The New York Herald Newspaper, January 21, 1877, Page 7

ART MATTERS. BECEPIION OF THE AMEKICAN SOCIETY PAINTERS IN WAT& COLOR, The Academy of Design was last night crowded by the visitogs to tho tenth aunualexhibition of the American Society of Painters in Water Coior, Literature and art were well represented, and every other person encoun. tered was more or less of a celebrity, 1t had also the merit of being perfectly tree and easy, as the organ- izers of this exhibition, with true Bohemian instinct, always begin procecdings by a “stag party."? Asa re- sult there was 4 delighttul sense of freedom, of which the assistants took a reasonable advantage, and the re- ception was generally voted a maguiticent success, ARRANGEMENT. Tho Committee of Arrangement deserve great credit for the way in which the picturea have been disposed. ‘There 1s no undue crowding, and no picture has been hung out of sight. The idea of marking the rank of » picture by placing it on the Line seems to have been doparted from, and cach work left to make its own impression on the public. This idea bas many de- cided advantages to recommend it, and when car- | ‘ied out with fairness and judgment can scarcely fail to give general satisfaction. Looked at as a whole (his year’s exhibition «stands well ahead of all 118 predecessors and vindicates our artists from the reproach of standing still, It is evident thata demand for govd water color painting 1s | Springing up among American art connoisseurs, and this delightful branch of painting promises to obtain as high. a placo im the estimation of our peuple as it properly enjoys in Europe. THE ANSENT. 4 good many of our native artists either do not like to work in water colors or cannot succeed in this ma- terial, Thero is consequently a large gap in the list of names which we are accustomed to meet in art exbibi- tions, and though the watercolor painters have worked vigorously they have not been wholly able to make ‘up, in the matter ot quantity, for the absence of their comrades of the brush. In order to prevent the works Spreading too much over the walls the South Room chas been boaraed up and the collection disposed in the remaining rooms and the corridor. THM COLLECTION. Among the more striking pictures is a study of a rocky plain, with just aglimpse of the distaat sca, from the brush of Richards. The coloring is remark- ably quiet aud subdued, The rocks in the foreground are well studied, and are painted with uousual vigor. ‘This work is impressive, and one cannot very well pass it by witout noticing it. THE FAIR COLLERNS. Mr. Williasa Magrath, a modest artist of moro than ordinary merit, is seen in this exbibition to great ad- vantage, He has two paintings in the North Roow, both of Irish subjects, in rendering which he seers to excel, One represents a peasant giri churning and Another two tair colleeps busily engaged working lace while thoir tongues are pot Jess busy than their tugers, They are probably exchanging the news of the day, but whatever may be the subject of the conversation it must be pleasant, for tho bappy honest faces of the girls are wreathed in smiles, These two works afford good evi- denee of tho versatility of the artist. for while both pictures are thoroughly and unmistakably Milesian they areas different as possible io treatment, ‘*T'he Butter Churning” is an interior with a single figure, aud 1s painted with wonderful strength. The girl at the churn is the picture of robust health, and is well in her place with her churn and her crock, of cream, She seems to have been interrupted for a moment at ner work and turns toward the invisi- ble imtrader with a pleasant look of inquiry as though the intrusica wus not atall objectionable, 1f the picture ts a remin.scence, there are a good many people who will envy the artist. The other picture is an outside scene and bas beeu painted with tbe same force und care as its companion, The sunlight effect is well rendored, but of necessity it lacks the rich, warm glow of the inierior pictus Several other pic- tures of Irish life, by the same artist, are scattered through the exhibition, and each one ts fresh and di tinct in type, and ail exhibit the same conscientio work. Mr. Magrath is an admirable dranghteman, He is destined to bold a foremost place among our Amer- lean artists, Jules Wo'ms sends a cleverly painted Spanish sub- ject. It is a lover waiting the appearance of the fair due atthe reja. The igure is well drawn, and the bit of street much truer to vature than is usual in pictures, Bellow’s five work, “Coaching in Now England,” with its admirapvle study of American elms, bas found a is room. Also his **Harvest Scene in Eng- i noonday picture, Both of these works ly been noticed at some length in tho Heravo, and it 1s only necessary here to refer to them. Their good qualitizs cannot fail to win for them public = attension. mipngton bas a very j| Mrovg study of a tired croquet player. ina chair, Her An interesting young lady is vesting. bat is off and rests on herkner, Tho figure is drawn with strength and freedom, and the painting of the tostume is vigorous and full of promise. The flesn pene 18 not equally xood, but, uo doubt, time will elp the artist in this direction. Berne Bellecour hus for once abandoned his brilliant colors and appears to advantage in u small picture which has a little more motivo than is usual in the Shight as 1s the subject it is positive.y a reltef Irom tho costume painting, pure and, simple, which unfortu- nately so widely prevails in France, AN ARAR SCENE, ‘ Tiffany has a remarkable and not very agreeable | picture of Arab life. [ts composition is scattering and | toere is want of connection between the groups below aod the elegant veranda which towers above and seems to belong to another picture. His figure paint- ing does not impreas one with any ideu et strengtu or vigor, und possibly the picture would have been better without them. Hopkivson Smith’s “Inthe Darkting Woou”’ 18 a thorough realization of a wild wood scene. It 18 full of rank odors aud picturesque with creeping ivy and the tatiered bark of trees. Dead giants o: the forest le scatiored about, and over them begin to creep tne lowly orchid. The biue heavy atmospnere Is suggestive ot fever and ugue. ViBEKY ted by severa: works. is repre one of his characteristic attacks on the monks, which | is called “Tie Grassnopyers aud the Ants.” This he meeting of a poor child of song and a ié laid in wid-winter, when the snow js on tho ground, The minstrel is clad in his summer garments and has nought but his guiur, while the muak, well clad, ts laden down with provisions, This work 18 fli of humor, thougss, no doubt, there underites plenty of food ier roflecsion. ‘ MEISYONTEN: jor is @ “Republican Sentinel of the Army of painted with great power and simplicity, ture] w m to see the man. The sunlight effect is admirably rendered, Indoni sends an Itahan girl washing at a fountain, a preture full ol suushine Van Elten has several pleascot land- feapes. In one of thew a number of well executed barn fowls are introduced, WORKS OF PROMIAF. A new ma, Horenden, sends from Brittany a promis- Ing sketch of a young peasant ‘irl engaged in testing her fortuve in jove by the thistle-down. It is strong in color, and shows freedom and certainty in deawing, Colman. has @ realistic agent ot Venetian ishing boats, with their curiously picturesque sails. D, R. Kuignt’s “Noonday Harvest Meal’’ cannot be passed | over—it is strong in composition and harmonious in | ton The midday efiect, y admirably | fendered. Swain Giflord has several Eastern subjects, but the picture which pleases us mo-t, from its nov. Uty perhaps, is a bit of bome landscape whicl 18 Iresi: apd vigeeas. Pranishinkoll, who trom bis name 1 Probabiy a skussian, bas tw6 small pictures of respect- able merit. One of them especially is full of vigor, and represents a race between sleixhs. The action of the horses is admirably rendered A. H. Baldwin has managed to make even the tugboat picture-qur, but could only succeed by loading it dowa with female beauty: Bricher hasa fresh and pleasant study of a bi: of landscape, with a | stream and tree in the foreground. Homer, always Peculiar, has a striking picture of two ladies seated ona sota playing choss—the whole painted uguinst a white background. | the Legislature. fal repreduction of the scene besides being a besutitul picture. A very good, pictnce from the bruab of J. Bolies, calledx “New Eugiaud Meadow,” 1s also on view ab ‘the same gullery, i THY PALETTE cLup, Tho Palette Club gave ove of 118 monthly informal Toceptions last evening at the club rooms, No, 7 East ‘Twenty-seeond sirect, There was a large attendance of members and guests, and a very enjoyable musical id Mterary cutertainment was had, Kecitations by Mr. W. L. Ortasby, Jr.; Mr, Johnston, Mr. J. Seager Page, Mr. S. D. Burdett and Mr. a. C, Foster; music e Mr. J. L. Rice and Mr, Tuily; singing by Messrs. Mard and Bartlett, Atter an ciegant supper, served by the club ches tn tho large dining room, the company adjourped. Among the distinguished people present were Mr. Chauncey M. Depew, Mr. W. A. Camp, Dr. Reesing, Mr. Clark Boll, ex-Commissioner Voorhees, air. Drummond, Dr, Roof, &e, INSEC AND FLOWERS. Professor Edwari! 8. Morse, of Salem, Mass, deliv. ered the third of a series of four lectures on “Evolution”? Jast evening tn the hall of the Couper Union. A large audience avas present, The Professor's special theme Jast evening was ‘‘Insocts’ Relation to Flowers.’” Many people, the speaker said, considered that insects were a peculiar curse, but a clove observation of them would prove interesting to all. Ho alinded to the in, sects that feed upon vegetation and remarked that tnis class in Europe numbered sixty-nine to the plant. In America they numbered but from twenty- five to thirty-five insects to tho domes. tic plants, amt in Australia, but iately { Settled, they averaged but nino insects that were in- | jurious to vegetable plants, The lecturer then pro- ceeded to give the relation of insects \o flowers, and held that, as with domestic animals, the breed was crossed, so in the specunens were jertilized by insects, The honey be vy the bright culor and aweet odor of certain flower would carry the dust of fertilization from one flower toanother, It was remarkable, but it was those flow- ers most eonspicuous, and which prouuced nectar in the greatest abundance, that were visited tho oftenest by the honey bee. The droop: ing of flowers that bent down toward the earth, the bees seldom stopped iu their flight to notice. The speaker quoted Dr. Gray, Prolessors Beale avd Darwin us saying that without insects there would be no flowers, Dr. Gray had said most emphat- ically that he never knew a bright colored flower that was not fersfized by becs, The benefit arising from marriage in th The flowers that ‘lized themselves would have the closest interm: e, bys the honey bee first visiting one flower and then another, bal(u mile apart, pro- duced the cross fertilization of the plants up to their highest power. Grass aud corn, two species that tilized thomselves, were without nectar or perfume. At the conclusion of the lecture Professor Morse gavo notice that ne would speak next Saturday evening upon modification of a higher kind, GASLIGHT SPORTS. - THR FAP FOLKS’ FROLIC AT GITMORE'S GAR- DEN—TROTTING EVENTS DECIDED. An interesting programme attracted a lar audience to Gilmore’s Garden last night. In addition to three trotting events a foot raco for fat tellows occurred, which created much merriment. Only those scaling 206 pounds and over could compete, and of ten entries five faced the music, One William Jobn- son, tipping the beam at just ‘200, was particularly anxious to be allowed to run “the legs off thein other snoozers,” as he expressed it, but the sterling Frank Whittaker wouldn’t have it, and squelched the robust William with ‘Do you think, sit, you can run against men weighing a ton?” The cot petitors looked as if they measured brawn for a living. Arms like piston rods, and shoulders oqual to the tusk of carrying a caso of Cognac, each of the five ssed, while one more than all the others boasted Pos: a wealth of *tcorporation” that tho fattest of the fat They toed the scratch as follows:— Pounds, 25 might envy. Tho conditions of the race were three laps, best two | in three, purse of $25. They wore no distinguishing colors, but that amounted to little, as some of the spectators selecting their favorites cried encourag- ingly, “Hit ber up, Gin and Bitters;”” *‘Givo it to ber, Tom and Jerry; “Ob, koep hor going, my light ga: zellc,” which ejaculations increased the laughter teu fold.’ The running was fair; Huger was fore he gone 200 yards, and ‘Juno’? ster had bellows to mend when one lap had been ruu. Daley won the he im 2:11 aud had plenty t spare at tho finish, The sec- ond heat also fell to who repested in 2:13. A hundred of the ‘boys’ were yelling at ono time to the performers in tho last heat, and all tho “pet”? names they could recall were buried at the stoat periormers, much to the amusement of the fair por- tion of the ussembiage, Daley was given $10, Groat $8, and gs $7, ‘‘Jube’’ and Huger being leit out in the cold. ‘TROTTING. Gitmory’s GarprN, Saturoar Evernixc, January 20, 1877—-Mile heats; sbree sn five, under saddle, George F. Carpenter's b. m. Beaumont....... Owner's b. m. Lady Angie. Owner's br. g. Prince. preted occ Same Evexinc—Same condit.ons, Owner's g. g. Bill Porter. Owner's b. m. Pieasure Girl Owner’ Owner’ aso worse Time, 2:50 2:62:49, )}, Same conditions as 49 34 Same Evexinc—Matcn §$-- (7) above. W. 5. Weeks’ b. g. Bay Biliy (John Rogers) 1 2 1 1 be tar vb. gy Myron Perry... 1 ne seeeseee 22 trotting, as usual, in some instances, was Bu) Porter’s third heat should not have. led him. Rogers rode Bay Billy tn excol- | nd was loudly applauded for his victory. Jent form, OBITUARY. ASSEMBLYM4N JAMES HEALY. Assemblyman James Healy died at hallf-past one o'clock yesterday morning of Bright’s disease of tho kidneys, after an iliness of three weeks, Ho was taken sick on Christmas morning and had since been suffering. Mr. Healy’s disease was considerably aggra- vated by his going to Albany to attend the opening of Ho was compelled to return to nis home in this city, owing to his tllness, and then lin- gered on im great pain till bis death yesterday morn- ing. The deceased was born in Kilrush, Clare county, | Ireland, in 1835. He ¢ame to New York in 1848, and, | in 1860 went to work for Williamson & Co. refiners, corner of Uesbrosss and West He rematned witb them tll a year ago as boss carman, Mr, Healy entered politics tn 1868, when elected Assistant Alderman. Ho was re ele in | 1860, and was legisiated out of office by the Tweed | chartor in 1870. He was elected to the Assembly in | 1872 and 1873; was defosted in 1874, and was elected again to represent tlie First Assemply district in No- | vember, 1874, The deceased wasa man thoroughly | soli-made, Helcaves a wile and threo children illy | provided for, H E, SOUTHWORTH. | a This well known citizen of Brooklyn died at his res- idence, Nc, 239 Carroll place, in that city, during the nigat of the 19th inst, He was manager of the Brook. jyn branch of the Hanover Fire Insurance Company. Mr. Southworth was born in Washington county, this State, in the year 1811, In 1824 he removed with the family to Oneida county and in 184% came to New | York and engaged in mercantile pursuiis. He eatad- lished the firin of Southworth, Slaweon & Co, which Jor years was the most prominout wholesale grocery house in the city, Ho retired from the firm in 1860 to as one. James 0. Thom’s pretty picturo of two children ina | fold will not faii to intorest the Indica {tis euarming | 10 tS sympathy with childhood and simplicity of | Motive, [thas besides the advantage of being well | drawu and painted with sound knowledge, tis two | lute children are delightful; they are real children ana | could only be painted vy one who loved aud lived amoug | the little ones. Suniilie bas a strong entitle group in a | pleasant bit of landscape, It is effective in comport. $ion and vigorous in color, K. Jovason'’s prety little lady in white deserves attention. She is a charm. ing little body, and the artist has painted ner conse: entiousiy, Mr. Johnson hasa future. His work is ood in quality and sweet in sentiment, “American | andscape,” by Farrer, shows « good workman strug espeut i not gling against heavy odds and winging buccess. 1b svems impossible to make t cal American house picturesque, and 148 1utrody into a picture shows a certain amount of heroism which commands our respect, Mr. Farrer has deait | With bis subject ina broad, bold style, and h ded in making ® strong and commanding pict win Apbey’s “Witeh”’ p: ‘8 better in Inte than execution, and displays iinagination aud power, Turin artist, sends a strong picture, whien, i the Absonce of catalogue, we suppose to reprysent Coluin- bus demon: ing the existence of the New Word, We regret the commitiee, who uischarged ‘(heir duty £0 well, did not find lace i One Of the rooms for | h rage merit. Thought | Ni relegated to thy cold bosyntaliiy of | tow It is, however, # strong picture, | Bianehs, a On to-morrow the exhibition will be thrown opon to the public, and no one who is even sligatiy interested ip art stowld nogiect visiting 11, ART NOTES. T. Moran's painting of tne ‘alloy of the Kio Virgen,” which was awarded a medal at the Centennial Exlibition, Is bow on exhibition at Scher This is one of Mr. Moran’s bappiest efforts, painted from sketches made on tho spot, and is a faith- | deat, | on this ae weil as the otber ride of the Atiantic, who | county, October 4, 1876, ina dranken qu Atlantic Baak, of whieh he had veen elected I Alier the suspension of the bank be aceepiod the management of the Hanover Company's office in Brookiyn. He gave hberaliy to the Baptist Coureh and to ite miss.on and Snoday sehoo!l work and was | always known us a ie bauded, warta hearted Iriend | | | | enablo bim to give wil his atiention Lo the affairs of the | i to every good wo as one of the trustees of | the Rochester yand gave & good deal of | money to it, He wae also a subscriber to the Athes neum, Volytechme Tostitute, Packer Institute, the Acadeiuy ol Music and other siuntlar institutions, fuaoral will (ake place trot his inte reside Monday, at two o'clock P.M. The | nee, on | EDWIN PAG, M. Db. ‘The Eaglish mail brings report of the occurrence, at Chester, of the death of Dr, Hdwin Page, who wax for | many years surgeon in the National ino of steam: | ships, He was a young of great promise, very ef- ficient in his profession, and a graduate from the Dub. Hu College of Surgeonet He had a great many trends regret his early demis:, Dr. Page had oniy been tive mouths married, having an American lacy jor his partner through life, HON, DANIEL T. DURLAND. Hon, Danict 7. Dariand, at whose residence, in Middievown, N. Y., bis brother, Assemblyman 8, T. Durlund, died on Wednesday last, also died yesterday alterpoon, aged éiXty-nive years. He represented the Sccond district o Orange 1D the Assembly of 1800, A LIFE SENTEN Unica, N. ¥., Jan, 20, 1877, David White, who killed Solomon Christopher, both young Indians on the Qneida Reservation, in this y convicted of manslaughter, and was s ved by Judge Merwin to the Aaburo State Prison for lite White is about twenty-eight yeurs of age, floral realm was due to tho insects. | MUNICIPAL REFORM. THE CONFERENCE BETWEEN PROMINENT cITi- ZENS AND MESSBS, ELY 4ND KELLY-—WHAT THE COMMITTEE WILL HAVE TO SAY. With the view of giving the city ay improved gov- erowent andi cficient servants ata reduced cost tho Municipal Society Las for several weeks past bee Dg contereuces with the heads of various depar ments, The suggestions of the society were cordially received by the officials of both parties, and it was suggested a few cays ago that «@ confer ence of a similar character shoula bo held with the uewly installed Mayor and Compiroller. This was decided upon atter the dinner to Mayor Wickham, ab which ‘many members of the Soviety wore present. Promineat members of both palitical parties wade speeches on that occasion prais- ing the official conduct of Mr. Wickham, and the utmost g00d feeling prevailes, The opinion was expressed that Mr. Ely aod Mr Kelly would administer the municipal government in the interest of the taxpayers; and it Was-suygested that a conference sould be held with them. ‘The officials giadly assented to the propo- sition, and in pursuance of it the following call has boen issued:— Dean S1n-—The committee named a member, will meet the Mayor's oflice i beiow, of whieh you & 1. Hall, Pre Levi 'P. Morton, Charies (3, Isham, Willian Ottendorfer, E. Oelberman, Sat Diseo, David Duws, J umes M. Mori ep Seligman, Joun fi, Sherwo Yan Volkenburgh. IU, Jone) ', Grorire D. th 4 Charles 8. smnith. é THE CONFERENCE. * When the gentlemen shall have assembled it is un- derstood that the Mayor will call tho meeting to order And invite the gentiomen to make such suggestions they may deem advisable, Addresses will then bo made by William Cullen Bryant and Messrs. Schultz, Booth, Jay, Cisco, Babcock, Spaulding and Tousey, ‘These speeches will necessarily be short and will en- force the necessity for 4 reduction of the force em- ployed by the city, « reduction of salaries, the close: scrutiny of all bills to be paid from the city treasury and, inshort, the general mauvagement of municipal affairs with ag much care and economy as the business ol a private individual Is usually conducted. Mayor Ely will then, it is understood, point out “to the committee what he considers avomalics it local government and suggestions as to What should be done to remedy the existing evils, No doubt his suggestions will be imvaluable for the guidance of the committee, if it is their intention to frame suitable reform bills for transmission to the State Legislature. Mr. Ely has made a special study of our motropolitan system of government in ail its details, and bis opinions will doubtless bave great weight in the deliberations. MAYOR KLY’S VIEWS, In an interview with a Herato representative yesterday be remarked that he did rot feel wt liberty to dweil upon the particular points wh! will probably come up for discussion at Tuesday's gathering, considering it out jor him to jorecast what might be the line of argument used or what remedies recommended to Telievé the people in view of the present “chaotic con- dition” of our municipal departments. The Mayor, however, was emphatic in his assertion. that grout vecessity exisis for simplifying the cuy governmont, He favors a distribution of powers ainong the different departments and believes in cute ting down the number of Cominission: © cannot see why one head would not suit in some of the de- partments as wellas three or four. Mr. Ely is also wide awake to the need of an immediate reduction of the city’s employés, Ho thinks (hat the city might be able to get on with one-half the number that are at Present engaged. Comptroller Kelly, it is understood, will.also attend, and will doubtless suggest some uselul measures by which the taxpayers can be partially relieved from their present burdens. WHAT THE COMMITTEE WILL SAY. Several of the gentiowen invited to attend the con- fereuco were visited yesterday by reporters of the Herauo for the purposo ot learning what they will Suggest to tho Mayor and tse Comptroller. Tho re Sults of the interviews ure appended. ‘Mr. Sinclair Tousey expressed his conviction that much good would result fromthe meeting. He said the purpose of the mecting as be understood it is to consult With the Mayor and Comptroller as to tho general state of wunicipal affeirs and to give those officials guch encouragement as they may perhaps stand in need of on entering upon their new duties. The committee, Mr. Tousey remarked, was made up of men {rom both political parties in order that the affair wight not have a partisan aspect. The cgpler- ence had been called for and would be held io What might be cailed a municipal spirit—such a as had prompted the dinner to Mr. Wickham. That gentle- man, the society thought, bad done as well as he could, and much better than many ol his predecessors, an it Was thought a good thing to say so publicly for the sake of the efloct it would have upon those who should succced him. Mr. Feederick D. Tappen said he did not know the object of the meeting, but supposed 1t was to con- sider the nancial conuition of the city, “Unless some | restriction,”’ said he, “is placed upon the people who runnicg us into debt, Laon't see whero the devil we are goiwg! My idea has always boen that there should be some limit to the city debt, Lased upon the © of our property. It is now piling up at ig rate, Certainly no barm can come of th:s conlerency aud much godd may ariss from it’? Mr. Oswald Ottendorter bad signed the call for tho conference with the supposition that ils object was to encourase the Mayor aud the Comptrolier, and to as- sure them of the support of the citrzcus in any reforms they muy wake in the best interests ofthe city. Are duction of expenses would probably be the main topic of discussion, though many other questions m'ght crop ‘ou know,” added Mr, Ottendorter, “tha I have pot of late been a personal friend of Mr. Keily, but he ts now in position, and, potwithstanding what has parseu, 1 consiaer it’ my duty to support him #8 a municipal officer so long as he exerts bis influence in the true interests of the city.’” VARIOUS VIKWS,’? Mr. Jackeon 8, Schuitz suys he bas views upon mu- nicipal reiorm; various views, in fact, but it is pot at all provabie that he will ventiluto them at the coming conlerence. a listener; not us a suggestor.”” Mr. Churies B. Smith says he has no special plan to submit to the consideration of the meeting. ¢ isin 4 posiiion to know if any plam was at present under consideration, and his best intormal 1 that nothing of the kind is contemplated. A move- | ment may probrbly grow out of the meeting; but it js Dot anticipated that any plan for remodelling the city government will be laid betore the Mayor. Mr. Seth B. Hunt suid he believed the object was to do ali that was pussivle to improve the city govern- ment anid to take measures to secure a reduction of taxes. Mayor Ely, be understood, bad invited an equal number of democrats and republicans to come to his support in carryiwg out what may seem to be the best policy im tbat direction. He had uo sugges- tions to offer, but intended to be present atthe meeting, The trouble with our city goverument, Mr. Huut thought, commenced when the legylutors at ‘Albany began meddling too mach with iis afairs. He believed in a property qualiueation to the right of voting fur those who levy tuxes, Out of every twenty Voters (here were hot more than five who paid taxes, avd the remaining filteev bad « voice tu keeping them up high, laboring ander the idea that tt croaces & lively circulation of money, and hoping they may get hoid of sume of it while it is iu motion, Sensibie 1en knew that such a course was 4p injurious oF bd the reaction bound to follow must tell most very men Who vote for and support the canse of their troubles. Mr. J.J. Ciseo said it-wourd be time enough to dis- cuss the business of the conference when that body wet, and intormed tho reporter that he would aot be interviewed on the subject, Mr, George V. Lane said that he had not given the maticr much attention. He did not know the precise Object Gf the mectbg or What questions would ve brought up for consideration. He cuald pot say that he-had apy particular project of municipal rotorm und was totally wnaware what the action of the meeting woulda be. A CHARITY BALL, The grand bail which is to take place at Terraco Garden Theatre, Kast Vifty-cighth street, meat Loxiug- ton avenue, On tHe BUtL inet, promises to be a great vuceess, The private boxes will be sold at auction at the theatre on Friday evening next, at eight o'clock. ‘The genticwen in charge of this afair hope through the co-operation of the charitable public to relieve a large amount of suflertag among she deserving poor of the upper portion of the city uuring tee ensuing win ter, ‘Ihe proeveds are to be distributed by the st. Vin- cont de Paul Sovicty of the church of St. Vincent Forrer, .PLOSION. A SERANGE E While J. Otten, of Ung by orange on Friday, the boiler exploded with terrific force. Portions of the iron were driven through tho ceiling above, making a hole large enough fora man to craw! through, At the time of the explosion Mr. Otten had his daughter sitting upon his knee, Sho was in the last stages of consumption. The force of the explosion threw both father and child upon the Hloor, Strangely, the child was not struck by any of the tragments, Dut the shock was r@ great, in her weak condition, that she died in afew hours, Burning coals were blown all over the apartment, and an alurm of fire was sounded, but the faims were extinguished by the police, AFTER SABBATH BREAKERS, Some ecavengers of the city of Brookiyu are in the habit of following their calling on the Sabbath Day, In consequence the Chief of Pol ee hus msued an orior to the captutns of the various procinets to arrest all por- song found collecting garbage and driving garbage and ‘awiil carts through the city on Sundays, of place | Yo quote Mr Schuitz:-—"I will be there as | nol the subject | 0. 189 Bloeckor strect, was sit. | | THE PRISON SHIP MARTYRS. BEVOLUTIONARY VICTIMS OF BRITISH BAB- BARITY--CONGRESS MEMORIALIZED TO ERECT i A MONUMENT OVER THEIR REMAINS ON FoRT | GREENE, A weceting was held in the office of Mayor Schroeder, Brooklyn, yesterday alsernoon, tor the purpose of de- ciding upon the draft of @ memorial Presented to Congress, asking {or au appro- Priation to erect @ suitable mouument over the Temaing of the prison ship martyrs ou Fort Greene. Among those preseut at the meeting were:—Mayor Schroeder, Murphy, Colonel Charles Schur, John Y. Culyer, | Alderman Fisher, Colouel James MeLeer, James 8. T. Stranaban, Coionei R. C, Ward, General Dakin, 3. B, Duteher, S &. Parkenson aud J.'J. Van Nostrand. Ex- Senator Murphy read the following tateresting inemo- rial, which was approved by the meeting :— ined commitres, appointed Brooklyn, on she 7th of July, ensures to secure an appro sof the vietims of British I | ct rje vices sud patriotisns those citizens of who perished in the prison ships at the Walluvout hus been repeatediy brought to tien of E nd the country. in 180% “1 j tien, but on tae | & popular moven throuzh the matrumentality of she Tammany New \ork @ vau.t, Jutended to be surmounyed by mou Tent, was erected near the Navy Yard, in this city, for the reception of the vones ol the martyrs, which, slightiy buried, rad begun to be exposed tu public view by the washing of the tide and other causes, and the bones were with grext demon- aud public display placed therein atier subsided, aud no mona Many years inter, by the, plons exertig njamin Kowam, & slight wooden stru over the aul to protect it nb caused by the improvements of the adjoining grounds, But thai “structure, lel unattended dvcayed dthe vault thus ttn A Lecams again ‘exposed in ation to ignorant and thought. at leagth the autho lyn, in June, 1873, caused the remains to be removed to a | moichboring spot on th Fort Gi | pro og the waters of the bay. Bu last resting place, That, it is on | of the na to erect. The wron, | were the nation’s wrongs, ‘These pa: i wevery | state, the North aud the ‘sunny South equally contributing heir sous to the sxett: ‘they died side by side, she | story of their devotion to the cause of freedom and of their craei deaths bus veen often told. and thougna century has elapsed since they met their fate it is still familiar to all. It is spread upon the records of th nce ir honorabie bodies. It hax been the th of historians and orators, It cannot be effaced from memory or gainsaid. The overcrowding of the prison ships by th ith American prisoners became the in the Continental Congress on the dof August, 1731, and General Washington was instructed to remonstrato to t proper officers within the enemy's Hues on their unjunti- liable treatment of our men, ‘The Commander-in-Chiet | promptly did so, but could effect nochange in the proceed. British bjset of consideratio ny. The inhumanity coutinued. It was thought in con quence of rune efforts xctually made to induce them to enlist in the British service t such wus the motive. But this the rs refused to do in the face of starvation, and dei disease ‘The number of prisoners grew envrmousl; were employed us prisons, besides oth Poses, to which not the sick the dying were sent duced to the extreme ul air, unwholesom aul fetid water, Some of the prisoners were on one oecn- | sion brutally vutehored with bayonets, on the plea of insub- ordination, and sume hundreds perished in the flames of the Transport, one of the shins ich cunght fire aud was b y have been remains to day that ted on the shores of in ‘Thirteen 4 whonce prisone: came ‘Those bones now uwait the last act of diity on the part of their common country. All the States varticipated in the wrong done by the enemy, All aro entitled to the honor and glory won by those brave men who snflered, All should unite through the national Lexis: lature in erecting the monumental column to their mem- ory. We appeal in the name of the cisisenn of Brooklyn, but on bebalf of our countrymen everywhere, to the Justico and not merely the generosity of | Gen. roms, This is debt imposed upon the Unic tis, perhaps, the only one of its kind, aud as it is wit & parallel, so'it will not be x precedent. Tt wax not dis- charged in 180%, simply for the reason that the bill was then united with’ others for individual monumonts, tI pediency of whieh wax d cossity of which no lon: the vault Greene. ponlted in at Fort the States from the old thirteen. titled to burial nt tho cost of tl no ax they were to service. In expense imposing monument to ullof them it common would hardly exceed that ot # decent headstone tovach in particular, other hand, the shaft whien would ‘be raised would redound an Lundred fold to the benefit of the Republic in the incen- tive it would the present and future generatioun to patriotism and public virtue. Your memort theret pray that an appropriation 7m of not less than $30,000 be mada out of tne puuite ury for the purpose here proposed. POLICE RUFFIANISM. OMicer Jeromo, of the Twenty-ninth precinct, com- mitted an outrageous and unprovoked assault ona Peaceful citizen las, night under circumstances pecu- hariy aggravating. He ing several olber citizens who gavo no provocation for the exhibition of his. brutality. Shortly belore ton o'clock aslglt fire occurred at No. 1,131 Broadway, imastore under the St. James Hotel. crowd soon collected and tho police appeared to form the fire lines, There was no disorder and the fire was uot large enough to cause any alarm, Nevertheless, Officer Jerome, No. 2.278, made himselt nocdlessly officious, He began by pushing a young man rudely from the step of the building. An elderly gen- tleman, who resides at the St. James Hotel, was vio- jently shaken pusbed back into the crowd, who raised a murmur ol indign The officer there- upon became enraged, aud, serzing by the throat the first person who came to hand, pushed bim into the crowd several tee. and threw him dowa, severely spraining his ankle, He then took the young man he nad pashed down to tho Twenty-ninth precinct station house and mendaciousiy preierrod # charge of drunk- enness and disorderly conuuct against him, On the way the young man burst ito tears and piteousiy | vegped 10 be released. Several respectable gentlemen L:ving in the vicinity, who hud witnessed this flagrant abuse of authority by the officer, accompanied tim to the station, where, after hearing the true state of case, Sergeant Vouglas ‘discharged tho prisoner, Frank Alivater. He 18 twenty-five years old and lives -at No. U1 Christopher sireet After Jeaving the station house he could hardly walk, and will probably be laid wu he | several days trom the sprain of bis ankle. A ci Wut Is tp be made against Jerome velore the Board the affair, and he will provabiy receive well-inerited | punisument, As one of the gentionen present re- | Inarked, ib Would not be safe to Walk tho streets if | such men were aliowed to roam at iarge. They desire | | | to know if persoug liks Jerome shall be permitted to indulge their brat authority and in $t diavs of tha peace instincts clothed in the garb of disguise of the so-called guar- A CURLOUs CONSPIRACY. In the Easex County Court, at Newark, yosterday, alter a trial covoriug several days, J. W. and I. P. Colo, | tatver and son, wero found guilty of conspiracy to de | fraud George M. Bullora, ‘The partios were wm partner- | Ship in Sussex county end eeparated, 1n the separa | tion the Coles deieoused Ballord out of $9,000, | He procured their indiciment. They sought to } get of on the pl that it was purely a business misiorture. On Friday the jary asked to be | discharged, saying they coutt uot agree, ‘The Judge dechned aud ent them back. Yesterday they had agreed and so recorded their verdict. The deiendants | | are out on $10,000 vail, kied ever tried in the court, HARVARD CLUB ELECTION. H. Choate is tho President, met at Delmonieo ovening. The meeting was, as usual, very plea nt | Tho following gentiomen were elected oMcers for the | Vico ensuing yeur:—Presdent, Josepy H. Presidents, Henry W. Ueilows, Jou James ¥. Goodric y &. Worthen W. Soren; Execaty ©, | D Gambrili, Janes | Waiter O. Tuckerman; Seeretury, Treagurev, T. Vrauk Brownell. Choate ; 0. Sargeant, and G . Smith, WHE YONKERS ASSESSMENT | The counsel of the Boar of W | Supervisors having appealed trom nerai James Jourdan, ex-Senator H. C. | also charged with 1ll-treat- AS usunia ot Police Commissioners by citizens who witnessed | The caso is the first of the The Harvard Club, of this city, of which Mr, Joseph lust G M. Weia; “NEW YORK AERALD,- SUNDAY, JANUARY 21, 1877—QUADRUPLE. SHEET., i | { to be | | i night, und unless the bird slips through the nets of the fowlers an important prisoner j will be taken into custody. So far it a8 thonght | twenty | that the bill was not a countertort, but was a $2 dill THE GREAT FORGERY. POSTPONEMENT OF THE BROKER MAXWELL’S EXAMINATION ON ACCOUNT OF SICKNESS— LOUIS BAUMANN’S LAST APPEARANCE. It is rumored that an important move in the game between the counterteiters and the detectives may be | hourly expected. Another arrest is contemplated to- | | only Bubordinate accomplices have been arrested. But the police are ia wupes of capturing the principals. The only items uf special tuterest in the case, ay it | stands at the present writing, are the peculiar status | of the prisoner Maxwe!l, and the further intelligence obtuined regarding Louis Baumann, Mr. Julius Keiter’s partner, MAXWELL'S EXAMINATION DEFERKRD, Yesterday morniug Devectives Silieck and Doyle, of the Centra! Oftice, appeared beiore Justice Otterbourg, atthe Tombs Police Court, and stated that Mr, George | L, Maxwell was still unable to leave bis house on ac- couat of the injury to bis ankle, and consequently bad | not been brought before the Court, as required by law, to undergo the requisite preliminary exaimination, They suggested that the Justice — should proceed to the prisoner's house, and that the arraignment should be ~~ made — there In accoraan: a prisoner | 0. thouza bis cause for co with legal forins. ull be arraigned before tue Cour rs (rom (he titne of sion ts soinvtimes evaded, J piaint might well arise in case of no compliance, Justice Otterbourg, however, relused to comply with the request on the ground | that be was only acting temporarily for Justice | Duily, and advised the officers of mako their applica | tion’on Sunday morning tw the reguiar justicn then siting. 1t was theretore jeft to Justice Dufly to make that disposal of tho case, whied, in his judgment, may seem lilting at to-day’s session, meanwhile Mr. Max- well is under the guardianship of four oficers, who are detailed tn turn to watch his sick couch. MR, KELTER UISCONROLATE Mr. Kelter appeared yosterduy in a discousolate frame of mind aud complained tmourntully of the position in which be was placed by the recent pub- leity given to his share in the operations of the | forgers. Although perfectly innocent of any erimi- naiity in the matter, his uoiortunate assoclation wiih Baumann, the ctterer of the $9,500 gold cheek, had resulted in whut Uo thinks @ serious injury to | his credit, and personal standing. He made no ob- | jection tO anything published in the Heratp, bat thought that the loose statements of some of the other city papers in regard to his tormer position aud | business connections were very injurious to his repue | tution. He is said to be a hard working and honest business mow, perhaps a trifle eredulous and lacking | in prudence, but one to whom no suspicion of irregu- larity or dishonesty could be possibiy attached with Justice, Tue jaw provides that t within | BAUMANN’S LAST APPEARANCE, Mr, Kelter contirmed tho truth of what has already | bean published in the H¥RALD, concerning Baumann, | and gave some particulars of their last meeting. He | said wien be returned from the National | Exchange Bank he met Baumann by — ap- pointment at twelve o'clock that same day, Vuesday, the J6b. Ho gave Baumann tue message of the President of the bank and handed the rejected check over to him. iaumaun took it without manitesting aay surprise, and remarked com. posedly that he would wot it changed bimself for its value in greenbacks. Keiter did not suspect anything wrong as yet, and made an mano = for ‘tho next atthe same hour, at tho Stwwck Exchauge, Baumann then left the room, saying that be would x it all rigbt and that a setticment could be finally made at the piace agreed upon. Kelter went to keep his appointinent the next day, but no Baumano appeared, aud bo iearved shortly aticr tnat ne had probably been victimized. Baumann was warned, be thought, by the pubdlication of Mr. Hatch’s protest of the check and is now lying snugly under co A COUNTERFEITER'S GAME, A young man named James L, Manker, who said he resided at No. 354 Henry street, Brooklyn, was ar- Testod Iast evening on the charge of attempting to Pass 4 counterfeit $10 bill, It turned out ufterward changed to a $10. On tno police searching his room, alead ten cent pieco was fuund and several paper put- terns which ho had used in raising a $2 toa $10 was discovered, These patterns were oiled and made transpareat, aud the outhnes of the figures and Jotters of a $10 bill had been carefully traced upoa them by placing a $10 Dill beneath. ‘The figures and letters were then cut out, and the skeleton paiterns placed over the letters and figures of a two doliac bili. By the aid of a needle or pin the $2 figures were neatly pricked up to resembio those ot the $10. A ‘report was made some time since at the Third precinct station house that a $10 counterfeit bill bad been passed at the bakery of Mr. Mollenbagen, No. 197 Atlantic avenue, and tha police have beea looking im vain ior the 29 passed 14 As soon as Manker was arrested Night word was seat to Mr. Mollenhagen, and a y clerk in the store called at the station todse and | recognized the prisoner as the man who had passed ppointmeat with Baus | P A CLEVER SWINDLE. — HOW FIEDPY PAID HIS PREMIUMS, AND DIS NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT 4 BROWN @TUDE WAS—A WABNING TO POLICY HOLDERS, A singular case of misplaced confidence, which “points a moral and adorns a tale’ for the benefit of policy holders in life insurance companies, has come tolightia the misiortuues of Wilheim Fiedel, a Ger- man with a limited knowleage of Eugiish, but by tht time 4 Somewhat extended acquaintance with ihe waye ud the tricks that are tau of an ageat rely ‘merged’? Mutual Protection Life Tu- surance Company, This company was ove of those reed imiothe Guardian, aad throagh the Guardian 4 Sholier beneath the roof of the Oniversal. . Staring out with all the sporadie agencies peculiar to the business, the Mutual Protection cight veare aga bad upos its list of agents 4 person who 18 registered | upon the books as N. Brown. Agent Brown was encr- gettc, persever:! of good address—bailod from the undonbicdly was endowed with ail th essary qualiica’.ons for tue composition of a good man in the trade, and among toe eligible persons upon whom his persuasive and well panctuated eloquence was effective was William Fiedol, upud whose proper | appaeation cud after due medical examination and scrutiny a poliey for $2,000, with a ten-year endow. ment, the premium payable somi-annually, was Issued, ‘This poitey 1s in due form and is reguiarly issued by the company, the receipt of the first semni-aunual pay- ment being acknowledged by tho company, and the stipulation being made upon the policy itself that all receipts (or premiums must vo signed by an officer of the company, Tne trangaction took place in 1868, and, to the misfortune of tho confiding Mr, Fivdel, the premiuis have been, from that. time until within the pret three mouths, promptly paid—-but not to the come pany, THE ARTFUL DODGER. It ts in this circumstance that the confidence of Mr, Fiede! became bis error, The plausible story of Mr, N Brown, agent, faand ready credence in the ear of bis German friend aad patron, Regularly as the settling day camo, and generally a few days before, the friendly Mr, Brown visited Mr, Fiedel. In fact the general topic of conversation betwecn thein wits the advantige of lilo uaurance to men with families, men without uiniies and mea who expected families, and not withstanding the fact that the Mutual ‘Protection Company had tound itself m_ position to be gobbled up by ibe Guardian, and the Guardian been absorbed by the Universal, the shrewd agent kept his customer a oof from tho company by Well told stories and pra. Varications. Every receipt (or premium was promptly indorsed by him as “agent” upon Mr, Fiedel’s policy, | and, in order the better to keep Miedel tn: the dark, aymeuts were Narrowed down by the deduction dividends’ aud Mr. Fiede! accommodated in the time of payment when he found !t inconvenient to settle, SRCURK IN iNskoURITY, Meantime the company, having received no money either from the poitcy holder or trom the agent, bud, at the expiration of the first six months of its duration, considered the policy as having tapsed, and Mr. Brown, agent, substantially disappeared from thetr and, as it ts alleged by those familiar with the had, on the successive changes of the orig cles, been forgotten by the company and dis. appoured trom view of all except his friend, Fiedel LIGHT BRKAKING, Ashort time since, however, the transactions of thoir turmor agent began to ioom up, and the appea: ucce of Mr. Fiodel, witn nis policy on band, at th company’s office was 4 surprise to the officials, The Supposed delingucnt ca:ne to inquire about the value of his policy and the endowment money, and to visit the company which tad paid such’ beavy divie | dends, But the scales fell from Fieuel’s ey: | whey he learned that bis policy was void; that ‘*N, Brown, Agent,’ was vo longer such, und that he had no right at aay time to receive und receipt for moneys on account ot the Motaal Protection, or the companies into which it had been merged. Friedel j was avant, ashe had arixhtto be, butthe com. pany’s officers consulted counsel; coutsel said there was no lability; that Fiedel had been duped, and that | N, Brown had committed no technical, vat certainly a | moral forgery, in which the remedy Was iu arrest and | feeovery of the money by iegal means, if N. Brown ad it, i “READY OX THURSDAY, ”? Meantime, true to bis custom, Mr. Brown paid his usual visit'to Mr. Fiedel, this tine representing @ } heavy dividend to be paid to Fiedel, and during down an annual premium of about $150 to $06 in round tig. ures, and quite ready to allix his autograph ro. ceipt upon the ot the policy, as im his usual style, But Fiedel had received bis ine structions from the attorceys, who were requested by | Mr John N. Bewley, the ‘etary of the Universal | and the Vice President of the North American, to take al measures against Brown, on behalf of the vic- mized premium paying M “A little more time’’ was wanted; times were hard, money scarce; “there was nv money to be got so soon | alter New Years;’’ aud Brown was told to come again | and Fiedel would be ‘ready on Tharsday.’”” | And so he was. The expectant Mr. Brown waited | upon Fiedel tor his premium; but there was an off. cer jn waiting, aod bis present quarters are in Ludiow the bill, although the prisouer etated sho was inis- taken, tE. At the Essex Market Police Court yesterday, before Justice Wandell, Detective Maloney, of the Seventh precinct, arraigned Elicn Smith and George Davis to answer a charge of grand larceny, The factsin the case were as follows :—sir, J. F, Brainard, aclerk inthe employ of Messrs. Belding Bros. & Co,, wholesale deal- ers in sewing silk at No, 610 Broadway, on Thursday last packed a case of silk valued at $760, which was placed in the charge of the New York and New £ land Express Company at the corner of West Broadway and Chambers street to bo forwarded toa branch house tm Newark, N. J. About four o'clock in the afternoon express oflice. Ou the discovery of the theit ail the ad- joining vuiidings were searched in the hope of finding | some clow to the stolen property. Detective Malone was dotuiied on the case The detective uscertul that some unknown parties hired aroom at Ni Honry street, but bad not placed any turniture Alter watchivg the suspicious apartments tor some time he noticed Klien smith come vut of the alleyway about ning o'clock on Thursduy night, eurrying on her arm a basket, and she went in a hurried mon 7 down toward ex street, where he accosted her, On litting the lid of the basket ho found twenty-ove spovls of the stolen — silk. 0 In reply to the ofcer’s questions sbe iulormed him | to a house ip Essex street, but that #he had forgotten the number, Eien was then taken to tho Madison street station house aud locked up. Detective Mulo- ney alterwurd returned to No, 71 Heury street and broke open the door leading to the room, which were committed for trial in detvult of $5,000. y | denied the charge. Davis and Miss Smith are supposed to have been the parties who have perpetrated several other heavy robberies in this city aud Brook! WILLS AND LETTERS OF ADMIN- ISPRATION. The wills of the following namod porsons, decea: were proved wm the Kings County Surrogate’s Court during the past wee ranois Kelley, of the town of | New Lots; Lars Brolander, Thomas West, Joon B. | Beckerman, Robert Merrill, Rovert 6. Chumasero and | Bridget Shio, all of Brooklyn, Letters of administr: | ton wi ranted in the estates of the following Bamed di sed persons:—Robert H. Hance, of Rum. son, Monmeuth county, N.J.; Denuis shine, Henry | Ralphs, Nienolus ck Susannah lrwia), Dorothea (lormert, y sonby & Neulhareht (formerly Dorot the decision of | Judge Dykiman, who on the Lith Instant ordered a writ | Of mandamus bo issue directing the Board to credit Yonkers with $10, 50, decided by the State Asses. | sore to have been an crrow mont, appl | Judge, sitting in Supreme Court ¢ Plains, jor a stay of procoeuings: |. The question will accordingly | brought before tne next General Torm of the sup Court, By the order avove indicated it wi andatory on she Board to ine morrow and com- y with the decision of the State Assessors, The siay | duty heretolore assigned it. A BOWERY BURGLARY. Bowery, discovered that the store No, 88 Bowery, oc. cupied by H, Meyser, had been catered by burg) The thiev at about $200, “YHE COMMUNE. Some French refugees residing in this city Inst nigh of the rising which took place tm Parts in 1871 unde: the Commune, Several socialistic and communist so: | Gietics were ropresented. was stated | i dvs Retugiés de Ja Commune”? Of procecdings of course relieves that bouy from tho About balf-past five yesterday morning Oficer Flay, of the Fourteenth precinct, who was oo duty in the jars. | carried off m quantity of clothing, valued forined a committee to organize s celebration in honor f that some 2,000 ex-Oommunists were at present in Now York und have organized a society known a8 “La Société of that day the goous were stolen from in front of the | . | A suit under a SUillwell warrant has also, it 1 that she wad been employed by a man to take tue goods | 1s situated on the floor. aking search of the premises nd concealed in | a cluset the remainder of the stolen property. As the ollicer wad about to leave the room be Was confronted by George Davir, wuo was about to enter. He im- mediately placed him utder urrest, Lue prisoners | * | of the other part Street Jatl, where he isin mild out eflective dur, | pending the it against bint for forgery and | swindling of Mr, Fiedel during the eight years of | misptaced confidence, in which he had, believing bim- sell insured tor & couple of thousund-of doliars, sa | happily indulged. | The amouat paid by Fiedel is about $1,100, and | for this his only remedy is in getting the movey | back Irom Brown, Mr. Browa mast romain ip Ladiow | Street Jai, and Fiedel hold his barren policy tor | bis oxperience; but he tells the story in 4 plain way, | varnishing the facts only with bis rezretiul inno. | cone life insurance agents and there winuing | the case will pe set down moral to icles to keep track of the co r aud look to the uame on thi ps | and conditions on their policies belore paying the | Premiums, AN ALLEGED For somo time pastan examination has been going on belore a referce ja a suit brougut against Abraham Isvaces, arrested under the Stiliwell act. The com. <j | Piainants in the caso are Messrs. Carpenter and | Girard, importers of tobacco, at No, 15 Broad strovt, ated, been instituted against Morris Weinberg, a banker, at No. 15 Wall st, The tostimony and other papers in | the suit against Isaaces were submitted yesterday te Judge Donohue, Mr, Christopher Fine appeared for Mestrs, Carpenter and Girard and Mr. Adolptus Pape tor Isaaces. [11s stated that the testimony develops a ring systematically orgunizéd for carrying on ex- | tensive ‘rands, fo which 16 18 alleged they have been quite successful, The bead and iront of the ring is sud to be Weluberg. The plan of operations, as siated, is vory simple and yet very efficacious, A | member of the ring Would ask to be suid & biILO! goods at some place selected, giving ai We Hing at Mr. | house he woud give a first class | Fesponsiviiity of the proposed pur The result would be the sule of & bill to @ moderate amount ow | shore time, witch would be promptly paid, Other | purchases would follow, with like prompt payment, unt contidence was thoroughly established in tbe | buyer. Of course, the last and heaviest vill would | hot be paid, Io the case of Lsuaces te made bis foal Dill with Carpenter & Girard nearly $1,000, 0 meut of whieh they are vow secki | courts. Various other parties, it is allege: “taken ip’? the same way by Isauces. Iv | that there are some halt dozen in the ring. The names sare jor the present withheld, premature puaviication would be likely to defeat ta | onds of justice, | CURIOUS BANK CASE. SUIT FOR ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN THOUS i SAND DOLLARS, | Suit has beon brought 1a the Supreme Court, Kings | county, by Timothy Bannon, througu Counsellor | Charles S. B, Thornton, against the Long Island Bank, to obtain an accounting from defendants, The plainti Bia el ar ibaa de er | avers) that for several yours prior to and | tom, Noa T. Lewis, Walter W, until about May 1, 1861, he intrustea | Letters of guardiansitp of the persons ond ostate of | the defendants, as bis agents, large sums of | Margaret f. Long, Elizabeth Long, Catharine Long, | money, aud tbat whey felused to agcount to Joho Loug, Anu Loog and James Long were gravied to | Margaret Tandy, their aupt; of Annie Dwyer, Minnic John Dwyer and Catharme Dwyer to Johu ra, ail oi Brookly James it, Williamson ria Willanson to mason, of the town w Lots, KINGS COUNTY'S SURROGATE, Yesterday notice of a motion for a bill of particulars was served by Walter L. Livingston, Surrogate of Kings county, on Abrain H. Dailey, who haa obtained | a writ Ol quo Warranto requiring the present imoum bent of thy olfice of Surrogate to show cause wily ne should not vacate said office, Mr. Livingston's affidavit sets forth U fondant) Was elected Surrogate at vember 7, 1876, and was ato have recetved 45, ived 46,258 votes. county canvus and that said relator re | tuod the oath of office and gave the bond required by | Jaw January 1, 1877, and is now discharging the duties | Of kuch offive Of Surrogate, He sets lortu that he ca not judiciously answer or proeced to trial without be. iny inforined What are the objections raised as to the vahuity of hig election. Counsel tor the devendant also filed notice of his intention to move for a Dill of partie. wlaré before the Supreme Court at Poughkeepsie, Jan- 7, requiring the relator lo faroel “a statement of the particular inatters’ which the relator expects to prove in order to sustain the erment “tual sad Abrau If, Dailey received the bighest number of votes cast for the office of Surrogate,” A BROUKLYN DIVORCE, The suit of Catherine Nicolay against her husband, for limited divorce, was decided advorsely to the lady in the Kings U preme Coury | | | ucelared | him for said moucys. tis turther forth that the plainutl, during the said several yeurs, tntrusted to | and indorsed, to be charged to his eredit when col- lected and subject (o bis order, certificates of and or- ders on the ety of Brovklyn to the value of about | $116,000, It is further alleged thatthe derendants | bave failed to charge the same to tho eredit of ti , oF (0 accept Avy oraera made by plaint nt 18 neked against the deiondants tor found dae by thom to plaintiff, with interest ghereow. CAUGHT IN THE ACT. Anton W, Miller, a wine morchaat doing business at No, O7 Market sircet, appeared before Justice Wandell at the Essex Marke Court, yestorday, as complainant against Thomus Hicks, aged twenty yours, a rosidext of Cherry streot, who waa placed in the deck charged with attempted bargiary, It appears that while Ole cer Crittenden, of the Seventh precinct, waa patrolhag | his postho heard suspivious noises ag of tho elinking of geelin the ceilar of Mr, afiller’s premises, whict extend froin No, 57 Market str to No. 44 Monroe | mreet, On making an investigation he toand Hick ud & Companion im the place, The pair atternpr | to esenpe, cut (Le officer pursned Hicks and succeeded | i caplaring him, wate hw confederate esca | When Hicks was takea to tie Madiwon atrect stativg house he retused to answer any questions aud was jocked up. Tho thieves were ick partition wal a when they were surprised. They hae | already cut it bait way through. There were found os the floor (wo haichets, a large and powertal *Jimay and & wrenched padiock. “There were stored in the collar several thousand Jollars worth of choice wines and tiquors, On Hicks being arraigaed be pleaded not guilty, and was committed iu default of $2,000 bail te evand trial ged in break 1 Nos. 58 and