The New York Herald Newspaper, August 16, 1876, Page 8

3 THE COURTS. The Ninth Avenue Railroad Injunction Suit Ag the Greenwich Elevated Road SIGNAL TRIUMPH FOR RAPID TRANSIT | Important Decision by Judge} Van Hoesen. Lively Prosecution of the Anti- Garbage War. At length, after # thorough examination of the | Voluminous evidence and briefs of the lawyers, Judge Van Hoosen, of the Court of Common Pieas, yesterday Fenderod his decision in the suit brougut by the Ninth Avenue Railroad Company against tne New York Elevated Railroad Company, more popularly known as the Greenwich Street Elevated Railroad Company, heard beiore Lim at Special Term. The suit, as will be remembered, wax for an injanction restraining the Elevated road from ving dummy engines upou any portion of its route, from constructing or using any | switches or turnouts south of Thirtieth street, or wain- taining any track whatever upou Ninth avenue worth | of Thirtieth street. After reciting the objects of the | suit Judge Van Hoesen in bis opinion—an able, elab- orate apd exhuusuive one—states that the right of the Elevated Railroad Company to maintain a single tr upon its route below Thirtieth street, without switche or turnouts, and to run cars on this portion of their Toute by means of an endless chain attached to stattonary engines placed underneath the surtace of the street, Is not questioned; but, following the decision of the | General Term, that the coustruction of the road above | Thirveth street was subsequent to the authority grant. tng the right for such coustruction, the time allowed | by the act having expired, was without authority of | law, he was bound to cee that portion of the Ele Yated Railroad on Ninth avenue, between Thirticth aud Sixty-lirst streets, was a common uuixal This portion of the road being a public nuteance be holds That no private person ean bring au action fora sup ression Without showing some special damage sus- wuined or to be sustained outside that which the com- biunity ut large sustay that sucu injury is direct, | pot consequential, of u Substantial character, aud not Tecting or gvanescent, The right of the piainuil to an injanction depends upon its having shown that it has dustained or will sustun da direct, substantial | tnd peculiar to itsel! by the auauthorized Construction br operation of the Elevated Kuilroad, [tis uot at all Pesential that the plaintil should be the only party | Injured. The number of those injured may be large, but the injury they sustain must be diferent in kind from that tnilicted on the rest of the public. ‘The plun- Mfl’s peculiar injuries are defined to be:—(1) That the Elevated Railroad Company, having no authority to pur d its track north of Thirteth street, is invading the franchise of the plainti!, which is exclusive, and 1s taking the fares of passengers who, but for tho induce. uis held out to them by the: Ele Would travel upon the Ninth Avenue b all the columns creeted above Thirticth street, and the toiumus in the roadway below Thictietu street inter- fere with ingress to abd egress from plaintill’s curs, {8) That the use of dummy engines [rightens the horses Of the plautif and causes them to injure themselves, and, furthermore, frightens other Lorses and causes them to iure plaintii’s curs, (4) That the @bstuclo to travel upon the Ninth Avenue | Railroad — caus: by the use of steam aud by the erection ot columns and track in and over tho roadway are so great as to warrant the appretien- Bion that unless Such Obstacies are removed by process of the Court, the trapelises of the Ninth Avenue Com- pany will become valueless aud its rights aud property seriously injured, 1 not destroyed. “He holds whut the Urst specification of specta damages ts uot supported by the facts, and that auy other city radroad might with equal propriety claim its franchise as exclusive; that there is no evidence Whatever to sustain the allega- hat tho columns of the Elovated Raiiroud ob- Sto the plaintil’s cars; that the act of 1ses giving the right to Use dgumy engines has been Pronounced uncons*itutioual by this Court; that if the act of 1870 does authorize the use of dummy en- fines, tho Court has not the power to enjoin their use on the ed road below Thirueth street, inasmuch Toad below thatstreet is iudisputably a lawiui that if the .employment of duinmy be authorized by Legislature, plamntiit wo not = entitied to an injunction’ because Ahoge engines triguten horses; that Were can be upon the evidence but litte deubt that at the present time She disturbance to the plaintul’s horses is so slight a to bP almost inappreciabie, The Judge couciudes thal an his n, if the franchise of the piaintifl ever be: come okB it Will nOL be because the columns of the defendant obstract passengers who are attempting | to enter or to leave the th avenue cars, or because duiumy engines Irighten horses and cause cars to be broken. 11 will be sitaply because the people preier the Elevated railway to tho horse car, That proference t to be controiled by injunctions It oniy remains for me to inquire whether the defendant bas the right to use dummy engines on its road south of Thiruieth Breet. I have no doubt that It has that right, Section fol the act of 1875 provides that the defendant may make and adopt such alterations und iaprovement ib motor power and its application as certain commis- Bouers nay authorize or approve, What comiisston- ars were ss this authority is determined by the preceding section of the ac, They were the commis- Bioners Who had been appointed under the act of 1367 to mspect the West side and Yonkers Patent Railway Bud to supervise the manner of its construction, They are designated, not by their individual names, but by | their official tile. It is said that such designation is utterly invalid, because gection 3, which describes them, goes op, in violation” of section 17, article 3, of the amendments to the constitution, to confer upou the | cohimissioners, by a mere reteronce to the act of 1867, | Powers which dre specitied iu taat act, but which could Hot be constitutionally conferred without being set out | 3 in detail in the act of 1867. It is true that the com- Miss-oners derived no power under section 3. But sec- | tion 4 does, by 1s terms, conier upon them an author: ity which could be exercised without the sli erence to the powers created by the act of 18 an authority to approve, if they saw fit, | the alteration and the improvement in the Motor power which the defendant migut adopt. The | Adoption of the dummy the approval of such iv after tho passage of the act anu, in fact, not disputed. engines by the aplion by the commissioners, | ot 1875, were proven, It results, theretore, that efendant, and | of the Elevated Railroad overhang the plain ‘gears at certain portions of the route, No injury to the piantrf was shown to result irom the projection Of the defendant's curs, except that oil cr Water some- tines dropped upon and spotted the roof of the plarm U's cars. It was proven that the dropping of oil was Lot a Necessary consequence of the operation of the d dendant’s cars, but Was rather oceasivned by negligence | or the Wearing out Of the waste used In the Journals. If the injuries to the plaintifl’s cars trom the oil were Sulllciently serious 10 require the interposition ol a court of equity, the injunction Would nov prohibit the Tuuning of the cars, but would restrain the use of such | materials as soil tho canvax with which the | routs of the cars are covered, There is another con- Sideration which, though not urged upou the argu. | ment, strikes Sof great importance. Three yeu have elapsed since the defendant began to construct its railway north of Thirtiech street, According to the | @ecision of the General Term of this Court, every column ang every rail added to this structure inere: | A common puisadce. The plaivtill, aware of its rights, | and oi the danger with which iis property was threat! | ened, lay quietly by, aud without muking the slightest | effort to stop the Wrovgiul obstruction of tho street, permitted (he detendant, year alter year, to proceed With its work, and spend its money, Stich acquiescence should be a bar to equitabie rebel. It has been decided that where a person who secs a structure im progress | which be knows must deprive him of the enjoyment of Fights which he possesses permits it without objection | on his part to be huished at yreat expense, be cannot obtain the aid Of a court of chancery to pall it down, (Cooper vs. Huvback, 40 Bean, 160; Cowning vs. Bas. sett, 82 Law J. O4., 286.) The compiaint shoud be diss | Missed with costs tu the defendant. } THE GARBAGE WAR. A fresh, not to say lively, impetus was added to the | excitement caused by the dumping of garbage in the Lower Bay by the argumont yesterday belore Judge Donobue, in supreme Court, om a motion to eontinue the temporary injunction agaiust the Shore Inspector of Kings county. umber of afli- | @avits made by policemen and others was produced, | petting forth that tho defendants had interfered with the Police Board in the discharge of their duties and threatened to do so again, and further averred that defendant refuses to permit scows and tugs a pas A large gage {0 sea without imposing conditions inconvenient to the proper discharge of complainauts’ duties, and that bis action ts iliega! and unjustitiavie Mr. John H. Bergen read equally uu on beball of tue deienaant« and rous affidavits | The depovents, Ferguson bis associates, swear that they watebed the the stulf was of a very oltensive including dead dogs, eats, rats, roiten &q, and that as as tty | dead animals were wa “a ashore wt | Coney Istand fh ove day; and tbat the said Inspector Caused the arrest of the com ants, not on the high seas, but within the jurisdiction of Kings county; and that the smell caused aiong the shore by such ollensive er being wasbed tn Was “ota nature beyoud de- scription.” Various hotel proprietors make altidavit Qs to the injury to their business caused by the wui- Kance, which nutsance, they claim, is the result of a | Wiltul and persistent violaiion of law by the New York Police Commissioners in not sending down the scows Ou the ford tide aud having them empti the be- Wnning of the ebb. Dr, 3. B Spier wakes afidavit bat the smell is injurious to health. Judge Donohue said he did not doubt that the city of New York could be provented irom committing ® Buisance on the sbores of Long Islang, but he aid nut ! the representations of their father, to the Tom's for | Judge Donohue yesterday, in Supreme Court, Cham- | mitted t¢ | against ber busband for absolute divorce. NEW YORK see what right any ono hed to interfere with their scows ou the high seas, Mr, Hergen my that the act*under which the In. | spector caused (he urrests Was u police regulation by the Stat Jusige Donobue said be thought not, but it was regu. lating commerce and intertering with pavigation, aud the Legiiature had po power to do it, | Mr. Ize quoted the section which forbias the Jling Of at} ¥esset contuioing such offensive material through the Narrows and (urowing it into the sea without the permit of the Luspector, and said that if tho Legislature had uo power to stu the nuisance it will become imperative on the people to stop ib them- rely it bad Lo be stopped souchow. Judge Dorobue said there Was no power to stop the scows on their Way to sea lo dump there, Mr. Bergen said if the portion of the act requiring a | permit tor going through the Narrows 1s unconstitu- tena! the act is pot void in requiring « permit for demping irom the scows within the Kings county ju- risdiction, Alier some further argument Judge Donohue took the papers, reserving his decision. A DOMESTIC DIFFICULTY. The divgrce suit of Votef vs. Votef, before Judze J; F. Daly tn the Special Term, Court of Common Picas, yesterday, 1s rather remarkable, it being brought by the husband to nullity the marriage of the parties, which took place in June, 1875,0n the ground of physical incapacity of the wife. There is but one other case of the kind reported in the decisious of the courts of this State, that of Bartlett vs. Bartlett, which came before the iormer Court of Chancery, Chancellor Kent presiding, many yoars ago. ‘Ibe contro now especially before the Court is whether the wife, pend- ing the suit, ehal! ha mony and counsel fees to cetend the suit, Mr. Gearon, of counsel for the plaii til, maintained that the statute providing un allowance tor costs, for the wife in divorce suits does not make provision for the wile ina suit brought to decree the nullity of a marriage, nor that the practice of our courts of equity sanctioned it; that, while in one or two cases in the ecelesiastical courts of England such a provision was made, it never became the settled pra lice tp Chancery, and bas not been certainiy adopt in this State so far as the reported cases would show. Mr. Robinson for the defendant, however, argued that the Court of Common Pieas in the exercise of its equity jurisdiction held it 1p {ts discretion whethor it should take the allowance to defendant. Judge Daly adjourned the further argument of the matter upul Thursday woxt, 0. WRONG RIGH'TED. On tho Sth inst., Francis MeMabon, of No. 145 Eighth avenue, preferred a charge of felonious assault against his two song, Francis and Wilham, alleging that drow a pisiol upou him while tho other brutally as- saulted him, Justice Smith committed them both, on trial in default of bail, They were taken before bers, in obedience to a writ of habeas corpus, Mr, William F. Kintzing, their counsel, moved ior their discharge, alleging that the accused were entirely cuilt- less of the charge, and that the complainant was a | habitual drunkard, and did not understand the gravity of the complaint he made Mr. Kinizing further stated that Assistant District Attorney Roilins sum- moned both the prisoners before him, and, aller hear- ing their story, believed the charge proferred ground- less and unjust, which belief be indorsed upon the papers, Mr. Marsac, who appeared for the District Attorney, said that he had beea directed to consent to the discharge of tho prisoners, whereupon Judgo Dono- hue ordered their release. SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. Awrit of habeas corpus was granted yesterday by Judge Donohue in the case of Chester Driggs, charged with the attempted poisoning of Mrs, La Rue, It will be brought up for a bearing vais morning. B. W. Chambers, a storokeeper, of Newburg, was arrested yesterday by Deputy Marsbal Dubert on a charge of seiting cigars and manufactured tobacco without paying the special tax required by law. He was taken belore Commissioner Osborn and held in do- fault of $500 bail. ‘Yhe cigar pediers arrested on Sunday by Deputy Collector Hawley were taken before Commissioner Shiclds yesterday for examination —_—Patrick MacCarthy. John Archer, Robert Acorn, Morris Meyer and Mark Boody were discharged, The others wero committed to Ludlow Street Jail. In the case of William Westfall, charged with the $4,000 Donded warehouse robbery on the 5th inst., the facts of which have been published in the Hunan, awrit of hubeas corpus was obtainod yesterday by Mr, Wilham F, Kintzing, bis counsel, trom Judge Donohue, in Supreme Court, Chambers. The writ was made returnable to-day. DECISIONS. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBER', By Judge Donohu Judd vs, The Mayor, &c. ; Kruger vs. The Mayor, &c. ; Matier of Martin Mergand vs, Weber and another, two motions, and Nordlinger vs. Welling et al.—Granted. The Wasbington Life Insurance Company ys. Fleisch- hauer and another.—Order granted. Brown vs, Simpson, and Shilts vs, Adams —Mo- tions de ied, Lorillard Winchell costs, ‘Yaylor vs. Schultze.—Denied, Memorandum. Bailey ys. The {riumph Truss Company,—I think the petition suflicient, Will bear the parties at twelvo o'clock ou the 15th inst. COMMON PLEAS—SPRCIAL TERM, s. Clyde, —Memorandum. vs, Wincheli—Motion denied, without Ry Judge Van Hoesen. The Ninth Avenue Ratlroad Company vs. The New | York Elevated Railway Company.—Complaint dis- missed, with costs. POLICE COURT NOTES. At the Tombs Polico Court yesterday Stephen C. Broadwell was held to answer for having iu his posses- sion a number of certificates of Philadelphia city stock, amounting to $1,000, alleged to have been stolen from Wilham -Tacobs, of No. 1,608 Montrose street, Phila- delphia, on the 24th of February, 1876, | Yesterday James Scannel, of “No. 14 Mott street, was held to answer by Justice Murray at the Tombs Police Court on a charge of felonious assault and battery upon his brother-in-law, Thomas Devine. A dispute about the payment of a bar bill, and hence the difticulty. Jaines H. Sturges was held to_answer for selling lot- tery policy tickets in violation of law, Louisa Williams, aged sixteen years, of No. § Thomps son street, was held jor trial at’ the Washington Place Police Court, yesterday, for stealing $46 trom Giovanni Franchi, of 185 Spring street, mto whose store she went to purchase wine. Peter Anderson, aged twenty. three months to the Island by Justice Duily atthe Washington Piace Police Court, yesterday, 10F setting drunk and beating bis father, William Auder- fon, aged sixty-four yeurs, of No. 342 West Sixteenth | street. The prisguer’s mother died yesterday morn- ing. Michael MeIncrney, a vegetable pedier, got into an argument with Peter Bauer, of No. 117 West Houston street, yesterday. He knocked Mr, Bauer down aud then beat him over the head with a brick. On being arratcned belore Justice Duffy, at the Washington Vince Police Court, yesterday, Meineruy was held for ne yours, was com ret McCabe, aged seventeon, a servant, was held for trial esterday for stealing a | d by her cousin, Harriet Dwyer. i for trial by Ler mistress, Mrs. r was ba’ Phe prison Myra E. Favor, of No. 37 East Twentieth strect. i During & q' foot of West Filty-ninth | street ou Monday vight Patrick Panty, of No. 239 | West fhirty-seventh street, aud Cornelius Hammon, of Ninety-sixih street and Fourth avenue, were badly beaten about the head with a shovel by Patrick Jones, a laborer, Who was arrested by Othcer Fleming, of the cond Histrict Court squad, aud on bemng arraigned before Justice Dufly yesterday was held tor trial. While at Long Branch last’ month Miss Lottie Stan- tey, of No, 34 nd avenue, was robbed of $200 worth of jewelry, Soon alter Mr. Astley Howard, of No. 143 Bleecker street, while in Puuladeiphia was | robbed of $500, Yesterday Detective Dann, of the | Central Office, arrested a notorious th named Gus Hecker as the ollender. On beimg arraigned before Justice Dafly at the Washington Place Police Court yesterday he was remanded until to-day, in order that other complaints might be obtained against him Theodore Morganstein, a boy ten years old, was held for trial by Justice Morgan at the Essex Market Court, irom Mr. Herman Schirmer, . Mr. Schirmer bud adopred the who stole the money and went to Philadelphia to | seo the Exhibitio Giovani Seckenderger, an Austrian artist employed the New York Retlector Company, corner ot Hous ton street and Broadway, as desivner, was arraigned ac the Wasbiagton Place Court yesterday, before Judgo Dotty, rgod With stealing five of his own desigus, Valued at $100, Justice Dutly discharged him. couRr ALENDAR—THIS DAY. Svrneme Covrt—Cuamnens—Held by Judge Dono- hue. —Nos, 108, 111, 173, 174, 192, 265, 273, 279, 254, 298, 299, 400, HE BUSH DIVORCE C! The Supreme Court of Kings county recently con- firmed the report of the referoe appointed to take te tinony m tho sult brought by Maria Antoinette Bush | The decree ix in favor of the wife, who is bighly connected im trookiyn, and ts young, accomplished and pretty. The e showed that the defendant, Alleu C. Bush, oh guilty of adultury with ove Anna Rich at tunes and places. Bush, who is thirty-two having variour yours of age, is well Known in sporting cirele: been a eliont billiardist, a yoou yachtsinau, He wus the former owner of Ut B.,” and is in good cireumstances., Ho b verted a few hs ago to the ways of r is now clerk of tue Centenuval Baptist Justin B. Fulto BROOKLYN'S Bab BOYS. Years, was arrested by Detecti¥o Price, of the Fourth precinct, Brooklyn, on a warrant. issued by Justice Riley, tor feloniously assaulting William MeNamara, | aged sixteen years Tt appears that tho boys quar. rolled about some trivial matter, when the prisoner | | Yesterday morning Joseph Ganloy, aged fifteen | | | HERALD, | drew a pocket knife and stubbed Wilham three times, ence in the ribs twice ta the groim, The ulfray oc- curred about nine o'clock on Thursday might on Can- hon stre:t, though it was pet known to the police tll yesterday, being kept quiet by the parties concerned, Donald Turner, another boy, who was in the fracas, Was arrested, and ts held as a witness. Dr. Stone, who is attending the wounded youth, says the conaition of the patient ts very critical Justice Riley committed 4 ae to await the result of tho injuries in- ioted. PREV. On Monday night Detective McNamara, of the Four- | tceuth precinct, detatled for duty at the Contral Oflice, saw two suspicious looking men enter a yard in the Bowery, next a dry goods store. He endeavored to follow them, bat an unfortunate woman on the street, who evident!y was acting as “watcher” for the thieves, gave the alarm avd both the men fled, One of them, who gave the name of Jobo Doyle, and who threw away a burglar’s “jimmy” in his flight, was seized by the detec He offered a desperate resistance, and it was only afler clubbing him geyerely that Detective MeNawara could bring bim to Police Headquarters. On being arraigned before Justice Duffy at the Wash- ington Place Court yesterday alternoon Doyle was held for further examination, MAKING OTHERS A NUISANCE, Mr. C, M. Clapp, a member of the publishing firm of F. P, Dutton & Co., Broadway, in company with sev- era! other gentiomen residiag in Thirty-foarth sireet, appeared betore Judge Duffy, at tho Washingtom Piace Court, yesterday afternoon, and charged E. P. Lorch, Proprietor of two stereopticon advertising etauds on Broadway and Sixth avenue and Thirty-fourth street, With being a public nuisance. They complained that Lorch gave oxhibit:ons of ludicrous pictures and udver- tusements, throwing the same trom lis stereopticons througn Thirty-fourth street, causing crowds of idle and dissolute persons, who used tho vilest language, to cougregate on the stoops of their private residences. Alt Jadge Duily did vot believe there was suf- ficient justification for the issuing of a warrant ho granted a summons for tho attendance of Lorch, who will be present in court to-day. DOWN WITH THE POLES. DEATH OF THE LATEST VICTIM—NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS RECEIVED AT THE FIRE Di- PARTMENT, Jeremiah D. Tanyean, aged thirty-four, of No, 78 Sutfolk street, who was seriously injured Monday morn- ing by the tall ofa telegraph pole at Madison avenue and 124th sireet, died ab two o'clock yesterday morn- ng. Coroner Croker had charge of the case. Tan- yean was employed by the Fire Department to arrange their lines. The pole on which be was working was old and rotten at the base. It had been ordered to bo cut down by the department. It was guyed up by ropes Monday morning, and Tanyean commenced the peril- ous ascent of the pole v connect the wires at the top be- fore cutting the pole away. He sueceeded in reaching the top safely, unwound the wires and separated them from the pole, He then took off the glass insulators from the cross pieces and, putting them in his pocket, commenced the desceut. When he arrived about fil- toen feet trom the ground, where the ropes that guyed up the pole were ticd, he very imprudently cut one of them to facilitate his descent. This tt did, but ina manner entirely unexpected, for the polo, being un- able to bear the unusual strain without this rope, fell, and he with it, The pole fell across his body, breaking soe of the tnsulators that were in his pocket and lore- Ing bits of the glass into bis legs, ‘The poor man was taken to the Ninety-ninth Street Hospital, where, after Hees ing avout seventeep hours in great agony, be ied, NUMRROUS COMPLAINTS have been received ut the Fire Department in regard to the condition of some of their po.es, aud will be attended to at the mecting of the Commissioners to- morrow, ‘The pole at the Coroners’ building, corner of Hous- ton and Mulberry streets, bas received the attention of the Fire Commissioners and will be cut down. This resolution, although depriving the Coroners of an ad- ditional case, will be heartily upplauded by the public, ‘The following notice, sent to the Board of Health on the 11th inst., was considered yesterday :— “Dangerous telegraph poles in Division street, from Catharine to Clinton.” Concerning this communication the following letter was addressed to Dr, Walter De F. Day, Sanitary Sup- erimtendent, by Dr. C, H. Atwater, Inspector:— Dr, Wanten De F, Day, Sanitary Superintendent Sit—in regard to the'accompanying complaint I have the honor to report as follow 1 have this day examined alt the poles throughout the street named, or that portion of it lying between Catharine and Clinton streets, and have found the inclosed statement to be © x0 far As it relates to the old poles which stand upon the south side of the street. ‘These poles sevm to be of no use, since the wires have from most of them beon removed. With but few exceptions said poles are decayed at their lower ends whore they enter the ground, and to such an ex- tent as to render thei sourees. of danger. I would récou mend that these poles be promptly removed. Twas unable t. in to Whom this telegraph line be- Fons or what parties aught to be held responsible tor thelr w cially dangerous were foun S809, 115%. 119, 150 and reet, however, to ity 6nd there xing apparently to this same line which are insecure and which should be taken down. Kespecttully submitted. C,H. ATWATER, M.D. REAL ESTATE, At the Exchango yesterday the following sales were held:— A. J. Bleecker & Son sold, in foreclosure, by order of the Supreme Court, B. Roelker, referee. a house, with lot, on West Twenty-second street, north side, 175 fect cast of Eighth avenue, for $15,025, to Charles Coudert, Jr., attorney for the plaintiff, Lespinasse & Friedman sold, by order of Frederick Lewis, assignee for Mesars, L. J. Phillips & Co,, bank- Tupt real estate speculators, the following property :— At Highlands, N. J., a plot of land 160x1,750, on Nave- sink turnpike, corner Miller street, with water front, for $170 over all liabilities, to Mr, Sternberger; a plot of land, AH: on Prospect and Wood- lawn streets, for 50 over all encumbrances, to same purchaser, and a plot of irregu- lar size on Lighthouse road and Highland avenue was withdrawn, A oue-quarter interest in jote Nos. 1, 6, 12 und 16, on Meridian Hill, Washington, D. . Were Sold tor $20, over all encumbrances, to B, wrence, A one-third interest in in Tryon- ville, Pa. soid for $400 over all encumbran A one-third’ interest in 665 acres in Brazoria county, Texas; 020 acres in Travis coanty, Texas; 220 acres i Corzetto county, Texas, and ia some lands in Virginia and Michigan, brought'$41 over ali encumbrances from Mr. F, Baylies, Tuis estate was ordered to be sold without any up-set prices, William ‘Keunelly sold, by order of Supreme Court, in torcetosure, J. P, Fallon, rete a Louse, with lot 16.8x100.11, on East 104i street, south side, 116 feet West of Third avenue, for $4,060,’ to the Hebrew Or- phan Asylum; ais, similar sale, a house, with lot 16.8 x100.11, on East lodth street,'150 teet west of Third tor $5,000, to s: Wells suid, b avenue, M. Purdy, 20 acres of land, @ by St. Ann's “und Pass enues, on Port Morris lroad, kKnOWO as St. Mary’s Park, Morria- Ywenty-tuird ward, for $69,000 to BP, Faire child. ‘The sale of a situilar ch a plot of land, ¢ 495.2 tet east of L was adjourned wotil the vt inst, n. V. Harnett adjourned the foreclosure sale of a house, with lot, 25x75, om First avenue, cast side, 75.11 feet south of tle street, wotil & ti inst, P. B. Moyer adjourned the foreciosure sale of a house, ith lot, 20x74, on First avenue, northeast corner of 116th street, until the Ath inst, tes adjourned the foreclosure sales of Jand racter of a house, with 200, on Lind avenue, south side, © avenue, Twenty-third ward, JATth st... ward); KA’ Austin to J. L. Robbins’ av., ©. corn: ward) SALA vo, sO Corner of i husband tod . % of Tih av, 1RONTOOS ob J. Haynes. fdav., 4uxt00 10; ¥. David ft. w. of SU Ke OW. ty DUS ML, 8. Wwite to ©, Raf 10 Bhs of Bist . to New York Life In GM. w. of bib ay DU.SSS Th. 's. OF Ost st, 35x 100 Seotnee Bist sty BLANTON: WSO WE of Sadison’ay sure to same Retreat ay. ward) ; ©. College “av Voorhis, refores ree. tod Ww. 8, ZONIO) (asd ward to J. Le Mott and others MORTHAURS. tA. Freeman, © Pairwan, Sarah B. and Ab'st., e. of Oth av. ; Band Lusband, so ot Ist Wy, : VeNrS or 6. H, and wite, to das rlith ay. and 3a Kneviaud, ss. of Hen WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1876—WITH SUPPLEMENT. WORKING WOMEN. THEIR PRESENT CONDITION AND FUTURE PROS- PETS DISCUSSED—LESS BUFFERING AMONG FEMALK WORKERS THAN AMONG MEN—THE OUTLOOK HOPEFUL, While the number of unemployed laborers 1s un- doubtedly great, a8 compared with former years, the same cannot be said with respect to working women. In these times of financial and commercial depression, when instances of suffermg and want are witnessed upon all sides, the natural thought would be that, tn common with their brothers, female operatives and clerks woald find it difficult to procure employment Such, however, appears not tobe the case. AS com- pared with former years the number of unemployed Working Women in this centennial year 1s not so much in excess of previous seagons as would give the sug- gestion of widespread want, Of course, even in times of the greatest prosperity aud activity in trade there are without work a certain number o! women who are dependent upon their own hands for support; but for skilled operatives there seems at present to be actually a demand, A visit paid by a Herat reporter to many large business houses employing tomales showed conclusively that, instead of cutting down expenses and discharging employés, they are contemplating increasing their force. Indeed, the superintendent of one of the larg- est houses on Broadway said:—"“We have now about 1,260 suleswomen, and could fiud places for 100 more to-day if they could do the ght kind of work.” Nor is this w solitary testimony. In tho largest establish, ments the same 1s heard. They are not reducing their foree; they have not cut down salariee, butail the ten- dencies aro to an increase of numbers. Inquiries at Arnold & Constable's breught out the following facts:—**A great many of our hands are off on their vacations, but, so tar, we have made no further reduction in our forces than we are accustomed to muke every summer. Neither are their salaries re- duced, wud we don’t intend tNey shail be.”? t CHEERFUL PROSPECT, Substantially the same story wus told at Stewart's, They employ ubout 1,209 women, inciuding every de- partinent, #bd are inclined to increase rather than di- minish their stock, At Lord aylor’s it was said (bat there had been no reduction of the female force. When unver ull pressure they employ from 450 to 600 hands, aithough at this period of the year their num- ber was sumewhat lessened. This was not exceptional. IL was always their custom; wut since the so-called “bard times” they had made no reduction 1 number or salaries, In tact, they contemplated mereasing thoir List of female Workers the coming season. J. & C, Johuston gave tue same testimony. They employ about 300 women, whose salaries range from $8 to $15, Some of the cutters secure a salary us large as $2,000 yeuriy. A. H. Macy's establishment certainly betokeng any- thing but “hard times.’” Toore it was said that they were employing a larger torco than ever, and were al- roady eugaging additional assistance’ for the fall trade. -\t Jumes McCreery’s the reporter was told that the hard times had maue no difference with them in the number of their staff of employés or their salaries. A visit to a large number of smaller establishments but contirmed the stories told at the larger stores as above quoted, ‘This encouraging and cheertul state of alfairs is hardly contirmed at the Working Women's Protective Union, located in Bleecker street, Mrs. Ferrer, ithe superintendent, sald {n response to an i: ‘quiry as to the’ number of applications tor assistance, that during — the present—year 10,000 applications for employment had been received, and for 1,000 of the applicants situations had been found, Of late the applications bad increased, She thought the outlook very bad unless trade revived. In- stances of great suilering and waot came under her daily observation. A PITIABLE CASE. One case she cited, 1t was thut ofa poor seamstress. She had purchased a sewing machine to be paid for in instalmeuts, Her limited time nad expired, and in ac- cordance With their usago the company made a demand for full payment or the return of the machine, Through the influence of Mrs, Ferrer additional ume wus granted, but the poor woman was unable to obiain work. Her Lusvand and chilaren fell sick, the machine stood idle in the corner, and she, a skilied seamstress, was obliged to make application at the Protective Union for scrubbing, saying she and her family had veen days without food. “Even that was most diflicult to find. This is but one of muny similar cases Mrs, Ferrer says also that it is not only the unculti- vated poor who make application for work, but this your the more retiued and respectabie ure asking tor employment. There is still another phase of distress. One oi the good works performed by this Protective Union is to assist working Women in their aisputes with employers. In tho case of not receiv- ing their just wages the union hus engaged lawyers to’ prosecute the claims. This year tho calis for ussistance im this respect have been greater thun ever betore, In many instances the empigyers, while aamitting the justness of the cluima, state their uiter inab:lity to meet them. Some of these are com- plaints against responsible frins, who, recognizing their duty to their omployés, promise to pay in small sums per week. CONTRADICTORY STATEMERTS, It will thus be seen that the statement by Mrs. Ferrer is in direct contradiction to those of the Jarge houses on Broadway, This may be accounted tor on the ground that the large establishments employ nothing but skilled Jabor, aud that is always iu demand. The increase Of upplicutions at the union may also be accounted for by the explanation that the wives, mothers, sisters and daughters of un- employed men tnd it now necessary to endeavor to assist their families by seeking tuat labor which they would not have been compelled to perform had their natural providers been uble to obtain employment. Still, the number of unemployed working wowen and the want and saffering is not so great as might ®e sup- posed by one judging from the number of idle men in tus city. On the 12th of this month Mary Mimphor, of No, 201 East Fiity-ninth street, was robbed by her servant, Mary McQuade, of $20 worth of jewelry, Detective McGowan, of the Nineteenth precinct, was detailed to investigate the case, and found that the servant had pawned property which the complainant identified as hers He also ascertained that she hud been employed in the house of Ernest Wheeler, of No, 1,026 ‘Third avenue, god thatafier her discharge from there she re- visited the place and, breaking open one of the doors of the premises, robbed it of $60 worth of silverware. Sho was arraigned at the Fifty-seventh Street Police Court yesterday, where she admitied the charge, but said that she was too poor to pay her board, and that, urged by poverty’s pangs, sli critnes with which she is charged, She was comimit- ted for trial. FATAL DROWNING | ACCIDENY. Three young men—Wilham Kelly, Isaac Olling and Farrell Smith—being slightly intoxicated, made up their minds to go and see a boxt race on the Fast River, They hired a rowboat at the foot of Grand street. When opposite Fifth strect their boat upset, but they ali managed to get safely ou a raft near the shore, Here Kelly anid Ollimg determined to have swim. Kelly was dared to dive under the raft, He was a very good swanmer, and succeeded in accomplishing | the feat the first time, ‘The second time he tried it, however, bis body did not rise to the surface. ccased was twonty-six years of age, and lived at} Willett street. “ix two companions w thought to be concerned in his death, They were ar- rested by officers of the Eleventh precinct. They were taken to Essex Market Police Court yesterday morning and discharged by Justice Morgan for want of evidence. Kelly’s body was tound yesterday morning and Cor- oner Croker took charge of the case. MARKET WAG ON HUDSON WAGONS STREET. Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the Aldermanic Committee on Streets was beld iu the City Hail to hear @ petition of property owners along Hudson street against the placing of market wagons in that vicinity. These gentlemen ciaim that a nuisance bas been created on the streets Ly the presence of these wagons, and that i is impossible to sleep at night from the noise creatod. Remarks were mado in advocacy of repeal of the ordinauce granting this privilege to the ‘wagon owners by Mr. Bailey, Dr Bariow and otners. Ex-Alderman Gtlon spoke in favor of the ordinance. action was taken by the commitice and another jon will probably be held, SANITARY MATTERS. At @ mecting of the Heaith Board yesterday a resolu- tion was adopted closing up the following tallow ren- dering establishments until improvements are made in | the method of working, the Sanitary Lnspector regard tog them at the present time as detrimental to the pub- He health -— Rafferty & Wolliams, East Forty-fourth street; Schwarzschild & Sulzberger, East Forty-titth street, and Ketehell Brothers, East Forty-titth street, A detailed report on rotten tcieeraph poles was re- ceived from Inspectors Tracy aud Atwater, ‘The following is the weekly report of Dr, Nagle, Deputy Registrar of Record ‘There were 690 deaths reported in this city during the woek ending August 12, being an twerease of eighty: one as compared with the Week previous and one less thao the amount reported during the corresponding week of Inst y ‘The actual mortality tor the week ending Augus: A represent: poual doath rate of 28 76 per 1,000 persons living, the popu- Jation being cstimated at 1,063,028. The following is a comparative statement of cases ot contagious disease reported at this bureau for the two weeks cnding August 12, 1876;— Week Ending 1g, hay. Ve had committed the | De- | | York by the Couwmissioners of migration and by t THE DEPARTMENT DUEL. COMMISSIONER MARTIN'S LETTER WICKHAM— Cc. WETMoES’s COMPTROLLER GREE: Commissioner Martia was very indignant at Comp troller Green's letter to te Mayor, in whieh he tndi- cated ‘that the solo object of ihe Park Commissioners in pushing tho military purade ground scheme was tho enrichment of the Commissionera, Mr. Martin said, 1m conversation with a reporter of this paper, that Mr. Green knew well enough that statements he made were false, and that the Comptroller used the name of “William M. Martin” as a real estate operator for the sole purpose of conveying the wea to tho public that the said Martin was a relative of the Commissioner. Yesteréay afternoon President Martin sent the fol- lowig letter to Mayor Wickham, explaining the action of the Park Commissioners in relation to the parade ground:. REPLY TO No. 96 Uston sauakx (Bast), New Youx, August 14, 1576, Tothe won. Wintial H, Wiekuau, Mayor of the’ City of Now Yor) Sin—In his letter to you, dated the 10th of Auyust inst Grocn phrases bis statements with & malicious tugenul as to miniead the newspavers into saying, that owner of Tend in the snllitary parade around, wd had 1u d jal position hero by refusing to discenti..ue the dings to aequire title, so as “tv enrich{myself,” or “for te ai.” Gre hut to state this ex- ty for he knows it to bo attrociously fulse. T never owned any land in tho military para ner within tive miles of it, “Mr. William M. Marti ays u conVeyunce Was m ne ix confounded with me, iv x gentleman uot e. Tbave never hid any business transac ‘That disposes of the main falsehood. laid out under chapter 624 of the Durartuyt or Pustic Panks, i larity of related to with bim whatever, ‘The parade xround Laws of 1371, Mr. ‘He wus iu favor of "was apposed to. it, 1873, by the operation lie squares 0! the ed to the public use. ‘To this extent the estate of the owners was divested. fhey bad no longer any lund which they could sell vr mortage, but only a rigat fo the money #hich wight be awarded to them as its price. ‘They bad a right against the city, as a fore ble purchaser to adopted on the 10th Febri this location, while 1, as us When the map was filed on of the taw the land h Apri aie one of the pn be paid expressly for their laud, and to have the price tixed by 4 commission, to be appointed in a lege: proceeding which the city aloce could commence. Tu the meantime they could not improve their lund aud had to pay taxes. Under the mandate of this law these proceedings were commenced ou the 16th of April, IN74. Tn 1874, und before I was appointed acommissionor. T appeared in Court inthe performance of professional ducy to. te f the right of th y owners to hi I ft to compel the n the value of the was not adopted in pecular provisions of our statute, ght, as a lawyer, to perform this this Stut Thad an unquestionable protessional duty. Subsequently, when I became a commissioner, the ques tion came belore the Bourd, 1 examined the case, and the reasouings and conclusions in my reports Mr. Grech Is eure- ‘d had procoeded under the provixions of, soction pter 624 of the Laws of 1871 and section 6 of chapter he Laws of 1867 and within the (wo years ufter thin, up limited by these sections, and had given the usual direetivas to the Counsel to the Corperation to make the application for the intmeut of Commissioners to the Cour » The question was whether the proceedings should be «ty- continued in accordance with your request sent to us on the 251h day of June, 1875. [ sought fires to find power to withdraw the map and thus rel @ the property trom the legal condemnation, but none existed. My report, made on the 6th of Suptember, 1875, contained these statements :— “A purchaser who exercises the sav to lay bis hand on private property. and hus it then at hiv own plousure to institute the logal proceeding which he atone can take, is bound on every legal and equitable rate when le has txkeuthe first step to. proceed diligently and with- out interruption to the end. If we were requested or had the power to reverse our nc- tion from the beginning and to recall the mup a different cuse would bo presented. We are requested to to suspend indefin the proceeding by which the city enn render a just equi Tent to the landowner, and after the city has acted to his injury to leay under that injury without remedy. “fis true that the Legislature has moro than once re- fased to entertain ations to repeal this law or change tho site; that the cast of the proverty wil bo much leas than when the I was passed. aud that its value is now at depression. The hurd times, the debt and the high taxes are controlling reasons on’ all questions of expedioncy or of policy, but ure not reasons that any one Would assert or accept for violating obilza tons, The bur. Jon is tore oppressive on the property owner whoxe land is ed, taxed and unavailable, than it ix upon the city hier citizen, sidered your request in the light of the public in terests, including the situationin which the puble had laced the property owners, and from which the Legisiature had filed to relieve them, and in the lizht of our public vation. The lund hud Seen coudetuod to the public uso and the owners placed in 4 position of injury and injustice, wholly without rolief, unless we went forward. ‘The law made it our duty to go forward, snd we had no other course. Our action ix timited to this;—We retu e to suspend, and to thus leave the property owners without remedy. t we proceed with the i atory step and present it to the Court, which lias ample powers, and before whom ull parties can be heard and all questions rained. We judo nothing and we decide nothing. There is nothing that in- volves profesional relations nor versonal iavoritism. We erform a statatory daty, and place the matter where it ean 1c heard in a case where to suspend uction would result in remediless wrong. Ifthe Court should decide that the property owners have rights that are to be respected then certainly we have dono our duty in bringing the matter before the Court, If the 7 decide that the views of the Comptroll: sons to dony the elaims uf the property own then as certainly we aro right in oringing about» judi inination on those ela we present. the Comp- rv the opportunity of making his views effeetaai. In resent we periorm our duty, and the decision rests ely dosire to tix your attention on these points which Mr. Groon tri ake against us. ? ks pref ilarity © names and by withholding the reaxoi ven in our reports for our action to wake it appear that the steps takon in obedience to the stutute were taken for persoual and base . ‘To prevent and mislead public opinion on # ques- tion wbout to be suba ed to the In neither point is he right or just, his career hay made people familiar can now see the exsent 10 out, Kespectfuliy, 6 contemplation of is injustice, They cl xo in working it WILLIAM RB, MARTIN, President Department Public Parks. Orrice or Wermore & Bowne, No. 9 Pine semee New Mt To the Hon. W. H. Wickn In regard to the remarks y Mr, Green as to the urebase of some lots near the parade yround by Messrs, W. M. Martin and B.C, Wetmore from a person who bought Wetmore wishes to say auy bearing npou the matter except that remarks 1 that he (W. C. Wotr isa sioner, was unduly influsaced by the f this property. To show how groundl:+8 such au is Mr. Wetmore states that sometime tion of this subject, as retlerrod to by Deparsment, Messrs. Ws to wel have a in the vicinity of the proposed parwde ground orto ene- fited thereby, and that be, as Commissicuor, concurs in the reasons given by Mr, President Martin for the action of the Board, which was unanimous, Resnectiully, WILLIAM €.’ WETMORE, in the Park more xnd Martian had contracted the property referred to, and that neither of them Interest 1s any of sald lots or in any other property ° CHARITIES AND CORRECTION. A SUIT FOR THIRTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO BE COMMENCED AGAINST THE coMais- SIONERS OF EMIGRATION. A good deal of trouble has arisen for the past fow years between the Commissioners of Charities and Correction and the Commissioners of Emigration on account of the indefinite nature of the province under the jurisdiction of each department, The former claim a rebate of about $35,000 due them on account af main- tenance of emigrants and other services, which the latter refuse to pay. At the meeting of the Board of Charities and Correction held yesterday morning, at which Messrs, Brenuau, Bailey and Cox were present, the trouble calmimatet in the adopuon of the following resolution presented by Commissioner Cox: Whereas, The Commissioners ot ‘ation are this department a large sum of money, In azeregate or more, which thes say they are unable to pay whereas, This is & debt due tothe ety and county owing ir of New York; therefore Kesolved, hut the Corporation Counsel be umence legal proceedings ayninst the Commissioners of aigtation or others, ay he may determine, shat this Amount 50 due may be recovered for the benetit of tue eity and county of New York, ‘The following resolution, also presented by Commis- sioner Cox, is intended to draw the line more definitely between the duties of the two Boards, with regard to the maintenance of emigrants:— equested to © of persons tn the institu tions under churge vf tuis departaent who. 4 Jaw, chargaable to the Comusi rs of Emig whom they have reiused to receive into their ea fore Resolved, That the Corporation Counsel be requested to Institute auch proceedings as will oblige the said Commis tioners of Kmigration tw reliewe thie department of ail ex- Denso that ts not legally ehurgeable to the'City aud County vf New Yo MUNICIPAL NOTES. The local statesmen around tho City Hall are busily engaged in speculating as to the provable chances of union between the Tammany and antt-Tammany par- ties, Some of the Aldermen expect to be left out in the new deal and a good deal of anxiety is conse- quently experienced. No practreal steps will be taken, however, until alter the meetivg of the State Conven- tion on the S01 inst, : Comptroiler Green has been absent on his farm in Massachuretts tor the past three days, It is expected that be will return to official duty to-day. Aldermen Jobn Reilly, MeCarthy and Taomey hav tasted of the Saratoga Springs and report the politica situation there as tending in the direction of narmony between the disaflected democratic elements of this city. It is expected that the Board of Aldermen will take a Tecess alter to-morrow’s meeting unul the midale of September. Mpaign will then necessitate their prerticula The Committee ov Organization of Tammany Hall will meet & the \ im Fourteenth street at four o'cock on Friday next The Bxecative Committee of Ant-tawmany moets at Irving Hall at the saune time, Iti understood that the subject of sending a united delegation to the State com up aud arranged to the On the 23d inst. proposals will be opened by the Park Commissioners for the consiruction of the sewer on Brock avenue, trom ude water to 165th strest, im the Twonty-third ward Ou the same day bids will be opened by thi OCR ACCOMMODATIONS, The Voyage of the Colon fom Ax pinwall to New York, SPIRITED PROTEST OF THE CABIN PASSENGES ‘The steamship Colon, of the Pacific Mail line, arrives tn this port on Monday trom Aspinwall, having started from tbe latter port on August 6. The stories told about the trip aro terrible. Over sixty cabin passen- Kers, whose names ure appenaed, prosentod the foliow- ing statement of alleged facts to the HERALD yester day:— e THE PASSENGERS’ STATEMENT. We, the uuvdersigaed cabin passengers from Aspin- wall to New York, August 6 to 14, by the Pacife Mail Steamship Compauy’s steamer Culon, tn justice to oure selves aud for the benoit of the Welling public, de- sire to enter our formal complaint against the corpora. tion on the following grounds :— Furst—lu regard to the accommodations offered us ‘Second—In regard to the table provided, Third—In regard to the general service afforded; and Fourth—In regard to the constant indications that, 1 cousequence of their declining fortunes, or for oth reasons best known to themselves, the company makes the cumiurt and couvenicnee of its passengers the thin, last considered, aud only have in view the object making the greatest amount of money at the least pos- sible expense. During the entire trip the berths and staterooms wero tn 4 disgraceful condition, being constantly over- Tun with ants, cockroaches, bedbugs and uther ver- min, whose names are unknown save to entomolo- gists, and which have left upon our persons and efleets prools of their uncomlortuble habits. We also bad fo change of bedcluthing, our mattresses wore not ones aired and our staterooms were only super- ticially swept. Wo did nos tor a single day receive clean toweis until evening, and then, as # general thing, only two were jurnished to the three persons occupying each room. Uur rooms, ulso, were wevet arranged, or our beds inade until late in the day; th Cause of this neglect being apparently attributable te the fact phat the chamber attendants were ulso table waiters, Mnd consequently bud no time to attend ta their fermer duties until they had discharged the lat ter. 1 indication of economy on the part of the company, thougu tuteresting in the abstract, had the ellvct of hindering the work of the ship and greatly tn conveniencing us. the teod furnished usirom the very first day out was simply abominable und such as would divgrace any well regulated vessel, The ‘fresh’? meat was con. stantly so tainted us Lo be extremoly unwholesome, und for the last few days we were compelled to subsist en- urely upon salt fish, pork and bacua, while even these Ware so insuiliciently provided as to render it con- stantly a aillicult matter to satisiy oue hunger. Even the bread was of iwierior quatity, and upon several Occasions wheu requesting « lurcher supply it was de mied us With the statement that the day’s allowance Was exhausted, This, too, upon one notable occasion, when teu slices—and thin ut that—were set before nineteen people, and wheu a personal appeal had to be made to tue‘steward Delore the Dino uniortupates who missed the tirst plate were suppiied, and even the: they got hard bread when the other ten had soit, supply of vegetables was miserably insufliciont, and the soups, made of decaying meats, were unpalatable, In fuct, the general scarcity and unwholesomeness ot the food created serious disurders of the system in many cases, aud some very alarming symptoms of deranse- meut of the digestive organs were directly traced to this source. The cause of this was that scarcely any meats were taken aboard at the Isthmus, and that we were fed upon provisions which bad already made the trip trom New York. Even if untainted, meat kept ow ice for twenty days could not be particularly whole some; as it was it was tit only to be cast into the sea, Tho furnishing of the table was A DISGRACE TU THE COMPANY and an insult to its patrons, One napkin was the allow. ance of cach person for the trip, and as we hud no rings whereby to identity them we were denied the swe consciousness of knowing that we used the same one Jor two consecutive meals, The tabie cloths had grows greasy und black in the service, and, though the dining sulooh was not filled, there were not plates enough provided for all the passengers at once. By a reguia- tion posted in our rooms we wore expected to appear attabie ‘in decent apparel.” Without demurring the rule, or asking why such a notification should be considered necessary among a party oi ladies and gen- tlemen, we insist thata corporation which requires this of {ts patrons should also regulato the dress of 1ts ser- vanis, all of whom appeared at the table with shirts and jackets in euch a soiled condition that they would have surely destroyed our appetites had they not pre- viously been taken away by the appearance and flavor of the food itself, They were also apparently unac quainted wih their duties, and against them as well ag some oilicers in the company’s unitorm, acts of dia- courtesy aud incivility were noted. Many of us aro traveliers {rom South American cities, who, In consequence of the postponement oj the day of sailing, were oblivedto remain for « week under tie broiling sun of the tropics, at our own ex pense, awaiting the tardy convenience of « corpora. Vion untrue to its advertised promises, Also, while we Were in constant discomfort during the trip, We wore still compelled to pay fares at the Tate ot from $5 to $12 per day for wretched accommo dations and service. The cars by which we crossed the Isthmus were in- Suilicient to accommodate the large number patronta ing them, und the land journey, like the sea voyage, ‘Was made in constant discomfort, For these reasons, and others equally good, wo pro test against our bad usage, and warn the travelling pub- lie against exposing themselves to similar experiences. But, while thus protesting, we desire. to do the justice which is due to Captain Griffln, aud, through him, to the sailing officers of the vossel, who, we believe, did allin their power with the imsufficicat means at their command to make our cordition lege uncomfortable. ‘Tuat their eilorts were not wholly successful ig due t¢ nothing but the niggardly policy of the Pacific* Mail Steamship Company. Sigued—F. E. Robertson, B. Krobnko, Ed. André, Daniel . Smith, J. H. Curtis, E. St. Croix Oliver, C. C. Champlain, Y. Schillings, J. F. P. Robie, Celestine A. Martinez, Jusé D, Moran, Samuet Seabury, F. W. Joves, &. K. Rawson, J. de Miranda, J. E. Montgom- ory, G. E. Hutter, 1. B. Bunting, P. Bavies Grant, G. W. Thiery, Mf. O'Ryan, B. Ford, Ignacio Perera, dele- gate of the Hommopathic School of the United States ot Colombia to the Hommopathic Convention of Philadelpiia; Juan Luis Aldroy, mail agent of the United States of Colombia, and tamily; Can dido Fernandez, Gilbert E. Uvertou, Juan N, Matéces, C. Dwarakourky, 8. B. Ford, Louis Bermides, Alexan. der Douglas, Esteban Selgaz, Rovendo Aviles, Zele Foss, Pedro'Lecouvreur, J. Mardiole, D. Sama; 3 Deiatours, Ysidor Yeara, W. Batcheldor, J. 8 Grindla Joir Vivero, J. M. Spottord, Sidney Dickiason, William A. Taylor, T. Leonard, M,N. Yeaza, G. H. Peters; ¥. Killbery, E. Garay, José de ta. Bendilur, 0. Augus tin Hurder, Pedro Perez Perez and fumily, José B, Re- mero, H, Schoelting, Read Werden, J. C. McDonald. A PASSENGER'S STATEMENT. Mr. B. Kréhuke, a German Cousul to Chili, who was ove of the passengers on the Colon, gave the following statement lo a HekALD reporter in regard to the above, He said:—*T bought tirst class tickets for myself, wifo, two servants and two children from the Pacific Mail Steamship Company’s agent in Panama, ana atter hav- ing experienced ull the inconveniences and delays set forth in the complainis of tne cabin passengers, | tound cit on board of the Colon at Aspinwall en rowle tor New York. What was my surprise to discover that wo hed assigned to us for the accommodation of our party Dut one cabin and two beds, in und on which our rather large family were required to make ourselves comiort- 1 have been used to South American, and, ot ¢, to Huropean travel, and I was naturally indig- want at this; but upon appeating to the purser 1 was met by rude abuse and insult, receiving no satistuc- tioa whatever, My weXt recourse was to the com- mander of the ship, Captain Grillin, and I lake pleasure in testifying that he treated me in the kindest and most gentlemanly manuor. He stated that the ship was crowded, and if we could manage gut through the night be would see what could be d for our comfort in the morning. ‘The result was that, although our party got througi the night somehow, my bed during the future niznts of tbe trip was on the cabin staircase, and, owing to the exposed situation of the spot, I was obliged to SLXBE IN MY CLOTHRS ALL THE TIME. The table was poor, the vermin was abundant, and there seemed to be a total lack of discipline in the cabins as well as iu the kitchen. 60 greatly was I im- posed upon that | think seriously of demanding damages trom this company. Ip answer to your ques. tions { will say that Lam en route to the Centennial Exhibition, where there is a model of an amalgamaciog house, sent by the government of Chili, to show ine proved methods of amalyumating ores. ‘This I pre- sented to Chili, Itcost me about $15,000, but 1 am interested in these works and enter with ‘enthusiasm into ail subjects which relate tothem.’? After hearing the statemout of thls passenger the reporter weut to the oilice of the Pacific Mail sieam. ship Company, No. 6 Bowling Green, Nono of the oilicers of the company were to be econ, but an iatelli- gent clerk intimated that the service might not be so sumptuous on the line aa formerly, because prices wore lower and the management were ‘curtailing expenses wherever possibie. At the pier at the foot of Canal Street, whore the Colon was discharging, one of the ollivers of the vessel was encountered and be stated that the orders of the company were strict that no strangers shoulé go on board the steamship, and as the Hxnatp reporter did nut wake known his business, no change to examine the interior of the ship was had, but {u conversation with a shipping master ia the vicinity ¢ the pressed ty ‘a codeted an the vessels of this tine ‘ore generally considered dirt; % adairs loosely managed. yee eee (ERE CE EEE THE LARUE MYSTERY, _ Mrs. Amelia Larue, of Talo, who was supposed te to have beon poisoned by Mrs. Sophia Driggs and Altred ©. Driggs, at No. 12 Clinton Place, died at half. Past seven yesterday morning. Surgeons Felter and Doro retused a certiicate of death, and Coroner Ellinger was notided, Depaty Coroner Goldschmiedt, in the presence of Dr. Richards and the two police surgeons, made a post- mortem examination on the body soon alter the lady’s death, in accordance with her last wish doet came to the conclusion that ‘tenth wus tbe result of typhoid fever, and they could find no traces Commissiouors for certain pipe sewers in Central, ark | (CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGE)