The New York Herald Newspaper, November 29, 1876, Page 10

\ . SSS NEW YORK HERALD, THE COURTS. The Bankruptey Proceedings Against Dunean, Sherman & Co. Continuation of.the Trial of Charles Ralston, the Forger. Something Abont the National Water Works Company, of New York, Still Another Suit Against Jay Gould. Tne bankrupt firm of Duncan, Sherman & Co haw Weg applied for a discharge, one of the creditors, & Braham Haight, withous dling specifications, but hav- Ing given notice of hia intention to oppose the dis Yarge, entered upom the examination of William Butler Dunean after the application for discharge had been made, During the examination Wilham D, Ship- man was called as a witness, and F. N, Bangs, counsel for the bankrupts, desired to appear tor them and for Sho witness to object to such questions as might »ppear to him objectionable, to argue the points raised by him thereon, to call for rulings and to exercise all Bhe privileges of counsel. Register Ketchum, bofore whom the cxamination was held, decided that counsel for tho bankrupts was not priviloged to appear tor the witness Shipman at these proceedings, whereupon coun- ¥el drew up the following questions for determination by the Court, whether after bankrupts bave instituted Proceedings to obtain a discharge and after specifica vions have been fied, and after a particular cred- itor has obtained time to Mio specifications, the bankrupts are uot entitled to appear by counsel upon the examination of any witnoss cailod by a particular ereditor adversely to tho bankrupts; whether a cred- vho, after the bankrupts have applied for a dis- has entered upon examination of the bank- nd has procured such exainination to be ad- Journed from time to time, and has obtained time to file specications, has a right to enter on a neral em parte ‘examination of witness out notice to the bankrupts and their counsel, and without opportunity to the bankrupts or their coun- cross-examine the witness, and exer. ghts of adverse counsel. ‘The Register, ‘ays that thero were pending an exami- nation by a creditor of the bankrupts before the speci- fications were filed under the applic: for a di charge, and here is pending an examination o ness Summoned on behalf of the same ereditor and re- quired to produce books and papars, They are separate proceedings, ‘The depositions of the witness to be made here would not be competent evidence, if oilered us sneh, upon the trial of specitications that may ve filed against the bankrupts in opposition to their discharge. Upom that trial wit- s8c8 must be produced and examined as in other the legal rights of all parties then are othem, ‘The final words of the dirst question, ed by the bankrupts’ counsel, assumed tne proceedings 10 be adverse to the bankrupts; and an Adverse proceeding without right to appear and defend eemed unjust, But if the foregoing paragraphs are fot mistaken those tinal words need qualification, The case was certified to the United States District Court, tnd was argued by F. N. Bangs for the bankrupts, Edward A. Brown for the opposing creditors. Yester- tay Judge Blatchford rendered his opimon, cuncur- Bug in the opinion of tho Register, A QUESTION OF IDENTITY. The interesting and novel nature of the delence set up by Mr. A. Oakey Hall in the case of a prisoner placed on trial on Monday, before Judge Davis, for forgery under the name of Charles Ralston, alias Walter A. Stuart, alias Walter A. Sheridan, drew to the Court of Oyer and Terminer yesterday as many spectators as could Fain admission, District Attorney Phelps claims that she prisoner 18 a notorious forger and bank robber, who was a leader in the gang of Roberts and Gleason, who negotiated forged railway bonds to such an extent Jn 1873 as to cause a panic in Wallstreet, Mr. A Oakey Hall, prisoner’s counsel, contends, on the other band, that his client is only an ignorant sueak thief named Walter Sheridan, who bas beon picked up by the Pink- trtons and alleged by them to be Ralston in order to obtain a reward offered tor the arrest of the great bond forger by Wall street operators, Mr. Hall put in his defence yesterday. He called to the stand four of the men who had known Ralaton most lutimately, and three of them emphatically declared Yhat the prisoner is not Kalston, while the fourth blance. art testitied that in the spring of he repted office premises at No. 68 broadway, and he then sub-let desk room to Charles Ralston, who vecupied such room until some time late in 187% Mr. Bogart had no doubt that the prisoner was not Ralston, and upcn examming the photographs ex- hibited during the trial stated that he could perceive no resemblance between them. and his whilom tenant, Mr. Brakeape: who did business in the same offic and was thoroughly familiar with the appearance ol Ralston for some two years, said Ralston and the pris- oner were different men, airs, Hyde, janitor ot the building, swore positively the prisoner Was not Ralston, while'a air. Bond, from whom the latter had hired eflice room previously to his renting desk room trom Mr. Bogart, thoaght he was. Mr. b. Wilson, of No. 160 Fultonstreet, who had Been Ralston several times in 3, thought the prise onor did not look like Ralston at all, When he lett the stand Mr, Wilson stated to an acquaintance that he ad studied phrenology, and always particularly no- liced the form of the heads and features of persons he met, and that the prisoner’s face did not correspond with n vivid impression ne had of Ralston’s face, With respect to the photograph said by the prosecu- tobe a picture of Ralston taken previously to , Witnesses could not have beou more contradic. One thought ‘looked like Raiston’s nose, an- tory. ollier that it corresponded with his forehead, while a third thought did pot resemble him at all, All, however, agreed that the lower part of the prisoner's face did not resemble | Raiston’s, as indeed it would scarcely have done, inasmuch as the latter, previous to the time of his big Wall street operations, wore a heavy beard. When the Coart adjourned iast night the tes. timony was allin and the case willbe summed up this morning. ALLEGED ILLEGAL CORPORATION. Some three years ago a corporation announcing ftseifas the National Water Works Company of New York, made a contract with the city of Kansas, Mo., for supplying water to that city. As such company, it is alleged, they issued $800,000 worth of pretended stock of such corporate body as and tor full paid stock thereof to divers individuals in payment of the alleged services done and alleged moneys expenaed in seour- ing to such corporate bedy the aforesaid contract with the said city of Kansas; also that of acting as such body corporate under the aforesaid name in the making, cxecuting and issuing, or offering to issue, certain bonds by and under such pame aforesaid for the payment of money to the aimvunt of $900,000 or thereabouts, and in the making, executing and placing or causin, to be placed on record, in the vilice of the Registrar o the city and county of New York and elsewhere, in or about the month of August, 1874, a mortgage by and under such name aforesait to secure the paym: of Buch bonds. itis aiso further alleged that on January 21, 1875, and January 19, 18 # corporation announce ‘ng itself as the National Water Works Company of New York, illed 18 annual report. It is claimed that no such corporate body has ever been charvercd under the laws of this State, and action has been brought by Worney Goueral Fairchild to deciare null and void tts contracts, it being set forth in the complaint that the action taken by such alleged company is ‘tin contempt of ‘the people of the State f New York, and to their great damago and Judice and against their dignity." From a farther rusal of the complaint, which is placed on file in he County Clerk’s office, it appears that the parties comprising the corporation named are Robert W, Donaid, Giles E. Taintor, William E. Cox, George W. Holt and George B. Voorbis; that for the past two Yoars thoy have acted as such corporation, and that ‘Under the powers alleged to be imposed on such cor- poration they have announced their readiness to In- troduce water works into any city inthe Union. The complaint is that (hey have never been incorporated , that they are not vested with any of the powers they claim to possess, and that they should be debarred from exercising any of tho functions belonging to a roperly organized corporation. Attorney General Fairchild, ip bringing his complaint, 8 that they be rohibited from making any contraets under such Bome, and that the contracts that they have already made be declared nuli and void. MATRIMONIAL INFELICITIES, Scarcely a day passes that the courts are not called Gpon to adjudicate differences arising out of matrine nial complications, Among the latest cases of uthis specialty to which the attention of the courts has beca called, is a complaint made by Anna Lyncu against James A. Lynch, from whom 6ho seeks a sevorence of the marital bond on tho ground of alleged eruel and inbauman treatment, According to ber story they w married on the 26th of July, 1805, in New Uricans. They lived happily together until 1870, at which Ume, having taken up their residence in this sity, be began to abuse and maltreat her im amanner so cruel and inhuman that sho was finally Compelied to invoke the itration of the fourts, She alleges in her co! int that in Decerm- ving at the corner of Ox een, abuse being principally the result of deliri caused by excessive drinking. About this time be burled as her with great violence a china vase, at another time a kerosene iamp and still again w botile of whiskey, thereby endangering ber life. Upon this state of facts suit bas been instituted for divorce on the grownd of cruel and inhuman treatment, the complaint to which the County Clerk's an ez parte complaint, side comes to be heard an entire new complexion may be placed on the mater. RUNNING A HOTEL. Judge Donohue had bis time occupied yesterday tn hearing another it brought by William Sioane and others against Mr. Jay Gould. Is would appear, eccording to the plaintiffs’ story, that Mr. Gould was, im 1873, President of the New Jersey Southera Railroad Company. He bought and sitted Up a8 an excursion house the Kast End Hotel at Lo. Branch, the carpote for the same having been pu: chased from the plaintiffs, The plaintiffs proved that Aiexander M, Christelar, who soid the house, made the deed im Mr, Gould’s name; but the defence alleges that there was a verbal trust for the company, anc that be, as President, was no more liable for t! carpets than amy othor officer of the corporation. T' plaintifts further urge that trom 1 ant’s telegraph operator was treasur and that as the treasarer of the company wag not brought te prove that the receipts were not credited to ant it should be assumed that they were. Moreover, the company were not proved +o be specially ben fitted oy the hotel which defendant parchased, Be- sides this, he knew the road was ranming bebind ex- pensea, ana he exceeded bis powers im ordering the carpets im the name of the road, He now claims that house as againss the road. For the defence John B Thompson proved that the receipts of the hotel were Geposited by him every two days to the credit of the New Jersey Southern Railroad, The Court took the papers and reserved decision Mr. Coffins ap- peared for the plainuif, and Messra, Thomas G Sh maa and Sterling for the defendant TAXATION OF A BEQUEST. In the year 1862 Dr Jacob Harsen, a prominent physician of this city, died, and among bis bequests was a life interest im $10,000 to Catherine Fay, with. the power of appointment by her will as to the dispo- sition of the principal at her death. The tegatee under the Doctor’s will died in 1869, appointing by her last willand testament Horatio P, Allen her legat The executors of the estate and the internal revenuo and taxes were oo that theory irom the principal sum paid to Allen, This ayment was Claimed to estop the government and to n adjudication of the ataount of tax to which t way claimed to be entitled, and the decision of the assessors to Lave been an adjudication of the amount of tax due to the government, Suit was brought in the United States Districts Court yesterday against Allen tor taxes alleged to be due on the prineipas amount. The case was argued by the detendant on bis own be- half, assisted by D. R. Jaques, and Roger M. Sherman, Assistant United States District attorney, for the gov: ernment, The Court took the papers. THE HARLFM SUSPENSION BRIDGE. Corporation Counsel Whituey made a motion before Judge Lawrence, of the Supreme Court, yesterday, for an order confirming the report of the Commissioners to take land necessary for the construction of the new suspension bridge intended to span the Harlem River in the vicinity of the present bridge at Macomb’s Dam, ‘The property to be taken ts located in the vicinity of the proposed work, and extends less than half a mile north of High Bridge, The Commissioners’ report shows the total amount of awards to be $35,200, and of 37,751 78. The Commissioners’ and other incidental expenses are put down at $2,476 78, The only objection interposed to the confrmation of the report was one on the part of some of the property owners to the jurisdiction of the Commissioners. Judge Lawrence, while intunating that ne saw no present impediment to the contirmation of the report, took the objection under consideration, and reserved bis decision, SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. The suit of Charles Devlin against James H. Inger- soll and the city was yesterday discontinued by Judge Lawrence. . The certificate of incorporation of the Star Pleasure Club was filed yesterday in the County Clerk's office, The object of the society 1s charity and pleasure. The suit of the Emma Mine against Troenor W. Park and others, in which $5,000,000 are inveived, was called yesterday in the United States Circuit Court, be. fore Judge Wallace, it having been peremptorily set down for trial by agreement of counsel Owing, how- ever, to the absence in the South of Mr. E. W. Stough- ton, counsel for the defence, the case was further ad. journed to two weeks from to-day. In the suit of Lucas H. Weiljen against the James- town Ratiroud Company and others, pursuant to an order made by Judge Lawrence, Jewott M. Richmond paid over $65,093 50, aud ar order discontinuing the action against the Russell und Moulton and the above-mentioned company, as also Richmond, was granted yesterday by Judge Lawrence. Several actions have been brought by Fernando Wood against Frank Wilcox for foreclosure of mort- gages. The property upon which the foreclosure is sought to be made is mainly uptown property. The complaits have been filed in the Read Clerk's oftice, Which, of course, aliow ap answer to be put in by Mir, Wilcox before the cases are finally adjudicated by the courts. In the suit brought by Roebling Bros. against Dun- can, Sherman & Co., to recover some $2,900 on a bill of exchange on the Union Bank of London and in which an order of arrest was granted against Duncan, Sher- man & Co,, the Court ol Appeals bas sustained tho ac- tion of the lower courts sustaining the order of arrest, Mr. Henry H. Mcrange appeared for Roebling Bros. and Mr. Mactarland for Duncan, Sherman & Uo. The case of Nathao I. Rice against Anna P, Rice, which has lor some months past been prominent in the courts, was yesterday determined by a decree in the Supreme Court in favor of the plamtuif. The case finally went before a referee and the defendant failing to put in an appearauce, the report was in favor of tho | plaintif, and on that report the decree entered to-day was made, Messrs. Townsend & Weed appeared for the plainti® and Mr. W. B, Chedley for the defendant. In the United States District Court yesterday suit was brought against John Anderson, a wholesale and Fetail liquor dealer, to recover two penalties of $1,000 each, under the provisions of section 3,319 Revised Statutes, which forbids tho purchase by wholesalc liquor dealers of twenty gallons or more of distilled spirits Irom persons who are not rectifiers, wholesale liqugr deaiors or persons authorized by iaw. Judge Biathiord orderet a verdict for the government in the amount claimed, Assistant District Attorney Roger M, sherman appeared for the government. In the case of Dr. Rutus Wagner Flint, the teapot medium, a writ of certiorari bas been granted on ap- Plication of Mr. George W. Wilson, his counsel, by Judge Lawrence, in Supreme Court, Chambers, This takes the case to the Supreme Court, Goveral Term, betore which tribunal the merits of the case will be piotably discussed at its next meeting in December. eantime Mr, Wilson bas appealed 10 the Court of Appeals from a decision recently rendered by Judge Lawrence, refusing to release Dr. Flint under the habeas corpus proceedings instituted m that court. Judge Van Brunt, holding Special Term of the Court of Common Pleas, was busily occupied yesterday afternoon in bearing an application made on behalf of General” Abraham Greenthal, who was some time ago xpelled trom the Jewish Congregation Beth Shal Bekur Cholum, on account of his conviction, in the Court of General Sessions, tor larceny. The General now seeks to be rotnstal gation, Tho main ques: he bas an casement in th him. Alter bearing the papers. eat formerly occupied by ‘gument the Court took the DECISIONS. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS, By Judge Lawrence, In the matter of Gaylor; Jackson vs. Angevine (No 1}; Samo vs, Same (No. 2); Same vs. Same (No. 8); Beekman vs, Angevine; Union Trust Company vs. Sterns; Lord vs. Lord; T; Baird; Welsh Flushing, North Shor . Hulett vs. Frecking and another; French ys. Abbott; Demarest vs. Veldran; Pendleton vs, Trustees of the third street Baptist Church; Howland vs. Riigewood Insurance Company vs. Spears; Certiticate of Incorporation of the Star Pleasure Club. — Granted, Henry vs. Henry. —Order granted, Hulett vs Freeking.—Expianation refused, Seixas va Miller.—Referenco ordered, Fleiseber vs. Kassar.—Apply tn Richmond or Kings county. Clark va Savage.—Order granted appointing ro- ceiver, People, &c., YR Ellinghausen.—Cocnsel will please reler me to the statate and to the authorities on which he relies. Reidy va. Van Matten.—The undertaking ts not acknowledged by Walter Shay, nor does the afidavis state the names of the aMants Rateliff va Watkins.—Before approving of the bond in this cage I wish to have before me the order of the Court appoineing Mr. Van Slyck receiver and the eo- curity which be should give as such receiver, Rieo va Rice. —Repert referee confirmed and Jadgment of divorce granted to the piaintt, Campbell va Money. will hear counsel as to the Propricty of granting tbis order without notice to the defendant , cannot discover from the affidavit whether the judgment was recovered hy default or Alter appearance on a trial, MABINE COULT—CHAMBERS, Judge McAdam. Avery va Price; Lyon va. Goodseil—O; Besling va Duprat; Solomon va Sama—see im dorsement on papera, Robinson vs. Davenport. —Motion denied; $10 costs, to abide event Simmons vs Berrian,—Mr. Edward Jacobs appointed receivor. Looratn va. Redegold.—Complaint dismissed, Clotbery vs. Egins. —Motion to vacate arrest dent Dot as deiendant ie in actual custody s speedy tri: will be allowed according to the rules. Bell va, Tracey.—Deiendant discharged from arrost, Kobler vs. Piister.—Complaint cismiased, Negram vs. Fei dex. Proceedings dismissed, Ww 's Pollita,—Commission ordered, Conron va. Gritiths. —sureties approved. Corren ys. Morrissey; Pratt va, Irvine Bost. —Detaults , Metager ve Koha vs noted, Levy; Sykes va Barrigs ONeill 1H Bailey; Zom ve. Seffer; Federletn vs. Fschlach; Early va. Cavanagh; Morris vs. Conner; Fox va. Fox; Rei- senderg vs. Schwarts; Soligman vs Rbina; Keleber va Merritt; Snyder ve. Volkoning; Budd vs. Daven- port. —Orders granted, ‘ Wagner vs. bianch.—Attachment ordered, COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Before Recorder Hackett. In this court yesterday James F. Hynes, of No. 548 second avenue, charged with having stolen a watch aad chain from Patrick J. Quille, of No, 208 West Twentioth street, while the later was in Madison Square Park, during the evening of October 14, was tried and acquitted. Charles Richardson, convicted of burglary in the third degree, was sentenced to the State Prison for ope year. James B. Ryan andé Thomas Grogan, convicied of burglary in the third degree, were both sent to the Penitentiary for one y: lous Brown, who was caught im the act of breaking trunks open and stealing goods in the apartments of Antonio Sevasco, at No. 25 Crosby street, on Novernber 14, was sent to the State Prison for two years and six months COURT CALENDARS THIS DAY. All courts except the following and Marine Court, General Term, have adjourned for the term Surxsus Couxt—Cuampxns—Hela by Judge Law- rence—Assessmont Calendar.—Nos 160, 152, 163, 104, 165, 167, 169, 170, 173, 172, 175, 176, 177, 179, 182. 183, 184, 185, 156, 187, 183, 190, 199, 200 t0 229 inclusive. Motion Calendar,—Nos & ‘68, 17, 83, 89, 90, 99, 100, 125, 146, 149, 158, 159, 162, 212, 249, 200, '275, 277, 284 Surrxanx Cocat—sreciat Term—Held by Judgo Van Vorst.—Nos, 71, 96, 261, 850, 320, 687, 420, 266, 419, 426, 600, 447, 453, 464, 455, 456, $62, 467, 408, 472. 475, 605, 607, 509, 611, 612, 630, Surxews Cocnt—Cincvit—Pars 2—Held oy Judge Barrett.—Cage ob.—No. 414. No day calendar. Part $--Held by Judge Donohue —Nos. 1967, 16194, 1918, 1703, 148%, 1059, 1617, 1248, 1631, 1985, 15: Oa 194, T18, 657, 4261, 1 23, 8075, 419," 413, "Bi, 9, ie —GENERAL TenM—Aela by Judges edgwick and Sanford.—Nos, 12, 16, 17, 2 7, 1,40 Appeals from ordera —Noa 8, Common Pusas—Equitr tunu—Held by Judge Vaa Bruat.—Nos 25 and 36. Serenion Covrr—Srrcwt Tzrm—Held by Judge Bpeir.—-No day calendar. Court o¥ GuxrnaL Sussioxs—Held by Recorder Hackett—Vhe People va. James J. Foley, robvery; Same v5. Abrahas D. ancova and Themas Maxwell, robbery; Same vs. John Fitzgerald, burglary ; Saine vs. Jobo W.'Hendersou, burglary, Same vs, 1 dal, burglary; Same vs, Michael Brockman, b Same vs. Thomas iirown an i Same vs, James Gerrity and William Same vs. John H. Mountford, burglary! James McGrath, burg) Ame Vs, wm Same Va, Conrad Frouele, burglary; Same vs. Jacoy Triutel and others, burglary; Same vs, George Buckiand, felonious and battery; Same vs. Charies and John &. Fickel, felonious assault and battery; Samo va John 1. Rily, very; Same va. McCue, robbery; Samo vs, William McKenzie, grand larceny; Same Albert. Powell, grand Jarcony, Same vs Richard M, Logan, grand lar: cery; Same ys Robert Pearson, grand larceny; Samo ys Jonn Dwye: ud larcony; Samo vs. Bernard Ma- ban, grand larceny, Same ve David Joaonson and others, grand larceny; Same vs. Goorge H. Guilter, ob- cone literature; Same vs. Danie! Foley, peut larceny. Part 2—Judge Sutherland. —The People vs. Christo- pher Haug, burglary (continued), Now York Oyer and Terminer—Justico Davis,—Tho People vs. Ch Ralston, torgery (continued). A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS, THE WILL O¥ MR, THOMAS PARISH IN DISPUTE BEFORE SURROGATE DORLAND—AN EX- MAYOR'S DAUGHTER THE PRINCIPAL LEGATEE, Povcukrersts, Nov, 28, 1876. One of (he most important will cases that ever occu- Pied the attention of the legai authorities in this vicinity has been opened in the Surrogate’s Court in this city, before Surrogate Peter Derland, It is an offshoot of the celebrated Parish will case m Now York. The testator, Mr. Thomas Parish, was @ married man, but had no children, and died leaving property to the amount of nearly, if not quite, a quarter of a million of | dollars, Some time previous to his death he and his wife separated, Mr. Parish having adopted Susie Hayt, daughter of ex-Mayor Hayt, of Newburg, as his child. With her ho travelled abroad. Since the adoption the iriends of all parties concerned, inciuding the separated wile, the adopted daughter, who is a young lady, and the testator have taken sides, and the case is the chief topic of society gossip, There isto be a bitter contest over the will, and the air is: Mllee with seanda- lous reports and sayings, much of which will, no doubt, como to fight in. testumon: Learned counsel have been empioyed on both sidvs, and the separated wife or widew, and one or two other parties directly inter- ested, will do everything in their power to break the will, The will, though not allowed to be made public as yet, has been discussed in nearly every part of tho ciy, its conteuts having been scanned by many per- sons. It is known that it bequesths the bulk of de- ceused’s property to his adopted daughter, Miss Hayt, aud to James Yarish $5,000, Na- thantei B. Hayt, father of deceased's adopted daughter, $5,000; Thomas Parish Knight, $3,000; Robert Parish Frost, now deceased, on ob Joseph G. Frost, $1,000, and Mrs, Parish, $5,000, leaving to the adopted daugh- usie Hayt Parish, over $200,000. The executors ter B, Hayt and Nathauiel B, Hayt, The examination before the Surrogafc on Monday included mainly the taking of evidence trom persons who witnessed the will, Tho further hearing was adjourned until Wednesday, December 13, at ten o'clock. COURT OF APPEALS. ALBANY, Nov. 28, 1876 In Court of Appeals, Tuesasy, November 28, DKCISIONS HANDED DOWS, Motion for reargument denied, with $10 costs—Cen- tral City Savings Instituuion va, Walker, Judginent affirmed with costs—Batley vs, Bergen; Cotton vs, Fox; Barteau vs, Phoenix Insurance Com- pany; Kalvilersch ws. Kalbfleisch; Ginua vs, Secoud Avenue Railroad Company. Judgroent reversed and new trial granted, costs to abide event—Vietory vs. Baker. Orders of Generai aud Special Terms reversed and proceedings remitted to the Supreme Court, to the end thatit’ may proceed and consider the application on ils merits—Hewitt vs. Wood, Order granting new triai affirmed and judgment ab solute for respondent on stipulation, ‘with cosis— Ryall vs, Kennedy. Judgment reversed and judgment ordered declaring the chiid of ©. BE, Ward enutied tothe fund in con- troversy to the exclusion of the widow, costs of all parties to be paid out of the fund—Murdock vs. Ward. Appeal dismissed with costs.—Van Wort vs. Sull- man; Liddell vs. Paton, Order aflirmed with costs.—McLean ys. Heald; Rocb- ling vs. Duncan; Baylis vs. Scudder. No. 75, Dewoif vs. Williams.—Upon motion the cause was ordered back on the calendar to No. 31234. No. 287. Neuendorpf va. Duryea.—Motion to ad- Vance on the calendar denied, 38. Hand for motion. No, 404. Patton vs. New York Kievated Railroad.— Motion to dismiss the appeal RK. A. Pryor for motion, James E. Mott, opposed. The Court touk the papers. Roosevelt vs Luikert,—-Motion to dismiss appeal. Charies H. Rooseveit for motion, Martin J. Keogh, op- posed, ‘The Court took the papers, No. 160, Estes vs. World Mutual Insurance Com- pany.—Upon the motion of appellant's counsel, aj peai ordered discontinued, appellant to pay respon- dent’s costs. APPEALS PROM ORDERS, No, 297, In re Rhinelander.—Argued by Charles EB. } Miller tor appeilant; Hugh L. Cole fur respondent No. 398. In re Gardiner.—Argued by James A. Beer- ing for appellant, Hugh L. Cole for respondent, No. 225. In re’ Pengroet—Argued by ‘{nnothy KE. Noville for appellant, Hugh L. Cole tor respondent. No. 400, In re Zborowski.—Argued by Kuiot San- ford jor appellant, Hugh L. Cole for respondent. The following cages on the general calendar wore argued :— No, 39. Roaman vs Fincke.—Argued by James Clark for appellant, J. M. Van Vout for respondent No, 69. Security Bank of New York vs. National Bank of the Republic. —Argued by W. H. Peckham jor appetlant, Charles Tracy for respondent, CALENDAR. The following is the day caicndar for November 29, 1876:—Nos, 69, 25, 84, 1a, 82, Bi, 68, 4. ‘The Court takes a recess trom Wednesaay, the 29th, to Monday, December 4 CONTINENTAL INSURANCE Co. AtBaNy, Nov, 28, 1876 The application of the Attorney General for the appointment of @ receiver for the Continontal Life Insurance Company to supersede the present receiver, and for the dissolution of the company, came up betore Judge Osborne to-day on an order to show Hon, Henry Smith appeared for the Attorney 1, Judge Futierton aud John L. Hill tor Receiver Anderson, Hoo, Wiiliam Barnes and Frank Heid for the policy holders, Judge Fullerton moved to dismiss the proceedings on the ground that, as tho company had deca dissolved and was altogether out of existence, under @ regular Jndgment and order of the Court {% could not suow cause; also on the ground that tis cours bad no juris. diction. Alter a protracted argamontan order was enterod, roterring the application to R, V. DeWite proofs, &e., with power to sit in New York, CONFIDENCE THIEVES CAPTURED, Yesterday morning Sergeant Gastlin and Detectives Hay and Gannon, of the Steamboat Squad, arrested Walter Williams, alias Roberts, alias Corcoran, and William Foster, alias Fitzgerald, for swindling emi- grant, On last Saturday thoy defrauded James Henry, who was about taking passage on a White Star sleamship, of £150, aud the oporators supposed he had eatied for Europe, but Sergeant Gastlin subsequently got Henry from the pier in the bot:om of @ transicr coach, and had bim piaced on Ward’s Island under the care of the Commissioners, so that he could be obtained when the operators were captared. They had swindled, ina similar manner, out of £50 Mich: Matone, who sailed » week proviously for Europe, Edward Gonigalc, who tho weel before, out of £20 and William Fraser, another Euro- pean neg ml out of £200, The prisoners were arraigned Jadge Bixby at the Washington Place Police Cours yesterday and remanded for oxaminatipo, DUNCAN, SHERMAN & CO, PERTINENT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS BETWEEN EDWARD ¥. BROWN AND JUDGE SHIPMAN. ‘The examination of Judge Shipman, assignee of the bankrupt drm of Duncan, Sherman and Co., was com- meneed yeateraay afternoon by Mr. Edward ¥. Brown, attorney for & Grabam Haight and other creditors, His examination was beid in the office of Register Ketchum, which was uncomfortably erowded with spectators, among the number being Mr. William But ler Duncan snd a number of bis friends The main object of the examination was to find ont, if possible, what disposition bad beon made ef she $1,800,000 stated to have bees realized by Messra, Dunean, Sherman & Ca Just before their fa:lure, Considerable progress was made, Dut owing toa prior engagement by the Register the examination closed at Sve o'clock ard an adjournment wag taken until the 6th of next month Mr. Brown commenced tbe examination by a Judge Shipman :— Q Have you produced here the books and papers and checks called tor inthe suinmons? A I havo produced ati the check books and a considerable por- tion of the checks, Q Please examine the check book Inst used by the bankrupt and sce if you fd » stab of » cheek or checks drawn to the order of Captain Lozier within two weeks before the failure of Duncan, Sherman & Ca To the Register—The object of this question ts to show where ihe money caine from to buy a certain farm tn Virginia, which Mr. Duncan says in bis afd. davit. wae purchased with money belonging to bis wife. A, No, there i#no such check bere; 1 havea large number of checks, but not the one to which you refer. @ Please state what kind of checks you have pro- duced, state on what banke thoy are dri I ywosume they are all on Bank of New there are three kinds of chee exchange checks and cashier's cuceks; the casitor’s checks were drawn on Duncan, Shertnan & Co, by themselves und countorsigned by the easbier, Q Does the cashier's check book show to whom tho checks wore delivered and for what they wore drawn? A. I think i does. Q (Handing the witness a check book.)—Plense ex- amine she etubs of that book, beginning at the last check down back to July 14, ach one, A. The last check ts dated July 27 .and is drawn in tavor of Delafield & Fitch, for gold exchenge, $28,062; this check was drawn, but uo! tho following checks were also drawn:—July $30,000 for bonds, D. Watts & Co, § chandise; W, J. Hoyt, Hong Kong, #128 56; DP Fitch, $9,779, and for oxehange, £70,000; Jul field & Fitch, for bonds, $22,902.50, W. J. Hoyt, $5,600; Lady Milton, for exchange, 1, Waison Crow, 2,059; Souteim Brothers, Deiaeld & Fiteb, $34.598, Kennedy & 0, $1,000. The witness algo rendes lengthy list of checks drawn and paid on these dates, none of which, how- ever, ate subjects of dispnte or were paid outside the ordinary routine business of the firm, Q Do shese include the currency checks drawn by Duneag, Sherman & Vo. between the dates menuoned? A. No; but a small portion, 'Q. State what other checks there were? A. Checks ‘on account of exchanges on the Bank of New York. Q@ Have youthe siubs of the check book used by Mr. Wiiham Butler Duncan for bis private account? A. Iwas not aware that such an account existed, Q. Does the check stub for account of exchanges on the Bank of New York show to whom the money was paid? A. They do not, Q Then those checks were drawn to the order of the bank or us cashier? A. No; | wish to state that there are also some currency checks drawn in favor ol the cashier of Duncan, Sherman & Co, to furnish him with current funds. Q Can you teli in whose handwriting the cheoks aro drawn? A. I bave oot ali the ckecks here, but Ltnink they were all in the handwriting of members of the rm, Q In whose handwriting was the stub? A. That 1 cannot tell, Q Have you any acceptances drawn by Alexander Burgess between July 10, 1875, and July 27 of that year, or any books containiug agy record of such trans- actions? A, That question 1 cannot answer withoutan opportunity to exam‘ne the books Q. Will you be able to find out? A. 1 presume I shallif there are any such acceptances or records in existence, Mr. Brown here asked that the private check book of Wilham Butler Duncan should be preduced at the next examination and it was so ordered. Q. Have you any correspondence between Mr, Wiiliam Butler Dancan and his father? T mean rela- tive to the affairs of the firm, A. Ll havo not Q Have you any correspondence between Mr, Wiiliam Butler Duncan and a Mr. George A, Leet? AT have nothing of the kind here; f did not expect that you would wish ine to bring to-day all the books and papers that your requisition calls for, Q, What have you here? A, Only the check books.* Q Do you hold Mr. Duncan’s title to tho property on Staten Island, now owned, or formerly owned by him? A. lam notsure, I hold some titles, but I cannot tell exactly what they are unull I have an op. portunity to examine the Q. Please state who has paid you tho rent for this property during the past summer, A. Mr. R, W. Cameron has paid me rent for some of it. There are also two other tenants who bave paid me money, but 1 cannot recall their names at present, Q. Has Mr. Duncan or any members of his family occupied any of the property this summer? A. Not that | am aware of, @ Have they paid you any rent for any property either in this city or on Staten Island? A. Iam not aware that either Mr, Duncan or any member o! his fainily have occupied any property this summer which formerly belonged to the firm of Duncan, Sher. man & Co, Q,. Have you now, or did you bave at any time the titie to the property at the corner of Washington square and Filth avenue? A, That title is in my possession ; I have held it ever since the failure of the tirm. Q You have possession also of the property? A, I have. Q. Did you enter into possession directly you got tho title? A. My impression is that 1 did; I think on tho sane day. Q. Had Mr. Duncan’s family moved out then? A. I don't recollect the precise day Mr. Duncan vacated the premises; in fact, of my own knowledge I don’t know Vhat he ever occupied them, Adjourned, BUSINE} TROUBLES. Albert B. Davenport, hatter, of No, 99 Naseau street, has failed. A meeting of the creditors was held yesterday afternoon at the office of his father-in-law, Henry Cro- futt, No, 72 Greene street, but owing to the ubsence of one of the principal creditors no conclusion was ar- rived at. It is understood that he will offer to com- promise at twenty-five cents on the dollar cash, and a number of the cre jitors were willing to accept such a settlement, It is stated that the labitities will not ex- coed $10,000, and the greater part of his mdebtedaees ia held by his father-in-law, Higbie & wholesate shirt ,manufacturers of No, 267 Canal street, whose failure bas been announced, have Mubilities amounting to about $70,000, The assots are said to be suilicient to pay in full, if time bo allowed. The firm has transierred all its effects to George W. Bergen for the benofit of the creditors, who havo held a meeting but came to no definite conclu sion. Ezra Benedict, manufacturer of shoes and slippers at No, 8 Warten street, has His labuities Amount tonbout $26,000, and the actual assets are esti. mated at $16,000. An ofer to compromise at fitty cents on the dollar has been submitted to the creditors and a majority have signified their acceptance of the setiloment The iailure ts reported of R. M. Brundago, dealer in crockery and glassware at No, 830 5 and No, 65] Sith avenu ERIE RAILWAY ELECTION, e * ® large ‘oadway A SATISFACTORY EXPRESSION BY THE ENGLISH STOCKHOLDERS, ‘The annual meeting of the stockholders of tne Erie Ratiway Company for the election of directors, and for the transaction of such other business as might come before thean, was held yesterday from ten A.M. anti two P.M The Cha:rmas, so-called, of the election, was Mr. Charles A. Peck, who, tn the election repro nted mainly English shareholders, and tho secretary Mr. Macdonough. It was looked upon as @ very salistactory expression of confidence on the part of the English stockholders who now control the elec. that the same board waselected as held offico opposition, Wish the road in the hauds of the recoiver their action, of course, ts subject to his Jadgment, ahd therefore the directors are not looked upon ax occupying so"important a posi tion as they would wero the vast property otherwise piaced. Noverthelors, the ananimous decision by the election yesterday is looked upon by all concerned &s at expression of entire eatistaction with the present management of te road. The umber of shares rep- rerented in the election was 606,000, and the following gentlemen wore elected unanimously éirectors for 1876-7;—Hermann 2. Baltzer, John B. Brown, Thoma: Dickson, R. bay Sp Grant, Solomon & Guthrie, Giles W, Hotchkiss, Hugh J. Jowett, John Taylor Johnston, EKdwin D, Morgan, Asa Packer, Cortlandt Parker, Hotmer Ramadell, Marshall 0. Roberts, Samuel Sloan, Reory G, Stebbins, George F. Talman, J. Lowbor Welsh, The meeting of directors for the election of other officers wit! be held eight or ton days henoa, EAST RIVER BRIDGE, Tho great work prosecuted on the bridge yesterday ‘was tho shifting of the “carrier” rope from the north to the south sido of the towera and anchorages, Mr, ¥. ¥. Varrington superintended the work on the Brooklyn side, while Foreman Charlies Young took charge of the operations at the Now York anchorage, id William Dempsey supervised thas on the tower. sbiftiog of the “carrier” rope wm intended to aid in the work of stretching > Inst of the “eradie” eabies, which ts now lying a: .he pier, foot of the Brooklyn tower, The latter prot Fred on Friday next, This cabie, like the othor “cradles,” is 3,700 feet long, 24% inches in diameter and weighs about 9 ponnds to the foot When thia cable 18 iM position the laying of tho temporary foot vridgo will commence, If the weather proves favorable this foot bridge will be in readiness for the workmen early in Jauuary, ; children and are well acquit WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1876—TRIPLE SHEET. * CHILDREN’S AID SOCIETY. WORK OF THIS CHARITY DUBING THE LAST YEAR—THE TREASUBER'S REPORT, ‘The annual meeting of the Children’s Aid Society was held yesterday afternoon, at the American Na- tional Exchange Bank, No. 148 Broadway, President Wiliam A Boot tn the chair. ‘The Grat business was theeicction of trustees, The Fesult of the election was the choice of the following gentlemen to take the piace of those whose terms of office expired yesterday :—Messrs, Hooper ©. Van Vorst, John E. Williama, Charles ss, Whitcbead, David R Jucques and Charles P. Kirkland. Aiter the an- Rouncement of the election had been made the reports of the secretary aod treasurer of the society were read. ‘The secretary's report announced, among other in- toresting details, the following concerning “overcrowd- ing, subject to which the HeratD has given much attention in ite arguments for rapid wansit:— Is may be that “rapid transit,’’ with workingmen’s ‘ains, and the laying out of laborers’ villages im the will also relieve the city and correct the ter- nbie evil of overcrowding. 1p spe g of the causes of crime, the subdject of a recent legisiative Inquiry, the report contiaues as fi lows — The evrtls our society deals with are deep seated. Thoy spring especially from the way in which our working classes wre compeliea tolive. The crop of criminal children 1b this oity springs, as a matter of course, from the rank sot] of the tenement houses It twa disereait so she benevolence and intelligence of New York that vo trally “model bouse’ bas been butit here for she poor, The following quotation from the report may prove interesting to the Board of Educatton:— ‘Another {ruit{nl source of erimo, povorty and {dle- ness among children {2 the luck of suy iaw compelling education among youths nominally engaged in street trades, This deiect of the “Compnisory law?” will, undonbdtedly, in Ume be remedied, and the Board of Edueation, Uirough ite truant agents, will act upon this large class ag woll as upon the truants and idiers. ‘Tho report continues: There have beon provided with homes and employ- mont during the year 16s ant ‘32 34 tees eeeeesees . 3,989 Total sent since 1853, oo see 44,578 It will be remembered that for years we have been urging the foundation of an uptown lodging house on toe east side, near Thirty-ffth etreet, This was kindly brought about last winter by the assistance of a benevolent lady and gentieman, The rooms occupied by the lodging house are hired of the Pheips Mission, » 314 Kast Thirty-fifto street, tne society having, med the expense of uearly all constructiun an outtit excopt for the outer walls and stairways. WORK OF THE THAR. Thero were during the past year in-our six lodgtn; houses 14,584 different boys and girls; 266,665 mea: and 198,618 fodgings were suppiied. In the twenty day and tweive evening industrial schools were 10,345 chil- dren, who were taught and partly fed and clothed (481,303 meals were supplied); 3,989 were sent to good homies, mainly in the West; 1,770 children wero aided with food, medicine, &¢., thro! ‘ue “sick chilaren’s fund; 2,195 children enjoyed the benefit of the “Sea- side Home)” averaging 157 children per week); 464 girls bave been instructed in the use of the sowiug ma- chines in the Girls’ Lodging House. There have been §, 102 orphadis in the lodging houses and 1,165 provided with homes. Total number ander charge of the soci- ety during the yeur was 33,347, SUMMER HOME FOR POOR CHILDREN, This beautiful charity, origmally founded by Mrs, A. P. Stokes, Jr.,. 18 now supported by a number of triends and trustees of the seciety. The report of Mr. Holt gives a detailed account of ite azeful workings during the past hot summer, at Batn, L. 5 children enjoyed its benefits, the most remaining a week, and showing many good effects trom the sea bathing and country air and food. We trust that at length some kind friend of this charity may purchi a place tor the Summer Home and thus make it a pel manent branch of this association. SICK CRULDREN’S FUND, ‘ In no summer has so much been accomplished and so judiciously by.this branch of our charny as during the past summer. Mr. Caider’s interesting report wil give the details, In addition to 1,253 cases relicved by him the West Side branch, the teachers and visitors, huve aided 517 persons, mainly during the winter. Tho teachers form an admirable corps for distributing medicines and sick supplies, as they reach some 5,000 ted with the most needy families whose little ones are inthe schools. This form of affording aid entails no expense for labor and 18 seldom liable to imposition, Nothing, however, is given out by the society for this purpose, except it is sent in for this especial object. In many respects this has been the most important year cf the society's beneficent work; a greater num- ber of homeless cuildren have been sheltered, fedand taught in our lodging houses than ever before; a greater number of destitute children having homes, have been taught, fed and clothed in our industrial schools; nearly the same number of homeless bave been sent to homes and placos of employment, whilo the accounts from those previously sent have been singularly encouraging. More sick and destitute chil- dren have been aided in the “sick 1und’’ and the Sum- mer Home than ever before, THE TREASURER’S REPORT. ‘The troasurer’s report shows the following condi- tion of the society’s finances for the year ending No- vember 1, 1876:— Total receipts Total payments. $214,489 43 213,438 16 Balance on hand. $1,051 27 BOARD’ OF . POLICE. Ata meeting of the Board of Police yesterday, Gen- eral Smith presiding, the contract forsupplying the Police force with new winter hats was awarded to Crofut & Knapp, at $2 75 per hat Patrolman Smittberg, of the Twenty-ninth precinct, was fined ten days’ pay for stopping at the Fifth Ave- nue Hotel on his way to the statiou house with James Purcell, the messenger employed by the Democratic National Committee, whom he arrested on the chargo ot having forged bonds, which charge was preferred by Colonel Drake Deki Patrolmen Sheeban, Twenty-ninth, and Brun, First Precinct, were distnissed from the department, The resignation of Mr. John Peacock, for many years Record Clerk tn the Central Office, was accepted. BOARD OF HEALTH. The Board of Health met yesterday and transacted considerable routine busines: A hearing was accorded to a delegation of drovers, who urged the granting of permission to drivo cattle through certain streets at night. After much discus- sion tue following resolution was adopted :— Resolved, That on and alter December 1 the Sanitary Su. perintendont may issue permits for cattle driving on Fourth avenne, from Sixtleth streetto Fortieth strevt, and from the Sixticth street vard through the transverse road at Sixty- Gitth street to Fifth avenne, through Sixty-fifth street to houses, the cattle not to he ynrds before midnucht nor after five A. M.; ou the drivers are orderly and quict and that sate daily cleaned betore eight A.M. These permits to be revoked Uy the Sanitary Superintendent on violation of the above conditions. The following is a synopsis of the President's report to the Mayor ior the quarter ending September 30, 1876: Cases of Contacions Disean fe scarlet fever, 195 sles, OY; divhtheria, fever, 2 Vaccinations, 1,15; total vaccinations, 4,724. Meat and Fish Condemne pounds of meat, 800 pouud 4,009 pounds of cnuued m \—Typhns fever, 4; typhoid cerebro-spinal meningitia, rellow 3,572; 913 barrels of fish, 11,200 ultry, S00 pounds of turtle, ver 30, 1876, 8,999; tor corresponding period 1873, 5,u8s; + for correspon riod 1372, 10,025 / The following abstract presents several other caus and deaths in pai Diarrberal disens comparison of the of mortality tm iminntile deaths institutions for the quarter :— » I64; bronchitis, 203; pu 897; phtiieis puimonstisy 1,045: children under ve yours of age, 6,185; aouths in instiations, 1,838, The following 1s the weekly report of Dr, Nagi Deputy Regi: of Records; “ During the week edding Saturday, November 25,1876, 478 doaths were rexisicred in the buread, Being n decrease E id 79 of 2 as compared with the procedine week, aa ess than The number reported the corresponding week of 187. ctual number of deat which occurre nding Nevember LS was 426, which is 62.6 bi 0 10F bay! os a 79 per 1. a odes The tollowing i# & comparative statement of cases of contagious disease reported at this bureau for the two weeks ending November 25, 1876;— —— Week y= Now 18 zig b Sted 1 ree 1D * es om L ba “EXTINCT LOVE. Augusta Mann, No, 827 East Fourteenth street, caused (ne arrest last week of her husband Frederick, & barber, for assaulting and abusing bor, He was let go atthe Fifty-seventh Stroet Court on promising to ro- form bis ovil ways On Monday evening he again aswaulted his wile and tried to cut her throat with « razor. Le was sont to the Island in default of $10 tno and $400 bail to keep tho peace, ANOTHER MISSING MAN. The police were yesterday notified of the mysteri- ous disappearance of J. C, Plattner, of Auburn, N. Y. Ho was last seen on tho morning of tho 21st tnst., at ‘he store of Haviland & on eight | Barclay strect, os be Faience as By. Ey e inches in jut forty years o! = ty yi gray picks, Be, dani seanes 4 pes ei MARRIAGES AND DEATHS, aennnnemeeeemeed MARRIED, Batpwix—Dixox.—On Wednesday, Nov. 22, at the meee of ap bride's father, by the ler iat Millets, Biron, al of ew York. Necarde = WicksteaD—Grxexe.—On Wednesday, Novembet 22 by the Rev, J. 3. Taxoporsg T, Wice STBAD to SaRau A. GREENE, : . DIED. ALLIEN.—On Saturday evening, November 25, Tom F., daughter of Henry VY, Allion, in the 22d year of her age. Funeral will take place this (Wednesday) morning, at half-past ten, from the Church of St. Vincent de Paul, 23d sl, near 6th av. ALYAREA—ANTONIO ALVAREZ Y Davatos, of com gestion of the brain, @ oative of Matanzas, Caba, aged 40 years. Relatives and friends are respectfully invitea to attend the funeral, from tho regidence of bis brother- 3 36 West 15th st, and to the of St. Francis Xavier, 16th st, on Thursday, t ten o’clock A. M., and from thence to AsuweLt.—At New Brunswick, N. J., on November 28, Georok AsuWeuL, in tho 53d year of Dis age, Boston papers please copy. Biii.an.—At City Island, op Tecetay Morynnee 1876, Jons ¥., son ot Wilson and Mary Billar, aged ears. * The relatives and friends of the family are respect- tully invited to attend the funeral, trom his late resi- dence, City Isiand, on Thursday, November 30, at 2. o'clock P.M. Brooxs—The members of Shakespeare Lodge, No, 750, ¥. and A. M., are requested to attend the tuncral of the wife of our Past Master, B, Brooks, from her late residence, No. 452 West 24th st., this (Wedni ry day, atten o’clock A.M. WILLIAM B: NNETT, W. M. J. Jasnson Ravitaxn, Secretary. Buciaxay.—After a few hours’ illness, Epwarp Bucuanay, aged 42 years. ‘The Sir Knights of Morton Commandery, No. 4, K. T., are requested to assemble in the asylum, Masonic Halli, in full uniform, this day (Wednesday), at twelve M., for the purpose of paying knightly honors to Sir Knight sdward Buchanan, deceased. Sir Knights of sister commanderies are courteously and fraternally javited to join with us, By order of JERE. & BAKER, Command Wrsiey B. Cucren, Recorder, Buayert.—Suddenly, November 27, Denoran, wid. ow of the late Benijah J. Burnett, in the 88th year of ber age. Relatives and friends respectfully invited to at- tend her funeral, trom the ence of her son-in-law, Isaiah Butcher, No. 209 Nassau st., Brooklyn, on Thursday, November 30, at one o’clock P, M. Durry. —Catuxnise, wite of Patrick E, Duffy, in the 80th year of her age, native of coanty Longford, Iro- land, at her late residence, 427 Wést 16th st. Notice of tuncral to-morrow, Dosennxrry.—At Morrisania, on Monday, 27th inst, of consumption, Exizanytu, eldest danghver of the late William A. DeGuerro, in the 31st year of age. Hor remains will be taken to Freeport, 1. 1, for ine terment, on Wednesday, 29th inst, Ennets.—At Stamford, November 27, 1876, Axm Srannvry, wile of the late Daniel Ebbets, of this city, , agod 86. athe funoral will take place on Friday, December 1, atSt. John’s church, Stamford, at half-past two FP. M. Carringes will be in waiting at depot for trains leaving New York at 10:10 A. M. and 12M. Rolatives aad friends are tuvited to attend, | Ga.LLacueR.—On Sunday, Novembor 26, after a tong {llneas, Jouy W. GALLAGHER, aged 46 years, His remains were interred in Calvary Cemetery, Haas.—On Monday, November 27, at four o'clock A. M., Bentma, beloved wile’ of Simon Haas, and daugiter of J. D. and Clara Motzger, axed 3344 years. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to at- tend the funeral on Wednesday, November 29, at ten o'clock A. M., from her late residence, No, 12 Mitchell lace (Enst 49th st). 7 ane semper 33 King Solomon Lodge No. 279, F. and A, M., are requested to attend the funeral of ti wife of Brother Simon 8, from No. 12 Mitchell place (East 49th st.), on Wednesday, November 29, at ten o'clock A. M, ADOLPH ASCHER, Mast Harrs.—On Monday morning, the 27th inst. Euiza> BETH, wito of Jaines Hayes. The relatives and ‘ricnds of the family are respect fully invited to attend tho funeral, from her Inte resi- denco No. 206 Elm at.,on Wednesday, the 29th inst, at ball-past nine A. M. Her remains will be conveyed to St. Patrick's Cathedral, where a solemn high mass of requiem will be offered for the repose of her soul; thence to Calvary Cemetery for interment, Henpusx,—At Washington, D. C.,on Sunda; vember 26, 1876, of heart disease, Mr’ Marr HeEnpwen, formorly of Louisville, Ky. Interment at Port Jefferson, L. 1., on Wednesday. Hussey.—Suddenly, at Yonkers, Saraw, belo’ wife of Robert C. Hussey, in the 31st year of Ler age. CaRTox.—At his residence, in Sedgwick, Muine, Colonel Row.axp Car.tox, aged §8 years. Jauxs.—At bis residence, Beaconsfield, near Liver- pool, England, November 27,’ Danren James, aged 15 ears, 2 Kxvsg.—On Monday, November 27, 1876, Gascwta Krcskx, aged 69 years, 3 months, 7 days. The relatiyes und friends, aad also the mombers of Amt. Vendener Club are respectiully mvited to attend the funeral on Thursday, November 30, at one o'clock, from the pecuecte of her son, 1,392 3d av., between 79th and 60th sts, jKceenmas.—At his residence, Dutch Kills, Long island City, Micuaxt KuGELman, aged 56 years, Relatives and friends aro tuvited to attend the faneral, from his late residence, at one o'clock P. M., this day. La ToRRe BuENo.—On Monday, November 27, in the Sist year of his age, Jose M. La Torxk BurNo, attaché to the Peruvian Legation in the United States, His remaing will be conveved, on Friday, Decembor 1, trom his late residence, 657 Lexington av., to St. Stephen’s church, where @ high requiem mass will be said at half-past ten A M.; from, thence to Calvary Cemetery. Relatives ard friends are respectfully in- vited to attend, Lorser.—In Paris, Franeo, on Tuesday, November 28, MatHuL.pE, beloved wife of Frederick Loeser, of Brooklyn, N. ¥., im ner 38th year. Funeral notios hereatter. Maunoxy. —On Monday, November 27, Mary J., the beloved wife of P, J. Mahony, of child birth. ‘The relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from her late residence, No, 257 7th st, on Thursday, November 30, at ¥ o’clock A.M. Herremaing will be conveyed to St. Bridget’s church, corner 8th st. and ay. B, where a solemn high mass of requiem will be offered for the ropose of her soul, thence to Calvary Cemetery, at 1 o’clock P. M., for interment, -At his residence, 841 3d ay., on Tuesday, 28tu inst, Joun T. MEEHAN, aged 34 yt Notice of funcral hereafter. Mii.er.—On Sunday, November 26, 1876, Jamzs L, MILLER, aged 63 yt Relatives and friends of the ily and those of his sons, George 8. and Jumes W., are respectiully invited to attend the funeral, from the Church of the Divino Paternity, Rev. E. H. Chapin, D. D., corner Sth av. and 45th st,, on Wednesday, 20h inat,, at one o'clock, P, M. ‘The members of the Firemen’s Bull Commitics aro requested to meet at the réoms of the Sparta Clnb, corner 57th st, and 8d av., on Wednesday, November t12 o'clock M., for the purpose of attending tho {funeral of our late associate, James L. Milier. By orde! JAMES CAMERON, Secretary. The members of the Sparta Ciub are requested to miect at their rooms on Wednesday, November 29, at 12 o’clock noon, to attend jn a body the funeral of our Inte President, James 1. Miller, deceased. JAMES R. DAVIES, Vice President Jons C. Kang, Secretary. The members of the Hoboken Turtie Club aro re- quested to mect at the rooms of the Sparta Club, cor- ner 57th st, and 3d ay., on Wednesday, November at tweive o’clock M., for the purpose of attending the funeral pet _ ream James L. Miller. ALEX. E. AE SaMURL H. EVERETT, Vice Presidente, Grorcr B. Dxank, Jr, Acting Secrotary. Morrisox.—Suddenly, on Tacsday, Jane P., wife of A._W. Morrison. Rolatives and friends are respectfully invited to at- tend her tuneral, on Thursday, at two P. M., from her lato residence, 134 Nassau st, Brooklyn. 0’Coxxon.—On Tuesday, Novembor 28, Patrick O'Coxnon, Jate of Crinkle, parish of Birr, Kings county, nd, aged 84 years and $ months. Fuueral on Thursday, November 30, at two o'clock, Yrom his late residence, 402 East 20th st. Prrrit.—At Newtown, L. 1., ou Monday, November 27, ANNIR pTLER, beloved wife of Jobn D. Pettit No- bo ‘phe relatives and friends of the family are respect. fully invited to attend the funeral, from the Presbyto. rian church, Nowtown village, on Wednesday aiter- noon, at two o'clock. Luinois papers please copy. Ross.—In Brooklyn, ou Tuesday, Novembor 28, Mrs. Mania Unsnorrver Rosx, in the 93d year of her age. The relatives and friends are respectiully invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of her daugh- ter, Mrs. Mary A. Cahoon, No, 526 Nostrand av., Brookiyp, on Thursday, November 30, at ten o’olock AL mY, pied peur Ps . le t,—suddenly, of pneumonia, MAR: wife of Andrew Stott, 60 years, ne Funeral from her late residence, No, 241 South 6th st, Brookiyn, E. »., Thars is one o'clock. Inter- ment in Greenwood. Suow:er.—Cnar.es A, SHownER died November 28, in his 28th year. heiatives and friends of the family are rospecsta! invited to attend the funeral, on Friday, December at two o'clock, from the rasidence of his father, John W. Showiler, 20 Morton st, without :urther notice, Squiwx.—On Monday, November 27, of scarles tever, Guxtacpg Epxa Sqvikr, daughter of J. Benuey and Addie W, Squier, aged 6 years 6 months, int + Hanover, N. J,, ton o'clock, November 29, ‘Tvsiiu0,—At Havana, Guba, on the 2st inst, Epwarp WasiixGtox, beloved son of Manuel Trajillo and Joaquina de Arredondo, in his 22d ye Torxixctoy.—On Sunday, November resi- dence of her son-in-law, James Rowe, East 60th. st, Mra, Many TurkixGToy, aged 79 years. Relatives and friends of the family aro respectfully invited to attend the funeral services, in the Sixty-first street ME, church, betwoen 2d and 3a avs., Wednesday, November 29, at one o'clock P. M. County Armagh and Belfast (ireland) papers please copy. aah eter, Neri, Pea a 8 Fesidence fm the 49th year of his age lbtbe ic a ty Funeral at Danbury, Conn. Warskx.—Of pneumonia, on November 27, D, Hryry, oe Ht yay aud Josefa Wi\jen, aged 3 years, 3 months ays. The tunoral wili take place from the rosidence of his parents, 21 East 37th st Wednesda: Ferber 26. at nine bai areas iNG.—On Sunday mornin Wisc, tm the 40th year ot hi ahaa apie Relatives and friends are invited to attend the fune- Tal services, at hia late residence, 231 West 11th Bt, on Wednesday, November 20, at two o'clock, lntormens Woediawa Cemesery on Thursday,