The New York Herald Newspaper, November 18, 1876, Page 8

8 “ NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, The Davis Divorce Case and the Chickasaw Marriage. THE PLA'NTIFF'S ACCOUNT OF THE CEREMONY, | i Trial and James McGuire. QNE OF THOSE MIXED UP MORTGAGE CASES. There was quite a large crowd in the Court of Com- mon Pleas, Special Term, yesterday, attracted thither by tho knowledge that the divorce c of Mary 4. Davis against Samuel C. H. Davis would again be under tonsideration, and that discussion would be eontinued pver the question whether or not the alleged marriage of Mrs. Davis with J. M. Tuylorin the Chickasaw Wation in 1869 was a legal marriage. The defendant was present, as was tho plaintiff, who tsa slight liitie woman, pot by any meavs what may be called pretty, though rather uttractive in her manner. She was Attirea in a purple silk dress, aod wore a gold chain about ber neck and a gold croas at her throat. She and A Mrs, White, of Boston, were the ouly two witnesses placed on the stand, ifher counsel, Mr. F. D, McCarthy, be excepted, who took the witness chair to swear to the signature to a paper he desired put in evidence. As awitness, when examined by her own counsel, Mrs. Davis proved as amiable as a lamb, unswer!ng all questions without the slightest hesitation; but when Mr. McKeon, the opporing counsel, proceeded to cross- examine her she showed quite another puase of her character. One would have thought by the way she answered bim that a wager bad been made between the two as to which could be the sharpest—the one in questioning, the other in parrying the questions Her story of her alleged marriage with J, M. Taylor Was astrange one, It was in substance that she and her sister, on or about the 11th of October, 1869, rode away from Bonham, Texas, in a buggy, aod that they srogsed the river into the Chickasaw Nation's reserva- ton, having met Taylor on horseback at the river sido beiore they crossed, and who went over with them, Bhe tola,how thoy rode im the woods ‘it may bave been twenty miles,” there being no road, aud tow finally they came 10 a log cabin, where she and Taylor went through what sho considors was a ‘“‘cerowwony,”’ Dut denies was a marriage. An idea of ber view of the matter cau be bad irom the two following questions by ber connsel ana her answers :— “Did you intead to become the wite of J. M. Taylor either before or after that ceremony?” “1 did not”? “State if you have any knowledge of the intention: of J. M. Taylor at that time?’ “1 think [ have”? The next question was,"What were his intentions ?”” but it was ruled out by the Court, She testilied that the man who pertormed the ceremony Was a halt- breed, whe stated that be was not an ordained minis- that he gave ber no certiticate; that she and Tuy- married under assumed names, and that they ived together as man and wile, | On cross-ex- Auiivation she stated that the reason she went through The veremony was that her sister wanted her to marry Yaylor “within two years,’’ so that, in case she died, ye could take caro of her child. Mr StcKeon pat the “pllowing questions to her and received very curt an- \rors:— “Did the person who performed the ceremony de- Slare you man and wile?” “I gould not swear that he did nok”? “Could you swear that he did”? “1 have answered you.” “What tine was it when the ceremony took place?” “They had no umepioce there. At this point Mr. McKeon asked her what time she “lett.” when Mr. McCariby asked, ‘Left where—the log cabin?’ = Mr. icKeon tucued about and exciaimed rather tartly, “No, sir; I’m going to take bor from Bonham io the Indian Territory aud: back again.” Like Sirs. Fezziwig, the court room, at this remark, became “one vast substantial smile.” After eliciting the fact that sbe bad come to this tity in Muy, 1873, and had returned to Texas alter a twenty-tour hours’ stay im the city, being upable to Bnd her husband, whose tather told ‘her that he would ot come to the city while she was in it, and baving no means to live bere, Mr, McKeon brought the cross- examination to a close, It may be said that during Abe course of it he drew ont the fact that she caine wo th ty in November, 1575, and stayed here three Monee, putting up Orstut the Southern Hotel, and uliefward going to the bouse of of a Mr. Rand, « former partaer of ner husbany. During all that ume, however, she stated sie could not find her husband. ‘The witness, Mrs. Waite, who succeeded Mrs, Davia on the witness stand, was a large portly woinan, who Wore a heavy suit ‘of gray clown. She. answered tvery question pul to her in 4 sententious sort of way Yat was meant to be impressive as well as diguitied, She kept a voarding house im Ninth street and a hotel J, where Mr and Mrs Davis bad 1's counsel asked ber as to the and she that her deportment was correct and ladylike, but she gave Mr. Davis a regulr overhauling for his ill- treatment of his wile, She said that she had heard Tows between them und described what she saw on entering their rooms—iacts which have already been published. The following scene then took place be- tween ber and Mr. McKeon:— “Your no is Mrs. White ¥’? “That is my name.’ “What was your name before your name was Mrs, White? “My name was Mra. Greg: ‘Mr. Gregg 18 dead, then? ad, that 1 know o1,* 1 really couldn’t say.” “Then you were divorced from him ?”” “T was.'* “ip what court??? ‘ln the Court of General Sessions,” Th auswer created a tremendous outburst of Jaugiter, woich was intensified by the answer made to he following :— What was the name of the Judge?” “Judge Hegan.” The Witness gave her answers in a noncbalant sort @f manner, as (hough she know she was shoroughly au fait vs to what she was tuiking about, and that her Knowledge of her past history rested on too solid a foundation to be ¢asily shaken vy a mere lawyer. She tesiitied "hat ber trst husbaud’s name was Ross, who, woen at Haliax, was gathered to bis fa that she had aduuguter who nad been mai Man named Fenton; that they had been sepa divorce, and that she had a by gone to Cuba aud got mar- fied again.” Aud having ended her testimony, Mrs. White steppeo down from the stand with tne air of = woman who bad done her duty nobly, regardless of tonnequences. Mr McCarthy then at great length addressed tho Court ou the sudject of the illegality of the ceremony that bad been pertormed in the loy cabin in the Chicka- saw Nation, in which J, M Taylor and Mrs, Davis wer: le contended that it was in- the Chickasaw Nation could bave no law binding on non-resident whites. The two ccording to the lederal law, Were trespassers hot only in this nation, but could uot make any con- tract there which the law would recognize or enforce, whether of marriago or trade, nor could any reeident im ‘he bation make a valid contract with them. The Indian law could not give them relief, because it had BO jurisdiction, nor could the federal law, because they had acted in contravention of the law when t Went into the nation, The law could pot declare ful what it was unlawful to do. Mr. McCarthy great length discussed the bearing of the treat: 1855 and 1466 between the Chickasaw Nation and the United States ont case and tied numerous authorities to show tbe barrier that tho jaw piace between non-resident whites und the dians, the law of divorce among the Indiaus and What constituted a marriage among them, He con- ended that ‘aylor and Mrs. Davis tu be legaily mai fed, even aceurding to the federal law that regulates ‘he form of marriage im the Chickasaw nation, they should have been married by a “judge or ordained Preacher of the Gospel,” which they were not, Mr. McKeon, the hour being late, im reply simply sub- mitted to the dudge the list of authorities on whieh be to base bis Opposition to the position taken by Mr. McCarthy, and will, on Monday, begin his argument, The case, it may be said in conclusion, trom tne novel points involv as to the legality of a marriage con- tracted by non-resident whites in the Cuick Hon. acting much attention among the lawyers, To Mrs. Davis the decision is full of impor. As Judo Van Brunt remarked, in reply to a remark ot one of the counsel, "If I decide that the marriage with Taylor was valid, that is the end of this case."’ On the oiber band, if the decision should be that it was invalid Mra. Davie bas a rightiui claim on Mr. Davis as his logal wite. A LESSON TO ROWDIEs. On the night of the 24th of Juno last # gang of some dalf dozen young rowdies amused itself in disturbing someless vagrants and others who were sieeping on the benches in Union square, They shouted in their tara, struck them on the bottoms of their feet, snatched their bats, squirted water in their faces, rolled thein off the benches and the like. It was rowdylsm ram- pant, and the poor vietims of their pranks found no good in remonstrance. These brutal Jokes even did Bot suifice. Oue of tho rufans, pulling a sharp pointed of @ick {rom the ground where i bad bven laced to support a piece of — sbrubbery, rust the point inw e of Joseph Schroeder. The eye rolied trom ket. The «! pomt had penerrated (he brato of the unforiupat nh, and tad been Wurust With Such power that 1b was with aifticulty “duu. He Was removed \o Builevue Horpitel, iver lingeriog tor two days Ww great agony, be Upou the ery of Sebroeder, immediately atter tex cerving the fatal thrust, the gang of ruffiuns rao. Un- fortunately only one vl them Was arresiod, Ube rest making youd Lheir escupe, Cenviction of} | gap Ve. The prisoner, Who pave | pany vs. Dill, Muuirset | on her property covering the loan and pame as James McGuire, was by the Grand Jury for murder in tho secoud dexree, and upon this indictment | he was yesterday brought to trial, His brutal features showed him to be ove of New York's hard- ened roughs, Disirict Attorney Phelps prosecuted the case aod Mr. John O. Mott detended the prisoner. The evidence for the prosecution developed the above facts. Some of the witnesses identified bim as being in the gang, but there was no proof that he inflicted the fatal injuries, The prisoner denied being in the Mr. Mott moved that a verdict of acquittal be for the prisoner, op the ground that it bad | not been shown that the man who died in Bellevue | ospital was the one injured in Union square. Mr. Vheips said he could suppiy this hiatus in the tes: timony, and, on permission of Judge Brady, sent messenger to the bospital to get the necessary witnesses on this point. Meantime a consultation ensued be- tween the Court and the coursel us to accepting 4 plea of guilty from the prisoner. Mr. Mott, after consulting with the prisoner, insisted that they should accept 4 plea of gutity of mansiaughter in tne fourth degree, or vise give tho case to the jury. Finally this plea w aceepted, and being made by the prisoner, b culled up for sentence. Judge Brady pronounced th ing theresa his views of the case and che jusive: cepting the plea offered:—The Court accepts your plea, after consultation with the District Attorney. It seems that you bave been interfering with people who were sleeping in the park. The spirit of iawiess- ness in this city has grown much of late. No evidence has been shown to prove that you bad auy intention to kill the deceased. This man was improperly inter fered with. The charitable spirit of the law permits your plea to be accepted, and the sentence of the Court 4s that you be imprisoned tor two years in the State Prison. A SLIGHT MISUNDERSTANDING. entence as follor min W, Downing, formerly District Attorney for Kings county, came before Judge Lawrence yesterday ou an order to show cause why he should not pay back $3 5 given him to pay off a mortgage or make a satisiaction piece for the mortgage. Ruius W. Andrews stated for the relator thut in 1866 Mrs. Mary B. Monteverde, who had been einploying the respondent as attorney, ap- plied to him for a loan of $200, which he consented to procttre from ove of his clients if she gave a mortyago 150 which she owed him tor professional services. The mortgage was made to John W. Underhill, and she got the $200. She makes affidavit that she subsequently paid off the mortgage, that Downing rec: the bond and receipt. some years later she was de- sirous of raising a loan on her property, and discovered that the mortgaxe had not been satisficd, and she claims that the same is still unsatis- fied, Ex-Juage Busteed, ia reply, read affidavits stat- ing that Mrs. Monteverde undoubtedly paid Mr. Downe ing the principal and interest of the mortgage, acd got the bond and receipt back, and aiso setting forth that the respondont believes that a satisfaction pioce was red to her, Hoe paid Mr. Weeks, $600, and he also paid Mr. Tilly, now deceased ({le ass of the mortgage), $400 by check, and counsel produced the ebeck. It Was further stated that Downing was not Mrs, Monte- verde’s attorney, but Jacob Tilley’s, und as such attor- bey received payment uf the principal and interest of the mortgage, and be believed the fact to be that | Tilley gave ber a satistaction piece; that he told her so when be called upon her recently; that he nover un- dertook to get a sulisinction piece for her trom Weeks, the executor of Tilley, and that the proper remedy 18 against Weeks, He also stated that when he tntormod said she would look for it among he Lawrence fivally took the pupers, r cision. INFORMERS’ COMPENSATION, AN IMPORTANT DECISION UNDER THE ACT OF 1874. In October, 1874, Herman Henseler, of Brooklyn, explained to a special agent of tho United States Treas- rving his de- ury, at the Custom House in this city, and to United | States District Attorney Bliss, the meaning and sig- nifloance of certain papers in their possession, involy- ing a large importer of wines and liquors in this city, and resulting 1m tho Collector giving directions to the District Attorney to institute two suits for $21,000 and $22,000 respectively against the importer. Tho latter appeared by attorney, and the proceedings resulted in compromise of the suits, with the consent of the Sec- retary of the Treasury, for $15,000, which sum was paid into the Treasury in the summer of 1874, Mr. Henseler, the exponent of the contents of the paper whieh led to the proceedings in the first instance, pe- titioned the Court of Compensation, ander the act of June 22, 1874, and asked or a reference to determine bis right. Dr. HE F. Crutebiey, of Brooklyn, also appeared and filed a petinon, and claimed he was the original party to whom the govern- ment was indebted tor intormation, and prayed the Court that he, and not Henseler, should receive the compensation. Both claims were reierred to United Stuses Commissioner Couner iu January last. Alter taking a large amount of testimony the Commissioner decided thut Henseler was the party entitied to com- pensation, and recommendod that he ve paid one-third of $14,500, the net amount realized by the govern- ment,’ From this devision an appeal was taken and argued before Judge Biaichford by Mr. MeM. Budiong on beball of Henecler, and Stanley, Brown & Clarke on behalf of Crutchley. On this argument District Attorney Bliss, who represented the United States, in- sisted that it could not have been the intention of Con- gress to award a larger iraction as compensation of the amount recovered than was awarded the iuformer under the old acts, and thas, therefore, the one-third recom- mended by the referee should be reduced to one-fourth. In his decision Judge Blacchiord sustained the report Ot the referee us to Henseler being the party justly en- titled to compensation us iniormer, but beld that his proportion of the amount realized by tbe government ‘d to one-fourth instead of on From this decision Dr. Crutchley, the disappointed to the Secretary of the Treasury at ing for a reopeutng and rehearing of the Secretary has now refused, and has directed Collector Arthur to pay over to Henseler the share adjadged by the Court to be due him, amounting to $5,600, This appears to have been the firgs contested case brought 1 this district under tho act of June 22, 1874, which repeated the old and rather odious Intormer and Moiety law, and provided for com- pensation to be awarded to parties affording valuable assistance to tho government in prosecuting frauds against the rovonue laws, SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. The suit ot Joba T, Hoag against Sheriff Conner, growing out of partnorship diMficulties, ha’ resuited 1m a verdict for the plaintiff, before Judge Barrett, holding Supreme Court, Circuit, Aaron Smith’s suit to compel Receiver Jewett, of the Erie Railway, to pay him a judgmont of $2,000 had against the railway, April 24, 1875, went by de- fault before Judge Lawrence, in Supreme Court, Cham- bers, y day, plaintiff not appearing, A motion for anew trial in the case of William Leonard against the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company, brought to recover damages for injuries sustained, Was yesterday denied by Judge | Sperr, of the Superior Court. Robert Nayior sued Messrs. Lunt & Haywood to re- cover $20,000 on an alleged contract for the saie of the steamer Perit. It seoms, according to the compiaint, that defendants now reluse to comply wita the con- tract, A motion to compel plaintiff to fil y tor costs was yesterday argued before Judge Curtis in the Superior Court, and decision was reserved, In two suite against Jay Gould, one brought by James Grimbunat to recover $88,000, and the other brought by Wilam Mills two recover $280,000, both growing out of Black Friday transactions, demurrers to the complaints were recently argued betore Judge Speir, in Superior Court, Special Term. Judge Speir yesterday rendered decisions sustaining the demurrer in the first suit and overruling the sume in the second suit In May last Hodges & Smith, of Milwaukee, obtained a judgment for $10,000 against one Taileau, and bad execution served on Potter & Wetmore, of this city, to whom falleau bad consigned wheat to be suid. They have brought suit against Potter & Wetmore jor @ bal- auee of $595 32, alieged to be retained from tho pro- ceeds, and which they say detendants refuse to deliver. On application of defendunt’s counsel yesterday, in Supreme Court, Chambers, Judge Lawrence ordered that plaintiffs, a8 non-residcuts, tile security for costs. | The opinion delivered by Judge Westbrook in tue Matter of the three infant acrobats, ihe full facts of which bave been frequeutily published in the Mxxa.n, was y raay sentdown to the Clerk. Judge West- brook hoids that the action of the Recorder at Pough- keepsic is not receryable upou habeas corpus, The Judge, im the course of his very elaborate opinion, | severely criticises the moral and physical disad- vantages resulting to such youn children irom tho influences ot the circus, and he remands them to the custody of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Chiidren, Kdwin Booth bas brought a suit against Messrs. Jar- rett & Palmer, proprietors of Hooth's Theatre, to re+ cover $10,000 damaxes us wleged profits arising trom the use of bis name in connection with deieudanta’ injunction restrain- Hooth’s Theatre” during the pendency of the acti The suit was to have been argued bo.ore Judge Van Brunt yesteraay, but was ad- journed unti! Weduvesday next. Mr. Luke A. Lockwood Appeared for Mr. Booth and Mr, Benjamin F. Russell for Messrs, Jarret: & Paimer. In the suit of Aldeu against Chamberiain, which is brought to recover $200,000, being Lue sum Huo for ai. leged services in negotiating some $8,000,000 worth of raijroad bonds and stocks at the special imstauce aud of the defendant, the full acts of which have retoture pubit Judge Lawrence, in Supreme Court, Chambers, yester- day, vy Mr. Bangs, to have the cotapiaint made more definite and also tor a bill of particulars. The motion was opposed by Mr. Sewell and tho Court took the papers, DECISIONS. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. By Judge Lawrence, In the matter of Piatt, &c,; Jounsun vs, Hayes and Others; Roome ve. the wayor, & | Anderson vs. Han- | jon; Farman va. smith; ie the my ¥ @! Whe President aud Trustees of the Buvding Maceriaé Company ; Stetne bardt vs. Blesson aud vibers; Manhastan losuranee v8. Mevuul; At agar; Kowke Compan. ker Lite insurance | Com- Goidgeke, Thurber vs. ed the money and got | toerland; Mor. | jected | Casier; Horton vs Dauchy; Robbins vs, Valenti { i | i ! H | b The case of William T. Monteverde against Benja- | jecting | however, enough proof to support a judgment for | Hodges vs. Porter. —Granted, Strauss vs. Beli; Dickson vs. Bell; Valentine vs. Bell; Douglass vs. Bell.—Blanks inust bt plied. Mangels vs. Belhman.—No reason for an order to show cause, Loughran vs. Casey.—Explanation required, Benton vs, Black.—No afiidevit of merits, In the Matter of Brook Avenue, &c.—Explanation is required. Mayor, &c., vs, O’Connor,—Judgment granted. Townsend va. Hadley.—Where is the referee's re rt? Matter of the New Yorker Sangerbunde,—The names should be noticed by the notary. Somerville vs. Berggoist; in the matter of 125th street, —Orders granted. : In the matter of certain new streets of the Twenty- third ward,—Order adjourning motion granted, Mutual Life Insurance Company va Voorbis —Must be presented to some other judge. Mayor, &c, vs. Goldverg.—Order for removal is granteu, with $25 costs, pursuant to section 40 of chap- ter 625 of Laws of 1871. Le Surer vs. Le Surer,—Report of referee is con- judgment of divorce, with custody of chil- ited to the plaintiff, Von Schmbover vs, Rowland. — granted on the authorities of Mauveyas vs. Tyler, 21 N.Y., p. 568. Motion granted, with costs. Froude ys. Sutberland.—I cannot strike out the amended answer on the ground stated or the notice of motion, There seems to be a wide difference between the two answers, and asthe amended answer is not on its face trivoious 1t cannot be overruled. The cause seems to be one lor the Spevial Circuit calendar, and 1 direct that it be set down for the 24th inst. Bassford vs. Bassford.—in this ease, as in many other cases where the suit is for divorce, which bave lately been submitted, the piaimtiff was allowed to tes- uty to matters as to which the statute of 1867 from testitying. (Laws 1867, p. 222, vol. the evidence which was inadmixsible there divorce. ‘and Lhe report of the referee is therefore cou- Lrmed and judgment granted ip favor of plaintifl Tucker vs. Livingston.—Having again examined these papers 1 desire counsel to suggest the grounds on which allowance ws asked for and to hear ther Views as to the proper amount to be allowed. It would appear from the ufidavit of Mr. T of coun- se! for certain defendants, that the principal labor im the case bad devoived upon him, Mr. Carpenter, a8 #Uurdian od litem, bas no power or authority to con- Sent to the proposed order, and there 1s nothing by way of alfidavit belore me to show the amount to which couusel consider themselves entitled. While it 18 in my power to grant ap allowance im this case 1 de- sire some evidence that the granting of an allowance Would be a wise and just exercise of the power vested io the Court. SUPERION COURT—SPECIaL TERM. By Chief Justice Curtis, Clark vs, Biubinger.—Let notice of settlement of this order be given to the parties in the proceeding and in interest, Smith ys. Smith.—Order resettled. submit name of receiver. Bond reduced, By Judge Speir, Neill va The American Vopwar Life Insurance Com- pany.—The defendant makes two motions—one that a commissivn issue to examine a witness in Ireiand; the other to be permitted to amend his answer, The niotion for a commission is granted, without u stay. ‘The moticn to amend is denied on the ground of delay. Gimbernate vs, Gouid et al—Demurrer sustained, with leave to plaintill to answer on payment of costs, Mails vs. Gould, ot al.—Dewurier overruled, with leave to deiendauts 10 auswer on payment ol costs, Leonard vs, The New York Contral and Hudson River Railroad Company.—Motion tora vew trial on the minutes denied, without costs. Canzi va Roethisberger ¢& al—Order correcting Judgment roll, Viubl vs. Heims —Undertaking approved. Kelly et al. va, Garrison et al.—Order ol reference to Hon Joseph 5. Bosworth, Ewen vs. Martin; Santer vs, Miller; Wing ys, Good- ridge; Naylor va, Lunt; Knowles va. De Aldaman,— Orders granted, MARINE COURT— CHAMBERS. By Judge McAdam. i Fontana vs, Friedberg; Febr vs. Nichols; Slauson vs, Equiwbie Dyer; Ferdon vs. Darrow; Thyson vs. Ludwig; Shook va Byrov; Lawreace ¥: Ramsey; Appleby V8. Atkinson; Powers vs Williard Partios may cheriug vs. New York Manufacturing Leather Com: pany; Rylo vs. Bertschy.—Motions granted. Fuller ys. steruicls—Motion to pay over money granted, Hoyt vs, Meyer jotion to amend answer granted, Zulick va. Morgan,—Detault allowed, Smith vs. Dolan,—Attachment aliowed, bailable in $1,500, Zeller vs. Laias.—Referred to Mr. Gustavus Levy, Force vs. Barker.—Security required. Duryea vs. Shannon.—Complant dismissed. Bock vs, Finnegan,— Attachment ordered, Branch va. Egan,—Motion to punish for contempt denied. Hanson vs. Lauw.—Do- juult opened on payment within five days of $10 costs of the present and $10 cusiso: the former motion. Cary vs Koch.—Receiver appointed. Ahern vs, Lazarus; Harding vs. Denning; Lange vs. National Register Company; Fueck vs. Lump; Lawrence vs. Ramsay; White va Meyer; Quirk vs, White.—Orders granted. GENEBAL SESSIONS—PART 1. Before Recorder Hackett. In this court yesterday morning Recorder Hackett delivered his charge to the jury in the c of the People vs. John Taeile, charged with murter to the first degree, in killing Jobn Farrell, his employer, by shooting, on the morning of Sunday, April 16, at thoir house, No, 519 West Twenty-eighth street, The trial had occupied the attention of the court for several days, and the evidence has been’ published, Tne jury returned a verdict of manslaughter in the fourth degree, and the prisoner was sentenced to two years in the Penitentiary. Walter Requa, a boy, living at No. 17 Jay street, was charged with having stolen $600 worth of cry goods from Hugo Plant, No. 534 Broadway, on November 3. ‘The prisoner pleaded guilty and was sent to the Juve- nile Asylum. Fred Parker, & tall, well built, handsome man, about thirty-flve years old, wearing lis silver grey hair parted in the middie, who is known in New York as a rst class swindler, was arrested on Thursday night bis house in Fulton street, Brooklyn, by Detectives Field and O'Connor, of the District’ Attorney’s oflice, on a bench warrant issued by Recorder Hackett, charged with swindling numerous people by obtaining consignments of goods frem them tor sale, for which he made no returns, He was committed in default of $5,000 bail to the Tombs for examina- tion, ‘The District Attorney desires all per- sons Who bave deen swindied by Parker to visit his office in the brown stone Court House im the City Hall Park and tell him their story. It is understood that be has vietunized Mr. Dingley, of the Washington Hotel, foot of Broadway, in the sum of $195 by 4 nete to that amount, dated September 11, 1872, at sixty days, for board, fraudulently giving as his ‘sccurity @ well-known lumber merchant down South; also John Konnalineki, furrier, of No. 36 Maiden jane, $150; Benjamin F, Clark, of Montgomery county, New York, who went him Ove barrels of eggs and got noreturos, He triod the game on Knox tie batter, for $16, in September last, but was arrested, before Judge Kasmire and made restitution. GENERAL SESSIONS—PART 2. Bofore Judge Sutherland, In this Court tne following cases were disposed of yesterday :—Jaumes Clark, tor ulting Johu Boyle on October 6, one year tn the Penitentiary and $250 fine; to stand committed uatil the fine is paid, Jobeph Marphy, stealinga watch trom Mary Stratten, State Prison three years. Johu Heuncssy, stealing a watch trom Thomas Boyd, State Prison three years, James Wilson, stealing $19” ‘~-m Einma Grant, State rion | two years and si. months. Dennty Counor, burglary, State Prison threo yours Mictael Madde , 1elonious 34 Now Charch street, on Uctober 1), pleaded was drank on that night and did not know whether she stolo it or not. The property was traced to her house, and she was sent to the State Prisos tor three years, COURT OF APPEALS. Aumasy, Now. 17, 1876. In the Court of Appeals to-day the follow! were argucd:— No. 14, Melcher vs, Fisk.—Argument resumed and eoncladed. ‘Xo. 21, Victory vs, Baker.—Arsued by John K, Parsons for appellant and 8. D, Morris for respondent No. 20. Ryaidl vs. Keonedy.—Argued by James W. Gerard tor appellantand Rufus B. Cowing for re- spondent. No. 45 Baker vs Arnat.—Argued by A, P. White- | bead for appellant and Ira Shaler for respondemt, Aajourned. CALENDAR, is the Court of Appeals day calendar jovember 20, 1876:—Nos. 47, 48, 4, 66, The followin, tor Monday, 87, 2y, 18, bz UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, Wasmixarox, Nov. 17, 1876. The following case was argued in the Suprome Court yesterday :— Na 94 Whiteside et vs United States—Appeal from the Court of Clatms,—This wvs a suit to recover $17,456 alleged to buve Leen expended by elatmanis ta hauling, baling and ginning cotton in Arkansas in 1865, ONLTAGS WILh AL Assistaut Special Agent of the ury, made at Camden, by the terms of which & Co, agreed to proceed to evidence to establish the nd LO pul it inte shipping ve van al cottons condemned; avd in all cases ot relea feizure upon suiticient evidence, Whitesive’ & Co, were to be repaid ail expenses of transportation, &o. Subsequently # considerabie quantity of cotton collected and baled and delivered at Camden was restored to the clanants by Generai May, and this sit was tu recover tor the expenses in the collection, kc, The Court neld that the eoutract rehedon by the claamants hot being approved by the Supervising Special Agent of the treasury Wes incomplete, and uo benefit nuv- 9g resulted Lo the governinent trom tts alleged fu there 1s Lo legul or equitable ground for reco tf Whe contract Was Vv: tho loss to by the tile n aud lor that act the government ts not lable, The exact reverse of these propositions is urged here, That Lie contract was ooligatory upon tne government fe executed, and that the regulations of she depart. Inent show this, anu that the United States were not | THEATRE discharged trom liability by the unjawful end arbitrary ‘8 of their military commander, Joseph Casey and CF. Peck for appellants; Assistant Attorney General E. B, Smith for government, MUNICIPAL NOTES, The Boad of Aldermen will hold a special meeting on Monday next {or the purpose of considering the provi- sioval estunates for 1877. The following contracts were yesterday awarded by the Department of Public Works for paving streets in | this city:—Twellth street, from Tenth to Thirteenth avenue, to George A. Tracy, at $2,003 25; Fifty-sixth street, beeen Sixth and Seventh avenues, to George A. Tracy, at $4,183; Seventy-ninth street, from Ninth avenue to Hudson River, to G. 8. Smith, at $21,774; Nimety-fifth street, from First to Second avenue, to W. M. Taylor, at $3,082 60; 106th street, trom Third av: nue to Harlem River, to Dennis Mc(jrath, at $17,544 50; 119th street, trom avenue A to Harlem River, to G. A. ‘Tracy, at $2,917; Lawrence street, (rom Ninth avenue to the Boulevard, to G. F. Doaks, at $57,336 50. Among the callers upon Mayor Wickham ney, were Mr. James M. Brown, George W. Mr. August Belmont and Mayor-elect Ely. A meeting of the Sinking Fu Commissioners was heid in the Mayor’s office yesterday. Authority was given for the issuing of Douds te the amount of 50, 000, Comptroller Green yesterday paid the grammar, pri- mury, colored aud evening school teachers for the month of October, amounting in all to $238,781 98. A DESPERADO'S CAREER. Captain Mount, of the Nineteenth precinct, reported yosterday to Inspector Dilks that he believed John Ford, who the night previous shot Catherine Doraelly, to be the same persen who on the 9th inst. shot Burn- ham, the bartender in Tivoli Hall, No, 263 West Seven- teenth street, The shooting of Catherine Donnelly, brief notice of which was published in tho Haxarp his companion, the ball head, inflicting only slight injuries, then made bis vscape, His previous alleged attempt at murder was early on the morning of the 9th, when be ia alleged to have shot Burnban. ‘Ibe latter was asieep in the barroom belore mentioned, and a quarrei ensued, in Which a woman was likewise the bone of contenvion, Burobam’s wounus are of a serious char- acter and be still lies dangerously ill at Bellevue Hos- pital, It was supposed at the tizno that the assassin Was a man named McGuire, but Captain Mount subse- mation that led hit to belie He accordingly put detectives 1 they have obtained no clow to . bat as bis whoreubouts. TICKET SPECULATORS, A PETITION TO THE CITY GOVERNMENT—A LAW TO RESTRAIN SPECULATION DESIRED. To the Mayor axD Boako or ALDERMEN OF THE CiTY ov New Youk:— Hoxoraa.g Sins—Your petitioner would represent that, from the 20th of November, 1876, he becomes, for astated time, manager of the Lyceum Theatre, on Fourteenth street, in the city of New York, and that, desiring to deal honorably with and protect the inter- ests of the public, from which he expects patronage, he would represent to your honorable body that he finds existing in the city of New York a system of speculating in lickets to theatres and places of amuse- ment, which he deems detrimental to such places and un imposition on the patronage of the same. Your petitioner is informed that persons known as “‘specu- lators’’are licensed by the city and thus acquire a right to ply their vocation and that the evil cannot be prevented, Assuming such to be the case, your pe- titioner prays your honorable body to enact a law which will relieve the city trom this odium and have the effect of checking the evil or at leaxt of placiug the cause of its continuance where it belongs. Your potitioner would respectfully pray your honorabie body to enact— Firsi—Vbat any person peddling tickets to theatres or places vt public amusement must procure @ licens to obtain which they must be recommended an vouched for by the manager of the theatre or place of public amusement, the tickets to which he proposes to eddie, u Second—Persuns licensed to peddle tickets to theatres or places of public amusement shall pay for the same A sum equal to theatre license, aud shall wear a badge while peddling, on which shall bo stated the nu: ber of bis license and the wame of the person who recommended him as a ticket pedier. Third—All persons viol ibis Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdeme: Your honorable body will observe that the enact- ment of such a law will place the speculator in the light of an officer of the manager whe recommended him, and the public will then Koow who to blame for au exorbitant price esked for tickets and the imposi- tions so frequently submitted to on the ground that cannot be prevented. Im conclusion, your petitioner would represent that ranting bis prayer by U actinent of such a law your honorable body would re- celve the plaudits of your constituents, who are doubtless frequently sufferers trom t system which your petitioner believee it his duty to cull to the attontion of those who have the power to check itand thus reform a great public wrong. fe- spectfully, JAMES H. McVICKER, Lyceum theatre, Novamser 13, 1876, SIDEWALK FRAUDS, Naw Your, Nov. 16, 1876, fo rug Epiror or tus Heratp:— Perhaps the most brilliant Shakespearian revival that New York and Brooklyn has ever known is about to be inaugurated. The best plays of the great poet will be performed at po less than six theatres. It is worthy of all praise tbat the first advertisement in connection with this rare intellectual treat declares against the fraud of ticket speculators, If all mua- agers would adopt the rule laid down by Edwin Booth (as per his last Sunday’s advertisement in the HERALD), an end would soon be put to the pernicious practice Mr. Booth extend courtesy to the public by per- mitting a reasonable numbor of tickets to be sola by responsible agents at the hotels. There ts no decep- tion in thia, Traveilers are willing to pay an addi- tional sum for the time which they are thus enabled to economiz, while securing good seats; but sidewalk speculators, atthe very doors of the theatre, be yond all reason—tbey are often absolute “trau “GHOST OF HAMLET’S FATHER.” WHAT A THEATRE-GORR SAW, To rue Epitor ov THe HenaLD:— 4 Allow me to call your attentién to a very common occurrence at al] the theatres of the city. Wishing to procure tickets for one evening last week, 1 went in the aiternoon, and, as it was matinée time, of course bad to wait until after two o’elock. While waiting a ticket speculator came up and said that it was no use vo wait, as be bad purchased all the good seats in the house, and if 1 wanted them I would have to buy of him and pay ity cents extra, which, by the way, I hi oiendoue, ft it was as be bad stated. ‘Dari the evening, between the acts, 1 saw ibis same m: go to the box office and return the tickets which he had no soid and some money, I had always suppused Uthat the house divided with these speculators, but had not belore been able to detect them in the Jum a theatre-goer, of my busaons, vo four nights euch week, and have some weeks yone every aight, aud am willing to pay regalar prices, but do not think th agers treat their patrons fairly by dealing with wl men and compelling us who pay, and are not deadhbeads, to sapport spts.lators against our will, Yours, aR Naw Yous, Nov. 17, 1876. DEFENCE OF THE TICERT SPECULATORS. New York Nov 16, 1876, To tax Eprron op tis Hxnary:— Allow me through your Columsto reply to the let ters of Mr Marks and Theatre Goe’r who remarked they were swindled by the ticket specalator at Wai- lacks, in what way they were swindled I woald like to know if it is as they say by getting tickets for seats were they were not, 1 think was only a matter of mi-- takeon the part of the speculator wno trem my Dealings with bim t# a gentioman in Evry respect (not a swindler) and would not be at such & respectable house as Mr Wallucks i! he were not, & I tusk those gentiemcn wero a little: hasty ia thair remarks so by doing Justice to the gentlemen by Inserting this you will alse oblige yours Respect CHRISTY B— A FIEND FOR AN ADOPTED MOTHER. (From the Milwaukee (Win) , Nov. 15.] Bay City, Mich., Nov. 13, 1876. ‘The murder of little George Woodward by bis tuna. man foster parents, Jobn and Muggic McCarthy, con- Linues the exciting topic of éenversation, aud public indignation is such that officers dare not yet produce tie prisoners im court, Additional reports of the crucliy to which the chiid was subjected by the woman McCar- thy is coming toto the prosecuting attorney's posses- sion, Evidence already fied 5) * that ouce the woman put a redbot iron in the child’s mouth aud hold his nps Uhtly age foremost down a well Sho fingers in the door and shut Al Limes put them through ‘was also in the habit of s' a huge piece of wood. The reason these things bave not come to light previousiy in because those who saw them were women whom the hond threatened to kil if they told What they saw, The woman MeCarthy was interviewed to-day und denies none of the reports of beating, Dut only say believes if God wax uc- cused they'd find so: She admits she has , VUL says the boy was bad, She seems to anxiety about the situation, as last bight She sang in ber coll for a jong time. Sho will waive @xumination to-morrow to the Circuit Court NOVEMBER 18, 1876—WITH SUPPLEMENT. ANOTHER CHARLEY KOSS, MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF A CHILD IN VHILADELPHIA—GREAT EXCITEMENT IN THE citr. [From the Philadelphia Press, Nov. 17.; Another abduction case occurred in this city yoster- day, which, while uot partaking of the full dramatic features of the famous Charley Ross kidnapping case, Possesses great interest, and 1s an enigina to every one as to what the motive for the child is a {air-looking boy, three y: light hair and complexion, and blue eyes His mother 1s @ poor, nard-working woman, who has probavly seon better gaye, and whose devotion to her offspring is of that sympathetic and tender nature which, it is sald, only @ mother can feel for her own, The mother’s name ia Rose Anderson, and she tor- merly resided at No. 611 South Sixth street, and later at the corner of Seventh aud Baker Streets. About cleven o'clock yosieraay morning the mother and her child appeared at the West Jorsey ferry house, foot of Market street, in this city. The boat not dock she proceeded tu the ladies’ room. being cuilly she placed the child 1n front of the stove to warm itself. While waiting lor the boat.two ladies came and she became engaged in conversation apd proceeded to the retiring room with them, She returned in a few minutes but the child had disappeared. The mother imagined that ine youngster bad strayed outsice and procceded to search for it. In the meantime the boat bad arrived and do- parted, and the mother learned (hat a man iad em- barked for Camden having in hisarmsa child answer- ing the description of ber own. Alter a wait of fifteen minutes the mother proceeded to New caretul inquiry learned that the m: 2 passing out Market strect, At the candy stand, im jrovt of the West Jersey Hotel, he stopped und purchased a ball of popcord, which he gave the child, and then procecded out Market Strect. Afler a long and unsuccessful search tor the child, Mrs, Auderson arrived at the Mayor’s oflice, where she mado a statement to Justice Atkinson, and Chiet of Police Homsing at once detaied Officers Fer. and Tenner to search for the lost boy. The poiice- cn began their work at the extreme eastern end of loons recvived information that # man xuswering the deccription of the one who had e@ child had been there about noon, but alone The flagman at the cross of the Atlantic City and Peonsyivania Railroad lines stated that a man had passed him, havieg in bis arms a child appa- rently between two and three years of age. He hud moved down the West Jersey Railroad track toward the Seventh ward, nad was then lost sight of. The dis- appoarance of the child at this pout leaves the matior of its fate shrouded in consideruble doubt, Neur tho place where the child was missed ts “Califorpia row,” veing a block of the inost disrepu- table sort of persons, ) suvaks and bigh- way robbers. There is a suspicion that the child was concealed {m ove of these houses, the most rigorogs scarching failed to revel its. whereabouts, It had not been set astray up to a late pour last night, or it would bave been | picked up and conveyed to Police Headquariers. ‘The boy is very intelligent, aad anawers the name of George Washington Anderson, On this the mother re- lies matnly for the recovery of her boy. Mrs, Ander- son Was on her way to the residence of Mrs. George Ewing, on Second streot, below Vine, Camden, to per- form some work, at the time of the kidnapping, Georgie Anderson was dressed in a dark-striped dress, and bad a small rcarf around bis bead. His abductor is light-compiexioned, and 1s said to bave worn a black, solt hat when crossing the river, but when he reached Camden this was removed, aud in its place a cap sub- stituted, The news of the kidnapping created great excitement in Camden, Mayor Morgun in person par- tieipating in the search for tho child and the person who took it, In consequence of the police not being on duty during the day, the kidnapper had ample op- portunity for escape before his uiding place could be ascertained. In conversation with persous who know M Anderson in tn1s city, a Press reporter learned that there wax a m: ry connected with tbe cbiid, ‘and shat it bad occurred to people with whom sho had been associating that the iafuue did not belong to her, On aceount of its fair appearance it wus known by the sobriquet of ‘Charley Ross,’” A CURIOUS CASE. Simon Ahearn, engaged in business et No, 179 Brosd- way, and rosiding at Elizabeth, N, J., was summoned before Justice Smith, at the Essex Market Court, yes- terday, to answer a charge of attempting to provoke @ breach of the peace preferred against him by Mr. James Cockrott, Sr., member of the tirm of J. C, Cock- roft & Co., of No. 146 Wooster street, It appeared from the evidence in the case that two weeks ago the firm of Cockroft & Cv, entered into bankruptcy. Abearn, who was one of the creditors of bouse, called on Mr. Janes Cockrott and demanded that bis claim be settled in lull, Mr. Cockrott retused the request, when Abearn threatened to send out printed circulars to the other creditors, which would prevent the firm irom obtaining thetr discharge in the bankruptcy proccedings. Mr. Lockwood, who ap- peared us counsel for Ahearn, demanded a jury trial, which was retuxed by Justice Smith. He then moved fer the dincharge of the» prisoner, c! ing that the Judge had no jurisdiction in the cave, Judge Smith denied the motion, snd ro for trialat the Court of Special Sessions in $500 bail, which was tur- nished ander prot REAL ESTATE, ‘mee following sales were effected at the Real Estate : Exchange yesteruay:— Richard V. Harnett sold, by order of the Supreme Court, in foreclosure, Thomas Cooper Campbell referee, a plot of land (containing 14 lots), 200x175 fect, on east side of Tenth avenue to between 212th and 213th streets, to George Peck, for $3,800. H. H, Nicolay & Son sold, by order of the Supreme Court, in foreclosure, Sidney Do Kay roferee, Ove lows, each 25x99.11, on West 134th street, socth side, 100 feet west of Soventh avenue, to Stephen McCormack,- piaintiff, for $4,825, Hagt N. Camp sold by order of the Supreme Court, in foreclosure, Joun Lindley, referee, a house with Jease of lot, 20x84.10, on East Fitty-sixth street, north side, 333 feet cast of Fri Goeiet lease, November 1, 1870; term niueteen years six montux, ground rent $240 per annum; to plaintiff, for $6,000. E. H. Ludiow & Co. wold by order of the Supreme Court, in foreclosure, Moses Ely, referee, one jot, 25x100.11, on West 109tn street, north wide, 250 feet west of Tenth avenue, tu F. A. Fair for $1,550, 109.5; W. M. (assignee) to J. U. Dessiei . ., 18 ft. ¢. of av, A, 102.2% 00; 3. Mure URRY and wile to J Bran sect et it... S53, tt. w. of Mont ery st, 2 T. Baldwin to J. K, Baldwin, . & (No, 261), 244x912; . & (No, 16), 2x100; of Sth av., 12.6x102.2; Myer . Sternbuch H Smith. 3,000 46th ot... n. ©, 95 tt. w. of Lexingtor 44th A, 140 ft. e. of Lexington av., 15x id to M. A. Mani ue Nom. sy, d5x10011; HE 80,000 Nom. Nom. 8,500 3,700 12,650, Wahi 5,300 band and to M. Ris nd ‘TBth ot, 8. 8. Bde th A Sr ‘A, 2$xlui.3; D. A. Sasserly (eferee) to. Hoffmann, : fedivon wv... 6, corner of 6 35x100.8; 8 ME MORTGAGES. lo w D. Greenfield, s. 8. of 32d ¥ years $6,020 BL te Continem nd “husband to West Side Savings Bauk, s,s. of Barrow, w. of Bloockers..; Lyear... 300 Bgvert, B. and wie t) U. Weeks, n.¢. 3. of Pros- .w. of Washington ay, (isd ward); 3 1,700 1,400 3,568 4.900 3,000 40,000 of Grove av, and Ist piace, 2d ward; 3 yeurs.... 6,000 J. and wite to D, Louis, No, West Hous: mn st.; 1 your, “ ©. vo W. Conradi, ¢ ‘23d Ward; 1 year, “ «ee 320 3 L. to 1. Tt, Bowman, & S4th at, w. of iith 1,009 1,300 18,000 Siufaat ray, R. ti, and wile, to Comp: ns of Murray st., 0. of Charel si year... ; Murphy 8. and’ wite we 8 of T1At st. METHODIST MISSIONS. APPROPRIATIONS CONTINUED—THREE HUNDBED AND FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOB FOREIGN MISSIONS—DOMESTIC MISSIONS IN THE BALANCE. The Missionary Committee of the Methodist Ep!teo- pal Chureb met again yesterday, aud, after religous exercises, the appropriations were continued, Japan was granted $15,100, and the missionaries were au- thorized wexcbauge property which they hold ta Tokio for other property oifered to ia Yoko- bama, provided thot uo additional expense is put om the Missionary Society therevy. Bishop Simpson offered a resolution asking the treasurer to prepare and report to the committee what he paid as exchange last year and for the transmission of moneys between this aud other forcign countries. The bishop did not beheve that twenty per cent would be needed, andthe + commitiee ought to know exactly bow much it costs, Tae resolution was adopted. Dr. Dashiell was in favor of toe Missionary Board issuing their own letters of credit, as the Presbyterians do, and thereby save the cost, or w portion of the cost. The contingent tund received a8 appropriation of $25,000, the same as last yeur; $25,000 was given also to incidentals, $5,006 more than last year, aud $14,000 for office oxpenses, a decrease of $4,000. A proposition came before the last General Confer. ence to bave the Church Extension Society, the Sun. day School Union and the Missionary Society publish « Joint manual monthly, Another was that the Sunday School Union aud the Missionary Society, whose offices are here in the same building, issue a weekly journal Jointly, which tue Genoral Conference indorsed, pro- vided this committee appropriated $10,000 for the work annually. ‘the Board of Managers of the Mi7- sionary Society discussed this proposition, and, Onding that only four pages would be given in the proposed weekly to missiouary iutelligence, which would be simply @ tailto the Sunday school kite, they recom- mended the discontinuance of the Missionary Advocate for (he eusuing year, and tho appropriation of $2,000 to secure the publication of missionary ein the regular Church papers. This recommendation was acopted by the General Committco, and a prolonged discussion, from which the above points buve been gathered, closed. ‘ POREIGN MISSIONS 1X UNITED STATES TERRITONIKS, t Th ropriations t 01 te 5 © appropriations to missions among foreign popa- — | lations in the United States was then Sikes ap oad | $2,000 wus given to Arizona. For lack of formation | . | the appropriation to New Mexico fate was laid over, aud $100 wus granted to the Welsh mission in Northern New York, New York Conterence, and $1,000 to the Swedish mission 1n San Francisco and Oakland, Cal The Northwest Swedish Conilerence, to be organized next spring out of the missions in Cel y Illinois aud Minnesota, received $5,000—a decrease of $1,000 on the sums given Jast year to the two cunler- ences named. The Norwegian mission ip toe Min- nesola Conference recvived $2,000, the same uv last ear. i Upon reassembling the committee took up tae Ga propriation to the Swedish and Vanish missions wit! im the Newark Conterence, which wus under discus sion at the hour of aujournment, and granted $400 tc The Norwegian mission in tho Wisconsin Couler ence received $1,5U0—a reduction of $500. The Scun dipavian missions in the Des Moines, Krie and New Acuyland and Western Texas conterences received né appropriations, und the Swedish mission io Minuesota, having been transferred to the Northwest Swedish Contereuce, was dropped. The pwedish mu. sion ip New York, formerly carried on to the Bethe! ship, has been transferred to the "New York Kast Cowierence, and with another mission of the kind iu that Uo: oe received an appropria- tion of $1,200. The Bethel ship having been trans- ferred to South Brooklyn and work in the New York East Coi $1,800 was given to it, The German missions in t! Calitor Conference ked ior $3,000, but received $1,000, a reduction of $200 on last year’s appropria- lob, ‘A prolonged discussion arose on the graating of $0,000 10 the Central Gerwan mission, as it had lass year, It was proposed to give it $3,500, and an amond- ment to make it $4,000 brought out tho fact that the Germans, being vsed to pay their preachers by legal assessment in their own country, will not voluntarily give their pastors here any wore reiatively thau they would pay at home. This Conierence, which em- braces the State of Michigan and parts’ of Ohio, In- diana, Ilinois, West Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky, gave lust year to the Missionary Society over $6,000, Ubat ts $1,000 more than it received trom the Society. Aud yet adollar more could not be raised for thoir preachers. Dr. Liebbart insisted that they could raise $100 for missions where they can get $5 forthe minis =) ters, But the committee were scaling down relent- lessly aud gave it ouly $3,000, The Chicago German | ren to the Norwogian nce, & grant of Conterence gut $2,500, a reduction of $750; the Eust German recoived $5,000, a cutting down of $1,500, the Louisiana German Conlerence received $1,500, $500 less than last ir; the Northwestern Ger- tan got $4,00), which is also $500 less than they had the South German Conterence got $5,000, Teceived ; $2,000 less than lust year; the Southwest Germag ro- ceived $5,500, a reduction of $1,500. The Mission in Now Mexico has church property valued at $29,500, | an increase of $14,000 in the year 1875, and spiritaally the mission bas also been very successful, baving added ibirty-eight to the wembership last year, The mission is four yoars old, and its present mem- bership ig 118. Its appropriation last year was $8,000, Dut tue commitsee gave it this year only $6,000 For four years past. the committee has had the presence of the Rev, Ous Gibson, D. D., to udvocate THE CHINESE MINSION IN CALIFORNIA, The Missionary Soviety owns elaborate mission buildings, including chapel, schovis, pastor’s residence and temporary lodging rooms for converts, The dence of the Mission Superintendent, Dr. Gibsor elaborately furnished by the Missionary Society, and ) yet his estimate presented to the committee asks fur a Salary of $2,000 in gold for himself and $1,500 for an assistant, which he hopes to get this y has four native belpers and five assistants, sud be asks now for $10,903 im goid, or $14,114 in currency. Eighteen huadred doliars of this Wowman’s Chinese Missionary Societ; ments im the Mission building. The rents from buildivg and receipts for tuition in the schuol give the mission about $3,000 a year, so that the tressury of the Missiouary Society pays out ouly tho difference on the appropriation. Very emphatic protests were made by Bishops Harris aud Ames and others tbat Dr. ould make bis estimates in gok No wiber and Dr. Gib- by the Board of reace to muke hig estimates in currency, whieh 18 the legal tender of the country, The disbursement of the priations, although nominally made vy the California Contoreuce, have beeu actually made vy Dr. Gibson. This haa been changed recently, and the presiding elder of bis district wiil bereatter administer this money to the missious, Dr. Gibson, kuowimg this, asked Bishop Harris to make him presiding elder, and this being re- tused Dr. Gibson offered his resignation as the Mission ent, which the Bishop relused to accept Though Dr. Gibson was not present a discussion ‘as long, but not so earnest took piace. There are 239 Chinese converts in mission in San Frunciseo, and 4 at San José five were baptized daring the past year. . The commit iter spend: about ao hour ia this discussion, and a8 usual, the more talk the less ingot, to excape the eutanglement and contumonm Bishy; Ames moved an adjournment until this morning, whic! was carried. Alter sieepiog on it the committee will perhaps vote promptly and give the mixsion $10,00u, the amount that several brethren proposed. Cont FUNERAL OF JOHN 8. WILLIAMS. A CROWDED CHURCH—THE MERCANTILE COM- MUNITY LARGELY REPRESENTED—RESPECS TO THE DECEASED'S MEMORY. The funeral of the late Joba 8, Williams, sontor’ member of the Orm of Willtama & Guion, managers of the Liverpool and Great Western Stcamsbip Company, took place yesterday morning from Calvary chureh, Fourth avenue and Twenty first street. The charch ‘was crowded long before the hour appointed for the commencement of the solemn service. Merchants of all classes were prompt in their attendance, and sel- dom has a funeral service been hold in this city: which so large a representation of the mercantile com- munity was preseat Tne steamship tines were all represented:—George C, Allen and J. G, Francklya, from the Cunard line; John G, Dale, from the loman | Une; Thomas Hendersoa, Jt., and A. MeDonald, trom | | the Anchor line; M, Oelrichs, from the Nurth German Lioyd line; RK G, Curtis, from the White Star lino; F. W. J. Hurst, from the National itne; Lo De Bevian, from the French Transatlantic line, 4 representatives from the Bristol line, the Hall , | tho Alfan line, the Cromwell line and frum sever: tho coasting lines, From the Produce Exchav) large deiegaticn attended, headed by the comm, appointed at the meeting held on Tuursday :—Musy David Dows, 8 D. Harrison, Stephen W. Carey, Eu’ ward Hipcken, Joun G. Dale, R. J, Cortis, UC. G. Franck © lyn, Thomas Hondersun, Jr. Schwab, W. D. Morgan, FW. J. Hurst, Guster Juaries L. Wright, Wiltram H William A, Coie, A. BE. Orr, Wilk ¢ KdWard Cromwell, Alexander Mu ) 8 Sumsun, From the Chamber of Cot also a number of prominent vers were present. From the Emigratiot mission the president, Mr. De Forest, aud the seeretary, Mr. Jackron, were in attendance. The floral trioutes were numerous and very veautity every appropriate design appearing within the chane and around the collin, The procession bearing the remains did not reach the chureh until about e o'clock, und the coflin was carried up the aisle wh the usua! psalm Was intoned, and then placed at u head of the centre ui The pallbearers were Messrs, b. T. Hoag, J. J. Crane, 8. P. Nash, Mr. Bavoock, D, Dows, W. J. Bowke, Mr, Bates, and Wiliam H. Wevb, 4, Was cove! with & Hues peurance of ornament being ¥ bt eile With whieh it was mounted, and Was lined with satin with silk fringe trimming Ua the silver lid was the taseriptioun—Jolo 3. Wuhan born October 8, 1814; dica November 14, 1876."" funeral service et the Kvicupai Church was » (CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGE)