The New York Herald Newspaper, December 6, 1876, Page 14

te 4 bide oeindecioaitcl HUNGRY AND HOMELESS. Increasing Numbers of' the City’s Destitute. THE “TRAMPS” AND THE WORTHY Poor, Mechanics Crowding to the Island— What They Say. SAD CASES OF WANT. 1f, as many fear, the coming winter should prove a Bard one, all humane persons may reasonably cry out in the prayer that is ever in season, “God help the poor!” Already the signs of distress among deserv- ing classes are appearing, Most pitiable sights, like many that have long been hidden in the bumble tene- ment rooms, come belore the world in all their misery. Men, young, strong sod willivg to earn their bread, Bre beginning to abandon all hope of work, and at last Seek the shelter of a public institutjon to save them- Selves trom starvation. Men with wives and children to support eke out the most wretched existence, from day to day, depending on the wile’s efforts to earn a few dollars, or perhaps on the slender assistance given by Felatives woe have but very little to give, THE “eUsERs, "7 Aliusion is not bere made to the professional “tramp,” who may be scen at all hours in the streets lazily passing the time. tn all the side streets of the city, around the low groggeries, at the corners and in the neighborhood of the gin distilleries, these indulent vagabonds, looking the fiithy, good-for-nothing crea- lures that they are, may be mot, At night time these aseless members of the community seek shditer in a Hation Louse, not always to procuro it, as there is a standing order from Police Headquarters not to admit thein, Were these people to be allowed lodging in tho Station houses new dormitories for their special use Should be fitted up. When they appear at the ser- geant’s desk they aro speedily disposed of, and they then disappear to loiter in doorways, areaways or wherever else they can stretch their lazy bones, But still they keep on applying at the police stations every night, taking the chance to gota lodging by accident, In the case of the besotted looking members of tis genus the police lodge them for the night in @coll, and next morning present them to a magistrate bo bave them sent to the Island as vagrants. To the proiessional “tramp”? or bummer’? the Island nas the greatest terrors. Rather than go thero these fellows would sufler upy privation in the streets, doubtless because on the Island they would have to stretch their lazy imbs and do some work. Anything for them rather than work. Women are always among the number of the homo- less unfortunates; sometimes cbildren, who always get the preference of whatever accommodation there may bo. STARVING MECHANICS. The number of mecbanics now in desperate want is assuming au alirmiug magnitude from day to day, It is feared that within a tew weeks the public mind will be startled by revelations of distress now screened trom the world’s eyes behind the manly price of the tuilerere But how have the thousands of mechanics And laborers lived who were die last summer? There das not by that stimulus to trade which would suilice to give halt ot them bread. Many of them, no doubt, wandered to other cities, but as niany came here trom those cities in the vain hope ot tinding There ste so many tradesmon out of work that tle can be expected irom the few employed in y of comuired effort to assist those who have been for along time idie and for whom shere 1s very litte chance for work for the winter. It is a sure Indication that all hope must be gone when mechanics are applying to 4 station house or a police court to be the Island, and for several days past mechanics Zab the police courts ior committals to this last refuge ‘4. ISLAND REPUGERS, A HekaLD reporter called at the Tombs and had & con hon with Warden Quinn and bis deputy, Mark Finley, ou this sudject, Moth officials stated that the present outlook for workingmen seemed to be very unpromising. They did wot remember that fo many respectavie meu nad been ina nember of years tumates of the Tombs on their voluatary way to the Island. Warden Quinn took the reporter to his record books Aud showed lim therein the register for several days Past uf the mechanics who ‘asked to be sent to the Almshouse, ‘Tbe idbowing were the numbers:— A DISMAL LIST. Number of Number of Date Mechanics, Date. Mechanics, November November 28. 8 November November 29 November Des ber 1 November December Novewber 27 December 3. THN SUFFERING TRADES. On Monday the trades represeuted among the twenty anics committed Were puinters, tulors, shoe- Makers, bakers, cablvetimakers, laborers, drivers, sea- men, wachiwists, blacksmiths, farmers, masons, car- penters, curriers, "iougshoremen and engineers, Among the twenty-five on Saturday last were several ocng girls, Who yave the: occupation as domestics, hese numbers are exclusive of the applicants at the Harlem ana Fifty-seventh street police courts, trom which the men are taken directly to the Island, MRLPING THEM HOME. Every forencou Commissioner Cox visi's the Tombs And converses with the elass of men above relerred 1a, He examines them pretty closely, lest any imposition Might be practisea in procuring the free travslers to Oller States which are given te proper persons when they wish Lo return to the citres from which they came, Yesterauy the cost of travelling was supplied io men trom Bangor, Albany, Philadelphia, New Haven, Boxton nd Scranton who had fuiled im getting work in New ork and had no means of returning to thew trienda, INTRRVINW WITH THY MECHANICS. The reporter, through the court ot Warden Quinn, visited (he uniortunates who were w to the Island. Ono of the keepers w Within the outer gaies, and be was taken into a large eheeriess room, dimly lighted, bat freshly white- Washed, in which were huddled together some tity mn. A few conversations suiliced to show that these men had experienced the bitter pangs of hunger, the dying out vl bope of work andthe birth of despair, Their pames are not given lor obvious reasons, NG MONKEY, XO HO A blacksmith said he baa becn at work in Philadel pbia from December to May, when, the job baving teased, he came tv New York and got work for six weeks in Bayard street, near the Bowery. Tbe movey be had saved has been all gone for severaldays, He busi no friends upon whom ho could call, no Lope of work at any wages. ‘A machinist said tbat he had been working in New York vil and on tor about seven years, or Was now out work five months Had worked four months uy in Philadelphia. When work was dull members of bis trade went round from city to eity tor jobs. No money. No hope ot work. Auother machinist said he was a native of this city, and bad worked here seventeen years, Had been out ot work for several months, aud knew tweive brother craitsmen who were oat’ as long. Nu money. No hope ot work. A carpenter said that he had been outof work four Months Busmess had been bad for two years, giving only occasional jobs, There were hundreds of bis tel- Jow craftsmen out of work im this caty, No money or friends. No hope of work. A stone cutter stated that he bad been four months ‘ont of work, but bad a nine wonths’ job previously at Strathers’, in Philadelphia. The money saved was all gone, No triends in the city, No hope of work, e TRE CROWD IN THE OKLL One cold scarcely see a more dejected crowd of Men than that which filled this prison hall, Scattered Among the Tespectable mechanics were some of the wily detected city “buammers,” whose bloodshot tyes, inilamed features and brazen air contrasted birangely with the pallid, downeast taces of the honest workingmen. But the “hummers’ tf they were brazen were also very much subdued, and evidently hada dread of the Island and the work. Whilo tue reporter was in the hail a prison attendant entered bearing a large basket of bread, a “chumk’? of which Was given 10 each one of the inmates. STILL THEY GO Yesterday the diemal scene was repeated. Justice Duily, at Uieir own request, sout several able-bodied men, Complaining of want of work, mostly mechanics, to the care of the Commissioner of Charities and Corrections, IN THE TRNEMENT HoUSKS, In the tenewent houses, where the mechanics reside, the dread of the coming winter's periis 18 not kept locked and concealed. It is impossible to sulle the ory of the “wolt”” Everyth.ng in the tutnre, wen whey tpeak themselves, looks dark and hopeless for the workingmen. How are they to live, then, to pall thre the winter, «xcept some from (hose to whom fortave bas A HeRALD reporter yesterday visited some tenem houses and bad several conversations with working: nieuw relative to ihe situation, Said one of these meu:— “This ciection muddle i nwking thing! us. Nybody secius 10 have auy heart ior enterprise. 1 know trades in whiten there ought to be five men working Where bow there is only one, What is to be- some of the touridie men’ You will hear people Bhat they ought \o try thetr chances somewhere els atid Again Chat twey ought to turn their bands to any. tbng and everything. Where will they go to? Bot to rome of the other large cities, things are jus’ bud asthey are here, Mechanics from these Cities visit New York allthe time in the hope of getting a job, which they could not get in th Lies to which they belonged, Luey may be see ily golug round irom soup to shop; but it does nov juke them loug (6 discover how things are iv New York. Then us to that very fumiilur advice which 18 piicn in the mouths of those who themsetves aro snugly situated—‘Turn your 4 to anything and erything; have pusb; don"t be sticking to your | trade alone whon that is dull'—it may be a very NEW YORK y way of disposing of the case, but the “only diticulty is that there is nothing for the men to turn their bands to, There is searce a trade that the winter bas not terrors tor. Idie men belonging to every branch of industry parade the streets already. But it is not so much this actual present time in which the worst of the trouble liex It isin the coming winter months that the destitution lies lurking, waiting for us prey. 1 have uo hesitation in Saying LMat but fow can realize bow serious ts the condion of the in this city who are a ent for their living on occasional jobs iu their respective trades. Perhaps itis not advisable to raise a cry vi alarm. It would be better if the dif. culty could be generously dealt with wut it isa fact that there are thousands of men in this city at this moment who would be unabie to tell you. if you asked them, how they are going to get bread this winter.” POOR RELIEF PROSPECTS. Another tateliigent mechanic, who like bim whose opinion Is given above, would not have bis uaime pub- Nshed, suid:—"1 am acquainted with numbers of work- ingmeh who have families to support, who can see no prospect of support durimg the coming winter months. Already the cry of verty is beginning to he heard in the tenement houses, where the working classes reside, [coud teil you of some pain- ful ¢ n so early in the Season, have oc- . those 10 Whom | refer woald not, if humes ur their poverty made known to the world. Reliet was afforded them. But that re- iet came from such a source that it would be impossi- ble to have a continuance of it. I suppose other such cases as those Which came under my notice might be met with in other parts of the But as the season advances the number of the penuiless will be increas- ing and the sources of reliet be constantly getting crippled for mouey uuless some temporary supply is aflorded them for this winter’s emergency, | The truth is, that there is po prospect for ter, When you remember the dulness of the times for so long a time you will understand how straitened must be the condition of the working classes, 14 18 nOt this winter as if former seasons had been good, and the little savings of the men, with the credit they could get at the stores, wouid tide them vver the worst part of the season, The savings, when any at all, are sure to be very sinall, and I am atraid havo been but little more than suilicient to enable them to keep going on until the present time, There need be very little reckoning on the money saved. Wages have been reduced, reots have not been; work has not been steady, but the drag lor the necessaries of lite has boen just the same No reliance need be placed on the trade societies, ua they Dave been for a long time more or less disorganized. There must, then, be either work or charity, Ag the prospect is that there will be avery dull winter in all braoches ot trade public relief would seem to be the only chance left to save thousands of people from all the miseries of destituuon, | Know that already sev- crul mechanles have applied at the police courts for permission to zo to the workhouse on Blackwell's Toand. Just think of tho terrible strazgle that, these men must have passed through before taking such a course as that! The workingman, remember, is very fensitive even about receiving charity in any shape or form. What, then, must he be driven to when he asks, in order to be saved from starvation, that he be sent to the protectory for criminals, to be the fellow in the Tombs ol every loater and ' vagrant whom tho police pick up as huisauces, to be the boggur ata police station for a place to lay his body for a nighv’s fodging, in order to be out of the streots! A work- ingman must be bard pressed when he gues Vbrough this ordeal, But what can he do when it comes ta the last? He cannot beg on the streets; ho does not want to steal, nor is he mean enough to be- come a “bummer” ora ‘loafer,’ und be may be too proud to eke out a subsistence from such little money as triends or relatives would be badly able to afford him, So the Island becomes to some poor fellows the only shelter left, and { think that, as ‘provention is better than cure,” the wealthy men of this city ought soon to take some action to meet the ceriaia hard limes which are betore a large class of the commu- nity this winter, it would be much better to act at once ihan to defer a relief that is certain to be needed, koe ascertuin in this city to be granted, sooner or later, can be now seen work this — win- so far as HELP KACH OTHER, A workingman, not a regular mechanic, sai “It seems to me that as tho prospect is so bad the workingmen themselves ought to take the initiative in a movement for their own relief, 1 notice that when politics, or trade urgauizatiuns, or the settlement ot rivalries, of questions affecting the trades afford a chance for public meetings and private caucuses, we are treated to quite enough of that sort of taing. Now itis beyond all doubt that here among us living in tenement houses throughout the city there is even now a large share of destitution, and it ts certain that joing to have as hard a winter as We could well stand even in the best of times, Complaints have been made, I know, that there has been nothing done either to procure work for the idle or to procure bread for those who are willing to work ana can get no work on account of the pecu- har ‘businees situation of the country. Thoso in distress will havo to walt until the press comes to the rescue, and even then the full share of the misery endured cannot be exposed to the public eye, Itseems to me that this winter 1s, for many reasons, a very ex- ceptional one, and I am pessae that the proper course to adopt a8 to have the workingmen themuclves take this matter in hand; not for the purpose of giving each other mutual financial aid, for thut would: be im- possible, but for the purpose of ascertaining beyond all doubt tho actual condition of the working classes at this time and the probable condition in which they will be placed during the coming winter months. Then, having got the correct facts, they should appeal at once to the rich and the well to do to come to tho help of shore who cannot possibly help themsolver ‘'bis would at once put the workingmen in a true position. The press, T have no doubt, would give the men every help, an the result would be that some properly organized sys- tem of relict would be established, There is no doubt but that the prospect abead is very alarming. It wouid be much better to meet the ditfculty trom both sides than to have the cries of destitution ringing through the city without anybody knowing whenco immediately they came. If there 18 auy exaggeration m what so inany of the mechanics affirm to be a fact the proper persons to set that right would be the mechanies themselves, who might reasonably be ex- pected to prevent any imposition or fraud uuder such cireumstances, ”? CASES IN POINT. Three sad cases of destitution were brought to our ROtice yesterday, and trom the story teld to one of our reporters by the chief sufferer, Mrs. Harris Madi- son, she appears to be a worthy object of charity. Mra, Madison, who lives on the top floor, back room, of No 160 Greenwich street, stated that on the 8th of Jaty last her busband left her, st bo ‘was going to Philadelphia; but since that time she bas discovered that he lett the Battery that day on a dory or small bout, alone, intending to cross the ocean init Sie bas been in the greatest distre: ever since has two children, « boy three years old a little girl, born one month after husband left b She is now without money and without food, and is about to be turned into tho street by her Iandiord tor ment of rent, other case exists at No. 94 Frankfort street, in There a reporter found Henry Woodason, with bis wile and three cuiidren, The hesband is an Englishman who has ouly been four weeks in this country. The family is friendiess and utterly destitute of jood and bed clothing, Woodason bas vecn industri- ously seeking work, but bas not found any. There ix au aged and childless couple, the woman helpless from rheamatism, living im the rear of the house, 422 Third avenue, whose case appeals to the charity and sympathy of the benevolent. They lostail bata little tu the collapse of the Third Avenue Savings Bauk, and that little is now exhausted, A MAN OUT OF WORK ATTEMPTS SUICIDE. Charles B, Orton, aged twenty years, belonging in Lewronceville, Pa, attempted suicide yesterday by taking morphine, He was found suffering from the eifects by the Church street police and sent to Belle- vue Hospital, Inability to procure work ts the cause assigned by the would-be suicide for the act. PAUPERISM, WHAT THE STATE BOARD OF CHARITIES HAVE DONE DURING THE YEAR—A GOOD WORK. Tne Stare Board of Charities held its quarterly meeting yesterday at the Filth Avenue Hotel, John V. L. Pruyn presiding. The members of the Board present were:—Commissioners Pruyo, Letchworth Roosevelt, Devereux, Hoguet and Mra, Lowell, Dr, Charles 8. Hoyt was present in the capacity of secretary, and Mr. Jamos 0. Fanning a8 assistant secretary. The business transacted was for the most part informal, and was specially directed toward the framing of the annual report which 1s to be presented at the meeting to be held at Albany on Decembe: The prosentation and anditing of reports from State almshouses for the support of paupers was one of the matters under consideration, The following ap- propriations wero passed:—Albany city up to Septem- ber 30, §: Suffolk county, $319 50; Broome county, $278 04; St, Lawrence county, $157 43; 0 county, $236 57; Ouonduga county, $210 0% THK QUESTION OF IMMIGRATION, Messrs, Do Forest and Lynch, ot the i gration, Walled upon the Commissioner: their indorsement of a bill which is now beiore Congress, with the view of regulating — im- migration, The Board took no immediate action with reference to this measure, bat appornted Messrs, Hoguet and Rooseveit a committee to constder the matter, so that the Board night embody its conclu. sions on the sudject in 148 auoual report tothe Legis- cure nd requested HEREDITARY PACPRRISM, Another matter brougut betore the Board was the fact that some 1,500. p: had been sent back to their proper place of settiement during che year, the Commissiones being = authorized = to tte such action in eertain cases by a law hav- ing Tererence to Stave panpers passed im 1873. It was deemed by the Commussioners a matter tor congratulation that Ube State had, under a law of 1875, removed ull children over (bree years of age trom poorhoures and wimshouses, “ Avout 2,000 had been thus remove been pixeed in asylums of into respectable families, The idea of taking children away from the tufluences of adult perism wns “to prevent paupericm veeoming hered- teary, The Board had had great success in this matter, and the State was cong:atalaied as the only e:vihzed commantty Which had imterposed an effectual burrier bevween the children aud the taiat ot heredi- lary pauperism. ANEW WORKUOUSE HLT. A proposed bili jor thy better supprersion of vae grancy and the reformatory treatment of vagran' disorderly rsons was submitted by Mra. Lowell. he bill, whieh provuies ior the strenuous regulation and management of workbouses and forthe retormatory treatment of the inmates, was discussed at some length and will be the subject of further discussion THR CHARITY BOARD. the next meeting of the Board. The Commissioners of Charities and Correction have concluded their investigation into the escape of the six prisoners from Blackwell's Island on Thanksgiving Day, At the meeting of the Boara yesterday morni a resolution was adopted censuring Warden Fox, Dep- ty Warden Bowles and Guard Kelly for allowing the ape to be made. The Commissioners feel contident that two of the escaped yei at large will be in custody | ina few days. TAK GLEASON Case, Dr. Ordronaux has not 4 made known his opin- Jon as to the Sabity of Mrs, Gleason, Dat it is probable he will do so to-day. Immediately upon the receipt of bis decision the Commissioners will prepare to reader their verdict in the matter. BROOKLYN POOR RELIEF, The question asto the best means of distributing reliet to the poor in Kings county bas occupied the attention of the Charity Commissioners and of pbi- lanthropic persons for several years past, It has been the custom to expend a large amount of money annually in the employment of visitors to the houses of the applicants for rclicef and ascertain their tne condivon, Relief 1s distributed during three months each year, and these sal. aries have largely augmented the cost of the distribution of the meagre supplies given by tho county. Latterly the idea of appomting volunteer visitors who shail serve without compensation has been suggested, and several comlerences place between the managers of charitable institutions and the Charity Commissioners. No provision has been mado for the salaries of temporary rehef visitors by the Board of Supervisors this winter. ‘fhe Commis- sioners’ purpose is that the wards bealivided into dis- tricts, to which visitors shall be assigned, the districts to correspond with the election districts. The Intter | are 16L1n number, Ail applications for relief are to be made ut the oilice of the Charity Conimigsioners, and will be referred to the regutar visitor for lovestigation. Two gentlemen and one ludy will be appointed for each charity district, 1t 1 believed the poor will be greatly benetited by this arrangement. A YOUNG GIRL'S PERILS, Patrick Meehan, aged nineteen years, of No, 201 | avenue C, was brought before Justice Otterbourg, at the Essex Market Police Court, yesterday, charged with being concerned in the abduction of Mary Buri agirl sixteen years old, residing at No. 649 East Nin teenth street. Tho girl left home several weeks ago, and bas not since been scen. A few duys ago a young girl who bad been a companion of Miss Burns said that on the night before the Intier disappeared she was talking to Mechan, who asked hor to do something, which ut first sho refused, but to which she finally consented, On this evidence Detective O’Counor, of the Eleventh precinct, arrested Meehan, who indig- nantly denied nis guilt. On being arraigned before Justice Otterbourg Meehan was remanded uatil to- day, when it is expected by the police that further evidence will be produced against him, : RAPID TRANSIT, Owing to the intervention of Mr. Borghy ‘she dire tors of the Sixth Avenue Railroad hin been com- pelled to suspend temporarily the running of tneir new “doubledeckers,’? The cars, which wero intended by the company to offer facilities for rapid transit ample enough to retain the road’s patronage in spite of the Gilbert elevated route, Were withdrawn, as Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals claimed that at least four horses should be used iu drawing them. The company had concluded to submit to the arrangement, wi a rumor was circulated that the managers of the Gtibert Eleva- ted Railroad proposed to prevent the rugning of the “doubledeckers”’ by lowering their iron archwork to the level of the new cars’ top. A reporter who called upon the president of the Gibert Elovated Rail- road yesterday was informed that no movement of so hosvile a character was intended, that thi bert Toad was to be butlt asthe law and the charter pro- vided, and that no infringement on the rights or prop- erty of any one was meditated. ‘But,?? suid the gei tleman, ‘‘it is very diflicult to avoid interfering with e of the Sixth Avenuo Railroad’s assumed privi- leges, as the mavagers claim éerra firma, the fixed stars and all interlying space as their property.”? The reporter learned, too, that work on tho Gilbert road is progressing. The portion of it which traverses South Filth avenue has been completed, and the road has been extended through Amity street as far as Stxth avenue. It is intended to carry on the work as rapidly as circumstances will admit, it, the managers of the New York Elevated Railroad stat they have thi ook he a couple of additivzal ins On the road at the jours when the demand for passage upon it is greatest. This they hope will supply neediul accommodations, of which there has lately been a lack, as {requent com- pluints have gone to show. IN A COFFIN BUT NOT DEAD, A STRANGE STORY OF A LOUISVILLE GIRL WHO LINGERS NEAR DEATH. [From the Louisville Courier-Journal, Dee, 4) The singular death, or porhaps singular deathlike sleep, into which the relatives of Laura Rathfeld say she has fallen, tas caused great commotion in tho East End, Laura Rathileld was or is a girl seven- ‘teen years of age, and resided on the north sido of Green, a few doors above Clay strect, with her mother, awivow. She is described as a rather good looking young girl, of pleasing exterior. Fora year past she has been subject to cramp attacks, and Friday, a week ago, was seized with a kind of epilopitc fit She suffered severely for soveral days, apd Dr, Mason and several other physici were called to her aid. Wednesday morning, about nine o'clock, sho was seized with Convulsions, and to all intents and ap- pearan suddenly passed out of this world into another and better land. She was lifeless and cold, and there was not a single sign that the breath had not passed out of the body She was given up tor dead, and the physician ordered a coffin in which to lay her remains, whilo she was dresged in a shroud, Sor- Tow reigned in the house. The mothor was stricken with grief, and preparations were made for the tu- neral, Now oomes the myer. The body lay ii coffin until Thursday noon, Within tn aggerted by those who watched beside mother of the girl and an vid German lady—t ey gaw the hips move and the color of the fase change trom the pallor which lodicates death to one which be- spoke the existence of iife in the body. When the minister of the German Lutheran ehurch, on Preaton and Green streets, to which church the family belong, heard of this startling statement, be came to the house and seemed to be impressed with the beliof that the girl was not dead, but only ina tran He ordered the body be taken from to coffin and laid upon a lounge, and to let it the Ne until i was definitely established that death had entered the household. A tire was Made in the room, aud the body has tain there siace, Dr. Krim wascalled upon Thursday alternoon to come to the hou He went reluctantly, and un examina- von convinced him that the girl was dead, Ho says her eyes were sunken, her face had assumed the pallor of acorpse, her lips were of an ushy hue, while her body was stiff, Still, the mother and relations were not terpenes Another doctor doubted slightly that the gir There is a siory, the family say, that the grand- mother ot the gir! had ja her youthtul days fal! to a similar comatoso state, remained in that condition for two days, recovered, and afterward lived to the good old age of seventy, This story strengehened the family in their hopes (belief may be too strong a term) tiuat the daughter had not passed away in all her glorious girihood, but im reality still lived and would be restored to eunsciousness im due ‘ime. Since Thursday sever: hang wave Ocourred in the corpse-like body, they , Whieh till conurm and Increase their hopes. Up to Friday evening thi bosom of the girl was stiff and cold as in death, but that time it became solt and warm as in | while U other portion of her Vody wus ali cold. Then, too, the ps opened on Friday, closed again in the evening, and yesterday morning were again found open, The minister of the German Lutheran chureh, who hus been at the house every day, says thaton Friday the right cheek had a Ulackish hue, While yesterday @ warm glow and a biushing color as of jit eured, und hor tuce began to assume a more natural pect. But the most pecutiar thng of ail ts the fact that, although the body bas been lying on a tounge by a tire ever since Tharsday noon, there is vo sinell in the room ot a dead body, as would naturally be the case with a corpse lyiug in a room auy jength of tie, ‘the phys advive that she Le'not buried just now, but & day oF two must convince the family of the girl's actual death or actual living. The appearance of the body last eveuing was that of death; the eyes, the cheeks, the mouth and the stiffened vody ali ‘toid the tale, The ears and the neck were rather soft, how- ever, and looked natural, The mot! who has been watching by the body ever since its transformation in the present state, tue relatives anu the ministers, who have been there, seem ta think that she lvoks even more natural than when iv full possession of her fweul- ties, The physicians who have been at the nouse seem to think (hat death can be seen, vut some ciream- stances make them hesitate in being positive, The case is certainly & peculiar ope aud must attract attention, MISTAKEN IDENTITY, To Thx Evrron oF THe Hwrato: In the Henaty of Thursday Inst is a circumstantial account of frauds by a person named Matthew Cal- lnghan, of No, 2 Clinton place, who, itis said, obtained $34 worth of subscription books from the Mesera. Ap- pieton, Being a canv and book agont for many years, and having cecasionally got subscription books irom Unat respectable house, | do not owe them or any other publisher a cent, and lest | may be jooked on ‘as the person in question | request you will insert my dow of being tu any way connected With the person ‘of itaad alluded to in your paper. 1 am, respectfully, yours, |ATTHEW CALLAGHAN, Duc. 5, 1876. No, 104 Kast Ble street, Ar HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1876.—QUADRUPLE SHEET. THE COURTS. A Curious Contract to Introduce Street Cars Into England. Work of the Legal Tribunals Yesterday in Brief. H —_——-—_— Jobo Boyd Weir yesterday commenced suit against Nathan R, Vail, of London, Bngland, and Isaac W, White, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., to compel them to ue- count to bim for certain moneys received by them from the manipulation of tramways or street railroads 1p Liverpool and Dublin, The complains alleges that on July 24, 1886, be, with the defendants, red into acontract for the organization of a company to con- struct streot rair.ads im Great Britain, Weir aud White were to jurmish the money for expenses of be- ginning the undertaking, not to exceed £8,000. One- 1ifth of the profits were to go to Vail until the profits should reach $100,000, and aiter that he was to pocket one-fourth of them, left after paying ‘ail was to be divided betw Weir and bite, Under the coniract planui claims that roads were built m re now protitabie enterprises, and that the defendants have probably received about $165,000 in the shape of protits, which they refuse to share with him, and heuce the suit Defendants’ answer alleges that a contract of the kind named was made, but the plainti@ did not fulfil he grants trom the British Parliamont permitting | the building of the roads were obtained alter the con- tract with Weir had been cancelied, and that he had contributed nothing to the expense btaining them or building the roads. Case still on. SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. The December term of the United States District Court Jor the trial of jury cases was opened yesterday. The exumination ia the case of Henry Smith, charged with being convected in the illicit distillery in Forty- Hirst street, was continued yesterday before Commis- siocer Shields, and was further adjourned till to-day, Ludwig Wolz, charged with sending an obscene postal card through the United States mail, was ycater- day under examination before Commissioner Shields, He was neld to await the action of the Grand Jury. Judge Lawrence yesterday permitted Mary F. Birgé, plaintiff in a divorce suit against Louis Birgé, to apply to Judge Brady for an injunction to prevent the ao. fendant from removing or interfering with the tarni- ture ia hou: 0, 229 Bast Fitty-wecond street. In the suit of Waiter L. Hill. a lecture agent, against Anna Dickinson, for ulleged services in procuring of tamed judgment for $282 in the Marine Cours Gen- eral Term of the Court of Common Pleas deciares him to be entitled upon evidence of bis own witnesses to only $142, ‘rhe war between the Bleecker Street Railroad aud “ita opponents was continued in Supreme Court, Cuam- bers, yesterday belore Judge Brady. Counsel on be- half of the road and of the Attorney General argued the matter great length, aud toe Court took the papers, reserving decision, in the suit of Boody against Samuel J. Tilden, here. totore reported, the order limiting Mr. Tildea's time to answer the complaint bas been so far modified as to give him until the 12th inst. to auswer, In the divorce suit of Madeline A. Strickland against George W. Strickland, the tull tacts of whieh have been heretolore fully reported in the Hunato, Judge Rpeir has appointed William C. Traphagen referee to inquire whether the action was commenced und carrie divorce by collusion, and whether it was agreed that the decree should be without alimony, Commodore Vanderbilt has brought two suits in the Superior Court against Benjamin Wood to recover $8,502 58 on five promissory notes nileged to have beeu made by defendant tn 1868 and 1875, Tue defence alleres payment of $1,000, and set# wp a counter claim of $6,U0u claimed to be dus on an alleged stock trans. action, Judge Sanford, im Supemor Court, Special ‘erm, yesterday appointed Archibald W, Speir referee to examine thr mmodore before trial, Charlies Stermack, with other disatlected tailors, was arrested by Mr. Jobn E. Brooks, on # chargo of dis derly conauct in standing in tront his store, Stermack sued Mr. Brooks to recover damages for al- Jeged false imprisonment, and the case came to trial yesterday betore Judge Robinson, in the Court of Cotn- mon Pleas. A tew witnesses wero exatnitied, when Judge Robinson dismissed the complaint and ordered the exceptions to be heard in the tirst instance at Gen- eral ferm. In the suit of James Stewart against Simon Herman and others Judgment was recovered ants in the Marine Court, It 1 6! ney for Stew: bribes § promised exemption to Herman, some time afterward issued execution agatost his roperty. Judge Dononue granted a temporary tn- junction restraining a levy, und there was an urgu- ment before Judge Brady, in Supreme Court, Chambers, yestorday, on un order to show cause why the same should not be made permanent. Decision was reserved. The General term of the Court of Common Pleas bas handed down opinions in about 100 cases appealed during the October term. Inthe suit of William H. Duff and others vs. the Bavk of New York, it has affirmed the decision that the payment by a bank of a genuino check with forged iudorsement is not chargeab'e against the gepositor. It also holds, in the suit of William Baldwin vs. Reuben A, Vance, that whero a summons fof “*reliei’’ 1m the Murine Court do- mands more than $1,000-—the timit of that court’s Jurivadiction—and the demand on the trial is reduced vo the Jatter gum, the court acquires jurisdiction and its Judgment ts valid, ji DECISIONS. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS, By Judge Brady. Cock and another vs. Breen.—No proot of cervice. Sverry vs Goward.—Must be a now andertaking. Pierce vs. Brown.—N, Jarvis, Jr., will be appointed Mf parties congeut, James vs. Borrowe et al—Injunction will be con- tinued as to detendant Wright, only it default Is kept. The Gould Machine company vs. Brooks,—Oa in- spection of the pleadings | think this cause cannot be tried inan hour, Motivn denied with $10 costs to abide event, Morton vs, St. Armunt.—-This isan equity action in character and js referrable. The quéstion of partuer- ship can be first passed upon by the rvlerce. Lf be Jound agalnst its existence no account will be meces- sary. Reference ordered to Frederick Smyth. Banks vs. McCabe; Steinway v: vs. The Knickerbocker lee Company; Musgrave vs. Webster; Cauldwell vs. Va Frank: Bernard vs. The New World Petroleum Compan Rockwell vs, Howard; Livingston vs. Hazard; Karle v8. Burke; Torrens vs, Kepp; The German Savings Bank vs. Rothschud; Cuase vs. Bioodgoud; Rockwood vs, Howard; Schmid vs Salmsou; Funshaw va. Bieecker; Glynn vs. Meeban; The Iimporte-s and Traders’ Na- tional Bank vs, Kobo; Shepard vs, Snepard; Hansen ys. Renson; The Emigrants’ Insurance Savings Bank vs. Grace; Bettlemau ve, Heany; Heetich vs Victor, and Brenuau vs, Fitzgerala.—Granted. By Judge Lawrence. Hubbard et al. vs. sweet, Jr. —Urder granted. Van Wyck etal. vs, Stacey.—Judgment granted, SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. By Judge Van Vorst. Samson va. Main.—Oruered ou short calendar for the 15th ot December, 1876. Pollock va. smith et al.—Ordered to file certain pap to judg: joody ve. Tilden eval, 27th of November. Gratz vs, Gentz. —Undertaking approved. Doyle vs, Sharpe,—Ordered on calendar for 5th of December, By Chief Justice Curtis. Mitzcherting vs. Vao Winkie et al.—Ordor settled, Winn et al. va Crosby, —Order overruling exceptions and contirming rejcree’s report, with $10 costs to plant, Watson vs. Lewis et al.—Judgment signed. By Judge Sedgwiek. Tho Highland Cheiical Mining Company ve, Mat- thews.—Moiton for new trial denied, By Judge Saniord, Smith vs, Smith.—Order striking out portious of answer. Kautmano et al, vs, Hamburger,—Interrogations settled, Gerken vs. Connor, December 12 Breuvan ve. Arnestein.—Order vacating stay of pro- ceedings with $10 costs, Soudveim vs. Hamburger; Witthaus vs. Green.— Underiakimgs approved, Strickland vs, Strickland. —Order settlod, Goldberg vs. Levinson et al.— Motion tor rehearing granted. Reference opened for further proof, MARIKE COURT— CHAMBERS, By Chief Justice Shea. Heydenrich vs Wolte; North Kiver Bank va, Patti- sou; Vankirk vs. Allen; Milis vs Swangon.—Motions granted, Lebherg vs. Protigor.—Order vacating arrest ana dis- continuing action, Groit ve, Jones; Atkingon vs. Mortimer; Samuels ve, Bang; Rourke vs Brown; Beil vs, Watson, stan! va. Herdciberg.—Orders granted, Dalreen vs. Titsworth,—Mr, Thomas H. Egan ap- pomte.d referee, Mendelsohn vs, Foss—Order for granted. L va, Cabil, —Motion to vacate judgment granted mont of $15 costs and $2 disbursemen is Rauffa: . Webv.—Order amending | ment roll pune province Golaner ¥s, Young.—H. Julius Langiein appomted receiver. Burkhard vs, Kubles,—Motion granted, By Justice Goeyp, Zelinka vs. Krasskoff.—Applicauion refased. Indorsement on papers, GENERAL SESSIONS—PART jt roll. Order modilying order of &c,—Ordered on day calendar for 1 LANE GRANTED A NEW TRIAL. James A. Lane wan convieted, on Mond charge of swindling Mra, Elizabeth A. Duffuls, intendeat of the Bethel Mission Female church, out of $100 which had given him to secure the steamer attempting (o procure eugazementa tor ber, be ob: | He was granted morning uf September 27. (ial by Judge Sutherland yesterday, on motion of | Counsel, whe asked for it on the ground that ho evi- dence bad been produced to show tbat the prisone: @id not pay tbe money to the owners of the steamme' Richard Logan was placed on trial for spateaing @ pocketbook, comiaining about $2 in money, trom the | hand of Mrs Magdalen M. Craft. of No. 54 | Jourth street, she was standing at the , ‘Tweaty-seventh street and Mudison avenue, on No- vember 24. Tho jury found the prisoner guilty of petit iarceny from the person, aud be was sentenced to State Prison for three years aud six months, A MEAN BURGLARY. Chartes Williams, of No. 253 West Fifteenth street» was sent to State Prison for three years and six mouths tor breaking :mto a news booth in South Filth avenue. GENERAL SESSIONS—PART 2 Before Judge Gildersieeve. HOTEL THIEF SENTENCED. William Weston, alias “Bill” Connelly, aged sixty- three years, the professional hotel thief who was arrested in the Astor House om November 24 by Detec- Uve Walling, of the Twenty-seventh precinct, as he was leaving room 107 with a gold watch and chain valued at $150, whicb had been left there by the detective for the purpose of trapping bim, in bis possession, was arraigned Rss and pleaded guilty. He was sen- venced to State Prison jor four years und six months. COURT CALENDARS THIS DAY. Surreux Covrt—Cuaupxrns—Held by Judge Brady. — Nos, lv, 29, 32, 34 37, 65, 61, 76, 77, 80, 91, 92, 96, 128, 183, 138) 140, 153, 154, 169, 177, "178" 218, 224, 224, 231, 234) 236; Suprewk CourtT—GuyeRal Tera,.—Adjourned uati) Monuay next. ScrRrkmk Court—SprrciaL Tenm—Held by Judge Bar- rett.—Nus. 402, 502, 583, 012, 644, 453, $54, 493, 183, 186, 187, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, ‘412, '6d0,’ 651, 653; ot 660, ‘661, b63, 84, +65, 684, 667, Goy, G70, 671, 673, 875, 678, BIT, 78, B51, 682, 683, 84, 685, 086, 687, 688, ‘689, 690, O91, 092, 693. Scpreue Covat—Cinocit—Part 1—He: Nos, 1901, 19154, 11 S 2 2: Dist, 2abr, 203, 246s" 5 2215, 161%, 849, 3107, 3213, Purt2—Held by Judge Lawrenco.—Nos, 2843, 2383, 415, 1654, 1258, 1640, 2903, 2404, 1929, iva, G34, 1404, 9239, 1158, 80, ToD, S00, 10, 114d, 1998, 3728, 2240, 1336, 872 Part 'S—Held by Judge Larro- . 1148, 1967, 1918, 1703, 1611, 1985, 1699, 736, 1549%,, 1823, 3075, 1830, 31, 2207, 2267, 8, 3679, 30C0, 207, 214, 215, 248. SUPERIOR Court—Grygerat TErv—Held by Judges and Spelt. —Nos 6, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, ), 31, Sd, 37. yknion Covat—Specut Tru—Held by Judge cae emia os 6 Issue of Fact—Weil vs. Fisher. Scexmion Court—Txia, Terw—Part 1—Held bj Judge Sedgwick. —Nos. 272, 250, 531, 876, 173, 252, 227, 400, 4003;, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405," 406," 407," 408,” 409, alo, aun, “422, dis, dia, 415, 416. 'Part’2 —Adjourned for the term, 2 Coumos Pixas—GenenaL TeRm.—Adjourned for the erm. ‘ Commoy Piras—Equity Terw—Held by Judge Van Hoesen, --Nos. 15, 20, 21, Common PLeas—Triat Trau—Part 1—Held by Judge ©. P, Daly.—Nos. 371, 828, 711, 453, 816, 596, 71. 14, 330, 144, 593, 925, 568, 188, 883. Part 2—Hei by Juage Van Brunt.—Nos, 840, $41, 842, 376, 1063 to 1077 inclusive. Purt 3—Held by Juage Robin- son, —Now, 1047, 1057, 13, 1078 to 1089 inclusive. Cor Texu—Vart 1—Held by fudge Sheridun,—Noa 5201, 503d, 5224, 5440, 1923, 7929, 1919, 5338, 4987, asia 4359, 285, 4468, 3893, 8663, s6 Led Part 2—| 243, 5UL5, 5352, 3807, 5420, 2, 5230, 6229, 5226, 5228, 9202, Part 3—Held by Judco Goepp.—Nos. 72lu, 7230, 1231, 7234, 731 Foss, 7089, 7218, 7036, 7153, 2319, ésvi, 7313, 7337, 4605, 4531, 7166, Court oF Gexxrat Sxssioxs—Part 1—Held by Judgo Sutherland.—The Pouple vs. William Nugent, burglary ; Samo vs, George Maasett and Andrew Brown, burglary; same ve. John Condy and James Armatron; lary; Same vs. Bonjamin Mi Michael Williaws, burglary; Same ve. James McGee and James Cain, burglary; Same John Kelly et al, burglary; Same va, Patrick McCormack, burglary, Same vi’ John W. Henderson, burglury; Same ve. Jobo Brown, tefunious assuult and battery; Same va Jobn Sullivan, felonious assault and batiery; Same ve Antonio Rabdjarto, felonious asarult and buttery 5 Same vs. Mary Middleton aud Surah Richardson, gran darcen: Same vs Ida Livey, grand = tar- ceuy; Same vs Charles Cameron, graud larceny; Same va James Carson, larceny; Samo vs, Christin Mooilor, larceny; Sumo va. Jonn Wileon, larceny; Same vs. Waiter Fi concealed weapons. Part 2— Held by Judgo Gil leeve.—-The Peopie vs. James J. Foley, robbery ; Same vs. Dennis Conners and John Hag- gorty, rape; Samo va) Thomas Hussey, felonious as- gault and battery ; Samo vs Samuel Jese, felonious as- put and battery; Samo va. Hyman Goldstein, graud ceny. COURT OF APPEALS. Anaxt, Dea 5, 1876, In Court of Appeals, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 1876:— DECISIONS HANDED DOWN, Judgment affirmed as to dower, and reversed as to claim of executor, and proceediugs remitted jor re- bearing on jatter claim by Surrogate; costs to abido his oraer.—Kyle vs. Ky Judgment of General Term reversed and decree of pag te ailirmed, with costs.—Sisters of Charity va ‘ealy. Sudg ib amit with costs,—McGovern vs. New York Central and ©, Railroad; Duche va Daxcnor; White va. Hickman; Crane va. Turner; Zimmer ve. New York Central aud C. Ratiroad, Appeal dismissed with costs, with costs of appeal to time of making the motion, and $10 costs of motivn.— Roosevelt va. Linkirt, Judgment reversed and new trial granted, costs to abide event,—Ditchets ve. Spuyten Duyvil, &., Rail- Order granting new trial reversed and judgment at circuit affiriaed with costs.—Houck vs. Craigh Order granting new trial affirmed and judgment aso- lute tor defoudaut. —Sieger va. Culyer. Judgment of Superior Cours and order of Police Commissioners reversed, and proceedings remitted for rehearing by the Bonrd.—People ex rel Miller vs. Police Commissioners, Order ailirmed with costs.—In re Penquet to vacate ‘ab assessment, MOTIONE, The Arctic Firo Insurance Company vs. Austin.— Upon motion of R. W. Peckham, 3. Hand opposed, cause was ordered to be placed on tue present cal- endar as No, 1875. Bartean vs. Ph@nix Insurance Company.—Motion fora reargumenty RE. Audrews for tue motion; 8. Hand opposed. No. 218. Krio Railway Company va Vanderbilt — Motion to currect the return to thisCourt. Alter hear. ing counsel the Court decide that this motion should properly bo made at the General Term, and tbe jcave of .bis Court is pot necessar, No. 106 Risley vs, Brown.—Upon motion of A. J. Parker this causo was ordered to be strickea from the calendar, the cause being at an end, No 3. Pratt vs, People.—Motion to dismiss writ of error, Watson M. Rogers, District Attorney, for mo- tion; 8, R Pratt opposed. APPEALS FROM ORDERS. No, 80%. Robloson vx. Brisbane.—Argued by A. J. Parker tor appellant; Aivin Burt for respondent, jo, 412. People ex rel. Hatin National Bank vs Commissioners of Taxex of New York,—Argued by D. D. Lord tor appellant; Hugh L. Cote tor respondent. No. 411. lu re, New York Episcopal Public Schuol.— Argued by George C, Genct tor appellant; Hugh L. Colo tor responuent. No. 99, Brooker vs, Meyers.—Argued by Joseph Pot- ter for appellant; H. M. Taylor for respondent, GRNKRAL CALENDAR. No. 78 People ox rel. Houly vs. Leask,—Argued by George Bliss und RH. Channing for appellant; Nei- sou J, Waterbury for reapoudeut Adjouraed, CALENDAR, Tho following is the day calendar for Wodnesday, December 6:—Nos. 88, 80, Yi, ¥2, G4, 19, 52, 42. NEW JERSEY COURTS. SENTENCE SUSPENDED ON JEREMIAM T. FAIR- BANKS —AN ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN A PARDON— IMPORTANT TESTIMONY OF FRIENDS. Trextox, Dec. 5, 1876. Ip tho United States District Court to-day, before Judge Nixon, Mr. A. Q. sby, prosecuting attorney, moved for Judgment on Jeremiah T. Fairvanks, whe, with RK, W. Williams, since absconded, pleaded guilty to the charge of misappropriating a large sum of money, about $30,000, belonging to tne National Bank of Stizaveth, while acting as cashier, A statement was read on behalf of the prisoner, giving @ bistory of his connection with the bank, and also with Williams, whom he allowed to overdraw his account With that institution, Fairbanks had remon- strated with Williams about the overdrait, but the Jatier assured bim that it was ad right and that his Property was fully suffleient meet all demands, The amount overdrawn increased, and Williams, on being further remoustrated w: oad 0 he sont stocks to New York: tor sale, reveeds of which would scitle bis account. This was never done, The prisoner had not received any boweflt from the trans- ction: A palitions wae presented from promivent citizens of Elizabeth asking for a suépeusivn of sen- n Lhe ground of the prisoner's previous unex- We character. ator Magie made a pathetic appeal on behalf of Fairbanks, stating that he had ‘nm nim fora long time and always believed him to bea mao ot honor and honesty. He beitevea that the ends ot justice would be served by the slspension of senteace. js trienis bau coutidence in him aud desired tor ju a respectable positron in suciety. 1 fe were sent to the State Prison hat hope would be destroyed. If tue Court velieved that it was due to the puble that Fairbanks should be consigned to the State Prison then ne (th ence would be de- made to the Presi- | dent for pardon. | Mr. Konsby sard th burrassed bi for private gain oF evil the uct, but from a want of mor doubted bees power of the Court to us Of the pardoning power. rhe to bave eontencs susvended, in fact, indefinitely. it it were not for the law Oxing the sentence at not less sbinctineinaaenteaciiisiilia thon five years, mora than ten years, he would suguest that the lightest sentence be impose judge Nixon aduressed (he prisouer, saying that as his counsel had assured the Court that he nad the contidence of bis friends, and as it was proposed to apply to the Executive for a pardon, sentence would be suspended until the opening of the next term of Court—the third Tuesday in January next. He directed that the prigonér be remanded until that time, aud fixed his bail at $20,000. On motion of Mr. Keasby the bail of E. P, Williams, Who hud absconded, was forfeited, the amoant being $10,000, The boudsmen were ex-Congressman Amos Clark, Otis Woodrulf and Kiehard A. Kipling. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, Wasuixarox, Dec. 5, 1876, No. 564 (Assigned)—Frederick and Adolph De Burry, laintifts in error, vs. Choster A. Arthur, Collector, Ac. — ‘he argument of this cause was co! 3 + in rror, and conciuded by sr. 8. G, Clarke, for plaints error. No. 487, (Assigned)—The Lake Sups sipp! Rallway Company, appellant vs. No 673. (Aesigned)—The Atchison, Fe Raiiway Company, appellant va. t The argunient of these causes wus commenced b; W. H. smith, of coansel for conunued by Mr. ‘Th Mr, No. . , and ie appellant ia No. 673, aud vy Mr. SolicitorGeneral Phulips for the appeiler, ‘Adjourned uxtil to-morrow. ‘alot REAL ESTATE, The following sales were effected at the Roal Estate Exchange yesterday :— Richard V. Harnett sold, by order of the Supreme Court, in foreclosure, Alfred McIntire referee, a house, with fot 17.8x100, on Third avenue, cast side, 108.2 feet south of 108th street, to Randolph Gugenhelm, for $9,950. Richard V, Harnett also sold, oy ordor of the Su- Preme Court, in foreclosure, James A. Goodlett ref erec, a building, with lot 25x100, on Broome street, northeast cori ot Wooster street, to Thomas Thatcher, for $31,900, ¥. K. Stevenson sold, by order of the Supreme Court, in foreciosure, I. McL. Noah, referee, a plot of land, 221. 102187, 7x223.2x165.2, on Boulevard, block front betwoen 121st and 122d streets, to William Meyer, for $35,000. Peter F, Meyer sold, by order of the Suprame Court, im foreclosure, John Lindley referee, a plot of land, 150x76x55.10, on Filth avenue, west side, 100,10 feet south of 117th street, and a plot of land, 140x52x45, on Filth avenue, northwest corner of 116th street, te George F. Betts, plaintiff, for $17,334. Bernard Smyth sold, by order of the Court of Com. mon Picas, in foreclosure, two lots, each 25x100.5, on Kast Sixty-Ofth street, southeast corner of Madison avenue, to William Barton, piatntifl, for $20,000, J, O. Fullerton sold, by order of the Supreme Court, in foreclosure, John i, Arnold referee, a plot of land, 33.10x100, on Tenth avenue, west side, 100 feet north of Twentieth stract, leasehold ground rent, $1,200 per annum, to William Higgins for fers x Camp sold, by order of the Supreme Court, in foreclosure, W. S, Yara referee, one lot, 25x100, on Second avenue, southeast corner of Ninety-third strect, to Edward Roberts, plaintiff, for $3,000. Scott & Myers sold, by order of the Supreme Court, in. foreclosure, John Glover referee, one lot, 25x 100,11, on West 106th street, north side, 325 feet west of Naha to Hannah ‘i. Horton, plaintiff, for James L. Wells sold, by order of the Supreine Court in foreciosure, ecrne V.N. Baldwin reteree, a plot o! land, 250x145,6, on Wail street, south side, extend! through to Forrest avenue, 180 tect east of Grove stroet, Twenty-third ward (Morrisania), to James Cuvk- lin, for $4,300, Tho foreclosure sale by William Kennelly ofthe bulld- ing, with plot of land 22x95x98,9x63x76.9, No. 933 Broadway, cast side, and Nos. 8 aud 8 East Twenty- second sireet, goutn side, known us the Park Theatre, was udjourned to December 12, srEns. st, 2010285; William 817,500 ride THA corner of 110sn an may i Delancey st., Charles Krew: Ctinton ay. Gain wad irregular, 1 n) to U, F. D8. Blush. 16.8x100.8; John ‘ood Lexington ave. 08.7 &, Sto to M. Ubampiu S90 eee 85 A er ot ad _— 16x98. 93, sus eta also 1IMth at, s 8. 44.10¢. of Ubh (Ng part of); wlso Broadway, a, of S5th st , 50.99 (2g part of); ulxo corner of 76th at,, SSxBexirregular (34 part of) foter P, Cornen and wifs to Henry J. Boers. ...... 80,006 Oth st., a 8. 97.6 M. w. oF 2d av., 21x75; A. PB. Agk- ert (referee) to T. M. Ht . 2, 89th st. n. sof Sp 10 A. Myors.: ‘oga 40th Cl Smith (referee) to G, Petrie. . “ Lkas®, (No, 193), Jaeob Appell to John H. Nagel; of iid at.,'e. ot 10th ay. 5 O ye 2 Same to wane, w. 6. of int'av., x. of Titi si Loni ed R. Same to sume, u. Same to same, n, Baume to same, b.. w. of B: Same to sae, a. 76th at, w. of Ist a Same to George J. Hamiitun, u. 5, of at av. w. of Ist a) rt THE CITY DEBT. The following is the Comptroller's statement of the city debt, as represented in stock and bonds, for the ‘Months of Uctober and November, 1876, compared with the debt as it stood at the close of December, 1876:— December Si, October 31, November 30, 1375, 1876, 1878, Funded debt; payable trom taxation sinking fund, 19,056,003. $12,121,229 $19,375,313 eon devt, ‘able wholly or in part from assess. Ments.............. 21,922,200 22,491,900 22,356,400 Revenue bonds—spe- 2 GS SeGs te Oe sabanboo 9,407, oy. $144,522.09] $161 350,191 $153,006, 181 iia Fae Soe Outset zea Balances, .........$110,979,724 $181,099,000 $124, 700,247 Cash in the City Treasury... oo $2,281,246 Cash in sinking funds ‘tock: is aud Vonds have been issued tor the following Old claims and judgments. New York aud Brovgiyo bridge. . Redemption of short bunds insued ior ciains sud judgments: a« ve. Fourth avenue improvement (revenue bonds— Current Total. MUNICIPAL NOTES. Mayor Wickham yesterday received a number of documents from Park Commissioners Marti ad O'Donoghue in answer to the charges preferred against u fuey privcipaily contained extracts [rom thelr munutes and other statements, going to substantiate the legality of their action, The Mayor will exami tod imates for 1877 as passed by It as stated that the ei the Alderman will be cat down by the Board of Appor- honment, which meets to-day, to the original igares, ‘EAN TELEGRAPBY. OCEAN T Ata meeting held yesterday of the stockhollers ot the International Ocean Telegraph Company the {ole lowing board of directors was clectod;—William Or- ton, Norman Green, Augustus Schell, Cyrus W. Field, Harrison Duryee, §. 3. Santord, James A, Scrymeser, Cambridge Livingston and RK. H. Rochester. The Board then elected the following officers; —W illinn Orton, President; Norman Groen, Vice President; esrvage Livingston, Secretary; J, H. Rochester, renaurer.