The New York Herald Newspaper, February 18, 1877, Page 10

FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL The Stock Market Quiet—Prices NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1877—QUADRUPLE. SHEET. dwelling for ber in South First street some five years ago, whet Arnold family removed to Brooklyn, About four years azo Leon und biz tamily came North | and settled also in Brooklyn. Through the Comptro!- ler’s influence he Is said to have obtuined employment A FATHERS CRIME. F) Story of Antonio Leon’s Attempt to | man atthe Court House, John, his brother, who is | : have Jost a friend whose valuable counsel and advice ROBBING THE LOTOS. was always highly npmaoaiad: ‘AS & school officer of acer the Fitth ward tor severa! years, he was devoted totbo As Officer Emil E, Listman was passing the Lotos | dutios of that position, winatug tor himself the con- Club house, No. 2 Irving place, yestorday morning, faente spt recent ‘of ‘all connected with him in that at about four o'clock, he found the doors ot that build- Resolved. That we tender to the bereaved family of ing ©} and on enteriag discovered a man iu the | thedeceased our warmest sympathies in this their dining room engaged in packing away silverware be- | hour of trial and afiction and ask them to look beyond tor ing to the clubs Aner s briet, vigorous, but unsuc- | ‘hls Haasitory life in the hope that they looking may HOLY MILITANTS. CONGREGATIONAL ISTS FAMILY JAR. Not a little talk has been indulged in among tive) Congregationalists of Brooklyn sens he Church of the Piigrims and the Clinton avenue Congregational | THe INDULGE IN A ceived employment from our munificent city goveru- ment, It should be added that Rose, iu her recital to also ‘mplicated i the shooting, 18 also said to bave re- Murder His Daughter. AN ITALIAN WHO WANTS NO REVENGE. | Interviews with the Victim and Her Un- natural Parent. pei Maat Ne ei an the annals of Brookiyn crime there bas been for years no event so shocking as the shooting of Rose Massimino by her own father, Antonio Leon. Accord- ing tothe reports first given out by the police the crime was only a terrible sequel to the heinous rela- tions that had existed between them. It was stated, ‘And onal hands accepted as true, that tho unnatural _ father bad dishonored his own daughter—now a young ana loving wile—and partly trom revenge for revealing the awiul secret to her husband and other relatives, and partly also in order to seal ber lips forever, had determined to kill her, Careful investigation yester- day removes some of the most monstrous features of the case as first reported. In the first place, as will be seon further below from an extended interview with Rose’s young husband, the latter dispels the story of along criminal intimacy having existed between father aud daughter, and represents that as- pect of the case a solitary drunken freak of the father while under the influence of Iquor and when Rose was only a girl of thirteeu—a mere child. An- other feature which now appears in a softened light is the condition of Rose. She is still not out of danger, but Dr. Meade says that she bears no traces of a pistol shot wound, and that the previous reports of bullets lodg- ing inher body bave proved erroncous, Unless ery- sipelas should set in she is likely to recover in a week ortwo. Hence this much seems to be certain, the father 1s at all events not the murderer of his own child, But even in its mildest aspect the case re- minds one of the saying of the French wit who de- clared that among all the brutes there were none 80 brutish as the two-legged ones. THE INHUMAN PATHER SUKRENDERS HIMSELF, Captain Leavey, of the Third Brooklyn precinct; Sergeant Cadden and an Italian interpreter visited all the Jow haunts of the maccaroni eaters of New York on Friday night and yesterday morning without being able to capture the inhuman fatuer. Antonio Leon, who had been a watchman at the Court House in this city at a salary of $75 a month, had evidently commu- picated to the City Hall police his intention of sur- rendering himself. Ashe subsequently stated to the writer be had acquainted Comptroller Kelly, with whom he 1s distantly related by marriage, with the anbappy occurrence, and the Comptroller, as a man sworn to obey the Jaws, had sent him word to sur. render himself to justice. Whether this be true or not, at one o’clock in tho afternoon Antonio ap- peared at the Third precinct station house in Brook'yn and gave himself up. He bad divested him- se { of his blood-stained clothing and appeared fresh and bright avd apparently quite cnruffied m mind, He is a rather short, thick low-browed, heavy jawed man, who looks abont forty, with a clean shaven upper lipand a long, ragged beard vi a reddish bue, His hair and eyes are of a light brown, Ho gave his ago as thirty-nine, said he was born iu Messina, Sicny, was a watchinan, married and lived at No. 204 South Seventh street, He did not appear to have spent a sleepless might, but, as Sergeant Cadden says, looked as though he must have enjoyed a good night's rest while the detectives were scouring New York and Brooklyn for him. Autoulo speaks Bughsh very badly, and when taken belore the Chict of Police, ut Police Headquarters, his explanation could scarcely be under- sloou. As fur as he could be comprehended he first signitied that he did not remember anything av all of the occurrence; but when the Chief plumply asked bin, “How did you come to assault your daughter?” ae muttered, i didn’t n to; I didn’t know what was doing.” “What was the cause of the trouble?” the Cliet in- quired, “She tried to steal away my character,” he mum- bled, and then he murmured that he did not shoot in- jentionally at his daughter, and did not intend to stab Mussimino’s father—it was all accidental, He was set, taken to Justice Perry's court, where he was commit. | ted to the Raymond Street Jail to await the result of | his daughter's injuries. AN INTERVIEW WITIL ANTONIO 1. Atthe juil, shortly after his committal the writer had quite a ‘long interview with him. He occupied cell No. 4, His brother John, wno was - cessory to Antonio's crime, ant went with him to Rose’s rooms to see the murgerous work done, is in tell No. 5, He had been previously arrested, When the writer asked Antonio if he was the man who had tried to kill his daughter he spoke up with & brazen face and said, “1 am the man! He was then permitted to come out, and, seating Limself be- sule the writer in a kind of recess near the entrance, te told bis side of the story in broken English, He @egan With a long, rambling and scarcely iutelligible Fecital of the difficulties between him and bis son-in- taw. He first accused bim of baving been guilty of improper intimacy with Rose betore he married her, but when he was carnestly asked whether he really meant this charge he tried io dodge and retract it in jsingenuous manner, Then he said that Massimino was a loater, only a common loafer, and he never wanted to give hii bis Kose atall, When at tast pressed to tell the story of the crime ho said:— “Me go down yesterday morning to sce Rosie Me mcet Massimino om dourstep of my wrother’s house, He say to me, ‘Good morn- tg.’ Leay to him tno want bim speak to me as long 18 he put up Rosie to say that I used her like my wite. Chen me y brother go to see Rosie, Tring the geil and 1 man (Massimino’s father, who was wabbed by with the shears) comes to door, I say to Rosie; * » you,’ she says 0: Whit auc into want, r?) Then we goes I says, ‘Rosie, for God's sake who put you np to tell that Tt bing wrong to you?’ She says, saucily, ou want to scare me und [il call the police.’ When she sad that (vere his brutish face was lighted up with fiendish matice) 1 know not woat 1 do. | takes up pistol and | knock her with the end—knock her, knock ber—knock her good,”* * Nothing could describe his hellish joy as he gloated the remembrance ot his delicious revenge, yd you mean to kill ber?” No. no; Lonly meau give her a good licking for shat she said. ‘They the old man he come and try to pull away my pistol, and then I was afraid Td get Shot, and 80 I got bold of a pur of brand new scissors on bureau and I punch him so that he should let pistol, and then pistol go off, i no mean to kill her.” And with intent eagerness he asked if ‘Itosie”? would provably recover, and wheo told that it was quite likely bis head fell With manifest reiief, “1 am glad of at”? The wretch did not like to see the shadow of the | gallows before bim. “Lam sorry tor © ward the eud of the interview, with some feeling, which was quite protracted, ‘I no like see him men: toned in this. He is my wife's uncle. He send me word to give mysel up. ? ‘The above is the most material portion of the inter- view. Antonio complained, however, also that Mus- sim ino had tried to breed trouble between him and bis father, bad accused his (Antonio's) wife of drunken- ness, ke, and there had also been a quarrel about a quilt which Antonio loaned to Massimino and which the Jatter Would not return uatil Antonio should huve returned him $14 which Massimino had lent Antonio, WHAT ROSE'S HUSHAND SAYS. Rose, the vicwm of this bratal tather, wko fairly revetled im tbe picture be drew of bimselt beating bis he added, to- child's brains out, lay att nd College Hose pital, Nobody but her who isa swarthy, good looking f admit. ted to ber bedside, but the writer was allowed to jook at her. The n—she looks extremely youth. ful, being ouly —was ghastly pale, and her head was swathe 4%. But the liery black eyes, and the olive complexion now almost trans. parent in its deathly whiteness, je her te very picture of adaughter of sunny’ Italy. She rechned wearily on the soft, snowy pillow, and her husband ness. Massimino was called out by the doctor to tell his story to the writer in the corridor. with many broad smiles and without the least sign of eptal distress, I id Rosie had ted to ort tafe before the marriage (which took place only twomonths ogo) that her lather bad been guiity of gross impropriety toward her, [t was not until Us night of his wedding that she revealed to him the whole truth, That did not prevent him from marrying her, os he wanted her to tell him the trath and the whole truth, Bot he deciared that it was on error to sup- pose that the criminal relation between Rose and her jather had lasted for some time, as stated jn some ot the newspapers. The crime was committed one night in Charleston, where Leon then lived, some four years when Koso was only thirteen, and durimg a h, ia Which both father and mother were bereft of their senses, On the day after the nup- tal ceremony he went to Antonio and said ; “You call yoursell father or husband—why He then charged Antonio with the crime, which he stubbornly denied, Then Massimino gave hie version of the quilt quarrel, and when finally asked whether he tto revenge himself upon Antonio, he, with the greatest baste, declared that he was not tbat kind Sergeant Cadaer, who bad accompanied nd was preseme at the interviow, here he is the biggest. coward | ever saw in ali my fe, Yesterday, w ve went about jooking for Antonio, his knees were shaking all the time trom fear. You needn't fear that be’ ll try to attack Antonio now.” the writer ejacniated, “Woy, LEON'S ANTECEDENTS. Antonio came to this country about twenty years ogo and married uo Irish girl, a Miss Arnold, at ‘arleston, Comptroller Kelly, who is said to be a orovier of Mrs, Arnold, ber mother, purchased @ | her twice, but 8 .them for teaching our children Y To tHe Eviror ov tHe Herat. while the ste dents of Harlem will to the report of the engineers it will take 60,000,000 cubic yards of dirt | say three y This he did | | resitenis and property owners of Harlem wi be flats if they d this dangerous nuisance. register a comp! sell bogus “extrne,” making might bideous with their shouts and working off carly editions of evening papers with which they are “stack.” Sixth avenues, last night, working off bog Dr. Meade, distinctly asserted that Leon baa shot at missed her. Three chambers of bis revolver are pty. Both Antonio and Jobn Leon will be tried for assault, with intent to kill, unless Rose's death, which may yet ensue, should aggrav the charge into one of murder. NORTH SIDE ASSOCIATION. OPPOSITION TO FILIMNG IN BRONX KILLS— ANOTHER HARLEM BRIDGE CALLED FOR. The North Side Association held an adjourned meeting at Carr’s Hall m Third avenue, near 138th street, yesterday afternoon, A I number of mem- bers and several owners of property in the Twenty- third and Twenty-fourth wards, who had nevor betore attended a meeting of the association, were present, President Samuel It, Filey occupied the chair, Several of the committees offered their reports, which were acted upon, : OPPOSED TO FILLING IN BRONX KILLS, The most important report made was that of the Harlem River Improvement Committee, who re- ported: — ‘That owing ing Uhis session the adoption of any the efforts of the association should in the traced npon the next Congress, meantime your committee will make and tially prepared plans for a full and comprel the next session of mittee have deferred {or th with other associat r committee also rep u st meeting the matter of Ming in Little Hell nd the Kill having veterred to us our chairman has had a personal inter. eneral Newton in reference to that matter as it nen in their revolution of Feb- view with hat waterway enters into lem River and spuyten Duyvil © Here follows the report of the conference of the several departments, as published im yesterday's Heraup. This report was accepted, , ANOTHER HARLEM URIDGE WANTED, The following preamble and resolution concerning the: issuance of bonds by the Board of Apportionment unas for the building of a bridge over the River at 18th street, ofered by Secretary Ford- unanimously adoptea:— the Board of Park Comminsioners did, on the pass # resolution requesting the Board of Appor it to authorize the Ixxue of bonds for of the over Muriem River, at 188th street, tI ved, That a commiitee consisting of a Bk. Lyon be an the Bourd of Apportionm: y sly urge upon it the ixsue of the the above purpose, in order that the work may proceed without any further deluy. Mr, Cowdin’s bill on local improvements, before the Legislature, was indorsed. A communication from Mr. J. J. R. Crocs, asking ‘whether the : would prefer to bave several streets intersecting avenue graded temporarily cr permanently was p! on tite, The Committee on Taxes and Assessments made a verbal semi-official report, through Se Morris, tv the effect that they were earnestly pt the duties imposed upon them in relation to street im- provements, They tbought that the Commissioners of Estimates and Assessments of the Department of Pub- lie Works would do all they could to protect the inter- esis of the tuxpayers, The Committee on Local Improvements submitted two reports, One set forth that the committee had ex- amined a ceriain report nade in’ Messrs. Olmstead and Croes, engmeers of the Park Department, and found that the only complete plans submitted by the engi- ‘o the Park Department, were those of that se tion of the Twenty-fourth ward lying west of Rivet dale avenue. ‘The committee were ulso shown pla prepared by General Green and Colonel Grant, The: seemed to be from these plans no attempt to adopt the sumo system of Jaying out streets and avenues as pursued on the old map of the city of New York, south of Harlem River. The committee found also that many of the residents of the Twenty-fourth ward, with whom they had conversed, proved of Messrs, Olmstead and Croos’ plan, and were anxious to have adopted some map which would permanently settle the long-mooted question of locality. This committee suggested that the association adopt resolutions, ap- proving of Messrs. stead and Croes’ plan, and urg- ing the Park Department to expedite the making of improvements in tho Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth wards, Such resolutions were adopted, d the asso- ciation adjourned, subject to the call of the Chair. KLEPTOMANIA AGAIN. Margarct Wright, a young lady of good appearance, was brought before Justice Walsh im Brooklyn yester- day on the charge of stealing $25 worth of luce from Ann Sherwood, and articles valued at $6 from Catharine Johnson, of No, 127 Willoughby street. She pleaded guilty to the charge, after which severa! gentlemen, among whom was clergyman, stepped for- ward and interceded for ‘Thoy stated that she was a very accomplished person, having been educated | for a teucher at St. Mary’s College at Burlington, J., and they thought that if she were sent to the Penitentiary it would ruin her. Tuey stated further that the articles stolen by her had been given away, thereby showing that they had not becn taken for pecuniary gain. It ts alleged that she abstracted pictures from St. Mary’s College while there and cavo also, Justice Walsh reserved his decision jay next, admitting the prisoner to bail on a bond for $1,000, which was furnished by Mr. A. | Matthews, residing at No. 24 Hanson place. . OUR COMPLAINT BOOK. UNNECESSARY PUNISHMENT OF YOUNG CHII- DREN. To THe Eviror ov Tux Heraip:— Will you give me asmall space in your valuable paper? Iam not fond of complaining, but ‘I think it about time some of the subordinate teachers in our public schools were brought to know their positions and how to judiciously administer reproof to young children, Some of otir school teachers seem to 1m- agine that children of seven or eight years of ave should act with the same forethought as grown up peo- ple, Should a child turn ner head during school hours she is kept in dartng the dinner hour and made to re- main fasting. Again, it a boy happens to move or look except in a straight and fixed manner be is similarly We are all aware that school teachers have av deal to put up with; still, are we not paying uch injudicious and children dishke their ill-judged punishments only 1 | school, and iustead of going there with pleasure they look tpon it with dread, on accon pression is, “Our teacher 18 80 cro: look she pugishes ws’? If some of our young lady teachers were to be a little more gentle toward treir young scholars, and not act so much like autocrats, it Would have a much better effect on the minds of their pupils, and they would go to their schools with bappy feclings, mstead of a dread of cross words or punisti- of, as their ex- Jur public schools are an honor to the country and instituttons of priceless vatue, although teachers scem Unto some of thei r through in- fluence or not—who, from their totaly unfit to manage or to bave young children, Some people are so constituted that when an amount of brief authority ts vested in taem they seem to imagine they are obliged to resort toa certain amount ot bullying, Yor C. MULTUM IN PARVO, LITTLE HELE GATE, of making Little Hell Gate the dump future be carried out the nuisauce IL the proj ing ground of the and danger to publio health will be as great as was the infamous Harlem flat nuisance, which was not abated until the Henatp denounced it, ‘The river 1s quite nar | row at the proposed point, and the passengers on the Harlem steamers will b; to hold their noses again, ch will be so Intolerable that the have to move aw According to fill in with—tnat is to years’ work of dumping street refuse of all kinds, filled with diseased germs of fever, smallpox, diphtheria, &e, What will then be the sanitary con- | dition of the ueighborhood and of the bent over her with what appeared to be great enrnest- | hospitals and and asylums on Ward’s and Randall's islands, surrounded with such mountains of reeking, pestilential offulas was used on the Hurlem flats? The 1, indeed, not at once take action to prevent Respeetfally yours, JOUN DWYER, M, D., 224 East 112th st BOGUS EX?) Feb, 16, 1877. To tHe Korron ov tin HERALD: — As you bave opened a “complaint book”? I desire to nt therein ugainst newsboys who For one mortal hour a youth with stentorian lungs greatly annoyed the residents of Filtieth street, between Filth and extras. KUCHRED, ANOTHER HIGH SALARIED BOY, New York, Feb, 17, 1877. To tie Evitor or tae Herato:— Noticing in your columns of this date a note from “An Office Boy”? I would state that his words are very true. | ama boy going on seventeon years of age and I am working for the small sum of $2 per week. Bo- ing without either lather or mother, both being a itis hard lor me to get along. Two dollars w not support a child, let alone a boy of my age. Like the “Otlice Boy’? before inentioned | have car fare and ferriage to spend, AN ORPHAN BOY, | adotermined effort to rid them } for church have refused to act with the council called by the Church of the Puritans to consider the resignation of their pastor, the Rey, Charles Hall Everest, It appears that the invitation was not extended to all the eburches, and of those churches aud pastors invited the majority were of the Piymouth chureh clique, ‘This is probably the true causo of the refusal of Dr Storrs’ and Dr, Budington’s churches to par. ticipate in the council, although another vr text bas been advamced—that the ‘Tompkins avenue church nad not regularly entered the fellow- ship of Congregational churches, Last Supuay the Rev. C. H. Everest decided to accept a call from Plymouth church, Chicago, and resigned his pas- torate of the Church of the Puritans, ‘Thereupon the church seut letters of invitation to Plymouth church, the Church of the Pilgrims, the Clinton avenue and the Tompkins «venue churches, besides to several pastors individually, to meet them in council! on Tuesday vext at three o'clock, m the Chureh of the Puritans, corner of Latayetto and Marcy avenues, Brooklyn, to consider the resignation of their pastor and tho finances ot the church, which is threatened with foreclosure, At Piymouth church | Friday evening prayer mecting a delegate was ap- pointed to attend the council, The Tompkins avenue chureh appommted its pastor, Dr. C.D, Heimer, aud General Heath ux delegates. At the Church af tho grins Dr. Storrs was absent and the letter was not to this church have been church committee. This was done to prevent any tupleasunt or exciting debat between the members of the church, No action baving been taken on the letter, delegates were not appomted, and the church will not be represented in the council. | Church of the Pugrims Dr, Budington ‘was present aud conducted the services, At their close he read the letter {rom the Chureb of the Puri- tuns, remarking that be would not anend the council | himself, but that, of course, bis congregation could appomt delegates if they chose, Quite a debate fol. lowed, One member said that the Lompkins avenué church was not in regular fellowship, aod it would not be rigbt tor his chureh to attend thy meeting. Another member said that thix was only # pretext, aud that the reul question was whether they shoald recognize Plymouth churen, A resolution was proposed by Mr. George Pucker, that ‘we do not fellowship with Plymouth church.” This was declared out of order, The vote wus ut length taken and stood 34 to 24 against | appointing delegates, DESKRTING THR SINKING SHIP, Dr. G, H. Everest was next visited, He said that the Charen of the Puritans was about $90,000 in debt, and that they had already received notices of foreclosure. | He had received several calls, and finally deciaed 10 uecept one trom Plymouth church, Chicago, where thero was a good opening. He therelore resigned, and ths council had been called to consider his resig~ nation, ‘The counci! would meet on Tues- day next, at th o'clock; in the Chureh ot the Puritans, society remains just the same,”? said the pastor, ‘but the financial affairs of the church were such tbat 1 could not remain, We have had no dificulty or bitter- hess or anything of that kind, ‘The finauctal condition is what causes the separation. As to the council, we havo a right to invite whoever we have a mind to. As for the Tompkins avenue church, we are in good fel- lowstip with them und have chosen to mvite them. In regard to the opposition to Plymouth church, at the very council culled by Drs. Storrs and Budington, they | were advised to goon in good fellowship with Plymouth. In the big Advisory Council it was held that Plymouth was in good standing, Why, Plymouth church 1s one Of the most strongly indorsed churches in the country ”” Dr. C, D, Helmer, of the Tompkins avenue church, was notatall pat out by the assertion that his church was outof fellowship “Ii would have been a very easy matter for them to have said so at the council,” said he; ‘wo would have retired, and that would have chdod the affair iu short meter, Truc, we have made no application to the denomination, but the State associa- tion hus sent our record tor the past year and pub- Hiahed it in their annual reports of the denomination. Again, when a call was tude here some months ago fora conneil in New Jersey at the ordination of Mr, Rly, in Dr. Bacou’s church, at Orange, we went over | there and I preached the sermon. No objection was Tulsed then.” Mr. George Packer, who proposed the resolution against fellowship’ with Plymonth church, was very frank and outspoken in his sentiments, “lt was very evident,” said be, ‘aa the list of churches invited wis read it was intended to give Plymouth churcn a strong representation, and 1 consider it wrong to go witu Plymouth church or any churches which advyocato their principles. Dr. Everest 1s a relative of Henry Ward Beecher, and the majority of the persous invited were of the Plymouth party, AM the churches were not called, but only a few of them. ‘These are my rea- sons Jor voting against attending the council.” Mr. Packer admitted that the vote could not be considered ‘a test vote as against Plymouth church, because no one kpew what was coming until the Jetter was read, A FORMIDABLE ARRAIGNMENT. The taxpayers of the town of Eastchester, West- | chester county, having had a judicial ‘white elephant’? on their hands for the past six years, cre now making Ives of the cosily burden, Accordingly a petition, setting forth at length | the grievances complained of, has been numerously | signed by the citizens irrespective of party, and pre- sented in the Supreme Court, praying for the removal | of Robert W. Edmonds, a jastice of the peace at Mount Vernon in tne town named, Tho principal | charge alleged against this offiial is that he has bud the faculty of finding offenders ‘on whom to impose the terrors of the luw, the num ber of which, it appears, exceeds, in regard to tramps | and vagrants especially, more than those committed im all the other towns of the country added together, Before Edmonds wus first elected to the position men- tioned the highest bill ever presented for a yeur’s ser- vices by any magistrate in the town was $400. For the first year of his judicial lavors his bill, presented to the Board of Supervisors, was $900; and this amount hus been improved upon annually, since, until the last fiscal year when it footed up $2,500. ‘This sum, it Will vo borne iy mina, only embraces the charges to the town and county for criminal business transacted by Edmonds, the emoluments derived from | civil cases coming before him amounting, it is esti- | mated, to about 0 additional, making the hand- some salary of $5,000 per annum for a rural squire or Justice of the peace. Among other grave accusations | Justice Edmonas ts charged in the petition with intox - | ication while in the performance ot his official duties, intoxication in the public stréets, mak- ing double charges to the town and county the same services, charging for services never rendered, unnecessarily adjourning — trials and thereby augmenting his bills, unnecessarily and unwarrantably organizing courts of special sessions to srants Who could have been sentenced out of ‘ts, thereby adding largely to his bitls agaimat ; retaining fines, and, in brief, of using his for’ bis personal and pecuniary advancement. | ‘The petition having been pres ul al ageneralierm | ol the Supreme Court in Brooklyn a day or two since, that body appointed County Judge Gifford, ot West- chester, referee to take testimony in the matter and report in accordance therewith. REAL ESTATE IRREGULARITIES, Some remarkable transactions in the bogus con- | veyance of real estate have been made public within | the last few days in Brooklyn, A mau named E, | Dwight Pepper, who wes a deputy sheriff under ex- Sheriff Williams, has recently been engaged ina real estate business of an extraordinary nature, as will be | seen from the following : Reference to the records ip the office of the Kings County Registrar shows the following alleged tlegal Jers of property :—On December 5, 1876, E. Dwight Pepper mate a deed to Cornelia A. B, Hudson of a tot 140x100 feet, on the southeast corner of Washington place and Flatbush avenue, for the consideration of $1 and exchange of property. The property in question belongs to ex-Re; Hugh McLaughlin, better known as the “Bi December 11, 1876, another deed of — pro imperfectly steseribed, — was conveyed 10 ster NN. Case, the considera tion “bemg $l and, exchange of — property, December 30 a deed was tecoraed to Mr. Case con’ ing a piece of land, 200x100 feet, on the northeast corner of Flatbush avenue aad Washington place, The land belongs to Mr. Hugh MeLaugniin, On Janaary 12 a pleco of land, 100x140 feet, on the southenst corner of Melvilie und Flatbush avenue, was conveyed to a Mr. Fitzsimmons in consideravon of $50 and property exchanged, There is no such street or avenue im Brooklyn as Melville avenue. On January 12 a deed, made by EB. Dwight Pepper and Josephine M., his wife, 18 recorded to Diedrich August Hotfman. |The property supposed to be conveyed is on Flatbush avenue and Sullivan street. The property 1s owned by Mr. Hogh McLaughlin, On February 6 it piece of land on the southeast corner of Montgomory street and Flatbush a 200x160 feet, was conveyed to Eliza. beth Mill New York culy. The principal part of the veiongs to Mr, Hugh McLaughlin, bat a por ‘ie ground defived in the limits of ithin the enclosure of Prosp zhlin stated to a reporter last ps toward causing the arre not atrad of his property b« Liken possession of. Redress must be obtained Ly ihe houest purchasers who baye been sold in the transact aus, A V.ADICTIVE WIPE. Jobn Stinson, a young man apparently avout twenty years of age, was arraigued before Justice Wandeil, on acharge ot burglary, preferred by George W, Kastner, of No, 135 Bowery. The burglary was committed about the 16th of February, and the prisoner was arrested on information furnished by lis wile, who had long nourished a feeling of jealoury from the fact that two other women claimed the same relationship to her loved Johnny. Mrs. Stinson satd that her maiden namo was Ann Elizabeth Fitch, She had been married twice and was the mother of six children, five of whom had died, She bad been divorced, and had married Sungon m his mother’s house, where she boarded. A portion of the property stolen was found in the prisoner's possexsion, He was held in $2,000 bail to apswor and the wile was committed to the House of Detention as a witness, N | ¥ cesatul resistance, the fellow, who afterward gave bis name as Thomas F, Nash, was secured by the officer. Nash had taken away a box ot viated knives, forks and spoons, which wore of the value of $100. He evidently hau entered by the rear door of the club house by way of Fifteenth street, ax on tl door were marks made by a jimmy, in the jon of the prisoner was an jron bar possessli which he had been using. jt a table. aud ou it was found a revolver. Heury Donaldson, the steward of the Lotos Club, up- peared against N. said that at about five o’ciock yesterday morning hi red the dining room and saw Officer Listman, with Nash as the former's prisover. About two o'clock that morning the doors bad been fastened and the place securely locked, Judge Bixbz, at the Filty-seventh Street Court, committed Nasb in default of $2,000 bail toanswer a complaint ot burglary and larceny. Nash 16 said to be a quiet and usually well behaved young man, and this attempt to deprive the club of its lorks aud kpives js regarded as a new development of bis character. “He gave his residence us No, 342 Kast Twelltn street, THE. SCLENTIFIC BLOES. Near to where Nash was To tHe Evitor ov THe HkxALD:-~ ‘The discovery that a person under influence of the rays ot light that pass through blue glass will recover health, promises to make as great a revolution in medi- cul science a8 the discovery of quinine and castor oil, Indeed, tbe discovery seems to reach iuto the provinces: ol surgery, poetry and politics, The Sect Interior bas even ordered that all his demijonrs shall be inade of blue glass so us to improve the quality of | his Jiquids; and David Dudley Field is of opinion that if the Presidential tribanal had chosen a room with blue goblets im it there would haye been a decision in favor of Tilden, It muy not be generally known that the Rev, Mr, Talmage bas been under the blue glass treatment for several weeks, and that the length of his arms and legs has sensibly di- miuished, He and bis auditors tee! much better. Several lundiadies in New York boarding houses havo aid in a great number of blue glass cups, with a view ol muakiug rye coflee taste as well us yeuuime Mocha, ‘There 18 no end to the uses ly Which blue glass may be put, The Widow Van Cott held a piece of the blue imaierial over a Wall strcet beur and he immediately became a buil; thatisthe long and the shortol Mr. Bowles, the domestic economist of the Springflela Republican, has inveoted a blue glass ten, which hatches out the chickens while the authoress of the eggs goes on with her daily toil, Some of the scien. tile members of the Board of Aldermen insist that if blue yluss windows were placed in the street cars there would be heat enough developed te make even the straw wart; and a gardener in New Jersey hus bad ail his hotbeus’ paved with blue, s0 that when he plants Louns they come up asparagus, As a rem- euy jor blues blue giass bas no equal, Tt haz been sug- gusted by an ueute observer, a democrat, who, hearing Of the Lyuisiuna decision was avout to go out to get “some schooners,” that his head was as hot as a biue hight burning on the night ot a Fourth of July, In- deed, the Whole democratic party bas been ander the influence of the newly discovered panes for several duys, and ts a8 blue as biue can be, Wo suggest that Mr. Hewitt tucrease his glassy doses of blue, just for greens, The rays excluded by Bradley’s vote Would, i! properly apphed to Louisiana, have Jet mm a good dea of sky lighy ‘The new discovery is not merely. a humole one. To be sure, watches with blue crystals keep better time thao others, aud a man with a blue glass eye can see many miles further than any other man; but we see no reason why whote suits of clothes should not be made of this healthy material, Atatancy dress baila young lady in w blue glass robe would never feel the fatigues of dissipation, Even our streets might be paved with blue glass so that horses would never grow Weary, or suow accumulate, or om- | nivuses ramble, and there 1s fuir reayou tor believing that it Sunset Cox couid sit for a thousand yoars under the dome of a capitol lighted through blue gliss he night ucquire alittle common sense. We hope some of our scientists will throw light on this ultramarine subject. TRUE BLUE, WAS THE DIVORCE SET ASIDE? James N. G, Verinder, fine looking man about thirty years of age, Was arraigned before Justice Walsh in Brooklyn, yesterday, on complaint of bis wife, Mary Verinder, of No. 400 Hicks street, who charges him with abandonment. He picaded not guilty to tho charge, and exhibited divorce papers which he suid he had obtained in New Jersey ugainst the plainufl. The latter, who isa fine young woman, claimed that the divorce had been set aside, aud that he had failed to give her the support to which she was entitled, He fled bonds to appear on the 24th Inst, for examina- tion. ORL A SSR MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. ENGAGED. Horx—Brows.—Miss Jexxix Brown to Dr, ALBERT Hors, both of this city, No cards. MARRIED. Conxs—Mexpves.—On Wednesday, 14th inst, by Rey, 8. M. Isaacs, assisted bv Rev. H. Phillips and Roy, H. P. Mendes, the Rev. Dr. F. pe SOLA M&NDKS to IsapEL FRaxces, second daughter of Aaron N. Cohen, Esq., "11 of this city, CoLGAN—MoAnpaews.—Febrouary 13, 1877, at St. Ann’s church, by vbe Rev. J. W, Hayes, Joux C. Con- GAN to Miss Mary Me, REWS, both of this city. Haxrei.p—Loxettex.—On Tuesday, February 13, A. iH, Partridge, Bexsamin L. W, Hay- ve L., oldest daughter of Francis M. Brooklyn, L. 1. Moone—Losc.—On Thursday, Fobruary 15, 1877, by Rey. Mr, Hatfield, Joux J. MooRK to Many £. Loxa, all of this city. MURTACOU—BREAKEII.—At St, Francis Xavier church, February 4, by the Rev. Father Deron: sisted by Rev, Father O'Brien, James Monta Kaui B. Breakeut, daughter of the late Dr. Breakell. No cards, WERNBERG—ReILLY.—At the houso of the bride's father, ou Tuesday, the 13th inst, by the Rev, Dr, Friel, Jere. A. Wersnere to Mary J, £., daughter of No cards, DIED. Bexsawty.—On Friday, February 16, 1877, Mrs, Enizaueria Bexsamix, widow of the late Horace Ben- jamin, aged 66 years, Funeral services will be held at the residence of her son-in-law, C. W. Lamb, 52 East 129th st, this (Sun- day) utternoon, ut three o'clock. Hudson and Coxsackie papers please copy. Brap.ey.—On the evening of the 16th, Cyrus W. , of this city, aged 50 years. * 1 Monday, 19th inst,, at one o'clock P. M., at . W. Conkling’s church, corner of Madison av. und 29th st, Relatives and triends are respectfully invited without further Browx#. —ALrnED Eowa: and Anne M. Browne, aged 2 years « 9 West 57th st., atten A. M, Monday, turday, February of pheumonia, Cuannes Jerome, the youngest son of Janes D. and Mary Jane Bryant, aged 2 yoars, 1 month ands days. ‘The relatives and friends are rexpectfully invited to attend the Inneral, Irom the residence of his parents, ‘o. 231 Sullivan at, on Sunday, the 18th inst., at one .. Greenwood, Canrou.—Febraary of John M, and Essie Carroll, 0 Funeral took place, from No Wednesday, the 14th inst, Copry,—At_ Montrosi M. Reilly. child of James a4 months, #, infant son te bronchitis, 339 East 18th st., 12, Arta: N.J., on Fobruary 15, of pneumonia, Mrs, Sanat 5. Cory, aged 75 years. Relatives and friends are tnvited to attond the ser- views, at the residence of J. Q. Adums, on Monday, 19th inst, on arrival of 9:10 A, M. train from New York, by and Essex Railroad from Barclay and Chris- to Mountain station. Cosxek.—In Brooklyn, oo Saturday, February 17, Kezian 18, Joiant daughter of Martin V. B. and the late Keziah H. Conner, aged 6 weeks. Retatives and {riends are respectiully invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of her father, No. 351 Kosciusko st., between Throop and Yates aves, Brooklyn, on Monday, the 19th inst., at two P, M. Rochester and Boston papers please copy. Coxxouit.—Un Friday, February 16, ot pucumonia, Many A,, wite of Joba H, Connolly, in the 60th year of ber age. Relatives and friends are respecttuliy tnyited to at- tend the funeral, irom her late residence, 35 Thorne st., Jersey City Heights, this day (Sunday) M. Interment in Calvary Cemetry. Fox,—At Glenwood, ou the Hudson, on the 16th inst., ANN Deuia, wile of Wilham HM, Fox and daughter of P, i. Lane, Funeral services to be held at her late residence, Warburton ay,, ou Sunday, the 18th inst., at three o’vlock VM, ‘Traim leaves Thirtieth stréet station at 1P. M.; returning leaves Glenwood at 6:30 P. M. Froriiich,—At Brooklyn, on Friday evening, Feb- , atone P, ruary 16, at his residence, corner Graham ay. and Stagg st., ANDREW FRoKuLicH, in tho 29h year of his eart disease, burger Sangerbuod, Gwettia (Jo! A spocttully mvited to attend Febraary 20, trom his late Chuych of the Most Holy Trinity, on Montrose ay. Gasxyos,—On Friday, February 16, 23d year ot her age, ‘The relatives and friends of the family, also those of her brot w, Thomas and Nicholas Gannon, respectiully invited to attend her funeral, from Jave residence, 346 ary 18, at one P. M. Gonvex. —On Februar; 4 years, ‘The funeral willleave the Long Island depot, Hun- ter’s Point, on Monday, the 19th, at twelve o'clock, Gupw,—Whereas, through the dispensation of an Aliwiso Providence, deato has invaded and removed from our midst our political iriend and associate, Mr. Frederick G. Gude, Theretore be it resolved, That, in the decease ot Mr. Gude, the community in which ho lived, the vario organizations of which he was an estcemod member, tary of the | nd friends, also members of the Williame- jon av.) August Geiser Light Guard, Swabian Sangerbund, Cannstadter 8 Excelsior Benevolent Society, I. D. ciation and Bushwick Bowling Club are re- funeral, on Tuesday, dence, thence to the CATHERINE O’Bries, beloved wile of William F, Gannon, in the Bist st. on Sunday, Febru- 16, at tho residence of hor fons, Cutchogue, Long island, Mrs, Francis Goupes, a receive aupport trom the promise. that ‘+He will uot leave them conortiess. Resolved, That we, the members of the Tammany Hall Geueral Committee of the First Assembly District, will attend his funeral in a body. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be trans: mitted to tbe muurning family and published in the HENRY CAMPBELL, Chairman, Hven Datox, Secretary. Hackerr —Suddenly, February 16, Martua W. Hackett, daughter of Margaret and the late James Hackett, in the 16th year of her ege. ‘The funeral will take piace Monday, February 19, from ber late regidence, No, 11 Thorne st., Jersey City Heighta, at b st ten o'clock, to the Church of St Poul of roe, jolemn requiem will be offered for the repose of tnence to Calvary Cemetery. a Hexsixgs,—On Saturday, Fe ‘y MANN Hxnsixcs, son of Henry and Anna Marie Hen- nings, 1 year, 3 months and 7 days, The funeral will take place trom the residence of bis Parents, No, 21y spring st., on Sunday, Febraury 1s, at hall-past one o'clock, Heswe.—On Friday, February 16, of heart disea Maky Eviay Hesex, aged 22 years. Funeral Sunday, trom her late residence, 129 Cedar #t., two P, M. Relatives and {riends are cordially in- vited to attend, Howsnb, —On Suturday, February 17, Marr Teexss, the only, beloved daughter of Mary and tho late James Howerd, aged 20 years, The funeral will take plage trom her late residence, 386 Grand st., on Monday, the 19th, at hal{-past one o'clock. Hvuouxss.—On Thursday, February 15, Mra. Euiza- BETH Huauexs, In the 48th year of ber age. The trionus of the ago aro requested to attend the funeral, trom her Iate residence, 252 West 28th st., on Sunday. at one o'clock. Wubiiw and San Francisco papers please opr J Joxxs,—On Saturday, February 17, 1877, Hesry JONES, Relatives and friends of the family are invited to at tend the funeral, on Monday, 19th inst., atten A. M., from his late residence, No. 65 Gardner ay., Jersey City. RearittaeOp. February 17, Ayxim Teresa Kratixa, daughter of James and Mary Keating, aged 5 id 14 days. Funeral on 18th inst, at two P, M., from 475 Hen- derson st., Jorsey City. Kr —Ono Friday, Wittiam Keever, aged 65 years. The relatives and friends of tbe family and of his sons, Kev. Jonn J. and Jeremiah, are respectiully in- vited to attend the tuneral, trom his late residence, aN st. and Ist ay., on Sunday, the 18th inst, at one P.M. Kikexax,—On February 16, Caruarins Kiernan, wife of Edward Kiernan, Relatives and (riends are Juvited to attend the funeral, at ber residence, 238 West 20th at,, at ove o’clock, Sunday. Lowrey.—Ou Saturday morning, the 17th Inst., at his lute residence, No. 10 7th av., Brooklyn, CHaRiEs: ives and friends are Invited to attend tho funeral services, at the Church of the Moly trinity, corner of Chinton ‘and Montague sts., on ‘tuesday morning, the 20th inst, at nine o'clock. The remams will be taken to Fairfield, Coun., for interment. Fricnds are requested not to send flowers. Lunns.—On Saturday, the 17th inst, Axxa Lcnrs, beloved wite of Henry Lubrs, aged 39 years 23 days. Relatives and friends of the family, also the mem- bersof the New York Central Schutzen Corps, are re- spectfully invited to attend the funeral, from ber late residence, No, 687 10th av., corner of 40th st.,on Mon- day, the 19th inst., at one o'clock P, M. Masrkrtos.—Suddenly, on Thursday night, Feb- ruary 16, Wintiaw J., only son of Virginia and the late Joseph T. Masterton, in the 21st year of his age. ‘His relatives and iriends, also inembers of Company 1, Seventh regiment, N.G.S.N.Y., ure respectiully tn- yited to attend bis funeral, from tho residence oFUscar ‘bbals, No, 325 West 19th st., oa Monday, 19th inst., at half-past twelve P.M. @,S.N. “ae Company I, Seventa Recient, N. New York, Feb, 16, 1877. Company Orders—No. 2. I, It is the paintul duty of the commandant to ane nounce the death of William J. Masterton, IL. The members of ths company are requested to attend his tuneral, 1n citizen’s dress, from hfs late roe dence, No. 325 West 19th st., on Monday, February 19, at twelve o'clock M. By order of ptain WILLIAM C. CASEY. D. Cnauncry, Jr., First Serveant, Matuews.—On Satarday, February 17, William D, Matthews, aged 65 years. His friends aro ‘Invited to attend the funeral, trom the residence of his sister, 27 Morton st, Brooklyn, E, D., on Monday, Februury 19, at two o'clock P, M., without further notice. Mircuxit.—On Saturday morning, February 17, Jons A. Mircnets, formerly of this city, im the 84th year of his age. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to at- tend the fu: on Monday, ut twelve o'clock M., from the residence of the iam Mitchell, Whitestone av., Fiusbing, L. L Coaches will be at the Bridge street depot on the arrival of tho eleven o'clock train from Hunter's Point, Morray.—Suddenly, on Tuesday, February 13, 1877, at his residence, No. 8 Union square, Jacon H. Murray, aged 49 vears, 10 months, 15 days; long connected wity the following lodges:—Puritan Lodge, No. 33s Knickerbocker Lodge, No. 642; Strict’ Observan Lodge, No. 94; Justice Lodge, No. 758; Daniel Care penter Lodge, No. 643; Una Press Lodge, No, 773; Empire Chapter, No. 170, R. H, M. ; Zerubbabel Chapter, No. 147; Stanaurd Chapter, No. 252; Adolphic Council, No. 1; Ivanhoe Commandery, No. 36 The funeral services wil! take place at the Masonic Temple, Sunday, ut one o'clock. The remains will be taken to Cypress Hills. Empire Cuarter, No. 170, R, A. M.—Compantons— You are hereby sumnmoned to altend an emergent con- vocation at the rooms, corner Rivington st. and the Bowery, this day, at tweive o'clock M., to attend the funeral of our Isto companion, Jacob i. Murray. Com- panions of sister chapters are’ fraternally invited, By order J REDERICK E, DAVIS, H. P. Ron. Bows, Secretary. Sus yRITAN Lopes, No, 339, F. axo A. M.— RBretarex—You ure hereby summoned to attond an emergent communication, to be held in the Clinton Room, Masonic Temple, on Sunday, 18th inst, at twelve.o’clock, sharp, Jor tbe purpose of paying the last tribute of respect to our late Brother Jacob H. Mur- ray. Bretbren of sister lodges are fraternaily invited to unite with us. By order JOSEPH A, BESANT, OLivir GREEN, Secretary. Master. 26, K. T.—Sir KNIGUTS—You are hereby summoned to attend a special conclave, on Sunday, February 18, at twelve o’clock M., in full uni- form, lor the purpose of attending the funeral of Sir Kuight sacob i Murray, Sir Knights of sister com- manderies courteously invited, 0. D. MOTT, E. ©. P. VeRMOKVEN, Secretary. NePuuzrs,—On February 15, at dellevue Hospital, Epwarp McP i aged 63 years, Funeral will take’ placo on Sunday, February 18, two o’ciock, from Bellevue Hospital; thence to Cal- vary Cemetery. His friends are invited to attend, O’FarRent.—Thero will be an anniversary requiem muss at the Church of the Visitation, Verona street, Brooklyn, for the repose of the soul of the late Rev. Tinorny U'FaRnELL, on Monday, 19th Inst, at ten A. M. The reverend clergy and friends are javited to be present. Rivas.—At St, Augustine, Fla, on Thursday, Feb. ruary 15, Ramo pe Rivas Y Lamar, 1 the 70th year ol is age, Notice of the runerat hereacter, Ruvera,—On Saturday, February 17, Nevie Isanen, daughter of Herbert D. Ward aad wile ot Henry C. de Rivera, Notice of funeral hereafter. SatMEs.—On Friday, February 16, 1877, Oscar J. Saumen, the oldest gon of Emanuel and Elmira Salmen, in the 24th yor of his age, ‘The relatives and triends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, on Sunday, February 18, at 1:30 P, M., from the residence of his parents, 1,289 Broadway, New York. Scriprors,—[n Poughkeepsie, on Thursday, Febru- ary 15, Nerris M. Sceiprort. Retatives und {friends aro mvited to attend hor funeral, this (Sunday) afternoon, at half-past one o'clock, from the residence of her sister, Mrs. W. 5. Hartshorn, No, 35 Macdougal st. Scun.y.—On Saturday, February 17, at the residence of his daughter, Epwarp Scuuny, late of the city of Cork, Ireland, aged 60 years, Funeral from 120 Orchard st., to Caivary Cemetery, on Sunday, at two o'clock. Friends invited; also those of his son, Daniel J. Skuiuy.—On the 16th inst, Couxrnia R., wile of William Skeliy, aged 44 years, Faueral will’ take place on Monday, the 19th inst., at two o'clock, from ber jate residence, Nyuck, N. Y. THO! —On February 17, 1877, Jupita H., wi: W. W. Thomas, aged 36 years, 9 1oonths and 24 days, Relatives and friends of the tamily are respecttully invited to attend the fuperal, from ‘her Inte residence, No. 28t. Paul's av., Jersey City Heights, on Tuesday, February 20, attwo I’, M. ‘Tnonr—February 16, Grorce W. Tuorr, aged 55 years, “ Relatives nnd friends are invited to attend the faveral, on Monday, the 19th ins! Grace cnuren chapel, High at, lyn, without furtuer notice, Vavanas,—On Saturday, February 17, 1x77, Ronnie, only and beloved xon of George and Maggie Vaughan, aged 4 years and 10 months, ‘ihe relatives and friends of the family are respect- fully mvited to atiend the tuneral, trom his late rest dence, No, 26 Istav., on Monday, tho 19th inst., at one o'clock, Vost.—At Montroso, N. J., on Friday, 16th inst., Recoey Vost, aged 81 years, The friends are invited to attend the funeral sor- Vices, at bis residence, on Monday, 19th tnst., upon the arrival at Mountain Station of the 10:10 A. M. train, Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Rajiroad. Boston papers please copy. Witox.—In Brooklyn, K. D., February 15, 1877, Austix L., only son of William Leslie and ‘Louise Wilde, in the 14th year of his age. Services at the residence of his parents, No, 88 South 9tb st, On Sunday, the 18th inst, at three P. M. Wittand.—On Tuesday, February 16, E1zanern, wile of Edward K. Willard, In the 44th year of her age, The funeral will take place from her late residence, No, 221 West 44th o’olock, Friends are requested to send no flowers, WoovwortH.—On Frivay: afternoon, Febraary 16, M, Fansie, wile of William G, Woodworth, and eldest daughter of Alired C, Hoe, Relatives and iriends of the family aro respectfally Invited to attend the her father, No, 3 ary 10, at one o’clock. rr ritonitis, Jonx H. ZULacr, ager . Fanoral from his late residence, 123 Essex st, Sun- day afternoon, at hali-past one, on Monday morning, at ten funeral, from the residence of West 14tn #t,, on Monday after- thursday, Febensty J of erysipelas and irregular, GOLD 105 7-8 A 105 3-4, Money Easy at 21-2 and 8 Per Cent on Call, THE BANK STATEMENT. WALL Strexr, Sarcrpay, Feb. 17—o P, M. ! The intelligence published to-day exclusively in this column that the courts had been petitioned for the appointment of a receiver in the case of the Dclaware aod Hudson Canal Company and that an order to show ciuse had been issued was flatly and indignantly denied this morning by the officers of the company. Unfortunately tor their ignorance (not to put too fing @ point upon the noun substantive), the following despatch was distributed over the wires: New York, Feb, 17—1:10 PM. An application was made before Judge Donohue by Edwara F, Brown, attorney, on bebalt of H. R. Ander- son, Suid to be a !arge stock and bondholder of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, to have a re- ceiver appointed. The application was made on Fri- day afternoon and granted by Judge Donobu fixed Monday, tho 26tn of February, for hear arguments on the case. The. grounds of the on are that the expenses of the leased roads are run- ning the company to waste, Subsequently the following order from Judge Donoe hue was read from the rostrum of the Stock Ex change :— In the Supreme Court, City and County of Neu York:—Henry R. Anderson Seine the ‘President, Managers and Compauy of the Deiaware and Hudson Canal Company.—An order having been made by ma in the above entutled action on the 1éth day o! ruary inst., requiring the defendants to show causa on Monday, the 26th of February, 1877, why a re- ceiver of its property should not bo appointed, and for such otber aud further order as by sa: to Bb cause appears, and It appearing that t ndvertently granted, now,-on motion of Evarts, Southmayde & Choate, appearing for the defendants, the piaintif making no opposition, I do hereby vacate and set aside the said order and every part thoreof. CHARLES DONOHUE. New York, Feb, 17, 1877. It thus appears that the statement proffered by ut was true as tothe application having been made, the denial of the company’s officials to the contrary noe withstanding. It is not evident what compunctions brought about this sudden change of baso on the part of the peti- tioner, nor what convincing arguments were brought to bear to Induce a withdrawal of the suit, but rumor has it thatin point of time the proceedings were not entirely disconnected with the burning of midnight oil, nor a disturbance of the judicial ermine which is popularly supposed to cover tho bed of justice, Delaware and Hudson, which had closed at 50 las evening, opened one per cent lower this morning, and for the rest of the day flow about sauttlecock fashion, as rumors referred to above, asserted or denied, gave tho price impetus elther.upward or downward. In the alternoon, it being pretty satisiactorily ascertained that thero were no legal traps !n the way to catch the com- pany tripping, and that the report to be issued next week would, upon the face of it, be highly satis- factory, the price mounted to 52 and closed there. New Jersey Central was almost entirely shelved to- day. Apparently tho last drop of speculative oppor. tunity has deen squeezed out of it and tho sponge hung up to dry. Transuctions in Delaware and Lackawanna wero mado to a considerable oxtent, but at fluctuations cire cumscribed by the smaliest of fractions. Central and Hudson fell off from 9834 to 9734 and Lake Shore from 524g to 514s, but showed a fractional recovery at thé close, A decline in Pennsylvania Central to 403g in the Philadetphia Exchange, which was unexplained, bad @ tendency to weaken tho prices of. the trunk roads in this market. ‘The market closed irregularly. Pacific Mail and Ate lantic and Pacific Telegraph remaining strong, while many other speculatives were weak and drooping. ‘Twenty-third street performed some curious antics in Lake Shore, attributable, perhaps, to last year’s bloom being still on the rye; but otherwise there wag little of interest to note in the proceedings. THE SALES TO-DAY. ‘The transactions at the Stock Exchange to-day age gregited 150,952 ebares:—New York Centraland Hud- son, 9,020; Erie. 1,050; Lake Shore, 41,700; Cleveland and Pittsburg, 260; Northwestern, 1,800; do, preferred, 4,600; Rock Island, 3,070; Pacite Mail, 1,200; St. Paul, 1,300; do. preferred, 9,800; Ohios, 1,000; Western Union, 19,260; Union Pacitic, $00; Deluware, Lacks wanna and Western, 29,645; New Jersey Central, 4,000] Michigan Central, 1,700; Lilnois Central, 600; Dela ware and Hodson Canal, 18,900; Morris and Essex, 950, OPENING, HIGHKST AND LOWEST PRICES. The following table shows the opening, highest and lowest prices of the day: New York Central. Harlem Northwestern Rock Island, Putsburg.... « Milwaukee and St, Mil. and St. Paul pref. Del, Lack. and Western New Jersey Central Union Pacitic.... Ohio and Mississippi. Western Union... Pacific Matl..... ADVANCK AND DECLINE, The following sbows the advance and decline in price of the principal stocks a8 compared with those of yosterda; ‘%.—Delaware and Hudson, 2; Erie, +s tral, 4; Northwestefn preterred, 33; Island, 34; Union Pacific, 1; Dxcuixe.—Atiantic and Pacific Telegraph, 34; New York Central, 1; Burlington and Quincy, 1g; C., G., G and L, 1; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, Hannibal and St. Joseph, %; Harlem, 23g; Llinoiw Central, 4; Lake Shore, 34;' Michigan Central, 3.3 Morris anid Essex, 1; Northwestern, 1; New Haven, 1; Pacific Mail, '¢; Quicksilver, 1; St Paul, 334; do, preferred, }4; Western Union, 34; Adams’ Express, 's. CLOSING PRICES—3 P.M The closing prices were :— Offered. tat Offered, Asker 26 445 Y¥ & Unelom. 135 Pacitic Mail, C,0,0&T 2653 West Un Tel, COxl At & Pac T bel, uicksilver Erie... uicksilver pl. 2 Han & 51 Mar & Min Hag & 31 Mar L & M pt. Ls & MS Adams Expressl034¢ itn Veni N N ol Y 07% 3 1 3 Se im * Vet O84 Coron Preis “Hy iy inlon MUL St Paul. 1s * llinots Cen. MILA SEP pl. 40% Del & Hua. THE MONEY MARKET, Money was easy at 3 per ceuton call and closed easy at 2); and 3 per cont on call. Foreign exchange 4s dull, as 18 usual on Saturdays, with actual business at 4.84 for bankers’ 60 days’ sterling und 4.85 a 4.854¢ for aemand, THE GOLD MARKET, Gold opened at 10574, and declined to 105%, the closing price, Tho rates paid for carrying were 31; ta 1 per cent, UNITED STATES TREASURY. Bonds held to securo circulation, $300,250,000; des crease of week, $333,000; bonds held tu secure publia deposits, $19,140,000; outstanding circulation currency notes, $318,570,000; gold notes, $1,430,000; bank notes received to-day, $650,000; for the week, $4,250,600; custom receipts, $500,000; revenue receipts, $300,000" IMPORTS AND EXPORTS, Imports tor the week :—Dry goods, $2,799,000; mer= chandise, $4,232,903 Total, $7,032,002, Exports— Specie past week, $95,500, principally silver. Im- ports—Specio past week, $335,014, principally gold coin. GOVERNMENT HONDS, Government bonds were firm at the tollowing prices:—United States curroncy sixes, 12314 w 1233; do, do,, 1881, registered, 11214 a 1124; do. do., do., coupon, 113% @ 11334; do. do., 1865, rogistered, 108% 0109; do, do.,do,, coupon, 108% a 109; do, do, do, new, regie- terod, 100% 10974; do, do, do., coupon, 100% & 109%; do, do,, 1867, registered, 112% a 113; do da, do,, coupon, 112% a 112%} do, do., 1868, registered, 1154 ©1164; do, do., do, coupon, 11534 a 11644; do. ton-forties, rogistored, 11034 a 11054; do, do., coupon, 114)¢ 9 114% ; do, fives, 1841, registered, 11074 a 110)