The New York Herald Newspaper, December 31, 1876, Page 5

NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. TE HOFFNAN-BONFANTI ROMANCE. Argument on the Motion for a New Trial. “IMPROPER RELATIONS.” Affidavit of the Father J. Hoffman, PAPA WON’T PAY CASH of George The suit of Hugh McCulloch & Co., bankers, against | George Hoffman, to recover $4,000 which was ad- vanced to George J. Hollman, deceased, a son of the defendant, came up yesterday in the Kings county Supreme Court, before Judge Pratt, on a motion ot | Counselior A. H. Dailey, who appears on bebalt of Mr, Hoffman, tor a new trial, Tho readers of the Henany will remember the interesting details concerning this tase which have heretofore appeared in these columns. | In opening the argument counsel reviewed the allegea | facts setting forth that the defendant, who was a | wealthy gentleman, had a wife and two children, and | lived at No. 559 Filth avenue, New York. George J. Hoffman, the cause of the transaction out of which this action 18 sought to be amended, died at Fowler's Hotel, Hyde Park, a little less than one year since, A fow months prior to his doath, and for several years, ho had been wayward and rebell‘ous against parental | restraint and been excessively profligate in his habits. When only nineteen or twenty yearso! age he had spent money enough to make a fortune for any prn- font man, and,his father was compelled to with- bold from .him all further credit.” The year previous to bis alleged dealings with P, HK. Puleston, counsel said, the son bad spent $25,000 of bis father’s money. with Mile, Bonfanti, and, following her to Europe, married her. The marriage was kept secret from nia parents, The defendant instructed the plaintifls not to pay any money to his son, hoping by that means to reform his boy and to break up his relations, which were believed to be improper, with this woman, Tho ton had shrewdness enovgh to impose upon Mr, Pules- Yon, of the lirm of Jay Cooke, MeCulioch & Co,, and to make him beliove that he would be able to get his moucy back, The counsel read the following: AFFIDAVIT OF GEORGE HOFFMAN, Hugh MeCutioch ot ul. vs. Georgy Hoflinan.—Georgs Hoff: man, the delendant above named, being first. duly sworn, deposes. nn: < that in this action on the sd day ot No? vember, [S75 Jud mont was rendered in favor of tne plain. WY tor Shi the xen di of Nov he Is net appenled tro: to the General ‘Verm ot tus Court, That said appeal bh been taken to the Court of Appeals, and the same is now pending and wndetormined said last named court. ‘That the judginent is duly and xmply secured on said ap. ‘Deyonont further says that he resides in the city of York is « married man and the lather of several chil- the i-sue of said marriage. That previous to the mencement of this acti. none of his sons, Georze J. Holl tian, then aged abont twenty-one years, had for s\ veral years been extremely wild and proifizate and had wasted faeze sums of money, the property of deponent, and had per- sisted in course o ! je wishes and Temuustrances of d best inter of his said son, shat to save him ind tas tamily from ruin and disgrace deponent #ax compelled to retuse and hold from him alt pecuniary assistance, aud to forbid any and. all persons from assisting him with or lowing him tmoney under any eirenmstunces, and ex njoining any and wil 1 udvauces so made, with the tm deponent, that ls teh tonne or advances tt 9 Deponent turther say George J. Hofman, in vi deponent and un mained thore for sever peal. Ne dren tin the year 1 ation to the express commands of to him, went to Burype and re- ATO! dep improper relat and upon whom he was squandering | bo the grent sorrow of and irlends. That de fuoxt to reform his said son and force him to abandon b rourse of li ‘That previ Hoffman for Europe de} had preceded bin t following her depone bid bis goinz, and ga tukable st assist him during his a ny debts of his contracti leniting purpose of di hime alter the arrival o. th eory fope that deponent wax awace that he had lett this count Mat at no time during bis absence or si agree, either alrectiy or indirectly. made to his n by any person upon any necount, ex- tepting only hs son's passe was paid io, return 0; that, aud that oniy would he repay it he did so ro- That one of the firm of Jay Cooke. McCulloch & Company, ac that time in the London house of said lim, was John fH: Puleston, one of the plaintiffs, Tut the said John Hy Pule: Jon hud formed the acquaintunce of the snid George J. H ‘dnring his absence in Europe. aad pruiessed to take 0 terest'in him. That, as deponent has since learned, Puleston was a mun of great wealth, and was an: dsoun became upon extremely intimate terns said George J. Hofinan, und. became fully advived f with a womin, ms of money: rice of himsell lent, would e tow singie dollar, hor pay ho was the firm and wor it wax no} t Sed’ aware of the recrets and habits of of his disobedience to deponent’s wishes his criminal relations to the woman referred to, frees for want af moans to continue his proflig: ite. Distress for want of beng deponent clung as a means o his follies by bis said son. ‘A SMART YOUNG MAN, De nt further says that the said George Hoffinan ase Bimse acy and manne’ d to a re narkable degree the faculty of ingratiuting It in the favor of all persons with whom he beeame He wns very prepoxacssing in. his «pearance ings with: m Depouent turiber timo was a member of Parliamnen ine course of was tho only hope to which forcing an abandonment of rewdin his piansand deal ary young men. Ye that John H, Puleston, who mt this claims to have caused firm to advance said 2 $3341 14, ta divers sums at various ti Decernder' 1 872, and emting July 3, pon the strengch ol @ certain letter which the pisintitls claim deponent Vo. the late firm of Jay Cooke, Me =< of December, the end of November or the begin eating the said Puleston or any member of his certain where his (deponent’s) son, George J Hoffman, was and what he was doing with a view to assis ing him, but that su h assistant was only to be given to Prevent him from going to prison or geiting into seri Gitticulty or trouble. Deponent further says thus the dep sition of the said Fuleston was taken by the plaintiff and fas road upon the teal of the nection and was the only evi- Tence of the advances made and introduced upon the trint; and said Puieston further testified that said advances were Bll made upon the» renyth of that letter, which the said | Puleston claimed to have received throuzh suid and | which sald letter he further deposed that in April previous he bad transmitted to F. &, French, the First Rational Bank In Now | York, for’ the purpose of this action, whieh letter was not produced upon the triul, D4, the most important of all, it was claimed upon the intin, was lost, while others transmitied at anid French for like purposes were not the trial of this ac- . . . orgs J, Hoffman died about nine months since, at Hyde Tn this Stato. At the time of his death he way ma that about two works since hi vain letters written by said ii man, which letters are now ia possession nent. Deponent sa idow forwarded ce on to snid George J. aid depo- that he could not, by any reasonable ou his part, have discovered the existencs ich so conclusively impeach and prenk di uid Puleston and chow that no suck letter 113 possession e one he claimed to bave ived trom depon that the advances were all Mle to the suid George J. Hoffman at the instance of the ‘said Puleston against the wisnes of deponent, ‘The affidavit concludes by strongly urging a new trial in justice to the deponent, who says that in bis opinion the new evidence would obtain a verdict tor deponent. “ THE PLAINTIFF'S CASK. Mr. Hubbard, counsel for the plaintiff, argued at inst granting the motion for c ‘n affidavit made by Mrs. Sophia GC. Hoflma’ eceased, on December 27, in which several a1 i questions whieh had been written by the counsel for fer answer were replies to. | BONFANTI RECOGNIZED, Mrs. Hoffman’s replies set forth that her son George J. Hoffman died at Hyde Park, at Fowler's Hotel, where ho had lived for turee mouths prior to bis deata ; Bhat bis funeral took place on February 8, 1876, trom bis jather’s residence, No, 599 Filt nue, New York; that her son was married in August, 1872, to Mana Bonfanti; that about March or April, 1872, George trst became acquainted with Bonianui: bis wile arrived in | this country in September, 1573, but left her child in the crre of sixter, at Milan, Italy; be left bis wile fm the summer of 1873, and she did not come over to | America tor two or three mouths alter bis arrival | Mrs Hoffman deposes turther, that she never recug- | ized Maria Bon iaati as her her daughter-in-law belore | the funeral; after the funera! was with her for threo | or four days at Tarrytown, and has been | ons triendiy terms with her ever since then. Mra Hofman also says that — sho | fia write to Jobn A. Puieston at the request of her | jog of he petitioner's counsel that tbe Killing Was a | gon and asked him to tnke an inierest in ber son | George, who was then in Loudon. In answer to the | Question as to whether she regarded that there wi uy obligation of credit incurred to Mr. Puleston, Mrs | Hoflman says that she feels tuat there was, but not by ber husband; the oblizution was incurred vy the | younger man. Affidavits were read from Hugh McCulloch, the banker, 1m relerence to the advances made by bis bank- house to George J. Hottman, and from others, | 1; bo nsel then argued that the alleged newly di covered evidence Was pot new matter; what it was Known to the deientant on the occasion of whe trial of | the case in October, 1875, He saidthatin the tail of 1872 | the paronts o! George J. Hofman, growing anxious about | Bim, the dejendant made inquiries at the olive of vay Cooke, McCulivch & Company in New York, oud there told ‘Ste. Cross, who was in charge, thar he did not want any money paid to Georye unless he wos likely | fo go to prison, and it Was necessary to extricate Lim. | On trial was asked, id you not use | the pression, ‘I don't want any money to ve paid him exe to ship him over toe this | country!’ Mr. Hoffman says he never authorized any money to be paid his son by the frm. Mrs. Hotl- it shows that the moral obigation to pay rests apon the fon, Ihe exccution obtained upon the Judgment rendered against the son hus beon returned Gnsatisied, as he lett po property and no money. Bach one recognizes that thero 18 a tnoral obligation to bus Dut itover from one tothe otter, The uence of the defendant, said counsel, appears bo be directed against the woman who. it now appears, In 1872 he became enamoured | | secure cells below. bad gone no wrong and who should have been the subject of no disparagement whatever. Sinee the death of the son, who pow can make no answer for bimself, the defendant says that his son has bad a conspiracy, on a fraudulent under- standing to get money out of bis father, and the con- tumely how rests on the son, The case, counsel said, iu conclusion, is im the Courtot Appeals and is not now in the Supreme Court, therefore a judyment could pot now be amended or changed, except by tho Court of Appeals. The motion for a new trial should be demed, as the evidence 1s not new. Judge Dailey replied, arguing that Mr, Puleston made the money advanees upon his own responsibility. Judge Pratt took the papers and reserved bis decision, THE KERR BUILDING CASE. STATEMENTS WHICH ONLY THICKEN THE MYs- TERY, Mr. Hondlow having flatly denied, in his published statement, that be was Mrs. Kerr's agent tn respeet to the Fulton street building, and Mr. Morrill having dis- claimed any knowledge of this important fact, Mre, Kerr makes the foliowing statement in controversion of their assertions, which is supported by the sub- joined letter from Mr. Morrill to ber, and, as she claims, will be fully established by affidavits which sbe prolesses hersvi! able to produce :— “L was introduced to Mr. Morrill by Mr, Hondiow, in the latter's ofice, as one in whom he (Mr. Hondlow) had implicit confidence aud as one who already bad done business for him, Mr. Hondlow said to Mr, Mor- rill, ‘Mrs, Kerr has po money to build with; for how low asum will you draw plans and oversee this build. ing tor her? ‘fhree hundred dotlars,’ was the repiy; ‘she shall have a splendid burld- ing, of French flats, finer than any house of its class in the city, aud adapted for the use of the | Detter class'of p2ople, at moderate rents, Unlike other buildings, there will be no extras of any kind upon it, bat it shall be made complete im il Fespects ab a cost not exceeding $20,000." He knew at (he time that there was a morigage of $4,000 upon the lot, for we irequeptly spoke of it, and L told Dim that l bad uo other ready money than the $4,000 of my tnsurance money in the trust company. fu February, 1874, Mr. Morell seut lor me to come to his vitice, and told ine to get this $4,000 irom the o: pany and deposit it with Mr, Hondiow, 1 went to Wail street, took oul the money, «nd, bringing it to Mr, laid 16 upon tis desk. Tle gave ine simply saying that ‘twas ail righ’? Some time later, feeling worried about this money, 1 | obiained, on application,ta receipt tor it trom Mr. Hondiow, though he seemed very angry with me tor Unis judication of Want of trust ii lim, A LEPERR NEEDING EXYLANATION, “Oo May 12, 1 1 received ihe doidowing letter from Mr, Morrill ( bh Was shown to the reporter) :— HROOKLYN, May L2, ISTH. Dxan Mapam—Inone week the mason will be entitled to $2,000 04 bis contract tyr buiiding on rulion street, us per eonient, Will you please give me au order on Me. tond: low for that sum, and ubiize? the bala.ce of the $4,005 in reserve lor the contractors will be required early in June, Very rexpectiully yours, AJ. MORRELL Mrs. ANNA M. Ken” ‘The remainder of the statement of Mrs Kerr ts sub- jomwed in an avridged orm, after a caretul verificauon ‘of the daics and coniracts mentioned. his leter ot Mr. Morrill would certamly seem to show that he understood Mr, Hondiow to be acting as Mrs, Kerr 5. agent in the erection of the building; but a more im. portant issue than this even is involved. Mr. Morrill here states thatou May 19 or thereabouts the moson | wouid be entitied to $2,000, as per contract, ‘Tue con- bract stipulates Lhat the lirst instaiment of $2,000 shall be paid when the mason work is ready for the laying of the first tier of beams, Now, Mrs. Kerr deuies that the work was in -neariy as advanced state as this at that tme and Mr. Morrili’s own certificate given to M. Nolan, muson-builder, entitling bim to receive $2,000 from Mrs, Kerr, 13 dated July %, 1874, fully seven weeks later than the date of uis letter tg tuat lacy, ‘ibe cont other two documents are at this time in Mrs. Kerr's possession. Mrs. Kerr, who knew how the contract Was worded in this reyurd, suspected ut once, as she declares, that Mr. Hondlow wished to prevent her irom withdrawing the money from bis keeping, and had tor thut reason imstigated Mr. Morrill to make an application for it before such a demand could be just- fied. She, therefore, immediately withdrew the mone: ax she states, from Mr. Houciow’s charge, und alleg that trom the time of its withdrawal the persecution of her by Mr, Hondlow, abetted by Mr. Morriil, began, The case appears to become amore tangled one the more it 18 investigated, und tue only way now open for tho HenaLD seems to be to awuit the Turther de- Yelopment of the case in the courts, where it will portly be brougut, THE MRRALD INDORSED, The attention of the Brooklyn Board of Fire Com- missioners having veen calicd to ins giaring case of outrage, they yesterday visited Mrs. Kerr’s building and condemned it a8 unsate and untenantable This isa step in a direction which will make the case an interesting one when it gets into court. MR. MORRILL'S INNUCENCR, To tax Enitor or tax Hnat An article in your issue of Tuesday is calenlated to do xrext injustice to Mr. 5. Hondlow reflects indirectly mn my professional ability. ‘To the panic nn ent depreciation in real estate may be traced M. bles. Mr, Hondiow as an uprixtt, sagacious | , thoroughly respected in this cominunity, mite, a Prosent shattered and prostrated ly « murdos recently made upon him by # burglar in his own house, will, itinhoped. have strength given kin to resist this uimo equally audacious attack. “For myself 1 will merely say that Mrs. Ki wiluing received trum me carefui and con- seientions att@ition, and 1s» ood and substantial strace ture. Yours respectiully, M. J. MOKKILL, Architect, a8 ithough agsnult ESCAPE OF A JAILBIRD. Jobn, alias Hardy Nelson, arrested for complicity in the burglary of Noal’s harness shop, in the village of Jamaica, op the night of the 18th of November, but who, upon arraignment before Justice Bennett, madea contession implicating Joseph Crawtord and ‘Pigeon” Maguire, made his escape from the Queens County Jail, at North Hempstead, on Friday night. When ho was arrested the officers for some reason appeared dis- inelimed to make a complaint against him, and only a trivial charge of stealing a horse blanket was made, to which ho pleaded guilty and was sent to jail for thirty duys, the oflicers stating that he wouid be kept as a witness against Crawford and Maguire. A short time after Nelson had been sent to jail his two alleged contederates made their appearance iu the village, and, it ig alleged, were seen frequently by the officers, al- though no attempt was made to arrest them uotil some citizens of Jamaica gave information of tho state of affairs to the District Attorney, Mr. Downing, who ordered their arrest to be made immediately, and they were secured only a few daye ago when they cailed at the Town Hall to see members ol the Lowery gavg then tn custody awaiting examination on the charge of attempted robvery, Now that Netson has maue big escape there appears to be littic chance of convicting Crawford and Maguire unless he should be recaptured. The law-abiding citizens of Jamaica are naturally indignant that there should be this prob- ability of their escape from deserved punishment, PORMER EXPLOITS. Nelson 18 a member of the notorious Shorty” Lent gang, of East New York, the members of wuich worked with the equally notorious Jamaica gang. Some two years ago Nelson was employed by the East New York avd Jamaica Ratiroad Company asa car driver, when the night watchman at the Union Course stables was bound and gagged and the safe rovbed. Neison was suspected of complicity im this robbery, but nothing could bo proved against him. He had now but four days to serve, and it was not believed that ho would have mai in atLempt Lo escape but lor the tact that he was to sed AS A WITNESS, A LEAP YOR LINERTY, During the last week of his confinement he had be- come unruly, 80 much so that the keeper, Mr. Rush- more, found it necessary to chain one leg to the floor. When the Lowery gaug arrived at the jail, however, the keeper found it necessary to remove him toa ced in the gurret to make room for them in the more Hore, not being chained, he by some means picked the lock of his celi door, and, pry- jug open a window, leaped to tue ground at the risk of breaking his neck or limbs and escaped. Telegrams were svon ulterward sent in all directions, but at last accounts he had uot been apprehended, PATRICK TAFT’S SLAYER, Judge Armstrong, before whom there was an argu- ment on habens corpus on Thursday of last week for the release of Dennis Kyer, charged with the murder of Patrick Taft, has denied the motion. The applica. | tion was based on the ground that no evidence had been produced at the Corouvr’s inquest that justified the holding of Ryer; that the verdict of the jury did not directly implicate Ryer, and that the ehooting was purely accidental; but the Judge does not regard these points as established. “The Court retuses Ww discharge ‘On account Of the techniea! irregularity of the Coro- her's commitment, holdimg tiatit was tho intention | of the jary to charge him with murder.” As to the misadveutnre the Judge says:—"I have examined tn the case ali the evidence given betore the Coroner's jury, and am constrained to suy that I do now regard the killing as ap unlucky acewent.” The Judge then reviews the testimony at considerable hngth ond fn | such a way as to make out a strong case against Ryer. A SHORTHAND BANQUET. A delightfully pleasant occssion was tho fourth an- pual dinner of tne Law Stenographers’ Association, | given last evening at Delmonico’s, As usual the din- ber was unexceptionadbie, and so, too, were the speeches and toasis that followed. A Jeatare of the occasion was a sort of farewell (temporary, it was boped) to mr. J. L. Crosby, obliged to retire from the pro- fession On account of i beaith, Alter a most apposite introductory speech by Mr. Dp. &. McKwen, the president, tuere followed a fecling response by Mr. Crosby, The suceceding | regular toasts and speakers were as follow: i Sarrogate Calvin, | Bench, | Printer, “fhe ‘Centennial | Lather R. Marsh; “Men of Letters”? BO, Stedman; “The Prodigal Son,” W. L. Ormaby; “The Fature of the Art, J. E. Manson, and “The State of New York,” General Polmer. A number of toasts and speeches followed, the lestivities lasing till a late hour, and the oceosion altogether being one of the pleasantest held by the adepts of stemographic art, taund the | “THERE’S MILLIONS IN IT.” ‘ THE UNAPPROPRIATED FUNDS AWARDED BY | THE GENRVA TRIBUNAL. , It appeared recently im the Hexacp that at a meet- ing of the Executive Conncil of the International Coae in this city mention was made of a letter which bad ‘been received by Mr. A. P. Sprague, Secretary of the Council, from Hon. Charlies Francis Adams, relating to the disposition of the funds awarded by the Geneva tribunal as indemnity to satisiy the Alabama claims, The amount awarded by that tribunal was $15,500,000 in gold, and the current ramor that some portion of this large fund was hkely to be withheld trom tho parties for whom it was received by the United States government makes the eubject one of much public interest, As the contents of the letter from Mr. Adams had not been given to the public the Heratn deemed it of sufficient general interest, especially to the legitimato claimants against the fund, to send one ot its represen- tatives to Mr. Sprague for a copy. That gentleman was found at the otlice of the International Review, No, 111 Wilham street, It may pot be out of piace to say hero that Mr. Sprague has recently returned trom Europe, where be took the prize against thirty competitors for wn essay ou international law, offered vy Sefor Mar- coariu through the Britieh Social Scieuce Association. In addition to the prize Mr, Sprague had the pleasure of bearing back with him to bis native State the per- sonal congratulations of the Queen of Hoiland and a vote of thanks {rom the Association for the Reform Codification of the Law of Nations. Tho mission of the HkkaLp. representative being made known to Mr, Sprague he said he had no objac- | ton to giving the fetter for publication; the less so, he said, because its contents had becn somewhat misrep- resented in some quarters, and it was due to Mr, Adams, as well as the public, that i should be known what he really ' did say, tle added that the circumstances under which the lotier «was written were that im a former communication to him relating to wwe alfurs of the Internanonal Cove Committee Mr. Adams incutent- ally expressed his disgust at the result of the Geneva arbitrati He then requested Mr, Adams to expiain | to the society whether nis diesatisfaction extended to the application of the principle of arbitration, or sim- ply to the mode of distributing the Geneva award by the United States goverument. Mr, Adains replied in | the Jetier reterred to as follows: “What 1 did mean was a regret that u experiment of practical arbitration bet tions, when with great care and deliberation the four | arbiters laid down in clear terms the rearons why they | Jomed in one conclusion, they should ba pelled to see their judgment reversed and | Weld irom the partivs intended, whieb if | for good reasons should at ones have been restored to the party from which it had been taken, As the mat- ter now stands the arbiters appear respousibic for cheating the British government out of a large sum which the American government dechires was not property ciaimed, and yet which it declines to return tose rightiul owners.?? 4he importance of the opinion of Mr. Adams, ex- Pressed in tho foregoing letter, may be estimated when | ibis remembered that he was the arbiter of the United | States in obtaining the award at Geneva, und asa tat- ter of course thoroughly understands the grounds on | which the award was made. Mr. Sprague said that the deliberations of tho tri- j bunal on the subject of damages were beid with closed | doors, cach party furnisting comparative tables of losses. The tribunal announced that a result Nad been | reached, aud that $15,500,000 would be awarded us a grove kum, butit does not appear tn the published pro- ecedings how the arbitrators arrived at this amouat. Mr. J, Bancroft Davie, the agent of the United States at Geneva, in bis report w bis govermment, says:— For somv weoks boiore the decision was given } felt sure that the arbitrators would not consent tosend the cuse to assessors until they should have exhausted all | eflorts to agree themselves upon the sum to be paid, | We, theretore, devoted our energies toward securing such a sum as should be practicaily an indemnity 10 the snffergrs, Whether we have or bave not been suc- cessiul cal determiued only by the final division of the sum. The Court of Alabama Claime at Washington finished its business ou Friday last, leaving more thao balt of the cum awarded by the Geneva tribunal undistributed, and Mr, Adams knowing of that fact in advance M Sprague stated that as the probable ground of Mr. Adams’ dissatistaction, as expressed in bis letter. No award was given to the United States as an indemnity by the Geneva tribunal, except in satisfaction for Josses sustained by private citizens. All other ctaims were expressly excluded by the tribunal, The United States governinent stands, therefore, in the awkward position of holding $9,000,C00 which it ought to dis- | tribute to fs citizens or which it has received from Great Britain without any founuation. On being asked what the eflect of this state of things would be, in his judgment, Mtr, Sprague said 1 wouid strengthen the position of the insurance companies in | the demands which have been thus far denied by the | government; that Congress would bave to make proper leg siation for tue disiribution of the money remam- ing on hand to those to whom it rightfully belongs and tliat In this distribution the insurance companies would largely share. This course, Mr. Sprague said, seomed not only to be the proper one, but that it seemed trom the tone of recent Enghsh papers to ba been accepted in advance in that quarter, This, considering his position as Secretary of the In- fernatioval Code Committee, to which Mr. Adams’ letter was addressed, was all that be deemed proper to ay on tne subject at present, THE ASTORIA BURGLARY. ARREST OF ONE OF THE SUPPOSED DESPERA- DOES. The Heratp a few days since informed its readers that the Brooklyn police were endeavoring to terrot outthe whereabouts of the daring masked burglars who committed such extensive depredations in Astoria, Ravenswood and Long Island City about a week ago, and recent developments lead them to suppose they are on the track of the desperadocs. On Friday morn- | ing last Officer Maner, of the Long Island City squad, came to the Police Central Office, Brookiyn, and in- | formed Chiet Campbell that he considered a clew had been discovered. He then stated that he had been told by a resident of Long Island City (whose name 1s withiveld) that he was in po: ton of the name of one of the masked robbers who commuitied the recent bold burglary in Astoria, He stated further that a certain Jobn Connors, who resided somewhere in South Brooklyn, had met him s. n alter the burglary and asked bim if there was anything new tn relation to the late burgiary in Astoria. The ot- ficer’s miormant stated that be had not heard of any- thing, Then Connors asked him if be thought the | police had struck toe right track. ‘The informant told Connors that he could not gay as all he knew of the case he saw in the papers. Then Connors stated that he 1p that htte racket. Officer Maher’s informant | expressed a great deal of surprise avd asked Connors if such was reaily the case. Connors replied that it ‘was, and told hit to keep still abowt it and pot to “give it away.’’ Aller promising to remain quiet in regard to it he alleges that Connors informed him that he was one of the #ix men who landed at Astoria with a boat, rovbed the house and then returned in the boat to Brooklyn. The burgiars quarre)led over the stolen property on their way back, Connors suid, and in the dispute be ived several wounds upon lis faco, tt 1s also al that he showed the officer’s informant Mr. Hil- "s gold watch and chain, which were stoien from Mr. Her’ Liiilier’s bedroom, A MARK'S NEST. After a promise of scervey between the two men they parted, Officer Maber became possessed of the im- | portant Information through a person who beard the | jotormer, wuile half drunk ina Long tsfana Cuy bur- room, tella portion of the facts above stated, The | officer atouce sought un interview, with the result | above set forih. Alter getting a description of Con- | nors he hau com ch hearing the ottics Leavey, of the Third precicet, for a man nay hors abawering the description furmshed. The Cap- tain put Detective Maboncy on the case, and yesterday Morning, about mine o’ciock, that officer arrested John Connors, residing at No. 190 Haw ilton avenue, whom he ‘ound at Hamiitoo ferry. Oficers Maher and Lang, of the Long Island ‘City squad, were sent for, ‘Illey arrived about two o'clock yester- | Gay afiernoon and proceeded at once to the Third recinct station house, where Connors was brought fore them, Upon seeing him they both said that be ‘Was not the man, Connors is known to the police as desperate man and one whose reputation is bad. The dexeription given by the informer tallies somewhat with the prisoner, who is « boatman, but the smallpox marks are lacking. He was closely questioned as to hit whereabouis on the night of the robbery, and told avery straight stury, Which was corroboraica by bis wife ‘and others, Captain Leavey concicded that as he corresponded 60 much with (he veseription given | he would hold him uptil Officer Meher’s imtori | was brought face to face with Conuurs, Detectives | from the Brookiyn Pole Centro) Uftice have been put upou the case, and last eveuing Chiet Campbell was asked if there had been any progress made. fie w very reticent on the subject, and dechined to state whether of no apy more arrests Would be made, | CONNORS DISCHARGED. Ataiate hour jast night Chiet Campbell ordered tho discbarge of the prisoner Connors, it being decided by tue Long Island City ofherais that he was not the Con- nors whom they were in search of. THE INTER-COLLEGIATE CONTEST. The onnual literary contest of the representative orators And essayists of the Lasiern colleges will be held at the Academy of Music on Wednesday evening next, The programme seems to promise unusual at- tractions this year. DIALECT HUMOR. Asis usual at these lectures, the large ballof “The Union” was crowded last evening, the attraciion being 8 lecture on “Vialect Humor,’’ by Mr. W, 8. Andrews, Mr. Andrews discussed the Yorkshire, London, Irish and American dial i reference to their aumorous capabilities, and kept bis audience tn a continuo | roar of jnughter by lia funny stories, and still more { funny delivery of well-known passages from the most \ prom American dialectic bumorists, | ) * words, | few months « member of my gongregation. THE PERSONATOR OF CHRIST lle Appears in the City of Brotherly Love and Disappears Mysterious!y. 4 HIS REAL NAME J.C. DAUDT . Puitapetema, Dee. 20, 1876. The real name of the singular religious movomaniac who calls himself by the hoiy name of the Son of God and whose curious freaks were published in these columns yesterday, has been discovered by the Herat correspoudent foliowing up the clew contained im the themorandum ‘1,042 North Front strect,’? tound on the piece of brown paper in the blue chinchilla over. cout pocket, It appears that the proper name of the uplortunate man is John Daudt He ts probably from a Southern city, but the location of his Lome and friends, beyond this, is unknown as yet, THX MYSTERIOUS BOARDER, After the imquirer had described to the lady occupying the above residence all that was kuown of the mysterious person who bad her address in his pocket, she said that she remembered such aman, Her nephew, a bright*young man, who was present during the conversation, had paid particular attention to the deseription, and he declared it could be none other than a mysterious boarder who had staid in their house only one day. It appeared that on ‘Tuesday morning, the 19th inst., a spare man of about forty-live years of age, wearing’ aderk inustache and cio whiskers, slightly tinged with gray, with a rather thick head ot brown hair, and in’ other respects corresponding with the man seen in New ork, came to the boarding house of Mrs, Avon F, Jones and asked to be accommodated. He was atured in a short, dark biue froc ratver thin material, black watstcoat, biack do pantaloons, a clean white shirt, a brown soit felt hat of the kind called the “Custer” shape, and wore « pair ofthin cloth gaiters with patent leather tips, such as are worh ib summer time usually, The stranger aid pot give lis name at the tine of engaging the room, but during supper that evening some one asked him. what it was and he said it was Daudt, but avoided giving his first name. To lending questions as to where he belonged he did nota » but he said he had come from the South and been making a tour of all the Southern States, He appeared to be a man of education and used good langunge—in the opinion of bis humble eutertainers—*high strung ‘ou know, such a8 we ain’. used to hearin’, asthe young nephew put it. They noticed nothing unusual in bis conduct cxeept that he was ALWAYS TALKING OF RELIGION, and that he carried two big roils of greenbacks in the Juside pockets of his vest, ‘The people in the house thought him a mimster from the manner in which bo continually exhorted and reproved the rest of the boarders.“ He was takeu by all for avery oot man; in fact one of the men im his rough way declared him to be ‘too damned good,” because be bitterly opposed smoking and other harmless’ vices. ‘This young man smiled significantly when told that “two cigars were found in the poeket of the bine chinenilla overcoat. The man’s full name was discovered through the thoughttuloess of Mrs, Jones’ dvughter. This young lady saw his hat lying on the table and noticed that there was a name wricten on the inside of the sweat band, She spetled it out and disvactly remembers that it was Joha Daud, Mr, Daud spoke earnestly but not excitedly about religious matters, but upon one occasion tours wero seen to be running dowa his lace. Ho made no aliu- sion to bis extraordinary hatincination as to his being the Son of God, but spoke of a mysterious mission he had to accomplist and the orders he Lad received {rom above in relation to it, and hinted once or twice of a terrible change that was to cume over the whole world in the course of three months, warning his hearers io make their peace with God, COUNTING IX CASH, He went to bed at halt-past six o'clock, immediately after his supper, on the day of his arrival, saying that he always went to bed carly. He was heard groaning all night, and ashe bad not made bis appearance at nine o'clock the next morning the landiady sent ber nephew up stairs to see what was the matter. He was found awake, with his room door wide open, but with his vest containing his money wrapped up under his head. He came down to breakiast looking pa'e, and during the meal com- plained of fecting unweil. Bgtore he hac tinished he gotup and said he would take a walk intheair, As he went out he said be wouldn’t be back to din- ner. He did pot return again, and toat was the last seen of him im this city so far as known. During bis breakfast he spoke ot intending to go to New York, saying that he had been there beiore and that he often made visiis to this city also, Nothing lurther is known in this city of this singular porson, so far ast hive discovered, The po- lice have had no requosts to find any one corrospond- ingto this unfortunate wanderer’s description, THE ANTECEDENTS OF J, C. DAUDT—A RECORD OF LUNACY AND CRIMF, Some new light bas been thrown upon the Identity of the unfortuaate man whose strange mania has been described in tho Hexato during the past few days. About the 20th of the present mouth he called at the office of the Western Union Telegraph Company, Broadway, and handed ina lengthy despatch, for which ho offered to pay. Upon reading it the receiving clork became aware of the melancholy fact that the man was mad, Upon consultation the officiais of the Western Union Company concluded to not send on the mes, sage, but to write to the gentleman for whom it was intended. The following sa pteral copy of this ex- coptionally curious document :— AN EXTRAORDINARY MESSAGE, Rev. Mr, Beipinc, Bridgeton, N. J.:— Dean Broraxr—that 1 hay made you mine my con- sideration to my Biessed Father your God Houlyniss has requested me to enform you that you are the ouly man that is excepted asa servent Hohiyniss and that y will pleas and haa? he following Bre pisters vis orge, W Rhodes, ad. Ruodes Town Jamily. Rev, Mr. Lewis, Shillow and Brabasco and family. samily, Mr. Mis Doctor Kirke ad. Grenitch and ber family. Hana Frasar, Doughtor of Ruth Frasur ad bridgeton, Miss Maria Muiford. Miss Warren Roark, Miss Conline Shafer, Miss Saly Nefle, Miss Lizt Healy, and your King Lady and family and Mis ida Meiers, these is oll and now Brother Belaen led me implore you for tue Loy you bad tor your God don’t delay one Minnt after you recive this dispafth to tent to it, Pear Brother and Sisters, you are only aloweu one change ot cloth- ing and ple: id be so kind apd explain to your ais- ters the meaning of the verse St. Luke 18th chapter and 32d verse pleas Door Brother and Sisters do not deiay or hasidate on the call that is made on you and be ready for the commed when least you expect it and | now deur oncsdo pieas aud hav yourselies ready tor the lov you bav for your God and your soules as your God 1s werry streekt to {ulifill bis words i will come for you on the 10th day ot May and will bring you to whero 1am that you may be algo we will Jeave wita the 3:30 train on the same day led me prer- vail on you again of the importance of the case not to doluy a8 1 dare not violate my Blessed tothers com- mandiments Respectiully i remain you? loving Servent and Madiator Jesus Christ son av ‘the most Iligh God His Hoblyniss. THK MISTORY OF J. Cc, DAUDT, In reply to the letier which had been addressed, by the kindness of the officers of the Western Union Company, to the Rey. Mr. Belding tho following reply was received :— i Brivextox, N, J., Dee, 27, 1876, Mr. Deak Sin—Your letter of the 2ist inst. coutaning a copy of a message for me came to hand a lew days since, The author of the message 18 named J, C, Daudi, he was formerly a resident of this place and for a He has a wife and several children living in Betblenem, Pa. He left her, and be'ore the real condition of his mind was known he married a widow of this place; and about a your ago, because of some strange conduct, she bad him arrested, and when bh camo up for trial the Court sent him to the asylum, 1 suppose be must have escaped from there in some way. should judge the amount paid for the meesage | should be seut to his family at Bethlehem, Pa., as nis legitimate wile resides there. Yours, truly, HENRY BELDING. A DISAPPOINTED CONVICT. In response to @ WFIt of habeas corpus, issued by Supreme Court Judge Pratt, Sophia Lyons, a notorious convict at Sing Sing Prison, appeared in, Warden Young, betore Judge Dyk mai bers at White Plains, Westchestor , yesterday, The petitioner, through her counsel, James W. Ridgo- ‘ay, sought to be discharged from further confinement m the State Prison on the ground that the five years to which she was sentenced by Recorder Hackett tor grand larceny have elapsed. As aiready sot forth wo the Henao Sophia managed to escape from Sing Sing shortly after per arrival there, and was only” rearrested and nt back last November. According to 1! Warden's caiculation she has thug far served on'y jourteen months of her sentence. Judge Dykman said he would remand her to the custody ot the prison authorities, adding that the whole question has been decided’ by the “upre Court at Albany within the past few years; meantit he would take the coun-el's papors aud render au o Geersion tn the matter, wolully disappointed at the decision, was placed in a sleigh and burriediy returbed to Sing Sing Irison, ly The petitioner, who appearod QUIMLO APPO'S SON. | George Wilson, aged eighteen, a Chivaman, of No. 46 Forsyth stroet, who ia a son of Quimbo Appo, the Chinese murderer now in State Prison, was arreated by Detective McDougall, of the Central Oflice, ior | stenting $80 from the pocket of Mr. Araa Gilbert, a clork in the Cnstom House, wh 1k ing on Brond- way. Part of the stolen propert inh Powsession, and he was heid tor trial at the Washi; ton Place Coury, UP THE ROAD. THE SCENE ON ST, NICHOLAS AVENUE YESTER- DAY—A FEW OF THE FAST STEPPERS OVER THE SNOW. There was a vory largo show of sleighs in the Park and on the road yesterday, the suowpath being invine condition, Instead of injuring the footiog, the storm of Friday only hardened {t a trifle, but the surface foon wore smooth, and tho tweltth day of the carnival | on runners was more enjoyable than the first Mun- dreds of tidy cutters were out, yet the two-seated sleighs and the family establish children, found almost as well worth stuaying as those that are to be seen on the hill side of the club house at Jerome onany ‘cup day” during the summer meeting. Tho sleighing public docs not seem to tire of tue healthful recreation. “OLD TIMERS,” It nas called to the road all the veteran gentlemen riders in the city, and a portion of each aiternoon ts passed at the club house ou St. Nicholas avenue by the “old timers” in the laudable work of recalling the days of their youth passed on the popular drives of the city twenty-live or thirty years ago, Oue of the reminiscences as given yesterday by a gentleman toa party of distinguished New Yorkers at Lambert's nay be worth repeating. er, an Old row inun, “the suow b Uneie Doison, once the champion sleigh-rider of New York, was carried to his long rest at Greenwood. He was @ ‘game’ man and slebing broughs him out in jolly Possessed of pieuty of this world’s riches he gratified his love of horses to the utmost. Commo- dore Vandervilt was a great iriend of Uncie’s, avd they had many a ‘burs? on the road to- gether, Once in returning from a.drive Mr. Lead- beter, another old rider, chatlenged Uncle Dolson ior the lead, ana it looked as theugh Leadbetter, who had a ‘breaking and catching’ horse at the tin Ko over lit they had it side and side; didn't frighten worth penny, and shoutin of bis yore, Do you > never swerved or putied gut an aieh, but keeping his clinker weil ou his icet, beat Mr, Leadbetter to the end of the road”? Many just such pleasant incidents were told, and with running to the stoop tosee the decision of some impromptu race, darkness came on, When biick to their howes and stables camo the well Sauistied aud good humored crowd. FAST STEPPERS. Of the trotiers picked out of tue hundreds that went up and down the road, the following are worthy of menuon ; Mr. and Mrs. Johu Dupont were out behind the speedy mare Saratoga, « new purchase, Colonel Jerone B, Fellows astonished his friends with toe speed of ommy and His Aunty, a bay team, with much style and action Mr. Bathgate sho: the club house lookers on what his bay maro Lauy Taggert can do. Mr, Edson drove bis jast black horse, but did not speed. Mr, Jumes Flanagan came on the roud with his beauty Georg: —record of 2:24 45. Mr. James . Reynolds was out with bis splendid Winthrep Morriil white tect and a smail strip in face, Mr. Efyene Wright was driving bis biack colt, an extra good one Mr. Davis handled the reins over a bay and sorrel, @ last team, Mr. Josiah Fisk drove Col. Russell and mate. Mr. Amos Littell went up and down St. Nicholas avenue behind a showy pair of Aberdeen colts, three and tour years oud. ‘ Mr, Higgius as usual showed the quality of his bay m. [tis exceptionally ist, Mr. Louis Lorillard drove tho gray maro Belle of Toronto, to a sleigh of “ye olden’? patie . ae Drennan was out with the fast big mare Kitty Hen. ‘Mr. Harry Hamilton went up the avenue with bis fast golding Unknown, a great borse betore a sleigh or on the tart, Mr, Auron Allen was behind a fine bay horse. Mr. Tuomas Trimble drove his bay horse Erin go Bragh. He went ike a buzz saw, Mr. Charles Johnson gave bis fast brown team an airing. ‘Ibis geutleman is one of the oldest rivers in New York. Ar. Vigelus, with his bay team, showed plenty of speed, Mr. William H. Harbeck bandied his Ethan Allen and brown mare to perlectiou, Mr. Bernbeimer drove his fine trotting bay mare. Mr. Jobn HM. Hurbeck, Jr., came on the road with his 1ast chestnut horse, a pew purchase, Mr. Walcott was out with bis gray gelding Albatross, Mujor Burkeralternated with tis team of mares, Laagy Washington and mate, and a matched pair of brown mares, Mr, Charies W. Barker, Jr,, drove his gray mare, full sister to Buchetor’s Joho H. Mr. E. D. Slater and his bay horse attracted atten- tion. Ren. Danicls was out with a speody bay m air, J. W, Slater was bebind bis rangy bay mare. Mr. F. 8. Kinney pulied the reims overa pair of brown trotters, “e Mir. Harry Leadbetter was out with a family sleigh, containing bis mother and sisters, Messrs. Wiliam acd Tom Jobnson sat behind Fred Tylor and Harry Basse:t, a speedy team. Benny Muce drove bis pretty Jay Gould Gilly. M. Roden appeared witb the fast gelding Bede. Mr. Usear Bailey speeded up the avenue with Gray Lizzie and mate. Mr. Stewart drove a fast bay hors Mr Schenck showed Champagne Charley and mate to a family sleigh. Mr. H. Leadbetter was out with the speedy chest- nut mare Hannah Moore THE CITY CHARTER. THE COMMISSION APPOINTED BY THE ‘Learsta- TURE HOLD THEIR LAST MEETING. The Charter Commission, appointed by the Legisia- ture of 1875, neld its foal meeting yesterday at tho rooms of the Bar Association, and determined upon their report, which ia to be prosented to tho Legis- lature eariy in the session, The main points of tho report were given in the Heratp of the 2ith inst. The report will recommend tho adoption of twelve amendments to the constitution, proposing, among other things, spring elections and a board of audit in allcities. A restriction upon the Legislature in reln- tion to the taxation of cittus and tue issue of bonds upon their credit alo constitute one of tbe recom mendations. Mr. Evarts, the president of the com- mission, stated last night to a HeRALD representative that absolutely the full report will not be made public until after 118 presentation to the Legislature, MR. ELY'S SUGCESSOR. at the top te: DAVID DUDLEY FIELD NOMINATED FOR CON- GRESS BY THE DEMOCRATS OF THE SEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. The Tammany Hall delegates from tho Eighth, Tenth and Fourteenth Assembly districts met last evening in Beethoven Hall, Filth stroet, near tho Bowery, for the purpose of nominating a candidate for Congress {rom the Seventh Congressional district to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of Mr. Smith nly, Mayor elect, Coroner Anthony Eickhoft was called tothe chair, Sherif elect Bernard Reilly nomi- nated Mr. David Dudley Field, who, he saia, had vowed atthe late election tor Hayes and Wheeler, as the choice of Tammuny Hall to represent the aictrict in Congress, The nomination was carried by acclama- tion, and a committee of three was appointed to wait upon Mr. Field and introduce tm to the meeting. Mr. Field on being introduced made a felicitous speech to the assembled delegates, Ata tneeting of the Tammany Committee on Organi- zation, beld last aight in the Wigwam, it Was resolved that the members of the Generali Committee for the several Asseinbly disiricts comprised in the Seventh | Congressional district be requested to meet without de be deemed necessary to induce voters in the riot to take an active interest in the special election which will take place on Tuesday next, Aroport published in many papors in this city, that the Relief Commitice of New York, organized tor the purpose of securing ald for the sufferers by the Ia Brooklyn Theatre fire, ind coased their labors, has cro ated a ong impression throughout the country. Yesterday Mayor Scuroeder, of Brookiyn, chairman of the Brooklya Reliet Committee, received the foliowing letter irom Mr, A. M. Palmer, one of the managers of the burned theatre; — Usion Savane Theater, New Yor, Deo. 99, 1876, My Draic Sin tho pudiieation by the New York pape: Sunday Inst of (he tinal report of the New York Bran the Helier Committee has 1 fear, generally under- No two cities as a report of whieh you are chairman. As you will closed despatch thix misunderstanding has al- emening elfeet in Ht: Laake, 1 replied ion a and arging him to Ko on with his benefit. that some general statement from y 0 York papers,.would have the eflect of correcting an error which may work grent deal of harm to the cause we have in had. Yours, very tiuly, His Honor Md yor senKOMD EK. A od. PALMER, The jowlng subscriptions were received at the Mayor's oilice, Brooklya:--Previously acknowledgou, $12,331 60; Slick Revecea Cohen, proceeds of a vocal and msirameptal concert given by her at Beekman Hill Methouwt cbarch, New York, December 21, $93 by, proceeds of entertainment by Pennsylvania Avenue Amatear Dramatic Association, 8. W. Fitz. eraid, inanager, through Hon, J). Patterson, Mayor, orrisburg, Pa., $26 15; collection in Rebecca Lodge, K. 8. 8, Beookive, B. ., $4 This makest jount received at the Muyor’s office, $12,455 16, THE COLES MORRIS CASE. There were no developments in the cuse of Coles Morris yesterday, The judgment of those most fa- pabtished in miliar with the seeming facts m stiti that he bas ‘been | nervous condition; thet be has ri it to have been tar richer than he ever was, and that he Is neither the defaulior nor the traud that be has anonased bimsoll to ua nestnut gelding, five years old, four | ond, telling him that you were still in | ents on band were | greatly admired, as each contained handsome ladies or | When the former removed their wraps at | the resting places on the avenues, their costumes were | | | several tect. THE GREAT SNOW STORM. EFFECTS OF THE STORM IN NEW YORK STATE AND ALONG THE HUDSON, Povouxrrrsi®, Dee. 30, 1876. Tho snow storm which prevailed trough the State last night was very severe along the Hudson, the snow drifting badly, Passenger trains were deluyed from one to two hours, The Montreal express, which left New York at 11 o’clock last night, is blockaded | near Hamburg. ‘The passengers wore’ transferred, | Trains ran regularly this atternoon. Reports trom the interior of Dutchess county say a terrible snow storm prevailed near Boston Corners. A FREAK OF THE WIND, The wind at Tanners lifted tue body of a freight ear from the truck and blew 1 over a ience, No trains on the Harlem Railroad got throuzh vntil this afternoon, In some cuts the snow was seven teet, AT RONDOUT. A despateh from Rondout say furiously yesterday and last bight, accompanied by high wilds, fhe roads there dritted im many places Travel is impeded in every directioa and all railway (rains wre benind time. No mail was received there { New York unt late this after. hoon. Communication With the epposite store of the Hudson 1s difficult, a snow storm raged RAILROAD = TRAVEL -HOUSES CRUSHED BY SNOW. Hartrorp. Conn., Dee. 30, 1876. The storm of Friday mght was very heavy in this section and the closing fall of rain and sleet, followed by intense cold, iced up the tracks of all the railroads centering here, so us to cause serious deiays, Tho first tram over the Connecticut Certral Road from Springield reached here at three o'clock this atier- and the tirst over the Valley road trom > y an hour o Between here and Provie nme delays, and the first tram trom IN CONNECTICUT PEDED IM- Waterbury, due hero at balf past nine, was five hours lai@, having been stuck in snow and ice inaheavy cut, Much troable was exy 1 all along the route of the Conanctieut Western between here aud the New York diate tine, as une Through a rough Omy ‘sieht occurred on the New York aud Busvon ening. rowd passes avlay through tine, and all (rains were on timo this ¢ Lt pM ‘Two dwellings were eru crus ed lust wight by the weight of snow on the rovis, yet none of Lhe occupants were injured, although three persons were asleep in the attic of one of then, TAE STORM IN LAYED, SHIPPING DAMAGED—sNoWDRIFTS, Losrox, Dec. 30, 1876, Last night’s storm was the tost severe that has beon experienced in Massachusetts for a long ume, +AL nightiall locomotion in Boston w: sible, and thousands of suburban unable to reach home had to seek this city, The railroads in all directions were badly blocked and in many cases trains due last night did not arrive Uill today. The roads running vorth and west suf- fered must, many ol the trains being trom six to tweive hours late. West D TRAINS Die simply impose his who were accommodations in resi MASSACHUSETTS, In the westora par wusetts the storm was terribly severe, A despaten from Pitisiield says th: bnsiness is generally suspended until snow ploashs and shovels Can opeu the streets. Quite a nuinber of large elm shade trees in different places in the town were prostrated by the ¢ ‘Yho Wind is suili blowing a gale, and drifting, A train on the Houeato nich Was daw at Pittsticld last might, 18 showed i at Lenox and will be fifteen hours late, ‘There is likely to be a serious bindraces to all modes of travel in Berks county lor peruaps a week to come. The snow 18 nearly three tect deep on the level, and there are enormous driits every where. DISASTERS AT VINCR TOWN, The gale dui great d io the shipping in Provincetown, Among the vesseis that came asnore or were otherwise damaged are Lhe schooners Bonnie Eloise, rilliant, A. ame, Kokeno, Virgin Rock, Kio Shaw, Hattie J. Hamolin, ittasan, ell, Sivan and Wille B. Wilder, Ut | damage to the above vessels will probably ataount to about $3,000, ’ HAMPSHIRE AND VERMONT. In New Hampsnire and Vermont the trains are gen. erally delayed by tue heavy fall of snow, ALONG THE NEW ENGLAND COAST—BOATS DE LAYED, SHIPPING DRIVEN TO HARBOR, Newvort, R. 1, Dec, 39, 1876, The storm has abated in this vicinity, Daring last night the wind blew at the rate of forty-eight miles por hour, Tho steamer Amos C. Barstow, irom Providence for New York, was obliged to make a harbor kere. She proceeded before noon to-day. The boats of the Fall River line omitted one trip. The weather at this end of the route justified the detention of the Newport at Fall Ri ‘The yacht Vspray, which went usiore on Brenton’s reet List week, Was again damaged lust night and her boat was badly stove. Durmg the height of the gale last night the sckoover David Caril, Capua Hawkins, from Virginia for New York, had a terrible experience. She was off the Jersey coast und was blown to sea and put into tuls port this afternoon in distress, baving lost ber mainboom and sustaiocd other minor camagos. DELAY TO TRAINS IN THE WEST—IMMENSE SNOWDRIFTS. Frin, Pa, Deo, The snow blockado has obstruct * ratir: very scriously. The snow has drifed gre 4 on all the roads leading to the erty the track: blocked, the drifts being from ten to filteen No trains bave arrived from Buflalo over Shore since five o'clock yesterday. Betwee! Northeast the drifting is heavy. Ten passer ure stuck fast—one since cignt o’eluck las) No trains have arrived from the West, ow; accident at Asbtabula, On the Erie and Pity. ©, Py the mail due last evening was snowed tn ten tence om here. The two engines drawing it were disabled, and others were sent from bere and succocded in Uringing the train on at two o'clock to-day, On this road drite are as high as the smokestack. fhe I’hiiadelphia and Erie is badly blocked. A train was snowed in last evening. Aller sixtecn hours’ struggie four engines polled it out. Nearly all the trains have been aban. doned, No froights can run for two or three days ab least A COLLISION IN THE STORM. A freight trein collided with another in the blinding storm, near Northeast, last evening. No ono was killed. DISASTROUS SNOW SLIDES IN THE FAR WEST. Sart Lake Ciry, Dec. 30, 1876, There have been several snow slides in the Little Cottonwood Canyon within the past few days, carrying away several hundred fect of snow sheds over the ratiroad, Yesterday asnow slide oceurred above Alta which baried tn theircabin two Frenchmen named Charles Hontain and Louis Labrie, Their vodies wert brought to Alta to-day, MARINE DISASTERS AT HALIFAX, Hauirax, N. &., Dee. 30, 1876. There was a heavy blow from the southeast whit morning, with snow. The tide is unusually high, Severa! vessels dragged anchor in the barbor and were badly damaged. The schooner Annie Amelia, from Tours, Prince Edward Island, tor Boston, laden with potatoes, went ashoro at Lawrencctown, THE STORM ON LONG ISLAND. | The severo storm of Friday evening, being accom. | panied by a gale blowing on snore, caused unusually high tides at various points on the south shore of Long Island and especially at Jamaica Bay. The water wered the merduws back of the bay to the depth of irom one to two feet, and urilt ice was piled up along | shore to the height of ten or twelve feet in many . for the purpose of taking such measures ws nay | places. A number of boat bouses were swept away and destroyed, including those at the Idlewild Clay's premises, and the large summer house of the elab war iifted from its foundations and cousiderably damaged, ‘There was some damage also at Colonoi Degrauw't club house, the kitehen being carried away. Ail along the Great South Bay, too, there was more or lest damage to boais und Loathouaes, thougn nothin ferious has been reported in the way of wrecks any: where on the Long Island coast. THE MICHIGAN HORROR. TERRIBLE SENTZNCE OF CARGIN BY THE JUDGR, Cargin, one of the marderers of Smith that his wite might live with ber lover, bas been sentenced for hile, The Saginaw (Mich.) Courier of the 28th gives the lob lowing remarks trom the Judge: — What your motive was which led you to the commis. sion Of this horrible crime no one knows. The mere pittance you were to receive could not have prompted you to the commission of wo terr ble a Cas is trae that you were prompted to do this by sucha pittance then you are unworthy to be called maa, ‘our past lite must have prepared you for such « deed. Your @ly hope is that some ume the Executive may commute your sentence #0 that you may be pormiti once more to see the Sonlight and to work in the shop with other convicts. But wotil thea you will be co! signed to a living tomb and not allowed to see even the Jace vl your keeper, but remain wholly unkeen in a Joathsutne dungeon and ied there by unseen hands. It ts aleariul thought, It's to be hoped that during your confinement you may so change, if change be possib.o, that you may become a better man, and that you may be shown more merey than you showed your poor vieliin when be pleaded in vain with you tor God’s sake to Spare bis lite. A STEAMER'S DETENTION. The steamer Cuba, advertised to leave New York yesterday for Havana, was detained on account of a part of her machinery being out of order. . WORK OF THE E Tho total number of applications during the year for licenses wos 6,291, and the amount paid inte the da wartmant reanhedt #709