The New York Herald Newspaper, May 16, 1876, Page 9

THE COURTS. More of the Law’s Delays Ring Suits, Fweed and Sweeny's Trials Put Off Till Next Month, The Police Board Not Owners of the . _ Police Headquarters Building. DEFRAUDING MILES Q'REILLY'S WIDOW. That Old Bribery Charge Against the Common Council. It was the general expectation that either the trial of the $1,000,000 suit brought by the city against Will- fam M. Tweed or the $7,000,000 suit against Peter B. Sweeny would be commenced yesterday before Judge Westbrook, in Supreme Court, Circuit, Pursuant to ad- fournment Judgo Westbrook was promptly in atten- lance, and so were the respective counsel in the two suits, and So, were not, a hardly necessary to state, the respective defendants, Human expectations as re- gards the time of the beginning of an important trial are very Hable to disappointment, for the ‘“law’s de- lays’’ are something more than proverbial, Out so tn the present case, The general impression is that, notwithstanding the nominal adjournment until rill be | ti hc Saeoon died yee teaycaypaocge ahmed | seaman named Herman Myers, pleaded guilty yester- brought to trial until after the close of the summer Vacation. As the basis of delay—and certainly a very good basis it was—Judge Westbrook pleaded the impossibility | of his holding the Court, bis being engaged in the trial | of an important case at Albany, which trial, be thought, in all probability, would occupy the remaln- der of the month. He addea that he would tryund vpen the Court on the first Monday in June, when he would be ready to proceed with the trial of one of the cases. This judicial statement was evidently very acceptable to Mr, Tweed’s counsel, id saved Shem: probably the trouble of asking any postponement | in the suit still pending against Mr. Tweed. Mr. John McKeon, senior counsel for Mr, Sweeny, was not satis- fied, however, to let the matter ret chances of a trial of the latter suit next month. urged an adjournment unt! October to avoid the sul- fering of a six weeks’ session in hot weather, He said | the public interests would not suifer, as the report of | the, Tweed $7,000,000 trial would then be ready and tnuch of the evidence could be used. Mr. Beach also urged the adjournment. Mr, Peckham opposed, saying | yublic authorities were ‘ing an early dis- position of the case, After the counsel had each had their be 2 in the case Tudge Westbrook said that both suits would remain on the calendar for trial on the first Monday of June, and an agournment of Court was ordered accordingly, BOARD OF HEALTH QUARTERS. The attempt made by the Board of Police Commis- aioners to eject the Board of Health from the rooms they have been occupying in the Police Headquarters building has not proved a successful one. Judge Speir, of the Superior Court, gave his decision yesterday on the motion to make permanent the temporary injanc- Mon granted against the Police Board, restraining them from dispoasessing the Board of Health irom No, 301 Mowstreet. He continues the injunction In his opin- jon be says that no authority 1s shown to sus- tain defendants’ iim, not even title by [Seopa as the whole building has not ween occupied by either Board since tho pass- age of the Jaw of powers aad duties of both, and neither 4s authorized to Bontrol the other or dispossos it without warrant of law. The building is the city’s, and the defendants have assumed the. responsibility of forcibly entering one of the defendants’ apartments while in the dis- chargo of grave and important duties confided to them by law, sabject to city authority and largely affecting the public interests, and threatening to eject their officers and employés from the peaceable possession of their remaining ng ne It is, too, plain that the public interest will suifer irreparable injury should tne platntiffs be turned out of doors and obliged to suspend work tor a single day. Itis, ne holds, the duty of a Court of Equity to interfere whenever tt has ground for believing that its interference 1s necessary to prevent abuse, injustice, oppression or the violation of a trust, GENERAL. HALPINE’S WIDOW. The widow of the late Charles G. Halpine, more widely, known under the soubriquet of Miles O'Reilly, according to @ statement submitted on hor behalf by Mr, Thomas Harland, ber counss!, to Judge Donohue yesterday, in Supreme Court, Chambers, 18 one in the list of unfortunate victims of the fugitive lawyer, William C. Barrett. Her story is that Mr. Barrett was ber confidentia! adviser and agent, and that on October 20, 1875, she gave him $5,000 to invest for her. Sho alleges that instead of making the investment, as re- quested, he converted the money to bis own use on the same day, und that ten days later, in order to cover up Buch conversion, he advised her to invest th mortgage on his dwelling house, No. 112 E: ninth street, which was done. Sbe avers, further, that she has since ascertained that Mr. Barrett paid tor bis house $32,500, and that at the time of the execution of | what she supposed to be a first mortgage on the prop- erty there were already three mortgages upon it, the ist for ae the second for $10,000 and the ‘third hye this state of facts Mr. Harland fre an Many of judgment against Mr. Barrett to the amount of Mrs. Halpine’s claim, which was granted, HACKLEY'’S STREET CLEANING. The old suit of Charles Develio, asgignee of the | Aackley street cleaning contract, which has now been pending inthe courts for ten years, promises to live through another decade. When the case was first brought into the courts a réference was ordered, which resulted im a judgment in favor of Mr. Develin. The General Term reversed this judgment, when the case was carried to the Court of Appeals, which tribunal reversed the judgment of the Court below and ordered a new trial ight now 18 as to whether the issues shall be tried before a referee or before a jury. A otion for a reference was recently granted, from taken on beball of the city to ree joneral Term of the Court of Common Pleas, w! the case came up for argument yesterday before Justice Daly and Judge Robinson, 1t was urged, on behalf of the city, that there was fraud in the con. tract, in that $40,000 was piuid to various members of the Common Council to secure U Mr. Hackley, This statement is denied on the part of | the plaintiff. The papers, LAGER BEER GARDENS. ‘There wus a lengthy argument yesterday belore | Judge Donohue, in Supreme Court, Chambers, on the order recently granted to show cause why the Police Board should not be restrained from preventing the sale of lager beer and other liquors in the auditoriums of lager beer gardens and kindred places of amaso- ment durmg their performances, Mr. Lawrence Weadner appeared on behalf of the applicants for the injunction, aud Mr. McLain on behull of the Police Commnisstor ‘The argument was substantially the same as that made at the original application. Amusement that the xct of 1862, popularly known as the Pretty Waiter Girls’ act, has been repealed by implt- cation by the act of 1872, which, although re-evacting ali the other clauses of the former act, es DO Wien- tion of the prohibitory section under which the Police Commissioners claimed to act. On the oiber tia | urged that the first mentioned act 18-in full for ni has been re: ed neither by implication nor in ter ‘ms, Judge Donohue took she papers, reserving bis decision, MALICIOUS $ PROSECUTION. Charles 8. Clayton and William H. Oakes had been partners togetber during the year 1864 in the print- img and publishing of music, Disagreeing, they cou- cluded to disgolve coparinership, and in doing #0 they divided the property, Clayton, in removing the prop- erty 80 divided, took away « piauo worth $000, which he claimed as his sbare, This piano, Uakes claimed, his late partner had uo right tu take, and in a civil action to recover its value Civyton was arrested and held to bail. This order of arrest was sot aside on the round thatthe piano was parinersbip property. r could Dot bv This fact, however, was not stated which the order of arrest was ob- Another and previous order of arrest bad been ft his tormer partner, under eld to bail, and berg followed ‘ost, which the Co held to be ton concluded the prose- by tnis second roundiess, Mr. cution was malicious ate but now rival in counsel, Mr. Henry C, Dennison, commenced a suit for damages in the Martine Court. days’ trial, before Jodge Alker and a jury, has now resulted in a verdict im favor of Mr. Uayven for $900 damages, IMPORTANT PATENT SUIT. Judge Hunt, Associate Justice of the Supreme Coort It turned | here and take the | { 1873, which prescribes the | ur votes in favor of | urt, after the argument, took the | It ia | claimed on behalf of the proprietors of tue places of | | houses NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1876,—TRIPLE SHEET. cause. The parties in the suit have been long in litiga- tion over the point at issue betweon them, one of con- siderable importance in its result, not only to the lit!- gants themselves, but to the whole dental faculty of She Cates Bienen, helets of ras &e. The suit is broaght by the Celluloid Manufacturing Compeny against the Goodyear Dental Vulcanite Company. case ROW Comes Up On eB application for a on hid injunction against the defendants, ta ning them from asserting or publishing thes den! the celluloid manufactured by the complainan' inf ige the Cum- mine patent, and jurther to restrain them from suing tists under the patent, and to ha aes Ts nb declared vot, The defendants are representea by B. P. Lee and Mr. Edward N. Dickerson in support of the demurrer to the bill; the defendants by ex-J udge Ship- man and Mr, Clarence Seward. A WITNESS’ PI PRIVILEGE. In the course of the examination in bankraptey of William M. Graham, the detaulting official of the Wall- kill Bank, before Register Little, a witness named Samuel H. Taylor testified that Samuel KE. Briggs aod Charles N. Moody kept a gambling house at No. 16 West Twenty-fourth street, in this city, and thas Grabam, previous to bis arrest, trial dager gyn and betore being adjudicated in bankraptcy, had to them FE ehagy & gambling debt oscar gr at wl ns ape ung examined, refused, vice of | is a ayy Oakey Hall, to answer the question ae to bis being eng: in that business, on the ground render him liable to prosecution for erim- sections. Register Little held that be must was referred to Judge Blatch- ford, who decided that the witness was privileged from answering the queation. THE LAWRENCE TRIAL, The case of Charles A. Lawrence, indicted for smug- gling, which has been so long pending im the United States courts, was yesterday called on before Judge Benedict. There was an upusual attendance of per- sons in court—witnesses, lawyers and othors. Another adjournment, however, was tound to be inevitable to accommodate counsel, who were not prepared to pro- ceed at once, and the case was set down for this morn- ing, when it is expected to proceed, Mr. Sidney Web- ster will appear as associate counsel for the govern- ment, and it 1s said that General B. F, Butler will as- sist ip the defence, SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. Captain John 0. Browne, indicted for maltreating a day and was fined $250, which he paid and was imme- diately discharged, Chief Justice Monell, of the Superior Court, owing to temporary il.ness, was unable to hold Special Term yesterday. 1t was announced that the calendar would not be called before Thursday. Judgo Van Hoesen yesterday denied the motion that averdict should be direeted in favor of ex-Sheriff Bronnan 1m his sult against the city, on trial betore | him. The effect of this motion is leaving the deter. mination of the facts of the case to the jury. Under the Mochanics’ Liew luw of 1875, Mr. George E. Diossey brought suit against Adam C. Martin to ro- cover $1,700 tor brown stone turnished for building five in 133d street, His notice of lien was vert: fied by imformation and belief, and failed to state the time, terms and conditions of the contract. On demurrer Judge Robinson holds that both omixsions ‘Were tatal. Frances Gentil, executrix of Louis Gentil, has brought suit against the Mechanics and Traders’ Suv- ings Inatitation to recover money which she claimed her husband bad on de at ge in the bank at the time of hisdeath. The trial o case began yesterday before Judge Sanford, of tue Superior Court. The defence is by the bilance due the deceased has since been paid toher. A motion was made yesterday beforo Judge Dono- hue, in Supreme Court, Chambers, by Mr, Woif, on be- half of what is known as the bogus Board of Council- men, for an order compelling the Attorney General to prosecute a writ of quo warranto to determine their title to office. Without going into the merits of the ap- lication Judge Donohue deuied it on the ground that Hstould have been made in the county of Albany. All the branches of the Court of Common Pleas ad- Jjourned yesterday afternoon to enable the judges to at- ‘tend the funeral of the mothor of Judge Larremore, a marked and very Aasing istbate of respect to their as- sociate on the bench. Meantime Judge Larremore will not reopes the Supreme Court. Special Term, until to- morrow, when it is expected that the triai of the Cen- tral Branch Union Pacific Railroad suit will bo com- menced. Some time ago a suit was commenced by Martin B. Brown againget the city to recover a bill for paging ballots for the constitutional amendments of 1574. The work was done under a resolution of the Board of prseithey und the city refused to pay the bill on the ground hat the Board of Aldermen had no power to order work unless it'was done under contract, the Dill bemg over $1,000, Oa an appeal from a verdict in javor of the platntift Chiet Justice Daly, in the Generat Term, suggested that the point to argue was whether it wae not enough that the Aldermen acted as Super- visors without formally declaring the capacity in which Une acted. The Court, after heanng an argument, | the papers, reserving its decision. Tho report of Mr, Wilson Smith, the referee in the case of Mrs, Virginia C. Burke against her counsel, Colonel A. H. H. Dawson, came nA before Judge J. K Daly, in the Court of Common Pieas, yesterday, for confirmation, Although the judgment tn the. case was for $60,000 all the moncy that was recovered was pra $10,000, of which the counsel retained over | iving her ‘something over $3,000, It was brafiees’ by her that he agreed to attend to-the case for nothing, and that in any event $1,000 was a prope! fee. The referec, Mr. Wilson Smith, held Dawson servicos'to be worth over $9,000, and that Mrs. Burke ‘was still indebted to him in a balance of over $4,600, e case was referred Dawson commenced a suit his client for a $15,000 fee, but this amount he now professes to be willing to waive and to Coaugt the referee’s report us the basis of his clam. Judge Daly reserved hia decision. DECISIONS. SUPREME COURT—-CHAMBERS. By Juage Dykmen. Kate A. Smith vs Henry M. Smith.—Report of Lilt A caidas and decree of divorce granted to laintt x Montgomery vs. Sumner.—Ordor granted dissolving temporary injunction. By Judge Barrett. Drinker aud another vs, Murston.—Motion granted. { The attorneys tmay suggest a proper person to act. Badge -va. The Astor Fire Tasaranos Company. — Motion granted. SUPERIOR COURT—8PECIAL TERM. By Judge Sedgwick. Kirkland et al—aAs the allegations of the ay be made upon information or a want of information and belief I do not think the present papers show that au examination is necessary beiore the juming of issue. Motiyn to dismiss is granted without prejudice to application for examination after issue joined. Schile vs. Bokhahue, —Under the practice the bill of particulars is sufficient. Motion denied without costs, Popham vs, Cole et al.—Order affirmed and remit- titur filed. Swasey va. Ruger et al —Ioterrogatorics settled. Walter vs. Benner.—Commussion ordered, The First National Baok of Norwich, Conn, va Warren.—Order that plaintiff file security’ tor costs, By Juoge Sanford, Benner et al. vs. {ucios et al.—Reference ordéred, By Judge Speir. The Health Department of the City of New York vs. ‘The Police Departuient of the City of New York.—the | injunction must be continued against the defendants See opinion. i e matter of Whitson vs, David. —Reference ; COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM. * By Judge Robinson. Diossy ve, Martin, &c.—Motion for Judgment on account of frivolousness of demurrer denied with $10 | costs. Demurrer sustained and judginent absolute for defendant Martin. See opinion. By Jadge Van Brant. Van Orden vs. Burn. —Judgment for plaintiff, Wood va. Tue Mayor, &a.—See papers with clerk of Part 2. Same vs, Same. —Same, ‘COMMON PLEAS—GENERAL TERM. By Judges C. P. Daly, Robinson and Van Brant. Metzler vs. The Congregation Adas Israel,—Motion tor reargument denied, with $10 costa, Theail vs. Stietz.—Judgment reversed, new trial or- dered, costs to abide event, mitchell'va. The Westchester Fire Insurance Com- pany. —Motion denied, with $10 costs, jor want of ju- Tisdiction. Marktbaler vs, Frey.—Motion for reargument denied, with $10 costs, Imnorst vs. Burke. —Motion for reargument, with $10 costs, to abide the event, should be gr Richard and another vs Bolier. —Judgment re- yersed, new trial ordered, costs to abide the event, Abbett va. Frederick. —Judgm ot affirmed. Stoveken vs: Story.—Judgment on tudings of ref eree affirmed, with costs, Suliman vs. Ebrich.—Judgment affirmed, Clark v& Simona.—Motion for reargument denied, with $20 costs, Curtiss va Besson,—Judgment affirmed. Weil va. Block. —Judgment reversed, The People, &c., vs. Pape.—Motion denied for rea- sons stated in the’ District Attorney's pointe. MARINE COURT— CHAMBERS, Ry Judge Mea Merick Oppenhe.im. —Jud; it on sham Van T Grif —The motion tor a new trial wilt be granted on payment within five dayg of $30 trial fee, $10 term fee and $10 costs of Pin! 9 terms are not complied with the motion will be denied, McEvoy vs, Slight; Routey v& Durand; Briesbarth vs. Kremer; Carroll xs. Polius; Walker vs, Bonne- vilie; Gray vs. Cassard; Goliman va Davis; Giider- | sieeve vs. Dixon, —Seo indorsement on papers, m the part of bis former associ. | usiness, Oakes, and through lis | This suit, after two | of the United States, sat in the Circuit Court of tna | distriet yesterday, having come from Washington es pecially te pretide as the trial of an icoportaat patent Davis Vs. Hastings Marble Mills Company.—Judg- -meut for $100 62 on motion. Biumgart vs. Aub; Michaelis vs, Williams; Dubernet ve, Clyde —Opinions. Woll vs. Breidentver.—Motion to file security de- nied, without costs. Lyddy vs Strong.—Motion to vacate granted; no costs. Thurbor vs. Wilhelm.—Motion to vacate arrest de- ied. Bliss Sewing Machine Aegean’ vs. Mailliard.—Mo- ted, pees eee ne br pant, Price vs. Houghwout. en oon” va Jacobson,—Judyment for piaintill on de- in, It these | Dwyer vs. Towler, —Compiaint dismissed. Nei ve, McKenzie. igment for plaintiff, dam- ages to be assessed by Drape af Kirkaid vs. Locke.—Motion for judgment on answer as frivolous denied, with $10 costs to abide event, Mulliner vs, Keenan.—Defendant discharged. Ublig va. Schaefer.—Default opened. Pe ge vs. Howks; Clarkson vs, Silman,—Motions rete ve, Panser; Kilelas vs, Secbacher; Menten | ¥8. Tallman; Goetz vs. Seeback ; Reid va. The American Bible Union; Hecht vs. Harris; Hoagland va, Tits- worth; Scribner vs. Marsh; Spoflord vs. McCready.— Motious granted, Penzes vs, Herman.—Bond approved. Deraimes vs. Gibbons.—Reforred ‘to Mr, F. A. Ward. Scbwab vs. Watson.—Max Moses appointed receiver. “Rafter vs, Goodchild.—Motion for attachment denied, Collins vs. Anthony,-—-Motion denied. Schmits vs. O'Donnell. —Order for judgment ited. Gompers vs. Aldridge,—Mr, Tnomas J. Kipp ap- Pointed receiver. Page vs. Swift, —Default noted, COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS, Before Judge Sutherland. ‘THE PHANTOM COURT. . Judge Sutherland yesterday sdjourned Part 2 of the | Court of General Sossions sine die. The jurors who had been summoned to attend wero dismissed, Cause, | no room yet provided by the Board of City Works. | Part 1 was then held by Judge Sutherland and a good deal of business was transacted, THOUGHT HE WAS IN THE Woops, A stately looking middle-aged Pennsylvania Dutch- man, named Frederick Flora, was arraigned by Assist- ant District Attorney Bell under an indictment for arson. it appeared that the prisoner was on the 12th of March hanging around a beer saloon kept by Mrs, Holtshanzer on the first floor of the promises No. 621 Tenth avenno, when the ladynamed employed him to do some chores, for which she gave him a meal. He thon remained around the place all day and even when warned that the place was about to be closed he re- fused to leave, ‘The landlady finally went in search of | & policeman, to have her obnoxious visitor | removed by force, bat when she returned he had disappeared and she thought , no more of the maticr, but retired to rest. Toward morn- ing Leonard Frischner, a watchman employed in a fur- witure fuctory in the upper part of the house, was at- tracted by smoke to a vacant room on the second story, where he found the prisoner warming himself at a bon- fire kindled in the middle of tho floor. Extinguishing: the flames, wiich had burned quite through the boards { in some places, the watchman turned to the man whose bivouac he had disturbed and demanded an explana- tion of bis strange conduct, Flora told an incoherent story to the effect that he found the fire, which had | been lighted by two men who afterward went out. The doors, however, were ull found fast locked, After | am absence of a few’ minutes in search of a poltceman’ Mr. Frischner returned to find the incendiary had es- caped through the rear of the building, crossed a number of roofs and broken into a factory in the re: where he waa afterward found in hiding. and was taken. into custody. He was induced by his counsel, Mr. Edgar P. Chipman, to picad guilty to a low grade of arson, and Mr. Bell accepting the plea, the Court sent the prisoner to the Penitentiary for one year, ROBPING, A BEER SALOON. James F, Draddy was found guilty of baving on New Year's Day stolen a cash box containing $100 from the lager beer saloon of one Loobar, at No, 679 Ninth ave- nue, while Mra, Loeber, who was in charge of the Place, was asleep. He was sent to the Stato Prison for three years. Patrick Sullivan was arraigned upon an indictment charging him with stealing a pocketbook containing | $137 from the person of Germain Morency, of No. 4 Fulton street, while that gentloman was riding upon a Second avenue ear. Sullivan, as he called himself, was | identified in court as one who, ander the name ot Will | iam Gleason, was on the 14th of ry lust sentenced to two and a half years in the Penitentiary for larceny. | | The Court did not inquire how he made his escape, but | | promptly remanded him to serve out tho unexpired | term and to stay an additional year for the theft of the | | pocketbook, A SINGULAR ARREST. A trunk containing 3,500 yards of silk and 3,500 silk handkerchiefs was stolen from the White Star dock, at \ pier 50 North River. William 0’Day, Robert Richael, | | Michael Clancy (known as “Big Mike’) and Michael | Shanahan, were charged by Mr. Cortis, agent of the | hne, with the theft. Shanahan could ‘not be found, but the others were arrested and indicted. They were called up in the Court of General Sessions yesterday. While they were being arraigned Detectives Field and O'Connor, of the District Attorney's office, saw Shana- han lounging around Chambers street, evidently wait- Ing to see the fate of his comrades, Ho was at once taken into custody by the officers named and brought | before Judge Sutnerland, who at once committed him to the Tombs. PL¥AS AND SENTENCES, Michael Williams, a bootblack, who snatched a watch and chain from Richard Doyle, of No, 282 Mott street; James Ratcliffe, who stole proporty valved at $135 from the apartments of Jacob Pritz, No, 621 Tenth avenue, and James Ryan, of 36 East Broadway, who snatched a | pocketbook containmg $20 60 irom Sophie B. Herrick, of 215 West Forty-fourth street, all pleaded guilty, Judge Sutherland sentenced Williams to four years and six months in State Prison, and Ratcliffe and Ryan to three years and six months each. George Redmat, of No, 22 College place, who, on February 5, stabbed in the abdomen Francis Harney, of No. 153 Wost Broad- | way, pleaded guilty and was sent to State Prison tor two yeara, FIFTY-SEVENTH STREET COURT. Bofore Judge Kilbreth, SHOT IN THE ARM. About twe o’clock on Sunday morning acrowd of men were assembled in the lager beer saloon of Christopher Lalor, at No. 1,498 Third avenue, and, as they were getting disorderly, Lalor ordered them out, This en- raged them, and, on reaching the streot, they began to break the windows, throwing lager beer ko; stones at them, [Lalor determined to quell the dis- turbance, and, seizing a pistol, procceded to the street ta, aud fired into the crowd, William McCarthy, of First avenue and Seventy-sixth street was hit, the ball en- | tering bis right arm. Lalor was arrested and arraigned at this court yesterday and held to answer in $500 bail. ROBBING A TILL, Patrick Maguire, John McCarthy and Edward Corri- | gan were charged with robbing the till of John Cun. ningham, who keeps a liquor store at No, 860 First ave- | nue. The evidence against ‘them was, however, not | strong enough to hold them, and they were discharged, * ATTEMPTED SHOOTING. { John Cannon, of No, 408 First avenue, charged Ed- ward Cubill, of No, 350 East Twenty-first street, with | attempting to shoot him ina fight which occurred be- | tween them on Sunday last. Cabill was committed to answer in default of $1,000 bail. STEALING A TRUCK. Francs Campbell, of No, 400 West Seventeenth street, was committed in default of $2,000 bail to | answer a cl of having stolen a track vaiued at $150 trom George \bruck, of No, 812 Washington street, A RAID ON LIQUOR DEALERS, The recent action of the Police Commissioners in re- | gard to the violators of the Sunday law has stimulated the Captains of the different precincts to more vigor- } ons action, which was specially noticeable in the Eight- | eenth precinct. Captain Garland gave strict orders to arrest ail who sold liquor in che precinct, These orders were strietly carriod out, avd seventeen persons were | arraigned in court yesterday on a charge of selling | | Nquor on Sunday. They all seemed to think that hav- img the frout doors closed was sufficient, They wero held to answer in $100 each, POLICE court NOTES, At tho Tombs Police Court, yesterday, Edward Somers, of Curystie street, a butcher, was held in $1,000 bail to answer a charge of stealing a bawser, | valued at $50, from the steamer Martin Kalbileisch, lying at the foot of pier 4) East River, Tho hawser, it appears, when stolen, was thrown into the river, and John u'Connor, of No, 29 Greefiwich street, testified that | | Somers employed him to grapple for and get it up from the water. The property B... Borer ees by the | owner, Patrick Moc 1 No, 38 South street, Twenty liquor de: ra, Fourth, Fitth, | | Sixth and Fourteenth wards were arrested on Sunday afternoon for breach of the Excise law, and yesterday they were held to answer in default of $300 bail each | by Justice Wandeil at the Tombs Police Court. | | “At least 250 proprietors of other liquor stores in the | | Precincts numed kept their places open ail day long, | but for some unaccountable reason the police did not | molest them, | | | At the Washington Place Police Court yesterday John Early, rk at No, 125 Eighth avenue, charged Bernard Raiferty, of No. 81 Tenth avenue, with burglarionsly entering hig ‘premises aud stealing | | $1. The prisover was arrested by Officer Cahill, of the | Sixteenth precinct, and brought before Justice Duffy, | the General Sessions, ‘The folowing persons were brought before Tustice | Duty, of the Washington Piace Police Court, for viola- tion of the Exeise taw:—Andrew Mischiler, Of No. 387 Seventh avenue; Henry Sandgarthe, of No. 457 Seventh avenue; Henry Finke, of No, 62 Union square, and | William Goetz, of No, 252 West Twet hi | COURT CALENDARS-—THIS DAY. | Porsdigon = ete a4 —Held by Judgo a {5 ce. —Nos. 5, 56, 60, 63, 70, 73, 7% \ $2, 108, 411, 110, iat 122, 133, '128,'138, 1 id 13%, 140, 143, 144, 146, 147, 149, 150) 151, iss! 1 193, 194) 106, 109, 203, 219, 244; 270, 271, 273. Surrewe CovetT—Gexwral Txru—Hold by Judges | Davis, Brady and Daniels —Noa Vg: 101, 104, 95, ut; | 110, 12,82, 85,86, 6, 102 108, 127, 128, 28, ‘Lag, ‘133; 141; Serreme Covrt—Srncian Tees. —Adjourned uftl to-morrow. Sorasme CovaT—ctncuir—rart 1—neia by Jadge | Bouohue No. 1945, 1340, 647, tai, 1st, te 58%, | | 1699, 139, 1 1049, 2868, 1719, 1749, 1741, 1473, | , 1765, 1767, | 2331, 2382, 4 Za, 2770, 13: 1309, 1377, 687, Ti 1 1 Satan ae 2561, | test ee eee cee ek | who committed iin in detauit of $500 bail toanswer m |} | 1p stex exwpastoan to 70, SEW HAVES “0X48 | woms, 1051, 1387, 1 2859. Part 2—Held by Judge Bar- rata ono. oe No day caiend Part3— judge Dykman,—Nos, 2489, 863, 2537, 933, 625, 301, 1185%, 1127, 718, 111, 621, ' 1809, 1497, St55, A,B, 801 5, 923, 897, 849, 1811. Court—Srxciat Taea.—On account of tho iiigeas of of Chief Justice Monell the calendar will not be called until Thursday, May 16, 1876. Svrunion Covrt—Tniat Tanw—Part 1—Hela heer Curtis —Nos. 1017, 1018. 2120, 1982, 2046, 1050, 1052, 310, 787, 715, 2047, 2101, 1092, 1987, 1072, 1096, 1097, 1099, 1100, 1102, 1108, 1105, 1106, 1107, 1108, 109, ino, 1111, 1112. Part 2—Held by Judge Sanford.—Nos. or fait 1037, Lee. 722, 741, 919, 1084, 720, 1029, Commox Pimas—GuxxnaL Tanx—Held by Judges ©, P. Daly, Robinson and Van Brunt.—Nos. 71, 80, 4, 80, 54, 70, 143, Common PLeas—Equity wene by Judge J. F. Daly.—Nos. 7, 6, 10, 3, 5, 24, 4, Commox Puas—Taiat Ti fw i—Hiela by Judge 696, ‘Bal 4254, 4395, 3036, 4176, 4177, 4210, © 4228, mt 3415, 749, 448, Part 2—Heid a” oat” saa jp—Nos, 8044, 2199, 6534, 4261, Sand, 8737, 7565, 6419, 4084, 4085, 42 167, tea * 4280, 4281, 4282, 4283, 4284 Part'3—Held by Judge Alker—Nos. 6458, 5280, $806, 7045, 6955, 7050, 4477, 7330, 7331, 6224, 5903, 7018, 6815, 6761, ‘6r36. Count oO” GRNKRAL SusSIONS—Held by Recorder t. Henry Bishop, felonious assault and pears: Michael Clancey, grand larceny; Margar beng Jarcony; Wiliam Martin, talse erences, beget john Gilmore, burglary. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. In the United States District Court, held in Trenton, N. J., yesterday, a verdict of acquittal was rendered in the case of the United States vs. William B. Spooner, charged with obstructing United States Marshal Plum- mer, while serving a process on the foreign bark Eliza Evelina, by taking that vessel from a New Jersey whart, where it lay in custody of the Marshal, across the Dela- ware, into the jurisdiction of Pennsylvania, in order to execute a State Procesn OBSTRUCTING A RAILWAY TRAIN. Juan Bascarau, aged sixteen, a student in Penning: ton Seminary, was yesterday indicted at Trenton, N. J., for placing stones on a railway track. He was born in Porto Rico, where his parents reside, and ploads that he had no criminal intent, but not ‘veing familiar with railroads put the obstructions on the track just to see uow high the locomotive would throw them. He stood by to observe the effect, and when arrested did not deny that he had done the miachief, Messrs. J. D. Rivera & Co., of this city, are bis guard- fans, and be 1s now at large on $1,000 bail. REAL ESTATE. The auctions held at the Exchango yesterday were as follows :— R, V. Harnett sold, in partition, the premises No. 284 Henry stroct, southwest corner of Scammel street, embracing a lot 25,1x109.8x25.2x107.10, witn two three- story brick houses, one two-story and attic frame store and dwelling, and one two-story brick stable thereon, for $12,750, to Herman Remmors, J. Van Riper and Hamilton Davis. James M, Miller sold, in foreclosure, two five-story brick tenoment houses, each 25x50x75, with lots, each about 76 foct deep, Nos, 420 and 422 West Fifty-sixth Street, south side, 300 feet weat of Ninth aveuuo, for $19,800, to the pluntiff. Also, in foreclosure, one’ lot, 25x100, ‘ou Brook avenuo, west side, 75 fect south of 143d street, Twenty-third ward, for $2,400, to A. Martin. B. A. Lawrenee & Co, sold in foreclosure, a building, with lot 25x100, on Eighth avenue, east side, 50.5 feet south of Fifty-sixth street, for $16,000, to Betsy Levi. ic auction, a threo story brick tenement feet, with plot 50x100 feet, on 161st street, ; 50 feet east of Harlem Railroad depot, for $1,700, to Andrew Daly. FE. Sinyth sold, in foreclosure, two houses with lots each 20x100.5, on’ West Fi ifty-seventh Street, north side, 291.6 fect east of Tenth avenue, for $20,000, to the plainuff. George H. Scott sold, in forec! ¥eAxHS9 foot, on W eat Thirty- ure, a house, with lot ith street, north side, 291.6 feet cast of Eighth avenue, tor $200 over incum- brances, which compriso mortgages, &c., and which amount to $18,741 26. The first mortgage "was held by the purchaser. TRANSPERS. at nd wife to F. Lowenstel Front st., corner of Ping st., 20x52. Txirre; H. Stone and wife to 8. F. Ei th “James 8. Jolinson and wife to W. ti, De Witt, IBUst st. n.s., 125 fh. w. of 7th av. 150x100, Wad st, (haif part of); N. Ht. Moseley and wite to John H. 1 . Nom. ammo praparty: (hell part of) ; John Hi. tur. joseley.... T Merritt vee wife Mulberry st., w. &., 175.8 Williain B. Parsous to 8. Americs S2d st, s. 8, 353. 17,000 st, m. 6, Ob fh. * a . P at. & &, 98 ft @ of av, A, 100x1022; Jacob Branner ‘and sife to 8. ke oth “ioe ite of Oth tt 35,000 American, Sophia and husband, to William P, Par- ‘sone and others, w.s. of Mulberry st., », of Grand road, «. Huersiel: Louise, 19 George Gilman, ns. 01 Bice No. jens 1 year J. and wil fram oven Of Moet st. 24th ward) f Nelsons Gag, W., to Geo. P- Garricon' ead eases (ex. East River and 117th 20 S fe st, w, of J0eb Nones, Jos. B., to M of 41st st, we Stith av; 1 Morange, Hyman and wife und others to sam Bor #, of Broome st “12, aaand to Annie M: Winans, 4 yours 8 CLEANING THE STREETS. The foremen and gangmen of the Street Cleaning Department wero yesterday cailed upto the Central Office and taught their duties while street sweeping under the new time rule, from etx P, M. to six A. M. Captain Gunner told the men that Commissioner Nichols, the new chairman of the Street Cleaning Com- mittee, Would hold foremen and gangmen to account for the cleanness of the streets in the wards under future work will be done every night, other orders are given. Police captain’ are to daily reports touching every street in their pre- wieet of duty. foremen and gangmen in fault will be at on ‘ged, The labor- ight hor night. AMUSEMENTS. f h BATRE i Sid BROADWAY. Every Ev 4 ond Aegaraay Matines. BURLE: {ETY, SENSATION. Mies, Belle B Villa aud ‘a mammoth B: Connpeny, in the Spectacular Bi ie reat Kensation, AMERICANS ABROAD, with the illuminated scene LE sannint MABILLE, in all its DNIGHT GAYETY, 100" SPECIALTY STARS ins grand Olio. TH STREET OPERA HOUSE, BETWEEN 2D AND very" EVENING, bit aud SATURDAY THE THREE GREAT pagTion™ NIGHT bs ORIGINAL CANCAN. ‘EMALE Parnes ‘Thirty Specialty Artists ie & GRAND Gtk THEATRE, 7 AND Tao B. OED WAT, .Man: HE Seah AnD FAMILY THEATRE, omy ad Double Com) Drama and Eccentric Spectaitics. The Inimitable Artist, ‘The King Comedian, Mr. $5 ae NGLER, ae Bithy BARRY. hs, re Artiste REYNOLDS. kor ERS, Miss a Leet Laks BY. The Cice: ithe Sovereign Ques SENATOR BOH HART. | wie ADAM RICHMOND. Tom Taylor's thrilling Drama, entitled, THE TICKET.OF LEAVE, M Miss Adah Richmond as May “Edwards Bri i, 1, Ketehum as Melter Moss, with Monsr Ok Farwell G. Seb Misses Bi nd Woods and ful company in cast. The favorites, Mossrs. West, Blitr, Kemblo, Miss Effie, and 100 superb Artists. in a grand olio wary night. MATINEE WEDNESDAY AND. Sat Ri Woops wuszom, THIS Day, WOOD's, Brening at & Matinee at 2. J.3, NORTON The beautiful Play, tm the new play, BROKE JAIL, UNDER Introducing ics GALLOWS, | and CHARLES STURGES, ‘ALLACK' Mr. LESTER WALLACK yevening during the wei Cropeleior andi Menage TUESDAY, Muy 16, and ev also Saturday Matineo, Uilldg presented ong of Boucleault's best and most popular Comedies, in tour acts, entitied HOW SUE LOVES HIM, NEW AND BEAUTIFUL! SCRNERY AND APPOINT- in UALLED otter "OP CHARACTERS :— 'ACIL (his original character) Mr. LESTER WALLACK DICK HARTLEY (his original character) Mr, H. J. MONTAGUE Sir RICHARD ENGLISH (his original ¢ charac JOHN DIOGENES.. Captain HAWLE MINIM ATANANTAS 1 EADY SELINA RAFFLE? ICKET, Mme, PONISI Carriages may be ordered for 10:30. hAee— ———__ EAGLE ——— EAGLE THEATRE, ay an EAE BROADWAY AND 33D Proprietor and Manage: - JOSH HART Entire change, — Ev First nights of the new Hurteao, My HOWARD STLER, GEORGE i. Entire now melange of fun The tollowing Star Artist The wonderful R A W. SAWYER. MR. HENRY SHELDON, The astonishing VICTORELLI BROTIERS. The unequalled ————N. 0. GOODWIN, JR———— in bis German Tmitation utd Dutch Songe. MR, WiLb—_—_. The startling ——POMPEYS PATIENTS, MATTINEE WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY. ATW AVENUE THEATRE, (BEGINS ATS, OVERATID, Proprietor and Manaxe: it AUGUSTIN DALY EVERY NIGHT THIS AND SATURDAY MATINEE. PPPPP we geeg es U EREE bo i u UE PPPPP IL uo BER P If Ue UE P HQ eS UCUU EEER® Moog 11 Kk! 171 times! and FINAT, ne?ow7 uw PERFOMANCE. of the GREAT br 17 1 uM ci ae * rs an oom 11 | rrmore, Drow; 1b 77 th | pane, low «it | Wottega, Sunes’ and’"Ste, “dows la 1 | Brougham. 35TH “PIQUE” MATINEE, SATURDAY at 1:30 o'clock. NIGHT, Muy” 20, Benefit of Mr. JAMES performance. Bux sheet now open, a -| JAMES LEWIS’ day wight, May 20, in 1s. pel two comic characters, RITY” BENEFIT! and “WEAK WOMAN!" Debut of Mins MAY HOWARD. Mins DAV ORT an DGIT. OWERY THEATRE, Tremendous success of Mr. J. J. McULOSKEY'S new sensation, éntitied BUFF AND’ BLUE: or, aoe THAT ‘TRIED MEN'S SOULS. _breceds jedod by FAVORITE FARCE. SHERIDAN S100K . M. PALMER TA URDAY MATINEE the new Drams by Messrs, Lancaster and Magus, scnuited Characters by Mess: “Conscience is ra. C, K. Thorne, the strongest | Frederie Robinson, John Parsello. Jr. Grigionl Drama) J. 1. Stoddard, U: A. Stevenson brought oat in| courtesy of Lester Walluck, E: yas New York this| Hamilton, Alfred Becks, W. is season.” —N, WS Quliley and Mise Kato On oad Heraid. Miss Murie Wilk Saturday, May 20, Second Matinee of Conscience. WOOKLYN THEATRE. io nd at the SATURDAY N Miss CHARLOTTE, THOMPRON, - eee in » new Play, entitled i and STUART ROBSON as ‘0 raisers OPERA HOUSE, ISCO MLN. Ls, BROADWAY, SCO MINSTRELS, CORNER 29TH sT The most avccexstul organization fn 8 world. Us. BIRCH BAI EB REBI Ja AT2. SHAKPAPEAMIAN ADVOCATES, Hk GREAT RICAR Seats powell Every evening at 8. (mekenisa | HALL, for the ben ing wees hi t the benefit of w country el baler 38 May 1? Ware. ‘tia y the following artists :— ANNIE J. Boule CERITE ie HENRY CARTES THE TRINITY ¢ ccompanyists, agrAwoNTie Keserved seats, $1.50, pik, DOWNING CELEBRATED URGHEDTEA oie peca er OT ad Mr, JOUN HAM, SIXTEENTH tan concer, et Paris by gaslli and every French Duchess of erp Di ‘The Turkish Bathers, or the Sultan's Pets. ‘The French Minuet wud Poses Plastiques, The bendsomment formed ladies tn the world, ‘The ‘tists on the earth, OST OFFICE NOTICE. —THE YORE! thé week'ent MAILS FOR rae Samerden, May 20, 1576, will pe ac M.. tor Burope per steamer fon ir dinesday, at 5 a ie oe on Mh eb ah cree me nancies a JADEMY, PLIMPTON pul ans ots —O | : private ltesome in ello epomianey. ATR ae Dr pias SSApEny. 206 BROADWAY.—PROFES- DIA! to ing is practi rapid and satie~ tes atlernoen tha gent a7 3, _ EXCURSIONS. datly oxeursions to Sew. Waren, i morning, making asual landi im, jandings. and returning same entero Ne STORAGE KROOMS, BFC | pom st., tor Fueni rie nhs ae ho. vm ‘myn URE Fours DU. <9 Ls AL STORAGR WAK: hy ORT) Peas: Inspect GRAND House, Broadway tnd eT a, | Ss ‘URAGE FOR os cer ity ARIAGE BAND MER- ib th ay, ana 267 Weer auch ot, NY PASTOR'S GRAND RECBYTION MATINEE TO-DAY, MATINEE TO-DAY- AMU! “FHEATRE 8 GREATEST of pote oe PANTOMIMES, ane oe Durr, - mae 8 Pantomime, Burlesque and Specta Spectacle, in three acts, intsor THE woxpaiit GERARDS, and n, Robert. IN AMERICA. THE BEST PANTOMIMIC EVER PRESENTED, Prices 50 cents, 25 cents and and #1. CHILDREN -HALP PRIC HUMPTY he Ect fo Mornow. DWAY AND 2aD OT pac “THEATR POSITIVELY Last WERK Of Goorge Faweott Rowe's lnmorous comedy of Ouag: aY. BRASS. Saturday, 20th, last “Brass” Matinee, 99th performance. Saturday, oth, Last sight: ot’ oe 100th performance, a commemergtlon, of the Centennial, that greatest snd mort successful of all American plays, Uxtie Tom's CABIN, with Mra. HOW, in inal character JOPERY" and the GEORGIA JUBILEE SINGERS. A SUPERB WHITE SILK pou yerte Fepekawne will be issued ou the occasion of YS grand denetit perform: at BOOTHS vila OOTH'S THEATRE, FRIDAY EXTRAORDINARY DRAYATIC AND MUSI- Pease CAL ENTERTAINMENT or tt) BENEFIT. OF MR. TOOKER, next FRIDAY AFTEKNOON, May 19, wy ich special Deccice o Vil of samarkate laneeerensii es Gemeente tists inefuding the repre- oni MRA LOUISE KELLOGG, YA: Miss SARA JEWETT, Nr LAWRENCE BARKETT c. BANGS, Mr. MILNES LEVIOK and “DAVEN PORT, nla actor. yt RIGNOLD. who will make is farewell “Sppoarauce tu New York, Mr, F. Mr E, together with the popu * Miss DYAS appears by the courteous permission, of Me. Walluck and Mise SEWETT by the kind consent. of rr. Daly. FIRST—Appearance of the te wned tragedian, Mr. LAW= NCE BARRETT, for the first time In the character of the play of “DAVID GAR- ith tl nedionne, Miss ADA. OT; the other parts by ‘s Theatre, SECOND—The distin wa donna, Miss CLAR, OUISE viaLLoot will win ema ‘cr the San nope Beach "o ASP Ape PEARANCE this seasons . THIRD—Mr. GORGE RIGNOLD and the popular youn comedioune, Miss SARA JEWETT, the oa, mirable. Dre sip weone of Guakaopansen “ROe MEO AND JU. REVERE Ss) Bt v+eeMr. F. ©. BANGS v, MILNES LEVICK ir, E, L, DAVENPORT BRUTUS... FIFTH—The whole to conclude with a capital humorous ene tertainment, *,* Seats can now be secured, I Reserved places, $1 50; Ad+ mission, Dress Circle,6) cents: Family Clrele, 30 cents, ‘Tiekets printed for Thur for HEATRE FRAN ATS. Dernieres representations. beg 16 MAL ay will hold 4 au Benefice de VENL MADAME, CAVERUET Oomedio en 4 act ned Emile LE MARQUIS’ D ei Comedie en 4 acte: Sand. SAMEDI, ARISIAN ES, = ARISIAN ARIEILES Only Originally Artistic Bensatlonal Varletton in America, Shines over ail. EVERY EVENING at 8 o'clogt MATINEE TU r BDAY, THUnsbavan SATURDAYS ata Ty REATEST SENSATIONS r Billy operate nee Py original Sl MANIA FOR LOVERS, A sensations! picture of future probabiiit THE SCHOOL GIit! FROLIC. The bewildaringly be: utiful Ballee, entitled JIKLS OF MADRID. Exquisitely graceful ip yoluptucs ‘and sensational Firat time of Signor Kovegmeie Mile. BLRTHA and eich NB SL batlet In Ameries, of 100 Artists of mance, Largest. humorous VAN reat each perfor~ ivelies A ay Dow e ertainment im erica, MPVONY, PASTOR'S NEW THEATRE. 587 Broadway. opposite Metr TONY PASTOR THE ONLY Fi! ON AN ENTERTAINMENT Firat time of the Oct ROP! TRTOR, ARIKTY THEAT. B OADWAY, THE RICHMOND SISTERS. Engagement for oue week ouly of DAMS AND Xt M, king Dutch Comedians and Dancers, ISS WILSON HENRIETT, A MOLLENHAUER, KATIE EDWARDS, SADIE DE: CAKKIE DUNCAS, HARRIE ci LIPS, HARKY MONTAGUE, J. 8. ki 5 remier company of the world STAR, TI hobs! TUKSDA t OFFENBACH, Neurs. SHOOK & PALMER......Proprietors and Managers Ares. G, GLLM: 5 Manager THIS CUESDAY) EV f paige aay” ‘te, JACQUES OFFENBAU assisted by 100 eminent Musicians, e nt “Most delightfal summer reso Admission, €1; SPECIAL PROGKAMME Por mt TP ELLY & LBON'S MINSTRELS AND “BCRLaSQua Opera Company, 23d st., near 6th av.—Every Evens ing and Suturday Mat Kr {WON K ell Lew Benedict, Waltors and Morton Eawin Latter, Jepanese Tonimy, EN EDI iN a "SAD MISTAKE. H. Gordon's new Ballad. eyGiee of the Mountain ane Next week Burlesque on Offenbach’ GRAND icnEss « on, Frank Bowles, Vogul’s Orchestra. heats secured six da} Box office open 9 A. RAND — THK LADIES WHO yste CONGRESS a PASTOR'S MATL OF BEAUTY, DAY. pug ANNIVERSARY ESNTATFION OF THE SEW YORK INSTITUTION FOR THE BLIND, cousisting of Vocal and Instrumental Music, Literary Exercises, dex Pill be eld at STELNWAY HALL on Tharsday evening May 18, 1876, comme ats Bee ] OWES & Caas a etKcU Mace, Goss. Dwyer and Professor M 17; Greenpount, 18; Hari wita iame burg, May ty and and 20. —AN ELEGANT WINDSOR FOUR ROUND Pianofo $1,000, for $300; 5 DEPARTURE. —GRANDs, ... UPRiGH' wand socond hand, to to 5. X."BALL & CO., 15 Bast 14th at, BEAUTIFUL Tempe ming Joiat ef 875; A STEIN- nm octay arved A =PIANOFORTES T <focture, by CHICKENS ner 18th st. =CLOSING OUT: LARGE, ELEGANT STOCK OF oF hal Barniore’s Estate, 303 N 4, 190 Sth av., cor- LoT OF er ae 9 HAN DD PIANOPORT! A siorou wonick 7 TELRGANT STRINWAY & aoe pe. for $290, cont $07; rhehly carved. four round. rosew it, ngraffe, oversiran; residence No, 47 Werk 16% MERICA'S CENTENNIAL” Do with superb lishogray 1 atiington Watts GRAND CENTENNIAL MARON, alt ged tor o, Thoman, just eceived: price Tv aor wae Ee of Wales Mr oh usstone eck real enjoyment zo is at hom visting | TO TONY PAs TORS adeiphi jatinee to-day. Porty young lady attendants, Grand Vocal and lastru tal Oo Ne oo from 7 watil 1 o'clock. Adwission 1 LTO pure GREAT MUSTANG RAGE, eeu, ee ae ae AVENING TELEGRAM boards of the paper, Br. vane office, 1,205 ivnanay every hour Myers, TO-DA TUBSDA’ TE Rony STAR he, NY” PASTOR’ wig Pe TS aed MATINER T0-pa¥.” 2a UNION SQUAKE, OFFERS FOR . cellent upright and square ot hand Pianos very cheap for cash “RARE CHANCE—8145, CT ICKERING ROSEWOOD octave Pianoturve, cont #50, carved fegs; good as new. 57 Kast GEeat BARGAINS.—NEW AND SECOND. Ue} Pianos, dest quality, at FISCHER'S, 423 and 425 Wi ANUPACTURER—BARGAINS,—7\¢ PIANOS, FULLY warranted, Jnat te rent We at GAN Concer —cuvnon or pax, S 1 THE HOLY concert Ti, at 4 ilgohs —s a r church, New York, ATINER ee " ws AW ioRaTaR,