The New York Herald Newspaper, July 7, 1876, Page 11

THE COURTS. & Competition That Is Not the Life of Business. MPOSURE OF FRAUDS IN THR PIANO TRADE. The ‘Twenty.Thint Sheet Ralnad Company Enjoi fn Leasing the Blecker Shest Raia IMPORTANT GENERAL TERM DECISIONS. A suit involving questions of considerable impor- * tance, not alone to piano dealers but to the public gen- erally, is now in progress in the courts. The action has been brought by tho firm of Decker Brothers, the well keown piano manutacturers at Union square, against Marcus ‘A. Decker, Robert Cashin and Siegmund L. Oto. 8 is set forth im their confpiaint that for many. years they have been extensively engaged in manufac- turing and selling pianos of various kinds, sizes and qualities, of the best material; that in the manufacture of such piamos they have at great expense engaged the best skill that can be obtained; that their pianos are sold all over the Union; that in order to protect their business and to distinguish their pianos they have for the last fourteen years used the vame Decker Brothers, and have so labelled their pianos; that their pianos have become known to the public generally as the Decker Brothers’ piano, or Decker pianos; that they tre the only persons bearing the name of Decker and related as brothers who are engaged in the manufac- ture and sale of pianos; that they have ascertained tbat a spurious and inferior piano in every respect to their manufacture is now being sold throughout the United States under the name of Decker & Brothers, which name is labelled on tho name board of the pianos of such persons, indicating that they were manufactured by Decker & Brothers, while, in fact, there ere no persons in the piano manulacturing business who do business un- der sech firm name, or who aro entitled to use such firm name, and that such firm name is a mere imita- tion of the plaintiffs’ firm name, and is made use of for the purpose of defrauding the plaintiffs of the legitt- mate profits of their business and of cheating and de- Wwauding the public. The complaint further alleges shat the defendants’ in this action have been, and aro tow engaged in selling such spurious aad interior pianos, which, by means of advertisements and oth- erwise, they leave the public to believe were manutac- tured by the plaintiff; and the plaintiffs also allege that, by such action on the part of the defendants, the plaintiffs’ business standing bas been injured, the rep- utation of their business lessened, and, consequently, the profits of their business seriously injured, to the extent of not less than $10,000. The plaintiffs pray that the defendants be enjoiued from making any use of the frm name of Decker & Brothers or of any like me, and from labelling the same or any like name tpon apy pianos, and from selling or disposing ot any pianos having the namoQecker & Brothers, or any like name, and that they be compelled to pay to the plaintiffs such damages as shall be ascertained they or any of them have caused to the plaintiffs, Ii Juno jast Messrs. Townsend and Weed, the plwatiffs’ attorneys, obtained an order from the Court di- recting an examination of the defendants. Marcus A. Decker and Robert Cashin, the defendants, answered the complaint denying generally that they had daw- aged the plaintifis and setting forth that they hac a Tight to the use of the name. Mr. Otto made applica- tion to the plaintiffs’ counsel to be relieved from the effect of the action as against bimself, claiming that he had been induced to enter the business and was willing to give a full and complete statement of the manner in which the business had been conducted and the way that the frauds were perpetrated. His proposition was accepted, and yesterday he wus examined in Court by. Mr. Joon D. Townsend. Mr. Otto, baving been sworn, testified that he had known the deiendent, Decker, since May last, wheo he was introduced to him asa person familiar with the piano busiocss; that he ((tto) had some considerably mouey idle, and beiug informed that he could double it im ashort time was induced to make an agreement in writing with the said Decker. This agreement was produced by Otto, and by its terms Otto was to furnish all the money for the purchase of pianos, expenses of rent and employés, be responsible for losses and to pay Decker $18 a week for bis services, and also $10 for pach piano sold by Decker upon wh ch the name of Dec- ker & Brothers. should be p! ‘or by means of whica name, as manufactui By gave to Otto the exclusive right ker & Brothers in all adver. sand to use the catalogues and billheads, which Decker {urnished. Decker agrees, ior such consideration, to devote his whole time to the selling of such pianos, and to give to Otto the benelit ot his experience in buying and _ seiling, sad «to «hold §=Otto harmless against any other person than itaself who claims the right to use the name of Decker & Brothers, and he further d in this argument that he has no brother engaged the piano business, but that be alone has the right to use the name of Decker & Brothers, and Decker further and finally agrees with Otto that he will eet put the name of Decker & Brother on any } piano which 18 purchased by him or Otto and . Temove thé name or names from any pianos which i may have names upon them when purchased, and agrees to furnish the stencil piste for such purpose. Upon the application of Mr. Townsend, Mr. Otto pro duced some notices of their business, about 2,000 or 5,000 of which, ve said, had been circulated threugh- ) t the country during the last month. These notices wt forth that Decker & Brothers kept square and u,- tight pianos of their owm manuiacture, and that they did not advertise t’ humbag for’ the purpose. of public, wd that no pianos were genuine—that is, of their make—unless they had their name cast in the iron . — at the Jeft band corner inside of the piano. Upon iug Questioned in regard to this circular Mr. Otto ad- Ditted that the statement of their having pianos of Jheir own manufacture was a lie, as they bought the pianos wherever they could bus them cheapest, and that Decker put the name of Decker & Brothers on them after they came to their store. On being ivterro- gated as to the name o! Decker & Brothers being cast In the tron piate on the piano Mr, Otto exhibited some * brass letters making up the name of Decker & Brothe: which, be said, Marcus & Decker bad purchased an which be stuck on with some preparation which he had. Mr. Otto also produced samples of the billheaas, cards, &c, which set forth the firm of Decker & Brothers as manufacturers. He was also shown an ad- Otto confessed tbat this was ail fraud an jp with the expectation that the public would mistake them for the plaintiffs, Docker Brothers, and that j they could do business in that way. Alter further exami- nation Mr. Otto produced several stencil plates, which , he stated that Decker had brought to bim for use in tne business, one marked “Steinway & Sons, Grand street, New York ;"” \todart, New York ;"' another of ‘Newton & Co., New York ;”’ another of «The Isiand City Piano Company, New York; another of “C. L. Decker, New York; another of “Decker & Brothers, New York;” another of “Decker & Brother, New York; another “W. L. Bradbury, New York.” Mr. Usto algo exhibited a price list of pianos, and tesiified that pianos which they offered to tne public for $650 cost $170, and those they offered for $779 cost $190. All these evidences of fraud, Mr. Townsend, with ] the convent of Mr. Utto, took into bis possession, and, 1b ts said, will base criminal charge upon them. Decker was partially examined, Ithough his examination was not complete, it confirms in the main the testimony given by Mr. Oto. He says that they never manniactured «ny pianos, but simply bought, marked soid them in the manner described. His further examination will be resumed on next Tuesday. TWENTY-THIRD STREET RAILROAD. In the Court of Common Pleas, Chambers, yesterday, om the ez parte application of Mr. Orlando L. Stewart, ss counsel for Alexanaer R. Chishoim, Judge Van Brunt granted an injunction restraining the Twenty- third Stroet Railroad Company from accepting a lease of the Bleecker Street road. The suit im which this injunction nas been granted has been brought by Mr, Chisholm, @ stockholder of the Twenty-tiird Street Railroad, in the mterest of himself and that of his fellow stockholders, to all of whom leave is given to join with him. Io his complaint he alleges, in sub- stance, that the Twenty-third Street Railway Company 1s @ corporation duly organ'zed under the general Railway net of the State of New York, on the 10th day ‘ oi May, 1869, with a capital stock of 6,000 shares, rep- resenting in all $600,000, and a bonded debt of $250,000, Such corporation was empowered to receive a fran- chise to constructarailroad through Twenty-third treet, in this city, passed May 10, 1869, such road to ran from the North to the Kast River. The franchise provided that the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund should issue @ certificate to partics to construct aud operate such @ road, and that the party re- 4 ceiving such certificate should construct and operate a road with double tracks on Twenty-third street, Jrom Norsh to East River, The Common Council shall havo the right to prescribe regulations and the rate of fare, and the company the right to acquire real estate nec- essary for the purposes of the tranchis By an act passed in 172 the powers conferred by te act of 1869 ‘on the Commissioners of the Sinking Fand were trans- ferred to the Comptroller, and the jatter was author. ised to igu@e certificates to & A. Yeomans on the pay- NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY. ment of $150,000, or giving security therefor, that he titled to the grant ‘and tranchises conterred but requiring that he or bis assig: finish and equip the road within eight months iroin the Sime of receiving such certificate, not including such time as may be restrained by process of law. Said franchise, the compiaimt further alleges, is valuable, and, under economical and proper admimistration of the affairs of the company, it has paid and will con- wi to pay, im all probability, a dividend upon the stock and a fair return capital invested. if, the remunera- tal invested, in said de- the stock of the corpo- ration with a view to making a judicious, proper and Permanent investment. He is advised and iniormed, and poses, bowever, that the corporation, through its agents, directors and officers, bas made an offer, in terms set forth i road Com . that the Bleecker Street and Fuit Company it deacriptio of litigations, vow this State, in one of which & receiver was appointed, and in the other of which the Attorney General secks to vacate the corporate privil aad franchises of the road; thatin the same couft there is also pending a proceeding on bebalt of the city of New York to compel the payment of sums of money by the Bleecker Street and Fulton Ferry Railroad Company, amounting to about 60, heense fees and taxes; that tere has been im favor of the city a judgment tor ren! amounting (© about $20,000, and that such proceedings show the Bleecker Stree: company to be beavily and almost hopelessly encamvered with morigags debts to the amount of nearly 000,000, a Stock capital of about 900,000, a floating and jadgment debt of about $150,000 to $250,000, and that it js questionable whether the said road pow bas any frenchises or right to exercise its corporate lues he yest a will and value por waa franchise of the said road, whith forms the basis of the greater part of the money value of its stock capital and mortgage in. debtedness, was or was not forieited to the State, is or is not mow forfeited in the action brought by the Attorney General by reason of the inspivency of the company for more than a year, the non-user of part of the franchises of the road and the non-completion of the extension authorized by the jaws of 1874 Tho plaintiff! further alleges, as he is iaformed and believes, that the Bleecker Street company claims the rignt to lease ite road under an act din 1873, entitled “An act to authorize the Bleecker Street and Fulton Ferry Railroad Company, of the city of New York, tw extend their railroad tracks through ‘sain streets and ave- Dues in the city of New York;” and another and some- what similar act in 1875; and wader these same two acts the Twenty-third Street compauy proposes to take the lease. And the Fgpeoe ie adv’ believes: and so charges, that the execution of said lease will inyariousiy ‘affect the value of the plaintiffs’ stock in said latter corporation; will permanently injure the interests of the ‘sald corporation; is ultra vires as to said corporation, beyond the scope of its authority as granted by the Logielature; is againet public policy, in so far as legislative sanction may be said to io been obtained jor the proposed uct, such legislation is unconstitutional ani void. Said acts do notconier the authority which the said Bleecker Street and Fuiton Ferry Railroad Company allege and pretend that they bave; that the came are unconatitu- tional, against public poliey, void and of no elect And plaintif turther shows thatthe act of leasing the Bleecker Street road will work harm to him in that it encumbers the Twenty-toird Street road, having a ca! tal of: $600,000 and a mortgage debt of about $350, with obligations amounting to about $2,000,000 a tional as follows:—Assuming the payment of mo! gages amounting to almost $1,000,000; payment of Hoating deot, ascertained to be about $150,000—und how much more not yet ascertained it 1s impossible for him or apy one else to tell; guaranteeing the payment of @ aividend on a capital stock of $900,000. Sach assump- tion of such payments will utterly swamp and irrepar- ably injure the corporate property and capital of the Twenty-third Street company and make valueless tho hg oor therem, and, in fact, thus compeli- m without his consent to invest his moncy after ts have once become vested in a different and verprise than that in which he investea bis money; that it is diverting it to other purposes, differ- ent and other than the legitimate objects and province of the.said Twenty-third Street Railroad Company, and upon the faith of which plaintiff invested his money. All acts or parts of acts which authorize the divesti- ture of plaintiff's property for the purposes contem- plated by the officers ot the Twenty-third street corpo- ration, and herein compiained of, are unconstitutional and void, and are au indirect way of depriving plaip- tif of his rights of property without due process of Jaw. By the amendment of the constitution of ihe State ot New York, section 18 of articie 3, 1t is pro- vided that, ‘‘No law shail authorize the construction or operation of a street railway except upon certain conditions in such section prescribed,” and all laws and parts of laws which would authorize or would seem to authorize the Twenty-third Street Railroad Company to build and construct a street railroad, not within the franchises granted to it, is in direct viola- tion of the letter and spirit of this section, and is un- constitational and void; and that it is equally uncon- stiiutional and void for the Bleecker Street company to uempt to confer the said franchise or trapefer the e in the face of such provision. Therefore the act of the officers and directors of the said Twenty-third Street company 18 in direct violation of the constitution of the state of New York, and would, if permitted to be consummated, be not only, as herein be/ore stated, an usurpation of powers of the officers of the aeiendant corporation, the encumbering of a corporation with a small capital with a load of obligations which it 18 not calculated to bea: be the squandering of the moneys of the company for a pretended franchise, which it will mot be per- mitted to reise, and which will be utterly value- Jess in ite hands. The piai in bis own behalf and in behal ‘ly situated with bim, that the sald defendant corporation, its offi- cers, directors and ag-nts, by the Judgment aod decree of this Honorable Court, shall be enjoined and re- strained from executing the said jease, or any part thereof, or to take any further steps with a view to executing the same or to enter upon the same, to do any act or acts with reference to acquiring by pur- chase, lease or otherwise any of the property, rights or franchises of the said Bleecker Street and Fuiton Ferry Railroad Gompany or to do any other act or acts which will waste the property of the said defendant corporation, of in any wise dispose of the moneys shereot in any manner not authorized by law, nor pub- lic policy, or to do any act or acts against the interest of the plaintiff herein and those similarly situated with bim. T injunction conforms in terms to the foregoing prayer of plaintiff, and is acoompanied by an order to the Twenty-third Street company to show cause on the 10th inst, why it shoald not be restrained permanently. GENERAL TERM DECISIONS. The Supreme Court, Genera: Term, Judges Davis and Brady on the Bench, met yesterday pursuant to ad- journment. Aside from handing down a batch of opinions the ouly business transacted was granting an order to show cause why Titus B. Eidriage shold not be debarred on accouat of alleged protessional irregu- Jarities in connection with the proceedings before the Surrogate in the Barmore will case. There were nearly eighty opinions, being decisions mostly upon cases argued at the last term of the Court. But few, how. r, are in canes of special public interest, and, for that matter, the facts in nearly all of tnem were fully given in the ArRauo at the trials of the cases. Below is given an epitome of the most important opinions: — ‘Among the decisious handed down was the judgment of the Court in the case of George W. Loomis and Thomas Lewis, familiarly known to the police as the “Twin Confidence Men,”’ in whose behalf application was made by Mr. William F. Kintzing for a new trial at the Inst sossion of the Court They were convicted at the December term of the Court of General Sessions, before Judge Sutherland, et tne larceny of $90, vy trick and device, from Chistian Olason, an emigrant, ‘and sentenced each to an imprisonment of five years tn the State Prison, The facts, as developed upon the trial, showed that the accused ‘picked up’? Olagon, whom they prevailed upon to visit a drinking saloon, im which place the accused commienced io throw dice, Lewis induced the emigrant to loan him $990, in order, ashe said, that he might win some money from Loomis, promising, should he lose, to go io the bauk and get'a check cashed tor $500, whicn hg said be oad in bis possession, and then pay back the Money. Asa matter of course, ia ey alter betes the accused both disappeared, leaving the emigrant alo money. Upon this state of 0 jury that if the secused conspired iraudulentiy and feloniously to obtain ihe money and intended to con- Vert it absolutely to their own use, without the emi- grant’s Consent and against nis will, they could convict, to whieh the counsel excepted Mr. Kintzing con- tended that the conviction was illegal, the complainant having parted not only with the possession of the money, but also with his property in i not taken either against Lis will or without 18 consent; that there w2s an entire absence of any trespas: ouey Was loaned in bills, knowing that tl 0 be used im a game of chanco; th doing st ali control, power and porsession; that the ac- tntrasted with the possess re not expected to reiurn the id that the retar: other bills were expected in future to liqnidate the debt. Counsel further argued that where it appeared that the owne: of personal property intended to surrender title and deliver 10n abso- jutely, it was not larceny, although been tn- duced’ to part with it by frautulent means. District Attorney Phelps wok a contra view, contending that the money was obtained with a felon ous intent, through trick and artifice, and without any intent upon the part of the emigrant to part absolutely with hie property; that the accused conspired together to detraud tim out of his money, and that the consent of « party obtained through fraud was in law no consent at all, and that the law requires tree and intelligent action of the mind. The Court, in an able and exbaustive opinion delivered by Judge Daniels, refused to grant a new trial, holding that no error had been committed 1m the court below aud that the facts in law made out acase of tarceny. It is ihe intention of the counsel for the prisoners to apply tor anothor writ of error aad rem the case into the Court of Appeais for tinal review, In the cave of The People ex rel. John H, Elliot The New York Uotion Exchange,—Johu H. Valentin formerly a ber of the Exchange, was expelled. Mr. Valentine's seat in the Exchange was sold to Mr. Elhot, Elliot asserted his right to tl t, but the committee decided adversely to him, whereupon he sued the Exchange for an ipjapction restraining the sale of the contested seat. The defendants consivered this a contempt, and Eliot was expelled. The matter came’ up betore the General Term on an {from an order sustaining # demurrer toa writof mandamus ed out by Elliot to compel the Exchange to recognize 18 right to the seat, The Court, Judge Brady giviog ‘the opinion, aflirms the oraer of the court below, hold~ jug that plainwif’s appeal to the courts was under the circumstances just and equitable and not contrary to the bylaws of defendants In the suite against William ©, Kingsley and Wm. A. wier, arising from the llogedBrooklys Ring frauds, the General Term affirms the of Judge Barrett, of the Supreme Court, changing the venue from New York to Brooklyn. Judge Brady, who gives the opinion, holds that defendants were acting as public officers, and within the scope of their the cowtractsa were mad od it if no answer for plain- motion is made on that ground il should not be wade until alter issue joined in a suit in oitne Gon The General Term gave decision also yexterday in the suit of Minnie Hauck vs, Samuel Craighead et al, ex- ecutors of Lalayette Harrison. The suit was against the executors of 3. V. Fike, a guarantee for the per- formance of the agreement on the part of the defend-* ante with Miss Hauck, on which the plaintif! sues for balance of agroemen: for one month’s operatic singing. In the Court below the complaint was dismissed. Tho General Term, through Judge Brady, reverses that de- cision, and orders a new trial. THE BLEECKER STREET RAILROAD. A brief session was held yesterday by Mr. Isaac Day- ton, the referee appointed by the Supreme Court to take testimony in relation to the aflairs of the Bleecker Street Railroad. The only witnesses produced were Presented to testify in relation to the receiver having indulged in some drinks with bis triends some time more than a year prior to his appeintment to office. This was objected to on the part of the receiver as be- ing merely going over old ground and altogether too remote. Mr. Scribner, on behalf of the Twenty-third Street road, replied that they bad been charged with heretofore producing only discharged conductors against the receiver, and new they wanted to produce some respectable witnesses, He was permitted to pro- duce thom, and did so, one of whom, at least, was of that mysterious class styiing themselves “‘agents,”? and who seom to be agents for everybody and overything in general and nobody and nothing in particular, James Phillips, ot No. 39 East Fourth street, gave testimony as to having seen she receiver, as much as noarly two years back, under the influence of liquor. On cross-examination by Mr. Kobbe he said he was an agent, but without any office: about five years ago he was in the Department of Public Works; the business ol renting houses he used to do in Mitchell's drinking saloon, corner ot Houston street and Broadway ; on the ht be thought ho saw the receiver under the influ- oe of liquor he was at Coilier’s place, on ibe corner of Thirteenth street and Broadwa: wome slight disturbance vccurred there by r son of party mamed Hoey or Hoy going up to the receiver, who was making notes in ared book, and putting some question to him in relation to what he was writiog; he knew Jacob Sharp only by reputa- tion; never bud any business relatious with bim; did not speak to bim this morning except to bid him good noruing; vorrowea $2 {rom Sharp this morning to get his Dreakiast with. Thomas Wood, of No. 222 Thompson street, who bas no particular tusiness at present, was a revenue officer in 1868 in the Filth dis- trict, and ‘bad vo occasion to be in businesy since; is interested in tho shoe business with his brother-in- law in Plainfield, N. J.; eaw the receiver on but one occasion, when he appeared to be under the influence of liquor, und that was oo the same occasion us testi- fled to by the previous witness, On cross examination he said he knew Collier (who keeps @ saloon) for about twenty years; there ts a club room over the Place, a placo where gentlemen congregate to enjoy themselves; has been in the club room and seen cards faro played there, but does pot know ifit is a gambling house; has known witness (Phillips) for some time, apd bas soen him i the club room. SUMMARY OF LAW OASES. Suits have been begun in the United States District Court against D. D. Wrand for balance of duties, and aguinst James Sexton for debt on penalties. Judge Donobue gave an order yesterday direoting the receiver of the Bleecker Street Railroad to pay $274 to Robert Bonynge for stepographic reports of the exam- ination of witnesses before Mr. Isaac Dayton, referee. Judge Westbrook, in Supreme Court, Chambers, yes- terday directed the receiver oi Hoyt, Sprague & Co. to pay a divideud of ten per cent to such of the creditors of the firm whose claims have been proved befqre the reterce. About $5,000,000 of claims have been proved and allowed, GENERAL SESSIONS—PART 1 Before Judge Gildersleeve, BIGAMY. Henry Schuchart, a carpenter forty-two years old, formerly living at No. 115 Chrystie street with his wife Matilda, to whom he was married in Hamburg in 1859, was placed at the bar on a charge of bigamy. It ap- peared that on the 4th of March lust be leit his wife and married Miss Augusta Doede, of No. 345 West Fifty- fourth street, the ceremony being performed by Rev. F. J. Schneider. [The charge having been fully sus- tained he was sentenced to a year's imprisonment, STEALING A WATCH. Timothy J. Leary, seventeen years old, of No. 58 Centre street, was charged with picking the pocket of Rudolph Lawrent, of No, 1,014 Third avenue, of a gold watch on the 27th of June last, fe was ‘ound guilty, but recommended to mercy. He was remanded for sen- tence !n orger to allow him to produce evidence as to previous good character. ALLEGED FELONIOUS ASSAULT. John O'Donnell, a ‘longshoreman residing at No, 158 Cherry street, was indicted for feloniously as- saulting his wife w:th a knife on the 25th of June and cutting her in the face while sbe lay asleep with her child. fhe woman bore evidence of rough treatment, Dut it was testifled to on the purt of the prisomer that his wife was under the influence of liquor, and that the cuts and bruises were the result of fails, The prisoner denied that there was any. kuile used, but admitted having pushed his wile away from him, DECISIONS. BUPREME COURT--CHAMBERS. By Judge Donobue, Vanderpoel vs. White. Settled, Florence £. Hall vs. Frank Hall —Decree of divorce granted to plainuff, National Bank va. Sharp.—Order deny- The Kingsto 4 Let the order stand.as ‘ed, Bobnet vs. Lithauer.—Order gi anted, Force va Gibbs. —Mowon granted. Caweron va. Mittnacht —Slotion denied. By Jadge Westbrook. Biack well va. Watts.—Inj.nction order granted, The West Side Bank vs. Bennett and another. —Order ruling demurrer, Reilly and aouther.—Order granted deny- ing motion. ‘hobineon ve. The Howard Superheated Air Engine Company. —Order granted appointing receiver, Beach va The Mayor, &c.—Present oraer, Buhler vs. Havens. —Granted. Brash vs Suckett; The Mutual Life Insurance Com- pany va. Doollner; The Corporation of the London As- wurance vs, Schmitts and another; The United states Trust Company vs. O'Keote; Ruggics va Ruggles; Marsa’ vs, Keal; Baruck vs. Conkiin; Blankinan va Norton; Butler va. Lynch; The Unied States Trust Company va. Cudlipp; The Bank of Savings va Trenor; The Berkshire Woollen Company va Juilliard; The Mari jonat Bank va. Bode, and Same vs Same.— Orders granted. SUPREME COURT—GENEBAL TERM, By Judges Davis, Brady and Daniels, The Merebants Baok of Canada vs. The Union Ratiroad Transportation Company.—Judgment af- firmed. Opinion by Judge Brauy. fhe People ex rel. Eliott va The New York Cotton Exchange.—Order affirmed, with $10 costs and dis- bursements, Opinion by Judge Brady. Rotlwagen vs Vowell et al.—Order afiirmed, with- costs. Opinion vy Judge Brady, Mackey leave to answer over. Opinion vy Judge Davis. Herner vs. Bliss et al —Judgment affirmed, Opinion by Ju i y. ‘an Wart vs. The Mayor, &c.—Judgment modified as in opinion. Opinion by Justice Davis. Keily vs. The People, &e.—Judgment reversed, new trial ordered. Opinion by Justice Davin. Bagley vs The Mayor, &¢.—Judyment reversed ; new trial ordered, costs to abide evens Opinion by Juage Brady. The Bowery National Bank vs. The Mayor, &c. Judyinens reversed; new triai ordered, costs to abide event, Opinion by Judge Brad, Stewart vs, Aldrieh.—Jutgmeat ordered for plaintiff to amount agreed upon. Opinion by Judge Brady, Ruhe vs Law.—Judgment aflirmed. Opinion by Judge Brauy. ‘The New Yurk Balance Dock Compagy va The Mayor, ko dgment reversed 48 to the Commissioners and affirmed as tu the Mayor, ke. Opinion by Juage Brad The People, &c, ex ‘rel. Jones vs Campbell, &o. — Oruer affirmed, with $10 cuss aud disbursements. Opinion by Justice Davis, in the matter of the application of Mawiey, &c,— Order aflirmed, with $10 costs Opinion by Judge Davis. Hower vs. The Guardian Mataal Life Insuranc pany.—Judgment aifirmed. Opinion vy Jud; Com- Bray. Willis et al. vs. Simmonds.—Order affirmed, wiih $10 costs 1 disbursements. Opinion by Juage Brady Hubbard vs, O'Brien, &e. to avide event, Opinion Hauch vs. Craiguead et trial ordered, costs to abide event. Brady, Insley, &¢., ve. Hampton, —JudementaMrmed. Opin- ton by Judge’ Brad Baidwia vs. Opinion by Judge Brady Ross vs. Wood.—Judgment affirmed. Opinion by Judge Davis, Grassy vs. Scho New trial ordered, costs Judge Brady. |. Judgment reversed ; ne: Opinion by Jud; —Judgment affirmed. Opinion ‘s Gilbert ef al.—Judgment affirmed, Opinion by Judge Bra The People ex rel. Vanderpoel vs. The Mayor, &e.-— Judgment affirmed, Opinion by Judge Brady, In the matcer of the petition of Khicelanaer.— Order affirmed, witu $10 costs and disbursement Opinion by Judge Davia, 7 Mckay vs. Barnes.—Judgment affirmed. Opinion by Judge Davia ‘The Poopie, &c., va, Kingsley, and Same va. Fow- | Auer, —Order affirmed, with costs, Usual | | | The Mayor, &c—Jadgment affirmed. | | esliort, the sj JULY 7, 1876,-TRIPLE SHEET. ler.—Orders affirmed, with $10 costs and disborse- menta Opinion oy ‘Judge Brady. Moore, &c., ve. The People, &a.—Jadgment affirmed Opinion by Jud fi i Sue: People, &o.—Judginent Loomis and anotber vs. The aMirmed. Qpinion by Judge Danie! Kiersted and another vs. The Orange and Alexandria Railroad Company.—Order affirmed, with costa Opin- jon by Judge jels. velt ve. Linkert—Judgment affirmed. Opinion by Judgo Brady, Mulry and abother va The Long Island Ratlroad Company.—Judgment modified as in opinion. Opinion by Juage Davis, The Standard Sugar Refining Company Dayton. — a affirmed, with $10 costs. Upinion by Judge rdouburg vs. Burke,—Mot.on denied, with costs, Opinion by Judye Daniels. Robinson vs, The City of Brooklyn.—Judgment ro- Versed; mew trial ordered, costs to abide event Opinion by Judge Daniels. Manchester and auoth . &o, va. The Mayor, &o— Judgment aitir: ‘Opi: ion by Judge Daniels. bd Calvo vs. Davies.—Order affirmed, with $10 costs and disbursements Opinion by Judge Brady. In the matter of the petition of Spelman et al Oraee Modified as in opinton, Opinion by Judge rady. Hume vs Hawley.—Judgment affirmed. Opinion by Judge Davis, ‘The Meriden Malleable Iron Company va. Bandman.— Order reversed, with $10 costs and disbursements. Opinion by Judge Brady. In the matter of Noyes, &¢e.—Proceedings dismissed, with leave to renew us suggested in opimion. Opinion by Judge Daniels. Hoff, &c., ve Reuts. —Motion to answer over granted on condition that such auswer be served within ten gays after service of a copy of the order to be entered hereon; that the judgment already entered stand as security for any recovery that may herealter be had jo the action, and thai, on service of the auswer, (be defendant stipulate that an order may be entered ro- ferring said action for trial to such releree as the Court may appoint by an order to be entered on filing said stipulation, and on one day's notice of the application, SUPREME COURT—cIRCUIT—PaRT 2. By Judge Lawn 08, Dooley vs. Haipins—Ordor as entered, with $10 costs to the defendant. SUPBEME COURT—SPECIAL TFEM. By Judge Larremore. Grant et al va. Cooper.—Case settled. COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM, By Judge Van Brunt Clayton vs. Oakes.—Motion denied, abide event Brecker vs. Wilbur et al.—On order of refereoce hav- tng beev once made herein, upon the refusal of the ref- eree to act anew referee must be appointed. Motion granted, Clark vs. Parker.—Motion for the appointment of a Teceiver granted. Order to contain direction to defen ant to convey property to receiver alter he bas qual- ry $10 costs to By Judge Van Hoesen. Charles Warfield vs. Augusta Warfeld—Decreo of divorce granted to plaintiff. The New York Life. Insurance Company Meagher. —Motien denied. See memorandum. —Motion denied. Jase settled. al—Motion granted, with $10 emorandun. sruton.—Undertaking approved. Picot va. Connor and McFarland vs Strauss, —See memorandums, Heinze vs. Farley.—Default opened on payment to Llaintiff of all disbursements and $10 costs of opposing motion, Hurrington va, Stei Drew vs. Thomas. mental answer granted, McGrau vs. West.—Ord POLICE COURT NOTES. George Bennett, of No. 14 North Wiliam street, for attempting to strikea man on the head with a sinng- shot, was committed by Justice Murray, in the Tombs Police Court yesterday morning, in default of $1,000 bail. John Burns, of No. 124 Liberty street, and Jam Hanlon, of No. 74 Cortlandt street, buys aged respect- ively eleven and twelve years, wero beld for trial, in default of $1,000 each, by Justice Murray in the Tombs day morning, for burglariously en of Albert B. Waldron, at No. 108 a Hing $2 worth of propert; At the Washington Place Police Court yesterday Eli O’Brien, uged eieven yeurs, was bold for trial tor steal- ing $45 from his mother, Susannah O’Brien, a widow Indy living at No. 1,025 Sixth avenue, The youngster, when arrested by Oificer Erskine, of the Twenty-ninth preciuct, bad expended $6 in tireworks and candios, Judge Smith yesterday committed Samuel Hoffman, aged sixteen, of West Hoboken, tor shooting John T. Newbold, of No. 79 Bank street, in the left arm on the evening of the 4th inst, Tho lad claimed that the shooting was accidental. Henrietta Millnouse left her cigar stand in Hamilton ~urk on Wednesday last for a short time, and on her return found James Ryan taking the money trom the drawer, He was arrested and beld for trial at the Fifty- Pp fonda’ Street Court yesterday. Joxeph O'Donnell, of No, 513 Kast. Fifteenth atrect, charged James Gilligan at the Fifty-seventh Street Court with assaulting him on the head with a pitcher. Gilligan admitted the assault, but said that O’Donnell’s conduct was very provoking. He was held for trial. COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. Scrxeme Court—Cu. ens—Held by Judge West- brook.—Nos, 4, 5, 33, 35, 48, 55, 61, 79, 90, 96, 97, 107, 114, 117, 129, 137, 165, 163, 164, 175, 183, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190. CoukT OF GENERAL Smsstons—Part 1.—Held oy Judge Gildersieeve.—The People vs. Frank Hicks, rob- bery; Same vs. David Scandlin, robbery; Sal va, Jobn’West, felonious assault and batiery; Same vs. James Bagiey, felonious assault and battery; Same vs, ‘Albert Howard and John Riley, burglary; Same vs. Wilham Luce, burglary; larceny; Same vs. Jacques Chollet, grand lar Same vs. Michael Mallia, Eaward Brodie, grand iarceny; Same vs, Frank Mor- phy, grand larceny; Same vs. Michael Fallon, grand lar- ceny; Same vs. Charles Henderson, petit larcen Same vs. James Delany, pouit larceny; Same ve. Thomas Noble, assault and battery; Same va. Edward Riley and Peter Jerome, assault and battery; Same va Fanny Mylus and Bernard Oliman, grand larceny. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, THM GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE—ITS RE- LATIONS TO THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT. Wasurxaron, July 6, 1876, No. 643 The United States, appellant, vs. William Allison.—Appeal from the Court of Claims. Allison was an employé in the Government Printing Office from Juno 30, 1866, to June 30, 1867, and, in this suit, claims additional compensation for bis services in consequence of the joint resolution of 1867 (14 Stat, 669). He contends that the Government Printing Office was, during the fiscal year, commencing July 1, 1866, a bureau in the Department of the In- terior. If it was not be substantially concedes he is not entitled to the b solution. The Department of r is one ot the ex- ents ot the government. (Rev. Stat, rch 30, 1849 (9 St 395). peel supervision of certain executive ¢ jurisdiction is defined in section 441, Revised Statutes. The Government Printing Office has never been placed under its juris- diction by an express statate. After examining the various statutes and reviewing the decisions thereon torhow that no different view bas been taken of the question presented, the Court ve —Order granted. vo to file supple- 1 Secretary of the Interior has no control whatever over 1 of by the St tends the employ y of Public Printing. not fix their wage ‘action of the superintendeat in that particular. He does not pa them and coutrol wuatever uf the funds out of whic paid. He may pay the the order of ‘he dep: uperint arti own, in whieh h the sontro! y mus rehases of paper In ope + also his accounts of ip bursements of paper. The Joint Committeeyon Printing in the two houses of Congress settle ali disputes him and his contractors for the delivery of paper. He reports to Congress in respect to hi yer the Se of the Treasury { Ly From thi 24, 1887, wid on oi tained. Reversed. Tho Chief Justice delivered the opinion. A MILLION DOLLAR MORTGAGE. APPLICATION FOR A FORMCLOBURE AGAINST 108 BRIB BASIN DOCK COMPANY. Yesterday tho attention of Judge Dykman, of Suprome Court, Special Term, was engaged in hearing argument in an application of counsel for Robert W, Hooper and F. Gordon Dexter to foreciose a mortgage, for the appointment of a receiver and for an accounting against the Erie Basin Dry Dock Company. It is al- Joged in the complaint that in July, 1872, pagsuant to a vote of the stockholders esolution of the Board of Directors, the comp: to the plaintiff and to R. Sturges, nade a defen as trustees, an indenture Of mortgage Lo secure an intended issue of 01 bonds, in $1,000 bonds, Nine bundred and ninety- six bonds were issued aud interest was paid until July 1, 1874 The plaintilfs ask for the sale of the property and the distribution of the proceeds. Detendant does not admit that it had the legal power to mal question to ings in the complaint, the bond aud mortgago of de! solely pursuant (o the direction boider and the directors the fendant at Boston, Mass., and not in purmnance to a coustituted stock: hoiders’ @nd directors’ meeting, and that the affixing of the cofporate eal thoreto was done without law- fal authority. The defendant # the mortgag: cailed, coniers no right as such of right of action ed | day by the Coroner's jury. A POLICEMAN MURDERED. Patrolman Edward Scots, late of the Fourth precinct (Brooklyn) poloe, died at the Brooklym City Hospital at midnight on Wednesday from tbe effect of a fracture Of the skull received on Sunday night, July 2, while on post om Myrtle avenue, trom a party of ruMans known as the ‘Jackson Hollow” gang, who brutally assaulted bim tor o them to disperse. Officers ofthe Fourth precinct subsequently arrested James McQuade and George Sanders, whom they found im the Vicinity of the place where the assault occurred, and | they are now in custody. On Monday the deceased | went to the station house to report tor duty, but he | was unable to remain and returned to his home. On | condition was uch that he | sent to the hospital He bee ne delirious and | midnight. He made no ante mortem statement | to the Coroner, As 8000 4s tho pews of Scott's death was received at i} the Myrtie avenue station house, about balf-past tweive | o’ciock, Captain Leich, Sergeant Carr, Detective Price | And Othicers Delenanty and Skelton, went out in quest | of men who were kuown (to have been in the viciwity of the piace whi o’cluck im the morning who are | Tepresepted as being identilied with the “Jackson Hol. | | | low gang,” were arrested and locked up in the cells of the Fourth precinct i $1 Schenck street, azed twenty years, driver: Whelatan, No. 142 Grand avenue, twenty nine years, plasierer; Eaward Hill, No. 142 ‘Graud avenue, eigh teen years of age, pedier; Christopher Calahaa, sveu- ben sireet, thirty-one years, rag picker; James O'Neil, No, 627 Myrtie avenue, twouty-four’ years, driver; Jobn Conlon, Grand avenue, nty-one years, cooper; Philip Craddock, Smiih street, twenty-two years, | pedler; Thomas MeGuire, Steuben street, twenty-two | yedrs, driver; Peter McCabe, 5! four years, pedior; James ‘Curiey, Grand’ avenue, | iwenty-five years, no occupation. The prisoners were | taken yesterday veiore Justice Riely, who committed | them (o jail to await examination, Coroner Simms di- rected Dr. A. W, Shepard to bold a post-mortem ex- | amination on the vody, aud empanelied a jury in the cage, ‘The inquest will be commenced at the Morgue to-day, Ofllver Scott, who was thirty-five years of ages was a ni e of ireland, d had been cousidered a trustworthy officer since his connection with the force, two years ago. tw MURDER IN CAMDEN, Shortly after twelve o'clock yesterday morning | George Beddell stopped at a pump at the corner of Second street and Kaighn’s Point avenue, in Cainden, to get a drink of water. While ho was stooping over the spout he was assailed by a gang of desperadoes, without any apparent cause, They beat bim on the bead with aciub and he died tn afew minutes. The police were ourly on the scene and secured the club with which the murder was committed. Yesterday the ofticers succeeded in arresting Kobert Swith, Charies W. Smith aud John Wiliams, on suspicion of being participants in the fatal aff ay.’ They were taken to the amden Cry Jail await investigation. Coroner Thompson, of the 8 district, took charge of the body. CHARG. D WITH MURDER. \ The Coroner's jury in the caso of the death of Frank Boehm, at Jersey City, did not arrive at a verdict till three o'clock yesterday morning, at Brady's Morgue Boehm was attacked and beaten by two men, named Julius Nichols and Henry Markstein, in Wagoor’s saloon, Grove street, on the 10tn of June, and the in- juries ‘inflicted resulted in bis death. The jury, after wrangliug for four hours, rendered a verdict that Boehin came to his death {rom injuries inflicted by Nichols and Marksiein, Both men were arrested and committed by Coroner Gannon to await the action of the Grand Jury. SUICIDE IN GREENVILLE. Yesterday morning, when the family of Henry Lob- man, of Borgen avenue, Greenville, N. J., were ready to sit down to breakfast, they called him, but he failed to answér. After waiting a short time they forced open his bedroom door and found him, partially dressed, lying on the bed, with a bullet hole through bis head, He had been dead some time, and It is not known when be fired the sbot. Mr. Lohman was a member of the Masonio fraternity and an exempt fire- map, having served out his time in the volunteer fire departmont aa a member of Engine Company No, 5, He kept aseloon in Grove street, near Newark avenue, for over twenty yeara, and was very popular, When the Greenvitie Schitzen Park was commenced he sold his place and boughta new one adjoining the Park, which he fitted up at considerable expense. Since then he has had no trade, und becamo despondent and thought ue was drifting into bankruptcy. The County Physician was notified. THE MONTCLAIR HOMICIDE. In Montclair, a week ago, mue!l Crawford and William Dimmick, teamsters, quarreliled. Crawford struck Dimmick with a whip, Dimmick struck Craw- ford with astone. Tho latter died, and the coroner's jury have just returned a verdict approving <hero facts, and adding that the oflence of said Dimmick is man slaughter, but that his crime is mitigated by the per- stent provocations of the deceased. Dimmick is in jatl awaiting the action of the Grand Jury, DYING ALONE. “Mother” Schick, Known in epee the proprie- tress of a ‘rendezvous for pediers aud organ grinders on “Goat Hill,’ was found lying on the floor of her miserable cabin in a dying condition on Tuesday. She 8 seventy-two years old, and had accumulated con- siderable property. Her husband was killed by falling into a quarry. Im 1863 her eldest son committed suicide, and five years ago her daughter was burned to death by the expiosion of a kerosene lamp. ACCIDENTALLY SHOT. Fugene I. Mullany, aged ten years, of No. 135 Baxter ftreet, died yesterday morning from wounds received by being accidentally shot on tho night of the Fourth, by James McDonald, while the latter was playing with @ Distol, STOLEN JEWELS. Bridget Connoll, aged twonty-five, was arraigned at the Fift; venth Street Police Court at the instance o: Miss Teasdale, of Wosi Forty eighth street, on a charge of robbing her of $400 worth of jewelry, which was on a tatle mone of her apartmente, The defonvant anid she did not enter the rooms but stood at the door anti! some per on should hear her knocking. She was com- mitted to answer in default of $2,000 bail, UNDER FALSE COLORS. Yesterday morning Nelson Millard, of No. 172 Duane street, was approached by Edward Sharkey, a news- boy, who beld a paper over bis vest pocket, and was in the act of taking $27 therefrom when Mr. Millard caughs hold of bis hands and had him arrested. Justice Mur- ray, at the Tombs Police Court, yesterday afternoon, held him for trial in default of $1,000 bail, The pris- oner pleaded guilty. WHY HOLD THE DRIVER? John Pfister, of No. 320 East Forty-: Jampod offs First avenue car Wednesday eyening at Forty-seventh street and was thrown under tlie car, which passed over bis leg, John Bumster was arrested and arraigned at tho Fifty.seventh Street Police Court yesterday. He said that PAster did not re-, quest him to stop the car, but leaped off before he was aware of it, Pfister said the accident was tho result of bis own folly. Bumster was, bowever, held to answer, FIRE AT HACKENSACK. The bridge formerly sustai the water main be- tween Belleville and Jersey City over the Hackensack River caught fire trom the sparks of a locomotive yes. terds (ternoon, and was damaged to the extent of $500. CORONERS’ CASES. James Philip, aged fifty, of No, 353 East Thirty-firet street, was found sick yesterday morning at Firat ave- nue and Thirty-stxth street. An ambulance was sent | for, but he died before it came. Mary Hanley, of No, 261 West Sixteenth street, died | yesterday from burns acctdentaily received on the Fourth. Joseph Q Brackett, one year old, of No 17 Gay street, died while under the care of his grandmother, on a Staien Islund fertyboat yesterday, An unknown man was found dead in alot at Thirty- fourth streeet and First avenue yesterday afiernoon, It was at first supposed to be a case of sunstroke, but the antopsy by Deputy Coroner Cushman revealed et that the man had died trom Paris green. Coroner Wolvman yesterday took the snte-mortem statement of Daniel Cobu, aged sixteen, who was dan- gerously shot by another boy in front of No, 418 Fifth street, on the evoning of July & William Clumpp, uged thirteen, of No. 412 Filth street, who is said to ve the assailant, was committed to await the resait of ins aries. : William HH. foward, aged thirty-five years, died at Boilevue Hospital, June 27, from injuries received by being run over by a freight) car on the preceding day. Coroner Kichof held an inquest in the case yesterda morning wand @ Verdict of wecidental death was re: dered. In the cage of Charles Grisch, aged four years, who was ran over by car No, 12 of the second avenue line in Firet avenue, near Seventh street, June 24, a ver- dict of accidental death was rendered by the Coroner's | train on Monday and purchase wry. ¥ Hobert anaes was killed by the falling of a derrick as the foot of Thirty-fourth street, North River, Ji yout 28 A Verdiet of accidental death was ll ANOTHER MYSTERY. THE BODY OF A WOMAN FOUND IN THE WATER AT CLASSON POINT UNDER SINGULAB CIRCUM- STANCES, While Coroner Purdy of Wentchester was ‘‘celebrat- ing’’ on the night of the Fourth of July, be received a telegram from Mr. Bowne stating that the body ofa wo. man was lying io the water at Classon Point, situated on Long Island Sound and in the village of Westchester Accompanied by Mr. Butler, the local undertaker, Mr, Purdy proceeded vo the place, where be found thr drowned remains of a respectably dressed woman o apparently Ofty years, floating among the rocks neal bigh water mark, On the shore near by lay an empty bottle marked ‘‘chloroform, one pound;” # shor distance from it lay # similar bottle filled, amd beside & an ordimary travelling bag. The Jatter on being openet was found to contain a change of clothing, a gold wate) aud chain and several hundred dollars in greepbacks besides athird bottle filed with chloroform ,and 4 large piece of opium weighing about one pound Upon the clothing was stamped “Mrs. A. J. Dutcher,’ and in one of the puckets Was lound a memorandum of the purchase trom Cook, sou & Jenkins, the tourist {excursion managers, of a dra n Wells, Farge 0. tur $491 in goid, a tick nd # consider: able sum ip sovereigns aud English banknotes This paper was dated June 28, and tho space for the name oi the purchaser was filed up “Mrs. Amanda Duteh, Union Place Hotel, City.”” Coroner Purdy at once seni to the hotel named and was iniormed by the proprietor, Mr. Thomas yan, that the deceased came to bis place alone, avout two weeks ago, and stayed three or four days, when she paid her bill and departed. On Jui 27 she returned and remained til Friday last, wi she azain took feave, telling Mr. Ryan to keep her trunk Uh eailed for. That was all be knew about h Proceeding to the olfice of Messrs. Cook & Co. the Cor ouer discovered that Mrs. Dutch had returned the day after purchasing her ticket and drafts and had oa) Verted them into movey aguin, stating that she bad decided not to go abroad. On Wedvesday Coroner Purdy empaneiied a jury at Westchester vilinge, | whither be bad the body conveyed, and begap an m- The conductor of the Westchester train teste that the deceased was on the 9:30 A. M. a tucket for Hani yond that place quest. fed Yount, Wh om noticed the lady stil train and told ber she had passed her destinati She scemed surprised and asked what the next station was, On being informed that it was West Farms she expressed her dovermina- tion of stopping at that place, tirst, bowever, assuri herself that there was water front there, A boy testi- fled that he met the deceased when she alighted from the train at West Farms and that she asked him whether there were any wice boarding places in the Vicinity. Me replied in the afirmative and offered conduct her to one. She gave him her bag to carry and he ied the way toward the Monno estate, near the river, where Dr. Hull keeps ® fashionable boardt house. Here the boy stopped, and the lady sat do near the houso, saying she would not enter just them, that she wanted to kee the water. Sho gave the Ind $150, and after sitting a moment said she wanted s moro shady spot. He thereayou carried her bag to a xpot about the width of a Held dis the river where her body was afterward found, she gave the boy some change and dismissing him sat down, She was never seen alive again. Yesterday Coroner Purdy spoke with Superintendent Walling about the case, and, accompanied by an offic detailed by that gentieman, proceeded to the Union Place Hotel and broke open the trunk left by the di ceased. Natled ou the top of the trank outside was envelope with the address, ‘Mrs. Hannah Surubal Baring, Maine.” Opening this a sheet of note paper was found within with these words written in a lem nine band :— “Drak Sin—“Tf 1 do noteall for this trunk withis two months please send it to Baring, Maine " iy Within the trunk were found a quantity of wearing apparel and a matriculation ticket issued by the Free Medical College of New York, session 1872-3, signed by Egbert Hasard, There were also tickots ‘signed by various professors of the New York Coilege for Women cortifying that the deceased had during the season ol 1873-4 attended a full course of lectures in practical anatomy, histology and uroscopy. There was also a fotter from a lawyer in Calais, Me., asking instructions about the disposal of some real estate in that place, ‘A diligent search ou the part of a Heratn reporter failed to discover any friends of th deceased in this city, and Coroner Purdy last night determined to telo graph to tho address left upon her trunk. That official will continue the inquest at eleven o'clock this morn ing, when some new light may be thrown upon the case. The deceased wi juffering from an acute disease which probably necessitated the use of the anwsthetica found among her effects, and it is conjectured that she may have taken an overdose and while under its infla- ence have falleu overboard, Others tiold to the theory of suicide, WAYWARD GIRLS. Yesterday afternoon Detectives Tooney and Zundt, of the Brooklyn Central Police office, arrested Albert J. Walling and Henry G. Young, on charge of abducting Mary Carroll, aged thirteen years, of No. 181 Greow streot, and Katie Cogswell, fifteen years of age, of No, 178 Lexington .avonus, Tt appears that on last Sunday the girls went to Coney Island in company with Eliza Fitton, aged seventeen, and the Intter returned thr same night without them. The parents of the missing ebildren caused Miss Filton’s arrest for abduction, and she iniormed the police that the girls had gone to tne European Hotel, New York, with two young mea, ono of whom said his name was Blackfoot. The description Miss Filton gavo of the men enabled the officers to ar- rest Walling and Young at No. 57 Cranberry areal, Brooklyn. They say they met the girls and oceupie Jodgings with them during Sunday night, jeaving them in the morning, and that they had net seen them since that time. The prisoners were locked up lor examiua- tion. BROOKLYN'S DANGER. In accordance with the requirements of the law, Fire Marshal Keady yesterday called the attention of the Board of Police and Excise Cominissiouers to the em traordinary number of fires that occurred in Brooklys on the 3d and 4th of July from the sale and carelea use of Greworks, The whole number of fires reported for the two days was about thirty. Francis Lent, aged nineteen years, was burned to death by the explosion fireworks and gunpowder at No, 207 Smith stroet, loss on buildings was $5,350; furniture, $19,260, The Mars yi we have had no very large fires here, as they have had in Philadelphia and in other piaces, is due entirely to the efficiency and promptness of the officers and mea of the Fire Department. In neurly every case the fires were ‘nipped in the bud,’ notwithstanding the tact that in mapy instances two Gres were burning at the sane time, itis not for me to say whe danger tq the elty from the sale of firework: be co ed from year to year until we have another Chicago cw Jamity. That duty devolves upon others. I report the facts,” THE NEW YORK CENTRAL DISPENs BARY. At a meeting of the directors of the Central Dispense sary held on the evening of July 6, 1876, the Hom M CG. Gross, President, in the chair, the following resolu tions were adopted ;— Resolved, That the thanks of the Board of Directon aro hereby tendered to the distinguished artist Mr, George Rignold for his disinterested and practical kind ness to this 1 that his crossing this vast continent twice, travelling fourteen days and night and 7,000 miles in order to give bis farewell periorm ance in this city for the benefit of the Central Lispene sary is something uncauailed in magnitude and un- beard of in the annals of the cause of charity; that the directors, in parting with Mr. Riguold, bid him God speed ou his way through the Western Country and of his zoyage to Australia ; and they pray the Great Fat who has said thatacup of water given in His name shall not pass unrewarded, will watch over, guido ane direct him, that he may always be prosperoas and tru to the high talent bestowed upon him and eventually be sheltered in that cogntry where there are no poor THE COLLEGE OF PHARMACY. During the fiscal year onding June 20, 1876, thy Board of Pharmacy conducted 77 examinations, a which 60 were first, 17 second and 1 third examinm tions, Forty-four candidates passed and 33 were re- jected, or over 42 per cent hi ndidates exam. ined; 11 were proprietor 3 propris ors and 30 assisianta jatied, 31 passed on second ex- amination and 5 failed, 25 proprietors and 55 aseistanta were registered. The money received and paid inte the treasury of the College of Pharmacy amounts w $408. “FIRE RECORD. A fire occurred yesterday morning on the roof of No ry, owned by the Jackson estate; building damaged $400; ¢nsurance unknown. Third floor and “ occupied by G L Blake, hat cleaver, camagr 1,000; insured in Kelef losurance Company. Firs second floor occupied by U. D. Case & Son, dealer loth, slightly damaged by water, Cause of fr in o' nnknown. FLOATING WITH THE TIDE, A drowned man was found floating in the Rast yesterday morning at the foot of Twelth street, fr ‘was about thirty years old, five feet seven inches hig! had brown hair and mustache, and wore a light strt; shirt, dark pants, no coat, Coroner was notified, SNEAK THIEVES ARRESTED. On the Fourth of July thievos entered the lager beep saloor No, 346 West Forty-sevenih rtreet in the absonot of the proprietor and were about to steal $100 worth rty. They only succeeded in escapii worth, as the propristrons detocted them and the; to jump through a window. John ogg Fy Clark, who are both members of the Tenth gang, were arrested for the ori and were trial yesterday at the Filty-soventh Street fe delaut of $4,000 bau eaca,