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

8 “APPROACH OF VULCAN. Leverrier’s Profound Researches into the Planetary Paths, WIS FAMOUS PREDICTIONS. The Calen’ations and Propiecy Concerning Neptune’s Discovery. VULCAN'S PROBABLE TRANSIT. The great astronomical event so near at hand—the transit of Vuican between the earth and the sun—nnd Mhe almost prophetic strain im which Leverricr tore- tells 1t, recall the famous prediction of the same illus- trious astronomer thirty years avo in France, that ata Biven hour, in a certain point of the hearens, the then unknown world, Neptune, would loom into view. The marvellous fulfiment of that propheey inspires cont. dence that his new prediction will be verified in a man- ner not less remarkable than the first, The transit of Vulcan will, to an ordinary observer, be au uninterest- ing if not an imperceptible event. There will be no darkening of the solar luminary ag when he undergoes in eclipse, turning day into night and filling untutored inibes with astonishment and awe. It will not be as rrateful to the eye as an unknown comet swoop. ing down upon” the solar system — and threatening oollision with the earth itself. It will not even be as important to the world of sci- ence as the eventful transit of Venns, which aflords the best opportunity for measuring tho true distance between the earth and the sun, aswell as the dis- tances of all the planets and stars, It will simply be the appearance of the wonderful little planet stealing gently toward the eastern edge of the sup, and stroll- ing in the siapo of a black speck westward across his flaring surface. And yet this simple occurrence will be classed by men of science with the mcst important ofastronomical events. hundred parailel telescopes; its position from moment to moment on the san’s disk will be mapped with the greatest possible care, and for years atter the occur- rene» mathematicians will be busily engaged in calcu. lations respecting its size, Its distance and its true po- Bition and path among the planetary spheres, POPULAR INTEREST IN THE OCCURRENCE, Astronomy has jastly been termed the queen of all the physical sciences, and from the days when shep- nd chieftains alike in early Greece, Egypt and the heavens from their rude ¢ of brilliant achieve- herds ments, astronomy has had tor her votaries some ot the greatest minds in history, Scholars of every grade, even the toss cultured class of men, have taken the deepest interest in matters pertaining to the wonders of tho heavens. This was especially notice- able during the solar and junar eclipses of the past fow years and in the winter of 1874, when the long- wished transit of Venus took place, It was this uni- versal longing to unfold the mysterious vaults of the heavens—the home of gods and happy mortals—that iu earlier years gave to this noble science an iinpetus whose force is felt 1 modern days, The writer of this articlo will endeavor to satisty the popular desire to understand something of the wonderful process by which Leverrier came to declaro the existence of a new and far distant planetary world. THE NATURE OF LEVERRIER’S CALCULATIONS, When the paths of the planets are well known itis an easy matter to predict transits and eclipses. It was also an easy affair ior the ancients to. be familiar with ail the planets as far out us Saturn, tor these bodies aro visible to the naked e Nor was it an extraordi- nary feat for Herschel to discover Uranus casually with the aid of his immense reflocting telescope. In fact, all the discoveries of planets and suns prior to Lever- rier’s But the keen astronomer of France, betore Neptune was dreamed of, by a process of profound reasoning and laborious calculation and research, actually demonstrated that some such pianct must oxist and wust appear in a certain direction at a given date. The reason why Nepiune 4s treated of in the present article is because the eulculations of Levor- tier in proguosticating Neptune’s appearance are pre- tisely analogous to those which have led to his iatest prediction coucersing Vulcan. His mode of proceaure das been alike in both cases. If, therelore, bis specuia- hong and reasoniug in reterence to NAPTUNE'S DISCOVERY be once understood it will be easy to comprehend the Whole story of hus present couciasions respecting Vul- were casual, ran, We have seen inthe Hexanp of the 27th inst ow the piancts are worlds—some stoaller, othe: vastly larger, than our own—situated at different distances from the sua oud eircling round and round him throughout the ages at various rates of speed. Kepler, of imperishabie fame, discovered the laws governing those planetary revolutions, Each planet obeys a fixed jaw common to them ail, insomuca that its distance {rom the sun determines the period of its revolution. Henee, if we ascertain the distance of any planet irom the sun, we can calculate the dur one of its circuits around the sun, and by a reverse pro- ress, if We ascertain how long it takes any planet to ‘travel M@co round the central juminary its distance can readily be found, This law can bo illustrated by an example, Let it be required to find Jupiter's distance. The earch goes round the sun ina year. Jupiter takes twelve years to go ronud If we multipi and take the cab distauce from the sun, Thecube root of 144 is five anda quarter, therefore Jupitel lur trom the sunas we. The same rule builds good for all the planets. Sir isaac Newton has shown that this law of Kepler’s not only does apply, but must of neces- tity apply, to all planets, aud that [tts impossible tor apy li nly Ouject to revolve about another atiract- ing body except upon this very condition. This wai LEVEKRIER'S GUIDING THOUGHT throughout his speculations. But the grand principle Which Was te source of FO many conjectures in his mind was the Wionian law of attraction. demovstrated that not only did a mighty attract:ve joree exist between the sun on the one hend and the planets on the other, but also existed between the planets themselves, each body tending to pull the others iowards tisell With a jorce depending on their proxitity and their sizes Hence it may be perceived thatno planet pursues its reguiar course arouud (he sua, but is sometimes pulled to and tro, and disturbed by its perghbor Astronomers are ng daunted by this dificwty, The amount of disiurbance which each exercises on the estimated with precision, aud checked by 1o1 insomuch that the planets at any period, howe with marvellous accurac en for tee “perturbations” ca present it will be euflicient to g observe positions of the various rremo' It will be scanned through a | Jon of | twelve by twelve | Toot ol the product we get Jupiter's | ba is five anda quarter times as | ‘This law | | | others is | 5 can be mapped | due atiowance being made | sed by mutnai | pme | roances caused by — Juptier, | Saturn and the other planets, tn the moveu 7 of Uranus which in i846 was thoaght to be the most distant of the pianetary worlds, 1 being n two billions of miles away, Aa bas been Biated above, tue exact positions of Uranus for every and year had been predicied with the aid ot Kop- Jor's laws and Newton's theor indicated where Uranus should CATCULN Leverrier, on pe wavenward one night and briogmg Uranus int oO} View, dix- od that (he piauet Was Het Wuere be Ehould be, Thinking 1} might be an error of the mstrument that caused (he disc y he checked the observauien, but with the same resuit—the planet wos a trifle out of its course, Leverrier the records of the observations of Uranus made avout the beginaing Of the present century. He sound that the recorded positious of Uranus did wot correspond with Uy : Morcover, there hud ve taken trom 1890 to Hradiey ond Le on record opservations of Uranus nees a! the forces overhauled those m erroneo 1_bineteen ob- Ti by Fin monpier. Ta to upward of riy meridional of tbe dircetion and great. arving 18 course. — Leverrier nyorend re remained ments anom HG BOL be AEE made known those difliculies to Arazo, aiatowy impr ed on hum the ne sity of sestch Avcordmsiy, m 1543, Leverrier the tark of exploring comets and be with the dificuity of Uranus. At the in Novembe! awed U ¢ made known ; Uranus’ ior. who im rther re- toned rappie ssion ol the precise nd satura June of the me body a he course of bis commentary be asseried that 1¢ Was impossible to Account for the azomaous movements of Jupiter save by the existence of another planet. le launched forch His CELEBRATED SUPPOSTTION moy and in upon Uranu following year Leverrier read betore the paper on ihe movements of Uranus lu we in the following terns:—‘/ourrait—on en venir a fixer le point du ciel ou lex invest) -xtions des astronomes pbsrrcaleurs deoraient faire sonnaitre un corps étranger, source de tant dé difheulics "Might it pot be possible 10 Hx a puintin the heavens from which the astronomers could determine a strange body, the source 01 So Much aiflicuiiy?"” At the same session of June, 1846, he said:—"1 ix the position of this planct on the Ist of January, 1847, 1m 325 degrees aud 32 min- Biles of Helocentnie jongiiude. Un the Sist of August nother memoir “on the planet which produces alies Observed in the movements ot L determination of its mass, ite patb and 1 position.” In this paper he fixed ‘ts position more accurately, in 426 degrees 32 minutes of heliocentric on Kew ¥enr's Day ot 1847. THK FROMELEM SOLVED previously in reference to Uranus was—Given the sizes caleulattons | pleces | nd found many of them | i and masses of all its Interior planets to calculate tneir combined influence on the body aforesaid. This {1 comparatively arnt peer ‘The weight of our has been ascertained, and by comparing attractive power with that of a planet the weighs of the latter and its consequent attractive force are approximately obtained. The problem solved by Leverrier was—Given the attractive infimence of an unknown body on Uranus, what must be the mass and dist flerent to produce that influence? reverse of the former. Kepeatediy did Leverrier iail in his efforts to locate the strange body. Of the groat number of possibilities in the case he selected several that were the most probable, and in testing the curacy of each hypothesis iatied to detect the right one lt wasoaly after stupendous mental effort, pa- tent research and Jaborious calculation that he con- ceived the foal conditions which alone could satsfy all the requirements of the case. MIS PREDICTION VERIFIED. Not long after the reading of his last memoir he bad the happiness of witnessing the realization of his {deal planes. His progpostications bad been made known all over Europe, and tho tronomers royal began the work of exploration im the direction assigned by Leverrier. Ou the evening ot September 23 Galle, ihe astronomer at Bertin, discov: ered the actual planet almost in the very spot foretold by Leverrier. It appeared hike a star’ of the twellth magnitude and at first sight could scarcely be distin- nished froma Gxed star. Its motion in around the sun was found to be Bo slow that it t the planet 164 years to make one circuit, Applying Kepler's third law, as above stated, we ascertain. that i$ is about thirty times as far [rom the sun as tho earth s—viz.,, 2,700,600,000 miles in round numbers. ‘The extraordinary {uifiiment of Leverrier’s prediction created a sensation throughwut the scientide world. HONORS TO THE VICTOR, Arago declared that the new planet should be called Leverricr; the Grand Duke of Tuscany sent presents to the man who had achieved £0 unprecedented & suc- cess in astronomical iabor; the Kis of Denmark sent him tne Order of Danebrog, and-afl the academies of Europe caused his name to be inscribed on their lists. The Copley Medal was sent to him by the Royal Society of England, and Suivandy, then Miv- ister of Public Instruction of France, cuused the bu of the triumphant astronomer to be unveiled in public with great pomp and ceremony. Ever since the leisuro hours of Leverrier have been devoted to investigations of the ditiurbances of the planetary worlds from their regular tracks through space. Keen and masterly as were his spe ‘ur lations concerning Neptune, his misgivings in connec: tion with Vulcan occasion intricate character, the existence andthe coming transit of Valea disturbances of Jupiter and Uranus ‘bad nothin with it, His methods of vestigation i both cases were similar, however; and, after the comprehension ot his calculations concerning Neptune, it will read:ly be understood how by an analogous process it nas been possible for him to divine the appearance of the near- est, as he once predicted the discovery of the farthest, world of the solar system. His first misgivings a our knowledge of the entire solar system, his investi- gations into new perturbations of one of the planets, his new prophecy to the Freuch Academy and his in: teresting labors in connection with the supposed dis- covery of Vulcan, will now be easier of comprehension and will form the subject of atuture article in the Henawo, SCHOOL TRUSTEES TROUBLES, THR FIGHT AMONG THE SCHOOL TRUSTEES IN THE FIRST WAUD. The Board of Education will bo called upon at an early date to adjudicate upon a case which for some time has been the subject of considerabie discussion in educational circles. The question at issue is the ex- pulsion irom the Board of School Trustees of the First ward of Messrs. Otto Hemken, Owen Murphy and Michacl Duffy. These three gentlemen have on several occasions disagreed with the policy of their colleagues Jobn McIntire and Dr. John W. Merrill, and tue war- fare became so open that in April last open and formal charges were preferred against them. Tho charges were to the eflect that Messrs, Murpby, Hemken and Dufly by their general conduct were bringing discredit upon the office they held and on the schoo! system generally, and further, that they had willully absented themso ves from three successive meetings of the Board, the call tor which they bad sigued themseives, The churges were received in an open meeting of Board of Edu P and referred to a committee, isting of Messrs, West, Walker, Beardsleo, Hazel- tne and Baker, who were instructed to investigate the charges and'report. Several meetings were held anda number of witnesses exaihined, but no formal report was made. [tis an open secret, however, that tho accused trustees had been told semi-officially that their resignations would be accepted and that their Piaces would be filled with men betier fitted to fill their positions. This gentle hint was ignored vy Messrs. Hemken, Murphy and Daffy, and te matter seemed to be at rest, During the past month the quarrel was again renewed and a new charge made against Mr. Murpby, It 1s stated that during the fate vacation he entered the building im Stone sireet in which primary school No. 151s held aud without a moment's warning ordered the children of Mrs, Wiil- iam Westfall, the janitress, who, uvring the temporary absence of their mother, were left alone in the hor to leave the building at once, Iti also charged that he then locked up the building and took the key away, without informing his colleasues of the seven be had taken, On being informed of these facts Dr. Merrill and Mr, Melntire at once went for a locksmith, had the door opened. by force, aud rein- stated Mrs. Wes:fall in her position, On the other eit is contended that Mrs. Wostfall is not a proper person to be placed in charge of a school budding; that her husband is under the charge of Tobbery, and that on the day in qaestion ber children were playing with fire and that the safety of the buiid- ing was endangered, Mr. Murphy bas charge of the Low ostate, in which tho school building is situated, and contends that on the latter ground alone he was justified in bis action, The entire matter will be thoroughly canvassed by the Board of Education without delay, and as both parties nave strong political and personal influence a strong contest may be anticipated. BOARD OF ALDERMEN. HONORS TO GENERAL NEWTON—-RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED YESTERDAY. Tho Board of Aldermen mot yesterday shortly alter two o’cluck. In tho absence of President Lewis Alderman Porroy was cailed upon to act as presiding eficer. Alderman Morris se to submit @ preamble and resolutions giving the thanks of the Board to Genera John Newion forthe distinguishad service which be done to the city ot New York in successtully de- molsbing Hallett's Point Reef, Tue Alderman pre. faced bis resolutions with an encomlum on the achieve ment of the officer whom he intended to honor, saying that the General's acts had made him famous all over the world, Where electricity and steam can reach, The resolutions were then read and unanimously adopted. They are as follows:— Whereas after seven years of evergetic work Lieutenant Colovel al Mi eral of Enuinvers, United tates Ari aght to actose on 24, 1876, ti of emgineoring both of ancient and modern thin Wherens Laliett's Reef and ope: successfully demolish: commerce of the worid Gate, ang thei upolly & Empire § therefore b Keaolved, that this Common Conneft, in behalf ofthe city which they represent, do ral Newton the sine cere and grateiul thadks of the peaplo of shis city ana thou, nor the Mayor be respcetfully re- a have the foregoing pronwbie and reselaiions Properly engrossed and presented to tieneral Newens ‘The following communication was received from His Honor the May To THE Hononanns, 1x Comox Counc rkable and very nd bis nasistants iv of Ye Awan act one of t 2. Which, in this sin developing the re: ties which wn. bial — inuprove: xreat and «DAS Meeon and atlising the eC Soke ator was portance to Larges the facilities sir stintulates the sluppin the values of ait p lnrgely increas ues at (he than any roaperity miner FOpria it conte’ terprises to thief proceedings ax may be Who have accompiiaied his the appreciation and acknowledge city tor fF skill, Derseveraues and triumph on thelr creat work. Wa i. WICKHAM, Mayor. Alderman Morris moved that tho communication of the Mayor be made apart ol ana printed with the resolutions already adopted by the Board, A vote of thanks Was tendered to Mr. 8. Carpenter, general ticket agent of the J'eousylvania Railroad Company, iu ackuowledgment 0 ofcial attentions to Board ot Aldermen and their families on the occa- of their recent visit to the Centennial Exposition tiadelptia A communication wos received from the Mayor g.ving lis reasons for refusing to sign a resolution of the Board granting tothe New York Jockey Club the right of temperarily suspends wnner across Broadway, near Fourteenth str purpose of auvertsing the approacitng races at Jerome Park. The motion to pass the resolution over the Mayor's Veto received tifteen votes and was adopted, Alderman Morris’ resolution ordering that mains be laid, lamp posts erected and lamps lighted on ‘ihirty- eighth street, from Ninih avenue to the Boulevard, was adopted. A resolution by Alderman Cole was adopted, order. ing that 146th street, between Eighth avenue aud Har. jem River, be regniated nnd graded, the curb and gut. ters kot, and sidewalks flagged. Alderman Purroy of aresolution directing the Commissioner of Public Works to complete the great iin Puinam county, and to otherwise adequate supply of fresh water for the city, After adopting a considerable number of resolutions of miner importance bearing chiefly op lamps, water t THE TRACK. pipes and sidewaik: Boutd adjourned, Or Yesterday morning, at ono o'clock, an eastern bound froight train, on the Pennsylvania Raiiroad, wos crors- ing the meadows gear the Hackensack River, whee four cars jumped the track, Two of the cars were capsized, but no person was mjured. culations of an equally | nd although be eume to predict | the | | ing Car Company, | Michigan Central road | property referred to, Kespectiutiy, THE RAILRQAD WAR. STEPS BEING TAKEN ON THE PART OF THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE MICHIGAN CENTRAL AND THE LAX SHORE RAILROADS TO PROSE- CUTE THE DIRECTORS, A petition is being prepared by siackholders of tho Michigan Ceutra! and Lake shore Raliroad companies directed to the oflcers and directors of those com- panies calling attention to s long series of irregulari- ties and illegal transactions inaugurated by a late board of directors and ratified and carried out by the present management. This preliminary step is indis- pensable to the beginning of an action against the directors for mismanagement, for a suit at law cannot be maintained by an individual stockholder against the directors of a corporation for mismanaging ita aifairs, unless the directors first reft to begin tho action thomsclves. After & majority of the stockholders re- quest the dircctors to pegin such suit and the latter re- fuse a Court of Equity will intervene, and any share- holder may file a billin behalt of himself and all tho other shareholders, and either compel the directors to perform their duty or make them defendants in an action for damage and accounting. 11 bas been settied ag matter of Jaw thata shareholder may sustain a bill in equity against the corporation, the directors and other stockholders on allegation of fraudulent prac- tices depreciating the value of the stock and withhold- ing dividends, and may pray for resioration of what- ever has been fraudently witharawn from the common stock. Rumor of the street gave as leaders in this movement Messrs. Rufus Hatch, A. 8. Peabody, T. 1. Musgrave and Russel Sage, Some of theso genticmen on beimg called upon admitted that thore was such a | movement, but deemed tt imprudent to gay anything turther on the subject at present. Tho petition re ferred to, 80 far as its substance could be learned trom ouiside parties, sets forth that the real parties tn in- | tercat in railroad corporations are the syareholders and bondholders, whose intorests the directors assume to protect; that under the common law the corporation 1s bound to carry all passengers aud freight for tho public at the sumo rate, showing no partiality, and in | case apy discrimination is shown the State that grants the franchise 18 bound to interpose and protect the public and compel the corporate authorities to respect their rights, But that is all the interest that the pub- lic oF the State has ia the corporation or in its work- ings. The interest, bowever, which the bondholders and the stockholders have is a distinct and vefivite one, They own the property, and they should coutrol it, subject, of course, to the rights of the State. The relation between the directors and shareholders is that of a trustee, aud by reason of the fiduciary relations thus formed and the power which the directors havo to abuse their trust and encroach upon the rights of the shareholders the courts hold those directors to the strictest accountability; and in case the directors auopt any course antagonistic to tho rights of the shareholders the courts are bound to intervene at once and reverse their action. But still more is this duty obligatory whenever the cirectors pursue any policy or make any agreement which is vot only against the interests of the stockholders, but with a view to ade vance the interests of the directors themselves, then the acts of the directors became a misdemeanor and a fraud, and a!l that they do 1s not only invalid in | usell, but renders the directors personolly lable, not only in damages but ina penaity. No director’ can make any bargain with bimsell on Venall of his company no inatter how advantageous to the company the bargain may be, He is forbid:ien by law also to make a bargain for one company of which he is a director with another company of which he fs also a director. therefore where corporations have conilicting interests, 1¢ ig im- possible that the same man can bo trustee in both, and periorm equally his duty to borh, In the case of the Michigan Ceutral Railroad Company, 1t seems that among a Dumber of nine directors, some of them were owners of, or directors in another corporation, Those directors combived and concluded an arrange- ment bo,ween those two corporations by which certain rights of the Michigan Central Kailroad Company were parted witb, and a lease of another road was executed which bound the Michigan Central Railroad Company 10 pay that corporation so much a year, thus de- priving the shareholders of that’ company of i18 legitimate earnings.” This arrangement and leased, the law wil! deci&e to be void for three iesons—one, that the directors who executed it were unfaithful 10 their trust in parting with the property of the company; another, that the reimons of the directors to the two Corpo: ations were such that it was impossible tor them to guard the interests of both equally, and a third, that the arrangement has resulted in disaster to the Michigan Central Railroad Company and in diverting the legitimate earnings into the treasury of wpother corporation when they sbould have gone into the pockels of this corporation, Sub- sequent to the exccution of the several leases made by various corporuious to the Michigan Central Katlroad Company a portion of the directors in these various corporations, including the Micbigan Central Railro Company, as they existed then and do now, made arrangement among tuemselves whereby somo of these directors, as individuals, were to deliver to some of these various corporations of which they were direc- tors their railroad iron and other supplies. Itis charged that a most exorbitant price was charged these corporations by these individuals, and very large profits resulted therefrom to them to the great disad- vantage of the corporation, It 18 maintained that the policy adopted and pursued by the directors ot tho Michigan Central Railroad Company for several years has been, not only antagonistic to the Interests of the company, but to the sole advantage and individual profit of the directors themselves; that by making such arrange- ment as to bring their individual interests in conilict with the interests of the company, the directors havo made themselves personally liable in damages, and ail their acts and insiraments and bargains have become absolutely void in law, and the stockholders have tho right to control, cancel and overthrow them, ana to recover irom each individual director, ta behall of the company, all of tho profits which they have lost by Teason of their relation, and all the damage whreh the corporation bas suffered by reason of their untawtal aud fraudulent acts. Previous to the adoption of this policy by the officers and directors of the Michigan Central Railroad Company, the company was doing a protitabic business, deriv large revenues from Ireights and fares, a d paid a regular dividend to its stockholders, But immediately ulter this policy was ted those dividends ceased, the income ot the road Was diverted to other channels, and ihe shareholders Jeft without dividends or income, 18 this result brought about, as the directors would have the public believe, -by the universal depression in the couviry or from financial pressure, but on the contrary, the gross tonnage and passenger tratlic have graudally increased, aus the Pexponses of rn. ning the road have materially dimiuished, Bus in proportion, however, ax the profits ot the railroad to Us stockholders have decreased, the :nd.vidual wealth of exch director bax increased, anu it cannot be accounted tor in aay other Way than that in the policy pursued, and the various arrangements mado they had the in: dividaai protits of Ue directors 1m View rather than the | stockholders, It becomes, ihereiore, petittoners further assert, not only Une right, but the duty of each stockholder, not only for nix own mterost, but as a | duty to otuer stockholders mother companies, to de- inand ina body,their rights, ‘To sit quietiy by and seo ther pockeis plundered by unfuthtul trustees isa erie, and to permit unfaithiul directors to curich themselves by a betrayal of thei trust i lurmisting such immunity to respectable thieving as endange morals of the community and demoralizes public sen- Uinent, Afier stating that the law is clear and weil seiticd a8 to the Fight to cumpel the directors to an accounting of their trust, the petition asserts that the remedy for the stock bolders 18 not only civil, but crimma: against a trustee of an incorporated | pro+ aud this whether ne be appointed ny Court or elected by stockholders, In audition to the foregoing statements of thy stockholders’ petition, it is claimed on their be- haif tat during (he tew yoars past the directors of the have paid to five ov her leased 100,000, ail ot which should | tho ' benofit of the stocks he directors are also and that in some unaccountable way wich the stockhowders are now anxious and seek to solve they wave grown rich while the stockuolders have grown proportionately poor. The petition was bo- yesterday, and {n afew days, there ts kardiy doubt, this eatroad ‘war will end as Beurty all pre ed ing Wars of UL have, in volumimous, wenrying | and expensive iMlagation in the courts. It was learned that Mr A. J, Vanderpoe! and Mr. H.S. Hennett, bon of yhom have been long familiar with this species of Titization, had been retained as counsel on the part of ah Kholders, and that bot bad advised that if the facts set forth in the petition bo suosiantiated the di- | rectors will be held personuliy Hable tor all the stock- holders have lost through ine alleged ilegat acts, Daring the day Mr. R. G. Noiston, of the Farmers’ | Loan and Trust Company, Transter’ Agont tor tho Lake Shore Road, was appealed to for information necessary othe purposes of the stockholders, hut he retused, 1a letter was thea prepared and forwarded to Mr. Vanderbilt on the same subject, THE NEW YORK CAB COMPANY, Tho Commissioners appointed by tho Secretary of Stato to organize the New York Cab Company held their first meeting yesterday, of whicn Mr. Elisha W. Andrews acted as president and Mr, Herman Kobbic as secretary, The most important business traneacted was tho passage of a resolution full Moxsts, Vermilye & Co., bankers, of sireet, financial agents of the company, to receive sub- scriptions to its stock. For this purpose it was stated the books of the agents would be at once opened. NOT THE BANKEL, t Naw Yors, Sept. 28, 1876 To tHe Eo:tor or ity Huratve— | the ex ent of $12,000, Meantime, shortiy after tho ‘from day to day until after election day, as required NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. THE COURTS. Sales of Land Under United States Revenue Warrants, IMPORTANT DECISION BY JUDGE VAN VORST, Appointments of Election Supervisors. Divorce Suit Miustrative of “ii"s Well That Ends Well.” reeset eaieeiearaatad ‘Tho suit brought by Mrs, Antoinette Brown against the executors of William H. Goodwin has, alter a prolonged litigation, reached a final termivation iva decision given yesterday by Judge Van Vorst, before whom the case was tried at Special Term of the Su- preme Court, Mr. Goudwin, in his lifetime, commenced @ suit againss Marquis D. F, Sharkey, Gortrude W. Sharkey and Joseph N. Yates, relating to certain rights in 116 acres of Jand in the town of Marcellus, Onondaga county, in this State. This suit was com- menced in 1867, and two lis pendens, ove in Onon- daga county and oue in New York county, were filed. The ease was tried before Judge Daurels and a judg: | ment entered for tho plaintiffs in 1872, the defend- ants in the present suit being the final plaiutiffe In tho action in the place of Mr. Goodwin, who died the year previous, It was decreed that the present defondants haa an equitable Interest in the land in question to | commencement of the original suit, the land was scized under a United States revenuo warrant on account of the non-payment of taxcs and assessments Notice was given of tho seizure and proposed sale to yarious firms in this city with which the defendants were sup- posed to be associated in business, All right and ttle of the defendants was sold by the government to Heory J: Hubbard, In tha succeeding year Mrs. Brown, who is the mother of Marquis D. F. sharkey, purchased the property of Mrs, Hubbard and .entered luto possession. In 1870 she sold the property to Ben- jamin F, Stites and Daniel C. Robbins, subject to a mortgage of $14,000, with the understanding that the | present judgment aud the two lis pendens should be discharged in five years, The foregoing statements aro those embodied in the complaint, and judgment was asked against tho defendants that they cancel the lis peudens and that the judgment against Sharkey be declared not a lien upon the land and nota bar to the | puyment of the nond and mortgage. In ihe answer it is set up that 1m 1*67 Mr, Goodwin obtained a judgment agaivst Sharkey for $171,875 which stil remains un- putd, that the sale by tho United States revenue officer was illegal, and that no just title to the Jand resis in Hubbard, and for these reasons they asked to have the complaint dismissed, The decision ot Judge Van Vorst is embraced ina lengthy bat cicar and exbaustive opinion. He dis- cusses at length the legality of the sale by the United States rovenue officer, and holds that it is not a proper saic for the reason that the requirements of the United States statutes were not complied with ; that no evidence was submiited to show that any demand or notice w xiven, which was necessary under the law before a ta salc could be made. He further says that nothing but the jegal title of Mrs, Sharkey was solid, and thatit being suld subject to the judgment of Marquis D. W, Sharkey the latter’s claim of an equitable interess in tho estate 18 not tenable. He therelore dismisses tho complaint, SUPERVISORS OF ELECTION. Judge Jonson opened the United States Circuit Court yesterday for the appointment of supervisors of election, Mr. Davenport, Chie! Supervisor of Eleo- tions, said he had made out his listof supervisors from names submitted by tho (wo regular political parties, He had received applications for appointments from outside independent organizations, but ho had recognized only thoso coming’ from the county, State and national commitices of. she republican and democratic parties. Some of the names submitted—about 100 on each side—ho had objected to, not so much on account of character as for bad writing and spelling. fo had notified the par- gies Interested of these objections, and they could subetitute other names. Judge Jobnson said the names to which there was no objection would be con- sidercd confirmed. He asked if there was any person present representing any political party who d to pH, 1m the watter, but ne one responded, He then announced thas court would be neld in Chambers by tho statute. THE WALKER DIVORC# SUIT. The suit brought by Dr. Joseph Walker for a divorce from bis wife and the cross suit brought by Mrs, Walker against Dr. Waiker promised to occupy the attention of the Court for an indefinite period to come, Both sults, however, have been discontinucd, and the contesting partics, instead of indulging in further acrimonious litigation, have adjudicated their little | unpleasantnces, and, having had enough experience m Jaw courts to last them, doubtless, for the rest of their lives, have decided that the best way is to forgive and forget; and upon this sensible view of the case are now living ‘together harmoniously us man and wile and have taken their case out of the courts, A motion to this effect was made youteriay. by Mr. George W. McAdam, counsel” for Dr. Walker, be- foro Chief ‘Justice Daly, in Special Term of the Court of Common Pleas, The motion, or rather motions, for there were two of them, were to | dismiss the east as against the wile and perinission fos the wife to discontinue her suit, the discontinuance in both cases to be without costa. Mr. McAdam stated his reasons for the motion, the reconciliation of the suitors and consequent relinquishment of their prior vexatious litigations, Mr, MeAdam cited various authorities, holding that in cases similar to the present suit the Court in exercising its proper discretionary power had diseontinued suits on similar applications without costs. Mr. John B. Perry, counsei for Mre. Walker, who has fought her caso with unflagging zeal | since the commencement of the litigation, made a few remarks upon the motions, waich were then promptly granted by Judge Daly. CHURCH ASSESSMENTS. The Church of tho Holy Sepulchre was: assessed $462 68 on its church property for paving Seventy- fourth street, between Third and Fitth aveuucs, Judge Lawrence, at Special Term of the Supremo Court, vacated the assessment, on the ground of the property being exempt on account of its exclusive uso | for religious purposes, The order was duly served on | Arvemus S. Cady, Clerk of Arrears, who has failed to | comply with the order to annul the assezsment. Ap. | pleation was ide accordingly yesteraay to Jaazo Westbrook, 1m Supreme Court, Chambers, tor an order directing Nr. Cady to show cause why am attachment should not issue against him and be be puuished tor alleged contempt of Court in disobeying the order, The application was granted, and the order made re tnrnabio on the Sth of Ustover. The case is impor. tant, similar orders im regard 10 assessments azainst cuurch corporations having, it is said, been made and in like manner disregarded, SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. Judge Shipman, of the United States Circuit Court, will hold Court on the 16th of October for the trial of jury caases, the Court to open at half-past one P.M. Francis Morgan bas brought suit against William M. Tweed, Jr., for $3,000, which is still peuding im the Su. preme Court, The matter had been before Surrogate Calvin, as referee, on accounting between plaintiff’ and his attorney, E, RB. Wado, Judge Westbrook sont back the case to the referee, | A motion was mado yeaterday before Judge West brook for a reference to determine conflieting claims jn the old suit of O'Donnell ve, the city, in which a verdict was given tor the plamtift, tut after which a eutt was begun against O'Donnell charging bim with fraud and aitaching the judgwent. The motion was deied on the ground tut tt was Fes adjudicata, and that a third party was entitled to the money as as. Fiance, Some time since tho building and jot in West Forty- second street occupied by the Ladies’ Union Ald Society was sold by the city for one wundrou years to dames D. Lynch ob account of noa-jwyment of taxes. Jadge Von Vorst, boluing Speerl Term of the Superior Court, granted yesterday an injanetion restraining the eity from giving te Mr. Lynch a lease of the property wnhbil the matter 8 aajudicuted in the cour ‘The old suit of Birdsall against Fernando Wood camo orday belure Juuge Westbrook, in Sapreme , Chambers. [here are five actions of ejectment from Certain property pending against the defeuuant, and a motion was made fora bill of particulars of the source of plaintiff's claim of title, Alter some discu: sion ag to tie logality of such a precedure, upon agreement botween counsel Judge Westbrook or the plaintiff to repiy to the answer within three months’ time, upon condition that they should meantime be allowed to examine the deed under whico the cefendant elaitas title, Mr. Meeds T. Tuthill, a lawyer of this half Wali street broker some time since, alleging t! sum of money which he had placed in the hands of the Int- ter for invostuient in stocks had been converted by the Jaiter 10 his own use, Mr. Tashill yesterday made a motion in the Supreme Court to strike out deiendant’s answer as snam and The notice in your paper of the sale of horses, car- ringes, &c., represented as formerly belonging to me is incorrect. My name was fraudulently used in cot nection therewith evidently for the purpose of decer ing the public. Twas never the owner of any of the ENRY CLEWS, Inivolous, which detendant’s counsel, Messrs. Adolphus D, Pope and Nevan M. Morgan, opposed on the ground that the case as disclosed in defer papers de- pied the cou showed that the money had been pinced in th hands lor the purpose of being Bubjected to the risk of stock speculati and that it hod been applied according to plaintift’s m- structions and thereby lost, Judee Westhrook. alter hearing counsel for both sides, dented the motion and left the case to be triod by a jury. DECISIONS. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBEUS, By Judge Westbrook. Simon vs. Worth.—W. &. Yard appointed receiver. His tees as referee are fixed at $25. Love ys, Love.—Reiere report confirmed, aud decree of divorce granted to piaintifl. Schafer vs, Schaler.—Referee's report confirmed, and decree of divorce granted to plaintiff. ‘Tighe vs, U'Connor.—Order exoneratyng Johnson to be entered. AUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TEBM. By Judge Van Vorst. Carleton vs. Darney.—Judgment for plaintiff for Possession of the premises mentioned with costs, By Judge Speir. Dillon va, Masterson.—Caso and exceptions with charge to the jury. Settled. Graham vs. Lyddy,—Cuse and exceptions, Settled. Leonard vs. New York Central ond Hudson River Railroad Company.—Case, &c, Settled, MARINE COURT—-CHAMBERS, 7 By Judge Sinnott. Jessup vs. Patten.—Order opentog defavit and the cause restored to calendar jor trial Judgment to stand. Kircher vs. Kircher. —Ordor vacating injunction. McKeon vs, Streit, —Order setting aside summons. Trahil vs, O'Neil; Brown vs. Monaghan; Betz va Vau Schoening.—Motions granted. Beveridge vs. O’Brien,—Motion to strike out an- swor as sham and for judgment granted, Beveridge v8. Biglit —The plaintiff in this cage has, in my opinion, mistaken bis remedy. The answer 18 cleariy suam, but { must overrue the demurre McCarrin ys, Carlin.—Motiou denied, with $10 costs, and order to show cause discharged, Hennessey ya. Ernest Pape International Carriage Manulacturing Company.—-Motion to set aside attach- ment denied, with $10 costs, Tento National Bank vs. Smith: Goldzier vs. Young; Williams vs. Nickerson; rchuiiz ys Pariser; Hoagiaud ys. Bertram; Dittmar ve, Deviin.—Orders granted, GENERAL SESSIONS—PART L Before Recorder Hackett, BCIENTIFIC BURGLA: Wilham ©. Meyer was placed at the bar upon an in- dictment charging him with burglary. Assistant Dis- trict Attorney Beil prosecuted and Mr, William F, Kintaing defended tho prisonor, It was alleged that on the night of tbe 28th of August last the premises o Ferdinand W. Wagnor, importer of optical instruments, No, 43 Maiden lane, were burgiariously entered and property valued at $5,000 was stolen, The floor under- neath, occupied by Mr. Ulrich, an importer of furs, was also ransacked, and furs valued at $3,000 were car- ried of. A few days alter the burglary had been com- mitted Mary Koch, of No. 152 Delancey sireet, in whose house the prisoner and a person named McG: Lan had apartments, gave information to Captan Clincby that she stolen property was iv her house, and that sho saw McGahan apd another man carrying bun- dles and boxes to Meyer's rooms. Upon investigation Captain Chnchy found on the premises mentioned loriy-seven opera glasses, twelve telescopes, which Mr. Waguer idenufied, aud a quantity of furs, a8 well as a complete set of burgiar’s toois, ‘Tho prisoner Thomas han pleaded guilty and was sent to the state on jor tour years. On cross-examination by Mr, (zing the complainunt, Wagner, admitted that Lis sou, Mr, Albert Wagner, trom whom, the indictment charzed, the goods were stolen, was not a member of the firm, This dixpoged ot the firstcount im the indict- ment, but the prosecution continued on the count tor receiving stolen goods, ‘The prisoner was found guilty and remanded for sentence. PLBAS AND SENTENCES. Laurence Curtin was also tricd and found guilty of a charge of petit larceny, and was sent to tho Peniten- tary for one year. The following pleas and senterces were then re- corded ;— George Wise and Levi H. Piner, grand larceny; four years cach ip State Prison. George Hayue, grand larceny, pleaded to petit lar- ceny: tour montns in tue Penttontiary. Harry Reily, grand larceny, one year in the Peni- tentiary. ‘Eugene S Millar, grand larceny, eighteen months in State Prison. James MeGrail, grand larceny, cighteen months in the.Penitentiary. Henry Stoit, fifteen years of age, forgery, House of Refuge. John H. Lankenau, grand larceny, three years and a halt in State Prison, William Eimore, attempted burglary, mouths in State Prison. John Austin, attempted burglary, threo yi halt in State Prison. James Rice, grand larceny, six months in the Pent- tenuary, Wilham Henry Wilson, petit larceny, three and a half yeurs in State Prison. John Dugan, thirteen years old, larceny from the person, Catholio Protectory. PRESENTMENT BY THE GRAND JURY. The Grand Jury of the Court of General Sessions, haying completed their labors yesterday, were dis- ctiarged, Recordor Hackett taking occasion to thank them. A presentment was mado to the Court, in which the jury stated that they had acted upon 370 bills, of which they dismissed filty-cight. They had made official visits to the institutions for correction and relief and reported upon them. The Tombs was found 1m tolerably good condition, but considerably crowded, The food was sufficient in quantity aud quality, except the tread, which was sour; and they recommended that moro attontion be given to this article of- food. fhe House ct Detention was im excelent condition, ‘The Ludlow Street Jail was in a diegiacciul condition as to cleanliness and sanitary arrangements generally, and the jury recommended that water be introduced into cach ceil and proper pipes be furnished tor the convenience of the inmacs, The Essex Market Prison was in only a passable condition. The Belle- vue Hospital was found in an excellent coudition in every respect, The jury expressed their Appreciation oft the many marked improvements at Blackweli’s Is'and, aud referred particulurly to the experiment of utilizing the labor of the convicts for the commen ben- efit of all coafined on tho Island, which is not only ben- eficial in a bigh degree to the moral and physical cou- dition of the prisoners, but nigo contributes materially toward rendering some of the institutions -support- ing. The attenticn of the Court was called to the existence of liquor stores in the bascments of dwelling houses in the Ninth precinct. These places are the resorts of prostitutes, and are productive of great evil by allord- lug convenient places for the alluriug o! strangers tor the purposes of robbery and prostitution. In the Fourth ward were found low dance houses still in full blast, selling liquor to men and women in quantities, ‘The Sixth ward station house was in # dangerous con. dition. A large number of bucket-shops were in ope- ration im that precinet, which appear to be the resort ot thieves and prostitutes, “and on the walls of cach of these vile dens the unwelcome spectacle greeted our eyes of a ‘License by the Board of Ex- cise.’’? kt seemed to the Grand Jury that the licensing of such pluces by the Board ot Excise is elther excced- ing or abusing tbe authority or power confided to their keeping. In this connection the Grana Jury desired to present to the Court the Board of Extise tor such abuse of their powers, in view of the tact that the Graud Jury 18 credibly informed that itis the duty of tie Board of Excise to consult or hear the recom. mendation of the police captain or oficer in charge of the precinct im whieh such licences reside, and that in very many other evses in this Ward such licenses have been granted wihout such recommendation of the police, The jury begged the Court to initiate such proceedings as will tend to the suppression of this class of crime and the remedying of the evil com- plained of, GENERAL SESSIONS—PART 2. Before Judge Gildersleove, Silos Hicks was arraigned upon an indictmert charg- ing hits with baving, on the 1th of July, 1875, sold ‘ap obscene picture at No, 116 Bowery, Mr. Anthony Comstock, agent of the Society for the Suppression of Vice, at whose instance the prosecution was com- menced, testiicd that on the day in question ne en- tered the establistiment of the prisoner, who kept a picture frame and mirror store, and asked for some “rure and racy” pictures, Tho prisoner told him that he did not then keep a fll stock of fancy pletures; that he was out of tue worst kind on account of the risk and danger incurred iu selling them. Counselior Oliver, on benali of the defendant, called several wit- nesses to show that such picturcs as that sold by bim were not genera‘ly regarded as obscene. The prisoner, as LO Whose good character lestimony Was given, also testified slut be did pot cousider the picture in question lewd or lascivious, aud tuat he would Lave sold it to any person who camo tuto his store pd asked for one of its character. Judge Gilder- sleeve in ch the jury clearly detined the law bearing ou tie case, ihe question to be decided upon the evidence was whether ihe prisoner sold ihe pic- tures to the eomplaimant, Were they obscene, lewd and jaseivions, and did be have them ip his possession tor the purpose o| selling them. In ceterminmg the ques- Hien of vbseonity ib Was necessary to apply atest Which was (0 arthe picture and see whether or not in the judgment of the jury is tendency was to create lewd ideas, aud to corrupt and deprave the minds of persons open to such impressions into whose hans it was likely to fail. The jury retired, but, being unable Jo agree alter an absence of two hours, they were dis- echarged. eighteen anda POLICE COURT NOTES, The police of the Twenty-ninth precinct on Wednes- day night made a raid ona disorderly house kept by Eliza May, in Twenty-fourth stroct, and arrested tho Proprictor and some others foundin tho house, At the Washington Place Police Court the woman May was held for trial, in defauit of $1,000 cail, and the re- maining prisoners sent to the House of Detention, A fight occurred yesterday in a colored house of bad repute in Twenty-deventh street, during which one of the inmates, Emma D. Helmsiey, was severely fn With aclub by Susan Jackson and her daugh- Anna Jackson, ‘They were hold for trial, in de- fault of $600 bail each. Kugene McCabe, aged twelve years, of No. 70 Van- dam street, aud Jobn Gallup, aged twelve, of No. 227 ‘West Houston street, were arraigned at Washing: ed ton Place Court yeaterday, charged with Leto teed the residence of Mr. Andrew Souvirons, No, 294 avenue, and stealing a quantity of lead pipe, ‘At the Fifty-seventh Street Cours John M of .S0, 628 Second avenue, was held for trial ior dra ‘revolver ou Clare Paul while riding oo a Third ave: pue car on Wednesday night, eo difficulty was caused by Paui’s rolusal to surrender bis child’s seat to MeConnell. Jobn Langton was sentenced, at the Fifty-seventh Street Court yesterday, to an imprisoumer, of ong month ou the Isiand on a charge of striking Ofcer Kerns across tre face with a cane, CCURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. Surneme Court, Cuampers—Held by Judge West brook.—Nos. 72, '74, 90, 91, 105, 108, 126, 133, 149, 163, 211, 219, 287, 208, 277, 278, 280, 281, 282, 283, wo. Covrt oF GuxzxaL Sussions—-Part 1—Held by Re corder Hackett.—The People va. Thomas Collins, rob- bery (coptinued for trial); Same vs. John Laiflin, rob. very (continued for pleading); Same vs. Joho ‘HH. Mor. ris, felonious asgault and buicry; Same vs Charles Nougherty ana Thomas Murpny, burglary; Same va Cnaries Wallace, burgiary; Same va. Walter Jennings and James McKee, burglary; Same vs. Patrick Powers, burglary; Same vs. Kate Singleton, barglaryy Same Kaie Sweeny, grand Jarceny; Same va Thomas Hanigan, graud larceny; Same vs. Wiham McGowan, grand larceny; Same vs Denuis Gana, grand larceny; same vs. Daniel Gilmore, grand larceny; Samo vs. Edward Thompson, grand larceny ; Sane va, Jobo Bain, false pretenses. CouRT OF APPEALS. ALBANY, Sept. 28, 1876. No, 258. Fowler vs, Gold Exchange Bank,—Argu- ment resumed and concluded. a No. 282. Joun J, Weber, respondent, va. The New York Central and Hudson River Ratiroad poner, appellants, —Argued by James M, Willett ior appellant; George Wadsworth for respondent. No, 230, Rodboarne vs. Seneca Lake Company. —Ar- gned by William Rum-ey for appellants; William T, Briggs ior respondent. CALENDAR, Day Celendar for Friday, Sept 29, 1876.—Nos. 270, 280, 283, 254, 286, 287, 288, 290. HELEN B, DEXTER. The final examination in the case of Miss Holen B, Dexter, alias Blanche Denniug, alias Abbie Lincoln, alas Mra, 8. P, Douglass, came up before Justice Kasmire yesterday and was adjourned until this after- noon, Mrs. Marietta O’Brien, of No, 176 Mucdougal strect, an old and deaf woman, made affidavit that sue had hired Miss Dexter $600 worth of turniture for the house No. 187 Lexington avenue, The price of the furniture was to be paid im instalments of $100 ¢ month. The furniture was removed from the boust and sent to Haven’s auction rooms, whero it was sold for $120. The agreement between Miss Dexter and Mrs, O'Brien was drawn by B, G. McKay, a young clerk residing in the Continental Hotel, Miss Dexter then leased the furnished bouse of Fire Commissioner Perley, No.238 West ‘Tbirty-iourth street, where she was arrested. McKay wus placed on the stand, and by his answers evinced such a disposition te prevaricate and evade quesiions in order to shield Mist Dexter, that Justice Kasnire sent hin to the House o! Detentién as a witness. Miss Dexter was sent to the Yombs. Im an interview with » HmRALD reporter she denied that she nad mortgaged any of Commissioner Perley s furniture. This statement bas since been ascertained to be false, as by w search of tho Regia- trar’s oltice it appoars that op Sepiember 5, 1867, Helen B. Dexter, to secure a note payable October 20, 1876, for $75, mortgaged to Mr. E. Washburn the furniture ot Mr. Poriey’s house. The mortgage was witnessed by Nelson Birdsall, acknowledged ‘efore Richerd H. Hrown, notary, filed September 5, 1876, and numbered 8,386. The atiendance of Mr. E. Washburn is requested at the Washington Piace Court this afterucon. HIGHWAY ROBBERY. On Thursday morning Charlos R. Weaver, of No. 478 Fourth avenue, cntered a lager beer salcon corner of New Bowery and Chatham strect and had a drink, Upon leaving soon alter he was followed by three men, | who seized him on the sidewalk, and while two of them heid kim fast tho third robbed him of a gold Watch and chain valued at $70. John Burko, of No, 22 West strect, was subsequently arrosted, and Weaver identitied him as oue of the parties who had robbed him. The property was not recovered. Yesterday the prisoner was taken to the Tomos Police Court and held. for trial at tho General Sessions. ROBBED ON A STEAMER, Last night Officers Gannon and Hay, of the steam. boat squad, under the dircction of Sergeant Gasteip, arrested and brought to the Central Office a mau named John Leonard, charged with grand larceny. Tho com- plainant, James Bell Wilson, a passenger on tho steam- ship Peonsylvania, says that Leonard robbed him cf £12 Lu. 5d. in gold coin and a gold watch and chain valued at £35, while on the irip froin Liverpool, Other passengers on the samo steamer were rovbed ag fol- lows:—One of £85 1n notes of the Bank ot England, one of £75, also in notes, one of £25 in gold, one of £7 in gold, and the last of £3 in gold, making a total of £208 2s. 5d, Leonard was searched, aud on his person were found eighteen sovereigns and eighteen half suv- reigns, and a $10 bill of the United States; also a four. penny silver piece, which was the only thing identitied by thecomplainant, Leonard was held on this charge and jocked up at the Central Oilice, A WOMAN BADLY BEATEN. Yesterday afternoon Mra. Thibes, of No, 422 Firsy avenue, reported at the Eighteenth precinct station house that her daughter Minnie was lying dangorously 11 of brain fever, caused by her having been struck by Philip Engol on the 25th ins. Coroner Woltman pro- coeded to the above residence in the alternoon and took the ante-mortem etatement of Miss Tnibes, which is as foliow: yn Monday of this week, about five or six o'clock P, M., 1 was sitting 1n my father’s store, No, 422 First avenue. On looking toward the sidewalk | saw my father engaged in a fight with a man named Philip Engel, of No. 433 First uvenuc. I felt alarmed about my tatber, and went in between them to get my tather away. At this Engel struck at me, the first blow being on the top of the head, the second time on the right side of the budy. I have knowa Puilip Engel for about a year. He would call at my father’s store for cigal A STOLEN WATCH RECOVERED. Robert Saunders, of Twenty-cighth street and Third avenuc, was arraigned yesterday at the Fifty-seventh Street Court and remanded for further examination on a charge of stealing a gold watch from Alois Marole, a bartender, at the corner of Twenty-fourth street and Lexingtoz avenue. Saunders went to Marole aftor he had been robbed, and said he knew who had his watch and offered to get it back for $15. Ho paid $5 and was to pay the otier $10 when the watch was returned, but in the meantime Saunders was arrested and the wateh recovered at the pawn office No. 367 Third avenue, HORSE THIEVES CAPTUKED. Two men claiming to be brothers and who gavo their names ax William avd Michael Walsh, aged respectively toirty-three and thirty-eight years, stole a horse and wagon, valued at $500, from the corner of 105th street and Tenth avenue, in this city last Wednesday. A gen- cral police alarm having been sent out, the thieves were overhauiod early in the afternoon of that day at Yonkers, by Roundsman Woodruf and Patroilmaa Springer, who secured both them and the stolen prop- erty. In the City Court yesterday the prisoners were fully committed by Judgo Baird for the action of the Grand Jury. THE MOORE MURDER. Coroner Woltman held au inquost, yesterday after- noon in the case of Thomas Moore, the brushmaker, who was stabbed in the throat on the 9th inst, at the corner of Hague and Pear! streets, ty Michael McCarthy, The testimony was, brietly, as follows:— Michael May, of No. 3 Catharine street, said that at half-past ten ou the 9th inst. Moore, McCarthy, bimselt and two others were in the liquor store of Matthew Dwyer, at the corner ot Hague and Pearl streets; a quarrel arose between witness and one of the others, and witness went away to get some money to pay lor the drinks, the dispute having been as to who was to pay; on his return witness was just tu time to see Tecetved, John Lyons, of No. 66 New Chambers street, wag next called. He testified to having seen Moore and McCarthy fighting tu the street; the latter was pushed down and Moore got om top of him, gone one cried out, “Don’t bit bim while he’s down;” Moore got meantime McCarthy got a lager beer glass from the saloon and dared Moore to touch him; another fight then opsucd and witness ran away, Matthew Dwyer, the ealooakeeper, testified thas McCarthy seized a long meat knife trom his store and returned with it to the street and stabbed Moore, The jury returned the verdict that deceased came to his death from mjuries received at the bands of Meehael MeCartuy. The murderer is still at largo. RAILROAD AGGRESSION IN JERSEY, The bridges of the Delaware, Jackawanna ana Weat. ern Railroad between the new Bergen tunnel and the Hoboken ferry are so low that largo vebicles caunot ass under them. Wagons with top loads will ber i baa hg oh ph toy uy, and froboken by ne, Ms old Hadson City 19 ie likely to I longed chancery litigation. ey ee SMALLPOX IN JEKSEY CITY. Four new cases of smallpox were reported yesterday from the hocse No, 116 Contral avonue, Jersey Cy Heights, three being in one family. The sufferers an Jovn O'Neill, aged twenty-three; Johu MeMats thirteen; Patrick MeManon, aged wat ene ata, McMahon, aged two yoars. Tho family was too pout to procure disiutectants and a oo the city sutboritios ay Moore staggering from tho effects of the stab be had { | | | ?