The New York Herald Newspaper, June 22, 1876, Page 11

THE COURTS. The Old, Old Story of Marital Unpleasantness. A COTTON OWNER’S FORLORN HOPE. Auother Chapter in the Bleecker Street Railroad Litigations. THE ANTI-RAPID TRANSIT FIGHT. ‘The general rule has been hitherto that the lords of creation have lorded it pretty effectually over Eve's @augbters, and that where cruelty and inhuman treat” ment pave formed the grounds for an apphecation for divorce the wite has boen the suffering and compiain- img party. The husbands, henpecked, abused and eruelly treated as, doubtless, they have been in many fpstances, if unable to fight it ous on the matrimonial line with their belligerent baives, havo, at least, re. _ Wained silent in the courts on that subject, ashamed, perhaps, to ucknowledge deieat at the hands of a woman. To this course there have beeh known but three exceptions in the judicial proceedings of the State Courts, in two of which the rights and liberties of the stricken busbands were vindicated, and the third fs now pending in the Court of Common Pleas in thig city. In this suit the complaining party is Robert Grace, a grocer on West Fortieth street, whose wife | the defendant in the suit, bears the mild and kindly name of Mary. Robert, according to his complaint and affidavits used in the action, presents a long and nevious roll of wrongs at the hands of his Siar. He charges that, though twelve years married, almost thas entire period has been one of illtreatment on the part of his witc; that though he conducted him- sell with all due propriety and managed his household atfairs with pradeuce and ocopomy and treated bis Wife ut all times with kinaness aud forbearance, she, disregarding the solemnity of her marriage vow aud obligation to treat her husband with kindness and at- tention, witbin about one year after their marriage commenced a course of bursh and unkind and tyrannical treatment and conduct toward jim which continued, with very slight intermissious, unti! they finally sepa- rated {rom euch other, about the 30th ot May last; that on divers occasions while they lived together practised such treatment toward him as rendered it un. sale for him to cobabit with her; that with an open r hand she threatened to murder him, tore struck him im the facé and abused and peciically as to her eon- that she has been tre- juently arrested by the police tor disorderly conduct; that she is in the habit of drinking to excess and when under the influence of the ardent will curse in a most shocking manner and of this habit he bas been utterly upable-to break her; that her temper is 60 violeut as to endanger his life to continue to live with her; that on she 15th , 1876, on returning home ‘trom his Lesage as drunk aod refused to cook his meal inviting him to go tothe regions below aud get cooking done there; later on the same evenin, e be- came uggressive.-seized a pair of scissors aod plunged them into bis knee, and then expressed sorrow thatthe wound was not in the heart; he then left ber and took reiuge with hig mother, but soon thereafter she re- peuted and promised to do better and he relented and Teturned to his home; but one moon had passed when sho again became violent, tore bis clothes, threatened to kill kim, and “smashed things At one time she took a pound weight and itat his bead, but missing ber mark smashed the show window of the store; continuing the tight, her next ammual- tion was a pail of butter, the contents of which was Beattered all over tho store; she next seized a large meut koife and informed him that be had but to speak another word in order to have the luxury uf the knife bemg run through him. So jar as appears by the aifida- vit he remained silent, Tho wile on her part denies the brath of her busband’s aliegauuns, and charges that bis conduct was cruel und inhuman, and she the victim; that he hasstruck and beaten and lamed ver with- DUL provocation, and on one occasion struck out for ber Jeit eye with all the certainty of marksmanship Wough without the deadly effect of the famous Sam Long, of Texas; that wiih rare mitervals his entire course of conduct for a long time has been uniiormly brutal and abusive, applying to ber abusive Lungaage, wiriking and attempting to strike her, and frequently neglecting to support her, and that she considers it un- te Lo live with him. On these grounds she asks a de- sree of separation in her favor. She further alleges that he is duing a good business und is able to pay a ice pt $260 to ber counsel and $10 a week alimony to her, and she wants him to be compelled to do ut or the satis- faction given her of putting lim in Ludlow Street Jail. This be answers by the solemn asservation that the Store is not now his; thut his wile bas frightened away all the customers; that he cannot pay anything and she dese: vos nothing, be having proviaed for her a separate bome according to bis means, Judge Van Hoesen has the application for alrmony and counsel fee under consideration, but the question of cruelty remains to be adjudicated upon at some jater day. THE BLEECKER STREET RAILROAD. The examination before Mr. Isaac Dayton, as referce, In relation to the origin, management and future dis position of the Bleccker Street Railroad was continued yesterday. The #eviously unfinished cross-examina- fon of Jacob Sharp, who is a trustee both of the Bleecker street road and the Twenty-third street road, was continued by Mr. Algernon 8. Sullivan, on behalt of the receiver, The stockholders were represented during the proceedings by Messrs. Chatfoid and Ran- som; Mr. Harlowe, plaintiff in one of the foreclosure wits net the road, vy Mr, Miller, and “Jake” Sharp by Mr. Bright. In answer to the questions put to him, Mr. Sharp testified that he bas pot heard o1 any of the two-thirds of the stockholders who wero in favor of the hase to the Twenty-third Street Kaiiroad having recently changed their minds. Dn redirect oxamination by Mr. Bright be said he used © examine the books while President of the road, but more geucrally relied on the reports of the treasurer; he made exertions to raise money to extend the Bleecker Street rond'to the extent of inquiring where he could place the bonds; the money murket was then such as to make it extremely difiicait to raise money, and bis failure to do 89 induced him to favor a lease to the Twenty-third street road. On recross-examination be said he never knew of any effort to get back the $24,000 spent under the bead of the protection account; the rent of the Gansevoort lots was $8,000 a year some of those lots were used by Jobn f Conor for storage of lumber, and could not be used for any otber purpose. In answer to a ques- Won by hiv counsel Mr. Sharp further testified tat ‘ae thought in the extensions obtamed by the road. it was well paid for the $34,000 expended through the “protection account.” On bebalf of Sharp, Conover and others of the Bleocker Street directors, Mr. Bright then called Eben- ezer B. Schaffer, a lawy: who was present. Mr. Schaffer said he had not been subpenacd, and objected besworn Mr. Bright appealed to the referee, but ter said he did not think he had any control over how be could prevent hum. Mr. Schaffer was prompt to take the bint, and moved toward the door, at the Same time stating he had previously told Sharp he would hot testify uoless regularly subpanaed, and pow tbat he happened to be present on other business he wanted to take advantage of it to compel him to Vestity; with this be disappeared out of tne door. A aubpaena was hurriedly prepared, Jacob Sdarp, bearing 1t in one band and with a silver ball dotlar beid conspicuously between the forefinger and thumb of the other, went in hot pt ito! the runaway witness, He soon returned, ho wip the perspir a from his globular jace and announced his tujure, and the case had to proceed tor the time being without the testimony of Schaffer. James 1. Teetor, a former conductor on the who had been discharged by the receiver, but who haa been restored through the intercession of Thurlow Weer anil was again discharged, gave testimony simi lar to that previously given by other discharged con- ductors as to the receiver’s conduct in office. He do- pied that Major Dane, the Superintendent of the road, bad told bim that he was discharged because of steal- ness. Ppornt the taking of further testimony was ad- Jourved until to-day. ———_ + THE RAPID TRANSIT FIGHT. The examination of witnesses on behalt of the Gilbert Klovated Railway Company, mm the suit brought against Ww by the Sixth Avenue Railroad Company, was re- vamed yesterday before Judge Sedgwick, holding Bpecial Term of the Superior Court, Wilham Ortoo, President of the Western Union Telegraph Compat Yestifiod that he was nccustoméa to travelling on the Greenwich Street road aud has a habit of watching the affect of the noise on the horses; he never saw a run away; he drives his own horses in the neighborhood of the samo raiirord, and they seem to take little notice of it. Willian E. Dodge said he was astonished to see bow iittic potice was iaken of the Greenwich Street road Mi horses, and that som itatall On cross-exam: there Was @ strong public teeling in Larrytown in favor of Fapid tranent, Joni ‘erry, Cyrus W, Field, Joun M, kK, A. BK. Stout, Dawier Wo Wyman James H. Wil- W. 1. Shank and other wit- hom gave about the sw regarding the eflects of the passing of Kie- ved Raviwey trains upon horses, In the suit hrought by th aguinst the News York Ejevated Ratiroad Company several ncdibonal witnesses examined yesterday ¢ Letore Judge Van Hoesen, of the Court ons, WhO Is trying the case. The wit Aesves examined were Fredrick Walier, Jobn T. Van Kiper, Oden Chenute, James Usher, Richard W. Harl- burt, Syivester RK, Cobn and Edward Gibb. The last wii ness was fhe engineer of the frst ir train over th , and is still an engineer Over the road, Mr. Coenuie wi airman of the Committee of Arebi- ‘yeeis who reported on the Elevated Railroad, The re- port was read, ils main point being that though in Nimth Avenue Railroad | NEW YORK HERALD, ear. ee tir aay et tat wo io a . moet of ane otber witeases g the line of the road all stated that rubaway accidents and horses ror | fright from trains passing over the Elevated Railroa are very rare. CURIOUS COTTON SUIT. A rather singular trial was commenced yesterday before Judge Westbrook, in Supreme Court, Circuit, io which Wilson Clements is p! Turria defendant. The platotff, during owned a large amount of cotton, and in 1865 he seut 262 bales through Texas, each bale having the private mark ot 8X9, The bales were taken away by some one at Camargo and sent through Matamoras to Liverpool, where inti! happened to be, and he discovered them, with new wrappers outside his. Defendant says he bought the cotton in Canada. The piaint alleges that defendant knew who was the owner, ib all events, that ho had no to it A suit was com- the pluintif in the English Chancery the cotton mentione bad been M id ies residing in New Orleans put in ans that plantifs purse was gh and the Court was tuo slow, so he cut year ago, when defendant came into bis Jjarisdiction, this action was commenced. jendant ‘set up the action in England as a bar, but the fact was it was dismissed and never tried on the merits, The whole question is whether defendant bas a legal title, A MOTHER'S MONUMENT. A suit presenting some rather novel features came to trial yesterday before Judge J. F. Daly, holding Trial Term of the Court of Common Pleas, Mr. Daniel Draddy has brought suit against Stephen Lovejoy for professional services. He alleges tu bis compiaint that Mr. Lovejay stated that he aes.red to have amonu- ment erected over the grave of bis mother, for which he was willing to pay $12,009, and that he desired him to prepare plans and specifications for the same, with the understanding that the work of constructing the monument, which was to be made of marble, was to be given to him. He did as requested, but on submit. ‘ting the plans for the monument to Mr. Draddy_ the latter stated that be desired to show them to other members of the family jor their approval Subse- quently, as Mr. Draddy further averred in his com- piaint, Mr. Lovejoy employed another party to make the monument, who, with very slight modification, constructed it in conformity with the plans and speci- fications originally nog mnie de f bimselt. Upon this state of facts he sues for $2,(00 for services in prepur- ing the plan of the monument, S SUIT FOR HEAVY DAMAGES. William A, Leonard brought suit against the New York Central and Hudson River Ratiroad Company, claiming $50,000 damages for injuries sustained on June 17, 1874, His story is that in stepping off a temporary bridge at Fifty-seventh street and Fourth avenue, after bemg told by the flagman that it was all Tight, be was bit by the cowcatcher of a passing train, dragged some distance and thrown into the excava- tion in progress for laying a sunken track. He re- Teceived a severe scalp wound, was so injured that his eyesight and hearing are still impaired, and is also Jamed trom injury to one of his kneepans, The case came to trial yesterday before Judge speir, in the Su- perior Court, Mr. Eaward Gilbert fe aged for the plainuff aod’ Mr. Frank Loomia for the railroad com- pany. After the testimony for the plaintiff! had been submitted Mr. Loomis moved ior a dismissal of the complaint, and preased hts motion by avery elaborate argument. Jedze Speir granted the motion, holding that there was po proo! that the railroad company was Mable, and instructing that if there was avy lia- bility it rested on the city. The intentton of the plain- tiff is Yo press the matter further in the courts. CROOKED WHISKEY TRIALS. The June term of Judgo Benedict's court opened yes- terday with the calling of the calendar. The case of Philip H, Tuska, indicted on a charge of complicity in the crooked whiskey frauds, came up on Assistant Dis trict Attorney Foster's demurrer to the defenuant’s plea in abatement. Mr. E. W: Wood, Tuska’s counsel was prevented rom being present on account of sick- nese, and General Tracy put in an appearance for him, asking that the case go over unwil Friday, when he will argue from Mr. Wood’s obriet of interpose a piea in abatement in bebalf of his own clients, This proposi- tion was assented to by General Foster. In the cases ot Edward Boury and James Anthony, indicted on sim- ‘lar charges to that of Tuska, Mr. Thomas Harland, their counsel, withdrew the plea of not guilty and en- tered a motion to q! SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. In the Court of Common Pleas yesterday, before Judge Van Brunt, Benjamin Wood recovered three ver- dicts against the city for $1,855, $921 and $804 18 respec- tively, for rent of rooms im his bvilding on Chatham square, John O’Donne!l yesterday recovered a verdict before Judge Westbrook, in Supreme Court, Circuit, against the city for $8,412 50, being the full amount of aciaim for (urnishing m 1871 iron columns for one of the District Court houses. i Botore Judge Van Brant, holding third term of the Court of Common Pleas, William H. Delany yesterday recovered a yerdict for $195 against the city for services asclerk im the Bureau of Sewers, usder the appoint- ment of the Com: toner of Pubic Works, in Lol. ‘Appitcation was made yesterday by Merrick Sawyer vo Judge Donohue tor attachment against the prop- erty iu this State of the Collins Granite Company of Maine. The princi claims tbat the derendant ts tu- devted to him im the eutm of some $19,250, being the balan tu bilidue him for cut granite furvished to the defendant. Owing to the mMiness yesterday of Judge Gildersieeve Recorder Hackeit adjougped the Court until to-d The case of Charles L. Williamson, alias Perrin, alias Farnbam, 1# set down for trial to-day, Hoe was con- victed in Part 1 last term of uttering forged New York Central and Buffalo and Eric Railroad bonds, and he will again be plaved to answer to another indictment against bim. District Attorney Bliss was yesterday interrogated as to whether Charles I, Lawrence would be sentenced auri pated airy ing of Judge Benedict, and the official replied that he thought no sentence would be passed, and he added, significantly, “We hayen’t got Uirough with him yet” It is said by those acquainted with the case that a motion for sentence will never bé made. In tho sait brought by Mary Crocheron against the North Shore Staten Island Ferry Compuny to recover $10,000 damages jor injuries sustained by lating down the stairs leading from the lower to the upper deck of one of deiendants’ steamboats resulted yesterday in a dismissal of the compia' Judge Robinson, ot the Court of Common Pleas, before whom the case was tried, directed the dismissal on the ground that no gross negligence was shown on the part of the com- ny. kerr j49 trial of the suit brought by Joseph Agate against J. 8, Sands to recover from the defendant, who is a stockholder of the Manhattan Sewing Machine Com- pany, tor rent of the premises occupied by the com- ny, amounting to $2,415 69, was un yesterday Betare Judge Van Brant in the Court of Common Piensa, | ‘The suit is brought under the new law making stock- holders liable for the amoant of the stock held by them. The detence ts that the defendant has paid twice the amount of his stock and 14 relieved from lability. ‘An fodietment found in the district of Louisiana was forwarded to the United States Marsbal’s office 1m this city on Tucsday, charging & number ot persons in this city and eisewhere with conspiring to detraud the gov- ernment he construction of the New Orleans Cus- tom House, for which they Were contractors. One ar- rest bas been made, and bail givon for the aefendant’s appearance when called upon to answer. Several of e other defendants are dead, and others are out of the Jurisdiction of the Marshal, The maiter is kept as far js possible Irom public notice, the officials being ious to make further arrests, The suit brought by tl afacturers’ and Build- inst Wiliam C. Molloy, tried yesterday ge Sheridan, nthe Marine Court, is one volving a question of Y. tion whether State banks are liable to the operation of the laws relating to naury. In the case of the Bank ot Whiteball va. Lamb the Supreme Court of the United States held that national banks did not jorieit the con- but merely the amount charged in ex- per cent, The New York Court of | Appeals held otherwise, and the question is which | cvurt controls, His Honor directed a verdict for the plain? for the amount claimed. Tho defendant's | counsel moved for anew tral on three grounds, and, after argument from Mr. Biandy in support and Mr. Bright in opposition to the motion, the Court reserved ite decision. C Moore, a Rassian, was tried yesterdsy vetore edict, in the United 5 Circust Court, on ites dangerous weapon oo Frank Ki on board the American bark Governor Morgan, while on a voy- age The two men had a dispute over the periormance of some duties and Moore, applying an opprooriot epithet to Kingsland, was knocked down. e retal med by drawing a sheath kuile and slitting 0 Kingsland’s face from his lett ear to his nose, a ne prisoner was deiended by Judge Weicome E. Beevo. who gave as the defence the heat of passion. Aseistant Disinet Attorney Foster, in bit address to the jury, paid a tribute to the English people, saying that tu dis- potes of this kind they always used their fists, the weapons that God gave them avd did not resort to knives of firearms. Moore was promptly convicted and was remanded for once. Jeremiah Devlin & Co, brought sait against the Globe Mutual Lite losurance Company to compel a specitic performance of an option to jease rooms tn the buildy now occupied by plaintifia as a clothing store, on the corner of Warren street and Broadway, whieh, tt i= claimed, defendants exercised. Tho rooms have been occupied by the Ndants for some time, and, their Joase having expired, negotiations jor a renewal ware entered into between plaintils ana the President ot the Globe Company, Plaintiffs now claim that there was a distinet agreement to lease the rooms in queation, while the defendants say that the conversations between ihe president and plaintiffs for that parpore cannot be con- sirued as a contract, for tho reason that the former had no power to make bid petegy gor without the cou sent of the directors, Judge Lawrence, holding su preme Court, Special Term, vefore whom the case was tried, yesterday dismissea the complaint DECISIONS. \3 AUPLEME COURT-—CHAYDERS, By Judge Donohue. Stigler vs. Blrekinan,—Un the addition proposed to | the order by plait der as it (s atands Aufmords va Goldstein; Grant vs. Jonas @.* | Roo ason.—Nos Los, 1360, 2281, 18 4 Southwick va, The First 18.—Motions denied. —Memo- ims, Collins vs. Collins and Moller va. Moliér et al, Nos. 2, 3.and 4.—Orders granted. Stiles vs, Currie,—Motion denied, withoat costs. Jn the Matter of Hurd aud Moore vs. Talleot, No. 2— Motion granted. Memorandum. —— va Van Biclen, and Corbin vs. Bell.—Motions wi ted. Srevens et al, A ed States Trust Company ve, O’Keete; Strauss va Richardson; The United States Trust Company vs. Cadlipp; Kennedy vs. The Brandon Statuary Murble Com Percy Chase; Stiles va. Currie; Bloxom va The Ma; Dilinger va, The Mayor, &o.; Thomas vs. The &ec.; Ferra va The Mayor, ac; McKntyre vs, Mayor, &c. ; Van Reed vs. The Mayo: i Tho Mayor, &c.; Stevens va, The Mayor, &c.; Finley vs. The Mayor, &o,; Short vx. The M , ac. ; Stowart vs, The Mayor, &c. ; Jones va, The Mayor, &c. ; McVor- mick vs, The Mayor, &c,; Jardine va. The Mayor, &o. ; Dietz va The Mayor, &o,; Ball vs, The Mayor, &e; Luckey va, The Mayor, nia, ht we ee yor, or, The kc.; Bussenecke vs. The Or, &C. 5 iva. The Mayor, &c.; Conner va. The Mayor, &c.; Boeliger vs, ‘The Mayor, &c.; Dougherty va The Mayor, &c.; Mo- ack vs. The Mayor, ka; Forry va The Mayor, &e.; Mears va, The Mayor, &c.; Hagaman vs. Gilmore; Daly vs. Jacot; Thoms vs. Whitney; August vs. Rack ; Deeves va. Ward; Bruit vs. The Seourty Insurance Company; Buhe vs, Law; Richardson vs. Toop, and Cane va, Scriber and another. Granted. By Judge Barrett. Hicks vs. The Equitabie Lite Assurance Society, and Lect va, Same. Orders granted, Miller vs, Miller,—Order settled. Charles J. Langerfeld and Wilhelmina Langerteld.— Report now conirmed and judgment of divorce granied, COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM. By Judge C. P, Daly. Duhaney vs Blossom.—see opinion. By Judge Van Brunt, Revuer va, Adoiphi.—Amendmenta do not refer to seccartene Dotes Case cannot be settled until this jone, Weea vs. Bell.—Same decision. By Judge Van Hoeson. Hartshorne vs. Staplos,—Motion granted. Simpson vs. Holmes.—Application granted, See memorandum, GENERAL SESSIONS—PART 1. Belore Recorder Hackett, GRABBING A WATCH. Frederick Green was arraigned on the charge of stealing a gold watch, chain and iocket, valued at $86, from the person of Jobn Veith, at Lanasman’s Park, on the 12th ins A brisk shower dampencd the terpai- chorean exercises of the throng, and during the rush for temporary shelter it was alleged that the prisoner, th other vird prey, contrived to ‘the prisoner proposed to piead guilty the day previous betore Judge Gildersle yet on the present trial he id not hesitate to perjure himself in the present in- stance in order to avert the necessary consequences of ms crime, He was sent to the State Prison tor five years, PLEAS AND SENTENCES. Walter A. Chapman, a waiter, who gave his residence as No, 342 West Thirty-cighth street, pleaded guilty to the charge of snatching a pocketbook containing $8 53 from Rebecca W. Johnson, of No. 425 Sixth avenue, on the 14th inst, as the complainant was walking up Twenty-seventh street, The Recorder sent the colored oflender to the State Prison for four yoars, James Johnson, charged with aiealing eight reams-of Paper, and having pleaded guilty to the ofence, and evi- dence of [Adige character having been given, he was ue, was “i by Officer Leflerts, of the Fifteonth precinct, with having in bis possession a number of skeleton keys, with the intent to commit burglary at No. 71 Wost Eleventh street. The prisoner pivaded guilty to the charge of carrying burglars’ tools, and he was eent to the Penitentiary tor six months. FIFTY-SEVENTH STREET COURT. ig Before Judge Kilbreth. IN FEMALE ATIIRE, Officer John O'Brien, of the Nineteenth precinct, arrested, on Third avenue, a man named John Ed- wards, who was dressed in female attire. He had his picture taken in a neighboring photograph gallery and bad just come out 6f @ ladies’ hairdressing saloon, where he bad bis hair done up in the later lashion, He was dressed in a black alpaca dress, a flaming scariet bow, illusion veil and black straw bat, neatly done up. He carried a tan at his side, To the Court he said he was an actor, having a room in Filty-tourth street, near Third avenue; that he was not aware that he was committirg any offence, and, anyway, that Jt was bis first oflence ot any kina. He ‘was fined $10 and cominitted in delanit of $1,000 bail tw keep the peace for a your, He offered 10 pay the Court the $1,000 for bis liberty, buy of course, the ofler was not accepted. Subsequently ho gave as a reason for donning female clothes that he nad been etuployed by a downtown merchant to act as a detective last night, but be refused to give the name of hisemptoyer, His commitment seemed to excite him considerably, because hv said it would pre- vent his leaving the city, as be intended, last night. THE ALLEGED CONSPIRACY CASE. Thomas H. Wyatt, the lawyer implicated in tho al- leged conspiracy to deiraud, charged against Wil- lington A. Carter, appeared in court yesterday. Bail was fixed in both cases at $1,000, which was given, but the accused have not yet decided whether to waive an examination go down for trial immediately or not, They will decide to-day. Mr, Carter claims to have no connection with the case until softer the house in Eighty-first street had been sold by Sheriff O'Brien, vi that then be only sold in good faith a $5,000 mort. gago jor a man named Kelly, who was also one of the parties to the alleged conspiracy POLICE COURT NOTES. Otto Schmidt, keeper of a stationery store at No, :62 Bowery, and Slegiried Woliertz, of No. 194 Bowery, were held for trial at the Essex Market Court by Jus- tice Bixby yesterday for selling obscene literature, At the Washington Place Court Stephen Schnatl, of No. 91 South Fifth avenue, and Jobn Schoenholz, of No, 118 South Fitth avenue, were committed on a similar charge. The complaints im both cases were made by Anthony Comatock, agent of the Society for the Sup- pression of Vice, and Special Detective J. A. Brition of the Post Office Department, At the Washington Place Police Court yesterday Joba Kilday, a laborer, of No, 62 Barrow street, was held to await the result of the injurics of bis wile, Mary Kil- day, “bom h ck on the head with an axc during a drunkon qa. 1 at their residence on Tuesday night. Jacques Chollet, 1 French Jaborer, who was em- ployed to repair the flagging of the yard of No. 49 West ‘Third street, was arrested by Detective Slavin, of the Fitieeuth precinct, aud beid jor trial at the Washing- ton, Piace Police Vourt apenas Bead stealing $100 from the apartments of Francois Wonters, who keeps a laundry m the same building, fy, at the Wa-hington Piace Police Court, Justice Du held Frederick Copeutt, foreman of the London Bottling Company, No. 187 Soath Fifth avenue, for stealing a quantity of sugar trom the tactorv. Mr. George Raynor, the manager of the company, stated in court that for the past six months the prisoner bas been constantly piifering Various essences and essential oils nsed in the business 01 the company, but always ovaded detection up to the present time. & aomewh: Murray at the Tombs. It appeared that Jobn Costeiloe, a workinan omployed by the Kievaied Railroad, was re- aoe the track yesterday and leit his monkey wrench ying on one of the cross-sleepers. Owing to » sudden Jar sidewalk, on the head, fracturing nis skull. Costelloe Was arrested by Rounasman Whilard, of the Twenty- seventh precinct, and on being arraigned betore Justice Murray was committed 1o await the result of Juannes’ injuries. COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. Surxeex CourtT—Cuamnens—Held by Judge NDono- —Non. 45, 54, 61, 63, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 96, 104, 140, 157, 161, 182, 19s, 199, 200, 2u2, 204, 205, 206, 209, 210, 216, 217, 240, Tho assessment calendar will also be called, Scrreme Court—Sreciat. Traw—Held by Judge Lawrence.—Demurtrer—No! 13. Law and fact—Nos, 228, 214, 278, 279, 173, 174, 587, ‘691, 230, 11, zi, 71, 198, 146, 419, 421, 498, 980, 344, 47i, 555, 5 9, | ScCPREMB CounT—Cincrit—Vart 1—Heid by Judge Weatbrook.—Case on—No. 1114 No day calendar, Part 2—Held vy Judge Van Vorst.—Nos. 680, 1508, 1824, 736, 2404, 1318, S72, 2110, 1442, 2308, 698, 1011, 1436, 1434, 1876, 1164, 3012, 1028 15, 770, 2646. Part 3— Held by Judge Larremore —Case on—No. 1750, No day calendar. Scrgnion Cocrt—SreciaL Taum—Held by Jadge Sedgwick.—Case on—No, 41. No day caiendar. SureKion Court—TRiay i—Part 1.—Hold by Judge Bapiord.—Nos. 1176, 1177, 1035, 2134, 2060, 192 ‘1165, 1072, 1114, 2155, 1130, 11%ty 1848, 1524, 481 Part 2—Held by Jonge Speir,—Nos, 2063, 741, 2152, 1203, , 1210, ae 13, 1215, 1216, 1219, 1226, 1227, 1027, 1780, 1204, Common Pisas—Egcrry Traw—Held by Judge Van Hoeseu.—Cas- on—No, 24 No day calendar. ComMON PL8AS—TRiaL Tama—Part l—Hela by Judge Ti, 2OF2, B42, 2456, 1444, 1097-2128, 1104, 2121, 377 318, 2290, 1184, 2118. Part 2--Held by Judge ‘244, 2286, 1048, Hiss gue0, 2046 2360, DaUb, 1181, 1 }, 2253, 2820, 2 Hh, 1, Part $—Helt by ‘Sudge J. Non? 2488, 2439, 7, 2Ud6, 2448, 2414, ouRT—URIAL Team—Part 1—Held by Chief No day calendar antl to-morrow. Part Sheridan.—Nos. 6504, 2624, 7401, ae , 4295, 6876, TU83, 3698, 4241, 4045, 7028, 7020, 6675, 7907.” Part $—Held by Judge Sinnow. —Nos. Ould, 7945, 7442, 6761, 6770, 6914, 6550, 6916, 7069, 7013, A468, 1438, T1498, Todd, 70d, TH4S, COURT OF GENERAL Skssions—Part 1—Held by Re- corder Hackett.—The Veopic vs. Albert Smith, fel ous asvault and battery; Same vs. Marcas Buckin, havolery: Samo vs. Hymau Goldstewm, rand larceny: singular case came up before Justice | { Chase ve. The Howe Sewing Machine Vompany.—Mem- | dame va James Shaw, forgery; orandums, vit stolen goods ¢ wrench fell down and strack Jacob Joannes, of | 88 if ihe prisoners we) sh No.¥ Greenwich street, who was walking along the | Same va Lewis Kun- ker, recel me vs. Jobo Me- Carthy and ee Powers, receiving stolen goods Same vs. Jonn Scbults, petit larceny; Same vs She! fela cruelty to sulmale; Same Ve. William Jones, ing lottery laws; Same vs. Georgianna White, vio- house laws; Same vs Isuac 1, goods; Same vs. Patrick Jour- nm, bo Part People va. Charles J. Williamson, forgery. GENERAL TERM CALENDAR, Burrato, N. Y., Juno 21, 1876, 118, 128,'196, 154, 160. § pine " A BAD SOOIAL STORY, THE UNHAPPY MAERIED LIFR OF A PRETTY JEWESS, One of those sad stories which the police coarts bring to light was developed before Judge Murray at the Tombs Court yesterday. Morris Stone, a barber, doing business at No, 145 Chatham street, was arrested by OMicer Canavan, of the Fourteenth precinct, for etrik- 4 ing bis mother-in-law, Mrs, Cathorine Wolf, with a club, and for brutally beating and otherwise ill-ui bis wife, Rebecea >tone, On tho prisoner being arraigned at the bar Mr. W. F. Howe informed Judge Murray that the present arrest was merely preparatory to the indictment of Stone by the Grand Jury for kicking his wife in the abdomen and causing a miscarriage. A certificate to that effect was hanged the Judge, The story which followed, as a sequence to the state- ment of the counsel, was oDbrigfy stated as followa:—About fifteen months ago Stone married Re- becca Wolf, the daughtor of Mrs. Catherine Wolf, wife er, avd Hnaliv, on the 8d of last September, during a Marital quarrel, kuocked down and kicked ber in the avdomen. From the effects of this injary sho was coctined to her bed for several months, Stone still continued his ill treatment. On Tuesday evening her er, Mra, Woll, was visiting her, when Stove came imand assaulted her, clutching her by the throut and atten 1g w choke hor. She cried lor heip ber mother eudeavored to drag Stone away. Stone turned on Mrs. Wolf, and, bees | up a towel roller, strack ber with iton the arm. He was about to strike ber again when the roller was snatebed from his band by a young man named Dwyer, whe, attracted by Mrs, Stone's cries for heip, had entered the house. Oficer Canavan was then called in and Stone arrested, Mrs. Wolt testified that stone repeatedly beat and abused her daughter; that she went to ber daughter's residence tp order to protect ber from the brutal as- saulte of her husband; that Stone attempted to choke her daughter, and that on her interfering Stone struck her with the wooden roller. The wite of the prisoner was next called. The poor girl was so utterly prostirated and weakened that she ‘Was unable to waik and bad to be supported inside the bar rating by ber father, Judge Murray gave her a seut on the bench beside him, and one of the court officers brought some ice water and brandy. She could hardly give her evidence, being seized every now and then with fits of convulsive sobbing. She fully con- firmed the evidence of her mother, and said ber hus- band had not only endeavored to choke her, but had ordered his younger brother to beat her if she slapped him, When Mra Stone attempted to rise from the chair in which she was sitting she staggered and fainted away. * Justice Murray committed Stone in $1,000 bail for assaulting his wite and in $500 bail fur striking bis mother-in-law, He was unable to fud ball and was locked up tn the Tombs, POLICE TRIALS. ‘The trial room at Police Headquarters was well filled with spectators yesterday, several cases of interest Deing’on the calendar. All the Commissioners, with the exception ot General Smith, oécupied the bench, The case of Officer Lefferts, of the Fifteenth pre- cinct, charged with illegally arresting a Mrs, Woods, was adjourned, owing to the illness of the complain- ant, The complaint against Captain Lowery, of the Sixth precinct, was next taken up, and a large number of ‘witnesses were sworn. The charge was to the effect that Lowery, on Sunday, May 28, stood on the corner of Worth and Chatham streets, in tront of the saloon of complainant, John Koster, and -made use of the words, “1 will have the damned )utebman if 16 takes twenty-four hours.”” Thomas P. Walsh swore to hea ing Captain Lowery make use of the words charged. Patrick Hogan corroborated the previous witness and Bartholomew J. Mulroo: heard a portion «f the language. The case, howe short bofore any defence was put in by Cominissioner Erbardt, who said that officers often found it difficult to eniorce the Jaws. The case will be dismissed. A second compla:nt against Captain Lowery, made by Officer Rawley of his command, was next teken up. The officer charged his Captam with calling bim a cow- ardand curand ordering bim to arrest two Italians, against whom there was no charge. The complainant testified that on the mght of the 12th inst. te heard a disturbance in @ tenement house in Mulberry street avd entered, m company with Officer Fogerty, to sce what was the trouble. He found tour Italians asleep onthe roof. On coming out be met the Captain, who culled bim a coward and cur for not arresting tho Ttalans and ordered him to go back and arrest them, The Captain admitted calling. him a coward and giving the order to arrest, which, he claimed, was perlectly legal. Patrolman Hill, of the First District Court squad, was put ou trial charged with’ roughly handling the wile of the complianant, a Mr. Buckiagham. The only tnerdent in the trial worthy of note was the discovery that Buckingham was a person of extraordinary versa- tility of genius. He had in bis litetime figured as a polieeman, a lawyer, a sheriff and a homm@opathic and allopatnie physician. 1% also transpired that he was once arresied for bigamy. Hill’s defence wos that he merely separated complainant from his wife in the court room. The case will be dismissed, OMoer Mitchell, of the Fourth psecinct, was ar- raigned on the charge of unwarrantably clubving Frederick Reiwinkie. The tacts of tho outrage were all published in the Hgraup a lew days ago. The officer put tn a defence that he did not see the boy at all on the day In question. Bat few witnesses were present and thetr testimony was pointiess, The important wituosses did pot mako their appearance. ATTEMPI TO ESCAPE FROM : MARIA.” One of the worst gangs of penitentiary convicts ever sent out of the Tombs were placed in the “Black Maria” van Deputy Sheriffs William Kennedy and Julius Re “THE on Tuesday, and while locked up in cell 11 in the Tombs on Wednesday night attempted to tear out tho water pipes and do other damage. Keepers Finn and Gover putthem in separate cells to await their re- moval to the island, The leaders of the gang were Henry Conklin, alias Fish, the notorious prbpereet arresied by Detective Jackson, of the Fourth preoimet, in front of the Hrratp vulleti nd sentenced to two two years’ imprisonment; Mi i,Kelly, convicted of wtty larceny, «mi Paul Hill, convicted Of assault and + These men are well known to the police as perute characters and noted thieves, The other pris- rs placed in the van were Frederick Burger, Henry Williams, Herman Janowitz, John Connolly, Sampson MeCabe, William Brokus, ate! g Dare, Charles Barr and two brothers named Kichard and Janfos Fitzpat- rick, While the van was being driven up Third ave- ae, near Twenty-third street, sheriff Kennedy had his attention attracted by hearing a nvise inside the van, trying to break out, at once stop) the venicl a acting: | the door saw Conklin, Kelly and Hill ing down the iron sheeting on the roof of the wagon, He at once entered the wagon, and, 1th a heavy cane, soon reduced Conklin, yy and Hill to submission. The van wi driven as rapidly possibie 10 the dock of the Com- missioners of Charities and Correction, at tho foot of West [wonty- ha street, where the prisuners were transterred steamer Minnehannock and taken to f Black: 's Isiand, On their arrival at tary Warden Fox ordered Conklin, Ki be pat in trons and placed in the dark cells, Bat for the promptness and coarage of the deputy sherifts doubtless all the prisoners would have escaped. AN AUTOCRATIC JUDGE, A.few days since a woman romewhat advanced in years was arrested on complaint of ex-Constable Smith, of Laure! Hill, on a charge of assault and battery and taken before Justice Vaiderveer, at Newtown. Upon the bearimg of the case the evidence showed that the parties were neighbors and bad quarretiod about a line fence, which the woman claimed belonged to hi Mw Swith wished to repair it and struck ber with a ham- met. Ol this she did not complain, but Smith swore she threw dirt at hi small piece of which bit mim on the face, TI tice found the woman guilty and sentences her tothe County Jail for #x months, Oo the following morning be made out w commitment, | sabstituteng the Kings County Pe y in place of the Queens County Jail, where she wes taken. On bloods of Maspeth the Taoesday following two youn; Justice on the were arraigned before the sal plant of & poor German wor who charged them with assaulting her. ier eyes were binck und body terribly brawed. The prisoners acknowledged ther guilt, and the Justice, atter Kegeobnie | staple, feed the prisoners $10 each, The respectable people of the town of Newtown are highly in the action of the Justice in these cases and have already taken steps to have the women liberated from prison ANOTHER MISSING FEMALE. Kato Nevins, aged twenty yoars, living at No. 313 East Sixtiesh street, left hor home on Tuesday morning for the purpose of visitimg her sister in West Thirty- Mth street and has not since beon scen. Beit stranger in ‘od that she is lost elty ib is bel nolice were notified to look lor Ler. with the con- | Was cut prematurely | day morning under the charge of , for | removal to Blackwell's Island. They wero sentenced THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. Y A HISPANO-CUBAN FIGHT. THB EDITOR OF EL TRIBUNO CUBANO BADLY BEATEN BY A SPANISH PLANTER. Seior Ramon Rubiera de Armas, editor-in-chief of the Spanish journal Ei Trituno Cubano, published at No, 31 Park row, appeared before Justice Murray at the Tombs yesterday and appiied for a warrant for the arrest of Sefior Domingo Guiral, a Spanish-Cuban ptantor, residing at No. 6 West Sixteenth street, on a charge of assault and battery. Sefor de Armas’ bead showed two very severe scalp wounds and his ombroid- ered shirt and clothes were covered with blood. He in- formed Judge Murray that about a month ago he blished aa article in bie paper in _refer- nce to the dissensions exist between Sefors Ur gS teal to the cause of Cos; noon yesterday be visited the office of Sefior Ponce de Leon, room 59, No, 42 Broadway, to transact som bastness, and there met Sefor Guiral. The latter the office on bis entrance, After transacting his bi ness he was going down stairs, whea he was confrontea by Guiral, who asked him if he was the author of the article So Ho aaswered in the aflirmative, when Guiral etruck him twice over the head with a loaded cane, inflicting the injuries complained of. sefior Guiral will appear at the Tombs to-day and an- swer the complaint. He claims that he acted in self- defence and that the assault was initiated by Seiior de Armas, SINKING FUND COMMISSION. The Sinking Fand Commission met yesterday and authorized the Police Department to take possession of the market in East Sixtecath street for the use of the Street Cleaning Bureau, during the pleasure of the commussien, at an annual rental of $3,000 per year. TheComptrolier was given full power to sell all the rials of the old aqueduct, upon tho line between Ninety-third and 107th streets, which have been ‘abandoned, either at public auction, or by sealed bids, alter pubiic notice’ has been given for tive days. The Comptroller reported that between December 26, 1867, and May 29, 1876, there was collected throagh the Bu- reau for the Collection of Revenue, from the sale and use of water, $22,884 60, and for the use. of water meters, belonging to the city, $22,531, which has been transferred to the sinking fund toward tho payment of interest on the city debt, BOARD OF EDUCATION. THE SCHOOL REGISTER FOR THE CITY—TURN- ING AWAY SCHOLARS THROUGH WANT OF AC- COMMODATION—TRUANCY FIGURES—FINAN- cll, ‘The Board of Education met yesterday afternoon at thetr rooms, corner of Elm and Grand streets, Prosi- dout Wood presiding. The report of City Superintendent Kiddie showed that the number ef schools examined since May 1 was 43, classes 331, In which the proficiency in 142 was found to be excellent; im 181, good; in 8, fair; and in which the discipline in 318 was excellent, and in 14 imperfect, The management in 88 schools was foont to be excellent and in 5 good. On May 10 the school- ship St, Marys was examined, and the pupils ga vie dence of careful and eMolent instruction, The num- ber of pupils on the register was 108,629, being 1,567 Jess thi game time last year. The average attend- ance was 99,258, being 615 less than at same time last year, which reduction was caused py the closing of Grammar School No. 7, Grammar School No, 6 and Primary School No. 40. The report concludes as fol- lows:—"'lt eto be regretted that it has been found necessary during the last month to refuse ad- mission to 1,361 applicants, owing to an insuf- ficiency of accommodation in several of our schools, While some of those children have, doubt- less, obtained admission in other schools, very many, it is to be feared, have been deprivea of the benefits of instruction. It is proper to state, however, that wore than one-half of these refusais have taken place in ‘the Tenth ward, and that this has beon caused by the closing of Grammar School No. 7. Upward of 300 of these cases occurred in the Nineteonth ward, in which the schools are in a very crowded condition. ’ ‘ TRUANCY, The report of the Superintendont of Truancy stated that, from June 6 to June 20, the number of cases in- vestignted by the agents was 697, of which number 449 wore not clussed as truants, leaving 248 truants and non-attendants, Of these 236 were returned and placed in school und twelve committed to the Society for the Reformation of Juvenile Delinquents, A resolution was referred reqnesting the Comptroller of the city to return to the Board bili for services rendered by numerous mechanics for work dono on public school buildings in 1870, 1871 and 1872, and which on May 4, 1874, were transmitted to the Comp- troller. By the law of June, 1476, the Board is re- quired to audit and adjust these claims within thirty days alter the passage oi the act. having been ascertained that a number of children residing outside of the jurisdiction of the Board were Tecviving instruction 1X the city schools, a resolution instructing the principals of schoois to have this prac- lice discontinued was relerred for action, ‘A petition, signed by about sizty principals of schools, asking that the special teachers be paid the same salary as that received by the teachers ot draw- ing, was referred to the Committee on Teachers, The faiary of the teachers ol drawing is now $226 an hour, and that of other apecial tenchers—French, German and m $1 75 an bour. The report of the Finance Committes, to whom had been reterred the reports of the committees on Builda- ings, School Furniture and Warming and Ventilation, recommending appropriations for repairs to buildings of $10,000, tor re; to furniture of $3,000 and for repairs to beating apparatus of $4,500, was adopted. ‘she same committee’s report that the $100,000 trans. ferred by the Board of Apportionment trom the edu tion estimates of 1875 to 1876 be reserved by the Bo: for expenditure as may become necessary during the year was adopted, The Board thon adjourned. It may b the achool.term this year will close on Friday, FIRE DEPARTMENT. Ata meoting of tho Fire Commissioners yesterday a resolution was adopted to decorate and illuminate the Hendquarters of tho department on the coming Fourth of July. Fire Marshal Sheldon submitted the following report of fires for the month of May: Total fires, 1:4, involving an estimated loss of $18,644 jocks; total, $128,200. on buildings ana $109,656 on ‘Uninsured loss on buildings, $809, and on stock, 61,045; ed that Fune 30, | total, $2,045. Insurance on buildings, $240,775; on 800. stocks, $313,026; total, $553, The loilowing is a comparative statement of fr losses and insurances for May, 1875, and May, 1876:— Fires, 1875, 129; Joss, $92,039; insurance, $964,300, Fires, 1876, 114; loss, $128,906 ; insurance, $653,800. Which was ordered to be tiled. BRIDGET BARRY'S CHINE. SEWING MaA- To tae Eprror or tar Hen, f My attention bas been called to the articles published in your paper concerning my difculty with the Weed Sowing Machine Company, and I feel very grateful for the sympathy expressed jor me, but the statement published in the Hnatp of Sunday by the Weed Sow- ing Machine Company is not true. I purchased from the Weed Sewing Machine Company a sewing machive ‘at the price of $45, 10 be paid in instalments, | made my payments regularly until the Jast instalment be- came due, 1 went to them and told them 1 would pay the $10 due in two days, to which no objection was made, On the following day three men cawe w my room and said that they wanted the sewing machine. 1 told tnem shat | was going to pay the $10 due on the next day, but that | would pay it then if they would only leave me my machine. They said that they did not want the money but the machine, and then furcibly wok the same away from me. By reason of the loss of my #ewing machine I have doen unable to support my- sell, and have been obliged to disvose of my furniture ploce by piece anul all 1s gone; and, driven to deapera- tion and despair, | went to the Weed Sewing Machine Company aud begged and entreated them to restore my machine to me of give me ny money or a portion of it, so that | would not starve, but they only laughed at me and put mo out of their store, Driven to irenzy by such treatment | picked ap a paving stone and smashed the plate glass windows in (heir store, for which I was arrested and subseqaently dischargea by Judge Duly. ‘The sewing machine which | bought for $65 and on which | havo paid $55 they sell for $40 cash, By direction of Judge Duffy | bave placed my case in the bands of Mr, William H. Gale, who bas kindly con- sented to take the same without ‘any tee and as the champion of one of the poet workingwomen of New York. Lsncerely hope that his eflorte in my behalf will not be without results and that justice may be ren. dered to BRIDGET BARRY, New York, June 21, 1876. THE BRIDGET BARRY FUND, ‘Tho following contributions have been received at the Heratp olfice for Bridget Barry :— Aponymous, New Yor A. B, C., Porichester. Total.... CHARGE OF ARSON. Fire Marsbal P. Keady yesterday caused the arrest of George W. McDonald, alleging that on or about Juno 18 he sot fire to hia livery stable, situated in Atiantic, near Flatvush avenue, Joha Brennan, his wife and child living in the sard premtses al the time, The war- Faut tor the arrest was insued by Justice Riley, of the Third District Court, and Otticer Shaniy arresied Mo- Donald, The prisoner was committed to jail to await examination. The building is the property cf the Knickerbocker Lite Insurance Company of New York. Beside the three persons whose lives were endangered REAL ESTATE, The following foreclosure sales Were held at tp Exchange yesterday :— Hugh N. Camp sold a house, with Jot 17.1x100.4, om Fast Forty-fiith street, north side, 264.7 feet cast of Seventh avenue, for $10,000, to the platnt Lespinasse & Friedman sold a house, with lot 21.4 100.5, on West Fifty-seventh strect, north side, 60.8 feet west of Ninth avenue, for $18,000, to Eaward MeLangblin, E. H. Ludlow sold three lots, each 25x100, on south- Ninety-first streot, to Charles Knight, as tollows:—Lot on corner, $8,200; xt adjoin- next adjoining on Fifth avenue, $6,200; ing, $5,500, ‘TRANSYERS. garner of 125th st. 39th at. m8, 100M Lindsay. o sume propert F 235x100 ‘Anna Stein and husbandto M. P. Flu Nom, fe. a of 50th st,, 20x75 Brei 1&8, 225 1h w. of rick Brennan to D. P. Ingres 250h nw. @0r wife to wame B. &, 325 ft. 6, of 2d aw sh (roteree), to'Matilda Myer 5 fe. & of 123d st. 97. 10x81.254; Ba- to Henry Fuiling. 3,238 of 4th “ay. 20x Naa ; 5108 8th av. 0. 6, 60 f. o, of Both Ruggles (referee), to J. J. v8 RARER. Clinton st., n. 8, @. of University place ; Sall Harbor to Bite H. Macdonald: 21 oon 59th st., w, of Circle, Oliver 8. Jones 1,000 536; Sion ‘Primer to iL. “Roson- MOuTGAGES. . to William H. Aspin- 10tb at., east of Universit; 1 i Philip end wife, to J. Hainemann, n. s. of of Let ay. ; 4 yon 7,000 hers 16 FG Borrowe, Samuel an 8 of Pik at: lye Hoty to dt Me isk th and 28th sts.; 5 8. of Dist st.; 5 years . Smith, Emma, to A, McGuire, sa of 16th ste. of Sth av.; 3 years..... Tallman, Mary J. and husi 8. of 58th in, J 8. of 58th st., @. of 7th S yeurs. Knnta, Wiltiam and wife and others, to F. P. Wood- bury and others. 6. 6 of let av.; 5 re. ey Kingsley, @ nce Company, #01, Stephen and wife, to of 45th #t., w of Oth av. ; 6 mouths PRETENDING TO SELL A HOUSE. Charles Hibbard, real estate agent, of Twenty-fourth stroct, near Third avenue, New York, was arrosted by Detective Mahoney, of the Third precinct, Brooklyn, yesterday afternoon, on complaint of Thomas G. Little, of No. 119 Union street, who accuses him of obtaining $300 upon false representations. It in alleged that tho prisoner obtained the money to bind a bargain im the sale of the bouse in which the complainant lives, Om inquiry being made by Br. Little of the house agent, Mr. Do Grasse Livingston, it was ascertaived that the rivoner, Hibbard, had no !nterest in the house which 0 pretended to own and sell, Ho 13 held to awalt examination, WASHINGTON PARK ROADWAYS, WHY THE WEST KIDK THOROUGHFARE I8 NOT OPENED—THE COMPTROLLER YS. THE PARK COMMISSIONERS AND TH® ALDERMEN. Some six months ago the attention of the Board of Aldermen was called to the wretched condition of the roadway across Washington Park, which, it is claimed, is dangerous to life and limb. As this roadway Is the key to the connections between South Filth avenue (late Laurens street) and Fifth avenue, and as South Fite avenue was opened by a commission, with the more direct view of relieving Broadway, our citizens who use carriages have taken a deep imterest in the opening up of this continuation of West Broadway, which, 1t was announced, would give tree transit between the City Hall and the Park at all hours of the day and night. The Aldermen promptly, by resolution, called upon tho Park Commirsion 19 com- pieve finishing the roadway acrong ‘ashington squi Yet this request was utterly dis. regarded, and the heavy taxpayers of the oty have selected Broadway for ther carriages rather than endanger the lives of their families by crossing WASHINGTON SQUARK. Influences have been at work ever since, by letter and petition, to bave this west side outlet opened, but Washington square bas been the stumbling block, Finally one of the republican Aldermen—some six weeks ago—had a resolution passed in the’ Boara of Aldermen calling upon tho Park Commission to pro cred at once With the completion of the roadway (ox. tension of Laurens street) across Washington Park, The Park Commission ADVERTISED FOR BIDS to be opened yesterday. When the time arrived for tho opening of the bids the Comptroller entered his protest azainst apy further action on the part of the Park Commission, on the ground that the poo work ia continuation of Laurens street, which was laid out by a commission, like other public streets of the city, Commrssionet Martin was In favor of opening the bids, not withstend- tng the Comptroller's protest that the Department of Public Works alone has jurisdiction; but he was over- ruled and the mattor was laid over. ‘This action on the part of Comptroller Green caused great astonishment to members of the Board of Alder- men who learned of his action. President Lewis and other members of the Board expressed their regrets that the Comptroller had assumed a dictatorial policy, and they called attention to chapter 850 Laws of 187 dofning the duvieand powors of the Park hed pepe | which, in section 1, gives them jurisdiction of streets and avenues. to quote the law, “within the dis tance of 340 feot from tue outer boundaries of any pub He place or park.’ Chief Clerk Storrs, of the Finance Dgpartment, claims that the last clause of section 1 o1 t places the works in the hands of the Commissior ublic Works, the lines of such work to be determined by the Department of Parks, As the two branches of the city government are div: on the interpretation ot the law it is probabie ti 6 dispute will not be set at rest until the porati unsel gives an opinion. THE RAILROAD WAR CONTINUES. There was a rumor yesterday on the Stock Exchange that the bigh conflicting parties who control the raik Toads recently so hotly competing for freight and pas- sengers had come together in a spirit of mutual com ciliation, and the Iamb of Erie and tho tion of New York Central had consented to lie down togethor, with the intent to arrange their differences withor Jeopardizing the great interents of which they ‘e the custodians. Untortunately, however, tur the stockholders, this pleasant Wall street story possesses only & modicum of truth, Upon imqoiry at the Brie Railway office it was discovered that the only founda- ‘tion for the report the fact that several Westers railway managers yestorday arrived in a view to consult with the officers of Central road, to seo it some basis of compromise be tween the opputing railrvad interests was fan Jn order that tho suicidal war should cease. ere had DOL as yet been brought to the notice of the Erie road any formal proposition. Mr. Jewett, the receiver of the latter road, sails for Europe on Saturday to contes ta Sir Edward Watkin, in regard to the situatios ere, FIRE IN NASSAU STREET, Yesterday morning a fire occurred on the third floor of the five story building No, 132 Nassau street, ooca- piea by Lawrence G. Goulding, publisher of “Goulding’s City Directory.” The stock was damaged to the extent of $1,000, but the building only slightly. The tire was extinguished by the police and oecupanta A HORSE AND WAGON THIEF, Police OMcer McDermott, of tho Hoboken police force, accused William AH. Van Skira, of Hacks of stealing a borse and cart from Henry Medhing, of Meadow street, Jersey City Heghta. The arrest was made 1p Clinton street as the prisoner was core Bi} O.ftnta furious rate toward the ferry. Recorder Bohnsted committed him to the 40 default of §1,000 bai,