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10 FORTS AND HARBORS. General Humphreys’ Report on River and Harbor Improvements. HELL GATE APPROPRIATIONS. Torpedoes and Their Value Maritime Warfare. in Wasmincroy, Nov. 25, 1876, The annual report of General A A. Humphreys, Chief of Engineers, has been completed. It presents a detailed statement of the various operations of the Engineer Department during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1876, sketches those which are now in Progress, and makes numerous recommendations for the future, The main feature: cluded in the following syvop: The number of officers holding commissions in the corps of enginvers of the United States Army at the | end of the fiscai year was 107 on the ve list and five on the retired hist, The latter, however, under the Jaw of January 21, 1570, are not availabie for duty. In the dutics devolving upon the corps by law the emplaginent of a number of seicntisis and assistant engineers ha» been necessary. On the subject of seacoast and lake frontier defences General Humphreys says:— During the year the work upon our seacoast deiences bas | ship and the amount of the appropriations granted would permit, Tue ciose of the late civil war lound the naval armaments of maritime nations provid With new and powertal devic had not possessed prior to the experiences of that confliet. Ton-plated ships, invulnerable to shells, propelled by powerful engines, armed with rifle orduance of large calivre, and capable of navigating the ocean, were the outgrowth of the period of our late civil war, The f st Works of that day for defence agaiust and re- sistance to naval ar constructed jor ar power tian thos our commercial © quired that the 5 should be materia some cases, of thi ris, the addition of otuer works, the adoption of some new appliances and the introduc: tion of heavier armaments. After a careful study of the subject by the Corps of Engineers, and with the light aflurded by the experi- ence of actual contlict between seacousi detences und the new naval armaments, the system to govern the tuture construction of our works was elaborated in lo6%, and will be found stated in detail in Exe document No, 271, House’ ot Representatives, Forty- Qrst Congress, second session, where it will be seen the system received tue approval o1 the Geyeral of the Army and the Secretary of War, and since then has been repeatedly indorsed by the action of the main jeatures of this system are the use of Leavy tarthen barbette batteries, with parades aud travers: of heavy mortar batteries, und of obstructions in the cbannels—mainly electrical torpedoes—io bold vessels from running past the batteries and reaching the cities or depots beyoud them. Works of this char- acter have been steadily im progress since 1869, and in many of our harbors are well advanced toward com- pletion, but in none of the harkors are these aiteratio: Unished, while in some of our important harbors along the Guil coast the works are scarcely commenced, Regarding the pressing necessity for the completion af the works in advance of hostilities General Hum- phreys quotes from his remarks of last winter to the Military Committee of the House of Representatives, and adas Repeating these views and impressed by the import- Ance of the subject, invoiving, as it does, such great national tnteresis, | again urge’ the preparation of our harbors for su sions of the powertul iro THE APPROPRIATION: The estimates for appropriations whic he earnestly recommends are the tollowing:—For compl defensive works at the points named—Fort ments of much less weight and u existence, and the satety of “navy yards aud war depots re- st lences existing in 1565 66 RECOMMENDED. Voriland harbor, Me., $30,000; Fort Scammei, Portland | harbor, Me., $50,000; battery on Portland Heaa, $50,000; battery on Gerrish Island, Portsmouth bar- vor, No ik, 000; battery on Jerry’s Point, fortsmouth harbor,’ N. » $24,000; — Fort Warren, Boston harbor, 0,000; Long’ Island Head, Bosion rbor, $50,000; Fort Wintnrop, | Independence, Boston ms, Newport harbor, $45,000; neett Bay, $37,000; Fort Traum: London, $40,000; Fort Sehuyier, East River, $50,000 (the Chiet of Engineers says with refer: ence to this estimate that the Vast importance of the channel and the fact that the removal of the obstruc- tions at Hell Gate 1s rapidly progressing renders it bighly important that work should be resumed at the rliest possible moment); fort at Willet’s Point, New rk harbor, $80,000, This appropriation is ‘advo. tated in the jollowing terms:—“A large appro- pryation is urgently needed, not only on ac- count of th portance 'of the channel to be protected, but also becnuse— the. ondition of =the =o work = is-—ssuch ~— that apid and costly deterioration results from leaving it exposed in its present unfinished condition.”’ Curmmbus, Governor's Island, $3,500; Castie Wi Fort Hamilton and additional batteries, orton the site of Fort Yompkins, New York $50,000; Battery Hudson, Fort Miftlin, Delaware Rive laware, $40,000; battery at Finn’s Vor River, $0,000; fort opposite Fort Dela on the ore, $50,000; Fort Meilenry, Baltimore, Fort Foote, Potomac River, $56,000; Fort ton, Potomac River, $38,000; ' Fortress Mon- roe, $75,000; Fort Moulirie, Charleston, $50,000; Fort Scemter, $40,000; Fort Pulaski, Savannah River, 000; Fort Taylor and batteries, Key West, $75,000; Fort Jefferson, Tortugas, $25,000; Fort Pickens, Pen- sacola, $75,000, Fort McKee, do., $50,000; Fort Morgan, Mobile Bay $75,000; Fort Jackson, Mississippi Kiver, 000 Fort St. Phillip, Mississippi River, $25,000; tort at Fort Point, Francisco Harbor, $60,000; ‘lort at Lime Point, sco Harbor, $80,000; Fort Alcatraz, Ban Francisco Harbor, $50,000; fort at San Diego, Cal, $50,000, and Fort Stevens, Columbia River, $20,000, THE VALUE O¥ TORPEDORS. General Humphreys also invites special attention to @D estimate of $150,000 tor torpedoes. He says:— This most valuable invention of modern wartare is usedto form an obstruction and obstacie to the en- trance of our harbors and to hold the enemy's vessel under the fi the shore batteries. The charges in the torpedoes are fired by the electric current, and many parte of the system cannot be obtained in an emergency. It isto procure and store such portioi ‘the apparatus as not be speedily obtarned tn u event of sudden hostilities that the appropriation, is asked. RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS, In regard to river and harbor improvements the re- Port states that the act of Congress of March 3, 1875, provided ior 156 works of improvement in sums vary: ing trom $1,000 to $500,000, and amounting in the ag- gregate to more than $6,500,000. The sum available on the Ist of July, 1875, including the balance of pre- yious appropriations, for the several works $8,661,575, and during the fiscal year ended June 1876, $6,271,009 were expended. The uct approved March 3, 1875, for the tarther security of navigation on the’ Mississipp! River, di- rected that an inquiry be made into the expediency of causing ehear booms to be placed on the upper end of all or any bridge piers on tho Mississippi River for the better security and conveni- ence of the navigation of said river for rafts of logs and timber, with a specitic reporton each case. A board of otlicers of the Corps of Engineers has been constituted, and is now engaged upon the coasidera- tion of the subject. It is expected that the report will be sabmitted during the next session of Congress, RIVER AND HARBOK APPROPRIATIONS, On the subject of river and harbor appropriations tor the current fiscal year Generai Humpreys says:— Ol the amounts appropriated for public works on rivers and harbors by the act approved August 14, ertain allotments have been made in compliance With instructions of the Secretary of War, Septomber 4, limiting the expenditures under the act to $2,000,000 and directing that no work of improvement should be begun. The following statement exbidits theso allot. ments ip detail:—For improvement of Boston Harbor, Mass., $20,000; East River and Hell Gate, 3 Hudson River, $25,000; Delaware River below Petty’s Island, $35,000; Schuylkill River, $15,000; piers’ at Lewes, Dei., $1,500; Baltimore Harbor, $40,000; Chester River, Ma., $1,000; Cape Fear Kiver, $110,000; Charles. ton Harbor, $5,000; Savanpah Harbor, $5,000; mouth of $90,000; surveys at South Pass of $15,000; Galveston bar, $52,800; Mississippt, ari rations, $50,000; Mississippi River, between the Mouths of the Ohio and [llnois rivers, $121,000, M issipp! River channel opposite St. Louis, $ Mornes Rapids, $115,000; Rock Island Rapids, $10,000; Upper Mississippi River, $10,000; Falls ot se Anthony, $71,000; annual expense of gauging the water of the Mississipp: und its tributa- ties, $5,000; removing the raft in Red River and cigs- Ing Jones? Bayou, Louisiana, $96,000; imprevement of $120,000; improvement of the Tennessee Anawha River, $15,000 River, $10,000; Harbor, California, x Upper Willamette River $3,000; Lower ilarmette and Columbia rivers, 000; Fox and Wisconsin rivers, $120,000; Green Bay waukee Harbor, $5,000: Chicago Harbo: bor of Retuge,’ Lake Huron, $75 naw River, $11,000; Toledo Harbor, veland Harbor,” $16,000; Erie» Harbor, Buffalo Harbor, $45,000; ego Harbor, Connecticat River, below Hartford, $20,00 J River, Virginia, $40,000; Appomattox Kiver, $16,000; Duloth Harv: innegota, $6,000; entrance to Su- rior Bay, Wisconsin, $600; Ontonagon Harbor, ichigan, $1,000; Marquette, Michigan, $1,000; Atna- pee, Wiscansin, £1,000, Two Rivers Harbor, Wiscon- #0, $1,000; Manitowse Harbor, Wisconsin, $5,000; Cheboyzan Harbor, Wisconsin, $3,000; Calumet Har- Dor, litnois, $1,000; Whine River Harbor, Michigan, $1,000; Grand Haven Harbor, Michigan, $16,000; Baugatuek Harbor, Michigan, = $1,500; South ven Harbor, Michigan, $3,500; St Joseph » Michigan, $5,000; Au ‘Sable | Riv gan, $1,000; Sandusky ‘Harbor, Unio, $12,500; fermilionh harbor, Obio, $1,000; Fairport harbor, poi Magen piers at mouth of Black River, Ohio, , for rvation of beats, machinery, &c, on ita Yazoo rivers and Cyress Bayou, $2,000; City harbor, lad., $16,000; Burlington har. ot the report are in- | aments bad beeu proportioned and | rengthened by eulargement, im | ative | Congress, | and Arkansas rivers, snogging | NEW YORK bor, Vt., $6,000; Pri and Oak Orchard, N. ¥., $500. THR AMOUNT TO BE ALLOTTED, General Humphreys says:— ln determining the amounts tw be allotted to each work named reierence has been had to balances on band of previous appropriations for the works speci- lied. Ali these improvements, for the continuance of which parts of the appropriations bave been aliotied, are, in my judgment, clearly national allot ments to improvements’ of lesser magnitude, and in cousequence ure indispensably necessary Lo pro- tect thut already done. The officers in char, lnprovements were notiled of the amounts allot aud the works are now berug conducted on thts Operanions have not been commenced upon the new works of improvement provided tor in the last River aud Harbor act. ESTIMATES OF THE OFFICERS. The report alsv epitomizes the detailed accounts given by the vartous officers of the river and harbor improvements, &¢, now iM progress under their re- spective managements, Logether with a statement of the aimounts which these officers estimate can de profitably expended during the next fiscal year. Among theso estimates ere the following:—For improvement of the Mississippi River, between the ot the ,liimois and’ Ohio _ rivers, for the mouth of the Mississippt $150,000; for the Upper afississipp! River, $91,500; for the lmprovement of DesMoines Rapids, 135,000; fur the Kock island Rapids, $60,v00; for the Lilinois | River, $80,000; for the Obio River, $650,000; tor the | Wababl River, $145,000; (or the Great Kunawha | River, $1,000,000; for removing snags and wree the Mississippi, Missouri and Arkansas rivers, 000; for the improvement ot the Hudson River, 000; for removing obstructions in the Kast River | and Hell Gate, $600,000; dredging the Hud- cou River opposite Jersey City, —$76,8v0; provement of Harlem River, $50,000; improv ment of Port Chester bor, $50,000; improvement of Rondout harbor, 000; improve- ment of the channel between Staien Istund and New $66 | Jer $10,000; improvement of Dunkirk harbor, | $40,000; improvement of Buttulo harbor, $200,000; in provement of Wilmington harbor, $20,000; improv } lueut ef Vicott Harbor, $10,000; improvement « Sodus harbor, $10,000; improvement of Lit harbor, $12,000; improvement of Oswego $300,000; improvement of Ogdensburg harbor, §70,00 improvement of Erie harbor, $56,000; improvement | of Cleveland harbor, $200,000;' improvement. of Sandusky harbor, $55,000; improvement of Port Clinton, Utio, $20,000; improvement of ‘oledo harbor, $140,000; improvement of Monroe Mich.,’ $11,000; Sheboygan narbor, Micn., troit River, 200,000; Harbor of Ii Mary's Falls Canal, $300,000 3 | Michigan City harbor, $63,000; River, | $60,000; Deiaware River, below Petty’s I $100,000; harbor, Del.. $70,900; Wilms harvor, 000; Baitumore harbor, $13 James Y $140,000; Appomatiox” Rr $83,000; Cape Fear’ River, — $77,000; Oakland harbor, Cal., $260 000; Lower Willamette and’ Colum- bia rivers, Oregon, $150,000, together with a number of other estimaies for improvements of comparatively minor importance, In transmitting thege statements of amounts which the subordinate officers say ean be profitably expended during the next fiscal year the Chief of Engineers makes no recommendation of his own concerning them. In the course of his report he invites the attention of Congress to the necessity of some general law to protect from injury and ob- structions all navigable waters under the ‘contrel of the United States. COMMENCING TO LAY A NEW ROAD ON FOUR- TEENTH STREKT WITHOUT A PERMIT FROM THE PROPER AUTHORITIES—THE WORK EN- JOINED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WOLKKS—OPPOSITION RAILROAD COMPANY, Another controversy betwoen competing street ra! road cowpanies has arisen which promises to furnish considerable employment for the courts, The story of the difficulty 1s a8 follows:—The Twenty-third Street Railroad Company commenced on Friday morning OF THE CROSSTOWN to lay a track on Fourteenth street, from Fourth avenue, for which they had previously obtained uo permit from the Commissioner of Public Works. ‘The tact was reported to that officer late in the afternoon, and immediately an order was given to the Police Department to stop the work. This was done at five o’clock on Friday aftor- noon, but yesterday morning operations were again commenced, and in consequenee of their refusal to comply with the orders of the Police Department a pumber of workmen were arrested and taken before the Washington Place Police Court in the afternoon. ‘This effectually stopped the work of laying more rails, but subsequently Lo the arrests some men commenced to replace the stones that had been taken up from the street. Commissioner Campbell, however, went up there and put a stop even to that. The Commissioner claims that the railroad company has no power to commence laying @ road without a proper permit from his office, even if the company had legislative authority. He did not order the police to make the arrests, but they. of course, wonld sustuin him mm enforcing authority. The work was com- ced entyrely without the knowledge of the depart- ent, aud bad they not been interfered with 1t is pre- sumed that labor would have continued all Friday night, im order to get the track down as soon as possi- ble. THE TWENTY-THIRD STRERT COMPANT claim that they required no permit whatever from the Commissioner oi Public Works in order to build the They say that in the original churter of the Bieecker Street Railroad Company was a trauchise giving them the right to construct » road on Four- Teeuth street, and ago the power to lease this right. This was accordingly done to the I'wenty-third street ine, and upon the latter company claims the right to construct, Some time since ‘a few of the stockholders of the Bleecker &| % road claimed that the lease was invalid; but the Court ruled against them, and said if the Twenty-third street road was paying them jor rights which they (tho Bleecker street road) had no power to lease, why, the more foolish were the purchasers. Messrs. Flanagan and Bright, attorneys for the Twenty-third street road, suy that this company 18 not constructing the work on Fourteenth street at all, but on the contrary that they sud-leased the right pur- chased by them from the Bleecker Street Raiiroad te tbe Caristopher and Tenth Street Railroad, and the Jatier company is prosecuting the work. Mr, Jacob Sharp is President of both the Twenty-third street and Christopher and Tenth street roads, and Messrs. Flanagaa and Bright are stockholders in and attorneys forboth. They deny the right of Commissioner Camp- bell to stop the work, and threaten to put an eflective injunction on that officer should he persist in refusing & permit to the builders, THUR CROSSTOWN RAILROAD COMPANY. And now comes another party interested in the case, viz, the Crosstown Railroad Company, of which Mr. J. B. Slawson 1s the president, They demed, before tke Commissioner of Public Works, yesterday, the right of the Twenty-third street road to build on Fourteenth street, and asked that before such a perinit is granted they may be given a hearing. The matter now lies in siatu quo and will be thoroughly investi- gated by the Commissioner of Public Works, who will first obtain advice irom the Corporation Counsel, Mr. Simon Sterne is the attorney for the Crosstown Railroad Company, and yesterday protested against @ permit being granted until a hearing could be had irom the Crossiown line. He says the protest is en- tered mainly on the grounds of an existing constitu. tional amendipent relating to street railroads, which prevents auy sireet railroad from being built without the consent of property owners and the authorities that control the streets where such a road is intended, He says that under the amended constitution there is no authority for building any street railroads whatever, as the amendment re- ferred to merely contemplates an act for the granting of such priviliges, and implies that with- gislation uo new roads can be constructed. nty-third Street Company claim to bave pur- am the ker Street Company a right to reet, which was granted to the Mr. Sterne claims tbat the ebased tr build in Fourteenth latter company ia 1 one road has no authority to take such a lease, nor has the otter the power to grant it, Ho says they bave neVer applied to the Crosstown line ior their consent, the line without run- and they cannot construct ning ito the latter in some part of the route, Ilo says that he re Attorney General in this business, whi permit, and. through him the property owners on Fourteenth street, He intimares that the stockhold- ers in the fwenty-third Street Company are equally in- terested in the Christopher ferry road, and that their idea 1s to connect the two in some manner. Mr. Sterne also believes that the lapse of time, which is limited to the discretion of the Court, would prevent the present carryipg out of the franchise, which was originally granted to the Bleecker street road. THE STOLEN SAFE. Detectives McGowan and Levins, of the Nineteenth precinet, went in search, yesterday, of the sale that had veen stolen on Thursday night from the lager beer saloon of Peter Major, No, 1,071 Second avenue. Thay founa two pieces of it on the bank of the East River, at the foot of Seventy-third street, and the safo itscit im the river directly beneath. The explosion which rent the safe ang allowed the robbers to get at the money, jeweiry and valuable papers coutaimed there- in, was heard by people living in that neighborhood about three o'clock on Friday morning, it brought many of them irom their beds, but there berag only tow houses in the locality they considered any further investigation of the phenomenon rather too risky at toat time, ‘Che affair was widely discussed on Friday, and thus the officers were assisted in finding the safe. ‘A diver was on toe spot yesterday, but Major refused to pay bim anything for heipmg to raise the safe, and consequently nothing was done bat merely to examine it An eifort will be made probably on Monday to bring it ashore, There is no trace of the thieves. A BOGUS DETECTIVE. While drunk yesterday Patrick Wynne, of No. 435 East Fourteenth street, entered Kate Kavanagh's grocery store, No, 302 East Twenty-third streot, and, talsely rep- resenting bimself to be a detective, demanded money and drinks She refused to comply and he threatened to club her with a policeman’s “billy,”? which he found in the store, Oflicer M , of the Kighteenth pre- efmet, could arrest him on 4 by knocking him down, and Judge Wanaeil, at the Fifty-seventh Street Court, commitiod bim in default of $10 fine and $400 bail to _keop the peace, Bg" Ag harbor, Mass, $4,000, HERALD, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, I876—QUADRUPLE SHEET. THE INSURANCK COMPANIES. BEVIEWING THE SCHEDULE RATES—BROKERAGE AND REBATE CONSIDERED, Since the sensation in insurance circles caused by the action of three of the foreign companies in with drawing from the National Board ot Undtrwriters, and as stated in the Hema.p, the matters pertinent to their action and (to the question of rate have been brought up in the meetings of the underwriters and have caused much consideration among the companies them- selves. The sehedule rato, as adopted by the local and na- tlonal boards, has been the subject of much discussion, and the meeting of the New York Board of Under- writers—a board separate and distinct from the Na- tional Beard of Underwriters—beld om Friday was a meeting adjourned from the regular monthly meeting for the purpose of completing unfinished business, and had no relation whatever to the recent action of the Royal, the North British and Mercantile, and the Lancashire, as the withdrs of those companies from the National Board does not necessarily affect their relations with the New York Board, in which, at the meetings on Friday and yesterday, these compauies were repre- sented. At twelve o'clock yesterday a meeting was held at the room of the Board, No. 156 Broadway, and it was @ full representation of all the leading companies. The principal subjects discussed at botu meet- ings, as well as all other meetings for the past few months, have been how to secure more cor- rect discrimination in the charges for insurance, based upon the actual hazards, and how to securea more thorough co-operation on the part of all substantial companies, whether members of the Board or not, in maintaining and protecting the established rates. TUR SCHEDULE BYSTRM of rating adopted by the Board is believed to bo sus- ceptible of nicer discrimination in the charges it aflixes, The system !s founded upon the plan of in- surance adopied {rom special consideration of the Tiska in such buildings as may be erected in accord- ance with the plavs of satety from destruction or nage by fire, aud according to the architectural de- sighs in what timated ty be fireprool structures, from a model of which ine rates are based and gradu- ated according to structure, locality and surroundings. ‘To provide for this better discrimination the Board have established the privilege of reviewing any risk that may be brought to the — con- sideration of a committee which has been ap- pomted with special power in thig direction, Any risk may be submitiea 4 company, providing the risk be judged as entitled to such revision, looking toward a modilication or proper adjustinent of the rate imposed, The nice distinctions of rate, governed by the uctual surroundings o! the building on which the risk is takep, are the purposes of this privilege, ana the appointment of a committee is a wise procedure upon the part of the Boara, THK NATIONAL BOAKD OF UNDERWHITERS: is considered by the companies to be a national need, and all of the foreign companies represented in the Board express themselves as in hearty accordance with its intentions, powers, rules and regulations, and the action of those companies which have withdrawn is deprecated #8 in one sense demoralizing although the others stand firm, and, as the three months’ notice by the Lancashire ‘has but shortly begun, itis hoped that the action of the company may be reconsidered before the time expiree. A careful collation, made in 1874, of she snuual re- turns of thirty-eigbt companies transacting th business in the country, embracing their re! all of the years of their business since 1863, showed that while they had earned $271,208,368 59 in premiums the cost of that business was $283,908,653 73, showing aw loss of $12,615,285 14. ‘rhe whole insurance busi- ness of this country from its beginning hag been done at a loss to the companies as a whole, and underwriters can do more than all others to arrest this destruction, and that they can do this only by judicious discrimination and uniiorm rates for insuring, places upon them, col- lectively and individually, a responsibility which ‘they cannot fail to discharge. THE RROKERAGE QUESTION, which came up in the meeting upon the proposition te Jeavo the rate of payment and of rebste-eptional with the companies, created much discusston as an jmport- ant consideration in establishing the rate Of insurance. Since the, system of brokerage was established it is estimated that more money has Leen paid to brokers than the protits o/ all the companies that have been in existence since that time, a period of nearly twenty yeers. The insurance broker has become an import- ant third party in the transaction of insurance busi- ness; he holds a somewhat anomalous position, work- ing {or one party and receiving pay from another, and if the atter of brokerage ra! were not governed by some rule there would be no security for those who desire to insure and leave their business in the bands of brokers, since the volame of business would naturally mecline toward such com- panies as paid the largest rate to these gentlemen, and in some instances the insured woudd be compelled to pay 4 higher rate of premium ou certaéin Tisks for the supple jon that the companies must seek 801 means of overcoming the deliciency in revenue cauacd by the payment of excessive rates to the brokers, The proposition to leave these matters optional with the companies was promptly deteated by a solid ‘vote of the members present, and the new system of revi- sion upon the schedule rates will take effect Decem- ber 1L. CHEAP CAB The projectors of the cheap cab sysiem, known as the New York Cab Company, Limited, offer the fotlow- ng explanations tothe public with regard to their plan of operations, It will be read with interest not only by those financially interested 1m such matters, but by the public at large. HOW THE FIRST TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS WILL BR EXPENDED. To build a stable to hold 150 cabs, 440 horses, put up a mill for grinding feed, building elevators and attaching steam power complete, purchase 440 horses, 150 cabs, harness for same, uniform for drivers, and have the outfit complete, and have suflicient to stock the establishment and put 150 cabs at work. It is estimated that each eab will earn an average of $1. per day over all expenses, which would be $3,000 & month (of twenty-six days), or $46,800 per annum, on ove-balf of the eapital stock. The expenditure of $260,000 more will give an addl- tion of 200 cabs, with the necessary number of horses and outfit complete. The addition of 200 cabs, at ti game rate of earnings, would give a net result of $109,200 per annum, The estimates for expenses cover evorything—wear and tear, superintendence, ground ront, &c, A sub- scriber will not only get his ten per cent in coupons, but the number of cabs can be increased from year to year from surpius earnings, until the stock will have as great vaiue as .cab stock has in Paris, London and other Continental cities, It wilt undoubtedty be the policy of the company, after having arranged for tue building, &¢., of 150 cabs, to purchase from owners of cabs their cabs and horses, and pay for the same in stock or casv, and em- ploy the drivers, if men of good characcer, ‘and who will comply with the rales of the company.’ By doing 80 they will remove opposition and give: to deserving owners of single cabs steady employment and an op- portunity to participate in the profits of the company. ‘An instrument can be obtained by this company to attach to each cab, which will regisier during the day the number of rides, the time occupied, and report when the cab returns to the stabie, automatically, the amount the driver must account for. This will be effectual check upon drivers attempting to revurn less than the cab actually earns, The system ot controlling and moving cabs has been erfected and will be in connection with the American istrict Telegraph Company. This company have enty-five district offices now established in the eity, and itis intended to connect the oflice of the Cab Company with each office of the American Distriot Telegraph Compary, so that direction can be given to the manager of each stand ol the Cab Company, A system of signals will give the superintendent knowl- edge of the number of cabs on euch stand at any mo- ment he may desire during the day or night, and he can by this means direct the movement of cabs to any point required. Arrangements will be made with the American Dis- trict TelegraphgCompany to enable any of their sub- soribers to calea cab at any moment to ther dwelling oroffice. The rate of tare will ve uniform—twenty- five cents for a course not o¢cupying more than fifieen minutes time; fifty cents for a course oceupying moro than fifteen and not more than thirty minutes, and seventy-tive cents for a course occupying over thirty minutes and not over one hour, and the same rate for all Lime occupied over an teu: THE CHEAP THOUSAND HERALD. Stare Istaxp, Nov. 24, 1876, To tHe Eviror or tre Heraup:— lwas surprised to Sind the news ogent at the Cen- trai station in New York still demanaing four cents for fexatvs when I passed through there yesterday. I thought you bad stopped all that nonsonse some time ago by exposing the dealers who made the overchar, Yours, &c., DAVISON BROWN, To Tae Eprror or THe Heratn:— The newsuealer at tho.Sturvievant Mouse continues to charge four cents per copy for the Henalp, and 20 other newspaper pedier is allowed on the premises, Novemsen 25, 1876. REGULAR BOARDER, CURBSTONE MERCHANTS. Considerable annoyance is experienced during the hotiday season of the year by poor persons who un- dertake to sell poultry, fruits, vegetables, &c., on the sidewalks im various parts of the city, trequeot raids being made upon them by the police, By reading the following ordinance, passed by the Board of Alder- men on motion ot Mr. Morris, those people can ascer- tain how to obviate such diMlicuities:— Resolved, That permission be and is hereby given to any anid all persons who may be residents of this city to sell on the sidewalks or streets, and not to obstruct more than oue- quarter of the sane, between the 15th day of December and tho following Ist day of January, in each yenr, fruits, game, poultry, Christmas greens and any other holiday goods ot any kind, providing they obtain, in writteg, the consent of the vecapant of any store of bullding in front of which such goods are to bo exposed fur sale. This privilege to take effect immediately, INCENDIARISM. SOMETHING IN WHICH PERPETRATORS SHOULD BE DISCOVERED AND CAGED. Within the past two years there have been a great many burns and stables, bay aod grain, burped in Queens county, mostly on the north sic the town of North Heenpstead being the greatest sut- ferers, Jn most cases there have been well-grounded suspicions that these fires were the work of incen- diaries; but in only one or two instances bave the suspicions become sufficiently a certainty to warrant arrests, and up to the present time no conviction has been secured. The casé of the Albertsons, father and two sons (colored) is one m point. They were rested last year, charged with setting fires at Flows Hill, North Hempstead, and placed im cells at Fiush- ing. Tho younger sou, it 1s alleged, was by some means induced to make a confession of guilt, and the futher bearing of this confession attempted to com- mit suicide by cutting his throat with a pocket knile borrowed from a fellow prison When he had sufficiently recovered irom the wound he had an examimation, was indicted by the Grand Jury, and while lying in the Queens County Jail awaiting his trial died, it was at first supposed from poison; but, as the doctors alterward decided, trom phy- Sical exbaustion. There were many people living in the neighborhood where he resided who trom the first expressed their belief that Le was innocent, and now they do not hesitate to say that the old man was hounded to his death. The younger son was subse_ quently piaced on trial, but the jury acquitted him, he being nothing but a child, and it being assumed that, i guilty, he had been intluenced to his guilty action by his father aod brother. 1t is now understood that the elder brother, who ts about fifteen or sixteen years of age, will not be tried, notice to this effect haying been served by District Attorney Downing apon counsel for {he defence, and the interence 1s that the District At- torney bas come to the conclusion that the charge can- Lot be sustained by satisiactory evidence. This couciusion to be warranted by facts which have recently come to light, througt the Investi- gations of Detective Stephen ne, instituted by direction of one of the insurance companies interested in recent losses, Payne has become satisiied that most, if not ali, tbe incendiary fires which have vc- curred on the north sige have been the work of one man, He has never believed the Albertsons guilty of setting the Flower Hill fires, and now he is more than ever satisfied of their entire innocence, Payne's Bus- picions point most s rongly to a German farm band named John Menzler, and this man, having been ar- rested, 18 DOW awaiting examination in the Queens County Jail. It has been ascertained that on the occurrence of at least six fires by which baros or stacks have been con- sumed, including those at Fiower Hill and several others in the woods, zler inthe immediate neighborhood ; that in several instances he was tiret at the fire, and’ that bis movements were of a sus- picious character, The fact of his being in the differ- ent locatities is readily explained. Though what is termed a good worker on a tarm, he 1s of an uneasy disposition, and has never kept a’ situation for aay length of time. He was at Mr. P. C. Barnum’s in the winter of 1874; thence he went to work tor Conrad Schuit, of Norwood Station, agreeing to work for him ayeur. Ho stayed only avout four months, however, when, as he says, he weat to work for a Mr. Holtman, at Foster’s Meadow, beca: the jatter offered bim more wages. He was, hewever, here arrested tor stealing $14 from Mr. Schult, and sent to the County Jail for thirty days, When arrested be was enjoying himself witn the stolen money at a German picnic. When taken to jail this time he denied ever having. been there betore, but subsequently contessed it, The frat fire with which Payne seoks to connect Meuzier oceurred at Henry Howlett’s in October, 1875, Menzter alleges that he was in bed at the house of Mr, ‘Adrian Onderdonk, for whom be worked, when tho alartn was given; that he dressed himself, went to the fire—a halt mile distant—and worked there. Payne expects Lo prove that ho was not in bed, but was the first Lo give the alarm, ‘The second fire was at the placo of Mrs. Willets, in February, 1876, while Menzler was stil at work for Mr. Onderdonk. He saya be was also in bed there and saw the light of the tire shining into nis window belore be gave an alarm, and went aad worked atthe fire. Mr, Underdonk testifies that he beard Menzier come to the house and go up to his room, and that he then gave the alurm immediately—not going to bed atall. Subsequent ly Menzier reported that while working at the fire he had Jost a silver watch which he had bought omy a short time betore from another farm hand, known as Dutch Henry, and be tried to induce the latter to say that he nad sold him a wateh for $12. The report of the ulieged loss came to the ears of Mrs. Willets, and she actually bougot a watch and sent it to Menzler to replace the one supposed to have beer lost. He now acknowledges that he lost no watch, be had none to Jose, and gives asa reason for his criminal deceit that it to be worked bard at tho fire and thought be ou; bave something for it. F at James Onderdonk then at Adrian Orderdonk’s, where Menzler liv lowed each otber in His ex of his movements in each cage was similar; bed when the alarm was given, though he w: fires with surprising alacrity, and bis stori tradicted in tmportaut particulars by the people with whem he lived. The fire at Adrian Onderdonk’s oc- curred ow the 29th of March last. Menzler went to hire with John Maloney on the 13th of October, and on the 9th inst the fire gt Isaac N. Wallet’s place occurred. Menzler says he was not asieep, but was in his bedroom fixing bis bed, and was the first to see the fire and give the alarm. The barn, which was entirely destroyed with its contents, was only about 200 yards from Maloney’s place. ‘Menzler afterward told people at Malovey’s that this was the fourth fire which he had been the first one to reach, the three others being at Flower Hill. Menzler 1s an ordinary looking German, apparently about thirty years old. He says be came to this coun- try in September, 1873, Dut it is understood that there is evidence that he came before that time Payne thinks he hos a good case against him. FIRE COMMISSIONERS. At the last meeting held by the Fire Commissioners the following business of importance was transacted :— Engineer of steamer kdward Hogan was transferred from Engine Company No, 9 to Engine Company No. 7; Assistant Engineer of steamer John How trans- ferred irom Engine No, 7to Engine No, 9; Assistant Foreman . Henry Schuck transferred from Engine Company No. 34 to Chemical En- gino No. 5; Assistant Foreman John W, Van Orden tranferred from Chemical Engine No. 5 to Engine No, 34; Assistant Foreman John Cornesky transferred trom Engine No, 4 to En- gine No. 20; Assistant Foreman Andrew Lyna trans- ferred {rom ne No. 2040 Engine No. 4; Fireman George S Searles transterred from Engine No. 10 to Engine No, 28; Fireman James Cassid, neferred trom Engine No. 6 to Engine No. Fireman Thomas Foley transferred trom Engi No, 16 to Hook and Ladder No. 7; Fireman Jovn E. Burnes trans- ferred from Hook and Ladder No, 7 to Engine No. 16; Fireman Jacob Lambrecht erred trom Hook and Ladder No. 2 to Engine N Fireman Dan- fel McKnight transterred from Engine No, 32 to Eu- gine No. 35; Fireman August Woermg transierred from Engine No. 25 to Engine No. 32; Fireman Jobn Leddy transferred from Hook and Ladder No, 6 to Hook and Ladder No, 3; Fireman Theodore Ernst transterred from Engine No. 28 to Engine No. 18; Fire- man ‘John H. Campboll transterred trom ‘Engine No. 18 to Engine No. 8; Fireman . Gallagher translerred from Engine No, 1¥ to Engine No. 18; Fireman Richard F. Kineban transferred from En- gine No. 18 to Engine No. 10; Firemen James MeManus transierred from’ Engine No. 36 to Hook and Ladder No. 2; Fireman August Wowering, of Kngine No, 25, was fined three days’ pay; Fireman John H. Campbell, of Engine No. 18, was fi five days’ pa; engineer of steamer Kdward Hogan, of Company No. was fined five days’ pay. A new tender for Kai No. 48 is being baiit in the repair yard, and also aspare truck undergoing repairs. THE COMPTROLLERSHIP. The local politicians bave exbausted themselves during the past week in surmises as to the Comptrol- lership. Mr. Green's five years term of office expired ‘on Monday last, but no attempt bas yet been made by Mayor Wickham to designate @ successor, Some of Mr, Green’s friends stil! claim that the Mayor and Board of Alderman have no power whatever in the premises, They found this assumption on section 25 ‘of the charter o1 1875, as already explained, Tammany men assert that there is vo foundation whatever for this view of the jaw, and that the Mayor wili send in Mr. Jobn Kelly's name for confirmation, at a special meeting of tho Board of Aldermen, to heid to-morrow — afternoon, In the event of tho latter course veing adopted of course it js thoronghly understood thet Mr, Kelly iil receive a suilsient number of votes in the Board fo secure his election for tne piace. But then a rumor comes that Mr. Green intends to hold on to the office until the courts can determine Who is legally entitied to tho piace. Ii he should oonclude te adopt this policy the controversy may go on ooul the assembling of the next Legislature, Neither the Comptrolier nor the Mayor would yesterday give the slightest intima. tion a8 to What they intend to do in the future, Another states tcomes trom the Vity Hall that Mr, Wickbam is desirous of permitting the matter of ap- ointments to remain over until Mayor Ely enters upon fis auwes. . MUNICIPAL NOTES. The foremost topic with City Hall statesmen—Who is going to be Comptroller in place of Andtew fH. Green? Hugh Hastings, Judge T. J. Campbell and ex-Assem- biyman John W. Smith were among the “visiting men’? at the Mayor's office yesterda: The tax oflice received $1,856,7¥6 83 for real and personal sexes diging the ‘pist Week, The Croton water receipts dureg tho same period amounted to $19,009 32, Mayor’s Marshal Kelly issued 192 licenses during the past week, for which he received $349 75. Comptrotior Groen yesterJay paid to the Treasurer of the Board of Police Commissioners $376,083 30 on account of supplies, repairing station houses and othor necessary disbursements of that department authorized by law. A SENSATIONAL STORY. THE WOMAN SAID TO BE STARVED DIrs OF NATURAL CONSEQUENCES. . ‘The sensational story of ibe poor woman, Cecilia Cox, whose husband was a seafaring man, named Edward Cox, and who neglected her and let her die of starvation at No. 102 Washington street, is purely apocryphal. The woman died, as Dr. Merrill's certifl- cate statos, of “phthisis’? and of exhaustion im giving birth to ber child, and there was no question of starva- tion entering ito the matter. The Hxratp reporter yesterday visited the premises at No, 102 Washington street, where the dead woman lay, He found his way through the dim and dismal en¢ry and up av endless staircase to the wretched chamber where the poor woman with her baby on ber breast were ex- posed. @ women all asound, Mrs. Haley and Mrs, McDonald chief among the number, expressed their indignation atthe meus that the woman in the vation, To the reporter it was clear, from ali he learned, that the starvation theory was utterly out of the question. The people about the uplortunate woman, though blauted in their instincts, appeared sul! to have enough of bu- manity 0 their Datures to succor any unfortunate one of their class, and that they dia so in the case of Mrs. Cox abundant testimony was forthcoming. It was a good and unsel- act on the part of Mr, Michael Duity, the uo taker, of Nos. 50 aud 52 Greenwich street, to give bis services gratuitously to the decent burial of this He paid out of his own pocket for her gra’ ry Cemetery, and be undertook all the ¢: pel tending her interment, He also. refused the $17 collected by the neighbors, Her husband only janded yesterday morning irom the steamer Tatus, of the Oid Dominion line, bat when he learned the situation of affairs he departed to see some seafaring friends and was seen no mote. Comment upon his conduct was of avery severe character, ani if Mr. Cox, the mariner, who left his wife and child to be bured at the charity of steangers had shown him- soifhe woulu have been summarily dealt with, The body of the poor woman presented one of the most pitiable sights that could beseen. Her cheeks were sunken in so faras almost to appeer to meet, and her teeth projected through her lips, Her case was one of extraordinary phthisis, and no matter how well the woman was fed her boaily conditien would have been emaciated. The women who knew her said she had a great appetite, and that she never wanted for food. Nuw York, Nov. 25, 1876. To tae Epiror or tas Heraup:— ‘An article in some of the daily papers headed ‘Star- vation in New York’ hag attracted general attention and comment among people interested in the charities connected with the different institutions ot this city. 1 beg that you will allow me space to contradict the statements made therein, Mrs. Cox did not die of starvation; she did die of consumption, of which as ill maby months, She did not suiter for the want of proper medicine of food, Her child died from 1 of Vitality, a Kk It was her first child, and extremely foebio poor'as they are, gavo of nd helped her i every way. Any further facts can be ascertained without diffieulty if desired at the New York Dispensary and proof in abun- dance given that the whole story of starvation is a sensational ore. H. G. CHASE, M. D., New York Dispensary. A WORTHY CHARITY. Seven or eight bandred persons, nearly all children, will bo provided with dinner at the Five Points Mis- sion on Thanksgiving Day, This time-bonored insti- tution is the pioneer in mission work in that locality. The ladies distribute what remains of food to the needy families in the neighborhood on the following day inatead of feeding a multitude of bummors on Thadksgiving Day, Last year they divided food on the day atter Thaukegiving to about 300 families. As- sistance in food, clothing or money 18 urgently s0- Hetted. Address Rev. K. S. Brown, Superintendent, No, 61 Park street, New York. A CHARITABLE APPEAL, New York, Nov. 25, 1876. To tus Evrror or toe Heraip:— Willthe Hxratp kindly allow me to make an appeal to ite charitable readers on behalf of a poor old lady, a childless widow, in delicate health and with no one to help her, who is endeavoring to raise funds sufficient to take her South, where she has friends who will aid her in various ways if she can but getto them, though a Spee too poor to send the money for her journey? Hors has been a very sad story, though too. long to relate here, and knowing ber well I can answer for her sincere gratitude for and appreciation of whatever assistance her happier and mote prosperous fellow creatures may feel inclined to seud her, Her address is Mra, Hunter, No, 332 Sixth avenue. CHARITY. PACERS RAR Ne AL SUPPOSED MALPRACTICE, Dr. M. Hermance, residing at No. 503 Fulton street, Brooklyn, was called, on the 2lst inst, to attend Mrs, Alice D. Main, of No. 310 Atlanticavenue, When be vsited Mrs. Main he discovered that she had been the victim of malpractice and asked her if such was not the case, In the presence of her husband the unfortunate woman told the doctor it was. When asked who the parties were who had committed the crime she absolutely refused to state, saying that she did uot wish to im- plicate any one. All the facts of the case were set forth 1p the certificate of death, which Dr. Hermance forwarded to the Health Bourd’ yesterday afternoon, The certificate was immediately forwarded to Coroner Simms by the Health Board, and that official at once ordered Dr. shepard to make a post-mortem examina- tion of the body. «The Coronet aiso notified the police, id steps were at once tal for the arrest of the guilty parties. Mrs. Mary Jann, a German midwite, residing at No, 269 Atlantic aventio, was urrested at a lato hour last night by Captain Leavey and Sergeant Cadeu, of tho Third precinct, charged with malpractice on Alice D. Main, of No, 310 Atlantic avenue, thereby causing her death. MARRIAGES AND DEATH MARRIED. Daxx—Kenox.—On Monday, November 6, by Rev. Father Colton, at St, Stephen’s church, Jonx H! Dang S. Kxnor. Donxnty.—On Wednesday, November 22, at cis Xavier's Chureb, by the Rev. Frederick W. Gockela, 8. J., Dr. M. F. Gavix, F. R. C. 8., of Boston, to ELLEN TimmeKsA Dongety, of New York. No cards, September 28, 1876, at the residence of the bride, by the Rev. Dr. E. HU Chapin, Caan.es E. Haut to ADELAIDE A., the only daughter of Ouver Hitchcock, Esq. KyowLtos—Damk.—In Brookiyn, Wednesday even- 2, ab the residence of the bride’s Homer, Euma L. Dame of Brooklyn, Repmoxp—McCant.—In Rutland, V day, November 22, by the Rey. Father ney, Jonny L. Repmoxy, of New York, to Mamin J, MoCaut, of the former place. SmuTa—Rosscrou.—On Tuesday eventing, November 21, 1876, at the residence of the bride’s mother, by the Rev. Dr. Adler, MicHaxt Sata to Iba M. Robsoxen, al: of this city. Watsu—Kkroax,—On Tuesday, November 14, at St. Joachim’s church, Frankford, Philadelphia, by Rev, Nicholas J. Walsh, Pastor, Mictar, Watsn, editor Sunday Democrat, to Many Kexcas, of Fort Hamilton, Wixtxn—Borp.—In this city, on Thursday evening, November 23, at the remdence of the bride’s uncle, by the Rev. Mr. White, Josera D. Winter to Jessix 1. e3 o oungest daughter of Cotone! William Hi. Boyd, all Washing jon, D.C. No cards. DIED. ALumy—Saturday evening, Novemews 25, Texin, daughter ot Henry V. Allien, aged 21 years. Notice of funeral beres{tor, Bxxtiey.—On Wedneeday, November 22, 1876, Tuomas Bextiry, in the 75th year of his age, The relatives and friends ot the family are respect- ily invited to attend the fune from his late nee, No. 14% Bridge st., on Sunday, November js one o'clock I. M. OYLE.—At his late residence, No, 313 Henry st., aftor a short but severe illoess, Coxxeius 0, Borin, fate of county Antrim, Ireland, Notice of the juneral hereaiter. Bravy,—On Saturday, November 25, at bis resi- dence, No, 427 West 42d st., Peter Brapy, native of the county Cavan, Ireland, aged 62 years, Notice of funeral hereater, BRADY.—ANN BRavy, the veloved wife of Lawrence Brady, « native of he county Monaghan, parish ot Killanoy, Ireland, in tho 43d year of her age, ‘The relatives and (riends are respeettully invited to wend Juneral, on Sunday, the 26th inst, from her late residence, 527 West diet atone o'clock P, dt. Browx.—O1 pueumontia, November 24, 1876, Mra. Emaa Brows, sister of W.C. Brown, of London. Funeral from tue residence of her sister-in-law, 23 | Grameroy Park, Monday, November 27, at oue o'clock. BrewTos.—Mrs, MARGARET Buxwrox, duughter of Felix Clancy. The tuneral will take place this day (Sunday), at three o'clock, from the resiavace, 605 Deane st., 1 - lyn. TBncrowe—At his residence, 148 West 25th st., on Friday torning, November 24, J. W. Bannetr Bro- TONK, comedian. ‘Tho tuneral services will be conducted m the Church of the Now Jerusalem (Swedenborgian), 36th st, be- tween Park and Lexington ays., beginning at two o'clock this (Sunday) afternoon, Members of the dramatic profession and other inends are respecttnily Invited to attend, English ana Australian papers pleaso copy. phase On Saturday, November 25, ALEXANDER UKE. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, on Monday, November 27, at one P, M., from 220 Madison st, Berxs,—On Thursday, November 23, Wiruam L., oy son of the late Captain Jobo and Hannan C. urns, of this city, Relatives and triends, also the members of Company G, Old Guard, Twolfth regiment, N.G.S.N.¥., are Invited to aatend the fuuerah* this (Sunday) afer Dyn cea o'clock, from his late residence, ub ay. Cansox.—In Brooklyn. Thursday, November Josxru CaRsox, in the ddth year of bis age. ~ The relatives aad fries of the family are respect- fully invited to attend the ral, on Monday, the 274b inst clock P. dt., from hia late resi dence, 104 Monroe st., near Bedford ay. The remains will be taken to Cypress Hills for interment Cotanéx.—In this city, on the 23d inst., Parrice on aN, of Kings county, Ireland, in the 73a year of Ke. ‘ Friends of the family are requested to attend the funeral, from hig late residence, No, 968 2d av., to-day (Sanaay eit att one P, ¢ Coo..ny.—Suddenly, on Monday, November 20, Parnick H. Coongy, aged 47 years, eldest son of Joh and Margaret Cooley. His remains were te tig in Calvary Cemetery, r Wednesda, bet CoxeKur ly, on Friday, November Huxry C, Congxn, son of Walter W, Concklin. ‘The reiatives and friends of the family are resy fully invited te attend his funeral, om Monday morn- ing, 27th inst, at balf-past ten o’cloek, from ine resi- deuce of bis parents, No. 107 West 11th st., without farther notice. Coxnau.—At Orange Valley, N. /., on Friday morn- ing, 24th inat., Jonny Conxan, of the late frm of John & E. Copnah, of this city, aged 45 rears. The friends of tne family are invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, at half-past two P. M. on Monday, 27th inet. Carriages will be in attendance at Valley station to meet the train leaving New York at 1:10 2. M. from foot of Barciay st., om Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railway. Crow.—On Friday morning, November 24, 1876, Rowsrr Cxow, Jr., in the 29th year of his age. Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited. to attend the funeral, from his late residence, 223 West 15th st., on Monday, November 27, at on¢ oeclock, P, M. Currny.—Brincer Curnry, wife of the late James, on Friday, November 24, Relati and friends of the family are requested te attend t! eral, on Sunday, November 26, from her late residence, 24 James st. one o'clock. Cusnmax,—On Friday, the 24th inst., Baxsamix Ron sox Cvsumay, son of the late Alonzo R. Cushman, is the 21st year of his age. ‘Tho rejatives and friends of the family are invited te atsend the funeral, from the Church of the Annuncia: tion, 14th st, between 6th and 7th avs., en Sunday, (he 26th inst., at five o'clock P. M. Dary.—A! a lingering illness, Anxiz D. Daty, beloved wife of Joseph Daly. The trionds of the family are respectfully invited te attend the funeral, from northeast corner 86th st. and 4th av., om Monday afternoon, at two o’clock. Daiey.—1n Brooklyn, Friday, November 24, Hexry Da.uey, in tho 77th year of bis ’ Relatives and tries of the family are invited to at tend the funeral, on Monday morning, November 27, at eleven o’clock, from the residence of his son-in- law, 'T. H. Marvin, No, 60 1st place, Brooklyn, Dewangst.—-In Jersey City, on Friday, the 24th inst., at ten o'clock P. M., of pneumonia, Exiza H. A. wife of William H, Demarest, aged 72’ years and & months. Relatives and friends of the femily are invited to at- tena the funeral, ‘on Monday, the 27th inst. at two o’ciock P. M., from her late residence, 212 (old num- ber) 2d s1., Jersey City, Friends are requested not te send flowers. De Ganmunpia,—At her residence, No. 11 East 12th st., Satarday, November 25, Naxsim Spaupina, wite o1 Carlos G. de Garmendia, ‘The funeral will take place at the Cathedral, in Balt} more, on Tuesday, November 28. Durry.—In Brooklyn, on Saturday, November 25, Micuax. Dury, in the 56th year ot bis age. The relatives and friends of the family are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, from his late resi- dence, 136 Concord st.,on Tuesday morning, at nine o'clock. His remains will be taken to the Church of the Assumption, corner of York and Jay sts., where solemn requiem mass will be celebrated for the repose of his soul; thence to the Cemetery of the Holy Cross, Flatbush. Hiaoixs.—On Friday, November 24, in the 634 year of his age, Maurice Hiaaixs, a native.of Castletown Roch, county Cork, Ireland. ‘The relatives and friouds of the {amily are respect: fully invited to attend the funeral, from bis late resi- dence, 48 New st., this Sunday, at two P, M. Kix@.—On Friday, November 24, of scarlet fey: and diphtheria, Epwry E. Kiva, son of Henry Frances King, aged 6 years, 6 months and 24 days. The relative: id friends are respecttully invited te attend the funeral, from tbo residence of his parents, 167 4th st, hy 4 City, to-day (Sunday), at two P.M, Kirwax.—At his residence, 156 waverley place, Davint Joserx Kirwaw, in the 33d year of his age, Notice of bis funeral in Monday’s paper. Kxuny.—At the residence of her son-in-law, Mr. James Flannery, 128 Henry st, Widow Jaxx KELLY, aged 86 years, LANTRY.—On Wednesday, November 22, Taomas LANTRY, ingtbe 60th year of his age, a native of the parish of Tusmagh, Kings to attend the funeral, irom his la llth av., betweed 45th and 46th ste, November 26, at one o’clock. ‘California papers please copy. Lawsox.—On Thursday. 23d inst., Wintiam Lawsom, aged 41 years, the beloved husband of Margaret Law. ne 801 Relatives and friends of the family, and also mem. bers of the Svea Society, are invil to attend the funeral, from his late residence, 562 Greenwich at, Abts (Sunday) afternoon, at one o’ciock. Levi.—On Saturday, Novomber 26, Mavrics Levi, jog ephtge husband of Beisy Levi, in the 56th. yeat of his age. Relatives and friends ot the family are respectfally invited to attend the fuveral, from bis late residence, 114 West 38th st,, on ery the 26ch inst, at eleves A. M.; also members of Adelphia Lodge, No. 23, F. ant ‘A. M., and Hebrew Mutual Benefit Society, The mombers of the Forty-lourth street synagogue reby notified to attend the funeral of Maurice Levi, which will take place from 114 West 38th st, this (Sunday) morning, at eleven o’elock. 1 S, ISAACS, Secretary, The members of the Hebrow Mutual Benefit Society are hereby notified thatthe funeral of Maurice Levi will take place this (Sunday) morning, at eleven o'clock, from his late resivence, 114 West 38th st. A. 8. VAN PRAAG, President, Apwrrata Loven, No. 23, F..and A, M. —Breranex— You are hereby summoned to attend the funeral of our deceased brother, Maurico Levi, from his late resie dence, 114 West 38th st., at eleven o'clock A. M sharp, Sanday morning, By, order of MOSES MINZESHEIMER, Master, M, J. Brnyert, Secretary. Lockwoov.—At San Antonio, Texas, November I. Apxiuset Locxwoop, son of Isaac and Mary Lockwood, of New York, aged 23 years. MaLcoum.—Un Friday, November 2%, Taomas Mat corm, in the d7th year of his Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to at- tend the funoral, from his late residence, No. 116 We 53d st.,,on Sunday, the 26h inst., at one o'clock. Maxity,—On Friday, November 24, Mary Mager, aged 53, The friends of the family are respectfully invited te attend the funeral, from ner late residence, 977 1st ay., on Sunday, November 26. McALLes.—In Newburg, N, ¥., November 24, 1876, Tomas S. MCALLES. Fane from ‘Trinity Methodist Eptscopal church, Monday, at two o'clock P. M. NEVILLE. —On Saturday, the 25th, after a lingering Meas, Assi Katty, Beloved wile of Michael Neville, aged 2 The funeral will take place, Monday, from her late residence, 302 East d4th at., at two P. Mt. Panwxnkx.—In the city of Brooxlyn, on Wednesday, the 22a inst., Mrs. Martie G, Parakiwg, wife of George HL. Parmelee, in the s0th year of her age. Funeral services were heid at Smithtuwo, 1, I. Perensox.—November 24, 1876, Joms Pararsox, native of Germany, aged 72 years. Funeral will take piace at two o'clock to-day, from 18 Hamilton st., New York city. Quivrox,—On Saturday, November 26, Jos Quine TON, aged T1'years. Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, on Monday, Novemoer 27, at one o'clock, from his late residence, 429 West 28th wt Ravrer. —On Friday, November 24, Patrick brent y~] & native of Ballina, county Mayo, Ireland, aged years, His remains will be taken from his late residence, $45 East Lith st. on Monday, November 27, at six A. §., to Hazelton, Pa., for interment, Kawsoy, —DuKE Rawsox, aged 57, Saturday been about half-past ten o'clock, at bia late residence, Mulberry st. Due notice of funeral to-morrow. November 24, Enwix A. Suita, e. in the Relatives and friends of the family, Columbian Loage No. 484, F. and A, M., any vers ot Victor Engine Company No. 13, of Brook! FE. D. are tovited to attend the fa I, at half-past P. M., Sunday, the 26th inst., trom his late residence, No. 267 Monroe st., Brooklyn. Spaper.—In Jersey City, on Friday, November 24, Wittiam M. Svapee, aged 66 years. Relatives and triends of the family aro invited to at tend the (uneral services, on Sunday, November 26, at three o'clock, from the residence of Charles F. hg 296 Pavonia av., Jersey City, and at North Braneb, J., on Monday, November 27, at eleven o'clock. New Brunswick and Somerville (N. J.) papers pleas bas tf day, November 25, Mrs, Com . ‘Titmgtox.—On Sat ireroy, in the 78th year of The funeral will take placo from h No. 133 West 13th st, om Tuesday morning, at o’ctock. Wxir.—On Friday mornin: 20th year of his ayo, JAMRS the Harlem Gaslight Company. ‘The taneral will No. 216 East 86h (Sunday) afternoon, at ou November Wein, lat % o'clock. Relatives aad iriends are invited to attend. Wairiock.—At a |. J., at the residence 01 hor son, Charles W. itlock, Mra. Mary Axw Warts Lock, Widow of Alexander C, Whitlock (of paralysis), Saturd)y, November 25, Funeral seevices in Methodist Eptscopal chareh, Matawan, N. on M th, at helf-pass one P. M. Relatives and friends invited to funeral. Care leave foot of Liberty st, Now York, at 11:45 A. M.; arrive at Matawan at 1 P.M, In Brooklyn, on Saturday, November 25, Cononsia WiLsos, widow of the late Captain David Wil- son, in the 57th year of her age. Funeral will take placo from her late residence, No, 1,600 Atiaatio av., on Tuesday, 28th inst., at one P. Relatives and iriends are respectiully invited to attend the funeral. ih invited o attend the funeral, on Sunday, Noverne = bie 4 the Presbyterian church, at hail-past te@