The New York Herald Newspaper, December 9, 1876, Page 2

2 _©IrY REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. _ | ( entras. OR SALE—ON 9TH JUST WEST STH AV., 4 first class well located loot brown stone House With dining extension ; pries $25,000. _P. G@ & C8. BROWN, 90 Broadway. % PROPERTY OUT OF THE CrTy FOR SALE AND TO NHEAPEST, BE=T, LOWEST PRIC fered gved iorvaanaente oe: ts J. Property VIRGINIA FAR VE FC fice. Avpl; Ww At will Island. CORNELL, Van ervilt Landing, Stat: * 'E TO EXCHANGE ar the city. A x 168 Herald office. DO LET FOR BUSINESS PURPOS eer bertping irepr ocated on Nassiu First Floor to let; suital 1 will be let tog if desir 0 some ef the elevator, LU- SUITABLE sti ON WE tween to rent at a bargain. | Apply toJ, ROMAINE BROWN, 1,280 Broadwa TEAM POW ) LET; ROOMS, LARGE AND Dsmail, wel: li JOHN M N, River st,, Hoboken, N. J. STOKE, 08 FET most cement hing voods, deal A. SOUBIROUS NT PRIVILEGE OF yon the premises, 45th st. | # DOORS HAST OF BROAD- Otiiceor Dentist’s, with use | 691 STORE TO LET: LOW RENT Ye Locen restaurant; od lpeation for bi Apply 689 Uth avy. ft DWELLING HOUSES T%O Lis SHANCE.—E AN RNISHED HOC . near Broadway, for business or boarding parposes, WOOD, 1.24546 Brond ATH ORY B BTON | po LuT- raised Bast Y NICELY FURNIS Sth sts, low rent; family th st., between Lexingty 1D HOt A.D. to Europe. Apply i 4th avs, OTH, SaTH, 56U 6th av, Unturnts 4 N 75 MONTHLY: PHILADELPHIA BRICK AA .bigh stoop House, 10 rooms; ail improvements, App! premises, 260 West t DAR THAT ARE LOOKING FOR HOUSES AND | AX Pincos for finsiness, wi low rent, call at 42 W | New four story Houses, near Broadway, | ont utlow rents. | month. Free rent TH HOUSE WEST av — Sub * wud all modern improvements. ROBERT L BROWN, 20 Nass DFO ee ote AiGREY PeRNISHE: HALL BED- eV room s suitable for tw hs Rooms, ished, light house- keopins. QQ P H STOOP $30, at O8th st, FURNES HED ROOMS AND APARTMENTS LE. to ND PLEASANT terms resonable, Apply to ja GENTLEMEN CAN I ished Rooms with private famil FURNISHED ROOM, Veold water, $7 417 Ath av.,.near STH AND 6TH AV able for one or (Wo {ex ts WEST OTH, B nished Rooms to all the modi without Bevirooms: fir University pl YOUNG WIDOW HAS NEWLY AND NEATLY furnished Rooms, suitable for geoutlemen, 237 West 7th st., between Tub and Sth avs, i Ist +L first floor: housekeep! between 2d and NICELY FURNISHED ROOM, | to gontlomen; private house. 3 A HANDSOMELY FURNISHED PARLOR FLOOR, AAdosirable for a doctor; other desirable Roows: house an West 27th st., near Coleman House, NISHED OOMS, VOR GENTLE} in first class house. 34 West . Stu i, loca ton first clans, I ESIRABLE FURN en, without board. FOR HOU: $8 50; handsomely farnished front Roo 55." 271 West 12th at, R FLOOR TO LET—FURNT z also Third Floor (two rooms it. ORNISHED ROOM, AT $1 A WEE gentlemen only, in a Fr neh {aimily, at 115 East 17th st, SHED ROOM AT N averley piace and Sth st. aN pek . betwoen , one blo west of Broadway NICELY FURNISHED LARGE FRONT d by heater; private house, Wie : 104 EAST, BETWEEN UNION SQUARE (and Irviig pince.—Handsomely furnished Kooms, with vut board, for gendleme: STRABLE SECOND FLOOR s; nicely furnished; Board ST uSTHysT. © gentlemen H ST.-NICELY FURNISHE ACK xentleman and wite or wngie gentlemen; 1O7,B35t 4aTH ( por Furni ver for housekeepin: wectable familie: O34 WEST ST.—HANDSOME BEDROOM AND SU FSitsing Room adjoming, tor one gontieman, ina private famuy. WEST would board iad AR GRAND © to let, with © 26TH ST.—CHOICR SINGLE AND DAC 2 A Dacabie Rooms, with fist clave Table; terms mod- Prate, -— FURNISHED - ineinding tire and gas, $3 per week; refer- AND APART. URNISHED ROOM MENT 72 STH AY. unsurpassed for convenience rent xreatly reduced. BUILDING, 5 Suit bas private kitehon; or he generai cuisine, xance; meals furnished MENT HOUSE, TA 15th st. “\ NIC Apriva Po er -¥I T FLOOR, Wit Grove $5 per month: also month, and Third Floor of 98 Grove. $16 per mont: p tion immediately, Inquire of M. ASCH, 321 Bleecker st. HOU » ROOMS, &C., WANTED, “In this City and Brooki ANTED-BY A BACHELOR, A WELL FUR bed front Room, without b d, over within one th ay, and between i4th aud 25th sts. Post office WASTED 70 BEN X LARGE, well furnished House on or near Sth Answers to L. 8. A.. Herald office, from owners only, giving precise location and price, will receive prompt attention. WANTED DESK ROOM OR PART OF OFFICE IN a1, the nolghborhoed of Canal st. und Bowery. Address W. Brookly RIVATE FAM- mid 6th ave, 14th and t references exchanged. | ; no Address), Box 140 # WANTED. UNFURNISHED FIRST STORY OF FIVE or six rooms, for housekeeping. between Gih and Lex- ington avs., not exceeding $40. Address box D BEDROOM, Witi ed, by an intellmctua! country ge comfortable home ouly wheu vceasionally visiting town: as compensation will lend mi without interest, on turni- | ture or other security. Address PRESIDENT, Uerald offi 7 ANTED—A b FURNISICED HOUSE, and 50th sts, preferred, Wisole ren ENSUE, box W FIRST CLA *, By 1a Waste: gentiew Address, stn’ HALL ROOM, FOR W gntho. IMMEDIATELY—THE USE OF Par Store (inusic, bookselier's of similar) in populous locality on Broadway, Gth or Sth av., be« hats., west side, for purpose of a sinwll wed exhivition, square. M BOARDERS WANTED. ANT 1. OOMS, FRST CLASS BOARD: FAMT- ntlemen, transient, $150 per day. 119 Waver- Apply to H. BERTO- YEAS IN BOA” a, wil dsome brow! ath st. terms, 66 to Tacit GES CANES OR AF Min MAY FIND | desirable Rooias, with excellent Board, ni 624 Lexington we LARGE, HANDSOMELY FURNISHED KOOM, Witt LBedroow communicating, w let with Board, No 1.46 Browdye ny NWIRE SECOND FLOOR MAY BE SECURE deiti xcellent Board, en suite or singly. 49 West 1 PER DAY, % TO $10 Pak © a firet class table; families and single. Howl, 176 Bleecker st. wear Broadway. 42 COV TAGE PLAUK, NBAR SIXTH Bievcker tines cars —“Neat hoom, with r rienns: price $7. Ww 2U) SPA LARGE SUNNY ROOM, SUITA- ‘ble fur two entiemen, with Board; houwe strictly first K.—PINE Maxwell AVENUK AND excollont 9. WHAT 2157 ST—VERY Desixane A eality and appointments, with Buaid: very reasow torus; references exchanged | and rest « NEW YORK HERALD, SATUR BOARDERS WANTED. . PLACE “NFAR “BROADWAY. — 10 WAVERED! Front Rooms, $14 for two, with Hoard; single Kooms, $i and $9; transions, $1 50 day; table Board, #4; steam —A HAND! with or without Bow NEAR STH ST—ONE DOUBLE ROOM, FOR san and wife, for $18 per week; three ball ME PARLOR A D 1 no boarders AV.—ELFC & beat. 17 T ser Roo: gentlemen, Reference. WEST SOTH 19s, n seco bandsome Rooms on fourth fi 57] West ST. 21 Roome: first cla 930 SF, fet null tales. 3: tAMERCY PLA OoOVurnished front Room, smal! Ro ya i 0 .Board, en sn purtios, 4! AST 20CH ST.— Owith first class Boar: 54. LEXINGTON AV. N OFRooms, with Board, trem OO oom, ol Germai An E Board to gentieman and wii wil Tit ST—THIRD STORY AND HALL, . front, sunny, with Board. WEST LITH ST.—ONE LARGE AD b MAL! qantly furnished: table first clgss; family ELEGANTLY FUR- 10 Rooms shed Rooms to let, gentlemen, pleasant Ry erate. WEST 250 8 rye ST.—FUR 269. ‘nt, with or without Board, OM, WELL FURNISHED, WITH F. LARGE elas: K week and gentlem: Rooms TWO. with Boar T4151 ST.—A FIN + und two warm single Rooms, with B } HED Board, for gentlemen. Appl «very low fignres; restaurant a In carte for terma moderate; A LARGE FRONT LEY PLAC with Board, for gentleman and wife; also ms for geutlemen, with Board; terms mod- SUT? OF FURNISHED rd. ROOMS TO iT at 158 West 21nt st, FURNISHED the ladies LACE, boarders taken b} TRAMERGY. PARK, 148 EAST 20TH 8T.—ELEGANT } OARD WANTHD—FOR child (2 ag, with first class Board BOARD AND LODGING WANTED. at Yeurs) and nurse. NTLEMAN, WIFE, Address, stating terms’ which must be moderate, FENELON, bex 1.494 Post office’ New York. aprivate (amily livin ES PERM N ISRAELITE o smait Room, furnished, with Board, for two xentle- t nurse. Addroxs, with price, OR A LADY, BOARD, WITH A COM- rtatie Bedroom, fire and below 28d st. preferre dress Y. an; terms not to excegd SH; fences ‘office. —TWO LARGE, Herald Uptow: “FANT litde da artial Board for gen : location between sts., near Sixth dress, stating terms, 308 W. FULTON and cheapest restaurant in the NGLAND HOTEL. separate, Rooms tor gentlemen ovly. "AT NEW fAlight, Bowery and Bayard st. “A ST. PETERS HOT. tire rant, NITY WOTE J Rooms, The. KANKFORT HOUSE, week, W D-SUIT OF TWO oom on second floor, with Bourd for Indy and three BROOKLYN BOARD. 197 ST. (NEAR PERRIE 7 ( wok. four genilemen togethe: ery ke Na TO LET, cape on the planet: sptendid furnitur 11 West 11th st., owner. BROADWAY AND 8TH and $1 per day; aR. ‘RA William sts. ; 250 Rooms; 25c., 35¢., 500. OR THREE SUNNY Corner IT THE ONLY 50 rooms SINGLE Sopins and Board, $7 AND ER FR. if ADVANCE OF ALL front, ut great redue- j elevator, &e. ; induces WM. G. TOMPKINS, SPECIAL DESPATCHES IN THE EV CIRCULATION 0 AND ADVERTISING 20C. A FROM CONGRESS V NIGHT ING TELEGRAM, VER 50.0 UA DAY LINE. RELL HOUSE, 38, 40, 42 AND 44 WEST 14TH with Be di A a (EURO: eRe crruerheution se slagie Rte double Rooms, for two, at $1 50 and 75e. und $1 per day , 608 BROAD- Fedueed to 50c. $2 por days house heated by steam; single Booms, by the Week, from $2 to jouble Rooms, froin $8 to $1 ue LATEST HOTEL Sturtevant Honse, Brouds York; 100 rooms reduced te ns, Withont board, venth season REDUCTION TO FAMI- Room and : a ail places of interekt t WINTER RESORTS. USTINE HOTEL. ~ 50, and upward; con- wr day ‘the visitor December 1. Se per ‘This hotel is now the largest and best appointed in Flor- ida, Dining room seats Gas, elogtric annunciator, bathrooms, telegraph officeyde., &e, ress, or rvoms, the week ending Satur at this office on Tuesdas steumship Montana, via Yo, wt Herder, via Plymouth, auy, ut @ A. M., for Europe, b vin ‘Queenstown (corresp: ip America, 5 ships Montana, not take mails for Denmara, mails for Nassau, N. I ‘The mails for China, &e., will fhe mails tor Parthia, D at 5:39 A. M. nvenstown; on . for Burope, vy steamship Parth: 30 A. + tor Cherbourg and Hambur; sti Australia will leave REAL ESTATE. E. E. -VAILL, Proprietor. _ NOTICH. FOREIGN WAILS FOR ecember , 1875, will close for Barope, by fednesday, at 6 hia, via Queenstown ; urope, by steamship ‘on Sutur- of Rich: Yih Southainpton aud Bremen, The nd City of Richmond will The ber 12, 1 San Francisco January San Franeloo . JAMES, Postmiastor. wedom and Norway, The following sales were effected at the Real Estate Exchange yesterday :— B. A. Lawrence & Co. sold, by order of the Supremo Court, in foreclosure, John M. Bowers referee, the buildings, with a plot of land 38x70 feet, Nos, 23 and 25 Chrystie street, west side, between Canal aud Bayard streets, to Henry Clausen for $25,000. A.J. Bleecker & Son sold, by order of the Court of Common Pleas, in foreclosure, F, W. Loew referee, one lot 25x100.5, on West Fitty-sixth street, 300 feet west of Ninth avenue, to Philip Muller, for $14, 400, Also by order of the Supreme Court, in foreclosure, WwW. H Mead referee, two lots, each 25x95 feet, on Madison avenue, west side, 50.5 feet seuth of Sixty- filth stroct, to John B. Stevens, for $18,000, V. K. Stevehson, Jr., sold No, 15 East Forty-fifth strect, for Messrs, Duggin & Crossman, arehitects, to Washington Lee, of Wilkesbarre, Pa, said house and Jot 25x6.x100, for $40,000 cash, . TRANS! Washington av. (234 ward) executrix, to A, Broadhe Sist st... 8, 75 Fenchere and bu band to 5 S7th st..a 8, 100 ft. w. of Oth av. 15: Gidecktier and wile to A. T. Gel w. of 2d a} FERS. ee D. Broadhead, Lexington av. w. corner of 6) ‘ard and wile to J. C. Sweone Lith ay. W. &, 70.5 ft. 6, of S7th Kennedy to P. W iawn (zdth ward), 42) J ‘and wife, to Security Life Insurance C ai 100 ft. Ww. of Clifton av., 50x100; Frederic W. Meecke and wife to n. 148th ste. m8. 130 ft. w. of 2d id wife to ©. ¥. Ww Mt. 59th st Baxter st, wos. (lot No. 11) and wite to B. Westhies pl st. sof Locust av. 180X180,” ( d) Thomas G. Walker und wife to C. Bellet, / 100 fe. of Sti ay. 117x100. + 18.45100,9; “Mario jeyer. Ludwig 3: Sompany arn x116; David Wile r ‘ 4,800 16,800 12,200 2 11,600 MORTGAGES, Attinelli, Francis M. and wife, to Wim. Schumacher, un. of 145th st, @ of Willi ar, Robert C,, botween 1 of Bank ai 47th st. w. of Reh oF Kreiser, John G, and wil corner of Cortiandt « ward) ; 3 yours... Kavanagh, Jotm (executor), to’ Harr w. & OF-AItH st, W, Of Sth ay Keily, Jonn and wife, « Hd aye; 2 you trick, to Pal why Lyoar.. « James How, w. «, Tih and 18th sts; inst . to Owen Keenan, 5, Jolin Ounvingham. ©. Albert and wife, to Jam West broadway; Duminings, 0. s, ab to erick Kennedy, w. x. of 11th = ad V8 f Irving falinents.. 40,000 of of 79h wt: 3 yours Nathau Fi THE COURTS. Reminiscence of the Abandoned Steamer Amerique. Trusting Women and Deceitful Men. ‘ Unexpected Result of Too Much Swearing. On the 14th of April, 1874, the steamship Amerique belonging to the Compaguie Géaoéral Transatiautique Was abandoned at sea by her officers and crew, who, together witb ber passengers, were taken on board an- other vessel, and the Amerique left, as ber officers claimed, in a hopelessly sinking condition, The vessel Was subsequently picked up at sea by oflicers of an- other vessei and brought into a British port. Amoog the passengers on the abandoned ship was Jobnu P. Reed, of Boston, whose baggage was found to be lost when she was delivered to her owners, He made de- mand of the owners for the value of his baggage, which was refused, and he then commenced a suit against them jiu the Marine Court, in this city, to recover the amount, The suit was tried in March 1875, before Judge McAdam, without a jury, the de fendants pleading in defence that the Court was with- out jurisdiction, and thateven if it Did jurisdiction the defendants were not liable in law, because ihe 1088 Was occasioned by the act of God and not through the negligence of the defendants, their agents or ser- vauts, In an elaborate opinion on the law governing the case Judge McAdam held that the Court had ju- risdiction, and that the evidence sustained the theory that the loss was not occasioned by the act of God, but was the result of negligence on the part of the officers and crew of the vessel. The value of the plaintifl’s baggage he estimated at $500, and gave judgment in bis favor for that amount, together with costs and an extra allowance, From this judgment defendants appealed to the General ‘Verm’ of the Court, where tue case was recently heard. Ou the argument of the appeal, and on be- bal: of the plaintiff ia tho case, Mr. Benjamin F. Russell, his counsel, took the ground that ihe juris- diction ot the Marine Court extends to corporations created under the laws of this State, government or country, forthe recovery of any devt or dumage, whether liquidated or not, arising upon contract ex- ecuted or delivered within this State, or upon any cause of action arising there; that the case shows the defendants to. bave bad « general ayency im the city of New York at the time the contract was made, and in point-of law ihe con- tract was madeim New York; that where parties, (one of whom being @ Joreign corporation) making w contract out ol the State eomtemplate its periorin- ance iu the State, the cuuse oi action arises here and the Court has jurisdiction; that iu this ease the pus+ we ticket Issued Irom the New York agency upon the recoipt of passage money, and the passenger, with his bugguge, Was tuken on board the defendants’ eteamer at New York to be carried to Havre, France, and the general proposition in reiation to the lex loci is well understood; that the law of a place where a contract is made or isto be pertormed is to govern as to the ature, Validity, construction and eflect of such con- tract, On the question of lability for the loss counsel contended that the deiendauts being admitted to be common carriers of passengers they must be regarded As insurers of the baguage and must answer jor any loss not occasioned by tevitable accident or the public enemies; that the defendants cannot succeed, unless t be shown that the danger which caused the loss could have been avoided by a sailor’s ordinary courage ana skill; that in this case the defendants promptly dis- charged the muster aud the present Captain of the vessel had testilled, ‘If 1 was om the Atlantic and my vossel did not leak more than could be expeliea by the pumps going I certainly should not transfer my pas- Senyers to unother vessel und abandon my ship with the crew.’ Atthe time the vessol was abandoued there were five of her compurtmen:s water tight. The principal quantity was in she compartments of -ho boliers and engines, and it Was an agreed fact that several days after ber abandonment the Amerique was fallen in with by two Evgleh steamers, which took her in tow and brought her into Plymouth. Thus {t was couciusively shown that her water tight compartments served the purpose for which they were designed— ly, making Wt im- possible for her to sink, even if the one compartment fillee with water, The cuse had sleet snowo the loss was occasioned by theft, probably aiter the abandoument and belore the subsequent delivery of the vessel to the agant of the delendants, and ‘ver- tainly not by the storm: ‘he opposite theory to this, both ag to the want of jurisdiction in the court and the absence of liability on the part of defendants, was con- tended for on their bebaif by their counsel, Mr. W. L. Livingston. Both Judges Goepp and Sinnow, before whom the case wa: argued, have wriltea opmions, in which they sustain Judge’ McAdam, alike as to the jurisdiction of we Court and defendants’ liability on the lacts, hi ANOTHER DIVORCE SUIT. Amy A. W. Parkes was married about a year ago to James J. McElroy, and four days after the marriage sho discovered that the deceittul. man had already been provided with a better hall, whereupon she deserted him, ‘Tne much injured lady kept her griefs to herself until very recently, when the much married McElroy got into trouble at Jamaica, L. 1, and his adventurous career came to an inglorious check, He was sent to State Prison for bigamy. The wife of four days em- ployed counsel to free her irom the apparent marital tie, and her case was presented to Judge Barrett yos- terday, in the Supreme Court, Special Term,.on a mo- tion lor an order to declare the marriage void ab ini- tio, The defendant could pot put in an appearance d was not represeuted by counsel, and, the cireum- stances showing u case of upiortunately frequent oc- currence in this mixed community, the Court, ag a matter of course, granted a decree declaring thé mar- riage to be ubterly null and void. A LESSON TO WITNESSES, Solomon Marx brought a suit inthe Supreme Court against Harman Prohmen vo recover on an indemnity bond. The facts of the case, which were developed upon the trial yesterday, before Judge Donehue, in Supreme Court, Circuit, were not sufficiently important to require publication. In the course of tho trial, however, @ most remarkable conflict of testimony was brought about upon tbe question of the signature to the bond, Tho plaintiff swore that the defendant signed the bond, and his evidence upon this point was corroborated by three other witnesses, who vestified that they saw the defendant sign the bond, The defendant, when placed upon the stand, swore positively that the signature was not bis, The jury were thus called upon to decide that the bond wus a forgery or else that the defendaut was guilty of wilful perjury. The anomalous condition of the case was aptly explained to the jury by Judge Donohue, who delivered a very elaborate charge. ‘The jury re- tired and soou alter returned with a verdict for the plainuf. Judge Donohue immediately committed tho defendant to await the action of the Grand Jury. The latter was exceedingly overcome by this unlooked for punishment, and was conducted from the court a sadder if not a wiser man. INSURANCE BROKERS, ATTENTION! From the large number of suits brought by insurance companies to recover the amount of premium on policies issued by them where the insured bad already made payment to the broker through whom the in- surance was eflected, the aggrezato loss to people who insure from the dishonesty of irresponsible In- surance brokers appears to be very great, To secure themselves from loss the insurance companies about eight years ago badaclause inserted im each policy containing a distinet notice that the broker who de- livered tt was not to be deemed the agent of the com- pany in the transaction, and that 4 payment of the romium to him Was not a payment to the company, The New York Produce Exchange Insurance Company Tecentiy brought suit fora premiua against A. Wels- hoefer In the First District Court, and Judge Caila- han yave judgment ior the piwinuil. On appeal to the Court of Common Pleas it was claimed that the fact that the secretary of the company delivered the policy to the broker io deliver to the assured ava got the premium constituted the broker the agent of the company. ‘the Court now decides that 1 did not, and did not in the face of (he express notice in the pulicy to the contrary hold the broker out to the assured as the company’s agent and affirmed the judgment. It the assured chose to make the payment to the broker without receiving the policy the Court bolus that he must suffer the consequences. SUMMARY OF LAW CASES, Letters of administration were yesterday granted to Henry C. Burke and John A. Burke,sous of Mrs. Vir- ginia C, Burke, deceased. It will bo remembored that Mrs, Burke was the contestant in the long litigated Burke-Gardiner case, which ts still pending before the courts, Thero was a motion argued belore Judgo Brady, in the Supreme Court, Chambers, to open tbe delault in the suit of Colton vs, Morrissey, the tui] facts of which have already been fully published m the Herato, De cision Was reserved, In the suit of Wilham Wagoer against Thomas B. Whitney to recover damages for false imprisonment, reported in yesterday’s HERALD as on irial before Judge Robinson and a jury, in the Court of Common Pieas, the plaimiiff has obtained @ verdict in his tavor for $826. Judge Joba J. Freedman, who was recontly re, i elected to a position on the Beneh of the Superior Court,. amd who has been appointed by the Govervor to fii the unexpired term of the late Chtet Justice Monell up to the Ist of next month, was sworn into office for the un- expired term yesterday by Chief Justice Curtis, It is expected he will sit in General Term on Monday next. The old suit brought by Elias Powne inst August Belmont was argued yesterday beiore Gen- eral Term of the Superior urt on acs The | phantif is one of the assign: of Danrel E Tyler, an insolvent debtor, and the suit is brought to recover | from Mr. Belmont, one of the creditors, bis propor- tiooate share ‘or resisting a claim against the estate, in accordance with an argument. On the 27th of August, 1874, Max Ferguson was run over and injured in Camal street py a coach ariven by | Bernard Dufly, and sustained injuries, to recover | compensation for whieh ke brougbt through nis counsel, Colonei George H, Mart, The suit was tried in the Marine Court vefore Judge Aiker and yoster¢ nd resulted in a verdict in favor of piainut | aur; for $2 There was commenced before Judge Robinson and a jury, yesterday, iu the Court of Common Pleas, the trial of the suit of wustay Freedlander va. the Mayor, &c. ‘The plaiutiff is a Georgian, and complains that walle vis- iting this city ip the winter of 1873 he received a fail on the public street, fracturing nis hipjoint. The neglect of the city authorities to bave the frozen edb moved, it laimed, caused the piaint Injcries, and for these he asks $5,000 damages, The caso is still on. The Baltimére and Obio Railroad brought suit in the Superior Court against John K. lmlay and Henry W. Beriram, under the following circumstauces:—From Junuary to September, 1876, Bertram acted as local agent for the company, and it 1s allegea has absconded without accounting for $1,204 35; whereupon sult for that amount was brought «gainst Mr. Imlay, who was his surety on 000 bond, Judge Sanford yester- day ordered a relerence to compute the exact amount recoverable, DECISIONS. SUPREME COURT-——-CHAMBERS, By Judge Brady. Marsh vs, Marsh.—Order granted, < Matter of Foster; Tucker va Tucker; Dodge vs. Stur- gis; spring Spaulding, (Nos 1 and 2); Wakeman ve. Equitable Gas Light and Coal Company; Eagan va Wieber; 0’ Donobue ve, O'Donohue.—Granted, Jessup vs. East Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad Company and otuers.—I wish to see counsel. Archer vs. McDonnelL—Stay until the 13th of De- cember, 18° Matter of Sweeney.—There must be proof of the facts ae to age or a relerence. . society for the Reformation of Juvenile Delinquents va, C. |L--Un the present proofs this motion mast be denied without costs, McKennel vs. Milier.—Tho defendant bas been guilty of laches. This cause hus been three times adjourned ‘on the application of bis counsel and not on any su; gestion that there was to be any application fo: change okvenue. The delay thus cuused deprives the defendant of the right to have tite change made which is asked. Motion denied with $10 costs, to abide event. Importers and Traders’ National Bank vs. Kohn,— Motion granted, bat without stay, SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM, By Judge Barrett, Bush va. Scofield. —Oraer gr: . First National Ore Smelting, &c., Co. ve. Abster- dam.—Judgment signed. Wormster vs. Hoflman aud Others.—Findings and decree signed. Luddington ys. Slauson and Others. —These findings need comparison and correction. Boyce and others vs. New York City Steel Works. — Philo T, Ruggles appotnted receiver, &c, 1 will hear counsel as to the amount of the bona, By Judge Van Vorst, Meigs and others vs. Meyer and others. — sei will appear belore me on December 9, 1876, at half- past ten A. M. Valentine, &c., vs. Heydecker and othera,—The evi- dence does hot establish an agreement for a further extension of the mortgage. There must bo judgment of foreclosure, SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. By Judge Santora. Doscher et al.—Remuattitur filed, Judg- Bills vs. Vander Minder,-—Ordered on special calen- dar for December 15. 1876. Spingarn vs. Goldman et al.—Motion gravted, with $10 costs, to plamtill, Silva vs, Metropolitan Drug Company.—Order deny- ing motion for a ew trial Hyenbein vs. Drukeispril.- Order to pay over sur- plus moneys, &c. Artega vs. Lojtch.—Order appointing Charles H. Duell receiver, &c. Artega vs, Leitch.—Order directing receiver te sell, Artega vs. Leiteh.—Receiver’s vond approved. Manufacturers and Builders’ Bapk vs, Pangborn.— Order denying motion, with $10 costs to plaintif™ . In the mattcr of Bloss, an imprisoned debior.— poor ataa for debtor’s discharge {rom imprisonment denied, Rich Jr, vs. Lyles et al —Commisston ordered, Diebrich vs. Lanner et al.; The Baltimore and Ohio Se Company va Imlay et al.—References or- dered. Peck vs, Adams, —Urder reviving action. By Judge Speir. Lewis va. Buckingham ; Wooster vs. Utrich.—Orders settled. By Chiet Judge Curtis, Beyer et al vs. Kester et al.—Findings settled, COMMON PLEAS--SPECIAL TERM. By Judge Van Hoesen. In the matter of Smith;in the matter of Bennett; Chase vs. Rapp; it the matter of the application of Herman Labrochinsta to change his name to Louis Heymau,—Orders granted. ennedy vs. MeKurrig; pert. —Orders settled. In the matter of Lanning.—Bond reduced to $6,000, Harty vs. Harty.—References orderea. Seuwartz vs. Straus:.—Seo memorandum, MARINE COURT— CHAMBERS, By Judge James B. Sheridan. Converse vs. Freeman; the German Exchango Na- tionu! Bank. —Motions granted. Seibrecht vs. Shook.—Order vacating order entored Devember 7, 1876. Driscoll. —Order denying motion to vacate . Zimmerman va, Schap- Mills vs. Swanson; Chamberlain vs, Wilcox; Dong- lass va, Hebbard; The J. L. Mott Iron Works vs. Stuf- ford; Ryan vs. McGinn; Appleby vs. Flagg; Lander- man vs. Hoffmann; Woodward vs, Setgeistock ; Butler vs. Westvrook; Russell vs. Gerken; Thorne va Tbompson; Rosenthal ve Russell; Blane vs. Jamison: Robertson vs. Schwartz; Taylor va. Crow; Thurber va. Ankin.—Orders granted. Mott va, Hayes.—Defendant’s default noted. Fallman vs Beer; Dale vs. Herman; Sullivan va Blohn.-—Motions granted. Seibrecht vs. Shook.—Motion dented. Richardson vs. Forbes —Mr, George H. Fletcher ap- pointed receiver. Siauson ve. Equitable Gaslight Company,—Demurrer overruled, with costs. Nickerson vs. Strecter.—Motion denied, with $10 cost, O’Brien vs. Seibrecht.—Sheriff"s bill taxed. BAOOKLYN COURT DECISIONS. CITY COURT—GENERAL TERM. 4 Thomas W. McGowan etal. va. Tho Star Excelsior Brewing Company; Same vs, Same.—Jadgment in both cases aitirmed, with costs, Opinion by Judge Reynolds. Judge McCue concurs, ane Primett va The Brookiyn Crosstown Railroad Company.—Judgment reversed and new trial granted. Costs of appeaito abide event. Opinion by Judge Neilson, Judge Reynolds concurs. Elmira V, Conkhio vs. Patrick T. Sbannon.—Judg- ment upon reieree’s report reversed and neW trial granted, Costs of appeal to abide event. Opinion by Judge McCue. Judge Reynolas concurs. Catharine Leona: vs. Martin Catlin.-—Jadgment affirmed, with coats, Opinions by Judges Neilson and Reynolds. Louis P. Gfroehreret al. vs. Jennie Shepherd. —Juadg- ment affirmed, with costs, Opinion by Jucge Reynolds, Judge MeCue concurs, : Jobo V. 8. Henderson vs. Peter E, Henderson.— Orcer affirmed, with $10 coats, Opinion by Judge Reynolds, Jumes McAlpine, administrator, va, Rebecca B. Powell,—Jadgment affirmed, with costs, Opinion by Judge McCue. Judge Reynolds concurs. , Joho 8 Brown et al. vs. Henry Kiefor.—Judgment aflirmed, with costs. Opinion by Judge Reynolds. Judge MeCue concurs. Tne People ex rel, Stephen Wycoff vs. The City of Brooklyn; The People ex rel 8 B. Hay et «a va The City of — Brooklyn; ‘Tho People ex rel. John Creighton vs. The City of Brooktyn; The People ex rel, Charles Suydam vs. Tue City of Brooklyv.—Proceedings of the Common Connell reversed, Opinion by Judge McCue, Judge Reynolds concurs. Dissenting opinion by Judge Neil- Judge Netison dissented from the view held by his associates on the ground of expediency, and bo- cause they had slept upon their rights for a needless length ot time. ‘Tbe decision throws the cost of the dmprovement upon the city at large, CITY COURT—SPRCIAL TERM. By Judge Reynolds, Kilduff vs, Fagan.—Judgment tor plaintiff for $58, with costs. Fingleton vs. Harriz.~ Judgment for defendant, with costs, COURT OF APPEALS, Aunaxry, Dec, 8, 1876, In Court of Appeals Friday, December 8, 1876. No. 64. People ex rel. Conway vs. Supervisors, — Argumont resumed and concluded. No, 19, Curtis vs, MeNair,—Argaed by Julian T. Davies for appellant and 8, Hubbard tor respondent. No, 62, Shaft vs. Phonix Mutual Insurance Com- pny: —Argued by 8. Hand for appellant aud A. ardsley for respondent. Proclamation made and court adjourned, Day calendar for Monday, December 11, 1876.—Nos, 49, 60, 28, 8, 84, 73, 93, 94, t = MECHANICS AND ‘TRADERS’ SAV- INGS BANK. ALBANY, Deo. 8, 1876, Application was made belore Justice Usbern on be- haif of Samuel B. White, receiver of the Mechanics and Traders’ Savings Bank, of New York, for an ordor permitting him to withdraw certain promissory not &c., deposited by him with the United States Trust Company, representing in amount about $6,300, A recent order vi the Court instructed the receiver to collect the sums due om the securitiva, and it 1s to DAY, DECEMBER 9, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. oo him to do so that be desires the possession or em. The order asked for was granted and entered in this county. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, Wasuixerox, Dec. 7, 1876. No, 127. Watt vs, Hill et ai, error to the Cireuit © Court for the Northern district of Mississippi.—Th is @ contest concerning ceriain inuds, the question beimg which of the parties has tle better title by sherifl’s sale, both having proceeded by attachment to reaeh them, The plaintiff! in error claims prece- dence by virtue of her prior suit, and the defendant io error contends tuat the levying of the attachment and judgment in her proceedings coulerred no juris- diction over t land, aod po lien thereon for the want of evroiim im the county where (he lands are situated. The caseis submitted on the printed briels jefendant im error, plaintiff not appearog, T. Gamble tor Gefendant in error. No. 129. United States va. Philade'phia and Sduth- eru Mail Steamship Company. No. 623, George Pursgiove vs. Sicamsbip Juniata, No. 129. United States vs. Pursglove—Appeal from the Circuit Court forthe district of Louisiana —This was a case of collision im the Mississippi River. near New Orleans tboat joaded with tes, and the Juoiata, whien had just discharged the cement on the flatbout, and was, atthe time of the collision, on ner return to Puiladeiphia, The question 1s, which of the vessels was in fault. The District Court found (bem both so. and divided the damages sdstained by the United States between them, and this decree was affirmed at the Circuit, Euco vessel alleges as againat tne oiher a violation of the rules of navigation aud a deticiovcy in officers and men, and the evidence ts covilicting and coutra- dictory, Assistant Attorney Genera’ E. B. Smith for the government, and C. Hunt, Durant and Homer for the Neate, Wasminerox, Dec. 8, 1876. On motion of J. W. Denver, William Haydon, of Salt Lake City, U. T., was admitted to practice as an attor- ney and counsellor of this Court, No, 129, The United States, appellants, va, The Phila. deiphia and Southern Mail Steamship Company. No. 130. The Philadelphia and southern Mail Steam- ship Company, appellants, vs. The United Saies, No, 628. George Parsglove, appellant, vs. The Steam-. ship Juniata, &e. ‘The argument of these cases was continued by M, P. Hewey, of counse! Jor ihe appeliees iu Nos. 129 and 628 and appeilauts in No. 130; by Axsisiaut Attorney Generai Smith for the Unitea States, and concluded by ‘ft. J. Durant, of counsel Jor George Pursglove. No. 4% W.F.and Lucy B, White, plamtilfs in error, ve, Nicholas Luning.—this cause was argued by 3. Biair, of counsel tor the plainuiifs in error, aud by W. | Henry Rawle for the defendant in error No. 131, The Uuited States, plainuitls in error, va, John H. Thompson et al.—Phis cause was argued by ‘Assistant Attorney General Sinith, of evnnsel for the piaintifis in error, no counsel appearing for the defend- ants in error. 5 No. 132. Joseph Dalton, plaintiff in error, vs. A. G. Jennings —This cause was arguea by J. Van Santwood, of counsel for the plaintiff in error, and by A. V. Briesen tor the defendwnt in error. ‘The Court then adjourned until Monday. ASSAULT BY A SAILOR. While Mr, George Hepburn, the well known poll- tician, was returning to his residence, No. 137 West Houston street, yesterday morning, a drunken saiior named Robert Nixon staggered against him and as- saulted him by striking him in the face, Mr. Hep- burn defended himself, when Nixen drew a large sheath knifo and cut at him. sy this time Officer McDonnell, of the Eighth precinct, came up, and Nixoo ran away. The officer pursued him and finally captured him in an alleyway in Thompson street. He made a dexperato resistance, but was finally over- powered and taken to the station house iu Prince Street. On being arraigned belore Justice Bixby at the Washington Place Court, yesterday, Nixon was held for trial in default of $500 bail. THE PARK BANK ROBBERY. A DETECTIVE’S STORY—INTERESTING DETAILS OF THE CAPTURE OF ELLIS—THE FXTRADI- QION QUESTION TO BE DECIDED ON THE 20TH INST. Detective Sampson, of the Stock Exchange and@ub- Treasury, returned to this city yesterday from St. John, N. B., where he had been sent in pursuit of Thomas Elis, the absconding note teller of the Park Bank. Mr. Sampson told a HeRatp reporter the fol- lowing story of the pursuit and capture of the de- faulter:—‘‘Elis fled by way ot Montreal and Halifax to St.John, Whilé travelling by ratiroaa from Halifax, N. 8., to St. John be was recognized by a railroad con- ductor, who subsequently informed Sergeant Nicholas Powers, of Halifax, that he believed be had scen Ellis, he having already seen bis photograph. Pro- vided with a pictare of Ellis, Powers went to st. Jobn, N. B. and arrested Bilis and took him to the police station, after showing bim bis photograph, butthe Chief of Police there retused to hold him. Three days later ove of my men arrived and Ellis was arrested at his boarding housa His wife voluatarily ave ap $5,572 and suid that it belonged to the bank. 'he prisoner was given ull the 2uth uf December by Judge Duff to answer the charges against him. Mrs, Ellis and her chiid bad b followed meanwhile by detectives from No, 109 Hewes street, Brooklyn; she was accompanied by Klis’ brother-in-ia' Mr. J, W. Fisher, a lawyer, of No. 137 Broadway. Ellis’ brother also arrived upon the scene at this time. In conversa- tion with Ells I tound him very desponden’ 9nd con- templating suicide, ELLIS WANTS TO COMPROMISE. The lawyers ior the Park Bank at Halifax, Mesars, Thompson, state that the Canadian government are desirous of giving up by extradition the criminal, who seeks an asylum in the Vonjuion from the United States, and wish for a corresponding reciprocity, Everything hinges now, however, on the re-entorce- ment of the Extradinon Treaty—and, by the way, if this takes place, I shall soon soon have back in this country Gray, the Wali street lorger, who is ‘wanted’ here for about $562,000, and who was recently re- Ieased by the authorities at London after | had se- cured bis capture. Ellis admits stealing $36,000, but denies having taken the $30,000 of gold. Two months revious to his flight he stole $10,000 from the Park jank and incuipates other clerks of the bank for stealing various sums. He says he had lost $30,000 by speculation im Wall street. He wants to compto- mise, but the Park Bank will not listen to any such roposition. Kilis is a Weishmga by birth and Bae been sixteen years in the Park Bank. He is charged also, in addition to his thefts, of fraudulently altering the bank books, which is held by the iaw to be forgery. Sergeant Nicholas Powors, of Halifax, 18 now In this ctty, Ellis’ wife and child are at Halitax; his brother-in-law and brother have returned here, The Park Bunk has attached Ellis’ house, No, 109 Hewes street, Brooklyn, aud another house in that city which belongs to bim.’* DESTITUTE IMMIGRANTS. A THIEVING STEAMSHIP AGENT IN ANTWERP. The Commissioners of Emigration are ugain troubled with anumber ol destitute immigrants, who have ar- rived here without money or buggage, and who have no definite place of destination, They are Poles, thirty eight im number—cleven mea, seven women and twenty children, None of them can speak Evgiish but their story was obtained by Mr, Jackson, Secretary of the Commussioners, who had an aflidavit arawn up and sworn to by Mathias Mimecez, one of their num- ber. The deponent says that some montheago he re- ceived, while in Galicia, Austria, a letier from a friend ot bis named Ludwig Urbanic, who resides in Brazil, wiorming oii that toroggh the agency of the Brazi- ian government at Antwerp numerous Galician famines would be forwarded to Urazil without charge, and find employment and a He, together with eight other faiilies these reports, at once broke up their homes, disposed of their goods und chattels and went to Antwerp in search of the agent, a Mr. Lobedauz. Arrived at Ant- werp they found that the vessei had sailed and that there would not be snother for several weeks, They were also informed that the coat of board wine waii- ing for the next ship Would be tive francs a day each, und under these circumstances the party concluded that it would be most advisable to return home, While waiting for the tram to take them home they made the acquaintance of Mr. Adatn Wolverg, of No, 4 Rue de lOffrande, Autwerp, who persuaded them to go to New York, giving tiem a positive assurance that they would find speedy and remunera- tive employment, The purty paid 2,280 marks, an equivalent of $730 80 American currency, for their passage, being ail the money they possessed, aud tickets were furnished them by the steamer Queen, of the National line. On the arrival of the Queen here they were surprised to find that they were unavle to obtuin employ ment, apd vow find themselves in the condition of destitu- tion already described. The Commissioners ot Emi- gration are dolog all in their power to relieve them, jut cannot keep them very jong. The agent of the National line of course disciaims all responsibility, and the Austrian Cousal bas no funds at his disposal for their relief, The probabilities are that the Com- missioners will have to make the best of the case they can, and send the unloriunate folks home aguin, THE SICK IN THE HOSPITALS. To rum Kprror ov tae Heratp:. “Drop your papers for the sick in hospitals.” This sign, painted above a large box near the exit of the Grand Central depot, and on another in the Thirtieth street depot, bas caught the eyo of many a passenger, Those among them who tor the past year have goner- ously responded to this appeal may de glad to know that their papers are distribited daily among the sick and convalescent in Bellevue, Charity and the hos- pitals on Hart and Ward’s islands, Will not others Whose attention has not been arrested by the sign be kind enough to stop as they harry oat of the depot affd drop their discarded newspaper into the box? Hoey a went ays hour will be brightened by this tule act of thoughifulness. ELLEN SHAW BARLOW, Chairman of Committee on Bouks and Papers jor Hoa. pita ‘ 4 cine ENGLISH VIEWS OP THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY. WHAT THE ENGLISH PAPERS SAY OF OUB PRESIDENTIAL MUDDLE. (From the London Times, Nov. 24] The people of the United States deserve all our | sympathy and all our respect during their present triai, The stress laid upon their patience aud modera- tion is severe; but everybody in every party, except a few unserupulous and discredited politicians, has reo ognized the necessity of practising these painful vir+ tues, The constitution bas once more failed to full its promises, which, even when enacted for the benefit of a scanty and buckward population upon the Atlantte seaboard, were not accommodated to the realities of polities, and whieh since the Union has extended over haifa continent have become plainly impossible of ful- filment. No constitution that the ingenuity of man is competent to coustruct coald be made comprehensive enough to cover the infinite variety of problems that must arise in the political life of a great and free nation, But the American people have deliberately cut them. selves off (rom the ouly practical remedy tor this lim- itation, The statesmen who framed the consiivation desired to preserve the independence of the Executive, the judicial and the legislative powers in the federal govervmeut, and their work in its mam principles has been left untouched by later amendments. It 1, indevd, protected by « popular sentiment of reverenes which is almost akin to superstition, The result is that nowhere in the constitution of the United States is there that instant, !ndisputable and uncon- ditianal omuipotence which we attribute to Pan Mament, and which cuts the ot of every carua omissus quickly aud fely. The uncertainty inte which the resuit of the Presidential election bas been plunged by the unfortunate fact that either candidate if successtul will owe bis sucesss to the votes of } douvtful aud suspected Southern {constituencies bas raised a host of controversies and appealed to a crowd of unreguiated passions. The last and most danger- ows appeal has not yet produced any serious conse- quences, bat the contested questions seem likely to re- main ubanswered, and we capnot teil how tar the tem. per of an excited’ people will submit to constraint unsupported by clear logality. Hitherto the lea on both , the chiel organs of public oj and, indeed, the general voice of the nation, unanjmously insisted on the necessity of vooin order and patieuce, and, with some very inaignifi exceptions, the erisis has been complicated by Bo mor formidable disturbances than those familiar tn our owt election campaigns. It would be a mistake, however, to imagine that the difficulty has vanished.’ The dam ger hus beep, it is trae, removed furthor from us ta point of time, bat it is lessened only by the probability that defore the next critical point is reached the good sonso of the Américan people may supply a remody Hapa ied by the authors of the constitution. ‘hose who appeal to the people of the United States "@ careful to point ot South for the maintenance of order out that if the returning boards Carohna, Lousiana and Florida should give Mr. Hayes a majority unfairly the ie still time to protest. ‘Tne Presidential electors will meet a jortnight hence in their respective States, and will certainly, though not necessarily, give their votes for the party “tickets” to which they are pl But these votcsare to be counted in the month of Fevruary by the President of the Senate in the pres- ence of the two houses of Congress. The constitution says nothing about the mitervention of either house in the counting, but, as we showed the other day, the right to reject all or any votes trom any State has been jong ago claimed, and was enforced when General Grant was re-elected four years ago. The republicans now contend that the House of Representatives hag ceased to have the power it used in 1873, and that the President of the Senate will be justitiod in acting upon his own responsivility and in counting whatever votes he chooses. In ordinary circum stances, the President of the Senate would be the Vice Presiaent of the United States, but since the death of Vice President Wilson the office has been filled by Mr, Ferry,of Michigau, ot course a strong republican, ‘That Mr. Ferry will retuse to receive democratic votes from Louisiaua or Florida should there bea doubtful return in States, as is quite possible, and that he will disregard any objections taken by the House of Representatives to these or other votes, are spoken of as certainties by republican partisans. Yet, should Mr, Mayes be thus placed in power, he would assuredly fall under the severe censure which General Grant bas passed py anticipa- tion on the malpractices now charged against his ows party:—“No man worthy the olfice of President should be willing to bold it if ‘counted 1m? or placed there by auy fraud. Either party can afford to be dit in the result, but the country cannot afford to have the result tainted by the suspicion of illegal or false returns,” No doubt the republicans have all the advantages of pessession, and the democrats would be too wise, even were they not too weak, to resist violently the overwhelming force that would sustain Mr. Hayes’ inauguration. But a republican administration so placed in powes would discredited abroad and weakened by di- visions at home. These dangers would not be alto gether avoided by the success of Mr. Tilden, should he ‘recover the vote of Florida or retain that of Louistana, but it cannot be denied that they would be greatly dimin A democratic government, however nar- row the electoral vote in its favor, would now have all the strength derived from the support of a majority of the citizens of the Union. VIEWS OF THE SATURDAY REVIRW. The Saturday Review remarks that the continued ancertainty as to the result of the Presidential elec: tion in the United States must be very inconvenient; but the dangers or difficulties which" it may be sup- posed to involve ought not to be exaggerated. Both candidates possess character and ability, and it is already ascertained that the strength of the contend- ing parties is nearly equal. When Indiana 1s opposed to Obio and New York to Pennsyiv: to say that the success either of tho demoer republican®@wouid oftend public opinion. The most serious consequence of the present crisis will be alast- ing suspicion that the defeated party has been unfairly treated, An arrangement which has sometimes been considered a delect in the constitution happens during the present uncertainty to be highly conducive te public conventence. The term of the outgoing Presi- dent overlaps by three or four months the period which follows the appointment of his successor, and consequently there can be no interregnum, if only the new President is detinitely chosen before the 4th of March. Until that timo General Gran will be charged with the administration of the laws | and with the maintenance of order. The supposed risk of his prolonging his authority by au illegal usurpation, on the pretext of the uncertainty of the election, 18 a mere absurdity. Until March public ulTairs will be conducted as tney have been conducted for eight years, and alter that date the Republic will not be in danger, even if either branch of Congress should tnink fit to dispute the tithe uf the President. One of the chief political elements of American felio ity is general independence of the action of govern ment, When the President was, a years ago, sub: jectod to impeachmevt the ad:ninistration was not 1m torrupted, nar was public order or security dis turbed. A President claiming office under a disputed election would probably be found not less innocuous, WHAT THE ECONOMIST SAYS, The Economist thinks it was a great mistake on the part of the framers of the constitution of the United Suites to refer the Presidential election to a body specially chosen by the people for that one function, Not only has that resulted in depriving the body so elected of all consultative powers, but the represonta- tives of the nation, chosen for other purposes, have thereby lost one of the functions which, bad it been allotted to them, would baye greatly increased their influence apd dignity apd tended to en. hance thew importance and — stimalate popular erest their election, Moreoy is very evident how unfortunate Was the policy of raising ali the questions which are upt to grow out of contested elections in connection with the @noice of the Chief of the State at all 1t was obvious, too, that it was quite unnecessary, In the United States jthe Senate, which {8 elected by the Logisiatures of the various States, has always had more consideration and influeneo tn consequence of that wode of election, aud if the choice of the President bad been left to the two Houses of Congress, sitting in common—as i certain very. rare and exceptional casos it act ally lett by the constitution—no doubt that, as | general rule, not only would better Presidents have been chosen, but, throrgh the mode of their election, they would bave Wieided more social authority than they do now, Even the Americans themselves, the Economist suspects, will begin to doubt the policy of the constitutional reguiations affecting the Presiden tial election when they find that at a crisis of some importance the selection actually made it open to all sorts of doubts. ROBBING AN OLD LADY, Mary ana Cornelia Wild, mothor and daughter, were arraigned before Justice Bixby, at the Wasbington Place Police Court yosterday by Detective Bush, ot the Ninth precinct, charged with having robbed Mra, Anna M. Ballister, of No. 49 West Washington place, ot curtains, dresses, lace und other property, valued at $1,000, The tacts in the case, ag developed in the evidence, showed that Mrs, Ballister is an old lady living alone in her residence, Mrs. Wild and her daughter culled on her in the evening and sat chat- ting with her. Mrs, Wild then got up and went out in the ball to the front door, While she was there hor daughter kept Mrs. Ballister engaged in conv ‘They then icf the house, During the night Mra, Bailister heard noises below stairs, but Wal al to raise) any alarm, in the § morn- img she found that the property bad been stolen, The temalo prisoners were arrested by Detective Bush, and the daughter confessed to him that ber Inother opened the Ifont door of Mrs, Ballister’s noase to ner brother, Thomas Wild, and a man named J Devoe, whom she heard say a few nights bel by have put upajoo on the oid lady.’ Justice Bixby cominitted (he women for examfmation, and the offi- ¢o:8 are searching for Thomas Wild aud Devoe. One of tho Wild brothers 18 now serving aterm of five years in State Prison, auother brotuer is wanted” ior forgery, and Thomas Wid is now barged wild burglary.