The New York Herald Newspaper, January 28, 1877, Page 16

14 TM ROMANCE OF cone.” | | The Strange History of a Lovely Country Seat. A LALE OF TWO DIVORCES. The Stepmother Wresting the Prop- erty from the Daughter. {HE FINAL ISSUE NOW APPROACHING. Besides the Nichols divorce, Bridgeport, Conn., bas fately enjoyed another cause célébre which, though of a Somewhat different character, far surpasses it.1n its romantic interest. it involves a tale of two strange divorces, a reconciliation not only between the husband and wife, but also between the wife and the alleged paramour who had disturbed her conjugal bappiness, a litigatien between 381 mother and daughter for the possession of a mag- nificent property in which the husband ts a witne: against his own child, and tries to wrest from ber the estate be himself had bestowed, ‘ “compo,” “Compo” is the curious and perhaps rather bigh- sounding title given to one of the finest seats in thir country. Lt is situated about a mile and a balf from Westport, Conn., and stands in about eighty acres of carefully cultivated ground, right on the bank of the lovely Saugatuck, and overlooking the glorious Sound The mansion, which 1s almost castle- like im its extent, is built in the Grecian style, It is of wood and brick, aud maguificently furnished, here are not less than four green- houses on the grounds, nine cottages for friends and Visitors as well as jor the use o/ servants, and immense stables, The interior of the mansion ts resplendeut | with bostly paintings and statuary and dainty with rare bric-a-brac articles of vertu. This beautiful pla was built by the millionnaire banker of Pine street, the late Richard H. Winslow, of Winslow, Lanier & Co. and cost him $270,000. Compo bas a striking his- Lory, and itis uot yet ended, Kleven years ago—in 1868—Compo was purchased from Winslow’s widow, by Stephen H. Alden, then a rich man and former president of the Exchange Bank of Albany, ata price much below its cost He moved into the mansion with bis family, consisting of a wife, three sons and two daughters, The latier were just budding into woman- bood, aged respectively eighteen and sixteen, and it can easily be imagined what a paintul cloud the scan- dulous developments that ensued cagt over their fresh and tair lives. Alden was them about forty-four and a beavy Wall street speculator. He js described as hav- tng been a rather good-looking well built man of {ull abit and a face strongly marked with tho traces of strong passion. THR FIRST SUIT FOR DIVORCE, Alas! beautiful as the surroundings were, a tempest ‘was soon brewing in the matrimonial teapot, Tho Alden family had beep only a short time living at Compo, when Mrs, Alden brought a suit for divorce against her busband, on the ground of adultery. This suit was tried in the same year at Bridgeport, and Tesulte@ in a decree in tavor of Mra, Alden, with $50,000 in licu of alimony. The proceedings in this divorce trial were unique, The most damning testi- mony against Alden was given by his own bosom friend, Judge’ Torraine, who swore that he bad visited houses of ill repute in New York, in company with Alden. This was thought very strange by the neigh- borhood, and when Alden took no steps to appeal the case, und readily paid the $50,000, it was soon whis- pered that he and his wife bud secretly agreed to be divorced, and that tbe conditions on which she was to release bim from a matrimonial yoke which he had borne for twenty-two or twenty-three years, were that be should furnish the evidence of bis own adultery aud pay her the comfortable sum of $50,000, Why was he so anxious to throw off this yoke? the neighbors asked. Tbeir question was soon answered, when, weeks alter the divorce, Alden married housekeeper, Mrs. Georgiana Gardiner, a tall and haped woman of commanding figure, with in- ly black hair (now tinged with gray), piercing ten: black ‘eyes and keen and shrewd features. It will seem strange to the New York reader that a man judicially convicted of adultery should tave beea able tu marry again; but the law of Connecticut gave, ‘still gives, its sanction to this proceeding. MISTORY OF MHS, GEORGIANA GARDINER. , Hero a few words are necessary to explain the his- tory ot this interesting woman, who piays an impor- tant réle in this story. Son was originally Mi Georgiana Taylor, of Syracase, N, Y., and there mai ried the son of the late Judge Garamer, Svon after the marriage her husband died, and the young and prepossessing widow weut South to seek ber fortune. Sbe next turned up in Little Rock, ark., where she taught the youug idea how to sheot—in a colored school, This was evidently an occupation not alto- gether congenial to ber enterprising spirit, She abaa- doued it before Jong, came North and saw in the and Hekavp that a housekeeper was wanted ou the splen- | did Compo estate, She applied tor the position and and her tase ous soon turned the hum- ble housekeeper into the proud mistress of Compo, ANOTHKK SUIT FOR DIVORCR, There was happiness now again at Compo; but alas! ip February, 1875, the seeond wile also brought it for divorce against Alden, op the ground of adultery with the divorced widow of a Wesport school teacher, named Celeste Richards, She lived in a cottage facing Compo, with her child, She is also described asa tali brapette, but of sallow complexion and not very prepossessing teatures. The veighbors all declared they could not see what charm she could exert over a man like Alden; but that the charm complet @ery ove admitted. The case was tried at Bridgeport bejore Judge Granger with substantially the same re- sult us that of the lormer suit brought by the first wife, und Georgtana obtained a verdict and $62,000 in lien of alimony. It appeared trom Georgiana’s complaint that Alden fed first invited Celeste to come to Compo in order to give bis wife music lessons. (The tender hus- band—he was so solicitous for bis wife’s musical edu- ‘catio! Theu ne compelled his wile to present to the fascinating Coleste such dresses aud pieces of jowolry 4s shy could conveniently svare, and when, 1u i872, he twok his wile to New York, where they gener- ally spent the winters, Celeste bad to sbare also their apartments at tho —- Metropotitan hotel, Georgiana was persuaded by Alden to xpeud the summer of 1872 travelliug with a bridal coupie who had been married at their house, and upon the return from the trip Georgiana found ber music teacher vir- boally installed us the mistress of Compo. orgiana hover having lived in Utwh, bad perhaps remarkably | fgorous notions as to marital tdeltiy, aud ehe evi- fontly did not like a second wife installed at Compo, Bhe insisted that Ucleste, although she could play the piano, had no right to usurp the place which belonged nd that she must leave Compo, Alden could and Celeste both, as bis marriage New York ho tung tho bell iwmediately for Celeste, and | if she did not come at once, Georgiana @as maltreated and abused. Georgiana had at last to submit to Celeste’s sharing her place until she finally extricated herselfirom the avominable position tn whieb she had been piaced hy her husband and bis soncubine aod got a divorce from lim. Alden made ce, Ho was evidently anxious to be re- we troublesome Georgiana, and reedily d her in lieu of alimony. Here of $112,000 for the pleasures of 4 SHOWER OV LIT Alden, ‘after awhile, repented lest pamed amount over to Georg: gaining his “sober, second thought, gecover the money. 10NS, in paying the aud, upon re- wout to work to He broaght @ xuit agatuat her, im the Supreme Court of New York, tor Vhe recovery of the $62,000, ou the ground that the decree of divorce obtained by Ber ip Connecticut was procured by collusion with his counsel, thus virtually admitting chat he connived at tho success of her suit. Uf course, this suit for the Tecovery uf money allowed by 4 court State could wot be sustaived. and as soon Aldeu's ap- plication for an ivjunctivu te cenirain ber from dis- | Dosing of the muney came votore Judge Pratt, the latter dismissed it, This iperenwed bis spite against Georgiana, and he tried to bave bor arrested for steal- ing of dishonextly removing trom ‘Compo’? clothes, ts, jewolry, &c, which be claimed belunged and which be valued st $10,000 or seized ou her house and househoid fur- i turn, «ved bim for the recovery of dlotnes, jewolry oud other persvual property, which the charged by hac stolen from her, STILL FURTHRK COMPLICATIONS, ina, Luwever, was Vol sul) dwith this, As Aldon tried (0 wolest ber she setto work with all the fertile fuyenuity vl a shrewd woman to sbow Lim what A troublesome cusiomer te would find ber. ‘To xpeak in vul Fiance, sue would give him all u wean, jeuce she iwducod # certain negro named Alden’s former coachman, to sue Alden for juries received at the bunds ‘ged With having shot th bangs a with # young girl in Wesport Jones, she cow was ‘epiosed as the Cupid who bore to i love tsut Jones, whether out for bis mistress or out of pure ‘nigga carried one of these Lille dows to Goorginn ‘suit Alden’s lawiul spouse and mistress 2 ” Aldon bifully angry at (his little ur Lage mas eve, 1868, man, he girl t in an another | law he | fi) Mr, } de extracted from Jones’ vody mig! charge upon bim. He the: rged Jones with having tried to shoot bim and having wounded bimself this effort (thus accounting for the injuries which Alden indicted upon Jones being a helpless, oor Begro Was, O! course, DO match for 4 rich, pewer- ii man, Jones was convicted and imprisoned for Ive months, when bia inmocence became so manifest that he was pardoned out by the aes and now he the ready instrument of rg ran bag id, 48 above stated, sued Alden for $50, » But Georgiana still not dove former spouse, and heng «noth his neck. Alden hag sent a colored servant girl, Carolina Blair, who w w bess to the shooting, on the charge that she had stole! some plate which Ci has, at Georg: fa:ge tmprisonment, laying her dung cluiming that be himself put the plate in her trunk in order to get her out of the way, as she ceuld be a wit- Bess to the shooting, ALDEN AND GKORGIANA BECOME RECONCILED, All this litigation occurrec between April, 1873, obtained her divorce, and August, suite were presently abandoned, tor the panic of 1578 laid Alden low tnancially speaking, He Was said to have fost about $500,090 in that leartul ih, umd withdrew big suit against Georgiana er which the Variocs suite against him were algo withdraws, Meanwhile ay hiv chidren cby bis tires wife, he bad none by hig second) hac left Compo, aad as they were all well provided xcept Dis youngest daughter, Mrs. Harriet Ada Travee, Alden now made a muguificent provision for ber, by transferring to her the splendid Compo property for the noma! consid- eravion . He took his daughter to New York in 1874 to spend the winter here with ner. Here he again met Georgiana, who, of course, Was loath to see Compe pass into other bands than hers, His old love fot hi i) jeaving bis daughter, to went (o live at the Spingier House without go:ng throug tedious ceremony of marrying again, Georgiana soon coaxed Aiden into a bastowal of Compo (whieb be had aiready given to Mus daughter) upon ber. On April 2, 1874, they wens to the law office of the late Wiliam H, Authon, and there he deeded tue property to her, receiving as @ consideration « mortgage for $50.000 upon the estate, without a bong, however, and without any personal obligation therefor on the part of Georgiuua to pay the mortgage, It was virtually 4 second gift. She thea persuaded him to place ‘her im possession of Compo, which he did two days later, without the jeast knowl. Travee, Aiden’s daughter. Celeste bad nd Georgiana frequently at the Spingler House, and she now became tue third of the trio at Compo. The two .Women took possessicn of Compo and Alden content to sha | them, WHO OWNED THE PROPERTY? But the question that puw arose was:—Whose was | the property? Georgiana, who was in possession, | prought an action in equity in the Superior Court of set aside Aldea’s deed of the property to his daugh- ter, which Georgiana averred was a cloud upon her titie, The Court referred the triul of the cause to a “committee,” composed of Hon. George C, Wood- ruff, Arthur D, Osvorn and Luzon B, Morris, three of the ablest members of the Connecticut Bur, who heard iv for twenty duys, The trial presented some extraor- dinary leatures. Georgiana’s principal witnesses against her step daughter were Alden and Celeste, The father was then arraigned aguinst bis own daughter and the concubine, whose adultery with her husband was the cause of her divorce, testitied for the wile, who bad judic- jally branded her as an adulteress. Alden. swore that waen he deeded the property to bis daughter it was oo thecondition that she should suvsequently make a declaration of trust promising to returo the property whenever called. upon by him to do so, and that this was done. Celeste corroborated his testimony by swearing that she saw Mrs, Trubee sign the deciar- ation of trust. No evidence, however, was adduced proving the existence uf any such paper. Mrs, Trabee set her solemn outh against that of hor father that no such unde ding ever existed and that no such paper was ever signed by heywand her father could not pro- duce either the original or a copy, but produced only the first rough dralt of the document which he said was prepared by him, and claimed that the tormaliy signed declaration had been destroyed. 4 THE DAUGHTER'S TITLE. In this trial the whole question as to who really had the genuine title to the property was to be adjudicated upon. of the daughter's rightful ownership of Compo, and 80 reported to the Counecticut Superior Court, which adopted the fladings of the committee, But Georgia: did pot submit to this decision, and appeaied to t Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors, and the appeal was argued last week in Bridgeport, Sessrs. Child and Curtis, of Stamford, appeared for Georgiana, aad Mesars. Seelye and Seymour, of Bridgeport, and Mr. Birdsall, of New York, for the daugbter, Mrs, Trubee. ‘The main argument adduced in favor of’ the daughter by ber counsel was that if A deeded or sold a prop- erty to B, then A could not sel} it again wo C sented to this proposition, and it is expected that the final decisjon of the Supreme Court of Errors, which will be rendered in a week or ten days, will affirm the judgment of the Superior Court and award the prop- erty finally to Alden’s daughter. THK PRESENT SITCATION, Meanwhile Alacu—who spends much of his time tn New York, however—Georyina and Celeste still reside in beautitul companionship together at Compo, where the colored servant girl, Caroline Blair, also lives, woile the first Mrs. Alden, now a matron of about Oity, lives with the daughter in comtortavle style iu Brook- lyn, Mrs, Trubee, the daughter, is au invalid lady, contined to her house, ‘The virtual eflect of the judg- ment of the Supreme Court of Errors, if it conlirms that of the Jower court, will be to dispossess the father with bis two enchantresses and instal the daugnter at Compo, but from the latter’s kind and charitable dis- position it may be expected that when she obtains pos. session of the property she will make some kind of provision tor her fathe! MILLER’S DISAPPEARANCE. The Miller divorce case, which was tried about a week since before Justice McCue in the Brooklyn City Court, has lately assumed a new and interesting phage, It will be remembered that the action was brought by Oswald Miller against his wife Margaret, on the ground of adultery, Notwithstanding the plaintiff's counsel worked hurd to secure a verdict in bis favor, the ¢ went against him, and he was ordered to pay | mis wile 6 per’ week alimony. Tho tact has now become public that two or three days after the rendering of the verdict the plaintuf disappeared {rom the parental home where he bad been residing torseveral months: As he did not re- turn bis father searched among tis sou’s clothes and trunk which bad been left behind, anu found that the missing man had taken with bim a revolver and a small sum of money. The parents are very much concerned ax to their son’s tate, but do not think he wo be rash enough to commit suicjde. A search has been instituted and it is thonght his whereabouts will be discoverd in a few days, The iden prevails among his friends that he has gone to Germany, N EVENTFUL LIFE. MISFORTUNE, DOMESTIC AFFLICTION | AND LUNACY. | About a year ago James H. Filmore was removed | from his temporary home in Brooklyn to the Pough- | keepsie Lunatic Asylum, where he died on Friday last, Mr. Elmore carried on the business of a flour mer. | chant in this city tor many years, and when the oil fever broke out in Pennsylvania he became Interested | in the “Noble well.’ The yield was very great and the profits were large, business about ten years | $260,000. He purchased in Jamaica, L. 1, where he went to with his wite and three children, A strong wumacy sprang up between Mr. Elmore and Mr, | Auron A. Degrauw. one of tho woalthiest residents of | that town, and they jomtly engaged in oi and coul | speculations. They iso built a horse rariroad to Ja. | maica, Elmore lost in the transactions, and a quarrel arose between the two gentlemen, who tad to resort to tho law for the adjustment of their grievances. Many suits were tried in Brooklyn and carried thence to tho Court of Appeals The victory was generally with Mr, Degrauw, During the htigations, which were making havoc WEALTH, ho was worth au elegant mansion ago | | with bis property, Elmore’s ouly daughter | died, and he lost bis health, Shortly afer this’ affliction judgment was recorded ‘against Mr. Elmore im an important suit belore the Court of Appeals, and when the fact was made known | at the Jamaica mansion airs, Elmore dropped dead on tbe parlor floor, The house and lands re, bers m fee simple. ‘The judgments were ‘waiting satistaetion, She lett no will, and the husband's life interest in bis wife's estare was sold by the Sherif. The personal chattels were sacriticed, ‘The mansion end grounds were bid off to a more thea beiug bomeless, lived ociates. A yeur ago last Christ- night, + son, Uharlea, | 1 accident on the Pennsylvania Ravn was more than the enieebied old gentlemai stand, and his rateliect gave, way under the shoe! © 4 hopeluss lunatic. “ He leaves one son, Jobu, A minor, r, Scott sued in partition to sell the mansion, but | Judge Pratt decided in favor of the child. Halt inter. est was then transferred inthe property to George another partition suit was commenced through. The property, which was ad- rf sale by the Sherif, is said to be worth sule of tue premises has, however, been ding the decision on appeal. The death wore ends the interest of tt and Durland » Which will soon revert to the heir, A meeting of German school teachers was held yes terday at No. 15 Stantow sircet tor the purpose of | organizing an association to give assistance to mom- bers in cases of distress and to act asa tree labor | bureau, Avout twenty persons wore present. Mr, Charies kort) was elected temporary chairman aud Kk. G. Tui temporary sever Messrs. John eas, 3. M. Wolfsheim and R. 1. Tull were appointed a | committee to prepare a const:tution and bylaws, to'be submitted to the next meeting for its action, Another meeting wil be held next Saturday, wien it is ex- pected that a constitution will be adopted and a tinal Orgauization efferted, A HEAVY WEIGH’ Rockville Centre, Long Island, bas a youth of pro- digious proportions, He i eatled “Lite Jimmie Wallace," and is the only son of Captain Edwin Wal ince. He s@ Sixteen yeare old and woighs 20214 pounds not fix the both between | Connecticut against Mrs, ‘Trubee, ber step daughter, to | The “committee” unavimously found in favor | ithout the knowledge of B, The presiding judge as | When deceased retired from | | PIOUS BROKERS. WALL STREET PRAYING TO RAISE THE WIND— ASKED FOR THE LAWYER. The brokers’ prayer meetings are growin, taken ak acriterian, Yesterday alternoon the vestry ing bymn bad been sung, and there was no perceptibi falling off in the fervor with which al! the exercises in these meetings bave been conducted, The pastor of the church, Rev. Mr. Scudder, presided. the services he said that he considered it simply pis business to take of the brake and then let the meet- ing run as it chose, 1t was noticed, however, that he now and then brought the train up a little by the tnter- vention of some composing bymn, when a heavily Joaded freight car threatened to get off the track. The first two or three who stood up had no experiences to detail, bus exhorted rather all who were present to avail themselves of she opportunity to wash ia Em- manuel's blood and share the new baptism; for the Saviour was sureiy present and the mercitu: fount was offered to sinners without stint 4 PROPHECY FULFILLED, A young man then arose impressively and desired the meeting tolay to heart the following memorable | tulfilment of a prediction made two years ago. aL that tyme and im another place he had said that there would be no revival of business ti!] men experienced @ change of heart. The world might now be on the ‘vestibule’? of this desired prosperity, but there were no signs of itvo him yet Scores und thousands of business men needed to be awakened to a sense of their spiritual condition, and the opportunity now of- fered was extended to all alike. If this young maa 1s right neither the confirmation of Tilden nor of Hayes as President signifies anything. Until the unregenera step forward and confess their sins there 1# no more hope for our unhappy country. PALK PACE SPEAKS, When the prophet-sou! nad taken bie seat, a pall faced young man stood up. and said that yesterday bad askea for help tor his father and broti aud | that now he asked the prayers of the meeting for his brother who jn the room. “Only twelve sbort | months ago,” he added, ‘1 waa a scuptic hike him, bus | Tui sate at last in the arms of Jesus.” professed | m desire to relate bie experience, bat refrained for some reason, THE SURKINAH IXVOKED, ‘A long-haired, melancholy looking man, witb the | air of a Now Jersey farmer, turned Second Adventitt, ‘ove solemnly and invoked the Deity with a tearful intonation of voice, “We know we cannot make too much of Thee, for we feel in our hearts bow holy Thou art, We recognize what Thou bast dove, and we call pa ‘Thee, O Lord, to help this young sceptical brotner. fot him alone, O Lord, bus the scores of parents and brothers who, we beilove, are in 4 room. Over these, 0 Lord, we know the shekinah is now secking ; to hover, for they are lost like the one sheep which | went astray.” in this vein be continued for some time, interlarding bis exbortation with frequent Obs! which were seemingly drawn out with paintul effort, ‘The shekinab, however, was his masterpiece, and his evidently felt that this mystic word con- potent a spell bracadabra. Yet none Bee the clouds di ind between the horns of the altar, though a visi! depression was cast o' the minds of all the brokers who were not Hebrew scholars, ¢ DREADPUL WARNING, Alter a pause a middie-aged man, Lara beabe 3 from the country, related a warning incident of the Brook- lyn tire. ¢ told how a young man named Steward, a faithful steward he presumed, had invited two young clerks in bis store to attend a myssion church service on the night of the fire. nt to the | theatre and were burned, The moral of this story waa so ptain that tho relator did not think it necessary to point itout A pleasant voiced young woman spoke Ot the sufferer who touched the hem of our Saviour garment and healed. So when she touched the garment of tbe Lord ber sins were forgiven, and the whole world might, like her, be saved, would each sinner but stretch forth his band, THE SINFUL WORLD, A suggestion was made to offer prayers for friends, | and petitions came in thick and fast—tor “two | brothers. a “friend.” @ “starving family,” Se father; for @ ‘young drunk- rd, for “rum drinkers.” ‘rameellers,” “rum makers’? for the ‘salvation of lawyers,’’ lor “every sceptic that may enter this roow,”’ tor As the Rev, Mr. Scudder re- “mankind in gen wonderful display of ingenuity 1n marked, there w: | the petitions. An old gentleman then got up and desirod to return thanks to God that he hed never used tobacco or liquor in any form, ‘Young men,” be said, looking at the reporters, ‘you can do without these things and |-advise you to begin now!” ‘The announcoment was made that Mra, Van Cott would addrres the meeting on Monday next in the audience room above. The meeting was then brought to a close with the usual hym and benediction by the prosiding clergyman, LOSSES BY FIRE. A STATEMENT OF THE LOSSES IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA BY FIRES IN 1876-- SOME INTERESTING FIGURES. A tabulated statement ef ali losses by fire in the United Sta and Canada during the year 1876 has been prepared by the Chronicle, an insurance journal of this city. The tabulations show that in the period mentioned 9,301 fres were observed and reported in the two countries, or more than one perhour. Tho value of the property destroyed was $73,775,800. In the year 1875 there were fewer ‘fires but the aggregate loss was $86,328,035. Of that class of property known as ‘specials’? 4,586 wero burned against 3,662 in 1875. The total losses by specials in 1876 were $40,970,700; in 1876 they were $55,373,900, ‘The diflerence in the records of the two ig attributable mainly to tho large 1875 in Virginia City, Nev., azd Oshkosh, Wis. The logs to insurance companies in the past year was $38,262,100; 1n 1875 it was $43,631,700, the proportion Of ixsured ‘loss to the total loss being, therefore, greater in 187, The luss to insurance companies by specials in 1876 was $23,341,400, and in 1875 $28,051,890, As betwoen the two countries of Canada and the United States the fire losses of the former were $9,146,200, and of the latter $64,630,600. Of the specials burned during the year there wero 145 drug res, 214 grocery stores, 318 hotels, 145 liquor stores, 118 livery stables, 163 restaurants and 167 saw mills, ‘Of the twelve months February proved most disns- trous, losses therein amounting to $8,766,700 in Canada and the United States, In the month of December the losses were $7,790, 400. In the State of New York losses for the year amounted 10 $14,090,000, of woich the losses to the tmesurance companies were $8,482,000, The total losses in Pennsylvania @ $5,871,700; in Massachusotis, $5,431,400; 1n Obio, $3, 68. 310 [iipois, $3,083,100; in California, $2,979,700, and in Micligan, $2,896, 700. In some cases of specials there 18 a striking cone’ | dence between the records of 1876 ana 1875. Thu: 7 flouring mills are burned in the United States in 76 and the same number in 1875; in Canada 10 were | burned in 1876 and 11 in 1875, In some other cases | the difference between the two years is notable. For | instdnce, 23 ‘‘Hreworks stores” burned ia 1876 against | only 5 im 187. Of cotion gin houses only 10 burned against 99 in 1 " THE WRONG BOX W. D. Wickham, 8 passenger by the National line steamer Spain, rusbed into the Post Office at about halt-past four o’clock yesterday afternoon, stating that two hours previous he had dropped an envelope con- taining bis pi e ticket to Liverpool, iu a lamppost vox in Washington street, instead of @ letter, and as tue steamer was to sail at five o'clock he was in a great quandary bow to get off, Tho lotter as described was found, but Postmaster James did not know the man. Mr. James asked him if he had any letters or meimo- | randum book about bis person or whether his linen | was marked. Wickham was greatly excited and it took him some time to find his handkerchief, the only article which he carried which bad bis name. As he described th accurately and tmaster retored the man’s ticket and sent bim off rejoicing. A SNEAK THIEF'S 8 ‘The police of Brooklyn are ondeavoring to arrest & tall, shghtly built young man, with 4 smooth face, who | mus been ately victimizing the residents of the Heignts and Hill, His plan of operation is to ring tie door bell and band the servant a highly perfumed note for the Indy of the house, the lady's name having beep written on the envelope in elegant style, Tho thiet being of flue appearance and well dressed, is asked into the parlor, us he states that an auswer is required, Foon ws the servant disappears either below or abor stairs be heips himseit to all the valuables and wear- jug apparel that be can conveniently carry aud takes lig departure, Among the victims who suffered op | Friday night iast were Mr, William ©. Kingsiey, re. siding eorver of Willoughby avenue and Cumucriand street, and Mr, A. L, Brown, resiving at No, 219 Adel- phi street A BOOKKE A bookkeeper, named Charles A, Johnson, yoster- EPER’S SALARY. against Henry S. Kimball ana F, W, Moyers, of this at @ salary in 1874, When he bad by detondants, for one year, who are merchants. and he brought suit to recover the entire amount of h would nave accrued bad he been retained period for which he was engayed, The laimed that they were to pay him by the month, The jury found a verdict for the full amount ciuimed by the beak ke@nar. 1a opening | ¥ NEW YORK AERALD, SUNDAY, JANUARY 28, 1877 Z : ial : 4 a ea 1 INVOKING UNKNOWN POWERS—SALVATION | im popu- | larity, if the increased attendance from day to day be | room. of the old John street Methodist Episcopal | ined asa tragedy with comic interludes, the church was crowded before the last notes of ihe open- | ie-| Vision as the best attainable one that cam be offered. day Drought suit, ia the Supreme Court, Kings county, | city, to recover $740. The plaintiu? was engaged | fore she had served out her ten of $1,800, | been afew months in their employ he was discharged, | & MOTHER’S CURSE, THE EMBERS OF A TRAGEDY IN BEAL LIFE YOUND BURNING AFTER TWENTY YEARS, The few tragedies which find their way into the newspapers are only bubbies upon the surface of u ter- rivle but hidden and undescribed tragedy that lies be- | neath. So true ts this that were human life to be de- ! uition would probably be accepted by men of penetrating Yonder elder iady with the placid face and the quiet, unimpassioned manner, has a story hidden away in her heart life shat no novelist’s pen could adequately write out. This laughing coquette, who hi beaus at her feet, bas @ tale to teil of romance, biighted in the bud, that she avenged by flirtation ob every muiser ts a Stlas Marner, perhaps; but the secret biography of yonder bent old man, whose fin; been transiormed into claws by years of clutcl imaginary aollars, will uncover a tragedy which a0 puny play acting can parailel, No longer ago thun yesterday mornin; this article rode drowsily up town in a alighted, or supposed that he did, at Seventeenth burried in the direction of $ixth avenue, tually ap- plied bis night key to the {familiar door.and entered, The lights 1n the house were out, the buil as rid as stil) a tomb ip Greenwood, Having toiled ap two hts of stairs in the dark, | was within ten fect of door, with the light glimmering beneath a calm and solemn voice pronounced this (uy be burn im in bell, oh, God !?* “Has cay ddenly gone mad?’’ was the first question that L asked myself as 1 stood for half a miaute spellbound op the ding eight or ten icet from the door. Nor bad | deciaes point. sarisfac- torily to myself when the same yy and imploring tones went on with this strange petition ;— “May bis soul die eternally! May bis bones rot within bim! May ‘he not rest 10 the grave, on, God! May his Iie be followed by the curse of every loath- soine disorder, and, at bis death, may the devil bear his soul to eternal damnation, "* ‘ ‘There was something unfamiliar ip the even voice with which these terrible maledictions uttered ; but surely this was the door of my room, and | was myself, aud the world bad not been suddenly travs- formed tato a planet inhabited by maniacs. Having settled these points to my satislaction by feeling of my own pulse I knocked timidly at tne door, The imprecations ceased and were tollowed by a sound us of & woman rising trom her knees, The key was turned in the lock, and @ moment taterthe door opencd and | was face to tace witb a bent and withered woman of quict and compusea manners and Visage as placid ag moonlight, who waited for me to speak witbout the slightest visible trepedation, Had my wife beep suddenly transiormed’ { put my band, to my head to ascertain whether | had accidentally ex- changed brains with some lunatic on my way home. “+L beg your pardon, madam,” | stammered at las “This is my room, I’ believe, and you ought to be ei, glanced inquiringly into my tace and looked a tittle puzzled. But she answered quietly, without a trace of the nervousness that under the cir- cumstances would havo been pardonable even in a man:— “This is my room, sir. 1am Mrs, ——."* “But surely,” I rejoined, ‘this is No. — Weat Seventeenth street, or else | have lelt my senses in a Broadway car." “Thi No, — West Sixteenth street,’ repliod the still undisturbed old lady placidly, while the suspicion ofa smile that might have rippled over ber face, bat did not, flickered about the corners of her mouth and died away in an'expression of sottled sadness. ‘You have no doubt mistaken the street, sir.’? And for the first time during the colloquy there was a shaue of 8 SP jon in ber manner, ‘The reporter presented bia card and explained, I owe you a little explanation, too,” said the old lady calmly, alter musing for a moment, ‘or you must have heard me as you stood tn the hall.” The reporter bowed, and she continued, “l am an old woman now, and ail alone, and must tell my story to gomebody now and then or die. Twenty ye: daughter was a beautiful girl of seventeen. drol enticed ber trom home under promise to make hor bis wite. He lounges about his club and is calleda | geutleman; and sbe this winter night is—God knows what or where. Dead, | hope,’ sbe cried passionately. “if not, she is worse than that; and he—may he burn in bell—in hell.” Her voice sunk tu a low hiss as she uttered the last sentence, ‘Thus merely applying one’s night key to the wrong door uncovered the smouldering ember of a tragecy, rum{patingupon which the reporter sought hi wi room, with a singular senastion of having dreamed an odd dream without the ceremony of going to sleep be- forehand, the the # HAWAIIAN TRAFFIC. Secretary Morrill, of the Treasury, in pursuance of a States government and those of the Islands of Hawaii governing exports {rom thus country, promulgated the following instructiong, which are of great importance named country :— RXPORTS TO HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. TRKASURY DerantMest, } To CoLLEcTors or Customs AND OTHERS :— This department has been officially advised that fegulatious lately issued by the Hawatian government ou the entry of all goods of the growth, produce or manutacture of the United States, which are shipped {rom ports 19 the United States tor free eatry into the reciprocity between the United States and the King of said Islands, proclaimed June 3, 1875, viz. CERTIFICATE TO IXVOICE, tains a true and merchandise it t the time oods, wares and m rowth, prod- or manufacture of the United 8 of America, and entitled to be entered free of duty under the convention ‘This oath is to be taken before a Hawaiian Consul tn the United States, who is required to certify that the shipper {s the pergon that he represents himself to be; made by him under said oatk are true, ‘The goods, when landed, are examined by the Hawalian customs authorities, 0 that the invoice relating.to them may ing all governing the importation of such goods into those islands, which had been promulgated by the Hawaiian government under 24th of November, 1876, the dato of the last advices upon the subjeet rece'ved by this department, should be brought to the attention of exporters to Hawail. as the treaty, act of Congross, prociamatiun of the President and regulations of this department, relatiug to commercial reciprocity between the United States addressed to collectors of customs and others ou the 18th of December, 1876. LOT M. MORRILL, Secretary. During the past week the wills’ of the following named persons, deceased, were proved in the Kings County Surrogate’s Court, before Hon, Walter L. Liv- New Lots: George Collins, Robert Ogilvie, Jr. ; James Ryan, Mary £. Lent, Mary Lowe, Samuel W. Roworth, Arbogart Buckholtz, Robert Douglass, John Hutch Letters of administration were granted in the estat of the following named deceased persons :—Abrahai Kurtz, Henry siebold, Ann Martin, Elizwbeth Bau Daniel Hughes, Mary Merrill, Sarah Murnane, Henry Harrop, Nancy Osborn, Emily ‘A. Gardner, Margaret Marschalk, Filen Murray, Matilda C. Loeser (also Brooklyn. . Letters of guardianship of the person and estate of Busan McLaughlin and James H. MecLaughito wero Brown to Maria Brown, ull of Brooklyn, THOSE SMUGGLED DOGS. the seizure room of the Custom House, where the five smuggled Skyo terriers wore held for non-payment of duties, and nearly every officer of any prominence tn convention held by the representatives of the United to merchants carrying on an export trade with the last Wasmyoroy, D. C., Jan, 17, 1877. require an oath in the foilowing torm, to be produced Hawaiian Islands under the convention for commercial — —. of —, do solemnly and truly swear that the on, and that of reciprocity with the United Stutes. that he is a credible person, aud that the statements be properly verified. These regulations, compris- the convention above referred to prior to the The act of the Hawaiian Logislative Assembly, as well and the Islands reterred to, are embodied tn a circular WILLS AND TESTAMENTS. ingston, Surrrogate:—Lorenz Dieter, of the town of gon and Frederick W. Martens, all of Brooklyn. Morris Solomon, Marian Solomon, Lizzie Reeves, known as Matilda Loeser) aod Julia Conlon, all of granted Avnie M. McLaughlin, and of Maria M, Considerable attention was attracted yesterday to the Custom House visited the “old curiosity shop’? of this vuilding to see the latest povelty, in smuggling Mr, Noble did not seem to ap- preciate tho notorioty bis establishment — wad earned through the newspapers on account of five little pet towsera, The purchaser of the dogs, ‘Fred- rick Senn, kept his appointment and appeared ab Captain Brackett’s office, where the Deputy Collector examived him, Senn acknowledged that des the five apprebended canines he had bought five dogs for $20 each, one for $15 and one for $8 50, which, inclu. ding his latest venture, aggregate in value $2 He was allowed to pay the duty on this ainuunt, $61 70 in gold, and depart in peace and with his dogs. nN The following milk dealers were held for trial at the Filty-sevonth Street Court yesterday for adulterating Patrick Reilly, No. 802 East Thirty-second street; Plerco Powers, No. S14 Kast Thirty-second street; Joseph O'Connor, No, 34% Kast Twenty-third street, They claimed to be innocent of the charga, mil GOING BACK AGAIN. Lizzy Hennessy, of No. 395 Firat avenge, was com- mitted for trial) by Judge Smith, at the Fifty-seventh Street Court, yesterday, ou acharge of stealing $200 worth of clothing from her former employer, Mra, Louisa Klass, of No. 395 Ninth avenue. The prisoner | {the woman who escaped trom prison last week be- days for mtox:cation, MORE FEES. NO The Queens county Board of Supervisors have de- elded to Gx the compensation of superintendents of the | poor at $800 each per annum, with $.00 additional to theSceretary, and have abolished the lve system athar -QUADRUPLE SHEET. } naw A FANE OF MYSTERY IN NEW HAVEN INVADED AND DESECRATED—A THRILLING COLLEGE ROMANCE, In these progressive dava, when investigation’s jan- tern lights up the arcane recesses where for ceuturies secret bave reposed in security, itis not strange that some ray should creep into the peoetralia of Skull and Bones. Skull and Bones, be it known, is a society of college gentlemen, who by ‘masking the business trom (be common eye" have attained a cer- tain mysterious notoriety in educational circles. The army of young gentlemen who delight to dis- play“ on their scarfs and vest lapels a hideous golden skull and cross bones, with the cabalistic numbers “322" attached thereto, all beleng to this organization of weird soula. For more than @ ceptury the secret rit nd signs of the society have been kept inviolate, but the day of doom has at last arrived, and al). the Abgad, Atbach, Albam and Athbasch of the Order 1s explained to a practical, and cousequently unsympathetic world, Al) the ghostly vecromancy, the truly mysterious biero- glyphics, the talismans, periapts and spel thin air when looked upon by the commonplace day. Inorder to better secure all the paraphernaha by which its rites were performed and its oaths admin- istered the Skull and Bones built itself a house at New Haven, Conn., measuring 35x44x39 feet, and therein | deposited ite most sacred relics, ‘The holy place has been desecrated by sinful hands and uninitiated dngers have toyed with the most sacred things—things held in veneration from earliest times by Skul! and Bones. “WHAT 18 3229)? ‘The meaning of the cabalism “322”? has not yet been explained, for no record of its meaning was discovered by theinvaders. [t has long been the boast of Skull and Bones that the sanctuaries of its secrets were in tho hearts of its members. A deal of curious learning bas beou wasted to fathom the mystery of “322,” for the most erudite investigator bas as yet failed to solve the riddie, Asecret society tong since dissolved— @ society of grotesque minded socialists—had for its sign the figures **244. Well, it was w tenet with this society that 244 years after sume date, which was not stated, the world would be resolved into a social Utopia, and that all things would be equal among men. Why 244 years? Because 244 years measured the dura- tion of the dynasties of the early kings of Rome, of he Seleucid monarchs, of the Merovingian kings of nce and of the Lombard kings. of Italy, Some such consideration asthe above may have influenced the founders of the Skall aud Boues, and then again it may not, However, although therr secret 1s sil pro- toand, their lares and penates have been dishovered, aud through the kindness of the invading ‘File apd Claw,” another mysterious organization, the HunaLp ts euabled to bare them to tho gaze of the world. ‘fhe tale of the explorations in the temple ot ‘skuli aod Bones” reads like « puper from Dr, Scbliemanu, and it might be well to Mention that the conclusion of the Latin dedication attached to tbe pamphiet in which these explorations are recorded reads ‘*/laum futt /” IN THK PANK OF MYSTERY. ‘The pamphlet goes on to state that immediately on tho left of the room ef the inner temple is seen a bookcase, which contains the Skull and Bones library, imeluding a complete set of the Yale Lit, handsomely bound college cata- Togues aud books published by Bones wen, Here, too, was the constitution of the Phi Beta Kappa and a catalogue of Scroll aud Key Society, containing a list of members down to 1868, It was bound tn black, and hud on the front cover the lerters C. 8, P., and on the back C. C, J., in old English text. For the year Ll, only eleven names aro given, and for X11 only twelve. It conta:ns several typographical errors, as ior instance, D. Cady Eaton’s lirat name is printed Samuel. Oppe- site the names of the first two Keys mea for LXII. some one has written, in a bold hand, the mystic sym- bol “Ass,"’ And at the top of the page, which gives the men of LII., is written. *Croud packed by Boies,’’ and Boiea Is the name of a Keys man of that year. From the catalogue we learn thut the President and Secretary of Scroll aud Key are known ‘inside’ as Chilo aud Eumenes, aud that, as in bones, ber has a nickuame given bim. Some of these are handed down trom class to class, aud of these Glau- cus, Prisaticus and Arbaces appear to be the favorites. ‘apging on the wall toward High streot was a hand- somely tramed cushion of dark velvet on which were fastened the pins of all the societies which have ex- isted in college, including Spade and Grave, Bull and Stones and the like. On the suutn side of the room is a replace and above this. mantel and mirror. Upon the mantel were a skull and bones of silver, the skull about two inches in diameter and engraved “322 trom u . KE, C, of 1858;’? auothor of brouze, wu little larger than the silver one, and various other = in- signia relating to Skull and Bones. On the west wall hung, among other pictures, an old engraving representing an open burial vault, in which on stone slab rest four buman skulls grouped about a fool’s cap and bells, an open book, several mathemati- cal instruments, a boggur's scrip und a royal crown, MOK HOCUS Pocus. On the arched wall above the vault are the explana- tory words, in Roman letters, “Wer war der Thor, wor Woiser, wer Bettler oaer Kaiser?” and below tho vault !sengraved, in Gerinan characters, the sen- tence: eonoceresoccorreccooreceorvesenccorecene se rene re eene®) “Ob arm, ob Reich, im Todo gleich.” 3 Qrcrenccnsereneeeeess oere ne nese renee re sere aero rt no Tho picture is accompanied by a card, on which 1s written, ‘From the German Chapter. Presented by Patriareb D. ©. Gilman, of D. 50.” The room is hand- mnely furnished; tobacco and pipes were abundant, and packs of well worn cards served tu imdicate how the society manages to kill tive or six hours every Thursday evening. The pipe bowls, which are repre- sentations of skulls and bear the stamp of M. Gambier, Paria, have the Eulogian name of the owner und his decade written upon them with red ink; for instance, the one belonging to tho present “Member trom Bath” was marked “Trim, D, 75.” Room D, the Bones name of which 1s "322," is the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. [ts distinguishing feature is a life-size fac. ile of the Bones pin, hand. y inlaid in the black marvle hearth. Just below the mantel, and also tolaid tu murble, is the motto Denne reenresOne se AUN LOIOOODE DEE IOLEDE DERE OLLE DOES Rari Quippe Boni, Meee teeene rene PE IEEE IEIEIEDE DE LELEDO DOM 2OCCLE TO te in old English text. This room is even more richly furnished than ‘323,’ but contains no buokcase and no pictures of special significance. As may be supposed, the “ Bones” men of Yale College aro much excited over this recent invasion of their shrine; but the world at large breathes more treely at the assurance that uothing more horrible ‘was contained in the triangular temple, DISGUSTED HIGHWAYMEN. James Monroe, of Pleasant Plaine, Staten Island, left bis home on Friday afternoon to go to a prayer meeting at Richmond Valley, two miles distant. He chose the railroad track as tho best road to travel, On his return after dark, as he was passing through a cut in the woods about a mile from Richmond Valley, he encountered two men, who sprang upon him and knocked him down. Monroe shouted, buta handker- chief was placed over bis mouth and bis pockets were rifled. Only five cents were fuund. The robbers let Monroo go with a kick and an oath, One said-—“If you ever come along here again with only five cents in your pocket we'll knock your head off.” ‘The neigh. bors turned out to capture the robbers, but no trace of them other than a camp fire and a dark lantern could be found, WATCHES, JEWELRY, &C. T 497 BROADWAY, CORNER 47911 8T.—DIAN # Watches, Jewelry, Silks and Persoual Property of every deseription bought wid sold. Loans negotiated. JAMES P, MATTHEWS. A AT 817 BROADWAY, NEAR 12TH ST, DIA- emonds, Watcies, Jewelry, Silks and Personal a copeety. of every description bought and sol ats Tea R. ) BA ortment of Dia of gold and coral NDS, WATCH 0) bought, sold and Ws, } it “BARKING 918 BROADWAY, NEAR 21 dia Shawls, &c., bourht private office, parlor Furniture bought. YT #08 BROAD Wate “OPPOSITE TITH ST. DIA: 1 Marchandixo of, every de- WA Jowelr; monds. scription bought and sold. ans necotiated. ROBERT J ROSENTHAL. NY LADY WAVING A SET OF DIAMOND JEW. ely to sell reasonable address GIFT, Herald office LADY IN NE MONEY. V svcrifice two Nit Gross. Address NECESSITY, Herald office. JOR SALE-A REYWOND — WEAV ease Add 670 Bedford ay. second gold Wateb. Brookty n ONDS, Wa aring Apparel, at J ANS ON SALE OF DI, Ldeiry. FULURN A ntickets, Wi 40 Weat 4th DIAMONDS, WAT Jewelry, Silky RTON'S, ON Watches, ES, &C 4 anoint Hair abn very 1,190 Broad- US? BE SOLD IMMEDIATE LAROR PAIR solitaire diamond Earrin Ring, diamond hb, Rings, two W i Jewelry, with good reterence, a edintely. 26 JEWELRY AND OBJEC rifee, Address A. B. b., box 188 ANTED To 1) art, ifsold at a war SAND JEWELRY REPAIRED BY FIRST class workinen, GEORGE CU, ALLEN, 1,190 Broad. way, pear auth ste “i ts LE LOTS, FREE AND CUE. nonds, Watches or any kind of Jewel 139 i Uptown Branch offies f WHITE DIAMOND STUDS A’ Address HARD TIMBS, 167 Herald oti 1.267)». | a Hs cn WROADWAY, OVER HERALD UPTOWN ranch office, room B.— Parlor for ladies; bi och 0 Diamonds, Watches, Jewelty, \¢. bought ee Tr Te HEAD AND BLOODY BONES. | SALES AT AUCTION, @° MESSRALEAvITT, ACCTIONEERE : Important art Notice. Aiverican Ars Gems ‘The Winter Collection Mow on exiibition, free, day ano vvening, at the Art Rooms, 817 Broadway, antit time of sale, lay and Wednesday evenings. January 39 au ‘s superb collection of Painticgs by our best known artists. ost important cvllection of Amert- pineed before the public. Probably the fines! cun Pai y IGNEERS, AR 15TH ST. tention of parties wishing so dispose of Fur- o: Art, €c., to our new ani 4 SALESKOOMS, the location being the most central inthe city. ro Nie banned: Work: niture. Mercbandise, Works ne SPACIOUS Wo will also give our attention to the sale of Houses, Stores and every description of roperty in or out of the city. LIBERAL ADVANCES MADE ON CONSIGNMENTS, A TUNIS JOHNSON, AUCTIONEER. Uld stand 37 Nass: ie TO-MORROW, AT_11_ O'CLOCK, ‘ai our salestoom, 37 Nassat st., GENTERL HOUSEHOLD. FURNITUR FINS PARLOK AND BEDROOM SU! Mirrors, Chairs, Oftice Furniture, 2 superb Portiand Sleigh i. 25 Chandeliers, Bin REFLECTORS. FROM Til PARK LOPE, sold & pay charges, Trunks Valises, Satchels, Carpet Bugs, A —GEO, W. KEELER, AUCTIONEER, . ART GALLERY, 53 LIBERTY ST, Now on exhibition, ELEGANT FANCY CABINET WARE, Pedestals, Music Rtands, r rhe aud bronse TRAVER, AUCTIONEER on T January 30 ali the Stoel > of Flown and Sugara Pa 8 |. Corn aud Onts, boxes of Soap, 5 Bugs, Bariet Kes, 0 ke. ; also uck Horses, two sets double Harness, two double Blankets, ke. By order SAMUEL 8S. CARLL, Aw 3 font Reed ruecks, aignee. 47 and 49 LIBERTY ST., will sell on Wednesday aud Thursday next, sananey 81 Fobruarg 1, au extraordinarily valuable private Library o standard works, comprising about 2,000 volumes. in elegant elf and half calf Lindings. Also a costly Law Library, eon. sisting of numerous law reports. They ure now on view at . J. BANKS, Auctioneer, BARKER & OO, our store, with catalogues, GEO. J A §. DINGKE, AUCTIONEER. AA Tuesday next. at 10:8) A. M., at the Metropolitan Ane: " jou iooms, 4th av., corner 25th at, @ large line of new aud vecond. hand Household Goods, Furniture, Carpeting, Bed- ng, dee Purticulars in Herald morning of sal A® ON EXHIBITION, T AMERICAN OTL PAINTINGS, recelved direct from the artists’ studios, to be sold without, ret t auction at MATHEWS’ GALLERY, 57 LIBERTY 8T., Wednesday, Junuary 3}, and Toursday, february 1, at 12, o'clock exch day. = DANL, A. MATHEWS, auctionee: RTON, AU on Monday. Jana 3 ut 99) Ath av. OTION SALE AT THE PRIVATE RESIDENCE 1 West 24th st., between Sth and 6th nvs., on Mondw: rning, commencing at 10 o'clock ; don't fail to wt ¢ lurge Household Furniture sule; over 800 yards urlor Suits; two Pianolortes, 10 rosewood and walnul oom Suits, hair and spring Mattresses, Paintings, Mir- rors, Curtains; 300 lots tarlor, Library, Dining Koom and Kitcken Furniture. Goods packed and delivered, ROTH, Auctioneer AUCTIONEERS, * TOMS lip. { at 11 o'clock, at 39 mneray YERARD BETTS & VO. Salosrar will sell Monday, January st., aquantity of office und store Fixtures, consisting of Shelving, Counters, Stove, Sate, Desks, Chairs, office Pur. tition, &e., &e. 5 MORIARTY, AUCTIO! Goods, av., 10 o'clock NEER, WILL SELL AT AUC. with Fixtures, Stoves, Hous Monday, Jauuary 29, 1877, By order of A. LIBKO, Assi Notice—The above sale has been pustpoued to Monday, February 5, at same place and hour. A. uIbKO, Assign HAVEN, G 0 FICE AND esalesroon, AIL sel pee. J 41 Large consignment of Household Fura! Particulars Tues iture, Carpets, £e. 1 ets, contents of brown stoner HE. WEIGERT, Auctionver, 044 o'clock, at 165 West 26yh st. emptory, to pay sturage and s Heral _ AUCTIONEE. ludelphin, ive sale at the Centennial Grounda ‘airmount Park, Philudelphia. M THOMAS © SONS ux articles used by the different branchos of Departinent during the Exhibition, and to be ir order, DAY MORNING, February 5, at 10 o’etock, grounds, eomprixing 200 Bed~ bU Desks. und Tables, Blankets and 8 Wago Hose, Gis the Fin: suld by the’ MON nery Hall, on the ) Chairs, Stoves. ke, de. BUILDINGS, ining Buildings will be sold February 12, at 12 he promises, and will inclute Board of Finance jon Office Buildings, Police Bur- 0 B Car Annex, Water and Gas %, Magistrates’ Court Building, about 15.CO0 feet white pine Fencing, 8 leet high, enclosing the grounds Particulars in catalogues, whit ybe had by addressing the auetioncers. MM. THOMAS & Indelphia, AWNBROKER SALES, By R. FIELD, General Auctioneer, Nalesroou, Bowery, Wodnestay, Jauuary 31, by order Mrs. S. Flinn, West ‘B9th st., GOV lots Clothing. urday, Febrnary 3, & large assortment of Furniture ana Carpers, R° ARD V. ARNE’ at auction on at 12 o'clock, at su. AUC ER, WILL SELU ‘hursday, February 1, Exchange salestoum, 111 Broadway, (under direction Henry J, Cullen, Jr., Exg., referee), 708 Broudway, opposite New Vork Hotel, valuable Lot, with, two story brick building, Maps, &c., at Auctions x1 eer's office, 111 Brondway, basement. %, ed and Soap, St Franes, Candies, wn dried Fruits, ng, Clothes Ping, tubs Lard, Kice, Ont Meal, ry Wines, Glass Case, Stoves. Sale positive, withont reserve. yf Oy sale of W Tuenday, January 340, ut No. 13 Bowery, 4d the Dalance Stock of an importer, viz:—Of about 400 casks wnd cases Port, Sherry, Claret and Rhine Wine: asks Brans dies, Gin, Ram, &e. ; 48 barrels choice old Bourbon and Hye Whiskeys, Apple Jack; aiso large lot Wines aud Liquors in cases, Champagne. Clears, Oftice Furniture, &¢, Sule posi- tive. De it Singer ALB OF SEWING MACHINES, RAKD BETTS, Auctioneer, will sell Monday, Jans 2 ~ Mt salesroom, 7 Old slip, a lot uf WM. C, CONNER, late Shoeitf, WANTED TO PURCHASE. | VERS CYLINDER AND OTHER FITTINGS, PER. taining to xdye shop.-—Will purchase the wbove cheap ‘Address box 154 Herald offi $ FIXTU be WELL RES—GLASS OR METAL, ¢ Ras, FOR D' tyles and good. Address FIXTU: T ver's ar wholesale stock of venereal Dry Gooas, valuing 5 ..suy two-thirds good in houses compist third enxh, Addr ald Uptown Branch, J ANTED--A wrdee 0 4 Ix GooD Address D MAND BROILER 5 feet; also two Uhating Dishes. H . PURCHASE—RETALL STOCK OF is and Notions, aud Louse of Store ou Broud- 2 Herald ottice. oo WANTED A VELVET CLOAK OR CIRCULAR, IN xood conditivn. Addre lowest prleo and particular, J. M. MOKT NEGUND . 6. BALCOM, W ANTED—A VELVET O SILK EVENING DRESS, in quod order, cheap. Address, stating color and price, DUREMUS, Hernid office. COND HANI RDON Olt acto wine, to work by treadia, AND BEDDING nust be cheap for for three story Tears Uptewo othe orsmatierlota J. My DENTISTRY. Ave ARTIFICIAL TERVI, 3 v0 M, “$8; 1, ‘warranted, “New York Dental toon 20d i Gth av, DENTISTRY — DENTISTRY — DENTIS- JtryVhiladaiphia, Philadelphia, ” Permanent Bx tion, Main Building, Centennial Grounds, and 239 North 10th at, Philadelphia, Inventor aud patentee of formite sete of teeth by improved machinery, Agent for Rider's Hot Air Engi br, OA. WHIT HEAP DE ENTISTRY. ‘Gum Teeth, $8; sutistacti RY. R, ALBE, Ds; ; RT KIMBALL, ts, S10; partial, be NEAR “ist $2; plan 1 A men's ne hand Suits, Shawls, &e., Quantity, Address CAMERON, 172 Bridge st., Brook’ T HARRIS, 1,27 DWAY, BETWE: and {53d sts, Broadway prices paid for east off Clo B. HARRIS, 127% On SALE—ABOUT $4,000 OF FINE AND MEDIUM lothing of w retail cluthier's stock, iv good order, whe is declining the business, at 1.277 broadway.