The New York Herald Newspaper, November 21, 1876, Page 11

THE COURTS. ompeting Roads Between New York and Chi- ago in Fieree Legal Combat. | GREAT INTERNECINE RAILROAD WAR Complaint Dismissed in the Davis Divorce Suit. Judge Van Brunt on Matrimony Among the Chickasaws. ‘There has been no suit instituted in the courts (or = long time involving such extended and diversified in- terest as that recently brought in the Supreme Court, in this city, against the Lake Shore and Michigan Boathern Railroad Company, to compel it to show its transter books, An order to show cause why these transfer boos should not be offered to 1espection, as asked for, was granted, as has already been published in the Hurarp, by Judge Lawrence, sitting in Supreme Court, Chambers, This order was made returnablo yesterday, when it was anticipated the pros and cons ofthe whole matter would be argued at great length. Owing to important prior engagements of some of the counsel the case, however, has been adjourned until to-morrow, when the controverted question ite jegal aspects simply, the right to withhold the tran: vooks in question, being claimed wholly under a Hatutory provision, will doubtless be discussed with all she zeal of the learned and zealous opposing coun- sels, & GIGANTIO RAILROAD Wan, The case presents, as will be seen by the outlin yiven of its varied ana ramified interests, other points of special and striking importance than the mere dry ormulated jegal questions awaiting adjudication in the pending suit, In tho frat place it involves, and this ts the primary point of chiefest interest to the public, the question of the indef- nite prolongation or speedy termination of the gigantic ratiroad war that for the past four months has been waged with such determined and relentless spirit between the various railroad companies running rival routes between this city and Chicago. These great rival railroads have never before been en- gaged in a more bitter fight, and the determination to fight it out on their respective lines, no matter to what suicidal length it may be carried, evinces as yet no in- * ication of weakening. The public, of course, are the beneficiaries, and laughingly look on ond enjoy the sport with all the zest of the liliputian canine of Mother Goose’s melodies on the memorable historic recasion when the cow jumped over the moon. Reduced rdtes Of fare are always acceptable to the people, and when charges for freight show a more dis- proportionate downward tendency there is naturally Ereat and exceeding weight of joy among merchants, farmors, shippers of live stock and others whose only way of gotting their purchases of merchandise to their stores, or thotr farming and other products to market, 18 by railroad, It seems, moreover, a sort of special providence tbat this railroad war should have been inaugurated during the centennial. Hundreds of thousands have thus been enabled to visit the great Centennial Exhibition who, had tho railroad fares re- Tmained at their usual figures, woula have been obliged vo remiin at home, feeling that they co bot allord she expense of the journey. Certainly a railroad war shat can effect a reduction of some thirty per cent in lares and about seventy-five per cent in freight, and of the magnitude of the present one, is not to be idly regarded. As Colonel! Sellers would say, there MILLIONS IN 17; but the millions, when 1 down carefully, tuure r public than to the mammeth railroad corpori 0 od in the internecine warfare. It is her loss on the part of some of the pai f other millions of money, or, in other words, to put a stop to this suicidal war, that the present a have boen instituted. Upon the pa- rsthus far submitted to Court Russell 8a; uias Hatch, Cammann & Co, G. M. Mills & Co, P. W, Gallaudet, A. S. Peabody, White, Morris & Co, and others appearas plaintiffs, and the Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company as deiendants, The plantiffs eee ep sult.ae stookboiders of th Lake Shore and Han ret pari the nominal suitors and defendants ‘THR REAL SUITORS are the Baltimore and Uhio Railroad Company, the Pennsylvania Raliroad Company, the Erie Rallway Company and the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Ratiroad Company, und the defendasis York Fil, > derbiit, beir apparent to the railroad throne, over which Commodore Vanderbilt, notwithstanding his advanced age and infirm health, still wields a sceptre of tremendous power. Of course the pariag railroad king does not appoar personally in the fight, but for ail that he is saidto bo the real power on thethrone, though William H. Vanderoilt 1s to all intentsand purposes tho prince regent in othor words, the real fight is said to be bet Commodore Vanderbilt aud William H. Vanderbilt on one side and Tbomas Scott, Mr. Garrett, Jay Gould and others on the other side, [tis alleged that Wiliam H. Va aerbilt, although vice president of both the New York Central and Hudson River Raliroad and of the Lago Bhore and Michigan Southern Railroad companies, owns but about seventy cent of the former road aod a small interest only in the latter road, and that he is using his power as vice president of the two roads to advance tho former's interest to ‘the sacrifice of the latter, The plain aes of this 18 claimed to be that Mr. Vanderbilt, in the reduced tares and freights, 1s making the ke Shore road asufferer against tho will of a majority of the stocknolders The Lake Shore stockholders insist that, alth: M Vanderbilt and his co-directurs in the New York Cen- tral road have an unquestioned right to reduce fares 4 freights to jow rates as they picage on their hey have no right to compel a connecting road become an pale tary party to rates in order to secure THROUGH PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT for the New York Central Proportionately high rates, and that the whole result of this is a compulsion of the Lake Shore road to ceaso paying its reguiar eight per cent dividend. It is further claimed that the majority of the Lake Shore stockholders are op- posed to conti elag (ase jer the course now being pur- sued by the New York Central; that as soon as the New York Central is prevented from keep' i ts present line ot action t former condition of affairs and (reights will be raised to their former figures instead of the New York Cen- tral gotttng the lion’ re of business it will be divided among the rival roads; that there 1s work enough tor 'o do with a good margin of profit, and that tn Dresent war 1s most suicidal in its character, havi! aiready caused a great aepreciation in value of tn stock of tho rival companies, It is said also that the chiet ground of opposition on the part of Mr. Vander- Dilt hy probibited from ig the Lake will be resumed; that the regular fares and treights de- lod by tho Riker road, he will have to complete as bis connecting road the CANADA SOUTHERN RAILROAD, in the building of which Dauiel Drew sank so large a share of bis large fortune, Again the enemies say that the whole scheme is a stock speculating manwuvre, The lattor road 1a, In fact, already completed, except- ing about 160 miles, but meantime tho New York Cen- ial, it is stated, hus contracts to carry [reights at re- supe ragge oxven ng some siX months abead, and which will task to the fullest ail the vast capacitios of this road. These contracts, furthermore, do not in- serost shippers alone trom this city and Chicago, but from the entire Eastern States to our farthest western domain, The magnitude of interests, therefore, in- vowved, is almost incalculable, and it is no wonder, wi toe New York to the Inst ex- trowity any opposition to carrying out its present line of policy, and that, on the other band, the competing lines the Peonsylvania, the Baltimore and Ohio and Erte Railroad companies in giving the death blow to a achem: tagonistic to their in- terest, Untortunately, these is cannot, like the Ivex of the Roman poet, through its burts and wounds, draw wealth and vitality, Jamna, per emdas, ab ipso copes auime ferro. Tt ts plain to ve seen, at loast so say those claiming Matter, that whatever may ve prose Contral to be woll posted the termination course for the New York uh litigation the any to take in order to asis is tv Com- thus over a ively tts vwn link the Kast with the far work which, when achiev will, with its present splendid facilities for carr: the travelling public and travaportation of freight, give it vastly. superior advantages over all its competing toads, The witerior . OnseCTS OF TIS sort have in the preceding puragraphs been fully and ex. pueitly indicated.’ lt immediate object, as already Stated, 1s Lo ascertain the names of ail the stockhotd. ers ot tue Lake Shore aud Michigan southern Rail- road Company with a view to show their bestility to the course horas puters by the Now Ye Central, it belos claimed that the inajotity of the stockholders ere opposed to it This fact being established it = NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. the that the Late Shore road directors can map out tion, takes the ground the stockholders obyect to their Keown or published, and that, der - stances, he is permitted by statute to prevent an in- spection of the transfer byoks. Another ground of opposition ts that the wholescheme bas been gotten up for STOCK SPECULATING PURPOSES, im which a few persons heavily burdened with railroad stocks are seeking to unload meselves for their own special pecuniary profit and without any regard what- ‘over to the interests of the roads in question. This, of course, is dented by the other side, which insists that their rights as stockholders have been wholly disre- garded, and that it is solely for the purpose of obtaizing these rights that they have invoked the courts. Mean- while Messrs. Scammann & Co. have withdrawn from the suits, and it is srid that otbers will follow in their track. An offset to this, howevor, is tho alleged institation of am independent suit be Mr. Jewett, the Receiver of the Erie Kaslroad Company. Altogethor, it Is one of the most gigantic railroad suits that has been in the courts for a long time, and cover- ing ap area of interest un, jented in character. Messrs. H. S. Bennett and A. J. Vanderpoel appear for the suiters, aud Messrs, Everts, Soutbmayd & Cheste aod Burrill, Davison & Burrill in opposttion. THE DAVIS DIVORCE CASE. The trial of the divorce suit brought by Mary A, Dat against Samuel C. A. Davis, which presents wome peculiarly interesting features, and has been on trial in the Special Term of the Court of Commen Pleas, betore Judge Van Brant, during the greater por- tion of the past week, was summarily interrupted yes- terday by a decision of the Judge dismissing the piain- tiffs complaint. Tho testimony taken in the case ap to Friday Jast, when that on plaintiff's side of the issue was closed, was to the effect that in Octobor, 1869, the plaintiff, then a Mra, Vanee, and her sister hved at a place named Borbam, in the State of Texas. The ais- ter was married to a man named Taylor, who bad a son, J. M. Taylor. For some reason not made clearly apparent by the testimony Mra Vance’s sister was apxious to have ber marry her stepson, the younger Taylor, On or about tho 9th of October, 1869, Mrs, Taylor and Mrs. Vance left Bonham, ostensibly, as they said, to piek plums on Red River, about sixteen miles distant. At Red River they met J. M, Tay- Jor, and in bis company, without stopping to pick any plums, as far as the evidence discloses, they crossed the river into the territory of the Chickasaw Indians, and proceeded a distance estimated by them at from six to twenty miles, until they came to the cabin of a half-breed preacher of the Chiekseaw tribe, By him some sort of marriage coremony was periormed ‘between the plaintiffin the case and J, M. Taylor, tm- mediately alter which they returned to the home of Taylor’s father, and the next morning she departed to visit her triends in San Antonio, no cohabitation hav- Ing then, or at any subsequent time, taken place be- tween the parties, Subsequently the marriage with Davis took” place. qT Taylor pt t regard the ceremony as binding, considered herself tree to marry Davis, ospecially as sho and Taylor had given falso vam: aad the ceremony hai never been follow by cobabitation. igeeenorr this facts having been presen’ w tl court, on the part of the plaintiff, on Friday iast Mr. Joho McKeon, as counsel lor the defenda motion to iss the complaint. made on aol sree it Reap Ste teati- mony 1m on the part o tat ‘ime she was married to Davis she hada la band living .in the person of J. M. Taylor, whom she had married ia the Chickasaw territery; that ber mar- riage with Davis was therefore void and she without Jegal right to maintain a suit for divorce against bim. The motion was opposed by Mr, E. D. McCarthy en the part of Mra. Davis, he clauming that it was the mar- rt with Taylor and not that with Davis which was void. The Taylor marriage he claimed te be void on the ground that the laws of the Chiexasaw pation were not binding on whites, and that no contract made by whites under such laws could be enforced, On this int it was that Judge Van Brunt is decision yesterday. He cousidered the evi- dence suilicient to show that the design of the plaintif! and Taylor in going before the Indian minister was to get_ married, and from all the facts the conclusion must be deduced that a marriage ceremony did then take place between them. To that conclusion he came reluctantly and all that remaiued for him was eo to declare. It had beon bis misfortune to have nad before him a number of cases somowhat similar and they bad caused him more anxtety than all the commercial cases tried beforo him. 1a disauss- ing the law on which be based his conciusion that the Chickasaw marriage was a valid one he said we had the decisions of the United States courts that the In- dian nations were not ioreign States, nor was the ter- ritory which they tohabit foreign, We had iurther decisions that they were not Territories and not Staies ot the Union. ‘they-haa-been wards of the ty only explanation given as to di the general govern- the whites, marriage given to Mrs. the ceremony with Taylor was cn- no consideration apd properly excluded from the cage. But it the Indian law did pot apply to marriage, what law did? No two per- sons could to apy part of the globe, iuhabued or go uninbabited, and enter into a contract witbout ber subject to some law. What law? The common ia: ited only to England and colonies settled by her, civil law to countries gettied by the Latia race, canon law nowhere in Europe or America. These presumed to have had in view the cam- @ State from which they went, and that ‘was the civil law, Om the part of plaintiff it bad been contended thet, both by the common law of E! 4 the civil Jaw the ceremony to bo valid al been performed by an ordained clergyman magistrate. But bo found in regard to the civil Jaw, being the common law of Texas, there was author- ity for saying that the Intervention of any person in orders was not necessary to contract marriage; |. in consequence of these people belt ‘esidents 0 sas the civil ) Me eee eras | law of that State, they muse as ing ocon- tracted in view of the law of the State ce they came, the civil law makes a ceremony of mar- riage entered into between two parties per verbum de present, a binding contract upon those parties. Ap- plying that rule to this case it necessarily made the marriage in the Indian Territory a binding and valid marriage, without sabsequont cohabitation. With regret ho had been compelled to come to this conclu- sion, as ho believed the plain hi tered into a subsequent marriage mneocently, and should have a fair chance to enforce her rights against the de- fendsnt. He ho; case would go to the Goneral Term, although he had decided according to bis best Jaggerent. MoCarthy, counsel for Mra. Davis, said the groat diMcalty 19 carrying tho cage up on appeal was thet his client was poor. He had 2 it care to the case, aud the only question 1m jt on which ho had the shgbtest doubt was that passed upon by the Court as to the parties carrying with them tho law of the State whence they wont into the Indian Territory, and on that he thought himself quite secure on his side, Judge Van Brunt seid be would facilitate counsel in every way he could to get the case before the Generat Term, and would direct the exceptions to be heard Y in the first instance. He thea iormaily declared his decision, holding the marriage of plaintiff in tne Indian Territory with Taylor to have been valid, and dismissing her complaint against her present nasband, Davis, (a which decision her counsel toex formal ex- ception, ir. McCarthy then asked for sixty days in whicb to case on beg in but Judge Van Brunt thought it proper to allow but twenty days, saying he wished to settle the case on appeal while the acts were fresh in bis memory. This disposes of case for tho present. SUMMARY OF LAW CASES, Ie the suit for damages for alleged malicious proso- cation, brought by Francis D. Moulton against Henry Ward Beecher, a motion ts noticed for noxt month tor an extra allowance for counsel, The motion is tebe mado on the usaal affidavits and will develop no new facts. The General Term of the Superior Coart met yester- day and handed down a batch of decisions upon cases recently argued before them. None of the decisions . Were on cases of any special importance. In the habeas corpus proceedings in the matter of Dr. Rufus Wagner Flint, tho ‘teapot’ medium, tho full facts of whieh were published in the Henatp at decision was y ran x alleged, had been made to this effect. Thi to trial yesterday before Judge Curtis in the Superior Court, and resnited in a dismissal of the complain. Solomon against Moral, the facta of which have beeu published, « decision was yesterday given by Judge Vao Brunt, in which he says that a tore persiatent attempt to swindie the plaintiff out ot bis recovery has never come under bis observation. He directed that unless the defendant deposit with the Clerk of the Court within ten days the money in de- posit he be committed to the County Juil antil suck deposit 16 mad Wiliam Kerrigan bas brought a suit against the Broadway and Seventh Avenue Railroad Company to recover $10,000 damages for mjurics sustained through the alleged negligence of the defendant company. It seems that while getting off of one car he got under the horses of one of defendant's cars, coming from an opposite direction, and sustained the injaries com- plained of The casccame to trial yesterday belore Judge Sedgwick, in the Superior Court, and js stilt on, The defence is contrinative neghgence, GENERAL SESSIONS-—PART 1 Before Rovorder Hackett, Tn this court yesterday the tollowing cases were dis- posed of, the prisoners having pleated gu‘lty:—Pat- rick Marphy, for stealing a watch from Robert Smith. enbach, of No. 11 Beekman street, on October 27, State Prison five years; Georgo Wallace, for stealing a watch from J. J. Warner, of No. 147 Hudson street, Jersey { ; Freaerick 0. Neilson, of No. 14 Gree: toh ray, for stealing No. 161 Washington street, on November 2, State Prison two years aod six months; Joseph Bruno stealing $210 from William Cundiach, of Hartmann’s Hotel, while the lavtor was at a table iu the St Law rence Hotel, No. 31 Bowery, on November 13, State Prison five years. GENERAL SESSIONS—PART 2. Before Judge Sut Thomas Lee, aged eighteen years, aged sixteen years, were tried before this court yes- terday on charges of felonious assault and battery Jeremiah Jenkins, a stonecutter, testified that on the night of October 28, at No, 536 Eleventh avenuo, a drinking saloon, he was assaulted by the prisoner. The jury found Flynn guilty of assault and battery, Dut ‘recommended bin for mercy. Leo was found 1g and battery, with imtent to do bodily iy sentto the Penitentiary for three months and Lee to the Stato Prisou for tour years. DECISIONS. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. By Judge Lawrence. O'Connor vs. The Hebrew Benevolent Orphan Aty- Jum. —An explanation is required in this case, Matter of the Sixth and seventh Avenues, —Has any notice of motion tor the confirmation of the report been given to the Corporation Counsel? Matter of Suydam.—Report of referee confirmed and order discharging old trustee and appointing & Rew trustee is granted. Carroll vs. Johnson.—Motion forareceiver is de- Ried without costa Memorandum. ‘The People, &¢., vs. The Masov Manufacturing Com- pany.—I do not understand why an order should be asked granting leave to bring a suit nunc pro tunc Flint va, Conner.—Writ dismissed and prisoner re- manded. Opinion. Barker vs. Hof. —The findings as filed should include thoso juests to find which ceded to, the requests to find which were denied can be inserted io the caso when settled. Binsse ve. Wood Bros.—It is extremely doubtful whether the defendants should be allowed to come in and defend, I bave determined to givo them that Privilege, &c, Memorandum. lark va, Savage.—I am of the opinion that the plaintiff will find it difficult to distinguish this case irom Campbell vs. Foster (35 N. Y., p. 361), But the shi ab opportunity of citing his right to have the trust funds applied in satisfaction of the 4 for the purpose he is, ] think, entitled pointed, or a proper action can bo @ the question. Matter of Whitney, &c.—Report of referee is con. firmed and Theouore Chichester appointed the new trustec, By Judge Van Vorst. The Harris Woollen Company vs. Hirsch and other.—Motion granted on payment of costs, Mi racdum, ‘ By Jadge Barrett. Perault vs. Turner.—1 am fied that my Judgment reesed in the previous Memorandum was correct, der denying the relator’s application must nd, Memorasdum. BUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TEBM. By Judge Van Vorst. Muller ys. Jacoby. —Case settled, Mills and another vs, Creamer et al—Findings and decree signed. Alden vs, Diossy.—Findings of fact on judgment for jaintifis signed. mae ie ve. The Mayor, &c.—Juagment for plaintiff on det rer, with liberty to defendant to answer on pay- ment of coats. SUPBEME COURT, OIRCUIT—PaRT 2. By Judge Barrett. Behey and another vs. Clark and Mason ve. Win- figld.—See memorandums. SUPERIOR COURT—GENERAL TERM, By Judges Sedgwick and Speir. Campbell vs. Connor.—Judgment reversed with costs, unless plaintiff remit $16 damages, in which case judgment afMirmea with costa. Opinion by Judgo ir. eeandall ‘ys. Dusenbury.—Order aMirmod, with $10 coats. “Opinion by Judge Speir. Barleigh va. Center.—Judgment affirmed, with costs. inion by Judge Sper. Knott vs, Datly.—Judgment affirmed, with costs No opipion, Jessup va, Stenner.—Judgment affirmed, with costa, No optaion. Hageman ve. Burr.—Judgment affirmed, with costs, Opinion by Judge xedgwick. Smith va Cantrell —Order reversed, with $10 costs, Per curiam. Wright va. Wright —Order affirmed, with $10 costs, bisa by Judge Sedgwick. ‘allmadge vs. Stafford.—Judgnent reversed, with costs. Optnion by Judge Sedgwick. Carnes vs Piatt—Judgment affirmed, with costa, Opinion by Judge Speir. COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAU TEBM. By Judge Van Brunt. Trautman vs. Langbein.—No new facts have been presented that were not before Judge Daly. 1 must, therefore, follow his decision aud deny the motion. Williamaon vs. Wilhamson.—Deposition of the wit- mosses must be signed and report of referee added. ‘Bor vs. Bebop et al —Motion granted on pay- ent of costes, to be rated by the clerk. Gonoade vs. Flood, —Motion denied. Dailey va. Swanson; Graves vs. Appel; Werder va. Rosenthal.—Metions granted. White vs, jord.—Order signed. Faneil vs. Gilbert —Motion granted so far as to com- pel the defendants to furnieh sworn copies of th tries in the book relating to the subject of this action. Allen va. Harrison. MUrrer sustained ; Cosis to abide foal event. Krokler ve. Thaele.—Motion granted dismissing ap- from judgment, unless plaintiff within twenty serve case. The other motion denied, felis va, Crow.—Motion granted on payment of $10 costs. Parker vs, Freund.—Motion denied, with $10 costs, to abide event. sy vs. Sleettner; in the matter of Con: Diebivs Diehl —See memorandums, MeShane vs. Peterson.—A fine of $100 should be im- posed for disobodience of order. -vs. Daly.—Reference ordered. See momo- rat Solomon va, Mead. —See opinion, EQUITY TREM. a Judge Van Brunt, The Eleventh Ward Savings Bank va, Hay ¢¢ al.— Findings signed ip three cases. James vs. Burchell. —Findings signed. COURT CALENDARS THIS DAY. bbe oak aa a a 08 rat, .— Nos, . » . 2, 78, ‘120, 181, 133, 140, 146, 149, 158, 2 oe, at 18h, 140, 140, Lee, 188 164, 244, i720, 252, Soprema Covrt—GuxxeaL Texm.—Adjourned until December 1, 1876. Ft Scraxaz Covrt—Sracial. Tenu—Held by Judge Van | Te'be_avas 6s "420, on, $19, 420" Son; 4st” a8 aot 463, 467, 468, 482, 473," 505, So, $00) BIL, Sit Surasme Cocrt—Cincrit—Part_ 1.—Adjourned tor id by Judge Barrett. —Nos. 1398, 2363, 915, 1654, 1258, 696, 1640, 2008, 2404, 54, . 1480," 1344," 1556, "2647 3582 2880, 14866, $00. Part '3—Held by Jadge Donohue, — Case on, No day calender. : Screnion CocrtT—Grxrnat Tenu—Adjoarned antil mext Monday. Sorenion Count—Sreciai Trru—Held by Judge Speir,—Nos. 44, 80, 43, 52, 64, 34, 47, 20, 54. ‘Acrmafor Uocnt—friat, Tune—Part 1—Hela Judge Curtis. —Nos. 144, 333, 282, 652, 862, 252, 281, $22, 331, 876, 1061, 475, 269, 235, 173. Part 2—Heid by Judge mg erg 340, 341, 360, Bu8, 845, 336, 359, 311, 205, 830, 315, 356, 306, 362, 364, 368, 369, 374, 875, 876, 377, 383, 384, 179. Common PLEAs—UKXERAL TkRu--Held by Jud; C P. pay: Van Hoesen and J. F. Daly.—Nos. 59, S 5, 178, ‘Comox Pusas—Equity Tenx—Held by Judge Van Brunt —Nos. 9, 13, 36, 17, 20, 25. Demurrer—No. 4 Common Puass—Tnia Taex—Part 1—Heta by Jua; Robdinsun. —Nos. 801, 383, 495, 806, 371, 1125, 861, 638, 711, 827, 453, 731, 816. Part 2—Adjourned for erm. anise Covrt—Triat Teau—Part we by Judge not. —Nos. 416, 9001, 5465, 5399. |. 4285, 4557, 293, $290, BIV1, 5224, 5034, 5262, 5297, 5902, 5213, 4410, 4063" Part 2—Held by Jndge Aiker. j e Aike 4804, 5450; 5365, 8360, 5079, 4670, 4197, 4753, 5460, 4689, 507+, S444, 8445, $446, 5447, Part 3—Held “by Judge Shea —Nos, 8603, 8672, 8672, 8472, 5696, 6923, v24, 926, 2025, 7356, 7407, 7166, . 6284, 8702, 625, 6906, 82! 407. Part 4—Held by Judge Goepp.—Nos. 6: 6210, S111, 6283, 5281, 5132, 4921, 4973, 5229, 1813, —, + $240, S274) $278, 4173, 5196, 5281, 5150, 5368, 5187. CORT OF GENERAL Sessions—| cordor Hackett. —The People vs. . Joba Kelly ner nection: Same va, tion of election jawr. Part 2—Held by Judge Suther The People vs. Lows Brown, burglary.; Same vs. Peter Smith and Wilham Lance, burglary; Same vs, Edward Sheehy. grand laroeny Same vs, Lucy E. Laurence and Henry R. Lewis, grand | larceny; Some va. Brideet Walsh, grana larceny; Same vs. Wiliam Scanler and Patrick Higgins, ceiving stelen goods; Same vs. James A. Lane, fal: retencen; Same vs. Timothy Sullivan, petit larceny; Jame ve. Hate Lynes, disorderly house, COURT OF APPEALS. ALBANY, Nov. 20, 1876 In the Court of Appeals Monday, November 20:— No, 45, Baker vs. Amot.—Argument resumed and Ward,—Argued by C. D. New. man tor appellant and W. 0, Fowler jor respondent. No, 48 Guina vs. Second Avenue Ru Com- any.—Argued by A. G. Fox tor appetlant and U.P, Bull fortespendent No, 54. Kyle va. Kyle.—Argaed bp James R. Cox for Plaintitt and sabmitted for the detendant. Proclamation made and vourt adjourned. CALENDAR. ‘The following is the Court of Appeals day calendar aa” November 21:—Nos, 7, 57, 29, 18, 62, 16, | 1 1 { | Minois Ghouls Attempt to Steal the | Wero to-day indicted by aspocial Grana Jury for conepir- | inmed that the business should be done on the night of FLATING LANGULN' TOMB | Bones of the Martyr. —_———— THE CRIME DISCOVERED. Good Work by the Chicago | Detectives. | Shameless Conspiracy to Traffic in the Sacred Dust. Sprixayrenp, IIL, Nov, 20, 1876. The Lincoln monument robbers and body snatobers, Hughes and Mullins, who were brought here yesterday from Chicago vy ex-Chief Washburne and assistants, ing to commit a crime and tor attempted larceny. The day of trial isnot yetfxed. No doubt exists as to their guilt, | DETAILS OF THE HORRIDLE AFFAIR—DETECTIVA GRAPPLING WITH THE WRETCHES IN THE | SANCTUARY, [From tbe Chicago Times, Nor. 18.] Some few weeks since Operative P. D. Tvrell, a wll known and esteemed officer of this service, had | brought under bis control a man named Willian Swigle. Swigle was kaown by the fraternity amd the bad men as ‘the prince of ropers,’’ Ho was intro: | duced to Tyrell vy “. W. Doane, an attorney of this | cry, who recommended him asa man fittea in every | way for the business of tho department, and anxious to be employed, and stated in addition that bo had knowleago of certain counterfeiters and their opera- tions that would make him valuable, Operative Tyrell took him into the service, and within a very short time he gave proot of his metal by causing the arrest ot Jack Hughes, a notorious counterfeiter and thiof, who was taken belore Commissiouer Phil A. Hoyne, who admitted bim to bail im the sum of $2,000, Hughes found little difficulty in furnishing the baii and ‘was soon at large again. Swiglo had not appeared in the transaction and was not suspected of any share in it, fe and Hayhes were well ucquainted, even friendly, and were directly in communication. Swigle improved bis opportunities so well (hat the: ndship ripened nto almost an intimacy, and Hughes became warmly attached to him, ‘They begam to run together and to know each other's acquaintances. Among other gen_ tlemen introduced to Swigle by Hughes was one Ter. rence Mullen, an adamantino citizen with a silky exterior, who kept a saloon on West Madison streot known as “The Hub.”” Tho three thus brought to. gether drifted into an intimacy, and Hughes and Mullen, who had schemes afoot, were continually sub- mitting them to Swigie tor his opinion. Ono day, now about three woek: they a:ked him how he would like to engage in a scheme to steal the remains of a person in a certain cemetery in Wisconsin abd hold them for ransom. Thoy represented that the family ot the deceased and their frieuds were immensely wealthy and would pay thousands of dollars to have it returned. Swigle professed an interest in tho project, criticised some portions of it and approved others, and solld friend Swigic and t duty it was to have the team it se at the cemetery, came in separately and boarded one of the forward car’. As the train pt out of the depot Operative Tyrell and bis two men swung 00 to the sleeper and stowed themscives qu away be fom gemy the next morning Mullen and bis party, all but the trusty driver, got out of the ear and se! Fated, going to different botels, The trusty driver under Swigle’s insiructions, stepped off at Tw second street and badn’t been missed Operative i paired to the St. Nicholas, bi ged With Swigle that he would call apon th ummediately alter breakfast and let them know pi intended to pursue. Put in an appearance ‘clock on the morning of election day, with the information that Mullen was confident of success. He had represented to Mullen and Hughes he had sent the driver to the next station below Springfeld, to hire a pair of horses and 4 light spring wagon, and instructed him to retura to Springfeld at o'clock in the evening. Durivg the day Mullen spent his time jn securing some tools that he bad for- gotten to bring along. He seut Swigle and Haghes out to the cemetery to survey the ground and acquaint themselves thoroughly with the situstion. They were closely watched all day by Tyrell’s two assistants, Tyreli himself remaining under cover at the hotel jor fear of being recognized by Hughes, woom he had so recently arrested for counteriening. When Chief Washburn arrived in the evening he found ‘Tyrell and his men, together with Swigie, in a room, preparing for action, Swigle had just come in and reported that Mullen intended to “strike’’ shortly alter eight o'clock. He had told Mullen that the trusty one had just returned from the country, and put up at the Farmer's Retreat, where he wus hav= ing bis team fod and getting bis own supper. In or- dvr to minke it more certain that the question of the team should not be closely investigated by Mullen, Swigie, with a boldness and craft worthy of his chosen protession, bad proposed to him that the driver should bring the conveyance around to Mullen’s hotel aud that they all should get im and ride to the cemetery grounds, Matlen bad held up his hands in horror at the baro idea, and begged to hear no more of it. Why, they could be tracked irom the very door of the house, and their detection made suré, Swigle, ag will readily bo imugined, had easly given way, It bad been agreed that they should all three walk out to the grounds when the time was near, and they had separated uatll then, the others going to their hotels and Swigle com- ing to Tyrell, After a brief council with Tyrell and his assistant, Chief Washburn went out into the city aud iaid the case, or as much of ttashe bad time to detail, before A prominent banker, who at once obtained a carriage and dreve tho detectives out tothe cometery, where the keeper, 1, Powell, met them, and siowed them away in the reception room of the monument. This structure [aces south, The ground in front 18 level for a considerable distance, but on the porth side the ground inolives at a downward slant of about 45 degrees, for a distance of about 150 feot, intoa ra- vino or gully. The declivity is comparatively bare. About two-thirds the way down, and co jarge tree, The cute balding, and the reception room, or **Mo- t is calied, is in the south wide, The vestibule, in which stands the sar- resties, entrances to the five crypts. is occupied by the remains of Tad Lincoln, aud another will be by the remains of the ex. President so soon as the morbid curiosity that leuds visitors to clamor tor a sight of them subsides into decency. THE VEBTIDOLE is a half-moon tn @, the bow toward the north. At t the door to the vestibule ts closed and pad- During the day t ircophagus is visible a grated door, The reception room on the other side is an eilipse in form and qui Betwoen the two apartments are the wa ure very thick and are eepa- Fated by narrow passagoways, which are acces: m the rear of the reception room. After ¢atucomb you pass Jor about tweaty fect, and thon, p dozen steps, you come to the roadway, crossing which you stand upon the brink of tho declivity before men- tioned. This brie! description of the premines will better enable the reador to understand what fo! The detectives had been in time—not over thirty minute: party could be plainiy seen APPROACHING THR MONUMENT. In order to be certain that the keeper of the grounds bad lett for the night, they went to the reception room door and tlasned a bull’s-cye lantern around the room, but discovered nothing. Then they passed to the north énd of the monument, where they commenced Operations, 10 abont five minutes Swigle, who was do- short en Mullen and his agreed to take it into caroiul consideration. They asked bim to find out what the penalty would be in case they were caught. He returned after awhile ‘with information that the penalty in Wisconsin would bo so very severe that the reward thoy hoped ior would be too small to pay for the risk that must be rup. Then shey turned upon him with a laugh. They bad been “giving bim a stift,’? that was all They wanted to find whether he would stand vy them in a dangerous piece of work without first lotting him know what that work was. They werosatis fied with him now. They had a job of that kina which would make them all rich if they could only succeed witn 1, Then for the first time they unfolded to bim their scheme to rob the grave of Lincoln, They told him they wanted to steal the rema' from the sar- Cophegus aud ‘bury them ijn somo secure and lonely place, to be revealed only upon payment of a Jarge sum ot money. They delieved THEY COULD REALIZE TWO LIUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS BY IT. Swigle, thongh taken aback by the cnormity of the Proposition, approved it, but asked for time to seca lawyer and find out what the penalty woald be tn Tih. tailed by Mullen to watch, passed around the south door and whispered to Tyrell that they were sawing thelock off the door. One ot the detectives, who had worked his way in between tho brick walls above allyded to until he bad reached the wall separating the crypts trom the interior of the monument base, dis- Unetiy heard the blows of the burglars in their efforts to force open the sarcophagus. In a moment tho noise coased. and Swigle made bis appearanco at the recep- tion room door and said they were ALL READY TO MOVE TIE CASKET, and sent him to the road, whero they supposed he had the team in waiting, to tell tho trusty driver to come ‘up and help them carry it to the wagon. He had left them a few minutes beiore standing at the doer of the Yeult, and bad worked bis way around as rapidly as possible, The detectives immediately left the reovp- tion room to pass around tho eastside of the monu- ment. As they wore leaving the door—bang! asbarp report of # pistol rang out on the night, and was doubied and trebled a hundred times among the trees aod hills. 0; the cometery. One of the detectives had accidentelly exploded a cap on his revolver. Caution was dropped now for haste. The robbers must have heard the noice, and the only hope of catching them lay im precipitate action. The party arrived at the north door before the echo of tne pistol shot had died away, and found it open and the piace deserted. Not @ mad was to be Been except those of the detectives’ own party, There wasno moon. The sky was thick with clouds. 1t was so dark tbat a person could scarce nois for such an offence. He wanted alittic time, he told them, to consider whether he had better go into so hazardous an undertakiog at all. With that he lets them. Mallen and Hughes, feartul of losing Swigle’s aid or for some other reason, went without consulting bim to the wile of Ben Boyd, tho celebrated counterieitor, and asked ner assistance in the matier. Boyd was last winter sent to Jolet for a longterm, and Mra, Boyd was known to have some money. Boyd aod Hughes bad once been connected in ibe business of counterfeitin, and had been vory useful to wach other. Bot only Heghes bimsall, but all the “crooked”? mop in the North: desirod Boyd's enlarge- ment, and 1} was proposed to make this job accomplish 1 rs. Boyd was told tbat it sho would contribute something toward the ne: expenses they would make she roloase of her busband of the conditions upon which they would givo up the remains. The wo- map was too shrewd for them. She declined to allow amo to be mixed up with the matter at Tt has beer ted amd otherwise, since the attempt was 8 release was to be a condition, as they bi Boyd. Swigle immediately posted off to the office of Mr. Deane, whom he had represented to bis iriends as his regular attorney, and to hi Detective Tyrell he These gentlemen, med as bold and wicked s: f fe, w normity of the offence templated. They rajidly consulted, and agreed t it would be best to communicate with Robert Lincoln. i Mr, Lincoln at once calied in Leonard er was thoronghly canvassed by these gentiemon wha, advised Swigle to go on, to continue in the confidence of the confederates, learo and enter into their plans and communicate them to Uperative Tyreli in seasot event their consummation. Mr. Lincoin was for breaking up the design alto- gether, but the ition arose, how it could be broken up? and he coul newer it. Since the outrago im with the detectives, but ould vot be allowed to han- 6 father’s remains. nds, Hughes und Mullen, and reported that he believed t! lan feasible, i not. easy, and well conceived; that his lawyer had assured him that the penalty at the utmost would be only a year in jail and a slight fine; but that he had no idea they would be caught. Hughes and Mulien, pleased to hear this kind of talk from so cautious a man as “the prince of ropers,"’ determiped to carry tho plan into operation at as early a date as possible. They took into their con@dence and advised with A CERTAIN CONTRACTOR in good and regalur standing, both socially and m basiness, and he made a trip to Springtield aud exam ined the tomb and tis surroundings and reported its condition. This was tho state of affairs on Sunday, the 5th inst, whew ata council beld in Mullin’s piace it was deter. the 7th, This might was selected because they believed that public interest would be so absorbed in the clec- tion that whoever or whatever they might meet would be less likely to be curious as to inett bustacss or whither they were going than upon almost any other nigitt of she year, On Monday eveomg, the 6th, Mr. Swett and Mr. Lincoin commanicated the facts in their possesion to ELMER WASHRURS, late ehiel of the secret service, ond juested him to rel! and ren- D, the Sunday meoiing had shaped it detluiely, Swigle to obtain the services of a man who could trusted, whose only daty it should be to procw Springtietd 9 wagon im, to carry the casket away. He proposed am should te held im readinen the viemtty of Ridge cemetery, aod that when the robbery had been necomplished the party should get mio the #agon with the coffin und drive to the Sangamon river, where 1 wus crossed by hway a little distance north of the cemetery. i¢ proposed to bury the casket in the saod under the bridge, OW SINK IT IN THR WaTrR. The plan was & cunning for nothing short of a miracle eoukl have led to the discovery of the remains in that pk fternoon Swigie reported to Detective He had pro- that evening. Tyreil and Washburn deeded that Tyrell bimsei and two men of the service should go to Springfleia, on the eame train, and that Washbarn shouid follow on Thesday morning upon the train that arrived in Springheid at six o'clock im tho evening, Operative Tyretl seerred b!- assistants, and that evou- ing took up positions in the depet, could cover the whole train. They waited and patiently. The thieven wore slow in com! it was Just before the departure of she train that Mullen aad wrong be distinguished ten fect away. The officers imme- diately scattered in all directions, but nothing could be seon or heard of the thieves. Swigio was amaze id could not couceive what had become of Mullon and Hughes, An exam‘nation of the vestibule showed that after effecting an entrance the thieves had FRIED THE LID OFF THK SARCOPUAGUS. ‘The lid is a slab of marble about two tect broad ava eight long and two inches thick. Itcan be handled easily by two men. They nad iaid it upon edge against the. doors of the crypts, and had taken the end e of The ends bog sides aro “ 1h plaster of townd in place copper hooks across the cori To Mit these hooks and 5° en little slap a jou foot of the ensket jabs and Rooks were They had then taken ind drawn the end of it out of merely hav the proceedings, oor any sign of intentions to break or dostroy anything. The cost of the lock, which be necessarily spoiled in eawing, will be the total amoun! of the damage in money. A most rigid search, continued for a { the burglars Uhas tho daylight revealed, fl became apparent that they had KETREATED FROM THE VAULT DOOR ° the ravine, were lights in a house and they could not bave It perfectly assured that some of tho poopie bad not observed their ball’s-eye dancing about tho tomb and rarsed an investigation a8 tothe caase of the pienomenon. They had hidden themscives from view on the steep slope, where they must have heard the explosion of the pistol, and upon ratsiug up their heads could have seen what was going on. The tracks showed that they had quietly slipped down the slope and gotten almost immodiately out of sight, hearing and reach of the searchers. Subsequent tovestigation and a statement made by Mullen fully corroborate this view of the matter. . DETECTIVR TYRRELL and bis two men took the midnight train on that night for Chicago, looking out on the way, thinklog tnat Mullen might have bearded the train also. Chief Washburn and @ secret service man remained in Springtield through the next day to make further search, It was they who bai found the tracks show- ing how the miscroants had got away. They came back to Chicago on Wednesday night, knowing tuil well that the return home of the criminais was only a question of time, and feeling that there was nothing necessary to be done but uwaitthem, Swigle, who ructed to bo on the alert foi [From the Chicago Tribune, Nov. 18.) It apper Napping ot » was the first indication Muilen and Hu; the monument vesides th bottom of the slope and could sce the olficers pla on account of the white background. hey next heard the shooting and ihen scampered 1 as rapidly aod Waiking all night and the pext in @ tarmer’s wagen, toward Wednesday evening they reached the home of Hughes’ fatter, near Lodi, sixty miles trom sprmgfield. Mul- Jen returned to Chicago Friday, Hughes being leit be- hind. The former had veon im the city but a few hours betore Swigie knew of his arrival. They bad an ine terviow every day—sometimes two or three— and Mul- ton wanted Hughes sent for, bas Swigle tu throw him off his guard, would say, “What isthe ase? You don't know but the officers may be on to us, There is nuth- ing tor Jack to do here, and there is no need of taking any chances,” SWIGLE MET WASHAURN KVERY DAY, moruing getting right, and, as Brow Hughes, Swigie suggested tnat he be sent kept at the “itub,"’ so that Mallen could on him and see that he did not talk too wus lable todo when d Chicago. ‘They tail vetore they reached there, ¥o they city, on Thursday night. hore the only thing re them togeiher 80 a8 to arrest them. THK ARREST AND CAPTURE, sed that they world meet of their o lows" were kept on cach and EF) ied of every movement they m: Last ovening Hughes cailed on Mullen ut and Waskburn, Vetective Tyrrell; Detoos' Simmons, of tho local police, and Detective Moun, ot Pinkerton’s agency, went to the piace about sine o'clock, The two former stood one o8 each side of the door and the two latter went toside. Mallen was be- bind the bar and Hughes siting iu a chair, Simmons tarped d Mullen being done was to get | the very act trusty { called for a glass of ale, and as Mullen wont to the bar Te! | eGinn grabbed bim. immbons captured Hughes. aay, being very discreet m to the central station and locked up. Thie morning they will journey to Springfield, where they will probably bi ‘The arrest of ad detective talent on the part of Elmer Washbi Tyrrell, for 1t required th ad jorethought to d also atier the burglars failed tn their Videnco against them is regarded con. id it 8 to be regretied that the ponalty attached to such an infamous crime is so light. The acheme concocted by these men is unparalleled in the history of crime, and that there is evidence of minds so debased have been tak ward the monument BL luture attempts isturb the sacred du species of robvery is entirely n and it will probably spread ali over the ‘do pow devices for picking pockets and burglarizing houses, and similar occurrences will take place and attempts be made to 1 it the dead. detectives would have descended upon the padlock was be! ed, and caught then if possible, but for the fact that they wished them to progress far enough to make their convicti sure—that 15 to say, they wanted them to go as far possible witheut actually handling the casket. Swigi delay in getting from the north to the south munament was necessarily sc long that they had time to xo farther than it was intended to let them go, The penalty, in Mr. Swet prisonment for three years each Mullen is a desperate map, and 18 un an expert burgiar, Ho was the movi dreadiul enterprise, and is amply able to furnish ¢ brain as well as the muscle for tne most delicate a desperate job that can be devised. Had the officers met ikem in the vault afrigntial struggle must Lave ensued. Both the men would have fought hike wild cats, and, being heavily armed, the cbances aro that that murdér would have been done before they could have been secured. It is, perhaps, as well that they got away for the time being, since their conviction 18 Dow ajmost as sure as though they had been caught in Mwigie isa positive witness against Msn and tbe driver is aimost as good The tovis which they lef behind cau be identified as belonging to them, aad their whereabouts on that night cannot be explained to their advaniage. There have been dozens of rumors, suppositions, theories and reports about tho matter, but the facte are correctly and succ:netly stated here. Somo of these rumors have been anything Lut complimentary to the officers, but the truth is, they did theirduty as well as men could have done it, and the whole transaction way a very ereditablo piece of detective work, A BOGUS CONFESSION. [From the Chicago Tribune, November 18.* The followiing letter is onc out of many which have been received at this office in relation to the attempt te. steal President Lincoin’s remains :— To Tux LovAL Puxas or THx Notu: The Incidents of the Inst forty-eix! upon my memory, and the remorse is more sickeuing them hours weigh heat the bate i ible that impelled mo to attempt o dastaraly crime upon decency and humanity, Bat in what ever! red, od knows my heart. aud knows I was irresponsible for this confession, ani gators who urge my doom, 1 wast the passage wa: names tv an indignant world whonover | a1 mpted outrage, and [ id the projectors and chief inst ne which seals: conaists in proclaiming thei molested, but otherwise they cau rest in peace until summoned so the tr burals of Heaven. ‘was adetail of five to scatter the bones of Abr four winds of outh to ove Louls October 4. Uctober 6 I receive could not decipher. It rend: ut for e It contained nothing It was anonymons, but iden of its author i— versal prayer of all. if ug xentences gave m “God bless you ts the ‘The very atmosphere wilt seem ominous, but du not taiter and the angele will gulde yon. 8. —Kemember the little spring at the foot of the bill.” his eplatle I received uew cheer, and I borrowed ne rom t! where I wan tomeot recognt:e by their weure collur, the vignete shirt bosom. 1 i "i 8 person or persons whom [ should ing a Hayes badge upon the rizht lying horizontal aud toward dian depos while they'in turn would walk sroune in ponite uirection meet ng at thy same piace, which titute a recognition. ty some coincideuce we all the same time, all strangers—as | Bat we were on yne common wi ‘was to constitute the trium just ca bad been induced to belle Tilden waste be the appoiuted moment, and from T learned that the news would be tele raphed York to Philadelphia and from thence to Spring. his torm to the rutic State tetory com- r the clos en 0 clocks pollin, bour, we all Eee ry t ¢ it if 1 mistake not democrat from Was! We concluded to hant lim up. get him one side and com. jm to disyorge. 1 then, for the first time, mentioned ysterious telegram. Had we found lilm 1 doubt no! td belongs doudle crim ould bi him not, and were inelin friend. T sald, the b expert crack: with revolver or trom my n, know not, but I was selected tu xtand in green near by, with revolver in hand, und do the a shooting it occasion’ required it—« purt I thanktully ac my attempted crim transpired with my comrade: from my aumbuscade and quietly returned rested with the conrietion | was yet an innocent wi hbold the names of those who urged me yn in this hetiten will be jeopardized. All { could way, or dare say, court of Justice I make known in the’ following remarks, a¢ a duty lowe my country, and my former triends'whu know my nature may rest assured 1 shall back the assertions, ‘Let them tak eit It spread with am now numbers ail the ading ones of the North, democrats in the and they claim 280 members in the present Congress. Boathern politician, aad in At 0 sblil makes Congress hot, had all live to see the ooues of the vultures of ths South.” he fulfilment of the stennge proply Everything now was to go with arash. The prese ¢ ted outrage was for effect upon the ie t mings, Id attribute it to ® repentance on the part of the sert the words of a noted and, I trust, he et—Jeffersen Davis, to Judge er sacrilice ix neces: and word.’ sil surely re. Bus of the sary I concede, but this outrs merits ceive the condemnation of tl whol notable 280 they must have known more. who would our attempted outrs South reason is dethroned through false bara oon the ‘mass by sclnming politicians and ter Fer t them fmage ig like the following :— the gourd is gone from the i my conscience of # part of its burdens, compels me to withhold » portion, athies, it required, I ean only whisper us tar are derived trom the J. Wilkes MEMBER OF THE OKDER THE DIAMOND REEF BLAST. Now that the Hallett’s Point explosion has passed off to th isfaction of everybody and to the credit of General Newion’s engineering ability, the atten. Von of the shipping classes and those generally inter. ested in the improvement of the harbor is rally centred npou the important work in progress on the Diamona Reef. The Diamond Reef, so called trom the spip Diamond, Captain Macy, which strack upon it some forty years ago, lies midway between tho Bat. tery and Governor’s Islaud, and bas acquired a great importance im being the last remaining obstruction to the East Rivor west of Corlaers Hook. Coenties Reef, which was inside the Diamond Keef, was finally ree moved last year, thus already widening the pasesge whieh had previously beon so narrow asto iuduce the Board of Vilot Commissioners to prohibit vessele el, except under ad- verse currents. The improvement of the channel will be completed by removal of she Diamond Reet, whieh Pilot Commissioner Blunt confidently predicts will suke piace by the lst of December. The diamond ‘itis employed in the work of blasting aro ia Won every day, and alread: some 4,000 tous ne have been removed. of this débris has jeposited on Governor's ind for filling-up pur- poses. The blasting process, which is not designed for granulating (ho rock, as was tho case at Hallett’s Point work, but removes at atime preces of wh ave weighed as much os thirty tons, hus already been fully described in the columns of the Hanae to be sufficiently familiar our readers. Mr. Blunt says that when the whole reof has beea jown up by the lst of December the channel between the Battery and Governor's i which is about three-eighths of a mile in width, will be over twenty. four teet deep at low water, which will be deep enog, for the passage of the largest vessels. When this struction bas been removed, Mr. Biunt says, the dock property on the East River will be cnbancod in value, the dock facihties on this river belug wo those of the North River Fd ee mean nn absence of joe in wmter. The entire of the city, and more especially of the East ‘iver, My. Blunt thinks, will recetve a marked impetus from the improvement. The Diesting work at the gp ander Reef 1 personally m charge of Mr. Striede: hb eral Newton's efficient aid, but, of course, the general supervision of the General hi A LOCKSMITHS TROUBLES, Yesterday afternoon Louisa M. Kerna, of No 36 ‘West Thirty-sixth street, made complaint to the police that her premises had beoo robbed of clothing and feweiry to the valae of $1,200, and that she suspected as tho thict Claus J. Wett, a locksmith, who was work. ing in the house in the forenoon, Detective of #4 ound. thi secuved at hie bape . No. 180 Third street, and took him into custody, On bts person wero found several | keys which fitted the door of Miss Kerns’