The New York Herald Newspaper, March 19, 1876, Page 6

r} THE REAL ESTATE. OUTLOOK. | Have We Reached “Hard- pan” at Last ? Recovering from the Eilect of the “Noiseless Panic.” -——_-—— A NEW BUSINESS CENTRE BEING CREATED —_—-—_—— Brighter Hopes and a Firmer Feeling on the Street. ——s The condition of the real estate market is a subject that aifects every house owner and every individual who pays a rental for a dwelling in which to himself and his family from the blasts | of winter and the suns of summer. Hence, any information on the subject will be with deep interest and possible protit, It is notorious that with the inflation of the currency, consequent upon tho late war, prices of real estate became unduly inflated, and, in many cases, such fancy prices that none but speculators ventured to entertain, The highest point since the war was reached in 1872, and since then there was a gradual and enforced decline | until Jast fall, when all agreed that prices went off thirty-three and a third per cent on the ruling rates of 1872. shield read | THR NOISELESS PANIC OF LAST PALL ollowed these enforced reductions and stimulated the heavy speculators to stop in their mad career and re- view the situation. In the muelstroms that occurred last year some of these speculators were carried down, and the legitimate holders of property, whether im- proved or unimproved, who could carry their parcels held on to the last moment, Some of them, carrying heavy quantities, failed to work them off in time to avert the great crash, and they, too, were forced to make sacrifices on the basis of shrinkage in value, Yet it is grotitying to know that few legitimate owners suffered much from the sudden depreciation or shrink- age, and many of them toeday still carry their choicest parcels rather than sacrifice them. ‘They argue that all improved property on the lines of the nm avenues and cross streets occupiea as ppivate residences will | sooner or later command good prices, and that it is folly to submit to sacrifices on « forced market. The effect has beem to make speculators who were not swamped in the noiseless panic of last year cautious, and induce the legitimate holder to watch the PECULIAR PULSATIONS OF THY MARKET with more than ordinary interest, The feeling in real estate circles to-day is certainly better than it has been for some months, as will be seen upon a caretul read- Ing of the views of “‘the street”? given herewith, While there are few transactions outside of foreclosure sales, in which tho mortgagee becomes in nearly every tase the purchaser, and which merely involve a ques- tion of a change of title, and legitimate sales under the closing out of estates, there 18 an anxtous inquiry on the part of capitalists to choice pieces of im proved and unimproved property at the reduced values, in expectation of a recovery in the market They naturally argue that the market has about reached “be bottom figure, and is likely to revive a point or two with the revival of business that is ex- pected in this centennial year of our history, and they are disposed to venture a little. Yet the capitalists are cautious, and this accounts for the few transactions of the winter, It is gratifying, however, to know that there isa PIRMER CONPIDENCH IN RPAL ESTATE circles and an indication that we have seen the worst period tn our real estate afurs, Indeed, recent sales indicate that the market is shghtly recovering and that in special localities it has already recovered to the extent of tive per cent on the panie prices of lust year. Nearly all the valuable property in the upper end of the island isheld or controlled by private individuals whoso means are ample, and they are abundantly able to carry itand defy the real estate interests that would rejoice to see them the victims of foreclosures. The extensive improvements pow in progress or contemplated by the Department of Public Works are certain to enhauce tho vaiue of property in that quarter and enable it to re- | cover from the depressed prices forced uport all valu- | able parcels by speculators and others whose interest it is to purchase at «low figure. One peculiar feature of the market THK CONCENTRATION OF BUSINESS. Atand aboot the gounty courts and the federal build- Ings there hasever been in the great citics of the world great business centres about which trade and commerce centre, Wallstreet in this city hus ever | been the monetary centre and the Swamp the centre of | the leather interests, In pt ears the prolessions, | and particularly the lawyers, have been scattered over bat he street’? agrees that a new centre is rapidly forming in the city about the City Hall Park, and that as a result there is but one single piece of reat estate contiguous thereto in the market. | Buildings on William, South Nassau and other strects, that used to house during business hours a vast popu- jation of lawyers and professional men are now re- ported nearly empty, and their most desirable tenants are rapidly concentrating about the City Hull Park, ‘As a result property im these streets is likely to depre- | ciate and desirable buildings in the new business centre increase in value. OPINIONS OF THE STREET, Mr. Jere. Johnson, Jr., of Park row, reports that the market is firm, bat nominal, There are a jew inquiries | for eligible property, mot from capitalists, but from holders of choice free and clear country parcels who desire to trade for mortgaged New York and Brooklyn | property. He has failed to note any indicauion of a further shrinkage from the pomt touched iast fall, and | thinks that all parcels, except those that have been and are still carried at jnflated prices, have touched tho lowest point, This property is largely in tne hands of parties who can carry it, and, avoiding forced sacrifice, await a period when THR MARKET WILL REVIVR, aud o brisk demand be created. Capitalists seem to | hun the unimproved lots and parcels in the upper por- mn of the city, beyond the Harlem River, that are still held at fancy iigures, and no offers are made for such pars c States Buildin, been perceiv expresses the belief in the near future touched bottom, although the shrinkage has not been For choice buildings about the neighborhood of the y Hall, the County Court House and the United where the decline, so far, has scarcely as marked as in merchandise and other commercial | ¢ commodities, and that when a revival takes place there will be jess speculation and @ more sound system inaug- | Grated in all transactions. | Mr. Hall J. How, of Pine street, agrees with the views of all other operators as to the dulness of the market, especially as regards unimproved parcels. | There are few or pone offered at prices low enough to | tempt the speculative caprice of the class who have capital awaiting chances that may be presented. He gave some illustratiors of the present prices as com- pared with 1872 Lots located in the district bounded by Sixth and Seventh avenues and Forty-second street and the Park, that in 1872 were held at $15,000 are now offered at '$10,000;_ others, above Fifty-ninth | Hireet, between Fifth ana Madison ave | pues, that commanded $25,000 in 1872 can be | $12,500, or just one-half of urchased to-day for if “4 rial | the old figure. Mr. How reports that building n aud labor are so much cheaper that hous lormerly cost $16,000 to construct can be erecied now for $10,000, and he argues that when unimproved property has thus GOT DOWN TO “HARD PAN’? | builders could protitably invest and erect houses, | sell them at a point under the prices at which houses | erected in times of high rates of wages and materiuls tan be sold by the hoki or, in other words, that | the owners of these new structures could undersell wn 6s and = still =make @ handsome profit. ndeed,” said he, “I know of that would yield a better investment to the capitalist who Would invest in unimproved property in desirable localities and build upon it. The great trouble 18 that builders are poor and they have not the Cupital to expend upon improvements such as [ sug. | If capitalists would come to their aid they would realize high dividends upon their investments, as I aim | convinced there will be no further reduction on | tligible property. Indeed, when business revives | property of a special desirability must advance a little, lustead of going off any more. If three or jour hun- fired new bouses go up the price of lots must, as a mat- ter of course, ance. ’? Joho Lespinasse, of Messrs, Lespinasse & Friedman, In Pine street, report very little improvement in the market and few transactions in property on the upper | rtofthe isinnd, ta which they principally deal. here are some offers being made for uoimproved parcels, but at such figures that will not be enter- tained, except by HOLDERS WHO ARE UNABLE TO CARRY IT, 4M expectation of a prospective rise. One sale of seven Jots on the Grand Boulevard, near 174th street, was eflected ata shrinkage of fifty-five per cent on the price the parce! was held at in 1872 They have a Gumber of offers irom capitalists fur choice parcels at a reduction of trom torty to filty | oh cet on the ruling demands of 1872, ing a choice portion of the Dykeman estate, but Me holders will not sacrifice them, preterring to carry them fur a rise, that all believe will take place with the wival of busivess expected in the centennial year, r. Lespinasse reports that the prime cause of the capitalists hesitating to invest in property on the upper end of the isiand is the fear of @ passage through the Assembly of the bill to saddle the assessments lor cer. ao rovements upon the adjacent property. It seoms in 1860 an act was passed providing that on All streets aud avenues to which the city would acquire Be tule the ci sbuuld pay one-half of the value of tho Tend eo taken itv prop- | he reports, is that it is almost impossible to find an | that can be utilized for offices disposed to sell at any | last mo: | among capi:alists for choice parcels on the basia of the NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 1876—QUADRUPLE SHEET. erty owner and assess the other half upon the adjoining property, The laying out of these broad boulevards being @ benefit to the city at large it was deemed but fair that the pam d owners along the line thereof should be partially reimbursed for the loss of the land acquired, A bill has passed the Senate and is pending in the Assembly, repealing this law and making the property owners bear the entire burden of these improvements above 155th street. He believed that the market bad toucbed a point where holders could make no further concessions to the demands of capitalista Below the Park he reports a SCARCITY OF MOUSKS of the better class, owing to the fact that but few new structures are going up. This firm is disposed to look forward hopefully for @ revival of business with the opening of spring, and express the belief that there will be less speculation on a fancy price basis, anda return to & more cautious policy. A gentleman connected with the house of Homer Morgan, in Pine street, made the gratifying state- ment that the market is an improvement upon the period of distrust ana noiseless panic ot last year, While property has not recoy- ered from the sbrinkage upon the fancy prices of 1872 there is @ stronger disposition on the partof capitalists who seck profitable investment for their surpluses to venture into real estate, Yet they are very cautious and rarely consummate a purchase until convinced that it is asafe venture. There js, he re- ports, au improved demand for genteel residences in choice neighborhoods at the reduced rulings of last year, that still prevail. In some cases houses have been sold at an advance upon jast year’s rates, but these cases are rare and. more directly traced to a de- sire on the part of the purchaser to locate in a particu- lar locality, A PECULIAR FEATURE OF THE MARKET, owner of large bulldings or stores located in the neigh- borhood of the Post Olllce and County Court House price. All this property, with the &# building on Broadway, just above Park place, is held by the owners, who refuse tempting oflers fur above | the panic prices of last year. Mr. Miller, of A. J. Bleecker & Co., reports the mar- ket strengthening on improved property, Within the | th there has veen co siderable competition shrinkage of last year. While the admitted shrinkige of lust year Was 341-3 por cent, some sales have been recently made at uction of but 26 per cent on the ruling rates of 1872 The fhorne estate, cousisting of stores on South, Pearl, Frout and Water streets, was sold in March, 1874, and the samo property brought a few weeks ago but 25 per cout less. ‘The same, Mr. Miller reports, is true of houses located on the avenues up town where a RECOVERY OF ADOUT FIVE PER CENT fg perceptible. While this shows that there exists a disposition to purchase, he reports but few travsac- | tions, except under foreclosure, or where the holders are financially embarrassed, There 18 but little move- ment noticeable in unimproved parcels; in fact, you may say there are no sales, except such ‘pieces as are bought in by the mortgagees. ‘This gentleman spoke of the concentration of business about the City Hall and the new Post Oflice, which seems destined to be the GREAT CENTRE OF THE PROFESSIONS and tenants of offices, and attributed 11 to the fact that there had recently been erected buildings of the most approved style of fireproot coustruction, that are supplied will ‘ators and the most modern con- veniences, “It a fact,” said he, ‘that in conse- quence of these new buildings being provided the best tenants in the great structures on Willian, Nassau and other streets aro moving into them and deserting their old quarters, They congregate about the Post Otftice and the park, and the result is that the William street structures are nearly empty and are depreciat- ing rapidly in value, ‘This is also true of lower Nassau street, where it is almost impossible to rent offices ut any price, and of other streets below the Post Oilice,”” Other operators on the street give expression to similar views, Mr. Hoyt, of Park place, who deals principally in suburban property, candidly admits that fancy prices have prevailed in the past to some ex- tent, and that while there have been a few satisfactory transiers of parcels buyers and sellers remain a long way apart. Ho believes there is a BETTER FEELING AS TO PERMANENT VALUES, there being more inquiries for eligible country seats on the line of the Hudson, and a general belie! among | buyers and sellers that prices last fall found their level. Yet somo of the Hudsou Kiver holders who are unencurm- | bered refuse to concede a reduction of more than ten or twelve per cent, and will only sell when compelled to do so on the best terms offered. He concedes that suburban property has gone olf twenty-five per cent on the values of 1872, aud reports that there are many prospective sales booked. For property, improved | ene or unimproved, in the annexed wards there is little demand and jew transactions, owners carrying their parcels at too high a figure, in expectation’ of early rapid transit communication and a prospective re- covery 1m consequence. REAL ESTATE SALES AND TRANSFERS. At the Exchange Salesroom, yesterday, the following foreclosure sales took place :— By D. M. Seaman, the building, with lot 23.7x65.6, No, 191 East Broadway, southeast corner of Jefferson street, for $5,000, over a mortgage of $10,000, with in- terest, making a total of $17,672, to Samuel Rosen- beck, By Thomas Nicholas, one lot, 25x100.4, with im- provements, on East Sixty-fifth street, north side, 225 feet east of Second avenue, for $10,000, to James Crombie, the plaintiff. By A. H. Muller & Son, a house, with lot 21x100.10, on east 118th street, north side, 200 fect west of Sec- ond avenue, f6r $6,275, to T. H. Weeks, the plaintim RECORDED TRANPERS. 24th st. 8. s., 295 ft. w. of Sth ay. 29x95.8 (leasehold) k (ind, andex,) to Peter H. Watson... Nom. Nom. Nom. Ww 24th xt, 8. 8. 800" thw. of Sth a hold), Jay Gould to Peter H. Watson. » 24 &, 6 ft. w. of. Sth av., 6.6x55, same to ru ay to Tguat Denman M®, 210.11 ft. w. of 118.5 (23d ward), Henry T. Wing, rete F. Voossing + 50x gton. Ve, 21XU8.9, Alexunder n. 8 Miller to i 22d st..n. 8, same propert ‘Ann Miller. hetoe 2d av... @. co! ‘of Gouri Gouveneur ‘ i@ to Knoch J. Vor 25x18.5 C chester ay, ameproperty, als of Courtlanat av. 118.6 (dd ward), to William H. Hunt 29.7igx1 10.11 . of Boston row 3,800 24,100 6, 175 ft. w. (ref), to William Waters. ‘ ), & &, between Greenwich av. and 00, Heary Chuck and wife to Isaac scourity | 5:5 ison nw. cor, of Tb st, tel Seymour (Fef,) to New York Life Insurance Com i K SO ft. w. of st.x125; Philip Teets to Sad 225 feet @. of and wile to August Snevele. Oak sts. 8, 5 ¢. of Chambers Bue Kircher to Geor, f. &, 120 ft. ©. of had a w.fe tod. MoH 1 m Co 4%, ft. m, of 41st st., 24.8 x 100: te rr TG, , Isabella, and husband to Ge M. Miller nnd bikers (Eads a. a. OF 18th t,€. Of Ath av. years. Hoover, Louisa ‘in the box office, Same to same, s. s. of 105th st.,e. of 4th av., Tyear.. 3,000 Bame to same, s. s, of 105th st.. ¢. of 4th av., 1 year.. 3,000 ng and wife to William R. Thu wee & 6,500 2,500 . Of S ye 000 Alfred ©: Smith to Henry Migeon, n. & of 42d iy Broadway, 5 years. ; 10,000 Jobn J. Rogers and wil Engene McKenna, e. 10th st, between 33d and 4th sts, 1 year. 7,000 THE $20 COUNTERFEIT NOTE AT THE FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE. MRE. RICHARD MORRISSEY DEFENDED BY MR. DALY. Fiera Avexve THratre, New York, March 17, 1876, To THe Error or 11m Heratp:— At the request of iriends of Richard Morrissay I state that I believe that he was not guilty of intentions offence against the law in paying into the Heratp office the alleged counterfeit note upon which legal Proceedings have been taken by the United States authorities, AUGUSTIN DALY. A STATEMENT REGARDING THE TWENTY DOLLAR COUNTERFEIT NOTE, To Tur Epitor or THe HEeratp:— Permit me, after due investigation of facts touching | the cruel prosecution of my brother Richard, to state | them. A $20 national bank note was received at the | box office of the Fifth Avenue Theatre, which the | management debited him with, although against his re- | monstrance, Its character was not known until the | bill had been returned from the bank into which it | went with the daily deposits of the theatre. Instead | of the management destroying the note, it was, by the possible carelessuess of some one allowed to mingle with other cash, and so found place with other notes in the amount sent to the Heratp office in payment of an ad- vertising bill. A sharp secret service agent, who was probably after the usual reward in counterfeit cases, procured the bill by a stratagem, and then the making | of the charge before the foderal authorities, hearing of | intention. which my brother immediately presented himself | voluntarily at the office of the courteous Commissioner Shields, and there was no arrest, The as courteous Marshal allowed my brother to go after bail; and Mr. Dall, of the Olympic Theatre, cheerfully signed the | bond for an appearance, should the matter go farther. There cannot be any idea of criminal intention in utter- ing the bill; and the circumstances which surround the open possession of the bank note and of its history being known to so many persons utterly forbid such This card is issued because of erroneous impressions which hasty reports of the case at first dis- seminated, and, m justice to my brother, who is not of age, and, as yet inexperienced in the higher details of business, and who has always sustained an irr proachable character. JAMES MORRISSEY, Business Agent of Mr. Daly’s Travelling Company, GENERAL WETMORE’S FUNERAL. General Prosper M. Wetmore, a gontleman well known in commercial and political circles, Was buried yesterday in Trinity Cemetery. Tbe funeral services were celebrated in St. Ann’s church on Eighteenth street, near Fifth avenue. The church was tolerably well filled with old gray-haired friends of the deceased, gentlemen who had been associated with him in some of his many enterprises during the past fitty or sixty years, Among those present were Mr. Morris Frank- lin, President of the New York Life Insurance Com- pany; Mr. Moore, -ex-hbrarian of tho Historical So- ciety} Mr. Muller, Judge ©, P. Daly, Judge Ingrahan Mr. ‘James Lawson, Mr. Marshall 0, Roberts and ex-Senator Sanford. The Seventh regiment was represented by Captains G. P. Barrett and W. Kipp. The body of the deceased was Inid out ina handsome silver mounted black walnut coffin, and flowers were seattered around in profusion, coflln bore the following inscription :— OLELOLE TELE ROLE REL ERE DEDEDE PROSPER M. WETMORE, Born February 14, 1799, Died March 15, 1876. POOOMILOEOLOLELOLELELELLDDLELOLELELOE DELLE ELD The funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Dr. Gallaudet and the Rev. Mr. Beare. of Litt!é Neck, L. L, and the body was brought yesterday morning from Great Neck, L. I, where Mr. Wetmore died. There was no oration, and the Rev. Mr. Beare read a portion of the fifteenth chapter of Corinthians, commencing at the twenty-first verse, At the conclusion of the service the remains were driven to the cemetery, accompanied by a number of the intimate friends of the deceased, FUNERAL OF W. J. PEASE. Surrounded by a perfect bower of rare and costly floral emblems, gifts of sorrowing friends, the mortal remains of William J. Pease, Vice President of the Sixpenny Savings Bank, lay at his late residence, No, 13 East Thirty-eighth street, yesterday afternoon, while Rev. Dr. Corbit, of the Methodist Episcopal Church of the Trinity, Jersey City, and Bishop Janes eerecers 3 3 | eulogized the deaa and comtorted the living who are leit to mourn him. Among the grief-stricken visitors Were many prominent citizens, with whom the de- ceased bad been associated during his long business caréer in this city. The following gentlemen bore the body of their colaborer over his threshold for the last time:—William Miles, President of the bank with which Mr. Pease was connected; C. Delevant, G. Fores- ter, J. Barker, V. Trusiow, E. Driggs, D. M. Bowman, E. Applegate and W. P. Buckmaster, The interment was made in Greenwood Cemetery. FUNERAL OF MRS. SCHURZ. The funeral of Mrs. Carl Schurz took place yesterday afternoon from the fumily residence, No. 40 West Thirty-second street. The religious services were per- formed by the Rey. O. B. Frothingham, and but a small number of the intimate friends of the bereaved family attended. The casket containing the remains was rosewood, with silver nandles, and was covered with cloth. After the services the casket was removed to Woodlawn Cemetery, where it was placed in a vault to await its removal to Europe, THE SUSPENDED BANK. Tho Bank of the State of New York, which sus- pended on Tuesday last, opened its doors yesterday, but business has not yet been resumed. The commit- tee appointed to examine into the affairs of the bank, | with Mr. August Belmont, the newly elected president, at the head, were busily engaged all day investigating the books and securities, They, however, declined to give auy information as to what the result of their in quisition had been. It ts generally thought that the bank will reopen for business in the course of the next fourteen days. THE WALKILL BANK DEFALCATION. ‘The examination of witsésses in the suit of the United States government against the estate of William | Mr. Dill, but vt M. Graham, former president of the Walkill National Bank, ana Charles N, Norton, ex-cashier, for $200,000, | sembles her sister, Countess, but is a littie lig! to cover the amount of the deficiency in the bank at the time of its failure, was continued yesterday before Register John W. Little, at his office, No. 4 Warren street, Counsellor George W. Dill appeared for the receiver of the bank and ex-Mayor A. Oakey Hall ap- peared a8 counsel for the witnesses, Briggs and Moody, who, it 18 alleged, swindled Graham out of thirty odd thousand dollars at the time when they were proprie- tors of a gambling saloon at No, 16 West Twenty-fourth street. A detective has been searching for Moody for two weeks past without success, but yesterday Mr. Hall brought the gentleman whose whereabouts the officers found it so dificult to ascertain into Register Little's office, and he received the subpoena when it ‘was served on him in a very pacific manner. The examination of Briggs was proceeded with by n the puttiog of the first question, y ‘What year ‘did Mr. Moody leave the house No. 16 West wenty-fourth street?” Briggs read the following ocumen “Mr. A. O. Hall, my counsel, has furnished me with the purport of the examination heretofore had in the proceedings of Messrs. Grabam and Taylor, and by it [ perceive that I am cha with partication in gambling transaction, which, if true, would se me acriminal prosecution under the statutes of the State of New York; as I am being questioned about the mat- ter and its surroundings, 1 deviine to answer any ques- tions on the subject, on the ground that the answer to the question now pat would expose me to a criminal prosecution and criminate me,” The witness was also asked whether he did not have a conference with Moody and afterward go to Middle- town to see Graham ; whether he did not send word for Graham to meet him at the Taylor House in Middle- town, and whether Graham did not meet bim as re- quested? Also to state what passed between witness and Graham during the conference at the Taylor House. Witness declived to answer all these questions on the same ground that he refused to answer the first, Mr. Moody was called. Moody stated that he was forty-one ye: resided at No.1,182 Broadway ; cond whether he had ever seen Graham or not, Witness was thon asked whether he kept the place where he lived as a private or public house, and, in reply, read paper similar to that which Briggs read in response to his first question. gister Little has not the power to decide whether the witnesses of yesterday shall answer the questions which they dechned to answer, so the matter will be certified Judge Blatchford, of the Southorn District Court, and a the examina- ton w ars of age and nm the rendering of his decision be continued, WEEKLY STATISTICS. The police made 1,724 arrests durimg the last week. The Board of Health reports for the week 619 deaths, 457 births and liv marriages, bot remember | A silver plate on the | | Tom. | Jerome Park aud the Saratoga Stakes and Flash Stakes | | Stakes at Monmouth Park. ‘than the colt. This is a racer in appearans TURF NOTES. a coe A VISIT TO THE NURSERY, THE HOME OF MR, A. BELMONT'S BACE HORSES. The Nursery is located about three miles west of Baby yon, Long Island, is 600 acres in extent, with ample paddocks, stables and a race track that will compare with any in the country. The place is in charge of Jacob Pincus, the tramer, assisted by Andrew Bell, who looks after the stallions, brood mares and foals. The establishment is most admirably managed. ‘THE HORSES IX TRAINING. , Twenty horses will be trained for the coming cam- paign and are now getting gentle work on the straw: | The track will soon be in order for galloping, and then | work in earnest will begin, Following is a list of those that are now in course of preparation for ap- proaching events, together with the stallions, brood mares and foals:— POUR-YEAR-OLDS, Matador, hb.., by Gladiateur, dam imp, Nonpareil‘ by Kingston, He is a fine looking horse, havinggrown and thickened greatly since last year. He is fifteen hands three inches and a quarter in height; a bay, with black points, Matador has a rowurkably mild disposi- tion, and is quite a petin the stable, He resembles his dam more than his sire, both in conformation and appearance, Matador is entered in the Fordham Hanai- cap Sweepstakes, to be run on the first day of the meet- ing at Jerome Park in June next; the Sweepstakes for all ages, at Saratoga, on the first day of the first meet- ing at that place; the Woodburn Stakes, and the Sum- mer Handicap for all ages, to be run at the second meeting at Saratoga, He is a horse of a great turn of speed, and there is a good chance for him to show in front at the finish of any of the races where the dis- tance is not too long. Olitipa, ch. f., by Leamington, dam Oliata, by Glencoe, sixteen hands and a quarter of an inch high, with a blaze in forehead and fore ankle white. She looks quite heavy and healthy and in fine condition to | commence strong training work. Olitipa appears much more robust than she was last year, and will be able to stana her races better. Sho 18 engaged in the Centennial Stakes for all ages, two miles and three- quarters; the Centennial Cup, four miles; the Maturity Stakes, to be run at Jerome Park; and in the Sweep- stakes for all ages, at the first meeting at Saratoga, one mile and a quarter; and the Saratoga Cup, two miles and a quarter, ‘THRER-YRAR-OLDS, Killarney, b.c., by Lexington, dam Lulu Horton (brother of the famous race horse Kildare). He dg six- teen hands one inch and & ball in height, with black | points. This is a very fine looking colt; at first glance Father leggy, but this wears off with close acquaintance, | and he is found to be very well formed, with every indication of speed. He has a’ ver good head and neck, with capital —shoul- ders, a good middle piece and very good hind quarters, and altogether presents a very blood. like appearance, with a rare racing cut. He is engaged in the Withers Stakes, the Belmont Stakes, the Jerome Stakes and the Annual Stakes, to Le run at Jerome Park; the J y Derby and the Ocean Hotel Stakes at Monmouth P ; the Travers Sta and the Kenner Stakes at Saratoga, andthe Dixie Stakes at Baltimore, some of which he will be very lkely to win, Fiddlesticks, br. c, by Lexington, dam imp. by Stockwell.’ He is fifteen’ hands two half inches’ in height, with a star, two white fore fect and a white hind ankle on tho near side. a remarkably tine looking colt, be ing powerfully developed allover, The shortness of his back makes it appear as if there was just room and no more for the saddle, He is finely ribbed back to his stifles, with Immense quarters and propelling power. If his legs will stand the wear and teur of the cam- paigu he will be a hard one to beat He is engaged in all the stakes with Killarney, Ciematia, ch. ©, by Kentucky, dam Fleur des Champs, fifteen bands oue {incl in height, the two hind legs and the of leg white, with a blaze in tace, This colt is very powerfully made up and smoothly turned, with & great deal of gub- stance, and appears able to pack up as much weight | as any coit of his age. His three quarters of a mile run | at Saratoga last August will be remembered, where he was last to get away, but soon ran through the others | and came home an easy Winuer of the Clematis | will, no doubt, be a very useful colt, He is engaged in | neatly all the stakes with Killarney and Fiddlesticks. | Bertram, b. ¢, by Kentucky, dam Hernice, by Stock- well, He 1s fifteen hands three and a half inches high, with black points and a small star. Bertram is a very | large, upheaded colt, of great power and finely propor- | tioned all over. There 18 no doubt about this colt being | able to carry the new weights, and run with them, too. Dauntless, b. f (imp.), by Macaroni, dam Artiess, Sho | is fifteen hands three inchesin height, running up high irom the withers, andisavery et eaten filly, with | fine shoulders, back and loins, stifles and capital ‘nt star on her fore- “acini; cut about her, and there is no doubt but that she will | give a good account of herself during the coming cam- | ign. She ts engaged 1m the Ladies’ Stakes, the Mary- fiat Stakes, the Hunter Stakes, the Fordham Handi- cap Sweepstakes at Jerome Park; the Sequal Stakes, the Alabaina Stakes and the Summer Handicap at Sara- toga, and the Monmouth Oaks and the West Eud Hotel In conformation Dauntless much resembles Mr, Morris’ mare Ruthless. Carrina, br. f., by Kentucky, dain Camilla, by King She js fifteen hands two inches high, with bluck points, This 1s filly of great substance, and looks all over a first class racer, although quite plain in her | manner and movements. Sultana, b. f£, by Kontucky, dam Mildred, fifteen hands two inches high. She has a stripe in her face, and her off hind and both her tore ankles are white, Sultana | is asister of Monurchist, and there can be no doubt about her being a first class racer. Sbeestablished this cua cter in her two-year-old form. She looks lusty and — Tugged and will require a good deal of work to get her iu racing form; but when sie appears in the Ladies’ | Stakes at Jerome Park she will be apt to be the pick of the pool basket. A glance at Sultana will make her a — favorite on any track. Besides the Ladies’ Stakes she | is engaged in the Withers, the Boimont, the Mar; | land, the Jerome, the Hunter and the Annual Stake: H Jerome Park; the Travers Siakes, the Alabama Stakes | and the Kenner Stakes at Saratoga, and the Chesa- | | | | | peake Stakes, the Preakness Stakes and the Dixie Stakes at Baltimore, ‘Adelaide, eh. f., by Au , dam Dolly Carter, by Gleneve, is fifteen bavas one and a half imenes in height She bas a star, and all her legs are white tor some distance above the ankle. Adelaide bas not changed much from her two year-old jorm, except that | she has thickened considerably and looks more able to | stand the wear and tear ul acampaign, She will make | @ uselul racer, and as she is entered in all the stakes | for fillies there is reason to believe that she will be in front in some of them, Patience, br. L. ime), by Parmesan, dam Patron- age, by Prime Minister. She is marked with a roan star in her forehead. Patience is # beautiful fily, scant fifteen hands in height, but is powertuliy and gracefully formed. She hasa bead like a fawn, and will be remembered by those who were at Jerome Park on the 2d of last October, when she astonished the spectators by the gallant manner in which she won the Nursery Stakes, beating Sunburst, Dauntiess, Am- | bush, Cyril, Merciless and Fredericktown. Patience is entered for the Ladies’ Stakes, the Mai ind Stakes, | the Hunter Stakes and the Centen| Stakes ‘four miles), at Jerome Park; the Monmouth Oaks, the West End Hotel Stakes at Monmouth Park, and the Alabam: Stakes at Saratoga, TWO-YEAR-OLDS, Baroness, b. f., by Kentucky, dam Lady Biessington, fourteen hands three and a half inches, with a small star in her forehead, She color and more muscular ja form, Baroness is beautiful filly, with a very mild disposition, She will prove a weight carrier as well as being fast. The filly is engaged in the Nursery Stakes at Jerome Park, the Sweepstakes tor two-year-olds, the Saratoga Stakes and the Kentucky Stakes, at the same place. Hibernia, b. £, by Leamington, dam Henrietta Welch. This filly 18 about fifteen hands high, with black points, with a small star in forehead. She bas pot the finish of the Baroness, but looks as though she could ran very fast. She is, however, a very nicely proportioned | filly. Hibernia 1 engaged in the Juvenile Stukes at at Saratoga, Mineola, br. f, by Leamington, dam Maiden, by Lexington, filteen hands high. She has two white hind eels and astar on forehead. Mineola isa sister of Mr. P. Lorillard’s Parole, and she is much tiner finished \t point, and when she comes to the post will be td tractive. She is tinely developed and ready for bard work, apparently bemmg capable of taking any quantity ofit Mineola basa rare set of logs, with great pro- peiling power. She is engaged in the Nursery Stakes at Jerome Park, the Saratoga Flash Stakes and the Ken- tacky Stakes at Saratoga, Farino, £, by Kentucky, dam imp. Polento, by Maccaroni, “This is a periect little beauty, bei ouly fourveen hands and a half in height, bi Gnely and powertuily proportioded that she will ve able to carry Weight with the biggest. Farino has a most aliractive countenance and is a pet ip the stable, has lew engagements, the most important being juvenile Siakes at Jerome Park, usqaechanna, ch, f, by Leammgton, dam Susan Bean (@ sister of Acrobat She is titeen hands and halt an ineh bigh, with a small blaze, Susquehanna is finely formed, looking the racer ali over, being very strong im the back. She is engaged in the Kentucky Stakes and a sweepstakes at Saratoga and the Nursery Stakes at Jerome Park, besides the Hopeful, the July and the Thespian Stakes at Long Branch. This filly will be likely to get to the front. Csracalia, ch. c., by Kingfisher, dam Camilla, tho first male colt that she ever had, le is avery stout, finely proportioned colt, fourteen hands three inches “high, with a small strip in his forehead and a white foot behind and before on the of side, This colt has a very attractive head and neck, and he is so handsomely tormed that he becomes a favorite at sight. He resembles Prior, the horse Ten Broeck took to Bogland, very mach. This will be ove of the first of Kinglsher’s get that will be trained, and itt pected that he will make a good racehorse atall distances. His tirst appearance will be at Sura- toga in a apg for two-year olds, and afterward at Jerome Park in the autumn in the Nursery Stakes, Magnum Bouuin, ch. ¢, by Leamtugton, dam Maggie B. B., by Austral He is a rritie oF fit a te high, basa star in bis forehead and a She ank) pear fore foot This 8 a very racing like colt, tinciy formed, of great substance, and has a deal ot the Aristides aes men He fine Lm appears pertect in sooms capal ol taking up weight cleverly, does appear to be C—O with eng: nts in his two-year-old form, which will not put him back any in his growth, and, should no accident belall him, ‘ill oa Fe. winner in 1877. He ix engaged tn the Saratoga and Kentucky Stakes, to be run at Saratoga in July and August, and in the July Stakes aud Thespian Stakes at Long Branch. b, a, by Kentucky, dam imp.. Babta, by Kingston, the dam of Glenelg. ‘This is a fine looking colt, about fifteen hands and an inch in height, with black points, He is abig bodied gentleman and of great substance. He is larger than Gleuelg was at bis age, and it seems likely that Bagdad will be fully as large a horse as his half brother when full grown. Should be As successful a one no doubt, will satisfy his owner, Bagdad has few engagements this coming season, Adonis, bik. ¢, by Kingfisher, dam imp. Ados- cinda, by English Asteroid. This is a very nicely made up colt, fourteen and a balf hands hgh; bot attractive his head, but he may be styled a He has few engagements as a two- year-old, but will be found useful when wanted. % STALLIONS. Kingfisher, b. h., by Lexington, dam Eltham Lass, by Kingston, This horse looks in fine condition, being very robust and vigorous, Ho isa grand speci- men of the thoroughbred horse, and it is worth a visit to the Nursery to geta look at him. His foals are very promising, lil-Used, b. h. (imp.), by Bredalbane, dam £l- mira, by Chanticleer, 6 years old. This is a most ele- gant horso, und uo doubt will become a popular sire. Count D’Orsay, ch. h., by Kentucky, dam Lad: Blessington, 6 years old. ‘This fine horse’ looks well, but he does not seem to be as great a favorite as are the others, His tine may come, however. THE BROOD MARES, Bernice, ch. m. (imp.), by Stockwell, dam Braxy, by Moss ‘Trooper, 18 years old, Babta, b. m, (imp.), by Kingston, dam Alice Law, by Detence, 18 years old. Camilla, b. m. (imp.), by King Tom, dam Agnes, by Pautaloon, 12 years old, Fleur des Champs, b. m. (imp.), by Newminster, dam Maria, by Harkaway, 14 years old, Fluke, ch. m. (imp.), by Wormsley, dam sister to Gray Momus, by Comus, 22 years old. Filigree, b. m, (imp.), by Stockwell, dam Ecstacy, by Touchstone, 16 years old. Beautiful Star, ch. m. (imp.), by Weatherbit, dam Mrs Dodd, by Irish Birdcatcher, 11 years old. Felucca, br. m. (imp.), by Buccaneer, dam Revival, by Newminster, 10 years old. Adoscinda, br. m. (imp.), by Beadsman, dam Sala- manea, by Pére, 11 years old. Salainis, b. m, (imp.), by Asteroid, dam Salamanca, by Student, 9 yours old. Nonpariel, ¥. m. (imp.), by Kingston, dam England’s Beauty, by Irish Birdeatcher, ‘ Nellie James, ch. m. (imp.), by Dollar, dam Flour des Champs, by Newminster, 10 years old. Polenta, ch, m. (imp.), by Maccaroni, dam er to | Donna dei Lago, 7 years old. Torques, ch, m. (imp.), by Monarque, dam La Touc- ques, by The Baron, 8 yeurs old, Lady Mentmore, b. m. (imp.), by King Tom, dam Mentmore Lass, 9 years old. Beatrice, b. f., by Kentucky, dam Bernice, 5 years old. Woodbine, ch. m., by Censor or Kentucky, dam Fleur des Champs, 7 years old. ania ch, m., by Kentucky, dam Bernice, 6 years old, Attraction, b. m., by imp. Balrownie, dam imp. Maud, by Stockwell, 10 years old. Maroon, ch. m., by iuip. Glencoe, dam gent, by Wagner, 22 years old, Lady Blessington, b. m., by imp. Ectipse, dam Philo, by Mariner, 15 years old. i YRARLINGS, Elector, b. ¢., by Kingtisher, dam Electra. Top Knot, b. ¢., by Kentucky, dam Torques. Raviola, b. ¢., by Kingtisher, dam Polenta, Batiler, b. ¢., by Kingfisher, dam Felucca. Feu-Follett, b. f., by Kingfisher, dam Babta, Beresina, eh, £, by Keatucky, dam Bernice. Fiddiededee, br. t, by Kentucky, dam Filigree. Giroflée, b.'f., by Kingfisher, dam Fieur des Charaps SUCKLINGS. Bay colt by Kingfisher, dam Maroon. Bay filly by Kingtisher, dam Attraction, Bay colt by Kingfisher, dum Salamis. Bay filly by Kingfisher, dam Camilla. Bay coit by Kingtisher, dam Electra, iter to Tan- HORSE NOTES. The following horses are now in training at Mon- mouth Park, all of which have wintered there except Jobn Coffee's string: J. F, Chamberlin’s ch. ¢, Lord Zetland, b, bh. The Hoaxer, gr. f. Lizzie R. and ch. c. Gath, Charles Reed’s ch. g. Trouble, b. g. Shaugraun, b. c. Brigand, b. b, Poiut Bland, a three vear-old-colt by Oysterman, dam Hermine. ‘A. Taylor's b, c. Arcturus, J. 8. Cattanack’s b. c. Lelaps. 1 Crosby’s ch. h. Warlike. Carr & Co.'s b, & Viceroy, ch, ¢ Britscka, b. f. Buff and Blue, ch. f. Ella Wotton’ ch. c. Ritle, br.'t. Mignon, b. c, Plunder, ch. f, Carte Blanche, b. {. Simoon, b & Stormaway, b, f, Juno. L. A. Ehler’s b. ¢, Frederick the Great. Jotn Coffee’s b. m, Nettie Norton, gr. c. Donny- brook, br. h. B. F. Garver, br. m. Ida Wells, b. ¢. Charlie Mull, ch, ¢, by Panic, b. f. by King Ernest and b. ¢. by Panic, 4 years old. The folowing list comprises the string of race horses that T. J, Nichols & Co., of Paris, Ky., have to com- mence the coming campaign with War Call, ch. c., 4 years old, by War Dance, dam by am? Knight of st. George, aty Pearce, b. f., 4 years old, by imp. Leamington, dam Stamps, by Lexington. Emma C.,'ch. f., 4 years old, by Planet, dam Cordelia, by Lexington, Vagrant, b. g., 3 years old, by Virgil, dam Lazy, by BE sian 3 ilie Brent, b. f£., 3 years old, by imp. Phaeton, dai Nettie Viley, by Bob endnen? ‘4 6 een Neconchie, b. m., 3 years old, by War Dance, dam by Colossus. ‘i Eglamoor, ch. ¢., 3 years old, by War Dance, dam by. uric. Thunderbolt, bik. ¢., 3 years old, by imp, Leamington, dam by Lieutning. d fae hy jay colt, 2 years old, by imp. Phacton, dam by im, Knight of St. George. Gea E Ara Glimmer, ch. c., 2 years old, by imp, Glenelg, dam The Nun, by Lexington. sel fs ie Among the horses to be sold by Major Barker, at No. 142 Wost Thirty-seventh street, on Monday morning, aro two very tine stallions, One of them—Weilington, by Haight’s Goidsmith Hambletonian, dam Miss Trustee— capital young horse, He is 154¢ hy nut color, five years old and can trot in is the brown colt Clarendon, by Emula: brino Pilot, dain Bay Bess, threo years old, 15.3, well broken and with a fine turn of speed. Thore are four others to be sold, all the property of a gentleman breaking up his breeding establishment, Lexington (Ky.) Garett Frank Harper, of Woodtord, sold his race horse Excel to E. R. Miller. of Philadelphia; price not made public. The same party bought from Major B. G, Thomas the horse John Barly, by Colossus, Jr., dam Maud Farris, by imp. Yorkshiro and several other thoroughbreds, This looks as if the dente -engh tmrreg are preparing for an exciting time dur- ing the Centennial. It may be that there will be many races there during the summer, for there will be crowds to attend. and our racemen had better have an eye to that point in their calculations, DEATH OF AN AGED HORSE. ‘There died at Keene, N. H., early last week, an old black horse owned by Mr. H. P. Muchmore, at the age | of forty-two years, as near as can be ascertained. Mr. Muchmore had owned him twenty-one years, having purchased him of Nelson Morse, who had him six yeurs, and he was called fifteen ye: by Mr. Morao, in Fitzwilham. Thi worked until within a year and a half ago, time he had been on the retired list and k ridge and scalded meal. Sach instances of longev: ot the horse are not frequent, nor those of equally kind treatment after the poor creatures have passed their usefulness. RIFLE SHOOTING. The match between a toam of students representing the Sophomore class of Columbia College and the team made up of employés of the Home, Citizens’ and Con- ince whic ept on por- afternoon, at It was won vy the stadenta, The score is as follows:— SOPHOMORE TEAM. R. W, Kenyon 5663334445 5-4 F. A. Dugraw. 4443834644 4—39 J. Fischer. 84535335 4 4~39 . F. Brust 432445444 4-38 HL R. C, Watson, 3433438433 4a C. 8. Allen... BO0444325656 4-4 INSURANCE TRAM : re JW. Hitchcock i233 3—35 +35 2-30, Total...... ast) THE ALLEGED THEFT OF PIGEONS. Henry 8. Pape, of New York avenue, Jersey City, who was arrested March 11 and committed on the ground that several birds, worth about $609, the pro} erty of August Hildebrann and Joseph Muller, Mrere alleged to have been found in his possession, was dis- charged by the magistr: u sustain the complane pa raat me aiiarsn ik FIRE IN THE BOWERY. At half-past two o’clock yesterday morning a fire broke out in the coffin factory of Crosby & Cashing, Nos. 376 and 378 Bowery. The ongines came promptly, but before the fire could be extinguished the entire stock, valued at $8,000, was destroyed. Tne building was damaged to the extent of ubout $2,000, Crosby, the senior member of the firm, while eudeavor- ing to cave two horses in the basement of the factory, had bis hand very severely burned. He eg nog voy however, in getting the animals out before the fire ha: reached them, The building is fully insared. The stock is insured for $6,000. The fire is su} id to have originated trom an overheated stove in room. FIRE IN ESSEX STREET. A fire occurred Inst Friday night in the grocery store | of Abraham Jacobs, No, 13 Essex street, causing a damage of about $800, Fire Marshal Sheldon wii! make an investigation with refereuce to a suspicion o' incendiarisu, drying | | the river at Washington avenue bridge, Wallabout, | | UXORIOCIDE. Another Awful Example of Love in the Wrong Place. WIFE MURDER IN YATES COUNTY. A Baptist Sentenced To Be Hanged. Penn Yas, N. Y., March 18, 1876, For the first time in the history of Yates county # man has been convicted of murder in the first degree, Although the trial, which ¢elosed on Wednesday, the 15th, was the fourth of persons indicted tor murder during the past twenty years this was the first that re. sulted in conviction, : ‘The following is a brief synopsis of the almost ine numerable facts in the case upon which the jury based their verdict. On the evening of Monday, the 26th day of July, 1875, Fanny H. Crozier, who resided with her husband, George E, Crozier, in the town of Benton, about five miles north of the village of Penn Yan, Yates county, N, Y¥., was taken suddenly ill, Mer symptoms were vomiting, a burning pain in the stomach and back, dry throat and mouth, and intense and almost constant thirst. She continued to grow worse until the afternoon of Thursday, the 29th, when she died. From the time of her death there was a smothered feeling im the neighborhood that all was not right, @ suspicion that she had come to her untimely end by foul means, and this feeling gathered strength and volume from the facts that during her sickness her husband would allow no one to give her the powders which had been prescribed for her by the family physician.but himself, and that lor two years or more before his wife’s death he had been sus- piciously intimate with a certain girl living near him, named Minerva Dutcher, A SCHISM IN THE CHURCH. This intimacy had given rise to a good deal of scan dal in the community, and had caused a schism in tht Baptist church at Benton Centre, where both the par ties attended, and of which George Crozier was a mem. ber, This feeling of distrust finally became so wide- spread throughout the town of Benton, and so loud in its expression, as to demand an official investigation into the cause of the death of the deceased, AN EXHUMATION. In October Dr, Frank Tompkins, one of the coronera of the county, caused the remains of Mra Crozier to be disinterred, and the stomach and a part of the liver to be removed therefrom. These were submitted to a chemical analysis by Protessor Johu W, Towler, of Geveva, Who found therein large quantities of white arsenic, both absorbed and unabsorbed: so much, in fact, that after a considerable qauntity had escaped during the progress of his analysis, saved and weighed over one drochm, or sixty grains—enough to cause the death of at least twelve persous, Upon the testumony of Pro- fessor Towler and that of several residents of Benton as to the circumstances attending Fanny Crozier’s death the jury rendered a verdict, substantially, that deceased came to her death by arsenic administered te hor by her husband, George &. Crozier, with intent thereby to cause her death, Upon this ver- dict tho accused was held to await the action of the Graud Jury, who in November last found an indictment against im for murder in the first degree. THE TRIAL. An adjourned term of the Court of Oyer and Terminer ‘was ordered for the purpose of this trial to be held at Penn Yan on the 6th of March, The trial began on T A the 7th, before Hou. David, Rumsey, Presiding Justice; Hon. Andrew Oliver Yates, County Judge; Joel M. Olark and William ©. Ah Justices of Sessions, ‘Tho prisoner was accompanied during the trial by his brother, David 8. Crozier, and by his son, Frank. Hon. Daniel Morris, with his partner, M. A. Seary, assisted by 8. H. Torrey, of Rochester, late United States Dis- trict Attorney at New Orleans, appeared for the pris- oner, and District Attorney Henry M. Stews by Edwin Hicks, of Canandaigua, ap; jor the people. ‘THE EVIDENCE offered was substantially as follows:—' Fanny H. Crozier died in the town of Benton, on the 29th day of July, 1875, exhibiting before her death all the sy toms of arsenical poisoning; that afterward, and October, 1875, her body was exh and th stomach with its contents and a part of the live: analyzed uy, Professor Towler, who found arsenious acid, o1 ite arsenic,’’ therein in sufficient quantity to leave no room for doubt that the came to her death trom the of the same; that during her last sickness powders of sub-nitrato of bismuth were prescribed for her by Dr. George M. Barber, the famt! apbeme and that such powders were taken charge yy the prisoner, Who secreted them in the pantry and would aliow no one but himself to administer them; that he prepared these putting them into scraped apple in the pantry, took them irom there te his wile’s bedroom, where he gave them to her; that, by his own admission, there was, before his wife's illness, a bottle of arsenic in the niry; thaton one oocasion, when he was unusually jong preparing a powder, one of the witnesses tollowed bim inio the pantry, and he, poraga Bs closed hia hand over the bowl of the spoon which he held and turned around with his back to the witness, so that she could not see what be was doing; that after taking each powder the symptoms of arsenical poisoning were | renewed; that during his wife’s sickness, and up to the | time of her death, the prisoner manifested no emotion | if she would on the trial swear that she | sey, who occupied one hi whatever, making use of many unfeeling expressions in regard to her, her sickness and her love for nim) that since his arrest he had attempted to suborn his son’s wile, Mrs, Emma Crozier, by promisi << that Fanny say that she would take arsenic she should never want for he sys that for two or three rere before his wife’s death he had been very intimate wi Minerva Dateher, writing her notes in chureh, walking to and trom church with her and in many other ways, and that after his wife's death he was a juent vis itor at the house of this girl’s mother, whore she lived, and that on one cecasion, about two months after bit wile died, Minerva Dutcher went to the prisoner's house and stayed there with him trom day t until Monday night, there vase noone else in the house during thattime, and on day that hia wife died, and vefore her death, be told Dr. Barber that he did not want a rtem examination maie as to the cause of her THE DEFENCE. The defence on their part, starting off with the theory that Fanny Crozier committed suicide and that they would prove that she had stated to numerous persons that it she knew she hadacancer in her stomach she would take something to put herself oat of the way before she would be eaten Ly AL ‘that she bad bought some arsenic for the ostensil purpose of killing rats; that she had been seen taking a white powger on the Monday before her death, and at- tempted to prove by the son Frank the Lato sd that she had stated that she thought she had a in her stomach. They also proyed the good character of the prisoner up to the time of his wife’s death and the fact that he was a husband and an indulgent father, and that the domestic relations of the family were of the most pleasant kind, and the prisoner als¢ swore that he gave his wife no medicine or drug o any kind, except that P sinedogyed by the doctor. evidence was closed on Tuesday ovening, the 14th. Mr. Morris made the argument to the jury in favor of the prisoner, occupying five hours in its delivery. He wna Wllewad by . Hie who spoke for six hours andahalf, On Wedn afternoon the jury were charged as to the law and their duty im the case ina clear and impartial mannge by His Honor Judge Rum- and twenty minutes im delivering his. Tue VERDICT. sb patonet nage pon [a garg pega ihren at half-past five, after having been out just my ¢ ‘ Seralae of rainy ol murder in the first degree. THE #1 prisot Judge Rumsey, who, after commenting upon the un- usually revolting character of the case 00 account of returned into court, rendering a On Thursday morning the ner was sentenced by the bei rity und Jo of ss Pae dtp har ance and the terrible betrs in him Af the prisoner, delivered the sentence 0! the Court, whi he be hanged by the neck ‘was that on Friday, May until he isdead, . r SEEKING A NRW TRIAL Iminediate efforts to obtain a new trial will be mado, the principal ground of the eee being thut evi- dence of the relations existing between the prisoner and Minerva Duteber was inadmissible unless 1¢ was proven that the wife of the prisoner kuew of and objected to that intimacy. The prisoner protested that he was asked by the Court if he had anythi say why sentence should not be pronounced upon him, WO je is fort; years of age, and his family as well ag | himself heretofore borne the highest reputation nthe y where they reside. THE SCHNAUPER MYSTERY. ‘The Brooklyn polioe have no more hope of finding the body of the missing and supposed murdered woman, Mrs. Charles C. Schnauper, than the New York police of arresting the murderer of Nathan. Yes. verday the husband, who bas been in jail nige md was Vrought before Justice Walsh on an application bis Legperesll va his admission to bail, There are so maby suspicious circumstances inst the ‘that the Judge declined to grant the orden, It [stein] | that Mtrs, Scbnauper hada vrother in Providence, R Of tnat ety have not been Ubises eben. say such @ person, <pnsenensentinreenectoaittt FOUND DROWNED. The body of an unknown drowned man was found is obtain any Shere Brooklyn, yesterday. Deceased was about forty yeart of age, five feot six inches, with dark hair and short side whiskers. He had on a black overcoat and fran of the same color. On his ere dark, were patches at ki Thickory shirt and laced shoea, The Feu wi Bias the water @ jong Uma,