The New York Herald Newspaper, August 29, 1876, Page 8

8 NEW YORK “THE COURTS. End of the Bleecker Railroad Squabble. ge Pe ina Sag THE LEASE GRANTED. | Street | Reasons for Delivering the Road to the | Twenty-third Street Company. Interesting Decision Touching _ the Stuyvesant Estate. —_-_——_ | The long pending litigation in relation tothe Bleecker Street Railroad, which has trom time to time been re- ported in the Hrxap, was disposed of yesterday by an order of Judge Donohue, made by consent of all parties | to the litigatioa, Stockholders and creditors of the | toad, whose rights are affected thereby, will naturally have an interest in knowing the contents of this order, which is as follows:—The Bleecker Street and Fulton Ferry Railroad Company, having heretofore presented to this Court its petition, verified on or about the 13h day of March, A. D, 1876, praying that leave might be Branted to said company to take action respecting & proposed leuse of its railroad and property to the fwenty-third Street Railway Company, and that the petitioner might be authorized to act in reterence to the said proposed lease (of which a copy was annexed to said petition) as its Board of Dirccturs shoud deem expedient, and that such lease might be executed on bebalt of suid petitioners, under its corporate seal 'W. Stuyvesant was insane at the time be gave his tes- timouy, and decides that the objections to bis tes:imony went to his eredibinity and not to tts ndmissibtinty, | On the other que-tion—that of the verdic! being | against evidence—he holds that the whole testimony, | ie | especially that of Drs, Clymer, Hammond and Vance, S oWed mental incompetencey on the part of the | plaintif of that kind known as weak mindedness, and | | that, as the testimony showed, that the piaintif!'s men- | tal condition was better at the time of the trial than at the time of the execution of the lease, it was not at all | improbable that it improved up to the time of the cod- ici! to bis will; and, in addition, that, as less mental competency 13 required in the execution of a will than of some other instruments, tne fact of the admission of this codicil to probate was no ground for disturbing | the verdict of the jury, This suit, or rather series of suits, and proceedings, thus, inall probability, brought toa final close, have been prpsecuted with great per- severance and abthty on the part of Mr. Douglas Campbeil om the now successtul ‘side, he being op- posed throughout by counsel also of eminent abllity and much tenacity of purpese. CAPTAIN GRINDLE’S EXAMINATION. Captain J. 8, Grindle, master of the ship St. Mark, | which was wrecked in the Pacific Ocean, and who was charged by two of his crew with crucl and unusual puniabment, was brought before Commissioner Shicids to-day for further examination. Harry Poentz, the carpenter of the ship, testified that the a sailor called Long Tom’? to be triced up for stealing milk out of the pantry, and that the next day “Long Tom’? was taken into the carpenter's shop and@ given twenty lashes on the bare back, although his condition trom previous il] treatment was such that he could not speak; not long atter the beating the sailor died, and his body, the witness testificd, was thrown overboard almost immediately after death. Poentz a.so testified to cruclty practised upon other sailors by the captain’s orders, and gave an account of the deaths of ‘Soldier” and ‘Larkegan,’? two other sailors, who were alleged to have received fatal injuries at the bands of the officers, At the conclusion of Poentz’s testimony the examination was adjourned until next Monday. TOO LATE AN OBJECTION. Joseph Seligman and others as assignees in bank- ruptcy, of the firm ot S. Kaufman & Co., sued the Bank of New York to recover about $25,000 upon an account allowed to haye been stated between Kaufman & Co. after rosolution to be passed and adopted by its Board of Directors, and that when said lease should be likewise executed by the Twenty-third Street Rail- way Company said petitioner might haye leave to de- Liver the samo, and thereupoythe Court, atter hearing counsel for aud in opposition to the sald proposed lease, having made an order bearing date the Sst day | of May, A. D. 1876, whereby leave was granted to said | petitioner, the Bieecker Street and Fulton Ferry Rail, + toad Company to tuke action in reference to the pro- posed lease and to consider and act upon any other offers of lease or hiring that might be recerved from ponsible parties, and to take such proceedings re- Bpecting # lease of its railroad or any other arrange. | tment for the benefit of said company, its property and | franchises, as its Board of Directors at any meeting or meetings held tor the purpose should deem expedient And Lest calculated to promote the interest of the said company, its stockholders, bondholders, and creditors, but that beiore actu uting any proposed ur leases to ony y rties, the said company should report to this Court the vetion of tts Board of Dircetors in the premises for the approval of the Court, and said The Bleecker Street aud Fulton Ferry Rauiroad Company baving now prescuted its report to the Court in form of a turtuer pecition, Veritied ou the 17th aay of August, 1876, showing that the suid petitioner Las for- { proposals trom early all the priucipal companies in tue city of New York, , atid that it 18 not practicable or pos- Hble to secure a more favorable lease than the one set forth or annexed to said former petition, and that all the considerations set forth in the said petition in favor at the exeeuti e sull exist, and that she directors ol the Blevc reet and Fulton Ferry Railroad ( in due form adopied resvlu- hons declaring that the compuny has been unable to Pilect a settlement of its alluirs, Uy other means than the proposed ‘ease, and that in their judgment it is the | best most advautageous arrangetmest tbat can be Made jor the benetit of the stockLoiders, bondholders and other creditors of the company, and also authoriz- ing 11s olficers, 1m case leave of the Court be granted to exvcute Lue j roposed lease, and showing that the directors of the 1wenty-third street, Railway Company have in de form ado; lution to proposed lew last houce to the wttorbeys for all the purties who baye Appeared in each ava both the above entitied actions, ADU io ihe attorbeys or all the stockholders and other persous represented ou the hearing Which was bad on tic vormer petivion, and on this day Mr. John | ) Seribuer, Jr. waring lor and having been heard, counsel lur the poutioner, i sapport of Lois motion; Messrs, Devlin & Muler, attorneys ior piaintul Hare lowe, trustee; Euward Pattersou, attorney tor plain- til George K. sistare; Messrs. ‘Sullivan, Robbie & 5, Southworth, receiver; attorueys for Mary A. Les- y altorney tor so been heard aud due Now, on reading and thug the pevation storesaid, aug, on motion of Jouu M. Scrivner, Jr, of counsel tor the petitioner, it is ordered that (ie Board of Directors of the Mrect and Fulton F jad pro that the said compasy ve by its proper officers iv make, & the Twenty-third street proposed by said proj osed less Court Lerctotore Nued action, bea! Fowler, attorneys 1 Mosers. Chatueiu’ & B: di deliver to avy, the said x likewise’ executed the order ot (his din the above en- 1 day of Pecember. was whereby Alvin 5. Southwort receiver of all tue property, rights and di the Bleecker streets and’ Fulton Ferry hereby “is and wholly © objection being d receiver it is further or. | dered that the suid Alvin S Southworth be discharged Company be and the same v tod. set aside and annulled, mae to the accounts of 8 as receiver; that fis aceouuts ad renJered staud approved, and that the bond tlea by bun wheo he en- tered upou the duties of his office be cuacetied. Third-- {vis turther ordered (hat the said Alvin S. South worth, as receiver, do jorthwitb turn over, surrender, transter, deliver and restore to said petitioner, the | Bleecker Street and Fulton Ferry Railroad Compaay, aud to the officer irectors of said company, all | And singular, the railroad of said coropany, with wil 1s hi ars and equipment nd all its | frauchises, Pigtits and privile ail other property | of Whatever plion which has or | Be kind or desert bave come toto bis bands, possession or control dur- | ing the term of Lis receivership and now remaining in bis posscesion, including ail books, papers aud ac- | counts relating ‘to We said company, 6 rau fread business or uaffuirs of a and every kind, . Fourth—it 1s hkewtse erdered tbat the Twenty-third Street ap) required, ou the execution and deny pay to Join M. Hariow, ax Ueste on all bonds secured U y be and 1s bereby Of said lease, to crued interest ‘age lor 1ureclosure ot | 1, EXCEL those Londs | shail unre iu the ap- plication to the Court tor the aforesa Fur plaivotl Hariow is bereby authorized, upon the execu id lease, and upon compliance by i.road Company and the Lweniy- lway Coupany with the tor ord consent that the action commenc and all otuer proceedings by bim tustituted for the foreclosure oi Said mortgage, be discontinued.’ By the lertus of the lease horized by the Court, the Twenty-third Str Y assumes the pay ment of o the paling debt of we Bleecker street roa es a dividend on the capital stock. se has been already executed by the respective parties in due form, 4 THE SLPUYVESANT ESTATE, Im October, 1860, Joseph R. Stuyvesant, ove of the Old Stuyvesant family, and a gentioman of about sixty Years, made a levse uf four houses on Third avenue to his brother-in-law “the consid: | eration was $6,000 a year, the tes taxes and | insurance, w it was claimed by Mr. Stuyve | friends aud heirs that it was worth about $15,000 a | | | Joseph G. Browning. to pi Year, This coming tothe know of bis ou suit was amstituted to eh th n the grouud that Mr. Stuyvesant was not at the time pabie of executing ence was also exeres lawyer to induc this suit wero tr the Court of Common Vleas, and Gays? trial, iw Yeruict im iavor fluding that be Was of unsvun iuiivence bad t bin ww make th mat upon tus vera triat We plaiucfie’ tu pal Wilness (ur lis father oo Sues beiwre the jury, became hopelessiy iasaue, lather’s will, prepared several rs previousiy, | Of bis large lo tuue, except sore smail legacies, Bou, Whose deal wate vid ti the vid mish’s property into the hauvs of tue ings, to the exclusivn of sume ciuiidren wh Macy Was questioned. Un puul and can valid lease, and tt dove @ making of es tramed i some tit jore a jury in | aten | thas obtaining Win a Week uiter , Meholas, aud a pri of the (rau (irewn brows was cousidered advisable U Stuy ve Add u codicil to his will, ‘ibit be did, veav | his property to the chiidrea of doubtiul leg aiter Ub wud ti inca |) atid ihe ow: © the event of Nicholas uyiug insane executive Of kuiy couier , Brownings contested vis will on ibe The surr eustvined & 2 4 wotlow sh the tice Daly, te Shortiy died, the action in that Court, upon the ground) = that) Nicholas = W. Biuyvesuet, the Main = wituess «for =the | piaiweit, = was in fone at ‘he tine of the former trial and theretore in- eompesnt and that the veraiet of question of vif, be having sub- abel (0 ts wil woreb bad been { Justive Duly decwed as wat fer of proctice that upon the tua hear.ng before bim, this being an equity case, luriver evidence cour ve in: | troduced to overturn cr sustain ihe Verdiet of tne jury, | QNd the trial Of the Be Uestions (hus Tawed Was cv meneed belore Chiel Justice in Octover last, eon- | Ob (nese questions tbe Cuel ted a decision de the mo How fof a pew trial aud wirecting au «ree Co be entered éauceliivg ihe iwuse. He nolds, 1p a loug and elavorate | Opiniow, shut the evidence fails to show that Nicholas | ths jury wae she mental Cnmapeten sequently executed giv ited to prov. yo | vs. The People, &c, | serve | mony, $6 per week. and the defendants, The case was tried before Judge | Van Brunt yesterday, im the Court of Common Pleas, | and at the close of the trial the ndants moved to have tho complaint dismissed, on the ground that the | evidence did not tend to show that there had been an | account stated, as alleged in the complaint, but did | tena to establish a cause of action lor money had and received. ‘The Coort denied the motion, bolding t! Ube objection could oy been made before the evidence | Was received. ANOTHER LANDMARK GONE. At length the former private residence of the late James J. Roosevelt on the east side of Broadway, be- tween Twelfth and Thirteenth streets, has got to suc- cumb to the uptown progr iments, A decree was entered yesterday by order of Judge Lawrence allowing $100,000 to be expended by the executors m improving the property. The idea is | to convert the same into stores, which is alleged will ebable an income of $30,000 per annum to be derived from the same, whereas at present it cannot be rented for enough to pay taxes and assessments, BANKRUPTCY AMENDMENT. An important amendment to the act to establish uniform system of bankruptcy was passed by the last Congress, and is not generally known to those whom itimterests, Under the tormor Revised Statutes bank rupts were oblized to apply for a discharge from bank- ruptey within one yeur after the adjadication, but under the new law at any time after the expiration of six monthe from the adjudication, or, if no debts have been proved against the bankrupt or if no assets have coe to the hands of the assignee, at any time after the expiration of sixty days and before the fnal dis- position of the case the bankrupt may apply to the Court fora discharge from his debts. A BAR STORY. The suit of O'Conner against Newcombe came up yesterday before Judge Dykmau, in Supreme Court, Chambers, on a motion to restrain the defencant | from keeping a bar in the restaurant of the Grand Cir. cle Hotel in this city. The original lease, it seems, of the rest-urant and basement prohibited a bar on the restaurant floor; but after the original lease a subs | quent lease of the whole premises was made to the de- tendant, under which he claims that he was authorized to bring his bar on tbe restaurant floor, and further claims that after his forfeiture of the lease of the up per floor permission to maintain the bar on the lower floor was continued. NOTICR--T0 -THE BAR. . On and after the 30th inst. Special Term ond Cham- bers of the Murine Court will be held in the building No, 27 Chambers street. On Monday, the 4th ot Sep- tember next, Trial Term, Part 1, of the same Court will be open in the building No. 27 Chambers street, and Trial Term, Part 2, in room 15 in the old City Hall. SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. Weit & Lang, formerly of No. 9 West Third street, who were arrested om a charge of failing to pay the | special tax for liquors and cigars, were discharged yes- terday by Commissioner Shields on payment of the penalty and costs, Isaac Goldberg, of No, 20 Essex street, ci; facturer, who was arrested on a charge of selling cigars not properly boxed and stamped, was discharged y terday by Commissioner Shields for want of evidence, A. D. Purtell, a saloon keeper 142 West street, arrested yesterday by Deputy Marshal Holmes on Hing liquors and cigars without paying jal tax. Purtel! was holding an auction xt his place, and was about leaving when arrested. He was beid by Commissioner Shields in $1,000 bail. In the well known Winchell divorce case application was made yesterday belore Judge Dykman, in Supreme Court Chambers, on ehaif of Mr, Winchell, the plain. ui, fora discontinuance of the suit,on the ground lapse of time mace material changes in his wit- ‘This was opp: ground that the witnesses referred to were not before the re‘eree and knew nothing to testify. Judge Dyk- man took the papers, In the esse of The People against Juergens, which came before Judge Donshue on habeas corpus for the discharge of the deendant, a lager beer vender, who proof that Inger beer was intoxicating, and that there was no penalty for selling it on Sunday, Judge Dono- hue yesterday gave decision dismissing the writ and remanding the prisoner. DECISIONS. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS, By Judge vyckman Fox vs. Tuska and Hill vs Agnew.—Motions de- nied, By Judge Donobue. Tho People vs. Jeurgens.—Under authority of Raw 1 feel bound to sustain the com- mitment. Writ disinissea and prisoner remanded. SUPREME COURT-—SPECIAL TERM. By Judge Lawrence. Roosevelt, &e, vs Koosevelt-et al—Opivion, Barker aud another vs, Hof, &c, and July va Lae combe. —Memorandums for counsel, SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TEEM. By dudge Speir. Seavart vs. The New York Cent Railroad Company.—Motion: to ‘atv the order ob- tained to extend the time twenty days to make aud ‘ase granted on the 17th of August {8 cenied, without cosis Scbulter et al. vs. Anderson.—Let the counsel appear before me on the $0th day of August, at twelve M., and aettie upon ap Harr # vs. Burdett et al —Case settled. We' Warren —Order denying motion, Hauer vs Sturges et al. —Report of reteree confirmed qui jodgmbnt of foreclosure and sale ordered, Jobnson vs The Hudson River Railroad Company, — and Hudson River Remituitur ted COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM, Ry Judge Van Brunt va. Laborieau,—Motion granted for ali- Lavorieaa Weish vs. Adains—Motion granted. Seo memoran- dum. ppert vs Kolt,—Motion denied, with 310 costs Sterupail vs. stubben.—Mowon sor receiver granted, | Jn re sccounting of Ward &e.; in re Kirchner, &c.— | Mowon denied. See memorandan Jones ve. Barchell.—Plaimtift’s case diamissed, with costs, With Live per Cent allowance. Sce opmion, Selgman vs. The Bank of New York, Inquire of Clerk, as amended brief to be submitted. MARINE COURT—CHAMBERS, y Judge Sherida Noose vs. Schneider ct al.—Alternative order | granted. . Apman vs. McKenna —Order granted, See indorse- me Harris vs, Strickland —Order granted for judgment, yiou vs Gray et al,—Order granted for judgment, ko See indorsement, Costes va Hebvard et security, kc al—Order granted to file Lymau vs. Kelly. Order granted striking out an- swer nud for J Keeler vs —Order granted setting asiae | fadgment O Bren v& Woll ers vs, Grindle,—Order granted seriil to sell perishavie property sted vs Stone,—Order granted striking out an- swor as sham, &¢ Shannon vs Hall—Order granted amending judg- meut Miler va Cannon —Order granted striking out un ptain ordered | of business improve- | | | —- Norton, and that at No, sed on behalf of the wife, on the | \ Company; Tucker vs. Herman, and Schuman vs, Peters.—Orders signed. COURT CALENDAR—THIS DAY. aun Cournt—Cnamprrs—Held by Judge Dyck- Nos, 37, 44, 51, 73, 89, 111, 117, 120, 132, 141, 175, 177¢ 183, 184, 189,'200, 202, 203; 208,’ 208, 210, POLICE COURT NOTES. Richard Lamb, aged eighteen, residing at No. 433 East Fourteenth streot, was held for trial at the Fitty- seventh Street Court yestorday on a charge of larceny. He undertook to seo one Charles White to his home at No. 409 East Seventeenth street, and White, being under the influence of liquor, it 1s alleged that Lamb robbed him of his watch and $3 in money, Catharine Cahill, of No, 324 East Twenty-sixth street, now in Belleyue Hospital, was not shot, as re- ported. The examining sargeon at the hospital says that the wound on her head was caused by a stone. At the Tombs Police Court yesterday James White, aged twenty-four years, was held to answer by Justuco Wandell on a charge of entering the premises of Patrick Fallon, No. 17 Albany street, with intent to commit a robbery. Justice Wandell yesterday held Smith Shaw, of No. 22 Varick strect, for trial on a charge of feloniously firing a pistol at Officer Halpin, of the Fifth precinct, wounding him slightly im the abdomen, The shooting occurred on the 16tb of last July. Jobn Powers was beld by Justice Wandell for trial yesterday for having in bis possession a copper soda Water fountain, which was stolen trom No, 176 Forsyth street. In reference to the caso of Catharine Williams, ap- prehended at ber residence, No. 79 East Broadway, for receiving stolen goods, the foliowing persons cailed at the Essex Market Court yesterday and id fled a por- tion of the property found in Mrs. Williams’ possession as having been stolen from them :—Gurrett Berry, Rab- , $150; Charles Cushman, Plaindeid, N. J. $25: Samuel J. Knapp, Paterson, N. J., $15: Carolin M. Van Blascom, Paterson, N. J., $30; Mary Chamber lin, Paterson, N. J., $10. Justice Morgan’ gave them orders on the Police Property Clerk to receive their property. Daniel MoGuire, of Fifteenth street and Third ave- held for trial at the Washington Place Court Yesterday for sending obscene and scurrilous postal cards to his daughter, Miss Annig MeGuire, of No. 121 West Seventeenth street. He is supposed to be in- sane. Charles Fuller, of Boston, who said he hed no home rraigned before Justice Smith, arthe Washington Place Court, yesterday, for attempting to swinale Mr, James R. Floyd, of No. 14 Van Ness place. He called on Mr. Floyd, who 18 a prominent patron of charitable institutions, aud said that be was suffering from acute inflammatory rheumatism and bad been sent to Mr, Floyd by Mr. Jobu H. Adams, President of the New York Gas Company. As Mr. Floyd kaew that Mr. Adams had been dead three years ho had Fullet arrested. Judge Smith held him for trial in default of $300 bail. Armand Baus, who shot Nicola Coari while the lat- ter was sitting on the stoop of bis residence, No. 94 Greene street, on Sunday night, was arraigned before Justice Smith at the Washington Place Court yesterday and held to await the result of Coari’s injurt: On Sunday night Ernest A. Stratton, a dry goods clerk employed by the firm of Calhoun & Roberts, No. 40% Broadway. living at No. 312 Bleecker street, pushed open the doors of the saloons at the corier of Bleecker and Carmine streets, kept by ex-Senator 275 Bleecker street, pt by Mr. George Kranberg, He called on Ottiver Noble, of the Ninth precinct, to. enter the saloons and arrestthe bartenders. Officer Noble could not refuse, and arrested, on complaint of Stratton, John W. Chap- man, Mr. Norton’s bartender, and Mr. Krauberg. On their being arraigned belure Justice Smith, Washington Place Police Court, Stratton w testify that he saw any beer soid in either of the sa- loons. Justice Smith discharged the prisoners, and told them that they should have Stratton arrested fur talse imprisonment, CARD TO THE PUBLIC. To tur Epiror or THe HxraLp:—. Az some person has collected for our society with- out the proper authority, I now warn the public to pay no one without their books are signed by me. Yours, RM, JONES, Financial Agent Children’s Educational Relief Associa tion, No, 304 East Broadway. THE TRADES’ SAVINGS BANK. As might be expected, there were many anxious in- quiries made at the Trades’ Savings Bank yesterday, but all to no purpose as in the absence of the president and secretary but very little information could be derived. Neither of these officials was visible during the day. It was stated that they had gone ‘down town,”? and it was uncertain when they would return, The management of the concern was pretty generally denounced by epraged depositors, Atyontion was, nevertheless, directed toa telegraphic despatch pab- lished in the morning papers trom Mr. Henry C. Lamb, Bank Deputy Superintendent, setting forth that the condition of the affairs in the matter of the Trades’ Sa ings Bank was much better than at first reported, and that the depositors would prabably be paid tn fall. This statement seemed to put many of those present in good spirits, although some mamtained that they would not get moro than Ofty cents on the dollar, Th rumor that advances to the extent of $20,000 had been made on real estate, mortgages, the titles to which could not be found, Was contradicted. The utiles, it waa stated, were all right, and the property was worth more than the mortgages, Which were lawfully held by’ the bank, The bank examiner will continue his sup- plementary examination. DANIEL DREW’S BANKRUPTCY. The continuation of the examination of Mr. Eugene N. Robinson, Damiel Deow's chief broker, which w: adjourned from last week until to-day, will not take place to-day as setdown, ft having been again post- poned until Friday next’ Tnishas been done to en- able Mr. Calvin C, Frost, Me, Robinson's counsel, to attend the Democratic Convention at Saratoga, to which he isa delegate, ' The accounts which Mr. Robinson produced at the last mee! of counsel in the case, which cover tive years’ time and involve about $75,000,000, sre being examined by Mr. Simon H. Stern, of No. 346 Broad- vay, the counsel of the assignee of the Drew estate, When Mr, Robinson’s exam ination is continued it will be relative to these accounts and the transactions they detail. BANKRUPTS' ASSIGNMENTS. In the County Clork’s office yesterday there were filed the assignments of George Thorne to David K. Shuster, and Charles Huguenin to Charles C, Spoerry. + MUNICIPAL NOTES. The Chamberlain reports that last weck be paid out $732,279 91, $443,186 21. The Comptroiler yesterday approved sureties for regulating, grading and flagging the Eastern Boulevard, trom Seventy-ninth to Eighty-sixth street, for $5,337 50, and tor /urnisbing 5,000 pounds of tobacco to the Commissioners of Charities and Correction. Nearly ull the democratic Aldermen departed tast evening for the Saratoga Convention, The work of repaving the walks in the City Hall Park with imitation stone has been neariy compieted. ‘The work looks very neai, and If tt does not crack, like similar pavements surrounding tte Post Oflice, 1 will prove a valuable improvement upon the oid poultice pavements, CHARITIES AND CORRECTION. Diplomas are to be awarded to the retiring medical staff of the Charity Hospital, and a pocket case of in- struments will be presented to each member of the re- tiring stails of Bellevue, Charity and Homaopathic hospitals, ‘The cust of the diplo: 1S not to exceed $110, nor of the pocket cases $15 each. There were, during last week, forty-three mal eteven females received into the Penitentiary, four prisouers are to be discharged rext week, In the female lunatic asylum there were eight pa- tients received. In the mule asylum (here were thir- twen received, three discharged aud 121 visitors, ALLEGED FORGERY. and Forty- At the Fifty venth Sireet Court, yesterday, Ernest Seligman, bookkeeper for Boyd Bros, wholesale box toanutucturers at No. 74 Wooster street, was held for tria! ou a charge ol forging his employers’ pames to @ receipt tor $8 and coverting twe money to bis own use. The charge was denied by the accused, but the Court thought the weight of evidence against him, WHAT CAUSED HIS DEATH? Early yesterday morning Jobo Barry, aged forty. seven, of No. 10 Dover street, while intoxicated, em tered a liquor store at No. 64 New Chambers street, where he sat down on a barrel and died suddenly. Coroner Eickhoif took charge of the case and will make a thorough investigation to-day, ag it 1s thought by the friends of the deceased that he had met with foul play. ACCIDENTALLY SHOT. About balf-past four Sunday afternoon Frederick Schweicr, aged seventeen, of No. 448 West Fitty-third street, was accidentally shot in the lett breast with a shot gan by Peier Mimmer, of the same residence. Dra Van Wyck and sehirmer attended the wounded man and said that be might revover. DROWNED. FOUND | swer, &e. Hernandez vse Savignac.—Order granted vacating | Juigraent, &e. Conover. Order granted to pay over | monev. | Blake Vs Shulman ot al—Order ¢ aw oneck, we Vs, Coe, No, 1; Same vs Same, No. 2—Ordor granied for judswent for delendant as plainti’, && | Hart vs. Hunt; Furbish va The American Shovel | tea compelling The body of a Woll dressed man was found floating in the Sound, near Willets’ Point, yesterday afternoon, and bad apparently bea in the water about a week. Upon bis perrou were found two receipts for aues ow- tug to the D. 5. Club, oF Birmingham, Coun, by Jobo Roach ; also a medal with “George Burke, jig dancer,” upov it Corover Burne beld an inquest and tele Braphed to Birmingham tor imiormauon, nd has a balance in the treasury of | BOARD OF ALDERMEN. FORT LAFAYETTE AS AN EMIGRANT BUREAU-— WORK ON TOMPKINS AND WASHINGTON SQUARES—THE IMPURE CROTON. A regular meeting of the Aldermen was held yester- day, President Lewis in the chair and a quoram in | attendance. THE WASHINGTON SQUARE ROADWAY. Alderman Morris presgnted yesterday resolutions re- questing tho Park Dephr:ment to have repaired the carriage way across Washington square, from Thomp- 80n Street to Fitth avenue and from Fifth avenue to Fovrth street, and other roadways crossing or inter secting the square under their jurisdiction; also to in- clude in the estimates for 1877 a sufficient sum to have theze walks paved with square granite block pave ments, The resolution aiso requests the Public Works Commissioner to repair West Fourth street, from Broudway to Sixth avenue, The resolution was adopted. THR WEST STREET STEAM RAILROAD TRACK. Mr, Billings presented a lettor from the Cheap Trans portation Association, complaining that the Committee on Streets, to whom was referred the resolutions of the association im favor of granting the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad the right to extend their tracks on West streot to Barclay street, had failed to give them a hearing, and asking that the matter be reterred to the Railroad Committee. Mr. Bryan Reilly, chairman of tho Committee on Streets, stated that they had uever rejused to give the parties’ a hearing. Tho communication was referred to the Committee on Streets. THE TOMPKINS SQUARE NUISANCE, The resolution enubling the Commissioners of Public Purks tacomplete the work of remodelling Tompkins square, by day's labor, and extoading the tine for its compietion until Seplember 30, was called up by Mr, Jonn Reilly, but as the resolution recelved but s:xteen votes in the uflirmative it was deieated, and a recon- | sideration was carried so as to enable it to de called up again, FORT LAPAYETTE AS AN EMIGRANT BURKAC. Mr. Pinckney offered the foliowiog preamble and resolution which was laid over ut bis request for sub- sequent action :— Whereas tlie people of the erty of New York have at vari- ous times, thr the public press and otherwise, mani- i their dixapproval of the occupancy of Castle Garden depot for the reception of emigrants aud been desirous of having the site thereof put in condition for use 4s a plea: sure resort in connéction with the Battery Mark; and whereas, there are several eligible sites not remote from the present ou, which, it iy believed, present greater udvan- taxes (oardcularly in the barvcr ‘of New York), now the property of the United States, originally ceded by the State of New York tor military purposes and harbor defence, now become comparatively useless und unoccupied by the gen- eral government the recessio of one of which to the state for the purpose indivated herein couid doubtiess be obtained by simply asking for it, notably Fort Laiayette, a most — elizible location; — und whereas by section 17, chapter 757, Laws ot 1n73, the Com: missioners of the Sinking Fund ure authorized ‘tu sell or lqaxe the property of the city only at pablic auction or on sealed bids for the li -hext rental, and consequently the tur ther vecupancy of Custle Garden 4s an emigrant depot cun only be permitted Ly the said Commissione:s retraining oF refusing to advertise the lease thereof at public auction, oF on sewled bids: thereto Resolved, 1! is S ere of Eimigra: State of New Y the government of the United States, for au abie si emigrant dep. THE CROTON WATER. Mr. Bryan Rotlly olfered a resolution, which was adopted, calling upon Commissioner Campbell to report as to the cause of the impurity reported to exist in the Croton water. ‘The Bourd adjourned, to meet ugain on Monday, at two o'clock P. M. REAL ESTATE. At the Exchange Salesrooms yesterday A. J. Bleecker & Son sold, by order of the Supreme Court, im foreclosure, Lawrence Redileld, referee, a house, with lot, 25x100.5 feet, on Attorney street, east side, 100 feet north of Stanton street, to John 8. Paynter, for $14,000. Hugh N. Camp sold, by order of the Supreme Court, in toreclosure, H. E. Davies, Jr., referee, a house, with Jot, 17.11x100.11, on Eust 114th street, 520 fees west of Third avenue, to plaintiffs, Mutual Life Insurance Company, for $7,000. All the other sales advertised were adjourned. TRANSFERS. of 4th av., 25.6x204.4; J. B. ‘brig and wife to C. Behringer. 46h ., ». 8.. 160.6, MeMullin and wife to J. W. Kerr. 48th at.. nos, 175 ft. w. of Ist wv., 25x10. Loew, referee, to B. A. Willams i 56th st. 8. s., 264 ft. ©. of Madison av., 18x100.5; W. L. Livingston. Seth st. & 8. Moura. nd wife, to C. Brown, Ay. rs 6,376 Same to sume, «. s. of Mth st., e. of Av. years, 5.000 Same to same. s. ©. of 9:h wt.,e. of Av. C!S years... 5.000 niger, Ua. to W. Lon) of 12th st., w. of Ay. yea 800 Barbour, J ¥ Of 43th at, w. of Sth av.; L year. -, 1,000 Feldner, J. A. and wife, to Bunk for Savings, e. 8. of v. A,B, Of 12th st; © 5,000 2.976 8,500 2y-are. isuats Higgins, A. and wife, to stitution tor Savings M 4 Clorks, #. s. Keade st., w. of Chureh 8: ith at., € me, ss. S6th Same to same, 8. 6. of 56th sf a 1,000 15,000 2,000 1,433 10,000 BUSINESS TROUBLES. Yesterday was a busy day at the office of Register ‘Williams, of No. 4 Warren street, where the following creditors’ meetings were held :— The first meeting of the creditors of Robert L. Woods, one of the victims of the notorious Talimadge & Co, whose rascalities were one of the immediate causes of Mr. Wood’s failure. Several debts were proven and Mr James 8. Leeds, ot No. 18 Reade street, was ebosen assignee. In the matter of Ferdinand Halle, dealer in ties, a first meeting of creditors was held. Among the claims proven were those of Kolp & Sinner, $12,670; Charles A. Herpich & Co., $3,495; C. A. Autimordt & Co, $1406 49, and Isaac Posner, $1,310 62 James 8. Leeds was elected assigneo Al the tirst meeting of the creditors of A. C. Lewis, only one creditor proved aciaiin, and he elected Ralph Moree, of No. 61 Catharine street, assignee. The meetings of the creditors of F. Knowland and | W. P. Roberts were adjourned to the Sth prox. ‘At Register Fitch's office, No. 345 Broadway, there was a meeting of the creditors of Measrs. Frith & Hinchman, deulers in masons’ supplies, to show cause why the bankrujts sbould not be discharged from bavkrapicy. No opposition was shown by the cred- itors, aud the order of discharge will be granted, The firm owed about $41,000, THE HELL GATE CASUALTY. DROWNING Coroner Simms, of Brooklyn, held an inquest yester- day over the body of Witham P. Bell, aged thirty-tive | years, who was drowned by the capsizing of a row boat, ou August 22, while passing through Hell Gate. He was in company with three other young men at the time of the fatal oceurrence, two of the number fomng their lives. Deceased resided at to the relatives for interment A verdict of accidental Growning Was rendered, MODERATELY COOL. On Supday evening Michael Slattery, of No. 474 Hicks stress, Brooklyn, was robbed on Third avenue | of bia watch, He notilied the police of the Nineteenth précinct, and Special Oilicer Levins was sent out to arrest the thicf, He found him epdeavoring to sell the fateh to passers by on the avenee. He gave his name Joseph Williams, aud was bela ior trial at the Fifty- seventh Street Court in detault of $1,000 bail, OL course, he dowied that be had stolen the watch, and said that it was given ¢o him by another party, DENS OF INFAMY. Aunio Tracey was arraigned before Justice Morgan, at the Essex Market Police Court, yesterday, and held to answer for keeping a disorderly house chard street, Liazie Bondy was arraigned belore J the Wastington Piace Police Court, yesterday, charged with keeping a disorveriy house at No. 11s West Thirt first sireet. She was committed Jor trial ia $500 bail, WATER VERSUS GLASS. Tho plate giass in four of the tanks at the New York Aquarium gave way yesterday, The ouly lves occa sioned thereby was that of the glass iwell, valued at $100, and u pet cat of Protessor Butler, whicu was drown c No. Liv East Thir- | teenth street, New York, The body was surrendered | | the 29, 1876.—-WITH SUPPLEMENT. CHOOSING THE BETTER PART. BECEPTION AND PROFESSION AT THE URSULINE | CONVENT, EAST MORRISANIA. Yesterday four ladies made their perpetual vows as Sisters of the Order of St. Ursuia in the above named convent, two as choir uons and two as lay sisiers. In addition one lady received the white veil. The two choir nuns adopted in religion the names Sieter Mary Stanislaus Josephine and Sister Mary Juliana Josephine, both ladies having been previously known as Miss Trainor and Miss Cayoy respectively. ‘The cer- emonies attending the profession were of a peculiarly soiemn and impressive character. The ladies about to give up the pleasures and excitement of the world pre- sented themsoives at the altar to receive the tokens of their final and perpetual service in the Order at the hands of the Very Kev. Vicar General Quinn. Everything denoted at the moment the intense solemnity of the proceeding, The invited friends listenea with bated breath to the words in which those accomplished ladies bound themsclves their whole life loug to the observance of poverty, chastity and obedience, while the solemn chant of Latin hymos ient a mediwval charm to the scene. ‘The evident zest or rather deligh: with which al! pro claimed theusclves spouses of the Saviour was touch- ing to the listeuers, as evincing the earnestness with which those good women wished to wed themselves to their lie of seli-sueriice and mortification. Among tho reverend genticmen present yesterday we noticed the Rev, Father Flannelly, celebrant of the mass; Father Brophy, deacon; Father Sieasvn, sub- deacon; Futher Dougherty, master of ceremonies, while Father Griffin, of Manhattanville, and « father of the Order of St. Francis knelt within the sauciuary. At the conclusion of the imposing ceremonies the hew'y professed nuns received the congratulations of their distinguished trends, and showed by their joy- ousness and the delight which beained from their faces that they at least believed they had found a bridegroom more lovable thun aught earth could oiler. BROOKLYN SANITARY CODE. THE SUPREME COURT DECIDES AGAINST THE SHIPOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION IN THE PERMIT SUIT. Judge Pratt, of the Supreme Coart, Kings county, rendered his decision yesterday m tho matter of the injunction applied tor by the Shipowners’ Association ot New York to restrain the Brooklyn Heafth Board from compelling owners of vessels to obtain a permit from the latter authorities betore discharging cargo in Brooklyn, The Health autnorities exacted a fee of $1 for such permit, which the plaintifis refused to pay. It was claimed that such exaction was ‘‘a burden upon the commerce of the port, a nuisance and detrimental to public and private rights, In February last two of plaintiffs’ captains were arrested for violating the Hoalth code by unloading cargoes regardless of the por- mit requirement. Tue prisoners were examined belore Police Justice Walsh, who, after an examination, dis- mivsed the complaint, Similar complaints were made in other cases be.ore Justice Delmar. Detendants, in their answer, alleged thas their “Code of ordinance is not in contiict with the laws of the United States, and that their entorcemeni 13 not burdensome further than health laws and reguiations necessarily are. if they ure restraiued, defendants allege, in the entorce- ment of their code of regulations excessively dangerous and contagious diseases may and probably would be in- troduced 1uto the city of Brookiya. Judge Prait denied the injunction sought to be obtained by the New York Shipowners’ Association, and dismissed the complaint, A WILD STEER. No ttle excitement was occasioned in certain parts of the Twenty-second ward yesterday morning by the antics of asteer that dashed through the streets, bringing fear aud consternation everywhere he went, The animal ‘was one of a drove that crossed over from Jersey, land- ing at West Forty-third street. Shortly after reach- ing the New York side he broke from the drove and sturtod in an easterly direction. At first tho steer jogged along at an easy gait, but tho eries of a crowa of men and boys that joined in the chase soon caused him to quicken his speed. As the crowd increased the apimal became more furious. His first victim was a servant gifl named Mury Hughes, who was drawing a baby carriage containing the iniant cbild of Mrs. Beach, of No. 315 West Fifty-tirst street. The steer made straight tor the girl, knocking ber down und injuring her seriously. He then caught the baby carriage in bis horns and tossed it in the air, but strange to say the iniant was not hurt. Alter leaving the Luby the steer turned in the direction of Seventh avenue, and soon came across John Penny, a boy cross- ing the street, whom be tossed up some teck:. The fail broke both arms of the boy. By this time the crowa had succeeded in making the animal perfectly wild, and be rushed into the carpenter shop of Manning & Mftcnell, where he tore around for a few minutes turiously. He was finally cornered and killed. THE EAST RIVER BRIDGE. Yesterday, under direction of Mr. E. F. Farrington, the wire rope stretched across the East River from tower to tower of the new bridge on Saturday was hauled over to the southern side of the towers, where it will form part of a “traveller” or revolving endless rope to correspond with the ono now in operation on the northern side, By means of blocks and falls it was then hauled taut. The rope being quite new was found to have stretched cousiderably by its own weight. A large reel, on which is rolled the other wire to be joined with the one just spoken of in a transpontine Ting, was placed in position and early this morning the wire will be stretched across the river in a manner pre- cisely similar to that adopted so suceesstully with its fellow ou Satura Everything is working smoothly, And it ts expected (hat in a couple of weeks all the tem porary working ropes will be in position, Word was received yesterday irom tho Roebling Wire Works, at Trenton, N. J., that the ropes in question are almost completed and wili be snipped hither in a day or two. ANOTHER MISSING #ROOKLYNITE. * A.D, Brenon has been missing from bis residence, No. 1,014 Lafayette avenue, Brooklyn, since Saturday morning, August 5, and fears for his safety are enter- tained by his wife and children. The day before be disappeared be drew a large sum of money from the bank in which be kept bis accouut, Mr, Brenon arose at dayhght on the Sth inst, and, dressing bim- self in asuit of black cioth, be left the house, taking with him a large Newfoundland dog wno went by the name ot Carlo, und Was much attached to his master, On the dressing table of her husband's room his wife found a roll of bills on which was a scrap of paper with the words ‘for you’? written thereon. The missing gentleman is forty-seven years of age, of medium height and rather stout build. He bad a gold watch and money 11 his possession when he /eft bis bome. The official delegation of French workingmen ap- pointed by the French government to make an inspec- tion of the Centennial Exbibition, and the country generally, lett for Putiadelphia yesterday. They num- ber fifty-one. Nine of the delegates were yesterday given a send-off by the French residents whose head- quarters are at No. 102 Privee sireet, and who took charge of the Paris and Lyons delegations, lately re- turned. The nine ieft at seven o'ciock A. M., and the remaining forty-two, who were in charge of the French. men, meeting at No. 21 Sonth Fith avenue, did not leave until four P.M. The latter wore given a grand Jurewell banquet botore their departure, They will re- turn in a few days, FIRE IN BRULAD BsTREET. At twenty minutes past one yesterday morning a fire broke outon the fourth floor of the five story brick building No. 125 Broxd street, occupied by John H. Staria’s River and Harbor Transportation Company. The fire extended to the third floor, damaging the building $600 and the stock $3,000.’ The adjoining building was occupied on the first floor by J. D. Praken, grocer, damaged by water, $1,500; second and third floors, occupied by Joun H. Starin, damage $2,500, During the fire William Hallon, of Engine 10, was overcome by the smoke in the burning building and was taken to the engine house by the foreman, where he soon recovered. A LUNATICS L Patrick Dugan, who bas been out of hismind for soveral days past, yesterday leaped out of a third story window at No. 349 Kent avenue, Brooklyn, He fell on a pile 0: dirt and no bones were brokea, bat it is be. lieved that be has sustained jnteraal injuries, from which ho cannot recover, PAYMENT OCF PENSIONS. Colonel Frank E. Howe, the Pension Agent in this city, will begin paying pensions for the fall quarter at tour o'clock next Mouuay morning. CORONERS’ CASES. Coroner Croker held an inquest yesterday morning in the case of Wilham J. Bartley, aged twenty-four, of No, 452 West Twentieth street, who was accidentally killed on the 2ist inst. by being knocked trom the top of a car on which he was riding on the 2ist inst, by the car passing under a beum of the Elevated Raur Company. A verdict of accidental death was re- tarned. Au inquest was also held in the case of Joun Graham, aged eighteen, of No, of4 West Thirty-third street, who Was rap over by the dum ne Hudson River Ratiroad car, on which he hat been riding on the lite inst The company was allowing to rido on the dummy, THE TRAIN WRECKERS CONFESSION, THE TRUE STORY OF THE ‘‘BRAVE DROVER” WHO STOPPED TRAINS WITH A RED LANTEBN— HIS CAPTURE AND CONFESSION. The arrest of tho wrecker Adams on Ssturday night ‘at Buffalo hus caused a widespread interest in ralinpad circles aud has resulted In a contession by the crimimal of the details of his terrible crime, Tue Bul Courier of the particulars:— . Among the railroad officers investigating from the start this Wreeking Was Detective Hugh Battel, of the Central, for many years comoeeted with the Buffalo force. On readiog the account of tue attempt to wreck the train at Fairport he made up his mind that it was: not correct. He weat to Kochester m order to ascer- twin iret if the job at Fairport bau been dope in a man- ner similar io the one at North East, He Jeund 4 remuerkably sameness between the two operauions. His uext move was io find whe the perpetrator was. Frou (he fags that the “drover”? Adams koew so muck wbout the last plan, to the vetective’s mind, told such un improbavie | timsy story, Batte’s suspicions centred on hun, The detective returned to Bullulo and jearned that a map named George E, Adams nad formerly worked ay brak: man for the railroads, and what still more grati- ed lui was the fact that this same Adams answered luinutely Lo the description of THE “DROVER” ADAMB, who had stopped the train, On Thursday night by | made the discovery that Adams had been seen in this city at eevea o'clock P. M., und for augbt he knew Was still here. He iearned that he was at w piace on Seneca street, but missed him by fifteen minutes, Theo be bastened to No, % police station and bad a de scription of the fellow tetegraphed to all the other pre- cincls, With orders to arrest him on sight, Friday morning, having during h:s imvesugation come across ® picture ot Aduins, be went to Bigden’s gallery, Seneca street, and bad a nom. ber Of cupivs struck off, which were cir- culated amoug the police to aid in his capture, The original was not seen until yesterduy afternoon, be- ‘ween four‘and hve o’ciock. At chat time he was on Maiu street, and Detective Battel being iniormed of the fact, lett the Exchange street depot to arrest him, Im the meantime Messrs. Watts and Dich!l, who were Slunuing at the coruer of Swan and Main streets, hav- wg just returned from tho eastern part of the city, Wwuere they were searcuing tor Adams, were not a little surprised ut seeing the man tuey Wanted Wak by them Up Main street, iis arrest was made immediately, ‘be prisouer expressed surprise and demanded to Know for What bo had been apprehended, He wat then tuken to Police Headquarters and jocked up i oue of tue private cells unui after supper, Thea he Was taken luto Superintendent Byrue’s ollice, and, 1 the preence Of that vilicial and Detectives Watts Dieul, nave the following sworn statement and confes si0u:— STATEMANT OF THE WRECKER ADAMS, “1 think 1 wus born in the State of Ohio, in a place called Ogdensburg. lum twenty-three years of age: ain a laborer by occupation, Sly parents ure dead. have u sister and brotner residivg 10 Builalo, The last time | workeu wus tor the Lake Suore and Michigan Southern Railroad, im tne capacity of a brakeman; it isa mouth or six Wevks since 1 quit the empivy of this road. I was whut they culled au extra brakeman, £ worked at farming in Cayuga, this tute, belore | went rauroading; Worked at fai ming, { think, about two or three years; belure that | suiled on the lakes and Worked at Various olber things Ama single map, Have beon arrested \wice; the first time, four or five years go, ou suspicion of grand larceny. Upon un ex- amination 1 was discuurged. ‘The uext time 1 was ar rested for non-payment of a board bill, That was also setiied, anu I was discharged. Was re- errested ou’ the first charge of grand larceny; was convicted and sent to tue Eric County Peniten: tlary lor ninety daya, My picture was taken for tue Rogues" Galery three or iour years ago. A saort ume ugo (1 think about one month) { meta tramp at Ham. Durg, 10 this county, who asked'me what 1 was doing. I said, Not anything; that | could not find anything to do, He saiu, Why don’t you rua a train off the track ? tear up tue track and then flag the train; by saving the train 1 would get a position ou the road. 1 said 1 did not want to-do i We sat and talked about one thing and another tor about an hour. Then [came to Bul- falo and stayed, 1 think, about five days, Then 1 went up the road. Don’t know whether I got of at Lake View or North East; tuink it was Lake View. Pulled the pm out of the switch ard threw it = over; then went back to fing the train; as 1 passea by the station | saw two young men, and told them the switch was wrong. They said, ‘Lo it go to bell.’ I got the switch hight off, but was not in time to flag the train, which came along and went off the track, The engine and three or tour cars behind wentoll, Idid not go to the wreck immediately. When I got there [ went stowing baggage from tl wreck to another train, Taere was « great deal of con- Yereaiion by the people there as to how the uccident (as it was calicd) occurred. The tram that was wrecked was going West, and was train No. 1. As soon as the baggage was stowed I returned to Buffalo on freight trap, Worked on the uock a lew days, then wentto Eric, Came back om atreight train to North Eas’, riding on top of the cars; stopped at the station a spel: and then went up to the ratiroad tool houses, got a claw bar and wrench and threw the rail out, tuen started buck to get the switch light, bas was not in time to flag; the train went off the track; the engine and two cars went down the embankment Iremained at the station until, daylight, then went up to the wreck and stayed a tew moments, came back to the hotel and stayed aout an hour, then gotona freight train and cane to Buitulo, I stayed in Buffalo two or three days, At this last wreck one man had his Jeg broken; be tafterwards died, I went trom Buffalo to Rochester, und trom there to Fairport; went into | the toot house through the window, walked up the track about one mile and a half, where I threw the end of a rai! out, aud then went to a farmer's house about one mile off, awoke the farmer and got a red lantern and the train; the train stopped, the rail fixed inwenton., returned to the farmer's house for a few moments and then came up to the cut; waited fora freight train, but fell asleep und awoke at day- lebt; got on the. freight train and came to Ro- chester and thence to Buffulo. The passengers offered me money, but at the suggestion ot the conductor | only accepted ity cents. It was last Sunday when 1 got back to Buflalo, I have been to East Eima since, Got back from there,Jhuraday last. at Elma | stopped at Mr. Bridgeman’s. Last mght aod the night before I slept ina barn on the other side of Buflalo Creek, on the line 61 the Buflaio, New York aud Philaaelpbia Ratiroad, In ail thege transactions £ was alone. The Lake View wreck occurred about mid- night; the North Rast wreck occurred about the same time of night, and the Fairport wreck occurred also about midnight, aly object in these transactions was to secure ¢mployment from the road, Of course, alter 1bad wisplaced the switch, my pian was to avert an accident by notifying the train in time, Thus, as I | thought, I was plucing the authorities under obliga- tions to'me,”” Goorge FE. Adams is now twenty-three years of age and stands five feet five inches in height With the exception of ds beard his face is clean shaven, From his childhood up he bas led a rough and vagrant Iife, and bis appearance is proof of the tact. His only mouve for the crime, as he sweurs, was to get oinploy- ment THE JERSEY WOOD MURDER.’ County Prosecutor Abeel, of Newark, is very much annoyed over the fact that tho detectives, in their eagerness to obtain notoriety, have prematurely di- vuiged certain matters in connection with the cedar wood murder which have had the effect, 18 is believed, of driving off sundry important witnesses. The facta of the murder are brieily these:—On July 27, 1872, the body of Henry Kohiman was found, murdered, in’ the woods on the property of General Stewart L. Wood ford, of New York, located a few aiies trom Newark, in Essex county. Kohiman had been | slo. "Tt was kuowm, however, that he | had no money or valuables and the motive of killa him has never been discovered. A stupid justice hel a secret inquest. A verdict was rendered that Kon. | inan was murdered, but by whom the jury could nos say. It now appears that the testimony 1s lost, Kee ently Colonel Abec! learned that the probable mute eror is James Avery, or “Clam Jimmy.” He hag caused his arrest. Jimmy wasarrested at the timo of the murder but was discharged for luck of evidence, Whether anything will come out of the present reviva, of the case remains to be seen, but there are no great hopes of tathoming the mystery. THE VAN EVERY DIVORCE, MORE MATRIMONIAL MISERY IN BROOKLYN, Suit was recontly commenced in the Supreme cours by Mrs. Margaret Van Every against her busband, Otte ver Van Every, for absolute divorce, on the grouad of adultery, The parties, who are advanced im lite, re- sided im the Eastorn District ot Brooklyn for many | years, and moved in the most respectable cireles of Society, be being a wanutacturer of atoves, doing busi- ness in Water sircet, New York. ‘Tuey have an tuter. esting family of tive children. It i alieged in the compiaint.that the defendant, who is several years the semior of the plaintiti, bas been living with a womal at Staten Isiaud, by wom le bas five ebildren, that they are sojourning at Lake Hoptakong. some tune ago the Supreme Court granted $20 per week to the plainutl pending the report of the referee, but the money has not been forthcoming. Yesterday, om mo- too, Judge Barnard granted un order to compel the doiendant to pay alimony as directed. LOVE DEARER THAN LIFE, Miss Angelina Paolaggi, aged eighteen yeara, of Ne | 22% West Sixteenth street, committed suicide on Sunday morning by taking a dose of of! of bitier almonds, which her mother used for neuralgia, Coroner Croker made a further investigation of the tacts in the case erday. Deputy Coroner Cushman made a post Inortem examination of the body of deceased and found that she had taken the puisou as described, Mr. Josep Hans, of the steamer Plymouth Rock, employed as a musician, calied on Corover Croker @nd told lit that he bad known Miss Paolaggi for some Ume, aud sbe had twice been engaged to be married to him, Tho mother of the young Indy had, however, opposed the match, and hay Caused the breaking off of the first engagement. Love, however, prevailed, aud the young people resumed the engagement and passed MADY Inomenis im each other's society unknown to the mower. About a week ago the girl was sent ta the Catskill Mountains by her mother in order to sey her trom ber lover, Sle returned tast Friday, met her beloved and went on an excursion with bim up the Hudsoo. While on the trip they planned an elope was to have taken place to-day, many » ‘twixt the cup and the lip, (CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGER) 7th inst has the following additional * \