The New York Herald Newspaper, January 7, 1877, Page 5

NEW YORK .HERALD, SUNDAY, JAN THE COURTS. Another €ffort to Quash the Whis- key Indictments, THE ILL-FATED HARVEST QUEEN. Judicial Check Upon the Lordly Airs of Assignees. —-— 4 A FRIEND IN NEED REMEMBERED, In the Unised States Circuit Court yesterday a mo- tion was made to quash two indictments in the cases of the United States vs. James Anthony, which are of that class known as the whiskey indictments. The charge laid in one indictment was, conspiring with Jobn W. Bingham and Gordon B. Bingham, distillers, at Evansville, Ind., to defraud the United States out of the tax imposed by law upon distilled spirits and the removal of distilled spirits, in pursuance of said conspiracy, from the distillery of the Binghams to New York. There were also several counts lor aiding and abetting in the unlawful removal of such spirits to New York without payment of the tax imposed by law upon distilled spirits. The other indictment charged the making of false entries and the omission of true entries respecting distilled spirits on the de- fendant’s gov ent book—the defendant being a wholesale hquor r—in violation of the Revised Statutes. The expression ‘distilled spirits’is detined for the purposes of the law by section 3,248, und tt was contended by Mr. Thomas Harland for (he defendant that as this defiuition would cover fermented liquors upon which a different tax was imposed, the indictment should contain allegations to exciude fermented liquors, and was, therefore, fatally uncertain and wanting in perticularity, Roger W. Sherman, Assistant United Stutos District Attorney, argued in support of the in- dictments that a8 the gravatnen of the offence was the Intent to defraud the United States out of a tax, the description im the indiciment of the tax being in the language of the statute imposing the tax was suf- | Qciently certain; that the definition in the statute was the uge of chemical terms, which, chemically, did not describe ‘tormented liquors,” thatif fermented liquors come within tne definition of distilled spirits a tax of ninety cents @ gallon could be cvilected upon fermented liquors, which was ciearly absurd, and that she motion to quash being addressed to the discretion | of the Court, the latter might supply any supposed uncertainty by ordering a vill of particulars. Counsel distinguished this case from those where the objection | of *‘uncertainty” is usually made; this is raising a Question at most as to whicn tax the conspiracy had formed to detraud the United States out of-- which of two offences had been committed—and was not a case where, because of the’ uncertainty, all the facts charged might be true, and yet no offence have heen committed, Under the indictment under section 3,318 which followed the language of the statute, he claimed that the law imposed no duty to make e1 tries respecting fermented liquors in such a book, as described in the indictment, but did not impose such a duly respecting distilled spirits, and this must be taken to mean these spirits aud no other spirits. A number of czses were cited and several authorities on chemistry read, The decision was reserved. Tho re- suit in this case will determine all the whiskey indict- ments. Val FATE OF THE HARVEST QUEEN. The suit of OC. H. Marshall and others against the Doeanic Steam Navigation Company, to recover $225,000 damages for the loss of the ship Harvest Queen, of which the plaintiffs were owners, and which, as they allege, was struck and sunk by the detendant’s Steamship Adriatic in the Irish Channel, comes up to- morrow in the Admiralty branch of the United States District Court, before Judge Blatchford. The libel filed in Court states that on December 30, 1875, the Harvest Queen sailed from Cork Harbor for Liverpool with a valuable cargo, and when fifty miles from land, and while proceding up tho Irish Channel, she was run into by the steamship Adriatic, of the White Star line, on her port bow. From the damages she received in | the collision she sunk in nw very short time, and the master, the officors ana all hands were lost. ‘The general course of tho Harvest Queen was up the Channel and the general course of the Adriatic was down the Channel, and their courses crossed but slightly, if atall. The collision, it is claimed, was caused by the negligence and improper conduct of ‘hose on bonrd the Adriatic, in not having good and sufficient lookouts; in running at too great a rate of speed; in not keeping out of the way of the Harvest Queen ana in not stopping and backing in ume to avoid the collision, The answer to the libel denies shat on the date in question the Adriatic neglected any of the usual precautions observed at sea, and stat night w strango vessel was observed a head; that the strange vessel changed her course several times at short intervals, twico crossing the course of the Adriatic, aud that although all the usual means were taken to avoid contact, the strange vossel collided with the steamer. The /ormer Jort ove of her spars and some tackle, but the bulls of the two vessels did not come in contact. The stranger then bore on her course and was soon lost to the view of those on board the steamer in the darkness, Bhortly after the collision the officers of the Adriatic heard cries for help, apparently proceeding from the Two boats were instantly manned and lowered and sont out t der succor, but no objects wero visible-—the ci haa died away and the boats re- turned so the steamer. The defence claim that she Harvest Queer, if lost at all, was lost on the foilowing day by colliding with some vessel other than the Adriatic. On their auswer, as set forth, they ask for dismissal of the complaint. Tho case will occupy the Court for several days, as a very voluminous mass of depositions are to be read. DUTIES OF ASSIGNEES. an important decision was given yesterday by Judge Van Vorst in a case coming before him in Special Term: of the Superior Court, Ephraim L. Snow and George W. Snow, comprising the firm of Snow & Son, failed in October last, and made a genoral assignment for the benefit of creditors to Ferdinand Stern, Some of the creditors complained that they were not allowed to examine the books of ac- count insolvent firm, and believing that under the circumstances they were entitled to such priviloge, and, with a view to assure themrclves whether 1% was a square deal all around or otnerwise, invoked the aid of the Court and asked the appointment ot a recoiver of the insolvent’s property and books of account. In rather an eJaborate opinion, in which all the equities of the case dre discussed at lengtn, Judge Van ‘orat comes to the conclusion that the creditors jed to what they demand and grants the application, He holds that tt is of frimal importance that the trusteo of an insolvent ussignment tor benelit of creditors should be the creditors. The gist of the opinion is that the creditors are worthy of foremost consideration, and that neither assignor nor assignee have a right to assume the entire control and put on lordly airs, ignoring the creditors and leaving them out inthecoid. In the present frequency of failures thore are many to whom this decison will be of apecial interest and carry an instructive moral. CONTESTED WILL WRANGLE, In the matter of the contest of tho will of Anna Maria Denis is exhibited a phase of human natu not unfrequently developed by avaricious relatives Utor the decease of a friend whom in life they utterly overlooked, but whose property they wrangle over after death, The deceased was somo seventy years | old. Years ago she had separated from her husband | sioce dead, She was at the time thrown with an only daughter upon the charity of the world. She tor- tunately found a friend in an intimate of former cars, @ Mrs Henry, who took deceased and her daughter to her own home, eventually assisting moth- cr and daughter in opening a boarding house. Here they lived together accuinulating a littlg money, The husband in the meantime died, lea@ing his property to his daughter; sho also soon after died, and #0 the Mother, the testatrix in this case, became pos- sessedef the property. At her death in July, 1875, she bequeathed TU she possessed. to the daughtcr of' hor life long friend Mrs, Henry. The children of a deceased | brother and a cousin of the testairix contest the wili | on the usual yroand in all such cases of undue influen and incompetency to inake a will, In proof of her un- soundness of mind it was stated by one of the contest. ants while on the stand that on one occasion while speaking of his services as a Union soldier the old lady gave decided proof of copperbeadism. This proof of | Uunsoundness wad incompetency excited some amuse- ment in court, The Surrogate resorved his decision, SUMMARY OF LAW CASES, Nicolo Alexandra Bellego claims to have sold to Selina Stanford a diamond breast pin, for which the latter agreed to pay him $7,000, Tho pin, according to the statement of Beilege, w of rather peculiar make up, comprising » largo solitaire in the centro and 61 small diamonds ay an environ img accompaniment, After bargaining for this unique gem the buyer, on se thougtts, soncluded, at least so Sir, Bollege alleges, nat to o syummatethe purchase. As Mr. Staniord fiver in Cale | forma and as Mr. Bellege lives in this city and is Anxious to compel the julilment of the contract of gurehase, he applied yesterday to Judge Dononue, ia | Supreme Court, Chamvers, for an attachment against | the property of Mr. Stanford im this city, The applica. | tion was granted and an order of attachment directed to be issued. Katy O'Nev about eighteen months ago was trick Lord, a policeman attachou to the 3 nth precinct,’ She charges that last summer be be | an to reat her with great cruelty, beating and kick- lng her, aud, as a climax of crucity, threatening to wke her life, Prdceedings for a limited divorce were (ustituted by Mr. Wiiliam F. Howe, her counsel, in the Court of Common Pleas, and the case promised to be one of lengthy litigation, with the usual developments sharastoristic of this class of suits; but through the intervention of friends, however, coupled with the ad- vice of Mr. Howe, un amicable sotticinent of the case bas been oflaatad, and vestardax, hy at | ra farther Proceedings in the case were discon- nue DECISIONS. SUPBEME COURT—CHAMBERS. By Judge Donohoe. Trotter, Jr., v#. Tophain; Hart vs. Cook; The Mu- tual Life Insurance Company va Craighead; Brooks vs. Aldama,; De Wolf vs, Offinger; The German Sav- ings Bank vs. Muller; Matter of Twenty-third Ward | St Matter of Chappell; iat vs, Mead; Gates va. fore Sandford vs. White, Falihee vs iammond; ‘The 125th street Methodist Episcopal Chureh vs. The Mayor, &¢.; De Wout vs, Offinger, Mott va, Creamer; The Bank for Savings ys irtridge; Crowley vs. R Ne Leon; Butler ‘vs. Salinger; Michael vs. Schery; Bradley vs. McDonald; Raymon vs. Muller; George vs, Haughian; Finley vs. The Mayor, &c.'; Goddard va, Hampton, and Oppenheimer ve. Brepnan.—Granted, Priest vs. Priest, Sweet vs. Adams; Goddard vs. Hampton, and O'Hagan vs, Sullivac.—Orders granted. Ritter vs, Thorp. —Dented, Ball vs, Belden. —Denied without costs authority to make this order, desire to see counsel. rect, &c.—Motion granted for M don. Matter, &c., of 162d 61 award The pl Fill up blanks. Townshend vs. Danbam.—Piaintif cannot name guardian for defendant. Weed vs, Rouch.—The plaintiff has fixed bis own al- lowance, leaving nothing for the Court but to sign the decree. By Judge Brady. Burchell vs, Hinman, and McGuire va, Henretty.— Orders settled, SUPERIOR COURT-—-SPECIAL TEUM. By Judge Speir. The Real Estate Trust Coa vs Black, &c.—Tho motion must be granted on the ground of mistake. ‘The legal questions must be ecttied on the trial of tho issues to be made. atterton vs. Mulford.—The motion to place this nse on the calendar must be granted and the trial Judge can dispose of the question of the commission, May vs. Schuyler et al.—I cannot entertain the mo- tion, Memorandum. By Judge Van Vorst, Manning va. Sterne.—Motion granted. Opinion, WILLS AND TESTAMENTS. Betore Hon. Walter L, Livingston, During the past week the willis of the following named persons were proved in the Kings County Sur- rogate’s Court ;— Andrew Morris, Benjamin K. True, John P. Puffor and Nicholas Schmidt, all of the city of Brooklyn, Letters of administration were granted in the estates of the following named deceased persons —viz., Thomas | McDougal, of the town of Flatbush; Thomas Rossiter, | Mary L. Hesdra, formerly Mary... Page; Adam Horl: beck, John Halenbeck, Catharina Rudd and Syble Card, allot Brooklyn, Eliza Van Sicklen, of the town of Gravesend. Letters of guardianship of the persons and estate of Louise Straub and Joseph Straub were granted to Jo- | sephine Hodes, their mother; of Jacob Cook to Charles T. Rose, his cle; of Stephen KR, BrinkerhofM and Almira 8. Brinkerhoff to Catharina A. Brinkerhof, their mother, all of Kings county. &c., va. The Poople’s Savings Bank.— THE MAIL ROBBERS, e TWO CASES OF INJURED INNOCENCE ACCORDING TO THE TWO PARTIES ACCUSED—MISS COL- LINS THREATENS TO GET XVEN WITH THE { GOVERNMENT. All the parties apprehended and who are implicated in she late mail robbery are confined in Ludiow Street Jail, having been remanded there by United | States Commissioner Shiclds to await their exainina- tion next Wednesday. Juhn Defreese, the driver of the express wagon, and John Kelly, an ex-convict and ex-driver for Dodd’s Express Company, occupy one cell, while Kelly’s alleged paramour, Mary Jane Col- lings, 18 lodging with another woman ‘in a ‘cell. on the second gallery. Crawlord occupies special apaftmenia, Clinton Eddy, who was seen in the company of the culprits, has received an honorable discharge, it hay- ing been shown that he not only had notuing to do with the theft, but did not even know anything con- cerning tt. Deputy Warden Gardner cheerfully extended every facility 10a HERALD reporter in conversing with the prisoners. Miss Collins would not vouchsale any in- formation whatever, only that she is a much perse- cuted individual, but could not explain away the fact that stolen letters were Jound in ber trunk, She is very indignant at the government officers in compel- ling her to occupy sach limited quarters, and swears | vengeunce on her prosecutors, Kelly strenuously denies having stolen any bag either with or without mall matter in it, and to sub- stanuate his assertion repeatediy culled upon his reom mate and colaborer, Johnny Defreese, who | answered, “Why, of course you didn’t,” to every in- terrogatory. Keliy warmly defended Miss Collins, and volunteered the information that he would rather sufler “the slings and arrows” of an outraged com- munity than allow any barm to come to bis duleinca through any act of his, In a dramatic attitude he ox- claimed, “That girl below there is as innocent the babe unborn. Because I have been in jail at Sing Sing for commitung a fraud with a baggage check 1 am sus- pected. Whea 1 got out I tried to get back with Dodd’s Express, but they wouldn’s have it. Jennie had nothing whatever to do with the mail bags, and neither did L? THAT RARE FUR SALE. Charges were yesterday preferred to Mayor Ely by Captain Walsh, of the Twenty-sixth precinct police, against the auction firm ol H. B, Herts & Sons, of No. 17 Park piace, It is alleged that this firm sola goods on Friday last, claiming that the sale took place under an execution issued to ex-Sheriff Conner and in charge ofox-Deputy Sherif Henry. Captain Walsh visited the establishment and insisted upon seeing the Sherifl’s papors under which the sule was author- ized, Mr. Conner having previously stated that nosuch documents were lodged with him, Mr. Henry also fatied to produce the necessary authority. The Captain then announced to the persons assembled that the sule Was not under direction of tbe Sherif, and that a swindle was intended. The Captain also states tbat everal pickpock cts and other disreputable characters were among the spectators acting as bidders, The Sherif’s notice of sale was next taken down, and tho | auctioueer went on in the regularway. Mr. J. 0, Connor, of No, 185 Columbia street, yesterday called upon Captain Walsh and stated that some time since he purchased jewelry from this same firm amounting to $30, which he afterward ascertainod to be bogus. Additional affidavits will be submitted to the Mayor on Monday. Herts is said to be a member of the Sparta and Blossom clubs, of this city, and also @ prominent democratic politician in the Twenticth Assembly dis- trict, WHAT MK. H. B. HERTS SAYS AROUT IT, A Hexato reporter called on Mr, H. B. Herts, tho auctioneer, of No. 17 Park piace, yesterday, to obtain his version of the interierence on the part of Captain Walsh, of the City Hall precinct, with the saic. Mr, Herts was very indignant atthe aspersions cast by the captain upon the integrity of his tirm, and said:— | “This 1s the first time tp a business life of thirty years that suspicion has been directed against me. The following are the facts, and they will be fully veritied at the proper time:—On Friday morning, about eleven o'clock, we were ongaged in auction ing furs and robes under an execution, when QUICK TRANSIT. ' THE PROSPECT OF DOUBLE TRACKS, STEAM EN- GINES, COMFORTABLE CABS AND RAILROAD SPEED FROM THE BATTERY TO CENTRAL PARK—THE STORY OF THE GILBERT ROAD. These are days when rapid transit ideas get a firm grip on the imagination—days when miserable bu. manity bangs by its ireczing finger-tips to the rails of cold street cars, and sees the poor beasts of horses Struggie and flounder along, making Stopy, encountering obstacics at every street corner dropping occasionally in their tracks to prolong the agony of delay, Bud weather for street cars, but Splendid weather tor the rapid transit notion to grow and blossom and bear fruit, It has not been a prolific plant thus far, but its small fruit has prosperéd am ly. How few years ago was it that tho New York Elevated Railroad was @ sickly thing, giving little promise of the size it has attained to-day! Now it carries its 8,000,000 or 10,000,000 a year, and carries them quickly, without any straining horses or any fear of snow blockades, politau Ratlway, HOW ABOUT THE GILBERT ROAD? That story bas never been correctly told, but here are the facts:—In June, 1872, Gilbert's Improved Flevated Railway was chartered by tho Legislature, and the Governor appointed a commission to lay outa He appointed John A. Dix, Shepherd Kuapp, Stevoing and Chester Arthur, and they chose the route ay it at present exists, The gentiemen compos- tng the Gilbert Company set to work studying plans, consulting engineers, hunting up suggestions in Eu- rope, and doing other preliminary things in a dilatory sort of way, which found the project atill im the em- bryonte stages when the Rapid Transtt act of 1875 be. came a law, Under this law no elevated railroad could be built without conforming to certain peculiarities of structure not coutemplated in the plans of the Gilbert road, The plans were modified to conforin to the re, quirements of the now law and the work was resumed, From a graceful archéd framework, however, the roadway had become the plain, square, strong struc. ture it now is, At this point the trouble began, Wary eyes, looking out for the interests of some street car companies, fancied they detected impending joss of business tor horse cars when steam was getting so nearly into the field, So the wary eyes begun to look about tor the vulnerable points in the Gilbert armor, while wary hands (of moré thup ove horse car company, it is said) went into well-filled pockets aud made up a neat little pool of dollars to supply the needs of war, The wary eyes discovered that the vulnerable potot was within easy reach, ‘They argued this way :—Gilbert Company must build according to their charter; Gilbert Company are building according to new law, which 1s not accord: ing to their charter; therefore Gilbert Company must stop building, So they contrived a plausible view ot the matter, and on the strength of their ingenuity Justice Speir, of the Superior Court, was compelicd to grant an injunction restraining the growth of the rapid transit babe for the time being. case one day, but illness drove him away, and he died before getting any further in the matter, Judge Sedg- wick thereupon succceded to the case and continued the injunction, sustaining the opinion that the Giibert Company had ho authority to build a railroad unless they built according to theircharter and that they were now building outside the provisions of that charter, ‘These proceedings related wholly to the prosecution of work upon Sixth avenue, Below that point the construction of the road was continued until suddenly, while making the curve rom Amity street to South Filth asenue there came a protest trom two or three prop- erty holders of that neighborhood, Leaving avout 10 feot of the disputed territory undisturbed, the company Degan proceedings for the condemuation’ of the prop- erty. the upreme Court, and the fight was determined and Vompany, While the property owners employed several counsel. Toward the end of the argument William MM. ‘arts appeared as a reinforcement to the property holders’ side, sent, 1b is said, by the wary street cur companies to hold the fort it possibie. ‘The decision (one judge, Judge Daniels, dissenting) was favoruble to the Gilbert Company, Viewing the case on broad constitutional grounds, Judge Brady, who delivered the opinion, maintained virtually that the changes in the construction of the road were not repugnant to the constitution, The Gilbert road was ali right and might go ahead. It now resis with the wary people of the other side to carry the case to the Court of Appeais, The decision as it now stands is a virtual victory Jor rapid transit, the obstruction of the cision of the Supreme Court, tho Giibert Company and into the bosoms of | agers, the reporter mavaged to get a pretty accurate notion of what the new road will be when finished, backward on the down trips, as they do ou the New engines will not be like those of the New York El- evated Company, but big, sturdy locomotives in shape, like the ordinary railway ecogine; its cars will open by four or five doors at the sidex, a8 well as by end doors, to facilitate ingress and egress, prevent deiay and provide against accident; the carn will, over, be divided into compartments somewhat aiter the manner of those op the Kuglish tramways, though the compartments will not be so completely isolated; the fare will be either five or ten cents according to a commodation. legal “obstacles, FAST VS. SLOW TRANSIT. To Tux Epitor ov tHe HERALD:— and just. Nobody who has to undergo tho misories of efforts to perfect the steam road we now have and in- suro the construction of other lines in the city. and three hours a day to reach Eighty-sixth street by the Third avenue line, most of the time nearly trozen always half suflocated by overcrowding, always gusted by the rudeness of conauviors and the tactics of the pickpockets, Gentlemen of my acquaintance reach Sixtieth street by the Greenwich street line in twenty-five minutes in warm cars aud without those revolting scenes of ignorance ond brutality which seem inseparabie {rom street car travel, J. H. M. New York, Jan. 6, 1877, HEAT THE CARS. WHAT THE BOARD OF AuwuinRMEN MUST DO-— ALDERMAN COLE'S VIEWS. Faturo action of the Boara of Aldermen upon the Captain Walsh entered and asked, sherif’s gale’? 1 replicd it was, aud he demanded to | see the execution. told him that it was iu the pos- | session ol Deputy Sheriff Henry, who had read it to all | present at the begining of the’ sale. Capiain Waish | then declared in a loud voice that he would sop the sale 1 told him L would stop it myself if he would take the responsibility of tolling me to dogo. He said that he would not do | that, During the discussion Deputy Sherift Henry en- | tered and Captain Walsh asked him to exhivit the exo- cution, Mr, Henry rephed that ho would show it if he {Wala would proiuce bis authority tor demanding it, Walsh refused (o do £0, Whereupon the Deputy Steritt declined to satisfy him. The Captain then’ left the store, and by order of the Deputy Shen! we continued the sale until ity close, The suie was made under an execution issued at the suit ot G. A, Josephs against A. Morse. The goods wore levied upon and sent to our store on December | T believe this entire matter was instigated py | , With the intention to injure our business, and ounsel is now taking active tmeasures to punish | We nave already made informal 8 this. a bond Jide our all concerned tn it. charges to the Police Board agaivgt Captain Walsh tor | bi ted and illegal interference in our ness, and we propose following them up without delay, COLES MORRIS’ SOME OF HIS TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE AND ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGES, The following are the nore recent transactions fled | in the office of Recorder Jones :— KUAL ESTATE TRANSFERS, Coles Morris to Kiizaveth C, Hollins, the three story | brick building and lands deseribed as lying on the north wide of Sixth avenue, near Waverley place, 23 feet BS inches by 180 feet to sixth avenu | Consideration, | $10,000, Exceuted January 8, 1875; lett for record January 2, 1877. Coles Morris to Penelope A. Morris, lot desoribed as 8 side of Fifth avenue, 103 feet and J inch north of Twelfth street, 25 feet ¥ incbes by 100 leet, together with the buildings thereon; also ai! that lot, with | stable in the rear of above, 24x27 feet, Consideration, $9,000, Acknowledged beigre notary public January 2, 1877; recorded January 3y187 Co! Morris te Elizabeth OC, Hollins, one-quarter | interest of the former in No, 117 Waverley place, and | the undivided one-twenticth interest in No. et, known a8 the Eastern Hotel, Consideration, ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTUAGES. Coles Morris to William R, Ogle, a certain mortgage made March, 1866, by Ursula MeKee ip favor of overt Bow to secure the payment of $4,000. Connidera- Morris to William . Ogio, a certain mortgage made by Fotio Lombardo to Pombe M. Davis to secure the payment of $4,000, Consideration, $1. Coles Morris to William R. Ogio, a certain mortgage ¢ by Caroline A. Dayton in favor of the said Mor- to secure the payment of $1,500, Consideration, $1 Colos Morris to Cora C. Dwight, a certain mortgage made by Willam M, Hollins and wile to secure the pavineut of 5,000. Consideratian, &L | RRR AE NCUSRIYN aaron DRIVER a CHAD UO LO! CC eR | day. | gested its proposed ordinance to heat the strect railroad cars will be watehed with considerable interest by the pub- lic, When the emoluments of rich corporations are threatened it is not usual for our patriotic City | Fathers to move with any degree of celerity. Alder. man Purroy, as Prosident of the Board, has’ not yet announced his committees, but will do so next Thure- Alderman Cole champions the passage of an ordinance which will compel these grasping raiiroad companies to expend @ little money, so that citizens travelling in the cara during the winter will not be Hable to contract colds and other lung diseases, gentleman expresses ‘an intention of doing allin his power to push this most necessary measure through | the Board of Aldermen, In conversation with # Hrnaty representative yesterday Mr. Cole made the following statement:— ALDERMAN COLE'S VIEWS, impressed forcibly with the great importance ng our city railroad cars heated by the contrast seonted with the comfortable cars heated by coal stov near Lexington avenue, the Filty-ninth street cars to nd street, and | frequentiy take Ninth avenue and ride to the Warren sirect station on | tue Elevated Railroad, By this means | get to my office in Murray street fifteen minutos sooner than i! rode in the Third Avenue Railroad gars, which ix the fastest line tn the city. When 1 ride on this road ! got chilled before breach my destination, and iy feet get numbed, although | wear ‘Arcti made as comiortable as tho Kievated Ratiroad cars. Some of the iirookivn ctiy cars heated by stoves, and the horse raiiroad cars that ran from the Harlem Bridge to Fordham are also peated by stoves. The horse cars running betweon Alvan; Aud Troy, a distance of six miles, ere heated by the | “Gibson car beater,’ which consists of a coni siove pinced under the cars, This can be attached to a city Fuiiroad car at a very moderate outlay. These heaters ure simple in arrangement, easily managed ana o tirely out of the way of passengers. They have been thoroughly examined by experts, who highly recom- Wend them as ali that can be desired ip a car heater, Since the resolution wag introduced by me in relation to ng our street curs | have received sev- oral communications from promment citizens urgin the necessity for adoption of stich an ordinauce, f have also been waited upon by several gentiemen who submitted plans tor heating the cars. These will be Jaia before the committee, Who must take up the sub- ject for consideration, When the committees for 1877 of the Common Couneil are appointed, the Comr oa Railroads wili no doubtact promptly in the or and oring 14 A favorable report. Aldertuan Guotzer, It 18 Expected, will be chairman of the uew railroad com. mittee, He hi y expressed him: wrongly in compelling the railroad comp: nies to heat during the coid weather. [tis to be regretted that any delay sh@uld have been caused in the passage of 80 necessary and important a resolu- tion by the Board of Aldermen, as it 1s quite evident that the railroad companies will not do anything tows baste the cars 68 they are compelled to innumerabie | lis trafic ts said vo equal that of the London Metro- | ‘Tbe late Chief Justice Monell heard argument on the Suit was commenced betore the General Term of bitter, Judge Porter conducted the case for the Gilbert | interior courts being practically annulled by the de- Prying into the sketches and plans and models of man. York Elevated road, being able vy a simple contriv- ance to keep the trains head foremost a'l the time; 18 mores ‘you pays your money and you takes your choice’’—and, finally, the road will be in coms plete running order six months from the removal of Your agitation of the rapid transit question is timely horse car travel can fail to appreciate your strenuous During the past two weeks it has taken betweea two | The | fvhe | I The idea sug. | if to me that the city railroad cars could ve | are | ttee | ‘ | THE EAST RIVER BRIDGE. | A Severe Arraignment of the Wire Specifications. {CHEAP STEEL INSURES A WEAK BRIDGE. sisal tion of the public in general and the engineering pro- fession in particular, and this interest is all the more increased where the execution of the work involves the expenditure of lurge *ums of public moneys, and from its unequalled magnitude appears almost to par- takeof the nature of a gigantic experiment. The East River Suspension Bridge isa case in pornt, its vast importance, as well as the consideration that when- ever the bridge shall bave become an accomplished fact, it will be one of the proudest monuments to American enterprise and engineering ekil! have j fendered the progress of the work trom its | inception up to the presents day an object of the profoundest interest to ali classes of men The unexceptionable character and high social standing ot the gentlemen composing the Board of Trus- tees, as well as the illustrious name which heady the list of their corps of engineers, would seem to leave no doubt that the successfui completion of the work is merely a question of time. tions for the letting of the contract for steel cable wire secm to have created just such adoubt in many who are most deeply interested in the ultimate success o¢ this great work. The Hsnatp was the first journal in New York to move in this matter, It ts therefore a matter of satisfaction to learn that the Board of Trus- tees of the Bridge are now seriously considering a statement which was brought to their notice yester- day. Information of the existence of such a docu- ment having reached the Mayor’s oifice late yesterday afternoon, # reporter succceded im obtaining a copy. 4 SHVERM ARRAIGNMENT. ‘The hesitation already exhibited by the bridge trus- tees to make the award for the wire indicates a belief in ail that the Herxatp has ever charged. The follow. ing extracts from the document presented to the Mayors of the two cities and the engineering public by the subject: Having been protessionully called upon to compare the specifications tor the letting of February 1, 1876, with those for the letting of December 1, 1876, and to give my opinion in regard to thé nature and import. ance ot the differences between them, 1 have most carefully investigated the matter, Beloro the conclusion of my investigation I fornd that the public press, and especially the New Yor Mena, had obtained information on the subject una discussion, and at the earnest solicitation of one of its reporters, | gave my views aboyt the deficiencies in these specitications—1 coutess, rather reluctantly—to him for publication. As the only answer vouchsated so far to me and the public bas been an unollictal gen- eral denial of the correctness of my statements, 1 {eel it my duty asa protessional man to bring the matter now to the notice of the engineering protession at large and more especially to call the attentiou of the honor. able Board of Trustees of the bridge to those poiuts in the specifications to which I take exception, and wo ask respectiuily for an investigation of the points at issue, For tho sake of brevity | shail, whenever I rofer hi after in these pages to the specifications, designate those for the letting of February 1, 1876, as tho first specifications and those for the letting of December 1, 1576, as the second specitications. A careful compari gon Of the second with the first specifications reveals points. “ON THE STREL’ The most marked and probably the most important one of these differences will be found by comparing article 6, page 1, second specifications, where #im- ply ‘a superior ‘kind of steel, suitable for wire pur. poses,’? is culled for, with the demand in the tirst Speciiications, article 4, for “the best quality of shardened and tempered, galvanized, crucible cast stecl wire,” The proviso excluding all Bessemer’? and “open hearth’ steel from the wires tor the bridge | was unquestionably a inmost wise one. The standard of tensile strength required is the same in both specifica | tious, viz., 160,060 pounds per square inch of rolid goc- tion, and though by no ieans unattainable, is cer- tainly a very bigh ‘one—in tact, so high as to practi- cally exclude, of stsell, these kinds of steel, 1 am most credibly informed not only that the adoption of Bessemer steel for the cable wire: Tecoutly been Strongly advocated, but also that Bessemer stcel wire— lately tested in samples furnished by bidders—is eaid to have shown a tensile sirength of over 170,000 pounds per square inch. Now, if the engiueers of the bridge will ollictally state that they have found Bes- semer steel which has, atter thorough and suilicient testing, demonstrated to them that they can undoubt- edly obtain 6,800,000 pounds of ft in neathly deiiverios ee ro, iy immensely strong, und | there: | of frum 100 'to 200 tons, and that they tec! assured foro safe; Te wit, hag, Goume eneks all | that all of 14 will show “ho loss” than 160,000 pounds 73 ultlmate tensile strength, then all I have to say is that wii be the most astounding reve- lation made to the profession in the Inst ten yeurs—and 1 venture to say no man wiil be more astounded than Mr. Henry Bessemer titnselt, The best French, German, English and American writers on “mechanics” und’ “strength of materials” figures, aro yet all agreed apon one point, aud itis this, In their respective tabulated statement of the tensile strength of materials none of them place cast sicel higher than 142,000 pounds maximum, while the aver- age tensile strength of cast steel Is variously stated at from 88,000 pounds to 100,000 pounds. I believe Lam not misiaken in stating here {rom tremory that Mr. Bessemer himself does not claim a highor average than 90,000 pounds per square inch lor bis steel, OTHE MILK IN THE COCONUT.” I consider this question of the kind of stocl to be uged in the manutacture of the wire by far bhe most important one, ‘The Value of the wire depends entirely upon the quality and uniformity of tho steel, and, while unskiliul manipulation in’ arawing away’ spoil good steel, the most skilful man pulation will pot pro- duce good wire out of poor steel, And this Urings ine to another point of difference between the two speciti- the exciusion of steel manulacturers tion In the last letting. This was necessary ag it was Unjust, and had not only the of excluding a large class of competent and Tespousibie | heve—an undue advantage to wire manufacturers, in nirrowing the circle of cow petition. A HOMMOPATHIC SAMPLE, Article 16, page 4, secon specification parties Who expect to bid on this wire are requested to send samples in accordance with these specifiva- tions, the samplos to weigh no less than 100 pounds and to contain two rings" Whether non-compliance with this request would in- validate a bid or not t am not prepared to say, but granting that it would, | still fail to see how a suinple of 100 pounds, fully up to the standard of the spectt- cations, could possibly form a truecriterion upon tho ability of the manufacturer to furnish 6,600,000 pounds of the same quality, Aud if itig pet proposed to be guided by ths sample, where ts the good of any sam- pie atali? As well decide the bids upou price alon and save the trouble avd se of tests Which & be of 60 little vail of 100 pounds of wire can only be of va how the manutac- lity of wire out AtMple 18 worthless unless of ihe material are ven sikiliul manivas reads :—*AlL uf a given inaterial; both the untformit fully established beforehand, j lauion in drawing, the entirely upon the qa | ibis made, and hence the quality of this latter was the first apd most vital p upon, And this sceme to me to be really weakest pomts in he speciticawons, that an ob¥ious un. | rescinding his restriction to “eruc) aecision Upon {his most Mmportaut point ta, by bis Second specitications, crowded entirely within the nar. | row scope of 109 pounas rample, And if iv is not | Proposed to make the results of the tests of this | sample concinsive, then the toxting for inatertal will | have to be continued alter the letting of the coutract, Experiments with material, a:ter x contract is awarded, are apt to prove dangerous, and migut be made very pensive in U ase (othe taxpayers There can hardly be two opinions wbout the advisabili ciding the question of the kind of stee! to before avy coptract tor the manufactured u for bids on stool first, and after a thurough aud exhanstive serie of testa, not on one or tWo samples of the same manufacturer only, but embracing a reries | of ampies trom runs of diflerent dates, the true aver- age tongue strength and uniformity of the material | offered would have veen so fu no dovbs ag to the elioice to bi | | | awarded. could easily have been done b; 1 made, think the ro- tion more tully shan mak The remainder of the sta | matical demonstrations wary to es hi the con- | sistency of the teats with standard established by the requirements. These figures have nearly ai ap peared in the HkKarp, and are familiar to its readers, BROOKLYN ~RAVEL. sny argument | could possi- oment embraces the math: The reports of the various city railroads of Brooklyn for the year ending September 30, 1876, which have been Bled in the office of the State Enginecr ana Sur- | veyor, at Albany, show that the number of passengers | carried on thé Brooklyn City Railroad, whieh is 44 Titles in length, was 20,000,000, Te receipts amounted to $1,405,408 41, The Atlantic Avenue Railroad, which extends to Jamaica and Greenwood, 1654 miles, carried 6,140,237 pasaongor. © $311, fh, rook), Island Ratlroad=-Length Ne Fee 6 carried 8 were $216,070 18, ength of road 6% passengers; receipts, 097,206 passengers. Brooklyn Cross-town Kailroad— miles, carried = 3,577,7 $178,470 90. A ae | Island and Brooklyn Railroaa—Longth ot road, 10% miles; carried 3,407,675 passengers; ro- coipts, $175,009 72. p Brookwu Viw aud Newtown Mailrond—Lengib of JARY 7, 1877.-TRIPLE SHEET. A great public work never fails to attract the atten- Yet the specifica: | Albert Hill wil} be found to cast much new hight upon | very soon a marked difference in many important | up to last year, although they differ slighty in their | bidders, but also gave—quite animecntionally, | be- | quality. of the wire depends | ity of he material out of which | riuinty in the’ mind of the engineer im | kard to the kind of steel to be used, Having | extended lis opportunity to choos established as to leave | sults of the test just completed will bear me ont in this | road, 9! miles; carried 742,839 rece) $18.00) 4 i 8,742,839 5 pts, Bushwick Railroad—Longth of road, 10% miles; Feceipts. £220,969 07. Vac Brunt Street and Eric Basin Railroad—Length rer, As miles; carried 409,264 passengers ; receipts, ah Brooklyn ond 4) Railroad—Length of seven miles; carrie 460 sengere; receipts, $41,250 07, a 4 Grand Street and Nowtown Railroad—Len| 8 miles ; carried 1,756,195; receipts, $151, 91: | Grand Street ana Prospect Park Railroad—Length of Inne. 444 miles ; carried 1,546,087 passengers; receipts, $115,593 63. New Williamsburg and Flatbush Railroad—Length of | line, 444 mile 4 1,274,701 passengers; receipts, jh of line, 98, LES MISERABLES. THE STREET CAR SUFYERERS OF NEW YORK. New York, Jan. 6, 1877. To tux Epirox or tus HeeaLp;— Your able editorial yesterday and article to-day on the subject of rapid transit will meet the hearty ap- proval of every business man in the community who | has to journey up and down the city cach might and | morning. It is simply impossible to overestimate the rapidity and comfort of the Greenwich street ruad when compared with the dirty, overcrowded horse | cars. It takes about twenty-five minutes from the Park tothe gro A like distance tn the street cars would consume fully an hour, and in addition there are the | discomforts of foul air and overcrowuing, Yours re- spectiully, A DOWNTOWN MERCHANT. | POSTAL MATTERS. ' Last week was a very busy one at the New York | Post OMice. The sale of stamps amounted to $49,156 30. The following i# a statement of the mails torwarded yesterday to Europe by the steamers named:— * Registered ——Bage-—~ | Steamer. Letters, Letter. Paper. | 278 35 36 ' 8 3 | 846 8 pa 1 Cuy of Havan 8 ee i Totals..... 623 8 THE MOCTEZUMA. A CARD FROM MR. CORDOVA, To Tux Epirox ov tim Hexanp:— ‘A few woeks since, when announcing the capture of the steamer Moctezuma, you were made to say that I Was connected with this transaction by advancing to those who captured this steamer the sum of $5,000, in my capacity as Consul. tor Peru, | will feel obliged to you tf you will give an®early and unqualified contra | diction to this report, as it has not even a foundation | on which to butid it, {here aasert that I never did advance one these people, and that 1 am in no way connected their act, of which I had no knowledge whatever. Yours respectfully, ALTAMONT DE CORDOVA, Kinesron, Jam., Deo, 12, 1876. CANAL BOAT INTERESTS, | The Canal Boat Owners’ Association have passed tho following resolutions :— Resolved, That wo have fora period of years witnessed with regret the diversion of trady from our canals, which is bringing destruction to our commerce and financial ruin n the operatives of our Interual water ro the public have been repeatedly warned of the sehenies of sho ratirond monopolin:s, we hereby ask concert of action from the peopie of the State ol New York to defend their rights and protect their trade by teaching their opponents that the public enterprise of this Commonwealth must and shall be protected: therefore, be it further ‘ G the people of mly wnd the expenditures as mi | practicable, |W: such reduction in eaual tolls as will seem Just and necessary to promote the commerce of the State, In detiance of the combinations which are seeking to destroy it and to deprive the puolie of their ib transportation regulator and low transit protector, known as the “inland water route,” the guarantor also of cheap brendstutfs for Europo as well ws | Amerien, and be it furtifer , That a copy of the foregoing preamble and «be forwarded to the Governor and members of gisnturo, alo to the New York Produce Ex change New Yor Cheap Transportation Assuciation, | the several b rasottrade und other bodies that may be considered interested. SERGEANT MILLER'S TRIAL, The trial of Sergeant Miller was continued yester- day vefore the Board ot Police but no new testimony | of importance was clicitod. CITY STATISTICS. During tho past week. the polico mado 1,598 arrests. Thero were 600 deaths, 400 births, 138 marriages and 29 stillbirths in this oy > MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. MARRIED. Creiksaxk—Fitzainnox.—On December 23, at the residence of her sister, by the Kev. Alfred A. Young, | Manin A., daughter of JfH. Fitzgibvon, Esq., of st. Louis, to W. L. Cruiksna Vrrzsimmoxs—M ask In Jersey City, Wednesday, January 3, by the Rov. Tuomas Fitzsimmons to Mrs, Many T, Mastenso: | of Jorsoy City, Gunnssxy—Dvstor.—On 2d inst, at tho residence of the bride’s mother, near Greenwood, Ontario, Canada, by Rev, W. K. Ross, Mr. R. 8. Guenssey, of this city, to Miss Ligaix Duxwor, daughter of the late Alexander Duniop. Koxnrei—Eisexnava.—On Wednesday, January 3, 1877, at Forty-lourth street synagogue, by Rey. M: Isaacs, assisted by Rov, H. Phillips, ALuent Korn! to ELLEN EiseNvauM, eldest daughter of B, L. Joseph, of Birmingham, England, No cards. Minivs—Hantax.—On Wednesday, December 27, at the residence of the briae’s paronis, by the Rev. A. Hurbsch, Save. Mitivs to Rosa, danghter of Isaac Hartman, Hsq., both of this city. RNITT.—On Wednesday, January 3, by | m Merritt, at the residence of ‘the STRUMLK tO SARAH F, Ban- nirt, allof thie city. No cards, WaAkeMAN--LiCKOK,—At the residence of the bride's parents, Wilton, Conn., January 3, 1877, by the Rev. J, Merwin, assisted by Rev. W. Teller, James a, Wanw AX to Many, daughter of William H. Hickok, 8. i the Rey. Will bride's aunt, Grorca H. “DIED. ; Aurroromnir.--At_ his residoneo, Rostyn, I. 1., at two. M. G ‘Bd inst, neral J. J, Anurncrompix, United | y, aged ‘Yhe tunoral will take piace at one P. M. on Monday, January 8, at Roslyn, L. L Officers of the army aud friends are respectfully tavited, Trai Honter’s Pomt at 10 and 11:80 A.M. Carriages to meet the Waing at Roslyn. Miuitary OndwR Lota, Lucion, Usrrey States, ) HeADQUARTERS COMMANDERY OF TUR State ov New You, New York, Jan, 6, 1877. § This Commandery will convene for the purpore of attending tho funeral ceremonics of our deceased com- punion, General J. J. Abercrombie, United States Army, at Rosiyn, L. L, atone o’ciock P, M., on Mon- | day, ‘the 8b inst. Tho insignia of the Oracr will be worn conspicuously on the contre of the left breast. | By order of Major General WILLIAM BB. FRANSLIN, | Commande: | Carers A, Canterox, Brevet Brigadier General | United States Volanteers, Kecorder, Bryson, —On January 6, a4 Chatham, N. J., Mary, widow of Charles Benson aud mothor of the Tate Cap twin William Benson, of tuis city, in the 85th year of her age. Notice of the funeral hereafter, BiackLix.—On the morning of the 6th of January, HELEN CLoaR, fe ot J. J, Blackliv. | The relatives and friends of the family are respoct- fully invited to attend the ‘uneral, from her late rosie dence, No, 518 Union #t., Brooklyn, on Monday after- noon at three o'cte Tnterment on Luesda Booart.At Saddle River, January 4. Mania 0, | Buexis, wife of Augustus Bogart, in we 24sn year of | hor age, ° Foends of the family aro invited to attend the funeral, at Varamus, one o'clock Monday, January 5. Conveyances in waiting at Ridgewood, tor ten o'clock A. M. irain from New York, foot of C Brows, ~-Ou Friday, January 5, Lavarstts Brows, in the did year of bis age, Relatives and friends are invited to attend the | funeral, ou Sunday, January 7, trom use late residence, 85 Suffolk st. Beas. —Janvary 6, Eitey Coxsixorox, wile of Pat~ rick Burk, native of Sligo, aged 19 years, | ‘All friends are invited’ Lo atiend the funeral, from hor late residenc Grand st, on Monday, the kt, At hall-past one o'clock P.M. ONGSHOK! SKAMBN’S BENEVOLENT AS- | SOCIATION '—All members Of the above association are hereby notitied t wt our rooms, No. 274 Grand y the Dasimurcy am tribute of respret to from his late reaiden By order of JaMns chire Vy Bt. JOSEPH ASHMORE, | CAMNELL, Recording Secretary. —On Thursday last, 4th inst, at bis residence, pugal #., Gkorar CLirr, aged 69, Friends of the family are inviied to attend the fun- eral, ‘rom St John's church, Var st, on Sunday next, 7th inst, at two P. ln Hrookiya, J year of Lis age, a Dative of Drumrany, county Wostmeath, lrelawd, Relatives and re invited to attend the funeral, from his i co, No, 444 Hicks st, cor ner Harrison st., Monday morning, Jaauary 8, 1877, atnine A.M; thence to St, Peter's church, corner Hicks and Warren sta, whore «solemn requiem mass will be offered forthe repose of his soul; thence to Cometery of the Holy Cross tor tnverment. In Brooklyn, Saturday, January 6, 1877, vRY, aged 3s years, a and friewds are respectfully invited to al nd the funeral, ov Monday next, at two o'clock P, , {rom his late residence, 140 Chureh #t., Brookiyn. Also, the members of O'Connell Clab and siwrer clubs are respectiully invited to pay the Jast tribute of nuary 6, Micitaxn the pa } gon av, and 45th | tend the funeral, from ber tate Fespect to our late brother, Coxxen.—tn Brooklyn, January 4, at nalf-past seven P, M., Mrs. Mantiy Vay Benny Conxen, wife of Martin Van Buren Conner and third daughter of John J, n the 24th year of her age, tives and Irlends of the family aro respect. fudly iavited lo atvend ber luuera, on Sunday, the 71u e at two P. M., from her late residence, 351 Koscl usko st. Soman he donee 4, ican Cuunas, in ber vl a War 55th year. sai Wits Relatives. and friends are invited to attend the fu- neral, from her iate residence, 341 West 30tb st., om Sunday, January 7, at one o’ciock P. M. --At Santa Barbara, Cal, December Foor phiheria, Evrru, daughter of Helen B., ‘les L. Cushier. —On Friday, January 6, Wittias Devor, a native of the parish of Newbridge, county Kildare, Ireland, aged 50 years. His relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funerai, on Sunday, January 7, from bia late residence, No, 70 East Broadway, at one P. ML Doxouve.--On Thursday, January 4, THomas Dovouvr, a native of the parish of Kildallen, county Cavan, Ireland, aged 56 vears, he friends of the fumily ire respectfully requested to attend his funeral, trom his late residence, No, 129 Eust 50th st., on Sunday, 7th inst.gat one o'clock P. M. Dovutas.—At Sparkill, Rockiag@™ county, on Janw ary 6, Exiza, wife of Jobn H. Douglas, tormerly of this city, i Relatives and trieads are req ttend the funeral, on Monday, Sth inst, at threo P. M.; by New Jersey Northern Railroad. Carriages waiting at depot, Dwyse.—On Friday, Jangary 5, Tuomas Dwrer, of county Tipperary, Ireland, aged 54 years, 11 months, Relatives and frends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from his jate reaidence, 2oi Kast 53d st., on Sunday, 7th (ust, ab balf-past one x.—In Brooklyn, January 6, Isauerna E@ax, widow of the late Thomas Egan, aged 42, and puntui tiiness, Friends of the family aro invited to attend the funeral, at wo P. M,on Sunday, from the residence of her brother-in-law, L. Egan, 227 Ryerson 5 Eonerr.—At Tompkinsvile, Staten Island, January, 5, Mra, Cuannorrs De Forest Bona Relatives and friends of the Jamily tend the funeral, at the Reformed church, Brighton Heights, on Monday, Sth inst, at one P. M. 3. January 6, Oscar Evans, only sen of Samus —On Saturday, January 6, 1877, at her late | residence, 90 North 6th st, Mrs.’ HoxdRa Fattox, i mee of the late Laurence Fallon, im the 55th year of er a2 Her tunerai will take place from the Church of Su Vincent de Paul, North Oth st., Brooklyn, E. D., on Monday, January 8, 1877, at one o'clock P. M. ‘The friends of the family and of her brother, Jobn Linsky, are respectfully invited, Goovwix,—In Brooklyn, on Saturday, January 6 Tuomas Goopwiy, in the 75th year of his age, ‘The friends and acquaintan: of the tumily, alse those of nis son, Hugh, are requested to attend the funeral, trom his late residence, 332 Kent ay., on Mon- day, January 8, at half-past two P.M. #Y.—On Friday, January 6, Many Haste, aged 70 years and 9 months. Relatives and irjenas aro respectfully invited toa | tend the funeral, from 368 Warren si, Brooklyn, on | Sunday, January 7, atone P.M. Hay.—On Tuesday, 2d inst, ALexanpger T. Hay, aged 47 yeurs. Relatives, friends, and members of the Caledonian Club are respecttuily invited to attend his funeral, from his late residence, 180 Cherry 8, on Sunday, one M. —At Flushing, L. 1, Extzanern, widow ot Captain Jarvis Jones, iu the 60th year of hor age. The friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, on Sunday, the 7th inst., at four o'clock P. M., from St. George's church. Kysate.—On Saturday, of scarlet fever, Jexxim Hamittox, only child of John and the Jatc Jenme Hamilton Koeale, aged 3 years. The relatives and trionds of the family are invited to attend the funeral, on Monday, January §, irom the residence of hor aunt, Mrs, Jane A. Donaldson, 359 9th av. Lanatex.—On Saturday, January 6, 1877, Epwix A‘ gniy child of Edwin F. Larabec and’ Anna Low, aged years, Relatives and friends of tho lly are requested to attend the funeral, on Monday, January §, at two P. M., at the residence of his parents, av. D, Pamrapo (Bayonne), N. J. Lewis,—-Very suddenly, January 5, Water E, Lewis, eldest son of Elijah and Margaret C, Lewis. The relatives and {riends of the family wre invited to attend bis funeral, trom the Second Methodist Epis. coval church, Rahway, N. the 9th inst, at twe o'clock P. M. Residence 124 Main st. MaRims W. Manrens, suddenly, in the 60th year of his age. Relatives aud friends of the family are invited to at. tend the funeral, from his late residence, 208 East Baltic 8, Brooklyn, at 2:30 ?, M., Sunday, the 7th mst Moriso: In Philadelphia, on Saturday morning, January 6, 1877, Hasna Bailey, wife of Hecvor Mort son, of Brooklyn, Notice of tuneral hereafter. Morrisox,—On Saturday morning, January 6, Many HANNan, daughter of Joseph aud Winnstred Morrison, aged 3 years and 3 months. Friends of the family ere respectfully invited to av tend the funcral, on Monday, January 5, attwo P. M., at 404 West 25th at. Morr.—At Baysbore, L. 1., FRANKLYN P., the eldest son of Albert H. aud Sophia C, Mott, in the 24th year and friends are respecttully invited to at tend tho funeral, tron’ his father’s, on Monday, eleven o'clock. ‘Train leaves Hunter's Point 8:05 A.M McLvorp.—On Friday, January 5, 1877, Jaxe, wife of Samucl L, Mulford, in the 6518 year of her age. Relatives and friends a id to attend her fur neral, irom her late residence, Beach st., Stapleton, 8. L, Monday, January 8, at twelve o'clock noon. McLpooy.—On Friday, January 6, AxN McLpoo, aged 37 years, the beloved wife of Patrick Muldoon, Relatives and friends are invited to attend th funeral, from ber lato residence, 80 Madison st, this (Sunday) afternoon, at one o'clock. Macvantanxe.—On Saturday morving, January 6,Wit- Laky C, MACWARLaNS. infant son of James B, and Mattie Mactariano, aged 15 months avd 1 day. Funeral on Monday, January 8, at eleven o'clock, from 36 Went Sint at, Peek. —In this city, ot Wiham L. and Phy his age. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to ate tond the funeral, at the Church of the Disciplos, Madte st., Monday, January 8 at ll a. ML. The members of the Sparta Cinb are requesied to ate tend the funeral of our Jate associate, Revere Peek, the Chureh of the Disciples, Madison’ ay, and 450m a, on Munday, January 8, at eleven o'clock A. M. JOHN DAVIDSON, President, Joux P. Kaxe, secretary. Powrut,—On Saturday morning, January 6, afters Mngering ness, AvGusta JuLia, wife of James Powell, aud second eldest daughter of Heary and Louisa Clasen, 1m the 30th year of her age. Relatives and trienas invited to attend the fui on Tuesday moraing, January 9, from ber p residence, 42 Weat ih st, at nine o'clock. loLerme: at Sing Sin, Quiot.—Saasrday morning, January 6, after a long and lingering disease, Matiinpa K., youngest daugh- ter of Louis aud Catharina Quiot, aged {7 years, 2 months and 6 days, The relatives and friends are respectiully invited to attend the funeral, Monday, Junuary 8, at one o’glock P. M., from 28 © Reid.—On Thursday, January 4, Baxtiey, wife of John Reid. Relatives and frtend. invited to attend the funeral services, at her late residence, 219 6th av., on Sabbath evening, the 7tb inst, at Ove o'clock. The remains will be taken to Coluenham, Orange county. Kyan.-Oo Friday, January 5, 1877, at 143 lst av, Many Axsn, mother of Peterand John T. Ryan, aged 62 years. The funeral takes place from her late residence on Sunday, at one o’ciock. Relatives id inends al Tespectiully invited to attend, Samrke.—On Friday, January 5, Minaie, beloved wile Mark Samter, in the 52d year of ber age, Kolatives and friends are respectiuliy invited to at. residence, 317 West 40cb st, Sunday, January 7, atten A. M. Conarecation Bar Jasicnux,—Tho mombers are respectfully invited to attend the funeral of Mra, Mark Samter, from her lato reside: No. 317 Wost 46th st, this (Sunday) moruing at ten o'clock. M. DINKELSPEIL, President. Suenivax.—At her residence, 765 7th av., Manga Retr, the beloved wile of John Sherr. ‘Tho friends ot the iamily are requested to attend the funeral on Sunday, at one o'clock. SoLoyoy.—Friday, January 9, Rarnant Sotomon, uary 4, Ruvern, eldest soa be A. Peck, im the 22d year of Marr Exuorer Relatives and friends of the family, also the mem. bers of Jacov Lodge, No. 86, A. J. O. K, 8. B., are ro- spectiully invited to attend the funeral, from bis late residence, 210 West 40th #t., on Sunday, at hbalf-past bine A. M. Sway,-—In Brooklyn, on Saturday, January 6, 1877, of diptitheria, Many, the beloved daughter of Joun, Jr, and Bile Swan, Relatives and friends of thé famity are re. invited to attcud the tune: on Monday, Jai 4, at two o'clock, from the residence of her grandpare oa Mr, and Mrs, G, T. Murray, 460 Hart st, Brooke a. TaLiox,—At South Brunswick, N. J., om Friday, January 6, Lawnexce Tatton, @ native of county Carlow, Ireland, in bis 524 year, Carriages will tneet the remains at the Cortlond street terry on Mouday, at twe palvary Cemotery, Prien January 5, Bowano 2 yours. their residence, 223 v ary 7, at one o'clock, ds are respeotivily mvited, Tacoant.—At Paterson, N. J., om Friday, January 5, tn her 62d year, suddenly, MaTiupa, relict of the late ee Taggart, and daughter of the late Charles Dan forth, Rolatives and frionds aro invited to attend the fu. heral, on Monday, the 8tb ivat., at two o'clock, the residence of M Dantorth, corner of Mar! and Church 406. seday. J a Toat. —On Saturday, Jaouary 6, Auics Huawes, tl beloved wife of Michael To: weed Wo ri cee ‘The relatives and frends are respectfully requested to attend the funeral, on Monday, the 8tb inst, at two o'clock, from ber lave residence, U8 Ridge st Twry.—On Saturday, January 6, Miowagn Twry, io the 46th year of his age, Relatives aod friends are respecttully invited to at tend the funeral, on Monday, January 8, at one olciock P. M., from his late residence, No. 213 Woat Heuston st Vaxvennior.—On the 4th inst, Comneiice Vaxpem mit, in the Sod year of his ag Faveras serv will be bela at the Chureb of the Strangers, Mercor sereet, between Clinton and Waverly places, on Sunday, the Tt imeu, at lalf-past tem o'clock A. M. The remams will be deposited in the bg vault on Staten Island, INSENER.—At bis residence, 163 av. Thu January 4, Wittiat Wiksexer, aged ee on, Relatives and friends are respocttully Invited to ate tend bis funeral op Saaday January 7, a one P sbarn,