The New York Herald Newspaper, January 25, 1877, Page 11

¢ ~ Slatersvill THE COURT His Lawyers. N OLD MORTGAGE SUIT. += -e —-- he Jamieson Divorce Case—Slan- der in French. inner ‘Near Woonsocket, in the State of Rhode Island, is a large and well known manufacturing Place, Its lord wud master, and to all intents and Purposes absolute owner, is William 8, Slater, For years past he has beeu ovo of the great staple mano- facturers of the State, and is generally estimated as having $10,000,000 to back his operations, At the last election George H. Corliss, whose great driving en- gine at the Centennial Exhibition gave him a world- Wide reputation, was clusen apn elector tor Rhode Istate on the Hayes and Wheeler ticket; but owing to his wolding the vilice of Contenow! Commissioner ho ‘Was declared to be ineligible as a Presidential elector, To dil bis place William S, Slater was deemed most worthy, was elected accordingly by the State Legis- lature and faithtully discharged bis duty as a repub- lican elector. In this city 18 a law firm, composed of Jobn H. & William L. Vanderzee, wav, some time im the past, rendered legal services to Mr, Slater in the prosecution of a suit which was settled betore trial, In this settlement they obtained some securities for Mr, Slater, which they turned: over to him. From that time on there Bpvears to have continued a dispute between Mr, Slater aud them as to the value of the service, Mr, Slater offering $1,000 in cash and w certain interest in the securities recovered and the lawyers demanding $18,000 absolutely, At various times during We dis- Cussion of this matter of compensation Messrs, Bart- | Jett and Root, of this. city, representing Mr. Slater as | counsel, offered to accept service of papers in a suit by the brothers Vanuerzee tv recover compensauon, and thus have the matter determined by the courts of this State, Toe Messrs. Vanderzee did present a sum- mous 1p the case to Mr, Bartlett, but the latter reiused to uecept the servico wuless he saw the complamt ulso, This Messrs, Vanderzeo refused, On the loth of the | present mouth the Vanderzces presented to Judge Spotr, of the Superior Court, the necessary papers, al- Jeging in substance their claim against Mr. Siater tor $18,000 for logal services; that us toe result ot those legal services they had obtained a lurge amount ot se- curities on whict they had ahen fur their pay; that Mr. Slater by some actual or constructive iraud had got the securities out of their possession, and that he bad refused satisty their claun, Upon | this’ they had obtained dn order of arrest against Mr. Slater, in which the amount ol his bail was txed at $19,000, With this order im their possession they wrote a letter bearing even date with it to tneir legal correspondent in Vrovigeneo, Mr, Jumos Tillinghast, in which they rehearsed the tact that they could yet no satistaction of ther claim; that Mr, Barcett had Telused to accept service without seeing the complaint and being sutisticd that it was one simply to recover for services; that they reiused to serve such complaint because they wished bo reserve their right to bring the Buit, Hot sinply for seryices, but tor dumages resulting trom Mr, Slater baviny, as they alleged, yout securities OUL of their possession by trauu; that they had actually commenced such a suitand obtazned an Order of arrest therein. This order, the letter coutipued, they had not given into the hands of the Sherif, but hud retained in their possession, hey were unwilling to subject him to a sudden arrest, und that ii he did not propose to settle the cluim at once the best thing he could do Was tocome ou to this city and submit his boay to their order of arrest. The letter concludes as fol- lows:—“It is idle, after this long delay, fur Mr. Slater to submit any proposition 10 appear in any action. ‘The nly thing he can do, unless he desires to settle, 13 to place bimseli within the jurisdiction of our order of arrest, aud we will uke bis person, Unless be does We shull take steps to procure bis persou,’? The con- tents of tuts gletier, Mr. Tillinghast says, be tet much embarrassed to communicate (0 the other side, and finally solved his duubts by sending the letter itseli to. Mr. Metcuil, who Was acting us tue ullorpey of Mr. Slater ju Rhode isiwnd, ‘The vext beard of te letter Was an application je to Juage Speir, of which it was the busts, lor an order directing the Messrs. Van- derzee to show cause why theic order of urrest shouid hot be Yacated und sev usiue. This order to suow cause wus made returaable yesterday, at which ume the respective counsel appeared before Judge speir, 1m Superior Court, Chambers, Meséra, Willard Bartlett and Elihu Root appearing tor Mr. Slater and ex-Judge Leonard for the Messrs. Vunderzee, Mr. Burtiett argued that the order of arrest should be vacated as being an abuse ‘or tending to an abuse Of the process of the Court, Ihe last clause of the leiter of plaintill, w: is quoted herein, he claimed, ‘Was not subject to uny other reasonable interpretation than that, 1 Mr. Slater did not come on here und sub- muito arrest and give bail, they would take steps to have bim brought nerv; that it was well Knuwn he could not he brought here by any civil process, and it Drought here at ail x must be on some unfounded criminal charge through the medium ot a requisition, or by lorce or Iraud practised to geb possession of his perron; that the Y Lagrave and sleyers, de- cided ‘in this State, as well a8 others 48 fur -back as the King’s Bench, had distmetly declared the doctrive that no civil court would lend, itself to sustain an order of arrest against « party who bad been brought or enticed into its juris diction by force or iraud or deceit used for tuat pur- pose. In this case, he added, the letter steel showed | thatits conteuty were intended to ve communicated tothe defendant, and its purport showed that it was intended to operate upon his tears, that if he did now come here be would be brought by some undue means. Judge Leonard, in opposition to tae motion, ar- gred that it was not the intention of plaintiffs to cot Municate the contents of the letter to the defendant; that its whole purpose was to get through nis attor- heys some security m the shape of bail tor any judg- ment they might recover in this Stute, and not be compelled to again sue oo that judgment in the State of Ruode {sland; that even if it was tutended to communicate the contents of the let- ter to Mr, Slater, it could not be supposed that they intended to practise any traud or deceit upon bim by lelling bim they ha order of arrest against him, , theretore, the decisions on that subject did not apply. Fhaus the matter was submitted to Judge Speir for his decision, which was reserved by him. in the meantime Mr, Slater is comfortably enjoying the liber- ties of his own Little Stute. He has hot seen fit to accept the invitation of the plaintifls to come here and submit his person to the “jurisdiction of oar order of arrest;”’ and, it the plaintiffs ever contemplated any strategic movement to bring him here, as bis counsel ryued their letter foreshadowed, the present pro- ceedings havo, doubtless, put an end to that. AN OLD SUIT REVIVED. Ap old suit, already frequently reported, and in which Jobn A. Gray 1s plaintiff and Samuel Green | detendant, was again up im Supreme Court, Chambers, before Judge Donohue yesterday. The suit originally involved a claim of $62,500 for security of which Gray he.) a chattel mortgage on property in this city, and | ‘was Wmmenced in February, 1873. After atrial and a long logation on appeal 1t was finally decided that at the me tee suit was commenced there was but one Instalinent Ge. under the mortgage, which instalment bow amounts, With imterest and Corts, to $5,079 A mo- | tion was made yesterday oo behalf of the defendant to restrain the collectien of (his judgment until the deci. hon of an app. pending, which, itis claimed, Will Uecide Whether Grey or Burr, to whom he 18 al: Jeged to have assigney his interest, suail have the Amount of the judgment, In the same case a motion | Was made on behalt of plat! tor leave to add to the original judgment the wholy balance due under the mortgage, it having become aye by reason of default in payment of instalments sings the original decision, The Court took the papers, , EX-SHERIFF CONNER’S LSTIGATIONS, The action brought by Jonn J. Betz against ex-Sberif Conner for levying on the brewery at sixtieth street Ninth avewue, in this city, wader an execution in favor of Patrick F. Maguire against one Michwol Grob, was concluded yesterday, when the jury brought in a verdistior the plaintill of $12,040 53, The tial was begun on Tuesday of last week. Plaintiff claimed to have purchased the brewery in Mareh, 1875, ate sale When made by the Sheriff upon an execuvion age inst Michael Grob. Petendant claimed that euch purcyase ‘wus collusive and fraudulent as against the creditora of Grob, wna that the purchase was vot in tact tor Belz, ut really for Grob, aud that from the time of the pure Chase until now the business had been conducted ty Grob tor lis own benefit. lainui claimed that Grow had conducted the business for him and as his agent, At the sale made under Maguire's execution, which w in April, 1876, the property sold brought $10,82 There was « great amount of tostimony taken and the summing up of the case occupied all day Tuesday. Aaron J. Vanderpoel and Jobn M. Cooney for the ae- Jendants, Allison & Shaw for plaintitfs. THE JAMISON DIVORCE CASE. Mra, Mary L. Jamison, née Doyle, whose states ments about her husband David's brutal treatment of her appeared in tho Heranp a few days since in cous nection with a satt tor divorce vegan by her, was in Supreme Court, Chamv yesterday when the 8, matter came up before Juage Dovohue upon answer- ing affidavits in a motion for alimony, These afll- davits were remarkabic, being tor the most part a col- lection of epistolary exchanges between the unhappy pat, Ove of these documents was headed *Dear Dave,” which counsel thought did not exhibit such animosity between the parties as was claimed on the ou ide, In answer to this another affidavit was hich referred to a brutal and abusive letter written by tho alleged reprobate Lusvand. | Jail some months ago, f There was auother motion growing out of the sume mculty in @ libel suit brougbs by Me Hugh Mokay | against Mr. Jamisot the papers, A MEXICAN’S ESTATE, Donna Mamieia Monacada yesterday applied at the Surrogate’s office for letters of administration in the estate of her brother, José Nestor Monacada, who died at the Metropolitan Hotel on November 10, 1876. This personal property to be administered within this county and juriadiction of the court is placed at $108,000, while other personality elsewhere is exti- mated at about au equal figure, The decedant was a wealthy Mexican, possessing largo interests in ex+ tensive haciendos im Mexico, trom which he drew a liberal revenue during bis residence in this country— ten yours. He resided most of the time with ne the expectant administratrix, in thia cty, their domicile being the Metropolitan Hotel, Mr. Monacada left no duly executed will, but lett a paper, written In Spanish, in which he designated his sister, his only relative bere, his sole het }, Lot only to bis personal- ity, but to his Mexican estates. Sefor ignacias Mariscal, Mexican Minister at Washington, and Hiram Barney, an ex-Collector of the Port, became sureties on the applicant's bond to the amount of $326,000, Leme Chapny and Rosalie Charpentier allege that on the 4th of July last they were severally and sepa- rately assaulted and called vile names by one David J, Benoliet in the basement occupied by Mra Charpen- tier as a bakery, at No, 551 Sixth avenue, They com- Mmenced a joint action for damages, the first named Jady Gxing the injury to ber reputation at $1,000 and the latter setting forth that her character had suifered to the extent of $400, The Court ordered the com- plaint to be amended so as to make each case separate and assessed the plaintills for costs, A motion to sel uside the taxation of costs and to vacate Judgment was denied yesterday by Judge Donohue. SUMMARY OF LAW CASES, Mr. Healey Fiske, confidential clerk to General Wood{ord in his law practice, will be appointed an As- sistant United States District Attorney under the new régime. A suit brought by John Jacob Astor and auothor against Ananias Gibson and others wus yesterday dis- continued by Judge J. F. Daly in the Court of Com- mon Pleas, ‘ Tn the case of David H. Wallace against the American Linen Thread Company, to recover $1,000 for alleged infringement of trade mark, a jury 1p Supreme Court, | Circuit, Part 1, yesterday tound a verdict for platnti! without damages, in the old divorce suit of James C, Harper against Julia C, Harper, the full facts of which have frequently been published in the Hxnaup, Judge Speir, of the Su- perior Court, yesterday denied a motion for alimony and counsel fee, William F, Schley, contidential clerk and secrotary to Mr, Bliss while United States District Attorney yes- terday vendered his resignation to General Woodtord immediately after the latver was sworn into office. Mr. Schley becomes a partner of Mr. Bliss in bis law business, William Neibhur, who was arrested in September last on a charge ot running an illicit distillery at Hur. lem, was yesterday, after a trial im the United States Circuit Court, convicted of the offence, He was re- manded for sentence. Henry swith, who was arrested at the time of the raid by the revenue officers on the illicit disullery at Worty-tirst street, was yesterday vrought before Com- missiover Sbields, who held him jor the action of the Grand Jury, liam 3. Seaver, a physician, sued ThomasJ. Strong to recover $110 tor professional services alleged to have been rendered im Saratoga. Judge J. F. Daly yesterday granted # motion to open a delault obtamed in the case. Charles L, Holverstadt, committed to Ludiow Street contempt, in retusing ug an attorney to pay over certain moueys, collected for a client, to the receiver in an action, was yesterday dis- charged by Judge Donohue, ov motion of S. H. Reavy, who showed that the commitment was aefective. In the suit of Joun ¥. Hoyt ayuinst the Continental Lite Insurance Company, Mr. Wilham Allen Butler, who was appointed referee by Judge Pratt, has cepted the duty and will hold his tirat hearing to-mor- row at two P.M, A motion to change venue from New York to sen- eca county in the case of Mundy vs. Delaney was made before Judge Donohue yesterday. The suit in- volves the sale of eleven counties? patent right terri- tory in the interior of the State. The affidavits and pleadings allege the grossest traud on the part of De- Janey apd cone Hurd, who is the engineer of the cuter. prise. Mr. William H. Mundy appeared to oppose the motion, and it was denied, the two “infant acroval tho Ellis brothers, were the subjects of another discussion before Judge Dono- hue yesterday, The officers of the Secicty tor the Prevention of Cruelty. to Children alleged that their only reason for withbolding the boys from their lather, Who has come from England to claim them, i | that he, being a broken down acrobat, ttends to und employment tor them at the samo trade inthe old country. Decision was reserved. Betore Judge Van hoesen, in the Court of Common Pleat, there Was commenced yesterday the tral of a suit Drought vy Joun Lawrence against the American Central inaurance Company, ot St, Louis, to recover on 8 $2,500 policy of insurance on the planuil’s lum ver-yard, “The delence is that the lumber was pot in- cluded in the policy. Leouard J, Woodman has brought suit in the Court of Common Pleas against the United StatessRolling Stock Company to recover some $6,000 alleged to be due Lim. A portion of this sain is claimed as salary for his services as assistant secretary of the company ja London. Judge J. F. Daly, of the Court of Common Pleus, yesterday granted a motion to compel the plain- Lill to thie security for costs. Yue Emma Stiver Miniog Company against Trenor W. Park and others was resumed yesterday in the United States Circuit Court, before Judge Wallace and ajury. The depositions of Henry C. Wallace, Jonn E. Mathows and Chagies Siwith were read, occupying the whole of the session, alter which the Court adjourned vo (his morning. Roger M. Sherman, Assistayt United States Diatrict Attorney, yesserauy received im opeu eourt the com- pliment ofan invitation trom General Woodiord to aid bit in the discharge of the daties of his new oflice as “ably and eficiently and as continuously ag be had his (Woodlord’s) predecessor,” Mr. Sherman wascourte- ously given to the 14th of February next to aceept or decline the invitation, The United States Grand Jury sent into eourt yester- day bills of indictment against Hepry M, Willams, ex- Deputy Volivetor Latayette Gaat, Aaron Woifl und Charles Lawrence tur conspiracy to defraud the gov- ernment of tmport duties. It is expected tbat a num- ber of other indictments of the same class will emanate from the Grand Jury against parties similarly impli- cated or directly charged frauds ugainst the rev- enue, The United States trict Attorney and ms assistants will, on their tirst induction into office, have apything but a sinecure. The prosecution of the pai ties mdicted will be pushed with vigor. DECISIONS. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS, By Judge Donohue. Seymour vs. Quirk; Gaftuey vs. Allen; Davis vs, Murray; Seymour vs. Quirk; Mant vs. The German Uptown Savings Bank; The Murray Hill Bank ve Geary; Cirrnen ys. Pentz; Stammers vs. smith; Mott vs, Auta, and The G » Lite Insurance Com- pang vs. Viltnat et al.— Granted, Matter of Halverstadt,— Prisoner discharged. nd Printing Establishment vs. The New York Dyeing Berdel. —Motion granted. Munday vs. Delaney; G Excelsior Petroleum Company va. Fowler —Motuons denied, Sibley vs, Sauer and another.—Motion granted. Memorandum, Rouse ys. Cohen,—Order granted. By Judge Van Vorst. Charpenter vs. Benoliel, and Maprey va, BenoliolL — Motions denied with costs, COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM. By Chief Judge Daly. Goodman ys. Seurles.—Judgment for defendant, By Judge J, F. Daly. Simon vs, Worth.—Motion denied, with costs; leave to renew on terms, Stewart vs. Fields,—Motion granted. Plaintiff muat apply on notice for leave to collect the costs they cum, Heil vs. Herzverg.—Motion granted; 0 costs. In both cases the Court took | Degraw va. Darrow.—Motion granted; cause to be de on special calendar for third Friday of Febru. ary, 187 fae gl Strong.—Motion granted if defendaut within five days pay the taxable costs and d.sburse- ments of this action to date since his auswer and take shor notice of trial for February term. Woodman va, fhe United States Rolling Stock Com. pany.—Security in $500 ordered, By Judge Robinson, Rexter va. Starin,—Case and amendments settled. MARINE COURT—CHAMBERS, By Judge McAdam. Viarartes vs, Menet; Mayo vs. Pearsall.—Opinions, Thorubiil vs Seibrecht.—Motion granted lor Feb- roary 9, 1877. ' Lane vs, Adams.—Motion denied, without costa, Vermilye vs, Vedder,—Motion granted for February vs, Decoty.—Motion granted uniess n days plainulf pays $10 costs and files note of issue. n vs, Ludiow; Gould vs, Bernhard; Kittle ve, in; Josephine ve. Witkouski; Miller va, United States Dairy Company.—Motious granted. Stantord vs, Moore; Deering vs Demarest.—Do- faules, Greer vs, Powell; Rice vs. Liddy.—Complaints dis. | missed conditionally. Woolley vs, Arcularius,—Amendments allowed, Kelly vs, Geoghan,—James McNulty, ceiver. ead hi iN : Mason vs, Oppenbetm.—Bond on appeal approved, Maltby va, Colley; Rhoades vs, Wiotisior’ Dix va Totaus; Jowin vs. Zychlinaki; Sterns vs, Watsou; Agastin: vs, Bell; Russo vs Manzinni; Ahern vs. ‘Tyler; Michael vs 'Scnill; Lott! vs Krackner; Olsen va. Peverson; Goldman va. Reichart; Campbell va. Smith; Jahn vs, Harding; Bainbridge ve, Allen,— Orders granted, Wheelwright vs. Blumbey.— by Judge Al Jacobs, receiver, Adolphus Cantreil —Case settled and flea Janu- ary 23, 1877. Woil va, Hamel —Findings filed January 29, 187% NEW YORK TWEMALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 95, 1877. GENERAL SESSIONS—PART L Belore Judge Gildersicove. A BATCH OF BURGLARS, ‘The following burglars pleaded guiity and were sen- tenced, Assistant District Attorney Rolling appearing on the part of the people:—William Smith, of No. 104 Market street, on tho 40th ust, broke into the dwell- ing of John Scheffmeyer, No. 36 Forsyth street, aud ‘stole $40 worth of clothing. He was sent to the State Prison for five yoars. Martin Brennan, who described Dimselt as & laborer, of No. 525 Kast Twellth street, en- tered the store of George Fritz, No. 1¥1 avenue A, and stole 900 peng of leaf tobacco; two years in the State Prison, hillp Nolan, of No. 74 Broome street, was sont to the State Prison fortwo years for entering the store of William Ritz, No, M4 Stanton street, and stealing @ quantity of harness, ‘Theodore Hicks, of No. 18 Cherry street, for entering the liquor store of A. W. Miller, No. 44 Monroe street, With intent to steal, was sent to State Prison for two years, William Fitzgerald, No. 140 Cherry street, who Tobbed the liquor store of Williai AM atiary for eighteen months; Peter Hartel, residing in Jersey City, tor stealing clothing and jew- eiry of the value of $65 from Frederick Lutz, with whom he roomed, at No. 201 Broome street, was sent to State Prison ior two yeurs and # half, Join O'Keele was sentenced to two years im the State Prison for Stealing cigars and clothing from the store of Kdgur Schuell, No, 584 Second avenue, a RESULT OF A DRUNK, Joseph Smith, a resident of Brooklyn, ou the 17th inst, during adrunken scrimmage cut John Richter, of No, 68 Willett street, in the face with a razor, caus- ing a serious injury, pul ty a plea of guilty and went to Sing Sing tor the next hive years, A CLOTHING THIEF, James McQuade, of No, 311 Monroe street, accused of stealing a number of suits of clothing, the property of Charles Bousert, of the tugboat Ceres, on the 8th of December, pleaded guilty and was sent to State Prison tor two years, RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS, Ellen Smith, of No. 102 Madison street, was tried on the charge of receiving stolen goods, Spool silk valued at $500 was removed from the front of the premises of Messrs, Belding, Brothers & Co., No, 610 Broadway, on the 17th inst., a portion of which was jound im the pos- session of the accused, Kilen was found guilty, but at the request of Assistant District Attorney Rollins she was remanded to await the trial of George Davis, alias Stephen Whitman, jointly indicted with her, A FORGER PUNISHED. Charles Smith was arraigned by Assistant District Attorney Rollins, charged with having forged the sig- nature of Mr, Peter Cooper, one of the candidates in the lat Presidential election, under the following cir- cumstances ;—Tbe prisonen is filty-one years of age and said he hailed from Pennsylvania, It appeared that, on the 16th inst, Smith entered the ship chandlery of Mr. Charles H. Pratt, No. 34 Burling slip, and ordered $110. worth of rope, setting forth that he was the master of the schooner May Foster, lying at pier 22 North River, Having ascertamed that Mr. Pratt was acquainted with Mr, Cooper, he (Smith) presented a check for $160, pueporting to be sizned by that gentle. man, He said he wanted Mr, Pratt to take $100 out of the check and give him the balance, Mr. Pratt showed him a likeness of Mr. Cooper, which Smith pronounced to ve a good one. Mr. Pratt suspecting something wrong, munaged to ascertain that there was nosuch schooner as tho May Foster ying at the pier mentivued apd had Smith arrested. hen sourched at the station house several forged and biank checks were jound on his person, but the lorged check which he had offered to Mr, could Dot be found. Among the witnesses exumined yesterday was Mr, Poter Couper, who stated he had hever given a check for $100 to the prisoner, and that he vid not keep ap account at the Fourth National Bank, Mr, Chipman, the prisoner's counsel, claimed that the Peter Cooper named on the check was not the Mr. Peter Cooper ¥ ho had been examined, but Mr. Rollins called attention to the fact that the indictinent von- tained a count for uttering a forged check, ‘The jury found the prisoner guilty and Judge Gildersleeve sen- tenced him to tive yeurs in State Prison, with hard labor. GENERAL SESSIONS—PART Before Judge Sutheriand, THE OPIUM CASE. The trial of John Collins aud Nichdlas Collins, who are charged with receiv:ng 1,000 pounds of opium, which was stolen from the United Stutes bounded ware- house in Bridge street, on the 28th of December, 1875, wus renewed yesterday, Assistant District Attorney Bell appearing on tie part of the prosecution and ex- Judge Curtis defending the prisoners, Several wit: nesses Wore examined us to the purchase of opium in Febroary and March last and ag to the manner ip 2 which it is generally packed, Captain Brack- ett, Special Agent of the ‘Treasury Depart- ment, testified that he examined the building where the burglary was alleged to bave occurred and made subsequent examinatious in reterence to the matter. de suid Le visitea the defendants shortly after, and said he traced the sule of opium to them, Jobo Collins admitted having purchased opium at $2 504 pound, and both said they would altord th authorities every assistance that might be required of them, Judge Curtis moved that the Court direct the jury to acquit the prisopers, inuinly on the ground that there Was no evidence whatever against them. The motion having been denied counsel opened the case for the detence, contending that the whole thing was a conspiracy us’ against his clients, Several wit- nesses were examined, including Judge Callaghan, Colonel James Cavanagh and others, who testified us to the good character and respectability of ihe ac- cused, The further hearimg of the case will bo re- sumed to- COURL CALENDARS—THIS DAY. Supreme Covrt—Cuamnens—Held by Judge Dono- hue.—Nos. 55, 59. 61, $9, 90, 100, 128, 129, 130, 131, , 218, 224, 281, 239, 244, 245, 261, 252. 254, 257, 2d8, 261, 265, 266, 267, 270, 271, 273, 274, 270, The assess. ment calendar will also be culled, SUrnemk CocrtT—GENwRAL Tenm—Held by Judges Davis, Brady ana Daniels,—Nos, 109, 142, 143, 164, 183, 201, I 3, 204, 204, 206, 20034, 207, 208, 209, 144, 172, 2il, 2) neme CouRT—SPrCIAL Tkew—Held by Judgo Lawrence.-4Case on, Graham va Meyer. further duy calendar thia term. urKRMK CovKT—Cinecit—Part 1—Hfela by Judge y2 S: Van Vorst.—Nos. 36: 8795, 2011, 2783, 18251 2577, PAY, 2721, 2 4201, 2649, 196% 2591, 2687,’ 1943, 1, 2589, 777, 1514, yoo, 2617, 2573, Part 2—Hela by ' Judge Van Brant.—Nos.’ 1260, 1308, 1096, W406, 1742, 3486, 1538, 280, 175%, 1768, 1784, 1794, 2796, 1800, 1802, 1804, 180%, 1822, 182434, 18104g, 1826, 1828, 1834, 1836. Part 3.—Hela by Judge Barrett—Case on, Prouty ve. The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company. No day calendar, Surenion Cocrt—General Tekm.—Adjourned sine die. su Sper eRion CouRT—SrEcIAL Tke¥—Hold by Judge —No day calendar, Surguiok Covrt—Txiat TerM—Part 1—Held by Judge Sedgwick. — on, Knapp, &¢., vs, Roche, No day calendar, Part 2.—Adjourned tor the term. PLeas—GeNBRAL TeHM.—Adjourned until ‘ebruury 5. PLwAs—TRIAL TERM—Part 1—Held by Judge Nos. 143, 1004. 798, 870, 915, 610, 478, 371, 395, 1039, ‘1 Comox Duly, —No. 14. Manixe Covrt—Triau Tenm—Part 1—Heid by Nos, 8805, 2975, 2076, 330, 9075, 8205, Part 2—held 0, 6750, 7402, 18 , TOV, S744, 1410, Held vy Judye Sheridan. 3, 5795, 6406, GON2, S717, GED, 655 682Y, 5884, Covrt oF 6 Gildorsiecv: RAL Skasions—Part 1—Heid by Judge ne People vs. George Lewis and | Peter Delany, robbery; Same vs. Abrahain D. Ancma | and T 4’ Maxwell, rubbery; Same vs Charles Dougherty and Thomas Marphy, burglary; Same vs. Mich grand larceny; Samo vs. Luin Meyers, grand larceny; Same vs. Mary Smith, grand larceny ; > Crott, forgery; Same va Jonn W. Same vs, Alfred V. Pearsall Albert Nelson, misdemeu Same vs. Willian Churchill, misdemeanor; Same va. Heury Greto, mis- demeanor; Same vs. Charles H. Smith, misdemeanor ; Suine vs. Benjamin F, Craig, inisdemeanor; Sune vs. William Quince, grand larceny, Part 2—Herd by Jadge Sutherland.—fhe People vs, James Boylan, te- jonious assault aod battery; Same vs Nellie Osborn, | Edward MeLean, Frederick’S, Brown and John Long, grand larceny. i SUiT FOR SLANDER. In the Suprome Court, Kings county, before Judge Gilbert, suit was commenced yesterday by Leon Win ship against James B, Adrianee, of tho dry goods firm of Robbins & Co., No, 341 Broadway, this city, to re. cover $20,000 damages for slander, Tho piamufl, who 1s twenty yeurs of age, resides with his parents at No, 178 Bedford ‘avenue, Brooklyn, and entered tho emplov of the defendants in 1873, having charge of ove of the departments in the store, | The complainant alleges that deiendant accused him of stealing some goods and called him a thief, A young man named Foster acknowledged the crime subse- quently, implicating avocher cierk, The trial wiil probably be concluded to-day. BROOKLYN'S ORAGE RESERVOIR. ‘Tho examination of witnesses for the defence was commenced before the referees yesterday in the suit brought by contractors W. C, Kingsley and Abner ©. Keeney against the city of Brooklyn to recover $178,000 damages for extra labor and = ma- terials furnished on that work, William Beura, contractor, who bid tor the work of con: structing the storage reservoir at a price $400,000 less than the plaints, testified, repening mainly the evidence given by him during the trial of Commissioner Fowler betore the Common Council, In Xumination witness said that ma 1 1sHIOD' ‘ow! a 5, $5,000 was not m Wened, told him he would h N jp him to be re-eleated u 1065, 723, 1228, 71, | Hogan, burglary; Same ve, Juhus Kasemeyer, | misdemeanor ; Same vs. | a The case will be re- he would vote against Fowler, sumed to-day, THE MURDEROUS 'LONGSHOREMAN. Thomas Mallon, who stabbed Thomas Leahey on Woodruff & Robinson’s dock, at the foot of Joralemon street, Brooklyn, Tuesday afternoon last, was yest day taken beford Justice Walsh and committed for ex- amination. Leahey Hes at the Long Is! College Hospital in a very critical condition, and grave doubts are entertained of his recovery, COURT OF APPEALS. Auuaxy, Jan, 24, 1877. The following business was transacted Im the Court ot Appeals to-day :— , No. 159, The Baltimore E. P, Company vs. Garri- son.—Upon arrangement of counsel this cause is settled and turther argument diseontived, No, 63, Billings vs. The Stayor of New York.—Argued by George F. Comstock and Miobael H. Cardozo for appellant and D. J. Dean tor respondeat, ‘The Washington Cemetery vs. Craig. Same vs. Prospect Park, &e., Railroad Com- pany.—Argued as one cause by H. D. Place tor the tery and John H, Bergen for defendants, No. 165. Pierce vs, Rrown,—Argued by William P. Baldwin for appellant aad Liray 8, Gove for respond- ent. N . 166, Augsbury vs, Flower.—Argued by F, W. h for appellant,” Submitted for responcent, : No. 167, The Buffaio KE. S., &c,, Ruilroud vs, The Butulo Railroad Company.—Passed. No, 135. Millard vs MeMullin.—Argued by ©. H. Bell tor appellant and William Gleason tor respondent, Adjourned. CALENDAR, ‘The folowing is the calendar for Thursday, January 3, Nos, 132, 169, ), 172, 173, 176, 177 and 179. | i UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, Wasuixorox, Ja, 24, 177. In the United States Supreme Court yesterday the following business was transacted:— No, i72 The case of Donaldson, assignee in bank- ruptcy of Emanuel M aguinst Farwell & Co., of Chicago, from the Wisconsin Circuit, presents the question whether the purctuse of goods upon credit by a person who at the time of purcbase is imsoivent and knows himself to be so and unable to pay is void able by the vendor of the goods. This cxse presented such a state of facts, and the Court instructed the jury that under the circumstances the sale was voidable by Farwell & Co,, and that if they should find that the firm reciaimed the goods in time it was voidable even 48 against the claims of the assiznee, 1t is here con- tended that the purchase of the goods was made with. | OUt artitice or representation of any sort in the us course of business, and that although the bankrupt had been insolvent tor some 0 he had stil con- ducted his business and was accorded usual credit, That under such circumstances the sale was not yord- able and the Court erred in its instruction-, W. P, Lynde tor the plaintill in error, E, Mariner for defend- apts. No. 193. In the case of Dutcher and others vs. Wright, assiguee in bunkraptey of Peterson, also from the Wisconsin Circuit, —Uhe question is upon the state ‘of facts which, coming to the knowledge of the crea. itor, should charge him as a prudent business man with knowledge of the debtor's thsoivency. The Court below found that such notice was brought home to the firm as should have satistied it that Peterson was in- solvent when be transierred to it a bumber of accounts to secure new notes which he gave tor lis indebted. ness. It is here said that the reverse was the fact; that the firm first called upon creditors of Peterson, and at bis bank, and that trom ail they could leara he was worth from $12,000 to $15,000 over and above all that it was under such justifiable circumstances that the accounts were taken, And it is contended that if this state of facts is found to be true the Court will ree verse the decree. W. P. Lynde tor appellants, KE, Mariner for appellees, No. 177. The case of Thomson, claimant of the tug Margarot, against tbe owners of the brig Mechanic, from the Eastern district of Wisconsin, was a libel to recover dinages for the loss of the brig. The tuy the harbor of Racine, and while doing so the port line parted and the brig grounded and wus subsequently | lost. This was the state of facts tound by the District Court; bat the Circuit reversed the decree, bolding that the brig was not grounded because of the parting | of the port line, but on the contrary that the port tine was parted in consequence of the grounding of the brig. The evidence was very conflicting, and it is here jasisted that the conclusion of the District Court | is the most harmonious with the principal tacts. W, | P.lynde appeurs tor the appellant and J.P. C. Cot- trill lor uppellecs, THE INSANITY OF DR. AYER. Camunipax, Mays., Jan, 23, 1877. ‘The question of the mental condition of Dr. J. C, Ayer, the well known patent medicine manufacturer of Lowell, came up to-day, before Judge of Pro- bute Brooks, at East Cambridge. Tho immediate friends of the Doctor, represented by Judge Thomus, of Boston, presented 4 petition for the appointment of guardians, who should bo charged with the caro of the Doctor's person and property. Two wit- nesses were examined with regard to the saunty—Dr. George 3. Choate, of Pleasantville, N. J., and Dr, J. ©. Kourigues, editor of the New York Novo Mundo, who, with Drs, Clymer, Parsons and Brown, of New York city, and Dr. Walker, of Boston, besiues the Commissioner in Lunacy for New York state, Dr. | Ordroonaux, all of Whom had-visited Dr. Ayer during his present seclusion, Lestilicd to tue hopeless charac- ter of the aifliction. Dr. Choates?’ deposition was also corroborated by the other Witness, Mr. J. C. Rodrigues, an intimate Iriend of the Ayer tamiiy, Ex-Juage Thomas, counsel tor the petitioners, pro- posed that Mra, J. ©. Ayer, wiie, und Frederick F. Ayer, son of the insane man, and Mr. W. W. Manuing, one Ol the managers of the busiuess establishment in Lowell, shouid be appoiuted a8 guardians, stating that tho estate Was very lurge and its different interests ree quired a commission of guardians instead of a siugle guardian, On. Judge Brooks asking if there were any objections, Judge Thomas, socing Mr, Bonney present,’ asked him, attorney for Mr, Frederick Ayer,’ brother and of Dr. J. © Ayer, if be had anything to say against the proposed guardianship, Mr. Bouncy said tuat th were great doubts about the legality of a woman being a legal guardian to so large an estate and also to the appointinent of three guardians when the statute reads also “the guardmo,” “a guardian” He added that Mr. Frederick Ayer bus vow in his power in personal property alone ubout $2,000,000 be- longing to Dr. Ayer, besides many otver interests and the partnership in ; that his chent would retuse to hand over this property to a guardian or guardians whose uppointment was not very clear and legal; that he would desire the authority of a siperior court | before he did it. Judgo Thomas reptied, and said that Mr, Froderick Ayer himself had been usked to act as oue of the guardians, but bad refused; that it might be dargerous to appoint bin us wole guardian, as be bus too large a personal interest in the estute as w partner in the Lowell business. | Judge Brooks, after asking Judge Thomas to furnish hi i m with the authorities quoved by him regarding the ainty Of the points objected to, reserved his de- cision, DOMESTIC DIFF ‘CULTIES. TWO STORIES OF CITY LIFE DIAMETRICALLY OPROSITK IN CHARACTER, John W. Young, # real estate agent, residing at No. | 817 sixth street, appeared at the Washington Place Court yesterday, in obedience to a summons issued at the instance of w young woman named Louise Trap- | hagen, On the case being called Miss Traphagen in- | formed Judge Otterbourg that on leaving her rest- | dence, @ theatrical, boarding house at No. 20 Univer. | sity place, she was insulted wud assaulted by Young, | and tuat she wanted hin placed unger bonds to keep | the peace, Me. Mullen, who appeared as counsel tor Young, said, “Judge, we deny wny assault or insult, Yhere is a’ great deal more behind this case,” Miss ‘raphagen broxe im at this point and said, “Yes, there is a great deal more behind it. This man sed and | roamed me, and, alter I have lived with bim | yours, he now Wants todrive me to destruction,” | Mr. Multen said, ‘*fbis tady has brougtt a suit for Justice Otterbourg said, “Mies, if this man annoys or Taut (oF bis arrest’? Joba street cars, Was for the second time arraigned in the Washington Place Court yesterday on the | complaint of his wife Mary, charged with refusing to provide tor ber and bis son Frank, He claimed | thathe had paid all he could to support the child and his wife,.when sho said, “We were married ten years and’ You wever putasboe on my toot or bought mea dress, or paid our rent.’’ He retorted that she bad lovers who supplied her with money, and she in turn claimed that he had compromised bhim- | self with «school teacher and a “red haired woman | Living on Sixth avenue,’ Bowditch was oraered to pay $2 50 per week for the #upport of the child, pending proceedings for divore A MORTGAGE MUDDLE, In August, 1876, Mrs. M. Ahearn sold a piano and | parlor furniture of considerable value to Harris Coupe, | of No. dld West Forty-fourth street, and received a | bond and mortgage in payment therefor, On the 224 inst. Mrs, Abeara assigned the mortgage over toJoseph Gerard, of the corner of Lexington avenue and Seven- ty-eighth street, He then discovered that Coupe had airendy disappeared from No. 414 West Forty-tourth | street, taking with him tho mortgaged property. He was arrested yesterday and was committed for ination &t the Fifty-seventh street Cours He denied the charge and asked tor an examination, CHECKED IN HIS CAREER A young man giving the name of Jacob Steinbart called on Frederick Koosting, of No. 40 Bond street, on Monday last, and presented # check for $15, drawn m his favor on the Filth National Bank for $15, and signed by Charles Meister, whom he represented as a wealthy butcher, Koesting hesitated, but finally ad+ vanced $5 on the check, which turned out to be worth. Steinbart, who i# also known by the name of 1 B, Morton, was arrested and held at the Tombs Court. yesterday in $1,000 to answer, The prisoner js an Knglisuman, aud twenty-two years of age his debts, if his assets could be turned to account, and | undertuok to take the brig loaded with lumber into | —TRIPLE SHEET. for six | m breach of promise of marriage against my clieut, and | delivery ol correspon: Tauvised bit to learn how and where she was living.” | of tin THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT AT- TORNEYSHIP, GENERAL STEWART 1. WOODFORD, SUCCESSOR TO ME. BLISS, SWORN INTO OFFICE, General Stewart L. Woodford, successor to Mr. Bliss in tle United States District Attorney- ship im this district, was yesterday sworn into ofice iu the wistrict Court by Judge Blatchford, Twelve o'clock was the hour appointed by the Court for ad ministering the oath of office to the new incumbent, at which time there was a large number of members of the Bar, federal officials and personal friends of Mr: Woodford present, Among these were Commissioners Betts, Osborn and Shields, Postmaster Ja olonel McAfee, United States Attorneys Roger M. Sherman, Tremaine Pullman, Hernck and Schiey and Colonel Ethan Allen, Judge Blatchford having taken nis seat on the beach, the retiring official, Mr, Bliss, ad- dressing the Cor id that be was present in obedience to the custom that had prevailed in the United States Courts for m he had neglected four yours ago trom “iguoran how, in pertorming a laat official duty, le would ex, Nis thanks to Judge Blatchford and the other Jadges of the court tor their consideration and forbeurance with his suortcomings while in olf When he came inte office the caiendars of the court were blocked with government business, but now, he felt some pride in saying, the calendars of the District and Criminal courts are substantially clear, and a government case can ordinarily be brougkt to trialin sixty days, Mr, Bliss then formally. ted to the Court General ny years, but whieh But Woodlord, his successor, who, he said, had been a per- | sonal friend of his for twenty years, and who would undoubtedly discharge the duties of the office with credit to himselt and usefulness to the govern- ment, Mr, Bliss then banded Mr. Woodford’s commission to the Court und resumed his seat, Mr. Woodtord briefly expressed bis thanks to him for the very cor- dial manter in which he had presented him fo the Court, Judge Blatebiord, vetore administering the oath, addressed Mr, Bliss. He Said that perhaps it Was not improper, in response to the obse made by Mr. Bliss, that no should say that the opin- fons entertained by the judges as to the manner in which the daties of the District Attorney had been dis- charged during the lust four years had been expressed by them recently in letters addressed by them to M Bliss, He was at liberty to say that the concurr testimony ot all the judges was that Mr, personally, and his corps of excellent assis had discharged their duties with marked fidelity, % diseretion and ability, ‘The judges were aiso prepared to welcome to the oilice the gentleman who was about to enter upon its duties—not without experience, ‘The United States had been “short a judge” for the past four years, and the advance made during that time in the business by tho District Attorney and his assigtants wos exceedingly gratitying, especially to the incoming District Attorney, who will not tind the oflice burdened as it Was whea his predecessor entered. Judge Blatchford then administered the oath of office to General Woodford, The new official was warmiy congratulated by his friends and brother officials. shortly after the ceremony General Woodford took formal possession of his ofl Bliss, nt “COURAGE AND FORBEARANCE." A CHECK FOR ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS PRE- SENTED TO PATROLMAN JOHN M'DOWELL FROM THE RIOT RELIEF FUND, The following communication from the trustees of the Riot Rehet Fund has been received by General W. F, Smith, President of the Board of Police Commis- sioners, enclosing a check for $1,000 as a reward to Patrolman John McDowell for courage in an encounter with a burglar:— Ovvick Boarp Riot Revixy Fo: New York, Janu. 23, 187 General W, F. Sairn, President Board of Police Com- missioners ;— By an official communication from your Board, dated January 20, the attention of the trustees of the Rios Retiet Fund was called to the courage aud forbearance displayed by Patrolman Jobn McDowell, twenty-ninth precinct, in his arrest of George Flint while engaged in the perpetration of a burglary on January 8. ‘The trustees cousider tucmselves fortunate in being enubied to reward in the present case a policeman who braved death in the discharge of his duty, but who, happily, survives to be 4 living eximple of cvoines and heroism to bis fellows, The trustecs desire to ox pross their recognition not on'y of the bravery of Patrolman McDowell, but of the self-command oxer- cised by him under circumstances of great peril and provocation. So steadtast a sense of duty and so seru- pulous a regard for legal restraints, manifested in so trying an ordeal as @ struggic with an armed burglar, cannot be too strongly. commended, ‘he enclosed check fr $1,000 on the Union Trast Company 18 seut as a testimonial of the high apprecia- tion with which the trustees regard the conduct of Yatrolmau McDowell, and us a partial recompense for th juries received by him in the public service, NONARD W. JEROME, ISAAC BELL, GEORGE JONES, , WILLIAM H. APPLETON, ‘Trastees, THE FIRE COMMISSIONERS. The Boerd of Fire Commisioners met yesterduy, and, with Comptroller Kelly, received bids for various hay and feed supplies for the department. A communica- tion was received from N. G. Palmer, a civil engineer, suggesting @ means for removing snow from the red on file, The plan proposed was us lollows rovide a box about lilteen teet long, ten feet wide and ten fect high; leave the bot tom open; the sides may be made like sled runners, the ends hung on hinges, to ve Iiited when moving from place to place, to be let down and fit the ends of the runners when placed in position for use, With one Dy h box and one of your steam firo engines to melt snow boneath it, by di into the in any Other hb, Robert W. Hall and Joseph Saxe, I Engine No, 1, and Joseph Caddy, of Hook ir Company No. 17, were dismissed the torce for neglect of duty, as were Thomas McCue, Charles McDermott, John McGill, Patrick Dafly and Charles | E. MeDarail, of Hook and Ladder Company No, 18. BUT THREE LINES OF STEAMERS NOW CARRX- ING MAILS FROM ENGLAND TO AMERICA, (From the Manchester Guardian, Jan. 10.) A correspondent sends the following :-~ by the British government ‘s conveying the Atnericay mails ceased on the Sist Decomver lust, and the Postmaster General has now commenced a system similar to that adopred by the American government, Under the former sys- tem the Cunard Company received 4 subsidy of £70,000 per annum for two despatches weekly, and the Inman Company £35,000 tor one despatch weekly, other steamers having the option of carrying wiat wero called ‘sh! mails.” But under the new arrange- ineht, commencing with the present year, the mails are to be de dates fixed trom month to month by the Postmaster General, and, secording to the official Gaiae” tor January “no letters will be forwarded to New York other. wise than by the steam vessols taken up as mail packets,’” This 1s practically a prohibition of the stup wail system, as far as New York is concerned. Up to the present ‘tine, wo believe, three companies have | responded to the invitation to tender issued by the Post OMce—the Cunard Company ana the Guion Com- pany, sailing trom Liverpool, and the North German Lioyds, trom Southampton, companies for the carriage of the matls 1s to be at the rate of 2s, 4d. per pound tor letters, and 2d. per pound jor newspapers, printed papers, patterns and samples. Upon the Liverpool steamers the condition is imposed ol calling at Queeustown as before, It re- mains to be seen Whether these 8 will be sufficiently remunerative or whether they will permanently the public re menis. Those requirements tainty of despatch and arrival, regular and qaick sazes (Of Course Consistent With safety us : tension The subsidy bew arrange. to ¢ lor despatehing syste ations | | | that might be expected tr The payment to these | the | though costly to the coantry, gave a lever to | insults you again come bere and I will issue a War- | the Post Office by whien they could guarantee a certain | | contract rate ot speed, independently of considerations | Bowditch, & conductor on the Broadway | of goods or passengers, und could atall times command | ners for the service. but, as fast and powertul ste very strong feeling Was will be remember expressed in the House of Commons that the time had 4 when, in eo! quence of us ste vessels. now jn bridging tho Atlantic, this beavy fixed expenditure might cease, Under the pew plan ther ftnposed ax to the maximum length of voyage, So far as We can cscertain, ono leading reason which has operated with the Liverpool companies who have de- clined to tender 18 the belief that the terms offered by the government are not remunerative enough to induce the steamers to call at Queenstown and incur a dete: tion of many hours, unui the mails are put on board, ‘This detention, it 18 urged, 18 greatly in excess of the time required for homeward steamers to land mats and passengers, as, in the latter case, the steamer simply lies off Queenstown, the bags and ferred to a tender in waiting, In Liverpool the change 18 exciting @ lively Interest among commercial mou, and in some quarters there 1 a good deal Of dissutis- faction felt that rapid steamers, not calling at Quoens- town and arriving at New York, nocossurily betore those which do call, should be practically probitited trom carrying letters, except under circumstances which place them in a hostile attitade to the lost Office. But it the ship mail sys were still adopted the particular ste which have tendered for the servico might tind thomsecivos denuded of go large a proportion of letter freight that it would not be worth their while to call at Queenstown, This, | no doubt, is the reason for the restriction, And BO, at present, the government appears to be on the horns of a dilemma. in order wo meet this difficulty, the advisability is mooted of having a fixed sum over and above the umount of letter freight to be paid to such companies as do call at Queenstown. in the meantime there is some tak of a meeting OF rms @ te lespatch of letters by tho fost at On the other hand, it is urged that the system shoud have a fair trial; that when the Americans dropped their subsidies thore was a great deal of upprebension and w great deal of grumbling, but that tings work smoothly enough now, Atall events the monthly ar- Tange ta will give the lostmaster General an op- nity of making expersments, and we shall, per- ultimately got to the right vlan, 18 no condition | passengers bein trans. | | will be discharged, Kimble had put 4 period to bis prayer, ia THE UNCON VERTED BROKERS, SOME EXPERIENCES THAT WERE RECITED aT THE OLD JOHN STREEL METHODIST EPISCO- PAL CHURCH YESTERDAY. Alout two dozen persons were gathered in the lee- ture room of the old John street Methodist Episcopal church at twenty minutes after three o'clock yester- day. Mr, E.G, Selehow presided. By half-past three the room was full aud “tne brokers’ prayer meeting,” as these gathorings are called (perhaps on account of the notable absence of brokers), was opened with the song, ‘He feadeth me,” A prayer by Mr. Selchow came next in the order of exercises. In the course of his petition be told the Alinighty In general Lerms that a great work was to be done, Then various queries were put aa to the alc above, and in the next breath the petitioning member satistactorily an swered all bisown conundrums, The bymo, “Jesus Joves ine,’ was ratded off in old camp meeting style, and Mr. Henry Kimbie, “an ex-broker,’? prayed, In his prayer Mr, Kimble complained of the business stagnation, saying, ‘The poor are poorer now and the rich are getting poor.’? As he continued he unconsei- ously fell ito the habit of punctuating his words with wstamp of the foot, so that the conclusion of his peti. tion went thus;—*'0-o-h thou knowest (stamp) bow many (stamp) have gone to glory (stamp) from this temple (ioud stamp) Now may we (stamp) io spirit | take off our shoes (stump) here, tor we are on holy ground,” “Let the lower lights be buraing’ was sung after, with au uousually emphatic stamp, Mr, A middle aged enthusiast followed in prayer on (he conclusion of this hymn, and then Mr. B, B. Dexter arose to speak, Mr, Doxter said he had written to obtain the use of the old Vost Ollice building tor a daily prayer meeting, and he read an angwer stating thas the mat- ter had t referred to the Superintendent of Repars here, who gays he is willing that the building shall be used for this purpose, Mr. Dyer observed that the old Post Ofiice Was quite a good place for anybody who Wanted to Und the Lord, The next petitioner thanved. the Almighty for living up to His promixes, and recited several insta in which God bad kept His word, ‘This was especially gratifying to the member who thus “prayed” when réllecting that “we live in a laud of broken promises.”” This may have been a covert bit at some broker Whose paper Is bad, “What a friend we have in Jesus? was pext sung, and, as the last notes died away, & young man, With a full beard and alisp, said by an tr reverent attendant near by to be “an old hand at thi business,’* delivered, with placid confidence and ip onotonous Voice, a stadied prayer, which had evidently committed to memory for this and similar vceusions, “gut, 80 AND 80.7? After another prayer @ siout young man witha black mustache said:— “L was down in Wall street the other day and I asked a friend, ‘How about the Wall street prayer meet- ing’? Me suid, ‘I hear Mr. So and So hus something to do with it, and if he has 1 don’t want to have any- thing to do with 1.” | went to another friend of mine and he said, “1 don’t want to interfere with anything that Mr. So and So ts concerned in.’ **Now,’* contin- ued the speaker, ‘since the Lord has promised that wherever two or three meet in His name He will be with, them, We need not care if the devil himself should comé and take a back seat bere.” Two or three other members agreed with this speaker, implying, by tone and manner, that it God was with them they did not care who was ugainst them, and that Mr, So and So might go to Jericho. A slvck-baired, sallow young man got up to say, ‘Jesus has picked me up outoftne gutter and has taken an interest ‘into’ me, so that I have a witness ‘into’ me of His goodnes: In concluding a brief ree cital of his religious experiences be said:—"The duy wh Jesus comes to fetch His children up to heaven 1 expect to shake hands with the half of my family.” He omitted to state where the other half would be. ‘A young man, who looked like 4 merchant, usked the prayers of the meeting for a once prosperous mer- chant brought to rum by rum. AN UNBRLIEVER, A dark complexioned, stoutly built man, wity a dyed mustache, a swagger im his gait und genera! sporting appearance, complained thathe “couldu’t Oud no ligion as would stand the test of science, nor evel common sense.’’ He was always Goa-fearing, but nevor a Christian, and, though his parents had any quantity of religion, he said, ‘It hasn’t never reached me.” This acknowledged unbeliever lett as be had come, his religion and English still sadly in need of mending. : When the unbeliever had dono an energetic, young- ish man got up, and in aggressive tones thanked the Lord that there wag something substantial in bis re- higion, and that bis parents had -‘the Simon pure stufl’"and were secure in heaven. He finished by praying at the unbehever, in which example he found ators, and, so pointed were the peals, that the upbeliever got up a second time to explain, und after narrating many ‘breadth escapes by food and field, said that still he was not a Christian, DANGERS OV MORMONISM, A church momber, eager to influence the mind of the infidel, commenced to recite the state of his thoughts before he became a Christian, Warining to his discourse, he said;—“There was one thing that fn- jured me very much before | became a Christian. I boarded in @ house where some Mormon: 80 boarded —" A Meangr—I understand these meetings are to close at hail-past four, and the time was up before the brother got on the floor, The Presinest—That being so, we shall have to close the meeting. And so It was closed with a benediction, and the people ail left, ignorant of the evil effect of association with Mormons. WHAT WALL STREBT SAYS. Very fanatical are the opinions held by the men o the stre Their ideas of rehgiou ure as varied as thy lights that fall through the stained glass of a church dow. A few of tho expressions of some men Wel wn at the scene of operations are given. F. 8. Lawrence & Co., through their responsible rey resentative, said ‘Well, the heaviest question 1 bad thorwn at me in a long time i that about the religious movement. These fellows of the Gold and Stock exchanges are the most liberal men in the world when you ask them for charity; but they don’t believe in going to heaven in a whirlwind, ‘This movement 1s just going to create a little fun forthe boys.” “Do you think it ts going to bave any effect on the consciences of the buils and bears? © more than ou that sponge on the counter, These men don’t believe in a pious hullabaloo, I look upon it as the best joke of the season,” Livermore, Clewa & Co, ‘We havo paid no atten- tion to on ag an adjunct of finance, though it isa heavy question. There may be very godiess men amo g those who deal in siocks and gold, but we don’t know it. For ourseives, we attend to religion up town and finance down town, and we intend to continue to Act on that theory.” Mr. De Longhi, of Delmonieo' these brokers don’t care much about religion. been forty-two years here, and all that I can that religion exists at home, When these men go they are Christians and attend to their religious du- ties. Any Christianity ze get into brokers you've got todrive into ’em. They're pious when they go home becwuse they're forced to be #0, Religion i# bus- iness then.’” Olver D. Taylor, of Taylor & Co,, said:—"Pats aud calls on religion won't bring a cent on the street, Ke- ligion down here ts like a toothache drop, It cures t pain, and then who cares anything about the rem when tho pain is gone? Another thing is this:— religious business is wedged in between operation kvery one is tullof work and they take this in as @ sort of curiosity, Religion will fail down here poause people are so involved in work that they look at it as acuriosity, and then rash back into the tur- moil of business and forget all about it. 10s like a lote tory ticket, You buy it, forget ali about it and uever think of it unless you get a prin ‘ho on the street cures for a prizo payable in heaven??? Mr, Howell, of Kimball & Howell, said:—“I think the 8 a good one, but it is tinpracticable, It will be permanent.” ohu i, Manning said that Mr. Dexter was tho originator of the movement, and that a lot of sour. tuced brokers backed bim up. He thought that the “boys” looked upon itas a good joke, and that the movement would die as easily as it was born. THE EXCISE MONEYS, ‘The Corporation Counsel has rendered opinion that actions for the recovery and coliection of penale ties for violations of tho Excise law must be brought in the name of tho Commissioners of Charities and Correction, The Bourd bave given notice to the Exeine ‘missioners that they will agree to be represented by We counsel of the Excise Board, provided such agreement be prepared as Corporation Counsel gnall advise, relieving the Hoard of all expe or habiliny in tho matter, individually or to the city, charged with shooting Charles Burnham, the bartender of “Burnt Rag No, 2," at No, 268 West Seventeenth street, on the morning of November 9, 1876, was called be- fore Justice Ottervourg yesterday aiternoon, Burnham failed wo appear. Justice Utterbourg adjourned th until to-morrow, und meanwhile held McGuire tn $500 bail, Should Buroham not appear to-morrow McGuire WORK OF At an inquest held y rday by Coroner Ellinger om the body of Daniel Haggerty, of No. 125 Hester street, the jury browght in a verdict that come to his death by being accidentally struek by engine No. 16, of the Hudson River Railroad Company, on the 12th of January. DEFENDING HERSELF. Mary Kaoha, of No, 219 Greeupoint avenue, is troubled with a dissipated husband, Becoming ex+ asperated at Lis ili treatment of herself and family of seven children, and at bis repeated abuse, sli on Tuesday night, (ook the law in her own banat ™ thrashed her lege lord sou rest, but Justice Nlliott con: Fight, discharged her and re; Supporting wad caring tor bis family,