The New York Herald Newspaper, December 26, 1876, Page 7

> FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Stocks Past and Present— The Holiday Speculation. THE CLOSING PRICES SATURDAY. Watt Srxeer. Moxvay, Dec 25, 1376. The broker's strong bow may be likened to the Christmas stocking “hung by the chitmney with care,” and the broker himself to the ebiid of apocryphal goodness who approaches it with mingled feelings of hope and apprehension, The toothsome benbon and the tooting trumpet are pretty sure to be found stowed away somewhere in its depths, but the chance of di covery 1s quatified by the dreadiul apparition of a bup- dle of twigs. Happy is the broker who nds no bundle of twigs in his burgiar proof, labelled Wabasn, Onio, C., C. and L. C., coal stocks ef id omne genus, while succulent sweets Of a sound avd dividend paying vatare are im comfort. | able preponderance. It isto be feared that but few | Strong boxes are free from their disagreeable remind- ers of an unsatisfactory year, and the mirth of Chrit- mas is likely to be chanted ima minor key struck by & notgless purse, However, brokers, as a class, are wonderfully free | trom despondency, have great faith in sometning favorabie turning up, and possess a favorable bope Jn a good time coming. It is true they have beew kept a long time waiting, but they callio mind the proverb about the lane, be- Neve that there is a turning somewhere (perhaps all the more from being hidden irom sight), and jog along with faith, hope and charity pervading their nature and lighting up the rugged way. Brokers are handy, too, at expedients, amd are not slow to attempt new ones where old ones fail, The blunder committed about a year back im advancing the rates of commis- sions, or, in other words, in striking for higher wages, ata time when the price of all kinds ot labor was being reduced the whole country through, has brought | with 1 the fruit of its own folly. The direct effect was to legislate away from the Board what little outside business existed. 1t is now proposed to legisiate it back again by a plan of cqually doubtful efficiency, The project which a sub-committce have in charge is to permit speculators, on payment of $500 per an- num to the treasury of the Bourd, to bave their orders executed at one-half the present charge, thus favoring the large operator and discriminating against the emall one, We are not prepared to say how the scheme will work, though it may be worth atrial. The proot of thepudding (plum, with sprigs of holly, as befits the season) is in the eating thereof, and the plan may be more palatable than at first appears. Up to this time the tinkering at the Commission law has been to as litue purpose as the celebrated prom- enade of the French King who first arched up the bill and then marched down again, and has not been unlike it in its system of advance and retreat, Under any circumstances it is to be hoped that next Christ. mas will be reached under brighter auspices than the present one, and that the skies which are now over- tast will clear up under the rays of more prosperous times. CLOSING PRICES—8 FP, M. SATURDAY. Offered, Aske. Pacific Mall.... 2435 |” 2434 estern Union 7: 1G AU& Pac Tel. 144) t. nicksilv a uicksilver pf. 183g arLé& Min 632 & St Jo. tar L & Min pf 67% Hun & St Jo pt fdams Ex .. 102 Ls & MSo. | merican Mich Cent 8 Express. NY Welis-Furg: NY Bhi & Alton NJ Cleve & ritts.. Ohio & Mi | . 37% Panama 56a Tol & Wabu 10242 Union Paeifi | Mil & St Paul!. 205; Mo Pacific. | MEMORANDA, In view of the fact that the Toledo and Wabash Rail- road Company will to-day be succeeded by the Wabash Railway Company, the following statements may be of interest to the shareholders :— Debts and Lease Obligations of the Toledo, Wabash and Western Raitway Company, November 1, 187¢, First mortgage Toledo and Illinois Railroad Company... ttstecsseeseeesss $900,000 First mortgage Lake Erie, Wabash aud St. LOUIS. .... cee pt sees 2,500,000 First mortgage Great Western, west of De- 4 2,495,000 ‘500,000 First mortgage IJiinois and Soutbern low 300,000 First mortgage Decatur and E. Si, Louis. 2,700,000 Second mortgage Toledo and Wabash. 1,000, 000 Second mortgage Wabasly and Western. 1,500,000 Becond mortgage Great Western of 1859.... 2,500,000 Consolidated 8. F. bonds, T., W. & W.. 2,610,000 Consotidatea second mortgage gold bouds. 000 Equipment bond: 000 Bank debt, seew 000 as collateral, with intorest..... 1,000,000 Total of debt. seve a $21,112,000 Leased Ines, interest on. 8,942,000 Contracts C. B. and Q and T. P. und W., 7 per cent on...... + oe + 700,000 Rental to Equipment Company on.. . 700,000 + $26,454,000 To which add overdue in! 3,108,427 MOA), cass anyse grit bg sees «$29,622,427 The debt and obligations of ihe Wabash Railway Company at the same date will be as follows:— Mortgage debt as in tho preceding, deduct- Total of debt, leave, obligations, &c. est, about ing $2,503,000 gold bonds, the equipment bonds, — $600,000, and’ bank debt, $1,000,000, ...2..0006 17,009,000 Tauipment bonds (contingent 600,000 Bank debt, to be patd in yearly 1,000,000 Total mortgage and contingent.. « . $18,609,000 Add overdue interest to November i, 1876, about. sees 2,774,205 Total... Pee Difference in favor of new company. Length of roaa. Steel track . 23 mil Capital stock .. 116, 000,000 Total stock and debt.... + 87,353,205 Debt, per mile 35,350 Debt and stock, per mile... 62,000 NEW YORK CATTLE MARKETS, Moxpay, Dec. 25, 1878. BAORLPEO ROR Tun Past WiER, eu Yards. Lambs, Hogs. Sixtieth street, . 343 5000 Forty-eighth street. 2 #105 Fortleth street. = — 13,925 Jersey City... = 10,450 15,102 Totals. O47 19,945 29,027 Fresh to — 28838177 Benvas,— firm sau brisx, on treet yarde T. GC. sales un follows lige. per Ib, w 1USge, w 10Ge. per II a tT. ig ween a at 13g. per ib, welghts for sel! 40 Iilinois steers at 401 per Ib., weight 634 cw. ; 3 F 1d.. Weights Big cwt. » 6% cwt. BY Illinois steers at O3gc. per Tb, w Oh owt. H. Burchard sold for Asbrooke & Green 16 Kenti A Ge, per tb, weight 7 ewt. ry Car; sold for Gof & Co. 35 mixed Kentucky tattle at Ske a Ge. . +} wi for M. Kirchwuy 73 litino ome. with tops at Ize. per Ib. 18% ewt. J. Gilles soid for sel! 58 Allinois steers “Weight ig ewt,; 2 State dxen at 103gc. per Ib,, live weight 3,080 lbs, to’ dross 57 et. U. Kahn sold tor H. Kaho 18 Kentucky steers at Bige per Ib., with I sicer at Liige, per Ibs weight 1% cwt., wits L-arrival 1,780 live weight to dress 54 Ibs. net; Yor G. cl .. welght 7 30 y Gy. ya Cow Me tor J. A. Dadi ntucky steers at Toige., with $1 off por head ou 17 bead wt 10%c. per ib.. weluht 8 cwk; for S Brown, 14 Kentucky steers ai Tea Lie per ib. weighs B ewe { for Holderman, 08 Unie steers at Lie. por ib., with $1 off per hi nd 11 Sgc. per Ib, weight ¥ owt. ; for Christ, Berwen & O; Obio steers at Hige. & We. ‘por ht 7! 3 bulla at die, rb on. ti ight. ¥0 for Sadaier & Co, 81 “Ohio a Ib, woluht ON ame: tor. Lilinois steers at 10ige, per tb., weight 7% cwt. Hearn oe tilwole siaces ne Oi strong: O1 Lilipois steers: 4.9 46 Lilhucis seers at 1O%46. per Ib 5 OY Tiinois stee owt. ‘he following sales were chielly afternoon in anticipation of to-day's 2%e. a 7c. per Ib. ; lambs not quot Sige. a Glge. per lb. b. Newton sold 59 Ubio wetx Ibs. per head, at 3c. per Ib. ; 168 Ohio weight 83 per ib, ; 308 Ohio sheep t 75 Tbs. 4, per Ib. ;, 70 Ube sheep, ‘Ubio NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1876. | weight 18,600 Th: at sae ight i Wisconsin 5! Indiana su. 163 Can. Toe: 28 rb: 178 Ms ID. Sold tor 21 sheep aud lambs at Jenbeck sold 9 Canada fe. Wee Rs weight 17.430 lbs. ight 17,630 It ba, at d 2: Bar heed. 0 Is. |. 1876, Davis & Ui e . weighs it 1,080 Ibs,, at Sige. per Ib; 2 Ohio sheep, w) 9,310 tbs, at SX. per Ib; 190 Ohio #! ws 19,130 Ibs, at SMe. per Ib; 170 he 17,3 Sige. at Sige. per ib; 9 Canada sheep, he Tilinois Nitin Cows—No sales. Vieats ann Calves ab $9 4815 per bead. Hoas—There wi ri fail Kinds elfected with best companies, 19 Bi In: ance v J.J. HABRICH & CO. padway. THE SECURITY, CON Life Insurance Compauiet 30 consu t with the Lite Ln HARLES J. HARTMANN Broadway, York, or box 484 Post offi VHOIGE AND SAPE INVEST surance Incellixence NUT. 7, $ and 10 per cont a Mortgage Railroad Bouds, | in tnearance, and Ban Serietly fi pay. pal. For » U. NICOLAY & € No, 43 Pine st.. New Investment securities our specialty tor 26 years. OF MONEY 10 LOAN—AT LOW ‘ork, Brooklyn und Westebester First tT ¥ ATTAN SAVINGS ‘Nos, Gid and 646 Broadway, ‘ORK. De 1876, DIVIDEND, declared the fifty- ot January of six ve pe Paya er ANuUIL ON Jarger sum: no and after January 15, K. 4. BROWN, President. EDWARD SCHELL, Treasurer. F, Atvoxp, Seeretary. 1OLDERS ARE RE- undersigned on sh inst, at 2 o'clock devise some © the General Assemoly a plan for = the stave debt JOHN B, MANN quested to m Weduesday, means for presen’ the adjustment of G, 78 Broaaway. ings banks ¢: years at legal Re IN 1888, VINE . +, DUE IN 1904, LOCKPORT CITY 7's, DUE IN 1895, tor wale by AN, NO, ‘0 WALL ST, N 0 LOAN Brooklyn and Queens county. Leaviti & WOLCOTT, 1 DIVIDEND —UNTON Di NK, jos, 36 and 39S Canal st. wave de- their usual dividend, at the rate of six per cent per remained on deposit for the Money deposited on or before clared aunue last threo or months. January 1 will draw interest from that date. Kemovl.— ‘This bank will remove to its new banking house, Broadway avd 32d st., on or about December 1376, Open daily, from 10 to 8, and Monday evening: a . NLS, Presid to NAPOLEON J. HA G. 8. Cn. ‘wos, F LoYp JoNKs, D-—ON FIRST MORTGAGE OF aD WANT: $13.00 000 class roal®state. in Loudoe county, Vir. ginta, worth over $30,000; best of New York and Philadel- sia references given. N. E, JANNEY, 215 South Sth » ladelphia, Pa, iw ) “ON OPERTY, IN $35O0.VOO uty amoane ero money ar aix per cent. eas HYATT, 145 Broudway. , BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. _ } , ACCEPTABLE” PARTY “HAV: ership of # leading national horn cities, Ap- co) $20,00) can baxk in one of ply GRIGGS & PARTNER WANTED WITH $800 IN GOOD LEGI- timate business: chance seldom offered. 17 East 7th st. AND BROKERAGE HOUSE IN BROAD offered after Junnary 1, prox. Address office. AN ENERGETIO, RELIA Liman, the management of or un tel, where $10.0 0 to $20,000 permanent and good paying offer & ood position im a xoud vox 18S Herald uffice, Interest In u first class city and services would insure wosition; only those w i address HO’ ELECTRIO Batis (M- bby manipuintion), desires part: nor, jooms. 73 Wear’ par ER WITH SMALL CAPITAL IN A GENTEEL business; Bue location ; no humbug: w ure chance. ALONE, 5 Dey st, $7 00 RTNER WANTED— Ay inimum profits un yearly. Address It., box 192 Herald ofice. $20.00 Ocenet“on three, Inrge itouvess worth. more PROULE, 309 116th st than doubie the amount, Address 5) ¢ a IMAGINARY CITY. AN ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND LOTS IN A PHANTOM CITY SOLD BY A BOGUS TEXAS COMPANY, [From the Donison (Texas) News, Dec. 19 } A few weeks since Postmaster Webster, of this city, called the attention of ihe Chief of Police of Cincin- nati to the Ohio, Kentucky ana Texas Land Company, doing business in that city, which company claim to own a large number of lots in Mincral City, Grayson county, Texas, and imformed said official that the Mineral City part was a fraud, there being no such place, The Chief, it appears, has acted upon this in- formation, the result of which was that tbis land com- pavy turnisbed him witha printed copy ofa certificate from G. A, Dickerman, Clerk of this county, stating that the plat of Mineral Cliy and the title deeds thereto are filed in the Kecorder’s office lor the coutty, which certificate he forwarded to Mr. Webster. Cap- tain Webster thereupon forwarded the same to Mr. Dickerman and asked if that was the certificate he made. Mr. Dickerman replied as follow SneRMan, Texus, Dec. 14, Dawrxt Wensten:— Dean Sin-I can’t say as to the truth or falsity of my cer- ificate to the Ohi, Kentucky aud Texus Land Company, did not retein a copy, but i it contain what it may, it only intended by me us areceipt for plat and deeds its publication was entirely unauthorized. ‘Th 3 4 plat of Mineral City filed in this office, ulso deeds, first, from E. R. Ward to N. fl. Redman; second, trom Redman to N. Hosmer, President Ohio, Kentucky and Teaus Land Company, for # part of the Sevastian Francis survey, upon which Mineral City purports to be loeated, yet thelr title is bad, as there is no deed of record in this office divesting Francis or his heirs ot the title. Iu is well known by ali who have put themselves to the trouble to inquire that Mineral City has ov exist fact. There ix not a house on the ground, and may be said to the contrary, it has never been sur- aod staked off, and there «1 itizens living all about eu on the ground who ure in utter ignorance of It is known that the land et connected with it, ry River navigable so high as that point by man know there has never been @ railroad survey made nearer that cight toten miles of the so-called city, yet the com- pany represent that their title is yood—this is ile No.1: they that the city has been surveyed and staked off— is being built lie No. 8; that it is on 4; that the rive navigable to that office: man living in th trom beginning to end, round or thing is » hamby has verdatentiy, by all manner of misrepresontations, mlb le to mpany led many people to their hurt, You Gy 4 Whey 40 Cola Lng use of this a¥ you see oper. Respecttully your friend. vito sno ag G. A, DICKERMAN, Clerk, It will be seen by the above that this Ohio, Kentucky and Texas Land Company have no title to apy land re- corded in this county. Wi ter from Stephen Young. 19 desirous of locating his family. bas purchased sev- Mineral city of the Obio, Kentucky and Texas Land Company, aud wants to know if it would be advisable to erect tenant bouses on them this coming spring, and if Mineral City 1s a larger place than Den- ison. Mr. Young, like thousands 01 others, have been victimized, as Mineral City has no existence only im the fortile brain of rogues who have grown rich on the credulity of its victims. This shameiul swindle has been exposed time and again, and yet we notice it is still being extensively advertiged in Eastern cities, and wo rich harvest hey adverts Kin Cinein- Dati, but we understand the parties engaged in the swindle live in Kentuky. It is estimated that they have i of over 100,000 lots in the mythical clty of neral, A NORTH CAROLINA TRAGEDY. [From the Raleigh (N. G.) News, Dec. 23.) Robert Ham kept a litile grocery siore at Best's st ion, on the Atlantic and North Carolina Ratiroad, six miles cast of Goldsboro, He bad no family, and his meals wore cooked and brought to him by a colored woman who lived near by. Yesterday morving, as a passenger by the North Carolina tfain relates, the col- ored woman carried Ham's breakiast to him at the usual hour, but trying the back door, through which | she usually entered, wod finding it lucked, went away, | supposing that Ham had not yet waked up, and returp- | ing a little later in the morning perceived that the door Was still locked. She was surprised, it being con- ierably after the man’s usual rising hour, and a ‘hbor appearing about this time she remar! upon the singular circumetan Th igubor, upon waik- ing around the store, di crack in the front door, and the door being pulled open the body of Ham was discovered lying in the middle of the floor, dren in bis Own gore, An examination revealed that a pistol shot bad passed through the man’s head, entering tue forehead and coming out at (be back of the bead. The store was not examined for the purpose of ascertaining whether or no anything was missing, bat the doors were closed until Coroner Kirk, who was immediately sent for, could arrive from Goldsboro. ‘This was the situation ard these tho facts that bad been developed when our informant, who arrived here at balf-past tweive yesterday, passed Best's station fn t mornin Suspicion rests upon no one thus far, The Coroper’s inquest may elicit something or it may not, A SERIOUS CHARGE. Jouo Harris, a seaman, attached to the United States navy, caused the arrest of Johu M. Pallan, a bartender, residing at No. 234 York street, Brooklyn, on a charge of knocking him down and robbing bim of $8 Patlan was heid to answer belore Justice Wala, PRIVACY OP TELEGRAMS, President Orton Makes His Return to the Congressional Subpena, THE OREGON ELECTION INVESTIGATION. nae oP tad He Has No Personal Knowledge of the Desired Telegrams. The following correspondence is furnished by the Western Union Telegraph Company :— Exxcertivs Ovrics, Wrxstxax Usion ‘TKLEGRArH Company, Naw York, Dec. 23, 1876. New Urieans, Sig—Accompanying this] send you a communica- tion made by tne this day to the Speaker of the House of Kepresentatives in respect to 4 paper served upon me, and which requires the Sergeant-at-Arws of the House of Representatives to summon me to appear be- fore your comtuiliwe at New Orieans on the Zoth of | December. 1 do uot suppose it is thought | possess uny personal knowledge conceraing any of the matiers to be investigated by that committee. I aim but now recov- ering from a iong and serious illness, aud my health is tm such w state that | could moi, Without great incon. well ag unnecessary expense to rhment, make so long @ Journey as that to New Orleans, | trust, therefore, that 1 may be re- Heved trom persoual attendance, and that such report as you may think proper to make to the Speaker of the House may not involve me iu a contempt for a tail- ure to appear personaily. 1 possess no knowledge in respect to any matter confided to you for investuga- tion, or in respect to the papers which you scek, which would be of any value to you if | were there. am, very respectiully, WILLIAM ORTON, NO PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE, Exsoutivx Ovrice Wasrexn Union TxteGkaru Company, Nuw York, Dee. 23, 1 To Hon, Samet J. Raxvat, Speaker of the House of Representutives, Washington, D. C.:— Sm—On the 19th day of December a paper, a copy of which is hereto annexed, was handed to me at Washington, addressed to John G, Thompson,’ Esq., Sergeant-at-Arms, or bis special messenger, and signed by you as Speaker, by which paper the said Thompson OF his special messenger 18 commanded to produce at New Orleans, betore the special committee of the House of Representatives of which Hon William: R, Morrison Is chairman, all telegrams tp his possession or under his control received or sent by William E. Chandler, Zach Chandler, J, Don Cameron, J. M. Ed- munds, James Casey, Willlam Pitt Kellogg, 8. B. | Packard, John F, Casey, J. RG. Pitken, Henry C. Dibbell, H. U. Warmoth, George W. Carter and Geue- ral Auger, trom andsat New Orleans, La, ; Washington City, D. C.; New York city, N. Y., since the first day of September last, Suid paper also appears to require said Thompson to summon me to appear before said select committee at tho sume time and place, then and there Lo testify touching matters of inquiry committed to sald commitiee, Assuming that said paper is erro- neously supposed to coutaip some command addressed to me, requiring me to produce before said commitice telegrams of a like description in my possession or under my control, I beg leave respecituily to inform you that, itany such messages have over existed, of Which I ‘have no knowledge, 1 have never nad, personally or oificially, avy possession of them; thi have never bad any control over them except us an agent of the Western Union Telegraph Company, through and by the co-operation of subordinate agents: that the Western Union Telegraph Company bas, with- out any knowledge or participation on my part, taken from me all power and control over all meesages now in the possession of the company. 1 beg leave, there- fore, respectiuily to be excused {rom compliance with the above-mentioned requirement, it never having been at any time sivce the service of the subpeena, and being ‘not now in my power to comply with the same, Very respectiully, &, WILLIAM ORTUN. AN APVIDAVIT, City and County of New York, s,:—Personally ap- peured before me the 23d day of December, 1876, Will. jam Orton, to me personully known, who, being duly sworn, deposed that the annexed statement, addressed to the Hon. Samuci J. Randall, Speaker of the House of Representatives, 18 true, and that the same is mado ag and for his return to the certam paper purporting to be a subpena relerred to therem. WILLIAM ARNOUX, Notary Pablic, City and County of New York. THE OREGON ELECTION DISPUTE. ‘Tho following correspondence explains itself:— Unitep STATES Seats CnaMure, WasHincTon, Dec. 19, 1876, } To the Hon. WittiaM Orton, President of the Western Union Telegraph Compan You are hereby required to produce without delay, betore the Committee of Priviseges and Elections of the United States Senate, originals and copies of all telegraphic despatches received at or sent trom the telegraph offices in Salem and Portland, State of Oregon, from the 1st day of November, 1876, to tho 19th day of December, 1876, apy and ali despatches contaiu- ing the name of J. N, . Patrick or J. N. also Charles Diamond or C yon & Co.; also Ladd & Bush; also Eugene’ Cusser! also William M. Gwinn, or to said Gwinn or from him, and ali despatches where the sum of $8,000 is mentioned, and all despatches of a political character by whomso- ever seat or received, relerriug to the electoral vote of Oregon, the ineligibtiity of Watts as a Presidential elector or to g:ving the certificate to Cronin as a Presi- dential elector, aud uiso all despatches ot a political character by whomsoever sent of receivet within the period named herein. 0. P. MORTON, Chairman ot Committee of Privileges and Elections, PRESIDENT ORTON’S ANSWER. Exucctive Ovricy, Wesrren Union TxiuGRapu Company, New Youk, Deo, 28. 1876. ‘The Hon. 0. P. Moxtoy, Cl Privileges and Elections, Smk—In respouse to your notice, dated Washington, December 19, 1876, whereby 1 am Tequired to produce without aelay before the Committee of Privileges and Elections of the United States Senate originals and copies of ull telegraphic despatches received at or sent from the telegraph offices at Salem and Pourtiand, State of Oregon, from the Ist day of No- vember, 1876, to the lth day of Decembcr, 1876, ‘avy ‘and all despatches covtaining the name of J. N. P, Patrick or J. N. also Charles Diamond or Charles Dimoad; you & Co.; alto Ladd & Bush; olso Eugene Cader Partrick; Iso Run- ly; also William M. Gwinn, ‘or to sald Gwion from him, ‘and all’ despatches where the sum of $8, 18 mentioned, and all des patches of a political character by whomsoever scut or received, reterring to the elecioral vote ot Oregon, tho ineligibility of Watis as a Presidential elector, and also ull despatches of a political character by whom- soever sent or received within the period named herein, I beg leave respectiully to say that I have neither possession nor control of any messages sent by the Western Union Telegraph Company, and am unable, therefore, cither to ascertain whether such despatches or messages a8 you describe have ever existed, or to comply with the requirement cf said notice, Very respecttally, WILLIAM ORTON, ANOTHER AFFIDAVIT. City and County of New York ss.:— ‘erkonally appeured before me, this 23d day of De- ceomber, 1876, William Orton, to me personally known, who, being duly sworn, deposed that the annexed state- ment aduressed to Hon, O. FP. Morton, Chairman of Committee of Privilegee and Elections, is true, and that the same is made as and for hia return, to the no- tice relerred to therein. WILLIAM ARNOUX, Notary Pablic, City and County of New York. WHAT THE COMPANY WILL DO. The following resolutions were adopted by the Board of Directors of the Western Union Telegraph Company ata meeting held December 22, 1876:— Resolved, That the Western Union Telegraph Company regurdy itaéil as the confidential azent of such of the people ot stor by ny Yawial means all pu amination of ‘Resolved, That, exeepting such messages as may be di- rected by the sonier to be preserved fur a period not exeeed- ing six months the hxecutive Committee io Lereby directed | to provide in the future for such speedy destruction of ail written mesnayes as the necessary keeping of necounts be- twoen the officos of the company will allo i action of the Executive Committee in removing all mes. | ‘ages now on Land from the coutrol of possession of any of ite offivers. OUT OF POCKET. On Sunday night James McCaffrey, ef No. 75 Grand street, while intoxicated, entered a saloon in the basement of No, 48 Thompson street, kept by the no- torious negro James Jackton, who was arrested five years ago for the murder of uwhite woman, with whom he was living, by throwing ber down stairs. While Mr. McCaffrey was in the place he was robbed of $15, and one of the inmates, Mary Scullion, informed Officer Mulligan, of the Eighth precinct, that Jackson stole the mon: He was at ouce arrested, and, on being arraigned velore Justice Bixby, yesterday, was held for trial in default of $1,000 bati. WELCOME NEWS. ‘There 1 at present not a single patient in the Small- pox Hospital on Blackwell’s island, a situation of affairs there which is utterly unprecedented, Or, Kitchen attributes this very gratifying fact tothe thorough and efficient care of the city’s bealth oy the present Board of Health. A FRIGHTFUL DEATH. {From the Fort Scott (Kan.) Monitor, Dec, 21.) We beard a meagre account of a terrible burning caso which occurred on Tuesday, near Leroy, Barton county, Missouri, which resulted m the death of rs, Ham ood ber little child. Jt appears that Mra, Ham went out to geta bucket of water, leaving hor little child playing before the fire. While on her way back sho heard the child scream, and dropping ber bucket, sho ran back and saw the child with its clothing flamea She caught it up and endeavored to smothet the fire, when it communicated to her, avd there being Do assistance near, both were burned to death, 1 | good father. WATER FAMINE IN MASSACHUSETTS, GREAT DISTRESS AMONG THE YARMERS 4ND MANUFACTURERS—A LARGE NUMBER OF OP- ERATIVES THROWN OUT OF EMPLOYMENT— NO PROSPECT OF IMMEDIATE RRLIEP—WILL THE WINTER DROUGHT BE FOLLOWED BY DIS- ASTROUS SPRING FLOODS?—THE HERALD'S WARNING, SprinorizLy, Mass., Dee. 25, 1876. ‘The snowy mantle of winter which bus settled down in such bountiful abundance in the Connecticut, Housa- fonic and Hoosac valieys hus brought a degree of in- Convenience and suffering which none but the afflicted communities cau fuily realize. The entire summer as well as the last months of autumn were favored with but few rains, and when winter came it found nearly all the streams and wells ip the western part of Massa- chusetts either very 1ow or dried up altogether, and hence {he dilemma which the people now find them- selves in isavery serious one. Manufacturing 1s re- tarded or wholly suspended im many sections, and it Is only with great difficulty that some neighborhoods can obtain the aqueous fluid im sufficient abundance for or- dinary domestic parposes. ‘THK TROUNLE AMONG THE FARMERS, In the mountain towns, where the unted springs have given out, the farmers have béen obliged to melt show to obtain water tor household purposes, aud they have also lound it necessary to drive their cattle and other stock jong distances to enable them to quench their thirst As the felts and roads are heavily drifted at this time the task Is quite apevere one, and as (bere is likely to be more snow vefore there is any Tain the prospect of relict in the immediate future is not very flattering.” The country grist mills, which the farming community rely lurgely upon, are algo crip plod or wholly susperided for want of water power, and the people flad themseives obliged to buy lurge quanti- ties of meal and produce, which is usually supplied trom their own resources, A GENERAL SUSPENSION OF MAXUPACTULING. The manutacturing interests aro aiso suffering ter- ribly from the unprecedented water famine, thousands of operatives are threatened with idleness and destitution, The Dwight Manufacturing Com- pany, of Chicopee, hus just been compelled to shut down two of its largost mills, and over 300 persons have been thrown out of empioyment in consequence, Aé fully one-half of these operatives have been LIVING PROM HAND TO MOUTH such will be obliged to ask help from the town if the wills remain closed for more than a mouth. ‘The mat- ter basalready Leen made the subject of u special town meeting, at which $10,000 was appropriated for pauper purposes, $7,000 of whieh Is to be used for im- Inediate relief. ‘Tho river 1s very low at Chicopee Falls, yet the Chcopee Manufacturing Com- ny have thus far been able to keep about haif their machivery running. The Belcher miils bave been torced to stop altogether, and the others in the town have been ovliged to put in steam power, From Berkshire couuty shece come the sume doleful reports, und the towns of Hinsdale, Pittsdeld, Adams and Great Barrington are filed with idle opera- tives, praying fora rain ora thaw, It 18 only # lew mouths since the mulls had orders suflicient to warrant them in starting, and now it seems all the wore unfor- tupate that they ure obliged to stop for want of water power. This 18 parucularly the case with the milis of the Plunkett Woolien Company in Hinscaie. THX PAPER MAKERS TROUBLED, The manulacturers of tine paper in Dalton and Lee are also suflering heavily irom the famine. From the Jatter town I learn that the streams are almost abso- jutely ury, and that winter has set in with between two and = thr feet of suow on the ground, The paper makers look biuc, as within the tL week or two orders have been rushing in from different directions, and, jor the tirst time in many morths, business liad beyun to look prosperous, Ju most cases the manufacturers can dv nothing ior want of water tu start their mills. 118 related of one concern that lad veen bidding for the trade of a large house tor two years, that a few ago they received their first aud an extensive order, but the drought leaves them powerless, Ail the mills on the Housatonic River are practically shut down, as each one, by pond- ing the water, can run only a few hours at a time, YETTSPIRLD'S Ie The town of Pittsileld, the jargest in Berkshire county, abdone of the most charming and enterpris- ing in the State, was for a tow days almost jiterally without a drop of water, and if a conflagravion bad on- sued millions of property would bave been swept away. Asbley Poud, on Washington Mountain, 16 where the supply bas been derived from, and shis Kiv- ing out the Lown was temporarily in a very bad situa- Indeed, for a whole week some sections of tho lage did not receive a drop of water Irom the ordi- bary source. Finally steam pumps wero set to work on Washington Mountain, and Lake Ashley was thus filled from avother lake some five miles distant. Tho water was pumped {rom the latter lake, thence forced through about 500 fect of hose to the bed of asmall stream (then dry), after which it teund ite way to Lake Ashley through iour miles o! snow and ice, and then Via the pipes to the anxious and thirsty inhabitants of Pittstield, YEARS OF DISASTROUS SPRING PRESURTS. (well founded) that in the spring, if there is a sudden thaw and heavy rains, there muy be a series Of disastrous resets with, perhaps, couse- quences not unlike those attending the Mill Kiver calamity. There is a heavy body of snow on the ground, and these country towns, or many of them, are covered by dams and reservoirs as vast (and, per- baps, as jusecure) as the one at Wilhamebury. Luring the excitement of the Mill River disaster there was good deal of talk about making those reservoirs sale by legislation, but since that sad event there have been two similar deluges in the State. One was at Middlo: feld, m Hampat county, and the other near Wor- cester, Fortunately there was no loss of lio iu either case, but millions of property was destroyed. If, by the neglect of the M husetis authorities, there is another Mill River slaughter, it will not be because they were not timely warned by the Naw York Hegarp, A PRIEST ROBBED OF $16,000. HOW THE LATE FATHER M'FEELY, OF BOSTOX, ‘WAS DEFRAUDED BY HIS BEXTON—THE CLEL- GYMAN'S BROTHER: SECURES THE ARREST OF THE UNFAITHFUL TRUSTEE. Bosrow, Dee. 25, 1876. A most distressing caso of misplaced confidence, in | which a Catholic priest bas lost upwards of $16,000 by @ sexton, has just been developed in this city. Some thirteen years ago Rey, Bernard McFeely came to St. Joseph’s Church, in the Boston diocese (Rov. Father Lynden being pastor at tho time), and remainea there until the lattor was transferred to the Cathearal, on Harrison avenue. The sexton of St. Joseph's church at this time was Peter B, Scott, a map now about fifty years of age, and his deportment was such that he in- mediately won the admiration und confidence of the After a fow years Fatber McFeely was transterred to the neighboring city of Cambridge, where he remained for some time, and was frequently visited by bia former sexton, Scott, whoso PROFRSSION OF RELIGIOUS ZRAL seoms to bave increased for him the respect of bis oid pastor, In November, 1367, Rey. William Bartoldi, pastor of a church in sandwich, Mass,, was obliged to visit Italy, and Father McFeely was appointed to his. place. The latter geutleman was possessed of consid- erable wealth in United States five-twenty bonds and cash—more, in fact, than he deemed it sate for him to retain in his possession. About this time he bad a sudden attack of sickness and entrusted thirteen $1,000 bonds to Sexton Scott tor sate keeping, the jotter representing that he would deposit them in a safe belonging to the lato Oakes Ames, where there was $1,000,000 secured und which he prolessed to have the custody of, This manner of dis- position of his property was kuown to Father MeFoely’s brother, who, believing iu Scott, made no objection, About a yew laver the clergyman decided to go to Iroland, and just belore embarking transferred to Scott additional wealth in the shape of three bank books on the Franklin Savings Bank representing deposits of more than $3,000, the understanding beimg that the sexton was to forward the whole amount to Father MeFeely whenever he might desire. He sailed November 12, 1868, in t unfortunate steal Hiberma, of the Anchor Ltn which foundered thirteen days later, Fath saved, but D KODDENLY tber’s residence near Ciandy, Lonaon- derry Ker 4 Ireland, in May 1871. His brother, Michael mcFeoly, Lecame the admipistrator of the clergyman’s ¢state, and both before and after his ap- pointment intormed Scott of his brother's death, and asked for a settiement of the amounts, 1OUS CONDUCT OF THE SkXTO! brother of the deceased sti never took any notice of the letters, and later b couple of Iriends to call upon Scott and earn what they could at the bonds and money. Scott gave ovasive an- swers, bat never denied having received the property into h fon. When a proper representative came to bim, be said, he would settic the matter. Ac- cordingly the brother came to Boston last summer, bringing letters of administration and power of atwor- ney, properly signed by the American Coueui at Lon- donverry. These papers he produced to Scott, and u tor asked bim if he knew how much nis brother had with bim, Michael told bin, and the two ‘went to Scott’s house, and while there the same ques+ top was asked by Mra, Scott, the answer being, “Uver three thousand pounds sterling,"’ which both said was Tight SCOTT REFUSES TO SETTLE. Mr. MeFeely tried soveral times to bring about a sottiomens with the sexton, but the latter positively refused 1o do anything of the Kind, aud (according to the brother of the deceased) he wortgayed his house al} the money in the savings bank the day alter interview to @ brother-11 ed Patrick Shea, ‘Two of three months ago Mo! y Went to see 4 sou of the late Oakes Ames about Scott, ars was informed that the fellow was nevor employed by nis father; and | never had anything to do with bis father’s safe; and, | Tuesday, December 26, at one o'clock, where a re furthermore, that be did pot know Scots at all, TUK SEXTON ARKESTRD" Boing possessed of this knowledge, and still failing to yet Scott to come to & seltlement, MoFs ro Sorted to the police and courts, aid the result was that on Saturday scott was inuicted for embezzicment, | and to-day he was surprisea by being lodged im jail, but ou account of to-day mas (a loga! holiday) bis case will nut b arrested and xamined be fore to-morrow, The sexion bas lately been ployed at a small salary as janitor of a buildin; Washington street. ‘“MeFeely claims chat se house was built with his brother's money. Five o! the bonds bave been traced to the Fraukiin Saving Bank and one to the New collateral, but 1\ has not come of the others ngland Trust Company * transpired what bas bi THE MICHIGAN HORROR. A WOMAN ACCUSED OF MURDER LIES IN A BED | IN COUBT DURING THE TRIAL—A SKETCH OF THE CRIME, being Corist- | ‘Yhe sensation of Northern Michigan is the terrible | murder at Chesaning, near Saginaw, Mich. A woman named Smith loves a young wan named Alexander, They continue their illicit love for more than a year. Smith, the busband, 18 cross and jealous, They want bim out of the way, and a plot to murder him is planned. Mrs, Smith hag @ sister, just married to ove Cargin, in New York State. She bates Smith, and 80 does her young husband, Correspondence follows; the letters are destroyed, They agree to kil! the jeal- ous husband, and make a journey to Michigan for the | and 8th av. purpose. Alexander ts to stand by with a trank strap | for Cargin to choke Smith after be bas been stunned with aclu At midnight, while Mra. Smith is lying with her husband, Alexander leaves bis hotel, enters an opon window, . mects Cargin and his wife, who are stopping in Smith's hous Cargin gets the club and falls upon the sleeping Smith who gives one groan of despair, The guilty wife arises softly, goes to her babe im an adjoining room, and while the blows continue on ber husband's head, and while the trunk strap is drawn around his gasping | throat, she puts her fingers in her ears and presses the babe to her bosom. Smith ts killed after a fright- ful struggie. Once he cries out and moans, Blood flows from his nose and mouth. The bed is saturated with the blood. To romove ail traces of violence Alexander and Cargin cut the plastering from the wali, put it in tho bed, and carried the stitl warm body on ‘he mattress to the barn; they pitch a ton of hay upon it, then set fire to the baru in two piaces. While they are doing this the two women scrape the bloody floor and headboard in the houso with a pair of scissors. Suddenly lurid dames burst from the roof of the barn, wild cries echo on the midnight air, the neighbors hurry trom their beds only to see the red-hot outlines of the barn sink into a mass of flame. The women scream and pull their hair, and in convulsive sobs inform the appalled listeners that poor Mr. Smith went out to look after his horses, when a kick from one of them disabled bim, broke the lantern aud set the barn on fire On the day following that night of sin and shame the rempanis of the mattress were found and other proofs that could uot be explaucd away. Then Alexander, the Don Juan of the tragedy, confessed, Mrs, Smith corrovorated bis dreudiul swory, and the trial began, Cargin has just been convicted of murder in the Hirst degree, Tue evidence against his wile is ow before the jury, alter Which Mra Smith and her lover, Alexander, wake the prisoners’ stand. Cargin declares bis innocence; also his wite’s, She 8 she is sick and a bed is aliowed her in open court. The following is a description of the sirange scene, as given by thé Saginaw Courier of December 2 Yesterday proved to be an imteresting day in the Cargin-Smith murder trial aud considerable progress was made, though trom present appearance it is vot probable that the case will goto the jury before Tues- day or Wednesday next. Twelve witnesses were cailed and testified on the partof the people. The crowd of spectators Was smaller than common during the fore- noon, but after the noon recess every available space outside the bar was occupied, both on the floor and in the gallery. Deputy Sheriff Rice bad pienty to do to keep the crowd from pressing forward and obstracting the vie w of tho ladies occupying the seats. The de- fendant is becoming geverally known as the BLERPING SEAUTY, She still occupies ber easy chuir and reclines on ber left side with her feet upon the rounds of anotuer chair or resting with limbs extended to’ tull leagih 10 the chair itself, She is turned partially toward the jury, but only tho pointed right cheek and forehead are visibleto them. Her eyes are sbut almost contin- ually, so that it 18 impossible to get a fair look at then and during the whole day sho did not raise hor head from the pillow except as sue rose to go to her cell. One would naturally wonder what kind of a naturo she must have to remain so unmoved at the startling and viood curdling revelations made against ber vy the witnesses upon the stand, At times, when no one is known to her to be observing, she can be seen to peep at the witness with her right eyo partially opened, the left being hidden trom sight by tbe pillow. Butthe moment she observes any person looking at her the eye is quickly closed and remains so until again thinks herself unobserved, und ut no time je its or reclines in her easy way can the ouger throng catcn even a glance at her. After giving the timony the reporter continues :— 4 FIT IX COURT. At this point ip the testimony Mra. Cargin was geized with one of her frequentiy occurring fits, and abe began to gasp, stretch, squeal and clutch at empty nothingness with her outstretched hands, and at once William A. Clark, Jr., laid his hand persdadingly upou hers and whispered some forcible utterances in bercar, by which she was made to understand that it wasn’t the right time to pat in a fit to the best effect and ad- vantage, whereupon she instantly becan it. Mrs, Smith at the close of court wi il on th stand, and will be again this morning, We couid seo no perceptible change in her testimoyy except as to now fnets, and her demeanor was about the samo as on the former trial, except that she testified to her. criminal intimacy with Alexander with a little more nerve than on the former trial, though yesterday it was interspersed with an occasional giggie. THE TEMPERANCE CAUSE. The work of the Temperance Brotherhood in trying to exterminate the liquor dealers is still progressing in Brooklyn, Twenty-seven cases ot violation of the Sunday law will be tried on Friday next before tho Excise Board, and twenty wit! bo brought before the Grand Jury at the January term, COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. Surremx Court—Cuanbers—Held by Judge Davis.— Nos. 233, 234, 235, 24, 52, 80, 98, 98, 174, 218, 228, 231, 28%, 240,-244, 7, 67, 73, 76, 79, 102, 105, 110, 119, 137, 106, 171, 173, 174, 177, 178, 188, 190, 20, 209, 223, 239, 241, 242, 243, 246, 247,, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 254, 255. Scrneme Court—Gaxerat Trrw.—Adjourned until Thursday, December 28, 1876, ‘SvreRior Count—SruciaL TarM—Heid by Judge San- ford. —No day calendar. Common PL¥AS—TRIAL TeRM—Part2—Held by Judge Van Brunt.—Case on. No dwy calendar, Marine Court—Gryera Tarm—Held by Judges Shea, Alkor and McAdam. —Appeals trom orders—Nos. 1to i4 inclusive. Appeals from judgments—Nos, 1 to 29 inélusive. GuNxRaL Srssto: ‘art 1—Held by Judge Suthe: Jand.—The People vs. Daniel Schrumpf, misdemeanor, Supreme Court, Spectal Term; Supreme Court, Uir- cuit, Parts 1, 2 and 8; Superior Court, Genet Term; Superior Coart, Trial Terms, Parts 1 and common Pleas, General Term: Common Pleas, Kquity Term; Common Pieas, Trial Terms, Parts 1 and 3; Marino Court, Trial Terms, Parts 1, 2 and 3; and General Sessions, Part 2—Adjourned for the term. MARRIAGES AND DEATHS, MARRIED. ‘ Gortoy—Brows.—On Monday, December 25, by the Rev. A. J. Pulmer, Wittiam H. Gortow to Sakau M., daughter of Abram F. Brown, all of this city. VaNoEeRBILT—PRatr.—On Monday, December 25, by the Rev. 53. D. Burchard, D. D., Conxevivs Vaxpen- BILT to Mary E,, youngest daughter of J. 8. Paar, all of thiscity. No cards, Dit Bacux,—On Sunday, Decemb neumonia, Sanau Emma, younges jate James T. and Rosabella Bache. Relatives and friends of the Iamily are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, on Wednesday, the 27th, at oae o'clock, from the residence of her brother-in- H. Crossman, 103 East 40th st. On Monday, the 26th inst, Bexsamix Batemax, aged 60 years. Reiatives and (riends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the faneral services, on Wednesday, e 27th mst, at four o’clock P. M., at bis lato resi. dence, No, 147 Toylor st., Brooklyn, B.D. Hie re- maing will be interred in Greenwood on Thursiay morning. Beckxruays.—J. B. Becokermaxx, on Sunday, De- comber 24, 1876, aged 69 years. Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral services, from the house, $45 Oth st, South Brooklyn, December 26, at ten o'ciock A. M. voort. —Suddenly, at Dorking, England, on Wed- nesday, December 20, Mera C, Brevoonrt, daughter of the late Henry Brevoors, of tais city. CLovan.—At Athens, Greene county, N. Y., Decem- ber 1, KLuenra, wife of Captam Joho Clougn, aged 60 24, of bronchial daughtor of the years Crvorr.—Suddenly, on Sunday, 24th, Wasiinotoy al will take place, trom his late residep ., on Wednesday, at one o’clook. Duvvy.—On Saturday, December 23, Lovisa J. Duvry, wife of the late Philip Duffy and daughter of Melviva H. Shumway od 34 years, Relatives and friends are respectiuily invited to at- tend the tane on Tuesday, the 26th, attwo P. M., from the Presbyterian eburch, corner of Krie and 6th sta, Jersey City. Davvnsky.—On Satarday, December 23, 1876, at her late residence, 378 Clagson av., Brooklyn, MakGakst, wife of Jeremiah Delubery and sister ot Dennis Mo- Carthy. The relat nd friends of the family are requested to attend the funeral, from the Chareb ot the Naiivity, corner of Classon avenue aud duckson street, on The tun 60 Charitor ase will be offered tor the repose of her soul, ¢ to Calvary Cemetery tor interment. . J. 0b Prviav, December i Amory Edwards and daughter of O. W Jones of Farrfeid, Conn, Relatives and (ricnds of the famiry are ed to ate tend the funera! at St John's eharch, Elizal b Nd, on Tuesday h, attwoo'clock The snterment will take id, Conn., on Wednesda Frrxon Sunday, atter a sudden illness, Ines r trick H.and Mary Aan. The frie hose o! tue family are respectfully invited to atiend thi rai, 1n¢ te residen No. 100 West st, Tur pe v'clock, Fiaxacay.—On 50 THOMAS, #02 of Joun and Rose Ani his age Relatives and friends are requested to attend the funeral, from residence 380 West 47%! st., on Tucsdas, December 26, at mine A M.; irom thence to Twenty. third street ferry, by Erie Rajirow! to Hohokus, N. J, ANAGAN. —On Sanday, December 24, 1876, Eowaro Fiaxaoas, aged ives and if wivited to attend the funer No. 225 Monroe st, on We PM de of the tamily ure respectfully from bia late residence, esday, 271b inst, at two Fivyy —On the 23d inst, of pmeamonia, Jaxea Fiynn, aved 50 years. The relatives aud friends of the family, also bis intends of tne Fire Department, are respectfully in- Vited to attend nis fuperal, ou Tuceday, the 26th ingt., atten A.M., {row bis late residence, corner of S4th st, thence to the Chureh of the Holy Name, Broaiway, Where a solemn mass ot re 97th st. an quiem will be celebrated. GayLonn,—At Elizabeth, N.J., December 28, Etta B. Buaks, wile of J, Aldea Gaylord, daughter of tbe late Dr, G. 1. Blake, and granddwughter of Rev, W. W, Biauvelt, D, D., of Lamington, N, Funeral services from her late residence, corner of Mary aod Walnut sts., at two P M., Wednesday. Trains eave toot of Liverty st. at LV. ai, Gogaiy. —Lo this city, on Sunday, December 24, Janna Goou1y, in the 671h year of bs a The triends of the jamily are ynvited to attend the on Tuesday morning at nine o'clock, trom St. church, Wacre a solemn requiem mass will be ihe repose of his soul, and thence to Cal- c y. Gunex.—In Brooklyn, Sunday Link M., wife of George BE. Gulic hers Funeral services at her late residence, 481 DeKalb ay., on Tuesday, 26th inst., at two o'clock P.M. HaistKab.—On Monday, December 20, NATHANIEL HaLsTKad, aged 62 years, slatives and friends are respectfully invited to at. tend the funeral, (rom bis late residence, 169 West 41h st, Wednesday, ck P.M. Haruo y morning, at his resi dence, No, 52 West 125th st., Gronon ©. Harnors, ia his 66th year, Fuperal trom residence of his son in-law, No, 1@ . oe s9h st., on Wednesday, at half-past twelve o'clock Hays —On Sunday, December 24, Josxvixe, bee loved wife of Julius Hays, aged 34 years, Fuaeral will take place thi day, at ten o'clock, from 675 Lexington ay, Norick,—The members of the Lese-Verein are re- quested to attend the funeral of the late wite of our worthy member, J, Hays, to take place December 26, atten A. M., from corver Lexington ay, and 66ch A. BLUMENSTIEL, President, Hvrenssoy.—At Yonkers, December 24, 3zyMocm A. Huremtysox, 1p the 49th vear of bis age, Fuveral on Wednesday, December 27, at two P. M., trom hix late residence, South Broadway, Yonkers. Carriages will be in waiting on arrival’ of tho o'clock P. M. train from 30th st Jacous,—On Sunday, Decemter 24, Marr, wite of F, Jacobs, Funeral on Wednesday, December 27, at ten A. M., trom her late residence, 231 East 51st st. Jacons.—On December 25, alter a short lilness, Wate TER 8. Jacous, the son of James £, aud Emma Jacobs, aged 3 years and 3 days. The relatives and trends of the family are respect fully invited to attend the funeral, at the residence of bis parents, 48 3d at., South Brooklyn, on Wednesday, at two o'clock P. M. Peekskill Democrat please cop! Joxes.—In Brookiyn, Saturday evening. December 23, suddenly, of heart disease, Ronerr Jones, aged 54 years. Relatives and fr.ends respectfully invited to attend the funeral, rom his late residence, No, 453 Gold at, Brooklyn, on Tuesday, 26th mst., at two P.M. L¥.—On Monday, December 1576, at the resi. dence of his mother, 666 Greenwich st., Patrick T. Kxuny, in the 25th year of bis age, native of Fontona, county Tyrone, Ireland, The remains will be taken to 8t. Joseph’s church on Weduesday morming at half-past nine o'clock, where a requiem mass will be celebrated, thence to Calvary Cemetery, Relatives aud frionds are respectfully ine vited to attend. ° . Kyavr,—At Newburg, on Monday, 25th inst, Hane xan Trevor, widow of Jeremiah L. Knapp, Fanerai servicos at the residence o! her son, Samuel T. Knapp, 349 West 57th st., on Wednesday, at threa o’clock P.M. Relatives and friends of the family are invited. Larvry.—On Sunday, Decomber 24, 1876, Mary, be- loved wite ot Edward N. Latfey, aged 32 years, ‘The faneral will take plice on luesday, December t half-pusteloven A. M., from U esidence of her aunt, Mrs Daly, Tompkinsville, 3 L, thence to Calvary Cemetery. LAMCKEN.—On Sunday, December 24, 1876, Haxry Lackey, aged 45 yours and 3 days. ‘The relatives and {riends of the family, the members of the Hermann Lodge No. 268, F. A. M., also the New Yorker Schutzen Corps, Cuptain G. Aery, and the Jersey Schutzen Corps, Captain August Ermish, are Tespectiuily invited to attend his funeral from bis late residence, Greeuvilic, N. J., on Wednesday, December 27, at ton o'clock A. nd halt. it twelve o'clock P. M. from the St. Jonn’s church in Christopher st., New York. His remains will be interred im Lutheran Cemetery. Leg.—On the 24th inst., Joun Lex, in the 47th year of his age, alter a sbort tliness, The relatives and frieuds are respect{ully invited to attend the funeral, from bis late residence, 81 Hudsog av., Brocklyn, on Wednesday, the 27th, at half past nine o'clock, to St. Ann’s church, corner of Front and Gold sts., where a solemn mags of requium will bé celebrated; thence to Calvary Cemetery. Limerick papers please cop; Livinaatox.—In Nowark, N. J., Docember 25, Jamxe Kaxe Livixastos, formerly of Rochester, N. Y., in tne 79h yoar of his age. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are invited to aitend the funeral, from bis late residence, No. 17 West Park st., Newark, on Wednesday, December 27, at three o’clock P. M. Maainxiss.—On Sunday, December 24, 1876, of bron- chbitis (very short tliness), Jang, widow of Samuel H, Maginnies, in the 78th year of her age. Tho relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services, without further notice, at the dence of her son-in-law, James E. Serrell, 244 Wost 49th st.,on Wednesday, 27th inst., at three o'clock, TLe remains will be taken to Tarrytown, for intere ment, on Thursday morning: Marsu.—At Dlainfield, N, J’, Sunday, December 24, Euyton MaRsit. Faneral services Wednesday, Decemper 27, at hie late residence, Plainficld, at two o'clock P. M., and af u 4 Baptist churco at hall-past two o’clock. leaves foot of Liberty st., New York, via Cen lroad of New Jersoy, at ono o'clock P. M. MARKENNER.—On Christmas morning, of dcariet fover, Eva G cHKN, eldest child of James H. H. and lgene M. M. ni aged 4 y and 6 months. Relatives aud triends of the tamily are invited to ah tend the funeral services, trom the house of her grand- father, D. D, F. Marshall, 157 East 34th ut, at one o’clock P. M., on Tuesday, December 26. Interment in Greenwood. Mixtos,—Sunday, December 24, Exiza Mixtox, & na tive of Ratudowney, Queens county, lreland, aged 38 years. Funeral Tuesday, December 26, at one o’clock, from her Jate residence, 307 East 41st st. Mornow.—On Saturday morning, SamcxL Morrow, of Brooklyn, aged 85 years. Relatives and frieuds are respectiully invited to ate tend the funeral, from his late residence, 208 State SL, on Tuesday, the 26th inst., a McMituax.—On Sunday, December 24, xh December 24, Cano- in tue 4th year of 876, Cate MeMittay, in the 45th year of her age. wives aud friends of tha family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, on Tucsday, the 26tb, at one P M., from ner late residence, 434 2d av. OGpEN.—Suddeniy, on Saturday, December at Newark, N. J., Morgan Luwis Ocoxs, son of the late Ogden, of New York, 1m the 68th Samuel 'Gouveneur year of his age. Relatives aud friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend his tunerai, from his late residence, No, 207 Belleville av., Newark, N, J., ov Tuesday, the. 26th inst,, at half-past eleven o'clock A. M, O'NuiL.—Ov Sunday, December 24, of pneumonia, Mrs. Maxcaker O'Neil, aged 69 years. Funeral will take piace from the residence of her son-in-law, Michael O'Neil, 30 Market st, ou Wednes- day, December 27, at two P. M. No carriages allowed, KxrULLY.—On Monday, December 25, 1876, Mra. Mars onet RetLey, in the 36th yeur of her age. ‘The relutives and friends of the family are reapect- fully invited to attend the faneral, trom her late resi- dence, Warren st., between Underhill and Vanderbilt avg, Brooklyn, oa Wednesday, December 27, at two o’Aock P.M. Saura,—On Monday, December 25, Mixxim Isipore, wile of Henry W, sinith, aged 38 years, Relatives and friends are respectiully invited to ate tend the funoral, on Thuraday, December 28, at two P, M., from 209 Whiton st , Jersoy STRYKER.—At Elizabeth, N. J., December alter@ lovg and painful illness, Haxnan K., wife of Jobn 3, Stryker, aged 44 years, Funorai at St, Jobn’s church on Thursday, December 28, at two P. M. Taumax.— On Saturday, December 23, 1876, Asma. mam TALLMAN. The relatives and fricnds of the family, the members. of Company G, Soventy-first regiment, N. ¥.3,N.G., also the members of Empire Hose Company No. 40, are respectfully invited to attend nis funeral, at No, 813 West 16ch st., on Tuesday, Decomber 26th, inah, at half-past ove o clock P, M. Vavean.—In this city, on Sunday, December 24, CaTHanink, relict of the lave Thomas Vaugban, « native of Ardes, county Meath, Ireland, aged 52 years, ‘The relauives ana friends of the family and those of her son-in-law, John Hayes, aro respectfully invited to attond the favorai, which will take place from her late residence, northwest corner of 78th st, and 2d av., on % aday, the 27th inst, at one o'clock P. M., and ence to Caivary Cemetery for interment, Venuity®.—-At Englewood, N. J., Det Wasiisoton R, Vexxitye, in the 67th yoar of his age, Funeral services at Englewvod Presbyterian church, Tuesday, December 26, at bali-past ten A. M, Na tives and irrends aro invited to attend without farther notice Special train will leave Twenty-third street ferry at 9:15, and toot of Chambers #t. at 9:30 A, My Weicn.—On Suaday, December 24, Katx, wife of John D. Welch, Jr., mh the 28th year of ber ago. Relatives and friends are requested to attend the funeral, on Wednesday, December Mey, 21, from the residence of ber wueie, 128 Foryih su