The New York Herald Newspaper, January 30, 1877, Page 8

+ neers ae Sl ead vance, bot! oath Sen GRIFFIN'S Our Consul to Samoa Back in {ISSION. Washington. WANTED---PROTECTION OR ANNEXATION Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Pen- ipotentiary to the United States. ———_—— REASONS FOR THE COMMISSION. Jealousy of German Mercantile Ascend- ancy in the Islands, Wasuixoton, Jap, 29, 1877. Mr. George W. Griffin, United States Consul at Samoa, arrived in Washingign om saturday and had an au- dience to-day with the secretary of State, to whom Mr. Griffin, ip his capacity Minister Pientpotentiary from the government of Sumoa, made known the mission with which ho bas been intrusted by that gov- ernment—a mission concerning which considerable curiosity has been excited by the knowledge of Mr. Griffin’s return to this country ever since that fact was telegraphed a few weeks since trom San Francisco upon bis arrival at that port, It was thon said that he was empowered to negotiate a treaty with the United States with a view to the formal recognition of the na- tive government of Sainoa by this country, and the sultivation of closer commercial and general reta- Mons. Mr. Griffin accepted tho commission subject Yo the approval of the State Department at Wasnington, Concerning the state of affuirs in Bamoa, be aid that the German house of Godeffroy & Co.,a member of which firm is the Ger- man Consul! there, hed been carrying on affairs with o Bigh hand, virtually ignoring native authority and levy- §ng arbitrary fines-on the people in satisfactioc of of- fences committed by natives against Ger nan residents, In many instances the charges had been trumped up. In entorcing the payment of fines Godeffroy & Co, bad beep backed by a German war vessel, and they had pursued generally an oppressive and tyrannical course, which prompted the native government to seek tho moral support of the United States, A GIFT OF THK ISLAND, In tho course of an interviow with Mr. Griffn on the subject of his misston, he admitted that in default of succeeding in negotiating a treaty of amity aud reeipro- city with us, or oi securing a United States protectorate he was empowered to make a gift of the Islands to the United States, The natives are simply enamored of us and must be ono of us at the cost of even a surrender of their territory, wholus bolus. While there are some features more or less ludicrous about this Samoa matter, Mr. Griflin’s mission revoals such a sincerity on the partof these people to join thoir fortunes with those of the United States that his visit to Washington will not fail of arousing fresh interest in a subject which Colonel Steinberger’s vain- glorious ambition tended to make a farce. The people ofthe islands number about 50,000, and according to Mr. Griffin’s statement aro bright and intelligent, with ® powor for self-government which js only restrained of development by the covetousness of European na- tions greedy of securing trading advantages and priv- ieges, GOVERNMENT OF TUE ISLANDS. They bave a Varliament made up of a House of Lords, comprising sixteen bereditary nobles, and a House of Commons, composed of sixteen members elected every two years, The two houses sitin joint gession, with one Speaker as presiding officer, who happens at present to be the acting King, for the reason that since King Maletoa was dethroned in 1874 no one has been elected in his place. Maletoa was de- fbroned because he signed a document de- @ouncing Steinberger and thereby incurred the \Wndignation of the people, who were firm adherents of President Grant’s commissioner. While it is true that the, King signod this document aud thereby lost his crown, ho 1s said to have been innocent of any ill will to Steinberger and attuched his signature to the royal @dict on board an English man-of-war in the harbor, on board of which he had been invited and whercon he was rondered intoxicated in order that he might be ins fluced by the British lion to commit this flagrant ont- fage on the American eagle. But tuis is anctont his- lory. VALUE OF THR ISLANDS. Mr. Griffin’s mission now is to secure either a pro- tectorate for the islands or an acceptance of a gilt of them by the United States. They he in the direct track of the steamers sailing from San Francisco to Austra- lia and are the counterpart south of the Equator of the Bandwich Islands north of the Equator. Not only would they be a valuable coaling station, but their products would be a valuable item to the foreign com- merce of the United States, the chiel article, cobra, the dried meats of the cocoanut, affording a fine ofl, which the German traders use most protitavly im the manu- facture of soap, hair oil und the hike, Indeeu, it was the greed of the Germans for this trade that Induced their Consul, as alleged, to seek to control the govern- ment of the islands in order that he might secure a inowopoly of their products for his teilow country- men; and it was tho lear of German or other eventual domination of some kind that induced the Samoans to send Mr. Griffin to negotiate with the United States for protection or annexation, He informed them that when he came as Consul he had been instructed not to interfere in their domestic affairs, and he could only accept this mission subject to the sanction of bis gov- ernment, which, if they insisted, be was willing to try to procure. Accordingly they invested him with extraordinary ministerial powers, and commissioned him with the following document, which he will lay betore Mr. Fish:— MM. GRIFFIN'S COMMISSION. Ot matoi nei o Taimua ma Faipule ole Malo o Samoa ana in te { maton le pule ua maton tofia ai net le aluo Griffin le Konesula o lo Unaitek Amerika 1 Sammon ina ja matat j ia ona fansiasila atu o tala una mao matuo gals cma mao matou mango iluma ote Malo o le Unaite tete '# te in lava le pule atontna e mafai ai ona tantaln ata a nina lau le Malo.o samon e sent foi so tasi na te ‘a tusin ai nelo maton lima ma te faamau faniloga telo roatou Malo! Mulinua | te motu o Upolu Samoa (1 ° Te aso sofulu male luno Novemai le tausaga o lo tatou alii @ tusi Te afo vaiu siron itu sefuln ma le ono Ai maton o Taemus ma Faipnle Ole Malo o Samoa Matain Tananua Tamga Leapai Lovo Mamen Tuisalega Ape Fiame Tupai Amoa Alapa Le-eno Malipr Saesnvfal ‘Tuatagulon (THANSLATION.) We, the Taimua (House of Lords) and Faipule (House of lommons), the constituted authorities of Samoa, do ap- point Mr. G. W. Griffin, the United States Consul at Sa nom, our Ambassador, and authorize him te make known our Wishes to the gorernment of tie United States of America, To him is absolute power delegated to « rus, and no one shall contradict him or interte In witness whereof we have heroui hands and affixed tho ist ule, at Mulinn, Island of Upoln, this 12th day of November, 1870, By order ot TUK TAIMUA AND PAIPULE, M. K. Ln Mamma, Reeretary of the Government of Samoa. When pressed fora ‘ther account of his experi. epce tu the islands Mr. Grin turned over to your correspoudent a printed account of what he bad ale ready told interviewers who bad intercepted him on bie way from San Francisco. This narrative, which fe fall Of interesting details, is condensed into the fol- jowt acco! Whon I arrived at JUNT OF THE I8hANDA, Samoa {found the government in ox- Istence which been oxtablished before the late kin was It is compored of tho Louse of Nobles an the ..of the Tabmun and Faipnie. There wasno ‘been depured: the i Nt) of two houses. The Fatena are divided inte factions. nn Ing for the control of the govorn wgrent dislike for vl A tives were in eallod upon race, mentally, cope ae rior and Fan of fully, of shel of tie Knaiich and, U ort Nelish wn Pilnous one. Netther of thi Prana Goneu'se a member ott G is to the native porernment. desirous se owing, in order to ext would expe: wor his house. isi THK NATIVES ™ their own affairs, Beliaie Sotecrive siversignty, an election of & King 0°- fi is "ucts tte obue a tars rein NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1877—TRIPLE SHEET. suey feet e you might rs preially frlendly toward the Vuited States y that fourcitis ot them are devoted DEPOSITION OF They deposed their king bees nouncing Steinberger, the Premier, ws an impos stil have the form of Zovermiment extablished by hi still look upon hicn as their Prime Minister. T abtribuie popularity was au Amerienn and had ber no love for iy two governments whieh Ih D itish Acting onsui, Williams, was removed tor i affuirs of the Samoan government. airdet, I met at Levuka, on bis way to id Consul ise + his government. as formed me, to hold himself alvof trom the differs t fe id to retrain from any taterfor «0 ental affaies of Sammon, ere are three factions among the trolled by the Catholics, who hav French lord. This is a very.» have schools, £¢., aud spend all thet which causes them to be regarded w The only kngtish seboo! joulousy on the Enylisn missionaries, especially those ot t don Society of Missionaries. who collect money of tI tives and send It ail to London, stead of doing French d and schoo nts ctions are trying to contiol the government. th. the London society, with Rey. Dr. Turner at ne tnuch to instigate strife among the na- also an Knglish aoeiety, 1s more ‘The London society is very dusir- ‘of their converts upon the throne, who the society, They are ous a won d be controlled and guided constantly intriguing to accomplish thta, but they cannot punting sueceed, as they have not strength or Influence enough with the natives to do it, Talands, Lthink, are the Guest and richest in fe Oven the native government now in ¢ there shonid ited States the the islands, wh ow going to Germans to the Untied States, The new Fnglial Us - me that Grent Britain was.on the point of reeognin- ing the present government when the unfortnnate affale of the Barracouta ocenrred, Still, « Feeown wonld cba heir intense love to for divert this immense trasie, which fanst our government recoznizes theirs, [¢ In to be Captain Stevens provoked & quarrel with 1 “t meets with nniversal condem: come f ne rex the Samonns, ion by the best TH AMMAICAN. KAIDENTS on the islands bave ny diiculties to contend with on account v; the great bulk of the trade being monopolized by Germany, and, with few exceptions, they have to sell their io the Germans. However, they are eathering strength, their property has gradually inereased during the last few years, aud if they could open up direct trade with San Francisco it would most redly turn this mont profit- able trade of the Pucitie Oce: ry: for the ua- tives—and I du not exazeerate—absolutely worship. the Americans i hing in their power to oxtab- lish friendly with them, f oh American residents have mad unniderabl lecting native produce, and_are conten lishment of large sugar, coffee and cotton plantations, as, these will grow must luxuriantly there, und the coffee’ which grows thore is the finest | have ever drank, THE WHITK POPULATION numbers about 1,000, and about 100 of these and 200 tives make up the population of Apia. The ni population of intand is 50,000, Thi morals a I; thoy. are exceedingly , virtuous and remarkably cleanly in their habits.” The men do not have much skill in bandicraft, but are excellent boat builders; almost every one has a horse ‘and they spend their. time in hunting and fishing. ail the South Sea Islanders in the comstruc- ton of and houses, I think a litth fort would se- cure this trade, I visited nearly all the islands in the lve ir ood; Eroup, including Monouo snd Tutulla, and found the sume friendly teeling toward Americans in the entire group whieh exists xt Upolu, upon which ty altumted A Tt only heeds some exertion on the part of the merchants of Sun Francisce to turn the gr trade ot the that direction, the ich, though now ly. bonna to increase with great rapid- le of communicants now is the wi d to bave th it It In almont directly i8 the route to Australia, The rity of these Istands forme « singular contrast to the Fiji zroup, which Ix annexed to Great Brit- inn, The white popmiation ot the latter has dwindled from about 4,000 to between 600 and 710, ‘The appearance of the German man-of-war Herthe in tl harboret pin some months excited the ir ation and fear > honses of Hriflin’s’ reside: d appointed him ‘Tney prosented him with their fiy-tinp, The penker ot the je then explained to him how to use their adges of distinction, He wns directed w hold the staff in his lett hand and rest hix chin apon it, and to pass the fly. Hay two or three thnex across his face, “Tho Grand Admiral of Monono then addressed him, and every member of the Taimus and Fatpnile came forward and wok the Ambus dor by the hana. Ho was then duly declared Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Pleniporentiary to the United States, So much for Mr. Grifin’s story. The naked truth— @ la Samoa—ot the whole matter is that several Ger- man firms have now possession of the extremely lim- ited trade of the Samoan archipelago; that some Eng- lish and, perhaps, an American firm want to oust them aud get fooihold there, and that these enterprising | people would like to use the power of the United States government to further their ends. It is not difficult, after Mr, Steimberger’s handsome gifts to some Samonn chiefs of condemned United States cannon and muskets, to get these or other chiefs to favor any project which any one may propose look- ing to annexation, and of course to more guns, mus- kets, blankets and uniforms, But the game ts not worth the candle. The possible products of the Samonn archipelago are not worth much mora than the cost of the notorious Steinberger expedition, and any schemo looking to@ treaty orto annexation Is amply a job. BAD NEWS FOR NEW YORKERS. Tho four well dressed, gentlemanly looking persons who, as reported in Suuday’s Hxrap, wero arrested in Newark, on Saturday, on suspicion of being “crooked gentry,” had an examination yesterday in the police court. The latter was crowded with bank. ers, clorxs and business men, The banks had a special counsel, Mr. W. B, Guild, while the prisoners and the State were also represented. Mr. Paying Toller Bald- win, of tho Mechanics’ Bank, testified to seeing the parties prowling about the bank and to having caused therr arrest, No overt act was charged against the pris. overs, but they were unable to givo a satisfactory account of what brought them to Nowark. One of them stated to the Chief of Police that he visited Newark to sce a girl, but he could not even tell the girl’s uame—a circumstance that was turned to mirth. provoking comments by Counsellor Guild, Detectives Keeley ana Riley, of New York, testified that they knew three of the meu and that thgir reputation was that of thieves, James Barklay they knew as Thomas Bi, low; Charles Dunning as Charies King, and James Spalding as James Griffin, Keeloy the parties for ten or twelve years, Tho man calling himself George Crawlord they did not know. He was discharged. The others are held, and will be sent to jail under the Vagrant act for ninety days. Spalding will have to answer another charge besides that of vagrancy. With him wero found a set of pecular keys, supposed to bu those ueed by burglars. He will, be accused of being in Newark with burglarious Intent. Con- yiction on this charge may give, him fif- teen years in State Prison, There isa general impression that the men are of dubious reputation, but it is nevertheless considered severe that ihey should be deprived of their liberty, having committed no crime whatever, The act under which they aro held clothes petty justices with autocratic powers, and has naturally been declared unconstitutional by the Su- perior Court, There is now a bill betore the Legisia- ture to repeal it. Under it any New Yorker suspected of having ever committed any crime may rrested and held for ninety days. BRANDY, SHERRY AND BOURBON, On Sunday afternoon, while Officer Jowell, of the Ninth precinct, was patrolling Little Twelfth street, he saw two boys, Charles Cuddy, aged fifteen years, and his brother Lorenzo, aged eleven years, lying ona grocery man’s sloigh, backed up against the sidewalk, apparently asleep. Ho tried to awaken them, and found that they were both helplessly drunk. Tho children were taken to the residence of their paronts, No 15 Littio Twelfth street, and it was nearly three hours before they regained their senses, In the meantime the officer learned that Frank Kiernan, aged ten years; Charles Fitzimons, aged twelve years, and mag Rielly, aged twelve years, also residing at No. 16 Little Twelfth strect, bad previousiy been carried home in an equally drunken condition, The case was reported to Captain Kennedy, who learned from the go that they had purchas liquor from Geor; kin, a bartender, in the employ of James Walah, at No, 624 West street. Eakin was at once placed under arrest and the children dotained in the station huuse as witnesecs, The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children was notified, and esterday when the partios were brought to court Mr. B. F. Jenkins, the Superintendent of the socicty, appeared to prosecute Eakin, It appeared from tho statements of the boys that the Cuddy Inds had thirty cen nd gave tho money to Kiernan, Fitzimons and Rielly to buy the liquor. Rielly bought ten ‘cents worth of brandy, Fitzsimons purchased ten cents’ worth of sherry and Kiernan invested ten cents in bourvon. Faking each time nearly filed the bowtle ap and asked no quos- tious, By the advico of his counsel yesterday Eakin took the stand and testified that it was a common practice for persons living in the neighborhood to send their children for liquor, aud that he did not know the boys intended to drink #. Justice Murray. discharged Kakin, who, however, was beldgin §1v0 Wail for violating tue Kxeime law by selling liquor on Sunday, Tho Society tor the Prevention of Crueity to Cuildren will bring the case before the Commissioners of Excise with a view of having Walsh’s license re- voked, SMALLPOX AND DIPHTHERIA, Smallpox and diphtheria have not in the lenst abated in Jersey City. Another case of the former was re- ported yesterday, in the family of James Gallaher, No, 304 Third street, An infant, a girl seven years old, and the father are suffering. The records in the office of the Board of Health show an increase of the malady during the past month, Diphtheria 18 very preva and the large namber of cases whieh result fatal alarming. Fitteen cases have been reported in a sine gle block. VETERANS IN COUNCIL, The Veteran Association of the Twenty-third regi+ ment, Brooklyn, held & meeting last evening at the regimental armory. The roll of the veterans is being tantly added to, Business of a routine charactor transacted and a proposition for 4 ball was made whe) } $6 25 per ton, | new trial granted; costs to abide ¢ | spondent, THE DESTITUTE, HOW THE HOMELESS POOR ARF BEING CARED For, ‘The rooms at St. John’s Guild yesterday did not pre- sent that lively stir incidental to the incoming and outgoing of visitors which formerly was their wout. Attwo o’clock, when the reporters called, only $150 hud been received and $50 of that amount bad been collected on Saturday, 1 looks a® if public sympathy forthe Guild bad considerably abated. On Friday $600 was received and on Saturday but little more than that amount, When it 18 remembered that the managers of the institution claim that they need $1,000 a day to supply the applicants for relief, and that there 1s nothing in the treasury, it may be readily understood how great must be the falling of. THY SUBLTERS, The Night Shelter seems to be working admirably so far, Though it is not by any means filled nightly to its capacity, still a large number huve found a rest- ing place for tne night beneath its roof. The truswes aro all prominent gentlemen, who aro interested in charitable work, and are inaking an expermment in thia direction to see what advantage to respectavlo men and women would accrue from it. So far the conclusion of the managers 1s that its permanency would do a vast amount of good in the city. None are admitied without presenting abundant proof that ‘they have claims to consideration, and the care taken in this particular enables a Judgment to oo formed of the number of clerks and the better class of working People nightly without a home in this city, From the opening of the institution carly in January up to January 20 there were 4,818 lodgings affurded. Since then the following were the admissions :—Janus ary 21, 199 men and 16 womon; January 22, 190 men and 16 women; January 23, 196 men and 13 women; Jannary 24, 205 men ana 17 women; January 25, thd men and 11 women; January 26, men ana 1L omen; January 27, 137 men and 6 women; January 28, 169 men and 15 women, Among these wero men who hud held goud positions in mercantile houses, who were glad to got the chance of even this sort of tome lor a few days, There were women also who had occupied good positions as seamstresses and in stores. No Jodger is allowed to remain more thun fivo nights by the rules lrst established, but it bas been found advisable to adapt this to cirenm- stunces in each cave, in all, since the Shelter wus opened, only eigliteen applications were made for an extension to aday ortwo longer. The great ad- Vautago said to be afforded by the Shelter is that it enables those who bave been buffeting the hard times in the streets or im filthy cheap lodging houses to cleau themselves and make themselves prosentabie in seeking for work. The house js supplicd with bathing facilities and the rooms are pleasant. 1p nearly ever; instance the better cluss of lodgers succeeded in got- ting employment during the few days thoy remained at the Shelter, the women being specially tortunate. The Superintendent stated to the reporter tbat one would be surprised to see tho respectable foung women who have obtained a nighv’s jodging in the bouse, Brenkfast is furnished eyery morning, but up to the present it 1s 4 very poor une, consisting only of mush, It is in contemplatio: Mf the Shelter is to be permanent, to make thi thing better, aud even to supply a supper of som food, 1t may be added that the trustees solicit con- tributions of cast-off clothing and such like, many liows who are lodged bore having thoir clothes ‘ed and torn.”? The Shiloh Shelter is still crowded nightly. the average number’ of 875 men occupying the bunks. The place affords a lodging to evory respectable nan who applies for it, and each lodger may continue to occupy his bunk night after night as long as he pleases, THR Sour KITCHX: The Washington Market und Fulton Market Soup Kitchons yesterday fed the hungry with the usual abundance. No poor man, woman or child was turned away for the three hours or the kitchens were kept open. The: are a blessing to the poor street wanderers and to vory many poor families besides, who, without them, would losea good, warm, substantial meal, THK COAL. At Superintendent Kellock’s office yesterday the cry was "sull they come," A line of men and women ex- tended around one side of the Dullding, all with peti- tions for the half ton of coal. It would seem that in the number of applicants for the coal there was never to bo any diminution, the large hall, corher of Eley- epth sircet and Third avenue, being dally crowded with new comers from ali parts of tbe city. COST OF CHARITY COAL, To tHe Epiror or tuk HeraLp:— 1 notice in the Herabp of Sunday a statement of ex- penditures made by St. John’s Gulid during the pro- ceding two weeks, and 1 desire to call attention to one item, It Is stated that 100 tons of coal were bought at The Guild can certainly buy its coal in theso quantitics at wholesale prices, and it 18 well known to all connected with the trade, and tn fact to almost every householder, that coal can be bodght at but little over $3 per ton. This is the price which the city recently contracted to pay tor coal delivered “giongsiae’”’ in this city, and the regular quotations for coal in_yard by some of tho large companies is as follows:—Wholesale, lump, steamer and grate, $3; chestnat, $8 35: stove, $3 60; retall, grato, ogg and chestaut, $3 90; stove, $4 20. Add to this, say fitty cents perton for delivery. Why is it that St. John’s Guild should pay from $1 56 10 $2 a ton more tor its conl than any tndividual housekeeper in the city? It is trne the coal companies are in a pretty bad state, | bet we can scarcely believe they have come to seeking help from the Guild. And if ‘not, is it possible there is a little coal ‘ring’? making money out of the dona- tions of the charitable ? RP. R BROOKLYN'S “GOOD SAMARITAN.” It was expected that ‘The Good Samaritan” would be opened at No, 35 Willoughby street, Brooklyn, yes- torday morning, inaldot the destitute, but as the arrangements lacked completion the opening was post. oped until this morning. A meeting of the Board of irectors wus held yesterday, when the Committee on Tickets reportod on tne following text of tho ticket, which bad bewn adopted :— Good Xamaritan, No, 35 Willoughby street, One meal. Good for five conts,” Five thousand of these tickets were ordered to vo printed, and they will be sold to all benevolentiy in- clined persons who wish go distribute them among the worthy poor. DESTITUTION IN JERSEY CITY, Asnd caso of dostitution was brought to tho atten- tion of the authoritios at Jersey City yesterday by the arrest of a woman named Bridget Travers, who resided at No, 97 Brunswick street, on a charge of malicious mischiet preforred by her landlord, John Lyons. The poor weman, with her three small children, was frequently without food and fuel, and whon the wen- ther became bitterly cold she tore up the flooring and the weather boards for fucl tu save herself and little ones from being frozen. She was arrested by Officer Sadler and committed for trial. Her three children were sent to the County Almshouse. Chiof of Police Champney has notified the captains of the different precinots to order the men under the: command to report all casos of great destitution which Overseer of the Poor may attcend’to them, A‘PIOUS COUNTERFEITER, James L. Mauker, the pious young man who boasted of his literary labors on the Hebrew Evangelist and Con- | verted Jew, the Methodist and other religious papers, was yestorday indicted by the United States Grand Jury for passing ton-dollar bills which had been raised from the denomination of twos. The prisoner, who ‘was arrested in Brooklyn on Saturday, the 20th Inst. fs now in jail He will be tried next week. A PARADOXICAL PLEA. Henry Opp was arraigned at the Tombs bar of Justice yorterday charged with stealing a watch. Ho ad- mitted the larceny yet pleaded not guilty, This para- doxical plea was decided well taken when it transpired that the timepiece was stolen from a gambler to whom: the deiendant had pledged it for checks with whieh to | play faro. Judge Kilbroth held that faro cheeks being in the eye of the law of no value the prisoner could not have tegally committed a crime, He was therefore discharged, and a Poquest was sent to the police au- thorities to raid the hypothocating gambling house, THE FRUIT OF CRIME. Four small boys on Sunday night last determined on a feast, and, alter council hold, selected the fruit store of Witham £ Harting, at No. 340 Washington street, ag the place best suited for the banquet, At the Tombs Police Court yeeterday the | re gentiemen handed in er cards as Willlam Keliey, Thomas Mahoney, Frank and John Maguire, and politely accepted the Judge's hospitality to @ few days ih the ceils to awatt the arrival of the District Attorney, Tho latter is not expected 10 dine with them. BROOKLYN CITY COURT. DECISIONS. Jesse 3, Carman vs. Moses 8, Beach, appellant— Judgment reversed and new trial granted; costs to ‘bide the event, George O. Brainerd, receiver, appel- jant, vs, Catharine B. losiee, respondent. —Judgment affirmed, with costs. Mary Langley, respondent, va Hugh O'Retlly, appellant.—Judgment reversed and event, Henry G. Van Vechten, respondent, vs. Alonzo J. Hoel. —Jiwdg- ment affirmed, with costs, Hans 8 Christian, re- vs, Patrick Farrell.—Judgment reversed and new trial granted, costs to abide the ovent, George Goeller, appellant, vs Philp Schraider, re- spondent.—Judgment reversed and new trial granted ; costs to abide the event, Thomas T. Church, respon- dent, va. The Lafayette Fire Insurance Company, ap- ey Judgment and order affirmed, with costs, ‘olin M. Brace, respondent, vs Joseph Kelly, app Jant,—Jadgment ersed and a@ new trial grante: couts to abide the even may come under their observation, in order that the | Linda Gilbert’s Prisoners’ Aid Fund .........++ SCHOOL TEACHERS’. SALARIES. OPPOSITION FROM THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO A REDUCTION—COMMISSIONERS ‘WOODS, DOWD AND BEARDSLEY BEFORE THE BOARD ‘OF APPORTIONMENT--TRANSFERS DEMANDED, A special meoting of the Board of Apportionment was held in the Mayor's office, at twelve o’clock yesterday: Mayor Ely, Comptroller Kelly, Tax Commissioner Wheeler and Alderman Furroy were present, Mr. Wood, President of the Board of Kducation, ap- peared before the Board in advocacy of making a trans- fer to the estimates for 1877. He was of the opinion ‘hat nothing could be cut dowa other than out of the amount of $61,000 for supplies, They (the Board) were compeliea to provide accoinmodations for all the children in the city who wished to attend the public sehoota Under the compulsory education law the Board had power to arrest children. If they bad no schools to accommodate them thoy were in a delicate position, The schools were now too crowded, Crivicisms bad beer made in the pubiie press and elsewhere as to bad vonti- Jation of some of the buildings) The Board had pow Bo power to remove these evils. They would bo com- pelled under the prosent estimates to give up purchas- ing sites and erovting new schools, Mr, Wood next denounced tho proposition to reduce the teachers’ salaries, Ho did not believe in parsimonious pinching on the part of cities or corporations, Teachers of our public schools required a certain amount of ability and must be possessed of a yood, sound education, The last thing the Board o! Apportionment should do was to cut down the salaries of thease people. They studied bard for years to obtain their piaces, Averag- ing all the salaries paid to the teachers of this city’ each would receive only $843 per annam, This would include the day, eveaing and normal schools. Tho Jowest galary paid was $500. No lady received less, Aftee yours of Javor female — principals might reach $2,000 and males $3,000. When & man reachea the position of principal it was prob- ably the height ot his ambition, and he was ipoa- pacitated from ombarking in auy other business, Auy porson who bad uot gone through the public schools could not appreciate the oh Jabor performed by these teachers. Their work was not contined to the five bours within tho schools, but they had a good deal to do outside, 11 reductions were to be made he begged of the Board of Apportionment not to cut Into flesh and blood, bul to cut into bricks and mortar, If they concluded to shut up one-half of the schools they might reduce the appropriation. School Commissioner Dowd agreed with Mr. Wood and indorsed his opinions. Schvol Commissioner Beardsley called attention to the fact that about $141,000 of unexpended balances of the Board of Education of 1874,/1875 and 1876 might be transferred to the estimates tur this year, Ihe question was as to whether the Board of Apportion- ment had power to make thoso trausters, If they hod a portion of this money would evable whem to carry out their work properly in the department, ‘Tho Financial Com. mittee of the Board of Education hud discharged their du jonestly in making up the estimates for 1877, ‘Tne Commitice om Supplies bad also taken par- ‘cular pains to economize us much as possible. In the early part of lust year $100,000 had becn transferred | to tho butiding account for the purpose of repuilding a schoolhouse which had been burned down, The Com- missioners therefore cume betore the Board and asked fora transfer at the present time so that thoy might conduct the bi evs of their departments iu a proper manner. Anot proposition was suggested that tho aggregate amounts might oe given in such away a8 that they could use it as deemed best, Comptroller Kelly remarked that the amounts mentioned were not in the treasury, they were merely tunexpended balances, in connection with this subject ho contvnded that the Board of Apportionment had no powor to make transfers of accounts of the snme year until the appropriations tor spectfic opjccts had been expended, Mayor Ely asked if tho Corporation Counsel had given his opinion in relatioa to those transfers. Mr. Wood answered that the opinion had not yet been received, asthe Corporation Counsel was out of town, The gentleman again argued strenuously against tho idea of cutting dowa the teachers’ salaries, Those people in many 4 cient componsation, particularly in the primary ae- partments. Comptroller Kelly called Mr, Wood’s attention to a document which hoe (Mr. Wood) bad pubdished, in which the suggestion was made that one principal was suflicient in euch of the schools. In some of \pem three were now employed. Mr. Wood remarked that ho was alluding to tho future, not to the present. Mr. Beardsloy contended that they did not havo three principals ip some of the public schools. There were oltentimes several schools in one building. Every department was a school in itself, They did not make a building for each echool. Some other decisions of a similar nature took place, but no «ction was taken by the Yoard of Apportions ment, and the appropriation stands as passed upon lust December. THE NORMAL COLLEGE. The results of the last term’s work at the Normal College were announced by the President yestorday to the anxious young ladies, aud those who had conscien- tiously done their duty received the reward of promo- tion, In speaking of the work of the college President Hunter said that it showed a steady progress, Tie number of students now on tho roll is more than a hundred greater than 1t was at the end of the first term last year. The percentage of success among the stu- dents had also largely increased, especially in the two higher classes, showing that the standard of schol- arsnip of the college is steadily improving. This year there were no failures in the senior class; inthe junior about soven per cont; in the Introductory, trom ‘abovt fourteen to twenty per cent, The Prosident also oxpressod confident hopes of bringing these figures wa much lower point in coming years, Tho cullego now gives instruction to about 1,500 young ladies, BOARD OF APPORTIONMENT. APPROPRIATIONS TO CHARITABLE INSTITU- TIONS—-REPAIRING MACOMB’S DAM BRIDGE, Ata meeting of tho Board of Apportionment yes- | terday, on motion of Comptroller Kelly, the sum of | $20,281 15 was transferred trom unexpended balances of various charitable institutions to the following: — Institution tor Deaf and Dumb.........+.+6 $2,393 83 Institution for Improved Instruction of Deat Mites. ....0000 200 26 Now York Juvenile Asylum. + 8,818 46 New York Stato Homoopathic Asylum for 177 6,735 SL ee 7,180 35 Insane ....06+ seeeee New York Catholic Protectory Nursery and Child’s Hospital Union Home and School, 4,537 24 Cuildren’s Fold,.........- . 413 43 ‘hese appropriations were made to cover the year 1876, the moneys being insufficient to the extent above mentioned, The following amounts were a) Excise Fund to differont charities | Tweltth Ward Weat Side Relief Society | Downtown Hebrew Ladies’ Benevolent Society. Training School for Nurs | Fourth Wurd Society tor ropriated from the ts eeeees 6 $1,000 1,000 1,000 Rehef of Poor Children '930 500 Comptroller Kelly was authorized to issue revenuc bonds to the amount of $6,208 74 for the purpose of paying certain old claims against the Board of Kduca- tion, brought for mechanics’ and other services ren- dered in 1569, 1870, 1871 and 1872, in pursuance of i laws passed by the Legislature of 1876. The sum of $19,708 72 was appropriated {rom the Excise Fund to a andiing Asylum, as per capita allowance, being a deWfoiency for one month’s expenses in December, 1876. An opinion of the Corporation Counsel was received by the Comptrolicr favorable to this transter. ‘At the request of the Park Department $8,000 was tranaterred for the purpose of repairing Macomb’s Dam Bridge and $14,000 to the Maintenance Fund, to bo applied to the improvements of the annexed district, THIRD DISTRICT COURT HOUSE, CONCLUSION OF THE ALDERMANIC INVESTIGA- TION. An adjourned meeting of the Aldermanic committee appointed to investigate charges against the Third City Hall yesterday afternoon. Mr. P. K. Horgan testifed to having given Mr. Cusn- Ing two five-dollar bills; saw bim band them to Mr. | Oswell, the architect's assistant, He further testified | that there were no continual contests between himself and the architects as to the manner in which his work had been done; tho architects continually changed their plans; such actiou resulted in much trouble and annoyance to the witness. Curl Pierffer, architect, testified that it was not business of architects to make out bills of quantitie: in London these bills were usually propared by build- ing surveyors—experts who computed the exact atLount of material to be used in the construction of butidings; this practice was gradually becoming estab- | lished im this city; inthe caso of Dr ii il’s church, on Fifth avenge, bills of quantities w: purchased by vidders and three-quarters of one per ovnt commission paid by the contractor on tho whole amount of his contracts, Mr. Arthur Oswell was recalled. He testified that | the arcnitects knew of bis having prepare bills of quantities some five or six weeks after tho awarding of the contracts; for nearly three we occupted in making out bills of quanuties tor material to be ured on the Third District Court House, Mr, C. 3. Maurice swore that the iron work for the Court House had been given to his firm; he had ob- | tained a bill of quantities from Mr. Radtord, for which | he paid one por cent on the whole amount of the con- | tract. Mr. George N. Radford, civil engineer and architect, | testified that be mado outa list of quantities for the iron work, for which be received one per cent; none of the money went to Withers & Vaux. | Mr. H. H, Porter, oue of the Court House Comimis- fionors, was next examined, The office of the com- mission was in his sister's building, No, 232 Broad- way; $1,500 was paid anouaily ae rent for eomo t subsequently $1,000 was paid; the cost of the ing, Woon comploted, will bo nboat $400,000; Withers i® Vaux, tho architects, havo received five per District Court House Commissioners was held at the | ks ne had bec | cent om the original appropriation of $320,000; wit- eas bohioved the arcbitecie ve, be seem of {aleRrity the other contractors baa vever said anything again: them. ness here denied all the charges (Boge bi of nay complaints being made he failed to secure a ts for extra wor! Some other unimportant testimony was given, after which the committee adjourned sine dic, MAYOR ELY'S PATRONAGE. . OFFICE-BREKERS DISAPPOINTED. A committee from the 8t, Patrick’s Mutual Alliance, which organization was active in the election of Mayor Ely, called upon him yesterday and asked bie aid in obtaining employment for some of their ocedy mem- vers from the city departments. The Mayor replied that he found himself entirely without influence with jepartments; that be bad asked them all to inform bim whether would enploy one or more men on his recommendation, but that ho haa received no la- vorable response. The gi added that although he bad beer. Mayor four wo-ks no! et been able to obtain employment for a single person in any city department, BROOKLYN'S DEADLOCK. Long before the time appointed for the meoting of the Brouklyn Board of Aldermer yesterday afternoon the corridor and vestibule of the City Hall was crowded by politicians who are in quest of positions either for themselves or their iriends, The morning was Passed among the Aldermen in caucusing with a view to effecting some pian by which the deadlock, which has prevented the election of a permanent President the Common Council, might be broken, was hoped among the democrats that Alderman Donovan, of tho Twelith ward, would become reconciled to tho ‘slated’? candidate and cast bis vote for Alderman Robert Binck, of the Fourth ward; but tho absence of the for- mer named gentleman from the caucus cast a gloom over their antieipations, The employés of the Health Departm City Clerk's office and uther bureaus, who are holding over until the reorganization of the Com- mon Council is effected, rejoiced at the prospect of o Jonger lease of official life. About two o’clock Acting Prowident French called the meeting to order, The bonds of Messrs, Caddon and Moran, clerks in tho First District Court, Justice Ferry’s, were received and approved. A rosolution was adopted directing the payment of $2,600 in addition to tho, $7,000 pre- viously paid by the city tor the burial of the unidentified dead of the Brookiyn Theatre. A communication was read from the Board of Potico and Excise Commissioners, enclosing a resolution re- questing the passage of a bil providing tnat the pay ot roundsmen be increased to $1,200 aud that of detec- tives to $1,500 per year. The subject was referred to @ cominitiee for investigntion and report. On motion a viva voce Voto was taken for permanent chairman, On the call for *‘avsentces”’? Alderman Dono- van said that he had laid his claims as candidate tor President by the Board, he being the longest in tho Common Council, but they had not been considered. He cast his vote for the republican candidate, Alderman Ruy. This vote would have elected tho Jatter gentieman had not Alderman Cottrell, republi- can, Seventeenth ward, voted for Francis B, Fisher, therevy making a tie vote. After six ballots had been tuken, during which Donovan voted tor bimself, a rea- olution was offered providing for the appointment of temporary committees, In opposing the motion Al- derman Shannon, of tho Filth ward, said that next week he intended to organize There were a at many men expocting piacos from him which he could not give them while Alderman Donovan stood opposed to organization, O1 the lavier eptleman be said:—tNobody knows what be wants, He will tell nobody what he dose want, I'll givo Donovan another chance till noxt woek, and then, If he dose not gay what he wants, I will organize the Board myeelt,”” The commitvees were not appointed. The Board ad- journed to meet on Monday next. Tho political com- piexion of the Board ts made up of thirteen democrats and twelve republicans, THE LEHNHEIM FORGERY. No new developments took place yesterday in the 4 e 38 | promiseory note forgery for which Nathan I. Lehn. tances did wot receive suill. | Promissory tell deg heim remains a prisoner, The examination had been set down for ten o'clock, but owing to the absence of Kessler, whore name was forged to the note, Justice Kilbreth postponed it until his arrival Lehnnetm was yesterday visited by ‘a few triends and relatives who learned of bis misior tune. The detectives maintained a strict reticence as to the other parties liable to be implicated in the trans: action, but strongly hinted that others will soon be caged. The theory 18 gaining ground that young Lobn- heim wag only 4 caispaw for the unkuown principal, He, however, refuses to make any statement turther than tiiat he handed the check to the cashier of the Importers and Traders’ Bauk to ascertain whether or not it was genuine, REAL ESTA. The following sales wore effocted at tho Real Estate Exchange yesterday ;- Ricburd V. Harnett sold, by order of the Supromo Court, im foreclosure, R. H. Cudlipp referee, the house, with lot 23.6x95, 8, on the south side of Madison stroct, 192.11 teet enstot Scammel stroct, to Frank Wailer for $10,600, Also by order of the Court of Common Pleas, in fore- closure, Randolph B. Martine referee, four lots, each 25x99.11, on 148th strect, north side, 550 feet cast of Tenth avenue, to H, M. Bradhurst, plaimtiff, for $4,800, Also vy order of the Supremo Court, in foreclosure, Frank Rudd referee, two four story brick houses, with Jots cach 18,9x100.6, on East Sixty-sixth street, 156,3 foot cast of Second avenuo, to Thomas 0. Le Roy for $9,000, Scott & Myers sold, by order of the Supreme Court, in foreclosure, Charles W. Dayton releree, a house, with lot 20,4x6L, 4x19, 7x60.4, on thesouth side of west Twenty-cighth sircet, 76.6 fect west of Seventh aye- nue, to Isaac Solomons fur $6.50, ‘Adrian H. Muller gold, by ditection of the executor of the estate of William Spencer, deceased, one lot on the southwest corner of Seyeuth avenue and Eighth street, Brooklyn, to J. L, Atwater for $1,025, The same auctioncor also sold, by order of the Su- premo Court, in foreclosure, Thomas Bocso rolerce, a | plot of land 50x126, on Tenth hurt bwest cor- ner of 160th street, to dames A. Deering for $1,000, William Kennetly sold, by order of the Sapremo Court, in foreclosure, Roderick F. Farrell referee, tne house with, lot, 20x102,2, on the north side of Seventy- firat street, 280 feet east of Fourth avenue, to Charies Goldior for $13,500, Margaret M. A. UG: BSd t., ns, INS. fhe. of 4th ay., 26x02. ‘Levy to Jeremiah Pangburt of 10th ‘and John st. (No. 90) Witt. W Oth ste, Me 8. inenby 0 om, 14,500 10,250 We 4 Margaret Michael Mulligan. H5.8 tw. of ‘oge and wife to Simon Muner , 73 ft. w. of Lexington av. 17x1 Dunnelle Van Schack and wile to Lucinda Sehnick..... 2,509 10th av., cornet om As bef 35,200 Glwt st, & 8, OEM. w, of 4th av. 19x100, B. Lane and wite to Thomas Glover, 30,500 Jefferson st, irregular (28d ward); Bernard M. Chave and wife to Louise T. Milman.........0 0.06 500 Jefferson st., Irrogular (21d ward) ; Louise Ty Milman to Elian Chave.. ort B24 st. of 10th ‘av, Bo Mamlok ‘om, 57th wt s, 200 ft, w. of 7th av., 26x114.3; H. A. Mott roteree, to Amos R. Eno 41.8 if 5 U, Brown, referee, to — yen Bist st. Bs 2d av. 25x102.2; LL. n, referee, to Wilitam A. Cauldwoll.... MONTGAGES. Albert and wife, to Columbia College, awich, between Jay and Harrison sts. 345 Greenwich st.; 5 yeat °, Currie, Gertrade G. and husband, to Fanny P. Field, noe ut ath of tith av ORES 0oe 750 De Witt Cloth Company to Viited Senvee Trost Com- pany, No. 90 Jolt s¢ AEN. . x Dominick, Mary, to Anson G. P.” Atterbury, TUN stew. OF TED AY. og if +. 4,000 Denentrille, Aun M., to¥desslo Ciark, a's, of West ya . of $5th st, betwoon Mth and 9h ave.; 1 Helmer, Anna and husband, “to Andrew Boatdman, e. sof Renwick st. 6. of Spring; 3 years, . agnie, Mat d husband, to Am w, corner of 2d av. and 31st BSteinbelimlor, Ignats and wite, ja Rasines, 8, at Valentine av. (24th ward) ; 2 ye: . . 600 Steole, Adam and wife, to 1 Hanna, 6. a of Neh. . 5,000 80,000 MARRIAGES. AND DEATHS, MARRIED. Bravr—Merniut.—Monday, January 29, 1877, by Rov. J. W. Shackeiford, of the Church of the 'Ro- aeomer, New York city, Mr. P. B. Brapt, of Detroit, Bish to Miss Lou Merrit, of New York olty. No cards, Rowxson—La Forar.—At West New Aignice, Staten Island, on Wednesday, January 24, 1877, by the Rev. J. M. Groon, Witisam Rontxson to Martin A, La Fon@s, daughter of tho late Uaptuin John La Forge, DIED. AwpERSON.—UD January 28, 1877, Sanam Axx TRUs Low, wife of George H. Anderson, aged 64 years, 1 month and 17 days. Funeral from her late residence, 42 Powers st., Brooklyn, E. D,, om Tuesday, January 30, at one; o'clock P. M. rete, Uae tae toes Thursday, t., of pneumon: A D> way, relict of Asia Talcott, of Madison, Ohio, aged 18 years and 8 moaths. BuLoER.—At bis Inte residence, 109 Greenwich st., on Monday, Junuary 29, Peter Beton, aged 52 ‘The relatives and friends of the family are | attend the funeral, from the above number. at one o'clock, on balay ie Bist. Tne remains will be in- terred in Calvary Cemetery. Caruix.—On Monday, January 29, 1877, Manaanst, beloved wite of Joho Carlin, inthe 40th year of hor age. . beget wpe ytd bere ep ni ater invited to attend the funeral, from 424 Wost 32d st, at one o’ciuck on Wednesday, Janu- ary 31, 1877. Curnver.—At her late heey Monday, the 29th inst, Hattie ©, monia, in the 20th year of her age. Connoy.—On Saturday, January 27, In tho 73d year of her ago, Apeiixx, widow of Thomas G, Conroy, Remains interred in Greenwood, Donxavs.—Peacefully fell ‘Asleep in Jesus," on Monday, January 29, Saran PLatr, beloved wile of Thomas C, Doremus, agod 74. Relatives and friends ate respectfully invited to at. tend the funeral services, at the South Reformed 428 3d on KEVER, Of pneu. church (Rev. Dr. Rogers’), corner 5th av, and 2ist Bh, Pe o'clock, on Thursday afternoon, Feb- ruary 1, Dresser.—On Saturday, Horacs Drkasxe, in bis 74th y: Funeral from his late residence, 210 York st., cies, City, Tuesday morning, January 30, at ten o'clock. Doxsues.—On Saturday evening, January 27, after a short illness, Many Tay1or, wife of James Dunshes, in the 59th year of hor Relatives and friend the family are respectfully Invited to attend the funcral service, from her late residence, No, 10 Chariton st,, this (uesday) atternoon, at tour o'clock. Duxx.—On Sunday evoning, January 28, Jacos Duxx, In the d4th year of his age, Rolatives and friends aro respectiully invited: to at- tond bis funeral, {rom his Inte residenoe, 4th av., oor- ner 94th st., on Wednesday, 3st inst., at o’clook Py M. Epwanvs.—At Smithtown, L. L., January 27, Josnva B, Evwarps, formerly of this city, in the 70th year of his aga E.uiort,—At Hamilton, Bermuda, on the 19h inst, of consumption, Winiiam Exot, aged 42 years, Funeral service at the residence of his brother, John Elliott, 407 West 47th st, at_one o'clock, om Wednes- day, the Slat, from Grand Centrat depot, for Wood. lawn Cemetery, by 2:30 train, Farreit.—Axxix Manta, on Sunday, January daughter of Annie and Martin Farrell, steward ol steamship City of Merida, and miece of the late Rov, Jobn McGunn and Rev. Dean Gann, aged 18 years, 3 months, 19 days. Funeral from the residence of her parents, 506 West 50tn st, on Tuesday, January 30, ab half-pass one January 27, o'clock. Chtengo (Ill,) and Irish papers please copy. Frewes uary 29, one W. Frewey, 36n of tho late George B. and Cathorine Frewen, in tho 334 year of his age. Relatives und friends are rospecttully invited to ai tend the funeral, from his late residence, 471 2d av., on Wednesday, 31st inst., at onc o'clock. Goupgx.—On January 29, at ber late roridence, 241 3dav., Mea. Emtny GoLpEx, Friends are invited to attend thefaneral, at one o’clock, January 30. Huemax.—-On Monday, January 29. Mattuew W, - Heemas, aged 43 years, 2 months and 4 days, ‘Tho relatives and friends of the family ure respect- fully Invited to attena the funeral, from bis late resl- denze, 75 Meadow st., Hoboken, on Wednesday, Jana- ary 31, at two P. M., without further notice, Hint.—On Saturday, January 27, after a lingering Hinpas, Gxorox L, Hit, aged 31 years, 4 months and 5 ays. Relatives and friends are invited to attend tho fue neral services, at his late residence, northeast coritor of $6th wi und av. A, at twolvo o'clock M. Tuesday, January 80, The remains will ve taken €o White Plaing for interment. Herp.—at Bridgeport, Conn., Sunday, 28th inst, Jviia Tomuxsos, widow of the late Samuel F, Hurd, 4m the 73d year of ber age. Relatives and {riende of the family are invited to at tend the funeral, at Bridgeport, Wednesday, at two P, M.. Ivers —On Monday morning, January 29, AGNES ByepEN, wile of Charles Ivers and only daughter of Sarah and Oscar Simmons, t Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from the residenco of her parents, No, 239 Garden st., Hoboken, on Wednesday afternoon, at three o'clock, Jouxxs,—In this city, on Sunday, January 28, Ep- wanp R. Jonnes, aged 62 years. Funeral services at his tate residence, in Newbu on Wednesday, 3st inst, at hall-past two o’cioc Carriages wiil be in waiting upon the arrival at Fish- kill ofthe Hudson River train leaving New York at eleven o'clock, Kratkin.—On Saturday, January 27, at one o’clock, Awroy Kratkie, after a long illness, aged 34 years. The funeral will take place [rom his late residence, No, 233 Kost 3d st., this (Tuesday) alternoon, at two o'clock. Friends and relatives are rospectfully invited to attend. Lewia.—At Throgg’s Nock, Westchester, on Mone | day, January 20, 1877, Jamns Lewis, aged 73 years, The relatives and friends aro Wael iergea! iuvited to attend the funeral, from the residence of his brother, John Lewis, on Wednesday, January 31, at two o’clock P, M. Tho remains will be interred in 8t, Raymona’s Cometery. ‘ Looxs.—On Sunday, January 28, after a short Ill ness, Euiza 3, eldest daughter of tho late Captain Freeborn Looke. Funeral servicefrom her late residence, No, 163 West 44th st, on Tuesday, January 30, at halt-past one o'clock P. M. Relatives and friends are respectiuily invited to attend, Micuaxiis.—On Monday, tho 29th imst., WitLram Cuanies, the only son of Wilham C, and Emma Michaelis, aged 8 months, Relatives and triends of the family are invited to attond the funeral, from the residence of his parents, No, 52 Bast 41h at,, on Tuesday, 30th inst., at two P, M. Interment at Lutheran Cemewry. Mooxky.—Un Sanday evening, 28th inst, at New Brighton, Staten Isjand, atter a briot illness, Moraas M. Moowty, in the 74th yoar of his ago. The relatives and triesds of the family are respect. fully invited to attend the fuveral, trom St. Peter's church, Rey. J. L. Connor, pastor, where a solemn ra- quium mass will be o1 for the repose of bis soul, ation A, M, Wednesday, Sist inst, and tuence to West New Brighton for interment. McDonatp.—On the 20h inst., Joun J. MeDonaco, gon of Elizaveth ana dames McDonald, deceased, aged 5 years, 3 months and 15 days, The relatives and friends of the - family are respect fully imvited to attond the funeral, whieh will take place trom No. 138 Goerck st., 39th inst, at two P.M. MeGarry.—On Monday, January 29, James Me- Ganny, beloved husband of Bridget MeGarry, a native ot Colooney, pansh of Balisnilare, county Sligo, Ire. land, in the 73d year of his age. ‘The relatives and friends ol the family are resp ct. fully invited to attend the funeral, trom tis lute resi- dence, 80 Mulberry st., on Wednesday, Janurry 51 at one o’cluck precisely. Carson City (Nev.) papers please copy. MacNamara.—Op Sunday evening, at seven o'clock, Patnick MacNaMara, hative of Limerick, Ireland, aged 34 years. Relatives and friends of the famfiy are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, this (Tuesduy), at ono o’clock P, M., trom his late residence, 46 Madison st, Limerick papers please copy. Patioind.—Suddenly, Saturday, January 27, Bnkason F, M., only child of Joseph T. and Josie M. Puulding, aged I year, 6 months and 6 days. Interment in Greenwood, Prewr.—At Mamaroneck, on Saturday, January 27, Axi Piven, oldest daughter of Willam and Adaline M. Piper, eged 21 years, Funeral servicos at the house, on Thursday, Fub- ruary I, at eleven o’clock. Friends of the family re. spectiully invited to attend: Scutovr.—On Sunday, January 28, Harry, youngest ot Arno H. and Eliza F, Sohoff, aged 2 months and ays. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to at tend tho funeral, from the residence of le grandfather, Wiliam Wake, No, 233 West 45th st., on Tuesday, January 30, at one o'clock. LATHER, —At Fort Hamilton,.N. ¥., on January 27, P Y ALEXIS SLATKR, aged 4 yours and 8 months, youngest son of Richard aria KE. Slater. Relatives and friends are MBpectfully invited to at~ tend the funeral, from the residence of his parents, on Tuesday, January 30, attwoP M. Saiti.--On Monday, 22d inst., at Indian River Hotel, Titusville, Volusia county, Fia., Harry D, Syirn, in the 20th year of his age, Funeral services on Wednesday, Sist inat., at the residence of iis father, Henry Smith, 7th st, Plaine field, N. J., at baif-past two P. M., and in the ‘Central Baptist church at threo P. M, Train by Central Rail. road of New Jersey leave foot of Liberty st., at 1 P.M, StrTsox, —Mon' y 29, after a short ile ness, Canines KE. son of Charles P, Stetson, Funeral services at lato residence, 410 4th av., Wednesday next, ten o’clock A, M. Relatives and friends are rospectiully invited, Boston pupers please copy. Tuorx® —In the city of Brooklyn, on Saturday, Jan. wary 27, In the 69th year of his age, H Roun Thon for egy Shes ip a resident of Lima, Peru, 8. A. son jel Ped and Margarot M. and father of Dr. H, M, horne, His remains will be taken from his late reside! No, 38 1st place, to-day, to St. Charles Borromeo’s, 10 pick ty a es ihe a ty debs mass will be said atelevon A. M. Relatives and tr . inven rit ae, ; rends ure respectiuly yston and South American papers please copy. THoxs,—vJanuary Gorge Tuors k pearl his one 28, ORS, in tho Slsb Tonxen,—On Monday, January 29, 1 ; a Monday, January 20, 1877, Wittias 4, ireenmnuacon Saturday, pines 27, 1877 wie ly A. Uxprnntit, relict of the ‘1 i Jame SUENEPONES trasiser wcncalyialuluihh o'clock. sAivignceainn daughter or Abeland Insets weney, 2% Jouurmsy, Funeral services Wednesday evening, at half-past seven, at the residen ti Greenpoint, fe ken Det Barents, £00 Calyer. shy Warkrucry,—At Elizabeth, N. J., on 8 ing, tho 28h inst, of pneumonia, Starnes We ie Ad 5ouh xe, of his age, 10 relatives and friends ot the fa’ fully invited to attend the Tanerats troce Bt dens church (Broad ae acre : e )y Elizabeth, on Wednusday, January, morn+ TERE