The New York Herald Newspaper, January 12, 1877, Page 8

6 THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE Mecting of the Trustees Yesterday—The Steel, stion Discussed. CHIEF ENGINEER ROEBLING'S REPORT. Yet Made on the Cable Wire Contract No Award | 1 DISCUSSING FACTS. The meeting of the Board of Trustees of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge Company, held yesterday, atthe Brooklyn ofMfce of the company, was more nu- merously atiended than any previous meeting. Mr, Hewitt, who was unavoidably detained in Washington, was the only absent member of the Board. ‘The Treasurer reported tuat the receipts for Decem- ber had amounted to $77,800, and the expendi- tures aggregated $150,000, of which $96,000 nad been paid for property on which to construct approaches to the bridge. Tho Secretary’s report for the time during which work bas been going on stated that the total receipts were $7,124,896 41 and the disbursements $7,009,808 49, There was cash in the Atlantic Bank to the extent of $63,380 64, in the Long Island Bank there was $1,043 05, and the cash on band amounted to $604 25. The liabilities of: the company were as follows:—Chromo Steel Company, $4,114 03; December salaries, $3,024 98; material re- peived, $4,454 95; lands and buildings, $3.530 8 making a otal indebtedness of $15, 7 Then were read the minutes of the of the Executive Committee, held on December Gand 23, at which the bids for furnishing the steel wire for the large cables were opened and the decision arrived at to recommend to the Board that the con- tract be awarded to John A. Roebling’s Sons’ Compapy, at 6% cents, gold, per pound. There was read, alsv, a jetter from Colonel W. Paine, assistant engipeer, ip reply to the charges made by Mr. Albert Hill, published in the Hexanp, in which Coionel Paine gives itas his opinion that not one of the errors alle is sustained, ‘THE WIRE COMPETITIO: The report of Chief Engineer Roebling on the tests of the samples of wire suid:-- A general ylance over the results shows the grati faot that pretty much every bidder bas been able t our requirements, The facts certainly show that i Johnson & Nephew stand ut the head of the Hist sud M Henly at. th igh presented several ‘samples of and Rolling Mill pre sentedtwo rings of very he Washbay Moen Manufacturing resented two rings of good wire; the Jolin A. Koebling’s Sons’ Company presented two rings of. cast wits, and two rings of Bessemer | Stock, One ring of the Bessemer was very | food and the other uneven, ‘The short tests ot the Enat stool wire indicated x bizh teusil strength, while tho Tong tests fell below the requirements. Messrs. 1, Johnson & Nephew furnished two qualities of very superior wire; Messrs. Sulzbacher, Hyman, Wolff & Co. sent t nes of Pt tinus of good wir O tings of wire, which failed in so many particulars ¢ hot deemed hecessary to make further reference to them The Chief Engineer, ina letter dated December 15, | 1876, says:— If Tam asked point blank, I shall have to say the wire of Richard Johnson & Nephew wax by fur the best of all the h the bids, notwithstanding the fuct that it opsis of the Chief Engineer's 1875 and 1876, which was presented to the Board yesterday :— REPORT OF THE CHIEF KN 3. Monpiy, Preside ‘Trustees of the New York and Brovkiya Bride Sin—[ beg leave to submit herewith iny report for the ‘vear 1876:— Yr. injz to be put on the anchor- id until the cables are com material for this purpose is on hand. r towers and anchoraxes, stand, challenge co parison with any maxonry 1d. The muchingry for Selivering the stones on top of the towers wax so adeguate that it cost no more per vard to lay the top courses than the Bottom ones. This fmplies sometiing when it is. bo in mind that the summit of the New York tower is above the foundation. 45 fet | TOWERS ‘The arches of the Brooklyn tower were completed inthe | ed arches Boring of 1874. The line of thrust in these poll tside of the © 1M ity i inside of that point, «position | x Yent ax to throw it six inch: m stability. i ex. huge blocks, weighing eleven to out t ust as they came fr quarry, showing that the thickness of joints between the Fulssoira was regulated with che proper accuracy ay the Srch was built, On completion of the tower heavy castings, tomprixing the caddies and saddle plates, were raised at & single lift, and with great despatch, and hoisted into place withont any mishaps, In general form they d materially from those used on the Ciaci that thoy are about twice the size. It the saddles will move under uny pas bridge 18 completed. not ditfer pect ng load wttei aN In the anchorage we have granite and gravity, ‘The ties ence ix a defiance to the “gnawing too J,the only immutable law in natu; RAGE, ly two taetors to deal with— it thitterial whose very exist. f time: the see I f hence, w bt, in the shape o place ® certain amount of dead we ranite on the anchor plates, Lknow it will remain there Beyond all contingencies. | Inthe anchoraze plates, which are huge spider-shaped | eastings, two alternative designs were possible—either to | make them in one solid casting or to divide euch casting into a number of separate thin plates, between which the | chains would be inserted, the whole beiig united by wrought 4, 08 proposed by Mr. Allen. Castings mn seldom show the same rate of strength wh metal will give with a stnall sectional area easily keep the grentest t nth the | twas) sof | ery we the lat. | oni found ot! ter plan was carried out with perfect su ANCHOR CHAINS The anchor chains are so disposed ax to form the quadrant le extending from # point twenty-six feet above the anchor plate, to which they ure joined by a vertical section, to within twenty-tive feet of the front of the anchorage, the cable itselfermerging eight feet below the top of the n ry. In all previous wire cuble bridges each cable was composed of seven strands, This division was impossible here, as the strands would be too bulky to handle and could not be properiy laid ap, when exceeding n certain diameter. The Strands will lie comfortably to the circtlar arrangement in the saddles off the towers, and, at the same time, permit each now strand to be the end of the chain, so as not to be interfered wil ‘ace. The next question w i . whether to use iron or steel for these bars, During visit at Mr. Krupp's works, in Essen, during the year of 1807, the man- agers obligingly forged for my inspection an anchor bar two by nine, but would not guarantee any greater strength than | A 40,000 pounds per square hot that section of steel. subsequent comparison of relative rates of st prices soon showed that iron would have the preference over Heel. PRESERVATION OF THE ANCHOR CHAINS. | The preservation of to from rust is effected fn the manner customary wily cleaned sv the chin in hydraulic cement. p servative qualities of hydraulic cement have been well tried by long experience. | i} CARER WORK. | The main cables consist of eteen strands. These | strands aro not made on land « aeross the river, but are laid up in place: and, a ’ | the position which they are finally to oceupy in the cable it- | self, exch separate strand is laid up sixty feat above thin position ‘The length of time required to make the main cables is largely * on the wind and weather, and will require no less than two Preparations for the have been going on for two the required Brooklyn anchors. the completion of the toot by ment. ‘The cradles are suppor | at such ad jou that the maiy | ade, Nang directly opp. ery facility for b ndles by means of ali Two designs were mat position, at the level of pther sixty feet above, Nrands., oth positions rantages. ‘The platform Is componed of them, inid on t for this foot bridge; one in alow the toar of the main bridge; the at the level of the eradies and | have their advantages and disad= | | | TOAMLE WIRE. ncable wire bas formed the sub wht, especially in preparing sume, have ‘The question of the 1 Jeet of much retiection and the The specitientions for the Tusts been going on at intervals for the past six years and constantly during the | Tt a as 8 fu a certain principle which ser minations was to ol ry “ t Yor raisin ds por nquare inet, ein ihe pric figures did QUALITY OF F pro, of the nineh. ation it hash juestion of steel, The plan adopt only 9 invite public eo d for the fwithful performance of ty called for ia the ihe lin e matter of trust, After the reading oi the reports G mot- | following resuiuiion, which he moved be fered the doruaetion with lie recomimendacion of the Executive Committee ved, That the Secretary ot War jell be officer of the co of Unit ss the piace of mig cortifiente’ of nels the wf the cont ie wo, o granting of the when Mayor bly tim Fon hewly appointed taure time to est counting eee wipeca, would dosiee P o award, uid moved (hut | nb the mere cows full another mee jar abd jeotion was curciod. Nearly all the geaticuen Vrirr ciieipated ink parley on the aperoriy © ¢ Yah followed and lasted for over an hour. NENSEMER STERE eee sirntlog Jahn Baily finally e fered a resolulon lu meetings | dur | Baxter’s Steam Canal Boats, bas arranged an apparatus | bimt } it | band, Anthony #arbe, of No, 89 South Fifth avenu NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1877—WITH SUPPLEMENT. by which the Executive Committee were instructed to continue to i jor ten days from manu. clurers Who choose to bid prices for which they will make Bessemer steel, to be subjected to the same tests as Roebling’s wire. This resolution was adopted. Mr. Kiusvila then offered a resolution to the eflect that the bxecutive Co:nmittee be instructed to report bids forthe lowest crucible steel wire, and that the contract be made thereby. This resolution wus lost, after consid- erable argument, by a vote of 8to7, the gentlemen voting nay being Messrs. Stranahan, Marshall, Slo- bees Riley, Van Schaick, Burrell, Kel y and the Presi- dent, MK. TT's OPINION. The President read a letter trom Mr, A, S. Hewitt, im which Mr, Hewitt said 11 seems to me that the primary question to be decided by the trustees is whether they will rely upon the inspec:ion provided tor in the specifications in order to xecure the qual- ity of the wire required ior the cubles, If they inten rely upon the Inspection and the bond of the contract, t the contract should be award td the process by whic! of the trusts y award the contract to the lowest bidde: pasa ty, the mini the Executive Committe jowest bid way made by John A. Roeblivg’s Sons & Co., on a sample marked *R” at six and three-quarter cents per pound. The Kind of steel which this vid proposes tw furnish is not stated in the printed table of bids, but Limier from the report from the chiet engineer, dated ‘December 18, 1876, that this wire was made from . Ho do find anything in rs submitted to me to jeate which of the two samples fur by that company was made trom Bessemer neither do | understand that they limit themselves to any kind of st simply propose to deliver 3.400 tons of steel” wi will in all respects conform to the specitications and Jeet to th ion therein provided for. If this view of the sti tees can do otherwise than award the contract to John a. Roeblings’s Sons & Co. in cane they decide to award it at wll, In this event, However, in view of the personal reinti ship of the chiet engineér to the stockholders of that co wetion of the imperati tion of the control of t doubt that ne y anticipate a reque: propriety would have led him to make to the trustees. But there still remains the finn) question, whether the specifications and inspection provided tor wre sutticiens to insure the delivery of the wire of suitable quality. Pro- vided it be made trom Bessemer steel, my knowledge of that materinl leads me to ‘the conclusion that the specifications do afford protection ast the delivery ot ure made of arerial is that itis apt to iw no external indication, Vy actual tests applied ut a ch effects will vecur. Tho meeting adjourned subject to she call of the Chair, HEAT THE CARS. The Railroad Committee of the Board of Aldermen wus announced yesterday, 1¢ consists of Messrs, John W. Guntzer, Bryan Reilly and Rufus B. Cowing. The first two are democrats, and the last nained 8 a repub- lican, ‘This committee has in charge the resolution offered by Alderman Cole as to heating the street rail- road cars, They will bold a meeting at the City Hall ut two o’elock this afternoon, when the subject will be taken up. The members of this committee are iutel- | hyent gentlemen and will doubtless give the proposi- tion prompt attention. Two of them, Messrs, Guntzer und Cowing, have already expressed themselves to the Hekato representative as being decidedly im favor of heating the cars, Mr. Cowing says he will to it that the public interests are fully protected con- nection with these railroad corporations. Mr. Bryan Reilly has not yet expressed ap opinion one way or the other as to this contemplated improvement in our city railroad travel. If the Aldermen are really in earnest in this matter an ordinance can be passed next week which will compel the harping railroad companies to spend a httle of their enormous profits tor the comfort of the public, NEWARK HORSE CARS HEATED, Spurred by the public demand. for heat in horse cars ig the winter seasun Mr. William Baxter, of which is now on successful trial 1n one of the Newark borse cars, Itis very simple and is claimed to be entirely satisfactory. Itconsists of a small furnace located under the seat, between the wheel boxes, frou which run along under the seat hot air pipes, whole invention is so protected that there is no danger ol fire, no loss of room, and no unsightly stoves such us that used on some of the Brooklyn cars. Yesterday Mr, Baxter bad a number of leading Newarkers inspect his apparatus. They pronounce it, with certain im- provements suggested by Mr, Baxter, as a decided success. ERIE RAILWAY AFFAIRS. The receiver of the Erie Railway yesterday filed in the County Clerk’s office nis report of the receipts and d'sbursements of the road during the months of (Octo- ber and November. As will be seen by the report there is a considerable increase in the profits of the road, He reports balance on hand September 30, $408,943 09; receipts tor the month of October, $2,619,889 41; payments, $2,200,239 93; balance on 31, $419 649 48; receipts for November, nts, $1.892,039 93; balance on 1, $583,578 06. DOLLAR THUMB. 7 99; pay the 30th of Novembe A TEN THOUSAND ‘The attention of the Supreme Court, Circuit, Judge Pratt, was occupied yesterday in the trial of a suit brought against the proprietors of the East River Metal Manufacturing Company, of Avenue A, New York, The praintifl was superintendeat of the work. shop owned by defendants, and while at work there on July 21, 1875, a drop hammer, weighing 600 pounds, fell on his thumb, crushing that member and perma- nently digabling him, Mr. Groves claims damages in the sum of $10,000. Detendants claimed that the ma- chine 1m question was in good order, and that it was put there at the request of the plamtif, and hence he could not recover a verdict. The evidence in regard to the condition of the muchine was conflicting, the Court said, and 1t would be for the jury to determine that question of fact upon the testimony, The case was adjourned until this forenoon. THE NEW DEPORTMENT ACADEMY, Justice Otterbourg hadto Jean over the bench at the Washington Place Court in order to see Joseph Rielly, aged eleven years, who was charged by his mother, Kate Rielly, of West Houston street, with being o thief, a liar anda midnight marauder. Mts. Rieliy was most emphatic in her denunciation of her son, and her excited manner, combined with a most pronounced accent, caused no little merriment in court. The Justice—Well, what did he do? Mrs, Rielly—What didn’t he do? you mane. Isp’, it me new dress he stole and pawned and I forgavo He pisened Mrs. Doolan’s cat, and took a beet- steak from the butel n? said it’ wuz forme, whio itwazbimand httle Tommy Carey roasted an’ ate mm Maguire’s stables, And whin 1| vintured tor to chastise him for it, wasn’t it the taypot he threw at me, an’’bruk the lookin’ glass an’ a kero- sene lamp on the chimbly piece? the muraerin’ villain! Watt till I get ye bome, ye thiet of the wurld, an’ Pil wool the head off ye! "Tis whin he ought to be | reading his lessons at night he's tra-la-la-loing at Peter Dwyer’s swaddling meetings and coming in by the fire escapeat four in the mornin’, ‘Ts not mesilf he takes after, bud his tather. [ll sware me iife agin ye. "? The Justice—Why don’t you charge him with mur- der in the second degree? Mrs. Rielly—“1’ll’’—but she reflected, ‘The Justice—What do you want me to do with him? Mrs. Rielly—Sind bim to the Island, where he'll te taught manners and good breedin’. The Justice —There; that will do, Go home, She went, and as her portly form clouded up the doorway, she was heard to remark something about “gas house tarriers in the courts, ’” TWO STRINGS TO HER BOW. An uneducated German woman named Maria Heuser | was charged at the Washington Pince Court yesterday with bigamy, Sho was married to her present hus- uber 3, 1876, by Rev. Mr. Held, of No. Christopher streey Charles Hitter, of Ni street, appeared in court and produced a certificate ng that fried to the prisoner, who A at way, by Rev, Gusta. str When asked show) then | what to say in her defence the pris- oper admitted having married River, bat said that | he abused . ber to an extent she was ¢ jet to leave nim. she fell into the hands ota ‘shyster” laws y street to Whom she gave $50 und he intormed her that tor her from Kitter and that she subsequently nade rried him, she was tre tie Grand Jury, and will ¢ ing the truth er falsity or her sta Je regard: ON THE DOWN Yesterday Join M Brooklyn, appeared be company with his daugh girl, aged Giteen year his rry yt No, Sb4 Fourth avenue, ¢ Volice Justice Walab, in a prepossessing looking MeGarey stated that he by Mr. ter bat was named, hin. she phere, commitred to the House of the ¢ ‘APRICAINE” IN A. FLAT. ies Mayor appeared at the Washington Place inst Bien Crawford, a colored girl, stre , Court yesterda harged eC) nish , whom She de wo living at No. oF Thompson with stealing $1 50 from bis pe charge, but was held. Mayor was obliged 8:00 bail to appear as a Willies, singer. ft He ig an opera bouge The | . 186 Rivington | Juss | ton of the | BANK TAXATION, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TAKING PART IN THE MOVEMENT TO REDUCE BANK TAXES. The Chamber of Commerce held a special meeting yesterday afternoon to consider the subject of ex- cessive taxation levied by the State and federal gov- ernments on banking corporations throughout the United States, 1: was understood thut the meeting came together in response to @ requcst made by the Executive Committee of the American Bankers’ Asso- ciation, The President of the Chamber, Mr. Samuel in the chair, and among the prom- inent members present were:—Jam M. Brown, Henry F. Spaulding, Gustave Schwab, Nathan Chand- ler, E. W. Corlies, James P. Wallace, James 8, T. Stranahan, P, L. Soloman, James Haselhurst, Ambrose Snow, William H, Gaion, Benjamin B, Sherman, Fred- erick D, Tappan, George 8, Loe, Henry R, Ball, James F, Ruggles, Jacob Wendell and John Paton, Alter the chairman haa stated the object of the meeting Mr. Gustave Schwab obtained the floor to speak in favor of two petitious—one of them addressed to Congress and the other to the Legislature of this State—which the members were called upon to con- sider, Mr, Schwab contended tiat avy tax on the capital and deposits for the benefit of the United States must necessarily be more felt in this financial centre than anywhere else. On the other hand the taxation in the State of New York has been brought to bear with far greater stringency on our banks than in other States, thus placing these banks in a very unfavorable position when compared with those of the neighboring | Stutes, For a number of years past the taxation borne by the banks of this city has averaged over five per cent on the amount of their capital, Many of the dis- asters experienced by banks within the past Jew years must be ascribed to their inability to earn dividends without taking undue risks. The crisis in our national credit. which was brought about by tie war having passed away an appeal to Congress for relief trom the whole war tax may now be justly made, The same principle applies ulso to the State taxation on corporate and banking capital, in com- wrison with the capital of foreign bankers, While asiness flourished banks could afford to stand the strain, but with the general depression of trade a chango for the worse has come over onr interests, Ex- cessive taxation has, within a short time past, reduced the accumulated surplus earnings of our banks by up- ward of $5,000,000, and this reduction may within the present year reach $12,500,000, or about twelve per cent of the incorporated bank capital of this Stato, and fifteen per cent of the same kind of property in the city. Mr. Schwab, asa step in the right direction to remedy the evils now complamed ol, offered the following resolutious :— Resolved, That this Chamber cordially indorses and adopts the petitions prepared for presentation tu Cougress and to the Legistature of this State on the subject of ex- cessive taxation on banking cupital, and that a committee often members be appointed to take charge of procuring tures tu the petitious aod of their presentativa at biugton and Albany, Resolved, That the Secretary of the Chamber is hereby authorized’and instructed to communicate with the varioux Chambers of Commerce and Bourds of Trade in otuer cities, reqn sting them to co operate with ux in this movement by Immediately seuding to Congress petitions similar to the one adopted by this Chamber, Mr. George T. Hope supported the resolutions, which were adopted nem, con. ‘The Secretary, Mr. Wilson, read the two petitions alluded to above, Both these documents set forth the disadvantages under which it 18 claimed banking insti- tutions have been laboring for some yeurs past with respect to ‘‘onerous aud discriminating taxation.’? It was therefore moved tbat the chairman should be em- powered to name a committee of ton to advocate the propositions therein set forth, Mr. Spaulding sec- | ouded the motion, which wus curried, and the chair- man appointed the following named gentlemen to con- stitute such committee:—George S, Hope, Gustave Schwab, B. G. Arnold, H. B. Claflin, Martin Bates, James Haselhurst, Anson Phelps Stokes, James M. Constable, William B. Kendall, A. 8. Barnes. ‘The committee are empowered to canvass the city and vicinity for signatures to the petition, and to take such other steps as may be found useful in furthering the movement. THE By means best known to Special Agent Sharrats he ascertained, after the apprehension uf Kelly, Craw- furd, De Freese and Mary Jane Collins, all of whom were concerned in the recent mail robbery, that one pouch of letters was sent by express to Montreal, ad. | dressed to G, W. Thorne, apd one to another Canadian city. The former was returned on Wednesday and the valuable contents published im yesterday’s Hrranp, Through the efforts of the special Post Office agents the last stolen bag was recovered yesterday, it having been sent back by the agentof the American Express from Toronto and brought to the Post Office about three o'clock im tue alternoon, Shorily atter its arrival Mr, Sbharrat and Mr, Anthony Yeoman, Gen- eral Superintendent of the Post Oillce, assoried th contents of the bag. The literary mass thus scattered about cemonstrates very clearly how savagely the stolen mail bad been attacked. Out of about 500 letters only four were left unopened, und these proba. bly escuped the notice of the thieves. Among the un- opened epistles was ove addressed to Messrs, Jumes Rt, Osgood & Go., Boston, Mass. Inthe ruvbish was fouod a certificate of ten sbares Summit Branch Rail- road Company’s stock, No. 1,959, worth $50 per share, made out in the name of Israel F, Parsons; also” an advisory Post Office money order, dated at Norristown, Pa., December 7, 1876, to order of Perry, Mason & Co., Boston, for $1,663, from Mra. Miller Jones, Bridgeport, Pa, The bag’ and contents were enclosed in'a large sheet of wrapping paper, and addressed to G. W. Thornton, Toronto, Canada, The strap of the pouch had been cut, but owing to a patent arrangement, which keeps the bag closed in the centre vy the jock, the contents were taken out and returned in the condition as tound by Mr. sharrats, on either side of this patented contriv- an Whether the recovered bag will be sent to Philadelphia, whence it came, or to Bosion, its origi- nal destination, has not been decided upon. This afternoon the further examination of the pris- oners implicated in this robbery will take place before Commissioner Shields. The sale of Japaneseand Tunisian goods was von- cluded at Leavitt's Clinton Hall salesrooms yesterday. The attendance was large and the bidding lively. The prices realized were mostly good and quite the value of the articles offered. For instance a Japanese teapot cloisor.né, enamelled on bronze, brought $40; a dupli- cate, $35; a bowl-shaped vaso, five inches in diameter, $20; a duplicato, $19; an antique tea jar, nine inches high, $22 50; pair o1 vases, about six inches high, $50; another pair, four inches high, $38; Kiota pitcher, $15, Buyers of bric-a-brac huve jearned to know a good thing when they see it, and it is seldom that a fine article is knocked down ata sacrifice. Th ales are a school of art in their way, and there is a great dea) to be learned by attending them. The Messrs. Leavitt will sella collection of books, mostly American, this afternoon, THE HERTS AUCTION CASE, The charges made against Herts & Son, auctioneers, by Captain Waish, of the Twenty-sixth precinet, wero yesterday dismissed by Mayor Ely. In giving his de- cision the Mayor says:—‘*After a careful examination of the affidavits in this case and the certificates of ex- Sheriff Conner, I am of optnion that Mr, Herts, in con- ducting the sale compiained of, kept within the letter of the law, and that therefore | would not be justified in revoking his license, at tho same time I deem tt my duty to say that I consider that Captain Walsh acted with considerable propricty in bringing the m ter to my knowledge, and that bis conduct was in striet compliance with bis duty asa faithiul and ofli- cient officer,’ NEW YORK’S HAYTIAN TRADE, The following is the annual report of Mr, H. A, Kearney, the Haytian Consul this port, of the trade of Now York with the Republic of Hayti in ex- ports during the year 1876, The tables give a compari- gon between the export trade of last year and that of previous years as far back ws 1872:— Currency Vaine, 9 Gold Value. $8,555,906 ri ‘The total estimate of the imports from ports in the Republic ot F this port during the past your 18 $4,653,603 1m United States currency, as cot. jured with $2,104,642 in 1875, $1,374,285 In IST4 ant $1,888,151 in 1873 The total number ot ve ployed im the import trade was 151, Thus the es | Trot Uiis port exceeded the imports by $902,301 BOARD OF PRADE, A reguiar meeting of the New York rd of Trade took pluce yesterday afteruoon a No. 162 Broadway. In the absence of Me. George Opdyke, the Pre Mr. Jobo F, Henry acted as enarty and the New York dock system were digeussed and a nuimver of plaus suggested to remedy the shortcom- ings ot Uke present docks No action, however, was taken, A communiextion from the Mayor of Balt more in answer Wo inquiry ad to the dock system in that city was also read. The meeting then adjourned to Thursday, the 25cb inst, YOUTHFUL PICKPOCKEYS. John Quirk, Miebact Tierney and John Kane, all boys, on a charge of attempting to pick pockets on the ponds in tho Central Bark, were held for trial yesterday vy Justice smitu, THE PHELPS CONTEMPT CASE 18 A MAN BOUND TO CRIMINATE HIMSELF ?—AR- GUMENT BEFORE JUDGE DONOHUE ON THE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS—DECISION RE- SERVED—THE PRISONER STILL IN THE CUS- TODY OF THE SHERIFY. Dr. Charles Pheips, who was committed for contempt of court on Tuesday afternoon, in having refused to answer questions put to him concerning the move- ments of Mr, Bennett and Mr. May, was trought belore Judge Donohue yesterday, in Supreme Court, Cham- bers, upon writs of habeas corpus and certiorari granted by that Judge on Tuesday evening, aw mado returo- able yesterday at nine o’clock in the morning. Dr. Phelps, with his counsel, Measrs. A. Oakey Hall and Jobn A, Foley, were on band at that time, but as Dis- trict Attorney Phelps was otherwise engaged the hearing was delerred until hbalf-past one, AL that hour the court room was crowded with eager spectators, including a number of friends of tho “imprisoned gentleman, and proceedings were opened, To the writ of habeas corpus the Sherif! returned theCourt commitment, The petitioner thea filed a traverse to the return and set up that he was prosecuted under that section of the anti-duelling code which relates to acts partly done in this State and partly in another. He claimed that no statute gave him or any one else any proteetion against the opera- tion of that particular section, and asserted his privi- lege of reiusing to answer questions when by so doing he might establish a link in a chain of evidence to criminate himself, District Attorney Pheips moved to dismisa the writ, on the ground that there was nothing alleged in the traverse which voided gr impeached the commitment, The Court decided to hear the views of counsel, and Mr, Hall argued in support of the petition and the District Attorney against it, The proceedings began with the presentation to the Court by Mr, Foley of the papers in the case, includ- ing the traverse to the Sherit!’s return, This was read by Mr. Foley, It alleged im substance First—That it did not appear by the recitals of the commitment that either ayy member of the Grand Jury or any other person bad, belore the tra verser was examined by the Grand Jury as a witness, complained under oath or otherwise in the naine ot the people or otherwise against James Gordon Bennett or Frederick May as being guilty or probabiy guilty of the offence against the statutes of this State, so that the Grand Jury could acquire any jurisdiction to examine the traverser ju the mode sev up in the commitment returned as true cause of the imprison- meat of the tra’ er, OF to put tothe latter ax a wit- ness any of the questions recited in the commitment; and Dr, Phelps turther avers that as matter of fact member ol the Grand Jury, nor any other person, be- fore be was called as a witness, had 19 apy manner mude on oath or otherwise any complaint wherein be could be lawfully examined a8 @ witness before the Grand Jury, He averred also that at the time there was propounded to him the questions set up in the commitment the Grand Jury did not possess jurisdic. tion to propound them to Lim, and that the Court of General Sessions did not possess jurisdiction to issue the commitment. Second—That at the time Dr. Phelps was called as an alleged and pretended witu before the Grang Jury no one had compluined against either himself or Mr. Bennett as an offender against the laws of this State in that he had within this State fought a duel with deadly Weapons against any other person, or that be had withip this State chailenged another person to fight a duel, or that he had sent or delivered any ver- bal or written message purporting or intended to be a or such challenge or message, or bad koowingly carried or delivered any or 51 ch allenge or mossage, or had been present within this State at any:lime of fighting therein any duel with deadly weapons etthor as second, ald or surgeon, or had advised or given any countenance or assistance to such duel, Traverser de- nied that avy complaint embodying any or all of the foregoing particulars was,in any wise entertained by the Grand Jury against any person at the time when he refused to answer the questions alleged in the com mit- ment; and avers that neither he nor Mr. Bennett was in any wisean offender against the statutes, Ho avers that he was not atthe time of the propounding of the said questions within the protection of any statute offering to him an immunity against prosecu- tion for auy of all of the offences aforesata should he testify to any matters tending to expore him to prose- cution for a criminal offence, Third—That the commitment was vold in that on its face It showed that in propounding the questions to Dr. Phelps the Grand Jury were proceeding to inquire into transactions occurring outside of this State, Fourth—Dr, Phelps stated that he bad been advised by counsel and be believed and averred that by the recitals be had been by an informal and illegal action ef the Grand Jury, exclusively of any other charge, accused of having aided aud abetted Mr. Bennett and Mry May, \or either, in leaving this State witn an inten- Lion and purpose of eluding the law relating to duelling and then of aiding and abetting Mr. Bennett and Mr. May in giving or receiving out of this Sute a challenge to fight a duel out ot this State, they being inhabitants thereo!; and that said questions were by the Grand Jury propounded to him upon that action and charge of the Grand Jury. He iurther alleged that if the charge were true he was amenable to punishment for a criminal offence in an- other State as well as in this, And he averred that by the common law of evidence he was, upon such charge, privileged from answering any questions which might tend to criminate him in such olfence. He averred also that if the cherge against him were true then no statute gavo to Lim any immunity from punishment or prosecution, providing he gives testimony crimimatng himself, yet only to be used against other persons, And be tarther averred that by the informal aud iltegal action of the Grand Jury at the time when the ques- tions Were propounded to bim Messrs, Bonnett and May were also charged with having left the State of New York while inhabitants thereof for tue purpose of eluding its Jaws against dueling, and wero charged with no other offence, and that to aid in discovering that and no other offence the traverser had been called into the Grand Jury room for examination as a witness, that being the ex- amination set up in the commitment, He alleged that he was privileged by the constitution and laws of the land from answering said or any of said questions, And this traverser further averred that his acts set up in the commitment on its face whereol he bas been ad- judged guilty of contempt, were ucts necessarily inno- cent und justifiable, and that in refusing to answer any of tho questions he was only asserting a right which was secured to him by the constiiution and law of the Jand, Fifth—That within bis own mind in the Grand Jury room he declined to answer said questions, because each tended to form a link ina chain of testimony which would criminate if tne allegations of crime implied by the questions wero true or founded upon fact. {hat he did not then and thero state such reasous because his position was novel and he was unadvised there by counsel as to bis rights of objection and did not tully understand them aud was not injormed of them, That in court his counsel in his behalf gave the lore- going reasons for his alleged contumacy, whereof the Court took no notice whatever. That as then so now he objected to answer any one of the questions for the reasons aforesaid, and claiming that the return show him to be imprisoned solely because he retused to his original petition, thus further supported, be ad- judged true and the return to the writs of babcas corpus and certiorari be adjudged of no effect and that he be released from the commitment forthwith, with- out further day in court or further restraint of his itb- erty by the Sherif. ARGUMENT BY MR HALL. ‘When Mr, Foley finished reading this the District Attorney moved to have the writ dismissed on the ground that there was nothing alleged in the traverse /which in anywise voided or impeached the commit- ment, Judge Donohue said he would hear counsel on the issue, and Mr. Hall argued in support of tho traverse, His Orst proposition was that the Court had full jurisdfction to inquire into the causes of the deten- tion set up in the commitment and full power to be deemed valid, Ho was aware that the general term of the Supreme Court in the Shanks case denied the power of a Judge at Chambers to discharge a wit- hess brought up under similar circumstances; but His Honor would remember there was made in the Shani case a peculiar plea of Journalistic privilege unknown to the Iaw, and that’ privilege was the bagis of the Shanks babeas corpus. He had in the present case made application, following the precise language of the former case ot Huckley, in 24 New York, and within the decision of that case he contended the pres- ent one tell. His second proposition was that the commitment ve showed that the Grand Jury were pro- inquire mto an alleged mfraction ot the ler section 6 of tie anti-duclling code of the ised Statutes, The commitment recited an inquiry | In the matter of an inquiry im the matter as to whether one wames Bennett and one Frederick May, 10 the present month, left the State of New York | forthe purpose of lighting a duel without the State,” &e. The statute was section 6 of the articie on duel- was taken fro tatutes by the revi with @ nore alucing to that lac following, suid:—"Now rs, Who accompanied it Sections 6 and 7, ice may be puis ably In another State, some provision seems neces- sary.”? Sections 1 and 2 of the anti-duelling code covered all kends of acts wholly commuted within the State, Section 5 relates to actions anywhere and duelling or eballenging partly done in this State and partly ty another, The first aud second secuons bau been taken from the Laws of 1828, and ded as One, and Was evident that they re altogether distinet infraction of the’ Iu from that referred to 1 section 4, Having given the history of the thr tons, Mr. Halt proceeded to show tbat bis client, being bold wnder section 5, was amenable to the common law rule of privilege, and tho doctrine jad down inthe Heekley ease beld good in | this, so that Dr, Phelps could not be compelled to testify to events which might prove bimsell guilty of a crime, When there Was no indemuitication of him an. hexed to that Kection aganist the consequences, I Dr. Poeips were cvarged bY the | a stricuy home inquiry, be defending him, becduse of section 3, which says 7 person offending against either of the provis- jous in tho last two sections #hall be a competent wit. ness against any olber person olfenaing in the samo transaction.” dir. Hall proceeded .o read the ques tions propounded to Dr. Phelps by the Grand Jury, and Claimed that they bronght the inquiry entirely within section 5, and that there was no immunity and no indemnity given by Wute to a Witness under soc- answer questions for such reasons atoresaid, asked that | discharge if the grounus presented to him should | the law of 1816 and adapted | | the schedule are clothing, which is exempt under the commitment with ree | fusing to tesiily inon tuquiry under sections Land2 of | Mr. Hall said be Would wot | Sun nnn ee Tc aaa aNennal 5. Therefore Dr. Phelps, charged with complicity in w transaction under that section, # right Lo rest upon bis common law privilege of not answering by tending to eritminate himself, The next question was whether petitioner was charged with such complicity, ‘Tnat he was, Mr. Hall held. was unmistakably evident from the reading of the commitment, An answer to the questions pro- pounded to Dr, Phelps might expose bim to prosecti- {ion in this State and also in another State, Even if there had been a guarantee attached to section 5 and au indemnity Mr, Hall would have been prepared to argue that the Legisiature could not bave taken away the common law right of witness of securipe himself by silence against prosecution in any other State, when it was evident, by the very language of the statutes themselves, that they contemplated the possibility of a prosecution im «nother Stute, Counsel would, however, rely upon tho fact that there was no immunity for any party who was implicated under section 5, that consequently Dr. Phelps was sustained by the common law and the Beckley decision in bis refusal to answer the questions put to him. He bad asserted that privilege im court when questioned, and again iy sent occasion, when he ried 16 1p bis tray dd the Court of General Sessions in committing bim acted illegally, because it should have sustuined his privilege. ‘There was reason, Mr. Hull further argued, for not compelling a witness to self-crimination of actions partly done in the State and partly out, because even if immunity were attached to the home action, the self-conviction could be used in another tribunal. The language of sections 6 and 7 showed that, as did aiso the revisers’ notes, In conclusion Mr. Hall argued that instead of com- mitting’Dr. Phelps for not answering the questions it should bave advised him of nis privitexe not to answer nd In support of this proposition he quoted 6 Cowen, 2: 1 Dento, 281; Taylor vs. Wood, 201 Edwards, 94, a 8 of Edfards, 458, DISTRICT ATTORNEY PHELHS? REPLY. In answer to the arguments of Mr. Hall it was con- tended by the District Attorney that it did not appear by either the commitment, the petition or the traverse that Dr. Phelps at any time before the Grava Jury avowed, of urged, or claimed, any privilege in not an- swering on the ground that the answer would tend to crimtnate him, He had been committed by a regular process of the Court of Gener: and he should be remanded whence he came. district, at least, that question had been settled in t case of The People against Fancher by the judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court, Witness had aright to claim his privilege, but that question wus to be determined by the Court before whom he was brought, and not collaterally upon any proceedings upon habeas corpus. It admitted by the petitioner that he had asserted no such privilege, but it was alleged in his traverse that he had it in his own mind, The District Attorney apprehended that whatever the witness might have in bis mind could not be held to ex- empt him from answering the questions if he did not bring tbat to the knowledge of the tribunal which was examining bim, Upon the question whether, under the circumstances of the case, witness had any privilege which should exempt him from answering, the prosecuting ollicer said it did not appear that tbe petitioner had been charged with any offence, or that the wers to the questions asked would tend to crimimate him. The result of such adoctrine as laid down by Mr. Hall would be deplorable, Assume, said he, that it was a felony in one State for a man to comintt an act which in this®State is per- fectly lawful, would it be possible that if be were ex. amined as a witness in the courts of this State and was asked as to that transaction that he could shelter him- seif under the plea of privilege, that the answer to it might tend to expose him to prosecution somawhere else? Especially would it be wrong 1! he alle; that he would not answer because it migbt expose bim to prosecution somewhere, without alleging any particu. Jar place, If witness is entitled to any privilege in the matter it has reference to exposing him to criminal prosecution under the laws of. this State, Proceeding, the Disirict Attorney claimed that it was the intention of the statutes upon duelling to put the parties who attempted to evade the law by leaving tho State in precisely the same condition in all respects as those who offended against the law within the State, In conclusion Mr, Pneips summed up by alleging first, that there was no privilege exempting Dr. Phelps trom answering the questions; second, that no such privil- ege had ‘been claimed when they were asked; third, that whatever might be the opinion of the Court as to the propriety of the questions, it had no jurisdiction to inquire into the propriety of the commitinent, and that it became its duty, therefore, to remand the prisoner. Judge Donohue took the papers aud reserved his decision. ACTION BY THK POLICE BOARD. It is stated that charges are to bo preferred against Dr. Phelps as « police surgeon before the Board of Po- luce on the alleged ground that he left the city without givingthe Board due notice. The Captain of the Fighteenth precinct ha» been summoned to testify as tu what be knows, if anything, of the Doctor’s absence, SHERIFF REILLY'S “DEAD WOOD.” A CONTRADICTION OF THE STORIES OF EXTOR- TION, A Hxraup reporter saw Sheriff Reilly yesterday afternoon in reference to the charges contained in Weducsday’s HxenAaLD against the Sheriff’s office. Mr. | Reilly said that there was not one word of truth in the entire statement. He was sorry that any news- paper should attack him with so littl¢ foundation, as, during twenty years of public life he had been kindly treated by the press, The Deputy Sherifls have not been directed by hiin, ted, to make a large pum- ber of arrests, nor does the Sheriff receive any profit from such arrest# The fees are, in all such cases $11 75, and the Deputy Sheriffs do not receive "$30 from the victims,’? as so boldly asserted. In regard to Mr. Muller, the Wine merchani, the facts are altogether misstated, 80 much go that Mr. Appel, the lawyer, has taken the trouble to come here and say that the whole statement, as far as regards big partio it, 1s unfounded, Mr. Reilly had nothing to do with bonds until the Ist of January, and yet here 18a case which extends back 10 the 20th of November last, when Mr. Conner bad full charge of the ollice. WHAT REALLY 18 THR MATTER. Mr, Reilly further suid that the practice of renewing bail has aiways been in vogue in the Sherifl’s office, and his action does not diflsr from similar proceedinus when past Sheriffs have come into place, The lato Sherif, Mr. Conner, left with a number of limit bonds on his hands, and hig successor derives no profit trom them. As Sheriff Mr. Reilly has to carry out actions begun by Mr. Conner, and many old cases come up, acd he 18 compelled to take all the work, trouble and risk and have no recompense, It would be far moro profitable to pay an outgoing Sherif $20,000 or $25,000 to complete what bas been begun by him, and such money would be wiilingly given, as all these limit bonds aré a dead loss to the vilice, Mr. Reilly is held responsible for the ball bonds, and he finds it incumbent on him to make sure that they are cerrect, for, Were a prisoner to be found across the river, or one foot beyond the jurisdiction of the Shertil’s office, the plaintiff, or bis attorney, would hold the Sheriff responsible. The fees exacted are barely, ifavall, commensurate with the trouble given by them. “This is the truth,” continued Mr. Reilly. ‘Iam not afraid to have my actions criticised if the criticism ts a fair one, I endeavor to nil my office ably, and I feel coniident { am capable of doing well here and ot giv- ing full satisfaction to all with whom I come in official contact, ’? Major Quincey, who was present during the mter- view, sai he busines- holding over from Mr. Conner is 60 much dead wood on the hands of the | present Sheriff and his deputies—a load they would | giadly be rid of were it possible. Untortun unfinished business, begun during shi term of office, comes to us now, and we, as his suc- cessors, are bound to attend to it.” BUSINESS TROUBLES, The following assignments wore yesterday filed in the County Clerk’s office:—Wilham J. Young and Charles M, Young to Benjamin Carter, and Bernard H, Helmeke to Houry E. Heppe, Kenyon Cox, the partner of Daniel Drew, W. H. Hutchinson and Horace Manuel, in the late firm of Kenyon Cox & Co, has beeu individually adjudicated a bankrupt by Register Fitch on bis own petition, Nearly allthe debts are for balances of account of moveys deposited with and protits realized on stock transactions through the irm of Kenyon Cox & Co., which failed in September, 1873, and made an assign- ment of the property to W. L. Scott, of Erie, Pa. The petition of Mr. Cox reveals cousideravie interest- ing information relative to the settlement of the firms atluirs, from which it appears that Daniel Drew advanced $290,000 to the assignee to pay the debts of the firm after the failure, and now Mr. Drew's assign) basa claim against Kenyon Cox for $100,000, tw Oilths of the amount advanced by Drew. ‘There ninety-five crevitors in all, and they have real eighty-seven and a halt per cent of their clai against the firm. The following aro the creditors who eived the principal amounis:—Drexel, Mor- ; John Casey, $105,311 4455, & J, David Dows, $57,750; ‘Canada Company, $39,704.57; Winsiow, Ww. Drew, $35,020 29; Me- ; Unarles bi OL Ene, $19, re $115,500; Casey, $61,073" 46; Southern Railway Lanier & Co, litan National b: U8 41; Second Nai k of North America, $14,437 60; estate of C Robinson, $12,126 92; H) J. Miner & Co. $11, Outario Car Co 10,500; F. W. Tracy, $8,927 62; 8.8. Rogers, $5,556 The’ creditors ure called to meet on January 23 wo go through the formality of electing an assign fhe only assets mentioned in law. A claim for $136,774 46, money received by Mr. Cox In excess of his share of ihe protts and for Joss individual speculations, was sold at auction re- nitly for $625 u EXTE 8 FAILURES, Bostox, Jan, 11, 1877. The suspension of Sargent Brothers & Co.'s dry goods house 18 announced to-day, Their habthties amount to $167,000; the assets ure stated at $242,000, Davia ich, engaged in the brewing business, faded. fis Havilives amount to $90,000 d borween $30,000 oud $40,000 secured His assets are unknown. wosecured, a by real estate. GONE INTO BANKRUPTCY, Lovisvinis, Ky., Jan, 11, 1877. T. & R. Slevin & Cain, wholesale dry goods mor- chants here, bave gone into bankruptey. Tho habili- tios of the firm are $167,0%0--nrd their assets $100,000, | service wader the act of NewSouth Wales,’ &c, A SYDNEY SCHEME. SKILLED MECHANICS TO BE TAKEN TO 4 TRALIA AT BEDUCED RATES—AM IMPORT QUESTION—IS THERE WORK FOR T THERE? ‘There has been of late a futter of ex. .ement am skilled artisans and mechanics caused by an advert ment offering transportation to Sydney, Australis, an extraordinarily low rate, and intimating that work in plenty was to be had for the asking when that port was reached. The offer comes from R, W. Cameron & Co,, ot this city, owners of the Pioncer line of Aus. tralian packets, and is, they state, authorised by th government of New South Wal Tho advertisement appears in the following form:— cemongia cernines, male and rail: ith the goveramons of New South Wales the undersigned are duly wuthorized to give passuge tos oved immigrants (of sound heulth aud vood moral to sydney, Australia, between th of tw i aity years, at 837 DD wold, each; and lor chit heir parents between the axes of two wud , each; younger children without pacity, will sail Li 27, und be fo Under arrangements our ‘accompanying U twelve yours, ‘$18 75 gold, churge. fhe ood ship N. Boynton, 1,800 to from Pier 9 Kast River, on ‘February ling iu March and yer by ench veasel will bo lin rea us thetr applications of ch grown person and $.' to secure passage, &c. To every applicant for information—and they are many~is banded a “statement authorized by the gov- ernment of New South Wales, of the current rate of wages of laporing people in the colony of New South Walos, and the cost of their house rent, tuod an clothing, to enable officers duly appointed by the gor ernment and executive council, to furnish necessa: information to persons entering 1nto engagemontet emenv” covers four sides of a large sheet paper, and includes the current prives of work, 100 Tent, clothing, und a retail price list of groceries, & Men are offered wages varying in amount, and, in son tostances, even lower than the prices prevatiing in th country, Stone masons and plasterers’ wages $27 bricklayers, $3 per day; iron and bras to 35 cents an hour; murried couples o. form sons, $300 a year; furm laborers, $200 a year, shepherds, $200 a year; cooks, $200 to $3U0 a year, and other avocations 1p proportion, House rent is put down as tollows:—Small cottages in Sydney and suburbs, three or four rooms and kitchen, $2 to $3 75 per week; larger houses, from $4 50 per week up, Board for single men 18 quoted at Irom $3 75 to $6 per week. ‘Ihe list is continued down to the smallest article needed tor householu use, Some of the articles are quoted at prices much higher than they could be purchased for in this city— and some cheaper. Milk, for instance, varies Irom twelve to sixteen cents a quart, While a ‘goud suit of cloth clothes” may be purchased for $7. \ ‘A WRONG IMPRESSION, ‘The impression has gone forth that work was guar. anteed Lo skilled mechanics immediately upou their arrival at Sydney, Such, however, 18 not the caso, and while the clerks at Cameron & Co.’s office state that they will not guarantee work, they also state that there ia very little doubt that work 1p plenty may be ou ‘Phe writer yesterday visited the shipping office and was met at the counter by one of the clerks. The following conversation ensued :— Oana <neaa passage to Australia by the Boyn+ ton?’? Yes; are you a mechanic??? e Xes, 1 am a machinist.’? “Where Lave you worked ?”” “Well—I’ve worked in a newspaper office—heiped run the newspaper machine, ’” The clerk then stated that the passage money was $40 in currency, and 4 deposit would Lave to be made to secure a passage, the whole sum to be paid betore the ticket was issued. ‘First come Urst served,” con- tinued he, as he reached up and took down froma shell the list of ‘current prices” already alluded te. “Read this,” said the cleré, ‘and it will give you all the information possible; ‘if there is anything you don’t understand come back and J will explain,” “How can you take a mau to Sydney for $40, 0 voyage of ninety days or more?” ““Pue government of New South Wales romanerates us—that is, makes up the difference.’’ “How is work in the colony ?”” “Phere is plenty of work on the railroads.” “Any buiiding goimg on??? «Well (hesitating), 1 couldn’t say how mucp.¥? “Po you guarantee work when I arrivo ?” “No, we do not guaranice you work, bat there is no doubt plenty.” “Can | take my “Yes, $40 each. After a few more unimportant questions the writer gave way to & Brooklyn carpenter, who propounded the asual questions, and received the stereotyped replies. nd Applicants eived. A deposit r childrea required gt is jwite at the same price?” THY SHIP BOYNTON, The N. Boynton is a wooden sailing ship of 1,065 tons burden, and 1s at present lying at pier 9 East River, She was visited yesterday. No preparations have yet been made for the passengers; but it 18 ste od that bunks will be erected for them amidships, ve tween decks. ‘There seems to be no good reason why the govern ment of New South Wales should attempt to druw skilled American mechanics to Sydney unless there work for them. If there is work for them it is equally unreasonable not tv unnounce the fact, Under the circumstances mechanies should consider weil befor: they place themselves 1m a position from which extri- cation will be difficult. MOROCCO MANU ‘ACTURERS. The morocco manufacturers of tho United States met in semi-anaual session yesterday at the Astor House, P, F. Clements, of Massachusetts, in tho chair, Opposition to the proposed reduction of tariff on hides and leather was the chief business, A sub-cominitice was chosen to go to Washington and oppose the mens- ure now before Congress. The meeting adjournod until the secona Thursday in Juiy atter appointing a com- mittee on the reclassification of skins. JOHN M. STUART'S OBSEQUIES, The funeral services over the remains of tho late John M, Stuart, Second Vice President of the Mutual Lite Insurance Company and prominently known in commercial and financial circles, were heid yesterday afternoon, at his residence, No. 442 Madison avenue. The body will be conveyed early this morning to Sing Sing for interment. There were present a large num. ber of bankers und merchants with whom the deccased was identitied, Governor Robinson and ex Goveruor John T, Hotfman were aiso present. The funeral ser- vices were periorined by the Rev. Dr. Galler, of Zion church; Rey. Dr. Wijson, of Kingsbridge, and Rev. Dr. Beach. The clerkg of tuo Mutual Life Insurance Company attended in a body, THE LUsK HOMICIDE, Coroner Croker’s investigation of the circumstance attend‘ng the death of Robert Lusk, a bricklayer, which took place at Ninety-ninth Street Hospital, January 2, showed that deceased sustained injuries on | Thanksgiving Day, in Joseph MeArthur's saloon, No, 589 Eieventh avenue, ina tight with Peter Reynolis, James MeManus and others, Un the somewhat lengthy testimony the jury rendered the following verdic: :— “That the said Rovert Lusk came to his death by adcess of brain due to fracture of the skull, the result o! in- juries recotved at the hands of some party or partios unknown to the jury.”” McManus and Reynolds were detained as witnesses, but will be released on turniah- ing $500 bail each. KILLED WITH A BRICK. Coroner Simms was notified yosterday to hold an inquest over the body of Moses A, Baldwin, at No, 118 North Oxford street, Brooklyn. Deceased was struck on tho head with a brick on Decemoer 8, while at Washington Market. Mr. Baldwin was superintendent of the market night watch squad, a position which he filled for several years. About eight o’clock on ths evening of December 8 last he was strack on the head | with a brick by a negro whom he had ordered off. An examination of the injury showed that bis skull | was not fractured, ‘The foilowmg day ho was taken to his home, where he was confined up to | the time of his death, The physicians in attendance entertained hope of his recovery untila w ago, when symptoms of intermittent tever set in and deatn ensued. Deceased, who was thirty-seven years of age, loaves a wile and two childreo, It is not koown that any effort whatsoever bas ever been m: by the New York police to eflect the arrest of the assatiant of | Mr. Balawin, Coroner Simms ordered a post-mortem examination fo be made, and will hold the inquest to-day. i EXCISE DELINQUENTS. On Wednesday night, alter twelve o'clock, the police of the Twenty-second precinet arrested, atthe instance ol an excise inspector, the following persons for sell- ing liquor without a licenso:—John Sheridan, No. 766 | Seventh avenue; Vatrick Daily, No. $06 Kighth avo. | nue; Daniel Cumnisky, No, 426 West Forty-sixth sireet; John Reynolds, Fiity-eignth street and Seventh Daniel Gannon and his son, of No. 310 Eighth nd Jobu Campbell, No, 608 West Forty-third street, ey were all Leld for trial in $100 bail each, pe be Murray, at the Fiity-seventh Stree. Court, which be opened at one A, M., expres them trom prison, sige sii bigots HOW MANY GET THROUGH? It would almost be supposed that the vigilance of the Treasury officials, who are constantly on the lookout for contraband goods, and succoed almost daily in ecupturing some illicit importation, would effectually stop this kind of traffic; bat such does not seem to be | the cnse, Nearly every steamer arriving from Havana brings its quota of ‘‘unmaniiested” cigars, which as & general thing are in the possession of ihe employ és 01 the steamer, The officers attached to Captain Brack- ett’s oflice boarded the steamship City of New York which arrived yesterday from Havana, and seer 1,600 choice cigars aid sixty-eight packages o | The individu’ habriities of T. Slevin are $190,000, his assets Deing $300,000, principally in real estate. cigarettes, which were stowed away in diferent part | of the sup, and turned tuem ito the seieere ream