The New York Herald Newspaper, March 1, 1877, Page 5

ANOTHER BANK BROKEN. Suspension of the German Savings Bank, of Morrisania. HOW THE DEPOSITORS FEEL, Application Made for a Receiver.” After a four months’ struggle with adverse circum- stances, the German Savings Bank of Morrisania bas at length succumbed to tate, and on Tuesday morning closed its doors, At a meeting of the trustees, Leld on the same-day, it waa decided to ut once make application at Albany for the appointment of Sreceiver to wind up the affairs of the institution, This application has already been made, and the ofl- cial indicated is expected to arrive to-day. In October lastsome rumors affecting tho creditof the bank spread throughout the Twenty-fourth ward, whico Tesultec in a run on the bank by the depositors, This, although of only twoor three days’ duration, was of such a decided character as to induce the directors to avail themselves of the clauso in their bylaws, requiring thirty and sixty days Rotice respectively according to the umounts asked for at the counter, Conildence was soon restored, however, many ofthose who had drawn their entire deposits coming back to the bank on the same day and redeposiung them, Notwithstanding the efforts that Were made at that time to re-assure the public, and especially the industrial class of Germans at Morrise ania, mn regard = to. the stability of tbe Bank, it never recovered _—from the staggering blow dealt it by the yemporary panic of October, Since then the confidence Qf depositors in its solvency has veen on the wane, aud, 4s w hatural result, there has been u constant drain on its resources, Among the cauges assigned for the suspension ig the erection within the past two years of @ costly bank building by the direc. tors, Iu the last annual report issued by the State Superintendent of Savings Banks, the struc- ture indicated, together with the ground on which it Munds, ure valued in the assets of the bank av $46,495 11, while it is said by parties jamiliar with the Vaiue of property in the locality that if it were placed under an auctioncer’s hammer to-day it would not bring $20,000, The unuual report on savings banks, issued January, 1876, shows a deficiency of assets amounting to $77,214 68, In aunovating this lattor the bank exam- iner says on the same page:—‘‘Nearly threo years ago the former president made a loan of $105,000 to the Montcluir Railroad Company of New Jersey in various @ollaterais, At the last examination your examiner called attention to this loan as not authorized by the Charter, and directed that it should be calledin. A part of the loan was then paid, reducing it to $90,500, ‘when the company failed, It has been discovered that the President allowed the company iochango tue bonds which tne bank originally held for others of much Jess value (tho trustees claim withour their knowledge) Tue Preswent resigned last year and =a new set of officers were elected, who appear determined to extricate the bank from the difficulty and to savo the deposiiors from loss. The nn now held could probably be sulu tor about 25,000, leaving a deficiency of $52,000." An- other’ note immediately following the above says, ‘This deflciency has since been made good,’ In the same volume the German Savings Bank, of Mor- risania, shows a surplus of $11,877 62, on January 1, 1876, rt. William Hoeland, cashier of the suspended bank, on being interrogated by a HenaLp representa- tive yesterday afternoon, made the following state- ment:— “T do not know whether the suspension will prove tomporury or permanent. It ali depenus on whatever Action the depositors may take, They have been drawing heavily sinco the third weck in January, When & number of them commenced taking out their total Geposits, i'his state of things continued until the ead of January, and then the Board of Trustees, taking action in the matter, availed themselves of the clause requiring thirty and sixty days. In October last, when there was a slight run ou the bunk, this clause was also put in operation; but after a short time, and when we saw that the apprebensions of the flepositors were allayed, we recommenced paying out on demand until about February 1, At that ime tue thirty and sixty days rule” was again re- eumed, but the cancellation of moneys be- came 'so heavy that the bank was” finally compelled to close ita doors, Since then tho trustees Dave met, and, through their counsel, applied tor a Teceiver.’ The trouble 1s all owing to the precipitate action of the depositors themselves. Had they used discretion in not drawing their money the bank would have gene on all right.” ‘Altgough the indignation is great among tho Ger- mang, who formed a large majority of the depositors, there has been as ye$ nothing like a disorderly demon- Btration attempted, the Se oe ones giving no further outward evidonce of their chagrin thun that of gathering in iittle knots during the day and staring mouratully the imposing bank building and its securely fustened entrance, There has becn some talk of a meeting on the part of the depositors tor the purpose of deciding What is their most judicious course Under the present circumstances, but up to last eveu- ing there had been no such’ meeting held. It is understood that most of the assets of the bank are in the form of bonds and mortgages on prop- erty 10 the Twenty-third ward, and should the emer- gency result ina ioreclosure of these 1t would prove disastrous to many of the small property holders, ‘A despatch trom Albany, received at. Morris yesterday afternoon, sets forth that ‘the German ings Bank had been closed b$ an order of the Supreme Court, at Schenectady, obtatned on appheation of Deputy Attorney Gene! Paige, at the ro- quest of the Superintendent of the Bank Department. Tho complaint was based upon the belict of the uptSerintendent that the bank was verging 80 rapidly toward a loss of business that it could not retrieve tis fortunes,’ It appears that during the last year there were only 231 new accounts opened in the bank to 642 closed, and $836,617 55 de- sited to $1,038,002 70 withdrawn, | The fol- lowing aro the ‘names of the officers of the bank: Jacob Held, President; — Nicholas Theil, First Vice President; August Frantil, Second Vico President; Charies Frets, Treas: urer; trustees, General Franz Sigel,’ FD. Mualignon, M. Kuntz, J. B. Denicke, J.C, Fried: mann, A.'G, Huptel, Philip Ebling, Frederick Folz and C. Hake, According to the report for Jauuary, 1876, the assets of the bank were $523,116 97, and ils liabii- ites, $511,229 35, BOND STREET SAVINGS BANK. BIATEMENT OF ITS CONDITION MADE BY THE RLCEIVER—ITS AFFAIRS NEARLY WOUND UP, The rece:vor of this bank, Mr. Willis $. Paine, has presented to the Supreme Court a report of his pro- ovedings sinco taking possession, October 4, 1876, up to the 1st day of February ult, From this report it appears that at the time of the payment of the first dividend there was due depositors the sum of $1,288,660 81. A cash analysis shows that the whole bom received from depositors was $14,160,298 31, of which there was withdrawn by depositors $14,148,149 47, Interest has been credited them to the amount of $1,273,948 44. The following 18 an exhibit of receipts and disbur: ments prior to payment of the first dividend of fitty- five per cent and of assets at that time:— RECKIPTS, Receipts from the collection of bonds and mortgages (principal) $172,400 00 Collection of call louns 6,000 00 Interest.... 14,025 67 Sule of government, city i including all interest thereon, except $3,500 on Brooklyn Prospect Park bonds, + 631,521 66 Cash coliccted from the depositaries of the bank, + 87,261 38 Amount deposited to the credit of receiver ‘with the United States Trust Company 4,198 71 Tn addition to this sum were special deposits received after the trustees had resolved to ciose the bank, amounting to $4,267 65, which, in pursuance of an or- der oi the Court, dated Octover 26, 1876, have been paid in full, DISRURSEMENTS, ‘The following disbursements have been made from sach fupds>— Withdrawn and, bursements.....++e-= Taxes and insurance pald On deposit December 30 wit Stutes Trust Company, aside for incidental dis- $8,000 00 8078 05 Tid 198 7 10.. $40,000 00 Total....+- ‘ ‘ASSETS OTHER THAN ©, Town bonds of Moutotair, N, J., par vat Town bonds of Kearny, N. J, par vala 5.000 60 Town bonds of Woodside, N, J., par value,, 18,000 00 Town bonds of Thompson, X. Y., par value, 80,000 00 Sown bonds of Shawanguuk, N.Y., parvalue — 9,000 00 ‘Also, horeinaiter described, several parceis of real estate, mterest accrued, interest over due, rents duo erued. Mtyo Atlantic Savings Bank made a loan to the New York, Oswego and Midland Raviroad Company during vt December, 1870, and January, 187i, of Was repaid $66,000, leaving a Calance of of the said amount of $116,000; $65,000 was originally loaned to George Opdyke & Co. | As foilaterai security for the above named joan of $50,000, the bank held $40,000 of the bonds of the townslip of Montclair, $18,000 ot the bonds of the | township of Woodside, Essex county, New Jersey, and $5,000 of the township of Kearny, Hudson county, « Jorsey. Aas ne comand {or payment had been made, the said bonds of Montolair, Woodside and Kearny wero sold at public auction ab the Merchants’ Exchange sais rooms in New York, and were knocked down to Mr. Sherman W. Knevals, the attorney of this bank, and subsequently assigned to tho bank, ‘A suit hag been commenced against tho township of bonds, and of tho said sum of $81,000 000. tain coupons and of the bonds this bank holds $40, | Upon the $30,000 of the bonds of the tor f Thomp- son interest has not been paid for tive years, Tney quired by the purchase in an original amount 0,000 par, less a discount gained of $9,125. After- wards $20,000 par were sold and @ discount allowed the purchaser of $5,671 37, leaving $30,000 par yet on hand costing very nearly par, Interest and ex- Peases accumulated 18 Dow the sum of nearly $11,000 additional, REAL RSTATE. The attention of the recciver in called to the fact that the ground upon which stands the building now occu- pied by the bank, corner of Bowery and Bond street, ‘Was purchused of ove of the trusiees, Robert irwip, tor $89,500, This purchase and iron burlding, costing altogether nearly $250,000, was made in the face of steadily decreasing deposits and increased drafts, by which, tw the succeeding years of 1871 and 1872 and 2 0 ‘The cost of this property, as appe y the bank, ts $229,476 10. Of this sum it should be Stated interest upon the disbursement during the time of construction, awounting to $9,083 68, was debited to the account on the 15th day of March, 1875, and a dovit was also made of the cost of a part of the furnt- ture and fixtures ot $5,618 33, When the receiver was appointed there were three suits pending in which the bank was an interested party. The Architectural Iron Works had brought an action against the bank to recover $4,000 for extra work alleged to bave been performed by them, The other suits aro in the nature of foreclosure of mort- gages. ‘The receipts during the month of January were $29,330 O1, and the disbursements in the same peried wero $648,752 62 There Ded to the cre of tho receiver in the United States Trust Company not appropriated for any purpose by order of the court, $60,260 96. All of the bonds and mortgages collected to Fobruar; 1, amounting to $197,650, have been paid in tuil wit interest. No forcelosuro suits havo yet been begun by the re- ceiver, and it is believed most of the remalung bonds and mortgages may be collected without legal proces ings. The assets now remaining will bo converted from time to time ns speediiy as may be deemed for the best interest of the depositors, LIFE INSURANCE TROUBLES. THE SUIT AGAINST THE NORTH AMERICA—A STAY OF PROCEEDINGS APPLIED Fon, The appointment of a re‘eree in a suit brought by a policy holder against the North America Life Insuranco Company was the main topic of interest in insurance circles yesterday. A Hxkatp representative, who called upon Mr. Furber, President of the North Amer- ica and Vice President of the Universal, was iuformed that an order to show cause and a temporary imjunction upon tho referce had been granted by Judge Donobue. They preferred, howe: that such order shoud be granted by the Cour Brooklyn, where the adverse order had been issue and had therefore made u simiur application beto Judge Dykman, Mr, Furber did not characterize the stockholders’ suit in any way, preferring, as he said, to let matters take their full course. In the fall of 1874, he suid bis attention had been called after an examination by the Insurance Depart- ment to a deficiency of $550,000 in the assets of tho company. Certain private parties then advanced that amount making the company good, Fu. ture developments revealed the fact that the deficiency was even larger, and it proved to be about $900,000 They had discoverea $100,000 in death losses that had been caretully pigeon- holed, and an errorin the premium note account of $76,000 was also found. ‘tnis new deficiency, Mr. Furber said, was gradually made up by tho purchase of policies, which was lurgely done. TUE LOOSE 8CKEW, The great drawback with the North America, Mr, Furber adtmitted, was in the large amount of real estate lefton its hands by John McCool, The tormer President, Mr, Morgan, bad ioaned Mr, McCool be- tween two and three millions of dollars, McCool would buy a plece of property, cut it up into lots and the company would’ advance him money for building expenses. 1t happened eventually that Mr, MeCool was unable to pay bis debts, and the company had to take the real estate, then worth about $3,000,000. The mortgages were sent to tho depart- ment at Albany to secure rogistered policies, The Property is now worth, accord to Mr. Furber’s es- timate, about $1,900,000, over and above the mort- ayes, ; When asked as to tho present solvency of the com- pany Mr, Furber sald it would depend very matorially upon the manner in which the value of this real esiato Was estimated, BUSINESS TROUBLES. The following assignments were yesterday filed in the County Clerk’s office:—Elizabeth Mason and James M, Paul to Alexander Milbado and Josephine Bauer, and Edmund T, Smythe to James B. Lockwood, FAILURES IN FEBRUARY. THE RECORD OF MERCANTILE MISFORTUNES IN NEW YORK CITY, Tho following is a list of the fatiuros reported in this city during the month of February and a statement of the resources and indebtedness as near as can be as. certained. Where no schedules havo been filed or in- formation has been retusod, estimates have been made based on inquiries in tue trade: Name of Firm, Beals, Frederick Assets, Liabilities, surdines, 61 Broadway... seeveee se SHL,000 $56,000 Bogert, John, engineer, 60 Brona- WAY. ces seee seeeeee 10,000 25,000 Boyden, Malloy & Co., but jobbers, 520 Broadway, 40,000 84,000 Campbetl, Andrew, 10,709 45,825 Conklin, Abel M., drugs, 2 avenue... wb bce eobes. | MENOO 28,000 Davenport & Co., macbinery, 5L ‘ Chambers street....-..++ * - fay Dayton, Siauley A., broker, 43 Pine street. ..seeee see +» 30,000 125,000 Excelsior Printing Ink Company, 18 Karclay strect. 30,000 50,000 Garrison, G. F. & W. D., 35,000 50,000 Groot, Cornelius 8, broker, 14 None, 76,000 Halstead, ti Vesey strect....- 5 25,000 100,000 Pearl strect... 15,000 25,000 Jacoby & C 0 Chat bam stre oe sesseee 120,170 165,686 Law & Garlichs, guns, 78 Cnam- DOTS BUTCCL esas eeccessesceseees 150,000 Loines, R. A., hosiery, 29 Lispen- ard sireet. ...... 20,000 Meyer, Charles H. 2gz Front street 16,403 Nourse & Brooks, Ver streeh wwe. eeee seseseses 75,000 100,000 Pease, E. K., stationcr, 60 Broud ko eg peesey (1 O00 2,000 Phelps, John I’., combs, 449 Broad- ways. es +. 17,000 21,578 Quock, Augnst, cotton broker, 56 stone street od 25,000 Saniord, Trusiow & C 239 Water street — 100,000 Tilley, Charles M. 1,300 6,240 Tournade, J. G.,’ liquors William street... 20,000 Wilson, Bradley & Uo. 428 Broome street... Total...... _++$609,879 $1,346,732 In addition to the above twenty-eight assignments were tiled, With Habilities amounting to about $500,000, and tweive adjudications in bankru were made, in which tho liabiities amount to $2,475,000. While tho nuinber of Jaiures, assignments and bunkrupteies ta twenty-five per cent less than during the month vt January, tho liabilities are forty-four per cent greater, The total habiities in round numbers for the month are $4,320,000, HEAVY Coal, SALES. Two large corl sales were made yesteraay by John HL. Draper & Co., auctioncers, for the Pennsylvania, and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Coal companies, The bidding was for a tine quite spirited, and the prices show a slight advance from those of last monib. The following were the sates ;— Scranton coal (Delawaro and Lackawanna), 100,000 tons:— 10,060 tons steamer coal, a +8280 a $285 5,000 tons grate coal, at. a ae .000 tons egg coal, at. 40,000 tons stove coal, at. 10,000 tons chestnut cowl, ate... Pittston coal (Peonsyivania Coal tons:— 13,000 tons Iump coal, at 10,000 tous grate coal, at 2,600 tons steamer coal, al 8,150 tons egg coal, at. 33/000 tons stove coal, at 6,000 tous chestnut coal, a At the sale of coal iof the Peansyivanin Company, on January 24, grate coal brought $2 82 a ton: 1 Compuny), 72,750 THE BROOKLYN TEAPOT TEMPEST. DOUGLAS WALKER ADMITTED TO BAIL BY JUDGE PRATT, OF BROOKLYN, AND RELEASED FROM THE PENITENTIARY. The amateur dramatic people of Brooklyn had ao- other morsel of excitement yesterday, growing out of the proceedings in court attendant upon the Walker- Clurk horsewaipping case, About ten o’clock in the forenoon Deputy Warden Crummie, of tho Kings County Penitentiary, came into the County Court House in company with Douglas Walker, the prisoner. The case being called by Judge Pratt, Mr. Ridgeway, of counsel for prisoner, stated that bis client was now present to sign recognizance for his appearance at the next Court of Sessions, where he contended tho case should be tried, There was considerable argument as to the regularity of the proceedings previously had before Jusiice Gilbert District Attorney Britton, who appeared for the people, said be had come to meet the motion for a writ of certiorari and was unprepared tor apything else, Argument tor a writ of certiorari was then hoard by the Court, Mr, Britton opposed the granting of the writ and beld that tho commitment was regular and was made by a court of competent jurisdiction. General Catlin, Walker's other counsel, then pro- ceeded to reviow the case, Ho claimed that as Walker had elected to be tried the police magistrate had no Jurisdiction to convict and sentence, Judge Pratt in- quired why the ‘*piea of guilty’? had been put in iu that event, and General Catlin id because they did pot beheve that Justice Walsh, atter discharging the inan onthe first charge and knowing all about the caso, would sentence tim to the Penitentiary for sixty days. Judge Pratt said tho Justice could not know all about the case unless be bad taken evidence, Counsel usked that the prisoner might be admitted to bail to fix up the business for tho company by which he has been employed tor several yours. If the writ should be decided against him in the Court of Sessions he could return to the Penitentiary, Shortly betore five o'clock last evening Judge Pratt rendered the fol- Jowing opinion, grauting the writ of certiorari and re- leasing tho prisoner on bail:— If the affidavit which Is the basis for thts application is to be taken ay « true history of the proceedings before the max- intrate, it is suificient to render the conclusion probable that wits nit © practice in applications of this imple and well ‘settied. ‘The party apply toa of th reciting the pr nwrit of tion had taken place. ist appear provable to the oft cors allowing the writ that errors were committed, In order to justily the allowance of the writ. There are no Di- pers betore me on this application except the xk of the petitioner and 4 f the which he is held. ‘The recitats: in th 4s some of the a jclemt to je such process, proceeding ix taken requ special return to all the (section 116). It follows by c t errors, if the 10 of jurisd © which this 9 to make a tho ailidayit ifany error the trial or examination r. they are the subject of lb the commitment may be indue form, The only question, then, to be considered on this writ 1s whether, assuming all that in stated In the affidavit to be true, sufiicient appears to render it probable that un error to the prejudice of the petitioner, clear that tho defendant never tothe jurisdiction sions for trial, and unless lie did ourtwad no jurisdiction to pat him upon trinl, tds true that he admits that he pleaded “guilty but the whole adinission must be taken together, and wli that is done it wax a qnalified plea, not for the purpose of sulmitiing, of waiving a jury and submitting toa trial, but he proceedings before the Justice” and secure ® trial vefure the Court’ ot Sessions, It ul plea as not sutictent his statutory right to elect. Under these cireunstances I consider it my duty to allow nd pon the petitioner giving bail in the sum of the focm required iy law, ty order w stay of pro- until adeterminution is had upon the past suit. Mr. David Corbitt then signed the bona, and Mr, Walker, his counsel, Sheriff Daggett, who 1s a cousin of the defendant, and others took their departure in the best possible humor, NEWARK’S LATEST SENSATION, 8° commitied keems to mo tended to A CITY FATHER'S CLERICAL ERRORS—THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH EMBAR- RASSED. On Sunday, January 28 last, the Central Presby- terian church of Newark celebrated the fortisth anni- vorsary of its organization by Charles Williams, Calvin Baldwin, Ezra D, Crane, Josephus W. Saunaers and Nathan Hedges, The occasion was marked by tho delivery of a very interesting historical sermon ‘by Rev. Dr. William 1. Findley, the pastor of the church, In the course of his remarks he took uc- casion to congratulate his people on the fact, as ho re- garded itthen, that there was no dobt on the church building or parsonage, that $1,200 would cover all claims against the charch, and that in spine of the uppropitious times its affairs wero in a prosperous and highly encouraging condition, shortly afterward the Treasurer of the Board of Trus- teos, Mr. M. T, Baxter, who had supplied the reverend gentleman with the financial figures for his discourse, was informed that the statement was an error; that there was a debt on the church of several thousand dollars, a mortgage fu one ot the fluancial institutions. Mr. Baxter looked at bis books and was assured that Dr, Findley's statement was right. Pretty soon, how. ever, ho was amazed to find that the books erred and that'the statement of the mortgage was correct. Ho had been chosen only since ihe Ist ol January, his predecessor being Alderman Henry D. Gould, An investigation followed which, it is reliably stated, disclosed the fact that Treasurer Gould retired trom his position leaving his accounts short about $3,000. All efforts to keep the matter qnict failed and yester- day it was passed about in whispers. Kev. Dr. Findloy was calied upon for information as to the truth or falsity of the reports about Mr. Gould, He said it was @ painful matter for him to talk about, Mr, Gould had ail along veon considered a man of strict integrity. The trustees had been pursuing an i vestigation, but he could not say _posi- tively, what sults they had reached, if any. “Rumor was buay and disposed to magnify. Ono ruinor bad it that Mr. Gould’s deficit was about $60,000, This he thought ridiculously extravagant. Ho thought the hard times and business misiortunes the basis of Mr. Gould’s troubie, Mr, Govld isa master builder, and had done a good deal of fine work im Newark, It appears he took mortgages in part payment for his labor, and these through the hard times becoming nearly if not quite valueless involved him in heavy losses, In bis strait’ he —usod_~— whatever money was unde is «control, intending to refund it. Mr. Baker, the present treasure willingness to Say much about the un He did not feel at liberty te Say that Gould was a de- faulter to the church, That was a matter in whic church people alone were interested, ‘the Boar Trustees deemed {t advisable to keep the matier ag quiet as possible, By so doing there was a slight hope, they thought, of their gettung Mr. Gould to secure the church against loss. Gould was treasurer for over four years, and enjoyed the smplicit confidence ot the church. Mr. Baker expressed sor- row for Mr. Gould on account of his family, and sald his mistake wasin not having come forward maniuliy and made a clear statement to his creditors. Concealment had injared him. Mr. Baker said he had heard that Mr. Gould was a detaulter to the city, but to what ex- tent he could not say, [fis total Habilities, he had heard, would reach 000, Last night the Board of Trustees held a seerct session on the Gould matter, Upon being questioned laat evening several leading city officials, including Auditor Palmer and Alderman Milter, Chairman of the Conneil Finance Cominitteo, stated that there was no truth inthe story that Mr. Gould was a defauiter to the city. There wasn dis. pute between him and tho city ubout a bill ror a few dollars, but no defalgation. A report was circulated last night that the Alderman was arrested by the Sheriff, but this proved to be erroneous, Some time ago, however, the Sueriif, to satisfy tour or five judgments against Gould, had devied on his property, but had not taken — possosston. A fow doye ago Mr, Charlos Holhauer, a druggist’s clerk, to whom Gould is indebted $1,500, cash ad- vanced him, undertook to seize Gould’s property on a chattel mortgage, The shorif then stepped in and took possession ou the strength of priority of claim. As may woll be imagined the matter set forth abov hascreated a very lively sensation in Newark, th Alderman himself being very highly respected and of excellent family connections, THE CARNIVAL AND ITS PROSPECTS, It was the purpose of the management of the forth coming carnival pageant to have held a meeting of merchants and business men, last evening, at the Metropolitan Hotel, for the purpose of putting the project fairly belore the public. Subsequent experi- ence, however, led to the conclusion that it would be more desirable to start the matter at a meeting to be held in the day, and at some of the prominent down. steamer, $2 SZ; egg, $2 S7 u $2 90, and stove, $3 45,” RAPID TRANSIT, Under tho Husted Rapid Transit vill, passed by the Legislature last year, a provision was mado for three commissioners, whose duty it shall be to supervise and pass upon all matters appertaining to rapid trans eitin the city of New York, These commissioners aro General Chester A, Arth D s, Cameron, The comm yesterday at the office ot Jadge John K. Porter, Drexel Builuing, for organization, Ob notion of Mr. Crane General Ar- thur was elected chairman, The Board then adjourned to meet on the 26th day of Mareb, MUNICIPAL NOTES, Mayor Ely has-approved of tho resolution paying $1,840 to the twenty-two clerks who assisted the Board of County Canvassers last November, Tho resolutions passed by the Bourd of Aldermen in compliment to General Newton for his achievement in removing the Hell Gate obstructions have been ele- ganuly {rained, aud will shoruly be presented to that town hotels, ‘where merchants most do congregate,” No attempt was, therefore, made to hold the contem- plated meeting last ovent It wus, however, genor- aily stated by Colonel St. Martin, the ehiof mover in the matter, that the prospects of a most successful pagoant and industrial procession on the 4th of April are growing rapidly, and that all the machinery of steady und unobtrusive organization will be soon put in motion, Several of the members of the Committes of General Railway Passenger Agents held an informal meeung last ovening. These gentlemen say that they will aid the project to the utmost of their power by endeavor- Ing lo procure the reduction of rates wherever their ins fluence extenus, The admitted desideratuin at present 18 the procuroment of the names of some prominent New York centiemen to head the undertaking and tne Appolutmont Of a siritable committer on fuanee, THE NEW BERGEN TUNNEL The additional brick arching of the now tunnel of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railway Com- pany under Bergen Hill ts'about to be stopped. Mr. Sloan, the president of the railroad, has decided that Rontioman, Deputy Comptroller Storrs is absent in Albany look- Moutelair by the holders of $81,000 of the bonds of that township to recover Shs amount due upon cor-. | Ing alter legisiation bg tho Finance Department, the tunnel t4 suificiontiy safe for the passage of trains, It is hikely, therotore, that the new route will be open for traifie by tho 1st of april, NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, | spirited Contest between tour pro} MARCH 1, 1877.~TRIPLE SHEET. COCK FIGHTING. NEW YORK Vs. WHSTCHESTER—A MAIN OF cocks vor $50 4 barrne anv $500 THE ODD FIGHT—NEW YORK THE WINNER In a quiet hotel located on one of the well patronized roads in the upper portion of Manhattan Island a cockfight of vo mean proportions came off during Tuesday night, Both sides had before met with vary- ing fortune, and this main was agreed upon as a sort Of deciding tert of the merits of the birds shown by the respective backers, These individuals were from Westchesier county on the one hand and New York eityon the other, The conditions of the event were that cach should show seventeen cocks, from 5 lbs. todibs, and gut all that telt in tor $60 a baitic and $500 the odd fight, About 300 interested persons gathored in the pit, and upon comparing the match lists eluven battles wero decided upon, First Figit.—The games began with the heavy weights, 6 lbs, There was considerable betting, Now York being the favorite tor the battle, and also had the call, $100 to $80 on the main, Westenester sent in a brass back and New York a brown red, “both beau- tes,”? bigh stationed, and broad across the back, de- noting strength and excellent “kicking” qualities. It was desperate irom the firet buckle, and quick re- peated flys soon told their story, New York at last sending his steel clean through the body of Westches- ter, breaking his back. Tne latter was pouuded, and counted out. Firat battle for New York, Second Fight,—Tho light weights, both 4 lbs, New York presented a black gray, and Westchester sent in ablue red, It was of suort duration, as at the flith buckle the gray served bis opponent as his brotwer did the brass Vack iu the opening tht, breaking his back and rendering iin powerless to commit further injury. It took just tour minates to settle this con- test. New York had now scored two Victories, and consequently was delighted, Phird Kight—Wergits, 4 Ibs, 4 02, Westchester showed a ‘nehuy” wud New York pinned her faith on & pretty brown red. The betting was somewhat slow, New York baving the call at $20 to $14 Westchester Won a well contested baitie in 3m., much to the disgust of the Gothamites, Fourth Fight.—W eights, 4 lbs., 12 0z, Both reds and fine looking. So soon as they wero faced each went at it hammer and tongs and for a long time it was ‘any- body's fight,”? Now York, however, was first to give in, and, chce down, the Westchester bird soou knucked the life out of New York, and he was tukeu out of the pit as dead asa stone, When the birds came to be Weighed, as is doue under thy rule after each fight, 1 Was discovered that he Westchester tow! was on ounce ‘Try as his handler did to make the scales show that tho bird was ali right, bo could not, and (he Teleree Was compelicd to give the fight against West- chester and in favor of New York, All bets were de- clured off, which, to some extent, poured oil on the troubled waters. The buttle now stood—New York, 3; Westchester, 1. Bifth kight,—New York, 4 lbs. 9 0z., a brown red, and Westchester, 41bs. 1loz, a black red. The Jutrer bird was known us “Ragged Pat,” and the owner, who was present, bad trequentiy styled him a “world beater.” Business was meant Irom the first buckle, aud braiu blows and body slashes followed each other in quick succession, Fivally “Ragged Pav? showed sigus af weakuess, and then, being knocked down, it was $50 to $5 thitt ho would be hammered lifeless. ‘So it proved, aud New York again siood the victor the suort time of Sin, 108, The owxer of “Ragged Pat’? felt decidedly sick, Sixth Fight,—Both 4 Iba. 802, New York sent ina brown red, and the opposite side a big black red, ‘he rates ruled $10 to §7 on the former and $100 to $50 that the Gothamites would win the main, — Alter eight or nine flys Westchester was badly hurt im the body, and it Jooked “dollars to a rotten apple’ that New k would again be proclaimed the better bird, hore’s Many a slip between thecup and the lip,” however, in cockiighting a8 in other sports, as the Westchester fowl coming to himself, and New York stopping, the former succceded in pulling a hot con. test out of the fire just in the nick of time, New York looked blue over this turoing of the tables. New York now had four batties and Westchoster two, Seventh Might.—Both 4 \bs, 302, New York banded in a brown red muff and Westchester a black red, Good strong fighters they proved, but Westchester had the Most wickedness in his kicks, which short while void their story and little mull trom Now York was picked up dying in 4m, 30s, Westchester felt highly elated over tuis victory and had hopes of winning the main, ° Highth Fight.—New York, 4 lbs, 8 0z,,a brown red, and Westchester, 4 Ib, 7 0z., a black red with white huckle, The best fight of the night. They went together like the cracking of ox whips, aud neither stopped until they bad ‘-vored hvies” to the number of x» dozen in cach other, Now Now York would waver, then West. chester seemed to weaken, and with the rapid changes the betting men alsy repeatedly veered. At one time it was $20 to $12 on Westchester, then ugain $10 to $4 on New York went ‘a vegging” until at last some ot the oldest “vets” hardly knew how they stood. After ten minutes of the quickest kind of fighting New York succeeded in giving his opponent a broken back, and soon after the latter tried to*‘cut it,” soft spot having been found. Westchester was removed “allin rib bons’? in 13m. 2us. Ninth Fight,—Frouf this time on New York had everything her own way. Westchester handed out a biack red, 4 lbs. 18.02; New York showed a spangle, The spangle cut clean and deep, and suc- ceeded in knocking the Diack red out of time in 2m, 358, New York, 6; Westchester, 3, which won tho main tor the former, Tenth Fight,—Weights, 4 lbs, 3 0z., two more “‘littie ?uns,”’ New York being @ black red and Westchester a brown red. A good light, ending m New York's vice tory. Time, 3m. Eleventh Pight.—New York sent in a spangle, 4 Ibs, 10 o2., and Westchester a black red with white hackie, 41bs,13 02 A desperate battic resulted in New York again winning. ‘This gave New York 8 out of the 11 matches, Twelfth Fight.—Though the list was oxhausted an extra ‘fight was arranged. 1t was for §20 a wide, and New York pitted a brass back, 410s. 50z., against Woet- chester, a black red, 4 lbs, 14.0z. The hes weight was the favorite, $20 to $8, but the brass back pulled in an easy victory in 2m, 10s, 1t was daylight When the party separated, but each felt satisfied that it had been an vccusion of downright good sport, HORSE NOTES. tontan, dam the celebrated brood ma: Lidy Van Baren, by Wildair (the dam ot Atcheson, Lady Rys- dyk, tho Kerner colt and others of note), has been purchased by Mr, Ciark Bell for a brood mare. The daughters of Hambletonian are being eagerly sought for as brood mares since the advent of Governor Sprague, Amy, King Philip, Result and others, and | choice bred ones for sale will soon be bard to find, Hi. G, Crickmore bas compiled an interesting and | usetul book of sixty pages on the American turf of 1876, being a recapitulation of the gross earnings of all sires, horses and stables, number of races run, &c., which he bas dedicated to the American Jockey Club, 10 recognition of its labors to elevate sport in the United States, Jobn Hayes, of Michigan, has sold his trotting geld- ing Advance to a Chicago Party tor $2,500. K. Dillon & Co, of Normal, IL, nave sold fifteen coli¢, by their Norman Percheroa stallion, St. Lau- rent, lor $14,500, Seven of the above were yearlings, four two yoars old, and four three years oid. W. H. Wilson, of Cynthiana, Ky., has sold his bay mare Ristori, by Volunteer, with arecord of 2:31%, to Owen Tuller, of Terre Haute, Ind., tor $4,000, RACING IN CALIFORNIA, Oaxtaxp Parx, Feb, 20, 1877.—Purse, $300—~$150 to the first, $75 to the second, $45 to the third, $30 to tho fourth; heats of a mile; rule weights. dam imp. Lady Target, vy Rifleman, bis dam Jenn mont, aged..... Ben Truman, by a son of Langiord ‘Tune, 1 HOS. HANDBALL. A benefit was tondered yesterday at McQuade's court, No, 404 Mi dison strect, to Mr, Hugh Judgo, the veteran handball player, who is now lying very ill at his residence in ’hiladeiphia, A large number of the leading experts of Brooklyn were present, The opening match was played by Kdward Twyford, | of Staten Island, with Jobo Sheridan, of this cy, asa partner, against R. M. Dore and John Lenihan, both of this city. The match resulted in favor of the latter by the following se — Ast. ad. od. Dore and Lenihan... 2 ‘Twytord and Sberidag 2 9 21-6L ‘Too racket match between David Kggler and Thomas Nichols, ot Phtindelphia, and Edward Gleason and Daniel MeCarthy, of this ony, was @ remarkably tine exibition of skill The following 18 the score:— Ist, 2d Bd, 4th, Eggler and Nichols,... 15 dt L 15—56 | Greason and M hy 9 16 1 1048 The iwo best rs of Brooklyn, Grady and Cortney, were matched against tue two best of this city, Arthur McQuade and Joun Lenihan. The match was’ for the best two im three games, and was by tar the most interesting and exciting contest of the day. Following is the scor Ist 2a. Cortnoy and Grendy.. MeQuade und Lenihan, The atternoon's sport ~ at was brought to a bya sslonale— ex-Alier= man Janes Dunne, of Brookiyn, avd Beraard McQuade, of this city, against Philip Casey and James McBvoy; of Brooklyn, Four games played with the tol lowing result :— lat, 2d. ed, 4th, Dunne and MeQuae.,, 2 6 1s 21-06 Cosey aud MeByoy 21 Pil Vb TT A benefit will be tendered Mr. Judge to-day at Casey's court, No. 111 Douglass street, Brooklyn, All he leading playors have kindly ofie thoir services, | going thi ination Miss Hoffmann called them deat, | dump, blind and ignorant. [t ts also alleged that she | struck three of them in the {nee ond on the ears with | her hand. An exammmation has been conducted before Co eal PIGEON SHOOTING, SECOND MONTHLY MEETING OF THE LONG ISLAND SHOOTING CLUB, A large pumber of the members of the Long Island Shooting Club met at Dexter's Park, ou the Jamaica plank road, yesterday afternoon, to engage in their second monthly contest of this year for the chawpion cup ofthe clua, There were twenty-one members who competed; but the majority of them withdrew after missing two oF three birds, The pigeons were unusu- | ally fast flyers, Tho wembers stot at seven birdseach, | 25 yards ri 80 yards boundary, Long Island rules to | govern, Mr. Madison won by Killing six birds out of | soven, Mr. West, who held the cup previousiy, | was handscapped at 27 yards The folowing is & SUMDIAKY. Gxounns or Tun Loxd 1 Dsxten’s Pank, L. L, February 28, 1577.—Sec monthly contes ampiou’ cup, 7 birds | each, 29 yards rise, 80 Loundary; hand T traps; Long | Island roles, } xD Suoorina Cuvn, | Total. Kiiled, Missed, 6 1 Madison... T1101 7 + T1010 7 2) eee OLVLOL 6 3 3} lio 4 3 2| nolo 4 PY 2| 11100 5 3 O10 6 3 o1lo 4 Fy 2] 01000 4 1 4 100 3 1 2 100 3 1 2 Williams + O10 x 1 4 Robinson, + 100 3 1 2} Eddy, i 3 1 2| Atkins ~ O10 3 1 2 Hemining, + O10 3 Baton Waiters, + O10 % 1 | Hane wo 8 1 | Brown, 010 3 1 Race... + 0000 4 0 Henderson, oo 2 C) 3 Samm DAy.—Clissified Sweeptakes, $28; 3 birds, each 25 yards rive, 80 boundary; $14 to arst, $8 to second aud $6 to third, The ties were shot of wih a miss and go out. Total. Killed, Missed, 3 3 Walters, -100—110 CORES R eS COMM Hemost ces Gildersieevo 100—0 Kobinson +1000 Hance, . 0L0—0 Jobnson +000 Thompson ..... 000 Walters winning first mosey; Broadway and Applo- yard dividing second monoy; Williams taking third of other sweepstakes, ATHLETIC COMPLEXITIES, To tae Enpiror ov tin Hexanp:— In your issue of to-day wo notice a communication from “J. T.’? who is presumably a member of the Caledonian Clab, With your kind permission wo will answor tt, For the information of those who might bo deceived by his peculiar innuendoes, wo wish to asstro the public of three facts:— First—That Mr. J. Marion Pollock is not a member of our club, having been, for sutficient reasons, dropped from our roll, and that wo are not, as a club, of a8 individuals, in aoy manuer connected with or in- terested in his games. Second—That inany mombers ot Caledonian clubs havo competed in our open gamos and do compoto under our present ruling. Third—That only those Caledonians baye been barred who havo competed esther ior movoy or with professionals for a prizo, in which casos we insist that they are not amateurs, ALFRED H..CURTIS, Secretary. 3, 187" New York, Feb. PRIZE FIGHT PREVENTED. Yesterday morning alarge gang of roughs assem- dled on Thirty-ninth street, newr tho city line, Brook- lyn, for the purpose of witnessing a prize fignt bo- tween two of their number, The crowd was diapersed by the police, und Jolin Kollahey, Thomas Wilson, Daniel Ryan, James Rourke and Michael Fox were ar- rested, Kellaboy and a William O’Brien are supposed to bo the principals, THE WRECK OF MARIA, CAPTAIN MUDGETT, OF THE SHIP CITY OF MONT- RUAL, EXPLAINS—WHAT HE SAYS OF THE L088 OF THE THIRTEEN MEN. No, 63 Soutn Strext, New York, Fob, 28, 1877, Yo Tux Epitor ov tun HeRaLo:— Rolerring to an article in your issue of the 24th ult, headed ‘An Explanation Wanted,” we beg to inclose an extract of a letter from Captain George W. Mudgett, of tho ship City of Montreal, dated Liverpool, Decomber 49, 1876, which, we trust, will explain his failure to rescuo tho crew of the British bark Maria, A élose acquaintance with bim of many years assures us that be 1s not wanting in those humane qualities that would prompt him to the utmost exertion to savo lite at sea. By placing tho explanation before the public you will counter a favor upon yours, respecttully, THOMAS DUNHAM’S NEPHEW & CO, Agenis of ship City of Montreal WHAT CAPTAIN MUDGETT SAYS, Extract of a letter trom Captain George W. Mudgett, of ship City of Montreal, duted Liverpool, December 29, 187 Aside trom that (the weather) tho first unpleasant circumséance took place on the 9h Decemver. that day wo saw a vessel with signals of distress flying, We were thea running belore a strong southwest gale. We immediately hauled our ship on the wind and ran ag hear as we could fetch, aod passed under her leo quite close, aud found her to be the English bark Maria, of Betlast, tull of water, bowsprit and main- mast and fore and mizzentopmast gono, bulwarks and forward house gone, and aicer house with tho front and inside washed out, All this was bad enough, but now cotes the wo! Clinging to her weather ter were thirteen men. Two hyurs before we could have saved them, but now it was impossible, We did our best, For the next thirty-six hours it blow «a hard geie, Wo laid to until it moderated, and then worked our way back to where we should have found thom, eruised about until all hope left us, and three days atter first seeing them filed away again on our course, This cast a terrible shadow over the ship, THE BARK 'S VENTURE. While patrolling Broadway at a late hour on Tuesday night Officer Carr, of tho Fourth precinct, heard tho smashing of window glass in the distance, and hurrying in the direction of the sound saw a man running away at the top of his speed, Tho officer fole lowed in bot pursuit, and after a chase of several blocks succeeded, with tho aid of Officer Matoney in capturing him. On the street near by was found a roll of casimere, dropped by the prisoner in his flight, whieh the police took possession of. Thoy soon found that the goods had been stolen trom No. 200 Broadway, the window of which was broken. The prisoner was arraignod at the Toinvs Police Court ye wel y and held in ‘$2,000 to answer. He gave the | name ot Samuel Allen and nis residence as No, 210 | Witham street SEVERE TEACHERS. | Another case of corporal punishment ts soon to be | investigated by the Committee on Teachers of th Board of Education, The charges are preterred by Miss Julia M. Elliott, princ:pal of the primary depart« | ment in Grammar School No, 69, located bgtween Sixth | and Seventh avenues, and the parents of the childron | claimed to be chastised against Miss Annie M, Hoff | man, principal of the female grammar department of | that school, The charges cover a breach of order and discipline, aud state that Miss Kiilutt sent « guraber | of pupils Irom her department to Miss lofmann’s for examination and promotion, and that while under the local Board of irustees, when Miss Hofmann was acquitted of all bi ‘The matter is now broughy to tho attention of the Commissioners, FIRES DOWN TOWN. | About noon yesterday a fire broke out on the second | floor of No, 6% Cortlandt atre: cupied by Dr. D.C, Moore, manufacturer of ague pili, The flames soon communicated with the upper stories, in whieh D. Dp, Griswold’s toilet factory is located, ana tho inflam. mablo material stored there added ready fuck For a consiterable time the offorts of the fire companies were unavailing, A number of boys employed in tha soap factory Dartowly escaped with their lives, and one of them, Hamed John Brooks, wi so badly burned about the tace that be bad to be r moved to the Chambers Street Hospital, The losses occasioned by (he fire are ag follows:—D. D. Griswold, $5,000, insured for $1,000; Dr. Moore, $1,600; Meyers & Fietwer, $1,000, The building ‘sustained avout $1,000 damage. A tire on the fifth floor of No, 90 Aon street yester- | day damaged the bailding to the amount of $300 and destroyed Worth of the stock ot Samuel Stodden, @ stercotyp Under the rules adopted by the Board of Managers | te gives us ac | *Danure Castie,”” §: | afternoon, AR™ MATTERS, THE COTTIER GALLERY, A vow art gallery was inst night ineugurated by Cottior & Co., in their house on Fitth avenue. Invitae Uions for a private view of the paintings were issued to & select few, and judging by the attendance were pretty generally accepted, The arrangement of the new art gullery is unique, It will ve free to the public, but fow except intending purchasers will be likely to venture on the exploration of its artistic nooks, There are several exhibition rooms which are richly and tastefully draped and decorated, and in whieh the pictures aro grouped byfamiliea, The cole lection is not nuinerous, but contains several great works by famousarti-ts, Among these the principal one is Corot’s “Orpheus,” the largest and most im- portant of this artiet’s works yel seen on this aide of the water, It is panied with grease strength, and tally Justities Corot’s European reputation, whieh has saffered in this country frota the number of sketchy examples: of tis style which have beon brought to the notice of the public. Daubigny is algo seen at his destin a dark green landséape, which 18 treated with great breadth, Lovers’ of pure art will be de. lighted with Orchardsoa’s “Old Soldier,” a picture full of character, and remarkable for its purtty and deheacy of color, A larse water color, by Jules Les. sor, repreeents “The Empire City,’ as seen from Brooklyn, This work ts hkely to vecome popular, as rect, Yet picturesque view of oar favors ite city. It is marked ® bappy realization of the atmospheric elects. The quality of the pictures in the new gallory leaves poihing to be desired, ond all patrons of art who may be tempted to enter’ the new dealing temple of art will be well repaid for their curiosity. ART SALES, There was a very small attendance at the con- cluding sales of the Faulkner collection, and, in most instances, prices obtained were very low. The following are the prices brought by the most impors that pictures;—* Ireland’s Kye,’ $290; “View near Ben Somond," $200; ‘Killiney Strand,’ $200; ‘View in the Dargle.” § ageing Storm,’? $175; “Scene in the Highlands uf Scotland,’ $180; “The Ola Ship. yard, Arklow,’? $125; “Sunset on Oceau,” $210; paintings by Amertean and Barker & Co’s auction rooma street, was conelud yesterday The highest price obtained “for any one pieture Was bre by painting of the ‘Has. sites bofore Naumburg,”? by Nechutoy, « papil of Kaule bach, [1 is sold tor #1, A “Lake in the kal, , Bold for $255, and a view nu iT by A. D. Shattuek, brought $149. T rrot,”’ by Bakalowiez, ot Paria sold for $242, ening in the Tropics,” by I. R. Miquot, brought AeWhatis ity” by J, Hl. Beard, brought $240, “On the Hudson,’’ by W. Hart, sold for $120° “The Brenktast.” by De Gagay, $195; “Summer and Autumn.” William Hart, $187; “The Alarm, Brown, $180; “Apple Blossoms,’ KE. Lambt “trout Fishing,” J, W. Casilour, $142, and “Gypsies Stealing Grapes,” by C. Gugel, Munich, $120. A gums ber ot engravings were also disposed of anda pieces of bric-a-brac, ‘The collection of American pictures whieh‘ has boen On exbibiiion for some timo at the Kurtz Art Gallet will be sold at auction this evening. It compr: many important works by our best known artists, and the general average of the paintings 18 respectable, These works have beer directy contributed by the artists, and most of them are new, The gale will be under the direction ot Mr. Mathows, TEIC:A-BRAG, A colicction of curiosities, made up of antique fur- niture, bronzes, old lucquers, Cloisonne enamels, Dresten and Oriental china, &c,, was sold yesterday afternoon at Clinton Hall The prices realized were good, The attendance gave evidence of the Increasing interest tuken in this department of art by the cul tivated classes, OK The sale of foreign artists, at on Liberty ittrid EVE'S MILLIONS. CLAIMANTS FoR THE $25,000,000 sarp to HAVE BEEN LEFT BY THE LATE GENERAL O'KEEFE, A low weeks ago thero appeared in tho Heratn an advertiss nt stating that a certain Adjotant General Charles Robert O’Keeto, of the British army, having died in Calcutta without heirs, bis nearest of kin wore invited te como forward and establish their claim te the colossal fortuno of $25,000,000 which the deceased soldier hag lett bebind him. On the 18th of last month thero was published in these columns a statement of a certain Mrs, Mary Ann Madden, of Boston, Muss., wherein ste gave her reasons at length for supposing that she is one of the heirs, Ina fashionable restaurant not far from the St Dour Hotel, Broadway, there is a smart, well favored man of some thirty-eight summers serving as a waiter, His name 1s Daniel W. 0} ; and, unless he told the beholder that ne was, in fact, born at Calcuita, those conversing with him would undoubtedly afirm that he first saw the light nob far trom ‘dear, dirty Dublin.” O’Keeto ciaims to be one of the heirs of the dead adjutant general wh name he bears. This living member of the great O'Keufe iamily with whom the writer conversed yesterday claims that bis father, Daniel O'Keele—who, by the way, wis born at home and not * in Calcutuu—was an oificer in the First battalion, Twenty-tirst regiment ot Royal North Briush Fusiliers, He died at Calcutta while serving with his regiment in the year 1840. The brother of the deccased Danicl appears, singularly enough, to have eutered the sama regiment while it lay in Caicutta, in the year 1540, Afier the death of bis tather, the New York O'Keote— Jet us call him—returned bome from Calcutta, where he had gone to see the light, and settled with hig mother, two brothers and two sisters at Dublin, Here he went. to school with his brothers and sisters, just as any ordinary boy might have done, “and nothing of a strange or surring nature is recorded of nim until bis fourteenth year, at which age he enlisted as a drummer in the same regiment and battalion to which bis father had once beiunged, Jor, ikscems, the fighting portion of the O’Keeto family had, for reasons best known to themseives, determined 10 belong to no otaer regi« Ment in the service than the First battalion of the Twenty-Orst North Brush Fasiliers, It was im 1854 that young O’ Keele took to rattle the thundering drum as big trade, and be continued at this noisy occupation unl the year 1862, when he left the service. Now, the theory of the Irish-American branch of’ the family 38 that the lute Adjutane General Charies Robert O’Keefe was none other th: | the brother of the dead officer, Daniel O' Keele, an: cousequ uncle to the gentleman who 4s at'pres Broadway. ¢, the connecting “8 not as yet appear to be overs # in his tavor, but he expects to soon establish jn full bis right to the millions of yele low dross that in {ar-oif Calcutta awit the coming or the rightinl heir, Our O’Keele, on this side of the ocean, says that he has a brother «ho is an inspector of tho Dublin ety police force, stationed at Lada's Lane, and that this active servant of the British government has gone over to j,ondon ‘to see about it,” O1 course the preseat O'Keelo utterly Ignores the idea of a person with such an unlikely name as Madde having anything whatever to do with the hoa wealth accumulated by the dead 0’ Koele. TREASURE, ugly convin THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS’ WORTH OF PROPs ERTY YVOUND IN A HOUSE IN ELDRIDGE STREET On Satara tsevon tubs of butter were stolen from in froat of the provision house of Leeds & Co, Nos. 233 and 245 Frout street. Mr Leeas notified the police of the theft anda general alarm was sent ont froin the Central Office to the different precincts to look out for the stolen property. On Tuesday atternoon, in the cellar of No, 25 Kldridge street, a house of ill fame kept by Charles Green and his wife Lilly, four tubs of butter were found by Captuin Me liough, which were identified subsequently by Mr. James H. Leeds as part of the property stolen, Further search on tho upper floor of the house de. veloped about $3,000 worth of dry goods, fancy goods, Jewelry; in fact a complete assortment of various | articles of merchandise sufficient to furnish an outfit for au ordinary varioty store. Among the propert, found were tWo sealskin sacques, seven pteces of silk, thirty dozen kid gloves, @ quantity of silv care, billiard Dalla, several pieces 0} nail and tooth brushes, ree voivers, five 4 jes, seven gold chains, &e, The property was ail broaght ‘to the Fifth street station house and laid ous in the captain's room, where tb ro: Yosteruay awaiing idenutication by the rs ptain MeCallough failed to find Charies Green on Y, Dut arrested his wite, Lily, aud three youn, 8 natned Sally Offeubotton, Carrte Clari i] Jaly, Who were in the house at the time of the The prisoners were ali brought before Judge Wi at the Kavos Market Police Court yesterday afternoon, and their care was strentously deieaded by their coun= wel, Me. Ho Who said the property bad been bought time to tine. iH was no moved, howover, by tho eloquent appeal, and decided to hold Mra Green and discharged the three girl#, a8 there was no evidence agamet them, The case Was then remanded for examination Ull to-day attwo I’, M, Thirty persons or more visi the Fifth stroet stae tion house yesterday to seo i they could identity any 0\ the property found tn the Eldriage street house, Mr Heiss, of No. 263 Bowery, ientified the billiard and a fepresentative of the firm of tvans, Pi Go,, No, $80 Broadway, identified the guipure lace and one large piece of black silk, [t ts expected that a Humber of other persons will be in atvendance to-day: to claim other portions of the recovered property. JERSEY'S PENITENTIARY FRAUDS, Edward Hayes, one of the deputy keepers at the Hadson County (N. J.) Penitentiary at Snake Hill wag indicted by the late Grand Jury at Jersey City on @ of the Cotton Exchange the use of decimals in lieu of vulgar fractions will go into cflect for the first time to- day. Nothing less thag one-tenth can now be offered on sales or purchases, charge of appropriating leather belonging to the county and having boots and shoes made therefrom & prisoner named Haas. Ho was arraigned y ‘aad pleaded nos guilty. SSS