The New York Herald Newspaper, January 21, 1877, Page 4

- THE COURTS. “Divorce Tribulations of Mme. Lucca, , the Opera Singer. “WARDROBES OF THE IMPECUNIOUS ‘_ Protecting Confiding Lessees Against Exacting Landlords. “A NON-LUNCHING JURY. prone nevieer Maria Pauline Lucca was married in November, 1865, toBaron Advlph von Rhade, in the city of Berliv, by She pastor of the Church of Sainte Hedwig. They lived together for about five years, whe: Mme. Lucca— © the familiar name of the well known cantatrice, und ‘which she stil! retains on the operatic stage—she says . Bhe was obliged to separate from him, not alone on account of his frequent forgetfulness of bis marital vows, but on account of bis extravagant babits in expending the money sho carned as un opera singer in gambling and riotous living. The Baron, on the con- trary, asserts that the introduction into their house- hold of one Emi! von Wallboifen caused s change in hor feelings and actions toward him. He says furthi ‘Vhat io Pa ig to @ broke ap engagement to appear the Ro: pera in Berlin and came to the United ‘The story of ber proceedings for divorce trom voo Rbade bave already been given iu the LD, such proceedings having been instituted carly Mme Lucca inthis city. She paid per counsel. jewoombe & Lerentreth, a retainer of $1,500, se of @ further sum of $2,000 should they divorce within three months. 1 uch decree was Obtained and the additional $2,000 handed over to her Svunsel in pursuance of her agrevinont, Ten days Alter obtaining such decree she was married in this * eity to Baron von Wailboffen, gentieman who, as piteged by her frst husband, alienuted her affections fem him. The origi Baron, however, was not Batisfied with thix turn in the matrimonial tide, and ‘applied to have the decree of divorce opened. In con- eating this motion Mr. Aub appeared as Mi Lucca’s ‘eounsel. This additioual litigation was an ax- pensive one to Mme Lucca, sbe having to pay $622 additional to her original lawyers; to Mr, Nash, $1,250, und to Mr. Aub, for services and Gisbursements, $2,980. This litigation ts not yet ended, and there suems every prospect that before its close ‘additional lurge dratts will be made upon the exchequer of the contesting cantatrice. ‘The matter umes up to-morrow iu Supreme Court, General Term, for hearing on appeal. In this argument Messrs, Townsend & Weed appear tor Mme. Lucca, The argu- moeut will be upon un appeal in a suit brought against Messra, Newcombe & Lerentroth, in which she charges ‘them with having ‘‘managed said action against said | Von Rowde jn an unskilful manner and with mex. cusable negligence, in cousequence of which the judg- ment of divorce obtainea by them has been adjudged Dy the General Term as irregular, and Von Ruade to ome in and defend the action in which it was ob- tained’? She claims in the su $10,000 damages * against them, together with the costs of ‘the actiun, DEBTOR'S HABILIMEN'S. A judgment debtor has some advantages fortunately wouchsaied him by the law. Over three months ago F. M. Kimball, otherwise known as Martin Cumpbell, ‘was lodged in Ludlow street Juil upon an execution issued upon a judgment tor $044 77, obtaiued against Braz in the Supreme Court in the suit of Edward F. Knowlton and others. Application was made yes- ferday to Judge Donohue for bis discharge on the ground that be bas already been three months in prson and is wholly unable to pay tho judgment. His Aaventory of bis stock of worldly goods coos not pre- gent a very encouraying exhibit. He puts down, “Real Estate, nonce; ‘Personal Estate, none, except wearing apparel.” Tho latter, however, presents rather an ex- Nensive wardrobe for a person wholly impecunious, the list under tnis head being three coats, three pants, four vests, two bats, six white sbirts, twosuits under- clothing, eight collurs, two puirs of culls, five bandker- ehiel, two ueckties, tour pair of socks and one puir of Bhoos John D, Monell, another delinquent debtor, jn an Sppheation iu the Court of Common Pleus, tuiled to present quite as extended a schedule o1 ossets in the ‘Wearing spparel line as the impecunious gentleman above. He gives his wararobo as “hat, coat, vest, pair of shoes, six pairs of stockings, sbirts, two cravats, one pipe, four col- and six handkorchiels’’ he pipe is evidently ernamental, as uo tobacco is men- oned in any other schedule of aasets, mone other bay, been ted. ‘this last named gentie- mak nowever, notwithstanding the disparity of wi oo eas A promise of prospective wealth. Ho has brought @ suit against Joseph D. Higgens, Frank 7. bee raey and Jobo H. Thomus in the Court of Com- ‘mon Pieas to recover $25,000 damages tor an alleged y between the delendants to rutu bis busi- Ress by slandering een tegen him, gegen) bis ypera, destroying bis signs, converting bie property = es, bringing him into disgrace. The de- fendants made a motion to compel the plaintiff to file security for costs or w substitution of plainuf. In an AMidavit on the motion it is stated it the plaioud Pl been uae a oye ge a Fess upon 6 won upon leged insolvency he wae docharged LANDLORDS AND LEASES. In September, 1876, Vernon K. Stevenson, Jr., as he agent of U. C. France rented No. 38 Great Jones @trost to Mra. Mary G. Mallory, believing and repro- @enting the house to bein good order. Upon those wepreacntations Mrs. Mallory executed a lease for Peven months at $100 per month, Upon going to the Promises the then tenant reiused to permit either Mr. Stevenson or the lessee to inspect the premises, Sub- Bequeutly Mr. Stevenson was compelled to eject the femant in possession, and upon examination it was found by both Mr. Stevenson and Mrs. Mallory that the Bouse was in a dilapidated condition, untouantabie and @ut of order. Mr. Stevenson, however, prevailed upon Mra. Mallory to take possession upon executing a uew lease vo her, which provided that no reat should be- _ @ome due until after the repairs sbould have becn made, and that the money paid should be credited to Der as rent when jabic. Mr. Stevenson’s agency was substituted that of Mr. Robert N. Waite, lo whom all the papers in the matiér were felivered, among which was the original lease which & is alleged was superseded. Mr. Waite Gemanded reot under the new lease, and dn ‘Thursday iast obtained a summons’ from Bedge Parker, returnable at his court yesterday morn- tog, why be should not deliver the possession of said premmes to Mr. France. Mr. Henry H. Morange, eounsel ior Mra Mallory, flea a bill in equity in ber behalf, seeking to have the original lease cancolied, as Baviog been superseded, and praying tor an injunction restraining Mr. Yrence, bw atiorueys and Judge Par. ker trom taking avy farther steps in the dispossessing Parker and Mr. Waite, Mr. Chicago. ‘The proceedings in the District Court ure thus stayed, andthe mattors will BOW Dave to be litigated on the equity side of the Su- ‘preme Coart. IMPORTANT BANKRUPTCY CASE. In the matter of Stcinweg & Plant a decision was yesterday rendered by Judge Blatchiord in the Bank- Pupecy branch of the United States District Court, Setting aside proceedings instituted by opposing ered- ‘Mors on the ground that such proceedings wore dila- Bory and injuriously affected the debtors, Steinwog & Pleat effected a composition in bankruptcy, which was @eefirmed March 6, 1875 C. F. Dambmann & Co, ere oe of their crediiors, ava at the time refused to the notes based on the composition settlement of other creditors, tuey cluiming that oh ‘of the Grm gots more liberal setticment. ever, took Lo proceedings to twterfere with th @US Of the compusition until April 11, 1876, when filed » petition Dorie eetaide tor tho reason that others were and thet signatures Lad been traudu- Jentiy obtained to the compron paper, An order of reier:nee was grant Shereon of notice tv the debtors an under said petitio ners caused a day debtors then being for the apphed to (ue Court tor te dist xsal of the same Of the crouny that the creditors hed been gorlty vi delay 1b vot proscating th at once, end ‘that vy reason of such nexigence the Spore now ‘Obligations, Which woul be | the gs acto pt that the debtors, in care the comproinire aside, could but Le restored to their form in , Attempts were mace tu excus we part ot the’ attorney for the petitioning creditors, ih Coart, however, reid thut ihe sume Was inexcus Feretring On the argument to a cecision Of the Court on @ similar por nd granted the motion Muang te proceedings. Mersrs, Liunen bal aud red tor tue debtors and Kuuolph sanprer Ascher Jor the petitions credvurs A JURY THAT WOULD NOT LUNCH. Ia the case of the | States against Garrett Dreyer, tried betore Juixe tlateblord on Friduy las, ena charge o: runuingan jie stil at Sevenueth Mmretaed Kreventh « the jury revired to eon she verdict, and aker a cousidernble abrenee, | Seable to ayree, were locked up lor (ne Koxbe the District Court asking that | time apprised of these | with instructions to bring in a sealed verdict. Yester~ day at the opening of the court the jury were still un- decided asto the guilt or innocence of the prisoner. On being asked by Court if they required any in- structions to aid them in their deliberations, one of the amber inquired if they could a compromise Vi dict, uny other verdict, ip fact, but one o! coavict the specific charge or acquittal, The Court the juror their verd‘ct must be either the one or the other, Another juror asked for instructions oa the law of evidence, unother as to the to bo attached to the witnesses, another inlormed the Court that they could not by any possibility agree ona verdict, Judge Blatchford gave the necessary instructions, but informed the juror who said they could not agree that he would send them back to their room for further deliberation, They had already been locked up trom one o'clock y alters noou, and now they are again retired looking wearied after their long night’s vigil, and considerably crest- fallen at the Broapect of another night’s lockup, but this they evaded by again coming into ‘court alter & brief absence with a verdict of guilty with » recom- mendation to the clemency of the Court for the pris- oner, The verdict being recorded Jus Blatebford informed the retiring jurors that Mr. Ke the court officer, had ordered for them # bountilul dinner, then ‘awaiting them, whieh he hoped they would enjoy with u zest the result of their long fast, The invitation and the good things came too late, they bad no stom. ach for official pap, but with scant thaaks to the would ve host, hurriedly left the court room on their way to their several homes, SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. William H. Hazard, Jr., recently obtained a judg- ment for $764 63 against George Marks and ethers upon the charter of the steambeat Artisan, owned “by the defendants, Judgment was entered upon an in- quest, and Judge Donohue yesterday set it aside, Charles Hayes und Christian Morgan, charged with passing counterfeit fifty and twenty-five cent pieces, were yesterday hold by Commissioner Shields to await the action of the Grand Jury. Solomon Jacobs, the alleged receiver of stolen goods, was yesterday brought before Judge Dorohue on a writ of habeas corpus. Application was made for ge on bail, which is denied on the ground of ‘spoedy trial in the Goneral Sessions. rary injunction recently granted im the wall rick A, Macy against David Valentine & Co, was yesterday dissolved by Judge Donohue. Afli- davits were submitted showing that Mr, Macy was largely in ed to the firm und that the parties having charge of the business in liquidation bad no intention to remove the goods, Mark Rinaldo, who is the owner in fee ot several houses and jotg on Second avenue, has had various suits brought against bim under the Mechanics’ Lien law. By order of Judge Donohue, yesterday, these | suite were all consolidated. The suits are defended on tho ground of fuilure on the part of the plaintiffs to tui] their respective contracts. ‘The late Philp Pike, who died intestate in 1862, left, real estate, four lots on Forty-seventn street, vear Eleventh uvenuo. These lots wore re- cently sold by the city on one thousand year leases tor non-payment of assessments. A motion was made yosveraay, before Judge Vonodue, to set aside said Jeases, The motion was denied, but with leave to re- new it ou proper notice to the Corporatio junsel and the purchasers, In October last George William Ballou and George H. Holt bought $35,000 worth of the City of Council Biuffs bonds. The’ arrangement, it is alleged, was made with the First National Bank of Council Bluffs to receive and transmit the bon for which the bank ‘was to be paid oue halt of one per cont commission, It is further averred that the bank received the bonds but failed so transmit them and converted them to their own use. Upon an affidavit setting forth these fucts and that there 1s money belonging to the bank osit with Kownsizes rothers, of this city, and fn the Ninth National Bank, of this city, Judge Dono hue yesterday gave un order directing gervice of tho suminons and complaint vy publication and transmis- sion of a copy of the same through the Post Office to E. Farnsworth, cashier of the Council Bluffs Bank. DECISIONS. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS, By Judge Donohue, Neimann vs. Neimann; In the matter of Van Aken; Frank vs, Delaney.—Granted, Tooker va* Rinaldo.—otion granted, Wilson vs, Guicetress.—Memorandum. De Kay va. De Kay.—Grantod decreo of divorce, Stewart va. Riblet.—I think the order should stand. Mickel vs. Schevy.—Motion granted, Memoranduin. Whue va Gossucr.—Allowed on payment of $10 con A bis prob: The toa inson vs. McDonald.—Order must stand as cn- tered. Equitable Life Assurance Society vs. Schemer- boru.—. policy-bolder in this company 1 cannot hear this motion, In the matter of Serapio Arteaga.—I think the Sheriff’s lability te discharged by the laches of the plainvif, Prisoner discharged, SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM, By Judge Speir. McGucken va Belton; Bralt va Robins et al.; Kelbor vs, Martin; Luddington vs. Kohisaat; Board- man va. Grifith; Hofman vs. Livingstou; Cunning- bam vs. Cunningham ; Barras vs. Bidwell; Caldwell vs. Mowe; Finnally ve. Whitebead; Manuing ve. Stora; Way va. Crofutt; Duryee va. Lester; Borrone vs. Holly ot ul —Orders granted, COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM, By Judge J. F. Daly. White vs. Duggan; Monncll vs. Higgins. —Motions granted. ° Bungle vs, Lederer. —Motion granted conditionally. Gavin va. McUarthy.—Motion to compel defendant to state his several defences and counter claims granted, with $10 costs, to abide nt. Degraw va, Darrow.—Anewor not submitted. Schomberg vs. Couner.— Thirty days granted, MARINE COURT—CHAMBERS, ° By Judge McAdam. Dix va. Totans; Mason va. Oppenheimer; Bucher vs, Hirech,—Opinions filed. Sanborn va. Rose,—Order settled. Gursh vs. Goldberg; Pignolet ve. Haverty ; Hume vs. tion was brought in the Court of Claims ee ie a Justment as made, the claim being that the repeal of ‘the resolution could not effect an adjustment made. The decision of the Court or Claims was against the position takeu, and It is here insisted that it is sound, and that this Court will 20 ‘This case was sub- Casey for Cuor- action CA A York, against the city of Keokuk, lowa, and a number of railroad companies to recover certain made land be- tween bis lots on Water street, Mississippi Riv originally fronting at the water's edge and the rive: itnow runs. The, lots of Barney were originally 100 feet deep. They would now havo to be 300 feet deep if tuey were to be regarded as extending still to the ater’s edge, The decision was in tavor of the eit: road companies which hold under it, and whi hi rected # large depot and other butld on the disputed property, so faras to hold that the city was entitled to the use of the frontage for public purposes, but conceding the riparian rights of Barney. It is here insisted ap adverse and hostile claim or right cannot be interposed and maintained between the land of 4 riparian proprietor and the wator without bis con- gent. Such a proprietor, it is said, cannot be cut off from the water without compensation. George W. McCrary for plaintiff in error; G. Ingersoll tor de- fendants. No. 960 and four other cases to 964 are actions brought by Captain Phisterer and other officers of the army, canning mileage trom the places whence they were ordered |i alt orders previous to being mustered out of service at the time of the consolida- tion of the army, and also for commutatton for quar- ters and fuel while awaiting orders, Lhe Court of Claims found them so entitled and the judgment was fm their favor, Tho government rnsiete that as they were ordered home at their own request the transpor- tation must bo at their own expense, Ausistant At- torney Geoeral Smith appears tor the government, apd Paine and Grafton for the claimants. These cases represent a large number of other similar ones, TROUBLES OF A FAKIR. Arough, unkempt man of forty, who answered to the name of George Dunn, and gave his occupation as that of a faxir, placed bis satchel behind tho railing ot the Tombs Police Court yesterday, and adjusting three poles, on which the said satchel ordinarily rests, undor hits left arm, said blandly :- “Your Honor, I was not disorderly. You see I was expatiating on the morits of alittle preparation that 1 sell, which I guarantee will remove within twenty-four Urs aD; 6 iy “Never mind what your preparation will do, toll us you were arrested jor,’’ interposed the Judge. ‘ell, Your Honor, it is very simple. The crowd was large, and, a8 I said before, I was oxpatiating on the merits of my preparation, which without doubt is an excell—’’ - “Come, come, I don’t want to hear anything about your preparation, What were you doing to cause the Officer to arrest you?” “Ll was merely expatia. excuse me, Judge, I w: tolling a crowd about it—the preparation, you know— whon this bere gentieman i he smiled benignly on 0 oflicer) requested me to movoon, A little differ. ce about the time, Your Honor—only a minute or 0. This gentleman will te)l you 80, won’t you, Mr. Ollicer ¥?" ‘The guardian of the peace, not to be fluttered, gave damaging testimony about noise, loud swearing and abuse, which elicited from the prisoner a look of su- preme contempt. “God bless Your Honor,’’ said he, addressing tho Judge, ‘1 was never hore before, Let me off this ime. { was only trying to mako an honest living, and I have been knocked about a great dealin my lie, Oh, let me g0, and God will bless youd His appeal touched the heart of the magistrate, who fined him $1. The prisoner brightened up when the verdict was announced, and taking up his satchel said, “hank you Judge, I haven’t got the dollar, but 1’l! go and borrow it." He started to go, but he was unceremoniously removed below until such time as the dollar was forth- coming, A SWEET-TOOTHED BURGLAR, “You are charged with the heinous crime of bur- glary,’ said Justice Otterbourg at the Tombs yesterday toa diminutive, red-headed urchin of seven years, ‘whose chin barely reached the waist of the policeman having him in custody, ‘‘are you guilty or not guilty?” “Not guilty,” piped tho wee burglar, waving his left band toward his counsel, as much as to say, ‘My legal adviser will answer further quostions.’? ‘Yhe complainant, a contectioner of Fulton the stand und swore that at noon some boys smashed his window and stole a quantity ofcaudy. He pursued them, calling to his aid two officers, who captured t prisoner attora shortran, The burg! id that he was known among bis familiars by the classic name ot Timothy Maloni ‘The wituess he produced twenty cents worth of candy found in the pocket of the prisoner, The bur- giar’s mouth watéred at its sight, and he hed audibly. Quickly recovormg, however, from his mo- mentary weakness, he glared at the complainant and fiercely asked, “Will you swear this is your candy?” ‘The point was well tuken, and counsel jollowed it up with a dissertation on confectionery and the improb- ability of a tender youth of seven, who novor ab- sented himself from Sunday school, being guilty of so atrocious a crime. But the chain of evidence wus to strong to be broken, and the Judge concluded to sub- mit the papers to the District Attorney, Tho burgiar made no remark as he sto} down to take his place in the prizoners’ pen, but his look was full of moaning. ACTING A WRONG PART. Harry Richmond, an actor formerly connectod with the Theatre Comique, was arraigned at the Tombs yes- terday, churged with felonious assault and battery. It appears that the prisonor, in company with somo friends, all much unger tbe influence of Nquor, entered the saloon of Powers & Hern, on Crosby streot, at a Jate hour on Friday night and created a disturbance. A fight ensued, during which Richmond drew a pistol and threatened to shoot Mr. Powers, The weapon wus taken from him, but not before he was severely cut in Frank; Clomel ve. Dick; Easton ve, Smith.—Motions granted, Hopkins va. Womple.—Attachment vacated, Miller va Staroocl,—Commussion.granted. Biegan vs. Mapgold.—Motion denied, Kearney vs. Dorien; Hudson vs. Bucklin; Geodard va Deurick; Safeguard IncuranceCompany va, Leaske; Bungert vs, Cole.—Detaulte noted, Duycknick vs, Elder.—Order to pay money, Weid vs. Lanning.—K. C. D, Kilbredge appointed re- ceiver. MoLaughlin va. Ennis.—Judgment for $874 20. Stranford vs. Moore,—Deiendant arrested under Stilweli act; proceedings discharged conditionally. Grolle vs. Harding. —Motion to vacate arrest denied, but bail reduced to $100, McHugh va Lovett; Meyers va Kreiger; Ahorn vs. Bradiord; Lowenthal vs. Hartman; Pollak va Meyer; Harting ve. Goebel; Burdorf vs. Burdorf; McBride vs. Gookin; McLaughlin vs. Enpis; Connolly vs. Mc- Kenai Harris vs. Harris; Morris vs Partridge; Pingle vs. Goodrich; Levine vs. Mendelsohn,—Orders grante Order granted, d, Laidlaw vs. Conne! UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. Waaminorox, Jay. 19, 1877. In the United States Supreme Court to-day the tol- lowing cases were heard :— ‘The case of the Insurance Company of North Amer- jea against Field, No. 187, from the Northern Circuit of lilinois, presented the question whether a fire in- surance policy is void when tbe property ts old or is not owned in feo by the assured, and the fact was not so stated at the time of the insurance and con- tained in the policy, as provided therein. The Cour! below sustained the pclicy, notwithstanding the omis- sion, and that decision is the chief assignment of error 11 this Court. Charlea Wheaton appeured for plaintiff in error and John H. Bennett for defendant. lu cuse No, 168, {rom the same circuit, the United States brought an action on the bond of indemnity for interpal revenue stamps, given by the Electric Match % y of Chicago, ‘alleging un indebtedness tor which was denied by the company. the bond aud an exomplitication trom urer’s office of the accounts, as there made up, us proof of the claim. The company vbjected und brought the case here on exceptions to the ruling, ute the writ. The gov- of ten per cent to courage such proceedings, evidently taken, it 18 mitted, for the purpose of delay, Assistant Attorney General Smith resents the guvernment, | “Im the case No, 160 Henry Meve was sued by Jacob | A. Conover for an infringement of a patent for an im- provementin machines for splitting kimdhng wood, and the report ot the master to whom the case Was re- forred Jound that Conover bad sustained damage by reason of the iniringement and gave him $2,500. Mevs Appeals to this Court, insisting that the Court ei | overruling certain exceptions to the muste | and among others one cuarging thet the master should have cousidered the fact that, in consequence of the failed to reulize avy profits, but, in tact, lost money by its use, and, consequently, should vot have beew ro- quited'to avcount for estimaied profits, | trom the Southern C.rcuit tor New York. A, & Todd represented the appellant Mevs and Peter Von Ant werp the appeliee. Case No, 170 was a suit by the United States to re- cover of Boyne & Co, of Baltimore, something more | than $200,000, the samme being the amount trayduiently druwy by Paymaster Paulding from the Merchants? Natioual bank of Washingion, as atleged, through the | uuskiltul use of the machinery by the defendant, he | The case is | jy, the scuttic, The prisonor was commitied in default of $1,500 bail, A BOLD ROBBERY. A gentleman called on Inspector Dilkes, at Police Hoadquarters, yesterday morning, and reported that ho had been robbed in the most daring manner while walking along Thirty-first stroet, just before dawn, No clew could be given to the identity of the thievos or the money stolen, and the authorities, therefore, thought it useless to place the case in the hands of de- tectives. The gentleman gave his name as C. 8. Edwards, of No, 722 Christian streot, Philadelphia. He came to this city last Monday. On Friday night he stopped atthe house of a frend, on Fourth avenue, He started out about four o’slock in the morning to catch the first tram to Philadelphia ho walked along Fourth avenue to ihirty-first street i there turved toward Broadway. Alter walking a few paces he heard steps bebind hit, and genoing around saw three men who were approaching. @ took no notiee of them, and es they came nour stepped aside to let them go ov. One of them, boiore he had time tobe on bis guard, felled him to the ground by a stunning biow on the buck of the neck, while a second pulled out a handkerchief saturated with chloroform and applied it to his mouth ‘and nos- tril, The third tore open his overcoat and took trot his inside breast pocket a package of money which had there. The latter then ran away, and after he was out of sight the two others followed. For a few sevonds Mr. Edwards was stunned by the blow, but quickly recovering be ran to the corner of Fourth avenue and saw two of bis assailants just disappearing in the tog. Hecried oat “Murder! and ‘stop thiel!”’ twice, but no officer was within hearing. ‘the amount lost was $636, aid Mr. Edwards, “two one-hundred dollar oills, two fiitics and the rest in twenties, tens and fives, with the exception of one one-dollar bill. Tho robbery must have been com- mitted by some one who knows my babis, as | always carried the buik of iny money in my inside breast pocket, and the thieves made no attempt to search any other pocket. The attack was so sudden tbat | can give po clew to the robbers. I found the police station in Thirtieth street and told tho particulars of the affair, but before I got to that station | bad not geen a police officer trom the time I lett my triend’s house,’ A FISHY STORY. In Peter Dwyecr’s Gospel Mission last night an old missionary spoke, fe told of an incident that hap- pened while be was preaching in “Africa,’’ Thompson strect, in this city, A man present scoffed and threw Deansat the preacher. The preacher told him to re- peut. The scoffer said he wanted to goto hell, When hoaied he waned to sbuille off at about hali-past eleven o'clock in the morning, #0 as to be in heil at noon ib time to dine with the devil, He boasted that i committed ull the crimes kuown Ww the law and soon afierward murder was com- ued on this mun, He fled the erty, an rd from him until last week, When the missiouary reecived a letter trom hi suying that he Was on nis death bed, and asked foi prayers. HW begged to be forgiven of his sini asked Christians to pray for lim. The misstouary witobeld the bame of the man, “beeause the pol are looking for bin,” The missionary’s stavement was corroberated bY another person, who said be knew the man. EXPLOSION AND LOSS OF LIFE, collusion or Boyne & Co, with the bunk. ‘Boyue & Co. | were at the tine bankers aud brokers, and they have sence tatled, the object of the suit being to obuan the | BMOUNL of LheiF desets to Apply On Lue account There | wus a judgment forthe government for the sam. of $62,000, (he value of (hy assets, and the firm bring the case up for review, tring that they were nota | party to any fraudulent trauster of tne imoney, that the government fala to establish any against ibem, ‘The cuse is from the Murviand Gireutt, 8. 't, Watiaco and YW. Hult appear tor the appel- janis, aod KT. Merrick for the gov 0 No. ad is the case of George Churvenning against the United States, #0 lamiilar vo the pavlie inv. torms. The case is that Cuorpeaniag, having € us Wb the United States for carrying the | at to Congress i 1870 to have to Postinaster General or other accor thorny to adjust aud settie then: Tens paseed A fesoluuion dit ching the Gesera: 1o investiwAre aud ACIUSE Lie Th December a that your the Post jound chat the United 8 00 G0, Waieh Was Cony wn vheted. fn Bevruary, t SCORE seqsiON vi Lie & con i duntaty, 4970, Was repented, in 1976 thus wee | dinner, At a few minutes after 12 o'clock yesterday, the converter 1p the sugar house connected with the Glen Cove Staren Compiny’s works exploded, instantly killing Adolph Grimm and dangerously wounding Dr. Oscar Witie, the chemist, Who was working beside It Tuexe men were blown some fifty feet Irom where they Heory K rinan, was badly ployed'in the com- A portion of ave g int the house by a tree. is not known, but is estimated at 926,000, Dr, Wilie’s recovery ia con- Had the explosion occurred & carher the loss of hie Would provably have beea gi if, as the operatives Lud just goue to VIRTUE ENSNARED. AM OLD ENGLISH BACHELOR'S UNPROFITABLE REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS WITH A PRETTY ENGLISH ACTRESS—HOW “GENERAL” FUNK SOLD HIS LEASES OF IRVING HALL, A case posseasing some strange features of Apterest, as “General” Funk and Miss Helen Ballou, an English actress, somewhat known in theatrical circles, will come up to-morrow before Judge Donohue, i the Su- preme Court, William A. Virtue, the publisher and Dookseller at No. 12 Dey street, an Englishman by birth, died in August, 1875, leaving a fortune estimated at between $150,000 and $200,000, he lived and diod an old bachelor, although, if the plaintiffs in the pros- ent suit are right, he was not altogether insensible to the charms of the fair sex. Miss Ballou js a plump and attractive blonde, whose powers of address aro said to be fuscinating to an extraordinary degree, and who bas lived only a few yearsinthis country. Mr, Virtuo lett a will bearing date September, 1874, in which be bequeathed the greater part of bis property to James Sprent Virtuc, his brother, and Wil'tiam Moore Shireff, another relutive, both residing in England, and theso us well as the other English heirs have brought suit here against ‘General’? Funk, Miss Ballou and several others to restrain them from prosecuting certain claims against his estate and from disposing of certuin property which they charge ‘General’ Funk, Miss Ballou und others conspired to obtain trom Vir- tue before bis death by obtaining an evil and unvir- tuous mastery over his mind. PROPERTY CHKAPLY OBTAINED, Miss Ballou, it appears {rom the complaint, reecivod from hor virtuous bachelor friend the ninety-nine years’ loaso of his premises at No, 12 Dey streot, sup- posed to be worth $75,000, for tho trifling consider- ation of one cent, and the suit secks to set aside this and other transters of property made by Virtue to the pretty young Enulishwoman on the ground that they were mudce while he was in an enfeebled state of mind and procured by fraud and undue influence. The tol- lowing 18 a synopsis of the complaint;—After setting forth the facts of his death and of the probate of the will, both in London and in Now York, 1t states that for a year previous to his death the virtuous old bachelor was dissipated, became addicted to immoralitios and a prey ‘to designing persons” who might desire to relieve him of some of the elie lucro”? which en- cumbered him. In August, 1874, he returned to New York, after having been absent for some time in Eng- land on a visit to relatives, and took up his residence at Irving Hall. He good many delightful Freoch balls were given, which must have been distastetul to an old bachelor bearing the name he did, but Virtue, nevertheless, uccording to the complaint, enjoyed bim- self exceodiugly well. 1t is charged further on that Augustus Fuuk (otherwise known as ‘‘General’’ Funk) ‘pretended to cntertain a great friendship for him, and cultivated his society and companionship by every means in bis power, and encouraged as well as joined him in avis of dissipation and riotousness, and sought by Various methods 1o obtain an influence and mas- tery over him which would afterward be made use of to the advantage of himself, the said Augustus Funk,” THY ALLEGED CONSPIRACY AGAINST VIRTUE, He induced Virtue to purchase of him his leases of Irving Hall and ap adjacent building at the exorbitant price of $6,600, for which Virtue gave his promissary notes. “General” Funk, it is alleged still iurther, be- came intimate with Helen », Ballou, “who was an actress by profession and who is apparently a person of very great ability and address, and the plasutiffs allege that the said Augustus Fuuk and Helen 3. Ballou, trom the period of suid Virtuo’s return to this country, were constantly seen in bis company, partic- ypating in many of bis amusements and dissipations: living toa greatextent upon his means and availing themselves constantly and in many ways of their in- fluence aver him to procure advantages at bis exe pense;’? that yee Ballou so imposed upon Virtuo that the latter sid her tor $4,000 the Icases which ho had bought Jor $6,600 from Funk, a large portion of which money she had never paid; that Virtue also translerred to his fascinating young countrywoman a leaso of ninety-nine years of his Dey streot property for one cent; that she paid no consideration thereior end that the tra: ‘was procured to be mado through fraud and misrepresentation;” that Virtue also transierred tu her a house una lot in Brooklyn for en pretend to have paid more than $2,000, ferred this prop- erty to Mario Funk, the mother of ‘‘General” Fun! which conveyance should be set aside as fraudulent, The plaintifls also assert that ‘Gener: with fraudulent intent, transferred Virtu sory notes, given for the Irving Hall leases, to Georg Coffee and that George Coffee transferred them to Michael Coffee; that the Cafiees have brought suit upon these notes, and that the proceedings to recover upon these notes should ve stayed by permanent injunction, on the ground of fraud in the whole transaction, FUNK AND BALLOU. It te further chargod “that Augustus (‘‘General”)Funk, at all times herein belore reterred 10, was a person of no iniary means or responsibility; that the said defendant, Helen 3. Ballou, although she claims to be an actress by profession, has not followed that calling and has po apparent means of subsistence or of gaining a livelihood,” &.; that yy “conspired togetber to cheat and defraud” Virt nd that the proceedings to recover upon the promissory notes given by Virtue should not only be stayed, but thatall the convey- ances of property should be set aside on the ground of fraud. Judge Donohue, on the above showing, granted A vemporary injunction, and the case comes up to- morrow on a motion of the administrators (Lord, Day & Lord), who represent the Engiish heirs, to make the injunction permanent. Messrs. Sullivan, Kobbe & Fowier aro the counsel for Mossrs. Coffee, ana brought the suits upon the promissory votes and will resist tho motion as tur as their clients are concerned, MUNICIPAL NOTES. The Receiver of Taxes directs all persons who may have received notices as to arrears of personal taxos that thoy must now pay tho same to Marshal Delmour, at bis office, No, 1 Chambers street, It is understood that impostors have, in some instances, collected moneys frota different persons on traudulont warrants, and this notice 1s sent out in order to prevent such imposition. Comptroller Kelly yesterday signed a large number of warrants. Among the principal items are the fol- lowing ;—-Willlam A, Cumming, contractor, balance of claim, $11,036 76; 8t. Joseph’s Institute for lustruc- tiou ‘of 'Deat ‘and Dumb, $1,922 New York Infant Asylum, 740 48; ex-Shoriff William C. Connor, fees ‘for 1876, $15,000; Harlem Gaslight Company, $12,253 60; New York So- cioty tor Relief of Ruptured and Crippled, $6,346 72; Otto Myer, $15,000, and H. K. Thurber, $4,500 on ac- count of armory claims. Marshall Kelly announces having received during the past week from the Sixth Avenue Railroad Com- pany, for license on cighty-threc cars, $4,150; also for othor licenses and Unes, $783. ‘The sum of $160,439 27 was paid last week to Re- ceiver McMahon for taxes on real and personal prop- SAVED FROM ASHTABULA, A REMARKABLE ESCAPE FROM DEATH—WHY MR. FEESE DID NOT TAKE THE ILL-FATED TRAIN. The Belleview (Obio) News gives a singular account of the escape of a well known citizen of that section from two torfible railroad disasters, The narrauve is as follows:— Mr. Feose ia well known over this whole section of country and med for candor and integrity. It will be remot! tbat Mr. Feese passed through similar calamity a few years ago, losing bis ent family, wite und two children. At that time they had boen on @ visit to srieuds in Pennsylvania, and took the cars at Eric on their way home. He said then a strange disinclination to go se:zed him, that bia mind was weighed down with an impression of some itnpond- ing calamity. He thought the impulse without reason and foohsh, #0 would not heed ur even spenk of it. Ho had a waking dream, not long before, wherein he saw his wite and children Jying in coffins in a chure! as distinct and vivid as though real, yet he was wi awake. This was ase'gned as a reason Jor his feeling: tue whole thing seemed too unreasonable for a sensible porsou to notice. While ridiog along, with boy asleep in his lap, he felt a sudden jerk dd immediately found himself under water 3 head fastened go he could uot move it. T rough bis mind, and thore, u der nine Alife time of thought was o: perienced in an instant. To open his mouth was to Hlbit with water—breathe he must or perish—li were worth the effort, and, making one more almoi superhuman stroggic, his head wus treed, Then seizing something above him he found «# window and crawied out and up, just as man was passing with @ Jantern on a log across the stream partly weighed down by the wreck, The inan exclaimed on secing him, ‘Grout God, did you get out of there?” Totally unnerved, ho could do oF suy nothing; bis preseatiment had become a terribl renlity. A bridge had given away as their train w passing, and the cur tuey wore in hud turned over and the one next bebind bad fallen on top of it His poor wile was Justened down with a beam, 80 that her body could not be recovered until the wreck bad been par. tially removed, ‘The bodies of his children were found outside the car but near together, appearing aa if had some one been there to aid them as they cume near the surtace they might have beeu saved, At the funeral every feature of his waking dream war there just a8 iT \d seen 16 days betore; and he then and there re- solvea that if over the subject of such impros- sions. again he should regard them at aoy tacriice, In the meantime Mr, Feose had married again. Taking his family, he went this Jase fall to visit the Centennial and Pennsylvania iriends. He had determined to get home un Saturday, Deournber 30, aud imiormed the friends here to that effect. 10 do so they must take No, 5 into Cleveland Friday night, By making proper application be could get a pass over the road, and three several times he attempted to Write for it, and as often a strange 1m- pulse seized bim that he had better not As the time approached to go the saine presentiment came over him us he felt before; hence, in accurdauce with his resolution, nothing could have persuaded him to come that way. They therefore swarted one duy earhor and came around by Wheeling ata much greater outlay of time aod money. When at Wheeling he read an ace cpunt of the awful fate Le had escaped, To attempt an expla We can only say t! are ger thi world than wae dreamt of in our philosophy. NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JANUARY 21, 1877—QUADRUPLE SHEET. ROSE AND BLANCHE A New Romanceof the “Wan- dering Jew.” EUGENE SUE’S HALF SISTERS. Distinguished Plaintiffs in a Million Dollar Suit, It is 80 many years since Eugene Sue, who had pre- viously been a surgeon in both the French army and navy, begun the publication of his works, that many judicrous mistakes are made concerning the time when he lived, It is said, for instance, that the Rose and Blanche of his “Wandering Jew” were his grand- daughters, the effort being apparently to reconcile ages of these well known ladies with the possibilities of their introduction into the romance. The truth is, however, that the twins, one of whom is now the wife of General Adam Badeau, and the other the wife of a Belgian gentleman named Wilbaux, instead of being the daughters of Peter Simon, Marshal of France and Duke de Ligny, as Sue whimsically describes them, and Sue’s granddaughters, were of American and French extraction and the halt sisters of the novehst, The story is one of peculiar interest if rightly told, and the contest which 1s now going on in the courts in re- gard to the estate of theso ladies makes the present UUme the fitting moment for a new romance of the heroines of Sue’s most celebrated work. THR FAMILY IISTORY, Eugene Sue was the son of a surgeon in the Imperial Guard and afterward Court Physician to King Louis Philippe, and bis sponsors at baptism were the Em- press Josephine and her son, Prince Eugene. His mother was among the most intimate trionds of the Empresas, who, on one oecasion, presented Mme, Sue with a diamond necklace as a mark of her esteem. Upon his father’s death, which occurred about the year 1827, Sue came into hia inhoritance and gave up bis profession tu devote himself to painting and litera- ture, About the same time a young American physi- cian, Dr. Nathaniel Niles, went to Paris to reside, where he soon attained high goctal distinction, Dr. Nilea was descended from a distinguished New England family, bis grandfather being an eminent jurist and- the trusted counsellor of John Adams during the Americun Revolution, and his father was scarcely less eminent as a lawyer and a statesman. In 1830, while William C, Rives was the American Minister at Paris, Dr. Niles was appointed Secretury of Legation, and after Rives’ retirement in 1832 he acted for some months as Chargé-d’ Affaires. Both his diplomatic positjon and bis social standing gave him unusual advantages, and he improved his op- portunity by marrying Mme, Sue, the widow of Dr. Sue and the mother of Eugene. The issue of this mar- riage were the twin daughters, Rose and Blanche, who are now so often spoken of as Eugene Sue’s grand- children, “Rosh AND BLAXCHE,’’ After bis marriage with Mme, Sue Dr. Niles con- tinued to live for a namber of y: in Paris, While Sue was writing his “‘Salamandre,”’ “Vigie de Koat- ven,” “Cecile,” “Le Marquis de Létoritres’’ and “Joan Carnber,”’ his mother’s twin children, the infant Nileses, were growing into womanhood under his eyes. He took great delight in bis hall sisters, who were his “pets,” and the description he gives of them in ‘The Wandering Jew’ was duo as much to his affection as to his observation of their characteristics, They were at the time about the age attributed to Dagobert’s wards, ‘two girls almost children"—tor they had just completed their filteenth year—in the opening chapters of Sue’s remuark- avle romance, ‘Extremely alike in featuro,’’ writes the novelist, in describing them, “and of the sume size, it was necessary to be im the constant habit of socing them to distimguish one from the otber.”’ Thor hair was of a light chestnut color, and it floated down their necks and shouldors in a protusion of thick ringleta. ‘A carnation,’’ adda the author, ‘bathed in dow, 18 of no richer softness than their blooming lips; the wood violet’s tender blue would appoar dark beside the limped azure of their large eyes, in which are de- picted the sweetness of thoir charactors and the inno- cence of their age; apure and white furehead, small nose, dimpled chin, complete these graceful counto- nances, which present a delightful blending of candor and gentieness.”” This description better than any- thing else will illustrate the relations which ex- his half sis and when it that he was only forty years old when “The Wandering Jew” was published is not surprising that he should thas tenderly describe these two interesting members of bis own household, who at the time were just bud- ding into womanb: ‘Sue had been lelt more than a competence by his father, 018 mother had un indepen- dent fortune of her own and Dr. Niles was rich. They enjoyed high social distinction and lived in excellont styl. Dr. Niles bimselt was a man of great activity and bis diplomatic services did not end with his with- drawal from the American Embassy at Paris. In 1837 Be was appointed a special agent of the United States to Austria to procuro a modification of the duties and restrictions ou the importation of American tobacco, and he negotiated a conmercial treaty between the twocountries, The next year he was sent upon a similar miseion to Sardinia, and from 1848 to 18.0 he argé d’Affaires to that kingdom. Sue died in 1857 and Dr. Niles subsequently returned to this coun- try, being:ng his daughters with him, and invested largely in real eatate, the income of which is now in controversy. THK HUSBANDS. Nothing can be more interesting than the story of the married life of two such hervines as Rose and Blanche. Uno of the sisters married Martin Van Buren Wilcoxson, a nephew of the late President Van Buren, some years ago, and had issue a son born in 1870, of which William Allen Butler, the author of “Nothing to Wear,’ isthe guardian ad litem, M Wilcoxsvn was a lawyer in this city, but after his m: riage he rotired from the practice and spent much of his time in travel, He died at Brenttord, England, in 1874, The other sister remained single until about two years ago, when she inarried General Adam Ba- deau, a member of Grant’s staff during the war, and ausbor of a “Life of Grant,” who had been the Ameri- can Consul General at London tor some years, Bador was married at the Gramorcy Park Hotel, in this cuy, by Cardinal MeUloskey, this marriage, aside from its social importance, being note- worthy us the second ceremony the American Cardimal after the assumption of his new dignity. When Budeau returned to London with bis bride Mrs, Wilcoxson accompa- nied them, and during @ tour op the Continent she met Aumddée Wilbaux, son of Dr, Wilbaux, of Brus- sels, who proposed to the widow and was accepted. Subsequently they all returned to this city and are now residing at the Gramercy Park Hotel. It is at this point that the narrative has its bit of toothsoi gossip. Although Dr, Nilos leit an estate of $1,000,000, the mcome allowed the ladies out of this property is insufficient to enable thom to live in the style to which they were accustomed, and hence there are an application for a receiver, charges of mismanagement and all that kind of thing. The response is a general denial and a rotort of ‘too expensive husbands.”’ “They are good enough follows, both of them,’ suid one of the counsel for the estate, ‘but they cost too much in the proeent condition of tho property.” It is certainly « laudable desire on the part of Messrs, Badeau and Wilbaux to control thoir wives’ ostate but the obstacle in the way just now is tho action ol old Dr. Nites, who loft a will as woll as two interesting daughters and a large property. THK WILL OF DR, NILES. Dr, Niles died ata very advanced age, bat he re- tai his faculties and his vigor to the last. His death was consequent upon a cold taken ata garden rty in Paris given by Baron James Rothschild, the Rist survivor of the five brothers who ‘componed tl fw nose, Be Dr, Niles there was present ut the party Edward Stevens, of Hoboken, and both he @ Baron Kothsehild 9 sickened and died, owing to similar causes to thi hich led to the death of Dr. Niles, Alter bis decoase it was tound th. ir. Nil will was @ carefully goarded document, and it claimed that it was framed to prevent the dissipation of the estate by the young ladies, whu had always lived tn the lap of luxury and Who were unacquainted ‘witb either the uses or the value ot Int will Dr, Niles made his namesake and nephew, thapiel Niles, his managing Marston Niles, formerly of thi his residuary legatec. ‘THE PROPERTY AND THE SUIT. Tho property consisted mostly of tote im the o borhoud of Seventy-third streot, between roadway and the Contral Park, and some valuavle real estate at the imtersection of Broudway and Sixth avenue 1 property, it is claimed, has groatly depreciated in Value owing to taxes and assessments tor boulevard and other improvements up town, und to the decline in rents and the loss of tenants tn the Sixth avenue property througn the panic of 187% The estare was encumbered besides by mortgages and unpal and the mortgagees thi ‘This compelled the sale of such of periormed by necessary a reduction in the allowances of tho lad in order to protuct the estate, The lots which have been sold brought $41,000, and this sum has been paid out upon t taxes or mort- wages, lews than $2,000 ren of the executor. the estate; but this is denied, aud it is asi they still remain wii the testator placed them. There was an accounting in 1875, and the ycutor says he defies his adversaries to find the slightest irregularity in bis management of the property. The case will come up tor argument in Supreme Court, Chambers, veiore Judge Donohue, on Tuesday, on the question of the appointment of a receiver dur- ing the pendency of the suit, Ab investigation into the management of so large a property would be in- teresting under any circumstances, but with such as the Rose and Biauche of ‘The Wandering e d their husbands it pussessos even greater ous bau It would otherwise have, HELPING THE CONVICTS. WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED BY THE uzw YORK PRISON ASSOCIATION DURING THE PAST YEAR. ‘The anoual report of the New York Prison Associs- tion to the Legislature, showing the vast work that bus been accomplished during the year just closed is in such an advanced stage of completion that It will soon be given to the public. It will be ene of the most important documents of the kind yet iesued by the as- sociation, The association is now in the thirty-second year of it existence, and was created for the purpose of offering beforehand some aid to employment and a guarded kind of friendship that prisoners would need when about to Jeave prisons and penitentiaries, At the same time it has undertaken to discover what im. provements in discipline and correctional treatment are practicable. From the year 1847 up to the present time it has been steadily in conflict with the system of laws passed that year, which rained what little there was of useful qualities of the prison system of New York, which had become famous as the “ailent” of “Auburn system’? The new constitutional amend: ment adopted at the—TMist election will overthrow the abuses which have grown up under the amendment of 1846 that made the State prisons of New York the implements of partisan ‘abuses which no popular vote or legislation could cor. rect, and State Prison reform must now date from the inauguration of the Superintendent ot State Prisons. The Prison Association has well organized local com- mitteos in every county of tho State, embracing up- ward of 300 educated and influential mon, who give attention every month not only to the local affaire of the jails and lockups, but to some of tho more im- portant proceedings against crime. ‘These committees wero the bono and sinew of the war upon the old prison system, which is now giving place to the new in all parts of the Stato, throe coua- ties excepted, NEW YORK AND BROOKLYN. In tne cities of Now York and Brooklyn the condl- {ion and wants of detained prisoners aro looked after daily by the Prisen Association’s general agent, whose office is at No, 83 Nassau street, About 5,000 prisoners were thus visited for purposes of justice and bumanity during the past yoar. The Kings county local com- mittec maintains an efficient service of this kind, and woll they may, for the Raymond Street Jail 18 recoge nized by them to be the modern Black Hole, Its cella for men and boys contain from two to seven prisoners each, andin the very nature of things it is found impossible for a young prisoner to come out of that in- fernal place as safe to society as when ho went to, The committee will push their duty m the matter until Brooklyn has a decent detention prison, In Albuny the local committee is doing the same kind of duty im a crowded old juil woich has long been uutit for use. Dr. Ehsha Hurris, corresponding secretary of the association, reporty that in euch county the! ig a growing public opinion in favor of receiving back and employing convicts who promise to do well upon being discharged from the prisons aud penitentiaries; also that there bas becn a great increase 10 she kindl; treatment of such porsons, thus tending to dimimis! crime by preventing the relapse of criminals into their old ways. In this matter the local committees have been doing a service like that which the !amous Crotion system 18 doing, only tho latter is managed in a more official way. These committees report that they succeed in doaling successfully with a great number of young ex-convicts, who go directly to work upon leaving prison. Yet it is only « small percentag of the whole number of convicts in the State thi Jeave the prisons without avy kind of preparation, bi few having any thorough training 10 uselul ocou; tions. The assvcution entertain the hope that & new prison system will from the beginning undertake to train every young prisoner to some mesos of gain- ing a livelihood in after lite. census of the penal institutions shows that there wi in the threo State prisons nearly 3,609 convicts ut the ond of the Jast iis- cal year, and the daily uverage in those prisons was a little over that number. Six penitontiuries admitted during the year upwards of 10,000 convicts, aud dis- charged an equal number. There aro sixty-seven county jails in the State, used for short-termed coo- victs for minor offences. exe jails contain on an avoruge about 2,500 persons, and do not include the police lock-ups throughout the cities, AN EXCEPTIONAL COUNTY. In only one county of the State have the local authorities provided employment for the jail in- mates, but im that one small county vagrants and Dammers do good service, aud earn their bread by breaking stone, The experiment, however, is on toe wmail a scale to be quoted as a model of success. The matter of making this class Of people earn their sub- wistence has seriously engaged the attention of the officers and citizens of the Various Couaties, and the result of the same will be made manifest next week in the Assembly, #8 a@ bill will be introduced to make practicable and obligatory that part of the sensence of ‘vagrants und disorderly persons which requires that that they suull work at bard labor. ‘The improved pe- nal system of Great Briain, Bolgiam and Switzerland has greatly redaced the number of convicts in those countries. This resultis being brought avout by correc- tional treatment, and not by new punishwents or any sort of terror except the terror ol certainty and ce- Jerity in the detection and conviction of the evildoer, The same system the Prison Association coutidently Dopo will uccomplish the same ends here. XMPLOYMENT OF DISCHARGED COXVIOTS. ‘The number of ex-convicts who have been offered work by the agents of the association during the past year wus over 1,000, und tbe number that have ac- vepted and done weil amount to seventy-five por cent, In soventy-scven towns aud citios the association bave regular transactions with businees firms, who employ discharged convicts upon the agents’ recommendations, The resident agents are stationed in Auburo, Clinton, Albany, aud at tho Erie County Penitentiary, where all prisoners discharged Jooked atter. Colonel A, W. Shelton he attorney and ral agent of the ycwstion in this city, Last your he was visived by 1,400 discharged convicts, the major portion of whom he aided in various ways. As the association receives but a small appropriation from the State ($5,000 last year, and not paid yet), thoy cannot do as wellas they wish to do. An etfort will be made this year to get the Legisiuture to appoint a Stato agent, which willtend to materially assist anf essen the labors of the association, LOST IN THE SNOW. EIGHTEEN DAYS ON HORSE MEAT AND‘ SIXTY HOURS WITHOUT FOOD—NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH AND STARVATION OF LIEU- TENANT DOANE AND HIS EXPLORING PARTY, Dozuma, M. T., Jan, 4, 1877, The exploring expedition of Lieutenant Gustavus C. Doane, supposed to have perished in the Rocky Moun- tains, bas at last beon definitely heard from, The party, it will be remembered, leit Fort Ellis, Montana, on the 11th day of October, 1876, and consisted of Lioutenant Doane and six United States soldiers ot the Second cavalry regiment. Their object was to explore and inap Snake River especially, the hoad waters of which is little known us yet. ‘They embarked at Heart Luke November 4, and pushed down the Snake with a boat, a detachment of three men following along the bank of the river with seven cavalry horses and three pack mules, NEWS FROM THR EXPLORERS, All that is known about the expedition as yet is gathered from letters written to iriends, A soldier with Lieutenant Yoxhe writes:—“We have roached she settlements after a hard time, Our rations gave Out, aud we bad to live three weeks on borse meat, ‘Then we got out of everything und travelled toree days and nights without a mouthful to eat, We bad no Diagkets to keep us warm and sleep on, The Lieu- tenant went almost crazy over our hardships, but wo are ail right vow, Our bout upset in a canyon, aud we Jost all that was in it but our vedding. When wo had only threo head of stock loft the Lieutenant seat out two men for rations. When we had only three meals ot horge lett and finally got vut of gruv altogether we Jett our bedding and struck out on foot tor ‘chuck’ (100d) and travelled three days and three nighta ‘They are now nearly filled up again und well, Fortunately, the coidest we had it was Biteen dexreos below zero,” ‘This letter t# trom Keuo City, Idaho, and dated De cember 16, ANOTIIEK ACCOU: letter: trom one of ity dated December it Jrevk, id ts ol ince you just heard from mo; » There has not been much soow out here this winter—ouly from three to four feet deep. We run short of rations aad had to live on horse meat, warm, which we killed, This lasted us ‘until we struck the canyon, wheu we had relict We Jost all oOF stail but bedding and some clothing and Ail our rations in the boat; lost all our seven horses, Warren started out for ratious, but got lost. The rest of us thon started on foot and travelled sixty hours betore wo struck ‘ub,’ and you can judge how bun- gry we were, Sorver and Warren, who wont for ra. ons and got lost, reached the ranche the day Lieutenant Douno will not tet us do vsted and strony, We bought all is we could find here, and have butter, canned tray pickles, the and have plenty of wood, but bave to pay a Chit an $2 per day to chop it for us, We ure going back in a day or two, they say, for our ‘bout, and Will then start down tho river, i near we are avout ninety miles vy lund aad 150 by water trom Snake Rv due, iy hay don’t expect to leave Fort 'y. L wil give yo Our trip when I reach Hall.) 774% fall wecount of Pri teeas caer ee m these letters it would seem the ox fad a perilous journey and barely ssonped slartatite and death among the Rocky Mountain snows, jo Bainbridge, commanding Fort Hall, who had been rehing jor Licuteuant Doane and bis party since the 19th of December, telegraphed on the 27th he had. heard trom Doane and sent an officer and faur men te we did, but late, much until we get his relict, The party arrived at Fort and being tenderly cared for, Ai tone * ond are suilicieotly recuperated Lieutenant Doane will robabiy resuine bis cxpiorat Haake iver to 1t6 Juuction ‘with the Volembla."™ si *