The New York Herald Newspaper, February 4, 1877, Page 4

THE COURTS. Writ of Prohibition Against Marine Court Judges, A BUSY FEBRUARY TERM Risks of Consulting Clairvoyants with Handsome Daughters. DRAWING THE LAWRENCE NET. In June last Judge alker tried a cause in which Louise Ado!pbus was plaintiff and Mary A. Caulin was defendant. The action was to recover the value of # cloak, and the defence was coverture, and that, the cloak being a necessary article of wearing apparel, the Busband alone was liable, Tho defendant not being in court her attorney stated that fact to the Judge, but added that she would be present in a few moments. Notwithstanding this statement, the case, however, ‘was pressed, and the plaintif was placed oa the stand @nd proved the delivery und value of the cloak to bo $50, which was all the testimony offered tur the plain- \M. The defendant’s attorney then went on the stand and testified that he knew the defendant and her hus- Dand.and that he had been referee in u divorce case between them. 1 its own motion the Court struck but the testimony, and the attorney for the defendant excepted to the ruling, but the Court would not permit him to except, and he againexcepted to the Fetusal of the Court to permit hun to except. This ruling incited great comment and criticism among the Jawyers in the court room. The attorney tuen went on to prove the marriage of the detendant, but tho Court made the samo ruings, and directed a verdict for the plainuff, Au appeal was taken by the do- fendant from the judgment, and mado a case contain. ing the foregoing tacts. On the 23d of January last Judge Alker settled the case, striking out all abut his , and a few days later a eral Term of the was held by Judges Shea, Alker and Sinnott, when @ motion was made vy the attorney for Mrs.. Avoiphus that the judg- ment be affirmed unless the appeal be submitted within ten days Irom that date. It is alleged that Juage Al- ker participated in the decision*and advised while on she bench with Chief Justice Shea in referonce to the case, and it appears from the General Term order that be was a member of tne Genoral Term making such ord Mr. Henry H. Morange, counsel for tho delend- ant, obtained from Judge Donobue yesterday, in Su- preme. Conrt, Chambers, 4 writ of prohibition restrain- ng the Judges—Shea, Aiker aua Sinnott—trom making y iurther order founded on such order, and also com- janding the Clerk of the court to desist from entering any judgment thereon. An order to show cause was also made returnable next Monday to make such writ absolute and peremptory. COURTS FOR FEBRUARY. The February term of the courts opens to-morrow with the usual large calendars in all tho branches of the different courts, and corresponding assurance of a remarkably busy month for both judges and lawyers. Notwithstanding the fact of full culendars there are none of the Ring litigations that in times past have oc- cupied so large a share of judicial attention set down for trialduring the present month, both the Tweed and Bweeny suits, as will be remembered, having been post- poned untii April, and sinco the settlement made by Mr, Woodward, the last namod gentleman being now without tho pale of legal adjudication, There are a good many railroad suits, some of important charac- ter and involving large amounts, and no end to suits On contracte, with the spicy sandwiching of slander, divorce und breach of promise suis of more special interest to the public. There will be no Supreme Court General Term, the month being occupied vy the Judges in writing decis. fons upon cases argued at the lastterm. The Special ‘Yerm of the Supreme Court will be held by Judge Van Vorst,; Circuit, Part 1, by Judge Donohue; Circuit, Part 2, by Juuge Lawrence, and Circuit, Part 3, by Judge Van Brunt, and Judge Barrett, Chambers. In the Superior Court Judge Bedgwick will preside at Special Term and Judges Speir, Freedman and Curtis will hold the respective trial terms, In the Court of Common Pieas the Equity Term will be held by Judge Robinson aud the trial terms respectively by Judges Van Hoesen, Larre- more and J, F. Daly. In the Murine Court the triul turms will be held by Judges Alker, Goepp and Sin- now, The Court of Oyer and Terminer will meet to- morrow, with Judge Donohue on the bench. There will be arraigned to plead various parties charged with bomiciae, including Robert Garrity, in whose tase a second trial hus been ordered; James Rice, Jobn Speliman and the two Italians, Donnetti Rosst and Rapbael Terraphou!, They will simply ve called upon to plead and days fixed for their trials, after which the Court wiil adjourn. Both parts of the General Sessions wili be in session. The calendars tor this Court unusually heavy, including several homicide cases, The February term of the United States Circuit and District Couris opens with a ratuer /ormiuav.e array of business in their several branches, and ive judges in the criminal court, im equity, in admiraity aud ip paukruptcy, will ali have enough todo, {nu the crim {mal branch are the whiskey ring cases and the Law- rence indictments against the partics awaiting trial on charges of fraudulent importations and unservulaa- tions of invoices, In the equity side is tho Emma Silver Mining Company’s litigation, then the collision case of the Adriatic and Harvest Qucen, now on trial before Judge Biatebford. Coming up for an early trial fT in which the French c will against the present bene- Sciary of the estate, Nelson Chase. In tuis case a bill of complaint was tiled in the office of the Clerk of the Unwed States Circuit Court, the answer to which was filed a few days ago. THE GLASSIN WILL CASE. © A contest is now being waged before Su:rogate Calvin over the will of Henry Pierre Glassin, who died on the 14th of December iast, leaving property valued at $150,0v0, principally real estate, The will is being contested by Messrs, Beech & Brown, who represent Mrs. Rebauer, a married daughter of the deceased, on the grounds that it 1s not the testator’s will; that ho never signed it; that he never published it; that the witnesses did not comply with the statutory require- Meuts by signing at the request of and in the presence of the testator; that be was of unsound mind and that Undue influence and circumvention Were used to in- duce him to execute it. The case was yesterday Opened by Mr. Charles Blandy, of Hail & Blandy, on behalf of the _propo- nents of ‘the will, from whose opening Speech it appears that the testator left six minor chil- dren und a widow surviving him; that by the terms of his will he bequeathed the whole estate to the widow, leaving her to use her judgment as to the proper Givision of the estate, and which, as counsel claimed, be had good right todo, Jt appears further that the testator was quite a young man, being only thirty-nide Years old at lis deat , and that the will was executed Bccording to the stxtutory requirements so tar as Counsel could learn, Testiinony was offered vy the Subscribing witnesses to the will as to its due execu- tion and the mental capacity of the testator, and the further taking of testimony was adjourned to next Saturday. From all indications the contest promises to bea bitter wnd protracted one. Pending the con- test a special administrator and collector of the per+ sonal estate was appointed on the applicaion of Messrs. Hail & SBilanay, the proponeni's counsel, Messrs, Beach & Brown are counsel lor contestants. WALL STREET SPECULATIONS, According to the aflidavitof Mr. Henry S. Bennett, | made in the suit of Edward ?. Bray, President of the Butterfield Overiand Despatch, aguinst Jobo H Paieston, an order was served on bim stating that John B, 8, Oudie, a judgment debtor, 18 liable to pay | @ Judgment entered against him in an action brought | against bim by Pulesion. It is stated that the ad. | tion was begun in June last upon m promissory pote for $2,000, drawn in favor of Puleswon vy | Oddie; that the note was then in the Lands | of Mr, William Milis, President of the Sixpenny Bank, and had been there six yeurs, | upoer directions from Puleston tbat when the amount ‘was collected the money should Le paid to Robert Wil- liam Roberts, who is equitably entivied to the same. Mr. Bennett further states thus the note, having re- mained unpatd tor nearly six years, Puleston caused mn to bo brought in bis own name tor its collec tion, and shortly afterward assigned the clasm to Rob- erta,'who sitll holds the note. He alicges coliusion bet! ym sume of the Counsel, and then states on bis U tion and belie! that an order recently obtained jn the cuse was the result of a coilusion with the judg: ment debtor, who now secks by this means to avoid payment of the judgment, It is ulso further alleged ou Jotormation and bere! that the judgment debvor ts a be: epecatasor ip Wail street; that be bus been a regular attendant there for some time past, as shown jm bis evidence in the case; that Mr. Jeuner, the Attorney, stated that the judgment devtor had spent about $200,000 within a ; that he was v extravagant, even to reckicsspess, and very inuch volved; that his house and farm js notin his own name, and that itis very doubtful that the judgment could be collected if obtained. He expresses nis belel that any delay in respect to the judgment would cn- danger its collection and leave the juugment creator remediless. Upov this affidavit Jadge Donobue yes- terday directed u modification of his previous order, BREACH OF PROMISE SUI'l. Arnold, Strauss had some property stolen from him several years ago, and with view to its discovery talled upon Mrs. Palmer, a clairvoyant, then living at No, 27 Stanton street, Several interviews jppeared to have been necossary, or at least according to th affi- davit of Mary Palmer, a daugbter of the clairvoyant, he called on ber mother several times in regard to the robbery, the result of which was that he became ac- quainted with the daughter, Following such ac- quaintance, as she states further in her sf- davit, be continued to visit her three times a week, and at the end of the year proposed marriage, which accepted ‘and a day fixed for the ceremony. All this took place about six years ago. Finally, when the day fixed upon for the marriage ceremony arrived, be desired a post- nement for three months, which she reaaily grauted, ‘rom that time he continued to postpone their mar- riage Ob One pretext and another through a period of four years, meantime coutinuing to visit two or three times a week. Finally, on one of bis visits, he told her, a8 stated in her aflidavit, that “he thought he was'too old to think of getting married, and that he would not visit ber any more, but would give her an opportunity to get som body else? Before making this declaration sho says that he insisted thut she should receive Do other gentiemen visitors, and threatened to kill any gentieman if be found him visiting ber. Upon this slate of facts she brings a suit for breach of promise of marriage, claiming $20,000 damages. The trial of the suit is set down for to-morrow, before Judge Alk Messrs. William F, Howe und Leo Schwab being cou! sel for the platutiffand Mr. John A. Dinkel tor the de- fendant, The story of the defendant is that ho never promised to marry tho plaintiff, that ho was marricdat the tume and that she knew it ECCENTRICITIES OF AGE. Miss Lucretia H. Holt is a maiden lady seventy-five years of age. Her tath Stephen Holt, died a good many years ago, and tn his will, which was admitted to probate in 1849, before Surrogate Bradiord, left her, ag she claims, one-seventh equal part of bis real and personal estate in trust to the executors, who were to pay her the income. The present trustee is Rob- ert 8 Holt, She has applied in the Su- preme Court’ for an order to compel an accounting by such trustee, She says that he bas not spoken to ber for years; has never cou- sulted her as to the disposition of the money; that ho has never given her avy money to purchase nece ries, and that she js now nearly destitute of clothing ‘and'lives in poverty. Mr. Holt, in an affluavit respon- sive to the application, says that sho bas always Leen ecventric and regarded as of unsound mind; that her hallucination has e form of supposing that be and bis family aro detrauding her of her rights, and that on one occasion while she was t inmate of a water cure establisiment she became so excited in reciting her alleged grievances that u committee waited upon him for an explanation in the case. He says that he bas paid for ber more than the income to which she is entitled, but that to give color to ber statements she picks out the cheapest sort of boarding houses, not being willing to board at any place ue might select; that she siceps of having a bod, and will have no carpet in her room. We says, in conclusion, that lawyers have been apphed to by her to pre- imilar petition, but that up to the present time bis oxpianation to lawyers of the facts in the caso have always been satisfactory, and they have accord: ingly refused to bring the matter into court. Mr. Holi expresses his willingness to pay over the fun! in his bands, or do anything that Judgo Donohue may sco Gt to order, THE LAWRENCE INDICTMENTS. The United States Grand Jury came into court yes- terday, Judge Benedict presiding, and handed through their foreman to the Clerk of the Court, Mr, Thomas Shields, sixteen indictments, The cases submitted by the United States District Attorney to the considera- tion of the Grand Jury were principally aguinst par- ties charged with frauds upon the government on evi- dence furnished to the government by Charles L, Law- rence. Among those against whom indictments were found are Alexander Alieman and Manuel Yxaguierre, Herman Hirsch, Morris Hess and George Kirk, & ward Haag and Lewis Haas, charged with defrauding the government by false invoices and undervaluations, The trial of these cases will not be taken up by the District Attorney before the middie of the month, THE MAIL ROBBERS SENTENCED. Juage Benedict opened the United States Circuit Court yesterday for the purpose of receiving indict- meats from the Grand Jury and passing sentence upon the parties convicted of robbing the mails in this city in December last, After the Grand Jury had made their report the mail ronbers were brought up and ar- raigned for sentence. Maury J. Collins, in whose rooms some of the stolen government property was found, and who figured prominently in the preliminary ex aminations before the Commissioner, was discharged before trial, there beng no evidence proving com- plicity on ber part with the criminals who visited her. John Kelly, the principal in the robbery, was sen- tenced to four years’ imprisonment in Kings County Penitentiary and John Defrees to two years in the ‘game institution. James Crawford, one of the party that committed the crime, was discharged on his own recognizance, he having turned State’s evidence, AN OLD LADY'S OLOGRAPHIC WILL. Mrs. Cunningham, an old lady known to very few Deyond the circle of her relatives, died recently in this city, leaving @ will drawn up in her own handwriting in peucil, with @ codici! similarly drawn up, Mra, Cunpingham seems to have been an exceptionally benevolent old lady, and the publication of her will would doubtless incite a desire in the breasts of some of the still extant millionnaires, or other wealthy citi- zens, to follow her exampie, tn making their wills be- fore they find thetnselves where regrets lor not having done similar good with their money will be of no avail. From the small estate ghe left she Jeft the following Dequests:—To buy a library for the Seaman’s Friend a library to be called Somebody's Sons’ Library, $25; to buy a hbrary for the Hunter Presbyterian church, $2 50to Mr. Clark’s library and $50 to Mr. Draper’s library. In a codicil she 1) $200 cach to the Seaman’s Fund Society and 6 Missionary Society, LAW CASES. Society, $25; to bi SUMMARY OF A motion made by Mr. Oliver P, Went for substitu- tion of counsel in the suit of George K. Leit against the New York Equitable Life Insurance Company was yesterday granted by Judge Donohue, Chief Justice Church, of the Court of Appeals, sat yesterday fora skort timo with Judge Donohue in Supreme Court, Chambers, The clerk of the Court, Mr. E. O. Perrin, was also present in court. ‘The trustees of the Sailors’ Snug Harbor have brought four foreclosure suits against Jacob Voorhees, Jr, An order was granted yesterday by Judge Donohue to serve the summons and complaint by publication, the defendant residing in Newport, R, L. In the case of the Chemical Bank of New York against Joseph Kochnor, brought to recover some $15,330 on certain promissory votes indorsed by the defendant, the defence was set up that the bank offl- cers had signed a composition deed agreeing to accept twenty-five cents on the dollar. Juage J. F. Daly yes- terday rendered a decision denying a motion to atend the answer, Garrett L. Schuyler has applied to Judge Donohue to aliow bonds to be Bled ander the provisions of the Mechanics’ Lien law, in respect to a Dumber of lots on Ninth avenue and Sixty-firet street, owned by Joseph L. R. Wood, son of Fernando Wood, and upon which the latter has mortgages. In the suit of Fehpe Fucntes against Joseph M. de La Rosa Mayorga and others, tried betore Judge Van Hoesen tn the Court of Common Pieas, the tall tacts of which have already been published ip the HenaLv, a motion was recently made to vacate an order of arrest against the defendants. Judge Van Hoesen yesterday rendored u decision denying the motion, The order of arrest Was granted on the ground that the defendants had relused to pay over money obtained in a fiduciary oap: city. Peter Router has been locked up in Ludlow Street Jail tor several months for ailegea contempt of Court in not paying alimony erdored of $15 a week ina suit for divorce brought by tis wile, Elizabeth Reuter. Application was made yesterday to Judge Donohue jor bis discharge, ov the ground of ors inability wo comply with the order of the Court, ‘Tbe same argu- meut With a repetition of counter allegations was gone over es upon 4 similar application inage about a month ago to vadge Lawrence. Ibe wile claims that he is now living with another wife in New Jersey, and that he hasan interest in a jewelry manufacturing estab- lishinent in Newark and in this and, tuerelore, 1s fully able to pay the arrears of alimony, amounting to some $4,000. He says that be has no business and no money. | Judge Donohue took the papers, According to the statements of council yesterday in Supreme Court, Chambers, belore Judge Donohue, a dispute arose several years since as to the title to the buildings wnd grounds comprising the former country seat of ex-Mayor Lawrence at Newtown, L. 1, It was stated that Mr. Biankiman, as counsel for two brothers Damed Nortor, claimants, succeeded, alter fh legal controversy, in placing them ‘tn poss the property, worth $80,000, the successtul contes- tants, previous to this time, as counsel averred, hav- tog been in very iinpoverished circumstances. They fureed, a8 he says, to pay bim for bis services, ard fixed a time tor doing £0, but failed to fullil their agreement. He thereupon brought suit, and the reteree, after taking voluminous wstimony, Trepor that he was entitled to $3,600 for such services, Judgment was entered on’ such report. The Appiteation was made yesterday by Mr, Baldwin, on bebull of the Nortons, for av order stay Ment pending an apy papers, reserving bis decision, John Stuber bas commenced av action in the Marine Court against August Scluurz to recover $100,000 damages lor an allezed libel reflecting upon his method of brewing beer, The pluntif clams that he has de+ Voted much time and study to beer brewing, and that he bua discovered a new method of making beer with simply hops and mait, and it ts further alleged that the delendant 18 also a beer brewer and that be makes It a #peciaity to doctor beer sour, and that the detendanvs collection of the judge Judge Donohue took the motive io attacking (tbe piaintl id bis method of brewing 1s for the purpose of making his own tore popular with the public, Mr. Jon P, Sehuchmann, the attorney for Mr, Stuber, made application to and ob- tained trom Judge McAdam an order tor tho arrest of Mr. Schuarz, who will be required to give bail for lis appearance at the trial, when the beer brewing secrets and troubles of the two rival competitors will come up jor adjudicauon, Julius W. Colnmbant, charged with complicity in the $64,500 terged check, was yesterday vr lore Judge Dowwuue, | eu A writ 1 habeas corpu ruiorar) obtained by Mr, William F, Howe, bis coun Assistant District Attor- trom whieh court the order tact came out that some two indicted = for although the sequently A erry acd be had charged with being implicated in the forgery of deeds 1n the Register’s office, an indictment to which effect Was stated to be still pending against him. After a I discussion the prisouer was remanded to the General Sessions to answer the indictmeut in that court. It was arranged that the argument in the case should take place on Tuesday. DECISIONS, SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS, By te Donohue, ‘Williams vs. Graham; Mason vs. McCafferty; Teller vs, Wise; Gunniaraes vs. Gunsenbauser; Matter of Moore et al. ; Miller vs, Perl; The Bliven Oil Company vs, The Union Petroleum Company; Smith vs, Martin, and the Metropolitan Savings Bank va, Costigan.— ranted, Biankepn va, Norton and Zychiinski va, Shicreck.— Motions deni Matter of Holt.—Motion denied. Memorandum. Ragin vs. Ammidonn.—Motion denied without costs, Matter of Reuter.—Motion to discharge denied. i Schuyler vs, Wood.—Motion granted. Momoran- jum, . Smith va. Sweeney. —Undertaking anproved, Palmer vg, Day,—Petition not signed, Earl va, Byrne, &c.—Order granted. Marsh ve. Marsh.—No appeal has been taken; I havo nothing to act on and taxution must be affirmed. Tho Union Dime Savings Lnstitution va Stillwell. — Petition neither shows the tuct us to whether the infant has eral guardian or whether he bas been ‘appointed in this case. Leet vs. The Equitable Life Assurance Society.— Substitution granted on plainuf’s dling pulation that the attorney shall have # lien on what covered to what shall be found due to him, ¢ By Judge Lawrence. Watson vs. The New York and Harlem Navigation Company, and Adden vs. Robinson and another.— Orders granted, MeDonald va, Davis,—Stay continued, See memo- racdum. Matter of the American Hana Pegging Machine Com- Ppany.—No authority for allowing the receiver in this caso any other commissioners than such us are allowed to executors or administrators. See 38 R. 3., p. 765, sec, 91; 3K. 8., p. 101, sec. 71, The order should bo drawa in conformity with these views, SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM. By Judge Lawrence. Bernheimer vs, Willis e —Order Vanderhoel va. Tuckor, & to be tried by a jury. ‘The Hebrew Benevolent Orphan Asylum Society vs, The Mayor, &c,—Case and amondmonis as settlod, Long vs. The Mayor, &c.—Judgment iu favor of the defendants upon the demurrer, with costs, Soe mem- orandum, Rollwagen vs. Rollwagen.—Demurrer overruled, with costs. See memorandum, SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TELM, By Judge Sedgwick. Duano et al. va, Lindsay, &c.—Finodings settled and sigued, By Judge Speir, Kelley, &c., va. Dusenbury,—Order vacating war- rant granted under act of 1831, and denying motion for Freargument, ‘an Orden va. Allerton.--Urder denying motion, ‘with $10 costs. Roberts vs. Laudon et al.—Judgmont of foreclosure. Manning vs Sterp.—Urder authorizing receiver to sue, &c. MARINE COURT— CHAMBERS, By Judgo McAdam, Globe Stationary Company vs. Vertel; Dupuy vs. Shotwell,—Opinions filed. Jones vs. Anderson.—Judgment for plaintiff as per opinion filed. Junker vs. Gorhold; Tilson ve, Mathot; Brox vs. Humboldt Iron Works; Graudeu vs. Rubenstein; Bird vs. Ehlers,—Motions granted, Abern va, Stoutenburgh.—Recelver appointed. 1 nat va, Kowald.—Attachment against person al- lowe Hanser va, May (two cases). —Orde: conditionally. Loomis va. David.—Stay vacated, Weeks vs. Lichtenstein. —Injunction vacated. ethics ve. Haas.—Complaint dismissed condi- jonally, De Graf vs, Ham.—Order to Comptroller to pay over granted, Wolf va. Gray.—Action, Albany Brewing Company ve. Atridge; Braisted vs, Lyon; Hastings vs. Grant; Wehendorfer vs. Gum- of arrest vacated’ brecht; Flecke vs, Wood.—Defaults. Dunbar vs. Deim.—Order of reference granted. vs, Kleman; Bloomingdale vs, Englett; Levy; Stuber va. Schwartz; Heppe va, Krone; Irwin vs. Zychlinski.—Orders granted. Welshauser va. Bryant.—Mr. A, Barton Hough ap- pointed receiver, Fontana vs. Friedberg —Motion denied. BROOKLYN CITY COURT DECISIONS. The following decisions have been rendered by Jus- tice McCue in the Brooklyn City Court, special term :— Charles E. Noble vs. Sarah H. Ballard.—New trial craered; costs to abide the evont, Catharine Farnan vs, Thomas Farnav.—An action for divorce, Complaint dismissed, but without costs and without prejudice to any new ‘sult to be instituted p< the plaintiff against the defendunt for a limited lvorce, Marion Cross et al. va. Catharine Oetgen.—Compiaint dismissed, but without costs, CITY COURT CALENDAR VOR MONDAY, YEBRUARY 6. Noa, 39, 98, 38, 93, 30, 40, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 18, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 23, 26. KINGS COUNTY SURROGATE COURT. During the past week tho wills of the following named persons, deceased, were proven in the Surrogate’s Court:—Dennis Rourke, Courad B. Schmidt, Johannes Deininger, Moses A, Bald- win, Stephen Conover, Louisa L. Hoag, £l- Jen. Coxe, Sarah Sibell, Charles Parker, and Christopher Tappan, all of the city of Brooklyn. Letters of administration were granted in tho estates of the following named deceasod persons, viz :—Esther June artense, of the town of Flatbush; Susan A. Ring, of Randolph, Morris county, N. J.; Bridget Rogers, Eliza Davis (formerly Eliza McQuaid), Charles A. Wiggins, Luke MeQueeney, Owen McMahon, John Cazalett, Jr. ; Jobn M, Hail, Jr.; Eva A. Welton (formerly Eva A. Vose), Elizabeth Hook, sary E. Behnke, Louisa Kaiser, Ann A. Tice, John H. Pope and Nannie B. Pollard, all of the city of Brooklyn. Letters of guardianship of the person and estate of William V. Myers, Mary 8. Myers, Robert W. Myers, David W. Myers and Emma J. Myers, were granted to Jobn F, Myers, of the town of New Lots; ot M. Thomp- son Lovett and Lou P, Lovett, to Sarah T. Lovett, of the city of Brooklyn. THE OLD DISTRICT COURT CLERKS. A letter bas been transmitted by Comptroller Kelly to Assemblymau Purdy, setting forth that William P, Mitchell, Michael Cregan and James R. Davis, late clerks of the Fourth, Sixth ana Seventh District courts, have not paid Into the city treasury the fees collected by them during certain periods while they occupied their offices. gentlemen, with ovhers, Were ousted under @ recent decision of the Court of Appeals, and a bill to pay them for their services bas just been passed by the State Assembly. It is under- stood, ag It 18 a republican measure, that the bill will also pags the Senate. Governor Robinson, however, wil probably interpose his vcto when the measure comes before him for action, THE PRESS CLUB CONCERT. On Tuesday evening vext a notable musical and literary entertainment will be given at Steinway Hall, under the auspiees of the New York Press Club, Mark Twain, one of the members, will read a now sketch specially prepared for this occasion, entitled “My Exporience with an Interviewer.” Among the artistes who will appear are Mme. Pappenheim, the well known soprano; Mme. Zelda Seguin, contralto, and Miss Maygie Lindsey, suprano. The programme arranged will also mciude ers. A. P. Burbank and Charles Roveris, Jr., clocutionisis; the New York Glee aud Madrigal Club (G. G. Roekwood, director); Messrs. William Castle and George Werrenrath, tenors; Mr. Wiliam Carleton, baritone; Mr. J. G. Lumbard, bass; Mr. F, Boscovity, pianist; ‘the Young Apollo Club (W. ¥. Williams, director), and Signor £. Marzo, conductor and accompanist. The sale of tickets bas already been very largo, and the audience will be composed of Jeading citizens prominent tn political, protessional and civil lie, FATHER LARKIN'’S CHURCH. To-morrow evening there will be a musical, dra- matic and literary entertainment given in the large hall of the Church of the Holy Innoconts, Thirty- seventh street and Broadway, of which Rev. John Larkin Is the pastor. The entertainment will take place under the auspices of an amateur dramatic company formed of the young meu of th irish, who are thus cnueavoring to assist in liquidating the heavy debt that cucumbers the eburch, Aside from the worthy object in view there will be sev- of the programme, not the the uppearance of Mra Laura Webb, the author of “Custer’s Immortality.” lady will read, 1n connection with other solected pieces, a new poem upon “Liberty Enlightening the World. ” THE NOTE THAT DOWLING GAVE. Thomas U. Dowling, @ liquor dealer on East 113th street, gave his note for $40 to a man, who sold it to Moses Landsberg, of No, 120 Kast Forty-third sireet, for $20, The latter then offered to sell it to Wowling for $10, but would gr only $6 tor it Iti alieged that'on receiving the nove Dowling tore it up and thes refused to pay the $6. This the defendant denies, und Judge Bixby yesterday said ho bese alow him three woeks to show his inuocenoe of the cba = “The animal stood a few moment: CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. BELABORERS OF BEASTS BROUGHT TO BAY— MEETING OUT JUSTICE TO THE GUILTY— FIELD DAY IN THE SPECIAL SESSIONS. Usually the Judges holding the Court of Spocial Ses- sions are busy settling legal problems evolved from humanity to man.” An exceptional day was, however, yesterday, the Court being mainly oc- cupied in listening to complaints growing out of tn- human treatment of animals, DRIVING HI8 HORSE TO DKATa. ‘The firat prisoner arraigned at the bar was Jacob Rader, u baker of Fordbam, charged with so over- driving bis horse that the animal fell dead in harness, It appeared from the evidence that Rader went on & spree on the 24tb ult, and speeded bis horse belore a cutter iu so reckless and dangerous # manter that persons Imugined tbe man either @ mantuc loose or that it was a case of “runaway.”’ Finally the fellow pulled up at Charley Heintzell’s hotel, and, putting his horse under the shed, weot in foradrink. He was helplessly drunk, and, betng put out by the pro- prietor, was tal ip charge by Oficer Dennerlein, of the mounted squad, Rader was helped into bis cutter, and lashing his alreaay exbausted horse, the latter broke away and dashed down the avenue as fast as the poor beast could run, The officer mounted bis horse, gave chase, overtook the sleigh and arrested Rade! shivered all over his body and then fell dead, The drunken driver then charged the olficer with killing his horse, The Court found the sellow guilty, but ined bim only $25, much to the surprise of m: ‘4 in the court-room. William Roper was aiso ined $5 for working a team with sores under the harness. THK LASH AND THEN 4 BALE BTICK, John Marx was fined $50 for cruelly beating a horse with a whip ond a heavy vale stick. Finding the lash not suilicient persuasion to make the helpless smooth- shod animal get upon the icy pavement Marx went into 4 store, and, getting the bale'stick, began pound- ing tho animal over the body until he waa stopped by the officer. As soon ag the hurness was taken off tho animal succeeded, with a little help, in getting up, A BUTCHER'S KNIFE IN THR BACK, A beautitul dog belonging to Mr, Wessman, of Cit topber street, of the hound breed, was out ou Thurs: evening for exercise in charge of an employé. The dog was securely muzzled, and while passing a butcher’s shop—346 Bleecker street—a wan vuamed Albert E: Alien, employed ja the shop, came out and del:berately threw a sharp knife, with a blade some tev inches long, at the animal, The point.stuck in the dog’s back and penetrated to the bone, Allen was held for tril. STAINING THE SHOW WITH BLOOD, Albert: Luke was fined $15 for beating an overloaded horse with a long lasb uptil the blood ran down the animal’a flanks. The reason the horse could not pull ‘was, that 1 was @o smooth shod that no foothold could be got on the slippery roudway. PINE BOARDS IN LIKU OF OATS, Phibp Raynor was arrested for starving his horse, or, as the officer said, for inadvertently or through absent mindedness allowing bis horse to feed off the manger for two days, instead of out of the manger on hay and oats, The prisoner swore he could produco iis feed bill, and dove down in nis pocket, but instead of a feed account produced a ‘score’ bill of $3 30 from Fagan’s gin mill on First avenue, SIX CENTS FINE—PAID BY MR. BERGE. was charged with working a horse with a sore under the saddie, The prisoner pleaded guilty, but Mr. Bergh asked the leniency of the Court, as the mun had endeavored to protect the sore (rom the har- ness. He was fined six cents, which Mr, Bergh smilingly handed to the Cierk of the Court, ‘Shure, now, | always took Bergh ior a hard one," said Fagan as he burriediy teft the court, evidently mach sur- prised at the ending of his case. HOW TO COOK. The preparations of a course dinner of course de- mands a proper preparation im the cook as well as of the cooked. The New York Cooking School affords this preparation and supplies Instruction in the method of preparing the various viands that grace our table: ‘The sessions of the school are held at No. 8 St. Mark’s place, on Wedesday and Saturday afternoons, at one o'clock, The first legson of tho second course was given yesterday. The bill of fare prepared was the following:— Creole soup. Filet of black bass, with Tartar sauce, Lyonnaise potatoes, Civet of bare. Quail pic, Mi maded venison and currant jelly, Lima beans, wi butter sauce. Baked apple dumpling, with Madoira sauce, The cook was Mons, Pallas, formerly chef de cuisine of the 8t. James Hotel, and as each article was pre- pared and cooked, explanations were given by Miss Corson, under whose’s direction the schoo is held. Quite a number of ladies were prosent, who took cop- tous notes of Miss Corson’s explanations, and as each dish was cooked and brought on the ‘tablo, it was who were thus enavied to pi it of the formulas of cooking which they received, Previous to the cooking of the several dishes, Miss Corson gave a short lecture, prin- cipally on the three varieties of food, the carbouac ous, the nitrogenous the phosphatic. The carbonates, she said, ‘e found chiefly in grain: Sugars and roote, and they increase the sizo without augmenting the strength of tho cater; the nitrates are found for tbe most part in meats, und they give strength to the muscles, but they do nut mt jat, while the phosphates are found in fish and fruits and afford brain apd nerve force. A proper combination of the three varieties make the model dinner, Dr, Letheby has estimated that one person Ought to consume 10 each day of carbonates sixty-nine parts, of nitrates twenty-two parts and of pbosphat nine parts in every 100. This would be ubout nine- teen ounces of meat, sixteen ounces of broud, three and # balf ounces of tut, three and a quarter pints of fluids, with a sufficiency of sait, This quantity is, of course, for a person in a state of health, ‘Alter the covking was over, which, of cours place in the kitchen, the ladies adjourned to lor, where the matter was discussed und any errors in the notes taken by the ladies corrected b; a ¢on, ‘Tho course is comprised in twelve which a third course will be It iw intended soon to form a cooking class for servants, somewhat different in character from the present, which 1s tended for the mustresses and housekeepers. Tue clags for eoeks will teach them how to cook meats and vegotablos, taking each up in a@ separate lorson, and then proceea to the mysteries of bread and pasiry making. Miss Corson ts trying her best to nullity the old adage that * eaven seuds food but the devil sends cooks.” DIRECT TRADE WITH BRAZIL. MEETING OF THE PROJECTORS OF THE ZON TRADING COMPANY.” A movement has been In progress for some months to establish a direct line of trading vessols between New York and Brazil, The enterprise has been in chargo of Mr. Joho Laudesman, of this city, who suc- cecded in establishing a steam line between England and Brazil. A number of wealthy gentiomen met yes- terday afternoon at the office of Landesman & Gross to discuss the subject and take steps tor the formal organization and incorporation of the company, Mr. Magnus Gross presided, The new enterprise will be known as the ‘Amazon Trading Company,” aud will sturt with a capital of $40,000, with powers to increase it [tis intended that the vessels shall sail direct trom New York to Manaos, the capital of the province of Amazonas, on the Amazon River, exporting the products of the United States and importing those of Brazil, IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. From the prospectus of the company the principal goods which the province of Amazonas imports in greatest, bulk are flour, butter, cheese, hums, pre- served mea canned fruits and wines. Its rincipal exports are rubber, cocoa, chocolute beans, Brantaa nuts, cedar and cabinet wood, oil, sarsparilla and pides, The government of the province of Amazonas, it is stated, will grant a subsidy to the com- pany, and the project has also the sanction of the imperial government of Dom Pedro, The whole matter was discussed thoroughly at the mecting, and an appii+ cation for a certilicate to the Secretary of State will soon be made, When thw new line is fairly established it is intended to organize a line of steamers uls ‘The Brazilian government favors the enterprise, and would prubably grant a subsidy to the Landesman said that it was not un to do as much in “AMA- t intimate relations desired between the two countries, THE BLACKWELL'S ISLAND BRIDGE. THE ENGINEERS DELAYED--A NEW PLAN PRO- POSED, ‘There have been some lively discussions recently in consequence of the sudden advancement of some new plane with reference to the proposed bridge from Now York vo Long Island, with Biackwell’s Island as the intermediate point, The meetings of engineers have been held at frequent intervals within the past three wooks, and tho conflict of ideas growing out of the propositions to construct the bridge upon the plan of a clear headway of 136 feet trom the New York shore to the islund, and a counter proposition to construct an arch, within the same given space, which is but 135 feot high in the middio, starting at the water’s level on each side. The government engineers employed in at Hell Gute, and General Newton especially, aro loud im denouncing the new “arch project,’ on the grounds that it will materially Interfere with navigation and that such a plan would reduce the available space for bigh-masted cratt nearly if not quite two-thirds, The sessions of the engineers have been stormy, and in consequence of the: Ww plang the work has been and probably will be consid- erably delayed, W hile but ® minority of the engineers are apparently in favor of the new project, it is not im. probable that the majority way be enticed over, as ono of the leading members of the Board 1s stubbora and means tv “bold out.’ As the distance trom Now York to Bluckwell’s island is 734 feet, and trom the island to the Long Island shoro but 618 feet in the bridge measurement, the construction of the arch 1s a matter of serious const tion, not only with the engineers but with the pul nverested in Kast River navigation, BUSINESS TROUBLES. A very interesting case in bankruptcy bas occurred in which Mary B. Sumner, keeper of s fasbiouable boarding house on Thirty-O{th street, near Madison ave- Bue, has been adjudicated an involuntary bankrupt on the petitions of her grocer, butcher aud coal dealer to whom she ts indebted to mouns of $5,000. The creditors, who unite in the petition, are the follow. ing:—William Sperb, Jr., $3,193 91; Adolph Lulers, $1,008 08; Herman t. Winter, $594 75, Menze Dicien- dort, $324 85. Accompanying the petitions isan all. davil that she made a sale and conveyance by chattel mortgage to D. Warren Hatch of ali her household eects to give preference to bim over her othér credi- tors. The matter bas been referred to Register Dayton to take further proceedings. George S. Levy, munutacturer of furs, of No, 11 West Eighteenth street. bas been adjadicatea an in- voluntary bankrupt on the petitions of Israel J. Solo- mon, Frederick 3. Myers aug Max Hubner, to whom be 1s tadebted to the extent of $11,000, Negotiations are ip progress between Jacob Her- mance, glass manufacturer, of No. 69 Murray street aud Ellenville, New York, toward a compromise, wile will probably be elected at Gfty conis on the jollar, ‘The following assignments and schedules wer bd iterday filed in the Court of Cominon Pleas ;—Henr: sare to Louis Meyer; the habilities are stated at $18,667 73; nominal assets, $15,464 20, and real assets, $4,944 27, Silvius Landaburg to Laiayette Halsey; the habilities arc stated at $28,096 33; nominal assets, $23,954. 63, and real ussets, $10,725 53, DENIAL. HENRY CLEWS' A Statement appeared ycsterday in a morning paper, tothe effect that Messrs. Henry Henniquin & Co,, bankers, of Paris, bave begun a suit against Honry Clews & Co., for damages tor alleged 11K conversion of certain Toledo and Wabash first mortgage bonds, valued at over $30,000, which the Paris trm deposited for security with Messrs. Clews & Co, A HrxaLp reporter called upoo Mr. Clews to have bin express his views on tne mater, Mr. Clews said; —"" atement is entirely ez parte, and nob ith tho facts in the case, Henniquin & Co. have no claims whatever on me, They wore set- tled soveral years ago, | heard nothing about the suit until I read tin the paper, aad don't know that any action has been begun, although | suppose it has. Wheu the proper time comes I will explain the matter fully. DUNCAN, SHERMAN & CO. The trequently postponed investigation concerning the affairs of Duncan, Sherman & Co. was again ad- Journed yesterday, but measures wore taken to pre- veat a recurrence of these delays. It had been do- cided that the inquiry should be resumed before Register Ketchum at three o'clock, bat at that hour tho only interested person present was Mr. E. F. Brown, who represents Mr. E. Graham Haight, one of the creditors of the bankrupts. Nearly ao bour passed and there being no ap- earance forthe bankrupts, Mr. Brown, addressing Kegister Ketcham, said he uncertain what course to pursue—whether to hav default on the part of the defenda entered, or whether he should get new orders to compel their attendance, He wanted, he gaid, to go on with the examination, and had served notice that be would not consent to any further post- ponement. He asked if it would not beas well to take out uew summonses, Register Ketchum thought it would, and directed orders to be made out containing the names of Judge Shipman, William Butler Duncan and Francis H. Green to compel their uttendance or the vttendance of any of them upon whom service might be effected. He also fixed ‘iuesday at half- past ton A, M. for the resumption of the inguiry. HOW ONE MAY BECOME THREE. A decree of absolute divorce was granted yesterday by Justice Reynolds, in the Brooklyn City Court, in the action of Addie Bishop against Albert T, Bishop, Testimony was taken before John C. McGuire, referee, who reported the material allegations in the complaint to be true; that the marriage of plaintiff and defendant occurred January 4, 1862, and that there is no issue to said marriage ‘the report. ates that adultery was committed by tho de- ¢ forth inthe complaint. According to plaintiff may marry agaln the same as d, but the defendant cannot marry until after the death of the plaintiff. FREE TO REMAIN IN JAIL, Justice Reynolds, of the Brooklyn City Court, yes- terday denied the motion of James W. Ridgway, coun- sol or Samuel 8, Free, Jr., asking for his cliont’s dis- charge from the county jail on the ground that he was insolvent, Tho prisonor was de: jant ina divorce suit brought by his wife, Edith Free, und was commit- ted to jailon December 2, 1876, for contempt, he re- fusing to pay the plaintiff alimony and counsel fee, as provided by an order of the Court. REAL ESTATE, ‘The following sales were elfected at the Real Estate Exchange yesterday :— Richard V. Harnett sold, by order of the Supreme Court, in foreclosure, A. Czaki reteree, nine lots on Goerck and Mangin streets, each 20 by 100, seven lots ou Goerck street andtwo on Mangin street, between Stanton and Rivington streets, and 81.3 feet south of Stanton street, belonging to the corporation of the city ot New York, to Johu Roach, defendant in the legal action, for $39,900. Richard V. Harnett also sold, by order of the Su- preme Court, in foreclosure, a four-story brick tene- ment bouse with lot, 25 by 109,3, No. 218 West Thirty- seventh street, south side, 225 foct west of Seventh avenue, to the Bank tor Savings, plaintifl, for $14,600. ~ James M. Miller sold, by order of the Supreme Court, in foreclosure, Goorge A. Halsey referee, a house with lot, 18x102.2, on East Seventy-eighth street, south side, 234 leet east of Fourth avenue, to plaintiff, tor $8,000, Blackwell, Riker & Wilkins sold, by order of the Su- preme Court, in foreclosure, Albert Stickney referee, One lot, 27100. 11, on East 124th street, north side, 98 feet east of First aveuue, to plamuil, for $1,500. Also a plot of land, 100x111, 10, on East 129th street, north side, 225 tect of First avenue, and @ plot of lund, 235x247x100,5x110.11x15x90, on East 124th street, north side, 225 leet east of First avenue, extending through to 125th street and Harlem River, with wator Tight, to plainiill, tor $2,500. ThaNsruns, exuKUARY 3, 1877, C, 59x84.0; Heinrich 8, 5 nyster Luyster 4,000 (No, 4); hoplia Grete tu Juln Grete... ... Nom. . 344), 25x100; Helen Burnet (execu. tnx) to Jacub U. Winkus ROR Clinton st, Nos. 184, 196; "sainw to sume. + 16,200 ‘sume to same. + 18,200 ward) ; ulsy Morrisania av., Boston rund, ] Annie K. Witney to Wiil- % nor Union ay. fam Cauldwell Un av., w. %, 20 Cedar sb, 8. ec ‘Tinton av. @. RUB cinorrogiseven rise. 4000 Westchester av, . 8 of Union ‘av., 82,15100.5¢ nav, 10 fh, sof Union ay. Iso Westehester wy., Ww. 8, 42 tl. 9, of Union ay., 26% 1.02 wlso Union av. Waa, SOIL of Cedar, ® Susmunal hte Contre vivek, betweou 4th nud Soeh ste. 114. 1135 vol Sd av., irrecular; Alvert Harabrecht wi wite to A. K, rebaty 7th av..n, corner ot 53d ‘st. 25x an Hoffa: Oth st, u. &, between avs. Band ‘Hoffman aud wife to Matthew Fa Nom. S7th wi. Me, 27 Ww. Of Lexington ay. George B.' Chandler and wite to An tonal Bunk Gist ar, & %., e. of 11th a Cunnlugham and wife to Bridget J. Fo MORTGAGES. Blush, Charles F. and wife to Bva Mull 18,00 Statiton st., w. of Attorney st; 1 yeur - 200 Eckhot, Anthony and wile to German ‘Exchange Bank, a, s, of 48th 4,000 Aulbach, Jobn J. No, 446) 8,000 1, Willis Union av. and 5,400 2,000 pf, Michi # OL Doth st. We of 2d wv. 5 3B eArKe eee, 2,200 Kruck, Jacob ‘and wite, to William Krause, w, Christopher at., w. of Greenwich av. ; 3 yours 1,000 Ki-k, Hartord B, and wite, to Annie K. Whitney, w, s. of Union av, and Cedar ot. (24th ward): 5 years. 5,400 J. Bradley, n, & Su . 8, of 122d at, w. of to ward): § years Wilkinson, Mary (oxeeutury, ¢. 6, of HEAT THE CARS. THE LATEST ALDERMANIC BESOLUTION—PECU: LIAB RUMORS AS TO RAILROAD LOBBIING— HAVE OUB “CITY FATHERS” BEEN ‘‘BULI+ pozeD ?” ‘The resolution passed by the Board of Aldermen on Thurrday lust relative to providing fresh straw for the railroad cars will go before the Mayor for bis sig- ature next week. It appears that this is the only concession the hundreds of thousands of people whe shiver in these Uithy cats during the winter montn: can obtain at present from the Aldermen: The reso Jution or ordinance,. it 18 understood, will receive th: Mayor's signature and thus become alaw, Its pro- visions are very loosely drawn, and any little bened, that may be derived from it must lie in the discretion of the Board of Health, The resolution as passed, with Alderman Pinckuey’s amendmeat, reads as fol- lows:— SINGULAR RESOLUTION, ‘hat the several city railroad companies run- snd they are hereby La vad | to imposed for the comiort and jence of pessneare, AES Board of Health; and that the said board and is hereby required to such compant p, while en route, the front thelr cars el in and stormy that clean straw be provided fur the fluor of every cur in such quantities and at such seasous as the Board may direct, ud that « proper system of ventilation, to be ap- proved by the said Board, shall be provided for every city pussanger railroad cur, 1s will thus be seen that sixteen of our distinguisned City Fathers voted away their right in this instance to dircct as to what these grasping corporations shall do in order to properly accommodate the public, A good many innocent people in this misgoverned city are anxious to know how it is possible that the Aldermen seem 80 solicitous of protecting the interesta of the ratlroad compan ies, as opposed to the wants of the people, It is not a dificult question to answer if we take the statements of certain members of the lobby who hang around the sacred portals of the City Hal. ‘Why, 1 know it to be a fact,” said one of these acute observers to the Heraup representative yesterday, ‘that Alderman Bryan Reilly, one of the three members of the Railroad Committee, has re. ceived trom the Third Aveaue Katlroad line, withia the last few weeks, some eighteen appointments ag conductors and drivers,” “Do you suppose that money bas passed between members of the Board and the raitroad companies?’ “Well,” he remarked, ‘it is not ap easy matter to witness the actual passage of the ‘shug’ in such cases; but’ (winging the left eye) ‘there is a moral certainty about itin my own mind thas wand takes, vast amvuuat of testimony to shake,’ “Waat do you mean by ‘snug?’ ”? “Why, the ‘boodle,’ of course,” *+T ar’ still astray.” ‘Look you ’ere, young fellow,” cuntinued my elo- quent informant, “you uin’t so green as you pretend, You meant to draw me out. Why cash, very hard cash, 1 mean. You can’t *bull-dose’ mo into avy further explanation,” ‘The case thds stands as to the money inf Ugly rumors fii) the air, but it is evidently easier te decide the Presidenual question than to get at the bo tom facta, In the graphic language of the ‘Third House” ut the Cit; jall “those fellows will not give tnemselves away.’? ALDERMANIO ELOQUENCE, The empty reasons put forth by sume of the Alder. men in support ol the majority report nave been th¢ occasion of considerable ridicule around the City Hall, Mr. Vou Reilly said that be hud consulted several ul the conductors aud drivers on the cars, while Mr, C. Guntzer contended that the plan wus indefensibiy of sunitury grounds ulone, Both those gentiemen ure un derstood Lo have studied in the great medical institucer of Europe fora namber of years, A visit tothe Al- dermen’s regular meeting would edify the most fustidl- ous, Scteral hours are sometimes spent in the discum sion of subjects over which our distinguished “City Fathers’ have as much control the man in th¢ moon, comp doors of woathei THY ALDERMEN AND BOARD OF HEALTH, The position of the Board of Health is a peculiar on¢ in this controversy, What littlo remedies are voucn- safed to the shivering city traveliers under this loosely drawn resolution of the Aldermen must be applied solely under direction of that Board. It will be recol- lected that it was a railroad president—Mr. Samuel L, Philips, of the Third Avenue line—thas suggested ref erence of the whole question of heating the cars to +n. Health Commission, ‘The suggestion und the suggestet must be looked upon with suspicion under the circum: stances. Why was Mr, Phillips go anxious that the Board of Health should have the decision of this mat. tery Was it because the railroad cormorants ex, a decision favorable to their interests? This 1s nota problem very difficult of solution. The Third Avenue road is the most grasping in the city. It treats its Passengers with the (cast consideration, packing them together like sardines in a tip box. Alderman Cowing, who so manfully presented @ minority report in favor of heating some of thocarsas an acpernens calculates that each car on this line clears from $15 to $20 per day, Notwithstanding such a state of affairs, this eom- pany send in a report to the present Legislature almost buluncing their expenditures and receipts for the past year, Can the Grand Jury move £0 as to indict a rail- Toad official who will thus throw dust ip the eyes of the people in the presentation of fraudulent reports? WHAT DR. JANEWAY SAYS. A HERALD Bry hermit visited Dr. Janeway, one of the Board of Healtn, at Police Headquarters yester- day. “trave you seen the resolution passed by the Board of Aldermen relutive to the ventilation and placing of straw in the ratiroad oars?’ he was asks ‘ +l have not; but we passed ap ordinance ourselves relative to this mutter a lew days since.’? The Aldermanic resolution was bere shown Dr, Janeway. . “-Waat do you think of that ??? “Well, we will have to examine it before taking ac tion.’ ‘sWHL you feel It incumbent apon you to order all the railroad compauies to put straw im their cars daily under this resolution??? “That is a ma.ter which must be considered. The resolution has not yet come before us in a formal way.” “Do you not think the piacing of clean straw in the cars daily would be conducive to public healt ?”” “Clean straw placed jn tho cars every day would be a good thing. However, some people might get asthma from this practice, At one time an ordinance was pussed compelling companies to take out this straw.’? *+How abuut the subject of ventilation ?”? “LT think thet bas already been attended to, Im- rovements have been made in some of the curs, and Poon know of anything clse that can be doue at present.”’ ‘THE BOARD OF HEALTH’S ORDINANCES, Sections 165 and 166 of the Sanitary Code, up to the middle of last mouth, read as follow: That each aud every car used upon any raiiroad in the city of New York for the carrying or transportation of pus- sengers shall on each and every day on which it may be used for the carrying or trausporiation of passen- gers be carefully and thoroughly washed aud cleaued, so that all filth and dirt are removed {rom the inside of said car. That po straw or Lay shall ut any time be used or placed un the floor of any railroad cur engaged or used 1m the business of carrying or transporting passengers within the city of New York.” ‘The latter section alluded to in the interview with Dr. Janeway was amended on January 16 as follows:— “Unless the whole of such material shall be entirely fresh, clean and inoffensive on the morning of each day during Which tbe same shall be used or placed in such railroad car, and such straw or bay when used for the purpose berembefure mentioned shall be wholly renewod at least ouce cach day.” It will thus be seen that by the passage of this mendment the railroad companies cun place clean straw 1p their cars daily, but no compulsory directions have yet been given. 1t remains to be seen whether the Aldermanic edict will receive prompt attentions when it comes before the Health Board for considera ton, WHY RENIS SHOULD COME DOWN. To tue Evitor oy tuk HeRaLp:— ‘The decline in the value of dwelling houses and lots should bring a corresponding decline in reuts, Heavy taxes is given ay a reason why landlords cannot come down in their prices. I have investigated taxes a8 they are now, tand what they were in 1861, and find them about three times what they were; while rents, allowing for the increased tax, are nearly 100 per cent higher, In # row of four dwellings, which paid a tax of $160 each in 1861, and rented at $1,200, the rent was raised im 1863 (under the totlu euce of the issue of paper money by the the government) to $3,000, and the tax has risen te $470 per annum. Another row of seven, which rented for $800 each before the wur, bas rented tor $2,400 for ten years Inst past, the tax being only some $300 each, while 1m 1861 1t was about $11 The owners of dwell- ings who have held them since 1860 @ reaped & iden tarvest, which they are reluctant to surrendet more to sustain the rents than keepers of boarding houses; they pay too much ront, and they are begin- ning to find it oat to their sorrow. Rents should come down tulty one-third on dwellings, to correspond with the times. J, WILBERFORCE, STARVATION AND CRIME, Christian Hoffman, aged thirty-five years, of No, 92 Evsex stroet, was arraigned before Justice Fiammer yesterday on a charge of burglary, preferred against, him by Gotleib Hoffman, of No. 194 Rivington street, from whose premises he stole a couple of hams. W. he wus usked what he had to say rr bis own delonce Hollman stated to the Justice in German :—‘Your Honor, I am ragged, almost home- less and absclutely btiy thes Tam guilty of the crime charged against mo, but | did it to get bread for my wite and three children.” The Justice fixed the bail at anominal sum—$200—and said he regretied thas be could not discharge the prison DISORDERLY HOUSES, At the Essex Market Police Court yesterday Mary Houser, Lizzie and Charles Sith wore held in defaail of $1,000 bail each on the charge of keeping » disor. deriy house, A numbor of young girls who were found fg Ua ee were discharged Mii Mp darn The jouses the prisoners kept were at No, 66 5 atreet aad No, 101 Canal ‘itoot, obi