The New York Herald Newspaper, February 24, 1877, Page 6

TILDEN IN COURT. The Democratic Presidential Candidate Testifies in the Boody Suit. A REMARKABLE MOMENT. What the Great “Ring Broaker” Knows About Stock Pools. HOW THE EX-GOVERNOR LOOKS. At about a quarter to three o’cluck yesterday after- moon Mr. Samuol J. Tilden, who during the iate tena- tious partisan struggle for the Presidency held alott with such marked results the banucr of the de- mocracy, ascended the witness stand to testify before Judge Sedgwick in the civil suit of H. H. Boody against William B, Ogden, the distinguished witness Above named, and others. For the first time since the beginning of this lengthy case, which was commenced in May last, Mr, Tilden appeared on the stand, Considering the immense inter- est whieh is at this eventful period asso- ciated with his name, it might naturally be expected that the Superior Court would have been Milied by the vanguard of the invincible army of sensation seekers, who usually overcrowd all public places whore. there is anything unusual to be seen, But, upon the present ocasion, the sight seekers wero either caught napping or too busily engaged clsewhero to hear the testimony pf even a defeated candidate for the Presidency. There were not moro than cighty or 100 persons present, all pf them belonging to the sterner sex and all apparently professional gentlemen and men of business, when “honest Sammy’ was sworn to ‘tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth.” THE PROCEKDINGS. It will be remembered by the reader that the suit as against Mr. Tilden was disinissed a few days ago by Judge Sedgwick, on the ground that the claim set forth by Mr. Boody was effectually barred by the statute of fimitations, which plea was the one offered by our late Governor, Mr. Tilden has, therefore, no further Interest In the present proceedings than that of &@ witness on bebalf of the defence. Mr. Niles, ou behalf of the defence, examined the distinguished witness at considerablo length, The deponent stated, in substance, that he did not enter into any partnership in the transaction now before the Court, and that he only took shares of the Galena con- cern In its character private transaction, and on his personal account. 1m bis somewhat extended cross-examination by Mr. Dexter H. Hawkins, who appeared as of counsel for tho piaiottif, the several railroad transactions between the litigating parties were gone into. These opera- tons spread over a period embraced between ihe Years 1858 and 1864, and the object of reviewing them Uppeared to be that of showing the alleged iutimate Dusiness relationship wich had existed between the plaintifl and the witness during this period. During portions of the proceedings Mr, Tilden mani- fested some irritability of tomper and replied in a basty, warm manner to several of the interrogatories. [can't see,” said the witness, quite testily, ‘the object of ull this, except my answers are to be used in further litigation. ”” ‘Don't be afraid,” said Mr. Hawking, “‘of any other suit in which you may appear.” +] am not afraid,’ replied Mr, Tilden rather sharply. WaS ME IN THN POOL? The witness admitted under cross cross-examination that he bad take shares with Ogden and Boody in the Peninsula Railroad of Michigan in 1863, but he did not Jook upon that as an “operation”? He had very little intercourse with Mr. Boody; the latter took stock in the Iron Chiff! Mine Company, and the re- quest of witness he put in 4 large sum there; witness was and is still interested in this enterprise. He does not remember borrowing $60,000 from Boody, in this city, in 1864, without se- curity, and paying him five weeks afterward without foterest, but be docs remember taking 10,000 shares in some company at Boody’s request. Cannot recollect whether the venture was a profitable or a josing one. He does not remember such u company as the New York and Boston Silver Lead Company in 1864 nor of usking Boody to take shares for him. He has no re- collection of driving im the Park witn Ogden and Young 1p 1864, or of their suggesting tho taking of & controlling 'nterest in Galena stock ; neither does he remember their stopping ut Union square that nigh ‘but he can recall generally that Mr. Ogden was desir. ous that Northwestern should control Galena, und told him upon one occasion that he (Mr. Ogden) was taking 10,000 shares and wished to limit his risk, aud that he Mr, Tilden) promised to take 2,000 of these sbares, fe thought be had general information that Mr. Boody was taking sbares also. Of course the witness knew that Mr. Ogden told him the objcet of baying them up, He thinks nothing was said abont Mr, Booth, At this point of the proceedings the Court took a short recess, A REMARKABLE EVENT HAPPENS, Shortly before throe o'clock the proceedings were resuined, Mr. Tilden bad, doubticss, in the meantime received a bint of how things were progressing before the ctoral Commission. His friends were unable to tay a cheering or reassuring word to the old man; they had, om the contrary, probubly toreshauowed to bim the momentous fact that Uregon was then about to ve counted tor Hayes, and cousequentiy that the hopes of Samuel J, Tilden to be President of the United States were blasted forever, Like the great Greciey ne bad mantully struggled for the most honored position im the gift of 42,000,000 of ireemen, and like him had suffered de- feat, but ‘in Tilden’s case after a fight whose equal 1s unknown in the history of Presidential contests, The beart of that solitary old bachelor had been set upon reaching the proudest place in the gift of his countrymen. For it he bad toed years of hard toil and worked while (he world slept, spending, it re- porisbe true, money with a lavish hand—money which Dtherwise employed might bave perhaps afforded him more happiness than could be had from wielding all the power ineiental to the Chie! a gistracy of th r. try, No wonder, then, tbat Tilden when he us- | thartime, although he Irequently saw Walker, no word conded the wituess sand yesterday afternoon | either triendiy te aatricadly panned between them looked at once careworn, dervous and ail at | yntil the occurrence at the Academy of Music, Brook- cohes : SNWae | s . Tenees.. expression, “Sou; 5 e conduct of the prisoner, Mr. Bird’ stoutly Gttol fifo to be noticed in nis eyes s, 18 intended to operate to the public aetri- & jook and manner about the man which actually made the bystanders fear that bis strong intellect and | great reasuning powers were tolicring on their throne. Physically, (90, the defeated candiiate appeared to very little advantage, Smaitand spare in person, with | a fucly shaped head of well developed proportions, | the standard bearer of the democracy presented in himself a remarkable example of the triumph of mind over matter. His giant mental calibre contrasied in the most striking manner with bis dimimutive physical proportions. His broad forebead was crowned by a | fading crop of thin, dry hair; bis prominent eyes, | which sometimes during the proseediugs wore a star- ing and meaningless appearauce, coupled with the weil koown dra: of the nethor lip, lent hit at times an aspect which if not occasionully relieved by flashes vo been de of sharp aud logical repartee, would tidedly eiaister, A remarkable tact, le dered, was that wile the old man Successtully bated’ the legal onslanght ot Mr. Hawkins, the toral Commission Jast chance for he awarding soun atter | three o'clock, the 3 of Uregon to his successtul | rival, Governor Hayes; and Mr. liideu was fully aware | of the great event which had just come trom the womb | of Time. THE EXAMINATION CONTINUED, In reply to questions put by Mr. Hawking Mr, Tilden paid in substances—Tbe idea that he would enter a pool, vr become partner in such a transaction as this im plies, is not only utterly untrue bat foreign to bis very | nature. ‘The thing is utterly false. One thing that | contirms hig distinct recollection upon this point is the | nature of the business, Witness did not toderstand | ment of the lady against whom be has levelled most NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1877.-WITH SUPPLEMENT, terlocktog the fingers of each, He continued to testily in a restless, ted way. The depovent expected’ Mr. Ogden to give him a fult and true account of the stock held in the pains of tormer, The latter had no right to sell it or speculate init, Does not undorstand that there was to be any charge or commission on tho stock, or that (energet- iealiy by the witness) any other clement jorcign to “this transaction could come. in or mix with it; @ legitimate ond — fait interest, was to be paid, as a matter of course. The deponent understood, rst, that the actual cost of the stock would be chi ; Second, that unusnal brokerag commission must be added, and, third, that the inter- est on the stock ough! to be aliowed for, He did not understand that loose speculations or outside arrange- ments could be brought in; he simply bought this stock at a fair market vaine. There was in the trans- action no element embracing the question of an uz- | certain or speculative nature. Thinks Young had on his books a memoraudum of the price of the stocks. The witness now went on as if driving home his words by the action of striking the right hand with the left and oratorically cutting the air with the former. Deponent never gaw a line vor an account from any- body, but has an impression that Mr. Young showed bim a small memorandum of items on rip of paper; | could not tell if 1t contained au accoun’ Hes; has no recollection of Ugden raising by the transaction money himself; d 1 know whether he ed Ogden wo do Boody came to uppoal to the — friendship ot leponent to aid him by taking some of the stock, saying that $10,000 would be little to the Jatter, and would perhaps aid the former tu making hundreds of thousands for the sharehoiders, The witness did sub- scribe for some gold stock, and did so precisely with- out any previous agreemont. At that time money wus scarce, commanding a bigh price, and protiis were large. under ny obligation to take stock anti! the transaction would be completed, The profits on the transaction were less by $1,000 than they should have been, Could not say if he (witness) consulted stock quovations daily in those times, A further examination by Mr. Niles elicited no new important facts for the dofence, ant Mr, Tilden, look- iug weary in body and worn in mind, left the stand at halt-paat Uireo o'clock. He was escorted to an adjoiniug room by three or four friends who gathered alout him, and thus loft a scene in which he had taken part while the prize of the Presidency, and almost within his grasp, Was put beyond his power by tho action of the Electoral Commission, Messrs, Canda, John A. Henry and Boody were gub- | sequently examined, after which the Court adjourned | the case until next Monday, at eleven o’clock A, M. THE CONVICTED AMATEUR. ARGUMENT ON THY WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS DELAYED—ITS PROBABLE INOPERATIVE CHAR- ACTER--THE ORIGIN OF THE DIFFICULTY. Th jc of Mr. Walker, the amateur actor who filled a role the other day not seriously contemplated in the code of the sock and buskin, 1s not quite ended with that gentleman’s incarceration tn the Penitentiary of Kings county, He 1s reserved for greater, and, his un- friendly crities say, for more unenviable fame, Just now that great sheet anchor of personal liberty, the habeas corpus, is to be tugged iu his behalf, and bis friends hope with potent efforts to rescue bim trom the monotonous routine of penitentiary life, and from the degrading taint which it is apt to leave on a young lite. ‘I wants my habeas corpus,”’ says Mr, Dawkins» alias “The Artiul Douger,”” with abiding faithin the favoring escapements of British law, and the same sentiment comes home to the refined amateur who possibly relies on the tecbnicalities which cling to Justice in every climes. THE ARGUMENT DELAYED, The first effortto avert the completion of the sen- tence imposed upon him by Justice Walsh was to have been made yesterday, in Judge Gilbert’s court, but, owing to the absence of the Judge, there was not, of course, any progress made, ‘Thero was much digap- poiutment in cousequence, and members of amateur clubs who had come prepared for a marvellously excit- ing display of forensic cluquence betook themselves home disconsolately. But the Judge was not the oniy absentee, The prisoner wus also in that condition de- scribed. with admirable and classical brevity by the little word,abest, And there was an excellent reason for bis ubsence, ‘the writ of hubeas corpus had been aduressed to Sherif Daggett, who bad been instructed to produce the body of the prisoner, but there was a ifest m difdculty in the way tu tho tact tbat the Sherif was not in possession of ihe sald body, but that, ov the coutrary, 1 was within the proper care of the Governor of the Kings county Penitentiary. For this reason the legal advisers of the complainant, Mr. Clark, think that the present writ will prove abortive, and that at least anotber, addressed to the Governor of the Veuitentiary, must be procured, Kven then, they do not see how he can be released on any iegal tecboi- cality, jpasmuch as nis conim.tment had been made out on bis plea of guilty, Should there, however, be such a loophole of escape, Mr, Bird avers that the prisoner willbe followed up with the utmost severity, and proceeded against in au action tor damages. WHAT MK. BIRD BAYS. This gentleman's opinion of the prisoner most a | surealy does not appear to be of a flattering nature, nor dooe it seem either to be so much the result of protes- sional zeal in behait of au injured client as of personal conviction. He regards the action of the defendant | in the cage as directed against the lady in the case, whom, Mr. Bird says, he bad threatened to drive out of the city aad out of society, rather than against Mr, Clark, the complamant, Mr. Bird complains, too, of General Catlin’s allusions to Mr. Clark during the trial, und says that tue charges of cowardly conduct on th | part of the complainant ought to be wet might. Mr. Clark, he says, after the assault had been, com- mitted was jcrsuaded to go to a private’ box, go that all turiber disturbance imignt be avoided, Untortunately be went to the box occupied by General | Catlin and some Jady friends, and which Mr. Wa'ker | had just lett, When Walker afterward came to the box Mr. Clark, according to Mr. Bird, walked at an euxy guit across the stage, in pursuance of the advice ot General Catlin, who knew that Walker was outside, and who did not wish that there should be any dis- turbance in the box in the presence of the ladies. Ho denies emphatically that Mr. Clark ran across the stage, or exhibited any indication of the cowardice at- tributed to him by General Catlin, THE ORIGIN OF THX QUARREL Touching the origin of the quarrel, says thet in July tast a party of ladies and gentiemen was made up for an excursion to and short sojourn at Martha's Vinoyara, Mr. Walker went with that party, but was obliged to return alter a few days, Mr, Clark subsequently joined them, und while there he received « telegram trom Mr. Waiker telling him to arm himsel!, as be would snoot him at sight, mentioning wiso that there was a letter for him at bis office. Mr. Walker, it is asserted, subsequently called at tne office and got back the let. ter, the contents of which were vever revealed, Suortly after, as the siory goes, he wrote a full apology to Mr. Clark and begged him to forget the occurrence. ‘The latter consented to accept the apology, and trom serious und damaging accusations, for which, it is hinted, he may be calied to legal account, The argument on the writ of habeas corpus is set | down for to-day, at ten o’c.ock, the diflieulty, bow- | ever, appearing to be whether the prisoner can be pro- | duceu by an official who, it is conceded, has at present | nothing to dowith his custody. JOE COBU. AN ARGUMENT IN THE SUPREME COURT IN FA- VOR OF BAILING HiM—HIS Pi YSICIANS TO BE ADMIITED TO THE JAIL. rv IMPRISONED FOR LIFE, SENTENCE ON M'CONNOCHIZ FOR MAGGIE BAVER'S MUBDER—A PLEA OF GUILTY OV MURDER IN THE SECOND DEGREE ACCEPTED. 1, was understood, from the declarations ot Jud, Pratt on Thursday, tbat tho trialof Fravk McCo for the murder of little Maggie Bauer, at Meadow, on the 14th of August last, would positively close yesterday, und there was, conse- quently, even a larger number of people in attendance than on any previous day, there being an eager desire to hear the summing up of counsel on either side, the charge of the Judge and the verdict of the jury. The Court opened promptly at teu o'clock. After the jury were polled by the Clerk, Mr. James Darcey, Jud; Busteed, senior counsel for the defence, arose and wmia:— MURDER IN THK THIRD DEGREE. “If it please your Honors, alter a most careful and anxious Investigation of this matter, followed by the most anxious reasoning aud reflection between the counsel for the delence, they have been cautioned to tuke the step which they are about to take, The ofence which was under the consideration of the Court is one of the most shocking and mysterious homicides in the annals of crime, and the nerves of of alleged confessions on his part. One of the persons to whoin confession was alleged to have been made stated that the prisoper also added that he did net intend to kill the girl, The covfession, of course, must be takon as a whole, and ig entitled to such con- sideration as to authorize twe! oaths to find the accused guilly of the crime, But if it Is held to be entitled to such weight then there is no evidence of deliberation, 30 a8 10 make the crimo higher than murder in the second degree, * Counsel therefore decided to witharaw the plea of | not guilty and interpose a plea of murder in thesccoud degree. District Attorney Downing in respouse said that ho agreed with the learned counsel for the defence ax to the revolting character of the crime committed, He was under the tinprossion that from the circumstances surrounding the act itsoli—lying in wait und the de- liberation shown, that the crime was murder ip the first degree beyond all doubt or question, if the mun was then in the possession of all the ordinary natural facultiesof the buman mind, With this fechug he had endeavored, as tur as he could, 10 bring the pris- | oner to justice, to the end that the extreme penalty of the law should be inflicted, Hie — thought, however, that there was doubt whether, in view ot the opinion of the mujority of the public on this ques- tion, with tue evidence before them, the prisoner could be convicted of inurder in the first degree. Dr, Beldin bad stated that tue accused, iv his opiuion, was irrational, and, in view of such testimony, he felt jus- tified tn accepting the plea offered by counsel for tho detence, Judge Prutt stated that the course pursued met with the approval of the Court, The evidence showed that the confessions, or most of them, were made by the necused under such circumstances tbat tho Court mignt have felt constrained to exclude the confessions alto- getber from the consideration yf the jury, Under all these circumstances the Court coincided with counsel on both side in believing that this course would fully mect the ends and demands of justice. PASSING SENTENCE, The prisoner was then ordered to stand up for sen- tence and replied to the questions of the Clerk us fol- Jows:—He was twenty-six years of age, born iu Brook- lyn, a farm laborer, not murried, aud could not read or write. ‘To the question whether he had ever been 10 State Prison beivre, he replied that bis fathor bad once put bim inthe Penitenwary, but not for stealing, When asked whether he had anything to say why sen- tence shuuld not be pronounced upon him, Judge Bua wed replied “Nothing.” Judge Armsirong then addressed the prisover as follow: You are indicted for murder in the first degree, and placed on trial, Acting under advico ot your counsei you bave pleaded gujlty of murder in tho Second degree. Although you do not meet death on the scaffold you are to goton livingtomy. The | offence charged against you was of the most shocking character, The Ife of a little girl, who did you no harm, wus taken by you, and nothing but the coudition ot your own mind ‘and the doubt whether all your coufessions could be submitted to the jury have saved you from the penalty which tho law aflixes to murder ip the tirst degree, You gave yoursell up to causes which led you to the commission of the crime and you are now 10 be bunished forevor {rom socrety. The sentence of the Court ie that you be imprisoned in the State Prison at Sing Sing, at hard labor, for tho Temainder of your natural life. | At tho close of the sentence Mrs. Bauer, the mother of Maggte, burst into tears und hysterical sobs. Tho prisoner, seemingly at this more than Judge Arm- ‘strong’s remucks, also began to cry, and was removed by the officers from the court ro On the way down etairs to his cell he inquired of Judge Busteed .if tnoy were going to hang hit, apparently not fully realizing what had occurred only a few moments previously. The general feeling among the audience in the court room was that the acceptance of tne plea of the lighter offence was proper under the circumstances, KATIE RIEDEL'S DEATH. LAST SCENE IN THE STATEN ISLAND MYSTERY TO TAKE PLACE TO-Day. It was expected that the tuneral of Katie Riedol, the unfortunate young woman who was found dead in the graveyard at Quarantiae uuder such singular circum- stances, would occur yesterday; but her parents did not reach the island until afternoon, and the authori- ties, awaiting instructions from them, made no prepa- rations for burial, M#. and Mrs. Riedel are very poor, they say, and have @ largo family of httle children to care (or; so that they are unable to incur any expense in connection with the Interment of their daughter. Tho iden of taking the body to Boston, where they havo one child already buried, was abandoned as 1oo costly, and the mother yesterday expressed her willingness to have the body buried in the common plot at the Rich- mona county Poorhouse, where it now lies, The people of Staten Isiand, who have been intensely inter- ested in the development of the case, propose to have the unfortuuate girl receive a dccent burial, und to that end nave instructed Mr. Daniel Dempsey, undertaker, of West Brighton, to attend to the matter and Jook to them for his pay. Accordingly he has made preparations to inter the body in the Woodlawn Cemetery at Richmond this alternoon, The paren:s will beturnisbed the use of a carriage to and irom that place Iree of expense. It 18 proposed to re- ceive subscriptions enough among residents of the town to pay the cost of the funeral and lcave a balance to assist the uphappy parents in reaching their home again. Many persons yesterday expressed their rogret that Chict of Police Blake did’ pot detain the man Welsptel upon the warrant for bis arrest, brought trom Boston by the jather of the dead girl, That writ was issued in 1873, sor alleged criminal intercourse with the de- ceased, Welspiel being at the time a tnarried man and adultery being a crime upon the statue books of Mas- sachusetts, Captain Blake says the warrant bas never been placed in the hands of the police for service, and he doubts whether it ever will be. Consequently would not be justified in holding the man, for the Bos- fon authorities might never demand him. It he had any grounds at all, Captam Blake says, he would be only tuo glad to apprehend Welspiel even now. THE KANE SHOOTING. In response tou writ of habeas corpus issued 1m the case of Joe Coburn by Judge Brady om Thursday night, | tho prisoner was brought to the court of uyer and Ter- | miner yesterday morning at eleven o'clock. The publica: | tion of the fact brought to the vicinity of the court the usual crowd of sightseers and sympathizers, who, but for the presence of a strong force of policemen, might | | have made the progress of the deputy sheriffs in charge of Cobarn difficult if not dangerous. | fi IN corrt. At the hour appointed m the order granting the | writ Coburn was produced im the Court of yer and Teruiner, and his counsel presented their case, As- what he would receive by the transaction; he under- fiood that the dividend would be about tiv He bad been with Mr. Young, but could not say ti he (witness) got the stock about the timo of giving the theck, In making the check (for $19,000) wo Youug | the witness did not understand that this had anything to do with Boody. Deponent unierstood that the stock which be t purchase would bo “carried” for | brm tii June, a period of two or three months. He aid Not pay attention to the other stock. Wiinoss was ex. preasly told that he need pot advance any mo until the transaction would be completed. He understood that he was to take the stock, aud no one bad any right | to soll bin bis naine. Ogden did not give witness to understiihd that the transection was ove ju the nature ofa pool, He spoke to deponent about the thing aa if already been doue. The witness now became very emphatle, avd striking the knuckles of bis rigut hand into the hollow of the jeft, went on in this Way as if clinching an argument, Witness did not know at the time (hat Hoody was Managing the transaction. If the stock had been the hands of deponent he would nataraily keep couut of it, He understood that isoudy was th pf Ugden, The latter had no right to sell de jock. If Ogden sold any of that stock it was a pption of witness whether W slouid be his (depo- ot. “tere Mr, Hawkios foterrupted the witness by put- ing a question which, if answered, would have by im pleation whown that Mr, Tilden knew ho was engaging in a poo! transaction. The witness ite: rupted — “| ain something of a lawyer wer knew me"’— " at tiewkine—That ae do. 1 Phat will do. t placid pd ‘of Judue Sedgwick was turned (o the over his spectacies, be in- d, ring quiet, terposed as rte prev t Mtr. Tilden, who was how get~ ting wortmly, excited, saying:— myself. Nomen who Mr. Vilten, you have ‘avswered fully. That is wough Fe den—tt wevws to be necessdry to answer nos oth pour land repeatediy, trom the wavure of ihe quest permitted. iasaine- w stretched ont both arma, and, rats pa 3-0 am ouat his head, clasped His hands there by in. | proceeding as the ind: sistant District Attorney Rassell said he understood | that this was a casein which His Honor woald be coept bail He vbjected to any such | Ament in the case was pending | in the Court of General Sessions, and all questions re- | Jating to 1 should be referred to that tribunal. | Ex-Juage Curtis, of counsel, sad that | Judge Sutherland was not physical and | mental condiion , therefore, | refused bail, Counsel claimed that it impossible | to ubtalu evidence as to the prisoner's condivion for | the reason that the physicians etployed by the de- | fendant were refused admission to the jail | where he is contned, Owing to thik Te striction the defence cauld not prove the condition ot | the prisoner, Thus tar he has been unable to give a | distinct aod Coherent statement of the fracas, ana his inability was oDly to be accounted for vy the fact that his mind was dazed by the brutal treatment he | had received at the hands of the police. Here Mr. Curtis spoke of the police as nspirators | clothed in the garb of couservators of the peace,’? and | cluimed (hat when the trath was known the police would appear in any bub o favorable light, Mr. Curis boped His Honor would grant an ofder directing tbe Warden of the Tombs to allow Cobyro’s | | doctors to see him, in order that the facts as to Ns | condition may be madé known. In conclusion coun: | sol said thut in the present condition of pubite sent- | ment it would be ltoproper to toree bis client to trial, and lor this, and the reasons previously stated, ho hoped the Court wouid admit the prisoner to bail, | Mr. Chipman, of Covurn’s counsel, made a formal | motion Jur on order allowing the prisouer's physicians to Visit hom. we Court mu ich anorder, bat tts. | missed the subject of admitting the prisoner to buil by relerring the further consideration of tue subject | | back to the Court of General Sessions, | | REMANDED TO Jatin | | An informal message Was sent to Judge Sutherland | at bis home informing him of the action of thesupreme | Court in Coburn's case and asking a bearing. lu the meantime the prisovuer had beet brought to ihe District prvey's office, Where he remained Until Wwe ofelock no Word baying been received from Judge land up to that hour be was remanded |. 8tg uments of counsel for ball this morning. | the | al-o, that Sbanai yan, | Privon for five years K to the jal. | It is expected that Judge Sutherland wil! bear tho [i to be submitted to the Legislature directing the Yesterday morning Michaci Shanahan, Doonis O'Grady and Michael Cassidy were arraigned before Jadgo Otlerbourg, at the Washington Piace Polico Court, jor belng concerned in tho shooting of John Kane, of Noy $41 Washington street, At five o'clock Thursday morn- ing, a8 was reported in yesterdhy’s Herany, Shanahan, O'Grady and Cassidy went into Kaoe’s house, and while there Shanaban pulled out a pistol and fired two shots, one of the balls nitting Kane io the lip, Yester- day, ‘on exammmation, Shanahan admitted taking out pistol, but sad it went off by acetden put bis band in bis pocket to pull out som to give the cbildren and that ho pulled out tho the same time, O'Grady and Cassidy said, put bis hand in his pocket to g somne peunies to give the children, “How did you know that,” said Judge Otterbourg. “on, well,’ said Cassidy, “1 saw the children around the floor and I knew it was bis habit’? Sbanakan was held in $2,000 dail to answer, and Cassidy and O'Grady wero fined $10 each for drunken. ness aod disorderly cond that hi pistol THE WAGES OF SIN. A few weeks ago four men wero arrested 10 Newark ebarged with having criminal designs on banks. Three of them were held and seut to prison for ninety days. | One of them was John Griflen, a noted New York criminal charac! While in jail he took seriously was removed to St. Michael's Hospital, and there died yesterday morning eurly, It 18 stated that when only umeteon years of age Grifen guvo himself up, body aod soul, to perivetion of the art of bank robbery. Ili Hirst achievement was the robvery of the Royal Insurance Company of New York iu 1865, leading spirits in this robbery were Griflen, Noble and Prank Koupp. He next vietimized the Cleveland bonds, Re was arrested and sent to Columbus In 1874 he effected an es visited Detroit, Mich, and made a $20,000 haul at the bank in that place, His wite was at one time a singer a respectable faratly, She was at the hospital yester- duy morning. The spoils got away with amounted to $500,000. The Savings Bank to the tano of $25,000 in United pe upon a jorged pardon, Jo company with his wite he in one of the leading churches on Ftith avenue and of THE SEWER GAS NUISANCE. Ata meeting of the Brooklyn Board of Health yos- terday the subject of sewer gas in houses was mado the special subject of discnssion, Alter heariag some wet the Board adjourned, proposing to consider tho subject for the parpore of preparin degitcd smprovoment, the whole community were agitated at the recital of the terrible deed. The majority of the evidence against ‘the prisoner 16 cir- | cumstaptial in its nature, consisting mainly ye men upon their | ; OUR COSTLY DOCKS \ The Commercial Associations’ Commit- tee’s Swinging Report. EXTRAVAGANCE AND MYSTIFICATION, Outlay Without Cneck—How It Should Be Curbed. ‘The Conference of the various commercial assoola- tions met yesterday afternoon at the Chamber of Commerce, Captain Ambrose Snow presiding. Com- mittee No, 1 made a report through their ebairman, Mr. Gustav Schwab, in which various recommenda. tions are made. The report sets out with the state. ment;—If the conclusions of the committee are found to reflect severely on the management of the Depart- | ment of Docks it will be proper lor them to state that at the commencement of this report it is not the com- mittee’s intention to cast blame on the present Dock Commissiorers, who have inherited and are | by law obliged to follow a vicious system, and | 2 | who also labor ander varions difficulties imposea upon them by the action of their predecessors, and that when applied to for information they have shown every disposition to satisty the committee’s inquiries fraukly and openly. This committee had originally been in- | stituted toexamire into the cost and character of the stone bulkhead then in course of cvnstruction between | Eleventh and Canal streets, Following this direction | tho committee devoted its attention at first mainly to | this question of buikbeads, and did not deem at neces- sary to go particularly into tho cost of piers, sinc it was known that at thot time, with one exception, the | departmeut bad confined isolf to the erection of wooden piers, which had been found to answer all pur- poscs, and which could uot be supposed to have given occusion to any extravagant expenditures, The committee did not ceem it necessary to make special inquiry into tho cost and character of tho “tex. | ceptional’’ atructure, pier No. 1 North River, whica | the present commission, while compelled to floish, con- demu as much as the committee, The purpose of i- vestigation has been served with the fact that with the short stone bulkhead to the north and south the cost of this pier inthe opinion of the commutes exceeds $1,000,000, and withal stands to-day unfinished after six yours’ work upon it; bas an insufliciency of water along ite face, 18 unrented, and is a monument of tho period of extravagance and folly. ‘yhe actual cost of stone bulkheads tn course of con- struction from Uctober, 1873, to the commencement of this investigation bas been difficult to obtain, as the Dock Department has never classitied their expendi- tures under the difforent heads of speviiic work per- formed, such as making leases, collecting rents, building and repairing piers, &c., and dredging slips, building pier No. 1 North River, constraciinx stone bulkhead, care of floating inventory and material on band, BLIND BOOKKEEPING. The committee say that as far as Is possible to mystify the public the system of bookkeeping of the Dock Departinent is a success, Tne Conlerence was originally relused the co-operation of the Commis- sioners in this investigation as long us the Council of Political Reform, which bad originated the movemnent, had any partinit, Tho only way to ob ut it was to extract Lue cost of the stone bulk- Roads from the figures given in the annual reports, and where these flgurcs provo insufliciont to take an estitoute of the Cost of the work therein reported to have been done, The originally stated cost of the work comprised in the anoual reports of the department for 1874 and 1875, amounting to $1250 por linoul foot, was found approximately correct, and that a submited statement by the Dock Cominissioners calculeing this work equal to avout $405 per lineal foot was not consistent with the facts and figures us starsd in the unpual reports. f CLASSIFYING THE OUTLAY. The commission, aiter at lirst retxing to co-operate with this Contorence, fingllyiicceded to the request mude of thet abd proceeded to revise their pTevious calculations, aud unuertook 10 cluusily tue total ex- pebditures during the years 1874 and 1875. ‘This ex- amination resulted in the submission of the annexed statement, which tables classily the expenditures dur- ing the above mentioned twu years :— 1. Cost of stone buikbeads..... ....+++ »+.,$521,668 2 Amount expended tn fepairs tor agcount of private owners, coliected trem thom and paid over smto the sinking fund 3 Purcnase of tease of Spring stroet basin, necessary for the prosecution of work on 48,178 bulkhead.....600+6. inet eee lpbasbes: TMD: 4 Materials paid for tn 1874-1875, and on hand Apfil 30,4875....... + 186,716 5 Machinery, tugbont, ge rs, &c., paid jor in 1874-5. cocees +o 190,595 6 Grading and filling up Gansevoort street AED,» os s00s 00 cada parses oa, 20/088 7. Work on pier No. 1, North River, boat landing and river Will. ........eeeseeeee 241,897 8 Expenses of collecting $1,006,062, rents, &c. 50,346 9. Building and repairing piers, &c., inclad- ing dredging other than tor stonework, and building temporary connections with piers and slips....... «1,003, 767 10. Geneval expenses o} ing an addition of 9 19-109 por cent to each of the above itoms.......+06 Total expenditures in 1874-5.... The conclusions to be drawn from this classification may be siated 1m the following remarks on each ot the different items :— DISSECTING THE FIGURES, Item 1.—The cost of stoue bulkhead here given with the addition of 9 19-100 per cent for general expenses and an aliowance of $20,000, made for depreciation of plant in the separate calculation of this tiem, shows a cost of about $462 per lineal joot, thus allowing an in- crease of about $57 a foot over the provious estimate ‘ot the commi but still arming a cost very far below our previous estimate, The Commissioners, however, had to assume in their estimate eighty-one feet of finished wall that bud been so taken by this committee’s frst estimate, Not questioning the cor- rectness of the Commissioners’ estimate this com- inittee admits a reduction of $100 per foot trom the cost of stoue bulkheads as estimated in a previous cal- culation, ‘he remaining difference will by found al- most wholly accounted for by the analysis of the other wems. Item 2 inadvertently changed by the committee to siove bulkhead, is properiy classed by itself; the rame may be said of Item 3 which, though incidentally increasing the cost of the buikboad, has no reference to any particular plan ior the work, tern 4.—The report of the department of 1875, having made no mention whatever of wny material on Land, this large amount necessurily entered into the commit- tee’s previous estimate of the cost ol stone work. By Veing classitied by itself it 18 pot charged to any work done, but carried forward to swell tho classified expen. ditures of tature ye It will, however, never appear | in sight again unless a very much improved system of bookkeeping and accounting is adopted by the Depart- ment of Docks, Items 6 and 6.—The committee summarize that some $300,000 bad beeu invested in stone work which has depreciated greatly, and that the department bad May J, 1875, and still has on Rand floating and other property costiag $500,000, which is very inadequately employed, and 11 sold would reatize but a small per- centage on its cost. Jiems 7 and 8 require no explanation. Item 10 shows the general expenditures of the depart- ment, which the Commissioners propose to distribute over the other items in proportion to the amounis ex- pended, which classification, though pertaps not Quite proper and just, is not questioned by the com- mittee, ltem 9 brings the most important poimt—tho ex. penditare for building aud repairing piers and ovber wooden structures and dredging other than tor stone work, which, with the addition of 9 19-100 per cont for general expenses, but without any charge 1 depre. Ciation of inventory of material on hand, or lor inter- est on the $600,000 Invested in inventory, shows an expenditare for this work of about $1,096,000, or about $500,000 more than the previous calculations of tbe committee has assumed ay possibly chargeable to this item. As an indication of the character of this expen- diture the committeo points to tle fact that, according to the details given in the classifying statement of tae Commissioners, the five barge piers Nos, 43 to 47 North River, containibg a superiicial area of 135,630 square feet, have been bailt by the department at A cost, including nine per ceot for eral expenses, of $301,000, being an averago of $2 22 per foot, whilo pier No. 42 ‘North River, of similar character ana dimensions, was contracted for in 1876 and bailt at a cust, including the sume percontage for general ex- penses, of $1 11 per foot, although the builder was by contract bound to take the piles used from the depart- ment’s stores, allowing for them their extravagant cust of $20.8 piece. When itis considered that this great outlay ts alto- ther made for work of 4 perishable nature, which has to be renewed within a comparatively short time— the rents derived from piers, &c., umounted m, 1874-75 to $1,005,000—the committee thinks that the ques- tien of costof the stone bulgheads built ap to April, 1576, has lost much of 118 practical importance, as tho departinent itself has condemned the plans on which up to that time they were prosecuted, The commitics further asserts that stone bulkheads can be built oo the new plan for about $150 per lineal foot, and even with all added contingencics, depreciation ana nine per cent for general exponses, at avout $277 per lineal foot. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS, The committee avers tout it has mado such an in. Vestigation into the affairs of the Dock Commission, as no citizens or offical could ever have such an oppor. tunity, and continues :— Under tho law that created and governs the Department of Docks . been bonded fur the expenditw amount of sinking property fund ane from the rental of during that — period to the whart doubted, but that inereaso of revenuc is filly set oi by the interest valid on that Increwse of debt.” For the principal of that deot, which will have to be paid one day, tho city has lit than s great and useless stone pier, al stone bulkhead, of doubétul stability, and a cert: ise to show 100 fort of ‘sin sumber,| 1H. Scuxos, K, R. and a oc woogen whiviy 1 order to be fave thete dest gout tron tine totime expe The ions of the your ofits rtionment. howd be. strictly can be proved to stimate G owed they innit ©: work ‘ont but, 4 to such extraordinary as produce, when finished, not only interest on ii also such. surplus revenue as will endow # sinking fund sufficient to redeem the debt created t! for within & reason: eh tion shall be made, sowe other , wfter publi for tome time Beerians to their decision. ominous which the present law prescribes to the e 1m accounting ndisures, which is comprised in words:—"The said Board shall annually pre: 1¢ Mayor of the city # report containing a descrip tion of the payments iuade by said Board and the purposes 4nd amounts thereof,” should be substituted by the prescription of tem of bookkeeping and reporting really intelli nd demanding the prover classification of all expe with proper specification of detail, ‘The existing ribes the execution of work by contracts under the usual safeguards, but adds a proviso, which has enabled tho department to do ail, with but very coptians, by days’ work. ‘This provision should be 60 modi- fied as. to renlly enforce the execution by contract of all work that can properly be 0 done. ‘Tho authority for buying priva opinion should be grenily restrict bo given not only to lease for adequate terms, but also to wharf property, in our nnd. austiority should xsll, under — proper restrict such portions of the’ water fronts which private parties might en- gage 1a tinprove for the use of commerce. Asa further improvement in the interest of commerce we would rreommend that 4 modification of the Dock !aw should include trai ‘of the superrision and duties of harbor masters to this department, which could not fail to prove the saving nd, by concentrating a di- vided authori de un improvement very satis fngtory to our com ‘The’ report con ‘The rights and titles of viv ners of dock property should, if possible, be so clourly settled aud fixedthat such owners could fool war- ranted and encouriged to improve their property for their own benefit and tor that of commerce. Some debate ensued on this report, objections being made to increasing tho bonded debt of the city, while another member wanted posterity to pay what is due now and becoming due The report, howevor, was adopted by a unanimous vote, ‘The report of the Committee on Bulkhead Railroads, which has already boon published, was then taken from the table aud adopted, Atier the transaction of some other unimportant business the meeting adjourned, SALE OF CORPORATION LEASES, The sale at public auction of the leases of a large quantity of the Cofvoration real estate will take place ateleven o'clock to-day, Kighteen buildings In vari- ‘ous parts of tho city will be leased; last year these rentals amounted to nearly $25,000. There are also included sixty-eight cellars in Washington, Fulton, Clinton, Exsex and Franklin markets; tho ‘old Cath: arine Fish Market, Gouverneur Market, rooms in Clin- ton, Jefferson and Union markots, and forty-three lots of land in the neighborhood of Sixty-eighth street and Lexington avenue.- The terms of the leases run two yeurs. . MUNICIPAL Mayor Ely has retarned witaout bis signatare or veto the resolution of Alderman Bryan Reilly ro- questing the Legislature to pass 4 law authorizing the additional appropriation of $1,000,000 tor public im- provements in this city. This action operates as a ial passage of the resolution, At ao meeting of the Sinking Fund Commission yes- torday tho appraisal and usual terms ol sale for city leases were adopted. Comptroller Kelly yesterday signed warrants on account of revenue bonds of 1877 amounting to $400,000, d on account of interest on the city debi $14,085 48. NEARLY THE LAST TATTOO. Constentenus, the tattooed Greek nobleman now on exhibition at the New American Museum tn the Bow- ery, being exasporated by some remurks made by an unbellever, yesterday, jumped from the platiorm, and to show that be was a genuine article, perforated his leg with the knife which he keeps in the box where be | carries his usual lot of photographs, cash, &c. The scene when be leaped trom the platiorm and made tho attack-upon himself was such as to cause one or two gentlemen who were present to faint with fear. He vunately cut bimself in a place where the tattoo ould not blot out, the inside of tho left knee, and arrowly missed tho femoral artery, He was on hand Yor supper, however, his log having been plastered up, FIRE AT BROOKLYN RINK. Fully five thousand people congregated at the Brooklyn Rink Thursday evening. Suddenly, while merry stecl-shod fect were twinkling over the ice ina series of wondertul feats, an alarm of fire was given 4 it Was soon discernible that the covering or drapery of a bootb used in summer for a rostaurant, ut the entrance of the Rink, bad caught fire, Tne rapidly increasing flames were sufficient to produce a nic in the multitude that might havo proved as fatal that occasioned by the burning of the Brooklyn Theatre but for the timely interference of a gentleman who smothered the fire, alter repeated efforts, in which his hands and face sustained considerable injury NOTES, THE MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. "ENGAGED. Gotnsenc—Wourexstex.—Leovo.> GoLpnerG, of Balt Lake City, to Hannint, daughter of tho late Wolfenstein, Esq., 117 Kast 65to st, this cards, Salt Lake City (Utah) and Helena (Montana) papers please copy. MARRIED. Brown—Stravt.—Un February 22, at the Brooklyn Tavernacle, by the Kev. George K. Rend, Euvin J. Brows to Miss Kitty L. Srxaut, daughter of the late David F, Straut, all of Brooklyn, New York, DaVIs—SBRENBEZ.—AL Midaietown, on Thursday, February 22, by the Rev Alexander Capron, Jonx G. Davis, of New York city, to Manion A., daughter of the Rev. F. M. Serenbex, of Middietown, N. Y. Kissam-—Sitssy.—In Brooklyn, Thursday, February 22, 1877, by tho Rov. Joseph T. Duryea, D. 0., Grong Kissam to ANNie Sitsny, daughter of John Silsby, Utica papers please copy. Puig —Camaxyee.—On Wednesday, February 21, at the residence of tho bride's pxrente, by Rev. Dr. Porter, for sdecgied Puro to Evia Cammeyen, of Brook- lyn, KE. D, Shon Daxa.—On January 17, 1877, at St. Joba's church, Suwvannah, Ga., by the Rev. De. Benedict, Lieutenant Gkoxex BE, Sack, of the Fifth artillery, and Mrs. S. W. Dawa, daughter of Dr. A. A. Hayos, of Bos- ton, Mass. DIED. Beaut.—On Thursday, the 22d inst., Maria SANFORD, daughter of Joseph B, and Lilly G. Beall, aged 4 years and 2 montha, The funeral services will be held on Saturday, the 24th inst., atton A. M., at her father’s residence, No. 15 East 624 st. Bowsns,—Suddeniy, on the 22d inst, Denna C., wite niel H. Bowers, aged 20 years. ‘The relatives and triends ol the family aro fully juvited to attend the funeral, on Sunday, o’clock, from her late residence, No. 153 9th av. Bunkx.—FRraxcis Burke, 108 9th av, Further particulars in Sunday’s paper. Crark.— On Friday morning, Fobruary 23, of con- sumption, Fraxk 8. OLarK, aged 25, Funeral services at the residence of his mother, No. 17 St. Luke’s place (Leroy st.), on Sunday, Fevruary 25, atfour P.M. Tho remains will be taken to Stamford, Conn., on Monday morning, for interment. Friends and relatives ure respectiully iuvited to attond. Conkux.—On Wednesday, February 21. at the resi- dence ot her brother-in-law, G@ V. Simmous, 44 Wayne st, Jersey City, Kats M., second daughtor of Captain | Edward Conklin. | Friends are invited to attend her funeral, from the Chureh of the Strangers (Dr. Deems), Mercer st, near Clinton place, New York, on Suvdsy, the 25th, al two . M. Daruy.—-Suddenly, of pneumonia, on the 23d, at Sing sing, N. Y., Puomas, youugest son of Cornelius Dai in the 19th year of bts age, Funeral at @ull-past two, from St Augustine’s Ro- | man Catholic church, on Sunday, the 25th tat Reia- tives and friends aro respectfuily invited to attend, Duxcomnn,—At Mouut Vernon, N, Y., February 22, Hetxy Stockton Duxcomne, wife of A."H. Duncombe, in the 77th yeur ot her age, of pneumonia. Funeral services at St. Paul’s church, East Chestor, Sunday, 26th inst, at three o'clock. Koax-—On Thursday morning, February 22, at 161 st., South Brooklyn, Mantis AX, aged 30 yeurs, & nutive ot Castlebar, county Mayo, Ireland, ‘The relatives and fricnds are reepectiully invited to attend bis funeral, on Sunday, Fobruary 25, at two o'clock P. M. Faosxs.—0On February 22, Cuan.es Facexs, aged 44 rs, The relatives and friends are respectiuliy invited to attend his tuneral, at two o'clock on Sunday afternoon, at his late residenoo, No. 182 Orchard st. Fis.er.—Aftera jong und liugering illness, Mary Fisxiey, in the 30th year of her ago. Relatives und friends are respectiatly invited to at- tend her funeral, from (bo residence of ber tather, 408 West 26th st, on Sunday, 25th Fehruary, at two P. M. FianaGax.—On February 22, 1877, Joun Fuaxagay, Jr., aged § years, Relatives and Iriends are respecttully luvited to at- tond the funeral, from tue residence of his parents, 36 Alien st,, atone P, M., Saturday, February 24, 1877. Fox.—On Friday, February 23, Mary Fox, in the 60th year of her ago, the beioved wile of the late ‘Thomas Fox, a native of county Westmeath, parish of Tuberclore, Ireland. The relatives and iriends of the family are respect- fully invited to the funeral, to take place from her late residence, Vernon av., corner 6th st, Long Island City, Sunday, February 25, at two P. M. Fvarkes.—-On Wednosday, at ten o'clock P, M., after a short but severe illness, Remuary F. G. Four KxN, beloved husband of Mary Fulrken, aged 41 years, 1 month and 19 day Reiatives and triend and the membors of North German Lodge No. 16, K. P., are reapentaly, invited to attend the funeral, Sunday, the 26th, at halt-past one o'clock P, M., from his Inte residence, 227 South st. Notick.—The membors of North German Lodge No. 16, K, P., aro requested to meet at our rooms, Py thag- oras Hall, Sunday, at one o’clock P. M., im etvitian dress, to attend the taneral of our Jate Chapeciior | Commander, R. F, G, Fubrkew., Brethren of eister Gormax. —On Friday, 284 inst., Frepgrice A., infas’ ‘son of James A, and Abbie F. Gorham. Puaseel oes residence oF taka: 199 Wilson Brooklyn, E. D., on Saturday, February at j nine A. M, Remains to be taken to Darf€n, Conn., Hunky. -On Thursday evening, February 2, o pnoumouia, Mee. Axx Hxwry, in the 64th year of ‘ber eThe relatives and iriouds of the fami! and those of ber brother, B. pal 0 aro jully invited tq attend the funeral, from her r late residence, 211 West 28th st, Sunday, 25th, o'clock P. M. : Hoty.—On the 23d inst., Tomay, beloved son of Ede ward and Nelly Holy, aged 3 years. Funeral trom 221 East 35th st, on Saturday, Feb. ruary 24, at two o'clock P. M. Jaques. —On Thureday, February 22, at the residence of John McMichael, dgewater Heights, Many &., widow ol the late Henry F. Jaques. Relatives and funeral, from the Cuurch of the Mediator, at Ei water, on Saturday, February 24, at twelve o'clock Bout leaves Canal street at 10:30'A. M. frieuls are tnyfted to attend the _Kxi ebruary 19, at Thomasville, Ga., Reve Damn. Keuny, late pastor of St, Joseph’s church, Providence. Funeral from above mentioned church, Weduesday, February 28, and not Friday,: February 23, a8 pre viously stated, n KinGstanp.—On Friday, February 23, 1877, Evisua, eldest son of Oliver H. and Elizabeth H. Kingsland, aged 7 years, 3 mouths. ‘Relatives and frienas are respectfully invited to ate tend his funcral, from the residence of his parent No, 3 2d av., on Sunday, February 25, at two o’cloc! Kvozrren.—In Brooklyo, February 23, Arty Ay wite of Henry A. Kloeppel. Relatives and triends are invited to attend the fus neral serviees, at her late residence, 87 Adelphi at, Sunday, February 26, at two P. Leek.—At Mavernill, Mass,, Joun W. LEEK, aged 48 years, Hartiord and New rlaven papers please copy. Lassxex.—Un fhursdoy morning, February 22, Witte waM Winsox, youngest son of Emily Wilson and Arthur Lenssen, aged 7 months and 12 days, The relatives and friends are respectfully invited to x February 19, the Rev, attend the {uncral, this Saturday afternoon, at three ooluck from the residenco of bis parents, 76 East vinGsTox. —On the 23d inst, Anvix, wife of George M. Livingston, aged 43 years, , The relative nd friends of tho famity are respect> inlly invited to attend the tuneral, from her late resl- dence, No. 280 Kast 26th st., on Sunday, at three o'clock P, M. Suugerties and Washington county (New York) papers please copy. Matusws.—Oo Thursday, Fobruary 8, at Dobbst Ferry, Wittiam E., the beloved son of W Martha R. Mathews, aged 4 years and 18 days, Mantix,—Suddenly, oo Friday, February 23, of membraneous croup, J. TRownKipGk, elder son of W, R. H. and L. B. T. Martin, aged 2 years, 3 months and 10 days, Notice of funeral hereatter. Muxairt.—On the 22d inst,, at the residence of his parents, No, 235 West dist st, ALBERT J., only son of Jotbam L and Hannah M. Merritt, aged 22 years and 24 days. ‘The relatives and friends of the family, also the members of the Thirtieth street Methodist Episcopal church, ure respectfully tnvited to attend the funeral from the charch, on Sunday, at balf-past ten o’clock A.M. His remains will be taken to Tarrytown for in terment. Mantin.—ln Brooklyn, Thursday, 22d inst., of pneu- monia, ANN, Wile of Samuel Martin, aged 64 years, Relatives and friends are invited to attend the faneral, from ber tate residence, 197 State at,, Brooke lyn, Sunday, 25th inst,, at halt-past two P.M. MinLiken,—On Friday morning, the 23a inst., ANNI, the beloved wile of Sumuel Miluken, in the 30th year of hor age. The friends are respectfully invited to attend her funeral, on Sabbath, 25th inst., from her late resi+ dence, No, 481 9th av., at one o'clock, MORRELL.—At Port Chester, N. Y., Thursday, Feb. ruary 22, at the residence of ber daughtor, Mrs, Samuol Kelley, JANE MORRuLL, 1m tho 82d year of her age. Relatives and iriends of the family ore respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from the Summerfield Methodist Episcopal church, on Monday, February 26, at two o'clock P.M, - Munvorp.—At Staatsburg, 21st, MARGARET MuLForD, widow of the late David Mullord, in the 84th yoar of her ago. Funeral services om Saturday at éleven A. M. McAtLisrun.-@¥ebruary 22, James MCALLISTER, £00 of Alexander and Mary McAllister, aged 24 years and 10 months. Friends and acquaintances aro respectfully requested to attend the funeral, ou Saturday, at one o'clock P, M., from his late residence, 757 Washington st. Philadeiphia papers please copy. —. McCartny,—Suddenly, on Friday morning, 23d inst., Joun McCartay, aged 61 years. ‘The relatives and friends of tho family are respect> fully invited to attend his funeral, (rom bis late dence, 443 West 53d st., on Sunday, 25th inst., at one o'clock P.M. McCusker. —At her residence, 424 West 35th st,, op Friday,"February 23, Mrs, CaTHARINS McoCuskaR, Notice of tuveral hereafter. ; MacDiarmip.—At Piaiufeld, N. J,, on Wednesday, February 21, Jaxk A, wite of William R, MacDiarmid, Friends of the tamtiy and those of ber brother, George L. Haley, and uncle, George G. Sampson, aro invited to attend the funeral services trom the Presby- terian Church, corner of Remson and Chnton sta, Brooklyn, on Saturday, 24th inst., at two P. Mh Friends ure requested not to send any flowers. Richmond aud Fredericksburg, Va., papers please co} py McMexxamix.—Joun MoMexwamin, in the 45th year of bis age, a native of the county Donegal, Ireland, The relatives and {ricnds of the family are respect~ fally mvited to attend the tuneral, from his late resis dence, No. 26 North Oxford st., Brooklyn, on Monday morning, February 26, at balt-past nine o'clock, thence to Church of the Sacred Heart, Ciermont ay., where a solemn requiem mass be offered up tor the repose of bis soul. Interment in Holy Cross Cometery, Flatbush, Nontox,—Wiutiam NoRTOox, ip the 19th year ot his age. Relatives and friends of tho family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, 1rom the residence of bis parents, 351 Kust 82d st, on Sunday, 25:h inst., at one o'clock P.M, Pan! At Passaic, N. J., on February 22, Ang. wife of Frederick J. Parker, Funeral services at her tate residence, Park pe River st., on Suturday, February 24, at eleven A. ‘Train leaves New York atten A. h. Remains to be taken to Greenwood, Prrt.—At Philadelphia, on the 21st inst.. of Brights discaso, HuLex, wite of Charles B, Poet and daughter of A. L. Mowry, in the 34th year of her age, Funeral this (Saturday), at twelve o'clock, from the residence of her parents, No. 534 5th uv. PuLrx —On Thursday, February 22, Joun Puxts, aged 26 years. Relatives and frionds of the family, also members of the Oadity Social Club, are respectfully invited to at tend the funeral from the residence of bis aunt, Mra, Joseph J. Wizger, 463 West 44th st., on Monday, 26th inst., at hall-past nino o'clock A. M., thence” to 34 Fraucis church, West dist st., between 6th and 7th ays. Nicholas Seugrist, uncle. Detroit, Mich., papers please copy. Puxpy.—On Friday morning, February 23, Gzrow Porpy, in the 35th year of bis age. Notice of funeral in to-morrow’s paper. Kox.—On Tharsday, February 22, Jouy D. Rox, i» the 55th yeur of his age. Funeral from his lato rosidence, 437 Hudson av., Brooklyn, on Sunday, at two P. M. Rockwoov,—At Marengo, Til, on the 17th inst, Wittram H. Rockwooo, a native ot Vermout aud tor. merly a resident of New York city, in the 72d your of ‘his age. Ropesrs.—Notice.—The members of the J. R. Van Valon Association will meet at Thirtieth street depot, Hudson River Railroad, to taxe tho 1 o’clock traip t¢ attend the funeral of our late associate, R. FE. Rodgers, at Tarrytown, J. KE. RICHARDS, President, Groner L. Secretary, inst, ky Ryan; maiden name, 11; native of Clonakilty, county Cork, Ireland. ends of the family, and of her sons, Jobn, Timothy and Mathew Ryan, are requested to attend the funeral, Sunday, the 25th, (rom 3.6 Gherry st,, ac uwo o'clock. oK.—On Friday, Fevruary 23, FREDERIOK ly son of Frederick and Fiorence Southack, ayed 2 years, 8 moaths. Notice of funeral heren Sourimayy.—On Frid dence, corner of Grand and Warren sts., FF er. y, Febraary 23, at his rest orsey City, | Henny L. Sourmmayn, late Treasurer of the New Jersey auroad. Notice of funeral hereafter, At 604 Bergen av., Jersey City Heights, on ebruary 23, 1877, Jax, wile of Colonel Abra- ham Sp Notice of funeral hereafter. VALENTINE. -——On Thursday, February 22, Many Jaya, daughter of the late Abratam G. V: tine, Reiatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services, at St. George's church, Stuyvesant equare, on Moaday morning, Fobruary 26, at ball-past ten o'clock, Van Dozer,—On Friday, February 23, at Richmond, Staten Island, MarGarer Vax Dozer, aged 97 years, Notice of tuneral horeafter. Vas Ornown,—Suddenly, on Thursday, February 22, of typhoid pneumonia, Mrs. AxN VAN Onpes, in the 8lst yoar of her age. Reiatives aod friends are invited to attend har funeral, on Monday, the 26th, at ten A. M.. from tha rosidence of her son-in-law, James Brown, 246 2u st., Jersey City. Wankinc,—Suaddenly, on the mogning, of February 23, Epwann Caances, youngest son of George Dudley and Lydia C. Waring, uged 3 years, Relatives and friends are respoctfully invited to at- tend the funeral, from the residence of her grand No 181 East 16th st, on Sunday, ut two P, M, —February 23, Kev. Gronau Wausten, in the 55th year of his age, at his late residenco, 21 Wa verley place. , Services at the house at three P. M. to-day. mont at Caskill, Wrox.rs.—Saddenly, on Friday morning, Febraary 23, Emin, beloved wife of William Wedeles, aged 68 years Inter. ives and friends of the family are respectiul invited to attend the funeral, on suaday morning, a be oom bar be f sidence, 870 Lexington ay, oRK.—On ursday morning, 22d 1 Woon, wife of Frank Work, - ea ara ‘aneral services will be held at Christ church, 5th ay, and 36th st, on Sunday afternoon, 25th insk, ab ome o'slock. , ‘onk,—Suddenly, on Thursday, Fobru: oun Youn, aged 66 years, " ar Pei eM Relatives and iriends of the family, Gavel Loi gos F. and A. M., aod tue Morrissan: 1 0. +, @@ respectiully mvited to attend the Yasren yg Miata the Reformed church, cornet at. and 3day., oak F on Monday, February 26, at one Younas,—-On tho 2ist inst, Danian, 8. Younes, The relatives and friends of the tamily are respect. fuliy invited to attend the funeral, from his late res. also the Lily and lodges aro beta! invited to attend. By order of a me aaparamrat Acting ©. C. idence, No. 304 West 32d st, on urday, at 61 , y, o'clock P.M. His remai: f = 6 romaine will be taken to Woodlawa ‘iltam and