by canal appraisers. 10. The legal fiction of ‘extraordinary repairs,’? which misstates a matter of fact, misleads successive legislatures and prevents the completion of the largement while attempting it by indirection. 11. Tne lack of responsibility on the part of canal officers, owing to a defective system of subdividing duties, which renders it difficult to hold a wrongdoer to strict account. The report concludes with the following suggestions of REMEDIES, It remains only to indicate what seem to your com- mittee to be the proper remedies for the various forms | of mismanagement and abu: In the tirat place, offenders against the law: is they | in the courts, and such punishment meted out to them as thelr offences deserve. ‘This is a duty imperatively incumbent upon the law offers of the State. But the abuses will not be entirely eradicated even if all such prosecutions should be successiul. The con- | stitutional amendments above alluded to have now in- | terposed a check to the repetition of many of tho evils | which have been, during the past year, tho | | subject of investigation, But the constitution | | and the laws both — still need amendment | in some important features, your commit | gard to the leg! sirable and necessary. The additional light thrown upon the subject by the testimony herewith submitted, serves not only to contirm their neoessity, but to sug: | gest some new ones. Your committee accordingly | recommend :— 1, That the amendment to the constitution providing | for placing the superrision and management of the ca- | nals under a definite, responsible head, should be adopted, This amendment, substituting a superinten- dent of public works for the cumbrous and complex | machinery of commissioners and boards, has already received the necessary approval of the Legislature, | and provision is only required for its submission to the | poople at the general election in November. The abo- lition of unnevessary officers, and the consequent con- | centration of responsibility is one of the plainest teach- | ings of experience in the history of the canals. Pre- vious steps bave from time to time been taken in tho sume direction, and with advantage to the State. Not only will needless expense be thus cut off, but an im- portant safeguard against fraud will be secured. The | first step toward preventing mismanagement is to defl- | Bitely, fix responsibility. 2 That there should be a reorganization of the engineering force on the canals, by which division resi- dent and assistant engineers shall all be rendered ac- countable 10 a common head, vested with power of ap- pointment and removal, and'responsiblo for any mal- | feasance that may then occur dn that department. | .& That the law of 1862, under which bas grown up the system of ‘extraordinary repairs,’ should be re- | pealed or essentially moditied. | 4 That no appropriations should be made for that | class of repairs, unless they are shown to be absolutely | essential to the navigation of the canals, nor until | thelr extent and cost are ascertained and definitely fixed, 6 That no appropriation stould be made for the ex- ‘ tension or continuance of contracts beyond their stipu- | lated terms, nor in payments for acts performed with- | | out previvus sanction of law. 6. That legislative appropriations, being made for a distinctly stated purpose, should be applied to that pur- pose alone, and their trausfer to any other should be | forbidden by law. | 7. That to prevent “unbalanced bids” the prelimi- nary estimates and quantity sheet tor contemplated | | work should not be disclosed to bidders in advance. A | | statement of the kinds of work and material required | and the place where needed is sufficient basis for hon. In their former report ade several recommendations in re- | | est bids, and there is no occasion to offer data for dis- | honest ones, and estimates should be much more care- ! fully made. | 8 That if, notwithstanding this precaution, ‘‘un- | balanced bids aro offered, the contractita; officers of the | | State should be authorized and required by law to throw them out as not conforming to the true intent | and meaning of section 3 of article 7 of the constitu- tion, @& That competition in bidding should not be con- fined to a small circle by the requirement ot excessive security. Such requirement should be protfibited, 10, That every contract should be for a definite and specific amount of materials and labor, When its | terms are complied with and payment is made the coi | tract should be closed. Any continuance of the work to which itapphed shopld be made the basis of a new | letting. 11. That provision should be madé by law for the better protection of the tnterests ot the State in mak- ing awards for canal damages. Claims should be re- quired to be presented and examined betore an open court, in which the rights and interests of the State will be as vigilantly eared for as those of the clarmant. 12. That the allowance of interest upon canal claim: } against the Stata, from the time when the alleged da age occurred und before its exteut was adjudicated, is | | contrary to the spirit of our laws and to the practice of our government in regard to other claims, Upon all | private contracts the statute of limitations bars the | undue accumulation of interest, But, asthe testimony | shows, canal claims, exorbitant at the oatset, are al- | lowed'by this process to double themselves. The prac- | tice should be at once and henceforth forbidden by law. If the cases by which awards were made by the canal | appraisers, as shown by the foregoing table, | had been heard in open court, with a re- | sponsible lawyer appearing for the State, and | | possessing facilities for the investigation of | | the facts and substantially defending the interests | | of the State, we have no bt, judging from the indi- | cations given us by the examinations we made of some | of the claims, that the total amount of the awards | would have’ been very largely reduced, as already | stated, | _ Thus believing, the committee would recommend the establishment of a court of claims, not alone for canal, } but for all claims that may be tnade against the State, | With proper limitation: judgment should ever bo given ag upon similar facts a judgment would be given against an individual in a court of law. It is bolieved (hat the f such a court would not be greater than the jal Appraisers’ Department has been, A COURT OF CLAIMS. Atnaxy, March 3, 1876. One of the results of the labors of the Joint Canal In- vestigating Committee, whose report was submitted to-day, ‘was a very important bill, which Mr, Faulkner introduced, which provides for the creation of a conrt, to be cnll New York Court of Claims,” to consist of « chief Associate justions, who shall each be appointed by the Gov- ernor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for | ten years, and until their successors are duly appointed in like manner. Incase of @ vacancy the person appointed shall be appointed for the full term of ten years. Any Judge of the Court may be impeached or removed from office for the same causes and by the same proceedings which ex- | is and may be taken in the cases of judges of the Court of | Appeals and justices of the Supreme Court, They shall re- | ceive an annual salury of $6,000. The Clerk shall receive an annual salary of $2,500 and the deputy of $1,500. | JURISDICTION OF THX COURT. | _Allthe Jurisdiction neretofore exercised by the Board of | Canal Appraisers in regard to claims against the State under | any general law is vested in this Court, which shall hear, try | and determine all sueh claims, The Court is given jurisdic- | tion to hear and determine ali claims founded upon any Law | hich may be referred to it by the © thereot. It is nlso given juris. i the Stat used hy while arising from injuries ¢ acts of the agent ng in the line ef their em, “i ity vested in them by law; provided, that trom all the df there would exist’s legal linbility on the part | of the State ty pay such claim in case it were an individual or corporation capable of being sued; counterclaims. claims tor damages, wheter jared or not, oF other demands on the part of the SI | against any person making any | in said Court, and apow the trial o person the C nd f th | A transeri ader Judgment to that effect. of such judgment, certified by the Clerk of the Court, may ve filed and the judgment docketed in any clerk's office of the State, and when so filed and docketed {t shall become im effect & Judgment of the Supreme Court of the State in like manner entore make out « written i be sworn to in the court of record. % tituting w upon {ts face that character over whieh the Ci ni and in case of « failu the Court may dismiss the Proceeding to inquire ine the truth of the mai all contained In the petition. The petition is to state the the persons interested in the claim at the time of fling when and apoa what consideration saeh per= | tens becwme Tiicanes of elatans reterred to the vr either house | thereof, « like pet either hon ed stall be fled wits e, in the Clerk's office of copy of the resolution oF PNERAL. the wet it is N appoint an ass’ Attorney General f hall hold his office daring eneral, and shai receive the | me periods, as the Deputy the special Uaty of the A: Contt of Claims faiths provided who pleasure of the same compen: Attorney Gener tistant Attorney fully and. diigenuiy vision of the Att ceive no fee of compensation of any ki salary Above provided tor bita After the appointment of tha judges provided for In. the act. the Canal Appraisers are to transter ali the official ers and records connected with their ofties to the custody toe judges. All cases over which the Om have beretufore had jneisdietion and ‘And undetermined delore them at the time of the the act shail vest in the court, the seme as it he 2 at present exist should be prosecuted with prompt vigor | * ive action that seemed to them de. | | state facts sufficient to make out I Appraisers eh may be levee | The coal companies had originally been fled in the cou atthe time when the claim was fled in the ‘ro of the Appraisers. the passage bereof, hag law. CLAIM: DISTRICTS, For the purpose of arriving at as speedy a trial of the cases le the court must divide the State into ax many di they may think proper, to be composed of to be called claim distri ring the year for it. One ser nm shall, at all e . be held once in each year in each district; bat no case shall be heard where due proof is not given of the service of tice of trial on the Attorney General, The elaimant, or his attorney ( u consent of the State), after a view by the Court, where & view is necessary, may agree to the further 6 0 cane at a say “where it shall then hea provided the Court shall allow the ‘{ In relation to claims filed for damages to pro] rty, the bill provides that the Attorney Gener charce of the ease, shall have power, in all cases, where he thinks | ry thy persot or his assistant in M1 oe pe loy croet and trust 0 oF at the heartng of any such claim, whose uty At sl be to visit the promises and the nelzhborhood thereof. and to diligently in- quire and search out ali the facts possible bearing upon the case, or amount of such dai nd ty obtain such informa- by hg might tend to benefit the State upon the trial of the claim. AWA! In no case shall the © ING DAMAGES. rt award interest npon any claim of the sam s the decision of a Judge in action upon a trial before him without mjury. 1 at large all the material facts found anid the, legal euncla- sions drawn therefrom, and the sums awarded, in detail, for id in tase of any he Court shall pass dis- and the law therein. * be filed in its own clerk's ablished at Albany, aud such Bnd- ent in the case. In no case to recover against the State unless upon the fects found by the Court, he would be entitled to recover aainst_ an individual in'an ordinary ac- tion in a court of justice. In claims othe 1 | from soine alleged damage to property the Court tna discretion, hear such claims in the city of Albany, or at nme place in the vicinity of the place wh it shall hold stated ter office, which shall be sal constitute the judj shall ® claimant be entisl ‘urt, upon the appl e Attorney General, tay vacate and set ai rmination and graut a new Leari of the claim i pr (GQ) such facts as would authorize a court of law to. | set aside a Judgment and grant a new tril upon the xruund of | newly discovered evidence ; or (2) whenever the Court shall be | | | sutisiied that a traud has been perpetrated by the claimant or any one in his behalf. If the Court set aside a prior de- termination on the ground of either the frant perpetrated by thumselt, or by any one ehaif, and shail | his bebalt, with | solute bar to | any recover; elim stall facto the amount of the claim shall it hi the unt theres ae be for ant or to any one for him, proper action therefor to bo covered back by the State in a Drought by the Attorney Gener THK QUESTION OF APPEALS. ‘The Court of Appeals is given jurisdiction upon such ap- peat to examine only such questions as shalt have been sed by theCourt below, and they ither the coustitutiona Ly of some jaw of Jurisdiction of the court below, of # question of sing upon an assumption of the truth of the statements contained in tition where there has been no t1 by the Court where a trial has by had, and whether upon such assumption or such facts the State ‘s or is not Hable to the claimant within the provisions of is act. No question of fact shalt be reviewable in said Court of Appeals, and the decisions of the Court below tn alt other matters during the course ot the triat be final. The Court of Appeals shall affirm, modity or erse the judgment appealed from or rant a'new bearing of the claiis af to It shall seem proper under the above providious: If no appeal be taken, then at the end of said sixty days (or if ‘an nppeal be take the Judgment be affirmed or modified), the everk shail upon demand vive @ transcript, duly certified, of such Judgment to either party desiring the same. From the time of the fling of the judgment of the Court in its clerk's ollice, interest at six per cent shall commence to in theree til a unless an appeal shall have wen taken and the judgment modified thereon, in whiet case interest shall only run m the time of the filin, clerk's oftice of the remittitur from the Court ef App dering such modification. ‘A judgment of the Court of Claims in tavor of the State | pth ecto alien the Maney 4s judgments in courts record upon the property of any part} hom it is r6- Covered out noteuntil a transcript has been duly fled in the oftice of the clerk of the county where such liew may be claimed. As many different claims as the claimant may have, may be united in one and the same petition, and defences such as may be proper, set np to each. \Kach claim munt be separately stated. No judgment by defagit against the State shall be allowed, andthe claimant mult, in all instances, prove bia case to. the satiafuction of” the Cou and In necordance with the Inw. ‘Ihe State need not Inter- pose any pleading unless a counter-claim, set-off or claim = for ages shall be made, when it must be set forth with “ull reasonable clearness. The State z 2 or- ound that it does not joel linbility azainst | the State within the provisions of this act, The Court shall provide in actical carrying out of the regulation’ what time, how a record for the purpos be made up, &c, Incase no pleading is interposed on the y the Court the same allegations in the petition der it any d may be in mny also demur to a petition on thy t of the State, it isto be taxen a general denial of all the bes and un nm put in, y d_ after the passage of this act the office of Canal Appratyer is to cease to exist, and all provisions of law pro- viding for the appolbitment, duties end pay of. Canal Ap- prulssr are hereby repealed and such office 1s abolished. The Clerks in said office sitall hold olfiee only until the appoint: Judges to be appointed under this act of aclerk and deputy of the Court of Claims. ‘The records, books, papers, docoments and other matt pereeining te she: oftice xl Anpraixer shail remain in the present office of the, Appraisers, tinder thelr care and control, until thelr transfer tw the custody of the ,»wiges of the s id court. JOY AMONG THE OUBANS. There were yreat rejoteings yesterday, on account of the report that the pat- riots in Cuba hud burned and destroyed, according to nows just received, thirty-Ave plantations in the dis- | tricts of Sagua, Cardenas and Colon—the heart of tho | sugar district. The shortest distance from Havana to any of the burned plantations is about 150 miles. Each of the plantations, with its mil's, &c., represents an average value of $150,000. In conversation with a | HEratp reporter yesterday, a Cuban, thoroughly famul- | jar with all the detaiis of the revolution, said:—“Now that Don Carlos has fled from Spain, the government of | that country threatens to send out 25,000 or 50,000 men | to Cuba. They may send as many as’ they like, for we | oan carry on our guerilla wariare for years. Wecom- | menced in 1868 and aro now burning ‘out the heart of | the island, The Spanish troops ail remain in the towns; occasionally they march out 2,000 or 3,000 ceuen, but see no patriots to fight against. Our men harass them at night and fire into their com- pact masses, while marching, from advantageous posi- tions. General Jesus det Sol, with six men, once pioked of jorty Spanish soldiers in a day in this guerilla fashion, With two or three days’ warning we can always get 2,000 or 3,000 men together, The Spaniards, not being acclimated, generally have about a third of their men sick with diarrhwa, yellow fever, &a The sallics from the seaport are seldom of more than two or three days’ duration, Handfuls of Spanish troops are also placed on plantations, but we can easily over- power them. The troops in question are unpaid for months, People in Havana are taxed to death. Our brave boys cumber about 25,000, Spain has already sent out 130,000 troops. President Grant, we believe, isa friend of free Caba, but ‘Don Hamilton Fish’? prevents his showing us any active sympathy. HAYTIAN FILIBUSTERING. | Mr, Ovide Cammeau, of Port au Prince, Hayti, the agent of tho revolutionary party of that country, left ‘this city yesterday on board the steamer Colon for As- pinwall to make arrangemepts in that place for a filibustering craft iu addition to those already said to have been made here. His agents here are said to have a firm in South strect engaged in business with Hayti THE BOATMEN’S AFFRAY. ." After five days of intense suffering Frank Ford, one of the men who figured in the terrible affray at Jersey City last Saturday night, died last evening. Ford was a very power/ul man, and the hospital physicians were totally deceived as to bis dangerous condition. When a HxRavp reporter entered the hospital on Sunday tho sufferer complained of being sick at his stomach, and ho exhibited unmistakable symptoms of tntor- | nal inflammation. Yet the physicians up to Thurs. | day persisted in stating to the police that Ford would recover. Coroner Gannon called at the hospital yester- day forenoon and took the following deposition from the dying man:— I reside in the town of Evey, Oneida county, N. Y.; Tam a bortman by occupation; we went to to get a pass for George Dimmick to go to the Marin Hospital on last Satarday; we returved on this side and Heavey became quarrelsom wanted to leave him and I started across to the oyster house froin Whelan’s; | got there trst and he followed me; 1 eat down beforé he came in, and when he came ju he asked mo what! was blowing about, or language to that effect; I said, “Nothing concerning you;” he ran and got an ovater knife; he stabbed right over Georg: head and stabbed me in the ear; he kept on stabuing until I got my knite; he backed partly out of the door and kept jabbing at me; we got out on the street; he fell and I starved to run for the hospital. In answer to questions by the Coroner he said;—I tmy knife out of my pocket; we played cards in ‘helan's saloon; George was in the oyster house at the time it happened; he threatened my life once botore, about two weeks ago, in the oyster house; | do not re- member what he threatened my life for; George Dim- mick Was presont at the time; I think | am going to die; after he tell Hoavey said ‘he was paralyzed; 1 do not know how many were present at the time of the stabbing; 1 was too busy at that time and wi out for my own life. At this mom eyes up to heaven and forvently Lord have merey on my soul!" then continued :— Lhad my knite out when We got outside the door; I think he stumbled down the steps; I bave been ac- juainted with Heavey throe or four years; | often heard fim romark that be would have to be hung tor killing somebody yet. Heavey, who inflicted the fatal wounds on Ford, and whom the pliysicians pronounced to be in a dying con- dition on Sunday, is recovering. When told that his an nist wason the pomt death he simply re- , “Lecan't help it; his life is nothing to me, and IE m lo the best I bis death will not be caused by the wounds I gave him."’ Captain McKaig, of the Firat precinct, has made arrangements for the arrest of Hoavey as s00n os he recovers. NO WORK among the Cubans FOR THE MINERS. have decided to continue the suspension of cos! mining until Monday, March 20, 4, 1876—WITH SUPPLEMENT. | some poor prodigal afar off, sobbed au iibly. MOODY AND SANKEY. At the noonday prayer meeting at the Hippodrome yesterday the seats in the main hall wore Glled as well asthe greater part of the gallery, In fact, tor that bour it was the largest gathering for the past two weeks, presumably owing tothe fine weather which bad so auspiciously dawned for the evangelists, The Proceedings were opened by Mr. Sankey, who sung the 21st hymn, “Stand up, stgnd up for Jesus,” in which the congregation joined. Rey. Dr. Hepworth read the following requests for prayer:—From sixteen agon- ized mothers for their sons, utterly ruined by the love of strong: drink; {rom tom wives for their dissipated husbands; from & Christian young man for his employer, who isaddicted to drinking and swearing; tor a young man who is striving to loosen the bonds which the passion for drink bas on him; from a broken-hearted wife for two rumseliers who have ruined her husband; for ten thousand rumsellors in New York, that they may yet be converted; from a mother for a prodigal son who as been away from his home for days; for a dear hus- band, two brothers aud two nephews, all addicted to drink ; from eight sisters for brothers; from two daugh- ters ior their respective fathers; from a widow with her family, who are addicted to drink; for strength ; for child under the care of an intemperate fath All the congregation then bowed their heads in silent prayer, and after the singing of the fortieth hbymn— Ob, bliss of the purified! Ob, bliss of the 1 Mr. Moody began his address. His sul as pre- viously announced, was erates te ad he, God is mighty to save, Let no man be afraid to call upon Him. 0 man is so lowly as to escape Him, but there is no hope of a man until he gives up all hope of ‘ing himself. Then there 18 oceasion for the Saviout and that is why the Saviour came into the world; man without God is a failure, and always will be a failure, Alexander conquered the world before he was thirty-two, but rum conquered Alexander. There is no man ipdependent of God, and no man can reform trom drink unless God helps to reform; for without God there isno hope. 1 would give nothing for all the pledges unless God’s aid is invoked. I knew aman from Philadelphia 0 took bis thirty and forty “horns” Fragjerly, ut who now, thanks to God, takes nothing. Mr. Moody then introduced to the audience three reclaimed drunkards, who re- lated = their = experience, = the horrors they experienced how they struggled = in yain, until God’s aid was invoked, and they were saved. Mr, Moody then called upon those in the audience who felt themselves hopelessly given to drink to stand up, that the prayers of the congregation might ascend in their bebalf, Twenty-five arose at his summons and were prayed for, Mr. Hepworth made the prayer, and sobs an ings accompanied his exhortations. The thirty-iftn hymn, by Mr. Pankey, k! Lhear the Saviour say,’’ accompanied by the (et he ary was then sung, and the assemblage, thoughttul and sulema, broke up and dispersed to their various homes, EVENING SERVICES. The Madison avenue hall of the Hippodrome was filled to repletion last evening, There were at least 9,000 persons present, the majority of whom were women. Rey, Dr. John Hall opened the meeting with prayer, ana Mr. Sankey then sung the nineteenth bymn—‘Ring the Bells of Heaven, Thero is Joy To-day,” which was joined in by a choir of 100 young ladies, B ah tinet sf a fine effect. Mr.’Mooay announeed that there would be a prayer Meeting at Association Hall to-day, at twelve o'clock, and another at eight o'clock in the evening, and on Monday night he would hold a special meeting at Association Hatl for young converts aad inquirers, while Mr. Sankey, assisted by a number of clergymen, would lead a praise meeting at the Madison Avenue Hall of the Hippodrome. On Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of next week, neetings will be held in the Madison Ave- nue Hall of the Hippodrome, at four o’clock in the af- ternoon. The subject for the first two days will be “Blood,” and for the latter days, “Heaven.” These Ny Were Ninety and Nine in the Fold,” by Mr.’ Sankey, Mr. Mooay told the story of the Prodigal Son. le told it graphically and beige and, when he de- scribed the return of the prodigal from the foreign | land, the father running to meet him, the joy that filled the household and everything appertaining thereto, it was distinctly noticeable that there were hundreds } in the immense audience who wero visibly afflicted, Numbers of women, perhaps mothers and lg of ‘ouny men and menof mature years bowed their heads as if the words of the preacher had gone home to their earts. Mr. Moody appealed to his hearers to come back to their Father in heaven, whose arms were outstretched to receive them as were those of the father of the prodigal son. The meeting concluded with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Ormiston and the ig of the hymna “Rock of Ages.’? A young men’s meeting was subse- quently held in the Fourth Avenue Hall, which was attended by 2,000 persons. A REVIVALIST CONVICTED, The well known revivalist Harrison Parkinson was placed on trial in the Court of Special Sessions at Jersey City yesterday on the charge of assaulting Frank Cal-. jour at Weebawken. The complainant was invited by Parkinson to visit a boat and inspect some books, Parkinson grew tired of his visitor and ordered him to leave, but before he bad time to do so Parkinson knocked bim down and struck him on tho head, Parkinson testified in his own behalf, and stated that be was an old North River boatman, and had been connected with the City Mission distributing Bibles among the poor for many years. He was en- gaged in writing an important letter when he was in- terrupted by the compiainant, and was obli to ‘use force to cject him. Mr. McAdoo, counsel for the defence, submitted that his client, under a mistak: sense oi daty, belioved he was “holding the fort’ against the evil one, and was justified in expelling the enemy. The Court could not take this view of the case and Parkinson was convicted. He will be called up for sentence on Monday, ““FINE ARTS. At the second day’s sale of pictares at Mathews’ Gallery yesteraay the highest prices paid were:— “Deep Tangled Wildwood,” L. Woodward, $47; “The Skirmish,” Victor Nehlig, $49; “A Heavy BI of Costs,” Ritchie, $45; two “Italian Scenes,” by C. Kir- wasseg, $77 and $78; ‘I Bet You'll Feel This One,” C. P. Ream, $77 50; “Woods and Lake,” Thom, $65; ; “Shepberd “The Shepherd Girl," Henry de Beal, $235; Boy,” same artist,” $233; “Temptation,” V. Tortez, $216; “Roadside "by the Lake,” Son ag, $161; “Camel's Hamp,” Cropsey, $92 60; * the Esopus Creek,’’ one of the smallest and the finest landscape in the collec M “Moonrise,” Bricher, $52; “The Son; Ream, $82 “south it of Ei Moran, $2) ‘A Game Supper,” Tai His Last Cent,” J. G. Brown, William Hart, $200; “Red and Hall, $50; “Landscape, ” Flower Girl,” Baucnard, $200; Scene,” Bechi, $134; “A Knotty Sum fg. W. $75; ‘The Kitten”? Lasaile, $90; T. L. Smith, $60; “Admiring the Flower $95; “Cavaliers ' Resting,’ Seratrioe, $14: Young Sportsman,’? Eastman Johnson, $160; “The Soldier's Return,’ George Tnness, $60; “Awful Cold,” C. P. Ream, $75; ‘‘Mount Manstield,”’ J. B. Bristol, $79; “Lake George,”’ Casilear, $70; ”’ same ar- tist, $120; “The Bracelet,” Gamba de Prey- dour, $167 50; “The Spelling Lesson,” Jean Haag, $61; “Morning on the Ausable,” Edward Gay, $94; “Autumn,” Cropsey, $65; ‘Little Mamma,” ate Grey,’ a water-color, ; “Summer,” Jules Masse, $124; “Keerne Flats,” J.’ A, Hekk: boon sibs tae aa 7 Beets food aa aioe “Spring Fiowers,’’, Gam! ana Juay," Jean fer $65; “Mohawk Valley, Ci spring on the Hudson,” Wil- Perry, inter Evening. ” Taylor, 50; “The Im 4 pauen ‘hnton than kage Ht $51; “Winter,” Poter ' Mo vam Cra\ “Win! ran, $53 50; hate Jules Masse, $120; “The Long Rot After a Storm,” William Huston, $48; “The Little Snow Shoveiler,” Thom, $43 50; ‘ Procession of the Pin .T, Stillman, $50; “On Her Travels,” by Wilham Gaul, was resold to-day for $40. COLLEGE EXHIBITION. The junior class of the College of New York had their annuai exhibition last night in Steinway Hall, A numerous and very respectable audience greeted the youthful orators, who for the first time appeared in public as speakers. On the platiorm were the Presi- dent of the college, General Webb; Commissioner Wood, of the Board of Education; Mr. Peter Cooper, Professors Roemer, Morales, Werner, Spencer. Herber- maon, Doucharty, Huntsman, Compton and Drs, Bu ba fad Land wan peg wa Sa who the speaking was ments ‘Weil chosen and tho delivery caeniuartasved, The ‘frst speech—that on ‘The Spirit of Nationality’ —was par- ticularly weil received; and so, too, were ‘A Drea of the Day of Judgment,” and ‘Hiawatha and Arthur. The exercises were opened with a prayor by Dr. Bur- chard, Eben’s band furnished excellent music, The following is the order of of Nationality,” James P. » Marcus M. Mark ;"“Apotlo,” Lewis 8, Burchard; “Hiawa- bur,” Padt jaro iris—Sobe: True Poet,” Emil Neumer; wr. George A. Tuthitt prevented by sick: r. » Tuthill was én ness from delivering his oration on scandal, Ye Daring the progress of the exercises, and after the meeting had adjourued, the Sophomore class cut up a good many grotesque pranks in the “pea-nut gallery” ‘And on the street, Dr, Krotel pronounced the parting benediction. MARRIAGES AND DEATUS, MARRIED. Bonoex—Hance. —In Brooklya, on Tharsday, March 2, at the residence of the bride, 4 Friends’ ceremony, Hawry W. Borvex, of Red Bank, N. J., to Jase E., daughter of the late Anselm 3, Hance on Wednesday, Februa Dr. Parkman, Mr. Wavran T. Horr to Miss Puy, all of Keyport, N. Rey. Father Lanorne— 31 by WAN.—On February 23, Aubril, at the residence of the bride, Gastox to Havens Swan, DIED. Batpwix.—Suddenly, on Friday, March 3, 1876, at Brooklyn, Bexsasun > in as 67th year of his *SSotice of Lag ty hereafter. jamaica ( papers please copy. Sutret caakten » March 1, 1876, Wituam Bextine, aged 81 years and 19 days, Relatives and friends are invited to attend the fu- neral, {rom St. Paul’s Episcopal church at East Chester, at two P, M, on Saturday. will be in waiting at Mount Vernon to meet the 12M. train from the Grand Central depot. Brit.—March 2, atsix o'clock i icPmyp ep tan Bru, wite of James A. H. Bell, in the 52d year of ber age. Tho iriends of the tami invited to attend the funeral, from her late ce, ds st., Brook- lyn, on'Sunday, March 5, at two o’clock. Buitex,—in Brooklyo, March 3, Jauxs Briss, aged 61 years. embers of Cosmopolitan Lodge, No, 585, F, and A M., noutled hereafter. et Burr.--On Friday morning, of pneumonia, Notice of funera) on Sunday morning. CampurLt.—On the 3d inst., at Hemsworth Park, near Baltimore, Md., Ross CamppeL.. Doxxax.—On Friday, March 3, tho residence of her parents, 13 Prospect place, Racux, R., eldest daughter of Rev. Lester M. and Susan A. Donnan, Funeral services will be held at the Church of the Ascension, 5th av., corner of 10th st., on Sut ~ March 5, at four o'clock P. M. Relatives and frien ¢ respectfully invited to attend the funeral, without irons coon Thi rsday, March 2, of pneumonia, Mrs, LE, —On Thursday, Marc! Dorxtra Dovie, widow of the late John Doyle, aged 84 years. Her rolations and friends and those of her son, Joseph J. Doyle, are invited to attend the funeral, on Saturday morning, at half-past ten o'clock, from her late residence, No. 408 West 44th st. Dvraxpo.—KarTs, younxest daughter of Stephen Durando, aged 2 years, 11 months and 10 days. Relutives and friends are respectfully invited to at. tend the funeral, on Sunday, March 6, 1876, from resi- it 158 Ven Buren st. Many Loviva, daughter of Jon M. Ferres, uged 5 years and 3 months. F home si will take place on Saturday afternoon, at two o’ciock. Fixckes.—On Thursday, March 2, Jony Hermay Heyry, youngest gon of John ©, and C. A. Fincken, aged 4'montbs. Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of bis ents, No. 79 4th st., Hoboken, N. J., on Sunday, h 5, at twelve M. Fixkny,—Saddenly, March 2, Lxssxrta, wife of Henry Finkeu, aged 61 eats, 9 honths and 1b days Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, from St. Paul’s church, corner Fulton st. and Broadway, Sunday, Sth inst., at two P. M. GLapwist.—In Brooklyn, March 3, of diphtheria, Brsstx Foster, daughter of William E. and Susao Gladwish, aged 4 years, 6 months and 16 days. Relatives and friends are mvited to attend the funeral at the residence of her parents, 335 Union st, on Saturday, March 4, at half-past three P. M. ‘Gore —On Friday, March 3, MaxTix ALoxzo Gore, aged 34 years, ‘The relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral at the Church of Our Saviour, 57th st., near 8th av., on Sunday, the Sth inst,, at half-past one P, M. HacGarty.—On Wednes' 3 the Ist inst, at the residence of bis parents, No. 22 Prince st., Jony P. A., eldest son of John and Elizabeth Haggarty, agea 20 years and 8 months, ‘The relatives and friends of tne family are respect- fully invited to attend his fune on Saturday, the 4th inst, at ball-past nine o'clock A. M., from St Yatrick’s Cathedral, where a solemn bigh mass of requiem will be offered for the repose of his soul, thence to Calvary Cemetery for interment. Hatver.—On Wednesday evening, March 1, after a lingering illness, Jexxre E., beloved wite of Henry Hainer, Jr., n the 22d yeur of her age. ‘The relatives and friends of the family, also those of her brothers, Charles F, and Daniel Dougherty, are re- gpectiully invited to attend the funeral, from her late residence, No. 122 Marcy av., near Rutledge st., Brook- lyn, E. D., on Saturday, at two P. M. St. John (N. B,) papers please copy. ‘Herrick.—On Friday, March 3, Ricarp P., Jr., only son of Richard P. and Georgiana Herrick, aged 10 yeart and 3 months. f Funeral Sunday, at two P. M., from 24 West 50th st, Hvpsarp.—At Stamlord, Conn., on March 1, 1876, Captain ALEXANDER Hesparp, in his 72d year, Funeral at Universalist church, Stamford, on Satur- h: ren o'clock. Carriages will be at the depot on arrival of the 9:05 A. M. train from Grand Central Depot Friends of the family are invited te attend without further notice. Isaacs.—At Nyack, March 3, at seven A. M., Mra. Resscca Isaacs. For particulars see Sunday’s Herald. Joxxxy-In Brooklyn, Friday, March 3, Mary A, wife of Buward H. Jones, in the 29th year of her age. Particulars of funeral in Brooklyn papers this even- inj eencax.—On Friday, March 3, Auicta Karaam, n bi The relatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral, from the residence of her , 241 West 2d on Sunday, March 6, at one o'clock P, M. La Faxox.—Suddealy, on Thursday morning, March 2, of hemorrhage of the lungs, Fxaxcis V, La Fare, in tho 28th year of his age. The funeral services will be held at the Church of ‘St, Francis Xavier, 16th st., between 5th and 6th avs, this (Saturday) morning, at half-past ten o'clock. Le Leroy hartge} Fe wrivnd 2, cee — aged 5 years, 10 months and 15 days, only daughter Joseph and Mary Ella Lo Count * Funeral will take place from her parents’ residence, 429 7th av., on Sunday, March 5, at one o'clock. —On March Brooklyn, of diphtheria, ions—Henry Sherlock, Black Joke, Cent Twilight, Montauk and Circle associations—are invi! to attend the funeral, from his late residence, 58th st, and 7th ay., qn Sunday, at one . Marvine.—In “Washington, D. U,, on the 2d inst, Arcumatp R. Marvine, son of Edward E. Marvine, .. of Auburn, N. Y., 27 years, i.LeR,—On TI , March 2, Ayxte M., second dauglitor of George E. and Jane Miller, aged 10 years and 26 days. Fan will take place from East Baptist Chureb, corner Gouverneur and Madison sts, New York. on Sunday, March 5, at half-past one o'clock. The rele tives and frieuds of the family are invited to attend. Moox.—On Wednesday, March 1, Matruew Moox, The friends of the family and the members ot Leba No. 191, F. and A. are invited to at tend his funeral, on Monday, March P, M., from his late residence, 335 East 4 Myzra—On Thursday morning, the 2d inst., ADB! wife of Walter Myers, and eldest daughter of Mary ani the late Peter G. Ryerson. ‘The relatives and friends are invited to attend the ral services, on Sunday alternm the Sth inst, at four o'clock, at her late residence, 107 West 38th st. Newark and Stamford papers please copy. MoGovenex.—At her residence, in Peekskill, on March 2, Marcaket McGoverey, aged 71 years. MacKixsox.—On the 3d inst, at Greenpoint, L, L. Joux B. MacKIxnoy, aged 35 years, 4 months and 16 days, ‘The friends and relatives of the family, also Green- point Lodge No. 403 F. and A. M., are invited to attend the funeral services, on Sunday, the Sth inst, at the Noble Street Baptist church. Pua.ey.—On March 3, EuLex, the only daughter of Michael Phalen, in the 13th year of her age. The friends of the family are respectfully invited te attend the funeral, irom the residence of her father, corner 40th st. and 10th av.,on Sunday, Sth inst., al one o'clock, without further notice, Purse. —March 2, 1870, Wittiam Porset, aged 5¢ years, native of Holy Cross, county Tipperary, Ireland. Funeral will take a from bis late residence, 135 Frauklin st. Jersey City Heights, on Sanday, March ‘at one P. M. precisely. servet in Calvary Cemetery. Rwoapss,—Suddenty, in Brooklyn, on Thursdew, March 2, Mrs. Axpa Lucia Ruoapes, widow of the ial¢ Hon. Elijah Rhoades, in the 76th year of her age. Relatives and {riends are fen aeoet J invited to at- tend the funeral, at the ‘of her so FE. ylor, 138 Remsen st, on Saturday, 4b twelve o'clock M, The remains will be takes eS field, Mass., S interment. yracuse papers please copy. Saurer.—At Elizabeth, ss J, Fe 29, Mra MaRGaRet Saiter, widow of Commodore William D, Salter, of the United States Navy. Funeral at Trinity church, Elizabeth, on Saturday, March 4, at one o'clock P. M. SavacGe.—On Tuesday a February 29, at bis residenco, 66 West 55th st., Mr, Joux C, Savage, aged 68 . ‘Su w.—On March 2, ALEXANDER Snaw, son of the late Robert and Janet Shaw, aged 16 years, 1 month and 15 days. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, {rom the residence of Dawe! Howell, Ogden ayv., between South and Cedar sts., Jersey City Heights on Saturday, 4th inst,, at one o'clock. Stoat.—At Haverstraw, N. Y., Maren 1, Mrs. Carm Brive Soar, relict of Stepben Sloat, in the 86th year ite and friends are invited to attend her funera, ears ¢ Relatives and friends, also members of the “Cura associat His remains will be im at Sloatsburg, N. Y., on Saturday, at noon. Tayior.—sudden! , March 2, Wintras R. Tayion, se. Notice of the funeral hereafter. ‘Tren. Weat morning, March 1, Ricuars Sanps Tucker, in the 68th year of his age, The relatives and friends are respectiully invited te attend the foneral, on Tuesday morniog, the 7th inst, at 10 o'clock, from Trinity chapel, 25th st, ¢ Witiets.—At Newtown, on Thursday; Saran E., wife of Isaac B. Willets and olde py teat 4. oo ae ad Henry W. Taylor. ves and friends are respectiuily in bebo gig “~o bo coutence ae her “mother lewtown, L. I. on Sunday, at two 0% 1 bas Hunter arnt at doe ‘o'clock. dine, iLtiams.—Ov Thursday, March 2, of typhoid pneu- monia, Manuaret Wittiass, relict of ia,the Toh year of ber age. behsee besa ie relatives and {riends of the famil attend her funeral, on Sunday, March han vee wean My from the residence of her son-in-law, LN. Crow, NO 17 West 524 st. Sp ooh in Williamsburg, Mrs, Manu Zeunan.—on' Tharvenf Merch 3, Quonaa. Exxon “Sipe eerei will be a Sunday, March 5, at the Lutheran church, Broome si, corner Elizabeth, at half-past tweive P.M. Rel apectiully invited to attend, earning March 2 it daughter