The New York Herald Newspaper, January 27, 1877, Page 3

piel a kA Het eave | ee) . NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1877.—WITH | \ YACHTING ON THE ICE, TRE SEW MAMDURG cCLUB'’s Finest BRACE— SHARP CONTEST AND A PRETTY SIGHT. New Hamecne, N. ¥., dan. 26, 1877. Brookiyn, Mr. William Allen Butler yesterday com- The New Hambarg lee Boat Club set to-day for the / THE ST ATR ( APIT AI preg er eR I LIFE INSURANCE TROUBLES. e ‘ aR she lporae of atutttaren snd toe ae: | TH BEFERER'S EXAMINATION OF THE CONTI- rs, Y | RENTAL TESTERDAT=A SINGULAR PROSTCT. Indorsement of the Presidential | fvessncracanerce ancwmrisns tins: | armas snore rave: ty Jum Pat Electoral Bill. fated onpial ta tera ttey ad sc eenduate it ee ‘en Reanas ot tires to examive into the FIFTEEN TO FIVE IN THE SENATE. Regulation of Pilotage in New York Harbor. Ausaxy, Jan, 26, 1377, The tong drawn agony in the Senate is at an end for the prosent, the resolutions of Senator Harris indors- ng the Congtessional Compromise bill were adopted to-day bya voteofls to 5, and the solid Senatorial phalanx of republicans is shivered from flank to centr¢. The original resolutions by Woodia, though down for further debate on Tuesday next, may as well now be bucked away ina shroud and buried out of sight fhere were no salient features in the proceedings et the House, which was very poaceabdly disposed to-day. No points of order were raised, and Spinola was unheard from, WHERE THE WOODBINR TWINKTH. Mr, Marvin, of Kings, introduced a vili—and all such Dills appear to come from Brooklyn members—to define the duties of pawndrokers, ‘They shall charge no more than filteen per cent interest, ahd they shall take no goods from minors nor buy any deposited with them for themscives, The game member introduced a Dill to suppress a practice which he believes is not Qncommon with unprinsipied persons, that of MLACKMAILING PHYSICIANS + by teumped up charges of malpractice. The bill pro- vides that any porson bringing such action sball file srourity, so that if ho fails to establish his complaint be will be linble for costs and damages, CORRKOTION OF 4 WRONG PRACTICE. There is a largo number of people in Now York, prin- cipally of the poorer class, who send their very young children to school simply to get them ovr of the wey, These chiliren learn nothing and are an expense to the city, They consume tho time of the teachers and are In the way of older childron, while confinement in a Schoolrovm at such a tender age Is detrimental to their health. To prevent all this Mr. Eliot C, Cowdin intro- duced a dill to-day prohibiting children under six years from adinission to the pubitc schools, ATTENDING TO THK INSURANCE ComPANiEs, till harping on my daughter,” Mr. Fish intro- duced, or rather revived, a bill of last year permitting insurance companies to increase the number of their directors, and directing the Superintendent of Iusur- ance, whenever any company shail seek to secure any additional legislation, to satisfy himsolf as to its stand- ing belors according 1t the usual oficial recognition, A CURIOUS OMISSION, It may not be generaily known that while each ‘gounty of the State is charged with the maintenance of its insane poor, its responsibility ceases at the grave, Mr. Childs, of Seneca, introduced a vill providing that the burial, as well as the maintenance, shail also be at the expense of the county. ANOTHER SINGULAR OVERSIGHT. Under tho act ot 1875 police magisirates were au- thorized to commit vagrant children, but nothing was. swid as to the mode of theirsupport, Mr, O'Hare ine troduced a bill amending thia act, by providing that the magistrates have power to designate where such 1 be sent and taken care of, A CHANOR FOX EVERY MA ‘The other day Mr, Cowdin iutroduced a bill giving tho police absolute control over tho street cleaning siness of New York. To-day Dr. Hayes sent up a similar bill, with the difference that it provides for letting out the work to small contractors by election, In place of by police precincts, so that the poorest man even, with a goat yoked to a wheelbarrow, may bave a chance ‘A PENSION FUND FOR THE POLIO Another measure from the same bavds contemplates the establishment of that which has been taiked of jor but never realized yet. This is the estab- @ pension fund tor the police. It provides at the Police Board shall be the trustees of :he fund, «i invest it from time to time where it will do the most good. ‘he fund shall consist of all moneys be- Queatbed or given to the trustees for the purposes of the fund, a fourth of ull the Ones im- Posed and penalties collected against —_per- sons for violating the excise inws and the Interest and dividends. resulting from investments. Members o! the force who assent and order in writing the Treasurer of the Board of Police to deduct $2 a month trom their pay for the trust fund ana allow the deduction to go on tor ten years shall be entitied at the expiration of that time to be retired and to receive an annual reiting pension equai in amount to twenty F cent of the amouatol his salary. The Boara shall ave power in its discreticn, when it dceme it for the ublic interest, to remove any meimber from the police force and cause bis name to be enrolled on the pension roll ot the fund and allow bim @ retiring pension equal to twenty-five per cent of the salary to which the member 1s at that date entitled, but this will be only to such as have been on Jor fifteen continuous years, POOL SELLING DOOMED FOREVER, The beginning of the session was murked by a spasta of indignant virtue against all and several methous of gambling on elections, &c. Halt a dozen bills for the Buppression of gambling was the consequence, They Were relerred to the judiciary and reported back to- day doled down into one bill, which is about as. str gent and comprehensive as any Puritan sont could desire, It wipes out pool gambling on all things that have over bitherto been covered by it—elections, prize fights, borse races, boat races, kc. ; and for violation Of ite provisions stiakes out the penalty of $2,000 max- fawwum fine or two years’ maximuta inprisopment, NOT A BAD IDEA. The Board of Trade sent up & memorial asking for the wblishment of schools for education im skilled labor. WHERE IT PROPERLY BELONGS. Corsa’s bill giving the work of completing the Court House in the Third Judicial district (Harry Genet’s great bonanza) to. the Commissioner of Public Works ‘was favorably reported from the Committee on Cities Qnd will undoubtedly pass. WHERE ARR THOSE FEES? By a resolution offered by Mr. O'Hare the deposed clerks of the civil district courts will have to account for the fees they received while in office before they Feceive their compensation /rom-the Comptroller, DISCIPLINING THE PILOTS. Quite a large number of namer of prominent mer: ehants and shipowners was signed to a petition pre- sented by Mr. Jacob Stein, accompanied by a bili tor regulating the rates of pilota.e ior vessels coms and sailing out of the port of New York. It prov m 8 | ie assessurs bad assessed property at ‘the fuil Ty 1676 assessors of thirty-five counties, with the exception of some towns, assessed real property at its full value, THE SEWER ASSESSMENTS. ZBROWOSKI'S SUIT AGAINST THE MAYOR ET Al. DECIDED—THE CITY VICTORIOUS—POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DECISION—FIVB MILL- ION DOLLARS INVOLVED. The Court of Appeals has receutly decided a most important question in favor of the city government, concerning the right of the Commissioner of Public Works to construct sewers without having previously obtained an ordinance of the Common Council directs ing the same, This matter invoives the legality of all the aseesswents for sewers which bave been co! structed since the year 1866, and is ef enormous im- | portance to the taxpayers of the city. FIVE MILLION DOLLARS LYVOLY ED. The amount involved in the principle decided i be- tween $5,000,000 and $6,000,000 But it has great political importance apart even trom its bearing upon the question of sewerage lt is understood that there isan impending war vetween Comptroller Kelly and Commissioner Campbell on the whole question of the powers of the Board of Aldermen and the Board of Public Works, the formor being anxious to strengthen the hands of the Aldermen, while the latver asa mat ter of course {s determined upon retaining all the | powers or supposed powers of his department, , + i even intimated that Kelly may go 80 far ag Ww acek Campveil’s alp, so intent is ho upon restoring to the Aldermen all the old authority of the Common Council If these purposes of the Comptroiler are carried into execution the first effect will be to oust Campbell, for strength- ened as the Vom issioner of Works ts by the decision of the Court of Appeals in the mattor of tho petition of Martin Zbrowoski, an abstract of which ts nerewith published, it ts pot likely that he will be disposed to yteid any part of the authority iitue band of men”? in case, #0 closely affect ng the interests of these mui cipal Wagnates as well as the public, Mr, Justice Fol; delivered a learned and exhaustive opinios which was concurred in by the whole Court of Appeals with the exception of Mr. Justice Earle, E, Sandford appeared for Zbrowoski, appellant, and Hugh, Cole tor the Mayor, &c,, respondents. OPINION OF THE COURT. It Is conceded that the Mayor, Aldermen and Common- alty of the city of New York trom the date of sheir auciens charter had the power to order the construction of + and that up to 1865 it was exercised only through the C mon Council, Ln the year 1a65 an ack wa BNI of the Laws ot 1885) by whieh the Crc Board was given the power to devite a plau of sewers; the whole elty for the purpose of the Board was directed upon the completion of the p Invite proposals and to contract for the whole or any pi the work, This act cave to the Croton Aqueduct Board the power to order the construction of sewers and to oarry on the work of construction and took away trom the Common Gouneil the power It before that liad of ordering the con- struction. THE MONTGOMRKY CHARTER. Iv is contended that the power of directing sewers to be It was contorred upon the Mayor, Aldermen am ity by the Montgumery chartor, So it was, an n een taken away. The power has always been and still is & corporate power ot the municipality of the city ot New York. The modo of manitestation has been different under tho different charters. By the act of 1865, as we have seen, the power was still consinued in the Corporation, but was manitested through the Croton Aqueduct Board. “hap of the Laws of 1870 created a Departin dit enacted that wherever any ex law, or any ordipanes, the words “Croton Aqueduet B: should ogenr, tt shout trued to mean the Depart- of Publie Wor Aqueduct Board wus provision, thut the Depart ied was Invested wi t Board give above noticed; uni al to the latter the power of the Croton Aquedi s that act by the ‘Aus, of 1506, to a was repeal in ‘terms or by ‘necessary impli. ention by the act of 1870, it was not repexied by name or by direct reference. It was not otherwise re- youled in terins unless it was effected by the clat in the jast cited section repoling all acts or parts. of acts incon- sisteas with the provisions of the act of 1870, nor was it re- peated by necessary implication {rom the passage of the act of 1870 unless it was so repugnant as that the two could not counts together. | The act of 1865 was not inconsistent with that of 1870 in this matter of power to initiat construc. thon ot sewers. * * . * . . . . If we ure right in the notion that the Department of Pab- lie Works succoeded to the Croton Aqueduct Board in the power to initiate and constenct all sewers, there w Recessity for wn ordinance of the Common Council to juto effcet the power roposed in the municipality to ca iit. Then th bestowment of power f on the question under urn to the enumeration ven by the act to the C , ind there that that body is vi ower to cnure sewers to be built we may concl ihat there ix nothing in. the gift of power to the Common Couneil by this act whieh is repugnant to the net ot 1865, By section 21 of the act of 1870 power is given to the Com- mon Connell to make such ordinal ‘and with sueh penal- ties in the matters therein enum: the bniiding ai jation to the “construction, repairs A consideration of the various subdivisi uct of 1870 shows that the power “to re; the Common Coune|! as to those things ¥ 1 Fa Council hus not the power to initinte or ry as, for imstance, to regulate building fronts house fronts within | the stoop ins, to regulate the use of streets or sidewalks, for — signa, awnings, ke. But when it gives power to initiate it says it shall be lawful for a corporation to Jay out streets or wharves and to lengthen and extend thein, and to direct se common sewers, drains and wo find in the act of 1870 the conferring power to pass ordinances together with the tact that by that act t Public Works is put in the place of th jueduct Bourd, we think that the powors of that were meant to be continued iu that department, aud lea by the aet of 1870, resumed the power to f sewers, and that it was ile term should be aMfirmed. THE OLD SIXTH. ABOLITION OF THE SIXTH POLICE PRECINCT-— Tue CRIMINAL RECORD OF ITS PALMY DAYS. The “Old Sixth!’ the ‘Bloody Sixth,” as it came to be famitiarly called by ‘the boys” is no more. The Board of Police yesterday passed a resolution diaband- ing the force of the old station house in Franklin | ters that the charge for every merchant vessel inward | buund and pot exempted from piiotage, drawing jess than 14 feet of water, sball be $2 60 per foot; drawing Lt feet and less than 18, $3 per foot; drawing 18 and uuder QU fect, $5 67 per foot; drawing 21 tect and upward, $4.33 per toot. If the masters or owners of any vessel shali request the pilot to moor his vessel at any place within Sandy Hook, and not to b taken to the wharf or harbor of New York, or the ves. sol to be detained at quarantine, the same pilotage shall be allowed and the pilot be entitled to bis discharge, When apy sbip or vessel bound to the port of New York, and boarded by any pilot appomted by this bourd at such distance to the southward or eastward of Sandy Hook lighthouse, as that !igithouse could not be seen from the deck of such stip or vessel 1m the daytime and im fair weather, the addition of one- | fourth to the rates of pilotage hereinbefore mentioned Bhali be aliowed to such pilot. On outward bound vossels the priotage fees shui! be for every vessel drawing Jess than fourteen feet, $1 50 per foot; draw. Ing fourteen and Jess than erghteon leet, $2 07 per awing cighieen and less than twenty-one feet, drawing twenty-one iewt and upward, $3 17 per LAYING HANDS ON A YENARATLE BopY. Mr. O'Hare introduced a vill abolishing the Board of flealth, as at present constituted, and transferring tts Wutios to the present Police Commissioners and turee Commissioners to be appointed by the Mayor. Thess Hiree must be physicians of five years’ staniing, and doo of them shall be selected by the Board of Health, Iw organized under the proposed vet, to perform the ol Sanitary Saperiniendent ata salary of $6,000 ‘The other two shali give their services with- Out compensation (2). The duties of the clerks, officers and empioyds of the present Board shall devolve upon tue officials of a corresponding grade in the Pohce De- partment, Police surgeons sball periorm the duties of snitary inspectors, and receive a salary of §2,600 per annum, The powers of the Board of Health in regard to the abatement of nuisances are further delived. The bill, 1t is sanguinely hoped, will save the city a Quarter of a million, AMBNDING THK SAVINGS BANK LAW. Senator Bauden introduced a bili to-day amending vhe Savings Bank law 1m several important respects, Among its featuros aro provisions requiring ten per pent of tho whole amount of deposits to be kept on band in bank, txing the rate of interest at five per cent and the surplus tind at Alten per cent, requiring the ostimation of bonds and stocks at cost, parand markot yalue in deterimining the amount of surplus, and compelling banks to make semi-annual reports iu February and August, instead of avnual as heretotore, {tis made the duty of the trustees to make examiuations pn the first days of January and July, and any officers guilly of misappropriation of moneys or faitniess use bi funds are to be punishable, on conviction, by a fine of from $1,000 to $10,000 or imprisonment irom one to jon years, AAVORT OY THE STATE ASBESHONS. Tho annual report of the State Assessors gives the aescssment for 1876 of real estate in the State av 76,232,178; personal, $37,485,140. Lncrease over 18;d--real emta 7,926,806; personal, $21,549, Aliention 3s calicd to the large amount of property ex- pmpt from taxation—about §300,000,000, — Private schoo! and church property Jor corporation purpo They insist tat the must bo enforced, ani oy think might be taxed. AW Fogulating assessments that assessments the sull yaiuo bring rellof to second and third cinss property, They refer to the taxation of banks wt full Value aud surplus 48 not without cause of nd eity property not used | | police clubbed first and investigated alterward. Oomplaint, as they pay & higher wx than any j ciuct, street, and with it8 abolishment, so to speak, the prestige of the ward departs, 1ts history has been an event{ul one, Every stone in the bnildiag represented a drama of real life enacted within tte walls; every official entry on its many books re some romance of sufiering, sorrow crime. If the ward the of brave policemen and acute detectives, it was also the nursery and schoolof our criminal Classes in former years, and In its confines were pisces and people who have often turnished inspiration for poets aud subjects for descriptive writers, Pete Wil- hams, “the gentleman darky,”” who kept the tamous dance houre at Crown’s corner, is criticised favorably or training ground in Dickens’ “Ainorican Notes,’ and Cassjus M. Clay | and Stephen H, Douglas when they visited this city could not ieave without seeing the “Colored Alnacks,”? Kiuty Wal talidoor house in Baxter street, Manchester George’s serene, crib in Mott’ street, the ivy Green in Bim bebind =the ‘Tombs, and = Motiroe Hall in Pearl strevt, where Police Inspector Speight bested Yankee Suilivan in a glove fight, are as familiar to old sporting nen aa household words ‘The crime of the ward, if daring and brutal, was met by the authorith with equally Dold repression. When roughs fought the n Felerence to this they setdom assaulted an honest and peuceabie citizen, The old Sixth precinet station used to be in the Tombs, the offices and sleeping apartments of the officers occupying the rooms now devoted to Warden Quinn, The captaing of the to lice Justice Magrath, John Magnus, Bill ieorge deflerson Smith, ex-sherif! Mathew Brennan aud the fate Justice Joseph Dowling. THE PRESENT BUILDING In 1852 the city purchased tho jot of ground in Fravkiun street, where the present station house stauds, but did not build the station house until the fail of 1856, wi Dowling assumed charge of st as Th 1nd7 the difficulty between the municipal and Metropolitan Polive oceurred, and Dowlpg di banded his force, turning the station over to the Metropoiiians, The Dead-Rabbit riots, between the Mulberry street gang and the Bowery boys, foliowed a month after, and Dowling offered his services, which were declined by the Motropolitans, The late Super inteudent Jourdan succeeded Dowling as captain, In 170 he was appointed Superintendent, and was suc- ceeded by Captain Thomas J, Kennedy, The following captains of the present for juated from the Sixth :— Waleh, Byrnes, ehy, Aliaire, McDonnell \ ty. Among the celebrated criminals col the station bouse were Charley King, the bank robber; Spencer Fontaine Pettus, the torger; Jack Canter, the counterfenter, Who has spent forty years of bie life in prison, and who drew the map ei the Tombs Prison, and Charley Adams, one of the most expert sate burg: lars in the world, Superintendent Jourdan brought George Ellis down from Sing Sing and had him con. fined in the station house for three months before any one was aware of his presence there, Kilis was charged with being ono of the yang who murdered Benjatoin Nathan, id Crimmins, Michael Nixon and Jobn Dolun were locked up im the st tion house and subsequently execated in the Tom! for murder. Jack and Jim Sears shot two men in Kim street, but escaped the gallows by chance. Nearly ail the clever detectives had more ot less training in the old Sixth. During winter evenings the old citizens, Sherif Brennan, Morgan Jones, Jobn Pyne, Chris, O'Connor, Dan and Neil Bryant, John Adams, Judge Dowling and Denis Burns, met in the siavon and talked over old times. Captain Lowery, now in com- mand, will probabably be detailed to the Street Ciean- ing Departinent oF retired, The end of the ward below Worth street will be attached to the Fourth precinct and the apper portion added to the Fourteenth gre- under commaud of Captain Aliaire nN strect | the accounts of Mr. Joun J. Antierson, the receiver. Such order was made upon the joint application of Stephen English and James McDooala, poiiey- holders in the company, and by its stipulations delays the m- quiry into the receiver's accounts wotil after bis stmte- ment shail Dave been Gied. The proceeaings yeeter- day were of rather a conglomeraie eharecter aud ap parentiy devoid of any nite, wel-dxed parpute. The reference was bell im the office of Mr. Butier, No. 111 Broadway. Mr, Raphae! J. Moses appeared im behait of Stephen Eng! eneral Tracy 18 behalf of James McDonald, ct al., and a aumber ef other policy holders were also represented counsel, Merare Jobn L, Hili and Robert Sewell appeared as counse! tor Receiver Anderson, | ts was stared thas for greater convenience the fusure meetings of the reference would be held formerly occupied by the Loaners’ Bank, ad, Continental office, tn Nassau street, TUR TRSTIMONY, in reply to inquiries made by Mr, Moses, testified o@ foliows:—L. W, Frost and R. OC. Frost were, | believe, directors of the Contivental Life Insurance Company atthe time | wi PPpointed receiver, | possess prop- erty worth about $100,000; 1 on Long Island, believe I | property in New York State; cannot state exactly how | much cash there is on hand belonging to the Conti Rental; suppose between $55,000 company has bonds to the 01 £55,000 now depos ited with the Safe Deposit Company, think L. W Frost resides in Youkers, Mr. Anderson was detained us briely as possible as he state engaged in preparing bis statement of the company & condition, which will be ready either to-day of om Monday next | ‘The Deputy Insuranco Superintendent, Mr, MeCall, was next sworn, He testified that just’ atier the ap- pomtment of Receiver Anderson be war cailed, in ny with William Smyth, acting superintenden office of the C nental, for the purpose of mining the books and accounts; Mr. Anderson, who was in thé office, after consulting with counsel, denied them the right to proceed, When asked by Mr. Moara how long it would occupy him to teli the condition the company, the witness replied:—''lf the books were balanced I could teil in two weeks." Mr. Moses then made some inquiries of the witness tending to inculpate the Acting [Insurance Superinten- dent. General Tracy said foretoly that if the intention was to attack William Sinyth, he should ob, 0 ib, To Mr. Hill—No examination, to my know: ever made of tho Comtinental bys | have been Exatner for but two years, 1 To Mr. Sewell—In ascertaining the Habilities of a company | value all the policies seriatim; | could value the 19,000 Continental policies in two weeks; the Security Company had 9,000 poliot T was five weeks in making Up a statement of that concern, but was making other examinations at tbe same timo, WHSTERN BXTKRPRISK, The next witnesses called were two ‘Western men,’’ who have been engaged jor some time past in making inquiries about the defunct cowpany, alieging that they reprosented principals of large capital They were subp@ned through Moses, who stated to the reforee yesterday that to prove thut thi were in collusion with Receiver Anderson, and had ecived secret information from him respecting the condition of the company. The first of these two was. John J. McKinnon, who testitied as follows :— Lhive in the West; my business here ia purely thatof a lawyer; have received no statement of the assets and liabilities of the Continental Life Insurance Company ; have stated that Mr, McKay and myself eul- Actent evidence that the Continental 18 legally soivent ; bave received some information trom employés of tac reeeiver; have been endeavoring to purchase the stock of the company and to become tue owner of tt; in order to do so intelligently | made such inquiries and weuch data as to convince me of the company’s solvency; ropresont capitalists who are ready to put up the Lenggon 3 for the enterprise; didu’t come bere upon any wild goose chase; have talked with Mr. Chander, the actuary, anu Mr. Crowfut; bad ao inter- views with Mr, Anderson. H. McKay testitied that be was the President and Actuary of tho Alliance Mutual Company, of Leavens worth; believe that witn very little money and proper Mapagement the company might be made solvent. The evidence of these two gentlemen was regardod as revealing olther an absurd or uapromtable project or Pointing to @ further effort to manipulate tor dark purposes what remains of the upfortuuate corporation. George W. Crowtut testified that he bad veen con- necied with the Continental since 1866; be declined to say if be bad held any convereations with Mersra McKinnon or McKay; had never mentioned ‘names to Reeviver Andersoi had made offorts to procure money for the purpose of rosuscitating the cempany. ‘This concluded the examination of witnesses. Coun- sel for the policy holders asked that tho receiver be required to {urnish more bonds, which dir, Butler took under advisement, and the reference was adjourned until Wednesday next, at two o'clock. FAILURE OF THE METROPOLITAN FIRE INSUR- ANCE COMPANY—A RECKIVER APPOINTED. An action has been commenced in the Kings County Supreme Court, before Justice Gilbert, against tho Metropolitan Insurance Company of New York, by George W. Gilbert, a bolder of forty-three shares of the stock of the company. Yesterday the plaintiff cured the appointment of a receiver in the person of Mr, Edgar Apploy, residing at Glen Cove, Long Island, and bonds to the amount ot $50,000 have been given. It 18 alleged by Mr. Gilbert that the company’s capi- tal stock 1s $300,000, and the provisions of the acts under which (ho company was incorporated have been violated by the defendants. It ts further alleged by Mr. Gilbert that part of the capital has been loaned and invested tn illegal securities to such au extent that the capital has been impaired, and there are vot sulll- cient Jawful assets remainiog in possession ot the company to warrant tho defendants continuing in business, The sum of $60,000 in bonds and stocks, he alleges _ further, ave been loaned to the Knickerbocker Gas Company, of New York. The plaintiff ssserte that the bonds of this company have no fixed market value and that no dividends have been paid npon them. On the 25tn of January, 1877, at the meeting of the Board of Direc- tors of the Metropolitan Insurance Company, he says, khey adopted a resolution to discontinue business and have legal proceedygs taken to dissolve the com- pany. ART SALES. The sales of pictures at Schenck’s gallery yesterday drew a large attendance and commanded good prices. ‘The largest price fetched was for Mr. T. Moran’s **Val- ley of the Rio Virgen,’ $710; but that was not one- third the real value of the picture. The following were tho best prices fetched:—‘‘Horse and Hound,” EF. Volkers, $185; “Winter in Vermont,” John ©. Wig- gins, $110; “Chimney Sweep,” G.’ Indono, $1! “View at Balaton,’ Jobo $108; Winsiow Homer, $165; Lighthouse,” F. D. Briscoe, $115; it, Bi Channel,” M. F. ii, de i » Charies H, Chapin, $195 c C " David Jobneon, $202; “Looking at the Picture Book,” R. Heck, $: | Secret Dixeovered,” J. J. M. Damschroder, Young Duchess,” Bruk Lajos, $206; “At the Well,’ | | | KL. Henry, $124; “Passing Showers,” Kruseman | Van Eiten, $355; “Market Scene in Holland,” $277 50; | fhe English Channel,” M. F. H. do Haas, | Flock,” Henri De Beul, $ ‘the Pet Parrot,” Ba | $545;' “Pastoral Scene,” Fring L. Bret, $270; “Lovg, | Long Ago,” J. G. brown, $413; “View. in Vermont,’ w F. FE. Church, $410; “Fighting forthe Squirrel,”” Bren. | ner, $300; ‘The Sciesors Grinder,” G. H. Story, $240; | “Near Morristown,” Clifton Ogilvie, $#277;' “The | Parrot’s Breaktiast,” H, Van Hamine, $385; “Storm on | the Bay of Cronstadt,”” Carlebur, $570. | At the sale of pictures at Barker's gallery yesterday | the prices wore botter than the-day before, but sitll not | good, The highest wae $210 for a Casilear, **(he Swiss Alps’? A landscape by Shattuck, §172 50; a Hart Iandscape, $145. THE UWASTIE LIBRARY SALE. The remainder of the theological works, together witb all the clab and society publications, were dis- posed of at yesterday’s sale. The attendance in tho afternoon was fair, but in the evening sinall, A ‘Book ot Common Prayer,” for use tn the Church of Scot- land, Robert Young, Edinburgh, 1637, was sold for $21, Cressy’s “Church History of Brittany,” Rowen 1668, brought $6 75. the ancient musical notations and forming a complete choral book for the service of the English Church, brought only $5. Erasmus’ ‘*Varapbrase Upon tho Newe Testamente,”” Kuglished by Udall and published by Whitchurch, London, 154%) bronght only $5. Beza’s Testament, with notes, Londen, 1576, brought $6 25. A Rhenish Testament, Antwerp, 1600, sold for $5. Wiclit’s translation of the Testament, ‘London, edition of 1731, a raro book, brought $5 50. The translation of the Testament by the Papists ot Rhomes, London, 1617, brougos $4 50, The club ‘and society publications sold very cheap. A» catalogue of the library = at Abbotsford, nied by Sir Waiter Scott, brought $10 50, The ‘Darien Papers,” a presentation copy, uncut and with editor’s autograph, sold for $1l. Twenty-four volumes of the Calvin Translation so- ciety’s publications sold for $1 a volume, The ‘Mis collany of the Maitland Club,’ im four volumes, brought $13. ‘Reynard, the Fox,’ from ition of 1481 and dated 1544, sold for $5 A History of the Speculation Society ot Edinburgh” brought $6 The to-day will last (rom one to six P. M., commeveing with bibliography and literary history. A SKELETON FIND. The workmen engaged in excavating for the Four- jenth regiment’s new armory on North Portland avenue, Brooklyn, havo found a number of human tons. Several years ago there was a graveyard in the locality. A “Book of Prayer,” containing | / ' } ' | | “| i opening regettaol the season, and ail the graceful ineurance Company 084 | yachts of ine feet mad beea prepared for the occasion. | The prime was s service of silver and the course, se- lected by Commodore Grinnetl, a Gne pieco of we ope mile routh of Low Voint, to New. bers, the boats to sail over it twee, There Were Severs! cohjections to going so far away irom the home sation, but tbe quantity of spow still unmelted the elu® did not salt the race os jeteatdes, sor wae the ownerstyp of the siiver service = decttn the = rearon beingy a0 treet, the lnek of wind atthe right time This ice beating |@ "ery precertows epert, and there aro few favorable days eny winter, To be seea im te beauty oud to reaiee bow y 4 18 for one of the queer things bo Vent au rapross (ram ont of sight there must be ice free from snow and a steady mut breeze Then there (8 sport, 11 a fearions avd skilful man bas the tlter. The day. however, did pot pase without s race, anda Wvely afar 4 proved etter ail (he snvoyaners of walt. | The Grst witness called was John J. Anderson, who, | tng tor hours The second aod third cines boats en Vered for a serub coptest in the Morging, but the wind, fresh from the seathwest at the start, suddenly died O@1, ond bul one of the boats, the Dart, evocesded ia completing the voures PRY CONTEAT LY TRE AFTER SOON, Shert)y alter cue o clock matters looked more favor ahic, Toe wind came pleasantly (rest trom the south, and i was ustantiy that ail the boats on hand, tevenpeoteve of slams, the same course ¢ Fiving Cloud, dere... hous. Pam... - + Al (en minutes part (80 the boats w by Mr. Poolp sebuyler, cba mittee, * they were cvlleatiy, “ehunks” of lites bigh position, but net se to the ‘he Magic ted feet deving Grinnel! ere soot Zephyr and Fiying Cloud skipped ww the front, and ringing Rowe they made im ghd over the \co wae 8 Gheery sound W they rounded the flac beat the fret time the wind was pufly and Unorrtain, Dut the leaders went Spinning merriiy over the course, she Zephyr ga on the 106 ero And passing her in one wf her tacks lo the je the Poautem 4d good work and went Aber rounding the stakeboat (be time our bouts were withdrawn, Kach of the 1g boats did ber best the next ond last time over the course, and firm hanas exercised the greatest ation jest U to tbe wind ose their headway. tussle was be- tween Commodore Grinneli’s Flying Ciowe Lawson's Zephye and Mr. I. A. M. Van Wyek's Phan. tom. Side by side, tack and tack they few over the ice, and now and then, when the boats fan inte apts of snow, the runners scrapes tt ep im great white, whirling clouts. [he iaders srrived at the home atakeboat as follows :— Yacht. Flying Cloud Zephyr.. hero. ZLopbyr we Une but thee ocunds only, and the latter crowsing the da ahead of the Phautom. Tho Anish of these three boats was very pretty, Com- | modore Gringell sailed the winver, SKATING IN THE PARK. All the public grounds in this city and Brookiya were crowded yesterday from early morning till late at wight witb skaters, The large lake in the Park had been swept soon after sunrise, and ie seriace was a6 smooth and glittering as a mirror, On the west side of the main lake the keepers found so many air bolesthat | pt to use that part. The i lower and smaliet lake near the entrance of the Park | it was deemed unsate to atti bas not been used for some time on account of alleged “want of appropriations The skaters were conse circamscribed in their move- much to be regretiod, as it p og a yment of the day's spor. The was part! y Yclock, when det to arrive, The ice was erhoun, about four rs with many pedestrian gazing at their more fortuna past on tho “irons,” There were invalids, too, pai women and weak little buys, guided about in sliding chairs by their Imends. the lake was not vory crowded, this class was most numerous, About five o'clock the crowd was no longer limited to euy particular clans, but consated of ali sexes and ages, the schoolboys, however, still form ing @ respectable ‘and well-bebaved minority, In tbe evening the ice waa fairly alive with people, CURLING, Four rinks (seventeen players) of the New York Caledonian Club played a like number of the St, An- drew’s Curling Club on the Commissioners’ pond, Central Park, yesterday, The Caledonians beat thert antagonists by 10 pointe, tho score being New York, 78; St. Androw’s, 68. D, Muir, with 23 potots, was the highest skip. pire, J. W. Wart, TROTTING TO SLEIGHS, St, Nicholas avenue presented a gay appearance with brilliant equipages yesterday afternoon. cheered loudly as the gallant trotters rushed up to Monico Villa to witness the exhibition of speed. There was to be a race, {rec for all, half m: beats, wo siewghs, for silver fruit stands, valued at $126—first prize worth $80, second prize wortn $45—to be pro- sented by the proprietor of Monico Villa Hotel, The race closed with cleven entries, of which fqur put in an appearance. These were John Murphy's bay geld- ing Bay Dick, Garry Walker's binck gelding Whisper, B, Odell’s bay mare Nollio Bly; M. McNamara's bay mare Gipsey. Previous to the start Bay Dick was the favorite over tho field, THR Race. First Heal.—At the word the horses dashed off all in abuned, each doing his level best to lead, Whee nearing the score Odell’s mare broke, and Bay Dick crossed the mark a winnor of the heat by one length amid loud cheers from the excited spectators, Odeil's mere. wad secund, Whisper third and Gipsey a good fourth, Second Heat.—The horses were sent off on even terms and Bay Dick, by splendid trotting, won the hoat easily by three lengths Irom Nelly Bly, Whisper third, @ipsey fourth, Third Heat. —the horses gota good start, Whisper taking the load before going a quarter of aimile, with Neilie Bly only balt a length” behind. ever, after that widened the gap and trot throughout won the heat by beating Gipsey a lengil andahalf. Gipsey, who came in second, was ruled out for foul driving. Nellie Bly was given the second | piace, Bay Diek third. Fourth Heat.—Vbe horses started in good style, Whisper on the tnside, with Bay Dick second an Nellie Bly third, Dick me Kot alread astonished his backers by showing himeeit to be extraordinary trotier on snow and winuing the he and race in gallant style. The following tsa SUMMARY. St. Nicif®ias Avexce—Trottixo—Fripay, Jan. 26.—For two silver fruit stands, vained at $125; first horse, prize $80; second horse, prize $46, nied presenied | by Mr. Welshotor, proprietor of Monico Villa Hotel. | fi Halt-mile heats; best three i five. John Murphy's b. g. Bay Dick Garry Walker's blk. g Whisper. B, Odeli’s b, m, Neilie Biy. M, McNam b. to. Gipsey. W. E. Weeks’ g. g. Tanner boy sane P ngs g. g. Bolly Lewis ‘homas O'Connor's &. g. J. Randolph's 8, g. Brick: ‘T. Seaman's bg Frank Owner's b. m. Lady Mack, Dan Mace’s b. g. Don’t Know, No ume tal FOOT RACING At GILMORE'S, k iw Athletic Club competed in a running race, distance 754 yards, for a siiver medal last night Mr. Fabragow won the match in siraight heats, Link was second and Rand thir Time, Im. 666.—1m, 6845. The members of the Ka; PED An interesting twenty-five mile walking match w faunounced to come of at the Metropolitan Riding Academy this evening, At entrance fee of $5 is acted {rom each, aud the contestants, it is understood, wiil all bo amateurs, The walk will commence at mx o’clock. Some twenty persons arc expected to par- ticipate, among otbors U. Cennor, B. ©. Holske, W. W. Coraieh aud T, A. Mekiwe SUPPLEMENT nthe early forenoon, when | PIGEON SHOOTING. The Gret monthly contest held this year by the jah se eo heal yt ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE OF LERMA BY 4 COM Cup was largely attended yesterday, but the shooting RESPONDENT WITH THE INSURGENTS—TRE was not up tothe average. The day was a decidedly LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES—CHANGES OF CUBAN Pleasant one for the season of the year, warm enough THE CUBAN WAR. for the shooters to stand about minus their are esi ge illest d } at minus over. coats without feeling | unpie cold, The TOWNS—SUCCESSFCL LANDING OF ANOTEED inde were ao exceptionally ood i, | nearly all being. bard ‘drivers that Siemans | setae Camp ov the Cosas lyscanazcrioy, Dec 81, 1876, Generai Martinez Campos has ‘uaugurated his cam Paign oot altogether badiy, but with such success as he bas achieved in the west by the aid of the millions of Spain and the 24,000 men sent from the metropolis im order so crush the last head of the hydra of the Mambios that at Lerns may be only tne means Of fe producing many other beads while be cuts of bat one, and as the ground was covered with bard to hit, consequently a great mi 404 several of the sboolers withdrew after scoring one oF two duck eggs, The shooting was, as asual, at twenty-Ove yards rise, the holder of the cup, Mr, Hen- dereod, Stancing at twenty-seven yards The foliow- | logue’ aUMMARY. | Guoexvs or tus Loso Isuaxy Suootixo Crus, Dex. | xa Pang, L. 1. —Monthly contest at | apes, eee Hag Bh AS pela Seven DiFds | Ay ihe time she dght commenced tm the Villas of Naw aS ense rien, \ ota. | vas Grandes the Spanish troops numbered, sccording | B. Woe. RLU 1 17 2 | to the oMciai record, about g.800, while our troope iw t b k bea : 2 | consisted of 400 cavatry and infantry, The dead o¢ | Van Wyek. pa ie. ot 3 a | the deld of bartte stil) more out of proportion, | Jobnson...... 01, 1.0, a4 2 2 | tor on gotng over the feid of battle at Candonarop we 1, 1, 0% 0, va : iH | discovered seventy-nine bodies; but they took some of -3 1 2 | prisoners, retiring with them by a circuitous road, 96 =“ 1 2 i as t0 avoid our barassing in the rear. By communica 3 L ay e had with all the towns in the 3 t de we learn tbat the lowest esti! 3 ° 2 | wounded on the Spanish side was 200, while she total 2 0 2 | of our lostes ri —1 C) 1| Here we ma augurated the Spaniards resisted so firmiy—é mate the action higher than othe: im: portance. The fight lasted six hours, A column of 2,000 Spaniards marched from Puerto Principe, in the department of Camaguey, and almost from the moment Pell dead out of vounds, Time of Shoot—One hour and twenty minutes. San Day=-Sweepstakes $18; 3 birds cach; 25 yards fine, M0 yards boundary. $10 Ww frst, $6 so second, and §2 to third, Ties shot off, mise and go out Killed. Missed. | of starting our skirmishers kept up a constant enfliadc, wi 3 0 | the Spanish forming systematically and breaking ag 1, 0-1, ry 1 | occasion required, changing flanks and forming 1 O-L 6 2! squares, to meet our ry, which, In reality, were A, bd 4 3 | but small groups of sharpshooters, Ww harase our fricnda 1, 0-1 a 2 | ou the march. 1,00 2 2! From the Kast we can hear nothing of tho cam- 00 1 2 | paign, and yet here end of Decemver, 0,90 1 2| What can the 3 done in these + OO 0 2 | two months against ai Hemy who fights only ‘Other sweepstakes closed tbe aay's sports, when and where he pl agninst an enemy who 4 the aunual meeting of the club, hold on Wednes- | can Oght within talking distance, unawares, and | day, the following oflcers were clected:—l’resi inflict suffering tn twenty different ways, more thao | Witham st. Park lected; Secretary, Charles Win: | he can be mado to feel; ugainat an evemy fe, re-electe R. Robinson, re-elecre who retires wherover he likes, or attacks and punishes Wyn and Gild Inety members 10 an adversary in a terrible manner, profiting by the Siightest vaciliation of hesitation—in a word, taking every advantage of a system of war specially adapted to the necessity of the cause avd of his su; knowledge of the country, The campaign goes on, in- doed, without any reports of importance from the Spaniards, and i aew icoks as though the borr BY ions would soon be consumed without result, at many will have to pase through a deadly ordeal before reaching the #tage managers and real uctors of the comedy. With the spring will como black vomit, and itisensy to imagine what will become of the 24,000 mer who have come torth with such great en- Lctpations to crush our 12,000 veterans; but the latter have the intention of giving a good account of them. sctyos and of not exposing themselves to ruinous vatuies, Genera! Vicente Garcia was requested to go and tako charge of the Viilas, hitherto for some time under the control of Gomez. Garcia is an apatheuc genius, Hw movements are executed with great calmness. performed this move with an imperturbable severity and a prudence that nothing can equal, much to b: Pxecutive Committoe, Messrs, Eudy, sleeve. The clad now uumbers ni good stay PIGEON SHOOTING IN CALIFORNIA, {From the Alta Californian, Jan, 19.) The Grst of a sories of three matches between Cap. |, | tale A, HL Bogan and Crittenden Robinson com- | | menced at Oakland Park yesterday. The attendance | | was not large, aud, as on « formor occasion, there | was comsiderabie delay in arranging all the prelimi. | naries Robinson samed C. Con as his judge, Bo- | gartus wamed & Booth, and. after an bour’s ae | Booth named P. Daggett as referee, who was accepted The mateh was for $250 a side, each to shoot at sixty } wngle aod twenty double birds, according to the rules | of the Prairie Clad of ol When Robinson put up bis check (or $350 in the ree’s bandas Hugardus ob- | jected to it, saying Ht wae not corm, and he Would not | Honor. If he has tho fault of tardiness the reeults aro with the maich til Mr. Booth, judge for | Boue the less positive, and our svidiors posscss abun indorsed the cheek. Robinson went tirst wo | dant faith in all tue operations he directs the score, and gothing of special interest took pleco General Gomez, on the other band, tive, itm. Petuous, With intoiligent, rapid vision, discovermyg in Qsecond which 1s the weakest point exposed by the enotny and tho best way to break it; but bis irascible tomper and violent determination led to the beliet that it would be wise to relieve him of the command of tho Villas, where be has gained so many laurels. Thia announcement was: made by the Secretary ot War und Acting President Senor Tomas Estada Palma, us be takes the — general supervision of tho conduct of tI inpaign, @ power which Congress granis to our Presidents. Garcia w accompanied by his riflemen belonging to Las Tunas, who are great and offoctive fighters. Though they havo Sowotimes exceeded his orders they always inspire complete coniidence, It is to be hoped, of course, shat'the operations of the Villas may not ‘have to be otten repeated; still, with such decisive and econom- | teal resulte in our favor, we must not complain. and iy req | Atthe momentof elosing my letter 1 learn that Col- reierce vodeal fairly, aud domes positively hat he bela | Onc! Juan Juia Picheco has succooded in landing an tus gun adove his elbow. The retoree advered vo his expedition upon our coasts, having, among other decison. d Revinson angounced that be p the Leer a large quantity of salpbur, which js invalua- matol, saying that be War willing to leave itto any | dle to us in the manufacture of powder and which will | Sumber of gentlemen who saw bis position to prove | supply us with ammunition cnough to last us a year oF that be was right, The referee and vthers begged more. | Robinson wo continue the mateh, but be deciared that be would not submit to sued aM injustice, and was wil | bog that Bogarda® should add another jaurei to t | fame. The jadges and referee admitted that it # | Wenmieality that did Bot go to the merits of the shoot. tng, and regressed tha: Gogardus should have insisted | on its strict ouforcement under the circ The euly te No. & of the Prairie Cub, | dering the shooting at the siugie birds, in which Bo- ; Povo Sees pag L seneaend killed 41, lost 9-— } 1mm jus one aber The shooting at double birds was commenced by d one, Bogardus ia Robinson wb: end ot the mateh. The bird feli about four oo downdary, After Robinson had binds raus claimed them jad that Robinson bad violated DUAL DIVORCE sUIT. | @ STORMY THIRD DECADE OF MARITAL LIFR— FROM POISONED BEER TO THE MADHOUSE— A CURIOUS STORY AND STRANGELY CONFLICT+ ING STATEMENTS. A divorce suit presenting somo features rather out of the ordinary line of thie class of litigation 1s pow pending inthe Court of Common Pleas, and was the subject matter of a motion made yesterday betore JuageJs. F. Daty, holding Special Term of this court, The suit, or rather there aro two suits, which is one of the peculiuritios in the case, is one brought for a limited divorce by Barbara Miller agi Martin Miller, She charges him with ‘cruel ‘mhuman treatment,” such being tho general mereotyped form of embodying complaints of this type of divorce suits, The parties, according to the plaintiff's statement, were married in tots city in No- vember, 1852, Of thoir married life tor twenty years be record 18 made in the complaint, so It ts inferen- Wolly to be assumed that their marital experiences wore comporatively of the placid sort, BEGINNING OF MARITAL STORMS, In Mareh, 1872, at which time Mra Miller was then living with ber husband at the corner of stand at the score be should not level bis j Tame the butt above his elbow watt! the bira is on the | ring ge On thi rule the vied or birds o be scored a4 ont Whether kilied or not.” Immediately after the decision rain commenced falling, which would have necessitated, perhaps, | ry Kobinaon bas protested agrinat the | payment of the money vo Logat ts eet for Saturday, out yet decided, | ST. GEORGE'S CRICKET CLUB. | atthe awnuat meeting of the St George’s Clad, held | | at Deimonieo's, the following oMecers re elected ;— Prosident, James T. Souter; Vice President, G. T. The sext mach | it will come of is not | Greew, Treasurer, hattorthwaite; Seeretary, M. H. | Tatbot; Committee, W. KR. Bowman, K. Hl. Moeran, B. | Mosh, & B. Gilbert, J.B Siegh.” The tour promi. | pent Philedelph: clubs OW! the St George's matches York during the coming season. im $h® troneury alter paying all expenses, There willbe « large sumber of new members proposed at the meeting in April best, aud of 1877 will be | Ubere im overy prospect that the éeason Sixty-ninth street and Ninth avenue, the | & Ory active om bs bright skies of their former lito became dark | THR REPORTED RIFLE CHALLENGE, | #84 lowering. — He treated her, sho says, with such ivhumantty that she was obliged to take a arate apartinent, and thus, though sojourning un the same rool, they lived comparatively. apark Ni, of the year, began to evince a ‘mer affection, and as a token of bis sked her to drink sor gor beer, pledge of returning affection that she eject, She drank the beer, but had y ned the giase of foaming beverage when detected an unusual taste, and subsequently she saya she found that some poisonous ingredient had been mixed with the drink with the view to give hers quietua, No notice of @ ebailonge by the Irish Rifle Associa. j tou to the Amateur Rite Club bas beon received by the latter body, and nothing further of the mater yp | known at We headquarters of the Natioual Rifle Asso. eration (hat what has been reported in the news: | “If the reported challenge is intended as ove jor the possession of the Centennial trophy wou | | Inst year by the American team,” Mr. Sehermertora, | secretary of the Natioua! Rifle Assocation, said yestor: | Dever al be promptiy dretiued, as | 6 tropliy was shot for were | IN THR INSANK ASYLUM, Her sory of ber husband's wrongs to hor does not terminate bere. Thanks to aturally strong | constitution she survived RE ed Inger, but 6 challenge, aod Hf one ie received | terrivic tate still ed ber. Hardly bi recov. iF 0 decline,” NAUTICAL SCHOOL, {the poisonous draught whoa jeclares, upon & false certificate, to the Insane Asyium on Ward's Isiand, where she was kept for ten months. Following bet Feiease trom tho Insane Asylum her husband, as she The Committee on the Nautical Schoo! met yesterday | says, refused to luke care of her or her children, and afternoon ie the hall of the Board of Education for the | Bt only refused such care, but threatened to kill both Purpose of auditing the bills sud hearing the secro- them and berseil. | | } THE THR MUSMAND tary’s report for the year, From that report it appears that the average attendamce of the year was 100; graduated, 55; the course of the schoo! being two years, The Hotes the physGal deveropmens of faye that she was committed to the Ward's Island ake om KL schook | er jemauen, tne eremee | Lavatie Asylum on properly authenticated cortiticates oe ; woh, As ibn On : mpetont physicians, Hosays iuriber that, in ad- © wo beng crazy, she is in the habit of drinking te excess, and that whenever he gave her mouey she Would spend in ram and indulging io other femaio | Mrivotttves. | NKR CLAIMS FOR SUPPORT, | Mire Miller thinks that she | i average chest measure is 02.49 Inches, height, 6 6.4 inehe: 128 9-10 Ihe The Wtal expenses of the year are $2,047 06 pe ne . THE MASKED BURGLARS. to $15 a week AN INTERCEPTED LETTER THAT ENDS ONE OF THE BURGLARS’ HOPRS OF PROVING AN aLint | on arrnan. Jack Roberts and Jobe Riley, the two marked burgiars jest arrested, were takes to Sing Bing by Sherid Rushmore yesterday moreing On Thursday ; evening Roberts was visited by bis second wife, Auee | Starte, to whom be gave hut Money aud Valuables and | dircetions for the dieporal of bis property, inciuding | the Bleecker street and James street dens Keverte, who Is reported to be Wealthy, sk i auderstoud will, through bis coanrel, apply for a wrt of habeas corpus y Teal estate ip this ony and in Hoboken, has an ineome of some $3,000, from which he cat ma deinanded, In pressing hi ployed two of three different counsel, whieh aceounts possiiy for bor having in*tsated thus far two suits for divorce against her bushband, Whe geveral suppéstiion being that o1 divorce ruil # abou. as much as one married woman ean take care of atone time, On the matter comi belore Judge Daly yesterday, Mr. Jon 8, Graber, ti yeneed quite nuously ber application for counre! fee, Mewrs Baker and sell, Mr, Maltor, | objection to divorce suit, Brent had dened a similar app , Wee well pending, They stated dant was renay for trial ‘The jacts became known, n evident dingtst at the «tate of his tenes of ewenty years, The letter given verbatim eleot § cose and alowed an order of discoatinuancy to Sew Vows, dom. 18, 1877 ed. ryese Jon» “ pai :™ - o— ought best t0 oddone excess | zon beedone pou toow tus segken aap | com palletes tee | THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE, | Distetet Attorney 906 see if the ctell is termed ep Hf be er: -_ Show you ber guve Fou bare hee & ed fered ot wise Aaotber sep ia this great project was begun yestor. Gay, Vin, owinging (he eradies They are intended for the ase Of the workmen, aod run upon the cables by means of grueted @oee8 Ove eradiorenlly consistsot two ematien eves whieh are united im tho middie, forming ove Utige crosewire the cables, There are to be Ove of hese erades slhogether, three over the Fiver opek @Re O8e C8 each OF the eed sponse The former Wore pub (u voRion yesterday, being laupehed trom tee Hrookiye side and pushed over to the required | distamces, Where Whey clampest to the wires, / A DANGEROUS LUNATIC, Peal Helwig, rewdieg at No. 7 Johnson avenue, ring under aberration olmind, nt Thureday night by throw. ing 4 heroweoe lamp as ber, The missile tortanateiy mered ber beed, bat struck the ge Tg) on cok J juse eek on had tht + beep on say! om it and the resenn why | addres pow Gate G00 o088 FERS SERED SIE ge Ga SenreeS Your Friend This letter te rom owe ot the ges vm ove of the g woo te tad ab large. Koverts has rr] ‘ney have. bowewer owned Roberts tor some time past J. ae and | pai of Reber. He wa ive of Koy married, has been in this CoUBITY twenty bwo years, four: | teen of which he bas spent in prisoa—fi¥e yours at ‘Trenton and oine at Sing Sing. MeCartay wa wate of New York and has already serveda term of years at Fans bal Carrot, alias Riley, * sino & ne lem pied to | the ©) fet the premises om tre, TI ‘ive of New York city, The arrest of Larry Madden | quckiy subdued, Heliwy secured, and yi and “Whitey,” the two members of the gang now at } bee Guck sed Commissener Rabe sent Bim to the nrge, 16 oul mestiog Of time, as their WhereaDeute %*)/UIn at Fiacbusl, from whieh institution be Was foe) is Dretty well known, | leases as cured mouths aaa, 7 ! ss