The New York Herald Newspaper, January 4, 1877, Page 8

- THE COURTS. Seeking Payment of a Government Claim Under Difficulties. ENFORCING THE TWO-THIRDS RULE Lively Legal Contest in the Ingersoll Will Case. A BIG BONANZA LOTTERY. Arather speedy but not altogethcr unexpected ter- mination was yesterday brougut to the trial of the suit instituted by John Charles Gardner against the city to recover a portion of the estate of his brother, George A. Gardner, the unfortunate man who, after having been convicted of defrauding the gov- ernment out of alarge sum of money upon a bogts silver mine claim, saved the government any further trouble on bis account by committing suicide, On the resumption of the trial before Judge Van Brunt, hoid- ing Supreme Court, Circuit, additional witnesses were called, when testimony went tocorroborate the full story of the case as published in yesterday’s Heap. As will be remembered, the claim set up by the plainuf was that too lurge a sum was paid to counsel for services in Washington An getting the government to accept the $130,500 de- posited by the deceased prior to his suicide inthe New York Life Insurance and Trust Compai in this city, without interest, and allowing the latter to be dis- tributed among the nextof kin of the deceased, To sustain the opposition to this point the plaintifs called a8 a witness Mr. E. J. Patterson. “Do you think $10,000 paid to counsel,” was asked by counsel tor the pluintill, after explaining that this sum was exacted jor ébtaining the consent of the gov- ernment to waive interest upon the sum on deposit in the Trust Company, ‘was too large u sum for the ser- vices rendered ?”” “1 should certainly think 1t was,’ answered the wit- ness. “Have you had much experience in negotiating mat- ters of this kind with the government?” asked the op- posing counsel, in cross-examination, “No, sir,” replied the witness, “Have you had any experience similar to it??? “l was once asked to use my influence to secure the Payment vi a claim against the government,”* “Did you attempt to get the payment of such claim ?”? sh did.?? Well, what was your succe: “I found that two-thirds of the claim would Rave to be allowed to got it paid.” “Who told you that?” don’t remember the name of the person."? ‘Was it the President of the United States??? “Ob, no. Ithought if a subordinate coarged this high rate, 1 badn’t better attempt any higher official,’’ **Was i the Attorney General!” “No, sir”? “Was it a person in office?” “I think pol know | wus referred to the person y un ollictal in one of the departmenta.” And be asked you two-thirds of the whole claim ?”’ 3, sir”? “Did you get your claim paid?” “1 gropped at that point? “Have you had any otuer experience in that line?’’ ‘No, Sir; this one experience was enough for ine.”? ‘The examination of this witness caused some merri- meut, a8 might be supposed, Other witness were called, but their testimony was immaterial, After the con- clusion of the evidence Judge Van Brunt directed a erdict for the city, holding that the decree of the Surrogate in regard to the distribution of the interest fund in question having been accepted by the heirs in waiver Oi any turther Claims was binding upon all the parties. Mr. Henry Brewster appeared for the plain- ‘ id Assistant Curporation Counsel F. L. Stetson and ©. P. Miler represented the corporation, THE INGERSOLL CONTESTED WILL, In tho matter of the contested will of James D, Ingersoil there is a determination evinced oa the part Dithe contestanis to compel the proponents of the will to fight it step by step before it can reach the stage that makes its provisions valid and beneficial to them, James D. Ingersoll died in this city last sum- mer, after a brief but severe iliness, He was formerly ip successful business in this city, the tirm being known as Kobinson & Ingersoll. For a considerable Mime previous to bis death the partners lived at the 8t. Nicholas Hotel, where Mr, Robinson, tae survivor of the firm, still resides, In the summer of 1875, the decedant’s health being very precarious, he went South, w Augusta, Ga, where he had a cousin resid- tng, there he stopped uta hotel. At the same note! Were sojourning at the time Mr. Phipps and bis wile, vld trends of his, and who at once extended every care and kind attention to the sick man, aud when he became eiously il ussumed entire charge of bim. Herein hes one ground pposition ol deceased’s relutives to the will, which t from them some $40,000 to which as sucb reiwuves they deem themseives en- ttied to, and to Which they would have legally and vy Tight of Fropinguity savceeded were it not, as they allege, for the plottings of the legatees in ‘the wili, Strangers in biood and lineage to the deceased. The contestants are (he nearest heirs. ond and third cousins, They charge that they were refused ud- Mittance to the deceased duriug his sickness in Augusta, though they trequently expressed tueir desire to admiuister 10 their relative’s wants uncer the mstances, Mr. Robinson, his lite long triend abd partner, ou bearing of this state of affairs, sent a contidentiat clerk to Augusta to bring Sip Ingersoil howe it possible, but to remain and atiend to bin in lis sickness as he would himself, At is charged thatthe clerk was also refused admit tance to te sick chamber, the Phipps, as 18 alleged, fluting that Mr. lugersoi’s expressed’ desire was tO remain iu their charge and care, Finaily he was brougit 10 New York, and at once consigned to ibe residence of the Phipps, ou Madison avenue, where he Soon alter died. Previous to his deatn Mr. Praucis C, Reed drew up a will for Mr. Ingersoll, This geutie- man’s lestimony, taken yesterday before Surrogate Culvin, was to this eit hut upen his entering the Bick man’s chamber the jatter desired that wil other persons then present should leave the room; that the deceused then informed him that he wished to leave his entire property to Mrs, Phipps, and witness thereupon drew the wili im conformity with Wut desire, und in which will Mr Gabcock, jaw oof the Purpps, was named us the Secutor therco!. The executors step was to notlly the bank in which Mr, ingersoil bau $20,000 aepositea that the latter desired to draw this money and to transter it to kim as tho legal de- pository thereof yro tem. ‘The transter was accord. ingiy made and the sole executor of the will in {favor of the Phipps got possession of the money. This is vo the substance of the Phipps will, but, auversel: ts, comes the 11s legal standing before che cor that 4 will proviousty m: Mr. Lugersoli divided iinmeaiate relatives, Luis will probate and is dow awai lion of the Phipps contested will, under the willuliege that undue influence Was used by the Phipps to induce deceased to muke te wil he Gid in their favor. ‘The testimony on the part of the will probably give Lis decision in wow days, A LOTTERY LITIGATION. first | Proponents was closed yesierday and (he Surrogate | A suit was commenced some montos ago by Marcus | Cicero Stanley against Benjamin Wood and others charging that while he was part owner of the jottery | frm of C. H, Murray & Vo, tue delendant defrauded him and other parties out of $20,500, vut of wich sum Mr. Stanley claims to be eutitied to $1,400. Some of the alleged conspirators he says Lave sinco paid up, and be wow sues for an accounting trom the others, Mr. Stanley Was also a second suit against Mr. Wood ag manager of ihe lottery Grim, charging Lim with e: Dezzling $61,000 8 such manager, out of woich he is | titled to hi# pro rata shure. Ou ehal! of Mr. Wood @ notion Wus tade for 4 Lill of particulars, and trom au order to fect granted in Supreme Court, Cham- Vers #D appeal Was taken to tue Supreme Court, Gen- eral Term, where the cuse was argued at coneiderabie length yesterday. Messrs. iownsend and Weed ap. peared tor Mr. Stanley and it was claimed that nos vill of particulars was ieeded in the case, taut Mr, Wood had possession of the bouks aud papers knew more about the business than Mr. Staniey could pos- sibly veil bim, and that Mr. Stanley only board of the frauds charged {rom bis copariners during is absence in Kurope, Alter beariug the opposing argument vy Mr. Finn the Court Wok the papers, reserving its decis sion. THE BOODY-TILDEN SUIT. The suit brought by Henry H. Boody against Samuel J. Tilden, Wiliam B. Ogden and George M Bartnolo- mew wascalied jor trial before Judge Speir, of the Superior Court, yesterday. It will be remembered vy Huealo readers that Boody claimed a large sum of movey as due to bim, arising out of a series of stock operations in 1864, In their answer, in addition to a geveral denial, the attorneys of Mr. Tilden stated tuat Boody pever pretenued to avy such claim until atier Mi. Tilden’s name began to be whispered avout us the probable nominee of the democrauec party for tne Presidency, bat that Mr. enieriao his cle al pothing bat a biaekm ol Which be Was Peady, if necessary, to spend “wiilious fur cefence, but wet one cent tor tribute.” Mr. Ogden tisy flutiy contradicved the statements of the complaint iu almost every material particuiar, A good ueal of / ppparent zeal was extibited on behalf of the pluintitl to bring toe case to a speedy trial, Owing, however, to the engagements of Mr. Tilden, extension o! time was granted bim lor putting in bis answer, unui finally te caso was set down lor trial yesterday. Mr. W. W. | settled on notice. NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1877—WITH SUPPLEMENT. Niles, counsel for Mr. Tilden, put in a prompt appear- ance, but neither Mr, Boody nor his legal representa- tives were in court, Under this stato of facts, and it being shown further that due notice of had been served on the opposing counsel, on motion of Mr, Nites Juoge Speir direc: @ dismissal of the com- Rew and also granted $1,500 extra allowance to Mr, ‘ilden’s counsel. CLAUDE BURROUGHS’ ESTATE. Letters of admipistration were yesterday granted to William F. Burroughs, in the estate of bis deceased brother, Claude Burroughs, the young actor, whose sad fate is so well known in connection with the burn ing of the Brooklyn Theatre, Messrs, Sheridan Shook and A, M. Palmer, of the Union Square Theatre, sub- scribed to the bond required by law before letters of administration to intestate estates are granted. The value of the personality of the deceased was estimated at about $3,000, and the real estate, u small home- ‘at Larchmount upon which the young actor's on uud mother resided, at betweea $4,000 and $5, SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. Over thirty cases were called on for trial yesterday before Judge Sedgwick, holding Part 1, Superior Court, Trial Term. 1n no case were the counsel ready, thus showing that the law's delays are sometimes, at all events, to be charged upon derelict counsel, and Rot upon the courts, which generally are the subjects of blame tn such cases, Isaac B, Newcombe and Joseph Packard havo brought a salt against Eugene M. Earle to recover upon four promissory notes nggregating $30,013 08. The defence is that the notes were made under false repre- gentations, A reference was yesterday ordered by Judge Freedman. re the suit brought vy Horace B, Claflin & Co, against S. B, Moore & Oscar C. Moore, formerly mer- chants in Wilkesbarre, Juage Freedman yesterday granted 4 motion to vacate the order of arrest againet the defendants in case they woula stipulate not to sue, e suit grew out of alleged purchase vy the defend- ants trom thaplaintfls of goods, shortly after which, itis claimed, Whey made uh ussignment, knowing that at the time of the purchase they were insolvent, ‘The Emma Silver Mining Company htigation was resumed yesterday, :n the United States Circuit Court, before Judge Wallace, ihe snow b.ockace prevented His Honor reaching the court room till about balt-past one 0’c! Mr, Beach at once continued his argu. tin answer to that of Mr. Stoughton’s, previot rd, on the admissibility of the prospectus as dence. This occupied the brief sessivz, any at ites cl the Court said he would reserve dvcision til this morning, Papers were submitted yosterday to the Supreme Court, General Term, upon ab order to show cause why David G. ‘Thompson should not be disbarred, Lt is alleged that in a case in which an appeal was to have been taken in the Superior Court, ‘’hompson, without the knowledge of plaintift’s counsel, arranged with tho other side to settle the £uit and withdraw the appeal, and obtained $275 as compromise of the suit, These ullegations ure depied by Thompson, and the Court reserved decision in the case, Ellen Wallac: id two years of age, while cross- Ing, in June, 1873, Hust 112th stteot, was run over by a lager beer wagon’ of Eblingaud & Ebling, aud in- stantly killed. ‘'e father of the aeccased brought suit against Eblingand & Ebling for $5,000 damages. The trial of the case was begun yesterday be- fore Judge Van Vorst, holding Supreme Court, Circuit. ‘The defence is that it was the fault of the parents in allowing the child to run unattended in the streets, A. J. Rogers appears for the plaintif, and Messra, Solomon & Burke tor the defendants, in 1857 John McBride mado a survey of the Mack- fort Flour Mills, Marquette county, Wisconsin, und the same was tiled in the People’s Insurance office of this city. Three years later Jobn Steward got a policy of insurance apoo the mills in the Phonix Insurance Company of Brooklyn, The policy contained a cluuso that it was granted on the survey of McBride, which, however, Steward had never seen, In May, 1860, tho mills were buroed, and payment was relused on the policy on the ground of incorrect answers in the sur- vey, and suit Was brought against the tnsurance com- pany to enforce payment of the policy, and the trial of the suit was commenced yesterday before Judge Barrevs, in Supreme Court, Circuit, DECISIONS. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS, My Judge Donohue. Emannot vs. Stern; King vs. Sturges; Matter of Van Auken; Taylor vs. Dake; Koss vs. Nolen; Matter of Coluen; The New York Lite lusurance and Trust Com- puny vs. Kearney; Tbe Manhattan savings Institution vs. Berrien; Condit vs. Kitchen; Bannan vs, Seites; Haller vs. McGuinness et al.; Weeks vs. Dietsch; Karle vs. Burke et ul; Ruck vs Lange; Norwood ve, Duryea; Underhill vs. Williams; Newman ve. June; De Forest vs. Vail; Downs vs. Brown; Switt vs, Hirsch ; Childs vs, Everett; Alexander vs. Morgan; Hall vs. Mackay; Schuster vs. Risk; Briggs vs. Bei Blake vs Foley; Ross ve. Nolen; Kingsland vs. Kerwin; Giililan vs. Mittnacht; Earle'vs, Kose; LeRoy vs. Kep- per, Nos 1 and 2; Tho Emigrant lusurauce Savings Bank vs. Smith; Tue Germania Life Insurance Com- pany vs. Vilmar; The Berksiire Woollen Company ve. Sutiliard; Gridley vs, The Mayor, &. ; Ganung vs, The Mayor, &c.; Higgins vs. The Mayor, &c.; Mciartland vs. The Mayor, &c.; Goddard vs. Hampton; Mapes vs. Hanlon; The Harlem Bank vs Hall; De Friese va. O’Keele; Wilhams vs Graham; Piatt vs. Mead; Mat- ter of Wilkes; The Homeopathic Mutual Life Lngurance Company vs. Hayes, and the Harlem Bank vs Hall. — Granted, Huzard vs. Conklin and Childs vs, Everett.—Denied, Matier of Roche.—I wish to see counsel, Morells vs. Swahn,—Judgment granted. Hoimbolz vi nn Yapers not complete, Swit vs, Hirsch.—Canuot read counsel’s name. Whitehead vs. Whitehead.—I want to ceo counsel, Rooney vs. Lazare.—I wish to see counsel, Sturgis v8. Drew.—See memorandum. Schumacher vs. De Alive, and Archer vs. Henrght.— Motions granted. | Hart vs. Chase; Recknagel vs, Dow, and Astor vs. Wiuy,—Motions denied. Caldwell vs. Gray; Underhill vs. Willams; Ready vs. Ready; Raymoud vs, Nucller, and Bird vs, Kirs- lake.—Orders granted. ‘Taylor vs, Selver.—Motion granted. Motion fer an allowance denied. Dall vs. Movre.—Motion denied. Plaintiff to put case on calendar and try when reached, Burtis vs. Babson, &@—Mouou will be granted on Payment of costs, Kc.) Neilson vs, The Seaman’s Bank for Savings et al.— Motion denied, without costs. By Judge Brady. QT utual Life Insurance Company ve. Smith.— Order granted. By Judge Lawrence. Decker va. Decker; Weble vs, Great Southern Rail- way Company, and Sloat vs. sicKeon,—Orders granted. By Judge Davis, Thayer vs. Marsch.—See memorandum, Drisier, Jr., v&. Aroms—Motion denied, with $10 | costs of opposing. The Peoria Starch Company vs, Fox.—Thero scems | to be little doubt that tho defendant received th money fidicuary capacity and converted the same to his use, This motion for discharge is denied, but | as the papers show tnat $30 trial fee was improperly taxed against hitn the denial is without costs, SUPREME COURT, CIRCUIT-—PABT 2, By Judge Lawrence. Wilson vs. Willams.—Fiauings signed, COMMON PLEAS—-SPECIAL TERM, By Judge J. F. Dal Sistare vs. Crosinan.—Motion deni to abide event. Spitz vs. McNamai ings to compel u co! debtor's real estate, d,—Motion granted unlees plainti within five days enter up judgment aod issue execu. tion, and charge WE In exCCULION against the ter issuing execution against prop- iy. ed, with $10 costs Receiver should take proceed- yance to him of the judgment Lackarge vs. Schneider,—Order appointing receiver | modified by striking out provisions authorizing him to | collect rents, rece.ver may bring bh action to set aside the conveyance to Daniel Schueider, Sr, if 80 wdvised. By Judge Van Brunt, MeNuliy.—Cuse settied. By Judge Van Hoesen, James ve. Burchell, —see memorandum, Stuter vs, Stuter.—Judgment deciaring oullity of Marriage on the ground of traud. By Judge Roviuson, in the matter of Beimak.—Kxceptions allowed to tho extent of $476 without costs. opinion, SUPERIOR cout PECIAL TERM, By Judge Sperr, ve, Steve &c.—Injunction mado Lynenh v: Lemkaf et al permanent, Whitney Arms Company vs. Bariow, &c.—Remittitur | filed; judgment affirmed, Deuisch vs. Sanger; Lewis vs Van Tassel et al; | Tuttle vs. Gray. —Ordere gronted , By Judgo Van Vorst, Gardner va, Parke.—Order setried, By Judge Froedman, ¥s. Moore et al.—Motious granted op ulating not to su: ner.—Motion granted; order to bo Opiniy Newcombe et al. vs, Eerle.—Motion for » reference granted, with §10 costs io abide the event; order to be sgiuled On notice. Opinion, MARINE COUN T— CHAMBERS, By Judge McAdam, Brown vs, Godirey,—Optnion d.ec. Hale ys. Rohe, —Memoranda tor attorneys, Kamena vs Wogram, Gorti va Rousel; Keyser ys sloomipgdaie; Carlisiie vs, Stetuuard.—Motions granted. Somerich vs, Stone. —Attach ment vacated, Dubois vs. Lyddy.—Reterred w G. 1, O'Neil, Holland va Cohen, Withers vs. Decker; in re Stouten burgh. —Detauits i Cowen v8 Byrues —Proceedin Witte va The Ellenvilie G denied, Rabenowitz vs, Cahn.—Delendant discharged under fourteen tay act, bruce hl —Motion grantea, Hirsch, —Movion denied, verberger vs, Ruchbardt; Sumericn Kamena vs. Wogram; Meyer vs. Schaete: White; Vv % "Nicholson; Nicker: Stono; McLoughlin vs. Consumers’ lee Company; Bruce ys. Claflin es al. derenuant’s sit Scheld vs. G diam issed, Company.—Motion Stones vs. Deihl.—Orders granted, Nicw vs. Schuble,—Attachment ordered, Hovey GENERAL SESSIONS—PART 1 Before Judge Gildersieeve, PREPARING POR THE NEW YEAR James Cummings, of No. 631 First avenue, was ar- raigned at the bar, charged with having, in November last, broken into the liquor store of John Kelly, on First avenue, and stolen some bottles of ‘wine and cigars. The prisoner was seen to leave the premises by an officer, who gave him chase and tinally caught him hiding ina yard. The prisoner, said by the police to be a member of “The Forty Thieves,” suid he was in- toxicated, but the officer swore he was sober. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and ho was sentenced to jour-years’ imprisonment in the State Prison. A LUCKY FREE BOARDER, Charles Bankert, alias Pratt, alias Herr, was ar- raigned at the bar, charged with obtaining goods under false pretences. On the 20th of November the prisoner paid bis respects at the house of Mrs, Maria Anderson, No. 83 Clinten place, and said that he was a member of the frm of Mor & Co,, Warren street. After ono day’s stay he disappeared and presented himself at the boarding house of Mrs, Margaret Burton, No, 47 Clinton place, where he engaged a room and board, represont- ing himself as a Mr, Herr, a tobacco de: When asked what he had to say, the prisoner pleaded guilty. He said that he was forty-two years old und that he wat Jesman from Philadelphia, Assistant District AU y Lyon, who appe: for the prosecution, in- timated that as the board aud lodging obtained by the prisoner had not been very extensive he thought his sentence should not be as severe as it otherwise might be. Judge Gildersleeve, after warning the prisoner repetition of the offence, sentenced him to a month’s imprisonment. + STEALING A WATCH. On the evening of December 7 Bernard McConnell went into tho saloon at the corner of Canal and Mott streets to drink, Walter Coleman and Patrick Scarnel met him there andimbibed with bim, When McCon- nell left the place they followed him, and, as alleged, snatched bis watch and ran off with tt. Scunnel could not be found, The prisoners deience was that he was at home at the time of the occurrence and thdt the complainant was mistaken. The proprietor of the liquor saioon testitied that the prisoner was not in his piace with she complainant on the occasion referred to, ‘The prisoner was acquitted, SNATCHING A POCKETBOOK. Thomas Coleman, a bricklayer, of No, 236 East Fifty-tourth street, was indicted for having snatched a pocketbook containing $22 from Harriet Cunningham, of No, 309 Bast Thirtieth street, while walking on Third avenue on the 15th December.’ ‘The prisoner pleaded guilty to the charge of larceny from the person, and was sent to the State Prison for swo years, COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. Scrrxme Court—Cuamuers—Held by Judye Dono- hue. —Nos, 27,37, 39, 50, 63, 54, 68, 35, 87, 90, 91, 93, 99, 116, 126, 127, 138, 145, 150, 162, 153, 154, 156, 158, 163, Iw4; 166, 201, 212, 215, 217, 218, 219, 220, Assessment cases. —Nog, 1 to 28 inclusive, Scrkxme Court—Guskkat Tenm—Held by Judges Davis, Brady ana Daniels. —Nos. 1, 2. 3, 4, 15, 29, 38, 43, 51, 68, 61, 63. 67, 3, 80, 81, 82, 83, Sd, $7, 88, 90, 93, 114, 115, 122, 125, 129, 130, 132, 133,'135, 136, Screemy' Court—SrectaL | Taru—Held’ vy’ Judge Tawrenve, —Now 18, 28, 185, 279, 26, 27, to 43 inclusive, , a7. Sceeemm Covrt—Cmcevir—Part 1--eld by Judgo Van Vorat.—Nos. 191545, 2383, $62, 2091, 2527, 17234, 1995, 67555, 4390, 4291, , 1482, 1484, 1486, 1486, Part 3—Hold by Judge Bar- 1494, 1496. rett.—Nos, 657, '3075, 2267, 278, 3679, 413, 419, 2069, 2283, 1329, 1617, 1314, 3086, 64944, 621, 2225, 15, 2 638, 2311, 3143, 427, 2559, 3023, 2159, Surmmiok Court—Geykuat. Terw—Held by Judges Curtis, Freedman and Santord.—Nos, 10,12, 14, 21, 24, 11, 15,'16, 17, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30. Surkuion ‘Cocxr—SreciaL Txnsx-—Held by Judgo Speir.—No. 15, Surenion Covrt—Triat Term—Part 1. eld by Juuge Sedgwick.—Nos, 303, 369, 205, 362, 361, 623 BLT, 63, 21d, 264, 402, 41143, 41254, 446, 451, 4/ 248, 103, 40054, 238, 458, 410, 426, 482, 485, 450, 1062, 405, Part 2.—Adjourned until January 16. ComMon PLeas—GeneraL Teem—Held by Judges ©, P. Daly, Rovinson and Larremore.—Nos, 68, 18, 18b, 58, 60, 65, 68, 2, 10, 27, 48, 50, 51, 67, 68, Common Pieas—KQuity Tanm—Held by Judge J. F. Daly. —No, 30, ComsoN -PLEAS—TRIAL TkRM—Part 1—Held by Judge Van Hoesen.—Now. 766, 1018, 412, $59, 909, 798, O74, 722, 942, 833, 1073, 384, 392, 610, 866. Parts'2 und 835, 4&—Adjourned until the first Monday of February, 1—Held Manine Covrt—lniat TeRs—Part Tuage Sbea,—Nos, 5365, 7344, 8858, 03 4193, 315 2 , 7815, 57, 3579, 7580, 7601, 5454, Thiu, j. Part 3—Held by Judge Sheridai Jos, 6783, 7518, 7016, 4, 7629, 7419, 7569, 7572, 493, 7657, 7491, 7651, 7338, 696r, 7593, Court oF G&NERAL Sessioxs—Part 1—Held by Judge Gildereleeve.—The People va. David Starling, and Michael Donnelly, robbery; Same vs John O’Keete, burglary; Sume ‘vs, John’ O'Shaughnessy, grand lar cevy; same vs Eugeuo Progers, grand larceny; Same vs. Gube Costelli, extortion ; Sue vs. George Shafer, Louis Stoty and Enos Ollnea, misdemeauor; Same va. Sebastian Heit, Charles Suckman und Jobn Kutter, misdemeanor; Samo vg, Frederick Brine, Louis Kuster and Johu H, Waxelman, misdemeanor 0 va, James: A. Miller, Franz Pleger and Jobn Block, misdemeanor; Same ,Vs August Freeman, Meidrick Lankeman and Paul Costello, misdemeanor; Same vs. August Shute, Henry Buliwinkel and Elizabeth Goib, misdemeanor; Same vs. Joba Mulligan, Danicl Schrunof and Beixler Hulman, misdemeanor; Same vs. John Donohue, Fredorick Reiser and Willamina Ruger, misdemeanor; Same vs. John Koster, Philip Hessemer and Auton Cenul, misdemeanor; Same vs. Heary Lankeman and Henry Glunz, wirdem: ie COURTS. * BUPREME COURT--DECISIONS, By Judge Pratt. M. L. Stillwell vs, Mutaal Life.—Motion granted on defendaut’s fling in tive days with Clerk of Westches- ter county the original policy; $10 costs to plaintiff to abide event, J. 8, Rogers vs. W. Layton, Jr.—Motion to modity order denied; $10 cost to abide event. c. G, Froucklyn vs, W. Sprague,—Report of reforee confirmed; no costs, Van Tuy! Manutactaring Company vs. J. P. Wal Relerred to L. A. Fulier to pay accounts and take proof. A. K. Broom va, H. F, Tayior.—Motion for stay de- nied. $10 costs. C. A. Wilvon vs, G, Marsball.—Demurrer sustained, with leave to plaintiff to umend on payment of costs, A. W. Greenleaf vs, L. M, Stenton.—Juagment ior plainuff, in the matter of the Bay Ridge Railroad Company— | three petitions.—Oruer appointing T. G. Bergen, J, A. | Vanderveer aud W. J. Cropsey, commissioners, By Judge Gilbert. M. Coderan vs. Atiantic Mutual Life Assurance Company.—Judgiunent for plaiutiil on demurrer, with costs. Livchfeld vs. Dezendorl,—Motion to strike trom cal- endar denied, M,C, Cook vs. J. Frendenthal,—Demurrer overruled, with leave to answer on payment of costs, In the matier of appointment of W, Carr, receiver. — Motion to convey real estate granted. Emmett Hammett Company va J, Nelson,.—Cause stricken from calendar. AN ORPHAN OF THE FIRE. Application was made yesterday in the Surrogate’s Court of Kings county, betore Surrogate Livingston, for the appointment of a guardian for William J, Ward, an infant, whose father, William Ward, and mother, Matilda Duly Ward, were numbered among the vic- tims inthe Brooklya Theatre dre, December 5, 1876, The counsel, N. H. Clemens, appeared tor an uucte of the child, John F, Duffy. Bernard Ward, the grand- futher of the little one, was also represented by coun sel, who insisted that the guardianship of the child should ve given to him, The mother of the child nad possessed un Interest tn twelve bouses in North Port- | land avenue anu North Oxtord street. The income of | this estate is $600 per annum. It ts alleged by Mr, Duffy that the grandfather ts in indigent circum- stances, The Surrogate adjourned the caso for further bearing, vf THE M'CABE HOMICIDE. RESULT OF THE CORONER'S INVESTIGATION— THE PRISONER ADMITTED TO BAIL. ‘The inquiry inte the circumstances attending the death of Hugh McCabe, who was struck with an axe by James Rice in a row at Washington Market on the morning of October 10, 1876, was conducted yesterday by Coroner Croker, Several witnesses were examined, and the jury, op their testimony, rendored the follow- ing Verdict:—That Hugh McCabe came to his death by injuries received Ly being struck on the head byw batebet in the Lands of James Rice, during a ight tn Washington Market on the morning of October 10, 1876, and from the testimony we believe that Rice had no intention of taking the ite of deceased, The Coroner held the prisoner ip $5,000 to await the action of the Grond Jury. The facts in relation to the Haht which preceded ihe homicide and the details concerning the eer mseif have already been publisheu in the BMALD. TRAYNOR'S POLAR AUDACITY, Hugo Fritsch, the Austrian Vice Consul to this port, drove out im a sleigh a few days ago along the Central avenue and stopped at Judge Smith's Hotel, While | Mr. Pritech was taking refreshments in the hosteiry his horse andeleigh wero taken by John Traynor, of No. 218 West Twenty-sixth street, and driven to New. ark. At the later place they were again stolen by another unknown thief trom Traynor, and the property was subsequently recovered by Detective P. Reilly. Truyuor, the original thief, had the audacity to call on she police auihorities and claim (he horse and sleigh 49 bis property, He was thereupon arrested, Yester- day at the Lombs Police Court Justice Duffy held him for trial at the General Sessions, THE CORONER'S WORK. Chartes McNulty and his wite, of No. 313 Water street, who were suspected of having caused the death of their babe, were yesterday dise! Coroner, f rgod by the | The jury's verdict was thas the iuiwat died | of couvuisions | Tract Society, $5,000; LIFE INSURANCE, PROSPECTIVE LEGISLATIVE ACTION ON THE SUBJECT—HOW CONGRESS MAY TAKE 4 HAND-——THE CONTINENTAL SUITS, Now the Legislature is in session, people are wait- ing with interest to see what action that body will take with regard to insurance matters, 1t is generally be- lheved that they cannot again ignore the demand for their assistance in placing the business of life imsur- ance in New York on a less treacherous basis. During the past lew sessions every effort in such a direction has been coughed down by legislators who are openly identified with insurance interests, Men of intlueu- tial position, many of them attorneys for large insurance companies, have strenuously opposed anything that mght infringe upon the profitable operations of these corporations. But the experience of the past few months, the astounding developments of corruption and intrigue that have been made, the uncertain prospects of the insurance business in the immediate future and tho indignant demands of an incensed and suspicious public—ali tend to necessitate the prompt interference of the legislative power. One member some days ago intimated his determination to bring this matter before the Senate early in tho ses- sion, Ho advises tne appointment of a special com- mittec to inquire into the affairs of New York life msurance, and make their report in time for prompt legislative uction, 18 is stated on very reiiable abthor- ity thut @ petition embodying the same poiut una purpose will bo sent to Albany by a number of in- surance companies here who seek to perpetuate the best interests of their business, Although: special committees of this sort ure not always regarded with couiideuce, it 1s thought that there ure sutlicient nen whose jeciings on this subject ure strong enough to Jead them to a thorough and impartial investigauon. ‘At the same time some hope exists that Con gress may flud a means of atding the work of in- surance reform, {t 12 rumored that a prominent meniber of the House intends to introduce a bilk with such intent. By what means Congress can touch the matter 1s 4 Hine point of interest. Apparently it can have no right to interiere with the ailuirs of distinctive State corporations. But 1t happens tbat two lite ine surance companies bave been chartered by the direct act of Congress, These were the National aud the Nationoe! Cupital, The former was chartered Angust 1, 1868, and will be remembered as tho so-called organ- ization of Jay Cooke & Co. It is claimed by the mem. ber of Congress reterred to that his body havea right to investigate, through these two companies, every Insurance corporation that has bad dealings in com- mon With them, or every concern that is Dow repre- sented in the District of Columbia, ‘TMs CONTINENTAL AND SECURITY, Aswill be seeu from tue avove, there are good probabilities of legislative aid in the much desired re- Orgauization of the insurance business, Meanwhile the Insurance Department and others are making good eflorts to bag some of the game, The Coo- tinental and Security are now unuer cover, and tw drive them thence appears to bo the inain objeet at present, On Tuesday, the 9th inst, tho Goveral Term vones at Albany und the matier of the Continental r&eivers! comes up. It is contidently believed that tHe stay of proceedings cbtained by Receiver Ander- wiil be vacated and the referee at once proceed to take testimony in New York, Several wel known attorneys of this city, Who represent tho claims of policy holders, will resist the Insurance Department im procuring such a result, Independent of this is the suit stated in Monday’s Hrracy of Grant va the Continental and Phenix, It is expected that action against the 1ormer concern will soon begin, and somo teresting developments are anticipated, The plaintitls and prosecutors of ali these actions against the Continental are anxious to obiain some result as speedily 43 possible, The manipulators of the Continental have been fighting for time, and 1 is feared that unless dene very svon there will be no ussets left to reach, That concern has always been noted for its liberality, Its expenses alone for ten yeurs of its existence were $4,669,114, or about thirty. iwo and abalt per cent of iis enure receipts tor the same period, including capital, record it is presumable that the counsel fees in the present sults will eat up no little portion of the cred- ttor’s money. du an interview with the writer, Mr. Anderson, the receiver, stated and desired it to be known that all policies upon which nothing was due up to the 26th day of last October are good with out subsequent payments, and will be en- tered among the iiubilities, Beyond this Mr. Anderson says that many policies allowed thirty days? ce for payment of the premium, some of which kept the holders insured for that period. Such con- where premium was paid up to September 25, are held as liabilities, Mr, Anderson does not von- sider himself authorized to collect premiums that fail due alter the date of dissolution, for to do ao would vo to coptinue the business of the company, Assistant Iusurance Superintendent McCall is still employed upon the books and accounts of the Se- curity, and does not expect to conclude those labors betore the end of this Week, Ex-Mayor Wickhatn bas ussumod his active duties 48 receiver, and, with the assistance of Mr. Samuel Hurd, is settling up adairs us rapidly as possibl COLONEL VERMILYE’S WILL. Tho will of the late Colonel Washington R. Vermilye, ot Nussau street, New York, and Kuglewoou, N. J., has been admitted to probate. In it the sum of $25,000 has been placed in the hands of nis son, W. R. Vermilye, Jr., Elbert A. Brinckerhoff and Donald McKay as ex- ecutors iu trust for investment, the income to be paid quarterly to his sister, Joanna M, Ruton, tor life, the principal to be divided among her children after her death, A like sum of $25,000 to be invested for tho benefit of his brother and sister, Robert G. Vermilye and Margaret M, Vermilye, for life, under the samo pro- visions, and after ther death to the children of the suid Robert. A further sum of to be invested forthe benellt of his sister I Mathorue, aud to her children after her. A $5,000 18 to be invested for the benellt of his sister-in- law Henrietta D. Spraguc, the principal to be diviaed botween her two daughters atter ber death, A bequest of $10,000 is given to his brother Jacob D. Vermilye; one of $2,000 to his sister-in-law Mrs, Martha P, Wood; one of $1,000 to lis servant Margaret MeKialey, to be invested in her behait, and one of $100 to another of hi ants, Jano Smith, The following bequests aro also made:—Board of Foreign Missions, Presbyterian, $10,000; Bourd of Home Missions, Presbyterian, $6,000;’ American Bivle Sooicty, $5,000; Ainerican New York Rye and Ear Lniten ary, $2,000; Northeru Dispensary of New York, $1, 50 Society for Aged and Disabled Ministers, I’resbyierian, 5,000, To tho Englewood Presbyterian chureb, Englowood, N. J., the lot of land south of and adjoiming the church property is given for ever, to be used for erecting tnercon a parsonage for the minister and for no other purpose. ‘To nis son, Washington R, Vermilye, Jr., is given the bouses and grounds at Klewoud lately occupied by the testator, All other real estate to be sold at the ‘diseretion of the executors, The sum of $200,000 hus boen set apart for the purpose of continuing the bank- ing house ob Nassau street in the name Vermilye & Co., bis on, W. R. Vermilye, to be special pariner. All the remainder of the property to be eq; y divided between his son, Washington R. Vermiye, and his daughter, Mrs. Elbert A. Brinckerhoff, ther heirs, &c. Tne will beurs date August 4, 1874, und ts witnessed by Livingston K. Miller and John 'E. Miller, both of Englewood, N. J. SIX ON THE HALFSHELLS, James Morris, alias Captain Robert Fleming, of Reading, Pa, alias John Green, of Harrisburg, was put on trial in the Special Sessions yesterday tor obtaining $4 from Messrs, Truman & Peabody, the proprietors of the United States Hotel, through # trick of sending & small boy with a package of oyster shells. ‘The prisoner salu that bis real name is William White, and ‘that he was formerly an editor of the Trade Journal, Edward B, Hubbell, Clerk of the Unitgd States Hotel, arrested the man, who then gave his bame as James Morris, Join ©. Van Cleif, cashier of the Pierrepont House, Brooklyn, identified the prisoner as the man who played a similar trick on him and thus obtained $6. Other hotel clerks aug proprietors tdentitied Mor- Tis, He offered evidence of good character, and swore positively that he was pot guilty. He was convicted and sentenced to the Penitentiary for six months, and to pay a dine of $100. THE DRUNKARD'S PROVIDENCE Johanna Donnelly, forty-five years of age, residing corner of Walworth street and Myrtle avenue, Brook- lyn, while intoxicated yesterday nped trom the third story of her residence. Her tail was broken by fn awning. A physician examined her injuries and pronounced them not serious, AN ERRATIU CORRESPONDENT. Four packages, each about eight by five inches, con- tents unknown, were registered yesterday afternoon at the Fost Office by some erratic person, addrossed in German, to “His Majesty the Emperor of Japan, in | Hiako, Japan." On the top was printed “Court of the avenue, Jersey City." Th respectively, “Her Majesty the Queen of Kugiang,” eonteuis worth tive bundred milion dotlars; “lis Majesty the King 0: Spain, value of package one thousand million dollars,’ and “His Majesty the King of Italy, value of letter one thousand million dollars,” The postage on each atuounted to Afty-ve cents, WHOM TME POLICE SUSPECT, Mr. William §. Preston, of No. 566 Henry street, Brooklyn, on Wednesday evening last, discovered that he had deen robbed of jeweiry and other articles valued at $350, Upon aciose investigation by the police it bh. becn found that einco-the robbery was commitied Mr, Preston's sun, a young man of twenty yours of age, has been missing, and the suspicion of the police rests strongly upon him. A letter received trow him by O18 parents, inforing them that be 18 at present re siding in Moutreai, Canada, and wishes to returo home, Mr. Prestou, St., who is a gentleman of means, feels deeply the vositien of bis son, With such a past | REAL ESTATE. ‘Tho following business was transacted at the Real Estate Exchange yesterday : Richard V. Harnett soid, by order of the Supreme Court, in foreclosure, the six story marble front store, with lot 25.4x84.6x27x89.5, No, 259 Canal street, north side, 327 feot east of Broadway, to Rose Fox, for $41,000. BE. A, Lawrence & Co, sold, by order of the Supreme Court, in foreclosure, B, E. McCafferty referee, a houso with lot 20x96x20, 6x113, on West Thirteenth strect, south side, 216 feet west of Filth avenue, to E. A. Brien, for $8,000, John H. Wilson sold, by order of the Supreme Court, in foreclosure, William C. Traphagen referee, a house, with lot 25x98.4, on East Fortieth street, south side, 150 (eet west of First avenue, to A. Bel- mont, plaintiff, for $2,200, V. K. Stevenson, J) old, by order of the Supreme Court, in foreclosure, George N, Titus referee, two lots, together, in size 60,5x80, on Fourth avenue, roy a corner of 103d street, to C, A, Troop, for 040. Tours Mesier sold, by order of the Supreme Court, 10 Joreclosure, George , Smith reteree, a bouse, with lot 256x102 2, on Eust Seventy-sixth street, south side, 224 feet eust of Second avenue, to John Hefoer, plain- til, for $3,000. William Kennolly sold, by order of tho Court of Common Pieas, iv foreclosure, Joho M. Barbour ret: eree, a house, with lot 165x98.9, on West Thirty. eighth street, south side, 183.4 tcet wost of Seventh avenue, to J, Fountain, plaintitt, for $8,833, kK. H, Ludiow & Co, sold, by order of the Supreme Court, im foreclosure, W. 8. Hastings referee, two houses, with lots each 2ux1t on East Seventy fourth street, nerth side, 120 feet east of Second av- feet enue, to Germania, Lite Insurance Company, plaintilt, tor $15,000. . Ww, hates sold, by order of the Supreme Court, re, B, G,'Chetwood reteree, a plot of land 210105255, on Fourth avenue, west side, whole front between 105th and 109th streets, to J. P. Lowery, tor $26,000, Slevin & McElroy sold, by order ot the Supreme Court, in foreclosure, J. 'M. Mackay referee, one lot, s100, on Ninth avenue, northeast corner of 100th codseli, plaintiff, 1or $2,200. her & Sou sold, by order of the Court of n Ploas, in foreclosure, Louis Coudert reteree, With lot 20,5xU3, on Becoud avenue, south- eu:t corner ol Filty-sixth street, to Greepwich Bank for $11,500. Also by order of the Supreme Court, in foreclosure, Henry =. Davis referee, two iots, each 29,2x100, oa Yeardale place, Morrisania, 337.0 leet weet of Deimonu- ico place, and one jot, 2¥.2x100, on Yeardale place, nortu side, 390 feet west of Delmonico piace, to Kaickerbocker Life lnsurance Company ior $2,600, TRANSFERS. 69th stn. m, 145 fe of Ath av., 40x100.5 Averill and wite to James &. V, Averill... Madison ay., @. s.,4 30082003 also, Ath nv., we a, H. Bissell to ft Iithst., nox, 24 J. BE Nom, Karl and wife to Solome nw. Corner of wrx Nom. ch ste, BBs ward Kilpatrick and w Lydia J. Comstock... 25,000 Willis ay., se. corner of 14: st, 50100 (15, part 1), 24d ‘ward, Patrick Lawler ahd wife to Kdward oP 30th av. ww, corner of Soth Marks and wife to James Brooks Bub st. cea) dth'st. ns, x ig; Baverine dehihauder and busbaud to Dantel D. Lord. 16, L12th st., ss, 220.01 tt, of Av. A, §8,dx100,1 Julia M, Walter to Margaret L. Pupe Washington. av. @ 8, Ll «ath ward) ; Mo Iiuschberg 150 49th sta *, And teres) to James Culzia. 3,700 Bil avs. n. e. corner HOtH st, 26, 134x100 D, Guile (referee) to Ixnue Bernheltner..... +. Noin. Glst st... s, 10016. @, of Sth ay., 20x 100.54 William 8, Kelley (referee) to James K. Smith + 16,500 Blst st, 0. 8, 12 the el a Sx1U0; sume to : 4,950 or Vésth st, 7 ih t. Jr, (referee) to Maria. GAGKS, copal church to Seamen’s orivlk st., . of Broome 2,000 3,000 14,019 ears... to Irvin McDoweil, . 8 5 yeurs. Culgin, Janes, to Isaue Hendricks, ‘8 of 49th'st, woof FOUL aves 1 2,500 Davidson, Joseph Lewis of Rivington st 1,500 Doian, Mury A. (executrix), to Edward Dolan, s. corner of Teh ay. und 24th" st. ; 7,000 3,000 WX ab. 59 yours, Gloknor, Lugas and wife, to Christisn Brennei w. 8. of Allen st, s. of Hester st. ; 5 years, 9,000 Gilmour, Peter, to Tome Insurance Company, ». a of Ww. of th ave; 1 year 8,000 . Peter, to George Waeiheimer, & al Gith xt, 5 yeu 000 d wits, Lo Utwo Wagner od 7th sts. 4 yours, 14, 4 i Simon Jordan, s. a, curs tod ‘Nati : aso No, 407 Pearl a1 all places S ye: ang Aun, to Sarai B, “B: t.. @ oF Oth ay: Landsiedel, John, eof Bd MeDowell, od. Wrigl slinton place ; ding Coal and iron Company (trustee), n, s. of 23th st., «10,000,000 to Ehregots P. Wechum, avelphia and Rea ode BK vt lst ay; o year 6,000 1,000 id st, e. of 2d av: 2 "years 2,000 Stellwag, David and wife, to I Company, n. s of Broome si 1,000 vin, ‘Thomson, ¢. of Sth av.. 3 years Ke nd wife, wo Cremienx Benevolent So- f Lexington av., a. of OSth st. ; Syears, beth, to Martha KE. Coman, a. 8, of of 9th av. & years. Pare oe aud wite, to Cordelia By of Stone at. ; 5 yeurs....415,000 KINGS COUNTY SUPERVISORS, The members of tho Board of Supervisors of Kings Tusk, Pinkus A Yvelin (exec: | County met yesterday afternoon for the purpose of reorganizing for the year 1877. The meeting having | been called to order, Supervisor Stillwell, of Graves- end, ® democrat, moved that Supervisor Ryder, of Flatlands, republican, be elected chairman of the Board tor the ensuing year. Supervisor Strong, of the Thirteenth ward, seconded the nomination, and Mr. Ryder received the unanimous vote of the Board, E. B, Cudley, democrat, was chosen clerk, James L. Conneliy und Jaques 5, Stryker assistant clerks of the Board. A comnfittee of five was appointed to draw up jaws and bylaws and the meeting adjourned uatil Tuesday next, FEED THE SPARROWS. their welfare this winter, The stardy little feliows, owing to the deep snow, are unable to get a ‘square meal”? every day, Their trienas should remember them as they puss through the city parks after bi Jast. A pocket tull of crumbs trom an occasional passer by would put the sparrows in splendid humor. In Madison square the hack drivers give the litte fellows oats, UNRULY COURT CLERKS. Yesterday, while Justico Dufy was on the bench at the Tombs Police Court, an unseemly reation arose Detween two of the clorks, Loud and angry words were exchanged, and Justice Dufty was finally obliged to interfere by threatening the beiligerent gontiemen to coase their obstreporous contention under pain of Imprisonment in the Tombs jor contempt of Cour SEIZING A SEIZURE, On the 80th ult, Custos Inspectors Mevort, Latte- moge and Judd solzed 3,000 boxes of cigars which wero bez smuggled from the steamer City of Havana be- fore she was moored to the dock, Not having time to send them to the seizure room in the Custom House, ue usual in such cases, they locked them up in the office on the pier, 1 charge of night Inspectors. The watcher feil asleep, and on Waking found that the con- traband cigars bad disappeared, THE BROOKLYN THEATRE §ITE, The executors under tho will of the Into John A, Cross, Messrs, Seymour 1, Husted and Charlee J, Low: ery, have begun a suit against the Brookiyn Building Company tor a foreciosure of a murtyage held by said estate on the site of the Brooklyn Theatre. The action is a friendiy one, tu order to dissolvi ioe te , ‘@ the compuny LOOK %O YOUR PIPES, A patent range exploded in au upper room ot No, 17 Court street, Brooklyn, yesterday morning, setting the Apartment on tire, The flames were soon extinguished, ‘The heavy tron range was tound to have b f eon biown into hundreds of pie Mrs. Valier, who oecupiea the room, had providentially lefts buta short time pro. vious With her iittio dauebter, | ELMER A EEE ee eS Sy THE WHITE ELEPHANT. NEW YORK AND 17S SNOWFALI—MAILS, PREIGHTS AND PASSENGERS BEHINDHAND— HORSE CAR MISERIES—WHEBE TO DUMP THE SOW. The strects of this city were yesterday still clogged up with the snow which feil so abundantly on N Year’s night, and notwithstanding tho efforta, both pubiic and private, that have been made to clear away the obstruction, the progress was very slow. Broadway was still covered with dirty and slushy srow, and some of the cross streets wero almost impassible, es pecially the narrower ones. On the lines of the horse railroads the tracks were kept comparatively clear by the constant use of snow ploughs and sweepers, but all, or nearly all, of the companies still found it neo ary to drive four horses to thelr cars, aud the Church street and South Ferry lino, which ordinarily uses but one horse to each car, was compelled to use two, The Broadway stag | had either three or four horses to them, and most of the large expres# wagons and trucks also were compelled to use four horses. This is the scagon which willimost effectually test the efficiency of the Street Cleaning Bureau, Po- lice Commissioner Nichols, who is at the head of the Street Cleaning Department, has said that if be ie uliowed sutlicient money he can have New York clean in twenty-four hours, but that he 1s powerless for the want of money. THE BLOCKADE IM THE STREETS, In the narrow streets east of Broadway running up rom Canal street, which are traversed by the hors¢ cars, a8 Greene, Wooster, Sullivan and Thompsoa streets, the snow ploughs bave thrown the snow op either side of the track in such a manner as to make these streets utterly impassable for vebicles except on the car tracks, and many Were the imprecations heaped upon the heads of slow drivers of carts and wagons from the drivers of the impeded horse cars. The tem- perature yesterday in this city was not very low, Hud- hut’s thermometer at threo P, M, marking only twen- ty-one degrees, Early in tho morniag the thermom- cler marked a much lower temperature. The Sizual Service office in tis city reported that tho wind at thirteen minutes to cight yesterduy morning was trav- elling at the rate of thirteen miles an hour, and the thermometer at that time was twelve degrees above, Snow was still falling at Butlulo, Cleveland, Detroit, Ene, Indianapohs, Uswego, Rochester and Toledo, ‘The wind ut Bufalo was blowing twenty-six miles hour, und at Indjanola, Texas, twenty-four miles. The probabilities are that the weather wiil be still colder, The weather office at Washingion gave us also the dismal announcement that we might expect more snow. Ick 1X THE RIVERS. Tho Hudson River, owing to tts great width and straight course, was not so much blocked up as the Kast River, but sll, on the Burclay street ferry to Hoboken, the Twenty-titird street lerry 10 Long Dock, the Chariton stroet branch of the New Jersey Central ferry and the Desbrosses strcet terry to versey City, Lhe beats Were Lrequeutly detamed from twenty mine utes to half an hour, ‘During the carly hours of morning, on the ebb tid apartof the Long Dock at Weehawken was carri away, but no otber damage fs reported, Ye river men are anxiously looking for a westerly wing, which, they say, Will relieve tho rivers of most of the ice. ft may have been a subject of inquiry with imany where the ie comes irom, as they are told that the ice in the upper Hudson is fast bound, ‘The rivet men say that most of that which blocks tho watert around New York comes {rom the Jersey and Gowanus, flats, Atlow tide the water settles on theso dats and with each flood it receives au additional layer. A Slight thaw and a strong tlood loosens i and ib ia carried down with the stream, : THE BAST KIVER IMPASBABLE, In the narrow Bust River, with its swilt current and tortuous course, the utmost dilllcuity was experienced by the ferry boat pilots in guiaing their bouts to the and in the morning one of those occurrenc which are so frequent tn that river happened. As the tce floes come round Cortour’s Hook, where the river tukes a sharp beud, thoy are often apt to become jammed, ‘This was the case yesterday morning, whea teu of the hupless Brookiyn (erry bouts were caught by an immense tleld of ice and held fast until released by tugs and other boats which came to their assistance, At balf-past two v’clock yesterday alteruoon the terry boat Garden City was disabled aud put into pier No, 38 East River. HOW TO GET KID OP THR SNOW. In anticipution of “the January thaw’? aad tn view of all that is wo be thawed it nas been suggested that ferryboats would be in order as substitutes for ho: cars and stages. The miseries inevitable from thaw may in & measure be misigated it the privilege granted by the Dock Department yesterday is accepted by the authorities. Through the kind consideration vtthe Dock Department a cenundrum tn connection with the “white elephant’ has been solved, It ap- pears that the Dock Commissioners have given per- mission to the police and to everybody else to dump clean suow and ice from (ho diferent dumping boarda on the water tront when uot in use by the Police Do- partinent and irom the following piers and vulk- head North River—New pier No. 1, bulkheads north of pier No. 41, south of pter No, 43, north of pier No, 45, foot of Bank street, between Fitty-dith aod Fitty-seventh streets aud between Fifty-seveoth aud Fitty-eignth streets, Kast River—Pter No, 2, toot of Whitehall street; pier No, 40, foot of Pike street; bulkhead foot of Jackson street; also ioner end of south side of pier foot of East Twenty-third street. In ull cases dumps must be made into the Fiver and nos upon any of the premises designated. DETENTION OF MAILS, The elect of the suow yesterday on the m: ervice Was notas great as on the day previous. The deten- tions were not long, yet tbe mails were by 10 meang on time, The East mail, due in this eity at 6:30 A. ML, did notarrive auul 9:45; the South mati, due at the game hour, reached this city at 9:20; the North mail, via Hudson River Railroad, was reported three bourt and # balflate, and notin at 7 P, j South and South. west, Via Pennsylvania Central, one ‘houc late at noon, acd pot arrived until evening; the St Louis express, due at 11:38, reported two hours and iorty minutes late, and not in wali oyht; the Erie mail, due at 7:45, nothing beard irom it up to $ o'clock iu the evening. SNOW KLOCKADK ON LOXG ISLAND, The snow blockade stil continues on Long Island, causing much delay to travel Un the Long Island Railroad the freight trains have been abandoned on sidings, und are completely snowed tu, The snow ploughs bave Leen ruuning on the rvad and its branctes since Tuesday, but have so far made but ht progress, the light suow blowing in the cats as fast as cleared out, THE WHITMORE CASE, INDIGNATION MEETING AT HONG KONG TO PRO= TEST AGAINST CAPTAIN PEABODY'S ACTION, {from the Hong Kong Daily Press, Nov. 239) The most largely attended public meeung held in Kong Kong for many years took place at the City Hall on the 14th inst, to express an opinion as tothe pro- ceedings im the recent C. O. Whitmore case. Tho meeting was called by the Sheriff on a requisition from a number of merchants, bankers, &c., in the colony. © Hon. P, Ryric, member of the Legislative Council, was called to tho chair, Mr, Ryrie said there was something he ‘would like to explain before the business of the meeting is commenced, There has been aa idea in some quarters thas this meeting was an anti-American meeting to someextent, That is not quite What the meeting is, as you will see when the resoiutious are placed belore you, I hope that any persons who have that idoa will dismiss it from their minds,’ ‘The following resolutions were passed:— ‘That this mecting deeply deplores the difference which HAs arisen between the Ameriean aud British government by which the extradition clause of the Ashburton Treaty ay been rendered temporarily inoperative, involving the defeat of the stice in the immunity ‘to hi mes und misdemeanors committed on bourd the American bark ©. O. Whitmore ou her voyage from Cardiff to Hong Kong, which are a scandal (0 the cause of law, order and bu: munity. Thai this meeting request the respective govern: use every effort by which these duys ot doubt aud Ke ment muy be shortened, and in the meantime calls upon faithful eitizens to endeavor by all lawh the excape trom justice of the delinquent lute captain, of Maine, United staves o Henry snow, late chiel mate, of Bath, Main of Aterica, und Ohuries Stafford, of Englehorn, 5 Inte second’ mate of the Americun bark U, O. Whi Sud ty secure that they may, Af possible, be brought, where, within reach of thelr respectl whose laws, in common with cruelty aud inhumanity as nth That tuis neering desires Hy to memoratine Ht either ve mur those of Britain, its sanction, now simply i i wel over to the American naval or other here or elsewhere, the persons mentioned in. tl resolution. Further, that on account of urgency meet. lug prays itis rcelituey to accepts copy of these proceed. ings, signed by the chairmanon ite Vehulf, as ® the inhal ab hog of Hong Koug. Laeatiiey is Meeting hereuy recorus its deep. foeling of hor campt tor the cruelty aad uamanly and sagallon. tof the Iate cuptain and officers of the C, U, me government, F i aecordanco withhuny law er" treasy, but international Jus nis meeting desires to proffe - setiee va ths widow wud tamnily ot the decoded Danes inte second of slow cruelty whieh they W parallel iu the history of the mereanttle mariners, “ete That this meeting Lereby te exeniplagy manner ia witch Mr, © wt this port, hy The following correspondence bas been hand: for publication :— apading HonG Kona, Nov, 18, 1876. outs Hy request of the commitcor elected at the Late pabe Whitmor Zoples of the subject and ot the reply thereto r ftaituiully, Lath Ni St—At a public me fay a0 cue Gee ae werday at the City Ha to discuss “the. tweens Nocalnst ity, Cape tain wud viticers Amerie bark Uy Oe Whitmore, it was mimousl i Other matters, “that on account prays His ene) (CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGE]