The New York Herald Newspaper, February 4, 1877, Page 7

OUR DOCK SYSTEM. How the Commercial Supremacy of New York Is To Be Maintained. The Duty of the Dock De- partment. 10 would be idle, mot to say disastrous, to attempt to immed: re ide of | Yorn. _ ey apy of these things NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1877.-QUADRUPLE SHEET. them, within 8 com; early period. fpf ate pe Rn the exact cout of the tae struction pied eno ore sociales ihe! ty of paramount importa: ‘worth; att commercial organizations. ij re TIME AB AX BLEMENT, bs ‘The merchants seem to regard time as of eommand- ‘importance jn this matter, aud they assert that we delay other cities are reaping the fruits of imaction. This would be true if our commerce golng away from us only on account of the mere ont of wi terminal facilities and convenient The restrictions upon the trade of the also removed, and thi element tn the const: i i ry 5 : = 4 4 f E i it to hb the fucthtios by diminish. ry possible direc. imereased factlities in conduce to the general prosperity. perbaps, of greater importance than jhe new systom as fast as it can may prove to greater benefit than the vob of a long line of wooden bulkheads ith no other parpose in view than to gain ‘and save money. FOCO-roco, of this may be found in the use of pier on the North River, This gitE gibi a g 2 z ; : F i i i i | i arF i e, ey je price, tempted When similar facili- tes water from West Eleventh to the ocean lines would be only too bappy 10 meek accommodations in tbat quarter, and even the Cunard line might be induced to cross the nver, A "ng t to werve tor the campletion of this part of the work, and two years shoulda ufford we a line of properly constructed bulkhoads and piers all the way to the . This accomplished, we wonld be afforded a double track freight railway through the whole length of West street; and this in tare would give us ae all alse that we ia si New be | constructed hike fairy 1 an hour, the cha minal facilities mast come os port of its growth, pre- | wout be akeeees sate a = that woald sarees Uminary to the increase and as weeessary to the pre. C¥e4 the most sanguine. Var commerce would thus Gervation of our commerce The fault just pow seems / 4 prey a aan on cont ay shit te. shaw to de & disposition to employ not se much radical ie “a Mh not sng aris 1) 60 radical application romedies | © * piers are it, yet the ang pte the diseceed @ @e ot construction ef these where they are tuoss required whied cnénien bead 0 ge lie to every interest that surrounds them, trade, Tho + Department of Docks hes s vast The eo the he coho Mind in ie peak and comprehensive system, based upon the recom. | Juarters vitality part of t iy. Canard 8 iba measure supertnduced Wendations of General MeCielian, whiem it is endeaw- ‘the prosperity of Jersey City, Lf the cit voacayesta Oring to carry into execution. The merchants, om the ' acide omen aoe rig ng le other band, oppose this rystem, as two expensive and OM adjncont strects the ase of tho grain | trade such a stractare would 10 itseit hold all th 5 too slow, and would resort to temporary expedicnts merce ot the North River. [tis aearetions to our father than promote permanent structures, With | taeditves as well as by a com; ive plan thus Fegard to terminal facilities there is much wise aisous- | °F PrORPerity 1 v0 be axsured. ston, but no practical efforts to unite the interests of | The policy then must be to make the completed our internal trade and our ocean trafic. Anybody can parts of the work not only harmonious with the gen. 00 that if the commorciat supremacy of New York ie [7 Blam oF - eg Py Fg al gs gl A co commerce, a Md to be huareypeny . only be by bringing | above Canal street and below Weat Kleventh was to be the railroads an steomsbips together and | 1 y improved doing away with expensive modes of bandling jan ‘en ahe Produce in transitu from the West to Rurope. Where pleuon, we would warehouses aro necessary at all both the carand the | hws more thao muip must be bronght to them so a to avoid slower | jesmebipa whieh py and moro expensive processes, and our dock system | peoa i, With the must be made to harmonize with this necessiny’ac- | Would be plonty of space cargoes, With the wide cording to the needs of commerce and the business in- created, even lor this short terests of the metropolis. for the freight tracks, THE CKNTRES OF TRADE, the Erie railroads could In suggesting the Improvements necemsaty to the bg 2 os none commerce of New York our theorists generally bold | pow there are only visionary ideas in regard to a change in she centres of = denn AS trade, for which they think it is necessary to provide, j Our pew dock system, as it existe on paper, is based, | to some extent, on notions like these, and eves | Sur merchants shafo it, as ix shown by the debates of ibe commercial organizations, Some people have an idea that the opening of Hell Gato will transfer trade +o the upper part of the wland and from the North to tho East River. Others have such superb faith in the faturo greatnoss and glory of New York that they ex- pect the new dock system to be carried completely found Manhattan Island, Trade is always con- vervative, oud its centres change but siowly and then only in obedience to fixed jaws, Practical m like General Newton expect no immediate revo. lution in this respect, and it is not likely ni : i i ‘hat either the present or the wext genera. hon will see much ve in the seat of our commerce, The danger is not that the centre of trade will change so far as the city itself is concerned, but that otber | sities will successfully Pompe with New York and | take away at least a part of italtogether. This comes mostly from the charges incident to our commerce, | which enables other cities successfully to compete wun Qs by surpassing us in the cheapness with which mer- shandise and produce are transferred and handled, Whenever we realize this fact and show the commer. sial world that the port of New York is the cheapest as well as the most commodious in the country all rivalry with other cities will’cease. } THE WAKRHOUSE AXD THE smP. | It tg easy to say that the remeay for all this is to bring the ship to the warehouse. Everybody recog- Bizes this as the prime necessity, but nobody seems io be exactly clear usto the best mode of its accom- plishment, ‘The readicst and least objectionable way of accomplishing this result,” say the commercit bodies, “isto make the water streets of the city of rmit of all necessary ‘railroad ao- ‘niortunately a broad and navigable Buch width as to commodation.’? The car, the warehouso and the ship m il be ht together and at the same time, he first thing for New York to do boelore \ts commerce can be made secure is to reduce the difficulties of spproach, which are the result of ite Insular position, The merchant ship can come up to city to discharge or take in cargo, but the car rhich 18 to seat its merchandise to the West, or bring bhe produce with which to load it for its outward voy- bee), 18 cut off by the riverand stops sbort at Hoboken or Jersey City, or at some point in New York city dis- tant from the water tr Ferriage and expensive ¢ are the olny means at present provided to bring the land and ocean trado together, and these alono aro poor remedies. A tunnel and wide river streets . Must be constructed to add to our facilities, and when this is done it will be comparatively casy to supply All the other deficiencies, THE WEST STREET WIDENING. But even before such means aro provided for bring- tens cars of the Erie and Pennsylvania and other railroads into the olty the widening of West strect has become a matter of paramount necessity. Tho legal ‘width of West street, as fixed by the commission of 1871, is 250 feet, anda portion of the bulkhead be- tween Canal and West Eleventh strects has been built upon this line in stone, If the widening was com- picted all the way to the Battery and this magnificent Tiver gtroet supplied with a doublo track freight ratl- Way and all tho necessary turnouts and switches tor reaching the warehouses and piers it must bo cone fessed it would be an important step toward the ac- quisition of the other necessities of our commercial situation. Tho widening of West street is necessary to any scheme which bas for its ovject the preservation of he commercial supremacy of this metropolis, but still greater facilities must be provided if we are to reap the full fruits of the contemplated improvements. Our merchants ought to consider this point in connection ‘with the plans ney are advocating, not forgetting, of Peleg to utilize all the means which are already at and. STONE AND WOODEN BULKHRADS. This brings us to the consideration of the work of the Dock Departmcut and the opposition of the mer- Chants, It is alleged that the plan under which.the Department of Docks ts now pursuing its lavors, and which calls for stone buikheads, wouid require, at their past rate of progress of about 560 feet per annum, over 100 years for 1t8 completion betweeen Sixty-first street, North River, around to Fifty-tirst street, Kust River, the portion of the city covered by this plan, This 18 regarded as toc slow to moet the present emérgencies tnd as futal to its usefulness ag the ovewhelming cost of the stone bulkhead which it demands, It is, there- fore, proposed to do away with the present plan aitogether and in licu of it to build bulkheads made by wooden cribs filled in with stone, itis alleyed that such a bulkhead can be readily built and at small cost, while it s very durable and rapidly admits of Seti On the other band it is urged by Mr. Salem H. Wat she President of the Dock Commission, that the ma- sonry bulkhead from the foot of West Kieventh street to the Battery, which the department ts now coustruct- Ing, costs only $225 per lineal foot, while no wooden dulknend suitable for the purpose cun be built for tess yban $150 per foot, which is within $75 of the cost of a masonry bulkhead, which would last for theu- sands of years. The pout here is in the permas | hence of the work und the accuracy of the figure ty Mr, Wales’ estimates are to be relied upon the desira- | bility of the stone over tho wooden buskbead ts unde. niable. Asa proof of this, figures, even though they be assumed, are the best evidence. One thousand eet | pf stone bulkhead, costing $225,000, ought to last sixty Years at a cost for repairs of not moro than one bait of bne per cent, or the Insigriticant sum of $1,125. Ifthe stone bu'khead lasted sixty years at this rate we could Ot expect the wooden bulkhead to last more than tea years uta like per centage, after which the repairs would add largely to the cost of construction, unui! our Piers would be like the boy’s jacknife which was once his grandiather’s, but bad since been supplied With now biades and a new handle. In sixty years wooden bulkheads would probably cost as much for repaits as the original cost of building them. ‘his would make the actual cost of 1,000 feet $300,000, with greatly increased expense alterward, while tor wnotber €ixty years probably the repairs of the stone bulkhead would be comparatively tosigniticant, Our merchants ought to consider this feature of the case befure com- mitting themselves so strongly against ihe stone bulk. head, 4 “‘suM"? FOR MR. WALES. It ig alleged, however, that the cost of construction is greatly in excess of the amount per lineal foot named by Mr. Wales, Fortunately the whole question ig within the rules of arithmeuc, and as Mr. Wales bas made the gratifying statement in regard to cost of the stone bulkhead, it would be well for him to meet the conference committee of the commercial organiza- tions with the figures which will prove the truth of bis assertion, It is a nice little ‘sum’ for the Dock Department to work ont, and if ft “adds” and *divides’’ satisfactorily the Dock Commissioners may be assured that its results, so faras the merchants aro concerned, will be the same as that once promised by a famous statesman, ‘Silence, Indeed it 18 upon bis point that the whole question hinges at this time, Ifthe Dock Commissioners can pursue their work cording to their present system at an expense 6 thing short of ruinous may look forward pewed prosperity, 40 far ag iacilitioa for commer for the length of they could ask po would then why could fore, and wharves, capacious piers, magnificent warehouses and clovators, a ireight Failway, binding the traffic of the land and sea; a ton of ite own grent- Fy 8 a frm = in the “by hese things can eniy come t constrection Our hauda of what the gods will giveus in nociher way, SMUGGLED SWEETNESS. Serious complaints have reached the customs au- thorities of the sale of sugar near the Brooklyn docks at prices co much below the market rates that it was decided to take energetic steps to find out in what maoper this was being accomplished. Captain Brack- ett, chiet special Treasury ageot to thie city, bad the case referred to him, and, in company with Isepector Jackson, at onco set earnestly to work in bis enter. | prise. How THY THING 18 DOSE, | Near the Columbia stores in Brooklyn, tho brig Gomez de Castro, Captain D, Sacramento, is discharg- ing a cargo of sugar, eonsigned to Haggemeyor & Bruop, and from some attending circumstances sus- Picion was attracted to this vessel i connection with this smuggling basiness, Captain Brackett and his assistant kept a closo watch on Friday night, and their vigil was rewarded by sees cartuinan named Michel Boyle drive alongside of the dock to which the Gomez de Castro was moored, receive and load oa his cart six bags, with which he started off on a trot, THK SMUGGLERS’ DER, Notwithstanding the haste made by the cartman the revenue officers kept him in view and followed bim to @ junk shop kept by Michael on Atlantic street, Brovklyn, where the contraband stuf was quickly unloaded. The officers here entered, and, in the course of conversation, drew out of Costelio the fact that he had purchased the sugar contained in the six bags at tho rate of five cents por pound, wh selling at seven conte abd seven and a haif cents, his amount of sweetness the officers found on the premises t Costello claimed havin, TAKING THR BULL utonge declared the lace of Cos- od on returning to New York re- ported all the jacts to Collector Arth case over to Deputy Collector Dy the seizure division, for prosecution. such cases, on conviction, ma fine of enters a $5,000 and no more _= two years’ imprisonment, ods. and a forlerture of the is seizure of Captain Brackett will lead to ot! the same direction, aud the energetic ner officers 0 work im this | matter will d Jess break up the smuggling 19 this | ,- line. GRAIN SHOVELLERS’ STRIKE, WHY THE WORKMEN'S WAGES WERE REDUCED, The police of Brooklyn, to the number of about 200 men, were on duty along the water front, guarding the grain warehouses, at daybreak yesterday, in an, ticipation of trouble from the strikers, Extra precauy | Hon was taken by the Superintendent of Police upow the representation of inployers (he night previogs tbat they intended to bring an additional force of workmen from this city to take the place of the sirikers, There was no outbreak among the latter, however, the day passed q Mr, Hazeltine, one of the warehouse firm who re- tused on }: Monday to pay more than t ny conte ed reporter yert y that four or five storage of grain pard in two cents per bis the first ten days, and one-third of | a cent for every succeeding ten days For weighing and elevating grata three-fourt! bushel was paid, The present fourth of @ cont per het for storage the first thirty days, and onefourth of cent for every succeeding Ofteen days, and for ing and elevating, one haf of @ cent per bushel For some time past the warchoasemen have been dire sing the propriety of redecing the price ot iaber, Jeremiah V, Robinson, Sr.; Bariett & Green, Harveck’s stores, and Mr, Shaw, President of the Gran Warebousing Company, called a meeting, which held on January 10, \o consider the question, The firms represented at the meeting were :—Pierre- nt Brothers & Co,, Bartlett & Green, Woodrall & McLean, J. PY, Kobinson & Co., F, KB, Patto, © K. Wallace, Wilham Tobin, ©. B. Lockwood, ond RH. Leimbeer. Two meeungs quently held, ana on January 20 10 w Feauce the rate of wages trom tw twenty cents an dour, the reduction to take place an hour for . from January The wages made vy the men in winter ranged from $8 to §10 sd week, und $15 to $18 in the summer. The | employers eny they ¢ get more = laborers fate of $1 aday. There | part of the ployers, it ikers will resugne work at the | present week, than they desire to use at will be no surrender ov 18 @xpecied that th reduced rate duri HELD FOR TRIAL It was charged against William Gran: man of nineteen years, living at No. 118 East 120b streot, at the Harlem Police Court, yesterday, was tho defendant stole rom his mother a diemoua woth in u $75, ond th 0 pawned the jewél to Henry UG stein, of No, 140 jt Allth stroet, for $20. Ural both beld for trial by Justice Mor 4 Goldstein wore Be \ A CHINESE FUNERAL. MARRIED OR NOT MARRIED? OBSEQUIES OF THE VICTIM OF THE RATCHET. | A UNIQUE SEPARATION PAPER-—THE TRUE THE- ‘The funeral of Ab Fung, the’ victim of the Forsyth streot tragedy, took place yesterday afternoon at three o'clock from the andertaker establish- ment of Wilham H. Kennedy, No. 470 Pearl street, where the body had been lying since its removal from Bellevue Hospital During the morning severat Chinamen called to view the remains, but displayed no more emotion at the sight of their butchered countrymen than they would have exhibited over a fresh invoice of soiled linen, “Katie,” the quondam wife, was present, and, until the hour of the funeral, hovefed over the coffin and refused to allow the morbid curiosity of disinterested callers to be gratified by a view of the mangled corpse. She was surrounded much of the time by a sympathizing coterie of bal! a dozen women, be- tween whom existed the sympathetic tie of being like- wise mated with Chinamen. Several reporters were present, and an artist of an illustrated paper sketched the scene and the group around the coffin, ® proceeding against which Katie made only @ mild protest, her first violent opposition to newspaper inquiry, being apparently wearied out by the persistent and ingenious efforts of the reporters at eliciting information, ‘‘You gave mea nico racket in the Hyganp,” she said to the reporter; “but I don't care, I’m getting used to it.” One ot Katie's frends who stood by her throughout the ceremony ta the young English girl who slept in the adjoining room to Tuckaba’s and Ah Fung’s the night the lattor ‘was murdered, AN INGENIOUS STORY, She declared that she had heard nothing of the ad- Mission of the assassin into the room by bix confed- erate; the murderous attack upon the sleeping man in. the next room, nor the escape of the petrators. The first she knew of the affair was the gashed and bleeding Ah Fung calling upon the other occupants of the room {to go atter a police- man and a doctor, as some one had been murdering him. ‘Iwo little girls, who might easily bavo passed tor full-blooded Chinese, were with their white mothers in the group, As each group of China- men came in they were seized upon and inaustriously Who could bot give up the beou or was to be done in the ke,’? which they had been as- ‘ed vy the friends of the dead man would be held tho remains, The operation was, however, a most Unsalisfuctory INNOCENTS ADROAD. As an evador of undesirable interrogatory the “Heathen Chinee’” is most ‘‘peciliar” Ling Sing, Chi Lung and Hap Lee gave their names but would give no more. These professed to be the doad man’s kinsfolk, Another, who, apparently, bad taken the highest degree in know nothingism, though the re- porter was red that he was Ah Fong’s brother, ‘Was not oven aware that anybody had peen murdcere and averred that bis name was @ John China- men.’’ Whon asked what might have been the honorable cognomen he had borae in the Colestial country, he replied, “I fo’got—been so long time fs he funeral was delayed in starting to await the arrival of Ah Sing, the Prosident of the Chineso Association and tho master of ceremonies of the occa- sion. Ab Sing is of targe frame and robust. ap) ‘ance tor a Chinaman, looks to be about fifty years of age and Possessed of much more intelligence and knowledge ot ‘Meliean” 8 than the mass of his countrymen, ntly a mun of importance. He ih wom: doing a prosperous keeper of a Chinese boarding house and elub room at No, 66 Cherry street, and was accompanied Dy his two Iiitle sons, sombre urchins of unmistaka- Mongolian descent, who looked as if the delights of ‘playing hockey,’’ tying firecrackers tothe cat’s tail or hike epjoyinents of the purely American youth wero as unknown to them as the intricacies of tne Louis- ana Returning Board to their siro. CHINESE RELATIONSHIP. The reporter had beon told that Ah Sing was first cousin to Ah Fong, but this relationship was dis- elaimea by the former, They were of one biood, he explained, the kinship dating back about one thousand years, bo very great period in such an ancient country as bis, and though by this time pretty well diluted as we with our crude civilization would hold, its ties were fully acknowledged by Ab Sing. “1 no can mally sister, he no can mally my sister,’? be stated, the Iatter part of which assortion tho ree porter regarded as cntirely indisputable under the circumstances. Ho further explained that the dead man’s full name was La-ah-Fong, and his own La-ah- Sing, the *a’’ being tho goneric name of his clan, and the appendages being according to the fancy of their sponsors. From this it uppears that Chinamen havo a habit of using their names backward, With Ah-Sipg’s party came “Chinese Liz” This young lady is quite a character, AY AMKRICAN CHIXAWOMAN, Although boro of a Caucasian mother on the banks of the Hudson, and never away from New York with the exception of periodical sojourns on Blackwell’s Istand, no more typical specinen of Chinego woman- blooms by the picturesque Hoang-Ho or tho yel- Jow Yang-tse-Kiang. Had sho only bad the advantage Of proper parental care in early youth by having ber toes firmly compressed under her instep, sno might to- day rate first class in the wife market in the Flowery Lam In this, which it seoms really incongruous to call ber own country, a most un-Chinese ioudpess for stim- ulating fluids, arly an inheritance from the Mi 2 tustead of the Mongolian side of her house, has stood in the way of ber reception in arigtocratic circies and bas beon the cause of the above alluded to visits to the Municipal retreat on t , and, in her blue cloak would bo considered rather mm irom & Caucasian point oxecept for the Setting of her eyes, lines drawn parallel with which would meet each other in avery acute angle speedily after starting. The young lady has opinion anda tongue of her own, which $ ready with the vernac- ular as that of any native or Irish born sister in the irigh-American-Chinese colony o1 which she is a mem- murder is that cuvetousness had as = much to do any ot cause, bly better acquainted her associates her opinion is mMtitled to consideration, the more as it was evident at the ceromonics that tne comely ‘Katie’ is warmly admired by Ab Fong's countrymen. Without form of any sort the coffin was closed, the lid bearing a plate with the inscription Fong, diea January 31, 1877, aged thirty-two years,” and the cortége started for New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City. Several reporters, di ined to see the thing through, cluded rvation of the Chiname: oy climbing up on the carriages with the drivers, tho Henacp, as usual, im the lead of the procession, WHY AM PONG WAS OSTRACISED, The Chinese Company, of which Ah Sing is Presi- dent, owna pioce of ground ip the cemetery, for the avowed purpore of a burial ground tor their members and destitute Cninamen. Ali Fong's grave was not dug sn thm plot, however, but at somo distance trom %, amor strangers. This circumstance, and the fact of tho asual Chinese ceremonics being entirely omitted, makes it appear itkely that Ah Fong was really virtually ostracised by bis countrymen, whother because of his baving shaved bis quewe and further turned“ Molican” man by taking out naturalizat.on papers, as Katie declares, it ts difficult to determine. Certainly the Chinamon are unwilling to throw any light upon it, Alter the body had been lowered into the grave Ab Sing, standing beside it, eyacuinteda few sentences, which might havo been a De mortuis or an introduc. tion of Ab Fong to the Chinese Charon. Katic shed & few really honest looking tears, the rest of tho om, standing ankle deep in the Jersey mud, looked arou comto! tl wife erently and shivered in the raw air un- ably, and Livg Sing, the other kinsman, poured A string of feartully jum- which was probably or words to that effect, as the frozen ly Upon the coifia of the murdered AND OSCHWALD, THEIR LAST FEW DAYS ON EARTH—-HOW THEY 100K AND WHAT THEY SAY—-CLERGYMEN ASKING TO SER THE EXECUTION, The days of Thomas Ryan and Charles Oschwald, couvieted of the murder of loliceman J, Stanley Brook, are numbered, 1 execution in the jail at Newark next Friday being an absolute certainty, unless something which boman foresight fails to conce:ve should turn up, The Sherif has begun to make preparations for the Gual act in the Burdell House Wwagedy. Me has had the gallows—the same which has been ured for searly if not quite a century, and whieh have done dreadtul duty in other parte of the State besides Eesex county—eniarged, straightened, adjusted and tested, so as to admit of a double execution, the Grst that will ever have taken county, The utmont privacy will be ob- but offeers and reporters will be ad- RYAN place 1m Kove: werved Nove mitted, Sheri Harrivon has been fairly over o «6th «applications fer permite to at. teod No tees than five clergymen have made app.ication, ope of Temarkibg that the scene id help bim to get up an impressive sermon. Ali ve been retused Judge Depue gemsseaag iwatructed the Sheri! that no one should ‘be admitiod to witness the exceulion out of curionity. nisters ot (he gospel APPEARANCE OF THK MN, Yemerday atternoon « Henare representat ve visited the condemoed men ot the County Jail, They iooked exeeodingly Heat os Well as lusty im their aitire, an among the lest persons ove would suppose to be b bd / dened criminals and marderers Ochswaid’s mother and sever had just been to seo him He and Ryan wore ite hghthearied conedering thei position, They bed Ot, they sald, Feeeived relicious consolation, and were hot decried whether they would receive tbe attentions of the clergy. Kyan wes born in Newark of a iather and Baptist mother, ile hax never ular ehureh. Urelwald's paren holies, Father Tuomey ¥ They deetned eer r boon vuited by the Methodist; Rev. Meners. them anorber resp) weld aod one of # cout tice thotr demeanor ta jai, socordiog to Waruen Jot toa 18 jab, according ty * ton, bas beem most exewpiary. sa OBY OF THE MEREITT-RNOR MABRIAGE UM BLOGIIO—THE CASE STILL FURTHER OOR- PLICATED. Who ever beard of a bridegroom baring drawn up formal papers of separation from the ride whom be is about to marry ou the following day? And yeu if the story of Miller, the Brewster's Station lawyer, true, this is what young Merritt, of Lake Mabopac, did, and what 18 stranger still, the leevle witied youth stated that he had been married three of tour weeks siteady that he resided at Belford; that bis name wee Jebn A Hupt (instead of Jobo A. Merritt) and that of bis wife Mary Emma ent Hum stead of Mary Emma Mert of Knox) and that he desired to be divorced from ber on ac- count of incompatibility of temper. Miller drew up the separation papers as desired and "is that never before in the history of separa were Papers drawn up under such unique circumsanoes The writer had an interview yesterday with Muller his office at Brewster's Station and obtained a copy of this queer docuinent, whieh forms a singular feavure of this case, It 1s as follows: ON PAPER, day of November, bh nt, of the town ™ ‘This Indenture made yenr 1876, between John in the county of We: this AH i nd from ‘euch other during their natural ilven, Thoret ste this indenture witnesseth that said party of the . any to be sued for living sepacnte and apart from him or con pol her to live with “him, nor sue, moiest, disturl or trouble any other person whatsvever for receiving, entertaining oF harboring her, and that he will without her visit her or ingly enter any shalt dwell, nd, oF ea bo ser, letter ov message ny time here- aftor claim or demand any of her mouey, jewels, plate, clothing, houxchold goods, tarnitu: trade whieh she now has in her power, custody or possession, or which she shallor may wt any time hereafter have, buy cure, or which shall be devised or giv th may otherwise neq ff t aud absolutely dis were a femme sole and 1 d party ofthe first part s and 'traly pay, or ewuse to be pald, lor and toward the support and maintenance of hisnaid wite the sum of — dollars, which the sald party of tho xecond part does hereby axtec to take in full satine faction for her support a aintenance ard ill alimony whatever. In witness whe ” he, 19 THIS THR TRUE THKORY? The theory ot Miss Kuox’s elder sister, as given in the Heraxp yesterday, was that Merritt, being afraid that his failure to fulfill bis marriage promise to her sister would subject him to prosecution, married her with the intention of being immediately divorced from her and then entering the bonds of holy matrimony with his second Jove, Miss Merritt, of Somers. Is this the true ‘theory? Quite a number of significant circumstances “would scem to give it the color of probability. He hos wholly failed to explain the procuring of the separation Paper above quoted from the lawyer Miller, He has deniod that he went to Miller und threatened to produce a number of wit- nesses who should provo an alibi and establish tho fact that on the day betore tho wedding, at the timo when Miller alleges Merritt galled upon him, he was in quitoadifferent pinco, Aud yet the defence closed and no such witnesses were placed on the stand. The testimony of Miller, taken with the testimony of the glover who sold Merritt the bridal gloves, of Mrs, Williams, Dr. Dean's servant, who positively identified Merritt as the groom, and other circumstances can hardly be reconctled with the theory of Morritt’s inno- cence. PUTNAM COUNTY MORALITY, It appears that Merritt was wont to visit iss Knox at Browster’s soon after that young lady had pro- sented a wealthy New York grocor with a littlecherub, and quite frequently took her out riding. Brewster's must have been a highly moral place to tolerate such undisguised scandals. But itis undoubtedly a highly virtuous placo in somo respects, If 1t does not punish Sexual scandals it does punish breaches of the peace, be thoy ever so slight. Not long ago a trav- elling auctioneer, who considered himself in- sulted by some romark of a Brewstcronian, applied to tho latter the unpleasant epithet of “loafer.” The “loater” went cooliy to an adjacent Oggstore and bought three eggs. He returned to the scene of dispute and threw an egg at the auctioneer, Ho ‘missed hie aim, but the second egg struck the auo- tioneer’s ear. The third egg was not brought into re- quisition, tortne offender was promptly given into custody, and sent to State’s Prison for six months, Here in New York he would have been let of with $5 fine, Atanother placo in Putnam county a youth, a minor, was sentenced to $5,000 fino for seduction, and strange to say, while euch punishment is inflicted in some ‘cases Mary Kuox hus scarcely a remedy in case Jus- ry finds in ber favor, Ho cannot even mako an allowance for her support, but tho very utmost ex- tent of his power is to hoid Merritt in bonds, and then she must suc him for alimony on these bonds, which is a long and tedious process, NEW COMPLICATIONS. Both parties and the community generally seem to repose confidence in Justice Gregory, but as the caso 18 being so slowly tried, no decision can be looked for until noxt mopth. Meanwhile there are new compl. cations in this extraordinary case, as Merritt has taken the offensive and sued his bride and ber fathor tor $5,000 damages for conspiracy in inducing somo person to him unknown to personato him as the bridegroom. This cross suit is to be tried in Westchester county, A CIRCULAR WAR. HOW ABRAM H. DAILUY WAS BEATEN FOR SUR- ROGATE-—-THE DEFEATED CANDIDATE SUES HIS OPPONENTS FOR LIBEL. During the last political campaign tho interest of Kings county centred on the contest fer the position of Surrogate. The republicans nominated a lifelong democrat and Catholic named Walter L. Livingston, while the democrats nominated Abram H. Dailey, who had been a radical republican and was ao Protestant, The struggle was so bitter that religion and family matters were brought {nto tho contest, and by circular and vituperation the canvass was carried on to the end. Walter L. Livingston succeeded in getting the office by a small majority. Mr. Dailoy, a day or two before the election, discov- ered that great injury bad been done him in the can- vass by one circular, which was distributed generally not only through Kings county, but in every line of cars or place of business utilized by Kings county people tn this city. This circular being deemed hbel- lous, Sir, Dailey went before Justice Elliott on the 4th of November, 1876, and got out a warrant for tho sup- posed publisher, but no arrest was made until January, when the accused party, Mr. Luke O'Reilly, had been sworn in as a clerk under Surrogate Livingston, the present imcumbent, The examination was postponed from time to time, butcommenced {nthe Fourth District Court Room yesterday morning. The court was thronged with politicians and counsel enger to witness the expected contest between Jude Dailey, Assistant District Attorney Henry Snell and H. B. Davis, on bebulf of the people, with ex-District At- muel D. Morris (au extract from whose livered in November, 1871, constitutes che The fact that Morris cet, }, Counsel for tbe defendant, and Dailey were ones ing candidates at the time the speech was made adding zest to the expected exposé of politieal trie) or legal legerdemain, When the case was called both sides were ready, and, without further preliminary, the examination of wit: nesses for the people commenced. : Michael O'Connell, of No. 221 North Fourth street, had j one of the circulars as attached to and 101 {the complaint from Mr. J, J. MeCorm Barber, of No, 241 South trom Mr. Robert Macoy. Robert Macoy, of No. 118 Clymer strect, might have banded the circular to Mr, Barber, but did not remem- ber it, He had looked upon it_as & good election joke, and then had probably passed it to Mr. Barber that he i dk i. Things were pretty ‘red hot’ about then. There had been some petty sparring between coun- sel over the examination of the witnesses, but when Mr. Macoy made use of the last expression Mr, Morris re- sory “they were ‘red not’ for piaimuil.” ith, B. Davis, of counsel—They may be pretty “rod aud mach hotter for opposing counsel beiore he gets through. Mr. Morris laughed, and replied, “Tut, tut.” The witness wus then asked if be had seen any other political cireatars, whereupon counsel objected. Mr. Morris—Your Honor, my client is betore you on & specitic charge—the alleged patlication of a political circular just previous tv an election, and now the de- feated candidate comes into court to sce if he can’t get rome satisiaction for hisdefent. 1t seems to me we had better open ap the whole thing at once, aud we will show that tne other side have issued circulars, even more scurrilous than the one before you—tho meanest circulars ever concetvod by the mind of man, Mr. Snell! am prosecuting for the people, and I do | not propose to make a political harangue of Ubis, Mr, Morris—That is Just w Mr. Snell—We do not w Of Lhis Case LO raise a st t venttie fish in the k ali around in order ‘he question is whether this circular had the effect of changing the 14,000 votes which elected Livingston. dames Horton, of No, 42 Myrtie avenue, testified | that he was engaged by ono Andrew Black to copy on ) paper @ Manuscript similar in purport to (he cireular, Andrew Binek, of No, 69 Taylor street, corroborated Horton's testimony, and explained a8 the reason bo d the writiag tu be dove on one side of the paper jaa bis havit of always doing #0 when a clork in the be ble | = Ninth strect, haa 1 Register's oMfce, because “it is handy to read—you don't have to vure over,” though be prosursed there yy be another reason. . Snell— Ves, we ali know tnat matter prepared for the printer must only be written on one side. (Load beugbeer, tn woieb wi examine) — iso copies, extracts of Mr Darley 's speeches, where a republican abused the democratic party. Mr. Dailey —Dailey's apece! wernt : Jobe Barry, Jobo & Dunn, John W. Bishervy, Magher and Jobn W. Fox = ana wl son had des Dan! he cir. W. Von Vrunken / | Jom Hy that showed he obtained the pr uting of the he declined to answer from whom he to whom be took it, or who fous ‘4 the hands of any third party, or if be beard any de | Peetion given as to their destination after they were none petused to answer, saying it would nate himself Justice Eluow ordered nim to answer, whereupon witness replied, “Then 1 will bave to stand commited” Mr. Morre—And 1 wit! stand by you, No Judge, highes: im the land, can force a witness to crimi- pate bimsel ‘The withess alone is capable of judging of the extentot crunimation, and under the law is en- Heled to retuse an answer. Finally, the witness said ba A reply vo the question, but refusea to say what direetions were given or by whom. J. 4. Mevormiek testified that he saw the circulars, bat did not order them, pay for them nor circulate them. An adjouroment was then taken for ope week, When some rich scenes are anticipated, cin t SAVINGS BANKS, ANNUAL STATEMENTS OF THE CONDITION THESE INSTITUTIONS. Atnaxy, Fob, 3, 1877, The following instalment of the reports of the sav- ings banks in New York city sbows the condition of eneh and indicates the condition of the moderate classes, whose hard earned savings constitute the | funds which it is the object of these institutions to safely keep and prudently render productive ;— MORRISANTA, Resource Bonds and mortgages... Stock investments at cost— Citios in this State Towns in this State, or $91,170 27,128 Other assets, making total Liabilities, Due depositors, Excess ol assets, : -ga4 a Open accounts, 1,460; amount deposited during 1 $1,058,058; amount withdrawn, $1,050,079; open i counts January, 1876, 1,327; due depositors, 9163,672; surplus, $5,624. METROPOLITAN, Resources. Bonds and mortgages: Stock investm United States, ‘Cites in thie 31 297,567 88 of market valuo of Banking house and los, at cost, Other assets, making total Liabilities, te Peeve ees eee es $6,058,582 Open accounts, 9,493; deposited during 1876, 447; withdrawn during 1876, $2,694,752. Open accounts January, 1876, 9,871; aue depositors, $6,522,675; surplus, $453, 190, fA MANHATTAN, Resources, Bonds and mortgages, ......,seeceseee Stock investments at cost— United States... New York State, Cities 10 this Stat Towns in this State. Due depositors....... Excess of assets... s+ + $3,820,595 +$1,650,701 Excess of market value of same... Othor asscts, making total resource: lntities, Due depositor: Excess of age Open accounts Deposited dur Withdrawn dariog 1876. * 3,704,424 Open accounts Janu due depos. stors, $9,198,642; surplus, ST. JOUN’S (OF FORDUAM), Resources, Bonds aod mortgages...........sseseseveeee $500 Other assets, making total resources...... Liabilities, Due depositors... Excess of assets.. Open accounts, 49 amount withdrawa, i ten is 66 mount deposited 1m 137 $2,004; $2,288; open accounts January, 50; due depositors, $1,864; surplus, $187. NEW YORK, Bonds and mortgage: Stock investments at cost— United States. Michigan... Cities in this State, see ee eeees+$1)082,500 Other stocks making tottal. Sat SHS 1,933, 599 Banking house and lot at cost 69,150 Other assets, making total...............6.$3,555, 703 Liatnlities, si Duo depositors. . . $3,105,846 Exoers of assets, 490,856 Open accounts, deposited auring 1876, $1,621,209; withdrawn during 1876, $1,545,764; open accounts January, 1876, 8,518; due depositors, $3,080,311; surplus, $401,160. ck investments at United States. Onto, Cities 10 this State, ‘Towns in this State, Banking house and lot at cost... Other assets, cay | {otal OOUFCES +00y 0. $8,246,462 iabilit Duo depositors..... Vices os ohsvae QR GOR Excess of cost over market value of stock... 1 Total Habilities........0006. + $7,570, Excess of assets over labilitic ee $4 accounts, 11,987; deposited’ during 1876, i Withdrawn, $2,745,649; open accounts January, 1876, 11,931; duc depositors, $7,701,995; surpius, $731,360, BANK FOR SAVING! IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK. Resources, Bonds and MOFtgages .oee.ese se seveseeeeree $5,832,350 Stock investments at cost— United States + $11,769,145 New York State. + 8,879,116 Masgachuset + 268,125 Cities in this Stat 4,023, 919 Counties 10 this State 631,080. ——— 420,064,386 Excess of market value of same Bankiug house and lot at cost, 935, 706 40,731 Other asget, making total resources.,......$27,309,474 Liabilities, Duo depositors. ...ssereeees Excess of assets....- Open accounts, 7 6,708,711; withdrawn, abuary, 1876, surplus, $2,566, 613; * “deposit $4,858,404; open 66,429; ' due’ depositors, $21,695,401; EMIGRANT INDUSTRIAL, Resources, Bonds aud mortgages. .... Stock investments at cost Excess of market value of same. Banking house and lot, at cost, 9,206 151,127 Other assets, making total resources. .... $15,161,044 Liabilities, Due depositors... $14,712,958 Excess of assets m 1,449,006 Open accounts, 29,730; deposited during the year, $5,883,231; withdrawn during the year, $4,018,602. Open accounts January, 1876, 28,551; duo depositors, 309; surplus, $1,455,188, GuReNwren, “Resources. $13, Bonds and mortgag Stock investments at cos Excess of market value of sam Banking house and Jot at cost, Other assets making total resourcos,,.. .. $13,668,780 Laabilities, 04 $12,668,780 1,859,580 161; deposits during 1576, during 1876, $2,948,254; open accounts dunuary, , 82,291; due depositors, $11,761,604; surplus, $1,828,047, GEBMAN (OF MORRISANTA.) Resources, Duc depositors E: of assets, Open accounts, , $3,615,764; withdrawn Bond Stock in Excess of market value of game, Banking house ana lot at cost., a mortgages. . ‘eRTMEN(S AL COST. Other assets, making total resources ,...... $350,320 Liabilities, Due depositors. Other habtlities, Total Nabilities Excess of usseto. ‘ Open accounts, 2,: deposits during 1876, $836,617; withdrawn during 1876, $1,038,602; open accounts Jan: vive” 47485, due depositors, $501,229; surplus, 1887, ATTEMPTED OUTRAGE. Mra. Schmidt and her daughter Lizzie, twelve yonrs old, of Union Hil, N. made affidavit, yesterday that ‘anger who called to hiro Lissio ervant had cueake i to outrago hor, bad by bis violence in choking the girl severely injured ber, EXPORTATION OF FISH. AMERICAN FISH IN THE ENGLISH MARKETS A fow days since the fixra.p called attention to an experiment that was being made to convey iive lob sters across the Atlaniic. A frm im Portlaud, Me, bas been the first to make the attempt, and as yet the fensibility of the plun 1s involved in considerable doubt. In conversation with some of the prominent dealers in fish in Fulton Market yesterday many important facts in relation to the lobser trade were gleaned. Regarding the conveyance of lobsters in @ hve state and ip a pertectiy sound and healthy condition opinions differ. Some of the dealers cootend thatthe plan is practicable, while @ pumber are of opinion that success 1s exceedingly doubtful, . A large amount of canned and pickled lob. stors is now sent to the other side and is highly relished there; but not until Marston & Sons, of Pore Jand, took the matter in hand had the shipment of the fish in a live state ever been attempted, The only fear expressed by the Portland projectors of this new busi- | ness is that the change from the excessively cold | water whieh the lobsters, inhabit to the com- | paratively warm water of the Gulf Stream, they would have to ve supplied with = whieh during the voyage, would have an injurious effect upoo them. To meet this difficulty a soggestion has been nade, should the prebent attempt result in failure, to regulate the Lemperature of the water to be usedia supplying the fish by forcing it shtough @ tank or cooler packed with ice, By this means the heat of the water could be sssimijated to thatin which the fish is accustomed to live, No live lobsters have aa yet been | exported tro © New York market, and very litue | thought bas been given to the subject up to this time | by those engaged in the fish business. Even if it 18 found practicable to export lobsters to “the other side? there is no likeliyoot that the trade will ever become oxtensive. ~ Thero are | several reasons for this, the principal one being that the supply of lobsters of the best quallty ts seriously | duminishing. Every season this highly prized fish = | becoming scarcer, Of late yeara the supply bas pot greatly exceedod the demand, and as good prices are always obtainable at home there will be no necessi to go abroud to seck a market. ‘This reason alone will explain why the busiwess of exportation has never been attempted from this city. An interest in the ven. ture Inaugurated by the Marstons 18 felt by the market men bere, It sprines, however, more trom curiosity thau from any business anxiety, and, while they hope it es eg successful, they have their doubts as to tts result. TUK EXVORTATION OF OYSTERS, Quite a large trade bag spruug up of late years be- tween this country and Enginnd in the exportation of oysters, The business bas mereased steadily for the last ten years, until now it has assumed extensive pro- portions, ‘The largest shippers in this city are the firms of Messrs. Dorion & shatter, in Fulton Market, and Joe Ellsworth and Housetwan, near Tenth street, on the North River. There ure other establishments who do a small trade, but the great bulk of the business Js doue by these firms. Over 1,000 barrels a weok ot oysters in the shell ure sent to England on the fastest steamers. Each barrel conwwins about 1,000 oysters, About cight years ago an attempt was made to plant American oysters ta English waters, butit proved a failure, ‘Two schooners in the middle of winter were laden with seed oysters in the Chesapeake and sent across the ocean, By the time they arrived there fully tweuty per cent of them were found to be unlit for the use they were intend: he balance were planted in the Medway, whero th | fish preyed upon and destroyed them. This disus | trous termination to the enterprise did not discourage another attempt, and a second cargo was sent across short tine after. A different location was choseu planting, but with no better result, though from an trcly different cause, ‘The second lot were planted the Lottom ot a river with shifitog sands, which, 11 short time covered up the oysters and desiroyed them, Tt must be borne in mind that in each case the sood was carried in sailing ships, occupying twenty days aud over in the passage, and in a bad Season of the year, Those who have studied tho cultivation of the fish say that if the proper time is observed (or taking them from the water here and care is exercised in tho shipment, that, with a quick passage and # good locality for sow. ing, there is litle doubt that the American oyster will live and thrive in English waters, In March and April next Mr. Elisworth means to make avother attempt to plant American oysters abroad, and the greatest care will be exercised to render tho enterprise success. ful. Asan evidence of the growth of the trado in the exporting of American oysters the following facts wiil be interesting, About eight yours since Messrs. Dorion & Sailer inaugurated the business on emall beginnings by sending over weekly about five barrels. From tt comparativety insignificant commencement the trade bas steaai'y (nercased until the present time, They Now export ov an average about 400 barrels a wook, with eve pect of trade increasing, Ellsworta it WO vorrels weekly and Houseman almost a nver, Witn ordinary cace in handling and ng little dificulty ts experienced im being able te the fish in as sound and healthy a condition | as when they are piaced on board sbip hera The old prejudice avd antipathy to American oysters on the part of English consumers 18 gradually wearing out, Not only do they fina reaay sale im the fish markets abroad, but the hawkers in the lal English seaport towns peddle thom in the streets, aud | make a good living by tho trade, The large number of Americans who travel abroad help to popularize and ; Increase this traffic, To-day American oysters, sue perior in quality and size, are sold in the Liverpool and London markets for less todp half the price asked tor the bivalves obtained in the waters of Great Britatm, and Ireland, bd H THK SALMON TRADE. The success #ttendant oa the enterprise of the ex portation of American fish and meat into Engiand has suggested the exportation of another important artic cle ot fish diet, Salmon, so scarce in our markets @ few years since as to be considered a luxury, has,now become almost “a drug inthe market.’ Vast quantte ties of the fish aro this season stowed away in the | icehouses of the large dealers, and if they sce an op- portunity to get rid of the overplus they will not be siow to take advantage of it, From Mr. Lamphoer, of Fulton Market, many important. facts were gleaned 1n ; Us conpection. It the English fishery laws do not ine tertere with the sale of saimon during the winter months, when the fish 18 out of season, in all probabilits American salmon, of salmon exported from here, wi! be found as common in the English markets as Texan beet or Shrewsbury and Chesapeake oysters. Most of the salmon in our markets come from the British prov. inces. They are taken in proper season, submitted to the freezing process and sent hero tora market, The Calitornia salmon is not esteemed as highly as Canadian. The fish 18 not as fine or as good in flay Objections havo been made that the salmon, wh frozen, deteriorates in quatity, but while this is true to armaliextopt, the fact remains that detween the fish not frozen aud those submitted to the freezing procosg the difference 18 so slight that only experts can detect it. Lf tne English laws do not interter exporta- tion of this delicious fish will, no doubt, be added to the many articles of diet this country 1s now supplying j to Eugland, “ART MATTERS. GOUPIL'S WATER COLOR COLLECTION, The interesting collection of water colors at present on exhibition at Kurtz's Gallery will be soid by auction | on Tuesday, February 6, it is understood that the | bouse of Goupil is about to abandon tho im troduction of water color painting in conse quence of the failure of the American public te appreciate at its proper value this delightfal | medium. The present collection will, therefore, be sold for what it will bring, and no doubt a great many Works wil) be sold at prices far below their mare ket valac, The sale on Tuceday Will therefore offer an | execlient opportuaity to those who do appreciate | water color painting to secure good examples at | reasonable prices, The collection is varied and in | u esting, and many fam 9 are repre- class of works seldom seen 19 Among these crayon draw. woman by | me, crayon study in, and some remarkably clever pea by Vibert, The most important of and ink sketch these, “The Unweleome Visitor,’ strong sense of humor which is a distin | quainy of - his works. Two admirably cuted charcoal drawings by Col den | attention, There are a number of spirited m: paintings by Charles Taylor very freeh and breezy, and Dibdin has several very important architectural works, | Filosa, a new man, it strongly reprosented by several works of sterling worth, Though there is an absence ot showy works there is a good average of solid me | in this collection, It has this additional attracnon, that in all probability the works wil! seli at low prices, | ss a ene | PICTURE AND BRIC-A-BRAC SALES, | Never within the memory of the most devoted dries | d-Drac hunter have there been so many sales to tempt his pocket as this year has offered, Scarcely @ week passes without three or four sales of ceramie ‘ware of pictures, and as most of these have been withe out reserve the bayer bas bad things about his owg ay, The breaking up of the Centennial Exhibition Ubrew a great many curiosities fre foreigo countries upon the market and the hard times forced a great many collectors to part with thelr tregsures, These, with tbe regular dealers’ sales, have afforded aplen- did opportunities to the man oF woman with a litte mone, The Messts. Leavitt have on exhibition at Clintom Hall, to be solid on Monday even ol paintings, water colors, di American copies of some of the old mm masters, including Vandyke. Kova and Murillo, A the American pre! re two by Mra Lil Spencer, “Take Y hove” and “Her Mot! | luot,”? two or three of T. PP. Rosener, » W. D, per | man, and a couple of Ruggles’ gems A theso pictures are by OKROWR artious hoe old and rather inviting Wok, We sort of pictures finds in hi parior, geverally copies something On Wednesd Leavitt will sei ine collection of old porcelam pottery, which collected pri American hous are interesting and will form a val | any coilector’s cabinet. They ar by Dut many are very beautiul In the Chinewe porcelain, Lowestott, CI ley, Worcester, Staffordshire, Other woll known were,