The New York Herald Newspaper, December 21, 1876, Page 8

8 eS NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1876—TRIPLE SHEET. LIFE INSURANCE. —_-____—_ An Entertaining Process in Winding Up the Continental, IS THERE COLLUSION? | Perhaps the most astonishing part of the failure of the Continental Life Insurance Company is the method pursued in winding up its affairs The suit which was brought for dissolution in the name of a policy holder was really instigated by the officers of the concern themselves. No consultation was had with the 3tate Insurance Department, but since bankruptey was inevitable it was thought best to embrace it voluntarily, the better to protect the interests | ofthe stockholders, It appears somewhat singular, | too, i this ‘mutual concern’! that the owners of capi- | tal stock amounting to $100,000 should have completely | ignored the existence of over 20,000 policy holders who | owned a reserve of over $5,000,000. | The company having dissolved itself, next pro- ceeded to appoint a suitable recelver in the person of John J. Anderson, an intimate friend of President Frost. Meanwhile the inquiries of the In- surance Superintendent are cowpletely disregarded, and be is virtually given to understand | that he need not meddie with the matter at all, To bring about this position of security trom outside pare | ties the most powerful iniluences were brought to | bear upon the proceedings in Albany. With commend. | able spirit, Superintendent Smyth has nevertheless | pushed on his motion for the removal of the present | receiver, though met at every point with | heavy opposition, Alter a hearing at Albany, Judge Osborne recently ordered the case toa referee, und appointed as such Mr. De Witt, of | that city, who was empowered to receive testimony in | Now York. Mr, De Wiit was to have begun nis labors bere on Sronday last, but notice of an appeal was | given on the Saturday preceding, and on Monday | Judge Pratt, of Brooklyn, grauted a stay of proceed. | ings prior to the session of the General Term, to be held in Albany on the second Tuesday in January. MR. ANDERSON’S AD: ISTRATION, Mr. Anderson has now béen in ollice nearly two months and pot one word of information has be given | regarding the company’s condition. He says that he | cannot determine the liabilities of the corporation | without a specific computation of the value of eaca | policy. But the question has very pertinently been | asked, Why cap he pot gratily the creditors with an account of the assets? On ‘the Slst of December, 1875, the Continental claimed total assets of $6,220,484 13, and the policyholders want to know | how much of this sum nas been lost and how the re- | mainuer 1s invested. | iver Anderson, in astatement to the Heraip | presentative, professed to be cutting down all ex- | penses of the concern to the lowest figure, He has | largely reduced the clerical force in the oiflce, and one | of the reasons given by the actuary for the dayay in | waking up the value of the policies Was that the num ber of ussistanta was so limited, In view of this | handsome economy people of an inquiring turn of | mind ure led to wonder how much of this valuable saving in clerk hire will be expended for counsel fees and the hke, Apropos of tals matter, it has been rumored that the ever thoughtful managers of the Continental were considerate enough betore the dissolution to set aside $200,000 for legal and other ex- | penses that might be incurred in the delicate process of ‘winding up.” Receiver Anderson, whose exclusive business is, of course, to look alter the interests of policy,holders, has taken seven long weeks in which to say nothing, Owing to the stay of proceedings beiore mentioned he will now haye three more weeks of immenity from outside intericrence, The whole fight now made by the receiver and his triends appears to be for time, and “time,” they say, in worldly parlance, “18 money.” TWO VERY PRIKNDLY CONCERNS, One of the ineresting topics in the present insur- ance oxcitement is the relationship of the Continental to tho New Jersey Mutual and the understanding that Hes between them. The charges of collusion, which are so strenuously denied by the officers, yet are more | and more often repeated. Evidenees of an affiliation of imtorests are daily increasing, and presumption is rapidly changing to .beltef, Many people who are personaily interested, or at Jeast well informed in the matter, assert with positiveness that the Continental is in some way playing into the hands of the New Jersey Mutual. ‘hey claim that this illicit combination entirely accounts for the mystery sur- rounding the Continental fatiure and the winding up of | its affairs, Of course, if such is the case, the evident object is to save the stockholders of the insolvent cor- poration at the real expense of its policy-holders. As shas before been pubiished in these columns, the past histories of the two concerns have been entwined in many ways, and the principal officers of both have long been on terms of the most iriendly intima; With remarkablo unanimity tho agenis of the Con- tinental have consented to represent the New Jorsey Mutual, and all ever the country tho latter is bidding for tho former’s business. PREVAILING UPON A GENERAL AGENT. There have been a few cases where the Contipental agents did not willingly comply at first with the pro- posal to swing their business to the New Jersey com- Such an example was Mr. C. H, Frost, the general Jontinental in Chicago. Mr. Frost, wh ® young man, came on here by request, with the other agents of the company, shortly after the fail- ure. He appeared to be very much exasperated about the condition of affairs as he found them, and went to Messrs. Barnes & Havover, counsellors at law, to talk over bis grievatces with them, The after cir- cumstances, as toid to the HgekaLp representative by theso gentlemen, on in sustance as follows:—Mr. Frost was strong in his denunciation of the Continental management, and declared he would see that | justice was done to his pohey holders. He said that the officers of tue company were terribly frightened, and a8 an instance | of this condition of thiugs, Mr. Frost gave an wecount of a private interview he bad nad with the President, Mr. L. W. Frost. This officer, he said, seemed to be airaid for his personal safety and was in a high state of excitement, During their interview a knock was heard at the door, and the excitable President sprang into a closet saying to the Chicago agent:— “For God’s sake, don’t let anyboay know that Lam | here. Mr. Frost related to the attorneys that the business of the Continental was to be transferred to the New Jersey Mutual, and that ail but three of the general sents, himself one of them, bad gone over to the lat- ter company. He remarked that he bad received a good offer, but ed his decided opposition to the transaction. A GRAND TRANSPORMATION, Shortly after the wate of the above ioterview Mr. Frost returned to Chicago. When the re was ap- pointed on the receivership question, Mesers. Barnes & Hanover communicated wits Mr. Frost upon the subject of his policy holders and their interests, Lu reply they received the following letter:— Orrick No. 167 Wasi on STREKT, ) Dev. 9, 1870. § onger that I ex- that my p k after their power of at any fee until the claim esiver. Under such circnmate not feel that | they will be willing, or enough of them, to pay a tee sufi | cient to employ an attorney, and I have therefore returned those that have been received. I will write you if I find that I have need of attorneys in New York, 7 for your kindness, Lam, very truly, ©. It is perhaps needless to say that Mr. representing the New Jersey Mutual, baving appar. | ently abandoned the “high erected thoughts’ which be at first entertained. LEGISLATIVE PROBLEMS. | State Senator James W. Gerard last evening ad- dressed the taxpayers’ association of the Eighteenth, Twentieth and Twenty-first wards at Teut Assem- | vly Rooms on the subject of ‘1 | sogisiative Problems ior | \877."? The meeting was well atiended by representa- | ive taxpayers irom the respective wards, who showed | a keen mterest in the subject of discussion, ‘The jecturer alluded to the good work that had been | done by the Legislature of 1874, particularly men- | tioning the constitutional amendment by which | the Governor is authorized to veto one | or more ems of any dill appropriating | pubile money, while approving other portoas of the | bil, He then branched off ino the general subject of taxation, advocating strougly the j of Commis. nor Andrews to exempt ail persopal estate trom | taxation, The State should, he said, tax directly ail | lusurance, radroad, gas and ferry companies ata iixed | ber centum upon gross receipts, and » banks and trust companies’ stock upon the actual vaiue of the shares, He called attention to the great cost of cleaning the sireets of this city and to the fact that this work is done for nothing in European cities vy those who atilize the sweepings, Ho spoke approvingly of the new amendment propos- ing two legisiative bodies for mumeipal government— one popular, elected by the general suilrage, the other to be elected by the taxpayers, “Non schools,” he continued, ‘in which only the r tary vranebes should be taught, ought to be e aged.” The rapid growth of namerous small savings | banks, be thougut, should be prevented, The lateral canals which do not pay expenses suiould be discontinued, No non-resident should be em- ployed in the city government, At least $500,000 are annually paid out from the eity and removed trom cir- culation in it by the employment of non-residents, Special iegislation, introduced with a view to party or sonal advantage, he cousidered objectionable, as culling upon the Legisiature to pass pablic aes solely for the benefit of the individual promoters of them. ‘A radical difficulty with us in the public administration,” said Mr. Gerard, “sthat official iife, being © creature ot the popular vote, deters to and is intiueneed by it, This regard for party opinion is not generally extended to those whose verdict Would be an indorsement of merit, but to those whose approvation would be of political advantage. ‘Tbe public spirited citizen must be conscientious, vigi- Jant, active and fearless, In such hands only is liberty and by such only is the honor aud prosperity of | and still leave sutfic a >tate secured and maintained,’ « THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE, MR. HILL REPLIES TO THE STATEMENTS OF GENERAL ASPINWALL, MR. KINSELLA AND ANOTHER TRUSTEE—WHAT HE THINKS OF ‘THE BESSEMER TRIAL. A reporter called yesterday afternoon on Mr. Albert Hill at his office and had a conversation on the inter- views with tnrce of the trustees of the bridge company that were published in the morping’s Hexaty, Mr, Hill stated in his reply that he had never built a wire bridge and also had never tested any wire. He also explained the difference between an ultimate breaking strepgth of 3,400 pounds and 3,600 pounds and the et- fect of that diflerence on the main cable, He laid | especial stress on the point that the spec'fications | really call for steel with tensile strength of 150,000 pounds to the square inch, instead of 160,000 pounds, and concluded by doubting the point made by Colonel Roebling that Bessemer steel would come up to the required standard, GENKRAL ASPINWALL ANSWERED, Rerorter—Will you make any reply to the state- ments in the interviews published in to-day’s HewaLp? Mr. Hit—I should preter to reply to them sepa+ rately, commencing, we will say, with the first inter, view printed, that of General Lioyd Aspinwall, 1 am exceedingly sorry to see that the General considers bim- self and the Board of Trustees in general, and Colonel | Roebling im particular, attacked by my statements, lam pot aware that in disputing the mathematical accuracy of certain portions of the specifications I am making @ personal attack upon any officer of the bridge company. That General Aspinwall is not ac. quainted with me and does not know whether I am competent to criticise specifications drawn up by Coionel Roebling is my misfortune. For the informa- ton of the General and other parties curious to know whether | have ever built a wire bridge, 1 will say 1 have not, nor bas any other man except Johu A. Roebling, the father of ihe present engineer of tbe bridge, I have never tested, any wire, but pleuty of steel and iron. General Aspinwall has expressed tis doubt whether 200 pounds diflereuce mthe ultimate breaking streugin of each wire could m.terially affvet the ultimate breaking strength ot the whole cavle, This misapprehension 18 probably eu- tirely owing to my iielicitous mode oi expression. He ultimate breuking strength 18 calculated tor the solid cross section o! each wire, and as there are to be 6,J00 Wires in each cable the ultimate strength of th | solid section of the latter is by this error 200 times 6,300, equal to 1,260,000 pounds les# than calculaied lor In the specitications, or, in other words, this error Will admit of the acceptance of steel wire having 4 tensile strength of only 150,000 pounds to the square inch of solid section, instead of 160,000 pounds, as called for by the specifications, Revorrer —ls there any other point in General As- | pinwali’s interview to wiich you care to reply ¥ Mr. Hint—The General says that he thinks the trus- tees are bound Lo accept the specitications without any lurther inquiry, since nota single objection bas been Tuised by the bidders, who, being experienced in such things, Would have probably dove so had there been auy error in the specifications, Now, whenever a cou- tractor makes a bi. Le does so with the pur; hope of securing the award of the contract, tract in this case cails for steel wire with a tensil strength ef 160,000 pounds to the square inch. Even if 4 contractor shoulu have ound out that the engineer, aveording to his tests, would accept steel wire of 10,000 pounds Jess tensile strength, be would have hardly been guilty of the impertinencs of pointing out to the engineer that he ought to cali for material of a higher grade Moreover, as the specifications giv Immense latitude of power to the inspector aud mi the engineer the sole arbiter between the contrac and inspector, 1 can yeauily see bow a contructor would preier to trust, in case of having the contract awarded to him, to subsequent arraugements in re- gard to aby errors in the specitications, REPLY TO MR. KINSELLA, Reronrer—What have you tosay to Mr. Kinsella’s stucement? Mr. Hini—1 am certainly much indebted to Mr. Kim scila tor taking an interest in my statements, and the tuxpayers ought to be much more so for his being “anxious to become posted on a subject with which ne is hot jamiliar.” ‘There is only one point of issue that be raises to which I wish to reply and snail en- deavor to explain, Mr, A, 5, Hewitt may have read the spesitications very carelully, but a careiul reading alone would hardly reveal to any one the defects that 1 have pointed out, Moreover, having offered a reso- lution excluding his own rm trom besoming bidders, there was no opportunity offered him of having any errors pointed out by some active member of the rw. Revoxtkr—Have you any reply to make to the name- less trustee ? Mr. Hu.t.—Only this much, The correctness of my stutements would not prove that Colonel Koebling is no cugineer, and { believe that any man who would attempt to furnish any such proof would only wasto his time. 1 fully appreciate that Colonel Roebling would, to a certain extent, be liable to criticism for these errors, but, taking into cousideration the tacts that Colunel’Roebling is only foliowing out the work commenced by his father, and bas also impaired his health through the exposure he endured in the work at the caisson, there are extenuating circumstances ‘that Lhe trustees shouid bear in mind. The errors that I have pointed out might have been made by some sub- ordinate in Whom Colonel Roebling had ‘confidence, and were thus printed without his having really super- vised the work. AS for the gentleman saying that were he chief engineer he also would desire his broth- ers to obtain the contract under him, that is a mater of taste, ReroxTeR—Mr, Kinsella, it seems to me, gives a very satistuctory explanation of the reason why the steel manutacturers were excluded at the second letting, Mr, fin.—Indeed, that must have escaped my no- tice. Wall you point outto mo where that is men- tioned RerortsR—At the close of the interview, where ho says:—'‘In the recent specifications we bad accepted the test of 160,000 pounds to the square inch, and were willing to use any wire that would stand that test,”? Mr, Hitt—i have noticed tuat, but do not think it meets the question at all, because, first o/ all, although | the specilications set up a standard of 160,000 pounds to the square inch they actuaily call for only 150,000 pounds to the square inch, Again, tne iirst Specifications seem to confine the bidders to crucible cast steel, while the second specitications, although they throw open a wider field of competition iu steel, restrict the bidding entirely to wire manu- faciurers. Now 1 thought Colonei Roebting’s restric- ton ot bidders to craciblo cast steel a very wise one, as uo other steel will reach an average tensile strengih of 160,000 pounds to the square inch, Reroxrkx—t understand from a reliable source that Colonel Roebling, in a letier to the Board of ‘Trustees, states that within a few months back be has discoy cred a Bessemer steal, manuiaciured at Bethieuem, Pa,, that comes up fully to the requirements in the specifications. Me, Hitt—It does not matter where you heard it; for, while 1 do not in the least doubt the reliability of your iniormant, Lam satisfied that either you or he is Very seriously mistaken. 1t is absolutely incredibie tome that Coonel Roebling should ever have made any such statement. Why sould Bessemer steel made at Bethiebem, Pa., be diflerent trom Bestemor steel made at any other place, seeing that the mode of manu- facture 1s the sume all over the world? ISLAND'S NEW COUNTY. It is understood on good authority that a new bill for LONG | the division of Queens county and the erection of a new county, tobe known as Nassau, has been pro- pared, and will be submitted to the Legislature soon after the opening of the session, The new Apportion- | ment bill having failed at the jast session, the friends of the new county project will press for the division before the apportionment is arranged, so as to insure representation in the Assembly, Nassau county, as proposed by the new bill, will comprise the towns of Hempstead, North Hempstead and Oyster Bay, in Queens county, and Huntington and Babylon, in Suffolk county. The newly elecied Assemblyman of Suifolk, Mr. Brill, however, will, it 18 uaderstood, siremuously oppose the bul im $ui8 form, as will also Senator Prince. Newtown, Jamaica and’ Jong Island City in Queens county, also oppose the movement, ex- cept in ue eventot Jamaica veing joined wih the three eastern towns, exciuding the (wo western towns of Suftolk, This artangement would give sufficient population for the pew county without those towns, ut population for Queens tn Now: town, Flusbing and Long Island City. As maiters now are, Jamaica bas the best officers in the county—s urro- gate, County Judge and County Clerk—tnese having Jour years each yet to serve. Shou'd the divi- sion be effected as proposed in the new bill, these ofi- cials would be “left out in the cold.”’ This bemg tue case, itty understood that Jamaica is willing tojoin with the eastern Lowns, provided that the officers will not be changed unul their respective terms expire, aod that the Jamaica Town Hall be taken for a court house—the town giving a free lease of it to the now county for the term of ten years, SAFE BLOWING IN BROOKLYN. Mr. J. R. Wood, who is engaged in the manufacture of plain gold rings, entered bis establishment, No, 1,323 AUantic avenue, near East New York avenue, early yesterday morning, and discovered that bis place had been visited during the night by burglars and robbed of rings to the value of $2,500, Two jarge tales had deen blown open, the heavy doors thercof being wrenched from their bolts by the force ot the explosion @ jewelry named and all the papers which had been left in the sales had disappeared, On the floor of the office wero found two finely finished coid steel chiseis and a quantity of fuse, which had been leit by the maraud- ers, Mr. Wood, who employs ten workmen in the shop, Was the Just to leave the premises on Tuesday evening, When he locked the door after him, From the yard the burglars bad bet hittie trouble in forcing their way into the building in wifeh the covered proy erty was. A person who siept in the upper part of a grocer’s house, near by, says that about hall-past two o'clock im ‘the morning he heard a loud howe proceeding from the direction of the factory, but | as he attributed it to one of the horses in the stable Kicking in Nis stall no particniar attention was paid to the circumstance at that time Several of t taken from the safe by the burglars were subsequently found in the streets, where they had been thrown by | the thieves, ‘There 1s uo clow to the thieves, A FATAL TUG RACE, EXPLOSION AT SEA OF THE BOILER OF THE TUG ‘JACOB G, NEAFIE—THE CAPTAIN, STEWARD AND ONE DECK HAND LOST—THE RACE OF THF TUGS, The boiler of the tugboat Jacob G. Neate exploded early yesterday morning off the Highlands of Never- sink, The crew consisted of five men, including the captain, three of whom were lost. The names of those saved were Peter E. Brown, engineer, and John 0, Cotter, fireman, Captain Cooley, Charles Larsen, steward, and Thomas Clarke, deck hand, were lost, HOW IT HAPYRNED, The boat was inthe towing business, and at early dawn yesterday left the Lightship in search of an incom- ing vessel, A short distance out the bark Abby Bacon was sighted, and at the same moment anotiyr tug was seen through the mist of the morning making her way toward the vessel. {t is always a race with these tugs when two of them sight the increased and the boats strained over the water toward the coming bark, As the Captain of the latter said afterward, ‘it was rather a spirited race,’ and bus for ite sad dénouement would have been fully en- joyea by the sailors after their long voyage. When about three-quarters of a milo from the bark, the Neafie being bebind in the rece, another iucoming vessel was sighted, and the speed of the tug was lessened, with the idea of taking the newly sighted vesseh The engines were now going at half speed, and the engineer went below to the iurpace room and opened the furnace door, THK EXPLOSION, As he turned to come up the short ladder leading to the main deck the explosion took place, and the entire upper deck of the tug was blown to pieces, Grasping a lle preserver, fortunately near his band, he burried up the ladder, ony to be met by the water that was rushing in. He struggled bravely, however, and gained the main deck. Hardly bad be time to look about him, when the tug gave a sudden Jurch and went down with allon board. The tireman at the mo- ment of the explosion w. the engine room and he, too, grasped a liie preserver and made for the open deck. Both men wei wh with the boat, clinging to the life pr ich brought them again to the surface. Nothing wasieft flouting but a part of the upper deck, an old bat and one of the fags, Tho fire- man came Up under the floating deck, but by his own efforts and those of the engineer, who had already gained the top, he was brought oul in an exhausted condition, THR RESCUE. From the deck of the bark tho whole scene had been witnessed and a boat was immediately lowered aud dashed to the rescue of the two survivors, In a fow mimutes they were on board the Abby Bacon, and then it was discovered that both were severely scaided and bruised. The engineer was bruised about the shoulders and his face was scalded. The fireman was also siightly bruised and badly scalded in the lower limbs, so inuch £0 a8 to be unable to walk. They were brought to this city and cared for. The engineer wentto his home and the fireman was sent ts the Chambers Street Hospital. The rescuing bark, Abby Bacon. Captain Merrill, 18 just from Malaga with a cargo of ra:sivg. THE ENGINEER'S STORY. The engineer, Peter Brown, although sculded in the face, was able to talk. noon he told the (ollowing story to the writer:— “We lett the lightshipat five o'clock A. M., looking tor atow After alittle while we mado a ship, aod put for Lor, She was standing in, northeast ot the ligutship. We rua for ber pretty hard, as there was another bout looking for the job. When'abouta mile from her we sighted another ship and slowed down, I went down below und opened the turnace doors, In abouta min- ute and a half the explosion took place. 1 took bold of = life preserver anda ran up the ladder. ‘The water was coming in then, 1 was justaft of the engine when the explosion took place, ‘I telts kind of crush, 1 didn’t think I was burt, The boat went down as last as i went up the ladder, WhonTI reached the top I found myself struggling in the water. I ciutched a lile preserver and went down with the boat. | was allowed to carry eighty pounds of steam. 1 had on at the time of the explosion seventy-seven pounda, 1am aregular licensed engineer.” WHAT AN KYB WITNESS SAYS, H, Gill, the first mate of the Abby Bucon, stated to the writer that he was standing forward, looking at the tug when the explosion occurred. There was sim- ply a pufl ot smoke and when it cleared away the tug bad disappeared, A boat was lowered and the hving men picked up. DESCRIPTION OF THK LOST NOAT. ‘The Jacod G. Neatle was owned partly by Wilham R. Roberts & Son, No, 34 Old slip, and partly by F. A. Cooley, her late commander. She was insured in the tna and Contineatal Insurance Companies for $10,000 Agamst fire only, She was buiit at Philadeiphia in 1869. The hull was built of wood. She was ol 66 tons burden. Her engine was a non-con- densing one, of 20-inch diameter of cylinder and 18-24 feet stroke of piston, She had ove return tabular boiler, She had six flues, 10,12 and 18 inches in dmam- eter, made of quarter-inch iron; 67 three-inch tubes. She was allowed eighty pounds of steam, Sho was in- spected the 25th of last March, by Mr. Craft, United States Inspector of Hulls, aud Mr. Cauldwell, United States In-pector ot Boilers, in this city, ana both at- tacbed to the Board of United States L.ccai Inspectors ot Steamships, who pronounced her in every respect 1p compliance with all the requirements of the iaw. She was 84 inches in diameter of shell, 12 leet in length; made of 5-16-inch iron, The botier was built by Messrs, Neafle & Levy, of Philadelphia, in 1869, Soft patches were put on the boilers of the J. G. Neate ou the 26th of July last, CAPTAIN FRANK H. COOLEY, ‘The history of the ill-fated captain of the exploded tugboat isan interesting One. He was born at New- burg, on the Hudson, and after leaving school w: ployed as cook on @ schoon trading up down the Hudson. Later in lite, when be be- came the captain of an ocean steamer, it uged to be his boast “that he was a forecestlc captain, and had not crept in through the cabin windows.’ In 1862 he was captain of the government transport steamship the General Seagwick, and after the war took the first steamship through the obstruc- tions into Savannah. The next position he heid was that of captain of the Coast Wrecking Com- pany’s steamer Lackawanna, and many bold rescues of crews and ships were made by him, Having saved up some money he purchased a third interest in the Joood G. Neafle. On the 18th of April, during a ter. rible gale, he took possession of the abandoned vessel Puritan, ‘from Manila for New York, stranded on the Outer Middie. For this service the Neatlo sgained $11,700, awardeu by the courts for saivage, He ‘was about forty years of age. His wite, who bas just given birth to a child, has not yet been informed of ber husband's death. A GAMBLER'S HOME. At tho Washington Place Police Court yesterday Rosanna Mackay was charged by ber husband, Yatrick Mackay, a gambler, with being an habitual drankard Mackay testified that she bad been arrested between 200 and 300 times; she had been on the Island several times, and during the past nine months was grossly drunk, om an average, twice every week. She was arrested the night before Thaukagiving for intoxication and fined $10. When she wos called on to make her statement she said she had been married twenty-two years, Four years ago she obiained-a decree of separation from Mackay jor cruel and inhuman treatment He was ordered to pay her $5 a week alimony. Two years ago sho becaine reconeiled to him, aid procured $2,500 worth of furniture from Mr. O'Farrell on the justal- meut system, She hired the house No. 127 West Forty-sixth street, and let out furnished rooms. She spaid up all the furniture money except $3. He never gave her a cent, and sho sup- ported him and furnished him with clothing and, pocket money He had had her arrested on a similar charge on several occasions. Every time he had her arrestea he sold her turnitare and personal property while she was in confinement. Yesterday morning be asked ber to give him her diamond brooch, saying that he wanted to start a gambling saivon, She retused and be bad her arrested She was not an habiiual drunkard, but when arrested on the night be- fore Thanksgiving Was so utterly dishcartencd that she | drank more than she ought to have done. The exami- Nation was adjourned unul hall-past two o'clock this afternoon. ‘A PICKPOCKET’S FAILURE. While the passengers wore rushing into the depot of the Pennsylvania Railroad at Jersey City yesterday afternoon a gentleman, who was about to enter a car, was rudely jostled, and, looking around, saw that the man who was pusbing against him was at th: time attempting to snaich his watch, The g wan at once seized the fellow and calied for a policeman, The thief tried to wrest him- self irom h rasp, but the gentiemen rushed to the passenger's ussisiance, and handed the suspicious individual over w Officer Bowe. At the First precinct station be gave bis name as James W. Meyers and his residence as No. 164 Chrystie street, New York. In bis possession was found a valuable diamond, which had evidently just been taken trom ” as the ‘atter was found in another rs Was committed tor examination, BLUNDER, Michael O'Connor and Patrick Hellick, both plas- terers, residing at No. 452 West Forty rst street, quarrelied on Tuesday might O'Connor took a carv- ing knife and cut Heillick on the head, wounding him severely, An alarm Was given, and Rounasman Car- mick, of the Twentieth precinct, arrested O'Connor, who offered no resistance. Qn being brought betore Justice Bixvy, yesterday, U'Connor was held for trial ja delauit of $1,000 bail, AN ALDERMAN'S GOAT. Detective Dorsey, ot the Central office, arrested Goorge Erskine, a waiter, who said he lived at No. 98 Bowery, yesterday morning, on a charge ot grand lar- ceny. The complamant in the case was Alderman Henry G, Howland, of No. 269 Fourth avenue, in bose ewpioy Erskine was. The Alderman missed'his over- cont, Wortl $40, and simaltineousiy with the discovery of the robbery Erskine, Who was the only person in the room where the coat was hanging, Jett the house. He pleaded not guilty, bat was committed, in default of $1,000 ball, (o await the action of the Grand Jury. A MISPLACED SWITCH. DANGEROUS COBLISION ON THE ELEVATED RAILROAD — TWO MEN INJURED — NOBODY KILLED, Through the gross and criminal carelessness of a switchman an accident occurred yesterday afternoon on the Elevated Railroad which only the kindly inter- vention of Providence prevented from resulting in serious loss of life, The 2:48 down train from Fifty- ninth street and the 2:52 up trai from the Battery collided at six minutes past three P. M., Just above Vandam street, on the siding running from Vandam to Houston street. It appears that the switchman (who had up to a late hour last evening eluded the search ot the polige) had misplaced the switch at Vandam street, Instead of placing the witch for the up train so that the latter should move up the main track it was turned toward the siding. Hence, while the dowa train was coming down upon the siding, the up train, instead of moving straight up on the main track, glided off upon the siding, and at adistance of about fifty feet above Vandam street the two trains collided with tremen- dous force, Each train consisted of an engine and twocars, Inthe down train were about twenty-lve passengers, several ladies and childron, and the up train was full. There were quite a number of old ladies in both trains. A RUMARKABLE SCENR, As the two trains met with s thundering crash a long shriek of terror went up from the cars, while the passers by in Greenwich street underneath stood rooted to the spot in mortal fear that the swaying cars. should fall over their heads, As soon as they recoy- ered their senses they ran for their lives and gave the Elevated Railroad a wide berth. Meanwhile a scene of the wildest excitement ensued. People living in the neignvoring houses ran to the windows and out on the housetops, crying out to each other, while tho shrieks from the women and children in the two trains added to the confusion and general alarm. When the trains struck the passengers expected, of course, that they would be precipitated below, and had this been the case there is no doubt that many would have been crushed under the wrecked cars or died from the shock. But fortuaately neither train was thrown from the track. ‘The up train moving with greater celerity than the down train the Jawwer was nurled back for some distance. vilicer Hart, of the Eiguth precinct, who happened to ve on ihe spot at the time, stated that the engine of the down train, which was in it rear, was uncoupled by the shock, and shot back as tar pearly.as Leroy street, but wis is denied by employés of the company. THE INJURED. The froman ot the up train, Jaiaes F, Jebn, heard the engineer give a piercing cry of “On my God!” and thinking that all waz lost he madly leaped down to the roadway, where he was goon after picked up unconscious by the police, carried to the Eighth pre- cinct station house and thence removed in an ambu- lance to bis residence, No. 1481. Mark’s place. Jobn Biadsiey, the conductor of tie down train was stand- ing on ihe platform and was thrown back with great force, injuring bis lett shoulder and iegs, while the engineer, Garrett Briggs, was hurt in the ribs. Other employ 6s also sustamed slight injuries, A TROUBLASOME DESCENT. In the the greatest cousternation prevailed, even aite immicent danger of being precipitated below hud passed» off, The crash hua completely smashed the eugine of the up train, and the steam, which had luckily been jet off sy te ougineer, tiled the cars nearly t0 suftocation. Several of the terrified women fainted, and, according to the statement of one of the pas-engers, several children also swooned away and vomited trom fright. At the first crasn al! bad leaped irom their seats tosuve themselves, but were thrown on thoir faces and several sustained slight cuts and bruises, which, however, were not serious enough | to be reported at the police station, But as the steam now filled the cars the men smashed in the windows, thus cutting their hands, and some who were more frightened than the rest proceeded to jump irom the plautorms, and would probably have done so haa not Officer Hart halloed to them to keep still in the cars, as ladders would be fetched at once to take them down, HELP FROM THK PUBLIC. Sergeant Reilly, of the Highth precinct, arrived ina few minutes with a posse of about filteen men, and then with the aid of pumerous ladders the lucky pos- sengers who had so providentially escaped not ouly death but even serious injury, caine down with slow and trembling steps. It was no slight task to bring down some of the old ladies and cniidren who bad fainted away trom fright and who were palo as ashes and quivering in every limb; and the great crowd of curious sightseers and street rowgis which had mean- while gatnered, as well ay the intense cold, by no means added to the pleasures of their situation. But the fright was not contined to the women aud chil- dren—even the sturdiest men were thoroughly scared— and as they shook themselves aud stole away it could easily be seen that they had experienced a most pain- ful sensation of mortal fear which they hud not yet got quite over. Carriages were quickly fetched to remove some of the ladies and their children, and all the pas- ‘sengers soon leit the scene of the aceident. The neighborhood remained the scene of consider- abie excitement throughout the afternoon, The sight of the wrecked engine of the up train, which had crashed into the track aud which for some time kept spouting forth steam and water, and of the battcred engine and platiorm of the down train in the rear, seemed to afford the crowd great satisiaction, for they remained there uotil dusk. As soon as the next train came down from Fifty-ninth street the employés ot the two trains went duwa to report tl of the collision to Mr. Wayman, the superintendent. All, with the exception of Jehn, were well enough to ap- pear at the office of the company, where they gavo adoletul account of what had happened. Mr. Cowing, the secretary, promptly declared that the criminal switcbman would lose his head, but this worthy idividual, who seemed to be nameless—tor none of the officials or employés_ knew his namc—iailed to appear, und nobody could tell whether he was drunk or absent at the time. Mr. Cowing promised that the matier should be fully investigated and all the partics who were to blame shouid be jorthwith dismissed, A SECOND PARTY TO BLAME. It appears that not only the switchman is to blame, but also the engineer of the dowa train, Garry Briggs. The down train should have waited motionless upon the siding unul the up train bud passed up; but the engineer was evidently determined to pass down from the siding the very instant the up train had cleared it, ‘and hence the down train was moving down upon the track only a few foet [rom the switch, and thus when the collision occurred both trains were in motion. Had the down train remained stationed further up on the sliding the up train might have been stopped, or at least slackened, and the force of the collision lessened, CONDITION OF JEIN, 5 Jebn, the fireman, was examined by Surgeon Cook at the Eighth precinct police station and was found to have sustained serious internal injuries. He said that he could not recollect anything beyond the agonized exclamation of the engineer, “My God!” and that from the moment he took his perilous leap to the ground be became unconscious. Up toa late hour workmen were engaged removing the débris of the crusbed car. There was bo serious interruption in the travel on the Elevated Railroa and the trains after the accident seemed to be just crowded as ever, although the occurrence of the acei- dent sooa became known at all the stations and was the theme of much animated comment. The com- pany’s pecuniary loss is slight and doos not exceed $5,000, MORE RING THIEVES, Frederick Bennett, aged twenty-two, of No. 156 West Houston street, was held for trial by Justi Fiammer yesterday, charged with robbing Mr. Abra- ham Tanvenholz, a jeweller, of No.'86 Catharine street. On Tuesday evening the prisoner, in company with another man, entered Mr. Tannenholz's store and asked to be shown some finger rings. A tray of rings was placed before them and they solected several, which they ordered reset 1n a particular way, saying that they would return tor them in a day or go, Afver they left the store Mrs. Tannenbolz found that two rings, worth $15, bad been stolen, The prisoners, who pl not guilty, were held in default of $500 b: A YOUNG BIGAMIST. Jobn Mackay, a plain locking young man, aged twenty-two years, was yesterday convicted of bigamy in the Kings County Court of Sessions and remanded to await sentence. The prisoncr, it is alleged, was divorced from his first wife, she obtaining the decree of the Court, about two years ago. In February last he visited Chicago, where he wus married to Kate Bb, Green, He deserted her and returned to Brooklyn where five months later he was united in the bonds of matrimony to a Miss Car- ver. Wile No, 2 followed her recreant lord from Chicago and charged him with bigamy. Juage Moore, fearing a provability of tho lady reienting or being removed from this vicinity throngu the influ- ence of the prisoner’s friends, caused her detention as @ witness at the jail, Yesterday the two wives, late Miss Green and Miss Carver, were in court, and tes- tifled to the facts within their knowledge. ARRIVAL OF THE RHEIN. The steamship Rhein arrived at her dock yesterday afternoon, bringing seventeen first cabin, eighteen second cabin and sixty-nine steerage passengers. The Rhein has been tor several days overdac, having left Bremon on tha 2d inst, The steamships Wyoming and Kgypt, which Jeft Liverpool on the 6th inst, and the City of Berlin, which lett Liverpool on the 7th, and the Victoria, which leit Glasgow on the ¢th, are all overdue, They aro expected to arrive to-day, CALL HER THE KAVE: The steamboat Blackbird, of Starin’s ferry, from pier 19, North River, to Staten Island, on her half-past six o'clock trip yesterday morning from the island, struck a rock between Eim Park and Port Richmond, knocking a hole in ber vettom aud causing her to sink. The Lymer ie about thirty in number, were all Ianded sateiy. The Blackbira met with a similar acci- dent about two months wgo im the bay, having struck a rock near Roboin’s Ri she will be raised and re- paired as speedily as possible and bo put he route ogain, THE BROCK MURu«#kK. ARGUMENT FOR A NEW TRIAL IN THE CASE OF RYAN AND OSCHWALD. ‘The argument in the case of Ryan and Oschwald, the convicted murderers of Policeman Brock, upon appli- cation fora writof error, took piace yesterday before Chancellor Runyon, in Newark. For Ryan and Oschwald appeared Senator Magic, Captain Morrow and Judge Hagaman, and for the State, Attorney General Vanatta aud Colonel Abeel, the County Pros- ecutor, The argument was opened by Senator Magie, who, in advance, said that io cause the writ wore granted counsel claimed the privilege of electing as to whether the case should be traversed before the Supreme Court or the Court of Errors and Appeals. The first exception, the couns id, was as to the mode in which the jury haa been empaneiled, This, he claimed, was an’ important exception. The mode adopted by the Court im this case, and to which objection waa made at the time, was the plac- ing. of the forty-eight names upon the panel into the box and drawing them therefrom instead of se- lecting them from the copy of the special panei served upon the defence, The system of drawing a jury from a box, Mr. Magie con’ by mode of empai <i a jury for general proceedings, and Dot ip acriminal case, uniess an act of service 13 required. This jaw, be maintained, had existed since 1885, and the practice of judges, who bad aided in the revisions regarding the selection of juries, bas been in opposition to the mode of the gullibg of the pavel in this case, Mr. Magie read from a number of decisions in law to sustain bis objection, fhe next objection, he suid, related to the forming of an expressed opinion by ajuror, It seemed to bim that this was an objec. tion that could never be considered frivolous, and sbould receive careful consideration, The next objection was in regard to the dying declara- Mon of Brock. Upon tuis objection Mr, Magie quoted trom a number of well kuown authorities in corrovora- tion of bis remarks. He held that the paper signed oy Brock, as bis dying declaration, bad some weight with the jury. Iti bad been wrongiuily admitted it bad done the defendants a grout injustice, It was his (Magie’s) opinion that the paper had been wronglully admitted, inasmuch as within the meaning of the law it was not a dying declaration. In order that 1s may be considerec a dying declaration the party siguing such a document must have a sense of impending death; he must bo actu- ated by that impression, and must have an impression of almost immediate dissolution, Mr. Magie read from several authorities to show that such evidence had been declared inadmissible where there was not an unqualitied belief of death on the part of the party making 1} He next reviewed the testimony of Dr. Archibald Mercer, who attended Brock and took down his statement, When it was read to him he (Brock) asked if he was worse. He made several corrections in the statement and then said that it was all right, He was also told that when it was next brought to him tt would not be read to him, bug would be brought to him tor his signature as his dying deciaration, When be made the statement, Mr. | Magie argued, the evidence showed that Brock had a hope of recovery, and did not believe that the wound would prove fatal, There was an opportunity for him to recover, because, irom the Doctor's states ment, five out of 100 wounded as he was recovered, and be had an opportunity for making this favorable turn. The evidence of Coroner Osborne in relation to the signing of the ante-mortem siutement by Brock is as foliows:— I told Dr. Mercer to go ahead and prepare him for me; followed Dr. Mercer from three to five minutes aferward, with the paper in my hi “The Doctor | thinks you ean't get well: du nine ‘this paper as | the one read to you yesterday ¢ Whe did; Isaid, Are | you willing to sign it as four dying statement, axone ex- pecting soon to stund in the presence of your Maker, and swear toitt” he said, “Iam” he touched the pen in Dr. Mercer's hand, and I’ said, “You swear by the everlasting Goud, in whoxe presence you expect suon to stand, that the declaration ty which you have signed your name is true” he nodded assent, and kissed the book, Tho other exceptions were taken up, one by one, and exhaustively argued; alter which the Attorney Gen- eral rose aud made a powerful argument against the granting of the writ. tt was half-past three o'clock when the argument concinded, Tho Chancellor expects to be able to render a do- cision in afew days. Both sides are confident shat he will decide as they desire, BOARD OF EDUCALION, SUGGESTIONS FOR A CHANGE IN THE MANAGE- MENT OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS—PRKcaU- | TIONS AGAINST FIRE. The Board of Education held their regu'ar semi- monthly meeting yesterday. A letter from Commis- | fioner Wood was read in which he declined to bea candidate for President of the Board. He withdrew from the nomination ia consequence of {il-nealth, offered several suggestions in regard to the manage- megnt of the schools, economizing money and improv- ing the discipline. He considered the present s: I a bad one, and A ica one insiead of threo principais; the cinployment of @rad- uates from the coliege and the abolishment | of a separate department for the examinations of | twachers; the vesting of the right of appointing | teachers with the Board of Education alone, instead of with the trustees; the prohibiting ¢cholars under twenty-one years ol age from attending the evening | schools unless accompanted by a parent, ana making the evening schools efficient or aboushing them. A reso- | lution wus offered by Commissioner Baker, eulogizing Mr. Wood and requesting him to reconsider his deter- | mination of declining to become a caudidate for Presi- | dent of the Board. | A communication was read from Mayor Wickham, | which staied that he had appointed Samuel R. Filiey to be Inspector of Common Schools tor the Vity of New York for the unexpired term of Fordhum Morris. Commissioner Fuller offered the following resolu. tion, which was referred to the Commitice on Build- ings:— Resolved, That the Committee on Buildings be req’ to report on the expediency of providing t builvings with a suilicient number of Baby guishers to enable the texchers or janitors Promptly any sudden outbrenk of fire: and that the princi mi ing in without confusion and panic; and aviso 10 vided andthe Janitors of the buildings be dircetod 6 have the same in readiness at any imtant to be attached to the hydrant in the school yard or street. A resolution was adopted admitting the Hebrew Benevolent and Orphaa Asylum toa participation in the division of the funds tor the public schools, accord- ing to the regulations governing public schools. Five thousand two hundred dollars was appropriated for re- pairs and alterations in school house No. 63. Nine thousana dollars was also appropriated for the pur- chuse of two lots in 125tn street for school purposes. Commissioners Kiamroth and Mathewson, whose terms of office cxpire at the close of the year, deliv- ered farewell addresses to the Board. THE DISCHANGRD TUTORS. The stated monthly meeting of the Board of Trus- tees of the Collego of New York was held yesterday afternoon at their rooms, corner of Elm and Grand streets, Commissioner Dowd in the chair. A lutter trom Charles Roberts, Jt, was read by the secre. tary in which the Kxecutive Committee was asked whether it wou not bo consistent with their ideas of liberaiity and justice to extend the time of his notice of tismissal, so a8 to inciude the months during whwh tbe appeal was pending (thus giving bim bis salary for those months), ing! of limiting that notice toSeptember 1. Alter a little discussion the salary 6 Charies Roberts, Jr., and James Knox was aliowedap vembor 26, und thi uction of the fer renal Cy tained. Another resolaton to employ Messrs, W. H. Kenyon, V. K. Davis abi Maurice Rapp as tutors at a salary of $1,000 a year vas adopted. THE BIG CITY BROOM, Police Commissione’s Nichols and Wheeler yester_ day made an inspecthn of the new quarters for the Street Cleaning Depwiment and steamboat squad, The building fronts @ avenue C, and extends from Sixteenth to Seventemnth street, taking in the river front. Itisa very Imge structure, not unlike the Grand Central depot {1 appearance. It was constructed in the old Ring times md was originally imtended tor a market. ‘The ground floor ofthe main building will be used Jor the storing of thevarts of the Street Cleaning De- partment. On the rer part of the same floor 150 new stalls have been erectd tor the horses, only eighty- three of which are new occupied. In the southwest corner of the builuijare the offices for the cler joor »verbead are to be the offices ot perintendent Gunner and Superintendeat Kilalea, who hag the management of the scows, Back of the butidiag are the shops of the departrnt—a blagkamith and harness shop. Bebid these shops is'a long buikbead on the river (ront, Wich, together with the building, makes a length of feet of property for the use of the department, Aline propert ie to be kept uu carts and sweepi wort of the department cover. Formerly the water machines, when hot in use, left to stand b the strects, thereby cau: ng ear great los to the city by their wear and ‘orty-one newoarts have been made out of the old and useless one by taking a sound wheol trom one and an axle fromanother, The totai foree of the department pow Guabers about 1,100 men. The feed of the borses does pt cost over thirty cents a day for each one, and theyare all in good condition. The steamboat squad ws recentiy divided into two sec- tions, The Kast Rrer squad, afier ail the new ar- Tangements are comleated, will report hero daily, ‘The new system *hich the occupancy of the new headquarters will fugurate in the Street Cleaniug Department is imuinsely superior to the old one, but there is yet room toimprovement. The Commission- ers complain very mich of the biridg ot boats or carts {rom privag persons, They claim that all the work could be donécheaper, more speedily and thor- oughly if all such /ebicles for vue conveying of ihe mud ont of the ci}were owned by the department, As itis, however, fmuch needed reform they think has been accompliged, SRE APPORTONMENT NOES. 8 Teceived by the Board of Appor- eting yesterday, trom the Police lor a transier of $10,000 (rom 4 to the street cleaning account of Nichols was present and ex. y Was necessary in Consequence An application tionment, at its Commissioners their estimate of 1876, Commissi plained that this of the rofusal of the New Jersey Central Railroad Com pany to receive any more of the refuse from the streets free of cost to the city in the cartage and re moval of the same, Over $34,000 wan required to pay for scows, The matter was referred for consideration to Comptroller Kelly. A communication was received trom the Judges of the Generai Sessions asking thut provision be made for paying, , Senate on their Court for November and jecember. The Comptroller was authorized to issue judgment bonds to the amor it $26,288. A number of transfers. of moneys in different dev partments was girected, Commissioner of Publhe Works Campbell sent in & communication adding $10,000 to his estimates for ail to be used in furnishing the Third Digtrict Court louse, THE DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS, Ata meeting of the Commissioners of Docks, yee terday, permission was given to a number of street, car companies to dump ice and snow from a specified numoer of piers and bulkheads imto the North and East rivers; the National Steamship Company was given permission to erect 4 new gate on the south side of their pier, and the Engineer of the Depariment re- porved that t! tone pier No. 1, at thi tery, would be comp! in four or five days, provided the weather was favorable, A CURIOUS LETTER TO MAYOR WICKHAM. The following singular letter, evidently written by a lunatic, was yesterday received by Mayor Wickham: Axnow, Obio, Dec, 18, 1876, To THe Mayor or New Youk Crry:— Dear Sin—On Christmas Eve an attempt will be made to blow up Trinity church with dynam.te, when the church ts crowded with people. I heard two villauns of the worst type planuing it, but made noise and they fled, so 1 fai to capture them, A tunnel will be dug from another building to the church andawire run through. Now is the time to capture them, which you must not fail to do in time to save the church. A FRIEND. P. S.—Look out for Canada Hob’s assistants. Please answer immediately in the Akron, Summit county, Obio, Beacon, BROOKLYN'S PARK COMMISSION, The receipts of the Brooklyn Park Commissioners for the month of November amounted to $20,137 15, and the expenditures were $13,714 46, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS, MARRIED. Asprews—Baker.—On Monday, December 18, by the Rev. George W. Lamson, D. D., ChartesE. An Drews to Exta L., only aaughter of Garniss E. Baket ALLEN—WARNER,—On Tuesday, December 19, at the Church of the Holy Communion, by Rev. Dr. J. G Geer, W. [ving ALLEN, of Boston, to Lizziz T. Wap- NER, Of this city, Curaytoy—Rowk,—By Rev Mr. Grogg, Josxren Cun. BERTSON CLayTon, E: of New York, to Exstz FRANK. LIN, youngest daughter of Mr. V. R. Rowe, ef Spring. ficid, Ill, at his residence, Tuesday, December 19, 1876. No cards, ' MATHR—Dexcax.—On December 20, 1876, by the Rev. Louis Francis, General F. E. Matugr, of the city of Now York, to Caartorre Duycax, daughter of tho late William Foster, of Cumberland county, Englund, No cards, »! Sprxcer—Bocart.—At St. Paul’s church, Brooklyn, on Tuosday, December 19, 1876, by Rev. Wiliam R. Harris, CHARLES E, Srexcer to HENRIETTA, daughter of Joba H. Bogart, all ot Brooklyn. DIED. ALLEN.—On Tuosday, December 19, 1876, suddenly, | at Jersey City Heights, Koruesia, widow of William | Allen, mm the 79th year of her age. Relatives and friends aro respoctfully invited to ate tend the funeral, at the Tonnello avenue Methodist Episeapat church, on Thursduy, December 21, at eleven o'clock A. M. Remains will be taken to Greone wood for interment BoxRixceR.—On ‘Tuesday, December 19, 1876, Cuances F, Boxrinaer (son-in-law of the late R, Wiley Winz), azed 26 years. Reiatives and friends of the famtt: Ivanhoe Lodge, No. 610, F, invited to attend the funeral, from bis 231 West 1Lth st , on Friday, 22d, at 0 ment at Woodiawn Oometery on Satui Bovtox —Aat Ridgefield, Cor Friday morning, December 15, 1876, L. 3. Botox, formerly a Now York city merchant, im the 74th yer of his age. Butt.—Josern P. BuLt, infant ehild of Daniel W, and Agnes Bull, aged 5 days. . Friends and relatives of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral services from thu house of his grandiather, Joseph P. Ball, 60 West 13th st., Dew cember 2let, 1876, at two o’clock P. M. Craxpett.—Brookiyn, December 19, CAROLINE A., wife of Levin Crandeiland youngest daughter of the and members of are respectfully te residence, P.M. Inter | late Davis Packard, aged 46 years. Funeral from. her late residence, No, 43 St. Feiix st, at hall-past threo P. M., Thursday, December 21. Rol» uves and friends of the family aro invited)to attend. Troy papers please copy. Di.tox.—On Tuesday, Decomber 19, Rongrt DILLON, aged 76 years, The iriends of the deceased are respectfully invited - No. 5 to attend tho funorai, trom his late residonc ea place, on Thursday, 21st mst, at on “Dowstxa.—At Havana, Cuba, on the 10th inst, Dasien F. Dowstxo, aged 62, Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to ate tend the tuneral, on Thursday, the 2lst inst, at tw@ o'clock P, M., Irom the residence of his nephew, Thomas J. Grant, 530 Hudson at. Detui.—At the residence of her sister, Mrs. Mce Ginuiss, Newark, N. J., ou Wednesday, December 20, Marx L., wife ot James Duthie. Notice of funeral hereatter, * FuaueRty,—Monday, December 18, Mra, Mary Fianenrty. aged 81 years. The friends of the family.and of hor son, the late Barney Williams, are iuvited to attend the funeral, | (tuis) Thursday, at ten A. M., at the residence of her daughter, 143 East 55th st., thence to St. Stephen's chureu, where a solemn mass of requiem will be celo- brated. FLANAGAN, —In Jersey City, on Tuesday, December 19, Ans, the beloved wife of Thomas Flanagan, aged 62 years. Funeral trom hor late residence, 321 Grand st, on Thursday, December 21, at two o'clock P. M. Ginnoxs.—On Tuesaav, December 19, of heart di ease, Hannan, widow of the late Joun Gibbons, in the Tist yeur of hor age. The relatives an rends af the family are respect fully invited to attend the funoral this day (Thursday), from her late residence, 206 West 15th st, to the Church of St Francis Xavier, West 16th st., where a solemn requiom mass will be oftered up at ten o’clo.k, and fro-n thence to Calvary Cemetery. Washington (D. C.) papers please copy. Lecoxrt.—On Wednesday ruing, Lxauerr, in the 58th year of bis age. Frasca A The tives and friends of the family, Empire Lodge, Lo. and Knterpriso Lodge, #erusalem Chapter, Coeur de Lion Commanar F an A. M., are invited to attend her funeral. peo pede a a ia ksuIR.—In Brooklyn, on Tuesday, December 19, 1876, Tuomas Les.ix, in his 84th wane % The funeral will take place on Friday, 22d inst., from the residence of his son, T, F. Leslie, 453 Adelphi st., Brooklyn, at one o’clock. The friends of the family are invited to attend without turther nouce. Lys December 19, in Detroit, Micb., of brone obitis, ELLeN Manta Lyxom, daughter of the late Pat- rick Lynch, editor o! the /rish- American, Notice of interme! ereafter. MERSEREAU.—On Tuesday, 19th inst, at Orange, N, J., Pavn Gattis, infaut son of Frank D, and Cilla Mer sereau, aged five weeks. Funeral services on Thursday, 21st inst., at half-past two o'clock. Mooxk.—At Englewood, N. J., December 18, Exam Moors, aged 80 years. Kelatives and friends of the family pectiully invited to attend the funeral, {rom tho Twellth street Reformed church, between 4th and 5th dvs. South Brooklyn, on Thursday, December 21, at tweive o’clock M. Moonrk.—On Tuesday, Carnantine T., wifo of Patrick F, Mooro, daughter ef Jobn 0’Connor. The relatives and iriends of the family are respect fully invited to attend her funeral, on Thursday, inst., (rom her late residence, 258 West Houston one o'clock. Myrrxs,—At Larchmont, on Wednesday, December 20, of diphtheria, IsaueL Reap, daughter of John K, and Martha KE. Myers, aged 3 years, 7 months, 18 days, Funeral private. McCoyNELL.—Hanniet, wite of James McConnell, died December 20, of pneumonia, aged 32 years. Funeral will take place trom her late residence, 190 ‘Wooster st., on Saturday, December 23, at twelve M. McDowmi.—On Monday, December 18, of consump- tion, Mary, youngest daughter of Francis aua Apue McDowell, aged 31 years, 2 months and 4 days. ‘The ‘aneral will take place from the residenco of hor brother-in-law, Samuel R. Gilbert, 117 East 123d to-day (Thursaay), at hail-psst one P.M. Relatives and friends are respectiuily invited to attend, NeUSCHELER.—Suddenly, on Monday, December 13, 1876, Raraonp, son of John and Maggie Neuscheler, aged 2 years. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from Grove Church, New Durham, j. J., on Thursday, at two P. Mt, Nevaaxy.—On Wednesday morning, December 20, Avoust E, NevMAny, youngest son of August and Mary Neumann, Funeral will take place on Friday, eleven o'clock A, from residence, 241 Bergen av., Jersey City. BORN.—After « short illness, on Tuesday, Do- ber 19, Marta H.,widow of the late Captain Morria Osborn, Funeral from residence ot John H. Patrick, 224 East dist st, on Thursday, 21st inst,,at 11 AM, Friends are invited to attend, Fs Mpc Ng Pa ba December 20th, inst, at 18 residence, est Set st, Maun Bileees Husband of Mary URICR PARK BP, the Notice of the /uveral will ve given hereaft Uspermiti.—On Wednesday, December Yenswood, L. 1, at the residence of his iatuer-in-law, Jolin Bodine, Jéwes W. Unverutut, tu the 69 year of his age. Notice of funeral hereafter, Vax Hovutex.--On (uesday, December 19, at the Samaritan Home for the Aj Jacon Vax Hovey, in the 75th year of,his age, Wrignt.—On Monuay, December 18, Enza A., widow of the lae Bet ia Wright, of Flushing, L. L, 10 the 65 ange, Funeral servic s a: the residence of her son, Robort J. Wright, 288 Boo. 6UUn #t., oa Thursday, Decomver 21, at eleven A. M. remains will be tal wo Flushing for insorment, Relatives and friends are im ‘Vited to attend without further notice, . 4 ’ | f » v ¥