The New York Herald Newspaper, February 16, 1877, Page 5

Startling Expose of Its Extraordi- + nary Management, MYTHICAL ACCOUNTS. How Its Assets Were “Raised” on the Books. THE. RECEIVER IN+ POSSESSION. suites TS! About one bundred stockholders of the Contral Railroad of New Jersey crowded into the directors’ room at No. 119 Liberty streot yesterday to boar the Feport ot the special committec of three appointed on the Sth inst, to investigate the affairs of the company and learn whether it was advisable to raise $3,000,000 to euable the road to continue operations. While the assemblage was in session Mr. Lathrop, the newly appointed receiver of the corporation, took formal possession of the office and the books, and issued a printed notice that all the agents and debtors and creditors of the company should communicate with him. The meeting of stock- holders was very stormy. The report charged the Management, particularly under Mr. John Taylor Johnston, director and ex-president, with dishonesty in making false entries upon the books, in overvalu- ing the property of the company in the annual in- ventories, and in divers ways deceiving the sfock- holders as to the true condition of the company’s affairs. Tho condition of the corporation was repre- Bented as utterly hope! and the stockholders were sdvised to gave what they could from the wreck. The feport was read by Mr, John U. Brookman, chairman of the committee. Mfr. Johnston was chaljenged to explain the discrepancios in the figures taken from the books, and admitted his inability to do so, Mr, Brookman stated that’ several days ago, wnen he learned the true condition of the cowpany, he had at once sold out ata groat sacrifice all the stock of the concern owned by himself and his brother, amounting to about $500,000, and that he had also crased his own and his brother’s nonme from the subscription book for the new joan to which they had subscribed for $38,000, Upon this a number of per- sons present accused Mr. Brookr: of acting dishon- estly in selling his stock before making his report, and some even intimated that ho had gono short of the stock and was then ‘bearing’? it. The gentleman gave his word that. he had not sold adollar’s worth of the company’s se- curities other than those he and his brother had held as an investment, and which they had delivered when sold, After a great deal of heated discussion Messrs, Warren Ackerman, Stephen Condit and Dr. Cotes wore selected to confer together and appoint a committeé of three stockholders and three bondholders, who will make a further examination of the affairs of the com- pany, based upon the resoarches of the receiver, and report thereon atafaturo meeting. The’ committee will probably bo appointed to-day. OPENING THE MERTING, Mr. George H. Potts—who, with Mr, Brookman and Mr. Charles G. Miller, constituted tho special commit. tee—occupied tho chair, briefly stated tho object ot the meeting and introduced Mr, Brookman, who was vo read the report. The gentleman prefaced the re- port with extracts from the annual official reports ot thecompany for cight or ten years back. They were signed by order of John Taylor Johnston, President, and gave glowing accounts of the increase of receipts und the decrease of expenses from year to year, the arrangements with the Lehigh ‘and Wilkos, burre Coal Company,’ the Central New Jer- sey Laud — improvement Company, —_the Lehigh ‘and Susquebanna Railroad connection, the American Dock and Improvement Company, the improvements of the roud and the buildings being erected upon the land belonging to it and other thing indicating that all was prosperous. Mr. Johnston lacing thé reader and seemed perfectly cool and c lected as ho listened, When Mr. Brookman read in sarcastic tone of the new and beautiful station houses crected along the linea grim smile broke over the faces of the unfortunate stockholders who crowded the little room, in which they wero obliged to stand during the entire mecting, although there were many gray heads 1 the assembinge. A few could not pre- Serve their equanimity when they considered these Blatemonts in the light of the events of the past tew days, und they gave vent to their feelings in oaths “not loud bat deep.” Mr. Brookman became himself somewhat excited as he read, and he brought out the points in the extracts with great emphasi The reading of these extracts he declared necessary to a proper understanding of the report, which he’ then procoeded to read, mount- ing achair, so that all might hear distinctly, tor by that time the room was uncomlortably crowded ani considerable number of gentlemen had gathered in tho hall outside the open door:— REPORT OF THY CONMITTER, 79 THK STOCKHOLDERS OF THY CxNTRAL RatLRoaD or New RRSEY — Your committee not being experts, nor furnished with the means of employing them, cannot go fully into proper de- ws thut would be the work of months: but we can lay you suiticient facts to enable you to form some idea ue of kin the company, and incidentally t management. ‘ ‘st that we find of the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company is thei et of the date of Ai at which th o 8 id tail betor improvements, over- royalties, personal perties, equipments, bills receive \d_ $1,300,000. stock in treasury, #1 amounting to 4,808 43, as also the liabilities, umor ing to 7,908 37, and the capital stock, $10,000,000, repre- senting, according to the books, the value of the Lehigh and Witkesbarrs Coal Company, except a surplus stated of 507.01 This merger included the merger of the Honeybrook Coal Company, wl stock in previous to this merger Ww: \idenly $3,000,000 to §6.000,000, The increase of those other companies included in the same merger could not be ascertained by usin the limited time allowed. With the Lehigh and Wilkesbarro Coal Company thus formed, the Central Railroad ot New Jersey furmod a con- nection, of rather it tuok 133,585 shares, costing, xs the en- tries inthe books of the Central Railroad Company show, $5,061,771 by their annual statement of January 1, 1874, $1,963,169 32 (Of the correctness of neither of the amouuts have we been able to satialy ourselves), ‘They ulso = 00 bonds of the Lehigh and pan wuy at ninety per cent, costing #4, fanned | " 0 With wi constantly increasin, company in April, 1 of principal and inter Lehigh and Wilkesb: y During the year have uetually. gua 1874, 83,006,585 44 waa added to tie cost of the properties, &s appeared by the books of the Lehigh and Wilkexbarre Company for lands, improvements, yards, tations and piers, and 1875, $1,208,127 80 for similar ‘irpones. From the formation the y a 1874 to Jenuney 1, 1877 year have been made tn and equipments, without Hation, while the 840,000 for interest o bounded debt is stated 80,1 in mining of a large amount, and from overpaid. royalties. your greed to xunrantee the payment of $15,000,000 of the bonds of ti ich amount th nm ot in the annual y 1, 1577, ny $14.41 30, In addition to that amount there is'also 81,755,000 of the company’s bonds hypothe- cated by the company for security for loans. ‘The floating debt is stated, January, 18 1,457 10, The com: pany marketed in 1 355,0,0'tons of coal; in 1873, 3,080,714 tons, in 1876, 2,881,001 tons. In all three years, 6{835,305 tons, ullof which ‘was sold at the combination Fates, except 1,081,571 tons. LOSSKS ON 3 The result of the mining operat! $507.01 in 1879 of S561, 0 U8, ». "Add Interest on mining 0), add royalties overpa (less thone wasumed at time of me 400 making net $1.1) 22), showing as ae I Tons by opotations for three years $4273.40) U1. There should be also added to this an estimated loss lepreeia tion on equipment and personal property of 839,503 33, whieh shows as ithe qnantity of coal mar: keted during the three yeurs of 77 ceuts By the anpuai statement of the Centr: panyiot Sew of Decemuer 31, 1876, Ral fn iH that company (unsecured) of $1,611, debt ol the past obs ds, mpuny for $150.00: ‘of tho Long Branch Railroad sf which the company own the greater part; wlso teed interest on $455,400 uf the South Branch Rail- al statement of toad Company, We see by the a tember #1, 1878, set down s tur ant for of the rolling stock, but we do not the books any sllows ance mude for depreciation and destruction for the past seven years, Ga as follows: -On engines, $6,031 36; passenger cars, $3,749 B84; freight cars, $3,289 02; coal cars, Sisoaht 50; boats, $50,000, ‘The annual. inventory estimates 81,552,198 16 Tess than the amount sta information inventory is and from the ber Hatement of the compa we have xalned that valuation in the annua ty xreater than it should have been stated. et Me notice i the annual statement the cost of the 133,585 shares of the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Company stated at 85.759, 311g . ay Lae the books of the company. iso had in thy annual siatemens the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre bonds are stated at 8377.d90 more than they ‘. ‘te also notice the Brill farm put down ain valuation ‘v0, which requires parttewiar explanation, ss it al We also notice of id cont muy such sii at its Gest purchuse, Meike ctatomengahat tho New Jersey Stock Yard and Muve- ket Company ated Aa an asset OF S1UK.MOS G2. Buy tI Property represented by this itern ts th Kinerican Dock and Improvement Compw We also notice by the statement that t property of the merican Dock rovement Company is represented vy stock BR dobre and by bouts Atwonnting to. 83,000,000, aid Joount, $087, 421 40; nnd. Jersey City Stauion, ab ay) 85 60, all ot which ts virtually ove property, and had been much advanced trom its true cost. On the Lith of July, 1865, by resolu a stock dividend of twenty-live per cont was declared, Ireotors and NEW JERSEY CENTRAL. | thereof—to wit, $2,000.000—was charged with “land aceount,”’ which had no wtevee until that entry was made, Subsequently $1,595, 0 82 of that amy was (ransterred to the debit of the Aiworican Dock and rowement Company and Jerssy City Stution, a» Bis tur, 63 or interest. necount on bonds 10,379, osm revel * property, as aD: from Io | 18 1873, yerks can Improvement Com was got perfected noul October, 1874, at which time th Perms ewe Sorney $300,000 to perfect the tithe, arly nine years alter five per cant on the capital of the railroad company had been made on the prufit of holding this unprofit property. The balance of was charged to other lands of roud. sy the company, January. 1 the twellth page, is an ftem beaded “New Jersey Lit Improvement Company.” which is im effect as foll ‘That an extra dividend tu the stockhulders of the Ventral of thirty per cent of the value of the Jandy on the tines of the road is awarded vo them pro rate if thoy wilt pay tho, raitroud company the othe: séventy per cent, (By the Hight of the last entry, to which we culled Your attention, you whe availed yourselves of the privilege Of the pro rota ‘sMorment con appreciate the dividend.) We it necessary to prosec further, futerest Account and ot @ January, 157, to the Ist 0 to which we have called American Dock Imp nsereat On saIne. iscounson bonds. charged on property Faise ‘alae of Lebich and Wilke: we charged to it dixcoung on bo in -ybouts in excess of inventory... Now Jersey Stuck Yard aud Market bonds assumed... New Jersey and Woot Line bonds. Thterest ciarged to Newark branch... Making an apparent loys and depreciati ‘Years, Inciding the stock dividend di ou! tion on equipm In order to estimate your true condit the above loss the cost of the Lehigh barre stock, which we cousider as useless 4s an asset of this company aa iso, loss of Wilkesbarre bin 1 of whieh deen hypothecuted and loaned to the Wilke: barre Company. veeee And also the amount of ‘blanket mortgage’ loaned to the Wilkesbarre Company, Tor 5,061,777 434 | In t that they tered upon the discharge of their duties with # sincere sire to be able, utter # careful examination of the conditio ot the company, to recommend she stogsholders to o forward and assist is in its present uecensities for tho amount asked, but cannot, after th ion we have aude, recomend you ty do x0, but mit the fucts and tixnres for your consideration. JOUN U, BKOOKMAN, Chairman, TLL Be, CHARLES G. M. GORGE H. POTTS, MR, JOHNSTON'S REPLY, During the reading of these serious uccusastions Mr. Jobusiou turned very red in the face and became vis- ibly excited, moving uneasily in his chuir and twisting bis fingers togethor nervousiy. When Mr, Brookinan sat down @ vote of thanks was inétautaneously ten- derea him and his colleagues for their lavors. T! Mr. Jobnsten was invited to reply to charges. arose and was applauded by several person in the rear of tho room. i1e hud not, bi seen the report of the commitice, and conid not answer it, as to do so would involve yon of the books in order that he might see tho referred to and consider the results which had eon arrived at, No doubt the figures taken trom the books had been taken properly, but atthe same time those present kuew that dgures might be made to tell vory different stories.’ 1t depended very much on how they were put together. tec was appointed he bad met them and given all tho information he could, Since then there had been rumors tbat the committee were going to make a very unlavorable report. He had applied to them to see the document that he might prepure an answer, but wus told that he could make his answer to the stock- boldors when the paper should be read at the meeting. Well (in a sott and winuing voice), that was bardly th lace to make replies to stutements which were doubted. ht was a matter which would require time. He aduutt that the committee nad informea tim one day throug! a note trom its chairman tbat it would call next moras ing and show bim its report, He found the note al his nouse on his return from Trenton one night, and at once wrote Mr. Potts that he would be obliged to .urn to Trenton in the morning, and could not see committee, ‘Now,’’ continued be, ‘let me state what the policy has been with rezard to the reports of the company, and then you may judge whether anybouy connected with the company ever gave himself any opportunity to steal very much irom the stockholders.’” NO END OF RKvORTS, Mr. Jobnston proceeded to state that for the firat five years there were DO reports, but that the whole live years were afterward embodied in one report, which, at his suggestion, was mude at a time when mapy in the company were opposed to aking { reports, saying:—‘A report gives tou many people something to take hold oi.” Mr. Johnston had, bow- ever, insisted upon reports being made, and they were issued annually thereafter, During a year acd a half, in which be was abroad, no reports were made; but on his return he had them issued, These could, be dis- tinguished, us they were not made ‘by order,’’ and were not signed by hiw. In addition to this, for some time quarterly reports were issued, semi-annual re- ports had been issued, and also reports to stock and bond holders, showing tbe condition of the company irom tine to time. Besides all this, at each meeting of the Board a monthiy statement was presented, detailing the receipts, disvursements and earnings of the road. All these things were entered in the treasurer’s stato- ment, which generally lay open for stockholders and others to examine. Nothing, Mr. Johnuswn claimed, could be more opposed to fraud than that system, ‘The reports from which extracts had been read. were, he contendeg, evidence of the hopetuiness of the offi- cers for the future of the company and of their good faith, Uniortunately trado had been depressed tor several years. ip 1875 had occurred a disastrous strike, and for the past two years the coal trade, as every one knew, had been unprotitable, Exch year tho company had hoped for ber ter resuits, Great expectations bad been based upon the trade oi the centenmal but they bad proved ili founded. [tf the coming year should see a revival of trade and the company were kept afloat \t would richly repay its shareboiders, on the other haod, trade should remain depressed its fate was problematical, Even as things bad been tne company might have gono along, because tts business ‘wus constantly increasing, but just when it was at tho weakest Caine a regular concerted attack in the nows- papers which unfortunately had proved successtul in breaking down the stock. It then became necessary (0 uppeal to the shareholders for support, He resigovd and Mr, Knight came in. The stock raised for a time, but soon tell aj Ie was necessary then for the stockholuers to taxe some decisive action; but instead of doing go they had ap- pointed the commitice whose report had just been read. ‘When a commiitee of investigation is ap- pointed,” said Mr. Johnston, in conclusion, ‘what be- comes ofaction? The result was that three days ago it became necessary to put the Lebigh and Wilkesbarre Company into the hands of a receiver, and yesterday your own company stared the same late. Now, that is your postion. I don’t want to tal ny more of your time,” Mr. Potts—Do I understand Mr. Johnston to chal- lenge the statements of the committee, Mr. Johuston—1 challenge the conclusions so tar as they difier trom the published reports of the company. HE COULD NOT EXPLAIN, After some discussion it was proposed to bring in the books and have M’. Johnston show wherever tho committee was mistaken, 5 ii he, “I don’t think that can bo done. You may bring in the books as much as you please. 1 could not go to work and explain that state. | ment, I would have to examine everthing.” On tho invitation of the meeting Mr. Johnston subsequently stated at length what he thonght of the condition of the company, and he succeeded in raising the hopes of mauy as to the future, They had, he said, the finest coal lands in the country and unequalled means of transportation through their variwus connections, It was of the utmost importance that these connections should be maintained. If they were severed he would agree with the committee ti the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre stock was worihicss. Colovei George Hope, who is Jamiliar withthe lands in question, declared them to be of unequalled rich- ness, and he was corroborated by another geutleman present, The mecting finally became more calm, and it was decided to appoint the committee ay related above. The committeo of three, however, seemed to “take no stock’ in this proceeding, THK WILKEMBARRE COMPANY. Mr. Brookman, who js aisoa stock bolder in the Central New Jersey Land Improvement Cowpany, remained alter the meeting hai adjourned and tried to induce some other shareholders in the same corporation to hoid a mecting immediately and take action to have the directors removed. I! they did not promptiy save what little there was leit from the wreck he argued they would wake up one morning soon and find tho whole swallowed up by some unheard of mortgage. DUTIES OF THE NEW JERSEY CENTRAL'S RE- CEIVER DEFINED BY CHANCELLOR RUNYON— RELATIONS OF THE VARIOUS CORPORATIONS, Tato, Feb. 15, 18 Chancellor Runyon has made a few important alter. ations in the order grantimg an injunction and ap- pointing a receiver for the New Jorsey Central Rail- road Company issued by him yesterday, After pro- viding for his taking possession of the company’s property in (avor of its creditors the order reads: tho further order of this Court to the rand authority, God fate the rallroa is of id bill of compla particularly the jendans from the Hudson River, im , to Philipsburg, in the county of Newark and New Yors Ruilroad, the Longwood Val: Railroad, Highbrid the New York and Branch 'Railrond Egypt wid varmingdale Rail road, Long Branch and Sea Girt Haitron hh Amboy and ‘Elienbethport Railroad, ranning from Lllznbeth to Ferth Amboy, as those situate, lying and being in this State, as those connected therewith and lensed by the sala dofendants of t complainant situate, lying and vein: nnsylvanias and also the ferry from terminus of the Ventral Railroad in New Jersoy, by the said defend rr d i iy in the ppurtenances, Stare of New York, and ferry id defendant in the last nan all other property of ‘And that the said receiver shall and it is hereby mado it his duty the corpornte ‘tranchives, privileges an corporate existences of the said delendant and of tf anid complainant, ma lessor or reversion- ary of the sald railroad in ‘tho State of Peimnsylyania, and. trom all proceedings shall or may be taken by any party or pi tending to produce rifles of the property of id detondant or any thereot, hereby eomrnivved vo weld receiver by the Anal de: eo power and authority and provect werty, and the = ts On the day the commit-, | pores NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1877, -T cree of this Court oF other order of tte Court tothe eon: | trary. Aad is is turther ord. hts duth to employ counsel only with the advieo and conscat anceilor specially xi ven THEODORE RUNYON, ©. | WALL STLEET GOSSIP, The street was rather excited yesterday after noon as, with bulletins from the meeting of stock- holders of the New Jersey Ceniral and innumerable | rumors about the coal stocks there was plenty of reom for speculation.‘ The main topic, however, was New Jersey Central, and the report of the commities was evidently anticipated by some operators, as a Vigorous bear assault brought the price from 14 to 12, the lowest figure it has yet reached. When the bulle- tins arrived they were read with mach interest 1n the diferent offices, and the statement of the inves- tigating committee, containing the highly colored report issued by Mr. Johnston in September last, received duo commendation, The statemeut made by the commit- tee im regard to the floating debi, which bad been in- creased trom $2,250,000 to between $7,000,000 and $8,000,000, astontsked every one, as, although it was generally ‘understood that 1 would be greater than shown in the report, wovody nad avy idea of the alarming amount of the diserepancy. There were also a number of rumors afloat about Delaware and Hudson, and the report that the directors were shortly to make. The bulis insisted tbat the road was in condition tu pay dividends, while the bears were cqually confident that it was on tho verge of bankraptey, The stock opened strong, and atvor going up from 49% to 54 declined again to 50%, probably affected by the exposure of the misstate- ments in regard to New Jersey Central; but to the cl of the market it railed and was as high as 53. Shortly after three P, M. there was a report on the street that an application had been made before Judge Barrett by the bondholders of the Dela ware and Hudson to have a receiver appointed, on the grounds that their interests were being damaged through the losses of the company by their leased Toads. No detinite information, tiowavar, couid be | Obtained on that point THE GOLD BROKERS EXCITED After the close of business there was quile a gathor- ing of Wall and Broad street men, talking over the iw York Stock Exch Tooms now occupied by the Gold Exc Appeared propared to state for whut purpose they wanted the room, unless, as somebody suggested, they are going to establish a private bar and lunch counter. It was hinted, however, that the stop had been taken in order to get even with the Gold Exchange for letung their members joi the New York Open Board of Stock Brokers, The Gold Exchange paid $16,000 por annum for the room, and under the new lease the New York Stock Exchange takes posession of the premises ata rent of $20,000 per annum. RAILROAD ELECTION ENJOINED, CheyeLaxn, Obio, Feb. 15, 1877 The clection of a Board of Directors for the Atlantic and Great .Westera Railway Company, announced to be held 1m this city to-day, was prevented by an ine junction restraining Messrs, Woodman, Burke and Huidekoper, representing twenty-one inillions of stock owned by forty Euglish capitalists, from holding any moeting whatever, BAD LIFE INSURANCE. THY CONTINENTAL OFFICERS TO BE INDICTED ¥OR PERJURY—PROCEEDINGS BEFORY REFERER DE WITT—THE NEW JERSEY MUTUAL AND NATIONAL CAPITAL, It appears that tne day of reckoning for the officers of the Continental Life Insurance Company bas nearly arrived, To-day Deputy Superintendent McCall willgo befoae the Grand Jury, and officially declare the evil deeds which the public have long known to have been committed. Altor the flagrant exposures of the mis- conduct of those officers there can be no doubt of their indictments being procured. The Insurance Department cau only prefor charges against two of them—L, W. Frost, president, and J. P. Rogers, secre- tary—for perjury in swearing to false statements of the condition of the company. The remaining officers tmust be proceeded against by the receiver upon such charges as may appear. It 1s currently believed that allthe oMcers are guilty of embezzlement and that they will ultimately be tndicted for that offence. That criminal action has been so long deferred is due to the force of circumstances and not to any Jack of evidence. The officers will be proceeded ugainst civilly as well, and already an attachment has been served upon the property of G. Hilton Scribner at Yonkors, to secure u mortgage tor $17,600, which 1 is claimed was released without ymy ment. Theso determined actions on the part of the Ingur- ance Department and Receiver Grace will be viewed wituout regret by those who aro familiar with the Con- tipental story. Whether or not Receiver Auuerson will also be made a party to the indictments is an un- settled question, but there is a strong tide of opinion in favor of an aflirmative answer, The Frosts were in town lately, and no difficulty 1 apprehended in the way of attempted flight. CGNTINENTAL V8. NEW JSRSEY MUTUAL, Yesterday forenoot an injunction was granted by Judge Pratt, in tue Kings County Supreme Court, in the suit begun by Willlam RK. Grace, receiver of the Continental, to recover $200,000, restraining the de- fendants from putting the property out of their pos- session, The latter aro the New Jersey Mutual Lite Insurance Company, the National Capital, and Benja- min Noyes, president of the last mentioned concern. A writ of re exeat against Mr. Noyes was also granted by the Court to prevent bim from leaving the State. hh required to give a bond for $5v,000 for his ob- servance of the writ, In reljaiion to the securities of the New Jersey “Mutual now 1m the possession of the National Capitai, n for their revurn wus taken yesterday. Vice President Walker, of the latter company, offered asa reason for the delay thut their counsel’ had advised them not to give up property without an order that would relieve them of all future lability of action against them ip the courts, THY REFERENCE PROCERDINGS, i In the examination ot the Continental affairs yester- day afternoon beforo Mr. William Allen Batler, ref- eree, John J. Anderson, the formor receiver, testified that be had never signed a paper in relation to a mort- fiage since he had been appointed receiver; gave the papers in reference to the $12,000 of trausicrred |, securities to Judge Fullerton and told him to do the best be could; suit for their recovery was then com. menced; in his report witness had stated that there was $314,000 worth of securities transferred; an entry on the books showed $355,312 50; wituess bad never footed up tho list of policies purchased by the New Jersey Mutual; a schedule of the policies (exhibited) he thought had been handed him by Mr. Daniel J. Noyes. Witness was asked why he did not say in his report that thero were $355,312 50 of purchased policies in- ad of $314,000. He replied that he understood tho amount to bo for reinsurance in the New Jersey Mutual; had got the amount from Mr. Thomas, one of the employés of the company; asked Mr. Thomas to Jet him have the amyunt as near as ho could get it and tho later tuid bim it was $314,000; became awaro of the contract for reinsurance soon after he was ap- pointed receiver; found it in the vaults; nad got back $102,000 for the company which would never n got back but tor him; saw Mr. Stedwell, of | ew Jersey Mutual, acd told him the money must be returned; Mr. Stedwell said the contract was legal, regular and all right; that the Continental owea them over $100,000, and intimated that they would keep the policies in liew of that; witness alxo spoke to Mr. Noyes about the securities, and told him they must be returned. WAS MR. ANDERSON MISTAKKN? Mr. George W, Thomas was called and contradicted | Mr. Anderson’s statement as to his having turnished him with a list of the umount of remsurances as being $514,000, Witness said that Mr. Anderson bad never | Made the application to him, and must have been mis- | taken, when he #0 stated, Mr. Waddeil testified that he had made out tbe | schedule of reinsurances, but could not remember when it was done; be did not understand the principle | of the selection of these policies; on examination of | the schedule it was founa that the policies were all | from the States of Ponnsylyania and New Jersey; the | policies to be reinsured were copied on the sciedule frum & book in the possession of witnost done by direction of Mr. 1. W. Frost. Mr, Drydaie, another employé of the company, next testified #3 to baving assisted In making up the sched- ule; this Was under instructions trom Mr. K. C. Frost; he made up oue column of tne figures Irom the pre- rium, loan and dividend register; he had no instruc tions a3 to the purpose for which the list was mado out; he bad never reporied to the receiver what he was doing. Mr, 3. C, Chandler, former actuary of the company, BOX: testified im regard to the $365, 50 entry. fle exaunned the account and Suid that the entry, he 6up- | wag Intended to correspond tu the credit on the other side, of which 200 was tor bonds and mort. gages; when And appointed receiver, witness suid there were pearly 20,000 policies outstanding, the value of each of which bad to be deteriminod before the report of the company’s affairs could be | made out. They were delayed iu their Investigation | by the different agencies, From many of the latter | they could not learn tor a long time what policies were in force, A spectal messenger was theretore gont about the middle of December to the various agencies to find out what policies were still in force. the examination w then adjourned, to be con- Unved this afternoon. THE REGISTERED The Solicitor of the Trensury, Hon. George Foster Talbot, and William F, Moore, Chief Supervising Spe- cial Agent of the United statgs Treasury Department, arrived in this city yesterday forthe parpose of aa sisting in the search lor the New York lawyer who is charged with having been concerned with Thomas J. Douglas, the Clerk in tho First Auditor's office at Washington, who is under arrest on achargo of do- Solel ng of their pnt tr persons holding government BONDS FRAUD. | tives aro in geurch of, THE KINZEYS’ -KiCK-UP, WHAT MRS, KINZEY SAYS OF HER MATRI- MONIAL EXPERINNCES-—A DENIAL OF HER HUSBAND'S ALLEGATIONS, ‘Tue matrimonty uifficulty wateh in passing through | the sifting processes of the police courts and of | Rewspaper publicity bas come to be known as “the Kinzey abandonment case” bids fair to be fought ove to the bitterend. It nas already run into statements and counter statements, and there appears to bea good deal of acrimony on both sides. it will be recollected that the proceedings were opened, for all public purposes at least, by she arrest of Mr. Kinzey on a warrant procured trom Mr. Justice Bixby by Mrs. Adelaide Kinzey, who proceeded against the defendant for abandonment. She was represented by her counsel, Mr. Joun D, Townsend, who madea alement in his client's behalf which Mr. Kinzey not upnaiurally deemed partial, and whieh was certainly ez parte in the fact that Mr, Kinzey was not repre. sented by counsel to say anything on his side of the controversy. MR. KINZBY’S BIATEMENS. The detendant, however, had the public to appeal to aud so ho proceeded to controvert the plaintif’s story, in ‘public fashion, and in a manner which was assuredly couleur de rose for him. Among othe thi ho charged that the plaintiff! bad been criminally in- timate with a iriend of his-previuus to their marriage; that she used to indulge in morphine and other stimu- Janis; that her temper was intolerable, and that ber freaks when under the influence of morphine or liquor bad causod hin to leave her three times pre- vious to last August, when their final separation took place, Ho also denied the bond fides of her allegod divorce from her first husband, intimating that only papers of separation had been procured, and alleged that she knew or could readily have known of the wherexbouts of her first husband through bis family, who, he said, would have informed hor, although they refused otherwise to recognize her. There was tho further allegation in connection with a sum of $1,600, which bas becn brought into the controversy, that it had been bequeated to ber by aman named Hale, whose mistress she uad been for several years, having hved with Lino in Canada, in this city and im other places not specified. WHAT MKS. KINZEY SAYS, ‘These charges have naturally roused the indignation of Mrs Kinzey, and, although she armed as Strong in honesty" as apy ancient Roman of them all, her woman's impatience and jealousness of reputation will not pormmit her to let these ailegations “pass her as the Idle wind.’? On the contrary, she bas proparea herself tor vigorous defence, and 1s ready to launch into counter siatcment and controversioa, She lays, in the first place, especial emphasis on the injury which 1#done to a womun’s character by any such uspersions, cven though tuey should afterward prove to ve fulse, and urges, with & good deal of force, thata reputation, When ence stained, can hardly ever regain its original beauty and spotlessness, Stie deprecates any resort to the public prints asa solution of the couteution between herseli and the defendant, but feels that, in justice to hor: and her friends, she ought to reply to his allegatior in the first place, Mrs, Kinzey characterizes the im- Putations against the purity ol ber character as abso- Jutely faise, and on this point she 1s argumentative. Dupposive, she bays, that ts Kivacy some time after their marriage had, as je says, learned of ber improper intimacy with a friend ot his, yet he mado no pretence of ubundoning Wer for such a cause, Would he, she asks, have continued to live with her atter such a discovery? ‘The statement concerning her con- nection with @ person named Hale she also describes as absolutely lulse, while she is equally explicit and em- phatic in denying the charges of intoxication and br vemper, hh respect to her knowledge of her tirat husband she ways that she has not known anything concerning him tor filteen years, and that bis fatner, whom she saw at his residence in Rahway, N. J., afew days ugo, did not know anything concerning his where- abouts. She also adds tat her relations with her drst husband’s family are not ut all unfriendy, THK DIVORCE PROCKKDINGS, The proceedings to procure a divorce from her first husband were only taken, she says, a# an additional moupure ol precaution, for Mr Kinzey had advised hor, and she had been also otherwise advised, that alter tho Jong absenco of her first husband sho was at pertect liberty to contract the second marriage, The laay further urges that she bas been faithful and devoted to Mr. Kinzey during the six years of their married life, aud she alleges geuerally that during the last year she had been ill treated by the dotendunt. Mrs. Kinzey’s first husband was named Ide, and the defendant, in writing to her to say that Le would not send her any more inoney addresses her by this name. ‘This is his epistie:— 4 COOL HUBBAND, Naw York, Jan, 29, 1877, Mrs. Wittanp Ipi Lunderstaud that you have told several that y ur lawyer tells you that you have claims against me. ‘To give you aud Your lawyer an opportunity to prove what that elaim is [ to you, as you seem to think £ to. t will send no more sent it because | was oblige case in woy lawyer’ the Court, when ding you to 1 tell you Tam willing to rink my hall make w petition to p, for an order torbidl ve no legal right t T took untair adi Ww. ho yon may not th tage of you. Astor the scandal, have the matter sottled at One lawyer will commean it for me to commence, I am, respecttully yours, WILLLAM KINZEY, ‘The wish expressed in the concluding sentence of tho ubove letter was promptly responded to by the lady's lawyer, Mr. Jobn D. Townsend, who com- menced proceedings at once. MR, TOWNSEND COMPLAINS. Mr. Townsend, as well as nis cleat, has fault to find with Sr, Kinzey’s statement, The portion of it which touches him most vearly 18 that which says that Mr. Butler (Mr. Kinzey’s counsel) informed bim (Mr. Townsend) that the defeyaant was willing to pay Mra, Kinzey $20 per week, pending a suit to set aside the e, on condition she Would cease to annoy bin, it he (Mr. Townsend) did not respond to Mr, ‘8 courteous communication. To this Mr. ‘Townsend replies that the only communication ho re- ceived Was a which contained the Jollowing sen. tence ;—'‘Uncer those circumstances Mr. Kinzey is entirely indisposed to make any arrangement what- ever with Mrs, Kinzey for the future, and bo sees no alternative to an action in his own behalf to anuul the marriage with Mra, Kinzey.’’ u Ae oping that and notloave CONTINUATION OF THE NICHOLS DIVORCE CASE— MR, FULLERTON DARES MR. DOOLITTLE TO DO MORE, Mrs. Nichols, shrouded as sho was ina heavy, im- penetrable veil, evinced moro interest in the proceed- ings of the divorce trial at Bridgeport yesteraay than on any previous day. As one witness after anothor appeared against ber she turned round and gazed at them ina striking manner, Mr. Nicvols’ jady cousins and tho chambermaid at the Metropolitan Hotel seemed to be the special objects of her searching gaze, ‘The witnesses themselves were fairly scorched by the scorn(ul, withering glances of Mra, Nichols’ friends, A large number of witnesses wore examined by ex. Judge Fulierton during the day, and among them were a batch of New York policemen, whose stalwart forms were conspicuous in the court room. WATCHING AT A DRUG STORE, Mr. GF. Berry testifed that Mrs, Nichols came to his dfug store, at the corner of Filty-seventh street an¢ Tenth avenue, and took a position behind the door whero she could view Lyman’s house, and then rushed out suddenly to meet Lyman, He thought she swore positively to thirty times, Mr. Millbank stated that Nichols, ter bis rmatri- | monial diMculties, vocume frightfully thin aud pale. Nichols told bim that he had not slept for two m8nths, | and he beileved he had been poisoned, Mr. Doohttic (Mrs. Nichols’ counsel)—Didn’t it occur to you to ask him if be hadn't had a little nap in those two months? —(Laughter.) Witness—Yos; but be rather insisted that he had lept at all for two months, (Laughter,) 0 everybody's gaze turned with wonder upon the Lampton sivepless man of the country, buy Mr. Nichols Just now looked remarkably wide awake, A CHAMBERMAID'S OUSERVATIONS, Mary Aun Batties, a pale, biue-¢: honcat-iooking young woman, was the chambermaid at the Metropol i= tan Hotel ou thateventful Sth of March, 1576, woon, as previously testified, Lyman was driven there with Mrs, Nichols trom the South ferry, and there occupied room 124, Sho narrated the circum: stances under which she observed the coujio in 124; the door of the parlor connec with the room was half open and M Ann thought she might as well peep in, 0 &he stopped in front ot the door, but only for a brie! second, which euabied bet, however, to seo that they were ‘sitting fuce to face. She identiticd Mra. Nichols as the lady in ,, but as she is always so heavily veiled that nobody cou'd distinguish ber ures Mr. Doolittle wanted to know where and how Mary Ann liad been able to identify ber, She suid that yesterday evening as Mrs. Nichois left the court impse of her fac kea how near Mrs. Nichols was to the place where she was sitting now, and, being rather contused by the bewildering croes-oxamination bo which she bad been subjected, shu said sho did not now. Mr. Doolittie—Was she within halfa mite of it? Mary Ann (impertinentiy)—i don't know. (Laughter,) ORAL HOUSE. tubby, fod mustached man, oF itty-seventh Street Police ourt in New York, testified to ihe immoral character of the house in West Filty-first street, which was tue object of Paul Pry Edwin’ Ferguson's observations through an opern glass; he first street and Teuth avenue, with Oflicer Cottrel), one fine day when be saw Lyman (whom be knew) meet Mrs, Nichols on the avenuo and then they went into the house, he first, sho afterward, Mr, Fullerton, who desired that the witness should identity Mrs Nichols in court, said in a subdued but firm toue, addressing Mrs, Nichols’ counsel:—“Gen- Uemen, | now must make & request, respectiully of course, and (hat is that Mra, Nichols remove hor veil.' A rigid reh up late hour Jast evening ie arrest of the ty the detec. The namo of the party is with- held for the pre: Dh | great flutter in the court room. Mrs, Nichols’ iriends held bispered consul ood at the corner of Filtys | had been to his store about fifty or sixty umes, and | Britisn ten RIPLE SHEET. tation, and when they raised their beads i was mani- fest that the female council of war had resolved not to yield this point at any price. Mr. Doolittie and bis associates aiso bobbed ther heads together over the table, and theu atiera painful pau Mr, ie, with sardonic grimne: @ SUppose you thade the request respectiully, jecline to accede to it.” ‘ell, but a 7 The tone in which this was said left a pretty broad that Mr. Doolitie did not sider the etiul. Mr. this, when Mr. Doolittie dectared that he did not re- | quire a lecture, Mr. Fullerton—You insinuated wnat you dare not allege. Mr. Doolittle now flanked the enemy's army and turned upon the witness. “When I look that witness in the face," be said, scorniutly, and surveying the witness with ap expression of infinite contempt, * kvow what! think," Mr. Fullerton (coolly) — at you he knows wh After the ourbarst subsided nd when the witness looks he thinks, (laughter. ) rity to this sally had said, addres Judge Porter, we enter the request to the Court { trust that the Court will make an order that Mrs. chols should expose ber features, so that she can be identified, ’? Judge Porter sbook his venerable head, and calunly declared-that he did not believe be had any power to reguiate the conduct of any person so long as he or behaved in an orderly manner, ‘The witness was subjected toa searching and excea- sively tedious crogs-exammination which, however, did not shake him tn the least, YACHTING TOGSTHRK. A: Moses Ketcham, a former sailing master of Lyman’s yacht, testitied to smiling excursions taken by Lyman and Mrs. Nichols from Jersey City, where they gen- erally met; these Httle jaunts lasted from mine A. M. till eleven P, Mt, and generally while they were in tho cabin the door was kept closed; he sometines landed them at Staten Island and sometimes at Coney Island; atone time he took them for three successive days on these yachting excursions. Court at six o’ciock adjourned until this mora- hall-past nine. i ing at HEAVY BURGLARY ON BROADWAY. THE LACE HOUSE OF STENS & CO, SACKED AND THE BOOTY CARRIED OFF, Burglars have of late made the most prominent of our city’s thoroughfares the scene of their operations, aud have not infrequently been successful in carrying off their plunder in broad daylight. Such was the caso yesterday morning, when the Jace importing bouse of William St & Co. was almost gutted by a number of marauders, who coolly conveyed their spoil into the | open air, loaded a wagon with it and drove off without molestation or detection. The firm ocoupy the third floor of No, 598 Broadway, and are agents for the fa- mous Jace manufacture Ww. Laurens & Son, of Yaris, On leaving the store on Wednesday evening they piled a number of packages of valuable laces upon the counters, and others of a still finer quality ina largo safe, which, however, they neglected to secure, On reaching the place yesterday morning they found the dooron the second floor, which shuts off their store from tho rest of the building, wrenched irom its hinges, and the massive bolts with which it was fastened torn from their places. The members of the firm doing business on this floor had arrived and were then examining thoir own property to see if it had been molested, It soon appeared that tho burglars bad con- fined themselves to the floor of Stens & Co. and had made the laces stored thore the object of their opera- tions, SYSTEMATIC OPERATIONS. Signs of tho robvers’ visit were everywhero apparent m part of tho building. Empty boxes which had contained valuable gooas were strown around, the counters wero barod und the sate door was wide open, Everything went to show that the burglars had gone to work systematically and had used due discrimination in selecting their plunder, Stens & Co,’s establixhmont occupies the portion of the building which fronts ou Broadway, and trom this a long, narrow passage loads to Cros! street, Throush this the traits of the burglary had evidently teen carried, al thence down a stairway to the street, where a wa; was kept in waiting, A door opens’ on ge from tho store, and tt bore marks of the burglars’ tools, beg hacked and splin- tered in ge and having the bolts pried away, They cramined the stolen goods into large bags, one of which they draped near the entrance on leaving tho place, It wou'd seem that they entered the store about midnight and remained there almost tll morning, a8 it would require such a period for them to so thor- oughly ransack tt, How they effected an cutrance into the building is a matter of doubt, as the door opening upon Broadway was found safely locked this morning, and the one at the head of the stairs and tho other opening on the passage way alone were in- jured. But the testimony of a person in the vicinity ‘ends to the theory of their having departed by Crosvy Street. This man says thi out five o'clock he saw @ wagon containing a large number of bags drivon through Prince street. to the —_ Bowery. These bags in all probability contained Stens & Co.’s missing laces. The burglary, in (he opinion of the police, 18 the work of practised pro- fossiona and suspicion rests upon some old-time for whom the captains of precincts have been requ to look out. Some of the goods are of a peculiar make, and if offered for can readily be recognized. As Messra. Stens & Co, have been unable to take an inventory of their goods, they are unablo as yet to de- termine ihe exact amount ot their losses, but they will no doubt reach the sum of several thousand dollars, A SWINDLER AT LARGE. Superintendent Walling wishes to warn the public of the operations of a man who bas victimized several people here and in Boston, He represents himself as with the firms of 8, R. Peebles’ Sons and H. F. West, Bro, & Co., of Cincinnati, Ohio. Ho orders large bills of goods, and, under ( pretext that he is short of money, borrowy sums from $26 to $200 for immodiate use, which, of course, is never returned. THE PISCICULTURISTS. The second day's proceedings of the American Fish Culturists’ Association commenced yesterday at the Aquarium. Kemarks and suggestions upon kindred topics were made by Messrs. Seth Green, Wilmot, of Canada; Evarts, Edmunds, Professor Milner and others, A paper in relation to fishery exhibits at the Centennial Exposition was submitted by Mr. Phillips. Mr. Hallock, of the Forest and Stream, pre- sented @ paper on the subject of the red spotted sea trout. Tho association was organized into sections, viz.:—1, On aruficial Osh culture and | 1 apparatus; to fishery laws and fich- ways; 3. fish pistory apd aquaria; 4. Fisheries in an economic point of view. Mr. Walbeim, the Norwegian Fish Commissioner, made some pertinent remarks in regard tothe fish- eres in Norway, After resolutions of thanks to tbe proprietors of the Aquarium for their courtesy and Hiberality the association adjourned, to hold its next annual meeting at the saine place on the second Wednesday in February, 1878. THE INTERNATIONAL RIFLE MATCH. LETTER FROM COLONEL MACDONALD, OF THE SCOTTISH TEAM—IMPORTAN'T SUGGESTIONS, The letter from Lieutenant Colonel J. H. A. Mac- donald, Captain of the Scottish National Rifle Team, which will be found below, contains a number of sng. gestions that should be carefully considered by the riflemen of America, Tho communication, which was addressod to tho Secretary of the National Kifle Asso- ciation, if certain to he read with interest by all among us who handle the rifle, The suggestion entertained in Colonei Macdonald's letter, which proposes to Ox the period for the inter- ational matches every three yeurs, will hardly bo en. tertnined, as if so long atime were allowed to elapse betwoeu cach contest the people might jose interest in the sport and it would die out, The idea which is put forth that this great competition should be held on some neatral range will be entertained and probably Accepted on this wide OF the water, ‘The opinion of the Scottish riflemen to the effect that the adruission of a ch, showid wot be tolerated, COLONEL MACDONAL, Tes very kind jt those who competed, and idering what to recom. manenee and efficiency of tropl ro we have had to promote the mena line shin great n hy nex & note of thi by the Couneil of are nil vor lub, " he opinion tha fl ine the enormous se fuvolved, my peron nate [ataction airendy felt with the conduct of t by your people. Begging you to give my kind rewards to my (riende who meet at your Hoard, believe me yours R ee MACDOSALD bat we may now hold that there will be =I suppose t 1 out Seotch nation ; shooting ma THK RECOMMENDATIONS. take place tri lly instead of an the match be held upon ® neatryi range, strange to ail 4 That the range should be open for preliminary practice for fourteen days previous io the match, 4. That previous to the comnencenont of the preliminary practice the * should by Yalloted tor, and that the should be held during the practice and m the targets should be ent out, and 0 as to facilitmte the decision of dis. YACHTING NOTES, ‘Tho Hudson County Stoam Yacht Club bas been in- corporated with Sheriff P. H. Laverty as President; Robert McCague, Trossuror; William A, , Secretary; and Pr nt of it, with the other officers, an executive com- mites, Fullerton rebuked tim for | y, Which would exoludo the Iriah and the | is fully indorsed here, | | | | August 28; | close July | trotting circuit meeting 1s known it 18 Baie vo say t TROTTING TRIBULATIONS. THIRD DAY'S PROCEEDINGS OF THE ATLANTIC DISTRICT BOARD OF APPEALS—CASES BEARD AND DFCISIONS BENDERED. ‘The Atlantic District Board of Appeals of the Na- tonal Trotting Association continued in session yes- terday atthe New York Hotel, First Vice Pret ©, W, Hutotinson, of Utica, N. Y¥., presided, aad the full Hoard was present. During the time devoted to hearing cases the following received attention :— No, 611. Duniet Cunningham, Poughkeepsie, N, ve. Catskill D: ity | Park (Wilham Sm.ch, lessee) the black gelding Nick, alias Billy Foot, alias Barcioot,—lt appeared in evidence that Nick won @ roee ut Catskill io August last, in whic Re was in- ehgible. Mr, Cunningham's Silas Rich was third in the coutest, and it Niek bad not cumpeted Rich would have becn awarded second money instead of third, Y. | The Board seeks to know who owns Nick. Relerred to eXcculive Session, No. 610. Daniel Cunningham, Poughkeepsie, N. ¥., vs, Catskili Driving Park, Catskill Pars, New York— on lor an order to pay a premium alleged to Applica bo a ‘bs case is connected wish No. 611, and hinges upon it, Executive session. No, 507. Jacob Wenzell, Springweld, Ma Brooklyn Driving Park (M. Willams & 5 Varkville, Long Island, and others—C! plication’ for an order.—This mysterious caso, juily reported ip yesterday's Hiway, duriog the hearing of which much that is ‘muddy’ in tart matters has been developed, was con- tinued, James Si, De Camp, of Newark, N. J., who ta so strongly charged with tuo fraud of ‘smuggling the dun mare Maggie 3, ito the 2:40 race at the above park lost Ucwober, was on dwith hie (riends, as were other interes\ed persons, Mr, Alien D, Paimer, of Newark, a gentleman well kuown in all ¢ was called by Mr. Weuzell in the matter of pula. tion for hovesty and fair dealing which the brothers DeCamp bore in their towa, this point com- ing p with the many others involved, Mr. Palmer testified that the De Camps were not reliable citizens; that ther reputations were bad, aud that he would not beleve them under oath, Ip the mattor of their reputet fair dealing in their business, that of horsemen, he instanced tha Jollowing:—That Joseph DeCamp sold to Mr, Meserole, of New York, tha mare Lena B., representing her ta a ‘The latter at tho time had just wona race at olvury Park, whero she obtaimed the record of 38," and Mr. Meserole, bein, impressed with hor’ promising qualities, pur. 4 hor, = Leva B. was sent to Jack Phillips’ stable for traiming purposes, whore tho traud waa discovered, The witness alsy sworegthat the Do Camps trotted a cray hors called Sandy Hill, witha record of 2:87, over the country in much lower classes. William E. Pettl, of No. 492 Bedford avenue, Brooklyn, Long Island, apon boing sworn, sald that the De Camps were reputable citizens and worthy of velief, Upon being questioned by Mr. fhorne, of the Board, ho admitted that BE, De Camp had obtained Maggie 8. very quietly for the pu: pose of “getting square’? with some horsemen that he didn’) hike LL. W. Sullivan, of Nowark, N. J., testified that ho knew the inare Htachel, but noter saw Maggie %; .9s for the character of James M. DeCamp, sullivan’ consid- ered fim au hovorabie nan and never beard his word questioned. G, W. Tichenor, of Newark, followed in the samo strain, and believed, a8 did a geptieman whom he heard’ the other day say that DeCamp wouldu’ttella lie”? Tichenor volunteered the state- ment that he did not know Mr, Allen D. Palmer and supplemonted is with “aor 1 don’t want to,’ Case Jurther continued till this morning at ten o'clock. DECISIONS, After the Maggie S.-Rachel case rested the Board wentinto executive session, and in the ovening rene dered the following decisions: No. 612, William 8. Thoms, Gravesend, L. L, ex parte, Application for the removal of penalty of expul- si00.—Thoms was expelled with the bay gelding Deihi by the Prospect Park Association for illegal entrance, the previous name of the horse being omitted and hig record concealed. Under the rules the expulsion waa properly made, but the Board found that fuoms was not guiity, and baving no knowledge of the entry of Dei, he is reinstated. No. 613, Charles N. Kempton, Brooklyn, L. I. Ap- Plication tor the removal of the ‘penalty of expalsion ot the bay gelding Delh.—The Boards grants the pe- Uittoner’s prayer, Tne circumstancos undor which this decision was arrived at will hereaiter be giv No. 499, Jacob Somerindyke, New York, va. Pros pect Park Fair Grounds Assoctation, Brooklyn, N. ¥.— The Bourd ruled that the exputsion of the bay gelain; Deibi on the part of the respondents was just avd proper. In obedience to the previous order ol the general Board, it is directed that the premium in the disputed race be distributed as follows :—somerindyke’s cu. m. Megusia, first money; b. g. Bay Jack, second money, and ch. g, T. B, Froveh, third mouey. No, 605, James Dougrey, Troy, N. Y., va Washing ton Driving Park Association, ‘Washington, D, C.— Dougrey entered and started a horse in a race with two other entries at this park, but it was subsequently discovered aud proven that the two additional enti were fraudulent, In the coutest Dougrey was di: tanced the first heat, and after the race the other horses were expelled, Tue money was retained by the association for investigation ou an order from the Board. ‘Tho expulsion of the ineligible entries is ap- pat by the board, and it was ordered that ougrey’s horse be allowed the same amount to which he would have been entitied in a “walk over.” No, 506. James Dougrey, Troy, N. Y., vs. Washington Driving Park Associauon (F. D, Hill, proprivtor).—The Bourd directs that Dougrey be allowed his.ow trance money aud one-bailf the entrance fees which the Washingtoa Driving Park may colleet from she other entries, as provided in 4 ‘walk over.’’ No. 425. Dan aud Ben Mace va, Prospect Park Fair Grounds Association, Brooklyn, N. Y.—This was an application for the removal of the penalty of suspou- sivb imposed on them and the horses Crown Priace, Sensation and Nellie Walton. The tacts developed on trial proved beyond controversy that the Prospect Park Association received the entries of the above horses “conditionally; and the Board grants petitio: ers’ application and relieves irom the payment of tha @ tees oF peaaltics, i. Hiram W. Hor ©x parte—Application tor removal of penalty of oxpuision.—The Board grants the relief asked. No, 547, Chester County Agricultural Society, West Choaer, Pa, vs B. F. Gallagher, Philadelpiia, and the bay gelding 0, A. Hickok, alias Eastern Boy.—Tne Board dismisses the case. No, 586, C. MH. Van Ness, Brooklyn, N. pect Park Fair Grounds Association, Brook Application for removal vi penalty of him and the stallion Compeer.—The Board he! the entry for which (he suspensions were imposed parc conditional,’’ and grauts petitioner the relict sought. No. 592, John K. Leavitt, Philadelphia, Pa, vs. Hudson River Agricultaral Driving Vark Association and Connecticut stock Breeders’ Azsociaiiou. Appil- cation for removal of suspension,—The Koard holds that the petitioner fails to show upon what grounds he is entitled bo relief, and, therefore, denies the applica- tu No, 603, Charles B. Gillman, Brooklyn, Point Breeze Park Association, Philadel phi Board held that the Association waved Suspension imposed by accepting on credit, aud orders that the relief without the payment of entrance feo or p also ordered that Point Breeze Park pay Gillman $75 for expenses incurred in consequence of his suspen- sion. No. 604. Charles B, Gillman, Brooklyn, N. Y., va, Fleotwood Park (G. H. Barnard, proprietor), Mor upia, N.Y. Application for removal of penalty of pension tor non-payment of entranco money.—The Board held that the circumstan jation in accepting Gillman the suspension to continue in force until the entrance money 1 paid, Adjourned until this moruing at ten o'clock. +, ¥& Prose lyn, N. Y.— TROTTING AX D RUNNING, NEXT SUMMER'S BPORTS OF THE TURF. The Board of Stewards of the Grand Trotting Circuit, which met at the Now York Hotel late Wednesday evening, presents the following arrangement of pursos and amounts as the events which shall be decided next summer over tho several tracks forming the combina- tion;—Purse No, 1, ‘froe for ail,’? barring Goldsmith Maid, $4,000; No. 2, for horsos that never beat " $3,000; No, 3, for horses that never beat 2:23, $2,500; No, 4, for horses that never beat 2:25, $2,000; No. 5, for 2:27 horses, $2,000; No. 6, for 2:29 horses, $2,000; No. 7, for ¢ $1,500; No, 8, for $2:34 horsos, of $1,500, It was also agreed that $1,500 should be ret aside for a special purse to be determined upoa, It is understood that each association shall not give more than $25,000 1n premiums nor less than $20,000, The difference between the gross amount of the purses and that the respective associations may bang up will be used in the additional attractions of team races, saddie Contests or purses tor pacera. Tho latter will be a new feature and certain to prove popalar, The tracks fepresented are Cleveiand, Buffal Rochester, Utica, Springtiold, Ponghkeepsio, Harttor and Fleetwood, The dates of the moetings, unless poste Pouements occur, will be Cleveland, July 24; Bula ‘ duly 31; Rochester, August 7; Utica, August 145 Poughkeepsie and Springheld, August 21; Hartford, lectwood, September 4. The entries will 18 for Cleveland, Buflalo, Rochester and Uvica, and August 13 for Poughkeepsie, Springfeld, Iartford and Fleetwood. Incach purse there will be four moneys, the division being filty, twonty-fve, fificen and ten per cent respectively. THK RXCRLSIOR RONNING CIRCUIT. So fat as the expression of the gentlomen at the Coinmobus, Cleveland and Utiea will give rani meetings to follow Cineil probable that Bufulojand iden, PAC ACIN ‘ Bar District Co ‘BONESDAY, Feb, 7, 1877.— Paciog match, Brown, in harness; Joon iT milo heats, best three in tive, | P. Melotyr +. tit Montneat, Feb, 11, 1877, To tax Epiton oF tie HeraLp:— I venture to repeat the proposition made throezh your columns afew months since to Captain Mackenai | chess bewween us e chain pi f tho United States, for a maich uw Bia