The New York Herald Newspaper, February 15, 1877, Page 5

LIPE INSURANCE VEXATIONS, Some Valuable Testimony Before the Continental Referee. EXPERIENCE OF SOME AGENTS. The New Jersey Mutual Seeurities—Can the Company Be Revived? Vice President Walker, of the National Capital Lite (nsurabce Company, has stated several times of late Vhat whenever a formnal request should be made for the teturn of the New Jersey Mutual securities ‘hey would be retransferred at once. It has Createa considerable surprise that soch an amount of property should not yet have been Feelaimed, if, a8 alleged by Mr. Walker, it could be had for the asking. A Henan representative, who thus put the question to Governor Parker, Receiver of the New Jersey Mutual, was told in reply last even- Ing, “AN [ can say on that subject is that we aro doing all we can to obtain those securities and have not yet succeeded.” ‘hig would euggest that, in spite of Mr. Waiker’s statement, something more than a simple request 1s necessary for the return of the property to the rightful owners, Governor Parker was to bave held further nogotiations with Benjamin Noyes on Tuesday last, but the latter tolographed to Newark that his iliness ‘would necessitate a postponement of the meeting. | Yesterday Governor Varker was in town and = presumably bad an interview with Noyes, but he declined to say what bad occurred, on the grounds that it might embarrass further proceed. ings in some degree. Rumor has said that these se- curities are not in Noyes’ possession, but rest securely beneath tho watchful eye of J. , Stcdwell, tho former President of the New Jersey Mutual. ‘That gentleman ij declared and, bis friends say, 18 waiting the course of developments with the ultimato intention of making bis true position known. One gentleman stated positively to the writer that Mr. Stedwell was in sympathy with all negotiations for the benefit of tho policy holders, and was lending what assistance ho sould thereto, TALK OF A REVIVAL. There has been some discussion of the practicability pf putting the New Jersey Mutual on its feet once moro and ayoiding, if possible, the disastrous loss that must happen to tho policy holders from a dissolution, At present the company is merely suspended, as it were, and final action for a dissolution will pot be taken until the 26th inst. It is a tavorite theory among insurance men tbat dny company, Unless too badly insolvent, can by economical management and caretul nursing of its interests, be restored to a heaithiul and prosperous fondition, This 1s claimed because o! the wonderlul recuperative: power of lifo insurance companies. One |. prominent actuary said tothe writer, in reierence to the New Jersoy Mutual, that ho thought such a course of restoration was practicable. His plan would bo to have another vaination of its policies made upon a commercial! basis (a matter that 1s optional with tho Jnsurance Department), and make good whatever detl- ciency there might exist. Give the control to a num- ber of able and trusted mon, who should, as the actu ary expressod it, ‘-sit op tho concern” until by lapses of policies ana absence of expense, the new phonix ‘would come torth. , Governor Parker last evening expressed himself in favor of reviving the company if it were possible, but he did not appear to be very confident of the achieve- ment, The feasibility of this scheme would of courso depend largely upon the amount of deficiency found to exist, and it is commonly believed to be tou great to be replaced, ‘TUB CONTINENTAL REFERENCE. Yesterday afternoon the examination of the affairs of the Continental Life Insurance Company was con- tinued before the reieree, Mr. William Allen Butler, ut No, 22 Nassau street. Mr. Martin E. Parrott was tho first witness examined. Ho was manager of the claim department of the Continental Life Insurance Com- pany, and read a list of the following claims pending Bgainst the company :— Death claims examined and allowed + $48,025 To Approved and not due. seceseseess 37,016 89 Claims filed, but not acted upon by the committeo, although unquestioned 23,828 62 Notices of death received, but not upon... «. 35,098 00 Disputed claims, in which p: n furnished of their legality... 222,308 00 Notices of deaths received in wh proof of legality was rendered.........+. 68,484 09 Total... cccecssessececcessocscsces sees ee D4U5,061 41 Mr. Honry E. Metzger was next called, He testified that he was connected with the management of the Continental Insurance Company in the West; had been agent there for eight yoars; bis agency comprised the States of Ilinots, lowa, Nebraska and Minnesota; Mr. Hammond was 1n Chicago in March, 1876; Hammond had been in San Francisco for the com- ny and told witness that his share of fhe rofitg in that city was $26,000 in gold, which he had in his satchel when he lett; Hamniond told witness that had ho not been called away suddenly {rom San Francisco on account of his iness he would have taken away at least $50,000; jn Chicago in the case of u Mr. Allington a policy for 345 bad beon purchased; the $46 was handed to Mr. Allington and be indorsed a drafton the company in vank; atter he was gone Hammond willed out the dratt ior $60 and took the extra $15, offering $7 50 of it to witness, which the latter retused, MR. HAMMOND'S DARK WAYS. Several other simiar instances of Mr, Hammond’s fascality were mentioned by the witness. Mr. Ham- mond told witness that be came there to make money and Was going to fo i, He said he had twenty differ- ent ways of making money. He-olten boasted of the amounts he had taken in order to get witness to join bi in bis fraudulent transactions, He was going to Plotsmouth, and tuld witness that he (witness) could make $1,000 by going with him. Hammond, finding he could not induce Metzger to go with him, took a wan named Taylor, and agreed to divide with Taylor what they made by defrauding the com- pany. All this time witness kept writing to his superiors in regard to Hammond’s trans.ctions, Witness wrote daily to Mr. C. H. Frost about Ham- wond, The latter went so far as to publish a circular, signed by J. P. Rogers, stating that the company had decided to withdraw their agencies west of the Missis- sippi River. Tbe purpose of this was to frighten poser holes into withdrawing their policies, then he D ¢ premiums would be returned to them and a drait in New York would be made out purporting to cover the exact amount of policies paid, but in reality being mado out tor a much Jarger amount; witness told Mr, ‘Kogers also about Hammond, THE CHICAGO AGENT TESTIFIES, Mr. Charics H. Frost was next called. He said he bad been general agent of the company in Chicago; had received letters from Mr. Metzger, in which the latter spoke of Mr. mond’s transactions; some of these “he kept, others were sent on to Mr. Rogers as they wore received; sometimes Mr, Rogers acknowiedged the receipt of these letters; witness was in New York last February and talked with Mr. I. W. Frost in the President’s room; Mr. Frost had spoken of taking up the paic up policies and discounting them, and thonght of sending a special agent to the Chicago office for this purpose; he asked witness how he would like to kave Mr. Hammund sent out; witness replied that Mr. Frost knew his (witness’) opinions about Hammond, and that it was not necessary to repeat thom, after icin had gone back Mr. Hammond was nt to Chicago to him. wr Mosew at this point was asked by the referce what the purport of the examination was, aud replied ‘that it was lo show that the officers of the company knew of Hammond’s fraudulent transactions and | povertheless continued him in their employ. ‘Witness said that when the reports were circulated by Hammond in regard to the insolvency of the com- pany he wrote to Mr. Rogers asking bim about the re- ports and reooived the following reply :-~ Nuw Yorx, June 6, 1876, My Dran Sin:— , Concerning matters in a recent letter received from you, Thave to say that we do intend to Fo right along with ‘this company and keep voing along, and we expect to keep un and do business tn the Continental plan, aud don't seq any renson now why we can't keep on doing it. So pnt in ail You can, you aud yours. We are doing our ievet best hero, | Go atend. . Very truly yours, eR. | Mr. Jolin 8, Marcy was the next witness. He testi- filed that the American Tontine Company when it went put of business reinsured all its policies, to the amount df about $100,000, in tho Empire Mutual Lite Insurance Company, INNOCENT MR, HALDWIN. Henry W. Baldwin testified that be was general | manager of the New Jersey Mutual Life Insurance | Company for the, middie department; he kad heard that there was contract for reinsurances with the Continental Company, but could give no positive in- formation about it; certain securities had been transferred for this purpose from the Continental to tho New Jersey Mutual; the receiver had entered a | sult for breaking this contract and demanding back the securities; certain policies bad been changed to olicies of the New Jersey Mutual; could not state ow much had been transierred, Mr. Wilsiam R, Grace, the present receiver of tho | company, Was next called to tho witness stand. Ho | stated that he did vot know personally any of the directors of stockholacrs of tho Continental Life, nor | nad he bad any transactions with that company prior to his appointmen: re At this point the refer noon. ceiver, ence adjourned until this after- ‘ ORDER OF RESETTLEMENT. The order granted on Tuesday by Judge Pratt, of Brooklyn, in the matter of the appointment of Witham K. Grace receiver of tho Continental Life insurance Company, alter reciting the procecdings previous thereto, saysi— It ja ordered that, w pon the qualification of the receivor id J {rer appointed ‘ohn J. Anderson be and he is petthy absoluvely removed from his suid office, and he is hereby suspended therefrom and en, from exer- Tattompting to exercise any power or discharge any receiver, but be may have acer to the books the purpose of pre his secounts tothe rr herein. ini n county, be and he ts hereby appointed re: br ot what name and Ure soevi the sald The "Coatiuental ‘Lite Tneurnsee ny, wherever the same shail be found. whether in this State or other States, Territories or countries, with fall power, &c, This sec ibes the bonds to be furnished by the receive: Fourth—Tue subject of the examination of the said John J. Anderson's accot as said iver is hereby referred to William Allen Butler as referee to exaraine and report thereon; and to the end that the change in the acm ra. tion of the trast hereby contemplated may be speedily wes complished said referee by directed Lo proceed to the aon of suid paces nee to otber subjects ol investi dit is exp: ot discharged of Mability for nets already done, hall not be ‘80 4 charged until he shall have fully éormplied witt the ord to be made upon the settlement of his accounts, It is tnrther ordered that the provisions hereof shall not be construed so nx to raise any presumption or implication oue way or the other upon the question of the discharge of dis duties id Anderson or to prejudice upon other in- Wwe to resi; cidental questions involv and the motion to remove it is hereinbefore disposed until the hearing upon t if ts as said receiver, which are bi ‘Sicth—It is also further ordered that no money for coun- sel fees, attorneys or other services shall be paid out of the funds which were of sald company except upon tho order of u ordered that so often asemouey shall ac. hands o} ver to the amount of 000 he shall deposit the excess aver thus sum to his credit in'this action in the New York Lite Insurance and Trust abject to the order of this C that said receiver hy of mort ‘Ninth fe is also ordered that suid receiver hereby ap- pointed siall, in his name as such receiver, with all prac. ticable speed, let and lease any real property which was o said company, it being intended hereby to confer ful authority tor t Teuth—Ts Is al ot no being in fact are tered on that du: Zatly said oceiver iway at any time apply for instructions upon such matters as Le sh) to this Court be advised, THE NORTHAMPION BANK ROBBERY. THREE MEN ARRESTED FOR COMPLICITY—NONE OF THE PROPERTY RECOVERED. William Connor, James Dunlap and Bob Scott, aliag Hustling Bob, wero arrestod yesterday, charged with complicity inthe Northampton Bank robbery, which created so much excitement at the time of iis occur- rence, Connor was arrested in this city by Detectives Field and O’Connor, The other two were captured in Philadelphia, aud wher arrested had burgiars’ tools in their possession, Dunlap is originally from st. Louis and latterly from Chicago, as 1s also Scott. Connor was known in connection with the gang concerned in the robbery of tbe First National Bank of Elmira. For that crime one of the party named Berry was ar- rested and is now serving a term of five years in Auburn Prison, A letter from him was found on the person of Connor when the latter was arrosted. THE ROBBERY. The robbery took place in January, 1876, and startled vho entire community by its bold conception and en- tire success. On the evening of the 26th of January seven masked men entered the residence of Mr. John Whittlesey, the cashicr of the Northampton Bank, and by putting pistels at bis head compelied him to go with them tothe bank and open his part of the sale, ‘The was provided with four combination locks and it has always been and still remains a mystery bow the robbers vecame possessed of the other three combina tious, which were not known to the cashier. The robbers were entirely esuccesstui aud escaped with the following:—About $400,000 in United States bonds, and stocks of various corporations; Missouri Siate bonds, $15,000; Chicago, Rock Island and Pa- cifle Ratiroad shares, $5,000; Lake Shore and Michi. gan Southern, $3,000;' Chicago, Burlington and Quincy eights, $1,000; Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati, $2,000; Union Pacitic, $44,000; Ohio and Mississippi, second mortgage, $165,000;’ Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fé, $15,000; kort Wayne, Jackson and Saginaw, $12,000; Ogdensburg and Lake Cham- plain, $6,000; Missouri Pacitic, $30,000; greenbacks and ‘national bank bills,, $12,000; Detroit, Lansing and Lake Michigan, $7,000. Making a total of nearly $715,000, Among the heavy losers were ex-Judge C. E, Forbes, $100,000 in United States bonds, six per cent; $28,000 United states five per cent bonds ; $70,000 rail- road stocks; also his deeds, notes, a small amount of silver and old coin and his will H. Hinckiey, $60,000 United States coupon bonds, MW. Bright, $2,500 in cash and negotiable bonds. J. S. Lathrop, $20,000 Georgia State bonds. J. Warner, $14,000 in negotiable bonds, 0. G. Speliman, $3,000 of negotiable bonds, 8. Strong, small package of railroad bonds, Senator W. ylord, $50,000 in United States bonds, ‘The burgiars overlooked an old salo which quietly Teposed in & corner of the room, which contained $30,000 deposited by Major Howe Kirkland tor nim- gelfand the Hampshire Mutual Insurance Company, ‘The old safe also contained the funds of the smith College, $25,000 in bonds belonging to the Hopkins Academy at Hadley with some other bonds of the jemny, also soe of President Clark’s bonds de- posited by Deacon Hadley, also funds of Mr. Hillyer, Mrs, Washburne, Mrs. Hopkins, J. Porter and G, C. Dickinson. ‘THE ORIMINALS TRACKE! Mr, Robert Pinkerton, of Pinkerton's Agency, last evening told the story of the tracking and capture of three of the robbers. He said that it had been known for tive months who some of the perpotrators of the robbery were, but that no arrests had been made because during that time a firm of lawyers in this city had been trying to effect a compromise with the bank authorities. Tho compromise failing the men wero arrested, having been shadowed for months by the detectives. Connor was taken to the Tombs Police Court and ro- manded to await a requisition from the Governor of Massachusetts. On ‘Tuesday Scott and Duolap left this€city via the Pennsylvania Railroad, probably with a view of going West, The New York ‘detectives telegraphed to ibe ollicer in charge of their agency !n Philadelphia to in- tercept the fugitives. This was done and the two ar- rested, ‘Tbe prisoners were there arraigned before Magistrate Smuh, where Scott, with a good many eliases, refused vo give his name, saying (hat it was art of his defence. His companion gave the name of |. P, Dunlap, which is believed to be his real name. OtNeer Gallagher, of the New York Detective Agency, identifigd the two men, and testified that they were wanted in Massachusetts, asking until Saturday next to procure further evidence. The prisovers were ac- cordingly committed to Moyamensimg until that time in detauit of bail The affidavit upon which Connor was committed was made by Robert Pinkerton, and charges that Counor Was present and participated in the robbery of the Northampton Bank. INTERVIEW WITH CONNOR. ‘The representative of the Hxratp held an interview | with the prisoner last evening at the Tombs. William Connor is « man about five feet eizht inchos in height, | and unnusuaily well proportioned. He bas brown | eyes, hair and mustache, and was somewhat showily | dressed, Ailer afew uninportant remarks regardirg his arrest the following conversation ensued ;:— “What do you know, Connor, about this robbery ?”” “L know nothing about it, 1 had forgotten that there ever was such a robbery. 1 was not connected with it in any way.” “Can you prove this?” be 1 can prove an alibi beyond a doubt,’’ + Mr. Pinkerton states that he has no doubt of the identity of the three men arrested and that they will be convicted, Connor will be taken to Massachusetts to- morrow on a requisition from the Governor. The do- tectives have little hope of recovering any of the property. A MURDEROUS LOVER. Miss Lizzy Ciabby, a diminutive girl of sixteen years, who seemed to be not more than ten, appeared before Judge Kilbreth at the Tombs Court yestor- day and between her sobs charged tho prisoner at the bar, Matthew Hamil, a young mao of twenty years, with having attempted her life by dis- charging a pistol at ber, The assault, Miss Clabby | stated, was made on the 25th day of March, 1875, Hamil, sbe expiained, asked hor to marry bim and she refused. Sho knew him only | casuaily and never gave him any encouragement, Sull | he persisted and annoyed her. On tho day mentioned he called at her house and again renewed his suit, coiver of aft the | which was. of TROTTING TROUBLES. SECOND DAY'S PROCEEDINGS OF THE ATLANTIC DISTRICT BOARD OF APPEALS—CASES HEARD AND DECISIONS RENDERED. The Atiantic District of the Board of Appeals of the National Trotting Association continued in session yesterday at the New York Hotel. First Vice Presi- dent ¢, W, Hutchinson presided, and tne full Board was pres During the session the following cases were heard: — No. 597. Jacob Wenzoll, brs ae List bapn J tors), Parkville, application for an order. pulsion of the dup mare age the ground that her entry in t of the October meeting of the Brook; Park was fraudulent, He 0 desi that persons implici in the entry may be punished as they deserve, From the evideuce submited ia this case a peculiar state of affairs exisis—something really that may astonish turfmen generally, Mr. Wenzel) hada horse in the race which was won by Rachel, and, having obtained second place, he claims firss money. It seems tbat the proprietors of the Brooklyn Park believed that Rachel was ineligible, and expelled both her and the driver, Josepo Mf. DeCamp, of Newark. To prove his statements Mr, Wenzell submitted affidavits and ers from persons ming to know the mar geie S., all of which tended to show that the latter and Rache! were one and the same. Portion oft idence was & letter from Stephen Hayes, of Boston, old driver and trainer, who described Mag- gie 8. accurately, such description fitting Rachel exactly. That there was fraud intended Mr, Wenzell feels assured. On the part of Messrs. Williams & Son the entry of Rachel made by telegraph was submitted, but of the charge, further than hearsay, these genuomen knew nothing, Further inquiry by the Board caused to be brought before them DeCamp, the driver of Rachel at the Brooklyn Park, This person swore that Rachel was not Maggie 3,; thatthe former had been at his stable since the Ist of June last, but he had known the mare tor two , ever since James Lam- bert, of Westfield, N. J., bad owned her. eCatmp also explained trom whom Ivambert ad purchased Ruchel, She was now in his (DeCamp's) stable, and had never been in Boston, where it 18 aie leged Maggie S. originally belonged. DeCamp said that he had seen Maggio 3., and upon being usked if be knew where she now was, advised that sho was in Newark and owned by one E, DeCamp. He also said that both mares wore of one color, and looked very much alike, each having @ scur on her quarter, though one of the mares tho murk was on the nigh sido d tho other on the off side. The wit- ness DeCamp was of the opinion that he could show both mares at once and proposed to do so, which offer being accepted, the Board appointed as a commit- tee to visit Newark to make the imspection desired, Messrs. Alden Goldsmith, Charies Dickerman and Wenzell, These gentlemen made the visit as required, and during the carly evening returned, when they made their report. This im substance was that the mares were seen, ana they found both the samo in color, but in all ‘other — particu- Jars, excepting the scars, vastly different. Maggie S, is a cleanly cut, well bred animal, with all the evidence of berhg a superior trotter, while Rachel is many years older and much resembies a truck or working’ hors nothing about her indicating that she has the least pre- tension (o any claim of specd. No horsemap could make the mistake of supposing they were one and the same when seen at diflorent times Accompanying the committee to New York was E. DeCamp, the Toputed owner of Maggie 8. It had been sworn by James M,, DeCamp, in bis early testimony, that he did not know Maggio “S. was in Newark until alter he had returned from Boston, which place was visited by him after the race at the Brooklyn Park for the purpose of obtaining certain aflidavits from partics bearing upon these animals, Last evening it was adduced in evidonce that James DeCamp isa half-brother of E. DeCamp, whieh fact was unfavorably commented apon in view of the earlier testimony. During the bse~ quent proceedings there was much contra- dictory evidence. Mr. Dickerman was certain that the Maggie 8. at Newark was seen by him comingfrom the stables at Brooklyn Park the day toliowing, the race in dispute, and Mr, Wenzell would stake his reputation as a judge of horseflesh that the Rachel that trotted against him in the race and Maggie 5S, wero the game. It also was proven by indisputable testimony that persons on the track where the race occurred had knowledge of Maggio 5. being a ‘ringer’? under the name of Rachel, and thus made large sums of money by buying pools, T caso has a dark Jook, and thero scems a clearing away the clouds tbat surroundit, Mr. Won- well deserves and will doubtless receive the thanks of the trotting world, or rather the honest portion of it, for calling the attention of the Board to this matter. Maggie 8. has a record of 2:264g. Case continued until to-day, DECISIONS. The tollowing decisions were made by the Board dur- bn Ay brief executive session held jate Tuesday might:— No, 457. J. H. Wetbie, Tidioute, Pa, vs, Pittsbu Driving Park (John A. McKee, proprietor), Pittsburg, Pa.—Application for removal of penalty of suspension imposed on C. u. Coltman, of Tidioute, Pa, and the sorrel gelding Hardware. The Board orders that both Coltman and the gelding Hardware be reinstated. No, 474, Washington Driving Association, Washing- ton, D. C., va. J. M. Rebor and others—Complaint and Se enenesten Board approves of the expulsion ot ober. No, 523. Thomas Johnson, Washington, D. C., parte—Petition for removal of expulsion.—The reinstates Joh ad may make it permanent If his futuro conduct justifies the clemency. No. 537. Gosner Driving Park Association, Goshen, N.Y., vs, William Kilmer, Copake, N. Y., aud the bay gelding Trout, alias Night Hawk—Application for an ordor.—By the evidence submitted in this case it was shown that the name of the bay gelding Peaches and Cream was changed to that of Trout and again to that of Night Hawk, in violation of rule 6. The Board, therefore, imposes a fine of $200 on the owner of the | horse, the latter to stand expelicd until the amount is paid. Kiln is fined $25 for knowingly being a party inthe fraud, The case 1s sont to the Eastern district tor further evidence tending to implicate a Vermont horseman in the iliegal transaction. THE GRAND TROTTING CIRCUIT, Late last even ing the Board ot Stewards of the pro- posed ‘Grand Trotting Circuit’ of nextsummer met at the New York Hotel for the purpose of arranging a Programme. ‘There were representatives present irom Columbus, Cleveland, Buffalo, Rochester, Utica, Syra- cuse, Pougbkeepsio, Hartiord and Fleetwood tracks, There was much discussion and an extended session, but a failure to periect the proposed programme, will be tully decided upon to-day. at [From the Morning Call, Feb. 7.] A shooting matinéo was held at the Presidio yoster- day in honor ot General Horace Brooks, of the regular army, (lately retired from active servico by the Presi- dent), by the staff of the Second brigade of the Natiena | Guard of tho State of California. A more lovely day or one more favorable for shooting was never seen, and if better scores were not mado it was not the fault of the weather, At the time set for beginning the contest thero was quite a crowd gathered in the shooting | grounds, and, after some consultation, sides were | chosen as given below, and the shooting began, with | the result as annexed. The shooting was at 200 yards, off-band:— MAJOR MASON’S TEAM, General Horace Brook: Major J Mason... Colonel H. H. Thrall Major A. A. O'Neill, Major 1. W. Laird Major 8. W. Backus Colonel G. W, Gran joo Major Frank McLenan.. Total. .eseee COLONEL EL Colonel C, Mason Kinne General Jonn McComb. Colonel KE. Sumac: jor J M1 Lieatenant W. H. B. B Major J. A. Laven...... Captain James E. Bugher. Total... te eeeweeees teeteeseees ol General Brooks and Major Mason shot off their ties, and the former won with a@ bull’s-eye, the latter mak- ing a centre. Four interosting handball and Amorican racket games were played at McQuade's court yesterday, threatening, in ease of her refusal, to biow her brains out, In the face of the threat Miss Clabby refused to become his wife, whereupon he invited ler to go on the root of the house. This she also dechned doing, not undersianding what motive tie could have in making such a strange request. Repulsed at every point, Hamil drew a pistol and tired, ‘The ball lodged | in the door, He then hurried from the house, and be- fore he could be apprehended Was on board a ship, bound for u two years’ cruise, In due course of time the exciting event passed from the memory of Miss Clabby and she thought of her absent lover only {n pity, On Saturday his vessel returned to port, and Matthow hastaned to the house of his adored, She was amazed to see him ana told him so, Ie stated that the ardor of his passion Was sill un bated, and again he renewed his offer of marriag Miss Clabby assured bim that her heart could never be his, Thon ne had recourse to his pistol, and by its aid sought to mako her change her mind, Again she faced the deadly weapon and bravely sparued his hand, and again he discharged the weapon and once the bail missed the intended victim, ramme this time, however, ehunged so far was concerned, as Matthew merely went to o Bowery. Miss Clabby now commenced to feel that Matthew's pastime was becoming monotonous, aud to that end she swore out « warront for his arrest, He was taken | into custody, and on Sunday tast arraigned at the Tombs, bat ‘Miss Clubby relenting, did not appear | against bim, and he was released for want of evidenc Yesterday sho became alarmed and caused his arre: on the assault of two years ago, The prisoner, who 18 a low-browed, vindictive looking tur, said he was not guilty, He was held in $2,000 bail to answer, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. At the meeting of the Fire Department Commission- hich w Dinitetng nted, under such reasonable restrictions as may ¢ new receiver. inted, Beenie by Wiulaw Ry Graco, of Great Neck, Queeng | | ors’yestorday it was resolved to order the chief to fur. h the Board with a list of untiormed officers whom he thinks ought to bo retired for incapacity, | | mateh in tine style by a score of 15 to Ll and 14 to 14, which were much enjoyed by a largo number of spece tators, The sport comnmenced with a matoh at andball, the best four in seven games When the champions. Barney McQuade, who played single handed against Joseph Shoridan and Professor John Mavix—appeared inthe court they were warmly welcomed by their backers, The first game, alter a hot contest, was won by Sheridan and partner by a scofe of 2140 11. Tho second game was more skilfully played, Sheridan and partner showing some fine points, The game ended in their favor by « score of 21 to I The third game owas a fine = exhibition of skill on the part of McQuade, who mado some ex- traordinary hits, winning the game by a score of 21 to 16. Inthe fourth game Sheridan's and Manix’s play was excellent, ‘The gamo resulted in their favor by a score of 2L to 9 In the fifth game McQuade went in vim, and the game resulted in McQuade’s favor roof 21to 20, Sheridan and partner having Won three games the sixth and deciding one was very exciting, Sheriva® and Manix winning a great victory by showing the most skilful play, and Unished the game by a score 21 to 15, SCORE. MeQuade. «uo Sheridai } 210621) 616 21 620) 21 120 Then foliowod a single banded match at American rackets, the contestants Yeimng James Regan and John O’ Brion, the best out of three games, O'Brien opened | the first game in rattling style, aud before nis oppo. nent got warmed ap he won the game by a score of 15 to13. Rogan won the second nnd third games and Ph ee) ee Ce) a ILis tine playing elictied hearty applause, scORK, «13 WH 43 Ww it W40 ext ovens Was a match at dball, bot! a William White aud John Dogaan ageiuat Lake Gleason, | | closeted with the counsel for the State and the defenco | terests would | did not attempt for several minutes to repress the ex eiterment Judge Hoffman then directed that Dr. Brann appear | in court Within a Week to enter into recognizance tor his NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1877.—-TRIPLE SHEET. and David Mallen, the best two of three games. In the first game Gieason aud partner won, but it required the hardest kind of play. Score, 21 to 16, White and ‘sner afterwards turned the tables by walking away ym their oppovents, gaining a victory by winning the second and third games by a score of 2i to 16 and 21 to 1% sconk. White and Deguan...... 16 21 21—58 jeason and Mullen, 21 16 19-55 ‘The fourth and last match of the day was an un- usually interesting one, as it was splendidly contested througbout, at American rackets. The players were Michac! Gleason and William Malloy against David Reed and Peter Higicy, the best of three games, Olteen aces up. The an hour’s play b; ch was won handsomely after balf the former by the following SCORE, Gleason and Malloy Rood and Higley. 16 138 16-43 ld 15 10-39 THE NEW YORK YACHT CLUB, AN IMPORTANT MEETING TO BE HELD TO-NIGHT. ‘There will be a meeting of the members ol the Now York Yacht Club this evening at their club house on Madison avenue and Twenty-sevonth street, and as some matters of vital importance to the interests of the club will be bronght forward there will probably bea full attendance. Acommittee comprising Mr. 8. Coigato, chairman, Mr, Thomas, Mr. Sheppard Homans, Mr. John 8. Dickerson ana Mr. Krebs, have made a statement of the financial condition of the ciub, and report unanimousiy in favor of giving up the club house at Staten Island and also the rooms on Madison avenue and Twenty-seventh They propose to ere the models can be kept and then e of what they think the expenditures for the ensuing year will amount to. The meeting to-night will, therefore, de very impor- tant, 46 upon the action of the members will probabiy depend the ultimate existence of the club, which has | taken the lead in yachting events tor the past quarter of acontury, Aciub without aclub house would not have many attractions (or members not owning yachts, and the active list would soon be on the decrease, THE BROOKLY The second regular meeting of the Brooklyn Yacht Club for the present year was held last night at tho ciub rooms in the Cuntinental building, corner ot Court and Montague streets, Brooklyn. The officers who were elected at the annual meeung last month tered into the performance of their various duties. The routine business of the meeting was conducted as usual. Mr. Cornolias 5. Lee, of the yacht Schemer, and Mr, Andrew R, Culvor, President of the Prospect Park and Coney Isiand Railroad, were elected members. The club bow numbers avout 300 and is steadily increasing, Alter the meeting a banquet was given to the mem- bers by the now flay officers, Messrs, Dickerson, Smith and Hunticy, 1. wasa very brilliant affair, CURLING. Owing to the mildness of the weather] there has beon no curling for some time past, and !t was thought that the games sot down on the list tor competition would have to go over to next season, but the ice on the Commissioners’ Pond yesterday was found to be sate enough to play the game, The contest was a point game, In which thirtcon members of the New York Caledonian took part. The play was rather poor, owing, to the ice being in such a rough conditiof. Mr. J. B. Gillie was the winner, he getting 9 points, Mr. W. Winterbottom was second, with 7 shots, Mr. M. Baxter and Mr. J. Fisher both got6 points and divided third honors. There was also a game playod by a party of Calodonians, the rinks being headed by the President and the Secretary and ono headed by tho Vice President and the Treas- urer, The match ended in favor of the President's party, they getting 23 points to their opponents’ 12, BRANN JUSTIFIED. ABRUPT ENDING OF JERSEY’S GREAT LIBEL j SUIT—SEQUEL TO A BROTHER'S DEVOTION, ‘The trial of County Clerk James M, Brann tor alleged liboi was resumed at Jersey City yesterday The courtroom was more densely crowded than on any previous day. The judges did not make their appear. | ance on the bench at the usual hour, but remained | Ull the afternoon, Tho crowd still iingered, however, in the vicinity of the Court House. 1t was at last un- derstood that the delay was occasioned by the non, appearance of Ir. Brann, who was on his way to the Court House and was taken suddenly ill, A recess was taken, and at half past one o'clock the judges took | their seats on the bench. Mr. Collins, for the defence, arose and said that in view of the acknowledgment of Dr. Brann as to the authorship of the libel, the defence felt that the charge was fully mot, and uniess the prosecution in- sisted on a further investigation into the minor de- talls the defence was willing to rest the case just at that point. Mr. Abbett, associate counsel for the Stato, said that as counsel for Mr, Mullone it became his duty to say that Mr, Mullone felt it his auty to himself and bis friends, both living and dead, to take Jegal measures to tind out the author of the infamous livel upon hi and, (rom otber circumstances, he was led to delieve thas the defendant was the author; but now that tho brother of the defendant had avowed himself to bo the author of the circular, and Mr. Mullone being now satisfied ef the authorship, and that ail purposes have been served, he had no desire to press the matter further. Hoe had no rovengeful teelings against the t, and was fully convinced that he was not re- Je for the act complained of. District Attorney Garretson stated that. on the part of the State, he was fully satistied that the public in- be placod in jeopardy by allowing the case to reat at that stage and be disposed off by the Jourt, Mr. Collins, at the express desire of the defendant, disavowed the circular and everything contained in it, the defendant having no malicious feclings against Mr, Mallone. Judge Hoffman delivered an exhaustive charge wo the jury on the subject of tivel, in which be used tho ex- pression ;—'The trequency of libellous publications in | this county has demoralized th utire community, and the Court feel 1t their duty to just here that Iibels must and sball bs stopped.” This was a severe blow aimed at one of the parties connected with this remarkable case, against whom several | livel suits havo been instituted and are now pending. The. Judge closed by directing a verdict of acquittal, The jury, however, retired for deliberation and remained out for two bours anda hall, when they camo into court for instruction. Some of the jurors were anxious to know if the confession ot Dr Bran did not necessarily subject certain with: for the State to charges for perjury. The foreman, in reply to the ques- tion whether they had agreed, replied, **Wo have not." Oneot the jurors, Mr. John McGuigan, a very re- spectable and intelligent gentleman, then’ stated the point of difference among the jurors. Judge Hoffman replied, “Geatlemen, that is entirely beyond your province, You must not consider that question, and you will now retir They retired, and‘had been a minute in the room, when they returned and rendered a verdict of not guilty. A rush was made tor County Clerk Brann and congratulations were showered upon bim ull he was unable to contain himself. It seemed aa if every person in the court sympathized with bini, Every judge on the benen ut- | tered a sigh of relief, the court officers rushed around in all directions to convey the glad tidings, The Court appearance in case any charges be preterred inst bim, This ended the most remarkable case ! ever tried in the Hudson County courts ANOTHER BROOKLYN SCANDAL, Another scandal was developed in Brooklyn yester- | day by the arrest ot John LH. Bradley, tate private retary of the Commandant of the Navy Yard. The prisoner was arraigned on charge of abduction on complaint of John Whiteford, of No, 85 Sands street The complainant, who is a liquor dealer, the prisoner abducted a girl named Sarah L eighteen yours, from her home about two weeks ago. The services of a private devective were engaged by Mrs. Bradley, wife of the accused, to learn the where. alleges that wless, aged | METHODIST DISTRICT CONFERENCE. ‘Thia body, which nas been licensing local preachers and exborters and examining candidates for orders and for admission into the travelling connection of the Methodist Episcopal Church, bad a tew peculiar cases belore it yesterday, Ordained jocal ministers, as was stated yesterday by Bishop Harris aud Presiding Elder Crawiord, occupy anomalous positions ia the Chureb, Not being members of annual conferences they are not amenable to those bodies; while being ordained they are not amenable to quarterly conferences, and hence the District Conference proposed to take cogni- zance of them, But unless there are charges made against their mora! cbaracter the most that can be done 18 to appoint a committee of local preachers, who, upon a hearing of tacts, may suspeud from the func- tions of the ministry such ordained local ministers as habitually neglect or Feiuse to conform to the dis- cipline of the Church. And then the cases cau be taken. ‘On appeal to the succeeding annua! Conference, which may withdraw (its sanction to the orders which it has conferred upow them. In this catalogue yesterday ap- red George W. Lord, a lawyer of this city, whose membership i8 supposed to be in the Central Methodist Episcopal church, where the Conterence was hela, vut whose pastor does not know anything about bun. A, G, Richardson, of this city, is also in the list, and F. C. Hull, who Was in the travelling winisiry for twemy- five years, but who was located against his will by his annual Conference. Special commitiecs were ap- pointed in cach case. Another brother, who has been a licensed local preacher tor a number of who 16 a metmber of Bediord street Methodist Episu church and a physician, was aiso made the sup Committee, consisting of his pastor, A score of licenses ot preachers and extorters were renewed and a tow preachers were recommended to the annual Contor- ence, A class leaders’ convention was held in the aiternoon, and interesting addresses were delivered. In the evening & Sunday school meeting was held, at which Dr, Vincent delivered ap address on ‘‘The Ele. ments of the True Sunday School"? THE LENTEN SEASON, N 1T8 COMMENCEMENT YESTERDAY—THE SERVICES OF ASH WEDNESDAY. Lent began yesterday with the services for Ash Wednesday in the Catholic and Episcopal ehureti In the former the celebration was regulated according to goneral rules, securing a uniformity in tho services throughout the world. In tho latter some difference 13 observed between the followers of the Low Church party and the High Church branch, the latter being more rigid in their discipline, while the rules of the former adinit of a broader interpretation, In the Catholic churches it is regarded as the drst day of the pentten:ial season of the year, Tho season of rejoicing ends and that of mourning begins. The “Gloria”? is omitted trom the mass and the vestments of the priest aro dark purple, to indicate the general sentiment of penance, These are changed to black during holy week, when the Church commemorates the days immediately preceding the death of Christ. Yesterday several masses were said iw allof the churenes at the usual hours, Generally, however, the high mass ai hall-past ten was omitted, ‘The ceremony of distributing the ashes took place at the early wa: ‘The palms used in the churches at the previous Palm Sunday having been burned their ashes were carefully preserved. These were dis- tributed yesterday by the priest taking a smail portion on his finger and marking Lue foreheads of the faithiul in the form of a cross, repeating at the same time the words memento homo ging puivis es et in pulverem re- verteris, “Remomber man, that thou art dust and unto dust shall return,’ to remmd them of their last end. This ceremony is generally omitted in the Protestant Episcopal churches, The same general idea in regara to fasting 18 maintained but the interpretation differs The Low Cnurch members recognize its beneficial effects but do not attach the same importance to it that the ritualistic party do. All the Joyous canticles of the ritual are omitied and those adapted to the penitential season substituted. In all the churches yesterday services were held av tho usuul hours, In the ritualistic churches two and even threo services were neld. The latier branch celebrated the day at the churches of St, Alban’s, St. Mary tho Virgin and St. ignatius, The sermons of the day were preached on the gospel of the service and referred ‘to the significance of fasting and thé early usage of fast. ing as practised by the tarly Christians, Tne general. ity of the Episcopalians observed the tast only on Fri days in the ante-Pascal time immediately preceding j Easter, The ritualists extend the fast to the whole | forty days, During lent services will be neld in most of the Episcopal churches every Wednesday and Friday evening. ST. VALENTINE’S DAY, ‘The arrows of Cupid, sheathed in envelopes, flow thick and fast through the mails yesterday, falling upon many a susceptible heart, Gorgeously con- structed love missives and boxes of valentines—pro. fanely termed by the postal authorities “third clase mattor’’—passed through nimble hands at the General Post Office to the number of 30,000, and vestitied to the devotion of youths and maidens to the memory of the patron of lovers, St Valentine was a clergyman, who lived in Rome at a period when people of his cioth had a hard time of it Tho Emperors had a peculiar disiike to such — preachers, and generally exprossed it by taking off their heads. St Valentine received such a mark of iim. perial distavor. There 18 nothing w_ the lile of the waint that particularly refers to love letters, and cer- tainly neither Mrs. Juno nor Sr, Pan, who tormerly presided over the annual interchange of love letters, were {riendly toward Cupid. Yet the saint became the patron of lovers and the anniversary ot his death a gala day tor stationers and postmen, The incongruity twoen heathen deities, 4 martyred saint and love lette: was furth increased yesterday by the addition of penitential sackcloth and ashes, Long ago in England the choice of a lover or valentine for the ensuing year was determined by lo.tery, groups of youths and maidens drawing slips with names ou them. [bis custom has been improved upon at tho present day by making Hymen the President of the Lovers’ Lottery Associa- tion, Modern valentines become prettier euch season, and some of those which were on exhivition in the ationers’ windows for a week or LWo past Wore mar. vols of skill and beauty. tin, lace and flowers, with muny other dainty things, are. combined in the valen- Aud yet tine of the period, there is no Jairy handwork in its consiractioa, but tt comes from grimy hands, giucpots, sand paper, paint brushes, inky presses aud steel stamps, and the delicate lace and the beautiful flowers are as unreal As perhaps some of the sentiments conveyed in the verses, Aias! for the poetry ot the iragile love token. Hearts and darts and cupids and flowers, mirrors and doors and curtains and wings are gummed on, bows are tied up, fringes are sowed on, and euvelopos are pasted amid the whir of machinery, or by hauds redvlent ot grease und other unpleasant things, The circumstances Of the prosent time will likely increase the demand tor those abominable caricatures calied comic valentines, 88 national and soctal subjects offer themselves to the consideration of those Who rail agaist tho patron saint of lovers, CONVERTED "SUNNECOOKS. ‘A remarkable revival of religion has occurred on the Shinnecock reservation within a few weeks past, over forty of the Indians having been converted. CAPTAIN HEDDEN'S TRIAL, The Poiice Commissioners yesterday sat In jadg- mont on Captain Hedden, of the Thirty-third precinct, the charges against whom were that he of from soveral officers of his command and failed to ree pay the loans, In his ailidavit Captain Hee admit- ted that some of the specifications we but said that he had been forced to borrow mouey, having had two deaths im his tamily, Hts straiteued circum- fact that hi when bad beon Joseph stances were ‘urther due to the compelled to make large disbursements Bosworth and Henry smith wore Police Commissioners | what was Known at | in collecting, Binghamton, that time as the “Ruloil reward.” Lhecase aud the Board reserved its decision, REAL ESTATE, at ciused TRANSFER i LOL, w, of Bd wy, 24.856x74; Karolin hn Som orner Zhe ° $16,000 Nom. Nom. ton av Sherwood and wate to it. Ma 12,814 s, 125 ftw. of 10th a 10,000 abouts of her truant husband, who disappeared with Miss. Lawless, Yesterday morning the de: | fective afrested = Bradioy in a saloon on | Fulton street, this city, and gave him over to the cus- tody of the police authorities. Lradiey, who is a fine. looking, middle-aged man, excuses himaelt on the | ground Uhat he was oa a “spree” and didn’t know what he was about. He pleaded not guiliy to the charge and was committed until Saturday bext to await examination, bati being fixed at and a daughter, aged respectively teen years. His tamily, who ri Street, are reticent upon the sub, Suit tor divorce has been, instituted against him by bis wite. Mr, Whiteford is the half brother of Miss Lawless, and hence prefers the compiaint. NOTES FROM THE Schermerhorn CORONER. | An inquest was yesterday held on the body of James | Murtha, who died from the effect of injuries received by being run over by car No. 87 of the Fourth Avenue Railroad, on January 20, As it was shown that de- consed slipped apon the ee and fell underneath the car | in jumping (rom the front platform the jury brought in a verdict of accidental death, | An inquiry into the caure of Andrew Jackson Lane's | death rosulied in showing that he was struck on the | head with a coal bocket on the canal boat P,P, Demorest, at Morrisiania, on January 11. Tbe inves: tigation disclosed that Lano’s skull had been fractured by the stroke he receivev, but that for two days afters ward be had been at work, The jury's verdict was ac- cidovtal death, To-day at twelve o’clock, Coroner Croker will hold fn inquest on the body of the murdered Chinaman, Mr. William F, Howe, counsel for the prisoner, Insists that this investigation will be suttics clions’s Innocence, | oth #8, 156 6 ft. @. of M d wife to F. Hiller « : ABD AY, We hey f toth st, BOXTTA TL James 8, Wh 100th st. ks ‘Thomas M «+ 40,000 13 265100; George 1 Lox 100.1 h 2,000 Suffolk We 16,000 the te, LOM, 10 er HOt at. T, Pate Nom, i. eliitire Both st, a, #., 12 fee. of 3 Sandford creteree’ to D. Denktispiel son Ws, 16081 06.5; Same 1 sane oth ste mew TL ame to same Ist, tes. 18,000 D, ‘Tom. vis (referee) Avery, Jobin Jefferson Insurance Company, s f Rutgers st, dee nerd Ref ‘ 5,000 i wer, B., room st. | F Hillier ¥, apd son, hs of wife, to H. Roe! 1 ys Pasar cis 048 ot dd wv.’ of TORN KL. TVear.: 6.000 . of HELL Sb.. W. Of Ud ave: MS your uO) Wrdt, $6 Of 0th st, w. od uy.. nd wife, to P.M, Sherwood, s. of 3. Snedeeor, 1. oars 1000 10,000 12.700 | on FISH. Fish Culturist Association at the Aquarium. Representatives Present from Varions States and Foreign Countries—A Grand Fish Dinner at the Gilsey, a os The sixth annual meeting of the American Fish Culturist Association was opened yesterday at the New York Aquarium, corner of Thirty-fith street and Broadway. The place chosen to hoid the meeting was propitious, as it afforded the members of the association au opportunity of viewing the finest col- lection of fish in America, besides witnessing the ar- tflcial propagation of ish as practised by our mort eminent fish culturists, Atong the gentlemen present were Spencer F, Baird, of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D, C.; Dr, J. W, Milner, Washington, D.C; G, Blackford, New York; M. C, Edmonds, Vermont; Livingston Stone, California; William M, Tileston, New York; B. B, Porter, New Jersey; Samuel Wilmot, of Fish Commission, Canada; tho veteran fish culturist, Seth Green, Rochester, N. Y.; B. Phillps, Brooklyn, N. ¥.; 1% Van Wyck, New York; R. 3B. Roosevelt, yw York; Charlea B. Evarts, Vermont; William M, Hudson, Fish Com. missioner, Connecticut; M, C. E@munds, Weston, Vt; 1. B. Ferguson, Fish Commissioner of Maryland; Colone! Ira odnow, New York; F, Mather, New York; M. Walbeim, of the Norwegian Fish Commis- sion; C, J. Bottemanne, Superintendent of Fisheries m Holland Ex vernor Seymour is a member of the commission, but was not present. AttwoP, M, the President, Mr. R, B, Roosovelt, called the members to order, and read a paper showing what had been done by the Commissioners during the year, prefacing its reading by «few remarks in regard te the origin of the movement, The following is an ab- stract of the paper as read by Mr, Roosevelt, which, it should be stated, refers to fish culture in the State of New York aloue:— ‘The arUfictal propagation of d was recommended in the first report submitted, and in the following year, 1869, operations were commenced and 15,000,000 shad hatched, This work has been vigorously prosecated ever since, and including last year's opera- tions a total number of 49,880,000 young shad have been placed in our waters. There are now ten people catching shad where there was one before the labors of the commission commenced in 1869, ‘The first experiment with salmon trout was at- tempted in 1870, uader the most difficult circumstances, Mr, Monroe Green, who was taking the eggs, nearly losing his life in behalf of the experiment. It was suc- cessful, however, and the undertaking then inaugurated has been annually continue @ total number of 5,947,000 and 456 boxes salmon trout eggs and fry havo been distributed, \ White sh culture commenced in the fall of 1868; eggs hatched out in February, 186% Tho success of the attempt 40 crogs white fish with trout had not yet been determintd, Salmon culture was attempted tn 1871, when 4,00¢ impregnated salmon ova were obtatned from Canada in exchange for 2,000 salmon-trout fry and 2,000 young white ish, The work has vot been encouraging. The number aistributed armounted to about 210,000, California saimon was Grst tntroduced into tho waters of our State in 1873us being better adapted thaothe true salmon. During thatand the following year a total of 636,000 have been distributed. Experiments with sturgeon were made about four years ago, but were unsuccessful, Thoy were re- peaied in 1875 with great success, about 100,000 young fish being turved into the Hudson. An establishinont for the hatching of brook trout urchased in 1875 and operations inmediately enced. Onc million two hundred and tweuty- Bine thousand young try lave been distributed. Importations of California brook trout have also been received, First instalment in 1875 of 1,800; 260 hatched out, many of the eggs having been spoiled during transit, The artificial propagation of bass, pike and perch was first attempted in 1870. Since then there have been distributed 6,726 black bass, 2,532 Oswego bass, 17,764 rock bass, 1,592 pike, 1,336 perch, **Buil pouts’* wore Hot embraced in the system of fsb propagation, they being understood to increase naturally to « sul- ficient extent to answer all practical purposes. [tis a humble fish, but tho President suggested that to a hungry man bull ponts were as acceptable to his stomach as the more deticate vrook trout. 4 Dr. J. W. Milner, of the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, submitted a paper upon the subjecot of on (or our lisieries. It was a long jew of the whole subject. Mr. Bottemann, of Holland, gave an account of the progress of fish culture in that country. On motion of Mr, W. M. Tileston the meeting took a recess to view @ “nondescript fish’? at the invitation of Mr. Coup, of the Aquartum. It proved to be a verita- bic fish woman, one of the rarest novelties in whe Aquarium, President Roosevelt, E. G. Blackford, Seth Green and others participated in the discussion. Mr, Biack+ ford favored the passage of stringent laws for the preservation of brook trout; bat, at the same time, Would not make them oppressive upon fishermen. Professor Spencer F. Baird, ber of the United States Fish Commission, gave 'a statement respecting the operations of that body during the year, aad en- tered ito an interesting history of the piscatorial tribes generally. Professor Milner followed brietly. Mr. Livingston Stone, of California, spoke of the fish culture im that State, ’ The Committee on Nominations reported the foliow- for tho ensuing year and it was k. B. Roosevelt; Vice President, i ; Treasurer, B. G. Blackford , 3 ary, Barnet Plillips, all of New York, B E rs After the transaction of some routine business the association adjouraed until eleven A, M. to-day. THE eR. About nine o'clock last evening members of the Fish Cuiturists’ Association, which is now holding its an- Dual session at the Aquarium tn this ety, met by invi- tation ot M he Brothers, pro- priotors of the Aquarium festive board pre- pared for them at the Gilsey Ho Hon. Robert Roosevelt, President of the association, presided. From a perusat of tho following bill of tare, provided | for the occasion, it will be seen how splendid an allair can be gotten up, even at the threshold of the season of Let, when Osh scientists and fish propagators take the matter in-band, It will be seen that the bill of fare reads alniost tike a despatch trom the Secretary of State on the fish question :— Deere ra rere ne tenes a re TOOT TEEE TE CONE OOO IOOOTO UOTE. MENU, Huitres sur demi-coqaille, POTAGES. Bisquo aux crevettos, HORS D'MHUVRE, Bouchées aux buitres, POIRSONS. Turbot A la hollandaiso, Eperlans frits & la tartare, RELEVE. Filot de sole 4 la normande, ENTREES. Terrapin en caiese & la Maintenon. Pommes de terre, parisienne, Crabes farcis 4 la diable, Petits pois, Tortuo verte. Pétoncles en coquille. Choux-flears au gratin, SALADE DE HOMARD, FROID. Saumon au beurre do homard, Bass rayée, Montgias, RoTIs. Alose tarcie. Shapper rougo, PATISSERIK, Fortune de pécheur a la Koosevolt, Charlotte a la Neptune Poisson eu giace napolitaine, Pruits, Cale. Drove reveca rece nsceeereresere sere rere sree se rerere sees It was, of course, rather late when the flow of sole commenced, but the subject of fish culture was the Ht theme, and it was remarkable how few of 8 floundered when they roves to their foot in response to the felicitous invitations of the presid- ing officer, It was a deligh{{ul outertainment, laceraccesesserercssececese-sesecereceecse reae-eeeeeeereeeeee tee Gene Oe Meer RC OC tL OLE DIE LE LL btnt: HAs MterBeba Dt DEE! IEEE DEOE, SS PRAYER. “Feo, 0, fo, tum! Lggnell the breath of an English. man,” soiiloquized the officer as he waltzed Jolin Line den up to the Washington Place Court rating. “L found him lying drunk on the street, Judge.” low’s that, Mister Linden ?”” i was going to my work, and hi just sat down te pray “Oh, [ see how tt was, On Linden, when the sun wag Jow, there fell the sleep of drunken woe."’ “Wel, Your Worship, I did wke a drink. “Yes, Mr. Linden, you took (oo much wino at break. fost. Eschow wine, ‘It biveth like a serpent and suing. etn like an adder.’’ “Bat bi did not ‘ave breal Heat, 80 1 took one drink.’ “Hand bit heated you bap; Rand here you hare, Jobv, take a triend’s ice, Hand don’t drink hang more. You are disc , mad When you again ae sire to engage in prayer Worship pot at the corner liquor store, Seek your close You may pedestriags ate.” Hi ‘ad nothing ast, A SUICIDAL LAMB, John Lamb, a native of England, aged thirty-siy yoars, residing at No, 191 St Mark's place, attempted Yesterday a;ternoon to commtt suicide by swallowing large otity of Jandanum, Dr. Williams, of Vans Gerbile yvonne, Was summoned, aod administered ihe sual aptidotes to (he anfortuuate man, who was sub- w. corner Sti av, sequently taken to the City Hospital, His recovery ig 90,000) doubtful,